What if it doesn't work and then all the pressure is on me to get it right?
You are certainly right in thinking that you will need to do the work to make the changes. And we believe that, although the course is life-changing, it is only the beginning of the work that you need to do. We give you the tools and techniques, we give you some practical experiences and the understanding of where anger comes from for you. The small group environment means you get lots of help. We also help you with an action plan before the end of the weekend, and arrange follow-ups to suit your situation.
This is not for me. How do I get someone who is resistant to sorting out their anger to come on a course?
People do have to make their own decisions to come on our courses. The sessions don't really work if someone doesn't want to be there. However, we have experienced clients arriving because the judge has made anger management part of the condition of their non-custodial sentence and then they find by Day 2 of the course that they are really appreciating the learning.
In our experience the most powerful motivator for someone joining our courses is when a loved one says Òenough is enough!Ó We do run 2 hour Introduction to Anger Evenings (where you can get a taste of the training), to which you could attend and get some pointers to help you encourage him/ her to attend. Or you could attend the taster together (we only charge one fee), and there's no pressure to participate, so you can just listen. Alternatively call our clinic for a confidential conversation and perhaps we can suggest some ideas.
There's nothing wrong with me. Everyone else seems to think I am angry, but I am just depressed. The doctor wants me to see you, but I don't see how it's related to anger.
Well there are many ways we can express our anger, the most obvious will be aggressively. There is plenty of evidence that depression will often be anger turned inwards. It is similarly unhealthy to swallow your anger, create high levels of resentment of your situation, and of those around you, and not express your feelings and emotions. Our courses work for both imploders and exploders. In our groups, individuals learn a lot from group members who respond in different ways to themselves.
You don't have a clinic near enough to me.
It's true that we do not have a clinic in every town. What we do recognise is that people travel a long way for our expertise. To this end we are happy to help you arrange local accommodation. It is for this reason that we find our Intensive Weekend Courses the most popular. The delegates who travel have taken a decision that a short time away from their family is a price they are prepared to pay in order to stop affecting their loved ones with their anger. Their view is, this is short term pain for long term gain.
Why come to Beating Anger? There are loads of other courses out there - some cheaper, some shorter and some longer. How can I be sure you know the answer?
There isn't one answer, that's for sure and we are humans not robots, which is why one method does not always work for everyone. Beating Anger is part of the British Association of Anger Management. Since 1998, we have been running courses for over 12,000 people and the feedback is phenomenal. Each facilitator has been trained by the founder of our association, Mike Fisher, who is also the author of 'Beating Anger'. Every week, his opinion is sought as an internationally renowned expert on anger. He was a very angry man for over 30 years of his life. Many of our clients attend other courses and then come back to us and say that finally they understand their anger.
We also have a very unique money back guarantee, which removes any financial risk of coming on a course.
Will I grow out of it? My father like this as a young man and now he's quite mellow. Is it just a phase?
We meet lots of people who have waited many years hoping the anger will cool. And then they come on our courses when it doesn't and their patience runs out.
You are right that age does mellow some of us. However, we have only the patterns of behaviour from our childhood to either copy or respond to. Our courses will show you another way. We know clients who have repressed their resentment and swallowed their anger as a response to an aggressive parent. On our courses they learn to find an assertive way to show their anger that doesn't hurt others.
I'd rather have individual therapy. Being in a group means I might meet people I don't like or even people I know.
The learning that takes place in a group is so fantastic, and lots of ideas come from hearing where other people are and what has worked for them. Practicing new tools with other people really works. For many of our clients, it's great to maintain some contact with other group members after the course, as they can provide you with support and understanding. One of our rules is to use your support network and a group of people that understand you are a valuable resource. There is real emphasis on confidentiality on our courses, and most importantly, not judging each other.
It's going to be very difficult to tell the boss that I need time off for an anger management course. It's even more difficult to tell my partner / wife / husband that I have decided to do something about my anger.
It's not easy telling other people – give us a call for some help with this.
Have you thought about the costs of your anger up to now and what it will cost you if you don't do anything about it? On our courses we talk about time management and, if anger continues in an unhealthy way, then "forced time management" will happen. Many clients wait too long to come to us and then are faced with solicitor's bills, waiting in court hearings and potential custodial sentences, losing access to their children and to other loved ones. There is clearly a real cost to this, and it really is worthwhile taking a course and making the changes before it's too late. Our weekend course costs the equivalent of £20 per hour. The courses are not like a weekly counselling session which has an open ended commitment.
It's not really my fault that I get angry, and it doesn't affect anyone but me. ....So, what if I get angry sometimes, but it's justified.
The fact that you are looking at this site says that you recognise on some level you have an issue. Our experience is that often people come to us because they have realised or been told their anger is affecting people close to them. Feedback is that this training is life changing, that delegates feel a sense of release and that their relationships are then improved. We are clear, however, that your anger is your responsibility and that we can only give you the tools to manage it.
We don't have a magic wand to cure your anger. However, we are really proud of our courses, so much so that we now offer a 100% money back guarantee. On our three day Intensive Weekend courses, if the material is not working for you by lunch time on day 2 you can leave and we will refund your money. We also survey our delegates and 95% say that our courses exceed their expectations. Also 2 years on, 93% state that the course was excellent. We know what we do is great. It does, however, depend upon you building it into your life. To help you with this, each clinic owner offers post training support as you require it.
I don't want anyone to know about my anger.........it's difficult enough to decide to visit this website, and then I find out that I have to attend a course with other people. How will I be able to talk about this in a room full of strangers?
Our courses are small groups of people who have the same worries and anxieties as you. The facilitator is very skilled at making the group feel safe and itÕs all entirely confidential. In fact we recognise the anxieties that people bring to the groups and make a special point of setting the group up in such a way that everyone feels safe. There is no pressure to talk about anything you don't want to, but the more you get involved, the more you get out of the experience.


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SME business news & features
September 25, 2018 Jenny Marks
Why do we spend so much on funerals when we want our own to be 'as cheap as possible'?
97% of us don't want a lavish funeral with one third saying they want it as cheap as possible
47% would have a direct cremation – costing just £1,712 on average
99% of those organising a funeral didn't know all of the deceased's wishes
74% think the deceased should pay but families left with a shortfall must find over £2,559 to cover the cost of a funeral
According to the SunLife Cost of Dying 2018 report the average funeral now costs £4,271 – an increase of 4.7% on 2017 and an increase of 122.5% over the past 15 years.
The Cost of Dying, which is the UK's longest-running study of funeral costs, also reveals that 74% of people think the deceased should pay their own funeral costs, but every year, many loved ones are left to pick up either all or part of the bill.
This year, 62% of those who organised a funeral for a loved one said the deceased had left some provision, but of those, just 59% had left enough money to cover the whole cost. This leaves loved ones with an average shortfall of £2,559 when it comes to paying the bill – an increase of 8.6% from 2017 when the average shortfall was £2,356.
Dean Lamble, SunLife's CEO, said: "When so many of us want a simple, inexpensive funeral for ourselves, it's regrettable that we're still not sharing our wishes with one another – leading to loved ones spending more on the funeral than the deceased would have wanted. 33% of people had to pay for some or all of their relative's funeral themselves this year and to pay the bill, some had to use their credit cards (6%) or use their savings (9%)."
Despite the extra money spent, SunLife's research shows that 99% of those organising a funeral for a loved one had no idea what the deceased wanted, and only 1% knew all of the preferences of the deceased.
In fact, 97% of us say we don't want a lavish affair for our own funeral with 31% saying they want their own funeral to be as cheap as possible. But despite this, when it comes to organising a loved one's funeral, one in ten feels under pressure to do something more expensive and lavish than they wanted to.
While the average spend on a funeral and the send-off this year was £6,332 (funeral costs £4,271, other costs including the memorial, wake, flowers etc. are £2,061) it can be done for as little as £1,341*. And the reality is, most of us would be happy with a cheaper funeral.
The cheapest option is a direct cremation – where the body is cremated in the days immediately following the death, without a funeral service beforehand. Direct cremations cost £1,712 on average and according to the research can be done for as little as £1,341*.
Unlike other types of funeral, the cost of direct cremations has dropped in the past year and are, on average, 6.7% cheaper than in 2017 and £2,559 less than a standard cremation.
Region Average Direct Cremation Cost 2018 Average Direct Cremation Cost 2017 Average Cremation Cost
Wales £1,482 £1,929 £3,142
South East & East of England £1,598 £2,194 £3,840
London £1,911 £2,463 £4,222
East and West Midlands £1,872 £1,536 £3,625
Yorkshire and the Humber *£1,341 £1,518 £4,079
Scotland £1,642 £1,680 £3,544
South West England £1,823 £1,976 £4,365
North West England £1,558 £1,454 £3,564
North East England £1,703 £1,627 £3,798
Northern Ireland £1,953 £2,065 £3,222
National average £1,712 £1,835 £3,744
Unfortunately, awareness of direct cremations is not great, with 47% saying they weren't aware of them before taking part in the survey. However, once made aware, 13% said they definitely want a direct cremation for their own funeral and a further 47% said they'd consider it.
And while 61% admitted that organising a funeral had made them think of their own, 21% have still not done anything about it.
Dean concluded: "The majority of us know what we want for our funeral and agree that it is our responsibility to pay for it. So, we need to plan for our funeral, both financially and emotionally, because if we don't, loved ones are going to feel under pressure to organise 'the send-off we deserve' which in many cases, means spending more money than they need to."
Jenny Marks
Jenny has been reporting on small business issues since 2001 where she held a number of freelance positions across the leading SME publications in the UK. Specialist subjects included SME financing and tax.
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This is Open House 4 of 4 to gather initial public interest and ideas before creating a draft of the Master Plan. The focus on this date will be on Recreation for input on topics such as activities, golfing, visiting historic sites, events, fishing, etc. The other Open Houses are scheduled separately and are focused on different topics.
This is Open House 3 of 4 to gather initial public interest and ideas before creating a draft of the Master Plan. The focus on this date will be on Roads and Trails for input on topics such as roads, trails, connectivity, etc. The other Open Houses are scheduled separately and are focused on different topics.
This is Open House 2 of 4 to gather initial public interest and ideas before creating a draft of the Master Plan. The focus on this date will be on Buildings and Infrastructure for input on topics such as the Nature Center, Office, use of buildings, current/future concessionaires, etc. The other Open Houses are scheduled separately and are focused on different topics.
This is Open House 1 of 4 to gather initial public interest and ideas before creating a draft of the Master Plan. The focus on this date will be on Natural Resources and Interpretation for input on topics such as habitat, farming, ponds/streams, historical and natural programming, etc. The other Open Houses are scheduled separately and are focused on different topics.
The Division of Parks and Recreation is beginning a process to create a Master Plan for White Clay Creek State Park. This event is to announce that the process is just beginning.
To share information regarding the proposed updated master plan for Fort Miles and allow the public to review and comment on the proposed capital improvements.
A public hearing for the purpose of collecting public comment on the Open Space Program Plan.
To hold a public hearing on the Open Space Evaluation System, which is used by staff to review properties which come before the Open Space Council.
This workshop is to gather public comments on the draft outline of the Open Space Program Plan (Plan), which is required by the Land Protection Act, 7 Del. Code 7506. The Plan will outline the vision of the future of the Open Space Program.
This workshop is to gather public comments on the draft outline of the Open Space Program Plan (Plan), which is required by the Land Protection Act, 7 Del. Code 7506. The Plan will outline the future of the Open Space Program.
This workshop is to gather public comments on the draft outline of the Open Space Program Plan, which is required by the Land Protection Act, 7 Del. Code 7506. The Plan will serve as the vision for the future of the Open Space Program.
This public workshop has been withdrawn.
This workshop has been withdrawn.
The purpose of this Special Meeting is for the Council to obtain legal advice concerning the draft substitute bill to HB 262 includes the removal of State Resource Area Maps from the Delaware Land Protection Act.
To receive public comments on the proposed changes to the Delaware State Parks Rules and Regulations.
To discuss the public comments received in the public hearing on the draft SRA standards and criteria.
The Division of Parks and Recreation is seeking public input regarding a pilot program for extended trail hours on select trails at White Clay Creek State Park. Participants will be able to review proposed rules for extended trail use, participation requirements, and potential trails available. This open house will allow the Division of Parks and Recreation to share information and seek public input.
In FY 16 the Bond Bill (Section 93 Revenues) authorized DNREC to propose an increase in user fees "following adequate opportunity for public comment and the approval of the appropriate public advisory council(s) and Secretary". This open house will allow the Division of Parks and Recreation to share information and seek public input.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the plans for the Monkey House at the Brandywine Zoo and to receive feedback and comments from the public.
Regular Council Meeting postponed to February 7, 2014, due to weather.
To review the proposed trail alignment linking the existing trail at Gordons Pond to the Walking Dunes Trail at Herring Point in Cape Henlopen State Park.


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American Naval History: A Very Short Introduction
Craig L. Symonds
1. An Ad Hoc Navy: The Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
2. Establishing an American Navy: The Age of Sail (1783–1809)
3. An American Navy Confirmed: The War of 1812
4. A Constabulary Navy: Pirates, Slavers, and Manifest Destiny (1820–1850)
5. Steam and Iron: The Civil War Navy (1850–1865)
6. The Doldrums and The New Navy (1865–1900)
7. A Navy Second to None: The U.S. Navy and World War I (1900–1939)
8. The Two-Ocean Navy: The U.S. Navy in World War II (1939–1945)
9. Confronting the Soviets: The Cold War Navy (1945–1975)
10. The U.S. Navy in the Twenty-First Century
4. Drafting the treaty
3. Ideals versus interests
5. To bed, sick of life
2. The big three (or maybe four)
6. War to end war?
guided missile cruiser
guided missile destroyer
guided missile frigate
"Do Americans Like their Government Big—or Small?" in The Reagan Revolution
"Was there a Call for a Reagan Revolution (or What happened to the Great Society)?" in The Reagan Revolution
1. An Ad Hoc Navy
2. Establishing an American Navy
3. An American Navy Confirmed
4. A Constabulary Navy
5. Steam and Iron
7. A Navy Second to None
8. The Two-Ocean Navy
9. Confronting the Soviets
p. 11010. The U.S. Navy in the Twenty-First Century
The dissolution of the Soviet Union did not erase the need for a global U.S. Navy, as events in the Middle East and elsewhere provoked serial crises that led to the dispatch of U.S. naval combat groups to various hot spots around the world. 'The U.S. Navy in the twenty-first century' explains how the U.S. Navy continues to fulfill many of its historic missions—suppressing pirates, protecting trade, and pursuing drug runners. It is also a potent instrument of American foreign policy and a barometer of American concern. In addition to its deterrent and peacekeeping roles, the U.S. Navy also acts as a first responder to natural or man-made disasters that call for humane intervention.


As the bike2work year 2016 is almost coming to an end, over the next month there will be a series of news articles about the success stories of the bike2work campaigns in Europe.
This year's bike2work campaign "Mit dem Rad zur Arbeit" in Germany comes to an end. It was a successful year with a lot of new fruitful partnerships, activities and events.
With 154.000 national wide participants it is one of the biggest campaigns in Europe and again this year there was an increase of 4.000 participants compared to the last year – a clear sign that the bike2work scheme is well received.
The new partnership with "Telekom" one of the biggest telecommunication companies in Germany with over 225.000 employees will convince even more people to #bike2work.
The new "Guidebook for commuters" is full of tips and tricks on how to bike2work and the benefits of doing so. It covers the health benefits, tips and tricks for daily commuting,technical advice and how to prepare yourself for every weather cycling.


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Bushwick Book Club Seattle:
Geoff Larson started the Seattle Chapter of The Bushwick Book Club in 2010 with top Seattle talent creating and performing new music inspired by literature. Check out the radio show/podcast Geoff created with interviews of the Seattle Book Club musicians: "The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents" www.prx.org/series/32231-the-bushwick-book-club-seattle-presents
Bushwick Book Club Malmö:
Songs about by books aren't just for the North American continent. The Swedes need their literature-inspired music too. Bushwick Book Club Malmo began in August 2012. The orgy of book-related songs now spans oceans. It's a big orgy.
Bushwick Book Club Los Angeles:
Songwriter, musician and actor Stacy Rock spearheads Bushwick Book Club LA. She started as a contributor in Brooklyn before moving to Los Angeles and bringing BBC with her! With the new online format, look for more collaborative NY/L.A. Book Club events!
Bushwick Book Club Oakland:
The Oakland Chapter is headed by songwriters/artists Mia Pixley, Yoko Kikuchi and Dibs Hoffweiler. All three have New York roots and have brought Bushwick Book Club to the Bay area, galvanizing the vibrant community of creatives in Oakland with their literature-inspired events!
Bushwick Book Club London:
Singer/songwriter Amanda Thorpe is at the helm of the London Chapter. The first London event was part of the first three-chapter, three country tour (NY/London/Malmo) in 2018, and the group has been active ever since, performing all over London in addition to collaborating regularly with Malmo and NY.
Bushwick Book Club Greenville, SC: The Greenville chapter started this February with a show inspired by Voltaire's Candide. Founder and organizer, T.C. Costello had this to say about their first show:
"I can't remember the last time I had a show where every audience member was listening to every single word. All the songs were quite different. We had a epic love song, a political folk song, and even a really pretty acoustic piece with the chorus 'fuck optimists. This diversity surprised me as Candide is very much a "one-joke book", as one of the songwriters put it. One songwriter, who it turns out has been listening to your Bushwick club for years, actually had a song about how much he hated reading it - and then how his wife left him for a monkey, which is a reference to Candide."
Their next show is inspired by Octavia Butler's Bloodchild and Other Stories. Greenville may be your new favorite destination for songs about books!
There are also chapters in Santa Barbara, Portland, New Orleans and Toronto, Canada!
Write us at bushwickbookofthemonthclub@gmail.com or google away to find out about all the chapters. And by all means, write us if you're interested in starting one where you are. There's no place like where you are and no time like right now to make something new inspired by literature.
Ask us to play at your book opening or book festival!
Ask us how to start your own chapter!
Ask us how to be a contributing musician or artist!
Suggest a book!
Give a compliment!
bushwickbookofthemonthclub @ gmail.com


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Q: How to get parameters from path in Bottle? When i execute this url:
http://domain:8081/forum?id=2&page=26

with this code:
@route('/forum')
def display_forum():
   forum_id = request.query.id
   page = request.query.page or '1'
   return template('Forum ID: {{id}} (page {{page}})', id=forum_id, page=page)

This return on webpage Forum ID: 2 (page 26)
I need to obtain the same result calling a dynamic rest url.
The url can be http://domain:8081/forum/2/26 or http://domain:8081/forum/city/place/day/hour.
Don't exist a fixed number of parameters.
I saw some ideas in bottle documentation, perhaps something like wildcard filter :path.

A: It won't scale to infinite routes, but something like this would work.
@route('/forum/<first>')
def test(first):
    return first

@route('/forum/<first>/<second>')
def test(first, second):
    return first, second

@route('/forum/<first>/<second>/<third>')
def test(first, second, third):
    return first, second, third

@route('/forum/<first>/<second>/<third>/<fourth>')
def test(first, second, third, fourth):
    return first, second, third, fourth

A: Use Parameters
@route ('/forum/forum_id=:forum_id&page=:page')
def display_forum(forum_id,page):
   forum_id = request.query.id
   page = request.query.page or '1'
   return template('Forum ID: {{id}} (page {{page}})', id=forum_id, page=page)

A: I would use the :path wildcard filter as you have hinted.
In your example, you provided query parameters with key=value pairs and asked how to do the same using url paths but only using values with no limit of a fixed number of parameters.
/forum?id=2&page=26
/forum/2/6
Since we don't want a limit to the number of parameters, I feel that it makes sense to provide the keys in the url paths as pairs.
/forum/id/2/page/26/city/chicago/place/opera/day/monday/hour/2:20pm
Then I would parse it accordingly:
from bottle import route, run, request, template
import re

@route("/forum/<url_paths:path>", method=["GET", "POST"])
def display_forum(url_paths=None):
    # -- parse the paths as pairs of /key/value/key/value...
    match = re.compile(r"/", re.VERBOSE)
    items = map(str, match.split(url_paths))
    url_params = dict(zip(items, items))

    # -- check for any GET or POST parameters and save as dict(),
    req_params = {k:v for (k,v) in request.params.items()}

    # -- merge the url_params with req_params into one dictionary object
    params = url_params | req_params

    # -- parse forum_id and page
    if params:
        forum_id = params.pop("id") if params.get("id") else "NA"
        page = params.pop("page") if params.get("page") else "1"
        tpl = """
        Forum ID: {{id}} (page {{page}})
        % for (key, value) in params.items():
            {{key}}: {{value}}
        %end

        """
        return template(tpl, id=forum_id, page=page, params=params)
    return "please provide url paths, query params, or post data"

run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8081, reloader=True)

Sample Requests
only url paths
❯ curl "http://127.0.0.1:8081/forum/city/Miami/place/Dog%20Park/day/Wednesday/hour/8:20pm/id/8/page/7"

        Forum ID: 8 (page 7)
            city: Miami
            place: Dog Park
            day: Wednesday
            hour: 8:20pm

url paths and query params
❯ curl "http://127.0.0.1:8081/forum/city/Chicago/place/Opera%20House/day/Saturday/hour/6:20pm?id=2&page=26"

        Forum ID: 2 (page 26)
            city: Chicago
            place: Opera House
            day: Saturday
            hour: 6:20pm

url paths and POST params
❯ curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8081/forum/event/Yoga/city/Philadelphia/place/Gym/day/Tuesday/hour/8:00am" -d "id=2&page=3"

        Forum ID: 2 (page 3)
            event: Yoga
            city: Philadelphia
            place: Gym
            day: Tuesday
            hour: 8:00am

url paths and POST form fields
❯ curl -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8081/forum/event/Concert/city/Virginia%20Beach/place/GTE%20Amphitheatre/day/Friday/hour/7:20pm/price/\$65.00" -F "id=3" -F "page=16"

        Forum ID: 3 (page 16)
            event: Concert
            city: Virginia Beach
            place: GTE Amphitheatre
            day: Friday
            hour: 7:20pm
            price: $65.00

A: My solution is to combine the form values with the query values making a unified API.
def merge_dicts(*args):
    result = {}
    for dictionary in args:
        result.update(dictionary)
    return result

payload = merge_dicts(dict(request.forms), dict(request.query.decode()))
id = payload['id']
page = payload['page']

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RECENT RECEARCH PROJECTS
Reconnecting citizens to the administrative state (RECONNECT)
States, Nationalism, and the Relationship between Ethnic Diversity and Public Goods Provision (ETHNICGOODS)
How Technological Change Reshapes Politics: Technology, Elections, and Policies (TECHNO)
Rethinking the fundamentals of regions and interregionalism: The European Union and Latin America through the lenses of regional regulatory governance (Reg-EULAC)
Informality and Global Governance: The Politics of Legal Change (INGOV)
The Struggle for Global Justice and Development. The Role of the European Union in a World of Competing Regionalisms
From January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015
Understanding the significance of global development and its impact on global justice is vital for the disciplines of International Relations, Politics, International Political Sociology and International Development. For this reason our proposal takes an interdisciplinary approach by drawing upon recent contributions made by political science, international political economy, sociology, and law, while combining conceptual and empirical social science.
Specifically, the project explores and evaluates the expansion, diffusion and importance of social policy regulation, provision and empowerment processes that occur at the regional tier of governance. Despite the resurgence of regionalism and intraregional relations since the late 1980s and the resilience of regional institutions during and after the economic crises of the late 1990s and mid-2000s, little research has provided sustained and comparative analyses of these institutions and initiatives, and their impact on global justice and governance.
Given the changing power configurations and the rise of regional powers that challenge the more normative global governance scripts, this issue demands closer examination to understand state-market relationships, the meaning of international development and global justice itself.
The research will thus make an original contribution by bringing together for the first time three traditionally separate research strands in the social sciences: regionalism, regulation and development. Moreover, it will reveal how and to what extent the articulation of these regional initiatives shape the development space via the provision of public goods otherwise unattainable by national governments that rely on often very limited regulatory capacities [Braithwaite 2006].
Building on, but seeking to go beyond the European Union (EU) experience, this is backed by a detailed comparative analysis of regional blocs in Africa,Asia and Latin America to illustrate the re-emergence of the region as a unit to mitigate the negative effects of market instability derived from globalisation [Telò 2001; Beeson 2007], but also as development space for managing uncertainties through social regulation and provision [Yeates and Deacon 2006; Deacon et al. 2009] and contesting global criteria. The project will focus on social policy regulation and provision in trade and development, gender equality, education, health and labour. The general objective of the project is thus to develop a theoretically and empirically integrative approach to the analysis of the (cross) regional interaction in the area of social policy, and its impact on global justice and governance. To the extent that these regional regulatory processes have to be apprehended within the global context where they attempt to insert, convergence and competition across regions are also relevant factors to consider. Based on an in-depth analysis of the new forms of regional cooperation in the Global South, the project will then explore the role and the extent to which EU policies and institutions involved in the promotion of a just global order can contribute to or hinder the deepening of these regional dynamics. The research will thus explore the bridging initiatives and mutual impact of intersection points between EU and South-South cooperation.
In so doing, the study will advance an interdisciplinary approach to outline how (cross) regional regimes interact, intersect and impact development and global justice.
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By the mid 1900's there were numerous different versions of slot machines on the market and the idea of slots had already developed into a major industry. The first types of slots were known as one armed bandits because of the lever at the side of the machine that set the drums in motion. In time, this was discarded as the slot machine became more and more automated. By 1976 the first video slot could be found in Las Vegas which showed digital pictures and worked on electricity and did away with the original mechanical games. As the slot machines developed so did the industry, slots were placed at the entrances to casinos and in leisure centers across the world. Slot machine games became very popular in the UK at pubs where punters came for a drink and a quick game. There were three reel slot machine games and five reel slot machine games; in the UK the games were known as AWP, award with prizes games.


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Amparo Acker-Palmer (Amparo Palmer Andreu, nacida en Sueca, Comunidad Valenciana, España el 10 de septiembre de 1968) es una científica, bióloga molecular y neurocientífica española . Su investigación se centra en las similitudes del mecanismo de desarrollo de los nervios y los vasos sanguíneos.  Ha trabajado junto a su esposo, Till Acker, quien es neurobiólogo, en la investigación de terapias para tumores. En su carrera, ha ganado varios premios, incluido el Premio Paul Ehrlich & Ludwig Darmstaeder para jóvenes investigadores en 2010. En 2012 fue elegida miembro de la Academia alemana de las ciencias naturales Leopoldina.

Carrera académica
En 1986, Acker-Palmer estudió biología y bioquímica en la Universidad de Valencia y obtuvo un doctorado (dirigida por  Erwin Knecht) en 1996, con la tesis: Caracterizacion del proteasoma en diferentes localizaciones subcelulares. Estudió su posgrado en el Laboratorio Europeo de Biología Molecular en Heidelberg (Alemania), en el Departamento de Biología Progresiva, dirigido por Angel Nebreda y Rüdiger Klein, con quienes siguió estudiando como parte del grupo de investigación del Instituto Max Planck de Neurobología en Múnich en 2001.

Es profesora en Fráncfort del Meno desde 2007. También es directora del Departamento de Neurobiología Molecular y Celular en el Instituto de Biología Celular y Neurociencia, e investigadora de la Red de Neurociencia de Rin-Meno desde 2012.

Acker-Palmer estudia la base molecular de la plasticidad sináptica y el desarrollo del sistema nervioso. Examina los receptores del gen ephrin-B y ha encontrado relaciones entre el desarrollo estructural del sistema nervioso y los vasos sanguíneos (angiogénesis). Esta última puede aplicarse en el estudio de las metástasis de los tumores. También descubrió que el sistema nervioso y el sistema vascular utilizan moléculas similares y tienen genes comunes.

Reconocimientos
 Beca de doctorado del gobierno español (1992-1996)
  Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado de la Universidad de Valencia, España (1997)
 Elegida becaria de la Unión Europea (UE) en el "Programa de formación y movilidad de investigadores" (1997-1999)
 Ganó 60.000 € del premio Paul Ehrlich & Ludwig Darmstaeder para jóvenes investigadores por su investigación para descubrir las similitudes entre el desarrollo de los nervios y los vasos sanguíneos (2010)
 Recibió el premio Gutenberg Research Fellowship Award (2012)
 Elegida como miembro de Max Planck en el MPI por Brain Research (2014)
 En 2014 fue elegida miembro de la Academia Europæa.
 Recibió un premio de 2,5 millones de euros del Consejo Europeo de Investigación (ERC) (2015)

Véase también
 Mujeres en la ciencia
 Mujeres científicas

Bibliografía

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Perfil en AcademiaNet
 Perfil en la Universidad Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Biólogos moleculares
Científicos de España del siglo XX
Científicos de España del siglo XXI
Miembros de la Academia Europea
Neurocientíficos de España
Profesores de la Universidad Goethe de Fráncfort
Neurocientíficas
Científicas de España del siglo XXI
Miembros de la Leopoldina
Miembros de la Organización Europea de Biología Molecular
Alumnado de la Universidad de Valencia
Españolas del siglo XX
Españolas del siglo XXI

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Carnival Youth is a Latvian indie rock band formed in Riga in 2011. The band consists of twins Edgars Kaupers (guitar, vocals) and Emīls Kaupers (drums, vocals), Roberts Vanags (keyboards, vocals) and Kristiāns Kosītis (bass).

On May 26, 2014, the group released their first EP, titled Never Have Enough, which was followed by their first studio album, No Clouds Allowed on October 20 the same year, which won the Latvian Golden Microphone award for best debut.

In January 2016, the band was awarded the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) for their success abroad, where they, at the same occasion, also won the EBBA Public Choice Award. In the spring of 2016, their second studio album, Propeller, was released.

On June 1, 2017, their third album, Vienā vilcienā was released. To this date, it is their only album to be sung exclusively in their native language, Latvian. The choice to sing exclusively in Latvian, rather than in both Latvian and English as on previous albums, was allegedly due to Latvia celebrating its centenary of independence the year after, in 2018.

Two years later, the group followed up with their fourth studio album, Good Luck. In May 2020, the group appeared on the album Leto bez interneta by Russian rock band Mumiy Troll, performing a Latvian language version of the song Leto bez interneta, titled Vasara bez internetiem ().

In addition to their home country of Latvia, the group has performed in countries such as Canada, the United States Austria England, Hungary, Finland, France and Germany, as well as festivals such as SXSW, The Great Escape, Sziget, Positivus, Open'er, Reeperbahn, Eurosonic, Summer Sound.

Discography

EP's
 Never Have Enough (2014)

Studio albums
 No Clouds Allowed (2014)
 Propeller (2016)
 Vienā vilcienā (2017)
 Good Luck (2019)
 Naivais ku-kū (2021)

Notes

References

External links
 Official website (in Latvian)

Musical groups established in 2011
Latvian rock music groups
Latvian indie rock groups
2011 establishments in Latvia


Did Sanral just snap? Their proposals to Parliament regarding e-toll payments have left SA motorists - and OUTA - furious.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has unleashed a fiery statement against Sanral on Wednesday after the group were left apoplectic by their plans to halt e-toll dodgers.
Not paying your way? Sanral CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma reckons this is grounds for having your license taken away from you. Repeat offenders would have their cases referred to a higher authority and find themselves suspended from driving until all e-toll debts are cleared.
OUTA blasted this idea as "ludicrous and illegal", and vowed to take legal action against the department if their proposal made it through Parliament.
Another aggressive measure for forcing motorists to cough-up would be to take away their financial freedoms. Macozoma told Parly that Sanral would consider putting a block on an offender's ability to sell their motor, or even buy themselves an insurance policy.
"This will be virtually impossible to introduce and OUTA will challenge this legally as well as wage a consumer movement to boycott insurance companies who seek to introduce such ludicrous practices and policies into their contracts with motorists." – Wayne Duvenage.
Probably the most far-fetched of the lot would be this one. Sanral also suggested that they could get the South African Revenue Service (SARS) on board to help hunt down the debt. Given that the department is already stretched to its limits, this wouldn't exactly be a welcome workload for them.
Sanral's Homer Simpson-inspired "can't someone else do it?" approach went down like a lead balloon with OUTA. They label this brainstorm as "extremely difficult and complex", and were once again bemused by Macozoma's presentation.
Worried about getting on the wrong side of the law? You shouldn't be. OUTA have even gone as far to say that they'll gladly explain a motorist's rights to them should they choose to heed this call for rebellion.


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Q: Remove selected item from the inlineadmin interface I don't know if this can be done in the django rendered admin interface what I want to do is remove item that has been selected from a foreign key field
eg
--mary
   --matter
   --mary-ann
   --may
   --mary jane

when I select "mary-jane" I want mary jane off the list so it won't be selected twice.
eg
 --mary
   --matter
   --mary-ann
   --may

How can this be achieved? the model is like this
class Name(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=50)

class Test(models.Model):
    name = models.ForeignKey(Name)

admin
class TestAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display=('name')
admin.site.register(Test,TestAdmin)


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Q: How to show one by one nodes in Vis JS directed graph Need to show one by one sorted order nodes with directed graph in vis js like a video on a play button event.

A: You will have to write a loop where you add a new node say once every second to your DataSet with nodes. The Network will automatically update.


Ann DeOtte Kaufman's women's attire designed to enhance and inspire riding.
Women's attire designed to enhance and inspire riding.
I managed to catch Ann DeOtte Kaufman as she was getting ready for her photo shoot. "I'll curl my hair while I talk to you," said the head designer of Iva Jean, a line of fashionable and functional bike clothes.
"I'm excited to be a resource for women who bike. I want to solve the problems they face so they can avoid the trial-and-error." She decided to expand her successful line of feminine basics by adding a pair of pants that are designed for women right from the very start.
For Kaufman, it's not enough to take a men's style pant and adapt it with a shorter hem and some slight tapering at the waist.
"We started the process with a conversation," she said, referring to the survey. "Now we take the sensibilities and aspirational qualities of a woman with great style, add the research, and make a great pant." The new Iva Jean trouser is scheduled for late Fall 2013.
Spotlight on Bicycle Fashion Designers - Martone Cycle Co.