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For Honor has made me realise I should stay away from fighting games. If we were living in the days of Romans, I would have been one of those in the coliseum, screaming abuse at the Gladiators below,... Read more
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Applicants will have an initial meeting with the program manager to discuss experience, internship goals and objectives, timeline and potential hosts. Students are generally matched with an internship host between January and mid March. Students are encouraged to take an active role in the placement process by researching potential hosts (both current and new), reaching out to relevant alumni or other contacts, and interviewing with proposed placement teams/labs.
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10 Foods to Reduce Body Heat
Water Melon
Watermelon is a fruit for summers. It is a great source of energy and is made up of 90 per cent water, which assists in keeping you well-hydrated. In addition, watermelon is dense with vitamins A and C, has no fat and is packed with lycopene, an antioxidant which may aid in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Watermelon is rich in vitamin B which is quite helpful in producing energy. Above all, it keeps you hydrated and cool during summers.Loading...
Mint has amazing cooling and relaxing properties and its brisk aroma has the ability to chase away sluggishness when the heat soars. It has long been used to make herbal teas, balms, ointments and other products, which can soothe your mind and body. Additionally, mint helps relieve both indigestion and inflammation, which can plague us during hot summers.
Citrus Fruits
Citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruit and lemons are the most cooling fruits amongst all fruits. Aside from their delicious taste, citrus fruits can keep you healthy and make you look younger. Citrus is also considered to be especially important in digestion as it helps aid the breakdown of rich and fatty foods. Some research studies have shown that oranges have phytonutrients such as citrus flavanones, polyphenols, anthocyanins and hydroxycinnamic acids which are beneficial to the health of the human body. As per studies, these fruits also contain herperidin which has anti-inflammatory properties and can reduce symptoms of hypertension.
Cucumber is one of the best foods to have during summer as it has high water content in it. Not only do cucumbers help in lowering body temperature, but it also helps to replenish fluids that we tend to lose during summers.
This green leafy vegetable, which is available throughout summer, is one of the most nutritious foods. The vegetable is low in calories and high in vitamins and antioxidants. One cup of spinach is considered to provide the daily requirement of vitamin K and A, manganese and folate. The vegetable is also known to provide at least 40 percent of our body's manganese requirement. Not only does this vegetable help to prevent various diseases like cancer, but it also promotes cardiovascular health and helps to regulate blood pressure during summers.
White Tea
It is essential to constantly and consciously drink fluids during summer as sweating and alcohol consumption can dehydrate us. White tea is one good source of fluids that is packed with essential enzymes and antioxidants that help to boost immunity, overall digestive health and increase bone density. The tea also helps to regulate blood pressure levels (which tend to rise during summers) and improve overall blood circulation. This further decreases the risk of any type of cardiovascular disease.
Blueberries help battle belly fat and are rich in antioxidants. These berries are high in vitamin C and A, and also contain flavonoids that help fight urinary tract inflammation and infection (a common ailment during summer). The berry also aids digestion and helps to relive constipation.
Packed with antioxidants, dietary fiber and vitamins, this fruit helps to increase the skin's natural defenses and boost its ability to protect itself from harmful rays. Tomato also helps to decrease blood pressure and fight pancreatic and breast cancer. It is high in water content and vitamin C and prevents dehydration and increases immunity. If you eat tomatoes four times a week, which is easy to do in summer, you can lower your cholesterol significantly.
One cup of cantaloupe melon contains only 53 calories and fulfills the daily nutritional requirements for vitamins A and C. The melon also consists of high levels of beta carotene, which promotes eye health and healthy lungs. This versatile food can be had by itself during breakfast or as an appetizer before lunch.
Coconut Water
Coconut water is sweet in taste and packed with sugar, vitamins, minerals and electrolytes. It replenishes and hydrates the body, keeping the body's water levels balanced. It should be taken without any additional ingredients and immediately or stored in the refrigerator.


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Lesson Summary
Students watch two video segments and learn how to identify the theme that links both segments. Using a series of questions related to varying perspectives (the author's, the main character's and their own), students identify the recurring theme.
Why is this an important concept?
When students go through the process of identifying recurring themes, they are learning and practicing strategies for evaluating the content of a text. Recognizing that a theme recurs in multiple texts indicates students are able to comprehend and critically analyze texts.
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- Finding a Recurring Theme handout
- Nanavi and Neeraj: Recurring Theme Notes handout
- Recurring Theme Assessment handout
- Chalkboard and chalk
- Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham and other texts to use for guided practice
The Lesson
Part I: Learning Activity
1. Discuss what the theme of a text is.Read Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham to students, asking them to determine what they think the theme of it is. Work with them to arrive at the theme of keeping an open mind. You might also read The Giving Tree or several short poems by Shel Silverstein, and identify their themes to further facilitate students' understanding of the term.
2. Photocopy and distribute the Finding a Recurring Theme handout. Discuss the definitions and tips. Explain that the questions listed will help students identify the themes of the video segments they will watch.
3. Photocopy and distribute the handout Nanavi and Neeraj: Recurring Theme Notes handout.
4. Before playing the first segment, "Nanavi," ask students to pay attention to Nanavi's feelings, thoughts and actions to determine the theme. While watching the video, students should take notes in the Nanavi's Story sections of the handout. Pause the video as necessary to allow students time for note-taking.
5. Discuss what students wrote. Based on their notes, on the board list several ideas from students of what the theme of the first segment was.
6. Play the second segment, "Neeraj." Ask students to focus on Neeraj's feelings, thoughts and actions to determine the theme. While watching the video, students should take notes in the Neeraj's Story sections of the handout. Again, pause the video as necessary to allow students time for note-taking.
7. Discuss what students wrote. Do they notice a recurring theme in the two video segments? Refer to those themes listed on the board from the discussion of the first segment.
For students who need additional teacher guidance:
- Review note-taking strategies and skills.
- Provide writing assistance for note-taking during the video and the writing of the response as needed.
- Provide the opportunity for students to watch segments again if needed.
- If some students do not correctly identify the theme, re-teach the concept in a small-group setting using other texts. All students will need additional, scaffold practice over time with multiple genres and levels of texts to feel confident and competent in identifying themes.
Part II: Assessment
Independently, students will complete the Recurring Theme Assessment handout.


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1. Re: Template ProblemBen M Sep 2, 2012 10:38 AM (in response to sherleon)
Did you save the file within the defined site? If a file is not saved within a defined DW site, the paths will be local paths until the file is saved.
2. Re: Template Problemsherleon Sep 2, 2012 2:17 PM (in response to Ben M)
I only have one site, and the file was absolutely saved. That is why this is so mysterious. I've never seen this happen before.
3. Re: Template ProblemNancy OShea Sep 2, 2012 2:37 PM (in response to sherleon)
File > New > Page from Template (select your template.dwt).
SaveAs test.html
Switch to code view, what do you see?
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4. Re: Template ProblemMurraySummers Sep 2, 2012 2:51 PM (in response to sherleon)
Is that the path to your local root folder as stated in your site definition?
5. Re: Template ProblemMurraySummers Sep 2, 2012 2:52 PM (in response to Nancy OShea)
Probably should insert an image or create a link to another page before saving, Nancy.
6. Re: Template Problemsherleon Sep 2, 2012 4:08 PM (in response to Nancy OShea)
I did exactly that and got the same result.
Someone asked if - file:///C|/inetpub/racing/calendar/ <file:///C:\inetpub\racing\calendar\> - was the path to my local computer. Not exactly – wwwroot should be in there as well. Is there a clue there?
7. Re: Template ProblemMurraySummers Sep 3, 2012 4:34 AM (in response to sherleon)
Is there a clue there?
I did exactly that and got the same result.
Your link is this -
When applying the template, this is what happens:
<a href="file:///C|/inetpub/racing/calendar/eventDetail.asp
DW thinks that this file is NOT IN THE LOCAL ROOT FOLDER, so it makes the kind of link that allows it to work with files that are outside of your site. This almost always means that your site is not defined properly. In your site definition, what is the path to your local root folder?
8. Re: Template Problemsherleon Sep 5, 2012 7:12 AM (in response to MurraySummers)
Thank you for your response. I know it appears to be that simple, but that is not the problem. The template contains over a dozen links, and they all resolve as they should. Only the one I referenced does not. I tried everything I could think of, but the only thing that solved the problem was to move the code into each individual page. Don't know if this is a bug, but I couldn't spend any more time on it.


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Sunrise University department will soon provides different UG and PG courses exam results on the official portal. All university Students please checks your results carefully after the announcements until they can check other related information on department's official website.
Sunrise University Results 2017 – BA, BCom, BSc, MA, MSc, MCom – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Year
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Sunrise University Result Advertisement for various degree courses will be announce in a short time period on the official site http://www.sunriseuniversity.in/. University Exam Appeared students, please wait for some more days and visit continuous on the main portal and check all new results related updates time to time there. They can also check results related information as Score Card, next Semester syllabus and other more. If any student wants to check official previous result pages, just click on the given link: http://www.sunriseuniversity.in/Result/2014-15/5th%20Sem/Main/result.html
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What Unemployment Rates Don't Tell Us About Millennials' Jobs Woes
February 8, 2012 | PolicyMic | Catherine Ruetschlin
Unemployment and underemployment persist even in the best of times, as workers "churn" through the labor market seeking better opportunities and higher wages. But this is not the best of times, and the unemployment and underemployment faced by young people today is not pushing us toward better opportunities. Rather, it holds us back from achieving our productive potential and puts other concerns – like starting a family or buying a home – on the backburner.
After years of discouraging labor market reports, the figures from December and January rallied national optimism and offered a moment of relief for workers wringing their hands over their own economic prospects and those of the nation. But while the numbers are good – and they are actually good – the unemployment rate is just a part of the story of labor market experiences. And for many young adults, it is merely an anecdote that doesn't begin to describe the real effects of the recession on their working lives.
Employment took a nosedive at the end of 2007, and after four years only now seems to promise an upward trend. At the same time, underemployment rates doubled but received little attention from media or policymakers seeking a way to quell the exodus of jobs and workers from the labor market. Underemployment includes those who are unemployed, as well as workers who are part time because they cannot find full time work. Added to that number are the "marginally attached" – those who want a job and are available to work, but haven't looked in the past four weeks (eliminating them from the count of unemployed persons). This measure, officially called the U-6 Special Unemployment Rate, captures weaknesses in the labor market that are left out of the official unemployment rate. And it is not offering much reason for comfort.


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Emerging Voices: Limits to R2P–Lessons from the Arab Spring Conflicts
[Aqsa Mahmud graduated from the University of Michigan Law School and currently practices as a government attorney in Washington, DC]
The international community's application (or nonapplication) of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) to the recent Arab conflicts highlights notable limits to R2P. R2P is a relatively new doctrine that holds States responsible for protecting their populations and, where the sovereign fails, allows for foreign intervention. Although independent reports have proposed a test for application, the international community has not adopted a set criterion. Every situation of R2P's potential use—whether applied or not—should be examined. In both Libya and Syria, the governments used military force against civilians and failed to protect their populations; however, R2P was only applied to Libya. The disparate application of R2P in Syria, in comparison to Libya, illustrates several limiting factors that will guide R2P in future scenarios.
Foremost, the Libya-Syria distinction shows that R2P application depends on, and is limited by, regional attitudes towards aggressive international action. This factor reflects the primary difference between the decision to intervene in Libya and not Syria. In the case of Libya, regional organizations showed their contempt for the Qaddafi regime early on. As the conflict escalated, organizations such as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) supported aggressive measures such as a no-fly zone. These options were already being debated at the international level but regional attitudes legitimized a hardline approach. A regional consensus on the Libyan conflict and against the Qaddafi regime activated Security Council members who, at that time, included non-permanent members associated with the region. Some have gone so far as to say that Resolution 1973 would have been impossible absent the position of the League of Arab States (LAS). Of importance, these regional organizations presented a general consensus on the deterioration of the humanitarian situation and need for aggressive action. They did not, however, envision or promote the same type of response. Thus, future use of R2P will likely depend on a general regional consensus in support of aggressive international action.
In comparison, the Syrian conflict failed to generate the type of regional support seen for Libya. The Syrian conflict raised concern without a solidified position for aggressive action against the government. This reflects the difference in regional opinion and assistance to the conflict and arguably delays international action. For example, Lebanon functioned as a regional representative to the Security Council in 2011 and voted in favor of Resolution 1973 regarding Libya. Yet, later that year, it abstained from voting on a draft resolution condemning the Syrian government's actions against anti-government protestors. The importance of regional organizations cannot be overstated. Regional attitudes were a moving force for Resolution 1973 and silence arguably weakened the support for R2P language to apply in Syria. As in the Arab conflicts, future intervention will likely come through the authorized international body that draws legitimacy from the general regional attitude towards the particular conflict. Thus, R2P is limited by regional attitudes unable to agree on aggressive measures, as in the case of Syria.
Second, the Syrian situation illustrates a developing trend for R2P intervention that favors action through the Security Council, limiting R2P application through unilateral measures. Unilateral action is legally arguable under R2P absent Security Council resolution. However, following the failure of the 2011 draft resolution on Syria, no country has unilaterally applied R2P's Third Pillar. Countries have taken independent action such as sanctions but explicitly avoided the use of military force. As the Alex Bellamy article recounts, both the United States and the United Kingdom have been cautious in proceeding outside the Security Council in the post-Iraq environment. The post-Iraq environment dissuades unilateral and "unauthorized" military action with preference for the Security Council's authority to use of force. This appears to be a continuing trend in R2P application, favoring foreign intervention to international collaboration above unilateral action.
Third, the Libya-Syria distinction shows that early use of R2P language sets the natural course for monitoring the situation in context of R2P; and application of the doctrine grows more difficult over time and as the conflict progresses. In the case of Libya, the Security Council issued a press statement less than two weeks into the conflict, noting the government's responsibility to protect the population. It subsequently adopted Resolution 1970, including "responsibility to protect" in the chapeau. By placing language referring to state responsibility, the Security Council set the course for R2P application and eventual intervention. Regional organizations, such as the League of Arab States (LAS), issued their own resolutions referring to the humanitarian crisis and supporting Council action to protect the human population. It is important to note that regional actors did not have to explicitly refer to R2P because the Security Council had already adopted an early tone for R2P application. They only needed to support the Security Council's use of aggressive measures, which would inevitably be crafted under R2P.
In contrast to Libya, the Security Council explicitly avoided R2P language in its early communications on Syria. Its March 2012 press statement called upon the parties to work with the international community, which hints at, but ultimately avoids any reference to R2P's Second Pillar. In its May 2012 press statement, the Council condemned the Syrian government for attacking civilians without any mention of the state's responsibility and effectively closed the discussion by reiterating the principle of sovereignty. R2P language finally emerged in Council communications but years after the conflict began. Other UN organs have described the deteriorating crisis in R2P terms. However, as the entity authorized to use military force, the Council has not adopted any resolution with R2P language despite the worsening situation. There is currently no indication that the Security Council will apply R2P in Syria, especially since the situation would likely fall under the "Third Pillar" and require foreign intervention.
Finally, both Libya and Syria highlight the continuing tension between humanitarian intervention and traditional sovereignty that will limit future R2P application. Sovereignty plays a prominent role in the foreign policies of nation-states; and, in the wake of Resolution 1973, many of the Security Council's members voiced concern over the use of R2P for regime change. In the case of Syria, both China and Russia have voiced their opposition to interfering with Syrian domestic affairs, and they have repeatedly vetoed draft resolutions that condemn the Syrian government or use R2P language. It is important to note that the Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, resulting in foreign intervention. However, subsequent criticism and hesitancy in applying R2P in Syria show that Resolution 1973 should not be viewed as precedent. Instead, subsequent treatment of humanitarian crises, such as Syria, serve as a cautionary message that R2P application is limited in situations calling for aggressive action in the State's domestic affairs, especially when such action would result in regime change.
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The author misrepresents the third pillar of R2P. It encompasses numerous policy options besides military intervention. The author writes that "However, following the failure of the 2011 draft resolution on Syria, no country has unilaterally applied R2P's Third Pillar. Countries have taken independent action such as sanctions but explicitly avoided the use of military force."
This is misunderstanding of the third pillar. In the report introducing the three pillar formulation of R2P, the UN Secretary General wrote that "pillar three encompasses, in addition to more robust steps, a wide range of non-coercive and non-violent response measures under Chapters VI and VIII of the Charter" (para. 51). He goes on to give numerous examples of third pillar policy options – including sanctions. http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/63/677
The highlighted sentence supports the main point of the paragraph that Syria illustrates a developing trend for R2P intervention (falling under the Third Pillar) through collective action rather than unilateral response. The sentence is meant to draw attention to the fact that no State has taken unilateral action in Syria comparable to the international response in Libya. The above comment is accurate in noting the list of options available under the Third Pillar, including intervention, and I appreciate the readership.
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- Reconfiguration of the design and delivery of public services to deliver greater efficiencies, increased productivity and improvements in services, in particular through the greater use of shared services and online services.
The Implementation Body was established to drive and monitor implementation of the Agreement and to report to Government annually on progress including the sustainable savings achieved.
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Miley Cyrus Gets New Sad Kitty Tattoo on Inner Lip!
Miley Cyrus shows off her new inner lip tattoo in a new pic posted on her Instagram!
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Last weekend, Miley showed off her hot body while performing in a bikini for her Bangerz Tour during a stop in Milwaukee, Wis.
In case you didn't know, Miley is set to stop next for her concert at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Tex. on Saturday (March 15).
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Its Tap Tap Journey.! You have to tap to save as many object as much as you can. Rules are simple: - Tap on the objects and they will jump. - Each object can jump only once each round and you can save them in this manner. Sounds easy? We will see...
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This sesame laddu/ellu laddu is very easy to make, flavorful and packed with many nutrients. All you need is just 2 ingredients to make this simple laddu. I have added peanuts to give the laddu some texture. Sesame seeds have numerous health benefits. According to the website nutritionandyou- 'sesame seeds are valuable sources of dietary protein with fine quality amino acids that are essential for growth, especially in children'. Sesame seeds are rich in vitamins and minerals. They are very good sources of B-complex vitamins such as niacin, folic acid, thiamin (vitamin B1), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), and riboflavin. They have antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer as well as many health promoting properties. Sesame seeds also helps in regulating menstrual cycles. I love the nutty flavor of sesame seeds and use it liberally in cooking. I love adding roasted and crushed sesame seeds to curries, stir fry, soups, porridge and salads. I have posted another method of making ellu urundai with white sesame seeds using jaggery syrup long time back. Today we will learn how to make ellu laddu/til laddu following this easy recipe.
Sesame Seed Laddu-Til Ladoo-Easy Ellu Urundai Recipe
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 10 mins
Yields:14 Sesame laddus
Recipe Category: Snacks-Indian Sweets
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Sesame seeds/ellu (black or white)- 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Roasted Peanuts -1/2 cup (optional)
Yields:14 Sesame laddus
Recipe Category: Snacks-Indian Sweets
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Sesame seeds/ellu (black or white)- 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup
Roasted Peanuts -1/2 cup (optional)
Dry roast sesame seeds until it sizzles and you get a nice nutty flavor of roasted sesame seeds.
Powder jaggery. (you can get good quality powdered organic jaggery in health stores)
Roast peanuts and powder it coarsely. If using roasted peanuts, skip this step.
Grind sesame seeds coarsely and add powdered jaggery to it. Dry grind both together until well combined. Transfer it to a plate, add coarsely ground peanuts and mix everything well.
Make balls and store it in an air tight container. You do not have to add ghee as the oil content in the sesame seeds helps to bind the laddus well.
Shelf life - It stays good for a week if handled properly.
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So, I went to the reception where they do the billing to ask what were the consultation timings of the hepatologist. The lady at the reception said that the concerned hepatologist does not see patients in the morning. He comes only in the evening between 6 pm. and 8 p.m. So I went back to the gastro's OP room and waited for him thinking that I would first consult the gastro and then return that evening or the next for the hep.
About half an hour into waiting, the gastro's secretary, with whom I had established a good rapport during the past so many visits there asked me about the hep consult. I said the hep did not see patients then apparently and came only in the evening. He told me that was wrong and the hep was actually seeing patients in his room right then!
I was shocked. Here I was waiting like a fool assuming that the hep wasn't available and was planning to make another trip that evening or the next day and all this while the hep was actually seeing patients! I rushed to the hep's room and found that he was, indeed, seeing patients! I quickly gave the hep's secretary my file. There were about ten patient before me. If I had come half an hour before, my turn would probably have come and I would have been done by then!
For the bitch at the reception, it was one careless, capricious remark. For me, it not only wasted so much time, but it almost made me make another whole trip.
Why can't hospitals pay a little more attention to such basic stuff?
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Tomorrow Daily 027: Robot sports fans, color-changing ice cream, and moreOn today's show, a Korean baseball team installs a robot cheering section in their stands, a Spanish physicist creates color-changing ice cream, and Square announces a new card reader.
Square announced that a card reader that will support chip and signature transactions. The rest of the world responded by saying, welcome to ten years ago America. A losing Korean baseball team has installed a army of robotic fans to boost morale. Kind tough to get up for that seventh inning stretch when you're literally bolted to your chair. And a Spanish physicist has created color changing ice cream. [UNKNOWN] were overheard trying to license it for the States with the name, LS Delicious. Hm. First, why is your iPad has a mouth? [LAUGH] [INAUDIBLE] [MUSIC] Greetings citizens of the internet and welcome to Tomorrow Daily, I'm your host Ashley Esqueda, and joining me, as always, my tech consigliere, I really like that one, Rich DeMuro. Ooh. It gives me a very official feeling. Yeah. Consigliere. It's like in the Godfather. You're my consigliere of technology. Do I have to leave you a horsehead on your bed? Please don't. Okay. Please don't. That would be very scary. I don't know how I'd get one of those, should be tough. Although those masks are very popular now. Probably get it on Amazon Fresh. Yeah actually. [LAUGH] That's a weird request to Amazon. [CROSSTALK] Just searching for that would probably flag me in some sort of. Severed horse head, Like Amazon Fresh is like your account has been canceled. [INAUDIBLE] Sorry- - We're not delivering to you anymore-->> Never delivering to your house ever again. Well with that being said, let's hit the headlines. [INAUDIBLE] So this story always makes me laugh because I saw it this morning and of course, I have a lot of friends. And we have a lot of viewers in other places in the world. Square, the financial transaction software, has announced the new card reader that will support next gen chip and signature technology. But here's the thing, chip and signature technology is like, at least, ten years old. The rest of the world has been using it quite a while. And now, we are finally here in the States moving to a more secure technology as opposed to the magnetic stripe. [UNKNOWN] Right. When folks come here from other parts of the world Confusing. They are like, wait, what you don't use swipe? What does that mean? I don't even know what that is. People have been using these chips. In their cards for like, years overseas. It's been over decades, every decade. Every country I've traveled to, you have to ask them, if you're an American. You have to be like, excuse me, would you, do you swipe? Do you have a swiper? Like, you have to make that movement. And they're like, yeah, we can do that. And they always, that's a dead giveaway that you're an American. they're like, oh, American. Oh yeah. Yeah. Then they still, and then they look like they feel so sorry for you because you have such antiquated financial technology in your hand. yea, so this is, this is really interesting to me in that this particular technology chip and signature is a little bit different that what a lot of other companies and card companies use everywhere else in the world. They actually use chip and pin. Which is like the most secure. The most secure Thing about the about the Chip factor authentication. It's tough to replicate that chip,when you a card number- Right. You can just take that card number. Right. The chip has no card number, number one, you don't, there is nothing to see. There's just a chip. Just a chip. Talks to the device that you put it into. And then when you have your, you have no stripe, you can't remake the card, you know what I mean. Right, you can't clone. You know what I mean, you can't just get the card number and clone it. So you can't remake the card, and then also. If you have a pin on top of that, it's like super secure. It's like having Google Authenticator, two step box, when you log into your Gmail. Well. It's very similar to that, I think. I remember, MasterCard was actually testing something where they had an app that you would install on your phone. And it would see where you are with GPS. Oh. And if your card was being used in an area outside the GPS that was reported by your phone. It would be like fraud. It would flag it. Okay. Yeah. Which is actually pretty smart. But the reality is, I mean that could be one part in the future but we need these, we need this in the US. EVM or EMV stands for Europe MasterCard and Visa. So there are like the big companies that are behind this. Right. But here's what I think is pretty interesting. so america it's gonna take a line time for them to install this technology in america it's very expensive but the deadline is either october of next year right so they're making this deadline so start using these cards they're making this self imposed deadline but here's the thing you don't have to use this technology because it's going to be a long time where people still have both well yeah my bank card doesn't expire until twenty sixteen. [INAUDIBLE] But, here's the thing. If you don't install this technology in your retailer, the burden of fraud shifts to you. So Yeah, that's the important thing. And, I feel like that's why they ended up shifting it because, finally, here in the States, that that tipping point of. It's more expensive to deal with fraud. Mm-hm. Or, than it is to switch the cards, it finally shifted where it's like It's cheaper to deal with the fraud, like bargain, like we'll just absorb it all and Until now. Right I think until now they're starting to say, well you know, thieves have become so efficient at cloning cards, and stealing numbers, and all this other stuff, and. And now they're saying OK, well maybe it is a little bit cheaper to switch over to this new technology, which isn't even new. It's not even new. And it's frustrating as a consumer to say why haven't you switched to this ten years ago. Yeah. And I think the only interesting thing about the square reader is that they're only supporting the signature as of right now. Yeah, no PIN. No PIN, but. The reality is with the software they can just upgrade it. Because once you put that in your phone, you can just make this the pen pad. You could use that as a pen pad. They also have, I believe, PayPal in other locations, other regions, have a pen swiper. There's a little keypad on it. I'm all for anything that makes it faster, easier, [CROSSTALK] debit cards, you can do stored value and just pop it in, it takes it out of your account immediately, like, Yeah. you know, your pin already sorta does that here in the US. People that are watching, we have a lot of viewers, by the way, outside the US. Yeah. So you're watching right now and you're just like, wait, what? You're like. This sounds like how I used to use a debit card 20 years ago. That's exactly what you're probably thinking. It's been so long in the other countries that I don't even think people remember out there, but anyway good for the US we need this. Yeah, good for the US. I would have liked to see, however. The credit card companies and the car companies are just rolling out chip and signature app first and then they'll probably move to chip and pin at some point. It's tough to get people to change it is so they're like we'll just get 'em to change one little part gradually and then we'll go to the next one. Gradually move 'em in. Have you been to Korea? I have not been to South Korea, I would love to go. I hear it's like going to the future. I meant North Korea. Oh, no, no, I"ve never been there either. Well, it's beautiful you should really try it. No, So a struggling Korean baseball team, okay, has installed an army of robot fans, because they are, they lose. Like, in the last five years, they've lost 400 games. That's a lot of games. So it's, doesn't sound like a very good team. But anyway, they want more people to participate. Well they're the Eagles. So what they've, [LAUGH] so what they've done is, they've installed robot fans in the stands. And here's what you can do. You can log in at home, and you can control the fans. You can control the robots. And you can also let's see cheer, chant, and all kinds of cool stuff. Oh, you can even upload your face to the robot. Yeah, this is the weird thing that I saw in this video, you can actually upload a picture of your face so here's a guy, uploads it, and then boom, it shows up. There he is. On the robot, super creep like. I am, I can't decide if I'm a fan of that or not. But it's terrifying. I think this is the wave of the future. I think this will be at every, at every stand in Ameri, in the world. You know they can actually do the wave. You can program them to do the wave too. Oh, I thought that was a joke. They actually Like there they are. They're here. Doing the wave. Oh, okay. So it's like the perfect wave. And it gets the crowd going every time. I think this is the future. I think that it's a fun idea, it's a smart idea. And it's a good use of robots. I just don't want to see what it looks like when they win a championship someday. Cause they're gonna have their time. The Eagles are gonna have their time guys. And when they win a championship, that riot is gonna be real scary. That is going to be, yeah. [CROSSTALK] See those things [CROSSTALK] Freaking out. Coming up from their seats like unbolting. No, they're just so excited, like there's so many messages it just overloads the robots, they go haywire then just kill everyone in the stadium. It would be like an old 80's movie, where like the springs would come out like Yeah, exactly, it's like an old B movie, like I just love this idea of these robots going haywire and like. Like steam. [LAUGH] It like started attacking people with those signs. Like cracking people over the head with them. amazing. That's funny. Good luck [CROSSTALK] Good luck on your, good luck on your season. I wonder if I could upload my face from here. You should, we should find out. Just try it out. we should really find out [CROSSTALK] You probably need a ticket to the game. I feel like I wanna do it now. I, I would like to discuss color changing ice-cream. Mm. This guy is a Spanish physicist and he decided that he wanted to be a cook. He wanted to learn to make food. Sure. And he created this. Which, you can see doesn't look like much now. Ice-cream cone. It's an ice-cream cone with a pink. Ball of ice cream. And then, you notice how it's getting darker where it's been licked well, you, you know my Well you're color blind. Yeah, but let me tell you Rich, it gets darker, yes, like totally I could totally be tricking Rich right now. and Rich is like wow, look at that. Does the color change that much? Cause it doesn't look like it changes that much It's very. Subtle or not. Even a non color blind person. It goes from like a blueish to a more purplish. Okay, so it's not. Same hues, but definitely it changes for sure. Okay. Like you can see the difference. How did he do this magic with food? He refuses to tell, because the patents are still. going through so he's like I don't want to give away too much but i use all natural ingredients he says its all natural he swears its all natural in the process that he does it but he said that the so anybody out there who watches the show and lives anywhere near Barcelona. Please go to [UNKNOWN], [UNKNOWN] Del, De Mar in the East Spanish Province of Barcelona. That is where his ice ream parlour is and you can try out his ice cream, which is called chameleon. Okay, this is a multi billion dollar idea. How. Kids would love this. Adults Anyone would love this. I love it. I need color changing ice cream and I stand by my statement at the beginning of this show. That I feel like Ben and Jerry are going to license this for America and call it LSDelicious. It definitely fits their image, their vibe. You remember hyper color shirts, back in the day? Yes I do. This reminds me of them. You put your hand on it it probably half of you don't remember this. But you put your hand on the shirt. And your body heat would change the color of the shirt. Or just your, if your just naturally warm. It was extremely silly. But, it lasted for like a gen, like a, a year. It was a trend for a year. Oh yeah. No, I remember on casual Friday. I went to going to a Catholic school as a kid. So we had uniforms. A lot's changed. So much. And we uniforms. And then one day a month, on the last Friday of the month, we would have casual day. Where you could wear whatever you wanted. And like, I will never forget this one year everybody, except me, had these hyper colored shirts. Oh, you're anti-hyper color. Well, all the guys. Well, it was all the boys, like had these shirts. It was, yeah. And they just thought they were the freaking coolest things ever. And, of course, like, they loved it because all the girls would run up to them and like, touch them. yes. And yeah. It was totally, like, it was obvious ploy by the boys to get the girls to run up and touch their arm We need hyper-color. Pants then. Yeah hyper colored pants. I'm gonna bring hyper colored pants. Although I don't yeah. That seems like your just asking for inappropriate contact. You're asking for trouble. You are asking for trouble but yeah it's pretty cool. [CROSSTALK] There it is even the advertising OK I didn't. And see, I was a kid back then. She straight up licked that shirt. Okay, I didn't realize that the advertising was this suggestive. This is racy. Look at this girl! Is that? Okay. So. You're right. The whole point of these shirts, I guess I was- For people to touch you! See, I was so dorky that I didn't, I wasn't part of that crowd. You were just, you were kind of at school and you were like, wow, it changes colors. Well, A, I got the shirt like, two years after everyone else. Like, I got it on when- Oh, hey guys, hey guys, check out my hypershirt, it's so cool. With my, with my retainer on. [LAUGH] I got it when it came to like, TJ Maxx, like you know. Oh, okay. Sold it like that. Yea, I gotcha, discount, you got it at a discount. I got it. I got it All right Well, on that note we are gonna take a quick 30 second break. Uh,we will be right back with a new sink or swim. A very interesting sink or swim for visually impaired folks. We'll also talk about your user feedback and of course our phonetographer of the day, so don't click away. Tomorrow Daily [MUSIC] Welcome back to Tomorrow Daily, the best tech talk show in the known universe. I have to. I'm really curious as to what you think of our newest sink or swim because you haven't seen a lot of it No I haven't. I just, I saw the concept and that's it. Ok, I saw it on Tech crunch and then I saw it on CNET and then now you're gonna see it here so it is time for sink or swim. [MUSIC] I will never get enough of that graphic. I love it. it's like shark week. Sharknado is premiering. Tonight Polygon shark. Sharknado 2 tonight. Gotta get on that. The second one. [LAUGH] The second one. smart, these are smart shoes. They're called Lechal. Okay. And this is meant for visually impaired people or maybe if you're a tourist. Okay, yeah. It might be ver, really cool. And so these shoes synch to the Bluetooth. And they synch to an app that pulls your path from Google Maps. So if you're doing walking directions on Google Maps. They will buzz in your insoles to tell you which direction to go in. Like, your left will buzz if you have to go left, your right will buzz if you have to go right. Yeah. So, now, there are is it just for hearing impaired or seeing impair vision impaired, or is it for anyone cause she's using it it looks like to For directions. To get around. Yeah, I think that that's sort of the thing is like this has large implications Yeah. For people who have visual impairments you know because. I think I was reading the founder of the company had said you know, people with visual impairments the stick, Hm. hm. Like the walking stick, can be very difficult to use in certain situations. And this is something that would give visually impaired people a little bit more freedom. I can see that. And then also I mean I really like this idea of, let's say you travel to London. And you really don't know your way around the city. Hm. hm. And you put together a bike path or whatever. And you, you go and that's it. And as your biking it tells you what direction to go in. Or. I, I think that's a brilliant idea. I was, I did a, when I went to New Orleans I did a walking tour with my MP3, you know I downloaded an MP3 walking tour [CROSSTALK] and it was really tough to find, it wasn't very good like they don't do it very well. Anyway it would be really cool if it would sync up with your shoes because half of the problem with the walking tour was like finding like where to go. Cuz it'd be like oh yeah now make a left on the street to your left and I'd be like. Wait, was that the right street, is it the next one, and then I get, like. Right. Turned around, so this would be perfect, so it kind of like guides you back to where you need to go. And I get we have maps and all that stuff, but it's kind of nice when you're looking around to just feel in your foot, like, okay, now make that right. I've got to make a right. Yeah, I don't need to look at my phone or open an app. Yeah. Or, you know, anything like that. I really like this idea. If anybody wants to get in on the ground floor of this app. How much, how much we talking? The shoes are expected to cost about 135 dollars. Now is it shoes or just an insole, or both? Cause it looked like she was putting something in her, in her shoe. They have both. So, they actually have a shoe. Okay. And then they have it just the insoles that you can also buy. So, Okay. I'd go with just the insole. I would too. Just because you know if you want to wear a different pair of shoes, [CROSSTALK] that would be really helpful. And this is out of India? I mean the, the- It just said, designed in India. That's cool. Designer is from India, yeah. The designer is from India. So it's just a start-up there? Yeah, and the, the, actually, the word, letcha, has an Indian meaning. And I want to say it's, to walk, but don't quote me on that. If there's only some way we can look that up. Actually, I, I think [CROSSTALK] gonna quote me on that. I mean, there's just no. Is there a way we could figure that out right now? I'm looking right now. I'm looking. Okay so while she's looking that up I'll give you my thoughts on this thing Please. Good idea. I think this has broad applications not just for visually impaired but also for anyone and, and I think this is the kind of thing people will figure out ways of using it. So let's say you go to a museum, you can, you know, have a specially, you just put these in your shoes and next thing you know they have a specially designed tour using this. I think people make, make experiences around it, you know? Yeah, I like that. Yeah. I love the idea of going to say, a giant natural history museum and being able to walk and then maybe, with your phone, if you have. IBeacon on your iPhone. Sure. And then this is synchs. It will give you a walking tour and with the iBeacon, it'll tell you, here's where your standing in front of. It's the next frontier. Man that's so cool. And think about it, what if you go to like a wall, of like you know, in, in like Washington D.C like a monument and you're trying to find someone's name that passed, you know, someone that served. And then it says, there, go right. It takes you right to their per. You know how long it takes you find that sometimes? That would be amazing. You know like a gray, I know everything's morbid. Kinda like the National cemetery, something like that. Yeah, exactly You're trying to see a specific tombstone. Yeah. I think there's a lot of implications, so I think I'm going to say. I found it. What is it? Letchall means take me along, in Hindi. Okay Pretty cool That is, That's a great name. That's a cool. It is a really good name. I'm gonna say swim, for sure. I say shwim for sure. Two shwims up. High five, two swims up, all the things. So now, as always, it is time for your user feedback. [MUSIC] So yesterday we talked about the possibility of a pure lithium battery. And we asked you to use the #TDBattery and send us your feedback on. What you would do with all that extra time? [CROSSTALK] Oh so much free time now that you have this pure lithium battery and your your phones or any of your devices. As our first piece of user feedback comes from Evan and he says, I would send an email to all the researchers at Stanford thanking them for improving lithium batteries. Hashtag tdbattery which I thought was very meta, very meta and thankful, that's very grateful of you. They get a lot of emails. We did, we got an email on TD battery from Karim. K, and they said I would like to facetime in this extra juice of battery especially if I'm on vacation. Also, I'll play some heavy games. Okay. I, I think. Well that's the thing, like you. If you knew you could just continue to use your phone, how much more would you use it? A lot. I sometimes wouldn't watch a video because I'm like I only have little bit of battery. Got to conserve. Got to conserve the battery. That's true. And I'll go to Disneyland and as I'm waiting in line, I'll have to decide whether or not to use my phone. Right. I'm not gonna take that picture of my kid meeting Mickey for the first time because I need to save my battery for later. You might need that battery for later when you're waiting six hours in line for Dumbo. Maybe that's extreme. That might be a little bit extreme. No, not the six hours, that definitely true. No, that's real. I'm saying the three, the three year old picture. You've got to get that. Oh yeah, you can get that. You definitely get that. Our hashtag of the day today is #TDROBOFAN. And I, I was very excited for this. As soon as Rich sent over this robofan story. We want you to tell us your favorite sports team and the message you would send to a robofan at the game. You also get bonus points if you send a face picture of your sports cheering that you would want to send to the robot. So what do you mean. You have to take a selfie like this Treat a picture. Yeah, like the face you would want to send to the robot face. Take a picture of what you [CROSSTALK] Don't don't any of those faces, whatever you do. They were all terrible. They were all awful. If I saw anyone like that in the stands I would run the other way. I don't think you can host this show anymore. Especially if it was a robot. Get a robot host. TD. Actually if you get an iPad for my face, I can just log in from home. That would work out really well. Skype right here. Right there. If I could just duct tape your iPad to a stick. Hello. Hello, Ashley. It would be so easy. All right. It's time to look at the phonetogropher of the day. [MUSIC] I love this picture. Our photographer of the day comes from Kent J and he writes us and so it's, hi Rich and Ashley, this is a picture from my hometown Trondheim in Norway. I took it with my HTC One M7. The purple sky was so amazing. Love your show. Keep it up. Kent J. I don't know if this is actually part of the lens like the, the purple lens issue. Yes. Rich, Rich as robot has taken over the show guys. I am sorry. What I- You have a much smaller head now and it's I, I like Little. I like the M7 picture very much Which, that is ridiculous. Wave. Put that down. Now, that's a great picture. And it goes to show that [CROSSTALK] Here, another international picture. Yeah, another international picture and I love the. I get that probably the amount of light coming in at the top of the lens caused some of the purple wash on the M7, because I know that that was an issue. Well, I was going to say, isn't that kind of an issue on that phone? It was kind of an issue on the phone with the sapphire...uh...>>Good thing those flowers are purple in the shot. Right, but it, see, and that, this is where maybe a manufacturing error can produce some really great results. That one picture you take. Or maybe it really looks like that. Who knows? It might. All I know is every picture I see I wanna go to these places. Yeah. Cuz this looks amazing once again. I need to go there. Thanks for sending me this. We get so many of these pictures every day, it's been phenomenal. Like you guys are emailing like, I know you see the tweets. We get so many emails now. It makes our day. Yeah. I'm having to make a backlog of all the. Really good phonetographer stuff so if you don't see it right away, like don't lose hope because it'll probably show up in a joke. There's so many that are good. LIke we have enough phonetographers to do the show for at least till like 2019. At least, at the minimum. So stay tuned. Yes, stay tuned. If you want to send in your phonetography, you can email us firstname.lastname@example.com no attachments please, just send a link. It makes it easier for us to see and show on the show. Show on the show. And prove that you like, you Tweeted it yeah or uploaded it somewhere, like you're a real person. That you're a real human being and, so you can email us, you can also email us all of your comments, questions, if you need advice on, I don't know, what belt to wear whatever when you start school this fall, I don't know, whatever you want. Whatever color ice cream to buy. Yeah what, what, what hyper color shirt you wanna go with. That's fine we can give you advice on that too. 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Diversity Advisory Council
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UM Institutional Diversity Plan
Diversity Advisory Council meetings are open to public. The last 15 minutes of each meeting is set aside for Diversity Funding Award applicants to present to the whole committee who will vote together on the funding of that proposed event.
2018 Spring meetings:
- January 29 in UC 329
- February 26 in UC 329
- March 19 in UC 329
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Lilly adds weight gain, blood sugar warnings to Zyprexa labeling
Eli Lilly is strengthening the warning label to its antipsychotic Zyprexa by adding tougher language concerning weight gain and elevated blood sugar.
The new labeling contradicts earlier public statements by Lilly that weight gain on Zyprexa tends to plateau after a few months of use. The new labeling will also indicate that patients who take Zyprexa may keep gaining weight for as long as two years after starting therapy.
The drugmaker said it decided to take the steps now, after reviewing more data from internal tests and major outside studies and will display the info prominently in the warning section of the label rather than in a lower portion where it could be overlooked.
"Now it will be close to the front of the label and provide a more prominent information point for physicians," Lilly spokeswoman Marni Lemons told The Indianapolis Star.
Lilly also acknowledged, in a letter to doctors, that Zyprexa is more likely to raise blood-sugar levels than competing drugs.
Zyprexa entered the market in 1996 and is Lilly's top-selling drug, with 2006 sales of $4.2 billion.
However, Lilly has been fighting legal and health claims, while trying to assure doctors that the Zyprexa is still safe.
Les Funtleyder, a drug analyst at Miller Tabak & Co. in New York, said in The Star report that the move is not a major shift for Lilly, "but is a bit of acknowledgement of reality that it needs to do more to address this."
"If they change the label, it could actually encourage more claims," Funtleyder added. "But legal issues are very difficult to handicap."


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From Gaudi-influenced neighbourhoods to sunny beachside retreats, it's easy to find a new home in Barcelona in a neighbourhood that suits your Spanish life.
A warm, temperate climate, beautiful beaches and a vibrant local culture make Barcelona a popular place to visit or live. Like the rest of Spain, the Catalan capital suffered from the economic downturn. For new arrivals, property market fluctuations mean that more homes are being rented out, and at lower prices, making it possible to live in the heart of the city for an affordable price.
Since 2008, property prices have fallen across Spain. As some properties have lost up to 50% of their value, rental prices have dropped somewhat, too, making Barcelona one of the most affordable cities in Europe. Rents in the city start at around €300 per month. These are typically for small (40 square metres or less) apartments, often in older buildings, but even large suburban houses with pools are surprisingly affordable. Many expats take advantage of the lower prices to either rent a larger or nicer property, or to live more centrally.
Rent a flat in Barcelona
Spanish property law favours the tenant. The numerous protections in place make it hard for a landlord to evict a sitting tenant, even if the property is being sold or the bank has foreclosed. However, this safety net takes the form of red tape, and is couched in a somewhat complex system of rules and laws.
Rolling contracts (where a tenant can give one or two months of notice at any point) were introduced in 2013, and remain rare. Expect to rent for a fixed period and to renew the contract for another term. The minimum legal term for a lease dropped from 12 to 6 months in 2013. The landlord cannot ask for more than one month's rent in advance, so they will want to establish your financial stability and employment situation or ask for a bank guarantee.
Rental costs in Barcelona
Negotiating the rent is not unheard of, and if you truly want a property it may be worth a try. Be aware of the whole package before you begin to negotiate though, as otherwise the landlord or their agent may simply add the discount they've given you in one area to another.
Paying utilities
Rarely are they included in the rent. Utilities in Barcelona can be typically around €100 per month for a two-bedroom apartment, but this varies widely depending on the type of heating in the building and will likely be more in the winter. All long term lets must come with an energy efficiency certificate, which you may wish to consult before you sign the contract. There may also be fees for maintenance of communal areas, local taxes and garbage collection – these vary across the city.
Fees and the deposit
Unless you've hired a search agent, the landlord will normally pay the estate agent's fees. A deposit is usually required, and will typically be equal to one or two month's rent.
Types of rental properties and contracts in Barcelona
Short or long term?
In Spain, a landlord letting a property as a holiday rental (three months or less) or short term lease (12 months or less) must have a licence, but no licence is required for long term lets (12 months or more). As Barcelona is a very popular holiday destination, short term lets tend to be geared to the holiday market and may be expensive for longer use. The landlord may also be unwilling to renew or extend a contract (eg. from three to six months) so be prepared to move out at the end of the term agreed.
Many landlords choose to only let long-term. A standard long-term lease is for one year, and the tenant automatically has the right to renew each year for up to five more years and can only be evicted or given notice to leave in rare and specific circumstances. The downside to this system is that if you want to leave partway through a year, you'll usually have to pay until the end of the 12-month period.
Furnished properties
Most furnished properties are short-term lets aimed at holidaymakers. Long-term lets are rarely furnished. There are no official standards for what constitutes a furnished or unfurnished property, so it's essential to confirm the details in writing with your estate agent or landlord. If you're looking for a family home you can move into directly, expect to pay a premium rate. In many cases, for lets of a year or more, renting an unfurnished property is often cheaper and more comfortable.
Unfurnished properties
In Barcelona 'unfurnished' may mean that the property has no moveable furniture (but retains its kitchen appliances, light fittings, carpet and so on) or it may be stripped to the concrete. It can also mean that the landlord has left a few bits in the house, but not enough to fully furnish the place. Descriptions in property advertisements are typically unhelpful, so confirm the details when you view the property.
Student housing
Barcelona is home to a dozen or more universities and innumerable language schools. With many more young travellers visiting the city every week, it's a bustling student town. Students are typically expected to find their own accommodation in the private sector, although shorter programmes (one to three months) and some language schools will offer or recommend hostel-type accommodation.
The area around the University of Barcelona (directly north east of Plaça de Catalunya and Las Ramblas) is home to many students as well as families and long-term residents. An affordable and very central area, it's surprisingly quiet away from the main streets. Horta-Guinardó in the north is another popular student area, providing easy access to the newer universities in the north of the city, as well as many language schools.
Apartment or house?
The centre of Barcelona is primarily apartment blocks. The city is a real mix of ancient and modern, and facilities vary not only by neighbourhood but by building. Typically, homes in the centre of town will be in 19th-century converted townhouses or purpose-built apartments. These are often charming, although many retain quirks such as 50-year-old plumbing or wiring. New builds are available around the city, often at a premium.
Slightly further out, the apartments give way to single family homes. Barcelona has a comprehensive bus and metro network, and many people commute from towns an hour or more away. Expect to pay more for a house near the beach or in Les Cortes, where the international schools are clustered. Apartments in the popular and central beach side district of Barcelonetta are still surprisingly affordable, particularly compared to other European cities like London or Paris.
How to find a new home in Barcelona
While many properties are now listed online, the 'whisper network' is still important. If you're looking for a bargain or want to live in a particular neighbourhood, then tell everyone you know in the city that you're looking. Expats and English-speaking holidaymakers have already trodden a path for you, and most short-term let and holiday let sites will be in multiple languages. Local sites are typically only in Spanish, but may have better prices and a wider selection.
The financial crisis has upset many people's plans, and there are bargains to be had, as long as you look each gift horse carefully in the mouth. Be extremely cautious if you are arranging a lease before your arrival, or communicating directly with a landlord. This applies particularly to free online ads, such as those on Craigslist.
Using an estate agent
For new arrivals, estate agents (inmobiliarias) can take the pressure out of finding a place. Most local agents will be working for the landlord, and will expect to simply show the flat and process applications. Agents who are accustomed to working with expats will typically speak English and/or another language, as well as Spanish and/or Catalan, and will usually have had their website translated. They are also more used to acting as search agents. Search agents work for you, and can help you find a property quickly and easily. Their fees are typically between €250 and one month's rent.
Online property portals:
- www.booking.com (43 languages)
- www.servihabitat.com
- www.comprarcasa.com
- www.idealista.com
- www.tucasa.com (Spanish only)
- www.ventadepisos.com (Spanish only)
Shared housing, short term and furnished lets:
- www.booking.com (43 languages)
- www.airbnb.com (20+ languages)
- barcelona.en.craigslist.es
- www.shbarcelona.com (also long-term and sales)
Where to live in Barcelona
A major advantage of Barcelona's relatively low rental prices is that you can choose a better location than you could afford at home. Les Corts is popular with expat families. It's a pleasant, peaceful suburb, and home to several international schools.
For those looking for a bit more nightlife, it's possible and even affordable to live within walking distance of the famous Las Ramblas area. Typically, these are older buildings, and may be dark as the narrow streets block out the daylight. A sea view in Barcelonetta is great for swimmers and surfers, and there are plenty of attractive new builds near the beach in Sant Martí. Find out more in our district-by-district guide on where to live in Barcelona.
Suburbs and seaside homes outside Barcelona
A good train network and motorway connections make getting into Barcelona straightforward. Expats typically leave the city looking for a bit more space, and it's easy to find. The small towns and villages in the Collserola mountain nature area provide a rustic, relaxed retreat, and are ideal for anyone who has dreamed of living in a restored farmhouse or having an orange tree in the garden.
As it's warm enough to swim in the sea for most of the year, beach towns north and south of the city are particularly popular with expats from colder climates. Sitges and Tarragona to the south are both vibrant, busy towns in their own right, while Castelldefels is popular with expat families as it is home to the British School of Barcelona. See our guide on where to live near Barcelona.
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Meanwhile, whisk the vinegar, lemon zest and juice, honey, dried oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in the olive oil in a slow, steady stream until emulsified. Add the tomatoes and olives and toss. Peel the cucumbers, leaving alternating strips of green peel. Trim the ends, halve lengthwise and slice crosswise, about 1/2 inch thick; add to the bowl with the tomatoes. Drain the red onion, add to the bowl and toss. Drain the feta and slice horizontally into 4 even rectangles. Divide the salad among plates. Top with the feta and oregano; drizzle with olive oil and season with pepper. Photograph by Johnny Miller
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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Written by Gordon Laing
- Intro
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm design
- Canon 17-55mm coverage, wide angle
- Outdoor scene: Canon EF-S 18-55mm vs 17-85mm vs 17-55mm vs EF 17-40mm with Canon 400D / XTi
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM resolution using Canon EOS-400D / XTi
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM corner sharpness comparison
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM purple fringing comparison
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM wide-angle geometry comparison
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM wide-angle uniformity comparison
- Canon 17-55mm gallery, taken with Canon EOS 350D / Rebel XT
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm verdict
- Canon EF-S 17-55mm video tour
Canon's EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM is a premium zoom lens designed for EF-S bodies and announced alongside the EOS-30D digital SLR in February 2006. Boasting a constant f2.8 aperture throughout the range, it's the fastest standard focal length zoom lens available for Canon EF-S mount digital SLRs. The lens also features Image Stabilisation to help combat camera-shake.
The EF-S 17-55mm is only compatible with EF-S mount digital SLRs, which at the time of writing consists of the EOS 300D / Rebel, EOS 350D / Rebel XT, EOS 400D / Rebel XTi, EOS 20D and EOS 30D models. Fitted to these bodies, the lens delivers an equivalent range of 27-88mm.
Featuring a USM focusing motor and Image Stabilisation, the EF-S 17-55mm clearly goes up against Canon's existing EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, and while the latter features a longer range and cheaper price, the new model boasts a much faster aperture, allowing very shallow depths-of-fields and improved low-light performance.
The optical design consists of 19 elements in 12 groups with two Ultra-Low Dispersion glass (UD) elements to eliminate secondary chromatic aberrations, along with two aspherical elements to avoid spherical aberrations at wider apertures.
In this in-depth review of the EF-S 17-55mm we'll test its low-light capabilities and compare its performance against the EF-S 17-85mm, along with the budget EF-S 18-55mm model. To see how Canon's premium L glass compares, we've also included lab results from Canon's EF 17-40mm f/4.0L lens, which has the additional benefit of being compatible with full-frame bodies should you wish to upgrade in the future. All four lenses were tested using a Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi.
NEW: For an overview of the headline features of this lens, check our Canon EF-S 17-55mm lens video tour.
Testing notes
Note the serial numbers for the 17-55mm, 17-85mm, 18-55mm and 17-40mm lenses were 16104232, 92001769, 9600520205 and 102834 respectively.


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Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Fellowship
- Duration of Fellowship: One year. The program is renewable, contingent upon successful completion of the initial training.
- Requirements: Candidate should be a graduate of an accredited neurology residency training program.
- Starting Date: July 1
- Salary Level: PGY5 or commensurate with previous clinical research experience.
The University of North Carolina Neuroimmunology/Multiple Sclerosis program is designed to provide a comprehensive training in clinical care, and in conducting clinical trials for patients with MS. Presently, active clinical trials include investigator-initiated studies assessing immunomodulatory effects of statins and interferon beta-1a in patients with isolated clinical syndrome suggestive of MS. Several multicentric clinical trials evaluating effectiveness of combination treatment of interferons and copaxone with additional immunosuppressive agents are underway. Clinical fellows will be involved in the design of study protocols, recruitment of patients and control subjects, identification of outcome measures, safety monitoring and evaluation, data analysis and presentation.
Our center has an active collaboration with the Department of Radiology, where state-of-the-art neuroimaging is available for research studies, including an MRI 3T scanner. The UNC neuroimmunology research laboratory will perform additional outcome measures including gene expression analysis and cellular experiments that will further characterize patients' response to therapy or the natural course of disease.
Please forward a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to our program coordinators, who are also available to answer any questions.
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I'm happy to have been given the opportunity to review Kristin Roach's brand new eBook, Card. Paper. Ribbon. Its concept is something quite special, in large part due to Kristin's personal philosophy... "I am driven to create, but not to create more waste." Kudos to Kristin, of Craft Leftovers, for practicing what she preaches. She's invented uses for items that the rest of the population wouldn't bat an eye at throwing away... old greeting cards, crinkled wrapping paper, and used curling ribbon.
I've never made paper, but the idea has always intrigued me... Kristin takes us step-by-step through the process. I was amazed to learn that just a couple of dozen shredded greeting cards and water are all it takes to produce a stack of rustic sheets.And once the paper is finished, Kristin demonstrates stab-stitch bookbinding to compile the sheets into a handsome journal. Now that I have a guide that begins at square one - how to build the essential screened frame, I'm much more inclined to give papermaking a try... next summer, outside... when I can splash and drip to my heart's content!
Same goes for fusing rumpled gift wrap to cloth with a glue/water mixture - it looks like good, messy fun and produces a surprisingly strong material, perfect for creating bohemian, appliqued wallets and purses. Another nifty idea is to use yards and yards of ubiquitous, ribbed curling ribbon to lend strength to yarn. Kristin crochets and knits with it to make a sturdy grocery sack and storage basket.
Since several of the projects feature crocheting, knitting, and use of a sewing machine, this book might best suit the general crafter. That said, there's plenty for the paper lover as well. If you're interested in tackling new subjects, Kristin has included an impressive list of online resources and personally recommended books, in addition to her own diagrams and step-by-step photographs. All in all, an immense amount of information at an affordable cost.
Kristin and Diane Gilleland, of Craftypod Publishing, teamed up to produce Card. Paper. Ribbon. I will say that learning new skills from a hefty PDF file requires a good bit of scrolling... it helps to read through all of the information first and then print out the handy, condensed version of each project to refer to as needed.
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