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|From: Matthias Felleisen (matthias at ccs.neu.edu)
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Most of the time I do get email when Ryan assigns me a bug On Jan 5, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Eli Barzilay wrote: > I didn't know that it doesn't send out emails to the responsible if it > was set by changing the category... It does sound like a problem if > it doesn't do that. I'll try to play with it. > > > 9 minutes ago, Robby Findler wrote: >> Oh. That probably explains it. >> >> I do prefer to get email when I'm assigned a bug so I can respond to >> it. Silently making me responsible for a bug seems like a good way >> for that bug to be ignored. >> >> Robby >> >> On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, Ryan Culpepper <ryanc at ccs.neu.edu> wrote: >>> Do you normally get email notifications when I assign PRs to you? >>> >>> My current understanding is this: If a PR's category is changed, >>> the responsibility is set based on the category, but no email >>> notification is sent. If the PR's responsibility is changed >>> explicitly, I think a notification is sent. >>> >>> If you normally get emails when I change a PR's category, then I >>> have no idea. >>> >>> (When I first started assigning unclaimed bugs, I just changed the >>> responsibility field, which resulted in a great deal of noise. Eli >>> told me to just set the category field instead, and that's what I >>> do now, except occasionally for bugs that have no category of >>> their own... like contract bugs, up until recently.) >>> >>> Ryan >>> >>> >>> On 01/05/2011 02:04 PM, Robby Findler wrote: >>> >>> In answer to Ryan, I don't think that I've gotten any such messages in >>> a while and I think that these two PRs are ones where I was surprised >>> that I didn't get a message, because my name was already on them. >>> >>> 11587 >>> 11548 >>> >>> Robby >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Eli Barzilay<eli at barzilay.org> wrote: >>> >>> FWIW, the configuration of that category looks fine. >>> >>> >>> Three hours ago, Ryan Culpepper wrote: >>> >>> I caught up on bug assignment from the holidays on Monday, so they were >>> probably assigned then. I think there were two bugs assigned to the new >>> contract category, so maybe the problem is in the category's configuration. >>> >>> If that doesn't sound right, can you send me the PR numbers? >>> >>> Ryan >>> >>> >>> On 01/04/2011 07:36 PM, Robby Findler wrote: >>> >>> I seem have been assigned two recent PRs but I can't tell why and I >>> didn't seem to get email telling me about that. Is something broken >>> somewhere, by chance? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: >>> http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life! >>> _________________________________________________ >>> For list-related administrative tasks: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev >>> >>> >>> > > -- > ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: > http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life! > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
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Liberal Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward appeared on the September 17 C-SPAN program Washington Journal to hawk his new book The Price of Politics.
In the process, Woodward promoted the same stale narrative that compromise is dead in Washington mostly because of those rascally, conservative Republicans, but sought to import a fair measure of melodrama to the stalemate in Washington using the words of a Biden aide to describe the summer's debt ceiling crisis as "an economic Cuban Missile Crisis."
One way Woodward used to describe the breakdown of compromise was the story where Speaker of the House John Boehner didn't return President Obama's phone call during the negotiations. He said this was unprecedented. Woodward reiterated White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew's disgust at this event – citing Mr. Lew's past career as an aide to Democratic Speaker Tip O' Neill in the 1980s, who used to immediately call President Reagan back if needed.
Of course Boehner has his side of the story, and it's quite plausible: he was trying to get the congressional players together, work out a deal, and avoid sabotaging the financial markets with news that the talks completely collapsed. Some may call that leadership and responsibility, but it's just an "excuse" to Woodward.
In fairness, Woodward does "point the finger" at virtually every political actor in his book, including President Obama for his lack of presidential leadership. Even so, the veteran journalist and author backtracked on his Obama criticism at about 20 minutes into yesterday's program. Woodward said how Vice President Biden was put in charge of the negotiations and said that the main problem was not the Vice President lack of knowledge of the issues, but Republican intransigence on revenue increases.
Late in the interview, Woodward recounted at how Obama complained to him at the end of an interview that "He said to me, you know if Bob Dole had been the minority leader – the majority leader, I'm sorry – as he was in the 1990s, in the Clinton administration, or Newt Gingrich [was] the Speaker, we would have been able to work this deal out.' Whether that's the case or not, the president has a very strong argument that there's less flexibility with the House Republicans now then there was during the Gingrich era."
He also said Democrats never forget Mondale:
If you don't have the political will to get up and say we're going to have to take pain, we're not going to get there. As background music to all this is the memory everyone has, particularly Democrats, of Walter Mondale in 1984, running against Reagan, said "I'm gonna raise your taxes," and Mondale got slaughtered in that campaign. So no one wants tell the full story, or the truth. But the government's gonna have to get revenue and the government's gonna have to cut back somehow.
Conservatives would argue that with almost $16 trillion in debt and four consecutive years of trillion-dollar budget deficits, it's no time to dilly-dally on budget reform. What's more, in Obama's first two years in office, Congress passed almost all of President Obama's domestic agenda from ObamaCare to the stimulus package to Dodd-Frank. The electorate reacted strongly against that agenda, turning the House back to Republicans and chipping away at the Democratic majority in the Senate.
Midterm elections have consequences, and it's unfair to expect Republicans to do anything less than fulfill the promises they made to an electorate displeased with the Obama agenda.
As for Woodward, he insisted he was objective. "This is a politically neutral presentation of what occurred," he proclaimed. At the end, he added:
There is scene after scene where the republicans are not going to budge on some of these things. In their view, they're adhering to the Constitution. In their view, they're doing what's necessary. But the key point is that Speaker Boehner is at least the nominal leader of the republicans in the house, opened these negotiations last year with the president.
There are all kinds of offers and discussions going back and forth on this, and so you can see the detail. You may blame Obama, you may blame the Republicans, you may blame me for writing about it, whatever it is, but this is, if you will, the performance review. This is what we used to call "the best obtainable version of the truth."


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Post-traumatic growth refers to positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances.[1] These sets of circumstances represent significant challenges to the adaptive resources of the individual, and pose significant challenges to individuals' way of understanding the world and their place in it.[1] Posttraumatic growth is not simply a return to baseline from a period of suffering; instead it is an experience of improvement that for some persons is deeply meaningful.[1]
History Edit
The general understanding that suffering and distress can potentially yield positive change is thousands of years old.[1] For example, some of the early ideas and writing of the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and early Christians, as well as some of the teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam contain elements of the potentially transformative power of suffering.[2] Attempts to understand and discover the meaning of human suffering represent a central theme of much philosophical inquiry and appear in the works of novelists, dramatists and poets.[2] Scholarly interest in post-traumatic growth began to gain considerable strength in the 1990s, based on the idea that greater interest should be placed on studying people who are actually healthy, and the better and brighter aspects of human behavior.[1] Today, there is overwhelming evidence that individuals facing a wide variety of very difficult circumstances experience significant changes in their lives many of which they view as highly positive.[1] Posttraumatic growth has been documented in relation to various natural and human made traumatic events, including life threatening disease, war, abuse, immigration and death of loved ones.[3][4] It has also been documented in many countries and in the context of different cultures with evidence that PTG is a universal phenomenon but also manifests some cultural variations.[3] Growth from trauma has been conceptualized not only for individuals but also for families as systems.[5]
Causes Edit
Posttraumatic growth occurs with the attempts to adapt to highly negative sets of circumstances that can engender high levels of psychological distress such as major life crises, which typically engender unpleasant psychological reactions.[1] Growth does not occur as a direct result of trauma, rather it is the individual's struggle with the new reality in the aftermath of trauma that is crucial in determining the extent to which posttraumatic growth occurs.[1] Encouragingly, reports of growth experiences in the aftermath of traumatic events far outnumber reports of psychiatric disorders, since continuing personal distress and growth often coexist.[1]
As far as predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth, a number of factors have been associated with adaptive growth following exposure to a trauma. Spirituality has been shown to highly correlate with post-traumatic growth and in fact, many of the most deeply spiritual beliefs are a result of trauma exposure (O'Rourke 2008). Social support has been well documented as a buffer to mental illness and stress response. In regards to Post-Traumatic Growth, not only is high levels of pre-exposure social support associated with growth, but there is some neurobiological evidence to support the idea that support will modulate a pathological response to stress in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical (HPA) Pathway in the brain (Ozbay 2007). It is also alleged, though currently under further investigation, that opportunity for emotional disclosure can lead to post-traumatic growth though did not significantly reduce post-traumatic stress symptomology (Slavin-Spenny 2010). Gender roles did not reliably predict post-traumatic growth though are indicative of the type of trauma that an individual experiences. Women tend to experience victimization on a more individual and interpersonal level (e.g. sexual victimization) while men tend to experience more systemic and collective traumas (e.g. military and combat). Given that group dynamics appear to play a predictive role in post-traumatic growth, it can be argued that the type of exposure may indirectly predict growth in men (Lilly 2012).
Characteristics Edit
Results seen in people that have experienced posttraumatic growth include some of the following: greater appreciation of life, changed sense of priorities, warmer, more intimate relationships, greater sense of personal strength, and recognition of new possibilities or paths for one's life and spiritual development.[6] Two personality characteristics that may affect the likelihood that people can make positive use of the after-math of traumatic events that befall them include extraversion and openness to experience.[7] Also, optimists may be better able to focus attention and resources on the most important matters, and disengage from uncontrollable or unsolvable problems.[1] The ability to grieve and gradually accept trauma could also increase the likelihood of growth.[1] It also benefits a person to have supportive others that can aid in post-traumatic growth by providing a way to craft narratives about the changes that have occurred, and by offering perspectives that can be integrated into schema change.[8] These relationships help develop narratives; these narratives of trauma and survival are always important in post-traumatic growth because the development of these narratives forces survivors to confront questions of meaning and how answers to those questions can be reconstructed.[9] Individual differences in coping strategies set some people on a maladaptive spiral, whereas others proceed on an adaptive spiral.[10] With this in mind, some early success in coping could be a precursor to posttraumatic growth.[10] A person's level of confidence could also play a role in her or his ability to persist into growth or, out of lack of confidence, give up.[1]
A recent article by Iversen, Christiansen & Elklit (2011) suggests that predictors of growth have different effects on PTG on micro-, meso-, and macro level, and a positive predictor of growth on one level can be a negative predictor of growth on another level. This might explain some of the inconsistent research results within the area.[11]
Another characteristic of posttraumatic growth is it can coexist with negative psychological adjustment after traumatic events, so it is important that measures of grief used in both clinical and research domains allow for an assessment of positive response.[12]
Related concepts Edit
In contrast to resilience, hardiness, optimism, and a sense of coherence, post-traumatic growth refers to a change in people that goes beyond an ability to resist and not be damaged by highly stressful circumstances; it involves a movement beyond pre-trauma levels of adaptation.[1] It could be possible that people who are highest on these dimensions of coping ability will report relatively little growth.[1] That is because these people have coping strategies that will allow them to be less challenged by trauma, and the struggle with trauma may be crucial for post-traumatic growth.[1]
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References Edit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Tedeshi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2004). Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundation and Empirical Evidence. Philadelphia, PA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (1995). Trauma and Transformation: Growing in the Aftermath of Suffering. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Berger, R. & Weiss, T. (2006). Posttraumatic Growth in Latina Immigrants. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 4, 55-72
- ↑ Linley, P.A. and Joseph, S. (2004). Positive Change Following Trauma and Adversity: A Review. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 17, 11–21
- ↑ Berger, R. & Weiss, T. (2008, November 18). The Posttraumatic Growth Model: An Expansion to the Family System, Traumatology
- ↑ Tedeshi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (1996). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: Measuring the Positive Legacy of Trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9. 455-471.
- ↑ Costa, P.T., & McCrae, R.R. (1992). Normal Personality Assessment In Clinical Practice: The NEW Personality Inventory. Pscyhological Assessment, 4. 5-13.
- ↑ Neimeyer, R.A., (2001). Meaning Reconstruction and the Experience of Loss. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- ↑ McAdams, D.P., (1993). The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self. New York: Morrow.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Aldwin, C.M., (1994). Stress, Coping, and Development. New York: Guilford.
- ↑ Iversen, T.N., Christiansen, D.M., & Elklit, A. (2011b). Forskellige prædiktorer for posttraumatisk vækst på mikro-, meso-, og makroniveau. Psyke & Logos, 2011-2.
- ↑ http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?paperID=21121.
Bibliography Edit
- O'Rourke, J., Tallman, B., & Altmaier, E. (2008). Measuring Post-Traumatic Changes in Spirituality/Religiosity. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture. Vol 11, 719-728.
- Ozbay, F., Johnson, D., Dimoulas, E., Morgan, C., Charney, D., & Southwick, S. (2007). "Social Support and Resilience to Stress: From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice." Psychiatry, May 2007, 35-40.
- Slavin-Spenny, O., Cohen, J., Oberleitner, L., & Lumley, M. (2010). "The Effects of Different Methods of Emotional Disclosure: Differentiating Post-Traumatic Growth from Stress Symptoms." Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 993-1007.
- Lilly, M., & Valdez, C. (2012). "Interpersonal Trauma and PTSD: The Roles of Gender and a Lifespan Perspective in Predicting Risk." Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, 140-144.
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Our mission is to provide rehabilitation services to our patients who have difficulty caring for themselves, and desire to return to the community and live as independently as possible.
What is Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation?
After an accident or illness, some patients need intensive therapy before they can leave the hospital.
Acute inpatient rehab is where the greatest gains in recovery are seen in the shortest time. We offer speech and language, physical, and occupational therapy, as well as nursing services, provided by a team of dedicated professionals who share a common goal: to return patients as soon as possible to their home or home-like setting. Carilion Clinic's Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit discharges over 80 percent of our patients, which is higher than the national average.
Inpatient rehabilitation may be available to patients who:
- Require 24-hour medical supervision but are medically stable
- Are able to tolerate three to four hours of therapy per day
- Require moderate to maximum assistance with mobility, speech, language or activities of daily living
- Require an interdisciplinary approach of at least two services, including physical, occupational or speech therapy
- Have potential to improve function and can demonstrate new learning
- Have the participation and support of family upon discharge
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The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Consult Team is responsible for determining if a patient meets criteria for admission to Carilion Clinic Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation. Decisions are based on, but not limited to, the following requirements.
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Once the patient is medically stable and pre-authorization has been obtained, the patient will be admitted to Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation once a bed is available.
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We encourage patients to wear comfortable clothing and sturdy shoes.We recommend labeling clothing. A one-week supply of clothing is recommended. Hospital-approved bathing products are provided.
Medical Necessity and Appropriateness for Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
- The patient's medical condition(s) must require 24 hour availability of a physician and must be greater than that normally provided to a patient in a skilled nursing facility.
- The patient must be able to benefit from and actively participate in intensive rehabilitation. Meaningful benefit is considered significant practical improvement in a reasonable period of time. Our average length of stay is 12 days, although this does depend on the diagnosis. Active participation includes the ability to follow at least 50% of commands and the ability to tolerate three hours of therapy daily for four days per week. Special exceptions can be made for certain patients (dialysis, radiation) to complete 15 hours of therapy in seven days, but these exceptions are rare.
- The patient must require intensive therapies in two of the four following disciplines:
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Our inpatient rehabilitation facility is located at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital. All rooms are private and offer beautiful views of the Roanoke Valley, Mill Mountain or downtown Roanoke. Physician coverage is available around the clock, and our nursing staff has received specialized training in rehabilitation.
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Family members/caregivers are encouraged to participate in the rehabilitation process and support the patient in the road to recovery.
Social visits should occur after 4:00 p.m., due to scheduled therapies and medical treatments. If a caregiver would like to observe a specific therapy session, please speak with the social worker or therapist.
Our care coordinators and social workers are available on the unit to answer questions and help facilitate a smooth discharge process. Support with education will be offered to caregivers how best to assist the patient after discharge. Family members/caregivers will participate in a half-day training session prior to discharge.
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Subclinical ketosis (SCK) is having a tremendous negative impact on our dairy cows, according to a recent presentation at the Cornell Nutrition Conference by Dr. (Garrett) Oetzel from the University of Wisconsin's School of Veterinary Medicine.
By definition, SCK is an excess of circulating ketone bodies in the blood without clinical signs of ketosis (i.e. decreased appetite, weight loss, and decreased milk production). The lack of clinical signs makes it difficult to detect SCK. However, using blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA: a ketone body) testing to measure the incidence or prevalence of SCK in a herd is a powerful and useful clinical tool.
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Months of work on a marketing campaign can go down the drain in a matter of minutes thanks to an unforeseen vulnerability on your campaign's microsite. Don't let your company's brand (or your own) get tarnished by a preventable hack. Here are 10 quick tips to make sure your e-marketing is safe from outside—and inside!—threats.
To save money, many companies opt to use a shared server to host their site's files. This means many different sites are running on the same machine, sharing the same programs and scripts to run applications that are common to all of the sites—things like email services or control panels, for example. This means that it's not just you or your company's staff that has access to your server. Hundreds (if not thousands) of other people in other companies do as well. If your provider or a fellow customer is lax in its security and a site on your shared server gets compromised, your site and its data are at risk as well. Worse, using a shared server means it's a lot easier for someone with malicious intent to gain access to your files, simply because that hacker has many more gateways to exploit on a shared server with multiple sites.
While a dedicated server is by no means a silver bullet in website security, it is a good first step. When you use a dedicated server, your site will have its own machines with scripts and programs exclusive to your site. This means you can exert full control over what's running on your server as well as the level of security behind your website. A dedicated server allows your company to significantly reduce the opportunities for your site to be hacked by an outside force and or made vulnerable by another site's weak security.
Server and data security is often a low priority for hosting companies (if it's even a priority at all). A hosting company can promise that they run the latest and greatest in security programs to protect your site's data, but if they don't bother to keep all the programs running on a server up-to-date and patched—and patched quickly—your site is vulnerable to threats.
When a software companies sends out a software patch to fix security vulnerabilities, the patch needs to be deployed quickly, lest a hacker exploit that vulnerability and bring down your site or steal site data. So when you're investigating web hosting companies, it's important to know how often they check for updates on programs your server runs and how quickly and regularly they patch security holes. If your hosting company doesn't patch quickly, your security policy is effectively negated.
Many web hosting companies offer a number of services to their customers out of the box; however, every application hosted on your server represents another opportunity that a hacker can use to break into your site. A number of these common programs represent large vulnerabilities, including web mail. If your web host offers a service that you simply don't need, make sure they are not installed on your server. In addition, some programs that hosting services common provider are just a bad idea when it comes to security—for example, unencrypted FTP (file transfer protocol) is very common but extremely vulnerable to exploitation. Any company serious about its site's security should not have unencrypted FTP running on its server.
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Thirty years since the dramatic and shocking finale of the original series, Michael Keating reprises his most famous role as the cowardly thief, Vila.
Earth. 2230 AD. A time of social and political turmoil.... Olag Gan wants to marry the woman of his dreams. Vila Restal wants to steal anything that isn't nailed down. When they form a partnership, a perfect combination of strength and skill, it seems that nothing stands between them and the easy life. But fate hates to give a sucker an even break, and the course of true love never did run smooth.
Following the success of the audio re-imagining of Blake's 7 (broadcast on BBC7 in 2007 ) and 30 years since the dramatic and shocking finale of the original series, Michael Keating (Blake's 7, EastEnders) reprises his most popular role as the cowardly thief, Vila Restal - the only character to appear in all 52 episodes of the original series! The new audio incarnation of Olag Gan is played by Owen Aaronovitch (Coronation Street). Blake's 7: The Early Years is a prequel series of stories exploring the origins of key Blake's 7 characters prior to them meeting rebel leader, Roj Blake.
The first of these prequel stories - When Vila met Gan - has been written by lead writer, Ben Aaronovitch (Doctor Who, Jupiter Moon) and explores the history and enduring friendship between Gan and Vila, two of the most unlikely rebels to take up arms against the Federation.
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"this was a fun, but extremely short"
I love the BBC, and I enjoyed the adventure. However, this was so short that it was a waste of a credit. I wish I had noticed how long the episode was.
Why did anyone bother? Other titles in the Blakes 7 series have on occasion proved to be tense and atmospheric whereas this is truly dire.
"Brief Encounter"
Having grown up with the Liberator and its crew I am pre-disposed to think nice thoughts about any Blake's 7 book. It makes for a great radio play.
It needed more depth and length. Not a terribly harsh criticism - I wanted more. It would be difficult if you were new to the characters to glean much in the 30 mins you have with them here.
Vila is a bit of a weasel but you can always feel sympathy for the reluctant passenger in a story. He doesn't have the strength of character to stand on his own so he'll always be lead.
At 30mins I think that is a given. I might try a few others out of loyalty but would really prefer a meatier tomb.
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POLLUTION from a smog cloud caused by sand from the Sahara Desert has hit Bolton.
Bolton's air quality index has reached 5, a "moderate" level according to the Met Office, considerably higher than the town's normal "low" level of 2.
Public health chiefs are warning people have been warned to cut down on outdoor exercise as the dust cloud heads northwards today.
The warning has been directed at anyone suffering the effects of high pollution levels - including sore eyes, coughs and sore throats.
The worst pollution has affected London and southern England today, with "high" and "very high" levels recorded.
Increased air pollution is expected to afflict Bolton again tomorrow, with forecasters again predicting an index of 5, while "high" pollution is forecast as nearby as Merseyside and the Wirral.
Experts say the sand clouds can be carried thousands of miles in dense form, and public health bosses have said England is currently experiencing its worst ever levels of air pollution.
Manchester's air quality has been forecast by the Met Office as 4 today 5 tomorrow.
Asthmatics have been told they might need to use their blue reliever inhalers more often as they could be prone to attacks today and over the next few days.
Other people with lung and heart problems, and those who are older, should also avoid strenuous exercise or activity, experts say.
High levels will move north over much of coastal north west England, to south west Scotland and the north east of Northern Ireland.
Defra ranks air pollution from 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest and 10 the highest.
Across most of England, moderate to high air pollution levels are forecast, with level 10 expected in parts of East Anglia and the East Midlands tomorrow.
Paul Cosford, director of health protection at PHE, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Clearly this is a serious issue but it's important that we don't get it out of proportion.
"It's a small number of days of very high air pollution levels. The pollution will go down towards the end of the week.
"For the vast majority of people, they will suffer no harm as a result. We may notice sore eyes, coughs, sore throats and perhaps a little bit of a wheeze if we are taking physical activity outdoors.
"If that occurs, it is sensible just to reduce during these high pollution episodes the amount of physical activity."
"The most important advice is for those people who are vulnerable - people who have lung disease or heart disease and particularly asthma.
"That's where the advice - if you are in a very high-polluted area, to reduce the amount of strenuous physical activity that you are taking outdoors - is sensible just for these few days."
The elevated pollution levels have been caused by a combination of light south-easterly winds, the continental air flow and dust which has blown up from the Sahara desert.


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Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus
Lubawka Ski Lift
Nice, clean and comfortable rooms. Excellent food at the restaturant. Cosy and quiet. A bit isolated.
A friendly family run hotel with comfortable accommodation and excellent food. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.
Very friendly staff and cozy small hotel, run by a young couple. very god value for the money. The resturant offers a good selection of dishes, all well made and supplied with ingredients from own garden at a very good price
Very friendly and service minded, nice interior and good food att nice price. They spoke good english and internet worked perfektly. The room was clean and plenty of space. We felt like home and would love to come back
Nice rooms, pleasant english speaking personelle. Very good personal service. We got good help to find attractions in the area. Nice to come back to hotel in the evening for a late supper. Make the free internet service more availble through a couple of more routers
Beautiful place and super friendly people. Peaceful.
Lovely friendly staff who spoke perfect english and did everything possible to make our stay welcoming.Excellent food and they made typical Polish dishes for us to sample. Would recommend this hotel to anyone who likes to be in a rural setting. Will return. Was difficult to find as instruction link gave wrong road numbers. Take the 379 from Swidnica and follow until you reach dual carriageway 381. Turn left and then first left again and then you will see advertising signs to hotel and follow these.


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Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way is the third book in the Monster High book series by Lisi Harrison.
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From The Barnes and Noble Page: The frighteningly hip teenage children of the world's most famous monsters have gathered together under one roof...to brave the horrors of high school!
Clawdeen Wolf: Always overshadowed by her six brothers and her fab friends, Clawdeen Wolf plans to finally strut her stuff in the spotlight at her upcoming Sweet Sixteen bash. But after The Ghoul Next Door goes viral, it's into the woods for the family Wolf. Clawdeen goes stir crazy lying low at her family's B&B with her annoying brothers until Lala shows up to keep her company. But is the vamp flirting with Clawd.
By the #1 Bestselling Author of The Clique, Alphas and Her Latest Series Monster High, Where Freak Became the New Chic.
Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way is the third book in the Monster High book series.
In the book, Clawdeen is planning for her Sassy Sixteen -- because what 16-year old wants to be sweet? Her parents then tell her that she can't have a Sassy Sixteen party because the Wolf family has been forced to go into hiding. At the next RIP, most of the monsters announce their plans to move to far away, (Blue to her mom and dad again, Lala to Transylvania) and this causes arguments. Viktor and Viveka decide to stay.
Candace helps Billy get Frankie Stein by making him visible (getting a tan, dying hair, etc). Frankie also breaks up with Brett momentarily to get with Billy, but then Billy dumped Frankie and Frankie got back with Brett. Spectra is introduced in this book. She and Billy talk to each other, and Spectra explains how she has liked him since 8th grade, then they dance.
Lala goes to Clawdeen's hideout and says her Dad says she can stay. Here she begins to have feelings for Clawd and Clawdeen begins aware of this and starts to get a little angry. She gets over this anger.
Glory Carver isn't Melody's birth mom. Beau and Glory had Candace, then decided that since they created perfection on the first try, they thought that they might not be so lucky the second time. So they stopped having children. But later they wanted a second child, and so Melody was adopted. Marina (a siren) is Melody's birth mom, but Beau and Glory know nothing about her. Melody is a siren. A siren, explained by Marina in a letter, is a bird woman who has a beautiful voice. Melody first grows feathers and then her voice becomes more powerful (she can get anybody to do almost anything).
Clawdeen decides to have her Sassy Sixteen behind her family's back and goes to her house with Lala. When they go into the car, Clawdeen's mom, Harriet, catches them and says she knows how Clawdeen feels about wanting have more freedom. She agrees to drive them to the party. Clawdeen sees all the wonderful setting up Melody and Cleo (well, her servants actually) have done and is overjoyed. Until she sees that Track Team boys (mad about her being faster then them) have drawn all over her baby pictures (making wolf ears, howling at the full moon,etc.).She becomes angry and doesn't notice that her fur has grown.The boys notice and start taking pictures. Just when they were about to leave, Clawdeen says that the normies already know about RADs so why should they keep hiding? Then the Ke$ha song "We are Who we Are" starts playing and Clawdeen, Lala, Cleo, and Frankie dance while letting their freaky flaws be revealed (Clawdeen with her fur,Frankie with her stitches,etc.).


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Classical Commissioning Program
CMA provides funding to CMA member ensembles and presenters for commissions of new chamber works.
Grants are made for commissioning fees, copying costs and ensemble rehearsal honoraria. Compositions must be written for small ensembles (2 to 10 musicians) performing one to a part, generally without a conductor, and may represent a diverse musical spectrum, including contemporary art music, world music, and works that include electronics.
The new composition must be performed a minimum of three times in the U.S.
Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music,
and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.
Grant Application Workshop Schedule (pdf)
Residency Partnership Program
Please note: Application cycle is currently closed.
The Residency Partnership Program supports professional ensembles and presenters in building audiences for classical, contemporary, and jazz chamber music through residency projects. The program funds activities that take place in community settings and that are not part of a regular concert series.
Community settings must be accessible to the specific audiences you plan to reach. Examples of community settings are classrooms, libraries, healthcare facilities, senior centers, and parks. The program does not support private lessons or coachings for K-12 students, or activities for college- or conservatory-level music students.
This program is supported by the Chamber Music America Residency Endowment Fund.
Grant Application Workshop Schedule (pdf)
Grant Application Workshop Presentation (PowerPoint) (pdf)
Grant Recipients for Classical/Contemporary
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Hotline Activated for Snow Emergency
Feb. 7, 2010
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Fairfax County has activated its Emergency Information Line at 703-817-7771, TTY 711, to respond to residents' questions regarding the ongoing snow emergency affecting the area. Residents also should call this number if transportation is needed to one of the county's warming centers/shelters that opened today at:
Robert E. Lee Recreation Center
6601 N. Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22310
Oak Marr Recreation Center
3200 Jermantown Road
Oakton, VA 22124
Emergency information and status updates will be available on:
- Fairfax County's Web site
- Emergency information phone line (703-817-7771)
- Community Emergency Alert Network (CEAN)
- Fairfax County Government Channel 16.
- In addition, 1670 AM, emergency radio for Fairfax County, is broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the National Weather Service.
Additional winter weather preparedness information can be found online. In addition, emergency contact numbers for public utilities is online should residents lose electricity, gas, telephone, cable, Internet or water service.
Note – Media should call 703-324-NEWS (6397).
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Jobs in the field can range from long-distance freight distribution to inner-city courier services and public bus driving. Staff will therefore require good concentration, patience, and the ability to stay awake while traversing long routes. Often the hours are unconventional and antisocial, and many careers in driving necessitate a certain degree of isolation. Salaries range from about £13K to £35K, depending on the type of vehicle and level of experience. Overall, the average annual income for driving staff in the UK is around £20K. While wages tend to be slightly higher for London-based employees, those living in Northern Ireland earn substantially less than other regions in the UK. New entrants to careers in the driving sector will need drivers' licences-usually specific to large vehicles -and certificates to comply with UK and EU regulatory requirements. The field, however, does not require any academic degrees, and is fairly accessible for most candidates. You can learn more from the Driving Standards Agency.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. – After a successful season and a second place finish in the Sunshine State Conference, the seventh-ranked Saint Leo University women's tennis team saw two student-athletes earn all-conference honors when the 2013 All-SSC Team was announced by Sunshine State Conference Commissioner Jay Jones on Friday morning. An amazing season on the courts saw junior Adrianna Daszkiewicz and sophomore Maria Benkirane take home All-SSC Second-Team honors.
Daszkiewicz, finishing the season 14-3 overall, went 6-2 in conference play as she was a combined 11-0 at Nos. 3 through 5 singles. The Rumia, Poland native also teamed with Coralie Pesenti to post a 14-4 record in doubles play as well. Playing the majority of her season at No. 3 singles where she went 5-0, the junior dominated opponents both in, and out of the SSC.
In her second year in the Green and Gold, Benkirane earned all-conference honors behind a dominating performance, going 18-3 overall while she also went 7-1 in the conference. Excelling in her sophomore season, the Casablanca, Morocco native played the majority of her 2013 season at No. 4 singles where she totaled an overall record of 9-2 while at the No. 3 spot she went 8-1. As with her fellow all SSC teammate Daszkiewicz, she was versatile at all flights, compiling a 1-0 record at No. 2 singles.
For the remainder of the SSC, Florida Tech's Kristina Huba took top honors as the Player of the Year. Lynn's Valentine Confalonieri was tabbed Freshman of the Year, while Barry's Avi Kigel was selected as Coach of the Year.
Joining Huba and Confalonieri as All-SSC First Team singles selections were: Sabine Goge (Florida Southern), Ioana Ivan (Lynn), Magda Riutort (Florida Southern), and Ashley Rosenberg (Rollins).
Earning first-team doubles honors were Lynn's duo of Confalonieri and Ivan, Florida Southern's Riutort and Goge, and Barry's Elisabeth Abanda and Emma Onila.
In addition to Daskiewicz and Benkirane, named All-SSC Second Team in singles were: Abanda, Onila, Linda Fritschken (Barry), and Lauren Hewett (Tampa).
Receiving second-team honors in doubles were Rollins' Elissa DeCampli and Ashley Rosenberg, Tech's Huba and Stephanie Dohner, Barry's Fritschken and Kimmy Twelker, and Tampa's Hewett and Meg Wladimirski.
Rollins' Carli Davis received honorable mention in singles.
Voting for the All-SSC Women's Tennis Team was conducted among the league's women's tennis coaches.
First Team
Valentine Confalonieri, Lynn (Fr)
Sabine Goge, Florida Southern (Jr)
Kristina Huba, Florida Tech (Jr)
Ioana Ivan, Lynn (Jr)
Magda Riutort, Florida Southern (So)
Ashley Rosenberg, Rollins (Jr)
Elisabeth Abanda/Emma Onila, Barry (Fr/Fr)
Valentine Confalonieri/Ioana Ivan, Lynn (Fr/Jr)
Magda Riutort/Sabine Goge, Florida Southern (So/Jr)
Player of the Year - Kristina Huba, Florida Tech
Freshman of the Year - Valentine Confalonieri, Lynn
Coach of the Year - Avi Kigel, Barry
Second Team
Elisabeth Abanda, Barry (Fr)
Maria Benkirane, Saint Leo (So)
Adrianna Daskiewicz, Saint Leo (Jr)
Linda Fritschken, Barry (So)
Lauren Hewett, Tampa (Jr)
Emma Onila, Barry (Fr)
Elissa DeCampli/Ashley Rosenberg, Rollins (Jr/Jr)
Stephanie Dohner/Kristina Huba, Florida Tech (Sr/Jr)
Linda Fritschken/Kimmy Twelker, Barry (So/Fr)
Lauren Hewett/Meg Wladimirski, Tampa (Jr/So)
Honorable Mention
Carli Davis, Rollins (Fr)


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Institute of Archaeology
Research topics
PhD supervision at the Instititute of Archaeology covers a broad range of topics, and staff welcome proposals from prospective students. For a list of subjects currently being pursued by students at the IoA, please see the research student pages. For a list of staff research areas, please see the research tag system and academic staff profiles.
Research Degrees Awarded
Below are details of previous MPhil/PhD topics organised by the year in which the degree was awarded:
Degrees Awarded 2014
Archaeological Science
- Eugenio Bortolini: An evolutionary and quantitive analysis of construction variation in prehistoric monumental burials of eastern Arabia
- Kayan Ting: Ceramics of change and continuity: Productio, distribution, and economy of Elite Ceramics in the Maya Lowlands during the Classic to Postclassic Transition
Heritage Studies
- Trudie Cole: The value of archaeological education for primary school pupils Heritage
- Elpida Dragasi: An investigation into the effectiveness of Greek legislation and policy in the protection of Cultural Heritage with particular reference to the 3028/2002 law
- Peter Gould: Putting the past to work: Archaeology, community institions and economic development
- Gaygysyz Jorayev: A comparative study of the role of heritage in Post-Soviet Central Asian nation-building
World Archaeology
- Tessa Dickinson: A materials and landscape-based approach to royal mortuary architecture in early third millennium BC Egypt
- Paolo Guarino: Aspects of complexity in Arslantepe
- Simon Martin: The Classic Maya Polity: An Epigraphic Approach to Reconstructing a Pre-Hispanic Political System
- Ahmed Mekawy Ouda: Weret-hekau "great of magic" in the religious landscape of ancient Egypt
- Margarita Nazou: Defining the regional characteristics of Final Neolithic and Early Bronze Age pottery in Attica
- Massimiliano Pinarello: An Archaeological Discussion of Writing Practise: Deconstruction of the Ancient Egyptian Scribe
- Tessa Robinson:The cultural and social significance of knots amongst the Ancient Maya
- Alessandra Salvin: House and household in Third Millennium Mesopotamian Society: Archaeological perspectives
- Meredith Wiggins: Roman households: Space, status and identity
Degrees Awarded 2013
Archaeological Science
- Cristina Castillo: The archaeobotany of Khao Sam Kaeo: Assessing the agriculture resource base and human occupation of a Late Prehistoric site on the Thai-Malay Peninsula
- Enrico Crema: Spatial and temporal models of Jomon Settlement
- Edwinus Lyaya: The geo-archaeometallurgy of ironworking in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania
- Virginia McRostie: Formative with or without agriculture. A revaluation based on isotopic and microfossil evidences from the Western slope of the Atacama Puna, Northern Chile
- Thomas Thondlana: Metal workers and smelting precincts: an archaeometallurgical investigation of copper production in the Northern Lowveld, South Africa, c. AD 700-1900
- Wenli Zhou: The technology and organisation of zinc production in Chongqing, China during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Heritage Studies
- Paul Burtenshaw: The Economic Captial of Archaeology: Measurement and Management for Preservation
- Adi Keinan: Archaeological inventories, GIS and Conflicting Cultures in the Occipied West Ban
- Effrosyni Nomikou A museological approach to numismatic exhibitions.An exhibition-makion ethnography in the Ashmolean Museum
- Eleni Vomvyla Voicing the stories of the excluded: Albanian familes' history and heritage making at the crossroads of new and old homes
- Johanna Zetterstrom Sharp Encounters of Culture, Heritage and Development in Sierra Leone
- Brian Shottenkirk: Improvise, Adapt and Overcome. The Individual and Material Transformation in Conflict: The Great War (1914-18)
World Archaeology
- Brigitte Balanda: Development of royal funerary traditions along the Middle Nile Valley during the Napatan Period
- Sue Brunning: The 'Living' sword in Anglo-Saxon England and Scandinavia c.500-1100: An Interdisciplinary Study
- Lesley Bushnell: The socio-economic implications of the distrubition of juglets in the eastern Mediterranean during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages
- Nikolas Gestrich: The Archaeology of Social Organisation at Tongo Maare Diabal, Mali (c. AD 1000)
- Robert Homsher: Constructing Urbanism: relating the construction of the Middle Bronze Age city to the process of urbanisation
- Francesco Iacono: Opening the Sea Gates of Europe: Interaction in the Southern Adriatic Sea during Late Bronze Age
- Elpida Kosmidou: Arms and armour in Greek coinage, c. 500-150 BC. Military, historical, socio-political and symbolic aspects
- Kristin Leith: Expressions of Gender in the Middle and Late Broze Age Mortuary Data of the Aegean
- Martin Locker: Landscapes of Pilgrimage in Medieval England
- Jay Rees: Settlement Patterns in Roman Galicia from 27 BC - AD 409
- Michael Shapland: Towers of Lordship: Tower-Nave churches in society and landscape of Early Medieval England
Degrees Awarded 2012
Archaeological Science
- Roseleen Bains: The social significance of Neolithic stone bead technologies at Çatalhöyük, Turkey
- Maria Dikomitou: Ceramic production, distribution and social interaction: an analytical approach to the study of Early and Middle Bronze Age pottery from Cyprus
- Scott Haddow: Assessing biological relationships in an Early Christian Cemetery in the Dakleh Oasis, Egypt, using dental morphology and mortuary data
- Alice Hunt: And I called them Assyrians: an archaeological and archaeometric analysis of Neo-Assyrian palace ware
- Xiuzhen (Janice) Li: Standardisation and labour organisation in the Bronze Weapons of the Terracotta Warriors from the Qin Dynasty, China
- Leilani Lucas: Exploring archaeobotanical contributions in Prehistoric Cyprus
- Miljana Radivojevic: On the origins of metallurgy in Europe: metal production in the Vinca culture
- Min Yin: The earliest high-fired glazed ceramics in China: scientific studies of the proto-porcelains from Zhejiang during the Shang and Zhou periods (c. 1700-221 BC)
Heritage Studies
- Chiara Bonacchi: Communicating Archaeology: from trends to policy. Public perceptions and experience in the changing media environment
- Dimitra Christidou: Does 'pointing at' in museum exhibitions make a point? Research of visitors' embodied responses and their use in measuring participation and meaning-making
- Mike Galer: Shaping 'Cultural' identity and ethnicity: Roman Auxilia serving the Northern military zone of Britannia and a critical examination of their representation in museums
- Paul Harrison: Profane Egyptologists: lineage, legacy and cultural incorporation
- Hilary Orange: Cornish mining landscapes: public perceptions of industrial archaeology in post-industrial society
- Anastasia Sakellariadi: Archaeology for the people? Greek Archaeology and its Public, if there is one: an Analysis of the Sociopolitical and Economic Role of Archaeology in Greece from the Foundation of the Modern Greek State (1830) to the Present
- Jane Sarre: Communities of memory: an analysis of the influence of participation and trust on the visual culture of diversity in city history galleries
World Archaeology
- Stefano Biagetti: Ethnoarchaeology of pastoralism in arid lands: a particularistic approach
- Ken Marks: Archaeology of Anglo-Jewry 1656-1880
- Elisa Perego: The construction of personhood in Veneto between the Late Bronze Age and the early Roman period
- Rebecca Rennell: Exploring places and landscapes of everyday experience in the Outer Hebridean Iron Age: a study of theory, method and application in experiential archaeology
- Mary Shepperson: The use and meaning of light in Ancient Mesopotamian cities
Degrees Awarded 2011
Archaeological Science
- Lorna Angulano: Roman silver production at Rio Tinto: the case study of Corta Lago
- Bastian Asmus: 12th Century copper production in the Harz Mountains, Northern Germany
- Brenna Hassett: Changing World, Changing Lives: Enamel Hypoplasia and Child Health in Post Medieval London
- Elizabeth Henton: Herd management and the social role of herding at Neolithic Çatalhöyük: an investigation using oxygen isotope and dental microwear evidence in sheep
- Louise Iles: Technology, Society and 'Tradition': reconstructing the iron industries in Bunyoro-Kitara
- Charlene Murphy: Pompeii, A changing city: The archaeobotanical analysis of Regio VI Insula I, Pompeii Italy
- Alice Paterakis: The formation of acetate corrosion on Bronze Art and Antiquities: recommendations for conservation, storage and exhibition
- Carolyn Rando: Human behavior and the temporomandibular joint
- Isabel Rivera-Collazo: Between land and Sea in Puerto Rico: climate, coastal landscapes and human occupations in the Mid-Holocene Caribbean
- Ruth Scheidhauer: Cultural heritage interpretation and policy in Kaesong: The possibilities for Inter-Korean rapprochement through shared cultural heritage
- Melina Smirniou: Investigation of Late Bronze Age primary glass production in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean
- Jixiang Song: The Agricultural economy during the Longshan period: An archaeobotanical perspective from Shandong and Shanxi
- Nancy Tang: Visible root dentine translucency and its correlation to chronological age at death in archaeological human remains
- Velissaria Vanna: How different was life in a Hellenistic town to 20th century Greek urban life? A biological approach
- Phillipa Walton: An applied numismatic analysis of the PAS Roman coin data
- Hua Wang: Animal subsistence of the Yangshao period in the Wei River Valley, with a focus on Wayaogou Site in Shaanxi province
Heritage Studies
- Lesley Action: A perspective of urban agriculture: the allotment movement in North East Greater London 1900-2010
- James Doeser: Archaeology and the State: an analysis of English Public Policy
- Vassiliki Kyriakopoulou: Popular interpretation of Bronze Age sites in Greece
- Phillipa Laurenson: Conservation and management of time-based media works of Art
- Isabel Medina Gonzalez: Nineteenth-century three-dimensional representations of Mesoamerica: exhibitions of Mesoamerican cultures in Britain, the United States, France and Mexico, 1800-1900
- Kimberley Te Winkle: Monuments and Voices: cultural resource management in Tibetan Sichuan
- Amara Thornton: British Archaeologists, Social Networks and the Emergence of a Profession: The Social History of British Archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East 1870-1939
World Archaeology
- Despina Angelakou: Hellenistic relief sculpture from northern Greece
- Gareth Brereton: The social life of human remains: burial rites and the accummulation of capital during the transition from Neolithic to urban societies in the Near East
- Joanne Cutler: Production systems & social dynamics: a cross-media approach to "Minoanisation" in the Southern Aegean in the Second Millennium BC
- Sophy Downes: The aesthetics of Empire in Athens and Persia
- Jonathan Eagles: The reign, culture and legacy of Stephen cel Mare, voivode of Moldova: a study of ethnosymbolism in the Romanian societies
- Angus Graham: Ports and Harbours in Pharaonic Egypt: an investigation into their location, physical nature and the activities and people therein
- Carolyn Graves-Brown: The ideological significance of flint in Dynastic Egypt
- Elisabeth Pamberg: The socio-cultural context of the production, distribution and use of African red slip ware, AD 100 - 700
- Susan Poole: Gender roles and relations in the Aegean Bronze Age interpreted from the gestures, postures and inter-relational placement depicted in the imagery of frescoes, glyptics and three-dimensional artefacts
- Anna Razeto: Imperial structures and urban forms: a comparative study of capital cities in the Roman and Han Empires
- Dorella Romanou: Co-residental group composition and the spatial design of residences: an investigation using the ethnographic and archaeological records
- Jennifer Wexler: Copper and Bronze Age rock-cut tombs in Western Sicily: a Landscape approach
Degrees Awarded 2010
Archaeological Science
- Maria Cardoso: The Gesso layers on Portuguese Baroque altarpieces
- Kate Emery: A re-examination of variability in handaxe form in the British Palaeolithic
- Christine Henshaw: Early Islamic ceramic and glaze technology at Akhsiket, Uzbekistan
- Virpi Holmqvist: Ceramics in transition: a comparative analytical study of late Byzantine- early Islamic pottery in southern Transjordan and the Negev
- Jane Humphris: An archaeometallurgical investigation of iron smelting traditions in Southern Rwanda
- Eric McCann: The ceramics of Faras, Qustul, Ballana and Qasr Ibrim: a re-appraisal of pottery production and consumption in Lower Nubia during the Meroitic period
- Alison Weisskopf: Vegetation, agriculture and social change in Late Neolithic China: a phytolith study
Heritage Studies
- Georgios Alexopoulos: Mount Athos: contemporary cultural heritage management on the Holy Mountain monasteries
- Bonnie Hewson: Performing Arts Archives in Britain: an Exploration of Purpose, Use and Value
World Archaeology
- John Giblin: Pre-Colonial archaeology in Rwanda: continuity and variation in the Iron Age
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- Gary Robinson: The Spatial and Social Production of the Later Prehistoric Landscape of the Isles of Scilly
- Maria Dolores Tobias: Ritual change at the end of the Maya Classic Period: a study of incense burners from the Southern Lowlands
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Archaeological Science
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World Archaeology
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- Sada Mire: Contextualizing religion, landscape and sacred fertility in the Horn of Africa: the ideological significance of the site of Aw-Barkhadle in Somaliland
- Tobias Richter: Marginal Landscapes? The Azraq Oasis and the cultural landscapes of the final Pleistocene Levant
- Peter Schauer: Cultural evolution in the Age of Athens: drift and selection in Greek Pottery
- Monika Steinel: A case study of the German Archaeologist Herbert Jankuhn (1905 - 1990)
- Geoffrey Tassie: The Social and Ritual Contextualisation of Ancient Egyptian hair and hairstyles from Protodynastic to Old Kingdom
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Archaeological Science
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- Claire Cohen: Silver production in Porco-Potosi, Boliva
- Fatma Marii: Glass, glass cakes and tesserae from the Petra Church in Petra, Jordan
- Ben Samphire: Minds in Prehistory: conceptual issues in the archaeology and evolution of mind
Heritage Studies
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- Hannah Cordts von Löwis of Menar: The role of the ancient past in the creation/formation of national identities: middle school history education in Bavarian and Saxony between 1945 and 2000
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Mexico has become the leading cosmetic exporter in Latin America, directly impacting industry investment and job creation, according to the Mexican Chamber and Association of the Industry of Personal and Home Care (Canipec). The beauty and home care industry, as defined by Canipec, grew 6% in 2012, said Laura Bonilla, president of Canipec, to reach a value of $14 billion—which represents 1.23% of gross domestic product. Moreover, rising exports and imports have translated to a favorable trade balance of $1.763 billion, a growth of 20% over 2011.
Looking to bolster additional growth in the Mexican beauty industry, Canipec is undertaking two international efforts: Trans-Pacific Partnership and Pacific Alliance.
With the Argentine summer at its peak in January and February, beauty companies implemented marketing strategies tied to summer activities. Maybelline launched its "Beach Nail Art," bringing a "beauty truck" to Arena Beach, Mar del Plata and inviting women to paint their nails with Maybelline's latest nail polish. More than 400 women participated, which was also promoted in the company's Argentine Facebook fan page.
Avon celebrated its annual summer event along Argentina's Atlantic coast with "patrullas de belleza"—a mini van that toured the bars and nightclubs throughout the region to introduce the Color Trend makeup line. The January beauty patrols would also bring promotions and entertainers to the beach in an effort to reach new consumers.
Meanwhile, Argentine hair care brand Biferdil was one of the main sponsors of the season's fashion shows on the beaches of Pinamar. The brand also held its own beach party in Mar del Plata, where free samples were distributed to tourists. Also in Mar del Plata, Unilever's Sedal brand launched Sedal Hair Salon, an "exclusive space for changing one's look." The Argentine actress Celeste Cid was the face of the initiative, along with Sergio Lamensa, a Sedal brand stylist.
Fernando Farré, president and general manager of Coty in Argentina and Chile, noted that Brazil will be the company's focus in the region during 2013. According to Farré in an interview in business newspaper El Cronista Comercial, Coty will continue investing in its core brands (Rimmel London, Sally Hansen and OPI), its Adidas and Playboy body care lines, and celebrity and designer fragrances—notably Guess, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé scents. Coty is scheduled to launch several new collections in the region, including Guess Girl, new OPI collections and Rimmel London offerings.
In addition, Farré noted that Coty's primary Argentine exports were antiperspirants and deodorants to Brazil and Chile, among other Latin American countries.
In its 2012 annual report, L'Oréal noted strong growth in sales and revenue in regions it defines as "new markets," which includes Latin America. In fact, new markets as a whole became the company's best performing regions, accounting for nearly 40% of total sales.
In Latin America, L'Oréal achieved like-for-like growth of 10.4% and 8.7% based on reported figures, with increased growth in the second half. Sales in Argentina grew 20%, Uruguay gained 15.4%, and Chile grew 12.2%.
In 2012, L'Oréal also became a market leader in Mexico, and expanded its positions in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. The company also accelerated its rollout in Central America and in Colombia, with the acquisition of the Vogue brand in Colombia. In Brazil, the initiatives of Elvive Arginine Resist hair oils and hair colorants led to growth. The dynamism of the active cosmetics division in the region, according to the company, is also worth noting.
Álvaro Márquez, executive vice president of the Cosmetic Industry Association of Chile, reported that Chile's annual net sales reached $1.8 billion in 2012, growth of 9.1% over 2011. All product categories, as the association defines them, grew. Sun care was up 33.1%; baby care products, 23.7%; hygiene items, 17.5%; fragrances, 13.8%; makeup, 13.4%; hair products, 11.8% ; and skin care, 0.4%.


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Meet Beth & Gunnar Schramek
Beth Schramek wants to spread the word about PopCap's hit casual games...
Beth Schramek wants to spread the word about PopCap's hit casual games, particularly the somewhat miraculous effects they've had on her eight-year old son, Gunnar, who suffers from autism. "Chuzzle, Bejeweled, Feeding Frenzy, and Dynomite are among Gunnar's favorites, with Insaniquarium holding down the top spot for what seems like the hundredth week," Beth laughs.
Beth, 42, and her husband Rick, who run a furniture upholstery business in Clearwater Florida, first heard about Insaniquarium from Rick's mother a year or so ago. "Our son wanted to get a pet fish, but I was concerned about it possibly dying and Gunnar blaming himself," Beth explains. "My mother-in-law told me about Insaniquarium and suggested the virtual fish in the game might be a good substitute for the real thing."
"I didn't think about the game again for several months, when my son, my husband and I took shelter at our upholstery shop during a hurricane. Luckily the power and lights were still working at the store. Racking my brain for something to distract and entertain Gunnar, I remembered Insaniquarium and tracked it down on the Web. Well, we never giggled so hard or so much as we did that night! We've been playing ever since - Gunnar plays as soon as he gets home from school, making sure his fish are well fed."
Beth has seen marked improvement in her son's ongoing struggle with autism, and in part credits the games. "Bejeweled, Chuzzle, Feeding Frenzy and the other games have given Gunnar positive reinforcement and helped him learn to focus," she notes. "They also teach him in subtle ways - things like spatial relations, planning ahead, general problem-solving and so forth. Not to mention the music! Gunnar just loves the music in some of the games - especially Bejeweled. It really seems to have a have a soothing effect and has gotten him more interested in music in general." Gunnar adds, "I also love the hyercube explosions at the end of Bejeweled levels - it's really exciting!"
Both mother and son have also discovered another commonly cited side-benefit of PopCap's games: stress relief. "Gunnar and I both use the games to relax; we call it 'relaxing our brain'," Beth smiles. "I play every day at lunch and he plays for awhile each day after school."
Beth appreciates the non-violent content of PopCap's puzzle games, as well as the ability to try the games prior to purchasing them. "I review the games for violence, sexual content, etc. Because of Gunnar's autism, I do not want him subjected to any 'hardcore' content. I don't think it would be healthy for an autistic child of any age to experience that. Thankfully PopCap's games are just good clean fun!"


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RURAL communities across East Lancashire are set to get superfast broadband for the first time as a result of a multi-million pound project.
Among the communities that will benefit from the latest roll out are Earby, Kelbrook, Foulridge, Wilpshire, Langho and Mellor.
The rapid progress of the Superfast Lancashire project, which is backed by Lancashire County Council, means that 52 per cent of the county can now get access to high-speed fibre broadband when BT's commercial roll-out of fibre broadband is also taken into account.
This takes the total number of premises with the technology across the county to more than 350,000.
Engineers have also begun planning and building the next phase of the Superfast Lancashire project – providing a further 21,500 homes and businesses with access to superfast broadband by the end of March.
The latest phase will also see 'substantial investment' to extend access to faster broadband in a number of Lancashire communities where the technology is already available, including around 1,200 homes and businesses in Bacup.
Engineers are expected to complete the latest phase by the middle of March.
With homes and businesses able to start ordering a service from their broadband provider by the end of the month.
County councillor Sean Serridge, champion for digital inclusion at Lancashire County Council, said: "This is a great achievement and shows we are well on the way to achieving our goal of providing 97 per cent of the county with superfast broadband by the end of next year.
"Superfast broadband is hugely important for the county both economically and socially.
"There can be few areas of modern life which are not touched in some way by broadband connectivity – whether it's supporting how we work, how we learn, how we communicate with friends and family, or how we entertain ourselves."
Steve Edwards, BT director for next generation access for the north of the UK, said: "This is a great achievement, particularly with all the challenges that rolling out a fibre network in such rural and remotely populated county like Lancashire brings.


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Your Guide to a Fair Trade Halloween
Celebrate Halloween the Fair Trade Way
It's Going to be a Fair Trade Halloween!
Your Halloween guide from Fair Trade USA is here! Whether you're planning on staying home, trick-or-treating, or attending a costume party, we have ideas that will get you in the holiday spirit; just try these quick and easy tips and you'll be sure to have a Halloween that's fun AND fair.
Reverse Trick-or-Treating
This Halloween, kids throughout the country will be take to the streets in hopes of filling their pillow cases, paper bags, and pumpkin buckets with sweet treats from their neighbors. This year why not help your kids learn the meaning of Fair Trade through Reverse Trick-or-Treating? The concept is simple; help spread the word about Fair Trade by handing sustainably-sourced chocolate back to adults during your annual Trick-or-Treat adventure. By providing young people with an opportunity to have their voices heard, hundreds of thousands of households will have an opportunity to learn about how their chocolate is produced. To order your kit, visit the Global Exchange website.
Hurry! The kits are given on a first-come, first-served basis, so order yours today and make a difference in the lives of farmers and workers around the world.
Give Me Something Good to Eat
This Halloween, why not indulge in a little chocolate goodness yourself while helping Fair Trade end unfair labor practices in the cocoa industry. A great option, whether you want dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or a fruitier flavor, is Divine Chocolate.
As for those adorable trick-or-treaters who will soon be at your door, try Sjaak's Organic Chocolates for a more kid-friendly option. They have many Halloween themed goodies to choose from, all in bite-sized form. Order them here.
You might also try Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates, who offers a fun (and scary) line of Fair Trade Certified Halloween goodies (right).
Fair Trade Friendly Recipes
Celebrate the season by treating your family to a Scary Halloween Pizza. The dinner table is a great place to talk to your friends and family about the importance of using Fair Trade Certified ingredients in your cooking.
For a delightfully ghoulish dessert, try these Halloween Pumpkin Orange Cookies. They'll be scrumptious to taste AND you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you made a difference by baking with Fair Trade Certified sugar.
For those who love a tasty treat, but don't have as much time, try one of these great mixes from Simply Organic: Chai Spice Scones or Spice Cookies.
Cozy Up With Fair Trade Certified Coffee
As the days become shorter and the weather gets colder, there is nothing like a good cup of coffee to warm your spirits. When drinking high-quality Fair Trade Certified coffee, you are supporting a system of trade that improves lives and protects the environment.
If you need a little extra flavor in your morning cup of joe, try a festive blend of Pumpkin Spice coffee on a chilly October evening. When you're out and about (Trick-or-Treating for example) there is nothing more satisfying than a Fair Trade
Pumpkin Latte to keep you feeling warm and festive.
Fair Cocktails
Halloween fun isn't just for kids. It's time to get into the swing of Halloween festivities with Fair Trade Certified cocktails. Hire that sitter, grab your costume, and bring some FAIR. Quinoa vodka to your next Halloween extravaganza.
Try this cocktail made with Quinoa vodka and Mandarin soda:
2oz FAIR. Quinoa Vodka
3oz Maine Root Mandarin soda
Pour over ice in a rocks glass.
Top with 0.5oz FAIR. Cafe Liqueur
Enjoy the delicious spookiness!
Socially Conscious Costumes
This Halloween be the talk of the town by dressing up as a Fair Trade product! Whether you're gearing up for an office costume contest, your child's classroom party, or meeting up with friends to celebrate, these costume ideas are sure to be a huge hit. Dress as a Fair Trade Certified banana, cup of coffee or chocolate bar. Then when someone asks about your costume, take the time to explain why Fair Trade is so important and how they can help make every purchase matter. Click HERE for for more last minute Fair Trade costume ideas.
Not sure where to buy Fair Trade chocolate bars or ingredients for your Halloween night? Use the Fair Trade Finder to find Fair Trade goods at store near you!


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JUAREZ -- A 16-year-old Juárez boy who killed his parents in 2011 because "they were suffering too much" was sentenced to 10 years in a juvenile prison Wednesday.
A juvenile offenders judge sentenced Angel Clemente Moreno Vázquez after he was found guilty of parricide, Chihuahua state prosecutors said.
State authorities said that the teenager will remain at the School of Social Improvement for Juveniles in Juárez to serve his sentence.
The shooting occurred in the Manuel Gómez Morin neighborhood in the early hours of Oct. 22, 2011, when Moreno Vázquez -- who was 15 years old at the time -- returned home from drinking and grabbed a .22-caliber pistol his father kept for protection.
The teenager first shot his father Angel Moreno Lucas, 48, who had poliomyelitis and then his mother, María Esther Vázquez, 38, who had problems with her back. Both parents were shot while sleeping.
Moreno Vázquez confessed to state investigators that he killed his parents because "they were suffering too much," according to state prosecutors.
The teenager told investigators that his father, who had difficulty moving and used a cane to walk, had been unemployed for five months and to support his family he sold hamburgers outside his house at night.
The boy also said that his mother took painkillers and was at risk of being paralytic.
After he shot and killed his parents, Moreno Vázquez woke up his 11-year-old brother and took him out of the home through a back door. That day both brothers did their routine activities, according to state prosecutors.
Authorities discovered the bodies of the victims in the home a day after the incident.
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Vintage Handbags and Purses
Even though purses have been around since the 16th century and bags known as reticules were popular in late-18th-century France, it was not until the Victorian era that the purse evolved into the sort of women's accessory we'd recognize today.
In the middle of the 19th century, colorful, geometric-design Berlin woolwork purses were often decorated with chenille tassels and gilt beads. Women hung flap-fronted châtelaines from their waist belts, filling them with coins and other small items that had no home in their matching, pocketless dresses. In the U.K., silk-and-satin purses with tartan designs were popular, as were knitted, crocheted, and embroidered purses, many of which were also covered with glass beads. In cold climates, muffs made of Siberian fox and lined with moiré were a winter necessity. Larger, so-called "purse muffs" had handles so they could be carried like a purse; other muffs held compartments for the storage of a small purse.
By the latter half of the 1800s, handbags finally came into vogue. At first, the term "handbag" referred specifically to a small piece of luggage that was hand-carried by a man while traveling, but the term was soon understood to describe the larger cousin to a woman's purse. Thanks to its roots as a luggage bag, the earliest handbags designed for women featured compartments inside the bag, a sturdy handle, and metal frames and fastenings.
At the turn of the 20th century, artisans and designers produced handbags and purses that reflected the stylistic and design trends of the day. Brown leather handbags were tooled to create cameos of Art Nouveau figures in sylvan settings. More formal were the kid-leather bags of 1890s England, reflecting the refined look of the Belle Epoque. Despite being more than 100 years old, many of these bags appear quite modern, with scalloped tops to conceal their metal hinged frames and matching handles machine-stitched to the bags for strength and durability.
In the early 1900s, purses and handbags made of crocodile skin, with chrome clasps and leather-covered handles, were all the rage, as were leather bags that were tooled to imitate the reptile look. London's Liberty & Co. sold handbags inspired by the styles of the Orient as well as ones that took their cues from the Ballet Russes.
In the 1920s, motifs from ancient Egypt began to edge out those from pre-Revolution Russia, as bags with brass clasps and black-and-gold leather sides seemed the perfect accompaniments to the flapper era. Black-and-white silhouette bags were carved out of everything from celluloid to ivory. Tapestry handbags fairly dripped with beads and pearls, and gold- or silver-mesh evening bags (some with rhinestones, some without) gave women a showy container to stash their stuff when out for a night on the town.
The list of materials used for handbags and purses in the 1920s is encyclopedic, but a partial inventory includes tortoiseshell, Bakelite, and lizard skin. So-called "dance purse...
By the 1930s, black was back for bags, be it suede or velvet or crocodile—one collectible black crocodile bag from this period was designed by the fashion firm Elizabeth Arden and was given to VIPs visiting the U.S. for the 1939 World's Fair. Kashandy bags were among the first to feature zippers, and Bakelite remained a popular material, as did leather and silk. Elsa Schiaparelli introduced her famous Pochette bags, which were precursors to the clutch. And more attention was paid to the clasps, which were routinely produced in silver, enamel, and ivory Bakelite (some of these would be carved into animal shapes and used as the bag's handles).
More sensible styles reigned during the 1940s, when decorative frills and exotic materials gave way to handbags and purses that could be made of plentiful materials such as wood and plastic—many women made their own purses out of found materials such as scraps of old clothes. The shoulder bag had been around since the 1930s (another Schiaparelli creation), but it rose to prominence in the 1940s, especially in England, where some bags were designed to accommodate gas masks. By the end of the decade, Christian Dior had reintroduced the clutch, while bags made of snake, alligator, crocodile, and turtle were produced in hues that ranged from green to red and shapes that mimicked those of barrels, hatboxes, and old-fashioned doctor's bags.
Something happened in the 1950s. All of a sudden, or so it seemed, color was everywhere, with satin purses and clutches in pinks, purples, and chartreuse. Chanel and Hermes were just two of the big-name designers, Etra purses were common, and companies such as Wilardy, Rialto, and Llewellyn made novelty purses out of a range of colorful new plastics, including Lucite. Some bags were constructed out of bands of brushed aluminum; others consisted of little more than clear vinyl. Gold lame bags? Of course. A clutch covered in pink cultured pearls? Naturally. Multi-colored bags made out of bright, plastic-covered telephone wire? Well sure, there was room for that, too.
By the 1960s, all bets were off, as designers from Mary Quant to Judith Leiber created stylish new handbags, purses, and other fashionable accessories for their upscale clientele. Black, white, and gold remained timeless colors, sometimes employed in forms that suggested the abstract or op-art of the day. Some Gucci bags featured bent-bamboo handles, and Coach made a brown leather handbag that was shaped like a duffle bag you might take to the gym, except this one featured matching coin purses on either end.
As the 1970s dawned, Louis Vuitton's star was on the rise—the company made bags of all shapes, sizes, and styles, but what bound them together were their exteriors, which were decorated in a pattern based on the firm's signature "LV" logo. Leiber also hit her stride in the 1970s, leaving behind the somewhat tentative work of the previous decade for exuberant, joyful, and just downright fun beaded and bejeweled bags, which were routinely produced in vibrant colors and featured drop-dead gorgeous clasps.
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