Cisco yesterday at a Cisco Live! event announced it is publishing more than 100 open REST application programming interfaces (APIs) and associated toolkits for Cisco DNA Center as part of an effort to encourage developers, partners and end customers to develop complementary applications and services. Cisco is also pledging to resell some of those applications on behalf of the companies that develop them.
Cisco DNA Center is the control plane through which Cisco is unifying the management of its network services. By standardizing the APIs, Cisco is attempting to provide a level of open interoperability that renders much of the debate surrounding open networking moot.
So long as Cisco provides access to well-defined northbound, southbound, eastbound and westbound APIs, most organizations are not going to be concerned about being locked into any given platform, says Prashanth Shenoy, vice president of marketing, enterprise networking, and mobility at Cisco."We're trying to elevate the open conversation," he says.
IT vendors and service providers that have already committed to incorporating Cisco DNA APIs in their offerings include ServiceNow, SAP, Accenture, Presidio), Italtel Netwrapper), WWT, and HCL.
The open Cisco DNA APIs also provide the added benefit of making Cisco networking infrastructure more relevant within the context of emerging DevOps processes. Many IT organizations are increasingly embracing agile programming methodologies that are made possible by implementing DevOps processes. But all too often an application can now be developed in weeks still winds up waiting for networking services to be provisioned. Open APIs will make it more feasible for IT organizations to dynamically provision a well-defined set of network services on their own without the direct intervention of a network administrator being required, says Shenoy.
Although Cisco has been slow to embrace some of the trends in open networking, it appears to now be moving more in that direction after years of resistance. Earlier this year, Cisco unbundled its IOS operating system from its hardware after AT&T announced plans to deploy 60,000 white boxes in its network. White boxes allow network operators to run any network operating system on open, commodity hardware.
The move to embrace open REST APIs follows a Cisco decision to also embrace the Kubernetes container platform, a move that Cisco this week reiterated as being a strategic imperative that it is undertaking in collaboration with Google. Historically, Google has always demanded key partners embrace at the very least open interfaces.
Obviously, Cisco to a certain degree is embracing REST APIs to derail any momentum that proponents of open source networking may be gaining. But regardless of the Cisco motivation, an arguably overdue embrace of open REST APIs is significant step in the right direction for all concerned.
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Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has decided to fill 107 Assistant Professor vacancies. Aspirants can download the official notification by clicking on below given link and OPSC Apply Online link is also given below.
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New December Programs
Click HERE to register for our next VTL program.
Administrators, how are you coping this year?
December programs:
Virtual Listening Session on Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Join us from 5:00 to 6:00 pm USET
CLICK THIS LINK TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION
January programs:
Dealing with Educator and Student Mental Health: Sharing Successful Strategies. Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm USET (webinar)
Register here: https://forms.gle/odh1mWRAcNnxwKAVA
Educators are struggling mightily in schools. Not only are they tired and worried and experiencing their own family issues, they have students who are acting out, demonstrating anger and fear and other outsized behavior.
To address these concerns, the founders of the Virtual Teachers Lounge will discuss and engage participants in conversations about trauma, student behavior, measuring achievement and educator wellness. Participants will be able to share actual in-the-trenches experiences and together with the facilitators, we will explore possible tips and strategies to enable surviving these novel and difficult times in education.
VTL would like to thank our sponsors: The Massachusetts PTA Association, The Rutgers Graduate School of Education, Proctor Institute and The Children's Literacy Foundation and Delta Kappa Gamma.
Click HERE for a report on the VTL pilot program from 2020/2021.
Thank you to our sponsors and supporters.
Department of Psychiatry, The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry
The Virtual Teachers' Lounge is a safe, confidential space where current teachers and facilitators can engage in conversations about the challenges of teaching in today's complex world. The idea to to enable educators to share, vent and problem solve the issues they confront and the complex feelings they are experiencing across the PreK — 12 educational landscape.
The teachers' lounge is open to registered participants twice a month on Saturdays. Members of the first two cohorts are also welcomed back.
For our upcoming cohort (our third), we have 3 Zoom dates already in place: Saturday March 26 from noon — 2:00 pm (EST), Saturday April 2 from noon — 2:00 pm and Saturday April 30 from noon — 2:00 pm. Future dates through June 2022 will be set when the cohort is up and running.
In addition, we are continuing to offer a Zoom "call-in" hotline for registered participants for pressing problems. The first call-in date is Wednesday April 13 from 6:00–6:30 pm EST. Future hotline dates through June 2022 will be created based on participant need.
At the conclusion of the third cohort, all registered participants will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card, an online, downloadable educational resource titled The Feeling Alphabet, and a certificate of participation.
To learn more about the VTL's first two cohorts, please visit our "Past Programs and Outcomes" page or click HERE.
To register for the VTL's third cohort, please complete the registration form located on our "Programs" page or click HERE.
How To Register for a VTL Program
The Virtual Teachers' Lounge began as a pilot program in 2020 during the pandemic. We've added new programs for 2022. Teachers may request to participate in the program by filling out the VTL registration form HERE. Or you may visit our "Programs" page for more information.
Call For Inquiry
We're only working by email for now.
Mail For Inquiry
Complete our brief Google form no later than March 30, 2022. We may add additional programs and the opportunity for summer and fall VTL sessions.
Twenty participants will be notified of their selection by the Virtual Teachers' Lounge faculty. Those on the waitlist will be notified when there is a cancellation or new virtual teacher rooms opening.
All participants will receive a $25 Amazon gift card, an educational resource (The Feeling Alphabet Activity Set), and a certificate of participation for volunteering their time.
Beyond the LOUNGE
As educators we welcome your ideas and suggestions for ways to expand this pilot program to offer teachers and schools ideas and programs with teacher wellness in mind. Please reach out to us by email or ask about joining our program as a facilitator.

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Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking
Explanation of Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking:
Already set upon a path of making films that reflect a significant meaning to an audience since 2005 and because there's no end to the twisting of colour, sound and consciousness into magical experiences, I finally coined the name 'Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking' for this style of movie making, in 2020.
Using the standard tools available to the filmmaker of visuals, music, narration and timing of these, in this art form I've attempted to create a way that films automatically transmit their meaning to the viewer according to their geometrical layout, skilfully designed to express the inner workings of a multi-dimensional shape, which is often a Photo Collage Art piece that has multiple shapes encoded within it.
Each whole shape of the Photo Collage Art piece or appropriate equivalent has been carefully collated, and itself contains many other simple or complex shapes of different colours and sizes. The design itself not only resembles the places, people and theme of the movie and its various facets, but also holds the keys to meanings of Universal Truths in terms of how colour, spacing, use of shape and photographs merge into the timing of visuals, music and narration.
The Photo Collage Art work or equivalent art piece is thus embedded deep into the timeline of the movie, encompassing and hence emanating the very meaning of the visuals, music, narration and timing of these. Becoming its primary layout, a fractal form of it is then repeated into relevant aspects and sections of the movie, causing the patterns and flow of the shape to be engrained into its very fabric.
Not static, but evolving level to level, twisting itself inside and out again and again just to come back to the beginning and depending on emerging rhythms that relate to the meaning of the themes in each section, the requisite pace of the frequency of the current mood of the visuals and music is designed to rebalance the individual who's watching the movie, pulsing deeper and deeper to expose the nuances required to maintain a state of balance at each level of their being.
In this way, each aspect of the movie is woven into a rich, multi-dimensional tapestry that resonates all the layers of symbols in the embedded design, into its highest expression of Universal Truth emanating out of its various facets.
On the surface, the visuals contain people, places, what's going on and other relative factors of the overall theme, yet whilst nevertheless intending to be continually efficacious, the exposure of the inner and secret symbol is silent, except to those who are deeply perceptive and can read this art form of 'Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking' at all its various levels.
In this You Tube video here below, Susan describes how she designed the first layer of her movie, 'Visions of Bosnia', which is still currently in its first formatted stage, using the 'Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking' method.
Book, 'Visions of Bosnia', describing 'Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking':
The making of the Bosnian movie from the initial moment of the process to actual production is described in much detail in my up and coming book, 'Visions of Bosnia'.
Using the art form, 'Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking', here two photo collage art pictures, 'Crystal of Time' (2019) and 'Diamond Lens, Doorway to Infinity' (2020) are embedded into the timeline of the movie.
'Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking' Workshops:
'Freeing your Inner Light', Nov 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Please click on the link here below, for information about this workshop.
https://www.pyramidkey.com/freeing-your-inner-light-pssa-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-city-4th-5th-november-2017/
Building a Pyramid at 'Children's Workshop', Oct 2017, Pyramid Valley, Bengaluru, India:
https://www.pyramidkey.com/kids-workshop-at-gfss-2017-pyramid-valley-bengaluru-india-1st-4th-oct-2017/
Filmmaking career of Susan M. Griffith-Jones:
Gurkha's Wounds: The first documentary I ever became involved in was in 2002, as the narrator for the Nepalese Gurkhas in Kathmandu's film about their plight to win rights in the UK. They gave me the script, I edited the English in it and then read it out at the sound recording studio. That was the extent of my involvement!
Building the Buddha: Then in 2005, I was asked by Tagyal Lama, a senior monk of the monastery of His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche in Bouddhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal, who attends to his extended activities, monasteries and centres worldwide, to be involved with writing and reading the narration for a movie he intended to make and then show at Rinpoche's up and coming 85th birthday celebrations that year.
However, the situation with the visuals was dire! There were many mini cassettes of footage that various monks had taken over the years during the building of Rinpoche's new monastery in Lumbini (birthplace of Lord Buddha), but most of them were unusable because the person holding the camera had either sped it too fast across the crowd or scene while recording, or whose hand was shaking so badly, because the camera had been hand held rather than fixed on a tripod.
Due to this we had less visuals to work with, so I ended up helping Tagyal Lama to order and arrange them onto the timeline in a coherent order, as well as choosing the music, plus creating and reading the narration at the sound recording studio. In this way, 'Building the Buddha' was born.
Holiness Trip to Mustang: The next movie I was involved in was the making of 'Holiness Trip to Mustang'. This happened fairly quickly after 'Building the Buddha' (link above) and again I worked with Tagyal Lama from Rinpoche's Jamchen Lhakhang monastery in Bouddhanath, Kathmandu, on both the direction of the editing of visuals, choosing the music, as well as the writing and reading of the narration.
Delivering the Dharma: My next movie was one for the Abbot of a monastery situated in the upper part of Mustang, a district in the very North of Nepal, near to the border with Tibet.
As he was to embark on a trip to South East Asia within the coming months, he wanted something he could show to people as he was going around, to raise money for the renovation and expansion of the building so he could accommodate more young monks and give them an education there.
This time I went to a different studio to edit and complete this movie, taking the full driving seat as coordinator of the film, laying out the visuals and writing and reading the narration.
Circle of Immortality: Fate must have now deemed me ready to produce my own movie, as I found myself suddenly sponsored and on the road towards creating my very own film, 'The Circle of Immortality'.
The next 3 years were dominated by producing 3 versions of this movie, culminating in the first actual 'Kaleidoscopic film' that contains a shape embedded into it – 'The Circle of Immortality, Version 3 with English subtitles'.
Finally, I could really play! I was in charge of every aspect of the movie from concept to final production and in that sense, had a blank sheet of paper and could move the film in any direction I required.
After discovering what I was doing by trial and error, I embedded an art piece that I'd made in 2005, also entitled 'Circle of Immortality', into the layout of the movie. I then thought that if the requisite aspects, like music, narration and visuals were laid out across the movie in the form of that shape that itself holds the meaning within it, then this would theoretically embed the meaning of that shape into the movie and transmit it to the consciousness of the viewer upon watching it.
Another art form, Photo Collage Art that I was just developing in those days too, sprung up when I used an amalgamation of photos from 2 trips to Muktinath in 2005, forming them into several pictures, one of which was the first version of 'Two Keys, One Lock'.
The second version of 'Two Keys, One Lock' was then included in the film, 'The Circle of Immortality', where it was depicted at the start of its different sections, to highlight their headings and explain their significance. Its shape holds Universal Truth within its very form.
The lifestyle of local people, Tibetans and the Lamas of Tibetan Buddhism living or staying in different areas of Nepal is shown throughout the visuals of the movie; from the highest Himalayan valleys, to the middle hills of Nepal and the flat lands of the plains touching those of North India at the border.
The full and detailed story of the making of versions 1, 2 and 3 of the movie, 'The Circle of Immortality' is told in my book, 'The Living Pyramid'
KuDung: My next movie was 'KuDung', which encompassed the ceremonial activities around the Paranirvana (death of a high lama) of His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2007. Again, I helped with the editing of the visuals and writing and reading of the narration.
Su'Dance: Then came a short, playful rendition of a Sufi ceremony I'd attended in Khartoum, capital of Sudan. Reading a Sufi tale over a photo slideshow of an overnight trip through the Nubian Desert on a bus adds another dimension to the visuals of the Sufi's dancing at their Thursday night meeting. I called it, 'Su'Dance'.
Ganga, A River in Distress: Invited by the late Mrs Leela Sarup of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India to make a movie to campaign against the environmental atrocities occurring on the River Ganga, this tells the story of the plight of River Ganga whose overstrained use by man without proper care for the consequent environmental damage has seen her slowly disappear in parts during the annual lean season. To see this movie, go to the link https://www.pyramidkey.com/crossing-bridges/ and scroll down the page to get to it.
The Golden Bridge and Crossing Bridges: After moving to the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, I met the late Mrs Leela Sarup and late Dr Mulk Raj Dass there. I was to spend the next 3 years making a movie with them that in its first version is called, 'The Golden Bridge' (2009), but in its second version (2011) becomes 'Crossing Bridges'.
Bosnian Movie: The Bosnian movie saga began in 2016 when I met Dr Sam Osmanagich, the discoverer of the Bosnian Pyramid Complex at Visoko, Bosnia, at a conference at Pyramid Valley in South India. Three trips to Bosnia culminated in 2 new photo collage art pieces being made, 'Crystal of Time' and 'Diamond Lens, Doorway to Infinity' that were thereafter embedded into a first draft of a movie, Visions of Bosnia' on the Bosnian pyramids.
Susan describes the making of the Bosnian movie 'What is Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking' and related questions 'Discussion about Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking'
Ganga movie: Having completed taking visuals at many identified points along River Ganga during 2007-2020, and having already made 3 movies on River Ganga, I'm now starting to create a new photo collage art piece, whose shape and internal make up will be embedded into one, final comprehensive movie about the River Ganges, as well as segments of it in separate movies.
This is the story of Ganga, of life and death, of wondrous magic and of healing. But which symbol will emerge, which theme of photos and which undercurrent of wisdom will be exposed through its precise use of shapes, their angles, perspectives and their colours?
These are still unanswered questions that I am endeavouring to uncover as I set out on this new journey of exploration into the heart of the meaning of this mighty river. These aspects will then be placed into these new movies on the River Ganga, so that the transmission of those essential meanings may take place to the viewer through the methods of 'Kaleidoscopic Filmmaking', with the aim of causing Mother Ganga to 'talk' directly to people.
The Circle of Immortality
'Circle of Immortality' device (2019)
KULLU-MANALI, INDIA TO ODENSE, DENMARK – ZOOM MEETING: 'KALEIDOSCOPIC FILMMAKING' – AN EXPLANATION OF THE MAKING OF FIRST DRAFT OF BOSNIAN MOVIE, 15TH MAY 2020
KULLU-MANALI, INDIA – SAN FRANCISCO, USA: – 'VISIONS OF BOSNIA' – 1, ONLINE ZOOM CONFERENCE, 6th FEBRUARY 2020
KULLU-MANALI, INDIA TO SAN FRANCISCO, USA – 'VISIONS OF BOSNIA' 2, ONLINE ZOOM CONFERENCE, 5th MARCH 2020
KULLU-MANALI, INDIA TO SAN FRANCISCO, USA – 'VISIONS OF BOSNIA' 3, ONLINE ZOOM CONFERENCE, 26th March 2020
KULLU-MANALI, INDIA TO SAN FRANCISCO, USA – 'VISIONS OF BOSNIA' 4, ONLINE ZOOM CONFERENCE, 2nd APRIL 2020
KULLU-MANALI, INDIA TO SAN FRANCISCO, USA – 'VISIONS OF BOSNIA' 5, ONLINE ZOOM CONFERENCE, 16th APRIL 2020
VICTORIA, BC, CANADA: PRESENTATION OF 'CRYSTAL OF TIME', 29TH JUNE 2019
VISOKO, BOSNIA: TALK ON THE MEANING OF CRYSTAL OF TIME, 19th JUNE 2019
Visions of Bosnia – Book
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, WORKSHOP: 'FREEING YOUR INNER LIGHT', PSSA VIETNAM, 4TH-5TH NOV 2017
LONDON, UK: EXHIBITION, "UNIVERSAL OSMOSIS", 31ST OCT-4TH NOV 2016
'Diamond Lens, Doorway to Infinity'
Visions of Bosnia – Film
Films on River Ganga
Su 'Dance
Building the Buddha
Susan's weekly column


We are used to dream big, in particular when it comes to plan our next vacation. We start the decision making process thinking to travel for many days, to go far away from home, to stay in accomodation where we'd get spoiled, and so on. However, soon enough the reality wakes us up, when we realize that we have a limited number of days off and/or that prices are higher than expected.
Well, the good news are that some insights on sustainable traveling might support us in choosing our destination and accommodations wisely.
Often what we want is closer than expected, it's just a matter of being able to see it.
Be wise enough to avoid huge all-inclusive resorts. In most cases they are controlled by non-local corporations that bought the land for a small price and built massive hotel facilities with no concern about the local environment. These all-inclusive packages often consist of an abundance of food that will trigger you to endlessly eat or drink (which is very unhealthy) and that will ultimately create a lot of waste. Instead, stay in hotel facilities managed by locals or in their houses, which you can find searching on the web or asking to someone you might know, who did it before. Local people are able to share with you the best tips and tricks about the city, its surroundings, where to eat, have fun, and so on. It makes it easier to not feel like a stranger and, at the same time, to ensure that your money is distributed among the locals.
… From my experience in Cuba: i visited this amazing country for 3 weeks staying in Casas Particulares, houses of locals who rent you a private bedroom or even a part of their home. I have been in several of them, all comfortable (surely not luxurious but i had all what i needed) and always very clean. It gave me the chance to experience how Cuban families live, to talk to them while having breakfast or dinner all together (a basic knowledge of the Apanish language helped me a lot), to understand what they are willing to share only within the confidence of their home. On top of it, I was very happy to know that the payment of my accommodation was going to these families: my hosts, my friends.
Travel with small group tour operators, which tend to have less of an environmental impact. Membership in an organization like The International Ecotourism Society is a good sign that the tour operator tries to conduct itself in a responsible, sustainable manner. Have a look into it and get inspired by doing something different from the tours proposed by any travel guide.
Once there, honor local customs. Do a little research to get to know more about the cultural traditions and learn at least some key words that will help you interact with the locals. It will allow you to understand the context that surrounds you (why things look the way they do, based on the historical and political influences of the country) and, in general, to get the best (and the reality) out of the country you are visiting.


HANDMADE 9K SOLID GOLD 0.30CT NATURAL BLUE SAPPHIRE PENDANT WITH 6 DIAMONDS.
An eye catching pendant featuring a lively sapphire and 6 sparkling diamonds framed in a pretty 9 carat solid yellow gold setting.
The 0.30 carat round cut sapphire chosen as the focal point measures 4 mm and is securely held by 6 claws. It is a natural stone which is a pleasing rich blue in colour.
Accenting the sapphire are 6 small shimmering white diamonds which have been prong set around the centre stone as a halo to add a tasteful touch of sparkle and balance. They are bright and white estimated to be H in colour and weigh a total of 3 points.
The pendant measures 14.40 mm from top to bottom including the bale and 7.80 mm across. See image 3 for scale.
The pendant is stamped 375 (9 carat gold) & weighs a total of 0.80 grams.
This item comes in a velvet pouch with free delivery to anywhere in Australia.


In a few weeks it will be the 50th anniversary of one of the most well-known and influential albums in music history!
The Beatles' groundbreaking "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Okay, well I have an idea for a project!
Make Sp-Studio verisons of everyone on the cover, individually!
I had this idea a couple years ago and actually made some, I made Lenny Bruce and Diana Dors, but I deleted them.


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Synthesis and radiofluorination of a novel monocarboxylate transporter 1 inhibitor for tumor imaging by PET
Red Hall (Casino Conference Centre)
Red Hall
Verbal Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry, Labelled Compounds RPH 1
Dr Masoud Sadeghzadeh (Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig)
Monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) is an integral plasma membrane protein that bi-directionally transports lactate and ketone bodies and is highly expressed in non-hypoxic regions of human colon, brain, breast, lung and other tumors. Accordingly, MCT1 inhibitors are regarded to be of potential clinical use. In the current study we developed a new 18F-labeled radioligand for in vivo imaging of MCT1-overexpressing brain tumors by PET.
A new fluorinated analogue of α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (RM231) was synthesized from m-anisidine via alkylation, ortho formylation and Knoevenagel condensation in 50% overall yield. Its MCT1 inhibition activity was evaluated via [14C]lactate uptake assay on rat brain endothelial 4 cells. The mesylated precursor was similarly prepared in 52% overall yield. Radiosynthesis of [18F]RM231 was achieved by a two-step reaction, starting with the radiofluorination using [18F]-K2CO3-K222 complex followed by protective group removal via hydrolysis under optimized reaction conditions.
RM231 showed relatively high MCT1 inhibition activity (IC50 = 12 nM). The radiolabeled intermediate was obtained by an optimized procedure (acetonitrile, 5.5 mg of K222, 0.7 mg of K2CO3, 12-15 GBq of K18F, 100 ̊C, 8 min) with 44-50% yield determined by radio-HPLC analysis (N=3, non-isolated). The final product was obtained by hydrolysis with TFA in dry dichloromethane at room temperature for 10 minutes with 29% yield (radio-HPLC, non-isolated).[18F]RM231 could be obtained after separation using semi-preparative HPLC (RP C18 column; 30% ACN, 20 mM NH4CO2H). Currently, attempts are made to stabilize and formulate the final product appropriately for biological investigation. The newly developed MCT1 radioligand is anticipated to be a useful agent for imaging of the tumors with PET. Accordingly, animal studies on the new radiotracer are currently under investigation.
Acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation through postdoctoral fellowship for young researcher.
Dr Rareş-Petru Moldovan (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research Site Leipzig) Dr Steffen Fischer (Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research Site Leipzig) Dr Friedrich-Alexander Ludwig (Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research Site Leipzig) Mrs Shirisha Gurrapu (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical School, University of Minnesota) Prof. Lester R. Drewes (Department of Biomedical Sciences, Medical School, University of Minnesota) Prof. Peter Brust (Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research Site Leipzig)


Germany is a rich and varied destination for any traveler. With such diverse options as fairy tale castles, quiet ski chalets, world class museums, bustling modern cities, and towns virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages, Germany will no doubt have something to offer any visitor. You can travel by car, train, boat, or bicycle, and stay in accommodations that range from dormitory type hostels to bed and breakfast inns to luxury hotel accommodations. Your own visit to Germany should be tailored around your own tastes, but there are certainly some worthy locations that deserve your consideration.
For an introduction to Germany, a cruise along the Rhine River might be a good choice. For centuries, the Rhine, which flows south to north through Germany, has defined both the landscape and the culture, and a cruise down its banks provides a brief but fascinating window into that history. Cruises range in length from several hours to a week, and peacefully bear you along the banks past lush vineyards and ancient castle fortresses. And as you experience the splendor of the Rhineland, you will surely come to understand the legend of the Lorelei, the mysterious sirens on the banks of the Rhine who enchanted sailors with their unmatched beauty.
If it's the storybook beauty of Germany that's drawing you in, southern Germany is the place for you. Bavaria, a southeastern German state, was once its own independent country, and boasts a rich cultural heritage in addition to its beautiful alpine scenes. Munich, Bavaria's capital, is the perfect central location for experiencing all Bavaria has to offer. Munich is home to a variety of museums, the Alt Stadt (or old city) where you can visit historic cathedrals, and the famed Hofbrauhaus brewery and beer garden. In late September, Munich also hosts the country's official Oktoberfest celebration and over a million people flock to the city to join in the revelry.
Yet the many day trips from Munich make the city even more appealing. One day trip you can't forgo is a trip to the Schloss Neuschwannstein. This is the fairy tale castle built by King Ludwig II only a little more than a century ago, and one you're probably already familiar with. The beautiful swan-white castle is one of the most recognized images from Germany, and the castle and its peaceful setting do not disappoint. Spend only a few hours or a whole day, you'll be rewarded with a memorable experience. Because Munich is near the alps, several ski villages are a convenient distance for visitors. One such village is Germisch-Partenkirchen, which was host to the 1936 Olympic Games. It is certainly a must for any winter sport enthusiast. From Munich, you can also visit Berchtesgaden, Hitler's "Eagles Nest" alpine lodge. Perched atop an alpine ridge in southernmost Germany, the site is equally appealing for its historical significance and its unmatched alpine vistas. Another day trip option from Munich is a visit to the Dachau concentration camp from the Nazi era. Tours of the camp provide visitors with a sobering look into one of the darkest chapters in human history, and while certainly not a pleasant tour, it is a worthwhile and important trip to make.
Another remarkable destination in Bavaria is the small village of Rothenberg ob der Tauber. Regarded as one of the most complete examples of a Medieval city, the walled city of Rothenberg is a destination unlike any other. A little too far to be a day trip from Munich, Rothenberg is certainly worth an overnight stay. While visiting, you can climb the city's towers, walk around its fortified wall, take a carriage ride, or, if you're daring, even visit the intriguing Medieval Torture Museum. This picturesque town is certain to transport you to another time, and is so inviting, you may not want to leave.
For those of you who are a little more excited by urban experiences, Germany has much to offer you as well. One of the premier European cities, Germany's capital Berlin is a brilliant example of a modern city. Because much of the city was destroyed during the Allied bombings of WWII, today's Berlin is marked by its contemporary architecture and design. A center of fashion and industry, Berlin offers unparalleled shopping and chic clubs and dining. This vast city built amid a network of waterways also provides cultural experiences like opera and ballet, and is home to impressive museums, like the five world-renowned museums of Museum Island. Also, because of its unique role during Germany's divided period and its present political significance, Berlin is home to several important historic destinations. Visitors can see the Brandenburg Gate and "Checkpoint Charlie" as well as remnants of the Berlin wall. For first-time visitors to Berlin, arranging a tour through the city might be a good introduction to an otherwise overwhelming metropolis.
Certainly any country with a wealth of culture as great as Germany's cannot be defined by so few of its cities. While Berlin, the Rhineland, and the Bavarian region all offer unique tastes of Germany, other distinctly German experiences can be had in Cologne, whose breathtaking Cathedral alone is worth a trip, and Heidelberg, a charming city home to an incredibly romantic hillside castle partly in ruins. The Schwartzwald (Black Forest) and Alsace regions also offer unique and rich experiences and are well worth a visit.
Your trip to Germany can be as brief or as thorough as you want it to be, but it is certain you will be captivated by your travels in this delightful and impressive country, and it is likely that you will find yourself only drawn to return once you leave.
If you're looking for something to really spice up this Christmas, why not take a break to one of Germany's amazing Christmas markets?
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November 26, 2014 · in Economy, Environment
Australia's $105 billion Future Fund has agreed to divest from tobacco, in recognition of the damage it causes to human health. However, the fund continues to invest public money in fossil fuels.
When asked about this in a Senate inquiry on 20 November, Peter Costello, Chair of the Future Fund, said:
The answer that the board came to was no amount of tobacco can be non-harmful, whereas it doesn't believe that every amount of oil is harmful or every amount of gas is harmful or every amount of coal is harmful.
Fossil fuels are known to cause harm to health, economies and ecosystems both through local pollution and through climate change.
The total climate damage per tonne of CO2 emitted is called the 'social cost of carbon' (SCC). The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculates the social cost of carbon will be an average $39 (in $US2011) per tonne of CO2 emitted in 2015. This equates to roughly $48 current Australian dollars. Emissions in later years will cause even more damage as climate impacts increase.
While the EPA offers figures for 'average damages' calculated in its models, it clearly specifies that damages could be much higher. In fact, the agency suggests there is a one-in-twenty chance that the social cost of carbon could be three times higher than the average figures presented.
In economic terms, the social cost of carbon is the fair and 'efficient' level for a carbon price to make the polluter pay for the damage done through climate change (not including local impacts).
While there is a growing number of carbon pricing schemes around the world, most carbon prices remain lower than the EPA's SCC figures. In 2013-14, Australia's carbon price reached $24.1/tCO2.
While there is considerable debate about how to calculate the SCC, it is clear the US EPA numbers are conservative. Their methodology has been criticised and contrasted with the UK's range of $41–$124 per tonne of CO2, and rising over time. While some have argued that carbon may have a short-term negative SCC (a benefit), others argue the SCC is very high – according to some "almost $900/tCO2 in 2010, rising to $1,500/tCO2 in 2050."
A US court recently ruled against a coal mine on the grounds the mine proponents had incorrectly argued that uncertainty around the SCC meant they could ignore the mine's climate impacts.
One factor in calculating the SCC is choice of 'discount rate', which represents how much we value the wellbeing of future people, including ourselves. The US EPA uses a 3 per cent discount rate, but also provides SCCs discounting at 2.5 per cent and 5 per cent per year. These are high discount rates compared with other analyses, such as in the Garnaut Review and the Stern Review. Using a higher discount rate means the calculation is less concerned about future damage. Using lower discount rates, to reflect greater concern about the future, would further increase the SCC.
Global climate negotiations have not been based on pricing carbon. Rather, governments around the world have agreed to act to limit global warming to 2 degrees average warming. This commitment sets an implicit threshold for 'safe use'. However it is important to recognise that even emissions under this threshold would cause damage, as indeed they already are.
Meeting the 2 degree target would require keeping at least two thirds of the world's fossil fuel carbon underground. This 'unburnable carbon' analysis has been endorsed by the International Energy Agency and was recently endorsed by the governor of the Bank of England and Obama's climate envoy Todd Stern.
If the 2 degree target is the threshold for 'safety', then two thirds of global fossil fuel reserves are harmful. Current investment patterns risk warming the globe closer to 4 degrees, which the head of the World Bank calls a "doomsday scenario".
If the Future Fund wants to argue there is a safe level of fossil fuel use, it should create a policy outlining what it thinks that safe level is. Its policy should take account of the social cost of carbon, arguments about a carbon budget, as well as local impacts from fossil fuels. The Future Fund should then take steps to mitigate what it determines to be harmful investments in fossil fuels.
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peter November 26, 2014 at 12:51 am ·
Over half of Australian coal exports are used in steel production. So unless you have found another way to allow the developing world to build the infrastructure that will lift them out of poverty I think you are only telling half the story.
Tom Swann November 26, 2014 at 9:25 pm ·
There are alternatives to met coal. Large volumes (from memory around a quarter) of current global steel production is recycled – this process uses electricity, which as we know can be renewable. There are also ways to use less met coal and then to use less steel in building infrastructure. You're right it's a challenge, but it's surmountable, and necessary to overcome because of the damage it's causing, especially to the global poor.
peter November 30, 2014 at 9:49 pm ·
The problem is that recycling doesn't increase the amount of steel that exists and any alternative building methods or steel manufacturing methods just increase cost to the developing world.
Steve O'Connor November 26, 2014 at 2:41 am ·
I'm of the opinion that we've already used up our safe quota of GHGs (plus more). There is no safe level any more. Even 2C is not a safe temperature increase, rather a political compromise on the boundary between dangerous and potentially catastrophic.
Even the carbon budget itself is calculated with an implied 'risk appetite' that has so far only been suggested, not ratified to my knowledge.
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The Haymeadow
By Gary Paulsen
Read by Richard Thomas
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Fourteen-year-old John Barron is asked, like his father and grandfather before him, to spend the summer taking care of their sheep in the haymeadow. Six thousand sheep. John will be alone, except for two horses, four dogs, and all those sheep. John doesn't feel up to the task, but he hopes that if he can accomplish it, he will finally please his father. But John finds that the adage "things just to sheep" is true when the river floods, coyotes attack, and one dog's feet get cut. Through it all he must rely on his own resourcefulness, ingenuity, and talents to survive this summer in the haymeadow.
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Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor Books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the ALA for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean
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"Avengers: Endgame" broke from tradition and skipped the post-credits scene.
Joe Russo told USA TODAY an end-credits scene was "never in the cards" and that "it was called 'Endgame' for a reason."
He also confirmed the sound at the end of the credits is Tony Stark making his first Iron Man suit. "It started it and it ends it," Joe Russo explained.
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"Avengers: Endgame" isn't only notable for smashing every box office record going, it even set its own record in the MCU.
The epic conclusion to the first part of the MCU – that kicked off in 2008 with "Iron Man" – is the first movie in the 22-movie series to not feature a single mid or post-credits scene.
And it turns out that it was always going to be that way.
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"It was never in the cards. It was called 'Endgame' for a reason. This is it. This is the ending. The book is closed on that chapter of the Marvel universe and a new book will get written," co-director Joe Russo told USA TODAY.
Of course, there is a subtle "echo of the past" at the very end of the credits as we hear Tony Stark making his first Iron Man suit in the original movie. But don't read too much into it, according to Joe Russo.
"It's really just an homage, sort of a little bookend. It started it and it ends it," he explained, with Anthony Russo adding: "There will be a future, of course, but it's not our responsibility."
Just because there's no post-credits tease for a future movie, it doesn't mean that "Avengers: Endgame" is completely focused on the past.
It sets up "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Guardians of the Galaxy 3," as well as the numerous Disney Plus shows on the way. Not to mention the amount of unanswered questions it leaves in its wake.
"Avengers: Endgame" is in cinemas now.
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