Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has come to the defence of his under fire striker Fernando Torres, ESPN
Torres failed to find the back of the net in Chelsea 2-1 win over Arsenal on the weekend, his seventh consecutive game without scoring, and has come under increased pressure for a starting position in the Blues line-up after the arrival of Demba Ba from Newcastle.
Ba has scored three goals in his five appearances for the London club, as well as notching 13 strikes for Newcastle, and many people expected him to start the Arsenal game. However, Torres, whose profligacy in front of goal has been well documented since his arrival at Stamford Bridge, was given a chance to impress, but once again failed to live up to his £50m price tag.
However, Benitez has launched a staunch defence of his compatriot. He said: “Fernando was doing a great job. Afterwards, Demba gave us something we didn’t before. These people who like to quote stats and stats, they don’t have any clue about what is going on.”
Benitez spoke about the time prior to Ba’s arrival. He added: “When you have one striker for a month and a half and cannot change, it’s more difficult for the striker. When you have now two strikers you can manage.”
The manager was also quizzed on his decision to leave John Terry, who has been out injured for the last few weeks, on the bench for the Arsenal game. He replied: “He has to play, but you cannot play him in these kinds of games because, obviously, you have to play at home and you play high and it’s more difficult for him if he has not this match fitness.”
However, Terry may make a return to the Chelsea line-up in midweek, as they look to overturn their 2-0 loss to Swansea in the first leg.
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Learning to make a difference
Christian Aid Ireland’s adaptive programme management in governance, gender, peace building and human rights
Christian Aid Ireland and ODI
Thursday, September 20, 2018
This paper is the product of a multi-year collaboration between ODI and the core team of Christian Aid Ireland to assess the relevance of adaptive or trial-and-error approaches to the field of governance, peace building and human rights.
It explains the basis on which Christian Aid Ireland’s current five-year programme has become committed to an adaptive approach. It then describes and seeks to draw lessons from the programme’s first year of experience, considering the possible implications for implementation over the coming years.
The authors find that to get full benefits from the move to adaptive management, the new ways of working and their underlying principles will need to become more embedded in organisational practices and cultures.

domain: sociology


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Scotiabank posted a profit of $1.32 billion in the three months up to the end of April, a fall of more than 40 per cent from last year’s level as the bank had to set aside twice as much money for bad loans.
Scotiabank posted a profit Tuesday morning of $1.32 billion in the three months up to the end of April, a fall of more than 40 per cent from last year’s level as the bank set aside twice as much money for bad loans.
The bank’s provisions for credit losses totalled nearly $1.85 billion for the quarter. That’s up 111 per cent from the $873 million worth of bad loans the bank revealed in the same three months last year, well before the COVID-19 pandemic crushed the economy.
Higher loan loss provisions don’t necessarily mean that all of those loans will end up defaulting. Rather, it just means that they aren’t being actively being paid back as planned.
The bank revealed on Tuesday that 300,000 of its Canadian customers have applied for some sort of financial relief on the $60 billion they collectively owe to the bank. That would include mortgagees who asked for interest rate deferrals.
Scotiabank has a huge presence in Latin America, and the bank says it has processed two million applications for loan relief from its international customers.
Not all of those loans will necessarily end up defaulting, but some may. So the uptick in loan loss provisions is troubling.
Scotia is the first of Canada’s big banks to reveal its financial performance through the current pandemic, numbers which will be closely scrutinized as they are considered to be a bellwether for the broader economy. That’s because pain at other businesses tends to show up on the books of the banks that lend to them.
Canada’s other big banks — Royal, Toronto-Dominion, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Bank of Montreal — will report earnings in the next few days.
On an adjusted basis, Scotiabank’s profit for the quarter came in at $1.04 per diluted share. That’s well down from $1.70 per diluted share a year ago, but ahead of the 98 cents that analysts who cover the bank were expecting.
Not all bad news
But not all parts of the bank’s business saw tough times. The bank still posted a profit of more than $1 billion and some divisions did even better than usual.
Scotia’s global wealth management business posted a profit of $314 million, an increase of four per cent over last year’s level. That uptick came about with investors around the world becoming much more active than usual as global stock markets plummeted.
“This quarter saw record results for both new client account openings and trading volumes in Scotia iTRADE,” the bank said.
Similarly, the global banking and markets business posted a profit of $523 million, up 25 per cent from a year earlier.

domain: economics


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The St. Louis Cardinals are playing in their third World Series in eight years. It's not a big stretch to say the Baltimore Orioles -- and their dysfunction -- deserve some of the credit.
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September 28, 2011
Frank Howard ended his time in Washington baseball on a sad note. The final Senators game on Sept. 30, 1971, never was completed because the fans stormed the field in the top of the ninth inning, giving the New York Yankees a forfeit victory.
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TurboAnt X7 Pro: A Scooter That’s as Light and also as Powerful as It’s Name
The TurboAnt X7 Pro electrical scooter is a solid contender in the budget commuter category, with a solid stem, super smooth acceleration, as well as lightweight speed. With an evaluated top speed of 25.4 kmh, the X7 Pro isn’t the fastest entry-level scooter however it rides smooth and stable.
Pretty portable and also easy to use
It’s a terrific version for newbie motorcyclists as it compacts a number of the mobility and also user-friendly features that we appreciate most, including a small folded up footprint, light-weight construct, fast folding that locks into placement for easy carrying, an ergonomic thumb throttle, as well as a high-mounted front lights.
It isn’t ultraportable because the handlebars do not fold up, however the stem securing system feels especially solid and the locking hold is really simple to clip to the fender when folded up.
The TurboAnt X7 Pro has actually folded dimensions of 109 cm long by 43 centimeters wide by 46 centimeters high. The handlebars are 42 cm vast and also the deck to handlebar height is 99.1 cm high, which is a comfortable arrangement for the majority of riders.
What I Actually Like
Entering this with a crucial mind, there are honestly a lot of things to like regarding the Turboant X7 Pro electrical scooter. I had pretty big assumptions as I was very impressed with the first design and also I can now state with self-confidence that I wasn’t let down.
My preferred functions of this electrical scooter is:
The detachable battery – It makes charging the scooter a lot less of a headache as I do not need to bring an unclean scooter up a number of flights of stairways just to charge it. I leave the electric scooter body in the cellar and also bring the battery pack up for a charge rather.
The better array – The array is a gamechanger. A lot of entry-level scooters suffer from bad array and also unstable battery efficiency yet the X7 Pro is a massive action in the right direction with its 360Wh battery. 15.2 miles per charge in a real-life riding examination is exceptional for an electric scooter this cost effective.
The bigger 10-inch air tires – The trip high quality and also level of smoothness quickly got better with the tire dimension upgrade. They take in extra road vibrations and also deal with curbs and also gaps far better thanks to the increased ground clearance. You additionally really feel a lot much safer when transforming or leaning thanks to the bigger compact surface area with the ground.
The unbelievable worth – I locate it absolutely incredible that Turboant has the ability to bring a lot value to the consumer at such an inexpensive cost. Thinking about the price, the Turboant X7 Pro is certainly among the very best electric scooters today.
For a budget electric scooter, the X7 Pro stands apart among its peers. Few other scooters in the exact same category can match its performance. Maxing out at 20 miles per hour, the Turboant X7 Pro is fast and also take advantage of the high torque delivered by the 350 W power motor. The scooter can take on hill qualities of as much as 20%. Cyclists will certainly be impressed by the smooth velocity regulated by the rubber throttle.
To aid the motorcyclist keep control of the scooter– even at high speeds– Turboant installed a three-way stopping system, making up a Digital Braking System (EBS), rear disk brake, and also rear foot brake. This system can bring the scooter to a halt in seconds, with a stopping distance as short as 16.4 ft.
Outstanding worth for money
Comfy to ride
Cruise ship control
Big, deluxe tires
It deserves pointing out warranty since when you’re spending this much money, you expect that any kind of issues will certainly be resolved by the company you’re buying from.
Turboant offers a six-month guarantee, as well as includes an added six months on for scooters bought via its website. You can apply for the guarantee extension if you purchase from Amazon.com, however at the time of evaluation the X7 Pro wasn’t offered from Amazon UK or United States.
If you needed to make a guarantee insurance claim, the process relies on when the issue has developed. In the initial week you have the choice of a fixing, substitute or a reimbursement. Afterwards and also up until thirty day you can select a fixing or substitute and also afterwards, the scooter would certainly have to be sent to your nearest repair centre (they’re in the UK as well as Germany for European customers) at Turboant’s expenditure.
If you’re proficient with a screwdriver and also Allen trick, parts for repair work can be sent out to you so you can fit them on your own.
Should You Purchase the TurboAnt X7 Pro Electric Scooter?
Why the hell not? If you remain in the market for one, then the TurboAnt X7 Pro makes an exceptional beginning point. Easy operation integrated with performance makes this an excellent bargain, as well as absolutely something to think about as an option to taking the bus or vehicle.
It could be a little light on functions, however so what? You don’t always want to mess around with apps, or multiple operations, just to actually begin relocating the scooter and also, for that reason, on your own. It is the simpleness of the X7 Pro that makes it a prime challenger for your cash if you’re seeking to buy a PEV similar to this.


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Robert Holmes Bell, a federal judge for 30 years whose trials included one that led to a rare death sentence in Michigan, has died. He was 79.
Bell died Thursday, Michelle Benham, the court’s chief deputy clerk, said Friday. A cause was not disclosed.
He was “one of the giants” on the federal bench, said Chris Yates, a judge on the state appeals court who often appeared in Bell’s courtroom as a defense lawyer.
Bell was a judge in the Lansing area when President Ronald Reagan in 1987 appointed him to the U.S. District Court in western Michigan, based in Grand Rapids. He retired in 2017.
Bell presided over many significant cases, but none was bigger than the 2002 trial of Marvin Gabrion, who was convicted of drowning a woman in a remote lake in a national forest in Newaygo County.
Michigan outlawed the death penalty in 1847, but it is available under federal law. Federal prosecutors had the ability to charge Gabrion because Rachel Timmerman’s murder occurred on government property. The U.S. Justice Department at that time told prosecutors to ask jurors for the death sentence.
The jury unanimously agreed, and Bell ordered it.
Gabrion remains on death row 21 years later while lawyers pursue appeals. He could be an intimidating figure in Bell’s courtroom and even slugged one of his attorneys in the jaw in front of the jury.
Bell said Gabrion could wear a menacing look.
“He tried that on me,” Bell told WOOD-TV in 2016. “I just looked right back at him, and then I said, on the record, ‘The record should reflect Mr. Gabrion is staring at me and has stared at me for the last two hours, and it’s having no effect whatever upon me.'”
Bell took pride in personally giving encouragement to people who had returned home from prison.
“Usually, I’ll say to their mother, ‘What does your son need? What does your grandson need?'” Bell told The Grand Rapids Press. “I usually spend 10 minutes trying to engage them and tell them I care. They can’t believe it.”

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School of Management Science and Engineering, Shandong Technology and Business University (Yantai 264005, P. R. China)
Ph. D. Degree, 09/2009 – 07/2015
School of Economics and Management, Beihang University (P. R. China)
M. A. Degree, 09/2003 – 02/2006
The Institute of Systems Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (P. R. China)
B. A. Degree, 09/1999 – 07/2003
Department of Information and Control Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (P. R. China)
Visiting Scholar at GECS – Research Group of Experimental and Computational Sociology (March, 2017 – February, 2018)
Università degli Studi di Brescia (Italy)
Co-supervisor: Professor Flaminio Squazzoni
Summer school in ‘Agent-based modeling for social scientists’ (September 4-8, 2017)
University of Brescia, Italy
Instructors: Flaminio Squazzoni, Simone Gabbriellini, Nicolas Payette, Federico Bianchi
The Santa Fe Institute’s Massive Open Online Course: Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling (Jun 5 – September 8, 2017)
The Santa Fe Institute, Complexity Explore Web: abm.complexityexploer.org
Instructors: Bill Rand
Summer school in ‘Complex systems and management’ (July 2-12, 2012)
National Defense University, P. R. China
Instructors: Xinjun Mao, Yongfang Liu, Dinghua Shi, Qiyue Cheng
Routine dynamics, Agent-based modeling, Computational social/organization science, Industrial systems engineering, etc.
Klaus G. Troitzsch was a full professor of computer applications in the social sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau since 1986 until he officially retired in 2012 (but continues his academic activities). He took his first degree as a political scientist. After eight years in active politics in Hamburg and after having taken his PhD, he returned to academia, first as a senior researcher in an election research project at the University of Koblenz-Landau, from 1986 as full professor of computer applications in the social sciences. His main interests in teaching and research are social science methodology and, especially, modelling and simulation in the social sciences.
Among his early research projects there is the MIMOSE project which developed a declarative functional simulation language and tool for micro and multilevel simulation between 1986 and 1992. Several EU funded projects were devoted to social simulation and policy modelling, the most recent from 2012 to 2015 combining data/text mining and agent-based simulation to analyse the global dynamics of extortion racket systems.
He authored, co-authored, and co-edited several books and many articles in social simulation, and he organised or co-organised a number of national and international conferences in this field. Over nearly three decades he advised and/or supervised more than 55 PhD theses, most of them in the field of social simulation. He offered annual summer and spring courses in social simulation between 1997 and 2009; more recent courses of this kind are now being organised by the European Social Simulation Assiciation and held at different places all over Europe (mostly with his contributions).
Computational social science, structuralist theory reconstruction
I am a computational archaeologist interested in how individuals and groups respond to both large scale processes such as climate change and local processes such as violence and wealth inequality. I am currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Washington State University.
My dissertation research focuses on experimenting with paleoecological data (e.g., pollen) to assess whether or not different approaches are feasible for paleoclimatic field reconstructions. In addition, I will also use pollen data to generate vegetation (biome) reconstructions. By using tree-ring and pollen data, we can gain a better understanding of the paleoclimate and the spatial distribution of vegetation communities and how those changed over time. These data can be used to better understand changes in demography and how people responded to environmental change.
In Summer 2019, I attended the Santa Fe Institute‘s Complex Systems Summer School, where I got to work in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary international scientific community. For one of my projects, I got to merry my love of Sci-fi with complexity and agent-based modeling. Sci-fi agent-based modeling is an anthology and we wanted to build a community of collaborators for exploring sci-fi worlds. We also have an Instagram page (@Scifiabm).
I studied Molecular Biology and Genetics at Istanbul Technical University. During my undergraduate studies I became interested in the field of Ecology and Evolution and did internships on animal behaviour in Switzerland and Ireland. I then went on to pursue a 2-year research Master’s in Evolutionary Biology (MEME) funded by the European Union. I worked on projects using computer simulations to investigate evolution of social complexity and human cooperation. I also did behavioural economics experiments on how children learn social norms by copying others. After my Master’s, I pursued my dream of doing fieldwork and investigating human societies. I did my PhD at UCL, researching cultural evolution and behavioural adaptations in Pygmy hunter-gatherers in the Congo. During my PhD, I was part of an inter-disciplinary Hunter-Gatherer Resilience team funded by the Leverhulme Trust. I obtained a postdoctoral research fellowship from British Academy after my PhD. I am currently working as a British Academy research fellow and lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology and Evolutionary Medicine at UCL.
I am Colombian with passion for social impact. I believe that change starts at the individual, community, local and then global level. I have set my goal in making a better experience to whatever challenges I encounter and monetary systems and governance models is what concerns me at the time.
In my path to understanding and reflecting about these issues I have found my way through “Reflexive Modeling”. Models are just limited abstractions of reality and is part of our job as researchers to dig in the stories behind our models and learn to engage in a dialogue between both worlds.
Technology empowers us to act locally, autonomously and in decentralized ways and my research objective is to, in a global context, find ways to govern, communicate and scale the impact of alternative monetary models. This with a special focus on achieving a more inclusive and community owned financial system.
As a Ph.D. fellow for the Agenda 2030 Graduate School, I expect to identify challenges and conflicting elements in the sustainability agenda, contribute with new perspectives, and create solutions for the challenges ahead
My initial training was in cadastre and geodesy (B.Eng from the Distrital University, UD, Colombia). After earning my Master’s degree in Geography (UPTC, Colombia) in 2003, I worked for the “José Benito Vives de Andreis” marine and coastal research institute (INVEMAR) and for the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Three years later, in 2006, I left Colombia to come to Canada, where I began a PhD in Geography with a specialization in modelling complex systems at Simon Fraser University (SFU), under the direction of Dr. Suzana Dragicevic (SAMLab). In my dissertation I examined the topic of spatial and temporal modelling of insect epidemics and their complex behaviours. After obtaining my PhD in 2011, I began postdoctoral studies at the University of British Columbia (2011) and the University of Victoria (2011-2013), where I worked on issues concerning the spatial and temporal relationships between changes in indirect indicators of biodiversity and climate change.
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Montreal. My research interests center around the incorporation of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques into the development Agent-Based Models to solve complex socio-ecological problems in different kind of systems, such as urban, forest and wetland ecosystems.
The core of my research projects aim to learn more about spatial and temporal interactions and relationships driving changes in our world, by focusing on the multidisciplinary nature of geographical information science (GIScience) to investigate the relationships between ecological processes and resulting spatial patterns. I integrate spatial analysis and modeling approaches from geographic information science (GIScience) together with computational intelligence methods and complex systems approaches to provide insights into complex problems such as climate change, landscape ecology and forestry by explicitly representing phenomena in their geographic context.
Specialties: Agent-based modeling, GIScience, Complex socio-environmental systems, Forestry, Ecology
performance of urban water service provision, high levels of inequities and inefficiency persist. In terms of water distribution and cost, these undesirable patterns have a high impact on peri-urban areas usually populated by marginalized and poor populations. The high levels of Non-Revenue Water (NRW), together with the existence of corrupt practices and mismanagement of water utilities, remain a highly controversial issue.
This situation confronts rent-seeking theory directly, explaining the performance-corruption relationship (Repetto, 1986). The presumption is that low performance in water supply service provision results from corruption because rent-seeking occurs. Hence, the implementation of performance-oriented reforms in the water supply sector, such as regulation or private sector participation, will reduce corruption, increasing the efficiency of water service provision. Nevertheless, latest evidence shows that “key elements of good political governance have a positive effect on the access to water services in developing countries. In turn, private sector participation has little influence other than increasing internal efficiency of water providers” (Krausse, 2009).
Indeed the relation between governance, corruption and performance seems to be more complex than theory wants to acknowledge. It must be reviewed further than a simple cause-effect relationship. It appears that poor management of water utilities, evidenced by high levels of NRW, justifies new investments. Such practices can be encouraged by an “opportunistic management”, whilst at the same time maintaining an influential “hydrocratic elite” in the sphere of water control.
The present research proposal aims to understand the relation between mismanagement and corruption of water control practices in water supply service provision. The research examines how this relationship affects the performance of water service provision and relates to water supply governance models at municipal peri-urban level in three African countries.
To understand the mismanagement-corruption relationship, we look at different case studies of water supply service provision in Senegal, Ghana and Kenya. Each case represents a different governance model in terms of management practices, institutional and organizational settings, and the actors in place, which affects the performance of water service provision in terms of allocative efficiency and access to water (equity). Whether regulation, decentralization and private sector participation constitute possible ways to reduce corruption is examined in the context of water sector reform.
In a second step, we propose a theoretical model based on Agent Based Modelling (ABM) (Pahl-Wostl, 2007) to reproduce complex social networks under a Socio-Ecological System (SES) framework approach. The model will allow us to test whether collaborative governance in the form of collective action in a participatory and negotiated decision-making process for water control, can reduce corruption and increase performance.
The present research benefits from the project “Transparency and Integrity in Service Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa”. This project, carried out by Transparency International (TI) in 8 Sub-Saharan countries, aims to increase access to education, health and water by improving transparency and integrity in basic service delivery. The proposal retains focus on Senegal, Ghana and Kenya in the water sector.
Key words: water control, mismanagement, corruption, performance, collaborative governance, modelling, collective action, negotiation, participation
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Enver Miguel Oruro, Grace V.E. Pardo, Aldo B. Lucion, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto and Marco A. P. Idiart. Maturation of pyramidal cells in anterior piriform cortex may be sufficient to explain the end of early olfactory learning in rats. Learn. Mem. 2020. 27: 20-32 © 2020 Oruro et al.; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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Enver Miguel Oruro, Grace V.E. Pardo, Aldo B. Lucion, Maria Elisa Calcagnotto and Marco A. P. Idiart. The maturational characteristics of the GABA input in the anterior piriform cortex may also contribute to the rapid learning of the maternal odor during the sensitive period Learn. Mem. 2020. 27: 493-502 © 2020 Oruro et al.; Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Enver Oruro, BA Psych. PhD(s).
Neurocomputational and Language Processing Laboratory, Institute of Physics/ UFRGS
Neurophysiology and Neurochemistry of Neuronal Excitability and Synaptic Plasticity Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry/ UFRGS
2009 First Meeting on Complex Systems -Neuroscience and Behavior Laboratory, School of Medicine UPCH Lima
2010 Second Meeting on Complex Systems - College of Psychologists of Peru / Colegio de Psicólogos del Perú (CPsP) Lima
2012 3rd Meeting on Complex Systems – Computational Social Psychology, /Neuroscience and Behavior Laboratory, School of Medicine UPCH Lima February 2012 https://www.comses.net/events/185/
2012 4th Meeting on Complex Systems – Cognotecnology and Cognitive Science, Neuroscience and Behavior Laboratory, School of Medicine UPCH Lima July 2012 https://www.comses.net/events/212/
2014 5th Meeting on Complex Systems – Complexity Roadmap. The Imperial City of the Incas, Cusco, April. https://www.comses.net/events/312/
2015 Chair of “e-session on Neuroscience and Behavior” UNESCO UniTwin CS-DC’15
2015 Chair of “e-session on Social Psychology” UNESCO UniTwin CS-DC’15
CS-DC’15 (Complex Systems Digital Campus ’15 – World e-Conference) is organizing the e-satellites of CCS’15, the international Conference on Complex Systems. It is devoted to all scientists involved in the transdisciplinary challenges of complex systems, crossing theoretical questions with experimental observations of multi-level dynamics. CCS’15 is organized by the brand new ASU-SFI Center for Biosocial Complex Systems. Arizona State University, (USA) from Sept 28 to Oct 2, 2015, in close collaboration with the Complex Systems Society and the Santa Fe Institute. from http://cs-dc-15.org/
2018 Seminar in “Mother-Infant Attachment and Supercomputing”, NY. USA and Porto Alegre, Brazil, August 09. https://www.comses.net/events/499/
2019 Seminar in Experimental and Computational Studies on Mother-Infant Relationship October 8 and 15, 2019 ICBS, /Determine the neural pathways by which the nervous system of the neonates establish attachment with their mothers is a problem that has motivated hypothesis and experiments at several scale levels, from neurotransmission to ethological level. UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil. https://www.comses.net/events/549/
2020 Seminar in Maternal Infant Relationship Studies: Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence March 7 and 9
Goals 1. Discuss a Roadmap for mother-Infant relationship research in the framework of the UNESCO Complex System Digital Campus project. https://www.comses.net/events/570/ https://sites.google.com/view/envermiguel/seminar-in-maternal-infant-relationship-studies?read_current=1
Linea de investigacion: Estrategias de modelamiento en Psicobiologia y Psicologia Social
/ Linea estrategica 1: bases biologicas de la cognicion social desde sistemas complejos
I discovered at the same time Agent-Based Modeling method and Companion Modelling approach during my master degrees (engeenering and artificial intelligence and decision) internship at CIRAD in 2005 and 2006 where I had the opportunity to participate as a modeller to a ComMod process (Farolfi et al., 2010).
Then, during my PhD in computer Science applied to Modeling and Simulation, I learned the Theory of Modeling and Simulation and the Discrete EVent System specification formalism and proposed a conceptual, formal and operational framework to evaluate simulation models based on the way models are used instead of their ability to reproduce the target system behavior (Bonté et al., 2012). Applied to the surveillance of Epidemics, this work was rather theoritical but very educative and structuring to formulate my further models and research questions about modeling and simulation.
From 2011 to 2013, I worked on viability theory applied to forest management at the Compex System Lab of Irstea (now Inrae) and learned about the interest of agregated models for analytical results (Bonté et al, 2012; Mathias et al, 2015).
Since 2013, I’m working for Inrae at the joint The Joint Research Unit “Water Management, Actors, Territories” (UMR G-EAU) where I’m involved in highly engaging interdisciplinary researches such as:
- The Multi-plateforme International Summer School about Agent Based Modelling and Simulation (MISSABMS)
- The development of the CORMAS (COmmon Pool Resources Multi-Agents Systems) agent-based modeling and simulation Platform (Bommel et al., 2019)
- Impacts of the adaptation to global changes using computerised serious games (Bonté et al., 2019; Bonté et al. , 2021)
- The use of experimentation to study social behaviors (Bonté et al. 2019b)
- The impact of information systems in SES trajectories (Paget et al., 2019a)
- Adaptation and transformations of traditional water management and infrastructures systems (Idda et al., 2017)
- Situational multi-agent approaches for collective irrigation (Richard et al., 2019)
- Combining psyhcological and economical experiments to study relations bewteen common pool resources situations, economical behaviours and psychological attitudes.
My research is about modelling and simulation of complex systems. My work is to use, and participate to the development of, integrative tools at the formal level (based on the Discrete EVent System Specification (DEVS) formalism), at the conceptual level (based on integrative paradigms of different forms such as Multi-Agents Systems paradigm (MAS), SES framework or viability theory), and at the level of the use of modelling and simulation for collective decision making (based on the Companion Modelling approach (ComMod)). Since 2013 and my integration in the G-EAU mixt research units, my object of studies were focused on multi-scale social and ecological systems, applied to water resource management and adaptation of territories to global change and I added experimentation to my research interest, developping methods combining agent-based model and human subjects actions.


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Goodwood Brewing Co. recently held a tasting event to choose the recipe for a new product line addition in cans, that being Spruce Tip IPA. Those who participated got to taste three versions, choosing their favorite.
Well, the recipe designated Red at the event was the winner. I arrived late and got to taste only Blue and Green, as the Red keg blew as I sat at the bar. Oh well, thats what I get for dragging my feet. Look for cans of the IPA coming in March. It has to be an interesting brew, and worth a try. Well, at least if its like the two I did get to try.
Monnik Beer Co. will have you covered in the meantime, and Great Flood Brewing Company isnt far behind. Monnik will release cans of its heralded IPA to the public on Feb. 7 via a special taproom event, and I, for one, am looking forward to being able to score this delicious beer at my local beer store. Get there at 2 p.m. for a shot at a free glass, and six-packs will be available all day for $9.99 apiece. If you dont make it to the event, look for cans bearing the spare design with the teal, blue, background coming soon to stores. Quite an interesting-looking can of beer, so it will be hard to miss. And whats inside is even better.
Meanwhile, Great Flood announced it will begin canning Toasted Brown Ale and Find-a-Way IPA, unveiling its can design recently via its blog. The cans follow the art deco design of the brewerys logo, and according to the blog post, We look at these as much more than a vessel for our beers; theyre a celebration of our city, the loyal customers who have gotten us to this point, and our commitment to remaining brewer-owned and producing fresh, local beer.
Ive followed these guys since well before they opened, and Im happy to see this coming to fruition. And, of course, Im looking forward to tasting the beer that comes out of their new production brewery. Expect cans to hit stores sometime in February. Meanwhile, Great Flood beers will begin circulating to bars and restaurants around town even sooner.
Tailspin right around the cornerTailspin Ale Fest is Feb. 18 this year, and it returns to the same airplane hangar with 200 beers, local music and food and a few new highlights. Check in at any Liquor Barn for a Tailspin Ale Fest/Dare to Care (paper) beer stein in your name in preparation for Tailspin Ale Fest 2017. It costs a buck, and it helps Dare to Care. Tailspin is out to top its $12,000 donation from last year, so you know what to do.
Kentucky State Fair winner beerCongrats to Ryan Smalley, whose IPA won best in show at the Kentucky State Fair back in August, and who, as a result, got to brew with Leah Dienes at Apocalypse Brew Works. Smalley brewed a beer he dubbed Bunston Belgian Quad that turned out beautifully, and at 8 percent alcohol by volume is a full-bodied example of the style that actually drinks much easier than one might think. And prepare for the warming sensation youll get after a few sips. You can get it on draft at the Apocalypse taproom while it lasts. Well worth the four bucks.
Modern collectibles?Someone from Chicago is selling stickers from Louisville breweries on eBay. Thats right, it appears someone made a trip from the Windy City to Louisville, spent the day visiting breweries, picked up some free stickers along the way, and is now selling them on eBay for $2.95 each (plus $1.95 shipping and handling).
Kind of odd, but if you collect exotic brewery stickers and cant get to Louisville, this might be your best shot. And if anyone randomly types Louisville beer into eBay search, they might get their first impressions of Great Flood, Apocalypse and BBC.
Also, someone here in Louisville is selling an Old Louisville Brewery sticker for $5.99, describing it as RARE (yes, in all caps). Thats really odd, considering the last time I was at Old Louisville Brewery, there were free stickers on every table. Hmmm.


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Wenona Little Heart, who died on May 10, had family ties in the business, with a stepfather who wrestled, and later, her stepsister, Peggy Lee Leather, followed her into wrestling.
She was born Winfred “Winnie” Childree on September 5, 1955, in Reynolds, Georgia, to Franklin Childree and Martha Jean Taunton.
In a 2018 interview with Matt Riggins, Childree said her parents split when she was in the second grade, her mother would later marry former professional wrestler Dick Barkley, whose surname she adopted during part of her life. Barkley also promoted in Thomasville, Georgia, as a part of Fred Ward’s Atlanta promotion.
Childree attended school in Thomasville until the 11th grade.
At the time Childree had moved away from home and lived with an aunt. She explained the timing: “I wasn’t satisfied with how my life had turned out. I wanted something more for myself… I wanted an adventure.”
It was Dick Barkley who believed his stepdaughter could excel in the profession that he had once made a career, so he called a former acquaintance of his Lillian Ellison, who entertained fans for decades as The Fabulous Moolah. Ellison had an all-girl women’s wrestling school in Columbia, SC.
In 1975, Childree made her way to Moolah’s.
Terri Shane, who started training at Moolah’s a few months earlier, recalled their initial meeting. “The first time I saw Winnie was at Moolah’s Hideaway,” Shane said, referencing the small bar in Columbia, SC owned by Moolah, where many of the lady wrestlers still in training worked part time. “She was sitting at a booth alone drinking a beer through a straw.”
Childree trained for several months before her first match on January 1, 1976, in a 10-girl battle royal in front of her home state crowd at the Atlanta Omni.
“I was taught all the holds, the moves, and how to fall without injuring myself. I stayed sore for quite a while. In fact, some mornings my body ached so much that it was difficult to even get out of bed,” Childree once said.
One of Childree’s many trainers during that time was women’s wrestling Hall of Famer Joyce Grable. “We worked out every day. She listened good. We had good matches, but she couldn’t put it together with others — she was used to me. She got it together and was a very good wrestler.” Grable and Childree roomed together at Moolah’s compound, and then years later in California.
The Wenona Little Heart name came from The Fabulous Moolah, and with it Childree joined a long list of female wrestlers who portrayed Native Americans in the ring, not all of them with true Native blood: Princess Little Cloud (Dixie Jordan), Bonita White Dove (Irene Francisco), Princess Tona Tomah, Princess White Dove (Myrtle Alice Rabbit) and Princess Little Dove, to name just a few.
Wenona, in a fringe vest, with a feather atop her long jet black hair, would enter the ring as a fan favorite. Her popularity upon her debut year was so great she was awarded the Girl’s Wrestling Rookie of Year in 1976, the same year fellow wrestler Sue Green won Girl Wrestler of the year.
Green was an occasional tag partner of Wenona (also spelled Winona), and was also instrumental in helping to train Childree. The pairing of cowgirl and Indian made for a striking pair.
Wenona would travel around the world during her wrestling career to locales including Japan, Mexico, Europe, and Malaysia.
In an interview with The Times and Democrat, of Orangeburg, South Carolina, in 1982, Childree said, “Women wrestlers have to travel a lot more than the men because there just aren’t as many of us to go around.”
Linda Gonzales was her tag team partner during a tour of Malaysia. “I went on tour to Malaysia with Winnie and she was really fun to be around, work with, and travel with. I remember practicing before we went and she showed me a lot in the ring. Malaysia was my first long overseas tour and she would talk to me and calm my nerves because it was scary going to another country for the first time. I remember when we got off the plane in Malaysia; the cameras, news reporters, and a lot of fans were there to greet us. She looked at me and said, ‘Are you ready?’ I said, ‘No,’ and she laughed. She said, ‘Look at everyone like they are in their underwear so you don’t get nervous. I will be right next to you if you need me. You will do fine.’ She was right. That did help my nerves and the three weeks that we were there, she stayed close to me wherever we went.”
Terri Shane noted a preference in Japan that affected Childree. “In Japan, they liked the American girls to have blonde hair.” During one tour Childree dyed her hair blonde and competed under her real name Winnie Barkley, often fighting against Lucy Kayama. The tour also included Leilani Kai, Judy Martin, Vicki Williams, Joyce Grable and The Fabulous Moolah.
Japan wasn’t Childree’s thing. “I didn’t really like Japan. I didn’t understand the language and I didn’t care for the food or their style of wrestling,” she said in 1982.
In 1980, Little Heart traded the NWA United States Women’s Title with Judy Martin, which would be the only singles title of Childree’s career. “When you’re the champion, you make more money. So that was a really enjoyable time in my career.”
In the interview with Matt Riggins, Childree noted that she challenged for the Women’s World title, but never won. “Moolah was the Women’s World Champion and was the best in the business. We went head-to-head many times, but she always seemed to come out on top.”
Around 1985, Winnie left Moolah’s troupe and ventured out on her own, eventually find success teaming with fellow Moolah trainee Luna Vachon, where she was known as Lock — they were the Daughters of Darkness — as members of Kevin Sullivan’s Army of Darkness in Florida.
All Japan Women’s Wrestling Federation sought out the pair for a tour, and Paul “Butcher” Vachon was their manager, and more.
In one of his memoirs, Butcher Vachon talked about acting as the agent for Luna and Lock, bringing him out of his own semi-retirement. “Two weeks later I was in Japan, leading Luna and the Lock by a chain tied to an iron collar they had around their necks, down the main street of the Ginza shopping area with at least 30 or 40 newspaper men, cameramen and photographers snapping away at us,” wrote Vachon. “It had become a great photo opportunity that had us plastered all over that night’s television news and the next morning’s newspaper, also in magazines.”
The run as Lock was Childree’s last real time as a professional wrestler, and she drifted out of the wrestling business.
She married Mark Morrell and they had one son, Mark Morrell, Jr.
After a 14-year career Childree made many friends in the wrestling business.
It had been decades since Childree and Terri Shane had spoken, but hearing that her friend was ailing, Shane reached out. “I spoke to her for the first time in 30 years two months ago, but it felt like it was yesterday. As if no time passed at all, we said we loved each other before hanging up as we always did. It’s really hard, she was larger than life, my precious friend. She had a good heart, too.”
Besides constantly traveling together, Childree was the maid of honor at Shane’s wedding to her husband on April 1, 1977, a wedding and reception that was given at Moolah’s home in Columbia.
Selina Majors, known in the wrestling ring more commonly as Bambi, wrestled against Childree in some of her last matches.
“She should have been called Wenona ‘big heart’ because she was a great person with a huge heart. Never heard one bad thing about her. When I was a kid, I saw her in a battle royal in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni. She was awesome and when she would do her Indian dance the crowd would go crazy. She was an awesome tag team with Luna Vachon. They did not get the recognition or push that they deserved. Maybe they were way ahead of their time. Can you imagine a team like them today? She was a true angel in this business.”
To Linda Gonzales, Childree brought happiness. “She always had a smile on her face and it was contagious because you would find yourself smiling with her. She always looked at the bright side of things. Winnie will be missed by so many, especially me.”
Younger than Childree, Velvet McIntyre says the two didn’t know each other well, and only competed against each other a couple of times. The former WWF Women’s champion said that Childree was “a little speed-ball in the ring.”
Peggy Fowler, better known as Peggy Lee Leather, was the stepsister of Winnie. In the 1970s, her mother, Pauline, married Winnie’s birth father, Frank Childree. Winnie quickly became a role model for the young Peggy Lee.
In 1984, Peggy was watching her stepsister wrestle a match in Savannah, Georgia, when her sister’s opponents decided to use some heel antics. “One of her eyes done got gouged,” Peggy recalled. So she leaped from her seat at ringside and ran into the ring to defend her sister. “Three cops grabbed me and threw me out in the rain,” she would recall in a 1995 article in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
After that, the local promoter told her she had what it took to be a wrestler. Fowler headed to Camp Moolah in 1985.
As her stepsister got progressively sicker, Fowler updated family, friends, and wrestling fans on the progress of her sister’s kidney disease on Facebook.
On April 28th she shared, “I just talked to Winnie’s nurse! She’s doing better today. She’s awake, I could talk to her, but she couldn’t answer. She’s off of sedation, and breathing better on her own. I let her know her dogs are OK, people that know her know how she loves her dogs! I let her know of all the people that are praying for her! The nurse said she was just smiling. Thank you all. Y’all have been awesome! I’ll update in a few days.”
On May 10th however, Fowler shared the sad news with the world: “My heart is breaking, just got the news! Winnie just passed away.”
Winnie was survived by her husband, son, two sisters, and one brother, she was 64 years old.
The final word goes to Childree’s stepsister: “Winnie was a hard worker, when she stepped in the ring, she gave it her all.”


Norway's top police official announced Thursday that Anders Behring Breivik, the man who has admitted to carrying out the attacks that ravaged Norway, acted alone and without any accomplices or networks in the planning and implementation of his fatal attack.
Prior to Norway's top police official coming out, it had been largely speculated that Breivik had acted alone.
A few days ago, Norwegian domestic intelligence chief, Janne Kristiansen stated, "We don't have any indications that he has been part of a broader movement or that he has been in connection with other cells. He is manipulating us all in the sense that he is keeping us all uncertain."
Breivik admitted to the massacre and originally told police that he acted alone in the attacks that he described as "gruesome but necessary."
However, he later insisted that he had worked and been in contact with two other terror cells in Norway and numerous others worldwide.
European security officials said that right wing extremism is not currently posing an imminent threat, nor has Europe seen a surge in right-wing terror.
However, the concern all over Europe right now is that the shooting massacre and car bombing that together claimed the lives of 76 could inspire a copycat attack.
Furthermore, EU officials worry that Breivik might typify a new kind of “lone wolf” extremist that is becoming more prevalent on the internet and has the potential to become extremely deadly.
As opposed to a solo terrorist, the “lone wolf” extremist poses a different kind of threat in that they are not as readily detectable based upon their group affiliation.
Furthermore, Breivik, lived a lawful life which enabled him to stay "under the radar of security forces," according to Kristiansen.
An emergency counter-terrorism meeting was held between European Union and Norwegian Representatives that was dedicated to the cooperation and prevention of similar attacks in the future.
EU's principle advisor to the EU's counterterrorism coordinator, Tim Jones, stated that, "Clearly, one major risk is that somebody may actually try to mount a similar attack as a copycat attack or as a way to show support."
The EU has acknowledged that “lone wolf terrorism” may need greater attention, however, it is extremely difficult to predict.


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- What is Demisexual Panromantic?
- How do I know if I’m Graysexual?
- What is the asexual spectrum?
- Can you be 2 genders at once?
- What type of sexualities are there?
- What are all 52 genders?
- What is Skoliosexual?
- What is Sapiosexual identity?
- Is Demisexual asexual?
- What is the Demisexual flag?
- What’s the opposite of Demisexual?
- What does Bigender mean?
- What does Demiromantic mean?
- Are you a Demisexual?
- What is the difference between pansexual and Sapiosexual?
- What is an Aromantic person?
What is Demisexual Panromantic?
Someone who is panromantic and demisexual has the potential to feel romantic attraction to people of any gender, but they only feel sexual attraction to people with whom they have a significant emotional bond.
Panromantic demisexual people can identify as any gender..
How do I know if I’m Graysexual?
However, some common graysexual characteristics include: Not prioritizing sexual attraction when choosing a romantic partner. Not viewing sex as important. Feeling sexual attraction occasionally, but not often.
What is the asexual spectrum?
Asexuality is a spectrum, not a single homogeneous identity. People on the asexuality spectrum often refer to themselves as “ace.” Asexuality is not a fear of sex. While some asexual people have trauma histories, sexual trauma does not cause asexuality.
Can you be 2 genders at once?
Some bigender individuals express two distinct personas, which may be feminine, masculine, agender, androgyne, or other gender identities; others find that they identify as two genders simultaneously.
What type of sexualities are there?
There are several types of sexual orientation; for example:Heterosexual. People who are heterosexual are romantically and physically attracted to members of the opposite sex: Heterosexual males are attracted to females, and heterosexual females are attracted to males. … Homosexual. … Bisexual. … Asexual.
What are all 52 genders?
There are many different gender identities, including male, female, transgender, gender neutral, non-binary, agender, pangender, genderqueer, two-spirit, third gender, and all, none or a combination of these.
What is Skoliosexual?
Skoliosexuality, sometimes spelled scoliosexuality, is the attraction to people who are transgender or nonbinary. People who are transgender identify as a gender different from the one they were assigned at birth.
What is Sapiosexual identity?
The prefix sapio- comes from the Latin for “I [have] taste” or “I [have] wisdom” and refers to a person’s preferences, proclivities, and common sense. Sapiosexual-identifying individuals can also be gay, straight, or bisexual. It is not a sexual orientation.
Is Demisexual asexual?
Demisexuality is part of the asexual spectrum, which means that a person who identifies as demisexual is likely to have a lower-than-average sex drive.
What is the Demisexual flag?
Demisexual Pride Flag Demisexual: Feeling sexual attraction to someone only after forming a deep emotional bond with them. Part of the broader asexual community.
What’s the opposite of Demisexual?
What Is the Difference Between Allosexuality, Demisexuality, Gray-sexuality, and Asexuality? Some people who feel attraction only rarely may identify as “gray-asexual” or “gray-sexual” instead of asexual or allosexual. Allosexuality and asexuality are largely considered to be opposites.
What does Bigender mean?
Bigender: Someone who identifies as both man and woman. Non-binary: Someone who rejects the binaries of male and female. Genderfluid: Someone whose gender identity changes.
What does Demiromantic mean?
A demiromantic person is someone who only develops romantic feelings for another person when they have a strong emotional connection to them.
Are you a Demisexual?
Demisexual people only feel sexually attracted to someone when they have an emotional bond with the person. They can be gay, straight, bisexual, or pansexual, and may have any gender identity. The prefix “demi” means half — which can refer to being halfway between sexual and asexual.
What is the difference between pansexual and Sapiosexual?
pansexual (gender-blind sexual attraction to all people) … demisexual (sexually attracted to someone based on a strong emotional connection) sapiosexual (sexually attracted to intelligence)
What is an Aromantic person?
Aromantic people have little or no romantic attraction to others. They may or may not feel sexual attraction. An aromantic person can fall into one of two groups: aromantic sexual people or aromantic asexual people.


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There is a Monster on My Holiday Who Farts by Tim Miller, illustrated by Matt Stanton (ABC Books) HB RRP $24.99 ISBN 978-0-733334-65-8
Reviewed by Karen Hendriks
The Monster who Farts is back, so get your passports ready for some hilarious fun! This story is cleverly written and illustrated for children, and might I say adults, too. Co-creators, Tim Millar and Matt Stanton, not only know their young audience well, but their approach is fresh and original.
A family trip around the world: who could possibly be the unexpected, extra passenger? A farting monster of course! This embarrassing problem becomes obvious when on the plane to the first stop, Japan, there’s unexpected turbulence. The reader is left guessing. Is the farting monster responsible or is it someone else?
The colorful illustrations with comical facial expressions and gassy puffs entertain and delight, but also add cheeky fun to complement the text. For example, the Mona Lisa’s smirk is turned to a look of smelly distaste. The author and illustrator tango dance together briskly to tell this fart tale.
The reader travels with the family from country to country, and points of interest in the simple text provides extra fun. For example, ‘The Leaning Tower of Pisa finally topples -- ‘because there’s a monster on my holiday who farts.’
Subjects such as family, travel, culture and geography make this story so much more than a just simple fart tale. This is one of those books that a child will want to visit again and again, as laughter really does make the world go around.

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Bulldogs Win 56-49 Shootout Over Houston
HOUSTON, Texas - Louisiana Tech introduced its own version of "Thunder and Lightning" Saturday night as freshmen running backs Tevin King and Kenneth Dixon scampered, plodded and plowed their way to more than 200 yards and four scores in their collegiate debuts as the Bulldogs downed Houston 56-49 at Robertson Stadium.
King - a speedster who showcased Barry Sanders-type moves - rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns while Dixon - a powerfully built battering ram - added 90 yards and one score in a game that lasted more than four hours and saw the two teams combine for almost 1,300 yards of total offense.
While King was electrifying the crowd with highlight reel touchdown runs of 13, 9 and 59 yards, Dixon was supplying the power which included a two-yard third quarter burst for a score.
Colby Cameron added three touchdown passes - a six-yard strike to Jon Greenwalt, an eight-yard toss to Hunter Lee and a 14-yard throw to RP Stuart - while adding 353 yards through the air as the Bulldogs scored the most points since totaling 63 in a win over Mississippi Valley State in the season opener in 2000.
After taking an early two touchdown lead, the Bulldogs saw Houston rally to cut the deficit to 21-20 at the half thanks to a pair of late scoring drives in the second quarter. However, Tech scored 21 third quarter points as Houston never got closer than two scores the rest of the way.
Tech defensive lineman Jon'al White recovered a fumble on UH's first possession of the game, King capped a three-play, 44-yard drive with a highlight reel 13-yard run. On the play, King took the handoff off the left side, was stopped cold at the 10-yard line and then spun inside and scampered untouched into the endzone.
On Tech next possession, King struck paydirt again, this time on a nine-yard run up the middle as Matt Nelson's extra point made the score 14-0 Bulldogs. The key play on the 5-play, 43-yard drive was a 24-yard hookup between Cameron and David Gru on third down and six.
After Hogan hit back-to-back field goals for Houston, Tech marched 66 yards on eight plays and scored on a six-yard strike from Cameron to Greenwalt in the back of the endzone as the Bulldogs took their biggest lead of the first half at 21-6 with 13:34 to play.
The Bulldogs appeared to have added another touchdown when Craig Johnson took a punt and raced 66-yards to paydirt. However, the play was brought back due to a block in the back penalty and the Bulldogs would come up empty on the possession.
Houston found the endzone for the first time in the game when Williams took a shovel pass and raced 32-yards around the right side untouched for a score. The play capped an impressive 81-yard drive.
Following a defensive stop by UH, the Cougars once again built on their momentum, driving 69 yards on eight plays and scoring on a Charles Sims two-yard run off right tackle with 53 second to play in the first half. Hogan's extra point closed the Bulldogs lead to 21-20 at the half.
Neither team was able to score on their first possession of the second half as Tech took over on the one with its back against its own goal line. After a pair of first downs, King took a handoff from Cameron, raced around the left side and bounced off multiple defenders as he raced 59 yards to give Tech a 28-20 lead with 10:40 to play in the third quarter.
Dixon added his first career score on a two-yard plunge with 8:21 to play in the third, capping an eight play, 58-yard drive as Tech led 35-20.
A 74-yard touchdown strike from David Piland to Daniel Spencer closed the gap to 35-27. Tech responded once again as Ray Holley scored the Bulldog's third touchdown of the quarter on a two-yard run as the Tech led 42-27 through three quarters.
Cameron tossed a pair of fourth quarter scores, an eight-yard strike to Lee and a 14-yard toss to Stuart as Tech appeared to have a comfortable 56-35 advantage.
However, Piland - who set the UH single game record with 77 pass attempts - threw two more late scores, including a 12-yard toss with 35 seconds to play forcing the Bulldogs to fend off an onside kick in the waning seconds.
Tech totaled 598 yards of total offense on 93 plays, including 353 yards through the air and 245 yards on the ground while Houston totaled 693 yards, including 580 through the air and 113 on the ground.
Defensively, Rufus Porter led Tech with a career-high 13 tackles while Jamel Johnson added 12 and Craig Johnson 10. IK Enemkpali added two sacks for minus 19 yards while White and Le'Vander Liggins each registered fumble recoveries.
Piland led Houston offensively, completing 53-of-77 passes for 580 yards and four touchdowns.
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Queen + Adam Lambert will perform close to Big Ben in London for an exclusive concert on New Year’s Eve, which will be broadcast live on BBC One.
The show will take place in the build-up to the clock striking midnight and continue after the spectacular fireworks display along the River Thames. The New Year’s Eve show follows the recent announcement of more dates for Queen + Adam Lambert’s UK tour in 2015 and their show-stopping performance on last night’s X Factor results show.
Queen + Adam Lambert first toured together in 2012 and have since garnered critical acclaim across the world.
Talking about the show Adam Lambert, “Words can’t describe how excited I am, we are going to kick off 2015 in style!”
Roger Taylor added, “I never imagined we would be around to usher in the year of 2015, what a thrill! We promise you a great night.”
Greg James and Gemma Cairney will host the broadcast. Tickets will be on general release from midday on Tuesday 2nd December via See Tickets at http://www.seetickets.com/event/queen-adam-lambert-rock-big-ben-live/central-hall-westminster/833145/


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Recipe Category: Biscuits
Orange Almond Biscuits
Crunchy almond biscuits you can whip up in a flash.
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- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- pinch salt
- grated rind of 1 orange
- ¾ cup extra light olive oil
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine flour, sugar, alomnds, bicarbonate of soda, salt and grated orange rind in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and mix in oil, orange juice and vanilla. Divide mixture into two and form into long rolls, 5cm wide. Use a serrated knife to carefully cut into 1cm thick rounds. Place onto oven trays, neatening the shape as you go, allowing 12 to a tray as they will spread. Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes until golden around the edges. Allow to cool on trays for 2 minutes before carefully removing onto wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
•Substitute any other nut for almonds, such as pistachios, pine nuts and hazelnuts.
•Lemon can also be used instead of orange.


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Gaelic culture is famous all over the world - but what is it? This book is an engaging view of the story of music, language and the arts in Ireland from prehistory to the present day.
The book is a lively journey through ancient and modern Irish culture. It covers
* The rich native tradition that existed in preChristian times
* The coming of Christianity in the fifth century
* Ireland's 'Golden Age' of art and literature
* The nineteenth-century Celtic revival
* The place of Irish writing in the English language
* How traditional dance has been modernised to create phenomena such as Riverdance and why this is so popular.
This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 26 January, 2017.

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More than 200,000 delirious New Zealanders lined the streets of Auckland yesterday to pay tribute to the triumphant All Blacks. The hangovers were huge, not least those that the players were enduring.
Graham Henry and Richie McCaw were in the vanguard. The team took their bow minus Sonny Bill Williams, who skipped the parade to visit children in hospital.
By any measure, the 2011 rugby World Cup was a huge success, even if it cost the country many millions of dollars to stage. Its down-to-earth approach was summed up by the players being driven around not in a fancy open-top bus, but on the back of a fleet of what were little more than upmarket farm trucks.
The seventh edition of the tournament was the…

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A New Current Sensing Scheme for PMSM Drive Inverters in Automotive Applications 2013-01-0038
This paper presents a low-cost two shunt resistor current sensing method for PMSM driving inverter. There are two current sensing methods using shunt resistor as Single Current-Shunt Inverter (SCSI) or Three Current-Shunt Inverter (TCSI). SCSI needs only one shunt resistor to get the current data, it is a cost-effective one. But it has a limitation in a low speed current sensing and it has to be guaranteed minimum dwell time on high-side switch to get proper current information. And TCSI needs three shunt resistors and it allows simultaneous and independent measurement for each phase current. But TCSI has immeasurable region in high speed operation and has to guarantee enough time for zero voltage vector (T0) to get correct current data. To control 3 phase PMSM, at least two phases current data are needed and TCSI has better performance than SCSI. Using simplified TCSI, it is possible to reconstruct 3 phase current data with two shunt resistor even T0 does not long enough. It can be mixed scheme of SCSI and TCSI and can overcome the drawbacks of each scheme. And this paper proposes STCSI method and it has been verified with simulation results.


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The Goblin race is feisty, vicious, and numerous in strength. Like their greater cousins, the orcs, goblins are uncivilized humanoids living in a barbaric, clan-base society. Well-known to be thieves and war-minded creatures, goblins are always eager to strike at weaker opponents at any given opportunity. They are seen as a dangerous threat to civilized society because they are nearly impossible to eradicate, and their numbers grow stronger with each passing day.
They prefer subterranean refuges like their bitter rivals, the dwarfs, but that’s where similarities end. A long history of war between the races continues to divide them in the Forgotten Realms. Now, each race has their own goals and plans to assert dominance over Faerûn.

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In Sydney, Australia, a group of young fishermen have captured an incredible selfie with a whale after it swam up and seemed to ask them for help removing plastic bags caught in its mouth.
Desperate whale approached humans for help after getting a plastic bag caught in its mouth
Desperate Whale approached humans for help after getting a plastic bag caught in its mouth and the creature flapped its fin to show appreciation.
The friendly whale nudged their boat as it made a surprise appearance in Middle Harbour, north of Sydney.
The men soon noticed the whale, which circled the boat and swam underneath it, was asking for help and pulled out rubbish bags and fishing lines stuck in its mouth.
According to Daily Mail, Michael Riggio,17, took selfie snaps while his friend, Ivan Iskenderian, stretched over the boat to help the whale.
Speaking to Manly Daily, Mr Riggio and Mr Iskenderian said the whole scenario was unbelievable.
'It was surreal, we couldn’t believe our eyes,' said Ivan.
Ron Kovacs was fishing in another boat opposite the young fisherman when the whale made his first appearance.
Bopping it's head out of the water, Mr Kovacs noticed the whale needed some help.
'He just popped his head up so you could reach out and remove the garbage. He tried on my boat but we are a bit higher,' Mr Kovacs said
'I made one grab for the bag but missed. He was very enquisitive and more interested in us.
'You could see that big eye coming out watching us. They are not dumb for sure.'
'He has a big scar on his back. He had some fishing line and two plastic bags on his head. I managed to grab at it but missed.
'He later came up to a trailer boat and presented his head as they removed the bag,' Mr Kovac wrote.
After the rubbish is removed from the whale's mouth, the creature is seen swimming away while flapping its fin - apparently showing its appreciation.
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The remarkable Romanian literature and its Bulgarian translations
Hristo Boev was born in Plovdiv. He graduated in English philology at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. In 2013 he defended his Ph.D. research in British and American literature at Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania, on “Modern (ist) Portrayals of the City in Dickens and Dos Passos: Similarities, Differences, Continuities.” In 2020 he published a monograph on “The Different Dobrudja in the interwar literature.” He has participated in international conferences on topics such as: “literary urbanism”, “translation issues”, “immigration and relocation” and others. His research interests are in the field of new British and American literature, Romanian literature between the wars, geocriticism, literary urbanism, as well as comparative literature. He teaches British and American literature at the University of Sofia “Bishop Konstantin Preslavski”. He is the winner of the translation award of the Liviu Rebranu Literary Museum (2016) and of Media AwART Varna (2020) for his translation of Cella Serghi’s Spider Web. He has translated a number of classical and contemporary novels from Romanian into Bulgarian.
This article was published on January 17, 2021 on the site “The Urban Magazine”.
When did your interest in Romanian language and literature start, given that English is your first major?
Back in 2004, when I was in Bucharest and discovered that I understood Romanian through my knowledge of French and English. I became convinced that this was the case after I spoke French and received meaningful answers in Romanian, thus getting along with older people, while younger people understood and spoke English even then. It seemed to me a very melodic language and I wanted to speak it. I later became convinced that I was right in my feelings when I lived in Montreal and listened to Romanian around me quite often. I taught English to Romanians, French and Russians at a language center. When I returned to Bulgaria, I was sure I wanted to learn it well. My interest in Romanian literature came a little later when I began preparing for the presentation of my doctoral project at Ovid University, Constanta. I have always been convinced that language is learned very well by reading books, and, as usual, when learning a language – a philological approach, I combined the other more standard ways of learning with reading books. I was amazed by the huge and very interesting literature that unfolded before me. In order not to drown in this sea, I made every effort to understand as much as possible and also I consulted with the friends from Romania..
Who was the first Romanian author you translated into Bulgarian?
Garabet Ibrălianu with his classic novel Adela. A very lyrical text that won many fans in Bulgaria through my translation.
What time period does the chronologically translated Romanian novels cover?
As editions from 1925 to 2020, as a period considered in the texts – from 1907 to the present day.
If such a summary can be made, are there any general, specific topics that excite Romanian authors whose work you know?
I know in detail all the Romanian literature between the wars – all their great classics, and I think I have a pretty good idea of contemporary literature and its authors. The common theme is, as I have said elsewhere, what is called “the human condition” in English – the existence of man on earth, the salvation of his soul as a resistance to the difficulties that come from the age, the survival of the individual in an often hostile society. in difficult living conditions. Romanian novels are based on the remarkable tradition of Romanian modernism, all authors are familiar with French and Russian classics and their contemporaries, but also know well the work of Mihai Eminescu, whose romantic inclinations and unique style, as well as modernists later, create a very serious literary tradition with highly developed critical thinking – a fertile foundation for intelligent, warm and very human literature. Many typical Bulgarian themes can also be found there, which makes this literature, along with the topos that are affected, a Balkan literature as well.
Why wasn’t Cella Serghi’s novel translated into Bulgarian earlier? Is there any other reason for this, except that perhaps none of the Bulgarian translators from Romanian has shown interest?
Serghi’s novel was published originally in 1938 and made a great impression on the readers in Romania. It was published with the recommendation of Liviu Rebranu, Camil Petrescu and Mihail Sebastian, but Serghi did not send a copy of her novel to George Călinescu, respectively she was omitted as a writer in his remarkable critical work. for the Romanian literature “History of Romanian Literature: From the Beginning to the Present” (1941), which is fundamental to the literary criticism created later. Thus, Serghi’s novel remains a favorite of readers, but not critically supported – this may be the reason for the omission of Bulgarian translators in the 60’s and 70’s, when many Romanian classics were translated. A huge omission not only of Călinescu, as it turns out.
What can the Bulgarian readers learn about Bulgaria from this book?
They can learn a lot! First, it is a very atmospheric novel about the period between the wars, which partly concerns the First World War. The author has Bulgarian roots, which contributes to the undisguised sympathy for Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people. There are very strong moments in this direction, when the war in which Romania finds itself against Bulgaria is condemned. Life in Bucharest is reproduced in an exceptional way. The descriptions made by the author of Balchik are probably the best in all world literature about this city. The novel is also very psychological, with lively, intelligent language, with a certain modernist experimentalism in terms of composition, colors, flow of consciousness.
What is Romania doing to encourage the translation of Romanian literature into Bulgarian and what is Bulgaria doing to encourage the translation of Bulgarian literature into Romanian?
Romania has a policy to promote its literature worldwide – the Bulgarian language is just one of many to which it is translated annually. I’m not sure if Bulgaria is doing anything specific to translate Bulgarian works into Romanian, but I repeat, Romania has a policy of distributing its literature around the world, not only and not specifically in Bulgarian.
What are the other books by Romanian authors that you have translated and that you are currently translating and should be published?
I have translated 21 novels, among which I would single out as exceptional in addition to Serghi’s novel the following already published: from the classics – “Adela” by Garabet Ibrălianu, “Dona Alba” and “The Russian” by Gib Mihaescu, “Adam and Eve” by Liviu Rebranu , “The Accident” and “The Town with the Acacia Trees” by Mihail Sebastian; of the modern ones – “Life begins on Friday”, “The future begins on Monday” and “The innocents” by Ioana Pârvulescu, “Defect” by Florin Irimia, “Crook Ltd.” by CG Balan. In my translation, Liviu Rebranu’s “Embers”, CG Balan’s “The Elevator” – his second novel, as well as “Mortus est” by Hossu Longin will be published. The last two are my peers.
We can’t help but get to the question of book distribution – how do you deal with that?
Book distribution in our country is in a miserable state, I’m not even sure that this word characterizes it well enough. In a city like Dobrich, for example, as far as I know, there is only one working bookstore, I’m not sure if it works at the moment. Along with online commerce, books also reach their readers through online orders. However, you don’t have the feeling of looking at books in bookstores. Many of us, including myself, have experienced so many pleasant moments, this is not available for us yet. People need books as much as bread, especially in these times.
Photo: The two most recent books, which result from Hristo Boev’s activity were published by publishing house Nordian (source: The Bridge of Friendship)
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While stumping in Cleveland, Ohio, Hillary trashed prolife adherents. She claimed Conservative members of the Republican Party who are determined to defund Planned Parenthood are treating women like terrorist organizations. In her own words she said,
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