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Unpublished WW1 novel shares secrets of the past with a new generation

By Guest PostNovember 6, 2013Culture, Politicsa romance, acts of courage, analysis, dcm, distinguished conduct medal, egalitarian belief, first world war, forest of dean, frederick william harvey, gloucestershire regiment, gloucestershire soldier, grant repshire, herbert howells, ivor gurney, new generation, poetry, prisoner of war, roger deeks, semi autobiographical novel, severnvale, soldier, university of exeter, unpublished ww1 novel, will harvey, world war

A heroic World War One soldier’s previously unknown semi-autobiographical novel has come to light following the completion of a project to archive and make public the manuscripts, poems and correspondence of Frederick William Harvey.

F W Harvey’s papers are now available to the public thanks to a major collaborative project between the University of Exeter and the Gloucestershire Archives.

The Gloucestershire soldier became well known nationally for his poetry and his acts of courage. Despite having trained as a solicitor, he enlisted in the ranks and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal before being made an officer. Found among Harvey’s papers was an unpublished novel titled ‘Will Harvey – A Romance’, which is a fictional, but semi-autobiographical, novel which covers the early lives and school-days of two brothers. The story then follows them into the trenches of WWI, where Eric is killed (as was F W Harvey’s brother in real life) and Will is captured (again as in real life). There were several attempts to have it published however it seems that the post-WWI public was no longer interested in reading about the war. (more…)

Transgender controversies can lead to ‘gender panic,’ study finds

By Guest PostNovember 6, 2013Culture, Healthgender binary, gender identity, gender panic, surgery requirement, transgender controversies, transgender men

When New York City moved in 2006 to make it easier for transgender people to revise the gender on their birth certificates, the proposal was widely expected to pass. (more…)

Microsoft unveils game-changer for South Africa’s small businesses

By Guest PostNovember 5, 2013Technologyafrica, bcg, biz4afrika hub, boston consulting group, business leader, chief operating officer, crime line, kevin turner, Microsoft, mteto nyati, small business, sme, South Africa, Technology

Boston Consulting Group research highlights potential for technology to help drive significant revenue and job growth by SMEs.

JOHANNESBURG — Nov. 5, 2013 — Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner on Tuesday unveiled an online hub that will give South African small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) access to a range of free products and services from Microsoft and other partners.

The hub, at https://southafrica.biz4afrika.com, is specifically designed to aggregate all the best resources — both IT and non-IT — available to local SMEs. The baseline services offered are free and highly relevant for South African SMEs looking to bring their business online and improve their general competitiveness. The launch offer will provide SMEs with the opportunity to get their businesses online for free for the first year. This includes a free .co.za domain, a free website, as well as free email and collaboration tools.* (more…)

Energieverbrauch in Deutschland steigt

By Guest PostNovember 5, 2013Environmentag energiebilanzen, deutschland, effizienzhaus experte, energieverbrauch, gebaeudesanierung, gewicht, heizkosten, klimaschutz, leif miller, nabu, ulf sieberg, verbraucher flyer

Jetzt Kosten sparen durch Gebäudeenergieberatung

Der Energieverbrauch wird in Deutschland laut einer Prognose der AG Energiebilanzen für das Gesamtjahr voraussichtlich um zwei Prozent steigen. Und mit Beginn der kalten Jahreszeit laufen die Heizungsanlagen jetzt wieder auf Hochtouren. Das geht ins Geld. Der NABU empfiehlt daher eine Gebäudeenergieberatung, denn dadurch können nicht nur Energiekosten eingespart, sondern auch das Klima geschützt werden.

„Hauseigentümer und Mieter werden Jahr für Jahr mit steigenden Energiepreisen konfrontiert“, sagte NABU-Bundesgeschäftsführer Leif Miller. Das treibe zum einen die Stromrechnung nach oben, aber noch viel stärker würden die Heizkosten ins Gewicht fallen. „Gut zwei Drittel ihres Geldes verheizen Hauseigentümer und Mieter buchstäblich in den eigenen vier Wänden.“ Für Heizöl, Erdgas und Fernwärme explodierten die Kosten von 2005 bis 2012 um bis zu 62 Prozent. (more…)

Breast screening: The new high-tech, simpler approach

By Guest PostNovember 5, 2013Health2d mammography, 2d synthetic mammography, 3d data, 3d mammography, 3d screening, assessment, breast center, breast screening, diagnostic radiologist, high tech, journal radiology, liane philpotts, lumpectomy, mammography, radiologist

In two years, 3D screening has picked up more early cancers than mammography while cutting down on the number of callbacks. One radiologist calls it “a game changer.”

October 2013) No woman wants to get a call that her radiologist has found a suspicious image on her mammogram, and then learn that she might need a biopsy—only to find out it was all a false alarm. Now, thanks to new technology, fewer women will get those calls.

Digital breast tomosynthesis, or 3-D mammography, is transforming breast screening by significantly reducing callbacks while picking up more cancers, and eliminating some of the fear and anxiety many women experience. All women who visit the Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven for mammography are now getting tomosynthesis over plain 2D mammography, says Liane Philpotts, MD, chief of breast imaging for the Breast Center. (more…)

The secret math of plants: UCLA biologists uncover rules that govern leaf design

By Guest PostNovember 5, 2013Natureallometric analysis, carbohydrate based, cell wall, christine scoffoni, cross section, embedded pieces, evolutionary biology, grace john, isometric, lawren sack, leaf design, leaf surface area, leaf thickness, mesophyll, plants, secret math, ucla biologist

Life scientists from UCLA’s College of Letters and Science have discovered fundamental rules of leaf design that underlie plants’ ability to produce leaves that vary enormously in size. In their mathematical design, leaves are the “perfect machines,” said Lawren Sack, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and senior author of the research.

The UCLA team discovered the mathematical relationships using “allometric analysis,” which looks at how the proportions of parts of an organism change with differences in total size. This approach has been used by scientists since Galileo but had never before been applied to the interior of leaves. (more…)

Wie gefährlich ist die Polizei?

By Guest PostNovember 4, 2013Media, Politicsbern, bremsen, christof moser, elite polizist, emrk, gewalt gegen buerger, infosperber, justiz, kkjpd, peter york, polizei, polizeidirektoren, rundschau, schockvideo, schweiz, skmr, staatsanwaltschaft, st gallen, telezueri mikrofon, tv magazin, velo richtung markthalle, winterthur, zuerich

Weil sie kaum etwas zu befürchten haben, machen manche Polizisten, was sie wollen – mit Billigung der Bevölkerung.

Ende August, Basler Viaduktstrasse: Peter York* hat sich zum fünften Hochzeitstag mit seiner Frau zum Essen verabredet und fährt mit seinem Velo Richtung Markthalle. Als er eine Polizeikontrolle erblickt, macht er kehrt: sein Velo (ein so genanntes Fixie) hat keine Bremsen. Er will eine Busse vermeiden.

Die Polizei nimmt die Verfolgung auf und schneidet ihm den Weg ab. Einer der Beamten sprüht dem 31-jährigen Engländer, der in Basel als Architekt arbeitet, Pfefferspray ins Gesicht. Ein anderer, so beschreibt York bei «20 Minuten» die Auseinandersetzung, reisst ihm die Arme auf den Rücken. York, immer noch auf dem Velo, fällt zu Boden, verliert einen Zahn. Er wird auf den Asphalt gedrückt, ein Beamter schlägt ihm ins Gesicht. Im Spital wird ihm ein Telefongespräch verweigert. York beschwert sich. Daraufhin entfernen die Polizisten ihre Namensschilder. York erhält für dieses Verhalten nie eine Entschuldigung, im Gegenteil: Die Polizei reicht gegen ihn Strafanzeige ein. Der Fall ist hängig, die Schuldfrage für die Eskalation ungeklärt. (more…)

U.S. policy should encourage highly skilled, foreign Ph.D. students to stay, CU-led study finds

By Guest PostNovember 4, 2013Politicscreation of knowledge, economic growth, entrepreneurial investment, foreign students, innovative inputs, innovative research

Attracting more talented foreign students to study at U.S. universities and encouraging them to launch entrepreneurial ventures here could help “revitalize innovation and economic growth” in this country, a trio of economists led by University of Colorado Boulder Professor Keith Maskus concludes. (more…)

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