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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institutes of Health's Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) have launched a new information center that, for the first time, delivers free and immediate access to information specialists who can provide accurate, reliable information about genetic and rare diseases to patients and their families.
There are more than 6,000 genetic and rare diseases afflicting more than 25 million Americans, but many of these illnesses affect relatively few individuals. As a result, information about these rare disorders may be limited or difficult to find. The new service, called the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center, will help relieve this problem by providing reliable information about individual disorders. Opened in February 2002, the center provides experienced information specialists to personally answer questions from patients and family members on the phone, as well as by e-mail, fax and regular mail.
"I am delighted we can provide a resource that should be of great benefit to individuals with genetic and rare diseases and their families," said Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of NHGRI. "Valid and accessible information about these conditions is hard to find, and having an information center, staffed by professionals, will fill a critically important need. The National Human Genome Research Institute is delighted to be partnering with the Office of Rare Diseases to establish this center."
ORD Director Stephen C. Groft, Pharm.D., who currently is on detail as executive director of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, knew there was a need for a genetics and rare diseases information center when he was executive director of the Commission on Orphan Diseases. "It was a dream of his way back in the 80s," said Henrietta Hyatt-Knorr, ORD's acting director. The commission heard over and over again from people with rare diseases: 'We need information.' "
"Now people can talk to someone - personally - and get information right away," Hyatt-Knorr continued, "and there will be a quick turn around. If you just received a diagnosis for yourself, your spouse, or your child, now you won't have to wait to find useful information."
The center operates under a contract with Aspen Systems, an information management company that creates and manages information systems for many health and government agencies. Aspen Systems oversees the technology supporting the NHGRI/ORD information center. The Genetic Alliance, an international coalition of more than 300 lay advocacy organizations and health professionals, staffs the center with information specialists supported by sophisticated technology and the latest information.
"This new Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center will be staffed by specialists sensitive to the needs of individuals and families with genetic and rare diseases, " said Mary Davidson, executive director of The Genetic Alliance. "The experience of reaching a live, compassionate person with accurate information can be life-saving to many people."
The center provides callers with authoritative information about specific illnesses from existing public domain sources, including reliable websites, brochures, articles, and even chapters from books. Experts at the information center ensure that the information sent out is current and accurate. The center, however, does not provide genetic counseling and does not offer diagnostic testing, referrals, medical treatment or advice.
The information center expects most inquiries to come in by phone or email. Calls are answered Monday through Friday, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time by both phone and TTY (text telephone). Inquiries can also be submitted via email, by fax, or by U.S. mail.
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Starwood Preferred Guest's New, 'Go-To' App Unites All Starwood Brands Using Innovative State-Aware Interface
Latest SPG app for iPhone® employs state-aware technology to provide personalized customer service, recommendations, bookings and travel information for a seamless, guest-centric experience across the company's nine distinct brands.
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 14, 2012-- Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), the award-winning loyalty program from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today introduces its new application for iPhone and iPod Touch, which utilizes state-aware technology to create personalized guest experiences across Starwood's nine distinct brands. The latest development is part of Starwood's ongoing commitment to tech innovation to meet the needs of today's connected global traveler—for example, Starwood was the first in the industry to offer FaceTime customer service, a feature that's built into the new SPG app. The app also includes fully integrated booking, member information, comprehensive hotel searches and travel details, customer service and social media.
Meeting the Needs of Today's Mobile Traveler
A still-growing trend in the hospitality industry, Starwood's mobile revenue has increased by more than 300 percent year-over-year, and the company has found that the patterns of travelers using mobile devices to book rooms are markedly different from those of more traditional web bookers. For instance, two-thirds of mobile bookings are within 24 hours of the stay, triple that of web bookings.
"Mobile is a vital part of our business's future, and it's fast becoming the preferred way to book travel in both established and emerging markets around the world, such as the United States and China," said Chris Holdren, Senior Vice President of Starwood Preferred Guest and Digital. "We've built the new SPG app to be an all-in-one travel tool that connects our guests with all of the information they need to enhance their experience during their journey with us."
Following guest feedback and member focus groups, SPG integrated key features into the app instead of directing to an outside mobile browser, creating a faster, more user-friendly experience. New options include the ability to find hotels by airport code or map and a streamlined home screen with "tiles" that are easily tapped or swiped to access frequent requests, such as account information, upcoming stays, customer support and special offers.
State-Aware Interface
The SPG app is the first in the travel industry—and one of the first apps ever—to utilize state-aware technology, creating an interface that unites all nine of Starwood's distinct lifestyle brands and its nearly 1,100 hotels and resorts; and adjusts the app's look, feel and content depending on whether the user is planning, en route or already checked in to a specific hotel. Starting 48-hours before a guest is scheduled to arrive at a Starwood hotel or resort, the app sends a push notification; and the "My Stay" interface becomes reflective of the specific brand and property, with home-screen access to key information such as hotel address in both English and the local language, weather, directions and hotel amenities. Once at the hotel, the guest's stay is enhanced with integrated content such as their room number, on- and off-property dining and activity suggestions, and in-app access to social media channels such as FourSquare and Facebook.
The app also offers an "Explore" tab for discovery when users don't have a specific destination in mind. Explore provides customized hotel recommendations based on individual preferences such as trip type (e.g., beach, city, wedding), brand, SPG category and interests.
Personalized, Guest-Centric Interface
As part of Starwood's continued dedication to personalized guest service, the new app includes extensive content that's easily filtered and customized. Members can use the app to store all relevant information about their SPG profile and upcoming and past stays, as well as send hotel confirmation or other details to anyone via text or email. And, it incorporates location-based services to connect users, as needed, to the closest customer care center, in addition to a live FaceTime support option.
"The new SPG app will help us build even deeper relationships with our loyal guests and provide them with relevant content not only while on-property but also before and after they stay with us," said Mark Vondrasek, Senior Vice President, Starwood Distribution, Loyalty & Partnerships. "The app is carefully calibrated to reflect the SPG brand as well as the unique personality of each hotel but, more importantly, to reflect what's most important to each guest. While some users will love tapping through the gorgeous hotel photos and reading the rich content, others will use the app strictly for practical purposes; and the app lets them customize their own experience."
Starwood's mobile team partnered with Bottle Rocket to design and develop the SPG app—resulting in smart, intuitive navigation that seamlessly integrates SPG and hotel-specific branding into the iPhone's famously user-friendly interface. The app, currently available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad or at www.spg.com/iphoneapp, is the latest development in SPG's evolution into a hyper-personalized guest services platform (earlier this month, SPG unveiled a suite of elite member benefits, including 24-hour check-in, access to a Starwood ambassador, confirmable upgrades and free breakfast). Currently available in English worldwide, the SPG app will be updated throughout 2012 with additional versions in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and the Romance languages; and for other devices.
About Starwood Preferred Guest
The SPG program's breakthrough policy of No Blackout Dates at the world's most sought after collection of hotels reinvented the hospitality loyalty program when it launched in 1999. By creating a program centered on its members, SPG has developed the most passionate and knowledgeable membership base in the hotel loyalty space. Through its use of new technologies and innovative channels such as SPG.com, SPG.com/stayconnected, SPG.com/flights and others, SPG continues to innovate and lead the industry. By offering No Blackouts on standard rooms at 1,090 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries, No Blackouts on hundreds of airlines, the introduction of Your24 and SPG Lifetime, and once in a lifetime experiences available through SPG Moments at spg.com/moments, the program has proven to be a big draw for the world's most frequent travelers, and a significant competitive advantage for Starwood. For more information about Starwood Preferred Guest please visit SPG.com.
About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1090 properties in 100 countries and territories with 154,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
About Bottle Rocket Apps
Bottle Rocket Apps (www.bottlerocketapps.com) is a full-service mobile app development firm, focused on creating hand-crafted apps for the world's most discriminating brands. Since its founding in early 2008, Bottle Rocket has completed more than 60 iPhone, iPad and Android apps for leading brands such as NPR, PBS, Disney, ESPN, TBS, TNT, National Geographic, the National Science Foundation, The Seattle Times, Discovery Channel, BET, A&E Television, SPIN Magazine, Bravo Television, American Express and AARP. The company's apps have won numerous industry accolades including multiple Apple Hall of Fame awards, and frequently appear at the top of their categories on the App Store. The Bottle Rocket team of senior strategists, architects, developers and artists work their magic from the company's offices in Dallas, Texas.
Source: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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"As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever." Psalm 125:2
Suggested Further Reading: Jude 17-25
As the Church always has been preserved, the text assures us she always will be, henceforth even for ever. There is a nervous old woman here. Last Saturday night she read the newspaper, and she saw something about five or six clergymen going over to Rome: she laid down her spectacles, and she began crying, "Oh! The Church is in danger, the Church is in danger." Ah! Put your spectacles on; that is all right; never mind about the loss of those fellows. Better gone; we did not want them; do not cry if fifty more follow them; do not be at all alarmed. Some church may be in danger, but God's church is not. That is safe enough; that shall stand secure, even to the end. I remember with what alarm some of my friends received the tidings of the geological discoveries of modern times, which did not quite agree with their interpretation of the Mosaic history of the creation. They thought it an awful thing that science should discover something which seemed to contradict the Scriptures. Well, we lived over the geological difficulty, after all. And since then there have been different sets of philosophic infidels, who have risen up and made wonderful discoveries; and poor timid Christians have thought, "What a terrible thing! This surely will be the end of all true religion; when science can bring facts against us, how shall we be able to stand?" They just waited about another week, and suddenly found that science was not their enemy, but their friend, for the Truth, though tried in a furnace, like silver seven times, is ever a gainer by the trial. To those that hate the church, she shall ever be a thorn in your side! Oh! you that would batter her walls to pieces, know this, that she is impregnable.
For meditation: The enemies of the church build on an unsteady foundation of deliberately ignoring facts (2 Peter 3:5). The church is built on the immovable rock Christ Jesus (Matthew 16:18) and she shall not be moved (Psalm 46:5).
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Microsoft warns of growing computer scam
As posted on June 16, 2011 on www.ajc.com
By Joel Provano
If you get a phone call from someone wanting to help you fix a computer security "threat," hang up fast. The call is likely part of the latest scam targeting computer users.
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released findings of a survey that found 15 percent of consumers in four English-speaking countries, including the U.S., have received the calls. Microsoft surveyed 7,000 computer users in the U.K., Ireland, U.S. and Canada; 15 percent of those surveyed said they had received such a call.
The scam works like this: Someone posing as computer security engineer calls people at home and warns they are at risk of a computer security threat. The scammers say they are providing free security checks and claim to represent legitimate companies; they use telephone directories to call their intended victims by name.
Of those who received a call, 22 percent were tricked into following the caller's instructions -- permitting remote access to their computer, downloading software code provided by the criminals or providing credit card information and making a purchase.
Of those who fell for the scheme, 79 percent suffered some sort of financial loss; 17 percent said they had money taken from their accounts; 19 percent reported compromised passwords and 17 percent were victims of identity fraud. More than half said they suffered computer problems as a result of the incident.
The average amount of money stolen was $875, ranging from $82 in Ireland to $1,560 in Canada. The average cost of repairing damage caused to computers by the scammers was $1,730 and a whopping $4,800 in the U.S.
The Guardian newspaper in Britain reported that the scheme has been around since 2008 but has been growing in scale in the past year. The Guardian said the scam is being run by call centers based in India.


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Topic: Solid State Portable Digital Recorders - All Welcome
Date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Time: Meeting: 7:30 pm, Food: 6:30 pm
Location: Rogers Communications Centre
Eaton Theatre, Ryerson University
80 Gould Street, Toronto
Arranged By: Reid Robertson
Sponsors: CAMERA DEPARTMENT & VISTEK
The prevalence of portable solid state recorders has come at the disappearance of the ubiquitous VTR for acquisition. Tape and all of its maintenance problems are going away, in favour of solid state media. Last March, the earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Japan caused a disruption in production of videotape at the start of the production season. The price doubled overnight, as the tape stock shortage became clearer. This accelerated the move away from tape acquisition towards solid state media. Tonight, we will look at some of these recording devices, to learn about what's available, how they work, & their production workflows.
Brian Young, Product Manager for Video & Production Technologies at Vistek. Brian will present devices from some of the many companies that they represent, and discuss the application of these solid state recorders in program production and their technologies.
Dan Keaton, Director of Sales and Marketing for Convergent Design. Dan will present the technology behind the Gemini 4:4:4 digital recorders, the advantages of recording ARRIRAW and discuss how this unit is used in high-end productions.
Daine Pearson, East Coast Sales Manager for Cinedeck. Daine will present the Cinedeck EX and RX uncompressed recorders, and discuss each models production applications.
Nasser Mroueh, Broadcast Sales Representative for Cinequip White. Nasser will present the PIX240 from Sound Devices, and discuss the areas in which this digital recorder is used. He will also bring an end user with his equipment, to share his experiences using his camera connected to a Ki Pro Mini recorder, on set and in post.
The SMPTE Board of Managers will meet in Room RCC-102 starting at 4:45 PM.
Pizza & Pop Dinner will be provided at 6:30pm, there is no break between presentations


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DescriptionKiller whales live in all the oceans between the Arctic and Antarctic ice packs. Given this enormous range and their predatory lifestyle, it is not surprising that they are adaptable, with excellent memory, intelligence, and a capacity for social complexity. They tend to live in pods of fewer than 10 animals, built around a stable core of 2-3 generations of related females - mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunts. This is shown by genetic studies of pods living in the same area. Adult females without calves, and adult males, may help care for and train younger whales to hunt, especially when a reproducing female is rearing more than one offspring. Cooperation extends to hunting, and these animals are known to attack and drown larger whales by swarming them from all sides. Orcas may even beach themselves temporarily to snatch seals, or knock them off ice floes by ramming the ice. Their prey includes larger marine mammals, fish, birds, and cephalopods.
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I'm not one to make New Year's resolutions, but I'm always excited to try new fitness products right about now. Here are a few I've been delving into to help me get 2013 off to a healthy start.
Motorola S11-Flex HD Wireless Stereo Bluetooth Headphones
These babies are like music to my ears – no wires to get in my way, impressive quality sound, and they're sweat-proof. Perfect for my workouts which have mainly been at home this winter, but I can't wait to take them out for a spin when the weather warms up. They're super comfortable so you can just get lost in your playlist and workout – just the way it should be. Use them with your mp3 player, smartphone, or laptop. $129.99
Fitbit Zip Wireless Activity Tracker
It's tiny, but powerful. This little gadget tracks your steps, distance, and calories burned… then syncs the data to your Fitbit account through your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Find out in real time when you are close to a goal and when you've reached one A great tool for staying motivated. You can also take part in friendly competitions with other users to turn that motivation up a notch.
MizFit: How to Build Muscle and Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind – by Carla Birnberg
I've known Carla, aka MizFit, since I joined the fitness blogging world five years ago. She's as real as it gets, and it shows in her new e-book about how to get started eating right, strength training, PLAYouts (my fave!), and lots more. I sincerely HEART this book. It made me think and giggle – always a good combination. I love Carla's fun writing style, her wisdom, and role modeling for her daughter… and me. $3.99
Almond milk
I know it isn't really new, but it's my new thing. I'm officially hooked on almond milk. It's sweet enough to satisfy my sweet tooth, especially with a little cinnamon sprinkled on top. One cup has just 40 calories – not bad for a dessert-y drink. I will post about my new love and concoctions I've created it with it soon. Cheers!
Disclosure: I received complimentary samples of some of these products. Others, I found on my own. Some affiliate links included.
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Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) January 09, 2013
Throughout the clinical development and commercialization lifecycle of products to treat rare diseases, there are a variety of clinical studies that can be conducted. Studies may be conducted for various reasons including product regulatory approval, patient access to a product for an unmet need, patient registries, or as a post-marketing requirement following product approval. The regulatory strategy employed often dictates the type of study that needs to be conducted to address an associated regulatory requirement.
Key Learning Objectives:
- US Regulatory requirements and associated study design - Registries, pre-, post-, and peri-approval designs
- EU regulatory environment and Compassionate Use/Expanded Access Programs (EAP)
- Real World case examples and lessons learned
For more information about this event or to register, visit: http://xtks.in/xto520
Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global Life Sciences community. Every year thousands of industry practitioners turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.
To learn more about Xtalks visit http://xtalks.com/ContactUs.ashx
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This past week, R29 was thrilled to welcome a new (but familiar) face in the office. Ann Kim won over our editor-in-chief and creative director earlier this year with her amazing street-style blog, Andy Heart, which earned her the title of the 2nd Annual Next Big Style Blogger.
As a part of her grand prize, Kim joined our team as an intern for the week and helped us out (much appreciated, Ann!) as she hit the town with camera in hand to snap hot style right here on the streets of NYC — and don't worry, she documented her adventures along the way.
Here's what she had to say: "My week at Refinery29 was exciting and eventful. Each day was a different adventure. The assignments ranged from style gathering to style hunting. One day, I helped with research for an upcoming article. The next, I was hitting the streets to photograph stylish people (for Refinery29's Street Style section). Oh, and I was soaking in some of NYC's best fashion and food destinations in the process. Plus, I met some incredibly cool people along the way."
Jump ahead for all of our Next Big Style Blogger's Insta-memories. Until next year, future style bloggers....


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Bjorn Lomborg wins a prize for having the most misrepresented position on climate change. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Lomborg reveals he believes that climate change is a problem. The Guardian refers to this as an "apparent U-turn." It might appear to be a U-turn, but it isn't.
In his book Cool It!, Lomborg states that "global warming is real and man-made. It will have a serious impact on humans and the environment toward the end of this century." But he remained a global warming skeptic because he didn't believe the damage would be catastrophic or that capping CO2 emissions was an effective policy for addressing the world's problems. He still believes that global warming is a problem and he still believes that capping CO2 is not a solution. Neither his detractors nor many of his supporters heard that first part. Those who claim a U-turn still don't hear the second part.
What has changed is that the Copenhagen Consensus (a handful of economists who rank how they would spend $100 billion addressing the world's problems) no longer ranks climate change dead last among the world's priorities.
While Lomborg previously felt that adaptation alone was the better strategy (and that rich countries should help poor countries adapt), the latest gathering of Copenhagen economists is apparently promoting a mix that includes adaptation, some geo-engineering ideas, and subsidizing new energy technologies. But global warming is still not the top problem.
Lomborg advocates a more thoughtful approach to global warming. From The Guardian: "After the analyses, five economists were asked to rank the 15 possible policies which emerged. Current policies to cut carbon emissions through taxes—of which Lomborg has long been critical—were ranked largely at the bottom of four of the lists. At the top were more direct public investment in research and development rather than spending money on low carbon energy now, and climate engineering."
That is, Lomborg still opposes the strategy of Kyoto, Lieberman–Warner, Waxman–Markey, and Kerry–Boxer—he says "no" to punitive energy taxes or carbon caps.
The biggest change in the new Copenhagen Consensus isn't that Lomborg thinks global warming is a problem (that's not new) but that he has doubled the ante on his thought experiment—the economists are now to imagine they have $100 billion to spend instead of the previous $50 billion. While Lomborg is provocative and a lightning rod, he hasn't made a U-turn.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Joe Mauer's first grand slam of the year helped the Minnesota Twins finish off a successful Saturday.
Mauer got his third career grand slam and Chris Parmelee added a three-run shot and the Twins outlasted the Kansas City Royals 8-7 to complete a sweep of a doubleheader.
Justin Morneau drove in two runs and Minnesota rookie Cole De Vries beat the Royals 3-1 in the first game.
Mauer's grand slam in the second inning of the nightcap was his first since 2009. Mauer's ninth home run came after Pedro Florimon's double was sandwiched around walks to Drew Butera and Ben Revere.
"Joe's the heart and soul of this offense," Parmelee said. "He's the heart; he makes it beat. We need him in there. I feel like someone like him is someone you can't replace -- as a player and as a person."
Parmelee homered in the first with Alexi Casilla and Josh Willingham aboard.
Luke Hochevar (7-13) lasted just 1 2/3 innings, the shortest outing of his career. Hochevar faced 14 batters, 10 reached (six hits and four walks) and eight scored before he was replaced by Everett Teaford, who threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings.
"Hochevar just didn't have it," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He was battling his command and he had his pitch count up to the mid-60s in the second inning. It just wasn't his night. They did the damage on two swings. It was the walks and a couple of homers."
The Twins led 8-2 after two innings, but Twins right-hander Liam Hendriks, who is 0-9 in 15 career starts, was unable to pick up the victory. Nine of the 10 hits off Hendriks were with two outs.
Hendriks was pulled after 3 2/3 innings, allowing two unearned runs in the fourth after a fielding error by third baseman Trevor Plouffe.
"He couldn't put people away," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He couldn't finish an inning off. Ploufee missed the one play, but still he had a chance to get out of the inning by making a pitch and he couldn't do it.
"He just didn't make enough quality pitches and it ended up costing him a chance for his first win. These guys are trying hard for that, believe me. They want to see him get it and so do I. But he's going to have to earn it and today he didn't earn it."
After Plouffe's miscue that could have ended the inning, Hendriks allowed RBI singles to Alex Gordon and Billy Butler, trimming the lead to 8-5, and out came Gardenhire to pull him.
"Joe hit that ball a long way and I'm sitting in there, going, 'All right let's go,' " Hendriks said. "I just had a scoreless second inning and went out there and said, `all right I've got this.' I got ahead of the guys, got two outs and the hits just started falling.
"I'm thinking, I've got this, let me get through this. I know I can do it, just as I saw him (Gardenhire) coming out, it's just one of those things. It's frustrating cause the team puts up those sort of runs and you can't stay out there and give the bullpen more of a rest and finish."
Anthony Swarzak replaced Hendricks, who allowed five runs, three earned, and 10 hits. Swarzak (3-4) was credited with the victory, allowing two runs and one hit in 2 2/3 innings.
Eric Hosmer's two-run, two-out single off Casey Fien, the fourth Minnesota pitcher, made it 8-7 in the seventh inning.
Salvador Perez went 4 for 5, matching his career high in hits, and drove in a Kansas City run with a first-inning single.
Glen Perkins saved both games and is 10 for 13 for the season.
De Vries (4-5) has four career victories and three of them are against the Royals.
"Oh, I can't say that I know that," De Vries said of being 3-0 in as many starts against the Royals. "That makes me happy. That's pretty good."
So he owns them?
"I guess," he said and laughed. "Something is working. I feel like half of my starts have been against the Royals or the White Sox. I feel I know both those teams decently well. I feel comfortable pitching against both of them just because I've pitched against them so much."
He limited the Royals to one run and seven hits, walked none and struck out three in 6 2/3 innings.
"My two-seamer for whatever reason it just had a lot of movement, had pretty good control with it and I was getting a lot of awkward swings," De Vries said. "That and my curveball were definitely my two best today."
De Vries has won back-to-back starts, holding Texas and Kansas City to 10 hits and two earned runs in 11 2/3 innings.
Morneau, who has 77 career RBIs against the Royals, doubled home Willingham in the first inning with the first Twins' run in the opener.
Morneau's sacrifice fly to center scored Florimon, who led off the fifth inning with a bunt single. Ryan Doumit's two-out single to right brought home Darin Mastroianni with the other run.
Royals rookie Will Smith (4-7) lost his third consecutive start, giving up three runs and nine hits and two walks, while striking out four in six-plus innings.
The Twins loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, but reliever Vin Mazzaro got out of the jam when Doumit grounded into a double play after Morneau was intentionally walked. Mazzaro had not pitched since Aug. 21 in the minors.
The Royals chased De Vries in the seventh with three hits. Johnny Giavotella's two-out single scored Mike Moustakas.
Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur got his major league-leading 16th assist in the fifth when he threw out Willingham trying to go from first to third.
Game notes
Gardenhire said the Twins "might go" to a six-man rotation with the additions Saturday of RHPs P.J. Walters, who was reinstated from the disabled list, and Esmerling Vasquez, who was promoted from Triple-A Rochester and is scheduled to start Sunday against the Royals. Vasquez was a reliever from 2009-11 with Arizona, but the Twins plan to look at him as a starter. Walters started before shoulder inflammation shut him down for 70 games. ... There were 6.54 inches of rain at Kauffman Stadium in a 29-hour period before the first pitch Saturday, which was delayed 21 minutes. ... The Royals recalled OF David Lough, who hit .275 with Triple-A Omaha, and C Manny Pina, who hit .260 in 43 games with Triple-A Northwest Arkansas after having right knee surgery in spring training. ... The Royals dropped to 7-23 against the Twins, Seattle and Toronto, the three last-place teams in their AL divisions.


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Google's official release of Chromium OS open source project added yet another flavor of Linux. But we all know from the very start that it's no ordinary distro. Google Chrome OS is poised to become the operating system of tomorrow. But can it really succeed and take Linux to a whole new level?
First, we have to look at the project's main goal, which is to make Chrome OS faster, safer, and simpler than the current desktop operating systems.
During the recent Google event, Chrome OS shows off its speed by booting in 7 seconds flat using an Asus EeePC. If that doesn't sound fast to you then wait till the final release as they say it will become even quicker.
Here's an illustration that explains why the current operating systems are much slower than Chrome OS:
Chromium OS has been carefully built from the ground up with security in mind. If either the operating system or the user detect that the system has been harmed, an update can be initiated, and after a reboot, the system will be returned to a known good state.
Chromium OS security strives to protect against an opportunistic adversary through a combination of system hardening, process isolation, continued web security improvements in Chromium, secure auto-update, verified boot, encryption, and intuitive account management.
Chrome OS is so simple that all of its apps are web apps, which means the entire experience takes place within the browser and there are no conventional desktop applications. Users do not have to deal with installing, managing and updating software applications. As for the user interface (forget about the Chrome OS mock-ups), see these screenshots:
Now, we have to look at the target audience of Chrome OS. With its simple "web only" applications, it will attract typical desktop users (netbook users in particular) who only use their computer for web surfing, checking emails, and social networking.
Power users like graphic designers, software developers, and gamers will never be that interested in Chrome OS. Perhaps like me, they will only think of using it as a secondary operating system. But since people at Google firmly believe that the web is the future of computing, they will do whatever they can to someday make Chrome OS suitable for everyone's needs.
I think a huge key in making Chrome OS a success is how well Google can address the issues regarding PRIVACY. Will users be trustful enough to store their important and sensitive data in the cloud?


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Corsair AX850 850W Power Supply Review
Corsair has been producing high quality, high speed memory modules for mission-critical servers, high-end workstations and the PC enthusiasts market since 1994. Their memory, from the cost effective Value Select range to their flagship Dominator range, is renowned for its quality and performance. Corsair still concentrates their resources on producing high quality memory modules, but today also offer a range of products aimed at the PC enthusiast and mainstream market. The Corsair product catalog now includes solid state and USB drives, PC enclosures, cooling solutions and power supplies.
Corsair recently introduced three Professional Series Gold power supplies, the AX range, with DC output powers of 750 W, 850 W and 1200 W. They all carry 80 Plus Gold certification and come with a fully modular cabling system, making them Corsair's current flagship range. I recently put the AX1200 through its paces and it turned out to be one of the best units I have ever tested. This time it's the turn of the AX850 so let's have a close look and see how well this one performs.
Closer Look:
The Corsair AX850 packaging very closely follows the theme used by the AX1200, black and white with a splash of gold, with minor differences to reflect the changes in its specification. The top face of the box carries a photograph of the modular cable connector panel with a white Corsair logo in the top corner along with a short sentence or two with regards to its Professional Series Gold status and 850 W output power. The bottom face of the box carries the technical detail that includes photographs and quantities of connectors, fan noise and efficiency graphs, a specification table, and an outline of the main features in five different languages.
The side panels carry a few short paragraphs to emphasize the Corsair AX850 power supplies professional gold status along with a further set of features, again in five different languages.
Identical side panels include a photograph of the fan grill, model number, and the Corsair logo.
The AX1200 had a plain brown cardboard box within the box but it now comes with the addition of a large black Corsair logo on the top face.
Lift the lid and the instruction manual sits on top of the power supply foam protective cover with the accessories tucked neatly down the side. Top foam cover removed to show the black felt drawstring bag enclosed power supply.
The next pictures show the bagged power supply along with the box contents, which includes power cord, user manual, cable ties, mounting screws, and black modular cable bag.
The high quality packaging from Corsair is typical from a company like this. Everything is included for a successful and tidy installation. There are no problems here, so onwards.


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A Home Office That Could Double As a Dining Room
While this isn't a dining room, it could certainly double as one. This sumptuous home office was made to accommodate visiting clients in a sleek and elegant fashion. However, this means that using your dinning room as a makeshift office has never been easier.
Aaron Leestma's home office is really interesting because of the amount of space available, great desk space, comfortable sitting room for clients, an even nicer view, and a suspended stand for his HDTV. While Aaron mostly works from his office, he says that it's nice to have a dedicated room at home as well.
He made an accent wall behind the HDTV by cutting a piece of MDF to the right size, wrapping it in dark burlap and securing it to the wall. Underneath, there's a section from a room divider. He uses his laptop, an external keyboard, and a 22-inch IPS monitor. He's also got an IP phone that connects him to the office.
What sets Aaron's home office apart is the use of space. Home offices tend to be small and cluttered, but this one is large and expansive. It makes us think that using the dining room as a spare home office is a good idea. We think that most people use the dining room from time to time, but if space is an issue, then a temporary setup in the dinning room will work well.
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By Rose Riot
Keith Morris is known as one of the godfathers of American Punk. He is responsible for fronting two of the most crucial bands in the genre, Black Flag and The Circle Jerks. His latest band, Off! is creating a stir among fans young and old. The word on the streets is that Off! is the real punk rock deal. Having seen them recently at SXSW, I would agree. I felt honored that I was granted an interview with Keith, a man who has a lot to say and some great stories to tell…
Rose Riot: How did Off! come together?
Keith Morris: We [Dimitri Coats and I] were working on a Circle Jerks album. The situation in the band started to deteriorate, so Dimitri and I decided to pool our efforts and start Off! I explained to Dimitri that I've been a part of a band for 30 years and over time the band starts to get some momentum going, we hit the brakes and put a stop to all of it. Like quitting in the middle of tour, or developing a drug habit, or touring with another band.
I quit the band that I started 30 years ago, I decided to do what everybody else was doing. I had been writing music and lyrics with Dimitri so we said, "Let's start our own band" and that is how Off! got started. Everything has been downhill from there, ha-ha. Just kidding, I couldn't be happier.
RR: It sounds like you are confident things that have happened in the past with other bands won't happen this time?
KM: I didn't quit The Circle Jerks, they quit me. Maybe down the line we will all shake hands and be all palsy-walsy and do something again. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for that to happen. I have opportunities now with Off! that I never could have had with The Circle Jerks. Someone always used to manage to find a way to flush it all down the commode.
RR: I saw Off! at SXSW and whatever you guys are doing, it works. I certainly wouldn't say you are going down, unless downhill is a good thing. Ha-ha
KM: I was just joking, ha-ha.
RR: When I saw that show at SXSW you spoke with concern about things that are going on in the world. You seem very well informed. What media outlets do you consult for information?
KM: I get a little info on the Internet. I try to read a newspaper every morning. I get the L.A. Times for some info, but being enlightened the way that I am, I can only believe a little of what I read. I try to be well versed but I'm no Jello Biafra and I'm certainly not politically correct.
I try to do good things like get my car tuned up when it needs it. I try to drive as little as possible and be environmentally friendly. I recycle as much as possible. I just try to be a good person. When you hear my lyrics a lot of it is very dark and unoptimistic. I don't try to live that way but I am a product of my environment. I am a mirror and sometimes that can be a bit brutal. The guys I play with now believe in what I say. My old band would freak if I made comments on stage and I would get a lecture afterwards.
I love watching The Super Bowl. I don't love purchasing the products advertised on The Super Bowl. I'm not going to eat Doritos and drink Pepsi or drive one of those big cowboy trucks they have commercials for. Just because they want me to, I'm not gonna do it.
I fall into the mentality and whole-heartedly believe that the government is some of the worst people in the world. So rather than have a teenage dance show, some horrible half-time entertainment, I mean, I don't want to point fingers but The Black Eyed Peas are pretty terrible and Slash playing a 10-minute guitar solo doesn't work for me.
My idea would be to have a public lynching a good tar-and-feathering. I say, let's go into Congress and grab about 20 people there and then go to the White House and grab 25 more people. Have some guy fly over in a helicopter and dump tar on them, then have little kids run around with pillows having a big pillow fight. The pillows would all burst open and all the feathers would go everywhere. All the public officials would just be running around with all this gunk. We could even take it a bit further, like a blindfold and a cigarette up against a wall. Our politicians should all be treated like criminals because they are all well paid criminals.
KM: I don't trust any of 'em! I have the utmost respect for Jack Grisham from TSOL, he ran for Governor. He said after being a part of "the process," he'll never vote again.
RR: Coming from the L.A. punk scene, do you still 'like to make noise and irritate people'?
KM: We are bombarded by people who play nice and keep it safe, maybe Lady Gaga isn't doing that.
RR: Is there anyone out there that you think is making an impression on the world today like you and punk made on the world 30 years ago?
KM: I have never looked at music that way. I saw The Clash trying to make changes but they got caught up in the trappings of Rockstar. For me, music is my work. I listen to a lot of bands and they don't change my world. The only person that can change your world starts with you. It's where you are at, you gotta' do something.
Of course, there is music that inspires you but I'm not gonna' tell you, "This band is amazing, they are gonna' change your world!" You have to decide what's cool and what's not cool. You could listen to The Who or The Clash or Burning Brides or The Flesheaters, they are all great. I could go on and on with bands that I like but that doesn't mean you are going to do back-flips over them. I never really thought music changed the world.
RR: Off! debuted at the 2010 SXSW. Why did you start there?
KM: We were dying to do some gigs. We hadn't played here in L.A. yet, SXSW presented itself. My good friend Graham used to book Emo's, he presented us with the opportunity. We played four shows at the 2010 SXSW. We made a lot of fans. There were a lot of people from other bands in those crowds. We found that other bands really loved us. Jay Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. who we will be touring with on the East Coast, Dave Grohl from The Foo Fighters, he can't say enough great things about us. We have a whole army of people that dig us. Having this great fanbase is what helps pay the bills.
RR: There is a lot of buzz about Off!, everyone I know is talking about you guys.
KM: We are tapping into a lot of disgruntled people. They are people that want to say fuck you! to their boss. We are in tough times, so it's not a good time to tell your boss to fuck off. We are appealing to people that want to throw a brick through a window. Off! says a lot of things for a lot of people, we have struck a nerve.
RR: People my age are really hungry for what you are doing but I noticed at SXSW, there were a lot of kids at your show. The place was packed with kids. Why do you think these younger fans gravitate towards you?
KM: I've been a member of four very important punk bands. We didn't realize we were creating a blueprint. There was first wave, bands like The Seeds and Music Machine. Second wave, you had Elementary School, X, The Dickies, The Flesheaters, The Zeros, Black Flag, Misfits, Bad Brains, Minor Threat. These were the bands that got in the vans and traveled across the land (Keith says this with a rhyming voice reminiscent of a Dr. Suess line). They mapped it all out, they were explorers.
RR: They were pioneers?
KM: Yeah! None of us knew what we were doing back then, we were the blind-leading-the-blind.
RR: How is touring different today than it was 30 years ago for you?
KM: Really simple, you are probably on a cell phone, sitting by a table with a thing on it called a computer. That computer allows you to talk to the world. Back in our day, we talked to our friends. We called them and said, "Hey, next Friday we are playing in Fred's garage."
RR: When I saw Off!, I felt like I had gone back in time to a punk show in Fred's garage. Your show felt very really, very raw. Is this the effect you go for when you are performing?
KM: You have to understand, now there is a huge leap in technology. Today stuff is so mainstream and nice and friendly. I think that is a horrendous quality. I am not like that.
You know I don't have any tattoos. I'm in a band where no one has any tattoos. If I wanted to come up with a tattoo, it would be an invisible vampire robot with a pipe filled with angel dust and he's wearing a Superman cape. He would be on a skateboard, riding downhill as little kids dressed in Huggies throw rocks and hand-grenades at him.
RR: Well, if you decide you want that, I can probably hook you up, ha-ha.
KM: Ha-ha, I don't think I could sit still for all that!
RR: What was the last show you saw?
KM: Piggy, Ron Reyes new band. I saw The Jolts, the remind me of The Clorox Girls. One of my favorite bands I've seen recently is Deerhunter. The album Microcastle is great. It's like a late night album. It's very moody and hypnotic.
RR: Do you think punk is dead?
KM: I don't think punk is dead. I don't think punk is alive. I don't think punk is punk. Don't go by a rulebook. Be open to experience. I listen to a lot of what would be labeled punk rock. I don't like that label. If you look in the dictionary, the word punk means someone who takes it in the ass when he's in prison…
Be free! That, to me is what "punk" means, freedom…
For more information on Off! visit their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/off
(Rose Riot is a photographer in Atlanta and contributing blogger for Tattoo Artist Magazine)


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Pentax Optio 750Z
Price: $999
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In the race for higher resolutions, camera-makers are looking to 7 megapixels as the new hot spec to have in the compact digital category.
Seven-megapixel cameras remain smaller and easier to carry than the 8 megapixel class, which is typically bulky and aimed at enthusiasts.
They're not short on features, however, as the Optio 750Z ably demonstrates.
Its high pixel count is combined with a very capable 5x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 37.5mm to 187.5mm in film cameras) and 10 generous shooting modes, including stored custom options for as many as three users. That's even before you take into account the 12 picture modes for lighting conditions such as sunset, night scene and... ah, food.
Its movie mode can record at up to 30 frames per second at a maximum 640 x 480-pixel resolution with sound.
The style cues of the Optio 750Z are drawn from classic manual SLRs, but are more than just cosmetic. The black rubber layer adorning the front helps with gripping the camera firmly.
This is a welcome change to the token bumps passing as handgrips in most digital compacts. Another handy shooting aid is the 270-degree swivel LCD screen. It lets you take photos overhead or from low, ground angles without having to dirty your clothes. If the 1.8-inch display isn't sufficient, there's an optical viewfinder as well.
Photos captured on the 750Z are excellent. Sharp, great contrast and colours are well saturated. The only minor complaint is that it tends toward graininess in the darker areas of photos. The controls are well placed and intuitively designed, so that, even with so many functions, the 750Z isn't overly difficult to figure out.
The main weakness in its controls is that it's difficult to zoom precisely. Startup time is also slow, at about four seconds.
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On the VG Tech blog today André Roaldseth has a new post showing how to lazy load in the Zend Framework bootstrap using two handy methods you can drop into your applications initialization.
The Bootstrapping process in Zend Framework isn't perfect. You'll often end up bootstrapping a lot of resources that you don't need to complete the request. Depending on the resources this can be really expensive and hurt your overall performance. The worst kind are resources that open connections to external services [...], even worse, if the services are down they will end up blocking the execution.
Using his modified "getResource" and "lazyload" methods, he shows you how to modify your resource requests to put them in a temporary state that is only initialized when the resource is needed. You can find the code for this example in this gist.


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What You Need to Know About American Horror Story's Witchy New Season Coven
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Another year, another version of American Horror Story. This season, Ryan Murphy transplants viewers to New Orleans in Coven. The anthology series' third chapter is set in present-day New Orleans, where young witches coming of age learn their craft a… Read more


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3) In addition, if after viewing the video you decide that you would like to participate in Fall Recruiting 2012, you must complete the Mandatory What's Next For Fall 2012 Fall Recruiting Questionnaire, and submit it to the main Career Services Office in Suite 360 ASAP.
4) Review the Resource Sheets referenced in the program on-line (PDF links are listed on the Programs & Videos page or in the Fall Recruiting section of the kentlaw.iit.edu website under "Make-up Procedures.") Alternatively, you can pick up copies of the handouts in the main Career Services Office.
The Equal Justice Works Fellowship program is very competitive, receiving hundreds of applications each year for approximately 50 fellowship slots. To be considered, you must be as qualified and passionate lawyer who has developed a new and innovative legal project that can impact lives and serve communities in desperate need of legal assistance.
Equal Justice Works will present a free, informational webinar "How to Create a Successful Application for the Equal Justice Works Fellowships" on Monday, August 6, 2012. Students interested in attending the webinar can register here. This webinar will cover how to prepare and complete a successful application. This presentation is intended for law students and recent graduates interested in pursuing a career public interest law.
As a public service, NALP and ALI-ABA are pleased to offer Managing a Legal Career Transition in Tough Times — a 75-minute presentation by Marcia Pennington Shannon and Susan G. Manch of Shannon & Manch LLP, who generously donated their time and talent to this special project to assist lawyers and 3Ls who are currently seeking employment.
To watch the video, please click here.
Chicago-Kent will have Community-Based Federal Work Study available during the Fall 2012 semester. Chicago-Kent 2L & 3L students who are Federal Work Study eligible may be paid though Federal Work Study funds to work at government and public interest organizations outside of the law school. A limited amount of funds are available, and students who have a federal work study award must secure their job placement by the deadline. Please visit the Community-Based Federal Work Study webpage for a more detailed explanation of this opportunity, as well as the form you need to complete in order to participate. Forms are due in the Career Services Office by Friday, August 10, 2012. Please e-mail Allison Smith (email@example.com) with any questions.
The Just the Beginning Foundation ("JTBF") is an organization dedicated to fostering racial diversity among law clerks serving in the federal and state judiciary. The JTBF Share the Wealth Law Clerk Program is a special opportunity for rising 2L students to be considered for full-time federal district court clerkships upon graduation. The program is aimed at encouraging more minorities to apply for federal judicial clerkships. The participating judges accept and consider law clerk applicants of all backgrounds, and this opportunity is merely an effort in addition to, not in lieu of, traditional application channels.
If you are interested in being considered for a JTBF Share the Wealth Clerkship Program interview, your application must be received by September 17, 2012.
The Reed Smith Diverse Scholars Program provides an award in the amount of $15,000 and a summer associate position to two first-year law students who have demonstrated excellent academic scholarship and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and community. The $15,000 will be awarded for the recipient's second year of law school and will be paid in addition to the
summer associate salary.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Applicants must submit the following information:
Applications must be postmarked by August 6, 2012. Please send application materials to:
Dana B. Levin, U.S. Director of Legal Recruiting, c/o Reed Smith Diverse Scholars Program, Reed Smith LLP, 1650 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
The Latham Diversity Scholars Program, started in 2005, is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers in global law firms, such as Latham & Watkins, which has US offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. This program is part of our active involvement in the initiatives of bar associations to promote diversity in attorney hiring and advancement.
To become a Latham Diversity Scholar, you must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and intend to practice law in a major city of the United States. You must have successfully completed your first year of a full-time JD program by the application deadline, with an expected graduation date of spring 2014, and you may not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law firm.
The AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee created the LCC Minority Outreach Program to encourage diverse law students to apply for summer clerkship opportunities at LCC law firms and legal departments. The outreach program seeks to introduce diverse law students to the practice of law in the labor movement and to encourage them to join the ranks of union-side attorneys in the ongoing battle for social and economic justice.The program includes a networking conference, at the conclusion of which, students are placed in the LCC Mentor Program. Through this program LCC attorneys provide guidance and support during and after the students' clerkships. Students interested in applying at a law firm or legal department should apply directly to the employer. Click here for a listing of participating employers. To learn more about the program and the networking conference, please click here and here.
As a participant in the largest postgraduate legal fellowship program in the U.S., Equal Justice Works Fellows create dream jobs with nonprofit organizations. Fellows receive a salary and are eligible for loan repayment assistance. The 2013 Equal Justice Works Fellowship Application is now open.
Please visit the Equal Justice Works website for up-to-date information on sponsor preferences, suggestions for writing a good fellowship application and more. In addition, we will be providing a free, informational webinar "How to Create a Successful Application for the Equal Justice Works Fellowships" on Monday, August 6. Students interested in attending the webinar can register here.
Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellowship opportunities for 2012-2013 have been posted. In partnership with AmeriCorps, this program allows Fellows to make a lasting impact on the communities they serve by facilitating pro bono opportunities and expanding the legal resources in low-income and underserved communities. A living allowance is provided and an educational award is earned after successful completion of the program. Recent graduates (within 3 years of graduation) apply for positions starting in July, for position that may begin as soon as the August or September.
A summary can be found on the Equal Justice Works website. Please note that applications must be submitted directly to the host site – do not apply to Equal Justice Works.
The Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation's (ACLU) National Office in New York City seeks applicants for sponsored fellowships, such as Skadden, Equal Justice Works, Liman and other public interest fellowships, beginning in the Fall of 2013.
Founded in 1972 by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Women's Rights Project has been a leader in the legal battles to ensure women's full equality in American society. WRP is dedicated to the advancement of the rights and interests of women, with a particular emphasis on issues affecting low-income women, women of color, and immigrant women. WRP has overall responsibility for implementing ACLU policy in the area of gender discrimination. WRP conducts direct litigation, files amicus curiae briefs, provides support for ACLU affiliate litigation, serves as a resource for ACLU legislative work on women's rights, and seeks to advance ACLU policy goals through public education, outreach, and participation in coalitions. WRP has been an active participant in virtually all of the major gender discrimination litigation in the Supreme Court, in Congressional efforts to promote gender equality, and in other significant public education on behalf of women and girls.
The Women's Rights Project has three core priority areas of focus: education; violence against women and girls; and employment. Cutting across these priority areas, WRP seeks to incorporate an international human rights framework into its litigation and advocacy efforts.
WRP is particularly interested in sponsoring a candidate to work on a project advocating for the rights of survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. The project will combine litigation and advocacy with community outreach and public education. WRP staff will work with the chosen candidate to develop the fellowship proposal.
The fellows will be participating in trial litigation at all levels of federal and state courts, including but not limited to:
The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with experience and within parameters of the ACLU compensation scale.
Individuals interested in receiving WRP sponsorship should send a letter of interest describing relevant experience and interest in the potential project areas described above, a resume, an unofficial transcript, the names and telephone numbers of three legal references, and a legal writing sample to via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com - reference [WRP-12/ACLU-W] in subject line – or by mail to:
Human Resources
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
[Re: WRP-12/ACLU-W]
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this career opportunity.
The Institute of International Education(IIE), in cooperation with the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2013-14 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
For more than 65 years, the federal government-sponsored Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided future American leaders with an unparalleled opportunity to study, conduct research, and teach in other countries. Fulbright grants aim to increase mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange while serving as a catalyst for long-term leadership development.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards over 1,600 grants annually and currently operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships are now available to over 60 countries. Fulbright grants provide funding for round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, and health and accident coverage, and may also provide full or partial tuition.
Applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and hold a bachelor's degree or the equivalent by the beginning of the grant.
The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association ("PIABA") is again sponsoring a writing competition for students interested in Securities Arbitration and Securities Law. First Prize is $1000, Second Prize is $750, and Third Prize is $500. Competition winner(s) will be posted online at the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association website. The PIABA Bar Journal Board of Editors will publish the first place paper, and may, at their option, elect to print additional submissions.
The submission may address any aspect of Securities law; Securities arbitration; The Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9, US Code, Section 1-14; or FINRA Code of Arbitration, effective April 16, 2007 and any changes or proposed changes to that Code. The writing can be based in theory or practice, but should ultimately advocate a position on the topic area chosen. The competition is open to all students who attend a law school in the United States. Full-time students who are not law students but who write law-related papers as part of a course at an American law school are also eligible.
To enter, students must submit entries electronically to email@example.com with the subject heading, "2012 Writing Competition". Entries must be received via e-mail no later than midnight September 10, 2012 and shall include the required entry form. The contestant's name and other identifying markings such as school name are not to be on any copy of the submitted entry. Please click here for more information.
The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) will award prizes of $2,500 for each of the two best research papers written by students of accredited law schools as part of their class work during the 2011-2012 school year. The awards will be announced at IAGA's 2012 Gaming Law Conference inSingaporeon October 23-25, 2012.
The awards honor the memory of Shannon Bybee, one of the IAGA founders, who had a distinguished career as a gaming attorney, state gaming regulator, gaming industry executive and pioneering educator in casino operations and gaming law. The awards are made possible by a grant from International Game Technology, the world's largest gaming device manufacturer, through the courtesy of Robert Melendres, its Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary.
To be eligible for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award, submitted papers must:
Also, the author of each submitted paper must agree, in writing, that if the paper is selected for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award, IAGA may publish the paper in an IAGA publication. The papers may be of any length, but it is recommended they be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, exclusive of footnoting.
The National LGBT Bar Association's annual Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference will take place at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on August 23-25, 2012. The Lavender Law Conference is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBT candidates within the legal profession's recruiting efforts. By participating in this career fair, candidates will talk directly to LGBT-friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBT rights groups, and corporate legal departments. Go to http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/ for more information about the conference.
Candidates are encouraged to discuss their identity and their aspirations to become part of a bias-free work environment. The Lavender Law Career Fair kicks off with a panel of legal practitioners with experience working in government, non-profit, small and large firms. The panel will be guided by a law career services professional will discuss the tools, considerations and critical aspects to find, research and evaluate LGBT-friendly employers in each of these legal arenas.
Over 500 candidates and 130 recruiters representing law firms, government agencies and non-profit organizations interested in diversity were present at the 2011 career fair in Hollywood.
Click here for a list of recruiters participating in the 2012 Lavender Law Career Fair.
Go to http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/register/ for more information about how to register for this career fair.
The National Black Prosecutors Association is the only professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of blacks as prosecutors. Founded in 1983, the association's membership is comprised of more than 800 prosecutors nationwide. It includes both chief and line prosecutors nationwide. In addition to prosecutors, the association's membership includes law students, former prosecutors and law enforcement personnel.
The National Black Prosecutors Association's annual Job Fair will take place on July 31, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Job Fair begins at 8:00 am with registration and check-in; interviews commence at 9:00 am. At the culmination of the Job Fair, there will be a reception for all Job Fair participants and Convention attendees. The reception will afford Job Fair attendees an additional opportunity to further network with prospective employers and experienced prosecutors. The early registration fee for the Job Fair is $25.00 for law students and 2012 law school graduates, and $50.00 for experienced attorneys. After June 8th, the regular Job Fair registration fee is $50.00 for law students and 2012 law school graduates, and $75.00 for experienced attorneys.
Check http://www.blackprosecutors.org/annualconference.html for more details and to register. If you have any questions or would like more information, please email email@example.com.
If you receive after attending a job fair, please report this to our office by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com every couple weeks or so. Please include from what source you obtained the interview/offer (CCBA job fair, Loyola Patent Fair, etc.). We keep track of these in order to determine how students are doing and where our students end up working during the summer/after graduation. Also, if you have any concerns about how your interviews are progressing or questions about the interview process, please make an appointment to talk with a career counselor.
As part of the Minority Trial Lawyer Committee's ongoing efforts to increase the quality of its website while also providing additional platforms for its members to increase their public visibility, the committee is currently seeking contributors for the News and Developments section of our website. Contributors to the News and Developments section would have the opportunity to write brief (between 250–750 words) "blog-like" entries about emerging topics that are relevant to the MTL's broad membership. If you are interested in submitting contributions to the MTL's News and Developments section or would like more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Brian Josias.
see the Employment Opportunities section for more information
Back by popular demand, Law Students for Reproductive Justice is pleased to share the latest edition of the 2011-12 Guide to Internships & Fellowships in Reproductive Rights & Justice. This one-of-a-kind tool can help guide interested law students toward summers, semesters, or careers in reproductive justice advocacy. The Guide contains listings for legal internships and fellowships at 75 non-profit organizations across the country. The Guide may be accessed in the Symplicity Document Library; please log onto Symplicity, click on the "Documents" tab, and then click on "Document Library."
The Vermont 2012 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures is now available and may be accessed online. For username and password information, please log onto Symplicity, click on the "Documents" tab, and then click on "Document Library."
The 2011-2012 Government Honors & Internship Handbook is now available and may be accessed online. For username and password information, please log onto Symplicity, click on the "Documents" tab, and then click on "Document Library."
Chicago-Kent students can access Policy Jobs (www.policyjobs.net), Political Jobs (www.politicaljobs.net), Human Rights Jobs (www.humanrightsjobs.com), Ethical Jobs (www.ethicaljobs.net), and Journalist Jobs (www.journalistjobs.net) by using the Login details that can be obtained through Symplicity. Please see the instructions in the entry directly below for details on how to access password information via Symplicity. Please note that the passwords for these sites are case sensitive.
To access password protected sites including:
Log into Symplicity and select the "Documents" tab. Within Documents, select "Document Library." The links for the sites listed above will be listed there. Clicking on each link will take you to a page with a username and password, which you should write down before clicking the link on the page. If you have any difficulties accessing Symplicity or the individual sites, please contact the Career Services Office by emailing email@example.com.
Kent students and alumni now have an additional resource for their job searches. The BYU Intercollegiate Job Bank compiles entry level job postings from schools throughout the country. This resource will be especially useful for students and alumni conducting an out-of-town job search, but through this service you can also access the postings of other Illinois and Chicago area schools. To access this resource, log into Symplicity and select the "Documents" tab. Within Documents, select "Document Library." The link for the Job Bank will be listed there. Clicking on the link will take you to a page with a username and password, which you should write down before clicking the link. The link takes you to the BYU Alumni page, and the Job Bank is about halfway down the page. After clicking that link you will be prompted to enter the user name and password. Then you will have access to a drop list of all 50 states. Picking a state will give you access to the job postings from the schools in that state. If you have any difficulties accessing the Job Bank, please contact the Career Services Office by emailing email@example.com.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin is now offering a free on-line Legal Employment Weekly e-blast of open jobs in the Chicago area. Every issue contains up-to-date job postings, an article and sign-up sheet from the Illinois Paralegal Association, and an Ask an Expert column. You can view each week's installment at http://jobs.lawbulletin.com/ELEW.pdf or you can sign up to receive the "E-LEW" in your own inbox. To receive the weekly email, go to http://jobs.lawbulletin.com and select the "E-LEW" tab at the top of the page. At the bottom of the page, click on the link and complete the resulting form.
In an effort to help you connect with a strong network of Chicago-Kent alumni, the Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Career Services are happy to announce a new Alumni Career Advisor Network. Alumni from around the world are available to discuss issues such as practice trends, legal markets in specific geographic areas, and other career-related topics. This is an excellent opportunity to start building your personal network with Chicago-Kent alumni!To search for an Alumni Career Advisor, all you have to do is log-in to the Chicago-Kent Alumni Online Community:First Time Login Instructions:
During your first time login you will create a username and password. Afterwards, you may log in directly at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/advisorsearch using the username and password you created. If you need assistance with your first time login, please contact the Office of Career Services at email@example.com or visit Suite 360.
International Career Employment Weekly's goal is to make it easy for international professionals to keep abreast of all current job opportunities in their field. They collect information on current international job openings with governments, government contractors, United Nations agencies and other intergovernmental organizations, private voluntary organizations working overseas, corporations involved in international trade and finance, engineering firms, associations, foundations, student exchange organizations, universities, and state governments and present that information to job seekers in a clear and concise format. The Career Services Office subscribes to this resource in an online format. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for the username and password.
PSLawNet is a premier resource for career-related information in legal and law-related public interest work. Students and alumni from over 170 law schools search our site every day to find internships, fellowships, pro bono opportunities, and jobs in public service. Chicago-Kent College of Law is a member school, therefore you have unlimited access to search the database for FREE. The PSLawNet website is filled with useful resources for public interest-minded law students and graduates, as well as those who may simply be exploring their options. Students can create an account at the PSLawNet home page,or go directly the the page on funding resources. To register, on the home page, click on "sign-up now" to create an account using your email address and your own password. List Chicago-Kent College of Law as your school.
Interested in pursuing a fellowship upon graduation? Then be sure to check out PSLawNet's new "Fellowship Corner" which includes the full text of Yale's Fellowship Application Tips for 2002-2003, along with the expanded Appendix listing print and online fellowship resources. The site also contains a Fellowship Calendar with a chronological listing of application deadlines--a big help for potential applicants in planning and preparing their materials. Visit the Fellowship Corner at: http://pslawnet.org/postgraduatefellowships
The Legal Balance, an exclusive online community for women attorneys in Chicago, is offering a free one-year membership to Chicago-Kent students. The Legal Balance offers women attorney-specific benefits tailored to help you succeed, including: access to member-only networking events, an extensive resource library, weekly email digests, and inside information from a community of successful female attorneys. To request your free membership, email email@example.com and mention that you are a Chicago-Kent student.
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Terres de l'Ebre is one of the seven territories define by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is located in the south-west of Catalonia, in the southern part of river Ebre, and will be formed by four comarques: Baix Ebre, Montsià, Terra Alta and Ribera d'Ebre.[1]
Terres de l'Ebre (Ebre Lands) is a region in Catalonia. It's the southeast region of Catalonia and is crossed by the Ebre river since gets out of Aragon until pours its water to the Mediterranean sea.
This region is composed by four administrative comarques . Inland, we find the Terra Alta and the Ribera d'Ebre, and at the coast Baix Ebre and Montsià.
The Terres de l'Ebre offer a wide variety of landscapes (Natural Park of Delta de l'Ebre, Natural Park of Ports, Ebre river, coast, plain and mountain. All those possibilities, together with a typical Mediterranean weather, make of Terres de l'Ebre a spot to discover and lowly exploited by the big touristic mass.
One of the spots more appreciated by tourists are the areas of "coast and sea" and we can find here one of the more impressive natural spectacles of Terres de l'Ebre where Ebre waters fight with Mediterranean waters at the mouth of the river, giving as a result large sand beaches with very low visitor density, where we can have a calm and intimacy hard to find elsewhere. Very close to those beaches is the Natural Park of Delta de l'Ebre, the biggest humid area of Catalonia, with a surface of 320 km2.
Another dimension of Terres de l'Ebre is the mountain and plain. We can observe here the traditional economic legacy in this land, the primary sector, with vineyards, fruit trees and olive trees. We must point out the millennial olive trees in Montsia, as the name indicates, those trees accompany several generations of inhabitants since many years. Don't forget the Natural Park of Ports, the second natural park with more extension of Catalonia, with a great variety of flora and fauna.
It's also outstanding the identity culture, which possibly originated because different civilizations grounded in the Iberic peninsula arrived to this area guided by the river Ebre. The civilizations passing Terres de l'Ebre left many elements as the remarkable rock paintings of Ulldecona and the Perelló, declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
Finally, you could not leave these lands without tasting its gastronomy, based on quality products as the rice with D.O. Montsià, the oil D. O. Baix Ebre - Montsià, the wine D.O. Terra Alta or the clementines of Alcanar considered IGP (Protected Geographic Indication). Not to mention the eels and the Delta duck, the fish and seafood in the coast, the artichokes and citrics at the plain and the crestó in the mountain.
The nearest airport is Reus, with airlines as Ryanair. Alternatively, Terres de l'Ebre are equidistant of Barcelona, Valencia and Zaragoza.
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