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The arrival of Andre has brought us first-hand news of what goes on in Paris and I wistfully remember the pleasant weeks spent
last year in your laboratory. I hope to visit you for a few days in June, after a meeting in Louvain. Will you be in Paris
all the month of June?
Meanwhile, I would like to have some information and some strains, which will help with the Pl lac problem.
1. The enzyme story has not advanced very far. We have now good evidence that the early acceleration in enzyme rate formation
is real and not due to changes in medium, washing of cells, etc. We know that UV doses that prevent phage multiplication
only reduce very slightly the rate of enzyme formation; we are using this method to measure the relative UV cross sections
of phage, z, and i regions. The effect of immunity on enzyme synthesis is more complex than it seemed to be and, as in the
case of galactokinase, it probably reflects interactions between repressors.
We are preparing a modified Benzer experiment, to decide how many cells make enzyme. If it does not work, the fluorescent
substrate method will be needed. Have you perfected it, or should we go ahead and try?
2. We have obtained Pl lac phages that carry the i+z-y+ set of genes and also some that appear to carry only the y+ region.
In order to study the nature of the lac fragment, I need several mapped z- and y- mutants. I have 2050, 2340, and 3.00U from
your collection. Could you send me some other ones? Could you include one strain that is i-y-z+, and also one strain that
is F-, non-prototrophic, but with a lac- gene different from the one in P678 (which behaves strangely in some crosses)?
3. Strain 3.00U behaves strangely. It appears to be z- rather than y-. It maps between all the other z- and my only y-
marker. Could it be a mutant 0 degrees?
4. Have you ever found any evidence that the z region may contain more than one cistron? There is a faint suggestion of complementation
between 2.340 and 2050 (in transduction).
5. The crosses of Hfr (Pl dl) x F-lac- suggest that Pl dl may enter separately from the chromosome, but the results are not
We have some problems with Hfr's because not all of them can be made heterogenotes.
I hope to hear from you soon. I shall let you know whenever we have more definite data about enzyme production and transfer
of Pl dl.
With many thanks and regards, also to Francois and to all other friends,

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In a student-moderated discussion, faculty examined the political and social ramifications of aid and development in Africa Wednesday.
Snacking on plantains and samosas, the students asked the faculty panel about whether the aid foreign countries provide to Africa is useful. The roundtable discussion was hosted by DukeAFRICA and the African Conversations Club.
“Aid is more than just a technical issue. It is a subject with an entire political context,” said Bruce Hall, assistant professor of history in the African and African American studies department. “We think about frustration on both ends of the spectrum—both in the West and in Africa.”
Other faculty participants included Fred Boadu, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering who attended university and taught in Ghana, and David Toole, senior director of research and new initiatives in the Divinity School.
“We reached out to faculty with a variety of backgrounds and perspectives,” said sophomore Lily Zerihun, an organizer of the event. “We wanted to attract an interdisciplinary group where people from different backgrounds could come together to discuss the same issue.”
The panelists noted that aid generally comes in the form of either loans or grants, but is linked to business instead of altruism, as seen in the competition between the United States and China in African countries.
“There is no reason that African countries have to choose between American aid and Chinese aid,” Hall said. “This isn’t the Cold War, and the African countries should not to negotiate any divide. In fact, I think that Chinese interest in Africa is a positive thing, more or less.”
Toole said it is important to engage local populations in foreign aid, where local leaders must decide what type of aid is best for their countries. Corruption and nationalism can, however, negatively impact the success of aid.
“Africa is not short of talented people, but what Africa is short on are strong institutions. Building these institutions will help drive Africa’s future,” Toole said. “You have to engage Africans in their own futures, and I think that the West has gotten better at that over the years.”
The emigration of educated Africans to highly developed countries—known as the “brain drain”—continues to hinder the continent’s development. Toole observed that the 1,500 doctors working in the Duke hospital are more than the entire country of Uganda employs.
“I’m from Nigeria, and I understand that there are a lot of smart people in Africa,” said sophomore Okechi Boms, who also helped organize the event. “There just are not a lot of resources available. We need to talk to African leaders and citizens and see what they want, rather than just giving them what we think is best.”
Although students seek to address issues of poverty through programs like DukeEngage, a simple answer may not be readily available, said senior Nkeiruka Umeh, chief of staff of DukeAFRICA.
“I think that there is no solution to poverty,” Umeh said. “Discussions like these are important in that they remind us that aid is more complicated than we think it is.”

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Kristin Cashore has written a series of 6 books. Here, you can see them all in order! (plus the year each book was published)
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Author Kristin Cashore is a prominent name in the young adult fiction genre. She has penned several novels, each boasting a blend of romance, fantasy, and adventure. Her popular books include the "Graceling" series, which have captivated readers worldwide.
The Graceling Realm series is a trio of young adult novels authored by Kristin Cashore. The primary book in the series is "Graceling," followed by "Fire," and then "Bitterblue." Each of these books offers a unique, engaging, and emotionally charged story set in a fantastical world.
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The top-rated novels by author Kristin Cashore fall within the Graceling Realm series. More specifically, "Graceling," "Fire," and "Bitterblue" have garnered significant acclaim from both critics and readers alike.
Yes, Cashore's books, despite being rooted in the young adult genre, do weave in elements of romance. This is particularly evident in the Graceling series, where relationships between characters evolve over time, adding depth to the narrative.
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“We can not fight for our rights and our history as well as future until we are armed with weapons of criticism and dedicated consciousness.” – Edward Said
Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) seeks to raise awareness about Israel’s apartheid policies towards the Palestinians and to build support for the growing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. Reflecting the global grassroots rejection of Israel’s military and political aggression, IAW was held in more than 200 locations in 2012 and more than 150 cities in 2013.
IAW is an annual international series of events including rallies, lectures, cultural performances, film screenings, multimedia displays and boycott of Israel actions held in cities and on university campuses across the globe.
The past few years have seen a sharp increase of literature and analysis that has sought to document and challenge Israeli apartheid, including reports issued by major international bodies and human rights organizations and findings published by political leaders, thinkers, academics, and activists. Many of these efforts have highlighted the role that could be played by people and governments across the world in providing solidarity with the Palestinian struggle by exerting urgent pressure on Israel to alter its current structure and practices as an apartheid state. Prominent Palestinians, Jewish anti-Zionists, and South Africans have been at the forefront of this struggle.
At the same time, an international divestment campaign has gained momentum in response to a statement issued in July 2005 by over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations calling for boycotts, divestments and sanctions (BDS) against apartheid Israel . Important gains have recently been made in this campaign in countries like South Africa, the United Kingdom , Canada and the United States .
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There have been times in my life — and I’m not proud of this — where I found haiku annoying. Other more poetic forms, too (I’m looking at you, Rondeau). Something about the restrictive nature just turned me off. I’m a free verse kind of girl. Substance first, style second. Which is, I know, narrow-minded and disrespectful of the vast and beautiful metrical and rhyming canon that marks our literary past.
I have loved reading Byron and Shelley and Donne, and even some Shakespeare (but not Spenser). I just never wanted to write like them.
I haven’t written creatively for a long time. Focus changes, lives change. Often the first thing that gets axed from our busy lives are the things that bring us the most joy. At the top of my list: poetry. Even though I still feel that blush of embarrassment when mentioning it, like I collect ceramic cats or something (although there’s nothing wrong with collecting ceramic cats), I write poetry. And I have done so for as long as I can remember. Even in public school I was shoving my prolific ditties under the eyeballs of anyone who would read them. As any writer knows, writing owns you. You just know that it’s what you’re supposed to do. So get on with it.
But getting on with it is hard [cue groan]. It’s hard mainly because we make it hard on ourselves: not allowing time for it, casting unreasonable demands on our creative supplies — write a book, now! go! — neglecting the muse when it comes sweetly calling (and playing Candy Crush instead).
There comes a point, though, when you realize that it’s time. No more bullshit excuses. Give yourself permission, if that’s what you need to do. But just do it.
I have been writing stories over on ozy.com for a few months now and love. every. minute. of. it. There’s something supersonically satisfying about writing something that you’re proud of — and for which you receive cash. But I’ve allowed poetry to go cold, shivering somewhere in a snowbank that just seems to just get bigger.
For me, it’s time to dig it out. Let that frozen muse come inside a while and have a thawing scotch by the fire. But just for a few minutes at a time, mind you. Just can’t rush things, even though I know she has so much to say. Perhaps that’s the most frightening thing of all.
For now, I’m starting off small. Even if that means haiku. Even if that means bad haiku. Because it’s something. And it’s a start.


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Often when people think about problem gambling, they think about the loss of money and debt. However, problem gambling can negatively affect many other aspects of your life including your relationships with friends and family, your health, your work, your education, and the amount of time you have available to do other things.
If you are starting to realise that gambling is affecting these areas of your life, you are not alone and New Leaf can help you.
We are a rehabilitation centre based in Birmingham treating all kinds of addictions from alcohol, substance and behavioural addictions including gambling addictions.
It is estimated there are as many as 600,000 problem gamblers in the UK. The anticipation and thrill of gambling creates a natural high that can become addictive.
The internet has made gambling more accessible, allowing more and more people to do it from home. This is thought to be one of the reasons for the increase in the number of women gamblers.
Gambling can take many forms, from bingo, slot machines, scratch cards and the National Lottery to sports betting and casinos. Problem gamblers are much more likely to suffer from low self-esteem, stress, anxiety, and depression.
Many people start out believing gambling to be recreational or ‘just a bit of fun’, but can soon find themselves unable to stop, resulting in large debts and financial problems.
Gambling addiction is what is known as a process addiction. This means that the individual is addicted to an activity rather than a substance.
Other examples of process addictions include:
- Shopping addiction.
- Sex addiction.
- Gaming addiction.
- Internet addiction.
Gambling addicts are also more likely to go to prison as a result of criminal activity. This is almost entirely theft and fraud. It is common for many individuals to ‘cross addict’ – meaning one addiction can lead to another, or that they can substitute one addiction for another. There is a strong link between gambling and alcohol abuse, and many gambling addicts are also addicted to alcohol.
How we can help
There is evidence that gambling can be successfully treated in the same way as other addictions, and that cognitive behavioural therapy methods are the most successful.
Specialised addiction services that mainly focus on substance misuse often treat gambling problems, too. They use the same techniques to treat gambling addictions that they use to treat substance misuse. At New Leaf Recovery, once you have removed the substance from your system through detoxification, other underlying addictive behaviours, and triggers, can be explored. Due to this, we do offer to help and support individuals who are addicted to gambling.
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Mountain views. An outdoor shower. A location in a rural Idaho outpost called Squirrel, 10 miles from Yellowstone National Park. Meet (by way of the Wall Street Journal) America's ranch sweetheart, which doesn't have a name, because even contemporary ranches aren't pretentious like that. Designed by Wyoming-based Ward Blake Architects, the 6,000-square-foot house on 290 acres has a façade that mixes cedar beams and spruce logs with steel columns and wall-length glass windows. The Wall Street Journal just wrote an article about this heartland dream ranch, in which the owners confessed that they initially wanted a traditional Tuscan-style house to coexist with their pretty barley field. The architect quickly nixed that plan. "Thank goodness he didn't listen to us," one owner said.
The architect's website calls the four-bedroom house "an unabashed groundscraper," which is pretty accurate: seen from afar it appears to be only a few feet taller than the barley fields. "One of the home's most striking visual elements is a thick rammed-earth wall that stretches the entire length of the house," writes the Journal. The area near Yellowstone National Park is constantly having earthquakes and in addition to just being cool, the earth wall offers superior seismic stability. More photos, below.
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Despite the danger he is facing from President Vladimir Putin and his allies, Russia opposition leader Alexey Navalny has returned to Russia. Never Trump conservative Benjamin Parker makes a Navalny/House Republicans analogy in an article published by The Bulwark this week, arguing that while Navalny is a profile in courage, the many House Republicans who are afraid to stand up to President Donald Trump are a profile in cowardice.
Following the deadly January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol Building, the U.S. House of Representatives indicted Trump on one article of impeachment: incitement of insurrection. Most House members who voted to impeach Trump were Democrats, although ten were Republicans — including Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming (the third highest ranking House Republican) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
"Aleksei Navalny, the de facto leader of the Russian opposition, nearly killed last summer in a poisoning attack, boarded a flight back to Russia," Parker explains. "Most House Republicans cowered, refusing to hold Donald Trump accountable; Navalny went back home to confront the regime that tried to murder him."
Parker adds, "Navalny had been staying in Berlin since the Russian security agency FSB poisoned him before an August 20 flight from the southern Siberian city of Tomsk, where he was organizing with his Anti-Corruption Foundation…. Navalny had previously survived attacks in which unidentified assailants threw acid in his face, partially blinding him in one eye. He has repeatedly faced politically motivated criminal charges, and the European Court of Human Rights declared him a political prisoner for a house arrest designed to prevent him from leading protests. Russian authorities also held his brother in jail as a hostage for almost four years."
In contrast to Navalny, Parker writes, the House Republicans who were afraid to vote to impeach Trump were totally spineless. One House Republican who Parker praises, however, is South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice, who voted to impeach.
According to Parker, "Rice's calm confidence contrasts with the shameless cowardice of most of his Republican colleagues. Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin complained that House Democrats didn't give due consideration to his suggestion of a censure for Trump — as if, having survived one coup attempt and while preparing for another, members of Congress should have merely stated their displeasure with the president for inciting a mob that tried to assassinate them and done nothing to prevent his repeating the offense. Rep. Chip Roy, while conceding that the president committed impeachable offenses, whined with embarrassing flaccidity that the article of impeachment was poorly drafted."
Parker wraps up his article by stressing that when Gallagher and many other House Republicans had a chance to defend liberal democracy and the rule of law, they lacked the courage to do so.
"Anyone following Navalny's odyssey could only regard the spinelessness of congressional Republicans as pathetic," Parker writes. "Gallagher, Roy, and the rest can't compare to Navalny; they can't even match the everyday bravery of Tom Rice."


Overconsumption is a major issue for the climate and, despite our green reputation, Swedes are worse than average when it comes to overconsumption. Anti-consumption trends are on the rise. How will retailers respond?
In 2014, Jane Fonda wore a fantastic red dress to the Cannes Film Festival. Six years later, she caused a stir when she wore exactly the same dress at the Oscars! Fonda deliberately bucked the trend of wearing a new item to make a statement about overconsumption and its impact on the climate. "We don’t need more stuff," she explained.
Being a good citizen was once synonymous with being a good consumer. We shopped to support our local farmers, national manufacturers and thereby also contributed to economic growth. The climate crisis has changed our view on this. Today, consumption is increasingly criticised for destroying or depleting common natural resources and retail is criticized for promoting a culture of overconsumption, which is also seen as a direct contributor to climate change.
Despite our international reputation as an environmentally friendly nation, Swedes are worse than most when it comes to overconsumption. Our Overshoot Day now falls as early as the beginning of April, which means that we use up our share of the earth's annual resource production in just over three months. For the rest of the year, we borrow resources from future generations who will have to somehow compensate for our current lifestyle. Our consumption also leads to major waste problems.
Awareness of overconsumption is increasing, not least in Sweden, and many people are very motivated to try to help solve the problem. In order to live more sustainably, a growing number of (anti-) consumers are choosing to shop in a more circular way, to minimise their possessions, or to stop shopping altogether. Studies also show that second-hand shopping is becoming increasingly popular.
Three broad trends in anti-consumption have come to the fore in recent years: (1) non-consumers, who buy as little as possible, (2) minimalists, who own as little as possible, and (3) zero-waste consumers, who throw away as little as possible. What these trends have in common is the theme of less. While creating less waste might not be particularly threatening, the idea of minimalists and non-consumers buying less might be threatening to retailers, especially those retailers whose business models are based on volume and unnecessary replacement of items, such as fashion retailers.
If these trends continue, which they must, we will definitely see the end of some contemporary business models. Especially those that are based on overconsumption of unnecessary products, which are designed to be disposable. But anti-consumption trends also open up possibilities for new business models.
People who want to buy less and live more simply still need access to products, even if they do not want to own them. Peer-to-peer platforms allow people to rent tools, cars, party items, clothes and baby products from one another. These business models offer opportunities to make money on these business models for both the owner of the products and for those who provide the platform. Examples include Hygglo, which matches lenders with borrowers, and Klädoteket, which rents out clothes.
Second-hand stores and platforms, such as Tradera and Blocket, allow the creation of value from the same product several times, and show us that products can be reused without consuming new resources. There are also subscription-based business models that ensure both that the consumer gets the latest model and that the product is not thrown away when it becomes obsolete.
Retail will have to undergo major changes to meet the challenges posed by anti-consumption trends, but this is nothing new. Just think about how the arrival of the automobile changed local retailers and city centre shopping and how media revelations about child labor changed the view of retailers’ responsibility for working conditions in factories in the 1990s.
The retailers that survive and succeed in the future will be the ones that adapt and offer solutions that are good for both consumers and the planet.
Consumption researcher and Deputy Director of the Centre for Retail Research
This piece is a translation of an article that was published in Kristianstadsbladet on 28 May 2021


Reporter Andrew Jacobs in his front page story in the New York Times (Waging a Sweeping War of Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger, 2/8/18), notes that Chile’s former president, Sebastian Piñera, returns to political leadership of the South American nation next month and that back in 2011, he vetoed the first proposed food law that has now begun to turn the tide on the global obesity crisis. Chile’s current (for only two more weeks) President Michelle Bachelet trained as a pediatrician and supported the law first proposed in 2007 and enacted while she was president two years ago. According to reporter Jacobs, a spokesman for Mr. Piñera said he would likely take a second look at the law and explore ways to improve it after he takes office.
Other reported attacks on Chile’s food law include a pending lawsuit by Kellogg’s and PepsiCo claiming their intellectual property has been infringed. These goliath corporations contend they should be able to use their trademarks registered in Chile (alas images of Tony the Tiger have been deleted from cereal packages by legal restrictions). And the industrial food industry association in Chile, Chilealimentos, argues that the corollation between weight gain and promotion of unhealthy food is scientifically flawed and consumer education is the best way to change people’s behavior/habits. We recommend viewing the recent film, Fed Up, to see why that is not the simple solution.
Chile has endured skyrocketing rates of obesity: 75% of adults and 50% of six year old children, in a country of 18 million, are overweight or obese. And with medical costs of obesity of $800 million (in 2016), there has been much support for the nation’s restrictions on industrial food products: (i) mandatory packaging redesigns, (ii) labeling rules, (iii) junk food advertising bans from TV, radio and movie theaters, (iv) steep soda taxes, (v) banning the marketing of infant formula to encourage breast feeding, and (vi) already very effective black warning logos in the shape of stop signs on packaged food products high in sugar, or salt, or calories or saturated fat. If a packaged food product sold in Chile is high in sugar and salt and calories and saturated fat, there are now four black warning logos in the shape of stop signs.
Also proving the law’s success, reporter Jacobs notes that 20% of the 1,500 items of packaged food products sold in Chile have been reformulated in response to the law to avoid the dreaded black warning logos. Coca Cola has created 32 new beverages in the last 18 months to avoid the black logos.
Reporter Jacobs quotes a mother of two filling her shopping cart at a supermarket in Santiago (capital of Chile), “I never really paid attention to labels,” but now the black logos “kind of force you to pay attention. And if I don’t notice, my kids do.” Jacobs also quotes Dr. Camila Corvalan of the University of Chile who has been assessing the impact of the new label system: “Originally we didn’t believe the logos would make much of a difference but in focus groups, we’ve discovered that kids really do look at them. They’ll say ‘Mom, this has so many logos, I can’t bring them to school. My teacher won’t allow it’.”
The front page story in the New York Times also quotes Stephen Simpson, director of the Charles Perkins Centre, an Australian medical research institute, clinic and education hub in Sydney, that primarily focuses on diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Noting that the multi-billion dollar food and soda industries have exerted pressures to successfully stave off regulation in many other countries, he opines that the significance of Chile’s food law cannot be overstated. How Chile’s (soon to take office) President Sebastian Piñera seeks to improve the law will be watched closely. Let us hope that the well-financed opposition to the law and political campaign contributions will not control the outcome.
(Frank W. Barrie, 2/20/18)


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«EMBARKING ON E-BUSINESS AT DUCATI MOTORCYCLES (ITALY) [CASE STUDY] Tawfik Jelassi ENPC School of International Management, 28, rue des Saints Pères, ...»
Global Co-Operation in the New Millennium
The 9th European Conference on Information Systems
Bled, Slovenia, June 27-29, 2001
EMBARKING ON E-BUSINESS AT DUCATI MOTORCYCLES (ITALY)
ENPC School of International Management, 28, rue des Saints Pères, F-75007 Paris. France
Tel.: +33 1 4458 2854, Fax: +33 1 4458 2749
Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL), Jahnallee 59, D-04109 Leipzig. Germany firstname.lastname@example.org Tawfik Jelassi, Stefanie Leenen
The case describes the above pioneering e-business initiative and presents the way the company created the physical and the virtual “World of Ducati” (which contains motorcycles and motorcycle-related products and services). It concludes by highlighting future challenges that Ducati faces, mainly its attempt to solve the online/offline channel conflict and to build the first motorcycle Internet portal. The latter aims at offering content, context, virtual communities, and commerce (i.e. business-to-consumer, business-tobusiness, and consumer-to-consumer transactions).
1. DUCATI: COMPANY OVERVIEWFounded in Bologna (Italy) in 1926, Ducati is a leading manufacturer of high performance motorcycles.
Since the 1950s, its motorcycles have dominated the World Superbike Championship and compete in the sport sub-segment of the road market segment with engine capacities of over 500cc 1.
1 cc stands for cubic centimetre, a measurement for the motor cylinder capacity.
Tawfik Jelassi, Stefanie Leenen The motorcycle market is divided into four segments: the motor scooter market, the off-road market, the road market with engine capacities of less than 500cc, and the road market with engine capacities of over 500cc.
The road market segment with engine capacities of over 500cc includes four sub-segments: sport, touring, dual and cruiser. Motorcycles in the sport sub-segment are built for, or inspired by racing. Those in the touring and dual sub-segments are designed for comfortable, long-distance travel and for both on-road and off-road riding. The cruiser sub-segment comprises heavy motorcycles with classic American design.
The four Ducati model lines differ in design, technical features and target customers. The most popular model line is the Monster (52.1% of revenues in 1999), followed by the Superbike (25.2%), the Super Sport (14.3%) and the Sport Touring (8.4%). The flagship product, Superbike, has gained much ground over the last 3 years. Besides motorcycles, Ducati sells parts, accessories and apparel in 40 countries worldwide, with a focus on Western Europe and North America. In 1999, these regions accounted for 85% of overall sales with the remaining 15% generated in Asia and Australia.
Ducati has a global distribution network. In Belgium, Italy and Sweden, it sells motorcycles and related products to its retail dealers directly out of Bologna. In other key markets (including Germany, France, Japan and the United States), wholly owned subsidiaries are responsible for Ducati’s wholesale distribution.
Ducati enhanced its control over key markets by increasing the number of subsidiaries, replacing underperforming distributors and appointing new distributors to enter new markets (such as Bahrain, Chile, Malta and Thailand).
In Italy, Ducati started restructuring its dealer network by turning dealer outlets into special Ducati retail outlets (called Ducati stores and Ducati corners). In the remaining countries, independent distributors function as intermediaries between Ducati Motor and retail dealers. In all markets (except Belgium, Italy and Sweden), dealers purchase Ducati products from subsidiaries or distributors and sell them to the final Ducati customer.
In 1983, Ducati became part of the Caviga group, an Italian manufacturing conglomerate. In September 1996, following a liquidity crisis at Caviga, Ducati Motor Holding (DMH) was created. Through a series of transactions, the US-based Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Capital Italy2 (DMGCI) acquired 51% of DMH. In July 1998, the remaining 49% of Caviga shares were purchased by TPG, which still owns 33% of Ducati Motor. All other shares are traded over the New York Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana, the Italian stock exchange. Since September 1996, a turnaround programme has been initiated: Ducati increased its working capital to raise production levels, installed a new management team and hired 250 professionals world wide, rebuilt its sales, marketing and public relations departments, revamped its corporate image, streamlined its assembly process and introduced new models.
As of December 1999, Ducati’s revenues totalled L570 billion3, an increase of 22.6% over the previous year.
In the same period, registered motorcycles, a key measure of retail sales, increased by 17.7% to 32,135 units. The net profit was L17.3 billion4 compared to a loss of L2.4 billion in 19984 and a net profit of L5.2 billion in 1997.
Ducati mainly competes with four Japanese manufacturers (Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki), two European manufacturers (BMW and Triumph) and, to some extent, with the US-based Harley-Davidson’s “Buell Division”. Within its specific business segment, Ducati’s market share increased in 1999 to reach 6% of the Western European market. Japanese competitors have a greater market share worldwide, with Honda accounting for 26%, Suzuki for 23%, Yamaha for 17% and Kawasaki for 17%. Harley Davidson, BMW and Triumph have market shares of 5%, 4% and 2% respectively. Ducati estimates reaching a market share of 17% in Italy, 6% in the UK, 4% in North America, 3% in France and Germany, and a 2% market share in Japan.
2 DMGCI is the Italian subsidiary of Deutsche Bank’s asset management and private banking arm.
3 On 31st December 1999, Italian Lire(L)1,000= Euro0.5165; L1,000 = US$0.5186.
4 The 1998 loss was due to non-recurring, operating expenses of L16.9 billion caused by the write-off of debt issuance costs and cash settled for warrant rights to credit institutions that arranged prior financing. Ducati had no similar non-recurring expenses in 1997.
Embarking on E-Business at Ducati Motorcycles (Italy)[Case Study]
2. DUCATI’S BUSINESS STRATEGY
Since the 1996 acquisition, Ducati has been trying to increase its sales and profitability by broadening its product portfolio, restructuring its distribution network, strengthening its brand and raising production efficiency. Besides introducing new models, Ducati continuously upgrades its existing motorcycles through design and technical innovations, which constitute its main product differentiation.
The company’s short-term aim is to increase the number of registered Ducati motorcycles worldwide by an average annual growth of 15%. To achieve this goal, Ducati decided to broaden the boundaries of its market niche by leveraging its brand name and by introducing new motorcycle-related products (such as accessories and apparel). In 1999, the sales of motorcycle-related products amounted to 4.2% of total revenues while motorcycle sales accounted for 86.3% (spare parts accounted for 8.3% and other miscellaneous items accounted for the remaining 1.2%). The company’s short-term goal is to increase motorcycle-related sales to 10% of revenues. In 1997, Ducati restructured its distribution system with the goal of maximising retail sales and getting closer to the customer. Motorcycles, spare parts, accessories and apparel are sold worldwide via 800 independent privately owned dealers. The reduction of dealer outlets was one part of the turnaround programme that was started in Italy. Between 1996 and April 2000, the number of Ducati dealers was reduced from 165 to 61.
Ducati stores are exclusive Ducati outlets, selling motorcycles, spare parts, accessories and apparel. They offer a customised retail environment as well as an increased level of service and technical support. In the medium term, Ducati expects to set up about 200 Ducati stores worldwide. Today’s 40 independent Ducati stores outsell the ordinary dealer outlets by significant margins.
Ducati corners are a compromise between the exclusive Ducati store and the ordinary dealer outlet. If the market is not big enough to justify setting up an exclusive Ducati store, a Ducati corner can be set up in a large dealer outlet offering a number of brands. Furthermore, the company introduced a Ducati store on its web site and started selling over the Internet with the introduction of the MH900e model.
Ducati increased its production efficiency by rationalising the manufacturing process and reducing complexity. The number of motorbikes made per production employee increased from 78 units in 1998 to 83 units in 1999. EBITDA5 also increased in 1999 by 24.3% to L98.3 billion, which is 17.2% of total revenues, one of the highest EBITDA margins in the industry.
3. THE “PHYSICAL” WORLD OF DUCATI
To strengthen its brand image, Ducati created the “World of Ducati” containing motorcycles and motorcyclerelated products and services. The core products, consisting of motorcycles, accessories and apparel, are complemented by six categories: Racing, Advertising, the Ducati Desmo Owners Club (DOC), Events, the Ducati Museum and the Ducati University6. Each category contains several sub-categories; for instance the “World of Racing” includes Sponsorship, a Hospitality unit, the Racing School7, Desmobid8, Racing Apparel, Technical Support and Sales. The single categories are inter-connected and are part of other categories (i.e.
Racing is a category in its own right as well as being part of Advertising). Thus, the “World of Ducati” aims at strengthening Ducati’s core products and image and thereby increasing Ducati sales and profitability.
5 EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation.
6 Ducati managers and technicians give lectures world-wide at Universities and Polytechnics on Ducati and its products.
7 The Racing School teaches motorcycling at all levels.
8 Desmobid is a Ducati memorabilia auction on the Ducati web site.
Tawfik Jelassi, Stefanie Leenen
3.1. Motorcycles and Complementary Products
Ducati started several production initiatives aiming at reducing production costs and improving the underlying process. In January 1999, it introduced a production software that monitors the information flows from receipt of the customer order to the delivery of the motorcycle. Through customised material requirement planning (MRP) capabilities, the system automatically generates production schedules based on sales forecasts, optimises warehouse volume levels, generates orders for purchasing materials and manages flows of materials for production.

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Putting an end to all the speculation, the BJP has announced that one of its general secretaries, K Surendran, will be the candidate for the crucial Pathanamthitta constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in April.
Pathanamthitta is the place from where the BJP had led various protests against the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple.
K Surendran, was one of the leaders who had spearheaded various protests against the September 2018 Supreme Court verdict. This had led to clashes with the police which even lead to his arrest.
Speaking to Asianet News after bagging a ticket to contest for the elections, Surendran said that Pathanamthitta is a parliamentary constituency which has gained attention across the country, especially because of the events that took place during the last six months (referring to the Sabarimala protests).
“By allowing me to contest from this constituency, the party has given me a huge responsibility and we hope to get the full support from the people of Pathanamthitta,” said Surendran.
Surendran went on to say that the people of Pathanamthitta had to go through a lot of difficulties recently. “They had to face difficulties in the form of floods and in the form of protecting their beliefs and we will move forward with our campaign, keeping in mind the sentiments of the people of Pathanamthitta,” said Surendran. The BJP is hopeful that the Hindu population in the district would vote for the BJP that has fought for the 'temple's tradition'.
Several BJP leaders in the state were eyeing to contest from the Pathanamthitta seat including State President Sreedharan Pillai and Union Minister of state Alphonse Kannanthanam, who is now contesting from the Ernakulam constituency. When the Sabarimala protest was at its peak, Sreedharan Pillai had even said that it was a golden opportunity for the BJP.


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This 10-minute video provides a case study on the importance of midterm elections by examining the 1994 midterms using two different lesson plans.
Candidates & Campaigns: This lesson asks students to examine historical and contemporary midterm elections and candidates to determine how political issues and media coverage affect a candidate’s success. Students will analyze the 1994 midterm elections and then make connections to the 2022 midterms by examining contemporary candidates from different parties.
Issues and Actions: Students will examine primary sources and secondary sources to analyze how political issues from the 1994 midterm elections affected both that particular election and the current political climate. By analyzing key cultural and political issues from the 1994 election, students will examine polling data, candidate’s campaigns and contemporary news coverage to determine how these issues are still relevant today. Students will also investigate the Contract with America to determine how this platform played a role in the 1994 midterm elections.

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Man charged with assaulting 7-week-old daughter
PORT ORCHARD — A 25-year-old Bremerton man was charged Wednesday with second-degree assault of a child after allegedly assaulting his 7-week-old daughter, leaving her with broken ribs and a bite mark on her face.
A Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office detective wrote that Paul Richard Sanderson admitted to squeezing the girl on two or three occasions, and on one occasion heard a “pop.”
The detective wrote that Sanderson cried during his confession. When questioned about the mark on the girl’s face, Sanderson initially said that the girl had been bitten by a cat or that he “kissed her too hard” or gave her a hickey. Eventually, he admitted to biting the girl, according to court documents.
The girl was taken April 6 to Harrison Medical Center, and the girl’s mother noticed unusual bruising, according to reports. She was evaluated Tuesday by a doctor at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, who found two broken ribs and planned to conduct an MRI to investigate a possible skull fracture, according to documents.
The girl’s mother told detectives she questioned Sanderson about the girl’s injuries, not believing his explanations, and said she had seen Sanderson handle the girl roughly.
Sanderson is being held in the Kitsap County Jail on $150,000 bail.


Panasonic unveiled its 3:2 aspect ratio, 12 inch 2-in-1 fully rugged detachable Laptop Toughbook CF-33 to its growing rugged computing portfolio. The device is Panasonic’s 7th generation rugged Toughbook laptop and is the result of 20 years of innovation in rugged PC design and manufacturing. The device is ideal for industries including police, emergency services, government agencies, defense, field service workers, maintenance and service technicians in the utilities and telecommunications and will be available at a price of INR 270,000 (Without Tax).
An evolution of the bestselling Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 and CF-20, this latest 2-in-1 detachable device is one of the first laptops powered by the latest generation Intel Core vPro processor, delivering incredible performance, and is available with Windows 10 Pro. The Toughbook CF-33 is also equipped with 2MP webcam with stereo microphones and 8MP documentation rear camera so users can easily capture and share images with other workers in the field. It also has a rich set of business interfaces with additional customizable options for the tablet that include USB 3.0, HDMI, LAN, micro SD-XC and headset ports. On the keyboard dock there are 2x USB 3.0, USB 2.0, LAN, Serial, HDMI, SD-XC and VGA ports. Additional tablet configuration options include second USB 2.0 port, Serial, Barcode Reader, Smartcard Reader, Contactless Smart Card Reader and Fingerprint Reader. The screen can easily be flipped around taken off and reattached which keeps it functioning in unfavorable conditions.
Vijay Wadhwan, Business Head System and Solution Business, Panasonic India, said, “Users today are looking to do more with rugged devices than ever before. With the evolving needs of enterprise and government sectors, we are transforming with times to offer best computing solutions for our customers. Old bulky laptops present safety concerns, portability issues and are not very resilient to damage. We at Panasonic are constantly looking to offer products that not only improve the efficiency, but enhance productivity and bottom-line performances for a number of years.”
Gunjan Sachdev, Business Head, Toughbook and Toughpad Division, said, “The CF 33 has been built in line considering the new dimensions businesses are now looking to add to their portfolio. Apart from its perennial tough quality, lightweight and detachable characteristics of the laptop make it an ideal fit for corporations who are looking to do more with their computing devices. It is well equipped to allow consumer’s access mainframe company data at all times, in order to maintain seamless workflow management. Panasonic Toughpad’s enjoy a 65% market share here in India, and with the introduction of new products in the Toughbook and Toughpad series we aim to increase our market share to over 70%.”
Toughbook CF-33 Key Specifications:
|Life||The twin hot swappable batteries provide the user with the ability to extend the battery life for mobile workers with limited access to power.|
|Weight||The Toughbook weighs just approx. 2.76 kg (6.09 lb.) in laptop mode – with the detachable tablet weighs 1.53 kg (3.37 lb.).|
|Flexibility||Toughbook CF-33 delivers a comprehensive range of industry ports and customizable options|
|Performance||The Toughbook CF-33 with Windows 10 Pro comes with Intel i5-7300U, 8GB RAM (project options 4GB and 16GB) and 256GB SSD (project option 128GB and 512GB).|
|Effective communicator||The Toughbook CF-33 is equipped with a 2MP webcam with stereo microphones and 8MP documentation rear camera to enable sharing images in the field.|
|Supporting ecosystem||full array of support peripherals to maximize a mobile workers productivity whether on the road or in the office|
|Ruggedness||The Toughbook comes with a magnesium chassis, and IP65 rating anddrop resistant up to 120 cm|
|Brightness||The Toughbook CF-33 has a 12″ 10-finger capacitive touch QHD screen (2160 x 1440 pixels). The device includes a IP55 digitizer pen for workers in toughest of weather conditions and 1200cd/m² of brightness.
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Dentist offers porcelain veneers for smile enhancement
Gaps, chips, and cracks in teeth at the front of the smile can have a negative impact on your confidence and overall appearance. However, thanks to continued advances in the field of cosmetic dentistry, patients now have the opportunity to achieve a beautiful smile they are excited to share with others. Dr. Christopher Naranjo and his team at Greenbelt Dental Health are dedicated to ensuring patients feel confident with their smiles by considering conservative esthetic procedures. He is a dentist who can recommend porcelain veneers for patients in the Austin, Texas, area who want to rejuvenate their smile quickly and easily!
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What is the difference between research and program evaluation?
In public health program evaluators have only recently been introduced into the mix of public health personnel. The implementation of evaluations of public health interventions have increased over the past 5 years. There has been some confusion or confounding of the role of the public health surveillance systems for program evaluation. But this is not an effective use of the public health epidemiologist when they are called upon to provide program evaluation. Program evaluation has different purposes and stages from surveillance research activities. The following document provides a detailed distinction between research and evaluation. Although there continues to be language in this document that contributes to the confusion.
Foundational Elements for Program Evaluation Planning, Implementation, and Use of Findings, Steps to a Healthier US Cooperative Agreement Program from:
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See: PubMed Central, Table: Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 January; 3(1): A19. Published online 2005 December 15.

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This firm has conflicting emotions on the latest news about Smith Alling shareholder Tom Quinlan: pride and regret.It is with pride that we are pleased to announce that Tom is becoming a Pierce County Superior Court Judge.Yet we regret that he will be leaving us.


DescriptionSUMMARY The Aircraft/Composite Finishing Technician is responsible for the preparation and application of coatings on component parts and assemblies. The parts range from all metal to fiber-reinforced composite construction. The job entails following detailed process specifications and meeting finish acceptance requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -Required operations include, but are not limited to the following: stripping of previously applied finishes, preparation of substrates (old and new), filling and sanding, application and sanding of both epoxy and urethane primer coats, application of both urethane and epoxy top coats. -Other duties and responsibilities may include working with additional materials as well as other job functions such as assembly. -Follow verbal and written instructions. -Able to perform all Finishing Technician Requirements. -Work independently, if required or as a team member. -Lead small finishing projects, acting as a liaison between other technicians and the supervisor. -Assist in the development of improved methods, techniques and lead the process of transfer of these skills to others. -Capable of performing inspections of finishes and through this process prevents defects and enhances departmental quality. -Accountable for quality, budget and safety performance in the finishing area. -Assist in training of other Technicians. -Maintain a clean, organized area including all finishing equipment. -Follow standard shop practices as well as defined process specifications in the preparation and application of finish coatings. Preparation for finishes applied to composites often entails filling and fairing of fiberglass and carbon fiber substrates by employing both hand and power tool sanding techniques. -Consistently meet or exceed schedules and budgets. -Cross train in other positions as required. -Advocate a working environment that promotes creative thinking, problem solving, and ingenuity while maintaining a high ethical standard. -Promote a team environment with a positive attitude. -Adhere to all AAR Composites Safety Procedures and Safety Accountabilities (Ref: SP-011). -Participate in ISO, AS 9100 and Continuous Improvement requirements. -Work towards a lean MFG concept. -All other duties as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES Commitment to company values and ethics Dependability: personally responsible, completes work in a timely manner, and performs tasks accurately Motivation: must maintain a positive attitude and strong work energy Communication: excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills Organization: very detail oriented and always comes prepared Initiative: plans work and carries out tasks without detailed instructions, prepares for problems or opportunities in advance, undertakes additional responsibilities Strong judgment and decision making
QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Must have a minimum of 1 year related experience and/or training. -Must be able to operate conventional spray equipment, pressure pots, airless sprayers and other related equipment as required. -10 plus years experience, working as a finish painter in the aircraft, automotive, boating or manufacturing industry.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility. The environmental characteristic for this position is a warehouse setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional warehouse environment. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and comply with OSHA standards
Primary Location: United States-Minnesota-Duluth
Overtime Status: Non-exempt
Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran


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Starting right now, you can get going with your own garden. You likely have plenty of questions about what to do and how to begin; this article is going to help. Below you’ll find some handy tips to jumpstart your gardening aspirations.
To prevent your plants from getting shocked by a big change, get them gradually used to climate and temperature changes. Put them outdoors in the sun for no more than two hours the first day. Slowly, day after day, you can leave your plants outside for a little longer. At the end of a week, they should be accustomed to the outdoors and ready to transition to outside safely.
Ensure you have the proper soil for the plants you have selected. The soil may have to be adapted, depending on what types of plants you’re planning for the garden. You can make an artificial area that uses a single kind of soil.
If you want your garden full of flowers spring through summer, plant bulbs. A hardy perennial addition to your garden, bulbs will continue to delight every year. Specific types of bulbs usually bloom at specific times of the season, so if you make appropriate selections, you can be rewarded with blooms from the early part of spring to the later part of summer.
The best gardens start with seeds, as opposed to plants. When you begin a garden, it’s most eco friendly to do so with seed. Plastic used in nurseries normally end up in landfills. For an garden that helps the environment, plant seeds directly in the garden’s soil or purchase plants grown in organic packaging.
There are natural materials, and you can also use other plants to help keep pests away from your garden. A border of onions or marigolds around a vegetable garden can repel slug. If you place wood ash around the base portion of a shrub seedling or tree, you will ward off insect pests. Using these natural methods will reduce the need for potentially harmful chemical pesticides.
Learn the best harvest time for each vegetable. Every veggie variety has an ideal time frame for picking, so it’s important to catch them when their flavors peak. For instance, peas and zucchinis are tastiest when picked young. On the contrary, tomatoes shouldn’t be picked from the vine until they are ripe as can be. Thus, you ought to familiarize yourself with the best times to pick the produce from your garden.
Indoor plants have been bred over time to thrive in temperatures that are characteristic of a home. Most indoor plants like to be in about 70 degree temperatures, plus or minus 5 degrees. The temperature needs to be this warm so they are able to grow. If you aren’t wanting your house to be this warm in the winter, you can use a heat lamp on the plants.
If you want to start a small organic garden indoors, evaluate the amount of natural light that is present. If the garden will receive little sunlight, find plants that can grow in medium or low-light environments. If you have a different type of plant, extra lighting can always help.
After reading this article, you should feel better about starting your gardening journey. Even if you thought you knew how to grow a garden properly, you definitely do now. If you use the tips you have learned from this article, your garden will bloom like never before.

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It’s been a tough year for Viddy. After seeing huge growth on the back of Facebook Open Graph, it raised a ton of money at a huge valuation — only to reverse course over the following months when the social traffic it was receiving started to sputter out. What followed was a series of executive departures, layoffs, and a recapitalization as the company tried to re-focus on doing what it did best: building products.
But the remaining team hopes that what didn’t kill it will ultimately make it stronger. The company, which has been newly re-branded Supernova, will continue to support the Viddy app. But it also has a lot more in store, including a pair of new apps it hopes will tap into the photo- and video-sharing zeitgeist.
The Birth Of Supernova
Supernova is made up of the core engineering team that had been behind Viddy — about a dozen in all. It’s led by technical co-founder and new CEO JJ Aguhob along with chairman Jason Rapp, and is using the infrastructure it built to support the Viddy video-sharing app in order to explore other types of social media sharing.
Aguhob says the name was chosen as an analogy for all that Viddy has been through. A supernova is a bright star in the universe that collapses on itself but gives rise to new stars. That’s an apt description for what’s taken place at the company, and how it sees itself going forward.
While it’s seen its share of turmoil, not everything has been bad. Due to a number of tweaks to the Viddy app, it has actually seen a fair amount of growth over the last few months. Despite the rise of competitive apps like Vine and the introduction of Instagram video, Aguhob says that Viddy has actually been able to retain most of its creative community — which includes professional content creators as well as brands — who continue to make interesting videos for its community.
A new onboarding process, as well as the ability to upload multiple videos from the camera roll and assemble them as some sort of vignette, has Viddy seeing higher engagement and retention rates over the last few months. September monthly active users were higher than in August, and October’s were about three times larger than they were six months earlier.
New Products For A New Generation Of Users
While Viddy will remain a part of Supernova’s focus, the company is looking to spawn other interesting applications, building on the highly scalable infrastructure they’ve already built out, as well as their technical expertise. Given the team’s background in social media sharing, it’s probably not a huge surprise that the first two new products will share a lot of the same elements. One is a slow motion video-sharing app called Epic, and the other is a group ephemeral messaging app called Clique.
The first of the two apps, Epic, is probably closer in scope to what the company has already built in Viddy — and indeed, there’s some question of whether slow-motion video capture is an app unto itself, or if it should be a feature on the company’s existing app. Either way, Supernova decided to break it out, in part because of the interest in slow-motion video being driven by updates in iOS 7.
With Epic, even users who don’t have the latest iPhone or operating system will be able to record and share moments that are slowed down and hopefully made more epic in doing so. The app supports any iOS device newer than the iPhone 4 on iOS 6 or above, letting everyone participate in slow-motion capture.
For the newest iPhones, the app will capture two seconds of video at 120 frames per second, and stretch that out to eight seconds of video at 30 frames per second. For older phones, it’ll do four seconds at 60 frames per second, slowing video down by about half. In either case, those slow-motion videos are added to a full-screen feed of similar looping moments.
“Our mission has always been to extract really great content out of people,” Aguhob told me.
While it’s a standalone app, the company is hoping to create interest by drawing on the same types of social sharing and network effects that it leveraged with Viddy. Users will be able to share to Facebook and Twitter, of course, as well as in their feeds on Viddy.
Tapping Into The Ephemeralnet
The other app, called Clique, is a little different. It is designed to appeal to a whole new group of users who have signed on to the craze of ephemeral or anonymous messages — what we like to call the “Rise of the Ephmeralnet.”
Clique allows users to participate in image-based messaging with their friends. Going a step beyond Snapchat, which primarily focuses on one-to-one or one-to-many messaging, the new app from Supernova enables collaborative messaging, with users able to share images with one another. Others in the group can then build on those messages by adding stickers, scribbles, or text to them.
Interestingly enough, the whole thing is anonymous. So you might know all the members of the group, but you won’t know who’s posted which message. This leads to some guessing about who posted what, and you know, hilarity usually ensues.
Clique was created after a good deal of user testing and feedback, as the company tried to decide how it could go after a new opportunity for messaging among young people — teenagers and those in college.
“They hate Facebook, because it’s too public. They like Snapchat, but it’s too restrictive. They’re all on Instagram, but all their accounts are locked,” Aguhob said. Clique is therefore meant to provide all the benefits of anonymous messaging, while also allowing users to communicate with their network in a new way.
For Supernova, a company that was built on the idea of providing a new way of communicating with users, that’s nothing new. Even if its particular take on anonymous messaging might be.
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Museum Ethnographers Group Annual Conference
Cloth and Costume in Ethnographic Museums: New Directions in Research, Care and Interpretation
University of Glasgow
6th and 7th April 2017
Conference Organiser: Andy Mills
The 2017 conference theme addressed cloth and costume. Cloth is a unique technology: light and flexible but presenting large surfaces and capable of taking innumerable colours and structures, it covers and divides things, reveals and connects them. Clothing and costuming the body, to protect and conceal it, to make it beautiful or terrifying, to transform or display its many identities - bring persons and statuses into the performed social world. Since remote prehistory, cloth and costume have both created demands and oppurtunities for humans to devise many of our most ingenious, delicate and technically complicated artefacts.
From Inuit gut parka to ancient Nazca textiles, traditional West African grand boubou costume to Massai beadwork, Scottish plaid to Italian tapestries, Persian rugs to Indian sari to Balinese dance masks, Bismarck Archaipelago masquerade puppets to Samoan barkcloth lavalava; the cloth and costume in our World Cultures collections are immensely rich, diverse and culturally significant. In recent centuries, cloth and costume have also become important material sites for the contestation of identities and moralities, economic globalisation and colonial acculturation. From the worldwide trade in European mill-woven chemically dyed and printed textiles, to the battles of Christian missionaries with imagined states of immoral native undress, to the recent conflict between the French government and wearers of the hijab and burkini, the globalisation of Western dress convention has powerfully impacted the world's other material cultures.
How, then, do we weave together these many strands in the ethnographic museum? What is the current state of research into world cultures cloth and costume collections, and what new approaches are we developing to understand them better? How are historical textiles and costume being curated in the world's museums, and reimagined in the world's contemporary art scenes? Are we engaging with contemporary world fashion or trapped in perpetuating stereotypical imaginings of an 'authentically dressed' ethnographic past that may never have existed? How can we manage these challanging objects better? What are the particular conservation problems of ethnographic textiles and costume, and how can we better care for them in the future? How are we exhibiting cloth and clothing in 2017? Are we capitalising on costume's universal appeal in our display and education programmes?
The conference included a diverse variety and range of papers, with a number of papers focusing on bark cloth from around the world. Speakers included representatives from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cambridge, National Museums Scotland, the Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford as well as colleagues from New Zealand, Europe and America. The conference theme encouraged a multi disciplinary approach and included papers by textile conservators and practitioners.


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The Oregon Bach Festival ends, Yachats Music Festival begins, Chamber Music Northwest continues, Portland Opera resumes, and downtown Jimmy Mak’s celebrates this week in Portland music. Please let ArtsWatch readers know about other recommended music events in the comments section below.
July 6, 13, and 20
Portland Symphonic Choir, PCC Cascade Moriarty Arts Auditorium
This participatory summer tradition provides any Portland singer (though many come from amateur, school, church, or professional choirs) a score and the opportunity to sing one or more classic 18th and 19th century Requiems, directed by some of the city’s top choral conductors: Mozart’s Requiem on July 6, Brahms’s German Requiem on July 13, and Faure’s Requiem on July 20.
Oregon Bach Festival
Various venues, Eugene
The festival’s Baroque-musicians-in-training Berwick Academy goes back to Bach on July 6 when the superb Baroque violinist Rachel Podger leads a magnificent JSB violin concerto along with Baroque classics by Handel, Lully and Telemann. On July 7, artistic director Matthew Halls leads the Berwick chorus in one JSB’s great cantatas and a too seldom heard 20th century choral classic, Swiss composer Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir. Kahane pere et fils team up for Beethoven and a recent composition by Gabriel Kahane; read my ArtsWatch preview. The festival closes July 10 with Brahms’s third symphony and German Requiem.
Chamber Music Northwest
Various venues, Portland
The Zora Quartet plays Beethoven on Wednesday, while Friday afternoon’s modern music show features composers in the hermetic mid-20th century modernist tradition: Charles Wuorinen’s cello solo for CMNW modernist stalwart Fred Sherry, and the somewhat more scrutable and critically lauded George Benjamin’s series of brief, mysterious piano works. The one piece that reaches beyond the classical music insiders club: a fabulous, Middle Eastern influenced 2014 duo composed for Armenian American violin siblings Ani and Ida Kavafian by Armenian American composer Kristapor Najarian, inspired by Turkey’s 1915 genocide of Armenians.
Thursday’s Orion Quartet concert showcases two enduring masterpieces from the 1820s, Beethoven’s epic Op. 131 quartet and Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden.” Saturday’s show features Tchaikovsky’s major chamber work (his Piano Trio), a Mozart piano quartet and a Hindemith cello/viola duo.
Zora Quartet plays Debussy’s magnificent string quartet, Beethoven’s last quartet, and 20th century Spanish composer Joaquin Turina’s The Bulfighter’s Prayer at Sunday’s free community concert, while the Dover Quartet tackles old music in Monday’s all-Beethoven program featuring his three breakthrough mid-period Razumovsky quartets.
Piano fans should check out Tuesday’s show featuring music for multiple pianists by Rachmaninoff, Mozart and Schnittke.
Portland Art Museum plaza
The organization that places pianos in outdoor public spaces around the city during the summer, then donates them to worthy causes like community centers, invites performers from Classical Revolution PDX and beyond to perform impromptu concerts. Check the website for updated performer and performance info.
Jimmy Mak’s 30th Anniversary
221 NW 10th Ave. Portland
The venerable Portland jazz institution, which is moving this summer, celebrates three decades with some of its stalwarts. July 7 brings a reunion of the original Mel Brown B3 Organ Group,
July 8 features jazz giant Thara Memory’s Soul Jazz Review, July 9 offers Bobby Torres’s Latin Jazz Review, while one July 11 has guitarist Dan Balmer leads Three Band Night. Many of the above players will participate in July 12’s jazz-off: The Mel Brown Septet vs. The Mel Brown Sextet.
Yachats Music Festival
Yachats Community Presbyterian Churchx, 360 West 7th Street, Yachats
Pianist Leon Bates leads the roster of chamber musicians and singers at the annual coast festival. Friday’s show includes music by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Bach and more. Saturdays concert offers Brahms, Mozart and other opera composers, Faure, Schumann and more. Sunday afternoon’s all American concert features music by pioneer Charles Ives, Gershwin, Duke Ellintonand more, while the evening show includes Purcell, Brahms, Bach, Chopin, Ginastera, and still more.
This new summer series of intimate, early classical music performances by Portland ensembles is set in a farmhouse by a vineyard at Beaverton’s Lawless Family Farm. On July 8, Raphael Spiro String Quartet playing summery classics by Beethoven, Britten, Dvorak, Mozart, Piazzolla, and Ravel. Baroque specialists Musica Maestrale, with superb Portland soprano Arwen Myers, perform music from some of the very first operas on July 9, while flutist Emma Shubin plays classical to modern works in a nearby Douglas Fir grove on July 10. Local food and wine available.
The Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St. Portland
Seattle keyboardist/composer Wayne Horvitz reunites his groovy funk/jazz trio that’s made several albums and been cooking for two decades, on and off.


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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President Jay A. Perman, MD, along with the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, and the University of Maryland School of Nursing (SON) Dean Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, announced today that an alumni couple, Richard Sherman, MD, SOM ’72, and Jane Sherman, PhD, SON ’85, have made a $1.5 million gift to the University to establish a health care innovation center to be located in the Health Sciences & Human Services Library.
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) held its ninth annual "Celebrating Diversity" reception and dinner on February 27, 2016 at the Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards. The event was attended by nearly 300 guests, who gathered to honor diversity at the school, recognize those who have helped increase its diversity, and to raise money for the Dean Emeritus Donald E. Wilson Endowed Scholarship fund and other UM SOM diversity scholarships.
Friday, February 12, 2016
According to a Japanese proverb, if you want to measure a person’s true character just count the number of his or her friends. And in the case of one particular University of Maryland School of Medicine supporter and donor, those friends add up to the thousands.
Wednesday, December 02, 2015
University of Maryland School of Medicine Celebrates Thanksgiving By Helping West Baltimore's Neediest
This Thanksgiving, students from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) organized the 26th annual “Project Feast,” a Thanksgiving meal, and more, for the West Baltimore community. The event is just one of many community outreach efforts by UM SOM, including the Mini-Med School, as well as several student volunteer projects.


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Covid-19: Pakistan reports 1,004 new cases, 28 deaths in last 24 hours
ISLAMABAD – At least 28 people lost their lives due to the third wave of the novel coronavirus infection while 1,004 fresh infections have been reported in the last 24 hours, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said Monday.
According to the latest statistics, the death toll from the deadly virus currently stands at 28,134 whereas the number of confirmed cases has soared to 1,258,959.
In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,254 patients have recovered from the deadly virus while the total recoveries stand at 1,188,562. As of Monday, the total count of active cases was recorded at 42,263 while the national positivity has recorded at 2.31 percent.
Statistics 11 Oct 21:— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) October 11, 2021
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 43,389
Positive Cases: 1004
Positivity %: 2.31%
Deaths : 28
Patients on Critical Care: 2473
At least 462,859 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 436,197 in Punjab 175,974 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 106,153 Islamabad, 33,076 in Balochistan, 34,350 in Azad Kashmir, and 10,350 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Moreover, 12,785 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 7,497 in Sindh, 5,645 KP, 932 in Islamabad, 739 in Azad Kashmir, 350 in Balochistan, and 186 in Gilgit Baltistan.
The health facilities across the country conducted 43,389 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 19,911,021 since the first case was reported.
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Settlement Reached on the Rose Hill Regional Landfill Superfund site
Release Date: 01/03/03
Contact Information: Alice Kaufman, EPA Press Office, 617-918-1064
Boston–The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) have signed a settlement agreement, worth an estimated $8.56 million, with the towns of South Kingstown and Narragansett, RI on costs associated with the cleanup of the Rose Hill Regional Landfill Superfund Site in South Kingstown, RI.
The agreement, known as a Consent Decree, requires that the towns partially reimburse EPA and the state of Rhode Island for costs already incurred to cleanup contamination at the landfill. It also formally recognizes RIDEM as the lead agency for the remaining cleanup, including the engineering design and conducting operation and maintenance activities to ensure the effectiveness of the cleanup remedy at the site.
The settlement specifically requires that the towns:
- pay EPA past costs of $4,000,000 plus interest and 30 % of EPA's future costs for remedial design and cleanup in excess of $8.5 million;
- pay 30% of the state's actual remedial design, remedial action and operation and maintenance costs, some of which will be paid through the towns' performance of in-kind services during the operation and maintenance period.
- pay 50% of the remedial design and cleanup costs and 100% of operation and maintenance costs (30% of which will be recovered from the towns);
- consolidate wastes into a single waste unit over which a multi-layer protective cap will be installed, collect and manage leachate and storm water runoff during the project, and monitor and treat landfill gas emissions; and
- perform long-term operation and maintenance at an estimated cost of $6.7 million.
The Consent Decree will be available for public review at the South Kingstown Public Library in Peacedale, RI.
The public may also provide comments on the Rose Hill Regional Landfill Superfund Site settlement for thirty days from the date of lodging by sending written comments to:
Assistant Attorney General
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Department of Justice
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044
Comments should refer to United States and State of Rhode Island v. Town of South Kingstown, RI and Town of Narragansett, RI, DOJ Reference No. 90-11-3-06627
The Rose Hill Regional Landfill Site is a former municipal landfill located in the town of South Kingstown. The town leased the land as a domestic and industrial waste disposal facility, which operated from 1967 to 1983. In 1983, the facility became inactive, and the operator graded and seeded the disposal areas. A transfer station for municipal waste, currently owned and operated by the town, is located on a portion of the site. An estimated 17,300 people obtain water from wells located within 3 miles of the site.
On-site groundwater monitoring wells contain several volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including 1,1 dichloethane, chloroethane, vinyl chloride, benzene, and xylenes, as well as some heavy metals. Observations indicate that Mitchell Brook, an unnamed brook, and the Saugatucket River are impacted by contaminated runoff from the site. The site is not completely fenced, making it possible for people to come into direct contact with hazardous substances.
The cleanup decision for the Rose Hill site was reached in September 2000, which formed the basis for this negotiation and settlement, and represents the first phase of a phased approach to cleaning up the environmental contamination caused by the site. Operation and maintenance of the engineered components of the remedy, site monitoring, and institutional controls (easements and restrictive covenants concerning land use and use, or alteration of flow, of groundwater) placed on affected properties will assure that the remedy remains protective over the long term.