The Shifting Border of Food Perceptions and Cultural Identity in Maghrebi Muslim Migrants. History and the Contemporary Experience of Cultural Mediators in Northern Italy

In recent decades, Italy has become a point of entry to the EU and, for many migrants from the Southern shores of the Mediterranean, a final destination (IOM Report 2011). As massive inflows have often caused emergencies, the pressing needs of these populations in the areas of housing, healthcare, education, etc. have been examined and addressed (data: Regional Authority and Milan Diocese Observatories). Realizing that the cultural implications in the area of food, had not been systematically studied thus far, the author developed a three-year project, focusing on northwest African Muslim migrants and the change in their perception of food, particularly in light of the strong religious implications that food has historically had to Arab populations. After reviewing the key traits of Arab-Berber food history, their translation into contemporary life in the countries of origin and destination was investigated, through interviews with, primarily, cultural mediators, as well as anthropologists, food experts, food chain professionals, and the migrants themselves. The overall research delves into the migrants’ views of food back in Northern Africa and Maghrebi and other food in Italy, with an emphasis on ideas of purity and identity (in culinary practices, ingredients, celebrations, table manners, the restaurant system and distribution). &nbsp

Arbitration and FINRA\u27s Customer Code: A Tailored Approach to When a Forum Selection Clause May Supersede FINRA Rule 12200

This Note examines a circuit split concerning whether forum selection clauses supersede Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Rule 12200, which requires FINRA members to arbitrate customer disputes upon the customer’s request. The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits have upheld a waiver of the right to arbitrate even when arbitration is not explicitly mentioned in a forum selection clause. The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits, on the other hand, have held that a forum selection clause that does not explicitly mention arbitration does not supersede FINRA Rule 12200. This Note explores this circuit split and advocates for a middle ground between the two approaches, suggesting that such forum selection clauses should control over FINRA Rule 12200 only for institutional customers. In such cases, the parties are more likely to thoroughly negotiate a forum selection clause and intend for it to mean exactly what it says: that the forum selected in the contract should control

La desigualdad vista desde los que más tienen : Los condicionamientos educativos de las clases dominantes en la ciudad de Córdoba 2003-2011

Con los datos de la EPH para el Gran Córdoba nos proponemos llevar a cabo un análisis de los principales condicionamientos objetivos de las clases dominantes. Para ello ha sido necesario construir el espacio social del aglomerado Gran Córdoba para 2003 y 2011; a partir de él consideramos cuatro clases y ponemos el foco de un modo relacional en las dominantes.En función de los aportes que significa observar al referente en su "Nivel educativo", el último nivel que cursa o cursó y su finalización podremos analizar sus principales diferencias en el espacio social, observar cómo ellas se configuran en desigualdades y trazar algunas hipótesis sobre los grupos de pode

The Shifting Border of Food Perceptions and Cultural Identity in Maghrebi Muslim Migrants

Inrecent decades, Italy has become a point of entry to the EU and, for manymigrants from the Southern shores of the Mediterranean, a final destination (IOMReport, 2011). As massive inflows have often caused emergencies, the pressingneeds of these populations in the areas of housing, healthcare, education, etc.have been examined and addressed (data: Regional Authority and Milan DioceseObservatories). Realizing that the cultural implications in the area of food,had not been systematically studied thus far, the author developed a three-yearproject, focusing on northwest African Muslim migrants and the change in theirperception of food, particularly in light of the strong religious implicationsthat food has historically had to Arab populations. After reviewing the keytraits of Arab-Berber food history, their translation into contemporary life inthe countries of origin and destination was investigated, through interviewswith, primarily, cultural mediators, as well as anthropologists, food experts,food chain professionals, and the migrants themselves. The overall researchdelves into the migrants’ views of food back in Northern Africa and Maghrebiand other food in Italy, with an emphasis on ideas of purity and identity (inculinary practices, ingredients, celebrations, table manners, the restaurantsystem and distribution)

PLPMDB: Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate dependent enzymes mutants database

Abstract Summary: The searchable mutant database PLPMDB has been developed to provide rapid and simple access to relevant mutant information on pyridoxal-5′-phosphate dependent enzymes. All data have been extracted from publications and publicly available databases, then organized in a relational database to enable searching via a web-based search form. The current version of PLPMDB contains 688 mutants described in 220 research papers. The database is a useful tool for planning mutant experiments and for interpretation of information from such experiments. Availability: PLPMDB is freely accessible from http://www.studiofmp.com/plpmdb/index.ht

Traducir el silencio (...)

This paper analyses some of the basic elements concerning the translation of poetry from the perspective of Wolfgang Iser’s phenomenological approach in the reading process. After considering key concepts of phenomenology, this paper studies some examples of poems translated from English and French into Spanish, always emphasizing the idea that, even though it is a difficult task, the translation of poetry is possible