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Egypt's security stepped up over Israel embassy
CAIRO (Updated) - Egypt said Saturday it would send those who incited or took part in the violence targeting the Israeli Embassy in Cairo to an emergency state security court, pledging to protect all embassies in Egypt, after three people were killed in the overnight clashes outside the Israeli embassy. Information Minister Osama Hassan Heikal stressed that Egypt had passed a 'crucial' day on Friday that made "Egyptians feel worried over some behaviours, which jeaopardise the Egyptian revolution and tarnishes the state's image inside and outside".
Egypt says will apply emergency law
CAIRO - Egypt affirmed on Saturday its 'total commitment' to protecting all embassies in Egypt, after three people were killed in overnight clashes that followed an attack on the Israeli mission.
Egypt inflation slows as food costs ease
CAIRO - Egypt's inflation rate declined in August as food prices, one of the causes of the unrest that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, rose at a slower pace.
Military ruler to testify in Mubarak trial
CAIRO: The head of Egypt's ruling military council will testify in a closed session next week to a court that is trying ousted President Hosni Mubarak over charges of conspiring to kill protesters, Judge Ahmed Refaat said on Wednesday. Both the defense and prosecution sought the testimony of Field Marshal Mohammed Tantawi, who was Mubarak's defense minister and is now the military ruler.
Thursday ,08 September 2011
Subsidies in Egypt not meeting needs of the poor
CAIRO - Shabaan Ahmed who comes from the Delta governorate of Beheira and works for a family in the capital goes every two months to what is known as the district 'supply grocer'. Shabaan does not get subsidised foodstuff, such as rice, sugar and cooking oil, for himself but for his employer's family, who can actually afford to buy these items from the nearest supermarket at the going market prices.
Egypt's stocks dip slightly
CAIRO - Egypt's main indexes dipped on Wednesday on local and non-Arabs sell-offs, traders said. Locals and non-Arabs made net sell-offs worth LE15.7 million and LE36.5 million respectively, while Arab investors made net purchases worth LE52.2 million, according to Bourse data. The benchmark index EGX30 slipped 0.02 to 4,727.40 points. The broader indexes EGX70 and EGX100 also fell, dipping 0.51 and 0.45 per cent to 590.40 and 873.22 points respectively.
Wednesday ,07 September 2011
Lawyers claim witnesses gave contradictory testimonies at Mubarak trial
CAIRO: The testimonies of prosecution witnesses made on Monday during the third trial hearing of ousted President Hosni Mubarak contradicted their previous statements to the prosecution, lawyers said on Tuesday. "Either they were paid or ordered by these officials to change their testimonies," civil rights lawyer volunteering for the prosecution, Samir Helmy, told Daily News Egypt.
Cabinet discusses disparity in wages
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf met with executives and experts to work on resolving the disparity in salaries and incomes in the government. The meeting comes in light of protests staged by workers all over the country against the disparity in salaries, demanding pay raises and more benefits.
21 Mubarak trial protesters released on LE 200 bail
CAIRO: The prosecution released on Tuesday 21 anti-Mubarak protesters arrested after clashes with the police and supporters of the ex-president outside the court where the third trial hearing was held on Monday. They were released on LE 200 bail. The protesters were mainly supporters of the families of martyrs and the injured as well as passersby who were randomly arrested near the Police Academy where the trial is held.
Key political risks to watch in Egypt
CAIRO - Egypt's military, in charge since an 18-day popular revolt ousted President Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11, says it wants to hand power to civilians as soon as possible and has set a timeline for a parliamentary election to start the process.
Tuesday ,06 September 2011
Education minister rules out success of teachers strike
CAIRO: Minister of Education Ahmed Gamal Al-Din Moussa ruled out the success of a planned strike by teachers on Sept. 17, the first day of the academic year. Teachers are demanding Moussa's resignation and better pay, while he said he would be happy to be relieved of responsibilities at the ministry.
Most Islamist groups, parties steering clear of Friday protest
CAIRO: Most Islamist groups and parties announced Monday that they will not participate in mass protests scheduled for Friday dubbed "Correcting the Path" in Tahrir Square, to avoid clashes with the armed forces stationed there.
Monday ,05 September 2011
Egyptian gas to resume to Jordan soon
CAIRO – A reliable source in Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) announced on Sunday that Egyptian will soon resume exporting gas to Jordan, as the two parties have reached an agreement about a revised price, the official Middle East News Agency reports. The source told Jordan newspaper Ad-Dustour on Sunday that the new agreement will be ready this week, allowing Egypt to resume pumping gas to the Hashemite Kingdom.
Alexandria stationery shops suffer
CAIRO – El-Manshiyaa neighbourhood near the main train station in coastal city Alexandria is famous for its shops selling office and school supplies. But this year it's been feeling the pinch, because of high prices and presence of thugs.
AL chief may go to Syria this week
CAIRO - Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said on Sunday he could visit Syria this week to voice Arab worries about violence there after Damascus sent troops and tanks to crush street protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule
Egypt court orders freeze of tycoon's assets
CAIRO - A Cairo court has issued an order to freeze all assets of Egyptian steel magnate Ahmed Ezz, a close associate of ousted President Hosni Mubarak who is also being investigated for graft, state news agency MENA reported.
Kuwaiti lawyers arrive in Cairo
CAIRO – About five Kuwaiti lawyers, who will defend ousted president Hosni Mubarak, arrived in Cairo on Sunday, Al-Youm Al-Sabea reports. The lawyers announced that they would hold a press conference later in the day (Sunday), in which they would outline their reasons for attending the trial.
Egypt sets Oct. 24 to try ex-Mubarak aide
CAIRO - An Egyptian court has set October 24 for the first session in the trial of the former chief of staff of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and illegal profiteering, Egypt's news agency MENA reported on Sunday.
Baradei sceptical about Egyptian elections
CAIRO - Egypt's presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei said in remarks published Thursday that the country's forthcoming parliamentary elections may not be 'democratically competitive.'
Egyptians celebrate Eid without Mubarak, pray in Tahrir
CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians prayed in celebration of Eid Al-Fitr in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protest that toppled long-time president Hosni Mubarak in February. Thousands gathered bearing Egyptian flags to celebrate the first Eid, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, since Mubarak was overthrown.
1,200 Egyptian prisoners receive pardon
CAIRO - The head of Egypt's ruling military council, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, pardoned 230 prisoners on the occasion of Eid el-Fitr (Lesser Bairam). None of those included in the pardon had been previously convicted prior to their current conviction, according to Al- Ahram online.


While many in the media considered Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates' admission on Tuesday that the U.S. is not winning in Iraq as a sign that he may be on the "dovish" side on that war, it could just as easily signal the need for more troops to turn things around (as Sen. John McCain has urged). So where does the public currently stand on the issue of withdrawals? Would they go for sending, say, 20,000 more troops instead of pulling more out? Or do they back the new Iraq Study Group's report suggesting some sort of "phased" withdrawal plan?
A good indication arrives today with release of the first post-election poll from the much-respected Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA), through its WorldPublicOpinion.
Their numbers show that 58% of Americans want a withdrawal of all U.S. troops on a set timeline, with 18% desiring this within six months, 25% within a year, 15% within two years.
If the Iraqi government heeded the wishes of most of its own citizens (as shown by polls in that country) and demanded a U.S. pulllout in one year, 77% of Americans — including nearly 3 in 4 Republicans — would back the idea. A poll of the Iraqi public conducted by WorldPublicOpinion in September 2006 found that 71% want U.S.-led forces to commit to withdraw within a year.
"The poll shows that the attitudes of the U.S. public are consistent with several key proposals reportedly endorsed by the Iraq Study Group," the PIPA report states. This includes strong majority support for an international conference on Iraq and, separately, talking to the Syrians and Iranians.
?There is potential for finding some bipartisan consensus on the next steps for the U.S. to take in Iraq,? Steven Kull, the PIPA director, said.
Slightly better than 2 out of 3 believe the U.S. should declare that it does not plan to keep bases in Iraq indefinitely.
By an almost 2 to 1 margin (60% to 35%), respondents believe U.S. forces in Iraq are now more of a "provoking" than a "stablizing" force.
The poll was conducted Nov. 21-29 with a nationwide sample of 1,326 Americans.


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John (JT) Thomas, Chair
Diploma Banking & Finance, FIFS, FAICD
JT joined the Aftercare Board in November 2014. He has been involved in banking, finance and funds management activities for 43 years' and has experience working with ANZ, State Building Society (now part of St George), Esso Employees Credit Union, The Howard Group, Challenger International and Mariner Financial. JT was an industry adviser on mortgage trusts to both the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) as well as Chairman of the (then) Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) mortgage trust working group from 2005- 2010. From 1987-2003 JT managed the Challenger Howard Mortgage Trust and grew its assets to $2.6 billion to be the largest in Australia.
In August 2010, JT set up "JT Consultancy" to predominately advise fund managers in the mortgage and property trust space. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Financial Services and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
JT is a non-executive director on a number of boards, he is involved with several benevolent institutions advising on matters of finance and property and he is a former honorary Treasurer of the National Council of Churches in Australia.
Martin Baird, Company Secretary
BBus Grad Dip CSP FGIA FCIS FCPA FAICD
Martin is a Certified Practicing Accountant, a Chartered Company Secretary and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a practicing Company Secretary, Non-executive Director and Chair of Finance, Audit and Risk Committees in the not-for-profit sector. He has an ongoing interest in the good governance of organisations serving for many years on the Professional Development Committee of the Governance Institute of Australia (GIA). Martin was formerly a Member and Chair of GIA's NSW State Council.
Dr. Dean Blomson, Director
PhD, B.Bus (Hons), LLB
Dr. Dean Blomson joined the Aftercare Board in July 2012. Dean is best known for providing strategic business advice, and has shown his passion for the sector through his work on mergers and acquisitions in the not-for-profit sector, as well as other areas of business. Dean has facilitated strategic planning in the not-for-profit sector and has contributed to strategic planning for various organisations through his understanding of this area.
Dean has a Bachelor of Business Science (Hons.), LLB and a Higher Diploma in Company Law. He completed his PhD in 2015 which researched Board governance aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions. He has presented papers to a number of high level conferences and is quoted extensively in various magazines and publications, drawing on his significant experience in the areas of growth strategies, organic growth and corporate governance.
Karen Dado, Director
MBA, BSc, GradCertRiskMgt, AICD Member
Karen joined the board of Aftercare in September 2017. She specialises in strategy, governance and risk, especially in organisations operating in highly regulated markets and experiencing rapid growth. As a management consultant with three decades' experience, mostly with PwC in London and Sydney, she has assisted many innovative businesses navigate the path to market and achieve a high performance culture.
She has a deep understanding of the health and medtech sector, R&D and new product development processes with expertise in strategic planning, technology commercialisation and operational performance improvement, having assisted companies and their Boards with their strategy for growth, governance structure, R&D performance reviews and risk audits.
She is a non-executive director of a university owned research institute and an educational institution and is a former Director of Health Direct Australia, which manages a number of digital technology platforms aimed at improving consumer health literacy and access to a range of services including mental health and carers' gateways.
Karen has an MBA from The London Business School, a BSc from UNSW and a Certificate in Governance and Risk Management from the Governance Institute of Australia. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Peter Emery, Director
BA, LLB, GradDipMg, FAICD, FGIA, FCIS, FFin, FIML
Peter joined the Board of Aftercare in October 2017. Peter has some forty years' experience in management of businesses as lawyer, investment banker, general manager, CEO, company director and consultant. He has served in a variety of industries including financial services, professional services, health and medical, aged care, employment services, transport, infrastructure and technology.
Peter is Chairman of TransitCare Limited and is chairman of two Managed Investment Compliance Committees. In addition, Peter is a senior facilitator for various Australian Institute of Company Directors education programs including the Company Directors and Not for Profit courses. He maintains his practicing certificate as lawyer.
Peter's recent roles include Interim Chief Executive Officer for RSL Care Limited and prior to that, CEO and Company Secretary for Medigard Limited, a listed medical devices company. Past directorships include QCOSS Limited, RiverCity Motorway Management Limited, Health and Medical Gold Coast Inc, Hello Sunday Morning Limited and NatWest Markets Australia Limited.
Peter's special interests are in the legal, governance, commercialisation and strategic areas.
Julia Farrant, Director
BBus, GDipPMan/IR, Institute of Personnel Management (UK) Graduate
Julia Farrant is a highly experienced Human Resources professional with over 20 years of experience – gained in and across a myriad of different companies and industries (locally and internationally, many being blue chip multinationals – such as Unilever; Mars; Ford Motor Company).
She is an accomplished Human Resources Director and Change Agent with extensive Australian and Global experience across FMCG, Financial, Services and the Public Service Sectors.
Founder and Director of Absolute HR, Julia now provides her extensive leadership and HR expertise and guidance to organisations and leaders around the globe.
Julia is a strong holistic people leader, with an emphasis on the development of sustainable, high performing and self-reliant teams/ individuals. She is an experienced Executive Coach and Mentor, successfully supporting members of the 'C-Suite' as well as young and developing leaders.
Lynne Fishwick, Director
BBusSC(Hons), CA(SAI), GAICD, LCF
Lynne joined the Board of Aftercare in November 2017 and brings over 30 years of experience in business management. Lynne has broad ranging experience in strategy, corporate governance, change management, lean thinking, systems and process. Lynne started her career as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte, spending many years in a wide range of consulting roles before moving into an operational role in the health industry spending 8 years as CEO of a private mental health service.
Lynne has held previous Board positions in both the for profit and not for profit sectors, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently holds a full time executive position as the Director of Strategic Planning and Service Development with St. Vincent's Health Australia, one of the largest not for profit health care providers in Australia.
Marianne Karam, Treasurer
BBus(Acctg), FCPA, FCIS, FAICD
Marianne joined Aftercare in November 2014 and is an experienced director, chief operating officer and company secretary, with expertise in developing client services and streamlining delivery of products and services within the information technology, telecommunications and not-for-profit industry.
Marianne has financial and operational experience in medium to large industry service organisations and smaller start-up companies, creating strategies and processes that enhance client services and improve delivery and lower costs, and has established well-organised, productive business units.
With experience in mergers, acquisitions, selling of businesses and policies with accountabilities to the CEO and board of directors, Marianne brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the areas of finance, operations, governance and risk management.
Sue Klose, Director
MBA (Hons) BSc
Sue Klose joined in February 2016 and is an experienced executive, board director and team leader, with a diverse background in digital business growth, corporate development, partnerships and change management. Currently the Chief Operating Officer of 12WBT, she is responsible for the execution of 12WBT's business strategy and the day-to-day operations of the business.
In prior roles in consulting and global media companies, Sue has led strategic planning, growth strategy development and organisational change initiatives, and is passionate about helping teams continually seek new opportunities for growth and innovation. Having led the investments in a number of high-growth companies, Sue has held multiple board roles in the digital category.
Sue has an MBA with honours in Finance, Strategy and Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in Economics. With a strong interest in lifelong learning and development, Sue is also Board Chair for 10thousandgirl, a social enterprise focused on financial literacy for young women, and an Advisory Board Member of the Australian Businesswomen's Network.
Gillian McFee, Deputy Chair
BSocStud (Hons), Executive MBA, Diploma Urban & Regional Studies, FAICD
Gillian joined the Aftercare Board in February 2016. Having held various leadership roles in Government and third sector social enterprises, including Director of UnitingCare Ageing, Gillian has advised on many projects that leverage her deep experience in health, housing, aged care and community services.
As Managing Director of Gillian McFee & Associates, a consulting and advisory firm that specialises in strategy, innovation and change, Gillian is passionate about designing products and services from the customer experience and putting metrics around this. She manages a busy portfolio career that combines other board roles and providing consulting services to a range of companies.
Gillian also has a special interest in how co-operatives and mutuals support new collaborative business models and empower consumers, workers and communities in a consumer-directed policy environment. She is an expert advisor to the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals.
Gillian is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Women on Boards, where she mentors younger women. She combines this extensive work experience with an Executive MBA, post-graduate qualifications in urban studies and a Bachelor (Hons) in Social Work.
Dr. Lorna Moxham, Director
PhD, MED, BHSc, DASc, Cert OH&S, Cert Qual Mngnt, Cert IV Training & Assessment, FACMHN, FACN, Credentialed Mental Health Nurse
Dr. Lorna Moxham is Professor of Mental Health Nursing in the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, and the lead for Living Well, Longer in the Global Challenges programme at the University of Wollongong, NSW, and a Director of Recovery Camp.
Lorna has been Head of School and Dean of Graduate Research as well as holding numerous other senior governance roles like; Chair: Research Committee of Academic Board and Chair: University Human Research Ethics Committee.
Lorna originally trained and qualified as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, from The Rozelle Hospital in Sydney and worked clinically in a number of areas before moving to academe.
She has held numerous senior professional and community appointments including four at ministerial level: These include Chair: Central Queensland Health Community Council, Mental Health Review Tribunal, Regional Planning Advisory Committee and the QLD Priority Housing Committee. Additionally, Lorna was a Board Director for Central Queensland Mercy Health and Aged Care and is currently for the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and a member of the Executive for the Australian and New Zealand Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery. She is a Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, the Australian College of Nursing.
Passionate about research supervision and the important contributions HDR students make to research and development particularly in the area of mental health care, Lorna has twice been awarded a Vice Chancellors award for Excellence in Research Supervision from two Australian universities. She has supervised numerous students to successful completion and been invited to examine many doctoral dissertations. Lorna is a prolific author with numerous publications including 18 books as editor and/or co-author, 16 book chapters, over 80 journal articles and more than 100 conference presentations.
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Juliet Middleton
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Andrew joined Aftercare in June 2017. After completing a PhD in engineering at the University of Adelaide in 1995, Andrew worked as a strategy consultant with Andersen Consulting, providing strategy, business and marketing advice to large Australian and international companies. Seeking to use his skills for social outcome, he took up a role as head of marketing and fundraising for The Smith Family. Andrew was Chief Executive Officer of youth cancer charity CanTeen in 2004, winning the Equity Trustees' Not-for-Profit CEO First Year Achiever Award in 2005. During his time at CanTeen, Andrew developed and delivered a 5-year strategic plan that greatly enhanced CanTeen's recognition and influence. He grew the organisation from 30 staff to nearly 100 and lifted turnover from $4.5m to over $22m while re-defining CanTeen's mission, introducing a new focus on research, advocacy and collaboration and greatly broadening the reach and impact of CanTeen's work with young people living with cancer. Building on discussions with CEO peers in other organisations, Andrew was a founding member of Emerging Leaders for Social Change (ELSC) – a group of emerging leaders with an interest in creating greater social impact through a stronger social sector and cross-sectoral collaboration. Andrew held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Social Impact 2012 to 2016 focusing on systemic social change issues and was recognised as a member of Australia's first Impact 25 influencers in the social sector.
Ben McAlpine, General Manager – Strategy, Innovation & Growth
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Ben has worked in both the Corporate and Not-For-Profit sector for over 10 years. Starting his career at the professional services firm PwC, Ben worked with organisations to improve their management of technology and operational risk. Seeking a new career that better aligned with his passion for social justice and reducing disadvantage, Ben joined Social Ventures Australia as a member of the Consulting team. There, he worked with not-for-profit organisations, philanthropists and government, particularly in relation to strategic planning and the measurement and evaluation of social impact. Ben has a Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) and a Masters of Peace and Conflict Studies, and is a Director on the Board of Holdsworth Community, chairing the Social Impact Committee.
Juliet Middleton, General Manager – Service Delivery (Community and Residential)
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Juliet has broad experience across primary and community care, service design and management, and consulting in the health and social service sectors. She has a detailed understanding of the healthcare environment and continually emerging policy direction in Australia. Juliet has worked with government, non-government and commercial organisations to improve service delivery and drive quality and efficiency through continuous improvement strategies focused on clinical leadership and evidence based practices, workforce development and enhanced by innovations in technology.
Juliet has extensive experience managing diverse portfolios of complex, multi-stakeholder assignments over large geographical regions. This includes the establishment and leadership of corporate and clinical governance systems and rapid and long-term evaluations. Juliet has an interest in systems design and thinking and has experience applying this approach to planning and improvement of mental health and suicide prevention programs. Before joining Aftercare Juliet was a Director at Synergia Consulting and this role included responsibility for strategic planning, business development, project delivery and stakeholder relationships..
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District 30 AA is made up of AA Group Service Representatives from groups in NE Oklahoma.
The district is geographically bounded on the north - to the Kansas state border, the south by I40 - the east by Lewis ave in Tulsa - the west by the Arkansas border.
District 30 is made up of 70 AA groups.
District 30 is divided into 6 clusters.
District 30's primary purpose is to carry the AA message of hope and recovery to next suffering alcoholic.


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"To Live is to Blaze with Passion" – Fritz Ascher Exhibition Takes the NY Art Scene By Storm
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"Golgotha," Fritz Ascher
Imagine – You have a mouth full of things to say, but you are not allowed to speak. Your fingers are full of colors, but you are forbidden to paint.. Your body is full of passion, but too scared to move. For German-Jewish painter Fritz Ascher, one of the many gifted painters ostracized and persecuted during the Nazi era, this dissonance symbolized a larger heaviness throughout this period. Forced to flee into hiding, he put a hold on the powerful figural compositions he had created during the Weimar years. Ascher survived, and came back after these visually quiet years (in which he wrote poems) with landscape paintings full of vigorous brushstrokes and expressive colors.
For the first time in the United States, one can eye Fritz Ascher's life's work in person at the New York University's Grey Art Gallery in New York. Initiated by Rachel Stern, Director of the Fritz Ascher Society, an institution which researches, exhibits and publishes the work of artists suppressed by the Nazi regime, the exhibition is on view until April 6 in this neat fine art gallery in the heart of Manhattan. At the opening on January 8 the house was buzzing with more than 300 curious visitors of all ages. "I don't have much artistic training formally, but I know when something moves me emotionally", said Lisa Lipkin, who bought some of Fritz Ascher's early drawings on paper. "I am amazed how open and enthusiastic people here are – about an artist they've never heard of", smiled Rachel Stern, who greeted guests along with Lynn Gumpert, Director of the Grey Art Gallery.
There was not always such unbroken enthusiasm for the German-Jewish Expressionist, recalled Ms. Stern. Thirty years ago, she had her first encounter with a Fritz Ascher painting, who was born in 1893 in Berlin, and died in the same city in 1970. It was one of his later paintings, an atmospherically dense landscape, which the painter crafted in his second period of work after the Second World War. "I couldn't find a lot of information and public interest", remembered Ms. Stern, who was young art historian in the 1980s. "It seemed that Hitler succeeded in silencing artists like Fritz Ascher." So, she started doing some research, knocking on Ascher's neighbors' doors, even publishing want ads in Berlin's newspapers to find interview partners who could tell her more about the once-so-bustling painter who had studied with Max Liebermann and Lovis Corinth.
Step by step, she unraveled more of his history, leading her to more of his paintings. In her search for collaborators, she encountered many more artists like him who were forced to hide or escape from the Nazis and are nearly forgotten today. "The Fritz Ascher Society dedicates itself to these unknown artists. I don't want them to sink into obscurity, I want to make them accessible to a public audience", said Ms. Stern. Amongst the playful and curious chatter between gallery-goers, many of whom did not arrive with any preconceived notions about his work, were visitors whose grandparents or great grandparents died in the Holocaust. For Lisa Lipkin, the child of a Holocaust survivor, Fritz Ascher's work is not only touching, but incredibly relevant today. In a world were right-wing movements are gaining ground, Ms. Lipkin noted, Fritz Ascher seems to be part of the ongoing struggle between tolerance and suppression.
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Students Bust a Move at the Boston Hip-Hop Battle
American high school students from across New England found a new, creative way to practice their German skills and learn about an unexpected part of German culture thanks to the Goethe-Institut Boston's Hip-Hop Battle.
Hexadome at SXSW – Pushing the Limits of Audio-Visual Experience
The Hexadome is a massive audio-visual projection and sound-system that provides a mesmerizing blend of projected images and elements, lasers, and atmospheric effects designed to accompany musical selections with the goal of redefining our understanding of music as a strictly auditory medium.
A Look Back: Germany Week in Chicago
The first stop of the PopUp Tour was a stellar success! More than 21,000 visitors attended 52 of our events in Chicago.


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Boostpal.co.uk went offline unexpectedly on Saturday morning leading to many investors mourning their investments.
The Kenyan firm has issued an apology to all its customers citing technical challenges with their servers due to lot of people trying to access their website. The firm promises to restore the website on Monday, a week before Menzgold resumes full operations.
"Over 200,000 realtime visitors overloaded our servers. We are fixing this issue and we look forward to be up and running by Monday." – the statement said.
The statement added that weekly payments are ongoing as expected and all those who made withdrawal requests before the website went off would be paid tonight.
"We have started issuing payments for all those who made requests and we should be done tonight." the statement gave great assurance.
In August 2018, Boostpal faced similar problem and went offline for three days. The statement assured investors of a permanent solution.


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There are, at the time of writing, 331 days until the new year. That's' a lifetime in cybersecurity. What major goals are you hoping to achieve in your cybersecurity practice before then? SecTor sat down with six experts to get their recommendations for the single priority to focus on in 2017. Here's what they had to say.
Chris Wysopal, former member of LOpht Heavy Industries and now CTO at Veracode, says that understanding and auditing the cybersecurity supply chain should be the priority for organizations this year.
Intruders find their way into corporate systems not just by identifying weak links in a company's own resources, but by finding problems in other products and services that the company relies on. Target's 2013 breach happened after attackers compromised its network via a HVAC contractor's account, but these vulnerabilities can also exist in third party software and hardware.
Companies must hold vendors accountable and demand evidence that they've built them securely, Wysopal says. Perhaps his old LOpht pal Peiter Zatko can help. Along with his wife Sarah Zatko, he formed Cyber ITL, an organization to grade the security of software programs, which is crunching the numbers right now.
The vulnerability of your supply chain would make an excellent component for Laura Payne's own recommended project for this year: conduct a risk analysis. Attack surfaces differ by organization, explains Payne, who is a senior information security advisor at the Bank of Montreal. Attackers do, too. Each organization must analyze its threat vectors and the potential impact should they be exploited. A comprehensive risk assessment will help your organization to prioritize and allocate its cybersecurity dollars.
Cheryl Biswas, cybersecurity consultant in threat intel at KPMG, is focused on access control this year. It's time for organizations to segment their users more methodically, creating roles and responsibilities for them that map directly onto systems access, she says.
Why should an accounts underling have access to that USB port? And should one sysadmin really be able to control the entire network from a single account? Do we want another Terry Childs headline anytime soon?. Limit access to computing resources and features to those that need it. Be warned, though: the architecture and business analysis to support this makes it a big project.
Two SecTor experts argue for a more basic approach to cybersecurity this year: just clean house and get basic cybersecurity hygiene right.
Fix your passwords, says Ben Sapiro, senior director of security, privacy and compliance at Vision Critical. Make them stronger, and impose two-factor authentication. Fix patching, and then get users to stop downloading things.
Stopping errant user behaviour is something that Nuix CISO Chris Pogue also singles out as a core area. Employee education is crucial, because it's where many problems begin. Explain to them how their habits affect security posture. Help them to understand what social engineering looks like. For a discussion of how to do this, check out our previous blog post here.
Finally, while we're talking about cybersecurity basics that companies still aren't following, F-Secure's chief research officer Mikko Hyponnen has a single recommendation for 2017: for pity's sake, sort out your backups. People think they're doing it properly, but they aren't, he warns.
Companies are only finding out that they've fumbled the backup ball when they get hit by ransomware. Cloud-based file sharing services may make us feel safe, but they're not backups. Using a service or process dedicated to proper backups is a must, as is testing it regularly. That's one problem you don't want to be fixing after a disaster has occurred.
So, there's four solid things to choose from for your 2017 to-do list. Some projects are bigger than others. It'll be a brave CISO that tackles all of them in one go. How many have you ticked off, and how many do you plan to have done by the end of the year?


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Fostering the Catalyst Role of Government in Advancing Healthy Food Environments
Document Type: Perspective
Raphael Lencucha 1
Laurette Dubé 2
Chantal Blouin 3
Anselm Hennis 4
Mauricio Pardon 5
Nick Drager 6
1 School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
2 McGill Centre for the Convergence for Health and Economics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
3 Institut national de sante publique, Québec, QC, Canada
4 Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA
5 Pan American Health Organisation, Washington, DC, USA
6 McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Effective approaches to non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention require intersectoral action targeting health and engaging government, industry, and society. There is an ongoing vigorous exploration of the most effective and appropriate role of government in intersectoral partnerships. This debate is particularly pronounced with regards to the role of government in controlling unhealthy foods and promoting healthy food environments. Given that food environments are a key determinant of health, and the commercial sector is a key player in shaping such environments (eg, restaurants, grocery stores), the relationship between government and the commercial sector is of primary relevance. The principal controversy at the heart of this relationship pertains to the potential influence of commercial enterprises on public institutions. We propose that a clear distinction between the regulatory and catalyst roles of government is necessary when considering the nature of the relationship between government and the commercial food sector. We introduce a typology of three catalyst roles for government to foster healthy food environments with the commercial sector and suggest that a richer understanding of the contrasting roles of government is needed when considering approaches NCD prevention via healthy food environments.
Non-communicable Disease
Multi-stakeholder Partnership
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We have seen Miami and Colombia among the list of locations we will join Agent 47 in when Hitman 2 drops on November 13th for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. That is only two of the six coming to the new game that IO Interactive has already mentioned and now we have a very short look at the other four coming too. That is if you also missed out and will not be updating your previous Hitman title to use the new software and bring those locations to this game too. It is an option, but we will focus on what is coming on the disc here for this game. Just the six that we will get with this purchase.
In the following trailer, you can see the previously announced two locations with the other four Hitman 2 locations briefly mixed in. Those locations being Hawke's Bay, Mumbai, Vermont, and the mysterious Isle of Sgàil. While not an expansive video showing them all off as we have seen in the past, we do know now what is coming. I am guessing that we will get more on these as we creep closer to Hitman 2's release date. That is unless we are going to keep them all shrouded in mystery before the game hits us. Something I kind of hope is the case so we do not get spoiled on the game too early. It would not help Warner Bros. with marketing, but I like things to go my way more than that.
What do you think of the final four locations for Hitman 2 that we have here? Was it too little to make a true opinion on it all or is it enough to whet the whistle and get you ready for November 13th when they all finally come? Do you think we will get bigger showings of the locations before launch or will this tease be what we get before then? Let us all know down in the comments and then feel free to discuss. For more on Hitman 2, be sure to keep checking back in here. We will keep all of the update and information flowing to you as best that we can.


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My research investigated the practicability of diverse electroacoustic music compositional approaches which were applied in a series of works that explored specific relationships between real-world and abstracted sound materials, through the strategic use of pitched, melodic and non-pitched materials (and specific characters and behaviours of those materials) as integral elements in the compositional process. All compositions were related to Greece at many different levels, in direct or symbolic ways. My main aim was to explore all of these different levels in a musical way via electroacoustic music and to present transformed aspects of Greece. In addition, I attempted to explore new electroacoustic music territories by undertaking a journey from real-world instrumental and concrete soundworlds based on aspects of Greek culture (religion, mythology), towards abstract soundworlds. Real-world soundworlds consist of sounds, spaces and places that can potentially communicate human experiences: familiar impressions, aural images and evocations for the listener. Abstract soundworlds that emerge from real-world ones through various transformation processes also consist of particular sounds, spaces and places which can be very different compared to the ones emerging from real-world soundworlds. Developing innovative techniques and processes that explore the intersections, contrasts, connections and discourse between the two was my main overall aim.
Introduction - Research Aims
Recording Equipment - Software Used and Purpose of Use
Recording Equipment (Images)
Icarus (2014): Introduction - Compositional Analysis
At the studio
Icarus and Toupie Dans Le Ciel
Time Travel (2016): Introduction - Description - Characteristic key-elements, sound types, textural/gestural motions and spectromorphological concepts
Time Travel: The function of Sound Blocks - Relating Past, Present and Future
At "Haghia Sophia" Church
Land of the Sirens (2017): Introduction - Repertoire Study - Section 1: Compositional methodology and analysis Section 1: Overview of structure and sound types -
Entwistle Reservoir
Land of the Sirens: Section 2: Supplementary Repertoire Study - Land of the Sirens - Section 2: Overview of sound types and behaviours
The Floghera
Land of the Sirens: Section 2: Structural Analysis - Section 2: The Subsections - Distribution of sound objects in Sections 1 and 2.
Homer "The Odyssey": Book XII - Rhapsody M
Performances Photos
Epa Fassianos
Epa Fassianos - INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC IN GREEK CULTURE, THROUGH A PORTFOLIO OF ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC WORKS WHICH EXPLORE RELIGIOUS AND MYTHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GREECE. - 2021
[Table 2] A list of what is considered to be Greek culture in sound (S) and imagery (I) as used in my portfolio.
Investigating the impact of Electroacoustic Music in Greek Culture, through a portfolio of Electroacoustic Music works which explore religious and mythological aspects of Greek Culture.
My research explored how different electroacoustic music compositional methods could be implemented in three acousmatic compositions which were related to religious and mythological aspects of Greek culture.
The links corresponding to my compositions are provided in [Table 1].
A list of what is considered to be Greek culture in sound (S) and imagery (I) as used in my portfolio, is presented in [Table 2].
1. Icarus (2014, 7'52, stereo, fixed – media)
https://soundcloud.com/epa-fassianos/icarus
2. Time Travel (2016, 18'32, stereo, fixed – media)
https://soundcloud.com/epa-fassianos/time_travel
3. Land of the Sirens (2017, 27'00, stereo, fixed – media)
https://soundcloud.com/epa-fassianos/lots
[Table 1] Links and alternative playback widgets corresponding to my compositions.
✔ Icarus was a notion to Greek mythology and the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. It includes soundworlds of airplane sounds recorded at Manchester Airport, as well as stone sounds recorded in the studio.
✔ Time Travel includes sounds captured in the interior and the exterior of a Greek Orthodox Church.
✔ Land of the Sirens is based on the mythological adventures of Ulysses in the Land of the Sirens, as described by Homer in The Odyssey. Sound samples from a traditional Greek instrument called floghera were also recorded and used throughout the work.
The composition of these works addressed the following research questions:
1. How can real-world source sound materials be transformed variations into new identities?
2. How can the combination of different aspects of textural attributes – which are present in different overlapped textural layers – lead to the perception of new aspects of gestural motion1 or new ways of identifying specific soundworlds? What impact could this perception have on soundworlds which are related to specific aspects of Greek culture?
3. In which ways can the concept of "cultural identity" be expanded within an acousmatic work?
1Denis Smalley, "Spectromorphology: explaining sound-shapes.", Organised Sound, vol. 2, no. 2, (1997), pp. 107 – 126; here, p. 114. Many other terms by Smalley from this 1997 article are used throughout the presentation.
✔ My research investigated the practicability of diverse electroacoustic music compositional approaches which were applied in a series of works that explored specific relationships between real-world and abstracted sound materials, through the strategic use of pitched, melodic and non-pitched materials (and specific characters and behaviours of those materials) as integral elements in the compositional process. All compositions were related to Greece at many different levels, in direct or symbolic ways. My main aim was to explore all of these different levels in a musical way via electroacoustic music and to present transformed aspects of Greece. In addition, I attempted to explore new electroacoustic music territories by undertaking a journey from real-world instrumental and concrete soundworlds based on aspects of Greek culture (religion, mythology), towards abstract soundworlds.
✔ Real-world soundworlds consist of sounds, spaces and places that can potentially communicate human experiences: familiar impressions, aural images and evocations for the listener. Abstract soundworlds that emerge from real-world ones through various transformation processes also consist of particular sounds, spaces and places which can be very different compared to the ones emerging from real-world soundworlds. Developing innovative techniques and processes that explore the intersections, contrasts, connections and discourse between the two was my main overall aim.


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Home | Research | Institute for Societal Resilience | Themes |
The ISR's research is organized around four themes, each one headed by a theme leader.
Resilient Governance
Dr. Ronald van Steden, Themeleader Resilient Governance – professionals in the fields of policing, security and social policy
Which factors influence resilience in the fields of policing, security and social policy? In what way do professionals contribute to this type of resilience, and to what extent are they resilient themselves?
These and other questions will be explored and answered in collaboration between researchers and practitioners in the fields of (plural) policing, security and social policy.
Resilient governance: resilience is an important concept in turbulent times in which policing and security issues, like crime, radicalization, emotionally disturbed persons and social tensions play an important role. Governance refers to a proper organization and management of these issues.
Professionals: governance is eventually carried out by professionals involved in policies and practices. Think, for example, of police officers, municipal law enforcers, healthcare providers and social supporters.
Urgency: those professionals are increasingly under pressure of an ever growing bureaucratic load, rising public expectations and a demanding clientele. Therefore, researchers and professionals will explore the following research questions:
What role do professionals play in the fields of policing, security and social policy, and how do they consider the essence of their professionalism?
What values do these professionals deem of importance in the execution of their duties and the assurance of their professionalism? Which bottlenecks do they experience here?
How can they be supported and motivated while performing their duties?
How do groups of professionals work together and how can their collaborations best be supported?
What makes these groups of professionals resilient?
In answering such research questions both researchers and practitioners need to bundle their knowledge and expertise in the fields of policing, security and social policy. Researchers strive for an engaged social science that will prepare professionals for future challenges. Continuous reflection and co-creation between researchers and their societal partners (such as police forces, municipalities, security companies, healthcare professionals, etc.) is the starting point to create added value. This added value has both practical relevance (in the form of action research, reports and input for training and/or education) as well as scientific relevance (through peer reviewed publications and the creation of international scholarly networks).
Knowledge Hub Security and Societal Resilience
Dr. Ronald van Steden (r.van.steden@vu.nl), 0031 6 543 810 92, LinkedIn
Resilience through diversity and inclusion
Halleh Ghorashi, Theme leader Resilience, Diversity and Inclusion
What determines the societal resilience of individuals? Which factors facilitate the resilience of individuals and which do not, especially in times of increasing (polarizing) diversity and inequality? How can organizations and society contribute to inclusion?
Recent discussions on refugees and Europe reveal several parallel processes: on the one hand there is an increased involvement of citizens with refugees, on the other hand there is a determination to keep refugees out of Europe. Resilience in this case could refer both to the ability to maintain the existing situation as well as the ability for change.
On the point where social continuity and social change meet, multiple interests, ideas and visions for the future emerge that compete with or even exclude each other. In this context 'resilience' offers the perspective to reflect on alternatives for the growing polarization and inequality in the world.
Within the theme 'Resilience through Diversity and Inclusion' we study these layered processes and we investigate the conditions that can contribute to a sustainable alternative to the growing tensions and uncertainties at various levels (micro, meso and macro) .
Relevant research questions
What facilitates the ability of individuals to be resilient citizens? What are the life strategies to act more resiliently in an environment of growing inequality and polarization?
What are the social conditions in terms of institutions and organizations which promote or hinder individual resilience? Here we refer to the sustainability of new collective images and structures of cooperation, taking into consideration the current (super) diversity of culture, religion, gender, age and class.
What is the role of public discourse (public space, policy) in promoting an inclusive society that is resilient enough to cope with rising tensions due to growing diversity?
Prof. dr. Halleh Ghorashi (h.ghorashi@vu.nl)
Resilience through Communication, Organization, and Interconnectedness
Tilo Hartmann, Theme leader Resilience through Communication, Organization and Interconnectedness.
New media technologies are changing the world, our society is turning into a network society and our dependence on media is growing. Do these processes have a positive or a detrimental effect on our resilience? And how can we use new media technologies to enhance our resilience?
Interconnectedness, i.e. the interactions between individuals, groups and organizations, effectively contributes to societal resilience. Furthermore, 'resilient interconnectedness' gives people the ability to effectively deal with (sometimes abrupt) social change. Society is increasingly developing into a network society, and new technologies and new media have brought about major changes in communication and organizational processes.
The theme of interconnectedness focuses on the impact these new media technologies, such as the Internet and social media, have on interconnectedness. Do society and individuals benefit from these new media technologies or are they actually harmful? Can new media technologies be used to achieve desirable social goals, such as creating a better understanding of the world or to nurture more mutual trust?
What influence does the Internet and do emerging technologies have on individuals, organizations and society? How do communication and the way we form relationships change?
What does it mean for the resilience of society if we revert increasingly to online networks and virtual media?
How do existing organizations and organizational processes change as a result of new media technologies and new forms of interconnectedness?
Dr. Tilo Hartmann (t.hartmann@vu.nl)
Care and welfare in a resilient society
Bianca Beersma, Theme leader 'Care and Welfare in a resilient society'
Which factors relating to healthcare and welfare are important for individual resilience? How do organizations deal with the effects of healthcare and social security arrangements? Which public policies contribute to individual and community resilience in the forms of formal and informal participation?
Within the domain of care and welfare 'societal resilience' is being threatened by a number of factors. Our social fabric is under pressure because of a growing number of caretakers (which in turn is a result of aging, immigration, and increased poverty). The availability of assistance and care is severely under pressure, though the government perseveres in a policy of increased self-reliance. How do we achieve a social structure that preserves high levels of social solidarity as well as equal opportunities for social participation?
New technologies in healthcare
The theme Care and Welfare examines the conditions under which people can be successful in formal and informal forms of participation. To what extent do different opportunities in education, labour market participation, political and social participation influence this participation? What impact does participation have on health, well-being and quality of life? Another focus is on the use of new technologies (e.g. robots in health care) and the use of volunteers by local organizations. We also look at the actions of employers and how they enable the labour market participation of specific groups, such as older people and the disabled. Finally, we examine which social policies enable individuals and societies to optimally cope with social risks.
Individual differences in employment, education, social and political participation, informal care; under which individual and social conditions do citizens succeed to achieve formal and informal forms of participation?
What are the effects of new forms of institutional arrangements with regard to the labour market, healthcare and social security?
How can new governance structures and organizational forms contribute to health and welfare with a balanced division of responsibilities, financial systems and partnerships between government, the market, civil society and citizens?
Prof. dr. Bianca Beersma (b.beersma@vu.nl)
Publications of ISR research projects
Organization and methodology


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Inhibition of enkephalin degradation attenuated stress-induced motor suppression (conditioned suppression of motility)
T. Nabeshima, A. Katoh, T. Kameyama
Mice exhibit a marked suppression of motility when they are placed in the same cage in which they had previously received an electric shock. This suppression of motility is believed to be stress-induced and is a conditioned response. A decrease in the Met-enkephalin levels and a decrease in the dopamine (DA) turnover in the striatum of these 'conditioned suppression' groups have been exhibited. The present study investigates whether inhibition of enkephalin degradation induced by an enkephalinase A and/or aminopeptidase inhibitor attenuates a conditioned suppression of motility. The effects of thiorphan and bestatin, both alone and in combination, were investigated. Thiorphan alone (25, 50 and 100 μg i.c.v.) significantly attenuated the conditioned suppression of motility in a dose-dependent manner, but not bestatin (25, 50 and 100 μg i.c.v.) alone. The combination of these drugs (25 and 50 μg, each, i.c.v.) also significantly reduced the conditioned suppression of motility in a dose-dependent manner. The attenuation of conditioned suppression of motility induced by thiorphan and bestatin was antagonized by naloxone (5 mg/kg s.c.) and pimozide (100 μg/kg i.p.). In addition, the combination of thiorphan and bestatin reversed the decreases of Met-enkephalin levels and the decreases of DA turnover in the striatum in conditioned suppression group. These results suggest that attenuation of the conditioned suppression of motility induced by thiorphan and bestatin may be directly proportional to the increases of endogenous opioid peptide contents, and that the effect of these drugs may be related to the striatal DAergic system.
Thiorphan
Enkephalins
Methionine Enkephalin
Neprilysin
Aminopeptidases
Opioid Peptides
Nabeshima, T., Katoh, A., & Kameyama, T. (1988). Inhibition of enkephalin degradation attenuated stress-induced motor suppression (conditioned suppression of motility). Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 244(1), 303-309.
Nabeshima, T. ; Katoh, A. ; Kameyama, T. / Inhibition of enkephalin degradation attenuated stress-induced motor suppression (conditioned suppression of motility). In: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 1988 ; Vol. 244, No. 1. pp. 303-309.
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Home / Global News / Marianne Williamson barely spoke during debate but ruled internet, late-night shows
Marianne Williamson barely spoke during debate but ruled internet, late-night shows
Vernon Walton | Saturday, June 29, 2019
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Donning Williamson's intensely honest eyes and her throbbing 1930s radio voice, McKinnon said: "I've heard a lot of plans here tonight".
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