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VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark has aligned herself and British Columbia with Israel in a letter to a Jewish-Canadian advocacy group in which she says the province can be "counted as a friend."
Clark writes that the current conflict in Israel and Gaza is of concern to anyone who believes in democracy and human rights.
"While the world watches in agony, we recognize the need for a ceasefire that leads to long-term security and peace in the region," she writes in the letter posted Sunday to the website of The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
"Israel has the right to defend itself and its citizens against terrorist attacks."
The letter was read aloud to a gathering of nearly 1,000 people on Sunday at the Temple Sholom synagogue in Vancouver and received an ovation, said Darren Mackoff, director of The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
It coincides with a trip by six Canadian parliamentarians to Israel, arranged by the centre, to gain firsthand knowledge on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. And it echoes the stance taken by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird that Israel has a right to defend itself.
"(Clark's letter) means a lot. We don't feel as alone when we get that kind of support," Mackoff said. "The premier's statement is incredibly important to us, just as the statements of support across the political spectrum and across the Canadian spectrum."
In the letter, Clark calls Israel a "culturally rich democratic nation" committed to maintaining the rights of its citizens "regardless of gender or religion."
"Support for Israel abroad makes a difference," she writes. "As the world continues to hope for a peace that satisfies both Israelis and Palestinians, I'm proud that British Columbia can be counted as a friend of Israel."
A spokesman for Clark said the premier wasn't available for an interview, but explained the letter was sent in response to a request for a letter made last week by the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver.
Clark's letter was posted online as a ceasefire continues to appear elusive after more than three weeks of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Palestinians say the conflict has already killed at least 1,050 Palestinians, while Israel says the battle has claimed 52 of its soldiers and three civilians.
"It is a natural fit for (Clark) to comment on this as she has in the past," Mackoff said, adding he would "categorically dismiss" any insinuation the letter was politically motivated.
"The premier is not running for re-election at the moment," he said. "This is about doing the right thing and standing up for what you believe in."
The chairman of the Canada Palestine Association strongly disagreed.
Hanna Kawas called the contents of the letter "outrageous" and said he believes Clark's decision was based on winning votes from the Jewish community.
He said the premier had no business wading into the issue, noting she was elected on a platform of standing up for B.C. families.
"She would do better if she would solve the teachers' strike rather than (using) our taxpayers money in dealing with international issues," said Kawas, whose Vancouver-based organization was formed in 1980 and represents about 5,000 people in B.C. and many thousands more across the country.
Kawas said Clark's statement is based on ignorance of the facts on the ground and said she should not be speaking on behalf of British Columbians on the matter. He added that a comment he made below the letter on the Jewish group's website was deleted.
"We have enough people who don't know what they're talking about in Ottawa, so we don't need more people who really don't know what they're talking about in B.C.," he said.
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told citizens to prepare for a prolonged war.
The day was also marked by heavy Hamas-Israeli fighting, in which Palestinian health officials said nine children were killed by a strike on a Gaza park.
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If your movie character is loud, rude and crude, you might want to put in a call to Rob Riggle. The former "Daily Show" correspondent is keeping his cinema bombastic streak going with another role in the Tom Hanks directed "Larry Crowne."
Riggle plays Tom Hanks' cold-hearted boss who fires him, sending Hanks' character on an unexpected spiral and then life journey.
Riggle tells PopcornBiz that he had no problem firing the iconic Hanks onscreen. "I actually found it quite easy," he says with a maniacal laugh, speaking from the Comedy Central post-Emmy party.
We have seen variations of the theme on Riggle's expanding resume: the sadistic cop in "The Hangover," the wicked assassin/best friend in "Killers," the obnoxious cop in "The Other Guys."
And in the upcoming "Going the Distance" he barks at his buddy (played by Justin Long) for being too romantic.
"I give him a hard time for being too good a boyfriend," says Riggle. "Because he's making us all look bad."
So what gives with the repeat role? Riggle admits he has the proud and stupid market cornered in the movie business.
"My comedy sensibility and what people enjoy watching is my 'arrogant ignorance,' " says Riggle. "That's how I classify it."
He's not getting tired of it either.
"I can do a lot more. But that's what seems to resonate," he adds. "And I enjoy playing that character all day, every day."
His next gig is a pilot for CBS called "Coach Spitz." His role is no surprise.
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"Bedroom Interview" lyrics - CAPPADONNA
[Intro: Stanley Steels (Cappadonna)]
Start the pompum circumstance music, this a graduation
(You know how we do), Cappadonna, Stan Steels, just a Specialist
You like that Spark, Donna
Baby girl you wine like a hoola dance
You looking real nice, gotta give you a chance
I can your pussy right through your tight pants
Poppin' out your whip, girl got the right stance
How bout some Crystal, we can burn a branch
Maybe later we can take it back to the ranch
You got it going on, baby, with ya ill Prada
When it come to ass, girl, got a whole lotta
I'm feeling you, come on, roll with the Don Dada
C-A-P, all in the club, with my G-A-T
I keep a fly bitch right next to me
Lay my mack game down, and I flex my G
I'm an off-the-hook-nigga, Supermodel king
Fly girl book nigga, love the way you move ya ass
And it shook nigga, let me blow it out the frame
Girl you gorgeous, and your whole crew's the same
[Chorus: Cappadonna (Stanley Steels)]
Aiyo, this bitch is incredible
I'm try'nna get me a bedroom interview
Excuse me, ma, let ya girl get in front of you
This is Don-Don, love you with ya thong on, tell me to sign, boo
(Aiyo, that ass is exceptional
I'm try'nna get me a bedroom interview
Excuse me, ma, let ya girl get in front of you
This is Stanley Steels, and I'mma Specialist, check the credentials)
[Hook: female (Stanley Steels)]
Uh-huh, uh-huh, papi show me what you talkin' bout (yeah)
(Uh-huh, uh-huh, I got the dick-down, bedroom crown you wanna see?)
Uh-huh, uh-huh, I think I like the way it's going down (yeah)
(Uh-huh, uh-huh, we can end the chat right now, tell me how it sound
Do you wanna leave?)
[Stanley Steels]
Aiyo, Steels probably king of the mattress
Luck, got the address, the pussy pimp's calling me MapQuest
She's an actress, that's why I'm leaving my signature
So I can 50 Cent me a Vivica
Listen, my seven sixty, the color of CD
Flowin' past these chicks ass looking like jelly fish
Please, ya'll won't see me riding on PB
Stomp big dicking the whip, can't you tell by the big feet
Please, I got a batting average out of the park
Every beat a homerun since Luck met with Spark
And it's probably the Latin in him
'Cuz I ain't heard a mix this sick since Malone got with Shaq and 'em
That's why they call him Mr. Classic, it's never been the team
That I play for, it's the muthafucking match-up
Finesse flow, yo, the kid is immaculate
Lynn Swan of the game, that's what it read on my jacket
While ya'll sticking throwbacks to match your hat set
I'm, rewriting history, so follow the concepts
I'm out in Charm City whipping the baskets
Fuck a seat's with heat, why you ask for my arm rest
Luck and Donna, we the reason them chicks press
We blame it on features, ya'll base it on sneakers
Listen, dick game like Pole Position
All I do is bob and weave, once I'm in them jeans
And you can guarantee Luck is high quality
Like I'm Kweli and Hi-Tek, the sonic text
Please I caught my bi-chicks baking they eggs
Because's the mixtapes better, plus the two go together
Think about it, I'm a hot sex sizzler
Beat the cat flipper, breakfast is served
And you can get ya back ripped up
Homey tell clip's up, I move with the curb


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The weather's been a bit wonky this winter, hasn't it?
Being snowbound with little ones who have a hard time putting down that electronic gizmo can be a bit trying, so I've decided to hold a giveaway!
Recently, we found that one of our girls (while still reading) has been reading below grade level in school. So we made the decision to box up all under-grade-level books and comic books and stow them away until things have improved.
To help our girls gain confidence in their reading, and to ensure it was an enjoyable experience, we chose several series of 2nd-grade-level chapter books that featured some of their interests, for them to try out!
We got Scooby Doo, Puppy Place, Rainbow Magic Fairies, Black Lagoon Adventures, Cam Jansen, Magic Tree House, Bailey School Kids, Thea Stilton and Charming Ponies.
Imagine my joy when the timer 'dinged' on their mandatory 20 minutes and they still wanted to keep on reading longer!
To help give you a boost in finding something new to tempt your little one's literary tastebuds, I'm offering a $5 Amazon gift card and a new paperback copy of "Goldie" the first book in The Puppy Place chapter book series (both my 7-year-old girls LOVED this one!).
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For reasons that are not entirely clear to me, I am often drawn to art that chronicles urban decay. I particularly love the abandoned buildings that dot the waterfront in San Francisco and the artist studio buildings that have taken root in that landscape, from the Noonan Building at Pier 70 to the Shipyard at Hunters Point. It is not clear if Jenny Robinson's choice to locate her studio at the Shipyard was cause or effect. It is clear that her work is deeply rooted in that, and similar, urban landscapes.
With particular emphasis on the ordinary features of her city surroundings, Jenny chronicles the "cycle of decay and renewal" that impact our bridges, highway interchanges, billboards and, my favorite, the under-maintained industrial buildings. She notes that "by exploring the dichotomy of these often abandoned structures, at once monumental and fragile, unsightly yet beautiful, I aim to bring attention to the drama of the over-looked and abandoned corners of the world".
Jenny's journey began in Borneo. Her father was an expatriate engineer. She spent much of her childhood growing up there; and later, traveling between Southeast Asia and Britain when she, like many children of expatriates, attended boarding school in London. From early on, she exhibited a facility in drawing. She carried a sketchbook everywhere, fascinated by the differences in light and shadow. From these early experiences. she developed a taste for travel that persists to this day.
In the 80's, she formally entered art school in West Surrey. There she was exposed to every possible medium and technique. Britain was a great place to study art. All of the material costs were covered. Art students could freely explore their world and find their voice. Jenny found that printmaking (and to a lesser extent, photography) was where her creativity best flowed. That was where she took her "foundations". After college, she worked in the commercial art worlds of design, illustration and animation. In the later, she had quite fortuitously made a connection through a friend with film and video producers. She worked on films creating special effects. The work was project-oriented and it paid well. With each project, she would save up; then use her savings to go traveling. As was her habit, everywhere she went, she carried her sketchbook. She would also bring a camera for "back-up" photographs. The art that she produced was, in her own words, "popular, but a little too romantic". Before she became a captive of her own success, she changed directions. The early work had focused on light and shadow, but it was, in her opinion, overly pretty. She started to sketch grittier, urban subject matter; and her color palette began to focus on the ochre's and gray's that dominate her current works.
Jenny's work continues to evolve. At first, she tended to rely more heavily on the photographic references. Stylistically, the work was very detailed. More recently, she has made a conscious decision to rely more heavily on the sketches. The result has been work with a more painterly quality. Technically, the work has also evolved. Printmakers are, according to Jenny, a very generous community. They attend workshops together and share techniques. So her work is always growing technically. I am particularly intrigued with her current printmaking technique, which owes a lot to both monotype and dry-point. She actually creates her images on cardboard, illustration board to be precise. After creating the image, she seals the illustration board with varnish. She then carves into that sealed "plate" from which she prints, in a process similar to dry-point. This allows her to create the detailed drawing of the infrastructure which is her subject. Then, to achieve the more painterly quality, she adds the color washes in 4-6 passes, in a technique that owes more to monoprinting.
Jenny has taught at the Academy of Art and Chico State. She is currently a resident artist at Kala in Berkeley. She teaches workshops regularly at ICA in San Jose and at the San Francisco Center for the Book. She also participates nationally in various residency and workshop programs, including this past summer at the Cabrillo Arts Summer Santa Cruz Workshops. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. Currently, she has gallery representation at Davidson Gallery in Seattle & Warnock Fine Arts in Palm Springs. This weekend you can see her work during San Francisco Open Studios Weekend Four. And, her studio is also open by appointment.
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We have keys!!
No time to post any details, I have to go to work tonight, but we have the keys and it looks like all our plans for next week can go ahead.
I'll post an update sometime tomorrow, if I get a chance. I obviously lost my mind when asked to run a polling place for the council election tomorrow, because I said yes. D'oh!
Gotta go set up tables and chairs and cardboard furniture now....


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Maine Beaches conference held in South Portland
Conference focused on lessons learned from Superstorm Sandy
From scientists to beachgoers, hundreds of people attended Friday's 2013 Maine Beaches Conference to talk about what could happen to the state's beaches.
The daylong symposium was held at Southern Maine Community College, where the topics of tourism, erosion control and pollution were discussed.
Maine had multiple storms last year that took a toll on some beaches.
Storms such as Sandy and the blizzard caused beach erosion, damage and splashover.
National Weather Service experts said unusually warm water temperatures along the U.S. East Coast mean it's far more likely there will be hurricanes in the New England area.
NWS meteorologist John Cannon said one day, one of these storms is going to bring much more damage than we've seen before.
"One of these storms is going to line up right at the right tide cycle at a new moon or full moon. We already have very high water across the region. If you're bringing a big storm surge, you're bringing very large waves, strong winds and an intense nor'easter, that's when it's all going to happen. That's when we're going to have a big one," said Cannon.
So what can we do? Cannon said the NWS does all it can to warn people when storms are coming in, but finding a solution to erosion is a far more complicated issue.


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'The definition of a missing child can vary from state to state. Sometimes, it's as simple as a kid not telling mom or dad where they are."
He calls the hunger strike "information warfare" and says of the facility "this is a practice that is generally regarded as precisely what one does with enemy combatants in a time of war."
"You're at a remote site in North Dakota, you're pretty far off the map. You're not a pilot in a pilot's Air Force. You know, there's no Top Gun movie for missile crew members."
Sundlov also touched on a bigger question: how important are these underground missile bunkers to American security?
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(CNN) - Once a success, always a success.
You know who said that?
At least nobody I know of.
Often when we see a great success, whether it's an individual like Steve Jobs, or a product like – oh man, I better get off this Apple bandwagon. Let me think of another iconic brand.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
When you think of how hooked America became on The Mary Tyler Moore Show – through its initial run in the 1970s and many years of reruns, it's easy to imagine the successful backstory.
The incredibly likable Mary Tyler Moore pitches her show to CBS executives.
They can't resist this new, refreshing storyline that's just a little ahead of the curve on America's evolving attitudes towards the role of women in society. A 30-year-old divorcee seeks to start life over in the big city, to seek career satisfaction and, if it comes, true love. It's fresh. It's new. It's unfamiliar.
That was the problem.
You know how it is. Some leaders have a hard time saying yes to something they've never quite seen before. The unfamiliar is where the greatest opportunity lies. But it's risky.
So here is the initial response from executives who listened to the pitch, as reported by our guest on this CNN Profiles, journalist Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.
[1:12] "We want you to listen to some research from this guy who does our research for us and he said that people do not want to watch television about divorced people; Jews; people from New York; or people with mustaches."
Audiences loved Mary when she was Laura Petrie married to comedy writer Rob Petrie on the Dick Van Dyke Show. But a single lady – who could leave a man to strike out on her own personally and professionally?
Risky for Mary Richards – the spirited young woman applying for job with TV news manager Lou Grant. Too risky for the real life executives. They resisted Mary's charms at first.
Her story was too unfamiliar.
But, as Tom Waits sings, in one of his greatest songs of seduction, "we all begin as strangers."
Wait until you hear what our guest found out about why executives resisted Mary.
Focus groups too. So much resistance.
So how did Mary make it after all?
That story – of overcoming adversity to create something original – is the story Jennifer Keishan Armstrong has brought to life in her brand new book, "Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted. And you can only hear it if you click the play icon at the top of this blog.
Yes, we all begin as strangers.
But if we just give a new relationship a chance – give it enough time – then we may come to realize, in the words of Tom Waits, "we really aren't strangers any more."
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(CNN) - This week all eyes were on Cleveland, Ohio as three women held captive for ten years emerged.
Amid the considerable joy there were also concerns. These women are physically out of danger but what about their minds? Experts say their experience must have been quite traumatic.


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San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon disagrees with a legal brief in which his office argued that marijuana sales are illegal, and he said Wednesday that prosecuting marijuana cases will not be a priority for his administration.
The brief, filed this month in the case of a woman arrested on suspicion of possessing and attempting to sell cannabis products, argued that any sale of marijuana is illegal under state law.
But Wednesday, following publication of a story in The San Francisco Examiner, Gascon said the argument was made without his knowledge or approval. And he pledged that his office will no longer advance that position.
"I support medical marijuana and I have said that very many times," Gascon said. "This particular brief was crafted three years ago and has been used from time to time by our attorneys. … I have already taken steps to take that memo out of circulation."
Although the legality of medical marijuana is far from clear under federal law, operators of The City's numerous dispensaries generally view state and local as protective of their right to operate.
Gascon said his office recently met with the attorney for the arrested woman, former District Attorney Terence Hallinan, and agreed to a two-week continuance for the purpose of reassessing the appropriate next step.
Prosecutors and Hallinan disagree about the facts of the case, but Gascon said if the woman truly was working on behalf of a registered dispensary and selling marijuana to licensed patients, the charges against her would probably be dismissed.
The district attorney said he disagreed with some of the legal arguments made in the now-disavowed legal brief, which he said failed to take into account how medical marijuana law has evolved locally.
"Dealing with marijuana is not a priority for this office," he vowed.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Tuition free study in higher education in Scandinavia? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Tuition free study in higher education in Scandinavia? Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Europe Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message sarenJoined: 19 Nov 2007Posts: 70 Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject: Tuition free study in higher education in Scandinavia? Tuition free study in higher education in Scandinavia? I am an English teacher, and have decided to go back to school, but a little short on cash. I need to do some research regarding Scandinavian educational offers to foreigners, and any way I can come to live there, and study there (for a 4 year degree) tuition-free, meaning I become a resident of that country, and enroll in the cost-free, or lower-cost education services they offer to all residents. I need to know which country, and which universities offer the best offer (and I mean offer by the lowest cost to me) to come and study foreign languages there. Most people in most countries pay thousands to study at a university. But in the Nordic countries, I've heard higher education is free. I want to apply to become a resident and then enroll in a languages program in one of these institutions. My preferred countries are: Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Estonia. If you are a foreigner and you did this, or are a Scandinavian with first hand knowledge of this issue, please reply. Thank you. Back to top sparksJoined: 20 Feb 2008Posts: 632 Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:36 pm Post subject: Higher education is free in many other countries in Europe. In Poland you can even get a stipend to live. All that you must do is pass the entrance exams. Have you really looked into this? I would guess that you would have be a citizen of the country to qualify for this--this is a substantial hurdle as it would most likely require years of residency. If your not you would have to pay like all other foreign students. Back to top DedicatedJoined: 18 May 2007Posts: 972Location: UK Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: Re :Norway Saren, I can only speak about Norway from personal experience. To qualify for free university tuition, you must be a Norwegian citizen. To become a Norwegian citizen, you have to be a resident in Norway for 7 years, and complete 300 hours of Norwegian language training, as undergraduate degrees are virtually all taught in Norwegian. Postgraduate degrees are often in English. When you apply, you have to renounce your own citizenship, as Norway generally does not accept dual citizenship (unless one parent is Norwegian). For males, there is mandatory military service of 19 months for all between 18.5 and 44 (55 in case of war). Norway is the most expensive European country, and to get a visa you have to provide documentation of subsistence (ie. funds in the bank) which currently are NOK 83,000 (about £11.000 a year) just to live. Accommodation and transport are very expensive. Back to top sarenJoined: 19 Nov 2007Posts: 70 Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:35 am Post subject: Hmm, so which country offers tuition free education for non-eu citizens? Back to top DedicatedJoined: 18 May 2007Posts: 972Location: UK Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:07 am Post subject: Re :Sweden In Sweden, from 1st January 2010, non-EU/EES students will have to pay fees, which on average are between 80,000 - 100,000 SEK a year(approx 8,500 Euros upwards). Then of course, you have the very expensive living costs.... Check out this website < www.studyinsweden.se> I fear the days of free education in Scandinavia are now over, as they were becoming swamped with international students, expecting a free ride. I would imagine Iceland, which is bankrupt, would scarcely be handing out free education any more. Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11534Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:02 am Post subject: Hmm, so which country offers tuition free education for non-eu citizens? Sorry, but I don't see the logic here. Why should a country educate a non-citizen for free? What would their own citizens think? Citizens of the countries you name pay outstandingly high taxes to provide (among other things) free education for their children. Lots of EU countries provide free higher education for their own citizens. I know of none that will do this for foreigners. Again, why should they? Back to top GFJoined: 08 Jun 2003Posts: 238Location: Tallinn Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: Oops. Looks like no free lunch here. Back to top ghostriderJoined: 30 May 2006Posts: 147 Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 6:55 am Post subject: Actually, I had the same idea as the OP. If I had applied a year or two ago I would have gotten in before the reforms, but it's too late now. That said, I have other reasons for wanting to live in northern Europe, particularly Sweden, so I may just go for it even at the extra cost. Trouble now is funding. They won't let you in if you've barely got any money in the bank. Back to top naturegirl321Joined: 04 May 2003Posts: 9041Location: home sweet home Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:52 am Post subject: I konw of a guy who got into Sweden in 2005, studied there, met a girl, then was offered a job after one year of language classes, because of the job, he stayed. Then because he lived with a Swedish woman, after three years he qualified for citizenship. Cohibation, (heterosexual or homosexual) lowers the five years to three. He just got citizenship a bit ago. I don't think that this is common, but it's possible. Back to top misteradventureJoined: 18 Aug 2003Posts: 246 Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:03 am Post subject: I'm most familiar with Sweden. All of the students I met graduated with student loans approaching those of US graduates. Keeping in mind that these loans were EXCLUSIVELY for living expenses, as tuition was 'free', I failed to see the rationale for enduring yet another frigid winter where the booze was expensive and the days far too short. Back to top jonniboyJoined: 18 Jun 2006Posts: 751Location: Panama City, Panama Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: Tuition free study in higher education in Scandinavia? saren wrote: Most people in most countries pay thousands to study at a university. But in the Nordic countries, I've heard higher education is free. I want to apply to become a resident and then enroll in a languages program in one of these institutions. My preferred countries are: Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Estonia. Estonia is doing better than a lot of East European countries sure, but it is still a long long way away from having the same economy as Norway or Sweden. Highly unlikely they'll give free tuition to foreigners. That said cost of living and tuition fees there are way below what you'd pay in Oslo or Stockholm so it's a more realistic choice if finance is an issue. However very few courses there will be taught in English so your choice would be very limited. Back to top ancient_dwellerJoined: 12 Aug 2010Posts: 415Location: Woodland Bench Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject: still free in Finland though. That's nordic right? plus Finns have extra kudos because the Russians invaded in the 1940's and lost. 500,000 soviet soldiers perished trying to take the Finns. it wasn't lucky enough to have been graced with being part of the USSR. Back to top Basilm87Joined: 23 Nov 2008Posts: 21Location: Midg�rd/London/Beijing Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:57 am Post subject: ancient_dweller wrote: still free in Finland though. That's nordic right? plus Finns have extra kudos because the Russians invaded in the 1940's and lost. 500,000 soviet soldiers perished trying to take the Finns. it wasn't lucky enough to have been graced with being part of the USSR. May I ask, as I'm not Finnish (I'm Swedish) what, if any universities in Finland are free to undertake study at, as a non-citizen? As the larger and more prestigious ones seem all to have certain fees, even though fairly low compared to the US/UK. About the kudos; Finland sure indeed held off the Russians good at the end of 1939 onwards, even though you are forgetting the roughly 10,000 Swedes with a few dozen million rounds of ammunition, twelve airplanes for bombing purposes, roughly a hundred artilliery pieces, roughly a hundred anti-air machineguns; a few hundred thousand grenades, a dozen doctors, tents and so on.... Finland also received help from Norway and most likely UK, even though that was a big hush-hush. The Russian casualties amounted up to somewhere around 200,000 according to Finnish, Swedish and German governments (120k said the Russians). So I believe the figure 500,000 is fairly off. What made Finland (and allies) come out the victor was most likely: superior equipment, konskenkorva and Simo Häyhä. Back to top GFJoined: 08 Jun 2003Posts: 238Location: Tallinn Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:19 pm Post subject: According to A Frozen Hell by William R. Trotter, Molotov claimed the Soviets lost 48,745 dead and another 159,000 wounded, while the author states the actual toll was 230,000-270,000 dead and another 200,000 to 300,000 wounded. The website http://www.winterwar.com/War'sEnd/casualti.htm#soviet states the total Soviet casualty figure to be 391,783 (not including cases of sickness), based on the research of G.F.Krivosheev. I believe the full truth will never be known. Back to top Mrguay84Joined: 03 Dec 2009Posts: 125 Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: If I can get a "Swedish partner", then what are the chances of a free Postgraduate degree? That would be WIN! WIN! 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National Advisors Trust, an independent RIA-owned trust company that works with more than 135 RIA firms nationwide, said Monday that James A. Combs Jr., has been tapped as its new CEO.
Prior to joining Overland Park, Kan.-based NATC, Combs was the chief operations officer for SEI Investment Manager Services, where he led improvements in its alternative investments unit. He has been in the financial services industry for more than 20 years.
"I am excited to join National Advisors Trust, and to have the opportunity to lead the trust company in creating sustainable earnings growth for the future," said Combs (left) in a press release. "With the investments NATC has made in its technology, infrastructure, and trust and custody services, the company is well positioned for increased profitable growth."
As of March, NATC says its assets under administration top $8 billion, revenue growth has increased 18% in the past year, and profits are 50% higher than 2012 through the first two months of the year. (In March 2011, the trust firm had about $3.7 billion in assets.)
"Jim's impressive record of accomplishments, his leadership style, his knowledge of the trust and custody industries, and his approach to strategy and vision for the company made him the ideal candidate for CEO," said Robert S. Kaspar, chairman of the Board for NATC and a managing principal of the Windsor Group, in a statement. "We are gratified to have such a strong, experienced CEO to lead us in fulfilling our vision, mission and business growth strategies."
Before joining SEI, Combs worked as an executive at the Wilmington Trust Co., Wachovia Operational Services Corp., Global Processing Alliance and Bankers Trust. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at West Point and a Master of Science and Engineering from the Wharton School of Business and the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
"Looking forward, our vision is to be recognized as the industry's largest and leading independent trust company supporting the needs of RIAs," he explained. "Our mission is to be the trust company 'partner of choice' for RIAs … We have a great deal of positive momentum in all these areas, and look forward to making some announcements in the coming months."
National Advisors Trust is a federally chartered trust company that works with RIA firms throughout the country. The company notes that it provides RIAs with a broad range of trust and custody services, including a multicustodian investment management platform, trust-accounting services, referral marketing programs, trust education programs and more.
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Find ways to encourage your child to pick up another book. Introduce him or her to a series like The Boxcar Children or Harry Potter or to a second book by a favorite author, or ask the librarian for additional suggestions.
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Terrific! If the pages are revised in the future, could you use larger print?
What a wonderful resource. What's available for 4th graders? Please advise.
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Paul Ryan holds rally in Ocala
Romney ticket plans central Florida visits
It was a warm welcome for Paul Ryan in Ocala Thursday.
Every square inch of real estate in the city square was taken up by supporters of the Romney-Ryan ticket.
"What kind of country are we going to be? What sort of people are going to be? What kind of country are we leaving behind? That's why we need to get this country back on the right track," Ryan told supporters Thursday.
While there were a few supporters of President Barack Obama across the street, the vast majority of the people in the crowd didn't have to be convinced.
"Pretty much told us everything we want to hear. He's our guy," said one supporter.
"I want us to take a new path, a better path. One that works better for all of us," said another supporter.
Much of Ryan's message was about the impact Obama's health care plan will have on Medicare.
Ryan and his supporters said they'll advocate a new plan all together.
"The best way to save Medicare is to repeal Obamacare, and that's what we're going to do," said Ryan.
Ryan stressed less federal government control and more initiatives to appeal to small business growth.
Ryan said Medicare and Social Security should be left alone for people already getting it, and for people 55 years old and up. Others, he said, should prepare for changes needed to make the programs last.
Meanwhile, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will join Ryan at a campaign event in Daytona Beach at the start of Biketoberfest.
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Microsoft launches Office for iPad
Microsoft announced on Thursday the much anticipated release of Office for the iPad. Satya Nadella, who took over as Microsoft CEO just last month, announced that the app would be available on iPads by 11 AM PST on Thursday the 27th.
Microsoft released Office for the iPhone back in June of last year, but surprisingly had not yet released a version specifically formatted for the iPad until now. Office for the iPad is free to install and view Office documents, but to do anything more than that you will need to buy an Office 365 subscription for $99.99 annually.
The Office app includes Word, Excel and Powerpoint with a familiar ribbon interface, similar to the desktop version of the application. Buttons are slightly larger to support swiping instead of clicking to also try to integrate into the familiar usability of the iPad touch interface.
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In case you haven't heard, the economy isn't doing too hot. (Shocking, I know).
New job numbers out late last week showed that U.S. employers added the fewest jobs in nine months, possibly signaling the economy is heading into a weak spring. The country's unemployment rate has been dipping slightly, but that's just because more people have stopped looking for work.
The percentage of Americans working or looking for jobs fell to 63.3 percent in March, the lowest such figure in nearly 34 years.
On a related note, a new Harris poll out found that American workers (gasp!) don't have a sense of security about their employment status. Fourteen percent of employees worry they will lose their job in the next three months, and one in five say it's likely they will have their salary or hours reduced.
Nothing about this signals happy news about our economic state. However, none of this is surprising.
We all know people who have been laid off or are struggling to find a new job (for many of us, that person is us). But the one thing I'd like to point out about the Harris poll findings is this: The struggling economy isn't just making Americans worry about their job security, it's making them worry about their benefits security.
The majority of employees (56 percent) say they are worried about job and benefits security as they watch the inner working of their employers' daily decisions about these critical issues.
More than 75 percent of workers believe their benefits will be reduced, especially health benefits. That's significantly more than the 64 percent who believe their salaries won't increase, and a lot more than the half who believe they will be asked to do more work for the same pay.
It's a simple finding in a simple poll, but it's important. Benefits matter — perhaps more than ever. When benefits security is more front-of-mind than job security, it says a lot.
A friend and I were talking about our jobs recently. She said she's not happy with her job, but the benefits are the best she's had. Unless they changed, she told me she didn't plan to leave. Her employer dropping them is actually her biggest fear about her job.
With ever-rising medical costs and health reform threatening to erode employer-sponsored coverage, it's a warranted fear.
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Malloy declares Friday a day of mourning
Governor Dannel P. Malloy has declared Friday, Dec. 21, a day of mourning in Connecticut to honor and remember the 26 lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"I also ask places of worship and government buildings, which have the ability, to ring bells 26 times in honor of each life taken too soon from Sandy Hook Elementary School," he said in the official statement.
Mr. Malloy also sent a letter Tuesday afternoon to all U.S. governors requesting their state observe a moment of silence on Friday for the victims in Newtown.
"In the last few days, the outpouring of love and compassion from your state and from around the world has been overwhelming, and the people of Connecticut will be forever grateful. Too often we focus on what divides us as people, instead of what binds us together as human beings," he wrote. "The sense of community that has emerged in the wake of this tragedy should not be lost as we begin to emerge from this national tragedy, and I ask you to join with me and the citizens of Connecticut to remember the loved ones lost last Friday."


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With the NFL draft starting today and team facilities opening tomorrow, there's another piece of important NFL news that might get lost in the shuffle: The league is declaring victory in the case of the players who sued after they were suspended for taking a banned substance in the over-the-counter substance StarCaps.
"The Minnesota Supreme Court has just issued this morning an order denying a review of the appeals court decision that went in favor of the league," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said today on PFT Live. "The result is the case is over and we, the NFL, prevailed in the case. So there is a court in Minnesota that rules in our favor from time to time."
Presumably, that means Pat Williams, Kevin Williams and Will Smith will all be suspended for the first four games of the 2011 NFL season.
The case arose from several players testing positive in 2008 for bumetanide, a banned diuretic that had been added to the weight-loss supplement StarCaps — but that wasn't a listed ingredient. The players argued that it wasn't fair for the NFL to suspend them when they didn't know they were taking the substance, but now the courts have said the NFL was right.
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GRAND JUNCTION (AP) Rescuers were able to carry out a frigid rescue and save a 60-year-old hunter who fell into the icy Colorado River Tuesday while trying to retrieve a goose.
The daring rescue that had a firefighter untethering from his safety line and swimming to reach the man about 60 yards out in the river, played out on a section of the Colorado that flows along Interstate 70 in Grand Junction.
Other hunters had called 911 shortly before noon after they saw the hunter in the water up to his neck and his chocolate Labrador on the ice nearby. The hunter, who has not been identified, was in the water for nearly half an hour before rescuers reached him.
Two teams of ice rescuers from two fire departments, along with help on the shore from the Colorado State Patrol and the Mesa County Sheriffs Department, carried out the rescue while spectators on both sides of the river watched.
Truly heroic and great teamwork by all, wrote Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey on his departments Facebook page after watching the rescue from the shore.
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The iMedicalApps blog has two great posts on medical apps for the detection and management of cancer.
At Michigan State University, civil engineering professor Syed Hashsham is developing a device that performs genetic analysis on microRNAs and various other genetic markers, and can be operated by an iPod touch or Android-based tablet. Professor Hashsham received a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Cooperation to develop the "Gene-Z" along with Jim Tiedje from MSU and Erdogan Gulari from the University of Michigan. This device, if successfully developed, could provide a low-cost technology for early detection of cancer, which is sorely needed in less-affluent countries. (Thanks iMedicalApps!)
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One of the Worst Fires This Town Ever Experienced
Engines Sent From Newburyport, Exeter and Portsmouth
The Hamptons Union, Thursday, October 30, 1903
One of the worst fires which has visited Hampton occurred Sunday night at Hampton Beach, and resulted in a loss of between $15,000 and $20,000 in real and personal property; and a much greater loss was very narrowly averted.
The wind at the time of the fire was very light and remained so most of the time until the flames were under control. What wind there was came from the east, the most favorable quarter, but there were occasional sudden shifts to new quarters and three times at critical points in the situation the wind was noticed to change and by so doing made it possible to save other property. The first instance was when the Johnson and Hobbs cottage south of the Washington house had taken fire in spite of the best work of the workers and seemed likely to be destroyed. The wind which had become a little north of east was driving the flames against the cottage, suddenly shifted to the south and gave the fighters the chance they needed and from that moment the cottage was safe and a large amount of property, including the casino, which would have surely gone if the wind had not changed at that time. And again when the high Dodge building was burning fiercely, the east wind was carrying the flames over the Ashworth cottage in the rear, and though the roof had been soaked with great quantities of water it was on fire in several places and the intense heat was forcing the men away, the change came and a great volume of flame, bearing downward on the apparently doomed building lifted and rolled back toward the ocean, bringing relief to the firefighters and saving the house. A third time a change in the wind saved the Ring cottage on which all help was concentrated. The double cottage belonging to the Messrs. Singleton and Littleton was a solid mass of flames and the narrow highway between this and the Ring cottage was proving ineffective; the heat was so intense that the watchers on the ground had called to the workers some of whom were Exeter firemen to come down and give up their efforts; the Exeter fire engine was there and a line of hose laid but the needed water at the critical moment could not be had, and it seemed certain that the Ring building must go and with it many more to the north; but at this point there came a fresh northeast breeze and it drove back the flames for an instant, then the wall of the burning cottage fell and the fire was under control.
Five buildings were destroyed as follows:
Washington house, where the fire started, owned by Mrs. Fredrick P. Ham of Exeter, valued at $6500, including furniture, partially insured.
Dudley and White's studio, value $800, insurance $600.
Dudley and White's restaurant, value, including furniture, $1600; insurance, $1200.
Double cottage owned by Messrs. Singleton and Little, Exeter, value, $3000; partially insured.
Boarding house and store, owned by Charles N. Dodge of Hampton Falls, value $5000; insured.
The fire was discovered a few moments before 4 o'clock in the afternoon, coming from a window in the Washington house, a three storied building just this side of the casino, by E.J. Littlefield.
She quickly notified Joseph A. Dudley and W.H. Wilson who were in the studio, a short distance away. The men on arriving at the hotel found that no one could be aroused and broke into the building through a window where a brisk blaze was discovered over a fireplace in one of the rear rooms.
Assistance came in a few moments and an attempt was made to put out the fire but they made little headway and the flames spread to the floor above. Still the little squad of half a dozen men, residents of the neighborhood, worked on, and one by one their number was added to and under the leadership of Mr. Pressey, the fire which had broken out in the rear was checked and confined wholly to the interior where it was being smothered to death. Then someone entered the burning building from the floor and making his way to the upper floors, thoughtlessly smashed in a window, letting in a current of air. Instantly the smothered flames burst out and the hard work of the men who had labored so hard to prevent the spread was rendered useless.
Realizing that it would be impossible for them to save the house, the men began to remove the furniture and succeeded in getting out most of it from the parlor and dining rooms.
Finally it became necessary to abandon the house, and attention was given to the saving of nearby buildings. The men formed a bucket brigade and poured water as best as they could over the buildings most endangered. They were greatly assisted at this time by the arrival of the men from Hampton beach life saving station under command of Capt. Smart. These men worked hard and to them belongs the most credit for keeping the fire from spreading.
In the meantime the citizens of Hampton had been notified of the fire by the ringing of the bell in the town hall, and a large number had arrived to assist in fighting the flames.
It was hard work and the fire was rapidly spreading, and it was at once seen that the bucket brigade were in no way fit to handle the flames, although they were doing great work.
Word was therefore sent to the neighboring towns for assistance, and in a couple of hours three engines with their hose carriages came in, each with four horses and thoroughly exhausted. Exeter was the first to arrive, and by her men a line of hose 1200 feet in length was laid and the suction pipe ran to the well of Charles Ross. The water, however, was insufficient, the well being exhausted before the long line of pipe was filled, and it was necessary to change to another location, but by that time the fire was under control and there was no further need of the engines.
Meanwhile the fire spread rapidly northward and had jumped to the Sea Verge hotel owned by Charles N. Dodge. In a minute the building was a mass of flames.
Next in line was the hotel Home Nook, owned by Singleton and Littleton, and while the firefighters worked hard to save this building the flames got the best of them and they retired to give their attention to the other buildings.
The telephone message to Portsmouth for help reached the police station at about 5 o'clock and immediately the out of town alarm was sent in from box eight.
The Moses H. Goodrich engine and supply wagon were quickly got in readiness for the trip which was made over the road. August Hett with four of his best horses drove the engine. He started from the engine house on Hanover street at 5:30 and arrived at the scene of the fire at 7:15 making the trip in one hour and forty-five minutes, which is a remarkably quick trip, considering the heavy load which the horses had to pull.
The local firemen went over in buckboards, and arrived there soon after the engine.
The flames threatened the bath house, café and cottages owned by L. C. Ring, and meanwhile the Avon cottage was in great danger. The bucket brigade was doing great work, and was fast getting the fire under control. Finally at about seven o'clock the frame of the Home Nook fell in, and then the flames were partially subdued.
The heat from the fire was intense, and sparks flew in every direction, making the situation a most dangerous one for the nearby buildings.
Thousands of people from the nearby cities and towns witnessed the fire and the electric lines running to the beach did a great deal of business. A special car left Portsmouth at 8 o'clock carrying nearly a hundred people.
Among those who did good work aside from the residents at the beach, were Fred Henniger, Rev. J. N. Bradford, Carl Joplin, William E. Leavitt and a number of Exeter students.


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Google App Engine install HDB
You will learn
Now that you have your initial setup in place it is time to generate your initial application and install the HDB libraries.
There are multiple ways to work with your source code and your repository. The following describes only one way.
In order to initialize your application you will need to clone your repository to your local machine and from your command prompt run the:
npm init
This will initialize the Node.js application.
To make development within the Google Cloud environment work properly it is necessary to modify the newly created
package.json file.
"scripts": { },
The full listing would now be,
"scripts": {
"start": "node app.js",
"monitor": "nodemon app.js",
"deploy": "gcloud app deploy app.yaml",
"test": "mocha test/index.js -t 30000"
Be sure to also include the Node.js version for your application as well.
"engines": {
"node": ">=4.3.2"
This can be added to the end before the last
} and be sure to include a
, before the entry.
From the previous step you added a deploy option and indicated a
app.yaml file which is used by the cloud platform for deployment options. Create a new file with the same name in the root folder of your newly create project with the following contents.
runtime: nodejs
env: flex
- ^node_modules$
To install the HDB library you will run the following from your command line,
npm install hdb --save
This will automatically install the library locally and add the dependency to the
package.json file so the system understands to also install the library when you deploy the application.
Now to begin with the actual coding. To make life easy you should grab the
client.js from the examples. This example has that in a sub folder called
lib and also in that file is a
config.json file which contains the server connection information.
"host": "XXXXXXXX",
"port": 30041,
"user": "CODEJAMMER",
"dbn" : "DB1",
"password": "XXXXXXX"
From this point you will need to create a new file called
app.js which will contain the main coding. For the purposes of this example the code will grab the version of the SAP HANA database from the system and output it to the console. A more complex example would also have a web server listening port and output the value to a webpage loaded via the browser.
'use strict';
var async = require('async');
var hdb = require('hdb');
var client = require('./lib/client');
var sql_command = "";
// [START hdb_client]
function connect(cb) {
function disconnect(rows, cb) {
function done(err) {
cb(err, rows);
function executeSQLArray(cb) {
var options = {
rowsAsArray: true
client.exec(sql_command, options, cb);
function executeSQL(cb) {
client.exec(sql_command, cb);
// [END hdb_client]
sql_command = "SELECT VALUE FROM SYS.M_SYSTEM_OVERVIEW WHERE NAME = 'Version'";
async.waterfall([connect, executeSQL, disconnect], function (err, rows) {
if (err) {
return console.error(err);
console.log("System Version: " + rows[0].VALUE);
You will notice the code also uses the
async library which can be added via the command,
npm install async --save
Now to execute the code, simply run the command
npm start which will execute the command in the
package.json file defined under the
Scripts section for
Now you will need to synchronize your changes to GitHub.
Now you will need to return to the Google Cloud Shell where you will run a
git pull command to bring down the changes from GitHub.
Now you can execute the
npm start command again to test the application or you can choose to deploy the application by the following command.
gcloud app deploy --project sapdevs-sample-1
You will first need to choose the deployment region, as this is Node.js based be sure to choose the region with a flexible environment.
Now as the code does not work for continuous input and output with no listening ports the deployment will give an error, but it will also give the output.
Updating service [default]...failed.
ERROR: (gcloud.app.deploy) Error Response: [9]
Application startup error:
> email@example.com start /app
> node app.js
Client connected
Client disconnected
System Version: 2.00.000.00.1479874437 (fa/hana2sp00)
Client closed