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China & The Asia-Pacific Region – The New US Focus
II. Utah Valley University Chinese Studies Conference (UVUCSC II) March Thu 7 – Fri 8, 2013, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Timpanogos Room (Library), Friday meals will be served in Lakeview Room Sponsored by the following entities at UVU: The College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Multi-Cultural Club, Chinese Lunch Club.
It shows also how economically important China has become to the US, both as global manufacturer and as a selling market. Will China overcome the US and prove that her model of an exploitative and corrupt economy which restricts people's freedoms is more successful than a liberal economy based on laws and copyright protection? This conference invites experts from different fields to discuss China's role in Asia and the world, her special relation with the US and how this effects Utah and the China-related study programs at Utah colleges and universities, including language teaching. Local business leaders with China-ties will identify expectations towards graduates, what they need to learn if they want to succeed in the China-related job-market. Utah professors will report on concrete examples how they helped graduates to build start-up companies in China and how they played matchmakers between Chinese and Utah businesses. The conference will also explore the transitional Chinese identity at the beginning of the 21st century. It will report about the environmental impact of China on the region and on the world, on ethnic dissent, human right violations and problems to come to terms with the past. |
Scope and Target Groups
This interdisciplinary conference will bring together speakers from UVU and neighboring universities. On the basis of experiences of the inaugural Chinese Studies Conference in March 2012, it is expected that around 20 student volunteers will help and participate as well as another 30 interested members of the UVU and regional community. The main goal of the conference is to raise awareness of China-related study programs among the UVU community and to foster cooperation in the field of Chinese and Asian Studies between UVU and neighboring universities.
Preliminary Program
Panels This is a tentative list of possible topics and suggested panels. Music has been requested from the Chinese-Western band Matteo.
Friday 3/1/2013 Pre-Conference Workshop, one week before the conference, Panel Discussion Sino-US Relations in the Guomindang Era
- Dr. Greg Lewis, Weber State University
- Dr. Parks Coble, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Dr. Jingping Wu, Fudan University, China
Thursday 3/7/2013
9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome Notes
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Asian and global effects of Chinese environmental policy
Panel Chair: Dr. Hong Pang, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Dr. Hong Pang, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 2: Dennis Farnsworth, UVU (confirmed)
10:25 a.m. - 11:25 p.m. The US perspective on Developing Business in China and Asia
Panel Chairs: Dr. David McArthur, UVU (confirmed), Dr. Kent Millington, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Changing preferences in China for local manufacturers squeezing foreign companies, Improving IP protections in China
Speaker 2: Low cost manufacturing shifting away from China, Infrastructure improvements offering and facilitating Asian business opportunities
11:35 - 1 p.m. Questions and Possibilities of Conflict Transformation and Democratization in the Asia Pacific
Panel Chair: Dr. Michael Minch, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Dr. Michael Minch, UVU, Beijing and Washington as Partners in Response to North Korea: Possibilities within Democratic and Human Rights Tension
Speaker 2: Dr. Geoff Cockerham, UVU, Island Conflicts in the East and South China Sea (confirmed)
Speaker 3: Dr. Eric Hyer, BYU, The higher profile the US is taking in the South China Sea and East China Sea territorial dispute (confirmed)
1 - 2:30 p.m. Lunch, Timpanogos Room
- Pot Stickers
- Mixed Vegetable with Tofu
- Sweet & Sour Pork
- Beef with Brocoli
- Cashew Chicken
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Chinese cities and transnational spaces
Panel Chair: Dr. Sam Liang, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Licia Kim, B.A., UVU, Chinese Identity in Diaspora Communities with a focus on Chinatowns today (confirmed)
Speaker 2: Dr. Sam Liang, UVU, Utopianism in Chinese City Planning: From Beijing to Shenzhen
Speaker 3: N.N.
3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Minorities in China - Handicaped people and the Cross-Asian Turk Connection: Ethnic tensions in Northeast China
Panel Chair: Baktybek Abdrisaev, UVU, History/Political Science (confirmed) / Dr. William Cobb, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Baktybek Abdrisaev, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 2: N.N.
Speaker 3: N.N.
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner and Concert of the Chinese-US band MATTEO, Timpanogos Room
- Pot Stickers
- Shrimp Fried Rice
- Mongolian Pork
- Kun Pao Beef
- Lemon Chicken
Friday 3/8/2013
9:30 - 11 a.m. Chinese 21st Century Identity in transition
Panel Chair: Dr. Martin Woesler, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Dr. Steve Riep, BYU, Disability and China today (confirmed)
Speaker 2: Christopher Wiltsie, UVU, 21 Century Chinese identity - Superpower of economy, developing country of freedom (confirmed)
Speaker 3: Dr. Martin Woesler, UVU, Chinese love and hatred of the USA - Attractiveness as main component of softpower (confirmed)
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. China's Rise from the Historical Perspective
Panel Chair: Dr. Kirk Larsen, BYU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Dr. Kirk Larsen, BYU, Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy: Does History Matter? (confirmed)
Speaker 2: Dr. Li Guo, USU, Remembering History through Film: A Study of China's Fourth-Generation Films (confirmed)
1 - 2 p.m. Lunch, Lakeview Room
- Pot Stickers
- Szechuan Pork HOT
- Kun Pao Beef
- Curry Chicken with Onion
- Mixed Vegetable
2:15 - 3:30 p.m. What Utah business expects from UVU graduates to be ready for the China-/Asia-related job market
(joint panel with lecture series)
Panel Chair: Dr. Jon Westover, UVU (confirmed)
Speaker 1: Garth Peay, Founder of "Perfectly Suited", Provo (confirmed)
Speaker 2: N.N.
Speaker 3: N.N.
3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Review and Final Remarks
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner, Timpanogos Room
- Pot Stickers
- Pork with Mixed Vegetable
- Curry Beef with Onion
- Sesame Chicken
- Kun Pao Tofu
End of Conference
organizing committee chair
Utah Valley University, 800 W University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-5999, phone (o) +1 (801) 863-5195, fax (o) +1 (801) 863-6256, email@example.com, http://research.uvu.edu/woesler/
current position
- Associate Professor, Chinese Studies Coordinator, Dept. of Languages, MS 167; Utah Valley University, Orem UT, USA
- Director of "International Postgraduate School of Humanities" network, Utah Valley University, Orem UT, USA
- Professor of Intercultural Communication, Chair of Chinese Studies, University of Applied Languages, Munich, Germany
academic education
- Ph.D. in Chinese Studies from Bochum University, Germany in 1998
- M.A. Bochum University, Germany in 1995, B.A. in 1992, majors: Chinese Studies, German Literature, minors: East Asian Politics, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
- 1990-1992 Study at Peking University, Dept. of Chinese Language & Literature, Peking, China
past positions / past work
- 2010-2011 Visiting scholar at Harvard University, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Cambridge MA
- 2007- Chair of Chinese Studies, tenured professor of intercultural communication with the University of Applied Languages Munich, full professorship awarded by the Ministry of Science, State of Bavaria/Germany
- 2004-2007 Assistant Professor of Chinese at Witten/Herdecke University, Germany, head of "China College"
- 2001-2003 Research Associate and Teaching Fellow at Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.
- In 2000 Assistant Professor, one-year position, Academy of Euro-Asian Economy and Culture in Achern, Germany
teaching experience
Tongji University Shanghai 2012; Utah Valley University since 2011; Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China 2010; University of Applied Languages, Munich, Germany 2007-2010; University of International Business and Economics, Peking, China in 2006-2007; Nanking University, Nanking, China 2005-2007; Witten/Herdecke University Witten, Germany 2004-2007, 2013; Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany 1998-2003; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA 1998-1999; Ruhr University Bochum, Germany 1996-1999.
professional qualifications
1998 Ph.D.: The Chinese Essay - Authors of the 20th century, Ruhr University Bochum, published 1998 1995 M.A.: Modern Chinese Essays: The author Wang Meng, Ruhr University Bochum, published 1998
selected publications
20 monographs, 80 scripts in Chinese Studies. Most of them are about premodern, modern and contemporary Chinese culture and literature. 25 text books about teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Several articles about literature and culture in peer reviewed US journals, German journals and anthologies, and in Chinese journals.
monographs and scripts in English
- Comparing Chinese and German culture, Bochum 2006, book series Comparative Cultural Sciences vol. 2
- A new model of intercultural communication – critically reviewing, combining and further developing the basic models of Permutter, Yoshikawa, Hall, Hofstede, Thomas, Hallpike, and the social-constructivism, Bochum 2006, book series Comparative Cultural Sciences vol. 1
- Harvard lecture on the 20th century Chinese essay, Bochum 3rd ed. 2006, book series Scripta Sinica vol. 4
- Yale lecture on the 20th century Chinese essay, Bochum 2nd ed. 2005, ISBN 9783899661026, 58 pp., book series Scripta Sinica vol. 3
text books (Chinese-English)
- The Chinese Essay in the 20th Century, Bochum, The University Press Bochum, 2000, 496 (xlii, 205, 229) pp., ISBN 3-934453-14-7, China Science, Bd 2, ISSN 1616-1556, incl. 42 essays with their English translation, and an introduction to the genre with texts from Lu Xun, Zhou Zuoren, Xu Dishan, Yu Dafu, Zu Ziqing, Bing Xin, Ba Jin etc.
monographs in German
- Chinese cultic literature 2008/2009 - authors, works, trends, Munich 2009, 127 pp., book series Sinica vol. 25
- Chinese contemporary literature - authors, works, trends – A snap-shot 2007/2008, Munich 2008, 267 pp.
- Timeless Chinese poetry from the beginnings to the "China avant-garde", Bochum 4th ed. 2007, 72 pp.
- The history of the Chinese essay, Bochum, 2nd ed. 2009, xiii, 900 pp.
- My Essays are my 'Longing for Freedom' - Wang Meng, Former Minister of Culture, as Essayist in the Period 1948-1992, ix, 394 pp, Frankfurt / Main, Peter Lang Press 1998
- Political Literature in China 1991-92 - Wang Meng's 'Reform of Breakfast Habits'. A Translation of the Story "Hard Porridge" and the Documentation of an Absurd Debate, Bochum 2nd ed. 2003, 252 pp., book series Sinica vol. 13
- Valuation criteria for literature – The Dream of the Red Chamber as the most important Chinese novel, Bochum 3rd ed. 2006, 66 pp., book series Scripta Sinica vol. 7
- The film makers of China, Bochum 2004.6, 52 pp. , book series Scripta Sinica 9
edited journals
- European Journal of Sinology (co-edited with Stefan Messmann/Budapest, Hungary, Luigi Moccia/Rome, Italy)
- Bulletin of the German China Association (co-edited with Gregor Paul/Karlsruhe, Germany)
edited anthologies
- Chinese Literature in translation – Proceedings of the conference at the University of Applied Languages Munich 2009/6/27, Munich 2009, 164 pp.
- Law and justice in China. Festschrift in honor of Konrad Wegmann's 75th anniversary, Munich: 2007, 251 pp.
- Zhang Junhua, Martin Woesler eds., China's digital dream. The impact of the Internet on Chinese society, The University Press Bochum 2002.10, 274 pp., ISBN 3-934453-90-2, China Science & Scholarship 5
- The Modern Chinese Literary Essay - Defining the Chinese Self in the 20th Century - Conference Proceedings, Bochum, The University Press Bochum, 2000, 327 S., ISBN 3-934453-15-5, China Science, vol. 3, ISSN 1616-1556
edited book series [partly in German]
- 漢學論壇 Sinica (ISSN 1613-6187, 30 vols.)
- 漢學論文 Scripta Sinica (ISSN 1614-3663, 55 vols., some published in the 3rd edition)
- Comparative Cultural Science (co-edited with Matthias Kettner, 8 vols.)
- Suggestive Papers (ISSN 1439-5215, 7 vols.)
grants, honors, research, teaching see [1]
Dr. Baktybek D. Abdrisaev, Senior Lecturer History/Political Science, Utah Valley University.
Professional Experience
- Faculty Lecturer Department of History and Political Science, Orem, Utah, USA, August 2007-
present, Utah Valley University
- Areas of specialization: International Relations and Diplomacy; Comparative Politics – Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Central Asia; Middle East in World Affairs; Islam in World Affairs; Globalization and Sustainable Mountain Development
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Orem, Utah, USA, August 2005-August 2007, Utah Valley State College
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to United States and Canada
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Washington, D.C., USA, November 1996-March 2005
- Director of Central Asian Studies, Global Scholarly Publications, New York, USA, August 2003-present
- Deputy of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, House of Representatives of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan,
Bishkek, April 1995-March 2000
- Head, International Affairs Department, Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, September 1993-November 1996
Academic History
- The Honorary Professor of Diplomacy and International Law, The International University of Kyrgyzstan, May 2005
- Doctorate of Philosophy, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Minsk, June 1991
Achievements in Science and Research
- Graduate Diploma of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 1st International Course on Research and
Innovative Management, International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS), Venice-Trieste, Italy, 1990
- Bachelor of Science, Bishkek Polytechnic Institute, Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, May 1980
- Computer Sciences, Distinctions: Distinguished State Scholarship Recipient, Graduated with High Honors
Dr. William W. Cobb, Jr., Professor of History, History/Political Science.
- Ph.D., American History, University of Colorado-Boulder, May 1994.
- Master of Arts, History, Colorado State University, December 1986.
- Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy (With High Distinction), Colorado State University, 1978.
- Professor of History, Utah Valley University, 2004 - Present.
- Coordinator, Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Internship Coordinator for History Majors
- Faculty Representative: Student Chapter of NAACP, UVU
- Faculty Advisor: Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society)
- Faculty Advisor: History Club
- Director: American Studies Program, UVU
- Chair: Engaged Learning in the Liberal Arts (ELLA) Committee, College of HSS, UVU
- Chair: Retention, Tenure, Promotion Committee, History Department, UVU
- Co-Chair: Turning Points in History Lecture Series, UVU.
- Presenter, 7th Annual International Conference on History at the Athens Insitute for Education and Research. December 2009, Athens, Greece. Paper title: "Wars of Containment and Terror: How the Pedagogy of the American War in Vietnam is Enriched by Comparisons with the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."
- The American Foundation Myth in Vietnam: Reigning Paradigms and Raining Bombs, University Press of America, 1998.
- Phi Alpha Theta, International History Honorary Society.
- The American Historical Association.
- The Organization of American Historians.
Dr. Parks M. Coble, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
James L. Sellers Professor of History
Contact Information:
622 Oldfather Hall
Department of History
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
Phone: (402) 472-3242
Fax: (402) 472-8839
E-mail: email address
Joined the Department in August 1976
Parks Coble is the James S. Sellers Professor of History, having joined the department in August 1976. He teaches surveys of general East Asian history, covering China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, and specialized courses on modern China and Japan.
Parks Coble's research field is 20th century China with special emphasis on the political history of Republican China (1911-1949), the history of Chinese business in the 20th century, and Sino-Japanese interactions. Recent publications have included a study of Chinese businessmen living in occupied China during World War II, and of the anti-Japanese movement in China in the 1930s. His current project is a study of the legacy of World War II in East Asia, a conflict which led to at least twenty million Chinese casualties. Over six decades after the end of this conflict, disagreements over its meaning are not simply academic, but often a source of conflict among the people and governments of East Asia. The rise of nationalism in post-Mao China has led to the rediscovery of this conflict as "the great patriotic war." Public focus on Japanese atrocities committed during the conflict, such as the rape of Nanjing, has even resulted in anti-Japanese outbursts in Chinese cities. This new study seeks to understand why the historical legacy of this conflict has been so problematic.
Expertise: East Asia, China
- B.A. 1968 University of South Carolina
- M.A. 1971 University of Illinois, Urbana
- Ph.D. 1975 University of Illinois, Urbana
- Coble, Parks M. Zouxiang zuihou guantou: Zhongguo minzu guojia goujian zhong de Riben yinsu, 1931-1937. Beijing Shehui kexue yuan, 2004, translated by Mao Junya.
- Coble, Parks M. Chinese Capitalists in Japan's New Order: The Occupied Lower Yangzi, 1937-1945. University of California Press, 2003.
- Coble, Parks M. Facing Japan: Chinese Politics and Japanese Imperialism, 1931-1937. Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University, 1991.
- Coble, Parks M. Zhejiang caifa yu minguo zhengfu, 1927-1937. Nankai daxue chuban she, 1988.
- Coble, Parks M. Shanghai ziben jia yu guomin zhengfu. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Press, 1988.
- Coble, Parks M. The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927-1937. Harvard East Asian Monographs, 1980.
Research Grants, Awards, and Fellowships:
- Coble, Parks M. "Research on the Sino-Japanese War." Outstanding Research and Creativity Award.
Dr. Geoffrey B. Cockerham, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Utah Valley University.
- PhD., Political Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
- M.A., Political Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
- J.D., Law, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Assistant Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. 2007-2008.
- Assistant Professor, Department of International Studies, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee. 2006-2007.
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. 2005-2006.
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. 2003-2005.
F. DENNIS FARNSWORTH, Jr.
Professor Farnsworth has been at UVU since November of 1971, when he began as an adjunct instructor teaching two sections of General Psychology. Since that time, having come from an eclectic academic background, Professor Farnsworth has taught some 33 different courses. Courses he currently teaches include American Heritage, US Economic History, Modern History of East Asia, IR of East Asia, and US Military History.
Professor Farnsworth is Former Founding Director of the UVU Honors Program; former president of the UVU Faculty Senate; co-founder of the current faculty senate, and co-author of its constitution; founder of outcomes assessment; co-founder of Affirmative Action at UVU.
Education: Master of Philosophy degree, Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Utah (2004); Master of Arts degree, International Administration, BYU (1969); Bachelor of Arts degree, Asian Studies, BYU (1966).
Professor Farnsworth is a recognized authority on the history of the People's Liberation Army, the history of the Sino-Soviet dispute, the history of the UVU Honors Program, and the Book of Mormon in Chinese. His specialties in the program that led to his Masters of Philosophy degree include organizational theory and qualitative research.
Teaching and Public-Speaking Specialties: antitrust and regulation in the public interest; Chinese politics; the Chinese Language; Sino-Soviet Affairs; History of the PLA; the Great Depression; the art of teaching; the role of the teacher as a linguistic model; how to develop an honors program; what academic tenure is; how to run a committee.
Honors: Americanism Educational League Essay Coach, whose students have won over $18,000 in prizes from AEL; Sorenson Lifetime Achievement Award, UVU Alumni Association, 2010; Lifetime Service Award, UVU Faculty Senate, 2007; Lifetime achievement Award (Wolverine Achievement Award), UVU, 2006; nominated teacher of the year by department chair, 2001; nominated Teacher of the Year by department chair each year, 1994-1999; nominated for Joseph Katz Award in 1992; Sorensen Award For Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of the Philosophy and Practice of Cooperative Education, 1991; UEH Speakers Bureau member, 1989-1990; General Studies Teacher of the Year, 1988; Who's Who in Provo, 1980; General Education Teacher of the Year, 1976; honor student, BYU Evening School, Summer 1972.
Authorship: "A Study of Selected Aspects of Propositions #1 and #2, Constitutional Amendments Appearing on the Ballot in Utah During the Election Year 1968" (masters thesis, 1969). "A Study Guide for the Book of Mormon in Chinese" (BYU Lee Library Special Collections Call Number: MSS-SC-1823).
Co-authorship: numerous technical papers for Special Operations Command, 1995-2001, and Defense Intelligence Agency, 1972-1995; "The UVCC Honors Program", Focus, Spring 1989.
Private Sector Experience: Management Trainee, lumber industry, 1969-1971; tax consultant, 1969-1971 (part time); advertiser and public relations representative, realty company, 1969-1971 (part time); subscriptions solicitor, prominent Seattle newspaper, 1969-1971 (part time).
Other: Vietnam-Era draftee who spent his overseas time in the Republic of Korea as part of the US forces' occupation, 1966-1967. Spent 35 1/2 years in uniform, full time and part time combined. Chief Warrant Officer, USAR, 1985-2001; retired from the army in 2001 as Chief Warrant Officer Four; fluent in Chinese Mandarin (developed the Chinese Language program, introduced it into the UVU curriculum and taught Chinese 1010 for two years); developed the Chinese Language program and taught Chinese in an intelligence detachment of the US Army for 10 years; has studied Japanese and Korean.
Assistant Professor of Chinese, Ph.D., Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies (LPCS), College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Utah State University, Office Phone: 1-435-797-8825, Email: email@example.com.
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of Iowa, 2010. Dissertation Title: Tales of Self Empowerment: Reconnoitering Women's Tanci in Late Imperial and Early Twentieth-Century China. Advisor, Dr. Maureen Robertson 雷麦伦. M.A. English Language and Literature, Peking University. Beijing, China, 2003. Thesis Title: "From Reason to Passion: On Milton's Paradise Lost." Advisor, Dr. Shen Hong 沈宏. B.A. English, Shandong University. China, 2000.
Areas of Specialization
Late imperial and early twentieth century Chinese fiction and drama, narrative theory, women and gender studies, film, visuality, folk literature, minority literatures and cultures, psychoanalysis, performance.
Major Awards, Honors, Grants
- National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Award for College and University Teachers, Shanghai and Berlin: Cultures of Urban Modernism in Interwar China and Germany ($4500), with Professor Russell Berman and Professor Ban Wang, Stanford University, June 27-August 4, 2011.
- Seed Grant, for the development of Study Abroad Program in Mainland China ($3000), Office of Global Engagement at the Utah State University, summer 2010.
- Story in Theory: 2009 Andrew E. Mellon Dissertation Summer Seminar Scholarship." ($4500) Offered by Professor Garrett Stewart, James O. Freedman Professor of Letters in English, the University of Iowa, November 2008.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
- "The Legacy of Crossdressing in Tanci: On A Histoire of Heroic Women and Men (1905)." Frontiers of Literary Studies in China, 5: 4 (2011), 566-599.
- "Making History Anew: Feminine Melodrama in Eileen Chang's Love in a Fallen City (1943)." Consciousness, Literature and the Arts (CLA), December 2011. In press.
- "Rethinking Female Voice and the Ideology of Sound: A Study of Stanley Kwan's Film Center Stage (1992)." Film International, Volume 10, Issue 4, 2012. In press.
Book Project In Progress
- Tales of Empowerment: Reconnoitering Women's Tanci in Late Imperial and Early Twentieth Century.
Book Chapter(s)
- "The Drama of the 'Child' in Sally Morgan's My Place" in Chen Zhengfa ed. Looking Back and Forward: Selected Papers of the 8th International Conference of Australian Studies in China. Hefei: Anhui University Press, 2004. 437-453. Invited.
Dr. Eric Hyer, is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University Provo.
- M.Phil, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 1983
- East Asian Institute Certificate, Columbia University, 1982
- Certificate, Waseda University, International Division, Tokyo, Japan, 1977
- Certificate, National Taiwan Normal University Mandarin Center, Taipei, Taiwan, 1972
Publication Info
- Eric A Hyer (2012). "Soft Power and the Rise of China: An Assessment". China Review International
- Eric A Hyer (2011). "Alternative Perspectives on U.S.-China Relations" . The PRC at 60: Internal and External Challenges.
Licia Kim, B.A., is undergradutate student at Utah Valley University. She presented a poster "Whatever happened to Salt Lake City Chinatown?" at the Undergraduate Research Conference in Utah, 2013.
Kirk Larsen is Associate Professor at the History Department of Brigham Young University.
- Ph.D., Harvard University, 2000
- AM, Harvard University, 1994
- B.A. , Brigham Young University, 1992
History of Modern East Asia; East Asian foreign relations; imperialism; History of Korea; contemporary Korean domestic politics and foreign relations
- Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (students' selection), History Department, Brigham Young University, 2011
- Bender Teaching Award, The George Washington University, 2007
Professor of Asian and World History, Weber State University.
Asian Studies Program Director
Office -Social Science 256
Phone - (801)626-6707
Fax - (801)626-7613
Email - firstname.lastname@example.com
Research and Teaching Areas
- East Asia
- South Asia
- Middle East
- Asian Film
- Ph.D., Arizona State University (1999)
- M.A., Arizona State University (1986)
- B.S., Arizona State University (1977)
- HIST 1500 World History to 1500 c.e.
- HIST 1510 World History from 1500 c.e. to Present
- HIST 4530 Far Eastern History
- HIST 4550 Southeast Asian History
Paper presentation
- "Cross-Cultural Influences in the Globalization of China's Cinema, 1985-2005," at Utah Valley University's interdisciplinary, international academic conference, "China's Global Impact," March 2012
Dr. Sam Y. Liang is Assistant Professor of Humanities at Utah Valley University, Department of Humanities/Philosophy.
- Ph.D. 2006, Art History, Binghamton University, SUNY;
- MA. History of Architecture, 1994, Department of Architecture, Tongji University, Shanghai
Professional Interests
Architecture and urbanism in modern and contemporary China and East Asia; Chinese spatial and visual culture; Chinese arts and material culture; cultural discourses of urban change; theories of modernity; space and governance; postcolonial identities; aesthetic influences between European and China
Selected Publications
Authored books
- Remaking China's Great Cities: Space and Culture in Urban Housing, Renewal, and Expansions (Routledge, forthcoming in 2014).
- Mapping Modernity in Shanghai: Space, Gender, and Visual Culture in the Sojourners' City 1853–98. London: Routledge, 2010, xviii, 218 pp. (paperback 2012), Weblink
- Chinese version of Mapping Modernity in Shanghai (Beijing: The Commercial Press, forthcoming in 2014)
Journal articles (refereed)
- "Planning and Its Discontents: Contradictions and Continuities in Remaking China's Great Cities, 1950-2010," Urban History, 40.3 (2013).
- "最后的先锋派:国际情境主义和建筑电讯派" (Last Avant-gardes: Situationist International and Archigram), 《建筑师》(Architects) 154 (2011): 5-10.
- "The Expo Garden and Heterotopia: Staging Shanghai between Postcolonial and (Inter)national Global Power," The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol 9, Issue 38 No 1 (2011). http://www.japanfocus.org/-Samuel-Liang/3602
- "Property-Driven Urban Change in Post-Socialist Shanghai: Reading the Television Series Woju," Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 39, no.4 (2010): 3-28.
- "上海弄堂的革命與懷舊: 从中共'一大'會址到新天地" (The Revolution and Nostalgia of Shanghai Longtang: From the CCP First Congress Memorial to Xintiandi),《台灣社會研究季刊》(Taiwan: A Radical Quarterly in Social Studies) 76 (2009): 393-416.
- "Where the Courtyard Meets the Street: Spatial Culture of the Li Neighborhoods, Shanghai, 1870-1900," Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 67, no.4 (2008): 482-503.
- "Amnesiac Monument, Nostalgic Fashion: Shanghai's New Heaven and Earth," Wasafiri 23, no.3 (special issue on Chinese writings, 2008): 47-55.
- "Ephemeral Households, Marvelous Things: Business, Gender, and Material Culture in Flowers of Shanghai," Modern China 33, no.3 (2007): 377-418.
- "High-Tech Cities and the Primitive Jungle: Visionary Urbanism in Europe and Japan of the 1960s," International Studies in Philosophy 36, no.2 (2004): 45-66.
Address Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, email@example.com, Office phone (801) 863-7144
Position Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy Chair, Department of Management, Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
Education Ph.D., Business Administration, University of South Carolina, 1998 Major: International Business, Cognate area: Strategic Management • 1999 Richard Farmer Dissertation Award Finalist, Academy of International Business. MA, International & Area Studies, Brigham Young University, 1990, Asian Studies. MBA, Brigham Young University, 1989, International Business and Finance, 1989. BS, Marine Engineering, United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1977.
Current Research Interests International technology transfers within and between firms, the building of organizational knowledge capabilities (esp. technological capabilities); the roles of subsidiaries and managers in the MNE as a network, the diffusion of innovations in international settings, and in the advancing state of the art in international business research methods.
Peer-reviewed Publications appear in • Journal of Marketing Education • International Journal of Applied Philosophy • Complexity and Policy Analysis: Tools and Methods for Designing Robust Policies in a Complex World • Journal of Business Inquiry • Journal of Process Analytic Chemistry • International Journal of Advertising (twice) • Journal of Advertising Research (twice) • Journal of Business Research • R&D Management • International Marketing Review
Peer-reviewed Conference Presentations and Proceedings • 8th World Congress of the Academy for Global Business Advancement • INFORMS Marketing Science Conference • Annual Meeting of the Western Academy of Management, • Mountain Plains Management Conference (twice) • International Workshop on Complexity and Policy Analysis • Academy of International Business Annual Meeting (twice) • Academy of Management Annual Meeting (twice) • American Academy of Advertising Annual Meeting, • Portland International Conference on Technology Management (twice)
Dr. Michael L. Minch is Associate Professor of History and Peace & Justice Program Director at Utah Valley University.
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I work in political and moral theory, and in particular, in the connections between them. I also work on the relationship between theology, and political theory, and political commitments. Additionally: democratic theory; theories and practices of peacebuilding, human security, violence, and global justice; political ecology; the moral theories of liberalism, communitarianism, and socialism; and Christian politics, economics and ethics.
Papers Presented (since 2005)
- "When Soldiers Aren't Heroes" at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Institute of Peking University, the East-West Council for Education, and the University of Louisville Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods; January 2005.
- "Democratic Civil Society Under the Burden of Empire" at the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics; Central European University, Budapest, Hungary; June, 2005.
- "Loving Nature and Imaging God: A Sketch for a Political Theology of Nature" at the Salt Lake Theological Seminary; July, 2006.
- "Beyond Rawls, Habermas, and Dryzek: Radical and Green Democratic Theory," at the annual meeting of the Radical Philosophy Association; Omaha , November 4, 2006.
- "Democracy, Equality, and Economy: Necessary Trends" the annual meeting of the Society of the Advancement of Socio-Economics; Copenhagen , , June 30, 2007.
- "Forgiveness as Political Practice and Economy: Double Negation and Reconciliation" delivered at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration at Utah Valley University, January 2008.
- "Why Justice must be Global Justice" given at the twenty-first annual Environmental Ethics Conference at Utah Valley University, April 2008.
- "Democratic Virtues as a Means to Overcome Democratic Deficits and Provide Hope" at the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, University of Costa Rica, July 22, 2008
- "Democracy as Music, Music as Democracy" given at the Radical Philosophy Association, San Francisco State University, November 7, 2008.
- "Thoughts about Words and Definitions with Special Reference to the Words 'Christian' and 'Christianity'" at Utah Valley University, November 12, 2008.
- "Living Obliquely: Education for Democracy" at the Grace A. Tanner Symposium on Culture and Democracy," Southern Utah University, January 23, 2009.
- "The Politics of Jesus: Theopolitical Vision and Commission" at the annual "Religion and Public Life" symposium at Salt Lake Community College, March 12, 2009.
- "Democracy: Can it be Rescued and Rebuilt?" at the 8th annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 13, 2010; and the Grace A. Tanner Symposium on Language, Rhetoric, and Democracy at Southern Utah University, January 22, 2010.
- "On Boundaries and Frames and the Erasure of 'War and 'Peace'" at the 7th annual Global Conference on War and Peace: Prague, the Czech Republic, April 30-May 2, 2010; and the annual meeting of the Peace and Justice Studies Association, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canda, October, 2010.
Publications (since 2005)
- Living Ethics, co-edited with Christine Weigel ( Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, 2008). second edition, 2011.
- The Democratic Theory of Michael Oakeshott: Discourse, Contingency, and "the Politics of Conversation" will be published by Imprint Academic in 2009.
- "Democracy as Music, Music as Democracy" with Clifton Sanders, Radical Philosophy Review, Vol. 12. Nos. 1 and 2 (2009).
- "Living Obliquely: Education of Democracy," Proceeds from the Grace A. Tanner Lindership inn Democracy, Lee Trepanier, ed. (Cedar City: Southern Utah University Press, 2000), 49-66.
- The following articles/entries in the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Global Justice, Deen Chatterjee, ed. (New York: Springer, 2011): "Anarchy", "Augustine", "Borders", "Charity", "Civilian-Based Defense", "Communitarianism", "Corporate Social Responsibility", "Deliberative Democracy", "Democratic Peace Theory", "Dryzek, John", "Global Civil Society", "Habitat for Humanity", "Hobbes, Thomas", "Liberation Theology", "Political Ecology".
Upcoming Book
- I am currently working on a book tentatively entitled, Democratic Virtues (not yet submitted for contract)
Organization Memberships
- The American Philosophical Association
- The Peace and Justics Studies Association, for which I am the Research Liaison and a member of the Board
- The International Peace Research Association
- The American Political Science Association
- The Radical Philosophy Association
- Concerned Philosophers for Peace
- The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
- The Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum
- Received the 2008 Gandhi Peace Award (with my colleage in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies at the University of Utah, George Cheney) from the Utah Gandhi Peace Alliance
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- "Reading Disability in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature & Visual Culture." (book manuscript)
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- Lin Zhaohua, Hamlet, a Chinese drama based on William Shakespeare's play. Translated from the Chinese with Ronald Kimmons. Translation and critical introduction to appear in the first volume of Shakespearean Adaptations in East Asia: A Critical Anthology of Shakespearean plays in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, a five-volume anthology edited by Alexander Huang and Ryuta Minami, Eureka Press. (Translation and transcription from the Chinese with a critical introduction in English)
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- "Piecing Together The Past: The Notion of Recovery in Recent Fiction and Film from Taiwan," Modern China, 38.2 (March 2012), pp. 199-232.
- Literary translations from the Chinese of Wang Wen-hsing's novella "Dragon Inn" (Longtian lou), pp. 279-349 as well as short stories "Withered Chrysanthemums" (Canju), pp. 27-45 and "Dying Dog" (Yitiao chuiside gou), pp. 9-13 in Shu-ning Sciban and Fred Edwards, eds., Endless War: Fiction and Essays by Wang Wen-hsing, Cornell East Asia Series #158, East Asia Program, Cornell University, 2011.
- Literary translations from the Chinese of poems by Duo Yu ("Gathering Up" and "Village History," pp. 266-269) and Zhou Zan ("Wings" and "Artisans," pp. 224-227) in Sylvia Li-chun Lin and Howard Goldblatt, eds., Push Open the Window: Contemporary Poetry from China., Copper Canyon Press, 2011.
- "A War of Wounds: Disability, Disfigurement, and Anti-Heroic Portrayals of the War of Resistance against Japan." Modern Chinese Literature and Culture 20.1 (Spring 2008), pp. 129-172.
- "The View from the Buckwheat Field: Capturing War in the Poetry of Ya Xian," in Christopher Lupke, ed., New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, pp. 47-64.
- "Reunification Reconsidered: Rethinking Recovery of the Mainland in Post-1949 Fiction and Film from Taiwan." The Proceedings of the 2006 UCSB Conference in Taiwan Studies: Taiwan Literature and History, Center for Taiwan Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007, pp. 133-154.
- "Xu Dishan." In Thomas Moran, ed., Dictionary of Literary Biography Volume 328: Modern Chinese Fiction Writers, 1900-1949, Bruccoli Clark Layman, Inc. for Gale Research, 2007, pp. 250-256.
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Man you look great Stan it fits you perfect! The Jedi version is awesome. Really glad you are enjoying it. Again the height dif between us doesnt seem to have mattered.
My suggestion is you make gloves and armwraps of some kind. Tuskens view the exposure of flesh as a disgrace and offensive.
That looks great! Love the Jedi version!! Did you make the stick?
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My husband loves hamburgers and Mexican food, so I combined the two to create this zesty sandwich. Garnish these dressed-up burgers with sliced avocados if you like. —Darlene Wilkinson, Quilcene, Washington
1 pound ground turkey or beef
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (4 ounces) whole green chilies, drained and halved
- 4 slices Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 4 sandwich buns, split
- Sour cream
- Shape beef into four patties. In a skillet over medium heat, brown patties on both sides. Top each with onion, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until meat is no longer pink.
- Top each patty with chilies and a slice of cheese. Cover and cook 3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. In a small bowl, combine salsa and ketchup. Place burgers on buns; serve with the salsa mixture and sour cream. Yield: 4 servings.
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A new Gears game. I really admire the visual presentation of every Gears game. I wonder how this one will turn out gameplay-wise and how the narrative will be dissected.
I could never get enough of Gears. They could release one every year and I'd be happy as a pig in _hit.
Meh, hard to get excited about another Gears title. I've enjoyed all 3 that have been released, but it's a done series. I'm more interested in how two games, within a year-ish period, have used Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drum as the soundtrack to their trailer. And out of nowhere, I might add. I prefer Pet, myself...
Ya, good job ripping off Rage's commercial with the same song. In fact, the Rage commercial was WAY BETTER. Crappy job... Not excited.
Gears of War is one of those franchises that have been institutionalized into the market. The latitude the developers have with Gears of War and the direction they can take the franchise has become extremely broad. The developers would have to radically change the gameplay, like make it a tower defense game, before it would become unprofitable. There obviously isn't much we know about the game as of now. As more is revealed in the coming months, some may scoff at whatever direction they took with the story. Others may convey contention with other content elements, but fact is, its Gears of F'ing War. I must have.
Other notable franchises that have achieved such grandeur in the market have been Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, Halo, God of War, Call of Duty, Metal Gear, Castlevania, to name a few. As details are revealed for the new entries in these series, there will probably be a lot of conjecture between fans in the forums over elements that may be distasteful. In reality, all of these games are must haves...even if they become something different than what we first grew to love. Maybe I feel this way because I'm a completionist and view my gaming library as a collection rather than mere entertainment and refuse to miss a release from these franchises. But let's be honest, this game and all the others mentioned are going to be downright fun. Isn't that what we, as gamers, demand? More often than not, the important developers know this...and deliver.
lol What Baird have Done! it's more like an expansion, DLC than a full game! looking forward to it for sure.
Did anyone notice the spelling error in the trailer on Judgement, they spelt it "Judgment". I hope its intentional lol.
@emptycow I really hope this is true. I am still kind of dissapointed that no new hardware was announced though.
@MagnusXilorius Pet is definitely better, but I don't think it would suit a trailer like this as well as CBLS. Which was the other game by the way?
@Scorpion2929 That's what I'm talking about. Not much love for PCs... rumor is things are about to turn around in a big way for PC gamers like us.
@cabaal That is because the proper spelling is judgment, most people simply spell it wrong
How does my post indicate I am mad? I love gears, but I would think that they have enough creative power and enough sense to create an "original commercial." And Rage did not suck. It did well, the story was off a little, but the gameplay and controls were good. There's even a sequel coming out.
No I played all of Rage and I have to say it sucked, It was way to easy. All you needed was that stupid boomerang.


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My field PBT and blood test indicated impairment at 0.14 and 0.135 respectively. However, I blew zero on two PBT machines at the jail and was released immediately. Does this technicality have a chance of helping me to try for a reduced sentence?
I would certainly explain these facts to your defense attorney. Even though PBT results may not be admissible in court (...
I was arrested for DUI. I refused the blood test because I am almost positive he had no probable cause to arrest other than the fact that I invoked my 5th Amend. right to refuse field tests. If a cop asks me about a bank robbery , and I say I don't know anything or don't answer, that gives him reason to believe or probable cause that I did it? Anyway they got a warrant. Results were .06. Will they take my license for refusal even when case was dismissed? Should I site McNeely case as a defense at Adm. hearing if there is one. Can the judge just decide to give my license back or is it out of her hands. How in the world can a state law say that if you exercise your 4th Amend. right, you will be in violation of the law? How can a cop have prob. cause to arrest with nothing but invoking 5th?
There are two separate laws.
So it has been over a year, I got charged with reckless driving with a fine of over $700, currently have a bench warrant out. Will it be possible if I go and pay the fine? And be done or will I have to go to court for this and sit the time? If so how long?
With a warrant outstanding it is doubtful you can just pay fine without a court appearance. You should contact local...
I was recently picked up for DUI 2nd. I have a special needs son who has therapy several times a week and attends public school only part time. I live 20 miles from the nearest therapy site. Hopefully I'll be able to obtain a work permit (self employed) but this doesn't cover therapy/school issues. Do the courts basically state that stay-at-home moms and/or homeschooling moms (especially with a special needs child) don't have a "JOB?" Hoping to find some way to keep attending therapy.
As it has been 3 days and no one from your state has answered, you really need to consult with a local DUI defense...
Can I use the response, "I was neither intoxicated nor impaired on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 at 2:24 AM." Can I say that for every question? I don't see why not? Truth is blood test was .06, passed 2 FST on video, and displayed NO signs of impairment at all in jail booking room video either. Test was done 1 hour after arrest.
If what you're saying is accurate, you should hire an attorney. You may be able to avoid trial all together. If not,...
Why can't I say I was just as impaired as he was- which is not at all. He obviously didn't pass either with all his so-called training and experience. So if he can't pass his own test, why should I be considered impaired if he isn't?
Hopefully you have, or will shortly have, a competent attorney to represent you. Nothing you've posted here provides...
I was charged with dui. prosecutor issued warrant for violating conditions of previous case- revocation of jail sentence. dui was dropped due to no prob. cause. I went to jail twice for a dui essentially. All 4 criteria are met for malicious prosecution. Can I sue?
Contact a lawyer in SD to discuss your case. In my state, Colorado, it is very difficult (nearly impossible) to sue a...
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- Neurology - Child Neurology
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- CNF Scientific Award, Child Neurology Foundation (2011)
- Moore Award, Honorable Mention, American Association of Neuropathology (2003)
- Chief Resident, Stanford Dept Neurology (2009-2010)
- Medical Student Teaching Award, Stanford Dept Neurology (2009-2010)
- Commencement Speaker, University of Rochester School of Medicine (2005)
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Board Certification: | Neurology - Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2010) |
Post-doc: | Stanford University Steinman & Robinson Labs, Neuroimmunology (2013) |
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Residency: | Massachusetts General Hospital MA (06/30/2007) |
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Medical Education: | University of Rochester School of Medicine NY (2005) |
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2. Improved understanding of the role of lipid metabolism and oxidative stress in myeloid cells in the pathogenesis of MS and ALD. We are currently exploring the role of vitamin D in regulating myeloid cell pathology.
3. Clinically, we are interested in developing innovative care strategies for patients with demyelinating disorders.
One of the great obstacles to understanding and treating MS is it's pathological heterogeneity. MS is currently defined solely by clinical and radiological criteria. Although these criteria have improved over time, abundant evidence suggests that pathophysiologic "subtypes" of MS still exist and, moreover, are indistinguishable from one another using current diagnostic criteria. Because potential differences in MS pathogenesis may result in divergent responses to the same treatment, this pathogenic variability poses serious hurdles to developing and implementing treatment strategies for affected patients.
The inflammatory cerebral demyelination of ALD represents a potential genetic model for MS. ALD is a monogenetic, X-linked disorder involving a gene (ABCD1) that encodes a peroxisomal protein. The incidence is ~1:17,000. The biochemical hallmark of the disease is an accumulation of very-long chain fatty acids in several tissues, including myelin and blood. Cerebral demyelination occurs in only a subset of patients, but is not related to genotype, suggesting a role for environmental modifiers, much like MS.
Our group has recently identified serum vitamin D status as the first known risk factor for the onset of the inflammatory demyelinating phenotype of ALD. This has implications for both pathogenesis and therapy and is further evidence of pathogenic overlap with MS, where risk is also predicted by serum vitamin D status. We are currently exploring the role of vitamin D at the macrophage-myelin interface. We are also developing data to support a clinical trial studying vitamin D as a preventive therapy in ALD boys without inflammatory demyelination. This observation stands to shed important light on the role of vitamin D in both ALD and MS.
- Serum autoantibodies to myelin peptides distinguish acute disseminated encephalomyelitis from relapsing- remitting multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2013; 19 (13): 1726-1733
- Case Report of Subdural Hematoma in a Patient With Sturge-Weber Syndrome and Literature Review: Questions and Implications for Therapy JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY 2013; 28 (5): 672-675
- Therapeutic Advances in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis. The Journal of pediatrics 2013
- Identification of Naturally Occurring Fatty Acids of the Myelin Sheath That Resolve Neuroinflammation SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2012; 4 (137)
- Immune response in Leukodystrophies PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY 2007; 37 (4): 235-244
- The unfolded protein response in vanishing white matter disease JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY 2005; 64 (9): 770-775


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Within weeks of Cyprus joining Greece, Ireland and Portugal in the eurozone bailout club, a sense of calm has returned to the peripheral eurozone countries' bond markets. However, the periphery's fundamentals are far from sound. Growth is still not coming back, unemployment is rising to socially unacceptable levels and debt projections continue to be revised up. This economic reality suggests financial markets may wake abruptly from their complacent mood. The calm, such as it is, is an uneasy one. The rally in government bond markets and the slightly more nuanced approach to austerity will still not stabilise government debt burdens in some peripheral countries any time soon. This leaves at least some countries facing four possible scenarios: better-than-expected growth, "Japanisation", debt mutualisation or debt restructuring. The deficit and debt projections are highly sensitive to the nominal GDP growth outlook. If growth surprises even slightly to the upside, the debt burden will ease much more quickly. But although stronger-than-expected growth is clearly the most desirable outcome, recent history suggests it is also the least likely, particularly in the near term. Alternatively, the eurozone could muddle through for some time in a Japan-style low-growth, low-inflation scenario with more and more private-sector savings channelled into government debt. Even when a recovery starts, most likely on the back of stronger exports, the banking system – which remains undercapitalised – would be unable to sustain it. Eurozone periphery banks have already increased the share of their assets held in government bonds. Such a scenario could continue for some time: after all, the Japanese situation has been two decades in the making. But there would be huge difficulties if half of the eurozone members looked increasingly like Japan with persistently rising debt burdens and lower potential growth rates while Germany and a couple of other countries experienced higher immigration, shrinking debt burdens and higher growth. Another possibility is the eurozone integrating even more closely, with a federal fiscal system developing in which the common budget is large and its disbursement is determined by some kind of unified political process. Common bonds would be issued and government debt pooled – debt mutualisation. Unsurprisingly, this remains a controversial proposal, particularly in the major creditor countries and, realistically, it is hard to see this happening in the near future. So another option is simply to accept that we now live in a monetary union in which individual nation states will be prone to default risk from time to time. Currently this seems more likely for private-sector debt and bank restructurings – as in Cyprus – than for governments. Since the 2012 Greek debt restructuring, the European authorities have persistently reiterated that it was a unique and exceptional case. The huge impact on the Greek and Cypriot banks resulted in massive recapitalisation needs that governments had to fund with more borrowing. However, the net benefit to the Greek debt-to-GDP ratio was hardly noticeable: indeed it is projected to rise again in 2013. But default can take many forms. The bigger assistance to debt sustainability in Greece has come from the maturity extension, interest-rate reductions and partial deferral of interest payments on official loans – not from haircuts borne by the private sector. This has left Greece's effective interest rate on its debt stock lower than in any other peripheral country. So, while everyone is hoping the sheer scale of central bank support being thrown at the global economy – plus greater progress on structural reforms to improve competitiveness – will ultimately produce stronger-than-expected growth, it is more likely the periphery will face some combination of the other three options. This research was first published on 11 June 2013. Disclaimer


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Located in the paradise of St. James, on the Gold Coast. Surrounded by gardens, pools and nestled amongst five acres of lush, tropical gardens, exotic trees and panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea.
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At The Club, Barbados All Inclusive accommodations include meals, drinks with premium brand liquor, tennis, a fitness center, windsurfing, sailing, reef fishing, snorkeling, kayaking, nightly entertainment and more.
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This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
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Gratuities and taxes are included.
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Water activities
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The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this Barbados resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).
The Club, Barbados Resort & Spa All Inclusive is an adults-only resort and spa located a half kilometer (less than a quarter-mile) from Holetown and 11.25 km (7 mi) from the capital, Bridgetown. A 2-level pool with a waterfall, a cool-water spa tub, a sunning lawn, and a sandy terrace overlooking the coral reef beach offer swimming, sunning, and lounging opportunities. In all, 3 freshwater pools and a freshwater spa tub are available for guests.
A health-and-beauty spa offers massage, hydrotherapy, body treatments, men's and women's facials, waxing, hair and nail care (surcharges), and provides saunas and steam rooms. Treatment options include Thalassotherapy algae and seaweed baths, couples massage, aromatherapy salt scrubs, and body wraps (surcharges).
Group activities and entertainments include Bajan (Barbadian) cooking classes, pool aerobics, and nightly entertainment on a stage located in the main restaurant.
- Beach bar
- Private beach - direct access
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach towels
- Outdoor tennis court
- Number of buildings/towers - 7
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Free Wi-Fi
- Full-service health spa
- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Spa tub
- Concierge desk
- Free breakfast
- Billiards
- Health club
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Nightclub
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free parking
- Self parking
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Business center
- Event catering
- Audiovisual equipment
- Total number of rooms - 161
- Multilingual staff
- Express check-in
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Security guard
- 24-hour front desk
- Medical assistance available
- Beauty services
- Currency exchange
- Tour assistance
- Hair salon
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Translation services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Picnic area
- Patio
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Arcade/game room
- Pool table
- Number of floors - 4
- Tennis on site
- Wedding services
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- Satellite TV service
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
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- Access via exterior corridors
- Climate control
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- Wake-up calls
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- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Daily housekeeping
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dining
The majority of meals and beverages, plus all gratuities, at the following restaurants, snack spots, and bars are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).
Sunset Restaurant - The resort's main restaurant boasts open-air seating with sea views and serves a buffet-style breakfast with made-to-order omelets, full lunch with a choice of either the buffet or an a la carte menu that changes daily and a dinner menu of a la carte continental cuisine. Dress Code for dinner - long pants, shirts with sleeves and closed toe shoes for men.
In addition, a British-style high tea is elegantly served every afternoon from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. Sweet and savory pastries, scones and finger sandwiches are presented to each table on a three-tiered tray. Guests also have their choice of over 15 flavorful varieties of tea served from a teapot or fresh coffee served from a French press.
Enid's Restaurant - This 2nd-story, air-conditioned Bajan (Barbadian) restaurant has multicolored wood decor under a peaked ceiling, accented by colorful linens and wall paintings. Open for dinner only, and reservations are required, this restaurant has a dress code-- long pants, collared shirts, and closed-toe shoes (no sneakers) for men.
Sample menu for Enid's Restaurant
- Ackee
- Saltfish
- Pickled pork with dumplings
Main courses:
- Steamed Flying Fish with Green Banana Coo Coo
- Fried Chicken with Brown-Sugar Gravy
- Pork Chops with Plantain-Rum Sauce
Tommy's Bar - This casual, 2nd-story, open-air bar features multicolored wood decor, a pool table and board game tables. Sandwiches are served from late morning to early evening.
Piano Bar - Cozy and air-conditioned under 2 conical wood roofs, this sing-along karaoke bar offers late-night snacks.
Poolside Bar - Sit and enjoy your favorite beverage poolside.
- Entertainment
Most nights feature live entertainment, including stage production shows or live music. A piano bar is also on site.
- Recreation
The majority of on-site recreational activities and facilities described below are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive details section for more information).
The resort supplies sailboats, snorkeling gear, windsurfing equipment, pedal boats, and kayaks as well as banana boats, rods and reels for fishing off the beach, and 1 lighted tennis court. Independent operators on the beach offer personal watercraft and parasailing (surcharges). The property has a private beach with beach umbrellas and direct access.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Kayaking on site
- Tennis on site
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Dock nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Aerobics on site
- Bird watching on site
- Boat launch on site
- Boating on site
- Fishing on site
- Motor boating on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Racquetball/squash on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Swimming on site
- Banana boat nearby
- Kite-surfing nearby
- Boat cruises on site
- Spa
Recently renovated in January 2013, the health-and-beauty Praana Spa includes saunas and steam rooms, and offers massages, hydrotherapy, body treatments, facials, waxing, and hair and nail care (surcharges). Treatment options include Thalassotherapy algae and seaweed baths, couples massages, aromatherapy salt scrubs, and body wraps (surcharges).
- Couples treatment rooms
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The Club, Barbados Resort & Spa All Inclusive Policies & Fees
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Accepted at this hotel: Carte Blanche, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Minimum guest age is 16
Caters to adults only
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text: Aid to Egypt an affront to US policyJuly 12, 2013The so-called "Arab spring" has turned into a long, hot summer in Egypt — but for now, the hottest seat is in the Oval Office at the White House.... MajoritarianAmurka first, dude. Africa and South America need to start taking care of themselves. Its time 1 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » MajoritarianLet Israel sort out the Egypt problem. They took over Egypt would be a smashing success. Look how they turned Israel from a swamp wasteland into a fantastic citri-culture and today a tech superpower. And of course why all the envy crowd hate them. Gee, where have I heard that before. Next! 2 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » realitycheck"Not true." Yes it is....,as you can see below Egypt has plenty of oil and gas. The aid we give to Egypt could be better spent here in West Virginia. Does Egypt give the citizens of our state any AID? "Egypt is an important non-OPEC energy producer. It has the sixth largest proved oil reserves in Africa."As of 2005, the country's reserves of natural gas are estimated at 66 trillion cubic feet (1.9×1012 m3), which are the third largest in Africa." 3 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » BullheadContrary: You state, "Not true" that Egypt is awash in oil and gas money. In one respect that is true, however, they seem to be getting "their share" nonetheless. "Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait this week announced multibillion packages ($12 Billin] of grants, cash deposits and energy products for Egypt, amid ongoing turmoil in the country following last week's dramatic overthrow of its president." 1 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » realitycheck"It would be kind of odd to cut off aid to the new Egyptian regime, since we made sure the military installed it rather than the people." I find it even odder that we give Egypt ANY aid at all. And to say "we made sure the military installed it rather than the people" is beyond the pale. I say let the savages battle it out and who beheads the most wins. 4 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse » HillTopWVIt would be kind of odd to cut off aid to the new Egyptian regime, since we made sure the military installed it rather than the people. 4 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » BullheadLet's see: The U.S. can either spend 1.5 BILLION dollars in taxpayer money to send to Muslim extremists in Egypt OR they could spend the same money here in the U.S. to fix our infrastructure and make our nation more energy independent. I wonder which one that Obama and the Neo-cons will choose? Like I've said, our interventionist foreign policy is failing us. Are there not better ways to lessen the 13% of the U.S. oil supply that comes from the Persian Gulf than getting involved in Egypt and Iraq? 3 Agrees | 2 Disagrees | Report Abuse » realitycheckI bet our local farmers are happy about the rain we are getting. 2 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » realitycheckEgypt is awash in oil and gas money ,so why in the world do the US taxpayers need to give money to Egypt. I could care less if they have elections and I could care less who rules Egypt. 2 Agrees | 4 Disagrees | Report Abuse » BeepBeep"the military obliged by removing Morsi." Perfect definition of a coup. Since it was by the military, a military coup. Policy is to suspend aid when there is a military coup. Now was that so hard. Quit sending them money. 5 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » OldGoldBlue...and wouldn't the Egyptian military be smart enough to figure out that if they stall new election for say 20 years they could continue to cash checks from Uncle Sam? 2 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » OldGoldBlue..."official U.S. policy is to cut off aid to a regime installed via a military coup against a democratically elected government. "A simple solution is available: Obama should announce U.S. aid will continue to flow, but only until the military government has time to arrange for new, free elections. That would uphold U.S. policy". Explain how that upholds US policy, sounds more to me like you're making the policy as we go. 3 Agrees | 1 Disagrees | Report Abuse » MajoritarianFather to the founder of Reuters news service was Rabbi Samuel Levi Josaphat. More useful info then look what Reuters said. 2 Agrees | 7 Disagrees | Report Abuse » Majoritariandlump:"Israel has urged Washington not to suspend its annual $1.3 billion in aid to Cairo" Are you really that naive. Okay, whatever you wanna believe. Yeh, youre right. Some times its hard to maintain ones composure with the silly...but I do. 2 Agrees | 8 Disagrees | Report Abuse » MajoritarianWell said. When you are handed things like Nobel Peace prizes when youve done nothing to actually deserve it who is surprised. Barry is not respected around the world as the leftists promised he would. Obama has no experience. Having been a community "activist" is hardly makes Barry qualified to understand the Middle East but fot hundreds of years the bean counters have been pretending that these backward areas merely need a hug and some understanding. Israel knows best. AFter all theyve only daily declarations by their lovely neighbours of how they want to erase Israel from the planet. Meanwhile Barrys recovering from a $100,000,000 million dollar family trip to Africa. 2 Agrees | 7 Disagrees | Report Abuse » Showing 19 of 19 comments