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At the core of The Choice To Change Foundation, we strongly believe that education is what will make the ultimate difference in a underprivileged child's life. A 'quick-fix' material or monetary donation that will soon fade away will not help sustain a child's continual growth and cannot permanently change the child's unfortunate predicament. This is why, two schools were established at the start of this non-profit organisation.
Year 2010 – The initial school was founded in mid-2010 and hosted 25 children at the Lalmati slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. An additional five children joined the school by the end of 2010. As the school was leaving a great and positive impact on the children and the community, a second branch was opened in January 2011 in Khilkhet (Middle-Zone), another slum area in Dhaka city. This second school started by hosting 26 new children.
Year 2011 – Throughout 2011, The Choice To Change Foundation educated a total of 56 children. Each one of the four classrooms accommodated approximately sixteen students. The formula of one teacher per 16 students was first tested and implemented in 2011 and since then was permanently adopted by the organisation. By end of 2011, The Choice To Change team included four teachers, a Director of Operations and three volunteer administrators helping from abroad. The organisation attained Trusteeship status in February 2011 and was titled The Choice To Change Bangladesh Trust.
Year 2012 – As a result of the continuous noble and generous donations from its contributors, The Choice To Change had expanded its capacity once more and was able to enrol an additional 40 new children in January 2012. Throughout 2012, The Choice To Change was educating a total of 96 children and was still run by three volunteer administrators, but now employing six teachers and a Director of Operations.
Year 2013 – By the beginning of 2013, The Choice To Change organisation had grown to more than twice its size, in just over two and a half years. This was only made possible thanks to the generous monetary and voluntary contributions made to this fantastic success story. By mid-2013, the two schools employed eight professional and highly dedicated teachers, who are managed by Sunil, the Executive Director. Sunil is further supported by David, the Project Coordinator and Rani, the school nurse. During 2013, The Choice To Change Foundation is responsible for the education of a total of 128 children in both its Khilkhet and Lalmati branches.
Foundation Status: On March 20, 2013, the government of Bangladesh granted the organisation its long awaited 'Foundation Status'. C2C now goes by the official title of The Choice To Change Foundation and is equivalent to a national NGO in Bangladesh.
Year 2014 – So far in 2014, Choice to Change Foundation has focused on quality of education through implementation of the British curriculum, with modern teaching methods that are carried out by highly qualified and experienced teachers.
The recently developed nursery class accommodated 23 new students and the school now incorporates a Headmaster for effective leadership, as well as 19 full-time staff to handle day to day activities and provide the children with valuable education. Classrooms and offices are now PC equipped to contribute towards a modern teaching and learning approach, and in the second half of 2014, expansion of the building at Lalmati slum will commence.
Moreover, the daily lunch program has been established by Tatyana and friends for 148 children, while the Abu Dhabi Week's Medical Emergency Fund has enabled cost coverage for all medical emergency cases, under supervision of the School Nurse provided. The school now includes its own fully equipped clinic with basic medicine and up to date medical instruments.
Choice to Change has now implemented Poverty Alleviation Project through the foundation's social worker and CROCS Middle East has kindly sponsored shoes, bags and stationary for the children by the Chalhoub group.


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It's a curious thing, that Apple. To have all but ignored the Mac for years made going into the Apple retail stores seem like a walk through a computing history museum. "...and here is the MacBook Air. Launched in 2008 and still does not have a Retina display, Thunderbolt, or any other port for that matter." At least it is – slowly – getting harder to point out how slow Apple has been to getting Mac's updated. Cook and crew clearly took their eye off the Mac ball for years, but things have changed in Cupertino, and much needed updates are on their way. Does this mean Apple's leadership is listening to customers, or does it merely explain the pivot due to iPad's constant and decreasing sales since 2014?...
Today is the day where many citizens in states across the country set off to the voting booth. Baring some form of miracle, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will become the 44th President of the United States of America. For this moment I'll be setting ALL political thoughts aside, save for one: Which President elect's tax plan would benefit Apple the most?
Donald Trump:
Trump's offshore tax policy states it will reduce the Federal repatriation tax to 10%. Tim Cook, when testifying before Congress in 2013, believed a fair tax rate would be around 26% (state and fed total), which is typically Apple's domestic tax rate in any given quarter. If Trump became President and was able to pass a 10% repatriation tax rate, Apple would likely move most, if not all, of their offshore holdings back to the US. This past summer the European Union (EU) pushed into Ireland's banking laws, demanding Apple pay the EU $14.5 billion in taxes. Trump's policy would likely motivate Apple all the more to move their holdings back into the states and out of other countries, where Apple's cash is vulnerable to swiftly changing perceptons and laws.
Forget what side of politics you play on. I am tossing my views aside for this article, just laying out the "logic" cards. Apple is supporting the Hillary Clinton campaign, and even more so Tim Cook. If you thought Apple's best interests would be to support Trump, who talks about fighting tough on trade imbalance, or better tax rates, there is a lot more to it than that.
First and perhaps foremost is viewing how Cook separates Apple's needs and wants with his own personal politics. Cook is involved in LGBT politics, and Apple is squarely in support of many LGBT ideals. But many shareholders wonder what this has to do with company profits? And which Presidential candidate should Apple support for maximum financial gains? But maybe Cook and many others on Apple's board think beyond financial goals with their politics, but there are a few items we can clearly understand (well, as best we can in this crazy Presidential race).
It is an old debate, but one worth revisiting at Apple. Does hiring the best employees result in becoming politically incorrect? And if so, will Apple sacrifice political expediency for the best employees? It does not necessarily have to be a false argument, as Apple could, theoretically achieve both, which is what Apple appears to be striving for.
Market dynamics dictate that companies should hire the best employees it can, in order to maintain and achieve a competitive edge over its competition. If a company hired a majority of Japanese, Russians, Hindus, or Latinos, it makes no difference to the corporation, so long as those people are most qualified to do the job. However, in today's society, if a company practices such policies — hiring the best of the best — and the results of those hired does not match the race or gender (and perhaps soon religious) demographics of the country, these companies are increasingly coming under political fire that the company may be racist or bigoted. Apple is in such a position of prominence, it is rapidly becoming a target for such scrutiny.
Apple reveals their quarterly and year-end financials a week from today, Tuesday, October 27, after the closing bell. Apple's financial audio call can be listened to live, starting at 2:00 p.m. PT here.
Wall Street consensus expectations for Apple's fourth quarter are as follows:
Stocks across the globe have been on a recent downward slide. China twice devaluated their currency last week, hitting companies like Apple hard with worries their products would no long be affordable to the Chinese consumer. This morning the DOW Industrial Average started with a 1,000 point plunge, and AAPL sank to $94.05 a share at the opening bell, leading the massive fear-based sell off. Then Apple CEO, Tim Cook, did something unheard of for the Cupertino-based company.
Cook emailed CNBC's Jim Cramer stating the following: "Jim, As you know we don't give mid-quarter updates and we rarely comment on moves in Apple stock. But I know your question is on the minds of many investors."
Vacationing across Australia and Indonesia, a young surfer found himself struggling to figure out how to take decent selfie of himself while on his board. Taking a 35mm camera and strapping it onto his hand – via a rubber band no less – he quickly discovered that quality and practicality was lacking, but the idea merited exploring. Nick Woodman had given birth to GoPro.
Vans to trade shows, and hard work to hustle, GoPro started going viral, finding a market replacing the point and shoot camera. Smartphones, lead by Apple's camera quality, were absorbing the pocket camera market. Canon and Nikon countered, pushing higher-end pro-sumer and HDSLR cameras. GoPro had found a solid and vacant space, going public in June of 2014. Would GoPro strike Wall Street gold as it had the quality selfie video market? On day one, GoPro closed over $31 a share. Fast forward to today and GPRO continues its meteoric climb, now over $62 a share on swelling sales. Where will it end? Perhaps in Cupertino.
Wall Street to Apple: It isn't how well you are doing, it's how well you are doing compared to our fantasy world
You can forget yesterday's record shattering numbers Apple CEO, Tim Cook, proudly revealed for Apple's 3rd quarter of 2015. Ignore the fact that iPhone sales grew 35% year-over-year, or that Apple now has over $200 billion in cash for the first time in history. This is all irrelevant. None of this matters. Why? Because analysts guessed that Apple would sell between 50 - 55 million iPhones in the quarter, when in reality Apple only sold a record breaking 47.53 million iPhones. Apple did not achieve the conjured up sales figures the "experts" spewed forth, and therefore the result was Apple's stock price must be punished. No offense to the political naive who do not understand history, but in the investment world, this makes about as much sense as, say, cutting a nuclear deal with Iran trusting they will do the right thing. The sad reality is, this vapid illogic is how the stock market largely operates each and every day. Companies stocks rise when they beat the expert guesstimates. Stocks prices fall when companies do not meet the expert expectations. It does not matter how the company actually preformed. It is all about the experts guessing game. Reason and logic need not apply.
Financial reports and comments on them are one thing, but getting those little morsels of coded information from Tim Cook or Luca Maestri are quite another. Today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Apple will be holding their Q3 2015 financial conference call with a host of financial analysts and investment researchers. Apple's financial statement, released at roughly 1:10 p.m. Pacific, should be fairly pedestrian. Financial analysts are anticipating 50-55 million iPhones sold, earnings at the higher end of Apple's revenue guidance of $48 billion, all while keeping a keen eye for any Apple Watch sales information. But beyond the expected is where questions from the likes of Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster or UBS's Steve Milunovich come forth precious nuggets of Apple's future.
There are three major areas of commentary I'm looking for during the Q3 call. The first is HomeKit. It was a no-show at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The likely reason for the omission was due to the second area of interest, Apple TV. Both topics go hand-in-hand, as it is highly rumored that the next generation Apple TV will be, amongst other things, Apple's home automation hub, requiring HomeKit specific tools. Cook will be asked about Apple TV. The question is, will he deliver any hints as to what may be coming, or how current Apple TV sales have been since the $30 price drop earlier in the year (now only $69)?
Apple's stock has been stuck at the $120-130/share range for the past several months. It's peak was $134.45 back in February. But since that time the stock has been relatively flat when compared to the previous year of continual growth.


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Hare-Raising Rabbit Jokes!
Hey. It's almost Easter. Very appropriate. What does a bunny use when it goes fishing?A harenet! Did you hear about the rabbit whose house was infested with Easter eggs? She had to call an eggs-terminator! Why was the Easter Bunny … Continue reading
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A Fool's Paradise of Quotes-Just In TIme for April Fools' Day
April Fools Day is just around the corner! Don't be caught unprepared! Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. William Shakespeare When you want to fool the world, tell the truth. Otto von Bismark Let us be thankful for … Continue reading
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The Easter Bunny on Stereotypes of Rabbits in Popular Culture
The world's most beloved bunny sat down with us for a heartfelt talk about some of the most hurtful and inaccurate generalizations about rabbits. Mirth in a Box: Which rabbit stereotype to you find to be the most irksome? Easter Bunny: That … Continue reading
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Spring Flower Jokes: We Love Them…We Love Them Not!
Ewwww! Some of these jokes need to be composted! Which flowers aren't your friends? Anemones! What did the flower say to the judge? Iris my case! What type of flower grows on your face? Tulips! April showers bring May Flowers. … Continue reading
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Spring is Coming! Quotes About My Favorite Season
I love spring! I like it when it's warm and sunny, I like it when it's cool and rainy. I can start gardening, I can start rowing on the water and "Game of Thrones" season 5 will begin shortly. All … Continue reading
Spring Fever Cases Spike in March
The Health Advocates Hypochondria Association (HAHA) announced last Friday that they anticipate a surge in Spring Fever diagnoses. The following are some of the most common signs of Spring Fever: Are you sweating profusely after exercising? Do you feel chilled … Continue reading
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It's My Birthday and I'll Laugh if I Want To: Jokes About Getting Older
Today, March 16th, is my birthday. The barbs about wrinkles and forgetfulness started decades ago. Each year I am the butt of another ailment in the repertoire of aging jokes. Har har. Here are a few of the best: Woman: … Continue reading
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The Ten Best Irish Toasts to Use on Saint Patrick's Day
Here's to being single… Drinking doubles… And seeing triple! May the good lord take a liking to you…but not too soon! May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty. May misfortune follow you the rest of your life, and never catch … Continue reading
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Gratitude Journal Entry: Thank You, Ireland!
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International Pi Day March 14, 2015
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Story of Stuff Goes Mainstream, Called "Anti-Capitalist"
When he covered the Story of Stuff over two years ago, Warren said "This energetic and engaging movie covers so much ground in such a short space of time your head might spin."
Since then, it has made more than five and a half million heads spin. It is in all the schools, and according to the New York Times, not everyone is happy about it. In Montana, the Missoula County School Board decided it was biased. One parent said "There was not one positive thing about capitalism in the whole thing;" that is polite compared to what one finds in comments on the Internet. So I looked at it again after a two year break.
He is right. It is biased, it is anti-capitalist, it is a bit of a screed. It makes some mistakes and distorts a bit. But overall the message resonates.
Annie Leonard starts with a description of the linear system of extraction through manufacture through sales through use and then disposal. She is tough, describing mining and forestry:
"We'll start with extraction, which is a fancy word for natural resource exploitation, which is a fancy word for trashing the planet," she says at one point. "What this looks like is we chop down the trees, we blow up mountains to get the metals inside, we use up all the water and we wipe out the animals."
She then goes on to production, spending some time on Brominated fire retardants as examples of the evils of the system. They are in clothing, furniture and computers, and build up in people and breast milk in particular. She cries, "why are they doing this?"
But this is simplistic. The fat evil capitalists don't pay money to add chemicals because they want to, they do it because some government agency thought that it was important to prevent deaths from fire by adding retardants that they thought were safe.
We know now that they are not necessarily so, and at TreeHugger say that we shouldn't be using them. But it is a stretch to imply that manufacturers are evil in putting it in; that is what the safety authorities told them to do. It is a problem throughout the film; life is really a bit more complicated.
She is dead on in the distribution section, about the externalizing of costs. And about consumption too, that it was the engine of the economy, and much of what has been sold to us was junk. And about the treadmill of consumption and credit and work to pay for it all.
She also gets the key point that production, distribution and disposal cannot be linear but must be circular. Her drawing is a bit rougher than the one we keep using, but the message is the same:
In the end, if we are going to keep making stuff, we have to encourage good design, clean production, producer responsibility and resource recovery. There is nothing commie and anti-capitalist about that. And nothing that our children shouldn't know about. It is just good business.
Watch it here at the Story of Stuff.


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Essex Junction, Vermont:On the weekends of March 21, 2015, there were 260 students in 61 schools in the Burlington, Vermont to compete on the annual event of cooking : the Junior Iron Competition .
There were about 1,000 people attended the event.
The Junior Iron Chef, in its eighth year, is a cooking showcase and competition organized by Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day) and Burlington School Food Project.
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Students cooked a colorful and flavorful variety of dishes Saturday, including Vietnamese pho soup, fruit crepes with strawberry puree, pizza, eggrolls, fried polenta, and butternut squash-sweet potato soup.


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Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Houston City Council on Wednesday prevented what was billed as the first brothel in the United States equipped with sex dolls from opening in the Texas city, altering a local ordinance to block the business and any others like it.
The Houston Chronicle reported that Toronto-based KinkySdollS had planned to open a Houston location, where customers could both buy "adult love dolls" and rent them for use in private rooms.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told reporters after the council meeting that the vote amounted to a modification of an existing city ordinance and is not targeted at any specific business. People will still be able to buy the dolls, he said.
"You cannot engage in sexual activities with any inanimate objects at the business," Turner said in explaining the change.
The company, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has opened a similar business in Toronto, according to its website. (New York Newsroom; edited By Bill Berkrot )


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Feed Me Books Friday: Sorting out the Holidays
Thursday, December 2, 2010
What's in the Mail Today?
Busy Fingers
I enlisted B's help for some of the card design (which you'll see more of next week). But after his artistic input I needed a little work time to make it come together, so I got out some supplies for him to create some cards of his own. To keep him motivated, I made the recipient list totally up to him. It included some neighbors, some family, and some friends from preschool. He's more freestyle than fill-in-the-blanks, so with some colored paper, markers, and glitter glue, he was ready to go. What was important to him was authenticity, which meant he needed envelopes, stamps, and addresses. I save the reply envelopes from various junk mail solicitations and bills I pay online along with blank or nearly blank envelopes from greeting cards or thank you note sets. He recycles them in his correspondence play. I also made up some stamp glue from a recipe at DLTK. I printed out a page of thumbnail size holiday clip-art, painted on the glue, and did the cutting for B so he wouldn't end up with sticky fingers. He was happily productive (and so was I, thanks to a nap from T)! Then he remembered he needed addresses…
Who gets What?
B has expressed a lot of curiosity lately about addresses, phone numbers, and why our keys don't open just any door. It's the kind of curiosity I love to capitalize on for teaching rather than drilling out of context. He's almost mastered our address, but phone numbers are still a little tricky. Children who learn their home address and phone number not only achieve an important safety skill, but it is also an marker of a preschooler's social development when he can understand that he is a part of his city or town with a distinct place, or address, within that group. To capitalize on that curiosity and reinforce his understanding of the postal process, we read The Silly Christmas Card Mix-Up, by Suzy-jane Tanner. Reindeer sends cards to all his friends, but forgets the addresses, and they get all mixed up! His animal friends use clues in the cards to sort-out the delivery and get each greeting to the correct recipient. Flaps on each page allow children to participate in the story and help the animals "open" the cards. Once we read the book, we talked about the kind of information necessary for B's envelopes. For some, simply writing the name of the person we would hand it to was sufficient. For others, that were going to the post office, we talked about why an address is important.
Appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers.
Are you preparing for holidays or family traditions? Are books a part of the plan? I'd love to hear your suggestions in the comments or read about them in your links!
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Also wanted to mention I'm being featured this Friday at ABC and 123! If you're not already a follower, you'll love all the great learning ideas shared at this cooperative! Stop by if you have a chance and leave a little comment love for me there!
Due to some computer/internet issues, my post is waiting happily on a computer where I can't get to it, I'll update with my book for the week as soon as I can, but in the meantime I wanted to get the linky up for those who are participating this week. FINALLY FIXED!!!


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Richardson — The world of ballet is an interesting paradox. Women comprise the vast majority of its participants, and the general public mostly perceives the art form as feminine. Yet since its inception in the Renaissance, men predominately control the stage, as choreographers and company directors. The art has seen great strides in a more egalitarian leadership over the last few decades, and Katie Cooper, artistic director of Avant Chamber Ballet, works to continue that growth in North Texas.
The Women's Choreography Project, now in its second year, commissions ballet works from up-and-coming female choreographers. This year's concert, presented at the Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts in Richardson, featured pieces by Southern Methodist University grad Shauna Davis and Canadian-born Janie Richard, as well as two Cooper creations. Saule Garcia and Sercan Danis returned as pianist and violinist, respectively, and Dominic Na was the cellist.
Opening the show was Cooper's Harliquinade, a cutesy love story in which Harlequin (Eugene Barnes III) captures the heart of Columbine (Emily Dixon), much to the chagrin of her guardian Pierrot (Tagir Galimov). Pierrot's wife, Pierrette (Christy Martin) and Columbine's friends support her and eventually win Pierrot over to their side. Set to music by Riccardo Drigo, it oozed Petipa classicism with precise shapes, traditional vocabulary, and exaggerated acting. It even had a Nutcracker feel, not only with the character names, but also with the Polichinelle segment featuring a children's cast.
After the bright and cheerful traditionalism of the first piece, Davis' Eject swung the pendulum heavily to the contemporary modern side. Dim lighting and suspended mirrors greeted the audience as the somber notes of Schubert's Piano Trio No. 2 floated from the instruments.
Four dancers stood behind the mirrors, while Kirsten Conrad began a solo. The expansiveness of her body and release of the torso communicated an urgency that stood in stark contrast to the placed idealism of Harlequinade, which provided variety to the concert. Davis incorporated gestures and facial expressions to communicate abstract ideas about technology and self-worth, while interweaving ballet and contemporary vocabulary. At times, the five dancers pierced the space with intensity, and at others, glided across the floor with an enchanted feel.
While Davis created a nicely varied work mixing passion and breathtaking shapes, the dancers' execution proved to be an even greater achievement. After a season of mostly classical and neo-classical works from Cooper, they surprised and delighted with a delicious fervor and attack in this modern piece.
The energy of the second act followed the first. Brahms' Hungarian Dances Nos. 17 and 5 provided the inspiration for Cooper's Piros, a solo for Emily Dixon. Fiery colors and lively music from Garcia and Danis lifted the mood, but the choreography didn't quite meet it. Dixon struck a lovely balance between pristine shapes and impassioned delivery, but the choreography itself moved too slowly, not quite utilizing the music, and contained too much repetition.
The second guest work, Richard's L'Inverno, created ethereal pictures on stage to Vivaldi's "Winter" variation from Four Seasons. Five dancers in sleek, white costumes and white gloves began on benches in the upstage. As they transitioned to simultaneous solos, the intricacy of the work grew more apparent. Although it fell squarely in the contemporary category, it contained more traditional vocabulary than Davis', even being danced en pointe.
Like the other guest piece, it stretched and challenged the dancers, this time with quick maneuvers and intricate transitions. A nice sense of space and breath made some segments a joy to watch, while the energy in others waned a tad, as some dancers still need to discover a more organic quality with the contemporary vocabulary. Ensemble precision, though, has improved impressively over AVB's last few concerts.
The Women's Choreography Project has a bright future ahead and provides an excellent service to the North Texas community. Aside from the obvious goal of providing commissions for female ballet choreographers, it lengthens the reach of the DFW dance community as the company makes connections outside our borders.
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Tedesco, Carol
Library of Congress: 2010044676
Category: Coins
Keywords: 1622 Fleet, Atocha, Santa Margarita
Comments: Includes a bibliography; illustrated
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
Pages: 33
Editions: The first edition (not stated) was published by SeaStory Press, Key West, Florida (2010), in paperback.
Description: This book is a primer on the coins recovered from the 1622 Fleet. It includes the history of the "Spanish dollar", cleaning and grading the coins, the assayers of each mint, and pictures examples of coins from the Mexico City, Lima, Potosi, Panama City, Santa Fe de Bogota, and Cartagena mints.


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Bongbal Khulen Destination Guide
Touring Bongbal Khulen in India.
Bongbal Khulen in the region of Manipur is located in India - some 1,079 mi (or 1,737 km) East of New Delhi, the country's capital city.
Time in Bongbal Khulen is now 05:02 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named "Asia / Kolkata" with an UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Chittagong, Yairipok, Wangjing, Thoubal or Mandalay. Being here already, consider visiting and Bongbal Khulen. We collected some hobby films in the internet. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.
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Yairipok is a big town which consists of four districts namely Imphal East,Thoubal,Senapati and Ukhrul in the Indian state of Manipur.
Located at 24.72, 94.17 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 7 mi away.
Thoubal is a city, a municipal council with 18 municipal wards and District Headquarter in Thoubal district in the Indian state of Manipur. The new market building has been constructing. Main tourist places are Chinga Lairembi temple, Manipur Sahitya Samiti building, Tomjing ching, Panthoibee temple, etc. Main shopping centres are Thoubal Keithel, Ningombam Luxmi Bazar, Athokpam Bazar etc. Siroi Offset Printers and Siroi Group are main business centres of Thoubal.
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A Q&A with FirstChair Partners' Lynne Polischuik—who dislikes the idea of being "creative"
Every day, for the next 6 days, I'm doing a brief Q&A with a UX pro, who's taking part in our 10 minute speed sessions to fix your website UX. This is an amazing opportunity for you to get 10 minutes of free, one-on-one feedback on your website UX!
Today's Q&A is with Lynne Polischuik, a User Researcher, Product and Design Strategist at First Chair Partners. Request a session with Lynne
Tell me a little about your UX knowledge/practice:
Currently I work remotely from Vancouver with clients across three continents. I have two business partners: One based in Tampa and one just north of Boston. We all have very similar levels of experience, both with UX work and with consulting, however we all have varying strengths and our skill sets are very complementary. My role is predominantly leading research and strategy efforts. Justin Davis is effectively our CTO, and one of the best interaction designers out there. He is an excellent prototyper and developer, and of the strongest UX brains I've ever worked with. Matthew Grocki is an excellent content strategist, IA and writer. He is amazing at both creating and organizing content. I come from a marketing and web analytics background, so my approach to design tends to be more evidence-based and data-driven.
Who have you worked with/for?
Everyone from early stage startups to government ministries. Over the years my client roster has spanned industries like finance, telecom, software, cultural institutions, non-profits and foundations, healthcare, higher education and even (video)gaming. The list is long and truly varied. Some of our clients include: VMware, Target, Adobe, HSBC, Government of British Columbia, City of Vancouver, GoogleVentures, Automated Data Processing (ADP), CA Technologies, AT&T, Sundance Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, KQED San Francisco, Stanford University, Disney Interactive, EA Sports/Electronic Arts, CSL Hong Kong and Telstra.
Which project are you most proud of?
I would have to say the year I spent conducting research on Healthcare.gov on behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and also the various state health insurance exchanges, like CoveredCA.com (California) and MNsure.org (Minnesota). The findings from this work were presented to the team at the White House and it's been very cool to see many of the recommendations rolled out—and reported on by publications such as the NYTimes. The project really opened my eyes to how people actually use the web and technology, and the various struggles and barriers they face. It was trench warfare, as far as UX was concerned.
What do you consider the biggest problem with websites today?
It's not so much a problem with websites, but rather the people who design and build them. I think my answer would be that overall people, in the web and tech space, need to leave their comfortable cubicles and get out into the world. Actually meet with, talk to and observe the people they are trying to solve for. I feel the biggest problem with the web today is that too much of it is built around faulty assumptions and not evidence. People will say "You're a great designer! SO creative!" and I really bristle at this. I'm just a good listener. Everyone could be a great designer if they listened more. Once you gain true understanding and empathy for what your users are up against, designing against that evidence is actually quite simple.
What quick fix could any website owner make to immediately improve his/her website?
Again: Talk to your audience. This actually can be a "quick fix." You don't need to do weeks of research. It can be as simple as reaching out to five or ten of your customers, or people you know you'd like to target. Just hop on the phone and spend an hour talking to some of your constituents. Ask about what they do day-to-day, how they do it, what is top of mind for them and what they worry about, what annoys them about their work or their life as it might relate to your product—and also what things they love. Test your assumptions, gain a truer understanding of their context, and learn about ways you could better serve these folks. Take the last 15 – 20 minutes you're on the phone together and have them peruse your site with you. You'll quickly come up with a very prioritized list of improvements to tackle.


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Tim Geithner's poor imitation of John Maynard Keynes
Tim Geithner has proposed to his fellow G-20 finance ministers that trade surpluses and deficits be capped at 4% of GDP. The idea is already running into criticism from countries that run big trade surpluses. German Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle warned against "planned economy thinking," according to Reuters, and "makroökonomische Feinsteuerung und quantitative Zielsetzungen" (macro-economic fine-tuning and quantitative target-setting), according to Reuters Deutschland. "We doubt whether rigid numerical targets should be set," said Japanese Finance Minister Yoshiko Noda.
The sad irony in all this is that some other guy proposed limits on trade surpluses and deficits 66 years ago, and did it in a far more elegant and thought-through manner than Geithner has. And it was the U.S. that torpedoed the plan. To borrow from George Monbiot's lucid summary of John Maynard Keynes' proposal:
He proposed a global bank, which he called the International Clearing Union. The bank would issue its own currency – the bancor – which was exchangeable with national currencies at fixed rates of exchange. The bancor would become the unit of account between nations, which means it would be used to measure a country's trade deficit or trade surplus.
Every country would have an overdraft facility in its bancor account at the International Clearing Union, equivalent to half the average value of its trade over a five-year period. To make the system work, the members of the union would need a powerful incentive to clear their bancor accounts by the end of the year: to end up with neither a trade deficit nor a trade surplus. But what would the incentive be?
Keynes proposed that any country racking up a large trade deficit (equating to more than half of its bancor overdraft allowance) would be charged interest on its account. It would also be obliged to reduce the value of its currency and to prevent the export of capital. But – and this was the key to his system – he insisted that the nations with a trade surplus would be subject to similar pressures. Any country with a bancor credit balance that was more than half the size of its overdraft facility would be charged interest, at a rate of 10%. It would also be obliged to increase the value of its currency and to permit the export of capital. If, by the end of the year, its credit balance exceeded the total value of its permitted overdraft, the surplus would be confiscated. The nations with a surplus would have a powerful incentive to get rid of it. In doing so, they would automatically clear other nations' deficits.
Brilliant, right? Not impossible-to-enforce targets, but a system with incentives built in that would have made big trade imbalances unattractive to both sides. There's that little matter of creating a new global currency and getting everybody to accept it, but this was at the tail end of World War II. If the U.S. had decreed that the International Clearing Union was a go, the International Clearing Union would have been a go. But at the time, the U.S. ran big trade surpluses and assumed it would do so forever. Its delegates at the Bretton Woods meetings were vehemently opposed. So the idea went nowhere. Now Tim Geithner is pushing for clunky trade-surplus caps. It might be better if he just asked for a do-over.
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Tim Geithner is proposing an unworkable, complicated policy that won't do anything positive for the economy?
Must be a day that ends in "y."
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"and to permit the export of capital."
A foul and disgusting idea. For of course, it's not the "country's" capital, it is capital that belongs to an individual who happens to be a citizen of that country.
And the idea that a country should be allowed to decide what an individual should do with their own property is, simply, foul.
Tim, the reason that citizen is able to hold onto that capital is not because he has guns.. there will always be organizations of people with more guns. The reason that citizen is able to maintain that capital is because of the system of laws in whatever country he calls home.
If that person wants to risk his capital in areas with no laws, he is always welcome to do so.
When you choose to spend your time in a country with a strong legal foundation, you're going to face this issue.
Choose wisely.


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Prior to virtual reality (VR), 3D was hyped as the technology to provide an additional layer of immersion to traditional forms of entertainment. Cinemas, film studios and certain directors discussed at length how the technology would be the future of entertainment
This hasn't happened, with the technology now an afterthought for both studios and consumers.
It seemed for some time that 3D technologies would remain popular, boosted by a number of new films produced in the format and post-cinema support coming in the form of new televisions equipped with the technology.
The 3D push hasn't kept up, however, and now the technology is sagging in both cinema and television support – key market areas for the tech.
2014 is set to have 28 films produced in 3D, down from 39 in 2011. Arguably, few film producers took full advantage of the format, instead opting to either carry out post-production 3D enhancement or re-release older films in the format.
While not the same technology, virtual reality achieves a similar effect in that it's able to provide another layer of immersion over traditional viewing formats. Both technologies can help to trick viewers into believing they're in another place.
Virtual reality could replace 3D as the medium of choice for viewers, but the change wouldn't bode well for cinemas. As VR is largely a solitary experience, films would simply be delivered via an internet connection straight to the headset.
With VR looming on the horizon as the next big thing, it's unlikely the technology will see a similar drop off to 3D. Offering a far more immersive experience and able to bring virtual worlds to life at a greater level than 3D, VR should be here to stay following initial market introduction.
The next year should be interesting for 3D and cinema technologies with VR becoming available on the market.


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A simple story shared by Reshma Saujani of an assigned task during the code program course, two scenarios took place in front of the teacher:
- A boy asked, "There's something wrong with my code…"
- A girl said, "There's somthing wrong with me…"
What's going on?
Girls are taught differently from boys and the input will influence the rest of the life of girls.
Saujani, on this TED occasion, reminds us, especially girls, of two principle messages:
- "I need each of you to tell every young woman you know to be comfortable with imperfection."
- Be courageous: thy name is woman.


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Lifelong QPR fan Lewis Todd made his U21s debut this week – aged just 16 - and now the young goalkeeper is aiming to be a more regular fixture in Paul Hall's squad.
Todd, who comes from Hemel Hempstead, was previously a season ticket holder in the South Africa Road stand with his family.
He was set to be involved with the U18s this pre-season, but explained his late call-up to www.qpr.co.uk.
"It was unbelievable to play, to be honest – I didn't expect this at all," the youngster said, after coming on for the final 30 minutes of the U21s' win over Verbania Calcio on Monday.
"I got a last-minute call-up to come on tour, and it's been great.
"I was originally meant to be in Birmingham with the U18s. Then I got a call the day before they left, saying I was needed.
My aim for this season is to start for the U18s, first and foremost. That's my main priority.Lewis Todd
"The manager (Paul Hall) has just told me to try my hardest, and see if I can get into the team."
Monday's victory proved to be an easy one, with the U21s cruising to a 15-0 success (yes, fifteen!).
Todd pulled off one smart save but didn't have too much to do otherwise. Not that he cared, mind.
"It was a great experience, regardless," he continued. "Playing with people four or five years older than me, it's just great.
"I've picked up lots of stuff from Joe Lumley (QPR U21s' number one goalkeeper) already."
Todd added: "My aim for this season is to start for the U18s, first and foremost. That's my main priority.
"But I want to push on and maybe get into the U21s team. I'm always looking to further myself."
The U21s return home to London on Saturday, straight after a fixture with Swiss side FC Lugano.
Speaking about the team's current stay in Italy, Todd said: "This is my first tour with QPR. The weather is warm! But it's something you have to get used to.
"Training-wise, it's hard and certainly not easy. The temperature wears you out quite a bit. But I'm enjoying it.
"Hopefully I can play again. I'm not expecting to, but hopefully I will."


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Congressman Chris Collins Joins with Family Advocates to Stress Importance of 21st Century Cures
Congressman Chris Collins today joined with four children suffering from rare diseases, their families, and University at Buffalo officials to discuss the importance of the 21st Century Cures Act and urged the U.S. Senate to quickly pass this bipartisan legislation.
"The 21st Century Cures Act will help millions of Americans battling rare diseases," said Congressman Collins. "After unanimously passing through the House Energy and Commerce Committee and passing the House with an overwhelming vote of 344-77, it is now time for the Senate to quickly pass this life-saving legislation.
"The 21st Century Cures Act will help revolutionize how the health care industry develops cures to deadly diseases, and I am confident this legislation's positive effects will be felt by hundreds of thousands of Western New Yorkers. I want to thank the families and University at Buffalo officials for joining me today and I will continue to stress how vital this legislation will be for those suffering from rare diseases."


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Kim Kardashian Confirms She and Kanye West Are Expecting Their Third Child
Rumours have been swirling for months that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting their third child via surrogate, but until now, nothing has been officially confirmed by the couple.
The trailer for the new season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which was released overnight, teases the moment Kim tells her sister Khloé Kardashian "we're having a baby!"
Kim then retweeted the clip, making it official-official and meaning she's finally ready to be open about the exciting news.
Kim and husband Kanye West, who share children North, 4, and Saint, 21 months, have been open about wanting to expand their family, however, due to complications with her past two pregnancies, doctors warned Kim off trying again.
Instead, Kim said she wanted to explore surrogacy as a way to expand their family, saying on KUWTK last year: "I think I always knew that surrogacy was an option, but I didn't think it was that realistic of an option, and now I feel like that's my reality."
Their third child is due in reportedly due in January 2018. The newborn will be in good company as Kim's sisters, Kylie and Khloe, are also rumoured to be expecting.
See Also: Best Twitter Reactions To Khloé Kardashians Pregnancy
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Tukwila School District sponsoring 'Stand Up for Students' demonstration Friday
The Tukwila School District is sponsoring a 'Stand Up for Students' this Friday, Feb. 10:
Come to any of our schools 30 minutes prior to the first bell to show our students that we believe in, care for, and support them. We are one Tukwila, united for all children!
In Tukwila, we rise above the national divisiveness! We find hope in our future! We come together to support what matters most: CHILDREN!
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 10, rain or shine, 30 minutes before the start bell
WHERE: The main entrance of every school
WHY: To celebrate all our children and show that their entire community cares for, believes in, and supports them!
It's easy: we want to wrap students in a sea of welcome and care to start the day. Pick a school/schools, show up 15 minutes before the first bell, line up around the main entrance. When students arrive, cheer, clap, high-five, wave, dance and HAVE FUN! Signs and baners ("Solidarity 4 Students!" "WE BELIEVE IN YOU!" "Unlimited Potential!" "Tukwila United!") are highly encouraged!


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H.J.Res.48 - Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011112th Congress (2011-2012)
|Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (Introduced 03/11/2011)
|House - Appropriations
|Latest Action:
|03/18/2011 Became Public Law No: 112-6. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions)
|Roll Call Votes:
|There have been 3 roll call votes
|Continuing appropriations through 4/8/2011.
This bill has the status Became Law
Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:
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Summary: H.J.Res.48 — 112th Congress (2011-2012)All Information (Except Text)
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Public Law No: 112-6 (03/18/2011)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (CAA of 2011) (P.L. 111-242) to extend through April 8, 2011, specified continuing appropriations for FY2011.
Provides funding at a specified rate of operations for certain agricultural, conservation, and rural development programs.
Eliminates specified funding for: (1) the Agricultural Research Service, (2) the Natural Resources Conservation Service, (3) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, (4) the Federal Payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia, (5) the International Fund for Ireland, (6) the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Brownfields Redevelopment, and (7) the Federal Railroad Administration.
Eliminates specified funds made available in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 for: (1) a certain grant to the National Center for Natural Products Research; (2) an agricultural pest facility in Hawaii; (3) the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program; (4) grants to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Foods, and Markets, and to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; (5) development of a prototype for a national carbon inventory and accounting system for forestry and agriculture; (6) the International Food Protection Training Institute; and (7) the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention.
Provides funds at a specified rate of operations for: (1) the Departments of Commerce, of Justice (DOJ), of the Interior, of Agriculture, of Labor, of Health and Human Services (HHS); (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (3) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (4) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (5) the House of Representatives for salaries and expenses, including those for officers and employees; and (6) Library of Congress salaries and expenses.
Prohibits the use of certain funding made available in the CAA of 2011 for operations of: (1) the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; or (2) the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
Rescinds specified funds made available for the Bureau of the Census.
Rescinds specified unobligated balances available for the Emergency Steel, Oil, and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Account.
Provides funds at a specified rate for operations for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account.
Provides funds at a specified rate for operations for the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Provides funding at a specified rate for operations for the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Eliminates funding for GSA construction and acquisition.
Eliminates additional amounts made available in the CAA of 2010 for the Small Business Administration (SBA), salaries and expenses.
Rescinds specified unobligated balances available for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Eliminates funding for any project under the Preserve America Program in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.
Rescinds specified unobligated funds appropriated for the National Park Service.
Bars the use of funds provided for EPA Geographic Programs.
Eliminates certain funds for EPA competitive grants to communities to develop plans and demonstrate and implement projects which reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Rescinds specified unobligated balances available to the Forest Service for wildland fire management.
Eliminates funding to the Department of the Navy for clean-up activities at the Treasure Island Naval Station, Hunters Point Annex.
Rescinds specified funds appropriated to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for investment in information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure.
Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibition against the use of funds appropriated by this Act.


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Graduate Students
Juan Albarracín Dierolf, Political Science
Wendy Alvarez Barrios, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mette Evelyn Bjerre, Sociology
Christopher Ángel, Theology
Andre P. Audette, Political Science
Sydney Beckmann, Theology
José Beltrán, Theology
Mary Kate Blake, Sociology
Catherine Brix, Literature
Valeria Canelas, Master of Arts, Romance Languages and Literatures
Jonathan Martin Ciraulo, Theology
Amanda Daniela Cortez, Anthropology
Rocío Betzabeth Cortés Rodríguez, Theology
Colleen Cross, Theology and Peace Studies
Gregory Cruess, Theology
Liam de los Reyes, Theology
Nancy Diaz, Sociology
Angelica Frausto, Psychology
Marisol Fonseca Malavasi, Literature
Leo Guardado, Theology and Peace Studies
Andrew Hoyt, Sociology
Mikaila Nicole Leyva, Political Science
Luis López-Maldonado, Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Ingrid Luna López, Literature
Héctor Alfonso Melo Ruiz, Literature
Valeria Mora Hernandez, Master for Arts, Romance Languages and Literatures
Felicia Moralez, History
Chrisopher Muravez, Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Oyekola Oyekole, Science
Lindsey Passenger Wieck, History
Andrea Peña-Vasquez, Political Science
Nicole Perez, Sociology
Michael Petrin, Theology
Christopher Rios, Theology
Joyce Rivera-Gonzalez, Anthropology
Augusto Rocha Ramirez, History
Rebecca Ruvalcaba, Theology
Amir Mazyar Sadeh, Political Science
Romelia Solano, Political Science
Ruth Solarte Gonzalez, Master of Arts, Romance Languages and Literatures
César Soto, English
Dianna Tran, Psychology
Juan Ángel Valdéz, Political Science
Dominique Vargas, English
Horacio Vela, Theology
Susanna Velarde Covarrubias, Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Carla Villanueva, History
Christopher L. Weaver, Political Science
Krystal Zapata Lopez, Master of Arts, Romance Languages and Literatures
Angela Elsa Zautcke, Theology
Recent Accomplishments
Spring 2016:
Catherine Brix, (Literature) was just awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship to Chile for next year in order to conduct research and write her dissertation entitled, "Transformative (Re)Inscriptions: Traumatic Memories and Testimonio in Chile," which is directed by Dr. María Rosa Olivera-Williams. Catherine's research interests include cono sur testimonial literature, gender studies, torture, and human rights. Catherine is a former LGAND Vice-President.
Luis Lopez-Maldonado, is a first-year candidate for the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. In the fall 2015 he founded the Men's Writing Workshop at the St. Joseph County Juvenile Justice Center. He is also the recipient of the 2016 Sparks Summer Fellow Internship and has forthcoming work being published in Reservoir, Spoon Knife Anthology, and The Packinghouse Review.
Karen Hooge Michalka, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology, won the William D'Antonio Award for Graduate Student Excellence in the Sociology of Religion at the University of Notre Dame. The award honors students who show active involvement in the intellectual and institutional life of the study of religion and promise for becoming a successful and influential professional scholar after graduation. Karen's work focuses on the embodied culture of Latino Protestant churches and how congregational rituals and boundary-work shape group identity in a new-immigrant location. In addition, she founded and leads an interdisciplinary graduate working group on Latino religion through the Institute for Latino Studies.
Felicia Moralez, doctoral student in History and founding member of LGAND, had a panel submission, "Outside Aztlan: New Scholars and New Research on Mexicana and Mexicano History Outside the Core Southwest," accepted for the 2016 Western History Association [WHA] conference from October 20-23 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The panel aims to study ethnic Mexican people in the US Midwest.
César Soto, (English) was recently awarded a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship (2016-2017). Thirty-six dissertation fellowships are awarded and, of the thirty-six, three are typically given to literature students. César's project examines how revolutionary discourses transform religious conceptions of community in Mexican, Irish, and English Literature (1789-1832). He focuses on writers affiliated to particular sects and denominations: Mexican criollo Catholic priests; Church of Ireland Protestants and Irish Quakers, and English Dissenters and Anglicans. During his years of study, César has founded and led the Latina/o Graduate Association at Notre Dame (LGAND). César is also an Alternate for a Fulbright to Ireland, and this will be his second Ford Fellowship. He was awarded a Ford Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in 2012.
Juan Valdez, a first-year PhD student in Political Science, has been awarded both a Ford Foundation Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship for his work on the incorporation of Latinos into the American political process, including both the formal and informal political activities of Latinos, and the role of U.S. institutions in the process.
Lindsey Passenger Wieck, (History) defended her dissertation, "Contesting the Mission: The Cultural Politics of Gentrification in Postwar San Francisco" in April 2016 to complete her Ph.D. in History. Wieck is a postdoctoral fellow at Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters for 2016-2017. She will be teaching courses with History and Computing & Digital Technologies on the history of San Francisco and 20th Century American Borderlands in Fall 2016. As a postdoctoral fellow, Wieck aims to pursue several digital humanities projects related to her work and collect more oral histories in the Mission District (especially from Latino business owners) while revising her manuscript.
Spring 2015:
Colleen Cross, project coordinator for the ILS immigration project, has been accepted into the joint doctoral program with Notre Dame's theology department and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. She will pursue her studies in systematic theology and continue to focus research and attention on issues related to international migration.
Suzanne Garcia, a Master of Fine Arts student in Creative Writing, has been selected for the Gender Studies Teaching Apprenticeship for the 2015-2016 academic year. She has also been nominated by the University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program for the AWP Intro Awards for her poem "POP!Goes the Gum!"
Ae Hee Lee, Master of Fine Arts, attended the third gathering of the ILS/Letras Latinas Writers Initiative – a network for Latino/a writers pursuing graduate degrees in creative writing. This year's gathering took place at Arizona State University (ASU) and included MFA candidates from American University, ASU, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Notre Dame.
Karen Hooge Michalka, a Ph.D. student in Sociology, was awarded a grant from the Center for the Study of Religion and Society of Notre Dame to support transcription work on her dissertation, "Embodied Cultural Transitions in Protestant Latino Congregations." She is a fellow with the Latino Protestant Congregations Study, a nationwide research initiative focused on the changing religious landscape of the United States, and is comparing cultural strategies of incorporation and integration in two congregations.
Felicia Moralez, a Ph.D. student in History, presented a paper titled "Motherhood, Catholicism, and Citizenship in Mexican Gary, 1920-1927" at the biannual Urban History Association (UHA) conference. Her presentation was part of a panel session called "New Work on the Mexican Midwest: Gary, Chicago, and Indianapolis."
Luis Vera, a Ph.D. student in Theology, has received a tenure-track teaching position at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Christopher L. Weaver, a Ph.D. student in Political Science, had an article accepted for publication in the journal Politics and Religion. His article is titled "Political and Spiritual Migration: The Adaptive Formation of Religious and Partisan Attachments among Latino Immigrants in the United States."
Spring 2014:
Leo Guardado (PhD student, Theology and Peace Studies) was selected to participate in the 2014 Bologna Symposium on Conflict Prevention, Resolution, and Reconciliation sponsored by the International Peace and Security Institute (IPSI). The international symposium brings together about 55 individuals from top academic institutions, NGOs, International Organizations, grassroots peace movements, and the armed services. In the course of a month, participants are trained with the theoretical and practical skills necessary to transform violent conflict and foster peace in communities across the world.


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Possible new QONQR companion?
Bleiz posted a topic in General Discussion"I just thought of something. You know how QONQR players are called Mobile Operatives? There should be stationary operatives. Stationary Operatives would be based out of desktop computers and they could have a limited range, maybe like 50-60 miles. Their deployments could be mostly defensive, but with some attack (ZA andDPF?). What do you guys think?" My original post on GroupMe. Having a stationary form of QONQR would have it's pros and cons, but I think it would cause QONQR to benefit as a company and a community. Now, know this, I barely know what I'm talking about, so bare with me (I'm 14). Company-wise pros: More revenue, more attention to the game/your company. Company-wise cons: It might take a while to develop a game like that, could hinder the production of BLUE/updates for QONQR, possible scamming(?). Community-wise pros: More player involvement and player incentives (generate qreds?), broader spectrum of players. Community-wise cons: Harder for newer players to start out (maybe), more aggressive playing (i.e. More cubing). Anyway, leader of my local group told me to share it on the forum so I am. If you have any criticism or anything, I'm just a few clicks away. Happy QONQRing. -Bleiz firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com
Sync Lock Blog Post 4/10/2014
Gadgerson posted a topic in AnnouncementsSilver posted a new blog post this morning about some changes we are working on to Sync Lock and some additional features to come. http://blog.qonqr.com/post/82231691916/sync-lock-a-week-in-review -Gadge


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We will find out over the next year whether vendors and service providers are serious about voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) and voice over wireless local-area networks (VoWLAN).
That could have been the lead paragraph of this release from ABI Research, which publicizes a report on the hurdles the promising technology faces before it becomes truly mainstream. The writer of the release a bit more subtle, however. While the technology has made inroads in a number of areas, such as health care, retail, manufacturing and hospitality, it hasn't become an across-the-board corporate tool.The challenge is great. To become a broadly used platform, VoWiFi proponents must do two fairly difficult things: One is to create what the release refers to as "partnering models" that will ease confusion and make life easier for end users. ABI says a number of vendors have done this, but much work remains. The other task is to create interoperability between gear from different vendors. Testing is slated to begin in the spring, the release says.
This IT World Canada piece on the use of a WLAN at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal is interesting for a couple of reasons. The first is that the section explaining the benefits of the platform, from IBM Canada and Symbol Technologies, could have been written two or even three years ago. The technology has shown no real evolution. So why hasn't the category met with more success?
Another interesting element is an analyst's comment suggesting that organizations use VoWLAN primarily to cut costs. Only recently, the analyst says, are the more expansive applications taking root.
Though the approach has yet to catch fire, it hasn't been abandoned, either. In June, for instance, T-Mobile launched HotSpot@Home, which toggles between cellular and Wi-Fi voice service depending on where the caller is. Last week, according to this InformationWeek piece, T-Mobile said the Katalyst phone from Samsung can be used as a handset on the service. Other phones, such as the Nokia 6086 and the Samsung SGH-t409, already are customized for HotSpot@Home, the story says. The Samsung phone also can be used at the roughly 8,500 T-Mobile hotspots across the country.
There clearly are obstacles that VoWiFi must overcome. Indeed, Disruptive Analysis' well-known commentator Dean Bubley concludes that the preeminent access link to mobile VoIP will be 3G and not Wi-Fi. The firm is quoted in Enterprise VoIP Planet as saying that by 2021, 250 million people will be using VoIP over 3G compared with 100 million who will access the IP telephone network over Wi-Fi. A main reason, he says, is that Wi-Fi coverage is spotty. In addition, it is not carrier-controlled, which means that multiple logins and security steps may be necessary for a mobile user.
Earlier this month, AirMagnet announced it has updated its VoFi Analyzer. The release says that the new version serves Cisco's 7921 phones. In all, 13 alarms have been added to the company's AirWISE analysis functionality. AirWISE, which AirMagnet calls an "analysis engine," can diagnose more than 60 wireless call problems, including misconfiguration in dual-mode phones, problems with power-saving options, radio frequency rule violations and others. Two versions of the new software are available, the company says.
Voice over Wi-Fi or wireless LANs offers great advantages. It is a very competitive sector, however. Vendors, service providers and various members of the distribution channel have to determine during the next year whether they are up to the challenge. If so, these companies have a lot of hard work to do.


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What's interesting listening to these recordings in chronological order is how rapidly the group were developing in such a short (18 months to be exact) time frame, before it all suddenly ended with band members retreatingto monastries from rock 'n roll excess burnout, hospitalisation through inter-band fisticuffs, and the bass player moving to Liverpool.
Shortly after the group broke, these sessions were gathered together for the long out of print album Fun On The Lawn Lawn Lawn; the final session was released independently by Strange Fruit in 1988. A handful of tracks ended up on the Cherry Red best of cd Leicester Square.
YYN are due to play their second gig of the year on June 22 as part of the Scared To Get Happy festival. Staged to coincicide with the release of the 5cd Cherry Red box set of the same name, the ten acts confirmed to play are the Wolfhounds, Blue Orchids, BMX Bandits, 14 Iced Bears, Brilliant Corners, Mighty Mighty, The Primitives, Popguns; The June Brides round off proceedings, scheduled to take to the stage at 11pm. More details on YYN's Facebook page.
Last month they played their first gig of 2013 at The Victoria in Dalston. features of the live setThere are several clips from the show currently circulating on youtube, including this one of new song Shooting From The Hip.
1st 28/7/1984
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears
Beware The Weakling Lines
Starling Pillowcase
Temple Of Convenience
Another Side To Mrs. Quill
Crimplene See Lifestyle
See Through Nature
Superimposed Man
Stealing In The Name Of The Lord
(It's) Easier To Suck Than Sing
Cottage Industry
Cottage Industry
Blood Soup
Beware The Weakling Lines
Another Side To Mrs. Quill
Cottage Industry