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For my Birthday this year, I was treated to lunch at Pollen Street Social – One of this year's highly anticipated new restaurant opening (after Dinner by Heston Blumenthal) in London. Pollen Street Social is Jason Atherton's first restaurant (He's Executive Chef at a few restaurants overseas) and given the good name he carved for himself not only from being the first British chef to complete work experience at El Bulli, but also from being chef-patron at Maze (whilst still working for Gordon Ramsay Holdings), Pollen Street Social was always going to be hotly anticipated from diners and critics alike. It officially opened a couple of days before my Birthday so when I learned not only that lunch reservations were scored on my Birthday so soon after they opened, but that it was going to be a Birthday treat, to say I was *very* excited would be somewhat of an understatement.
From the outside, it doesn't look like a very big restaurant (especially as Pollen St itself is more like an alleyway) but once you step inside, the room is surprisingly large and thanks to some clever design, very airy and not at all claustrophobic. Upon checking in, we were handing a nifty brass key fob and key and were told that this was a key to a collection of locked boxes behind reception where there is a gift for us when we hand the key back in as we leave. A nice touch, I thought but anyway, back to the main room. The bar is long and seats comfortable, looking at the list you can order some bar tapas to nibble at (presumably if you weren't there to eat) and given Jason Atherton's previous plaudits for Maze, you're assured of its quality. Looking over the drinks, I was treated to a gin cocktail and decided upon an Eastside: Tanqueray Gin, Lime, Mint, Cucumber which was as refreshing as it sounded (and somewhat more appropriate than my initial choice of a Last Word which the waiter informed me was "a bit alcoholic for this time of the day"!). From there, we were led to our table..
There is a set course lunch which I think is great value at 2 courses for £22 or 3 courses for £25. Looking at the table next to me who had the 3 course lunch, I was somewhat amazed that they complained that the starter portions were too big. That said, I was equally amazed when they thought that the mains portions were too small. Given that the different components meant that it took up most of the table and to me, the portions looked very generous, I really didn't see how they could be complaining at all (This view was further backed up when I saw the desserts being made).
The A La Carte menu is divided into Starters and Sharing dishes of Cold or Warm and Hot, then you get your Mains dishes and Vegetarian dishes. It would appear that a lot of people are confused or just don't get the menu at all. Basically, you can make up the ALC menu to suit yourself: The starters can either be a large starter or can be enough for 2 (3 at a push) people to share. So if nothing on the mains tickle your fancy, there's absolutely no reason why you can't order several of the starters and share them amongst yourselves and create your own tasting menu. There are no hard or set rules to dining here, it's about eating to suit yourself and to have fun – Which I absolutely love and admire them for being so flexible in doing so. None of the mains really appealed on the day so we opted for a couple of cold dishes and a couple from the warm and hot selection:
The Light cured Loch Duart salmon, avocado, smoked herring roe cream was proof that you don't need to muck about with high quality ingredients. The quality of the salmon shone through here and was paired with the delicious combination of avocado and smoked herring roe cream (which are the black blobs on the plate). More intriguingly, and a nod to show modern techniques and Jason Atherton's molecular past, perched on top of the salmon snaking itself amongst the avocado was a slither of a jelly-like substance. Turns out this was the salmon skin which had been roasted, then made into a consommé which was in turn, jellied, cut and added to the dish. This touch of not wasting a good part of the fish wasn't lost on me at all and I loved this dish. My only slight complaint was that the ribbons of mouli dyed with beetroot didn't really add anything taste-wise to the dish. I was expecting something pickled, but sadly it wasn't. That said, it didn't detract from the salmon which was undoubtedly the star of the dish.
Next was Smoked foie gras, black sesame, smoked golden raisin. Seriously, put foie gras on the menu and not only will it be the first thing I'll notice on the menu, but I'll pretty much forget looking at the rest of the menu as a result. This dish was no let down: The silky rich, smooth foie gras lightly smoked but in a great contrast to the black sesame and sweet smoked golden raisin purée (and the thin slithers of pear which the foie gras rested on). Then you had the added textural crunch from the radish and what looked like a baby mouli – which were both pickled so added a nice zing to the dish (which was lacking in the mouli in the previous dish). Again, another winner.
Our warm and hot dish was kicked off by Full English breakfast. Those familiar with Jason Atherton will know not to expect something which can be found in a transport cafe. Instead, you have a slow poached egg (and I mean poached at 75c for 90mins) on a bed of fresh tomato purée (and hidden inside was a bean purée not too dissimilar to refried beans, which I love), with shards of very crispy bacon, fried bread cubes and morels dotted along the top. Break open the egg and a pool of golden sumptuousness that is the yolk slowly seeps out into the bowl. It was very good but the tomatoes on their own didn't really taste that special – If I were to be harsh, I'd say they were like tinned tomatoes blizted up. They definitely needed some egg (yolk) or another component of the dish to compliment it, but given the pool of egg yolk once the egg was broken, that wasn't a problem.
The 24hr braised Suffolk pork belly & pork cheek, fermented apple sauce was another dish that caught my eye so when it was presented to the table and the sauce poured around the edges of the dish, it took every ounce of self-control to not grab the plate and eat the whole thing there and then – Not least because I spotted a cuerito sitting upright on the plate practically screaming "EAT ME!". The dish itself was quite subtle; the difference in textures and tastes between the slow braised pork belly which pretty much fell apart once I attacked it with a knife and fork, to the gently smoked but still very flavoursome pork cheek. If truth be told, I thought it was more like a pork loin but it was tasty nonetheless. The cuerito (as it didn't have any pork fat, so wasn't really a chicharrón) was a mouthful of crunchy porcine goodness and I could imagine a bowlful of them in the bar would go down a treat to accompany any drinks. The pulses and root (salsify?) were a nice contrast and the sauce wasn't particularly overpowering, but this dish was about pork and much like in the salmon cold dish, the main component was the star.
For desserts, we were seated at the already fabled Dessert Bar. It's basically an open plan kitchen with several high bar stools for you to sit at which 3 pastry chefs take care of you as you watch them making desserts. Call it gimmicky, but I personally love it. We started with a nice sorbet as a pre-dessert and I'd heard of a "micro menu" where a small trio of desserts from the menu were made for you. Well, who could turn that down?
No single component of the Sangria mousse, blood orange granita, curd milk jam overpowered each other even though when you ate them on their own, were full of flavour. Combined, they were a delicious contrast of flavours and temperatures – The cold Goat's milk jam sweet and dense contrasted the light airy sangria mousse which was more like an espuma, then the cold crunch from the granita.
The "PBJ" Parfait, cherry jam, creamed rice puffs sounds like something that shouldn't really work and it wasn't my favourite, if I'm honest. Individually I liked all the components and they did go nicely together but there was a certain something that was missing – And I can't quite put my finger on it. It was a perfectly nice dish but it just didn't wow me like the others.
Finally, we had something entitled "Ham, cheese & herbs" on the menu which was Watermelon cut to look like slices of ham, candied goat's curd rolled in between, basil sorbet and topped with a watermelon granita. Oh I loved this dish – The play of making the watermelon to resemble ham and pairing it with cheese, the shockingly green sorbet FULL of basil to contrast the cheese and watermelon (I got chatting to the chef as she was making it and she was happy to chat about the processes involved in making it) and topped off with a cooling and refreshing watermelon granita. Again, I couldn't help but smile as I ate this because not only was it so playful, but it tasted so bloody good too!
So that was it, it may not have been the most delicious food that I've ever eaten nor the most showy, but it was more than very good and very much acceptable. I had a smile on my face for nearly every dish and they're bringing home the fact that good food isn't necessary about big and bold flavours or a showy thing to wow you, but that in sourcing good ingredients and treating them with understated skill and respect, you will please the customer. More to the point, there's a fun element to the food and I love how you're not restricted to the confines of fine dining (as in other establishments) and they won't bat an eyelid here. It may not be for everyone who want to label it either as a fine dining restaurant, or don't get what they're trying to achieve here with their menu construction, but personally, I love it. I think Jason Atherton should be applauded for daring to be so flexible and forward-thinking.
After asking for the bill and there was one more surprise in store for me: Knowing that it was my Birthday, I was presented with a box all tied up with ribbon and a nice "Happy Birthday" card on top. It was a lovely touch and indicative of the exemplary service we received – Friendly, knowledgeable and completely on the ball throughout the whole meal. They staff (including the bar staff) were a credit to Pollen Street Social and I left feeling very loved and satisfied after a very good meal. I already look forward to going back.
Finally, that surprise in the locked box that we were given a key for upon arrival? It was Afternoon Tea from the restaurant – Tea bag, scone and cookie to take away with us. If I didn't already have a smile on my face, I certainly did after that nice little touch
You can view all photos from my visit on my Flickr
EDIT: Since my visit, the menu has changed slightly to make it easier for people to order/understand; some one the starters have gone and they're all listed as starters now (rather than cold or hot and warm). The price of mains dishes have come down significantly which will again help with however you want to construct your meal. The set lunch prices have come down a touch which make them seem even more good value for money. Credit to Jason Atherton for listening to feedback and reacting upon it – I still look forward to going back


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For our flannel board, I made ten felt suns and right before the program I suddenly decided to cut ten white felt clouds, too. I covered each sun with a white cloud.
When I held up the board before we sang the song, I told the kids, "I have some clouds to show you. It looks like something is trying to peek thru those clouds!"
If you look closely, you see some orange sun rays sticking out in places! (I had just barely enough white felt for this, LOL! Time to re-stock!)
As I sang the counting song, I removed the clouds to reveal the suns underneath:
1 little, 2 little, 3 little sunshines
4 little, 5 little, 6 little sunshines
7 little, 8 little, 9 little sunshines
10 little sunshines are out today!
Then I announced "Uh oh, looks like it's getting cloudy again!" and we covered the suns back up:
9 little, 8 little, 7 little suns
6 little, 5 little, 4 little suns
3 little, 2 little, 1 little sun
No little suns are out today!
For a more info on today's program, check my post HERE!

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After six exciting months of play in the National Women's Soccer League, it all comes down to two teams facing off for the championship. The North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns will battle it out at Orlando City Stadium in hopes of claiming the title. These two teams met in last year's postseason playoffs at the semi-final, where the Thorns fell in a thrilling and dramatic 4-3 loss.
North Carolina Courage looking for back to back
This time last year, the Courage were able to win it all. At that time, they were known as the Western New York Flash, and they turned many heads with their dominant season that took them all the way to the final. In an ever-dramatic championship match, they forced the Washington Spirit into overtime and eventually to penalties before taking the trophy. They return to the championship stage again this year with many of the same players in hopes of earning their second consecutive title.
Last year's MVP Lynn Williams will once again be a force to reckon with on the Courage frontline, and Sam Mewis has grown and become one of the Courage's anchors in the midfield. In the back, Katelyn Rowland has excelled after claiming the starting spot in goal for the Courage, along with Abby Erceg's veteran presence as part of the backline. Newcomers are also making a difference too, with rookie Ashley Hatch growing as an offensive threat and Denise O'Sullivan making a statement every time she steps on the field.
Thorns look for Championship title two
The Portland Thorns have not been in an NWSL Championship match since the league's first season in 2013, which they won over - coincidentally - the Western New York Flash. Although these are two very different teams four years later - with only three original Thorns still on the roster - Portland is hungry to reclaim the title. They will also look to avenge themselves after last year's heartbreaking semi-final loss. Portland has come out back on top this year, showcasing their all-star roster game after game.
The Thorns managed to take care of business despite not having their crafty midfielder Tobin Heath until the very end of the regular season. Other players took the opportunity to step up and get the job done. Meghan Klingenberg ended up leading her team with assists as she did work up and down the flank for the Thorns. Forward Hayley Raso came into her own this season, becoming a scoring machine for the Thorns and being able to put away goals when it mattered most. With Heath back in the mix and a seemingly powerful starting XI and bench, the Thorns will be ready to fight it out.
The North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns face off at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, October 18. The match will be aired on Lifetime with the broadcast beginning at 4:30 pm Eastern Time.


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Meredith to Launch Diabetic Living Brand in Russia
(Press Release) DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 2, 2010—Meredith Corporation, the leading media and marketing company serving American women, announced today that it has launched its Diabetic Living brand in Russia under license with Dear Media.
Moscow-based Dear Media has begun publishing a quarterly localized edition of Diabetic Living, now available in Russia via both subscription and on the newsstands. The agreement represents the fourth local edition for Diabetic Living. The brand is also published in Australia and Italy, and will launch early in 2011 in India.
Dear Media is headed by Nikolay Gogol, who brings a wealth of experience at developing and publishing popular medical brands and titles for women including Medical News, Home Doctor and Woman's Secrets.
"We're very pleased to be partnering with Dear Media to bring this important brand to Russia," said John Zieser, Meredith's Chief Development Officer. "With its positive editorial messaging and science-based medical advice, Diabetic Living is well-positioned to help Russian-speaking consumers best manage diabetes and led a full and healthy life."
Diabetic Living features cutting-edge research along with diet, exercise, food, nutrition and health information. It is dedicated to providing action-oriented information to help consumers improve their quality of life.
Meredith (www.meredith.com)—owner of powerful consumer brands such as Better Homes and Gardens, Parents and Family Circle and cutting-edge marketing capabilities—is the No. 1 media and marketing company serving American women. Meredith is actively seeking international licensing and strategic partners.To learn more about Meredith's strategic partnering, click here.


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Double post engage! I just wanted to give you guys a heads up that I will pitching a new batch of mead this weekend and will document it for my post next week. This batch will be a hard cider/mead hybrid - I will be using apple juice for most of the base. For those of you who don't know, mead is an ancient honey wine, often known to be quaffed by the barrel by the thunder god Thor and his associates.
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- Area 228 m²
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- Rental Price: 545 per day
- Meters Built: 228 m²
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- Community: 85 €
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Situated in a quiet area but very close to all amenities, this property has its own private garden and pool and gives the sensation of an independent villa. Built on two levels, accommodation comprises on entrance level: spacious living dining room, with access to a covered terrace, the garden pool and covered summer dining area with kitchen with patio that gives access to a maid´s or guest bedroom with bathroom. Upstairs: master bedroom with large en-suite bathroom with Jacuzzi and shower and a private terrace with solarium one further en-suite bedroom, two more bedrooms sharing a bathroom, one of them with access to the terrace. The property is offered fully furnished and includes a private garage space which will fit 1 big and 1 small car. There is additional parking on the street, which is private. The community gardens are very large and there is also a community pool.


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The Record Co. (TRC) is a non-profit community music workspace designed to serve all Bostonians. Young and old, professional artists and music hobbyists, rock 'n' rollers and jazz aficionados (and every genre in between!)—our facility offers ALL music makers the opportunity to produce high-quality creative materials on their own terms.
Founded in 2010 by Berklee College of Music graduate Matt McArthur, TRC is on a mission to remove the technical and social barriers between Greater Boston music makers and their creative visions through truly affordable music workspace and equitable professional development programs.
Our longest-running and most recognizable service is offering subsidized, affordable access to our two, commercial-grade recording studios. Currently, we are operating at maximum capacity, hosting more than 1,400 recording sessions for over 3,750 unique community users annually. TRC provides workspace with equipment and infrastructure only—we invite music makers to employ their own creative and technical staff. This format is unique in our market. It gives music makers the ability to vet and hire according to their own specifications, and it offers a venue for recording engineers and music producers to build and run their own freelance businesses.
After seven years of steady growth in TRC's base of community users, the demand for our services has overwhelmed our existing resources. Put simply, Greater Boston's need for commercial-grade music-making space is too big, and our facility is too small. Over the next few months, we will transition from our current, 5,000-square-foot facility to a 12,500-square-foot space located at our same address in Boston's Newmarket Industrial District.
Our new space will house 19 rooms—four recording studios and 15 soundproof suites with a complement of musical instruments and amplification, which can be used flexibly. High-quality music making demands a specific type of environment, and we have designed the suites so that they can accommodate a wide range of audio activities, including rehearsing, podcasting, and providing music instruction, among other uses. In addition, our new space will have a large, multi-functional area that can transform into a small venue for internally and externally developed music events and programming. Additionally, we have created communal areas, where musicians, freelancers, and community members from different genres and geographic regions of the city can run into one another, meet, and collaborate.
The chief motivator behind TRC's expansion is our desire to serve the great diversity of music makers who come to our door. Our new, larger facility will not only support an increased number of users, but will also enable us to reach a more diverse demographic in terms of age, race, economic background, and creative goals.


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The Furness Building Society has confirmed that its full product range will now be made available to Brilliant Solutions' direct to lender mortgage club.
The organisation partnered with Brilliant Solutions as it says the panel's ethos aligns with its own 'flexible and personal approach'.
Furness' head of intermediary distribution, Barry Fitzsimmons, says his firm is 'thrilled' with the partnership.
Matthew Arena, director of Brilliant Solutions, says: "We are proud to be supporting the lender as it is committed to supporting the intermediary market and thanks to their flexible underwriting approach, they consider complex cases including self-employed, older borrowers, self-build and offer a wide range of buy to let products too."
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Summer offers the best chance to see our Southern Resident orca pods in Puget Sound, and it's also the time of year when Aquarium visitors have lots of questions about orcas—especially about how and where they can see them. Thanks to NOAA Fisheries for helping us to provide the information below!
Orcas, also known as killer whales, belong to the Delphinidae family. Does that word look familiar? If you think it has something to do with dolphins, you're correct—and orcas are the largest dolphin in that family. But, due to their size (over 30 feet!), orcas are also considered whales.
Orcas can be found in all oceans and adapt to almost any conditions. They are toothed whales, related to sperm and pilot whales, and apex predators—vulnerable only to large sharks. They travel and hunt in groups called pods. Three types of orcas are found on the West Coast of North America: resident orcas; transient (or Bigg's) orcas; and offshore orcas. Each type has differing habits and eats different kinds of prey.
Southern Resident orcas are the only resident population found in U.S. waters—they're icons of the Pacific Northwest and inspire widespread public interest, curiosity, and awe around the world. They depend on salmon to survive. They're also endangered and among the most contaminated marine mammals in the ocean.
About Southern Resident killer whales
The Southern Resident orca population is composed of three pods: J, K, and L. Individual animals are identified by a number based on pod membership and birth order (J2, for example, is the oldest-known member of J pod—she's estimated to be 103 years old and is also known as Granny).
Composed of 29 orcas, J is the pod most likely to appear year-round in the waters of the San Juan Islands and Southern Gulf Islands, lower Puget Sound (near Seattle), and Georgia Strait. K pod is the smallest of the three pods in the Southern Resident community, with only 19 members. L is by far the largest of the three Southern Resident pods: its members currently total 36.
Where are they seen?
Each year, the Southern Resident orcas spend several months of the summer and fall in Puget Sound. But it's good to exercise care when deciding how to try to view them. Research has found that orcas spend more time traveling and less time foraging when vessels—including small craft such as kayaks—are present, according to NOAA Fisheries' 10-year report on the Southern Residents. Orcas also change their behavior by increasing their activity at the surface, including swimming in more erratic patterns, when vessels are close. Regulations and guidelines for viewing orcas from vessels can be found at bewhalewise.org.
What's the best choice to view orcas without disturbing them? From shore. Lime Kiln State Park on San Juan Island is a prime spot. Other land-based viewing sites—including the Seattle Aquarium—are listed at thewhaletrail.org. We don't often see orcas from our pier, but it's been known to happen and you never know, you may get lucky on your next visit!


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I'm currently running Xubuntu 18.10 with amdgpu driver, RX580 AMD reference card. Video playback is really poor. In Parole media player, many videos don't play at all. Youtube and other video in Firefox plays back, but video stutters, looks like frames are dropping (audio is fine). Video playback in vlc is OK, though.
Stuttering in Firefox/Youtube is definitely software related. Same machine running Win10 and AMD 19.1.1 plays fine.
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Adobe has demonstrated Lightroom running on an iPad during an internet show, called The Grid, with full RAW processing power.
Mobile devices are becoming more important in people's lives than full-sized desktops. Most analysts are predicting that tablet shipments will overcome smartphones sales sometime in the next ten years and companies are looking to seize this opportunity.
Adobe edits RAW file using Lightroom for iPad during online photography show
One of the companies which are very serious about mobile platforms is Adobe. During an online show the company has showed its Lightroom software running on an iOS device, the iPad 2.
An Adobe Photoshop version is available on iOS devices. However, it cannot process RAW files. Things will be very differently from now on, as Lightroom is coming to the iPad and photographers will be allowed to edit and organize their photos on the go.
High-resolution RAW photo was taken with a Canon 5D Mark III
The demonstration comes from Tom Hogarty, the Group Product Manager at Adobe. He showed Scott Kelby, the host of The Grid and a very popular photographer, how to process a RAW image taken with a Canon 5D Mark III on an iPad.
Hogarty edited the shadows, color temperature, and the highlights. He even managed to fully zoom in the photo. All these actions require a lot of processing power, but it is worth mentioning that Lightroom on iPad looks like a stripped down version with a questionable user interface.
Adobe's Group Product Manager added that some settings will require more power than others, meaning that some of them might "make the iPad explode".
Creative Cloud subscription may be required
Tom Hogarty said that Lightroom on iPad is connected to Lightroom on PC through the cloud. The collections can be syncronized, thus allowing users to edit RAW photos.
It is believed that Lightroom for iPad will be a part of Adobe's Creative Cloud services, which cost $49.99 per month. This would mean that the application itself will be free, but it will require a paid subscription as well as owning the full program on your Windows or desktop PC.
Adobe's Hogarty has mentioned that this is just the beginning and that we are going to hear more about the technology in the near future.


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Seminar on S&T in the Indic Tradition: Critical Perspectives and Current Relevance
This 2-day seminar on Feb 4/5, 2017 at the IISc Faculty hall will explore high level perspectives on selected areas of Indic science and technology by eminent researchers. More concretely, some of the talks in this seminar will throw light on an interesting perspective that seems to have informed a good part of the Indic tradition: that of दृग्गणितैक्य drg.ganitaikya, the concordance between "observed" and the "computed".
Prof. Roddam Narasimha (JNCASR) will be giving the keynote talk on "computational positivism" in the Indic tradition. Well known scholars such as Profs. V N Jha, R N Iyengar, MD Srinivas will also be giving talks. There are also tutorials on Feb 3 and 6. The brochure with details and schedule is at
Brochure (pdf).
The abstracts are available at
Abstracts (pdf)
Entry is FREE but registration is required for those who are not affliated with IISc (link included below). It is optional but recommended for those from IISc for organizational purposes. Kindly register if interested. *Note: it is now closed.* Kindly forward to interested parties as appropriate.
Registration Form
The event was live streamed and the archive of the proceedings is now at at
Archive of Videos
The presentations made avlbl by the speakers are at
. Pl. note that some slides are not yet made readable as I have not got the permission from the speakers. As and when we get the OK, we will make them readable. Also, pl. note the following caveats:
Prof. MD Srinivas: "My slides are of a somewhat preliminary nature and are not meant to be cited."
Prof. Thelma BK: "Happy to share the slides though there is some unpublished data towards the end of the slide set."
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M P Kumar, CEO at Global Edge Software
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Profs. AG Ramakrishnan, PS Sastry, Y. Narahari, Murali Krishna, K. Gopinath (IISc)
Dr. Ramanujachar (CDAC)
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Learning the lessons of Red October
One-hundred years ago, as the Russian Empire collapsed following World War I, Bolshevik activists seized power in the capital St. Petersburg in what later became commonly known as the October Revolution.
"Lessons of October: The Fate of Democracy and Socialism in the Age of Revolution and Counter-Revolution" is the title of a talk by Ronald Grigor Suny, the William H. Sewell Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Michigan, and emeritus professor of history and political science at the University of Chicago. Suny, who is one of the preeminent historians of the Soviet Union, ethnic conflict, and nationalism, will speak on the Rochester River Campus on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 pm in Dewey Hall.
Suny's talk, which is part of the Russian Studies program's commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, focuses on what the revolution can teach us about democracy and socialism in the past, present, and future. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Suny is the author of The Revenge of the Past: Nationalism, Revolution, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union (Stanford University Press, 1993) and numerous other books on the history of the Soviet Union, the South Caucasus, and the Armenian genocide.
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According to philosopher Bertrand Russell, the human mind has an advantageous position over the minds of animals in that it is capable of constructing ideas that are abstract. In addition, the human mind is better placed in that it's capable of conducting thoughts that are sensational. This has played a significant role in the idealization of philosophers ranging from Plato onwards. Therefore, a well conceptualized idea should bring out the approximate image perceived. Thus, general, abstract ideas create the greatest difference in terms of understanding between animals and man. Bertrand indicates further that aspect of having a general idea enhances the distinction between man and brutes which the brute faculties will never attain. This is evidenced through observation by the brutes' failure of using the general signs for purposes of universal ideas. This situation is further enhanced by the brutes' lack of abstracting faculty and their lack of word use or other obvious, general signs. Therefore, it follows that use of language by men enables them generalize and abstract their ideas. Thus, a word is generalized when it's made a sign of many specific ideas other than general abstract ideas. This result to the mind getting suggestions those are indifferent. Through the observation of generalizing ideas, the same judgement can also be best applied in the generalization of words. An idea is generalized when it's given the ability of standing for other same ideas. However, a distinction has to be made between the general and vague ideas. The question to be asked is whether the generalized idea has any particular images compounded in it. It is of importance to note that our images carry with them a lesser or a greater degree of vagueness.
This is to mean the occurrence of the image could have undergone limited variations without necessarily causing any recognizable variations in the image. Therefore, the arrival at the general image must be contrasted with various precise words or images. Thus, it's true to utter that intelligence is a progress from indefinite to definite and hence judgement presence is the only instance that can clarify between a vague and a general idea. It is of paramount importance to realize that thinking does not require any sensual presentations or any language for it to take place. This presupposition by Buhler has elicited a lot controversy from other philosophers who argue that there is more to thinking than meets the eye. Thus, for the thinking process to bear fruits there must be total coordination of all the human senses.
Case study: bathroom experience
Initially, I found this case study paper to be difficult to begin analyzing. It was a bit difficult to find something that I could comfortably write about. Moreover, the piece of writing required a problem that I could not figure out. Then an idea struck my head at 10:00pm of July 1st through to the 5th of the same month. Throughout the day, I had been helping my parents move in to their new house by the Shore of Long Beach Island. These 5 days proved to be excruciating and tiring with all the moving and heavy lifting of furniture and other appliances. On a Tuesday night, the 5th of July, I drove back to our old home in Pennsylvania from the shore. I arrived at around 9:30pm and was extremely tired. The first thought that came into my mind was to take a shower.
The shower apparatus frustrated my efforts and will of having a hot shower because I waited for almost 20 minutes with no signs of the water heating up. Nonetheless, I decided to take a cold shower anyway. In the next consecutive days, taking a cold shower became the order of the day. This was partly contributed by my ignorance and stubbornness of not wanting to ring my parents so as to get directions of how to operate the bath tab. The fact that there were no more hot showers made my cold showering moments to be unbearable.
On the fifth day, I decided to try fixing the shower problem on my own. I critically and creatively analyzed how the hot shower system operated as well as trying to identify any anomalies that might have resulted to the systems breakdown. Upon this self questioning session, two possible rectifications to the system were eminent. In the first place, was how to turn on and off the hot water system handles? Secondly, something was in disarray, in the system, and thus was preventing the water from warming up. The first possibility was easily resolved by locating the feeder hot- water pipe and following it all the way to the heater; all the handles were in their right position; therefore, the water flow was not hampered. The completion of this first task made me even more enthusiastic and, my determination in resolving the problem was heightened.
So as, to be in a position to tackle the second possibility, I tried figuring out how a tea pot works in tea warming. This line of thought enabled me to come up with the following guidelines: 1 Get a tea pot. 2 Fill it up with water 3. Put the filled tea pot in the stove. 4. Heat up the tea pot with the stove.
The fourth was the most important in the aid towards resolving my predicament. The heat from the stove plus the water on the pot resulted to hot water. I followed the outlined steps keenly, and my shower problem lessened from a challenge to an adventure. This was a cause for disappointment for it had proved to be a difficult task trying to figure out this earlier on. Thinking that the problem was over, another one of identifying the water heater switching unit for adjusting the desired hotness soon cropped up. After quite a while of tracing and searching, I managed to locate the switching unit. I discovered clear instructions and guidelines on the specified functions carried out the heating system. One of the specifications was a temperature adjuster. Unfortunately, the guideline did not indicate the adjuster's location. The first reaction was to check the stove top so as to try and locate the adjuster. Unluckily, the adjuster was not there. Not finding the adjuster at the top of the heater made me think harder. Upon further thinking, I realized that the heating system of the stove was located at the bottom just like that of the tea pot. Then I went back to look at the heater, and looked around the bottom of the heater, and there was the temperature adjuster. No sooner had I switched it on, than the water began heating up. This laborious discovery solved my hot shower predicament and without much ado resumed the enjoyment of my hot showers. This got me thinking about the lessons I learned concerning myself and the problem just resolved. I was greatly amused by the reliance given to things that I had experienced before and how fast I came up with a correlation that had to do with my current task and was also critical in its resolution. The realization of how my thought process works made me feel confident that when a problem occurs I will find a way of resolving it.


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Many probabilistic programming languages allow programs to be run under constraints in order to carry out Bayesian inference. Running programs under constraints could enable other uses such as rare event simulation and probabilistic verification, except that all such probabilistic languages are necessarily limited because they are defined or implemented in terms of an impoverished theory of probability. Measure-theoretic probability provides a more general foundation, but its generality makes finding computational content difficult. We develop a measure-theoretic semantics for a first-order probabilistic language with recursion, which interprets programs as functions that compute preimages. Preimage functions are generally uncomputable, so we derive an approximating semantics. We implement the approximating semantics and use the implementation to carry out Bayesian inference, stochastic ray tracing, and probabilistic verification of floating-point error bounds.
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Andrew D. GordonMicrosoft Research and University of Edinburgh, Claudio RussoMicrosoft Research, Marcin SzymczakUniversity of Edinburgh, Johannes BorgströmUppsala University, Nicolas RollandMicrosoft Research, Thore GraepelMicrosoft Research, Daniel TarlowMicrosoft Research
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Tie ChengCNRS, ENS, INRIA, Paris, France, Xavier RivalINRIA/CNRS/ENS Paris
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Neil TorontoBrigham Young University, Jay McCarthy, David Van Horn
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Manuel EberlTechnische Universität München, Johannes HölzlTechnische Universität München, Tobias NipkowTechnische Universität München


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The outside of the house is a thing of beauty. It is neat as a pin and looks lovely. The inside doesn't. Worse, it has not only cosmetic, but electrical and plumbing problems. The toilet in the upstairs bathroom is scabbed together with mismatched pieces, and the downstairs throne isn't even attached to the floor. If you hit it running, it will rock from side to side.
Son-in-law didn't have enough to keep himself occupied with working full time, pampering his wife, helping take care of the four children, cooking and cleaning, so he agreed to replace the toilets. He took Grandpa with him to the home store and they bought two toilets extrordinaire. They are extra tall to help us old farts who don't go down and back up as easily as we once did.
They are crappers from heaven. The only problem is that now when I sit down on inferior crappers I feel like I'm falling into doom and flail about like a baby bird on it's first flight. Thank goodness for booths. They are the only thing that preserves my dignity.
Having achieved success with the toilet replacements, and not having any more time on his hands, Son-in-law agreed to do a complete makeover on the downstairs bathroom. Around the new toilet, of course. He knocked out the old shower to make room for a new one. Keep in mind here that the bathrooms in this house are approximately 16 square feet.
After much work, more cursing, lots of hammering, outright swearing, and a tad bit of throwing things, he was ready for the tub. Voting cancelled a shower in favor of a Jacuzi tub. It only seemed logical.
The tub was in, but not hooked up. Naturally, Son-in-law had to make sure there were no leaks in the plumbing, so he hauled buckets of water to fill it. Who's going to pass up a chance like that? Since the wall is out, and there was sure to be onlookers, the swim suits seemed appropriate. After these two got out, the other two got in to play for a while in the bubbles. Success! So far.
Like I said earlier, there are still problems with the electric, and much work to be done, but I'm feeling pretty good about this. We'll have to count our shekels and see what he can do next -- in his spare time.


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Award winning Silverbird TV presenter Adaure Achumba on Saturday, December 19, had her traditional wedding and introduction with her white lover, Wes Ballance in Lagos.
The happy bride who could not hide her happiness took to her Instagram page posting a picture of her and her white beau with the caption: "in compliance with the demands of the ancestors' #Omenala #igbanku #AdaureAndWes #BallancingAct #igbowedding #nigerianweddings thanks for the entire well wishes…"
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Adaure Achumba who got engaged to Wes on March 14, while she was away in the United States (US), for her birthday disclosed that she and her sweetheart met in college in 1999 but were just friends and only reconnected last year.
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Describing her love story Adaure Achumba narrated that her husband proposed on the same spot they met many years back. She said:
"He proposed on the spot we first met in fall 1999 by the volleyball court at Criage Hall dorm UNC Chapel Hill. I started randomly and typically started smack talking with his then random college kid who said to me "Girl I'm Gonna Marry You" and in dismissed him in a very Nigerian manner just thinking he was just joking around and flattering me…really who says that on first meeting"
Adaure Achumba added that: "We became friends and hung out in the same crew. We went bar hopping on Franklin Street and a few games. I failed my first semester cos i was always hanging out with him and the rugby boys at the pit in front of Lenoir Cafeteria. I had a crush on him and enjoyed his company and he had a crush on me but i was just too green in the romance department to read the signs. The biggest irony was that I dated another guy with the same name but we moved on, graduated but still remained friends. Fast forward to Fall 2014 when we met again. I even got punked for the proposal."
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We find our way to meet Alisha at a Georgian restaurant nearby the Hermitage. I immediately look for the Bozbashi soup and order it with a shashlik board while encouraging Don and Lari to try the same. Don spots the vodka on the menu, discovers you can order a bottle for the table and acquires one instantly. Don pours a shot of vodka for all of us and we suddenly realise this will be our first vodka together in Russia. So we toast to that, friendship and more vodka. It isn't as smooth as the average vodka distilled in Australia, but it is less than half the price at about two hundred roubles (AUD$10) for a half litre bottle. Alisha reveals she really likes this place and it's one of her favourite spots in the city. I mention how much I like Georgian food and she points to the low, soft hat with a narrow peak over her eyes that she's wearing,
"This is a common style for Georgian men. I like it", she tells me with a smile.
"So you're really a man?" I ask impishly with my eyes widened in shock.
"No!" she explodes, "…but just like a Georgian man."
With that she looks down and leans back in her seat to place a fresh cigarette slowly, lazily in the corner of her mouth. Then she slowly lifts her face to look straight into my eyes with a devilish stare from underneath the peak of her hat. I still call her my beautiful Georgian man.
The soup arrives and we all dissolve into foodgasms. The combination of simplicity with spice provides a continuously memorable combination that always leaves me needing more. Main course arrives and seems to evaporate somehow, maybe it dissolves in the vodka. Feeling very full we sit back to let it settle as my phone rumbles to life. It tells me one group of Couchsurfers are in a café-bar nearby and are inviting us to join them. We aren't ready to move for a while and we relax into finishing the vodka. We three Australians settle the bill, refusing to let Alisha pay for anything. She's already helping us so much and we have to find ways to thank her properly for it; dinner is always a good option and she appreciates it with her typical lazy smile.
We wander off to meet the couchsurfers and arrive at the outdoor part of a café bar to discover a German couple with a table of Russian friends. About half are Couchsurfers and all want to know what three crazy Australians are doing here in
"Because they have cool names", I announce prophetically.
There's a pause before they notice my evil smile and start laughing.
"Whilst that's quite true, the real reason", I further explain, "is more to do with the history of Yekaterinburg and the Total Eclipse happening in
I'm then forced to explain the gentle art of eclipse chasing.
After the beer and vodka, I suddenly feel like a cigarette again. I have never been a smoker in any continual sense of the word, but suffer with many others the connection between drinking and smoking. In
"I'll have a packet of those slim menthols, what are they called?"
"Vogue…it is woman cigarette…for woman", he announces in stilted English and pauses. Seeing no reaction from me he continues,
"You sure?"
"Yes…I am so deeply in touch with my inner woman that there are actually two lesbians inside me fighting for supremacy over my male side."
Okay, he didn't understand anything, but Alisha, who is standing next to me, can't stop laughing for a couple of minutes. In any case, for the rest of the night everyone decides that hassling me for my menthol cigarettes is pretty funny and my responses would make Julian Clary blush.
It's now around midnight and we have another decision to make. Should we stay up and watch the bridges of
The city at night is beautiful and we acquire some takeaway beers along the walk and settle in with the growing crowds along the riverside in front of the winter palace. The bridges, the fortress, even the normal buildings and the
"It's already open!"
We all lean out to see where he points and, sure enough, the last joint of the bridge near the shoreline is open. We've missed the fateful moment.
The view is still damn good, but seeing the change would have been perfection. The only solution is to cross back and join the other group in our
Don and I are watching one girl who is easily one of the most natural and sensual dancers either of us has ever seen. We are both veterans of many music, dance and trance festivals and have seen our share of amazing dancers. The way this girl moves is at once completely self aware, but without a trace of being self conscious. She moves as an integral part of the music, not with it or around it. She also broadcasts a confident sexual awareness that has every man in a ten metre radius absolutely enraptured; and she lives and loves every moment of it.
"I'm not going to talk to the dancing girl. I just can't fall in love again in this country. Today", Don says with absolute certainty.
We're talking about how we can find out where she learned to do that, and meet her, when one of the Germans taps us on the shoulder and says,
"Your friends are outside and can't get back in".
We look at each other and out the door, where they are sitting on the marble staircase looking bored. Apparently they went outside for a smoke and the bouncers want to charge them entry again. We elect to have one more vodka and then discuss whether we should stay here and get onto the dancefloor or follow them. We watch the magical dancer feel her way through another song, which pretty well makes up our minds. Then I receive a message on my mobile from Lari telling me about the café they've moved to. We decide we will follow the Germans to another club, but will find the girls first and see if they want to come along.
Don scampers up the wall outside, his long hair flying about him as he jumps back to the ground clutching his picture. We slope through the busy streets to find the girls at another covered gazebo style café drinking coffee. I order a bottle of champagne and we sit down to enjoy a calm moment in the night. That bottle is definitely a mistake. From the point of leaving the café after an hour or so, things are very fuzzy and indistinct. I make them all stand for a photo pose outside after we leave. It takes me a dozen attempts to get a focussed picture with an autofocus camera. The sun is already lighting the sky when we decide to separate, or more accurately the girls leave us to head for the train station. Don and I make a solemn vow to find the second nightclub. We bid them farewell and march off with arms around each other's shoulders enjoying the night. This is the first time we two brothers have been together in the same place at the same time for a long time. We live in cities a few thousand kilometres apart now, so chances to meet are rare and to be savoured. We both knew extreme intoxication was inevitable, even though we also knew this was a bad idea in a foreign country where we don't speak the language.
We spend the next half hour lurching up a canal while receiving directions on our mobiles from the German guy. His girlfriend has gone home now, but he's still out enjoying further refreshment. We make it to the construction site he had been trying to get us to find and round the corner to see him standing looking exactly how we felt – muntered. His face droops and his speech slurs badly as he lets us know he had just been on his way home. Meeting us changes his mind and he accompanies us back into the club. It has a beautiful wooden interior spread over a couple of rooms and a balcony through huge French windows. It has floor standing candelabras that reach above our heads and the bartenders have no problems supplying more vodka to a trio of inveterate troublemakers. I remember talking to different people who seem amazed that I'm Australian and standing in this club. I even remember going rounds with Don ordering vodka shots – four at a time. I also take a moment to buy another round of two shots to pay my private bet about him losing the picture; he still has it under his arm. The sun is well and truly up by now and streaming in through those windows. Our German friend leaves us and we last one more round before deciding we had better head for home before real trouble comes our way.
We stagger out of the club around six in the morning to be greeted with an overwhelming sight. The Cathedral on Spilled Blood,
I'm standing on the platform ready to catch the next train when I notice Don is no longer with me. He is well known for wandering off randomly and at this time of morning I'm fading fast and can't find him anywhere on the platform. I decide I'm angling for home and keep my mobile in my hand in case he calls on the way.
I lurch out of Alisha's train station and onto the open square in front of it that leads to the marshrutka waiting zone when two policemen bail me up. I'm unable to actually walk standing straight up at this point and I'm leaning heavily to one side, which is seriously hurting my lower back as I try to straighten up. I'm guessing this is what alerted the wise detectives to my condition. They stand evenly either side of me, both facing me on an angle, and demand my passport. I'm feeling a lot less confident than the previous encounter; I've lost Don and probably used up my luck in dealing with the Russian authorities. The pair of them are looking particularly severe as I pass it to them, wondering what I would need to be allowed to continue my reckless rampage.
"You're Australian?" The first man exclaims to me in Russian, a broad smile covering his face.
"Yes, I'm an Australian man", I manage to reply in Russian.
It sounded good to me at the time and he seems to understand. He passes my passport to his friend and both of them are now smiling broadly at me. It occurs to me how much of a typical Australian yobbo I'm being. My inner lesbians have utterly deserted me in disgust. Here I am in a very foreign country on a trip I've been planning for a couple of years and it's only taken two weeks to land myself fiendishly drunk in a discussion with some police officers about the situation. I suppose I must be grinning like an idiot back at them by now and I have no idea what to do next. They also don't say anything I can understand. I decide they must want something from me and enter a strange charade of emptying my pockets and handing stuff to them. Each guy looks at it, passes it to their friend and then passes it back to me. I can remember seeing the huge smile on the face of one of them as he opens my wallet and shows me the roubles left inside it, before handing it back to me again. They ask me where I'm going and I point at the marshrutka queue and struggle to remember how to say "123" in Russian. I settle at pointing at the one I need and say,
"That one", repeatedly, in Russian.
They step out of my way, hand me my passport and tell me to go home straight away. Not believing my luck, I do exactly that and arrive at the apartment just half an hour after Lari and Alisha. I tell them about the policemen, much to Alisha's amazement and Lari's horror, before I have another cold shower and pass out.


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Carthy meets INHFA on issues of concern to Farming community
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy met with representatives of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association at the organisation's headquarters in in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo on Monday.
Sinn Féin's Dáil spokesperson on Agriculture Martin Kenny TD also attended the meeting which discussed a range of issues including the review of the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme, EU Greening payments, the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Brexit, delayed farm payments and the negative implications for many farmers of current government and EU forestry policy.
Speaking afterwards Matt Carthy said:
"This was another constructive engagement with INHFA representatives who are doing very valuable work on behalf of the farmers they represent.
"Martin Kenny and I were able to a report on how issues of concern were being pursued at Dáil and EU level and we listened to the experience of natura and hill farmers and the constructive ideas and proposals from the INHFA.
"Peripheral and small farmers are vital to the health of rural Ireland and Sinn Féin will continue to fight to advance their interests at national and European level."


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text: I've got an antique Masonic belt buckle that is marked "Victory Silver" and the name Wolverine. I've never seen silverplate marked as Victory Silver before. Is anyone else familiar with this? When I found it I thought I read "Victor Silver" which would have made sense, but the mark clearly says Victory. I'm also having trouble finding out anything on Wolverine. All my searches turn up X-men comic related materials!


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4-H STEM Ambassador Experience
4-H STEM Ambassadors are trained University of Maine students who facilitate hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities with youth 8–14 years old throughout the state of Maine. Through 4-H STEM Ambassadors, youth become connected to the research, resources, and scientists at Maine's public universities. Before 4-H STEM Ambassadors work with children, they complete hands-on training to understand how to work with and keep youth safe, as well as how to facilitate inquiry-based STEM activities. Join us to learn about what we do, the types of activities we facilitate, and how to join!
Meeting Room 4
Maine Journal Project: Student Interviews
Attention all Student Presenters! Stop by Meeting Room 4 to give a short interview with the Maine Journal regarding your researc experience at the University of Maine. This is a great opportunity to spread the word about the impact your research makes! About Maine Journal The Maine Journal is a digital publication for showcasing the excellent work of undergraduate students at the University of Maine. Student work is published using a variety of digital media, to best represent the quality of the work. The Maine Journal highlights individual stories of academic excellence, identified through faculty recommendations, announcements of campus awards or fellowships, performing arts events, etc. The Maine Journal staff members connect with these students, collect and digitize their work, and conduct and record interviews that are published with the work, to provide context.
Opening Ceremony
Opening Flag Ceremony by UMaine ROTC. President's Welcoming Remarks.
Student AM1 Presentations
Format : Oral | Poster | Exhibit
Track : Allied Health | Arts | Biomedical Sciences | Business | Education | Engineering & Info Systems | Natural Sciences | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences | Interdisciplinary
09:30AM - 12:00 Noon
Meeting Room 3
IURC Project Presentations
Interdisciplinary work is more relevant today than ever, and has become critical to addressing grand challenges statewide and beyond. Projects scheduled to present include: · Making Maine's Local Food System Sustainable: Opportunities to Address Hunger and Reduce Waste · Fall Detection and Prevention Research Collaborative · Machine learning for big-data to assess biological responses to environmental stressors · Coastal Ecosystem Science for Maine's Marine Economy and Coastal Communities · Planning for uncertainty: The role of schools and community institutions in preparing the next generation for a new economy · Assessing riparian management as a tool for balancing Maine's forest economies and freshwater resources · Risk of zoonotic disease from an iconic wildlife reservoir · Muscular Dystrophy Genomics Research Collaborative · Maine Agriculture Apps Project
Morning Break & entertainment by "Mainely Voices"
Mainely Voices is the University of Maine's premiere mixed acappella group made up of students from all majors and backgrounds. We perform an array of music for the University and public at school events, local events, fundraisers, schools, and concerts.
11:00AM - 12:00 Noon
Student AM2 Presentations
Format : Oral | Poster | Exhibit
Track : Allied Health | Arts | Biomedical Sciences | Business | Education | Engineering & Info Systems | Natural Sciences | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences | Interdisciplinary
12:00 Noon - 01:00PM
Meeting Room
Luncheon Award Ceremony
Awards CUGR 2019 Summer Fellowships Maine Space Grant Consortium Graduate and Undergraduate Summer Fellowships Graduate Alumni Award Provost's Innovative and Creative Teaching Award Dean of Graduate School Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Meeting Room 1
Thesis/Dissertation Formatting Review Workshop
The Admissions Office will be tabling from 9:30AM - 4:00PM at the Student Symposium for students, parents and school administrators interested in finding out more information on how to apply to The University of Maine. We are also inviting College Transfer Advisors, High School School Counselors, Administrators and Teachers to join us for Lunch at Season's Restaurant from 12:00PM - 1:00 PM for a luncheon.
Student PM1 Presentations
Format : Oral | Poster | Exhibit
Track : Arts | Biomedical Sciences | Business | Education | Engineering & Info Systems | Natural Sciences | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences | Interdisciplinary
Afternoon Break & 3-Minute Thesis Presentations
The three finalists will perform their presentations at the upcoming UMaine Student Symposium on April 10 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. They are: • First Place – Cameron Hodgdon, doctoral candidate in Marine Biology, "Incorporating environmental drivers to improve assessment & projections for American lobster in a changing Gulf of Maine & Southern New England"• Second Place – Atefeh Rajaei, doctoral candidate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, "Alternative ways of combatting bacterial infections"• Third Place – Charitha Perera, doctoral candidate in Chemistry, "Artificial photosynthesis: Turning water into Hydrogen (H2) fuel using sunlight"
Meeting Room 5 & 6
Idea Validation Workshop
New innovations based on cutting-edge research have a high failure rate because they focus on the wrong needs or even the wrong end user. Attend the idea validation workshop to learn how you can use Innovation Engineering tools to test your assumptions and validate that they align with end user needs, wants and expectations. This workshop is open to faculty, students and staff. This workshop is part of the University of Maine System Innovates Training Series. Presenter: Renee Kelly, Assistant Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development Link for registration : Register here About the University of Maine System Innovates Training Series: The Office of Innovation and Economic Development would like to invite you to participate in workshops that provide training for faculty, staff and students interested in doing research work with companies or turning their research into innovations for the public. These commercialization workshops are part of the University of Maine System Innovates series. Each interactive workshop will have subject matter experts presenting on the topics listed below. Participants can earn a completion certificate by attending the four core workshops and two electives.
Student PM2 Presentations
Format : Oral | Poster | Exhibit
Track : Allied Health | Arts | Biomedical Sciences | Business | Education | Engineering & Info Systems | Natural Sciences | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences | Interdisciplinary
Keynote Speech
The UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS) celebrates student research and creative work each year. The 2019 UMSS keynote speaker is Stuart Kestenbaum, Maine's Poet Laureate. His speech will be about creativity and how people are at their best when they have a framework and limitations. Kestenbaum says he will be reading some of his own poems to illustrate this point, talking about craft and creativity, and about ingenuity and the creative process in all fields of endeavor. The theme of the speech will be "Nothing Like a Deadline: Some Thoughts on the Creative Process" and will take place April 10 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Symposium Awards
Students must be present to receive the monetary awards. The top scoring Graduate and Undergraduate presentation in each of the 10 categories. Dr. Susan J. Hunter Research Impact Awards: Graduate and Undergraduate


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If there is one thing I have learned since entering retirement, it is that demands for my time and attention have not changed. If anything, armed with the knowledge that I have time on my hands, the demands have seemed to escalate. If I am being honest, some of these demands are coming from within but others are coming from well-meaning but misguided acquaintances. Take note that I did not say "friends" but rather acquaintances. More about that in a moment.
So here is the thing. Saying yes to every request is exhausting. Whether it is an invitation to a social event or a request to serve on a committee, the never-ending list of demands on your time can turn you into a rat on a treadmill. Without adequate time to stop and catch your breath, your sleep suffers as does your health, and even though you otherwise have a healthy lifestyle, your immune system becomes compromised. Heck, even rats need to rest!
In this article, I am going to reaffirm nine things we all need to embrace in order to maintain our sanity in this crazy mixed up world. Some will call this self-care, while others will call it mindfulness. The ignorant will call it selfish. But trust me on this: putting a priority on self-care is not being selfish. Instead, it is an important component of living a strategic life.


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Amverton, Chin Group Property, Dayang Enterprise, Kerjaya Prospek, MyEG, Sapura Energy and T7 Global
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Based on news flow and corporate announcements, stocks in focus on Tuesday (Jan 14) may be include: Amverton Bhd, Chin Hin Group Property Bhd, Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd, Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd, My EG Services Bhd (MyEG), Sapura Energy Bhd and T7 Global Bhd.
Amverton Bhd's founder, cum chairman and controlling shareholder Tan Sri Ng Boon intends to privatise the company. Ng's holding company Dalta Industries Sdn Bhd is offering to acquire the remaining 80.83 million shares or a 22.14% stake in the company at RM2.10 per share or a total of RM97 million.
Ng currently holds 77.86% of Amverton's voting shares. Meanwhile, due the proposed privatisation, Amverton's earlier announced private placement will not continue.
Chin Hin Group Property Bhd (CHGP)'s non-independent and non-executive chairman Datuk Seri Chiau Beng Teik and his family have launched a mandatory general offer (MGO) of the rest of the shares and warrants they do not own. The Chiau family purchased CHGP shares today in the open market and via direct business transactions today bringing their stake to 37.59% from 31.39% previously.
The MGO includes a 30 sen offer price per CHGP share and 10 sen offer price per CHGP warrant. The Chiau family intends to main CHGP's listing on Bursa Malaysia.
Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd bagged two contracts for the provision of integrated hook-u[ and commissioning from Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd. The contracts are to last for four years, effective Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2023.
Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd bagged an RM617 million contract to construct flats for Aspen Vision City Sdn Bhd in Penang, representing almost half the RM1.3 billion new job wins in 2019. The contract involved two phases, VIVO and VIIO located in the 245 acre mixed development project Aspen Vision City.
My EG Services Bhd (MyEG)'s Indonesian associate PT Catenz Inti Utama has secured additional mandates from the Indonesian government to roll out its tax monitoring system to 30 more cities, expanding beyond the system's current implementation in Jakarta. However, it did not provide a value for the additional mandates awarded.
These 30 additional cities are located seven other Indonesian provinces. Pilot installations have since commenced across these seven provinces.
Sapura Energy Bhd's unit with Austrian OMV Aktiengesellschaft, SapuraOMV Upstream Sdn Bhd's Larak gas field under the SK408 production sharing contract (PSC) has posted its first production. The fields are tied back into an existing processing facility and gas is transported through existing pipelines for onward gas processing at the Petronas LNG complex in Bintulu.
T7 Global Bhd inked a contract from Repsol Oil & Gas Malaysia Bhd to provide maintenance, construction and modification services for Block PM3-CAA between Malaysia and Vietnam and Block PM-305 located offshore Terengganu. The five-year contract's value will be determined as per work order request made by Repsol.
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At the I/O developer conference, which was held last week, Google said that they soon will be launching the AI enabled Google News on the Apple store and by keeping up to their promise, Google has launched its new Google News which is powered with the advanced AI technology.
With the launch of the new AI enabled Google News, the old Google Play Newsstand app has been removed or we can say replaced. You can easily find the new Google News app in the Apple Store and you can also search for the already live Android version as well.
The new Google News is almost similar to the app which you will find on the Android platform. The new AI enabled Google News app uses machine learning process in order to train algorithms to comb through complex, breaking news stories, and then put them in an easy to understand format like a chronological timeline, local news aggregation, news shows in a developing and evolving pattern.
The app has been categorized into four sections, in which the first section comes with the name of 'For you' in which the machine learning is used to show you the top 5 news, which Google News thinks you will wish to read with some other news and articles chosen on the basis of algorithm. Then the next section is labelled as 'Headlines' and this section includes the major news and stories across sections like UK, World, Business and Tech. If you want to see the new feature of Full Coverage in Google News then you will have to use the same Headlines section. This feature breaks down the complex stories into a series of articles from different sources with social media posts like Twitter and YouTube.
There is also a new visual format in the Google News which is named as newscasts. With the power of enhancement in understanding natural language, this section will show you the news as in the form of preview of a story with basics from various resources.
But according to Google, the hero of the Google News is the Full coverage about which we have discussed earlier in this blog post.
The Newsstand section of the Google News is where you can easily find and follow publishers. In addition to this, you can also search for more than 1,000 magazine titles and all this will happen in a mobile optimized reading format. You can also easily subscribe to a particular app then you can do so without leaving the app. You just have to use the subscribe button in the app. By subscribing with Google, you will get access to your paid content not only in Google News but in your Google Search as well.
You should know that over 60 publishers from different parts of the world have signed up to subscribe with the Google Platform.


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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Happiness is ...
... a day when every song that comes on the radio feels like the perfect song.
... weather that turns out even better than the forecast.
... children who beg to stay outside and play just a little bit longer.
... the kind of sleep that comes after soaking up the sun all afternoon.
... leaving windows open all night to hear the peepers and feel the cool air.
... a good cup of coffee in the morning.
... an unexpected phone call from my hubby.
... the promise of more good days ahead.
Yesterday was one of those days I absolutely savor. I love, love, love the sound of all those tiny frogs in the marshy areas surrounding our house, chirping their welcome to spring. It's one of my favorite sounds, and since I know it will only last a handful of days I am always sure to take the time to listen and enjoy.
Happiness is having the time.
Happiness is also looking forward to having more time as a family.
Once again, Steve is going to be moving from his current job to a position with another company. The new gig will be closer to home and will provide a little plumper paycheck. Less distance, more money. No arguments from me.
Though if I'm honest with myself I have to acknowledge that little twinge of concern that is ever-present in my heart. The "what-ifs" of change. What if it doesn't work out? What if this wasn't the best choice? But as the years go by and I see over and over again that it always. works. out. the what-ifs become less and less of a factor for me. In fact, this time I surprised myself a little. When this latest opportunity came up I was nothing but excited. Probably mostly because it would reduce the distance between us from a 12-hour drive to a 4- or 5-hour drive within our home state. Five hours is a cakewalk for this family.
Like any other trade out there, pipeliners have all kinds of "you know you're a pipeliner if ..." jokes. Well, the wives and girlfriends of pipeliners have their own set of jokes, and most of them have to do with packing up everything important and being ready to hit the road faster than he can say "I got the call, baby. We're moving." That usually means packing up the RV, and we know several families who have sold their homes and truly live the nomadic lifestyle. We won't sell our house. Steve and I both need a home base, a place to retreat to when things get crazy. So we have two homes, more or less: one on wheels and one with roots.
Even though we don't travel with Steve (so I'm not packing our whole life into an RV in a very short amount of time), the sentiment of always be ready for change is the same. So I add a bullet point to his résumé, I direct phone calls and pass along messages, I pray for a smooth transition and safe travels. I plan my days so that once he's home from the current job I can help him get done everything he needs to get done so he can turn around and get back on the road. It's a routine we know all too well.
Summer is just around the corner. Change is in the air. It's all good. Life is good.
I'm happy.
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Patience is key…
February 10, 2010
Did I mention I've been waiting?…waiting for my newly designed, expertly re-organized, new website to début! It's been such a process to rework it all…(and I really shouldn't complain, because Nick's done all the real work)…but I'm losing patience, and right now, that is key…see, I like things polished…but that takes some time to make sure all the last little details are in place…so excuse me if you will from this little blog for the next day or two…I ask that you, too, be patient…and know that when the new site debuts, there will be some pretty sweet deals to go along with it…I can barely contain my excitement!!! Oh and have a lovely Wednesday.
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February 11, 2010 at 12:32 pm
I love the New and Improved Look Great work Nick and Heather!!


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Position TUI Lifestyle as one of the foremost names in modern furniture and increase sales with both real estate developers and direct, local and international, consumers.
LINKS launched an extensive print campaign throughout South Florida and New York targeting real estate developers, brokers, as well as, consumers. The campaign targeting brokers and developers focused on industry-related and financial publications, and sought to bring light to TUI's broker-referral program and grow relationships with local and national real estate developers. The campaign targeting consumers directly focused on lifestyle, society and fashion related publications, and sought to draw both local and international consumers. These print campaigns were complimented by out of home and digital components to increase the reach, visibility and impact of the on-going branding campaign. It was further complimented by an aggressive added value strategy that negotiated editorial, additional advertising pages (or months in the case of the out of home), e-mail blast to readers, social media shout-outs, online digital campaigns, event inclusions and event sponsorships at no added cost to the client.
Through a multi-platform, integrated campaign, LINKS helped garner an increase in sales, helped leverage partnerships for TUI Lifestyle and helped expand the brand directly into Panama. In addition to an increase in sales and traffic to the local showrooms, throughout the branding campaign, new TUI Lifestyle showrooms – in addition to those in NYC and Miami- and authorized dealers were solidified in Scottsdale, Panama, Toronto, Atlanta and Pasadena. Further relationships were also formed to showcase TUI Lifestyle in the showrooms of developments such as: Residences at the W NY, Epic Residences, Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa, City Center Las Vegas, Trump Towers Panama, Trump Royale, Midtown Miami, Icon Brickell, City Place South Tower, and the list goes on.


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The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (24-1 SU, 11-11 ATS) will look to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they host Michigan State (14-10 SU, 7-15 ATS) in a Big Ten battle on Tuesday night (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN).
The Buckeyes blew a 15-point second half lead and were beaten 71-67 at Wisconsin as 2-point dogs on Saturday. That loss knocked then out of the No. 1 spot in the AP poll, which was taken over by Kansas.
Ohio State will face a Michigan State team that badly needs a signature win if it hopes to make the NCAA Tournament.
The Buckeyes are listed as 13-point home favorite at SBGGlobal.com and the total is set at 136.5.
Ohio State are 11-1 SU in the Big Ten, two games ahead of both Wisconsin and Purdue, who are both 9-3. The Buckeyes haven't been kind to backers in conference play – they are 5-7 ATS against Big Ten foes.
Michigan State played well last time out against Penn State winning 75-57 as 6.5-point home favorites, but they still are not winning on the road (4-8 SU, 2-7 ATS). The Spartans have lost their last five away from home losing by an average of 13.8 points per game.
Ohio State didn't play poorly against Wisconsin on Saturday; the Buckeyes shot 54.3 percent from the field. The problem was from beyond the arc as Wisconsin outscored Ohio State 36-9 from three-point range.
Another concern for the Buckeyes is blowing big leads. They blew a 12-point lead last month against Northwestern but still won. They were not able to get away with blowing a big lead against the Badgers.
The question for Michigan State is whether the win against Penn State was a step toward making a late season tourney run or just a one game fluke.
Head coach Tom Izzo said that his team is trying to take steps in the right direction. The problem for the Spartans is that they simply are not as good as Ohio State, and Izzo has called winning at Ohio State a "daunting task."
Here are some key college basketball betting stats for Tuesday's game:
The Spartans are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Spartans are 0-5 ATS in their last five road games. The Buckeyes are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 Tuesday games. In this series, the Spartans are 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings at Ohio State and the underdog is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The under is 5-2 in the Spartans' last seven road games. The over is 11-4 in the Buckeyes' last 15 vs. the Big Ten. In this series, the over is 4-1 in the last five meetings.
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How can you tell if you're at a feminist wedding?
No, that's not a joke, although there's probably a joke in there somewhere. (I'm lousy at telling jokes.) But seriously, what makes a wedding feminist? If the father doesn't give away the bride? If the bride keeps her last name and is introduced that way? If the bride's vows leave out the obedience bit?
Those are all places to start, I suppose. And they are typical answers that Second Wave feminists would have given back in the day. Actually, they may even have gone a step further and advised women to skip the marriage part altogether. After all, isn't marriage just a construct of a patriarchal system?
Traditionally, yes. But today's feminists are rethinking marriage and coming up with some new ideas. Marriage can be a contract between equals. It doesn't have to signify "ownership," even ownership of each other. It may be purely a statement, a public declaration that this relationship is exclusive (unless it's an open marriage; that's a subject for another post). It can be a celebration of your love for one another. But most people also want marriage–and the wedding–to be a reflection of their values and beliefs.
So if one or both of you are feminists, then you are often seen as part of a counter-culture. You don't exist in the mainstream of society. So it makes sense that your wedding will also be "off the beaten path." But in what ways?
First of all, economically. Not buying (literally) into a wedding with all the bells and whistles shows that you have not been sucked in by the wedding industry. The average cost of a wedding today is in the $20,000 range. This is because most people plan their weddings according to a template: there have to be engraved invitations, a rehearsal dinner, the ceremony, a bridal gown, tuxedos, bridesmaids and groomsmen, rings, wedding cake, reception, flowers, place cards, favors, gifts for the bridal party, a professional photographer, something old, new, borrowed, blue–the list is endless.
Second, philosophically. A counter-cultural wedding is an "examined" wedding. That is, everything is scrutinized for its appropriateness. The bride and groom don't just accept all the traditons, but pick and choose which ones are most meaningful for them. They don't just do everything for the sake of appearances, or because everyone else does it, or because it's always been done that way. (That's a misconception anyway: weddings are constantly changed. Did you know, for instance, that it wasn't until after the Civil War that brides began to wear white?)
The feminist wedding therefore will reveal a feminist philosophy on the part of the bride and (hopefully) the groom. But feminists are not all alike. Some like the idea of their fathers giving them away, some prefer both parents giving them away, some don't want anyone giving them away–or "taking" them for that matter (because they are, and want to remain, their own persons.) Some like the symbolism of two becoming one for eternity, some want to downplay that symbolism by not having rings or not lighting a wedding candle together.
For more tips on how to have a feminist wedding, click here.
For how to have a reasonably priced wedding, click here.