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報告題目：Perceptive users for online social systems: the Netflix case
摘要：Identifying perceptive users and user perceptibility is of importance for understanding the user collective behavior for user-object bipartite networks. Investigating the Netflix data set (containing 37,755,925 ratings delivered by 218,319 users on 7,803 movies during 2,241 days), we track the ratings given to the 13 objects which are nominated for the Oscar awards before and after the award-nomination time. The distribution of the time difference between the rating and the award-nomination time show that there exists a few users concern the award-nominated movies before the award-nomination time. In this paper, we present a parameter-free method to identify the user perceptibility, which is defined as the capability that a user can identify high-quality objects before they actually be widely approved (award- nominated). Besides the empirical results that high perceptibility users have larger degree, stronger correlation of rating series and higher reputation, we investigate the behavior patterns of the perceptive users from the burstiness and memory of rating durations, as well as user preference. The experimental results indicate that high perceptibility users prefer to rate less popular objects and the rating durations of high perceptibility users show lower burstiness and higher memory effects. Furthermore, the results of predicting high perceptibility users by means of machine learning algorithms show that the burstiness and memory coefficients along with user preference can improve the prediction performance in identifying the high perceptibility users based on user behavior patterns. This work provides a further understanding on the collective behavior patterns and perceptive users.


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AUGUSTA, Maine — Editor's Note: The above video aired Jan. 8, 2021.
Gov. Janet Mills' Administration on Monday submitted a proposed change package to the supplemental budget in order to accommodate recent adjustments to the federal tax code contained in the more than 6,400 pages of pandemic relief bills enacted by Congress over the past several months, including the most recent at the end of last month.
With this proposal, the Administration hopes to maintain a degree of stability and predictability for individual and corporate taxpayers in Maine, to conform to the federal changes as much as possible, and to provide tax relief to Maine families and businesses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal seeks to reduce the burden for Maine families and businesses by:
- Preserving the power of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which provides tax relief to middle- and low-income Maine families with children.
- Providing to Maine families improved tax treatment and flexibility for health care spending, like qualified medical expenses or telehealth costs, to assist people with their health needs during the pandemic.
- Creating an allowance for any Maine resident whose work situation changed at the onset of COVID-19 to ensure they are not required to pay income tax to two states.
- Maintaining standard treatment so no Maine business owes State taxes on Paycheck Protection Program proceeds spent to keep employees on payroll or on other deductible expenses such as rent or utilities. The Administration would have preferred to fully conform to the Federal government’s additional benefit of treating these funds as nontaxable income, but, at an estimated cost of $100 million, it was not able to do so and still balance the budget without additional federal aid to the states such as that which Congress recently rejected.
- Extending the State tax credit for Maine small businesses to help them recoup costs associated with providing paid family medical leave, thereby helping them keep people employed and ensuring Maine workers have the means to quarantine, isolate, and/or care for family members amid the pandemic.
- Permitting graduates to claim the Opportunity Maine Tax Credit, which reimburses student loan payments, for completed student loan payments even if the graduate is unemployed during the pandemic.
- Expanding the Educators Expense Deduction for Maine teachers, which allows them to deduct unreimbursed expenses for classroom materials, now including personal protective equipment, disinfectant, and other COVID-19 related supplies.
The extension of these tax benefits to Maine families and businesses would result in a net revenue loss of approximately $1.285 million for the State for Fiscal Year 2021, which the Mills Administration has proposed to pay for with savings in other areas.
“Right now, Maine people are focused on what’s most important: trying to keep themselves healthy, trying to provide for themselves and their families, and trying to get through this pandemic,” Mills said. “In this package, my Administration is maximizing tax relief wherever and whenever possible, providing as much stability and predictability to Maine businesses as we can, and providing whatever help we can to get Maine people through these trying times.”
The change package is specific to the upcoming State tax filing season and comes as individual filers, corporations, and CPAs across the nation attempt to keep pace with a multitude of recent COVID-19 related Federal tax code changes.
“Across the country, my counterparts and their teams have been closely reviewing the more than 6,480 pages of Federal pandemic relief legislation, much of it passed just weeks ago, to understand the tax implications for our states and to maximize wherever possible the benefits for our people,” Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa said. “As we began that effort in Maine last summer, and through this most recent round of Federal relief, the Governor has always been clear on what she wants: prioritize stability and predictability and provide as much relief as possible to help Maine people, families, and businesses through this challenging time. That is what we are doing here.”
Last October, the Mills Administration provided tax guidance to Maine people and announced it would introduce legislation in January 2020 to: 1) further help them avoid adverse tax burdens caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and 2) adjust to Federal tax code changes resulting from the CARES Act and other relief measures. This change package fulfills that promise and also addresses new tax code adjustments made in the most recent round of pandemic relief, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020, just nine business days prior to Maine’s recent statutory budget submission deadline.
Maine tax forms and instructions for 2020, along with Maine estimated tax and withholding tables for 2021, are available through Maine Revenue Services or local accountants and tax preparers. For calendar-year filers, the deadline for filing the 2020 Maine individual income tax return is April 15.
“We are grateful for the more than $8 billion in pandemic relief that has already flowed through Maine as a result of Federal efforts, and while the timeline and detail of the resulting tax code changes have required an expedient review, I am proud of the dedicated team within this Administration for crafting a solution that supports Maine people and businesses during these difficult times and maintains the State’s sound fiscal footing,” Figueroa said.
“We know that taxes can be complicated enough without taking into consideration the added anxiety of a public health crisis and all the resulting tax code changes from recently passed relief measures. That is why Governor Mills has instructed Maine Revenue Services to be sure we are providing first-class service to Maine tax filers during a tax season that is going to be unlike any other,” Jerome Gerard, Executive Director of Maine Revenue Services, a division of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, said. “We stand ready to assist Maine people, and in particular Maine’s Paycheck Protection Program recipients, who may need to discuss payment plans or request a waiver of penalties or interest due to personal circumstances resulting from the pandemic, and we encourage filers to reach out to us sooner rather than later to begin those conversations. The IRS will open the tax filing season on February 12, and our staff will be available then to process State returns, refunds, and extensions.”
Full details of the change package are available on the Bureau of the Budget website.
If you have questions, contact Maine Revenue Services.

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2010 Paris: Carbon Fiber Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Debut Lights the Stage
Lamborghini used fire to welcome the Sesto Elemento concept to the stage at the Volkswagen Group's Paris show preview party. We assume this was the Germans' attempt at humor, because the fire added a lot of light to the dark stage and the Sesto Elemento (Carbon) added a lot of lightness to the concept car.
Lightweight has been a big buzzword for automakers recently, and Lamborghini's efforts to reduce weight in production cars has been laughable. The Gallardo Superleggera still weighs 2,954 pounds and the Murcielago SV weighs in at 3,850 pounds. Seeing the carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic-everywhere Sesto Elemento weigh in at 2,200 pounds is quite refreshing. With the lower curb weight, Lamborghini estimates the Sesto Elemento can accelerate from 0-60 mph in an unreal 2.5 seconds using a mere 570-hp V-10 borrowed from the Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera. For reference, that's about the same amount of time as a Bugatti Veyron takes to get to 60 mph, and we all know that car cranks out 1,001 hp.
This Gallardo-sized concept is, ironically, actually more of a preview for the Murcielago replacement we expect to see in Geneva. Our sources tell us to expect the Murcielago's replacement will be built almost entirely out of carbon fiber while the Gallardo (and its Audi R8 cousin) will remain on an aluminum architecture for the next generation.
To read all Motor Trend's coverage of the 2010 Paris show, click over to our 2010 Paris show index. We've got tons of photos of all the hottest debuts from Audi, Ford, Jaguar, Lotus, and your other favorite brands.
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Road Trips in Our Long-Term EVs Have Been … Interesting


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Not living in the Resident Halls this year? Are you a “do it yourself” kind of person? Or maybe interested in sustainable home projects? Either way, we have your fix!
As a part of their sustainability program, the City of Flagstaff has released the DIY Home Energy Efficiency Initiative.
Some great programs to check out include:
- Installing Efficient Lighting
- Using Power Strips to Kill Phantom Loads
- Mulching to Conserve Water
- Worm Composting
Along with these great at-home programs, the City of Flagstaff also offers DIY Home Energy Efficiency Kits. The DIY Home Energy Efficiency kit—provided by the city and local businesses—is FREE! To receive your FREE DIY Home Energy Efficiency kit you must attend a free 1-hour informational workshop. In this workshop, contractors will demonstrate how to safely and effectively make efficient upgrades. Upon completion of this workshop, you will receive your free DIY Home Energy Efficiency kit. If you are interested in the DIY Home Energy Efficiency kit, call: 928-213-2155.
Sign up for the next DIY Energy Efficiency Workshop on September 10 at 6pm at the East Flagstaff Community Library where you will receive a free home energy efficiency kit! Local contractors will teach you how to be energy efficient at home through the safe installation of your free kit which will include such items as:
• Low flow shower heads
• Power Strips
• Outlet Gaskets
• LED night lights
• Caulking and weatherstripping
• And much more!
To sign up visit http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/homes or call (928) 213-2155
Do you have APS? If so, consider an energy audit! What is an energy audit? An energy audit is an inspection of your home’s energy efficiency. The energy audit will pinpoint areas in your house where energy can be used more efficiently.
Check out the diagram below illustrating typical home energy usages:
APS customers can get an energy audit for only $99! For more information about an APS energy audit please visit the APS website. If you do not have APS or live in the residence halls, you can do your own energy audit!
If you are a student living on campus you can check out energy meters from the Cline Library! For more information about checking out energy meters from the Cline Library please call (928) 523-2173 or visit the Cline Library website. You can also stop by the library and visit the front desk.
Flagstaff Public Libraries offer energy meters for check out, similar to checking out a book. After checking out an energy meter you can take it home and plug it into your outlet. You can then take turns plugging in a variety of appliances and products to help measure the cost of each appliance when they are turned on and when they are turned off, and still plugged in. For more information about checking out an energy meter you can visit:
- Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library. 300 West Aspen Ave. (928) 779-7673
- East Flagstaff Community Library. 3000 N. Fourth Street, Suite 5. (928) 774-8434
For more information about Home Sustainability please visit the City of Flagstaff Sustainability Program website.

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In their first game back at the XL Center since Dec. 7, the UConn men’s hockey put forth a disappointed effort and fell to the RPI Engineers, 5-2. Here’s how it went down:
UConn’s Offense Struggles
While UConn managed 33 shots — five more than their opponent — it was a lackluster night for the Huskies’ offense. It rarely felt like they made RPI goaltender Owen Savory work and keep the puck out of the net, with most of the shots either right at him or off-target.
“I’d like to see more shots from everybody,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said postgame. “Some of our guys miss the net. We have good chances to score and we miss the net. I think that’s going to be a theme from everybody we need to get more pucks to the net.”
Special Teams Makes the Difference
There’s plenty of moments in the game that could be pointed to where if one thing happened, it could’ve potentially changed the final outcome. But looking at the stats, special teams play ended up deciding the game.
“The game came down to special teams for sure,” Cavanaugh said. “I thought five on five it was a pretty even game. But special teams, they get two power play goals and they get the empty-netter. That’s the 5-2 score right.”
When UConn was on the power play, they didn’t overwhelm RPI’s net and really threaten to score. They managed just five shots on their three power play attempts. The Huskies peppered the net better when they had the extra skater after pulling goaltender Tomas Vomacka but couldn’t take advantage and let up the empty netter.
Huskies Give Up Another Goal in Final Minute
Closing out periods has been a major issue for UConn this season and that continued against RPI. The Huskies allowed a goal with 44 seconds left in the second period, the eighth time they’ve allow a goal in the final minute of a period this season, excluding empty netters.
The goal swung momentum after UConn scored their first goal just six minutes early and turned a manageable 2-1 deficit entering the final period into a much steeper 3-1 hole — one that proved too large for the Huskies to climb out of.
UConn is 1-6 this season when they allow a goal in the final minute of a period, with their sole win coming against Yale on New Years’ Eve.
In the early minutes of the third quarter, UConn had a power play while facing just a one-goal deficit. Wyatt Newpower got a great look in front of net but his shot clanged off the very inside of the post and went out.
Not only would the goal have tied the game, it would’ve given the Huskies’ momentum with a pair of goals to start the third period. But instead, UConn still trailed by one and couldn’t find the elusive third goal to draw even and RPI eventually put the game out of reach.
Stats of Note
- UConn has yet to earn a result this season after trailing at an intermission. They are now 0-8-0 when losing after the first period and 0-11-0 when trailing at the second period.
- Brian Rigali scored the first goal for UConn at the 13:38 mark in the second period, his third of the season. It was assisted by Max Kalter and Evan Wisocky.
- Miles Gendron tallied the second, sending a wrist-shot in near-post from the circle.
- Karl El-Mir and Alexander Payusov, who are tied for the team lead in goals with 11 each, combined for just three shots all game. Wyatt Newpower put four shots on while Benjamin Freeman and Jachym Kondelik both totaled three shots each.
- Tomas Vomacka finished with 23 saves on the night. It was his first appearance since Dec. 7 against Boston College, ironically the Huskies’ last game at the XL Center before tonight.
Despite all the talk of how young a team UConn has this season, Cavanaugh doesn’t want to hear it anymore. He doesn’t want youth to be an excuse.
“With such a young group with 12 freshmen, it’s time they start playing like veterans too,” Cavanaugh said. “That’s going to be the big thing going forward is having our young guys play like veterans.”
It will also help that UConn plays 10 of their final 12 games at home and no more long-distance trips to places like Belfast, Northern Ireland or Las Vegas. The stretch run is here for the Huskies and it’s time to make or break. UConn will have a chance to begin digging out from 10th-place in Hockey East a week from Friday on Jan. 25 when they start at home-and-home series with UNH at the XL Center.


The next-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class is expected to arrive in 2020, but a new report that there will be two big changes with the next-generation S-Class. The current S-Class is available as a sedan, coupe or cabriolet, but the next S-Class will only be offered as a sedan.
According to Automobile magazine, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class coupe and cabriolet won’t get any big updates until they are eventually discontinued. While the new S-Class sedan will be here soon, the current coupe and cabriolet will continue to be sold alongside it for at least a few more years.
The S-Class coupe arrived in 2014, which was then followed by the cabriolet in 2016, but due to a lack of demand they will soon disappear.


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|Merry Christmas from Kelloggs|
The creation of the Kellogg cornflake was ultimatly the origin of the processed food market. It started out in a small town in the middle of corn fields, the Kellogg brothers argued their way to the way food was perceived by the world forever.
However this cereal was simply corn. A mass-produced, easy to grow crop that after adding many preservatives, sugar and salt and put in a fancy box, could be sold at 2000% increase cost than the corn itself. Per 1kg corn costs 15p and sells as cereal for £3. Selling the product for this price means god advertising is needed. 1/4 of Kelloggs spending goes on advertising which equates to 1 billion per year. More money is spent on the advertising of cereal than any other product. Maybe this is because all it is is corn from a field with added 'nasties'.
Through the years the growth of cereal as a product has only multiplied. new sugary, chocolaty, colourful types have been developed, selling to children all around the world. Cocopops for example have developed the new wheel shaped cereal, as through research the wheel shape was proven to spark childrens imagination.
|Choc 'n' Roll|
What they're selling, who they're selling to and where they're selling is all part of the ladder to make the most prophet. Kelloggs demand the part of the shelf right at eye level to parents, right in-between their other products to catch everyones eye. In the 1970s however supermarkets began making their own brands, and average £1 less per kg than the main brands. The way for these brands to stay in business is all through advertising. And this has clearly worked before - Kelloggs managed to sell the leftover part of the grain (bran) which doesn't have a very nice taste, and make a 'healthy' cereal to sell to the world and make millions.
The programme The Foods that make Billions explains the advertising ideas in selling cereal, and the incredible affect it has on everyones' lives. Over 95% of us have a packet of cereal in our cupboard even if we're buying the box, not what's inside.
'According to a study on rats, some argue it is better off eating the milk and box, rather than the cereal inside'.
Funny what the power of advertising can do, isn't it?
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The Monfort Bat Cave in Samal Island was recognized by Guinness as the world’s largest colony of Geoffrey’s Rousette Fruit Bats or Rousetteus amplexicaudatus. The award was given last February this year. It has been the highlight of the Eco-Conservation Fair. The said event was held at SM City Davao Event Center last April 21 to 22 with this year’s theme “Bats Conserve Biodiversity”. The event was in connection with the Earth Day Celebration.
The fruits bats colony is located at the Monfort Eco-Park at Brgy. Tambo, Island Garden City of Samal. The said cave has five openings with an estimated bat population of 1.8 million. Fruit bats are less appreciated and sometimes misunderstood creatures but they are also good pollinators and source of organic fertilizer known as guano.
The Monfort Bat Cave shows that wonder of nature still exists which may seem that very few are left. Fortunately, we have this in Samal Island. The crusade continues by giving education for people to comprehend what these bats can do in maintaining balance of our ecosystem.
The Monfort Bat Cave is being preserved and protected by the owner herself Norma Monfort together with the support of the residence and the local government. There are seventy empty caves in the island and were traced to have been inhabited by these kind of bats.
Bat Conservation International, an organization based in Texas, USA stated that Monfort Bat Cave as among the few known to scientists.
Images courtesy of lantaw.blogspot.com


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Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster,
English: North Atlantic bottlenose whale, northern bottlenose whale
German: ördlicher Entenwal, Dögling
Spanish: Zifio calderón boreal
French: Hyperoodon boréal
Hyperoodon ampullatus © Würtz-Artescienza (see links)
Northern bottlenose whales are the largest beaked whales in the
North Atlantic and reach 10 m (and possibly up to 11.2 m) body length.
Their body mass can reach 7,500 kg (Jefferson et al. 2008). Body
shape is robust and they have a large, bulb-shaped forehead and
short, dolphin-like beak. Their colour is chocolate brown to yellowish-brown,
being lighter on the flanks and belly. Some of this colouration
is believed to be caused by a thin layer of diatoms. Mature males
have a squared-off forehead, which turns white after sexual maturity
is reached, whereas in females and immature males it is rounded
and brown (Bloch et al. 1996). Older females have a white band around
the neck (Jefferson et al. 2008). Males possess a single pair of
conical teeth at the tip of the lower jaw, rarely visible in live
animals, especially if the mouth is closed (Gowans, 2002).
The North Atlantic bottlenose whale is found in the subarctic North
Atlantic from Davis Strait, Jan Mayen, west coast of Spitsbergen,
and Bjornøya, south to Nova Scotia and the western side of
the British Isles (Rice, 1998).
In the eastern part of their distributional range, there are no
confirmed records from Novaya Zemlya, the Barents Sea or the coast
of Finnmarken in northern Norway (Mead, 1989). There are few records
east of the Norwegian Sea and from the Mediterranean (Rice, 1998).
One specimen was reportedly caught in the North Sea during the period
1938-1972 and Kastelein and Gerritis (1991) observed an animal off
The Netherlands, however the shallow southern North Sea may not
be part of its native range. Strandings are reported from the coasts
of Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, France and England (Boschma,
1950; De Smet, 1974; Duguy 1990, Van Gompel 1991, Kinze et al, 1998).
Lick and Piatkowski (1998) report on a stranding in the southern
Baltic Sea. Gowans (2002) also includes the Azores into the range
of the species.
Distribution of Hyperoodon ampullatus: North
Atlantic Ocean, normally in water deeper
than 1,000m (Taylor et al. 2008; © IUCN; click
here for large map).
In the western North Atlantic, Lucas and Hooker (2000)
report recent strandings from Sable Island, Nova Scotia and further
strandings have been reported from as far south as Rhode Island
(Mead, 1989; Reyes, 1991).
Past reports of H. ampullatus in the temperate and subarctic
North Pacific seem to have been due to confusion with Berardius
bairdii, because both species are known colloquially as "bottle-nose
whales" (Rice, 1998).
3. Population size
Stocks: There seem to be certain pockets of abundance, for
example: around "the Gully", between Sable Island and
Nova Scotia; in the Arctic Ocean, between Iceland and Jan Mayen,
southwest of Svalbard and east off Iceland-north off the Faroes;
and in Davis Strait, off northern Labrador, especially around the
entrance to Hudson Strait and Frobisher Bay (Carwardine, 1995).
For statistical consideration Christensen (1976) assumed that all
the bottlenose whales caught east of Greenland belonged to a single
population, while Mitchell (1977) defined Cape Farewell (Greenland)
to divide west and east North Atlantic catches. Recently some limited
evidence for stock structure is emerging. Animals in The Gully,
off Nova Scotia seem to be largely or totally distinct from the
population off northern Labrador: they are smaller and appear to
breed at a different time of year (Whitehead et al. 1997). Gowans
(2009) suggests that different length distributions in whales found
in different areas of the Atlantic indicates possible geographical
isolation. Furthermore, genetic studies indicate reproductive isolation
between bottlenose whales in the Gully and Labrador, the latter
seem to be more related to their conspecifics from Iceland (Dalebout
et al. 2006).
Population size: The total number of northern bottlenose
whales off the eastern U.S. coast is unknown (NEFSC 2007) and this
holds true for most of their range. Barlow et al. (2006) list the
reasons: mostly unknown population structure, a knowledge gap with
respect to distribution, difficulties in estimating correction factors
for missed animals due to long dive times and a lack of dedicated
Whitehead et al. (1997) estimate that approximately 230 H. ampullatus
use the Gully, a prominent submarine canyon on the edge of the Nova
Scotia Shelf, throughout the year. Approximately 57% of the population
reside in a 20 x 8 km core area at the entrance of the canyon at
any time. Gowans et al. (2000) analysed data from 11 years of photo-identification
records to estimate the population size using mark-recapture techniques
and found no significant change in population size over time. Sex
ratio was roughly 1:1, with equal numbers of sub-adult and mature
males. The population was recently estimated to contain about 163
animals (95% confidence interval 119-214), with no statistically
significant temporal trend (Whitehead and Wimmer, 2005).
Estimates for Icelandic and Faroese waters are 3,142 and 287 whales
respectively, although allowance was not made in the analysis for
animals not observed because of their long dives (Reyes, 1991).
Gunnlaugsson and Sigurjonsson (1990) estimate 5,827 whales at high
latitudes in the Northeastern Atlantic and NAMMCO has calculated
the population size of this species in the eastern part of the North
Atlantic to be around 40,000 individuals (NAMMCO Annual Report 1995).
A study by Christensen and Ugland (1984) resulted in an estimated
initial (pre-whaling) population size of about 90,000 whales, reduced
to some 30,000 by 1914. The population size by the mid-1980's was
said to be about 54,000, nearly 60% of the initial stock size.
4. Biology and Behaviour
Habitat: H. ampullatus is most common beyond the
continental shelf and over submarine canyons, in deep water (>1,000m).
It sometimes travels several kilometres into broken ice fields,
but it is more common in open water. Few whales were caught over
the continental shelf off Labrador and in waters less than 1,000m
deep off the west coast of Norway. In the surrounding waters of
Iceland, the whales were sighted at surface temperatures between
-1.3°C and +0.9°C (Reyes, 1991).
Behaviour: The northern bottlenose whale is a curious animal:
it will approach stationary boats and seems to be attracted by unfamiliar
noises, such as those made by ships' generators. This, combined
with its habit of staying with wounded companions, made it especially
vulnerable to whalers. These deep divers can remain submerged for
an hour, possibly as long as 2 h (Reeves et al. 1993, Bloch et al.
1996). Hooker and Baird (1999) showed that northern bottlenose whales
in a submarine canyon off Nova Scotia exhibit an exceptional diving
ability, with dives approximately every 80 min to over 800 m (maximum
1,453 m) depth, and up to 70 min in duration. Sonar traces of non-tagged,
diving bottlenose whales in 1996 and 1997 suggest that such deep
dives are not unusual. This shows that they may make greater use
of deep portions of the water column than any other mammal so far
studied. Many of the recorded dives of the tagged animals were to,
or close to, the sea floor, consistent with benthic or bathypelagic
Reproduction: Northern bottlenose whales have a peak in
calving in April (Jefferson et al. 1993).
Schooling: Most pods contain at least 4 whales, sometimes
with as many as 20, and there is some segregation by age and sex
(Mead, 1989, Jefferson et al. 1993). Northern bottlenose whales
in the Gully also form small groups. Associations within age/sex
classes (female /immature, subadult male and mature male) were significantly
higher than associations between different classes. Females and
immature bottlenose whales formed a loose network of associations,
showing no preferential associations with particular individuals
or those from specific age/sex classes nor any long-term bonds.
Mature and subadult males had stronger associations with individuals
in their own class, and associations between some males lasted for
several years, although males also formed many short-term associations.
Overall the social organization of northern bottlenose whales in
the Gully appears to resemble that of some bottlenose dolphins,
Tursiops truncatus, living in shallow, enclosed bays (Gowans
et al. 2001).
Food: Although primarily adapted to feeding on squid, these
whales also eat fish, sea cucumbers, starfish, and prawns. They
apparently do much of their feeding on or near the bottom (Jefferson
et al. 1993; Mead, 1989). Hooker et al. (2001) found a high proportion
of the squid Gonatus steenstrupi in the stomachs of two bottlenose
whales stranded in eastern Canada. They also collected remote biopsy
samples from free-ranging bottlenose whales off Nova Scotia and
determined fatty acid composition. Overall, the results of these
techniques concurred in suggesting that squid of the genus Gonatus
may form a major part of the diet of bottlenose whales in the Gully
(Hooker et al. 2001).
Stomach content analysis by Clarke and Kristensen (1980) on a specimen
stranded on the Faroe Islands showed that while the cephalopods
found included six cold water species which were probably taken
in deep water within the vicinity of the Faroes, they also included
one species, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, which is a warmer
water species and probably ranges little further north than 40°N.
This suggests the whale had been much further south in the Atlantic
than the Faroes at 62°N just before its stranding or that the
distribution pattern of this cephalopod is not that well known.
The stomach contents examined in the Faroese show more diversity
with 13 species eaten than those from a whale stranded in Denmark
(Clarke and Kristensen, 1980) and from whales shot off Labrador
and Iceland, which contained only one species, Gonatus fabricii.
Santos et al. (2001) report on stomach contents of bottlenose whales
stranded in the North Sea. Their results are in agreement with those
of previous authors in that cephalopods in general, and G. fabricii
in particular, are the main prey of the northern bottlenose whale.
Migratory movements are poorly documented, as are stock relations
among the animals found in apparently disjunct centres of spring
and summer abundance (Reeves et al. 1993). In the eastern part of
the range H. ampullatus probably moves north in spring and
south in autumn; in the west, at least some animals are believed
to overwinter at lower latitudes. There may also be some inshore-offshore
movements (Carwardine, 1995).
In the western North Atlantic, bottlenose whales are present during
much of the year in The Gully and in the Labrador Sea. Bottlenose
whales in The Gully appear to be largely non-migratory, and this
population of a few hundred whales might be vulnerable to the environmental
degradation associated with nearby oil and gas production (Reeves
et al. 1993). However, Gowans et al. (2000) found that over the
summer field season, individuals emigrated from, and re-immigrated
into the Gully, spending an average of 20 days within the Gully
before leaving. Approximately 34% of the population was present
in the Gully at any one time. Individuals of all age and sex classes
displayed similar residency patterns although there were annual
differences as individuals spent less time in the Gully in 1996
than in 1990 and 1997. Sighting rates were similar in all years
with extensive fieldwork, indicating little variability in the number
of whales in the Gully each summer.
Mitchell (1977) suggested that in the western North Atlantic, H.
ampullatus may forage into the Northeast Channel and the Gulf
of Maine in winter months.
A southward migration, better known in the eastern North Atlantic
begins in July, when animals are moving south from the Norwegian
Sea, and continues to September. The increase of strandings on the
British coasts and on the North Sea coasts probably reflects part
of this summer migration, which remains unknown in the northwest
Atlantic. There is evidence from the distribution of catches that
a northward migration occurs in the eastern North Atlantic in April-July
(Reyes, 1991 and refs. therein). Bottlenose whales occur all year
round in the Faroes, but with a distinct peak a fortnight around
1 September pointing at a very synchronized southernly migration
route (Bloch et al. 1996).
This is further supported by MacLeod et al. (2004): Strandings of
northern bottlenose whales on the coasts of the UK and the Republic
of Ireland were lowest in April and highest in September. The number
of strandings between months differed significantly from an even
spread, with more strandings between July and October. Most strandings
in late summer and autumn occurred on North Sea coasts and their
stomach contents included the squid Gonatus fabricii, which
is found only in more northern waters. This suggests that these
whales may be migrating southward at this time of year.
Evidence of migratory movements of beaked whales in the Northeast
Atlantic was obtained from an examination of historical strandings
data from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and from
whaling records from the Faroes, Iceland and the Norwegian Sea.
There is strong evidence to suggest that beaked whales, particularly
northern bottlenose whales, undertake regular migrations, moving
south-west in late summer and autumn and moving north-east in late
winter and spring (MacLeod and Reid, 2003).
Direct catch: Northern bottlenose whales have traditionally
been the most heavily hunted of the beaked whales. Some hunting
has been done by the British and Canadians, but by far the major
bottlenose whaling nation was Norway: 65,800 were caught by Norway
in the period 1882-1972 (Reeves et al. 1993, Bloch et al. 1996).
They have also been hunted in a drive fishery in the Faroe Islands,
with over 800 taken there (Bloch et al. 1996). Early on, they were
hunted primarily for oil, but later mainly for animal feed. The
northern bottlenose whale is said to have been twice overexploited
by Norwegian hunting, in the periods 1880-1920 and 1938-1973. No
hunting has been conducted by Norway since 1973 (Jefferson et al.
1993, Reyes, 1991). It was included in the IWC Schedule in 1977
and classified as a provisional Protected Stock with zero catch
limits (Reyes, 1991).
Mitchell (1977) considers that the population was severely depleted
in both the early and modern whaling periods. At present some are
taken in the Faroe Islands, on average 2.2 whales per year in the
period 1709-2002. However, there are reports that this limited catch
probably does not constitute a significant threat to the species
(Reyes, 1991; NAMMCO, 1995).
Incidental catch: None reported (Reyes, 1991).
Overfishing: There are no major fisheries for squid in the
Northeast Atlantic, but future developments could represent some
threat for a population which is still recovering from heavy losses
due to whaling.
Pollution: In 2003, five years after major oil and gas development
near The Gully a Marine Protected Area on the Scotian Shelf, eastern
Canada, skin and blubber biopsy samples of bottlenose whales showed
an increase in cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) protein expression, potentially
coincident with recorded oil spills. A range of PCB congeners and
organochlorine compounds were detected, with concentrations similar
to other North Atlantic odontocetes. Concentrations were higher
in whales from The Gully than from the Davis Strait, with significant
increases in 4,4'-DDE and trans-nonachlor in 2002-2003 relative
to 1996-1997 (Hooker et al. 2008).
Habitat degradation: Whitehead et al. (1997) report that
threats to the population in The Gully include commercial shipping,
fishing and oil and gas developments. One discovery of commercial
interest, the Primrose Field, lies about 5 km from the core area
of this population. The population is vulnerable because of its
small size, location at the extreme southern limit of the species'
range, and year-round dependence on a small and unique sea area.
Noise pollution: McQuinn & Carrier (2005) report that
noise levels from 3-D seismic oil & gas exploration reached
highest average sound pressure level (RMS) in the Sable Island Gully
Marine Protected Area (MPA) of 145 dB re 1 µPa at 90 m depth,
50 km from the seismic array. It was estimated that sound levels
in the MPA would have been between approximately 153 and 157 dB
when the vessel was at its closest approach to the Gully in the
eastern portion of the survey block. The "worst case"
sound level at the Gully MPA boundary, i.e., 0.8 km from the source,
extrapolated from near-field measurements would have been approximately
178 dB, 14 dB higher than originally predicted in the EA and close
to the 190 dB safety criteria. Measured sound levels were also significantly
higher than the model predictions at several other stations and
showed significant variability around the mean values. This demonstrates
the importance of using accurate model input data, of using field
validation to verify the model predictions and of the need to measure
the variability around the mean sound level estimates.
There seem to be two important areas for beaked whales on the Atlantic
Frontier: The Shetland-Faroes Channel and an area to the south-west
of the Faroes, including the northern end of the Rockall Trough.
These areas are linked by a corridor of suitable beaked whale habitat
approximately 80km long and 50km wide at its narrowest point. During
movements between the two areas, this narrow corridor may form a
bottleneck through which the beaked whales must pass. Noise pollution,
which has the potential to impact a large area simultaneously, in
this bottleneck area during migrations may have a disproportionately
large impact on beaked whales on the Atlantic Frontier (MacLeod
and Reid, 2003).
There are a number of exercise areas for submarine and other naval
vessels in UK waters, particularly in the coastal waters of Scotland,
including a submarine testing site in Gairlochhead, near Glasgow.
A number of northern bottlenose whale strandings over the past few
decades were clustered around this particular site. A torpedo testing
range in the Sound of Raasay in Scotland is also adjacent to the
site of an unusual occurrence in shallow waters (less than 10m)
of two normally deep-water (i.e. >250m) northern bottlenose whales
in 1998 (Parsons et al. 2007).
Range States: Azores; Belgium; Canada; Cape Verde; Denmark;
Faroe Islands; France; Germany; Greenland; Iceland; Ireland; The
Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Spain; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Sweden;
United Kingdom; United States of America (mod. from Taylor et al.
H. ampullatus is categorised as "Data Deficient"
by the IUCN (Taylor et al. 2008). It is listed in appendix II of
CMS as well as in Appendix I & II of CITES.
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· Hooker SK, Metcalfe TL, Metcalfe CD, Angell CM, Wilson
JY, Moore MJ, Whitehead H (2008) Changes in persistent contaminant
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whale records (strandings and incidental catches) for the period
1992-1997. Flora og Fauna 104 (3-4): 41-53
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the coasts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland from 1800-2002.
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Recap: Bleeding Rainbow’s appearance at SXSW
If you haven’t caught Philly’s Bleeding Rainbow in concert or online over the past few months, here’s a mindblower for you: the minimal noisepop duo formerly known as Reading Rainbow (who last year expanded into a trio, then changed its name) is now a full-blown, epic-sounding indie punk foursome. In its Friday evening South by Southwest showcase at Austin’s The Iron Bear, Bleeding Rainbow delivered a raging half-hour long set of entirely new material that carried tones of Sonic Youth’s Goo and Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One. New drummer Greg Frantz kept a fierce backbeat while founding members Rob Garcia and Sara Everton alternated between guitar and bass, their trademark vocal harmonies floating nicely above the fray. Over on stage right, guitarist Al Creedon wailed on his guitar so intensely, part of its headstock splintered off by set’s end. I was already amped to hear the new record the band just finished working on, but this has sent it into overdrive – check out a slideshow above, read the setlist below, and experience the noise for yourselves when Bleeding Rainbow opens for Cloud Nothings at Johnny Brendas on March 30.
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Times have changed, and so has policing. You’d have to watch a pretty old movie these days to see a “flatfoot” twirling his baton while “pounding a beat.”
The modern police officer is usually in a car, and that car is usually equipped with a computer that the officer can use to access a number of databases, to do paperwork, to upload digital photos of a crime scene, to check on a stolen car or to download a suspect's criminal record and photograph.
Computers for police cars are not cheap, mainly because they’re built for rugged use.
Meanwhile, back at headquarters, social media — mainly Facebook and Twitter — are playing a growing role in police work: to help solve crimes, to inform the public about upcoming events or potential safety concerns, and for community outreach.
This makes perfect sense in a society that is more and more networked through email and social media that can be accessed on any smartphone.
The Southington Police Department posts the arrest blotter on its Facebook page along with road closings and other information.
“It’s the thing right now, and it’s going to be a growing wave in the future,” said Lt. Stephen Elliott.
Earlier this summer, a bicycle was reported stolen from the train station in Berlin. The Police Department posted security images on its Facebook page and within an hour received a call, interviewed the suspect and recovered the bike.
“It’s been a great tool for us,” said Berlin Deputy Police Chief Christopher Ciuci.
In Meriden, Public Information Officer Sgt. Christopher Fry uses both Facebook and Twitter.
“The Facebook portal is reserved for interaction with the community,” Fry said.
“I think you have to nowadays,” Ciuci said about using social media. “If you don’t, you’re not communicating as effectively as you could be.”
A 2013 social media survey from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, cited by Entrepreneur magazine, found that 96 percent of police departments use social media in some capacity, more than 80 percent say it has helped them solve crimes, and 73 percent of agencies said it helped improve police-community relationships.
Clearly, police use of social media is more than a fad; it’s the future.


BY SCOTT RALL
The Globe outdoors columnist
Last week I was looking for an outdoor activity and ended up buying all of my hunting licenses instead. This week we had kind of a little flurry of wildlife-related activities.
I met up with Scott Roemhildt. He is the Southern Region Director for the DNR, but he is also in charge of the state’s Walk in Access Program. It is a program that pays private landowners a small fee to allow members of the public to hunt on their private land.
The fee is around $10-$12 per acre per year and contracts run from 1-3 years. The whole cost in Minnesota for a year is about $600,000. Most of it comes from a portion of the federal farm bill. Other funds come from the state of Minnesota and donations from hunters.
I donated $10 to the program when I made my license purchases last week.
You need to pay at least $3 to utilize these private lands acres. There is just shy of 30,000 acres available in Minnesota and most of those are in the south west portion of the state.
Three dollars is pretty cheap to get you access to almost 30,000 acres of habitat. Nobles County does not have many spots, but the ones that are enrolled are totally awesome.
There are 320 acres just north of Bigelow and another 300-plus acres just north of Reading. Those two spots alone are worth way more than $3.
You need to be diligent when you purchase the right to hunt on the lands. I donated $10 to the WIAP and, in the end, I still did not have what I needed.
The donations in and of themselves do not get you access. You need to purchase the validation for $3.
This is number ELS code 190. ELS stands for electronic license system.
The agents who sell you your licenses don’t always know exactly what you need. I went back and purchased the validation separately for the $3. Not the end of the world, but you can skip the second trip if you pay attention the first time.
The lands are open to hunting during regular seasons and allow foot traffic only.
You need to understand that the landowners who participate can back out anytime they choose. You need to be respectful of their property and make sure you don’t block traffic, leave litter laying around or anything else that will cause the cooperator any heartburn. If you see some trash left by someone else, make sure you pick it up and dispose of it properly.
The dove season opens on Sept. 1, and that would be the first time you could utilize the acres enrolled in the WIAP for the 2018 hunting season.
I dropped off printed maps of the WIAP acres to Walmart, Runnings and Ace Hardware in Worthington. There is another stock of these maps at the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce and the rest stop on highway 60 just south of Worthington. Stop in and pick one up when purchase your license.
I had another interesting encounter this past week, as well. I was asked to give a short presentation to a group of agency folks from around the state. There was a gathering of people from the MN DNR, the Board of Soil and Water Resources (BSWR) and several different watershed districts. There was also some different Soil and Water Conservation district personnel on hand as well. They were on a tour of project sites that were completed or were in the process of being completed, all with the desired outcome of protecting our surface and ground water resources.
I explained to them how Nobles County Pheasants Forever and the Worthington Power and Light Commission (Worthington Public Utilities) had worked together for the past 15 years to protect the Worthington water supply in the wellfield near lake Bella south of Worthington about seven miles. We have partnered to convert row crop acres to permanent grassland cover in the most highly vulnerable spots of the wellhead protection area to reduce the chances of a contamination of the water supply.
The grasslands provide habitat for wildlife while at the same time reducing flooding, absorb chemicals and pollutants and benefit pollinators. I knew many of individuals in attendance from my wildlife activities of the past 30 years.
I thanked them for the work they do to keep Minnesota a great place to live and raise a family.
I think the quality of life in southwest Minnesota is just great. Having clean water and a few wild places to go for a walk are just two of the many reasons it is so.
Take a drive this week at sunset to the Lake Bella area and check out this great partnership effort yourself. It is a small slice of heaven on earth.


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Johannes Schildt, co-founder and CEO of the Swedish telemedicine start-up Kry.
LONDON – Swedish online health start-up Kry announced Tuesday that it had raised $ 300 million in a mega funding round as investors seek to capitalize on the pandemic-induced boom in telemedicine services.
The investment, led by CPP Investments and Fidelity Investments, values the seven-year company at $ 2 billion. That’s nearly three times the $ 700 million Kry was worth in a 2020 round of funding.
Existing investors, including the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Index Ventures, and Accel, also supported Kry’s latest round.
Kry is one of the largest European providers of online medical appointments. The company operates under the name Livi in Great Britain and France. With the introduction of a free video advice platform called Livi Connect, the company expanded to the USA last year.
The company is one of several technology startups that have benefited from rising demand for digital health apps as coronavirus lockdown restrictions have made face-to-face interactions less feasible. And investors take note.
Last week, French online health insurer Alan announced it had raised 185 million euros on a valuation of 1.4 billion euros. Meanwhile, Babylon Health, a UK-based rival of Kry, is reportedly considering an IPO through a merger with a special purpose vehicle (SPAC).
Kry and his supporters are betting that the acceleration of health technology over the past year is a “megatrend” that is likely to continue long after the pandemic ends. Kry says there have been more than 3 million medical consultations since launching in early 2015, and the number of video appointments more than doubled in 2020 from the previous year.
“I think the underlying megatrend of moving health to digital was there long before the pandemic,” Johannes Schildt, CEO and co-founder of Kry, told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday.
“Many of the policy changes that we have seen across Europe were actually in place before the pandemic, but this has obviously accelerated change.”
Kry said it would use the fresh money to expand its geographic footprint, add mental health services to its platform, expand its team, and explore more acquisitions and strategic partnerships. JPMorgan acted as lead placement agent while Goldman Sachs also acted as placement agent for the deal, Kry said.


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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA’s first crewed mission of the year is now set to launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center early Thursday morning, with a takeoff window opening at 12:34 a.m. EST.
This is the second time the SpaceX Crew-6 mission has been postponed. The original launch date was Sunday, Feb. 26, but after a Flight Readiness Review by NASA and SpaceX, the date was nudged to Monday, Feb. 27.
Why the SpaceX Crew-6 launch was scrubbed
Monday’s launch was scrubbed due to a ground systems issue. According to NASA, the issue prevented data from confirming a full load of the ignition source for the Falcon 9 first stage Merlin engines.
"I’m proud of the NASA and SpaceX teams’ focus and dedication to keeping Crew-6 safe," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "Human spaceflight is an inherently risky endeavor and, as always, we will fly when we are ready."
NASA noted that SpaceX has removed propellant from the Falcon 9 rocket and the Falcon 9 and Dragon are in a safe configuration.
The four members of the Crew-6 launch have left the Dragon spacecraft for astronaut crew quarters.
Crew-6 members include NASA astronauts Mission Commander Stephen Brown and Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
The goal of SpaceX Crew-6
SpaceX Crew-6 will be the sixth operational human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station. NASA said the crew will rotate out with the astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission and spend up to six months on the ISS conducting scientific research.
Brown, Hoburg, Alneyadi and Fedyaev will carry out more than 200 science experiments on the ISS, according to SpaceX.
Their investigations will range from continuing combustion research to testing tissue chips or small devices that imitate the functions of human organs to collecting samples from outside the ISS to see whether the spacecraft releases microorganisms into space.
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The new launch date of the Crew-6 mission
According to NASA, a launch opportunity on Tuesday, Feb. 28, will be foregone due to unfavorable weather conditions.
The next available launch window begins on Thursday, Mar. 2, at 12:34 a.m., should the issue that scrubbed Monday’s launch be resolved.
According to the 45th Weather Squadron, the weather conditions for the launch may include moderate winds in the staging area. The probability of violating weather constraints stands at 10% as of Monday afternoon, with the primary concerns being some rain and clouds.


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publication date: 10/15/2013
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price (paper): $16.95
ISBN (paper): 978-1-936747-66-5
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In an extraordinarily
diverse anthology of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and graphic narratives by contemporary Appalachian writers, Red Holler
takes us over and beyond the stock imagery of rural mountain communities. We travel into housing projects, forest-stripped ravines, and trailer high-rises, exploring the vibrant hometown and migrant traditions of Appalachian cultures. Editors John E. Branscum and Wayne Thomas have assembled a collection spanning ten years and the mountain range from Mississippi to New York, placing fresh new voices alongside widely known and celebrated authors. From Native American myth, African American urban legend, folk culture, and European ghost stories, this is an anthology of disenfranchised, yet robust peoples. The stories and poems of Red Holler
elegantly cohere to perfectly depict what makes Appalachia so fascinating: its irreverent and outlaw challenges to mainstream notions of propriety and convention.
Heaven, by Paula Bohince
The heifer grazing by her lonesome
has gold in her mouth, and the mark of lightning
on her forehead.
Who doesn't believe in heaven?
Quicksilver thrushes form a chain
in the stable's eaves; the mosquito drags
her spindly legs across the trough,
shivering as lichen catches,
her engine purring in perfect voice.
Even my little pink house, sliding off the hill,
wants to be caught.
"Buy this book, it's a barn burner!"

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New Girl 2×13 A Father’s Love Promo and Synopsis
Here’s the new Fox, hd promo and synopsis for the next episode of New Girl. Episode 2×13 of New Girl is titled, ‘A Father’s Love.’
In New Girl 2×13, ‘A Father’s Love,’ When Nick’s con-man father suddenly reappears, Jess tries her best to fix the two men’s relationship, despite Nick’s fears that he’s being used in another one of his dad’s gambling schemes. Meanwhile, Schmidt teams up with Robby to try to win back Cece.
New Girl returns with 2×13, ‘A Father’s Love,’ on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 9pm on Fox.
New Girl 2×13 A Father’s Love Promo
Under The Dome 2x12 Turn Promo and Synopsis Here's the new promo for the next episode of Un...
Arrow 2x22 Streets Of Fire First Look Pics Here are the official Promotional Pictures from t...
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ERIC Number: ED060789
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1971-Nov
Women and Education: A Feminist Perspective.
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. Commission on the Status of Women.; Pittsburgh Univ., PA.
This document presents the proceedings of the conference on Women and Education: A Feminist Perspective. The papers presented at the conference were: Why Women's Studies and How Sexism and Social Change; Research in Psychology Relevant to the Situation of Women; Women and the Visual Arts; The Woman in the Moon: Toward an Integration of Women's Studies; The Sexist Image of Women in Literature; Why Women's History?; A Feminist in Every Classroom; Women, Education, and Social Power; What Women's Studies Can Do for Women's Liberation; Feminine Subculture and Female Mind; Sexism in Textbooks; Women's Studies as a Scholarly Discipline; Women as Scapegoats; Teaching Women's Studies: An Experiment at Stout State; and Feminist Studies: Frill or Necessity. (HS)
Publication Type: N/A
Education Level: N/A
Authoring Institution: Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. Commission on the Status of Women.; Pittsburgh Univ., PA.
Note: Conference proceedings, November 5-7, 1971


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Magdi Youssef is a native of Cairo (Egypt). Since 1965, he has taught at various universities in Europe and the Arab world. He specializes in the comparative study of literature and socio-cultures. He is a founder and the president of the International Association of Intercultural Studies (IAIS), an association that counted the late Pierre Bourdieu and the late Darcy Ribeiro among its officers.
Magdi Youssef has published works in six European languages, apart from Arabic, and he is also a renowned translator of Arab and German poetry and prose as well as a contributor to publications as diverse as Al-Hilal, Al Ahram, the International Journal of Middle East Studies (Cambridge Univ. Press) and Theatre Research International (Oxford Univ. Press). He was a member of the jury of the Carthago International Theatre Festival in 1995, and has joined both the Egyptian and the German Writers Unions, as well as numerous scholarly associations, such as the Association pour l'avancement des Études Islamiques, Collège de France (Paris), the International Federation of Modern Languages and Literatures, the International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA), the International Sociological Association (ISA), the International Brecht Society (IBS; based in the US), the Egyptian Philosophical Association, etc. As a well-known and respected art critic, he is a member of the Egyptian Association of Plastic Arts Critics.
He is also an adviser to the editorial board of various renowned publications, including the monthly literary and cultural review, Sotour (Cairo - London), and the Yearbook of Comparative Literature (Cairo University).
Magdi Youssef is listed in the Egyptian Who is Who,
the Who is Who in the Middle East, and the International Who
is Who in Asian Studies (H.K.), etc.
Among Magdi Youssef's recent publications are:
The drawing is by the author's daughter, Hannan.
with A Number of Leading Arab Thinkers. [A Critique of Main Streams of
Arab Thought Today],
From Socio-Cultural Interference
to Cross-Cultural Interaction, Cairo (Kitab al-Hilal Book Series) 2001
[The GOOGLE search engine will
lead you to a book review]
The Myth of European Literature,
Aachen and Rotterdam (Symposium Press) 1998
and Intellectual Independence,
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on Magdi Youssef, published by
the monthly cultural journal Al Hilal (Cairo)
Review of Magdi Youssef's book
'From Socio-Cultural Interference to Cross-Cultural
Interaction' (Cairo 2001), in: Al Ahram Weekly
Magdi Youssef, I
racconti di favole nel mondo arabo
contemporaneo: uno studio comparatistico de natura
Magdi Youssef, Arab
Fairy Tales in Disney Times:
A Comparative Socio-Literary Approach
M. Youssef's lecture on 'Arab Fairy Tales' and
Disneyfication, Trinity College (Dublin)
Magdi Youssef, Il
mito della "letteratura europea"
on M. Youssef's criticism of the
myth of "European literature"


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Thursday, June 25, 2009
It's beginning to look a lot like ...
... Christmas! At least if you're lucky enough to browse the Christmas ornament aisles at our brand spanking new Hobby Lobby where, I'll have you know, I was informed yesterday that I was the first customer to use a coupon. Got to love those 40-percent-off coupons! I do think June 24 has to be a personal best for my Earliest Christmas Ornament Purchase Ever, but I know from experience these glass teapot ornaments vanish quickly so I had to get one.
Even the back of it is decorated! Cute, huh? There were two of these left after I got mine, although there were other teacup-design ornaments that were brown but they said "Java," and I just can't bring myself to put a "Java" ornament on my little pink teacup/teapot tree.
I did, however, get packs of these sweet 4-inch glitter ornaments because the pink and green decor items seem to disappear fast as well. The new store, by the way, is just lovely, and huge, and I'm sure I'll be coupon-shopping there quite often!

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They tipped off before noon, and found themselves in a double-digit hole before lunch.
And despite a couple of 11th-hour spurts Friday in their NCAA Tournament opener, USF’s women (24-9) couldn’t cultivate a shining moment against a deep, resurgent Miami club.
While the Bulls struggled to find an offensive rhythm, the Hurricanes (21-12) shot better than 60 percent in the first half and ultimately got 29 points from their bench in a 78-66 triumph at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
“I am as surprised as anyone that we got to 78, and that we had three quarters that we got (to) 20 points, because they are very difficult to score against,” said Miami coach Katie Meier, who earned her 400th career win. “Twenty-nine points off the bench — there’s the game.”
USF, which returned all five starters from a conference championship team and sent expectations spiking with early-season wins against Stanford and Oregon, failed to emerge from the NCAA tourney’s opening weekend for the eighth time in as many appearances.
“From the outside looking in, people will say, ‘Disappointing season, you returned everybody,’” said Bulls coach Jose Fernandez, who has presided over all eight of those NCAA trips. “People don’t really understand what goes on behind the scenes and what some of these kids have been through emotionally, physically, mentally.”
On Friday, Fernandez watched his team — 11th nationally in scoring defense (53.8 ppg) — struggle to contain a club that came at it in waves, and from all nooks of the court. After one quarter, Miami had hit 10 of 15 shots, including a 3-for-6 effort from 3-point range, and led 24-11.
USF, meantime, finished the period with more than twice as many turnovers (seven) as field goals (three). A 9-0 second-quarter run pushed UM’s lead to 42-23, prompting Fernandez to call a time-out. To that point, 10 different ‘Canes players already had scored, compared to only three for the Bulls.
“It came down to us not being able to keep them in front of us,” Fernandez said. “And again, Miami made shots. They played very well. We lost, we got beat. Miami was the better team on the floor (today). That’s what basketball is.”
Down by 17 with eight minutes remaining, the Bulls made a final push with a 10-2 run sparked by senior guard Elisa Pinzan’s eight points, but Miami senior guard Kelsey Marshall answered with a traditional three-point play.
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The Bulls then missed their next two shots and committed a turnover before Marshall essentially sealed things with a 3-pointer, giving UM a 78-63 lead with 2:04 remaining.
Pinzan finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Junior Elena Tsineke led all scorers with 21, including 17 in the first half.
“It is so difficult to even cut against South Florida, and to even go from the wing to the top of the key; they don’t let you do it,” Meier said. “I think our pace and our depth allowed us to play to the style that we wanted to play. If the game had had been 50-55, I think South Florida might be sitting here right now.”
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