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Corporate Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel - Monday, 15th July, 2019 4.00 pm
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Venue: Aix en Provence Room - Guildhall, Bath. View directions
Contact: Mark Durnford Email: mark_durnford@bathnes.gov.uk, 01225 394458
Councillor Winston Duguid, Vice-Chair of the Panel announced that due to the absence of the Chairman, Councillor Paul Myers that he would act as Chair for the duration of the meeting.
He welcomed everyone to the meeting and Panel members introduced themselves.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE
The Chair will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 6.
The Chairman drew attention to the emergency evacuation procedure.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Councillors Paul Myers and Andrew Furse had sent their apologies to the Panel.
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Cabinet Member Update
The Cabinet Member will update the Panel on any relevant issues. Panel members may ask questions on the update provided.
Councillor Richard Samuel, Cabinet Member for Resources addressed the Panel. He explained that within his portfolio were not just financial resources, he also had components of property, economic regeneration, customer services and information technology.
He stated that his main work focus since taking office had been to redefine the Council's decision making timetable taking into account the financial reporting constraints and to introduce new performance management arrangements in connection with the Council's major projects and activities.
He said that there should be a transparent decision making process and that he wanted to work with the Panel in his role as Cabinet Member.
He explained that initial discussions on the Medium Term Financial Strategy would begin in September and that it may be possible at that stage for the Panel to receive a high level presentation.
The Chair thanked Councillor Samuel for his update on behalf of the Panel.
Revenue & Capital Outturn 2018/19 PDF 60 KB
View the background to item 8.
The report is to be considered by the Cabinet at their July 2019 meeting. It presents the revenue and capital outturn for 2018/19.
Appdx Cabinet Report , item 8. PDF 204 KB
Appdx Detailed Outturn , item 8. PDF 63 KB
The Head of Management Accounts introduced this item to the Panel. He explained that the report presents the revenue and capital outturn for 2018/19, highlighting a net revenue over budget position of £0.92m. He said that the position had vastly improved through actions including a recruitment freeze that had been implemented during the financial year.
He added that the improvement has continued since the last report, which forecast an over budget position of £3.21m based on monitoring for the year to December 2018, mainly due to improvements in income generation within Heritage Services, and a reduction in capital financing costs arising from the review of the capital programme and rephasing of capital projects.
He stated that the 2018/19 approved budget included the requirement for the delivery of £16.99m of savings. He explained that the final outturn position included achievement of £13.58m or 80% of the savings target compared to 82% delivered in 2017/18. He added that savings items that are no longer deliverable in 2018/19 have been reviewed alongside other recurring budget pressures and have been incorporated into the financial planning assumptions for the 2019/20 budget. He said that it is expected that delayed savings totalling £3.4m will be delivered in 2019/20.
He informed the Panel that the Overall Dedicated Schools Grant for 2018/19 was £135.60m, however of this sum £84.63m was returned to the DFE to be allocated to academies, £20.75m was allocated to schools through funding formula, with the remaining £30.23m retained by the LA to support Special Educational Needs, central expenditure and Early Years.
He stated that the final outturn position on the Council Tax Collection Fund was a surplus of £0.691m for the Council's share, this represents a 0.8% variance against target income. He explained the reason for the surplus was mainly due to the number of chargeable dwellings being slightly higher than forecast. He said that the collection rate for Council Tax was 98.22% (98.12% 2017/18).
He said that the capital spend in 2018/19 was £88.043m (75%) against a budget of £117.185m giving a variance of £29.142m, primarily reflecting the delivery time to complete projects moving into future financial periods. He added that of this variance, £29.042m is requested for carry forward to 2019/20 to cover re-phased costs of capital projects.
Councillor Karen Warrington asked if the 20% of savings not achieved was mainly attributable to Children's Services.
The Head of Management Accounts replied that the Home to School Transport budget was overspent in 2018-19 mainly due to the increasing demands of SEND pupils.
Councillor Richard Samuel, Cabinet Member for Resources commented that he recognised that it will be increasingly difficult for the Council to make savings. He added that in terms of the budget for next year, a longer timescale could be set with regard to savings. He said that more rigour was required in terms of savings and would appreciate Panel involvement in the process.
He stated that the Children's Services budget had recently been rebased, but was currently showing a £1.6m overspend. ... view the full minutes text for item 8.
Corporate Strategy Framework PDF 133 KB
This report is an opportunity to engage the Panel prior to further development of the Council's new Corporate Strategy.
The Head of Strategy Engagement & Marketing introduced this item to the Panel. He explained that the new Corporate Strategy will bring together the Council's key service commitments, its wider financial strategy and change programme, including initiatives such as moving to a more digital approach to service delivery and the priorities, plans and focus for change of the new administration.
He stated that the new Corporate Strategy will set the context for the Council's financial and budget strategy in light of the new administration's priorities and be built around a 4 -phase planning cycle.
· Phase One – Plan, prioritise and decide
· Phase Two – Gear up and start delivery
· Phase Three – Continue to deliver and realise benefits
· Phase Four – Review and future planning
He said that Policy Development and Scrutiny (PDS) members will have a key role throughout the lifetime of the Corporate Strategy, with particular aspects emphasised at certain phases in the planning cycle.
He explained that a programme of engagement on the draft Strategy will be carried out later on the year with a view to adopting the final version by February 2020.
Councillor Richard Samuel commented that the Corporate Strategy will translate political commitments into delivery. He added that it will bring forward the pledges made in the Liberal Democrat election manifesto into the structure of the Council.
He stated that key elements will include:
· Social Housing / Affordable Housing / Council Housing
· Clean Air Zone
· Local Bus Network
Councillor Amanda Rigby commented that February 2020 must be a definite end date for adoption and that if it can be earlier she for one would welcome that. She stated that our political goals need to be delivered and implemented.
Councillor Shaun Hughes said that project timescales should be available publicly.
Councillor Samuel agreed and said that in terms of Council Housing there was a process to be followed to allow delivery.
Councillor Karen Warrington commented that to enable a digital approach to service delivery rural area solutions will be needed. She said that she hoped the Strategy would not be Bath centric as public transport solutions are also required in North East Somerset. She asked what resources will be required to implement the Citizens Juries.
The Head of Strategy Engagement & Marketing replied that Citizens Juries comprise of a random selection of members of the public to consider a specific Council area of work. He added that they are briefed by experts on the topic in question. He said that the Council was working with the University of Bath to establish the resources required in respect of advisors and facilitation.
Councillor Samuel stated that the Strategy would be a document for the whole Council and acknowledged the need for public transport to be improved rurally. He added that housing opportunities were more likely to be focussed in North East Somerset due to land availability and price. He said that Parishes will be addressed as this work progresses.
Councillor Karen Warrington said that any development must come with ... view the full minutes text for item 9.
Panel Workplan PDF 103 KB
This report presents the latest workplan for the Panel. Any suggestions for further items or amendments to the current programme will be logged and scheduled in consultation with the Panel's Chair and supporting officers.
The Chair introduced this item to the Panel and asked if they had any proposals that they would like to be considered.
Councillor Karen Warrington asked for an update on the Corporate Strategy to be added to the workplan for September 2019.


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"Of course, my obsession with 9/11 mirrored the national obsession. At the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the country has yet to digest that paralyzing event into its national consciousness. The memory is still fresh and raw, and no amount of granite and water memorials can make us serene about it...."
The Royal Library of Alexandria was the largest and most important center of learning and culture for the ancient world. Built in the Third Century B.C. it was famously burned by the soldiers of Julius Caesar in 48 B.C.---"accidentally" Caesar would say. In 2001 the new, largely digital Biblioteca Alexandria rose dramatically in its place with the hope that it would be a worthy successor to its ancient predecessor as a beacon of enlightenment to the region. In December 2002 I sat around a table with Arab scholars there to discuss the stereotypes that the Arab and Western worlds held about one another in the wake of 9/11. ("Four Historical Misconceptions of the Past 16 Months" below.) In the audience around our table were a number of Islamic fundamentalists who took notes on any incorrect remarks that the Arab commentators made. It was my first experience of witnessing how the radical fringe intimidates and suppresses free thought and free expression in that part of the world.
A year later, in the winter of 2003, I was invited to go on an Arab book tour when Warriors of God was published in Arabic. As I lectured in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Beirut, and Cairo, Vice President Dick Cheney was touring the same cities in an effort to jinn up support for an American invasion of Iraq. I thought the idea was so totally ridiculous that I dismissed the possibility in my discussions with my Arab hosts. True, America was gripped by a desire for retribution and revenge for 9/11, but what did Iraq have to do with that? In turn, young Arabs spoke of their admiration for America. Unlike the British and the French, they said, "you never occupied us." But tensions were rising, and I would have a personal taste of the danger during a lecture in Beirut. I wrote about that tense moment when I got home in the "Letter from Beirut" (below). Four weeks after I returned, the U.S. invaded Iraq.
In 2005, with the war raging in Iraq, I attended a literary conference in Doha, Qatar, as the only American writer, and there had a sharp exchange with the Pakistani writer, Tariq Ali. Suddenly, I was thrust into the uncomfortable role of defending the United States against charges of being aggressive, cowardly, and imperialist. How things had changed!
Of course, my obsession with 9/11 mirrored the national obsession. At the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the country has yet to digest that paralyzing event into its national consciousness. The memory is still fresh and raw, and no amount of granite and water memorials can make us serene about it.... partly because the process is on-going. Five thousand American soldiers died in the Iraq War and over 200,000 have been wounded. This is a pittance compared to over one million Iraqis who died. Is it any wonder we are reviled in that region? And now there is Afghanistan which continues, if we are to believe the political rhetoric of our politicians, to eliminate the possibility of a safe haven for Al Qaeda. I would vent my frustration about that specious argument in a USA Today essay, "Is Afghanistan World One More Life?" I would tap other obsessions and link them to the current situation. I applied the Nixon/Frost experience to Bush, wondering whether he, like Nixon, would ever get his prosecutorial comeuppance for his criminal decision to invade Iraq, for the domestic inquisition that his crusade against terrorism would launch, and for his Administration's approval of torture. When it was all over, I argued, America would need a purification.
Partly at the urging of my children to leave the ancient history and join the modern world, I decided to draw upon all the knowledge I had gained in writing about the clashes of Christian crusades and Islamic jihads in history and apply those lessons to the here-and-now. And so arose the idea of returning to fiction to write a novel based upon the story of Ziad Jarrah, the fourth and only "unsuccessful" of the 9/11 hijacker pilots. Jarrah was born in Beirut, educated in Germany where he fell into Muhammad Atta's circle, trained in Florida. Ultimately, on Flight 93, he was overwhelmed in the cockpit by the heroic passenger revolt, leading to the crash in Shankesville, Pennsylvannia, and sparing of the U.S. Capitol. In writing that book, to be published in 2012 with the title, The Nineteenth Hijacker, I was greatly influenced as well by another old obsession when it came to understanding the recruitment of Jarrah by Atta and his gang: the Jonestown experience. I always have viewed the Hamburg cell as a cult and Osama bin Laden as a charismatic charlatan.
"Seeking Meaning from the Grand Imam"
Appeared in Washington Post March 31, 2002 view PDF
"Four Historical Misconceptions of the Past 16 Months"
lecture at Biblioteca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, at conference on "Cultures and the Enemy Image." Dec. 16, 2002 view PDF
"Letter from Beirut"
April 14, 2003 view PDF
"The Novel and History"
A lecture to a symposium during the annual Grand Cultural Festival, March 23-24,2005 Doha, Qatar view PDF
"The American Inquisition"
Appeared in USA Today, April 18, 2006 view PDF
"Purification Starts with the Truth"
Appeared in USA Today, May 9 2007 view PDF
"We're all responsible for Iraq?"
Appeared in USA Today May 9, 2007 view PDF
"Iraq, Anyone?"
Appeared in USA Today, Jan. 15, 2008 view PDF
"Who will get Bush to Confess? "
Appeared in British Esquire, Feb 2009 view PDF
"Is Afghanistan worth one more American Life?"
Appeared in USA Today, August 17, 2011 view PDF
Reston with Rafik Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon, in presidential palace, Beirut 2002. This was two years before Hariri was assassinated. Left: Joe Regal (agent), Denise Leary, James Reston Jr., Prime Minister Hariri, and translator. Right: Rafik Hariri, Leary, Reston.


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5. Jun, 2016
For the Fifth Time
After some job and concert coordinatings in Brussels I attended the masterclasse by Professor Yair Kless for the fifth time in Berlin, in order to bring "I Profetti (Second Violin Concerto)" by Mario Castelnuovo=Tedesco to his lessons after preparation with his original edition until being capable to launch its first public performance(s). Although "I Profetti" is enough difficult repertory, I can still combine its daily exercise with other current repertoires for this year because I should keep continue practicing and playing all of them. Here's the actual program during 01 - 04 June 2016 in Berlin ;
Blackmore's International Music Academy / International Violinmeisterkurs by Professor Yair Kless (01 - 04 June 2016, Blackmore's Berlins Musikzimmer, Berlin Germany)
Mario Castelnuovo=Tedesco : Violin Concerto No. 2 "I Profetti"
Alucard Leterme, Violin
At Blackmore's Berlins Musikzimmer we can also appreciate their historical concert photos and Blackmore's concert posters parallel to the actual concert playing, attending masterclasses or listening others' masterclasses or concerts (only when I don't play there). It is not only at the concert stage but also downstairs backstage rooms we can discover treasure concert posters. There they always make me to think deeper how to display my own concert photos, concert posters, winning diplomas (all of them are in violin major) at my home, how to prepare or make or organize a concert space even I don't own my original concert salon or concert hall or music studio yet, how to design a concert salon or concert hall with restrooms and infrastructures, who to design concert salon or concert hall or music rooms or music studios (I don't mean what or who the architects are), how to be designed my concert posters, etc.
Indeed, I continue playing the violin even after 8th anniversary of my concert for Violin Concerto No. 1 by Niccolò Paganini with Orchestre Symphonique de Namur at Collégiale Notre-Dame and Saint-Domitianus of Huy, Saint-Martin Church of Leuze and Saint-Christophe Church of Hannut.
Indeed, I continue playing the violin after the concert engagement of Società Beethoven at Chiesa dell'Immacolata of Crotone Italy on 28 December 2014.
Indeed, I continue playing the violin after playing the solo part of "Suite Im Alten Stil" by Alfred Schnittke (that Do#-Mi-Fa-La-Si-Re-Do#) with JBK Orchestra twice in Hamburg, once at the Erlöserkirche (the Redeemer Church) of Hamburg and another at JBK Concert Hall in the end of February of last year.
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Pregnant woman fatally knocked down by SUV
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Ramanathapuram, November 17, 2020 21:42 IST
Occupants in vehicle were close relatives of outgoing Collector
Family members and relatives of the woman, who was killed in the road accident, at Government Hospital in Ramanathapuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar
A road accident in which a pregnant woman, M. Sathyapriya, 20, was killed near Uchipuli on Monday night ran into controversy after it was found that the occupants of the SUV, which sped away, were close relatives of the outgoing Ramanathapuram Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao. Relatives of the victim alleged that there was an attempt to cover up the accident by shielding the person behind the wheel.
Mr. Rao had handed over charge to the new Collector, Dinesh Ponraj Oliver, only on Sunday. The victim, along with her mother-in-law Valli, 65, had returned to their village in Perungulam under Uchipuli police station limits at around 7 p.m. after visiting a hospital in Ramanthapuram. Upon disembarking from the bus at the Perungulam bus stop, they tried to cross the Ramanathapuram-Rameswaram highway when a speeding car hit both of them.
Sathyapriya, who sustained head injuries, died on the way to Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai after getting first aid at the Government Hospital in Ramanathapuram. Valli was admitted to a private hospital in Madurai in a critical condition.
Relatives and villagers alleged that the police were trying to cover up the accident involving the SUV with Andhra Pradesh registration.
However, Superintendent of Police E. Karthik said that immediately after the accident, the vehicle came to the police station. "Those in the vehicle had not stopped at the accident spot fearing assault by local people," he said.
The car was returning from Rameswaram in which Mr. Rao's brother-in-law Chandramouli and others were travelling. "We are yet to fix as to who was behind the wheel when the accident took place. This will be known after taking statements from all those who had travelled in the vehicle," Mr. Karthik said.
Mr. Rao was not travelling in the vehicle, he added.
The former Collector has promised to foot the medical expenses of Valli who is under treatment. "There is no question of covering up as it was only an accident," he said.
After post-mortem, the body was cremated on Tuesday afternoon
Uchipuli police have registered a case of fatal accident under Sections 304 (A) and 279, 337 of Indian Penal Code. The name of the accused was not in the first information report as the details of the accused was not immediately known, a police source said.
Printable version | Jan 16, 2021 12:17:15 PM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/pregnant-woman-fatally-knocked-down-by-suv/article33119489.ece
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Terrängen runt Hošťanka är huvudsakligen platt. Hošťanka ligger uppe på en höjd som går i öst-västlig riktning. Den högsta punkten i närheten är Mařenka,  meter över havet,  km väster om Hošťanka. Runt Hošťanka är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Třebíč,  km norr om Hošťanka. Trakten runt Hošťanka består till största delen av jordbruksmark.

Trakten ingår i den hemiboreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är maj, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är mars, med  mm nederbörd.

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Memory Verse: Ephesians 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Today's Scripture & Insight: Ephesians 4:1–5, 25–31
On his third missionary journey, Paul spent three years teaching the believers in Ephesus (Acts 19; 20:31). Some six years later, concerned for their spiritual well-being and maturity, he wrote from a Roman prison (Ephesians 3:1; 4:1; 6:20) reminding them how God had so richly and graciously blessed them (1:3). After extolling the privileges, position, and possessions they had because of Jesus (chs. 1–3), the apostle instructed them to "live a life worthy of [their] calling" (4:1), an exhortation that Paul similarly made to the Philippian (1:27), Colossian (1:10), and Thessalonian believers (1 Thessalonians 2:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:11). The Ephesian believers were to be like Christ in how they treated one another—humble, gentle, patient, forbearing, loving, encouraging, kind, compassionate, and forgiving (Ephesians 4:2, 29–32).
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I was sitting in my chair one morning years ago when my youngest came downstairs. She made a beeline for me, jumping up onto my lap. I gave her a fatherly squeeze and a gentle kiss on the head, and she squealed with delight. But then she furrowed her brow, crinkled her nose, and shot an accusatory glance at my coffee mug. "Daddy," she announced solemnly. "I love you, and I like you, but I don't like your smell."
My daughter couldn't have known it, but she spoke with grace and truth: she didn't want to hurt my feelings, but she felt compelled to tell me something. And sometimes we need to do that in our relationships.
In Ephesians 4, Paul zeroes in on how we relate to each other—especially when telling difficult truths. "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love" (v. 2). Humility, gentleness, and patience form our relational foundation. Cultivating those character qualities as God guides us will help us "[speak] the truth in love" (v. 15) and seek to communicate "what is helpful for building others up according to their needs" (v. 29).
No one likes being confronted about weaknesses and blind spots. But when something about us "smells," God can use faithful friends to speak into our lives with grace, truth, humility, and gentleness.
Reflect & Pray
When has someone gently confronted you? What do you think is most important when you lovingly address a weakness you see in others?
Father, help me to humbly receive correction and help me to offer it with love, grace, and gentleness.
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Dr Karlo Hock
k.hock1@uq.edu.au
Doctor of Philosophy, BGSU(US)
Journal Article: Asymmetric dispersal is a critical element of concordance between biophysical dispersal models and spatial genetic structure in Great Barrier Reef corals
Riginos, Cynthia, Hock, Karlo, Matias, Ambrocio M., Mumby, Peter J., van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. and Lukoschek, Vimoksalehi (2019) Asymmetric dispersal is a critical element of concordance between biophysical dispersal models and spatial genetic structure in Great Barrier Reef corals. Diversity and Distributions, 25 11: 1684-1696. doi:10.1111/ddi.12969
Journal Article: Split spawning increases robustness of coral larval supply and inter-reef connectivity
Hock, Karlo, Doropoulos, Christopher, Gorton, Rebecca, Condie, Scott A. and Mumby, Peter J. (2019) Split spawning increases robustness of coral larval supply and inter-reef connectivity. Nature Communications, 10 1: 3463. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11367-7
Journal Article: Response to Bode and colleagues: 'Resilient reefs may exist, but can larval dispersal models find them?'
Mumby, Peter J., Hock, Karlo, Condie, Scott A., Ortiz, Juan C., Wolff, Nicholas H., Anthony, Kenneth R. N. and Blackwell, Paul G. (2018) Response to Bode and colleagues: 'Resilient reefs may exist, but can larval dispersal models find them?'. PLoS Biology, 16 8: e2007047. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2007047
Integrated Pest Management of Crown of Thorns Starfish (Phase 3) (NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub Project)
(2017–2020) Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
2.1.1 Integrated Pest Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub project administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre)
Research project for the resilient reefs successfully adapting to climate change
(2016–2017) Great Barrier Reef Foundation
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Using functional genomics to identify drug targets: a Dupuytren's disease example
Sedic, Mirela, Pavelic, Sandra Kraljevic and Hock, Karlo (2012). Using functional genomics to identify drug targets: a Dupuytren's disease example. In Methods in molecular biology 2nd ed. (pp. 15-31) Totowa, N.J., U.S.A.: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-61779-965-5_2
Asymmetric dispersal is a critical element of concordance between biophysical dispersal models and spatial genetic structure in Great Barrier Reef corals
Split spawning increases robustness of coral larval supply and inter-reef connectivity
Response to Bode and colleagues: 'Resilient reefs may exist, but can larval dispersal models find them?'
System level indicators of changing marine connectivity
Condie, S. A., Herzfeld, M., Hock, K., Andrewartha, J. R., Gorton, R., Brinkman, R. and Schultz, M. (2018) System level indicators of changing marine connectivity. Ecological Indicators, 91 531-541. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.04.036
Great Barrier Reef recovery through multiple interventions
Condie, Scott A., Plagányi, Éva E., Morello, Elisabetta B., Hock, Karlo and Beeden, Roger (2018) Great Barrier Reef recovery through multiple interventions. Conservation Biology, 32 6: 1356-1367. doi:10.1111/cobi.13161
Connectivity and systemic resilience of the Great Barrier Reef
Hock, Karlo, Wolff, Nicholas H., Ortiz, Juan C., Condie, Scott A., Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Blackwell, Paul G. and Mumby, Peter J. (2017) Connectivity and systemic resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. PLoS Biology, 15 11: 1-23. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2003355
Interpreting coral reef monitoring data: a guide for improved management decisions
Flower, Jason, Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Chollett, Iliana, Abdullah, Sabah, Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Hock, Karlo, Lam, Vivian and Mumby, Peter J. (2017) Interpreting coral reef monitoring data: a guide for improved management decisions. Ecological Indicators, 72 848-869. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.003
Species-specific differences in dynamics of agonistic interactions may contribute to the competitive advantage of the invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) over the native narrow-clawed crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus)
Hudina, Sandra, Hock, Karlo, Radovic, Andreja, Klobucar, Goran, Petkovic, Jelena, Jelic, Mišel and Maguire, Ivana (2016) Species-specific differences in dynamics of agonistic interactions may contribute to the competitive advantage of the invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) over the native narrow-clawed crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 49 3: 147-157. doi:10.1080/10236244.2016.1146448
Controlling range expansion in habitat networks by adaptively targeting source populations
Hock, Karlo, Wolff, Nicholas H., Beeden, Roger, Hoey, Jessica, Condie, Scott A., Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Possingham, Hugh P. and Mumby, Peter J. (2016) Controlling range expansion in habitat networks by adaptively targeting source populations. Conservation Biology, 30 4: 856-866. doi:10.1111/cobi.12665
Differences in aggressive behaviour along the expanding range of an invasive crayfish: an important component of invasion dynamics
Hudina, Sandra, Zganec, Kresimir and Hock, Karlo (2015) Differences in aggressive behaviour along the expanding range of an invasive crayfish: an important component of invasion dynamics. Biological Invasions, 17 11: 3101-3112. doi:10.1007/s10530-015-0936-x
Quantifying the reliability of dispersal paths in connectivity networks
Hock, Karlo and Mumby, Peter J (2015) Quantifying the reliability of dispersal paths in connectivity networks. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 12 105: . doi:10.1098/rsif.2015.0013
Anticipative management for coral reef ecosystem services in the 21st century
Rogers, Alice, Harborne, Alastair R., Brown, Christopher J., Bozec, Yves-Marie, Castro, Carolina, Chollett, Iliana, Hock, Karlo, Knowland, Cheryl A., Marshell, Alyssa, Ortiz, Juan C., Razak, Tries, Roff, George, Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Saunders, Megan I., Wolff, Nicholas H. and Mumby, Peter J. (2015) Anticipative management for coral reef ecosystem services in the 21st century. Global Change Biology, 21 2: 504-514. doi:10.1111/gcb.12725
Connectivity networks reveal the risks of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef
Hock, Karlo, Wolff, Nicholas H., Condie, Scott A., Anthony, Kenneth R.N. and Mumby, Peter J. (2014) Connectivity networks reveal the risks of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51 5: 1188-1196. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12320
The role of aggression in range expansion and biological invasions
Hudina, Sandra, Hock, Karlo and Zganec, Kresimir (2014) The role of aggression in range expansion and biological invasions. Current Zoology, 60 3: 401-409. doi:10.1093/czoolo/60.3.401
The effect of starvation stress on Lactobacillus brevis L62 protein profile determined by de novo sequencing in positive and negative mass spectrometry ion mode
Butorac A., Dodig I., Bacun-Druzina V., Tishbee A., Mrvcic J., Hock K., Diminic J. and Cindric M. (2013) The effect of starvation stress on Lactobacillus brevis L62 protein profile determined by de novo sequencing in positive and negative mass spectrometry ion mode. Rapid Communications In Mass Spectrometry, 27 9: 1045-1054. doi:10.1002/rcm.6528
Social organization patterns can lower disease risk without associated disease avoidance or immunity
Hock, Karlo and Fefferman, Nina H. (2012) Social organization patterns can lower disease risk without associated disease avoidance or immunity. Ecological Complexity, 12 34-42. doi:10.1016/j.ecocom.2012.09.003
Behavioural determinants of agonistic success in invasive crayfish
Hudina, Sandra and Hock, Karlo (2012) Behavioural determinants of agonistic success in invasive crayfish. Behavioural Processes, 91 1: 77-81. doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2012.05.011
Changes in population characteristics and structure of the signal crayfish at the edge of its invasive range in a European river
Hudina, Sandra, Hock, Karlo, Zganec, Kresimir and Lucic, Andreja (2012) Changes in population characteristics and structure of the signal crayfish at the edge of its invasive range in a European river. Annales de Limnologie, 48 1: 3-11. doi:10.1051/limn/2011051
Extending the role of social networks to study social organization and interaction structure of animal groups
Hock, Karlo and Fefferman, Nina H. (2011) Extending the role of social networks to study social organization and interaction structure of animal groups. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 48 6: 365-370. doi:10.5735/086.048.0604
Violating social norms when choosing friends: How rule-breakers affect social networks
Hock, Karlo and Fefferman, Nina H. (2011) Violating social norms when choosing friends: How rule-breakers affect social networks. PLoS One, 6 10: e26652.1-e26652.6. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026652
Competitive interactions between co-occurring invaders: Identifying asymmetries between two invasive crayfish species
Hudina, Sandra, Galic, Nika, Roessink, Ivo and Hock, Karlo (2011) Competitive interactions between co-occurring invaders: Identifying asymmetries between two invasive crayfish species. Biological Invasions, 13 8: 1791-1803. doi:10.1007/s10530-010-9933-2
Spatial structure of hierarchical groups: Testing for processes of aggregation, clustering, and spatial centrality in crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
Daws, Alisdair G., Hock, Karlo and Huber, Robert (2011) Spatial structure of hierarchical groups: Testing for processes of aggregation, clustering, and spatial centrality in crayfish (Orconectes rusticus). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 44 4: 209-222. doi:10.1080/10236244.2011.622097
Synthesis, cytostatic and anti-viral activity evaluation of the novel acyclic nucleoside analogues containing a sterically constrained (Z)-4-amino-2-butenyl moiety
Wittine, Karlo, Benci, Kresimir, Kraljevic Pavelic, Sandra, Pavelic, Kresimir, Bratulic, Sinisa, Hock, Karlo, Balzarini, Jan and Mintas, Mladen (2011) Synthesis, cytostatic and anti-viral activity evaluation of the novel acyclic nucleoside analogues containing a sterically constrained (Z)-4-amino-2-butenyl moiety. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 20 3: 280-286. doi:10.1007/s00044-010-9318-1
Systems approach to studying animal sociality: individual position versus group organization in dynamic social networks
Hock, K.arlo, Ng, Kah Loon and Fefferman, Nina H. (2010) Systems approach to studying animal sociality: individual position versus group organization in dynamic social networks. PLoS One, 5 12: e15789.1-e15789.9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015789
Functional genomics in identification of drug targets in Dupuytren's contracture
Sedic, M., Jurisic, D., Stanec, Z., Hock, K., Pavelic, K. and Pavelic, S. K. (2010) Functional genomics in identification of drug targets in Dupuytren's contracture. Frontiers in Bioscience, 15 1: 57-64. doi:10.2741/3606
Recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor pre-screening and screening of stabilizing carbohydrates and polyols
Pavisic, Renata, Hock, Karlo, Mijic, Ivana, Horvatic, Anita, Gecan, Martina, Sedic, Mirela, Bukvic Krajacic, Mirjana and Cindric, Mario (2010) Recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor pre-screening and screening of stabilizing carbohydrates and polyols. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 387 1-2: 110-119. doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.12.015
An integrated proteomics approach for studying the molecular pathogenesis of Dupuytren's disease
Kraljevic Pavelic, Sandra, Sedic, Mirela, Hock, Karlo, Vucinic, Srdan, Jurisic, Davor, Gehrig, Peter, Scott, Mike, Schlapbach, Ralph, Cacev, Tamara, Kapitanovic, Sanja and Pavelic, Kresimir (2009) An integrated proteomics approach for studying the molecular pathogenesis of Dupuytren's disease. Journal of Pathology, 217 4: 524-533. doi:10.1002/path.2483
Cytostatic and antiviral activity evaluations of hydroxamic derivatives of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Rajic, Zrinka, Butula, Ivan, Zorc, Branka, Kraljevic Pavelic, Sandra, Hock, Karlo, Pavelic, Kresimir, Naesens, Lieve, De Clercq, Erik, Balzarini, Jan, Przyborowska, Monika, Ossowski, Tadeusz and Mintas, Mladen (2009) Cytostatic and antiviral activity evaluations of hydroxamic derivatives of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 73 3: 328-338. doi:10.1111/j.1747-0285.2009.00774.x
Models of winner and loser effects: a cost-benefit analysis
Hock, Karlo and Huber, Robert (2009) Models of winner and loser effects: a cost-benefit analysis. Behaviour, 146 1: 69-87. doi:10.1163/156853908X390931
Screening of potential prodrugs on cells derived from Dupuytren's disease patients
Kraljevic Pavelic, Sandra, Bratulic, Sinisa, Hock, Karlo, Jurisic, Davor, Hranjec, Marijana, Karminski-Zamola, Grace, Zinic, Biserka, Bujak, Maro and Pavelic, Kresimir (2009) Screening of potential prodrugs on cells derived from Dupuytren's disease patients. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 63 8: 577-585. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2008.10.005
Novel lipophilic hydroxyurea derivatives: Synthesis, cytostatic and antiviral activity evaluations
Perkovic, Ivana, Butula, Ivan, Zorc, Branka, Hock, Karlo, Pavelic, Sandra, Pavelic, Kresimir, de Clercq, Erik, Balzarini, Jan and Mintas, Mladen (2008) Novel lipophilic hydroxyurea derivatives: Synthesis, cytostatic and antiviral activity evaluations. Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 71 6: 546-553. doi:10.1111/j.1747-0285.2008.00660.x
Hyperserotonemia in adults with autistic disorder
Hranilovic, Dubravka, Bujas-Petkovic, Zorana, Vragovic, Renata, Vuk, Tomislav, Hock, Karlo and Jernej, Branimir (2007) Hyperserotonemia in adults with autistic disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 10: 1934-1940. doi:10.1007/s10803-006-0324-6
Erratum: Effects of fighting decisions on formation and structure of dominance hierarchies (Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology)
Hock, Karlo and Huber, Robert (2007) Erratum: Effects of fighting decisions on formation and structure of dominance hierarchies (Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 40 2: 153-169. doi:10.1080/10236240701505056
Effects of fighting decisions on formation and structure of dominance hierarchies
Hock, Karlo and Huber, Robert (2007) Effects of fighting decisions on formation and structure of dominance hierarchies. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 40 1: 45-61. doi:10.1080/10236240701237932
Modeling the acquisition of social rank in crayfish: winner and loser effects and self-structuring properties
Hock, K and Huber, R (2006) Modeling the acquisition of social rank in crayfish: winner and loser effects and self-structuring properties. Behaviour, 143 3: 325-346. doi:10.1163/156853906775897914
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package interdroid.vdb.avro.view.factory;

import interdroid.vdb.avro.control.handler.TimeHandler;
import interdroid.vdb.avro.control.handler.value.ValueHandler;
import interdroid.vdb.avro.model.AvroRecordModel;
import interdroid.vdb.avro.model.NotBoundException;
import interdroid.vdb.avro.view.DataFormatUtil;

import org.apache.avro.Schema;
import org.apache.avro.Schema.Field;
import org.apache.avro.Schema.Type;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.TimePicker;

/**
 * A builder for Type.LONG && widget == "time".
 * @author nick <palmer@cs.vu.nl>
 *
 */
class AvroTimeBuilder extends AvroTypedTextViewBuilder {
	/**
	 * Access to logging.
	 */
	private static final Logger LOG =
			LoggerFactory.getLogger(AvroTimeBuilder.class);

	/**
	 * Build a time builder.
	 */
	protected AvroTimeBuilder() {
		super(Type.LONG, "time");
	}

	/**
	 * A holder for a TimePicker.
	 * @author nick <palmer@cs.vu.nl>
	 *
	 */
	private static final class TimeViewHolder {
		/**
		 * The TimePicker we hold.
		 */
		private TimePicker view = null;
		/**
		 * @return the time picker we are holding.
		 */
		public TimePicker getView() {
			return view;
		}
	};

	@Override
	public final View buildEditView(final Activity activity,
			final AvroRecordModel dataModel,
			final ViewGroup viewGroup, final Schema schema,
			final Field field, final Uri uri,
			final ValueHandler valueHandler) throws NotBoundException {

		// Unfortunately TimePicker needs a Handler so it has to be initialized
		// on the UI thread.
		final TimeViewHolder viewHolder = new TimeViewHolder();

		activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
			@Override
			public void run() {
				synchronized (viewHolder) {
					viewHolder.view = new TimePicker(activity);

					// Add it to the view group
					viewGroup.addView(viewHolder.view);

					// Build the timeHandler to manage the data
					new TimeHandler(viewHolder.view, valueHandler);

					viewHolder.notifyAll();
				}
			}
		});

		// Wait for it to finish on the UI thread.
		synchronized (viewHolder) {
			while (viewHolder.getView() == null) {
				try {
					viewHolder.wait();
				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
					LOG.error("Interrupted waiting for view holder.");
				}
			}
		}

		return viewHolder.view;
	}

	@Override
	final void bindListView(final View view, final Cursor cursor,
			final Field field) {
		TextView text = (TextView) view.findViewWithTag(field.name());
		int index = cursor.getColumnIndex(field.name());
		text.setText(
				DataFormatUtil.formatTimeForDisplay(cursor.getLong(index)));
	}

}


Patient will present as → a 15-year-old complaining of several red lesions on her palms, back of hands, and on her lips of one-week duration. On examination, you note a symmetrical red papular rash with many target lesions. The rash appeared just a few days after herpes facialis.
Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute, self-limited, and sometimes recurring skin condition that is considered to be a type IV hypersensitivity reaction associated with certain infections - most commonly herpes simplex virus (HSV), medications (sulfa drugs), and other various triggers.
Most common = infection, Herpes simplex, Mycoplasma pneumonia, upper respiratory infections. Less common = drugs (e.g., sulfonamides, β-lactams, phenytoin). Often idiopathic.
EM may appear similar to Steven Johnson Syndrome (SJS) but SJS has a more generalized distribution of lesions; concentrated on the trunk (EM extremities and mouth), an absence of raised typical target lesions and atypical flat (not raised) target lesions or macules with coalescence of lesions.
Diagnosis is based on absent or mild prodromal symptoms, preceding HSV infection (up to 50% of cases) 10–15 days before the skin eruptions and a rash involving the skin and sometimes the mucous membrane, most commonly the mouth.
Symptomatic treatment with oral antihistamines and topical corticosteroids for mild cases; mouthwashes or topical steroid gels for oral disease.
Early treatment with acyclovir may lessen the number and duration of cutaneous lesions for patients with coexisting or recent HSV infection.
Typical target lesions of EM. Note the three zones of color.
Which of the following best describes erythema multiforme?
Erythema multiforme presents as target lesion with variable mucous membrane involvement.
Are the most common drug triggers.
Can trigger erythema multiforme minor, but are not the most common cause.
A common cause, but not the most common.
Herpes simplex virus is the most common cause of erythema multiforme minor. Approximately 90% of cases of erythema multiforme minor follow outbreaks of herpes simplex.


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Crime, Hollywood
Retail Crime 101: How Kardashian's Shoplifting Story Perpetuates Harmful Ideas
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In a recent interview with popular online news source Bustle, Kim Kardashian told a light-hearted tale surrounding her run-ins with crime as a youngster. The reality star revealed that she stole a pair of Dior sunglasses with her sister Khloe as a teenager, a pair which she still owns to this day.
The sunglasses for this brand run anywhere from $90 to $200 on average. According to Barbara C. Staib, the director of communications for the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP), this means that the company would have to sell several pairs to recoup the loss. Shoplifting more than $100 worth of merchandise is considered a misdemeanor crime in Hawaii, the state in which the incidence took place.
"We were in Hawaii and there was this Christian Dior store and no one [was working] there. Like, it was [in] the wild… just an empty store. Khloe reallywanted the Dior sunglasses, so she took them and we walked out," she laughed during the interview.
Even though security guards often make upward of $30,000 per year, the store was empty on the day of the theft. After all, this was d
"That was so funny. We were like, 'This is wild.' I think the [employee] must have gone to the bathroom or been in the back by herself on a Sunday. I don't know what the story was, but it was really funny," Kardashian finished.
However, what seems like a light-hearted tale is actually quite harmful to her fans. Because Kardashian was not regretful over this act of theft in her younger years, it only perpetuates the idea that shoplifting is not a big deal. But many don't realize the ramifications of such crimes. In fact, many employees have to pay for missing merchandise out of pocket.
This instance is made even worse given the context of the interview. Kardashian told the story as she was promoting her upcoming sunglasses line. But it isn't likely that Kardashian would laugh if she was the one being robbed.
Research performed by NASP notes that $13 billion worth of goods is shoplifted from stores every year, boiling down to a loss of $35 million each day.
To try to dissuade theft from the start, many employers have begun implementing heightened security measures, including hiring security guards and using RFID tags. In fact, it's estimated that 96% of retailers use these radio frequency tags on their apparel to track and organize their products.
Unfortunately, the problem of theft still persists. And when these losses continue to occur, the retailers will need to adjust for these cost deficits in different ways. This includes jacking up already high-priced items or even firing employees.
When thefts occur, everyone loses.
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Linguistics, Classics and related subjects
University Degree: John Steinbeck
fewer than 1000 (5)
Themes within the first chapter of Of Mice And Men
for $1 an acre, on which to live. They would have to build their own houses made out of sods on it. They would farm it and have to combat many problems. They were often very lonely on the plains. Life could sometimes be very arduous and the Americans dreamt of a better life and this dream was passed down through the generations. Thus, the American Dream was born. The desire to better themselves is something that has driven mankind long before the birth of the American Dream.
AIMS OF THIS SCHEME OF WORK To encourage critical analysis of the authors intentions, character development and motivation. To develop a critical awareness of the social, historical
* Desktop publishing or word processing package. * Selection of newspapers. * Video of Mice and Men 1992 version. * Differentiated extracts taken from the novel. * Coloured cards with differentiated tasks written on them. SEQUENCE OF LESSONS: (Learning Objective: U = Understanding, K = Knowledge, S = Skills) LESSON 1 Learning objective: * U: to introduce the novel and start to explore the motivation and behaviour of the characters. Whole class: Introduce the scheme of work and its aims. Give brief introduction into the background of author, and context and setting of the book. Teacher reads from pages 1-18.
Plagiarism Declaration
Did Steinbeck intend it as such? What errors are said to render The Grapes of Wrath unreliable as history? Is W indschuttle correct in dismissing Steinbeck's lack of fidelity to the past as myth making? Although John Steinbecks "The Grapes of Wrath" has generally been accepted as the definitive novel representing the great depression, it should in fact not be viewed as a historically relevant text due to the many inaccuracies peppered throughout the novel. This serves to detract from the historical significance of the novel and consequently casts it aside as fiction or merely myth making. This essay will deal with the inaccuracies in the novel and the possible reasons for them and will thus show that the novel is of little historical significance.
Title: The Pearl
When I read the book, I can imagine Kino, Juana and Coyotito, their brush house with wooden floor, food and clothing. I became deeply involved in this story. Thus I can feel how Kino and Juana suffered without money to treat Coyotito. In this way, Kino and Juana looked like simple, pitiful characters. However, Steinbeck uses them as examples of people who are suffering without wealth and who are looked down by the upper class. I love his ability to portray the feelings of the family.
In the book 'Of Mice and Men' there are over one hundred references to hands. If we stuffy them closely we can see that they tell us something about that particular character, even their thoughts such as their hopes and fears.
This is the way that George seems to have control over Lennie. It also shows mental strength because Lennie is described as a bear at the beginning of the story and Lennie as small so Lennie could easily over power George if he wanted to, but George has the mental strength about him to discipline Lennie. When George tells the story of his dream he stabs the can of beans which is a violent action and it is an action which you would normally associate a stabbing action with killing someone.
In "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Fiesta" we see the effect key moments of American history can have in society - How do the main themes of both novels reveal this?
This term usually applies to people who have fled from their home nation for particular reasons. The characters in "Fiesta" have taken refuge in Paris and Hemingway focuses upon their exploits in the city. The war has affected each of the main characters uniquely and significantly. Our protagonist is Jake Barnes. He was tragically wounded in the War; which has left him impotent. Then we have our second main character, Brett Ashley, a member of the English aristocracy. She was a nurse during the war and her first love was killed. These two characters propel the novel's main themes.
The Friendship.
Then they moved closer and kissed for a while, held her and let go. Soon they settled down and started their snacking. Up above them the sun shone and dead tree leafs' reflected bronze. Birds soar high in the sky with their chat and squirrels jumped from tree to tree. Within the canopy of the near by bushes sat a lean boy who is in his late teens, tall, dark skin and sharp penetrating eyes with a small nose. He comes to sit here after working on his father's farm, he likes sitting here, alone and listen to the noises and watch the animals run around.
An American Role Model - The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
The other quote he made was, "What we're fighting for in the end is each other." Which pretty much pertains to the same idea. Chamberlain is also a very respected man on page 233 Colonel Rice asks Chamberlain if he can shake his hand, he then goes on to say that Chamberlain's attack was one of the best he had ever seen.
Dreams are very important in "Of Mice and Men" - Discuss.
(page 66). In the book George's dream is to "have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs" (page 15). The dream of owning land is part of the American Dream and is what motivates Lennie and especially George to work on the ranch. Without them doing this it would be virtually impossible for them to obtain enough money to achieve their dream. The reason why George has this dream is because he has always worked on someone else's land and has always been ordered around by someone else, which he is getting tired of.
A Separate Peace, by John Knowles.
Gene questions his friendship with Finny lots of times and who doesn't, but we don't know what Finny thinks about Gene except when he tells us. Gene and Finny's friendship goes through up's and down's but what friendship doesn't. In A Separate Peace, Gene and Finny show their friendship towards one another in many ways through motivation, watching out for one another, forgiveness, and trust in each other. But there are many times when they turned on each other, which makes them human.
The red room
He even goes as far as knocking the walls for any secret passages. He decides to light some candles in order to calm his nerves. He finally tries to relax and relies on his revolver to keep him safe. The silence over powered the atmosphere and he becomes very uneasy again. He to sits calmly and tries to sing and speak to himself to keep out the horrifying doubts from his mind.
George Willard is a small town boy who is discouraged by the lack of direction in his life, and comes to mature by being the town medium in Winesburg, Ohio.
It all started when Seth Richmond came to visit George one summer evening. George and Seth began talking about different things and George stated how he wanted to write a love story. George being a reporter for the Winesburg Eagle always tried to put himself in the position of or get into the head of his subject. Writing a love story George would have to find someone to fall in love with. This is where Helen White comes into the story. "She is the only girl in town with any 'get-up' to her"(p129).
What do you learn of Crooks and the way he lives from this extract?
His room had very little space inside and he had many possessions to fit into it. Crooks had an injured back and he also possessed many broken things. 'In one hand he held a bottle of liniment; with the other he rubbed his spine'. This point compliments with the things in his room as they are broken and so is he. He had, 'a broken hame'. Crooks also had some books. 'a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the Californian civil code' He is very aware of the law and maybe has this book to read up about the laws on racism.
Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
I can see that she was fascinated by books when the writer says; "But the Murdoch laughed with a blithe, sweet face. But more and more she turned from that laughter, resolute, loving to hear of the things in the histories and geographies" However she ends up choosing the Scottish Chris, as her mother taught her to love the land and when she dies, Chris is devastated; "And Chris of the books and the dreams died with it" The land was now her priority and she could not leave it.


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Book Review: 'The Flavour Of Spice'
Celebrating spices in all its glory, noted food writer Marryam H Reshi in her book, 'The Flavour of Spice' embarks upon a delightful journey tracing their history as far back as possible.This book is a delectable collection of anecdotes that Marryam has picked up in her long and wide food journey.
NDTV Food | Updated: February 07, 2018 09:58 IST
Food writer Marryam H Reshmi's new book ' The Flavour of Spice '
In the book Marryam talks about her long and wide food journey
There is an intimate relationship between Indian foods and spices
Celebrating spices in all its glory, noted food writer Marryam H Reshi in her book, 'The Flavour of Spice' embarks upon a delightful journey tracing their history as far back as possible. Travelling across the globe, chasing lab experts, getting held at airports for carrying too many stashes of spice to forcing her friends into getting her samples from abroad, this book is a delectable collection of anecdotes that Marryam has picked up in her long and wide food journey.
Considering the intimate relationship between Indian food and spices, the lack of literature is baffling, Reshi points out in the very first section of the book. Marryam's concern is so fresh and genuine. Children in their geography classes are taught about winter crops, summer crops, and all kinds of soils they are grown in, but not about spices. Shop owners, who are in business of selling these spices, are often unaware themselves about where their stock is coming from. Maryam notes how most of us are guilty of crediting a majority of our Chilli produce to Kashmir, whereas 75 percent of our total produce comes from Andhra Pradesh.
She also busts many popular beliefs we tend to have about Chillies. India which happens to be the world's largest producer, consumer and exporter of chillies, was only introduced to the fiery spice 450 years ago through the Portuguese. She also challenges the idea of Indians taking pride on their palate being one of the hottest and chilliest in the world. In comparison to the hot and pungent affair across South America and China, India's use of chilly is pretty nominal. India's spiciest bhut jhalokia, Kashmiri mirch and Sikkim's dallae khusrani are hot but there aren't many Indian varieties that pack the punch in comparison to "fiery red devils" in other countries, notes Reshi.
The overarching narrative of the history of spices, some of them even going back to Biblical times, does at no point get too verbose and heavy for the reader. The flavour of spice perfectly interspersed with her banter and encounters with chefs, housewives and plantation and factory owners in between. Every chapter concludes with a handful of recipes from around the world.
A View From Across The Country And Beyond
Marryam's investigation takes her to the hubs of these spices. Guntur for chillies, Erode for Turmeric, Unjha for cumin are townships more popular for their spice cultivation than anything else, and Reshi's curious account keeps you engaged. Her journey on foreign shores is no less enthralling. Her dejection at finding no trace of fenugreek in Athens in the present age, which happens to be the place of fenugreek's origin, her fascinating search of cinnamon in Sri Lanka or strolling through the saffron markets of Iran make for an informative read.
The Flavour of Spice is divided in 6 sections, 'The Big Four' which includes Chilli, Cumin, Turmeric and Coriander. Next follows 'The Aromatics', which talks about Cinnamon, Saffron, Nutmeg and Mace, Pepper, Cardamom, Clove, Asafoetida, Kalpasi. The next section is dedicated to 'The Seed Spices' that deals with Fenugreek, Mustard, Poppy and other seed spices. The other three sections talk about various Spice Grinders, Spice Mixes and Spices abroad.
In the section of the book 'The Short History of Aromatics', Marryam tells us how spices have altered the course of world history in their own way. Roman emperor Nero burnt a year's of supply of cinnamon for the entire city at the funeral of his wife to atone for his role in her death. In the medieval times, the traders would set out on their ships for months and years in the hunt for spices. They also concocted many fanciful stories about fire-spewing dragons and impregnable jungles to keep regular people away from getting to the sources of these spices. Such was the importance of spices. People were willing to risk anything to keep their trade secrets in.
These spices are a mystery. These spices area storehouse of secrets. And there are a few of them that have had the privilege to travel beyond kitchens too. For instance, the bright hued turmeric. Marryam writes that turmeric is special in Indian context as it is the only spice that enjoys a 'devotional distinction', for its immense medicinal and antiseptic uses.
It is interesting to note that Turmeric is used almost in every Indian preparation, but that is not so much for its astringent flavour but for the rich golden hue it imparts to any dish it is added to. Kashmiris use it because they don't want their curries to be "unpleasantly white", Chettinad and Nair cuisines too have an indispensable role of turmeric which is primarily for its colour. Marryam also finds exceptions to the rule through dishes like rajma chawal from Punjab or Bengali delicacies like doi maach, shukto and chorchori - none of them use turmeric. Muslim cooking is not so dependent on the spice either. The spice happens to be the most culturally important spice in India. For instance, the age old Ayurvedic remedy for stronger immunity in haldi doodh or turmeric's role in our beauty and wedding rituals. Marryam makes note of an interesting ritual of Manjal Kulichi, an intrinsic concept in Tamil Nadu which involves bathing in turmeric water. Turmeric is seen as an offering fit for God's too. During Pongal, the state's most important festival, fresh haldi, along with leaves are offered to deity.
Another favourite section of the book has to be the 'Spice Mixes'. From the mysterious and exclusive Kashmiri ver to the majestic panch phoron and garam masala, we Indians not only love our spices individually but can celebrate their flavours in eclectic combinations too.
(Also Read: Wonderful Benefits of Winter Spices: Turmeric, Cinnamon Cloves and More)
CommentsThere's nothing bland about this earnest documentation. Reshi's journey, stories and bunch of assorted recipes make for a fascinating read.
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Since I've seen this attitude come up here and in other places, I'm reposting a note here.
This was a public vote. The majority voted for this result. Irrelevant of what you thought, this is the decision that was reached, and I find this childish, petty bickering that is completely unnecessary - and frankly, rather insulting towards Lounge Act's contributions.
In other words, people, that you don't like someone's ratings doesn't mean that they do not have a right to get through to the next round. Apparently, a lot of other members did like them. In fact, some of the people complaining who also got through weren't on my hotlist either, but you don't see me complaining about that, now do you?
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Whopper's Bunker: Vampires attack Indian villages!
For the past few months, the villages of Gundalapatti and Mottangurichi near the Indian town of Dharmapuri have been deserted by 18:00 every day. Villagers are confining themselves indoors and no one goes out after dark for fear of attack from the roaming undead!
As strange as it sounds, the villagers are sure vampires (Ratha Kaatteri) have been attacking their cattle and could harm them as well. For some unknown reason, the cattle have been dying one after the other. Locals have now painted holy "namam" signs outside homes and written messages on doors asking vampires to spare them for the night.
Amused, members of the Indian political party Dravidar Kazhagam have announced 100,000 rupee [almost $2000] reward to anyone catching a vampire in the villages. "It is a big hoax. Anti-socials whose illegal night activities such as bootlegging and liquor brewing have been disturbed are spreading rumours and killing cattle," said O. Jayaraman, who announced the reward. "Since people are not willing to believe us, we have challenged them with this reward."
The United Nations Paranormal and Supernatural Interdiction Directorate [UNPASID] has condemned the politicians action. "The last thing we need is some amateur Blade or Buffy running around the outskirts of Dharmapuri with silver, garlic, holy water and wooden stakes hoping to bag a leech" said Brigadier "Walrus" Jones, Assistant Director of UNPASID. "This is a job best left to professionals."


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If you own a pool, chances are you either has somebody looking after it or you are looking for somebody to look after it which able to assist you out with pool cleaning and maintenance. Swimming pool maintenance is simple task to do. It might be relatively simple to notice a leak you have opened your pool for the year you can easily find a leak by the water gushing out. Where the leak is coming from, may be an entirely different story. Sometimes it may be simple to tell, although other instances it might be a bit more complicated.
The first factor you necessary to do, is guarantee that the water observe missing is actually a leak. Even however you may think it's a leak, it could be anything else. Essentially, there are three causes of water loss using swimming pools – plumbing leaks, shell leaks, and evaporation. You should guarantee you understand the reason of the leak just before you go any further. Sometimes, which you think is a leak might be a water from splashing – which can quickly occur if you have a lot of folks diving in the pool.
Evaporation is a typical reason of water reduction, and there is a way which you can figure out if the reduction of water is actually cause by evaporation. To learn, take a wide range container, after that fill it full of water and put it as a first pool step. Following, clear away some water from the container sitting on the first step, so that the water in the pool and the container are a similar level. Now, let the container sit there for a couple of days, with no one using the pool in the testing of the entire time.
Once you check again in a couple of days, the ranges should be similar. If they have gone down any, after that you perceive which evaporation from the sun is to blame. If the water which you possess in the pool has dropped more over which you possess in the container, you'll realize that you have a leak in the pool.
If you think that the water is going down to a pool leak, you'll first need to locate where the leak is coming from. You should always begin seeking close to the pump and the filter. Along the way, if you transpire to observe any wet regions or wet areas, you should trace the water again and see if you can find the leak. In most situations, the leak should flip out to be a connection using one of the pipes.
If it is not the pipe, then it could be a problem with the shell. If you have an aboveground pool, simple look for the gap where the water is coming out of and repair it. On the, if you have a pool which is below ground, it might be a bit much more complicated. You can try inspecting the shell in the pool, or checking surrounding areas.
Sometimes, no matter how hard you see, it can appear practically impossible to locate where the leak is coming from. Bear in mind which if it is the shell, you should always leave it to a certified professional to fix the problem. Shells for underground swimming pools in particular might be quite challenging to fix, and even more difficult if you have quite little knowledge regarding swimming pools.
In most situations, locating and repairing a leak using the pool is much more or much less simply getting rid of reasons till you discover the right one. After you have located the problem and perceive which it is, one can decide on regardless of whether or not to do the repair yourself or to get in touch with a certified professional and possess them do the pool maintenance and repair service for you.


Kosovo has declared Wednesday a national day of mourning for the late US president George H.W. Bush, who was seen as an early ally of the ethnic Albanians in the former Serbian province.
Passionately pro-US, Kosovo flies American flags in front of many government offices and businesses in a sign of gratitude for the US-led NATO intervention that helped severe it from Serbia in 1999.
On Wednesday, the day of Bush's funeral, Kosovo flags will be flown at half-mast across the country in his honour, President Hashim Thaci's office said in a statement Tuesday.
It will be a "sign of state and civic respect for (Bush's) contribution to the freedom of Kosovo", the statement said.
Morning classes in Kosovo schools on Wednesday will also be dedicated to the US leader.
"Bush has been engaged every time in promoting Kosovo's affairs" on the world stage, said education minister Shyqiri Bytyci at a press release.
In the 1990s, Bush's administration showed an early interest in the plight of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo who were marginalised under Serbian rule.
His government hosted Kosovo Albanians in Washington and in 1992 he warned then-Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic that the US would respond militarily if Serb troops started a war in Kosovo. Less than a decade later war broke out between Serbian troops and ethnic Albanian guerillas.
In 1999, a US-led NATO air campaign forced Serbia to withdraw, ending the conflict and paving the way for Kosovo to declare independence in 2008.
A main street in the capital Pristina is also named after the late Bush's son and also an ex-president, George W. Bush, whose administration lent key support when Kosovo declared independence.
Bill Clinton, who was US president during the NATO bombing, is also celebrated with his own boulevard and a statue on a Pristina street corner.


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George Martin (1815–December 15, 1867) was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1851 until his death in 1867.

Born in Middlebury, Vermont, Martin was the son of a tavern-keeper and graduated from Middlebury College in 1833, and thereafter read law to gain admission to the bar in Vermont.

In 1836, he moved to Michigan, settling at Grand Rapids. He was a justice of the peace of the village of Grand Rapids, and was a prosecuting attorney for a time, but held no other important office until in 1851, at the age of thirty-six, he was made a circuit judge to succeed Edward Mundy. By virtue of his office of circuit judge he was also a member of the Supreme Court as it was then constituted, and he continued the duties of both courts until the organization to which he was elected in the spring of 1857. Martin continued for more than sixteen years to hold that post under the two following judicial systems. When the independent court was organized, he drew the chief-justiceship by lot, and afterwards was chosen to that post by his associates, and held it until his death, which took place sixteen days before the close of his term. By dint of his office, he was also an ex officio Regent of the University of Michigan. He was described as having "extra ordinary gifts, and with them the vices that were common to many of his predecessors and contemporaries, — intemperance and unthrift", and that he was "keen to detect in a record some technical defect that would enable him to get rid of the case without taking the trouble to study it". In one noted case, Twitchell v. Blodgett, he stated that he "could not allow to judicial doubts more potency than to legislative certainty". In the last three years before his death, Martin "was so unfit to work that he filed but few opinions".

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"""
An example demonstrating k-means clustering.
Run with:
  bin/spark-submit examples/src/main/python/ml/kmeans_example.py

This example requires NumPy (http://www.numpy.org/).
"""
from __future__ import print_function

# $example on$
from pyspark.ml.clustering import KMeans
from pyspark.ml.evaluation import ClusteringEvaluator
# $example off$

from pyspark.sql import SparkSession

if __name__ == "__main__":
    spark = SparkSession\
        .builder\
        .appName("KMeansExample")\
        .getOrCreate()

    # $example on$
    # Loads data.
    dataset = spark.read.format("libsvm").load("data/mllib/sample_kmeans_data.txt")

    # Trains a k-means model.
    kmeans = KMeans().setK(2).setSeed(1)
    model = kmeans.fit(dataset)

    # Make predictions
    predictions = model.transform(dataset)

    # Evaluate clustering by computing Silhouette score
    evaluator = ClusteringEvaluator()

    silhouette = evaluator.evaluate(predictions)
    print("Silhouette with squared euclidean distance = " + str(silhouette))

    # Shows the result.
    centers = model.clusterCenters()
    print("Cluster Centers: ")
    for center in centers:
        print(center)
    # $example off$

    spark.stop()


Alexis Bledel in "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life"
Everyone makes mistakes, particularly early on in their career. But there are mistakes (like forgetting someone's name or accidentally making an off-color joke to the boss) and there are mistakes. The latter ones can wreck your reputation and do lasting damage.
Here are five frequently made career blunders, paired with lessons to keep you from repeating them in the future.
Workers often miss deadlines due to poor organizational skills, says Jessica Smith, a millennial career coach and host of the podcast Career Coaching with Jessness. To improve, she recommends setting milestones for long-term projects.
One-fifth of workers surveyed by Salary.com said they never negotiate their salaries. But you risk leaving a ton of money on the table if you don't negotiate—especially when you factor in compound interest.
Many job seekers don't negotiate salary because they're fearful of rejection or don't want to appear too aggressive.
The solution here is to learn how to overcome your fear. "You need to become comfortable selling yourself," says Carbia; that way you can successfully negotiate your salary at your next job or persuade your current boss to give you a big raise at your next performance review.
You might feel more at ease if you arm yourself with data that supports your request for higher pay. You can use compensation data from Salary.com, PayScale.com, or SalaryExpert.com to get an idea of what you should be earning. Then to calm your nerves, practice negotiating with a co-worker, says Robin Pinkley, management professor at Southern Methodist University and co-author of Get Paid What You're Worth.
A lot of people hate networking; some people despise it to the point where it makes them feel physically dirty and they want to take a shower, a University of Toronto study found.
That may explain why a number of workers stop networking after they find a full-time job. After all, you're already gainfully employed—why would you even need to network?
Lesson: Networking is a key factor to advancing your career.
Part of managing your reputation is staying connected with people in your sphere and continuing to make new connections in your field, says Carbia. Also, if you don't network on a regular basis, you could be missing out on job opportunities, since your contacts may not think of you if they hear of job openings at their company.
Social media makes it easy for you to network online, but you can't rely solely on the internet to grow your circle, says Smith. "Having 500 connections online doesn't necessarily mean you have valuable connections," Smith says. You need to attend industry conferences on a regular basis. Joining trade associations and labor unions will enable you to gain access to their networking events.
To keep contacts fresh, touch base with people on a monthly or bimonthly basis, says Smith.
Whether you quit in a less-than-professional manner or hung your co-worker out to dry, burning a bridge can do lasting damage to your career. "Reputation is everything" in the workplace, says Koutoujian. Indeed, you never know if you're going to cross paths with someone again in the future.
You may be able to mend the relationship by making a formal apology, but if that's not possible, you need to at least assess the root of the issue.
Take time to reflect on what caused the rift so that you don't repeat the behavior. Oftentimes, it's a matter of gaining more control over your emotions. "You need to learn how to manage your feelings so that you don't say or do something in the heat of the moment that you'll regret," says Carbia.
To continue to advance in your field and attract new potential employers, you need to stay current. Unfortunately, it's easy to let your skills development lapse—especially if your employer doesn't offer any on-site training or certification opportunities.
Hiring managers want to know that you're committed to developing your skills. Take an online class, attend seminars, research available certificates in your industry—just don't let your brain gather dust. But check with your boss before enrolling; your employer might be willing to cover any costs.


Love a little nostalgia? Then you'll love this romp through the beauty looks of the ages.
The guys at Cut Video have taken one model and made her up in the style of each decade from 1910 to 2010.
Yes, that includes 1940s pin curls, the 1970s Farah Fawcett flick, and the 1990s Cher-from-Clueless side parting (ah, that one essential kirby grip. Memories).
Also, the 80s were truly special weren't they?
Although we feel the ombre is missing from the 2010 look, this is a pretty good encapsulation of how beauty standards have changed in the last 100 years, in little over a minute (because, y'know, we're really time-poor these days).
It will make you wish you'd done something more with your hair this morning than just shoving it in a top knot though.