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Gordon N. Bardos is assistant director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University.

A field study of Navajos in Utah reveals many changes in their culture, some direct and some indirect results of Anglo-American social welfare programs

This article describes and reflects upon the use of diffusely coloured tents to enclose both child and therapist which, in our service, has brought about remarkable transformations in attention, engagement, and understanding for severely impaired children with multiple disabilities and cerebral visual impairment (MDVI). A brief overview of how to construct this simple tent is presented, and the ways in which these tents have proved effective are described by means of two case studies of students with complex needs. The positive impact over a 2-year period was considerable. The changes brought about persisted into typical environments, and parents and carers expressed surprise and delight at the outcome. The proposed explanation is that the children who benefitted had profound impairment in seeing more than one or two items at once (simultanagnosia) due to presumed damage in the posterior parietal lobes of the brain, related to their cerebral palsy, and that elimination of distraction allowed this limited visual function to be recruited, to afford meaningful experience and enhance learning.

Wie kein anderer Staat in Osteuropa hat der Kampf um die Kontrolle der Medien zwischen Regierung und Opposition so heftige Formen angenommen wie in Serbien. Die serbische Opposition hat infolge fehlenden Zugangs zu den Medien, insbesondere dem Fernsehen, bislang keine Chancen im Kampf um die Beeinflussung der öffentlichen Meinung gehabt. Die Entstehung einer oppositionellen Strömung innerhalb der regierenden Sozialistischen Partei könnte jedoch zu einer Wende im Medienbereich führen. (BIOst-Srt)

It is well established that global fish resources are under immense pressure due to a growing human population and demand for food security. Aquaculture, and especially marine aquaculture, has and is being hailed as the solution to both reducing pressure on wild caught fisheries, and ensuring food security worldwide. Within the Western Indian Ocean some progress within aquaculture development has been made. Several factors, however, such as sound regulatory frameworks, lack of investment, market access, lack of knowledge and skills, and high operational costs, have prevented most enterprises from progressing beyond the experimental phase. These challenges have hindered progress in the development of aquaculture in Seychelles. However, strong government backing, and through the Blue Economy platform, support has been garnered for the development of a Mariculture Master Plan that provides a strategic plan towards developing the sector. Inroads have been made through the formulation of policies and regulations, skills development and training, and engagement with key stakeholders and the public. The completion of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the granting of environmental authorisation has ensured that the construction of a brood stock, acclimation and quarantine facility has started. The success of this facility could influence the drive and ultimate realization of the sector in Seychelles. Consequently, research and development must remain the focus during this initial phase, together with procedural development and skilled training. Aquaculture development in Seychelles will be a long term process and will require a champion to ensure that support is maintained over the lifetime of the project from government, investors and the public in general. The momentum that has been created must be maintained through continued research, engagement and the active pursuit of investment and markets.