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God Next Door: Spirituality and Mission in the Neighbourhood
Simon Carey Holt
Winner of the Australian Christian Book of the Year Award – 2008
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What if God lived next door? Would you recognise him? Would you talk to him at the fence or avoid catching his eye? Would you love him as you love yourself?
Simon Carey Holt has listened to the experiences of numerous men and women of faith living in a variety of urban and suburban neighbourhoods, and uncovered the spiritual possibilities of our neighbourhoods. His inspiring stories open up exciting new possibilities for 21st century mission.
Simon Carey Holt is the Senior Minister at Collins Street Baptist Church in Melbourne. He lives with his family in the city of Melbourne, a place for which he has the deepest affection. Previously a church planter, Simon works actively with faith communities seeking a more authentic connection with their local neighbourhoods.
Everyone is called to be a good neighbour
We are called to seek, live and breathe the redemptive peace and presence of God in the neighbourhoods that are immediately before us, according to Simon Carey Holt in this book. The book, which was the winner of the Australian Christian Book of the Year award for 2008, describes a spirituality of neighbourliness in which:
* Love of God and love of neighbour are a package: our neighbourliness is directly connected to our relationship with God;
* To love the neighbour is to act justly, compassionately and selflessly: love of neighbour is embodied in action;
* Real neighbourliness is inclusive and offered without prejudice: God's neighbourly love extends to all regardless of race, class or moral standing;
The neighbourhood is a place of God's presence: neighbourly relationships play host to the presence of God;
* The neighbourhood is an important place of ministry: neighbourhoods are primary places of mission;
* Neighbourliness and neighbourhood continue to have an important connection: our call to global mission does not negate the primacy of our immediate environments.
Part one of the book describes modern neighbourhoods including rural communities, urban communities and suburban communities. Part two describes the call of God with respect to neighbourhoods, including the Biblical mandate, the example of Jesus and the relationship between neighbourhood and church. Part three describes mission in neighbourhoods including disciplines of engagement which the author calls "naming", "celebrating", "nurturing" and "inviting".
Most churches in the Western world are not very effective in engaging with their local neighbourhoods. Larger churches often cater more for members who live some distance away than for neighbours who live nearby. Smaller churches are often too inwardly focused. The author does not say that churches should be of any particular size or style; he merely says that they should have a strong missional focus on local neighbourhoods.
Many readers – perhaps most – will find the book uncomfortable to read. The pressures of modern life and the strong preference most city-dwellers have for privacy make local neighbourliness and neighbourhood mission very difficult to do effectively. But the author refuses to excuse anyone; we might be called to serve people far away or in the workplace or within the walls of the church, but we are also called to mission in our local neighbourhood.
I was surprised by how much of the author's advice is simple and non-ththreatening. I highly recommend the book to church leaders and to any Christians who are seeking practical and achievable ways of engaging with their neighbours.
John Gibbs
Rev Peter MacPherson is the Senior Minister of St Alfred's Anglican Church, Blackburn North
I live in a house in a Melbourne suburb with my wife and three children. We have lived in this suburb for nearly eight years. We know a lot of locals through the primary school our children attend. I am the minister of a local church and I often shop in local shops. We know by name the people who live in the seven houses near us because we have had a couple of social gatherings at Christmas and Easter. It takes a long time to get a sense of belonging to a neighbourhood but I think we are getting there.
Simon Carey Holt thinks that many people underestimate their local neighbourhood as a place where God is present and where mission happens. His book is a gentle reminder that God is at work on your door step and round the corner. Mission doesn't happen elsewhere: it happens everywhere.
In section one he asks two questions: what are neighbourhoods of today really like? And what are the most significant challenges to our neighbourhoods as places of community? In trying to answer these questions he analyses three forces that affect how we experience our neighbourhoods: urbanisation, suburbia and mobility.
One conclusion he comes to is that neighbourhood is not so much about "place" as about "networks." "Networks are the new community" (p.31) and "when it comes to community, we'll draw on a network of relationships from multiple places"(p.29). As we are all so mobile and so connected we might have more interactions with someone interstate than the people living next door. The places where we live can subtly become devalued with the result that people "grieve a growing psychological distance" with their neighbours. People just don't know one another let alone know how to care for one another.
In section two Holt argues that Christians individually and the church corporately need to see its local neighbourhood as the place where God has called us to be on mission. How can we love our next door neighbour if we don't even know them? "The neighbourhood is one of the most obvious and immediate contexts for Christian mission" (p.60).
This is a great encouragement to members of any local churches trying to do mission in your immediate context. It should encourage you to keep being involved in your local community, praying for neighbours, inviting them to basic Christianity courses, guest events and seeker-type services. It is an encouragement to all those involved in church-based outreach ministries like play groups, kids clubs, holiday programs, youth groups, and carols-in-the-park etc etc. It is encouragement to those involved in welfare and social action groups in the local neighbourhood.
Holt's argument is based on a good grounding in the Bible and church history. His strongest theological motif is the incarnation: "The Incarnation is about much more than God revealed in human experience, but God revealed and encountered in place" (p.83). He argues that the incarnation reminds us that the greatest "impact in Christian mission comes through the discipline of presence. After all, the commitment to neighbourhood requires a commitment to being at home" (p.89).
I suspect some evangelicals will feel a little uncomfortable with Holt's emphasis on the incarnation. I personally would like to have seen a little more on the neighbourhood as somewhere that needs to be redeemed as much as to be lived in. Nevertheless, Holt's challenge is to be God's people on mission in the very place he has put you. How you do that as individuals and as church is the focus of part three.
Before moving on Holt's analysis raises for me a tension that is not easily answered. If community is more about networks than place how does the church respond? At our church for example, people come from about thirty post codes. We are in fact another "network" in Holt's language. Where is our local community when so many of our people don't live in the immediate suburb where our church building happens to be? Our mission field is more dispersed and geographically spread than our redundant parish boundaries suggest. I hold on to the concentric circle imagery of Acts 1:8 and see our church as having a mission field right here (ie our "Jerusalem") and spreading quite literally through the mobility of our members and the overseas mission work we support, to the "ends of the earth."
Part three is Holt's attempt to give some practical suggestions of what to do. It may be in this section that you or your church will find a good idea to try out or to adapt for your situation. Holt suggests we might follow four processes or disciplines to engage with our local neighbourhoods. He calls these disciplines naming, celebrating, nurturing and inviting. These chapters include suggestions like:
- doing an "exegetical walk" looking for signs in your neighbourhood of life, hope, despair, community, alienation, beauty and neglect
- neighbourhood parties and neighbourhood liturgies
- use your front garden or verandah if you have one as a place to meet neighbours
- walking prayers
- neighbourhood "church"
Many of the suggestions and indeed much of the book is described through stories of real people which gives the book an immediacy and warmth.
Jesus' summary of the Law and the story of the Good Samaritan emphasise that "loving one's neighbour" is high on God's agenda. Holt's thesis is built on the sensible premise that you need to know your neighbour and your neighbourhood to be able to obey this command. He quite rightly points out that the great commission ("make disciples") and the great commandment ("love your neighbour") go together as we show concern for our neighbour's material and spiritual needs.
It is only 165 pages with footnotes and a short bibliography. It is written by an Australian living in Melbourne who has also lived in other countries. I would recommend this as a good read for any ministers who have forgotten about local mission or lost heart; for church boards and vestries to refresh and reinvigorate their commitment to local mission and to returned missionaries who may feel they did their best mission work somewhere else.
Isn't it ironic when the single most recognised Christian responsibility to others – 'to love your neighbour as yourself' – is generalised as a command to love everyone, with little reference to real neighbours in the same street who remain virtually anonymous. And what does it mean for our understanding of 'loving neighbour' when churches replace locality references with more catchy names that reflect ethos rather than locality? 'Regional' or 'city' focused churches or ones established in less communal settings, such as factory complexes also diminish the focus on local communities.
Beautifully written, easily read and full of real stories Holt reminds us of how the local neighbourhood can be a place of ministry and of God's presence. Despite trends which draw many people away from their neighbourhood into work and recreational pursuits in other places, God Next Door shows how life and ministry can be enriched by an intentional focus on the place and the people near where we live.
Suburbs remain the residential context for the vast majority of people but are now centres of activity in themselves, where people shop, work and live, rather than the city. If anything inhibits the development of more community in suburbia it is probably the state of mind which gives a priority to privacy, which would rather preserve boundaries than develop relationships and which sees neighbours as a threat to privacy, rather than an opportunity for community. Christians have the opportunity to reverse this thinking and to live the gospel within their local communities.
Choosing to engage with our neighbourhoods as places of community requires a level of creativity and purpose but Simon Holt shows that the rewards are great – for both families and churches. Nurturing community in the local area is a challenging task but it ought to be seen as an intentional one for Christians – a vital part of the mission of the church.
What got me thinking about my neighbourhood is the wonderful little book I just finished by Simon Carey Holt called God Next Door: Spirituality and Mission in the Neighbourhood. Simon teaches at Whitley College in Melbourne, Australia where he's lived with his family for many years. He's a practicing pastor as well as college lecturer and has wonderful insights into what it means to move back into the neighourhood as God's missionary people. Simon takes seriously the Biblical imagination of the Incarnation – God moved in right next door and settled into these amazing places called neighborhoods. He has no romantic notions about community or what people might be like in these places. This is refreshing. He's got a realistic sense of people. His stories are about concrete men and women working at how they live their lives in the midst of atomizing and confusing social contexts. But neither is Simon a suburb basher with some naive reductionisms about what God can and can't do in these places. Some helpful sections on the formation of the suburb as well as the problems and challenges of forming meaningful practices of Christian life reveal a theological maturity and pastoral wisdom rare in these days of 'radical' this and that.
I get the sense that Simon is no exile in his suburban neighborhood. He's not trying to figure some grand set of plans or strategies. He's digging in to the local and the particularity of the streets where he lives and in so doing discovering that God is up to something worth sticking with among all kinds of people.
Simon raises a lot of questions about churches and their preoccupations … This book doesn't bash existing churches. It respects the challenges they face. At the same time it is a quiet plea for churches to rediscover neighborhood not as objects of outreach programs or social service good deeds but as the real, flesh and bone place were God takes up residence and meets us all. This is a plea for the rediscovery of the local, the next-doorness of Christian life in a culture that spins us apart in a thousand different directions so that we come home we want to close the gate, move the backyard and escape whatever might be happening on the street. The last section of the book offers a series of pointers for living the way of Jesus and being the church in the neighbourhood. Great book – hope it comes to North America very soon.
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It was founded in 1811 as Midwifery School. It was the first medical educational establishment in Bukovyna, which was transformed into the center of Obstetrics development.
One can distinguish four periods in the College development: Austrian (1811-1919), Romanian (1919-1944), Soviet (1944—1991), Ukrainian (since 1991). Each of the historical periods reflects the wish to improve public health service in Bukovyna.
On March 2, 2005 according to the decree of the Ukrainian Government №46-р Bukovinian State Medical Academy was reorganized into Bukovinian State Medical University. Thereby, Chernivtsi Medical College was renamed into Chernivtsi Medical College of Bukovinian State Medical University.
The college provides training at the full-time department and evening classes in the following fields: General Medicine, Nursing, Laboratory Diagnostics, Obstetrics, Medical and Preventive Care, as well as training of specialists for the educational qualification "Nurse-Bachelor." Since 2006 the nurses-masseurs with visual impairments have also been trained.
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The educational process is carried out by 76 full-time teachers who have appropriate education in the needed field. The teaching staff consists of 5 PhDs, 26 associate professors, 17 lecturers, 8 teachers write their dissertations. Appropriate training base is provided and the educational process is computerized.
The college cooperates with practicing doctors of medical institutions in the city and teaching staff of the medical university, so 60 part-time lecturers are involved in the teaching process: among them there are 2 professors, 6 associate professors, 3 Doctors of Medical Sciences, 15 candidates of Medical Sciences.
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Permanent educational work with students is directed to the formation and development of personality. After classes they attend sports clubs, clubs' sections "Intelligent", "Hrono", work in charity squads "Turbota" ("Care"). The college has a hostel for 250 people.
Thousands of highly qualified junior medical specialists, including many prominent scholars and public figures have graduated from this institution over two centuries of its existence. They became heads of health care establishments in the region, some of them work as senior nurses and midwives in the hospitals and maternity homes, chair medical stations. Among them are: V.P. Pishak – Academician, MD, Professor; L. Sandulyak – former Ambassador of Ukraine to Romania; V.F. Myslytskyi – MD, Professor; T.M. Khrystych – MD, Professor; V.D. Moskaliuk – MD, Professor; Yu.T. Akhtemiichuk – MD, Professor; A. Hrychai – Major General, M. Tkach – a poet; V.D. Zadorozhnyi – Chief Physician in the Regional Health Center; V.V. Danyliuk – Deputy Chief Doctor of Nursing in the City Children's Hospital.
The staff of the college maintains friendly business relationships with medical colleges in the USA, Canada and Russia.
College Director – Oleksandr Fedorovych Kulyk
He was born in the village Hrushevytsia, Rivne Region. In 1971 he graduated from Chernivtsi State Medical Institute with honors and after graduation he continued scientific work.
From 1983 to 1986 – Head of the Chernivtsi Regional Forensic Bureau Examination.
Since September 1986 – Associate Professor of Pathology and Forensic Medicine.
From November 1991 to 1997 – deputy dean of the medical faculty № 1 of Bukovinian State Medical Academy.
Since 1997 – Director of Chernivtsi Medical College of Bukovinian State Medical University.
For his long and devoted work, a significant contribution to the development of the institution, improvement of the educational process he was awarded an Honorary Diploma of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2004), medal "Excellence in Public Health" (1990), Fedkovych Prize (1997), Radzikhovskyi Prize (2000), "Excellence in Education of Ukraine" (2002), Jubilee Medal "Veteran of Work", diplomas of Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ministry of Education of Ukraine, the Regional Health Department.
He is the author of 54 scientific papers, 4 text-books, 5 innovations, a member of the Academic Council of Bukovinian State Medical University.
Novoselytsia Medical College
Novoselytsia Medical College of Bukovinian State Medical University started its functioning and training of specialists as Novoselytsia Medical School in 1955. College premises consisted of 4 training rooms and 3 studies. In 1969 the hostel building was built, which was later re-equipped for classrooms and laboratories.
Kostenko Nina Fedorivna was the first director of the institution, and from 1975 to 1992 the College worked under the supervision of Toporchan Theodosiia Fedorivna.
On March 2, 2005 according to the decree of the Ukrainian Government №46-р Bukovinian State Medical Academy was reorganized into Bukovinian State Medical University, and Novoselytsia Medical College was renamed into Novoselytsia Medical College of Bukovinian State Medical University.
The College is proud of its graduates, including: Katerynchuk I.P. – MD, Professor, Head of the Hospital Therapy Department of Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy, Poltava; V. Khasanov – MD, Professor, Head of the Surgery Department of Chita Military Medical Academy; Palamar B.I. – candidate of medical sciences, Chief of Kyiv hospital № 3; Perepichka M.P. – Candidate of Medical Sciences, assistant professor of Dermatology and Venereal Diseases and Tuberculosis of BSMU; Vdovychen A.M. - Chief of the Regional Diagnostic Center and many others.
In 2005 the college celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.
Today's complex of educational-material base includes 2 academic buildings that contain 25 classrooms, 6 laboratories, 2 computer labs, a library with a reading room, a sports hall, a hostel for 70 persons, a dining room with 70 seats, a conference hall, methodical study, college museum.
The college trains specialists in such fields: "General Medicine", "Nursing", "Obstetrics".
Training of junior specialists in Novoselytsia Medical College is based on complete secondary education and basic secondary education.
The educational process in Novoselytsia Medical College of BSMU is provided by 57 highly qualified teachers.
Among the best employees – V.S. Romaniuk – Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, Senior Lecturer; V.D. Shumeiko – Head of Midwifery Department, teacher-methodologist; H.H. Dovhaniuk – College Methodist, Chairman of the Trade Union, teacher-methodologist; T.O. Blozhko – Teacher of Fundamentals of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Massage, teacher-methodologist; E.S. Kordunian – Teacher of Physics and Computer Science Fundamentals, Senior Lecturer; I.M. Plachynta – Teacher of Fundamentals of Pharmacology; P.P. Marunchak – Teacher of Pediatrics; V.B. Kochervei – Teacher of Nursing.
6,000 highly qualified young medical professionals working in different parts of Bukovyna and beyond its limits graduated from the College for more than fifty of its history.
The consistent implementation of the Bologna Declaration, the introduction of credit-modular system technologies into the educational process is in prospect of Novoselytsia Medical College activity.
Priority directions of Novoselytsia Medical College activity is improving educational process and material-technical support of the educational process aimed at professional development of medical attendant, midwives and nurses on the organizational, administrative and medical work in medical stations, first aid stations, enterprises medical posts, at the specialized therapeutic, surgical, pediatric, obstetric and gynecological departments, and in the system of family medicine: personally oriented education, the introduction of educational innovations, information technologies, permanent improvement of the quality of education, updating its contents and organization of the educational process, the formation of national and human values, promotion of healthy lifestyles.
The purpose and objective of scientific and teaching staff is to train highly qualified health professionals of the middle link for practical work in health care facilities of Novoselytsia, Chernivtsi Region and Ukraine.
College Director - Illia Serhiiovych Yeftemii
He was born in 1948 in Stroyintsi village, Novoselytsia District, Chernivtsi Region.
From 1966 to 1969 he studied at Novoselytsia Medical College.
In 1977 he graduated from Chernivtsi Medical Institute.
From 1978 to 1980 he worked as a full-time teacher of surgical diseases in Novoselytsia Medical School; from 1980 to 1992 – a surgeon intern in Novoselytsia Central District Hospital.
Since March 9, 1992 – Director of Novoselytsia Medical College.
Vashkivtsi Medical College
In 1946 according to the decision of Chernivtsi Regional Executive Committee from 10.23.1946, № 423 "Storozhynets Medical School" was founded. In 1963, according to the decision of the executive committee of the Chernivtsi Regional Council from 04.02.1963, № 6, the school moved to Vashkivtsi town and was called "Vashkivtsi Medical School".
On March 24, 2005 the School received the status of Medical College of Bukovinian State Medical University according to the decision of the Chernivtsi Regional Council number 19/05. It is referred to higher educational institutions of the first accreditation level and trains specialists in the following fields:
5.110101 "General Medicine"
5.110102 "Nursing"
The Departments of the College are "General Medicine", "Nursing" and seven substantive cyclic committees.
Number of employees – 85 people, including 16 doctors, 18 teachers of general subjects; 3 bachelors; 12 teachers-methodologists; 10 teachers of the highest category; 3 II Category teachers; 3 I Category teachers; 9 specialists.
Vashkivtsi Medical College has three academic buildings, a hostel, a library, a gym, a playground and a canteen. All the classrooms are equipped with the necessary equipment. Two computer labs, students' testing center, fitness room are created. Maintaining and multiplying the best traditions that have developed in College, the staff is looking for new forms and methods of qualitative training of medical professionals. One of the directions of teaching and research activities of the teaching staff is close cooperation with Bukovinian State Medical University. It enables the effective use of pedagogical potential, organization of training courses for the staff, conducting scientific research, participation in scientific conferences.
Taking licensing integrated examinations "Step-M" college students always show good results what has been repeatedly noted by the Department of Education and Science, Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine.
The educational work of the institution stands out for a large number of forms and methods of engaging students to the formation of professional features of a health worker, training creative personality and professionalism that secures competitiveness in the labor market.
Positive role in the educational process belongs to the students' amateur theater, choir and dance group.
Students' Society "Myloserdia" functions in the College; its members take care of lonely elderly people, the disabled, and veterans of World War II. College students and teachers provide regular charity assistance to orphans of Vyzhnytsia Nazarii Yaremchuk boarding house, orphanage "Daisy" in Orshivtsi village, regional specialized orphanage in Chernivtsi.
The administration and staff of the college have far-reaching plans aimed at improving the training of medical personnel.
College Director – Sashchuk Mykola Mykolaiovych
He was born on December 13, 1959 in Vashkivtsi, Vyzhnytsia District, Chernivtsi Region.
In 1978 he graduated from Vashkivtsi Medical School. In 1987 – from Chernivtsi Medical Institute.
From August 1987 to February 1988 he worked as intern in the field of therapy in Polissia Central District Hospital, Kyiv Region, after that he worked at this hospital as a therapeutist till August 1988.
Since 1988 he worked as a teacher of Vashkivtsi Medical School, and since 2000 – as the director of the institution.
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Date of foundation: 1944
Accreditation level: IV
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Bukovinian State Medical University (BSMU) is one of the largest higher educational establishments of Chernivtsi. It has recently celebrated the 65th anniversary of its foundation. It is a modern multisectoral educational institution of the IV accreditation level, included into the general register of the WHO, Magna Charta Universitatum (Bologna, Italy), the Association of the Carpathian Region Universities that provides qualified training according to the grade system of education.
The University consists of 47 Departments within 7 faculties: four medical faculties, stomatological, pharmaceutical, and the faculty of post-graduate training. The University includes medical educational establishments of the I-II accreditation level: Chernivtsi, Vashkivtsi, Novoselytsia medical colleges. The educational-scientific-practical complex with Kovel medical college is created.
Over the years of its existence(1944-2012) the University has trained about 25 000 specialists including the following specialties: "General Medicine" – 19141, "Pediatrics" – 469, "Medical Psychology" – 202, "Stomatology" – 200, "Clinical Pharmacy" – 392, "Pharmacy" – 41, as well as about 900 Bachelors.
The foundation and development of BSMU are connected with the names of well-known scientists and organizers. The University graduates fulfill themselves in the medical, pharmaceutical, economical, educational, scientific, social and cultural spheres. BSMU is proud of its graduates who have achieved in professional and public life. There are many famous artists, state and public figures among the University graduates: the Deputy Minister of Public Health of Ukraine V.G.Bidny; the Director of L.I.Medvid Ukrainian Institute of Ecology and Hygiene, a Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Medical Science M.G.Prodanchuk; the Director of the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of the National Academy of Medical Science, a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine G.V.Gayko; the Director of O.S.Kolomiychenko Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Academician of the National Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine D.I.Zabolotny; Academicians of the National Academy of Medical Science D.D.Zerbino and Yu.P.Spizhenko. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine in India (1992-1999), Professor G.I.Khodorovsky was elected a deputy to the Verkhovna Rada (Supreme Council) of Ukraine. Two University graduates became T.G.Shevchenko State Prize-Winners: the prominent Ukrainian poet, People's Artist of Ukraine Mykhaylo Tkach, and the famous composer, the Hero of Ukraine, Volodymyr Ivasiuk.
Directions of training and specialties
The University provides a continuity of higher medical education: Junior Specialist – Bachelor – Medical Specialist – Master – Post graduate – Doctor (PhD).
The branch of knowledge 1201 "Medicine":
- General Medicine (Master, specialist)
- Pediatrics (Master, specialist)
- Stomatology (Master, specialist)
- Medical Psychology (specialist)
- Nursing (Master, Bachelor, junior specialist)
- Laboratory Diagnostics (Bachelor)
The branch of knowledge 1202 "Pharmacy":
- Pharmacy (specialist, Bachelor, junior specialist)
- Clinical pharmacy (Master, specialist)
Forms of education: day-time and correspondence (specialty "Pharmacy").
Number of students: 4413 including 722 foreign citizens.
Material-technical base. The material-technical base of the University is located in 22 buildings, and municipal and regional medical establishments are used for Clinical Departments.
Lecture halls, classrooms, educational-practical pharmacy and laboratories are equipped with modern technical aids to ensure educational process and scientific work, and linked up with Internet.
The educational process is assured by modern informational-communicative Internet technologies through the Distant Learning Server (moodle.bsmu.edu.ua) containing an electron version of the educational-methodical materials on all the subjects taught at the University including English medium. The University organizes on-line lectures by the leading scientists both from Ukraine and abroad. There are 16 computer classes for self-education and testing students' knowledge.
The University owns 5 hostels where all the conditions for living and learning of the students are created, as well as 2 cafes and 6 snack bars. The University Library funds number about a million of volumes of educational, scientific, medical literature and fiction.
University teaching staff. The University teaching staff is unique, as real professionals work and are proficient in pedagogical skills: 78 Doctors of Science, 324 Candidates of Science, including 1 corresponding member of the Academy of Pedagogical Science of Ukraine, 2 Honoured Workers of Science and Technique of Ukraine, 2 Honoured Workers of Education and Higher School of Ukraine, 13 Honoured Physicians of Ukraine, 66 Professors, 193 Associate Professors. 166 employees have higher attestation medical category, 56 – the first one, 42 – the second one. 32 staff workers of Clinical Departments are regional out-of-staff members and consultants of the Main Public Health Board in the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration.
Students' self-government. The organs of the students' self-government include the students' bureau of the course, students' dean's offices of every faculty, students' councils of the hostels, and the University Students' Council. The decisions of the University Students' Council are of a consultative character.
The highest body of the Students' Council at BSMU is the Students' Conference of the University. 1 delegate out of 12 students is elected to take part at the Conference. The Students' Conference approves the Status of the students' self-government; elects the executive body - the Students' University Council and considers the account on its activities; defines the structure, the powers and procedure for electing Students' Council of the University, the term of its activity.
Fundamental and clinical scientific studies are conducted at the University, educational and informational technologies are introduced. The Young Scientists' Council and Students' Scientific Society play an important role in the organization of scientific work.
Students' leisure time. The students' campus consists of 5 comfortable hostels connected to Internet with high conditions of life with reading rooms and sports gymnasia – everything necessary for studying and rest. For the development of creative abilities and rest of the students the Palace "Academichny" is functioning actively. On its basis various clubs and studios are organized: in particular, an art studio, decorative and applied arts and photo studios, the amateur ensemble of folk dance and song "Trembita", drama and choreographic studios, etc.
Sports clubs in volleyball, basketball, wrestling, table tennis, chess, athletics, mini-football are available for the students. Students get a real pleasure at the University summer sports and fitness camp "Health" located on the bank of the Dniester River.
Practical training. The University students go through their practical training at medical-preventive establishments and pharmacies (practical bases) in Chernivtsi, Khmelnitsky regions, or at their places of residence.
Job Placement. The Employment Assistance Sector for graduates work at the University. The graduates whose education was financed from the State Budget become employed by the state placement. The graduates who studied at the expense of physical or legal persons find the job themselves.
Medical work. Clinical Departments of BSMU are located in 27 clinical centers: 17 therapeutic establishments of a regional subordination and 10 – of a municipal one. According to their schedules, Professors and Associate Professors make clinical ward rounds, consulting visits at polyclinics, examinations of patients at the inpatient departments of therapeutic-prophylactic establishments. A great deal of methodological organizing work is carried out: a visit of district therapeutic-prophylactic establishments, a review of the patients' histories, participation in the boards of experts and qualifying committee, holding conferences etc. Considerable therapeutic-prophylactic work is carried out by the staff members of the Clinical Departments during summer practice. Various and manifold therapeutic consulting activity in the system of Bukovyna practical health service is carried out by the assistants of clinical departments. Except consultations this activity includes the arrangement of all qualifying means for physicians of practical health service in the following spheres – subject mastering, reevaluating courses, lectures on urgent topics, arrangement and holding of scientific-practical conferences, working out methodological recommendations, and expert evaluation of patients' management. The important part in cooperation of the University clinical workers and physicians of practical health service is devoted to consulting and scientific-methodological work at therapeutic-prophylactic establishments of health service. This cooperation is carried out on a regular basis at all the basic and out-patient establishments, at the polyclinics of the town and region. Recently 173006 consultations have been held by the staff of the University Departments including 119716 consultations – at basic establishments, 18611consultations – at polyclinics, 25668 consultations– at out-basic establishments, 9011consultations – in the district areas. 9869 patients were treated, 11627 diagnostic examinations were conducted (invasive manipulations), 7363 surgeries including 5102 of them performed by surgeons and 2261 – by assistants. Clinical Department staff workers collaborate with medical societies (associations) on the questions of holding congresses and conferences, educational and scientific seminars, workshops etc. The University together with associations and societies elaborates and improves the existing standards of diagnostics and treatment, protocols of giving medical aid.
International activity. The University ranks high on the European scene as a recognized member of the International University Association, the World Health Organization, the University Association of the Carpathian Region and the European University Association "The Magna Charta". Bukovinian State Medical University collaborates with: USA Utah Valley State University, the University of Lubeck (Germany), Gelderzee - Vallei Clinic (the Netherlands), the Association "Druzi" (France), International Fund "Concern for People" (Great Britain) etc.
Post-graduate education – the University performs primary post-graduate specialization of graduates (Internship) and advanced training, specialization and requalification of physicians including foreign citizens in Residency in the specialties of medical and pediatric profile, Pharmacy and Medical Psychology. Every year about 900 interns and 2200 physicians-learners study at the University.
Awards and merits of the University
Rating of Bukovinian State Medical University.
Based on the rating "TOP – 200 Ukraine" (UNESKO) in 2012 BSMU occupied the 64th position among higher educational establishments of Ukraine.
Based on the rating of Internet-productivity (Webometrics Ranking of World's Universities) in January 2011 BSMU held the 12th position among all the higher educational establishments of Ukraine.
According to the applications submitted to higher medical institutions of Ukraine in 2012 on the specialty "General Medicine" BSMU took the lead of all the other medical educational establishments.
By the data of the scientific-metric base "SCOPUS" BSMU occupies the 37th position among higher educational establishments of Ukraine and the 7th one – among medical educational establishments of Ukraine. Based on the results of the world rating institutional repository«Ranking Web of World Repositories» in July 2012 BSMU Repository held the 1st position among higher medical and pharmaceutical establishments of Ukraine.
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Davos, Switzerland (CNN) -- The United States and NATO should withdraw from Afghanistan on the basis of success and not set artificial deadlines for a pullout, Britain's opposition Conservative Party Leader David Cameron told CNN Friday.
Speaking to CNN's Christiane Amanpour from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Cameron said it's important to build on and reinforce success rather than set a deadline for a pullout at some point in the future.
"We want to withdraw troops on the basis of success -- on the basis of an Afghan national army that's able to take control of parts of the country -- rather than believing there are artificial deadlines where we can do these things automatically," said Cameron.
With an election coming later this year, current opinion polls suggest Cameron could become Britain's prime minister.
His remarks come a day after the London Conference on Afghanistan that proposed a $500 million "pay-for-peace" plan designed to convince rank-and-file Taliban to give up the fight.
Cameron's rejection of withdrawal deadlines distances him from U.S. President Barack Obama, who plans to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July 2011.
The United Kingdom has joined the United States with a pledge to send more troops to Afghanistan -- 30,000 more from the United States and 500 more from the United Kingdom. The British reinforcements will bring that contingent to about 10,000, roughly one-tenth the size of the U.S. contingent.
Cameron also discussed Britain's relationship with the United States, one he noted is occasionally contentious despite many shared values.
Acknowledging that Britain is the junior partner in the relationship, Cameron said he strongly supports the so-called "special relationship" between the two countries.
"It's not a sentimental one," he said. "I think it's based on some very real things from our history. We fought through northern France together to rid the continent of Nazism. We stood together after 9/11."
The United Kingdom stood by the United States in 2003 when the two countries agreed to invade Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein. Britain's role in the war and the events that led up to it are the subject of a sweeping inquiry currently under way in London.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair testified Friday that the United States and Britain had slightly different views about the need for war. Americans favored regime change, while Britain said it was Saddam Hussein's reported aims to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
Cameron said that what matters is not one day's evidence to the inquiry, but whether Britain and its allies learn the lessons of the mistakes that were made in Iraq. "That will be the real test of this inquiry," he said.
"For all that's happened, Iraq is definitely better off without Saddam Hussein and without his brutal regime," said the Conservative Party leader, who voted in favor of war with Iraq.
On economic policy, Cameron also highlighted the importance of tackling Britain's massive budget deficit which, at 13 percent of Gross Domestic Product, is the worst of any major developed country.
He said the deficit is unsustainable and the British people are demanding leadership on this issue.
"We know that if we don't do it, we could end up in a situation like Greece or other countries that are in really serious difficulty."
Greece is trying to tackle out-of-control budget deficits of about 13 percent and soaring public sector debt. And that's raising fears the European Union may have to bail out Athens.
Cameron made no mention of any European bailouts for Britain in his interview with Amanpour.


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Traditional cultural landscapes and rural biotopes
Traditional cultural landscapes were formed through traditional agricultural practices and consist of buildings, traditional fences and stone walls, and other elements resulting from traditional use. The large arable fields and industrial type of production of modern agri-business is not representative of traditional landscapes. Traditional cultural landscapes sometimes contain cultural artifacts. More information about management of archeological sites and artifacts in the cultural landscape is available (in Finnish) on our website.
The term "traditional cultural landscape" (or "cultural", "traditional" or heritage" landscape) may also refer to traditional rural biotopes. Examples of traditional rural biotopes are heaths, semi-natural and natural meadows, grazed woodlands and forests and other types of untilled permanent pastureland. Traditional cultural landscapes and traditional rural biotopes are high nature value farmlands and highly important for maintaining biological diversity. Their rich flora diversity creates conditions for many other species, for example fungi, butterflies and beetles that are dependent upon traditional rural biotopes. Our web pages have more information (in Finnish) on traditional rural biotope types and their status.
SW Finland Cultural Landscape Association
The most important goal of our organisation is to support and advance management of traditional and cultural landscapes. We engage in research, information dissemination, organise trips and provide training and expertise to farmers, associations and other actors involved with traditional landscape management. Our organisation is open to everyone interested in traditional and cultural landscapes.
Kotiniitty (literally, "home meadow") is our organisation's own traditional cultural landscape site. We have regular volunteer management activities at Kotiniitty, and participation in Kotiniitty upkeep or other activities is the best way to get to know us. We inform about our volunteer and other activities via Facebook
Activities 2018
- 10.3.2018 @11:00 Volunteering: Burning cleared brush at Kotiniitty (Eija)
- 19.4.2018 @17:00 Annual meeting at Nautelankoski (Maria)
- 16.6.2018 @11:00 Volunteering: Coppicing at a local farm (Eriika)
- 26.7.2018 @16:00 Volunteering: Annual haying (by hand) at Rekijoki river bend site in Somero Eriika)
- Displaying Kimmo Harjämäki's photograph exhibit at a variety of venues
Please send your registration for participation to the person in parentheses ():
- Eriika Lundström puh. 040 717 8797/thelundstrom(at)gmail.com
- Eija Hagelberg puh. 050 060 9526/eija.hagelberg(at)gmail.com
- Maria Yli-Renko puh. 040 861 4722/mtylre(at)utu.fi
Contact information
SW Finland Cultural Landscapes Organisation
Pääskynlento 16 A 4, 20610 Turku
Board of Directors 2015 – 2018
Chair: Eriika Lundström, Turku • thelundstrom(at)gmail.com • 040 7178797
Vice-chair: Traci Birge, Kaarina • traci.birge(at)gmail.com
Secretary: Maria Yli-Renko, Turku • mylre(at)utu.fi
Treasurer: Anni Karhunen, Turku • greenbear.anni(at)gmail.com
Eija Hagelberg, Salo • eija.hagelberg(at)gmail.com • 0500 609526
Tuuli Jansson, Vehmaa • tuuli.jansson(at)gmail.com
Helena Särkijärvi, Parainen • helena.sarkijarvi(at)gmail.com
Maija Mussaari, Turku • maija(at)mussaari.fi
The Board is happy to hear about any project proposals, events, and new ideas for cooperation with different societies and organisations. Don't hesitate to contact us!


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It was the day we were scheduled to fly back to KL.
So, after checking out the wet market nearby with the added information from our own surveying done throughout our stay, we decided to purchase our frozen seafood from this shop. It's located near the hotel and comparing the selection from other shops, we felt here was the best place with more choices and comparatively moderate prices.
We didn't get the lobster but opted for these giant tiger prawns. You won't get them in KL for the price you pay here in KK for sure.
Other assortment of frozen seafood.
Prawns, prawns everywhere.
We left the shop with two boxes of frozen seafood. Any purchases made here are packed according to airport restrictions so you guys don't have to worry. Also, you won't need to pay extra for the packaging services at this shop.
Oooh, something to point out here. All transaction are done in cash. Cash business only yer! They don't accept credit cards.
Of course we made sure we bought dried seafood too.
Memang borong ikan bilis Grade A banyak-banyak, cumi kering and a bit of the ikan kurau masin.
They were just packing the udang kering. Of course I just had to buy them. Tried them in my cooking once we got home and was definitely happy with our purchase. They were fat and succulent and weren't overly salty.
This was the dude whose shop we bought the dried seafood from. All were good purchases.
However, upon our return, despite all the extras he gave, we felt the price he quoted was slightly on the pricey side. Just slightly, nothing too drastic. Definitely still cheaper from anything you would get in KL.
I would still recommend a visit to his shop. His is situated at the front part of the Filipino Market, near the main road. Somehow I felt that his shop had more good stuff and definitely more selection to choose from. Just look out for the Afro dude and you won't miss his stall.
Maybe those visiting KK soon may want to try buying from the shops inside? Or bargain harder with the Afro dude?


text: Blog Window Replacement Plan 2018, Part 1: Can windows be replaced in the winter? February 12, 2018 For many homeowners, the idea of having to replace windows in the winter sends chills up their spines. It's not just because of the season, but because they think replacing their windows in Salt Lake City will come with an array of extra issues due to the time of year. While replacing windows in the wintry months does require a few extra plans, there are actually advantages that can make winter a great time for window replacement for the knowledgeable homeowner. Over the next three months, we'll take a look at how a well-thought-out replacement plan can help save time and money and reduce headaches when it comes to getting high-quality windows added in your home. People often become aware that they should consider window replacement in the winter. The wintry weather highlights air leaks and other concerns with existing windows, either through draftier rooms or higher power bills due to energy inefficiency from windows were leaks have yet to be noticed. Rather than sit back and wait for the spring to make a replacement, consider these reasons for replacing windows during the winter months and check out some tips that will help service go smoothly: Winter is a good time to diagnose your windows Winter time can be a great opportunity to identify drafts or potential gaps in your existing windows. Chillier temperatures cause materials to contract, and may impact performance. As a result, leaks, drafts or other problem areas may be easier to identify. Knowing which windows are problems can help determine which need to be replaced or repaired. This can help save both time and money over the long run when it comes to budgeting for window replacements. Having your replacement windows added during the colder months also allows you to check out the window installation as well. You can identify if your windows have unreasonable drafts or leaks in a range of ways from the simple to the thorough. Especially if your home has older, single-paned windows, examine for damaged glazing (the hard putty that holds panes of glass in place) or weather-stripping. If that seal crumbles, your home will be vulnerable to heat loss. Let technology make things easier. A non-contact infrared thermometer can detect ambient air temperatures around window and door frames. If excessive cold air is creeping into the house, you'll see it recorded on the thermometer. Take advantage of energy efficiency immediately A drafty window impacts your budget, especially in the winter. Getting your window replaced will not only make your house warmer for the rest of the winter, but you'll cut back on energy costs sooner, too. When looking to replace your windows, look into the future energy efficiency of your windows as it applies to your region of the country. The U.S. Department of Energy recommends windows with both the correct solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) ratings (as needed in your climate), and low U-factors. The U-factor measures the rate of heat transfer and identifies how well the window insulates. Windows with low heat transfer ratings will not only serve homeowners well during colder months by keeping the heat in, but in warmer months by reducing the amount of heat that transfers in from outside. Different types of window frames, glazing and glass can also determine the energy efficiency of a window. Talk with the team at Pella of Salt Lake City to better grasp the unique benefits that different windows and glass options bring to your part of the country. Installation dates are more flexible in winter Should you opt to replace your windows in the winter, you'll likely find it less difficult to schedule an installation appointment. This can mean either setting a time to have your windows installed in the winter months or, if you still want to wait, getting ahead of the rush by reserving a spring or summer installation date now. Planning your window installation months ahead can help keep other projects on track and help make sure your windows are installed in the correct order with any other plans. Know what to consider for winter installations Researching, buying and installing new windows can seem like a challenging task, but taking advantage of the proper windows is well worth it. Here are a few extra things to consider when replacing your windows in the winter: Make sure you know the winter installation plans from Pella of Salt Lake City for Pella product installations. They'll let you know how to best get ready for installation. Knowing what to expect before installation will make sure that you and the installer can work as quickly as possible during the job. Consider closing off the room where replacement windows are being installed to minimize temperature changes in the rest of your home. This can be easily done by shutting the door to the room where the window is being installed. The "Pella Promise" means a "No Mess" guarantee when it comes time for installing your windows. That means pros who will leave the work area cleaner than they found it and take away your old windows and doors. In the winter, that means extra protection that keeps warm air in and cold air out during the replacement process. Your installer will also offer advice on how best to protect your room from the weather while work continues on your windows. If your window installation is scheduled after (or during) a period of snowfall, make sure to keep the installation area clear of snow. Taking accessibility into consideration as part of your winter window replacement plan will cut down on headaches both on the day of installation and after it is completed. The next part of your home design doesn't need to be held up by weather. With a little bit of planning and the pro team at Pella of Salt Lake City, you can take advantage of all the benefits that come with new windows any time of year. In future posts, we'll be looking in greater detail at the next steps of your window replacement plan, including whether a replacement window or new window is right for your home, and a look at what to expect on the day of installation service. If you have any questions about the replacement window selections available, the process used during colder months, or anything else, don't hesitate to call us at 385-203-8083. Back to Blog


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Oil prices plunge after Opec meeting
The price of oil slumped after the Opec oil producers' cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna.
The price of oil slumped after the Opec oil producers' cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna.
The German chancellor's well-founded belief that Putin is a threat to Europe is shifting power relations in the region.
Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Latvia's President Andris Berzins discussed prospects for deepening relations.
The top U.S. general in Europe said he is alarmed at the Russian militarization of the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea and by provocative Russian military flights in NATO airspace.
Lithuania's preparations for the adoption of the euro next year seem overall well on track, the European Commission (EC) has said, calling on Lithuania's authorities to address the remaining concerns related to euro introduction and to increase consumers' confidence so as to ensure smooth euro changeover.
Finland and Estonia have agreed on the details of a liquefied natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, meaning the project can finally go ahead. Financing for the line and the terminals serving it has still not yet been confirmed, but a launch target has been set for 2019. The wildly expensive project is not without its critics however.
Stability and development of the entire Central Asian region depends upon positions of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev declared at the meeting with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov on November 25, reports Akorda press service.
With only three days to go before a deadline to reach a nuclear accord to constrain Iran's nuclear program, the talks here appeared to be marked by a heavy dose of brinkmanship on Friday as Iran's top negotiator made clear he was leaving for Tehran to consult with the country's leadership — only to reverse himself later in the day.
Instead of fulfilling its obligations Russia has resorted to provocations. Western sanctions will be a reply.
President of the Swiss Confederation and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Didier Burkhalter visited Astana Nov. 20-21 to discuss with Kazakh officials political and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan and the OSCE's response to the Ukrainian crisis.
Despite Western economic sanctions, Iranian-Turkish relations have been developing in many different directions in recent years. Illustratively, on October 24–25, the Eastern Anatolia Development Agency (DAKA), Iran's Foreign Ministry Institution for Political and International Studies (IPIS) and the Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM) jointly hosted the Turkey-Iran Van Forum in the Turkish city of Van. The main theme of the Forum, which was inspired by a Turkish-Iranian foreign ministers' meeting from earlier this year, was "Sectoral and Financial Deepening" (tasam.org, accessed November 14). In this framework, participants discussed topics that included "Public Diplomacy," "Energy and Petrochemistry," "Turkey-Iran: Dialogue of Civilizations," "Logistics, Transportation and Communication" and "Economy and Trade" (Ihlas Anadolu Agency, October 24).
Following discussions with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna has said that the two countries are in agreement over the Ukrainian crisis.
Research and development can open the EU to new ideas and technologies that can help us manage cheaper energy costs, cheaper industry costs, and a cleaner and safer environment for all the EU. If anything we have to increase funding in R&D, not cut it, says Victor Negrescu.
Putin's foreign ambitions don't seem to be limited to Russia's post-Soviet sphere of influence. EU diplomats are concerned that Russia is establishing itself in the Balkans, and rightly so, says DW's Verica Spasovska.
A book fair in Bucharest: hundreds of people queuing up, all wanting to get their copies signed.


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Thermal underwear and loungewear is a must if you live in colder parts of the world. The underwear makes a great base layer under your winter attire. It fits snug and keeps you warm by insulating heat. And then when you're at home, safe from the cold, you throw on thermal loungewear. It's built to be the only layer you need, and a cozy one at that.
Most thermal underwear covers you from your waist down to your ankles. These long johns typically fit snug like a boxer brief, and are often designed with some sort of pouch. Those designed without a pouch come close to being a lounge pant, depending on the fit.
Icebreaker is one featured brand with a design more on the underwear side. The body-hugging fit makes it suitable as a base layer, and the fly gives it a solid underwear look. The handsome tan color of the underwear is also accented with a black waistband, adding to the underwear aesthetic.
The Hanes long john doesn't have a waistband. This gives their featured pair a refined look. The all white design adds to the simple clean appeal. The pair is also without a fly or pouch. Instead, a simple front seam provides all the support your package needs.
Thermal loungewear comes in more forms than thermal underwear. It can be as simple as a long-sleeve shirt, or as distinctive as a onezee. Diesel and Mosmann both feature with lounge pant styles. The pants are build less like underwear, and from a thicker material. Adding to the lounge pant look is their patterns. Lounge pants usually have some sort of pattern or print, whether it's plaid or something more unique like Diesel's gingerbread skeletons or Mosmann's birds.
N2N is featured with their Lounge Onezee. It covers everything from your neck down to your knees, and has a sexy button closure design. It fits tight, and leaves little to the imagination down in front. Goes to show thermal underwear can be hot in more ways than one.
Do you own thermal underwear or loungewear for the winter months? How many onesies do you own? Let us know in the comments below, or by tweeting us @underwearexpert.
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text: Mandy Cano Villalobos is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses installation, performance, and object/textile-based work. Her versatile projects center upon notions of life's ephemerality and identity shaped by location and culture. Cano Villalobos' work has been featured in numerous venues including Van Der Plas Gallery (New York, NY), the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum (Clinton, NY), Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD), the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art, (Chicago), The Museum of New Art (Detroit, MI), Hillyer Art Space (Washington, DC) and La Casa Pauly (Puerto Montt, Chile). Cano Villalobos has been an artist in residence at Vermont Studio Center, Post Contemporary, Wassaic Project, Ragdale, and ACRE. She has also received grants from multiple organizations including the Puffin, Frey and ISE NY Cultural Foundations. Her work has been reviewed in The Washington Post, Sculpture Magazine, Hyperallergic, Culturehall, Performa Magazine and Bad-at-Sports, among others. Cano Villalobos received her MFA from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. and currently resides in Grand Rapids, MI.


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Topics Covered:
- Introduction to sampling
- Discrete units and digitization
- ADC and DAC
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has – Epictetus
Some dude thousands of years ago found a way to put down his thoughts on rock. Historians call these crude attempts symbolization. Artists call it art. Signal processing engineers call it sampling.
From the entire sequence of events that happened that day this dude tried to depict just one scene, frozen in his memory for some lost reason. Thousands of years later, our brightest minds scratch their heads trying to decipher what that dude was thinking.
What's the lesson here? Events, or signals, can be sampled. In other words they can be broken up into bits. If our prehistoric photographer had captured more frames we might have a better idea of his vision, as it would closer represent our experiences. Or, he could have sampled his muse more precisely, like how a modern environmental portrait photographer will carefully position his subject against a chosen background to make a point. Or, he could have cloned the damn beast, like all living things do everyday to pass on the signal of life.
In its essence it is nothing but copy-paste. Numbers, symbols, alphabets, flags, T-shirts, DVDs, whatever – all created with the grand purpose of finding a form that an idea can take, with the sole requisite that this form can be replicated without loss.
When we use discrete values to represent a signal, instead of the whole shebang, we are said to be using a digital system – a system of digits – pieces – bits.
I said earlier that a non-continuous spacetime is inconceivable to man. Our experience and physiology forbids it. Yet think about this: our memory works in a selective way, with emphasis on 'pieces' of events. We are slaves of continuity, yet our mind invented sampling. Funny thing, our mind.
So what does Chinese whispers done digitally look like? Once the initial word is obtained, the first person writes down the word and rechecks with the source on its spelling. Once things are confirmed, the person passes on the piece of paper to the next person in the chain, and so on, until that paper reaches the last person. All the last person has to do is speak out the word on paper. In this example the first person is called an ADC, or Analog to Digital Converter, and the last person is called a DAC, or Digital to Analog Converter.
Digital systems were invented to preserve a signal's integrity over the greatest possible distance or time. That's about it, really.
- The central idea behind digitization is encoding in a language that can be replicated and passed around without loss.
- We can't escape analog signals entirely, so we always need an analog to digital (ADC) converter and a digital to analog (DAC) converter.
Links for further study:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog-to-digital_converter
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter
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Turn on a you-centered digital world
If your future devices were continuously connected, your control over all your devices, and the continuous digital world they could open for you, could Expand exponentially.
You switch between multiple screens. When you leave your old screen it stores "where" and "who" you are, then turns off. Your new screen recognizes you, turns on, retrieves "where" and "who" you are, puts you "there." It is truly automatic.
All sorts of things are in front of you — with you. They could be people, services or places. They could be apps or software, digital content (books, TV shows, movies, music, recorded videos and more), games or live connections with events worldwide. They could even be other devices and sources you control remotely.
Your digital life will always be on, always open, always yours. You'll live in your "Shared Planetary Life Spaces."
You combine anything into the digital "shared space" you want to inhabit, until you switch to a different shared space. Then switch again.
In fact, it's so real that your "shared spaces" move with you across your screens, and become one of your realities. It's the digital world you choose, where you can live. Always ready for you to use in whatever ways you want.
Technology is about to move much faster and converge with entertainment, until life is entertainment and entertainment is life. (Or dare I say it, your lives.)
In the Expandiverse, you will become used to your chosen digital realities being displayed and processed without effort. Multiple screens, multiple identities and multiple transformed video, audio and music feeds will simply appear and you will appear in them.
In your digital life you can walk through a beautiful new dawn. Or your own action movie sequel.
With you as both one of the directors and one of the stars.
You can make any or all of your digital world's outputs visible to anyone you want. What is still called "publishing" or "broadcasting" can be accomplished in a multitude of ways with a multitude of outcomes.
You are the publisher. You are the broadcaster. You are the digital reality creator.
You choose your private or public audiences. They can use your creation, or appear in it. Or you decide to be the audience and appear inside your digital world.
Much of your life is already you-centered. Next your digital life will let you become the person (and people) you've always dreamed of becoming.
For example, Expandiverse technology includes a workaround to death. Since medical science can't extend our lifetimes to hundreds and thousands of years, the Expandiverse offers multiple identities. Would you consider enjoying multiple lives in parallel? This won't be for everyone, but for those who can't get enough out of one short life, it could be their ticket to more lives and a better way to experience more living.
In the Expandiverse your life is truly yours. Construct reality to enjoy what makes you truly happy for your fleeting moment, or create an identity and enjoy it for a "life" time.
And tomorrow… which dreams will you want next? How many? Who will you want in them?
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What Is The Correlation Of Free Trade And Holiday Making?
What is the correlation between free-trade, real estate prices and holiday making? Perhaps, the first one ignites the race for the rest two. This has been taking place in Dubai's case for at least two decades now, and the lineage from free-trade to tourism is very apparent. Those likely to go on vacationing should therefore, learn about the various trade policies of the concerned region before making out their travel plans. Liberal governmental policies are bound to show up in the nature of hospitality that you might experience. If there are emerging signs of conflicts from within any administration, better keep off from visiting that place and move on elsewhere.
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If you find people who think the same as you do, feel the same as you feel, there are more chances to stick together for a long time…or even forever. Sore is one of them. We know Sore for years now and we liked her from the beginning, but lately we feel her more mature and we feel her closer than before. So we complete each other and have fun together every time we have time. And it's always a pleasure to be in the same room at the same time doing the same thing… like drinking a coffee.
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El Paso - Warmia
Fuchs Stute, 150-185-18.00
Züchter: Stadnina Koni Michalów, Polen
Stutenlinie: Szweykowska
Hengstlinie: Kuhailan Haifi d.b.
Rennleistung: 1/6 (0-2-2-2)
Polnische National Junior Champion Stute
Stockholm International Cup Champion 1982
WILEJKA 1976-2004 - by Marsha Parkinson
Wilejka - in Michalów 1998
photo Michael Sommer
Wilejka was foaled in Michalow on January 17, 1976. She was the
fourth and the last filly of the cross between Warmia and El Paso.
The prior three siblings were bays: Wizja
US National Champion Mare in 1977, Wistula
(1974) and Wersja (1975).
Wizja (El Paso - Warmia) - full sister to Wilejka
photo Jerry Sparagowski
Wilejka was a chestnut with an irregular blaze. Her right front leg had a stocking and her left hind had some white around the coronet band. She had a beautiful head, very dry with wonderful large intelligent eyes. Her neck was long and very thin at the throat. Her body was smooth with very well pronounced withers and correct legs which we may attribute to her sire, El Paso. Wilejka was extremely charismatic and loved people. Her favotite treat was sugar cubes but she was satisfied with an apple or a piece of dry bread as well. If you had nothing in your hands she would come anyway, just to be scratched and patted.
Wilejka - at Michalów Stud (1983)
photo Maria Kulisa
Wilejka had 15 foals in Michalow and she produced some great broodmares:
· Wilia by Pepton - dam of a Derby winner Wiliam; granddam of race champion Wienerva
· Wilnianka by Tallin, a full sister to Wojslaw and dam of stallion Wawrzyn by Emigrant; Wilnianka produced also a few excellent fillies - Wiselka, Wienna and Windawa;
· Wybranka by Piechur;
· Weltawa by Arbil;
· Wieniawa by Monogramm, exp. to Germany, German Premium mare;
· Worskla by Eukaliptus.
Wojslaw (Tallin - Wilejka)
photo Wieslaw Pawlowski
Wilejka's best foal for Polish breeding was the stallion Wojslaw. He represents a very rare and almost extinct sire line of Bairactar. Wojslaw was also a Polish National Champion Stallion in 1991. He produced several great mares: Estelka, Dajana, Zuzanna, Gryzetka, Loretta, Pasja, Ellanda, Emisana, Ewina, Fuksja, Daisy, and Maceba. However, most of all Wojslaw produced great sons.
· Emanor - Polish National Champion Stallion, Best in Show with extremely high score of 95.67 in 1998, Scottsdale Champion Stallion class for Stallions foaled in 1992-1993, Canadian Reserve National Champion Stallion and United States National Champion in 1999 as well as many times Champion, Reserve Champion and Top Ten in performance classes in the United States and Canada.
· Werbum - chief sire and sire of excellent young mares.
· Monar - chief sire in Michalow and Bialka. Sire of very promising offspring.
· Druid - excellent race horse, sire of beautiful colt Diament and Derby winner Gorec. Gorec was bred by Mrs. Anna Nieora-Tchkuaseli out of a mare from the Tiersk Stud.
Wojslaw also produced several good horses at Janow Podlaski Stud.
His daughter, Salsa, won Oaks and
second place in this race was taken by his other daughter, Eqvida. The third place was taken by his grand daughter, Edia,
bred by Bialka Stud. His two sons, Enduro
and Dominik, raced very well also. In
2002 Wojslaw was leased to Marsha
Parkinson in the United States and purchased shortly there after.
Another great son was twice Polish Spring Show Top Five stallion WETERAN. Weteran, how presents the Kuhailan Afas d.b. sire line, was sold as a four year old stallion to Germany, where he become a fantastic racing and endurance sire.
Wilejka at farm in California (1998)
photo from archiv of Marsha Parkinson
When Wilejka got older she developed asthma and we started to have some problems with getting her in foal. Despite medications, she was suffering more and more. The soil in Michalow is very calcium rich and this irritated her condition. Because of this Michalów decided to find a new home with better climate for her. Marsha Parkinson, a great friend of Michalów and there horses, purchased Wilejka and brought her to California. Wilejka departed from Michalów on September 23, 1998, with all of us shedding a tear watching her go.
Walencia (Goliat - Wilejka) - the last foal of Wilejka
photo from archiv of Marsha Parkinson
Wilejka blossomed in California. She even got in foal to Michalów's bred stallion Goliat by embryo transfer and foaled a bay filly, Walencia, in 2000.
Wilejka at the age of 25
photo from archiv of Marsha Parkinson
In 2004 her condtion declined and the medications were not working as well as before. Marsha decided not to come to Poland that summer because she didn't want to leave Wilejka in such a fragile state. "She went in peace", this was a message from Marsha received on August 26th.


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April 18, 2017
Gary Jenkins, Chief of Police
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PULLMAN – The Pullman Police Department is seeking public input on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS; Drones) policy development. Already utilized by the military for many years, UAS are more cost effective, safer, and in many ways, more versatile than manned aircraft. A number of law enforcement agencies in Washington State have already launched UAS programs.
The Police Department intends to use UAS for search & rescue, traffic coordination (such as post-game traffic for WSU home football games), outdoor crime scene and major traffic collision documentation, tactical reconnaissance, tactical deployment (SWAT), weather event reconnaissance (flooding), and to assist the Pullman Fire Department with firefighting coordination and tactics.
Police staff are developing the UAS program in collaboration with Washington State University Assistant Professor Matthew E. Taylor from the WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dr. Taylor specializes in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics.
Pullman PD is developing a UAS policy that will be based on two factors: 1) best practices for authorized use of the UAS, and; 2) public input to address privacy concerns. Public meetings are scheduled to obtain public input on policy development. All members of the public are invited.
When: Thursday, April 27, 2:00 pm
Location: WSU CUB Butch's Den
Host: WSU Robotics Club
When: Wednesday, May 3, 5:30 pm
Location: Umpqua Bank, 225 N. Grand Ave, Pullman, WA 99163
Host: Pullman League of Women Voters
Both meetings will be broadcast live on Facebook: www.facebook.com/PullmanPD. A draft policy is available on the Pullman PD website at http://bit.ly/2p2r6aL
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Join ASCE at the University at Buffalo North Campus (2o Knox Hall) for an intriguing presentation on bridge engineering and creative philanthropy.
Matthew Bowser, P.Eng of WSP will be giving a presentation on his involvement with Bridging the Gap Africa. His presentation will introduce the work Bridging the Gap Africa is accomplishing, enabling rural Kenyan communities to build footbridges across these rivers and bring social change. Matthew will also share his personal story of how he came to volunteer as a bridge engineer along with several stories and photos from his trips to Kenya.
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If you are visiting New South Wales from overseas, be sure to put these highlights on your itinerary.
If you're searching for the kind of jaw-dropping scenery that can only be found in NSW, the Blue Mountains is it.
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