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The Microorganism of West Nile Virus Essay Sample
West Nile Virus is an infectious disease that came from the family of Flaviviridae ("West Nile Virus"). This virus first appears in West Nile of Uganda in the year 1937. This has been acknowledged as a source of the Saint Louis encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis in the year 1957. Then it appears in the summer of 1999 in United States then from then on, it spread to different states ("West Nile Virus"). West Nile virus is common West Asia, Africa and Middle East ("West Nile Virus"). Researchers believe that this virus can be found in tropical and temperate places like Europe and North America. In North America, studies shows that its sets up in summer up to the fall season. The widespread of West Nile Virus in North America has been a milestone for the evolution of this virus. Studies also shows that West Nile Virus is primary cause of Yellow fever and Dengue ("West Nile Virus").
There are different symptoms or effects of West Nile Virus on human depending on the severity of the affectation. In the 20% of the total population, the severity of the infection is only mild so the following are common symptoms that can be observed to the person infected by the West Nile virus: (a) pain in the back part of the body; (b) headache; (c) diarrhea; (d) lack of appetite; (e) skin rashes; (f) fever; (g) nausea; (h) inflammation or swollen lymph nodes; (i) vomiting; and (j)muscle pain ("West Nile Virus").
In some cases, infection cause by the West Nile virus leads to a more complicated and life threatening conditions like (1) meningoencephalitis which is the inflammation of the brains and the surrounding structures; (2) encephalitis which is the inflammation of the brain; (3) West Nile poliomyelitis which is the inflammation of the spinal cord; (4) meningitis which is the swelling and infection of the surrounding structures of the brain and spinal cord; (5) acute flaccid paralysis in which it is a result of West Nile poliomyelitis. In this condition, there is abrupt weakening of breathing muscles, arm and legs ("West Nile Virus"). The symptoms of the above mentioned diseases experienced by the infected person are the following (a) disorientation or confusion; (b) high fever; (c) uncoordinated movement; (d) pain; (e) severe headache; (f) convulsion; (g) stiff neck; (h) tremors; (i) partial weakness or paralysis; (j) manifestations of sign and symptoms of Parkinson's disease; and (k) stupor ("West Nile Virus"). The following symptoms may last for only six days but for those symptoms mentioned for neurological disease, if last for several weeks may lead to permanent paralysis ("West Nile Virus").
Transmissions of disease have different ways but transmission of virus is not possible through handling an infected bird unless it is already dead. The most common way of transmission is through mosquito bites. Not all mosquitos' can be considered as carrier of this virus because not all mosquitoes fed on birds ("West Nile Virus"). There are 3 types of mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus. The Culex pipiens in Eastern United State, Culex restuans in Southeast, and Culex tarsalis in West and midwest ("West Nile Virus") mosquitoes are those types that feed on birds. The most common birds that are infected are the crow and jays because they are easily infected by different virus ("Niaid Research on West Nile Virus"). When mosquitoes feed blood on infected birds, it will circulate on its bloodstream. After few days, the virus will set in as saliva of the mosquito. Then when the mosquito bites human or other vertebrae, the saliva will enter the bloodstream of human then it will infect the nervous system of the human. There are instances that it may become fatal depending on the host or human ("Niaid Research on West Nile Virus").
In 2002, there are new identified ways of transmission of virus. First of this method is through blood transfusion in which some of the blood donors does not undergone screening for West Nile virus ("West Nile Virus"). The second one is through tissue or organ transplantation. It is the same as blood transfusion in which the donor does not undergone screening ("Niaid Research on West Nile Virus"). The third one is through transplacental transfer were the mother has no control of passing the virus to the unborn child. The effect on the unborn child is still unknown unless the child has been born ("Niaid Research on West Nile Virus"). Last one is the breast feeding, were the virus can be pass through the milk that the baby obtained from their mother ("West Nile Virus"). But this case is very rare.
Treatment of West Nile Virus
Currently, there is no specific treatment or vaccine to prevent the widespread of West Nile virus ("Niaid Research on West Nile Virus"). The only cure or supportive treatment that can be given to the infected person is IV fluids, pain relievers, machines that can assist infected person for breathing, application of tube in the airway to help the patient breathe and prevention of another complications ("Niaid Research on West Nile Virus"). Aspirin should not be administered because it may worsen the condition of the patient especially the children.
"Niaid Research on West Nile Virus." Ed. Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2006.
"West Nile Virus". 2006. Public Health Agency of Canada. 20 August 2007. <http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/wn-no/gen_e.html>.
"West Nile Virus". 2007. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. 20 August 2007. <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/west-nile-virus/DS00438>.
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Our programmes are validated by the University of Central Lancashire and offer a sound introduction to teaching, giving you an integrated overview of teaching theory and practice. The courses are ideal if you are looking to start a career in teaching or already work as a teacher but do not have a teaching qualification. You may also be able to undertake your teaching practice at Runshaw College.
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Your teaching placement will be 2-2.5 days per week; the remainder of your week will be taught classes. Whilst our programmes are primarily designed for those wishing to pursue a teaching career in the Post 16 sector, independent schools, academies and free schools within England, they also confer eligibility to apply for appropriate registration for Qualified Teacher Learning & Skills Status (QTLS). QTLS enables working in maintained (local authority) secondary schools.
have five GCSEs at Grades A*-C/9-4 (including GCSE English Language or equivalent e.g. Level 2 Functional Skills English) and
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have a degree in the subject area you wish to teach.
Applicants not having GCSE English at Grade A*-C/9-4 or equivalent, or CSE Grade 1, will be required to successfully pass UCLan's diagnostic test prior to entry to the programme.
There are special entry requirements for applicants wishing to teach Literacy, ESOL, Functional Skills English or numeracy and Functional Skills maths. NB: Level 2 maths is a requirement for achievement of QTLS and as such, trainees without this qualification will be encouraged to achieve Level 2 maths by the end of the course.
You may qualify for the course if you have other qualifications or relevant life/work experience. The University of Central Lancashire's (UCLan's) Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL/ APEL) scheme will apply, to allow recognition of alternative or professional qualifications, life experience, motivation and commitment.
You are additionally required to have arranged a minimum of 150 hours teaching practice with an approved provider. You will need to identify a mentor from your own subject area who will support you during the programme.
You will need to demonstrate your potential to succeed on the course at interview and by successfully completing a reading and written task and a presentation.
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Assessment is via a combination of assignments, demonstration of reflective practice and eight successful teaching observations. You will complete an individual learning plan and a reflective learning journal.
An enormous number of teaching opportunities exist across the learning and skills sector, in organisations including further education colleges, sixth forms, adult and community learning, the National Health Service, the Prison Service, the Police Service and in private sector training organisations.
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Please note: on achievement of the PGCE awarded by UCLan, qualified teachers in lifelong learning will be eligible to apply for QTLS (Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills) status through the Society for Education and Training (SET). It is not normally possible to gain QTLS in less than 6 months from the end of the course, as applicants have to demonstrate their post-qualification development.
If you do wish to pursue QTLS after completing the course at Runshaw, it will cost an additional £485. QTLS is not offered at Runshaw, however we can signpost you to a relevant provider.
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Kim Hollin (Initial Teacher Education Programme Leader)
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She went on to teach A Level Law at Burnley College and taught & mentored on the undergraduate LLB (Hons) degree at Lancaster University.
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UC players said that Cronin had not been happy with Monday's overall performance.
"He got on us," Broome said. "Even today, we won this game but we've still got to win a championship (Wednesday). We just move to the next one."
With UC running and scoring at will, the Bearcats built leads of 14-4 and 31-6. At one point, UC had three consecutive dunks (Evans, Trevon Scott, Evans again) while Richmond was struggling just to attempt shots.
The Bearcats also hit seven treys in the first half, with Richmond not hitting a single bomb. UC overall hit 13 treys and Richmond made six.
"With Buffalo, they were the physical team and made us look in the mirror and realize that some games are gonna be tough," Evans said. "When we have to play the bigger teams on the road and even before our conference, it's gonna be tough. It's not gonna be a cakewalk."
Smothering defense: UC brought its matchup zone out high and denied the Spiders their bread and butter, the cut-and-screen Princeton offense. UC forced 20 turnovers and held a 26-10 advantage in points off turnovers.
"We know that they wanted to go backdoor and stuff like that, so we just tried to speed them up," Broome said.
UC also made hay when the Spiders' usual top scorer, 6-10 freshman Grant Golden, went to the bench with two quick fouls. When Golden did return late in the first half, he may have wished he hadn't. UC's 6-6 Evans greeted Golden by blocking, rather asphyxiating, the bigger man's shot before he could get it above his head.
Golden, averaging 15.0 points, scored only four Tuesday.
"We knew they run a Princeton-style offense, and we really didn't want to put ourselves in the halfcourt guarding all those back screens and slips," Evans said. "Just making it tough for them to set up in the halfcourt by getting them going in the full court. That was our game plan and we came out and executed it."
Was that ... a smile?: It was. The usually stern Cronin was seen smiling at one point late in the first half, with UC holding a 36-8 lead. Just before the final media timeout of the half, Cronin briefly grinned as he greeted his players coming to the bench.
After the high anxiety of the Buffalo game, the atmosphere was far more relaxed in what is a sedate venue to begin with. The high school gym here is just that, with more of a Friday night prep atmosphere than a big-time college setting.
The is standard fare for these November island tournaments, and it does take some adjustment. The tournament has had several upsets or near-upsets, including Iowa losing to both Lousiana and South Dakota State.
Lineup change: For the second time this season, point guard Jenifer and center Nysier Brooks started for UC, while usual starters Broome (point guard) and Kyle Washington (forward) sat.
Cronin has said he would sometimes change lineups, based on matchups or players earning a start. Evans (wing), Cumberland (shooting guard) and Clark (forward) started per usual.
"We just tried to start the best defensive lineup," Cronin said. "Trying to smother them and take them out of that (Princeton offense). Be able to score and get in the press. Justin is a little bit better on the ball, and obviously Nys (Brooks) is a little bit better shot-blocker, swallow the paint up a little bit more."
Walk-ons make good: Freshman walk-on guard Sam Martin (St. Xavier/Summit Country Day) scored his first college points, with two free throws late in the game.
Sophomore walk-on forward Jackson Bart (Oklahoma City native) also scored his first college points, on a 3-pointer at the final buzzer. Bart went scoreless in eight appearances in the 2016-17 season.
Sea of tranquility: After a dizzying Monday night of heavy officiating (50 total fouls on UC and Buffalo), mishaps at the scorers table (the score on the arena board occasionally did not match up with the ESPN feed, not to mention those of handheld observers) and general discombobulation, Tuesday night was ... ahem, a day at the beach.
The Bearcats quickly erased any chance of on-court drama, with their big early leads. The crowd was much more sedate, it being a blowout. And, Twitter nation was virtually silent about, (A) the officiating and, (B) the fact that these games are not on mainstream TV or familiar internet feeds.
UC is directing people to FloHoops.com (subscription required) for these games, including Wednesday's finals.
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2015 Innovation Celebration Winners Announced
March 5, 2015 | Category: Business, Champaign, Champaign County, Community, Education, Manufacturing, News Room, Parkland College, Rantoul, Research Park, Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana
Over 400 people gathered at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts for the 10th Annual Innovation Celebration on the evening on March 3rd to recognize those individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions, taken risks, and provided leadership to ensure the continuing economic success of Champaign County, the ongoing success of the Universi ty's economic development mission, and the growth of entrepreneurial talent and energy in the community.
Innovation Celebration is not merely an award for accomplishment, but a benchmark of success for those outstanding individuals, organizations and corporations who are nominated and selected to receive this prestigious award. Additionally, Innovation Celebration serves as a tangible collaboration between the University of Illinois, Parkland College and the community.
The winners were chosen out of more than 100 nominations.
Innovation Transfer Award – University of Illinois
Dr. Kenneth Suslick
Innovation in Engagement Award – Parkland College
Applied Media Promotions (AMP)
Entrepreneurial Excellence: Social Venture Award
Entrepreneurial Excellence: Student Startup Award
Rithmio, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Excellence: New Venture Award
Agrible, Inc. (Ag Informatics)
Entrepreneurial Excellence: Advocacy Award
Alex Ruggieri
Innovation: Economic Development Impact Award
BRG Sports, Inc.
Entrepreneurial Excellence: Management Award
Cathy Singer – Yahoo!, Inc.
Innovation: Longevity Award
The EDC is pleased to work with the following sponsors of Innovation Celebration 2015: the University of Illinois' Technology Entrepreneur Center, Research Park, Office of Corporate Relations, and Office of Technology Management, along with Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Parkland College, Singleton Law Firm, Serra Ventures, Ramshaw Real Estate, Pixo, Pavlov Media, Meyer Capel, Martin Hood Friese & Associates, IllinoisVENTURES, Fox Development Corporation, U of I Employees Credit Union, Surface 51, Prominic.NET, Akuna Capital, JSM Development, M2 on Neil, Waterborne Environmental, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, and McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff.
A special thanks to 40 North for producing the videos.
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Individuals, organizations honored for innovation, The News-Gazette
Innovation Celebration: Another scene worth celebrating, Smile Politely
The Risks and Rewards of Innovation, Parkland College
It's All About U, City of Urbana
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The mission of the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Division is to implement the Department of Defense's Privacy and Civil Liberties programs through advice, monitoring, official reporting, and training. The DPCLD is responsible for implementation of the Department of Defense (DoD) Privacy Program.
The Program is based on the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), as implemented by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (OMB Circular A-130) and DoD regulatory authority (DoD Directive 5400.11 and DoD 5400.11-R), and is intended to provide a comprehensive framework regulating how and when the Department collects, maintains, uses, or disseminates personal information on individuals. The purpose of the Program is to balance the information requirements and needs of the Department with the privacy interests and concerns of the individual.
Developing policy, providing program oversight, and serving as the DoD focal point for Defense Privacy matters.
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Reviewing new and existing DoD policies which impact on the personal privacy of the individual.
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Yesterday afternoon 13 of us went to see an Australian Football League (AFL) game. Let me say that I'm not a fan of the footy as we call it but being at a game is different than sitting down and watching it on telly. It was also JJ's birthday outing – he will be seven on Thursday.
The leadup to the afternoon footy outing was horrendous. I was accused of his lordship being bored. As I reminded him more than once I was busy preparing for most of the 13 to come back to our place after the game for dinner. Because the attention was not focused on himself he was particularly awful to be around so by the time people started rocking up to our place I was ready to just stay home and leave them all to it. It's sometimes very hard to act like the adult in this relationship!
Things, however, got a lot better. We caught one of the footy express buses to the game and it was great. It took half an hour from door to door and because we had tickets for the game it was free. We didn't have to worry about driving there or finding a park.
We arrived an hour before kick-off so we had some time to kill but there is plenty going on around the place from activities for the kids to just people watching. These big blocks were a winner.
It was also a good opportunity to catch up with a couple of friends that came along while making sure the kids didn't run off, but by the time they'd curbed their over-excitedness they were fairly bearable. Toward the end of the game JJ even sat by himself just watching the game.
I also enjoyed taking the camera for an outing – it's been a while, and I love the photo below. Not sure what he's so excited about but it makes me smile just looking at it. JJ took this one! We were in the east stand and the sun shone in our eyes for the first half of the game and it was quite warm. I didn't need my warm woollen coat at all. I ended up using it for a cushion.
It's easy to get distracted from watching the actual game. The guy with the beard behind us in this photo was very vocal and had lots to say about the umpires. There were some Richmond supporters nearby who got pretty drunk. One of them looked very seedy at the end of the game and ended up vomiting. JJ stood nearby mouth agape until he finally heard me calling to him to come along as we were going.
I did, however, take some photos of the game and this guy was about to kick a goal.
At the end of the game JJ informed me that he hadn't had a good time and maybe it's not his thing, but everyone else enjoyed themselves and we've decided to make it an annual event. I'll just leave JJ home next time. There are more photos here.
I took 'Salina to a game at the Gabba when she was younger – it was great fun until half time then she had had enough – which was just as well, as the Lions won the first half!!!!
Glad that, on the balance, a good time was had.
I think footy is really a game that can only be appreciated by kids via the idiot box – there's too much going on around them, separate to the game, for them to be able to focus and enjoy it properly.
Glad to hear you had a fun time, maybe take some activity books for JJ next time?
Jayne, I think you hit the nail on the head there in regards to activities and being out of comfort zones. There was a girl behind us who was colouring in while her parents were yelling their heads off.
Gorgeous photos – the grass looks soooo green. I thin it is a great idea to have annual events, creating small traditions is really important I think.
PlanningQueen, I'll let you in on a little secret. I did some post processing on the photos, but the grass was fairly green. I like small traditions and this could be a good one.


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Margaret of Wessex
The Legendary Women of World History Book 10
by Laurel A. Rockefeller
The 11th century was a dangerous time to be of the line unbroken of King Æthelred II Unread and his first queen, Æfgifu of York. Born in Hungary after King Canute III's failed attempt to murder her father, Edward the Exile, Margaret found her life turned upside down by King Edward the Confessor's discovery of her father's survival -- and the resulting recall of her family to England.
Now a political hostage only kept alive for as long as it served powerful men's interests, Margaret and her family found King Máel Coluim mac Donnchadh Ceann Mhor (Malcolm III Canmore)'s invitation to his court in Dunfermline in Alba the long-awaited answer to her prayers.
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"Mother! Cristina! Margaret!" called Edgar hastily as he ran through the mansion that was their accommodations during their stay in York.
Cristina emerged from her room, a towel over her wet hair, "What is it, Edgar? What's wrong?"
"King William has bribed our Danish allies into leaving York and abandoning our defences across Northumbria."
Margaret and Agatha emerged into the corridor. "You think we are in danger, Edgar?" asked Agatha.
"Mortal danger, Mama. Without those soldiers and sailors we have little chance of surviving if the king sends up his better trained knights. Already they've been in the field all year fighting in Mercia and against the Welsh kings and princes who like we English have no desire to be ruled by the Norman iron-fist. Those who have not taken up the sword and the axe are felling entire forests for the dozens of castles and fortifications the king is using against us—wood because it's cheaper and faster than building in stone," described Edgar.
"Are all the ships gone yet, Edgar?" asked Margaret.
"No, but most that are still here are readying to set sail for Denmark."
"Can any be persuaded to head to Alba on the way?"
"Alba? Why Alba?" asked Cristina.
"King Máel Coluim Ceann Mhor invited us to come live at his court. I told the herald conveying the invitation that we are pleased to accept," explained Margaret hastily.
Agatha stared at her daughter incredulous, "When did this happen?"
"Last Christmas."
"You didn't say anything to me about it! Shouldn't you consult with the rest of us before you make such a decision for us?" scolded Agatha. "Or haven't you read that verse in Exodus about honouring your father and your mother? Disrespectful child!"
Margaret met her mother's eyes, annoyed at her mother's attempt to guilt her into apologizing, "I didn't say anything because the king's spies were everywhere. The herald appeared ten minutes before King William's soldiers forced me to appear in court so his friends could gawk at me and whisper lewd suggestions about me in the name of celebrating the king's august majesty and power. I didn't think any of us wanted to be thrown into some pit to starve to death which you all know would have happened if the king suspected we were plotting to escape his 'hospitality' as his hostages. I'm rather surprised we secured permission to visit York in the first place."
"I suggested our presence would deter further rebellion in the north. For surely no Saxon would wish harm to come to the last of King Æthelred II Unread's blood," reasoned Edgar.
"I assume the argument worked."
"We are here, aren't we?"
"True, but can we leave now we are here?" questioned Margaret.
"Only one way to find out," suggested Edgar. "Will you help me?"
Margaret nodded, "I am yours to command!"
Margaret and Edgar slipped through the city streets quietly, walking discretely towards the Ouse River which twisted and wound through the central part of the city like a serpent. Shops selling anything and everything the Viking world could procure from every corner of Europe bustled noisily. Disguising their intentions by casually shopping and sampling different wares, they steadily worked their way towards King's Staith Street where several Danish merchant ships moored. A young man carried a tightly woven wicker chest up a ramp onto a medium-sized merchant ship. An ornately dressed young woman in Danish-style dress walked with him, the richness of her gown, veil, and wimple contrasting greatly with the simplicity of the man's tunic, trousers, and woollen brat cloak. Margaret adjusted her veil and wimple, suddenly self-conscious of her very Saxon-looking clothes, "God morgen!"
Reaching the ship and putting down his load, the man turned back towards them, "God morgen!"
"Nice day!" added Margaret.
"It rains all the time here, even here in Jorvik," observed the man. "So I suppose since it is not raining at the moment, it is a nice day."
"Might I ask—where is this ship sailing to once you depart?" inquired Margaret.
"Alba."
"Where in Alba?"
"Normally Leith, but we have a special cargo designated for Dunfermline to deliver first."
"Any chance there is room for passengers headed in the same direction?"
"Four."
The lady studied Margaret and Edgar carefully, "I know you! Or at least of you. You, Sir, are the Ætheling!"
"I am," confirmed Edgar confidently. "We want no trouble, only passage out of the city and to King Malcolm's court for the two of us plus our mother and sister. We prefer to not attract any Norman attention in this matter—if you understand my meaning."
"Perfectly," affirmed the Danish lady. "Defying King William has its price—but you know that otherwise you would not be seeking escape now. If it were you alone, Ætheling, I would deny you. If there is trouble about, it is precisely because you and your earls have started it."
"You cannot possibly consent to this Norman conqueror's rule over England!" debated Edgar. "William is a blood thirsty thug who rules by terror and by the sword instead of following Jesus' example and pursuing a policy of justice and mercy!"
"I don't consent to the conqueror, Ætheling. But to stir up the people's feelings about the king and then slip away from danger on the eve of real opposition from your enemy—this to me is cowardice!" countered the Danish lady boldly. "If your request did not include the women of your family, I would deny it. But for their sake I will consent to bringing you aboard—at a rate of one pound per person."
"Highway robbery in most instances," balked Edgar, knowing anyone else would pay no more than a schilling for the same journey north.
"But a fair price compared to what the Normans would pay us to deliver you to their hands," countered the lady.
"Four pounds it is," agreed Margaret, overriding her brother and handing them a mix of coins equalling four pounds. "When do you depart?"
"Three hours."
"We will return within two hours," promised Margaret.
"Done!" agreed the Danish lady.
"Done," confirmed Edgar.
Born, raised, and educated in Lincoln, Nebraska USA Laurel A. Rockefeller is author of over twenty-five books published and self-published since August, 2012 with editions spanning across ten languages and counting. A dedicated scholar and biographical historian, Ms. Rockefeller is passionate about education and improving history literacy worldwide.
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Picts, Scots, and Vikings: an Introduction to the Peoples of Medieval "Scotland."
The people of Scotland are a proud people. From vibrant clan tartans to the frequent protest marches that routinely fill every major city and town, it's hard to miss the love felt by Scotland's residents for their country, culture, and unique way of life. Whether your passion is for the rugged highlands, the romance of its historical rebels like Robert the Bruce, or for the world class poets, painters, and writers that call Glasgow and Edinburgh home, there is something for everyone in Scotland.
Scotland seems like a homogenous country, an ancient land where people can count their ancestry back for thousands of years. And while this is partially true, the picture is a bit more complex and nuanced than people believe. Let's take a look at the three major nationalities from whom most modern Scots count as their ancient and medieval ancestors:
Picts
By far the largest ethnic group in terms of both land and population numbers, the Picts were comprised of over a dozen clans spread across the entire region we call "Scotland" today. These are the Brythonic, native peoples who first arrived over three thousand years ago and formed the first settlements. They were builders of the great monoliths whose ruins can be found in nearly every corner of Scotland. Archaeology has recently traced large numbers of the Stonehenge builders to Picts from Orkney. The name "Pict" is Roman in origin and references the Pictish (and generally Brythonic) habit of painting their bodies blue before going into battle.
The Picts spoke a Celtic language that they did not write down. Instead, like other Brythonic peoples in modern day England and Wales, we know about them primarily from archaeology and from written accounts of outsiders like the Romans. It is very highly likely they originally practiced some form of druidism common across other nationalities in the British islands.
As defenders of their lands, the Picts were unbeatable, even by the mighty Roman legions who completely demolished the Celtic societies in England and partially demolished some of the Welsh kingdoms. Hadrian's Wall was built to contain the Picts and keep them up north.
Scotti (Scots)
The Scotti or Scots (Latin for "pirates") were immigrants from Ireland who arrived around the year 498 CE from eastern Ireland. Though we call the country "Scotland" in reference to them, the Scotti lived primarily in the county of Argyll on the southwestern coast of Scotland – a very small territory relative to those held by the many Pictish clans. From roughly 500 CE to 840 CE they existed as the kingdom of Dalriada. Their language was Gaelic, a Celtic language similar to, but decidedly different from the language of the Picts.
As a rule, Scotti population numbers were very small, especially compared to their Pict neighbours to the north and east.
In 810 CE, King Ailpín of Dalriada's Pictish princess wife gave birth to their son, Cináed mac Ailpín, better known as King Kenneth I MacAlpin. In Kenneth MacAlpin, the crowns of the Picts and Scots merged into a single person. Kenneth's coronation in 840 in Scone in Perthshire (approximately 30 miles north of House Dunkeld's capital in Dunfermline) as "king of the Picts" marks the official formation of the new, blended kingdom of ALBA. "House of Alpin" is considered the first of three Scottish dynasties: House of Alpin, House of Dunkeld, and House of Stewart (Stuart).
Within weeks of Kenneth's coronation, 143 Viking warships arrived in Dalriada. Almost immediately King Kenneth evacuated Dalriada's capital of Dun Monaidh. Specifically, he transferred all government documents, religious objects and relics, government workers, and so forth to Scone—including the famous "stone of destiny." Essentially, King Kenneth abandoned Dalriada to the Vikings in favour of the safety of the much more defensible Perthshire. Without resistance, the Vikings overthrew Dalriada, destroying the kingdom completely.
Vikings (Norwegians)
The Viking story as it relates to modern day Scotland is a Norwegian story. Though the term "Viking" can refer to anyone of Scandinavian origin, the Vikings who specifically invaded Pictish-held lands all came from Norway.
During the 780s, Norwegian war ships arrived in the Orkney Islands. Whether all the Pictish men of Orkney were slaughtered, fled for the Scottish mainland, or a mix of both, we will never know because the Picts left no written records. What we do know from DNA testing is that there are no Pictish markers among any men from Orkney today. Only among the women of Orkney do we see any trace of Orkney's ancient Pictish heritage.
In 892 CE, the Jarldom (or Earldom – though there are some differences between an Earl and a Jarl) of Orkney was formalized by the Norwegian crown. Orkney stayed under Norwegian control through all three of Alba's dynasties, completely independent from mainland Scottish control until 1468 when Orkney was given to King James III Stewart as part of the dowry for Princess Mary, daughter of Norway's King Christian I.
For nearly 700 years, the kings of Norway controlled Orkney. Nowhere else in the British islands did a king of a far-flung land retain such sovereignty.
Over the centuries, the Picts, Scots, and Norwegians became a single "Scottish" people. The languages of the Picts and the Scots, though probably originally as different as Spanish and Portuguese, merged into a single language we call "Scots-Gaelic" to differentiate it from the Gaelic still spoken in Ireland. Under House Dunkeld another language evolved that merged both Pictish and Gaelic with the English brought to Alba by Queen Margaret of Wessex and of course some local loan words. "Auld Scots" is that particular language we think of as Scottish today. Though treated as a dialect of English, Auld Scots is much more complex, a reflection of centuries of blending together the different peoples that call Scotland home.
As for why we call this nation "Scotland" despite the minority of actual Scots from Dalriada, the answer ultimately comes from English conquest and imperialism. It was the English who called the kingdom "Scotland" instead of Alba and the English who called the Celtic language(s) of Alba "Scot-Gaelic" when, in truth, most of the language so labelled is probably Pictish in origin.
Using the name "Scotland" instead of Alba is, therefore, part of the legacy of centuries of war between Alba in the north and England in the south. It is one of many open wounds that continue to divide Alba's peoples from those who wish to be part of the United Kingdom and those who pray for the day Scotland will be called Alba once more, independent from English rule and truly free.
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Tartar Island ist eine 500 m lange Insel im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Sie liegt 800 m nordwestlich des Round Point vor der Nordküste von King George Island.

Das UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee benannte sie 1960 nach dem britischen Robbenfänger Tartar unter Kapitän Charles Pottinger (1790–1833), der zwischen 1821 und 1822 in den Gewässern um die Südlichen Shetlandinseln operiert hatte.

Polnische Wissenschaftler entdeckten zu Beginn der 1980er Jahre, dass die Insel nunmehr eine direkte Landverbindung zum Round Point hat. Sie benannten sie  (). Diese Benennung akzeptierte das UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee im Jahr 2008.

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A civil claim was filed in court in The Hague, where the global headquarters for Shell are located, against the company for polluting waterways and land near the homes of four fishermen and farmers in the Niger Region of Africa. Shell continues to deny the accusations, claiming that the leaks came about because of sabotage, according to a news report from Reuters.
The claim was also filed by Friends of the Earth. The damages requested in the lawsuit were not disclosed but the villagers said that Shell and other companies are responsible for pollution between the years of 2004 to 2007 as a result of oil spills.
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Drawing in the Corner
1971, performance, Galeria Foksal, Warsaw
A Dialogue with a Fish
1973, performance, Lubelska Wiosna Teatralna [Lublin Theatre Spring], Lublin
The short electrical love story
1979, performance, De Appel Gallery, Amsterdam
1980, performance, Galeria Ślad, Teatr 77, Łódź
1984, performance, Künstlerhaus, Stuttgart
A performer, painter, poet and art philosopher. For many years a member of the international performers' collective Black Market.
Warpechowski was born in Płoski in Volhynia in 1938. He lives and works in Sandomierz (Poland).
In 1956–1962, the future performer studied Architecture at the Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology, and in 1964–1965 (for one year), he was a student in the Faculty of Industrial Design at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts (ASP).
Zbigniew Warpechowski has cultivated performance art since 1967, which makes him a forerunner of this movement, not only in Poland, but also in the international arena. He has had over 300 performances in many countries in Europe, Asia and North America. The artist became a member of Grupa Krakowska (the Kraków Group) in 1985, and since 1986 he has belonged to the legendary Black Market, an international group gathering pioneers of performance art, such as Norbert Klassen, Alastair MacLennan, Nigel Rolfe, Zygmunt Piotrowski, etc. He has designed films sets for eight feature films, four of which were directed by Grzegorz Królikiewicz.
Warpechowski's artistic career started with figurative painting. After giving up studies at the ASP in Kraków, he went into writing poetry, and it was this artistic medium that steered him towards performance art. The artist says, "Initially, I called my work actions. I heard the term 'performance' for the first time in Marseille in 1975".
Warpechowski's first performances, The Poetic Quarter (with Tomasz Stańko) and Poetic Quarter with Record Player and Piano Accompaniment, took place in Kraków's 13 Club (Klub 13) in 1967. They combined elements of music, poetry and partially improvised gestures.
In 1971, Warpechowski gave the first of a series of performances with a living fish, entitled "Water", in Andrzej Partum's Poetry Office (Biuro Poezji) in Warsaw. Subsequent actions involved live birds, pigeons and parrots, too; for example in Non-Intervention – Nothing, a video performance of 1974. One of the key concepts for his art was "NOTHING", which appeared as a subject of performances and installations, among others in the environment Dishing Out, whose first version was created in the Krzysztofory Gallery in 1971, and then repeated in the following year in the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh.
The Champion of Golgotha (1978), in which the artist raised the issue of idolatry, presenting the figure of Christ as a contemporary sports idol, was an important performance in Warpechowski's career. Treating the Champion as his alter ego, the performer repeatedly came back to it.
Warpechowski's output embraces numerous performances during which the artist, in the name of the authenticity of expression, tortured and hurt his body, for example in Agreement of 1981, addressing the current political situation in Poland. During the March show in Stuttgart in 1984, he set fire to his hair. A photograph of this action made the cover of Elisabeth Jappe's book, Performance – Ritual – Prozess. Handbuch der Aktionskunst in Europa (Munich, 1993).
For some time, Warpechowski, who calls himself an "avant-garde traditionalist", has been doing performances which are highly critical of contemporary consumerist culture, the domination of the media, postmodernism and social liberalism, among others The Horn of Remembrance (1997) and The Superior Variant (2004).
In 1974, at the Gathering of Dreamers in Elbląg, Warpechowski announced his first theoretical manifesto, An Artist Is, in which he emphasised "the significance of the individual activity carried out by an artist on his/her own responsibility" in the process of an avant-garde work of art coming into being.
Since that time he has published many texts and books, such as Textbook (1990), Storage Container (1998), Elevator (2001), Stabiliser (2004), Textbook: Encore (2006) and Avant-garde Conservatism (2014), in which he described his reflections about modern culture, philosophy, faith and personal experiences.
Besides that, Zbigniew Warpechowski has also made sculptures and objects, for example the Tattoos series (1983–1987), Word (2009) and Authority (2010).
Recently, he has been more and more heavily leaning towards painting in its almost classical form, both as regards the technique and subject matter.
In 1997, Warpechowski received the Minister of Culture and Art Award in recognition of his 30-year activity in the field of performance art. In 2009, he was given the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. An extensive retrospective exhibition of Zbigniew Warpechowski, entitled It, was held at Zachęta – National Gallery of Art in 2014. In 2017, the same venue hosted "A Ceremonious Performance", an event organised to celebrate 50 years of the artist's performance art.
His works can be found, among others, in the collections of: the National Museum in Warsaw, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, the National Museum in Kraków, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, the Museum of Art in Łódź, the National Museum in Wrocław, the Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz, and many more.
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Q: Java declaring a String array in method invocation I'm trying to declare a String array within a method invocation, like so:
if (emailYaml.keySet().containsAll(new String[]{"mailto","subject","text"}))

I'm not entirely sure if this is the best approach in any case (i'm pretty new to programming), but in any case Eclipse tells me:
The method containsAll(Collection<?>) in the type Set<String> is not applicable for the arguments (String[])

Could anyone help with a solution?
Many thanks

A: An array isn't a subtype of Collection. Convert it to a List for example, before passing it to containsAll:
.containsAll(Arrays.asList(new String[] {"mailto", "subject", "text"}))

Or even simplier, since asList takes a vararg as parameter:
.containsAll(Arrays.asList("mailto", "subject", "text"))

A: Contains all accepts a collection.
From the docs:
containsAll(Collection<?> c)

Try this insead:
if (emailYaml.keySet().containsAll(Arrays.asList("mailto","subject","text"))

A: containsAll() expects a Collection and you are passing an array, thus your compiler complains.
if (emailYaml.keySet().containsAll(Arrays.asList(new String[]
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