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"The true story behind Audre Lorde's 1975 poem "Power"--a masterly, gripping and true account of the tragedy of the early-morning shooting of a child and the trial of a policeman for murder that followed. Was it a case of mistaken identity or race hatred--or both? It happened on the morning of Saturday, April 28, 1973, in Queens, New York, at around 5:00 a.m. In the pre-dawn dark, ten-year-old Clifford Glover was walking with his stepfather, Add Armstead, toward the auto salvage yard where Armstead worked, as they did most Saturdays. Patrolman Thomas Shea and his partner, Walter Scott, drove by in an unmarked car. The cops were on the lookout for a pair of armed robbers dressed similarly to Clifford Glover and Add Armstead, and stopped to give chase. The child and his stepfather, who was carrying his wages from the day before, ran, afraid they were going to be robbed. Shots were fired. Armstead flagged down a passing patrol car, not realizing that Clifford was lying on the ground, mortally wounded, the gun that killed him still in the hand of Patrolman Shea, who would become the first New York City cop in fifty years to be charged with committing murder while on duty. A policeman who shot down a ten year old in Queens stood over the boy with his cop shoes in childish blood and a voice said "Die you little motherfucker" and there are tapes to prove it. (from "Power" by Audre Lorde)"--

Presented at the National data integrity conference: data sharing: the how, why, when and when not to share held on June 2-3, 2016 at University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. The National Data Integrity Conference is a gathering of people sharing new challenges and solutions regarding research data and integrity. This conference aims to provide attendees with both an understanding of data integrity issues and impart practical tools and skills to deal with them. Topics addressed will include data privacy, openness, policy, education and the impacts of sharing data, how to do it, when to do it, and when not to. Speakers and audience members come from diverse fields such as: Academic Research; Information Technology; Quality Assurance; Regulatory Compliance; Private Industry; Grant Funding; Government. ; Before coming to CU Boulder, Dr. Hauser was the Director of the Center for High Performance Computing at Utah State University, and Associate Director for Research Computing at Northwestern University. Dr. Hauser was also the founding director of the Center for High Performance Computing at Utah State University.Research Computing at CU Boulder provides services for researchers that include large-scale computing resources, storage of research data, high-speed data transfer capabilities, and support for data sharing. ; PowerPoint presentation given on June 3, 2016.

Presented at the National data integrity conference: data sharing: the how, why, when and when not to share held on June 2-3, 2016 at University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. The National Data Integrity Conference is a gathering of people sharing new challenges and solutions regarding research data and integrity. This conference aims to provide attendees with both an understanding of data integrity issues and impart practical tools and skills to deal with them. Topics addressed will include data privacy, openness, policy, education and the impacts of sharing data, how to do it, when to do it, and when not to. Speakers and audience members come from diverse fields such as: Academic Research; Information Technology; Quality Assurance; Regulatory Compliance; Private Industry; Grant Funding; Government. ; Before coming to CU Boulder, Dr. Hauser was the Director of the Center for High Performance Computing at Utah State University, and Associate Director for Research Computing at Northwestern University. Dr. Hauser was also the founding director of the Center for High Performance Computing at Utah State University.Research Computing at CU Boulder provides services for researchers that include large-scale computing resources, storage of research data, high-speed data transfer capabilities, and support for data sharing. ; PowerPoint presentation given on June 3, 2016.

Selten wohl standen BürgerInnen Politik und staatlichen Institutionen so skeptisch gegenüber wie heute. Insbesondere PolitikerInnen trauen viele alles zu, aber nicht über den Weg. Den Staat sehen sie in der Hand von WirtschaftslobbyistInnen und Eliten, ihre eigentlichen Interessen würden nicht berücksichtigt. Zugleich gab es wahrscheinlich noch nie so viele Angebote, sich an politischen Prozessen zu beteiligen. In "Gehört werden" gehen BeiträgerInnen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis den Ursachen dieser widersprüchlichen Entwicklung nach und stellen Beteiligungsformen vor, von den Kommunen bis in die Europäische Union. Dienen diese nur der formalen Absicherung von politischem und bürokratischem Handeln oder schaffen sie echte Teilhabe und eröffnen damit die Chance, die Kluft zwischen BürgerInnen und Staat zumindest etwas zu schließen?

Denken und Handeln von Individuen und Gesellschaften werden zunehmend von ökonomischen Überlegungen geleitet. Was ist uns die Rettung der Umwelt wert? Wie viel kosten unsere Kinder? Wie viel geben wir für medizinische Behandlungen aus? Die Ökonomisierung treibt seltsame Blüten und stellt die Menschheit schon heute vor enorme Probleme. Gut verständlich beschreiben Expertinnen und Experten unterschiedlicher Disziplinen das Phänomen aus ihrer jeweiligen Fachrichtung. Dabei zeigt sich: Nicht die Marktwirtschaft an sich ist das Problem, sondern das, was Menschen aus ihr gemacht haben. Durch den Perspektivwechsel zeichnen sich Auswege aus der Ökonomisierung grundlegender Güter, aus entfesselten Kapitalmärkten und zerstörerischen Oligopolen ab.

Dieser Leitfaden wurde als Unterstützung und Handreichung speziell für die Prüferinnen und Prüfer der Rechnungsprüfungsämter in Niedersachsen entwickelt. Er bietet ihnen ein geeignetes Instrumentarium sowie die Sicherheit, auch wirklich das Richtige zu prüfen - ein zunehmend relevanter Aspekt angesichts der öffentlichen Diskussionen. Die aktuelle zweite Auflage trägt den Veränderungen im kommunalen Haushaltsrecht in den letzten vier Jahren Rechnung: Die Übergangszeit zur Umstellung auf die NKR/Doppik geht zu Ende. Viele Entscheidungsprobleme haben zu Handreichungen der AG-Doppik, aber auch zu Anpassungen der Rechtsnormen und Verordnungen geführt. Die zweite Auflage wurde auf Basis des NKomVG erstellt, das im Wesentlichen seit dem 01.11.2011 in Kraft ist. Berücksichtigt werden auch die Änderungen der GemHKVO.

The Second Joint Research Conference of the Universities of Gloucestershire and Chemnitz took place at the Chemnitz University of Technology from 09th to 11th of September 2009. There were presenters from seven different nations in the lecture theatre. The very close partnership of the two institutions is characterised by a very active student exchange programme, joint teaching modules and some collaborative research which has been extended after the conference as well as several extracurricular guest lectures. In 2007 our friends from Gloucester invited us to our first joint conference and set the standard. The topics of the 2009 Conference were Public health and Sports with three main areas of interest: 1. Physiology and Biomechanics, 2. Philosophy and Social Science, 3. Prevention, Rehabilitation and Health Promotion. Many interesting and inspiring presentations were given by colleagues, PhD students and research students. One example of inspiration was the Clem Burke Drumming Project (S. Draper and M. Smith), which we were kindly invited to join. This is an example par excellence on how to conduct international research by simply using existing resources and talking to each other. It caused huge interest among colleagues across the whole university that Chemnitz did not only follow the example of our colleagues in Gloucester, but also widened the research interest into the application of different types of drumming as a means of therapy. This was the beginning of the DRUM BEAT Project (P. Wright of the Chair of Sports Medicine). Furthermore, both universities - Chemnitz and Gloucester - are trying to establish outreaching programmes with local communities which have practical implications of research in the context of public health and/or health promotion. One of the presentations for instance referred to a concept called the Healthy Town Project Tewkesbury, a similar project is planned for Chemnitz called Healthy Community. These two outreaching programmes and other research synergies could be part of an attempt of both universities to establish stronger international research links and in this context also submitting joint proposals to funding agencies, i.e. the EU. Since this conference a joint EU research proposal was submitted by colleagues in Gloucester. Also, talks were held on the topic of establishing a joint international degree. Understandably a project of this scale will take more than a couple of conferences and work on both sides is necessary and last but not least is also depending on the political and funding situation. However, first small step was taken after the conference by conducting a joint teaching module in the Ore Mountains /Saxony. Students from both institutions and colleagues conducted a research project comparing physiological and cognitive parameters of cross-country skiing and running. Social and intercultural processes were just as important during this winter camp. Some of the data is presented in this book. I trust that the colleagues of both universities do agree that this is an outstanding and very productive partnership with a lot of potential for future development and I am looking forward to many more joint schemes, projects and conferences to come - perhaps even an international degree. Prof. Dr. Henry Schulz