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EFGS - Education for Global Sustainability
Volume 1: 2018.2019
Effective 1 June 2018 through 31 May 2019
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Course Descriptions
EFGS 5000 Foundations of Global Sustainability (3)
This course traces the historical and theoretical development of the concepts of sustainable development, global sustainability and the sustainability mindset. Practical concerns about economic, social and technology development and their impact on planetary ecosystems including human socio-cultural systems are examined. Emphasis is placed on how to support learning about global sustainability.
EFGS 5020 Adventure Education: Personal Development (2)
This course recognizes that personal development is a prerequisite to professional growth. Intensive challenge using both natural and urban environments is the vehicle for students to look at themselves; to learn to trust themselves and a group; to learn that some tasks require more than normal effort; and to learn that they have the resources to give.
EFGS 5080 Energy Conservation (3)
A field-based course, this intensive workshop provides a behind-the-scene look at energy providers in Missouri. The experiences of the course challenge participants to synthesize the information they gather and develop curricula that share concepts and build understanding about our choices and responsibilities as energy consumers.
EFGS 5100 Adventure Education: Cooperation and Initiative Tasks (3)
This course focuses on group initiative games, ropes initiative courses, and orienteering. Students design and use group initiative games. They experience and develop group leadership skills on ropes initiative courses. The course includes the opportunity to earn Level I and Level II certification for use of ropes initiative courses in St. Louis area parks. (This certification involves an additional course fee.) Basic skills in orienteering will be emphasized. Students increase their abilities to take initiative, make decisions, and work cooperatively. NOTE: This course can be taken for CR/NC only.
EFGS 5200 Independent Study (1-3)
Graduate students with special interests in education for sustainability may request that a member of the faculty supervise an independent study. Together the student and faculty member decide the content of the independent study and the criteria for assessment. In no case can an independent study be set up when an existing course already covers the subject. May be repeated for credit if content differs. Prerequisite: Must be degree-seeking. May be repeated for credit (limit 6 credit hours for certificate).
EFGS 5201 Advancement to Candidacy (0)
In this course, candidates reflect in completed program experiences that demonstrate their attainment of professional and key program goals. Candidates complete a reflective essay about their professional growth experience in the program and impact on student learning. These documents are electronically submitted via the assessment system. Depending on major, candidates may be asked to select the thesis vs non-thesis option. Prerequisites: Minimum of 9 graduate credit hours in program; at least one required course.
EFGS 5220 Teaching Sustainability Through Literature (3)
This course explores the interdisciplinary potential of children's and adult literature with an emphasis on fiction that addresses the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability. While reading a number of traditional tales, picture books, chapter books, and iconic texts, participants will apply systems thinking, ecocriticism and rhetorical analysis to the reading of literature, gain an understanding of the history of environmental awareness, appreciate the importance of a sense of place, work on lesson plans that can be replicated in the classroom, and reflect on their personal learning outcomes and applications. Prerequisite: EFGS 5000 or permission of program coordinator.
EFGS 5240 Creating Sustainable Schools (3)
What does a sustainable school look like? What do educators need to know to be highly qualified instructors with an understanding for education for global sustainability? Educators are facing new territory as they try to create facilities, curriculum, and community connections that transform schools into 21st century learning environments. This course will help participants explore strategies for creating a school that can claim education for sustainability.
EFGS 5250 Child as Naturalist (3)
This course examines the phenomena of humanity's disconnection from nature, how this affects children, the ramification of this global attitude, and ways to reverse the trend. Outdoor education methodology will be included. Through activities and discussions, the instructor will introduce techniques and experiences that encourage a conservation ethic and nurture environmental awareness in children. While a survey of environmental themes will be key, emphasis will be placed on the importance of nature experiences for children.
EFGS 5260 Topics in Education for Global Sustainability (1-3)
This course provides candidates with practical applications of contemporary research and methodology to improve classroom effectiveness while considering the goals and concepts of sustainability. The specific topic of this course will change depending on the instructor, but will always help teachers to better under-stand the relationships between a healthy natural environment, economic stability, and social justice. Different topic designations may be repeated for credit.
EFGS 5270 Exploring Regions (3)
This course introduces students to techniques and resources for learning specifics about the natural history (nature, geography, and indigenous people) of a specific region. After learning these approaches, the group meets in a designated natural environment and spends a week applying the methods to unravel the mysteries and treasures of that region. This is an online course with one week face-to-face in the field.
EFGS 5410 In-Service Topics (1-3)
In-service courses in EFGS are designed to provide students with practical applications of contemporary research and methodology to advance sustainability and global citizenship in P12 schools.
EFGS 5430 Sustainability Leadership: Transitions and Change (3)
Participants will explore the skills needed to lead others toward a sustainability-oriented school and community. We will study leaders of school reform and community involvement, generate strategies for sustainability education, and learn how to initiate change with professional strategies. Participants will evaluate themselves as leaders and learn the skills needed to lead effectively and with integrity. Prerequisite: EFGS 5000 or permission of program coordinator.
EFGS 5740 Economics: Choices and Challenges (3)
Designed to assist teachers in preparing students for consumer education, this course explores significant ideas concerning how and why one should become aware of issues in modern consumerism.
EFGS 5900 Reflections and Next Steps (0)
After 18 hours of a variety of courses, this final course will complete the university certificate in EFGS. Prerequisite: EFGS 5000 or permission of program coordinator
EFGS 6001 Integrated Studies in Education for Global Sustainability (3)
In this course students develop and implement a comprehensive project in their specialization area in education. The project may be a field-based design, implementation and evaluation of a course, program or curriculum or a professional development plan for other educators; or it may be a research project. The project should document the impact on PK-12 learners. Prerequisite: Completion of 27 hours of coursework in the MA program.
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Thiruvananthapuram: A court here on Monday sentenced a 42-year-old IT professional to death and his married lover to double life imprisonment for murdering her four-year-old daughter and mother-in-law in 2014.
Nino Mathew and Anu Shanti were both colleagues at an IT firm in Technopark here. The two were in love and planned to eliminate those who were opposed to their relationship.
In April 2014, Mathew went to the home of 34-year-old Anu Shanti near the Technopark campus, and killed her daughter and mother-in-law, using a knife and a baseball bat.
After committing the cold-blooded murder, Mathew waited for the woman's husband Lijesh to come home.
When the husband arrived, there was a tussle between the two. Mathew escaped but was arrested soon. His lover - LIjesh's wife Anu - was also taken into custody.
The Thiruvananthapuram principal sessions court last week found both of them guilty of the murders.
On Monday, the court sentenced Mathew to death, and handed out a double life term to Shanti for helping him escape after committing the murders by sending him pictures of the escape route he could take.
The court said Shanti was "a shame to motherhood".
The court also slapped Mathew with a fine of Rs 50 lakh and Shanti with a fine of Rs 30 lakh.
Shanti's husband Lijesh welcomed the judgment and thanked all those who worked to see that justice is delivered.
Police solved the case quickly after retrieving the messages and pictures from the mobile phones of both accused and also from Mathew's laptop.

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Dancing is her passion. Kelly Phelan has been taking dance instruction classes — from ballet and tap to jazz, Broadway and lyrical — for just about half of her 8-year-old life. The youth said there's nothing she'd rather do than tap her toes and move her feet.
But, there's more to this week's Valley Sun All-Star than rhythm, tempo and talent. The Palm Crest Elementary School third-grader also has a passion for people and making life a little brighter for those less fortunate.
Kelly's concern and empathy came about in part because she's lived through a small portion of what some sick children must go through on a daily basis. When the youth was in pre-school, her hair began falling out — for no apparent reason. "I lost half my hair and I was scared it would never grow back," Kelly said, adding that she was "so happy when it did."


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And, thanks to Nicole having had a car registered in the state before, we saved over $200 on the process!
As per our usual tradition, we each put in one screw on the new plate.
Sure, our insurance coverage literally doubled between here and S.D. But we live three miles from the beach.


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Genre: Thriller
Directed by: Michael Petroni
Written by: Michael Petroni
Starring: Adrien Brody, Sam Neil, Robin Mcleavy, Bruce Spence, Jenni Baird, Anna Lise Phillips, Chloe Bayliss, Malcom Kennard, Olga Miller, Michael Whalley
Release Date: 2015
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A spine tingling psychological horror – Psychologist Peter Bower (Adrien Brody)'s life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that his patients are the ghosts of people who all died twenty years previously. Afraid of losing his mind, Peter returns to his home town where he uncovers a terrifying truth which only he can put right.


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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Iron Man
Heavy Metal
Did we really need another superhero movie? We seem to be inundated with them as of late, and while some do the job well (the Batman reboot, and the Spider-Man series), most have fallen pretty flat (Daredevil, Hulk, Fantastic Four and its sequel). I grew up reading my share of comics from the Marvel universe, but haven't been as excited about the latest villain-smasher as in previous years. When I heard that ol' Metal Head was coming to silver screen, I was mildly interested. When I discovered Robert Downey, Jr. was going to play lead Tony Stark, I was very interested. Fortunately, they really got it right this time--Iron Man is a very good movie in almost all categories.
Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) has it all. Brains, money, women, all the booze he can drink, and the most powerful weapons manufacturing corporation in the world. While showing off his latest creation in the Afgani desert, he is abruptly captured by a terrorist army armed with his products. Locked in a cave with the man who saved his life, he must build his latest missile from spare parts or face certain death. Stark has other plans, however, and learns that he must give back to all the lives he has indirectly taken over the years. He shuts down weapons production and creates a high-tech suit of armor that gives him super powers. But will his own company and partner Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) sit still for such radical action? Does Tony Stark care?
This is a great story that flies in the face of just about every rule we've been taught about movies of this ilk. Instead of already being a straight arrow type, Stark is a selfish man of the world, who has a change of heart. He's not a mutant of any kind, but creates his powers through the ability of his creative engineering chops--he's a DIY Superman. He even lacks the typical alliterative name that we usually associate with superheroes (personal assistant and love interest Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) does have one, however). The film carries this theme right down to the last line of dialogue which lets us know this ain't your mom's comic book movie. I love it.
All the characters are well-devleoped, but this is Downey, Jr.'s movie. He is so good here, bringing a snarky likability to the shallow-turned-deep Stark that you totally root for him. He fights not only the obvious baddies, but also the corporate America he helped create. A great script from the writers of Children of Men, fleshes Stark out and gives him lots of funny dialogue (As he gets in an Army vehicle: "I'll be here in the Funvee, while you're back in the hum-drumvee"). Who better to cast as Stark than a guy who himself has turned his life around?
There are three relationships in the movie, but two are critical and effective. Stark and Potts have several great moments, including a potential kiss on a balcony and another where she must perform impromptu surgery on him. It's funny, tender, intense, and perfect. The second involves Bridge's character and he is wonderfully sinister here. I've never seen him play someone this dastardly before, but he nails it. Every comic book movie needs a great villain, and Iron Man has one, thank you very much.
Of course you gotta have action, and director Jon Favreau (Zathura) gives us just enough to keep us happy. Iron Man flies, shoots repulsor beams from his palms, micro-missles from his forearm, and can take out hostage-holding bad guys with one shot. The CGI work really excels, looking realistic enough to suspend our disbelief and keep us in the movie. My only qualm is that while the action is good, it doesn't blow your socks off. Considering how high the bar was set by the rest of the film, I was hoping for more, but didn't really get it. This is just a minor knock on an otherwise excellent movie.
In my book, Iron Man ranks right up there with (but doesn't surpass) the very best of superhero cinema, the first Superman (1978). It's got a unique, well-acted character in Tony Stark, an engaging plot that never feels boring, good relationships, and decent action. It fulfills every requirement of the genre and then some. It sets a very high standard for the rest of the summer, and here's hoping that's a good omen rather than all downhill from here.
4 comments:
- patrick said...
Iron Man was a practically flawless hero flick; its makers drop some pretty obvious sequel hints too... i'm thinking the next one should be equally great
- May 6, 2008 at 12:15:00 PM PDT
- Karl said...
Spot on! I agree with you Downey does a great job here, and the script had enough action. Still my 6 year old would have liked a lot more action, but then again I don't think the studio targets 6 year olds as their audience, and if you believe that I got some swampland in Florida to sell you. Great review
- May 8, 2008 at 7:22:00 AM PDT
- Scott Eggleston said...
I'm not so sure about not targeting six-year-olds. Have you seen the Burger King toy tie-ins? It was this ad campaign that convinced me I could take my ten year old son without worry. I'm glad I did. He loved it, too.
Thanks for the comment!
- May 9, 2008 at 7:45:00 PM PDT
- Maxim said...
I enjoyed the fact that finally we have a hero who is a self-made superman. "Speedracer" that opens this week also has a hero who overcomes obstacles using his own ingenuity. Could it be beginning of a new trend?
- May 9, 2008 at 10:09:00 PM PDT


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Well with fear of bursting into the theme off the coca cola advert - Holidays are coming!!
I am so pleased the children have broken up from school, and we can really start to enjoy the holidays!
The past week has been filled with school parties, secret Santa sessions and Christmas concerts!
My three children are well and truly shattered! The general exhaustion from a 6 week stretch of school is enough to make them grumpy and foul, add that with the anticipation of Santa's visit and its a disaster waiting to happen!
So to see my daughter looking like she was going to fall asleep on her feet at the school Christmas play was not surprising, and to have to shout at the three of them consistently reminding them to play nice and not fight is getting routine. I am hoping though with them now having a week to chill out before the big day itself tempers calm and attitudes relax so that we can all have a lovely Christmas.
I am really looking forward to this Christmas this year, not only do we have our new puppy Jackson, who is sure to entertain us, we have been fortunate enough to have won a Early Learning Center competition which gave us £200 vouchers to spend in their store!
With some amazing offers on we managed to scoop some wonderful bargains!
I simply adore Early Learning Center toys, the quality and playability of them is amazing, with having my eldest who is now coming up to 9, we already have quite a good selection of their toys, all of which have been well played with and very much loved, and all are still going strong!
So when I won the competition and got my £200 vouchers to say I was happy would be an understatement, I was simply ecstatic! and couldn't wait to run and go spend the vouchers!
We got into our local store and couldn't decided on what goodies to pick, the choice is more than adequate, there is literally something for everyone, from books to art materials to huge play sets right down to pocket money stocking fillers.
We already have the Tower of doom,(all be it the old style as you can see in the picture my youngest loves it, we have had it several years now and it is one toy that gets played with again and agian) we also have the pirates ship which is hugely popular here, along with the pirate figures and various knights and bad guys to go with the Tower, however my two boys really are huge fans of all things medieval, and my eldest still plays with the Tower of doom, so we decided to add to our collection and brought the castle of courage which really will give the boys a great role play
As we walked around the store my partners attention kept being drawn to the beautiful cobblestone farm set and the wonderfully realistic schleich animals, so we agreed on a selection of them for my daughter, who is mad on anything with fur, she is an awkward one for toys as she doesn't often show much interest in 'playing' so I am really hoping the farm set and the realism of the animals will grab her imagination, and because of the amazing 50% off sale, we managed to grab a load of swampsterz, which I'm sure will be a huge hit to my youngest, and this amazing Dino racer set which looks a lot of fun!
I will do reviews of all these toys but obviously at the moment Father Christmas is very kindly looking after them for me, and if my three behave extremely well we are hoping he brings them on Christmas eve night!


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Last week ACU's Ballarat Library was honoured to have received a plaque from Pinarc Disability Support (PDS).
Last week ACU's Ballarat Library was honoured to have received a plaque from Pinarc Disability Support (PDS). Pinarc Disability Support is a community not-for-profit organisation providing services to around 1000 children and adults with disability, their families, and carers across the Grampians Region.
The plaque was presented to library staff on 21 June 2016 and reads "In appreciation of Ballarat Library's participation in the independent living skills volunteer program".
Staff at the Ballarat library have been working with PDS to train one of their volunteers.
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Board of Trustees
The Albany Presbytery has a board of seven trustees comprised of both ruling and teaching elders. Collectively these officers have a fiduciary duty. What does that mean? A fiduciary duty is a legal duty to act solely in another party's interests. In this case we act as a body to look after the financial and legal affairs of the presbytery with an obligation to act in a way that looks after the long term interest of the larger church. Much of our work is helping churches reconcile what they want to do with what is permitted under New York state law, the PCUSA Book of Order, and, where donated funds are involved, donor intent. A hallmark of Presbyterianism is doing things "decently and in order" and our goal as trustees is to facilitate change in a way that conforms to this spirit.
Current Members of the Board of Trustees:
President: Ruling Elder Carl Hasselbarth, Esq., Hamilton-Union Guilderland
Vice-President: Teaching Elder Bill Levering, First Reformed Schenectady
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- Carl Hasselbarth, Ruling Elder, Hamilton-Union, Guilderland
- Miriam Lawrence Leupold, Minister, First/Albany
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- Donald Drew, Ruling Elder, First United/Troy
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Warning: you will need a proper hauler for this. You need 12500m3 of cargo space. I just fitted a new Badger Mk II for this. Uh, I mean Tayra. These names changed in the last patch :)
Banker's Stash - Stolen GoodsGo to Otomainen, Contested Guristas Outrider Post. Warp in the first warp gate. The Jedon Hekkiren's Beloging will drop from one of the named enemies in the back. I can't remember which, sorry.
Banker's Stash - Complete the Transportation
And here you need the hauler. You will get 250 x Jedon Hekkiren's Belongings (12500,0 m³) when you start the mission. Take the haul to the destination in Vahunomi, and that's it.
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When BlackBerry acquired QNX way back in April of 2010, the speculation was all about BlackBerry (RIM at the time) nudging into in-car infotainment. QNX was all about in-car goodness at the time, but as we've seen over the last three years, they are much, much more.
We've seen pieces of QNX all over. At full-form inside the awesome QNX Porsche and new QNX Bentley, and of course the BlackBerry PlayBook. QNX has moved on to more than just cars, even though it may not be obvious at first glance.
Until recently we've always known QNX as QNX, but it seems that now there may be a shift to kill the QNX name in favor of BlackBerry. Take for example the fact that there was zero mention of the name QNX at BlackBerry Live this year. Not spoken, not seen. Nothing.
After a bit of sleuthing we also came across a new design at QNX.com - instead of the old blue and white QNX logo, there is a new logo that incorporates the iconic flying B's of BlackBerry. Check out the image below. The old QNX logo was still in the header on May 13th, but now the new logo is in its place.
As we move ahead it's obvious that BlackBerry is about more than just phones and tablets. Just like Apple is about more than just the iPhone, BlackBerry is branching out more now than ever before. They are going beyond the phone and tablet market to things like in-vehicle technology (thanks to QNX obviously) so it could be the perfect time to lose the QNX name all together and just go BlackBerry. BlackBerry in your hand, home and car. Think about it.
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Okay! So: A Tree of Bones has been officially out for over a month, prompting an interview in Rue Morgue and a good review in Publisher's Weekly, as well as two very nice reviews on Goodreads, though one seems impossible to find anymore. I'm also finally at the end of my short story/anthology-fill duties for this year, all of which have been accepted by their various venues. That's seven separate stories. I also did a fair amount of preliminary work on my next CZP book, Experimental Film: A Novel, and roughed out and/or began a few other projects, as well as writing nine poems (two of them placed thus far), three new instalments of Lackadaisy fanfic and five film columns for chizine.com.
Next on the docket: "In Scarlet Town (Today)", another post-Tree of Bones Hexslinger-'verse story, which will hopefully be packaged as an e-book along with "Like a Bowl of Fire", which was originally supposed to be the supplement in the back of the Tree hardcover. I need to get it done by mid-July, which should be fun (since that's Readercon, essentially, which I go straight to from Polaris, the week before). And speaking of which, here's my schedule for both:
Fringe: There's More Than Two of Everything, Friday July 6, 7pm
Adults Should Read Adult Books, Friday July 6, 9pm
The Cabin in the Woods, Friday July 6, 10pm
Diana Wynne Jones: Her Works and Legacy, Saturday July 7 1pm
John Carter (of Mars), Saturday July 7, 5pm
Lost in the Middle Again, Sunday July 8, 4pm
The Cult of Cthulhu, Sunday July 8, 1pm
Reading: Sunday July 8, 2:30pm.
Thursday July 12
9:00 PM The Visual Generation. Gemma Files, Elizabeth Hand, Caitlín R. Kiernan, John Langan (leader), Lee Moyer. Last year's horror-related Readercon panels all brought in discussions of other media. Many of today's horror and dark fantasy writers were exposed to horror movies and television before ever picking up a horror novel. In a 2010 book review, horror critic Will Errickson wrote, "I can't imagine what it must have been like for authors such as Arthur Machen, H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, Sheridan LeFanu, et. al., to write horror fiction without having horror film as an influence." Yet despite these undeniable changes in the field, readers often disparage horror writing when they feel it tries too hard to be "cinematic," or when an author openly admits to being inspired by visual media. Is it time for us to get over this stigma and accept that horror literature and visual media are in an ongoing two-way conversation? Or are we in danger of diluting the craft and consigning the genre's past masters to obscurity unless they've been adapted to film?
Friday July 13
11:00 AM Group Reading: Mythic Poetry. Mary Agner, Mike Allen, Erik Amundsen, Leah Bobet, C.S.E. Cooney, Gemma Files, Gwynne Garfinkle, April Grant, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Shira Lipkin, Adrienne J. Odasso, Julia Rios, Darrell Schweitzer, Sonya Taaffe. Over the past decade, speculative poetry has increasingly turned toward the mythic in subject matter, with venues such as Strange Horizons, Goblin Fruit, Mythic Delirium, Stone Telling, Cabinet des Fées, Jabberwocky, and the now-defunct Journal of the Mythic Arts showcasing a new generation of poets who've redefined what this type of writing can do. Come to the reading and hear new and classic works from speculative poetry's trend-setters.
4:00 PM Wet Dreams and Nightmares. Samuel R. Delany, Gemma Files, Paula Guran (leader), Caitlín R. Kiernan, Sonya Taaffe. Writers such as Caitlín R. Kiernan, M. Christian, Cecilia Tan, and Paula Guran are well known in both speculative fiction and erotic fiction circles for creating what Kiernan calls "weird and transgressive" erotica. How does this subgenre use the tools and tropes of horror and dark fantasy to explore taboo aspects of sexuality and gender? How has it changed over the decades as sexual culture has evolved? And as the romance genre becomes more welcoming of both the erotic and the undead, how will weird erotica maintain its identity as something separate from paranormal porn?
Saturday July 14
11:00 AM Group Reading: ChiZine Press. Gemma Files, Nicholas Kaufmann, Nick Mamatas, Yves Meynard, Paul Tremblay. Authors published by ChiZine Press read from their works.
12:00 PM The Works of Caitlín R. Kiernan. Elizabeth Bear (leader), Gemma Files, John Langan, Sonya Taaffe. Since blazing onto the speculative fiction scene with the story "Persephone" in 1995 and the novel Silk in 1998, Caitlín R. Kiernan has consistently pushed the boundaries of the fantastic, often refusing to be classified and always delighting in transgression. Her work encompasses elements of science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, and erotica, to name just a few; she writes short and long fiction, comics and graphic novels, poetry, and song lyrics with equal facility. This panel will attempt an overview of her spectacularly diverse career.
3:00 PM Kaffleklatsch! (Newly added.)
7:30 PM Reading. Gemma Files. Gemma Files reads from A Tree of Bones: Volume 3 of the Hexslinger Series.
Sunday July 15
1:00 PM Autographs. Gemma Files, Jeff VanderMeer.
2:00 PM Queer/Were: Born This Way?. Samuel R. Delany, Gemma Files, Greer Gilman, Liz Gorinsky, Andrea Hairston, John Edward Lawson, Ruth Sternglantz (leader). In Marie de France's 12th century Anglo-Norman tale "Bisclavret," werewolf transformation can be read as a metaphor for homosexuality. In contemporary urban fantasy/paranormal fiction, the slippage between queerness and were-ness persists on several levels, even when the characters are nominally heterosexual. But what happens when a were isn't heterosexual? Ruth E. Sternglantz will look at how several authors of queer urban fantasy/paranormal construct the convergence of queer and were, and subsequent discussion will explore how authors of urban fantasy generally appropriate metaphors of queerness in the construction of their were characters.
So, yeah. Should be fun. And now, back to Hex City.


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The input snp.matrix is first normalised by subtracting the mean from each call and dividing by the expected standard deviation under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. It is then post-multiplied by its transpose. This is a preliminary step in the computation of principal components.
The input matrix, of type
This computation forms the first step of the calculation of principal
components for genome-wide SNP data. As pointed out by Price et al.
(2006), when the data matrix has more rows than columns it is
most efficient to calculate the eigenvectors of
X.X-transpose, where X is a
snp.matrix whose columns have been normalised to zero mean and
unit variance. For autosomes, the genotypes are given codes 0, 1 or 2
after subtraction of the mean, 2p, are divided by the standard
sqrt(2p(1-p)) (p is the estimated allele
frequency). For SNPs on the X chromosome in male subjects,
genotypes are coded 0 or 2. Then
the mean is still 2p, but the standard deviation is
Missing observations present some difficulty. Price et al. (2006) recommended replacing missing observations by their means, this being equivalent to replacement by zeros in the normalised matrix. However this results in a biased estimate of the complete data result. Optionally this bias can be corrected by inverse probability weighting. We assume that the probability that any one call is missing is small, and can be predicted by a multiplicative model with row (subject) and column (locus) effects. The estimated probability of a missing value in a given row and column is then given by m = RC/T, where R is the row total number of no-calls, C is the column total of no-calls, and T is the overall total number of no-calls. Non-missing contributions to X.X-transpose are then weighted by w=1/(1-m) for contributions to the diagonal elements, and products of the relevant pairs of weights for contributions to off–diagonal elements.
A square matrix containing either the complete X.X-transpose matrix, or just its lower triangle
The correction for missing observations can result in an output matrix which is not positive semi-definite. This should not matter in the application for which it is intended
In genome-wide studies, the SNP data will usually be held as a series of
objects (of
"snp.matrix" or
"X.snp.matrix"), one per chromosome.
Note that the X.X-transpose matrices
produced by applying the
xxt function to each object in turn
can be added to yield the genome-wide result.
David Clayton [email protected]
Price et al. (2006) Principal components analysis corrects for stratification in genome-wide association studies. Nature Genetics, 38:904-9
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I really don't like being without a computer at home. I feel disconnected from so many and so much. Hopefully I will be able to get a monitor soon and re-attach myself to the world.
I began substitute teaching yesterday. Since there haven't been any job opportunities I thought this would be a way to make a little money while I continue my search.
There has been a lot of time to read as well. I have read 11 books in the last couple of months. Currently I am reading The AD Chronicles, a series by Bodie and Brock Thoene, The Alienist by Caleb Carr, and a biography of John Adams by David McCullough.
The plan for today is to get back to sewing. I want to complete the apron I started weeks ago.
Other than those few items there isn't much going on in my world.


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I'm Jana.
Professional light chaser & moment catcher.
(part-time grammar nerd, kid wrangler, obsessive list maker, and craft beer enthusiast).
Be warned, I will cry at your wedding. There's no avoiding that.
My goal is that we develop a relationship that brings me back to capture the many changes in your family along the way. (I'm terrible with goodbyes, don't make me do it).
Let's scrap the stiff, unnatural poses. I believe in creating honest images filled with emotion that tell your true story.
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1) When did You start writing?
The year was 1993. We'd just purchased our first PC. I was working nights, and often in the middle of the night nothing is going on at the hospital. I'd finished the book I'd been reading. Since I don't drink coffee I read to stay awake. So I decided to write a scene for a book. For years I'd been toying with the idea of writing a romance novel and had several discarded pieces.
This scene just seemed to fly onto the paper. A mail order bride, 8 months pregnant flees the clutches of a killer by riding up into the Colorado Mountains. Good story! So I took the pages home the next morning, typed them into the computer, and OMG! I had an entire 10 page chapter. Problem was, the scene was in the middle of the book! Needless to say, I was hooked.
2) What books/authors have influenced you?
By far, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Johanna Lindsey, Julie Garwood (my all time favorite!), Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, Iris Johansen, Lorraine Heath, Jodi Thomas, Linda Howard, Sandy Blair.
3) Describe your writing process.
Complete pantser! Usually I can visualize a scene in my head, hear what the characters are saying, and then "we're off!". Sometimes it's like a day at the races, and other times it's like an archeological dig. Often their are things that get tweaked throughout the story and I'm not afraid of rewrites, but in the end, when the hero and heroine get their emotionally satisfying ending, I'm thrilled with the end product.
A friend always tells me she "sees the book like a movie reel". I don't. The funny thing is, I "hear" the cadence of the story, the rhythm, the dialogue, each character's unique story line. Weird, isn't it?
4) Tell us about your current Work In Progress and what is next for you?
Which one? I kid you not, I'm not happy unless I have two or more projects in the works.
WIP "A"--206 pages into a small town romance with a sexy reluctant sheriff hero, a novice teacher-turned-PI heroine, a town-full of well-meaning crazies, and oh yeah at least one murderer on the lose.
WIP "B"--60 pages into the third in a romantic suspense trilogy about the Edgars family. KIDNAPPED, my 06GH finalist is the first in the series and features Sami Edgars and Jake Carlisle. HUNTED, also an 06GH finalist is the second in the series featuring Matt Edgars and Katie Myers. The third book, MISSING, features the youngest brother and charmer, Luke Edgars, and a six foot tall computer-geek desk agent, Abby Whitson.
WIP "C" 20 pages into a Regency-era historical about a wounded soldier who returns to England a war-hero only to find himself the guardian of two school-room age sisters and their independent minded governess.
*see all too tempting not to work on!*
5) Any advice for others or personal observations?
If you look at a blank page and have the urge to fill it with words, want to describe the interaction of characters and tell their stories, then you are a writer. This isn't for the faint of heart. Rejections come quickly and acceptance is rare, but once the bug bites you, beware, you can do nothing but write to make you happy!
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Is There Room For Another MOBA Title? Rock Hippo Seem To Think So
Peter Donnell / 5 years ago
Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has officially announced Core Masters to be their next online PC game released in North America and the UK. Core Masters is being developed by Soft Bigbang and in partnership with Neowiz Games, Rock Hippo will bring this exciting new entry to gamers hungry for a fresh take on the MOBA genre.
Personally I feel the MOBA genre is about to get very crowded, very quickly as everyone seeks to take a piece of the current eSports crown, although I think it's going to take more than few tricks to bump off titles like League of Legends and DOTA2.
An official date for the closed beta of Core Masters is yet to be announced, while development of the game continues to add new features and content and once it is live, we will see if it has what it takes to rock it with the big boys in the MOBA world.
In Core Masters, familiar MOBA elements of action and strategy have been re-imagined, making the game experience something that is entirely unique. The game is designed to keep the competition tight while minimizing frustration and focusing on the fun aspects of multiplayer encounters. Rock Hippo will add Core Masters to their current roster of games, including the 3rd person shooter, MicroVolts (www.MicroVolts.com), and action combat game, Brawl Busters (www.BrawlBusters.com).
"We expect great things from Core Masters, as well as our talented partners at Neowiz Games and Soft Bigbang" said Howard He, CEO and President of Rock Hippo. "We know that there is some tough competition out there, but we have a truly special game in our hands."
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ZTE has pulled the wraps off its latest – seemingly China specific – smartphone, the Redbull. And while it doesn't give you wings and may well end up the subject of a lawsuit, it does offer pretty decent value for money. Packing a 5-inch 720p display and a 13MP Sony CMOS camera sensor, the Redbull will cost the equivalent of just $135.
Other specs of note are a quad-core Snapdragon (MSM8926 or MSM8928) CPU, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of onboard storage with microSD card expansion and a removable 2400mAh battery. The Redbull also comes in an 'Energy' version – you can almost smell the lawsuit from here – which bumps the RAM to 2GB and onboard storage up to 8GB. This races the price slightly to around $160.
Oh, and it comes in a variety of colors, including some quite bright yellow and green options. It's gone on sale immediately in China, but there's no indication if we'll ever see it anywhere else. And if we did it'd likely have a different name.


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He is childhood friends with Akane who often comes over to his house, offering to cook for him or care for him. Also living at his home is the mysterious Kagura who along with saying he would be the next student council president and she would give him herself as a "reward" also often gets katsuragi in tons of trouble when Akane comes in on easily misunderstood situations. Apart from these two lady friends he also is friends with Kaoru and Nagare whom he cares for greatly and goes out of his way to protect should the situation call for it.
As far is his relevance plot wise is concerned, he is the Main Male Protagonist who is said to be the next student council president who will protect the school by Kagura Mami although it looks the rest of the student council isn't so sure. Also by opening the "un-openable door", wolf DNA inside of him has awoken giving him special powers, which explains the tail he has to sport at school.
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Struck under base with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1744-5) and with maker's mark of John Hugh Le Sage (struck three times on no.4).
Made for either Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds (1713-89) or Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1750-99); by descent to the 10th Duke of Leeds Will Trust; October 24, 1990, sold by 10th Duke of Leeds Will Trust, at Christie's, London, lot 247. E. & C. T. Koopman & Son, Ltd, London; By 1996, most probably sold by E. & C. T. Koopman & Son to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
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Gardai are investigating an alleged sexual assault which took place on a popular beach.
A young woman is understood to have been attacked while camping on Bettystown Beach, Co Meath, during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
An abandoned tent owned by the alleged victim, which was pitched close to the main entrance of the beach, is currently being forensically examined by gardai.
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Anyone who has any information on this incident is asked to contact Ashbourne Garda station on 01 8010600.
Bettystown Beach has been extremely busy over the last few days with people descending on the area to enjoy the good weather.
All along the coastline a number of people have been seen taking advantage of the nice weather to camp out.
Gardai are advising people to ensure their personal safety at all times and not to take any risks.
Meanwhile, there have been reports of anti-social behaviour on the beach over the last few days and also complaints from residents about rubbish being dumped on the beach by people visiting it.
A spokesman for Meath County Council said: "The current good weather is attracting a significant increase in visitors to Laytown/Bettystown beaches.
"The forecast of high tides over the weekend necessitated the erection of warning signs to ensure the safety of cars parking on the beach."


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Here's a little illustration if you need to show that a few examples do not make a proof.
(Context: Introducing a quick 4 days on proof by induction, because we use it in the next unit on Series & Sequences.)
First I asked them to write an expression for the nth term of the sum of the first n positive odd integers. Like this:
1 = 1
1 + 3 = 4
1 + 3 + 5 = 9
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16
They did up to like n = 5, saw the pattern, and settled on n squared. They were utterly convinced. Their intuition was serving them well. For now.
Then, I drew a circle on the Smartboard, and asked them, if we draw n unique points on the circle, and connect them with as many segments as possible, in how many maximum regions is the circle divided?
2 points: 2 regions
3 points: 4 regions
(At this point, they had a few minutes to work independently or with a partner to come up with a conjecture for number of regions in terms of n points on the circle.)
4 points: 8 regions
They think they see it: the number of regions doubles. They check it with
5 points: 16 regions
And nearly everyone was satisfied with that, and conjectured that n points yield regions.
A few intrepid souls, and eventually all with some cajoling, drew 6 points, yielding 31 regions, not the expected 32.
Coming up with the actual expression is non-trivial (it ends up involving nCr, of all things), and we didn't get into it, but I found this an effective motivator for introducing proof by induction.
Last year, I used the example of Fermat's conjecture that $2^{2^n}+1$ yields only primes - a conjecture which went unproven either way until Leonhard Euler found a factorization of $2^{2^5}+1=4292967297=(641)(6700417)$. But, I thought this was much more effective, because they could confront their erroneous conjecture with the counterexample directly.


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Small Claims
100 North Side Square
Room 821
Huntsville, AL 35801
Telephone: 256-532-3622
The Small Claims Court is a special civil division of the District Court where individuals as well as businesses can settle disputes and disagreements. The maximum amount you may sue or be sued for is $6,000.00. Procedures are simple, informal, and inexpensive. There are no juries and you may appear before the judge with or without an attorney.
Cash, Cashiers Check and/or Money Orders accepted. No Personal Checks - No Credit / Debit Cards
Forms & Resources
- Small Claims Summon Form
- Complaint Form
- Statement of Claim for Specific Property
- Application for Default Judgment
- Default Judgment Specific Property (Order)
- Default Judgment (Order)
- E-Series forms - CLICK HERE - Then click on Civil
- Alabama Legal Help website- alabamalegalhelp.org
Note: WHEN FILLING OUT FORMS - PLEASE USE BLACK INK ONLY
To file a case in the Small Claims court, you will need to fill out both the complaint and the summons form. (Please make copies of the form after you have completed it. The court will need an original and a copy for each defendant. If copies are not made when you come in to file your claim, there will be a charge of $ 5.00 (for up to 20 pages) to make them for you. Please type or print when completing the form.)
Certified mail fee increase $6.77 to address below:
100 North Side Square Room 821
Huntsville, AL 35801
FAQs About Small Claims
Before you file a claim, you should contact the person or business you plan to sue and attempt to settle your dispute out of court. This effort may save you both time and money. You should also find out if the person or business you plan to sue has any money or assets to pay your claims, if you should win. Otherwise, you may have a difficult time collecting on a court judgment. Remember, it is up to you-not the court-to take further legal action against the person or business if they do not pay the judgment.
An individual who has reached the age of 19, a partnership, or a corporation may file a claim, with or without an attorney. If a partnership files without an attorney, the person representing the partnership must be a partner or employee of the partnership. If a
corporation files without an attorney, the person representing the corporation must be an officer or full-time employee of the corporation.
You or your attorney should go to the Small Claims Division of the District Court in the county where the person or business you wish to sue lives or has an office and file a Statement of Claims (Complaint) form. The Court Clerk has this form. The Court Clerk cannot give you legal advice nor can they assist you in filling out forms (you, an individual or an attorney of your choice may do this). If you are physically unable to fill them out yourself, this office will gladly make reasonable accommodations in order to help you complete the necessary paperwork. Use only BLACK ink when filling out forms.
Once you complete the complaint, you become the "plaintiff" in the case and the person you are suing is the "defendant". The information that you must have in order to complete the case is the defendant's correct and complete address and/or their place of employment, so that service of the paperwork is done in a timely manner.
You must pay a filing fee at the time the claim is filed. Filing fees are nonrefundable. NO PERSONAL CHECKS or CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS. If you cannot afford to prepay this fee, you can fill out an Affidavit of Substantial Hardship form and ask the judge to delay payment. You may attain this form from the Court Clerk. The cost of filing the case is broken down into a fee description according to the amount of the claim (amount of monetary damages you are seeking or claiming) and the fee charged at the time the case is filed. The fees for filing a claim with more than one defendant, additional services such as garnishments, executions, and certified mail (applicable only if service is to a post office box or out of state defendant) are listed below as well. Any additional fees or services will be added to what the defendant owes if you (the plaintiff) win the case. Otherwise, you (the plaintiff) will be responsible for those fees accumulated over the course of the claim.
The clerk will assign your case a number and you should use this number whenever you contact the court concerning your case.
Once the forms are completed, this office will process the complaint. It normally takes 1 to 2 weeks to process the case. After it is processed in our office, it is then sent to the Sheriff's Department for service on the defendant(s) or issued by Certified Mail, whichever process you stated. Once served with a Statement of Claim, the defendant has 14 days to complete the Answer form and to file the Answer with the Clerk's office. A computer printout with the service date will be mailed to the plaintiff. Please do not call for service date. We do not check service by telephone. If the defendant files an answer, the case will be set for trial in 6 - 8 weeks from the receipt of the answer. You should have sufficient time or notification of the trial in order to prepare in writing to the clerk's office for the judge to review. If the defendant fails to file an answer, the plaintiff can take a judgment by default by coming into the office and filling out a default request and affidavit form.
You may choose to settle with the plaintiff before the date the claim is set for trial. If you do settle, then the claim may be dismissed, with no judgment entered against you. If you choose not to settle or you are unable to settle, you must answer the Complaint within 14 days after being served, admitting or denying all or part of the claim. Remember, your answer must be filed within 14 days or a default judgment may be entered against you. As the defendant, you may also choose to file a Counterclaim, which is a claim that you have against the plaintiff. All parties to a small claims case are encouraged to try and reach a settlement agreement prior to trial. All settlement agreements should be in writing and should state who is to pay the court costs. If the defendant does not agree to pay the court costs as part of the settlement, the plaintiff will be responsible. If a settlement agreement is reached before the trial, the plaintiff must immediately notify the clerk so that the trial can be canceled.
If an agreement cannot be reached, both the plaintiff and defendant should get together all papers, receipts, bills, sales tickets, estimates, photographs, etc., having anything to do with the claim. You should write down the details and facts of the case to assist you in telling your side of the story at the trial. As the plaintiff or defendant, you may bring any witnesses you feel can help explain your case. If there is any reason to believe a witness will not voluntarily appear, you may ask the clerk to issue a witness subpoena requiring that person to appear. You will be required to pay a witness subpoena fee.
BE ON TIME. If you are late, the judge may dismiss your case (if you are the plaintiff) or he may enter a default judgment against you (if you are the defendant). If something comes up which would prevent you from being on time or appearing at the trial, you MUST inform the clerk as soon as possible and request a continuance (delay) of the trial. A trial in Small Claims Court is an informal hearing before the judge. There is no jury. When the case is called, the plaintiff will present his evidence and his witnesses. The defendant will then present his evidence, and call his witnesses. After hearing both sides of the case and looking at the evidence, the judge will make a decision and render a judgment based on the law and the facts presented.
Mediation is available in small claims court while you wait for your trial time on the small claims docket. Mediation is one way for people to settle disputes. In mediation, the people involved in the dispute talk about solutions that might work for them. The people who help them work out a solution are called mediators. Mediators are trained in dispute resolution, and their aim is to encourage people who are involved in a problem to work out a solution that satisfies them. Mediation is free and voluntary. Either party may terminate the mediation at any time before a settlement is reached. If the case is resolved through mediation, an agreement will be signed by all parties, and will be approved by the judge. If the case cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties you will return to the courtroom and begin your trial.
If either of you (plaintiff or defendant) disagrees with the decision, you may appeal the case by filing a NOTICE OF APPEAL form with the clerk of the Small Claims Court within 14 days after the date of the judgment. The clerk has this form. The appeal will be heard in the Circuit Court. The party filing the appeal must be prepared to pay a filing fee of $426.00 for a non-jury trial or $526.00 for a jury trial and post a bond to cover any unpaid court costs (for an Unlawful Detainer). You may need the assistance of an attorney if you choose to appeal because the simplified procedures of Small Claims Court do not apply in Circuit Court.
If the defendant does not pay the judgment (after the appeal time has run-14 days) it is up to you and not the court to take one of the following actions to collect your judgment:
· Garnishment of Wages--Obtain a court order to garnish (withhold) wages of the defendant to satisfy the judgment. It must meet state and federal requirements in order to collect using this method. Paperwork will then need to be filed in our office.
· Garnishment of Bank Account--Must know of the defendant's bank and bank address for paperwork to be filed in our office.
· Execution for Levy on Property--Obtain a court order authorizing the sheriff to pick up any property belonging to the defendant and sell it to satisfy the judgment. The property levied cannot be under a recorded mortgage (plaintiff can check with the probate court record room for recordings). A copy of the current tax assessment along with a copy of the deed is required for property. (The tax assessment information may be obtained by going to the Tax Assessors office on the 5th floor of the Madison County Courthouse. The deed can be located on the 3rd floor, Records Department.) If executing on a vehicle, the current years tag receipt is needed. (This can be requested from the License Department, 1st floor of the courthouse.) It is important to mention, you cannot garnishee a retirement check, disability check, welfare, child assistance, unemployment or a social security check. All of the above actions require an additional filing fee. (SEE FEES)
The clerk has the necessary forms and sometimes the method of collection may become involved, you may wish to have an attorney explain the procedure and assist you in filing the appropriate forms. Again the court clerk cannot give you legal advice. The court has no way of collection outside of the above-mentioned methods and judgments that are good for up to ten years. It is important to mention, it is easier to get a judgment than it is to collect on it. A judgment is not a guarantee of collection. The plaintiff can request a certificate of judgment and have it recorded in the county probate court. You will need to complete the form and the clerk's office will return it to you where you then can record it in the probate judge's office. It will then go on record and must be satisfied before the defendant can borrow money or sell property.


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- Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Industry, Trade and Investment CS Adan Mohamed and CEO Patrick Mwangi visits Kariobangi MSE Center of Excellence.
It was a great day for young artisans in Kariobangi as the Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Co-operatives CS Adan Mohamed together with Chief Executive Officer Patrick Mwangi of Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA) visited Kariobangi MSE Center of Excellence.
Kariobangi MSE Center of Excellence is home to over 1200 artisans. Through the center, the artisans have access to equipment and training that will assist them in managing their businesses and improving their manufacturing techniques.
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- Thursday, 28 May 2015
Launch of special dispute-solving tribunal for smes
Kenya has established a special tribunal to help entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to solve their disputes. The Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA) CEO Patrick Mwangi said the committee will solve all conflicting issues arising from the breach of contracts, property disputes or foiled transactions.
"We are in the process of establishing a special tribunal. The tribunal will handle all disputes within the MSE sector," Mwangi told a forum of SME representatives late Tuesday in Nakuru, about 180km northwest of Nairobi.
"This will be one step forward towards removing any blocks that drag behind developments towards making this sector a wealthy and lucrative venture," he added.
Mwangi, who was addressing the SMEs representatives from the 18 counties from the across the country, said that lack of permanent structures for operations of the informal traders is one of the main challenges that have hindered efforts to expand their business.
To solve the problem, he said the authority will be creating a Communication Strategic Plan aimed at prevailing upon the county leadership to recognize the contribution of the MSE sector in their economies and hence create conducive environment for their investments."Our plea will be that they promote a good working environment for the SMEs in the country. One way will be establishing permanent structures for them in strategic areas where they are able attract customers," noted Mwangi.
He said that the SMEs sector creates over 80 percent of the total new jobs created annually in the East African state and there was need to boost its development to attract more local and international investors.
Regarding production of high quality and marketable products in the East African Community's trading bloc as well as international market, Mwangi said the authority will support initiatives intended at promoting value addition across the country.
"We are looking forward to identifying the various value addition projects in all parts across the 47 counties. Apart from creating jobs which will be reducing level of unemployment, we will be boosting the level of productivity in the sector. Eventually make it one of the most lucrative ventures in the country," said Mwangi.
The SME sector forms part of the Economic Pillar in Kenya's Vision 2030, which foresees the creation of a sustainable middle- level Kenyan economy by the year 2030.
According to the Economic Survey 2013, the sector employs over 600,000 people annually.
Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Association CEO Richard Muteti identified inaccessibility of credit facilities to the informal traders in the East African country as a critical input that has hampered them from diversifying their businesses.
To solve this, Muteti, who is also the Director of the Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa (SMES-EA), called on the Kenyan government to come up with policies that would enable them access capital assistance without stiffening obstacles.
"The MSE sector is extremely crucial in the development of every country's economy across the globe. Importantly, in Kenya it contributes above 88 percent of all the new employment opportunities created annually," said Muteti.
Kenya National Alliance of Street Vendors and Informal Traders (KENAVIST) Chairperson Simon Ole Nasieku said they will be pushing for the establishment of all permanent structures for the operations of the SMEs within the proximity of the busy central business districts across the East African state.
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- Thursday, 28 May 2015
New body to manage small traders
Micro and small traders now have a reason to smile following the operationalisation of a new Authority to address their issues. The creation of the Micro and Small Enterprise Authority (MSEA) comes after President Kibaki signed the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Bill 2012 into law last week.
Under the new law, firms with an annual turnover of below Sh500, 000 and employing less than 10 people will be classified under 'micro enterprises', while those with an annual turnover of between Sh500, 000 and Sh5 million and employing between 10 to 15 people classified under 'small businesses'.
Small-scale traders hailed the creation of the new Authority, saying it would open a new chapter in the trade arena in the country.
"We expect there will be new approaches to businesses, for example, creating new linkages with other players in the market, enhancing innovation, and augmenting capacity building," Daniel Huba, an SME expert said.
Until the formation of the Authority, various departments handled the coordination of the micro and small enterprises. For example, the traders have been under the management of the Industrialization, Trade, Co-operative Development and Marketing, and local government ministries, among other government agencies.
The key challenges facing the traders include lack of credit finance, market access, market information, business skills and representation in various authorities especially ion the Government.
The Authority will create an SME fund to facilitate business financing among other issues.
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Vitamin k is a group name for a number of related compounds. Each one serves an essential purpose in the prevention of cancer. Vitamin K1 and K2 are the two natural forms of the vitamin – which can target cancer at multiple stages of development.
Researchers have shown the distinct ways that vitamin K2 stops the proliferation of cancer cells. These studies confirm the healthiest way to curtail malignancies is through diet and supplementation.
The anti-tumor action of vitamin K has been under investigation since 1947. But, only recently, has it been discovered that different forms of vitamin K can actually stop the creation of cancer cells. Vitamin K affects the tumors by modifying growth factors and receptor molecules – which make cells less able to stimulate tumor growth and progression.
The cell cycle becomes frozen and is not able to create any further cells. It also creates programmed cell death through distinctive mechanisms. One of the most unique methods is called "oncosis" – which is a form of stress-activated ischemic cell demise – and tumor cells are particularly vulnerable to this process.
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Tumors can rapidly outgrow their blood supplies, their high metabolism means they use up oxygen rapidly, which makes them especially vulnerable to oxidant stress – much more so than the healthier tissues around them. Vitamin K targets tumor cells for destruction by stimulating oxidative stress – without toxicity to healthy tissues.
Persistent stress often leads to chronic cell injury and eventually the demise of the cell via oncosis. This is another way to get rid of cancer cells besides getting them to commit suicide, which is known as apoptosis.
Another unique mechanism of vitamin K, demonstrated recently in bile duct cancers and leukemia, is autophagy, in which cancer cells essentially eat themselves by releasing their own digestive enzymes internally. By still another mechanism, vitamin C and K in combination contribute to cancer cell death by autoschizis, whereby cells simply split open, spilling their contents.
Plus, in case you're wondering about the science, a study from Uruguay demonstrated that serum markers in a group of prostate cancer patients indicated tumor cell destruction following supplementation with vitamin C and K. Then, there is this other study the "European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition" involving over 24,000 participants from the ages of 35 to 64, all who were free of cancer when enrolled in the study.
The participants were tracked for cancer incidence and mortality for an average of 10 years. Part of the study tracked their vitamin K1 and K2 dietary intake over these years and compared it to cancer incidence and mortality. Can you guess what happened?
What was found was that vitamin K2, was associated with a lower risk of getting cancer and succumbing to it. The benefit of vitamin K2 intake was revealed with a dramatic reduction in lung and prostate cancer among the individuals in the study.
At the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, researchers have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K have a lower risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In this study, vitamin K1 (found mostly in leafy greens) showed a preventative value in reducing cancer risk.
Those who had the highest levels of vitamin K1 from diet and/or supplements had a 45% less risk for developing this form of lymphoma. In addition, researchers in Japan discovered that vitamin K2 may play a role in preventing the type of liver cancer caused by viral cirrhosis.
Where can I get vitamin K?
Just as a reminder, vitamin K exists in two natural forms 'vitamin K1' and 'vitamin K2'. Vitamin K1 is found in fresh vegetables such as broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, collard greens, broccoli, okra, asparagus, prunes, avocado and other leafy green vegetables. Vitamin K2 is found in meat, dairy, and natto – a Japanese soy product.
Obviously, you won't hear much from your conventionally-trained doctor about how to treat or prevent cancer – nutritionally. But, the fact remains, most people do not get sufficient vitamin K from their diet. Yet, it's one of the most important nutrients to consume for optimal health.


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I have started to monitor my blood glucose as to better dial in my protein and carb consumption level. I think that consuming 1 GM Protein/Lb of Body weight actually increases my insulin resistance so I am cutting back protein (and dairy).
I have found the following
1) Fasting really clears blood glucose – clearly this is the value of IF – spending time in in the fat burning zone i.e. light ketosis
2) Aerobic exercise fasted really clears blood glucose even more. While fasting blood glucose levels are around mid 80s – 1/2 of riding the bike brings it down to low 70s. There is something else going on the because that bout of exercise just kills my appetite even though my blood sugar is quit low.
3) Strength training fasted seems to raise my blood sugar (1 hour post workout). I have experienced this a couple times and I am trying to understand it. I assume that to some degree this is the "dawn effect" i.e. your fasting blood sugar increasing as the morning proceeds. Hopefully the cause is my liver producing glucose from stored fat in response to my workout.
4) I am going to ride my aerobic exercise torture device (airdyne) early tomorrow I will try to add some sprints afterward to see what this does to my blood sugar.
The issue I have with HIT is that I can't do regularly and lift…it just burns me out as my strength training is pretty vigorous.
The 1/2 hour of low impact aerobic work on the Airdyne actually helps me recover from lifting.
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Hey Joe, weightlifting does raise blood glucose, at least during the exercise itself. 1 hour post workout higher blood sugar I don't know what to make of. I also agree with you that HIT is an intense addition to weightlifting; I have to be careful with it because it cuts into my lifting recovery time.Reply
More vindication for HIT in a Denmark study, via the NYT last week:
Thanks, John. I myself find that HIT can be a bit too intense for me. I need enough recovery afterward that it cuts into my lifting routine. I may give this 10-20-30 routine a try.Reply
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Great article Mangan and I really enjoyed Muscle Up as well.
One thing I'm not clear on, what's the optimal number of times per week to do a HIT workout when also doing weight training?
Would you say HIT workout of 20 minutes twice a week as well as a weight workout like you describe in Muscle Up twice a week, or would you recommend a different cadence?
Keep up the great articles, I learn more from this blog on health than any other source, everyone else seems to be playing catch up.Reply
Erik, great questions. I hate to be so vague, but I think you need to listen to your body. Fatigue is a sign you're doing too much. If no fatigue, then the twice a week HIT and twice a week weights sounds like plenty. Myself, I find I'm doing little HIT cardio lately because it cuts so much into my recovery from my lifting, which is my main focus.Reply
Makes a lot of sense, thanks very much for the clarification!Reply
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