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London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) offers you the opportunity to study the social sciences in an institution with a worldwide academic reputation, while enjoying the cultural, social and recreational facilities of one of the world's greatest capital cities. The School is a place of genuine intellectual excitement and cutting-edge […]
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2023 DoD Per Diem Rates for Rwanda - PerDiem101.com
Per diem rates in Rwanda are set by the Department of Defense (DoD), and apply to U.S. Government personnel, or the employees of private companies that use DoD per diem rates, travelling to Rwanda for business.
Per diem rates for each region in Rwanda are set on a month-by-month basis to reflect seasonal changes in cost of living. The per diem rates shown here are averages - to view the month-by-month breakdown of actual per diem rates, choose the region in which you will be travelling.
Akagera 1 $73.00 $173.00
Gisenyi 1 $67.00 $112.00
Kigali 1 $92.00 $203.00
Ruhengeri 1 $54.00 $165.00
[other] 1 $67.00 $112.00
Source: https://www.perdiem101.com/oconus/2023/rwanda

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BASS 2018: Esmé Weijun Wang, "What A Terrible Thing it Was" from Granta #139
Nisha Gupta: "Election Night 2016"
The first thing that came to me, with this story, was the singsong rhyme from the beginning, which led to a few questions: Who is Becky Guo, where is this taking place, and who is telling the story? I wrote most of "What A Terrible Thing It Was" in New Orleans in December 2016 right after Trump's election – it was the beginning of a particular kind of anxiety for myself and most of my loved ones around the country and what was going to be coming next ….I consider it as much a story about trauma as anything else, and a narrative of how new traumas tend to revive old ones.
~ ~ Esmé Weijun Wang, Contributor Note
In my lifetime, we Americans have had what I'd call generational events, often capsulized in "Where were you…" questions. For my age group, it was the assassination of President Kennedy; for my parents, it was Pearl Harbor. Gen X had the live viewing of the Challenger explosion; for millennials – for all of us, really – it's 9/11. What these events have in common is that they're unexpected tragedies, witnessed en masse, that seem to change the way the universe works.
For Wendy Chung – for a lot of us – it's election night, November 8, 2016. But that isn't all she's dealing with on that day.
"Tell me what's brought you here," Dr. Richards says.
I'm prepared to tell Dr. Richards my medical history and about the first voice I heard when I was twenty and how the election has made my stress so much worse, which has in turn escalated psychotic symptoms that have proven to be medication-resistant. And yet Dr. Richards's face, which warps and flattens and suddenly seems made of plaster, sucks out all the words I had carefully constructed and lined up delicately in impeccable rows, until I am vacant; the erasure of my likes and dislikes and the hopes I harbor, leaving nothing but agitation behind, is something that terrifies me about psychosis – I cannot survive another bout of catatonia.
"I hallucinate."
"What do you hallucinate?"
It doesn't matter, I try to say, but the words won't come out.
I'm afraid, is what I want to say.
These two events – treatment for schizophrenia, and a Presidential election – wouldn't typically make a lot of sense as a pair, but here, there's enough connective tissue (I seem to be using that phrase a lot; too many anatomy moocs) between them to make it work. Most obviously is the total insanity of the election itself. Many of us had a sense of unreality that night, a sense of "You've got to be kidding me," something we'd practiced on a dry run watching Great Britain's Brexit vote a few months before: a sense of Before and After, a shift from the world making some kind of sense to a universe in which up is down because nothing matters any more.
The other element is in the nature of Wendy's hallucinations. I thought it was slightly unusual for a psychiatrist to ask about the content of hallucinations; typically, they're less concerned with who you hear or see and more concerned with which sense is involved and whether someone's telling you to do bad things. But Wendy's hallucinations are more from fear than hostility: they recall the lynching of the other Asian girl in town back when they were both in high school.
When I was 17, Rebecca Mei-Hua Guo was found hanging from a eucalyptus tree near the outskirts of Polk Valley, where I live. To be hanged from this tree was a feat, given its size; her gleaming shoes dangled far above the heads of the two huntsman who found her ….
As long as the murderer was free I would not know who had sedated and then hung Becky from that high-up branch. I would not know why or how the killer had done it, and because there seemed to be no reason for the act I would have to keep my head bowed. If she had not been killed in part because of her race I could, as the saying goes, breathe easier, but I could not assure myself of that….
Wendy hears, in her head, a sing-song chant about Becky, and sometimes sees, from the corner of her eye, her black shoes dangling in mid-air. We don't know when Wendy's illness started – she's a young adult now, recently married, and schizophrenia typically starts in the late teens or early 20s – but that's enough to make anyone paranoid, particularly when the country is in the process of electing someone who enjoys – and I use that word advisedly – the full support of every substantial white supremacy group in the country for his racist policies, statements, and history.
Fear is another character in this story; its omnipresence, texture, and layering into every aspect make it more than just something someone's feeling, more than background.
I typically blog these stories, not as literary reviews or analysis, but as my own reader experience. Once in a while I'll find craft issues that stand out to me, but it's usually much more about how the elements affected me, and why. I had so many intersections with this story, so many intense emotions, it's hard to pay attention to the craft at all. Fortunately, Jake Weber is around picking up the slack, and his post is excellent as always.
This entry was posted in BASS 2018, What I've been Reading, Writing/Reading and tagged Esmé Weijun Wang. Bookmark the permalink.
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BASS 2018: It Was A Very Good Year
3 responses to "BASS 2018: Esmé Weijun Wang, "What A Terrible Thing it Was" from Granta #139"
Jacob Weber says:
I feel like I have another post coming that's sort of tangential to thoughts I had about this story, and sort of related to an article I read recently by a poet who felt she'd been cyber bullied. I did like the story. Wendy is my Chinese-American sister's name, so it was easy for me to identify and find urgency in the story. But something about it doesn't quite sit right with me, and I think I need a whole post to figure it out.
Are you going to do a wrap-up post on BASS?
I have Pushcart, and it's sitting there, and I'm wondering if I'm up for that, too.
Karen Carlson says:
Yes, I'll be wrapping up later this week. At least that's the plan. Then I have a couple of things to fit in before year's end so I can start Pushcart in January.
I'm hoping real hard you decide to do Pushcart, since I've found your parallel track extremely helpful, both in terms of motivation and for seeing things I'd missed. Usually, for about half the Pushcart poems, my posts amount to "I have no idea what to say about this". But it's always an adventure.
I plan to cut down on the "I don't know what this means" posts mainly by skipping anything that isn't fiction. I might to an essay or two, but I'm passing by the poetry.


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package org.mifos.application.accounts.savings.struts.action;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.business.AccountActionDateEntity;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.business.AccountFlagMapping;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.business.AccountPaymentEntity;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.business.AccountStatusChangeHistoryEntity;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.business.AccountTrxnEntity;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.exceptions.AccountException;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.financial.business.FinancialTransactionBO;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.savings.business.SavingsBO;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.savings.business.SavingsTransactionHistoryView;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.savings.business.SavingsTrxnDetailEntity;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.savings.business.service.SavingsBusinessService;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.savings.struts.actionforms.SavingsActionForm;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.savings.util.helpers.SavingsConstants;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.struts.action.AccountAppAction;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.util.helpers.AccountConstants;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.util.helpers.AccountState;
import org.mifos.application.accounts.util.helpers.WaiveEnum;
import org.mifos.application.customer.business.CustomerBO;
import org.mifos.application.customer.util.helpers.CustomerConstants;
import org.mifos.application.master.business.CustomFieldDefinitionEntity;
import org.mifos.application.master.business.CustomFieldType;
import org.mifos.application.master.business.CustomFieldView;
import org.mifos.application.master.business.service.MasterDataService;
import org.mifos.application.master.util.helpers.MasterConstants;
import org.mifos.application.productdefinition.business.InterestCalcTypeEntity;
import org.mifos.application.productdefinition.business.RecommendedAmntUnitEntity;
import org.mifos.application.productdefinition.business.SavingsOfferingBO;
import org.mifos.application.productdefinition.business.SavingsTypeEntity;
import org.mifos.application.productdefinition.business.service.SavingsPrdBusinessService;
import org.mifos.application.productdefinition.util.helpers.PrdOfferingView;
import org.mifos.application.surveys.business.SurveyInstance;
import org.mifos.application.surveys.helpers.SurveyState;
import org.mifos.application.surveys.helpers.SurveyType;
import org.mifos.application.surveys.persistence.SurveysPersistence;
import org.mifos.config.ProcessFlowRules;
import org.mifos.framework.business.service.BusinessService;
import org.mifos.framework.components.logger.LoggerConstants;
import org.mifos.framework.components.logger.MifosLogManager;
import org.mifos.framework.components.logger.MifosLogger;
import org.mifos.framework.exceptions.ApplicationException;
import org.mifos.framework.exceptions.PageExpiredException;
import org.mifos.framework.exceptions.ServiceException;
import org.mifos.framework.security.authorization.AuthorizationManager;
import org.mifos.framework.security.util.ActionSecurity;
import org.mifos.framework.security.util.ActivityContext;
import org.mifos.framework.security.util.ActivityMapper;
import org.mifos.framework.security.util.SecurityConstants;
import org.mifos.framework.security.util.UserContext;
import org.mifos.framework.util.helpers.CloseSession;
import org.mifos.framework.util.helpers.Constants;
import org.mifos.framework.util.helpers.DateUtils;
import org.mifos.framework.util.helpers.Money;
import org.mifos.framework.util.helpers.SessionUtils;
import org.mifos.framework.util.helpers.TransactionDemarcate;

public class SavingsAction extends AccountAppAction {

    private SavingsBusinessService savingsService;

    private MasterDataService masterDataService;

    private SavingsPrdBusinessService savingsPrdService;

    private MifosLogger logger = MifosLogManager.getLogger(LoggerConstants.ACCOUNTSLOGGER);

    public static ActionSecurity getSecurity() {
        ActionSecurity security = new ActionSecurity("savingsAction");

        security.allow("getPrdOfferings", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("load", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("reLoad", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("preview", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("previous", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("create", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("get", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("getStatusHistory", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("edit", SecurityConstants.SAVINGS_UPDATE_SAVINGS);
        security.allow("editPreview", SecurityConstants.SAVINGS_UPDATE_SAVINGS);
        security.allow("editPrevious", SecurityConstants.SAVINGS_UPDATE_SAVINGS);
        security.allow("update", SecurityConstants.SAVINGS_UPDATE_SAVINGS);
        security.allow("getRecentActivity", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("getTransactionHistory", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("getDepositDueDetails", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("waiveAmountDue", SecurityConstants.SAVINGS_CANWAIVE_DUEAMOUNT);
        security.allow("waiveAmountOverDue", SecurityConstants.SAVINGS_CANWAIVE_OVERDUEAMOUNT);
        security.allow("loadChangeLog", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        security.allow("cancelChangeLog", SecurityConstants.VIEW);
        return security;
    }

    public SavingsAction() throws Exception {
        savingsService = new SavingsBusinessService();
        masterDataService = new MasterDataService();
        savingsPrdService = new SavingsPrdBusinessService();
    }

    @Override
    protected BusinessService getService() {
        return savingsService;
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean skipActionFormToBusinessObjectConversion(String method) {
        return true;
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(saveToken = true)
    public ActionForward getPrdOfferings(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        SavingsActionForm savingsActionForm = ((SavingsActionForm) form);
        logger.debug(" customerId: " + savingsActionForm.getCustomerId());
        doCleanUp(savingsActionForm, request);
        CustomerBO customer = getCustomer(getIntegerValue(savingsActionForm.getCustomerId()));
        SessionUtils.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.CLIENT, customer, request);
        List<PrdOfferingView> savingPrds = savingsService.getSavingProducts(customer.getOffice(), customer
                .getCustomerLevel(), SavingsConstants.SAVINGS_ALL);
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(SavingsConstants.SAVINGS_PRD_OFFERINGS, savingPrds, request);
        logger.info(" Retrieved " + savingPrds.size() + " Products for customerId: " + customer.getCustomerId());
        return mapping.findForward(AccountConstants.GET_PRDOFFERINGS_SUCCESS);
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward load(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        SavingsActionForm savingsActionForm = ((SavingsActionForm) form);
        logger.debug(" selectedPrdOfferingId: " + savingsActionForm.getSelectedPrdOfferingId());
        loadMasterData(savingsActionForm, request);
        loadPrdoffering(savingsActionForm, request);
        logger.info(" Data loaded successfully ");
        return mapping.findForward("load_success");
    }

    private void loadMasterData(SavingsActionForm actionForm, HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception {
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(MasterConstants.INTEREST_CAL_TYPES, masterDataService
                .retrieveMasterEntities(InterestCalcTypeEntity.class, uc.getLocaleId()), request);
        loadMasterDataPartial(actionForm, request);
        loadCustomFieldsForCreate(actionForm, request);
    }

    private void loadMasterDataPartial(SavingsActionForm actionForm, HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception {
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(MasterConstants.SAVINGS_TYPE, masterDataService.retrieveMasterEntities(
                SavingsTypeEntity.class, uc.getLocaleId()), request);
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(MasterConstants.RECOMMENDED_AMOUNT_UNIT, masterDataService
                .retrieveMasterEntities(RecommendedAmntUnitEntity.class, uc.getLocaleId()), request);
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(SavingsConstants.CUSTOM_FIELDS, savingsService
                .retrieveCustomFieldsDefinition(), request);
    }

    private void loadCustomFieldsForCreate(SavingsActionForm actionForm, HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception {
        // Set Default values for custom fields
        List<CustomFieldDefinitionEntity> customFieldDefs = (List<CustomFieldDefinitionEntity>) SessionUtils
                .getAttribute(CustomerConstants.CUSTOM_FIELDS_LIST, request);
        List<CustomFieldView> customFields = new ArrayList<CustomFieldView>();

        for (CustomFieldDefinitionEntity fieldDef : customFieldDefs) {
            if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(fieldDef.getDefaultValue())
                    && fieldDef.getFieldType().equals(CustomFieldType.DATE.getValue())) {
                customFields.add(new CustomFieldView(fieldDef.getFieldId(), DateUtils.getUserLocaleDate(getUserContext(
                        request).getPreferredLocale(), fieldDef.getDefaultValue()), fieldDef.getFieldType()));
            } else {
                customFields.add(new CustomFieldView(fieldDef.getFieldId(), fieldDef.getDefaultValue(), fieldDef
                        .getFieldType()));
            }
        }
        actionForm.setAccountCustomFieldSet(customFields);
    }

    private void loadPrdoffering(SavingsActionForm savingsActionForm, HttpServletRequest request)
            throws ServiceException, PageExpiredException {

        SavingsOfferingBO savingsOfferingBO = savingsPrdService.getSavingsProduct(getShortValue(savingsActionForm
                .getSelectedPrdOfferingId()));
        SessionUtils.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.PRDOFFCERING, savingsOfferingBO, request);

        savingsActionForm.setRecommendedAmount(savingsOfferingBO.getRecommendedAmount().toString());

    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward reLoad(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        SavingsActionForm savingsActionForm = ((SavingsActionForm) form);
        logger.debug(" selectedPrdOfferingId: " + (savingsActionForm).getSelectedPrdOfferingId());
        loadPrdoffering(savingsActionForm, request);
        logger.info("Data loaded successfully ");
        return mapping.findForward("load_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward preview(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::preview()");
        CustomerBO customer = (CustomerBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(SavingsConstants.CLIENT, request);
        customer = getCustomer(customer.getCustomerId());
        SessionUtils.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.IS_PENDING_APPROVAL, ProcessFlowRules
                .isSavingsPendingApprovalStateEnabled(), request.getSession());
        return mapping.findForward("preview_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward previous(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction:previous()");
        return mapping.findForward("previous_success");
    }

    @CloseSession
    @TransactionDemarcate(validateAndResetToken = true)
    public ActionForward create(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        SavingsActionForm savingsActionForm = ((SavingsActionForm) form);
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::create(), accountStateId: " + savingsActionForm.getStateSelected());
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        CustomerBO customer = (CustomerBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(SavingsConstants.CLIENT, request);
        Integer version = customer.getVersionNo();
        customer = getCustomer(customer.getCustomerId());
        customer.setVersionNo(version);

        SavingsOfferingBO savingsOfferingBO = (SavingsOfferingBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(
                SavingsConstants.PRDOFFCERING, request);
        version = savingsOfferingBO.getVersionNo();
        savingsOfferingBO = savingsPrdService.getSavingsProduct(savingsOfferingBO.getPrdOfferingId());
        savingsOfferingBO.setVersionNo(version);

        checkPermissionForCreate(getShortValue(savingsActionForm.getStateSelected()), uc, null, customer.getOffice()
                .getOfficeId(), customer.getPersonnel().getPersonnelId());

        List<CustomFieldView> customFields = savingsActionForm.getAccountCustomFieldSet();
        UserContext userContext = getUserContext(request);
        convertCustomFieldDateToUniformPattern(customFields, userContext.getPreferredLocale());

        SavingsBO saving = new SavingsBO(uc, savingsOfferingBO, customer, AccountState
                .fromShort(getShortValue(savingsActionForm.getStateSelected())), savingsActionForm
                .getRecommendedAmntValue(), customFields);
        saving.save();

        request.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.GLOBALACCOUNTNUM, saving.getGlobalAccountNum());
        request.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.RECORD_OFFICE_ID, saving.getOffice().getOfficeId());
        request.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.CLIENT_NAME, customer.getDisplayName());
        request.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.CLIENT_ID, customer.getCustomerId());
        request.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.CLIENT_LEVEL, customer.getCustomerLevel().getId());

        logger.info("In SavingsAction::create(), Savings object saved successfully ");
        return mapping.findForward("create_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(saveToken = true)
    public ActionForward get(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {

        SavingsActionForm actionForm = (SavingsActionForm) form;
        actionForm.setInput(null);
        logger.debug(" Retrieving for globalAccountNum: " + actionForm.getGlobalAccountNum());
        SavingsBO savings = savingsService.findBySystemId(actionForm.getGlobalAccountNum());
        savings.getSavingPerformanceHistory();

        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        savings.getAccountState().setLocaleId(uc.getLocaleId());
        for (AccountFlagMapping accountFlagMapping : savings.getAccountFlags()) {
            accountFlagMapping.getFlag().setLocaleId(uc.getLocaleId());
        }
        savings.setUserContext(uc);
        SessionUtils.setAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, savings, request);

        loadMasterDataPartial(actionForm, request);

        SessionUtils.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.PRDOFFCERING, savings.getSavingsOffering(), request);
        actionForm.setRecommendedAmount(savings.getSavingsOffering().getRecommendedAmount().toString());

        actionForm.clear();

        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(SavingsConstants.RECENTY_ACTIVITY_DETAIL_PAGE, savings
                .getRecentAccountActivity(3), request);
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(SavingsConstants.NOTES, savings.getRecentAccountNotes(), request);
        logger.info(" Savings object retrieved successfully");

        SurveysPersistence surveysPersistence = new SurveysPersistence();
        List<SurveyInstance> surveys = surveysPersistence.retrieveInstancesByAccount(savings);
        boolean activeSurveys = surveysPersistence
                .retrieveSurveysByTypeAndState(SurveyType.SAVINGS, SurveyState.ACTIVE).size() > 0;
        request.setAttribute(CustomerConstants.SURVEY_KEY, surveys);
        request.setAttribute(CustomerConstants.SURVEY_COUNT, activeSurveys);
        request.setAttribute(AccountConstants.SURVEY_KEY, surveys);
        return mapping.findForward("get_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward edit(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::edit()");
        SavingsBO savings = (SavingsBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, request);
        SavingsActionForm actionForm = (SavingsActionForm) form;
        actionForm.setRecommendedAmount(savings.getRecommendedAmount().toString());
        actionForm.setAccountCustomFieldSet(createCustomFieldViewsForEdit(savings.getAccountCustomFields(), request));
        return mapping.findForward("edit_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward editPreview(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::editPreview()");
        return mapping.findForward("editPreview_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward editPrevious(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::editPrevious()");
        return mapping.findForward("editPrevious_success");
    }

    @CloseSession
    @TransactionDemarcate(validateAndResetToken = true)
    public ActionForward update(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::update()");
        SavingsActionForm actionForm = (SavingsActionForm) form;
        SavingsBO savings = (SavingsBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, request);
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        Integer version = savings.getVersionNo();
        savings = new SavingsBusinessService().findById(savings.getAccountId());
        checkVersionMismatch(version, savings.getVersionNo());
        savings.setVersionNo(version);
        savings.setUserContext(uc);
        setInitialObjectForAuditLogging(savings);
        savings.update(actionForm.getRecommendedAmntValue(), actionForm.getAccountCustomFieldSet());
        request.setAttribute(SavingsConstants.GLOBALACCOUNTNUM, savings.getGlobalAccountNum());
        logger.info("In SavingsAction::update(), Savings object updated successfully");

        doCleanUp(actionForm, request);
        return mapping.findForward("update_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward getRecentActivity(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::getRecentActivity()");
        // Check for order-by clause in AccountBO.hbm.xml and
        // AccountPayment.hbm.xml for accountPaymentSet and
        // accountTrxnSet. It should be set for the primay key column desc in
        // both. If stated is not there, the code
        // below will behave abnormally.
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        SavingsBO savings = (SavingsBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, request);
        savings = savingsService.findById(savings.getAccountId());
        savings.setUserContext(uc);
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(SavingsConstants.RECENTY_ACTIVITY_LIST, savings
                .getRecentAccountActivity(null), request);
        return mapping.findForward("getRecentActivity_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward getTransactionHistory(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::getRecentActivity()");
        String globalAccountNum = request.getParameter("globalAccountNum");
        SavingsBO savings = savingsService.findBySystemId(globalAccountNum);
        List<SavingsTransactionHistoryView> savingsTransactionHistoryViewList = new ArrayList<SavingsTransactionHistoryView>();
        // Check for order-by clause in AccountBO.hbm.xml,
        // AccountPayment.hbm.xml and AccountTrxnEntity.hbm.xml for
        // accountPaymentSet ,
        // accountTrxnSet and financialBoSet. They all should be set for their
        // primay key column desc in both. If stated is not there, the code
        // below will behave abnormally.
        Set<AccountPaymentEntity> accountPaymentSet = savings.getAccountPayments();
        for (AccountPaymentEntity accountPaymentEntity : accountPaymentSet) {
            Set<AccountTrxnEntity> accountTrxnEntitySet = accountPaymentEntity.getAccountTrxns();
            for (AccountTrxnEntity accountTrxnEntity : accountTrxnEntitySet) {
                Set<FinancialTransactionBO> financialTransactionBOSet = accountTrxnEntity.getFinancialTransactions();
                for (FinancialTransactionBO financialTransactionBO : financialTransactionBOSet) {
                    SavingsTransactionHistoryView savingsTransactionHistoryView = new SavingsTransactionHistoryView();
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setTransactionDate(financialTransactionBO.getActionDate());
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setPaymentId(accountTrxnEntity.getAccountPayment().getPaymentId());
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setAccountTrxnId(accountTrxnEntity.getAccountTrxnId());
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setType(financialTransactionBO.getFinancialAction().getName());
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setGlcode(financialTransactionBO.getGlcode().getGlcode());
                    if (financialTransactionBO.isDebitEntry()) {
                        savingsTransactionHistoryView.setDebit(String.valueOf(removeSign(financialTransactionBO
                                .getPostedAmount())));
                    } else if (financialTransactionBO.isCreditEntry()) {
                        savingsTransactionHistoryView.setCredit(String.valueOf(removeSign(financialTransactionBO
                                .getPostedAmount())));
                    }
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setBalance(String
                            .valueOf(removeSign(((SavingsTrxnDetailEntity) accountTrxnEntity).getBalance())));
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setClientName(accountTrxnEntity.getCustomer().getDisplayName());
                    savingsTransactionHistoryView.setPostedDate(financialTransactionBO.getPostedDate());
                    if (accountTrxnEntity.getPersonnel() != null)
                        savingsTransactionHistoryView.setPostedBy(accountTrxnEntity.getPersonnel().getDisplayName());
                    if (financialTransactionBO.getNotes() != null && !financialTransactionBO.getNotes().equals(""))
                        savingsTransactionHistoryView.setNotes(financialTransactionBO.getNotes());
                    savingsTransactionHistoryViewList.add(savingsTransactionHistoryView);
                }
            }
        }
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(SavingsConstants.TRXN_HISTORY_LIST, savingsTransactionHistoryViewList,
                request);
        return mapping.findForward("getTransactionHistory_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward getStatusHistory(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::getRecentActivity()");
        String globalAccountNum = request.getParameter("globalAccountNum");
        SavingsBO savings = savingsService.findBySystemId(globalAccountNum);
        savingsService.initialize(savings.getAccountStatusChangeHistory());
        savings.setUserContext((UserContext) SessionUtils
                .getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession()));
        List<AccountStatusChangeHistoryEntity> savingsStatusHistoryViewList = new ArrayList<AccountStatusChangeHistoryEntity>(
                savings.getAccountStatusChangeHistory());
        SessionUtils.setCollectionAttribute(SavingsConstants.STATUS_CHANGE_HISTORY_LIST, savingsStatusHistoryViewList,
                request);

        return mapping.findForward("getStatusHistory_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward validate(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        String method = (String) request.getAttribute("methodCalled");
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::validate(), method: " + method);
        String forward = null;
        if (method != null) {
            if (method.equals("preview"))
                forward = "preview_faliure";
            else if (method.equals("editPreview"))
                forward = "editPreview_faliure";
            else if (method.equals("load"))
                forward = "load_faliure";
            else if (method.equals("reLoad"))
                forward = "reLoad_faliure";
        }
        return mapping.findForward(forward);
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward getDepositDueDetails(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::getDepositDueDetails()");
        SessionUtils.removeAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, request);
        SavingsBO savings = savingsService.findBySystemId(((SavingsActionForm) form).getGlobalAccountNum());
        for (AccountActionDateEntity actionDate : savings.getAccountActionDates())
            savingsService.initialize(actionDate);

        savingsService.initialize(savings.getAccountNotes());
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        for (AccountFlagMapping accountFlagMapping : savings.getAccountFlags()) {
            savingsService.initialize(accountFlagMapping.getFlag());
            accountFlagMapping.getFlag().setLocaleId(uc.getLocaleId());
        }
        savingsService.initialize(savings.getAccountFlags());
        savings.getAccountState().setLocaleId(uc.getLocaleId());
        savings.setUserContext(uc);
        SessionUtils.setAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, savings, request);
        return mapping.findForward("depositduedetails_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward waiveAmountDue(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::waiveAmountDue()");
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        SavingsBO savings = (SavingsBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, request);
        Integer versionNum = savings.getVersionNo();
        savings = savingsService.findBySystemId(((SavingsActionForm) form).getGlobalAccountNum());
        checkVersionMismatch(versionNum, savings.getVersionNo());
        savings.setUserContext(uc);
        savings.waiveAmountDue(WaiveEnum.ALL);
        return mapping.findForward("waiveAmount_success");
    }

    @TransactionDemarcate(joinToken = true)
    public ActionForward waiveAmountOverDue(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
        logger.debug("In SavingsAction::waiveAmountOverDue()");
        UserContext uc = (UserContext) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.USER_CONTEXT_KEY, request.getSession());
        SavingsBO savings = (SavingsBO) SessionUtils.getAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, request);
        Integer versionNum = savings.getVersionNo();
        savings = savingsService.findBySystemId(((SavingsActionForm) form).getGlobalAccountNum());
        checkVersionMismatch(versionNum, savings.getVersionNo());
        savings.setUserContext(uc);
        savings.waiveAmountOverDue();
        return mapping.findForward("waiveAmount_success");
    }

    private void doCleanUp(SavingsActionForm savingsActionForm, HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception {
        savingsActionForm.clear();
        // remove old savings object
        SessionUtils.removeAttribute(Constants.BUSINESS_KEY, request);
    }

    private String removeSign(Money amount) {
        if (amount.getAmountDoubleValue() < 0)
            return amount.negate().toString();
        else
            return amount.toString();
    }

    protected void checkPermissionForCreate(Short newState, UserContext userContext, Short flagSelected,
            Short officeId, Short loanOfficerId) throws ApplicationException {
        if (!isPermissionAllowed(newState, userContext, officeId, loanOfficerId, true))
            throw new AccountException(SecurityConstants.KEY_ACTIVITY_NOT_ALLOWED);
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    private boolean isPermissionAllowed(Short newSate, UserContext userContext, Short officeId, Short loanOfficerId,
            boolean saveFlag) {
        return AuthorizationManager.getInstance().isActivityAllowed(
                userContext,
                new ActivityContext(ActivityMapper.getInstance().getActivityIdForState(newSate), officeId,
                        loanOfficerId));
    }
}

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QCC's Dean of the School of Healthcare Pat Schmohl addresses the nursing graduates.
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Science, Politics and Responsibility: An Agenda for the Governance of Innovation and Technology
by Redazione FGB [1], 7 March 2006
"When we go from 'daily life' to scientific activity, from the man in the street to the man in the laboratory, from politics to expert opinion, we do not go from noise to quiet, from passion to reason, from heat to cold. We go from controversies to fiercer controversies."
(Latour, 1987:30)
It is beyond the scope of this essay to provide ultimate and definitive answers about the governance of innovation and technology. However, in response to the call for comments conducted by Critstina Grasseni [2], we will try to explore the tensions surrounding this debate and suggest some definitions to help the reader go through the maze of conflicting interpretations, hoping that it would provide some elements that can stimulate further discussion and support a constructive debate about such controversial themes. We would first start by asking: to what extent is the debate surrounding the division of the responsibilities of science and politics an innovation for policy making and risk communication" And how can a constructive discussion about these themes improve democratic forms of consensus and deliberation over otherwise un-reconciliable domains"
The culprits of such debate have been a series of shocking news regarding both the authorship and the validity of some papers published in notorious scientific Journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, and specialist magazines such as Nature, focussed on recent innovations in the field of biomedicine. However, already in 2002, the Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments of the Institute of Medicine at the National Research Council of the United States, issued a report titled "Integrity in Scientific Research: Creating an Environment That Promotes Responsible Conduct [3]" which attempts to define and describe those elements that encourage individuals involved in scientific research to act with integrity.
Looking at the recent developments within one of the pillars of the welfare state (the health sector) it seems that, fours years after, the reach of these issues not only has become a locus of cogent political struggles in the United States, but also in Europe and in the developing world. The latest news regard a South Korean stem cell scientist, Hwang Woo Suk [4], who faked his research on stem cells (used for embryo cloning experiments).'sThe'svarious facets of the governance of scientific innovation, the role of experts and non-experts in such process and their responsibility in the translation of a powerful technology in innovation, have been the theme of a series of articles [5] published on web-site of the Giannino Bassetti Foundation. These controversies in science and technology are increasingly framed as ethical and moral rather than as merely technical disputes, but then spark also grand political debates.
Governmentality and innovation
The debate which divides politicians and scientists all over Europe extends beyond these considerations, which, looking at their immediate political impact, questions not just which source of evidence should be considered as legitimate science (the question of who politicians should trust), but also what should be the system of values to apply when deciding upon the policies deemed to be most appropriate to deliberate on the social impact of these technologies. Therefore, policies and regulations'sregarding the social impact of new technologies, which aim to minimise the sources of potential risks or dangers these may cause, have more than one domain of application, but are particularly sensitive areas because concern the life and death of millions of individuals. Biomedicine is but one of the untested territories in the field of science and technology studies that is propagating the feeling of uncertainty and indeterminacy that typically accompanies the introduction of a radical innovation. Especially because it is difficult to predict what the long term effects will be on human health, but also in the ecosystem of our planet. Think also how the concerns regarding the validity of research being expressed here for the field of biomedicine may also apply for the fields of biotech, genetics, nanotech, and technologies of information and communication.
The possibility to define a role for science and indeed also of scientists in issues of interest for the well-being of society has shifted the focus of public opinion only on the external representation of a limited understanding of the scientific domain. Take the example of a pharmaceutical company filing for the approval of a new drug, who would doubt about the importance of applying a scientific rationality (and indeed great precaution) before bringing the drug to the attentions of the regulators, and only when it has been tested and considered safe" Patti Lather (2004) reminds us that in Focauldian terms, policy is one of three technologies of governmentality, the others being diplomatic/military and economic. Governmentality is associated to the concept of biopolitics, where the state intervenes at a distance (i.e. via regulation) in the striking attempt to balance such intervention with a liberal approach to politics. Such 'political arithmetic' (Foucault, 1998) makes particular kinds of discourse both possible and necessary.
The debate regarding the responsibility and involvement of scientists in such decisions (or better said those scientists that fail to abide to the principles of Science with the capital "S") probably would be hard to explain to historians that wrote about the Enlightenment (a period marked by scientific and technological discovery) after the Dark Ages.'sSince then science has been a power engine of economic development, advancing the status of human knowledge and capacity contributing to innovations that have raised the living standards of the population. The list of inventions that have transformed or revolutionised people's everyday lives is endless. One needs just to look at the office space today as opposed to ten years ago to start noticing some remarkable differences. And of course this is only part of a longer history of continuous improvement upon pre-existing discoveries.
The artifacts of innovation surround us when we want to call our relatives or friends, book a flight or report a fault in one of our many gadgets. Such artifacts are, however, only the effect of a far more complex process of negotiation and confrontation between a diverse set of actors responsible for (or at least involved in) various degrees with their conceptualisation, design, development and production. Such actors belong to, as well as are part of, different and sometimes competing domains. From a Foucaldian perspective, what becomes of interest to disentangle their interaction is how such distinctions are created ("good" vs. "bad"; "responsible" vs. "irresponsible") and upon which bases of knowledge do they build their authority.'sFor simplicity, we can outline their agendas as related to Science, Politics and Technology.
Science, Politics and Technology
Distinguishing between Science, Politics and Technology leads to a different level of understanding the role between Science (with the capital "S") and the politics of science, a particular area of scientific activity, which does not reflect the ideals upon which its aspiration is enacted within the fragmented existence of competing and conflicting communities. Beyond the ideal " Science " we find the existence of a "varieties of science" hypothesis. In this context Politics is important because it defines who is important. However, Politics is not the same as "policy" [6], a more ambiguous term which can be used to refer to:
- Government, administration, the conduct of public affairs; political science;
- Political sagacity; prudence, skill, or consideration of expediency in the conduct of public affairs; statecraft, diplomacy; in bad sense, political cunning;
- A course of action adopted and pursued by a government, party, ruler, statesman, etc.; any course of action adopted as advantageous or expedient.
At this stage is thus important to make a further distinction between Science and Technology and especially their underlying objectives. By those who practice it, science can be considered a disinterested search for the pleasure of discovery, with the ambition to advance the status of human knowledge against the backdrop of ignorance which surrounds the sphere of knowledge of the laymen. Technology instead can be understood as expressing a different rationality, which is guided by an entirely different set of interests. In the Heideggerian conception, Technology can be interpreted as the construct of science, "a power whose great role in determining history can hardly be over estimated" (Heidegger, 1976). Thus, when a reference to science is made, perhaps many consider 'scientific' the latter, not the former understanding which are sometimes confused in general discussions about this topic.
Unfortunately, it is not only a matter of academic debate because policies and regulations are based on definitions and are implemented as understood also by the (political) meaning which is assigned to them. A fascinating example of this case is made in an article [7] regarding the level of safety of microwaves produced by mobile telephones. Interestingly, however tight or loose the definition of the level of acceptable exposure to the microwaves produced by mobile telephones, this does not seem to stop anyone from buying mobile telephones or reduce the growth rate of this sector, despite in some countries it already is a nearly saturated market. Despite the controversies, mobile phone sales worldwide [8]have increased by nearly 150 million units sold in 2005 (21% more than the units sold in 2004) and the higher percentages of growth rates can be found in the fast developing areas of Latina America, Far and Middle East.
So there are indeed many ways to interpret the contours of the complex relationship existing in the space of interaction of science, politics and society. According to Richard A. Pielke (2002) a mutually reinforcing "iron triangle" theory explains why science has become political. The theory can be briefly explained as follows: in a corner are the politicians, always careful about the opinions of their voters and generally seek to avoid the consequences of having to make a decision; in another are the scientists, which are empowered to provide policy answers with the funding they receive for their research; and in a third corner are interest groups and lobbies, which look for scientific evidence "to provide a compelling justification for their political, societal, environmental or business goal". Both precaution and responsibility apply to all of the groups identified by Pielke's colorful representation.'s
A British perspective on the governance of science
On the other hand, moving to another set of issues, these ideas do not necessarily apply to the whole of the scientific profession, and the generally accepted methodological prescriptions that can hold in a stable and predictable environment need not to apply when transitional activities are involved such as the definition of responsibilities in a new field of study or discipline. Acknowledging that also research is a human activity therefore means to understand first of all that researchers are human and therefore bring into the object of their investigation also their tacit knowledge, emotions, moral and political convictions that cannot immedialy be rationalised in methodological prescriptions. However, there are still relevant sources of risk that need to be taken into account both when evaluating as well as when producing research:
1. The risk of producing misleading information, previously mentioned in the Bassetti Foundation web-site by the name of the principle of precaution. This includes also the conflict of interests that could arise in conjunction with the definition of issues and terms may arise especially when setting regulations concerned with the level and standards of health and safety.
2. The potentially restrictive effects of method on criticality, alias the first step towards a responsible choice on behalf of the researcher to produce an account which is "truth". A responsibility towards putting aside a predictable set of values, beliefs and ideologies and engage with an unknown world.
We discussed some of these highly controversial ideas with Prof. Nikolas Rose director of BIOS [9],a multidisciplinary research centre analysing the practice and implications of developments in bioscience, biomedicine, biotechnology and society at the London School of Economics. As he elegantly put it:
"What biotechnology, genetics and technologies of information and communication have in common is that have been introduced without the possibility to predict what the medium to long term implications would be. No one though that these innovations would have advanced humanity and make available new sources of knowledge in the way the Internet did. However, no one thought that it would also help pornographers or be used to make public the sequencing of the human genome".
And suggests that: "For instance I am my collaborators at BIOS are researching on the economic drivers underlying the development of some of these technologies. Last year we explored the role of enhancement technology, this year we are looking at biotechnology and biocapital. The extent to which many of the developments in this field are being driven by tight speculative investments are at the centre of our discussions. One can think of the intersection between, on one hand, the political, and on the other the powerful economic drivers, but there is a demand side as well. 10 years ago the idea of having a kidney transplant was a rather unusual intervention, but now that it is possible, there is a general view that there is a world shortage of kidneys. Everybody almost feel they have a right to a kidney "on demand". And because there is a technological innovation that has made it possible, it also created a market and the general idea that the body is a set of replaceable parts. Therefore, we need to break down the areas of impact of biotechnologies, such as the use of biotechnology in industrial processes, biomedicine or the agricultural sector. Each of these areas poses new questions of interest about what should be considered legitimate science, not just any science, but science with the capital "S". What I would stress is that the governance of science influences the future very heavily and it is not surprising that every European government has set up huge task forces to work out the effects of the introduction of these technologies. There is clearly some wish, some endeavor to govern these technologies and the future of science."
The challenges ahead
One perhaps should also reflect about what the challenges ahead will be, especially for those countries which do not invest enough in education and research and in how to improve the mechanisms of ethical accountability at the nexus between science and politics. Such responsibility involves improving the goals of the governance of technological innovation. As a consequence, one'smay ask how could it be possible to advance the objectives of the Lisbon strategy, which envisioned a raise of the resources available to science'sand education capping a 4-5% of the budget of the European Union? And especially if the ambitious objective of becoming one of the most progressive societies based on knowledge is to be reached" In this context one of the greatest challenges consists in developing the "know how" necessary for discovery to become innovation, which requires a network of expertise able to produce new cohesive forms of knowledge, alias its actualisation which generally results from the intertwining of discovery with actuating power (Bassetti, 2003). But because the framework of reference is not any longer merely national, but increasingly transnational, the forces that need to be combined in order to achieve that are based, on one hand, on the development of an educational system open to learning and on the a skilful combination of national, regional and international expertise.
Hence, the relevant question here is "how can science be part of the political process and yet separate from its Technology" A recently published book titled "Nature's Experts: Science, Politics, and the Environment" by Stephen Bocking (2004) addressed a somehow similar question. Written by an environmental scientist, it addresses a theme of interest to all those that have a stake in the debate about the history of science and its future delineation. He explains an important point with an insightful quote from Dorothy Nelkin (which we reproduce below):
"As scientists debate the various sides of political issues, their involvement undermines the assumptions about the objectivity of science, and these are precisely the assumptions that have given experts their power as the neutral arbiter of truth".
However, something is missing from both Pielke's triangle and Booking's account, something that can the triangle a square: citizens and consumers living in the emerging knowledge society, which are redefining the cotours of the governance, risk acceptance and responsibility of the processes of governance of scientific and technological innovations. Over the Internet, the number and of sources available to evaluate the credibility of scientific research, its health risks and political impact has increased exponentially in recent years. Suggesting the need of a new maturity and a new sense of accountability on the side of anyone who becomes involved in the process of decision making that will affect the choices of civil society. Perhaps another danger resulting from the way in which the problem of science, politics and responsibility is framed with regards to the governance of innovation leads to the understanding that it can be fixed merely as administrative issue.
Increased awareness and capacity on the side of previously excluded sections of society, are now calling for a new and overt role in the way in which previously closed and relatively unaccountable decisions were taken. The opportunity of greater participation in the context of the knowledge society reinforces the need to focus our attention on the constitution of appropriate mechanisms that can promote a new ethic of (political) responsibility in the way in which decisions affecting the sphere of human life and health may be taken. This understanding of the complex relationship animating the "be sidedness" (to use the expression suggested by Mario Castellaneta, a reader of this Blog) between science and society is indicative of an emergent new paradigm of knowledge production and validation.
In such process, science is not anymore closed and unaccountable (the ivory tower referred to by Bassetti in his article on "New Science and New Politics"). Having said that and with reference to the issues that have been addressed by the previous articles, is thus necessary to make an important distinction between Science, Technology and Politics and their underlying objectives without generalising the occurrence of exceptions. However, in the traditional duality expressed by the principle of precaution and the principle of responsibility my fear is that, as Chrisanthi Avgerou of the London School of Economics puts it, the more we are preoccupied with perfecting particular principles of research legitimacy, the more we stifle the possibility for critical debate across diverse socio-cultural settings and disciplines. In other words, the reason why such perspective may be of distinct quality that it is not appropriate for advancing knowledge in society, but that they advance too well knowledge that serves unquestioned social ends that may be of dubious political and moral status.
Richard Feynman, Noble prize winner in 1956 for quantum physics and a pioneer in nanotechnology, supported the idea that it was absolutely coherent to be uncertain and scientific at the same time. The freedom of doubt is what he considered to be one of the greatest achievements of science and in that responsibility towards society he saw a close relationship with the fundamental principle of democracy. Nevertheless, this would need to take into account also the new security environment after the terrorist attacks both in New York and in London and the necessity to balance the appropriate provision of public support for research (an administrative matter) without transforming at the same time such openness and the public availability of results, into weapons which may lead to catastrophic acts of terrorism (a do-it-yourself nuclear weapon). However difficult and unpopular this may prove to achieve, one should nevertheless consider the fruits that can result form having scientific knowledge available in the public domain. Helga Nowotny, chairwoman of the European Research Advisory Board of the European Commission says that such new paradigm is 'socially distributed, application-oriented, trans-disciplinary and subject to multiple accountabilities". This is a timely issue to discuss as one of the challenges ahead, considering the imminent launch of the new European Framework Programme.
Investment in science remains an important prerequisite to promote innovation. However, innovation brings into play new forms of dangers or risks that civil society should debate openly. Balancing the views, interests and values of all the participants to innovation is what legitimises also the knowledge required to influence its path. Acknowledging these dynamics leads us to suggest the inclusion of a certain element of criticality in future policy initiatives. Giving immediate priority to frame the discussion in the political domain and to find a political answer that is sometimes escaped.
If politics is considered as the locus of reconciliation of ethical and economic dilemmas, which resolves the dispute in terms of equity rather than efficiency it is not necessarily true that involvement of science means to look only or primarily upon issues of administrative efficiency. Should the decision of the right of the level of minimal health care assistance be a political decision or a scientific one" Should in this case science be called to express an opinion, or a judgement" Will this be enough to avoid a political struggle between such two different rationalities" However, ethical and political studies are still 'scientific", although not necessarily in the term implicit in the realm of technocracy. The latter can be considered as an attempt to rationalise and deliberate on issues which cannot be rationalised without an increasing sense of responsibility on the side of those who have the responsibility to govern innovation.
In conclusion, we have tried to shed some light in the processes animating the debate about science, politics, responsibility and the governance of technological innovation. A quote from Giuseppe Longo [10] seems appropriate to conclude this essay, hoping that it will be the beginning of a constructive debate: "in order to populate the market the technology does not wait any longer for science and its patents of legitimacy". It is also worthwhile reminding'sthat the universal social value of science and research consists also in its reflexivity. An inward look to the process of discovery itself and not just an investigation of the world of innovation and against the universally preconceived values of method, is essential in what may be considered good science and good research. In doing so we have highlighted that in nearly all circumstances the way in which the term science is used is misleading without a proper definition and therefore it is perhaps appropriate not to define the debate in terms of governance of science or of politics, since that is not what reflects the responsibility of such governance according to the Heideggerian definition of Technology.
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An amazing art collection, housed in an astonishing building that — itself — is an iconic work of art, The Broad art museum opens in downtown Los Angeles this Sunday and posits L.A. as one of the primary destinations for modern art. L.A.'s newest contemporary art gallery is a gift to the city from philanthropists and longtime collectors Edye and Eli Broad. The Broad is free to the public. You can just rock up there (although there may be a wait to get in if the museum is packed) or you can make advance scheduled reservations to visit by going here.
The Broad will be open six days a week, closing Mondays, and will stay open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Admission will be free at all time.
On Sunday it opens with an exhibition of more than 250 highlights from the massive collection gathered over several decades by its founding couple.
The Broad will be home to 2,000 works of art in the Broad 50-year amassed collection, which is among the most prominent holdings of postwar and contemporary art worldwide. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler, the 120,000-square-foot, $140-million building, features two floors of gallery space to showcase The Broad's comprehensive collection as well as a level devoted to storage. The iconic structure will be the headquarters of The Broad Art Foundation's worldwide lending library.
From the undulating, cave-like ground floor, you travel up a long, 100 foot escalator to pop out into the bright exhibition space, drenched with indirect yet natural sunlight.
The first things you will see once you emerge from the long, dark, narrow tunnel into the bright, airy and spacious upper level is the vividly-hued works of Jeff Koons. The Broad's possess the largest private collection of his over-sized and whimsical works.
The upper level presently houses many iconic modern art works from the 50's and 60's, including a whole room devoted to Andy Warhol's memorable screen prints and paintings of key figures such as Jackie Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley.
There's also a whole room of paintings and sculptures by pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.
Untitled (Your body is a battleground) 1989. Barbara Kruger.
Untitled (#61 Burning City) 1981. Jack Goldstein.
The Second Level is devoted to storage of the 2,000 works in the collection that are not on loan or on display. There are conference rooms and lecture spaces as well.
In anticipation of the museum's opening, The Broad Art Foundation and the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection continued to acquire major works and add new artists to expand upon the representation of cutting edge and provocative contemporary artwork that will be shown in the museum's soaring galleries.
Over the past year various acquisitions were made, including Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room, Ragnar Kjartansson's The Visitors, Julie Mehretu's Beloved (Cairo) and Robert Longo's striking and spooky large work Untitled (Ferguson Police, August 13, 2014) 2014 – a diptych of charcoal on mounted paper, found on the first (ground) floor.
Untitled (Ferguson Police, August 13, 2014) 2014. Robert Longo.
The two philanthropic groups have added 89 works in the past two years, taking The Broad's representation of contemporary art in new directions, said Joanne Heyler, founding director of The Broad and director and chief curator of The Broad Art Foundation. New artists include Ragnar Kjartansson, Yayoi Kusama, Thomas Houseago and Julie Mehretu. Major video and installation works by Reykjavik-based Kjartansson and Tokyo-based Kusama add to the Broad collections two new highly regarded examples of immersive and experiential art. The Houseago and Mehretu acquisitions add two ambitious and large-scale works to the collections. The Broad collections, which for more than 40 years have been building in-depth representations of individual postwar and contemporary artists, also continued deepening their noted and distinguished holdings by Andreas Gursky, William Kentridge, Jeff Koons, Ed Ruscha and Cindy Sherman.
A whole room is devoted to the vibrantly colored and pop-culture-celebratory, cartoony art works of Takashi Murakami, including a recent acquisition of long work made from twenty panels that runs across two walls.
A special experience on the first (ground) floor is a discrete room entitled the Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, 2013, by contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. This is an immersive work comprising a mirror-lined chamber housing a dazzling, and seemingly endless, LED light display. You experience it by entering the small room solo, standing on a narrow 'jetty' while surrounded by lights and water. You are in there for only 45 seconds, so make the most of it! Make sure to book your time in this room as soon as you arrive at The Broad. They will text you 10 minutes before your time so you can wait in line to be admitted.
Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, 2013. Yayoi Kusama.
Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. You can make advance scheduled reservations for your visit by going here.
Tuesday and Wednesday | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday and Friday | 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The Broad will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Ticketing issues or questions? Please call 213-232-6200. If the line is busy or if it is after business hours, please leave a voicemail and they will return your call as soon as possible. You can also email.


". . . if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, He is there; believe him not: For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect" (Mark 13:21-22).
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran closed his address to the United Nations in October 2005 with a prayer imploring Allah to hasten the return of the 12th Imam. Since then, he has become openly vitriolic toward the "infidels" (Christians and Jews), threatening to destroy the people of Israel and the power of America.
A raving madman or a glimpse at a demonic plan to attack Judeo-Christian peoples? Serious Bible students will be cautious about jumping to conclusions, but the enemy has not been stirring the Islamic pot for amusement!
Islam has its own "end times" that interestingly parallel certain Biblical teachings about our Messiah. Some titles of the 12th Imam include: Sahib az Zaman (Master of the Age), Sahib al Amr (Master of Command), and al Qa'im (the One to Arise).
Satan, the great deceiver of "the whole world" (Revelation 12:9), often mimics truth (II Corinthians 11:14) in order to take "captive" (II Timothy 2:26) the nations of the world (II Thessalonians 2:9).
ICR is driven in its research and educational efforts because foundational to every Biblical "answer" (I Peter 3:15) and all spiritual battles against the "strongholds" (II Corinthians 10:4), is the clear witness of who the Messiah really is (Colossians 2:9) -- and that requires the "everlasting gospel" (Revelation 14:6-7) of the great Creator-Redeemer (Romans 1:20).
False christs and false prophets will rise until the Lord returns. There is little one can do individually to prevent the "many" from swarming down the "broad way" that leads to destruction. Yet our witness can and must be bold and clear as the Holy Spirit enables us to proclaim "all the counsel of God" (Acts 20:27).
Cite this article: Henry M. Morris III, D.Min. 2007. The 12th Imam. Acts & Facts. 36 (3).


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Our visits to The Japanese Gardens drop with each fee increase.
This was also true when the city added an entrance fee to the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. Adding a fee makes Fort Worth a destination city but does not serve its residents.
Find another approach — like fundraising campaigns.
Occasionally we read in the newspaper about some poor old person that has been duped out of their life savings by some scam artist. The inference is that all old people lose it and are easy prey to those that would take advantage of our decaying brains.
The fact is that most of us "old people" are just as sharp as we ever were. If all of the attempts at trying to get an old person's savings were reported, the results would be astounding.
I'm 83 and like most people my age, I've still got it!
In the past, President Donald Trump described Macy's as "disloyal" and "weak," later gleefully taking credit for their stock market losses.
When another citizen levies such criticism, he or she is subject to a lawsuit by the company as well as Securities and Exchange Commission stock manipulation charges. A sitting president is immune to such actions.
In the cacophony that is the Trump administration, a minor transgression like sabotaging shareholder value gets a pass from our media.
That a sitting president, engaging in (and relishing) his damage to a company (without even a hint that the business engages in illegalities or improprieties) is yet another damning action by a president long overdue for impeachment.


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Using a cannabis vaporizer continues to grow in popularity as the one of the healthiest ways of consuming cannabis as a medicine. Vaporizers heat cannabis to a carefully controlled temperature, at which the active substances (THC and other cannabinoids) turn into vapour. Since vapour is not the product of burning, it contains no carbon or semi-burned solid material, and thus produces much less tar.
Cannabis vapour is inhaled in the same way as smoke, but without the unhealthy side effects of smoking. Because the THC is released without burning, none of it is lost to overheating (as happens when cannabis is smoked) allowing a given amount of cannabis to be consumed much more efficiently. The ability to use less cannabis to achieve the same effect also makes buying a cannabis vaporizer a sound economic choice.


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The people of Kingston upon Hull are feeling rather pleased with themselves, and with good reason. Hull (to use its more familiar name) is the UK's next City of Culture, and though it doesn't take up the mantle until 2017, the place oozes confidence and ambition. Its maritime centre is in the throes of an exciting regeneration. And down on the waterfront, with its foodie restaurants, colourful marina and freshly minted Creative Quarter, it's hard to believe that Hull was once named the worst place to live in Britain.
At the point where the vast Humber Estuary meets the River Hull, the East Riding city is best known for its views of the iconic Humber Bridge and its spectacular harbour aquarium, The Deep. Less well-known is its charming Old Town: a warren of winding streets and passages with a history to rival York's (originally a walled town, it was named Kings-town upon Hull, after Edward I established the port here in 1299). Highlights of an Old Town tour might include its Georgian High Street, quirky Land of Green Ginger Street, the ornate Guildhall, a smattering of Flemish-style architecture, and a number of unusual cream telephone boxes (unique to Hull).
On the quays and marinas of the Humber waterfront, or tucked down narrow streets of the Old Town, the city offers a lively mix of Georgian merchant houses, converted maritime buildings, and shiny new apartments. Prices are affordable: a two-bedroom flat in the former offices of a steamship company is selling at £124,950. The area known as 'The Avenues' offers leafy streets of roomy Victorian and Edwardian houses, close to shops and bars on lively Princes Avenue; expect to pay between £210,000 to £320,000 for a five- or six-bedroom house on Victoria, Westbourne or Park Avenue. Outside the city, Cottingham (on the western edge of Hull) or the historic market town of Beverley (to the north) are an easy commute.
Built on whaling, fishing and shipping, modern Hull's economy is sustained by its busy cargo and ferry port, Hull University (which caters for around 17,0000 students) and a variety of industries, including healthcare, digital enterprises and the arts. The new Siemens' wind turbine factory at Green Port Hull is a major boost to the job market. London by rail takes two and a half hours (to King's Cross with Hull Trains) or three and half hours by road (via the M1). Leeds and York are just over an hour away. P&O Ferries operates services from Hull to Zeebrugge and Rotterdam. The closest airport is Humberside.
Among Hull's secondary schools, Trinity House, close to the centre, Sirius Academy, to west of the city, and the Church of England's Sentamu Academy, to the east, are all rated Good by Ofsted.
The city is haunted by old reputations: in 2003, the first edition of controversial book Crap Towns named Hull as the worst of the 50 'worst places to live in the UK'. Ten years later, co-editor Sam Jordison admitted to eating his words. 'Hull, it turns out, has got a great deal going for it,' he writes in the book's website blog. 'Poetry, community, history… Who knew?' In 2013's Crap Towns Returns, Hull didn't even make the top 50.
Leading up to its City of Culture year, Hull is powering ahead with a £25-million facelift that aims to transform the centre and boost tourism. Art installations, atmospheric lighting, pedestrian streets and the refurbishment of the area around Humber Dock Street and the Fruit Market Creative Quarter are all part of what the city describes as 'the largest improvement project in its history'.
On the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, this family-run, country-house hotel is 30 minutes from Hull city centre, and a short hop from the town of Beverley. Bespoke rooms range from jazzed-up Georgian (in the main house) to rustic modern (in a converted granary in the grounds). Hang out in the gardens or in a fireside chair in the library-like lounge bar. The hotel's own Hide Restaurant serves imaginative dishes prepared with local ingredients. From £120 a night.
Still thinking about moving to the coast? We investigate the Isle of Arran and the Llŷn Peninsula. Look out for our monthly articles on moving to the seaside in the magazine.
Famous Hullensians include abolitionist William Wilberforce, aviation pioneer Amy Johnson, poets Stevie Smith and Philip Larkin, and actors Tom Courtenay, Maureen Lipman and Reece Shearsmith.


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EAMCET 2014 results: Results for AP EAMCET-2014 (Engineering, Agriculture and Medical common Entrance Test) -2014 is going to be unconfined on 9th June 2014. As the AP EAMCET-2014 exam is scheduled on 22nd May 2014 and successfully conducted. (Eamcet)-2014 is an entrance examination which is conducted for providing admission into different professional under graduation courses like engineering, pharmacy and medical colleges which are present in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The primary key has already released on 23rd May in all the Newspapers like Eenadu, Sakshi, Andhra jyothi etc. There are many engineering and medical colleges which are offering under graduation courses like engineering, BDS, B.Pharm, PharmD, and BSc.
The AP EAMCET is a yearly examination which is conducted byJNT University Hyderabad; the test is taken by huge number of engineering and medical aspirants in Andhra Pradesh. This is the state wide entrance examination for under graduation courses in engineering and medicine colleges in AP. The exam is based on multiple choice questions type and the entire question paper is objective type. For the successful candidates counseling sessions will be conducted to makes admission into colleges. AP EAMCET-2014. Test primary Answer Key will be available and you can download on Eenaduprathibha, Sakshieducation, Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Stream; EAMCET Exams Qualified Candidates can take Admission in different professional courses like B.E., B.Tech, B. Pharmacy, Medical/ Agriculture for 2014 - 2015 year.
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Industry January 10, 2023
Netflix Picks an EY Alum For Its Next Chief Accounting Officer, Replacing the Last Guy Who Dipped After Three Months
I was going to make some kind of Sense8 "canceled before its time" joke about Netflix's last CAO leaving after just three months alas nothing came to me which is probably for the best because it would have been a stupid joke anyway. Deadline reports that Netflix has found a new CAO, hopefully this one […]
Tesla's Chief Accounting Officer Nopes on Up Outta There After Just a Month on the Job
Tesla is having a tough time hanging onto a chief accounting officer, you guys. Dave Morton joined the company in early August after a stint as CFO of Seagate Technology. The day after Morton joined Tesla, CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he was thinking about taking the company private and buying out investors at $420 […]
Industry December 21, 2017
How Controllers Can Step Up Their Cybersecurity Game
There's a good reason why cybersecurity is ranked extremely high on the priority list of Trey White, CPA, and other controllers and chief accounting officers in the healthcare sector. According to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout, 376 (34.4%) of the 1,093 data breach incidents reported in 2016 occurred in the […]
Industry November 17, 2017
Don't Let Employee Retention Be a Casualty in the War for Talent
On the battlefield in the war for talent, there's a mission that may be just as, if not more, critical for accounting and finance executives than recruiting a new crop of professionals: retaining the skilled employees they already have. I know, I know, you're probably tired of seeing or hearing the term "war for talent." […]
Announcing Our Partnership with FloQast, the Startup Built by CPAs
Okay, some big news. Going Concern's been at this for the better part of a decade, and one of our big goals for awhile now has been to produce more content for our readers who leave public accounting for industry. Which, let's face it, most of you are going to do. You hear about us […]
Financial Reporting December 4, 2012
ICYMI: Here Are Some Accounting Execs Talking About How Useless XBRL Is
The mandatory use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language by large public companies began in 2009 and was extended to smaller filers in 2011. And while it has made searching for SEC filings a breeze, it was the sincere hope of the SEC that XBRL would also be a serviceable tool for companies to do similarly […]
KPMG September 10, 2012
Today's Groupon: A Chief Accounting Officer Courtesy of KPMG
Chronically accounting challenged coupon* carrier, Groupon, has found a new Chief Accounting Officer and they've followed the methodology most notably employed by PwC – poaching a KPMG partner: Groupon Inc said on Monday it appointed Brian Stevens chief accounting officer as the online daily deal company grapples with a string of accounting controversies. Stevens will step […]
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Decides That It Might Be a Good Idea to Have Someone Oversee Their Accounting on a Daily Basis
As you may know, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has had some issues with its financial reporting. So much so that, about a year ago, the SEC asked to poke around. Ever since then, they company has been a favorite of Sam Antar, who has written a slew of blog posts about their shoddy accounting. After a tough year of criticism, it appears the company seems to have found a solution to their double-entry woes – they didn't have a Chief Accounting Officer!
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. […], a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, today announced the appointment of Stephen L. Gibbs as its Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective immediately. This newly created position has been established to strengthen GMCR's accounting function and overall financial control environment.
So everything should be on the straight and narrow now. I just hope Mr. Gibbs doesn't mind being asked awkward questions.
UPDATE: The company is also looking for a Fraud Prevention Manager if you know anyone who is interested.
[via GMCR]
WFT Names New Chief Accounting Officer Who Will Hopefully Avoid Any More Giant Tax WTFs
Remember Weatherford International? That's the oil services company that had a ton of material weakness around their tax accounting that led to $500 million error. This resulted in restatements, a humiliated CFO and the Chief Accounting Officer resigning "to pursue other opportunities."
But now, four months later, everyone has moved on and the company has some new blood:
Weatherford International Ltd. […] announced today that John H. Briscoe has agreed to join the company as Vice President –Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Briscoe will report to the company's Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Briscoe served as Vice President and Controller of Transocean Ltd. from October 2007 to present. He also fulfilled additional roles in internal audit, investor relations and field finance. Prior to joining Transocean in 2005, Mr. Briscoe served as Ferrellgas Inc.'s Vice President of Accounting and served in other senior roles during his eight years with the company. Mr. Briscoe also served as Controller for Latin America for Dresser Industries Inc. Mr. Briscoe started his career with seven years in public accounting beginning with the firm of KPMG and ending with Ernst & Young as an Audit Manager. Mr. Briscoe is a certified public accountant.
Yes, that Transocean.
SEC June 3, 2011
SEC Still Cleaning Up Waste Management
Former Waste Management Chief Accounting Officer Bruce Snyder settled a civil injunctive action with the SEC today. The action relates to a little incident when Brucey "among other things, prepared, reviewed, and signed a materially false or misleading Form 10-Q," back in '99.
Perhaps this case was handled as efficiently as possible but taking twelve years to wrap this up might be enough to encourage Mary Schapiro to ask some other people to get better at their jobs (that means, lay off the porn). [SEC]