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Recast Daredevil
Bit by bit, Marvel Entertainment is reclaiming its film properties under their own Marvel Studios. The latest acquisition is the blind superhero Daredevil. As recently as this summer Fox, who had the rights to the Daredevil property, tried to greenlight a Daredevil reboot but were unable to pull it off.
Whether or not Marvel Studios will launch their own reboot remains to be seen, but it seems likely given Daredevil's popularity. Obviously Ben Affleck and the original cast won't reprise their roles so who would be the best choices to play Daredevil and his gritty supporting cast? These are some possibilities:
Ben Urich: The hard-nosed Daily Bugle reporter and Daredevil ally needs to be portrayed by someone who exudes integrity and intelligence. Tony Shalhoub should be offered the role in a Daredevil reboot.
Stick: Daredevil's blind mentor and sensei who taught him how to fight and use his extraordinary senses was a genuine old bad ass. Many online fans have opined that Scott Glenn would make a great Stick and frankly they are correct.
Bullseye/"Benjamin Pointdexter": The mysterious master assassin and skilled marksmen is Daredevil's deadliest adversary. The best actor for Bullseye has to give off a psychotic, vicious presence. He is someone who can be terrifying with his nihilistic demeanor and ability to make anything into a weapon. Jackie Earl Haley, who played a rebooted Freddie Krueger and Rorschach in Watchmen, makes a perfect Bullseye.
Kingpin/Wilson Fisk: Daredevil's greatest and most insidious enemy is a rotund powerhouse and master crime lord. Michael Clarke Duncan was an excellent Kingpin in Daredevil, sadly he's no longer with us so he cannot reprise the role in a Daredevil reboot. Among the many other choices left to play the Kingpin, Philip Seymour Hoffman is the top pick (assuming he's willing to shave his head or at least wear a bald cap), the actor is large and can do menacing villains, plus he's one of the best actors around.
Elektra Natchios: As a master assassin and Daredevil's conflicted lover, Elektra needs to be played by someone who is strikingly beautiful and athletic. The wrong choice will doom the character from the start. That is one reason many say the original Daredevil didn't work. There are plenty of superb candidates out there but Olivia Wilde is a dead ringer for Elektra. Tron: Legacy showcased her talents, looks and athletic prowess so she can do the role in her sleep.
Karen Page: At first seen as a traditional secretary who later became Matt Murdock's girlfriend, Karen Page has had a tortured history in the comic books. She eventually fell from grace, became a junkie who sold out Murdock's secret identity before finally being killed off. She's a tortured soul who needs to be portrayed by an actress who is beautiful and can do pathos. Emilie de Ravin, as seen on Lost, can break ground by bringing Karen Page to life on the big screen for the first time.
Foggy Nelson: Matt Murdock's law partner and best friend, Foggy seemed like the comic relief sorely needed by the grim comic book. But the slightly overweight lawyer was written as a complex, sympathetic person and one of Murdock's strongest allies, who was often there for him when times were tough. Foggy Nelson shouldn't be played strictly for laughs; check out the extended cut of the original Daredevil to get an idea of how he should be portrayed. For that reason, fan favorite Greg Grunberg seen in Alias and Heroes is an excellent pick for Foggy Nelson.
Daredevil/Matt Murdock: Casting the blind superhero isn't an easy task. Directors can't just go with any stud actor. The person to take over the role of Matt Murdock from Ben Affleck needs to present viewers with a man possessing inner toughness, while having a conflicted nature. At the same time, this actor has to be able to pull off the lawyer act, in other words, he needs to be believably smart and convicted. At one point, one of the assigned directors of Fox's failed reboot was interested in Tron: Legacy's Garrett Hedlund. Although he'd be fine as Murdock, a better choice would be James Badge Dale. For comparison check out his roles in 24 (he played Jack Bauer's junior partner in season three), The Pacific and Lexicon. Dale has all the qualities needed to play Matt Murdock and Daredevil.
The following enemies while not as prominent as say Bullseye would still make interesting secondary foes in a Daredevil reboot. The right casting and writing would make them very memorable. Also, the evil ninja group The Hand must make an appearance at some point in a reboot.
The Gladiator/Melvin Potter: Dwayne Johnson
Mister Fear/Larry Cranston, Alan Fagan: Bob Odenkirk
The Owl/Leland Owlsley: Oliver Platt
The Purple Man/Zebediah Killgrave: Robert Knepper
Typhoid Mary/Mary Walker: Milla Jovovich
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The Extraordinary Biodiversity Value in Metchosin with Andy MacKinnon
at UVIC, Hosted by the Native Plant Study Group
WHERE: UVic, MacLaurin Bldg, Rm D-288 in D-Wing
Andy MacKinnon is a forest ecologist who lives in Metchosin B.C. Since December 2014 he's also served as a Councillor in Metchosin. Until his retirement in 2015, he worked for the B.C. Forest Service for three decades, mostly on B.C.'s coast, where he was responsible for ecosystem classification and mapping and a program of forest ecology research focused on old growth structure and composition, effects of climate change, and B.C.'s native plants and fungi. Andy has also been involved in defining and implementing ecosystem-based management in Haida Gwaii and the Great Bear Rainforest. He has co-taught rainforest ecology field courses in Bamfield (for the University of Victoria) and Haida Gwaii (for UBC). Andy is co-author of six best-selling books about plants of western North America. He's an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University, and a Professional Forester and Professional Biologist in BC. Andy was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree by Simon Fraser University in 2013. He's President of the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society, and enjoys drinking good whisky and playing mandolin.
Cost: Members: FREE (Membership $25/yr)
Non-Members: drop-in by donation
Students: FREE
Notes: $3.00 for parking at UVic
Along with a friend, you are welcome to bring
- Any and all questions about native plants or native plant gardening for our experienced group of native plant gardeners
- Loonies/toonies for treats and tea at the refreshment break
- Box to carry home lots of native plants & seeds available by raffle $1 for 1 ticket or $2 for 3 tickets
- Travel mug or coffee mug for refreshments
- Potted and labelled native plants or items of interest for the raffle
- Some cookies or other shareable treats for 3 free draw tickets!
7:00-7:30 Meeting, Question Jar and Announcements
7:30-7:45 Refreshment Break + Chatting
7:45-8:45 Presentation by Speaker (includes questions)
8:45-9:00 Plant Raffle
Note: If you would like to attend the full meeting please arrive for 7:00, if you would like to attend the presentation only please arrive during the refreshment between 7:30 and 7:45.
Frog, Jan 9, 2019

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Zavikon Launches Recruitment Firm for Disabled and Neurodivergent Job Candidates
Zavikon LLC
April 30, 2021, 00:05 GMT
Zavikon pioneers recruitment services that support employers to hire people with disabilities and those who are neurodivergent as part of their D&I initiatives.
Our mission is to build a bridge to disability inclusion in the workplace by placing skilled talent into meaningful careers — and ensure they succeed"
— Rebecca Beam
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, April 29, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Zavikon, founded by Milestones Visionary Employer Award winner Rebecca Beam, announced the launch of its recruitment, career coaching, workplace readiness, and job accommodation identification services. The company's unique offering helps employers recruit people with disabilities and neurodivergent talents to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the workplace.
On the company's specific focus on neurodivergent candidates, Ms. Beam said, "We realize that employers are ready to hire people with both visible and invisible disabilities as part of their D&I efforts. Yet, they don't know where to look or how to accommodate them for success. We go beyond helping candidates find a job with interview preparation and coaching. We also help their employers and co-workers overcome apprehension of working with people who are diverse through ongoing education and hands-on support."
Before founding Zavikon, Ms. Beam had over two decades of experience in technology and recruitment. She was a founding advisory member and shareholder to MindSpark, Inc. a firm who trains and employs adults on the autism spectrum as IT consultants.
According to a recent Accenture report, 15.1 million people of working age live with disabilities in the U.S. If companies embrace disability inclusion, they will gain access to a new talent pool of over 10.7 million people. The GDP could get a boost up to $25 billion if just 1% more of persons with disabilities joined the U.S. labor force.
"We aim to change the unemployment and underemployment outcomes for individuals who are underserved. Our mission is to build a bridge to disability inclusion in the workplace by placing skilled talent into meaningful careers — and ensure they succeed," Ms. Beam concluded.
About Zavikon
Founded by 2019 Milestones Visionary Employer Award winner Rebecca Beam, Zavikon pioneers recruitment services for individuals with disabilities and neurodivergent candidates and employers who want to hire these talents as part of their D&I efforts. Besides placing talents in a meaningful careers, Zavikon provides ongoing support for both employees and employers through its education and career coaching services to ensure a successful employment relationship. For more information, visit zavikon.net or call 833-928-4566.
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The Kernel Mentors Project was created by Matt Mackall as "an informal project to get experienced developers to mentor new developers and coach them on the best ways to get their code ready for submission."
The mailing list page for it can be found at http://selenic.com/mailman/listinfo/kernel-mentors.
The basic idea is matching new kernel developers up with experienced developers so they can get acquainted with existing best practices.


(Updated on 07.08.18) Bank of India Loan Against Property Eligibility Calculator August 2018 – Loansninsurances.com provides a simple tool to calculate Bank of India (BOI) Loan Against Property EMI on the basis of ✓ Loan Amount ✓ Interest Rate ✓ Base Rate 9.70% ✓ Repayment Options ✓ Processing Charges & more.
Bank of India offers loan amount up to 60% of market value i.e. (40% loan amount) with a very attractive interest rate @ 11.2% (Base Rate 9.70% w.e.f.05.10.2015), loan processing charges 1% + service tax with 12 years repayment option, nil margin & more.
Bank of India offers loan against property customer who's run a business such like Commerce and Business, Trade, Self-Employed, Professionals, Proprietary firms, Partnership firms, Companies, Societies, Staff members etc.
For example a customer applied for property loan ₹ 36,00,000 amount, interest rate given by Bank of India (BOI) is 11.20% for 144 months (12 years). Now you should have to check how much emi, interest amount you will pay for your Loan Against Property.
Now you should have to figure out yearly basis property loan amount. Follow the given table for complete break up. These values calculated on 01.01.17.
This entry was posted in Tools & Calculators and tagged bank of india loan against property, BOI Calculator, BOI emi calculator on May 4, 2016 by Karishma.


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When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement fails to follow through, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.
Rating: 7.2/10 (580 voted)
Director: Scott Cooper
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in
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Taglines: Sometimes your battles choose you.
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Filming Locations: Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA
The project was first announced to be directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Christian Bale. Sanders dropped out and Scott Cooper was hired. See more »
There are great things to admire about filmmaker Scott Cooper, who made an admirable breakthrough in 2009 when directed Jeff Bridges to an Oscar win for Crazy Heart. Adapting the film from the novel by Thomas Cobb, Cooper had a foundation to follow in bringing his story of Bad Blake to the screen. In his long-awaited follow-up Out of the Furnace, where he gathers an impressive cast that includes Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, and Woody Harrelson, the co-writer and director lays it on thick and slow, ultimately failing to sustain emotion to be carried throughout his picture.
Cooper's latest tells the story of Russell Baze (played by Bale), a hard-working man who cares for his ailing father and lives with his beautiful girlfriend Lena (played by Zoe Saldana). When his war-veteran brother Rodney (played by Affleck) gets involved with illegal street- fighting and ultimately disappears, with no strong searching from authorities, Russell takes matters into his own hands.
Out of the Furnace begins with such strong promise. Building a solid foundation in character development, Cooper and co-writer Brad Inglesby give Russell and Rodney authentic behaviors and a relationship that feels believable. When dealing with the film's villain Harlan DeGroat, played by the talented Woody Harrelson, the two scribes don't explore enough avenues to have him become a three-dimensional character, and not a blanket of evil caricatures that we've seen in movies before. The film opens with Harlan watching a drive-in movie and unleashing his fury on his date, and a bystander that tries to intervene. I tend to appreciate some motivation for a character's actions. You can't just make someone horrible just for the sake of your movie. Why is Harlan so evil, and most of all, why is everyone so scared of this guy, even when he's by himself?
Christian Bale internalizes most of his emotions, bringing them to the brim of explosion. His Russell is damaged, losing so much of himself throughout the narrative, from family members to his own dignity. It's another great performance from the Oscar-winning Bale. Casey Affleck proves to be one of the most talented actors working today, bringing such raw rage to his broken soldier. He's the film's true highlight and most deserving of any accolades the film may receive.
Regulated to one very intense and brilliantly constructed scene with Bale, Zoe Saldana proves to have the goods to go beyond any of her genre roles in "Avatar" and "Star Trek" if given the opportunity. Woody Harrelson does his best with the information he's given. He strikes fear into the viewer with just a look or a sneer, but with such little understanding about what Harlan is about, it doesn't succeed in the way it should have. Sam Shepard and Forest Whitaker are blips on the radar but have no real sense of purpose to the narrative, though they are serviceable.
Cooper also does a great job capturing this rural culture of a small Pennsylvania town. Locals that work at the mill and later gather at the bar to drink their night away feels authentic. Utilizing Cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi certainly helps as the talented DP keeps our story close and intimate. Takayanagi captures the entire rooms for the audience to gaze at. Intimate bedroom behavior is placed into perspective when aligned with a shot of the room where a closet is in sight with no doors and damp, dingy walls. The score by Dickon Hinchliffe is the film's strongest technical aspect. The composer, who's worked on Rampart and Winter's Bone, has a knack for these type of films and elevating them to their true potential.
As the film continues to build, to what we believe will be an epic finale of revenge, just becomes the most anti-climactic ending of the year. While Cooper formulates a well-constructed set piece, and composer Hinchliffe and DP Takayanagi are well-equipped for the challenge, the script offers no interesting or payoff to the two-hour investment the audience makes into the story. We are left just mildly and unenthusiastically satisfied.
Overall, the film is simply atmospheric; showing the promise of Cooper has a filmmaker if given stronger material to direct. Out of the Furnace is a mildly impressive work but worth it's time at the movie theater.
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Summer 2023 June/July 8-Week 2 Course Rome
Engineering Available Sessions
Summer 2023 June/July 8-Week 1 Course Summer 2023 June/July 8-Week 2 Course Summer 2023 June/July 8-Week 3 Course
Stay on track with your engineering degree while setting yourself apart from the competition. Study in Rome, where you'll explore more than 2,000 years of global power and influence. You'll have the opportunity to enroll in a core engineering course alongside elective courses. Elective courses focus on an aspect of Italian culture, which may fulfill a humanities or social science requirement. While Italian language isn't required, we'll help you gain some basic communication skills to navigate this historic city.
Course Prerequisites:
Some courses may have prerequisites.
Courses at the CEA Rome Center allow you to explore and experience all that the Eternal City has to offer. Courses are taught in English and take full advantage of Roman history and culture, with a focus on active learning outside the classroom. Courses in all levels of Italian are available. The CEA Rome Center is in the vibrant Prati neighborhood, within walking distance of Vatican City, Castel Sant'Angelo, and other UNESCO World Heritage sites. This central location makes it easy to visit galleries, museums, art studios, local businesses, historic sites, food markets, and more—all designed to bring lessons taught in the classroom to life.
When you study abroad in Rome, you can choose standard CEA housing or arrange your own independent housing. CEA housing assignments are based on availability and confirmation date; we make every effort to match your housing requests, but we can't guarantee housing preferences.
Choose a 1-, 2-, or 3-course option. Students in the 1-course option enroll in 1 CEA engineering course. Students in the 2-course option enroll in either 2 CEA engineering courses or 1 CEA engineering course and 1 CEA elective course from the social sciences or humanities. Students in the 3-course option enroll in 1 CEA engineering courses and 2 CEA elective courses from the social sciences or humanities.
Engineering courses meet 45-60 contact hours/3-4 credits and elective courses meet for 45 contact hours/3 credits. If you choose the 1-course option, you may earn 3-4 credits (up to 60 contact hours); if you choose the 2-course option, you may earn 6-8 credits (up to 120 contact hours); if you choose the 2-course option, you may earn 6-8 credits (up to 120 contact hours); if you choose the 3-course option, you may earn 9-10 credits (up to 150 contact hours).
Engineering courses meet 4 times per week, Monday-Thursday. Elective courses generally meet 3-4 times per week, Monday-Thursday. Active learning components required by your courses may be scheduled for Fridays.
Prior to departure, you will select your preferred courses. You will be enrolled into courses based on their availability. It is in your best interest to have multiple alternative courses approved by your home university prior to your departure due to course availabilities. Please consult with your academic advisor at your home university on credit pre-approval guidelines.
1-2 CEA Engineering Course
0-1 CEA Course - Session I
0-1 CEA Course - Session II
Electrical Circuits
Principles of Engineering Materials
Thermodynamics with Chemical Engineering Module *
Art & Archaeology of Ancient Rome *
Food & Culture in Italy *
International Marketing *
Of Plagues, Invasions and Superstitions: The Middle Ages Reconsidered
Social History of the Italian Mafia *
Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri
This two-day excursion begins with an exploration of the archaeological remains of the ancient town of Pompeii. Preserved by the ash and lava spewed out by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D., Pompeii offers a snapshot of ancient Roman life. From the frescoes of the House of Vettii (an example of wealthy merchants' homes) and the central Forum square, to the Baths and the Sacrarium of the Lares, you'll marvel at Pompeii's former glamour, now merely dust.
Next we'll visit the small town of Sorrento, with its narrow alleys and beaches. Known as the pearl of the Gulf of Naples, this scenic village offers views of the islands of Capri, Ischia, and Procida.
Capri has many nicknames: the Enchanted Island, the Blue Island, the Sleeping Beauty, and the Island of Love. Spend the day exploring the island's many beautiful sites. Known as a popular holiday destination for the rich and famous, the Isle of Capri caters to visitors with its blend of simplicity, natural beauty, and busy glitz.
The allure of the island views, rocky seashores, and scenic charm will enliven you to investigate their surroundings. Our time on Capri begins with a motorboat trip to the Blue Grotto, a magical place with crystal blue water. The rest of the day, you'll explore the island's two towns, Capri and Anacapri, each speckled with designer boutiques, small shops, and hidden wonders.
The Gardens of Ninfa
The Gardens of Ninfa take their name from nymphaeum, or place of the nymphs, and are considered to be among the most beautiful in the world. Built atop upon the ruins of an ancient settlement, the gardens are a unique example of an integrated eco-system that combines natural, cultural, and historical elements. The secret of Ninfa's lush beauty lies in its exceptional microclimate, which allows the growth of local and exotic vegetation species. We'll visit the gardens when they are in full bloom and finish the day with a tour of a local wine estate, where we'll uncover the secrets of enology and gastronomy.
Ostia Antica, founded by the Romans in the 4th century BC, functioned as Rome's main port for over 600 years. Romans, foreigners, sailors, and slaves populated the port, making this town an important focal point of defense and trade. This mélange of cultures created an interesting contrast to the rich and upper-class residents of Pompeii. During our visit to Ostia Antica you'll visit the historical inhabitants' homes, shops, restaurants and bakery and witness the diversity evident in the shrines, temples, and sanctuaries scattered throughout the area.
Ancient Tibur, just 30 minutes outside of Rome, boasts clean, crisp air in the scenic countryside. Roman aristocrats once frolicked to Tivoli, cementing its reputation as a holiday resort. We'll visit the famous Villa Adriana, constructed by the Emperor Hadrian who spent his entire life shaping it into one of the largest, most extravagant villas in the Roman Empire. We'll also tour Villa D'Este; once a Benedictine convent, Cardinal Ippolito d'Este refurbished it into a luxurious villa with splendid gardens and over 40 elaborate fountains, including water-works that activate the musical pipes of an organ.
Includes the average expected cost for meals in housing option without a meal plan, such as daily groceries and eating out at restaurants.
TOTAL EXPENSES $9,075 $14,339
The calendar for this program is coming soon; please check back later.
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BEAUTY SHOP - warm-hearted, mildy amusing rom-com
BEAUTY SHOP features a bunch of actors of considerable talent, charisma and charm, not least Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Kevin Bacon, Andie MacDowell, Mena Suvari and Djimon Hounsou. That this warm-hearted romantic comedy manages to entertain at all is entirely down to their performances. Because everything else about this film is cliched and/or ham-fisted. I put this down to the fact that the production team, as talented as they might be, have little experience of cinema behind them. The director has a background in music video, the writers have done some TV and, ominously, the suck-fest that was Mariah Carey's GLITTER. As a result we get a truly derivative and predictable movie with some blunt attempts at handling racial politics thrown in. The story is that Queen Latifah is a marvellous hair dresser who works for a pretentious (literally) salon-owner played by Kevin Bacon. One day, she decides to leave and open a Beauty Shop in her local neighbourhood. She takes with her a white hairstylist played by Alicia Silverstone. It's the kind of film wherein when it transpires that a hunky but sensitive handyman turns out to live above the Beauty Shop, we KNOW that he and Latifah will get together. Similarly, when the other black stylists give Alicia Silverstone's character a hard time at first, thanks to the magic of cinema, all will be harmony and love by the end. Perhaps I am being too hard on this movie. If it leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling then isn't the genre-contract fulfilled? But I don't know. There is something deeply frustrating in seeing Queen Latifah et al pump out this unimaginative cinematic fare.
BEAUTY SHOP opened in the US in March and opens in the UK today. It hits France on September 28th 2005.
Labels: alicia silverstone, comedy, djimon hounsou, kevin bacon, mariah carey, mena suvari, queen latifah, romance
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As a member-driven association, APPAM relies on the contributions of volunteers at every turn. As a seasoned APPAM member or as a new member, you have a unique perspective and there are many ways to contribute. We regularly need volunteers at all levels, whether you have a couple of hours to spare or would like to commit yourself to serving in a leadership role on a committee or at a conference, we are happy to lead you in the right direction.
Below are just a few of the ways you can become more involved in APPAM.
The goals of the APPAM committees are to help the Policy Council engage with members and to accomplish the work of the association.
Committees meet throughout the year by phone and the chairs of each committee report on the activities of their committees at each of the two annual Policy Council Meetings. Member volunteers who serve on a committee must be committed to attend all committee meetings. Typically, a committee meets once a quarter via a phone conference call, lasting between 30 minutes and a hour. Committee members are expected to participate in the committee's work and with Association staff on accomplishing both Policy Council and committee goals for the year.
Non-Council members can be appointed to open committees if there is a vacancy. The committees work in conjunction with APPAM staff throughout the year to achieve goals set out in the Strategic Plan.
At APPAM we strive to provide our members with access to a broad collection of tools, content, practical resources, professional development opportunities, and a smart and vibrant community of peers—all to help you do your job better.
The APPAM E-Lists provide a members-only discussion group where you may seek practical answers and solutions from your peers. The new E-List communities are a great medium with which to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience, and participate in an ongoing conversation.
Interested in expanding your role outside of attendee at an APPAM conference? APPAM offers several volunteer positions for attendees looking to make the most out of their conference experience.
APPAM encourages all members to submit a proposal for presentation at our annual conferences. For more details on our Fall Research, Spring, Student, and International conferences, include call for proposal deadlines, please visit here.
Our student members are a vital part of our association. As such, APPAM holds several student programs throughout the year. These programs are open to all student members. However, we are in need of both student and professional member volunteers for many of these events.
The Professional Development Sessions for Students are held throughout the Annual Fall Research Conference. The sessions are aimed at supporting students in all stages of their education, from undergraduate through postdoctoral.
Sessions often feature a series of panels with experts from a variety of professional fields to provide students with advice on their careers, both as students and after graduation. Previous sessions have included tips for grant writing, presentation skills & data visualization, and bridging the gap between graduation and policy practice.
APPAM is in need of experienced professional members to speak on these panels to share insights, connect with policy students, and discuss a variety of policy topics in greater detail. APPAM is also in need of student members to serve as session moderators to introduce the panelists, take notes, keep type and facilitate the Q&A portion of the session.
The Ask the Policy Experts Roundtable session provides an opportunity for students to meet with professionals to discuss a variety of policy topics. Experienced professionals are available in the student lounge to speak with students, offer advice, and discuss research projects. These discussions provide a candid, informal opportunity to network with practitioners and academics.
The mentor matching program matches student conference attendees with policy experts to connect one-on-one during conferences. Mentors are available to offer advice on professional development issues, examine job search strategies, discuss research projects and ideas, and answer any questions students may have as they approach graduation.
This program serves as a great opportunity for students to connect with policy professionals, forge partnerships, and learn about diverse policy organizations. Professional member volunteers are needed for this one hour, in-person meeting with your mentee at the APPAM conference. Mentors and mentees may continue their conversation after the conference if they choose.
APPAM holds several brown bag discussions throughout the year for policy students and young professionals. These events feature expert speakers on policy "hot topics" such as big data, health care, and publishing. APPAM is in need of members interested in serving as a policy expert on a brown bag panel discussion.
One of the most valuable APPAM membership benefits is the easy access to policy news and publications. All APPAM members receive complimentary access to the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM), the leading journal in the field of public policy and public management. The quarterly journal is delivered in print and is also offered to members online through an easy, searchable library system. Members can search for and download any JPAM article and have special early access to articles from upcoming issues. You may access JPAM online here.
We also encourage you to update your profile on the APPAM website. A complete profile allows us to not only keep you abreast of topical information in all policy areas, but it helps us deliver updates that are the most relevant to you and your specific area of focus. To update your profile please log into your APPAM account, select "My Profile & Invoices," and then "Edit." Once you have updated your contact information please be sure to add your education and policy focus areas as well.
An APPAM Web Portal Guide with additional information on how to update your profile, access the membership directory, and view your membership and conference invoices may be found here.
Lastly, please feel free to browse the APPAM Membership Directory. Here you may search for colleagues by name, organization, geographical region, as well as area of expertise.
Interested in any of the above? Please email info@appam.org with your preferred activity.
If you have any questions regarding any of the above please contact Meghan Grenda at mgrenda@appam.org.


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Q: How do I set the initial values of a typed Map in the constructor when the keys have multiple types I want to create a Map where the key can be a number or a string. I want to initialise it with values in the constructor. Some entries have a number key and some have a string key.
But I get a typescript error. Is this a TypeScript bug, or am I doing something wrong?
type MyMap = Map<string | number, string>;

// Errors, incorrectly?
const myMapWithMixedKeys: MyMap = new Map([
  ['abc', 'String key'],
  [123, 'Number key']
]);

// All fine
myMapWithMixedKeys.set('abcd', 'String key');
myMapWithMixedKeys.set(1234, 'Number key');

const myMapStrings: MyMap = new Map([
  ['abc', 'String key'],
  ['abcd', 'String key']
]);

const myMapNumbers: MyMap = new Map([
  [123, 'Number key'],
  [1234, 'Number key']
]);

The error:
No overload matches this call.
  Overload 1 of 3, '(iterable: Iterable<readonly [string, string]>): Map<string, string>', gave the following error.
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            Types of property 'next' are incompatible.
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  Overload 2 of 3, '(entries?: readonly (readonly [string, string])[] | null | undefined): Map<string, string>', gave the following error.
    Argument of type '([string, string] | [number, string])[]' is not assignable to parameter of type 'readonly (readonly [string, string])[]'.
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A: The problem is that TS infer the type of a new Map() by its first value.
It happens even you write just let m = new Map([[1, 1], ['2', 2]]), without any typing.
(BTW: It happens also in arrays when you write something like let a = new Array(1, '2')).
To solve this you should to force TS to understand that the type of the Map is union type. I know two ways to do this:
const myMapWithMixedKeys: MyMap = new Map<string | number, string>([
  ['abc', 'String key'],
  [123, 'Number key']
]);

Or:
const myMapWithMixedKeys: MyMap = new Map([
  ['abc' as string | number, 'String key'],
  [123, 'Number key']
]);

See Playground
EDIT: I found a better solution, IMO.
Instead of:
type MyMap = Map<string | number, string>;

Write:
class MyMap extends Map<string | number, string> { }

And now everything works well. See updated Playground

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Transcriptional Regulation of Neuronal Differentiation in the Drosophila Central Nervous System
Haluk Lacin, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Biology and Biomedical Sciences: Developmental, Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
James Skeath
The central nervous system is the most complex and highly organized tissue in animals; composed of thousands of neurites connected in specific and highly reproducible ways. My thesis research has focused on the generation of neuronal diversity: specifically how neurons adopt individual, often unique, identities. Work in many labs has revealed that a large set of transcription factors act in combinatorial manner to specify the fate of individual neurons or small groups of neurons. However, in most cases, it remains unclear how individual or specific combinations of transcription factors directly control the terminal differentiation of neurons via the regulation of different genes, such as neurotransmitters. My thesis work has focused on the identification and characterization of new members of the combinatorial code of transcription factor and on initial attempts to link these transcription factors to the expression and activity of genes that contribute directly to neuronal differentiation. In chapter 2, I describe the identification and characterization of Dbx, a homedomain-containing transcription factor, expressed in a mixture of progenitor cells and a subset of GABAergic interneurons. I show that Dbx is expressed in many interneurons that are sibling to motor neurons, and that Dbx is required to promote the development of these interneurons via cross-repressive interactions with Eve and Hb9, which are expressed in the sibling motor neurons. In chapter 3, I detail the identification of FoxD, a transcription factor that is positively regulated by the homeodomain-containing transcription factor Hb9 in the Drosophila CNS. FoxD is expressed in a subset of Hb9 positive neurons and also in all octopaminergic neurons in the Drosophila embryonic CNS. I have identified the enhancers that drive expression in these neurons and have recently generated two mutant alleles of foxD. Loss of foxD appears to result in hyperactivity, which is most pronounced in males. As octopamine is the fly equivalent of norepinephrine, these results suggest that FoxD may function in specific cells to regulate the synthesis and release of octopmaine. Thus, my thesis has identified two members of the combinatorial code of transcription factors that govern neuronal identity. In addition, it has begun to place the functions of these genes within the genetic regulatory hierarchy of this code and started to link the function of individual transcription factors to the regulation of terminal differentiation genes and animal behavior.
Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7DJ5CM0
Lacin, Haluk, "Transcriptional Regulation of Neuronal Differentiation in the Drosophila Central Nervous System" (2010). All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). 191.
https://doi.org/10.7936/K7DJ5CM0


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Q: jquery plugin hosting as google does with jquery I'm currently linking to jquery from Google. This way I'm not hosting the file on my server.
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js">

Anyone knows of a similar service that's available for the individual jquery plugins?

A: There isn't one out there yet (though some sparse plugins have their own CDN, like jQuery Tools).
However, the jQuery team is working on this with Media Temple (which currently hosts jquery.com and other related sites)...I'm not sure how far along it is though.


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Дже́ймс Ватта́на,  Ратчапол Пу Об Орм () (нар. 17 січня 1970 року) — тайський професіональний гравець у снукер. Один із перших професійних снукеристів з Далекого Сходу. У 1990-ті був одним зі світових лідерів у цій грі. На його рахунку більше 140 сенчурі-брейків, з яких 3 максимальні. За свої досягнення і величезні заслуги у популяризації снукеру на Далекому Сході він став лише другим гравцем з Таїланду, який удостоївся ордена Корони Таїланду. Крім того, Ваттана тричі ставав найкращим спортсменом своєї країни.

Кар'єра
Джеймс став справжнім флагманом азійського снукеру наприкінці 80-х, коли в 16 років переміг кількох професійних чемпіонів світу і виграв турнір Camus Thailand Masters. Він потрапив до мейн-туру у 1989-му після того, як переміг на аматорському чемпіонаті світу в 1988 році. Кар'єра Ваттани досягла піку вже в середині 90-х, коли він став володарем трьох рейтингових титулів, фіналістом ще 6 (у їх числі фінал нерейтингового, але дуже престижного Мастерс) і зайняв 3-е місце в світовому рейтингу. Він двічі досягав півфіналу чемпіонату світу: в 1993 і 1997 рр.., І був одним з найбільш серійних снукеристів свого часу, тричі зробивши максимум, що вдавалося крім нього всього трьом гравцям. Його снукер став справжньою сенсацією, оскільки до того часу в грі цілком і повністю домінували гравці з англомовних країн. На початку нового століття яскрава гра Ваттани почала згасати, проте через деякий час кількість зароблених ним призових перевищила 1 мільйон фунтів стерлінгів. За підсумками сезону 2007/08 він не зумів набрати достатню кількість очок для збереження прописки в мейн-турі і вибув з нього, але досі ніхто з неєвропейських снукеристів не може побити рекорди знаменитого тайця. Фактично завдяки Джеймсу з'явилися такі азійські професіонали, як Марко Фу та Дін Цзюньхуей.
Ваттана повернувся до мейн-туру у сезоні 2009/10, і найкращим його досягненням в цьому сезоні став вихід у фінальну стадію China Open, де він в 1/16-й поступився Марку Кінгу  .

Досягнення в кар'єрі
 Чемпіонат світу півфіналіст — 1993, 1997
 Strachan Open чемпіон — 1992
 Thailand Open чемпіон — 1994—1995
 World Matchplay чемпіон — 1992
 Humo Masters чемпіон — 1992
 Hong Kong Challenge чемпіон — 1990
 Мастерс фіналіст — 1993
 British Open фіналіст — 1992—1994
 Welsh Open фіналіст — 1993
 International Open фіналіст — 1994

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Снукеристи, що зробили 100 і більше сенчурі-брейків
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Q: Oauth2 token, handle from JS spa from MVC About OAuth.

*

*Frontend SPA react

*MVC OAuth backend, signs user's into 3rd party providers, works nicely, return token.
from my SPA I can do window.open and redirect the user to a sign-in page, NB: has to be a new window as xframeoptions is set to deny.
How do I return the token & correlate with SPA, as they are in separate windows/sessions?
options I'm looking at

*

*content security policy - set the caller's domain

*set same site cookie
Using aspnet-contrib/AspNet.Security.OAuth.Providers
Samples
Startup.cs
   public class Startup
{
    private const string policyName = "Cors";

    public Startup(IConfiguration configuration, IHostEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
    {
        Configuration = configuration;
        HostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
    }

    public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }

    private IHostEnvironment HostingEnvironment { get; }

    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        services.AddRouting();

        services.AddCors(opt =>
        {
            opt.AddPolicy(name: policyName, builder =>
            {
                builder.AllowAnyOrigin()
                    .AllowAnyHeader()
                    .AllowAnyOrigin()
                    .AllowAnyMethod();
            });
        });

        services.AddAuthentication(options =>
        {
            options.DefaultScheme = CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
        })

        .AddCookie(options =>
        {
            options.LoginPath = "/signin";
            options.LogoutPath = "/signout";
        })

        .AddGitHub(options =>
        {
            options.ClientId = Configuration["GitHub:ClientId"];
            options.ClientSecret = Configuration["GitHub:ClientSecret"];
            options.Scope.Add("user:email");
            options.Scope.Add("read:org");
            options.Scope.Add("workflow");
            options.SaveTokens=true;

        });

        services.AddMvc();
    }

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
    {
        if (HostingEnvironment.IsDevelopment())
        {
           // IdentityModelEventSource.ShowPII = true;
        }

        // Required to serve files with no extension in the .well-known folder
        //var options = new StaticFileOptions()
        //{
        //    ServeUnknownFileTypes = true,
        //};
        app.UseForwardedHeaders(new ForwardedHeadersOptions
        {
            ForwardedHeaders = ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedFor | ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedProto,
        });
        app.UseCors(policyName);

        app.UseStaticFiles();

        app.UseRouting();

        app.UseAuthentication();
        app.UseAuthorization();

        app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
        {
            endpoints.MapDefaultControllerRoute();
            endpoints.MapControllerRoute(
            name: "default",
            pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
        });

    }
}

            });

Authentication Controller
public class AuthenticationController : Controller
    {
        [HttpGet("~/signin")]
        public async Task<IActionResult> SignIn() => View("SignIn", await HttpContext.GetExternalProvidersAsync());

        [HttpPost("~/signin")]
        public async Task<IActionResult> SignIn([FromForm] string provider)
        {
            // Note: the "provider" parameter corresponds to the external
            // authentication provider choosen by the user agent.
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(provider))
            {
                return BadRequest();
            }

            if (!await HttpContext.IsProviderSupportedAsync(provider))
            {
                return BadRequest();
            }

            // Instruct the middleware corresponding to the requested external identity
            // provider to redirect the user agent to its own authorization endpoint.
            // Note: the authenticationScheme parameter must match the value configured in Startup.cs
            return Challenge(new AuthenticationProperties { RedirectUri = "/" }, provider);
        }

        [HttpGet("~/signout")]
        [HttpPost("~/signout")]
        public IActionResult SignOutCurrentUser()
        {
            // Instruct the cookies middleware to delete the local cookie created
            // when the user agent is redirected from the external identity provider
            // after a successful authentication flow (e.g Google or Facebook).
            return SignOut(new AuthenticationProperties { RedirectUri = "/" },
                CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme);
        }
    }

Home Controller
 public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        public async Task<IActionResult> IndexAsync()
        {
            var accessToken = await HttpContext.GetTokenAsync("GitHub", "access_token");
            var refreshToken = await HttpContext.GetTokenAsync("GitHub", "refresh_token");
            return View();
        }
    }

Home Page (Index.cshtml)

    @if (User?.Identity?.IsAuthenticated ?? false)
    {

Welcome, @User.Identity.Name

            @foreach (var claim in Context.User.Claims)
            {

@claim.Type: @claim.Value

            }

        Sign out
    }

    else
    {

Welcome, anonymous

        Sign in
    }

Thanks for looking

A: It seems (correct me if I'm mistaken) that the main issue is launching the window for github auth and sending that token back to your site which is a different window (i.e. the parent window of the popup).
One option is to set up your auth request's redirect_uri parameter so that the 3rd party identity provider redirects back to a URL on your site (within the popup window), i.e. your ~/signin endpoint. This allows your server-side to grab hold of the tokens and do things like create a session, store a cookie, etc. Cookies set within the popup window will be available to your site in the original window (assuming it's the same domain) once the parent window has refreshed.
Next, once the popup window has been redirected back to your ~/signin endpoint and you've created the session or stored a cookie, etc, you may wish to close that popup and refresh the parent window so that it recognises the cookie / new session. You can do this by returning a page from the ~/signin request (still inside the popup) which includes the following JavaScript:
window.opener.document.location.reload();

// alternatively send the user to an authenticated homepage:
window.opener.document.location.href = '/signed-in-user-homepage';

// and then close the popup
window.close();

I don't think it's your goal but for completeness, if you wish to perform OAuth authentication/authorisation from the SPA itself, so the server side doesn't get the tokens, you may wish to let a Javascript library like oidc-client do the heavy lifting. This launches its own window to perform authentication and hands back the token to the calling SPA itself. These tokens are not visible to the server side.
One resource which really helped me figure this out was the IdentityServer4 quickstart for JavaScript clients, worth stepping through if this is your use case:
OpenID Connect auth from JavaScript clients quickstart
Sample code for the above quickstart
Once you've got a token on the client side (i.e. in JavaScript), you could pass it to the server side to use to make requests on behalf of the user but this isn't good practice as it impersonation rather than properly delegated authorisation, and you'd need to work out what to do when the access token expires (passing the refresh token to the server side effectively allows your server to impersonate the user indefinitely).
My preference is to allow the server-side to perform an auth-code authorisation flow using AspNet.Security.OAuth.Providers, receive the auth code to the ~/signin page, perform the back channel request to get the tokens, use the identity information to create my own profile for the user and perform requests on behalf of the user using authorisation delegated to my service.
Let me know if any of this needs more explaining but hope it's useful as-is.


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Oseleta ist eine alte, autochthone Rotweinsorte aus dem Valpolicella-Gebiet in der italienischen Region Venetien. Sie war nach der Reblauskatastrophe fast ausgestorben, wird heute aber wieder vereinzelt angebaut. Gelegentlich wird die Sorte für die Assemblage von Valpolicella und Amarone benutzt, seit 1999 aber auch als Hauptsorte eines eigenständigen Weins (Osar) angebaut.

Abstammung, Verbreitung
Oseleta weist eine genetische Nähe zu den Rebsorten Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, Garganega, Dindarella und Pelara auf.

Die durch die Reblauskatastrophe nahezu ausgestorbene Sorte wurde in den 1970er-Jahren in der Gemeinde Pigozzo in der Provinz Verona in Venetien reaktiviert. Seit dem Jahre 2002 ist sie wieder amtlich zugelassen und im Bereich Valpolicella empfohlen. Die Anbaufläche in Italien beträgt 15 ha (2010).

Ampelografische Sortenmerkmale
 Die Triebspitze ist offen.
 Die großen Blätter sind rundlich und nicht gebuchtet.
 Die walzenförmige Traube ist dichtbeerig und manchmal geschultert. Die rundlichen Beeren sind klein und von fast schwarzer Farbe.

Reife: mittel

Eigenschaften
Die Sorte ist anfällig für Botrytis.

Wein
Die gewonnenen Rotweine sind farbkräftig, tanninreich mit Aromen nach Kräutern und Zimt.

Literatur

Einzelnachweise

Rotwein (Italien)


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"Investing In The Lives Of Our Favorite Music-Makers" by John DiBiase
On October 13, 2014 January 20, 2021
With the ever-evolving music industry, it's grown more difficult for many bands and performers to be able to continue to afford to make music.
I've heard about more than a couple instances where a band or artist has had to discontinue touring because ticket sales and/or album sales are lower than ever. In many cases, I realize it could be the shifting trends or our own personal economic statuses making it difficult to afford to buy tickets, but it could also just be the aging fanbase has lost interest in music altogether and does not continue to support these artists' endeavors.
I've gone to some shows in recent months where, upon posting a photo from the show online on some form of social media, I've received comments like "Oh, I didn't know they were still around!" or "Where do you get your concert information from?"
In this day in age, if you're a music enthusiast, there's no excuse to not keep tabs on your favorite artists. Between artist email lists (You should sign up for your favorite artist's email list if they have one!), phone apps and services like Bands In Town, and Facebook, there's just no reason not to know about shows coming to your neck of the woods. iTickets.com even sends out alerts if you sign up for them.
But there's another concern. I posed a question – just to start a discussion – on the JFH Facebook to see what others thought about the hypothetical idea of: "If you knew that buying your favorite artist's music would help them keep touring, or NOT buying it would mean they'd stop touring, would you buy it then?" The truth is, most artists' careers (not ALL, but MOST) involve or are centered around touring and performing live. The real money in sustaining a musician's career, is in touring and drawing crowds. The expenses for that are super high, but with the right venues, crowds and ticket/merch sales, it should help keep an artist's career alive. (Some still go out on tours and barely break even, sadly).
The truth is: album sales don't generate much income for artists. Over the years, most artists GO INTO DEBT with a record label to fund the recording of an album. And when an album sells, unless the artist funded it completely themselves, they see very little of the profits of the album sale. This isn't to discourage you from buying music — by all means, it's super important to do that — but you can't assume that just buying one $10 or $15 album from someone is going to keep them going for a long time.
If we, the fans don't support the artist financially, they can't afford to continue to exist. Period.
Some comments on the Facebook post were actually completely against seeing live shows, while others didn't care if buying an album ensured the band could keep touring or not.
The fact of the matter is, in many cases, the two go hand in hand. If a band can't continue to tour, they probably won't bother sticking together to make music together. There's no reason to. They'll need to get "real jobs" and that will take up most of their music-making time. Plus, most labels only want to sign artists who can tour. Touring keeps the artist in the spotlight, at the forefront of people's minds. It enables fans to get involved instead of just listening to their single on the radio (and not buying their album, especially). After all, some people are more likely to shell out $16 bucks for a 3D movie in the theaters than to go see a band they like perform in person. And, if you're a sincere music fan who thrives on the ministry and what great music can do for the soul, there's something backwards about that.
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Review: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
'Neither an accusation nor a confession' - But a timely reminder of a continent at war with itself, the horrors of conflict, and the young who did not survive the shelling.
With the looming centenary of the 1918 Armistice, Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front deserves a fresh reading. The most famous of Remarque's novels, All Quiet's realistic depiction of the conditions of the First World War arguably retains the impact it had upon publication in English in 1930. In the epigraph to the novel, Remarque humbly asserts that the novel is 'Neither an accusation nor a confession,' but instead a record of the generation lost to the battlefields of the First World War- whether in body or in spirit. The novel's unflinching depiction of combat and the experience of the ordinary foot-soldier of the trenches make it difficult to dispute Remarque's assertion of his impartiality, or find any distinctly patriotic or political motivations behind the work. However, Remarque's evident disgust towards violence and ambivalence towards the doomed German war effort was enough to offend the sensibilities of an ascendant Nazi party, who deemed it to be 'unpatriotic' and therefore something to be withheld from the general public. An unsurprising reaction, given the regime's disparaging view of any truth deemed to be 'inconvenient.'
The truth, however, is more abhorrent than fiction. Remarque's language and imagery reach the limits of obscenity at times; 'Dead men are hanging in the trees. In one of them a naked soldier is squatting in the branches; his helmet is still on his head.' This grotesque phenomenon is casually explained away as the result of 'mortar fire', but more troubling is the passive reaction of Paul Bäumer, the narrator, to such horrors. Nothing is left to the imagination in this nightmarishly vivid depiction of war, and not even the base act of 'shitting' is omitted. Yet despite this, the novel does not strike one as deliberately shocking, but only as an aesthetic object which captures the most mundane details of the misery of the First World War. Perhaps the most arresting element of Remarque's writing is its humanity, one which is grounded by a belief in the fundamental decency of the human spirit in the face of suffering. Bäumer's interactions with his more naïve comrades are both touching and tragic in their range of discussion; to settle national conflicts, they arrive at the simple solution that the head of each nation should be left in a boxing ring, without involving the rest of the population. While unrealistic, there is a clear logic in Bäumer's assessment that it would be 'fairer than things are out here.' Such easy judgements, however, also serve as a reminder of their youth and inexperience, and form chilling reminders that at eighteen, they are little more than boys.
The progress of the novel sees the realisation that Bäumer's cause is no better or more just than that held by the men he is fighting against, and the moment of epiphany (or at least near-epiphany) comes in Bäumer's experience in a shell-hole with a French soldier whom he has killed. Any thought of nationalism, righteousness or animosity is forgotten. Remarque simply presents a dead man and his killer, forced to occupy the same space, and leaves Bäumer to the terrible realisation of what he has done. Yet this microcosm of violence can only remain as such, and the tragedy of reality is finally reasserted in Bäumer's later assessment of his thoughts- 'What sort of rubbish did I dream up in that shell-hole?' A hundred years on from the end of that war, the misery inflicted in the name of nationalist zealotry should not be forgotten, and All Quiet on the Western Front offers one such painfully honest reminder.
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Are bullying prevention programs effective?
Mark Rutledge
Evidence of Efficiency School-based violence and bullying prevention programs have been shown to reduce violence and victimization. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 In certain cases, such interventions have been demonstrated to lessen bullying slightly. 2 and 5 Whole-school violence prevention programs, on the whole, minimize violence. 6 However, some studies have found no effect for specific programs.
Long-term effects The quality and quantity of research on long-term effects is limited, but there are reasons to believe that programs may have lasting benefits. For example, a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice found "significantly reduced rates of physical fighting and weapon carrying among program participants compared with nonparticipants" after five years.
What conditions determine success? Program success is determined by several factors including scope, duration, and intensity. Programs that are too narrow in their focus or that do not reach all students may not be effective. For example, an intervention designed to prevent bullying by teaching students social skills would not be sufficient if it did not include strategies to address other risk factors for violence, such as lack of parental supervision or negative peer groups.
Program length is also important. Studies have shown that repeated exposures to anti-violence messages over time help to create new behaviors in adolescents. For this reason, it is recommended that school-based violence prevention programs be implemented for at least three years to be effective.
How are school-based programs effective in reducing bullying?
Are there any school programs to reduce bullying?
How much do anti-bullying programs work?
Why are anti-bullying programs bad for kids?
Are anti-bullying programs effective?
According to the findings of a thorough and systematic evaluation of studies on the effectiveness of school-based bullying prevention programs, they successfully reduce bullying by 20 to 23 percent and victimization by 17 to 20 percent. These effects last for up to three years after the program ends.
Programs that focus on increasing students' social skills, teaching them how to resolve conflicts nonviolently, and providing support systems for victims often show significant effects on reducing bullying behaviors. Programs that use anti-bullying curricula or incorporate anti-bullying messages into other courses (such as health classes) also tend to be effective.
Some studies have shown that combining school-based bullying prevention programs with interventions that reach beyond school walls, such as family conferences or educational videos, can increase their effectiveness. Other research has suggested that web-based or online bullying prevention programs may be just as effective as face-to-face approaches; however, more study is needed on this topic.
Finally, research has shown that schools that implement policies and practices that discourage bullying have better attendance rates, higher graduation rates, and lower dropout rates than those that do not.
For example, one study conducted by our team showed that middle schools that implemented comprehensive bullying prevention programs had fewer instances of physical violence, cyberbullying, and harassment than schools that did not.
Bullying prevention strategies in schools are frequently based on theory. Few of the programs available to Australian schools have been properly assessed for efficacy. According to international studies, bullying prevention programs can reduce victimization at the school level by up to 16%. Some evidence suggests that combining interventions across settings (e.g., school, community) may provide additional benefits.
In Australia, several programs have been developed to prevent bullying. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that almost one in five students has experienced bullying other than at work or training. This is higher than the rate reported by students in most other countries.
The main approach used by programs in Australia and around the world is called "anti-bullying" or "bully awareness." Programs typically involve education about bullying behaviors and their negative effects for victims and bystanders. Teaching tools include video clips, role plays, games, and art projects. Program materials are usually delivered face-to-face by trained educators, but some programs use online resources as well.
Some programs also focus on preventing specific types of bullying.
Several recent studies have found that anti-bullying programs can reduce bullying behavior by 19 to 20% and victimization by 15% to 16%, according to Limber. Some studies have shown greater effects for certain population groups, such as students of color or those with disabilities.
However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, since most studies were limited by small sample sizes or short follow-up periods. In addition, there is little evidence that shows what percentage of victims will go on to be bullied again after attending an anti-bullying program.
Overall, the research indicates that anti-bullying programs can have a positive effect on reducing bullying behaviors and victimization, but more high quality research is needed.
According to the findings of the study, bullying prevention programs in schools often increase the rates of physical and emotional assaults among students by teaching children about the intricacies of bullying. The findings of the study call into question frequently held ideas about the effectiveness of bullying prevention initiatives.
When designing a bullying prevention program, it is important to understand that these programs can have either a positive or negative impact on student behavior. Some programs may even encourage more bullying because they teach children new techniques or strategies for attacking others. Anti-bullying programs that show no effect on student behavior should not be implemented because they fail to deliver any type of benefit to students.
Some studies have also alleged that anti-bullying programs may actually lead to increased rates of suicide. These programs typically involve educating children about different types of bullying and its effects on victims. This information is then used as a guide for helping students identify people who need special attention and providing counseling services for those who may be suffering from depression or other mental illnesses related to bullying.
The findings of this study show that anti-bullying programs in schools do not work and can even have negative effects on student behavior. If you are planning on implementing such a program in your school, make sure to perform thorough research before doing so.
(2019) investigated the efficacy of bullying prevention programs that included a parental component. Despite the fact that the anti-bullying programs included in this meta-analysis were successful in reducing school bullying perpetration (d = 0.179; p 0.001) and peer victimization (d = 0.162; p =.05), they did not reduce overall aggression (d = 0.104; p =.13). These findings suggest that additional strategies are needed to prevent youth from becoming aggressive perpetrators or victims.
Overall, the results indicate that anti-bullying programs can be effective at reducing school bullying perpetration and victimization, but these effects do not extend to reductions in overall aggression among youth participants. This suggests that additional strategies are needed to prevent youth from becoming aggressive perpetrators or victims.
The current study's limitations include its reliance on cross-sectional data which prevents conclusions about cause and effect to be drawn. In addition, given that most studies included in this review used self-report measures, there is potential for response bias due to social desirability concerns. Finally, it is possible that unmeasured variables may have influenced the results of the studies reviewed here. For example, some studies did not report whether or not they involved randomly assigned treatment groups which may have affected results. Further research using controlled experimental designs is needed to better understand how anti-bullying programs affect youth aggression.
Mark Rutledge is a Lieutenant in the Police department. He supervises a team of police sergeants and other law enforcement support staff, who are responsible for officer assignments, patrol operations, and various specialized units.
What is the primary prevention of family violence?
Author: Joe Vance
What is the prevention of violence?
Author: James Ortiz
Which is the best strategy for aggressive policing?
How can school violence be prevented?
Author: Willie Hawkins
How can we reduce crime in our communities?
Does community policing reduce crime?
How is gender-based violence treated in Trinidad and Tobago?
By Bradley Taylor
What is the cure violence model?
By Robert Somilleda
What are the prevention strategies?
By William Lamus


Compressing the supply chain through e-commerce for the customer benefit. Choice of industry goes back to the writer in which field he feels a dissertation could be written on. This study should be based in UK. Either (fashion industry, or pharmaceuticals or organic food.) for the result of quicker delivery and cheeper price for the high edge quality than the ones found online or at the supermarket-or outlet or pharmacy depending on the industry.
3. You are expected to provide a historical background to your proposed research topic a full blown history of past studies etc. is not expected but details of how you came to be interested in the title, why you think it is worth spending your summer months on it, a?the nature of the problema . The various categories are there to guide you they are not exhaustive.
4-6. I expect you to be able to demonstrate some a?pre-readinga around the subject you have chosen e.g. a chapter in a text outlining a management technique that you intend to apply, your collection of data sources so far, or so on. You might wish to mention the sources that you have consulted so far.
If you have already settled on a title, you should by now have begun to collect the beginnings of your bibliography and references so we expect a list of articles, trade press, and textbook material that you have consulted to date. If you have begun your literature review, then a critical assessment of the material you have collected so far would be useful.
If you have a good idea of the discipline base from which you will draw your research methods and analytical tools, then a discussion of these techniques, their strengths/weaknesses, and a consideration of their application in contexts similar to your own selected area would be appropriate. For example, in management, if you are going to use Porteras five forces framework, then a discussion of its strengths/weaknesses, and its use in a management context not dissimilar to your proposal, would be useful.
8. Data sources. What data are you going to use? Is it primary (you collecting it) or secondary? Is it derived from a questionnaire? If so, have you a provisional one which you can include in the submission? How long will you need to collect your data? Is it based on just one company? If so, how are you going to justify its validity? What transformations will you need to do n the data? If it is questionnaire derived, how are you intending to analyse the results?
9. This is in a sense, the heart of your dissertation it is crucial for you to be able to state clearly just what kind of analytical model you intend to use in the dissertation proper. Description is necessary, but not sufficient on its own to generate a pass. For example, if you are analysing cabotage in Greece, and its potential abolition, I would expect to see a recognition of the need for economic analysis, and a discussion of the relevant market structures appropriate to that industry at the present time and what effects might be observed this might be speculation at present, or your a?hypothesisa of what is likely to happen i.e. your project in embryonic format.
It is expected that you should be able to provide a reasonably firm outline in this section. If you are doing a dissertation in the legal area, then a review of past case law in the chosen subject would appear to be essential in order to provide the basic legal underpinning for the dissertation.
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Q: Can Google's j2objc process and convert binary JAR files? I'm looking to get started with mobile development (specifically iOS), and while I'm usually pretty good at learning languages, Objective-C confounds me at almost every turn. So, looking at j2objc (because I already know Java), I think it might fit the bill in terms of what I'm looking for.
My question, though, is pretty simple: can the converter properly handle a situation where my source code references, say, Apache Commons code in a binary-only (bytecode) JAR file?

A: No, j2objc requires source code (it uses the front-end of Eclipse's compiler). The RoboVM project works from class files, though.

A: J2objc is good for writing business logic only once. If you plan to write an app for Android, iOS and GWT, use it. But you will always need to write native code for UI, network and other specific platform stuff (Camera, Geoloc., etc.). If you plan to become a mobile development expert, my advice is to start learning Objective-c right now (I was just like you 2 years ago. I invested time to learn Objective-c and it's the only way to become a cross-platform mobile geek :-). I started with this book : Programming in Objective-C 2.0 (Stephen G. Kochan). Good luck !

A: No: j2objc requires source code. However j2objc allows transpiling source code that references .jar files. However the jar files with .class files wont be transpiled

A: I am coming from Java background as well and learned Objective-C by myself (and taught it as well).
If you really want to develop mobile apps for iOS the best thing is to invest in learning Objective-C. J2ObjC is not sufficient to create iOS apps since it does not provide UI support and it is not stable yet (between alpha and beta quality)
J2ObjC does not provide any sort of platform-independent UI toolkit, nor are there any plans to do so in the future.

Objective-C looks strange in the beginning, especially for people with Java or C/C++ background, but once learn it; you will start to appreciate the language.
This is an excellent course to get you started and apple provides excellent resources to learn iOS development and Objective-C.
I strongly doubt that any language translation tool ,e.g. J2ObjC, will be sufficient to build good iOS apps.


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No deal: Embattled Griffin stays the course
By Courteney Stuart | stuart@readthehook.com
Published online Thursday Mar 31st, 2005
and in print issue #0413 dated Thursday Mar 31st, 2005
After the Charlottesville School Board convened a closed-door session on March 25 at the law offices of McGuire Woods, board members announced that the purpose of the meeting had been to approve a survey of school staff about the performance of the current administration.
But Dr. Rick Turner, UVA's fiery dean of African American Affairs, says that meeting– as well as a second closed session at McGuire Woods on Wednesday, March 30–- is simply the latest effort by Charlottesville's "white elite" to get rid of school superintendent Scottie Griffin.
"The most insidious part is that they're trying to find a way to buy her out," he says. "But she's not going for it."
Griffin says she "can't comment on anything," and neither school board chair Dede Smith nor vice chair Julie Gronlund could be reached by Hook press time.
If the school board is looking for a way to oust Griffin, it would not be the first time this town has bought out a superintendent who challenged the board. In 1996, Dorothea Shannon– accused of putting a favorable spin on unfavorable student performance reports– was paid $67,360 to bow out of her contract. According to media accounts, Griffin holds a four-year contract that pays her $140,000 this year, and that amount is slated to rise to more than $150,000 next year.
But while it wouldn't be the first superintendent buy-out, the move would mark a significant change of heart for the board since it hired Griffin in July 2004. A veteran school administrator, Griffin, who is black, came to Charlottesville with a doctorate in education from Western Michigan State University and more than three decades of education experience, most recently with the New Orleans school district, where she served for less than six months before accepting the Charlottesville post.
Within a month of her arrival, Griffin unleashed an ambitious program of curricular overhaul. Among her goals were closing the achievement gap between minority and other students and making sure schools perform well on the state's Standards of Learning, or SOLs.
The school year hadn't even begun, however, before Griffin became a lightning rod for controversy that some community members said was racially motivated.
At the first school board meeting of the year in September, parents and teachers– many of them enraged by the sudden demotion of longtime associate superintendent Arletta Dimberg– gave impassioned pleas for Dimberg's reinstatement. Griffin's style was called "noncollaborative." But Turner, the Rev. Alvin Edwards, and the Rev. R.A. Johnson quickly mounted a fierce defense, claiming that Dimberg's demotion had long been planned, and that Griffin was simply taking the heat for doing the school board's bidding.
Turner blamed "disgruntled parents and staff" as well as a "backstabbing administration" for obstructing Griffin, a situation he likened to Charlottesville's "massive resistance" to school integration in 1958.
The whites in the audience booed and hissed at his accusations.
Griffin became only more controversial as the year progressed, but Turner's support never waned– nor did his claims of racism abate.
"There's a black, competent woman at the helm, and people do not like it," he says. Problems would never have arisen, he says, "If she was the kind who was a jokester, who grinned when something wasn't funny, who would acquiesce and be a Negro buffoon, who would take orders from the white elites, say everything's fine, give raises, go to little meetings and have tea."
Instead, Griffin's plans to eliminate teaching and counseling positions and hire senior administrators rankled parents and teachers. Some citizens also took issue with what they considered to be Griffin's high-handed leadership style.
When a scathing letter from assistant superintendent Laura Purnell to Griffin became public in early February, tensions intensified. Purnell has consistently declined comment.
Now, a source close to Purnell says she received a notice from Griffin dated March 10 and hand-delivered on Thursday, March 24, announcing that her job is being eliminated.
Purnell is declining comment, and assistant superintendent Bobby Thompson, who the source says was present for that delivery, declines comment on that letter as well, citing the confidentiality of personnel issues.
The message of Purnell's critical letter– the full text of which can be read at Waldo Jaquith's local news blog, cvillenews.com– is clear: Griffin is an inept manager.
"The decisions that you are making and the behaviors that you exhibit as our Superintendent are significant barriers to the success of our efforts to close the achievement gap and to provide excellent educational experiences for all students," wrote Purnell, who went on to call Griffin "bullying" and "verbally abusive." Griffin's handling of other issues– including the purchase of a math intervention program– caused Purnell further discomfort. "Under your leadership and direction," she wrote, "I have often struggled with my own integrity in order to not appear insubordinate."
Former school board chair and local attorney Mary Susan Payne says the school board should have quickly protected Purnell from Griffin's retribution.
"Common decency would require the school board to acknowledge her letter," she says. Purnell, says Payne, with her 25 years of experience in urban schools, is now the school system's "intellectual linchpin."
"There's a vacuum of visionary thinkers," says Payne. "The superintendent is not showing any ability to be visionary. To try to get rid of the one person who's thinking is awful," she adds.
Purnell's job status is scheduled for consideration at the school board meeting on Thursday, March 31.
Turner says it's about time Purnell is terminated.
"Dr. Griffin hired her, but she shouldn't have," he says, adding, "We do make mistakes in personnel sometimes."
When asked whether Griffin's hire might have been a similar mistake on the part of the school board, Turner replies, "Absolutely not. The school board members are inept."
He adds that they– and Charlottesville taxpayers– are "going to pay" for their treatment of Griffin. "People really don't understand the cost of racism," he says. "It's going to cost the city."
Turner suggests that Griffin has "no reason" to accept a buy-out offer, and he believes she will force the school board to fire her. But first, he says, "They need a reason," which he believes explains the new survey.
In a quieter moment, Turner drops the accusations and simply wonders why the board won't let Griffin do her job.
"These are the same people who hired Dr. Griffin," he says. "I want to know now, what changed their mind? We still have an achievement gap. We still had an audit by a reputable organization that pinpointed the glaring deficiencies. Why not allow Scottie Griffin to deal with those deficiencies and after a period of time evaluate that?"
Payne, however, says the breach is too deep.
"It's so dysfunctional, we need somebody new," she says. "The school board needs to stop dithering and take action."
Scottie Griffin inspires passions– both pro and con.
PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO


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Q: Continuous non-constant function with infinite intersections with horizontal line on a compact interval? The title might be misleading, but whether such a function exists is what boggles me about the following problem:
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function such that for all $a<b $ satisfying $f(a)=f(b)$, there exists $c$ in $(a,b)$ such that $f(a)=f(c)=f(b)$.
Prove that $f$ is monotonous on $\mathbb{R}$.
What I'm intuiting about this problem is that for every such pair $a, b$ the function f is constant on $[a,b]$. Therefore, $f$ could have no local extremum. However, I'm not sure how to go about proving this. Is the set $X=\{x\in [a,b]| f(x)=f(a)\}$ be dense in $[a,b]$? If it is, how could I prove it? What also troubles me, though, is the existence of nowhere-monotone functions such as the Weierstrass function. Does the Weierstrass function satisfy the problem condition?
Furthermore, I'd like to be able to prove that an arbitrary horizontal line $g(x)=u, u \in \mathbb{R}$ either intersects f at a single point, or at a compact interval $[a_{1},b_{1}]$ $(a_{1}<b_{1})$.
I'm not sure if these two conditions are enough to prove that the function is monotonous.
What is the best approach towards proving this problem? Am I on the right track?

A: Preimage $f^{-1}(v)$ of any value $v$ is a closed set, hence its complement $U(v)$ is open. This open set $U(v)$ is a disjoint union of intervals. If some interval is finite, say $(a,b)$, then $f(a)=f(b)=v$, but $f(c)\ne v$ for $a<c<b$. So, all intervals in $U(v)$ are infinite. Hence preimage of $v$ is connected: it is either a segment (possibly a single point), or a ray. Now we prove that $f$ is monotone. It suffices to prove that $f$ is monotone on any three points $\{a<b<c\}$. Assume the contrary, for example, $f(b)>v:=\max(f(a),f(c))$. We see that $f^{-1}(v)$ is not connected: it contains points on $[a,b)$ and $(b,c]$, but does not contain $b$.


The one unpredictable element in the battle against fraud is the human behavior driven by different sets of values. In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of Ethics in the fight against fraud and some aspects of a fraudster's character that organizations and managers could include in their fraud risk assessment as potential red flags.
•	The definition of ethics.
•	What is an ethical culture?
•	What is an ethical ID?
•	Why do people commit fraud?
•	What we should be on the lookout for during fraud risk assessments.
1. Evaluate the ethical environment in which they operate.
2. Identify specific behaviors that are indicators of fraud red flags.
3. Create fraud risk assessments.


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