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Electronic skins (E-skins) that can mimic the functions of a human skin have been intensively studied in the past few years. They are expected to have a great impact on the upcoming generation of portable and wearable electronics related to the Internet of Things. Even after many breakthroughs in the material sciences, there are still difficulties in achieving high performance and highly functional sensors durable enough for continuous monitoring of human activity and health.
Advanced micro- and nanoscale materials within polymer-based protective layers have been successfully applied for the E-skins. However, it is not only important to study and understand the behavior and properties of these electronic materials, but also to create smart structures to achieve the desired performance for these devices.
A research group from University of Oulu bypassed common performance and functional issues by combining advanced materials and an ingenious structure to achieve mechanosensitivity to different stimuli, high sensing performance, and functionality within the device. The structure not only provided simultaneous ability to be adhered to a human skin or be attached to clothes or textiles, but also possibilities for precise tuning of the response to achieve optimal performances for different locations in the human body. The devices were able to record human activity and health in a reliable manner, providing adequate long-term durability with machine washability.
However, there is still a long way to go until the commercialisation of wearable products. One of the major difficulties is to achieve a multidirectional sensor that can distinguish the types of stimuli with high selectivity but is also feasible for wireless sensing.
Although more testing is required for long-term durability and environmental stability, the group's work is a promising start in achieving high performance wearable sensors.


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Hollywood's stuntwomen take center stage in Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
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Warrior Women Month might be over now, but just, y'know, in general, we're fans of seeing women kick butt, drive fast cars, and maybe jump out of a moving vehicle or two. It's perfect timing, then, for the release of director April Wright's Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, out now on VOD from Shout! Studios.
Based on the book by Mollie Gregory, Stuntwomen tells the story of the real-life action heroines of film and TV, from the silent era — serial The Hazards of Helen, released in the teens, was the first action franchise, and star Helen Gibson did her own stunts — through the female action renaissance of the '70s and on to the modern era, where stars like Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson, and Michelle Rodriguez (who narrates parts of Stuntwomen) brawl on the big screen on the reg.
But the epic action scenes we love so much — whether it's the Bride and Vernita Green throwing down in Kill Bill, Letty getting into some vehicular mayhem in the Fast and Furious movies, or Wonder Woman crashing through a window — would be nothing without stuntwomen. For her documentary, Wright interviewed dozens of them, pairing new-school stuntwomen like Amy Johnston (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Heidi Moneymaker (Black Widow), and Keisha Tucker (Black Panther) with legends like Jeannie Epper (who doubled for Lynda Carter in the Wonder Woman TV series), Jadie David (who frequently doubled for Pam Grier), stunt driver extraordinaire Debbie Evans (ooh, that The Matrix Reloaded highway chase scene), and Julie Ann Johnson, a stuntwoman who, with her work on the Charlie's Angels TV series, became one of the first women stunt coordinators.
What emerges from these conversations — and clips of training routines and finished stunts liberally sprinkled throughout — is a community of women who get to do one of the coolest jobs around ... if not one without its own set of challenges. Stuntmen being popped in a wig and doubled for women; men getting to do the more dangerous, and thus higher-earning, stunts; stuntwomen being met with skepticism that they're capable of the same stunts as men; female characters being put in short and/or tight costumes that don't allow their stunt doubles to pad themselves up as their male counterparts often can. Hearing of the challenges stuntwomen of years past surmounted, and the ones their modern-day sisters still deal with, provides an illuminating and empowering glimpse into a profession without which the movies we know and love wouldn't be the same. SYFY FANGRRLS spoke with director April Wright about shining a light on these underappreciated heroes.
How much did you know about stuntwomen before you did this film?
I'm a pretty movie-savvy person. I grew up in a movie family, and both my parents were aware of movies and talked to us about what made them good. Of course, I knew about stunts and was somewhat aware of them. I remember there were some films where you could see the stunt double was there, or even that a woman was played by a [stunt]man. So I knew a little bit when I started. But the book was a tremendous amount of beginning research, because [author] Mollie Gregory had already dug deep into some of the history, the silent film information, and had interviewed a number of women. It was a great jumping-off point. She had done all the heavy lifting on the research.
And pairing the newer stuntwomen with the veterans was your idea? I really loved that. It gives a sense that this is a community of women.
Yeah! And also, I think the younger women, they may have heard the names, but to really hear the stories and to understand what the woman had gone through and how they paved the way gave them a bigger and better appreciation of the career that they're pursuing.
Even though you say the book did most of the heavy lifting in terms of silent era research, it was really invaluable in your movie to actually see the stunts that took place back then.
Making me aware of the silent film stuff was probably the biggest thing that came out of the book. To hunt down some of those films and that footage so that we could show some of the stunts that women were doing 100 years ago … [In Stuntwomen], I go back to the beginning, because I feel like you have building blocks to a story. Once you get towards the end, and you need some of those emotional payoffs, it really helps to understand what the current situation is built on. I really liked to show that. And a lot of stuntwomen found the super interesting. That scene we shot with Ben Mankiewicz from Turner Classic Movies [where he was talking about the history of stuntwomen in silent film] — seeing some of those clips of what women were doing back then is really amazing. Nobody would have ever thought that was going on.
That's such a misconception across the board, about women filmmakers in early Hollywood — not just stuntwomen, but in general. That it was all men back then. But there were a ton of women making films in the silent era, and they were intentionally driven out!
[There was] The Hazards of Helen, an action serial that was written and directed by women and [had women stars]. That had something like 200 episodes! It was the first action franchise. It went on for a really long time. And now people are like, "Oh, can a woman do that stunt? Should we get a guy in there to do it?" It's like, "No. Women can handle it!"
When you were talking to these stuntwomen, did you hear anything that surprised you?
When you meet them in person, they're very strong people. Very smart people. You think of the physicality of what they're doing, and you don't realize how smart they are. How, in their brains, they're working out all the logistics and geography and "How is wind going to hit me here?" They're really working things out at a level in their minds to be able to turn the right way and land in the right way and turn their heads so their face can't be seen. They really are pro athletes that are performing at a really high level. I don't think I really knew until started meeting them and talking to them how much is involved and how much they analyze. And how much it's not just the physicality—but it really is mental agility.
Amy Johnston, Debbie Evans, and Donna Evans. Credit: Shout! Studios.
I never realized — I guess because I never thought about it — how much the stunt coordinator is involved in choreographing and directing the scene. They decide what these scenes look like!
And that's a really important point especially related to women in the business, because the stunt coordinators work with the directors, and they basically design the action. Or they choreograph the action. And there are some specialties, where there might be fight choreographers that come in if something's really elaborate. But it's the stunt coordinator, who is also sometimes the second unit director or works with the second unit director — which is also usually a stunt person — shooting the action. This is why a lot of people wonder why there's still not a stunt Oscar, because it really is a specialty field. And the people at the top of their game are certainly at the top of their game in the same way that anybody [from] any other Oscar category, like hair and makeup or sound design or directing.
They also hold a bit of power, because they hire everybody. And when you're doing more difficult stunts, they're all SAG. So they all get minimums. But they have bumps, they call them, for more difficult stunts. And so they have the ability to let whoever they want, male or female, do the more difficult stunts and therefore get paid more. There's a couple examples in the film where people talk about that. Jadie David talked about in the '70s, driving that van that went into the water, and how the stunt coordinator pulled her out for the one shot that you made the most money on and gave it to a guy. And there's still some of that going on today. Because stunt coordinators do have that discretionary pool of money, so they can hire everybody, and they can decide what each person is doing. We were on a call yesterday—we did a screening for SAG-AFTRA, for all the actors. And all the stuntwomen were making a point that they should actually be paid more than the guys for fighting and falling, because most of the time they are doing it without pads. Everybody was like, "Yeah, you should!"
You want some costume designers to be in that screening, and to come out thinking, "We should totally put women in long-sleeve shirts and pants more often for fight scenes."
Everybody's been watching Cobra Kai on Netflix. And the finale episode of the second season has an epic fight. And I noticed the two key women that were fighting — they're high school girls in the show. Both of them, for the fight, had jeans on, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts or jackets. And I was watching that — my brain's so conscious of this right now. And even though other places in the series, they've been in shorts or skirts or dresses or whatever, I noticed they had been clothed in pants and long sleeves because they were probably swapping the actors back and forth with the stunt doubles for this big fight, and this way they can hide pads for all the hard hits and falls they were taking. Once you know, you're kind of like, "Ah-ha! I see what you did there."
That's something that's said in the documentary—that if a stunt performer is good, you don't notice them. But seeing this movie, it makes you pay more attention to these things — like the scene in Speed you show, where Sandra Bullock's stunt double had to be pulled along the ground in this tiny skirt. You realize how difficult it is — beyond the physical component, which is already hugely difficult anyway.
Exactly, exactly. Things you would not think of, but now you do!
This movie's good at balancing an appreciation for what these women do and just how cool it is while also acknowledging the struggles that they face, because women aren't historically treated equally in this field.
I think it's a good example of Hollywood overall—and maybe the country and the world in general — that there have been patterns in history and systems that have been built that don't bring in women and people of color as much as they should. We're talking about this overall, and we're talking about it in Hollywood. And we're looking at some of the statistics around women directors that have not changed too much since the '70s. And when you look at stuntwomen, it's the same thing. Except for them, it's compounded a bit because of all the physicality and testosterone involved in that specific profession. But I think that's why the film resonates with a lot of people. Because it's specifically stuntwomen, but it's really the story of all of us.
These women are so resilient!
You feel empowered after you watch it. You're pumped up!
I want to go jump off a building or stunt drive a car.
You want to go work out! Imagine me shooting this every day. It was a plus that I got to wear workout clothes every day—you want to be in their world, so that was cool and easy that I didn't have to dress up or anything. Every day after shooting you were just exhilarated, like, "Wow, I gotta do something! I gotta do something with my life! I gotta do something in the world!" You really feel inspired and pumped up after spending time with them, because they're just so amazing and inspiring and energetic.
It was so amazing to hear the story of Julie Ann Johnson, who was a stunt coordinator on Charlie's Angels in the '70s and blew the whistle on drug use on-set.
She spoke up, and she basically lost her career. And it is a shame. People know of her legend, kind of, in Hollywood. The younger generation does. But they don't really know her. And so it was important for me to include her in the film. And not only let her say what she wanted to say about her story and about how she's still trying to fight for equality, but also to really show her work and what she did and how big she was and how good she was. And that she really was one of the best. She wasn't just a woman who complained. She was a woman who was one of the best, who got sidelined because she spoke up about something that she should have spoken up about. It's a tough story.
"Don't do cocaine before a stunt that requires perfect timing or else people get hurt" doesn't seem like a controversial statement.
I'm afraid a lot of them did back in the day. But I don't think it was just stuntpeople. We did show that it was just Hollywood at that time, that that was something that everybody was doing and not really looking at that side of it.
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This study explored the relationship between job satisfaction and financial performance in Pennsylvania community banks with less than $2 billion in total assets. The research sample included five banks that consistently achieve high earnings and four banks with consistent low earnings results. A calculated four-year average return on equity (ROE) for each participating institution was used to divide participating banks into high and low performance groups. The study determined whether differences existed between overall job satisfaction and specific sub-facets of job satisfaction between the two groups. The research also examined the degree of correlation between earnings performance and job satisfaction among participating banks and assessed the impact of respondent demographic data on overall job satisfaction levels. The Abridged Job Descriptive Index (AJDI) and Abridged Job in General (AJIG) survey scales were used to measure levels of job satisfaction. To determine whether differences in employee satisfaction levels existed between the performance groups, data from the AJIG and AJDI scales were analyzed using independent-samples t-tests. The independent variable was performance group and the dependent variable was the level of satisfaction with the job in general and with job sub-facets. The t-test results indicated a significant difference between the two groups at the .01 level for overall job satisfaction (p = .00) and the sub-facets of Work (p = .00), Promotion (p = .00), and People (p = .00) however practical effect implications of these differences were small. Two-way between-groups ANOVAs were conducted on the survey data with independent variables of performance group and demographic traits and a dependent variable of respondent job satisfaction levels as measured by the AJIG scale. The ANOVAs revealed interactions between performance group and job level (p = .00) and performance group and job tenure (p = .01). Age (p = .00), Job Level (p = .00), and Job Tenure (p = .00) also each had significant main effects but with small practical effect. The Pearson correlation analysis revealed a strong positive correlation (r = .75) between bank profitability (ROE) and employee job satisfaction scores. Both practical and future research implications are discussed.
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Muscatine Symphony Orchestra offers remote auditions
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The Muscatine Symphony Orchestra is a community-based orchestra made up of volunteer local and professional musicians from the Muscatine area as well as regional universities from Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.
MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine Symphony Orchestra announced its annual open auditions to join the orchestra for the 2020-21 MasterWorks season. Do you play an instrument or know someone that does? The Muscatine Symphony invites possible new members to audition to join this unique, talented group of local musicians.
The vast majority of the musicians in the MSO have remained members for many years because of the sheer enjoyment they receive making music with this orchestra. From the wide variety of repertoire, to the family-like atmosphere, to the balance of challenge vs. enjoyment brought by Maestro Brian Dollinger, they believe it offers a very special place to make music.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in lieu of in person auditions, auditions for the Symphony will take the form of recordings sent into Music Director Dollinger for his review. He will take into account the limitations of each individual's recording devices as he listens to recordings. All recordings should consist of a continuous, non-edited, video file from any recording device (i.e. smartphone, tablet, computer). Send either the completed file, or a link to the file (YouTube, Dropbox, etc.), along with your audition information sheet. Applicants will find all audition requirements and forms located on the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra website, https://muscatinesymphony.org/join/ Please submit all audition files by Aug. 29. For more information, contact [email protected]
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La Basketligan es la principal liga de baloncesto profesional de Suecia. La liga se estableció originalmente en 1992 como Basketligan, nombre con el que fue conocida hasta la temporada 2006-07, cuando la empresa sueca Obol Investment firmó un acuerdo con la Federación de Baloncesto de Suecia a principios de octubre de 2006, la liga fue renombrada Obol Basketball League (OBL). En enero de 2007 el nombre fue cambiado a Ligan.

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One of the Koch brothers wants to put the kibosh on a tax cut that helps Tesla (TSLA)
by sangha cpa | Oct 26, 2018 | Finance | 0 comments
Charles Koch, a billionaire mega-donor known for helping conservative policymakers, has been lobbying against a Tesla-friendly tax-cut extension, according to Bloomberg.
Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada proposed earlier this month to lift the current cap on electric vehicles eligible for tax credits but to phase out the credit for the entire industry in 2020.
Tesla, whose Gigafactory is located in Nevada, has lobbied Congress to lift a cap on electric vehicles, according to Reuters.
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The billionaire mega-donor Charles Koch, one of the two Koch brothers who are famous for helping conservative policymakers, has been lobbying against legislation that would benefit electric-car makers such as Tesla.
"Subsidizing the wealthy with tax dollars is not only bad policy, it also increases our national deficit," Koch lobbyist Philip Ellender wrote in a letter sent to senators dated on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg.
"I urge you to oppose the expansion of credits on plug-in electric vehicles (EV) through 2022."
The credit-expansion bill was sponsored by Republican Sen. Dean Heller earlier this month. Under current law, only electric vehicles below a certain price are eligible for a $7,500 tax credit. Once a manufacturer hits 200,000 EVs sold, the tax credit phases out starting in the following quarter. Heller proposed to lift the current capital restriction on electric vehicles eligible for tax credits, but to phase out the credit for the entire industry in 2020, according to Reuters.
Heller's bill would boost demand for electric vehicle batteries made in his state, where Tesla's Gigafactory is located. Tesla said in July it had delivered 200,000 electric cars to US customers, which under the current law will reduce the tax credits by 50% for half a year and then cut those credits to $1,875 for another six months until it ends. Heller's legislation would extend Tesla's tax credits until 2020. Tesla has lobbied Congress to lift the cap on electric vehicles eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, according to Reuters.
The electric-car maker on Wednesday posted a surprise third-quarter profit — thanks to strong revenue generated by its Model 3 sedan. Tesla announced last week a lower-priced version of its Model 3 sedan starting at $45,000. The sedan would only cost about $35,000 in California after federal and state tax rebates, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla was up 2% this year.
Check out the full Bloomberg report here.
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There's a few Silverlight animations going on at the top of my blog, and I've been asked several times if that was hard to do. The answer is NO. It's actually incredibly simple. Instead of doing a step-by-step tutorial this time, however, I've decided to venture into the screencast world. You should see a video player below. If you don't, it's likely I did something wrong. This is a learning process.
What you think of my site's redesign.
Whether you prefer text-based or video based information.
You asked: 1. It's cute but abuses real estate. I have to go halfway down the page for content. 2. They're great in video, you need a better mic and a way for me to pause the video. I don't want to start it unless I've asked it to.3. I prefer a balance of both. Hope that helps!
Love the new design. As for the video. Please don't let Camtasia do auto zoom and pan. It is very jerky and disorienting. Take 5 extra minutes and hand place the zooms where they are really needed in order to view text. Also, I find that the audio is often best edited separate from the main video. Then you can insert pauses as necessary to keep the audio in sync. Camtasia 6 is supposed to allow you to edit the audio/video portions separately so you can record together and then adjust/edit as needed.
Had to go to the blog directly – the video didn't show up in the RSS feed.As for the design, gotta agree with Leon on it being cute but taking up real estate.I definitely like your tutorials as the step-by-step posts, but the screencasts are pretty cool too.Again, I'm with Leon – definitely need a better mic. But not sure why he couldn't pause – whatever control IE8 used allowed me to pause as needed.Overall, I liked the video though.


LION products and services are tailored to meet the needs of fire safety and emergency professionals like you. We start by engineering products that will keep you safe and developing equipment that helps you prepare for whatever your next call brings -- but that is only the beginning. We also stand behind every product and service we sell.
Our mission is to work together with our clients to create a solution tailored to their unique needs.
We recognize that our customers have many choices. We make it a point to earn their loyalty for life by anticipating their needs and developing solutions that meet their specific objectives.
We repay their trust in us by refusing to compromise the quality of life of their people before, during and after the fire emergency.
We can be trusted to act with integrity at all times, even when it means admitting to and correcting our mistakes. We will make things right for the customer and consumer, no matter what it takes.


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I've been sitting on this track for a while. I wrote "Heart Soul Mind Body" when I was struggling to find my place as a young black man in the United States. After personally experiencing racism throughout childhood, then witnessing injustices following the murders of Sandra Bland, Trayvon Martin, Alton Sterling, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, and Eric Garner. I used music as a creative outlet to create this song.
"Keep Me High Up" is a happy-sad summer jam that combines a therapeutic level of honesty with entrepreneurial ambition and spirit. LV's heartfelt lyricism coupled with upbeat production (by Warren Truth) featuring both live bass guitar (played by LV Baby) and trumpet (by Calvin the 3rd) is an instant classic.
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One of the largest countries in Europe, Finland continuously tops international rankings in education, research and development investment, competitiveness and transparency. The Ease of Doing Business chart parallels show Finland, along with its Scandinavian neighbours, as one of the best countries for foreign business ventures. Politically, the country is a stable parliamentary republic and has been a member of the European Union since 1995; it adopted the euro as its currency in 2002. Citizens enjoy a multitude of individual and political freedoms, with Finnish women among the first in the world allowed to vote.
Geographically, doing business in Finland offers trade links with Russia, Europe and the Baltic States, with access to the growing economies of Northern Europe rendering Finland a favourite among global organisations. A highly modernised and predominantly free market, its industrial economy boasts a thriving private sector and business environment attracting foreign investment.
Indeed, international trade remains key, with exports accounting for over one third of Finland's GDP – notably in wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronic industries. Forests cover three quarters of the country's surface area, making quality wood the most important export. This also provides a secondary occupation in the rural areas but is balanced by Finland's reputation as an innovative hub for technological advancements.
Business culture for the Finns is free of flamboyance and ostentation, so avoid over-dressing or showing extravagance. Finland has long been a culturally homogenous nation, little impacted by outside influences. Therefore, investing time in familiarising oneself with the established business etiquette is essential.
While Finland certainly remains a reliable springboard into successful business, the World Business Culture website will relay the necessary information for navigating the tax and regulatory environment. It will also help to understand the cultural environment to ensure rewarding business in Finland.
Finland punches above its weight and has done for decades. For a country with a tiny population, geographically remote and with an inclement climate the fact that Finland is considered a world leader in a number of areas is a remarkable achievement and a testament to the resilience and determination of its people.
Maybe Finland's success is down to its world famous 'sissu' (read the country profile to find out what that actually is) or maybe it's just down to the fact that Finland has been able to develop an education system that is globally envied and endlessly studied. Whatever the reason, Finland is in many ways remarkable. If you are looking for a market with an affluent, sophisticated consumer base which is technologically advanced and open to new ideas, then the idea of doing business in Finland should appeal to you.
Yet Finland is in many ways an enigma. Nordic but not Scandinavian; with a seemingly endless border with Russia but definitely not Slavic. Even the Finnish language has no similarities with its near neighbours. For these reasons Finland is often referred to as a cultural 'lone wolf'.
Doing business in Finland can bring enormous benefits but Finns are notoriously circumspect. A better knowledge of Finnish business culture can help you overcome any initial reticence you might encounter and enable you to develop deep and long-lasting relationships. Finns are interested in people who are interested in Finland – so show an interest in all things Finnish and you will reap the rewards.
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The 1930 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1930.

Incumbent U.S. Senator James Thomas Heflin was denied the Democratic nomination for supporting Republican Herbert Hoover in 1928. He ran as an independent candidate in the general election but lost re-election to John H. Bankhead II.

Democratic primary

Candidates
 John H. Bankhead II, businessman and candidate for Senate in 1926
 Fred I. Thompson

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General election

Results

See also
 1930 United States Senate elections

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Sexting can happen on any electronic device that allows sharing of media and messages including smartphones, tablets, laptops or mobiles. In the UK the age of consent for sexual intercourse is However, it is an offence to make, distribute, possess or show any indecent images of anyone aged under 18, even if the content was created with the consent of that young person. The law is contained in section 1 Protection of Children Act The police have said that sexting by children will primarily be considered as a safeguarding issue. The police must, by law, record all sexting incidents on their crime system but as of January , they can decide not to take further action against the young person if it is not in the public interest.
Due to the Equality Act, age discrimination is against the law, in almost all cases. The Equality Act is a law which protects you from discrimination. It means that discrimination or unfair treatment on the basis of certain personal characteristics, such as age, is now against the law in almost all cases. As well as the above, the Equality Act also means that public bodies, such as local authorities, hospital trusts and police authorities now have to prevent discrimination.
This is called the Public Sector Equality Duty. Public bodies must consider the needs of people with protected characteristics, including older people, when planning or carrying out their public duties or services.
In England and Wales, the age of sexual consent for women has been set at Other countries have set the legal age at anything from 12 to
These young people fall through the cracks in the law, without the same basic protections as younger children to be kept safe, recover or get justice. Sixteen is the legal age of consent to sexual activity. Although many laws declare that any person under the age of 18 is a child, the law protecting children from sexual crimes does not provide young people age 16 and 17 the same level of protection as younger children.
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Our report examines why older teenagers are particularly at risk of child sexual exploitation, what can happen when a young person reveals they are being exploited and why existing protection is insufficient. It uncovers a series of new findings based on interviews and case notes with specialist practitioners, and analysis of Crime Surveys and Freedom of Information responses. Child sexual exploitation is someone taking advantage of you sexually, for their own benefit. None of these reasons are acceptable enough to be subjected to such wreckage.
The only way to survive a situation like this is to save yourself or remain unsaved. Teenage girls aged 16 and 17 are more likely to be a victim of a sexual offence than any other age group, with almost one in ten saying they experienced a sexual offence in the last year. We know from our own specialist services that people who sexually exploit children particularly prey on the most vulnerable 16 and 17 year olds.
They will go to great lengths to target vulnerable young people, using gifts, affection, money, alcohol, drugs – or the promise of love. Victims are commonly teenagers in the care system, with backgrounds of abuse and neglect, learning disabilities or with mental health problems.
The ages of consent vary by jurisdiction across Europe. The ages of consent are currently set between 14 and The vast majority of countries set their ages in the range of 14 to 16; only three countries, Cyprus 17 , Ireland 17 , Turkey 18 do not fit into this pattern.
In some states, a close-in-age exemption, commonly known as "Romeo and Juliet laws", exists to decriminalise consensual sex between two.
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Written by Tracey Emmott on 30 Nov Editor's note: This post was originally written in and has since been refreshed for relevance and accuracy. In England and Wales the age of sexual consent is 16 for both men and women. The age of consent is the same regardless of the gender or sexual orientation of a person and whether the sexual activity is between people of the same or different gender.
What does the law say about under age sex in the UK? According to the Sexual Offences Act , it's a criminal offence for any kind of sexual.
Since the s, a number of movements have taken place in the United Kingdom in favour of reforming or abolishing the age of consent , in support of children's rights , gay liberationism or, more recently, "as a means to avoid unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted infections via education and health promotion". In , the first age of consent was set in England , at age 12 Westminster 1 statute. In , the Parliament of Northern Ireland passed the Children and Young Persons Act , which successfully raised the age of consent to Currently, the age of consent for penetrative sex , oral sex and mutual masturbation in the United Kingdom is 16 years.
If any individual has sex with someone under this age, then he or she may be charged with a criminal offence and may receive a year prison sentence or if they are under 18 a 5-year prison sentence. In April , the Society of Friends Social Responsibility Council a Quaker conference , passed a resolution in favour of lowering the age of consent in Britain from 16 to In May , the Campaign for Homosexual Equality suggested a basic age of consent of 16, but that could be as low as 12 "in cases where a defendant could prove the existence of meaningful consent".
While the report recognised the merits of abolishing the age of consent, it proposed retaining a prohibition on sex under the age of 14 "as a compromise with public attitudes", [22] stating that "although it is both logical and consistent with modern knowledge about child development, to suggest that the age of consent should be abolished, we fear that, given the present state of public attitudes on this topic, it will not be politically possible to abolish the age of consent".
The submission was signed by Harriet Harman , who later became leader of the House of Commons and deputy leader of the Labour Party. In November , an internet poll of 42, girls aged 12 to 16 was conducted. Sex education was criticised as out-dated, uninformative and taught too late, with little structured literature about sexually transmitted diseases, same-sex relationships and how to deal with pregnancy". Contemporary arguments for lowering the age of consent in the United Kingdom do not necessarily comprise values like individual freedom or children's rights.
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The purpose of these guidelines is solely to protect young people aged 13, 14 and 15 from harm. The question of compliance with the law is a separate issue and is not addressed by these guidelines. There are some points where the two issues are likely to coincide; for example, where a young person is at risk of harm as a result of sexual abuse. There are other points where they do not coincide; for example, where young people are involved in consensual sexual relationships and are not at risk of harm.
The law changed on 1st December when the new Sexual Offences Act came into force. Under the new Act:. Civil law is just as important as criminal law, sometimes more so. The Human Rights Act would not, for example, support a universal policy that allowed confidentiality to be breached simply because a young person was under sixteen and sexually active.
Links to Social websites. It is intended for disabled students and explains how education providers and employers have to make reasonable adjustments, provide support and make things accessible. It is not a replacement for individual legal advice and organisations should also refer to the Equality and Human Rights Commission EHRC guidance available at www.
Education providers and employers have particular responsibilities. These are based on principles such as dignity, fairness, equality, respect and autonomy.
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These laws:. We've put together an overview of the key legislation in these areas, to help people who work with children. In England a child is defined as anyone who has not yet reached their 18th birthday. Child protection guidance points out that even if a child has reached 16 years of age and is:. In Scotland, the definition of a child varies in different legal contexts, but statutory guidance which supports the Children and Young People Scotland Act , includes all children and young people up to the age of Where concerns are raised about a or year-old, agencies will need to consider which legislation or guidance is appropriate to follow, given the age and situation of the young person at risk.
Paragraph 21 of the National guidance for child protection in Scotland explains how professionals should act to protect young people from harm in different circumstances Scottish Government, Section 3 of the Social Services and Well-being Wales Act states that a child is a person who is aged under Some rights are recognised at international level through agreements between governments. It sets standards for education, health care, social services and penal laws, and establishes the right of children to have a say in decisions that affect them.
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July 19, 2008. It was an extremely hot day. I remember my mother placing her rosary beads on the clothesline the night before to keep the rain away. It worked, like most old wives' tales do. I don't remember my soon-to-be husband ever telling me how beautiful I looked that day.
I know that about half of marriages end in divorce. I didn't want to be a statistic, nor did I expect to be one at such a young age. Divorced at 33 wasn't exactly my dream life – not that I suspect anyone gets married thinking of divorce. The stigma of divorce is bad alone, but imagine being divorced after only seven years of marriage. I continue to tell people that the best thing to come from my (albeit brief) marriage was my daughter. Only a select few know the deep truth from our demise.
Why do we still shame people for divorce? Shouldn't everyone be allowed to be happy? In the end I am far happier being on my own with my daughter than I ever was with him. I might be a single, 35-year-old mother of one, but I deserve to wait for the one person who will make me smile at the end of a long day.
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Yes, Jessica Lawrence , everyone deserves to be happy. I am so glad you found your way out of your marriage and into a healthier life for you and your daughter. I have been there. It is not easy. In fact, despite that I am remarried for three years now, my divorce still sometimes haunts me and my children. But, there is no question it needed to happen and we are all healthier outside of it. You will find your person. I am so grateful to have found mine. Thank you for sharing this, and welcome to our 30Seconds tribe. We are so happy to have you here, and look forward to more from you!
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I'm deeper into Eliade's Shamanism, currently reading about some of the Siberian shamanic ceremonies, including the detailed description of the shaman's experiences during a horse sacrifice. What has struck me with this is the elaborate structures of the ceremonies, and how they're very much community-oriented events. Even a "simple" healing may involve the participation of at least the family of the patient, if not the community at large. The horse sacrifice and other journeying ceremonies may take days to prepare for, and last several days for the ritual itself. And this goes not just for Siberian tribes, but shamanic systems from around the world–while there are exceptions, in almost every culture there are at least some elaborate rituals for the more "important" shamanic activities. The "solitary shaman" seems to be a minority; while the shaman may not always be completely trusted in hir community, more often than not s/he is at least a part of it, at least in cultures where the people are in a cohesive unit rather than scattered all around.
I compare this to most of what I see in neoshamanism. Neoshamanism is, by the very nature of the cultures it's prevalent in, more of a solitary practice. In America, at least, few people (comparatively speaking) need a shaman to shamanize for them. And among the subcultures where neoshamans are found, such as the neopagan and New Age community, there's a definite lack of emphasis on the need for a clergy-type person to intercede with the gods and spirits. Why hire someone else to do it when you can learn to do it yourself? And people outside of these communities may see no real purpose for shamans that they assume are superstitious, crazy, or even evil.
One thing that I have noticed for myself (and this may vary from practitioner to practitioner) is that it's a lot easier for me to hit a trance in a group setting. Some of it is energy; however, there's also the atmosphere of sanctity, of celebration, and of mystery that helps to trigger an altered state of consciousness. The power of belief in one person can be strong, but multiply it by many–and that's part of why group religions and spiritual practices are so popular. We feed on each other's enthusiasm and belief.
Additionally, the more time that I take in setting up a ritual and making it just right, the more deeply I get into it. The act of preparing a place, going through specific ritualized preparations, and making it very clear to myself that I am about to step into a different headspace, all help with the transition of consciousness from one level to the next.
However, being one lonely person, there's really only so much I can do. It's kind of hard to set up a ritual psychodrama all by yourself, even without an audience. So part of what I'm going to have to ruminate on over the coming months is how to make up for the lack of group participation. Right now my rituals and journeys tend to be rather on the short side (a half an hour is average for a full ritual) and I will admit that I simply don't usually get as much intensity as I have the few times I've done work in a group setting, though not necessarily as a part of a group. For example, wolf dancing is a lot more intense when I have my full pelt and I'm at a drum circle, than when I'm simply dancing to a drumming CD in the ritual room in our home.
Shamanism isn't one of those things that really works effectively in a group where everyone's a shaman, at least not unless A) you take turns shamanizing, or B) you stick to relatively mild things such as the guided meditation that lasts through twenty minutes of drumming. But I want to get into the more intense altered states of consciousness, and given how my mind works, I know that more elaborate ceremony is one of the keys of doing so.
There's also the option of asking people to aid with drumming, ritual setup, etc. However, while I think I could justify that for something like my eventual initiation into shamanhood (whenever I and the spirits agree I'm ready) I can't be calling up folks once a week or more and saying "Hey, I need you to come over all day Saturday and drum and play this part in my awesome ritual where I'm the center of attention, etc.". My friends love me, but not quite that much.
I can certainly set up elaborate rituals myself. Granted, I'd have to work on my short attention span, but that's part of the point of this whole formalization process. However, again, unless I perfect at least quad-location (that bilocation is for wimps!), I'll be limited as to how much I can reasonably do before worrying about the details distracts me too much from actual shamanizing. This seems to be my most realistic option at this point.
I know for a fact that bells and whistles, so to speak, make rituals more effective for me (plus the totems and other spirits seem to like the effort). And I know from experience that the more time I put into a ritual, the better results I'm likely to get. I'm just going to have to work around the fact that I don't have a bunch of helpers or apprentices, and that my neighbors are more likely to complain about the noise than come help me drum in my back yard.
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From what I understand from the admittedly small bits I've read about traditional shamanic belief and practice – it is a very tribal thing, a community thing. The shaman is set apart in many ways from the rest of the community, but is still nonetheless an integral part of that community, and is deeply tied to it.
A lot of ancient beliefs and practices were like that, actually. I've heard some Celtic reconstructionists talk about how all the CR stuff by the individual is well and good, but there's so much that just loses all context when you bring it into an individualistic setting, when you take it out of the context of tribe and family and community. When I talked to Ravenari about totems, she mentioned something about the family totem being much more prominent than the individual totem; and it's my understanding that in some cultures, there *is* no individual totem, only a clan/tribe/family totem.
It's a strange breed, neopagans are… they revive all these old cultural practices and try to fit collectivistic and community-based religions into an individualistic world and mindset. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. A lot of times you have to build an integral community to make it work, and not a lot of people have managed to do that in a workable way.
…I'm rambling and have lost my point. Let me find it again.
Ah yes. "Even a 'simple' healing may involve the participation of at least the family of the patient, if not the community at large." You state this, and then you seem to focus on the idea of complex ritual, and the idea of the shaman being the only one qualified and so everyone comes to the shaman and the shaman provides a service to everyone else – but I think it could be just as strong going the other way. The shaman requires the community as much as the community requires the shaman… and I think the community does just as much healing as the shaman does.
Social psychology studies have shown that a wide, strong support network makes for healthier people in all ways. The more social supports you have, the more stable you are, and you bounce back from trauma more quickly and fully, and you're physically healthier as well as mentally/emotionally, and so on.
A healing ritual involves the family and the community, you wrote. It's not just the family helping to make it easier for the shaman to do xir work… it's the presence of that support network helping to stabilize and heal the patient as well. It's not about ritual assistants, I don't think, so much as it's about social support and the reaffirming of community and one's place within it.
Just my thoughts. :> I could be off base; shamanism isn't exactly a specialty of mine (far from it!), but this is what makes sense to me.
When I was growing up, a lot of the ceremonies I watched were elaborate, musical, long, and community oriented. It seemed that when relatives came over from Russia or Holland, one of the big 'celebrations' was when we would all sit around and some of them would drum / tell stories, and of course do what I guess would now be likened to 'confession' (i.e. a shamanic practice of getting people to confess to real or imagined sins in order to placate the gods / spirits).
I miss it now, being a soloist, and I do agree that there is a certain magic to group works (and also charlatan trickery) that is missing from solo practices. But there is a raw reality to solo work too. A lot of traditional shamans employ trickery to make their magic seem real to the everyday watcher / member of the culture. They might hide a worm in their mouth and spit it out to show that they have removed a demon from a person, for example. With solo practices, this sort of trickery is not necessary, practices are pared down to their bones for those who are dedicated. There is no point hiding a worm in your mouth – no one to impress! No point employing tricks to impress those who need them, because generally speaking, the solo-practicioner believes enough on his/her own.
I have just started teaching in a more dedicated, one on one manner recently. I have been blessed in this sense. And immediately the sense of connection is profound, a different flavour to teaching a class (which I have done), or just teaching distantly on forums or LJ by writing articles (also done).
I also think that shamanism actually works great in a group with fellow shamanists, having experienced it when growing up. It's not so much that everyone needs to take a turn, because it's important to recognise that different shamanists have different functions. Some work best on their own, some work best as spiritual artists or silversmiths, some work best as leaders creating trance state for others, others work best drumming, or alternatively standing by a shaman while they journey, to be ready to bring them back. While we may all be 'equal' in that ethically, politically correct way, we don't all have equal skills, and not all shamanists need or even want 'equal time,' in a gathering of like-minded folk.
Makhsihed–I see the sense in what you're saying, and I agree. I think sometimes the placebo effect gets passed off as utter bunk, but there are enough anecdotes floating around about people who essentially got well or worse because of their attitudes in conjunction with their treatments. Granted, people could also bring up the cases of seemingly positive people who died anyway, but there are always exceptions.
Ravenari–The showmanship of shamanism is one of those things that seems to have gotten left behind in newer versions thereof–probably because the skeptics already have enough of a field day "disproving" the entire thing because of it.
The thing I've noticed about neoshamanism in the U.S., at least, is that the main sort of groupwork that happens is in a class or workshop setting–you have the person leading the lesson, and then teaching the rest of the people some form of journey. I know there are a few groups, at least, that work together over long periods of time, but most of what I've observed seems to be the "I lead, you follow" sort.


Google Drops In-Depth Articles; Is It A Bug?
I am not sure if this is a bug or not but Dr. Pete Meyers from Moz reported on his Mozcast features tool that in-depth articles are completely gone as of this weekend.
Pete verified the data manually and said there is no sign of them at all.
Verified that I can't find any current SERPs with In-depth Articles that previously had them. Both visual and code markers gone.
I personally checked dozens of examples and found no in-depth articles come up for me.
Google launched them in 2013 and has changed them overtime, in terms of how they look in the search results. It is a bit surprising that Google removed them, it might be a bug. I will reach out to Google to find out.


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Bangladesh's Journey to Automation: An Unavoidable Option
Shaikh Rezanul Haque (Manik)
15 January, 2020 12:00 AM
The modern era, whether we accede it or not, is an era of technology. And this explains why everyday news report of automation or technological innovation is flooded with print and electronic media across the world. For now, such stories are more familiar in the developed countries but foreshadow an emerging premonition that the emergence of automation will soon affect millions of jobs in developing countries.
Automation has multilateral dimensions but one that draws most attention is the automation of tasks that are laborious, repetitive, dangerous, dirty or dull. In addition to that, these types of jobs more often fetch less than what is considered a proportionate wage. Not too many years ago, rickshaw was used as key mode of transport for the Dhaka dwellers. But things have changed. Dhaka's roads are now dominated my motorized vehicles. This structural transformation from manual to automatic transportation has not created anxiety over automation because such shift came as fallout of economic growth which tends to benefit all segments of the population, however unequally the wealth is distributed. Interestingly, in many parts of greater Dhaka motorized (improvised) rickshaws are becoming popular with every passing day.
Unless we know the direction of automation or what that is being automated, it is difficult to talk about the entire gamut of automation. For example, the automation of government procurement system has obviously brought positive result in term of costs and time saving and good governance which also paved the way for automatic and digitizing services of other public utilities. Automation is often thwarted not because of fear of losing jobs but because of apprehension of losing unearned money through unfair means. A couple of months ago, at a select gathering at East West University the former chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR) lamented that although the management had been trying hard to introduce automation in the tax collection process since 2011, the initiative could not be fully implemented owing to the sheer inertia from a large group of unscrupulous tax collectors.
As a labour surplus country, the prime concern of us is whether automation is going to replace of Bangladeshi workers at home and abroad. The anxiety was further heightened after the recent publication of the Labour Force Survey by BBs which has revealed that during 2013-2018, employment in industrial sector grew only by 0.5 percent despite decade long robust GDP growth over six percent. This phenomenon which economists often refer us to a "jobless growth" has marvelled at people in general. This is because by dint of conventional wisdom we apt to believe that employment share in manufacturing sector should increase until a country graduates to an upper-middle income country. According to this logic, being a low income country, jobs in manufacturing sector should continue to expand until Bangladesh reaches the saturation point.
But manufacturing job share is not increasing in line with the robust GDP and industrial output growth as well. The reason could be attributed to the fact that like other developing countries in South-Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Bangladesh too has not yet kept pace with the technological advancement taking place in the developed nations. Due to rapid technological progress and rising productivity in countries like Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan etc. the relative price of manufacturing has fallen significantly compared to other economies. And, hence there exists a paradox – manufacturing job share has been declining for decades in advanced countries while manufacturing output kept growing.
By contrast, Bangladesh's falling trend of jobs in manufacturing sector is more of an outcome of low-cost imported machinery and lesser productivity of its labour force. If skilled labour-driven productivity is increased, both employment and output in this sector is likely to rise. The shrinkage of manufacturing job all over the world due to automation also starts happening in Bangladesh. "The robots are coming for garment workers" read a recent headline in Wall street journal. This is a good step forward because if our manufacturing sector, especially apparel sector can cope with the ongoing changes in the nature of production we will be able to outpace other peer countries with respect to competitiveness. And competitiveness, as is proven, being a key to boost Bangladesh's small export basket.
While a gradual but sustained adoption of automation will provide our apparel sector with a strong base than before, a rational question at this stage is: how long and how will Bangladesh generate the desired economic growth when competition comes from relentless, scalable and cheap computer software and robotics? Rising income inequality in advanced economies has already caused a large pool of low wage workers of their own. Under this scenario even without mentioning the growing anti-trade sentiment, one wonders how long Bangladesh's trade competitiveness will sustain to be dominated by its low wages.
Today globalization and automation go hand in hand and they are largely driven by international supply chain. This makes it easier for domestic factories to be a part of global production network than what it was in old days where the entire sector required being overhauled. However, Bangladesh's engagement in buyer-driven rather than producer-driven dealings, international value chain limits its exposure to the international transfer of technology.
We need to understand that technology, of which automation is a by-product, is nothing but a set people equipped with technical know-how. Ultimately, it is human factor that determines the extent to which a country can derive benefit from automation. The Arabs had walked over the sand for thousands of years, without realizing oil beneath the desert sand until the British and the American engineers shared with them about the expertise of drilling and exploration. The hackers who stole USD 100 million from Bangladesh Bank had better dexterity than the IT personnel at the central bank. The message is very clear: the best way to deal with the scope and threat of automation is by equipping and nurturing our human resources at par global standard. We need to invest more and more in human capital so as to enable us to reap the fruit of automation in sustained manner. Otherwise, we will lose competitiveness and lag behind other nations with respect to sustainable development.
The writer is a retired Deputy General Manager, BSCIC.
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The two shortest letters in the New Testament were both written by John, the apostle near the end of the first century. In many ways, they both deal with the same topics. They are about hospitality and sound teaching. The first letter was to the elect lady, which many believe was a local church, but seems more likely to be a godly lady who was a prominent member of the church. Her home had been a place of hospitality. The traveling preachers and prophets who traveled about preaching God's word needed to be taken in by Christians and given a safe and clean place to stay. She had done exceptionally well in offering such good work. But she hadn't always shown discrimination about who she took in. Many false teachers were going about who refused to stay in the teaching of Jesus. They kept going on in their messages long past what Jesus said or led them to say. Those who go on and refuse to abide in the teaching of Christ, John said, did not have God and those who did stay in his doctrines had both the Father and the Son. John warned the elect lady that by taking in these false teachers and showing them the same hospitality, she did to the ones who were faithful to Jesus she was encouraging them and giving them validity.
In Third John, he wrote to Gaius, another leader in the church. Gaius was a good man who was also very hospitable and took in those preachers and teachers who traveled in their area. But there was another leader in the church named Diotrephes, who had a very different spirit. He refused the teachers who passed through the area and would even cast them out of the church. John declared that the reason he acted as he did was that he was proud, longing to have first place in the church. His arrogance led to him spreading ungodly rumors about John and his work as an apostle of Christ. It is interesting that John doesn't tell Gaius to deal with Diotrephes but says, instead of that he will deal with him when he comes that way. He challenged Gaius to follow the lead of Demetrius who is a good man and had a good reputation among all the people.
Have you ever wondered why the New Testament says so much about being hospitable? The word literally means to entertain strangers. In Hebrews 13:1 the church was commanded to show hospitality to strangers because some by doing so had entertained angels without knowing it. But in both these letters, it is clear that being hospitable had to do with those Christian teachers who traveled that way. They needed a place to stay because the inns that were available were usually not clean, lice-infested and homes of prostitution and crime. More often the need to take others to ones home and treat them with love and respect had to do with being evangelistic in trying to reach others with the gospel of Christ.
The truth is that hospitality and reaching others for the Lord go hand in hand. If Christians really desire to bring their friends, neighbors, and associates to Jesus, it is vital they offer them love and acceptance in their home, around their table. Peter encouraged the Christians he wrote to show hospitality without grumbling. If we bring others into our homes and grumble about it the whole time, it isn't going to have any influence either in winning them to the Lord or encouraging them to live closer to the Lord. When Paul wrote both Timothy and Titus about the qualities to look for in appointing men as elders, he said they had to show hospitality to be good shepherds.
It should be a concern for us all the time as to how we can best show such love and care for other people that they feel accepted and cared for in our presence. That opens the hearts of others to the great news of Jesus.


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Each academic year, the Society normally holds eight ordinary meetings from October to June terminating with the Society's AGM the following October, which immediately precedes the first ordinary meeting of the following year. The AGM is usually held in Edinburgh and the other meetings are distributed between several Scottish locations.
Meetings are normally held on a Friday afternoon, and are open to all. In each year's programme, speakers are chosen to cover a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics. The society now has a fund to reimburse postgraduate students for travel within Scotland to attend EMS meetings; claim forms can be downloaded below.
Download the complete programme for 2018-2019. For more details, see the events calendar. A list of past meetings is available on the St Andrews MacTutor website.
The Society has also arranged postgraduate students' meetings at the Burn, in early Summer, every one or two years since 1995. At present, these meetings are planned to continue annually due to their popularity. These meetings are supported by the Society's St Andrews Fund.
From time to time there are joint meetings with other societies, notably the London Mathematical Society.
The last joint meeting with the LMS took place on 10-11 December 2015 in Edinburgh at ICMS, with the theme "Mathematical Aspects of Big Data". More details: LMS-EMS 2015.
In 2017, the second joint meeting between the Edinburgh Mathematical Society and the Societat Catalana de Matematiques took place on 27-29 September in Edinburgh at the ICMS. More details: EMS-SCM 2017.
The EMS will reimburse reasonable travel, subsistence and entertainment costs for officers.
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Short Mountain's girls shocked traditional power Woodland, 23-20, to secure the first upset of the 2011 Cannon County Cancer Tournament at Woodbury Grammar School Monday.
Ciarra Riddle and Addie Hale scored six points each to lead No. 5 seed Short Mountain. Miranda Byford scored five points and pulled 11 rebounds, Caitlin Miller finished with four and Brooklyn Gunter added two in the winning effort. Short Mountain will face top-seeded East Side in the semifinals Thursday (Dec. 8) at 4:15 p.m.
Kellie Payne scored a game-high 11 points to lead Woodland, which also got four points from Leah Hyatt.
In other girls first-round action, No. 3 seed Woodbury Grammar turned back No. 6 seed Auburn, 33-26. Woodbury will face No. 2 West Side today at 6:45 p.m. Auburn and Woodland is eliminated.
Short Mountain's girls proved it is not how you start but how you finish that matters. The Lady Bears got off to a slow start before turning it on after the half. Short Mountain didn't score in the first quarter and trailed 6-0, but the Lady Bears came alive with nine points in the second quarter and pulled to within 11-9 at the half.
Byford, Miller and Riddle came up with big baskets during the second-quarter scoring frenzy that got Short Mountain back into the game.
The difference in the game proved to be the third quarter when the Lady Bears stormed out of the locker room and outscored the Lady Warriors 8-3. Byford collected seven of her 11 rebounds in the third quarter as Woodland was limited to one shot each time down the court. Meanwhile, Riddle, Miller, Byford and Hale all scored big baskets to spark Short Mountain.
Payne was responsible for all of Woodland's points in the third quarter, and she scored seven of the team's nine in the second half but it wasn't enough to overcome the third quarter hole the Lady Warriors had dug.
Emily Sissom poured in a game-high 16 points, Jessica Elmy added seven and Hannah Haley finished with six as Woodbury posted a 33-26 decision against Auburn.
Auburn was led by Maleah Scott's eight points, along with seven from Samantha Gaither and four from Hannah Whited.
Auburn rolled out to a 20-13 halftime lead but Woodbury dominated the second half on its home court and pulled away for the win.
The Lady Cubs outscored the Lady Knights 20-6 in the decisive second half, including 9-2 in the third quarter when Woodbury battled back to even the score entering the fourth frame.
Sissom took over in the fourth quarter. She scored seven of her six in the frame, as well as 14 of her 16 in the second half, to ignite the Woodbury offense.
Woodbury's defense was key, limiting Auburn to a 2-for-23 shooting effort from the floor in the second half.
Congrats to the Short Mt. Lady Bears!!!


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Six humanitarians who are members of the family of Rotary are being honored as People of Action: Connectors Beyond Borders during the 2019 Rotary Day at the United Nations, which focuses this year on the global refugee crisis.
The annual event, being held at the UN's headquarters in New York, USA, on 9 November this year, celebrates the vision for peace that Rotary and the UN share. Through Rotary's long history with the UN, its members have helped people affected by war, famine, and disaster.
Today, the number of refugees worldwide is the highest it has been since World War II. The six honorees — five Rotary members and a Rotary Peace Fellow — are all people of action who have found community-based solutions to the refugee crisis.
Club: Rotary Club of Berlin, Germany
Project: Integration of refugee women into German society
Description: Fischer, a retired diplomat, is coordinating Rotary clubs in Europe and the U.S. on a grant project to integrate 240 refugee women into German society by helping them overcome cultural and language differences that hinder their participation in daily life. The project has already trained 100 women with children and has provided mentoring in their own languages, job training and placement assistance, and child care when they need medical and psychological treatment.
Lucienne Heyworth
Rotary connection: Rotary Peace Fellow (Uppsala University, 2015-17)
Project: Education curriculum in times of emergency, focused on the Middle East
Description: Heyworth developed an "education in emergencies" curriculum to provide instructional materials that can be used in makeshift learning spaces to teach people displaced by conflict. Such spaces create critical safe places for entire communities, where families can fill other basic needs like food, hygiene, and health. Heyworth, who was a teacher before she developed her expertise in providing education in areas of conflict, has focused her work in the Middle East.
Ilge Karancak-Splane
Club: Rotary Club of Monterey Cannery Row, California, USA
Project: Education and integration project in Turkey for Syrian refugee children
Description: After visiting several refugee tent camps in Turkey, Karancak-Splane organized Rotary clubs to provide 1,000 pairs of children's shoes and socks for families in the camps in 2017. Recognizing that the children also lacked access to schools, Karancak-Splane and her Rotary club launched a global grant project to help educate refugee children.
Hasina Rahman
Club: Rotary Club of Dhaka Mavericks, Bangladesh
Project: Nutrition services for Rohingya children in Bangladesh
Description: Rahman, assistant country director of Concern Worldwide, has mobilized Rotary clubs and partner agencies to raise funds for and construct an outpatient therapeutic center that provides lifesaving preventive care and nutrition services for children and pregnant women who have fled to the Cox's Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar. The center has screened more than 500,000 Rohingya children and helped more than 7,000 severely malnourished children. Staff members and volunteers have learned about feeding infants and young children, and refugee families have received information in their own language about breastfeeding and proper hygiene.
Ace Robin
Club: Rotary Club of Mataram Lombok, Mataram, Indonesia
Project: Disaster relief and housing for people displaced by earthquakes
Description: Robin has led her club's and community's efforts to provide assistance to people displaced by a series of earthquakes in the Lombok region of Indonesia during 2018. She served as the contact person for ShelterBox, aiding in the delivery of 915 units of temporary housing near Lombok. She and her fellow club members brought water, food, and other necessities to people who were displaced and distributed teaching materials, uniforms, shoes, and bags for students. Robin remains involved in the long-term recovery efforts.
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Club: Rotary Club of Boa Vista-Caçari, Roraima, Brazil
Project: Humanitarian aid to Venezuelan refugees
Description: Santana has led efforts to welcome and care for thousands of Venezuelan refugees arriving in northern Brazil because of desperate economic conditions in their country. Santana's club has been working with the government and nonprofit organizations to coordinate the distribution of meals and vaccines to more than a thousand refugees who are living in streets or makeshift shelters in a plaza near the local bus station. They also provide professional development assistance and help the refugees find places to sleep.
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Kinfonet Quote of the Day: Before thought can be controlled, whatever that may mean, we must understand the process of thinking and who it is that thinks, and find out whether these are two separate processes, or one unitary process.
Krishnamurti: Sir this is an enormous problem; and, as with all other problems of life, we will not find a method for its solution. But we will try to understand the problem itself, and out of that understanding we shall know how to deal with the question. First, we must understand thought, which the thinker wants to control. I hope this is not too serious a subject. What do we mean by thought? What do we mean by thinking? And, is the thinker separate from his thought? Is the meditator different from his meditation? Is the observer different, separate from the observed? Is the quality different from the self? So, before thought can be controlled, whatever that may mean, we must understand the process of thinking and who it is that thinks, and find out whether these are two separate processes, or one unitary process.