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"Tree Pose" by Susan Rogers and John Roosen

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Tree Pose Susan Rogers and John RoosenG-EMS PTY LTD & PS LLC (2024)ISBN: 978-0645413649Reviewed by Chelsy Scherba for Reader Views (03/2024)  “Tree Pose” is the third book in the Yoga Mat Mysteries series co-authored by Susan Rogers and John Roosen. Elaina and Ric have been through some of the most harrowing ordeals a young couple can experience in the short amount of time they’ve been…

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Leo Castelli and his artists celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Leo Castelli Gallery at The Odeon in New York City, 1982.

Standing: Ellsworth Kelly, Dan Flavin, Joseph Kosuth, Richard Serra, Lawrence Weiner, Nassos Daphnis, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg, Salvatore Scarpitta, Richard Artschwager, Mia Westerlund Roosen, Cletus Johnson, and Keith Sonnier

Foreground: Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Leo Castelli, Ed Ruscha, James Rosenquist, and Robert Barry

Photos by Hans Namuth

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Cobra Pose: Yoga Mat Mysteries by Susan Rogers & John Roosen

 Book Summary:

Australia is a surfers’ paradise … but this nefarious surfing on the ‘net’ … will destroy the global financial system.

It’s not just a rippling ‘scam’ job. Has Australia been infiltrated at levels they’ve never known?

 Elaina Williams uses a Cobra Pose in her Yoga studio to boost her energy – she will need it! Elaina’s father, Edward, is in trouble. He’s disappeared.

 As a solicitor and now yoga instructor, Elaina drags Ric, a man she’s fallen for, into the bursting web of techno-thrilling intrigue.

 Ric Peters has just returned from a disastrous trip to Indonesia. Ric bills himself as a photojournalist. Elaina suspects he shoots more than just photographs. Ric has insight into the journey he and Elaina must take. He knows Elaina isn’t ready for what’s going to happen. There are too many moving parts for him to control.

 Time is running out before The Cobra and The Wolf strike with their heist. They are extending their fangs towards Australia’s ‘golden coastline’ to bite into and destabilise financial institutions worldwide.

 The sparkling sub-tropical city of Brisbane, Queensland, is the epicentre of this hacking tsunami of the century! But these hackers are good at hiding. They make a living out of it. They are submerged Phantoms leaving no tracks.

Can the burgeoning amateur sleuth Elaina piece this puzzle together before her father’s fate is sealed? How far is Ric willing to go in deciding to save Elaina … or Australia?

 Cobra Pose is the suspense-thriller and second novel in the Yoga Mat Mysteries series. This book is filled with a snappy plot, dynamic prose, witty dialogue, and slow-burn chemistry. You’ll love Susan Rogers and John Roosen’s atmospheric whodunit. Click Cobra Pose to stretch your sense of adventure today!

 Buy the Book – Amazon

 Reviews:

Elaina Williams and Ric Peters are back at it in the second installment of the Yoga Mat series, Cobra Pose. This time, things hit even closer to home when Elaina’s father, Dr. Edward Williams goes missing. After Elaina doesn’t hear from her father in a week, she calls Ric up to enlist him in helping her find the doctor. In a note he had left her, he had said he was going bushwalking but did not leave any dates or other information. Elaina leaves her staff at Yoga Boronia to run the business and goes from Sydney to Brisbane with Ric to find her father. Knowing that her father is adept at technology, specifically cyber-security and data protection, Elaina starts to put the clues together and realizes her father may have been kidnapped by someone who has a use for his skillset.

 There are so many well-thought-out parts to this book as in the first book. I love the relationship between Elaina and Ric although at times it seems that Ric is distracted and gives Elaina mixed messages. His obsession with only the best coffee and his taking up of tea draw humor into the book because Ric is such a masculine character. It is clear they both still care for one another. The scenery the characters pass through as they complete their adventure is descriptive yet not overbearing to the point it will bore the reader. The clues that Dr. Williams leaves Elaina are realistic, yet make the reader feel like there is a Nancy Drew element strewn throughout. The kidnappers who have different backgrounds each have very specific characteristics as well and the dialogue between the characters brings them to life. Elaina’s Uncle Max intercepts his way into the story when Ric and Elaina run into him after searching her father’s house. As Max’s dual identity reveals itself, the big guns are called in to help. Both Ric and Max’s backgrounds are very secretive, however, it is clear that they have resources at their disposal. I also love how a dummy yoga studio is created to bait the hackers/kidnappers. Genius!

 With the latest Australian cyber-attacks occurring, this book delves into the topic of cyber hacking and the reason that cyber security is so important, both personally and in business. Cobra Pose is a cat-and-mouse game full of action, adventure, and danger. With twists and turns throughout the plot and a tearjerker moment that puts readers into a final stage of suspense, authors Rogers and Roosen have put together yet another fantastic thriller.  

Reviewed By: Kristi Elizabeth, San Francisco Book Review

  About the Authors

What do a woman, who used to train military personnel how to shoot straight, and a man, skilled at eradicating all sorts of hazardous materials safely, have in common? Both were designated law enforcement officers and they have now written two ‘knock ’em dead’ books … together!

 John Roosen started his career as a biologist, served as a commissioned naval officer and environmental emergency specialist in the United States, and has lived and worked in Australasia, Antarctica, the Americas and the Middle East. At a moment’s notice, he would respond to chemical and refinery plant explosions, deal with rocket fuel plant meltdowns and dismantle illegal drug labs. With Susan, John delivered international security and safety training against terrorism to ports in the Pacific. As a change-up, John switched careers to chasing pirates and duelling with a con artist extraordinaire on a remote South Pacific island. In between, he organised jungle expeditions and deep-sea scuba diving. However, John’s experience extends beyond responding to cataclysmic disasters and includes mastering the intricacies of making soufflé omelettes without burning the edges.

 Susan Rogers already knew she was a writer at age six, but her life took a major detour when she became a commissioned naval officer. As a designated law enforcement officer, she was boarding ships at sea and conducting structural and safety inspections. In addition, she developed civil defence programs for civilian populations. With John, Susan orchestrated sting operations. Susan also ran extensive weapons training programs and managed emergency responses for natural and man-made disasters. Susan worked in Australasia, the Pacific, the Americas and the Middle East. While posted in Abu Dhabi, she ran health and safety operations for multi-billion-dollar projects along the Persian Gulf. In her spare time, she directed the restoration of a Presidential yacht. In between, she has written several books and revamped a South Pacific maritime service. Susan continues to write: whether braced against the hull of a sailing vessel on a hard tack, during a crossing of the Middle East’s empty quarter in a Mini or bouncing around in a troop carrier in Australia’s outback.

 After writing Surviving Paradise about their life in the South Pacific, John and Susan hatched their Yoga Mat Mysteries series. Dead Man’s Pose is first in the line-up, with Cobra Pose as the second book. Next will be Tree Pose – coming soon!

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Tree Pose - Editorial Review

  Title: Tree Pose Author: Susan Rogers and John Roosen Genre: Mystery / Suspense / Romance / Thriller   Tree Pose by Susan Rogers and John Roosen is the third in the Yoga Mat Mysteries series, which continues to follow the blossoming romance between Ric and Elaina. Set against the backdrop of Tasmania—which is supposed to be a getaway for the couple—instead, their adventure turns into a series…

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Cobra Pose: Yoga Mat Mysteries by Susan Rogers & John Roosen

 Book Summary:

Australia is a surfers’ paradise … but this nefarious surfing on the ‘net’ … will destroy the global financial system.

It’s not just a rippling ‘scam’ job. Has Australia been infiltrated at levels they’ve never known?

Elaina Williams uses a Cobra Pose in her Yoga studio to boost her energy – she will need it! Elaina’s father, Edward, is in trouble. He’s disappeared.

As a solicitor and now yoga instructor, Elaina drags Ric, a man she’s fallen for, into the bursting web of techno-thrilling intrigue.

Ric Peters has just returned from a disastrous trip to Indonesia. Ric bills himself as a photojournalist. Elaina suspects he shoots more than just photographs. Ric has insight into the journey he and Elaina must take. He knows Elaina isn’t ready for what’s going to happen. There are too many moving parts for him to control.

Time is running out before The Cobra and The Wolf strike with their heist. They are extending their fangs towards Australia’s ‘golden coastline’ to bite into and destabilise financial institutions worldwide.

The sparkling sub-tropical city of Brisbane, Queensland, is the epicentre of this hacking tsunami of the century! But these hackers are good at hiding. They make a living out of it. They are submerged Phantoms leaving no tracks.

Can the burgeoning amateur sleuth Elaina piece this puzzle together before her father’s fate is sealed? How far is Ric willing to go in deciding to save Elaina … or Australia?

Cobra Pose is the suspense-thriller and second novel in the Yoga Mat Mysteries series. This book is filled with a snappy plot, dynamic prose, witty dialogue, and slow-burn chemistry. You’ll love Susan Rogers and John Roosen’s atmospheric whodunit. Click Cobra Pose to stretch your sense of adventure today!

 Buy the Book – Amazon

 Reviews:

Elaina Williams and Ric Peters are back at it in the second installment of the Yoga Mat series, Cobra Pose. This time, things hit even closer to home when Elaina’s father, Dr. Edward Williams goes missing. After Elaina doesn’t hear from her father in a week, she calls Ric up to enlist him in helping her find the doctor. In a note he had left her, he had said he was going bushwalking but did not leave any dates or other information. Elaina leaves her staff at Yoga Boronia to run the business and goes from Sydney to Brisbane with Ric to find her father. Knowing that her father is adept at technology, specifically cyber-security and data protection, Elaina starts to put the clues together and realizes her father may have been kidnapped by someone who has a use for his skillset.

There are so many well-thought-out parts to this book as in the first book. I love the relationship between Elaina and Ric although at times it seems that Ric is distracted and gives Elaina mixed messages. His obsession with only the best coffee and his taking up of tea draw humor into the book because Ric is such a masculine character. It is clear they both still care for one another. The scenery the characters pass through as they complete their adventure is descriptive yet not overbearing to the point it will bore the reader. The clues that Dr. Williams leaves Elaina are realistic, yet make the reader feel like there is a Nancy Drew element strewn throughout. The kidnappers who have different backgrounds each have very specific characteristics as well and the dialogue between the characters brings them to life. Elaina’s Uncle Max intercepts his way into the story when Ric and Elaina run into him after searching her father’s house. As Max’s dual identity reveals itself, the big guns are called in to help. Both Ric and Max’s backgrounds are very secretive, however, it is clear that they have resources at their disposal. I also love how a dummy yoga studio is created to bait the hackers/kidnappers. Genius!

With the latest Australian cyber-attacks occurring, this book delves into the topic of cyber hacking and the reason that cyber security is so important, both personally and in business. Cobra Pose is a cat-and-mouse game full of action, adventure, and danger. With twists and turns throughout the plot and a tearjerker moment that puts readers into a final stage of suspense, authors Rogers and Roosen have put together yet another fantastic thriller. 

 Reviewed By: Kristi Elizabeth, San Francisco Book Review

  About the Authors

What do a woman, who used to train military personnel how to shoot straight, and a man, skilled at eradicating all sorts of hazardous materials safely, have in common? Both were designated law enforcement officers and they have now written two ‘knock ’em dead’ books … together!

John Roosen started his career as a biologist, served as a commissioned naval officer and environmental emergency specialist in the United States, and has lived and worked in Australasia, Antarctica, the Americas and the Middle East. At a moment’s notice, he would respond to chemical and refinery plant explosions, deal with rocket fuel plant meltdowns and dismantle illegal drug labs. With Susan, John delivered international security and safety training against terrorism to ports in the Pacific. As a change-up, John switched careers to chasing pirates and duelling with a con artist extraordinaire on a remote South Pacific island. In between, he organised jungle expeditions and deep-sea scuba diving. However, John’s experience extends beyond responding to cataclysmic disasters and includes mastering the intricacies of making soufflé omelettes without burning the edges.

Susan Rogers already knew she was a writer at age six, but her life took a major detour when she became a commissioned naval officer. As a designated law enforcement officer, she was boarding ships at sea and conducting structural and safety inspections. In addition, she developed civil defence programs for civilian populations. With John, Susan orchestrated sting operations. Susan also ran extensive weapons training programs and managed emergency responses for natural and man-made disasters. Susan worked in Australasia, the Pacific, the Americas and the Middle East. While posted in Abu Dhabi, she ran health and safety operations for multi-billion-dollar projects along the Persian Gulf. In her spare time, she directed the restoration of a Presidential yacht. In between, she has written several books and revamped a South Pacific maritime service. Susan continues to write: whether braced against the hull of a sailing vessel on a hard tack, during a crossing of the Middle East’s empty quarter in a Mini or bouncing around in a troop carrier in Australia’s outback.

After writing Surviving Paradise about their life in the South Pacific, John and Susan hatched their Yoga Mat Mysteries series. Dead Man’s Pose is first in the line-up, with Cobra Pose as the second book. Next will be Tree Pose – coming soon!

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Cobra Pose: Yoga Mat Mysteries by Susan Rogers & John Roosen

 Book Summary:

Australia is a surfers’ paradise … but this nefarious surfing on the ‘net’ … will destroy the global financial system.

It’s not just a rippling ‘scam’ job. Has Australia been infiltrated at levels they’ve never known?

Elaina Williams uses a Cobra Pose in her Yoga studio to boost her energy – she will need it! Elaina’s father, Edward, is in trouble. He’s disappeared.

As a solicitor and now yoga instructor, Elaina drags Ric, a man she’s fallen for, into the bursting web of techno-thrilling intrigue.

Ric Peters has just returned from a disastrous trip to Indonesia. Ric bills himself as a photojournalist. Elaina suspects he shoots more than just photographs. Ric has insight into the journey he and Elaina must take. He knows Elaina isn’t ready for what’s going to happen. There are too many moving parts for him to control.

Time is running out before The Cobra and The Wolf strike with their heist. They are extending their fangs towards Australia’s ‘golden coastline’ to bite into and destabilise financial institutions worldwide.

The sparkling sub-tropical city of Brisbane, Queensland, is the epicentre of this hacking tsunami of the century! But these hackers are good at hiding. They make a living out of it. They are submerged Phantoms leaving no tracks.

Can the burgeoning amateur sleuth Elaina piece this puzzle together before her father’s fate is sealed? How far is Ric willing to go in deciding to save Elaina … or Australia?

Cobra Pose is the suspense-thriller and second novel in the Yoga Mat Mysteries series. This book is filled with a snappy plot, dynamic prose, witty dialogue, and slow-burn chemistry. You’ll love Susan Rogers and John Roosen’s atmospheric whodunit. Click Cobra Pose to stretch your sense of adventure today!

 Buy the Book – Amazon

 Reviews:

Elaina Williams and Ric Peters are back at it in the second installment of the Yoga Mat series, Cobra Pose. This time, things hit even closer to home when Elaina’s father, Dr. Edward Williams goes missing. After Elaina doesn’t hear from her father in a week, she calls Ric up to enlist him in helping her find the doctor. In a note he had left her, he had said he was going bushwalking but did not leave any dates or other information. Elaina leaves her staff at Yoga Boronia to run the business and goes from Sydney to Brisbane with Ric to find her father. Knowing that her father is adept at technology, specifically cyber-security and data protection, Elaina starts to put the clues together and realizes her father may have been kidnapped by someone who has a use for his skillset.

There are so many well-thought-out parts to this book as in the first book. I love the relationship between Elaina and Ric although at times it seems that Ric is distracted and gives Elaina mixed messages. His obsession with only the best coffee and his taking up of tea draw humor into the book because Ric is such a masculine character. It is clear they both still care for one another. The scenery the characters pass through as they complete their adventure is descriptive yet not overbearing to the point it will bore the reader. The clues that Dr. Williams leaves Elaina are realistic, yet make the reader feel like there is a Nancy Drew element strewn throughout. The kidnappers who have different backgrounds each have very specific characteristics as well and the dialogue between the characters brings them to life. Elaina’s Uncle Max intercepts his way into the story when Ric and Elaina run into him after searching her father’s house. As Max’s dual identity reveals itself, the big guns are called in to help. Both Ric and Max’s backgrounds are very secretive, however, it is clear that they have resources at their disposal. I also love how a dummy yoga studio is created to bait the hackers/kidnappers. Genius!

With the latest Australian cyber-attacks occurring, this book delves into the topic of cyber hacking and the reason that cyber security is so important, both personally and in business. Cobra Pose is a cat-and-mouse game full of action, adventure, and danger. With twists and turns throughout the plot and a tearjerker moment that puts readers into a final stage of suspense, authors Rogers and Roosen have put together yet another fantastic thriller. 

 Reviewed By: Kristi Elizabeth, San Francisco Book Review

  About the Authors

What do a woman, who used to train military personnel how to shoot straight, and a man, skilled at eradicating all sorts of hazardous materials safely, have in common? Both were designated law enforcement officers and they have now written two ‘knock ’em dead’ books … together!

John Roosen started his career as a biologist, served as a commissioned naval officer and environmental emergency specialist in the United States, and has lived and worked in Australasia, Antarctica, the Americas and the Middle East. At a moment’s notice, he would respond to chemical and refinery plant explosions, deal with rocket fuel plant meltdowns and dismantle illegal drug labs. With Susan, John delivered international security and safety training against terrorism to ports in the Pacific. As a change-up, John switched careers to chasing pirates and duelling with a con artist extraordinaire on a remote South Pacific island. In between, he organised jungle expeditions and deep-sea scuba diving. However, John’s experience extends beyond responding to cataclysmic disasters and includes mastering the intricacies of making soufflé omelettes without burning the edges.

Susan Rogers already knew she was a writer at age six, but her life took a major detour when she became a commissioned naval officer. As a designated law enforcement officer, she was boarding ships at sea and conducting structural and safety inspections. In addition, she developed civil defence programs for civilian populations. With John, Susan orchestrated sting operations. Susan also ran extensive weapons training programs and managed emergency responses for natural and man-made disasters. Susan worked in Australasia, the Pacific, the Americas and the Middle East. While posted in Abu Dhabi, she ran health and safety operations for multi-billion-dollar projects along the Persian Gulf. In her spare time, she directed the restoration of a Presidential yacht. In between, she has written several books and revamped a South Pacific maritime service. Susan continues to write: whether braced against the hull of a sailing vessel on a hard tack, during a crossing of the Middle East’s empty quarter in a Mini or bouncing around in a troop carrier in Australia’s outback.

After writing Surviving Paradise about their life in the South Pacific, John and Susan hatched their Yoga Mat Mysteries series. Dead Man’s Pose is first in the line-up, with Cobra Pose as the second book. Next will be Tree Pose – coming soon!

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Les nouveautés de la semaine (17/10/2022)

À la une : La carrière diplomatique en Belgique : guide du candidat au concours / Raoul Delcorde, Michel Liégeois, Fanny Lutz, Claude Roosens et Maureen Walschot

Cote de rangement : JZ 1609 D 265486 / Domaine : Sciences Politiques

"La carrière diplomatique attire, voire fascine, suscitant des centaines de candidats chaque fois que le Service public fédéral Affaires étrangères organise un concours de recrutement. En Belgique. Passé le cap des études qui préparent à cette carrière, reste cependant une épreuve considérée à juste titre comme redoutable : le concours... Lire la suite

La carrière diplomatique attire, voire fascine, suscitant des centaines de candidats chaque fois que le Service public fédéral Affaires étrangères organise un concours de recrutement. en Belgique. Passé le cap des études qui préparent à cette carrière, reste cependant une épreuve considérée à juste titre comme redoutable : le concours organisé par les services de recrutement de l'État fédéral belge. Beaucoup y sont appelés, pour très peu d’élus. Cette hypersélection témoigne des exigences élevées du concours lui-même. Trop souvent, malgré leur passion et leur diplôme, les candidats arrivent au concours insuffisamment préparés, ou ne croient pas assez en leur chance. Ce livre, le premier du genre en Belgique, se propose de les assister dans la bonne préparation des épreuves. Il apporte aussi un éclairage historique sur la « Carrière » et sur l’évolution de la fonction diplomatique. La mise en œuvre du nouveau statut de la carrière extérieure, qui fusionne les carrières diplomatiques, consulaires et d’attachés de coopération et les modifications du processus de recrutement qu’elle entraîne justifiait une révision en profondeur de l’ouvrage. Cette cinquième édition a été entièrement revue et mise à jour." - Quatrième de couverture

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Gestion

Comportements humains et management / Frédérique Alexandre-Bailly, Denis Bourgeois, Jean-Pierre Gruère e.a.

Cote de rangement : HF 5549 .5.C6 C 265496

Energy and motivation / Harvard Business Review

Cote de rangement : HF 5549 .5.M63 E 265499

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Économie

Citoyen du monde : mémoires / Amartya Sen

Cote de rangement : HB 126 .I43 S 265497

Why the west is failing : failed economics and the rise of the east / John Mills

Cote de rangement : HD 82 M 265507

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Sciences politiques

The culture of democracy : a sociological approach to civil society / Bin Xu

Cote de rangement : JC 337 X 265502

Sur la légitimité : croyance, obéissance, résistance / Yves Mény

Cote de rangement : JC 497 M 265493

Blue labour : the politics of the common good / Maurice Glasman

Cote de rangement : JN 1129 .L32 G 265500

Rural democracy : elections and development in Africa / Robin Harding

Cote de rangement : JQ 1879 .A15 H 265506

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Finance

L'alchimie de la finance / George Soros

Cote de rangement : HG 4515 S 265498

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Éducation

Les stratégies d'apprentissage : comment accompagner les élèves dans l'appropriation des savoirs / Michel Perraudeau

Cote de rangement : LB 1060 P 265490

Panique à l'université : rectitude politique, wokes et autres menaces imaginaires / Francis Dupuis-Déri

Cote de rangement : LC 191 .9 D 265489

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Sociologie

Sociologie des émotions / sous la direction de Nathalie Burnay

Cote de rangement : BF 531 S 265487

Voyage au pays des boxeurs / textes et photographies de Loïc Wacquant

Cote de rangement : GV 1125 W 265491

Par-delà l'androcène / Adélaïde Bon, Sandrine Roudaut, Sandrine Rousseau

Cote de rangement : HM 821 B 265488

Facial recognition / Mark Andrejevic, Neil Selwyn

Cote de rangement : HM 851 A 265503

Que fait la police ? et comment s'en passer / Paul Rocher

Cote de rangement : HV 8203 R 265484

Dans la tête des black blocs : vérités et idées reçues / Thierry Vincent

Cote de rangement : HX 833 V 265485

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Histoire

Prodiges et vertiges de l'analogie : de l'abus des belles-lettres dans la pensée / Jacques Bouveresse

Cote de rangement : DC 33 .7 B 265492

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Communication

A history of lying / Juan Jacinto Muñoz-Renge

Cote de rangement : BJ 1425 M 265504

Media and events in history / Espen Ytreberg

Cote de rangement : P 96 .H55 Y 265505

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Arts

Spectatrices ! : de l'Antiquité à nos jours / sous la direction de Véronique Lochert, Marie Bouhaïk-Gironès, Céline Candiard, Fabien Cavaillé, Jeanne-Marie Hostiou, Mélanie Traversier

Cote de rangement : PN 1590 .A9 S 265495

La revanche des autrices : enquête sur l'invisibilisation des femmes en littérature / Julien Marsay

Cote de rangement : PQ 149 M 265494

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Santé

Covid-19 : the postgenomic pandemic / Hugh Pennington

Cote de rangement : RA 644 .C67 P 265501

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#SciencesPolitiques #gestion #Economie #Finance #Education #Sociologie #Histoire #communication #Arts #Santé

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The accommodation was appalling. Bruno owned a run-down cinema called the Bambi Kino, just around the corner at 33 Paul-Roosen-Straße, where the group slept in three airless dressing rooms which had not been cleaned since the long-ago days when the Bambi functioned as a real theatre. They used the cinema toilets to wash. They had a tough schedule: 8.30 p.m. until 9.30, take a half-hour break and back on stage from 10.00 until 11.00; another half-hour off, then play from 11.30 until 12.30, break and a final set from 1.00 until 2.00, seven nights a week. The curtains and carpet may have absorbed much of the excitement of the music, but it did little to dampen the volume and the old woman who lived upstairs was immediately on the telephone to the police. Though Bruno was well connected with the local police, she pestered them with calls until his normally amicable relations with the department became strained. The Beatles logged forty-eight nights on stage before Bruno finally switched the Indra back to a sex club after being told that he would be closed down if the situation did not change.             The old woman was happy to have nice quiet strippers beneath her again and the Beatles were happy because they now got to play at the much larger, and comparatively luxurious, Kaiserkeller, alternating one hour on, one hour off, with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, who had replaced Derry and the Seniors when their contract expired. 'Mach Schau! Mach Schau!’ Bruno Koschmider would yell, imitating their manager Allan Williams's exhortations to 'Make a show, lads!', and they did. All traces of English reserve vanished as the Beatles staged mock fights, leaping on each other's backs, feigned arguments and jumped into the audience with the mike. They quickly learned how to pace their act, to include show tunes and ballads to give themselves a breather, to stretch out and keep up the excitement level by picking songs they could improvise upon at length. A recent addition to their act was Ray Charles's 'What'd I Say', which was released in the USA in November 1959.             PAUL: I first heard it played by British disc jockey David Jacobs. And he was so hip because he played the other side as well, it keeps going 'Hey hey hey, c'mon, He-eyy'. I immediately wrote down 'Ray Charles' and went to the record shop the next day and bought the single. This was a huge record for us, we lived off that record in Hamburg, that was our show song. The joke in Hamburg was to see how long anyone could keep it going. One night we did it for over an hour. We used to disappear under tables with the hand mike, 'Woooohhh!' We used to work the hell out of it. It's just such a great number, there's just so many great segments in it, it's like an eight-movement bloody symphony, that thing. You've got the classic riff, then the rising chords! Well, that's enough already. But then it has the verse with the incredible singer and the 'Tell me what I say' chorus. Then comes 'Ohhho Hoho!' And that became our thing. We got very very drunk and kept it going for hours and hours and they loved it. The Germans just ate it up, it was very very popular.             Jerry Lee Lewis's 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' was also given the full treatment; stretched to last half the set, with John and Paul leading the audience in a clap-along.

paul mccartney: many years from now, barry miles

#(((': #mach schau #the early days #music: the beatles #p: barry miles #(also everything abt the story w/ the old woman is hilarious)

[bikevisor]

Inizia oggi il Tour de France 2017, centoquattresima edizione della “Grand Boucle“, è in programma dal 1º luglio al 23 luglio 2017, per un totale di 3.516 km in 21 tappe, da Dusseldorf, in Germania, al tradizionale arrivo sui Campi Elisi a Parigi.

  Il percorso completo è stato svelato il 18 ottobre 2016 al Palazzo dei Congressi di Parigi. La corsa prevede la partenza dalla Germania, dalla città di Dusseldorf, con una gara a cronometro individuale. Prima di approdare in Francia il percorso prevede, nelle prime tappe, passaggi dal Belgio e dal Lussemburgo.

Il primo arrivo in salita è previsto già alla quinta tappa a La planche des belles filles. La nona tappa è quella che prevede il massimo dislivello, con le scalate al Col de la Biche, al Grand Colombier e al Mont du Chat nella regione della Savoia. Con la dodicesima tappa e l’arrivo in salita a Peyragudes iniziano le frazioni pirenaiche, che proseguono con la breve tappa successiva, di soli 100 km, da Saint-Girons a Foix ma con pendenze massime del 20%. Dopo il passaggio sul Massiccio Centrale, nelle ultime tappe vengono affrontate le Alpi, a partire dalla diciassettesima tappa con il Col du Galibier e l’arrivo in salita al Col d’Izoard nella diciottesima. La ventesima tappa prevede la seconda e ultima cronometro individuale a Marsiglia con arrivo allo stadio Velodrome, mentre l’ultima tappa, prima del tradizionale arrivo sui Campi Elisi a Parigi, prevede il passaggio all’interno del Grand Palais, realizzato per l’Expo 1900.

A seguire dopo la mappa, le tappe e la lista dei partenti

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Tappe

Tappa Data Percorso km 1ª 1º luglio Düsseldorf (DEU) > Düsseldorf (DEU) (cron. individuale) 13 2ª 2 luglio Düsseldorf (DEU) > Liegi (BEL) 202 3ª 3 luglio Verviers (BEL) > Longwy 202 4ª 4 luglio Mondorf-les-Bains (LUX) > Vittel 203 5ª 5 luglio Vittel > Planche des Belles Filles 160 6ª 6 luglio Vesoul > Troyes 216 7ª 7 luglio Troyes > Nuits-Saint-Georges 214 8ª 8 luglio Dole > Station Des Rousses 187 9ª 9 luglio Nantua > Chambéry 181 10 luglio giorno di riposo 10ª 11 luglio Périgueux > Bergerac 178 11ª 12 luglio Eymet > Pau 202 12ª 13 luglio Pau > Peyragudes 214 13ª 14 luglio Saint-Girons > Foix 100 14ª 15 luglio Blagnac > Rodez 181 15ª 16 luglio Laissac-Sévérac l’Eglise > Le Puy-en-Velay 189 17 luglio giorno di riposo 16ª 18 luglio Le Puy-en-Velay > Romans-sur-Isère 165 17ª 19 luglio La Mure > Serre-Chevalier 183 18ª 20 luglio Briançon > Izoard 178 19ª 21 luglio Embrun > Salon-de-Provence 220 20ª 22 luglio Marsiglia > Marsiglia (cron. individuale) 23 21ª 23 luglio Montgeron > Parigi (Champs Élysées) 105 Totale 3.516

    Anche nel 2017 il Tour de France sarà una calamita per tutti i campioni del ciclismo mondiale. Il dorsale numero 1 sarà sulle spalle del bicampione uscente  Chris Froome, che dovrà difendersi nuovamente dagli assalti di  Alberto Contador,  Nairo Quintana,  Alejandro Valverde,  Romain Bardet e dell’azzurro  Fabio Aru.

Non mancheranno i cacciatori di tappe a partire dal Campione del Mondo  Peter Sagan e proseguendo con  Mark Cavendish,  Philippe Gilbert,  Marcel Kittel e  Greg Van Avermaet.

  Di seguito la startlist 

Team Sky 001  Chris Froome 002  Sergio Luis Henao 003  Vasil Kiryienka 004  Christian Knees 005  Michal Kwiatkowski 006  Mikel Landa 007  Mikel Nieve Iturralde 008  Luke Rowe 009  Geraint Thomas AG2R 011  Romain Bardet 012  Jan Bakelants 013  Axel Domont 014  Mathias Frank 015  Ben Gastauer 016  Cyril Gautier 017  Pierre-Roger Latour 018  Oliver Naesen 019  Alexis Vuillermoz Astana Pro Team 021  Fabio Aru 022  Dario Cataldo 023  Jakob Fuglsang 024  Andriy Grivko 025  Dmitriy Gruzdev 026  Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev 027  Alexey Lutsenko 028  Michael Valgren Andersen 029  Andrey Zeits Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team 031  Jon Izagirre Insausti 032  Yukiya Arashiro 033  Grega Bole 034  Borut Bozic 035  Janez Brajkovic 036  Ondrej Cink 037  Sonny Colbrelli 038  Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay 039  Javier Moreno Bazan BMC Racing Team 031  Richie Porte 032  Damiano Caruso 033  Alessandro De Marchi 034  Stefan Küng 035  Amael Moinard 036  Nicolas Roche 037  Michael Schar 038  Greg Van Avermaet 039  Danilo Wyss Bora-Hansgrohe 051  Peter Sagan 052  Maciej Bodnar 053  Emanuel Buchmann 054  Marcus Burghardt 055  Rafal Majka 056  Jay McCarthy 057  Pawel Poljanski 058  Juraj Sagan 059  Rüdiger Selig Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team 061  Rigoberto Uran 062  Alberto Bettiol 063  Patrick Bevin 064  Nathan Brown 065  Simon Clarke 066  Taylor Phinney 067  Pierre Rolland 068  Andrew Talansky 069  Dylan Van Baarle Dimension Data 071  Mark Cavendish 072  Edvald Boasson Hagen 073  Stephen Cummings 074  Bernhard Eisel 075  Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg 076  Serge Pauwels 077  Mark Renshaw 078  Scott Thwaites 079  Jacobus Venter FDJ 081  Arnaud Demare 082  Davide Cimolai 083  Mickael Delage 084  Jacopo Guarnieri 085  Ignatas Konovalovas 086  Olivier Le Gac 087  Rudy Molard 088  Thibaut Pinot 089  Arthur Vichot Lotto Soudal 091  André Greipel 092  Lars Ytting Bak 093  Tiesj Benoot 094  Thomas De Gendt 095  Tony Gallopin 096  Adam Hansen 097  Jürgen Roelandts 098  Marcel Sieberg 099  Tim Wellens Movistar Team 101  Nairo Quintana 102  Andrey Amador Bipkazakova 103  Daniele Bennati 104  Carlos Alberto Betancur 105  Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas 106  Imanol Erviti Ollo 107  Jesus Herrada Lopez 108  Jasha Sutterlin 109  Alejandro Valverde ORICA-Scott 111  Johan Chaves 112  Michael Albasini 113  Luke Durbridge 114  Mathew Hayman 115  Damien Howson 116  Daryl Impey 117  Jens Keukeleire 118  Roman Kreuziger 119  Simon Yates Quick-Step Floors 121  Philippe Gilbert 122  Gianluca Brambilla 123  Marcel Kittel 124  Daniel Martin 125  Fabio Sabatini 126  Matteo Trentin Team Katusha – Alpecin 131  Alexander Kristoff 132  Marco Haller 133  Reto Hollenstein 134  Robert Kiserlovski 135  Maurits Lammertink 136  Tiago Jose Pinto Machado 137  Tony Martin 138  Nils Politt 139  Rick Zabel Team LottoNL – Jumbo 141  Robert Gesink 142  George Bennett 143  Dylan Groenewegen 144  Tom Leezer 145  Paul Martens 146  Primoz Roglic 147  Timo Roosen 148  Jos Van Emden 149  Robert Wagner Team Sunweb 151  Warren Barguil 152  Nikias Arndt 153  Roy Curvers 154  Simon Geschke 155  Michael Matthews 156  Ramon Sinkeldam 157  Laurens Ten Dam 158  Mike Teunissen 159  Albert Timmer Trek-Segafredo 161  Alberto Contador 162  Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso 163  John Degenkolb 164  Fabio Felline 165  Michael Gogl 166  Markel Irizar Aranburu 167  Koen De Kort 168  Bauke Mollema 169  Jarlinson Pantano Gomez UAE Team Emirates 171  Diego Ulissi 172  Darwin Atapuma Hurtado 173  Matteo Bono 174  Kristjian Durasek 175  Vegard Stake Laengen 176  Marco Marcato 177  Louis Meintjes 178  Manuele Mori 179  Ben Swift Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 181  Nacer Bouhanni 182  Dimitri Claeys 183  Christophe Laporte 184  Cyril Lemoine 185  Luis Angel Mate Mardones 186  Daniel Navarro Garcia 187  Florian Senechal 188  Julien Simon 189  Geoffrey Soupe Direct Energie 191  Thomas Voeckler 192  Thomas Boudat 193  Lilian Calmejane 194  Sylvain Chavanel 195  Yohann Gène 196  Adrien Petit 197  Perrig Quemeneur 198  Romain Sicard 199  Angelo Tulik Fortuneo – Vital Concept 201  Daniel Mclay 202  Maxime Bouet 203  Brice Feillu 204  Elie Gesbert 205  Romain Hardy 206  Pierre-Luc Perichon 207  Laurent Pichon 208  Eduardo Sepulveda 209  Florian Vachon Wanty – Groupe Gobert 211  Frederik Backaert 212  Thomas Degand 213  Guillaume Martin 214  Marco Minnaard 215  Yoann Offredo 216  Andrea Pasqualon 217  Dion Smith 218  Guillaume Van Keirsbulk 219  Pieter Vanspeybrouck Quick-Step Floors  Philippe Gilbert Daniel Martin Gianluca Brambilla Marcel Kittel Fabio Sabatini Zdenek Stibar Petr Vakoc Matteo Trentin Niki Terpstra Jack Bauer  Yves Lampaert  Julien Vermote

Tour de France 2017, le tappe ed i partenti della centoquattresima edizione della "Grand Boucle" Inizia oggi il Tour de France 2017, centoquattresima edizione della "Grand Boucle", è in programma dal 1º luglio al 23 luglio 2017, per un totale di 3.516 km in 21 tappe, da Dusseldorf, in Germania, al tradizionale arrivo sui Campi Elisi a Parigi.

#2017 #gran boucle #partenti #startlist #tappe #tour de france

[readerviews]

"Tree Pose" by Susan Rogers & John Roosen

A Mystery Adventure Perfectly Crafted #books #bookreview #reading #readerviews

Tree Pose Susan Rogers, John RoosenG-EMS PTY LTD and PS LLC (2024)ISBN: 978-0645413649Reviewed by Tammy Ruggles for Reader Views (03/2024) “Tree Pose: Yoga Mat Mysteries” by Susan Rogers and John Roosen, is a compelling and deeply interesting mystery adventure that you will want to recommend to fans of the genre. The plot involves characters Ric and Elaina, who plan a trip to Tasmania, but…

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#Book Review #G-EMS PTY LTD and PS LLC #John Roosen #Reader Views #Rogers & Roosen #Susan Rogers #Tree Pose #Yoga Mat Mysteries

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8 May 2020

Perfect ten

We held our tenth Data Bites event this week, with fantastic presentations from Tom from Citizens Advice (this is pretty extraordinary), Eleanor from the Foreign Office, Glen from our sponsors Microsoft, and Terence from NHSX. It was another cracker - you can watch or listen to it here (now minus Terence's silent comedy routine).

The livestream chat was lively, too...

Previous events, and our report on the first eight, here.

In other news:

The lulled and dumbfound town I'm lucky enough to be an alumnus of the West Glamorgan Youth Theatre Company. This week, the Company released a special lockdown performance of the opening of Under Milk Wood. It's a powerful reminder of the importance of art at this time of crisis, and the benefits it can bring. (And it means I can claim I've acted with Michael Sheen.) Guardian story here, donate to help future generations enjoy the opportunities it provides here.

Orwell and good The Orwell Youth Prize, of which I'm a trustee, remains open for entries, and has loads of resources for young people and teachers. More here.

Data developments Noticed any key data- or transparency-related developments in the UK government's coronavirus response? Please add them to the spreadsheet here.

Digital government and coronavirus I'm working with some colleagues on a short report looking at the impact of coronavirus on digital government - how well have existing services/platforms have coped, and where has the crisis accelerated transformation? Let me know if there's something you think we should be looking at, particularly any new services.

Job opportunity You may remember me publicising a job working with me on Whitehall Monitor a few weeks ago. While we've unfortunately had to put that on hold given everything, the IfG is recruiting a new partnerships officer - apply here.

Charting conflict Today is VE Day, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. Here are some maps from the Imperial War Museum, Our World in Data's collection of charts on war and peace, and an animated visualisation of the human cost of the conflict.

Enjoy the long weekend

Gavin

Today's links:

Tips, tech, etc

Pandemic writing that's really stuck with me (Ed Yong)

Solitude has always been both a blessing and a curse* (The Economist)

Where are the photos of people dying of Covid?* (New York Times)

Remote Work At Scale (Beau Lebens, via Jukesie)

#CovidCreativesToolkit (Dr Kat Braybrooke)

The quest of turning an event from physical to digital (Elisa Valarani)

If you're running Zoom/Teams/Hangout meetings please spend 5 minutes reading this first ... (Geoff Mulgan)

Remote Recording for Podcasters (Nick Garnett)

DIGITAL TOOLS FOR PARTICIPATION: WHERE TO START? (Involve)

Digital Service In a Crisis Tip of the Day (Matt Edgar)

Work And Wellbeing In Times Of Crisis (Carnegie UK Trust)

Graphic content

Viral content: counting the cost

Coronavirus tracked: Has your country’s epidemic peaked? (FT)

Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as countries fight to contain the pandemic (FT)

What we know, and what we don’t, about the true coronavirus death toll (Full Fact)

UK coronavirus death toll is over 55,000, new modelling suggests* (The Times)

U.S. curve isn't bending (Axios)

Deprived areas hit hardest in UK by pandemic* (FT)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by ethnic group, England and Wales: 2 March 2020 to 10 April 2020 (ONS)

Italy’s excess deaths (John Burn-Murdoch)

Five Ways to Follow the Coronavirus Outbreak for Any Metro Area in the U.S.* (The Upshot)

Covid-19 has become one of the biggest killers of 2020* (The Economist)

Case study in the ecological fallacy: Local authorities in England and Wales with more over-65s have LOWER #COVID19 death rates (Matt Singh)

Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed — And Why They Disagree (FiveThirtyEight)

Viral content: impact

Corona shock: Week III* (Tortoise)

The ABCs of the post-COVID economic recovery (Brookings)

Covid-19 has given most world leaders a temporary rise in popularity* (The Economist)

Tennis takes a swing at making players’ earnings fairer* (FT)

Factories Already in Depression Mode on Bloomberg Trade Tracker* (Bloomberg)

The iconic brands that could disappear because of coronavirus* (Washington Post)

Virus exposes gaping holes in Africa’s health systems (Reuters)

Viral content: everything else

What Happens Next? COVID-19 Futures, Explained With Playable Simulations (Marcel Salathé and Nicky Case, via David)

Exiting lockdowns: tracking governments’ changing coronavirus responses* (FT, via Alex)

Is It Safer to Visit a Coffee Shop or a Gym?* (New York Times)

Most States That Are Reopening Fail to Meet White House Guidelines* (New York Times)

Tests conducted vs confirmed cases (Our World in Data, via Marcus)

The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide (Nature)

Coronavirus coxcombs to waffles* (FT)

Anti-viral content: UK politics

Ministerial directions (IfG)

Elections... (me for IfG)

Conor Burns becomes the fifth minister to resign (outside a reshuffle) during Boris Johnson's premiership... (me for IfG)

UK prime ministers (me for IfG)

English devolution: combined authorities and metro mayors (IfG)

10 years since the 2010 general election... (me for IfG)

Anti-viral content: everything else

Flightera (via Marcus)

Demographics, economy and death tolls boost Biden in polls* (FT)

Data Visualization in Society (Martin Engebretsen and Helen Kennedy, eds.)

How generous are America’s rich?* (The Economist)

The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer Spring Update (Edelman)

BEST OF THE VISUALISATION WEB… FEBRUARY 2020 (Visualising Data)

Mapping the Places (Commons Library)

Meta data

Viral content: first, contact

The security behind the NHS contact tracing app (National Cyber Security Centre)

COVID-19 Contact tracing: data protection expectations on app development (ICO)

No silver bullets and ‘bumps in the road’ likely but UK contact-tracing app development gathers pace (Computer Weekly)

Exclusive: ‘Wobbly’ tracing app ‘failed’ clinical safety and cyber security tests (HSJ)

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Using data to track the virus (Public Health England)

'Guinea pigs': Isle of Wight residents' give mixed welcome to contact tracing app (The Guardian)

UK finds itself almost alone with centralized virus contact-tracing app that probably won't work well, asks for your location, may be illegal (The Register)

NHS COVID-19 App (NHSX)

NHS tracing app in question as experts assess Google-Apple model* (FT)

UK government Covid tracking app: what you need to know! (Privacy International)

New opinion poll – UK contact-tracing app must take account of human rights (Open Knowledge)

Provisos for a Contact Tracing App (Ada Lovelace Institute)

Coronavirus: Hands on with NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app (BBC News)

India makes contact-tracing app compulsory in viral hot zones despite most local phones not being smart (The Register)

How the NHS fares against Apple and Google: The pros and cons of contact-tracing apps* (Telegraph)

NHS app lacks privacy "due diligence" (Open Rights Group)

There's a gaping flaw in the UK's COVID-19 contact-tracing app — many security experts seem unsure that it will actually work (Business Insider)

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Test, Trace, Isolate, Support (Scottish Government)

New, updated thread of useful #ContactTracingApp resources (Ellen Judson)

Viral content: counting the cost

Improving evidence around the COVID-19 pandemic (Iain Bell)

PMQs: Starmer uses statistics to edge the win (Simon Briscoe)

Meeting the challenge of measuring the economy through the COVID-19 Pandemic (ONS)

For all those at home and abroad who think that small and densely populated Belgium has been worst hit by COVID19 on a per capita basis (Edward Roosens)

Reporting riddles — data quality and interpretation during pandemic times (Michael Head and Sam Chew)

More transparent scientific advice on coronavirus measures should help the government and the public (Jill for IfG)

What is the coronavirus R number and why is it so important?* (Wired)

Chief Statistician’s update: explaining COVID-19 mortality data sources for Wales (Welsh Government Digital and Data Blog)

ABS seeks alternative data to chart recovery (Australian Financial Review, via Sarah)

Viral content: everything else

Demand for NHS tech services rockets amid covid-19 crisis (HSJ, via Marcus)

Privacy in the Pandemic (Future Tense, Slate)

Vote Leave AI firm wins seven government contracts in 18 months (The Guardian)

Palantir’s NHS data project “may outlive coronavirus crisis” (New Statesman)

ADR UK data access: Covid-19 update (ADR UK)

Data to the people (Onward)

Data protection laws are great. Shame they are not being enforced (The Observer)

Government data: We’re all in beta now (Public Digital)

Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and WebEx are collecting more customer data than they appear to be (The Verge)

Rage Against Data Dominance: A New Hope (Privacy International)

Digital Identity and GOV.UK Verify Programme Update:Written statement (Cabinet Office)

Target practice

A coronavirus testing target is only valuable if it is part of a wider exit strategy (Nick and Sukh for IfG)

FIVE REASONS TARGETS ARE A TERRIBLE WAY TO DO GOVERNMENT (NLGN)

Stop obsessing over the 100,000 test target (UnHerd)

Anti-viral content

Terminology: it's not black and white (National Cyber Security Centre)

Government response fails to recognise that you can’t leave it to the individual to protect their own privacy in the digital age (Joint Committee on Human Rights)

Bye, Amazon (Tim Bray)

Facebook Names the 20 People Who Can Overrule Mark Zuckerberg* (Wired)

Public acceptability of data sharing for research: Trust, security and public interest (ADR UK)

Special Issue:Florence Nightingale (Significance)

Been struggling with small area UK geography for the last few days, so I've shared some resources to help (David Kane)

The Real One (Democracy Club)

Launch of the OpenOwnership Principles (Open Ownership)

Opportunities

JOB: Data Projects Editor (Telegraph)

INVITATION TO TENDER: Data access initiatives stimulus fund (ODI)

COMPETITION: Enter our 2020 writing competition for early-career statisticians and data scientists (Significance)

EVENT: Launch of People, Power and Technology: The 2020 Digital Attitudes Report (Doteveryone)

EVENT: How data is responding to COVID-19 (APPG on data analytics)

APPRENTICESHIPS in data science and data analysis – applications now open! (Government Statistical Service)

BOARD: Non-Executive Director (Parliamentary Digital Service, via Alice)

And finally...

Viral content

When US GDP falls so much that you decide to break it out of the chart... (Rosamund Pearce)

Did a graph of graphs. (Tom Forth)

Venn diagrams* (Tortoise, via Tim)

Anti-viral content

The end is near: what syllables do German towns and villages end with? (Tobias Kauer)

European population density renders (Alasdair Rae - blogpost here)

A (partial) list of vanity identifiers (Terence Eden)

How Fast Can You Put Georgia Back Together? (Slate)

Why is America’s best journalism published at the end of the year?* (The Economist)

Identifying Generational Gaps in Music (The Pudding)

[klara-radio]

tracklist:

Danish String Quartet: Now Found Is the Fairest of Roses (Traditional) (Comp. Traditional) - Last Leaf - ECM 2550 - [0:03:01]

David Greilsammer: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Prelude (Comp. Henry Purcell) - Sounds of Transformation - Sony Classical 19075812392 - [0:00:38]

David Greilsammer: Purcell in Transformation (Comp. Massimo Pinca) - Sounds of Transformation - Sony Classical 19075812392 - [0:05:05]

David Greilsammer: The Unanswered Question, ICI 16 (Comp. Charles Ives) - Sounds of Transformation - Sony Classical 19075812392 - [0:07:03]

Keller Quartett: Ligatura - Message To Frances-Marie (The Answered Unanswered Question), Op. 31b (Comp. Gyorgy Kurtag) - Cantante e Tranquillo - ECM 2324 - [0:01:58]

Argento Chamber Ensemble: Unanswered Questions (1995) (Comp. Tristan Murail) - Murail: Winter Fragments - Aeon 0746 - [0:04:33]

John Wolf Brennan: An Answer to Charles (Comp. John Wolf Brennan) - Pipelines - Leo Records ?- CD LR 292 - [0:04:21]

Bobo Stenson Trio: Canción Contra la Indecisión (Comp. Silvio Rodríguez) - Contra la Indecisión - ECM 2582 - [0:04:13]

Bobo Stenson Trio: Élégie (Comp. Erik Satie) - Contra la Indecisión - ECM 2582 - [0:06:11]

Laura Nyro: Upstairs By a Chinese Lamp (Comp. Laura Nyro) - Milk of the Tree: An Anthology of Female Vocal Folk and Singer-Songwriters - Grapefruit CRSEGBOX 039 - [0:05:36]

Jordi Savall, Hesperion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya: Polorum regina (Comp. Anoniem) - Llibre Vermell de Montserrat - Alia Vox AVSA9919 - [0:06:57]

Attacca Percussion Ensemble: Ko-Lho, For Flute And Clarinet (1966): I, II (Comp. Giacinto Scelsi) - Music for Wind Instruments and Percussion - Attacca 9479 - [0:07:19]

Voces8: Magnificat (Comp. Arvo Pärt) - Equinox - VCM 121 - [0:07:05]

Voces8; Jonathan Dove: The Passing of the Year: I. Invocation II. The narrow bud opens her beauties to the sun III. Answer July : IV. Hot sun, cool fire V. Ah, Sun-flower! VI. Adieu! Farewell earth's bliss! VII. Ring out, wild bells (Comp. Jonathan Dove) - Equinox - VCM 121 - [0:21:13]

Trio Aristos: Strings voor viool, altviool en cello;II Allegro (Comp. Per Norgard) - Nordsending. Trio Aristos (Works for String trio & duo) - BIS 2269 - [0:01:37]

Thomas Strønen & Time Is a Blind Guide: Truth Grows Gradually (Comp. Thomas Strønen) - Lucus - ECM 2576 - [0:04:28]

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Interview with Eric Siegel: Popularizing Predictive Analytics with Song and Dance – The Predictive Analytics Times

By: Mélanie Roosen, L’ADN

Originally published in l’ADN (in French)

Hilarious consultant, former professor, and rapper in his off hours, Eric Siegel shows us that data can be fun, and used wisely, quite effective.

With your videos, you managed to provide a very accessible view of data. This is quite interesting, considering data is usually considered a “cold” topic, interesting experts exclusively. How did you turn the geek stereotype into something cool and pop? What is your ambition behind that approach?

When we made the predictive analytics rap music video (www.PredictThis.org), the parody practically wrote itself. After all, the USA’s Chief Data Scientist designated – in a famous article – his own profession “the sexiest job of the 21st century.” But aren’t firemen supposed to be the sexiest? That a geek is actually cool is nothing if not ironic.

I’ve always thought it was helpful and fun to explain a technical concept with a supposedly “cool” song. As a computer science professor at Columbia University around the year 2000, I sang educational songs to my students, such as a rock ballad about the angst of debugging your computer program.

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Can you tell us more about your book, Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die?

The book reveals how predictive analytics works, and how it affects everyone every day. Rather than a “how to” for hands-on techies, the book serves lay readers and experts alike by covering new case studies and the latest state-of-the-art techniques.

I’m a former academic so this conceptually complete introduction to the topic serves as a textbook at over 35 universities. But it does read like a textbook – it is more in the accessible, entertaining “pop science” mode – accessible and relevant to any reader. OTOH, the final 3 chapters cover advanced topics of interest even to the experienced experts.

Amongst the many correlations you talk about in your book, which one is your favorite? The funniest?

Well, I like to lead with the link between ice cream consumption and shark attacks. As one increases, so does the other. Is this because eating ice cream makes a person taste better to a shark? Probably not. The more widely accepted explanation is that it is seasonal: When the weather is hot, more people swim and also more people eat ice cream.

When you find a connection in the data, it is only a correlation – a link that indeed helps predict – but it does not necessarily tell you anything conclusive about causation. When you try to answer “why” and find the explanation, you are seeking a causal explanation, which cannot necessarily be concluded definitively from the analysis itself. As they often say, “correlation does not entail causation.”

Can you give us an example of a brand that has managed to use data to improve its business?

My book’s central table has 181 mini-case studies, so I’m not sure where to start. This includes examples from Airbnb, the BBC, Citibank, ConEd, Facebook, Ford, Google, the IRS, LinkedIn, Match.com, MTV, Netflix, PayPal, Pfizer, Spotify, Uber, UPS, and Wikipedia.

Retailers like Target and many major banks dramatically improve profit by more intelligently targeting their marketing with prediction.

And how about improving the well-being of its consumers?

Healthcare applications are growing rapidly – we’ve even launched an annual Predictive Analytics World event focused on this: the PAW Healthcare conference.

The applications include diagnosis, treatment optimization, hospital admission prediction, targeting compliance intervention (who’s not taking the meds they should be taking?), drug development, drug testing processes, and much more.

How can so-called traditional sectors, such as agriculture, use data efficiently?

Most major sectors are moving into predictive analytics, recognizing the value of optimizing mass-scale operations by way of predicting – for each individual – the likely outcome or behavior. Such predictions directly inform the decision or treatment taken with each individual person, corporate client, voter, automobile to be fixed, building to be inspected for fire risk, etc.

This is a big change to current processes. You can’t just crunch the numbers – you need to take the predictions output by the analytics and use them to drive better decisions. You have to act on them. This means a change to the current process.

Change always meets some resistance. But the value and tremendous results other organizations are achieving pushes this change forward. There is no stopping it.

To match these changes across sectors, we’ve been launching more and more industry-focused Predictive Analytics World events, including PAW Business, PAW Healthcare, PAW Workforce, PAW Manufacturing, PAW Government and PAW Financial Services.

In some sectors, such as health, insurance, or banking, the use of data can impact the relationship between the brand and the consumer. How should companies communicate about the topic?

The choice to not reveal your use of data – to hide what you’re doing – will backfire and only hurt trust. Transparency is critical.

But this must be done prudently. For example, when US retailer Target revealed they’re predicting who is pregnant in order to target marketing, they did it in a clumsy way that resulted in a PR snafu bar none. In my perception, they assumed the public would find it as purely positive as their internal audiences had. Read this article for more info.

In the end, consumers greatly benefit as well. Beyond improving a corporation’s efficiency and profit, the value of predictive analytics for consumers is unquestionable: less junk mail (and better for the environment), more relevant ads, better movie, music, and books recommendations, effective email spam filters (they depend on predictive models), better Google search results, more engaging Facebook feed ordering, more robust healthcare, and increased safety by more effectively targeting the inspection of buildings, manholes, etc.

What would be the greatest danger of data misuse?

How do we safely harness a predictive machine that can foresee job resignation, pregnancy, and crime?

I actually devoted an entire up-front chapter of my book – “Chapter 2: With Power Comes Responsibility: Hewlett-Packard, Target, the Cops, and the NSA Deduce Your Secrets” – to the issues in privacy and other civil liberties.

And how do we achieve value for law enforcement and national security without infringing on rights? See my op-ed in Newsweek on that.

Beyond all that, what if automated security screening discriminates by religion? This isn’t just a prejudicial mindset – it would be the systematic action of pre-judging based on a protected class.

This power/technology is like a knife: It can be used for good or for evil. It is valuable and powerful – that means it can be dangerous, but the idea of universally outlawing it is definitely not on the table.

Related info:

Eric Siegel’s book: Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie or Die (John Wiley & Sons, 2016)

Eric Siegel singing and dancing: Geek Professor Drops Rap Video, Tries to Dance

About Eric Siegel:

Eric Siegel, Ph.D., founder of the Predictive Analytics World conference series and executive editor of The Predictive Analytics Times, makes the how and why of predictive analytics understandable and captivating. In addition to being the author of Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die, Eric is a former Columbia University professor who used to sing to his students, and a renowned speaker, educator, and leader in the field. He has appeared on Al Jazeera America, Bloomberg TV and Radio, Business News Network (Canada), Fox News, Israel National Radio, NPR Marketplace, Radio National (Australia), and TheStreet. Eric and his book have been featured in Businessweek, CBS MoneyWatch, Contagious Magazine, The European Business Review, The Financial Times, Forbes, Forrester, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, The New York Review of Books, Newsweek, Quartz, Salon, Scientific American, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and WSJ MarketWatch. Follow him at @predictanalytic.

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Les acquisitions de la semaine (2 mai 2022)

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Anthropologie

Au commencement était... : une nouvelle histoire de l'humanité / David Graeber et David Wengrow

Cote de rangement : CB 19 G 264249

"Depuis des siècles, nous nous racontons sur les origines des sociétés humaines et des inégalités sociales une histoire très simple. Pendant l’essentiel de leur existence sur terre, les êtres humains auraient vécu au sein de petits clans de chasseurs-cueilleurs. Puis l’agriculture aurait fait son entrée, et avec elle la propriété privée. Enfin seraient nées les villes, marquant l’apparition non seulement de la civilisation, mais aussi des guerres, de la bureaucratie, du patriarcat et de l’esclavage. Ce récit pose un gros problème : il est faux. David Graeber et David Wengrow se sont donné pour objectif de « jeter les bases d’une nouvelle histoire du monde ». Le temps d’un voyage fascinant, ils nous invitent à nous débarrasser de notre carcan conceptuel et à tenter de comprendre quelles sociétés nos ancêtres cherchaient à créer. Foisonnant d’érudition, s’appuyant sur des recherches novatrices, leur ouvrage dévoile un passé humain infiniment plus intéressant que ne le suggèrent les lectures conventionnelles. Il élargit surtout nos horizons dans le présent, en montrant qu’il est toujours possible de réinventer nos libertés et nos modes d’organisation sociale. Un livre monumental d’une extraordinaire portée intellectuelle dont vous ne sortirez pas indemne et qui bouleversera à jamais votre perception de l’histoire humaine." - Quatrième de couverture

Sociologie

La force de la non-violence : une obligation éthico-politique / Judith Butler Cote de rangement : BJ 1459 .5 B 264253

Les sociétés modernes : vivre avec des droits entre identités et intimité / Alain Touraine Cote de rangement : CB 430 T 264247

The new fire : war, peace, and democracy in the age of AI / Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie Cote de rangement : Q 335 B 264260

Environnement

Le philosophe, la terre et le virus : Bruno Latour expliqué par l'actualité / Patrice Maniglier Cote de rangement : B 2430 M 264252

Mémo sur la nouvelle classe écologique : objet : comment faire émerger une classe écologique consciente et fière d'elle-même / Bruno Latour et Nikolaj Schultz Cote de rangement : QH 540 .5 L 264248

Sciences politiques

Greece : biography of a modern nation / Roderick Beaton Cote de rangement : DF 802 B 264268

Guérir le Congo du mal zaïrois / Daniel Mukoko Samba Cote de rangement : DT 658 M 264250

Le pouvoir / sous la direction de Pierre Delvolvé Cote de rangement : JC 330 P 264251

Democracy and executive power : policymaking accountability in the US, the UK, Germany, and France / Susan Rose-Ackerman Cote de rangement : JF 251 R 264265

Digitalization and the welfare state / edited by Marius R. Busemeyer, Achim Kemmerling, Paul Marx, Kees Van Kersbergen Cote de rangement : JC 479 D 264258

Communication

Le business de la haine : Internet, la démocratie et les réseaux sociaux / Jean-Louis Missika et Henri Verdier Cote de rangement : HM 851 M 264254

Slow media : why "slow" is satisfying, sustainable and smart / Jennifer Rauch Cote de rangement : HM 1206 S 264264

Ensemble : pour une anthropologie sémiotique du politique / Jacques Fontanille Cote de rangement : P 95 .8 F 264256

Politics and the media : intersections and new directions / Jane Hall Cote de rangement : P 95 .82 H 264269

Féminin / masculin dans la presse du XIXe siècle / sous la direction de Christine Planté & Marie-Ève Thérenty Cote de rangement : PN 4784 .W7 F 264257

Regulating platforms / Terry Flew Cote de rangement : TK 5105 .8854 F 264263

Philosophie

Éthique / John Dewey, James Hayden Tufts Cote de rangement : BJ 1025 D 264246

Économie

Introduction à Joseph Alois Schumpeter : une théorie du capitalisme / Fabrice Dannequin Cote de rangement : HB 119 .S35 D 264255

A modern guide to food economics / edited by Jutta Roosen, Jill E. Hobbs Cote de rangement : HD 9000 .5 M 264259

Gestion

Beyond digital : how great leaders transform their organizations and shape the future / Paul Leinwand, Mahadeva Matt Mani Cote de rangement : HD 57 .7 L 264267

Smart growth : how to grow your people to grow your company / Whitney Johnson Cote de rangement : HF 5549 .5.C53 J 264262

Restarting the future : how to fix the intangible economy / Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake Cote de rangement : HF 5681 .I55 H 264261

Finance

Hedged out : inequality and insecurity on Wall Street / Megan Tobias Neely Cote de rangement : HG 4928 .5 N 264266

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