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Sr. Carmel McEnroy, author who captured women's role in Vatican II, dies
Carmel McEnroy at her 1984 Ph.D. convocation ceremony at the University of Toronto. McEnroy received a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto School of Theology. (Brian Smith)
by Sarah Mac Donald
Mercy Sr. Carmel McEnroy, author of a groundbreaking work on the role of women in the Second Vatican Council, has died at age 83 in Galway City, Ireland, after a long illness.
Responding to the news, Sr. Doreen Whitney of the Sisters of Mercy in the U.S. said McEnroy, who passed away Dec. 3, would be greatly missed by family, sisters, former colleagues, associates and many others throughout the world.
Following a diagnosis of terminal cancer earlier this year, McEnroy had been receiving care from the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland, though she spent most of her working life in the U.S.
When a comprehensive history of women and the Catholic Church in the 20th century is written, the name of Sr. Carmel McEnroy will loom large. She penned the most insightful account to date of the 23 women auditors who participated in Vatican II. Guests in Their Own House: The Women of Vatican II was published in 1996 and the following year (1997) won the Catholic Book Award for History/Biography.
In an article published on the Mercy Sisters' website in January 2013, McEnroy related how within 20 years of the closing of Vatican II, the fact that there were women at the council was already becoming a forgotten memory. She wrote: "This exclusion motivated me to recover the dangerous memory of the female auditors before it was irretrievably lost."
In his foreword to her book, German theologian, Redemptorist Fr. Bernard Häring, who was a theological advisor and consultant to the council, wrote, "I consider McEnroy's book both important and necessary. As far as I can see, up to now very little is said by historians of the council about the absence and presence of women in Vatican Council II. I dare to foretell that the present book will find great interest for a long time."
Though McEnroy will be best remembered for her book on Vatican II, she will also be remembered for the treatment she received from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, in St. Meinrad, Indiana. A distinguished theologian, she taught systematic theology there for 14 years and was tenured in 1992.
However, St. Meinrad fired McEnroy from her position as a professor in 1995 after she signed an open letter to Pope John Paul II and the U.S. bishops, along with about 2,000 others, asking that the discussion of women's ordination be allowed to continue. The letter, which was written in response to John Paul II's Ordinatio Sacerdotalis of May 1994, which sought to close the debate on women priests definitively, was published in the Nov. 4, 1994, issue of the National Catholic Reporter.
The treatment of McEnroy by St. Meinrad raised uncomfortable questions about the academic freedom of Catholic theologians and the denial of academic due process. In her autobiographical notes in the postscript of her book on women and Vatican II, she recalled how she was fired from her teaching position "with less than two weeks' notice, no due process, and the insulting offer of half a year's already meagre salary. All of this was in clear violation of the terms of my contract, the procedures spelled out in the Faculty Handbook, and the school's endorsement of the American Association of University Professor's Statement on Academic Freedom."
The charge brought against McEnroy was public dissent from magisterial teaching in regard to women's ordination. The open letter she signed had been organized by the Women's Ordination Conference. McEnroy contended that she was acting as a private citizen and that she signed it, "in accordance with my rights as a citizen and private person (guaranteed by my contract)." She did not indicate her professional affiliation with St. Meinrad School of Theology, nor did she use the initials of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy.
Putting her name to the letter, even in a private capacity, was construed by St. Meinrad as dissent. On April 26, 1995, McEnroy received a letter from Archabbot Fr. Timothy Sweeney stating that he was asking the president-rector of St. Meinrad, Fr. Eugene Hensell, to terminate her contract because signing the open letter had made her "seriously deficient" in her duty. This was despite consistent commendation of her work in previous years. May 9, 1995, was her last teaching day at the college.
St. Meinrad was undergoing a visitation by a team on behalf of the U.S. bishops' conference. The first rumor McEnroy had heard about her possible dismissal was on March 6, 1995, when the chair of the visitation team, Archbishop Elden Curtiss of Omaha, according to McEnroy, "made it known publicly to students that he was there to carry out Archbishop Daniel Buechlein's wishes with regard to feminism, including firing me, and homosexuality." McEnroy said the "precipitous unilateral action" against her evidenced her accusers' "ignorance of the nuanced understanding of 'dissent,' which clearly distinguishes honest differences from those that are hostile and obstinate."
St. Meinrad's administrators, she explained, "totally ignored" letters from the Leadership Team of the Mercy congregation at the central, provincial, local and individual level, as well as from other religious congregations and groups at academic institutions, who tried to initiate discussion before her position was terminated.
On May 10, 1995, Sr. Bridget Clare McKeever, a Sister of St. Louis and a tenured professor at St. Meinrad, submitted her letter of resignation, stating that the termination of Sister Carmel's tenured contract without due process was "a breach of faith not only with Dr. McEnroy, but also with the entire faculty. Regardless of how these actions are rationalized, they are unjustified and unjust."
Then the largest professional society of theologians in the world, the Catholic Theological Society of America, overwhelmingly endorsed a statement and two resolutions in McEnroy's favor at its 1995 meeting, calling for her reinstatement and questioning the charge of dissent. McEnroy took a civil action against St. Meinrad. But in June 1999 the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in favor of the seminary's argument that resolution of the action would "excessively entangle the court in religious matters in violation of the First Amendment." The American Association of University Professors in 1997 censured St Meinrad School of Theology for violating McEnroy's academic freedom.
Speaking to Global Sisters Report about McEnroy, Mary Hunt, feminist theologian, described the Mercy Sister as a canary in the Catholic coal mine. "She was a sign to other Catholic women scholars that there is no recourse from the power of a patriarchal church to crush its opposition."
From left to right: Sr. Fidelma Heeran, Sr. Frances Lalor, Sr. Carmel McEnroy, and Sr. Doreen Whitney, pictured in a photo taken July 27, 2018, in Dublin, at a reunion of Mercy Sisters who worked in the U.S. over the years. (Courtesy of Doreen Whitney)
"Her book, Guests in Their Own House: The Women of Vatican II, brought the 23 women auditors at the council to public attention," Hunt said. "It was a necessary if embarrassing reminder that none of them were able to vote at the meeting despite their influence around the edges. Little has changed since then as women are still non-voting auditors at Catholic synods."
McEnroy, according to Hunt, paid the price at St. Meinrad for her honesty and persistence. "That seminary, like many others, still has only a miniscule percentage of women on the faculty. Yet her book remains a classic in the field, a gift to a church that did not want to read what she had to say but could not deny the truth of her message."
According to background information from the Sisters of Mercy, Margaret Carmel Elizabeth McEnroy was born May 15, 1936, in Carrickmakeegan, Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Ireland. She was the third of seven children of Bernard and Agnes (Fee) McEnroy.
According to the Sisters of Mercy, she attended Mercy Secondary School in Ballymahon, County Longford, where she excelled in her studies. She entered the Sisters of Mercy as a postulant in 1955 and made her final profession in 1961. She volunteered for the U.S. mission that year and was sent to the Jefferson City, Missouri, Diocese, where she taught and was principal of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Columbia, Missouri, for many years.
She received a bachelor of arts degree in 1967 from Marillac College in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1976 she received a master's degree from the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto School of Theology and a doctorate from there in 1984.
After she was fired by St. Meinrad, she worked for a while as a visiting Lilly Professor at the Berea College and as an adjunct professor at the Lexington Theological Seminary, both Protestant educational institutions in Kentucky.
McEnroy was "a staunch advocate for justice and women's rights and was direct in expressing her truth with complete honesty throughout her life," said Sr. Doreen Whitney of the Sisters of Mercy, who had known Sister Carmel for many years. "She continued to be involved with current concerns, and often took brave steps to speak out on unjust systems, even at her own expense."
"Apart from her sharp intellect and capable skills, Carmel had many other talents and interests," Whitney added. "She also explored photography and art, and in her later years she produced some beautiful watercolor paintings. Carmel was a loyal and faithful friend to many and was always generous with her time. She was willing to share her knowledge and listen to others. She deeply loved her family and relatives and enjoyed their support throughout her life."
Her cousin, Sr. Rosarii Beirne, also a Sister of Mercy, told Global Sisters Report that Carmel's rural childhood was idyllic. "She was surrounded with love and beauty. It is no surprise that she was a great lover of nature and that she so often reproduced nature scenes in her works of art."
McEnroy joined the Mercy Congregation in Ballymahon when Beirne was a student in the boarding school there. "She was a brilliant teacher. When she was sent to join our fledgling foundation in Missouri we felt she was a great loss to the Irish education system."
She also paid tribute to her cousin who as a junior professed sister gave her sound advice when Rosarii entered the Mercy Sisters. "She was able to take the broader view and to think outside the box." Of her many good qualities, Beirne highlighted Sister Carmel's sincerity and loyalty. "She was also very good humored, generous and hospitable."
According to Hunt, "Inroads that women make in the Catholic theological world, the ability to speak our truths in that most defended of sanctuaries, we do with thanks to Carmel McEnroy and her colleagues. History will be kind to them."
"Sr. Carmel McEnroy was a modern day example of a true Sister of Mercy," according to Sr. Susan DeGuide, regional superior of the Sisters of Mercy in the U.S. "She was always about further justice issues, especially those that pertained to women in society and the church. Even when things were most contentious for her, she always acted with integrity and with the best intention to further the significant role of women and especially women theologians in the Church. We stand very proud of her."
"My aunt was a fighter," Professor Joyce Smith of Ryerson University's Journalism Research Centre told Global Sisters Report. "When she felt strongly about something, she was all in, whether that was winning a game of Monopoly or challenging a parish priest after Mass about his lack of inclusive language. You wanted her in your corner.
"Somehow, she kept track of all of us and always had a card and often a gift for our important dates: wedding anniversaries, birthdays, graduations. This was no small feat given that she had six siblings, five in-laws, 20 nieces and nephews, and then their kids. She supported our pursuits, always genuinely interested and invested. And she was a lot of fun. I'll always admire her strength of conviction and her generosity. We're going to miss her."
[Sarah Mac Donald is a freelance journalist based in Dublin.]


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AFS Fills New Analytics Manager Role
Data is an incredibly valuable asset and using data strategically gives Associated Food Stores a competitive edge. Not long ago, Mindy Rich, vice president of analytics, was asked to focus on how to leverage data differently in this way. This includes making data more accessible, easy-to-use, and available for AFS team members, vendors and retailers to help drive multiple important decisions across different areas of the business. This week, Mindy took an important step in the process by hiring Josh Christensen as the analytics manager.
"We were seeking an enthusiastic, talented leader to step into this role and Josh is the ideal person to fill this assignment," said Mindy. "We are actively working to build the department and Josh will play a fundamental part in laying the groundwork. He will lead analysts, work closely alongside me, and act as a liaison between multiple departments—actively understanding their needs and coordinating support."
Josh is already a member of the Associated Food Stores' team, having most recently served as the category manager overseeing frozen foods. Given his current assignment, Josh will transition to his new role over the coming weeks. (The search for Josh's replacement in category management will begin thereafter.)
Before working in procurement, Josh spent time in advertising/shopper marketing. Josh joined the AFS team in 2009 as part of the Albertson's acquisition. He got his start in the grocery industry as a bagger for Smith's when he was 16 years old serving in multiple retail roles before moving to a corporate position.
"I was on the high school tennis team and the Smith's store was across the street," said Josh. "It's amazing to think I've been in the grocery business for more than 30 years."
Another benefit of working at a grocery store for Josh was meeting so many great people, including his wife, Amy.
"I was the night manager and she was the front-end supervisor," said Josh. "When she was transferred to a store in St. George, I followed not long after and the rest is history."
Josh and Amy have two daughters, one son and a granddaughter. They enjoy camping, being outdoors and cheering for the University of Utah sports teams.
"I am excited about this new role for many reasons," said Josh. "I have dabbled in data my whole career, helping people get hands-on, intuitive information they need. My passion is using analytics to build tools that make data tangible for others. The opportunity to spend 100 percent of my time working on solutions for others is very appealing to me. I can't wait to get going."
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ECONOMIC REFORMS
BY JOSE AZEL
jazel@miami.edu
In late 2010, the Cuban government first detailed its plan to revitalize
the moribund Cuban economy. Two key components of this plan were the
massive firing of over one million state employees (in a workforce of
five million) and to allow some private sector self-employment to absorb
the newly unemployed.
The enlightened nomenclature decreed that the firings were to take place
in short order and the newly permitted activities would be limited to a
bizarre amalgamation of precisely 178 occupations from baby sitting to
washing clothes to shoe shinning, to repairing umbrellas.
Not surprisingly, two years later, the process is mired in a web of
internal debates and emerging rules and regulations. The failure in
implementing economic reforms is rooted in the pathology of thought of
the Country's ruling elite. It is this pathology of thought that
economist and political philosopher Friedrich A. Hayek described in his
influential work The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism. As Hayek
explained, central plans fail with unforeseen and unintended
consequences because all variables are not known or even knowable to the
central planners.
The dismissal of the state employees has been essentially halted and is
now supposed to take place over a period of five years. Kafkaesque
efficiency committees will determine the "ideal" number of employees for
each function and then other committees will decide who is to be dismissed.
The process regarding activities "outside the government sector" — The
Cuban government cannot bring itself to say "private sector" — is just
as revealing. With significant fanfare, Granma recently announced that
the number of permitted "outside the government sector" activities would
be increased from 178 to 181. The three new tolerable activities are
"granitero" (as in doing tile work); party planners for weddings and
quinces (sweet sixteen-like parties), and insurance agents.
Cuba's Vice Minister of Finance and Prices, (yes, there is a ministry in
charge of prices) also announced that the activity of granitero would
have to be approved by the work directives and by the office of the City
Historian. The bureaucrats further decreed that the three new allowed
activities will be taxed at markedly different fixed monthly fees as
follows: Graniteros 150 CUPs (Cuban pesos), Party Planners 300 CUPs, and
Insurance Agents 20 CUPs. The unexplained central planning logic of
these taxation decrees is left for the reader to decipher.
Notwithstanding this stifling regulatory environment, Cubans are seeking
work independent from the State. A recent survey conducted by Freedom
House finds that although "some Cubans are discouraged by the
uncertainties associated with self-employment . . . more Cubans say that
it is better to be self-employed than to work for the government."
In allowing some entrepreneurship, the Cuban government sought to create
new employment for the fired government employees. Things, however, are
not going as planned by the mandarins. For example, 73 percent of the
69,000 women now self-employed were not previously in the government's
payroll. Additionally, many of the cuentapropistas are engaged in
subsistence self-employment which does not generate significant
additional employment.
Another unfortunate consequence of Cuba's central planning arrogance is
an exacerbation of racial tensions. Reflecting the racial composition of
the Cuban Diaspora, the vast majority of Cubans receiving remittances
from abroad and able to become self-employed are white. Access to
dollars is essential for self-employment. Paradoxically, the new
entrepreneurs must sell their goods and services in the national
currency, but must purchase supplies from government stores in Cubas's
convertible currency. Afro-Cubans, without access to remittances from
family members abroad, are left behind as income inequality increases.
It is quite a conceit to believe, as central planners do, that one
individual, or one ministry, or one central committee can gather and
understand all available information to design an efficient economic system.
The tragedy of communism is both its mistaken view of how an economy
works and its glorified view of its own rational capabilities. The Cuban
government's hubris on riding the intellectually dead horse of central
planning showcases its Fatal Conceit.
José Azel is a senior scholar at the Institute for Cuban and
Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami and the author of the book,
Mañana in Cuba."
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/16/3142645/cubas-fatal-conceit-on-economic.html


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Petrocam Trading opens seventh solar-powered filling station in Nigeria
22 November 2018 in Fuel Retailing
Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited, a player in the country's downstream sub-sector, has unveiled its seventh solar-powered filling station in Lagos.
Before its move into the downstream space, the company's major focus was the importation of refined petroleum products such as petrol, diesel, kerosene, naphtha, lubricants and greases into Nigeria. The solar-powered filling station at Epe in Lagos, has five metric tonnes gas skid and five underground tanks with 45,000 litres capacity each, four tanks for PMS and one tank for Automated Gas Oil (AGO).
Speaking at the official opening of the filling station, the Managing Director, Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited, Mr. Patrick Ilo, said the company was passionate about the green energy, which it believes is the solution to epileptic power supply in Nigeria. Ilo, who said that everybody should go off grid by embracing green energy, maintained that the grid should be left for manufacturing companies, hospitals etc.
According to him, fuel marketers should be more innovative, by using solar energy and other methods off-grid electricity to achieve growth. He said the outlet generates more than 75,000 kilowatts of electricity yearly through solar, adding that the firm leverages the solar energy to provide power to the neighbouring streets in the area, while urging marketers to achieve similar feat.
llo said marketers would be able to reduce the cost of operation, play better in the sub-sector and maintain competitiveness. He urged the Federal Government to fully deregulate the downstream sub-sector of the oil and gas industry, adding that the development would spur the growth of the sub-sector.
"We are looking at building a refinery. Refinery is one of things in our top agenda, but for refinery to flourish and for us to make return on investment, there has to be deregulation of the downstream sub-sector. It won't be bankable to go into the business of building a refinery if the price of petroleum is still being pegged."
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The KIM Leadership and Diversity Report (2017) has established that the boards and senior management teams of NSE-listed companies are largely male, lack youth representation and are skewed in terms of skills mix. Andia Chakava, Kenya Chapter chairperson of New Faces New Voices, speaks on the importance of age, socio economic, ethnic and gender inclusion.
1. From a leadership viewpoint, why is diversity and inclusion important to business?
It is important for business because it provides different perspectives that are essential for decision making. Understanding the needs and attitudes of youth is essential to relate with consumers and employees of tomorrow. Technological advances mean that a wide variety of skills will be needed to support the organisational business strategy. Ensuring that there are people from different socio-economic backgrounds also allows for competitive advantage as new ideas are generated and implemented.
2. Is Kenya making the right strides in advancing this agenda?
We have made some progress. For instance we have the 1/3 Gender Rule that applies to public institutions. We also have the procurement policy that the government has set aside for women entrepreneurs. There is still a lot more work to ensure effective implementation. We need more institutions to make this a deliberate agenda. This involves developing specific strategies at board level on how to achieve this within a targeted a period.
3. What strategies can organisations adopt in creating an effective framework for diversity and inclusion?
It depends on the industry. Some industries – especially in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields – have low women representation. They therefore need to spend time in building the pipeline from the school and university level and encouraging such graduates by offering internships and work study opportunities. Organisations need to involve their staff in diversity and inclusion training to determine what underlying prejudices can lead to barriers in the workplace for people of different genders, socio economic status, ages and ethnicities.
Champions of change need to be drawn from diverse people at different levels of the organisation and benefits of diversity translated to operational policies and practices with suppliers, customers, employees and government stakeholders.
4. What successes has your organisation achieved this far?
We are an advocacy organisation. So we pride ourselves in shedding light on various research that has been done to encourage open debate on diversity and inclusion in both the private and public sectors. We form partnerships with like-minded institutions to further our mandate and work closely with partners to demonstrate the outcomes of case studies that promote diversity and inclusion.
5. Can an institution have diversity and lack inclusion?
You can have diversity by employing lots of women and youth within the organisation. However, inclusion is achieved if there is also diversity at all levels – it is reflected in promotions, there are policies that recognise specific needs of each, the organisation offers similar opportunities for growth, it extends this inclusion within the suppliers that offer services 'and even has designed products that reflect the diverse needs of the community. Therefore, diversity is involving people from various backgrounds, ethnicities, ages but inclusion is the process of giving people a voice, the power to have influence within decision making, the opportunities to succeed 'and make additional income supported by policies that encourage tolerance.
6.What recommendations would you make for diversity 'and inclusion in the public sector?
The public sector can be more proactive 'and transparent in seeking diverse viewpoints. They can be more deliberate in making women in leadership more visible, encouraging participation from people from different ethnicities, ensuring diversity in professional 'and socio-economic backgrounds to avoid group think 'and selecting youth to be represented.
7. From a legal 'and policy viewpoint, what should be done 'and who would be the key actors 'and their roles in creating the positive change?
We have the Institute of Directors that can play an important role in training all directors in expectations as well as preparing senior executives for future director positions.
We have the Nairobi Securities Exchange that sheds light through the diversity awards in collaboration with New Faces New Voices. Companies get rewarded based on the improvement of the leadership 'and senior management in metrics such as age, professional 'and gender diversity over a two-year period. This allows investors to make an informed choice about a company's commitment to diversity.
Inclusion requires more culture 'and behaviour transformation that allows diverse individuals to enjoy power, influence 'and respect within their organisations. Only then will real change be possible.


STLQ: Journal of Algorithms Fallout Getting Noticed, Stanford U Takes Stand Against "Pricey Journals"
Journal of Algorithms Fallout Getting Noticed, Stanford U Takes Stand Against "Pricey Journals"
weblog wherein he noted the gathering furor over the emigration of the editorial board of the Journal of Algorithms.
Nielsen, in turn, cites Crooked Timber as the source of his information. Crooked Timber attributes the news to Ed Felten's (Princeton) weblog (of DMCA/RIAA opposition fame), where a great deal of discussion has taken place. (NOTE: DCMA = Digital Millenium Copyright Act; RIAA = Recording Industry Association of America).
sensitivity to scholarly communication issues at the moment, thanks to Donald Knuth and the editorial board of JoA, the ACM, and the forthcoming ACM Transactions on Algorithms. This is an outstanding outreach opportunity for librarians to engage an interested audience in a dialog, while the relevance of the issues is directly apparent.
To quote a bumper sticker: Think global, Act local!
:: Stanford University has received support from its Faculty Senate, which has approved a resolution that encourages the boycott of "pricey journals."


Recently posted Boba Fett & The Raiders to Vimeo. It looks infinitely better than the video on Youtube.
It was great fun to produce, direct, edit, and animate.
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO) from Kevin Bingham on Vimeo.


There are red hearts, discounted chocolates and unrealistic expectations everywhere I go… I can't avoid it. So, I'm forced to think about love and my relationships, including the most important one – with myself. Yes, it goes up and down and changes (for the better) with time. I've realized that more than ever the only way to fulfill my potential is by loving myself and paying more attention to self-care – a hard realization for someone who is their own worst critic and 'people pleaser'.
My advice for Valentine's Day – you must first love yourself before you love another. So here is my Valentine's Day Challenge: after a long day (away from all your different identities and labels), find a silent moment and connect with your inner world. Celebrate yourself, all your gifts, achievements, lessons learned and the wonderful work in progress you are. Then take a bubble bath and watch a movie!
If you want to cry uncontrollably and be in love with Allie and Noah, watch this classic movie again. Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook will capture you in its sweeping and emotional force.
A sweet teenage romance about how writing love letters to all of the boys you ever loved is a great way to heal yourself, and make your life complicated.
A beautiful, colorful and unrealistic tale where money can't buy love. You'll find out how dating a rich guy can really complicate things.
A movie about change, chocolate, magic and love. And yes, you can eat chocolate while watching.
You will fall in love with Celine and Jesse who meet on a train and impulsively decide to jump off together in Vienna. They know they have only one night.


The Code of Conduct, and the Guidance on the Application of the Code, have been amended with the addition of a new clause.
2R: ABTA Members shall, before they sell Travel Arrangements to a Client that includes a flight on an airline that is on the European Commission's list of airlines banned in the EU, inform the Client that the airline is on that list.
These airlines don't fly within the EU, but they do fly outside it e.g. internal flights in Nepal.
Clients should be told at the time of booking if any of the airlines they'll be flying on is on the list, so they can make an informed choice whether to proceed.
Tour operators that organise Travel Arrangements that include such airlines should provide this information to Clients. Agents should ensure that they draw their Clients' attention to the tour operators' information, or if they put together itineraries themselves that include banned airlines they should ensure that they check the list and tell the Client.
If the airline isn't known at the time of booking, the Client should be given the information when the airline name is known.
the fact that there is an EU blacklist they can check.
the airline, after booking, is replaced with one that is on the blacklist.
ABTA believes that clients should be provided with this information, so that they can make an informed choice.
The Code, and the Guidance on the Application of the Code can be viewed on ABTA's website.
If you have any queries please contact the Member and Partner Information line membersinfo@abta.co.uk on 020 3117 0597.


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Complete and Update your profile periodically: Your profile must be completed with all necessary information about your experience and skills shared. The more complete your profile is, the higher the chances of you getting found. LinkedIn's algorithms pick completed profiles on priority. Your profile also has a higher chance of getting considered.
Search options for jobs are aplenty: You can look for jobs using zip code, key words, and country. You can further refine your search options by using the advance search option that has filters like job function, salary, date posted, company etc.
Use referrals and recommendations: When a job gets listed directly on LinkedIn, then you will be able to view how you are connected to the HR or the recruiter. This way you can apply online and even request a referral from your contact. LinkedIn makes it even easier by providing you with a template that you can use to personalize and message. Some employers actually prefer referrals through LinkedIn. One must make sure to follow instructions mentioned in the job postings while applying.
Company profiles on LinkedIn: Looking up company profiles on LinkedIn is a great way to get information on the company that you are interested to work in. There is a whole lot of information available like – company statistics, new hires, job posts, promotions, related companies, sister concerns etc. This information will help you determine better if you do really would like to make that your goal and accordingly shape your career and skills.
Write a headline that stands out: The headline that appears just below the name is in fact your own online brand that gets advertised to the job world. The profile picture, headline and name are the only information displayed and this is why the headline can determine if an employer would want to click on the profile. The headline is got to be a power packed punch line that speaks your ability, passion for work and hint of your personality.
Follow your dream companies: If you have a list of companies that you would love to work in, make sure you follow them on LinkedIn. You will be kept informed about new job postings, product launches and a lot more. This information can be great input that you can later use for your cover letter.
Add some jazz: One can do away with dull listing of previous projects worked in and add some element of spice to the way the same information is displayed. Make a video presentation of your work or add a link of an article you've written. You can use the status update feature to share some interesting information.
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Virtual Senior Art Exhibition to Highlight Graduating Seniors
April 22, 2020 Irene Corona Avila Features 1
Rachel Schott's "Forget How You Remembered Me" is one of her many artwork pieces. Scott is one of the six graduating seniors who will be displaying their artwork in a virtual Senior Art Exhibition on the art department's Instagram page (Photo courtesy of Rachel Schott).
With COVID-19 precautions in place, Albion College's annual Senior Art Exhibition is going virtual through the art department's Instagram page beginning Thursday. The Senior Art Exhibition is a capstone requirement for all art majors to graduate.
Each senior's piece is usually displayed in Bobbit Visual Arts Center. Since being on campus is no longer an option, the six graduating art majors will each have an assigned date to showcase their artwork and ideas with as many posts as they like.
Meet the Seniors:
Payge Rumler
A potrait of Payge Rumler (Photo courtesy of Payge Rumler).
Payge Rumler is from Albion, Mich. and an art major with a concentration in the Gerstacker Institute for Business and Management. Rumler's goal in her artwork is to foster comradery and to share her story with others.
As Rumler describes, her current work displays a personal narrative of her long-term relationship with body image. It is also a product of relevant research in historical and contemporary feminist studies, such as male gaze, the history of fashion and nutritional science.
Rumler said she created an obsessive relationship with her body at a young age, which led her through experiences including dieting, an eating disorder, low and high self-esteem and objectification.
"This obsession has morphed throughout my life on a spectrum between healthy and self-abusive behavior," said Rumler via email. "I intend to be vulnerable and honest with those experiences so that other girls and women may benefit from my work in one way or another, as I know I have by creating it."
Rumler intends to apply to workshops and artist residencies to continue her work and artistic skills. She also hopes to create an art gallery to showcase her own artwork and display the artwork of others as well.
Demetrios Scott
A portrait of Demetrios Scott (Photo cpurtesy of Demetrios Scott).
Demetrios Scott, from Saginaw, Mich., is an art major with a minor in art history and a concentration in ceramic sculpting. Scott creates his work in series, but each sculpture is unique in scale, gesture and placement to differently express each emotional state he plans to convey.
"I like to consider my work almost like a diary or journal," said Scott via email. "The raw of the clay both conforms to my touch and reacts against it, in a similar way nature takes control of an object and transforms it over time. It can be beautiful, unique or tortured, and worn."
In one of Scott's favorite wall pieces, titled "Day 47: Spelunking," he used a common thread to connect small, distinct individual pieces in order to depict a whole picture. It took Scott the entirety of the semester up until the COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Safe order to complete, including a plethora of trials for glaze testing.
Scott plans to start the DeVos MBA program at Northwood University in Midland, Mich. in the fall, where he will continue his artistic endeavors in ceramics and volunteer at the Saginaw Art Museum and Midland Center for the Arts.
"Art is, and will always be, a very important part of my life," said Scott.
Rachel Schott
A portrait of Rachel Schott (Photo courtesy of Rachel Schott).
Rachel Schott, from Temperance, Mich., is an art and psychology double major. Schott is a figurative artist who utilizes the form of painting, drawing and photography as a means of self-exploration and expression to communicate her struggles of being, as she said, a masculine female in a binary society.
Each piece of artwork reveals a personal connection to Schott, whether it be a memory of her childhood or the ambiguous definition of what it means to be a woman in the United States. She also captures the complexities of gender and emotions that are endured with an incongruous identity, such as confusion and chaos. She hopes that her audience can feel her pain and frustration brought from the strict gender roles enforced in Western cultures.
"If you're a man, you're expected to act and behave according to masculine norms," said Schott via email. "If you're a woman, you're expected to act and behave according to feminine norms, but these rules invalidate those of us who don't intrinsically conform. Our lives become a balancing act of trying to deter social rejection while trying to maintain an authentic identity."
Schott said that art taught her how to transfer her artistic expression skills to numerous aspects in her life as it healed most of her personal struggles. She will continue to use art as outlet and plans to pursue a PhD in Developmental Psychology to study gender development in gender nonconforming youth.
Katie Warren
A portrait of Katie Warren (Photo courtesy of Katie Warren).
Katie Warren, from Kalamazoo, Mich., is an art and business major with a minor in French. Her childhood memories spent in the Great Lakes State inspired her passion to encompass the lake towns and water through her artwork.
Throughout her time surrounded by water, she created personal connections with inanimate objects, such as lighthouses, and she challenges her audience to form their own connections.
"I focus on subject matter that can be seen around water: boats, lighthouses, to a day on the lake," said Warren via email. "I use the symbolism of a lighthouse to allow the viewer to interpret their own meaning behind an object like a beacon of light."
After graduation, Warren plans to pursue a business-related career and would like to incorporate her artistic and creative background. She also plans to find a print studio to continue her personal artwork
Richellle Hawkins
A portrait of Richelle Hawkins (Photo courtesy of Richelle Hawkins).
Richelle Hawkins, from Detroit, Mich., is an art studio major. Her sculptures represent a lack of confidence influenced by the emotional abuse and growth she experienced as a young woman. She hopes that her artwork helps others gain strength from their similar experiences.
"I was underweight, and my peers would try to hurt me emotionally," said Hawkins via email. "But through this, it allowed my confidence to grow. When others see my work I hope for them to reminisce about a time when they were down and felt no way out but because of that situation it made them a better and stronger person."
Hawkins currently works with her parents in their financial services business, where she plans to continue working after Albion College. Later down the road, Hawkins hopes to open a ceramic or craft shop for kids in Detroit.
Scott Wistinghausen
Portrait of Scott Wistinghausen (Photo courtesy of Scott Wistinghausen).
Scott Wistinghausen, from Hartland, Mich., is a studio arts and finance major with a visual arts concentration in representational oil painting. His artwork addresses the dangers and tragedies of toxic masculinity.
Wistinghausen said that he has felt the pressure to conform to the rigid attributes of a man's masculinity, such as, assertion, sexual prowess and stoicism throughout his life to gain acceptance from others. At times, he has felt that he has no individual choice to be his authentic self because he feels that he must meet society's expectations.
Toxic masculinity is defined by the traditional male gender roles that limit a male's emotional expression. Wistinghausen's goal is to inform people about toxic masculinity, to encourage other men to be their authentic selves and to influence a change in masculine culture.
"Performative masculinity manifests itself through emotional detachment, compensation, and the emasculation of others," said Wistinghausen via email. "I believe our culture has institutionalized toxic masculinity by way of the patriarchy, systemic bigotry and the rape culture we live in."
After graduating, Wistinghausen plans to pursue an MFA in studio art and become a tenured educator of oil painting at the collegiate level to help create an accepting and understanding culture for future generations.
If you find yourself in need of a break studying for finals follow the art department @ac_artandarthistory on Instagram to tune-in on the Senior Art Exhibition.
Student takeover schedule:
Thursday, April 23: Payge Rumler
Friday, April 24: Demetrios Scott
Saturday, April 25: Rachel Schott
Sunday, April 26: Katie Warren
Monday, April 27: Richelle Hawkins
Tuesday, April 28: Scott Wistinghausen
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Irene is a third-year student and a prideful Georgia Peach from Atlanta. She is a biochemistry major in attempt to save the world. Aside from running and writing, you can find Irene dancing freely or talking up a pun. She's currently reading a book on gravity, but she can't seem to put it down.
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Donald Trump Praises Scotland for Taking 'Country Back' -- Even Though It Voted to Remain
Donald Trump is on a two-day trip to the U.K.
ByKATHERINE FAULDERS and VERONICA STRACQUALURSI
Donald Trump speaks at a press conference in Turnberry, Scotland, June 24, 2016.
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— -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Scotland for a two-day business trip, today praised United Kingdom voters for taking "their country back," even though a majority of Scots indicated they wanted to remain part of the E.U.
Trump compared the U.K. referendum vote, "dubbed Brexit," to America's presidential election. "People really see a big parallel," he noted today at a news conference at his Turnberry golf course.
"What I like is that I love to see people take their country back. And that's really what's happening in the United States," Trump said.
Across the U.K., 52 percent voted to leave the 28-member bloc, while 48.1 percent voted to stay. But there was a notably different result in Scotland, where 62 percent voted to stay and 38 percent to leave.
Donald Trump in Scotland: Everything You Need to Know About His Trip
United Kingdom Votes to Leave European Union
Before today's news conference, Trump tweeted that Scotland was "going wild" over the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, despite Scotland's preference to remain in the E.U.
"Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote," Trump tweeted.
He added: "They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games!"
On the global impact of Brexit, Trump told reporters today this will happen "more and more," pointing to Germany specifically and its refugee crisis. Trump also argued that the E.U. "looks like it's on its way" to breaking up.
"You are going to have, I think, many other cases where they want to take their borders back," Trump said. "They want to take their monetary back. They want to take a lot of things back. They want to be able to have a country again."
When asked how leaders should unite, Trump answered, "You unite people by having a happy country."
"When people pour into the country and it doesn't work, whether it's because of crime or, you know, various other things," he continued. "So you can't unite a country by forcing things down the people's throats and that's what happened here."
Breaking with old tradition that "politics stops at the water's edge," Trump then predicted that the Brexit vote would have gone differently if President Obama hadn't urged Britain to remain in the E.U.
"But I was actually very surprised that President Obama would have come over here; he would have been so bold as to tell the people over here what to do," Trump said. "And I think that a lot of people don't like him. I think if he had not said it; I think your results might have been different. But when he said it, people were not happy about it. And I thought it was totally inappropriate."
Trump isn't traveling with his foreign advisers, but said he was in touch with them, although admitting, "There's nothing to talk about."
He will continue his trip in Scotland Saturday with a visit to his other golf course and resort property in Aberdeen.


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Acacia Ridge Strip Club
The Acacia Ridge Hotel is continuing its push to bring X-rated entertainment to the suburbs, re-applying to the Brisbane City Council for a license to provide sexually explicit entertainment, including strippers displaying full nudity. If permitted this would be the first venue of its kind outside Brisbane's CBD area, creating a precedent for our suburbs where families live, to become places where women are treated as playthings for men.
The strong community resistance to the concept of strip clubs in the suburbs is for good reason.
Strip clubs create no-go areas for women, and are responsible for increasing violence in the community.
Strip clubs depict the commercial sexual exploitation of women as acceptable, and even entertaining and glamorous.
Strip clubs harm the physical and mental health of women who strip, as well as the opportunities of all women who want equal sexual relationships with men.
Strip clubs harm the status of women, fostering a culture which constructs and reinforces women's inequality, promoting the notion that women are objects for sexual use rather than equal human beings.
Rather than expanding this industry, it is time to follow the lead of progressive countries such as Sweden, France, Iceland, Canada and Northern Ireland who are banning strip clubs with the reasoning that 'it is not acceptable that women or people in general are a product to be sold'.
3,000 signatures needed
To the Lord Mayor and Councillors of Brisbane City
The petition of certain citizens of Brisbane City note that a development application has been submitted for a strip club at Acacia Ridge.
It has been the longstanding policy of the city that adult venues like strip clubs have not been permitted outside the central business district.
Strip clubs and other so-called 'adult' venues turn women into commodities.
They perpetuate old fashioned and outdated views about women, gender and sexuality.
Your petitioners humbly request that council rejects the development application.
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App Trends for Teens & Tweens: What's In and What's Out
By Steven Woda on February 13, 2015 at 2:09 PM
Nowadays, young people spend a good chunk of their free time staring into their screens. Whether it's a smartphone, a tablet or a laptop, the screen gets their nearly undivided attention. Most kids make use of apps on their multitude of screens for entertainment, learning and socialization purposes.
With digital trends going in and out of the door contantly, it's tough to keep of track of what your teens are up to. Let's take a look at some of the apps that are currently in or out of favor with middle school tweens and high school teens.
These Apps are "Out":
Facebook: Facebook has lost its luster with youngsters. Only 45 percent of teens use Facebook for social networking. About 72 percent used the social networking service in 2013. That's an alarming drop off. While kids haven't totally ditched Facebook Messenger, it is clear that the decline in use is prominent.
Topics: iPhone Parental Intelligence Android dangerous apps social apps digital trends Social Trends Mobile Phones/Apps Kids Apps social media news
A Sweeping Look at 2014's Biggest Digital Trends for Teens
By Tim Woda on December 26, 2014 at 2:20 PM
YouTube challenges, hashtags and other digital trends spread like wildfire among the group of children who are in that magic, impressionable age between grade school and high school. Most digital trends are harmless and quickly forgotten; some can be positive, and some are downright bad news.
As 2014 winds down, now is a great time for parents to reflect on the year's top digital trends. Here is a glimpse of some of the biggest online fads from the past year.
Social Media is Still King. But Which Networks?
Facebook has long lost its groove among those younger than thirty. A social media network where Grandma might leave a sweet message for everyone in school to see isn't where kids want to hang out. Newer networks like Instagram, Snapchat, Kik, and Vine have blossomed in teen popularity towards the middle and second half of 2014.
Topics: iPhone Parental Intelligence Android social apps digital trends dangerous games Social Trends Mobile Phones/Apps social media news
Worried That You're Oversharing? Try the Empty Case Challenge
By Tim Woda on November 12, 2014 at 5:36 PM
Oversharing on social media can be a serious problem for your kids, as we've posted before. One of the problems with teaching your kids about oversharing online (or for that matter, recognizing if you're doing it yourself) is that sometimes it's hard to recognize that you're doing it.
Posting Without Thinking
Part of the reason kids and adults alike share so many things on social media is that it's so easy. Pulling out your phone to snap a picture, write a post, or click a few "likes" is such a simple action that it quickly becomes habit.
Habits are actions we do without thinking about them, and sometimes even without noticing them. This is great when a habit helps you do something positive, like developing routines to carry you efficiently through the day. It's not good when habits lead you to oversharing and obsessive social media use, because you don't even realize how often you're checking in.
How can you become aware of phone habits, and help your kids learn about theirs? Try the empty case challenge.
Topics: Parental Intelligence oversharing digital trends Social Trends Privacy & Reputation social media news Empty Case Challenge child app
Teens Overshare & Chat With Strangers Online More Than You Think
By Tim Woda on June 20, 2014 at 1:12 PM
In case you missed it, McAfee released a Teens and Screens study earlier this month exposing shocking revelations about the depths of the extent and how often teens overshare and chat with strangers online. In McAfee's Teens' Online Behavior Can Get Them in Trouble, Robert Siciliano reports of the study that:
About 75% of tweens and teens friend people whom they know in the real world, however, 59% engage with strangers online. And one out of 12 meet the online stranger in real life. This could be because 33% of them say they feel more accepted online than in real life.
Additional facts to understand:
Our tweens and teens overshare personal information – 50% posted their email address,
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Facebook as a Photo Sharing Site
By Steven Woda on March 30, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Facebook isn't strictly a photo sharing site, but it's increasingly being used as one – especially by teens.
In almost any group of tweens or teens, someone is likely to have a camera phone. They can quickly snap a picture, upload it directly to Facebook from their phone, and it is instantly disseminated through their entire network of friends. This can be a convenient way to relay messages, but it can also be dangerous if your child isn't aware of who can see their pictures (and the captions they tack on them.)
The four Privacy Settings for photos on Facebook are:
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Turkey Reinforces Positions as Syrian, Russian Jets Pound Idlib
Beirut, Ankara - Nazeer Rida and Saeed Abdel-Razek
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/1390861/turkey-reinforces-positions-syrian-russian-jets-pound-idlib
Monday, 10 September, 2018 - 05:45
Syrian men load a pick up truck close to the destroyed buildings after regime attacks on the town of al-Habeet on the southern edges of Idlib. (AFP)
Turkey was pushing Sunday for more military reinforcements as a convoy transporting tanks and howitzers was seen crossing into Syrian territories from the Kafrlosin crossing towards the Idlib province, according to local media reports.
The move came after Ankara sent additional members of its special forces to reinforce the 12 monitoring points it established in the de-escalation zones in the northwestern province.
"More than 30 military vehicles entered Syrian territory at dawn Sunday, where the column headed towards the Turkish point in Morek in the northern countryside of Hama," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Meanwhile, the Syrian regime and its ally Russia resumed on Sunday intensive airstrikes against main opposition positions in the countryside of northern Hama and the countryside of southern Idlib.
Sources from the Syrian opposition in the North revealed that the regime was mainly striking the rear base of lines defending the area as a sign that Damascus and Russia were preparing for a military operation to control the international highway.
Video footage shot by an amateur Sunday showed the aftermath of the airstrikes, while the Observatory confirmed that more than 400 families were already displaced from their homes in southern villages of Idlib's countryside.
Residents and rescuers said Syrian regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs, typically filled with high explosives and shrapnel, on al-Habeet and Abdeen villages in southern Idlib and a string of other hamlets and villages in the area.
Damascus, backed by Russia and Iran, has been preparing a major assault to recover Idlib and adjacent areas of the northwest.
Local sources said Turkey entirely closed its borders and completed fortifying points established to prevent Syrians from entering its territories. Ankara fears it could face the largest displacement wave from Idlib, where more than 3 million people live.


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Falling home prices spell opportunity for buyers, even if they already own a home and don't want to be a landlord.
Here are three ways to invest in today's housing market.
Trade up. Now's the time to buy a larger home in a better neighborhood at what will almost certainly be a good price. To be sure, buyers will have to sell their old home at a modest price. Still this could be an excellent time to improve quality of life at a bargain rate.
Buy a vacation home. Buyers, especially those who are a few years away from retirement, could find this is the perfect time to buy a place that will be more than a vacation home down the road.
Help offspring go from renters to owners. This is a great time to give the kids an advance on their eventual inheritance so they will have enough money for a down payment.


Everyone running for office will have a challenger, and voters in almost every district will have a choice.
Tuesday was a good day for democracy in Doña Ana County.
That was filing day for the November election. And the good news is, none of the local races this year will be uncontested. Everyone running for office will have a challenger, and voters in almost every district will have a choice. That's a rarity in an election with this many seats on the ballot, and one we welcome.
Even the most successful and effective public office holders need competition to remain truly accountable to the voters.
Republicans, who are in the minority here, have candidates in every race but one – House District 34. That's the only race where Republican voters won't have a choice, but Democrats will. Incumbent Bealquin Bill Gomez is being challenged by Raymundo Lara in the Democratic primary.
As is always the case, independent voters are shut out of New Mexico primary elections. Only registered party members in races with a contested primary can vote in June.
Open seats at the top of the ballot will mean plenty of candidates for voters to choose from. The one exception is in the governor's race, where longtime U.S. Rep Steve Pearce will be unchallenged in the Republican primary. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is also giving up a seat in Congress to run for governor, has two challengers in the Democratic primary, including Sen. Joseph Cervantes, who has represented southern New Mexico in the state Legislature since 2002.
The county sheriff's race, and races for two of the three County Commission seats on the ballot this year also drew a large field of candidates. That's not surprising, given all the turmoil that has taken place at the county.
Sheriff Kiki Vigil will face four challengers in the Democratic primary. The seats in County Commission District 1, where Billy G. Garrett is required by term limits to step down, and District 5, where John Vasquez recently resigned, have also drawn large fields. There are five Democrats and two Republicans in the District 1 race; and four Democrats and two Republicans vying in District 5.
Some of those running this year are veteran campaigners who will be familiar to voters, others are new to the process and running for the first time. Either way, we respect everyone who have made this commitment. Democracy can't work without those willing to take a stand and attempt to lead.
There are more than 11 weeks until the June 5 primary election. That should be plenty of time for candidates to get out and knock on doors, and for voters to learn about those candidates.
We look forward to a respectful discussion of the issues. There are big challenges facing our county, state and country, and competing ideas as to how best to address them. We need to hear from the candidates how they will improve the offices they are seeking, and what that will mean for us if they are elected.


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In the FCS Huddle: Virginia football on display in Week 3
Philadelphia, PA – If you're looking for the center of the FCS football universe, you should visit the state of Virginia.
At least that's how it was this weekend.
Liberty hosted James Madison, Hampton visited Old Dominion and VMI played at Richmond as Virginians were treated to an impressive slate of FCS football.
Liberty, seeking a statement win against the Dukes, just missed out on an upset, watching JMU kicker Cameron Starke drill a game-winning, 40-yard field goal as time expired.
In another instant classic, Hampton was just ousted by Old Dominion, 45-42, after the teams combined for the 87 points, including five fourth-quarter touchdowns, and 788 yards of total offense.
Richmond, which has been one of the more impressive teams this season considering it underwent a coaching change late in the preseason, defeated VMI, 34-19.
It was not a bad weekend for the quality of football in Virginia.
TWO WEEKS LATE
The Ivy League teams joined the rest of the FCS this weekend and the "Ancient Eight" posted a 4-4 record, including a 3-4 record against Patriot League opponents.
In the losses, the Ivy League teams looked slow and in-cohesive, particularly on offense, something that isn't a surprise as the rest of the FCS was in Week 3 and teams like Columbia, Harvard and Penn had yet to play a game at full speed.
However, the Ivy League teams should have been ready for this as the schedule always starts later. It was something Columbia quarterback Sean Brackett summed up in the post-game interview after a 21-14 loss to Fordham.
"That's nothing new, so that's not an excuse we can even think about," he said.
PAST CHAMPS STRUGGLING MIGHTILY
The past two FCS champions are in danger of missing the FCS playoffs, and it's only the end of Week 3.
Eastern Washington fell to Montana, 17-14 - a huge Big Sky win for the Grizzlies after they fell to the Eagles last season - and Villanova was downed by Northeast Conference member Monmouth, 20-9.
On one hand, it displays how difficult it is to put together a winning program every season. It also displays how much past history is ignored by opponents as teams like Monmouth and South Dakota (upset Eastern Washington in Week 2) didn't have any respect for teams with title rings.
WHO'S THE FBS TEAM?
Indiana State crushed Western Kentucky, 44-16, leaving questions to any uniformed bystander of which team was actually the FBS team.
For the record, it's Western Kentucky, but the Sycamores were certainly the better team.
We learned two things from this game: one, Indiana State is a legitimate Missouri Valley title contender, and two, sometimes moving to the FBS level is too ambitious of a move, right Western Kentucky?
UMASS TO GET CAA'S BEST SHOTS
The Minutemen may have blown its game with Rhode Island wide open with a 80- yard interception return, but for 3 1/2 quarters the Rams gave the future FBS school everything it can handle.
I can't be sure whether it's a coincidence or a correlation, but it certainly seems like all the teams in CAA Football - like Rhode Island - will give the Minutemen their best shot this season and look to send a message before UMass joins the MAC.
HORNETS LOST THEIR STINGER?
Unlike a honey bee, a hornet does not die after stinging a victim. However, the Sacramento State Hornets seem to be more closely related to a honey bee, getting a valuable upset - or sting - against Oregon State, but have now suffered back-to-back losses to Weber State and Southern Utah, and seemingly lost their stinger.
The worst part about the losses for the Hornets is the fact they've been blown out in both losses, falling by a combined 53 points the last two games. For a team that had such high expectations, Sacramento State is in danger of having the season over before September ends.
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN MISSING
Cal Poly fans had never seen quarterback Andre Broadous live due to injuries and in his first home start of the season he put up four total touchdowns in a 48-14 victory against South Dakota State.
It was certainly a positive sign for the Mustangs, and Broadous certainly has the talent to be one of the better dual-talent quarterbacks in the FCS by the end of the season.
Montana - You have to give the Grizzlies credit for a statement win, that in the mind of Montana fans, reset the balance of the Big Sky back to what was normal the past 17 seasons.
Now at 2-1, with the one loss to Tennessee, Montana has done everything within its power through three weeks to prove that missing the playoffs last season was just a fluke.
STAT OF THE WEEK
Murray State quarterback Casey Brockman amassed an incredible 625 yards of total offense, passing for 600, rushing for 10 and catching a pass - a touchdown, no less - for 15 yards in a 58-27 win over Tennessee State.
It was the sixth most yards by a single player in FCS history, former Jacksonville State quarterback Robert Kent holds the record with 668 yards against Alabama State in 2001.
PARTING SHOTS
After wins against Sacramento State and the University of Texas at San Antonio, Southern Utah should jump into The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top 25 ... Idaho State quarterback Kevin Yost tied a Big Sky record with 47 completions, which went for 508 yards, in a 50-10 roll past Northern Colorado ... William & Mary only defeating New Haven 13-10 isn't a good sign for the Tribe, who right now looking like such a high ranking might be undeserving ... No surprise: Andrew Pierce looked good for Delaware, carrying 15 times for 106 yards and three touchdowns, against Delaware State ... Lehigh quarterback Chris Lum passed for over 300 yards for the third time this season in a 34-22 win over Princeton. He already has 14 touchdown passes this season ... South Alabama was handed its first loss in program history, a 35-13 loss to North Carolina State ... Appalachian State kicker/punter Sam Martin is a real talent, having kicked a 51-yard field goal and downing two punts inside the five-yard line ... Sam Houston State impressed and deserves to be ranked after beating Central Arkansas, 31-10 ... Morehead State running back Kyle Harbridge ran for 346 yards and scored five touchdowns in a 50-49 win over Morehead State.


We were given a real treat tonight, Paul C brought along one of his creations which he won Bronze during his recent trip to Eindhoven.
He also had a figure plus a Soviet T-26 by HobbyBoss which he got a Silver medal, plus some other examples of this work.
Other members brought along their WIPs, Chris S is cracking on with his Arnhem diorama.
Some more examples of members finished works.


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Wed. 31 Jan - Men's 18 Hole 4 Week Stableford, Round 1 - Winner A Grade: P. Anderson 34 points, with Brian McKenzie scoring 33 points for runner-up. Nearest the pin on 1st/10th was Colin Coleman. In B grade, Graham McKenzie won with 36 points, on a count-back from Lance Thomas, 36 points, runner-up. Nearest the pin on 1st/10th was Bob Hansen.
Thu. 1 Feb - Women's 18 Hole Ambrose - with drawn partners followed by lunch. It was pleasing to see 29 participants, some who were returning after injuries, choosing to play 9 holes, which is an option for those playing on our usual 18 hole competition days. The first putt ceremony was performed by popular member Valerie Johnson, who also made a humorous and fitting speech following her putt.
The winners were Stacey Thomas, Barb Cullen and Jeanette Dodds with 72-13-59. Runners-up were Sandra Kent, Sally Stone, Marie Murnane and Lyn Box with 76-15 ½-60 ½ . The putting trophies went to Dawn Thomas, Martha Macintyre and Jean Hansen with 23 putts. In the 9 hole minor event, 2 teams of 3 had equal gross scores of 40, with the winners being Cheryle Polgeest, Joy Russ and Jan Coleman with 12 nett.
Sun. 4 Feb - Men's Summer Cup - produced the following winners: In A Grade, Don O'Meara won with nett 59 and Brian McKenzie had 61 nett to claim runner-up. Nearest the pin 1st/10th was Chris Hansen and on 9th/18th David Hand took the honour. Don O'Meara also won the monthly medal. In B grade, Ray Matthews won with nett 65 and George Harrison was runner-up on a count-back from Bob Hansen, with a nett score of 68. Nearest the pin awards went to Alan Rowarth on 1st/10th and George Harrison on 9th 18th.
Mon. 5 Feb - Women's 9 Hole Stroke - We had a good turn up for this event welcoming back several members who have been unable to play for various reasons, and the weather was perfect for golfing. The A grade winner was Janice McKenzie with 32½ nett on a count-back from Dawn Thomas who was runner-up. In B grade Sally Cannon played a great game to win with 31½ nett, followed by runner-up Jeanette Dodds with 33½ nett. The overall putting decided by a 5 way count-back, was won by Kerryn Wagstaff with 15 putts. The women's Summer Cup begins Thursday 8th February and is played over 4 rounds finishing 1st March. This is a flexi-time event, so make up your own groups. Pay and fill out the details in the book located in the women's room before play.
The Chicken Run continues on Friday each week. Please make up your own groups.
Fri. 9 Feb - 9.30am-12.30pm - Working Bee
The Women's Committee has decided to have 4 "learner days" of golf beginning Monday 12th February (after our usual 9 hole competition) from 4.30-5.30pm.
So any women or junior players interested in getting back to playing golf, or if you wish to learn to play, our women members will give you instruction, and will play 3 holes of golf with you.
A small trophy will be awarded. Clubs are available, and there is no charge.


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Industry News Volvo
Volvo C70 Convertible will most likely die in 2013, no word of a replacement
October 4, 2011 October 4, 2011 Omar Rana C70, Convertibles, Stefan Jacoby, Volvo C70
Volvo announced today that it will cease production at its Uddevalla plant in 2013.
"The low volumes in the Uddevalla plant do not justify continued production" says Stefan Jacoby, President & CEO of Volvo.
The plant builds the Volvo C70 Convertible, which shares its platform with the S40 and V50 – both of which have already been cancelled. So what's going to happen to the Volvo C70?
"We will now look into when a next generation Volvo convertible can be on the market and where it should be manufactured", says Stefan Jacoby.
About 600 people work at the Uddevalla plant and Volvo said that all of them will be offered employment at Volvo Car Corporation Sweden.
"The employees in Uddevalla are very skilled car builders. Therefore we hope that as many as possible will choose to join Volvo Car Corporation," says Stefan Jacoby.
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Who Invented the Alphabet? New scholarship points to a paradox of historic scope
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Who Invented the Alphabet?
New scholarship points to a paradox of historic scope: Our writing system was devised by people who couldn't read
Hieroglyphs line the walls in a shrine to the goddess Hathor at Serabit el-Khadim. (Courtesy Lydia Wilson)
By Lydia Wilson
Smithsonian Magazine |
Centuries before Moses wandered in the "great and terrible wilderness" of the Sinai Peninsula, this triangle of desert wedged between Africa and Asia attracted speculators, drawn by rich mineral deposits hidden in the rocks. And it was on one of these expeditions, around 4,000 years ago, that some mysterious person or group took a bold step that, in retrospect, was truly revolutionary. Scratched on the wall of a mine is the very first attempt at something we use every day: the alphabet.
The evidence, which continues to be examined and reinterpreted 116 years after its discovery, is on a windswept plateau in Egypt called Serabit el-Khadim, a remote spot even by Sinai standards. Yet it wasn't too difficult for even ancient Egyptians to reach, as the presence of a temple right at the top shows. When I visited in 2019, I looked out over the desolate, beautiful landscape from the summit and realized I was seeing the same view the inventors of the alphabet had seen every day. The temple is built into the living rock, dedicated to Hathor, the goddess of turquoise (among many other things); stelae chiseled with hieroglyphs line the paths to the shrine, where archaeological evidence indicates there was once an extensive temple complex. A mile or so southwest of the temple is the source of all ancient interest in this area: embedded in the rock are nodules of turquoise, a stone that symbolized rebirth, a vital motif in Egyptian culture and the color that decorated the walls of their lavish tombs. Turquoise is why Egyptian elites sent expeditions from the mainland here, a project that began around 2,800 B.C. and lasted for over a thousand years. Expeditions made offerings to Hathor in hopes of a rich haul to take home.
Sphinx discovered at Serabit
Goldwasser calls the sphinx discovered at Serabit "the Rosetta stone of the alphabet." (British Museum)
In 1905, a couple of Egyptologists, Sir William and Hilda Flinders Petrie, who were married, first excavated the temple, documenting thousands of votive offerings there. The pair also discovered curious signs on the side of a mine, and began to notice them elsewhere, on walls and small statues. Some signs were clearly related to hieroglyphs, yet they were simpler than the beautiful pictorial Egyptian script on the temple walls. The Petries recognized the signs as an alphabet, though decoding the letters would take another decade, and tracing the source of the invention far longer.
The Flinders Petries brought many of the prizes they had unearthed back to London, including a small, red sandstone sphinx with the same handful of letters on its side as those seen in the mines. After ten years of studying the inscriptions, in 1916 the Egyptologist Sir Alan Gardiner published his transcription of the letters and their translation: An inscription on the little sphinx, written in a Semitic dialect, read "Beloved of Ba'alat," referring to the Canaanite goddess, consort of Ba'al, the powerful Canaanite god.
"For me, it's worth all the gold in Egypt," the Israeli Egyptologist Orly Goldwasser said of this little sphinx when we viewed it at the British Museum in late 2018. She had come to London to be interviewed for a BBC documentary about the history of writing. In the high-ceilinged Egypt and Sudan study room lined with bookcases, separated from the crowds in the public galleries by locked doors and iron staircases, a curator brought the sphinx out of its basket and placed it on a table, where Goldwasser and I marveled at it. "Every word we read and write started with him and his friends." She explained how miners on Sinai would have gone about transforming a hieroglyph into a letter: "Call the picture by name, pick up only the first sound and discard the picture from your mind." Thus, the hieroglyph for an ox, aleph, helped give a shape to the letter "a," while the alphabet's inventors derived "b" from the hieroglyph for "house," bêt. These first two signs came to form the name of the system itself: alphabet. Some letters were borrowed from hieroglyphs, others drawn from life, until all the sounds of the language they spoke could be represented in written form.
The sweeping view from the plateau at Serabit el-Khadim
The sweeping view from the plateau at Serabit el-Khadim, turquoise capital of ancient Egypt. (Courtesy Lydia Wilson)
The temple complex detailed evidence of the people who worked on these Egyptian turquoise excavations in the Sinai. The stelae that line the paths record each expedition, including the names and jobs of every person working on the site. The bureaucratic nature of Egyptian society yields, today, a clear picture of the immigrant labor that flocked to Egypt seeking work four millennia ago. As Goldwasser puts it, Egypt was "the America of the old world." We can read about this arrangement in Genesis, when Jacob, "who dwelt in the land of Canaan"—that is, along the Levant coast, east of Egypt—traveled to Egypt to seek his fortune. Along with shepherds like Jacob, other Canaanites ended up mining for the Egyptian elites in Serabit, some 210 miles southeast by land from Memphis, the seat of pharaonic power.
Religious ritual played a central role in inspiring foreign workers to learn to write. After a day's work was done, Canaanite workers would have observed their Egyptian counterparts' rituals in the beautiful temple complex to Hathor, and they would have marveled at the thousands of hieroglyphs used to dedicate gifts to the goddess. In Goldwasser's account, they were not daunted by being unable to read the hieroglyphs around them; instead, they began writing things their own way, inventing a simpler, more versatile system to offer their own religious invocations.
The alphabet remained on the cultural periphery of the Mediterranean until six centuries or more after its invention, seen only in words scratched on objects found across the Middle East, such as daggers and pottery, not in any bureaucracy or literature. But then, around 1200 B.C., came huge political upheavals, known as the late Bronze Age collapse. The major empires of the near east—the Mycenaean Empire in Greece, the Hittite Empire in Turkey and the ancient Egyptian Empire—all disintegrated amid internal civil strife, invasions and droughts. With the emergence of smaller city-states, local leaders began to use local languages to govern. In the land of Canaan, these were Semitic dialects, written down using alphabets derived from the Sinai mines.
These Canaanite city-states flourished, and a bustling sea trade spread their alphabet along with their wares. Variations of the alphabet—now known as Phoenician, from the Greek word for the Canaanite region—have been found from Turkey to Spain, and survive until today in the form of the letters used and passed on by the Greeks and the Romans.
In the century since the discovery of those first scratched letters in the Sinai mines, the reigning academic consensus has been that highly educated people must have created the alphabet. But Goldwasser's research is upending that notion. She suggests that it was actually a group of illiterate Canaanite miners who made the breakthrough, unversed in hieroglyphs and unable to speak Egyptian but inspired by the pictorial writing they saw around them. In this view, one of civilization's most profound and most revolutionary intellectual creations came not from an educated elite but from illiterate laborers, who usually get written out of history.
Pierre Tallet, former president of the French Society of Egyptology, supports Goldwasser's theory: "Of course [the theory] makes sense, as it is clear that whoever wrote these inscriptions in the Sinai did not know hieroglyphs," he told me. "And the words they are writing are in a Semitic language, so they must have been Canaanites, who we know were there from the Egyptians' own written record here in the temple."
There are doubters, though. Christopher Rollston, a Hebrew scholar at George Washington University, argues that the mysterious writers likely knew hieroglyphs. "It would be improbable that illiterate miners were capable of, or responsible for, the invention of the alphabet," he says. But this objection seems less persuasive than Goldwasser's account—if Egyptian scribes invented the alphabet, why did it promptly disappear from their literature for roughly 600 years?
Besides, as Goldwasser points out, the close connection between pictograms and text would seem to be evident all around us, even in our hyper-literate age, in the form of emojis. She uses emojis liberally in her emails and text messages, and has argued that they fulfill a social need the ancient Egyptians would have understood. "Emojis actually brought modern society something important: We feel the loss of images, we long for them, and with emojis we have brought a little bit of the ancient Egyptian games into our lives."
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Q: Understanding Moonshine via Heterotic $\rm E_8\times E_8$ (resubmitted, originally asked on mathematics stack exchange) Recently I have become familiar with the conjectured relationship of
monstrous moonshine and pure (2+1)-dimensional quantum gravity in AdS
with maximally negative cosmological constant and, it's being dual to
c=24 (if I recall) homomorphic conformal field theory w/ partition
function proportional to the graded character of the module
(Frenkel-Lepowsky-Meurman, Li-Song-Strominger, Witten, Etc.). Now, I
assume the entirety of THIS work was built on leech, or at least a
general niemeier (I've seen reference to the work of Eguchi, Ooguri,
Tachikawa on Mathieu Moonshine, regarding elliptic genus on K3 and
it's split into the character of either N=4,4 or N=2 super conformal
algebras if I recall correctly). I assume the statement this would
make is that there exists a cft on K3 target with m24? In both these
cases (leech or general niemeier) I would appreciate reference to
literature on the topic w/ regards to Umbral Moonshine as an unrelated
reading.
Now, as someone who is less acquainted with the mathematics
than I am the physics, I was curious if E8xE8 heterotic (or general
heterotic) could be used to study monstrous moonshine specifically
(likely with respect to K3 target?).
Assuming the strongest condition
is that the worldsheet CFT(?) must be built on an even, self-dual
lattice of dimension 8k (in order to satisfy a modular invariant
partition function), k=2 has of particular interest E8xE8, and in the
case k=3 there is leech! Assuming one could split the theta function
of leech into three k=1 E8 roots (w/o damaging winding in the
lattice), and the same for k=2 does there not exist a direct method of
studying the monster in the context of worksheet CFTs on heterotic
strings?
To finalize the question, are there properties or heterotic
E8xE8, either with worldsheet conformal field theories or heterotic
branes on K3 that are appealing in the context of monster or even the
smaller sporadic simple groups? (I have seen reference to heterotic
five branes on K3 w/ massive U(1) and was pondering the topic)
I appreciate any responses!
Edit: To refine this question, would a
worldsheet c24 homomorphic conformal field theory satisfy Strominger
for E8E8 heterotic? If so, what is the virasoro primary fields
interpretation in heterotic? I assume if I was to calculate, in the
large mass limit, the logarithm of the virasoro primary of the module
it would agree well with radiative terms in heterotic (supergravity
action w/ gauss bonnet, assuming curvature terms exist at tree-level
heterotic)!

A: interesting questions. I am currently looking into understanding some of these questions about the connections between heterotic compactifications to 2D and moonshine. In particular from free fermionic CFT approach used in https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.04898 and https://arxiv.org/pdf/0901.3055.pdf, for example. In the former my supervisor and former student show how to write various Niemeier lattices in more familiar language of free fermions on torus CFT. In the latter paper 2D models with massive SUSY are found where you get the usual Klein modular function in antiholomorphic part of heterotic PF, suggestive of moonshine connection. Seems very possible that this kind of approach can probe some of moonshine connections, by looking at various different kind of heterotic 2D models- different orbifoldings, gauge groups...
I'm interested in what you've found out since posting this question. Sorry I haven't got onto understanding broader links of moonshine to other constructions in string theory really yet but am working through so would be happy to keep in touch.

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Wolf design. 6 in. L x 6 in. W x 9 in. H.
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Titanic design. 6.5 in. L x 6.5 in. W x 8.5 in. H.
What is the better choice: outdoor lamps for positioning or hanging?
In general, outdoor lamps that are adjustable will also provide the necessary light just as well as the hanging models. As a rule, however, the latter are, for example, very popular for the porch area. This means that there is sufficient light to avoid any stairs. Since the lamps are hung up, they do not get in the way, when entrances are slightly smaller. Outside lamps that can be positioned can be found at entrances, cooking areas or similar surfaces, with a lot of space. A third possibility is external lamps, which can be inserted into the ground. So they line the path with light and create a lovely optic.
What is better: an outdoor lamp with, or without, solar power?
This question depends upon your specific needs. If you need a reliable source of light, then you better opt for an outdoor lamp without solar. These models are operated, for example, by means of a battery or via the household current. If, on the other hand, you are looking for an environmentally friendly lamp that does not need to provide constant light, then an outdoor lamp with solar power is certainly the right choice.
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How bright should my outdoor lamp be?
An outdoor lamp for stairs, the home entrance or similar should be quite bright. This way, you will not run the risk of hurting yourself, nor will you have to search for your key in the dark for hours. Mood lighting is ideal for the terrace, the balcony or the garden. This creates a wonderful, cozy atmosphere that is inviting for both you and your guests.
Since an external lamp is exposed to all weather, the models are usually weatherproof. This way, cold, heat or rainfall, should not affect your lamp.