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Interview with Aurélie Carrara, one of two winners of the 2013 "AFHE BNP Paribas Economic...
Interview with Aurélie Carrara, one of two winners of the 2013 "AFHE BNP Paribas Economic History Award"
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The 2013 AFHE BNP Paribas Economic History Award ceremony took place on 4 October in Roubaix as a part of the annual conference of the French economic history association (AFHE). The ceremony was hosted by the ANMT – the national employment archives.
The award, presented every two years, aims to increase visibility of the subject of economic history. It honours two top PhD students who have successfully completed their thesis on a related topic, in the area of history or humanities and social sciences.
The two winners of the 2013 award were Stéphane Lembré and Aurélie Carrara, who received their diplomas from Nicolas Draux, BNP Paribas' Regional Head for the North of France*, representing Baudouin Prot, President of the Jury for this award.
Aurélie Carrara, 2013 winner and author of a thesis on International trade tax in the ancient world, discusses the prize.
What does winning this award mean to a young researcher like you? Will it have an impact on your development in the university world or on your career path?
First of all, this award means a great deal to my professional career and future research. It will allow me to finance a part of the publication of my PhD work (Ausonius Éditions, France), which is essential for obtaining a tenure track position at a University, especially in these difficult times. Thanks to this award, I will also extend my stay abroad (Germany, Greece, USA) and continue both to carry on my research project in excellent conditions and to enlarge my scholarly network.
Finally, this price shows that ancient history now plays an essential role in the field of economic history. From an evolutionary perspective, ancient economy was long considered a primitiv organisation deprived of market structures. This point of view is no longer valid. Scholars have demonstrated that the Greek city was a merchant state, whose economic organisation was based on trade.
Why did you select the topic of International trade tax in the ancient world?
Greek states set up institutions, including taxation system, to guarantee larger systems of exchange. Research on taxation system and international trade has allowed for the analysis of state economies from some practical aspects including the way they used fiscality in their economic behaviour. Beyond this, we can also study ancient economy in general terms of power relations, territorial control, or state income through taxation. Finally, the last important study dealing with Greek finances dates from 1928, and since then historic sources have substantially increased in number. It is therefore necessary to develop and apply more these various approaches in order that we eventually come to a new understanding of ancient economy in context.
BNP Paribas' partnership with the AFHE, extended for the second time this year, fits with the Group's commitment to giving people a greater understanding of the French economy. During his speech, Nicolas Draux reminded his audience of the bank's commitment to favouring economic history knowledge. The venue for the award ceremony was a symbolic place for BNP Paribas because the ANMT houses a part of the Group's banking ancestors' archives. Mr Draux also highlighted the historical role of BNP Paribas in the economic and industrial development of the Northern region of France.
The AFHE award is the result of close collaboration between the AFHE and BNP Paribas. The next edition will be held in 2015.
Read last week's interview with Stéphane Lémbré, co-winner of the AFHE BNP Paribas Economic History Award
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University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute
The University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute (UC LMRI) was established in 1984 in response to the California Legislature's request that the University of California's Office of the President (UCOP) pursue "...knowledge applicable to educational policy and practice in the area of language minority students' academic achievement and knowledge," including their access to the University of California and other institutions of higher education.
The UC LMRI was first established as a research project and then became a Multi-campus Research Unit (MRU) in 1992, with representatives from each of the UC campuses serving as its board. To carry out its mission, the UC LMRI funded research of UC faculty and graduate students; provided professional development for researchers, educators, and policymakers; and disseminated information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on educational issues affecting linguistic minorities as well as racial and ethnic minorities and immigrants for both California and the nation.
As a part of its dissemination activities it sponsored an annual research conference that drew participants from across the nation, and conducted regular policy seminars in the state capitol to inform policymakers on the latest research relevant to pending policy issues. The policy seminars became a notable fixture in the capitol. UC LMRI produced dozens of reports, several books, and was the catalyst for numerous journal articles during its existence. It was the "go to" research center on issues of English language learners for both researchers and practitioners nationwide. Some of the most consulted publications produced over the years are available here at the Civil Rights Project website.
The UC LMRI closed its doors in 2009 after 25 years of existence. In order to make its documents available, LMRI documents are housed here.
There are 69 publications in this collection, published between 1997 and 2009.
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The Intersection of Language, Race/Ethnicity, Immigration Status, and Poverty
Rumberger, Russell W.
Researchers, policymakers, and practitioners are often interested in a number of demographic characteristics of students, such as race and ethnicity, language background, immigration status, and poverty. For example, the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation requires schools and districts to report student test scores separately for major racial and ethnic groups, English learners, disabled students, and poor students. Yet while demographic populations are often viewed as distinct, in fact, these populations frequently intersect.
One Quarter of California's Teachers for English Learners Not Fully Certified
Although the passage of Proposition 227 reduced the demand for bilingual teachers, an acute shortage of teachers qualified to deliver needed instructional services to English learners remains. In 1998, prior to the passage of 227, 43 percent of the teachers providing instructional services to English learners were not fully certified to provide those services—33 percent of teachers were in training to provide English language development (ELD) or Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) and 10 percent were in training to provide primary language instruction. By 2001-02, 25 percent of teachers providing instructional services to English learners were not fully certified. Statewide, almost 14 percent of all teachers do not hold a full credential. So English learners are almost twice as likely as students generally to be taught by a teacher who is not fully certified. That figure is even higher if you include another 14 percent of teachers who have other than a California Teacher Commission (CTC) authorization, which can be obtained with less rigorous training through a SB1969 certificate or a district designation.
Tenth Grade Dropout Rates by Native Language, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
One of the most important indicators of educational performance is the high school dropout rate. Reducing dropout rates and improving high school graduation rates are important goals for both educators and policymakers. Yet there is a great deal of controversy about how best to measure dropout and graduation rates. This issue of EL Facts provides estimates of dropout rates for language minority students, racial and ethnic groups, and socioeconomic groups.
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Listening to Teachers of English Language Learners: A Survey of California Teachers' Challenges, Experiences, and Professional Development Needs
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Maxwell-Jolly, Julie
Driscoll, Anne
As long as students with limited English language skills have attended California schools a debate has raged among educators and policy-makers regarding how best to educate these children. A major focal point of this debate is bilingual education. That is, the viability, advisability, and effectiveness of using students' primary language in instruction. However, everyone agrees that English Language Learners (ELs) must learn English, learn it well, and meet rigorous standards. No matter what the method or program of instruction, teachers of English language learners need special skills and training to effectively accomplish this task.
Resource Needs for English Learners: Getting Down to Policy Recommendations
UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute Education Policy Center
This document is an extension of the original report, entitled Resource Needs for California's English Learners, authored by Patricia Gándara and Russell Rumberger, and is the result of deliberations from several informal meetings and two formal convenings of major stakeholders in the area of English Learner (EL) education. Its intent is to suggest a series of policy options, based on data examined in the initial report, that the state should consider to strengthen the educational offerings and outcomes for California's burgeoning popula- tion of linguistic minority students.
Preparing Teachers for Diversity: A Dilemma of Quality and Quantity
Gándara, Patricia
The paper documents the characteristics of California's existing student and teacher population, explores research on the effect on students of having teachers who are from minority groups and/or teachers who earn credentials from programs that focus on diversity is- sues, identifies barriers to increasing the number of teachers with diverse backgrounds in the workforce, and makes recommendations to in- crease the pool of minority teachers and to improve the preparation of teachers to perform effectively with diverse students.
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The Feasibility of Developing a California Education Longitudinal Study
Kaufman, Phillip
This paper explores the feasibility of collecting longitudinal survey data on students within California schools as a way of supplementing the information California currently collects on its students. Hopefully, this paper will be the start of a process that will lead to the institution of what we in this paper tentatively call the California Education Longitudinal Study (CELS). After demonstrating the feasibility of a CELS during a briefing with policymakers in Sacramento on April 27, 2001 (see Appendix B), my presumption is that California will either contract with other outside consultants familiar with data collection operations or use current state government staff to develop a full written design of CELS. This design should lead, in turn, to either an in- house data collection or a data collection by a survey research firm familiar with large-scale longitudinal surveys.
Review of the Research on Instruction of Limited English Proficient Students: A Report to the California Legislature
The following report was written at the request of the Latino Caucus of the California Legislature and was completed in April of 1997 as the debate surrounding Proposition 227 was getting underway. The impetus for the report was the concern of the caucus that much of the rhetoric in the press and on the street was that "bilingual education had failed." The Caucus asked the question, "Is there research evidence that bilingual education works?" Hence, the task that was put to us was "not" to provide an accounting of studies and essays on all sides of the issue, but to essentially "present the case" for bilingual education.
We called upon many of the most distinguished researchers in the field and asked them to provide guidance in answering the question that had been posed to us. (Their names are listed at the end of the report). This report represents a synthesis of their recommendations along with some analysis of basic education data. Our essential conclusion is that while no single program is best for all children under all circumstances, a well-implemented bilingual program can provide outcomes "at least" as positive as a well- implemented English only program, and has the added advantage of potentially providing students with a second language --a considerable asset. It is only fair to note that had we been challenged to provide all sides of the debate, our conclusions would not have differed greatly, given that they are based on a considered analysis of the best empirical data we have been able to locate in the literature.
How Long Does It Take English Learners to Attain Proficiency
Hakuta, Kenji
One of the most commonly asked questions about the education of language minority students is how long they need special services, such as English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and bilingual education. Under the U. S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the Civil Rights Act in Lau v. Nichols (1974), local school districts and states have an obligation to provide appropriate services to limited-English-proficient students (in California now referred to as EL or English learner students), but policy makers have long debated setting time limits for students to receive such services. The purpose of this paper is to pull together findings that directly address this question.
This study reports on data from four different school districts to draw conclusions on how long it takes students to develop oral and academic English proficiency. Academic English proficiency refers to the ability to use language in academic contexts, which is particularly important for long-term success in school. Two of the data sets are from two school districts in the San Francisco Bay Area and the other two are based on summary data from reports by researchers in Canada. The data were used to analyze various forms of English proficiency as a function of length of exposure to English. The clear conclusion emerging from these data sets is that even in two California districts that are considered the most successful in teaching English to LEP students, oral proficiency takes 3 to 5 years to develop, and academic English proficiency can take 4 to 7 years. The data from the two school districts in Canada offer corroboration. Indeed, these estimates of the time it takes may be underestimates, because only students who remained the same district since kindergarten were included. While critics of bilingual education have claimed that use of the native language delays the acquisition of English (a claim that is without foundation in the academic literature on bilingualism), it is worth noting that only one of the three districts offered bilingual education. The analysis also revealed continuing and widening gap between EL students and native English speakers. The gap illustrates the daunting task facing these students, who not only have to acquire oral and academic English, but also have to keep pace with native English speakers, who continue to develop their language skills. It may simply not be possible, within the constraints of the time available in regular formal school hours, to offer efficient instruction that would enable the EL students to catch up with the rest.
Alternatives such as special summer and after-school programs may be needed. The results suggest that policies that assume rapid acquisition of English – the extreme case being Proposition 227 that explicitly calls for "sheltered English immersion during a temporary transition period not normally intended to exceed one year" – are wildly unrealistic.
A much more sensible policy would be one that sets aside the entire spectrum of the elementary grades as the realistic range within which English acquisition is accomplished, and plans a balanced curriculum that pays attention not just to English, but to the full array of academic needs of the students.
Preschool Participation and the Cognitive and Social Development of Language Minority Students
Tran, Loan
This study examined participation in preschool and its relationship with the cognitive and social development of language minority students. Although there is a large body of research that demonstrates the cognitive and social benefits of attending preschool (Barnett, 1995; Gorey, 2001; National Research Council, Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy, 2000; Vandell, 2004), very little of this research has included language minority students, or at least those who do not speak English. Either non-English speaking families are not included in the design of the study, such as with the widely cited National Institute for Child Health and Development (NICHD) Early Child Care Study, or the studies are based on cognitive and social assessments that are only conducted in English (e.g., Magnuson, Meyers, Ruhm, & Waldfogel, 2004). Consequently, little is known about participation in and outcomes of preschool for the growing population of language minority students.
Academic English: A Conceptual Framework
Scarcella, Robin
Learning academic English is probably one of the surest, most reliable ways of attaining socio- economic success in the United States today. Learners cannot function in school settings effectively without it. This variety of English entails the multiple, complex features of English required for success in public schooling and career advancement. It involves mastery of a writing system and its particular academic conventions as well as proficiency in reading, speaking, and listening. Unfortunately, academic English has often been ignored or under-emphasized in public school instruction. Many have not understood its importance in helping students function in school settings or have misunderstood its complex nature. This paper discusses approaches to the study of academic English and presents a multi-dimensional framework for analyzing it. The dimensions include linguistic, cognitive, and socio-cultural/psychological ones. The paper also describes the relationship between the English used in everyday situations and in academic ones. It concludes with a brief discussion of research implications pertaining to instruction, assessment, and professional development.
Educational Outcomes and Opportunities for English Language Learners
There are several reasons why California needs to pay careful attention to the schooling of language minority students in their public schools. First, language minority students now constitute more than one-third of all students in California's schools—a proportion that will grow even higher in the future. Second, English learners require a specialized curriculum and properly trained teachers to support their development of English literacy and to learn the rest of the required academic curriculum if they are to keep pace with their English-speaking peers. Third, the schooling of English learners is highly politicized—particularly concerning the use of native language instruction (or bilingual education) in developing native language literacy and initial academic content while learning English. Although the research evidence on developing English literacy in non-English speaking students is very sparse, prompting the federal government to initial a number of long-term research studies on the topic, there is a growing political movement in many states to promote English-only instruction, such as Proposition 227 that was passed by California voters in June 1998.
Understanding and Addressing the California Latino Achievement Gap in Early Elementary School
Anguiano, Brenda Arellano
One of the most pressing problems in California is improving student academic performance, especially the state's burgeoning Latino student population. This study examined the extent of the achievement gap between Latino and White students over the first two years of elementary school and the characteristics of students and schools that contribute to it. The analysis revealed that Latino students begin kindergarten at a considerable educational disadvantage relative to White students and the disadvantage increases during the first two years of school. Yet schools do little to widen or narrow these differences. Instead achievement differences increase when students are not in school. Consequently, to reduce the achievement gap will require both effective education policies and policies that address the overall social welfare of Latinos outside of school.
The Inequitable Treatment of English Learners in California's Public Schools
In California, the state is responsible for ensuring equality of educational opportunity for all of its students. Yet, with respect to English learners, the state has largely failed even to assess the conditions of education for these students. It has not adequately monitored their educational opportunities in terms of access to critical resources such as qualified teachers, appropriate instructional materials, coursework, and learning environments. In this study we first examine the achievement gap for English learners in California. Second, we review evidence in seven areas in which these students receive a substantially inequitable education vis-à-vis their English- speaking peers, even when those peers are similarly economically disadvantaged. Third, we examine the failure of the state to monitor, prevent and correct substandard EL learning conditions. Finally, we discuss some possible ways for the state to equalize the opportunities for this significant sub-population of students.

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Am I allowed to drink alcohol once I have been diagnosed with pancreatitis?
If pancreatitis was caused by excess alcohol use, you should abstain from alcohol. If other causes of acute pancreatitis have been addressed and resolved (such as via gallbladder removal) and the pancreas returned to normal, you should be able to lead a normal life, but alcohol should still be taken only in moderation (maximum of 1 serving/day). In chronic pancreatitis, there is ongoing inflammation and malabsorption — patients gradually lose digestive function and eventually lose insulin function — so regular use of alcohol is unwise.
What kind of diet is recommended to avoid flareups of pancreatitis?
In chronic pancreatitis, the pancreas gradually loses its ability to function properly, and endocrine function will eventually be lost. This puts patients at risk of type 1 diabetes. Patients should avoid refined sugars and simple carbohydrates, and instead consume complex carbohydrates and whole grains. High protein, moderate fat balanced diets are best in general.
Why is it that sometimes I can eat certain foods and other times those same foods cause problems?
Many people experience this phenomenon, although it is not well understood and there is no clear answer. It is important to remember to regularly take pancreatic enzymatic supplements to be sure a lack of enzymes is not the cause.
Do I have to take my pancreatic enzymes even if I'm feeling good?
Yes. As the function of the pancreas decreases , it is important to have the enzymes for nutrition. In addition, your doctors will often prescribe the enzymes to avoid stimulation of the pancreas and therefore pain. The pancreas is stimulated to release pancreatic enzymes when there is undigested food in the intestine. The enzymes start predigesting while food is in the stomach, so it gives the pancreas a break.
Are there other vitamins or supplements I can take?
Patients with chronic pancreatitis are at risk for chronic malabsorption, so they must be tested regularly for nutritional deficiencies. Vitamin therapies should be based on these annual blood tests. In general, multivitamins, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin B12 may be supplemented, depending on the results of blood work.
What types of pain management are available?
The goal is to keep living life not in the hospital, but to be awake and functioning. Many patients take a regimen of more than one kind of medication. Oral medications include narcotics such as Percocet and oxycodone, and these may be used in conjunction with non-narcotic medicines such as muscle relaxants and antidepressants. Once an oral regimen is established, acute flareups can be managed by adding medications. If oral medicines can't be tolerated, you may need to be admitted to the hospital for intravenous medications. Nerve blocks may be used to manage pain for several months at a time: nerve blocks entail the insertion of a needle through the skin in the back to block the main nerves going to the pancreas. This procedure can also be done endoscopically, in which the bundle of nerves to pancreas is injected (through an endoscope in the stomach) with long-acting pain medication that lasts several months. Nerve blocks destroy the nerves, but in time they grow back so patients need repeated treatments. Another approach to managing pain is the use of implantable pain pumps in the spine. Most implantable pumps deliver constant low doses to keep pain manageable, and they may be used in conjunction with oral medications. Oral methadone is a very good medication for managing chronic pain.
If I take prescription drugs long term, will I become addicted?
Physiological addition and psychological addiction are two different things. The layperson's concept of addiction refers to the psychological addiction. However for patients with pancreatitis, severe ongoing pain needs to be addressed, and the need for pain medication does not constitute a psychological addiction. Some patients must always use medications, because chronic pancreatitis does not go away and the pain needs to be managed in order for them to function. If the body becomes accustomed to a certain pain medication, you can't just stop it suddenly: it will need to be withdrawn slowly and under close supervision of your physician. If the issue with chronic pancreatitis is ongoing microscopic inflammation of the pancreas, pain is always going to be there, and managing the pain does not constitute a social addiction, but rather it is a needed therapy like taking blood pressure medication. Our team tries to use constellations of different medications in order to keep narcotic dosages as low as possible.
If the pain from my disease becomes more than my pain medications can handle, what other options will I have?
Other options include pain pumps, implantable nerve stimulators, and in some cases, surgical strategies. The best approach is determined according to each person's specific disease process and anatomy.
One surgical option is stenting, which can be done endoscopically. With chronic inflammation, parts of the pancreatic duct can become strictured or narrowed. When the pancreas is stimulated by food in the intestine, it works hard to pump the digestive juices past that narrowing, causing pain and exacerbation. Placing a stent in the duct can keep the narrowed area more open, preventing or reducing pain.
In extreme cases, removal of the entire pancreas (pancreatectomy) may be performed in order to reduce or eliminate the pain associated with pancreatitis. Pancreatectomy relieves pain in 90% of cases, but causes patients to become diabetic. To address this, the Pancreatitis Program now offers an innovative process of extracting the patient's own insulin-producing cells and then reinjecting them into the liver after removal of the pancreas. Called autologous islet cell transplantation, this procedure allows patients to retain some of their insulin-producing function, preventing the difficult-to-treat form of diabetes known as brittle diabetes.
Will I be able to do normal activities?
You may need an array of maintenance medicines, but if pain and other symptoms are properly managed, you should be able to live a normal life.
Will daily stress have an impact on my disease?
We do not have conclusive data on this, but experience suggests that stress does exacerbate symptoms of chronic pancreatitis.
Does the Pancreas Center offer a support system to patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis?
Our center will connect patients who are at different stages of disease, as there are patients who are willing to talk with others about coping strategies.
Will smoking impact my disease?
Yes. In general, smoking is bad for our health as we all know. Smoking increases risk of pancreatic cancer, and pancreatitis increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, so we want to minimize risk factors.
How long does an episode last?
Acute episodes may be as short as one day, while patients with chronic pancreatitis may experience episodes of pain that last for weeks or longer.
What can be done to prevent episodes?
Ability to prevent episodes will depend on the cause of each person's disease. Possible approaches may include removal of the gallbladder, abstinence from alcohol, a low fat diet, stopping medicines that may cause pancreatitis, and more.
What can be done to limit the length of an episode?
The best way to minimize an episode includes hydration and nutritional support. Temporarily stopping oral intake of food will allow the pancreas to rest.
When I have an episode, will I be hospitalized?
Patients may be able to manage exacerbations at home with increased doses of pain medications or by taking a clear liquid diet for several days. If you are unable to manage the pain or to eat or drink anything, you need to be admitted to the hospital.
I have been having symptoms but am afraid to call the doctor because my tests are negative and I don't want to bother him/her. What should I do?
You should call your doctor. Your doctor may need to alter your regimen of pain medications or enzymes.
I can handle the pain — do I really need to call the doctor?
You should call the doctor if the pain becomes intolerable, if you can not eat or drink, or if you develop fever or jaundice.
If the symptoms warrant a hospital stay, how long will I be in the hospital?
You may need to be in the hospital for a matter of days or weeks, depending on your situation.
How do I handle embarrassing situations like gas and diarrhea?
In addition to prescribing digestive enzymes, your doctor can suggest appropriate over-the-counter medications such as simethicone or lomotil to help with these kinds of symptoms.
All my diagnostic tests are normal, but my symptoms are there. Does it mean I don't have pancreatitis anymore?
No. At some point, the pancreas may become scarred and stop producing enzymes, so blood tests appear normal despite having pancreatitis.
Why do I experience waves of nausea when I have no pain?
Alterations in your digestion can cause nausea, bloating, and other symptoms.
What kind of surgery? The most common procedures for pancreatitis include drainage procedures and removal of part or all of the pancreas. Whether or not you will need a procedure will depend on many factors and would need to be discussed individually with your doctor.
Does pancreatitis occur in children?
Pancreatitis is very rare in children. It is sometimes diagnosed in young adults who have a history of bellyaches. Usually, a stomachache is a stomachache — but in rare instances, could indicate pancreatitis, particularly when pain is associated with eating, occurs after eating fatty foods, if the location of pain radiates around to back around the shoulder blades, and if the child experiences recurrent episodes.


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By Kristina ZimbalistMonday, Feb. 09, 2004
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Turning Plaid Into Profits
That Rose Marie Bravo recently finished reading Jane Austen's Persuasion — a fact she announces with an impassioned "Oh!" from her sofa on the 30th floor of the New York City offices of Burberry — is fitting. She has engaged in a grand-scale persuasion of her own of late that is widely considered a retail marvel.
Since being named chief executive of the British design house seven years ago, she has convinced the style elite that the dormant, 148-year-old brand — with its placid beige plaid, which had been spotted, if it was noticed at all, lining the raincoats on markdown racks — not only is no longer a fashion anathema but is in fact a status symbol. Her feat has more than doubled the company's sales, turning it from a $470 million-a-year enterprise to a $1 billion behemoth.
"I didn't quite know until I got there what I was going to uncover," says Bravo, 53. "It didn't take long to see that underneath the debris there was this beautiful, quality heritage. Of course, part of it was that the timing was right to restore. People were interested in it." The checks are now vaunted on ball gowns, bikinis and stilettos. There are fragrance and children's lines and sexy ad campaigns featuring chic Brits Kate Moss and Stella Tennant. The iconic trench coat, first designed in 1901 by Thomas Burberry as an army officer's raincoat, today comes in a panoply of styles, colors and prints, including this season's floral.
She dubs the transformation "doing what Gucci did, at Burberry," but Bravo was displaying corporation-altering prescience and chutzpah long before Tom Ford made them fashionable. As president of Saks in the '90s, she brought labels like Gucci, Jil Sander and Prada onto the selling floor, a move that began the store's return to the luxury league of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. As a cosmetics buyer at Macy's in the early '80s, Bravo noted the sudden proliferation of fuchsia in fashion. She called Carol Phillips, co-founder and then head of Clinique. "I said, 'This pink is wildly popular. It's everywhere in the clothing. We don't have a lipstick that color,'" Bravo recalls. Phillips called back to say a new lipstick would be in the line immediately. Bravo says her biggest break came in 1988 when Macy's promoted her from senior vice president of merchandising to chairman and chief executive of its new acquisition, the California-based chain I. Magnin.
If part of her intrepidity comes from growing up the daughter of a hairdresser who owned a salon in New York City's Bronx — Bravo attended the elite public Bronx High School of Science and Fordham University, also in the Bronx — the rest may result from the fact that early in her career, she saw "women in action." Says Bravo: "In cosmetics, which is where I particularly grew up, we had these wonderful role models. Estée Lauder, Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden are all women who created companies." Clinique's Phillips "hired all women," Bravo says. "Her top lieutenants were female. If you've been given this road map and you see that others have gone before you and achieved, you never have in your mind the notion of failure. You have the notion that you can do it too, if you're good enough and smart enough and make the right decisions."
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Donald Parsons, M.D.
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Robert B. Perry, M.D.
Robert T. Person
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Scott Pigford, M.D.
Donald Ping, M.D.
Platte Valley Education
Marie & Milton Pollock
L.F. & Eleanor Pont
John W. Posey, M.D.
J. Fred Prinzing, Jr.. M.D.
Public Service Company
Paul Pustmueller
W. Gerald Rainer, M.D.
Ralston Management
Karen Rapson
Erick Ratzer, M.D.
Rolling Rawlinson
Mrs. Howard Rea
David Reeb
Inez E. Rekansrud
John & Edith Repka
Louis Retallack. M.D.
J.C. Rheem
Rickenbaugh Cadillac Company
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Karl Roehrig, M.D.
L.W. Roessing, Jr.. M.D.
David B. Roos, M.D.
Elmer Roth
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Frank Ryan. PhD.
Theodore R. Sadler, M.D.
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Janet Schemmel, M.D.
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Cosimo Sciotto, M.D.
Albert E. Seep
Seven-Up Bottling Company
D.  Dale Shaffer
Robert & Patty Shanahan
George & Nancy Sharpe
John Shelton
E.  Paul Sheridan, M.D.
Samuel Sherman. Jr.
Leroy J. Sides, M.D.
George E. Siener
Kenneth J. Simpson, M.D.
M.A. Skelly, M.D.
W.C. Smail, Jr., M.D.
Mary Neel Smith
Pearl Smith
Larry L. Snider, D.D.S.
Don & Katharine Snyder
Marc Sorkin. M.D.
Ronald G. Spence
J. Robert Spencer. M.D.
H.W. Spritzer. M.D.
Gary Stansbury
Robert P. Stanton, M.D
Toni Stephenson
Dorothy Sterne
Robert J. Stewart, M.D.
Jack Stoffel. M.D.
W.K. & Ann Sutherland
Paul Sutton, M.D.
Paul Swalm
Cheryl Swinhart
Charles R. Thompson, D.D.S.
Dorothy Toscano
W. Marshall Turner, Jr., M.D.
U.O.A. Metro Denver Chapter
Upjohn Company
E.E. Urban
Dell & Lucia Van Gilder
Van Schaack & Company
P.A. Vargas, M.D.
Ralph Verploeg, M.D.
Cleo Villano
Ray W. Vinson, M.D.
Rose Vogl
Glen Waggoner
Walgreen Benefit Fund
Lewis Wallach
Donald Warnberg
R.C.A. Weatherley-White. M.D.
Marlin Weaver, M.D.
Mrs. Charles W. Webb
Western Filter Company
Western Orthopaedic Clinic
Western Radiologists
Wain White. M.D.
Oren Whitwell
Eugene O. Wiggs, M.D.
Gregory A. Wilets, M.D.
Gary Wilson, D.D.S.
James S. Wilson
Richard G. Wohlgenant
Charles O. Wood
Wood Foundation
George R. Wright, M.D.
Charlotte Young
Charles V. Zarlengo, M.D.
Frank N. Zarlengo, M.D.
Howard Zeiger
Elmer Zimmerman
Anne-marie Zuccarelli
Dear Sister Mary Andrew:
My father, Charles Sizeler, a patient in your Family Practice Clinic, was
admitted to Saint Joseph Hospital on December 9, 1981, with a left temporal
stroke which left him paralyzed on the right side and unable to speak.
I flew to Denver December 12 and stayed at the hospital almost constantly
for the next five days. During this time, I was amazed at the type of care he
was receiving�fantastically good, in my opinion.
I have worked in a VA hospital in Florida and have been a patient in
another hospital in Memphis and in three hospitals in Dade County (Miami),
Florida. My mother, who had a right temporal stroke in May 1981, was a
patient at another hospital in Memphis and in a rehab unit of still another
Memphis hospital. She is now a patient in a nursing home and her left side is
almost totally frozen.
So I speak with a little knowledge when I say that I have never seen such
truly caring, sympathetic and clinically efficient nurses and therapists as those
on your staff who were and are taking care of my father. They are all
cheerful, vivacious and seem to be highly motivated people; and this, in
itself, helps the patient's recovery. The entire atmosphere of the hospital was
one of happiness, as opposed to some of the others mentioned above where
the tension around the staff could be cut with a knife.
1 cannot rave enough about Daddy's physician, Dr. Thomas Jeffers, the
chief resident in your Family Practice Service, who took time from his busy
schedule (rounds) to sit and discuss Daddy's case thoroughly with me a
couple of times while I was there, and then later called me long distance to
give me an update on Daddy's condition. This to me was the most kind,
thoughtful act of any doctor I've ever met and something NEVER done by
any of my mother's doctors (I was still in Florida when she was hospitalized).
Therefore, I feel that Daddy is getting marvelous care and attention, and I
just wanted to express my thanks to you and your staff on 3 West and the
4th Floor Rehab Unit and of course, to Dr. Jeffers and the social worker,
Helen White. Please express my thanks to all of them.
Sylvia Sizeler
Dear Sister Mary Andrew,
Approximately one year ago I had the pleasure of writing you to commend
the staff who cared for me after both my myocardial infarction in October and
heart surgery in December. Once again I am most happy to write, this time in
commendation of the staff of "The Heart Place."
This is the greatest group of people I have ever had the pleasure to know.
They have helped me through a very critical period and made it all a
pleasant, happy time. Thanks to these great people and the program they
have put together. I have been able to make a complete recovery, both
physically and psychologically.
The cardiac rehabiliation program is certainly outstanding. Don't ever let it
go. You are so very fortunate to be able to offer such a program and to have
such wonderful people administering it. My family and I extend our heart felt
thanks to this great staff for all their help in the past year.
Charles C. Digby
Title TowerScope Volume 18 Issue Nr. 2, Winter 1982
Subject 1 Saint Joseph Hospital (Denver, CO) -- history
Subject 2 Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Kansas)
Subject 3 Periodicals -- Newsletters
Description TowerScope Volume 18 Issue Nr. 2, published Winter 1982. Published by the Office of Public Relations for friends of Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado.
Collection Name Newsletters Collection
Publisher Saint Joseph Hospital
Date.Original 01/02/1982
Date.Digital 2016-05-11
Rights In Copyright - Non-Commerical Use only (IC-NC)
Title TowerScope Volume 18 Issue Nr. 2, Winter 1982 - Page 7
Description TowerScope Volume 18 Issue Nr. 2 - Page 7, published Winter 1982. Published by the Office of Public Relations for friends of Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado.
Type Text & Image
Source Two-colour print of varying dimensions over the years, from 8.5 x 11 to 11 x 17 inches in size.
Format Creekside
Coverage-Spatial 1982-winter_0007.txt
Transcript 9 p Lee Palmer Edward G. Panter, M.D. George Pappas. M.D. Donald Parsons, M.D. Paul Revere Lodge Mordant E. Peck, M.D. Robert B. Perry, M.D. Robert T. Person Osgoode S. Philpott, Jr.. M.D. Gerald H. Phipps Scott Pigford, M.D. Donald Ping, M.D. Platte Valley Education Association Marie & Milton Pollock L.F. & Eleanor Pont John W. Posey, M.D. J. Fred Prinzing, Jr.. M.D. Public Service Company Paul Pustmueller R W. Gerald Rainer, M.D. Ralston Management Karen Rapson Erick Ratzer, M.D. Rolling Rawlinson Mrs. Howard Rea David Reeb Inez E. Rekansrud John & Edith Repka Louis Retallack. M.D. J.C. Rheem Rickenbaugh Cadillac Company F. George Robinson Karl Roehrig, M.D. L.W. Roessing, Jr.. M.D. David B. Roos, M.D. Elmer Roth Ira Rothgerber, Jr. Frank Ryan. PhD. Theodore R. Sadler, M.D. Saint Joseph Hospital Auxiliary Robert Santarelli John Scheffing Janet Schemmel, M.D. Michael Schiff, M.D. Jo Schmidt Jack V. Scholz, M.D. Schramm Foundation David Schumacher, M.D. Cosimo Sciotto, M.D. Ken Scott Albert E. Seep Seven-Up Bottling Company D. Dale Shaffer Robert & Patty Shanahan George & Nancy Sharpe John Shelton E. Paul Sheridan, M.D. Samuel Sherman. Jr. Leroy J. Sides, M.D. George E. Siener Kenneth J. Simpson, M.D. M.A. Skelly, M.D. W.C. Smail, Jr., M.D. Mary Neel Smith Pearl Smith Larry L. Snider, D.D.S. Don & Katharine Snyder Marc Sorkin. M.D. Ronald G. Spence J. Robert Spencer. M.D. H.W. Spritzer. M.D. Gary Stansbury Robert P. Stanton, M.D Toni Stephenson Dorothy Sterne Robert J. Stewart, M.D. Jack Stoffel. M.D. George Stone W.K. & Ann Sutherland Paul Sutton, M.D. Paul Swalm Cheryl Swinhart T Charles R. Thompson, D.D.S. Dorothy Toscano W. Marshall Turner, Jr., M.D. IT U.O.A. Metro Denver Chapter Upjohn Company E.E. Urban Dell & Lucia Van Gilder Van Schaack & Company P.A. Vargas, M.D. Ralph Verploeg, M.D. Cleo Villano Ray W. Vinson, M.D. Rose Vogl w Glen Waggoner Walgreen Benefit Fund Lewis Wallach Donald Warnberg R.C.A. Weatherley-White. M.D. Marlin Weaver, M.D. Mrs. Charles W. Webb Western Filter Company Western Orthopaedic Clinic Western Radiologists Wain White. M.D. Oren Whitwell Eugene O. Wiggs, M.D. Gregory A. Wilets, M.D. Gary Wilson, D.D.S. James S. Wilson Richard G. Wohlgenant Charles O. Wood Wood Foundation George R. Wright, M.D. T Charlotte Young Charles V. Zarlengo, M.D. Frank N. Zarlengo, M.D. Howard Zeiger Elmer Zimmerman Anne-marie Zuccarelli Patient Salute Dear Sister Mary Andrew: My father, Charles Sizeler, a patient in your Family Practice Clinic, was admitted to Saint Joseph Hospital on December 9, 1981, with a left temporal stroke which left him paralyzed on the right side and unable to speak. I flew to Denver December 12 and stayed at the hospital almost constantly for the next five days. During this time, I was amazed at the type of care he was receiving�fantastically good, in my opinion. I have worked in a VA hospital in Florida and have been a patient in another hospital in Memphis and in three hospitals in Dade County (Miami), Florida. My mother, who had a right temporal stroke in May 1981, was a patient at another hospital in Memphis and in a rehab unit of still another Memphis hospital. She is now a patient in a nursing home and her left side is almost totally frozen. So I speak with a little knowledge when I say that I have never seen such truly caring, sympathetic and clinically efficient nurses and therapists as those on your staff who were and are taking care of my father. They are all cheerful, vivacious and seem to be highly motivated people; and this, in itself, helps the patient's recovery. The entire atmosphere of the hospital was one of happiness, as opposed to some of the others mentioned above where the tension around the staff could be cut with a knife. 1 cannot rave enough about Daddy's physician, Dr. Thomas Jeffers, the chief resident in your Family Practice Service, who took time from his busy schedule (rounds) to sit and discuss Daddy's case thoroughly with me a couple of times while I was there, and then later called me long distance to give me an update on Daddy's condition. This to me was the most kind, thoughtful act of any doctor I've ever met and something NEVER done by any of my mother's doctors (I was still in Florida when she was hospitalized). Therefore, I feel that Daddy is getting marvelous care and attention, and I just wanted to express my thanks to you and your staff on 3 West and the 4th Floor Rehab Unit and of course, to Dr. Jeffers and the social worker, Helen White. Please express my thanks to all of them. Sincerely, Sylvia Sizeler Memphis, Tennessee Dear Sister Mary Andrew, Approximately one year ago I had the pleasure of writing you to commend the staff who cared for me after both my myocardial infarction in October and heart surgery in December. Once again I am most happy to write, this time in commendation of the staff of "The Heart Place." This is the greatest group of people I have ever had the pleasure to know. They have helped me through a very critical period and made it all a pleasant, happy time. Thanks to these great people and the program they have put together. I have been able to make a complete recovery, both physically and psychologically. The cardiac rehabiliation program is certainly outstanding. Don't ever let it go. You are so very fortunate to be able to offer such a program and to have such wonderful people administering it. My family and I extend our heart felt thanks to this great staff for all their help in the past year. Sincerely, Charles C. Digby Northglenn
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Employee Bulletin
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Medical Staff Newsletter
Sister Joanna Bruner, SCL
Sister Marianna Bauder, SCL
Sister Mary Andrew Talle, SCL
Sister Mary Asella Delaney, SCL
Towers of Healing Book
Twin Towers Quarterly


Last Thursday (19th July), the tranquility of the Kent seaside town of Whitstable was, if not shattered, then at the very least slightly rippled. For Millman Street Community Centre members embarked on another day out in the town, following a similar sojourn in 2015.
This time, however, the weather was glorious: sunshine, cool breezes (remember those?) and plenty of 'fresh air' (Note: a type of easier-to-breathe oxygen without nearly as much pollution as London's atmosphere).
Whitstable was home to the late, great actor Peter Cushing, and Whistable FC are the current holders of the Kent Senior Cup, having defeated local rivals Sheppey United in last April's final. The town also a great deal of other history, which, if properly researched, might have made for an interesting and informative article.
Ahem. An-y-way, it possibly got its name from a local lad, name of Whit, who, it seems, was the proud owner of a table. And not just any old table, oh no. A table so splendiferous that people would come from miles around (kilometres were, at the time, merely a measurement enthusiast's dream) to gaze upon its magnificent table, erm, ness.
A-hmm. Local (and indeed international) historians may dispute these origin stories, but then they seem to have little better to do than look into things in a proper, methodical manner to establish the truth of things.
And if the aforesaid statements seem so outlandish, one could do worse than recall that there are other places in Kent after which now-commonplace things are named: Sandwich, Thong and Borstal are good examples (the village supposedly called Industrial Estate in medieval times is, in contrast, a bad example).
Ahem. Anyhoo, so much for Whitstable's history. Few of HCA's members were dwelling on that as the coach pulled into town. Our members – peckish and parched from the journey – breathed in the breathable air on their way to a fish and chip shop for tea, cold drinks, erm, fish and (can you guess?) chips.
Alas, tragedy struck when Steve crushed your HCA hack's reading glasses case. In the ensuing tussle, Steve denied responsibility, saying it was "an accident", then landed a couple of well-deserved back-handers on the blubbing word-mangler, and threatened to not let him return to London on the coach until he promised not to sue ("lawyers" and extravagant "settlement" sums had been bandied about by the hot-headed hack).
Anyway. Once food and drinks had been imbibed, our refreshed members, with the help of volunteers and staff, then had a butcher's in local shops, making various purchases. This reporter was especially intrigued with a tea towel bought by one member, which featured a giant squid – And you thought his account of the town's history was cobblers: even he never thought to invent mahoosive encephalopods in an area totally devoid of them.
After perusing the charity shops and high street, our members and staff made their way to the seafront, passing Cushing's View (named for the actor-resident of course) and basked in the sunshine. Those with the stomach for it looked out across the Swale to the Isle of Sheppey, or to the old sea forts in the, erm, sea.
Then it was time to rest, to stop off for drinks and ice creams before heading back into town for a brief snifter in a local pub.
No, there were no drunken arguments or Quadrophenia-style pitched battles between our mob and other tourist groups; the constabulary were not summoned and everyone chilled out.
Holborn Community Association would like to thank all staff and volunteers who helped out with our members during the Whitstable jaunt.
With apologies to the good people of Whitstable. And its real history.
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Q: Use CSS transition for bootstrap column I am pretty newb with CSS and very newb with CSS transitions.
We have two sibling divs like so:

so when the rightSidebarOpen boolean is toggled to true, the css changes and the right sidebar becomes visible; likewise when rightSidebarOpen is toggled to false, the right sidebar becomes hidden.
However, the transition is so fast, it's not user friendly. How can I use a simple CSS transition to "open" and "close" the right sidebar given the situation? No idea how to do this!

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Island neighbours funded to fight African swine fever
• Timor-Leste's ASF biosecurity response boosted by $180,000
• PNG also given additional $205,000 to aid recovery from 2020 ASF outbreak
• Australian support to manage ASF overseas minimises risk of domestic incursion
The Australian Government has given Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea (PNG) a helping hand in their battle to respond and recover from devastating African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks.
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud said Timor-Leste had received $180,000 and PNG has received an extra $205,000 to help combat the effects of the highly contagious virus and mitigate future outbreaks.
"African swine fever hit Timor-Leste in September 2019. Between ASF and severe flooding that has blighted the country, Timor-Leste has lost more than 100,000 of its 420,000 pigs," Minister Littleproud said.
"PNG has been battling an ASF incursion since March 2020. We understand how the animals play a vital cultural and economic role in both countries and the serious effects these outbreaks are having on their communities and livelihoods.
"In Timor-Leste, around 72 per cent of urban and rural households keep pigs. About 600,000 households in the PNG highlands rear nearly 1.8 million pigs, producing some 27,000 tonnes of pig meat annually.
"With Australia's support, the Timor-Leste and PNG governments can continue the fight against ASF and other important animal diseases.
"Timor-Leste will use funds to increase linkages between animal health extension officers and farmers and encourage the adoption of ASF-safe pig farming practices.
"PNG funds will maintain essential road checkpoints, deploy field teams to respond to ASF disease reports and reinforce biosecurity messaging amongst smallholder farmers."
The support is funded under the government's $58.6 million ASF biosecurity response package.
• ASF is a viral disease with no effective vaccine, which can survive for long periods in uncooked, frozen, or cured pig-meat product and persists in contaminated pig pens for at least 30 days.
• The virus is spread primarily by close contact between pigs.
• ASF is exotic to Australia but present in neighbouring countries such as Timor-Leste and PNG and is widespread throughout Asia.


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Are England strikers good enough to win us the World Cup again? Who will make Southgate's squad? He's already said that only players playing every week will get a look in. Let's take a look at his striker options!
Certain players are definitely in. Harry Kane's had a brilliant season and has now scored over 100 goals for Tottenham. Kane has a penchant for getting injured though, so it's vital that he stays fit for the last few months of the Premier League. He could be a future England captain.
Even with all of the speculation, Carroll didn't move to Chelsea in the end. Playing time is important and if he gets it at West Ham for the remainder of the season he may get a look in. He is an asset coming from the bench and can cause any defence problems; his height is also a factor, a target man for crosses and set pieces is always going to be a plus as an England striker!
It's easy to feel sorry for Rashford with Alexis Sanchez coming into the Manchester United squad and taking his spot. Hopefully this will have the right effect on Rashford and spurs him on to fight harder for a forward position at United. His pace on the wing will suit for England and gives Gareth Southgate another option and ultimately choice is what all managers want.
Bidding farewell to a long serving career at Arsenal after 12 years, 108 goals and 3 FA Cup winners medals, Walcott has moved to Everton to reignite his career. Scoring two goals on his debut and using his pace to unlock defences under Sam Allardyce this regular quality game time will improve his chances of being part of Southgate's team after being dropped last year.
Vardy has stuck it out at Leicester. Rumours of a move have come and gone, can he find form for the remainder of the season? Maybe… After equalising against Manchester City at the Etihad he has become the first player in history to score against all top 6 teams in the same season. Leicester aren't having the best season, but he has still netted 13 goals not bad going. He can add a lot of value to the England Team this summer.
Who would you pick? Have we missed anybody out? Tell us in the comments!


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Modern 120mm Ammunition for K2 Main Battle Tanks
Nammo and Hyundai Rotem Company expect to finalize the development of a programmable fuze which will enable the K2 to use rounds with different scenario dependent modes, with airburst as one such option nammo News By DA Reporter / 07 Oct 2022
Nammo has been contracted to develop new and modern 120mm ammunition for Hyundai Rotem Company (HRC)'s K2 Main Battle Tank (MBT).
The agreement between the two companies has an initial value of $5 million for the R&D part, and likely more than $100 million if Nammo ends up producing and delivering 120mm ammunition to K2 users.
"This is a major milestone for Nammo," said Audun Dotseth, Vice President Large Caliber Systems at Nammo. "The agreement with Hyundai Rotem Company enables us to integrate and further develop our modern ammunition portfolio for the K2 main battle tank. This means more powerful ammunition for NATO countries using the K2, including Norway."
Initially, Nammo will start the work on integrating its current 120mm ammunition to ensure a high safety standard as well as compatibility with the K2 MBT. In the mid- to long term, Nammo and HRC expect to finalize the development of a programmable fuze. This will enable the K2 MBT to use rounds with different scenario dependent modes, with airburst as one such option.
Poland recently signed a contract to procure close to 200 K2 MBTs, in a deal where HRC will deliver a total of 1,000 K2 MBTs with successive contracts. Norway is currently in the final stage of choosing a new MBT for its Army – the K2 is one of two candidates.
"The agreement between the two companies will further prepare the K2 MBT for the European market," said Euiseong Lee, Vice President of HRC. "The K2 today is fully interoperable with NATO ammunition standards and the cooperation with Nammo will further strengthen the security of supply both for Norway and other K2 users in Europe."
The first successful test shots with the new airburst ammunition were fired at Rena firing range during tests and trials in Norway in winter 2021. To facilitate further development and testing procedures, an identical gun with the one used by the K2 MBT, delivered by Hyundai Wia, will be permanently set up by HRC at Nammo's Raufoss test center.
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require 'inch_ci/action'
require 'inch_ci/grade_list_collection'

module Action
  module Project
    class Show
      include InchCI::Action
      include Action::SetProjectAndBranch

      MAX_SUGGESTIONS = 20

      exposes :project, :branch, :revision, :user, :code_objects,
              :collection, :suggestion_count, :pending_build

      def initialize(params)
        set_project_and_branch(params)
        @build = find_pending_build(params)
        if revision = find_revision(@branch, params)
          @user = project.user
          @revision = RevisionPresenter.new(revision)
          @code_objects = find_code_objects(revision)
          @collection = create_collection(@code_objects)
          @suggestion_count = @code_objects.select do |code_object|
              code_object.grade != 'A'
            end.size
          if @suggestion_count > MAX_SUGGESTIONS
            @suggestion_count = "#{MAX_SUGGESTIONS}+"
          end
        end
      end

      private

      def find_code_objects(revision)
        return [] if revision.nil?
        list = InchCI::Store::FindRelevantCodeObjects.call(revision)
        present_code_objects(list)
      end

      def create_collection(code_objects)
        InchCI::GradeListCollection.new(code_objects)
      end

      def find_pending_build(params)
        if uid = params[:pending_build]
          build = InchCI::Store::FindBuild.call(uid)
          unless build.finished_at
            @pending_build = build
          end
        end
      end

      def find_revision(branch, params)
        return if branch.nil?
        if revision_uid = params[:revision]
          InchCI::Store::FindRevision.call(@branch, revision_uid)
        else
          InchCI::Store::FindLatestRevision.call(@branch)
        end
      end

      def present_code_objects(code_objects)
        code_objects.map { |o| CodeObjectPresenter.new(o) }
      end
    end
  end
end


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NBA Rumors: Coach David Fizdale Reveals Knicks' Top Priority Next Summer
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With their roster mostly consisting of young players, nobody expected the New York Knicks to make a huge impact in the 2018-19 NBA season. As of now, the Knicks are focused on the development of the young guys that they believe could be part of their long-term future. However, though the Knicks will have a huge incentive for being the worst NBA team in the league, Coach David Fizdale doesn't seem to be thrilled with their current performance, especially with their inconsistencies on the defensive end of the floor.
According to ESPN, the Knicks currently rank 28th in NBA's defensive efficiency, allowing 111.6 points per 100 possessions. In a recent interview with Marc Berman of the New York Post, Coach David Fizdale said that the Knicks' defensive struggle is not about the effort his players exert, but their "confidence." With their goal to contend for the NBA championship in the 2019-20 NBA season, Fizdale and the Knicks no longer have the luxury to wait for their young players' full development.
Coach David Fizdale revealed that one of the Knicks' top priorities in the 2019 NBA offseason is to find players who can take their defense to the "next level."
"Our defense won't really, really get to where it's at until we start really filling in the gaps with the type of guys we think can take our defense to the next level." Fizdale said. "Add maybe another forward defender or another perimeter defender that has a reputation for that. Those kind of guys are the ones that elevate your system to the next level."
David Fizdale says a defensive scheme is being designed with summer additions in mind https://t.co/ujNylP2EMQ
— Stefan Bondy (@SBondyNYDN) March 28, 2019
The Knicks aren't just expected to add defenders, but All-Star caliber defenders in which, according to Berman, Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors would be perfect target. After trading the lucrative contract of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee to the Dallas Mavericks before the February NBA trade deadline, the Knicks opened up enough salary cap space to give Durant and another incoming free agent superstar max contracts next July.
Other than Kevin Durant, the 2019 NBA free agency class will also feature other All-Star-caliber defenders like Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors, Jimmy Butler of the Philadelphia 76ers, and Klay Thompson of the Warriors. Adding at least two of those superstars will not only boost the Knicks' defense, but also their performance on the offensive end of the floor. Aside from free agency, the Knicks also have a plethora of trade assets to engage in a blockbuster deal next summer.