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There is a post over at Feministe (hat tip to NSWATM) written by Rebecca Katherine Hirsch that is singing the hawtness praises of gender-nonconforming men.
Except… hmm. Well, here's an excerpt:
So I'm sexually and intellectually into non-gender-conformity, however you personally slice it. The male display of vulnerability is so powerful because it's a direct affront to our rigid, cultural ideas of what Real Men are. And I find it so sexy because it's rebellious in context and bravely welcoming of vulnerability in content which, to my mind, makes one invulnerable. And because it turns me on in ways I have yet to plumb.
(Emphasis mine.)
So she finds vulnerability hot because (or at partially because) it indicates… invulnerability. Huh.
This harks back to the whole "it takes a really strong man to show tears" thing. It's the idea that since these behaviors are socially prohibited for men, that men who do them are therefore bravely facing adversity, and therefore displaying strength. It's like the one man who willingly jumps into a raging battle while butt-naked: he must be a super badass[1] if he's putting himself in that vulnerable position. This isn't new, and it isn't terribly subversive.
Hirsch's choice of exemplifying photograph further drives this home.
Before I go any further, though, I want to make one thing clear: I do not think there is anything wrong with the Hirsch's attraction to these men. Any more than I think there's something wrong with some men's attraction to women who pose sexily with machine guns. (Although I welcome discussion on both topics, including analysis and critique.)
But what's bugging me is that I get the very strong impression that Hirsch thinks her preferences are subversive. Again, her preferences don't have to be subversive to be good and valid. And that's very fortunate for her, because her preferences appear to only be superficially subversive—at least insofar as she describes them in her article.
Frankly, her preferences aren't even that far outside of the mainstream. Knowing a lot of female anime fans, I'm pretty sure there are plenty of women who go for physically feminine men (eye makeup, gorgeous long hair, thin frame, effeminate body language, etc.) who can kick your ass.[2] And if anime is too subculturey for you, then I can also tell you about the (very mainstream) girls swooning over the hot guy in a mermaid (not merman) costume at a Halloween party I went to a couple of years ago.
And there is nothing wrong with women being attracted to these guys (or fictional hand-drawn characters, in the case of anime). But it's silly to pretend that this is particularly subversive with respect to cultural norms of masculinity.
It is subversive for some of those norms, of course. But if one of the reasons it's hot is because it's the social equivalent of bravely jumping into a battlefield while nude… well, that's just reinforcing the invulnerable masculinity norm, not subverting it. Intentionally placing yourself in vulnerable positions in order to weather them by your own force of will is not the same kind of vulnerability that men are prohibited from in our culture. In fact, it's a kind of vulnerability that men are encouraged to take on in our culture all the freakin' time.
A man bravely jumping into a raging battlefield nude is not the same as a man involuntarily thrown into a battlefield who subsequently cowers in fetal position while crying his eyes out and hoping not to die. Both men are vulnerable, but it's two very, very, very different things.
However, there are women out there who do go for the latter kind of vulnerability. My second girlfriend was one. I was a helpless emotional wreck when I met her, and she actually latched on to that—that's a lot of the reason she was attracted to me. A year later when I was pretty well healed (partly due to her, for which I am forever thankful), she lost interest and we amiably parted ways. She then found another emotional wreck and started helping him too. It's the nurse mentality, I guess. There are women like this, and as long as they take care to protect themselves as well,[3] that can be totally fine. And to me that is a much more meaningful and subversive gender-nonconforming attraction pattern with respect to traditional notions of masculinity.
Hirsch's preference certainly does have gender-nonconforming elements to it, to be sure—tutus and tiaras are not male gender normative dress code. And that's totally fine and cool and wonderful. But I get the strong impression that she thinks her preference is far more subversive and meaningful than it really is, and feels somewhat self-congratulatory because of it.
[1] Or just foolhardy.
[2] But, of course, only do so for the forces of good.
[3] Unfortunately, many do not. And that makes them easy targets for abusive partners. A lot of men also have this nurse mentality, and are similarly vulnerable. It makes me sad. :-(


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Fellows of the Royal Society have from time to time been associated with hula dancers, fire-eaters, strongmen, clowns, bareback horseriders and tightrope walkers....
....but not at the Convocation this time, unfortunately.
It has been pointed out to me that the first few lines of each blog are trailed on the main blog page. Therefore it is essential that these lines provide a decent enough 'hook' to get you to click on the link to the main post. I suspect this has worked since you're now reading this. But, judging by the absence of comments (thanks, flo from Cardiff!), you're probably in quite select company.
Anyway, today's topics are bouncing and colliding, and then Brazil Nuts.
1. Bouncing and colliding.
Bouncing is easy, right !? Newton's law of restitution asserts that in a collision (i) total momentum is conserved (there are no external forces, you see) and (ii) the relative velocity of the 2 objects is reduced by a factor called the 'coefficient of restitution' r. This is all we need to work out the speeds after the collision. Done. And dusted.
So if you think that's the answer, clearly, because you're a modern scientist and you've read Karl Popper, you're going to test the law of restitution experimentally. So, first pick your balls. Then measure r. Unfortunately, r isn't as constant as you hoped. It turns out that the value you get for r,as well as depending on the material of the balls (which is what we would expect), also depends hugely on the actual relative velocity of the objects involved. When that relative velocity is small, r is always close to 1, i.e. very little energy is lost in low-impact collisions. This is clearly a key observation for the dynamics of 2 balls, or even of one ball bouncing repeatedly on the ground.
But for a large number of balls together, this observation becomes even more important - it determines how a large number of balls, or granules in a granular medium, settle down after being all shook up. This overall settling time depends on the details of the velocity-dependent coefficient of restitution but only at the low-velocity end of the graph - the high-velocity part doesn't actually play a role because if we're interested in the final settling time, by then most of the impacts will be very low-velocity, and so these will have the larger influence. This is a topic of substantial current research interest (and another example of carrying out some kind of averaging process to get a macroscopic answer from microscopic details). I heard a talk on it in Barcelona only last month - the speed at which the granules settle down at long times is known as Haff's Law.
2. Brazil Nuts.
Tasty. And always at the top of your muesli, curiously - not evenly mixed in. This separation of a granular mixture into the big stuff coming to the top and the small powdery bits remaining underneath is a graphic example of the difference between granular materials and liquids. When you shake up a liquid it mixes. When you shake a granular mixture it separates out. This separation is so reliable that, for example, it can be used in the field by geographers to establish past avalanche activity - the interactions between rocks that are driven by gravity in the avalanche cause the big rocks to come up and smaller ones to fall down between them as the avalanche progresses. The resulting cross-section shows what is referred to as inverse grading.
The explanation for the Brazil Nut Effect, broadly, is that as the muesli, or sand and a shell as in our hand-held demo, is shaken up and down, gaps open up around the grains and beneath the larger particles. Small grains tumble down into these gaps where large grains can't fit. So the small grains rachet the larger particles up to the top. Because it's so simple, it's pretty universal! So that's the physics. The mathematical challenge is to take the 'limit of large numbers of grains', i.e. to take the description of what individual grains experience and turn it into an averaged equation for the collective motion of the grains together. That would be a simpler problem to solve, either analytically (i.e. with pen and paper) or by computer, so it would be great to understand how to do this, and guarantee that the simpler model problem made the right predictions. We're not there yet, though.

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For Good For Evil
by Stephen Chan
American Apparel Zip-up Hoodies and Pullover Hoodies come in a variety of colors and sizes. Complete with kangaroo pocket this stretchy, comfortable fit, unisex cut includes double-stitched cuffs and hem.
Featured as a part of the Editions / Power in Numbers Exhibition by Cure Studio and Print Club London) The idea behind the print plays with the exhibition theme 'Power in Numbers', how this power if misused can lead to war and destruction, but if used wisely can stop wars and create peace.
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Connecticut Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge
Location: 14 Connecticut towns (Bethany, Cheshire, East Haddam, East Hampton, Glastonbury, Lebanon, Mansfield, Portland, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wethersfield, Wilton, and Windham)
Seed Funding: $4.2 million
Target Building Type: Residential
Website: http://ctenergychallenge.com
Learn More:
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Small Changes, Big Results with the Connecticut Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge April 19, 2011
Volunteers Help Connecticut Homeowners Save Energy
Electricity use in Connecticut households has increased 10-15% in the last decade—topping its New England neighbors by 25%. What's more, the cost of electricity has gone up 90%, making Connecticut the state with the second highest electricity rates in the nation.
The Connecticut Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge program is using innovative community organizing techniques, performance-based rewards for municipalities and community organizations, and a range of other program offerings to help households in 14 target communities across Connecticut achieve 20% energy reduction.
Clean Energy Corps Leads the Charge
Drawing from a group of environmentally minded young professionals, Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge has created an on-the-ground team—the "Clean Energy Corps"—to educate homeowners on energy efficiency measures, promote online tools available for their use, and provide instant energy efficiency improvements. This Corps works with community groups and civic leaders to help homeowners as they move through a range of energy efficiency improvements, from installing compact fluorescent lights, all the way to more complex upgrades (including installing solar power). Along the way, residents earn points for their towns and community organizations that can be redeemed for energy-related technology such as LED lighting or electric charging stations.
Team partners include nine public, private, academic, and nonprofit organizations who together are encouraging residents in 14 towns to participate in home energy assessments and upgrades by working through certified professionals under contract with the program in order to enroll homeowners in state ratepayer funded programs to promote their subsidized assessment, rebates, and financing offerings.
The Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge provides energy workshops, an on-line DIY energy assessment tool and energy tracker, and a resource of information to help guide homeowners. A free CFL install program provides lead-generation as well.
Bob Wall
U.S. Department of Energy
Better Buildings Neighborhood Program


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The Electric Dawn sunrise also works in landscape if the device is in that orientation already. Here it is running on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4. A soothing way to gently nudge you from slumber; far superior to the average alarm clock. :)
Whilst tidying up my desk area I stumbled on an old George-bot (CGL CompuRobot) that I'd bought cheap on ebay some years ago. The electronics all work perfectly well, but a broken gear/cog means one of the wheels is undrivable. Eventually I may find a replacement gear, but in the meantime here are some photos showing some robust 1980s electronics.
I had initially started development using Android and OpenGL ES using straightforward Java. But quickly ran into responsiveness issues due to naive use of Collections and the automatic garbage collector. After reading around the subject I stumbled onto libGDX (as mentioned in the previous post) and decided to start afresh. The library as a whole I found to be very straightforward to use. Great tools for setting up the initial projects. Excellent and expansive documentation for the API and cookbooks for actually making use of the library in your own application.
The result is a 2D game inspired by the arcade games played in my youth – The likes of Space Invaders, Silkworm and Missile Command to name a few.
The general concept is a sort of steampunk or more Wellsian-era battle of primitive weaponry versus vastly superior technology. "Bows and arrows against the lightning!". You are in control of a train (Class A4 inspired) racing across the country whilst using the artillery cannon to shoot the aliens before they bomb you or make it to the other side of the screen.
All of the graphics and sprites were drawn using InkScape – a free vector graphics package. Although they were loaded into the game as PNGs (with alpha). This gives some future proofing for devices with much greater resolution screens. Ideally there would be a nice way to render SVG images directly in-game.
The libGDX setup tools produce everything you need to get started provided you have already installed the Eclipse IDE (with the ADT plugins and Android SDKs). The tutorials again are top-notch. The game can be executed as a desktop application, an Android application, a browser application or if you have suitable tools as an iOS application.
The resultant game is quite snappy, although there are still areas that can be better optimised (to make better use of the libGDX library) and optimise the graphics to be device resolution-specific.
The AI might also be a little too hard too soon for some lesser-skilled players. See how you get on.
I have been wanting to get back into developing simple arcade games for the last few years. With modern mobile devices packing some serious processing power it seemed like a good time to start again. Back then it was all C++ and desktop Windows PCs using OpenGL or DirectX (or even better Irrlicht). Now, I wanted to focus on Android devices so Java and OpenGL ES were the obvious choice. To get my head back in the game (so to speak) I knocked up a simple invaders clone. The aim being to familiarise myself with OpenGL, user input options, and the performance capabilities of the devices.
I was using OpenGL ES 1.1 (fixed pipeline) and producing the meshes in code.
Cube, Icosahedron, and sphere approximation. The Sphere is approximated by subdividing the faces of an Icosahedron and pushing out the new vertices to lie on the sphere surface. From these basic meshes we can construct some simple game objects.
The scene graph makes use of transform matrices to position, scale and rotate the meshes relative to the parent node.
Each game object has a global transform applied to it, and this also applies to the bounding sphere which is used for collision detection.
The user is able to move the artillery and fire on the alien ships. When a collision is detected the ship and shell are destroyed and removed from the field of play.
This is a relatively simple scenario, and the processing capability of the mobile device should be more than sufficient to handle it. However, I noticed some slow down in the frame rate when firing (and running collision detection). The slowdown wasn't in the physics, or the collision algorithms, but actually in the Garbage Collector being called when Collections were being modified. In the past when I'd used C++ this wasn't an issue, memory management is handled by the user. But with Java, the Garbage Collector is an automatic process. On searching for more information about this I stumbled on this presentation by Kactus Games that gave some great insights into Android Game Development.
On further research I stumbled on an excellent framework that takes the limitations of Java into account to allow developers to create games that will run not only on Android devices, but also on the desktop, in HTML5 browsers, and on iOS devices. LibGDX is definitely worth a look. The documentation, tutorials and example code are extensive and comprehensive. I'm now going back to the start to build a quick test game using this framework prior to experimenting with some novel ideas I have for a new game.
Inspired to create a novel dessert for a Pincho Party I started with the idea of a traditional sherry trifle and evolved it slightly.
The version described below is also low in lactose (there is no cream topping, and lactofree milk was used to make the custard layer).
Lay out the boudoir finger base.
Make up the port and syrup mix to taste. (The syrup helps to make the port go further).
Allow the boudoir fingers to soak up the port and syrup.
Make up the jelly mixture and leave to cool on the side.
Chop the fruit and add to the boudoir finger base.
Pour on the jelly and leave in the fridge to set (overnight).
Make up the custard using half the volume of milk stated on the instructions. Add vanilla essence to flavour. Allow to cool before dolloping onto the set jelly and fruit layer.
Crush the ginger biscuits into a bowl then sprinkle liberally onto the custard layer.
Add garnishing of chopped strawberries on sticks to the finished trifle.
Leave in the fridge to fully set.
Enjoy. :)
I was wondering what music to listen to whilst coding today and had a hankering for some 80s magic. It reminded me of the Weetabix tapes we had as kids. Luckily someone has kindly put the track listings online so I can rebuild the playlist.
Now for some Tears for Fears… :)
A slightly belated Happy New Year to you! (It is still January. Just).
Having finally shaken the never-ending stream of colds since before Christmas, I now have energy once again to make a focussed and sustained advance at the new project.
Onwards to new (to me) technological territories: NodeJS, LocomotiveJS, PassportJS, Mongoose, Bootstrap, and friends.
To be continued…


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NJIT & UMDNJ: A Joint Relationship
May 09, 2012
NJIT and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) have forged alliances in diverse disciplines to improve our health and well-being. >>
Inside New Jersey recently named NJIT's Biomedical Engineering Department one of the 12 brainy places in New Jersey. >>
JAMA Features NJIT Biomedical Engineer Helping Stroke Patients
February 01, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association ("Medical News & Perspectives", Jan. 19, 2011) featured the research of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical engineer. >>
NJIT's Sergei Adamovich Presents Research Results at Society for Neuroscience Conference
December 08, 2010
Sergei Adamovich, PhD, associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, was recently invited to participate in a press conference to present the results of his team's research to the media at the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience. >>
Paper Co-Authored by NJIT's Sergei Adamovich Wins Award at International Conference
November 10, 2010
Sergei Adamovich, PhD, associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering at NJIT, co-authored "Integrated Arm and Hand Training Using Adaptive Robotics and Virtual Reality Simulations," which won the Best Paper Award at the VIII International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies in Valparaiso, Chile. >>
NJIT Biomedical Engineering Professor Gives Invited Lecture
October 04, 2010
Sergei Adamovich, PhD, associate professor in NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering, gave an invited lecture last week at the meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine in Washington, DC. He participated in a panel of six experts from the US, Canada and Europe to share his views on future trends in pediatric rehabilitation. The topic of his presentation to a large audience of pediatricians and physical/occupational therapists was the use of technology (robotics and virtual reality) in rehabilitation of arm movement in children with cerebral palsy. >>
Doctoral Student Awarded Fellowship from National Institutes of Health
September 24, 2010
Ian Lafond, a second-year PhD student in NJIT's Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. This $142,000 award will support Ian's dissertation research in the lab of Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich over the next four years. >>
Helping stroke patients regain use of their hands and arms through innovative robotic and virtual reality-based video game therapies is the focal point of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical engineer. Thanks to a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Adamovich is developing better ways to rehabilitate people who have lost control of their hands, fingers, shoulders and elbows. >>
NJIT Honors Sergei Adamovich of Garwood for Achievement
September 04, 2009
Sergei Adamovich, PhD, of Garwood, associate professor in the department of biomedical engineering, was promoted to associate professor with tenure at NJIT's University Convocation, an annual celebration held on Sept. 2, 2009. >>
A. Zachary Yamba To Be Keynote Speaker at Upcoming NJIT University Convocation: Teachers, Staff, Students To Be Honored
August 13, 2009
NJIT marks the start of the new school year on September 2, 2009 with University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony. The event, which recognizes the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff, will be held at 3 p.m., in the Jim Wise Theatre in Kupfrian Hall on the NJIT campus. A reception follows. >>


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Categories > Books > Cirque du Freak > A New Vampires Assistent
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Larten sat at the small table in his trailer, both dumbfounded and shocked. Seba had explained the entire situation.
"Gods..." was all Larten could say. Seba nodded sadly. "Hibernuis still does not know his daughter is a half vampire... And I shalll not be the one to tell him!" Seba cocked his head, "Oh no?" Larten shook his head, "No sir I shall not.... You may be the one to tell him. I for one wish to live!" Larten pointed at Seba. "Why must I tell him? You are the one whom found her as such." Seba exclaimed. "Ah, but he trusts you more than he trusts me. Besides, I am the younger of us, with a longer life ahead of me you on the other hand Seba... Do not.... And should he kill you, I shall have time to run away!" Larten remarked slyly. Seba laughed, "Oh, so that is your game, eh Larten?" Larten smiled.
"Hello! Cirque Du Freak preformers! I'm in need of assistence! Is anyone around?" bellowed a very deep and fimiliar voice.
Larten and Seba exchanged a glance and stepped out to find of the cirque had done the same. They pushed themselves through the crowd and in the center they found their friend and Prince Vanche March!
"HEY UGLY!" Larten shouted Cupping his hands around his mouth. Seba clipped Lartens ear and scowled. "Larten Theador!" Vanche laughed loudly and jogged over.
"Larten! Seba!" Vanche bellowed happily. "Good to see a few familar faces..." Seba bowed, "A pleasure indeed, Sire. You need assistance with something?" the green haired prince's smiled faded and a blush crept over his face. "Yes, you see...." Vanche started sratching his head, bugs litering the ground.
"What is all this comotion?" Hibernius shouted walking out of his trailer, Nyx following close behind. The Prince gasped as the two got closer."Nyx! There you are!" Vancha shouted.
A large smile broke across Nyxs face. "Vanche!" Nyx raced over to the green haired prince and jumped in to his open arms laughing as Vanche spun her around.


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Researching and practising sleep techniques with patients has led me to realise that there are a host of practical, highly effective and sustainable strategies that one can adopt, helping avoid a trip to the doctor... Here are ten tried and tested strategies that I have been recommending for years, which have helped patients learn how to sleep again.
We all know it. Older people live it and younger generations understand it. Think tanks continue to issue warnings about it. The health and social care sector, politicians and the media have raised the alarm about it. Yet successive governments ignore it.
Mindful moments can occur during the simplest of tasks - taking the register, hanging out the socks or making a cup of tea... Whatever profession you are in; whether a teacher, a nurse or an architect; you will be more effective, productive and creative when you include a mindful practice into your working and personal life.
Malnutrition happens in wealthy countries in part because access to nutritious food depends on income. There are proven policies governments can embrace to eliminate nutrition inequities, improve health and increase prosperity. Food fortification is one such policy.
I admit it: I've had issues. Whether stumbling into the office bleary eyed from lack of sleep, stressed out from the commute, or plain grumpy and in need of a boost, there has always been one thing I've gone to. Coffee. One delicious, double shot, skinny cappuccino and the world snapped back into focus, tiredness was held at bay, and energy returned.
Fitness myths plague the industry. Lose weight quick schemes and fads just don't work, and worse, can cause long term health issues... So today I want to blast 10 of the top fitness myths that might be stopping you from getting fit and healthy and losing that extra weight.
A new study, just out, has given more evidence to support the idea that brown fat could help our fight against obesity and diabetes. Whilst we all know that 'brown is best' when it comes to bread, pasta and rice, did you know that your body is made up of both brown and white fat and brown is better than white here too?
With the Commonwealth Games in full swing, it seems like a good time to take a look at the link between veganism- often considered a very restrictive diet- and athletic success. Can you excel as a world class athlete without meat, eggs or milk?
The increase in death rates from liver disease in middle-age is particularly worrying, especially given that death rates from the problem are falling across Europe. Since we've succeeded in improving mortality for many other diseases, most notably for cardiovascular disease, why can't we get the trends moving in the right direction for liver disease?
Telling my daughter she's autistic is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. She'd had the assessment, she'd been to the psychologist's office and she's not daft, she knew exactly why she was there; she'd read the posters on the walls. She'd have to know. I had to tell her.
If you are trying to support your body in reaching your optimum level of health, always start with a clean diet. There is no amount of supplement out there that can compensate for poor eating habits. Vitamins work best when they are taken with other nutrients in foods, to help release the maximum effect.
I always thought education alone could solve diet-related health crises. Given the right information, people make informed, healthy decisions, right? But what if truly effective solutions require more than just education? What if they require government intervention? My conversation with Dr. Schmidt nudged me to consider this possibility.
Hearing the news that someone you love has just been diagnosed with breast cancer is devastating. It's challenging to know what to say or how to act around them but you do know that you're going to offer them your full support, and that is critical in their journey to recovery.
Our hesitancy to have a frank and honest discussion about an activity all of us will participate in at some stage in our life is resulting in young people potentially making silly mistakes through for example thinking HIV isn't something to concern themselves with.
Sleep has been so undervalued that being deprived of it has become a boast. However, when you factor in The Third Metric, this anti-sleep mentality suddenly seems ridiculously skewed. After all, what's the point of attaining all that solvency and influence if you're so tired you stumble through it all like a zombie?
Diets or eating plans, that restrict whole food groups or are 'heavy' in certain foods, are often unrealistic, unbalanced and difficult to stick to. Leaving people to throw their hands up in the air when it comes to preparing dinner, and got out and get something from your local take away. Take the well popularised Paleo diet...


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Fall Career Fair: October 1st & 2nd, 2014
This is a campus-wide fair for organizations that have internships, co-ops, full-time jobs, and part-time jobs. It is open to all students and alumni of George Mason University. It attracts over 1,200 students each day.
The Fall Career Fair will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Registration will open soon.
October 1st: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
October 2nd: Business, Public Service and Non-Tech Focus
Registration Information
All registration fees include a 6 foot by 3 foot table and 2 chairs, two parking passes per employer, breakfast, lunch and other refreshments throughout the day, as well as wireless internet access.
Career Fair Sponsor: $1,000 per day (includes one day registration to the fair, your preferred booth location, including electrical hook up, pipe and drape booth reservation to conduct interviews during the fair, two additional parking passes, career fair recognition with signage at the fair along with a company logo and acknowledgement on floor plan handouts (1,500 per day), recognition as a career fair sponsor on our website and over 30 TV screens located on campus, and access to our fair twitter hashtag a week before the event.
Corporate employers: $650 per day
Government agencies: $450 per day
Non-profits and charities: $200 per day
We accept payment by check and credit card. We only accept Visa and Mastercard. The deadline for payment of the registration fee is Friday, September 19th, 2014.
If paying by credit card, please click here to go to our secure site. Mastercard and Visa only. Sorry, we cannot accept American Express or Discover.
For other hotel accommodation, visit the George Mason visitor site.
Before parking your vehicle, please drive to the Johnson Center loading dock (located behind the building) to drop off displays and materials. Please follow the signs on campus. Student volunteers will assist you with unloading and carrying your supplies to your table.
After unloading, follow signs to the Mason Pond Visitor Parking Deck. All levels of the parking deck will be open for your use (excluding those spaces marked reserved) and will be available both days of the fair. If Mason Pond parking deck is full, please proceed further around Patriot Circle to Shenandoah parking deck.
Each registered organization is eligible for two parking passes. In order to receive your pass, bring your parking ticket to the Employer Registration Desk at the fair. You must give the parking attendant both your ticket and your pass on your way out of the parking garage in order to exit for free.
A campus map with unloading instructions will be sent to you before the fair.
Employer representatives may ship materials for use at the fair. University Career Services does not assume responsibility for the shipping of any packages before or after the fair. If you are shipping materials, please allow adequate time for packages to arrive before the fair and ensure that packages are picked up after the fair.
Do not ship items to University Career Services. Displays and materials for the fair may be shipped to the following address:
Attention: Katie Klenkel, Event Services, Room 324, Johnson Center
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Return Shipping of Packages:
Employer representatives must repackage their materials and displays, attach the correct mailing labels, and call their shipping carrier for package pick up at the end of the fair. You will need to supply your carrier with the following information:
Pick Up Location: Packages will be kept in a locked closet adjacent to the fair location, G29. Drivers must enter the building to get the packages. A staff member will unlock the closet where packages are stored. Packages will not be on the loading dock once the fair is over.
Type of Carrier Service: Please specify which service you are requesting as carriers often determine which vans to send depending on the shipping method: ground, overnight, express etc.
- Labels: Make sure you attach a return label that includes a correct account number, package label number, etc. Often, the account number is not shown on the label, and carriers will not schedule a pick up without the account number.
- You may cancel your registration before the payment deadline and receive a refund. No refunds are given after Friday, September 19, 2014. If we have to cancel for weather related or other reasons, a credit will be given to a future fair.
Display Area and Materials
You will have a table about 6 feet by 2 feet with two chairs in the event space. Due to the popularity of the fair, space can be quite limited. Please plan to bring a displays that will fit on the table. If you have requested access to electricity, you must bring your own extension cord. Balloons are not allowed in the event hall.
Education Recruitment Day 2015: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
This career fair is an opportunity for graduating teachers and school counselors, in addition to graduating BS / BA students, and the Mason community, interested in teaching, to mingle and discuss opportunities with education recruiters from school systems from the Washington metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
In the morning, the event will feature a job fair format where candidates are free to talk with representatives on an informal basis from 9 – 11:30 a.m. Where there is mutual interest, education recruiters can schedule half hour individual interviews from Noon to 4 p.m.
The cost of registration is $200. Registration and payment should be made by the deadline, Friday, March 6th, 2015. Registration will open in November.
Wednesday, October 1st and Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dewberry Hall, Johnson Center, Fairfax Campus
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015
9 - 11:30 a.m.: job fair portion
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September 15th ♥ 嵐's Debut (1999)
Debut Single: A・RA・SHI
In the midst of Voleyball World Cup 1999, the agency announced the debut of a group which members were yet to be announced. Few days before debuting, the 5 members were notified about the decision, thinking that it would be just a temporary thing they attended a press conference aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii. Releasing their first major hit, and making next releases top charts until 2002.
In 2002, their own record label was formed and their sells kept decreasing. They didn't top charts for a few years. In 2003, Sakurai incorporated rap and his own lyrics to their singles. In 2004, they released the theme song of their second movie "Pika☆nchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy", their lowest-selling single to date. Despite the bad times, they were thankful to the fans and made a few surprises for them during their 5th Anniversary.
In 2005, Matsumoto invented the "Johnny's Moving Stage" to allow them to move closer to the audience seated at a distance from the main stage. A major improvement incorporated now to Johnny's Concerts. Jun was also slowly getting recognized by his roles in doramas and this dragged attention to the others. Members started getting individual assignments and getting recognized, as well. Since 2006, their influence over the agency has exceeded expectations and they are considered a major national and international personality, participating and hosting Kouhaku Uta Gassen and 24hr Television in repeated ocassions.
Currently, because of renovations of the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo they will be having a different type of concerts from the usuals by listening to fans' requests and performing according to that, they will hold「Arafes」concerts since Thursday.
Happy 13th Anniversary! 幸せな13周年記念!
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Sonny Vincent is releasing another full length in November 2014. Sonny Vincent and Spite, featuring Rat Scabies from the Damned, Steve MacKay from the Stooges, and Glenn Matlock from the Sex Pistols.
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I'm on it and will shout from the rooftops once more: Sonny fucking Vincent has a new record out and you should buy it because it's a killer release crammed full of fourteen noisey, punk rock attitude, rock and rolla, motherfucking songs! Now thats 'Cyanide Consommé' pretty much in a nut shell!
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White Whale "Widow's Peak" on Big Neck Records
Got this one in from White Whale, a three piece from Buffalo, NY. I remember friends with bands in Buffalo, that was the big time, to play a show out there, maybe cross the border for an underage beer. The coolest. Haven't heard much from this part of the country in a while...way off my radar, and that's probably just because they aren't pressing seven inches probably except these guys.
White Whale "Widow's Peak" on Big Neck Records
A-Side's "Widow's Peak" is full of rowdy guitars... yes, of the garage variety, but hidden somewhere in there is a real big pop feel with an overlay of just slightly weirdo guitar rhythms and feedback plinking inbetween the jamming riffs. Bashing the cymbals with a precise snare in an almost Abe Vigoda style (haven't heard anything like those guys in a while). Abstract vocal about the ocean in the rock trinity sound, lots of extra guitar layers of panic distortion, Patrick is laying into a melody on top of this and it's urgent, jagged, not laid back at all, really decisive and right in your face...with some uncertainty and looseness it's a nice combination of say... a hardcore sort of Westing (By Musket & Sextant). "Rats in the snow" this has a darker, faster edge, a real angsty number with deeper grooves cut into hardcore, the chorus of RATS RATS RATS! Head bashing, straight up one note solo time, a thick and heavy wall of distortion and his yelling is coming up over that wall, like Le corde, they're working with those hardcore rough speed elements but still very pop. The quirks keep it interesting and it's got to be a solid probably sweaty live show. Recorded real clean they have an exacting vision, even with the blindfolds on.
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When Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson made the move to Bellator, many expected that he would be able to vie for the Light Heavyweight title. Today, news broke that Rampage will in fact have a shot to get to the title with his entrance into Bellator's season 10 Light Heavyweight tournament.
Rampage will take on former Bellator Light Heavyweight champion, Christian M'Pumbu, on February 28th at Bellator 110 in the first round of the Light Heavyweight tournament. Rampage posted about the news earlier:
This is obviously a huge fight for Rampage as he takes on the former champion. There was a lot of speculation whether or not Rampage would want to fight in a tournament or simply fight in 'featured' bouts on his way to the title shot.
Former StrikeForce product, King Mo Lawal, is also on the card as he faces off against Mikhail Zayats in his portion of the bracket. King Mo is looking to get back into title contention after losing to interim champion, Emanuel Newton, twice in 2013. Mo's career in Bellator thus far has raised a lot of eyebrows regarding his choice to become a pro wrestler as well as an MMA fighter. Many believe that Mo is not dedicated enough to be a champion in MMA, but a few wins will shut the critics mouths for good.
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page 2 - First Drive: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
Don't let its new manners fool you, it's still a beast.
By September 20, 2007 / Photos by Koichi Ohtani
How will the Evo faithfuls react when they find out that their new hero is slower than the previous model? It could get ugly, but let's hope they take into consideration the rationale behind the car's weight gain. Yes, the new Evo is physically larger with more interior space for occupants but the main reason is the application of new technology that makes the car a much more nimble machine.
U.S.-spec models will finally get AYC (Active Yaw Control). Previously reserved for Japan-spec models only, this new technology makes the Evo X one of the best-handling sports sedans in the world. AYC controls torque distribution of the rear wheels via a yaw-rate sensor to enhance cornering performance on all types of driving surfaces; it drastically reduces under- and oversteer.
Also in the mix is S-AWC (Super-All Wheel Control) that combines all of the car's electronic sensors to maximize safety during hazardous driving conditions. S-AWC utilizes the car's ACD (Active Center Differential), AYC, ASC (Active Stability Control) and ABS (Active Braking System) to regulate torque and braking force for all four wheels.
Combine this new technology with the Evo's taut suspension system (which is largely unchanged from the last model and includes Bilstein dampers for MR models) and rigid body (39-percent increase in beam stiffness and 64-percent increased torsional stiffness), and you have one of the most agile machines in the marketplace. With ASC turned off and AYC on, the new Evo registered an impressive 0.96g around the skidpad and ran through the slalom at a brisk 67.2 mph, a step slower than the Evo IX partially due to a slower steering ratio.
As impressive as the S-AWC is, perhaps the most noteworthy item on the new Evo is the TC-SST (Twin Clutch-Sportronic Shift Transmission). Like the DSG gearbox found in Audi/Volkswagen cars, the TC-SST is a manual-based transmission that provides a fully automatic mode and super-fast manual shifting via paddles behind the steering wheel.
The TC-SST has three different "full automatic" settings for various driving conditions: Normal, Sport and S-Sport. Normal is ideal for cruising, while Sport is meant for spirited driving on a twisty road...S-Sport is intended for an all-out attack on a track and is much more aggressive than the sportiest DSG mode. At this setting the gearbox won't upshift unless the tach needle is pegged at redline, and it downshifts as soon as you slow for a corner.
Around the 2.0-mile road circuit, the TC-SST worked flawlessly in both manual and full automatic modes. The only problem was it had trouble putting power down off the line, but Fujii assured me that this would be fixed before the car hits U.S. soil in January.
Also present at the track was a U.S.-spec 5-speed manual Evo IX, which I took for a few hot laps for comparison. "The Evo X is a nicer car," I told Fujii, "but the Evo IX is edgier and quicker."
Fujii responded barely above a whisper: "The Evo IX just seems quicker. I'm positive that the Evo X is faster around the track. The AYC gives it that edge, and you lose nothing with the TC-SST in S-Sport, even in full auto mode."
No way. This time, I had someone clock me. First up was the Evo IX. The car took off like a bullet, and it exhibited amazing balance through the sweepers and esses. The IX clocked in at 1 minute 55.20 sec. Now it was time for the Evo X in full auto mode. The TC-SST was fantastic, shifting exactly where I would have if I were in control. Also, I realized I was doing much less steering through most of the corners because the car wasn't getting out of shape. I went through the esses without any steering correction, virtually flat-out. I crossed the finish line in 1:54.18, more than a second faster than the IX!
This was enough to convince me that the Evo X, despite being a bit softer around the edges, is a superior car. Period. Mr. Evo smiled. Although he speaks in a whisper, I realized that he lets his car do the talking, and it talks mighty loud indeed.


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Isn't it weird about all the vegetables?
There's thousands and thousands of them and somebody had to eat them first. Who knew to pull up a carrot plant and see the dirty orange root? And then think: "I'm going to wash this off in the stream and eat it."
I remember one time hiking in the woods and feeling hungry. I wasn't starving. It always cracks me up when an American says, "I'm fucking starving, man!"
Hey, did you guys hear about Kyle?
No. What happened?
He fucking starved to death.
Really? Right here on Long Island?
I was just hungry and passed a bush with berries on it. I didn't know what they were and I didn't eat them because, what if they're poisonous?
And yet we have millions of vegetables. Lots are indeed pretty. I can maybe see the desire in eating something just because its pretty. That's how oral sex usually happens, except in marriage, when it's just something you do for her so she'll change the oil in the car or fix that leaky faucet. An apple is pretty, an orange, but a carrot? You have to dig it out of the ground and, yes, if you clean it off I guess it's pretty, but what about a parsnip? A parsnip is an ugly carrot you have to dig out of the ground. Or a potato. A kiwi looks like an elephant testicle, for Christ sake.
And what about the leafy vegetables? Spinach, lettuce, cabbage. One day, a human bent down and just started eating them, crying "This is Sparta!"
Some plants really are poisonous, though, so you know there had to be mishaps on our way to all these delicious vegetables. Lots of mishaps.
So the point of this post is to just say thank you to all those pioneers who puked and died for us. So, thank you.
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My Devil in Your Eyes - The Color Morale
Release Date: March 8th, 2011
Record Label: Rise Records
Most people would automatically write off a band like The Color Morale for reasons like being unoriginal, breakdown riddled, and a generic band signed by Rise. Sure the band has breakdowns and they are like a lot of other Rise bands, but The Color Morale is one of the best bands doing what they do. The band's first record, We All Have Demons, struck a chord with some listeners because of a different sense of musicality that doesn't focus on solely breakdowns, but more focuses on melodies and structured instrumentals. Luckily, The Color Morale didn't lose any of this sense and took all the faults of first album, even though there weren't many, and created My Devil in Your Eyes.
The album starts off with the hard-hitting opening track, "Nerve Endings." Unfortunately, the song does start with some chugging breakdowns which could turn away some listeners, but thankfully the amount of chugging in this song (which isn't even much) is the most chugging on the entire CD. Letting the chugging aside, the next track was the first song that the band released on their Facebook, "Human(s)being." I'd have to say this is the most maturely structured song on the album. During the entire album the drumming can easy be missed and overlooked, but this song puts an emphasis on the ability of drummer, Steve Carey, especially during the chorus when the vocals are carried by the double bass and the other instruments which creates a beautiful moment. Fortunately, the album has many beautiful moments.
Something that we've never heard the band do before is be a legitimately angry hardcore band. Luckily the band has included a track on the album that shows just how angry sounding the band can be. "Demon Teeth" starts off with a little drum solo that will make you think the song will sound like the rest, but in reality the song is hiding a storm of guitar riffs and barrages of instrumentals reminiscent of Underoath. This song is not exactly the best song on the album, but crowds will definitely love it live and is sure to get a huge pit going and crowd vocals from the end of the venue to the front.
The last two songs on the album are yet again, something completely different than what is expected. Throughout the entire album the band capitalizes on the dual vocal/screaming abilities of Garret Rapp. "This Lost Song Is Yours" features no screamed vocals in the entire song, making it one if the standout tracks on the CD. Rapp is one of the best singers on Rise's roster, if not in the entire hardcore scene, and he definitely shows it on this album. His vocals float gracefully over the instrumental work of his band mates. The last song on the album, "Fill;Avoid," is definitely a stand out track on the album simply because of the way it closes the album. The instruments used to make the track were all reversed making it sound very symphonic and beautiful. Like the rest of the album, the vocals are spot on during the song, but have a much more softer tone to them. About half-way through the song, the instruments switch from reversed back to normal. The song closes out the album with a piano playing the melody in unison of the words, "You made me from dust and not dirt."
If you enjoyed the band's first album this album will probably impress you on how much more tight sounding the band has become. If you are a new listener to the band and want to hear one of the best hardcore bands, pick this album up on March 8th!
Reviewed by: Jared Ohgren
Verdict: ★★★½ /★★★★★
The Color Morale is:
Garret Rapp - Vocals
Ramon Mendoza - Guitar
John Bross - Guitar
Justin Hieser - Bass
Steve Carey - Drums
- Nerve Endings
- Human(s)being Ft. Chad Ruhlig*
- The Dying Hymn*
- Be Longing Always
- Walkers
- Demon Teeth Ft. Joey Sturgis*
- Falling Awake
- Quote On Quote Ft. Chris Roeter
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Madonna and Guy Ritchie went out on their daily family photo op today -- entering a Kabbalah Center in NYC.
To add to the fun, Madge's bodyguard was caught reading a Kabbalah book, anything to impress the boss!
all these hollywood hipsters have taken on these wacky made up religions, or offshoots of other religions and made the "churches" and/or "temples" tons of money in the process.
so i'm gonna mesh up 2 of their religions and try to get in on some of that green. I think it'll be called "kabbalaholigy". the theme of the church is pretty simple and pretty much parallels the existing hollywood churches.
1) be half ass jewish 2) worship an alien 3) gimme all your money!
i'll be a little more lax when it comes to the belief system than those other guys though. you'll only have to stay true to one of the three rules...#3! all that other stuff is just there so you can get the attention from the media that you crave, whilst not jepordizing any relationship(s) with a real god, or gods.
you in?!?!? =P
Don't most people go to temple or church just to be seen?
And to see who else is there?
Cmon, admit it!
fake goody goodies.
This just goes to show you that celebrity IQ's have really dropped in the last few years. Kabbalah my ass!!!
i'm not sure if thats true, or not, but if it is please shhhh! you're gonna ruin kabbalaholigy for me and i will never get these celebs money!!
it's NOT madonna who's responsible for the photo op... but tmz and the paps. it always amazes me how tmz twists facts.
look, me. tmz and the paps are part of life now. you know that, i know that and more than anyone, the celebs know that. if she didn't want photos she could have played kabbalah at home =P
I just don't care about her anymore. If she was true to her family or whatever religion she is, she should have sent A-Rod packing back to his family instead of stalking her. It just goes to show that that people like that care about one thing and that's themselves and money. She was just trying to get whatever money from him while doing or servicing him in return.
People should not envy money and think its going to save you because it doesn't, it only make people more evil.
Ewwwww. The picture of Madonna shows a BAD WEAVE.. Ugh. And with all the money she has, you would think she could afford a GOOD ONE. Just saying. How does she sleep with herself (just a figure of speech), knowing she has ruined a marriage and kept 2 children from their dad????
How many goats were sacrificed for Madonna's entrails reading?
I hope that Madonna realizes that this is serious stuff... The Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, is not for everyone. Not everyone returns from "the garden," unscathed... Four will go in, one will return enlightned, one not, another will be injured in some way and the fourth never return to life. Why she is even ineterested in such an obscure and potentially dangerous adventure, is beyond me. I think that 500 mics. of LSD would be a far safer thing, if all she wants is a thrill. This is messing with things which are beyond matter, something a "material girl" has no businees fooling around with. May her trip to "the garden" be short and her return to life be sure... May God watch over this child.
brahman, i'm not sure what you mean by entrails, but i'd say you'd have to have atleast 25 goats killed to get to something that crazy sounding. oh, and 5 goats.. just sayin', what ever you're talking about sounds heavy, so lots and lots of goats!!
Eff Madonna for being the leader in establishing porn as a legitimate way to perform pop music on stage for millions of children. She must be rotting from the inside out, that's all I have to say.
life just isn't right! jewish philosophical scholars have worked on the kabbalah for..umm, since before jesus! and maddona sings "like a virgin" and gets a degree from some dude! it's just not right! ha
but not yet before this man puts his ring in that bell! ha
10. Ewwwww. The picture of Madonna shows a BAD WEAVE.. Ugh. And with all the money she has, you would think she could afford a GOOD ONE. Just saying. How does she sleep with herself (just a figure of speech), knowing she has ruined a marriage and kept 2 children from their dad????
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Another arrest has been made in the case of thefts from hospitals and medical offices. U.S. Marshals picked up Donnikia Jefferson Thursday night.
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The group is accused of racking up tens of thousands of dollars on shopping sprees with the victims' credit cards.
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Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center Switching to Fall Hours on Sept. 20th
Wrangell-St Elias's main visitor center, located near Copper Center, AK, is on fall hours starting September 20th. The fall hours of operation are Mon.-Fri. 9:00 am-4:00 pm, closed on federal holidays.
Driving Park Roads
Only two roads actually penetrate the park, The Nabesna Road, and the McCarthy Road. Both are gravel, but usually passable to all vehicles during the summer months (high clearance is highly-recommended). Conditions can change quickly here, so it is always a good idea to stop by a park visitor center to check on current road conditions before heading out.
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The Nabesna Road was originally built in 1933 by the Alaska Road Commission to supply Nabesna Mine and to ship out its ore. Today, the Alaska Department of Transportation maintains the Nabesna Road and, generally, the road is passable by most two-wheel drive vehicles. However, higher clearance and/or four-wheel drive are occasionally needed beyond Mile 29 due to stream crossings. Wet conditions such as spring run-off and heavy rain can make these stream crossings impassable. The last four miles of the road are not maintained and may be deeply rutted and wet. Vehicle travel on this portion of the road is not recommended.
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It will take about 3 hours each way to drive this road. If you don't want to take your own vehicle on the road, you can take a shuttle or fly there. The road ends at the McCarthy bridge (foot traffic only). From McCarthy, it's a five mile hike to the Kennecott historic mine area. For those who would rather not walk, there are shuttle rides available during the summer months.
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Conservation to take Centre Stage at the 2nd International Festival of Falconry
Abu Dhabi's International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) today announced its participation at the 2nd International Festival of Falconry. Sponsored by the Emirates Falconers' Club, the festival will be held this summer in the United Kingdom, from the 11-12 July.
The International Fund for Houbara Conservation was established to protect the houbara bustard through captive breeding programs, educational outreach and international alliances with fellow conservationists. Much of this effort is carried out by the National Avian Research Centre (NARC), which lies within the umbrella of the IFHC and manages a number of international research and the captive breeding programs.
The houbara bustard is widely prized in the region. However, loss of habitat and unsustainable hunting practices have greatly reduced its numbers. The IFHC has taken positive steps to counteract this and encourage natural breeding in the wild, having recently released 250 birds in the UAE from a batch of 980 bred last year and the scheme continues to flourish internationally, releasing 5,700 houbara into the wild of North Africa.
H.E. Majid Al Mansouri, Executive Director, Emirates Falconers' Club said: "Conservation and falconry have always gone hand-in-hand and so we are very happy to have the IFHC at this year's festival, as they continue to take the lead in international houbara conservation efforts."
Officials from the IFHC will be attending the festival in order to brief British MP's and senior officials on the work of the organisation. The IFHC will also take a central role in UAE outreach, taking the houbara conservation story to over 10,000 expected attendees.
Mohammed Saleh Al Baidani, Director General, IFHC said: "The UAE has had a long-standing commitment to conservation and we are proud to increase awareness of our global initiatives in breeding, research and habitat conservation at this year's festival with the falconers of the world."
During the festival, visitors will be able to enjoy demonstrations and workshops which cover such diverse subjects as equipment, art, falcon health and breeding. The Festival will raise awareness about Arabian Salukis plus a feature on the conservation of falcons, their game species and habitat. Moreover, a major 'parade of nations' is expected to take place each day were representatives from each of the 50 attending nations will have the opportunity to share their country's traditions.
The United Arab Emirates is leading a UNESCO bid on behalf of other nations to have Falconry declared as an 'intangible cultural heritage.' If the bid is successful, this will have a global benefit for all falconry nations and contribute to the preservation of this art form.
For more information about the International Festival of Falconry, visit: http://www.falconryfestival.com/
The Emirates Falconers' Club is the organisation representing falconers of the United Arab Emirates and for the past two editions of the festival has contributed to the travel and accommodation costs of less well-funded falconry countries.
The International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) was recently established and aims to protect the Houbara Bustard through captive breeding programs, educational outreach and international alliances with fellow conservationists.


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Democrats have used a clear and potent attack against Republicans in recent elections: Don't vote for them because they'll cut your Social Security and Medicare.
But using that playbook next year, as Democrats had planned, just got a lot more complicated.
President Barack Obama blurred the lines this month when he embraced entitlement cuts of his own as part of his budget plan. And Democrats now fear their leader's tack to the center could blunt one of their sharpest weapons in the battle for the House of Representatives next year.
(Also on POLITICO: Democrats: What debt crisis?)
The concern is that Republicans will have a ready retort -- your own president proposed entitlement cuts -- and force Democrats on the defensive. The issue is critical to senior voters, who turn out in disproportionately large numbers in midterm elections.
"I think it does make it more difficult for Democrats in the next election," said Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan, who occupies a swing district in Minnesota. "I would think that Republicans will say this cycle that if you want your Medicare and Social Security cut, that's what Obama wants to do. ... And I imagine that's what Republicans will campaign on."
Some of the most contested House races are expected in senior-heavy states such as Arizona and Florida.
(Also on POLITICO: Meet the new Rick Scott)
The president's shift came after an election year in which Democrats made the GOP's embrace of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan's controversial plan to overhaul Medicare a centerpiece of their campaigns. The offensive, Democrats say, helped them net eight House seats -- a respectable figure but short of the 25 they needed to seize the lower chamber.
Historically, polls have shown Democrats are the party seen as most likely to defend entitlement programs.
How large a role Medicare and Social Security play in the 2014 debate remains to be seen -- Democrats intend to highlight issues like immigration and gun control, with an eye toward driving minority and younger voters to the polls. But they also want to use entitlements as part of a broader message branding Republicans as overly ideological and uncaring about the middle class.
Driving home that theme, some Democrats say, will be tricky after the president's controversial endorsment of chained CPI, a stingier way of calculating growth in Social Security benefits, as well as hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicare cuts.
"It is highly problematic," said one Democratic pollster and veteran of congressional races, who requested anonymity because he didn't want to be seen as picking a fight with the White House. "There is no question the entitlement debate makes for an easy campaign ad."
The White House would not respond to a request for comment. Bill Burton, a former deputy White House press secretary for Obama, did not respond directly to Democrats' concerns about the president's move on entitlements.
"There is no doubt that Karl Rove and his allies will spend millions of dollars lying about what the President's budget means in terms of the economic health of our country," Burton, now a strategist for the Democratic public affairs firm Global Strategy Group, wrote in an email. "What we don't know is just how much Democratic donors are going to stand up to those lies."
While Obama would love for his party to win the House -- he has said he would do everything in his power to help Democrats take the speaker's gavel from John Boehner -- his budget highlighted tensions with congressional Democrats. The president has said he wants to reach a grand bargain with Republicans to tame the nation's $16 trillion debt. And getting there, Obama signaled with his budget, requires taking a whack at entitlements.
"The White House is more concerned about his legacy," said Paul Maslin, a longtime Democratic pollster. "It's the classic dilemma of the second-term incumbent."
But some Democrats say slashing Medicare and Social Security will turn off the senior voters who are traditionally among those most likely to turn out to the polls in a midterm election.
"During nonpresidential election years, the percentage of voters age 65 and older is higher, and polls consistently show that voters age 50 and older strongly oppose use of chained CPI to cut benefits," said Chuck Loveless, director of federal government affair for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. "So from our point of view, the use of chained CPI is not only bad policy, its bad politics."
"It would suppress Democratic turnout," he added. "It's pretty clear people are paying attention to this."
In the days since Obama released his budget, many of the Democrats who have been quickest to distance themselves from his blueprint are those from senior-heavy districts. California Rep. Raul Ruiz, a freshman Democrat who represents a Palm Springs-area district where seniors compose about half of all registered voters, said "putting the burden of the national deficit on the backs of our seniors is wrong."
Democrats are even concerned that Republicans could reverse the dynamic and portray Democrats as the bad guys on entitlements.
In an interview with CNN after Obama unveiled his budget earlier this month, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden of Oregon called the plan "a shocking attack on seniors."
"I'll tell you when you're going after seniors the way he's already done on Obamacare, taken $700 billion out of Medicare to put into Obamacare and now coming back at seniors again, I think you're crossing that line very quickly here in terms of denying access to seniors for health care in districts like mine certainly and around the country," he said.
Walden's remarks drew criticism from some in the GOP, which has come out in favor of chained CPI as a way of reducing the deficit. But the NRCC chairman's point was made: Republicans had been given a free opportunity to hit back on entitlements, long a Democratic trump card.
Brock McCleary, a GOP pollster and former NRCC deputy political director, said Republicans couldn't expect to gain an advantage on who's most likely to defend programs but could try to fight the issue to a draw.
"The president has very clearly shown the way for how Republicans can keep voters in the lurch about which party is going to protect entitlements," he said.
Democrats dispute the idea that Republicans can wage a serious offensive on entitlements, arguing that the party -- particularly through its endorsement of the Ryan plan -- is already well defined as eager to cut programs. In 2012, Democrats launched a nationwide effort aimed at casting Republicans as Medicare cutters. The party ran TV ads tying Republican incumbents to Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman who was the GOP vice presidential candidate.
"House Democrats agree with President Obama on some issues and disagree on others, but we're unified in opposing Republican plans to privatize Medicare and Social Security," said Jesse Ferguson, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee deputy executive director. "Republicans will surely continue these types of lies about House Democrats record, but they lost in 2012 because voters knew Republicans would rather protect millionaires and special interests than seniors and the middle class."
Some Democrats, however, argue that party faithful are willing to give Obama space to tackle the deficit as he heads into the final years of his term -- even if it means proposing some cuts to entitlement programs as part of a grand bargain.
"My feeling is that most voters want there to be a budget agreement," said Pete Brodnitz, a Democratic pollster. "Most people think something needs to be done to make Medicare and Social Security sustainable."


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It is downstairs in the Morgan Stanley East Gallery across from their Blake exhibition (also open until January 3). The whole exhibition is in one room set up with display cases down the center, holding plenty of pieces. I was immediately excited to see Fragonard's The Gardens of Villa d'Este and of course the Watteaus!
The fabulous rococo. The style developed during the reign of Louis XIV and the exhibition covers the end of his reign through that of Louis XVI, until neoclassicism was favored at the wake of the Revolution. The journey from the Sun King to Louis XVI is described through drawing. The show begins with the rich, often irregular compositions of the rococo, made up of intricate and flowing line which forms space and figures. The imagery is very pleasing to the eye, lush landscapes, rolling alleys, private parties and innocent conversations. It is all very attractive.
The booting of the King was a ceremony and those who had the privilege of chambre entree could attend. Typically le Botté du Roi occurred when the King changed his coat on his way to or from a hunt/walk. If you were of appropriate family/status/background all you had to do was ask the first gentleman of the chambre if you could attend. He could allow up to five suitable persons in, so you would need to get there early!
Also on display among the drawings is a volume of a series; Recueil choisi des plus belles vues des palais, château, et maisons royales de Paris et des environs by Rigaud. The book contains images of some of the most beautiful sights at Versailles by Rigaud, who was a talent at topographical scenes. The Morgan displays Les Dômes, which was created in preparation for the book. As noted on the website, this image let's us see what is no longer there, the two marble pavilions. And, of course, all the silk.
In the mid to later years of the rococo, one artist, Charles Joseph Natoire found himself director of the French Academy in Rome. Fond of landscapes and the importance of practising them, he encouraged his own students to do the same. The Cascade at the Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati is a beautiful example of a pen and ink landscape, shaded with brown washes. It is absolutely lovely.
The drawing shows Brutus at the execution of his own sons. Brutus led a revolt against the last King of Rome and was a leader in creating the republic. His sons plotted to restore the throne, and upon discovery he oversaw their executions. A grave subject yet compelling image. How far we have come indeed.
If you will not be in town before January, you can see selected works from the show (including all of the above images) on the Morgan's website. The Morgan Library and Museum is on Twitter and updates often with events and fun links: MorganLibrary (My account is MarieGossip.) So who is going to the show?


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Learn about 3D printing for the home hobbyist with industrial artist and designer Ellie Lawson. This two hour program is an overview of 3D printing options for hacker to housewife. View a demonstration of the 3D printing workflow from 3D file to printed object using Los Altos Library's own MakerBot printer. Learn about the science of fused deposition modeling (FDM) and other 3D printing technologies, and how 3D printing is used in industry, medical and in the classroom. Ellie Lawson is a STEAM educator who specializes in 3D printing and modeling. This program is courtesy of the Friends of the Los Altos Libraries.
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Play the 2014 Federal Budget home game!
Written by Andrew P Street | Art by Robert Polmear
Dear the Internet,
You've probably watched with excitement as the all-dancin', all-smokin' treasurer handed down his budget earlier this week and thought "heck, I like the sounds of this massively inequitable and unsubstantiated cut-fest!"
Well, we have some great news: you can bring down your own unnecessary and nationally-damaging budget in the comfort of your own home, simply by playing the Department of Treasury's exciting new spin-off product: the 45% interactive Diamond Joe Hockey Federal Budget and Class War 2014 game!
Using the same cardboard and string technology that's now being rolled out to replace the National Broadband Network, you can recreate all the manufactured panic and pious condescension of your federal government in the comfort of your own home! The rules are below, so don't wait for the Senate to ratify it: start playing today!
1. The aim of the game is to fix the nation by owning as much of it as possible.… Read more
Greg Hunt backflips on whaling
Environment minister Greg Hunt has reneged on his promise to send a boat to monitor the whaling season in the Southern Ocean.
In a move that won't surprise Sea Shepherd, Hunt now intends to send an A319 aircraft, staffed by Customs personnel, which will "send a clear message that the Australian government expects all parties to abide by the laws of the sea".
Also, the intended ship is tied up rounding up boat people.
A plane can sporadically monitor proceedings, but is not equipped to prevent any violent clashes between Japanese whalers and Sea Shepherd ships, nor witness all developments.
When Labor were in power, Hunt put pressure on them on three occasions to send a ship to monitor whaling – and so now Greens are calling on him to resign.
To quote Captain Siddharth Chakravarty, who Time Out Melbourne interviewed just before the Steve Irwin and Bob Barker set sale from Melbourne, "The Australian Government has made this statement many times – it's always a promise that's made pre-election.… Read more
Global Bore-ming, am I right?: a very special guest column by former PM John Howard
My fellow Internet Australians,
It's a great honour to be given the opportunity to write this guest column for Time Out, to give some balance to the left-wing media's insidious socialist manifesto. In fact, just the other day I saw some television programme that was attempting to push an aggressive pro-voting platform without giving any sort of equal acknowledgement of the opposing perspective. I'm sick of these partisan zealots hijacking the public airwaves to push their own narrow agenda, and it's certainly the last time I ever watch The Voice.
Thus I welcome this chance to expand on some of the comments I made to the Global Warming Policy Foundation in London earlier this week, explaining that global warming fears are exaggerated, and the scientists have no business influencing politics. There are those who have criticised my authority to pontificate on the science of climate change after admitting that I've read a single book on the subject – Nigel Lawson's An Appeal to Reason: a Cool Look at Global Warming.… Read more
The new official Tony Abbott glossary
Dear The Internet,
With the news that your immigration minister Scott Morrison has issued an edict that the term "asylum seeker" be stricken from all official departmental communications and replaced with "illegal maritime arrival", commentators have been making the unfair comparison between the Abbott government and the "newspeak" adopted by the dystopian ministries of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Such hyperbole is obviously ridiculous, since a) creating a standard term of reference for all staff will help streamline the dissemination of policy in a clear and accessible manner, and b) we have always been at war with Eastasia.
It's only one of a raft of new terms and with that in mind, we contacted the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, and communications minister Malcolm Turnbull graciously faxed us a copy of the government's forthcoming official glossary.
Keep these terms in mind in all communications going forward, including your personal correspondence.… Read more
Patriot or Traitor: take our Tony Abbott Quiz!
Dear the Internet,
Your Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been in Indonesia assuring president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that he is "fair dinkum about doing what we can to help Indonesia in every way" in terms of their sovereignty, which is Abbott-speak for "protect our northern oceanic borders for us and we'll continue to ignore your human rights atrocities in Papua New Guinea."
And heck, you might see yourself as being a pretty dinkum sort of a cobber – but are you sufficiently dinkum to contribute in a proactively bonza manner in this brave new Abbottscape?
Fortunately, with the help of senior advisors to the Departments of Immigration and Foreign Affairs & Trade (and not Science, obviously, since we don't have one of those anymore), we have constructed this quiz to establish quickly and definitively whether you are a patriot or a traitor.
Incidentally, this will also form the basis of our citizenship test just as soon as the new Senate takes power in 2014 (after Palmer United senators add the necessary extra questions like "Australia was specifically founded to be mined, the industry for which should therefore never be taxed or subject to environmental regulation: agree, strongly agree, violently agree, threateningly agree").… Read more
Your Guide to the Crazy Minor Parties of the 2016 Senate
Dear The Internet,
As you are possibly aware, the recent Federal Election saw a massive swing away from the major parties and toward the smaller parties and independents, none of whom had given any thought to winning and all of whom are, for different reasons, largely mad. That's why decisions affecting your life will be decided by members of the Motoring Enthusiasts Party, the Australian Sports Party, the Liberal Democrats and Clive Palmer's Palmer United party.
And there are those who argue that we're in need of voting reform in the light of these developments, since the first two got effectively zero votes and were only elected because of the labyrinthine complexities of minor party preference swapping, the LibDems were voted in almost certainly because they were the first thing on the ballot that said "Liberal" and people just ticked it and went to get a sausage on bread, and Clive Palmer got up because we are but playthings for cruel gods that toy with us for their depraved pleasure.… Read more
So, what was the stagecrasher at Tony Abbott's victory speech thinking? We asked him.
Time Out meets Abbott's stagecrasher, Twiggy Palmcock
Everyone loves a good photobomb, right? Right. Unless you were one of Tony Abbott's security guards on Saturday night. Tone and his family posed for press shots, revelling in a LNP victory when Fregmonto Stokes' satirical persona Twiggy Palmcock conquered the stage to shake Abbott's hand.
Stokes, a 25-year-old activist and graduate student at NIDA, tells Time Out he created Twiggy as a way to satirise the intimate relationship between mining and politics. Stokes is not only troubled about climate change, he's also concerned about the domination of Australian politics by larger than life mining magnates.
"I think there's a clear demonstration of that [influence] at this election. Look at Clive Palmer who got upwards of five percent of the vote."
Stokes, who is mentored by political satirist and Order of Australia recipient Max Gillies, hadn't really planned to get up on stage for the family's historic press shots.… Read more
New video by Super Best Friends proves that politicians, eh? Maybe they're not so different to you and I
Morning, internet. Fancy a tune?
Canberra punk types Super Best Friends have a new single called 'Round and Round' which is probably something about the intrinsic repetition inherent in the machinations of a modern democracy – you know, kinda like 'Ghostbusters'. Anyway, because they're in Canberra they had access to politicians, and you may have heard something about an election happening in a bit so said politicians are all at that vulnerable point where they'll respond to questions like "hey, want to look like a bit of a goose in my band's video?" with a "sure thing, young potential voter, and I can totally fiddle with my my bike/stare creepily over a paper/iron my jocks" rather than the other 47 months of the cycle where they'd immediately call security.
Or, in the words of the press release:
Because the song is about repetition in politics and the media cycle, we thought what better way to get this message across than from the horse's mouths. Our bass player Matt Roberts spent a lot of his free time hanging around Parliament House, and with his wit and charm, managed to convince several federal politicians and well-known media personalities to be in our new film clip.… Read more
What's your Australian political horoscope?
If there's one thing that science (science!) has determined beyond a shadow of a doubt over the last 1,000 years or so, it's that astrology is the only true method by which knowledge about the universe can be divined. From the discovery of the Higgs Boson to that time you had a dream about a shoe and then got an unexpected phone call the very next day, astrology has consistently nailed every single prediction with an unbroken 100 per cent success rate since the first caveman raised his eyes to the heavens and went, "Hey, those stars look kinda like a duck – I bet I'll meet a handsome stranger!"
However, even a perfect system can be perfecter, and that's where Time Out's new Australian Political Horoscope comes in. By using the very latest in prognostication technology, which so far has principally involved reading the entrails of ABC statistician Antony Green, we can predict your future with unflinching accuracy.… Read more


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Yoga gives a lot of importance to diet. After all, A Yogic Diet is one of the 'Five Principles of Yoga'. And you have plenty to gain by following such a diet – even if you don't practice Yoga!
Eat Sattvic Foods – Vegetarian!
The Yoga Diet encourages the consumption of vegetarian foods. This is known as a 'Sattvic diet' in Yogic terminology. Such a diet is believed to deliver peace of mind and multiple health benefits to the body. Even if you are not willing to go completely vegetarian, you should incorporate these foods into your diet.
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You have to give credit to Toyota for bringing to the market another good looking Toyota Camry; The new model look sportier than ever. To celebrate the new car, Toyota is releasing a trendy Superbowl commercial featuring some good fun. The best selling sedan, known for its bullet proof reliability is turning cops into massage therapist and couch into supermodel wearing bikinis. We would've liked to see a bit more of the car itself but check it out and tweet away on the special #reinvented hashtag, made specially for the new Camry's rejuvenated, or shall we say, reinvented campaign.
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Konark - Places To See| July 26, 2012
Konark Beach: Pristine beach with golden sand, it is very popular with tourists. Konark Beach is also the venue for annual Magha Saptami Mela. Devotees take a bath in the sea and worship the sun. It is regarded as one of the best beaches in eastern India.
Sun Temple: The 13th century temple is dedicated to Lord Surya and displays some of the best examples of ancient Oriyan architecture. It is a world heritage site and also called the 'Black Pagoda' owing to its black colour. The construction of the temple is in the shape of a chariot driven by seven horses. It is believed that the wheels of the chariot represent hours of the day and the shadow of the majestic wheels tell the exact time.
ASI museum: Situated just outside the Sun Temple, it showcases some delicate models of ancient Oriyan architecture. The museum has four galleries which exhibit antiques recovered from the Sun temple. The museum is open from 10 am to 5 pm and remains closed on Friday. Visitors are charged a nominal entry fee.