The Crescent Student Newspaper, October 24, 1939

Student newspaper of Pacific College (later George Fox University). 4 pages, black and white.https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1920/thumbnail.jp

The analysis of female characters in animated films

Animirani film dio je televizije, koja kao sekundarni socijalizacijski čimbenik u procesu socijalizacije, ima utjecaj na razvoj djeteta. U procesu socijalizacije djeca, između ostalog, usvajaju ponašanja tipična za svoj spol – stereotipe o spolnoj ulozi. Činjenica da mala djeca vole animirane filmove zbog svoje jednostavne i zanimljive radnje te privlačnih likova i humora je općepoznata. Animirani filmovi prepuni su stereotipnog ponašanja i kao takvi mogu prenijeti krive poruke djeci, koja zbog ograničenja u mišljenju, imaju poteškoća s razumijevanjem fiktivnog svijeta prikazanog u animiranim filmovima i realnosti. Ovim radom, uz pomoć analize četiriju animiranih filmova prikazivanih na dječjoj televiziji „RTL Kockica“, htjelo se utvrditi kako su i u kojoj mjeri prikazani ženski likovi, odnosno jesu li prikazani stereotipno.Animated films are part of television which as a secondary socialization factor in process of socialization, have an impact on child development. In the process of socialization children, among other things, adopt the behaviour typical for their gender – stereotyped behaviour. The fact that children love animated films because of theirsimple and interesting actions and attractive characters and humour, is well known. Animated films are full of stereotypical behavior and can convey false messages to children, who, because of their opinion limitations, have difficulty understanding fictitious world displayed in animated films and reality. Purpose of this content, with the help of the analysis of four animated films shown on children's television "RTL Kockica", was to determine how and in which amount are the female characters presented, that is, whether they are stereotyped

Interfaces for arcControlTower

Existing tools for ARC-middleware job management provide only basic operations. The effort required for job management using these tools increases with the number of jobs to execute. Most of the existing tools also lack capabilities to manage jobs on multiple clusters. The arcControlTower (aCT) is a job management framework that can efficiently manage thousands of jobs over many clusters. However, it lacks a user interface that would enable its use as an alternative to other tools. Our goal was to extend aCT to enable the creation of various user interfaces. We achieved that by adding application programming interface (API) to aCT. Then, we have developed command line interface (CLI) using the API as this type of interface is the most commonly used among job management tools. Moreover, we have developed REST interface that enables a server setup of aCT since the web access to computing resources is becoming more and more popular. The user interface enabled us to use aCT for managing several thousands of jobs from the ATLAS experiment

Betting addiction as a public health problem

Ovisnost je pojava psihičke ili fizičke (metaboličke) ovisnosti o alkoholu ili nekom drugom sredstvu. Osim što čovjek može biti ovisan o nekoj psihoaktivnoj tvari, u posljednje vrijeme možemo vidjeti sve više i više ljudi čija se ovisnost razvila iz neke aktivnosti ili učestalog ponašanja koje sada već iz navike prelazi u opsesivno i ovisničko ponašanje. Među takve vrste ovisnosti spada i ovisnost o igrama na sreću (kocki) koja se može manifestirati upravo kroz igre klađenja. Danas vrlo malo ljudi zapravo zna što je i kakva je to vrsta ovisnosti, često ju ne gledajući kao takvu i ne shvaćajući da ona dovodi do znatno velikih problema i posljedica, čak i većih, nego ovisnost o nekoj psihoaktivnoj tvari. Ovisničko se klađenje katkad spominje kao “prikrivena bolest” iz razloga što tjelesni simptomi nisu vidljivi, već se projicira na gotovo cijelo psihičko stanje samog ovisnika. Osvrnemo li se samo malo oko svijeta koji nas okružuje, možemo uočiti kako se danas sve više i više otvara sportskih kladionica i primijetiti kako nam se kocka doslovno sama nudi te na svakom koraku prati i gleda koga će 'proždrijeti'. Nažalost, sportske su kladionice postala sve češća mjesta u kojima ljudi svih dobnih i spolnih skupina provode svoje slobodno vrijeme, zavaravajući sami sebe kako se tek samo malo zabavljaju i ubijaju dosadu. Upravo se to prvobitno laganje samima sebi, počinje sve više odražavati i na druge aspekte života u kojima najviše stradava obitelj. Svijest o tome koliko je ova ovisnost opasna, proizlazi iz činjenice da ovisnik, koji je slijep i zarobljen, počinje izvršavati nasilje nad svojim supružnikom i djecom. Dijete, iako je vrlo malo, primjećuje kada nešto s njegovom obitelji nije u redu, kada u kući više nema radosti i smijeha, nego su deranje i suze postale siva svakodnevnica. Često zbog potiskivanja problema i izbjegavanja da se s njim i suoči, roditelji se sami zatvaraju u sebe, pri tome nesvjesno zanemarujući vlastito dijete uskraćujući mu vrijeme, pažnju i ljubav. Tada dijete počinje imati osjećaj krivnje misleći kako se obitelj raspada upravo zbog njega. Iz osjećaja krivnje, kod djeteta se počinju odvijati emocionalni (ljutnja depresija, anksioznost, beznađe), fizički poremećaji (alergije na astmu, kronične glavobolje) i poremećaji u ponašanju. Upravo su roditelji najsnažniji model ponašanja svojoj djeci, pa tako dijete koje je u djetinjstvu doživjelo traume zbog ovisnika o klađenju od strane jednog ili oba roditelja, može počet modelirati takvo ponašanje te da i samo u adolescenciji pribjegne igranju igara na sreću (klađenju). Kako bi se problem na vrijeme riješio, moramo učiniti prvi korak, pogledati istini u oči, priznati da problem postoji te potražiti pomoć kroz liječenje putem raznih programa prevencije i posebno osmišljenih terapija.Addiction is an appearance of psychical or physical (metabolic) addiction of alcohol or some other medium. Beside from being addicted to some psychoactive substance, we can see more and more people in recent years whose addiction has developed from some activity or frequent behaviour, that is now shifting from obsession to obsessive and addictive behaviour. Among these types of addictions, is also the addiction to the games of chance (dices) that can be manifest itself precisely through betting. Today, very few people actually know what it is and what kind of addiction it is, often not looking at it as such and not realizing that it leads to considerably big problems and consequences, even greater than dependence on some psychoactive substance. Addictive betting is sometimes referred to as a "concealed disease" because the physical symptoms are not visible, but are projected to almost the entire psychological condition of the psychological condition of the addict himself. If we look at just a little around the world around us, we can see how more and more open sports betting today and notice how the dice literally offers itself and watches at each step to find someone to "devour". Unfortunately, sports bookmakers have become increasingly frequent places where people of all ages and sex groups spend their free time, fooling themselves of just having a little fun and killing boredom. That originally lying to ourselves, becoming more and more reflected in other aspects of life in which the family is most affected. The awareness of how dangerous this addiction is, derives from the fact that an addict who is blind and trapped begins to commit violence against his spouse and children. The child, though is very small, notice that something is wrong with his family, when there is no joy and laughter in the house, but tears and tears have become a sad reality everyday. Often because of the suppression of the problem and the avoidance of being confronted with it, parents become locked in themselves, in this way they obviously ignoring their own child by denying his time, attention, and love. The child then begins to feel guilty and thinks the family breaks down just because of it. From feeling guilty, emotional (anger depression, anxiety, hopelessness), physical disturbances (asthma allergies, chronic headaches) and behavioural disorders are beginning develop in the child. Parents are the most powerful model of behaviour for their children, so a child who experienced trauma because of addiction by one or both parents can start modelling such behaviours, and they could also start to play games of chances. In order to solve the problem in time, we must take the first step, look to the truth in the eye, acknowledge the problem and seek help through treatment through various prevention programs and specially designed therapies

Roma children and young people in Bulgaria: patterns of risk and effective protection in relation to child sexual exploitation

This article examines patterns of risk regarding child sexual exploitation (CSE). There is specific focus on those living in alternative care, child sexual exploitation and trafficking among Roma communities in Bulgaria and the UK. Data is drawn from a desk-based literature review and partnership work with Bulgarian and British academics and practitioners to explore the issues in both countries. Although there is limited statistical data on CSE and children in care across Europe and the risk-factors for Roma children and young people are still not being fully recognised, we can draw on what is known in Bulgaria to inform practice in the UK with emerging Roma communities. Research on CSE more generally can also inform awareness of risk factors particularly around care systems. Comparative information about what is known in the UK and Bulgaria is considered in order to make some recommendations for international prevention, protection efforts, and prosecution strategies for the future

iOS applications in civil engineering

The graduation thesis addresses the usage of mobile applications based on iOS operating system in the process of construction. The first part describes the operating system and its main characteristics. Furthermore, it presents the iPhone and iPad which are the most useful\ud iOS devices when it comes to civil engineering, explains the concept of mobile application and defines the criteria for rating its quality. In the second part, the process of construction is divided into four phases. These phases represent the basis for analysing the applications. In\ud each of these phases the applications namely have to meet different requirements and fit different criteria to be suitable for use. The thesis then focuses on the applications that fit the criteria best. These applications are also more thoroughly described and explained. For each\ud phase a range of options for use and potential development of applications is given. The thesis proves that there are already many suitable applications available on the market. The possibilities for their use are many and they could be used to simplify and lower the cost of the construction process

Virtual space equipment rendered using Oculus Rift glasses

The diploma thesis describes the development of an applications for the design and equipment of spaces. The application allows input of multi-storey premises and equipment. The user can use the Oculus Rift glasses for immersion into 3D space. Presented are some programs for spatial planning, which allow user to view the plan in 3D, especially those that operate within a browser, without the need to install software. Also, comparison is given between existing solutions and our application. The main advantage of developed application in respect of existing ones is visualization using 3D glasses, which offer a better user experience