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The 14 graduates at the May ceremony shared an experience most college graduates couldn't claim – they had all served time behind bars.
"This feels like a surreal moment for me right now," said Clarence Ford. "My first public speech that I ever gave was actually in prison. Now I feel I have a purpose in the world."
It was the first graduation ceremony of the Underground Scholars Initiative (USI) at UC Berkeley. The graduates had majors in social work, sociology, political science, ethnic studies and English. The program was started during the 2012-13 school year to support students who had been incarcerated, as well as those impacted by the incarceration of family members.
Many of these students often felt isolated in the university environment. The USI program addresses a range of needs including tutoring, networking, and a support group of people who understand the challenges and stigmatization of being "formerly- incarcerated." Too often former inmates can't find work, housing or educational opportunities.
The USI graduation featured speakers including Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, former UC Chancellor, Robert Birgeneau, and keynote speaker, State Senator Loni Hancock, but the most compelling comments were made by the graduates and continuing USI scholars themselves.
"I came to UC Berkeley with the idea that I would be very open about my experience (as being a formerly incarcerated individual); I wanted to create empowerment," said Danny Murillo, who founded USI with fellow graduate Steven Czifra. He said the process needs to start inside prisons to help prepare those who are soon to be released to transition to university study.
"How do we talk to them and give them support? We cannot turn our backs," Murillo said. He also talked about the "secondhand effect of incarceration," the impact on family members; USI also provides services to families.
Fellow graduate Michelle Hong credited USI with helping her see her studies through to graduation. "The driving force in my life has always been my resilience," she said.
Another graduate, Rodrigo Vazquez, known as "Froggy" said that when people meet the formerly- incarcerated, there's a heavy stigma. "USI is changing that stigma; people see they're not these animals; they do have value, they do have potential."
The program rejects the term "ex-felon," because it perpetuates a lifelong stigma, even decades after they have served their time.
The story of Caleb Martinez, a current USI member, illustrates the challenges participants face. He said he had been incarcerated multiple times for minor offenses since he was in middle school in San Diego; he moved there from the Pascua Yaqui Reservation in Arizona when he was nine. Martinez eventually finished high school in juvenile hall.
After being released from San Diego County jail in 2012, he began studying computer interface, later changing to welding. But he had to begin at the most remedial levels of verbal and math skills. "I had to work my way up, taking five or six classes in each to get up to college level academics," he said.
Martinez was taking a humanities class when a professor asked him what he would like to do, leading to a decision to prepare himself to pursue a law degree.
"I found out that I wasn't stupid; I could not just survive, but thrive," he said. In fact, he was the commencement speaker when he graduated from Grossmont Community College and was accepted at every college or university to which he applied.
Currently, Martinez is working at USI as a transfer coordinator, helping other formerly- incarcerated students transfer from community colleges, giving them a hand with everything from writing personal statements to finding support groups while at UC Berkeley. He is close to finishing his degree with a major in political science and a minor in public policy.
Martinez plans to go on to law school, and ultimately return to the Pascua Yaqui Reservation, where he hopes to become a member of the Tribal Council.
At the graduation ceremony, David Maldonado received his Master's. He had been accepted to a Ph.D. program. He said he was excited to participate, as both a graduate and as the DJ for the ceremony. He is already working on his next degree. "I got a paper due on Tuesday," he said.


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Last year, we put together a bracket and asked readers to identify the greatest film composer of all time. It's stunning to think that in this year alone, all three of our finalists contributed music to blockbusters. John Williams, the winner of that poll, scored Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Phillip Glass contributed to the much-maligned Fantastic Four; and, in perhaps the most surprising of the three, Ennio Morricone leads the way on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight. Yes, the idea of the heady, thrilling Glass composing pieces for the shlocky, stunted comic book movie is a bit of a shock, but we're talking about the absolute icon of Western soundtracks returning to the saloon for the first time in about 40 years. And, despite the time off, he brushes the dust off his chaps masterfully, making for a haunting score that hints creepily at the film's violent depths.
Tarantino had used Morricone's music in multiple films prior to Hateful Eight, but always previously used compositions, recycling bits of inspiration and fashioning them into new moments (as his general wont). He even got the 87-year-old Italian to contribute a new song to Django Unchained. Morricone must've found the connection fruitful, as he agreed to contribute previously unheard music to the director's latest. It took some trust for Tarantino as well; notorious for utilizing songs with ready-made cultural cache, turning his soundtrack over to a composer was a bold move. The pairing pays dividends, Morricone's score echoing classic tropes (Bernard Herrmann's paranoiac string dives, John Williams' menacing low-end linger, his own staccato vocal punctuations) while also feeling entirely fresh.
(Read: The Real Hateful Eight: Quentin Tarantino's Most Evil Characters)
It's been widely noted that the music is patched together partially from bits of an unused score to The Thing, but you wouldn't necessarily know that from just listening to the soundtrack. As it turns out, the two films have their share of similarities: A group of rugged individuals are trapped in a small space in an icy environment, no one is quite who they seem, and death and danger linger constantly. As such, the fusion is seamless. The lithe, dark winds of "L'Ultima Diligenze di Red Rock" portend trouble deftly, no matter if it's of the alien or gunslinger variety. The thrumming bass of "Neve" threatens to break at any second, as violins flash into sight only to dip back away, keeping you just off-kilter. The music box-like tinkle of xylophone driving "La Musica Prima del Massacro" work on typical horror conventions of upsetting something that would otherwise sound innocent, thanks to more of that insistent low-end sitting just underneath.
As might be expected from any Tarantino project, though, that slow tension can't last forever; there will be flashes of violence. On "Sei Cavalli", bursts of oboe cut through the fanfare and swirling strings. On the appropriately titled "Sangue e Neve", xylophone notes drop like blood into the cold layer of snow replicated by layers of eerie violin. This is only amped in the following "L'Inferno Bianco", where fractured orchestral lines start and stop almost at random.
Elsewhere, Morricone turns in a vibrant theme on "La Lettera Di Lincoln", a lush landscape over which Walton Goggins' Mannix reads the letter from Abraham Lincoln sent to Samuel L. Jackson's Major Marquis Warren. The soundtrack also features three songs contributed by the White Stripes, Roy Orbison, and David Hess. Jack White's voice and the honky-tonk piano of "Apple Blossom" make for a particular highlight; "Lots of girls walk around in tears/ But that's not for you," he sings, the track's sepia tones linking to Jennifer Jason Leigh's turn as Daisy Domergue, the spitfire at the center of the plot. When White sings about taking care of her "troubles," Tarantino wields the barroom stomp with a smirk, feeding that push-pull tension directly into the stream that Morricone built so meticulously.
All that said, this particular soundtrack packaging does stunt its own flow substantially, giving over a good deal of time to extended passages of dialog just when Morricone's score is building dramatic tension. While it's true that the film is driven by speeches and dialog — the claustrophobia of the inn in which the eight are stuck growing tighter and tighter with each confrontational sentence — dropping two and a half minutes of dialog between tracks on a record is a significant commitment. Diehard Tarantino fans may be interested in re-listening to Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Goggins, and Jackson dig into each other's wounds and investigate racial politics while others may choose to skip those tracks to create a stand-alone listen.
But the simple action of un-selecting a portion of the soundtrack from a playlist isn't much of a complaint. And, sticking exclusively to Morricone's compositions would mean missing out on Jason Leigh's charming performance of Australian folk ballad "Jim Jones at Botany Bay". Much like the soundtrack as a whole and the film, she starts and stops, looping a dark, lilting guitar line until it threatens to break apart, interrupted by an irate Russell, only to return to inevitable horror. "That's kind of pretty. Does it got another verse to it?" he asks. And indeed it does: "You'll be dead behind me, John, when I get to Mexico," she sings, twisting the traditional song to her own violent purposes.
Essential Tracks: "L'Ultima Diligenze di Red Rock", "Sangue e Neve", and "La Lettera Di Lincoln"

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Cancer is the fourth sign of the Zodiac and symbolized by the Crab. Cancer is a Water sign, ruled by the Moon and is considered a Cardinal sign.
Cancer is associated with The Crab. The crab is said to be the very one that Hera sent to harass Hercules when he was fighting the Hydra. The crab's two eyes are known as Asellus Borealis, and Asellus Australis, the Northern Ass and the Southern Ass representing the donkeys the Gods road in their war with the Titans.
Astrological Sign
Those born between the Summer Solstice and about and July 21st in the Northern Hemisphere (exact dates may vary) are said to have been born under the sign of Cancer. This means that the sun was in this sign during the time of the person's birth.
Cancer Personality
Cancer people are said to be loyal, family-oriented, caring, hearth, and home types who may be subject to laziness, gluttony, moodiness, and inertia in general. Cancers do not tend to be outwardly affectionate or emotional, they have that hard outer shell. But they are soft and sensitive on the inside.
Cancer Appearance
The Cancer, being ruled by the Moon, tends to have luminous eyes filled with emotion. Their features are often round in shape and they tend to get a little overweight in their later years.
Cancer Traits and Characteristics:
|Ruling Planet
|Nurturing, intuitive, sensitive, loyal, protective
|Compassion, empathy, adaptability, tenacity
|Moodiness, clinginess, insecurity, over-sensitivity
Cancer Compatibility
|Compatible Signs
|Incompatible Signs
Cancer Energy in Magick
When the moon is in Cancer, this is the best time for any magical work related to domestic life, family, or the hearth and home. Cancer energy supports comfort, the sort that comes from having a cozy home, surrounded by loved ones, secure in the knowledge that the larder is well stocked and the fireplace is well stoked.
Cancer Correspondences
- Gods and Heroes- Heracles
- Colors- Violet
- Stones – Moonstone, pearl
- Metal – silver
- Planets – The Moon
- Animals – the crab
- Body Part – chest, stomach
Full Moon in Cancer
The Full Moon in Cancer occurs when the sun is in Capricorn, either in late December or early January. This is a good time to perform rituals of gratitude for friends, family, home, and hearth as well as to cast protection and blessing spells over the same.
New Moon in Cancer
The new moon in Cancer occurs when the sun is in Cancer; either late June or early July. This is a great time to perform a ritual cleansing of your home and to cast spells to ensure your household experiences abundance, prosperity, love, and luck.
And if you've had "issues" in your family or household, now is the time to address them.
Famous Cancer Personalities
|Date of Birth
|Notable Traits
|Tom Hanks
|July 9
|Compassionate, versatile, dependable
|Princess Diana
|July 1
|Empathetic, nurturing, charismatic
|Frida Kahlo
|July 6
|Creative, emotional, resilient
|Meryl Streep
|June 22
|Sensitive, versatile, emotionally rich


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Back in my early 20's, before North Carolina ever had dreams of hosting a hockey franchise, a co-worker tried to convince me that hockey was the best sport on the planet. His sales pitch: hockey has the physicality of football, the speed and continuous, free-flowing action of basketball, and the "every goal is life or death" drama of soccer. He wasn't wrong, then or now. But this isn't "the planet". This is North Carolina. And we do sports differently here.
When the franchise moved from Hartford to Raleigh by way of Greensboro, it was a tough sell to get North Carolinians to latch on. "You'll know when you go" was the tagline for ticket sales, which roughly translates to "look, we know you don't know a thing about hockey but just trust us when we say it's fun." Again, they weren't wrong. But again, this is North Carolina. We aren't necessarily operating in a deficit for exciting sports between November and March.
We started getting a taste of it in 2001, the first playoff season in Raleigh after the 1999 playoffs in Greensboro sort of came and went unnoticed. New Jersey jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first round matchup, but a Game 4 overtime goal by (who else?) Rod Brind'Amour gave North Carolinians their first crack at celebrating a truly meaningful goal. It was a moment. The kind of moments you chase, as the phrase goes that now head coach Rod Brind'Amour likes to borrow from another area coach down the road in Durham. The moments that stick out among the thousands of other moments you experience as time goes by, and this was our first.
The Canes won in New Jersey and brought one more game back to the home fans in Carolina. We didn't win that game, if you don't remember. We weren't even close. But, nevertheless, something amazing happened that day when the entire crowd stood and cheered as loud as they could for the final 5 minutes. It started out as a swell of appreciative applause for the effort. The kind of applause that typically fades into an impatient murmur waiting for the game to mercifully end. But instead, it grew louder. No one was sitting. And by the time the final horn sounded ending the season with a 5-1 blowout loss, the cheers were deafening.
Maybe it's a stretch to feel this way, but for me, the franchise was defined over those 5 minutes. North Carolinians don't love sports just for the appreciation of athleticism or skill. We don't just love sports for the rush of winning and the hurt of losing. We're not in awe of superstars. We're not in it for validation. We don't need to feel superior. Yeah, we like all of those things to varying degrees, but that's not why we're there. We're addicted to moments. We crave them to the point of needing them to survive. And being the Southerners (raised or transplanted) we are, these moments serve as the bond that transforms our community into an extended family where third and fourth cousins are welcomed and loved just as much as brothers and sisters. I don't think that five minutes of applause was a simple thank you to the players on the ice for refusing to lay down. That five minutes gave us the sound of a family being born. And I think that sound forged the coach who leads us today.
Not to yada-yada over a championship, a finals appearance, and another appearance in a conference finals, but none of that is relevant right now. Neither is the decade where our hockey family was nearly starved to death of those moments that sustain us. This isn't a "return to glory" story, and it's not a redemption story. We're all here now. There will be a time in the near future to look back and blend this moment into the larger story of our family's history, but thanks to a Carolina Hurricanes double-overtime win in Game 7 against the defending champions, that time is not now. There are more moments out there waiting for us.
It would be easy to say something cheesy like "we love this team because we see ourselves in them", but the truth about where this franchise is right now is that we love this team because they see themselves in us. This team gets North Carolinians. They understand what drives us as fans like no other Hurricanes team ever has before, which isn't surprising because the team is run by Hurricanes fans.
Yeah, it might be frightening as hell to see the way Tom Dundon conducts business elsewhere, but we have to trust because that's what we do, and he's shown nothing but servant leadership with us since taking over the team. After being told for years what we, as fans, need to do for the Hurricanes, Dundon came in asking "what can we do for you?", and he's delivered on almost nearly every request so far.
Rod Brind'Amour is perhaps the biggest Hurricanes fan of all. When the head coaching job became vacant after Bill Peters left for Calgary, Brind'Amour was not shy about telling people he wanted the job. It was never "I want to be an NHL head coach", but always "I want to coach the Carolina Hurricanes." His father-in-law is an NC State basketball legend. He spends his free time sitting in the bleachers with other youth hockey parents watching his kid practice. He might be from Canada. He might be a Philly sports icon. But Rod Brind'Amour is a North Carolinian. He's one of us.
Our leader, Justin Williams, is one of us too. He'll never say it, but there's enough "between the lines" out there to see that he came back to Carolina to finish out his career in the community best suited for his young family, but was disgusted by what he saw when he returned. Williams' comments from the locker room last year mirrored every angry tweet from Canes fans for as long as Twitter has been around, and his actions ever since has shown a true understanding of not just what it takes to be a successful hockey team, but an understanding of what it takes to be North Carolina's hockey team.
The most obvious embodiment of that understanding is the infamous "storm surge". Outsiders view it as everything from a disrespectful slap in the face to a forced marketing ploy straight out of the Flint Tropics playbook. Inside the Hurricanes' community, it's not just a reminder that sports are fun and enjoyment is the key to success, but it's also the behind-the-scenes act of sharing ideas and planning out the elaborate celebrations that brings the team together as a family.
The sense of togetherness and collective ownership that comes from simply saying "yeah let's do that" when someone throws out the crazy idea of "hey what if we brought out a basketball goal" … it's an incredibly powerful thing. And to see those ideas snowball … "I'm going to set a ball screen", "I'm going to slap the floor on defense", "I'm going to wave my towel like I'm on the bench", "I'm going to do the Vince Carter 'it's over' celebration" … it's exactly how our family traditions have grown as fans. "What if we went early and tailgated?" "I'm going to yell like Ric Flair."
This group understands the joy of moments and the power of acceptance within a community, and you can see it on the faces of the new guys who all constantly look like they never thought it could be like this as professional hockey players. There are the young guys who came through the draft and through Charlotte who are perfectly at home in the only reality they are aware of. There's the look of pride on the faces of Brind'Amour and Williams who are seeing again the Carolina they both fell in love with all those years ago.
It's not just hockey either. It's Jordan Martinook shooting selfie videos from a sports bar because he just had to be around Hurricanes fans after Game 6. It's Dougie Hamilton and Warren Foegele sitting together through an ACC basketball game with perma-grins on their faces from the experience. It's Brock McGinn surprising a youth hockey team at practice to talk to kids about what it takes to make the NHL, but sticking around to ask the kids for Fortnite advice.
These guys just get us. They get what makes North Carolinians tick. Martinook said before last night that he wanted nothing more than to play more hockey back home in Raleigh. My text messages were blowing up last night immediately after the game, not so much about the win, but just excited to make plans to watch more games together next week. Yes, there's a Cup at the end of this road that everyone dreams of winning, but you'll never convince me that the reason we beat the Capitals wasn't largely in part because nobody wants this special season to end just yet.
Brock McGinn saw the road ending last night, and he dove across the crease in the knick of time to make sure it didn't. Maybe it's a play that gets made in the first period of a regular season game, but it sure had the look of a play that only gets made in the closing seconds of a Game 7. It wasn't just a moment, it was a moment that made many moments ahead of us possible.
When asked about it after the game, he said "Any one of us would have done the same thing." Brind'Amour's explanation of McGinn's desperation to make a play to give us all a chance to see more hockey this year was a little more brief and to the point. "He's a Hurricane."
You're Goddamn right he is. They all are.
WE all are.
It doesn't matter if you were in Greensboro way back in history for the Bruins series, or if you decided to check out this hockey thing for the first time last night on TV. It doesn't matter if you were born here, or moved here. You're here now.
And while "You'll know if you go" used to be a marketing slogan for North Carolinians about this strange, wonderful game played on ice, it's now a message delivered back home by northerners, mid-westerners, Canadians, Fins, a Czech, a Swede, a Swiss, and a Russian teenager about the bond they have with their new family here in North Carolina.
In 1999 and 2001, it was about introducing us to the sport of hockey. In 2002, 2006, and 2009, it was about introducing ourselves to the hockey community to show that we belonged.
It's 2019 now, and frankly we don't care if we belong or not. We have our own community, our own family now. We're North Carolinians cheering for a team of North Carolinians. It's even in our goal song. "This one's for us."
It's going to be so much fun to look back on the moments from this season together when this is all over. But it's not over. More moments await.
See you next Wednesday at PNC.


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|Dr. Kristi Siegel
English Department
Mount Mary College
|Module Four
Cultural Critique
(Nov. 10 - Dec. 6)
|Cultural Critique - Paper no. 4
|Does the grading system give you fits? Do you bemoan the fact that gym shoes now come in more varieties than Carter has pills and are as expensive as sin? Do you believe that a computer becomes obsolete before you've finished paying for it? Do you think the Superbowl commercials are better than the game? Do you think people are becoming ruder because they can be rude at a "distance," e.g., by email, in their cars, on the telephone, in chat rooms, in messages on T-shirts, hats, or bumper stickers?
For your second paper, look around and select some (small) aspect of society you'd like to critique. You may have a topic you'd like to analyze already. If not, listen to the radio (talk stations), read the paper, books and/or magazines, scan the Internet, watch television or just keep your ears/eyes open. There are "topics" all around you.
When you find an issue you'd like to critique make sure you have a clear thesis. What is your position on your topic? Will your thesis require some research? When you write a "position paper" it's easy to lapse into a generalized sermon-like style. Avoid writing one generalization after another by having specific ddata (personal or researched) that you can use.
I'll be posting a very good "sample" cultural critique written by one of my former students (the essay will be posted in Nicenet).
First paper due - Nov. 20
Revision due - TBA
|Links for Cultural Critique
Writing a Persuasive Argument
Using Sentence Variety:
Varying Sentence Length
Backing up Assertions
Using Effective Diction
|Assignments and Schedule
|Week 11 - Nov. 13 - Nov. 18
1) Do some brainstorming. By Nov. 15, post six
possible topics for the cultural critique paper (on
Nicenet). None of these topics have to be topics you
are considering. This is simply a way of generating
and sharing ideas.
2) Read the student essay posted in Nicenet (under
documents), Post a brief paragraph explaining why
this is an effective critique (or not, you don't have to
like it!). - Due by Nov. 17.
3) Read "That Lean and Hungry Look," Suzanne
Britt's tongue-in-cheek denouncement of
thin people, pp. 493-495.
4) Begin reading Chapter 12 (Argument:
Convincing Others)--you should use this
chapter as a reference for the entire module,
pp. 156-181. Despite the examples shown
in the book, do not even think
about writing on the following topics (they've
been written to death): abortion, gun control,
drinking age, the death penalty, etc.
|Week 14 - Dec 4 - Dec 9
1) E-mail a short report outlining the essays you intend to include in your final portfolio. Your report is due by Dec. 6.
2) Complete the final portfolio and put in my mailbox (in the college post office) or in my drop box. If you would like your portfolio returned, please include a self-addressed, large (and sufficiently stamped!) envelope.
|Week 12 - Nov. 20 - 25
1) Read Perri Klass's essay, pp. 590-592 Post an answer one of the questions on page 592 and explain how George Orwell's quote ["But if thought corrupts language, language
can also corrupt thought?] relates to Klass's essay.
2) Read the material in Chapter 12 (Argument: Convincing Others) and Chapter 15 (Effective Sentences).
3) The cultural critique is due on Monday, Nov. 20.
Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
|Week 15 - Dec. 11 - 14
1) Your final impromptu essay topic will be posted on Nicenet on Dec. 10. Your impromptu is due on Monday, December 11. In keeping with the constraints that would be in place for a real-time class, please do not spend more than two hours on the essay. You may use your dictionary, text, notes, etc., as you write the impromptu. Send the impromptu to me by e-mail Monday, December 10.
2) If you are having your portfolio mailed back to you, and would like your final grade included, please indicate that when you give me your envelope. Thank you!
|WEEK 13 - Nov. 27 - Dec. 2
1) Using the following sentence-variety techniques: persona-paraphrase, right and/or left branching sentences, parallelism, and sentence combining, 8 sentences from one of your previous essays. [Only use one technique per sentence!] Include the "before" sentence and the "after" sentence. Please post to the link provided in Nicenet. Due on Nov. 29. The different sentence varieties are explained in the writing links for this module.
2) Depending on how you did on the cultural critique, you should be focusing on the cultural critique revision or on beginning to organize your portfolio.
3) Review the areas of grammar that have been cited as weaknesses in your writings or by the grammar assessments. You'll be taking the grammar post-test at the last real-time class scheduled for Saturday, December 2. We'll also be discussing the portfolios in more detail during that class session (Saturday, Dec. 2 - computer lab)
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Well, it can be a little easier now because I've come up with another few ways you can help your business improve its efficiency. When you want to maximize an employee's output, you have to motivate them to work harder and faster. It is within all of us to pull that little bit extra out of the bag. But for your employees, there needs to be passion, enthusiasm and drive to bring that out of them.
Find out what makes your employees tick. You might try some personality tests or determine just how career-minded they are. Perhaps they're looking for ways to shine in your company. Can you find a way to help them do that? All humans want something. You just have to find out what your workforce wants from you.
I have mentioned this before, but you really do have to get the best working software that is the best match for your business too. Apps, in particular, can make life a lot easier because the user interface is so practical. If you go to websites like Silver Siphon, you will see that software and app developers exist to solve problems. Whatever is costing you time in your business can probably be helped with a little bit of programming.
Energy bills drive me insane. I am constantly surprised by how much of my overheads are going toward the electricity company. Businesses need to be more energy efficient these days plus it is also better for the environment. It doesn't matter whether you're trying to save the planet, or you're trying to drive your overheads down another ten percent this year. You can do it with green thinking. Install solar panels, improve your lighting with LEDs, or insulate your office for the winter. You'll be stunned what little changes can do for your bottom line. Another easy way to make your business greener and save money at the same time is to switch to a green energy supplier. There are many green energy providers to choose from, so it's best to compare your area's different rates and choose the best green energy plan for your business. For example, suppose you live in Connecticut. In that case, you will want to head to a website like Electricityrates.com and compare the various electricity providers in CT to get the best possible energy deal for your business.
Many businesses are still not keen on letting employees work from home. However, this can save you a lot in overhead costs, and could save you sick days too. Plus the option to work from home is a great employee benefit and can even improve productivity. Some roles may require a different way of telecommuting but I've seen that target oriented workloads are often met when staff can be spared a tough commute into the office. Very few people need a boss breathing down their neck to motivate them to get their work done. And who cares if they were in their pyjamas when they did the work?
If you can see problems in your business that need to be solved, then invest your time and energy into solving them. You could save many man-hours and thousands of dollars for your efforts. Sometimes an audit of processes can be quite an eye-opener for this type of thing. See where you can tighten your business belt this year by implementing more efficient working practices.
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"The laws of Nature are written in the language of mathematics."
— Galileo
Most of us are unaware of the hidden world of mathematics. Actually, we'd rather avoid the subject entirely. It's difficult and inaccessible.
A lot of that has to do with the way we're introduced to mathematics as taught in school and university.
Math, however, can be "full of infinite possibilities as well as elegance and beauty," writes mathematician Edward Frenkel in Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality. "Mathematics," he goes on, "is as much part of our cultural heritage as art, literature, and music."
Mathematics directs the flow of the universe, lurks behind its shapes and curves, holds the reins of everything from tiny atoms to the biggest stars.
Frenkel, who became a professor at Harvard at twenty-one, now teaches at Berkeley. He "hated math" when he was in school. "What really excited me was physics—especially quantum physics."
A reader sent me a pointer to Frenkel's book after reading 17 equations that changed the world. And I'm glad they did.
Math is a way to describe reality and figure out how the world works, a universal language that has become the gold standard of truth. In our world, increasingly driven by science and technology, mathematics is becoming, ever more, the source of power, wealth, and progress.
Frenkel argues that mathematical knowledge can be an equalizer.
Mathematical knowledge is unlike any other knowledge. While our perception of the physical world can always be distorted, our perception of mathematical truths can't be. They are objective, persistent, necessary truths. A mathematical formula or theorem means the same thing to anyone anywhere – no matter what gender, religion, or skin color; it will mean the same thing to anyone a thousand years from now. And what's also amazing is that we own all of them. No one can patent a mathematical formula, it's ours to share. There is nothing in this world that is so deep and exquisite and yet so readily available to all. That such a reservoir of knowledge really exists is nearly unbelievable. It's too precious to be given away to the "initiated few." It belongs to all of us.
One of the key functions of mathematics is the ordering of information.
This is what distinguishes the brush strokes of Van Gogh from a mere blob of paint. With the advent of 3D printing, the reality we are used to is undergoing a radical transformation: everything is migrating from the sphere of physical objects to the sphere of information and data. We will soon be able to convert information into matter on demand by using 3D printers just as easily as we now convert a PDF file into a book or an MP3 file into a piece of music.
In our information expanding world, the role of mathematics will become even more crucial as a means to organize and order information. (As equations take over, we need to be mindful of what is being filtered.)
Frenkel beautifully explains our cultural aversion to math.
What if at school you had to take an "art class" in which you were only taught how to paint a fence? What if you were never shown the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and Picasso? Would that make you appreciate art? Would you want to learn more about it? I doubt it. You would probably say something like this: "Learning art at school was a waste of my time. If I ever need to have my fence painted, I'll just hire people to do this for me." Of course, this sounds ridiculous, but this is how math is taught, and so in the eyes of most of us it becomes the equivalent of watching paint dry. While the paintings of the great masters are readily available, the math of the great masters is locked away.
You can appreciate math without studying it.
[M]ost of us have heard of and have at least a rudimentary understanding of such concepts as the solar system, atoms and elementary particles, the double helix of DNA, and much more, without taking courses in physics and biology. And nobody is surprised that these sophisticated ideas are part of our culture, our collective consciousness. Likewise, everybody can grasp key mathematical concepts and ideas, if they are explained in the right way. To do this, it is not necessary to study math for years; in many cases, we can cut right to the point and jump over tedious steps.
The problem is: while the world at large is always talking about planets, atoms, and DNA, chances are no one has ever talked to you about the fascinating ideas of modern math, such as symmetry groups, novel numerical systems in which 2 and 2 isn't always 4, and beautiful geometric shapes like Riemann surfaces. It's like they keep showing you a little cat and telling you that this is what a tiger looks like.
"People think they don't understand math, but it's all about how you explain it to them.
If you ask a drunkard what number is larger, 2/ 3 or 3/ 5, he won't be able to tell you.
But if you rephrase the question: what is better,
2 bottles of vodka for 3 people or 3 bottles of vodka for 5 people,
he will tell you right away: 2 bottles for 3 people, of course."
— Israel Gelfand
Perhaps offering some prescient advice to coming generations, Charles Darwin, wrote in his autobiography:
"I have deeply regretted that I did not proceed far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men thus endowed seem to have an extra sense."
"Mathematics is the source of timeless profound knowledge," Frenkel writes, "which goes to the heart of all matter and unites us across cultures, continents, and centuries."
My dream is that all of us will be able to see, appreciate, and marvel at the magic beauty and exquisite harmony of these ideas, formulas, and equations, for this will give so much more meaning to our love for this world and for each other.
Love and Math is a book about mathematical love. Frenkel offers the reader a glimpse into the beauty of mathematics with the Langlands Program, "one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last fifty years." In so doing, he exposes us to the sides of math we don't get to see often: inspiration, profound ideas, and beautiful revelations.


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Natalie has worked in primary education for 16 years, spending many years as a full time primary school teacher before specialising in primary PE support. She still works across the primary age phase as a teacher, but now spends the majority of the working week supporting other primary school teachers to develop and deliver high quality PE. She particularly likes the challenge of finding new ways to engage young people in physical education when they don't think they want to be! Skipping, Circus Skills and Sport Stacking are amongst our arsenal, helping us to win this battle!
In her spare time, Natalie enjoys watching films, reading books she can encourage young people to read and stopping the slugs eating the plants on her allotment. She passes the years by waiting for it to be warm enough to sit outside in her hammock and then waiting for Christmas so she can send a new Lego wish list to Santa.


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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!! May you rejoice the season with your loved ones!!
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Bustle, Bryan Goldberg's lady-site that everyone briefly hated before mostly forgetting about, is looking for interns, according to a job list that went out to an NYU's J-School listserv today.
Successful applicants for the Viral Writer Internship will not only be good at finding content before it goes viral, they will know that they can find it. Namely, other websites that aren't as well known as Bustle:
Bustle.com is seeking viral content writers for our lifestyle vertical. Writers should be internet junkies who have a knack for finding viral videos, photos, memes, tweets, and more before they go viral (we know, you've heard that one before).
The ideal applicant will have experience finding and writing this type of content and will know where to look for it (RSS feeds, subreddits, lesser known websites, etc.). We're not looking for someone to simply rehash content found on UpWorthy or Distractify.
Oh, and, knowledge of SEO is also helpful!
Recently, there has been a lot of thinking and rethinking about the internship economy. Maybe trolling through unknown websites to try to find memes and tweets with viral will make some interns rethink the whole media proposition.
But then again, at least Bustle pays. Interns will get $50 per six hour shift, which is maybe worth the risk that Mr. Goldberg will use your legs as a table.


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During this webinar, Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) and Dr. Adrienne Mihelic will discuss the importance of antipsychotic medication reduction for individuals living with dementia, and demonstrate tools and resources to reduce off-label antipsychotic medication use in nursing homes.
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The area's only certified kettle bell instructor. For a great workout routine, you've got to come see Bob Stevenson.
A gym where you can come, be yourself, make friends and even do a little networking.
Lots of professionals from around the area, some interesting characters and guys just like you.
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Audit your existing business continuity management system or your business continuity capability either as a benchmark, for compliance, to become ISO22301:2012 accredited or for continuous improvement. Various types of audit; self, internal, external and ISO22301:2012 are available.
Self Assessment
Design of a questionnaire or interview and marking scheme. This can be sent out and completed within minutes. It is the simplest way to ascertain whether documents or deliverables exist, are work in progress or do not exist.
Internal Audit
This area is our assistance with an Internal Audit department or individual to help them understand the quality and quantative aspects of BCM. This will aid measurement beyond "what exists" to see if what exists is fit for purpose by comparison (benchmarking), quality (process and activity trail) and judgement (intellectual) skills.
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Independent audit beyond the scope of internal audit. Observations and recommendations for continuous improvement and contractual obligation. Often we are utilised to audit along the supply chain to report on BCM capability.
We can Benchmark against other departments, competitors, industrial sectors and best practice.
All the above can be represented in the formats of a dashboard, Red Amber Green (RAG) status, graphs, reports and presentations. They can prove either the existence or quality of documentation, training and capability.
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This is a rectangular Blue Bell Ice Cream porcelain sign. This particular Blue Bell Ice Cream sign is predominantly blue with white text. It reads, "We Serve B-B Ice Cream, It's Always Good".
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We are always looking for rare signs or common signs in good condition. The market for collectible porcelain signs has never been better. You might be surprised at how much money we can offer. We are buying for our own collections and we buy for the high end customers we represent. You can get our offer by sending photos to our email or by calling or texting us.
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Pennsylvania College of Optometry accepts applications only through the Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS).
The processing of applications by OptomCAS begins end of June, one year prior to the year of desired enrollment. Applications must be submitted on or before March 31 of the year of desired enrollment.
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Preparing for the OAT
The Accelerated Scholars Program at Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) at Salus University offers an alternate opportunity for highly qualified and highly motivated students with a recommended cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and an OAT academic average score of 330 or higher.*
Applicants meeting these criteria will be considered for the program and asked to visit the campus to undergo a process known as the multiple mini interview. (For more information on MMI: New York Times article and an overall description of the process of the MMI).
The Scholars Program is designed for those applicants with exceptional personal and professional motivation, exceptional academic qualifications and strong leadership skills.
The Scholars Program educational model draws from the unique features currently used in the four-year degree program. The unique curriculum emphasizes guided independent learning in conjunction with lecture/lab instruction, small group learning, and case based learning, as well as online/web-enhanced instruction. Individual student learning styles and leadership skills will be emphasized.
Students enrolled in the program will accumulate the credit equivalency of students enrolled in our traditional four-year program.
The program is designed so that a Scholars cohort will not exceed 20 students. The cohort size ensures a small student-to-faculty ratio, an integral part of the Scholars Program.
The length of this professional program is equivalent to four academic years. With a maximized, 36 month academic calendar, a Scholars Program cohort will begin July each entering year
It is recommended that applicants with less than a 3.5 (B+) grade point average should consult the Office of Admissions prior to applying.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Program
*Applicants now have the option to take the General GRE (Graduate Record Exam), MCAT (Medical College Admission Test), DAT (Dental Admission Test), or PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test) in lieu of taking the OAT. Scores in the 60% or higher are highly recommended in each section of the chosen admission exam.
To be considered, an applicant must:
Letter from your pre-professional or faculty advisor.
Letter from practicing optometrist for whom you have shadowed or worked.
Additional letters outside of the above options will enhance the file but will not fulfill our required letters of evaluation.
An applicant must have completed a Bachelor's degree from an accredited undergraduate college or university.
These credits must include the pre-optometry courses listed below completed with a 'C-' or better. An applicant need not have completed all prerequisites prior to filing an application but must be able to complete all outstanding prerequisites prior to enrolling.
Prerequisite credits completed ten or more years prior to the anticipated entrance date will be reviewed for approval on an individual basis.
For applicants who have attended foreign and French-Canadian schools, please provide the Office of Admissions with the following information:
Invited applicants will participate in a unique interview process in optometry designed specifically for the Scholars Program. Unlike the traditional one-on-one interview, applicants will participate in six to eight multiple mini-interviews (MMI), each lasting five to eight minutes.
Conducted by program faculty mentors, College administrators, as well as members of the Salus community, each mini-interview presents the applicant with a scenario aimed at assessing one or more attributes deemed to be essential for success in the Scholars Program. (For more information on MMI: New York Times article and an overall description of the process of the MMI).
The Scholars Program multiple mini-interviews are designed to assess critical thinking skills, diversity and cultural sensitivity, collaboration and communication skills, as well as time management. Collaboration and team building are key features of the Scholars Program. For this reason applicants also take part in a group exercise to further evaluate the applicant's abilities in these areas. The invited applicant's participation in the MMI process does not require that an applicant have specific scientific knowledge on a particular topic to be successful during the interview process.
Mentorship is another important feature of the Scholars Program. Students in the program will work closely with carefully selected faculty mentors who will supervise the program's students through each aspect of this curriculum; as group discussion leaders, clinical problem solving coaches, and supervisors of the intense and diverse patient care experiences Scholars Program students will encounter. Throughout the interview day, applicants will be interacting with the dean of PCO and the associate dean for the Scholars Program, as well as the core faculty members who will serve as mentors to the Scholars Program students.
During the interview process each applicant has multiple opportunities to fully demonstrate his/her suitability, as well as his/her willingness, to participate in the Scholars Program. Additionally, during the invited applicant's day on campus, each applicant learns about the program and has the opportunity to reflect and assess his/her own abilities in relation to the program's demands. As with the traditional four-year program, Scholars Program applicants also have the opportunity to tour the Elkins Park campus and The Eye Institute, meet current PCO students, as well as obtain information about the University, housing opportunities, and financial aid.
Please note, it is an applicant's responsibility to respond promptly to an interview invitation, either to accept or to decline. Information will be shared with all schools and colleges of optometry if an applicant is a "no show" for a scheduled admissions interview. Please contact the Office of Admissions with any questions regarding the interview process.


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How to build a website that customers will love?
While it can be tough to achieve a balance between functionality and design, creating an operational website is well worth the effort. Fortunately, enhancing your client's experience with your site coincides with improving your bottom line. Many studies have revealed that customers are more affected by design, than content that lies inside. We are going to show you some proven strategies for building a site that clients will love and purchase from it.
Everything important should be obvious
It is not necessary to keep every little thing highlighted, it is essential to create a site that correctly prioritizes critical pages. For you visitors and reads, can be frustrating to browse page after page in search for much-needed information. For instance, think about the last time you visited a restaurant homepage that didn't have their hours and phone numbers listed, or they were hidden at the bottom of the page.
In this case, you should view your site from a customer's perspective to avoid clutter and never-ending navigation. Clients like everything highlighted and presented on the front page. If your website points out unnecessary information and hides everything that is relevant, clients will soon lose the interest.
Provide your customers a closure
Humans tend to seek closure, and this rule applies to purchase of new products. According to many polls, customers feel more satisfied with the purchase when they get a sense of closure after the sale is made. This can be in the form of message of you can send them an email to confirm their purchase.
To give your client a sense of closure, make sure that process is completed, and that client is all set. In this case, you will take away all his doubts, and he will return.
The best colors for conversions
There has been a lot of debate over which color is best for conversions. Red, orange, blue, there is never a consensus. The colorability to influence the conversions has far more to do with context, than with color. This phenomenon is known as the Von Restorff effect.
So when you come across specific colors, you should recognize that one color only outperforms the other because it stands out. It is better to establish a visual hierarchy for your website. You can also use "action color" to detonate when the customer clicks the buy button. Make sure to utilize a lot of white color for your background.
Apply the Fitt's Law
The use of Fitt's Law in web design might seem a bit complicated when you read mathematical formula. The main idea behind this law is that the larger the object it is and the closer it is to a user's start point; it will draw more attention.
With the use of Fitt's Law, you can improve the functionality of your site, by making the commonly used buttons larger than others. You can also boost your calls to action by enlarging the essential elements the more significant and the easiest to access.


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The center fielder's latest gem may have been his best one yet.
Broxton helped preserve a lead in the ninth John Tavares Jersey , rookie Nate Orf hit a solo homer in Milwaukee's two-run seventh and the Brewers beat the sliding Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Wednesday.
Broxton was on deck when Orf went deep two batters after Brad Miller hit a solo shot off Jose Berrios (8-7) to lead off the bottom of the seventh. It was Orf's first career hit after coming up empty in his first seven at-bats.
Just a couple weeks ago, Broxton and Orf were also teammates at Triple-A Colorado Springs.
"Yeah I think I'm more excited about Orf's home run," Broxton said with a smile.
The Miller Park crowd was just as deliriously happy with Broxton's catch. He ran full speed back to the wall and jumped with an outstretched glove to rob Brian Dozier of a homer for the second out in the ninth.
Broxton, filling in for the injured Lorenzo Cain, also made a tough catch at the angled part of the wall in center in a 6-5 win over Minnesota on Friday. He made a diving grab in the ninth last week to preserve a win at Cincinnati.
But manager Craig Counsell said Broxton's latest catch was "special … that one, he was on the run and had to time everything absolutely perfectly."
The play prevented a rocky ninth for Corey Knebel from getting any worse. Eduardo Escobar hit his 13th homer and Jorge Polanco singled with two out, but Max Kepler flied to left to end the game. Knebel picked up his 10th save.
The Twins closed out a 1-8 road trip with their sixth consecutive loss.
"Frustrating. Dozier hits that ball and they made a heck of a play on that ball and then (Escobar) goes deep," Twins manager Paul Molitor said.
Jesus Aguilar and Manny Pina lifted Orf up by his legs at the dugout steps to help the rookie answer a plea for a curtain call from a vocal crowd following his homer in the seventh.
"They picked me up and that's when I noticed they wanted a curtain call Josh Allen Color Rush Jersey ," Orf said. "Next thing I know, I'm in front of all the fans on their shoulders. It was awesome."
Jeremy Jeffress (6-1) picked up the win despite allowing Dozier to score from third on Jorge Polanco's bloop single to left for a 1-all tie in the top of the seventh. The hit snapped a stretch of 20 1/3 scoreless innings for Minnesota against the Brewers.
Berrios allowed five hits, struck out three and walked two in seven innings. He got little support from Minnesota's punchless offense, which managed just three hits in the first 6 1/3 innings against Chase Anderson.
"I feel mad. As a pitcher, I never want to lose," Berrios said. "We had a chance to win the game and then they hit me for two homers. So I don't like that."
Twins first baseman Joe Mauer got his 414th career double in the fourth inning, matching Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett for the franchise record.
"Yeah, that whole play Mathew Barzal Jersey , I think it was the best play I've ever made." – Broxton on his ninth-inning catch.
Twins: Two-time All-Star RHP Ervin Santana (right middle finger surgery) is scheduled to make his next rehab appearance on Thursday at Class A Fort Myers. … Molitor said utility player Taylor Motter (concussion symptoms) is on a "pretty good track" to return from the 7-day disabled list on Friday.
Brewers: OF Christian Yelich went 1 for 4 after being held out of the starting lineup for five games with lower back tightness. … Counsell said it's a "pretty good sign" that Cain (left groin) is running the bases. "We are close, we're just not there yet," the skipper said.
Twins: RHP Aaron Slegers will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester to start the opener of a four-game series on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. Slegers, who has made one appearance this season in the big leagues, is 5-6 with a 3.55 ERA in 14 starts in the minors. Left-handed reliever Gabriel Moya was optioned to Triple-A to open a roster spot.
Brewers: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (6-3) opens a four-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves. Chacin is 1-4 with a 3.94 ERA in six career starts against Atlanta.
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The phenomenon of "Reality" TV is the big thing on the networks these days. From "Survivor" to "Big Brother" to "The Amazing Race", we are fascinated with watching these people successfully move from challenge to challenge. We watch them, compare ourselves to them, watch the scheming and pushing and clawing to the top. There's nothing […]


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An Expansive Monetary Policy: Renewing India's Infrastructure Markets
Speaking in a typically candid interview in 2000, just a few short years before his death, Milton Friedman took (for him) unusual care in distinguishing between two of the critical "classes" of spending that made up Roosevelt's New Deal Economics of the 1930's, both critical to the subsequent expansion of the U.S. Economy: "One class was reform: wage and price control, the Blue Eagle, the National Industrial Recovery Movement. I did not support those. The other part of the New Deal was recovery through motivating the economy to expand through infrastructure investment ... an expansive monetary policy. Those parts of the New Deal I did support." You can imagine the eminent economist jabbing the air with his finger as he spat out the word "did".
And although you probably haven't heard that here first (chances are you haven't), these comments can still cause surprise: coming as they do from the arch monetarist and seeming enemy of expansionist spending programmes. But of course, they shouldn't, because Milton Friedman was well aware that infrastructure spending is the engine room of any modern economy, and no modern economy can afford to ignore it.
The lesson certainly hasn't been lost on Prime Minister Modi's Government in India, which for the last three years has been pursuing one of the biggest infrastructure spending programmes in living memory; not only staggering in scale for the subcontinent but staggering in scale for any economy, anywhere in the world.
By way of only one example, the Government announced on 23 October that it was embarking on one of its biggest highway construction programmes so far on the subcontinent: involving no less than 83,677 km of new roads at a cost of Rs 6.92 lakh crore (nearly £81 Billion); with the whole, titanic project due to be completed within five years and creating at least 3.2 Million hours worth of additional employment across the country before the works are completed.
Prime Minister Modi declared in opening the scheme that the new programme would "transform India through roads"; and in doing so he seems to have chosen his words as carefully as Milton Friedman, because that phrase comes straight from his predecessor in office, Atal Vajpayee and Atal Vajpayee certainly knew a thing or two about building economic success on ambitious infrastructure programmes.
Vajpayee launched the Golden Quadrilateral Highway project in 1999, so as to link Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata by road. It was, at the time, India's most extensive highway project ever and the scale of this ambition was already apparent from Vajpayee's earliest inaugural statement: "The highways we are building under the National Highways Development Project are not mere highways. They are the bhagyarekha (lines of destiny) on the hands of our nation. With these highways, we are writing a new destiny of India." Prophetic words indeed: the Golden Quadrilateral has become today's beating heart of India's transport infrastructure during its subsequent years of rapid economic expansion.
When it comes to infrastructure spending then, there seems to be a simple lesson: if it isn't broke, don't fix it. Copy it instead.
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The Indian Government of Prime Minister Modi has just announced that it is about to embark on one of its biggest highway construction programmes yet: 83,677 km of new roads at a cost of Rs 6.92 lakh crore, with the whole, titanic project due to be completed within five years and generating at least 14.2 crore additional days of employment before completion. That should come as no surprise for an economy that is embarking on one of the biggest infrastructure spending programmes in living memory; not only staggering in scale for the subcontinent but staggering in scope for any economy, anywhere in the world. We take a look at why these infrastructure programmes are so important for the future growth of the economy.
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Cryptography is the science of protecting information that is not physically secure.Indeed, it is almost impossible to go through a day without touching cryptography.
Visit almost any website and your connection will be encrypted to ensure confidentiality. When your mobile phone apps are updated, digital signatures ensure their integrity. The password you type into your laptop is a key that encrypts its information in case the device is stolen.
Recently, several companies have sprung up offering even more advanced cryptographic capabilities such as homomorphic encryption or secure multiparty computation. And at NTT Research we have built a laboratory for next-stage cryptographic research.
We hire the top people in this field and enable them to do what they do best — fundamental research. We explore the deepest problems of foundational research. By studying problems such as obfuscation and functional encryption, we reach for the greatest heights of new functionality. With our eyes to the future, we'll uncover bold new ideas that impact this field for many years to come.


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Canadian Age Group Championships – Fantastic results from NB swimmers!
New Brunswick swimmers had fantastic results at the 2016 Canadian Age Group championships. 12 swimmers from 4 provincial clubs BLAST, CNBO, CVAC, FAST competed in Calgary July 27-Aug 1 2016. Brooklyn Douthwright (CVAC) had 5 gold medal, one silver medal and 2 bronze medal performances. Brooklyn set four new records in the Female 13-14 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, and 50 Fly. Jacob Gallant (FAST) earned gold silver and bronze and set two new provincial records in the Male 13-14 200 Free and 400 IM. Jasmine Foran (BLAST) had a bronze medal performance and set two provincial records in the 50 Breast and 200 Breast. Congratulation to all!!


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Six residential gardens in Manteca will be showcased in the 2013 Manteca Garden Tour which will be held on Saturday, May 11, the day before Mother's Day.
The date makes this event a perfect Mother's Day gift for mothers, grandmothers, and sisters who either have green thumbs, have a penchant for gardening, or are simply interested in enjoying a visual feast of lush and colorful private Edens.
The tour is the club's only fund-raiser during the year, with all proceeds going to the group's many civic and beautification projects. Besides scholarship awards, the club donates trees to Manteca city parks as well as to the landscaping around the public library. Members also started, and continue to maintain, the Rose Memorial Garden in front of the Manteca Senior Center. And this year for Arbor Day, the club is working with Kevin Fant of the City Manteca in a project that will help update the landscape at the Library Park by planting six trees and hardy bushes. Three of the six trees will be planted in memory of three club members who recently passed away – Gussie Cabral, Ginger Admire, and Russ Jones.
At the last house featured in the tour, there will be refreshments as well as drawing for many prizes donated by many local businesses.
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Eric Guthrie, Director, TACTRAN at the Perth meeting.
© John G. Fender 2011
The Perth meeting of 10th April was addressed by Eric Guthrie, Director, TACTRAN who began his presentation by outlining the background to the establishment of the Scottish Regional Transport Partnerships. These were established under the Transport Scotland Act, 2005 and there are seven covering the country.
The Regional Transport Partnerships can be one of three functional models and TACTRAN is a "model 1" partnership. TACTRAN is unique in that it adjoins for other Regional Transport Partnerships and contains three city regions, these being Dundee, Perth, and Stirling.
The role of the Regional Transport Partnership is to prepare and submit the Regional Transport Strategy, to co-ordinate and implement the strategy, to prepare an annual report and delivery plans for the Minister and to review and roll forward the plans every four years. The Regional Transport Partnerships also engage in community planning and "model 1" Partnerships need to consider moving towards "model 2" or "model 3" Partnerships.
TACTRAN has a board with the 15 members, 10 of which are councillors and the remainder to being appointed by the Minister. TACTRAN has its headquarters in Perth and the Board meets quarterly. TACTRAN currently has a revenue budget of £420,000 of which half is provided by the Scottish Executive, the rest being requisitioned from the constituent councils. This year's capital programme amounts to £3.327 million and there is specific grant funding available for projects. TACTRAN currently has a dedicated support staff of eight.
The current capital programme of £3.327 million consists of 57 schemes costing between £2000 and £500,000 and 52% of these are for public transport, walking and cycling accounts for 21% and the road network and safety measures for the remaining 27%. In the 2007/8 programme there are 23 schemes costing between £6000 and £607,000. Public transport will account for £1.81 million which is 54% whilst walking and cycling will account for % and the remaining 26% being spent on road improvements. Future programmes are dependent on the Regional Transport Strategy.
The Regional Transport Strategy is a statutory document unlike the local transport strategies and it must link to and support at the National Transport Strategy. It sets out a programme of actions and interventions to achieve the objectives of the delivery plan. It must be aspirational but realistic and focus on the travel needs of people and business. It aims to integrate transport more closely with the land use and development planning and safeguard the environment both locally and globally. The Regional Transport Strategy also provides a framework for local transport strategies.
In developing the Regional Transport Strategy consultations were held with a key stakeholders and some 200 groups and individuals were asked what issues they would like to see being addressed. This led to the generation of a number of options and was followed by an eight-week public consultation process in which every community council was consulted in addition to the general public. At the end of the process the final Regional Transport Strategy document was submitted to the Minister by the deadline of 31st March 2007.
During the process, 49 key issues were identified through the discussions with stakeholders and these were assessed against the objectives. This resulted in over 400 possible schemes being devised. As part of the process alternative scenarios were examined with increased emphasis on the economy, environment, and accessibility. The finalised Regional Transport Strategy is a balanced package of measures which best meets the objectives and addresses the key issues that were identified.
The key themes of the Regional Transport Strategy are the economy, accessibility, and environment. The economy looks at both external and internal road and rail links, ports and harbours, as well as connectivity for both passenger and freight transport. Accessibility covers such aspects as employment, education, health, public transport, demand responsive transport and integration. The environment covers air quality, travel awareness promotion, the area's soft measures, and emphasis on sustainable modes of transport as well as encouraging the use of public transport instead of private transport.
In addition to developing the Regional Transport Strategy, TACTRAN will engage with planning the authorities and the new city regions as well as consider policy controls to reduce the need for travel, particularly by car and will promote travel for planning for a major employers. It will also develop a Regional Transport Information Strategy and develop and maintain travel information systems. It will also promote travel plans and a region wide car-sharing scheme and develop a strategic regional parking policy. The development of sustainable travel opportunities is another key area and a regional walking and cycling strategy will be developed along with urban and rural walking and cycling networks.
For public transport it will create a Regional Bus Strategy and develop Quality Bus partnerships setting minimum public transport standards. It aims to review bus frequencies on key commuter corridors and tackle the main sources of delay by implementing bus priority measures and improving bus interchange. For rail passengers there are number of service improvements that are desirable along with enhancements to stations. Multimodal interchanges and park-and-ride schemes are also included as is integrated ticketing. Community transport and demand responsive transport are seen to have key roles to play and there is good region wide co-operation with community transport operators. The introduction of a region wide Taxi-card scheme will further enhance people's opportunities to travel.
Turning to roads, Eric Guthrie said that there are a number of improvements that need to be made. Examples being the A90 improvements through and around Dundee, the new A9 to A94 link at Perth, the completion of the Stirling outer ring road and numerous road-safety improvements throughout the area. Regional road safety plans and education are also seen as important as is the need to support councils on maintenance funding. Turning to freight, a Regional Freight Quality Partnership will be set up. This will it seek to improve the road and rail links to ports at Dundee, Montrose, and Perth Harbour. It will also look at the regional rail freight and intermodal freight facilities.
Air transport was also considered including additional services from Dundee airport and improved terminal and other facilities. The impact of the road and rail links to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen have to be taken into consideration. External connectivity to the TACTRAN area includes such aspects as high-speed rail services to other parts of Scotland and into England as well as links to Rosyth ferry terminus.
Rounding off his presentation Eric Guthrie outlined the ongoing activity including the development of a prioritised and assigned delivery plan, detailed STAG appraisal and interventions and actions, detailed the costing of measures as well as refining and defining targets. Moving forward, TACTRAN will complete its staffing establishment and maintain momentum on the Regional Transport Strategy. It will be commencing feasibility studies on a number of projects and will be considering delivery issues. However, that are a number of uncertainties including the forthcoming May elections that will result in a new Partnership Board and a new Scottish Executive. The new Executive may have different views on transport priorities. TACTRAN will also be looking at ongoing revenue and capital funding and will have to consider when it will move beyond being a "model 1" partnership.
For further information on TACTRAN, visit their website at www.tactran.gov.uk.
Report by John Fender.
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In the Jungle of American Politics, Donkeys and Elephants Must Coexist
At the time of the writing of this article, there is still no clear winner of the presidential election. But even at the time the final results are officially declared, still there will be no winner unless his aim is to unify the nation. Why? Because when the country is split into two pieces, one side overpowers, annuls, disqualifies, and overshadows the other. This cannot be called a real democracy, a concept that by definition must include and embrace the plurality of opinions.
The best school for understanding politics and any model of human interaction that may actually work for people, for all people, is the jungle. Literally. For instance, who is right in the wild, the wolves or the sheep? Actually, both. Wolves and sheep have always existed side by side in a common space. Never have the wolves eliminated all the sheep at once; they only feed on what is essential for their survival.
So, as the situation looks now, is it possible to prevent a clash between the two fronts? No, it's impossible. But America is not the exception. The same is relevant in every country and any society in the world because the distinctly opposite poles in people's perspectives stem from human nature. Each side wants to prove that it is right and the other is completely wrong, an attitude that destroys any chance of reaching a civilized understanding. It would mean rejecting the basic premise that everything in reality has the right to exist even if it has opposite qualities. Similarly, everyone's point of view should be considered and valued, even of those whose thoughts or upbringing are radically different from our own.
The best school for understanding politics and any model of human interaction that may actually work for people, for all people, is the jungle. Literally. For instance, who is right in the wild, the wolves or the sheep? Actually, both. Wolves and sheep have always existed side by side in a common space. Never have the wolves eliminated all the sheep at once; they only feed on what is essential for their survival. It is true that if we look at this particular action without considering the whole picture of nature, one eats the other, and therefore the strongest survives. But the principle here is that what we judge as weak or strong is not classified by nature as such, it simply considers every element as essential. This way, nature maintains its balance by making sure that every part within its system is important and serves a purpose.
If that were not the case, evolution would have left alive only powerful species. Yet for thousands and millions of years the weak have been preserved by the laws of nature through ongoing reproduction, sustaining their place in creation.
On the other hand, human history shows us that the strong are not forever kept in an advantageous position. Empires have risen and fallen one after another — the Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the rule of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Turks — because nature evolves according to its general plan depending on what is needed for the overall general benefit at that particular moment in time.
One may ask how could a "middle line," in which opposite views can converge and harmoniously coexist, possibly be built in such a divisive and hostile reality as in America? How could we possibly establish a society where no one belittles the other and instead everyone finds a place to freely express his views, finding a common ground of mutual respect and consideration?
It is clear that the path we have used to build our societies — based on cruel competition and in disregard for one another — has provided a breeding ground for endless conflicts. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a new mechanism for inclusiveness that would be implemented by the elected leadership while listening to people's voices and demands, paying careful attention to the grassroot needs regardless of their political preferences, a government that would represent everyone under one shared roof called the United States of America.
The current breakage that is now being revealed in US society is actually a unique opportunity for all to realize that there is no way to survive and thrive unless the country unites. In a perfect world, under the current circumstances of razor-thin margins of the American electorate, the nation shouldn't have to be led by only one direction. The leading figures of the two political parties should have to gather to find joint decisions on the most pressing issues affecting US society.
But that is wishful thinking. The implementation of this kind of process would require an education based on the integral system of nature in which the balance point is reached precisely through considering opposites — small and large, solid and liquid, cold and hot, negative and positive. When the opposites rise above their disagreements and differences a special common force is revealed which forms the middle line, meaning the common area created to sustain the right functioning of any system in nature, the social system being one of them.
This may now sound like an utopian goal. It is at the moment, but sooner rather than later, both Donkeys and Elephants will realize they are not meant to act according to visceral instinct, devouring each other like other species do to achieve balance. On the contrary, human beings are meant to understand that they will need to get closer, not because they profoundly love each other, but because the alternative is an unbearably explosive situation of constant struggle. Thus, it is in our common interest to overcome our differences to find the joint force to survive and thrive.


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