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Frederiksø is na Christiansø en Græsholm het grootste eiland van de Deense Ertholmene, een archipel in de Oostzee. Het eiland is genoemd naar de Deense koning Frederik IV die er een haven en kazernes liet bouwen. Het eiland is 0,04 km² groot en is 8 meter hoog.

Frederiksø en Christiansø zijn met elkaar verbonden door een voetgangersbrug. Het eiland heeft één straat, een museum, een buurthuis, een toren, een vuurtoren en een kerkhof. Er wonen 32 mensen (2001) in huizen, die voormalige kazernes zijn.

Voor de eilandbewoners is het ziekenhuis Bornholms Hospital op Bornholm als dichtstbijzijnde beschikbaar. In acute situaties wordt een helikopter ingezet.

Deens eiland in de Oostzee
Geografie van Hoofdstad (regio van Denemarken)

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Posted on February 24, 2021 by Scott Halasz
Hess garners huge hoops honor
XENIA — Emma Hess is about as modest as they come when talking about herself.
The Legacy Christian Academy senior basketball star would rather focus on her team, which is prepping for a Division-IV district championship game against Bradford Saturday. But Hess let loose a little bit on Wednesday and for a good reason.
She was named the Division-IV Southwest District Player of the Year, sharing the honor with Tri-Village's Morgan Hunt. A panel of district sports writers chose the players of the year along with the first, second, and third teams.
"I was pretty excited," Hess said. "It's definitely an honor to get that award. Our team has been doing good, so I've been doing alright as well."
"Alright" may be a bit of an understatement.
Heading into Saturday's game, Hess is averaging 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game while making 45.8 percent of her shots. She often faces double and triple teams but scored double figures in every game she played but one — an early season game against Dayton Christian that she left early due to an injury.
Around 6 feet tall, Hess can play inside, outside, handle the ball, and find the open teammate.
"If you're a coach and you had to pick a best player and had to pick the attributes of that best player, man, she would check the boxes," Coach Mark Combs said. "I think she's getting the recognition she deserves. Without sounding too repetitive … it's been a four-year journey of what she's added to our program."
A Liberty University (D-I) signee, Hess wasn't even thinking about playing collegiately when that journey started.
"I never thought I was that good," she said. "I didn't really start wanting to play in college until colleges started looking at me my freshman year."
And now as co-player of the year, Hess will likely be a D-IV first-team All-Ohio selection and will be remembered along with some of the other 2020-21 greats from the Dayton area.
"It's kind of cool," she said. "I get thrown in the conversation with girls like Bree Hall from Wayne and Cotie McMahon from Centerville, who are going to the Big Ten (McMahon verbally committed to Ohio State) and South Carolina (Hall). Even being in the conversation with them has been kind of cool to see."
Like those two big-school stars, Hess is one of those generational talents that every program would love to have. Combs agreed, but managed to get a little greedy at the same time.
"I want to say yes, but I sure hope not. She makes me a much better coach," he said. "Let's say that she's a generational talent and hope that someone's coming behind her."
Hess actually has plenty of talent around her right now. Teammate Kathleen Ahner was a second-team All-SW District selection and Katie Leach was honorable mention. Hess said if Margaret Kensinger had been able to play the whole season "she could have been on that list as well."
"They deserve that recognition," Hess said. "It just shows that I'm not the whole team. We have other players around me that do their jobs."
Speaking of doing a job, Hess said there will not be much time for celebrating her latest honor.
"I'm just focused on Saturday," she said.
File photos Legacy Christian Academy senior Emma Hess (left) was named Southwest District Division-IV Player of the Year by a media panel.
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Cancer cells and normal cells are known to respond differently to nutrients and drugs that affect glutathione status.
Numerous studies have shown that tumor cells have elevated levels of glutathione levels, which confers resistance to chemotherapy drugs.
One of the challenges of cancer therapy is how to deplete tumor cells of glutathione, so as to make them more vulnerable to the effects of chemotherapy drugs, while at the same time allowing normal cells to remain relatively unaffected by chemotherapeutic drugs.
A number of new findings have emerged that take into consideration the role of glutathione in pathways that promote programmed cell death apoptosis) in cancer cells.
A German study has reported that glutathione (GSH) plays a critical role in cellular mechanisms that result in cell death. The study found that cancer cells resistant to apoptosis had higher intracellular GSH levels.
Depletion of glutathione in these tumor cells made them more vulnerable to the effects of anticancer drugs or the gene that promotes apoptosis (CD95 or APO-1/Fas). The researchers concluded that apoptosis resistance in tumor cells depends, at least in part, on intracellular GSH levels.
In another study conducted in Spain, researchers found that lowering GSH concentration may be convenient not only for the efficiency of chemotherapy, but also to induce a rather fast and direct apoptosis mechanism in tumor cells.
Based on that premise that the glutathione-S-transferase enzyme is expressed at high levels in many tumors, researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Pennsylvania, went on to design a novel prodrug (PABA/NO).
The glutathione-s-transferase in tumor cells converts PABA/NO to lethal nitric oxide, resulting in death of the tumor cell. The prodrug was shown to have antitumor effects in an animal model for human ovarian cancer.
In the fourth study, Polish researchers found that ingesting a selenium supplement is beneficial, as a supportive element in chemotherapy.
Selenium is a co-factor of the enzyme glutathione peroxidase [GSH-P(x)] and was found to significantly increase the activity of GSH-P(x) in patients reciving the supplement.
A previous clinical study by the same researchers recommended the administration of selenium in patients with ovarian cancer undergoing multi-drug chemotherapy.
Another interesting study by researchers in Texas showed that your chances of surviving a type of brain cancer, called primary malignant glioma, could depend on the type of glutathione-s-transferase (GST) gene you were born with.
Having a combination of a two specific variants of GST (germ-line GSTP1*A/*A and GSTM1 null genotype) confers a survival advantage in some types of brain cancers, but also comes with an increased risk of adverse events related to chemotherapy.
There is compelling evidence to suggest a crucial role for glutathione and substances that target glutathione metabolism in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
Undenatured whey protein is one of the natural foods known to selectively deplete cancer cells of their glutathione, thus making them more susceptible to such cancer treatments as radiation and chemotherapy.
For a complete report on the research on undenatured whey protein and cancer see the report Glutathione (GSH) and Whey Protein in Cancer.
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Finnish Melodic Pop Metallers Amberian Dawn unveil title track and official video, "Looking For You"
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ABBA-Metal pioneers Amberian Dawn just released their third single, the title track "Looking For You", along with an official video via Napalm Records. In a nutshell, this high voltage fusion perfectly represents the upcoming album and its poetic sound.
The official video for "Looking For You" aesthetically mirrors the conflict between memories, desires and leaving your ancient life behind. Monumental melodic vocal lines that remind of the Swedish pop giants ABBA pair with strong keyboard-driven, 80's pop influenced sounds and merge with heavy drums and guitar riffs into an impressive genre-fluid creation. This addictive mix can only be described as follows – Finnish ABBA-Metal at its finest! Amberian Dawn developed their style and spiced it up by entering and creating a new musical universe.
Tuomas states:
"This is the Crown Jewel of the album. This song is exactly what so-called ABBA-Metal is all about. Haunting and dramatic keyboards, strong melodies and tons of vocal tracks. I worked closely with Finnish synthesizer artist Kebu to achieve this wonderful vintage keyboard sound. I let myself go into world of 80's synthesizer music and then my band mates helped me to arrange the song into an Amberian Dawn-song."
Listen to the title track "Looking For You" and watch the video HERE
Looking For You, out on January 31, 2020, proves that ABBA and metal do not mutually exclude each other. Amberian Dawn is navigating into a new style, which is even more melodic, keyboard driven and not only a sophisticated symbiosis but yet their own style: "Melodic ABBA-Metal from Finland". The new album is packed with well-polished and immaculate songwriting, full of catchy melodies and epic keyboard parts that immediately send shivers down your spine.
Pre-Order the new album Looking For You NOW!
The multi-faceted and emotional lyrics provide a suitable background for soaring guitars and elegant classical interludes: a highly addictive cocktail that is topped off by a cover version of ABBA's "Lay All Your Love On Me"!
With their musical style changing from power metal to symphonic metal over the last few years, Amberian Dawn are now navigating into yet another new style, which is even more melodic, keyboard driven and influenced by the Swedish band ABBA. Therefore, they've been working closely with award-winning Finnish artist Kebu for over a month to create the ingenious keyboard sound that can be heard on the recording.
AMBERIAN DAWN are:
Vocals: "Capri" Virkkunen
Guitar: Emil Pohjalainen
Bass: Jukka Hoffren
Drums: Joonas Pykälä-aho
Keyboards: Tuomas Seppälä
Finnish Pop Metallers Segmentia release their debut EP and 'iVORY tOWER' music video
Segmentia is a Finnish pop metal act founded in April 2019 in the city of Seinäjoki. Now they have released their first EP "Shanghai!" The releases consists of six nuanced tracks that are packed with strong melodies, skilful musicianship and vocals that create the recognizable sound of Segmentia.
Listen Shanghai:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/35UqbPG
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/112431162
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/118825341
Apple Music: https://apple.co/32zpNUU
The EP is released as a limited CD pressing and it's also available on music services world wide.
1. iVORY tOWER 4:00
2. No Resistace 4:55
3. Silver Lining 3:50
4. Shanghai 3:51
5. Remedy 4:04
6. Dance 4:26
The band have also released their first music video for their song 'iVORY tOWER'.
Check the music video: https://youtu.be/rC5_NA7J8X0
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Finland's Memoremains unveil dancey yet forlorn music video for new single 'Turn'
The latest single from Finnish group Memoremains "Turn" is now available as of October 31, 2018. With a highlight on keyboard elements, it's a hybrid of progressive metal with a touch of a synth pop feeling. It is heavy yet soothing; dark, yet dancy.
Mixing heavy symphonic metal, disco and pop elements, in the two years since their conception, Memoremains have created a recognizable sound that stands apart from similar artists in the genre. The solid balance between the vocals and instruments form a multilayered approach that enhances the various melodies and compliments the deeper complexities of the track. The band's music video in support of the single is a juxtaposition of an epic and fun chorus set against a hopeless backdrop illustrating the desperation in their lyrics. Expanding on those lyrics, vocalist Johanna explains:
"They come from everyday situations combined to a profound theme. It's hard to say one thing, but when I start to write, I usually get the idea from discussions with other people. As well the idea can pop up from the news. When I begin to write, the structure of the song is normally ready, so, the ambiance of the music can also inspire."
The single was produced and mixed by Atte O. Pohjonen; mastered by Samu Oittinen with the artwork and music video done by Riku-Pekka Lappalainen. With an EP under their belts, along with several singles, Memoremains is a band to watch for as they are currently delving into touring plans and creating more music.
"Turn" music video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1TczfFEUfI
And available on Spotify, Deezer.
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Italian 'Partycore' mob We Have The Moon unveil "Definitely Not A Serenade" music video
Italian partycore misfits We Have The Moon have signed to Rockshots Records for their upcoming debut album "Till The Morning Comes". Inspired by the fresh sound and attitude delivered by bands such as Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack! and Eskimo Callboy, We Have The Moon delivers tunes that experiments with metalcore, dance, pop and electronic music to arrive at their sound dubbed partycore.
Featuring 11 non-stop tracks, the concept of the debut album is to take listeners on the various stages of one long party night, from the entrance at the club to the time you get back home in the morning, stumbling on every step. The debut album is set for release on February 23, 2018 via Rockshots Records and follows their fan loved singles "Killer Party" (2017), "Unreasonable" (2016) (which appear on the album), "Blue (Eiffel65 cover)" (2016) and 2015 EP "Scream and Dance".
As vocalist Makku comments:
"We think our fans will love the upcoming album: the new sound delivered by first our first single Killer Party was really appreciated, so we felt confident in going that direction to writing our other songs. However, we did experiment during the composition of the new tunes, which we took a serious approach to, but also had lots of fun writing. We want fans to fill the energy, fun and engage it good times while listening to it."
To get the party started, We Have The Moon are sharing their next music video "Definitely Not A Serenade"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-9i37SORU
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Babymetal unveil new album artwork and track listing
Babymetal have revealed the cover artwork of forthcoming new album 'Metal Resistance'. Set for release via earMUSIC on April 1st – also known as Fox Day – the band's second album comes just one day ahead of their biggest ever show outside of Japan at London's Wembley Arena on 2nd April.
The album will be released in three different formats, with a CD, 2LP and special limited edition box set with exclusive T-shirt available. The tracklisting for each format is as follows:
CD & Limited Boxset incl. CD + exclusive T-shirt:
1. Road Of Resistance
2. KARATE
3. Awadama Fever
4. YAVA!
5. Amore
6. Meta Taro
7. From Dusk Till Dawn
8. GJ!
9. Sis. Anger
10. No Rain, No Rainbow
11. Tales Of The Destinies
12. THE ONE - English ver. -
2LP:
1. No Rain, No Rainbow
2. Tales Of The Destinies
3. THE ONE - English ver. –
The first single from the album, 'Karate, will be available as an instant grat from 25th February.
On the new album, band mastermind Kobametal stated:
"As prophesied by the Fox God, a new album will be released on April 1st, 2016, also known as the Fox Day. Since the release of Babymetal's debut album in 2014, we have been racing across the globe non-stop on our World Tour. Through the last tour I have come across people from all over the world and have had the chance to feel that miraculous moment when everyone came together via Babymetal. Our new song "The One" contains lyrics that speak of uniting the world, or a crowd favorite at concerts "Road of Resistance" that never fails to bring our fans together, every Babymetal song makes up this extraordinary story. I continue to believe that the songs of Babymetal continue to push them forward to discover new possibilities. All I can say right now is for all of you to wait patiently for the coming of the Fox Day."
Tickets for the Wembley show are available at www.myticket.co.uk and www.seetickets.com
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Q: Tell loop to only paste in one cell and not all the way down I'm trying to make a loop that will go thru this data set.

This is how the output should look.

Im still getting the hang of loops, but this is what i have so far:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim i As Long, j As Long, k As Byte, iLines As Long
j = 1

For i = 1 To 25
   For k = 1 To 8
       If k = 1 Then

           Cells(j, 10).Value = Len(Cells((j + 2), 1).Value) - Len(Replace(Cells((j + 2), 1).Value, ",", "")) + 1
           Cells(i, 11).Value = "SET"

           Cells(i, 12).Value = Cells(i, 1).Value
       End If
   Next k
Next i
End Sub

My problem is on my loop output at the moment. It only counts the commas in the first data set and not the other ones. Also where it outputs SET it copies down instead of just putting it in one cell. See Below.

I will probably have more question as i progress along. Thanks in advance for the help!

A: Try this:
Whenever possible get rid of the loop.  I replaced it with a find to find the next cell with "HW" in it.  It will automatically step from one "HW" to the Next.
When using steps anchor everything on the one row and expand selection using resize.
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()

    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim i As Long
    Dim k As Long
    Set ws = ActiveSheet

    With ws

        For i = 1 To 200
            If Left(.Cells(i, 1).Value, 2) = "HW" Then
                On Error Resume Next
                k = .Range(.Cells(i + 1, 1), .Cells(200, 1)).Find("HW").Row
                On Error GoTo 0
                If k <= i Then k = 200
                .Cells(i, 10).Value = Len(Cells((i + 2), 1).Value) - Len(Replace(Cells((i + 2), 1).Value, ",", "")) + 1
                .Cells(i, 11).Value = "SET"
                .Cells(i, 12).Resize(k - i).Value = .Cells(i, 1).Resize(k - i).Value
                i = k - 1
            End If
        Next i
    End With
End Sub

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The aim of this tax regime is to attract highly qualified individuals to Luxembourg and reduce the expenses incurred by companies who employ expatriates.
When the required conditions are met, both the employer and the expatriate employee can benefit from a number of tax advantages relating to the cost of the employee's move and certain repeat expenses relating to housing, school fees, family travel expenses, and tax equalisation expenses.
According to the Circular, to take advantage of the tax benefits, the employee, who is likely to be a highly qualified individual, must contribute to the creation of new economic activity of high added value for Luxembourg and must be tax resident in the Grand Duchy.
From 1 January 2013, the conditions and procedures to enable inbound employees to benefit from the favourable tax regime have been relaxed. These changes are very attractive as they significantly expand the scope of the regime. The economic aim of this action is to attract foreign, skilled workers to Luxembourg by providing significant tax savings for both the incoming worker and the employer.
This regime, initially put in place in January 2011 through Circular LIR n°95/2, was amended on 21 May 2013 to increase the appeal of the Luxembourg tax regime.


Electric Forest brings thousands of EDM fans from across the country deep into the woods of Rothbury, Michigan. This year, the festival takes place the last two weekends of June, the first weekend is the 21st-24th and the second weekend is the 28th-July 1st. The festival is known to bring together some of the biggest names in the EDM scene with artists like Marshmello, Galantis, Bassnectar, and San Holo this year alone. Electric Forest also takes pride in offering an internship program specifically for veterans. Every year, veterans can apply for paid opportunities taking part in the logistical process of running the festival. The program has been in place since 2013, and every year more and more veterans get involved. Program organizers believe that the purpose and sense of community reinforced at the festival helps veterans with service related injuries. Here are some testimonials of participants from the Electric Forces in 2014.
Applications for Electric Forces are due May 16th, more information about this years program can be found here.


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Home Yeh Rishta Kya kahlata Hai Yeh Rishta Kya Kahlata Hai 19th July 2018 Written Update "Naira Fills Naira's Maang Family Clash "
Yeh Rishta Kya Kahlata Hai 19th July 2018 Written Update "Naira Fills Naira's Maang Family Clash "
"Naira Fills Naira's Maang Family Clash ".
As the episode starts Naira is in temple.She was praying with her hands joined and eyes closed.Kartik too reaches there and stands by her.
They both didn't noticed each other for some time.But when both of them raised their hand to ring the bell their hands fall in with each other's.
Both of them were surprised to confront each other. They both look at each other standing still.Naira was pushed into Kartik's arms. His Tilak filled Sindoor in her maang. This was God's signal that they can't be apart from each other . Naira was just going and Kartik asks her if she had left Mumbai and her college. Naira says that it doesn't matter what she left and what missed out .
She came out off the temple.Devyaani clears her forehead.And said that everyone is waiting let's go. Naira looks back and talks to herself praying the God to don't do this.She doesn't want any new hope. She managed to move on with much difficulty..And if her heart will break again she herself will be scattered.
Daadi asks Kartik isn't it too hurry for Mansi's relation.Surekha says that they may regret to miss a good family if they may be late.Suwarna says that they may also regret if the haste may make waste.Kartik asks them to stop discussion and focus on the work for which they came.
On the other side..Naira her and Anmol's family are also there.
Both families were shocked to confront each other.And the second shock was when Mansi told them that Anmol is that guy.Anmol's grandmother is happy at his choice.She felt joy as they got relation in such a good family.
But Naira and Kartik asks everyone to sit and discuss.Suwarna scolds Mansi for hiding about the guy.She says that she know that hiding such matters just give pain nothing else.Kartik stops Suwarna and asks them to discuss about Anmol and Suwarna.
Both Suwarna and Nandini were arguing over the older incidents. Manish asks Suwarna to stop this and don't add fuel to fire. Mansi told her that Anmol has changed and he told her about the incident too. He also said that he regrets it. Daadi asks Mansi to stay silent as she is just a kid. She doesn't know whats wrong and what's right so let elders talk. Nandini says that they want to prove that their daughter is a long day and Anmol is misguiding her.
Akhil asks Mansi and Anmol where and how they met. They told them that they met In US. Mansi said that she started the conversation, not Anmol. Naira and Kartik ask all of them not to talk about past and discuss their present. But both the families are not ready to talk. Suwarna and Nandini took Mansi and Anmol back with huge exasperation. Everyone leaves. Naira and Kartik stood there alone.
Suwarna says that she doesn't want any new relationship with this family now. Surekha says that she can't take all decision alone. They start arguing. Mansi was crying. Daadi asked them to stop now. Akhil said Mansi to go home with them. Mansi denied going. She says that nobody cares for her. She doesn't know what had happened to their family how were they behaving. Nobody thought about her. Surekha asked Mansi that she got only that family in the whole world. Akhil asks her to shut up and move to home. Suwarna asks that where is Kartik. Daadi says he is not a lot for and will come himself.
Naira cuts him by saying maybe that's why they didn't tell them as they thought it may break their relation. She says that may be the reason for this is their relation. Kartik easy that not maybe...he is sure. Naira told him that Anmol was a spoiled child in his childhood but now he has changed a lot and maybe Mansi is the reason. Kartik says that he knows how much she cares for Mansi but yet. He is her brother and needs to be sure for her better future.
Bhabimaa scolds Nandini for saying all that. But Devyani takes her side and says that she did nothing wrong as someone must show the mirror to Suwarna and answer her. Naitik asks them to focus on Mansi and Anmol. Devyani says that how can they? As Mansi's mistake was forgiven but Naira is still blamed and punished.
Manish tries again to explain Suwarna. but she is not ready to listen to anything about Naira. Manish says that then why she raised the name of Naira while discussing Anmol and Mansi. He said that Naira forgave Mansi for her mother's death too. How can she forget it? Suwarna says that Mansi was a child at that time. It happened by an accident but what Naira did was planned. Manish says that one day he will definitely show her the difference between right and wrong and went outside.
Kartik and Naira both received a call from their lawyers at the same time. They told them that they have to meet in the evening for further proceeding. Both were going but a flower tie fell over them and they were again lost in their past. But again suppressed their emotions and went ahead.
Both Naira and Kartik in One Umbrella walk together upto Court.


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Si-Huis Crane Lamps, photographed solely by the light of other Si-Huis Crane Lamps. Made of carbon fiber, fiberglass, polyester membrane, and rubber. Designed for the Philips Hue bulb, with unlimited color combinations, controllable by iPhone, iPod or iPad. Lamp design and build by Michael Simon Toon, co-produced with Burton Landhuis and Vera Van Pelt. The same lamp can be used as an illuminated full color exhibition display up to 36" x 36".
Apparently, Buckminster Fuller once asked Norman Foster, "How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?" which Foster could not answer. In 2011, we started making lamps with diffuser lampshades based on a 'tensegrity' engineering philosophy, a Buckminster Fuller method. However, if Buckminster Fuller's question were to be asked of the lamps we had made, our own answer would have been, "Quite heavy." This question would determine the direction of our new lamps. Not only do they weigh and cost less than their predecessors but they perform equally well, or better. The diffusers are still 'tensegrity' structures, but they are very light, and with fewer parts, they are even stronger and more impact resistant.
Put our lamp next to any existing floor lamp and give it the 'Pepsi challenge' for stability: Hit it. Kick it. Push it. Although eventually you'll knock it over, the extreme flexibility in the rods allows it to bend like a reed in the wind. The counterweight should be just above the ground (on the lamps with long booms), which is where they are safest and most secure. As well as counter balancing the lamphead, the counterweight acts as an 'inertia-air-anchor' if the lamp receives a physical blow. The lamps will dance in response to impact (mainly the 'twist' or sometimes the 'grandpa shuffle'); they may even jump, and then they will eventually return to their original position and stay there. If the stand was any more rigid, it could be pushed over gently with one finger. Instead, it acts more as if it's made of jelly, or as if it's being tickled. For lamps that are to be installed in gusty or hazardous conditions, matching sandbags can be easily placed over the stabilizers (rods at the base of the stand). The electric power cable fits snugly onto the boom and stand, with our very own special cable clips.
We've used a combination of carbon fiber and fiberglass to achieve the perfect combination of strength and flexibility. We experimented with high-tech plastics, metals and even wood. No other materials performed as well under load, using the same dimensions. Carbon fiber and fiberglass return perfectly to their original shape after flexing, whereas most materials do not. The stand and boom bear their load while not being much thicker than the lamp's cable.
Provisional patents have been filed for the diffuser, tripod and boom system. The lamps will be available through online resellers in 2014.


Beef Stroganoff has always been one of my very favorite foods in the world. I would regularly make it at least twice a month. However, I needed to find a vegetarian option. I'm not sure why it took me sooo long to hit upon mushrooms as a replacement for beef. I have to admit, it was a pretty DURRRR moment when Mushroom Stroganoff finally occurred to me.
Anyway – to the recipe!
Sauté mushrooms, onions, and garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. The onions should be soft and slightly golden; the mushrooms should start to brown.
When the mushroom mixture has cooked, add the wine and vegetable bullion. Let the liquid reduce by half. While this is cooking, mix the flour into the sour cream. There should be no lumps.
When the sauce has reduced, add the sour cream mixture and cook until slightly thickened. Add the frozen peas and heat through. Serve over pasta; you may garnish with a little bit of sour cream.


"Currency wars" are all the rage right now.In Japan, Switzerland, and the U.K., currencies are rapidly falling, and many are accusing these countries of purposely depressing their currencies in order to boost exports at the expense of other nations.
One could argue that this is the case in Japan. However, reality may be decidedly less exciting.
In a note to clients this morning, Goldman Sachs analyst Kamakshya Trivedi says the evidence points to a much more basic phenomenon: these countries are simply trying to boost stagnant economies via monetary easing.
The title of Trivedi's report is perfect: Currency Wars? No, Just Monetary Easing.
It's true that a side-effect of these monetary actions actions is, of course, a weaker currency – but that's only a secondary phenomenon.
"Exhibit A" in this argument is the behaviour of real rates. It is not simply that currencies have moved – real interest rates have declined significantly in Japan and in the UK over this period as well. In Japan real rates – measured as the difference between nominal 10year yields and 10year inflation swaps – have fallen from about +0.46% at the start of October 2012 to 0.18% currently. This is part of what Dominic Wilson has described as the most serious repricing of Japan's future price level since the economy entered the 'liquidity trap' (see The market consequences of exiting Japan's liquidity trap, GEW 13/05, February 2013).
In the UK, while real rates were already negative, they have declined further since the start of October – falling from 1.1% to 1.4%. Real mortgage fixed rates have also been declining in the UK over this period as the 'Funding for Lending' policy appears to have gained traction, at least in the residential secured lending market. The absence of a liquid inflation market in Switzerland makes it harder to gain a sense of shifts in real rates directly, but here too there has been a modest steepening in nominal curves, consistent with a bout of monetary easing.
"Exhibit B" is the behaviour of equity sectors underneath the headline stock market indices. If "currency wars" were the only thing going on, then we would expect to see the stock market indices in places such as Japan, the UK and Switzerland being boosted by the exportfacing sectors. However, while typically export-oriented parts of the market (such as Industrials, Tech or Materials) have done well, they have generally been bested by the more domestic cyclical parts of the market (such as Consumer Discretionaries and Financials).
In Japan, for example, an equally weighted combination of industrials and tech companies has increased +28% since October, whereas an equally weighted combination of consumer discretionary and financial companies has increased by a much greater extent (+44%). Similarly, in Switzerland, an equally weighted combination of consumer discretionaries and financials (+27%) has outperformed a combination of industrials and materials (+15%) over this period. And in the UK, a combination of consumer discretionary and financials (+19%) has outperformed industrials and materials (+10%) since October.
It's true that monetary easing in developed economies is causing currency depreciation. However, to characterise global policymakers as engulfed in a "currency war" is missing the point about what these countries are trying to do.


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Anti-Israel Activist Gives Lecture at New York Public Elementary School
by TheTower.org Staff | 09.22.15 11:52 am
A Palestinian activist gave an anti-Israel lecture to a third grade class at a public elementary school in New York last week, Prof. William Jacobson of the Legal Insurrection blog reported Sunday.
Bassem Tamimi spoke to a class at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School in Ithaca, apparently at the invitation of a local anti-Israel activist, Ariel Gold. Tamimi's talk was politically charged, according to Facebook posts by adults who attended. Local activist Mary Anne Grades Flores posted that "3rd grade classes listened and spoke about Human Rights for children in Palestine with Bassem Tamimi, father of 4 children, from Nabi Saleh, who's [sic] village land has been stolen by Israeli settlers."
Jacobson wrote to the school to determine how the talk was arranged, asking why such a speaker was appropriate for third graders, and whether any pro-Israel speakers have spoken to the grade. He has not yet received a response.
Jacobson provided a brief background of Tamimi's activism.
Tamimi is best known for his use of children, including his own, for media purposes. The game goes like this: Tamimi's children and other children from the village of Nabi Saleh are encouraged to confront Israeli soldiers in the hope of provoking a reaction. The children are surrounded by a phalanx of photographers and videographers waiting for the viral moment when the Israeli soldier reacts, which then is fed to the media through the Tamimi media operation and international activists who often participate.
Tamimi's daughter Ahed (the blond girl in this 2012 video) is world famous for such staged confrontations, having been given a heroism award by the anti-Israel Prime Minister of Turkey for this performance:
Tamimi's son, Mohammad, was the subject of a recent media frenzy after he threw rocks at Israeli soldiers and when they moved to arrest him, a soldier was set upon by local women and children, all as the video rolled. Rock throwing has become a serious problem, with numerous motorists killed and injured as a result, yet it is an activity Tamimi encourages (for which he has been arrested).
Bassem Tamimi's cousin Ahlam Tamimi planned the 2001 terror attack on the Sbarro's restaurant in Jerusalem and drove the suicide bomber to the target, where he killed 15 people, including eight children. Ahlam Tamimi has been asked if she regretted her actions, and responded that if she had the opportunity, she would do it again.
"Was this a legitimate, balanced educational endeavor, or a propaganda event meant to turn young children against Israel?" Jacobson asked in his post. "And if the latter, what was it doing in a public school before children too young to balance the information presented on their own?" Though anti-Israel advocacy is common among students and teachers at the college level, the Tamimi event shows that "it's moving down the educational food chain, to high schools and even elementary schools."
[Photo: strugglevideomedia / YouTube ]


"Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one"
The moon orbits the earth every 29.5 days or so, and the year is (roughly) 365.25 days in length. It is an untidy arrangement that makes alignment of the lunar and solar calendars virtually impossible.1 How much simpler it would have been had God, at the creation, decreed that the year should be 360 days and the lunar month 30 days in length.
Evidence shows that God so ordained it at the beginning. The lunar year consisted of 12 months of 30 days' duration, equaling exactly the solar year of 360 days. Only after the Flood did the two calendars drop out of line with each other, necessitating numerous calendar reforms which even today have not resolved the problem.
But how can one possibly know that the pre-Flood year consisted of 12 equal months of 30 days? Today's lunar calendar doesn't consist of 12 equal months. Nor does the solar calendar. Today's lunar months are alternately 29 and 30 days, making the lunar year one of just 354 days, 11 days or more short of the present solar year. Is there evidence that the pre-Flood lunar calendar did not contain this aberration?
The evidence is found in the book of Genesis. The writer notes two specific calendar events: the exact day on which the fountains of the deep were broken up and the windows of heaven were opened (7:11), and the exact day on which the waters abated (8:3-4). The importance of this information is this: The Flood began on the 17th day of the 2nd month (7:11), and was over by the 17th day of the 7th month (8:4). That makes 5 months of 30 days duration each, which Genesis stresses by adding the day-count of 150. Five months in the "modern" (actually ancient) Jewish calendar would have been either of 147 or 148 days' duration, depending on whether the 5-month period began on a 29-day or a 30-day month.
The fact that Genesis uses here a pre-intercalationary calendar is a most important indication of its antiquity. Had Genesis been written during or after the Jewish exile in Babylon or Persia (6th-5th centuries BC), as modernists claim, it would have used the intercalationary calendar of Babylon and Persia, which, like the Jewish calendar, would certainly not have measured five months as 150 days.
Besides, the post-exilic Jews always named the months after the Babylonian fashion and would have used those names in any "edited" account. Genesis doesn't. It merely numbers the months in accordance with pre-Babylonian usage. Illustrated above is an Assyrian lunar calendar (which names the months) from circa 1800 BC. It still works, but measures the post-Flood lunar year as 354 days. The Flood account in Genesis pre-dates its manufacture.
In other words, this part of Genesis was written before the effects of the Flood--the sudden slippage between lunar and solar time and so on--began to be observed and measured.2 Thus, the calendar portrayed in its first chapters is a further evidence of the antiquity of Genesis.


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Perfectly Imperfect: Fun Weekend!!!!!! It's SO NICE TO HAVE A BREAK!!!!!
Fun Weekend!!!!!! It's SO NICE TO HAVE A BREAK!!!!!
I had a helluva weekend and the best part of it all... I had Monday off too!
It's back to work in the morning but I'm SO HAPPY I got myself a rest and a good reminder that there's more to life than endless grasping at nothing.


It's that time again, when we make our New Year's resolutions. Maybe this is the year you plan to get organized, stop smoking, or finally lose those extra pounds you've been carrying around. Of course, many people make ambitious resolutions every year, and then fail to follow through. Here is how you can make resolutions to create positive marketing habits, and make those habits stick.
Choose just a few things to do–or even one. The more things you try to do at once, the greater that chance that you won't keep to your resolutions. Choose one, two or three things you will do this year.
Make your resolutions "do-able." They should be ambitious, but not overwhelming. Do-able resolutions might include sending one press release a month, joining a professional association and attending at least 80% of the meetings, writing one new article each month and submitting the articles to newsletters and article banks, setting at least three sales appointments each week, following up with ten customers each month, etc.
Your resolutions must be specific. Note the examples above. Not "Make more sales appointments," but a specific number.
Write them down. When you put them in writing, the resolutions become real. Post your resolutions above your desk or anywhere you will see them often.
Make a plan. How will you work these actions into your schedule? Put them on your calendar and treat them as important appointments. Put the meeting dates for your association on your calendar now, before it starts to fill with other obligations. Choose a day each week or month when you will do what you have resolved to do.
Reward yourself. Promise yourself something you enjoy when you keep your resolutions. Don't wait until the end of the year. It's March and you've sent press releases every month so far? Get a massage, go see that movie you want to see, or buy yourself a little treat–and pat yourself on the back.
Enjoy your success. If you are in the habit of marketing on a regular basis, you will start seeing results. Remember that marketing has a cumulative effect, so expect that even if you don't see huge jumps in business right away, you will start to see results and those results will snowball over time.
Feel free to revise your resolutions. If something isn't working, stop doing it and start doing something else. But when you see successes, you may be inspired to increase your efforts and do even more of what is working.
Do you ever find yourself looking for a great promotional idea? Or staring at a blank computer screen, trying to come up with just the right words for marketing copy? Do what savvy marketers do: Consult your idea box.
If you don't have an idea box, start one today. The next time you see an ad that really seems to work, or you read copy that makes you sit up and take notice, put a copy in your idea box. The things you save don't have to be related to your industry or for products or services that are similar to yours. They should simply be examples of great marketing.
Then, use your idea box as brain food. The next time you are stuck, pull out the idea box and review the items you have there. It may include books, sales letters, clever advertising specialties, print outs of web sites or emails, and other materials.
The point is not to copy the items in your idea box, it is to use them as inspiration. See how they are constructed, what buttons they press, and how they present benefits, and learn from them. Use bits and pieces of ideas from several to create something that is uniquely yours.
Don't copy the words, don't duplicate what someone else has done, but do learn from what has worked for others.
You Know All Those Things You're Going to Do "Someday"?
We all have things we're going to do "someday." The truth is that "someday" never comes–until now, that is.
"Someday, I'm going to . . ." How would you finish that sentence? We all have things we're going to do "someday." Some are big things, like getting married, buying a house, finding a new job, starting a business, going back to school, getting your writing published and so on. Others are smaller, but meaningful things, like learning a new language or how to play an instrument. And still others are those tasks we keep putting off, like organizing paperwork or cleaning out the garage.
Amazingly, some of the things we put off until someday are fun things, but even fun things involve some risk–asking someone out on a date, signing up for a dance class or taking that foreign vacation you've always thought about. And putting things off until someday is really just a way of avoiding risk.
The truth is that "someday" never comes–until now, that is. September 15th has been declared "Someday." So the day that you thought would always be in the future is coming to your present! September 15th is the day to take action on at least one of those things you've been putting off.
We humans are very creative when it comes to making up excuses and rationalizations.
Whew! It makes me tired just reading that list! What do you see when you look behind the excuses? The truth is that you're too fearful, timid or just plain lazy to do the things you claim you really want to do. But you're not alone. We all fall into the "someday" trap now and then.
So, how do you overcome those obstacles and make your dreams come true? Follow these steps to face your fears and get the motivation you need to succeed NOW, not some time in the distant future.
1. Specifically define what you want to do. Saying that you want to learn another language isn't specific enough. What language do you want to learn? You can't reach your goal until you know exactly what it is.
2. Know why you want to do it. Often, we lack motivation to make a change or take a chance because we don't have a conscious reason for why we should do this. Why do you want to go back to school? It might be to get ahead in your career, to change careers, just for the joy of learning, or because you think it is important to finish that degree you started on years ago. Any of those are fine reasons; make sure you know what yours is.
3. Visualize your success. It is important to imagine yourself successful to realize that you CAN do it. Thoughts that you can't do this, you were crazy to think that you could, and you should just quit now and save yourself the aggravation and embarrassment of going further will happen. You will have setbacks and feel frustrated at times. But if you can imagine what your life will be like when you reach your goal, you will find it easier to stay on track.
4. Surround yourself with others who support your vision. You don't need to hear from a lot of naysayers, telling you that you can't succeed. Get with people who will support and encourage you as you take steps toward your dream.
5. Use your success as a springboard to other successes. Once you've experienced the exhilaration of doing one of your "Someday" projects, you won't want to wait to start another one!
What are you going to do "Someday," September 15th? Use it to complete one of those little "someday" projects, such as cleaning out the hall closet, or move toward one of your bigger "someday" dreams, such as taking a first step to starting a business or going back to school. Use it to prepare yourself for your future–rewrite your resume, dust off that short story and mail it off to a publisher, or ask that guy or gal you met recently to join you for coffee. Who knows where that first step will lead you?


This building displays slightly more developed roof decoration than the Imai Residence. An impressive ridge end tile with the shop's name and a double-layered gable tile folded in the shape of the Chinese character for "person" are noted. Under the gable tile, a simple fish decoration is mounted.


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Stanford Medicine Diversity at Stanford Medicine
Equity and COVID-19
Commission on Justice & Equity
SoM Affiliated Offices
Diversity Cabinet
Diversity Cabinet Milestones
AAMC Early-Career and Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
Constituency: Faculty
Office: Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity provides support for selected Stanford faculty to attend AAMC leadership programs throughout the academic year.
1st Generation Mentorship Program
The 1st Generation Mentorship Program's goal is to provide first-generation students with broadened academic and professional networking opportunities and advocacy through continued mentorship.
AAMC Early-Career and Mid-Career Minority Faculty Professional Development Seminar
ALLYlist
Allies within Stanford Medicine are essential in sponsoring LGBTQ+ visibility and acceptance, and are vital components of an increasingly inclusive medical community.
Academy Innovation Grants Program
The Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy (TMA) promotes excellence in teaching and mentoring, including in diversity and inclusion, by developing, supporting, and recognizing dedicated educators to ensure world-class training for the next generation of physicians, researchers, and educators.
Anesthesia Diversity Council
The goal of the Anesthesiology Diversity Council is to create a functional unit that will identify and cultivate the skills necessary to foster diversity, provide mentorship, create scholarly opportunities and prepare Stanford's anesthesiologists to address the health needs of a diverse population.
Annual Diversity & Inclusion Forum
The Annual Diversity & Inclusion Form is an enriching opportunity to learn about tools and strategies to enable participants to become effective change agents for diversity and inclusion in medical education.
Antiracism Book Club
This is a media-based discussion group geared toward Stanford Health affiliates, students, staff, and faculty. The group meets once a month to explore issues relevant to racism in medicine through the written word and videos.
Award for Excellence in Promotion of Diversity and Societal Citizenship (MD Program)
The Award for Excellence in Promotion of Diversity and Societal Citizenship (MD Program) honors medical students who have made outstanding contributions to diversity and equitable societal contributions.
Cardinal Free Clinics
The Cardinal Free Clinics were created to fill a void in the health care safety net that is met by very few other providers, and represents a new and innovative model for providing free health care to the underserved.
Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH)
The Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) strives to enable collaborative programs in global health by reaching across geographic, cultural, economic, and gender boundaries to inspire a new generation of global health leaders.
Civic Engagement Symposium
The Civic Engagement Symposium explores multi-disciplinary approaches toward improving health, illness, and wellness.
Community Health Symposium
The Community Health Symposium is an annual event showcasing a wide range of service and partnership research projects undertaken by Stanford students, trainees, and faculty in underserved communities here and around the world.
Continuing Medical Education Online Courses
Stanford connects practitioners to the latest online educational offerings through multi-modal teaching including on inclusive best practices.
Cultural Considerations Workshop Series
The Cultural Considerations in the Biomedical Workplace series serves to encourage members of the Stanford Medicine community to have dialogues about topics related to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Dean's Lecture Series
An opportunity for students, trainees, faculty and staff to explore current topics that impact Stanford Medicine's mission areas including lectures on diversity, equity, and inclusion topics.
Dermatology Diversity Committee
The Stanford Department of Dermatology is proud to have an active Diversity Committee to foster an environment of diversity and inclusion within our department and in the future leaders we train.
Diversity Inclusion Belonging Equity and Justice
The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute believes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging are essential to the advancement of science and to the development of a vibrant intellectual community. Black, Indigenous and Persons of Color (BIPOC) have been and continue to be under-represented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine (STEM) fields. Wu Tsai Neuro is committed to meaningful and long-lasting anti-racist actions and supporting neuroscientists of all races, genders, sexualities, abilities, immigration statuses or socioeconomic backgrounds.
Diversity Liaisons
The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity Liaisons are appointed by School of Medicine Clinical Department Chairs to serve as departmental representatives that liaise between the Chairs, members of their specific department, and the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity to assist with faculty concerns, ideas and the advancement of excellence at Stanford School of Medicine.
Dr. Augustus A. White III and Family Faculty Professionalism Award
The Dr. Augustus A. White III and Family Faculty Professionalism award serves to recognize outstanding work in helping to reduce health disparities or to enhance the effectiveness of minorities in the university community through research, education, mentoring or service.
Faculty Diversity LENS
The Faculty Diversity LENS committee's goal is to partner, assist, and collaborate with the Divisions and Search Committees to improve the Department's faculty searches, candidate evaluations, and outreach efforts.
HCOE/OFDD Faculty Fellowship
The purpose of the annual HCOE/OFDD Faculty Fellowship is to help advance the careers of junior faculty from underrepresented backgrounds as well as those with academic research in health disparities.
A social media series organized by the Stanford Black Postdoc Association that highlights marginalized scientists that have continued to ascend up the academic ladder, or have pursued careers beyond the traditional academic roles.
LGBT Medical Education Research Group
The LGBT Medical Education Research Group's mission is to be a significant contributor to the field of LGBT health by creating and communicating new knowledge through innovative research, influencing health and educational policies, and advocating for LGBT patients and providers.
LGBTQ+ Faculty Networking
Stanford Medicine's LGBTQ+ Faculty Networking Receptions provide a networking forum for LGBTQ+ faculty.
McCormick Distinguished Lecture
The McCormick Distinguished Lecture Series highlights the accomplishments of distinguished women in the fields of medicine and science.
McCormick and Gabilan Faculty Awards
The annual McCormick and Gabilan Faculty Awards provide research/project funding to junior faculty women for career advancement, or to junior faculty men or women who support the advancement of women in medicine through research.
McGann Lecture Series
A lecture series that features seminars on the intersection of women, sexual and gender minorities, and health.
Minority Faculty Networking
Stanford Medicine's Minority Faculty Networking group's meetings offer an occasion to meet with and learn from colleagues.
OUTlist
The +OUTlist is a resource supporting Stanford Medicine LGBTQ+ individuals in community-building, mentorship, and visibility.
On-Demand Series x OFDD
The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD) offers individualized mentorship, team-building, bias, and inclusion seminars to departments and groups across Stanford Medicine upon request.
Pediatrics Faculty Diversity Award - DRIVE
Each year, the Stanford Pediatrics Diversity, Respect, and Inclusion are Vital for Excellence (DRIVE) Award recognizes a faculty member who has made exceptional contributions and accomplishments in fostering a diverse and inclusive community.
Pfeiffer Visiting Scholar Lecture Series
A quarterly lecture series in which distinguished minority faculty members and scholars from across the country deliver academic presentations on topics relating to minority health.
Physician Wellness Committee
The Stanford Physician Wellness Committee's vision is to "Create a practice environment that supports optimal physician wellness and professional satisfaction by ensuring the organization's leadership, goals, structures and systems facilitate a healthy professional work-life."…
Radiology Diversity Initiative
The Stanford Radiology Diversity Initiative aims to democratize medicine by assembling and maintaining a critical mass of diverse faculty with far-reaching backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
SPHERE Center
SPHERE is one of five national centers funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to focus on using precision-medicine tools to improve the health of underserved ethnic and racial groups.
Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC)
The Stanford Medicine Abilities Coalition (SMAC) fosters and advocates for the equal treatment and well-being of all students, trainees, faculty and staff at Stanford Medicine, regardless of their physical or cognitive differences.
Stanford Medicine Diversity Cabinet
The Diversity Cabinet coordinates and integrates program and communication strategies across Stanford Medicine to leverage diversity, equity, and inclusion partnerships.
Stanford Medicine Diversity Cabinet LGBTQ+ Subcommittee
The subcommittee meets to discuss ongoing Stanford Medicine Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) efforts, such as medical education curriculum, healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community, and seminars, trainings, and workshops representing the latest research on the LGBTQ+ community.
Stanford Medicine LGBTQ+ Forum
The Forum features LGBTQ+ members of the Stanford Medicine community, as well as networking opportunities and opportunities for allies to show support.
Stanford Network for Advancement and Promotion
Participants in each cohort of the Stanford Network for Advancement and Promotion (SNAP) program work closely together to enhance leadership skills and build a community of support from which they can rely on as they grow and advance within the Stanford community.
Surgery Diversity Committee
It is the Surgery Diversity Committee's goal to create an environment that fosters belonging, respect, and value for all.
Unconscious Bias in Medicine CME Course
This CME activity provides education on unconscious bias in the academic medicine workplace.
WHSDM Center
The Stanford Women's Health & Sex Differences in Medicine (WHSDM) Center acknowledges the wisdom of conducting innovative, multi-disciplinary research on women's health and sex differences in biology and medicine.
Women's Health Forum
The Annual Stanford Women's Health Forum, provides a in-depth look at pressing topics in women's health.
WomenLift Health
WomenLift Health will achieve transformative change for a diverse set of women leaders at scale.
Women's Faculty Networking
The Women Faculty Networking group is open to all women faculty and instructors, across all lines, and continuously solicits topics and speakers of interest from women faculty throughout the year.


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Jeffrey Cohen @ GW's Gelman Library
Horn tooting of the worst kind. Click on image to enlarge.
Jeffrey J. Cohen
Chair of the Department of English, Director of GW Medieval & Early Modern Studies Institute,
Professor of English and Human Sciences
Professor Cohen received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University. He has an M.A. in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University and a B.A. in English and Classical Studies from the University of Rochester. Professor Cohen's book publications include Monster Theory: Reading Culture (1996), Becoming Male in the Middle Ages (1997), Of Giants: Sex, Monsters, and the Middle Ages (1999), The Postcolonial Middle Ages (2000), Thinking the Limits of the Body (2002), Medieval Identity Machines (2003), Hybridity, Identity and Monstrosity in Medieval Britain: Of Difficult Middles (2006), and most recently, Cultural Diversity in the British Middle Ages: Archipelago, Island, England (2008).
Professor Cohen's research interests include: the history of monsters; postcolonial approaches to the Middle Ages; the mingling of cultures in the British archipelago; identity, race, violence, hybridity, monstrosity, medieval Jews, the body; continental philosophy and critical theory.
Come hear Professor Cohen discuss his latest work:
Cultural Diversity in the British Middle Ages:
Archipelago, Island, England
( Palgrave Macmillan, 2008)
Faculty Authors Book Signing Reception February 12, 2009 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm The Gelman Library Room 207
Posted by Jeffrey Cohen at Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Andrea Frisch Seminar 3/6
Spring 2009 Poster (Revised)
April Shelford Seminar 2/20
Writing after Wallace


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Calving Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm.
Harbor seal in Endicott Arm.
What an incredible way to start our week-long Alaska Coastal Wilderness trip aboard National Geographic Sea Lion. This morning the sun rose just before 5:00 a.m. to clear skies in the spectacular Tracy Arm–Fords Terror Wilderness Area. Of the two scenic fjords, we chose the southern route down Endicott Arm to Dawes Glacier.
Soon after entering this 20-plus-mile-long fjord, we started to encounter ice that has calved from the glacier days or even weeks before as the sun beamed over the towering steep cliffs to illuminate the translucent blue ice. Silty waterfalls cascaded down each cliff from the melting hanging and cirque glaciers high above us. An active tidewater glacier greeted us at the end of the fjord with a chilly breeze and a subtle reminder to one of Alaska's finest features, Dawes Glacier. Ice swirled around in the current as harbor seals poked their heads up near our inflatable expedition crafts. Occasionally, a large piece of ice would calve off the face and reverberate thundering sounds off the steep walls carved by these tremendous glaciers.
In the afternoon, we ventured north up Endicott Arm a short ways towards a tributary fjord called Ford's Terror. This is a place that has scared many explorers who dared to venture too close to this narrow entrance at the wrong tide. John Muir had such a harrowing experience in November 1879. "Just at the most critical point a big wave heaved us aloft and dropped us between two huge rounded boulders, where, had the canoe been a foot or two closer to either of them, it must have been smashed." We timed our entry into this narrow gap at a slack tide today and were treated to a majestic bay with towering walls and spectacular waterfalls. Ford's Terror is one of the most scenic and more difficult places to visit in Southeast Alaska.
We capped off the evening with several humpback whales feeding around the ship in Stephens Passage. So many more adventure to come this week.
Award-winning photographer and filmmaker Rich Reid has specialized in environmental and adventure photography for over two decades. On assignment with National Geographic Adventure magazine, he cycled Alaska's Inside Passage by ferry and explored California's Gaviota Coast by bike and kayak. North American Nature Photography Association elected Rich as a Fellow for his significant contributions to the nature photography industry, and he was a finalist for the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his time-lapse video documenting forest fire ecology.


A HAPPENING, FANTASTIC, OUTSTANDING, WOW! LIKE A FAMILY REUNION, were typical of the comments received after Bones Fest IV. I was truly impressed with the quantity and quality of the bones players and playing at this Fest. Playing before a group of non-bones players is one thing, but playing before your peers is quite another. All participants were outstanding not to mention the food, drink and partying at the Wixson home and the motel in it's Irish Pub.
The wonderful reception given us on Friday night by Steve and Janet Wixson intheir lovely home overlooking Chattanooga was a real bones "click-off". The musical CD arranged by Steve that had something for everyone. It was great including the electronic bones. The pure sound of the bones will never be the same. Young rockers are sure to take up the bones now.
Since all of the 44+ participants did so well and space does not permit me to review everyone I will sin and highlight some of those that turned me on the most. I did not see all of the performances because of other activities so don't be offended if your name is not mentioned. Without a doubt everyone who attended contributed to the awesome success of this festival.
Al Cowett (Greensboro NC) our MC arranged the Saturday program on the spotand held it all together with lots of wit and charm. Dan Cowett (Greensboro NC) handled our CD's, tapes, and sound system. We thank them. (We also thank all of you who made videotapes of the event and sent copies to Steve. If you have not done so please send the tapes to Steve as soon as possible so that he can start putting a consolidated tape together which will be available to us all. This is a major task. It will surely be a collector's item.) Steve Wixson playing in public with both hands for the first time was a shocker. What a year of practice can do, and what about that number "Tiger Rag". D " Spike Bones" Muhrer (Columbia MO) will be remembered for his Riverboat performance and year 2000 light show with vegetarian bones. Jerry "Dr Bones" Barnett (West Des Moines IA) was great with cowboy songs, "The Old Chasm Trail" in particular and I liked Bill Vits (Grand Rapids MI) for what he did with Sweet Georgia Brown and a whistling audience participating. And don't forget Jim Runner's (Spring Mills PA) bones sounds, Russ Myers (Brightwood VA) "Hot Time in the Old Town" and Dave "Black Bart" Boles' wild performance playing to "Hilarity" rag time music.


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What the Digital News Report 2021 means for your audio strategy
Damian Radcliffe
Damian Radcliffe columns
Audience habits and opportunities for newsrooms
The Digital News Report, the latest edition of which was published at the end of June, is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the behaviors of online news consumers.
Now in its tenth year, the annual study from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) now features insights from 46 different countries and 92,000 respondents.
As in previous years, the report offers analysis at a country and continental level, as well as cross-cutting issues such as paying for news, gateways to content and trust in media.
Clocking in at 164 pages, and accompanied by a wealth of other resources, including a 192 page slide deck, there's a lot of data and analysis to wade through.
WIth that in mind, here's a summary of the key takeaways through the lens of audio. The report identifies some key trends in the space, as well as other insights which have implications for audio strategies at newsrooms large and small alike.
1. COVID hasn't shifted the podcast needle
At the start of the pandemic, there was a rush by newsrooms to create new pandemic products, a trend that included podcasts and newsletters.
"Podcasts have become a key part of many lockdown routines," the report notes, "with more consumption at home," but "the net impact on consumption seems to have been neutral."
One reason for this, the author says, is "disruption to the daily commute, traditionally a key time for listening." That's certainly true for my own listening, but it's worth noting that in the U.S. research has historically suggested that the bulk of podcast listening — even pre-COVID — was done at home.
Implication: Podcasting hasn't really changed during the pandemic. Podcast advertising may be on the rise, but reach looks pretty similar to before the COVID-crisis.
2. YouTube is the USA's most popular podcasting platform
Yes, you read that correctly. In the States, the most popular platform for podcasts (based on a sample of 2,001 digital news consumers) is YouTube.
One reason for this, the report contends, is that "the growth of video podcasting, accentuated by the use of tools like Zoom during the pandemic, is opening an even wider range of options for distribution."
With podcast conversations recorded over Zoom, or other video calling apps, it's easier than ever to record – and distribute – these discussions on video platforms. Zoom allows you to share live calls on YouTube and Facebook, while the audio can also be downloaded separately and uploaded to SoundCloud, iTunes et al.
The YouTube podcasting trend isn't a unique bi-product of COVID. Podcasters like David Axelrod, Joe Rogan and others, have long distributed their shows on the video platform, using a simple studio setup. Interestingly, among students in my audio class last term, several mentioned that they only consumed podcasts via YouTube.
Implication: If YouTube isn't already part of your audio distribution strategy, then data from the Digital News Report suggests that it really should be.
3. Lack of time is the biggest barrier to podcast consumption
When it comes to the main reasons why people don't listen to podcasts, in the U.S. this is led by not having enough time (20%), lack of unique content (18%), length (12%) and having to listen "via a mobile phone or headphones" (12%).
The takeaways of this for newsrooms, would seem to focus on addressing issues of length ("podcasts are too long") — which may well also address issues of not having time to listen.
Similarly, the editorial proposition is also really important. In my previous column, I recommended that newsrooms use audio as a means to allow audiences to "peek behind the curtain." Discussions with journalists about "the story behind the story," or insights into a paper's editorial process, are seldom replicated in print.
As a result, this type of audio offers audiences something unique, and addresses a key barrier to consumption highlighted in the report. Distribution on desktop friendly platforms – like YouTube, SoundCloud and others — and not just mobile-only apps, is another important consideration.
Implication: Many podcasts feel overlong and self-indulgent. Shorter, sharper, material may work better. At the same time, your audio can't just retread material found elsewhere, it needs to offer something different and fresh.
4. Podcasting can be a plank in your subscription strategies
One of the interesting things about this annual report is the ability to track trends over time. Many of these are quite sobering.
For example, traditional channels like TV and Print have endured precipitous falls in terms of their popularity as sources among those who also consume the news digitally. Since 2013, print's audience has dropped by nearly two-thirds, while TV is down by over a quarter.
Alongside this, we have witnessed a small, yet steady, rise in the number of digital news consumers who are willing to pay for content.
Nonetheless, these numbers are still quite small. Just over one in five (21%) of digital news consumers pay for online news, up from 9% in 2016. The average age of those with an on-going subscription is 50-55. Just under a quarter (23%) of subscribers pay for local titles.
Because of this, the study notes, podcasts "are of particular interest to publishers because they attract younger and more affluent users that are highly sought by advertisers – and are potentially the next generation of subscribers."
Implication: Audio and podcasts can be both a gateway for building loyalty and gaining subscribers as well as a means to offer subscriber-only content, which may help with retention and demonstrating value.
5. There are local media content gaps audio could help fill
The report reminds us that audiences (even if they don't pay for it) do value local news.
Local information related to the pandemic, as well as weather, politics and crime news, were the most popular content categories in most markets. "Newspapers are also valued as a place for publishing formal announcements such as births and deaths," the authors remind us. "But for other topics," they observe, "alternative sources tend to be preferred."
In particular, information about shops and restaurants (49%), local services (47%), or things
to do in the area (46%), tends to be sourced from social media and search; and there is a perception that these are better sources for these topics too.
Implication: Areas where local news outlets are seen as lagging behind other media could be a great space for audio content — especially if that also links back to your other material from on these subjects that audiences don't necessarily know about.
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Budding Young Talent Journey Thompson Visits Duquesne
Duquesne Women's Basketball
Western Pennsylvania continues to develop strong Division I women's basketball talent and there's a budding young star in the pipelines.
Journey Thompson is in her first year of high school, but is a name they are already talking about in the basketball recruiting circles and a player you'll be hearing about a lot over the next four years. Thompson attends Peters Township High School and is a member of the WPA Bruins AAU team.
Duquesne basketball on Pittsburgh Sports Now is sponsored by The Summit Academy: setting young men on the path to a better future.
Pittsburgh Sports Now had a chance to talk with Thompson, her mother Jenifer and also her AAU instructor to find out more about her the player and also what it's like to start getting attention like this despite being only 14 years old.
The first impression, then reaffirmed by her mother and coach, is that Journey is not your average teenager and mature beyond her years.
Courtesy of Journey Thompson
"I have to say that I'm very fortunate because Journey is such a mature, well-rounded kid and handles all of this very well," said Jennifer Thompson. "She's well-rounded academically, she's a 4.0 student, she excels in music and arts so we approach all this from a very humble standpoint. We let her know that a lot of this is because of her hard-work but a lot of it is also a gift and that she should be humble and thankful everyday. As quick as it's been given to her, it could always be taken away. We tell her to always appreciate what you have."
Although she's getting initial interest from schools, she hasn't formally received any D-I offers yet. When that time comes, Jennifer Thompson is confident that her daughter will handle the crazy business of college recruiting.
"I think she'll be coming at it from the main standpoint of where will be a good fit for her academically where will fit her best," she said. "She knows that basketball won't be around the rest of here life. Although basketball is very important to her right now, she realizes down the line that basketball will be gone and academics need to play a factor."
Not surprisingly, one of the programs already showing Thompson interest is Dan Burt and Duquesne. On Saturday, Thompson spent some time at Duquesne with the players and coaches and came away impressed.
"The Duquesne team just seems like they're very tight and all very supportive of each other and dedicated to what they're doing," said Journey Thompson. "I really like Coach Burt. It just seems like he gets the job done and is a level-headed, genuinely kind person and really seems to care about his players.
"I had a lot of fun on Saturday. I was there with a couple of my teammates from my AAU team but we all had a lot of fun there."
Like any basketball player, Journey Thompson has current strengths of her game and the things she'd like to work on over the next few years.
"I think that I'm a very good defender, I'm strong and I hustle on the court and go after the ball and rebounds," she said. "I'm trying to get better on offense overall, better with my shot and finishing. But overall, I'm proud of my basketball IQ and seeing what's happening on the floor and reacting to it."
John Tate, who for the last nine years as been the executive director of the highly successful WPA Bruins AAU team, gave a more detailed description.
"Journey is a hard-working kid that has some God given gifts. She's long, she's athletic but those two things don't always equal being a great player," said Tate. "However, when you add that she's a student of the game, a hard worker. She's been with our program since the 5th grade and to see how far she's come, it's just a testament to hard she works. It's not just I'm talented, I'm six-foot, I can jump and I'll just show up. She's a very talented, dedicated player for being only 14 years old. If she continues to show this dedication, the sky is the limit for her."
Over the last nine years, Tate has helped develop and mentor countless Division I players and has no doubt that's the path Thompson is headed.
"There's no doubt about that. Journey will play at the division-one level, it's just a matter of what level and that will depend on how much she continues to work to develop her game," said Tate. "If she grows, there's a big difference between a 6′-0″ and a 6′-3″ young lady. So if she grows another inch or two or three that will be a factor. But the biggest thing is how much she adds to her game over the next couple of years and that will determine how high she goes. However, she'll play at some level of D-1 no doubt."
That's a lot of compliments and expectations being placed on this teenager but Journey Thompson is ready and excited for the journey.
"I'm sure [recruiting will] be an intense process and will probably be nerve-racking," she said. "But I'm going to be very appreciative of any coach that would want me to play for their team and that would take the time to watch me play."
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