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Welcome to the German Graduate Program
Located within GNS, the German Graduate Program is a place of lively and collegial intellectual exchange. The program is especially strong in its breadth: our students complete coursework in literary studies, linguistics, and second language acquisition before specializing. Graduate students participate in interdisciplinary training and professional development through close mentoring relationships with faculty members, many of whom have been recognized with national or international awards in their research fields. Despite the difficult Humanities job market, the program continues to place graduate students in competitive positions, and we work with UW initiatives and other groups to mentor students for careers beyond academia. The program is also home to dynamic and committed teachers: a number of faculty and graduate students have been honored by the university for excellence in teaching. Faculty and graduate students present regularly at national and international conferences (for which our students receive financial support), in addition to the Wisconsin Workshop and German and Dutch Graduate Student Association conferences organized annually by the program that bring together scholars at all levels and across disciplines for in-depth discussion and collaboration.
The German Graduate Program offers curricula leading to the master of arts and the doctor of philosophy degrees in German.
The M.A. degree in German requires 30 credits of course work at the graduate level (10 courses) approved by the graduate advisor and the Masters examination.
The Ph.D. requires an additional eight courses (24 credits) for a total of 18 courses (54 credits) [for students entering with an M.A. from another institution: a total of 12 courses/36 credits, of which up to two can be transfer courses as allowed by graduate advisor], an external doctoral minor, proof of proficiency in another foreign language, and a preliminary qualifying exam in preparation for writing a Ph.D. thesis. Students must pass the Goethe Certificate C1 (German-language proficiency) before advancing to the doctoral preliminary examination.
The department offers a broadly inclusive and flexible curriculum in the entire range of medieval through contemporary literature and culture, a full spectrum of linguistics and philology, and a program in Dutch language, literature, and culture. The program is unsurpassed in comprehensive representation of the entire field of the study of German through individual faculty members' specializations and research publications, including: early modern and medieval studies; film and media studies; multicultural literature and cosmopolitanism; Gegenwartsliteratur; literary and cultural theory; Holocaust studies; poetics, stylistics, and narratology; 18th-century studies; literature in its sociocultural context; literary and cultural theory; Dutch literature and linguistics; historical and synchronic linguistics; applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and foreign language education. Offerings include interdisciplinary areas such as literature and other arts (especially image/text, visual culture, and literature/music), German-Americana, literature and philosophy, and German–Jewish relations.
Graduate students are encouraged to pursue inter- and multidisciplinary work beyond the German Program in such areas as art history, communication arts/cinema, comparative literature, history, linguistics, musicology, Scandinavian studies, visual studies, and women and gender studies. The department cooperates closely with the interdepartmental programs in European studies, medieval studies, Jewish studies, and second language acquisition. For more information and details on degrees, please contact our Graduate Coordinator.
Deadline for financial funding consideration is January 2nd if you are applying for Fall admission
A. Admission with full standing requires:
1. Students with a B.A. in German
Undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours and GPA in German courses beyond the second-year level of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
2. Students with an M.A. in German
GPA in graduate work of at least 3.7 on a 4.0 scale.
Note: In evaluating German Zeugnisse, sehr gut will be considered 4.0, gut 3.5, andbefriedigend 3.0. Coursework from abroad will not be considered without appropriate documentation and consultation with the Department and the Graduate School after such work has been completed.
3. Deficiencies: Students granted regular admission with deficiencies will be required to make up all deficiencies, both undergraduate and graduate, above and beyond the required course work of the graduate program.
4. Students admitted for work toward the Ph.D. who do not have the M.A. degree but who have substantial coursework past the B.A. level are required to take the M.A. examination no later than the end of the second week of the second full-time semester of study in the program.
B. Probationary admission is possible under the following circumstances:
1. Students with a B.A. in German who have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale and GPA in German courses beyond the second-year level of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
2. Students with an M.A. in German who have a GPA in graduate work of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Note: Students admitted on probation cannot receive financial support until removed from probation.
Deadline for financial funding consideration is January 2nd if you are applying for Fall admission.
1. You must apply electronically at the website of the UW Graduate School. You will be required to pay an application fee to the Graduate School before your application becomes active with our Department. Instructions can be found here: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/
2. "Statement of Purpose" , also called "Reasons for Graduate Study" This should be approximately 1-3 pages in length explaining your scholarly interests in Germanic Studies. (Please follow the instructions found with the electronic application regarding uploads.)
3. Upload copies of all official transcripts from all institutions attended.
4. GRE test scores optional. If submitted, scores should be no older than five years.
5. Three letters of recommendation. Please follow the instructions found with the electronic application regarding how to have letters uploaded by your recommenders.
6. Upload resumé or curriculum vitae. This should include any academic honors, distinctions, teaching experience, and publications you may have. (Please follow the instructions found with the electronic application regarding uploads.)
7. Upload list of any German courses currently in progress at the time of this application if they do not appear on transcript(s).
8. Upload writing sample in German. This can be a brief sample of something previously written and should be approximately 5-15 pages in length.
Note: All materials should be uploaded to electronic application. Nothing is sent to Department.
Please contact Mark Mears, the Graduate Coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com or ph: (608)262-6764 if you have any questions about the application process.
International applicants must also provide the following in addition to the checklist above:
9. Upload copies of official documentation of all courses taken and grades received (called transcripts in the U.S.) from each undergraduate or postgraduate institution.
10. Upload copies of official certification of degrees and dates granted.
11. Official TOEFL or MELAB scores. Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English, must provide an English proficiency test score. Your score is considered too old, and will not be accepted, if it is more than 2 years old from the start of your admission term. Country of citizenship does not exempt applicants from this requirement. Language of instruction at the college or university level, and how recent it has been, are the determining factors in meeting this requirement.
Applicants are exempt if:
- English is the exclusive language of instruction at the undergraduate institution; or
- they have earned a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university not more than 5 years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment; or
- they have completed at least two full-time semesters of graded course work, exclusive of ESL courses, in a U.S. college or university, or at an institution outside the U.S. where English is the exclusive language of instruction, not more than 5 years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment.
12. GRE scores are required f you do not submit TOEFL scores. Have testing service send scores to UW-Madison.
13. A 10-minute recording with spoken English sample (non-native english speakers only). Email to Mark Mears as audio file.
Note: All materials should be uploaded to electronic application. Nothing is sent to Department except recording of spoken English.
Please contact the Graduate Coordinator if you have any questions about the application process.
Financial support is competitive. Please note the applications deadline for financial support is January 2nd. Fellowships, TA-ships and most PA-ships include in- and out-of-state tuition waivers. In addition, TA-ships held in the spring semester provide a tuition waiver for the summer session. Financial support also comes with access to health insurance at much-reduced cost. A teaching assistant typically is responsible for one section of beginning or intermediate German each semester with either 4 or 5 contact hours a week, depending on level. There are opportunities for teaching third-year courses and for summer TA-ships, as well as financial support for graduate student travel to conferences and research facilities.
For more information on graduate assistant policies and procedures got to https://hr.wisc.edu/policies/gapp/
Selected Graduate Courses offered by the Department of German (2010-2016):
For current course offerings, please see the Course Guide of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (select the current term); generally, graduate courses are those numbered 600 and above.
German Literature / Culture
- Bertolt Brecht and Beyond
- Comparative World Literature
- Deutsche Literatur und Kultur des 18. Jahrhunderts
- Deutsche Literatur und Kultur des 19. Jahrhunderts
- Deutsche Literatur und Kultur des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts
- Emblem, Allegory, Symbol
- German Film
- Geschichte in neusten Familienromanen von Frauen
- Historicizing the GDR (Interdisciplinary CGES Seminar)
- Hölderlin, Kleist, Büchner
- Kafka and the Kafkaesque
- Kafka und Benjamin
- Kosmopolitismus in deutschsprachiger Literatur
- Philosophie und Film
- Literatur als Sprache
- Memory Discourses and Postwar German Cinema (Interdisciplinary CGES Seminar)
- Mimesis and Realisms
- Nachbilder der DDR/Afterimages of the GDR
- Novellen des 19. Jahrhunderts
- Text and Image / Literature and Photography
- The Global Book: World Literature in the World Market
- Theorie und Praxis des deutschen Theaters
- Translationality as Transformation and Transfer
- Transnational Perspectives on German Studies (Interdisciplinary CGES Seminar)
Germanic Linguistics
- Comparative and Historical Grammar of the Old Germanic Languages
- Contemporary German: Phonology of German
- Dialectology
- Dialects in Middle-High German (1250-1450)
- Early New High German
- German Dialect Syntax
- German Phonetics and Phonology
- Germanic Immigrant Languages in Wisconsin
- Germanic Languages and Migration (Interdisciplinary CGES Seminar)
- Historical German Syntax
- Historical Linguistics
- History of the German Language
- Introduction to Middle High German
- Language Development of Trilinguals in Berlin
- North Sea Germanic
- Old Germanic Languages: Gothic
- Old Germanic Languages: Old Saxon
- Old High German
- Palæography of Medieval and Early Modern German
- Pennsylvania German Language and Culture
- Problems in Comparative German Linguistics
- Sociohistorical Linguistics
- The German Language in America
- The Morphology of German
- The Sociolinguistics of German
Second Language Acquisition
- Beliefs and Motivation in Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Collaborative Teaching and Learning
- College Teaching of German/Theory of Teaching German
- Crosscultural Understanding and Authentic Materials
- Foreign Language Writing
- Hot topics, hot seat: Language Program Direction
- The L1 in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
- Language Evidence
- Motivations, Perceptions, and Attitudes in SLA
- Pragmatics in Foreign Language Learning/Teaching
- Reception in FL Instruction: Theory/Practice
- Resistance and Subversion in FL Teaching & Learning
- The Speaking Ecology of a Foreign Language Classroom
- The Study Abroad Experience
Dutch Literature / Culture
- De multikulturele Samenleving
- Dutch Tolerance and Multiculturalism
- Immigratie/Emigratie in de Lage Landen
- Lage landen of hoog water?
- Nieuw Amsterdam/ Nieuw York
- Occupation, Holocaust, Memory" in Dutch Literature
Grievance Procedures
If a student feels unfairly treated or aggrieved by faculty, staff, or another student, the University offers several avenues for resolving the grievance.
Procedures for proper accounting of student grievances:
- The student is encouraged to speak first with the person toward whom the grievance is directed to see if a situation can be resolved at this level.
- Should a satisfactory resolution not be achieved, the student should contact their unit's Director of Graduate Studies to discuss the grievance, who will facilitate problem resolution through informal channels and facilitate any complaints or issues of students. The first attempt is to help students informally address the grievance prior to any formal complaint. If students are reluctant to approach their Director of Graduate Studies, they may consult with the unit head or the Department Chair. Students are also encouraged to talk with their faculty advisors regarding concerns or difficulties if necessary. University resources for sexual harassment, discrimination, disability accommodations, and other related concerns can be found on the UW Office of Equity and Diversity website: https://oed.wisc.edu/
- Other campus resources include
- The Graduate School – https://grad.wisc.edu/
- McBurney Disability Resource Center – https://mcburney.wisc.edu/
- Employee Assistance Office – https://eao.wisc.edu/
- Ombuds Office – https://ombuds.wisc.edu/
- University Health Services – https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/
- If an issue is not resolved to the student's satisfaction, the student can submit the grievance to the Director of Graduate Studies and the Department Chair in writing, within 60 calendar days of the alleged unfair treatment.
- On receipt of a written complaint, a faculty committee will be convened by the Department Chair to manage the grievance. The program faculty committee will obtain a written response from the person toward whom the complaint is directed. This response will be shared with the person filing the grievance.
- The faculty committee will determine a decision regarding the grievance. The Department Chair will report on the action taken by the committee in writing to both the student and the party toward whom the complaint was directed within 15 working days from the date the complaint was received.
- At this point, if either party (the student or the person toward whom the grievance is directed) is not satisfied with the decision of the faculty committee, the party may file a written appeal. Either party has 10 working days to file a written appeal to the Graduate School or College of Letters and Science.
- Documentation of the grievance will be stored for at least 7 years. Significant grievances that set a precedent will be stored indefinitely.
The Graduate School has procedures for students wishing to appeal a grievance decision made at the school/college level. These policies are described in the Graduate School's Academic Policies and Procedures: https://grad.wisc.edu/documents/grievances-and-appeals/
Reporting Misconduct And Crime
The campus has established policies governing student conduct, academic dishonesty, discrimination, and harassment/abuse as well as specific reporting requirements in certain cases. If you have a grievance regarding unfair treatment toward yourself, please refer to the procedures and resources identified above. If you learn about, observe, or witness misconduct or other wrongdoing you may be required to report that misconduct or abuse. Depending on the situation, it may be appropriate to consult with your advisor, Director of Graduate Studies, or other campus resources.
Research Misconduct Reporting
The University of Wisconsin–Madison strives to foster the highest scholarly and ethical standards among its students, faculty, and staff. Graduate students and research associates are among the most vulnerable groups when reporting misconduct because their source of financial support and their progress in their careers may be at risk by raising questions of wrongdoing. They are also often the closest witnesses to wrongdoing when it occurs and therefore must be appropriately protected from the consequences of reporting wrongdoing and be informed of their rights. Please find full details at research.wisc.edu/respolcomp/resethics/
Academic Misconduct Reporting
If you know that a fellow student is cheating on an exam or other academic exercise, notify your professor, teaching assistant, or proctor of the exam. As a part of the university community, you are expected to uphold the standards of the university. Also, consider how your classmate's dishonesty may affect the overall grading curve and integrity of the program.
Sexual Assault Reporting
UW–Madison prohibits sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. These offenses violate UW–Madison policies and are subject to disciplinary action. Sanctions can range from reprimand to expulsion from UWMadison. In many cases, these offenses also violate Wisconsin criminal law and could lead to arrest and criminal prosecution.
Students who experience sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking have many options and services available to them on and off campus, including mental health counseling, victim advocacy, and access to the criminal and campus disciplinary systems. For a list a confidential support and reporting options, please visit https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/prevention/violence-prevention/resources/
Faculty, staff, teaching assistants, and others who work directly with students at UW–Madison are required by law to report firsthand knowledge or disclosures of sexual assault to university officials for statistical purposes. In addition, disclosures made to certain university employees, such as academic advisors or university administrators, may be forwarded to the campus Title IX coordinator for a response. For more information, please visit https://doso.students.wisc.edu/sexual-assault-dating-and-domestic-violence/
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Psychology is the examine of individuals's behavior, efficiency, and mental operations. A higher possibility is to look to a public school that may provide not only an evaluation and analysis of a child's educational needs, but create an Individualized Education Plan or IEP, for the kid with ADHD. So teens – drag yourselves away from the Xbox and start checking out these best board games for youngsters below. It is adding up that education is a ineffective instrument that serves no goal in a job, besides for placing us in debt. An educated, professional woman is better being with a person who has the same and/or better educational and skilled background. According to the Constitution state and local governments take care of education not the federal government. To establish wants, issues, and gaps in population education for each the in-faculty and out-of-school sectors. This piece suggests possible options that ought to be inculcated to deliver education sector of Africa to life. It's awesome to get that validation from someone who works so carefully with the special education system.
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In sum, on the one hand enormous quantities of money are being spent for K-12 public education with total results that do not justify that spending level. A year later, in August 2012, Save Our Schools convened once more in Washington, this time with the aim of holding a People's Convention, full of workshops and discussion in regards to the want for continued motion and motion building to preserve and increase public education. At the Institute of Islamic Education in Dewsbury adult men who had not been vetted shared overnight lodging with boarding pupils as young as eleven. A current inspection, nonetheless, discovered requirements at the school have now been met. Stop education for women, how silly are these individuals, I am definitely with Malala Yousafzai all the way in which. Yes, there is a marked difference between a person with tertiary education and an individual with out such education. The problems with the education of this region shouldn't be treated with child gloves.

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|Buddha Approaching the Bodhi Tree, 2nd-3rd century
Pakistan: Ancient Gandhara, 100-299
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This panel depicts the Buddha's selection of the tree under which he will meditate and ultimately achieve enlightenment. After approaching but declining a mango tree, the Buddha chooses the fig tree (Ficus religiosa). The fig tree became known as the bodhi tree because the Buddha reached enlightenment (bodhi) after meditating beneath one such tree for 49 days. A handsome couple stands opposite the Buddha, gesturing him towards the grass covered seat beneath the bodhi tree.
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"Whoever is happy will also make others happy". – Anne Frank.
How did you become a GLC Lawyer?
I saw a post that Augusto shared on a family WhatsApp and I contacted him, we talked on the phone, but we considered that it did not fit my professional profile, the days passed and Augusto called me, I remember that we went to lunch at Tres Hermanas in the Uruca and it was when I received a proposal that did go hand in hand with my profile, I accepted the position and after 1 month I was already in GLC writing my story.
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American Presidential nominee, Donald Trump has announced that Nigerian-American woman, Omarosa Manigault, is now the director of the African-American Outreach for his presidential campaign.
Omarosa, known as 'the villain' on the reality show, 'The Apprentice', who was announced as the director of African-American outreach for the Trump campaign, spoke to newsmen after the announcement and said;
"I'm happy to take up that cause for Donald Trump," adding that her new role was "an extension" of the work she had been doing at the National Diversity Coalition for Trump. "I am the director of African-American outreach for Donald Trump. I am proud to serve in that role.
"It is a very difficult time for our country, but the good thing I know is that I know Donald Trump at his heart … and I know what he can do in that role."
When asked about polls that show Trump has zero percent support from African Americans in Ohio (where she is from) and Pennsylvania, Manigault said she was confused about who had been polled because "I just spent an amazing weekend with African Americans for Trump, about 300 of them."
"My reality is I'm surrounded by African Americans who want to see Trump as the next president. Trump is focused on improving the conditions of African Americans in this country. Unemployment in African-American community is at an all time high," Manigault said.
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Donald Trump reportedly hired Omarosa Manigault to help him win Black votes as recent polls have shown that he had 0% approval among black voters in key states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The 42-year-old reality TV star, made a name for herself as a 'TV villain' in the first season of Trump's 'The Apprentice' and also had a lot of negative press during that period as a result of her intensity and controversial actions.
According to a 2004 Peoplemagazine article, Omarosa Manigault was 'banished' from four political jobs in only two years with the Clinton administration. At her last job, she was reportedly asked to leave almost immediately because she had been so disruptive.


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SceneReader is implemented in ANSI C for speed and portability.
SceneReader currently runs on Linux/x86 and Windows systems; ports to other platforms may be possible by negotiation.
As the sample image gallery demonstrates, SceneReader is tolerant to wide variations in input image quality.
SceneReader can work with relatively poor-quality images such as those from simplistic phone-cameras, as well as high-quality images such as scanned photographs and high-end digital camera output.
The time taken for image analysis is dependent mostly on the size of the input image.
SceneReader is optimised for handling arbitrary photographic images with complex and unpredictable content.
It is NOT optimised for the analysis of ordinary printed text documents.
The following considerations should be noted regarding the SceneReader 2.0 release.
1. Only the latin alphabet is supported.
SceneReader 2.0 comes pre-configured with a general font knowledgebase allowing it to recognise text in a variety of fonts. Currently, this font knowledgebase only includes latin alphanumeric characters (so e.g. cyrillic or greek characters are not supported).
2. Only alphanumeric characters are supported.
SceneReader 2.0 searches for alphabetic and numeric characters, but ignores punctuation and other special characters (e.g. the $ sign).
3. Only dictionary sequences and numbers are recognised.
SceneReader 2.0 can recognise pure digit sequences (containing only numeric characters) as numbers without any reference dictionary. For recognising words and alphanumeric sequences, SceneReader 2.0 uses a reference dictionary. Words (e.g. "exit") and/or alphanumeric sequences (e.g. "WX123") not included in the dictionary will not be recognised. However, the dictionary can be large without significant performance implications (e.g. we typically use a 60,000-word dictionary for testing purposes).
4. SceneReader 2.0 is optimised for recognising printed, non-cursive
SceneReader 2.0 will not, in general, recognise joined-up (cursive) writing or heavily-interconnected text.
5. Result reporting is case-insensitive.
SceneReader 2.0 can recognize words in upper, lower and mixed case. However, its output results are reported in all-lowercase.
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I'm not going to say a lot about this, except that I'm glad, and I hope that the next step for this tech takes seriously into account the privacy-in-public implications of people walking around with cameras streaming whatever they see.
Google Glass Explorer Program Shuts Down
Anyone who was ever concerned with the level of surveillance in modern society by CCTV, helmet cams, the hacking of web-cams, and the use this can be put to by the nefarious activities of GCHQ and the US NSA, will be pleased that the headlong rush to turn us all into autonomous surveillance drones has paused for thought.
Lets hope Google use the pause to reflect on this.


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Asbestos hypocrisy sticking to PM
Tim Harper of the Toronto Star has come out in opposition to the government's stance on asbestos. He says that as a result of the refusal to put chrysotile asbestos on the United Nations list of hazardous exports, Canada is " alone in the world, an international pariah." In turn, "We have been ridiculed, scorned, shamed, accused of hypocrisy — even called merchants of death."
Tim Harper cites Kathleen Ruff's strong opposition to the government's stance which he describes as having been "communicated forcefully and frenetically". "Harper has been outed from the asbestos closet" says Kathleen Ruff, Senior Human Rights Advisor to the Rideau Institute, "for years, he only spoke of how much he loved and adored asbestos when he was in that riding. As long as an issue remains hidden, you're dead. But now it is out there."
To read the full article: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1016241–tim-harper-asbestos-hypocrisy-sticking-to-pm


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In the Flower Bazaar area, an embellished twin-armed pole with two lamps stands as a mute testimony to a time when the Chennai Corporation did things at a more comfortable pace.
Similar vestiges of the Corporation's past are few. Much about those times is learnt only from grainy black-and-white photos at the archives.
From a bunch of photos available with The Hindu , it can be inferred that for around 300 years, the civic body was dealing with solid waste in a manner singularly lacking in technology. Even images, just around 20 years old, show garbage being carried by bullock carts.
Only in 1996 did these carts stop lumbering through the streets of the city, when autos took over their job. But with consumerism creeping in as the natural fallout of a globalised economy, waste generation began to grow exponentially.
Autos proving inadequate, lorries trundled in. Waste collection methods, as we know them today, made their appearance in 2006 when the civic body brought in compactors.
When the Corporation began work on its first flyover in 1998, on Peter's Road, it was not shackled by the concerns that accompany projects of this nature today.
The flyover was expected only to facilitate easy vehicular movement in that area, especially providing quicker access to Government Royapettah Hospital.
This expectation sharply contrasts with what drives flyover projects today — a corridor approach, junction improvement and multi-modal integration of public transport systems.
This multi-faced approach to flyover planning is best illustrated by the proposed project to link Poonamalle High Road and Kodambakkam High Road with a grade separator consisting of numerous connecting ramps.
At the Council meeting on September 28, Mayor Saidai Duraisamy said out of the 30,560 interior roads, 18,264 are damaged. In other words, more than 60 per cent of roads are not in good condition.
Among the reasons urban planners cite for this situation is the explosion of technology and the concomitant changes in urban planning. Digging work for provision of telecom infrastructure, piped water and power supply are factors contributing to difficulty in maintaining roads in motorable condition.
However, the difference between the past and the present is nowhere as marked as in the evolution of lighting technology.
Until 1997, even streets in the central business district of Chennai were lit only by tubelights. Sodium vapour lamps made things significantly brighter, but pale in comparison to present-day lighting technology.
Interior roads in extended areas are set to receive over 1.1 lakh LED lights through an initiative largely made possible by World Bank funding. The performance of these lamps is expected to be enhanced by web-enabled, automated streetlight monitoring system, for which a pilot project has already begun in Besant Nagar.
In conclusion, the Corporation's responsibilities have multiplied considerably with 10,000 civic development works underway at any given time. But technology has emerged as its greatest ally, making it possible for the civic body to shape its aspirations into reality.


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AS YOU WISH (Book #1)
Declan Ramsay was to be best man at his brother's wedding in Scotland, sharing best man duties with the bride's gay kid brother Sam. The best men wouldn't meet for the first time until a few days before the wedding, so communicated by email for more than a year.
But on meeting Sam Aiken, Declan is surprised to see he isn't a kid at all, but a striking, athletic blond man with a wicked sense of humor. Declan is alarmed by the ferocious attraction he feels for Sam. And as the attraction is reciprocated, the events at Dunloch Castle change everything Declan has ever believed about himself.
But is Sam Aiken all he appears to be?
ILLUMINATE THE SHADOW (Book #2)
The thrilling, funny sequel to 'As You Wish'.
However, falling for his boss's son was never going to be an easy path to happiness, mainly because the boss in question is multi-millionaire property tycoon and former MI5 operative, Sir James Aiken.
Sir James is repulsed by his son's homosexuality, and so discovering that his employee Declan Ramsay- the man he installed to run his luxury property rental empire- is in a relationship with Sam, does not go down well.
The lovers cannot hide from the looming presence of Sir James Aiken for long! Soon enough James makes his move, and Declan finds out what he will have to endure to stay with Sam, and what he will have to give to feel worthy of Sam's love."
RETURN TO ZERO (Book #3)
The thrilling sequel to "As You Wish" and "Illuminate the Shadows".
Two agents are missing -- presumed dead, while on a reconnaissance mission at an outdoor adventure centre in the Scottish Highlands. Sir James Aiken sends his son and Declan to follow the trail, and discover the fate of the agents.
As the mission offers his first chance to use the skills he learned on the MI6 training course in Morocco, Declan is keen to get started. However, Sir James sees to it that the seeds of doubt and discord have been sewn between the couple, as they begin their mission.
The journey to their Highland location, and the discoveries they make when they reach the G'wan Adventures centre, prove that Sir James Aiken has been less than honest with his son. Events in the Highlands force Sam and Declan to face their greatest fears, and understand what they both really want from life -- and from each other.
Excerpt from "Return to Zero" (Shatterproof Bond #3)
"SAM! Are ye home?" Declan hollered as he opened the front door. "Sam?"
"In here." Sam's distant voice filtered from the spare bedroom. Declan was in a buoyant mood, at last, after weeks of waiting, he'd received a call from his boss. He sauntered confidently towards the bedroom and knocked once before walking in.
"Why d'ye no' pick up? I've called ye, like, six times already! James wants us in fera meet —" Declan stopped, and in the way,only Sam Aiken could do, the breath was stolenfrom his lungs.
Declan's yoga mat was laid out in the centerof the large bedroom floor, and upon it, a shamelessly nude Sam Aiken was facing the tall antique mirror that rested against the wall. He was on his belly, his back bowed, and his palmspushing against the floor as his shoulders rose in the midst of the cobra pose.
Declan slumped to sit silently on the king-size bed and watch. He stared, bug-eyed and slack-jawedat all of that flawless pale skin, wrapped around an athletic, slim frame. Declan adored how pliant and supple Sam was. He reveledin the sight of corded muscles moving beneath the taut surface of the younger man's skin, like the workings of a well-honedmachine.
Ignoring his voyeur, Sam pushed himself up from the cobra pose, so he sat back on his calves. He closed his eyes and focused on his breath, and then, when he was ready, placed his palms flat on the mat, level with his knees. Then, putting all of his weight on his hands, Sam drew his legs out to either side of his body, doing the splits, balancing solely on his hands.
Declan's bearded jaw dropped open, and his heart skipped a beat at the impressive sight. The mirror allowed Declan to observe Sam from many angles, and the view was exquisite. He knew there was a reason he was home early, but, whatever the hell it was, it could wait.
Sam aligned his legs and boughtthem up above his head, so he was in a handstand position, and there he stayed for a minute, his breath shallow and barely audible. There was not one tremble in any of Sam's muscles. It was awe inspiring. Sam was the very picture of oneness—strength, control, balance, and agility. The lines of Sam's form were sinuous and erotic, and there was no stopping the hot, hot hunger that made Declan's whole being shudder with need.
Sam's spine arched back and with incredible discipline, his body bowed slowly, until the soles of his feet were placed firmly on the yoga mat, and Sam was in the crab position. He was trying so desperately to focus on his ownbreath and to remain centered, but Declan was breathing heavily through his nose, like a stag readying for the rut, and even though Sam could not actuallysee him, Declan's presence always came with the prickle of otherworldly electricity. It reallywas like they were magnetized.
The sound of heavy breathing was doing things to Sam's body that he just could not control. His heart beat faster, beads of sweat littered his brow and formed on his chest, and his pale cock reddened, filled and rose majestically, providing an extra spectacle for his handsome observer. Sam arched his spine to its capacityand inched to his toes and fingertips. He stayed like that, his muscles clenched tight and his cockstanding straight as a flagpole awaiting its flag. After a minute, he slowly unclenched his muscles and allowed his body to ease its way gently back to the mat. Each movement still effortlessly controlled.
This naked yoga routine was on the list of the most erotic things that Declan had ever seen in his life. And now that Sam was on his back, his eyes closed, with arms stretched above his head. Declan decided that this was his opportunity to pounce.
© Isobel Starling 2016
COUNTERBLOW (Book #4)
After the devastating events in the Scottish Highlands, Sam and Declan have moved on to a new, deeper level in their romance. Their commitment to each other is unquestionable; however, there are plenty of questions that need answering about other aspects of their lives, and those who sought to end them.
Sam is trying his best to deal with the day to day frustrations of his injuries. He's completely dependent on Declan for everything and hates the way the scales have tipped in their relationship. Although he's officially on leave, Sam's mind cannot stop replaying all that happened to him and questioning why, and who is behind it all.
Declan's relief at having Sam home throws him into house-husband mode. He's happy to take the reins and care for his partner, however, beneath the surface Declan cannot help but be drawn back to how he felt in the Highlands, and how they were betrayed by a man who was supposed to have their back. Declan had promised Sir James Aiken that he would pay if he hurt Sam, and now Declan has to decide how he can deliver his payback and put his and Sam's world back on an even keel.
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This is a sweet, gay for you, love story. Declan is a ladies man, uncontrollably so. He literally can't say no. It was madness lol. At times I wasn't sure how he was going to actually fall for a guy. But, alas.... It's an insta-love sort of thing. I'm not really into the whole insta-love thing. Love at first sight has never been something I believe in, but that's my personal opinion. The author does a great job with it however. So if that's your thing then this is your thing. The plot is a little out there but it sort of makes sense for these characters. Light & fluffy at times and sort of serious other times. It's an up and down story with an unsure ending. There's a full length novel coming soon so I'm interested in that.
Illuminate the Shadows pretty much starts where As You Wish ended. Which I'm grateful for lol. As I'm sure anyone who read the prequel is as well.
This book is full of surprises. I have to admit I was actually shocked by lol. Always fun to be taken aback by a book. In this case it only added to the already entertaining story. This isn't a very believable story but fun, emotional, and entertaining, it was. I had no issue there at all with suspending belief. When a story is written well you pretty much become a slave to it.
Declan and Sam are still fabulous and sweet and I just really adore them in both books. Great seeing them in this one going through the ups and downs. I laughed and cried WITH them.
All in all this is an exciting read. Not at all boring. Great flow and even though I wanted to throttle some characters, they were wonderful as well.
This book is full of surprises. I have to admit I was actually shocked by lol. Always fun to be taken aback by a book. In this case it only added to the already entertaining story. This isn't a very believable story but fun, emotional, and entertaining, it was. I had no issue there at all with suspending belief. When a story is written well you pretty much become a slave to it.
Declan and Sam are still fabulous and sweet and I just really adore them in both books. Great seeing them in this one going through the ups and downs. I laughed and cried WITH them.
All in all this is an exciting read. Not at all boring. Great flow and even though I wanted to throttle some characters, they were wonderful as well.
This is the third instalment in Isobel Starling's Shatterproof Bond series. Declan and Sam are still feeling the love and I'm really loving the evolution of their characters. I love the realness they bring to this book. Real couples have real problems and that's seen here.
In this book the action ramps up a bit. There's the ever present humor and perfectly written sexy times thus making the balance well done.
I was really taken away with the Scottish Highlands. The descriptions, the epic adventure, and the characters. The story does leave us needy for the next book and while it ended happy enough there are issues that need closure and I have no doubt that will happen in the next book. Great read.
This series is like an onion, so many layers, makes you cry at times, makes you want to get to the good part, but in the end is delicious.
Do remember this is an ongoing series so you can't start here you need to start this series from the beginning. That said, in Counter Blow it's taking off after Return To Zero. Sam is recovering from his injuries. Declan and he are married, enjoying some quiet time, and loving each other but....
This is a couple that, while they truly love each other throughout this series, there's secrets, lies, and betrayals. In this book Declan's secrets are at the forefront.
This series is building with each book and it makes for some nail biting moments. You're again left wanting more and a little frustrated, I'm hopeful we are getting all the answers soon. Good read.
About the Author
Isobel's novel "As You Wish" (Shatterproof Bond #1) is an Amazon Best Seller on Amazon.com and Amazon France. Nine novels into her writing career Isobel has just released The Shatterproof Bond box set which contains all three novels in the series, and the first book in the M/M Romantic Comedy mystery series "Dick and the Sidekick" -"Detective Fox and the Christmas Caper".
"As You Wish" has been translated into French under the title "Comme Vous Voudrez"
The rest of the Shatterproof Bond novels will soon be available in French and German.
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After an accelerated improvement of media buying strategies on top of last-click based analyses, Magazine Luiza was ready to face the challenge of understanding how each media channel influenced transactions within the e-commerce in order to find a more reliable and fair attribution model to the vast array of media the company buys. More than having a model that would help better plan media investments, it was essential that this model could also be applied to each product category and build a more robust knowledge base into consumer behaviour based on their interests.
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As someone in a semi-creative field, I find myself not reaching my full potential and not really understanding why that's happening. Steven Pressfield's book, The War of Art, aims to help you recognize what in your life is holding you back & how to overcome it.
Pressfield uses the term "Resistance" to encompass what might be holding you back. Friends? Family? That fearful voice in your head? Procrastination?
Recognizing your resistance is key in powering through to reach your greatest success.
I found myself at times arguing with the book…which then made me realize my own arguments were my own resistance. Ha!
I really liked this book and it was a great, quick read. I feel like I'll be less likely to get in my own head moving forward, creatively.
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US private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE:APO) said it had struck a definitive deal to buy UK luxury jewellery retailer Aurum Holdings Limited.
The investor did no say how much it would pay for the business.
Aurum, which was founded in 2004 and based in based in Leicester, UK, owns and operates a chain of jewellery and watches stores in the country. Its portfolio includes the Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths brands.
The company was initially created by bankrupt Icelandic investor Baugur Group, which acquired and merged the UK high street jewellery stores under the Aurum name.
As part of Apollo, Aurum will be in a position to benefit from its retail industry expertise, resources and capabilities across the leisure and commodities sectors, the target's CEO Justin Stead said.
The deal, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013. Apollo took counsel from DC Advisory in connection with the transaction.
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What Are the Lungs and Respiratory System?
The lungs and respiratory system allow us to breathe. They:
- Bring oxygen into our bodies (called inspiration, or inhalation).
- Send carbon dioxideout (called expiration, or exhalation).
This exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is called respiration.
How Do the Lungs and Respiratory System Work?
- The cells in our bodies need oxygen to stay alive. Carbon dioxide is made in our bodies as cells do their jobs.
- The lungs and respiratory system allow oxygen in the air to be taken into the body, while also letting the body get rid of carbon dioxide in the air breathed out.
- When you breathe in, the diaphragmmoves downward toward the abdomen, and the rib muscles pull the ribs upward and outward. This makes the chest cavity bigger and pulls air through the nose or mouth into the lungs.
- In exhalation, the diaphragm moves upward and the chest wall muscles relax, causing the chest cavity to get smaller and push air out of respiratory system through the nose or mouth.
- Every few seconds, with each inhalation, air fills a large portion of the millions of alveoli. In a process called diffusion, oxygen moves from the alveoli to the blood through the capillaries (tiny blood vessels) lining the alveolar walls. Once in the bloodstream, oxygen gets picked up by the hemoglobin in red blood cells. This oxygen-rich blood then flows back to the heart, which pumps it through the arteries to oxygen-hungry tissues throughout the body.
- In the tiny capillaries of the body tissues, oxygen is freed from the hemoglobin and moves into the cells. Carbon dioxide, made by the cells as they do their work, moves out of the cells into the capillaries, where most of it dissolves in the plasma of the blood. Blood rich in carbon dioxide then returns to the heart via the veins. From the heart, this blood is pumped to the lungs, where carbon dioxide passes into the alveoli to be exhaled.
What Are the Parts of the Respiratory System?
The respiratory system includes:
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How Does the Respiratory System Work?
Air enters the respiratory system through the nose or the mouth. If it goes in the nostrils (also called nares), the air is warmed and humidified. Tiny hairs called cilia (say: SIL-ee-uh) protect the nasal passageways and other parts of the respiratory tract, filtering out dust and other particles that enter the nose through the breathed air.
What's the Pharynx?
The two openings of the airway (the nasal cavity and the mouth) meet at the pharynx (throat) at the back of the nose and mouth. The pharynx (say: FAR-inks) is part of the digestive system as well as the respiratory system because it carries both food and air.
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The larynx (voice box) is the top part of epiglottis (the air-only pipe). This short tube contains a pair of vocal cords, which vibrate to make sounds.
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The trachea (windpipe) is the continuation of the airway below the larynx. The walls of the trachea (say: TRAY-kee-uh) are strengthened by stiff rings of The trachea, or windpipe, is the continuation of the airway below the larynx.
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Bronchioles end in tiny air sacs called alveoli (say: al-VEE-uh-lie), where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide actually takes place. Each person has hundreds of millions of alveoli in their lungs. This network of alveoli, bronchioles, and bronchi is known as the bronchial tree.
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DesignX: A Future Path for Design
* A joint statement, written by "The Design Collaborative," (in alphabetical order): Ken Friedman (Tongji University, College of Design and Innovation and Swinburne University Centre for Design Innovation), Yongqi Lou (Tongji), Don Norman (University of California, San Diego, Design Lab), Pieter Jan Stappers (Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering), Ena Voûte (Delft), and Patrick Whitney (Illinois Institute of Technology, Institute of Design). Contact email: [email protected]
DesignX is a new, evidence-based approach for addressing many of the complex and serious problems facing the world today. It adds to and augments today's design methods, reformulating the role that design can play. Modern design has grown from a focus on products and services to a robust set of methods that is applicable to a wide range of societal issues. When combined with the knowledge and expertise of specialized disciplines, these design methods provide powerful ways to develop practical approaches to large, complex issues.
The major problems facing humanity today involve complex systems of stakeholders and issues. These challenges often involve large numbers of people and institutions intermingled with technologies, especially those of communication, computation, and transportation. Health, education, urbanization, and environmental issues have these characteristics, as do the issues of sustainability, energy, economics, politics, and overall well-being.
To understand how design can assist with these issues it is useful to do a quick review of the history of the design profession. The modern practice of design had its roots in the industrial revolution. Design and its predecessor professions offered a systematic way to help industry create products and information for the emerging middle class in Europe and America. The primary focus of the designer was improving the intrinsic value and profitability for industry in the context of developments in mass manufacturing and assembly.
Design changed its focus after World War II to an emphasis upon appearance, often unrelated to how products performed or how they were used. As the development of electronic circuits and computer chips allowed devices to have increased functions, the emphasis on appearance resulted in complicated and confusing interactions. The next stage in design, which is where we are today, is correcting these problems by developing methods of designing for the needs and capabilities of people. The result is more understandable and pleasurable interactions between people and technology.
The emphasis on meeting human needs and abilities also led to the development of tools for discovering the deep, fundamental (root) issues underlying these needs. Today, there is growing recognition that these new methods can be applied to a wide variety of issues, including management, organizational structure, and, most importantly, the large, ambiguous, complex, and fast changing problems facing society. However, although the current tools of design begin to address these issues, more comprehensive methods are required.
DesignX aims to enhance the tools required to assist people, organizations, and societies in developing systems and procedures that address major human and societal needs. DesignX builds upon the design profession's emphasis of thinking by doing, thinking by drawing, sketching, testing, and making coupled with intensive observational techniques, deep analyses of the entire system, and repeated, iterative testing, reflection and modification.
Within academic institutions, traditional disciplines analyze issues in depth. Design differs from these approaches. Instead of deep analysis, design leverages the knowledge of the many disciplines relevant to any issue in order to yield practical approaches that can help enhance current conditions. Design is a discipline of doing, applying its methods in areas that lack deep understanding but are in need of continual improvement. Design aims to be practical, always attempting to improve upon current conditions, even where full solutions cannot be achieved.
In the past, design has focused upon products and services, but the design methods of continual, iterative cycles of exploration, reflection, implementation and validation can be applied to many societal problems.
DesignX is a compilation and expansion of work being done by numerous organizations, private and public, universities and companies. DesignX attacks the larger problems, those that involve complex systems, where people with different skills need to creatively and reliably work together. There exist numerous examples of this within the past decade by pioneering organizations that provide the foundations upon which to build.
DesignX concentrates on human needs, exploring issues in depth to find root causes, aiming to attack the fundamental problems. It integrates and builds upon the specialized knowledge of the domains, but always attempting to provide practical solutions that are of value today rather than relieving symptoms.
DesignX is particularly suited to and specifically aimed at problems involving a mix of human and societal needs where solutions involve technology. Most of these problems involve networked systems of people, groups, and artifacts, including intelligent systems, partially or fully automated, with different levels of communication among components. DesignX focuses on the resulting complex mix of networked natural and artificial systems.
Complex problems require complex solutions. To accomplish this requires a team composed of all the disciplines relevant to understanding the issues and potential solutions. Teams must be problem-based, with all the required members bringing their talents to bear on the problem in a cohesive and collaborative way. DesignX designers must work closely with people from many disciplines, building upon their knowledge and methods, applying whichever method is most effective for the problem at hand, negotiating the multiple constraints, interests, and differing perspectives of all the participants.
DesignX requires skills, knowledge, and a vocabulary that enable it to engage effectively with stakeholders and professionals of many kinds. Design, as a field, has a mixed set of techniques. Some are based on science and experiment, but much still relies on the skill, wisdom, and creativity of the designers. To be successful, DesignX requires a larger set of techniques that have been verified and tested, which means an emphasis upon evidence-based design. Some methods will be based upon and constructed through scientific investigation. Others will be frameworks and design patterns. Still others will be heuristics for continual refinement and evaluation to ensure that the strengths, weaknesses, and appropriate situations for application are known, understood, and verified.
Problems are more volatile than ever before, and information often changes faster than it can be validated. This is why we need a new research tradition to explore the issues involved in models of education as well as models of practice. We need a theoretical foundation to support new ways of research and education. We need an innovative and inclusive social eco-system to enable the application of new knowledge and methods for positive social and economic change. And we need to develop new methods of experimentation to allow rapid assessment, test, and deployment of prototypes, test trials, and even mock "solutions," the better to give rapid feedback and allow for repeated iterations toward superior results. The mantra should be "learn fast, learn continuously."
Education must also change. Today, universities are focused upon discipline-based education that no longer suffices to deal with large, complex problems that involve multiple disciplines, technology, art, the social sciences, politics, and business. We need robust, new models for education, some based upon disciplinary skills, others based upon problems rather than disciplines, where experts and students from many backgrounds work together on a specific issue. This requires adding problem-based education to the existing emphasis upon disciplines.
It is important to strengthen dialogue between the multiple cultures of the world. It is time to emphasize world-wide conditions that will provide sustainability with alternative measures of quality and performance that move beyond systems requiring high energy and resource consumption.
We seek a radical reformation of design practice, education, and research. It is time for a new era of design activism.
For more, see "Why DesignX"
This has been published on LinkedIn, with two interesting photos: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141204175515-12181762-designx-a-future-path-for-design/.


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Get a jar and every day put at lease 1p or more into it and have the intention for Sadaqah, one Dua I say from the Wird of the Shadhiliyyah I think its in the Hizb Fath or Hizb Nasr I think, any way it goes like this, 'Audhbillahi min jaddil-Balah' - O Allah protect me from the struggle of Balah- Balah is problems of every kind from Big to small.
And it says that Sadqah is a Shield from Balah. 70 Problems will attack you everyday, this is the Shield for that (then donate this money once it becomes enough to someone in need or Islamic cause)
But Why everyday because each day is different and one needs a special shield for each day.
Personal hidden note:- If I miss Fajr pray I will double my Intention and try to give double; one for Sadaqah and one for missing the pray. Giving extra Sadaqah I'm wishing Allah tala will take it as compensation. For me sleeping to much and to compensate my soul with extra hasana to make up what I've lost already. As well as doing the pray late.
Why because I remember a story were a Sahabah used foul language and asked the Noble Prophet peace and blessing be upon him, How he could compensate himself. He was told to read, La-e-laha ill-lilah 100 times, because one of its secret is, it increase ones Iman.
Which is Extra Ibadah when one Slips/forgets (Ghafalah) with his Nafs - ego. And Giving Sadaqah is Ibadah. Also I TRY a few extra Astagh-firullahs as well. To balance my self for that day's forgetfulness.
Extra Note: try to give Qurbani - Sacrificing a Goat on Eid at the time of Hajj. Now one can easily send money to Pakistan or other poor counties were ones relatives live, to perform this. The Reward is for Every hair on its body you will be forgiven. Many hairs has a Goat? Millions or Billions. See how easy this reward is for you, his simple Sadaqah!
If you cant do it just have the Intention wishing you could. This is also give you reward remember as always Actions are by Intentions. So its your intention that will be rewarded not the action. Because Munafiquns-hypocrites that do Qurbani, get nothing. As they are too bust showing off there so-called good actions that will only curse them and take them into hell.
Yours Muhammad Sajad Ali
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Google Debuts New In-App Interstitial Designs For App Install And Text Ads
The new designs are available on AdMob via AdWords and DoubleClick Ad Exchange.
Google has rolled out new design formats for full-screen interstitial ads. New interstitial designs are available for both app install ads and text ads in both iOS and Android apps.
The app install ads (shown on the right above) now feature a cover image at the top and more prominently highlight app ratings and a description in the center of the screen. The footer ribbon features a rounded install button and is custom-colored based on the dominant color of either the cover photo or the app icon.
Users can also click the "More images" button in the cover photo to see more screenshots of the app.
Text Ad Update
The new text ad interstitial (on the right below) is meant to be easier to read, with a bigger headline and ad copy moved up the screen. The call-to-action button is now round, and the display URL is much less prominent.
Google says it tested 10 designs over a year. The ads are available on AdMob via AdWords, as well as through the DoubleClick Ad Exchange.
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Bar Mitzvah Preparation for the Learning Disabled Child of an Interfaith Family
The first time I heard Michael Graner read Hebrew I knew I was in for trouble.
As a congregational rabbi it is my job to make sure that every child is adequately prepared for the bar/bat mitzvah.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring is not the most prestigious or glamorous part of my job. Nevertheless, I pride myself on being sure that every child can read the Torah blessings and Parsha (Torah portion) fluently.
When Michael came to my office that fall to have his Hebrew fluency evaluated I had no reason to expect that he would be any different from my other students. I had observed Michael during Mid-week Hebrew over the years and I remembered him as a normal, boisterous twelve year old.
"Go ahead and read the Torah blessings," I said to him.
"O.K.," he said. "Rabku at Edonee…" He stopped and looked up sheepishly.
"What?" I said. "Read it again." It was late in the afternoon and I assumed that fatigue was affecting my hearing.
"Rabku at Edonee," he read once more.
I winced at Michael's mispronunciations and seeming disregard for the Hebrew vowels and even its consonants.
"No," I said gently. "The first word of the Torah blessing is 'Barchu', not Rabku. You're reading it backwards. Try it again."
"O.K.," Michael said agreeably. "Rabku at Edonee Haboregard…"
We were in deep trouble. Michael had been in Hebrew School for three years and had somehow managed to escape learning any Hebrew. In truth, he seemed to know some Hebrew, but he persisted in confusing one Hebrew consonant for another.
It was now October and his Bar Mitzvah service was seven months away. Faced with the almost insurmountable task of teaching Hebrew to Michael in seven months I took a deep breath.
"Try it again," I said to Michael.
It was going to be a long afternoon.
For a moment I began to wonder why I had never applied to law school…
To add one more wrinkle was the fact that Michael came from an interfaith family who desperately wanted him to have a Bar Mitzvah but who lacked any ability to reinforce Michael's Hebrew studies at home.
"Rabbi," said Michael's mom, "I'm not from a Jewish background, so I can't really help him prepare for his Hebrew studies."
"We know he can't read Hebrew well, if at all," said his father, but I've already forgotten most of the Hebrew I learned thirty years ago when I had my bar mitzvah."
"What should we do?" the mother asked me.
"Well," I suggested, "We could arrange for a private tutor for him."
"Rabbi," said the mom, "It's expensive to be Jewish. We would hire a tutor for him, but our budget is already stretched tight."
"If it were for summer camp," said his Methodist mother, "I could probably get my parents to chip in and help with the expenses. But my parents are Protestant and they have no clue about the importance of this day in Michael's life!"
"Rabbi, we know how important it is for interfaith families to affirm their child's Jewish identity. But we just can't afford the additional Hebrew tutoring. What should we do?"
"Oh," I said. "Well, in that case, I will tutor Michael privately, at no charge."
""How hard could it be?" I wondered to myself.
Two months went by, very slowly. His reading of the Torah blessings was still deeply flawed. Close, as they say, but no cigar.
Michael's Torah and Haftarah portions were in even worse shape. Michael could barely make his way through the first couple of words. How would he ever learn his parsha? How would I ever be able to train him to read directly from the Torah?
I honestly did not know how to teach Hebrew to someone who learned differently.
Law School was looking better all the time.
That October I had lunch with a friend who is an educational consultant. I described my frustration over Michael's inability to grasp Hebrew.
"He's obviously got Dyslexia or some kind of Language Processing Disorder," she said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You know," she said to me. "His brain is not processing language in the way same way that you or I do. He's probably very bright," she said. "But he's got to learn a language in a different way."
"Put the Torah blessings on YouTube, and let him listen to them over and over. Have him write the Hebrew out phonetically in English. See if that helps jumpstart him.
"He'll get it eventually," The consultant said to me. "He is going to learn the parsha a little differently than other kids. Just have faith."
I went home that afternoon thinking about learning disabilities and wondering what else I didn't know about teaching Hebrew. The weeks went by and I tried new techniques every week.
I posted the blessings on line and made Michael listen to them every day. I recorded a sound file of his parsha and downloaded it to his iPod. Michael listened to the sound files every single day, as if they were the newest lectures from Tony Robbins or some other motivational speaker! I taught Michael to recognize syllables, instead of just words. I had Michael whisper the prayers and then I experimented with having him shout them at the top of his voice.
I tried at every Hebrew lesson to have faith in Michael. And even on the days that he faltered and failed to recognize any of the Hebrew I tried to just put my faith in, well, You-Know-Who..
Keep trying," I told him as we were struggling with the Torah portion one day. "Never give up," I said to him. "Never give in."
A month later when he learned to sing the Torah Trope Michael's face brightened. My educational consultant had suggested that this might happen. Some kids with learning disabilities do better when they sing, than when they read.
"Go and figure," I said to myself. "I'm a congregational rabbi, not a neuropsychologist!"
One day in February Michael walked into my office. He opened his siddur and without a word of introduction he sang in a clear voice "Barchu et Adonai…"
"What?" I asked incredulously.
He then again repeated the Torah blessing fluently and without a mistake. Just like that. One week he couldn't do it and then the next week he did it flawlessly. Michael had gone from not knowing it to getting it. I couldn't credit my inspired teaching or even the advice from the consultant I had used. It was almost as if a miracle had happened.
"How did you finally learn it?" I asked Michael.
"I just practiced like you told me," he replied. And then Michael looked down and began to chant the "V'ahavta".
A few months after that Michael came to the bima and chanted the entire service effortlessly. He then chanted his aliyot, without a mistake. Only a few people in the room could truly know what a triumph that moment must have felt like for Michael.
Of course Michael's Jewish grandparents were moved by the bar mitzvah of their grandson. But even Michael's Methodist grandparents were touched by the importance of Jewish values their daughter had helped give their grandson.
I learned many lessons from tutoring Michael that year.
Learning disabled kids are just like other kids. They need help and they need love. And interfaith families are the same as all Jewish families. They need to know that their rabbi will support them in what can be the difficult task of raising Jewish children when one parent isn't Jewish.
As Michael was chanting his haftarah I caught a glimpse of his parents, their faces bathed in pride. I looked away, my own eyes starting to mist. We were watching a young boy begin the long odyssey from ignorance to literacy, from confusion to commitment.
Watching Michael that day I marveled at the strength that God gives us to overcome whatever flaws or deficits we may have. Having conquered his inability to read Hebrew, Michael was now over the hump.
I guess I was, too.
The legal profession was safe from me, at least for the time being. The rabbinate had suddenly become fulfilling again.


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After six years of planning, the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) was officially launched in Brussels today, marking the beginning of the standardisation of payment systems in the Eurozone so that making a payment into a bank account anywhere in Europe should be the same as between Irish banks.
While there is a single currency within the Eurozone, many contend that it is not, strictly speaking, operating as a single currency if credit transfers from country to country are not as free as those transacted within the borders of the individual country itself. SEPA hopes to make all electronic payments within the Eurozone as simple as domestic transactions.
However, SPEA is a voluntary concept meaning that countries can participate of their own free will and are not under any legislative obligation to join this European initiative.
"The initiative has been six years in the making, and it's planned that by 2011 the majority of bank customers should be using SEPA systems," said Colm Lyons, managing director of Dublin-based online payment service provider, Realex.
"It's an underlying infrastructural change that will pave the way for significant benefits for both businesses and people in terms of payment processing."
The initiatives coming from SEPA will be felt by Irish businesses who have bases in several European countries, especially importers and exporters, in a situation where making and receiving payments can be time-consuming as companies are required to hold separate bank accounts in the countries they are doing business with.
A Single European Payments Area should mean that one, and only one, bank account is needed and that processes such as direct debit and direct credit will be made effortless.
"The processing of electronic payments is something that happens every day and each person, business and bank in the country are involved. Normally everything works and therefore we don't hear about the systems and the processes that support the payments," explained Lyons.
"While SEPA will be implemented over several years, its impact and the level of change needed is not clear in certain areas but the scale of the change should not be under-estimated.
"A high degree of collaboration among the payment industry, users, processors and financial institutions, was important to ensure delivery of the benefits," Lyons noted.
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text: Article / 3 December 2011 Climate change march under way in Durban By Staff Reporter FacebookXEmailLinkedInWhatsApp COP17 President Maite Nkoana-Mashabane promised thousands of protesters that the international climate change conference underway in Durban would deliver tangible outcomes. Speaking from the back of a small truck outside the centre, she told the crowd, who had marched across the city centre to hand over demands, that the conference would "not just become another gathering". Just before noon, thousands of people gathered at Dr Pixley Kaseme Street in Durban to demonstrate their views on climate change. The march would progress past Durban's International Convention Centre, where the conference is taking place. The marchers will be addressed by a range of speakers including Congress of SA Trade Unions General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Speeches handed over These speeches would then be collectively handed over to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretary Christiana Figueres at 1pm. Four police Nyalas and a big water canon preceded the march, while police in full body armour lined the route and a police spotter plane and helicopter were visible overhead. The marchers — from civil society, organised labour, faith-based organisations, as well as artists and musicians — noisily but peacefully began their trek. They were bemused by police at the head of the procession, who consulted a map moments before the march began. Various groups including Green Peace and Canadians for Climate Justice waved signs and banners. Carnival atmosphere, serious sentiment Despite the carnival atmosphere, the sentiments displayed on placards were uncompromising: "Act now against cop killers like Eskom," and "No to nuclear energy". Another called for Sasol and Eskom to be excluded from the COP17 talks. A large white banner carried at the head of the procession read: "Unite against climate change". Protesters also marched towards the US Embassy during observance of World Climate Day on Saturday in Manila, Philippines. — Sapa-AP For the latest COP17 news and special features view our special report. Tags: Congress Of South African Trade Unions, Durban, South Africa, Zwelinzima Vavi


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Bruno Bobak
Born in Poland in 1923, Bruno Bobak immigrated to Canada in 1927. At the age of thirteen he began Saturday morning art classes in Toronto under Arthur Lismer and later studied at the Central Technical School. In 1942, he joined the army and was shortly thereafter appointed as an official war artist. He and his wife, fellow artsit, Molly Lamb Bobak, settled in Ottawa after the war, where Bruno worked as an artist. They moved to Vancouver in 1948 where he taught at the Vancouver School of Art. In 1960, he and Molly moved again to Fredericton, New Brunswick, where they would remain until Bruno's death in 2012. He was first a resident artist at the University of New Brunswick, then from 1962, Director of the University of New Brunswick Art Centre.
Bruno Bobak was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters, Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers, Canadian Society of Graphic Art, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, British Columbia Society of Artists and the Royal Canadian Academy.
Bruno Bobak participated in more than two hundred and fifty group exhibitions and has had more than eighty solo exhibitions.


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A Poetically Vision With an Imaginative Ideas By a Writer Jawaharlal Nehru: a Literary Gaolbird |
Nehru, like some great poets, had also a "negativecapability". On the occasion of the holy festival at Vishwa Bharati in April1936, Rabindra Nath Tagore referred to Jawaharlal as the "Rituraj",representing the season of youth and triumphant joy. Subsequently, in a letterwritten to Nehru in May 1936, he spoke of Nehru's Autobiography as a book through which "there runs a deepcurrent of humanity which overpasses the tangles of facts and leads us to theperson who is greater than his deeds and truer than his surroundings". It was arare tribute from one of our greatest poets and artists.


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After the recent Australian Youth Championships held from 24 – 26 May, 2019 at SICG Villawood NSW, Sport Climbing Victoria asked Victorian State Coach Sarah McKenzie how the coaches and athletes prepare and execute on the National stage:
"To prepare for Youth Nationals, our Victorian athletes participated in a 2 day training camp prior to the event. The first day was bouldering held at Northside Boulders Northcote followed by speed held at Gravity Worx. The athletes participated under mock competition training conditions and completed reflections in order to prepare themselves for Nationals.
Athletes also participated in a Q and A session for physio competition preparation, run by physiotherapist Katie Kaminsky. For the speed portion of the day athletes practiced and refined their runs. On the next day, lead was held at North Walls in which another mock competition and reflections session occurred.
On the first day of Nationals we had lead for the Youth C and D categories and boulder for the Youth B, A and Junior categories. Athletes prepared by participating in team meetings and reading their routes with the coaches. Although there were some technical difficulties, the athletes kept focused on their climbs and performed amazingly.
On the second day Youth C and D competed in bouldering while the Youth B, A and Junior categories competed in Lead. Athletes performed amazingly on some incredible routes and challenging boulders. The end of a competition day would involve reflecting with the athletes on their performance and their mental attitude.
The final day was speed in which a majority of the athletes were more relaxed with the bulk of the competition being over. Exhausted as many were, they gave some incredible performances.
At the end of it all, Deryl Ng (Victorian Assistant Coach) and I could not be more proud of the athletes and their perseverance."
– Sarah McKenzie, Victorian State Coach
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Making technology work for you...
While downloading videos from Youtube is easy with addons like Easy Youtube Video Downloader even in full-hd and high-quality mp3 with ease, the same is not possible for DRM copy-protected videos on paid services like Netflix.
Two researchers, David Livshits and Alexandra Mikityuk, identified Google of a potential bug in the Chrome browser. The users can copy and download movies from online streaming sites such as Netflix. These are the movies that are encrypted and are copy-protected. The researchers notified of the potential bug on May 24, but Google still has to respond to the problem.
The Bug: What It Can Do
When Google Chrome users stream media through the browser, they can create a copy of the movie easily. The problem looks simple but in reality, not everyone can download the movie when streaming via Chrome.
The issue is with the Widevine, which is the digital management system owned by the Google. Widevine is responsible for decrypting the encrypted videos from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other online streaming sites. These sites have strict content protection systems in place to keep the content secure. The idea is to only allow the viewers to see the video on the browser. Downloading the videos is not allowed in any case.
Google Chrome web-browser on mobile-platforms features the option to reduce bandwidth costs and enable faster web-browsing utilizing the "Google Data Compression Proxy". The same had been made available to Google Chrome Desktop users via an unofficial Data Compression Proxy extension as shared earlier, now the feature is officially made available by Google as new Data Saver web-browser extension.
Once Data Saver extension is activated on Google Chrome, the web-browser will use Google servers to compress pages you visit before downloading them. Taking user's privacy into consideration, the service will bypass the compression proxy for SSL and incognito web-pages.
This feature is not available for Google Chrome Desktop users, however a free Chrome extension now allows users to get the same savings on their desktop computers. The extension sends all HTTP (but not HTTPS) traffic through Chrome Data Compression Proxy server, which utilizes SPDY protocol to speed up web browsing. Users can check bandwidth savings by visiting chrome://net-internals/#bandwidth and can disable compression-proxy by clicking the green bolt icon from the toolbar.
As of now, Google Chrome BETA does not support themes officially and provides no way to manage them, However, free software are now available to easily create, install and manage themes for the browser.
Xchrome Theme Manager is the first and only software currently available to install and manage Google Chrome Themes, The free software is still in BETA but lets you fully automate the installation of Google Chrome themes without any hassles.


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The Social Cooperative Enterprise Peri Ergon, was founded in Katerini on January 2019 with the purpose of Collective and Social Benefit. Involved in this effort are people who believe in solidarity and the struggle for sustainable development.
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