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Supporting the Design of Discipline-Specific Learning Outcomes: Experiences of the Tuning Group for Physics Gareth Jones Imperial College London OUTLINE • The Tuning Project – What, Why, Who? – Competences and Learning Outcomes – Hierarchy of Learning Outcomes and link to Level and Standards – Surveys and Results • Degree Programme (Re)Design – Main Requirements – A fresh start or improve what exists – Incorporating competences and content requirements • Specific Examples – IOP Accreditation requirements for Physics degrees – Example of Module and Thematic Learning Outcomes What is the Tuning Project? • The universities response to the Bologna Process: Most work done by separate but coordinated teams of discipline experts each with one member from each EU country • To find ways to implement a three-cycle degree structure – To develop learning outcomes and competences for each cycle (reference points) on basis of consensus after much discussion – To survey views of students, graduates, academics and employers on importance of both generic and subject specific competences – To survey and compare programme content and structure • Development of ECTS as a credit accumulation system • Best Practice in teaching & learning and quality enhancement • Tuning Coordinators/Leaders: Julia Gonzalez & Robert Wagenaar • Tuning Physics Group Leader: "Lupo" Dona dalle Rose From the Tuning Final Report Two of the key driving ideas of the Tuning Project • One of the main objectives of the Bologna process is to make study programmes and periods of learning more comparable and compatible. This objective is strongly promoted by making use of the concept of levels, learning outcomes, competences and ECTS credits. • The Tuning emphasis on competences and learning outcomes is intrinsic to the paradigm shift from a professor-centred to a student-centred approach which is seen as a key way of improving the effectiveness of European HE. Competences • Ability to do something. • Competences range from: – specific and small, e.g. competence to use an oscilloscope, to – general and large, e.g. competence to solve problems • Acquired by students and assessed either in a specific part of a course or throughout programme in an integrative, holistic way • Learning Outcomes often expressed in terms of competences (but not all) • Generic Competences, e.g. general cognitive abilities, interpersonal skills • Subject Specific Competences – Competences required and/or valued by profession/discipline – Different universities may emphasise particular competences and de- emphasise others Profile of degree Examples of Generic Competences from Tuning • Ability to apply knowledge in practical situations • Capacity for analysis and synthesis • Capacity to learn • Creativity • Adaptability • Critical and self-critical abilities • Concern for quality • To act in accordance with a basic knowledge of the profession Tuning Survey 2008 – Employers" Response: Most important generic competences Tuning Survey 2008 - General Competences of Graduates - Employers' Response 4 3.5 3 2.5 Score Importance 2 Achievement 1.5 1 0.5 0 Apply Knowledge Identify, Pose and Determination & Oral & Written Teamwork Make Reasoned Stay up-to-date in Practice Resolve Problems Perserverence Communication Decisions with Learning Competence Physics Specific Competences/Learning Outcomes • Able to enter new fields through independent study • Familiar with the "work of genius", i.e. with the variety and delight of physical discoveries and theories, thus developing awareness of the highest standards • Have a good understanding of the most important physical theories including a deep knowledge of the foundations of "modern" physics • Able to evaluate orders of magnitude in situations which are physically different but show analogies • Able to understand and master the most commonly used mathematical and numerical methods • Able to perform calculations, including the use of numerical methods and computing, to solve problems • Able to construct mathematical models of a process/situation by identifying the essentials of a process/situation and making justified approximations • Have a good knowledge of at least one frontier physics specialty Physics Specific Competences/Learning Outcomes (Practical/Experimental/Research) • Able to perform experiments independently, as well as to describe, analyze and critically evaluate experimental data and to be familiar with the most important experimental methods • Understanding of the nature and methods of physics research and how it can be applied in other fields e.g. engineering • Familiar with the "culture" of physics research, including the relation between experiment and theory and ability to span many areas • Able to find physical and technical information relevant to research work and technical project development using literature search methods • Able to work with a high degree of autonomy, accepting responsibility in planning and managing projects • Able to carry out professional activities in the area of applied technologies and industry Physics Specific Competences (Human Dimension) • Able to present one"s own results (research or literature search) to professional and lay audiences orally and in written form using appropriate language • Able to work in interdisciplinary teams • Prepared to compete for school teaching positions in physics • To show a personal sense of responsibility, e.g. meeting deadlines, and to show professional flexibility • To behave with professional integrity and an awareness of the ethical aspects of physics research and its impact on society Tuning Survey on Competences 2008 Opinions on the most important Physics Specific Competences Employers Graduates Students Academics Ability to enter new fields Ability to enter new Ability to enter new Mathematical Skills fields fields Modelling Skills Experimental Skills Deep Knowledge & Estimation Skills Understanding Problem Solving Literature Search Mathematical Skills Deep Knowledge & Understanding Estimation Skills Estimation Skills Problem Solving Ability to enter new fields Foreign Language Skills Deep Knowledge & Modelling Skills Experimental Skills Understanding Managing Skills Specific Experimental Skills Problem Solving Communication Skills Importance Score Ab ilit y to en te rn 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 2 3 ew fie M ld od s el lin g Sk Pr ills ob le m So Es lvi ng t im at Fo io re n ig Sk n ills La ng ua g e Sk Sp M ills ec an i fic ag C in om g Sk m ills un ica tio M n at Sk he ills m Competence at ica l Sk Li ills te ra In tu te re rd Se is ar cip ch Hu lin ar m y Tuning Survey of Competences 2008 - Physics an Ab Pr ilit ie of es s si on al Ex S kil pe ls rim en ta lS ki lls Students Graduates Employers Academics Learning Outcomes: What and Why? • Statements of what students should know, understand or be able to do as a result of following a course – Knowledge and understanding – Problem solving – Skills: experimental, mathematical, design, … – Ability at communication, teamwork etc. • Use in defining levels: 1st and 2nd cycle level descriptors • Part of Bologna Process and Qualification Frameworks • Use in Programme Design & QA methodology – What education is all about – Must be assessed Hierarchy of Learning Outcomes • Module Level Learning Outcomes – Specified by Module Teacher and Programme Director – Should/must be assessed mark or grade – Desired and threshold Learning Outcomes criteria – Need to be specific but not too detailed • Thematic Learning Outcomes, e.g. Quantum Mechanics – Refer mainly to overall or final abilities. Forest not the trees • Year Learning Outcomes: useful for progression criteria • Programme Learning Outcomes, e.g. BSc (Hons) in Physics – General and summative statements – Holistic – "Dublin Descriptor" type statements but applied to discipline Refer to Academic Level Academic Level and Learning Outcomes • Intended Learning Outcomes give a good indication of competence for performing particular tasks, but: – Need to be fairly specific, e.g. able to use time dependent perturbation theory to solve problems in atomic and nuclear physics. But: • What kind of problems? • How difficult? – Need to refer to how assessed, e.g. exam questions. • Learning Outcome statements for programmes are not enough to compare standards. How do you add up Learning Outcomes? Need to specify content/volume. Are Learning Outcomes Helpful? • Can be very helpful for programme design – Focus mind on "What are the students getting out of it?" • Can improve teaching and the output competences of graduates • How to assess whether or not they are achieved? – Exams OK for academic problem solving but not so good for realistic problem solving – Difficulty of questions is crucial for standards but is hard to control and interpret – Mark Scale: Raw data for testing hypothesis "Has this LO been achieved?" but what is threshold mark? – Practical competences easier to test Traditional Programme Design • (Professor) i (Course) i – "I will teach them what I know" • Programme = Σ (Course) i • Leads to content and professor dominated curriculum • Danger of – Content overload and excessive "derivations" – Obscurity of purpose: "Why are we doing this?" – Little increase in competence • Advantages (if have good professors!): – Produces deep understanding for best students – Good for producing future professors!!! The Programme Design Problem • An existing module synopsis can be basis for a list of Learning Outcomes for that module • The general characteristics of a degree programme can be defined by Qualifications Framework statements • But what goes in the middle? – Subject specific qualification and level descriptors (Benchmark) – Thematic Learning Outcomes – Structuring of content to ensure linkage and progression – Development of teaching, learning and assessment methods to enable learning outcomes to be achieved and assessed holistically • Construction of a matrix of competences vs. modules is very helpful – Helps to ensure competences appear explicitly in the design Matrix of Competence vs. Content Knowledge Apprec. Problem Maths Experimental Communication & work of Solving Skills Skills Skills Understand Genius Mechanics 50% 10% 30% 10% & Relativity Maths 1 20% 30% 50% 1st Yr Lab 10% 10% 50% 30% Quantum 60% 20% 15% 5% Physics Professional 20% 10% 30% Skills Steps in Physics BSc Programme Design • INPUTS – (a) IOP Accreditation Requirements and QAA Benchmark statement – (b) National Framework of Qualifications (NQAI) – (c) Desired Qualification Profile (e.g. Applied, Pure,…) – (d) Desired/expected student intake and potential employers – (e) Resources and existing degree programme modules – (f) Tuning results on Competences, Learning Outcomes, Content, … • PROCESS – Internal Discussion: where we are → where we want to be, SWOT – Construct Matrix of Competences vs. Modules, using (a), (b), (f) – Check (c), (d), (e) – Develop Learning Outcomes for whole programme, themes and modules – Check academic level – Develop Teaching and Learning Methods and Assessments – ITERATE! Will it work? Does it meet requirements? Is it realistic? – Seek wide support and administrative approval Use of Learning Outcomes in Practice ("Reverse Engineering") • Start from where we are now – LO"s for each module: Improve them, check how assessed – Examine content: remove redundancies, add missing items – Check accreditation, benchmark, Tuning competences are met – Construct matrix of competences vs. modules – Iterate! It is likely there are gaps or deficiencies – Construct more generalised LO"s for themes, years, programme – Ensure logical progression, e.g. C depends on A and B – Check requirements of NQAI. Check academic level. – Iterate, again! Pay particular attention to assessment and recent student results (marks, drop-out rates, employment, …) • Present new programme for approval Example of Approaches to Teaching & Learning Tuning Physics Group Modelling (second cycle) • Modelling in a narrow sense means finding a simplified mathematical description of a complex phenomenon. It often means also applying tools of theoretical physics to non-physics situations. • … There is no course unit named Modelling. Students learn the modelling description of nature throughout their whole degree-course. Possible examples are: the "modelling" neglect of friction in the description of free fall, the abundant use of harmonic oscillator for phenomena in the neighbourhood of stable equilibria, the shell model average field for nucleons in nuclei, the modelling of two-nucleon and three-nucleon forces, and so on. • The whole teaching offer is then important: in lectures, exercise classes, in lab classes, in student seminars and during research training students learn about how theories were developed, how to select and then apply theoretical tools (e.g. models) to a particular physical problem and how to model the building blocks of a theory, by adapting these latter to the experimental data description. Example of Approaches to Teaching & Learning Tuning Physics Group Problem solving skills (first cycle) Active Learning: in all classes (theory, lab or problem solving) • Several questions are posed to the theory class and a certain amount of time is allowed for discussion in the same class. • Several question-problems are set to the class and assigned to groups of students. They should find an answer (either exact or approximate) in a certain amount of time. They are also requested to explain their reasoning to other students (Did they divide the problem in simpler problems? did they use analogies with problems, for which they already knew the answer? why are they confident about their own answer?…) • In the exercise classes the students are requested to correct and comment other students ways of solving the exercises. • In the lab classes students are frequently asked to solve experimentally or propose ways for solving other more complex problems that may be considered extensions of the material proposed in the class. (ex: after studying an LC circuit they are encouraged to solve the problem of coupled LC circuits and think about the problem of impedance adaptation in a transmission line). IOP Accreditation Requirements • The degree programme should foster intellectual curiosity in the minds of students • Graduates should have acquired – A secure knowledge of an agreed core of physics + a few extra frontier topics – Competences represented by "graduate skills base" • The degree programme must incorporate project work – BSc level project work may be a dissertation – MSc/MSci level project work must involve research skills • The degree programme must be consistent with QAA Benchmark IOP Graduate Skills Base (Part of Programme Learning Outcomes) • Physics Skills: Physics students should be able to – Tackle problems in physics – Use mathematics to describe the physical world – Plan, execute, analyse and report experiments – Compare results critically with predictions from theory • Transferable Skills: A Physics degree should enhance – Problem solving skills (well defined and open-ended) – Investigative skills – Communication skills – Analytical skills – IT skills – Personal skills (group work, use of initiative, meet deadlines) Graduates should have a secure knowledge of the IOP Core of Physics • Mathematics for Physicists • Mechanics and Relativity • Quantum Physics – including atomic, nuclear and particle physics • Condensed Matter Physics • Oscillations and Waves • Electromagnetism • Optics • Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics Example of Module and Thematic LO's • 1st Year Mechanics Module LO"s (selection) – Understand the concept of conservative force and its relation to the potential function (in 3 dimensions) – Be able to solve single particle motion from a given potential function in two dimensions – Be able to use angular momentum and energy conservation in central force problems • Can be tested by answers to exam questions but how to interpret exam marks – Not just "Yes or No" but partial "Yes" – Index of "cleverness" or speed of working • Thematic Learning Outcome for Mechanics – Able to use Newton"s Laws in a wide range of areas of physics – Aware of the power of conservation laws – Aware of more advanced methods of Lagrangians etc. Conclusions • The traditional approach to programme design stresses content too much and does not pay sufficient attention to the change we are trying to produce in students in terms of their competences. • A Learning Outcomes approach requires a re-thinking of why, what and how we teach and of how we assess students" achievements. • It will require more effort initially from teachers but will probably enable reductions to be made in the amount of content taught. • Students must be given more scope for activities like problem solving, team-work and communications but also must accept more responsibility for their own learning. • The Learning Outcomes approach is firmly embedded in the Bologna Process. Tuning has shown how it can be used in a Pan- European way
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Improve congestion? A second perimeter is one of the few road fixes that might make a difference in Atlanta, but GDOT took the politically safe route, and cancelled the Northern Arc.posted @ Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 16:50
I hope this effort goes forward. There are many war refugees worldwide in these times, most just needing peaceful places to resettle their families. Not sure which is more knee-jerk: the mayor's opposition (comparing refugees to homeless street people!) or the IRC's haste in withdrawing its proposal. Other than Denson, no local officials quoted actually opposed the effort (just the timing). In an earlier ABH article, local officials actually called it "an incredible opportunity" and said "This is something we can handle." http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2014-08-21/athens-clarke-mayor-others...posted @ Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 16:32
OK, so there's too much testing. Yes, "No Child" was badly designed. BUT has anybody noticed that US schools are WAY behind other democracies, especially in science and math? Certainly not the education schools (sponsors of this guy's talk) who have failed, decade after decade. Certainly not the teachers' unions, who put the interests of even incompetent teachers far ahead of students. Certainly not the excuse-makers: "It's the parents' fault"… "It's poverty" (which is tantamount to saying poor kids can't learn). "It's the tests"… "Local control!" (Local control is the problem, not the solution!)
These are hard questions, and there are no easy answers. We have entrenched "educators" (in teachers colleges, in school administration, in unions) who have lost sight of what education should be. At least the reformers are trying.posted @ Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 16:07
Why charge Raposo with murder? He was one of the victims, and tried to save his friend.posted @ Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 15:13
Presumably the DA (Mr. Mauldin) is charging him with a felony in order to get him to plead guilty to a misdemeanor? But such tactics essentially turn the justice system into an instrument of intimidation.posted @ Wednesday, December 31, 2014 - 16:25
http://www.flagpole.com/slackpole/2014/12/24/yes-virginiaposted @ Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 18:07
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Why couldn't Mr. Huffmaster have photographed this unusual spider and left it alone, instead of putting in jar like a stupid child, resulting in its death?posted @ Friday, October 31, 2014 - 12:13
It's terrorism that Americans are constantly wetting themselves over.posted @ Saturday, October 18, 2014 - 15:16
Seriously? http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/technology/smartphone-guide...posted @ Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 09:53
Outrageous waste of these mens' lives and tax money (and abuse of judicial authority) to imprison them for so many years for nonviolent crimes of possession.posted @ Friday, August 29, 2014 - 13:16
Having NO strategy would be a big improvement from longstanding US strategy, which is to support Mideast tyrants, while making enemies of any grassroots opponents. But don't hold your breath… the new strategy will be same as the old one, and about as counterproductive.posted @ Friday, August 29, 2014 - 13:07
@OCCountry: If you don't have a problem with immigrants, only with their status, perhaps your problem should be with the legislators who pass the laws. Anything can be illegal, if a bunch of fatcat lawyers/politicians say it is. Lots of drugs are illegal, but it doesn't stop anyone from getting them… hell alcohol was once illegal too. Teaching a Black person to read was once illegal… yet various pointless US wars and actions have been 'legal'… government spying on you and me is 'legal'… you should look a little deeper and make up your own mind...posted @ Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 13:22
Just wondering, @TeeWee: Whats' your gripe with the immigrants? Have they harmed you?posted @ Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 11:28
There is no excuse for running over someone in broad daylight.posted @ Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 11:05
Headlines are never written by the reporters who write the articles, and it is not unusual for them to carelessly mis-state what's in the article.posted @ Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 19:40
Athens/Clarke county has already accommodated MANY immigrants without inordinate problems (and who work hard, often at jobs that natives don't want). Sounds like many of these new refugees will be escaping dangerous conditions in other places. I hope that with good planning America (and Athens) can give them a new start.posted @ Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 19:35
The rightstream media has turned "liberal" into a bad word, and even sensible policies once supported by Republicans are now denigrated as not being "conservative" enough. "Conservative" has come to mean reactionary… people are mad, but don't understand who to be mad at… and big business is happy to use those people as pawns.
Given that, it's understandable that a progressive (liberal, moderate, sensible, take your pick) candidate can't expect to get elected on her actual positions… and is tempted to appear as something she's not. But that strategy of standing for nothing, never answering accusations, etc. has been tried by the Democrats for years. It has failed, and until Democrats start arguing against the lies and take on the corruption and special interests head-on that drive the fake-"conservative" machine, nothing will change.posted @ Monday, August 11, 2014 - 12:38
Georgia needs a resurgent Democratic party that will stand for something and counter years of accusation and misinformation from the rightstream media.posted @ Monday, August 11, 2014 - 12:25
Glad this case is being prosecuted.posted @ Monday, August 11, 2014 - 12:17
Watergate was epic drama, with new revelations coming out week by week… as a result of the Washington Post's astute coverage. The system worked… but how sad that, 35 years later, no one even denies that Congress and regulators (not to mention at least one political party) are in the pocket of wealthy industries… how sad that, despite Vietnam, Americans still send their sons to useless wars on the whims of 'leaders' … that today, not only Nixon's enemies but potentially every phone and computer in America is wiretapped by the government… and saddest of all, that nobody seems to care.posted @ Sunday, August 10, 2014 - 15:33
They could sell visual easements to billboard companies, instead of giving them away as a free boondoggle. And how about a cost-benefit analysis for all road projects? Road money is not wasted on the few bikes, trails, and sidewalks that are built… it is wasted on expensive road projects, like the $15 million project to replace the stoplight at Loop 10 / Olympic Drive with overpasses. This intersection is not even congested….posted @ Sunday, August 10, 2014 - 15:17
Obama is a socialist. Obama is a lawless power-grabber who wants to destroy America as we know it. Obama is trying to take away our guns. People who say such things live in their own ignorant world, abetted by the well-paid whiners and blamers on talk radio and TV, and by right-wingers who don't want any discussion of America's REAL issues...posted @ Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 17:52
As police forces go, Chief Lumpkin runs a good one. He once told me he tries to hire officers with "a sense of service, not a sense of adventure", and that's why there are rarely accusations of brutality here. He's an Athens native who was willing to arrest his own son, and the Athens police seem to get their man more often than not.posted @ Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 17:07
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As you might imagine, the vast majority of the editorial cartoons available these days for publication through the syndicate which supplies cartoons to the Athens Banner-Herald/OnlineAthens are addressing the situation in Ferguson, Mo., where the fatal shooting of a black teen by a white police officer has touched off a number of demonstrations -- some peaceful, but many not at all peaceful, with tear gas fired by police officers and gunshots fired by some protester. read more

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I worked at Samaritan Health Services full-time (more than 10 years)Pros
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Classic case of a corporate office with no regard to patients or the community that puts bottom line above all else.
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Not only have nurses left but to doctors have also cut ties with the hospital. Local people will drive 50 miles to a different hospital. In 2011 the hospital went from being one of the top in the area to one of the worst.
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Quiz • EDUCATION The hazards of horse riding F Teixeira, MD, PhD, is consultant, Department of Dermatology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. email@example.com S Punjabi, MD, is associate specialist, Department of Dermatology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. O Dadzie, MRCP, is specialist registrar, Department of Dermatology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. E Charakida, MD, is specialist registrar, Department of Dermatology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. AC Chu, FRCP, is Head, Department of Dermatology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Case history with cutaneous lupus erythematosus, or A healthy woman, 25 years of age, presented systemic lupus erythematosus with a mild on a winter's day for evaluation of thigh course. It shows a predilection for proximal lesions. On examination there were two extremities and manifests as indurated, symmetrical, purple, indurated plaques on painful plaques. Histologically, half of cases the lateral upper thighs that were cold to the will show epidermal changes of lupus touch. The patient remarked that the lesions produced a burning sensation and had been erythematosus, and in the subcutaneous present for 1 week. fat there will be a lobular panniculitis with On closer enquiry, the patient disclosed lymphoid follicle formation, and in some she had been horse riding every day for cases a lymphocytic vasculitis. 1 hour during the previous month. She was a nonsmoker and on no medications. C. Er ythema nodosum. This condition The remainder of the physical examination produces lesions similar to those seen in showed no abnormalities, particularly there were no acrocyanosis, acral lesions, or nail this patient, but they are usually multiple fold telangiectasias. and bilateral and found on the pretibial area. Routine laboratory tests and lupus serology were normal and no cryoglobulins or This disease, which has many different cold agglutinins could be detected. Punch biopsy of one of the lesions showed fat cell causes including infections and drugs, necrosis and a perivenous lymphohistiocytic infiltrate, most markedly at the interface microscopically shows the presence of an between the adipose tissue and the dermis. inflammatory infiltrate confined to the septa of the subcutaneous fat. Question 1 young women riders, who use tight and What are the possible diagnoses? uninsulated riding pants. It is believed that D. Erythema induratum. This is a panniculitis Question 2 exposure to cold, compounded by the that manifests as recurrent crops of What laboratory tests can be useful in tight trousers impairs the circulation in the painful red nodules with a predilection for this case? peripheral areas of the subcutaneous fat, the calves. Involvement of the buttocks producing the peculiar, characteristic thigh and thighs is exceptional. This disease, Question 3 lesions. Equestrian panniculitis has never which is presumably of tuberculous origin, What is the management of this condition? been described in men. histologically produces an image of a septolobular panniculitis with vasculitis. Answer 1 B. A cutaneous manifestation of systemic Answer 2 A. Equestrian panniculitis. This is a type of lupus erythematosus. Lupus panniculitis cold panniculitis, usually seen in healthy appears in approximately 1–3% of patients A deep incisional skin biopsy can be taken Reprinted from Australian Family Physician Vol. 34, No. 5, May 2005 4 369 Education: The hazards of horse riding from areas of equestrian panniculitis that will show features similar to those seen in this patient. It is important that the biopsy is deep enough to include subcutaneous fat, as the histological changes are most marked in between dermis and adipose tissues. In most cases of this condition, haematology and serum biochemistry tests are normal, and cryoglobulins or cryofibrinogen are not detected. Occasionally patients may show elevated titres of cold agglutinins, but not in this case. In this patient, the serological and histological features did not support the diagnosis of lupus. The final diagnosis of this patient is equestrian panniculitis – Answer 1A. Answer 3 Equestrian panniculitis resolves slowly, without scarring, with warming of the area. The patients are advised to reduce their cold exposure and to wear loose, warm clothing when riding. Oral vasodilators, eg. nifedipine, have not been shown to be helpful. This patient limited her riding to half an hour every day and used warm, loose trousers, and reported marked clinical improvement. Conflict of interest: none declared. AFP Correspondence Email: firstname.lastname@example.com 370 3Reprinted from Australian Family Physician Vol. 34, No. 5, May 2005
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text: tag:cincinnatilibrary.org,2007:NewArrivals:politics Politics 2015-03-28T03:15:36-04:00 The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/spotlight/feeds/newarrivals.png 3036247 Lincoln's last speech : wartime reconstruction and the crisis of reunion 2015-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 Masur, Louis P. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015. xv, 247 pages ; 22 cm "A large share of thought from the first" -- "Proper, practical relation" -- "A pernicious abstraction" -- "A plan of re-construction" -- "We, the loyal people, differ" -- "Fraught with difficulty" -- "A righteous and speedy peace" -- "The egg is to the fowl." 3035947 Our Auntie Rosa : the family of Rosa Parks remembers her life and lessons 2015-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 Keys, Sheila McCauley. New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2015] xvi, 189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm The woman we knew -- Preface: pleased to meet you, Mrs. Parks -- Family -- Forgiveness -- Strength -- Encouragement -- Vision. In Our Auntie Rosa the family of Rosa Parks presents a collection of personal remembrances, reflections, and never-before-seen photos and letters that pay tribute to Rosa Parks's incredible strength and determination. Parks's brave act on a bus in Alabama on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. Our Auntie Rosa is a life's instruction manual from one of the most famous figures in American history that will inspire generations to come.--Publisher's description. 3030289 The contender : Andrew Cuomo, a biography 2015-03-19T00:00:00-04:00 Shnayerson, Michael. New York : Hachette Book Group, [2015] viii, 529 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm 3033940 In God's hands 2015-03-19T00:00:00-04:00 Tutu, Desmond, author. ©2014. vi, 151 pages ; 22 cm. "First published in Great Britain in 2014." In God's Hands is the 2015 Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book. In this little gem of a book, Archbishop Desmond Tutu distils the wisdom forged through a childhood of poverty and apartheid, an adulthood lived in the glare of the world's media, and the long and agonising struggle for truth and reconciliation in South Africa, into the childlike simplicity which Jesus tells us characterises the Kingdom of God. Archbishop Tutu has produced a meditation on the infinite love of God and the infinite value of the human individual. Not only are we in God's hands, he says, our names are engraved on the palms of God's hands. Throughout an often turbulent life, Archbishop Tutu has fought for justice and against oppression and prejudice. As we learn in this book, what has driven him forward is an unshakeable belief that human beings are created in the image of God and are infinitely valuable. Each one of us is a God-carrier, a tabernacle, a sanctuary of the Divine Trinity. God loves us not because we are loveable but because he first loved us. And this turns our values upside down. In this sense the Gospel is the most radical thing imaginable. It is extremely moving that in this book Archbishop Tutu returns to something so simple and so profound after a life in which he has been involved in political, social and ethical issues that have seemed to be so very complex. 3024624 Frank : a life in politics from the Great Society to same-sex marriage 2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 Frank, Barney, 1940- author. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. 387 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm From Bayonne to Boston -- City Hall -- Beacon Hill -- The Congressman -- Coming out -- The true story of Don't Ask Don't Tell -- Welcome to an earmark -- Defending Clinton -- The unnecessary crisis -- Reforming Wall Street -- Triumphs, setbacks, and love -- Appendix 1. Who did what on suprime lending and regulating Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac -- Appendix 2. Conservative support for subprime loans to minority and very low-income people before the economic crisis. "The candid political memoir of Barney Frank, former House Representative from Massachusetts ... and a pioneering, openly gay politician"-- Provided by publisher. 3033596 Egypt 2015-03-16T00:00:00-04:00 Farmington Hills, Mich : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015. 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. How should recent political events in Egypt be viewed? -- The military takeover of Egypt should be deemed a coup / Robert Scheer -- The military takeover of Egypt should not be classified as a coup / Mark Ulrich -- Is what happened in Egypt a coup or a revolution? It's both / Max Fisher -- Egypt's military coup was a legitimate expression of the people's will / Reese Neader -- Egypt's military coup is illegitimate and undemocratic / Peter Osborne -- Egypt's new constitution is a step toward democracy / Hafez Ghanem -- Egypt's constitutional referendum : it's not about democracy anymore / Dan Murphy -- Egypt's constitutional referendum has solved nothing / Sharif Nashashibi -- What is the impact of recent political and social upheaval in Egypt? -- Civil liberties are being violated in Egypt / Sharif Abdel Kouddous -- Sexual harassment of and violence against women are on the rise / Brian Rohan -- Egypt's military coup is undoing the gains of the Arab Spring / Tim Black -- Egypt will rise again / Ross Harrison -- Egypt's democratic revolution has stalled / HA Hellyer -- Egypt is hobbled by a culture of corruption and cronyism / Talal Salman -- Egypt's military coup could doom democracy / Mohammad Fadel -- What political, economic, and social policies should Egypt adopt? -- Egypt should embrace secular governance / Salma El Shahed -- Egypt will not be a truly secular country / Raymond Stock -- Religious figures must avoid partisanship and sectarianism / Asma Afsaruddin -- The Egyptian government must be inclusive to Islamist factions / Anando Bhakto -- Economic reform : the only way forward for Egypt / Jamal Khashoggi -- Egypt's rape culture must be confronted and not used for political gain / Anna Lekas Miller -- What should be US policy on Egypt? -- The United States will support democratic and economic reform in Egypt / Barack Obama -- The United States should realize the limitations of its influence in Egypt / Steven A. Cook -- As Egypt erupts, U.S. dithers / John Bolton -- The United States must clearly repudiate the Egyptian military coup / John Esposito -- The United States should resume military aid to Egypt / Eric Trager -- The United States should not resume military aid to Egypt / Sarah Marusek. 3030267 The Great Leader and the fighter pilot : the true story of the tyrant who created North Korea and the young lieutenant who stole his way to freedom 2015-03-11T00:00:00-04:00 Harden, Blaine, author. New York, New York : Viking, 2015. x, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 24 cm Documents the rise of Kim Il Sung, the origins of North Korea's anti-American stance and the daring theft of a Soviet MiG-15 warplane to benefit the United States by fighter pilot No Kum Sok. 3028839 The barefoot lawyer : a blind man's fight for justice and freedom in China 2015-03-10T00:00:00-04:00 Chen, Guangcheng, author. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015. xvi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm Includes index. An electrifying memoir by the blind Chinese activist who inspired millions with the story of his fight for justice and his belief in the cause of freedom. 3030113 Washington's circle : the creation of the president 2015-03-10T00:00:00-04:00 Heidler, David Stephen, 1955- author. New York : Random House, 2015. xx, 536 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Includes bibliographic notes and references (pages 435-499) and index. A group portrait of America's first President and the men who served with him to create the office shares insights into their personalities and the consequences of Washington's decision to heed or disregard specific advice. 3029050 The other side of the Wall 2015-03-09T00:00:00-04:00 Schwartz, Simon, 1982- Minneapolis : Graphic Universe, 2015. 112 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in the GDR (East Germany). One and a half years later, he left the country with his parents, and the family resettled in West Berlin. As political dissidents, his parents experienced harassment by the Stasi and a lack of understanding from members of their own family. 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Background on the committee study -- Overall history and operation of the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program -- Intelligence acquired and CIA representations on the effectiveness of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques to multiple constituencies -- Overview of CIA representations to the media while the Program was classified -- Review of CIA representations to the Department of Justice -- Review of CIA representations to the Congress -- CIA destruction of interrogation videotapes leads to Committee investigation, Committee votes 14-1 for expansive terms of reference to study the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program -- Appendix 1: Terms of reference -- Appendix 2: CIA detainees from 2002-2008 -- Appendix 3: Example of inaccurate CIA testimony to the Committee, April 12, 2007. The complete official summary report of the Senate Intelligence Committee Investigation of the Central Intelligence Agency's interrogation and detention program launched in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Based on more than six million internal CIA documents, the report details secret prisons, prisoner deaths, interrogation practices, and cooperation with other foreign and domestic agencies. It also examines charges that the CIA deceived elected officials and governmental overseers about the extent and legality of its operations. 3030059 A short history of Reconstruction, 1863-1877 2015-03-05T00:00:00-05:00 Foner, Eric, 1943- New York : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2015. xxx, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm Abridged from: Reconstruction: America's unfinished revolution. c1988. The world the war made -- Rehearsals for Reconstruction -- The meaning of freedom -- Ambiguities of free labor -- The failure of presidential Reconstruction -- The making of radical Reconstruction -- Blueprints for a republican South -- Reconstruction : political and economic -- The challenge of enforcement -- The Reconstruction of the North -- The politics of depression -- Redemption and after. Looks at the social, economic, and political forces that shaped the South after the Civil War. 3026845 Mr. Putin : operative in the Kremlin 2015-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 Hill, Fiona, 1965- author. ©2013 x, 533 pages ; 23 cm. PART I: THE OPERATIVE EMERGES -- Who is Mr. Putin? -- Boris Yeltsin and the Time of Troubles -- The statist -- The history man -- The survivalist -- The outsider -- The free marketeer -- The case officer -- The system -- PART II: THE OPERATIVE ENGAGES -- The stakeholders' revolt -- Putin's world -- The American education of Mr. Putin -- Russia resurgent -- The operative abroad -- CODA: The operative in action. "Who is Vladimir Putin? In Mr. Putin, Russia experts Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy argue that Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, is in fact a man of many and complex identities. Drawing on a range of sources, including their own personal encounters, they describe six that are most essential: the Statist, the History Man, the Survivalist, the Outsider, the Free Marketeer, and the Case Officer. Understanding Putin's multiple dimensions is crucial for policymakers trying to decide how best to deal with Russia."--Publisher's website. 3028823 Becoming Madison : the extraordinary origins of the least likely founding father 2015-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 Signer, Michael. New York : Public Affairs, [2015] xi, 371 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm "Our passions are like torrents" -- The good doctor -- A nexus imperii -- The high tract of public life -- "The annals of heaven" -- "If this be treason, make the most of it!" -- Suspending his intellectual functions -- All men are equally entitled -- Councilor to Governor Henry -- "Distrust of the public ability" -- A defect of adequate statesmen -- The "coercive power" -- A sad reunion -- Kitty -- A remonstrance -- Solitude and reform -- "A little rebellion" -- The vices -- "On my right & left hand" -- The campaign begins -- Several mad freaks -- Ratification in Richmond -- Extremely feeble -- Bugbears and hobgoblins -- The revelations of Zachariah Johnson -- Retaliation -- Sedition. 3028831 17 carnations : the royals, the Nazis and the biggest cover-up in history 2015-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 Morton, Andrew, 1953- author. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015. xii, 370 pages, 16 un-numbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm 3028796 Syria : a history of the last hundred years 2015-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 McHugo, John, 1951- author. New York, NY : The New Press 2015. 291 pages : maps ; 25 cm 3024249 Resister : a story of protest and prison during the Vietnam War 2015-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 Dancis, Bruce, author. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014. vi, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Boy from the Bronx -- Socialism in two summer communities -- First year at Cornell : runs, pledges and sit-ins -- Tenant organizing in East Harlem -- From protest to resistance -- Draft cards are for burning -- The summer of love and disobedience -- The resistance -- SDS, South Africa and the Security Index -- From resistance to revolution -- Trials and tribulations -- Rebellion and factionalism in black and white -- Brinksmanship, or, Cornell on the brink -- Safety and survival in my new Kentucky home -- A typical day in prison, and a few that weren't -- Politics in prison, or, Keeping up with the outside world -- Getting out -- Did we end the war? Did draft resistance matter?. 3028828 Galileo's middle finger : heretics, activists, and the search for justice in science 2015-03-02T00:00:00-05:00 Dreger, Alice Domurat, author. New York : Penguin Press, 2015. 337 pages ; 25 cm "An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades she has worked as an advocate for victims of unethical research while also defending the right of scientists to pursue challenging research into human identities. Dreger's own attempts to reconcile academic freedom with the pursuit of justice grew out of her research into the treatment of people born intersex (formerly called hermaphrodites). The shocking history of surgical mutilation and ethical abuses conducted in the name of "normalizing" intersex children moved her to become a patient rights' activist. By bringing evidence to physicians and the public, she helped change the medical system. But even as she worked to correct these injustices, Dreger began to witness how some fellow liberal activists, motivated by identity politics, were employing lies and personal attacks to silence scientists whose data revealed inconvenient truths. Troubled, she traveled around the country digging up sources and interviewing the targets of these politically motivated campaigns. Among the subjects she covers in the book are the anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon, falsely accused in a bestselling book of committing genocide against a South American tribe; the psychologist Michael Bailey, accused of abusing transgender women; and the evolutionary biologist E. O. Wilson, accused of fomenting rightwing ideas about human nature. Galileo's Middle Finger describes Dreger's long and harrowing journey back and forth between the two camps for which she felt equal empathy: social justice warriors and researchers determined to put truth before politics"-- Provided by publisher. 3022655 Rockin' the boat : 50 iconic revolutionaries : from Joan of Arc to Malcolm X 2015-02-27T00:00:00-05:00 Fleischer, Jeff, author. ©2014 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm We love to root for the underdog, and that's part of why we're drawn to the stories of revolutionaries. Whether they fail, succeed, or succeed only to become what they once fought against, people who can rally others to their cause and shake up the status quo tend to be inherently interesting. Rockin' the Boat tells the stories of 50 such legends throughout the world, from people fed up with the Roman Empire, to the revolutionaries who helped create America--Provided by publisher. 3024634 Voices of the Arab Spring : personal stories of the Arab revolutions 2015-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 al-Saleh, Asaad. New York : Columbia University Press, [2015] xxiv, 244 pages ; 23 cm Foreword: Understanding recent social and political developments in the Middle East and North Africa : a personal odyssey / Peter Sluglett -- Tunisia -- Egypt -- Libya -- Yemen -- Syria. "Narrated by dozens of activists and everyday individuals involved in the Arab Spring, this book documents the unprecedented events that led to the collapse of dictatorial regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Arab citizens were called to join the revolt during the second half of 2011, while the revolutionary moment was still unfolding. Their stories offer unique access to the message that inspired citizens to act, their experiences during revolt, and the lessons they learned from some of the most dramatic changes and appalling events to occur in the history of the Arab world. The riveting, revealing, and at times heartbreaking stories in this volume also include voices from Syria. Featuring participants from a variety of social and educational backgrounds and political commitments, these personal stories of action represent the true phenomenon of the Arab Spring's united though broad social movements, collective identities, and youthful character. For years, these participants lived under regimes that brutally suppressed free expression and protest. Their testimony speaks to the multifaceted emotional, psychological, and cultural factors motivating citizens to join together and fight, putting a human face on events that might seem abstract or impersonal to many in the West"--Provided by publisher. 3024687 Our only world : ten essays 2015-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 Berry, Wendell, 1934- author. Berkeley : Counterpoint, [2015] 178 pages ; 22 cm Subtitle in pre-publication: Eleven essays. Paragraphs from a notebook -- The commerce of violence -- A forest conversation -- Local economies to save the land and the people -- Less energy, more life -- Caught in the middle -- On receiving one of the Dayton Literary Peace Prizes -- Our deserted country -- For the 50-year farm bill -- On being asked for "a narrative for the future" "In this new collection of [ten] essays, Berry confronts head-on the necessity of clear thinking and direct action. Never one to ignore the present challenge, he understands that only clearly stated questions support the understanding their answers require. For more than fifty years we've had no better spokesman and no more eloquent advocate for the planet, for our families, and for the future of our children and ourselves"-- Provided by publisher. 3019040 Beyond the wall : art and artifacts from the GDR = Jenseits der Mauer : Kunst und Alltagsgegenstände aus der DDR 2015-02-20T00:00:00-05:00 Köln : Taschen, c2014. 903 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, ports. ; 33 cm Features over 2500 items from its extraordinary collections. Never before has a book included this full a spectrum of art, archives, and artifacts from socialist East Germany: official symbols and dissident expressions, the spectacular and the routine, the mass-produced and the handmade, the funny and the tragic. 3025633 Sand opera 2015-02-16T00:00:00-05:00 Metres, Philip, 1970- author. Farmington, Maine : Alice James Books, [2015] 103 pages ; 21 cm "Sand Opera emerges from the dizzying position of being named but unheard as an Arab American, and out of the parallel sense of seeing Arabs named and silenced since 9/11. Polyvocal poems, arias, and redacted text speak for the unheard. Metres exposes our common humanity, while investigating the dehumanizing perils of war and its lasting effect on our culture"-- Provided by publisher. 3022753 The Professor and the President : Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the Nixon White House 2015-02-13T00:00:00-05:00 Hess, Stephen, author. ©2015 xviii, 172 pages ; 23 cm. Includes index


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On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life.
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Ramada Niagara Falls/Fallsview, Niagara Falls
Ramada Niagara Falls is located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 2 blocks from the IMAX Theater. Niagara Fallsview Casino stands less than 3 blocks away, and Niagara Falls and Clifton Hill entertainment are less than 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) from the hotel.
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There is a business center and several multi-function rooms that can accommodate up to 100 guests. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in all meeting accommodations and in common areas. Surrounded by glass walls, the tropical-style pool area includes a kidney-shaped pool and a deck with palm trees, chaise lounges, and table seating. Guests can also use the fitness center and games room. The IHOP restaurant on site is open breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The 8-story Ramada Niagara Falls features 192 contemporary-style guestrooms. Accommodations include flat-screen television with cable channels, coffeemakers, and a turndown service on request. Pastel-accented wall colors are complemented by patterned fabric choices that create a home-like environment. Accommodations offer complimentary wireless Internet access. Select rooms provide private balconies and contain spa tubs, 2 showers, and a queen-size sofa bed. Adjoining rooms and rollaway beds are available on request.
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Negeri Sembilan is a state in the central part of West Malaysia. It has a size of 6645 sq km and a population of slightly over one million people (2007 est.) The capital is Seremban. Negeri Sembilan shares a border with Selangor, Pahang, Johor and Malacca. The state is also written as Negeri Sembilan, and the official name often includes an Arabic honorific, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, meaning "Negeri Sembilan, Exceptional Abode".
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
The name Negeri Sembilan means "nine states". It refers to the original nine states or districts established by the Minangkabau people who settled there from West Sumatra, Indonesia. Today, Negeri Sembilan is composed of six districts. Of these, four of the bigger ones namely Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau are ruled by hereditary chiefs called Undang, who undertake to select an overall ruler of Negeri Sembilan, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar. The system of choosing a ruler resembles the election of the Malaysian king, or Yang di-Pertuan Agong, except that the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan holds office for life.
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History of Negeri SembilanThe Minangkabaus settled in Negeri Sembilan in the 15th century, at the time of the Malacca Sultanate, and were given protection by it. After Malacca fell to the Portuguese, the area came the protection of the Sultanate of Johor, which was established by the son of Sultan Mahmud Shah, the last sultan of Malacca.
Hong San Si Temple, Port Dickson (29 December 2006)
To look after the interest of the Minangkabaus, the ruler of Minangkabau in Sumatra, Sultan Abdul Jalil, sent his near relative, Raja Melewar, to be ruler. After defeating another rival to the throne, Raja Khatib, Raja Melewar was granted the title of Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, which means "He who is lord over the rulers of the Nine States", by the Sultan of Johor, in 1773.
A series of succession disputes ensued following the death of Raja Melewar. The British eventually intervened in 1873, resulting in the district of Sungai Ujong falling under the control of a British Resident. This was followed by Jelebu in 1886 and the rest of Negeri Sembilan in 1895. The first British Resident was Martin Lister, who was assassinated in office in his effort to quash violence between the Chinese secret societies.
The number of states within Negeri Sembilan has fluctuated throughout history. Among the former states include Naning in Malacca, Kelang in Selangor and Segamat in Johor. The present ones are Jelai, Jelebu, Johol, Rembau, Sungai Ujong and Tampin. Within a different composition, Negeri Sembilan is also divided into seven administrative districts, which are Jelebu, Jempol, Kuala Pilah, Port Dickson, Rembau, Seremban and Tampin.
Tim and Chooi Yoke in Port Dickson (29 December, 2006)
Getting thereThe most convenient way to reach Negeri Sembilan is by road. The North-South Expressway cuts though the state.
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