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Ekaterina Schulmann

Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme

Biography

Ekaterina is a political scientist specializing in the legislative process in modern Russia, parliamentarism and decision-making mechanisms in hybrid political regimes.

She has a PhD in political science and serves as an associate professor at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES), and senior lecturer at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). From Dec 2018 to Oct 2019 she was a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.

She is the author of the books Legislation as a Political Process and Practical Politology: a guide to the contact with reality (collection of articles), and one of the co-authors of the The New Autocracy: Information, Politics, and Policy in Putin's Russia (Brookings Institution Press 2018), edited by Daniel Treisman.

Ekaterina is a regular contributor to Vedomosti newspaper, The New Times magazine, and online media such as Republica.ru, Colta.ru, Carnegie.ru.

She hosts a weekly program on Echo Moscow radio station dedicated to popularizing political science terminology and concepts, is active on Telegram, and her Youtube channel has a large subscriber audience.

Previously, she worked as a civil servant in local administration, as a deputy’s assistant, political faction analyst and expert in the analytical department of the Russian State Duma, and as legislative affairs director of a consulting company.

Areas of expertise

  • Parliamentarism and legislative process
  • Russian bureaucracy and decision-making mechanisms
  • Modern autocracies, competitive authoritarian political models, hybrid regime
  • Regime transformation and change
  • Social transformative trends: demographic transitions, transformation of labour, consumer behaviour change

Past experience

2019 - presentAssociate professor, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES)
2019 - presentDirector, Center for Legislative Studies, Institute for Social Sciences, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
2018-19Member, Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights
2017 - presentPresenter, Echo Moscow radio station
2013 - presentSenior lecturer, Department of Public Administration, Institute for Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
2013 - presentLecturer, Moscow School of Civic Education
2006-11Director, legislative research, The PBN Company
1999-2005Various expert analytical roles, Russian State Duma
1999Senior editor, Russian News and Information Agency Novosti (RIAN)
1996-99Expert, Tula City Administration




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Mark Folman GP - time pressure and patient care

Mark Folman, a GP in Nottinghamshire, is concerned that more and more work, with more and more patients, means less time with those who really need him. BMJ Voices is a collection of readers’ experiences of working in the NHS. For this, The BMJ is seeking short audio submissions from UK listeners. These submissions will be published on...




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Christophe Bellmann

Associate Fellow, Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy

Biography

Christophe is a senior resident research associate at ICTSD with decades of experience working on international trade negotiations and policymaking from a sustainable development perspective.

He joined ICTSD in 1998 as programme officer for outreach and partnership, then became director of policy dialogues. Since 2002, he has been  programmes director.

He previously worked for the Swiss Coalition of Development Organisations (SCDO) where he was responsible for activities on multilateral trade and sustainable development issues, and has also worked as a research associate at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile on the relationship between trade and the environment.

Christophe has edited and published a wide range of books, articles and opinion pieces in English, French and Spanish on trade and sustainable development. His work focuses on international trade negotiations, development policies and environmental governance in areas such as agriculture and food security, fisheries, tariffs and non-tariff barriers, rules, regional trade, services and intellectual property rights.

He holds an MA in international relations from the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva.




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Silverbeet Dolmas

This recipe featured on Foodie Tuesday, a weekly segment on 774 Drive with Raf Epstein, 3.30PM, shared by Jad Choucair of Mankoushe.




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'Chris Spielman: A Football Life'

Former NFL linebacker talks about growing up with the game of football.




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Homecoming: Seven Legends of College Football Return to their Alma Maters | The Players' Tribune

Reconnecting with mentors, friends, coaches and professors, these football greats reflected on the experiences that they carried with them well beyond their college years. While they all share different stories, their journeys to the NFL were each met with adversity, and whether on or off the field, these obstacles served as tests for each individual athlete to overcome. These challenges made them stronger, earning them valuable lessons and helping them create special connections with the university they will always call ‘home.’




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Engaging men who use violence : invitational narrative approaches / Professor Sarah Wendt, Dr Kate Seymour, Fiona Buchanan, Chris Dolman, Dr Natalie Greenland.

"This study contributes to the limited evidence available on how invitational narrative approaches are used in the domestic and family violence field. It focused on invitational narrative ways of engaging and working with men who perpetrate domestic and family violence. Focusing on the processes and skills of practice embedded in invitational narrative ideas enabled the examination of different ways of engaging men that have the potential to lead to sustained change. Accordingly, the main aim of this study was to explore invitational narrative ways of working in order to build an understanding of the processes and skills that engage men and enable behavioural and attitudinal change." --Executive summary (page 6).




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Maybe the horse will talk / Elliot Perlman.

Lawyers -- Fiction.




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Des tumeurs synoviales de la partie infërieure de l'avant-bras, de la face palmaire du poignet, et de la main ... / par L.-M. Michon.

Londres : Paris, 1851.




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Die Diät in den acut-fieberhaften Krankheiten / von Julius Uffelmann.

Leipzig : F.C.W. Vogel, 1877.




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Die Ernährung des gesunden und kranken Menschen : Handbuch der Diätetik für Arzte, Verwaltungsbeamte und Vorsteher von Heil- und Pflege-Anstalten / von J. Munk und J. Uffelmann.

Wien : Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1891.




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Die wissenschaftliche Ueberzeugung, ihre Stufen und Schranken : mit besonderer Bezugnahme auf H. Helmholtz / von W. Oehlmann.

Köthen : Schettler, 1875.




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Epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis and its relation to other forms of meningitis : a report to the State Board of Health of Massachusetts / Report made by W.T. Councilman, F.B. Mallory, and J.H. Wright.

Boston : Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1898.




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Top three Satou Sabally moments: Sharpshooter's 33-point game in Pullman was unforgettable

Since the day she stepped on campus, Satou Sabally's game has turned heads — and for good reason. She's had many memorable moments in a Duck uniform, including a standout performance against the USA Women in Nov. 2019, a monster game against Cal in Jan. 2020 and a career performance in Pullman in Jan. 2019.




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Former City Councilman Neeley Ousts Incumbent Flint Mayor

Voters have elected a new mayor in Flint, Michigan, where recovery from a lead-contaminated water crisis remains a major issue.






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The 2018 Apple iPad Is More Than $200 Off at Walmart

The sixth-generation 9.7-inch iPad with 128GB of storage and cellular connectivity would normally set you back $559, but is currently marked down to just $349.




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Camley’s Cartoon round-up: Royal crisis, CalMac latest, Brian Cox and more

Monday 13 January: Royals’ family meeting




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Allowing people to be who and what they are, without fear of prejudice, is the hallmark of a civilised society

If you have never given your gender much thought, count yourself lucky. If that tick in the box on almost every form requires no more effort than a flick of the wrist, be aware that for many people gender is not so straightforward.




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Neurocognitive Phenotype of Isolated Methylmalonic Acidemia

Isolated methylmalonic acidemia, one of the most common inborn errors of organic acid metabolism, is known to be associated with variably impaired intellectual functioning and severe biochemical and clinical abnormalities. However, the neurocognitive outcomes have yet to be fully described.

This research defines the neurocognitive phenotype of isolated methylmalonic acidemia and identifies processing speed as a specific impairment. Clinical, biochemical, and molecular genetic covariates were explored. A history of hyperammonemia at diagnosis was found to correlate with poorer cognitive outcomes. (Read the full article)




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Almaty to stage UEFA Futsal Champions League finals

Almaty Arena will stage April's finals involving hosts Kairat, Barça, holders Inter FS and Sporting CP.




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“Queenstown and the Early Colonial Delmarva: An Archaeological and Historical Symposium” at Delaware’s New Castle Court House Museum on Oct. 13, 2018

The event will include scholarly presentations on My Lord’s Gift, a 17th century archaeological site in Queenstown, Md.; and the Coleman Farm, Reedy Island and Fort Casimir sites in Delaware.




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Customer Complaint Leads to Refunds for Delmarva Power Customers

Spurred by a single complaint from a customer, Delmarva Power will soon issue refunds to thousands of customers impacted by a recently identified billing error.




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Salman And Jacqueline Shoot A Music Video At The Actor's Farmhouse

"This was a learning experience for me," said Salman Khan




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Gov. Markell, cabinet secretaries join Delmarva Wellnet to celebrate success of food-scrap recycling program REPLENISH

Governor Jack Markell, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara and Delaware Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Kee joined Delmarva Wellnet Foundation-EDEN Delmarva members to celebrate the success of the foundation’s food recycling project REPLENISH.



  • Department of Agriculture
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  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017)
  • Office of the Governor
  • Delaware Dept. of Agriculture
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  • Gov. Jack Markell
  • recycling
  • RGGI
  • Sussex County

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Delmarva poultry producers gain export opportunities as China opens markets

Today’s announcement that China has made the decision to lift its ban on poultry imports is welcomed news for Delmarva poultry producers.




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Consumer Alert: Number Spoofing Targets Delmarva Customers

The Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) and Delaware Division of the Public Advocate have received numerous complaints of third-party electricity suppliers “spoofing” phone numbers in an effort to sign up households for new service contracts.




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Walmart puts Amazon on notice with sales beat, rosy outlook

Walmart sailed into the holiday season with stronger-than-expected sales and a boosted full-year outlook, signaling that the world’s largest retailer can more than hold its own against rival Amazon.com in the critical holiday weeks ahead.




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Walmart, Google-backed Deliv end online grocery partnership

People familiar with the Walmart partnership with Deliv said the Deliv drivers had to frequently wait 40 minutes or more to collect grocery orders when they showed up at the store. One reason for that, they said, is because Walmart gives a priority to customers over delivery drivers during regular hours, which complicated the partnership.




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Pakistan confers highest civilian award on Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman

Pakistan on Monday conferred its highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for his “outstanding support” in reinvigorating the ties between the two countries.




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Premier League clubs must back neutral venues: LMA chief

The English Premier League season could be cancelled if teams did not agree to play the remaining 92 fixtures in neutral venues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, League Managers Association (LMA) chief executive Richard Bevan said Wednesday.




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Still hiring! Walmart, other superstores buck U.S. employment trend

Amid the carnage of the U.S. employment report for April was one bright spot: superstores led by Walmart Inc, added more than 90,000 jobs.





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SQLMAP - Automatic SQL Injection Tool 1.4.4

sqlmap is an open source command-line automatic SQL injection tool. Its goal is to detect and take advantage of SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applications. Once it detects one or more SQL injections on the target host, the user can choose among a variety of options to perform an extensive back-end database management system fingerprint, retrieve DBMS session user and database, enumerate users, password hashes, privileges, databases, dump entire or user's specified DBMS tables/columns, run his own SQL statement, read or write either text or binary files on the file system, execute arbitrary commands on the operating system, establish an out-of-band stateful connection between the attacker box and the database server via Metasploit payload stager, database stored procedure buffer overflow exploitation or SMB relay attack and more.




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IBM AIX 6.1 / 7.1 / 7.2 Bellmail Privilege Escalation

IBM AIX versions 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 suffer from a Bellmail privilege escalation vulnerability.




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SQLMAP - Automatic SQL Injection Tool 1.4.5

sqlmap is an open source command-line automatic SQL injection tool. Its goal is to detect and take advantage of SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applications. Once it detects one or more SQL injections on the target host, the user can choose among a variety of options to perform an extensive back-end database management system fingerprint, retrieve DBMS session user and database, enumerate users, password hashes, privileges, databases, dump entire or user's specified DBMS tables/columns, run his own SQL statement, read or write either text or binary files on the file system, execute arbitrary commands on the operating system, establish an out-of-band stateful connection between the attacker box and the database server via Metasploit payload stager, database stored procedure buffer overflow exploitation or SMB relay attack and more.




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Walmart sues Tesla over fires linked to rooftop solar systems

Walmart Inc. sued Tesla Inc., claiming it failed to live up to industry standards in the installation of solar panels on top of hundreds of stores, resulting in multiple fires across the U.S.




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More Tesla solar-panel fire incidents emerge in wake of Walmart suit

One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons’ bedroom. He climbed a ladder and saw a melted connector wire from the solar panels installed on the roof of his North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, home. Firefighters rushed over and discovered that flames had burned through the shingles, the roof and a support beam. Luckily, a recent rain had doused it.




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Coronavirus: 24 more almajiris, two health workers test positive in Jigawa

Only 148 out of 607 samples of the returning almajiris have so far been tested, and 40 are already positive.

The post Coronavirus: 24 more almajiris, two health workers test positive in Jigawa appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.




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COVID-19: Cross River taskforce intercepts, sends back trucks carrying almajiri children

The Cross River border taskforce had earlier intercepted and sent back five trucks with goods and almajiri children.

The post COVID-19: Cross River taskforce intercepts, sends back trucks carrying almajiri children appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.




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Ceremonial Hall, the most spectacular room of Dolmabahçe

Dolmabahçe Palace has been astonishing visitors with its stunning architecture and breathtaking designs but the most astounding room it houses is the Ceremonial Hall.




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Ilgin Yorulmaz: Always write as if your story matters

International journalist and professor Ilgin Yorulmaz on how to pitch to an editor, the story that’s left the biggest impact on her and what makes ...




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Salman Khan beefs up, undergoes massive transformation during lockdown

Salman Khan has undergone a shocking transformation during the coronavirus lockdown




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Iulia Vantur opens up about getting married to Salman Khan

Presently, the Bharat actor is spending quality time with family and close friends including Iulia Vantur and Jacqueline Fernandez at his Panvel farmhouse amid coronavirus lockdown.




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Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez all set to release their song 'Tere Bina'

Salman Khan shared the video of the interview also featuring Tere Bina co-star Jacqueline on his Instagram handle.




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Getting it right on railways -- by Naoyuki Yoshino, Grant Stillman

Lining up rights-of-way for megaprojects, such as railways and highways, in crowded places is challenging but it can be done with an imaginative and respectful plan.




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Pseudorabies Virus Infection of Epithelial Cells Leads to Persistent but Aberrant Activation of the NF-{kappa}B Pathway, Inhibiting Hallmark NF-{kappa}B-Induced Proinflammatory Gene Expression [Virus-Cell Interactions]

The nuclear factor kappa B (NF-B) is a potent transcription factor, activation of which typically results in robust proinflammatory signaling and triggering of fast negative feedback modulators to avoid excessive inflammatory responses. Here, we report that infection of epithelial cells, including primary porcine respiratory epithelial cells, with the porcine alphaherpesvirus pseudorabies virus (PRV) results in the gradual and persistent activation of NF-B, illustrated by proteasome-dependent degradation of the inhibitory NF-B regulator IB and nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of the NF-B subunit p65. PRV-induced persistent activation of NF-B does not result in expression of negative feedback loop genes, like the gene for IBα or A20, and does not trigger expression of prototypical proinflammatory genes, like the gene for tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) or interleukin-6 (IL-6). In addition, PRV infection inhibits TNF-α-induced canonical NF-B activation. Hence, PRV infection triggers persistent NF-B activation in an unorthodox way and dramatically modulates the NF-B signaling axis, preventing typical proinflammatory gene expression and the responsiveness of cells to canonical NF-B signaling, which may aid the virus in modulating early proinflammatory responses in the infected host.

IMPORTANCE The NF-B transcription factor is activated via different key inflammatory pathways and typically results in the fast expression of several proinflammatory genes as well as negative feedback loop genes to prevent excessive inflammation. In the current report, we describe that infection of cells with the porcine alphaherpesvirus pseudorabies virus (PRV) triggers a gradual and persistent aberrant activation of NF-B, which does not result in expression of hallmark proinflammatory or negative feedback loop genes. In addition, although PRV-induced NF-B activation shares some mechanistic features with canonical NF-B activation, it also shows remarkable differences; e.g., it is largely independent of the canonical IB kinase (IKK) and even renders infected cells resistant to canonical NF-B activation by the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α. Aberrant PRV-induced NF-B activation may therefore paradoxically serve as a viral immune evasion strategy and may represent an important tool to unravel currently unknown mechanisms and consequences of NF-B activation.




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MAGA channels the fury of the Chilean protests on ‘Calma’

All the profits from the track will go to the Brigada Cascos Rojos, an independent aid squad set up to help those affected by the riots. Chilean producer MAGA channels the fury of the civil protests taking place throughout Chile in the moody visual from Juegos Artificiales for their new track, ‘Calma’. “On October 18 […]

The post MAGA channels the fury of the Chilean protests on ‘Calma’ appeared first on FACT Magazine.




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RPGCast – Episode 274: “Ron Perlman’s Great Cast”

Podcasting. Podcasting never changes. Kind of like Nintendo’s 3rd party support. Or perhaps the game market for OSX. Also, let’s be real, Pokémon may have...