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Bringing interpreters on board at FAO
Rome-based organization coming up with novel ways to incorporate freelance interpreters into their roster.
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The FAO Interpretation Group is always on the lookout for freelance interpreters with FAO language combinations[1] capable of a high level of performance, in order to progressively incorporate them into our freelance roster and support FAO's mandate as a multilingual organization fighting hunger and malnutrition worldwide. The Organization currently imposes an age-limit of 70 for any type of recruitment, meaning we inevitably lose some seasoned interpreters from our roster from year to year and constantly need to think about the future.
The challenge is how to do this in a context of limited resources, with only two FAO staff interpreters, including myself as the officer responsible for interpretation. Although we rely very heavily on freelance interpreters, we do not have the capacity to organize accreditation tests or coach new interpreters while dealing with the day-to-day demands of the FAO's busy calendar of meetings.
As I do not add interpreters to the FAO roster solely on the basis of their CV, I will first request feedback on their performance from my network of chief interpreter colleagues in other organizations. If interpreters do not have this type of reference and their language combination is of value to the Organization, I encourage them to come to the FAO as trainees and practice in the "dummy booth" for as long as possible, in order to familiarize themselves with the FAO's work and structure and build up a critical mass of appropriate terminology. We cannot monitor them personally, but we can provide them with a booth and access to the same documentation, information and glossaries we provide to the team of interpreters recruited for that meeting. This is also a good opportunity for the trainees to listen to colleagues with lengthy FAO experience and observe how they deal with different interpreting situations. Putting time and effort into the "dummy booth" is the only way new interpreters will be capable of servicing many of our very technical and organization-specific meetings. When the trainee feels ready, my staff-interpreter colleague or I will endeavor to find time to listen to them and determine if they are ready for our roster. Since we do not master all six FAO languages, we sometimes have to call on retired FAO staff interpreters or senior freelance colleagues to volunteer their time and provide feedback.
Whenever possible, the FAO Interpretation Group also offers outreach to universities with post-graduate interpreter-training programmes in FAO languages and has gained a good reputation among trainees and trainers alike. Students who have already acquired some simultaneous interpreting skills come for several days at a time for "dummy booth" practice. They thus have the opportunity to see how interpretation works in situ as compared to a classroom environment. It is important a trainer accompany them from their course, in order to obtain maximum benefit from the experience.
In 2017, a total of 43 trainees, including students, graduates and even some very experienced interpreters seeking professional improvement, practiced in 52 different FAO meetings. Although receiving trainees does imply extra work for the busy Interpretation Group staff, I believe it is an excellent opportunity for those who are serious about interpreting in a multilateral organization. We have therefore already agreed to host a certain number of trainees in 2018.
Thanks to nearly three years in charge of the FAO Interpretation Group, 22 years in the booth and opportunities to coach future interpreters at the Paris École Supérieure d'Interprètes et de Traducteurs (ESIT) and the Saint Petersburg School of Conference Interpreting and Translation (SCIT) over the years, I am able to listen to interpreters wishing to work for FAO and rapidly assess their skills. Some recurrent weaknesses I have identified are:
- Insufficient preparation and lack of understanding of how key this is to good interpretation: This implies reading all available documentation and background information, in order to understand the subject matter and the context, using the interpreter-specific glossaries painstakingly compiled by the FAO Interpretation and Terminology Groups jointly, as well as using the FAOTERM terminology portal, researching anything one does not understand and making lists of all meeting-specific terms and acronyms with their language equivalents.
- Lack of analysis of what one hears during the meeting: Many fall into the trap of simply repeating phrases, without constantly asking themselves why the speaker is using them, if they are logical in the context of the meeting and how they fit into the bigger picture of the Organization. The result is that the speaker's intended message does not get through.
- Poor mastery of sight translation: Like it or not, and despite our best efforts to slow speakers down, interpreting speeches read out at high speed is part of the job at FAO. The Interpretation Group works hard to convince delegations to share their texts with us. It makes all the difference to the interpreters, and the delegations then expect 100% accuracy. I have observed that many new interpreters have not practiced enough sight translation to make good use of the texts they are fortunate enough to receive.
- Insufficient use of documents in the booth: The FAO Interpretation Group goes to great lengths before and during all meetings to obtain as much documentation as possible (it is almost a full-time job in itself). All documents are printed and delivered to the booths, despite pressure from many quarters for all meetings to be paperless. These documents are not always read and prepared as they are received, or are not used while delegates are speaking, despite being an essential interpreting tool.
From an FAO point of view, I am thus inclined to conclude that some postgraduate interpreting courses are not producing booth-ready interpreters. This could possibly be because the courses are too short and the students are not taught or do not have time to focus on all of the different skills which make a good conference interpreter, or because they simply do not get enough booth-time before entering the freelance market. Based on my own experience, in addition to the prerequisites of language mastery, broad general knowledge, preparation, rapid analysis and intense concentration, simultaneous interpreting requires many hours of practice in the booth, recording and analyzing one's own performance, before one can do it really well.
I hope that the information and thoughts above will give interpreters, both new and experienced, who are interested in working for the Organization, as well as interpreter trainers, an idea of what we expect of these highly skilled specialists and their specific contribution to the worthy causes pursued by the FAO.
Jonathan Clements is Officer-in-Charge of the Interpretation Group at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The views expressed in this information product are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
[1] FAO languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish. All interpreters working for FAO have one of these languages as a mother tongue and perfect comprehension of at least one other.
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Troy Davis will be killed at 7:00 PM EDT tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21st, 2011. The state of Georgia has sentenced him to death for a crime for which "no forensic or DNA evidence linking Davis to the shooting has ever been found, and nor has the murder weapon." He has been on death row for nearly as long as I have been alive.
Amnesty International urges people to demand that "Chatham County (Savannah) District Attorney Larry Chisolm seek a withdrawal of the death warrant and support clemency himself" (Chatham County's District Attorney's office's contact information: Telephone: 912-652-7308 Fax: 912-652-7328). Their petition to the Georgia Pardons Board and District Attorney Chisolm is still available here. Call Judge Penny Freesemann at Telephone: 912-652-7252 who has to accept the DA's withdrawal.

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The two sides of a gold medal made for the 1948 Olympic Games which were held in London. Medals for artistic achievement were first awarded at the 1912 Stockholm Games and continued until 1948.
LONDON -- A gold medal for poetry? How about one for singing, painting, etching, or even city planning? It might sound comical, but these were all once competitive Olympic events.
And the cultural side of the Olympics still continues with the London 2012 Festival of more than 12,000, mostly free events across the U.K.
Art, comedy, acrobatics, music, drama, film and fancy hats are all there for those in need of a little entertainment, artistic stimulation or simply a break from the sight of too much physical exertion.
It's just that they no longer hand out medals to those deemed to be the best.
More London 2012 coverage from NBCNews.com
But Ruth Mackenzie, director of the Cultural Olympiad of which the London 2012 Festival is the main event, said they had thought about bringing back competition to the arts.
"We did actually look at it. The [London] mayor, Boris Johnson, ... was interested in this idea of reviving the medals," she told NBCNews.com.
London mayor Boris Johnson attempts to make a dramatic entrance at an Olympic party—but gets stranded on a zip wire instead. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
London's funny mayor taken very seriously
But she added the International Olympic Committee was "not enthusiastic and, I guess, in the end neither was I."
"Artists love winning prizes, but there isn't an Oscar for third-best female actress," she said.
'New audiences'
Mackenzie said London 2012 had sought to boost the amount of culture associated with the Games to more closely reflect the Olympic movement's three pillars of sports, arts and education.
"I view this as a chance really to aim high ... and introduce new audiences to new artists," she said.
She enthused about a whole string of the events, including concerts featuring the likes of Jay-Z and Rihanna and the River of Music event; the modern dance of U.S. choreographer Elizabeth Streb and company, who created a human waterfall in London's Trafalgar Square; more than 70 productions of works by Shakespeare in 40 languages; and U.S. artist Zach Lieberman's project to light up Hadrian's Wall with illuminated balloons.
Dikaia Chatziefstathiou, an expert on the Olympic movement and its history who is based at the U.K.'s Canterbury Christ Church University, told NBCNews.com that the cultural side of the Olympic movement was now "only at the periphery" because of the high profile of the sporting events.
She praised the "extremely rich and diverse" program of events in London so far, but added that "on the negative side … still the average person in the street doesn't really know" what the Cultural Olympiad is all about.
The idea that the Games is about more than sport dates back to Ancient Greece -- when the best sculptors were honored -- and the founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, she said.
A diverse community in East London will welcome the world to Britain for the 2012 Olympic Games. Meet residents and hear how they feel about having a huge, world stage in their backyard.
"It says a lot about Coubertin and how he understood aesthetics and how he valued the concept of beauty. He thought you can see beauty in sport and you can also see beauty in art, and those two shouldn't be separated, they should be linked," she said.
Good, bad or ugly? Street artists weigh in on Olympics
Medals for artistic achievement were first awarded at the 1912 Stockholm Games and this continued until London 1948.
Team USA did particularly well at the 1932 Los Angeles Games, with three first prizes, four second prizes, one third prize and seven honorable mentions, according to page 764 of that event's official report. A watercolor entitled "Rodeo" -- pictured in the report -- by Lee Blair of the United States was among the winners.
Coubertin himself was one of the first artistic Olympians, Chatziefstathiou said.
"He wrote a poem called Ode au Sport [Ode to Sport] … in the 1912 Games. He submitted this poem with a pseudonym -- Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach, as if it was by two people -- and he won the gold medal," she said.
When the Olympics and politics collide: Is neutrality just a 'fairy tale'?
London 2012 organizers posted a video on YouTube summarizing the kind of events being held at the festival.
One eye-catching artwork is the aMAZEme installation by Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo at London's Southbank Centre, which is a maze made out of 250,000 books with walls of up to 8 feet high. The layout of the walls is based on the fingerprints of the late Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges.
Luke Scully / aMAZEme
The 'aMAZEme' installation at the Southbank Centre in London. "I think the arts is something so important for our evolution and for our life-meaning," Brazilian artist Marcos Saboya said.
Saboya told NBCNews.com that when the maze, which has a Facebook page, is dismantled the books will be given to the charity Oxfam to help tackle global poverty and disease.
Millionaire medalists: Will London 2012 remain true to Olympic spirit?
He said arts and the Olympics had been "always associated … since the beginning of the concept of the Olympics."
"I think the arts is something so important for our evolution and for our life-meaning," Saboya said, saying he hoped people visiting the installation would be inspired to read or reread some of the books.
In the shadow of the Games, London celebrates
The London Hatwalk has seen famous statues in the city get a makeover. Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square, William Shakespeare in Leicester Square and 18 other statues can all be seen wearing designs from sone of Britain's top milliners such as Stephen Jones and Philip Treacy.
Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
Beau Brummell's statue in London's Jermyn Street wears a new hat designed by Noel Stewart for 'Hatwalk' on July 30. Londoners and visitors have been invited to visit some of the U.K. capital's most iconic statues which are now adorned with bespoke head wear.
London Hatwalk: Meet the best dressed stiffs in London
"I can't think of a better way to celebrate the heritage of British millinery and its contribution to our fair city than by dressing our most noble of statues, including our most heroic son, Nelson in creations dreamt up by our leading visionaries," London Mayor Boris Johnson said in a statement.
Many of the events are taking place outside London, including Prometheus Awakes by the Graeae Theatre Company and La Fura dels Baus in Stockton-on-Tees in northeast England Thursday.
Their version of the Greek myth about the human who stole the secret of fire from the gods promises the audience will "feel the earth move and the sky explode as a ten-meter-high (32 feet) Prometheus arises from the ground and creates fire and humanity in defiance of the God Zeus."
More world stories from NBC News:
- Obama authorizes secret US support for Syrian rebels
- London's funny, zip-lining mayor taken very seriously
- US: Leaders' deaths put al-Qaida on 'path of decline'
- Good, bad or ugly? Street artists weigh in on Olympics
- Chinese defend swimmer's gold, know Western bias
- Karzai:a 'prisoner in his palace'?
- Video: Syrian rebels obtain anti-aircraft missiles
- Video: 'Blitz Spirit' lives on in London's East End
- Greenland again sees widespread ice melt


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Atlas of La Réunion
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The Seoul Metropolitan City Government and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have invested 4.3 billion won ($3.8 million) for the world's first competitive video gaming competitions-only complex, which occupies six floors of the S-Plex Center in Sangam, western Seoul. After going through seven years of construction, the complex has held test operations over the last two weeks.The Seoul OGN e-Stadium will be operated by local entertainment and media conglomerate CJ E&M's video gaming cable channel OGN. Comprised of main and auxiliary floors, the complex has a seating capacity of 1,000.
I already love this leg from the preview! Speed stacking? First time ever teams play actual computer games on the race?HELL YES
That, and some other computerised tasks we have seen on TAR (like the Ship detour in leg 7 of TAR27 in The Netherlands) were a spin or artificial reality and simulations, but they weren't exactly the computer games I can actually play myself on my own PC.I see them as different things and am therefore happy for the upcoming Korea leg.
Quote from: Marionete on May 19, 2017, 12:06:39 PMI already love this leg from the preview! Speed stacking? First time ever teams play actual computer games on the race?HELL YESWasn't TAR16's virtual reality Roadblock in the finale a computer game too? Regarding episode preview:And in the promo at the flashy clips before the CBS production credits, there were 3 distinct scenes I noticed. First was a group of female singers or dancers on an outdoor makeshift stage with a violet and paisley-toned "sunray" cutout backdrop facing against a major street with average-sized skyscrapers. Second one is an excited reaction from Scott & Brooke side by side, possibly at the final Pit Stop... (can someone please recheck if they dare to do so?). And the third one was Matt & Redmond exiting a high-speed railcar at a station (reference TAR17's use of Seoul's system).
In the preview you can see LoLo standing in a room with what looks like Banchan. (Korean sidedishes) so there could possibly be a Korean food task too. Maybe it's a double Roadblock & Detour leg. With food/dance detour and the Video games rb and Stacking. Also the pitstop seems to be in a public open place, possibly the Cheonggyecheon.[/quoteMy gut say that the cook will be ARI...And finally a task related to South Korea, pheew
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Oman Air will be the official carrier for the tenth ESRI Middle East North Africa Users Conference being hosted by Khatib & Alami and Partners of Muscat Sultanate of Oman. This event has grown into a premier event for ESRI users in the MENA region, to meet other like-minded users, listen to, and share the experiences and challenges users face, as well as receive information and practical demonstrations on the latest releases of the ESRI technologies. The conference will be held under the patronage of H.E. Ahmed Abdul Nabi Macki, Minister of National Economy, Deputy Chairman of Financial Affairs and Energy Council.
Corporate Communications & Media Department of Oman Air enlightened that the geographic information system (GIS) is an important tool-one that helps shape the world around us. It is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information, noting that the deployment of such culture is a global demand for all States to abide by, and that the conference is a step in the right direction to bridge the digital divide. They said that the geographic information systems penetrated into all aspects of our lives also remains to play an important part in all areas and aspects of urban development. They added that in 1969 Jack Dangermond with his wife Laura co-founded the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), a privately held Geographic Information Systems Software Company, which is currently the world's leading geographic information system software developer in the world. The worldwide headquarters of ESRI are anchored in a multicampus environment in Redlands, California
ESRI's business involves the development and support of GIS software, with customers including small businesses, large corporations, non-government organizations (NGOs) and governments at all levels. ESRI has offices throughout the United States; a business partner program with more than 2,000 developers, consultants, resellers, and data providers; and a network of more than 80 international distributors with more than a million users in more than 200 countries.
In this regard, Hassan Bin Taleb Al Lawatia, Country Manager Oman stated that Oman Air sponsored the event for its significance, noting that this conference is the premier event for ESRI GIS users in MENA region, who gather to meet fellow users and share their experiences and challenges. The conformance is to provide a wealth of information from ESRI staff, exhibitors, users, and business partners. The 10th Annual ESRI Middle East & North Africa Users Conference will be held at Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah in Muscat, Oman from October 29 to 31st. This year conference offer's tracks for the utility and oil & gas sectors, as well as municipality & government, transportation & LBS, cadastre, health & environment GIS. We live in an age of information and surge technological transformations, he stated.
Giving significances for Oman Air's participation in the event Al Lawatia explained that GIS now is a utility, which cannot be ignored. All government and private sectors are trying to make use of it. However, the experiences available in the region still do not meet users requirements, as many new concepts are still absent. We believe that the annual ESRI conference for users of in the MENA acquires significance out of this fact. GIS users are in dire need of access the latest techniques of this art that is in term of programs theoretical ideas, not to mention the desire to witness the experiences of others, and engage in dialogue with them. ESRI (Redlands, California, USA) will have a delegation headed by the president, Mr. Jack Dangermond participating in the conference. During the opening ceremony, Jack will showcase where GIS has gone over the past twelve months citing many user examples, and present his vision for where the technology is going in the near future. The event is expected to attract 500 GIS professionals and users from around the Middle East and North Africa, and many exhibitors. He concluded stating that the event will have a comprehensive program, including workshops, seminars, user presentations, software demos, and technology exhibitions. There will also be interesting cultural and social events.


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The computer giant is trying to force us into forced arbitration
Microsoft, the company that gave us Vista, Ctrl-Alt-Delete and Clippy, has something in store for us that's even worse. The company has been phasing in forced arbitration clauses in its "services agreement."
That means if you are harmed by a Microsoft product or service, you can't stand up for your rights in court. Instead, you have to take your case to an arbitrator hired by Microsoft. Arbitrators do not need to be lawyers or follow precedent, yet their word is nearly always final and unappealable. One study found that such arbitrators rule for the businesses that hire them 94 percent of the time.
Microsoft also won't let you band together with others the company has wronged and bring a class-action suit – often the only way to stop a corporation from cheating millions of consumers. The latest version of the services agreement makes this ban even more strict.
One can see why Microsoft might be fond of forced arbitration. In a 2003 e-mail, company founder Bill Gates used the following terms to describe what it was like to use one of his own products:
disappointed, backwards, unusable, totally confusing, strange, pathetic, completely odd, weird, scary, crazy, slow, garbage, not usable, crapped up, crap, absolute mess, craziness, terrible.
Microsoft joins a lengthening list of big businesses that are taking away our rights when we're harmed by their products and services. Public outrage forced General Mills to back down. But odds are you've clicked through at least one contract with a forced arbitration clause in the fine print. They are showing up everywhere, from credit card contracts to the Instagram terms of use. And in the case of Microsoft, using one of the affected products means you've consented to surrendering your rights.
Perhaps the best indicator of just how bad a deal forced arbitration is for consumers is the sneaky way big businesses force it on us.
Take Microsoft's latest email announcing the changes. "Our users' needs are at the center of everything we do," says the happy little email. "That's why we are updating the Microsoft Services Agreement." But there's no mention of forced arbitration in the email itself. And there's no mention of it in the FAQ that supposedly offers the "highlights."
No, you have to click on the link to the fine print and scroll down to Section 10 before you find out what Microsoft is taking away. If forced arbitration is so great, why does it have to be forced? Why not offer it on a voluntary basis? And why aren't companies bragging about it instead of tucking it away in those long, long "agreements" that few of us have the time to read?
There is a solution. The Arbitration Fairness Act would put an end to these outrages. If you don't want your rights "clipped" by the company that gave us Clippy – or by all the other corporations on the forced arbitration bandwagon – tell your Members of Congress to pass the Arbitration Fairness Act.


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A professional Engineer, British Columbia Land Surveyor and former Liberal Member of Parliament for Newton-North Delta from 2006 to 2011, Sukh Dhaliwal is pleased to once again serve as a strong voice for the constituents of Surrey-Newton.
After earning his Bachelor of Science (Surveying Engineering) from the University of Calgary, Sukh started his own business Dhaliwal & Associates Land Surveying Inc. As a former member of the Surrey Board of Trade, he was an active spokesman for small businesses.
Through his dedication to community service, Sukh has played a vital role in transforming Surrey into the one of the most dynamic and rapidly developing communities in Canada. He participated on the Board of Directors for SEEDS (Self Employment and Entrepreneur Development Society), was a member of the City of Surrey Parks and Community Services committee, and volunteered with Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation's Emergency Centre Campaign – a fundraising effort to assist in the construction of the hospital's expanded emergency ward.
Sukh has lived in Surrey-Newton for the past 25 years, where he continues to raise his son Arjan with his wife Roni. Sukh's two daughters, Keerat and Joat, are both completing medical residencies on their path to becoming physicians.
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Transformers: Classics #11
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- Written By: Bob Budianski, Justin Eisinger
- Art By: Don Perlin
- Language: English
- Digital Release Date: February 16th, 2010
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Full Color | 116 Screens | Issue 11 Relive the original Transformers stories that started it all! Pulling from the best of the '80s Marvel material, this first volume offers some of the most beloved stories from the past, including the seminal "Car Wash of Doom," "Crater Critters," "Warrior School!" and many others.


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Is January really half over? Where has the time gone? It has really warmed up here in Ohio this week. Hope it has where you are, too. Monday night we went out to dinner at Columbus Fish Market to celebrate my birthday with my Dad, step mom & little sister. The dinner was so good – I had Chilean sea bass, steamed veggies, salad (with dates & pine nuts) and raspberry sorbet. I really enjoy eating at the CFM because they have an extensive gluten-free menu and are well versed on the diet. You can see another post on CFM here. I loved the sea bass so much that I checked Whole Foods for it on Wednesday & was astounded by the price. Are you sitting down? $21.99/pound! OUCH! I guess it would be one thing for a special occasion and if I knew how to prepare it without screwing it up, but I just can't go there. Speaking of birthdays, I got the Yaktrax that I so desired from my Dad & family! I am so excited to try them out! Figures it warms up & the snow disappears when I finally have the gear to use outside. Well, if that is all it takes to keep the snow away…..LOL! Wishful thinking on my part.
Esther at Lilac Kitchen is hosting this week's gluten-free menu swap and her ingredient choice is: parsnips. Wow, I have never made parsnips, but they have piqued my interest after seeing several other bloggers making fries out of them. I love fries in any shape or form, so I just may grab some parsnips & give them a try this week. I have made sweet potato fries, butternut squash fries, yucca fries & rutabaga fries. I am interested in seeing what the other bloggers do with parsnips.
Sunday – Tilapia (perhaps coconut or teriyaki), baked sweet potato, steamed broccoli & carrots & salad
Monday- Turkey Burgers, butternut squash fries, asparagus & salad
Tuesday- Spaghetti & marinara, brown rice pasta, zucchini & salad
Wednesday- Breakfast for dinner (omelets, sweet potato fries & fruit salad)
Thursday- Bourbon Chicken (I am trying out tofu, too), coconut baked rice, green beans & salad
Friday- Baked Chicken Fingers, mashed potatoes, veggies & salad
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Muffins of some sort
Make sure to stop by Orgjunkie for lots more menu ideas.
I got some very exciting news today. I can't share yet, but I will in the next few days. Stay tuned!!
Columbus peeps – Raisin Rack will now be carrying Everybody Eats products! Review to come later this week!
If you would like to help out those suffering in Haiti, there are several ways to do this. You can "Dress down for Haiti". Lauren, at Celiac teen is collecting recipes from bloggers (gluten-free or not) and putting together an ebook to help raise money for those in need. And lastly, onate money right to the Red Cross. You can do so via their website or by texting "Haiti" to 90999 and $10 will be charged to your cell phone bill.
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David Aldous (University of California, Berkeley)
Fluctuations of martingales and winning probabilities of game contestants
Mykhaylo Shkolnikov (University of California, Berkeley)
Within a contest there is some probability M_i(t) that contestant i will be the winner, given information available at time t, and M_i(t) must be a martingale in t. Assume continuous paths, to capture the idea that relevant information is acquired slowly. Provided each contestant's initial winning probability is at most b, one can easily calculate, without needing further model specification, the expectations of the random variables N_b = number of contestants whose winning probability ever exceeds b, and D_{ab} = total number of downcrossings of the martingales over an interval [a,b]. The distributions of N_b and D_{ab} do depend on further model details, and we study how concentrated or spread out the distributions can be. The extremal models for N_b correspond to two contrasting intuitively natural methods for determining a winner: progressively shorten a list of remaining candidates, or sequentially examine candidates to be declared winner or eliminated. We give less precise bounds on the variability of D_{ab}. We formalize the setting of infinitely many contestants each with infinitesimally small chance of winning, in which the explicit results are more elegant. A canonical process in this setting is the Wright-Fisher diffusion associated with an infinite population of initially distinct alleles; we show how this process fits our setting and raise the problem of finding the distributions of N_b and D_{ab} for this process.
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops will discuss getting up to speed with church teaching – literally – when they consider a statement on doctrine in the digital age at their November 12-15 meeting in Baltimore
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, chairman of the Doctrine Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will present the statement "Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities for the Exercise of the teaching Ministry of the Diocesan Bishop," to be voted on by the entire assembly of bishops.
The statement cites challenges presented by the "quantum leap" in the speed of communications since the invention of the Internet. It demands that bishops "be able to respond immediately when Church teaching is challenged or misrepresented." The bishops also face the challenge that amidst many voices in the digital world "a bishop's voice on the Internet can appear to be just another in the competition for attention" requiring bishops to explain to people the nature of their authority.
The document also points to new opportunities, noting that the new digital media "constitute a blade that can cut two ways." They "create new difficulties for bishops in the exercise of their teaching office" yet "they also offer powerful new tools for more effective ministry."
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Why are things as they are? This question leads us directly to Andreas Slominski's Der Parkplatz. The economy of means that is evident here was already characteristic of earlier works by the artist (b.1959 in Meppen), who has twice participated in the Venice Biennale. Now comes this cunningly simple Der Parkplatz, almost crazy, given the elaborate working process it involved. For the paving was first only laid round the edges, and was then completed by a workman lying under the car. But the absurdity of the relationship of his works - such as Tierfallen - to their titles, ultimately leads to the question, "What is art?" The same question as is posed - not without irony - by his installations and performances.


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"We haven't announced tablets at this point, but it is something we are clearly looking at very closely," Elop said. "We are studying very closely the market right now as Microsoft has introduced the Surface tablet, so we are trying to learn from that and understand what the right way to participate would be and at what point in time."
Presumably, the "right way to participate" would involve extending Nokia's smartphone partnership with Microsoft to tablets. And Elop noted that this would likely be the case, though, again, he stopped short of committing to anything.
"It is important to note that the opportunity for companionship is something that any user is looking for," Elop said. "So, when you think about the Lumia 920, running on Windows phone, having a Windows tablet or PC or Xbox is something that will give us the opportunity to have a pretty integrated experience. Our first focus on what we look at is clearly in the Microsoft side. But we have made no decision."
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It's a long way from movie action hero to college professor, but that's the latest career twist former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking.
Schwarzenegger is writing a sizeable check as part of a multi-million dollar commitment to establish what will be called the USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. It's a grand-sounding title.
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Schwarzenegger, who received an honorary doctorate from USC three years ago, wants to ensure that his record as governor gets the attention he believes it deserves. It's also part of a well-established pattern of reinventing himself.
When Schwarzenegger shook the political and entertainment worlds by getting himself elected governor in the 2003 recall, it was clear that he had initial difficulty separating that job from his Hollywood background.
As governor, he staged stunts like turning a giant spigot prop at the state fairgrounds, Cal Expo, to symbolize the flow of red ink he planned to stop. He drove a Humvee labeled "Reform One" to publicize his ballot reforms. He famously labeled lawmakers as "girlie men" for opposing his budget proposals.
And all the while he insisted to me at one point, in an interview, that he was not a politician. That soon changed.
When I accompanied Schwarzenegger on his first overseas trip as governor, to Israel in 2004, one of the clear objectives was to redefine his image.
As his handlers put it, he wanted to be seen as a statesman, not a former movie star.
Israelis I talked to on that trip mostly knew of Schwarzenegger as a bodybuilder and a guy who blew things up in the movies. So the trip carefully profiled his meeting with then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and his role in a groundbreaking for a new Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem.
Schwarzenegger's image underwent a further retooling after his disastrous election defeat in 2005 at the hands of the labor unions. Voters rejected his efforts to weaken teacher tenure protections and limit labor's fundraising powers. Staffers were canned.
Democratic advisors like Susan Kennedy and Daniel Zingale took on key advisory roles. Schwarzenegger's bravado language also took a back seat. As he told me in December 2010, as he prepared to leave office, he realized that calling lawmakers names wasn't working.
"I recognized after looking back, why did you say that?" Schwarzenegger said of himself. "That was stupid. So then you learn and you become more inclusive. ... I tried something. It didn't work. I started going in a different direction."
In his final term, that direction meant talking about an elusive concept he called "post-partisanship," the idea that lawmakers could rise above partisanship.
Schwarzenegger pushed spending measures to address global warming and build schools and levees.
Of course, no amount of spin can undo the scandal that developed after Schwarzenegger left office, when word surfaced that he had fathered a child years ago with a housekeeper, prompting wife Maria to walk out.
But the USC institute is his effort to portray his short tenure in politics, at least, in a positive light. As Schwarzenegger told me in that exit interview, "I've made enough money to last the rest of my life. I never have to go and get a job or look for something."
He may not have to worry about money, but like all politicians, he worries about his legacy. As for that transition from action hero to campus professor -- come to think of it, it's been done before.
Maybe Schwarzenegger needs to model himself after that famous anthropology professor: Indiana Jones.
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Automakers will try almost anything to move product, including using another company's image to enhance a car. Those others occasionally try the same in reverse as well. Sometimes these connections betray a lack of judgment, market savvy, or plain common sense. These are Jalopnik readers' picks for the weirdest automaker/fashion cross-marketing ideas in auto history.
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10.) Bijan Bugatti Veyron
Suggested By: Braniff747SP
Why it's such a mismatch: The late Iranian-emigrant fashion maven definitely had an individual perspective on paint and trim for his vehicles. And the owner of the self-styled "most expensive store in the world" doubtless felt justified in his acquisition and modification of the most expensive new car in the world. Further proof that Veyrons are earning a troubling reputation as pure id signifiers instead of high-performance cars.
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9.) Holland & Holland Range Rover by Overfinch
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Why it's such a mismatch: On one hand, Range Rover teaming up with such a properly British field-sport sort of company makes perfect sense. Trying to entice well-funded Rover buyers with guns and high-priced liquor certainly seems to be a logical strategy. However, the idea that you'd actually sell a truck loaded up with booze and firearms only seems logical in certain parts of the United Kingdom and most of Texas.
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8.) Citroën C3 D&G
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Why it's such a mismatch: Sex sells. Sexy cars sell. Associate your car with the dripping-carnality reputation of Dolce & Gabbana and the young and horny won't resist, right? If it was that easy, psychologists and marketers would have a lot more time on their hands. Cute enough car, but please. Also, why would a French company find it necessary to hold hands with the Italians?
7.) Ford Aerostar Eddie Bauer
Suggested By: RazoE
Why it's such a mismatch: Ford's not-so-minivan was the recipient of what can only be called special-edition inertia: the name of the Seattle outdoors retailer was being applied to pretty much everything else in the truck lineup, so why not the (very non-outdoorsy) Aerostar, too? Distinguishing features included tan bodyside cladding and...well, not much else.
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6.) Mercury Villager Nautica
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Why it's such a mismatch: Ford's second debatable minivan-fashion tie-in, and even more of a headscratcher than the first. The decision to tie their upscale suburban pod to a rapidly-sinking sportswear company speaks to the ability of Dearborn marketing people to be persistently behind the fashion curve.
That said, it's at least kinda interesting that the white lowers were inspired by boat shoes.
Photo Credit: Ford/Alden Jewell
5.) AMC Gremlin Levi's Edition
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Why it's such a mismatch: American Motors meets American fashion mainstay and everything is just blue. Perhaps as a counterpoint to their haughtier offerings (wait and see), AMC also had an agreement with Levi's for a signature model. Probably the best-known of the bunch because of the retro-trendy pure Seventies vibe of the whole thing. Nasty little secret: We're pretty sure the seat material wasn't real denim.
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4.) Etienne Aigner Volkswagen Cabriolet
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Why it's such a mismatch: Some stereotypes are best left unreinforced. However, the marketing mavens at Volkswagen and the leather-goods specialists at Etienne Aigner decided that the essential juniors-section shopaholic ride was the perfect platform for a accessories-centric special edition. The door panels with horseshoe-pattern fabric are unspeakably gauche.
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3.) Ed Hardy smart fortwo
Suggested By: I, Oilburner
Why it's such a mismatch: One qualification: Another aftermarket special that spares the factory blame. (See also: Gucci Cadillac Seville.) That said, damn. It's not that this is just a combination of some of the ugliest "fashion" of the decade and one of the worst cars of the decade; it's that the two components are so dazzlingly dissonant. Repackaged pretend bad-ass attitude meets Eurodweeb city car and results in a mistake for all time.
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2.) AMC Matador Oleg Cassini Edition
Suggested By: Honda_Hooning_Daily_Driver
Why it's such a mismatch: We cannot blame American Motors for wanting to dress its products well. We can wonder what the hell some of the most respected haute couture houses had in mind with their dalliances with the lead sleds of Kenosha. Ideally, tie-ins are supposed to make everyone invoved come off better; these efforts made the AMC cars look weirdly pretentious and did few favors for the fashion houses.
At least the Matador had a sort of swoopy Seventies-glam look to it. The same can't be said for its corporate sibling that started the whole misbegotten thing....
Photo Credit: AMC/Alden Jewell
1.) AMC Hornet Gucci Edition
Suggested By: Defender90
Why it's such a mismatch: The car that started the fashion-label trend was perhaps the most wretched and misguided of the whole set. Gucci was suffering an identity crisis at the time, and apparently appreciated the chance to get some broader recognition. The Hornets with their striped vinyl interiors that resulted were exactly five letters away from being nothing special; the few cars that survive are testaments to a genuinely strange idea about how cars and fashion mix.
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In spite of her manifold and arduous duties at home she always found time to be a neighbor in its old and truest sense. She loved peace and used every effort to prevent and heal animosities. "Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the children of God." These characteristics tell the story of her life. They were constant and unremitting through a life of toil and many adversities. She loved work.
Mrs. Cross was a devoted wife, a loving mother, kind and obliging neighbor who will be sadly missed by many friends, relatives and the community in general.
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Those present at the funeral from out of town besides those mentioned were Mrs. Martha Perrin, Arthur Martin, cousins of Barre, Willis E. Terrill of
, John B. Riley, husband of the daughter and Mary Dunsmoor a neighbor who, was one of her great comforts and ministered to her as only a near relative could." Montpelier
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Photo sharing giant Flickr may not be the internet hipster favorite it once was, but the site remains not just popular, but useful as well – Flickr recently helped connect a scientist with a photographer, making it possible to classify a new species of green lacewing.
Photographer Hock Ping Guek, whose Flickr stream is full of gorgeous macro images, was photographing in a state park in Malaysia when he snapped an image of an unusual-looking Green Lacewing. Guek then uploaded the images to Flickr.
That's where Shaun Winterton, a senior insect biosystematist at the California Department of Food & Agriculture, happened to see the somewhat odd-looking green lacewing with its distinct wing pattern of black markings and white spots. It didn't match anything Winterton had ever seen before. He sent the image to fellow scientists, but no one was familiar with it.
Winterton then got in touch with Guek, who returned to Malaysia, this time collecting a specimen that was then sent back to Winterton. Winterton then collaborated with Stephen J. Brooks of the London Natural History Museum to describe the new species. The two, along with Guek, share credit for the new species, which is named Semachrysa jade.
While the three share credit, the paper outlining the new species (available on Zoo Keys) also credits the web for bringing Semachrysa jade to light:
New species are increasingly being discovered by the general public with interests in the natural sciences long before they are recognized as new to science by professional taxonomists and formally described. With the rapid development of digital photographic technology, professional and amateur photographers are unknowingly discovering and informally documenting new species of animals and plants by placing images of them in online image databases long before taxonomists can examine them.
If you'd like some more background on how it all came together, be sure to check out Guek's blog Up Close with Nature.


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When I was a kid, it was a joy to tune into whatever version of Power Rangers was playing. The original show, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, was such a touchstone in my childhood that I've never really outgrown it and still have fun revisiting the show when I can, no matter how silly it can be. When I saw that a big budget movie reboot was in the works, I was equally excited an nervous. It's pretty hard to mess up something so straightforward as Power Rangers, but I believe Hollywood can ruin anything if they put their minds to it. I went and saw the new Power Rangers movie opening night, and I'm so relieved to say that while it isn't a masterpiece, it's still a entertaining time at the movies and a great way to reboot the concept for the big screen.
After accidentally finding mysterious crystals at the edge of a mine, five teenagers from Angel Grove are about to experience something they never thought possible. Jason (Dacre Montgomery) is a disgraced athlete whose only friends at this point is Billy (R.J. Cyler), an autistic loner who has a penchant for technology, and Kimberly (Naomi Scott), a former cheerleader who also has disgraced herself out of that particular group. These three, along with the new girl Trini (Becky G) and outcast Zack (Ludi Lin) notice how much their strength has increased since finding these crystals. Upon further investigation at the mine, they find an ancient spaceship and meet its only inhabitant, Alpha 5 (Bill Hader) who awakens the mysterious entity, Zordon (Bryan Cranston). Zordon and Alpha 5 explain to the teenagers that they are the next Power Rangers, whose task it is is to defend the planet and the Zeo Crystals from any and all threats. The newest threat is one Zordon knows very well. His arch enemy Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks) has awakened after thousands of years and will use the Zeo Crystals to take over the world with her minion known as Goldar. Now the five teenagers have to work together to find their inner power and learn to understand and respect one another. Only then can they truly become the Power Rangers.
I had such high hopes for this movie, but deep down I expected it to fail completely. That's why I still can't believe how much I enjoyed it. First off, the new group of teenagers are great, and the decision to make them outcasts rather than the perfect role models was a good choice for a modern update. The first act of the movie really establishes their personalities and dynamics with one another while also giving you brief glimpses into their lives which are then elaborated on in a moving scene towards the middle of the movie. A moving scene? In a Power Rangers movie? Who would have guessed it? The whole idea of them learning to trust and understand each other in order to morph fits in well with the show, but I can see people getting off put by this difference. We also get really solid performances by all of them, with the stand out being R.J. Cyler as Billy.
Where Power Rangers starts to get lost is in the second act of the movie. Without spoiling anything, this is where the real meat and bones of the story happens, and while there's a lot to fit in, the whole thing starts to really drag out. This is where Alpha-5, Zordon, and Rita are introduced, which is all really cool, but that happens towards the beginning of the second act. The rest of this it is all character building, which is necessary, but there were scenes where I thought the whole thing could have been cut completely. There's one weird decision that was sort of the straw that broke the camel's back. Something happens that feels really forced and long winded that made me start to get really antsy. I knew that the suits would be saved for the finale, but it was at this point that I just wanted the story to move along since certain plot points finally ran out of steam. Instead of moving on, however, things just kept on going.
Once the third act hits, however, it gets awesome. This is one the Rangers finally get suited up for the big showdown and it's so much fun. The Zords all look awesome, and while some of the CGI gets a little wonky, it has this gleeful over the top element about it that is impossible to resist. It also helps that the movie took so much time to give the team distinct personalities and backstories to make me feel invested in their efforts. There were parts towards the end where I was actually on the edge of my seat, desperate to see the Power Rangers win. It's something I can remember feeling as a kid and it was really exciting to feel it again. I just wish that it lasted a little bit longer, because I was really enjoying the spectacle. If some of the unnecessary scenes in the middle of the movie were trimmed down or cut, and the finale made longer, I would have been a very happy camper.
I really can't believe I'm saying this, but Power Rangers is actually a good movie. It's by no means a masterpiece, but it's a fun, nostalgic hit of adrenaline and it succeeded in modernizing the lore and turning it into a big budget action extravaganza. The pacing of the movie can be a little weird, and there are some plot holes and inconsistencies that you may notice if you look hard enough. Even with that, the characters are great and everyone seems to be giving their all. We live in a world where the new Power Rangers movie is better than a movie called Batman v. Superman.
Final Grade: B


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Study shows pollutant levels in soil collected from Mount Everest glacier were acceptable for most trace elements; arsenic and cadmium exceeded drinking water standards.
Nearly one-fifth of the earth's surface is comprised of mountains that play a role in the storage and distribution of fresh water, with one-tenth of the world's population relying on that mountain snowpack as their sole source of fresh water.
Understanding the amount of pollutants in soil and snow is critical to maintaining the quality of alpine water sources, and is the subject of a study published in the Fall 2010 issue of Soil Survey Horizons, published by the Soil Science Society of America.
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine collected soil samples from Mount Everest's Rongbuk glacier and snow samples were taken from the northeast ridge of the mountain. The samples were then analyzed for trace element concentrations, including cadmium, nickel, zinc, chromium, cobalt, arsenic, copper, manganese, mercury, vanadium, and magnesium.
The results of the study show that most trace elements were at acceptable levels. The amounts arsenic and cadmium in the snow samples, however, exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water standards, and the amount of arsenic in the soil samples was above the EPA's screening guidelines.
Arsenic is associated with bladder, skin, and kidney cancer, while cadmium is linked to lung and prostate cancer through the ingestion of contaminated food and water. Both are the by-products of fossil fuel combustion.
Bill Yeo, who authored the study, suggests the levels are a result of the surrounding region's rapid increase in industrialization. According to Yeo's research, Asia is the leading contributor of atmospheric pollutants.
Other studies on neighboring mountains have revealed similar findings indicating the potential for multiple water sources to become contaminated. For this study, Mount Everest was selected because of its altitude and remoteness. Other research has been performed at comparable sites in Europe, Japan, Alaska, and New Zealand. Studies in Antarctica found concentrations three to four times lower than in Yeo's analysis, illustrating that the amount of arsenic and cadmium on Everest came from human contributions.
Soil Survey Horizons is a medium for expressing ideas, problems, and philosophies concerning the study of soils in the field. The Soil Science Society of America is a progressive, international scientific society that fosters the transfer of knowledge and practices to sustain global soils. Based in Madison, Wis, and founded in 1936, SSSA is the professional home for more than 6,000 members dedicated to advancing the field of soil science.


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The mission of Wilson Technical Community College, a public post-secondary comprehensive educational institution, is to provide accessible, student-centered academic and personal enrichment opportunities to enhance lifelong learning through college transfer, technical, vocational, and adult education programs. The College embraces and is committed to the values of lifelong learning; community; sustainability; leadership; scholarship; accessibility and affordability; diversity and inclusiveness; research, assessment, and collaboration; and technology.
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2014 BMW 4 Series Build-Your-Own Feature Available
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Just a few weeks after the debut of the new 2014 BMW 4 Series coupe, the online configurator is now live on BMW's website. The 2014 BMW 4 Series will start at $41,425 with destination for the base 428i model. That's $3,650 more expensive than the equivalent 328i sedan which starts at $37,775 with destination.
The 2014 BMW 4 Series is essentially a coupe version of the venerable 3 Series and introduces BMW's new naming strategy for this model, which splits the sedan and coupe lines with separate number designations. The 4 Series is available in four different models: the 428i Coupe, the 428i xDrive Coupe, the 435i Coupe, and the 435i xDrive Coupe. 428 models are equipped with a 240-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, and 435 models are equipped with a 300-hp, 3.0-liter turbocharged inline six-cylinder. As with other BMW models, the xDrive nomenclature signifies the addition of all-wheel drive.
Building a 4 Series Coupe begins with the selection of one of four different model lines: the standard 4 Series, the Sport Line, the Luxury Line, or the M Sport. The Sport Line adds 18-inch double-spoke wheels, sport seats, and a unique grille design and costs $1,700; the Luxury Line adds 18-inch multi-spoke wheels, wood trim, and chrome exterior trim for $1,400; and the M Sport line offers a body kit, an M Sport steering wheel, M sport wheels, and sport seats for $3,100.
All 4 Series models are available with either an eight-speed automatic or a six-speed manual transmission, except the 428i xDrive that is only available with the automatic. Numerous packages are available on all 4 Series models, including a Premium Package (keyless entry and satellite radio), a Dynamic Handling package (sport steering and adaptive suspension), and a Technology Package (smartphone integration, navigation, BMW app support, and traffic information). Loading up the 4 Series adds up quickly, with prices of well-equipped models pushing almost $70,000.
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