Organic Farming in Wales 2003 - 2004

Organic Centre Wales (OCW) was originally formed to act as an information source for producers enquiring into organic farming; in our second phase, in response to changes in the sector, we have an increased remit on policy issues. It has been a busy time, seeing the production of a second Organic Action Plan, the implementation of the CAP reform and development work on agri-environment reforms. The year also saw the start of organic maintenance payments for farmers. This Annual Report contains accounts of the progress that has been made on many fronts during the last 12 months, particularly in market knowledge due to the research for the recently published report, 'Organic Food: understanding the consumer and increasing sales'. This information, together with continuing product development work, will enable Welsh organic producers to be proactive in building a solid consumer base

Prospectus, May 16, 1969

BOARD LOOKS AT CODE; Art Show Ill-Attended; Black Rap; Art Students Ask The Question Why; Review of Hamlet; Not So Nursery Rhyme; Bake Sale Goes Over Big; Ask Minerva; New Members Of SG Hit; Instructional Resource Center; The Marvelous Montoya; Teachers Unite; Parkland Players Present...; Aces And Spaces; Counselors\u27 Corner...; Dr. Smith Moves Forth; Moose Lodge Is Picketed; Liz Sharp, Klapperich Track Stars; Intramural Track Results; Parkland College Basketball Schedule; Photographic Art By Thomas Kläyhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1969/1006/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, April 28, 1969

CAGERS REWARDED AT BANQUET; Dean\u27s Team; Parkland Tops; Black Rap; Readerspeak; Grey Is The Way; BSA; Quote Of The Week; PC Board Elects; Joel Fort; Just Ask Minerva!; Registrations ; Scholarships Available; To Mel; Spring Fine Arts Exhibit; Veterans\u27 Dinner; Auto Farm Equipment Club; Doris Larson Interview; Kenneth Armstrong: South Vietnam, An Endless Circle?; Parkland Honors First Cagers; 2 Cobras Named By Paper; Staerkel Guest Speaker, Eight Letter Winners; IM All-Stars Whip Faculty; Counselors\u27 Corner...; ED. Committee Approves Lawhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1969/1008/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, May 2, 1969

SG RAPS PROSPECTUS; Board Approves 2 New Programs; Board Meets Tuesday Over Student Rights; Permanent Officers Elected; Dr. Smith Resigns, Gets Doctorate; Applications Open For Art Exhibit; Editors\u27 Column; Readerspeak; Queen hopefuls Make Ready, BSA Pulls Out; Draft Counselor Opens At PC; Betas To State; Parkland\u27s Para-Professionals; Culture Abounds In Mrs. Clore\u27s Home; Gayle Wright: Won\u27t Accept Second Best; Counselors\u27 Corner...; GI\u27s Survive To Get Home; Klapperich Entered At Meet; IM Softball; Parkland\u27s Liz Sharp; New Bill Limits JC Recruiting; At PCKFA Meet: Kite Flying Instructors Battle April\u27s Breezes;https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1969/1007/thumbnail.jp

Prospectus, November 18, 1975

PC NEWS IN BRIEF: TOYS FOR TOTS, SHOPPING TRIP, KARATE, LOU HENSON, CHEERLEADERS, BIO 200; Hurry, 3 days remain; IKE…What?; Off Campus offering; P.C. Women 4th in State; editorial; Roots & Radicals; Far Out Planet; Letter To The Editor; Student Achievement Recognition Award; Some - Dancers?; Stick it in your...; P.M. Student Coffee Hour; Tickets Available; Aides to host tea For C-U Teachers; Introducing, Wes Crum; Distaff Side; \u27Why can\u27t we be friends?\u27; Dog Wash; EA to meet; First Meeting; Photo Contest; ERA Rally Held; (IBEA) Meeting Held; Good News; Louisiana Funk at its greatest; Purlie; Furor shakes up Stu-Go; Cited for misconduct: Three members suspended; Discord within Stu-Go: Conference under fire; Finance Board not doing job; Alternatives to Stu-Go; McMullen Resigns; Gameroom Brings Big money; Broken Record?; StuGo States Pinball Project Progresses; Skylines: Black holes?; Parkland Events; Students Not Fascists; Vinyl Love; B and O preforms; Country Bouquet: The Grand Ole Opry ; Dear Bonnie; Classified; Moondogs demolish Wrecks; Fast Freddy\u27s football forecast; I.M. Basketball starts today; Basketball schedule; Games of November 22; Coach\u27s Corner; Parkland Athletes Earn International Acclaim; Karate Demo set for Nov. 20; Ken needs you; Sports Views; Blackhawks vs Broadstreet Bullies at Chicago Stadiumhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1975/1002/thumbnail.jp

Research priorities for children's cancer : a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in the UK

OBJECTIVES: To engage children who have experienced cancer, childhood cancer survivors, their families and professionals to systematically identify and prioritise research questions about childhood cancer to inform the future research agenda. DESIGN: James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership. SETTING: UK health service and community. METHODS: A steering group oversaw the initiative. Potential research questions were collected in an online survey, then checked to ensure they were unanswered. Shortlisting via a second online survey identified the highest priority questions. A parallel process with children was undertaken. A final consensus workshop was held to determine the Top 10 priorities. PARTICIPANTS: Children and survivors of childhood cancer, diagnosed before age 16, their families, friends and professionals who work with this population. RESULTS: Four hundred and eighty-eight people submitted 1299 potential questions. These were refined into 108 unique questions; 4 were already answered and 3 were under active study, therefore, removed. Three hundred and twenty-seven respondents completed the shortlisting survey. Seventy-one children submitted questions in the children's surveys, eight children attended a workshop to prioritise these questions. The Top 5 questions from children were taken to the final workshop where 23 questions in total were discussed by 25 participants (young adults, carers and professionals). The top priority was 'can we find effective and kinder (less burdensome, more tolerable, with fewer short and long-term effects) treatments for children with cancer, including relapsed cancer?' CONCLUSIONS: We have identified research priorities for children's cancer from the perspectives of children, survivors, their families and the professionals who care for them. Questions reflect the breadth of the cancer experience, including diagnosis, relapse, hospital experience, support during/after treatment and the long-term impact of cancer. These should inform funding of future research as they are the questions that matter most to the people who could benefit from research

Multi-messenger observations of a binary neutron star merger

On 2017 August 17 a binary neutron star coalescence candidate (later designated GW170817) with merger time 12:41:04 UTC was observed through gravitational waves by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor independently detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) with a time delay of ~1.7 s with respect to the merger time. From the gravitational-wave signal, the source was initially localized to a sky region of 31 deg2 at a luminosity distance of 40+8-8 Mpc and with component masses consistent with neutron stars. The component masses were later measured to be in the range 0.86 to 2.26 Mo. An extensive observing campaign was launched across the electromagnetic spectrum leading to the discovery of a bright optical transient (SSS17a, now with the IAU identification of AT 2017gfo) in NGC 4993 (at ~40 Mpc) less than 11 hours after the merger by the One- Meter, Two Hemisphere (1M2H) team using the 1 m Swope Telescope. The optical transient was independently detected by multiple teams within an hour. Subsequent observations targeted the object and its environment. Early ultraviolet observations revealed a blue transient that faded within 48 hours. Optical and infrared observations showed a redward evolution over ~10 days. Following early non-detections, X-ray and radio emission were discovered at the transient’s position ~9 and ~16 days, respectively, after the merger. Both the X-ray and radio emission likely arise from a physical process that is distinct from the one that generates the UV/optical/near-infrared emission. No ultra-high-energy gamma-rays and no neutrino candidates consistent with the source were found in follow-up searches. These observations support the hypothesis that GW170817 was produced by the merger of two neutron stars in NGC4993 followed by a short gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) and a kilonova/macronova powered by the radioactive decay of r-process nuclei synthesized in the ejecta

Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger

On 2017 August 17 a binary neutron star coalescence candidate (later designated GW170817) with merger time 12:41:04 UTC was observed through gravitational waves by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor independently detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) with a time delay of ∼ 1.7 {{s}} with respect to the merger time. From the gravitational-wave signal, the source was initially localized to a sky region of 31 deg2 at a luminosity distance of {40}-8+8 Mpc and with component masses consistent with neutron stars. The component masses were later measured to be in the range 0.86 to 2.26 {M}ȯ . An extensive observing campaign was launched across the electromagnetic spectrum leading to the discovery of a bright optical transient (SSS17a, now with the IAU identification of AT 2017gfo) in NGC 4993 (at ∼ 40 {{Mpc}}) less than 11 hours after the merger by the One-Meter, Two Hemisphere (1M2H) team using the 1 m Swope Telescope. The optical transient was independently detected by multiple teams within an hour. Subsequent observations targeted the object and its environment. Early ultraviolet observations revealed a blue transient that faded within 48 hours. Optical and infrared observations showed a redward evolution over ∼10 days. Following early non-detections, X-ray and radio emission were discovered at the transient’s position ∼ 9 and ∼ 16 days, respectively, after the merger. Both the X-ray and radio emission likely arise from a physical process that is distinct from the one that generates the UV/optical/near-infrared emission. No ultra-high-energy gamma-rays and no neutrino candidates consistent with the source were found in follow-up searches. These observations support the hypothesis that GW170817 was produced by the merger of two neutron stars in NGC 4993 followed by a short gamma-ray burst (GRB 170817A) and a kilonova/macronova powered by the radioactive decay of r-process nuclei synthesized in the ejecta.</p