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Analysis of Public Administration programs in Caucasus countries
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1 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries Authors: Juraj Nemec, Slovak Republic György Gajduschek, Hungary David Špaček, Czech Republic
2 Copyright 2015 by NISPAcee The Network of Institutes and Schools of in Central and Eastern Europe Analysis of s in Caucasus countries Analysis of s in Caucasus countries was developed within the framework of V4EaP Extended Standard project No : Capacity Building of Caucasus Academic PA Programmes the basis of EU ve Principles jointly implemented by project partners: NISPAcee - The Network of Institutes and Schools of in Central and Eastern Europe, Slovak Republic LTD "Caucasus, Georgia Russian-Armenian (Slavic), Armenia Khazar, Azerbaijan Juraj Nemec, Slovak Republic Gyorgy Gajduschek, Hungary Patrycja Suwaj, Poland David Spacek, Czech Republic with the support of Internatial Visegrad Fund ( Authors: Juraj Nemec, Slovak Republic György Gajduschek, Hungary David Špaček, Czech Republic Reviewers: Marina Mikeladze, Georgia Nino Kakubava, Georgia Sergi Kapanadze, Georgia Irena Melua, Georgia Mariam Voskanyan, Armenia Edward Sandoyan, Armenia Raziya Isayeva, Azerbaijan Nagi Bayramli, Azerbaijan Patrycja Suwaj, Poland The opinis of the authors and reiewers do not necessarily reflect the views of project partners and Internatial Visegrad Fund. NISPAcee is an internatial associati focused public administrati. Its missi is to promote and strengthen the effective and democratic governance and modernisati of public administrati and policy throughout the NISPAcee regi. 2 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
3 Introducti This analysis is e of the core outputs from the project Capacity Building of Caucasus Academic PA Programs the basis of EU ve Principles supported by the Internatial Visegrad Fund. The analysis will be supplemented by a secd document Recommendatis. The primary aim of the project is to share the knowledge and experience of V4 and Caucasus in public administrati teaching, training and research for institutial and administrative capacity building, based EU administrative principles. This analysis is delivered the basis of the prepared and agreed project guidelines for the mitoring and analysis of existing PA s in the Caucasus area. The guidelines were prepared by all participating experts, discussed -line and during the project meeting in Budapest in May, 2014 and approved by all the project partners. The guidelines set down the rules for analysing and evaluating PA s in the Caucasus Universities and were developed the basis of an internatially accepted set of evaluati criteria. The guidelines distinguish between two levels of analysis: 1. Mitoring of PA s in the Caucasus area: collecting basic data about the situati and its analysis. 2. Evaluati of PA s in the Caucasus area: preliminary or comprehensive evaluati of the quality of a given, based the experience gained from two important public administrati accreditati systems the system of CIAPA (Commissi of Internatial Accreditati of, United Natis and Internatial Associati of Schools and Institutes of initiative) and the accreditati criteria of EAPAA (European Associati for Accreditati). Both levels of our investigatis are based informati ccerning PA s in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, provided by partners and respective schools during the project period and also during the workshop and cference organised in March, 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 3 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
4 PA s in the Caucasus area basic informati Following the guidelines prepared for mitoring PA s, we were able to identify basic informati PA educati in the Caucasus regi. The summary of what PA s are offered in the three countries of the regi can be seen in the following Table. Table 1 - PA s in the Caucasus area summary Coun try Faculty Program Level Head of the Respsible pers, ctact Web page ARMENIA Russian- Armenian (RAU) European in Armenia / European Educatial Regial Academy Academy of the Republic of Armenia Armenian of Ecomics Institute of Ecomi cs and Business Ecom y and Manage ment PUBLIC ADMINIS TRATION AND PUBLIC FINANCE CHAIR OF NAGE MENT ti ti PA Program PA Program Master of Arts in Managem ent Bachelor of Arts in Managem ent Master of Arts in Managem ent, Suvaryan Arzik Doctor of Ecomics, Professor H. Marzpanyan, Narine Kirakosyan, Chair of the Management in the European Educatial Regial Academy Grisha Gspoyan, Head of the Chair: candidate of geographical sciences, Associate Professor Yuri Suvaryan Full member of Natial Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Ecomic Sciences, Professor Mariam Voskanyan, PhD, Associate Professor Head of Chair of Ecomic theory and issues of transiti ecomy m H. Marzpanyan Narine Kirakosyan, Chair of the Management in the European Educatial Regial Academy oo.com Tereza Khechoyan, Vice-Rector for Internatial Relatis, Associate Professor; Department of PA & Finance oo.com Yuri Suvaryan Full member of Natial Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Ecomic Sciences, Professor m/eng a.am/ am/ru 4 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
5 AZERIJAN Azerbaijan Ecomic The Academy of under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Naxchivan Qafqaz ADA Baku Business Ecomy and regulatio n of social sphere Administ rati manage ment, PA & manage ment Social Manage ment and Law Faculty of Ecomi c and Administ rative Sciences Ecomy and manage ment faculty, Industry Organiza ti and Municipa l manage ment PA / Standard approved by the Ministry of Educati of Azerbaijan Republic PA / Standard approved by the Ministry of Educati of Azerbaijan Republic PA / Standard approved by the Ministry of Educati of Azerbaijan Republic ti / Standard approved by the Ministry of Educati of Azerbaijan Republic Policy PA / Standard approved by the Ministry of Educati of Azerbaijan Republic,,, Prof. Alirzayev Ali Raqif Muallim Telephe: Bayim Nabiyeva, Internatial Office m ex.php?opti=co m_k2&view=item &id=301:sosialsferan%c4%b1niqtisadiyyat%c4% B1-v%C9%99- idar%c9%99- olunmas%c4%b1 &Itemid=167&lan g=en Xatira Huseynova du.az/eldar.php Hafiz Huseynov Zafar Hasanov, Head of Project Development and Technology Transfer Department Nakhchivan city, Nakhchivan campus, AZ 7012 Tel: (+99436) Roya Seferli m Khirdalan city, Hasan Aliyev str. 120,Baku,Absher,AZ 0101, Azerbaijan Telephe: Fax: Zafar Hasanov PA, MPP Vener Qarayev Vener Qarayev Ibrahim Tel: (+99412) , Mammadov (+99412) Fax: (+99412) Address: 88a H. Zardabi St. Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ1011 Internatial relatis office (132) /en/ctent/185/ az/ /az/about/32 5 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
6 GEORGIA Caucasus of Georgia, Business, Ecomics and Managemen t Ilia Javakhishvili Internatial Black Sea Grigol Robakidze Georgian Institute of Affairs (GIPA), Government Caucasus Governa nce Business, Ecomi cs and Manage ment Business, Ecomi cs and Manage ment Arts and Science Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Departm ent of Political Science Faculty of Social Sciences Administ rati and Politics Governm ent ti ti ti Policy and ti ti and Policy ti ti and Politics PA Policy Local Governanc e Sergi Kapanadze Dean of the School du.ge Nodar Kherkheulidze Head of PA gmail.com Nodar Kherkheulidze Head of PA gmail.com Archil Abashidze Head of the PA Nana Macharashvili Head of PA nana.macharashvi Ivanna Machitidze Internatial Relatis and Head Ana Partskhalashvili Head of the PA mail.com Nino Dolidze Head of the PA ; e Nino Kakubava Nodar Kherkheulidze Head of PA Nodar Kherkheulidze Head of PA Archil Abashidze Head of the PA uni.edu.ge Nana Macharashvili Head of PA u.ge Ivanna Machitidze Internatial Relatis and Program Head ge Ana Partskhalashvili Head of the PA om Nino Dolidze Head of the PA ; i.edu.ge/ e 6 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
7 Samtskhe- Javakheti, Faculty of Law Tbeli Akaki Tsereteli, Kutaisi Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi Georgian Technical Free of Georgia Gori St. Tbel Abuseridze, Khulo/ Tbeli Sukhishvili s teaching Free of Tbilisi Governm ent Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Science Faculty of Business Administ rati Governa nce and Social Sciences Social Sciences Business and Law ti ti ti ti ti undergrad uate in Governanc e and Social Sciences ti ti ti Policy Analysis Malkhaz Lomsadze Dean of the Law il.com Razhden Putkaradze Head of PA David Gegechkori Head of Program Irma Shioshvili Head of the PA Shota Dogadze Program Director o.com Malkhaz Lomsadze Dean of the Law m Temur Tunadze Head of Quality Assurance Department David Gegechkori Head of Program Irma Shioshvili Head of the PA Shota Dogadze Program Director m N/A N/A N/A e e e N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Thanks to the mitoring part of the project, we gathered particularly basic informati about the s (name, degree, university and faculty). In most cases we also obtained informati the missi of s and structure (list of compulsory and elective courses). Although required, we were not provided with graduate profiles in the vast majority of PA s identified. After the mitoring phase, the Caucasus project partners were asked to indicate which s from the regi would try to obtain pre-evaluati and comprehensive evaluati. In the case of s asking for pre-evaluati, the project guidelines required their representatives (in cooperati with 7 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
8 Caucasus project partners) to provide our project team, in particular, with the following informati: structure (if not provided during the mitoring), mechanisms in place for ctinual evaluati, syllabi and CVs of academic staff involved in the. We also anticipated that syllabi and CVs would be standardised according to the template prepared for the purposes of the project. In case of a comprehensive evaluati, the aim was to evaluate s according to EAPAA accreditati (particularly the basis of peer-reviewed self-evaluati reports that would be prepared by representatives of the ). For the purposes of the workshop organised in March 2015 in Tbilisi, Caucasus project partners were also required to summarise the background informati their countries, namely informati the PA system and applied requirements the educati of civil servants, history of PA educati, current situati in PA educati (including the accreditati mechanisms) and current situati in PA research. In the following text we outline the main findings natial ctexts and the s which were evaluated. PA s in the Caucasus area: Evaluati of the existing situati On the basis of informati provided by the partners we can formulate the main cclusis about the current situati of PA academic educati in the Caucasus regi. The first group of comments is valid for the entire regi and the secd and third are country/ specific. Unfortunately, our report cannot be too positive much has to be de to reach real internatial standards (especially in a situati with limited local resources and top down motivati). A: Comm issues 1. The first very important (negative) finding is that there is very limited - almost n-existent - cooperati between PA s within the country and also in the regi. During the mapping of the structure of existing s several schools refused to provide any informati to their peers from project partners institutis. There is no natial or regial associati helping to improve and promote PA educati and training. This issue is not part of the internatial quality standards used for the evaluati of PA s, but harms any progress (and also indicates that s may be rather weak). Surprisingly, more internatial than local and regial cooperati is the feature of this regi (some schools have highly ranked internatial partners in developed countries). 2. The secd core set of findings is cnected with the core quality standard Faculty. The following core problems are identified: a. In no country did the staff, even professors, publish in any relevant peer reviewed internatial journals (we checked dozens of CVs, but did not find e paper in the WoS journal in the discipline). The quality of publicatis is the main issue that will be addressed. b. The involvement in main internatial PA organisatis is also rather limited ly a few teachers participate in NISPAcee cferences and almost all other cference outputs by the staff have a local or regial character. c. Only in a few Georgian schools did a significant proporti of staff have an educati or training from developed countries or speak fluent English. In most cases, the majority of 8 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
9 staff speaks local languages (and Russian) which is not sufficient to be in ctact with the discipline s progress. High quality experts from practice or English speaking scholars are sometimes hired a part-time basis (Azerbaijan, Georgia). d. Because of limited resources, some s rely too small a group of core own fulltime staff and most educati is delivered by part-time staff. e. A positive finding is the substantial involvement of practitiers (people with practical experience) in the educatial process, especially in Georgia; however, some schools indicate that the interest of public administrati practice to cooperate with universities is rather limited (especially Azerbaijan). 3. Weak library resources: this issue is a typical feature of all transitial countries and the main reass are a lack of finance to purchase internatial textbooks and journals and to produce a local resource base, but also the issue of teaching style (focusing ctact hours and not the individual work of students). Improved cooperati may create ecomies of scale with the potential for creating local resources that are crucial. US textbooks that are frequently used for teaching in most courses do not really suit local cditis. 4. Mismatch between what is demanded in the market and what is offered by higher educati: supply based curricula. It is evident from most curricula that there is a rather limited or almost no link between missi, visi, profile of the graduate and the curricula (most s do not have a clear opini of what their product is). The quality of curricula also significantly differs. Few s have relatively well-developed (by internatial such as EAPAA standards) curricula, but many provide s which are not well structured. In many cases, the levels of and are not well reflected in the curricula structure. The specific issues are the natial standards, which are discussed below. The curricula especially lack policy analysis and research methods courses. 5. Inadequate mitoring and evaluati policies/procedures by natial governments. During the project meetings we discussed natial accreditati systems all of which are state dominated, with an almost zero level of internatializati and without clear transparent qualifying criteria to become eligible to deliver a PA. 6. Insufficient implementatis of tools to fight rampant plagiarism student works are not screened for plagiarism and many of the existing books and articles written by staff are not really original. 7. Problems with the commitment from practitiers to higher educati: several universities make efforts to recruit those who work in public administrati, the political sphere which have benefits in terms of experience-sharing practitiers and students, but the academic impact is insufficient, because practitiers are not well-tuned to academic credentials, and especially not ready to deliver real academic work. 9 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
10 B: Country and specific issues 1. From the point of view of the size of the regi and of participating countries, there exist many s (the number of s in the country per number of inhabitants) in Georgia. Thirteen institutis delivering PA educati in such a small country is very interesting. We discussed this issue during the project meetings and there are some possible explanatis: a. PA studies are relatively popular for citizens and there is a demand for the high number of s (however, not all graduates work in PA). b. The natial accreditati system does not check the real quality of staff respsible for a proposed. c. The n-existence of a natial standard leads to delivering supply based curricula, cstructed the base of existing local capacities. 2. Limited access to informati a very surprising and almost comm negative finding is the fact that most s hide the necessary informati regarding the curricula, syllabi and staff. Not ly in English for the internatial audience, but also in the local language most web pages provide a basic descripti of the, but do not ctain more detailed info about the curriculum and staff. The experts do not really understand how future applicants can learn about the pre-selected and compare optis. 3. The comm feature for many s is very limited internatialisati and internatial cooperati. 4. Natial standards - s in Azerbaijan and Armenia are restricted by the system of natial (Azerbaijan, Armenian and Russian) standards for PA curricula. In particular, the Azerbaijan natial curricula do not follow internatial practice, neglecting many important courses see their structure: Bachelor Degree Program Standards Azerbaijan According to the Standard, approved by the Ministry of Educati of the Azerbaijan Republic, the bachelor degree will cover a 4-year study and students will have to gather 240 ECTS to graduate. The comprises three parts: Humanities 30 ECTS 1. History of Azerbaijan 7 2. Azerbaijan Language 5 3. Foreign Language Elective courses 6 10 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
11 Major 180 ECTS 1. Theories of Management 5 2. Microecomics 7 3. Macroecomics 6 4. Linear Algebra and Mathematical Analysis 7 5. Statistical analysis 5 6. Ecometrics 7 7. World Ecomy 5 8. Azerbaijan Ecomy 5 9. Accounting Audit Finance Banking Marketing Human Resource Management Informati Technology Applicatis Informati Communicati Technologies Business Communicati Envirmental Ecomy Regulatis of Ecomy Civil Service Law Relatis Municipal Management Theory Ethics of Civil Service Civil Defense Electives 34 Practicum and Final Assessment - 30 ECTS According to expert knowledge, Russian standards are the best because they provide a certain freedom for adapting the curricula to the graduate s profile. This type of freedom should be utilised more. 5. The course syllabi, in many cases, indicate many comm problems for most of the existing s: a. lack of local literature, even for the main courses (the use of classic US books is not the best opti for countries with a different envirment), b. the lists of required readings differ significantly for some courses ly e book is recommended, for others, too many, c. the methods of examining differ significantly; in some cases oral examinatis or even multiple choice testing are the main forms, but for other s a mix of forms is used, d. the methods for calculating workload are not really clear, 11 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
12 e. some s rely too much external teachers (having visiting professors from practice is highly recommended, but any good quality should be based the core unit of full-time, -based academics with the required profile). PA s in the Caucasus area summary of findings The project also offered as a value add, a specific extra service to all PA s in the Caucasus area an evaluati, based requests and under the following cditis: Articulated willingness to participate with, collect and provide the project team with necessary informati. Existing persnel and technical capacities necessary to cooperate with evaluators. The Evaluati was expected to have two forms: (a) Pre-evaluati: For any applying for the pre-evaluati, two Visegrad experts were selected as evaluators and facilitators. Their main goal was to evaluate the basic features of the according to internatial benchmarks and provide recommendatis for improvement (especially the basis of the Standards of Excellence in PA educati and EAPAA standards). (b) Comprehensive evaluati: For any applying for the comprehensive evaluati, two Visegrad experts and e Caucasus expert were selected as evaluators and facilitators. Their main goal was to evaluate the according to internatial benchmarks (following EAPAA procedures), but without a site visit, if not requested and paid for by the relevant Caucasus university/. The aim would be to evaluate whether the could apply for EAPAA accreditati and provide recommendatis as to how the could reach internatial level. As indicated by Caucasus project partners, 2 s intended to obtain a comprehensive evaluati from the project (the offered by the Governance of the Caucasus, and the offered by the Arts and Science of the of Georgia); 3 s showed their willingness to be pre-evaluated ( offered by the Business, Ecomics and Management of the of Georgia; of the Arts and Science of Ilia, and the of the Javakhishvilli. Representatives of the remainder of the s expressed their willingness to receive pre-evaluati, but were unable to prepare the necessary informati in English. Due to issues related to the collecti of input from the analysis, according to the agreed time plan of the project, ly pre-evaluatis were carried out following EAPAA accreditati criteria in particular. We tried to identify and evaluate the link between the missi, structure, ctent and the faculty of the. We also looked at the teaching methods and examinatis in individual courses (if these were described in the syllabi received). We also tried to judge the relatiship between the s and practice. During the early phase of analysis it was discovered that no in the regi could apply today for full internatial (EAPAA, CIAPA) accreditati, so a comprehensive evaluati was not possible and all interested s received a pre-evaluati. 12 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
13 The following s were pre-evaluated 1. Caucasus Tbilisi, Georgia ( and s) 2. of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia ( ) 3. Ilia Tbilisi, Georgia ( ) 4. Academy of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia ( ) 5. Russian-Armenian, Yerevan, Armenia ( ) 6. European, European Educatial Regial Academy, Armenia ( and ) 7. ADA, Azerbaijan ( ) 8. Quafqaz, Azerbaijan ( ). In the following text we summarize the main findings of our analysis. Missi statements Missi statements are typically formulated in a very general way. Our impressi, based interviews with some managers, was that missi statements are csidered foreign and an exogenously expected formal exercise. A descripti should have a missi statement, so there is e. In other words: a missi statement does not have a real functi. It does not serve as a summary of the philosophy or the ultimate goal of the. Most importantly, missi statements are not based a needs assessment: neither the needs of the students are assessed 1 nor the needs of the government, more specifically the public administrati 2, Missi statements typically do not provide guidance which image of the executive is reflected in the. Seemingly, in most cases, the divide between major approaches 3 is not understood or csidered as relevant. In fact, as we will see later, an uncscious choice is made, as most s reveal an extreme management-type ctent. It is clear that there is a certain trade-off between the two types of needs, i.e. the present market need indicated by students applicatis and the real needs of government. Forming a curriculum that fits well to the ideal of a civil servant may not at all make the attractive for potential students, as most of them cannot and/or do not want to find a positi in public administrati. Furthermore, the ideal of civil servant is quite vague in these countries as the government has not yet formed e. Curriculum The most striking fact is that in most cases, the curricula of the PA s were not available to the public, presumably not even for students applying for admittance. We were told this is kept cfidential 1 In fact most universities, especially in Georgia, where there is large competiti between very many s, react to market (future students ) demand needs. They need to do so, as the tertiary educati is run almost solely by market forces. Beginning the relatively popular PA s and putting together their curricula in a similar manner to a business management reflects this fact. This is, however, de intuitively, reacting to needs, instead of pro-acting based a cscious understanding of the situati. 2 We learned that the curricula hardly reflect the needs of public administrati. Most importantly, it seems that somee who successfully obtains a and/or an degree still needs to learn a lot to be able to pass the civil service entry exam. Such exams exist in Armenia and Azerbaijan. Also, government agencies prefer law students to PA students in most generalist positis. 3 For the sake of simplicity, these images may be differentiated: (a) public administrati, with more emphasis law, and cstitutial arrangements (polity); (b) public management, with the emphasis management skills; or (c) public policy with more emphasis research and analytic skills, handling complex and n-structured policy problems, etc. 13 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
14 by universities, as a kind of secret know-how. It is not clear if this stems from the culture (secrecy, lack of trust, etc.) or hiding the weaknesses of the s. In Azerbaijan, Armenia (and Russia) there is a compulsory curriculum set up by the government for bachelor PA s that largely limits the individualizati of the university curriculum. As interviews revealed, the curriculum has been influenced more by supply than demand, i.e. what can we teach and what kind of instructors do we have? and is crucial instead of what is needed. This is highly understandable as, in a business arrangement, e may ecomize relying available resources as lg as demand is not striking and due to the lack of a clear image of a PA, such demand does not exist. Regarding available curricula, apparently there is no relatively stable and clear idea what exactly should be included in a PA curriculum. In certain s, quite surprising courses (e.g. two pedagogy courses in a 16-course curriculum) are included. Quite typically, in all three countries, a large part of the curriculum, sometimes about half of all courses, include ecomics-related topics and management also plays a major role. Another, relatively large part of the curricula is devoted to management. However, most management courses have no reference to the specificity of n-profit management, or more specifically, public management (typically ly about 10-30% of all courses). Reading the syllabi of these management courses we frequently find no reference to public administrati. It is quite evident in cases of human resources management (without reference to civil service laws), IT (without reference to privacy rules, cstraints using persnel data; state secret rules and the opposite of transparency of public informati), or financial management without reference to budgeting. The Azeri obligatory curriculum has an HRM course and another civil service without any reference to e another. At the same time, public-specific, and especially PA-specific courses are rare, sometimes ly 10-20% of all courses are devoted specifically to PA. The choice of these courses seems to be quite accidental. For instance the Azeri obligatory curriculum ctains ly two such courses (outside the civil service), Municipal Management and Theory (sic!). However, we found similar arrangements in other universities curricula, including both state and private universities. The sporadic presence of government and/or PA-specific courses is so prevalent that sometimes it is not clear after reading the curriculum and course syllabi how the students would learn about the most basic issues of polity or cstitutial framework of the country, such as the structure of government, the major divisi of respsibilities between various parties (president, Cabinet, Ministers, agencies, local agency units, municipalities), the administrative structure of the executive or basic procedural rules, etc. Law, (public and/or administrative) was, in several cases, not included in the curriculum, whereas in other cases a course was devoted to this topic. We found ly e out of the nine curricula analysed in-depth that had more classes devoted to law. This fact is in sharp ctrast to the fact that in practice and, to some degree also reflected in the civil service exam, law is csidered as a major competency for civil servants. In most countries law graduates usually take preference over PA graduates when filling vacant civil service positis. The dominant ecomic-management approach, as opposed to the public administrati approach, may be due to several factors and we are not able to gauge the importance of these. This could simply reflect market needs, as students look for a diploma that may be useful in several fields and not e that ties them strgly to government. Government employment may not be attractive, with its low salaries in most cases, or they may not obtain employment in government. The present curricula leaves all fields (public, NGO and business) of opportunities open for them. Another explanati may be that this is an impact of the Anglo-American approach, reinforced by transiti, the NPM and the foreign typically US financed advice, largely promoting the idea that public and private management are fundamentally alike. Indeed, in a few cases, PA s were elaborated 14 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
15 by the intensive assistance, participati or rather lead of US universities (such as the New York for Ilia, Georgia.) In other words, the typical compositi of the curricula would most likely be csidered too managerial even in the most management-oriented US universities, and thus highly inadequate for the needs of the PA system of the countries in the regi. Syllabi In several cases, the basic issues are not addressed. The expected learning outcomes are rarely defined or if they are (as per the accreditati rule in Georgia) the impressi is, similar to that of missi statements, that it is csidered to be a foreign exercise requested for formal reass. Very rarely does it serve as the starting point at which the course is based. A relatively detailed descripti of topics/issues, discussed and processed, typically a weekly basis, is part, perhaps even the central part of most curricula. Readings are also indicated, though this seems to be somewhat unrealistic in some cases. The way students are evaluated is frequently missing, as we learned, because the written exam is almost solely applied. It seems it is a legal requirement in some countries. Training material The major problem in all three countries was that there are no endogenous course books practically any of the necessary major fields in PA educati. There is no book presenting the cstitutial-structural arrangement in the country to be used as a course book, not e theory of public administrati, or public finance, etc. We learned that currently, attempts are being made to formulate such books in Georgia. Instead, in several cases, US-based books are used, most of all in the field of public administrati (as a general, introductory course book) and several other fields. These books may be quite difficult and expensive to obtain. Furthermore, they may be very difficult for students to read (generally and especially at level). If there are 3-4 courses in a semester, reading e such book (and nothing else) still means that students have to read, understand and process well over 50 pages per week in a foreign language (written with different letters), and learning and understanding terminology (which they may not be aware of in their native language), etc. This requires an enormous effort, which the average student will find difficult to make. This, in turn, raises questis about the reliability of course requirements. Most importantly, however, the validity of these US books to the post-socialist countries reality, in fact, even to European reality, is highly questiable. In several cases they could even be seriously misleading, especially if they are not ctrasted with the country s reality. Faculty As we learned at least in the case of private universities most of the instructors (from professors to assistant professors) are part-time employees of the universities. They work in various positis, in some cases for the government, but frequently in other jobs. For this reas they may not feel so strgly linked to the university and their evaluati in their main job is most likely based other than academic achievements. Qualificati In ly three cases have we received informati the professial compositi and qualities of the faculty (i.e. CVs of faculty members). In these cases, which are presumably amgst the better es, we found the following major characteristics: 15 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
16 In several cases we could not identify at all the level of degree instructors hold.4 In most cases and at most universities, instructors respsible for a given course do not hold a PhD. This is due to the fact that PA s have existed for less than two decades and PhD s in this field for an even shorter period.5 In fact, a PhD requirement is a somewhat alien and irrelevant cditi as educati at the level in a foreign university (which some instructors hold, especially in Azerbaijan) may require more effort and indicate more achievements than a local PhD. Academic achievements Research activity is rarely indicated in CVs. atis and other indicators of academic achievements are not included in the overwhelming majority of CVs. There was ly e CV out of approximately e hundred which provided basic informati in this regard. We could not identify anye with an acceptable record of publicatis in a foreign language or references. Actually, there were less than half a dozen mentiing a publicati in English, typically from some sort of cference proceedings. We could not identify any publicati in a double blind peer-reviewed journal, let ale a periodical with an impact factor. However, in several cases, the instructors allegedly have never published any scholarly paper during their university career. The reas is due to the fact that universities have not traditially been respsible for research (it is thus not in the organizatial culture) and also because several instructors are ly part-time persnel and their reference group may be that of another positi and not at all from academia. Other characteristics Certain universities have instructors who have strg practical experience. Some of them previously worked in high level government positis, whilst others currently work elsewhere (as we indicated above). At a few universities, instructors have intensive foreign experience (both practical and academic). This could be a good basis for practice-oriented educati, which is greatly reduced by the given culture and belief about the role of a university. In the case of some universities, a number of courses and the literature used indicate that s, to a large extent, follow a socialist style of educati (they ccentrate theory and knowledge, rather than skills etc.). Also, a relatiship between and level is not clear for most universities. The s may repeat courses etc. We will go back to some of the issues outlined in the document Recommendatis in more detail. Cclusis Unfortunately, all existing s in the Caucasus regi need to be developed before becoming eligible for standard internatial accreditati. As clearly shown by our analysis, the core issue is qualitative staff development. This issue can be addressed ly via internatialisati and NISPAcee is ready to support all s willing to progress (NISPAcee cferences, PhD courses and possible scholarships organised via member institutis, publishing houses and Journals are already existing important optis). 4 It is our understanding that this is because it is difficult to translate previous Soviet degrees to current English degrees. We believe that the previous College (or Technicum) type degrees with a 3-4 year learning period are identical to a. degrees require typically 5 or even 6 years to, and Kandidate Nauk goes to PhD degree. 5 For instance, in Georgia, there is ly e university that can issue a PhD in PA. 16 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
17 As indicated in the introductory secti, this document is supplemented by Report 2 Recommendatis. 17 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
18 Table 1 - Availability data PA s in the Caucasus area - summary COUNTRY UNIVERSITY PA PROGRAM ARMENIA 1. Russian- Armenian (RAU) 2. European in Armenia 3. Academy of the Republic of Armenia 4. Armenian Master of Arts in Managemen t, Specializatio n of the Bachelor of Arts in Managemen t Specializatio n of the Bachelor of Arts in Managemen t administrati administrati WWW AVAILABLE DATA Basic informati Master; Armenian, Russian and European Level. Missi Only (aims). Only partial (aims and objective s, learning outcome s). Only partial (aims and objective s, learning outcome. Graduate profile Partial informati (abilities + skills). Program structure 10 Core + 11 Elective Courses, number of ECTS. Study plan, 18 core and 16 elective, number of ECTS. Study plan, 2 core courses, 18 elective, number of ECTS. Syllabi Staff What evaluati they want? Yes (learning outcomes, structure, literature, NO INFO ON EXAMINATIO N) No (ly a few). No (ly a few). CVs, but very limited informati research outputs Only e CV. Only e CV Comprehensi ve Comprehensi ve Comprehensi ve No. No. No. Yes. No. Comprehensi ve No interest. They have 18 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
19 of Ecomics their own internatial ctacts with American and European universities. COUNTRY UNIVERSITY PA PROGRAM WWW Basic informati Missi Graduate profile Program structure Syllabi Staff What evaluati do they want? AZERIJ AN 1. Azerbaijan Ecomic 301:sosial-sferan%C4%B1n-iqtisadiyyat%C4%B1- v%c9%99-idar%c9%99- olunmas%c4%b1&itemid=167&lang=en 2. The Academy of under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 3. Naxchivan, 4. Qafqaz 5. Khazar, Only a list of courses without any info core/electi ve. 19 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
20 6. ADA 7. Baku Business Master of Policy at ADA, COUNTRY UNIVERSITY PA PROGRAM GEORGIA 1. Caucasus Governance 2. of Georgia, Business, Ecomics and Managemen t 3. Ilia, Arts and Science 4. Javakhishvili 5. Internatia in in in in in and Policy in Only general aims the website. WWW Basic informati Missi Only (aims) Only (aims) Not available the website. Graduate profile No. No. 15 Core + 8 Elective. Program structure Only list of courses. Only list of courses. Yes. No. Only list of courses. Only. Only. No. No. Only list of courses. Only list of courses. Only list of courses. No, ly e paragraph of basic informati courses available the website. Not available the website. Syllabi Staff What evaluati they want? Yes, partially. Yes, partially. Yes, partially. Yes, partially. Yes, CVs, Partially. CVs, Partially. CVs, Partially. CVs, Partially. CVs, Partially. Comprehensi ve Comprehensi ve No, being revised. Preevaluati Preevaluati Pre- Evaluati 20 Analysis of s in Caucasus countries
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ROGER E. BUCHANAN AND DOROTHY BUCHANAN, ET AL.v.CENTURY FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, ET AL. APPEAL OF MT. LEBANON FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION. APPEAL OF ROGER E. BUCHANAN AND DOROTHY BUCHANAN, ET AL.
No. 237 Pittsburgh, 1981, No. 145 Pittsburgh, 1981, Appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas, Civil Division, of Allegheny County, No. 2781, January Term, 1972, In Equity.
Michael P. Malakoff, Pittsburgh, for appellants (at No. 145) and for appellees (at No. 237).
Joan Feldman, Pittsburgh, for appellant (at No. 237) and for appellee (at No. 145).
Wickersham, Wieand and Beck, JJ. Wieand, J., files a concurring and dissenting opinion.
Author: Beck
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This appeal arises from the interpretation of a settlement agreement which settled an action by classes of mortgagors*fn1
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against several mortgagee banks in both the federal and state courts. The agreement was executed by all parties on January 22, 1976. By its terms, the settlement agreement was subject to, and contingent upon, court approval in both the state and federal actions. The hearing judge found as a fact that it was normal to, and the parties did in fact, contemplate that court approval would take a lengthy period of time. Final court approval was forthcoming on April 19, 1979.*fn2
The portion of the agreement giving rise to the controversy necessitating a court ruling from which this appeal is taken reads as follows:
§ 3.03. Beginning on the date of final approval of this Agreement, but retroactive to January 1, 1976, the Defendants either:
(a) Shall pay at least two (2) percent interest per annum to their Residential Mortgagors on sums paid to a particular Defendant equivalent to one-twelfth the annual hazard insurance premiums, annual real estate taxes and/or assessments or other charges;
(b) Shall credit such advance payments against the principal balances on such mortgage loans; or
(c) Shall grant, by writing separate from the mortgage and bond or note, such mortgagors the option either of paying their annual hazard insurance premiums, annual real estate taxes and/or assessments or other charges themselves, or of making ...
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In United States, the projected drivers of HCV drug market growth include increased patient awareness of HCV, broader HCV screening recommendations, the shift in American medicine toward preventative care, and the launch of next-generation HCV therapies. The report "PharmaPoint: Hepatitis C Virus – United States Drug Forecast and Market Analysis" (http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/pharmapoint-hepatitis-c-virus-united-states-drug-forecast-and-market-analysis-market-report.html) says Vertex's Incivek is the current market leader. It was among the first DAA HCV therapies launched in the US. Incivek's improved efficacy over the previous standard of care (i.e., peginterferon and ribavirin combination therapy) in the treatment of the most prevalent HCV genotype in the US, HCV GT1, enabled the drug to quickly capture the market. The adverse events associated with Incivek therapy, such as life-threatening skin reactions, and the slow-progressing nature of HCV, has resulted in many patients deciding to forego treatment in order to wait for the launch of a more-tolerable HCV regimen.
Standard interferon drugs are the current market leader in China as per the report "PharmaPoint: Hepatitis C Virus – China Drug Forecast and Market Analysis" (http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/pharmapoint-hepatitis-c-virus-china-drug-forecast-and-market-analysis-market-report.html). Primary research done for this report revealed that Merck's Intron A (interferon alfa-2b) is the most commonly prescribed standard interferon in China, but that Roferon-A (interferon alfa-2a) and Kadmon's Infergen (interferon alfacon-1) are also used frequently. Standard interferon requires more-frequent dosing than peginterferon alpha, but standard interferon has been able to retain its market share in China in the face of competition from peginterferon due to its lower cost.
The anticipated drivers of growth of the HCV market in Brazil include increasing awareness of the disease, the adoption of non-invasive liver diagnostic tests, and the launch of next-generation HCV therapies. The report "PharmaPoint: Hepatitis C Virus – Brazil Drug Forecast and Market Analysis" (http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/pharmapoint-hepatitis-c-virus-brazil-drug-forecast-and-market-analysis-market-report.html) says Roche's Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) is the current market leader in Brazil. Pegasys was launched in Brazil after Merck's PegIntron (peginterferon alfa-2b), but GlobalData believes that Pegasys was able to quickly dominate the market due to a perceived better side effect profile and efficacy. Sales of both Pegasys and PegIntron are projected to increase in Brazil as a result an increase in the country's HCV treatment rate. Sales of both drugs are also expected to be boosted by their drug's inclusion in triple therapies (i.e., DAA, peginterferon, and ribavirin).
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The Scotch Whisky Association has confirmed a 56% increase in exports of Scotch whisky to Brazil.
An extra 14.8 million bottles of Scotch whisky were exported to Brazil compared to
2008 - the country now accounts for nearly 4% of its global exports.
Building on this growth, Scotch Whisky Association officials will visit São Paulo this week to promote new rules that govern every aspect of the making, packaging and advertising.
The new law protects the authenticity of Scotch whisky from copycat products and
ensures consumers always receive clear information on labels about what they are buying.
Gavin Hewitt, chief executive of The Scotch Whisky Association, said: "We are delighted to visit Brazil, which is fast emerging as one of Scotch whisky's most dynamic and important export markets. Growth of 56% last year demonstrated that more and more Brazilian consumers are choosing to enjoy Scotch whisky."


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Railroad crossings to be closed for repairs
Canadian National Railroad crossings on Douglas and Fir roads will be closed for repairs for a week at different times this month. Douglas Road will be closed between Fir Road and Indiana 331/Capital Avenue from about noon Friday until the evening of June 16. Fir Road will be closed from McKinley Highway to Day Road from June 19 until June 24.
Mother looking for runaway daughter
Ashley Kinder, 16, ran away from her Mishawaka home Friday, according to her mother, Bonnie Lamphier. Ashley is about 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. She has shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes, and has her left eyebrow pierced. Lamphier is asking anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact Mishawaka police.
Downtown office evacuated by fire
A small electrical fire caused by a coffeemaker evacuated a downtown office Thursday morning. At about 10 a.m., the South Bend Fire Department responded to a call at the Downtown South Bend Inc. offices, at 217 S. Michigan St. Fire Battalion Chief Robert Maciejewski said that when firefighters arrived, office employees already had put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. A fire alarm was pulled next door at Robertson's Apartments, 211 S. Michigan St., at the same time as the fire. Maciejewski said that alarm appeared to be in response to the electrical fire next door.
Convenience store robber is sought
The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man believed to be involved in robbery of a convenience store Tuesday morning. About 4:35 a.m. a robber described in a police report as a black male wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, black warm-up pants, black shoes and a blue with white paisley bandanna, entered the gas station at 25960 County Road 20. He displayed a handgun and left in an unknown direction with an unknown amount of cash. The report said the suspect was between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 140 to 150 pounds, and is between the ages of 20 and 30 years old.
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Cracked Black Pepper and Rosemary Focaccia
Start with a basic pizza dough recipe and add a handful of Italian toppings for a flavorful loaf of focaccia.
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Cracked Black Pepper and Rosemary Focaccia
Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
- In a large bowl combine 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 package active dry yeast, and 1/2 tsp. salt; add 1 cup warm (120 degrees F to 130 degrees F) water and 2 tbsp. olive oil. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in 1 cup whole wheat flour. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in an additional 1/4 to 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (3 to 4 minutes total). Divide dough in half, if specified in recipe. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Use dough as directed in individual recipes.
To Make Focaccia
- Do not divide pizza dough in half. Place pizza dough in a lightly oiled medium bowl, turning once to oil surface. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes. Punch dough down. Let rest 10 minutes. Place dough on a large greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Press dough into a 13x9-inch rectangle.
- Brush olive oil evenly over dough. Sprinkle with garlic, olives, if desired, rosemary, salt, cracked black pepper, and cheese. Place the baking sheet in a warm place; cover and let rise for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake for 25 minutes or until evenly golden brown. Cool slightly. Cut into squares to serve.
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Tomato Focaccia:
Place 2 cups halved grape tomatoes in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 2 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking. Drain tomatoes and let cool for 5 minutes. Prepare focaccia as above, except substitute 1 tablespoon snipped fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed, for the rosemary and add drained tomatoes with toppings before sprinkling with cheese.
Nutrition Facts (Cracked Black Pepper and Rosemary Focaccia)
- Per serving:
- 109 kcal ,
- 4 g fat
- (1 g sat. fat ,
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 1 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 2 mg chol. ,
- 236 mg sodium ,
- 15 g carb. ,
- 2 g fiber ,
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Andy Awford spoke of his relief after Joe Devera returned to action.
Devera got a solid 45 minutes under his belt on Tuesday as he turned out for the reserves in the 2-2 draw with Newport County.
The defender hasn't made a first-team appearance since the 3-0 defeat at Plymouth in the middle of last month.
Devera has been managing a tight hamstring which has seen his availability restricted.
Awford believes treating the 27-year-old with kid gloves has stopped him enduring a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
He said: 'Joe had a very tight hamstring, so we left him out and allowed him to rest it.
'We think we dodged a bullet with that one, to be honest.
'Had he done one more training session or played one more game, we think it would have gone completely and he would have been out for seven or eight weeks.
'Hamstrings can take a while to heal if they go.
'As it was, we only missed him for a couple of weeks.'
The reserve game marked a landmark for both Adam Webster and Danny East as they stepped up recoveries from long stints out.
Both players have been training but got competitive minutes under their belt.
East has not played any football this season as he battled a pelvic problem, while Webster has been out since the start of October with a knee injury.
Ricky Holmes came off at half-time on Tuesday as a precaution, with the wide man feeling a tight thigh.
Striker Ryan Taylor played no part in the reserve game and is still a doubt for Saturday's clash with Accrington with an ankle problem.
There was also a double dose of good news for James Dunne and Andy Barcham.
Dunne is now running again as he make his recovery from knee surgery.
The midfielder went under the knife after injuring himself in the 3-0 win over Carlisle last month.
And Barcham was back in training this week as he made his recovery from aggravating a groin problem.
The 27-year-old has found first-team minutes hard to come by this season but Awford last week promised he still had a role in his plans.
Awford said: Andy (Barcham) had his first training session earlier this week and it was good to see him out there.
'He got through it without any problems, so we will see how that comes along.'


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1875 - Cmdr. Edward Lull leaves New York to begin the Panamanian Expedition to locate the best ship canal route across Panama. The route mapped is followed 30 years later.
1943 - While bombing airfields and installations during the Guadalcanal campaign, USS Helena (CL 50) becomes the first U.S. Navy ship to use Mk.32 proximity-fused projectiles in combat, downing a Japanese Aichi Type 99 carrier bomber (VAL) with her second salvo.
1944 - USS Omaha (CL 4) and USS Jouett (DD 396) were summoned to engage the German blockade runner Burgenland under the guise of SS Rio Grande. Gunfire and scuttling charges, sank the German runner.
1945 - Kamikaze attacks continued against the U.S. Navy force bound for the Lingayen Gulf. Eight ships were hit and Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler was among those who were killed.


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Shaw in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Community Anchors
Midcity at the Crossroads
—Shaw Heritage Trail —
Across the intersection stands the tower of O Street Market. When the market opened in 1881, and refrigerators had not been invented, people shopped here daily for everything from live chickens to fresh tomatoes. At first the vendors were German immigrants, but by the 1960s, most were African American. Damaged in the riots of 1968, the market was restored in 1980 but lost its roof in a 2003 snow storm.
On this side of the street, landscaper John Saul began planting fruit trees in 1852. His son, B. Francis Saul, later opened a real estate that became the B.F. Saul Company and Chevy Chase Bank. During the Civil War, the Union Army camped here at Wisewell Barracks and Hospital.
Rowhouses facing Sixth Street eventually replaced the camp, along with the Henry, Polk, and Central High schools for White students. Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, class of 1913, is Central's best-known graduate. Central High School moved in 1926 to a grand new facility astride the 13th Street hill (now Cardozo High School). In the 1950s, this entire block was leveled for a playground.
Completed in 1964, the playground was dedicated to the memory of President John F. Kennedy. Kids eager for play space clambered on its 1888 steam locomotive, a tugboat, and two surplus Air Force jets. But in the following decades, the playground's
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In the refurbished market of 1980, shoppers found fruit, fresh fish, and more. (Washingtoniana Division, D.C. Public Library.)
John Saul grew fruit trees here. (B. F. Saul Collection.)
The girls of Washington [later Central] High School class of 1886. (Historical Society of Washington, D.C.) By 1908 three schools, left occupied this block. (Washingtoniana Division, D.C. Public Library.)
J. Edgar Hoover, Central High School's most famous graduate (1913), and the debate team. (Paul K. Williams, Kelsey and Associates Collection.)
A young boy sat atop a surplus fire boat during a Kennedy Playground carnival, August, 1968. (Washingtoniana Division, D.C. Public Library.)
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At the center of the first Kennedy Playground was a soapbox derby racetrack, 1964. (Washingtoniana Division, D.C. Public Library.)
Erected by Cultural Tourism DC. (Marker Number 10 of 17.)
Location. 38° 54.505′ N, 77° 1.309′ Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20001, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Immaculate Conception Catholic School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); Seventh Street Develops (about 500 feet away); The Fires of 1968 (about 500 feet away); Spiritual Life (about 800 feet away); Reaching for Equality (approx. 0.2 miles away); Working for the Race (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Sweet Daddy" Grace (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shaw.
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1. J. Edgar Hoover. (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. O Street Market Redevelopment. (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. Other Shaw Heritage Trail markers in the Historical Marker database. (Submitted on November 9, 2009.)
Additional keywords. racial segregation.
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And Here Comes the Pop
Last week, we gave you the fizz, now we give you the pop. Staying with the popular sounds of the season, we thought it appropriate to dissect the pop of a champagne cork. After all, you would want to have your audiologic senses on the alert as you ring in the new year.
To get the full effect, we would want to see as well as hear the pop. Sure, we hear the sound and see the cork fly out of the bottle. But that is not all there is to see. What if we could see the sound waves produced by the pop of the cork. We can by using a special imaging technique called Schlieren imaging (Korpel, 1987). Believe it or not, by using intense light from a pinhole source, having it pass through the air disturbed by the sound waves generated by the champagne cork, and essentially stopping all the undisturbed light on a knife's edge, one can see sound. This technique captures the optical image of the disturbed air allowing us to essentially see sound.
Equipped with our schlieren imaging set up, we create an observation field about three feet across. Imagine a square window; each side three-feet wide. The top of the champagne bottle is at the bottom right corner of the window. Ready? The explosion happens, and the first thing you see is not the cork fly off the top of the bottle. Less than a millisecond after the explosion you see high-frequency sound waves almost half way through your observation window. In about 10 ms, the sound waves have left your observation window altogether. It is not until much, much later that the champagne cork starts its flight across your observation window. In fact, it would be around 16 ms after the explosion that the cork reaches the middle of your observation window. The sound leads the cork, the oft mistaken source of the sound, by almost 15 ms (Hargather et al., 2010). There you have it. The laws of physics will remain in effect this new year's eve; Sound will still be faster than cork – at least for the first couple of bottles.
Hargather MJ, Settles GS, Madalis MJ. (2010) Shock Waves 20: 9.
Korpel A, Mehrl D, Lin HH. (1987) Schlieren Imaging of Sound Fields. IEEE 1987 Ultrasonics Symposium, 515–518.


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Jiah Khan Body Statistics, Measurements, Waist, Hips, Bust, Bra Size, Weight, Height, Figure Shape, Dress And Feet Size
Jiah Khan Weight: 119 lbs (54 kg)
Jiah Khan Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
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Jiah Khan Bra Size/Breast Size: 34B
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Jiah Khan Shoe Size/Feet Size: 7 (US)
Jiah Khan Dress Size: 4 (US)
Jiah Khan Star Sign: Pisces
Jiah Khan Net Worth: Unknown
Jiah Khan Hair Color: Black
Jiah Khan Eye Color: Dark Brown
Date Of Birth: 20 February 1988
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Date of Death: 3 June 2013, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cause of Death: Suicide
Birth Name: Nafisa Khan
Nationality: Indian, American, British
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Religion: Muslim
Parents: Ali Rizvi Khan, Rabia Amin
Siblings: Kavita Khan, Karishma Khan
Jiah Khan was a British American actress, model and singer who appeared in Hindi films. Jiah was born on February 20, 1988 in New York City, New York, USA as Nafisa Khan. She made her film debut in the 2007 Ram Gopal Verma film Nishabd for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.


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Work has continued on the Scorpio over the last couple of weeks…
ere's the Raleigh Scorpio that I recently rescued from the binmen. It's in the first phase of its conversion to a fixed gear bike. I had a new wheel-set built for it at Bristol Bike Workshop. System Ex Hubs and Mavic Open Pro rims.
For the future I have some bits due to go on it – flat bars, white Oury grips, white/black Dirty Harry brake lever which should go on this weekend. I'm going to remove the decals. On my wish list are a new white saddle, a nicer seat post, some metal toe-clips and white leather straps. Eventually I may replace the crankset for something a bit swisher too!
As I was on my way to the Zen Dojo early this morning I spied this little beauty out of the corner of my eye. I had a little look at it, just lent up against a railing where people from my street leave stuff in a kind of neater, more middle-class version of fly-tipping. Both tyres were flat and it wasn't locked up, which I took to mean that it hadn't been used in a while and it was unwanted. I didn't want to take it there and then, but I decided that if it was still there when I came back from work this evening I'd have it.
I've recently taken delivery of a bike from my Dad. He was given it for his 40th Birthday, and he's 57 now. It hasn't had a lot of use in the last few years, and I needed a bike to get around town on, so it started its life with me: