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Future Nation Schools' Sizwe Nxasana: No prospective accountant should be left behind
23 June 2020 CFO South Africa
Sizwe believes we need to preserve the quality, growth and transformation of the accounting profession.
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, chartered accountant and founder of Future Nation Schools Sizwe Nxasana talks to SAICA about the macro-economic impact that our country will suffer if the accountancy profession fails to grow and transform its pipeline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opportunities in crisis
Where others see crisis, Sizwe sees opportunity, and Covid-19 has proved no exception. "If you look at the state of the economy, the numbers are depressing," he says. "But either you can choose to be depressed, or you can look for solutions."
He goes on to list many opportunities that the country can jump on, in the wake of this crisis, to aid our flailing economy. "Just look at SOEs, there is an opportunity for us to fundamentally reform our economy and the country, and set it up for really sustainable growth going forward."
Sizwe believes that, while the document about the state of the economy and how to deal with the post-pandemic economic environment which was recently issued by the AND and the Tripartite Alliance has some interesting ideas, there is a lot more that can be done.
He says that we can use Covid-19 and the downgrade to shift the ownership patterns in our country, and attend to some of the areas we haven't attended to in many years. "We know our economy has been very concentrated, it's all about big government, big business, big labour," he says, adding that he was shocked to see that less than 400 businesses contribute more than 56 percent of our corporate taxes.
"This indicates just how concentrated our economy is," he adds. "We've been talking for 25 years of the importance of promoting SMEs, but it remains just talk."
Sizwe says that, how we address the transformation of SOEs and bring more competition into the ownership patterns in South Africa, particularly in the network industries, offers major opportunities to stimulate the economy. "We need to ensure more people are brought into the economy, especially innovation entrepreneurs that are going to create more jobs and therefore stimulate the growth of our economy."
He adds that, if we want to make the most of this crisis, we need to look at the building blocks of education.
No prospective accountants are left behind
Sizwe is very cognisant of the impact that failing to grow and transform can have on the economy. "We need to make sure no prospective accountants are left behind."
He explains that there has historically always been a race between technology and education, but that in South Africa, education is being left behind. "Covid-19 has accelerated technology development, yet 80 percent of the country's schools have not been able to do any remote learning during lockdown," he says, adding that historically black universities that serve the missing middle and the poorest have not been able to do emergency remote learning either.
"This is causing immense social pain, and the country needs to act now, or the knowledge gap is simply going to widen," he adds.
Sizwe believes now is the time for the country to implement the many decisions, such as zero rating data access to education, that were taken years ago, but have never been actioned. "Failing to implement these decisions has perpetrated the growth of the digital divide in our country."
He is deeply concerned about the impact of having lost so many weeks of schooling during the pandemic. "Learners forget more than 25 percent of knowledge, including what they learnt in the initial part of the year, so social distancing is causing the knowledge gap to widen for the 80 percent of children who are sitting at home unable to learn."
He also stresses that young women and people living with disabilities are disproportionately affected. "For girls, this is because they are expected to do chores when they are at home, and also because of the explosion of gender-based violence," he explains, adding that we need to do a lot more to make sure our girls, and most vulnerable learners, are not left behind.
Sizwe notes that, when schools do reopen, it won't be business as usual as schools have to practise social distancing and increased hygiene regiments, which is difficult in crowded schools.
"Just as worrying is the disruption of feeding programmes and timetables, and the fact that end-of-year assessments are going to be affected, and many assessments are going to simply be ignored," he says. "All of this is going to have an adverse effect on the quality of learners writing matric this year, and unfortunately that will make its way into 2021 university applicants."
He adds that we are facing a real challenge in terms of the kind of students we will be admitting into the accounting profession.
"We really need to reimagine the role we play in schools," he says, pointing out that despite maths being particularly important for the accounting professions, we've been battling to get learners to pass at more than 60 percent. "We need to do more, there's a dislocation happening."
At University level, Sizwe is concerned that emergency remote learning has been difficult, or impossible, at historically black universities and other comprehensive universities with 'missing-middle' students. "Contact learning is not going to be possible until a vaccine is found, so we need to think very creatively around how we make sure we don't have a situation where the most vulnerable trying to become CAs fall off the bus during the process," he says.
South Africa has been doing a lot of things to grow the pipeline for accountants to get into the system. While these programmes have been successful for over 20 years, Sizwe believes the profession has an obligation right now to reimagine how we build the pipeline and skills to make sure no potential CAs(SA) are left behind.
The educator of the future
For Sizwe, education is as much about the educator as about the curriculum, and as such, he stresses that we must think more expansively about the education workforce.
He says that the skills and competencies that educators of the future require must change. "As a basic, teachers need to have capacity for online teaching, but even at university level, educators often don't have competencies such as critical thinking skills and creativity, yet we expect them to impart these skills."
He believes that we need to work with faculties, not just accounting, but also the education faculty, and debate how they think of the profession of teaching going forward.
"We need to think very carefully about who is a teacher at the end of the day," he says. "There is an opportunity here when you look at the process of how we produce accountants."
He adds that, just like accountants, educators need to maintain their knowledge and stay relevant via life-long learning.
New knowledge areas
Sizwe believes that the biggest risk the accounting profession faces right now, is for standards to be lowered. "With so many people being unsuccessful in their attempts to enter the profession, there are going to be many who argue that standards must be lowered."
Not only does he strongly disagree with this, but he also sees Covid-19 as an opportunity to leapfrog what we teach and how we teach, in order to build 21st-Century skills. "There are so many new knowledge areas, such as artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity and the internet of things, yet schools and universities aren't even educating us in these areas," he says. "Accountants need to move up the value chain, we can no longer afford to just be number crunchers."
He acknowledges that, if we want to add in all these new areas, we need to look at the whole curriculum and decide what is relevant and what can be removed. "This is an opportunity to reform the curriculum so we can include those new areas that are becoming a lot more important," he says. "Unless we do this, we are just increasing the knowledge gap."
Up until now, UNISA has been the only online distance learning institution of any decent size, but Sizwe believes that going forward, we must create more blended learning institutions, in order to create more flexible approaches to the delivery of education at scale.
The blended learning offers the potential for the development of innovative approaches, including self-paced modular learning as well as new learning modalities delivered through ed tech. "Necessity has removed some of the fear and resistance to the integration of technology in education systems."
That said, he reminds us that university is also a social undertaking. "It is a place where students acquire social skills and life skills, while interacting with others, which is why blended learning becomes so important," he says. "We cannot completely lose contact learning."
When it comes to funding, Sizwe believes we need to think very differently around public-private collaboration. "We've seen it with the Solidarity Fund and other platforms that have brought the private and public sectors together," he says. "Unless something is done around the funding of universities, there is a huge risk the quality of education will suffer, which will have dire consequences for the industry."
He concludes that we can't leave this problem to the government alone and that we need to explore alternative methods of financing.
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As the first full-time undergraduate in her family (History, Scandinavian Studies, Medieval and Early Modern Studies) and now moving on to graduate study in archaeology and history, Knutson has taken full advantage of her UM academic experience. As a participant in UM's Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), she was introduced to academic research and the creation of historical scholarship which she was able to weave into courses unrelated to history.
Entering the History Honors Program as a sophomore for the Junior Thesis Colloquium, she received an Honors Summer Fellowship into the interdisciplinary program supporting thesis research for future seniors. There she experienced the value of collaboration and defined her understanding of historical studies.
Knutson says "Receiving the University of Michigan's nomination for this fellowship was an honor itself, given the breadth of academic excellence, talent, and service to which my fellow Phi Kappa Phi student members are committed. I would like to extend my profound thanks to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for their generous support of students across a range of disciplines and to the officers and members of the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 039 at the University of Michigan, for their overwhelming dedication and support."
Among her other achievements, Knutson was a 2015 selected candidate for a Fulbright U.S. Student Program to Sweden, as well as a Designated Alternate for a 2015 Gates Cambridge Scholarship.
Regents vote to extend Phi Kappa Phi faculty member Martha Pollack's term for an additional three years as U-M Provost and Executive Vice-President for academic Affairs.
This has nothing to do with aerial revolutions of an ice skater, but it does have to do with the marvelous leadership and participation of our chapter. Yes, for the fourth consecutive year our chapter has earned a Chapter of Excellence award from the Society of Phi Kappa Phi, one of only five chapters in the Society's history to achieve this honor four times in a row, out of its more than 300 in the United States and Philippines. The award was announced on August 9 at the National Biennial Convention in St. Louis. Michigan was also one of only five chapters in the 10-state North Central Region to be so recognized for the 2013-1014 academic year. Scholarship and hard work has brought honor to all our members.
Michigan's chapter is among a very few across the country to offer financial awards to its members. These grants total $72,000 since the chapter's revitalization in 2008. For more information, see http://www.umphikappaphi.umich.edu/scholarship-UM.html.
For the fourth time since 2010, Michigan's chapter candidate won a national Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. Xiao Wang came to UM's Honors Program as a National Merit Finalist and Scholarship winner and is leaving with a $5,000 PKP fellowship, one of 57 recipients nationwide. In 2014, Wang easily met the fellowship requirements established by the National Society with his academic achievement, service and leadership experience and promise of success in his future graduate education and chosen profession.
Xiao is an accomplished musician (flute), taught a freshman class at UM on Music and the Brain and participated in various research opportunities during his undergraduate years. Dr. Patricia Reuter-Lorenz, for whom Xiao worked in her Laboratory of Cognitive and Affective Neuropsychology, wrote: "Unlike most honors thesis candidates, Xiao had his own independent ideas about a research project and he developed these ideas with minimal guidance. His thesis investigated the effects of musical training on sustained attention. His well-executed study and interesting results will soon be written up for publication in a peer-reviewed journal."
Of his win, Xiao wrote: "It is an absolute honor to be selected as a recipient for the 2014 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship and to be considered along with so many outstanding students. I feel so privileged to represent the University of Michigan in this national competition, and I am thrilled to add to the terrific track record of our nominees. As I pursue a degree in medicine next year, I know that this generous award will help ease the financial burdens of my continuing education. I'd like to thank the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and its Chapter 039 at the University of Michigan for this opportunity - I hope to continue to represent PKP in a positive way well into the future." After considering invitations from a number of the country's top schools, Wang has chosen to attend Johns Hopkins Medical School.
For more information on financial assistance through grants and awards from PKP's National Society, visit http://www.phikappaphi.org/grants-awards#.U-1Cs3Hn-M8.
Ten of the 26 faculty members inducted by chapter president, Mary Beth Donovan (far left) attended the Phi Kappa Phi Initiation ceremony on April 6. Pictured left to right: Anne Curzan, Juan Cole, Buzz Alexander, Robert Fishman, Alec Gallimore, Jack Hu, Masato Koreeda, Kathleen Nolta, Karen Staller and Thomas Zurbuchen.
The National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducted 26 faculty members and 292 students from across the University into its Michigan Chapter on Sunday, April 6. This year's outstanding group of faculty inductees represents Architecture, Art & Design, Business, Education, Engineering, Literature, Science & Arts, Medicine, Music, Pharmacy, Public Health, Rackham Graduate School and Social Work (complete list below).
A highlight of the event in the Rogel Ballroom at the Michigan Union was a musical tribute to Dr. Lester Monts, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Music. Dr. Monts is the chapter's former treasurer, a member and supporter for several years. Professor William Campbell led a trumpet quintet in a performance of "Metallic Fury" by Erik Morales in gratitude for Dr. Monts' long support of the School of Music's Trumpet Program. The chapter also presented him with an engraved clock to thank him for his years of service.
This year the Michigan chapter awarded Project Grants totaling $20,000 to extend learning beyond the classroom to its members. The $5,000 awards are the largest that the chapter has bestowed since 2008. Junior, senior and graduate student applicants submitted proposals for projects that directly related to their academic program and career plans. Winners of $5,000 grants are graduate students Sarah Alsaden, Law School; Amy Navvab, Social Work; and PhD-candidate Scott Zavada, Macromolecular Science and Engineering. Undergraduate winners are Lena Kremin, Biopsychology, Cognition, Neuroscience and Linguistics; and Layne Vandenberg, International Studies and Spanish who each received $2,500.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, and is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. Michigan's President Clarence Cook Little, a Phi Kappa Phi member and former president at Maine, supported the establishment of Chapter 039 at the University of Michigan in 1926, making it one of the Society's oldest. In 2013, the Michigan chapter received its third consecutive Chapter of Excellence award, the highest honor the Society bestows, and one of only five chapters to have achieved that distinction out of 325 chapters across the country.
To be eligible for invitation, seniors and graduate students must rank in the top 10% of all students on the Ann Arbor campus; second-semester juniors must rank in the top 7.5%. Since its founding, more than 8,600 students have been initiated into the University of Michigan chapter.
Chapter president Mary Beth Donovan presents an engraved clock to Dr. Lester Monts in gratitude for his service as Treasurer and continued strong support of the Michigan chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Kappa Phi Grant winners Sarah Alsaden, Lena Kremin, Amy Navvab, Layne Vandenberg and Scott Zavada appear with Candace Kolars, Scholarship Officer, and Mary Beth Donovan, President of the Michigan chapter.
The University of Michigan chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi announced five Project Grant winners for 2014 at its Initiation Ceremony on April 6. Intended to extend learning beyond the classroom, this year's grants support individual projects around the globe and range from soap to materials for a manned mission to Mars. The Michigan chapter has granted a total of $72,000 in competitive awards to its members since 2008.
Winners of $5,000 Grants are graduate students Sarah Alsaden (Law), Amy Navvab (Social Work) and Scott Zavada (Engineering). Undergraduates Lena Kremin and Layne Vandenberg, both from LS&A, were awarded $2,500 each.
Sarah Alsaden will participate in a legal internship with the American Civil Liberties Union's Juvenile Life Without Parole Initiative. This project focuses on the unconstitutionality of mandatory life sentences without the opportunity for parole for juvenile offenders.
Lena Kremin will travel to Kathmandu, Nepal, with ELI Abroad, an international volunteer organization. She will live in a volunteer house for four weeks, splitting her time between teaching English at a Buddhist monastery and assisting at an orphanage.
Amy Navvab will spend eleven weeks in San Francisco working with Goodwill San Francisco's new strategies to engage and organize youth and will also complete a project focused on current knowledge of multicultural youth within social work.
Layne Vandenberg will return to Meru, Kenya, to continue her work on "The Kithoka Soap Initiative" with "International Peace Initiatives" (IPI), a Kenya-based nonprofit organization. Lena proposed the soap project in June 2012 and returned a year later to test products and develop a better understanding of the customer base and their employment options. This year, her goal is to create and implement a sustainable structure through which IPI can independently run the soap business to promote economic development.
Scott Zavada, a Doctoral Student in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, will be developing self-healing, polymeric materials suitable for use in space exploration habitats such as in manned missions to Mars. This project will provide invaluable experience in radical chemistry, polymeric materials, and product development, efforts he will continue after graduation first in a post-doctoral position and then as a professor at a research university.
MAKE IT THREE IN A ROW!!!
Call it a triple, a three-bagger or a hat trick, it is definitely three years in a row that University of Michigan's Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 039 has received the prestigious national award of Chapter of Excellence.
Considered one of the Society's best, UM's Chapter 039 has once again shown its ability to meet the Society's highest standards. " A dedicated Executive Board, including several Student Vice Presidents, has helped us achieve ever higher goals and 2013-14 promises to be another excellent year" said chapter President Mary Beth Donovan.
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, with chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Four members of PKP Chapter 039 helped UM capture second place in the nation this year (behind Harvard) as the institution with the most Fulbright grants — one of the U.S. government's most prestigious awards.
Karin Bashir, inducted in 2013 as a Senior, with a B.A. from LSA in International Studies and Women's Studies, will be teaching English in Bahrain.
James Hammond, inducted in 2011 as a Junior, with a B.A. and B.S. from LSA in History and Microbiology, will be interpreting disability in Ghana.
Conor Lane, inducted in 2012 as a Junior, has a B.A. from LSA in History, Latin American & Caribbean Studies and Spanish and will be teaching English in Colombia.
Cydney Seigerman, inducted in 2013 as a Senior, will use her B.S. from LSA in Chemistry and Spanish to teach English in Spain.
Chapter Student Vice President Sepideh Ashrafzadeh, who is studying for a Bachelor of Science, has been nominated for the Marshall and Rhodes (Michigan Regions) scholarships. Ashrafzadeh who has conducted research at various institutions, was inducted as a Junior and received a PKP Chapter scholarship last year.
Two faculty members of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 039 have recently received prestigious honors.
Dr. James O. Woolliscroft, inducted to the chapter in 2011, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the medical fields. Dean of the UM Medical School, Woolliscroft is an internationally recognized leader in medical education.
Dr. Susan A. Gelman, inducted in 2013, has been named Heinz Werner Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and has received the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award. Gelman has revolutionized understanding of children's memory, learning, categorization and language.
Phi Kappa Phi members can now save 15 percent on regularly priced merchandise at all Brooks Brothers U.S. and Canadian stores, by phone and online. Brooks Brothers, the oldest clothing retailer in the U.S., offers classic clothing for men, women and children.
To begin receiving the discount, members must sign up for a complimentary Brooks Brothers Corporate Membership Card by visiting Membership.BrooksBrothers.com (do not type http:// or www. in front of the address) or calling 1.866.515.4747. You will need the Organization ID#: 11755 and Pin Code: 61431 when enrolling online or by phone.
Enter the 12-digit membership number that you received upon enrolling for your membership card.
Click "Create." You are now ready to shop.
NOTE: When shopping online, your billing and shipping address must match the address you provided when enrolling for your membership card to receive the discount.
Chapter 039's Connie Shi was just announced as a 2013 recipient of the prestigious Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi's Marcus L. Urann Fellowship of $15,000, the first ever recipient from the University of Michigan. The Society awards six of these scholarships annually to members entering the first year of graduate or professional study. Shi was selected by the UM Chapter to compete for this national award (each chapter may submit only one candidate).
A native of Okemos, Michigan, Shi has been a member of the UM chapter since her junior year and served as a Student Vice-President. With a completed major at UM in cellular and molecular biology, she will be attending Harvard's Medical School in the fall.
During her years at Michigan, Connie participated in the undergraduate research program in the University's Comprehensive Cancer Center, volunteered at Ann Arbor's Veterans Affairs Hospital, played violin with the Michigan Pops Orchestra and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan Undergraduate Research Journal. Congratulations, Connie!
Phi Kappa Phi U-M Chapter President Mary Beth Donovan (far right) inducted twenty faculty and administrative staff members at the April 7 Initiation Ceremony in the Michigan Union. Those present (L-R): Aileen Huang-Saad, Carol Bradford, Shelly Connor, Susan Gelman, Carmen Green, Mark Kamimura-Jimenez, James Liu, David Spahlinger, Kathryn Young and Jan Stegemann.
The University of Michigan chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society initiated more than 320 qualifying students in a ceremony at the Michigan Union's ballroom on April 7. To be invited to membership, students must rank in the top 10% of all University seniors and graduate students, and the top 7.5% of all juniors on campus. Those students were welcomed into the Society by chapter president Mary Beth Donovan, as were 20 faculty and administrators with outstanding academic and professional accomplishments from Rackham Graduate School, LS&A, Medical School, School of Education, Ross School of Business and College of Engineering.
Attendants were addressed by Dr. Anita Welch, the North Central Regional Vice President for the Society. Welch is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education and President of her Phi Kappa Phi Chapter at North Dakota State University in Fargo. The Keynote speaker was UM's Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad who is Assistant Director of Academic Programs in the College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship and teaches several graduate courses in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Annemarie Palincsar, Thurnau Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Education, who is the Chapter's President-Elect, inducted the new student members. Chapter Student Vice president Jason Kehrl, a PhD candidate in Pharmacology who has served two years as an SVP, also addressed the initiates.
Welch reminded students, faculty and families that the Society's founder, Marcus Urann, in 1897 noted that the heroes of his day were all baseball players, football stars and what he termed "glib-talkers" but not high-ranking students. "I am looking for something that will be an inspiration to all students of high [academic] rank." That "something" became this country's oldest, largest and most highly selective, all discipline honor society – Phi Kappa Phi, said Welch.
The Michigan Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to be able to offer competitive scholarships to outstanding Michigan chapter members and from 2008-12 awarded a total of $38,500. This year an additional $13,000 was awarded to three graduate students, three seniors and two juniors.
In his reflections on the experience of a Student Vice President, Kehrl stressed the importance of participation to obtain full benefits from an organization. He compared it to his observations as a DJ with some party-goers passively hugging the corners of the room and others getting on the dance floor and having a wonderful time with their friends. He exhorted the new Phi Kappa Phi members to get involved in a committee, attend events, and offer suggestions to strengthen the U-M chapter.
That was the cry first-grader Nicholas Triantafillou gave his teacher. He wanted more math homework. Well, his desire has been met and has paid off handsomely for this PKP member now finishing his senior year and looking forward to a year of graduate study at the University of Cambridge in the UK.
His study abroad opportunity is made possible by winning the prestigious Churchill Scholarship. With double majors from UM in mathematics and computer science, Triantafillou will complete a Master of Advanced Studies in theoretical mathematics at Cambridge. After that he plans to pursue a path to a Ph.D. in mathematics as a prerequisite to teach mathematics and computer science.
UM was one of only three public universities this year to have a scholarship winner in the program founded by Sir Winston Churchill in 1959. The recipient of a number of scholarships in mathematics during his UM career, Triantafillou was inducted into the University of Michigan Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi in 2011 is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
A sports enthusiast, Triantafillou has been in regular attendance at UM sporting events and is near his goal of visiting every major league ballpark. If that's not enough, he has also been active in UM's intramural sports program, playing flag football, water polo, softball and dodgeball, all while helping teach several UM classes. Nick is also an assistant coach for the Michigan team for American Regional Mathematics League.
Additionally, Triantafillou, a native of Saginaw MI, has been nominated as one of three to represent UM in a competition for the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.
With a BA in Women Studies and now in UM's graduate program in Public Health with a focus on Nutrition, Sarah Reinhardt continues her path of excellence. Inducted in 2010 as a member of Phi Kappa Phi's Chapter 39 at UM, Reinhardt was awarded a scholarship as a junior. Now she is one of the first 40 recipients of a Dow Sustainability Fellowship http://www.ur.umich.edu/update/archives/130117/dow.
The Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award, known as SISCA, is a global competition to generate inventive and interdisciplinary ideas for sustainability. Winning teams were selected based on innovative thinking and excellence in research; potential for solving significant problems; and the interdisciplinary nature of their research.
Reinhardt remains an active local volunteer working with HomeGrown Local Food Summit and Slow Food of Huron Valley.
Prompted by friends to enter the competition for student speaker at UM's 2012 Winter Commencement, Katharine Stockrahm rose to the challenge and came away a winner, sharing the podium with UM president Mary Sue Coleman and other dignitaries.
The Dearborn native and English major, inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi as a junior and serving as Student Vice President of the Michigan chapter for 2012-13, submitted a four-minute presentation to the Office of University and Development Events and was chosen the top entry. The contest requires a student to submit a hard copy of their submission, a curriculum vitae or resume, and an audio recording of themselves presenting the speech which had to meet the four-minute limit.
The evaluation panel was made up of students, faculty and staff who had no idea whose submission they were working with in this blind judging (names on the entries had been deleted). Consideration was made as to whether the submission was well written and met the time constraint, and its over-arching theme of the unique experiences UM has to offer.
"I was shocked that the committee had picked my speech. When they called to let me know the good news, it was all I could do not to say "Wait, you're serious?!" The opportunity to meet President Coleman and talk with Provost Hanlon, and ultimately address my graduating class, was an unbelievable honor."
Using as her theme of communities at UM for the presentation, Stockrahm pulled from her experiences working in the admissions office, in LS&A student government and as vice president of the campus's pre-law fraternity.
"In truth, I wrote about the first thing that happened to me at Michigan, thinking that the event -- one involving a squirrel -- was pretty hilarious and fortuitous. But quickly that story came to represent, at least to me, the incredible culture and community the university has created for its students. It was easy to weave in my own experiences and those of my classmates working off such a simple, relatable anecdote."
Armed with her bachelor degree in English, Stockrahm is preparing to apply to law schools and looking forward to her long-term goal of practicing international or intellectual property law.
Congratulations, Katharine! We salute you as an impressive representative of the ideals of Phi Kappa Phi and your alma mater.
On the way to a triple crown, it's two down and one to go to winning the Chapter of Excellence Award for the third straight year. The University of Michigan's chapter was presented with its second award making it one of only seven (of more than 325 chapters across the country) to accomplish "two in a row." UM Chapter President Mary Beth Donovan accepted Chapter of Excellence awards for 2010-11 and 2011-12 from Society President Dr. Diane Smathers, immediate Past President Dr. William Bloodworth, and Executive Director Dr. Mary Todd at the Society's national convention in St. Louis. "As a member of our Board since 2007," Donovan said, "I am honored and proud to have participated in the efforts that brought our Chapter from inactive status to this distinguished level."
The U-M chapter awards annual scholarships and also sponsors academic and service events for its members. "During the past five years," Donovan said, "we have inducted 1,220 new members and awarded $38,500 in scholarships to outstanding student members representing many disciplines across our campus. In addition, two of our student members were awarded $5,000 fellowships from the Society in 2010 and 2011. This year we have a particularly strong Board and I am excited about the plans we're making for our most active year ever."
© 2018, The Regents of the University of Michigan.


The Nike Cortez was Bill Bowerman's first masterpiece, built to be lighter and more weatherproof than any other shoe. In 1972, it put unprecedented cushioning under the feet in the running world and quickly became the most popular training shoe in the USA. It was an unmistakable icon —a walking billboard that told your story and declared your affiliation— and came to thrive with fierce style on the streets of Los Angeles. Since then, no shoe has expanded the definition of a running shoe quite like the Nike Cortez. The Nike Classic Cortez Nylon men's shoes boast the timeless look of the original with a water-resistant nylon upper to keep your feet dry and comfortable. Traditional lacing system for enhanced fit and durability. EVA wedge midsole for lightweight cushioning and solid rubber outsole with herringbone pattern for superior durability and multi-directional traction.


The world of smartphones is about to be blown open by Chinese smartphone manufacturer Elephone, which is poised to release a new handset in June which will run two operating systems: Android 5.0 Lollipop, and Windows 10.
The new smartphone will feature a 5.5-inch 2560x1440 display, 4GB of RAM, fingerprint security, a 21-megapixel rear-facing camera with a Sony IMX 230 sensor, and a 3800mAh battery. The processor will be a 64-bit capable chip, with two versions of the handset being made available. One of them will feature the cheaper MediaTek processor, while the other will be powered by an Intel processor.


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use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;

class UsersTableSeeder extends Seeder {

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            'name'       => 'Mark A. Smith',
            'email'      => 'm.smith@example.com',
            'password'   => bcrypt('test123'),
            'role'       => 'CREATOR',
            'created_at' => Carbon::now(),
            'updated_at' => Carbon::now()
        ]);
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The cast of 'The Man in the Iron Mask' 20 years later - 'The Man in the Iron Mask' came out 20 years ago, in 1998. Directed by Randall Wallace and based on Alexandre Dumas's classic book, the production starred John Malkovich, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Gérard Depardieu, among other big names. Take a look at how they have changed since then!
© Bruno Press
Inspiration - The film was based on the Alexandre Dumas novel 'The Vicomte of Bragelonne,' the third and final of 'The d'Artagnan Romances' following the Three Musketeers.
Characters - The main characters in 'The Man in the Iron Mask' are the French king, Louis XIV, d'Artagnan, and the musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.
Randall Wallace - The plot of the film is based around the King of France discovering he has a twin brother, who is held prisoner in an iron mask.
Leonardo DiCaprio - Leo plays King Louis XIV, the arrogant heir to the throne of Louis XIII, as well as Philippe, his twin brother.
Leonardo DiCaprio - Twenty year later, Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most lauded actors around. He's also a producer and won an Oscar for Best Actor for 'The Revenant.'
Judith Godrèche - The French actress plays Christine, lover of Raoul. The King has plans to get rid of Raoul so he can be with Christine.
Judith Godrèche - Godrèche has starred in more than 30 films.
Gérard Depardieu - Depardieu played the musketeer Porthos. Despite being older, Porthos is in good health and has good memories of the old battles.
Gérard Depardieu - Twenty years later, the French actor, film maker, and businessman is still a big name in cinema. In the years since the release of the film he has endured personal hardship including the death of his son in 2008.
John Malkovich - Malkovich plays the musketeer Athos, who is living a quiet life with his son Raoul.
John Malkovich - The American actor, producer, and director has two children and a lot of big films to his name.
Jeremy Irons - He plays musketeer Aramis, who turns to religion and becomes a priest.
Jeremy Irons - The British actor has an Oscar, three Emmys, and two Golden Globes in his collection of awards.
Gabriel Byrne - He plays d'Artagnan, who still serves the king and involves himself in the musketeers' plan to save France from the tyranny of Louis XIV.
Gabriel Byrne - The Irish actor, producer, and writer is known for his work in films including 'End of Days,' 'Little Women,' 'Ghost Ship,' 'Stigmata,' and the series 'In Treatment.'
Peter Sarsgaard - He plays Raoul, son of musketeer Athos, who is preparing to become a musketeer and ask for Christine's hand in marriage.
Peter Sarsgaard - The actor is now 47-years-old and known for 'Boys Don't Cry,' 'Shattered Glass,' and 'Jarhead.' He almost looks the same!
Anne Parillaud - The actress plays Queen Ana, the mother of Louis XIV.
Anne Parillaud - The French star is now 57 and a Cesar Award winner.
Edward Atterton - The English actor plays Andre in the film.
Edward Atterton - He went on to appear in film 'Relative Values' and TV mini series 'Children of Dune' but has not acted since the mid-2000s. He now works in his family's clothing company, Jigsaw London.
Hugh Laurie - Iconic British actor and comedian Hugh Laurie plays Pierre, the king's counsel, in the 1998 movie.
Hugh Laurie - The award-winning actor gained even more recognition for his portrayal of the lead in 'House' between 2004 and 2012. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016.
Other actors - Leonardo DiCaprio isn't the only actor to play the man in the iron mask. In other interpretations, the character has been played by Douglas Fairbanks (1929) and Richard Chamberlain (1977).
The cast of 'The Man in the Iron Mask' 20 years later
How are the actors looking today?
CELEBRITY Films
'The Man in the Iron Mask' came out in 1998, and a lot has changed since then. Based on Alexandre Dumas's classic book and directed by Randall Wallace, the movie featured some big names. But what do they look like now? Click on to find out!

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package com.techgrains.service;

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import com.techgrains.util.TGUtil;

import java.util.Map;
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        params.remove(key);
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Wil-Kil Pest Control has completed an inspection of your home and have found that bed bugs are present. Our service technicians need your full cooperation in order to control these pests. For a successful bed bug treatment please follow this preparation guideline. A fee of $750 will be charged for failing to comply with this checklist, resulting in a job cancellation.
Be ready to leave your residence at the posted time. All residents & animals will need to be gone for the duration of the treatment. If you are not ready to leave at the posted time, the cancellation fee will be applied and the job will be re-scheduled for the next open treatment date.
Until the treatment is completed, please avoid visiting any other residences or common areas in the building.
Clean up entire residence as if you were expecting company. We will not tolerate working around trash, left out food, pet waste, or any other unsanitary items.
Vacuum your entire home and vehicle. Discard vauum bag or empty vacuum canister into trash.
DO NOT remove infested materials (mattresses/furniture) from the home. It is important that you leave all items in place to reduce risk of spreading the infestation to other rooms, hallways, or adjoing residences.
DO NOT use or apply any type of over-the-counter products or pesticides, anywhere inside the residence.
Prepare a change of clothing to wear the day of the treatment. The night before the treatment, a set of clothing should be placed into a dryer on high heat for 30 minutes and sealed into a plastic bag. Change into this clothing the morning of the treatment. Leave your home with as little as possible, purses, handbags, backpacks, briefcases, etc. should remain inside the residence for the treatment.
All clothing in drawers and closets may be left in place. DO NOT place clothing into trash bags.
Take down all items on the walls that might be damaged if someone brushes against them or could be knocked down by strong air movement. High powered fans will be used to move air.
Secure all loose papers and all valuable/breakable items from shelves, nightstands, or end tables that could be knocked down by air movement.
Fish tanks larger than 10 gallons will need to be removed. If under 10 gallons, it can stay in the residence, but please notify Wil-Kil prior to the treatment day.
Ensure a walking path is clear for the movement of large equipment throughout the entire residence. Access to baseboards and all sides of furniture is very important.
All aerosols and pressurized cans (hairspray, spray-on deodorants, bug sprays, spray paints, asthma inhalers, aerosol cleaning products).
Medicines and meltable foodstuffs (chocolates, candy, etc.) may be placed in refrigerator.
Candles, crayons, wax figurines, oil paintings or any other similar items.
Musical instruments that could be damaged by heat, such as guitars.
All flammable materials, including butane lighters, lamp fuel, fuel for food warmers, solvents, ammunition/black powder, etc.
Fruits and vegetables may be kept in the refrigirator.
Beverages under pressure such as 2 liter/can sodas, wine bottles, etc. (may be kept in the refrigerator).
After treatment you will notice clothing, mattresses, blankets, sofa cushions, etc. are not the way you left them. We must move these items to get even heat distribution. To avoid reintroduciton of bed bugs, please follow all directions and recommendations on the Post Treatment Checklist that will be left behind for you.


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by Alex Mikulich | National Catholic Reporter
Not unlike the millennia of silt layers that created this crescent-shaped, flood-prone land mass 90 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, la Nouvelle Orléans is a complex, multilayered cultural mosaic that is, perhaps, both plainly American and simultaneously its own class.
The complexity, triumph and tragedy of this "sliver by the river" is intimately intertwined with the fact that it is the "least-worst place" to build a city on a swamp, as the historian Ned Sublette explains.
Too often forgotten, however, as tourists imbibe New Orleanian hospitality and charm, is the fact that the city is built upon backbreaking suffering and labor of Houmas, Chittimachas and enslaved Africans. How many visitors notice the historical markers of slavery in the French Quarter, including the original slave exchange at the corner of Chartres and St. Louis streets and the beautiful ironwork of enslaved Senegalese artisans?
City of a Million Dreams vividly remembers this brutal past and rightly commemorates both the insuppressible African struggle for freedom and irrepressible yearning for new life sung by every new stream of migrants.
Tomes have been written about individual events like Hurricane Katrina, but it is rare to find a single, inclusive history of New Orleans. To a student of this city's rich history and culture, it seems presumptuous to even attempt a history of its first 300 years.
Yet Jason Berry achieves the feat by writing with the humility and boldness his subject demands. Wisely, he does not attempt a comprehensive history.
Rather, with New Orleanian lagniappe, he directs a vibrant parade of the varyingly flamboyant, debauched, oppressive, corrupt, holy and unholy, and brilliant and idiotic characters who exemplify distinctive eras. He casts "this narrative as a character-driven history, training a viewfinder on selected people whose lives held a mirror to the changes in daily life."
Drawing upon the best scholarship in military and political history, culture, music, food, and urban geography, Berry's resources offer delightful insight into the vast mosaic that is this global city.
The book begins, appropriately, with the coincidence of two momentous occasions that capture both the resilience of New Orleans: its enduring tradition of practicing resurrection through the venerable "second line" and its endless obsession with the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.
As Mayor Mitch Landrieu led the jazz funeral for the great composer Allen Toussaint in 2015, alongside a grand musical celebration of the living legends of jazz, a furor erupted over the mayor's decision to remove the memorials to Confederate generals. The mayor and many of his supporters endured death threats throughout the ordeal.
These two events evoke the contradictory history of a city that is a crossroads of humanity caught between the grieving "tolling of dirges" that ushers the dead to their burial, and post-burial, erupts in joyous music and dancing that heralds the everlasting hope of resurrection.
New Orleanians perfected the art of parades over centuries. Funerals with military bands were commonplace as early as the memorial for King Carlos of Spain in 1789. Berry illustrates the initiation of carnival parades in 1857 and how Reconstruction-era Mardi Gras parades featured costumes "with scalding, often racist satire," often mocking Union generals and Northern "carpetbaggers."
Yet, as Louis Armstrong would later reflect on the street dancers of his early youth, "anyone can be a Second Liner whether they are Raggedy or dressed up. … They seem to have more fun than anybody. (They will start a free for all fight any minute.)"
Whether dancing or fighting, parading was how descendants of slaves asserted their freedom. Indeed, the carnival tradition of black men parading in feathered suits at Mardi Gras, as they chanted, "Don't bow down," memorializes the first Congo Square dancers who broke cultural barriers "with their unleashed body language."
Although the French Code Noir of 1724, drafted in Paris with advice from Jesuits who led plantation regimes, attempted to enforce Catholic culture by excluding Jews and to tame slavery by exempting slaves from work on Sundays, other practical realities took over. Jewish and many other migrants thrived anyway.
And while slave owners and priests relied heavily upon punishment to enforce slavery, they also allowed slaves to carry their own weapons, be entrepreneurial, work their own gardens, and to hunt, fish, trap and gather fruit to avoid the constant threat of famine. The place we now call Congo Square originally served as a marketplace where African peoples also "used the land to dramatize their past, resurrecting burial choreographies of the mother culture."
New Orleanians are reminded of the rich multiracial, multiethnic and religious Creolization of the city every year on the last day of Essence Fest. The celebration of Maafa, a Kiswahili term for great disaster, gathers New Orleanians of African descent in Congo Square, beautifully adorned in white — the African color for memorializing the spirit — to remember, grieve and celebrate the lives of African slaves who congregated there on Sundays to sing, dance and create new forms of vocal and musical expression that grew to become the deep cultural roots of jazz and blues that echo throughout U.S. society today.
Berry recounts this pulsating history beautifully, including how Senegambians and other African peoples brought the city rice and okra, two indispensable staples of south Louisiana cuisine. While New Orleans is indisputably Catholic, African religious memory and practice, expressed through Gospel choirs or Haitian voodoo, lift spirits throughout the city.
This history is timely. As a white-nationalist president attempts to reclaim a racial purity that never existed, this city's complex historical crossroads of humanity reveals the lie of white supremacy. Although Berry's epilogue misses the significance of emerging Latinx neighborhoods and seems naive about the success of the charter-school movement, this is a history worth savoring. As we march into global transformations of the 21st century, we have much to learn from a City of a Million Dreams.
[Alex Mikulich is a Catholic social ethicist and New Orleanian since 2008.]


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Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 11 July 2018.
Culture, Media & Sport
Social Media and Online Platforms as Publishers
Monday, 08 January, 2018
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the role played by social media and online platforms as news and content publishers ahead of a debate on this topic scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on Thursday 11 January 2018.
Industrial Strategy and the UK Economy
This House of Lords Library briefing has been produced in preparation for the debate on 8 January 2018 on the Government's Industrial Strategy and the case for boosting earning power and productivity across the United Kingdom with investment in the skills, businesses and infrastructure of the future.
Gig Economy: Introduction
This House of Lords Library briefing provides overall information on the demographics and earnings of those participating in the gig economy, on gig economy working practices in each sector, and on the potential effects to be seen in the wider economy.
Digital Skills in the United Kingdom
Thursday, 10 August, 2017
This Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on 7 September 2017 about the importance of digital understanding at all levels of society. It provides an overview of what is meant by 'digital skills' and surveys recent literature on access to, and use of, the internet across society. It then considers digital skills in relation to the economy and sets out key proposals contained in the Government's UK Digital Strategy 2017. It concludes with an exploration of the term 'digital understanding' and highlights recent Ofcom findings on adults' media use and attitudes.
Work of the Ad Hoc Committees in 2014–15: House of Lords Digital Skills Committee
Monday, 13 March, 2017
This Lords Library briefing provides information about the work of the House of Lords Digital Skills Committee; its conclusions and recommendations; the government's response; and a summary of the debate held in the House of Lords.
Leaving the European Union: Euratom
The Government has stated that leaving the EU also means leaving the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). This Lords Library briefing examines what Euratom does and the possible implications of leaving Euratom for the future of the nuclear industry and nuclear research in the UK.
Brexit & the EU
Higher Education and Research Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing was written ahead of the Higher Education and Research Bill's second reading in the House of Lords on 6 December 2016.
Leaving the European Union: Funding for Universities and Scientific Research
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on current university and research funding in the UK and identifies some of the key issues raised about this funding following the UK's referendum vote to withdraw from the EU.
Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on Friday 21 October 2016.
Civilian Drones
This House of Lords Library briefing considers the increasing use of civilian drones and the regulations governing their use.
Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL]
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 20 November 2015.
Welfare & Pensions
Tuesday, 20 October, 2015
This In Focus examines the recent announcement that liquid water has reportedly been found on Mars
Digital Democracy: Political Participation and Citizen Engagement through the Internet
This Library Note provides an overview of developments around citizens' political engagement and participation through the internet. It has been written in light of the 2015 'Open Up' report by the Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy, which set five key targets for the House of Commons and made a number of recommendations to the administration and MPs in how to meet them. Reference to the report and its recommendations are referred to within.
Reports into Investigatory Powers
This Note provides a summary of the recommendations of recent reports, including the report of David Anderson QC, and supporting material on the use of investigatory powers.


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Grace HY Lee
Assoc Professor
Associate Professor, Malaysia Sch of Business
EmailGrace.Lee@monash.edu
Dr. Grace Lee Hooi Yean is an Associate Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics with Monash University Malaysia. She is currently leading a team of researchers from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand on a regional project entitled 'Rural Women Empowerment through Entrepreneurship in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand'. In addition, she is the principal investigator (PI) of the World Values Survey (WVS) for Malaysia (Wave 6 and Wave 7). WVS is a global network of social scientists studying changing values and their impact on social and political life since 1981 in over 100 countries.
Her principal areas of interest are applied economics, experimental and behavioural economics. She has supervised many honours and PhD students in the said areas. She received various Teaching Prizes, PVC's Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Research and the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Honours Supervision. Prior to her academic profession, she was a business consultant in a multinational consultancy firm.
Research area keywords
Environment and resource economics
Projects per year 2013 2013 2019 2022
Rural women empowerment through entrepreneurship
Lee, G. H., Pei Hwa, G., Rahman, H., Yong, S. L. & Shahriar, A. Z.
Rural women empowerment through entrepreneurship in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand
Lee, G. H., Shahriar, A. Z., Xiao, E., Wee Chan, A., Rahman, H., Pei Hwa, G., Siah, A., Geok May, K., Baihaqi, I., Moore, J. & Guelich, U.
Bulding and Validating a Model for Quality of Education
Lee, G. H.
1 Chapter (Book)
The income inequality, financial depth and economic growth nexus in China
Koh, S. G. M., Lee, G. H. Y. & Bomhoff, E. J., Feb 2020, In: World Economy. 43, 2, p. 412-427 16 p.
Weathering trust
Rahman, M. H., Lee, G. H. Y., Shabnam, N. & Jayasinghe, S., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 178, p. 449-473 25 p.
The dynamics of public opinion towards inequality in Malaysia
Koh, S. G. M., Lee, G. H. Y. & Bomhoff, E. J., Nov 2016, In: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 21, 4, p. 578-598 21 p.
Female labour force participation, infant mortality and fertility in Malaysia
Siah, K. L. & Lee, G. H. Y., 2015, In: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 20, 4, p. 613 - 629 17 p.
The effect of using open and/or close book assessments on student learning: a social demographic study
Siah, A. K. L., Lee, G. H. Y., Trakic, A., Thanasegaran, H. & Inthiran, A., 1 Feb 2015, 3rd Dubai International Conference in Higher Education. Dubai UAE
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
Monash Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Honours Supervision
Lee, Grace HY (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)


One of the translations of the word Capoeira found in Michellis Brazilian Portuguese-English dictionary is "wrestling with legs".
Capoeira nowadays is a national sport of Brazil, however its origin is controversial. There is a dominant trend among historians and anthropologists that Capoeira emerged in Brazil as a result of a process of acculturation occurred among Africans, Indians and Portuguese.
Since the eighteenth century subject to state prohibition, Capoeira found shelter in small groups of practitioners in states in the southeast and northeast of Brazil. There were different manifestations of dance-fight. In the 1970s expansion was initiated at the national level and in 1980, international.
Although there are several meanings of the word "capoeira", each referring to objects, animals, people, or situations, in sports terms, it is a game of dexterous body, using legs, arms and head, practiced in pairs, based on attacks, dodges and insinuations to the sound of songs and musical instruments (berimbau, atabaque, pandeiro, agô-gô and reco-reco).
and has become a popular leisure activity.
It inspired many artists around the world, including painters and musicians, because it is a whole culture with elements of movements, music, tradition, history and language. Who opens their heart and mind to Capoeira enters another world, a world united in passion for the art form and the same language. Unless one tries Capoeira personally, one cannot really understand it.
The language is not just the spoken one, Portuguese, which one learns while practising Capoeira through the songs and the names of the movements. It's also the language where the moves themselves become words. One wouldn't say they fight, one plays a Capoeira game. That game is a conversation with questions and answers. It takes place within a circle called 'Roda', created by musicians and those watching the game and singing the chorus.
There are and there are not set movements in Capoeira. Some schools emphasise certain movements, other focus on others. If one wants to progress well, follow their school's style and code of conduct then one has to be patient. It is important to realise that Capoeira gives back what one puts into it.
Some people are well coordinated and find physical exercise and learning movements very easy, but some do not. Also there are those who have always exercised and those who have never done any sport before. It is nearly insignificant though how fit or stretched one is and how well one does the movement. 'Well' in this art form is very subjective. What matters is the willingness to learn Capoeira and within the game itself, how the movement is used in a Roda in order to answer a question asked by the other player, or to outwit the opponent and show the superiority of ones knowledge of the art form.
In general, there are really no winners in Capoeira game unless during specially organised competitions. The players explore the knowledge they gain through training and their aim is to surprise the opponent and not to be surprised.
Experience, gained through years of training, is equally important. A Capoeira Master using just few movements is easily able to outsmart younger, physically stronger and faster Capoeira students with less experience.
The movements themselves also vary amongst the schools. 'Negativa' in one school might look quite different to 'Negativa' in another, but it doesn't mean that in one of those places it is taught wrongly. It's just different, according to the school's tradition and roots. Even the movements' names might vary amongst Academies.
sitting/standing in a Roda and answering the chorus in reply to a leading singer.
None of those should be forgotten while learning the Capoeira art form.
Music in Capoeira is crucial. There is no Capoeira game without it.
Singing, playing instruments and clapping are all very important aspects of training and are regularly implemented in Capoeira classes.
A beginner, even someone who speaks Portuguese, starts learning the rhythm first, then the basic single words, eventually songs comes much easier and one is interested and encouraged to learn to play an instrument. Often, people find singing in front of others intimidating, but they are not isolated and realising that, and having a go is really rewarding.
Songs are mostly sung in Brazilian Portuguese. Those interested in the art form, but have no or very little knowledge of the language, usually after some time of regular training begin to understand more.
Training Capoeira also means learning to play all ofthe above instruments.
It is not necessary to be fluent in Portuguese in order to carry on with the art form for many years, but it makes it easier to research the original Brazilian resources and communicate with Brazilian Masters and other artists within Capoeira. However, for somebody who studies Capoeira for few years, learning Portuguese is just a natural part of progression within the art.
Follow our 'Word of the day' on twitter to learn a Brazilian Portuguese word or a phrase each day with us.


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AMAre Geoportal for Mediterranean MPAs
The AMAre Geoportal was developed within the Interreg-MED project AMAre, to provide a spatial database to store, manage and share data on four MPAs involved in the project (Sporades, Malta, Balearic Islands and Torre Guaceto). The Geoportal combines Geographic Information Science (GIS) principles and tools to harmonize a relatively large and multi-dimensional dataset, including several themes: administration, biodiversity, elevation, geology, habitats and biotopes, hydrography, monitoring, oceanography, socioeconomic, threats. The tool combines web maps with graphs, charts, tables, and text to make accessible and re-usable the data relevant for the management of the MPAs in a coordinated manner.
Western Med
Eastern Med
spatial layers
INSPIRE Directive
http://gismarblack.bo.ismar.cnr.it:8080/mokaApp/apps/AMAV1H5/index.html
https://amare.interreg-med.eu/toolbox/geoportal/
What spatial data are relevant for management of Mediterranean MPAs?
How can these data and related metadata be organised and made publicly available to users?
AMAre Geoportal was developed in the context of the Interreg-MED AMAre project aimed at the identification of possible strategies and solutions to improve the effectiveness of marine environment management in the Mediterranean. The geoportal was implemented following the INSPIRE Directive conceptual model, whose main goal is to enhance environmental spatial information sharing.
AMAre Geoportal was designed to contribute to one of the objectives of the AMAre project: develop shared methodologies and geospatial tools for multiple stressors assessment, coordinated environmental monitoring, multi-criteria analyses and stakeholders' engagements. Specific objectives of this tool are:
To store, manage and share spatial data relevant to MPAs management in the Mediterranean.
To facilitate the assessment and analysis of environmental features and socio-economic activities with potential impact on the marine environment.
To provide publicly available information on the management framework, monitoring facilities, environmental and socio-economic aspects within different Mediterranean MPAs.
The Geoportal was developed through the integration of spatial data with non-spatial information such as graphs, charts and tables relevant for MPA management. ArcGIS software was used to create a common geodatabase. The structure of the Geoportal was designed in accordance with the needs of the MPAs involved in the project (Sporades, Malta, Balearic Islands and Torre Guaceto).
The information of the geoportal can be publicly accessed for a personal use on desktop through the Web Map Service (WMS) services. The WMS services provide different URL addresses, each one including the layers related to a specific MPA, while all the layers and related information for the MPAs are merged in a single Oracle database, accessible only by the project partners, that is the data source of the AMAre Geoportal. The figure below shows the list of thematic layers included in the geodatabase and publicly available in the AMAre Geoportal.
Each layer of the Geoportal has its own metadata form, which may describe and document: its subject matter; how, when, where, and by whom the data was collected; availability and distribution information; its projection, scale, resolution, and accuracy; and its reliability with regard to some standard.
The main contents provided by the Geoportal are spatial information collected for the MPAs considered in AMAre project, and related metadata. Geoportal spatial data can support planning of the MPAs at the local level and can also be used in an MSP exercise at the broader scale (e.g. sub sea-basin or sea-basin level), to represent the specific characteristics of these areas of high ecological importance. The Homogenized data included in the Geoportal ensure coherence across different MPAs.
Spatial information can be selected and visualized online through an interactive map. In March 2018 layers related to the following characteristics have been included in the Geoportal for all MPAs:
Administration elements including boundaries and zonation of the MPA, jurisdictional waters limits, and other type of spatial delimitations (e.g. Natura 2000 areas).
Monitoring elements, including location of monitoring stations or buoys.
Species distribution.
Distribution of marine and terrestrial habitats.
Oceanography features, providing data such as sea surface temperature, chlorophyll and water transparency.
Geological characteristics of the coastline and the underwater areas.
Hydrography aspects such as rivers and drainage basins.
Main threats on the marine environment, identifying areas with human activities generating potential negative effects, such as ports and water outfalls.
Socio-economic information including land and sea uses.
Elevation characteristics including bathymetry and hillshade.
The spatial layers included in the Geoportal are accessible through a Web Map Service (WMS) which allows users to visualize them through the common online GIS services. Metadata on the spatial layers included in the Geoportal are made available for download through a metadata catalogue.
The Geoportal spatial layers will be integrated in the PANACea project common infrastructure, the Mediterranean Biodiversity Protection Knowledge Platform, a virtual space in which the main outputs and results from projects related to marine biodiversity protection in the Mediterranean, funded through the Interreg MED 2014-2020 programme, are gathered and disseminated.
The Geoportal was designed in order to be updatable with new spatial layers and information related to the MPAs included in the AMAre project. Further, in accordance with the long-term objective of the AMAre project to share homogenized data for a coordinated management of MPAs in the Mediterranean Sea, other MPAs can be included in the Geoportal. A similar approach to data collection, sharing and homogenization can be used to manage spatial information on MPAs included in other sea basins.
For the geoportal
Federica Foglini
CoNISMA - National Inter-Universities Consortium for the Marine Science
Simona Fraschetti
E-mail: simona.fraschetti@unisalento.it
National Inter-Universities Consortium for the Marine Science – CoNISMa (Italy)
Costs / Funding Source
The tool was developed within AMAre Project co-funded by the Interreg MED Programme 2014 - 2020


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require 'spec_helper'

describe ScoresController do
  before do
    @user = FactoryBot.create(:data_entry_volunteer_user)
    @other_user = FactoryBot.create(:data_entry_volunteer_user)

    @judge = FactoryBot.create(:judge, user_id: @user.id)
    @jt = FactoryBot.create(:judge_type)
    @judge_with_pres = FactoryBot.create(:judge, judge_type: @jt, user_id: @other_user.id)
    @other_judge = FactoryBot.create(:judge, user_id: @other_user.id)

    @comp = FactoryBot.create(:event_competitor, competition: @judge.competition)
    @comp2 = FactoryBot.create(:event_competitor, competition: @judge.competition)
    @judge.competition.competitors << @comp2
    @judge.competition.competitors << @comp
    @judge.save!

    @signed_in_scores = [
      FactoryBot.create(:score, judge: @judge, competitor: @comp, val_1: 3.22),
      FactoryBot.create(:score, judge: @judge, competitor: @comp2, val_1: 2.33)
    ]

    # director
    @user.add_role :director, @judge.competition

    sign_in @user
  end

  # This should return the minimal set of attributes required to create a valid
  # Score. As you add validations to Score, be sure to
  # update the return value of this method accordingly.
  def valid_attributes
    { val_1: 1.1,
      val_2: 2.2,
      val_3: 3.3,
      val_4: 4.4,
      notes: "hi" }
  end

  describe "GET index" do
    it "renders the titles and ranges" do
      get :index, params: { judge_id: @judge.id }

      assert_match(/#{@judge.judge_type.val_1_description}/, response.body)
      assert_match(/\(0-#{@judge.judge_type.val_1_max}\)/, response.body)
    end

    it "renders a list of scores" do
      # vary the data
      score = @signed_in_scores[0]
      score.update(val_1: 5.1, val_2: 2.109, val_3: 3.19, val_4: 4.1)

      get :index, params: { judge_id: @judge.id }

      # assert_select "tr>td", text: @comp.bib_number.to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: @comp.name.to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "5.1".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "2.109".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "3.19".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "4.1".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "14.499".to_s, count: 1

      # assert_select "tr>td", text: @comp2.bib_number.to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: @comp2.name.to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "2.33".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "1.2".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "1.3".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "1.4".to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "tr>td", text: "6.23".to_s, count: 1
    end

    it "shows the update button" do
      get :index, params: { judge_id: @judge.id }

      assert_select "a", text: "Set Score".to_s, count: 2
    end

    it "doesn't show the update button if event is locked" do
      @judge.competition.update(locked_at: Time.current)

      get :index, params: { judge_id: @judge.id }

      assert_select "a", text: "Set Score".to_s, count: 0
    end

    it "shows a 'this event is locked' message when the event is locked" do
      @judge.competition.update(locked_at: Time.current)

      get :index, params: { judge_id: @judge.id }

      assert_match(/Scores for this event are now locked \(closed\)/, response.body)
    end
  end

  describe "GET new" do
    it "shows the requested score" do
      get :new, params: { judge_id: @judge.id, competitor_id: @comp.id }

      assert_select "h3", "Judge: #{@judge}"
      assert_select "input[value=?]", @signed_in_scores[0].val_1.to_s, count: 1
      assert_select "td", @signed_in_scores[1].val_1.to_s, count: 1
    end
  end

  describe "POST create" do
    before do
      sign_out @user
      sign_in @other_user
    end

    describe "with valid params" do
      it "creates a new Score" do
        expect do
          post :create, params: { score: valid_attributes, judge_id: @other_judge.id, competitor_id: @comp.id }
        end.to change(Score, :count).by(1)
      end
    end
  end

  describe "when the competition is locked" do
    before do
      @comp.competition.locked_at = Time.current
      @comp.competition.save!
    end

    it "is not allowed to create scores" do
      expect do
        post :create, params: { score: valid_attributes, judge_id: @other_judge.id, competitor_id: @comp.id }
      end.to change(Score, :count).by(0)
    end
  end

  describe "POST create On an existing score" do
    describe "with valid params" do
      it "redirects to the score" do
        post :create, params: { score: valid_attributes, judge_id: @judge, competitor_id: @comp.id }
        expect(response).to redirect_to(judge_scores_url(@judge))
      end
    end

    describe "with invalid params" do
      it "re-renders the 'new' template" do
        # Trigger the behavior that occurs when invalid params are submitted
        allow_any_instance_of(Score).to receive(:save).and_return(false)
        post :create, params: { score: { val_1: 1 }, judge_id: @judge.id, competitor_id: @comp.id }
        assert_select "h3", "Judge: #{@judge}"
      end
    end

    describe "authentication of edit/update pages" do
      # http://ruby.railstutorial.org/chapters/updating-showing-and-deleting-users#sec:protecting_pages

      before do
        # create score with existing current_user
        @user_score = @signed_in_scores[0]

        # Change logged-in user
        sign_out @user
        @auth_user = FactoryBot.create(:user)
        sign_in @auth_user
      end

      it "denies access to edit" do
        get :new, params: { judge_id: @judge, competitor_id: @comp.id }
        expect(response).to redirect_to(root_path)
      end
      it "denies access to update" do
        post :create, params: { judge_id: @judge, competitor_id: @comp.id }
        expect(response).to redirect_to(root_path)
      end
    end
  end
end


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