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Лесна́я куни́ца, или желтоду́шка () — вид млекопитающих из семейства куньих (Mustelidae). Обитает в Европе и западных частях Азии и населяет главным образом лесные местности. В отличие от своей родственницы каменной куницы, лесная куница избегает людских селений.

Описание
Шерсть лесной куницы окрашена в каштановый или тёмно-коричневый цвет с желтоватым округлым горловым пятном, которое в отличие от пятна у каменной куницы не раздвоено. Зимний мех длинный и шелковистый, летом шерсть у лесной куницы короче и жёстче. Как у многих куниц тело лесной куницы продолговатое с относительно короткими лапками и волосяным покровом на ступнях. Хвост сравнительно длинный и пушистый и его функция заключается в сохранении равновесия при лазании и прыгании. На голове расположены треугольные, окаймлённые жёлтой полоской уши, нос в отличие от каменных куниц тёмный. Длина тела составляет от 45 до 58 см, длина хвоста — от 16 до 28 см, а вес — от 0,8 до 1,8 кг. Самцы в среднем на 30 % тяжелее самок.

Половой диморфизм слабо выражен. Самцы обладают большей физической силой, в частности, более развитой челюстной маскулатурой.

Бакулюм тонкий, но к концу изогнут кверху, образуя замкнутое кольцо на самом кончике. Что интересно, у молодых самцов до 7-8 месяцев кольца на бакулюме нет, но есть «вилка», как на бакулюме соболя. Средняя длина бакулюма у взрослых самцов различных подвидов — около 42,3 мм, у молодых — 37.

Линька происходит два раза в год: весной и осенью.

Распространение
Лесные куницы распространены почти по всей Европе. Их ареал простирается от Британских островов (довольно большая популяция лесных куниц в Шотландии) до Западной Сибири (к востоку от Оби) и на юге от Средиземноморья до Кавказа (особенно многочисленна популяция лесных куниц на западе Кавказа) и Эльбруса. Их нет в Исландии и северной Скандинавии и на части Пиренейского полуострова. В России северная граница ареала лесной куницы в европейской части доходит до Кольского полуострова и побережья Белого моря, на Урале — по правому берегу Тавды, а в Сибири — около 60-65° с. ш. Сферой обитания этих животных являются леса, прежде всего лиственные и смешанные, а также хвойные леса (предпочитает ельники и елово-пихтовые леса, также водится в сосновых борах) и лесостепи. В горной местности встречается до высот, на которых ещё растут деревья, например, на Кавказе. Изредка куницы могут жить в лесополосах и болотах. Избегает открытых пространств, не живёт в населённых пунктах, однако известны редкие случаи обнаружения в них лесных куниц.

В местах пересечения куниц и соболей встречаются гибриды обеих видов — кидасы.

Образ жизни

Лесные куницы в гораздо большей степени обитатели деревьев, чем другие виды куниц. Они умеют хорошо лазать и прыгать, при этом преодолевая расстояние до 4 метров. При лазании они в состоянии разворачивать свои ступни на 180°. Убежища создают на своей территории, преимущественно в дуплах, или же используют покинутые беличьи сооружения, а также гнёзда хищных птиц. В эти убежища они удаляются для отдыха и сна в дневное время, а в сумерках и ночью уходят на поиски добычи.

Лесные куницы — животные с выраженным территориальным поведением, маркирующие свою территорию с помощью секрета, выделяемого анальной железой. Они обороняют границы своего участка от однополых сородичей, но территории самцов и самок часто пересекаются. Размеры территорий сильно варьируют, хотя территории самцов всегда крупнее территорий самок, а на севере ареала территории больше, чем на юге (например, размер участка на Кольском полуострове — 50 км, в средней полосе России — 5-6 км², а на Кавказе — 1 км²; в целом на севере площадь участков составляет 3000-5000 га, а на юге — 500—1000 га). Кроме того, различия наблюдаются и в связи с временами года — зимой территории отдельных особей до 50 % меньше, чем летом.

Куница — сообразительное животное, обладающее хорошей памятью. Так, она способна запоминать места, где после удачной охоты были спрятаны остатки пищи.

Питание
Лесные куницы всеядны, но предпочитают мелких млекопитающих (например, полёвок, мышей, бурундуков и белок), а также птиц и их яйца (в частности, куницы нападают в том числе и на глухарей и тетеревов) и заяц. Не брезгуют и пресмыкающимися, лягушками, улитками, насекомыми и падалью. Осенью частью их пищи могут быть фрукты, ягоды и орехи. Добычу лесная куница убивает укусом в затылок. Поздним летом и осенью она накапливает и складывает запасы пищи для холодного времени года.

Рацион незначительно различается по половому признаку. Самки чаще поедают мелких птиц, насекомых, землероек и растительную пищу. Кроме того, с севера ареала на юг возрастает доля не-мясной пищи в рационе.

Оптимальная суточная норма лесной куницы — 130—150 г пищи.

Размножение
Спаривание у лесных куниц проходит в середине лета, но беременность из-за консервации семени в теле самки начинается намного позже и потомство появляется на свет лишь в апреле (длительность беременности от 236 до 275 дней). Их развитие схоже с развитием детёнышей каменной куницы. При рождении их длина составляет 10 см, вес — 30 грамм. В помёте от 2 до 6 детёныша (максимальное количество — 8), но наиболее часто рождается три детёныша. В течение первых восьми недель они остаются в родительском гнезде, а после начинают лазить вокруг него и обследовать местность. В возрасте около одного месяца, 32-36 дней, детёныши прозревают. По истечении шестнадцати недель они окончательно становятся самостоятельными, но иногда до следующей весны всё ещё сопровождают свою мать. На втором году жизни у лесных куниц наступает половая зрелость, хотя впервые спариваются они, как правило, на третьем году жизни. Продолжительность жизни в неволе составляет до шестнадцати лет, но в дикой природе лишь немногие лесные куницы становятся старше десяти лет.

Численность лесных куниц по годам изменяется незначительно.

Естественные враги
К естественным врагам куницы относятся росомаха, лисица, беркут и орлан-белохвост, в местах совместного обитания с соболем конкурирует с последним.

Лесная куница и человек

Угрозы
Ранее мех лесной куницы ценился намного больше меха каменной куницы. В частности, на Руси мех лесной кунице относился к т.н. «красной пушнине», отличавшейся красотой и дороговизной (помимо меха лесной куницы, к красной пушнине относился, например, мех выдры). В результате интенсивной охоты лесные куницы во многих областях стали редкими животными, хотя благодаря обширному ареалу в целом не считаются состоящими под угрозой исчезновения. Проблематичным является сокращение сферы обитания, так как лесным куницам нужны здоровые леса.

В СССР отстрел лесных куниц был разрешён только по лицензии.

В зоопарках
Содержание лесной куницы в неволе — довольно непростая задача и поэтому в зоопарках этот вид можно увидеть не часто. Наиболее крупные популяции имеются в зоопарках городов Ханкенсбюттель и Иннсбрук. Кроме того, лесные куницы разводятся на зверофермах.

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки
 Позвоночные животные России: Куница лесная
 О лесных куницах на сайте Ecosystema.Ru
 Описание вида на сайте Ferret.Ru
 Лесная куница на сайте Zooclub.Ru

Куньи
Млекопитающие Евразии
Животные, описанные в 1758 году


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Study on the Influence of Coordinative Capacities on Motor Performance of Primary School Students
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Raluca Mădălina Burlui Secondary school "Mihail Sadoveanu" Galati, Galati, Romania
Keywords: coordinating skills, motor performance, students, primary education
We can say with certainty about children's coordinative capacities that they have a wide applicability in both daily and sporting activity, which means that they are native and perfectable qualities if subjects act on them selectively, continuously and as early as possible. Coordinative capacities represent a combination of complex qualities, which interfere with all other motor qualities. At the young school age, due to the maturation of the nervous system and as a result of the large number of organized motor skills, the level of coordination improves. The ease of learning the movements is benefited by a certain type of cognitive and sensory development recorded during this period and that materializes in the capacity of perception and observation. As far as the skill is concerned, the muscular strength increases and the ambidextrous character is emphasized, but also the extremities of the left and the right are highlighted. Ossification at this stage is intense at the level of the pelvis in the girls, as well as the calcification processes at the level of the hand, the joints strengthen and the volume of the muscles increases, the fine musculature of the hand develops. With all this in mind, it is important to work with care, as any kind of exaggeration or incorrect positions leads to persistent deformations. The morphofunctional maturity of the young children of school age implies the adaptation of the body to certain physical efforts, to the formation of awareness skills and to the relatively rational coordination of their movements.
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Story 2 Information from Childress Rodgers. In April of 1970 I moved to 607 Wooster Pike in Terrace Park. My next door neighbors were Edith and Matt Cook. Mr. & Mrs. Cook were born in this area in the late 1800s and lived here most of their lives. They were a great source of information about the history of Terrace Park. These are a few facts that they told me.
Story 3 McGee on 1939 & 1942 maps. The McMullen daughter, Leonora, married John Schrimper who had a sister, Mable who married Frank McGee. After John Schrimper and his sister both died, Leonora married Frank McGee. Frank S. McGee was born 30 March 1885 and died 25 December 1972, aged 87 years, buried in Section 17 of Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford OH, Craver Funeral Home.
Story 4 Edwin C. Peebles was in TP (not necessarily at this address) in 1893 & 1895 but not 1887. He was in Walnut Hills in 1887. Same for Carl Floto, 1st Mayor of TP. These 2 men need further research starting in City Directories.
Story 6 The Rubenkoenigs moved to 607 Wooster Pike in 1951 from Greenhills, OH Their son, Harry, repoted in an e-mail in June 2011 that it was his job to fill the coal stocker every morning and take the clinkers out of the furnace in that house. They moved to 221 Miami Avenue in 1956. He graduated from TP High School in 1957.


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The 2018 Best Midsized Firm to Work For: Wilkin & Guttenplan
November 02, 2018, 2:03 p.m. EDT
Wilkin & Guttenplan is dedicated to employee satisfaction long before staff even walk into the New Jersey-based CPA firm's doors; in fact, the firm makes it a critical component of the hiring process.
"As we hire people, we hire talented people, without predetermining the slot they go in," explained managing shareholder Edward Guttenplan. "As we hire talent, we're going to help you be the best person you can be. We want to play to your strengths — you'll be happy, and we'll all be successful. Today, the kids we hire, [we say] don't tell us now if you want tax or audit, we'll figure it out. It's different from the model of, 'We have an opening, we seek to fill the opening, and that's it.' We have an opening, and we'll take on talent, and help them find a way to soar. It takes a little logistical maneuvering, but that's why employees like it here — they do what they love."
Of course, many entry-level employees know exactly where they want to focus, undoubtedly helped by their experience as interns — as roughly 90 percent of new hires start with the firm as college interns. Occasionally, even those who are certain may change departments, and often, Guttenplan shared, new hires will want to try out both tax and audit in order to find the best fit: "Our overall recruitment and intake strategy is, if you're talented, we'll find a way to make it work. We say that every step of the way."
This has been a guiding philosophy since Guttenplan established the firm 35 years ago with Ed Wilkin, who Guttenplan had met at a previous firm and shared a vision with for a greater practice. "Working together, we felt there was a better way to treat people than what we were experiencing," Guttenplan recalled. "Probably two things set us apart — we were generally committed to staff, and believed that having the best staff was the answer to building a practice, and then great client service was going to follow with that kind of foundation."
Since laying that groundwork, Wilkin & Guttenplan has grown to 120 people in three offices — East Brunswick and Martinville in New Jersey, and Manhattan in New York — with five acquisitions and mergers (and one de-merger) along the way, but mostly organic expansion. The firm has also grown to be the No. 1 Midsized Firm to Work For, but that's nothing new — it was No. 1 in 2010, as well, and has regularly appeared on Accounting Today's Best Firms list for the past decade.
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Along with more flexible career paths, Wilkin & Guttenplan was committed to customized work schedules from the firm's inception. "Thirty-five years ago, we readily had on staff working moms with part-time schedules," Guttenplan said. "If you're talented, we're going to take advantage of the hours you have to make it win-win. It wasn't flexible schedule A, B, C, but geared toward every particular person."
That was progressive for the time, and Wilkin & Guttenplan aims to remain on the forefront of new trends and technology. That requires good communication, the firm believes.
"We're avid listeners to our staff," Guttenplan explained, "and overall committed to the continuity of the firm. Everyone in the organization wants to see the firm survive in the future, beyond the retirements of senior leaders. We listen to young people. One thing is, we have a future council [comprised of] myself and one other partner, and we meet with staff, younger staff. We say, 'This is going to be your firm in 10 years, where do you see it going, what do you see doing? What does a role-model partner look like to you? Let's hear your vision for the future, and we'll give you the wisdom of what's possible.'"
The answers are not particularly surprising given the profession's currently evolving landscape, with new technologies of particular interest, and leading to the formation of the firm's eight-person innovation committee.
"One assignment [for the committee] was, look at all these things, including blockchain, robotics, go to conferences if you need to, and see where it intersects with the practice," Guttenplan shared. "We have one person chasing down cryptocurrency, another robotic process automation, and using robotics in the audit process. Real things are happening, and they are given the freedom to shape what happens. It's great when young people do it — they don't have the obstacles some that are older have, that say, 'I've tried something like that, it doesn't work,' or 'I've got a million things on my plate.'"
The firm is currently evaluating the integration of this technology into its audit processes, and has even mobilized its "substantial IT department" to assist.
Guided development
While Guttenplan believes employees appreciate these ways the firm empowers them, he also knows certain perks can be just as important to overall job satisfaction. Employees enjoy unlimited paid time off, closed offices on summer Fridays, and Saturdays in the office being optional.
"It all works, let's get the deliverables, the service to the clients, and the rest will follow," Guttenplan explained. "It's enabled us to do a better job in delivery, and with a lot less stress. Five years ago you had to come in on Saturdays. This changes the paradigm. It was a pilot program three years ago. There's a high level of trust here, people trust us, partners trust staff, staff is treated right with compensation, and all that is open, we're candid with all those things. Trust is one of the hallmarks in order to do these things."
At the same time, some employees need guidance in taking advantage of these freedoms, Guttenplan acknowledged.
"Some may need coaching to be more effective at it," Guttenplan elaborated. "As an example, for a stretch of time, people were working less hours than we would have expected them to. We saw what was happening, had discussions of what needed to get done, and expectations. The other thing that we are constantly in the mode of is development of staff."
This translates into internal competency-based programs, the firm's professional growth academy, and a formalized coaching program for all full-time employees.
The goal of all these initiatives, of course, is to help with employee performance, and Wilkin & Guttenplan recently overhauled its process of evaluating this critical metric, getting rid of the formal year-end process in favor of more ongoing communication. "We have pretty much on-demand, continuous feedback," Guttenplan explained. "At the end of the year, the process for assessing performance is not tied to a piece of paper someone had to look at."
In order to make the new process effective, "We have two things — an HR person monitors to make sure people get regular feedback, at minimum, quarterly. And people can ask for formal feedback, and launch that by going on to the intranet and sending a form to someone they want feedback from. I can do that for someone I want to provide feedback for, to initiate that process. If you start using pieces of paper detailing people's performance issues, and areas for improvement, you dumb down what you want to say, because you don't want to go on record."
Instead, the new process encourages more candid, in-person conversation, Guttenplan continued, with the firm suggesting the evaluators make a list of talking points they can refer to during the discussion. "We don't want them sending a written evaluation to someone, and not meeting with them. They can make a list of bullet points to talk with, and explain it carefully, without any paranoia with what they have on paper. It's liberated people to make more effective feedback."
The firm also implements 360-degree upward evaluations, which are "all candid, not anonymous. We've worked hard on that … to give those above them candid feedback on their performance."
This more open method of employees delivering feedback — especially to their superiors — has required some finessing. "It's taken a while, but it's working," Guttenplan shared. "It's about a philosophy that we need to be candid with each other about performance, not punitive — it's how we get better. When we launched it at first, people were a little reticent. The HR team along the way looked at some of those [evaluations] before they got to the recipient to help them say things better. If they have trouble saying what they want to say, or are unsure, they can go to HR or someone else to help you say it."
Firm leadership also offers encouragement.
"We talk about it a little in staff meetings. Partners raise their hands, say, 'We want to hear what we can do better.' I reinforce that to them, I'm sort of the watchdog, to make sure it happens, and there's no repercussions for saying what's on their mind," Guttenplan explained. "All of those things create a culture of trust, candor, transparency. It's all about helping us be better, move along in our careers, and meet goals."
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Archaeal transcription factor B (ATFB or TFB) is a protein family of extrinsic transcription factors that guide the initiation of RNA transcription in organisms that fall under the domain of Archaea. It is homologous to eukaryotic TFIIB and, more distantly, to bacterial sigma factor. Like these proteins, it is involved in forming transcription preinitiation complexes. Its structure includes several conserved motifs which interact with DNA and other transcription factors, notably the single type of RNA polymerase that performs transcription in Archaea.

History
In bacteria and eukaryotes, proteins TFIIB and sigma factor are involved in the initiation of transcription, where they facilitate preinitiation complex formation and specific RNA Polymerase-DNA binding. The archaeal counterpart to these two proteins is TFB, which was first identified in the species Pyrococcus woesei in 1992. Since then, research has found that archaeal species must contain at least one copy of TFB to function, although some species may have multiple isoforms in their genome.

Structure
TFB is a single polypeptide, around 280 to 300 amino acids in length and 34 kDa in mass, that is required for the recruitment of RNA polymerase (RNAP) to begin transcription, and it may also affect the transcription complex's structure during changes that occur before transcription, though specific mechanisms are unknown. TFB's structure consists of an amino-terminal region (TFBN) with conserved sequences and complex structures, linked to a larger, globular carboxyl-terminal region (TFBC). While the N-terminal domain mediates the RNAP interactions, the C-terminal domain mediates interactions with complex formed of the TATA box and TBP, a DNA sequence and polypeptide involved with translation initiation. The degree of conservation of TFB's sequence throughout Archaea ranges from 50% to 60%. In respect to its eukaryotic equivalent, TFB shows "high levels of structural and functional conservation." The interactions between TBP and a sequence upstream of the TATA box governs transcription polarity, "yields an archaeal preinitiation complex," and orients the complex in the direction in which the target gene should be transcribed. The TBP shows an inverted orientation compared to the eukaryotic TFIIB.

TFBN makes up approximately one third of the protein and contains both a B-finger motif (homologous to the TFIIB B-finger) and a zinc-finger motif, the latter of which is located at amino acids 2-34. The N-terminal domain size varies from 100 to 120 amino acids in length. Crosslinking experiments have shown this domain is located close to the transcription start site. The zinc-finger interacts with the RNAP dock domain, and the B-finger may affect RNAP-promoter interactions. TFBC contains motifs which interact with the TATA binding protein (TBP), the TFB-recognition elements (BRE) upstream of the TATA box, and sequences of DNA downstream of the TATA. Its size is approximately 180 amino acids, which is made up of two repeats of a 90-amino acid sequence. The C-terminal domain specifically may be what influences the direction of the preinitiation complex. Since TFBN binds the RNAP and TFBC binds the TBP-TATA complex, TBP connects the two.

Mechanism
TFB is recruited by another translation factor, TBP, after it recognizes the TATA box and bends the DNA so transcription can initiate. TFB stabilizes the TBP-DNA complex so that the proteins can recruit RNA Polymerase and melt the DNA via a yet-unknown mechanism. This opening of the DNA is not an energy-dependent process in Archaea; since TFB, TBP, and RNAP are located more closely to each other than in Eukarya, the tightness of the proteins and their interactions may provide more areas of contact to open the DNA as well as physically strain the DNA, which leads to an open transcription complex.

TFB uses a zinc ion (Zn2+) as a cofactor and accepts one ion per subunit.

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Who the Heck is Spring Heeled Jack?
Yona Williams December 10, 2005
Picture a 19th century London night, where one of the most intriguing stories can be found originating from Victorian England. The tales involve a creature that crept out of the shadows, attacking his victims with a series of scratches. The reason why it was never caught was because the beast was said to possess superhuman abilities. The creature was dubbed "Spring-Heeled Jack."
The story of Spring-Heeled Jack has no concrete beginning, as well as no clear ending. The mystery of it existence has never been solved and no one can fully explain who or what the creature is. Most of the reports regarding Jack, state that his attacks began in 1837, in the southwest area of London. During the month of September, a woman by the name of Polly Adams, was attacked. Her shirt was torn off and her stomach was scratched with what she described as being iron-like fingernails or claws. She was left unconscious and bloody, but she did survive. Two others were also attacked at this time.
The women described this fiend as resembling a man, but with a frightening face. He had sharp, iron-like claws or fingernails, as well as eyes that glowed through the night. His build was tall, thin and powerful with the ability to spew forth blue flames from his mouth. Some victims swore that he wore a helmet of some sort along with a "white oilskin suit" with a dark-colored cloak. The subhuman qualities that he possessed included the ability to jump far distances and unimaginable heights. Some described him as a devilish figure, displaying large, pointed ears and nose.
A vigilante group spread out throughout the area in early 1838, in hopes of capturing the creature, but their efforts turning up nothing. Other sightings were recorded from 1850 to 1880. Reports of Jack's presence were documented in Sheffield, Liverpool, as well as the Midlands. The last recorded incident involving Jack was reported in 1904, where it is said that he vanished without a trace.
The tales of his appearance described him as being a frightening sight to see, possessing the ability to leap impressive distances. With all of the reports and sightings, Jack never actually killed a person and the only individual to sustain serious injuries was a teenage girl, who was temporarily blinded by what she described as blue flames that Jack spat in her face.
The last documented account of Jack's existence was in September of 1904, in an area found in north Liverpool. Jack was said to have been sighted on the rooftop of the St. Francis Xavier's Church, located on Salisbury Street. Witnesses claim that he jumped from the roof, falling to the ground, landing on a nearby house. It is said that when the crowd came upon the creature to see what he was about, he lay on the ground, dressed in white, with a helmet on his head that was shaped like an egg. The crowd claimed that he was laughing uncontrollably, rushing into the crowd making the women step back. Then, with no effort, he leaped over the crowd and disappeared behind the rows of nearby houses.
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"""Tests for url widget serializer"""
import pytest

from widgets.factories import WidgetInstanceFactory
from widgets.serializers.url import URLWidgetSerializer

@pytest.mark.django_db
def test_url_widget_serialize():
    """Tests that the url widget serializes correctly"""
    widget_instance = WidgetInstanceFactory.create(type_url=True)

    assert URLWidgetSerializer(widget_instance).data == {
        "id": widget_instance.id,
        "widget_type": "URL",
        "title": widget_instance.title,
        "configuration": widget_instance.configuration,
        "json": None,
    }

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Initially Alisha took on the role of support, setting job search goals, building my confidence on how to tackle each step, and helping me identify what my perfect job would be. When I began to interview for my ideal job Alisha became my interview coach, practicing techniques, ideating on questions and strategy, leading mock interviews, and providing encouragement and talking me through my nerves. She empowered me to get that job and her guidance continued past the interview process, helping me not only with my offer negotiations but also my exit from my former company.
I think my biggest takeaway from my engagement with Alisha is she helps give that nudge to keep going and that confidence to follow through, and she does this with poise, intelligence, and optimism. I would recommend her to anyone that's looking for anything from help figuring out their next steps to specific advice on approach and strategy in interviews and negotiations. Her expertise and support were invaluable.
The brief time that I worked with Alisha was transformational for me. I came to her seeking guidance on how to talk about the different jobs I've had and projects I've undertaken--how to effectively tell my professional story. Alisha helped me to identify the skills I've cultivated at work, but more importantly, to identify the values that underpin all of the work I do. Thinking through these lenses helped me to tie my story together. It helped me to articulate my professional identity, and will serve me well going forward as I choose projects to work on and advocate for my needs in the workplace.
I will be recommending Alisha to all of my friends in need of career coaching, and I would recommend her to you, too.
I began working with Alisha after going on many interviews with no results. I was in the process of completely changing my career from higher education to start-ups. I felt overwhelmed, lost, and defeated that my academic experience would not translate. From the very first meeting I had with Alisha, she was positive and strategically outlined an action plan for me. I immediately saw that Alisha was incredibly intelligent and savvy. Alisha is a natural mentor and coach. She patiently and quickly responded to my *many* emails with thoughtful answers, and even job listings that she thought would align with my career goals. In our meetings, she coached me on the lingo of the start-up world (something which was very overwhelming for me as I was coming from a 7 year background in education). Most importantly, Alisha changed my entire conception of myself and what I was capable of—she saw through my stress and helped me successfully (and optimistically!) pivot careers. I highly recommend Alisha for anyone in the process of a career change, her knowledge and experience is matched only with her optimism and encouraging coaching style.
In our social media fueled, headline sharing age, it's easy to talk the talk about mentorship and building one another up. Alisha sincerely walks the walk of mentorship and helping others out. I first met Alisha as my supervisor at an internship my senior year of college. Three years later, we reconnected and she offered to be a formal mentor during a tumultuous career transition.
As the founder of Poros, Alisha has successfully walked me through identifying my values and strengths and how they will shape my career next steps. Additionally, she is always ready to take a call to walk through interview questions, salary negotiations, and general anxieties through the rollercoaster that a career search can be.
I am empowered, more grounded, and ready to approach next steps after working with Alisha. I could not more highly recommend her as you consider your professional future. I am constantly impressed by her ability to ask questions that get to the heart of what you're working through as well as her no-nonsense approach to helping you get to where you need to be. I constantly mention that she should consider a career in crisis management/emergency medicine with the calm and confidence she inspires! I can't wait to see where Alisha takes Poros next.


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His eyes were red as tears swelled. Words, blocked by a lump in his throat, just could not find his voice. The otherwise stern politician was unusually overwhelmed with emotion. That was November 2014, when he was summoned to Delhi for a greater responsibility. From Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar was moving as India's Defence Minister.
"It is very difficult for me to leave the state," Parrikar stuttered, speaking to the media in Goa that evening. "I had lost my wife about 12-13 years ago, it is difficult."
Life has come full circle in a little over two years. Parrikar is all set to be sworn in as Goa's Chief Minister for the fourth time. What bewilders many is why any Defence Minister would give up the powerful Number 4 position in the central government to return as Chief Minister of a state not seen as politically significant. It does become all the more surprising given that Parrikar's 28-month stint as Defence Minister has been lauded by many industry watchers.
Truth is there is no one in Goa's political landscape who enjoys the respect and confidence of politicians cutting across party lines as much as Manohar Parrikar. The 61-year-old IIT graduate has a rapport even with his staunchest critics. His style is simple, straightforward, and he does not suffer fools. But at the same time he is affable. So, when the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and the Goa Forward Party (GFP) agreed to support a BJP-led government only on the condition that Parrikar became the Chief Minister, the ball was in the BJP's court. With three MLAs each, the two smaller parties who played kingmakers insisted that only Parrikar's political astuteness could hold the alliance together. The BJP bit the bullet, got their letters of support, and Parrikar staked claim before the Governor. All of this in less than 24 hours.
The BJP's mantra is clear: don't give Congress an inch. And that's why they went for the kill. Though they won only 13 seats as compared to the Congress' 17, the BJP moved in swiftly in both Goa and in Manipur. Like it or not, ultimately government-formation is about numbers and cobbling a majority. The reality is that alliances are not based on political rhetoric during election campaigns. So, even if the MGP and the BJP broke their alliance before the election and contested against one another, they are back together now. The BJP even managed to convince the Goa Forward Party (GFP), which was highly critical of the saffron party's "communal" politics during the campaign, to join the new alliance. Interestingly, Parrikar will now have in his cabinet two young and promising politicians who took him and the BJP on during the last term: GFP chief Vijai Sardesai and Rohan Khaunte, who were both Independent MLAs.
With 17 seats, the Congress was the single-largest party and needed only four more MLAs to cross the magic number of 21. It's astounding then that they were unable to get moving quickly enough. Literally caught sleeping. One truly wonders what exactly were they waiting for. Rahul Gandhi? And this happened while senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was sitting in Panaji.
The problem for the Congress probably was where would they get the numbers from? MGP is a bit like the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. They fight one day against the BJP, then it's "family" again. GFP? I wonder if the Congress would have even tried calling Sardesai, given that they ditched him in 2012, and again just days before the election in February 2017. So, Congress can cry foul, but where are the numbers? Where are the letters of support? The ground reality is that they didn't seem to have a chance.
Weeks before voting day, senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari threw a googly: if required, someone from Delhi could be the next Chief Minister. The message was clear: that "someone" was Parrikar, but it could not have been officially declared. It is believed the soft announcement came after the BJP's internal assessment which surmised that Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar had been largely ineffective and his poor leadership had weakened the party. For example, while Parrikar had carefully nurtured relations with the Christian community, Parsekar took it for granted. This is why Parrikar had to campaign diligently, asking for votes on the basis of his own goodwill. That assessment seems to have come true. While Parsekar lost his own seat, many BJP ministers too were defeated. The BJP also lost a significant portion of the Christian vote in South Goa. Parrikar is the only one who can win it back.
Parrikar has done well for himself as Defence Minister. He carried out defence reforms and streamlined the process of defence procurements. He simplified the system and pushed "Make in India". It was also during his regime that India carried out surgical strikes in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. What's more, like he had assured before moving to Delhi, he seems to have ensured his tenure was corruption-free. But the peculiar demand for him to be the guaranteed head of government by the two smaller parties did squeeze the BJP's options. Moreover, with the BJP determined to retain Goa, Parrikar is indispensable. But there are other options within the party to head the Defence portfolio.
To end, let's go back to his farewell press conference in November 2014.
After explaining how hard it was for him to leave Goa, where he lost his wife many years ago, Parrikar paused. And then he said, "But Nation is first." This is fundamentally who Parrikar is. But yes, it was not that he was giving up Goa for nothing. He was after all going to be Raksha Mantri. So one could ask what's the big deal?
It is a big deal now, when he has decided to "demote" himself. Take a look around. How many politicians would really do that even in the interests - forget the nation - of their own parties?


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Running Unopposed, Ravi '18 and Godbole '19 are Named President and Vice President of WSA
May 9, 2017 , by Aaron Stagoff Belfort, Camille De Beus, News Editor
In a year of whirlwind national elections, the University's race for president of the Student Assembly lacked a competitive edge. With Nila Ravi '18 and Sanam Godbole '19 running unopposed as a president and vice-president pair, the race was over before it began. This was not the first time in the University's history where a WSA election featured one choice on the ballot. Most recently, former-President Grant Tanenbaum '15 and former-Vice President Nicole Brenner '15 ran in an uncontested race in 2014.
Incumbent WSA President Rebecca Hutman '17 admitted that while you "ideally want competitive elections," she believed there are a variety of strategies that student council executives can employ to stimulate engagement from WSA members and the greater University community.
"Having competitive elections is important insofar as it creates a sense of legitimacy for the WSA," Hutman wrote in an email to The Argus. "But I think there are a lot of ways to legitimacy: effective ability to get stuff done, broad inclusion in decision-making processes, many people running in elections, and many people voting in elections."
To a certain extent, University elections that lack competitiveness indicate student apathy for participating in student government races and voting to choose their elected representatives. As Hutman notes, low-turnout elections are not a result isolated to Wesleyan community or the year 2017.
"On our best years, the WSA only gets 25% turnout and that's a problem, but we're not unique—that's slightly above the average turnout for local elections nationwide," Hutman wrote. "Given what feels like an intractable turnout problem, we try to enhance legitimacy in other ways."
Both Ravi and Godbole are cognizant of this turnout problem and a student body that is relatively disengaged with student government at the University. They plan on mounting a challenge to student disinterest next year, hoping to garner more general student participation in the WSA.
"The WSA is a mediatory body, between the administration and students," said Ravi. "We are most certainly not the only group on campus speaking with the administration and advocating for change students wish to see. Because there are delineated and streamlined processes in place for the WSA to utilize, I deeply understand the importance of student body input in directing WSA initiatives. We need people interested in working with us, and we are coming up with many plans to ensure that this happens. We want more student interested in and involved with the WSA to make campus better. This definitely includes figuring out how to incentivize more to run for the assembly."
Ravi noted that some of these changes have already been initiated over the past few years. In particular, during Ravi's time serving on the WSA, she noticed assembly efforts to engage a more diverse array of voices.
"Sanam and I will continue to actively reach out to people doing important work, and use the WSA to advance their causes," Ravi said. "I don't think having competition necessarily indicates more interest in the WSA than a single-ticket ballot. There are many ways to interact with the student government, and we hope to continue bringing people together to make Wesleyan better. We will reach out intentionally and actively to prevent the assembly from operating insularly, and we hope we are continually pushed to do so."
Godbole reaffirmed Ravi's sentiments, adding that despite the low voter turnout rates, student participation in the WSA does not completely reflect how involved the student body is with the WSA as a whole.
"Students are doing incredible work, whether that's in various identity groups or within the Student Union," Godbole said. "The WSA has always been a more bureaucratic structure, as its members engage with [the] administration and the Board of Trustees. For this reason, many Wesleyan students have been reluctant to be a part of student government as they feel issues are not adequately addressed."
Godbole, who has not been a WSA member at any point in her time at the University, counted herself amongst the disengaged until recently.
"As I got more exposed to the WSA structure, I came to realize that the WSA platform can help navigate all the powerful work being done on campus," Godbole said. "As addressed earlier, communication and transparency have been the main reasons for the lack of engagement in student government. As someone with an outside perspective, I hope to tackle the communication issue by making the information discussed in WSA meetings more accessible and relatable."
Hutman also believes that there are fewer candidates for student government because of ingrained inequalities within University life itself.
"Participation on the WSA isn't the most accessible, especially for the VP and Presidential positions," Hutman wrote. "We have a small stipend to offset the time-cost, but any student on need-based financial aid and even some of those not, participation in the unpaid work of the assembly is incredibly challenging. For VP and President, that's even tougher: the position necessitates about 20 hours of work per [week] and often more during difficult times throughout the year. We need to keep making the WSA more financially feasible if we expect people to be able to run and participate in a way that won't cut into fulfilling academic and financial obligations."
While Hutman hopes that student interest in the WSA will pick up in the next few years, she noted that having "two brown women as the heads of the WSA" was an extremely significant and exciting milestone for the history of the WSA, where elections in the past have mostly featured white men.
"You might say that was numerically a more competitive election, but I am really excited to celebrate these incredible women who I think will do wonderful things in the upcoming year," Hutman said.


Bilbo's Last Song was sung by Bilbo Baggins at the Grey Havens as Bilbo, Frodo and the Keepers of the Rings departed Middle-earth on September 21, 3021, marking the end of the Third Age. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the poem after the completion of The Lord of the Rings, and it was discovered by his secretary Joy Hill in his library. Tolkien gave her the poem as a gift. It was first published as a poster illustrated by Pauline Baynes in 1974, the year after Tolkien's death, and has been set to music by Welsh composer Donald Swann in 1978, and published in book format with new illustrations by Pauline Baynes in 1990.
Here is Bilbo's Last Song, on the 124th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's birth.
The ship's beside the stony wall.
A copy of this poem was presented to Miss M. Joy Hill on September 3, 1970, and also the ownership of the copyright of this poem, with the intention that she should have the right to publish it, or to dispose of the copyright, as she might wish to do so, at any time after my death. This was a free gift as a token of gratitude for her work on my behalf.
I know of Donald Swann best as half of the comedy musical duo (from my younger days) of Flanders and Swann. Somebody told me off once for singing one of their songs with the refrain "The English, the English, the English are best, I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest" – how could I sing that song when I was of part Irish descent? Of course, it was a tongue-in-cheek song. Back on topic, how nice of J R R Tolkein to gift the copyright of the song to his secretary!
Lovely isn't it? I think she gave it to church or a charity, which he would have loved.
There's a story in his biography about a farmer who wanted to use the name Rivendell for cows and bulls he was breeding, and Tolkien told him the Elvish name for bull and gave him some variations to use so he wouldn't have to pay to licence the name.


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Q: Triple integral over a pyramid I want to calculate the integral $\iiint_D (1-z^2)dxdydz$ where $D$ is the pyramid with vertices $(0,0,0)$, $(1,0,0)$, $(0,1,0)$, $(1,1,0)$ and $(0,0,1)$.
Is the pyramid the following?

Can only $C$ be the top of the pyramid?
How can we find the limits of $x,y,z$ that we have to use an the integrals?

A: The equation of plane $ADC$ is $x+z=1$.
The equation of plane $BDC$ is $y+z=1$.
$$\iiint_D (1-z^2)dxdydz= \int_0^1\int_0^x\int_0^{1-x}(1-z^2)\,dz\,dy\,dx+\int_0^1\int_x^1\int_0^{1-y}(1-z^2)\,dz\,dy\,dx$$

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WordPress on campus
WordPress has allowed John Carroll University to expand its web presence and empower individual staff members to customize their own pages
By: Web Editor | Issue: May, 2014
Back in 2010, John Carroll University did not have a content management system (CMS) to centrally update and maintain its web presence. "It was a mess and we needed help," says Mike Richwalsky, the university's senior director of creative services and e-marketing. Richwalsky was tasked with finding and implementing a CMS that could be used across campus by faculty and staff of different technical skill-levels. In the end, he chose WordPress, a free and user-friendly open source CMS. "Ease of use was our deciding factor," says Richwalsky. "Now we use WordPress for everything—on the front and back end. It's an incredibly flexible platform."
WordPress has allowed John Carroll to expand its web presence and empower individual staff members to customize their own pages. "We host over 250 sites, with 300 different people on campus using WordPress," says Richwalsky. "Everyone's comfortable using it and our support needs are minimal. We do initial training and then our staff are pretty self-sufficient." Even though WordPress is easy to use, it is also an evolving platform with a constant stream of new plugins and a litany of ever-changing security concerns. At UBTech 2014 Richwalsky will once again co-host a Special Interest Group session (WordPress & Higher Ed: What's New?) that will address the latest perks and pitfalls of using WordPress on campus.
Richwalsky acknowledges that, like any CMS, WordPress is vulnerable to security breaches. "A big topic at UB Tech will be how to deal with security threats. The platform is only as secure as you make it," he says. Richwalsky recommends that CIOs keep all their plugins up to date, think carefully about what data is stored on WordPress sites, and do their homework when it comes to the latest security threats. "There are a lot of brute-force attacks on WordPress [a hacking technique that floods the site login requests]," he says. "At John Carroll, we don't store financial or student data on WordPress, and we make sure to stay on top of the latest security plugins."
Since WordPress is an open-source CMS, CIOs can swap plugins and bits of code that maximize the platform for the university environment. "One of the things that's most exciting about WordPress is that it's a really big ecosystem," says Richwalsky. "So while WordPress does the technical heavy-lifting, universities can take advantage of a whole cottage industry of unique plugins and themes."
Learn more about the upcoming UBTech session "WordPress & Higher Ed: What's New?" here.
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Firefighters were called after a Range Rover was set on fire on a driveway in the early hours of this morning.
A fire crew was sent to Mount Pleasant, Crewe, at around 2.30am today (January 5 2019).
A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "Firefighters were called to reports of a Range Rover on fire on the driveway of a house in Mount Pleasant.
"They used breathing apparatus and two hose reel to put out the fire, and a home safety assessment was carried out with the occupiers.
"Crews remained for some time to damped down the engine compartment of the vehicle. The incident is thought to have been a deliberate ignition."
Anyone with information should contact Cheshire Police on 101.
Firefighters in South Cheshire were also sent to reports of a car fire on the A500 near Barthomley earlier today, although this turned out to be false alarm.
A fire engine from Alsager was sent to the scene at 11.49am.
The fire service spokesman said: "Thankfully this was a false alarm caused by a blown turbo in the engine of the car.
"A quick check and no action was needed by the team."


Eventually the time comes when every bento-er must make a minion lunch! For me today is that day. I've been meaning to make a minion lunch for a while now, but when I saw a "One in a Minion" Valentine's Day card, I knew it had to become a bento theme. What's better than a silly declaration of love, in the form of a tiny, yellow henchman? And by the way, I was totally singing "One in a Minion" ala Boston More than a Feeling-style.
I cut a smile out of the piece of cheddar and I use a tiny cutter that I have to make little teeth from leftover bread.
I also used some crossed to back it and heart sprinkle for his tongue.
I also took a large Wilton eye and I drew a brown iris around the black pupil for depth.
I also took a heart sprinkle to make the eye highlight.
I used a black foodwriter marker to draw the goggle strap and a few hairs on top.
I also lined the eye with a little aluminum foil for the goggle.
Sides Minion graham crackers (with heart sprinkles on some of them — not all! I'm not crazy 😉 ), one small banana cut into two with drawn on details. The eyes are just the smaller Wilton eyes with irises and (one) eyelid drawn on. I just cut into the banana for the little hairs on top (naturally browning) and cut the mouths in the same way.
Also included but not pictured An unusually large cutie mandarin!


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This gearmotor is a miniature medium-power, 6 V brushed DC motor with a 150.58:1 metal gearbox. It has a cross section of 10 × 12 mm, and the D-shaped gearbox output shaft is 9 mm long and 3 mm in diameter.
Key specs at 6V: 150 RPM and 40 mA with no load, 1.3 kg-cm and 0.67 A at stall.


Wicked is set to returns to Leeds Grand Theatre in 2018 for four weeks from Wednesday 13th June to Saturday 7th July 2018.
The West End and Broadway multi record-breaking production tells the story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students and their extraordinary adventures in Oz, which will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Based on the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously re-imagines the stories and characters originally created by L. Frank Baum in 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', Wicked has become a global phenomenon featuring technical wizardry, stunning costumes and show-stopping songs by three-time Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz.
Wicked is as Leeds Grand Theatre from Wednesday 13th June to Saturday 7th July 2018.
Seats for the production only available from the venue's own Box Office. Tickets are priced from £22.50 to £70. Book online at leedsgrandtheatre.com or call Box Office on 0844 8482700.