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1 The epic popular historical drama series Zouxiang gonghe (Toward a republic) was simultaneously released in television and book formats. Lei, Zhang, “Di ershiqi ji (Episode 27),” in Zouxiang gonghe (Toward a republic) (China Central Television, 2003).
2 Shikai, Yuan, “Chuangli Baoding jingwuju bing tianshe xuetang yiding zhangcheng cheng lan zhe (A memorial report on the establishment of the Police Bureau and Police Academy in Baoding with regulations attached),” in Yuan Shikai zou yi (Court memorials by Yuan Shikai), Yizhong, Liao and Zhenrong, Luo, eds. (Tianjin: Tianjin guji chubanshe, 1987), 604–17; Li, Zongyi, Yuan Shikai zhuan (A biography of Yuan Shikai) (Beijing: Zhonghua shuju, 1980).
3 Shikai, Yuan, “Gongbao di Jin riqi jieshou qingxing (A report on regaining control of Tianjin),” in Yuan Shikai zou yi (Court memorials by Yuan Shikai), Yizhong, Liao and Zhenrong, Luo, eds. (Tianjin: Tianjin guji chubanshe, 1987), 620–22.
4 As Ruth Rogaski argues, while the term “semi-colonialism” is sometimes used to imply a “half-full” form of colonialism, the case of treaty-port Tianjin suggests that it was actually “hypercolonial,” in the sense that native reformers and intellectuals often wholeheartedly embraced the colonial project of modernization in order to resist further colonial intrusion. Rogaski, Ruth, Hygienic Modernity: Meanings of Health and Disease in Treaty-Port China (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004), 11.
5 Stapleton, Kristin Eileen, Civilizing Chengdu: Chinese Urban Reform, 1895–1937, Harvard East Asian Monographs 186 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Asia Center, 2000); Wang, Di, Street Culture in Chengdu: Public Space, Urban Commoners, and Local Politics, 1870–1930 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2003).
6 Dodsworth, Francis, “The Idea of Police in Eighteenth-Century England: Discipline, Reformation, Superintendence, c. 1780–1800,” Journal of the History of Ideas 69, 4 (2008): 583–604.
7 Strand, David, Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989), 87.
8 Wakeman, Frederic, Policing Shanghai, 1927–1937 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995), 60–77.
9 In recent years, some scholars have begun to pay attention to reform efforts at the national level in the final years of the Qing. Thompson, Roger, “The Lessons of Defeat: Transforming the Qing State after the Boxer War,” Modern Asian Studies 37, 4 (2003): 769–73.
10 In other words, authoritarian governmentality, like liberal governmentality, should be seen as a subset of modern governmentality. Dean, Mitchell, Governmentality: Power and Rule in Modern Society (London: Sage Publications, 1999), 144–46.
11 Duara, Prasenjit, Sovereignty and Authenticity: Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern (Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2003), 9, 19.
12 They argue that Benedict Anderson has failed to demarcate these two very different forms of imagined communities. Kelly, John and Kaplan, Martha, Represented Communities: Fiji and World Decolonization (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001), 1–4.
13 Hevia, James L., English Lessons: The Pedagogy of Imperialism in Nineteenth-Century China (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2003).
14 I use this term with full acknowledgment of its controversies. I do not use the concept “semi-colonial” as a way to ghettoize Chinese history, or argue for its exceptionalism and incomparability with other colonial experiences. I think we can use the term productively to describing native regimes that actively sought to remake themselves by appropriating the logic and language of colonialism. Colonial modernity and semi-colonialism, in other words, need not be two incompatible concepts. For discussions on semi-colonialism, colonial modernity, and the multiplicity of colonialisms, see Barlow, Tani, “Introduction: On ‘Colonial Modernity,’” in Barlow, Tani, ed., Formations of Colonial Modernity in East Asia (Durham: Duke University Press, 1997), 1–20; Shih, Shumei, The Lure of the Modern: Writing Modernism in Semicolonial China, 1917–1937 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001); Cooper, Frederick, “Postcolonial Studies and the Study of History,” in Loomba, Ania et al. , eds., Postcolonial Studies and Beyond (Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2005), 401–22.
15 Weihai, Wang, Zhongguo huji zhidu: lishi yu zhengzhi de fanxi (The registration system of China: A historical and political analysis) (Shanghai: Shanghai wenhua chubanshe, 2005), 221–22; Bernhardt, Kathryn, “Elite and Peasant during the Taiping Occupation of the Jiangnan, 1860–1864,” Modern China 13, 4 (1987): 379–410.
16 Yanlong, Han and Yigong, Su, Zhongguo jindai jingcha shi (A history of the modern Chinese police), vol. 1 (Beijing: Shehuikexue wenxian chubanshe 2000), 51.
18 Zunxian, Huang, Riben guozhi (Japan teatise), in Baoping, Wang, ed., Wan Qing dongyou riji huibian (Compilations on late Qing journeys to the east) (Shanghai: Shanghai guzi shudian, 2001). Zunxian, Huang, ed., Riben zashi shi (Poems about Japan), vol. 1, Huang Zunxian ji (Collected works of Huang Zunxian) (Tianjin: Tianjin renmin chubanshe, 2003), 23.
19 Yuzhen, Liu, “Qianyan (Preface),” in Riben guozhi (Japan treatise), Wan Qing dongyou riji huibian (Compliations on late Qing journeys to the east) (Shanghai: Shanghai guzi shudian, 2001), 1–26. Thompson, Roger, China's Local Councils in the Age of Constitutional Reform, 1898–1911 (Cambridge, Mass.: Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University Press, 1995), 7–9. Huang nonetheless by the 1890s became enthusiastic about building a police force based on the Japanese model. Stapleton, Civilizing Chengdu, 61.
20 For the duties and structure of the Board of Defense, see Zunxian, Huang, “Hunan Baoweiju zhangcheng,” in Huang Zunxian ji (Collected works of Huang Zunxian) (Tianjin: Tianjin renmin chubanshe, 2003), 570–74, 591; Yanlong and Yigong, Zhongguo jindai jingcha shi, 18–48; Mengxi, Liu, “Chen Baozhen he Hunan xinzheng (Chen Baozhen and new policy reform in Hunan),” Zhongguo wenhua (Chinese culture) 19–20 (2002): 60–64.
21 Many local merchants and elites wrote to Huang Zunxian to demand this organization be established. Zunxian, Huang, “Shangmin qing suban baoweiju bingpi,” in Huang Zunxian ji (Collected works of Huang Zunxian) (Tianjin: Tianjin renmin chubanshe, 2003), 578–80.
22 “Xianzheng biancha guan zou zhunian choubei shiyi dan (Year-by-year itemized plans of the Bureau of Constitution Preparation),” in Yasha, Jiang, ed., Minzhengbu zouzhe huicun, Guojia tushuguan cang lishi dangan we xian congkan (Archival materials of the National Library) (Beijing: Quanguo tushuguan wenxian suowei fuzhi zhongxin, 2004), 117–24.
23 While my research focuses mostly on Beijing, Kristin Stapleton's study of Chengdu also shows how the old baojia system was reconstituted as a civilizing force by the local elites. In Civilizing Chengdu, 134–35.
24 Yanlong and Yigong, Zhongguo jindai jingcha shi.
25 MacKinnon, Stephen, Power and Politics in Late Imperial China: Yuan Shi-kai in Beijing and Tianjin, 1901–1908 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1980), 138–43.
26 Reynolds, Douglas R., China, 1898–1912: The Xinzheng Revolution and Japan, Harvard East Asian Monographs 162 (Cambridge, Mass.: Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University, 1993), 164.
27 Shu Hongyi. “Xunjingbu qing gesheng zhaoban xunjing xiekuan youguan wenan (Documents by the Ministry of Police to provincial authorities),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.19.
28 Hongyi, Shu and Lansun, Zhang, Dongying jingcha biji (Notes on the Japanese police system), vol. 1 (Shanghai: Shanghai lequn tushu bianyiju, 1906), 2.
30 Anaya, S. James, Indigenous Peoples in International Law, 2d ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004), 452–53; Horowitz, Richard, “International Law and State Transformation in China, Siam, and the Ottoman Empire during the Nineteenth Century,” Journal of World History 15, 4 (2005): 445–86.
31 Wheaton, Henry, Elements of International Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1936), 15.
33 Anaya, Indigenous Peoples in International Law, 20–22.
34 Liu, Lydia, The Clash of Empires: The Invention of China in Modern World Making (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2004), 24, 108–13.
35 Kelly and Kaplan, Represented Communities, 1–4.
36 Like their Japanese counterparts, Qing officials and intellectuals certainly wanted to repudiate these treaties signed under gunpoint. Yet, as Dong Wang has demonstrated, there was little use of the term “unequal treaties” (bupingdeng tiaoyue) in China prior to 1923. Wang, Dong, China's Unequal Treaties: Narrating National History, Selden, Mark, ed. (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2005), 64; Brooks, Barbara J., Japan's Imperial Diplomacy: Consuls, Treaty Ports, and War in China, 1895–1938 (Honolulu: University of Hawai`i Press, 2000), 85.
37 Wheaton, Elements of International Law, 27–29.
40 Wheaton, Elements of International Law, 19.
41 Liu, Clash of Empires, 121–22.
42 Mehta, Uday Singh, Liberalism and Empire: A Study in Nineteenth-Century British Liberal Thought (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999), 30.
43 Dudden, Alexis, Japan's Colonization of Korea: Discourse and Power (Honolulu: University of Hawai`i Press, 2005); Brooks, Japan's Imperial Diplomacy.
44 Up to this point, given the regime of extraterritoriality, the Qing had little means to police the foreign population. Nonetheless, in light of the constant troubles created by missionaries, the Qing insisted that they and churches, just like monks and monasteries, register with the government through the baojia household registration system. Cohen, Paul A., China and Christianity: The Missionary Movement and the Growth of Chinese Anti-Foreignism, 1860–1870 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1963), 254.
45 Tingshou, Lei, Riben jingcha diaocha tigang (An outline of the Japanese police system) (Weinan: Lei shi bizhai 1907), preface.
46 Wang Jiaxiang, “Liuxue Riben Jingshiting youdeng biyesheng Jiangsu houbu zhao mo Wang Jiaxiang jinchen guanjian chengqing (A Petition from returned police student Wang Jiaxiang of the Jiangsu Province),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.271.
47 “Lun Xijiang shijian zhi jipo (On the urgency of the Xijiang incident),” Dagongbao, 9 Dec. 1907: 1.
48 Ibid.; “Xijiang jingquan wenti (Problems of police rights in the West River),” Dagongbao, 10 Dec. 1907: 2.
49 Chunming, Zheng, “Wei Xijiang jingquan shijian jinggao tianxia tongbao (An open letter to all fellow compatriots regarding the issue of police rights in Xijiang),” Dagongbao, 13 Dec. 1907: 1.
50 Deflem, Mathieu, “International Policing in Nineteenth-Century Europe: The Police Union of German States, 1851–1866,” International Criminal Justice Review 6 (1996): 36–57.
51 Hongyi and Lansun, Dongying jingcha biji, 5.
52 “Xupin riren Chuandoa ren xunjing xuetang jiandu xiuding hetong (The revised contract with Superintendent Kawashima at the Police Academy),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.249.
53 Haiwen, Liu and Guohui, Yin, “Qingmo Xujingbu yu gaodeng xujing xuetang (Patrol Police Department and Patrol Police Academy at the end of the Qing),” Henan daixue xuebao (shehui kexue ban) [Journal of Henan University (Social Science)] 1 (2006): 90.
55 Waicheng xunjing zongting, “Waicheng zongting shenbao Shanghai Hunan dengdi ji liu Ri xuesheng fandui Riren mouduo Zhongguo jingchaquan huodong qingxing (Oppositions from Chinese students in Shanghai, Hunan, and Japan regarding the Japanese conspiracy to seize control of the Chinese police rights),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.202.
57 Hongyi and Lansun, Dongying jingcha biji, 1.
60 Qichao, Liang, Xin Minshui (On new citizens) (Taipei: Zhonghua shuju, 1959), 16.
61 Holquist, Peter, “‘Information Is the Alpha and Omega of Our Work’: Bolshevik Surveillance in Its Pan-European Context,” Journal of Modern History 69, 3 (1997): 415–50.
62 Hongyi and Lansun, Dongying jingcha biji, 3.
64 Strand, Rickshaw Beijing, 65–97; Wakeman, Policing Shanghai, 43–59.
65 “Jingshiting xingzheng jingcha (On administrative police),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu guancang, 18.
66 Hongyi and Lansun, Dongying jingcha biji, 6–8.
67 Theiss, Janet M., Disgraceful Matters: The Politics of Chastity in Eighteenth-Century China (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004).
68 Many existing studies argue that the penal systems and their underlying modalities of power shifted from punishment to discipline in modern China and Japan as a result of their encounter with the industrial West. These rather straightforward, or sometimes mechanical, applications of Foucault's analyses to East Asia have often failed to account for the complexities of how “pre-modern” Chinese and Japanese societies were ruled and governed. For examples of these works, see Botsman, Dani, Punishment and Power in the Making of Modern Japan (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005); Dikötter, Frank, Crime, Punishment and the Prison in Modern China (New York: Columbia University Press, 2002).
69 Even at the British proclamation about the cession of Hong Kong to Britain in 1841, colonial officials stated that the local population would “be governed, pending Her Majesty's pleasure, according to the laws, customs, and usages of the Chinese (every description of torture excepted) by the elders of the villages, subject to the control of a British magistrate.” Charles Elliot, “Proclamation to the Chinese Inhabitants of Hong Kong” (Hong Kong, 1841). Other attempts to accommodate Chinese law and custom are evident in subsequent legislation.
70 Prakash, Gyan, Another Reason: Science and the Imagination of Modern India (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999), 3–4.
71 Inspired by the Qing baojia system, as early as the 1860s, colonial police in Hong Kong had used similar methods to divide the territory into sub-districts and neighborhoods. For one example, see Crisswell, Colin and Watson, Mike, The Royal Hong Kong Police (1841–1945) (Hong Kong: Macmillan Publishers 1982), 52. For the case of Macao, see Zhoufu, Li, “Be Ao zuihou yige dibao zoule (The death of the last local gentry of Macao),” Aomen ribao, 20 Nov 2006: B9. Even in the early eighteenth century, French Jesuit Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (1674–1743) was already praising the statewide “police” system in China. Du Halde, J. B., The General History of China, vol. 2 (London: printed by and for John Watts, 1736), 84–86.
72 Naoyuki, Umemori, “Kiritsu no ryotei: Meiji shoki keisatsu seido no keisei to shokuminchi (Itinerary of discipline: Colonial impact on the police system in Meiji Japan),” Waseda seiji keizaigaku zasshi (Waseda journal of political science and economics) 354 (2004): 51.
73 Ibid., 56–57; Sumio Oohinata, Keisatsu no shakaishi (A social history of police) (Tokyo: Iwanami, 1993), 31–32.
74 Chen, Ching-chin, “The Japanese Adaptation of the Pao-Chia System in Taiwan, 1895–1945,” Journal of Asian Studies 34, 2 (1975): 391–416.
75 Tani Barlow, “Introduction.” For a discussion of translation as more than a linguistic process, see chapter 4 of Liu, Clash of Empires.
76 Yanlong and Yigong, Zhongguo jindai jingcha shi, 61.
77 Umemori Naoyuki, “Kiritsu no ryotei,” 56.
78 “Qingcha jingshi hukou xiaoyu jumin gaoshi gao (A public notice on the household surveys in Beijing),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.282.
79 Foucault, Michel, Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1977–1978, Davidson, Arnold, ed., Burchell, Graham, trans. (New York: Palgrave MacMillam, 2007), 336–38.
80 Dray-Novey, Alison, “Spatial Order and Police in Imperial Beijing,” Journal of Asian Studies 52, 4 (1993): 885–922; Dray-Novey, Alison, “The Twilight of the Beijing Gendarmerie, 1900–1924,” Modern China 3, 3 (2007): 349–76.
82 Lam, Tong, A Passion for Facts: Social Surveys and the Construction of the Chinese Nation-State (Berkeley: University of California Press, forthcoming 2011).
83 Since taxation was the focus, the Board of Revenue (Hubu) was the only agency in the central government that received a copy of the register.
84 For an example of how police districts were set up, see “Zhejiang jingcha zongju shenbao banli ge shu jingwu qingxing (A report on the progress of the formation of the Zhejiang Police)” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1905, Xunjingbu 1501.182.
85 “Minzhengbu zou xiding benbu ji neiwai cheng xunjing ting quanxian jiangcheng zhe (Guidelines setup for the police authorities by the Ministry of Civil Affairs),” Dongfang zazhi (The eastern miscellany) 7 (1907): 152–61.
86 Minzhengbu, , “Zunyi benbu zhunian choubei weijin shiyi zhe (A year-by-year plan on the implementation of the outstanding projects),” in Yasha, Jiang, ed., Minzhengbu zouzhe huicun (Compilations of Ministry of Civil Affairs records), Guojia tushuguan cang lishi dangan we xian congkan (Archival materials of the National Library) (Beijing: Quanguo tushuguan wenxian suowei fuzhi zhongxin, 2004), 21–28.
87 “Henan jingjie zhi xin guimo (The new capacity of the Henan police),” Dagongbao, 11 Oct. 1910.
88 Chen Dequan, “Heilongjiang jiangjun Cheng Dequan chenbao jingcha qingxing ziwen (A progress report on of the formation of the police forces),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.22; “Xinjiang xunfu zi song zhengdun xunjing changzheng (Regulations on the revamping of the police forces),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.26.
89 The results of this project were often mixed. In Sichuan, for instance, by the end of the dynasty many police duties were still in the hands of the local elites rather than the national government. Stapleton, Kristin, “County Administration in Late-Qing Sichuan County Administration in Late-Qing Sichuan: Conflicting Models of Rural Policing,” Late Imperial China 18, 1 (1997): 100–32.
92 Wang Jiaxiang, “Jiangsu jingcha biye xueyuan Wang Jiaxiang jinbing (A petition from Police Academy graduate Wang Jiaxiang of the Jiangsu Province),” First Historical Archives of China, Beijing, 1906, Xunjingbu 1501.271.
95 Stapleton, Civilizing Chengdu; Wang, Street Culture.
96 Foucault, Security, Territory, Population, 341.
99 Foucault, Michel, “Governmentality,” in The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality with Two Lectures by and an Interview with Michel Foucault, Burchell, Graham, Gordon, Colin, and Miller, Peter, eds. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991), 102.
100 Agamben, Giorgio, State of Exception (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005). For the original quote, see Schmitt, Carl, Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985), 5.
101 Agamben, State of Exception, 5.
102 According to Foucault, as a result of the “governmentalization of the state” in eighteenth-century Europe, the old model of sovereign power was replaced by a new rationality of government that no longer relied on coercion to enforce the juridical writ of the sovereign. “Governmentality,” 193–204.
103 Agamben, Giorgio, Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life, Heller-Roazen, Daniel, trans. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1998).
104 Lei Tingshou, Riben jingcha diaocha tigang, 7.
106 In many ways, Chinese history through the entire twentieth century can be considered as a series of “exceptions.” This seemed obvious during the Nationalist and Communist periods as the entire country was plagued by constant revolutions and wars. But even during the post-socialist era, the need for market reform was portrayed in similar terms. That is, to quote Deng Xiaoping, “Let some people get rich first.” Only now, arguably, are we beginning to witness a rise of neo-liberal governmentality.
Acknowledgments: My thanks to four anonymous CSSH reviewers for their critical readings of this manuscript. I am also grateful to Prasenjit Duara, Takashi Fujitani, James Hevia, Li Chen, and participants of the “East Asia: Trans-Regional Histories Workshop” at the University of Chicago for their comments on the early drafts. I am responsible for any shortcomings.


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Our current research is primarily in bioinformatics. Bioinformatics has emerged as a new discipline bringing biology and computing together. While computing is ubiquitous in all areas of science, including biology, it has been mainly used there for numerical analysis, e.g., for solving equations. However, the real strength of modern computing science lies in its ability to manipulate symbols, and a great number of algorithms has been developed for that purpose. Therefore, it came as a revelation that many biological entities can be treated as symbols (e.g., DNA molecules as strings of A,C,T and G). This revelation plus the sheer volume of biological data, which is becoming too huge to handle manually, has brought bioinformatics to the forefront in solving many biological problems.
The challenges posed by the large-scale heterogeneous data sets in biology are not merely a matter of computation, but more a matter of formulating hypotheses to interpret the data. Probabilistic and statistical approaches are particularly useful in formulating and testing hypotheses when either there is a lack of understanding of the system at the level of first principles or the underlying processes of the system are stochastic by nature. Living cells as a system exemplify both of these problems.
Already, statistical modeling and learning, such as Markov models and support vector machines (SVMs), have been applied to studying DNA and protein sequences with remarkable success. However, the current approaches still remain, by and large, phenomenological, i.e., they fall short of exploring domain knowledge. Take annotation as an example. Annotation, in the context of genomics, is to assign biochemical and cellular functions to newly discovered genes. To do annotation, the state of the art is via sequence similarity with one or more genes whose functions are already known. If a statistically significant similarity is found, the function of a known gene is then assigned to the newly discovered one. On the other hand, the central dogma in modern biology states that the sequence of a gene is sufficient in determining the gene's product, protein, and the protein's structure and function. To pursue goals like this, our research is focused on incorporating increasing amounts of domain knowledge, as well as improving the effectiveness, expressiveness and interpretability of statistical learning methods. Specifically, we would like to devise more reliable statistical scoring schemes and to develop learning algorithms to acquire probability distributions, which from a bayesian point of view is as essential as the observed data.
Annotation is a central issue in making good use of the DNA sequence data. The similarity-based homology detection has been essentially the only tool to address this issue computationally, versus the authoritative but more expensive biochemical experiments. Classifying proteins into families according to their functions can enhance the accuracy of homology detection algorithms. Our research in this line includes graph-theoretic clustering algorithms, to tackle multi domain proteins; support vector machines combined with pairwise similarity, to detect more remote homology; and hidden Markov models, to profile specific protein families such as transporter proteins. Inspired by our success with SVMs, our next goal is to exploit SVMs discriminative power for general homology detection by incorporating domain specific knowledge into SVMs via the kernel functions. Not satisfied with HMMs inability in capturing some long range correlation among protein sequences we would also like to develop new models.
To extract more information from primary sequences than just simple similarity comparisons of individual proteins, it is desirable to compare whole genomes. Our research has been concerned with comparing genomes from perspectives that are beyond simple sequence similarity. Specifically, genomes have been compared based on their metabolic pathway profiles. Such comparisons would provide valuable insight into issues like metabolic engineering. The hierarchical profiling methodology developed for this purpose is useful for other problems that involve comparing profiles based on attributes that bear a hierarchical relationship. Further work includes studying pathway evolution.
Living cells are a complex system. Genes, proteins and the interactions among them collectively carry out cellular function. To unravel the complex machinery of cellular processes, genetic networks were proposed recently as a possible methodology for modeling genetic interaction using gene expression data from DNA micro-arrays. Current network models (such as Boolean networks) suffer from either weak inferential power or high computational complexity. Our research is to explore the concept and techniques for building better network models. And we believe that evolution of metabolic pathways can be better understood in a context of networks.

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The integration of technology in classrooms has changed school environments tremendously. It seems as if each year at earlier ages, students are more comfortable using a tablet than putting pen to paper. However, there’s more to be concerned with than kids growing up with poor penmanship.
As we all know in the world of cyber security, no one is exempt from being the next victim of an attack. What is failed to be remembered is that our kids are just as likely to become victim to phishing scams, breached firewalls or being hacked on their tablet or smartphone devices which are now required in the classroom. The worst part of it all is that those infected gadgets can be brought onto your home network – contaminating and exposing your personal and business devices to those same threats.
The school system should have an IT, support or leadership team to navigate these waters. It starts at the top – with an IT Support team prioritizing and running point on the overall environment of the school system. The resources required by the teachers and staff for that specific school system will impact the security decisions made by the team. It could be that each student needs a laptop or tablet in place of textbooks. Or that there’s an app that needs to be downloaded onto their cell phone for a certain school assignment.
Someone has to take ownership of the security processes and due diligence to maintain the upkeep of tablets, computers and laptops. Whether that be ensuring software updates are implemented and tested as needed, passwords are changed routinely and downloads to the device are being monitored, approved or excluded. It could also mean blocking sites that are too risky, not age appropriate or could expose students to material that is inappropriate. There has to be rules when using the devices as well as maintaining them with someone in charge of protecting the overall environment and educating students, teachers and staff on appropriate usage.
Then, the ownership of practicing and teaching safe security actions will move down the totem pole to teachers. Teachers need to both remind their students and adhere themselves to the rules set by the security team. There cannot be shortcuts or assumptions made. If there’s a need for new programs to be downloaded, ask your team to test and investigate the program further to ensure it’s safe for students and the school’s entire network.
Finally, it does come down to teaching students how to use these devices appropriately, respectfully and why the misuse of them could result in them being banned from using the device – ultimately hurting their education.
When looking at the big picture, a school system holds information regarding the identities of the staff and students sometimes numbering into the hundreds of thousands of people. This leaves you at risk with hundreds of thousands of opportunities for a bad actor to insert themselves onto these devices and into your network where they can obtain and exploit this sensitive data.
It’s safe to say that you probably have a home computer, with a home network, which you will connect your work devices to if you need to work from home. It’s also safe to say that depending on the ages of your kids, they too will bring their “work” devices home and connect to the home network. Check to make sure that these devices don’t automatically connect to your home network – no matter how “easy” it is for them, it makes it all the more easy for bad actors to find their way in as well through their computers. No matter what, if you have any other devices on your home network you should be connecting your work devices through your work network by using a VPN to protect your business from the threats that could be brought onto your home network.
There are a lot of things to protect here. Your home network being the first. Bringing in outside devices and connecting with your home network could compromise your system if you don’t have sustaining security measures in place. Protect your network by ensuring that all of your apps, routers and programs have the most up to date software, that you are password protected to join your network and frequently change that password. Then, think about the devices you’re bringing onto your network, especially your work devices, and protect them by doing the following: stay on top of your anti-virus software updates, ensure you have appropriate security settings and always log in with VPN.
With the increase of technology comes added responsibility – for all involved; teachers, faculty and students. Teachers need to ensure that any of the equipment outsourced to students is in the hands of those that understand the risks and responsibility needed to operate securely.
Looking for more information on protecting your home and school networks? Core Security offers security tools for education systems with a focus on remaining compliant, reducing your threat surface, improving efficiencies and cutting IT costs. Curious for how this will look in your environment? Check out how it worked for this Midwestern University. Then, visit our higher education page to help make plans to combat your security threats.

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iRig Mic is the first handheld, quality condenser microphone for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android devices, designed for all of your mobile sound needs. Now you can make professional audio and vocal recordings anywhere on your iOS or Android phone or tablet. iRig Mic is ideal for the singer, vocalist and songwriter on the move, but also perfect for recording speeches, instruments, performances or other sound sources in the studio, on stage or in the field.
iRig Mic can be used any app that uses the built-in microphone to process or record audio, including karaoke & singalong apps, podcasting, interviewing, movie-making and even professional recording apps like IK’s own VocaLive and iRig Recorder apps. That’s hundreds of apps with millions of users world-wide!

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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You will see the Duplicate dialog when you want to duplicate remote files.
In the Target session select opened session you want to duplicate the files to.
In the Target remote path specify remote directory you want to duplicate the files to and an operation mask.
When duplicating within the same session, you have an option to duplicate directly or via local temporary copy. The first option is not supported by WebDAV protocol and by most SFTP and FTP servers.1 However with SFTP, WinSCP allows you to do so by opening a separate shell session.
If you are duplicating a folder on an SFTP/SCP server that does not support cp command with -T switch (for example servers with BusyBox), better duplicate via local temporary copy.
When duplicating to different session, the only option is to duplicate via local temporary copy. To duplicate to different session, you need to have it opened in advance.

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Large Caps are a set of companies with market capitalisation of more than Rs. 20,000 Cr. These companies are usually among the largest in their sector, well-established and tend to do very well across market cycles. These companies may be part of Large Cap Index like Nifty 50 or Nifty Next 50. Look for Green and Orange companies for investing. Bookmark this page for your easy reference in future.
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Many of our clients require a specialist marketing approach that delivers to targeted business channels. With our deep knowledge and experience of the Agribusiness, Manufacturing, Building, IT and Food Service industries, Coo’ee Sydney understands the dynamics of Business-to-Business Sales and Marketing. We deliver strategies, campaigns, sales tools and presentations that motivate, engage and ultimately lead to successful sales.
Many of our clients require a specialist marketing approach that delivers to targeted business channels. With our deep knowledge and experience of the Agribusiness, Manufacturing, Building, IT and Food Service industries, Cooee Sydney understands the dynamics of Business to Business Sales and Marketing. We deliver strategies, campaigns, sales tools and presentations that motivate, engage and ultimately lead to successful sales.

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Replacement thermal receipt paper rolls for Linkpoint LP9100 credit card machine.
Linkpoint LP9100 credit card terminal allows you to accept virtually every payment option. Why not make sure that you are using highest quality thermal paper rolls to ensure that your machine is running properly. We sell only the highest quality thermal paper rolls for your specific machine. If you aren't sure what you need, please Contact Us, to serve all of your Linkpoint LP9100 paper roll needs.


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Known as the Nike Kyrie 3 ‘Mom’, Sneaker Room shared the info on Instagram while stating the following: “A sneaker dedicated to all the moms out there!” Looking closer they feature White across the base with rose petal embroidery. Following we have leather used on the tongue, gloss overlay on the Nike Swoosh, polka dots on the liner, gift tag and translucent outsole. Finishing the look we have a new ‘MOM’ logo which replaces Kyrie’s. Completing the look is branded insoles on one while the other reads ‘I Love You Mom’ and a speckled midsole.
When thinking about designing a Kyrie, Sneaker Room owner Suraj Kuafman wanted to do something that was true to both his and Kyrie’s journey. They both lost their mom’s and wanted to create something special to honor their memory. Knowing that Suraj’s mother favorite color was gold, he wanted to incorporate that color. Creating the Rose symbol on the upper ankle area to represent the roses many people often purchase for their moms as a sign of love. When searching for photos of Kyrie’s mother, one special photo stood out the most of her wearing a polka dot shirt. You can spot the polka dots on the inner lining of the shoe. Sneaker Room creative director, Jeff Rose, came up with the idea to change the logo on the tongue to display the word “MOM” in the same logo style font, as well as the signature on the back being removed and replaced with the initials E.K. for Ellen Kaufman and E.I. for Elizabeth Irving. On the right insole you can find the Sneaker Room logo, and the left insole has a special message “I love you Mom.” Finishing details include a speckled midsole, a heart pattern throughout the entire sole, and the word “LOVE” all over the inner swoosh.

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The five-star Peter I Hotel is comfortably located in the vicinity of the main sights of the Russian capital such as the Kremlin, Red Square, Bolshoi and Maly Theaters, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and various governmental offices. As the majority of buildings in Neglinnaya Street the hotel was built in the late XIX-th century and keeps the atmosphere of historic Moscow. Totally renovated in 2005-2006 the Peter I Hotel today features all modern equipment of the highest level, cozy accommodation in spacious and originally designed rooms, a wide choice of facilities and the professional service.
There are 133 rooms of various categories in the Peter I Hotel: standard and double rooms, 22 rooms (including 4 two-room suites and 2 three-room junior suites) in the VIP-area, on the sixth floor, which offer excellent panoramic views of Moscow.

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Konkuk University, established in 1946, is a private university located in Seoul and Chungju. The university possesses accreditation from the South Korean Ministry of Culture and Education. The university emphasizes technology and science majors with research.
Applicant holding a PhD. Degree Awarded in the field of Pharmacology/Molecular Biology/Biochemistry preferably in the core research of Neuroscience are eligible to apply for Post-Doctoral position.
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OCCRP investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was detained today while protesting in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku. Among hundreds of protesters, Ismayilova was one of some 40 arrested, who also included bloggers Emin Milli and Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, as well as human rights defender Malahat Nasibova.
Ismayilova was released after several hours and charged a fine of approximately $550. Ismayilova said, despite an aggressive arrest, she was treated well by the authorities although she was denied access to her lawyer and assigned a state lawyer. Ismayilova said she will appeal her fine.
The crowd in Baku had gathered to protest the use of force against demonstrators in the central Azerbaijani city of Ismayilli, which was the scene of several protests last week. In Ismayilli, police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd, which was demanding the resignation of the local governor, Nizami Alekberov, and the release of dozens of men who have been arrested during the rioting, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Witnesses at Saturday’s protest caught the arrest in a video, which shows Ismayilova being dragged at a run away from the scene by police.
Ismayilova joined hundreds of protesters in Baku on Saturday.
“By arresting within a crowd of protesters also these prominent human rights defenders, Azerbaijan authorities show that they use detention as a tool to punish critical voices,” the Human Rights Foundation said in its release.
Ismayilova is an internationally respected journalist who was named this years “Courage in Journalism” award winner by the International Women's Media Foundation along with several other prizes. She serves on the board of directors of OCCRP as a representative of the member centers.
OCCRP names Aliyev "Person of the Year"

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How can I give the player gravity with a character controller? I tried using transform.translate as well as charactercontroller.move, but they don't seem like the best methods.
googling that comes up with this page. Please answer the question instead of trying to be smart. If you have nothing to add please just move on.
The answer on the first link : The CharacterMotor script does this stuff, including gravity.
The answer on the second link is by Aldo, and if he said I could breathe underwater, then I would believe it!
You havn't given enough detail as to your Character Controller setup (what components/scripts have you tried), and from what you have tried you have no explanation for the statement but they both seem like bad methods , what does this mean / what have you read ?
Transform.translate doesn't even work. The player does not process that it is grounded on game start, so the player just falls right through the floor.
Thanks, that comment was posted 11 months ago ;) Aldo has given a great answer that should help future users. If not, the search should yield other results.
The CharacterController must be moved only with Move or SimpleMove. SimpleMove applies gravity automatically, but you can't control the vertical movement (no fly, no jump).
The parameters passed to each function are different: SimpleMove receives the desired velocity vector (Y is ignored), while Move receives the displacement since last frame.
Notice that vSpeed is a member variable (declared outside any function): it stores the current vertical speed, what is necessary to produce physically correct effects when jumping or falling - the vertical velocity grows downwards while in mid air due to the gravity, like in the real world.
Does 'Time.deltaTime' create smoother transformations?
Time.deltaTime is the time elapsed since last frame. As a rule of thumb, anything expressed in something per second should be multiplied by Time.deltaTime to become independent of the frame rate (which varies a lot!). In the case above, Rotate should rotate the character at a fixed speed in degrees per second - thus the actual angle to be rotated must be multiplied by Time.deltaTime. The same applies to the Move speed, since it's expressed in meters per second (or miles, yards, feet etc.). It's different in the SimpleMove case because this method expects the moving velocity itself, and the multiplication is done internally.
What if I didn't want the player's velocity to increase. Could this work?
The variable speed defines the horizontal velocity - just modify it to get different velocities.
CharacterController.Move sets isGrounded to false, so I used Raycast to check the distance to ground.
Like, every CharacterController script tutorial already does this.
That is basically what I had. So character.move would be a good method?
You must use Move (or SimpleMove) to move the CharacterController. Translate ignores collisions, and should not be used with a CharacterController. You may instead use SimpleMove: it automatically applies gravity, but you're not allowed to modify the vertical movement - thus use Move if you plan to jump or fly.
Actually, you're considering gravity as a constant speed, not an acceleration. Thus it will fall at a constant speed, instead of falling faster each time.
But that's exactly what I have in my answer.
I've approved this answer because someone may find the code sample helpful; however, this question is now 5+ years old and "dude" is not a helpful answer.

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Posted June 12th, 2008 by author4 & filed under Counseling & Supports, General Health Issues, Resources.
A monthly support group devoted to 18-30’s diagnosed with cancer.
Posted June 12th, 2008 by author4 & filed under Counseling & Supports, Grief & Loss, Resources.
Fee-based professional counselling with individuals or groups, for people experiencing any kind of loss.
The Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Centre of BC provides several services: The Distress Line (24-hour crisis line), Youth in BC (that’s us!), The Seniors’ Distress Line, partial share of 1-800-SUICIDE (in BC) and the Community Education Program that offers workshops in stress and suicide in schools.
Posted June 12th, 2008 by author4 & filed under Counseling & Supports, Resources.
Web site that provides a directory of over 175 psychologists, counsellors and other professional therapists.
Posted June 12th, 2008 by author4 & filed under Counseling & Supports, Random Stuff We Like, Resources.
Provides confidential, anonymous counselling over the phone, or via questions posted online. Website provides space to share stories and connect with other youth, as well as a Topic Library about common issues and concerns facing children and youth.

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9 000 credits in Wyndham Hotels and Resorts each year credited to your account. April is your renewal month.
Will suit to an existing owner that want to build his portfolio. On top there are 18,000.00 credits for this year.


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PA’s Vector Silks service delivers previously unachievable horse racing silks graphics in a fully flexible format, to engage your customers across all your business channels. Vector Silks enhances the graphical presentation and compatibility of racing silks. The SVG format provides a flexible solution where a single delivered format can be instantly scaled for all required sizes and outputs – ranging from high-definition (retina ready) browsers to mobile applications. Vector Silks presents a modern design and greater graphical fidelity that surpasses current formats – available directly through the PA’s ground-breaking Racing API.
A high quality graphical product that can be delivered directly to customers in a format that can be seamlessly implemented for any size output, website or application.
The Vector Silks can be delivered via PA’s API allowing closer integration with customer endpoints.


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Children face a significantly greater risk of sleep loss from electronic displays. MelaKids has an explanation for this vulnerability, and a solution with computer glasses that mimics the body’s own blue light filtering system.
Ever wonder how long your child should be staring into that bright screen without it affecting their sleep? Melas™ MPF lenses let parents know.
Children are exposed to more blue light than ever through their smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices. Experts have warned that exposure to this damaging light disrupts their sleep, causes digital eye strain and glare, and damages retinal cells increasing their risk of age-related macular degeneration later in life.
A study found that when adults and school-age children were exposed to the same amount and intensity of light, the children's melatonin levels fell twice as much (1). Suppression of Melatonin disrupts our circadian rhythm, making it more difficult to fall and stay asleep which could imply numerous health risks. The authors noted that children’s sensitivity to light is most likely due to their crystal clear lenses. Our bodies produce a yellow-brown pigment in the lens of our eye, Ocular Lens Pigment (OLP), which filters harmful blue light and protects the Macula. However, our eyes don’t acquire this beneficial pigment until the age of 30. Meanwhile, more and more blue light is transmitted by the lens of childrens’ eyes that reaches the retina and triggers the suppression of melatonin and this provides one answer to why kids are more susceptible to loss of sleep and increase health risks because of exposure to smart phones and other electronic devices.
Melas™ MPF Computer glasses use patented lens technology that contain two pigments that the body naturally produces to protect the eye from blue light and glare – Ocular Lens Pigment (OLP) and Melanin. MelaKids licensed the lens technology from Photoprotective Technologies, Inc. (PPT) that produces a synthetic version of Ocular Lens pigment (OLP™) that preserves the same spectroscopic properties of the OLP that occurs in the lens of our eyes; and Melanin, our natural sunscreen that reduces glare. Melas lenses also utilize PPT's Melatonin Production Factor™ (MPF), a patent-pending rating system that quantifies the ability of blue-light-filtering computer glasses to preserve the night-time production of melatonin.
A lens with an MPF value of 3, for example, means that you can use the iPad 3 times longer with that lens – or 6 hours – to get the same 22 % loss of melatonin that you would get without that lens.
Melas™ computer glasses provide children with the natural protection that they don’t have to fight against the harmful effects of blue light. Developed by Nature, OLP and melanin filter blue light in our eyes without compromising the perception of color.

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While most of us don’t eat Chinese food just for the fortune cookie, when we get at the end of the meal, it is a nice treat, right? While the sayings inside are meant to give you an inspiring message or give you something to look forward to, sometimes they can switch things up and be completely hilarious. We have found 20 hilarious fortune cookie sayings that will have you cracking up, so check them out below!
This one is funny, as it is telling you that only fortune cookies know what they are talking about. Those other psychics and fortune tellers are crazy!
While this is not really a fortune, it is definitely speaking the truth! After eating Chinese food, you probably do have rice in your teeth.
This could be interpreted a few ways. Maybe they are telling you to run and be more active. Maybe they are telling you to run and not pay the bill. Maybe they are telling you to run because you are about to be attacked by some alien creatures!
Just a simple message from your fortune cookie, as they are excited to finally get out of that cookie. Um, how fresh is the cookie you just ate then?
As funny as it is, it speaks the truth! No fortune here, but telling you about marriage and what it means.
We all want to crack open the fortune cookie and find some amazing message and think our world is going to change. Sometimes we pick the wrong fortune cookie!
This is some good advice from your fortune cookie, even though it is funny as heck. A pessimist thinks they’ll never get their money back, so might as well borrow from them.
Admit it, you have read your fortune cookie before and thought this same exact thing. We have all done it, so this fortune cookie is calling us out on it.
This one kind of goes with the previous one, but they are telling you straight up to not be a d*ck. This is good advice for a lot of people in the world.
Who wouldn’t like a little Rick Astley when they open up their fortune cookie? While some fortunes can be boring, we would be busting out right at the table singing this song.
Even fortune cookies can have a sense of humor. They must have gotten tired of coming up with inspirational quotes, so they just went simple and sarcastic with this one.
Not only is this one funny, but it also gets you thinking for a quick second. How much deeper would it be? Then you snap out of it and giggle.
This is true, as we often tend to get the terrible fortune and our friends get the cool ones. We’d rather get this one than some lame fortune.
Even the fortune cookie is telling you to put it off for a little while longer. After eating Chinese, no one wants to do anything for a little while anyway, right?
We are definitely taking a nap after eating Chinese, so maybe this cookie is doing the same thing. Or the worker who was typing them up was tired and took a breather.
Now we should go back to the cookie that said run, and pick the meaning we need, since you’re now being attacked by aliens — well, it doesn’t say attacked, but what else would the aliens want?
It looks like this company needs a spellchecker before production agrees to start making the fortune cookies. However, the actual message is still funny.
Oh, you got an amazing message last time in your fortune cookie and you are still waiting for it to happen? It looks like it will never happen now!
While we all want a message of hope, this message sums it up perfectly. It is just a cookie and it can’t help you!
You grabbed the fortune cookie closest to you on the table, as that is supposed to be good luck. You open it up and have this message, so that superstition is wrong, huh?


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Treat your man to some lovely food or flowers because today is Bóndadagurinn, a curious Icelandic holiday that dates back to the old Viking calendar.
Bóndadagurinn marks the beginning of Þorri, which is the fourth month of winter according to the old Icelandic calendar months. It is preceded by the month Mörsugur and followed by Góa. Bóndadagur is always on a Friday somewhere from the 19th till the 25th of January.
The month of Þorri tends to be a snow-heavy month. Photo by Arnar Freyr Tómasson.
The word Bóndadagurinn is comprised of two words: Bóndi, which can mean either husband or farmer, here used to refer to the master of the house. Today, the term is often used about one’s male spouse, be it your husband, fiancé or boyfriend. Dagurinn simply means ‘the day’.
A peculiar Bóndadagur tradition goes something like this: The man of the house should awake before all others. He should go outside wearing nothing but his shirt and one leg of his trousers and hop on one leg around the house, inviting the mid-winter month in.
The only written source for this silly tradition is in Jón Árnason’s collection of Icelandic folklore published from 1954-1961.
It could be that a practical joker convinced Jón Árnason to record this tradition. If so, that’s a great prank. We’re not sure if anyone actually upholds the tradition. Please do let us know if you saw a half-naked man hopping around his house this morning!
An older – perhaps more reliable – source from 1728 says that the Bóndadagur tradition is for the woman of the house to step out the night before and invite Þorri into the home like a welcomed guest. The wife would also prepare good food on the first day of this harshest winter month.
Flowers are a sweet Bondadags gift. Photo: Public Domain Pictures, Johnny Dod.
In modern day Iceland, it’s a tradition for wives to pamper their husbands on Bóndadagurinn. Women treat their significant others to good food and drink.
In later (more capitalistic) years women also shower their partners with gifts and flowers. The favour is then returned on Konudagurinn, which marks the start of the next month, Góa. A sort of Icelandic double-Valentine’s-day tradition.


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To download any corporate resources, go directly to the media center to freely download our brand logo, product pictures, company profile and more.
Discover the upcoming events we are attending and find out if we missed each other in past events. Schedule a meeting with us if you would like to meet us.
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Clad your home with comfort.
Do you find solace in expression? In the tradition, elegance and contentment it creates? In the way inspiration ripples from it? Then we have good news. Because the opportunity to reveal yourself is right here. In the forms of insulated, traditional and shake and shingles siding, of course.
A combination of industry-leading technology and dramatic exterior appeal. Turns out, beauty can be pretty powerful.
Low maintenance and high curb appeal come in a range of complementary styles and palettes. Go ahead, start exploring.
For that warm, rustic refuge youve always wanted. Make it the star of your exterior or use its charming qualities in a supporting role.


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Elevator Modernization helps the elevator to handle new technology, perform better, improve safety, and provide contemporary design. As a full service Elevator Company with many skilled and reliable personnel, we are able to take you through all of the steps for Modernization. With Hayes Elevator you can have the confidence that we are going to provide you with the options that are best for your needs.
With our years of experience in the Elevator Field and the depth of experience and training at Hayes Elevator, we can provide optimum services and assistants to all levels of professionals, the architects, the builders, and the End users. Hayes Elevator provides the best vertical solutions available and partners with all involved to assist in the overall success of the project.
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Healthy City Cayman Islands opened its doors in February 2014. Constructed by DeAngelis Diamond Construction Inc., this facility is home to 140 beds and is the centre of excellent in cardiac surgery, cardiology, and orthopedics. Androgroup, a parent company of Hayes Elevator, was awarded to install and maintain two ThyssenKrupp elevators in this building.


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Passion for me means finding a deep attachment to the actions I make in life. I’m talking about soul. When I say I’m passionate about music, it means that, whether I’m listening, performing, or thinking about music, nothing else matters. My passion comes from a part of my soul that is raw, consuming, and relentless. My attention is immediately drawn to music, no matter what situation I’m in (including eating at a restaurant and losing track of a conversation because they’re playing music in the background, so…… sorry about that) It interrupts my daily life and my conversations no matter what. I can’t help it.
I think the key to answering this question is figuring out if I have that level of commitment to anything else. If not, how can I find or maybe even create, passion in other things?
Engineering is a cold field. It is ripe with discovery, but rarely is that discovery accompanied by the sweeping personal attachment and connection to the soul of humanity. This is not to say engineering is not creative or engineering cannot evoke an emotional response, merely that it does not touch your beliefs. Engineering is a factual science. It doesn’t matter what you believe in. Facts are fact. Science is. A device does not change how it operates based on how you feel.
Engineering does not make me question my philosophical foundation. It allows me to explore and expand that foundation by asking new questions, but it does not challenge my beliefs.
I think passion should make you uncomfortable sometimes. It should challenge you at a fundamental level. What do you feel? Why do you feel? Passion in something should help you grow as a person. There is a heart to passion.
When you follow your passion, you should feel a sense of wholeness. Of completeness. The thought of music makes my heart swell in anticipation of the journey I’m ready to embark on. That feeling of butterflies in your stomach when you see someone you like? That excited anticipation when you see your best friend? That’s it.
I’m pretty sure every one of my friends and family know that music is my passion. This is not a secret. I’m struggling though. I cannot reconcile this passion with my decision to pursue engineering. So why am I here? Why did I even bother to major in engineering, much less, study it for 10 years?!?
Deep down I don’t believe there is an ‘engineering’ job that I can be passionate about. I’m being pulled to change the direction in which my life is heading. Maybe its worth it. Maybe not. Maybe I work to build a financial foundation that can fund my journey into music. Or maybe, I simply live and fulfill my passion outside of work. Who would I be if I followed my passion exclusively?
Honestly, I don’t think I would be satisfied with that either. There is so much this world has to offer. I want to experience as much of it as I can. I want to learn as much as I can. I want to share that knowledge and that passion for learning with others.


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VEP: Building entrepreneurially prepared, business-world ready veterans.
What is VEP you ask? We’ll give you a little basic training: VEP stands for Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, and UTC’s program is now in its fifth year! VEP places select veterans into an accelerated hybrid-learning program using online education, a classroom style “boot camp”, and a comprehensive mentorship and follow-through phase supported by successful Chattanooga business professionals. VEP is perfectly positioned for ambitious veteran entrepreneurs to thrive. Participants gain the advantage of having both a world-class university and world-class entrepreneurs to help guide them to success.
“I came in thinking I knew a lot, but working with the faculty in the VEP taught me how to start and run a business with an emphasis on marketing, sales, how to pitch a project, and the [business] market. They outlined everything you need for a successful business. I believe I’ve gained the leadership and ability to move my business forward.” -Glen Shackley, 2014 VEP Graduate.
Of course you have questions… Let’s cover a few!
Do I need to have a college degree, or have taken some college courses, to attend? No! The VEP is designed to take any qualified veteran, regardless of prior educational experience, through the steps and stages of starting a new business.
Are members of the National Guard and Reserves eligible for the program? Yes! To be eligible, candidates must have served on active duty and received a DD214, have passion for small business ownership, and can commit to the eight-day residency that takes place on the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga campus in July.
Will UTC assume all program costs, including travel and lodging? Yes! We have assumed the responsibility to raise the necessary funds to cover all costs associated with the program. Travel expenses, lodging, meals, and the cost of the program itself will be funded by the VEP.
Have been Honorably Discharged from active duty (or are currently in the administrative process of separating).
Demonstrate a strong interest in entrepreneurship and small business ownership or management.
Preference is given to applicants who are identified as disabled by the Veterans Administration based on a “service-connected” disability.
To learn more about the UTC VEP, or to apply for the program, visit www.utc.edu/vep.


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The leaves turning various shades of orangey gold means heralds the arrival of soup season. I adore soup. It’s my first choice for lunch and often dinner. I remember being very excited on learning that the mast cell stabling and antihistamine quercetin is leeched from onions, green herbs and other healing foods, into the cooking water in the boiling process (like making soup)  rather than being destroyed.
When I’m feeling lazy or just don’t have time to cook properly, I’ll make one or two large vats of soup (different kinds) and then freeze them into individual glass tupperwares – yeah plastic also leeches into the soup sadly causing endocrine disruption . I then just place it in a tub of hot water and then warm it up quickly or just stick it into a microwave if I’m in a bind on the road (I don’t have a micro at home).
I managed to find some really lovely purple carrots here – my favourite! They’re high in the same anthocyanins that make blueberries so brain healthy , but you can absolutely use any you find. Same goes for the squash/zucchini. I just happened to find some lovely yellow ones here to play with.
I just split off some of the soup, added some lovely red lentil pasta I found in the local organic supermarket out here in France and then turned the heat up and uncovered the pot to burn off the liquid.
Antihistamine: onion, garlic, basil, thyme.
Anti-inflammatory: squash/zucchini, onion, garlic, basil, thyme, olive oil, chickpeas, lemon, tahini.
Please consider all ingredients just a suggestion. All vegetables, fruits and oils may be swapped for another. I am not on a histamine elimination diet anymore and so I added the optional ingredients and used the yellow tomatoes.
In a pot sauté the onions and garlic till fragrant. Add in the other veggies and herbs and cover with enough water that they swim around freely.
Bring to the boil and then lower to a simmer. Mix in the chickpea water, hummus or tapioca if using and allow to simmer for at least 20 minutes.
I like to serve with an extra smattering of fresh herbs and also a little drizzle of olive oil.


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Not every photo is perfect. Some may even be less than perfect. To avoid cluttering up your catalog with unusable images, it is possible to remove them from the database. However, you should consider keeping copies of these photos on your computer’s hard disk, just in case you find another use for them down the road.
From the Grid or Filmstrip, select the image thumbnail (or multiple image thumbnails) for the photo(s) you would like to remove from the catalog.
Choose Photo > Delete Photo, or press the Delete key. You can also Control+click (Mac) or right+click (Win) the thumbnail and select Delete Photo from the contextual menu.
In the warning dialog box that appears, click Remove.
Lightroom removes the image(s) from the catalog; however, the original file still remains on your computer’s hard disk.
To bypass the warning dialog box, choose Photo > Remove Photos from Catalog or press Option+Delete (Mac) or Alt+Delete (Win).


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Description: Lady Amanda Locke has struck out miserably in her two Seasons on the marriage mart. Beautiful, titled, and charming – even if she does talk a bit too much, Amanda doesn’t understand why love eludes her. Even her father, the Duke of Norford, is so perplexed he is prepared to take drastic measures to ensure his daughter’s happiness. Now, as Amanda begins her third Season, she gets a little help from Cupid, a darkly handsome horse breeder whose knowledge of basic animal attraction has guided him in arranging more than a few successful matches between the young ladies and gentlemen of the ton. Hired by Amanda’s family, Devin Baldwin produces results for Amanda and soon she is happy to be courted by one of his clients, the dashing Viscount Altone. In order to secure Amanda’s match to a nobleman obsessed with horse racing, Devin must teach Amanda how to overcome her fear of horses. But as Devin shows her the joys of riding, hunting, and racing, will their own hearts run astray as Amanda finds herself falling in love with Cupid himself?
Also really enjoyed the relationship between Amanda and her father."
"Devin shrugged. "Can't deny it's amusing, but it's not something I set out to do. It just fell in my lap. But there's no luck about it, it's simple animal magnetism that makes for a great match. A man and a women have got to want to rut, but after the rutting, they've got to have something in common or their happily ever after falls apart."
"Devin laughed. "You're his baby sister. He's not going to discuss desire with you."
"He swore to himself that night that he'd never cry again ... or love anyone again. It hurt too much."

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The french cleat system is very easy. It is basically a board with a 45 degree bevel cut on one edge facing inwards to the wall. Then the opposite 45 degree bevel cut on the backing board of what you are hanging on the cleat.
Small shelf made to hang on a french cleat.
The old clamp rack and shelf now on the freanch cleat. The blue peg board is also hung using a french cleat.
Side of the work bench a small cleat to hang various things harth brushes etc. Also has room for something else to be hung.
Where the small clamp rack use to be, the drill bit shelf is now also hanging off a cleat. (Drill press has been moved above on bench.) Also has room for something else to be hung of the same cleat.
Over all the french cleat is very versitile, and I believe I have made the right decision to use it over other systems. Once the rest of the basement is done, I will most likely use the french cleat system through out.
Main bench converted over to french cleat.
Peg board rehung on the cleat as is the battery charger.
More shelfs using the french cleat system.
Peg board, shelf and small clamps all now on the cleat.
Everything hung on the french cleat system. Including the shelves and pegboard... If you look behind the drill press you will see a first aid kit also on the cleat.
Random quote: "Plant as many trees as you can, I have so many projects to make. "


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This is part 2 of unpacking my experience of SXSW. Read Part 1, in case you missed it!
Coopetition: spell check says that its not a word, but I say Nay. Webster is behind the times.
Coopetition is the new direction of business. There is no more cut throat. Convergence and collaboration is happening all around us from sharing articles through our social networks to businesses coming together- collaborating to help each other win. One simple example of this is Apple’s partnership with Nike in their Nike+ software and hardware, a tool that has helped runners everywhere track their workouts.
This notion of collaboration between people and companies alike was in full force at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. It was exemplified through panel discussions surrounding one topic with all of the panelists coming from different (competing) companies. As well as through companies solely created to provide service to other start-ups. You can see the magic in the social sphere- through Twitter and Facebook, examples of groups coming together to help a single person or promote an event or greater cause (ie. The tragic crisis in Japan).
Pause for a second and take a breath, how many things did you recommend, promote or share today?
Most of us can’t even count. One panel discussion I attended was about the Future of Search told from the perspectives of representatives from Google, Bing and Moodfish. A new Google product, Hotpot, is based on localized search through recommendations from your network. Say you were in a new city and wanted to go out for a burger, Hotpot and your friends would direct you to the best burger in town. Or maybe you’re in the mood for something specific- Moodfish.com may be for you. This website aggregates an entire itinerary based on your mood. Moodfish believes that search content plus intent of the user will result in a more effective search. The experts have an inkling that search is going social. Both tools are awesome, but the point is that these companies could speak their minds to the same audience with passion, respect and civility.
The very first panel I attended- while I was full swing in SXSW newbie mode – was on the topic of cooperation between Agencies and Software companies. To see success, they need each other, but sometimes have trouble aligning priorities. The discussion highlighted some tips that both ends could bring back to their workplaces to improve well-being and cohesion. This converging world of digital and social has opened an entirely new sector for marketing/advertising/pr folks. There are no more traditional rules in marketing- except to throw your inhibitions to the wind and be creative and agile as possible. Part of this challenge is being well-versed in technology and being able to interact with consumers through various online channels. So, how important is it for marketers to be techies and how blurry is that line? As social media progresses and we figure out how to measure influence and reactions, I believe it will be increasingly important to be knowledgeable, but there is a difference between being tech-saavy and a tech developer.
So, Jess- where are the new tech toys that you promised? I know, I know, I’ve been holding out on you. Thanks for your patience!
Huzzah! Here is the guts and glory that came out of SXSW this year. These are some of my favorite tools that I used at the festival and was exposed to by friends or the actual developers that created them! Enjoy!
Beluga: A group texting tool that is a solution to mass text. Group texting is a big trend that surfaced this year. The MSUSXSW team used it to find each other through the masses at the festival.
Hashable: For all of those in the Twitterverse, this may be for you. The app is provides an integrative way to keep track of your contacts, organized by Twitter usernames.
Airbnb: Are you an explorer on an adventure? Or just need a place to crash for the night? Either way, this tool is a must for travelers! It connects people who have space to spare with those who are looking for a place to stay.
Beansprout: Need a business partner or developer? Beansprout can hook you up, call it the dating website for new ventures. A similar tool that comes from our great state of Michigan is Cofound.org– check them out too!
Zaarly: Hold the phone. Zaarly will be (I’m declaring it) the next huge thing. If you’ve ever said “I’d pay ___ for ___” you will love this application. Think eBay meets Craigslist- but way sexier and way less creepy. Look out for it, its coming to a city near you! Actually- its coming to East Lansing! Follow @zaarly_MSU for updates!
Twillio: This is a text-messaging service that provides tools to other start-ups. Twilio powers Remind101, the company founded by our good friend, Brett Kopf.
Simplegeo: Another company built for other start-ups to utilize! Simplegeo powers location based aspects of applications.
Twonky: A must-have for an integrated digital home. It perfects experience through convenience and control. They also won the award for favorite free T-shirt by the MSUSXSW crew!
There are some super cool trends that are coming in the tech, interaction, mobile and social space. I had the pleasure of having Becky Johns as a roommate in Austin. She is a fantastic Spartan and a recognized influencer in the PR/media space. Becky presented a great panel discussion on online influence in a talk titled: Status Update…or Upgrade? Also, check out her take on SXSW tech trends here.
So there you have it! I hope my small gems of insight can give you a taste of what SXSW is all about- at least enough to make you consider attending in 2012!


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Do you know what percent of the country/world actually smokes?
How will you tackle smokers?
Make the country even more crazier?
Stop us 3x with a j and sentence us?
Regardless of the limited negative claims, do it know how many of us use this for sleep? Relaxing after work? Social situations? To stay calm and relaxed in bad situations? To relax with problems?
I would like to agree with your correspondents who have posted that; widespread cannabis use is not the only significant social change in this country that correlates with the rise in homicidal violence. And that the influx of millions of migrants from some of the most violent places on Earth may also have something to do with it.
Just an observation, but many of the pro weed brigade on here seem to write in exactly the same style. Almost as if many of them are in fact the same person.
As to the Irish Republican movement what a joke they have become? All that carnage and death for an Independent Ireland, and now they are all EU fanatics. Ireland doesn’t even have its own currency any more. It’s ability to set its own interest rates given away to German bankers. Hilarious. And they can’t even blame the British for this loss of sovereignty. They did it to themselves.
Your IRA/Republican types are more likely to be found trying to get into Brussels these days to give away even more of the Irish people’s rights, in exchange for salaries and tax free pensions of course.
Probably more to do with social pathology, which began when socialism came in.
Nothing to do with absent fathers then.
I do not think Mr Hitchens is right to claim that cannabis use is "the only significant social change in this country that correlates with the rise in homicidal violence". I would argue that decades of neoliberal capitalism, initiated by Thatcher and exacerbated since the financial crash of 2008 by 10 years of Tory austerity have caused profound social changes to this country. Inequality has risen dramatically, prospects of finding a job with decent wages have shrunk for young people, schools and social services have been underfunded, youth centres and libraries have had to close. All this is much more likely to contribute to the rise in gang violence than the consumption of cannabis. As others have pointed out, if there were a real correlation between cannabis consumption and violence as Mr Hitchens hypothesises, then countries or areas with higher cannabis use would be experiencing higher numbers of violent crime. I have yet to see any evidence of such a correlation.
What about prescribed drugs, like ssri, benzos etc? I don't think there are many studies associating violence with cannabis, but there are several with ssri and violent acts against themselves and others.
Cannabis: Maybe cannabis, opioids and etc., is a symptom of something deeper more sinister going on? I just watched a documentary on "youtube" on US tax exempt foundations (Carnegie Endowment, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation) with Norman Dodd and their goals. Please also see information on John Taylor Gatto's "Dumbing Us Down". These foundations ultimate goals seems to want us to live in fear, hate, and mistrust of each other and to remove our God given intelligence and creativity. To demoralize us. And when I write us I mean the common people of the world.
If you think smoking cannabis can be equated with alcohol, as a cause of violence, you need to try it.
Thank you Mr. Hitchens for your writing many articles on the harm caused by cannabis. Here in the States the drive to stop its legalization is far worse than in Britain. Here its use is profound and many Americans are just oblivious to its effect. And far worse is that no one is seeing its use slowly but surely being used by children. In my local high school, my niece told me she had to run out of one of the rest rooms was reeking of cannabis, students behind a closed stall smoking it. Nothing was done, she told me, to discipline those fellow classmates. Here in the States, the cause is lost.
If you read the MSM at all, you are most unlikely to belong to the demographic that puts you at high risk of being stabbed. Similarly, you are unlikely to be at risk, as a result of using illegal narcotics, of developing the psychosis that will lead to you stabbing somebody. The chances are that you will seek treatment, or those around you will insist that you be treated, long before that can happen. The chances are that you will be rich enough in money, time and opportunity to do something about your problems.
To put it another way, the people being stabbed, and the people doing the stabbing, are mostly of little account. Some on here may claim that they care about them, but I think it likely that is mere virtue signalling.
Violent crime is still something that overwhelmingly affects the poor and marginalised in this country. There is no political will to help these people. The people who form opinions, the people who vote, and the people who mostly pay taxes, are able to buy freedom from the residential areas and the personal circumstances that would put them at risk of violent crime.
The difference between now and the 19th century is stark. Back then, many people saw it as their duty to intervene to try to improve the lot of those who were worse off. Now we mostly indulge in a bit of virtue signalling, perhaps up ticking an online comment somewhere, before returning to our safe lives in our safe enclaves.
"Its (cannabis's) widespread use is the only significant social change in this country that correlates with the rise in homicidal violence."--- And that is the alpha and the omega of your argument? Pathetic. What about the austerity policy, Brexit, unemployment, huge numbers of non-natives moving into our urban environments? What about the massive increase in use of legal highs, synthetic cannabinoids, methamphetamine and cocaine over the same period? Peter, you are starting to sound like the old geezer who sits at the back of the bus, shouting at the traffic. Even your hero Alex Berenson's book 'Tell Your Children' has been roundly dismissed, if not ridiculed, for its completely unscientific basis and misuse of statistics. Tell you what, Peter, why don't you spend a few weekends in your local A&E department and see just how many of the enraged, dangerous yobbos causing havoc have only smoked weed that evening. My sister used to work A&E and they just love pot smokers, they sit in the corner for an hour until they feel better and then get a cab home: zero trouble, zero violence.
Forgive me for interrupting the dope smokers who have taken over this thread, wafting and wheezing their disgusting substance all over the rest of us (much as they are here in Canada), but regarding Ulster, I am not sure how 'surely it was understood at the very least' carries with it the force of law? There was no amnesty for state-sponsored murderers in the Belfast Agreement. Your (Mr. Hitchens') implication that there should have been such an amnesty is interesting to say the least. It represents a complete reversal of your position regarding secrarian and/or political murder in Northern Ireland, whereby you deplored the amnesty handed down to (especially) IRA killers. Your muttering and moaning about the treatment of the Bloody Sunday killers is, well, unprincipled - to put it very mildly.
That said, good luck with the job application. May I suggest that when you become R4 Controller, your first act should be to appoint yourself chief presenter of the Today programme. For the first time in at least a decade it would actually be worth listening to.
Cannabis is legalised in Canada, but we don't have knife crime like that here???
Nothing to do with social media then?
Jack | 10 March 2019 at 08:15 AM asks "That job at the BBC... where was it advertised?".
An excellent question. My guess is that it was advertised somewhere the BBC's top management were hoping only Lefties would see it.
I agree completely with Athanasius | 10 March 2019 at 07:31 AM, about the current Brexit debacle.
The people of NI say they want to be part of the UK. I have no problem with that, but then they must abide by the decisions made by the majority of the UK's population. If they don't like those decisions then they should leave and set up on their own, or join their island-neighbours in Eire, or whatever.
I am rather tired of them (and the Scots) telling us there was no majority for Brexit in their territory.
It is rather like being a member of a tennis club. You abide by the club's rules as determined by the entire membership from time to time. If you don't like those rules, then you hand in your notice and leave.
Unless we bring back the treason act then treason will be the default position for most MPs, Mr Redwood seems to believe?
No-one in the UK really cares when they are lied to, anymore.
That went away with the disapproval of swearing.
However, I hope Mr Hitchens dishonest moral preening as a 'truth teller' still annoys you as much as it does me.
So, lets see if you mind being told the truth to.
1) My father was born in Antigua.
2) Above, Hitchens is not telling the truth.
I'm not sure it's as simple as one would assume from this article. The relationships between drugs and violence are not in doubt, one can't help smell a political agenda as clear and strong as the cannabis you obviously dislike. Yes Peter actually think.
The author wrote 'the Profumo affair, which didn't matter at all' ; I'm certain it did in a subtle but substantial way indeed. It was the end of the Conservative Party as it had been but was still able to stagger on as the only viable alternative to Socialism ; or perhaps it died seven years earlier with the humiliation of the failed Suez adventure following which it was cunningly able to re-brand itself with a new leader who would willingly submit his Party to the new liberal trendy age that was emerging ; the Profumo affair was his Waterloo.
I’d love you to get the BBC job.


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Pride in Trafford is a new initiative for 2019, a partnership between the Mayor of Trafford, Trafford Council and Waterside Arts. The collective have curated a series of events to celebrate and explore identity and LGBTQ+ life in Trafford, to coincide with IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.) The activity will take place at Waterside in Sale; Trafford’s award-winning destination for performance, culture and events.
In her much anticipated 2019 tour, Heather performs old tracks and fresh new material from her new album Hey Mayhem. It will be a performance with her full band, something Heather absolutely loves, and it really shows. Heather is always a very popular live act so grab a ticket while you can!
Breaking Ground returns for Pride in Trafford with guest curators Trans Creative at the helm. Expect a fabulous evening of fun, bold and exciting projects in development from a selection of trans and non-binary voices as they break ground on their latest projects.
Bringing you the very best in alternative comedy, this triple-headliner comedy night features, Tom Allen, Bethany Black and Annette Fagon.
Tom Allen is the sharply dressed, well-spoken, disparagingly camp son of working class Bromley. He has a unique style of sharp, acerbic wit and camp, riotous storytelling.
Bethany Black is decidedly dark and deliciously different. An evening with Bethany is a one way ticket to a world you never knew existed.
Annette Fagon is a loud and engaging comic with bags of appealing confidence, talking about everything from her mental health to her anger management issues.
Kerry Leigh (MC) is a warm, funny and refreshing host with acerbic wit and a beautifully sardonic edge.
Come and meet some local exhibitors, community groups and charities and find out more about their work with the LGBTQ+ community.
Plus rapid HIV Testing from BHA and the LGBT Foundation and free community arts workshop.
Addressing the inequalities in representation for LGBTQ+ people of colour and queer characters in TV, film, theatre and radio. An insightful panel discussion looking at how we best ensure positive representation, create interesting narratives and share those stories to effect change.
A cabaret collective and performance platform that exists to promote, celebrate and showcase performers of colour. Experience burlesque, circus, spoken word, live music, voguing, comedy and many other creative celebrations; The Cocoa Butter Club is a cabaret/theatre/show production like no other!
A professional development day for queer artists of all disciplines to skill-up, meet-up and Raze Up, led by leading queer artists including Bourgeois & Maurice, Cocoa Butter Club, Figs in Wigs, Milk Presents and more, giving you a helping hand in funding, marketing, contracts, producing and more.
Join Raze and other queer performers to hear and see award-winning queer artists and find out what’s going on in your city!
An evening with some of the UK’s newest, brightest and badass queer performers; including Lasana Shabazz, Clumsy Bodies, SamOne SamTwo & Erinn Dhesi.
Expect lip syncs, comedy and dance that covers everything from dating techniques and representation of trans identities to migration and colonial ideas of beauty and racism.