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UIowa and UCLA studying ways to reduce risk of COVID-19 infection in emergency room staff

(University of Iowa Health Care) A $3.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been awarded to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to study ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection among frontline health care workers in hospital emergency departments.




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Screening Room: Broken Dinners, Postponed Kisses

Members Event Screening Room

10 March 2020 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE

Event participants

Nigol Bezjian, Director, Broken Dinners, Postponed Kisses
Chair: Rima Maktabi, Bureau Chief, Al Arabiya (UK)

The Syrian conflict has not only resulted in material losses but also in loss of familiar everyday life for Syrian people. Through their work, many Syrian artists have been trying to come to terms with the conflict and its impact on their memories, sense of self and the place they call home. 

Against this backdrop, Broken Dinners, Postponed Kisses provides an insight into the lived experience of artists affected by violence and upheaval in Syria. The film follows the lives of six Syrian artists as they narrate their journeys of loss, displacement and adaptation. Each story builds on the last providing an exploration of the expressive power of art in conflict. 
 
The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion with Aleppo-born Syrian Armenian filmmaker, Nigol Bezjian. Led by al-Arabiya’s London Bureau Chief, Rima Maktabi, the discussion will place some of the themes raised by the film into a wider conversation surrounding the intersection of art and politics and the impact of war on the memories, lives and viewpoints of individuals.

COVID-19
This event is proceeding as scheduled, as are other Chatham House events, in accordance with the advice from the UK Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Public Health England. However, we are closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and will send updates to attendees as the situation warrants. 
In the meantime, in line with the official advice for returning travellers or visitors to the UK from specified countries and areas (see guidance here), we ask that:

  • If you have travelled from Category 1 countries/areas, you refrain from attending the event even if asymptomatic (i.e. even if you are showing no symptoms);
  • If you have travelled from Category 2 countries/areas, you refrain from attending the event should you develop symptoms.

If you fall under one of these affected categories and have any questions, please call +44 (0)207 314 3638 or email lbedford@chathamhouse.org.

This event will be preceded by a drinks reception, taking place from 17:00.

This event is open to all Chatham House members as well as attendees of the 'The Struggle for the State in Syria' conference taking place the next day.

 

Members Events Team




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Episode 101 - The Internet of Chucking Tech in the Bin (IoCTitB) Room 101 special

Episode 101 is a second special in a row as we take tech to trial and consign our least favourite digital surplus to Room 101.


The Orwellian nightmare is compered by Henry Burrell as he, David Price, Tamlin Magee and Scott Carey each pick two things to banish forever. Cue a a bumper edition where we throw people, buzzwords, fads and entire companies down the trash chute.


May contain arguments.

 

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.




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Screening Room: Parts of a Circle - History of the Karabakh Conflict

Members Event

18 February 2020 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE

Event participants

Jenny Norton, Producer, Parts of a Circle: History of the Karabakh Conflict
Famil Ismayilov, Journalist
Leon Aslanov, Middle East Analyst, Integrity UK
Chair: Laurence Broers, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House; Director, Caucasus Programme, Conciliation Resources

Once an autonomous region populated mainly by Armenians in Soviet Azerbaijan, Nagorny Karabakh, is a contested territory in the Caucasus. Since the late 1980s, its contested status has driven popular mobilization among Armenians and Azerbaijanis and an all-out war between 1992-94. After a quarter-century of enmity and military build-up, in 2019, Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders agreed to ‘prepare their populations for peace’ but how would this work in practice?

Parts of a Circle: History of the Karabakh Conflict (2019) chronicles the disputed history of the decades-old conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Supported by the European Union and based on a series of three documentary films jointly produced over four years by Armenian and Azerbaijani production teams, the film showcases journalistic cooperation in bridging societies in conflict.

The screening was followed by a panel discussion that will explore the state of the conflict and the efforts to end it. Why have efforts to resolve the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia not been successful? How can both sides build grassroot support for peace after years of fomenting hatred? And what can the international community do in support?

A short film about the making of the documentary can be seen here.

Members Events Team




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God is in Operating Room 4

Healthy self confidence has an important role in surgery, but what came first - the surgeon or the ego? In this conversation, Christopher Myers, Yemeng Lu-Myers, and Amir Ghaferi join us to talk about the (very few) surgeons who behave badly in theatre, and why that behaviour has persisted, and can be detrimental. Read their full...




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Playa to cut Jamaican room count 40% with sale of two Jewels

The sale of two Jewel properties will inject US$60 million into loss-making Playa Resorts while reducing the hotel rooms it operates in Jamaica by more 40 per cent. Playa announced the sale of Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort...




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The Cost of Diabetes Care--An Elephant in the Room

Matthew C. Riddle
May 1, 2018; 41:929-932
The Costs Of Diabetes




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Classroom Observations

Classroom observations occur to document behaviors and to help provide insight to teachers. Teachers are teaching and are typically focused on the overall learning of the entire class. It is not possible for a teacher to catch all of the details of classroom while teaching. An outside observer, often a School Psychologist, can sit in the classroom and observe a student or the entire class. These insights can be used to help provide better instruction, create behavioral or academic interventions, or to document behaviors.

When do classroom observations occur?

- During a special education evaluation The classroom observation is a required component in a special education evaluation. It provides data and insight to the eligibility committee.

- Before a Behavior Intervention Plan or Functional Behavioral Assessment Classroom observations are important before implementing a Functional Behavioral Assessment or a Behavior Intervention Plan. It helps to clarify the current behaviors, identify possible triggers of the behavior, and determine the frequency of the behaviors.

- When a teacher is worried about a particular student Often a teacher will have a concern about a student and ask the School Psychologist to conduct an observation. After the observation the teacher and psychologist will meet to discuss and brainstorm strategies to assist in instruction.




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Ask Ariely: On Soiled Sinks, Busy Bathrooms, and Dainty Donations

Here’s my Q&A column from the WSJ this week — and if you have any questions for me, you can tweet them to @danariely with the hashtag #askariely, post a comment on my Ask Ariely Facebook page, or email them to AskAriely@wsj.com. ___________________________________________________ Dear Dan, People in my office drink a...




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Rupert Grint, Georgia Groome confirm daughter's birth

Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the "Harry Potter" films, welcomed his first child, a daughter, with his girlfriend, Georgia Groome.




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[ Religion & Spirituality ] Open Question : Christians, why do some people keep lying by saying trans been using other Gender's room for long time but that lie?

i even got this from pro trans page that say they have laws banning men from women's room & trans aka GD was put into mad house, & even then there been alot of time where rapists &perverted freaks been using other Gender's bath room too doesn't make it right, they go to prison if they find out




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In Boardrooms and in Courtrooms, Diversity Makes a Difference

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called on America to open the doors of opportunity to people of color, the civil rights leader was making a moral argument.




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Lost in the Smoke-Filled Room: Unexpected Talent

If this were Britain, Russia or India, Rudy Giuliani '08 caps would not be on the clearance racks. In those countries, where bigwigs and insiders get to nominate party leaders, the former Republican front-runner and establishment favorite would have long ago been anointed the winner.




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Effectively Serving Children in a Superdiverse Classroom: Implications for the Early Education System

As the number and share of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) continues to grow across the United States, diversity within this population is also increasing. This webinar marks the release of a report providing analysis of the diversity within the DLL population nationwide and at the state and local levels. Speakers discuss data on the three rapidly growing subgroups within the DLL population: Black and Asian American and Pacific Islander DLLs and young children of refugees, and the implications for the early education and care field and K-12 education systems. 




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Potato mushroom walnut sesame salad

A new take on that old favourite, potato salad. The sesame and miso adds interest, while the walnuts add taste and crunch. So substantial it could be a meal in itself.




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Creamy Mushroom Soup

This recipe features on Foodie Tuesday, a weekly segment on 774 Drive with Raf Epstein, 3.30PM, courtesy of Alice Zaslavsky,




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Mushroom and pearl barley soup with parmesan

Cold damp weather prompts all manner of mushrooms and fungi to emerge from the forest floor. Having neighbours willing to share their regular harvest of field mushrooms is one of the many great privileges of living in the Southern Forests. However, this hearty winter soup can be equally delicious when made with cultivated mushrooms easily purchased from supermarkets and independent grocers.




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STEAK BALMORAL (Oyster Mushroom and Leek Sauce Balmoral)

WHERE IS WINTER WITHOUT A GUTSY SAUCE TO ACCOMPANY A JUICY STEAK OR EVEN A ROAST CHICKEN? THIS IS MORE OF A RAGOUT TYPE SAUCE




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Left over lamb ragout with mushrooms and Spring market peas

Always something nice about discovering new dishes by utilising left overs from the night before . Seriously who doesn't love a bowl of pasta with a rich ragout of slow braised meat . Add a fresh twist with sweet seasonal peas from the markets .




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Spring chicken & mushroom casserole

Easy weekend entertaining featuring another great recipe from Geoff Jansz




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Fact Check: Does Pubic Hair Grooming Increase the Risk of Getting an STI?

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, and many people are curious about the reasons why. While the cause is obviously multifactorial, some have suggested that at least part of the rise in STIs may be due to increasing rates of pubic hair grooming in men and women alike. Given that it’s not uncommon for people to experience cuts and skin irritation from genital grooming practices, it at least sounds plausible in theory that pubic hair shaving could potentially increase infection risk. But what does the research actually say?




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A RedForEd Wave: Teachers in North and South Carolina Leave Classrooms in Protest

A sea of red swept the capitals of North and South Carolina on Wednesday, as thousands of teachers turned out to demand higher pay and more school funding.




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Small Arkansas School District Installs Safe Rooms in All Classrooms

A school district in a small Arkansas city has installed steel safe rooms in every classroom.




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Mallee Country : land, people, history / by Richard Broome, Charles Fahey, Andrea Gaynor, Katie Holmes.

Frontier and pioneer life -- South Australia -- Murray Mallee.




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A RedForEd Wave: Teachers in North and South Carolina Leave Classrooms in Protest

A sea of red swept the capitals of North and South Carolina on Wednesday, as thousands of teachers turned out to demand higher pay and more school funding.




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The Dublin dissector; : or, Manual of anatomy, comprising a concise description of ... the human body, for the use of students in the dissecting room / by a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Dublin : printed for Hodges and Smith, 1831.




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The Edinburgh stereoscopic atlas of obstetrics / edited by G.F. Barbour Simpson and Edward Burnet ; with a preface by Sir J. Halliday Croom.

London : Caxton Pub. Co, 1908-1909.




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The second feast of Esther: Haman bows before Esther, seeking her pardon for his plan to kill her and all other Jews; King Ahasuerus returns to the room in rage and misinterprets his action. Engraving, 17--.




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Young men and drugs : a nationwide survey / by John A. O'Donnell, Harwin L. Voss, Richard R. Clayton, Gerald T. Slatin, Robin G. W. Room.

Rockville, Maryland : National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1976.




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We're the Adults in the Room

The U.S. Postal Service recently has been battered by a decline in the number of packages it delivers, partly caused by the coronavirus situation. It reportedly is losing $2 billion each month and will be "illiquid" by Sept. 30. The USPS is chartered to do the hard and often unprofitable work no one else wants to do, but the White House has rejected talk of a bailout for the service.




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Carbon Monoxide, a Retrograde Messenger Generated in Postsynaptic Mushroom Body Neurons, Evokes Noncanonical Dopamine Release

Dopaminergic neurons innervate extensive areas of the brain and release dopamine (DA) onto a wide range of target neurons. However, DA release is also precisely regulated. In Drosophila melanogaster brain explant preparations, DA is released specifically onto α3/α'3 compartments of mushroom body (MB) neurons that have been coincidentally activated by cholinergic and glutamatergic inputs. The mechanism for this precise release has been unclear. Here we found that coincidentally activated MB neurons generate carbon monoxide (CO), which functions as a retrograde signal evoking local DA release from presynaptic terminals. CO production depends on activity of heme oxygenase in postsynaptic MB neurons, and CO-evoked DA release requires Ca2+ efflux through ryanodine receptors in DA terminals. CO is only produced in MB areas receiving coincident activation, and removal of CO using scavengers blocks DA release. We propose that DA neurons use two distinct modes of transmission to produce global and local DA signaling.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Dopamine (DA) is needed for various higher brain functions, including memory formation. However, DA neurons form extensive synaptic connections, while memory formation requires highly specific and localized DA release. Here we identify a mechanism through which DA release from presynaptic terminals is controlled by postsynaptic activity. Postsynaptic neurons activated by cholinergic and glutamatergic inputs generate carbon monoxide, which acts as a retrograde messenger inducing presynaptic DA release. Released DA is required for memory-associated plasticity. Our work identifies a novel mechanism that restricts DA release to the specific postsynaptic sites that require DA during memory formation.




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How to Virtually Explore the Smithsonian From Your Living Room

Tour a gallery of presidential portraits, print a 3-D model of a fossil or volunteer to transcribe historical documents




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Travel the Globe—and Beyond—From Your Living Room

From virtual museum tours to space exploration, ancient worlds and natural phenomena, this hub has you covered




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N.S. students won't be returning to the classroom this school year

Nova Scotia students and teachers will not be returning to the classroom this year. At-home learning will continue until June 5, when the province's school year will end.



  • News/Canada/Nova Scotia

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We're the Adults in the Room

The U.S. Postal Service recently has been battered by a decline in the number of packages it delivers, partly caused by the coronavirus situation. It reportedly is losing $2 billion each month and will be "illiquid" by Sept. 30. The USPS is chartered to do the hard and often unprofitable work no one else wants to do, but the White House has rejected talk of a bailout for the service.




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Made in India: How Covid-19 is changing the luxe living room – The Hindu

Made in India: How Covid-19 is changing the luxe living room  The Hindu



  • IMC News Feed

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'Heartbreak and betrayal': No room for friendships in the business of curling

In the span of a few days, Canada's curling landscape has shifted dramatically. The country's past women's and men's Olympic teams and last year's women's world champion team have all split.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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6th Graders Discover 3D Modeling with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom

Young students were introduced to SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom at school and learned how to build keychains, use the Classroom interface, and think in 3D.

Author information

Sara Zuckerman

Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works.

The post 6th Graders Discover 3D Modeling with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids Classroom appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Teaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part One

Michael devised a curriculum using Apps for Kids Classroom. Apps for Kids is an ecosystem of apps designed to take children as young as four through the engineering workflow, and excite them about design possibilities. The Classroom interface allows educators to create self-contained classes, where students can design and share their projects in one digital space. It allows for better organization and lets educators keep tabs on what their students are working on. And Michael put his students to work.

Author information

Sara Zuckerman

Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works.

The post Teaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part One appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Teaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part Two

Michael Steeves is a Senior Product Introduction Manager at SOLIDWORKS who volunteers to teach an after school enrichment class at his daughter’s elementary school. He utilizes Apps for Kids Classroom to teach the students about 3D modeling, printing, and more. In Part Two of his story, Michael gives other educators advice on how to best use Classroom to teach.

Author information

Sara Zuckerman

Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works.

The post Teaching Enrichment with Apps for Kids Classroom, Part Two appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Remote Learning with Apps for Kids Classroom

School closed? Teaching remotely? We can help! SOLIDWORKS Education created a playlist of Apps for Kids videos made specifically for educators who are teaching their students remotely. Teachers looking for a STEAM solution for children ages 4-14 can use Apps for Kids Classroom to teach students about STEAM concepts and the engineering workflow.

Author information

Sara Zuckerman

Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works.

The post Remote Learning with Apps for Kids Classroom appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Apps for Kids at Home: Teach Remotely with Free Classroom Curriculum

Apps for Kids Classroom comes with free educator resources and lesson plans designed for different age groups. There are over a dozen pre-written lesson plans available for download that include sample 3D models to start educators and students off right.

Author information

Sara Zuckerman

Sara Zuckerman is a Content Marketing Specialist in Brand Offer Marketing for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works.

The post Apps for Kids at Home: Teach Remotely with Free Classroom Curriculum appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Education Blog.




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Standing room only

When OM Montenegro began in 2007 with a team of three, holding a full Sunday meeting seemed a long way off—but not anymore.




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The ripple effect—grace that flows from the classroom to the home

The care the head teacher of Chiyembekezo School shows to her pupils even outside the classroom has a ripple effect on the larger community.




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Living-room Gospel

An OM couple plants a church in North Africa, disciples believers and, preparing to step out, trains local leaders to take responsibility of the fellowship.




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Adobe Lightroom

Adobe targets the consumer and enthusiast photography audience with this version of its Lightroom professional photo workflow program. It's slick and nimble, and now boasts most of Lightroom Classic's photo-editing tools, but still lacks some workflow features, local printing, and plug-in support.




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Hope mushrooms in a dead-end town

Church planting and Business 4 Transformation go hand-in-hand in Ukraine.




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Georgia Adderley keen to hold court again after weeks of battering living-room walls

WHILE almost every athlete has been affected by the global shutdown of sport, it is perhaps the old and the young who are feeling it the most.




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Weekend Deals: Apple Gift Cards, Surface Pro 6, Roomba 675

If you need a last-minute gift, you can grab a $50 Apple iTunes gift card for $42.50. Plus, you can save $250 on the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and $100 on the iRobot Roomba 675.