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CWP Press Release Dec 15 2011
Brookville, N.Y. -- Researchers at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University have discovered an interesting trend in the speech patterns of young college women who speak American English. Called "vocal fry," it occurs when a person inserts a low, creaky vibration into their speech when they talk.
The research team, made up of Professors Nassima Abdelli-Beruh, Lesley Wolk, Dianne Slavin and graduate student Laura Glass, recorded speech from 34 women ages 18-25. More than two-thirds of them used the pop-corn-like sound or creak when they spoke, particularly at the end of their sentences. The findings were recently published in "The Journal of Voice."
"It sounds like rattled, popping air," said speech scientist Dr. Abdelli-Beruh.
Commonly heard in the singing voices of pop stars such as Ke$ha and Britney Spears, the researchers say that vocal fry, once regarded as a speech disorder in the field of speech language pathology, could be a way for a person to distinguish themselves from other people.
"It's so obvious and unnatural, using vocal fry is bound to catch attention," said Dr. Abdelli-Beruh. The researchers also found that a speaker using vocal fry usually does it at the end of a sentence. "It could be that the speaker is trying to mark a syntactic boundary, indicating that they are finished speaking," she said.
Vocal fry could be something that is done subconsciously, but Dr. Adbelli-Beruh thinks it also is a way for women to fit in with one another, comparing the phenomenon to her teenage son who recently changed his wardrobe to align himself with a group of friends from his new high school.
"Vocal fry is something we are all capable of doing and can choose to use intermittently," Dr. Abdelli-Beruh said. "While many tend to use it for pragmatic or linguistic purposes, there is definitely a prevalence when you consider the rate of young college female students using it on a regular basis on the C.W. Post Campus."
While men and women are both able to use vocal fry, a study done by the C.W. Post team found that males usually don't. The exception is found in some dialects of British English where the male usage is more common. Dr. Abdelli-Beruh says this could indicate that the speech pattern is a gender marker.
Although vocal fry might be a growing trend, it's been around for quite some time. In 1966 and 1968 speech scientist Dr. Harry Hollien and his colleagues urged that vocal fry be recognized as the lowest of the three normal vocal registers, along with the high-pitched falsetto and modal, which is a characteristic of a normal speaking voice. Although vocal fry is an unusual use of voice and occurs intermittently, it is entirely possible that the use of vocal fry could cause long-term damage to vocal cords. This has yet to be determined however, and will require further long-term study suggest Drs. Wolk and Slavin.
On a personal level, Dr. Abdelli-Beruh says she's not a fan of the newest speech social trend. "I don't think it's appealing or attractive."
Dr. Nassima Abdelli-Beruh is a speech scientist with a background in Experimental & Cognitive Psychology. She has earned a Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). She also earned Master's degree in Psychology and Neuro-Physiology at the University of Paris-X and Paris VI in France. Her current research interests lie in the speech production (acoustic measures) and speech perception patterns of voicing contrasts, and of voicing assimilation in monolingual speakers of French and of English.
Dr. Lesley Wolk is speech language pathologist who earned a Ph.D. from Syracuse University. She is currently an associate professor at C.W. Post. She has presented papers nationally and internationally. Her areas of interests are in stuttering and its co-existence with phonological disorders, autism and voice disorders.
Dr. Dianne Slavin is a certified speech-language pathologist, who earned a Ph.D. from NYU. She is currently an associate professor at C.W. Post. Her areas of interests are in voiced disorders and aphasia. She is the chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Example of "Vocal Fry" from LIU Study, aired on Today Show, 12/15/11
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North County spot will close June 10, be remodeled into a Searsucker restaurant
Just three weeks after it shuttered its East County outpost, Gingham, celebrity chef Brian Malarkey's fabric-themed restaurant empire is back in the news with yet another announcement.
The North County restaurant Burlap is being shut down effective June 10 and turned into a Searsucker, the highly successful brand that catapulted Malarkey and his business partner, nightclub impresario James Brennan, to the top of San Diego's restaurant scene.
The announcement — revealed to U-T San Diego on Friday — was made public today at a staff meeting at the Carmel Valley restaurant, which will go through a quick remodel and reopen on July 17, opening day at Del Mar.
Searsucker, dubbed the "new American classic," opened in the Gaslamp Quarter in 2010. Its open-kitchen concept proved to be a hit with diners, making the 7,000-square-foot restaurant at Fifth and Market the place to be and be seen.
That brand has been cloned in Arizona and Texas, with the Scottsdale location opening in November of last year and the Austin location opening this past week.
Fire closes newly opened Searsucker in Austin
The Searsucker in Austin, which served its first Friday dinner crowd last night, is closed today after a "fire ripped through the kitchen early Saturday morning," reports the Austin American-Statesman. The culprit appears to be a pan left on the stove burner overnight.
"We have no intentions of doing another Burlap," Brennan, the CEO of Enlightened Hospitality Group, said Friday afternoon by phone from Scottsdale. "We knew all along that we were going to test-drive different concepts and narrow it down. We've identified the two that we want to move forward with: Herringbone and Searsucker."
Burlap, located in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center strip mall in Carmel Valley, had been described by Malarkey as Asian fusion but was marketed as "Asian cowboy."
Its interior featured a mix of Asian and western décor in a warehouse setting — picture dragons juxtaposed with cow hide — while its menu boasted Peking duck with lime hoisin and, more recently, the traditional Filipino dish sisig, a pork dish that showcased executive chef Anthony Sinsay's Filipino heritage.
Brennan said Friday that Sinsay is staying on with the new Searsucker.
The news about Burlap's re-branding comes just weeks after it was announced that Gingham — the third restaurant opened by Malarkey and Brennan — was closing and being sold to an undisclosed buyer. It is in escrow, so it is expected that a new restaurateur will soon be taking over the downtown La Mesa property.
Burlap was the second fabric-themed restaurant to be rolled out by the Malarkey-Brennan team, opening in summer 2011. The duo has since opened Gabardine in Point Loma, Herringbone in La Jolla, a Searsucker in Scottsdale and a Searsucker in Austin. A second Herringbone is expected to open in Los Angeles at the end of this year.
Brennan said Friday that there are two other cities in the works, but he wouldn't elaborate.
In March, Herringbone and Searsucker were the only two San Diego eateries that made opentable.com's list of America's Hot Spot Restaurants, a list based on more than 5 million restaurant reviews for more than 15,000 restaurants nationwide.
"It's really important to know that while Burlap was a fun, hip kind of wild spot, it kind of got away from being a restaurant," Brennan said. "With Searsucker, we're going back to our mission. Searsucker is approachable and homey, and people like that."
Brian Malarkey's fabric-themed empire
Celebrity chef Brian Malarkey and his business partner, James Brennan, opened their first fabric-themed restaurant in 2010. Here's what's in the Malarkey-Brennan portfolio.
Searsucker: Dubbed as the "new American classic," it opened in summer of 2010 in the Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego.
Burlap: Restaurant with "Asian cowboy cuisine" opened in the Carmel Valley (near Del Mar area) in summer of 2011.
Gingham: Described as an "urban cowboy diner," this East County outpost of the Malarkey empire opened in January 2012 and closed three weeks ago.
Gabardine: This "neighborhood kitchen," known for its local seafood and produce, opened in Point Loma in March 2012.
Herringbone: Seafood-centric restaurant, which opened in spring 2012, put Malarkey in the heart of La Jolla.
Searsucker, Scottsdale: Searsucker brand expands eastward with its first out-of-state location in Scottsdale, which opened in November 2012.
Searsucker, Austin: This past week, the Searsucker brand landed in Austin.
Herringbone, Los Angeles: The La Jolla-sprung restaurant is expected to open an L.A. version by the end of this year.

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My visit to the orthopedic surgeon last week was sobering. He tells me shots will not help and I should let him know when I am ready for joint replacement surgery, i.e. let him know when I just can't take the pain anymore.
My heart is an issue as I have an ascending aortic aneurism which will also eventually require surgery. The good news is that my blood pressure was 106/42 when I saw my GP Friday. It was much higher a few weeks ago. My chemicals are steady, however, he put me back on the statin. He says as I've had a stroke, I need it. Yuck. And, I am to continue eating iron rich foods to deal with anemia. Steak today, I think.
I finished reading Azar Nafisi's Republic of Imagination, an excellent book I highly recommend. An Iranian-American and professor of English Literature, she writes from the perspective of one who sees the shortcomings of political extremes in American education. Nafisi taught American literature in Teheran, no small challenge. If you have not read Reading Lolita in Teheran do so.
Scary high winds here today. Knocked out electricity in several neighborhoods. We have been fortunate, knock on wood. David and I will do more yard work later this week when the wind subsides. Otherwise the weather is bright and sunny and the bulbs continue to push up.
Working on my family tree this week I found more Scots and Irish ancestors on dad's side. Actually, they are mostly Welsh, but that's cool and just in time for Saint Patrick's Day and a visit to our local pub for a great meal.
Village sign dating from the Middle Ages and found in Caston, Norfolk, England. My Welsh grandparents lived here before they migrated to America during the Great Puritan Migration 1620-1650.


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Day of Service is Thursday,
Sept. 26
Columbus State employees at both the Columbus Campus and Delaware Campus are getting ready to pull off the biggest community service project in the history of the college this Thursday, September 26!
Volunteers and Team Leaders have been signed up to perform service activities at more than 50 locations around central Ohio and in Delaware County. On the downtown campus, employees are being asked to arrive between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. to get a bite for breakfast, pick up lunch boxes, t-shirts, anniversary posters ( don't worry—we'll give you a bag for all this stuff!), and then hear a few words from President Harrison. This pep rally takes place outdoors on the courtyard near the statue. At Delaware, participants will meet at 8:00 a.m. in Moeller Hall for a similar activity.
If you have not been contacted by your team leader prior to the Day of Service, you will be able to meet with your team, get your directions, and even arrange a quick carpool to the location directly after the Pep Rally. All volunteer activities are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. After each community service activity is over, employees will return to campus to: attend department meetings if one has been scheduled (check with your supervisor); finish the work day as regularly scheduled; or depart for the day (if a leave form has been submitted).
On Day of Service, we'd like to see you in action, but our photographers may not get to every site, so if you post pictures on social media, please use the hashtag #cscc50th.
Anniversary featured in Columbus Dispatch
Today's Columbus Dispatch features some "good news" about Columbus State's 50th Anniversary. Dispatch: Columbus State celebrates 50 years of growth
The Dispatch spoke to several successful alums, such as Congressman Pat Tiberi; Lewis Smoot Jr., senior vice president of Smoot Construction; and Carolyn Ireland, executive director for House of Hope for Alcoholics Inc.
Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman said Columbus State is "essential."
"And I think it will play an even greater role in the future because employers today are looking for people with specific skills for targeted jobs, and no one can do that as well as Columbus State," the mayor told the Dispatch.
Columbus State was in the news last week for its Master Plan, which calls for increasing collaboration with area colleges and partners, as well as a number of possible new buildings. (Access + Quality + Affordability = Master Plan)
Landscape club wins Community Stewardship Award
Helping Hands in the Garden volunteers add some color to a cancer patient's front garden.
Columbus State's Helping Hands in the Garden club, advised by Dick Ansley, professor of Landscape Design and Management, was recently given the Professional Landcare Network's (PLANET) Community Stewardship Award.
Helping Hands in the Garden was founded in 2009 by Columbus State alumna and breast cancer survivor Elaine Euwer. The group was set up by the Columbus State Landscape Association and its non-profit alumni affiliate, to help cancer patients with gardening tasks that might be too much for them to handle.
Helping Hands in the Garden leaves brochures in local oncology clinics and doctor's offices throughout the Columbus area, so patients can apply to receive the donated services.
With more than 25 volunteers, the group has assisted 62 families with their gardens since 2009, completing general cleanups, installing a vegetable garden, adding seasonal color to front yards and much more. "The program is a win-win situation," says Ansley. "It benefits the students, who get real-life experience with the hands-on work, as well as the chance to network with industry professionals who are also volunteering." Professional landscape companies donate all materials for the projects.
"This has been a wonderful experience," Euwer says. "We feel we're making a difference in these cancer patients' lives, and it's also been a great way for students to learn."
Testing Center needs your help scheduling!
Unlike Autumn Semester 2012, this year Finals Week falls directly after the Thanksgiving Holiday, which is November 28 through December 1. Because there is no week to catch up on regular testing before finals begin on December 2, the Testing Center is asking for faculty help scheduling ALL regular and catch-up testing to be completed by Wednesday, November 27—before Thanksgiving. This way, the Testing Center can keep lines to a minimum and allow students to complete their Final Exams without delay the week of December 2 -8.
Students who make use of weekend testing should be advised to complete all regular and catch-up testing by Saturday, November 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on what the Testing Center is calling "Super Saturday." Only the Columbus Campus Testing Center will be open on Super Saturday, November 23. As a reminder, The Testing Centers at all locations are closed on Sundays.
The Testing Center's goal is to provide the best possible service to the campus community during this critical time of the semester, and it is much appreciated if faculty can emphasize to all students that regular testing for Autumn Semester should be completed during the week prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
For more information about Testing Center hours and policies, please call ext. 5219.
Columbus State Birthday Party rocks Sept. 30!
Following closely on the heels of the Day of Service project comes the actual BIRTHDAY of Columbus State—on Monday, September 30, 1963, five dozen students attended the first classes at Columbus Area Technician School, then located in the basement of Central High School.
On Monday, September 30, 2013, the campus will be rocking with special birthday activities including a cupcake-decorating contest, an official huge birthday cake for all to enjoy, a student talent show, lots of music and games, an old-fashioned photo booth, the signing of the official College Completion Pledge banner, free anniversary t-shirts and giveaways, a few (not many) speeches, and a couple of surprises that you'll just have to be there to find out!
Students are also participating in the "50 Acts of Kindness" project organized by Student Engagement and Leadership. They will be bringing non-perishable food items to donate at the Birthday Party, so please join them in this activity by bringing some food items for Mid-Ohio Food Bank as well. SEaL will have a table at the party to collect donations.
At the September 19 Board of Trustees meeting, several recent retirees were awarded Emeritus status. They are, back row from left: Vince Borghese, D.J. Carmell, Jocelyn North, Ellen Brooks and Tom Robbins. In the front row, from left are: Gil Fiertag, Betty Allen, Laura Huston-Hoburg, and Peggy Mayo. Not pictured are Jean Baker and Maureen Erney. To read more about the 2013 Class of Emeriti, view the Board Agenda here.


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Expectations overturned by holiday turnout
Racing to the finish line this holiday season, "War Horse" was predicted as the winner. The family-oriented film with a heartwarming story was indeed a sentimental winner with Steven Speilberg at the helm, but not the true winner among the three biggest, mass audience releases in the past two weeks.
That honor goes to "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol," and coming in at third place was "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." In its fourth outing and the first since 1996, the "Mission" franchise turned in an energized performance that audiences seemed to gravitate to over the darker themes in "Tattoo." Tom Cruise, older but incredibly fit, stars again as Ethan Hunt, the MI team leader who is biding his time in a Moscow prison as the film opens. His crackerjack team, Benji the tech guy (Simon Pegg) and Jane Carter (Paula Patton), break him out and soon they are embroiled in another impossible mission to save the world from nuclear war at the hands of a Swedish baddy Hendricks (Michael Nyqvist), with another agent, William Brandt (Jeremy Renner), joining them.
This is animator Brad Bird's first live action picture to direct, and he should be largely credited with staging some breathtaking stunts — as well as not staging too many of them. There is balance at work here with only one large explosion, a wild car chase, a skyscraper climb and a globe trotting adventure that takes us from Dubai to Mumbai. Not that there is a formula for action films, but I come to see the "Mission" films for the same reason I tuned in each week to watch Bruce Geller's television version — the cool gadgets. This one has plenty of them with everything from gravity-defying magnet suits to a massive cloaking device that masks an entire corridor in the Kremlin.
It's a good thing we're distracted by all the high tech toys because, as usual, the plot is a bit of a muddle, although more coherent than the last "Mission" which was somewhat of a box office disappointment. The franchise rebounds here as the top film of the holiday season and sets up Renner as a possible replacement for Cruise.In nearby theaters, "Tattoo" took aim at the top slot and came up short. Perhaps the most highly anticipated movie of the season since it was announced David Fincher would direct, it certainly delivers, but it stops there. A page-by-page adaptation of the first novel in Stieg Larsson's "Millenium" trilogy, audiences have already had a chance to see the 2009 Swedish film starring Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander and Michael Nyqkvist – both of whom have made the jump to American films this winter with Nyqkvist in "Mission: Impossible" and Rapace in "Sherlock Holmes." An odd juxtaposition on a trivial note. This new American version features Rooney Mara as the tattooed loner and tech wiz who helps journalist Mikael Blomkvist solve an age old mystery of a young girl's disappearance, which eventually leads them to a serial killer.Fincher certainly captures the look and feel of Larsson's book set in Sweden, but in a sterile detached way that does service to the story but fails to give us that extra oomph. Technically, the film is perfect, with some unusual opening credits that set up what is to come and the Trent Reznor score strikes the right chords — eerie and strident. But with one film to compare it to, I have to say I was expecting more from Fincher, one of the best directors working today.
What's there is as cold and icy as the Swedish winter the characters shiver their way through. Only in the last few minutes does Fincher throw in an interesting twist departing from the book that I'm sure Larsson would have appreciated.
The excellent cast includes Daniel Craig as Blomkvist, Christopher Plummer as octogenarian magnate Henrik Vanger, and Stellan Skarsgard as his nephew, Martin. Rounding out the proceedings is Robin Wright as Erika, Mikael's married co-worker and lover.
The second of the trilogy, "The Girl Who Played with Fire," has been greenlighted with Craig and Mara already aboard, in case you were wondering. Fincher has not been slated to direct.


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Outlaw Gang 'The Amish Eight' Jailed For Failing to Adhere to Basic Buggy Safety Laws
Here we have the booking photos (click to enlarge) of eight men from the Swartzentruber Amish sect, all of whom were ordered arrested and jailed on Monday by a Kentucky judge. Their crimes?
They refused to affix little orange safety triangles to their horse-drawn buggies, and then refused to pay the fines they'd accrued for repeatedly failing to do so.
Their stance was a religious one: Displaying bright colors runs against their laws (and, let's face it, kinda ruins the whole rustic, old-world motif they're going for). Then again, so does posing for photographs — mugshots included — but they were forced to do so at the Graves County jail, where the men spent anywhere from three to ten days. They were spared, however, from wearing the brightly colored orange jumpsuits that are typical prisoner issue. [The Smoking Gun, mugshot via TSG]


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LONDON — Boris Johnson looked set Thursday to stay on as prime minister and win a huge majority in the British Parliament, according to an exit poll published as voting closed in what has been called the most important election in a generation.
A Conservative victory would mean that the United Kingdom is all but certain to finally leave the European Union on Jan. 31, more than three and a half years after the Brexit referendum in 2016. A divided and deadlocked Parliament had previously blocked Johnson's withdrawal deal multiple times, prompting this election.
Time has announced Greta Thunberg as their 2019 Person of the Year.
.@GretaThunberg is TIME's 2019 Person of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/YZ7U6Up76v pic.twitter.com/SWALBfeGl6
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[caption id="attachment_323385" align="aligncenter" width="748"] IG Michael Horowitz testifies before congress on Clinton email investigation[/caption]
Inspector General Michael Horowitz's review of the FBI's handling of its investigation of the Trump campaign in 2016 is out, and folks are pouring over the 476 pages.
A much-anticipated review of how the FBI came to investigate the Trump campaign's possible links to Russia has validated the agency's decision to open its probe.
The report, compiled by the Justice Department's inspector general, stresses that political bias did not influence the bureau's actions, as President Donald Trump and his allies have frequently alleged.
But the document is also littered with criticisms of FBI officials and how they vetted some information, such as a dossier of salacious allegations compiled by an ex-British spy.
Key takeaways from the report
The FBI did not use the Steele dossier to open Russia probe
Lynch, Comey sat for IG interviews
No evidence political bias was a factor
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The House Judiciary Committee is hearing presentations from congressional investigators about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's dealings with Ukraine, as Democrats prepare to draft articles of impeachment.
Monday's hearing includes testimony from Democratic and Republican attorneys from the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. The House Intelligence Committee submitted its report last week on its investigation into Mr. Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to open investigations into the 2016 election and a company linked to the Bidens.
Those events are at the center of the Democratic case against the president, which the attorneys are laying out on Monday. Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi directed the committee chairs to pursue articles of impeachment, with a vote expected before the Christmas holiday.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said on Sunday that the committee will "presumably" introduce articles of impeachment this week.
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The UPS hijacking ended in a hail of bullets in rush-hour traffic. Police now face questions about their response
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In the end, four people were shot dead at the intersection in Miramar, authorities said, including two robbery suspects, a bystander, and hostage UPS driver Frank Ordonez -- a man who relatives say had been substituting for a colleague who had called out from work that day.
The slain robbers and hijackers were Lamar Alexander, 41, and Ronnie Jerome Hill, 41, both of Miami-Dade County, the FBI said. Authorities haven't released the name of the bystander who was killed.
Numerous questions about the chase and its finale remain, including who shot Ordonez and the bystander.
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The Pacific Electric Building above Cole's by the way, has been lovingly rehabilitated into beautiful loft apartments.
Cole's was where I discovered an Old Fashioned cocktail, and they have an authentic speakeasy room in back where if you knock, and they are not filled, you can enjoy music.


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What better way to prove your truck was truly Ram tough than show it driving in a weird animated world? As evidenced by this strange vintage commercial, that is exactly what Dodge decided to do to advertise their two year old Ram truck back in 1983.
Without the pesky confines of reality the Dodge was able to do things like fly through the air and transform into an animated Ram. They were beyond tough and could even go through a puddle without rusting—thanks to "more galvanized steel in critical areas".
As a former owner of a "Ram tough" 1984 Dodge 4x4 I can personally attest to the fact these trucks were able to fly through the air with surprising ease given the right opportunity. Driving through a puddle without rusting was however an entirely different story.


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hawser, line and wire: happy 50th!
Some tugs are named after rivers. Some after seas, some after trees. Some are named after American Indian tribes.
But the CG has a class of tugs that wins the award for best names: the 65-foot Small Harbor Tug (WYTL).
Named after things normal people call "rope", and things found on a boat that interact with the "rope," or, in one case, what normal people call "droop" of a rope, to those who love tugs, these names are little, one-word love poems, odes to the small harbor working tug.
The WYTLs were built between 1962 and 1967, and were employed only on the east coast, from Maine to Virginia. Originally a class of 15 tugs built by different shipyards, 11 are still in service:
- BOLLARD (WYTL 65614) New Haven, CT
- BRIDLE (WYTL 65607) Southwest Harbor, ME
- CAPSTAN (WYTL 65601) Philadelphia, PA
- CHOCK (WYTL 65602) Portsmouth VA
- CLEAT (WYTL 65615) Philadelphia, PA
- HAWSER (WYTL 65610) Bayonne, NJ
- LINE (WYTL 65611) Bayonne, NJ
- PENDANT (WYTL 65608) Boston, MA
- SHACKLE (WYTL 65609) South Portland, ME
- TACKLE (WYTL 65604) Rockland, ME
- WIRE (WYTL 65612) Saugerties, NY
BITT (WYTL 65613) was decommissioned on 4 October 1982, now R/V Clifford A. Barnes
SWIVEL (WYTL 65603) , still SWIVEL at Governor's Island
TOWLINE (WYTL 65605) perhaps for sale, and
CATENARY (WYTL 65606), now Growler
And YOU are invited to the 50th birthday celebration of Hawser (17 Jan 1963), Line (21 Feb 1963), and Wire (19 Mar 1963):
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Branch Manager NMLS 5- Pueblo Downtown-190040864
At U.S. Bank, we're passionate about helping customers and the communities where we live and work. The fifth-largest bank in the United States, we're one of the country's most respected, innovative and successful financial institutions. U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.
The Branch Manager recognizes and anticipates the needs of the branch to meet budget goals and comply with all banking laws and regulations. Branch Managers actively coach, lead and motivate employees, directing them to effectively identify the financial needs of our customers. Managers also expand the branch's customer base and branch profitability. Branch Managers build meaningful relationships with the people they serve, learning customers' goals and needs, and making appropriate U.S. Bank product and service recommendations. Branch Managers are empowered to effect real change at work, in personal lives and in the community.
At U.S. Bank, you'll get the incentives, support and tools you need to meet your goals and build a meaningful career. We reward top performance and ethical team players. Incentives are based on sales referrals, branch growth and customer satisfaction. Branch Managers have flexible schedules that may include weekends (depending on branch location).
We're looking for people who want more than just a job - who want to make a difference in the communities where we live and work. Apply today and explore what's possible with a career at U.S. Bank.
This position requires National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) registration under the terms of the S.A.F.E. Act of 2008 and Regulation Z. You will be subject to the required registration process, which includes a criminal background and credit check. Failure to meet or maintain any of the NMLS registration requirements, including maintaining a satisfactory criminal and credit record, may result in a rescission of your offer or termination of employment.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum five years of bank and/or management experience
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Strong analytical skills necessary to evaluate credit requests, prepare budgets and determine trends in a given marketplace
- Demonstrated ability to work within and develop a team environment
- Proven commitment to quality customer service
- Ability to proactively solicit new business
- Thorough knowledge of the bank's products and services
- Thorough knowledge of regulatory, policy and compliance issues
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Strong background in sales and sales management practices
- Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Ability to resolve complex problems with minimal guidance
- Thorough knowledge of human resources issues, including performance management and progressive discipline
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Average Hours Per Week 40
Internal Number: 190040864
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Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt has been served a summons to appear in a South African court to face allegations he sexually abused young girls he coached decades ago, prosecutors told The Associated Press on Thursday.
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority said the summons was served to the 73-year-old Hewitt last Saturday. Hewitt was ordered to appear at Boksburg Magistrate's Court near Johannesburg on Aug. 16, when he will learn what criminal charges he faces.
The NPA would not detail the charges against Hewitt. NPA spokeswoman Phindi Louw said Hewitt, who is believed to live in the town of Addo on South Africa's south coast, would be informed of the charges when he appears in court.
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Hewitt denied all the accusations when contacted by the AP in a telephone interview.
Hewitt confirmed that he had received the summons and would "of course" appear in court, but wouldn't say what the charges were as "they had not been made public."
"I'll keep it private," he said. "I'm innocent of all charges and these accusations have caused untold hardship on my family."
Hewitt also said he intended to sue his accusers.
Hewitt has been at the center of a long investigation into accusations he abused and raped girls from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Two of Hewitt's alleged victims, Suellen Sheehan and Twiggy Tolken, accuse him of abusing them when he was their coach in South Africa.
Sheehan, now 44, asked South African police to open an investigation in 2011, and accuses Hewitt of raping her when she was 12.
"He is going to go out with a legacy that is not the same legacy he had," Sheehan said.
Tolken, who is 45 and lives in New Zealand, said Hewitt also began abusing her when she was 12.
"The time has come for the law to take its course," Tolken said in an emailed statement to the AP. "One cannot affect the lives of so many in such a heinous way and expect to get away with it. Let justice prevail."
A third woman, Heather Conner, of West Newbury, Massachusetts, also accuses Hewitt of abuse. Conner said she was sexually abused from the age of 15, being forced to have sex with him near a high school in Massachusetts.
The AP typically does not identify alleged victims of sexual abuse, but all three women have agreed to be named.
Sheehan, who lives in Johannesburg, said she felt "numb" at the news that Hewitt was to face charges.
"What I want to say, what I want to reiterate," Sheehan said, "is that parents must never think there is not an evil being around their children. And children must never think you won't be believed if someone is doing something to you. If the first person doesn't believe you, go to the next person."
Hewitt won doubles and mixed doubles titles at all four Grand Slam events between 1963 and 1979 and played with greats like Billie Jean King.
Recognized as one of the greatest doubles players of all time and a winner of 15 Grand slam doubles titles, the Australian-born Hewitt was indefinitely suspended from the International Tennis Hall of Fame in November because of the allegations.
The organization, which is based in Newport, R.I., inducted Hewitt in 1992, calling him an "enduringly elegant player" and a "master of the doubles craft."
He was saved from expulsion due to a lack of a criminal conviction.


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I'm in grad school at a university that was one of the first to have a software engineering accredited program. My undergrad is in CS. An employer recently recruited at our university and hired 5 SE majors. None of them were CS. Do employers prefer software engineering majors?
The reason I ask is because I can focus on many different areas during my graduate studies and really want to take the classes that will help me land a great job. Right now I'm either going to use CUDA and parallelize an advanced ray-tracer for a graduate project or do research on non-photo-realistic rendering in augmented reality. Pursuing these would leave very little SE classes in my schedule.
If I went the software engineering route, I would probably either do research into data-oriented programming or software design complexity.
Sometimes I think when I'm 40 and look back will it matter at all? For some reason I'm thinking not.


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Illustrations by Katherine Tillotson from children's books and puppet and stage constructions. Tillotson was born and grew up in Minnesota. She now lives in San Francisco with her husband and two dogs. From a studio in a cozy corner space, she illustrates children's books. Her most recent books include When the Library Lights Go Out and It's Picture Day Today.
Exhibition: Dec. 8, 2009 through Jan. 25, 2010 Main Library, Second Floor, Children's Center 100 Larkin Street (at Grove)


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Thanks to its unique cutting system, Automower® works discreetly and quietly and just when you want.
Robotic lawn mowing is all about reliability. Husqvarna has during 20 years of development refined its mower concept to achieve the highest level of reliability, quality and cutting results, with a minimum of assistance.
Excellent Cutting Results
Thanks to the free movement pattern of Husqvarna Automower® the lawn is perfectly cut, achieving a beautiful and carpet-like look. The razor-sharp blades cut the grass gently from all directions, helping it to grow strong. Moss growth is effectively prevented.
Unique Cutting System
Husqvarna Automower® cuts just a little but frequently, which assures a nice and healthy lawn. It is equipped with sharp razor-like blades made of strong carbon steel mounted on a robust cutting disc system. This provides efficient operation and extremely low energy consumption.
Automatic Charging
When Automower® needs more power, it finds its own way back to the charging station.
Pin Code Lock
Automower® is equipped with an effective PIN code system, which largely increases the protection of the mower.
No Emissions
Because it is electrically powered, Automower® produces no harmful emissions.
Anti-theft Alarm
The anti-theft alarm offers maximum security to the mower, activated according to your own choice.
Settings Panel
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You decide if you want Automower® to mow the lawn around the clock and 7 days a week.
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Lift & Tilt Sensors
If Automower® is lifted off the ground or tips over, the cutting automatically shuts off. In addition, the blades are rotating far from the outer edge of the machine. If Automower® meets an obstacle it will stop and redirect itself without causing any damage.
Weather Timer
Adjusts the working time to the lawn's growth rate, meaning that Husqvarna Automower® will maximise its mowing time during periods of strong grass growth. In sunny or dry weather, or late in the season, the mower will spend less time mowing, which decreases wear on the lawn and mower.
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Husqvarna Automower® automatically senses narrow passages and finds its way even through the smallest passages. It will vary its route through the passage to avoid unpleasant tracks.
Spot Cutting
Special mode to quickly mow a limited area of longer grass. This is especially useful for areas beneath for example garden furniture, once the furniture is removed. Place the mower in the desired area and choose Spot cutting mode. The mower will mow in tight spirals and when finished resume in automatic mode.
Electric Height Adjustment
The cutting height is swiftly adjusted by the electrically operated height adjustment, easily accessible from the main menu.
Manages Demanding Terrain
Large coarse-treaded wheels provide excellent traction even if the surface is slippery. The mower handles slopes up to 45%.
Guide Wire
The guide wire helps the mower to find its way back to the charging station, which will reduce searching times especially for complex gardens.
Technical Specifications
|Overall Dimensions
|Product size, LxWxH
|28.39x21.97x12.13 inch / 721x558x308 mm
|Sound And Noise Data
|Sound level
|measured: 57 dB(A), guaranteed: 58 dB(A)
|Working area capacity
|0.6 acre +/-20% / 2200 m² +/-20%
|Charging system
|Maximum incline within the working area
|24 ° / 45 %
|Granite Grey
|19 buttons
|Information panel
|LCD display with settings menu
|Handle type
|Wheel threads
|Power And Charging
|Battery type
|Typical charging time
|60 min
|Typical mow time on one charge
|80 min
|Mean energy consumption at maximum use
|30 kWh per month at 0.54 acre / 30 kWh per month at 2200 m²
|Power consumption during cutting
|Motor And Cutting System
|Cutting system
|3 pivoting razor blades
|Cutting height, min-max
|0.79 - 2.36 inch / 20 - 60 mm
|Cutting width
|9.45 inch / 24 cm
|Safety And Security Features
|PIN code
|Installation lock
|Time lock
|Lift sensor
|Tilt sensor
|Installation Accessories
|Loop wire
|820 ft / 250 m
|300 pcs
|Extra blades
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In January of 1985, intruders broke into the Los Angeles home of Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. Drescher was raped, while Jacobson, held at gunpoint, was forced to watch.
"It was a traumatic experience," says Jacobson, softly. "Thank God we lived through it, that nobody was killed. But after that, we were both in not great shape and went into therapy."
Fran Drescher
That's when things slowly started changing, specifically for Jacobson. "In therapy, everything came out in my head that was bothering me," he says.
And what was bothering him, it turns out, was a long-dormant attraction to men.
Some years later, Jacobson informed his wife – and business partner (the two produced Drescher's hit series The Nanny for CBS) – that he was bisexual.
"I wasn't looking to be with a man," Jacobson recalls. "I just wanted to let her know what was going on in my head. We went on with our marriage. But when you keep burying something, eventually it comes up in ways that are destructive, such as being controlling.
"What killed our marriage was that I wasn't at peace with myself."
When The Nanny ended its successful seven-year run in 1999, Jacobson, already separated from Drescher, moved to New York. The couple eventually divorced.
In 2000, Drescher fought a battle with cancer – and ultimately won – but a horrific experience with the medical community fired up her inner-activist. A resulting book about her experience, Cancer Schmancer, was on the New York Times bestseller list for months in 2003.
"When I started writing Cancer Schmancer," says Drescher, "I felt very betrayed by the medical community and I was quite bitter. I had to write four drafts of the book before I really struck the funny bone and found my voice. With each draft, I emotionally began to heal."
In 2007, Drescher officially launched the Cancer Schmancer Movement (cancerschmancer.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring people, particularly women, are diagnosed while the disease is still in its earliest, most potentially curable stage. Her fervent activism on behalf of prevention and early cures have defined, in part, Drescher's recent life.
Even more recently, life came full circle for both Drescher and Jacobson, who joined forces to produce a show for TV Land, which, a few years ago, entered the realm of creating original, old-style sitcoms that trade on nostalgia while deploying a modern sensibility. The network's biggest hit, Hot in Cleveland, is a sterling example of the format when it fires on all pistons.
"TV Land has a very good strategy," says Drescher. "They built the network with an audience that loves sitcoms and were willing to tune in to watch repeats. And then decided to leverage it and start building a new franchise with current programming that later can be syndicated."


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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Otterbein Cardinal defense made a game-winning stop on a two-point conversion try in overtime to secure a 28-27 win at Gallaudet.
With the score tied, 21-21, Otterbein had an opportunity to win the game in the closing seconds of regulation, but junior place-kicker Aaric Milligan's 32-yard attempt was blocked, sending the game into overtime.
In overtime, the Cardinals struck quickly. Senior quarterback Austin Schlosser threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Fortinal Faustin on the first play. Schlosser's pass was deflected in the end zone by senior tight end Gabe Shively, but the opportunistic Faustin snagged the ball for the Cardinal touchdown. With the converted extra point, Otterbein took a 28-21 lead.
Gallaudet answered with a 9-yard touchdown pass by junior quarterback Gabriel Paulone to junior wide receiver Ryne Worsham on fourth down. The Bison elected to go for the win and, on the 2-point conversion try, Paulone was stuffed by the Cardinal defense.
The Cardinal offense finished the game with 322 passing and 90 rushing yards (412 total), while holding the Bison to 281 yards of offense.
Gallaudet's running attack averaged 263.4 yards per game last year, but the Otterbein defense held the Bison to just 126 yards on the ground. The Cardinal defense held the Bison to 4 of 14 third-down conversion attempts.
Schlosser finished the game with career highs in passing yards (271), touchdowns (3), while also throwing a career long 93-yard touchdown pass to classmate Trey Fairchild.
Fairchild had a career day as well for the Cardinals, finishing with two touchdowns and a career-best 196 yards receiving on eight catches.
On defense, senior Shane Centers finished with a career-best and game-high 15 tackles, 13 unassisted.
Otterbein took the opening kickoff and started the season with a seven-play, 63-yard drive, which was capped off with an 11-yard Schlosser touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Steve Kuzyk to take an early 7-0 lead with 12:08 remaining in the first quarter.
Gallaudet would respond two drives later with a score of its own to even the score at 7 with 4:18 to go in the first quarter.
The Bison appeared to have Otterbein backed into a corner early in the second period following a punt that was downed at the Cardinal 7-yard line. But Schlosser connected with Fairchild, who slipped behind the Gallaudet secondary, for a 93-yard touchdown pass on the first play to put Otterbein up 14-7.
After the halftime break, Gallaudet had its best drive of the game, a 9-play, 88-yard drive which ended on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Paulone to Worsham, to even the score at 14-14 early in the fourth quarter.
Otterbein responded immediately. Junior quarterback Rocco Pentello, who had entered the game earlier, guided the Cardinal offense on an 8-play, 59-yard drive that concluded with a Pentello 27-yard touchdown pass to Fairchild to put Otterbein up 21-14 with 9:56 to play in regulation.
Gallaudet would not exit quietly. Paulone and Worsham connected on a 44-yard pass, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by freshman running back Quintin Williams to tie the score at 21 with 4:21 left in the fourth period.
Both teams had late opportunities to end the game in regulation, however, crucial defensive stops by both teams prevented that from happening. Schlosser completed passes of 24 yards and 9 yards to Fairchild and Faustin to set up the Milligan field-goal attempt with 3-seconds left in regulation.
Otterbein is idle next Saturday. The Cardinals return to action Sept. 17 when they open Ohio Athletic Conference play at 14th-ranked Ohio Northern. Kick-off is scheduled for 1:30 pm.
Kuzyk added six catches for 55 yards and a touchdown, while Faustin finished the day with two catches for 34 yards, including his game-winning score in overtime.
Senor Drew Piatt finished with eight tackles, while junior safeties Shea Brintlinger and Jordan Benson combined for 13.
Junior running back Brock Burzanko finished with a career-best 69 yards rushing on 16-attempts.
Pentello finished the afternoon throwing 3-10 for 51 yards and one touchdown, while also adding 16 yards rushing on 5 carries.
Junior punter Aaron Kingcade finished the day with a career-best 46.8 average, while also booting a career-long 54-yard punt.
Otterbein committed 9 penalties, resulting in 84 yards; meanwhile Gallaudet finished with 5 for 39 yards.


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- Full, Full, Full of Love
Jay Jay's Grannie's house is the place to be as his extended family gathers for a delicious, plentiful Sunday dinner!(jPS COOK) Ages 2-6
Also: So Much
- Black, White, Just Right!
A mixed-race girl describes characteristics she has inherited from both her parents as well as their varied tastes, and how her family feels "just right."(jPS DAVO) Ages 3-7
- I Lost My Tooth in Africa
When your tooth falls out in Mali, the tooth fairy doesn't give you money, she gives you chickens!(jPS DIAK) Ages 4-8
- Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
Best friends have a "never-going to-be-friends-again day."(jPS ENGL) Ages 5-8
Also: The Baby on the Way
- Welcome Precious
Loving parents share the gifts of our natural world with their baby.(jPS GRIM) Ages 1-3
- Under the Quilt of Night
A slave girl poetically describes the urgency of her escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.(jPS HOPK) Ages 6-10
Also: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt and A Band of Angels
- I Dream of Trains
A young sharecropper longs to ride with legendary train engineer, Casey Jones, and leave his hard life behind.(jPS JOHN) Ages 5-8
Also: A Sweet Smell of Roses and Daddy Calls Me Man
- Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children
A sensitive photo study that celebrates the variety of skin tones, hair textures, and eye colors among African American children.(jPS PINK) Ages 3-7
- Superhero
Maleek saves his city parks with a little bit of science and a lot of imagination in this charming tale with black and white photos.(jPS TAUS) Ages 4-8
- Show Way
This lyrically-written autobiographical story relates the importance of quilting in Woodson's family history.(jPS WOOD) Ages 5-10
Also: The Other Side and Coming On Home Soon
- Bud, Not Buddy
Guided by his own "Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life," 10-year-old Bud treks through Michigan in 1936, searching for the father he's never known.(jF CURT) Ages 9-13
Also: The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 and Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
- I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly; The Diary of Patsy, A Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865
After gaining her freedom, a 12-year-old stays on the plantation to work for wages, but dreams of becoming a teacher. In the Dear America series.(jF HANS) Ages 9-12
Also: One True Friend and Which Way Freedom?
- Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys
In the Reconstruction South, a spirited girl finally convinces her parents to let her walk the seven miles to school with her brothers.(jF HOWA) Ages 6-9
- Heaven
The truth about 14-year-old Marley's family comes out in a mysterious letter.(jF JOHN) Ages 11+
Also: Toning the Sweep
- Standing Against the Wind
With her mother in prison, her aunt put out by her presence, and taunted by the local gang, Patrice longs to win a scholarship to a prestigious African-American boarding school.(jF JONE) Ages 11+
- Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
A slave auction is seen through the eyes of its many participants.(jF LEST) Ages 11+
- Freedom School, Yes!
Young Jolie overcomes her fears and attends a summer Freedom School in Mississippi in 1964.(jF LITT) Ages 6-9
- Journey to the Bottomless Pit
Exciting story about Stephen Bishop who as a 17-year-old slave in the late 1830s led tours by candlelight and mapped out every detail of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky./(jF MITC) Ages 9-12
- Sienna's Scrapbook: Our African American Heritage Trip
Engaging journal of a girl's family vacation visiting black historical sites along the east coast.(jF PARK) Ages 8-11
- All of the Above
Four inner-city kids join their "dead-end" middle school math club in an attempt to win a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Based on an actual event.(jF PEAR) Ages 9-13
- Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose
The adventures of a boy whose mother has given him a plot in the community garden become thornier after he clips a rose from the local cemetery.(jF QUAT) Ages 8-10
- The Land
The adventures of a boy whose mother has given him a plot in the community garden become thornier after he clips a rose from the local cemetery. In this prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Paul Logan works many jobs in pursuit of his dream to own land in late 1860s Georgia.(jF TAYL) Ages 12+
- Six Fools
Humorous variant on "The Three Sillies," in which a man travels the world to find three people as foolish as his fiancée and her parents.(j398.2089 THOM) Ages 6-9
Also: Lies and Other Tall Tales (adapted/illustrated by Christopher Myers. j398.2097 MYER)
- John Henry
A modern retelling with realistic watercolor paintings brings new life to this tall tale hero.(j398.21 LEST) Ages 5-9
Also: The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
- Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters
Nine humorous and scary tall tales inspired by the author's childhood memories of family storytelling times.(jF MCKI) Ages 9-12
Also: The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
- Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
A human-sized boy, born into a family of giants, must prove to his parents that he's fine the way he is.(jPS NOLE) Ages 5-8
Also: Big Jabe and Thunder Rose
- The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
Fully illustrated tale from the award-winning collection of American Black folktales of the same name.(j398.2089 HAMI) Ages 6+
Also: Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales
- Langston Hughes
Two Hughes scholars present 26 poems with brief notes as well as a biography of the noted poet.(j811.54 HUGH) Ages 9+
- Ellington Was Not a Street
As a young girl, the author met influential African Americans who came to her home, including Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois and Dizzy Gillespie.(j811.54 STAN) Ages 7-10
- Bronzeville Boys and Girls
Children in a Chicago neighborhood are reintroduced in this newly illustrated collection of poems by a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.(j811.54 BROO) Ages 7-10
- Let It Shine, Three Favorite Spirituals
In his most recent collection of African American spirituals, Bryan uses brilliant cut-paper collages to interpret three well-known songs.(j784.7 LET) Ages 3-8
- I, Too, Sing America
Three centuries of African American history are laid out in 36 poems by 25 poets.(j811.008 I) Ages 9+
- The Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance
Poems and brief biographies of the poets introduce this significant period of artistic achievement by African Americans.(j811.5408 ENTR) Ages 8-11
- Jazz
Here is a poetic father/son tribute to jazz, a companion to their Blues Journey.(j811.54 MYER) Ages 8+
- He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
This well-known spiritual is beautifully illustrated with a San Francisco backdrop.(jPS NELS) Ages 3-8
- Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement
First person accounts, songs, and poems complement this chronicle of black history in America from 1955-1965.(j323.1196 RAPP) Ages 3-8
Also: Free At Last!: Stories and Songs of Emancipation
- Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
Mary McLeod Bethune and Shirley Chisholm are among those highlighted in 10 lively portraits that span African American history.(j323.0923 PINK) Ages 9-13
- This Is the Dream
Both artwork and rhyming text make these examples of segregation understandable for younger children.(j323.1196 SHOR) Ages 6-10
- Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedman clearly sets Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat to a white man in the context of the South and the times.(j323.1196 FREE) Ages 9+
- Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories
The life of this 20th century artist as reflected in his art.(j709.2 BEAR) Ages 7-10
For younger readers: Me and Uncle Romie
- Powerful Words: More Than 200 Years of Extraordinary Writing by African Americans
Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court summary for Brown v Board of Education, Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize acceptance speech, and Lauryn Hill's hip-hop lyrics are included in the 34 selections.(j081.0899 HUDS) Ages 10+
- Drumbeat in Our Feet
Colorful introduction to African dance traditions through the work of the Harlem, New York-based dance troupe Batoto Yetu.(j793.3196 KEEL) Ages 5-10
- The Great Migration: An American Story
A premier African American painter dramatically records the history of his people in art.(j759.13 LAWR) Ages 9+
- Let's Talk About Race
In simple terms that children can understand, Lester explains how we are all the same under our skin.(j305.8009 LEST) Ages 5-10
Also: From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
- The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle For Equal Rights
Handsome photo biography of the renowned singer and her historic 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial.(jB ANDE) Ages 9+
For younger readers: When Marian Sang (Ryan. j780.2 ANDE)
- Rosa
Poetic picture book account that presents both a personal and political view of this remarkable woman.(jB PARK) Ages 5-8
For older readers: Rosa Parks: My Story
- Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
A mail carrier from Savannah, Georgia, Law organized non-violent protests against segregation and worked for better communication between blacks and whites.(jB LAW) Ages 6-9+
- Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
Malcolm X's own words are used to present the often controversial ideas put forth by this crusader for black self-determination.(jB X) Ages 8-11
For older readers: Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary (Myers. jB X)
- Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Introduction to King's life and words, with a chronology and breathtaking collage illustrations.(jB KING) Ages 5-9
For older readers: M.L.K.: Journey of a King (Bolden. jB KING)
- Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America
The daughter of the first African American to play major league baseball tells his life story.(jB ROBI) Ages 9-12
For younger readers:Teammates
- Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth
Picture book glimpse at the life of the freed slave who became a passionate abolitionist.(jB TRUT) Ages 7-10
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Luminous illustrations highlight this account of Tubman's initial escape from slavery and the faith that sustained her.(jB TUBM) Ages 5-9
For older readers: Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad (Petry. jB TUBM)
- Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedman clearly sets Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat to a white man in the context of the South and the times.(j323.1196 FREE) Ages 9+
- Through My Eyes
This autobiography recalls the story of one 6-year-old girl who integrated her neighborhood's all-white school in 1960.(jB BRID) Ages 9+
For younger readers: The Story of Ruby Bridges (Coles. jB BRID)
- 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight From Slavery
An exciting chronicle of the escape of a married slave couple from the deep South to Boston, then to England.(jB CRAF) Ages 10+
Also: Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement


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Low Country Christian Women's Connection
When: 11:30 a.m. today
Where: Hampton Hall Club House
Description: Barbara Gobbs from Jacksonville, Fla., will speak on "Fabulous Freedom." Not having much luck avoiding pitfalls in life? Feel trapped and bound by your circumstances? Come hear a story of how one woman climbed out of the pit to live in total freedom.
Details: Lunch is $24 and must be prepaid by Feb. 10. Make checks payable to "CWC Bluffton" and mail to: Judy Murphy, 52 Hampton Circle, Bluffton, SC 29909. Call 843-705-7950.
Garden Tour art show
When: Through March 16
Where: Hilton Head Branch of the Beaufort County Library, 11 Beach Road
Description: The 2012 All Saints Episcopal Church Garden Tour will host an exhibit of original works of art inspired by gardens. Jurors, including Joyce and Don Nagel, as well as Marilyn Dizikes (winner of the 2011 competition), will select one submission to be featured on the 25th Annual Garden Tour poster. All paintings at the library are for sale with an established percentage of the selling price going to the Garden Tour to benefit its selected charities. The artist for the selected poster will serve as a juror for 2013. There will be hanging space for about 50 works of art.
Details: The library's hours are Monday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Tuesday, 1–8 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday, 1-8 p.m.; Friday, 1-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. The 25th Annual All Saints Garden Tour, "A Potpourri of Gardens," will be held on May 19. For additional information, please call 843-540-9775.
Sea Island Quilters
When: 6 p.m. Thursday
Where: Praise Assembly fellowship hall, 800 Parris Island Gateway, Beaufort
Description: The Sea Island Quilters will meet. Members will present their "Challenge Quilts" depicting Women's Words of Wisdom.
Facial rejuvenation
When: Noon-1 p.m. Thursday
Where: Bluffton-Okatie Outpatient Center conference room Description: Dr. Fred Weniger, board certified, plastic/reconstructive surgeon, will host an education seminar on "Look Your Best - Facial Rejuvenation." Join in a discussion on facial aging: the loss of skin elasticity and firmness, sagging tissue, and increased wrinkles, skin folds, and jowls. These signs of aging can make us look older than we feel.
Details: To register, call 877-582-2737. A heart healthy lunch is available to purchase for $5.
Relay Rocks
The Chart House
When: 5-7 p.m. Thursday
Where: The Chart House, 2 Hudson Road Hilton Head
Description: Happy Hour fundraiser to benefit Relay For Life Hilton Head
Details: $20 donation for drinks and appetizers. For more information, call 843-757-7450, email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to www.relayforlife.org/hiltonheadsc.
Kirby speaks to vets
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Pinckney Hall auditorium
Description: Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Ron Kirby of Bluffton will be the guest speaker at the Sun City Veterans Association. Kirby is a recognized motivational speaker on leadership development. His presentation will be what the current generation thinks about our military veterans. Also Marine veteran Larry Della Vecchia, along with Sun City residents Irene Reed and Kim Laughlin of the Community Theater, will perform comedy sketches.
Details: All are welcome, especially veterans.
Fund for Hope
Silent Auction
When: 6-8 p.m. Friday
Where: Hampton Hall Club, 170 Hampton Hall Blvd., Bluffton
Description: This is a fundraiser for Michelle McKeon who is fighting Stage III Neurological Lyme Disease, a life-threatening condition. Doctors recommend she go to a clinic in Germany for special treatments. The auction goal is to raise $25,000 for treatment plus other expenses.
Details: Among the items are pieces of high value art, a wine tasting party, food baskets, spa items, restaurant gifts, nursery gift certificates, membership to a gym, tons of golf packages for places like Sea Pines, Berkeley Hall and Callawassie, and pet items. Go to www.fundforhope.bbnow.org for information on the disease.
May River Theatre Co.
When: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25, March 2-3; 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 and March 4
Where: Ulmer Theatre, City Hall, Bluffton
Description: The May River Theatre Co. Inc.'s final production of it's 10th season is a reprise of the great musical comedy "I Love You — You're Perfect — Now Change."
Details: Tickets are $20 and can be charged to Visa, Mastercard, Discovery or American Express. Reserved seating can be purchased from Jan. 23-Feb. 20 by calling 815-5581. Box office hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Go to www.mayriverhteatre.com Or by calling the home office at 837-7798.
Poetry seminar
When:10 a.m.-noon Saturday
Where: ARTworks, 2127 Boundary Street, Beaufort.
Description: The Ant & the Elephant: a poetry seminar that "reduces the poem from Britannica to Pocket Book" with Starkey Flythe Jr., presented by the Poetry Society of South Carolina
Details: The seminar is $10 for PSSC members and $15 for non-members. To register, contact PSSC at http://poetrysocietysc.org and email@example.com. Call 379-2787.
Bowling for Butterflies
When: 1-3 p.m. Saturday
Where: AMF Lanes, 1140 Ribaut Road, Beaufort
Description: United Hospice, Ribaut Lanes and a number of local sponsors are teaming up to help raise money to send local children who have lost a loved one to Camp Cocoon, a bereavement camp. Free bowling and other fun activities will be available to the entire community. Tickets can be purchased for door prize giveaways such as a 42" flat screen TV, free round of golf and a vacation rental weekend. You don't have to present to win the prizes.
Details: To make a donation, purchase door prize tickets or for more information, call LaChelle Funk at 843-522-0476.
Mary Green Chorale
for NAMI
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church, 3001 Meeting Street, Hilton Head Island.
Description: The Mary Green Chorale will present its debut concert, "This Shining Night…A Midwinter Celebration," to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Beaufort County. Mary Woodmansee Green has assembled 36 highly regarded and experienced singers from the Lowcountry to form The Mary Green Chorale. A mainstay in the Island's music community, Maestra Green is most known in the Lowcountry for her work as music director and conductor of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra from 1998-2011. The concert will include music of Bach, Barber, Bernstein and Ramirez and feature soprano Laura Sutton Floyd, tenor Alan Lathan and baritones Richard Johnson and Thomas Vasil. Jonathan Davis will accompany, joined by Russell Floyd and David Kimbell. Proceeds from the concert will benefit NAMI including the targeted outreach to Veterans and military families.
Details: Ticket prices are $25 for general admission, $35 for reserved row seating, and $75 "Angel" ticket which includes preferred seating, reserved parking and an exclusive after-concert party. Balcony seating is available for students for $5. Tickets may be purchased from NAMI at 843-681-2200 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Temple Veil
When: 10 a.m. Sunday
Where: Resurrection Christian Community Church, 296 Spanish Wells Road, Hilton Head Island
Description: DeRock, a Texas native from Dallas-Fort Worth, and Brysson, from a northern Ohio farm, will perform away from their performances as members of a touring hard rock band. With all rock and roll persona's aside, no glamour or flair, Temple Veil is stripped down, acoustic, raw and real.
Details: Free. 843-689-3625 or go to www.resurrectionccc.org
'Alice in Wonderland'
When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25; 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 23-24
Where: Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts, 10 Wilburn Road.
Description: Main Street Youth Theatre presents the classic tale, adapted from Lewis Carroll by Madge Miller and directed by Gail Westerfield. Twenty-three children ranging in ages from 5-15 act, sing and do a little dancing.
Details: Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Adult tickets are $15 and student tickets are $5. Go to www.msyt.org or call 843-689-MAIN.
'March of the Penguins
When: 5:30 p.m. Monday
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church, 3001 Meeting St., Hilton Head Island
Description: The film "March of the Penguins" will b e shown as part of a multi-generational evening of kid-friendly food and film. This 2005 documentary family film explores the annual journey of Emperor penguins as they march to their traditional breeding ground. The evening begins with a dinner of hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, pizza, fruit/cheese/veggies, and salad with beverages. Once everyone is served, the movie will begin. Attendees will eat during the movie, with the entire program concluding by 7:30 p.m.
Details: To register for the dinner and two-part movie series, call the parish office at 681-8333.
Red Cross Training
When: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Palmetto Service Center, 59 Sheridan Park Circle, Bluffton
Description: Free Red Cross New Volunteer Orientation and Disaster Services Overview Training is being offered.
Details: For more information or to register call 843-757-7437 or go to www.lowcountryredcross.org.
On writing
When: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday
Where: ARTworks, 2127 Boundary Street, Beaufort.
Description: Author C. Hope Clark will speak on writing and "A Lowcountry Bribe," her newly released novel. Clark will sign copies of her new mystery, and give a presentation on the numerous ways of "finding the motivational and financial means to write," based on her extensive experience as founder of FundsforWriters.com. The event is presented by Beaufort ProWriters.
Details: Tickets are $10 at the door and in advance by calling 379-2787. Go to www.artworksinbeaufort.org.
American Revolution Roundtable
When: Noon Feb. 23
Where: Colleton River Plantation Club, 60 Colleton Drive, Bluffton
The featured speaker, following the luncheon, is David Reuwer, a well-known Charleston attorney and an articulate historian. Reuwer is also an adjunct professor of historic preservation at the College of Charleston. He will be speaking on "The Importance of the Battle of Eutaw Springs."
Details: The cost is $22.50 for ARRT-SC members and $30 for guests. The luncheon will be preceded by a social gathering at 11:30 a.m. For more information or to make reservations please call 705-7575.
International Chili Society Cookoff
When: Feb. 25
Where: Tanger 2 Outlet Center
Description: The first RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF will benefit Bluffton Self Help Inc. a United Way Agency and is named to represent the Bluffton Self Help Inc. red apron logo. There are openings for more than 20 cooks in each of the four plus "People's Choice" where the spectators pick a winner. The sanctioned categories are The Competitive Red, The Chili Verde, Salsa and the Homestyle Chili Cookoff.
The Competitive Red sanctioned chili cookoff follows the rules of the ICS and is defined as any kind of meat or combination of meats, cooked with red chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients, with the exception of beans and pasta which are strictly forbidden.
Details: For more information about the cookoff and to participate contact Lili Coleman at Bluffton Self Help Inc., email email@example.com or call Bluffton Self Help at 843-757-8000. Registration will also be available at www.Blufftonselfhelp.org.
Hilton Head Shore Notes
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 25
Where: Hilton Head High School Visual & Performing Arts Center
Description: The women's a cappella chorus presents "Razzle Dazzle 'Em!" directed by Beth Green. Featured guests are the Hilton Head Plantation Big Band and The Vocal Jazz Project.
Details: Tickets are $15 and available at Burke's Pharmacy, Pretty Papers, Markel's and All Four Paws. A portion of the profits will be donated to the musical enrichment program at Memory Matters. Go to www.hiltonheadshorenotes.com.
Mark Twain's Final Tour
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; 3 p.m. Feb. 26
Where: ARTworks, 2127 Boundary St., Beaufort
Description: "Rare, Rich & Racy" - Stan Gill presents a portrayal of America 's most magnificent humorist, author Mark Twain. At the turn of the 20th century, Mark Twain toured the globe in a speaking tour. These controversial events gave his public new insight into America 's most beloved author and humorist, as does his newly released autobiography.
Details: Tickets are $17. Call 843-379-2787 or go to www.artworksinbeaufort.org.
Firehouse chili
When: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 26
Where: Bluffton Township Fire District, 357 Fording Island Road, Bluffton
Description: Enjoy a chili dinner at the Bluffton firehouse. Visitors can also tour the fire station and take a peek at the fire trucks after eating their dinner in the fire station. All funds raised will benefit the Bluffton Firefighters Auxiliary which supports the fire department throughout the year by providing much needed drinks and snacks for first responders on serious incidents and calls among other things.
Details: Cost is $7 per adult and $5 for children or seniors over 65, and includes chili, corn bread, dessert and drink. Take out will also be available. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the district's headquarters station or at the door the day of the event.
When: 6 p.m. Feb. 28
Where: Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort campus, Bldg. 23.
Description: The Beaufort Branch of American Association of University Women guest speaker will be Chris Taggart, the director of the Born to Read Program.
Details. Call Diana Steele, president, at 522-2796 or email email@example.com.
Leap into Jazz
When: Noon Feb. 29
Where: The Jazz Corner, The Village at Wexford, Hilton Head Island
Description: The Leadership Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Alumni Association is hosting a Leap Day Luncheon featuring jazz multi-instrumentalist Bob Masteller and pianist-composer Martin Lesch. The luncheon is open to all Leadership alumni, their guests and all jazz enthusiasts.
Details: Tickets are $25 for Leadership Alumni members and $30 for non-members. Leadership alumni membership applications will be available at the door. Reservations are requested by Feb. 24. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Junior Jazz Foundation. Reservations may be made by mailing a check to: Leadership Hilton Head–Bluffton Alumni Association, c/o Paul Gibson, Treasurer, 55 Old Fort Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. Call 843-363-4032.
Cooking classes
When: 9:30 a.m.-noon March 3 and April 7
Where: A state-of-the-art teaching kitchen on Hilton Head Island.
Description: The Technical College of the Lowcountry and Hilton Head Health Culinary Arts Center present totally hands-on classes in Dessert 101, Knife Skills & Culinary Basics 102 and Local Cuisine 103.
Details: Cost of each class is $150. For more information or to register, call 843-525-8205.
Fire yard sale
When: 8 a.m.-noon March 10
Where: Bluffton Township Fire District Station 30, corner of Burnt Church and Bridge roads, Bluffton
Description: Tired of looking at all those outgrown toys, clothes and excess clutter? Donate your items to Bluffton Firefighters Auxiliary for the yard sale.
Details: All items may be dropped off at Station 30. Items can also be taken to the Bluffton Firefighters Auxiliary Chili Dinner from 11:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Come and have dinner with the firefighters.
Vienna Boys Choir
When: 8 p.m. March 17
Where: Holy Family Catholic Church, 24 Pope Ave., Hilton Head Island
Description: Known for their clarity of sound, diversity of repertoire, humor and musical excellence the Hilton Head Choral Society is excited and proud to host this internationally acclaimed choral ensemble.
Details: Preferred seating is $35, available on line at hiltonheadchoralsociety.org or by phone 843-341-3818. General admission is $30, available at Burke's Pharmacy, Hilton Head Plantation; Pretty Papers & Gifts, Wexford Place; Christie's Hallmark, Barnes & Noble Center and Belfair Towne Center; Markel's, Kittie's Crossing; at the door on night of performance.
'Catholic School Girls'
When: 7:30 p.m. March 22-24 and 29-31; 3 p.m. March 25 and April 1
Where: ARTworks, 2127 Boundary St., Beaufort
Description: In this satire of Catholic school life in the 1960s, four actresses play the nuns and the first through eighth grade girls at St. George's School in Yonkers. An amusing portrait of girls maturing to the threshold of adolescence delightfully emerges, as they experience bonds of friendship, reprimands from authority figures, pressures from home, as well as the Beatles, the Addams Family, the Supremes and the election of a Catholic president. Between scenes of the classrooms, monologues give free rein to the students' decidedly secular ambitions.
Details: Tickets are $17 and online at http://www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org; March 22 and 29 are "pay-what-you-can" performances ($5 minimum).
'The Magic of Mozart'
When: 8 p.m. March 30
Where: First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island
Description: Revel in the magic of Mozart when the Hilton Head Choral Society chorus, orchestra and soloists present "Missa Solemnis in C," the last piece of church music the composer wrote before leaving Salzburg and moving permanently to Vienna. In addition to this short musical gem, the evening repertoire will feature the sparkling Regina Coeli, choruses from three Mozart operas and some very charming Austrian folk dances.
Ticket info: Preferred seating is $25, available on line at hiltonheadchoralsociety.org or by phone 843-341-3818. General admission is $20, available at Burke's Pharmacy, Hilton Head Plantation; Pretty Papers & Gifts, Wexford Place; Christie's Hallmark, Barnes & Noble Center and Belfair Towne Center; Markel's, Kittie's Crossing; at the door on night of performance.
Coast Guard Auxiliary
When: 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month
Where: BJWSA Community Room, S.C. 170 and Snake Road/Callawassie Drive, Okatie.
Description: Beaufort-Jasper Flotilla 070-10-01 welcomes new members. Learn how to help keep the waters safe by assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in various inspections, courses and search and rescue missions.
Details: Call Tom Sellers at 705-7174, email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to http://a0701001.wow.uscgaux.info.
Bereavement Group
When: 5 p.m. every Tuesday
Where: Summit Place of Beaufort, 1119 Pick Pocket Plantation Drive, Beaufort
Description: Tidewater Hospice and Summit Place have joined together to offer a weekly bereavement group. This free forum will provide help to people who have experienced a loss and would like support and information associated with grief and bereavement.
Details: Call Marie James, MA, Tidewater Hospice, at 757-9388.
Old Town Dispensary
When: 8-11 p.m., every Friday
Where: Calhoun Street, Bluffton.
Description: J. Howard Duff performs his brand of Lowcountry blues and rock 'n' roll.
Bluffton Relax-and-Create Meetup Group
When: 10:30 a.m., on first Saturdays
Where: Each Other's Muse Studios, 19 Buckingham Plantation Drive, Bluffton.
Description: Join for creative, art-orientated, no-pressure fun. Go to www.meetup.com/Bluffton-Relax-and-Create/.
Second Fridays Music at noon
When: Noon Friday
Where: St. Luke's Church, 50 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head
Description: A recital given by members of the Low Country Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Details: The performance is free and open to the public. Contact email@example.com.


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Entry requirements
You are normally required to have a good undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent from a university outside the UK). However, our participants come with a variety of relevant legal and non-legal experience and all applicants are considered on individual merit.
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
* Study legal aspects of the oil and gas industry alongside international commercial law
* Choose from modules offered by the School of Law, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science, and Henley Business School
* Leads to careers in the oil and gas industry, government agencies, international courts and tribunals, multinational corporations, law firms, and academia (subject to further study)
Law at Reading
The University of Reading School of Law is a leading UK law school with a world-class reputation and global outlook.
We were ranked 10th for research intensity in the most recent national assessment, with 100% of our research judged to be of international standing.[1]
We offer a dynamic and international learning environment. Our teaching is supported by first-class research conducted by renowned experts across the main fields of national, European and international law.
Our Centre for Commercial Law and Financial Regulation is a forum for conducting research and disseminating knowledge on international commercial law. You will also benefit from our strong links with the Graduate Institute of Political and International Studies, Henley Business School, and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Centre.
Students on the Global Law LLM programmes benefit from links with the Walker Institute, the School of Politics, Economics and International Relations, the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, and with Global Law at Reading (GLAR). Based at the School of Law, GLAR is a research hub that offers networking, conference and work experience opportunities.
Alongside your core subjects, there will be career development and co-curricular opportunities and a series of guest lectures by practitioners.
We offer double master's programmes with a wide range of leading partner universities worldwide, including Peking University and Renmin University in China, ALBA in Greece, MGIMO in Russia, Hanyang University in South Korea, and CYCU and National Taipei University in Taiwan.
[1] Research Excellence Framework, 2014.
Information for international students
IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent).
Fees and funding
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
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The past 10 days have seen an immense range of stories leapfrog to the forefront of New York sports fans' collective consciousness. In no particular order, with some analysis and commentary mixed in…
• The Yankees slashed prices for the primo seats, an altruistic move that still leaves many of us thinking, "You know, you have your own network, and it's on my cable system. I'll contribute to your bottom line that way and I won't feel like I got stabbed in the wallet."
• Alex Rodriguez did everything necessary in extended spring training and returned to the lineup Friday. He punctuated the return with a home run on the first pitch he saw, thus fulfilling his job as the media-anointed savior of the team's season. He proceeded to go 1-for-10 with two strikeouts in the remainder of the series, and perhaps fearing aggravating the hip injury, didn't hustle down the line to run out a ground ball, thus reclaiming his role as the team's most prominent punching bag.
• The Yankees lost two straight to the Red Sox at home and have lost the first five meetings of the season. (Sound the alarms! Head for the hills! There's no way the Yankees can win the division without beating the Red Sox! Except that they can, and they have. In 2004, the Yankees went 1-6 in their first seven games against the BoSox, ended up losing the season series 8-11 and still finished 101-61 to win the American League East by three games.)
• Joba Chamberlain 1: His mother was arrested for allegedly selling crystal meth to an undercover officer. Following Chamberlain's own brushes with the law during the offseason, it stood to reason that the tabloids attacked this story like starving coyotes. It's remarkable that he was able to pitch at all given the negative attention he received.
• Joba Chamberlain 2: Flash back to Aug. 13, 2007. Chamberlain struck out Orioles first baseman Aubrey Huff in a crucial late-inning at-bat to end the inning and in the heat of the moment pumped his fist in exultation. Yesterday, following a three-run home run in the first inning that gave the O's a 3-1 lead, Huff mocked Chamberlain's emotional outburst with his own fist pump, first while rounding first base, and again when crossing home plate. Apparently, Mr. Huff holds grudges. Thanks to the New York Daily News's headline, "MOCKING BIRD" with a photo of the home-plate celebration, this story will have wings when Baltimore comes to the Bronx next week. Even better, as it currently stands, Chamberlain is due to start in the series finale on Thursday the 21st. Get ready for a rash of redux stories leading up to that game.
• Mariano Rivera surrendered back-to-back home runs for the first time in his career last Wednesday night, a clear signal that something is wrong. Maybe.
• The team as a whole. The Yankees are 15-16 through 31 games, and some rabid fans (the "Spoiled Set," as Michael Kay likes to call them; the group of fans between ages 18-30 that only knows first-place finishes for the Yankees) are calling for Joe Girardi's head. As in the above note on the Red Sox, some context is required. The Yankees' records through 31 games this decade:
2000: 22-9 (finished 87-74, won AL East)
2001: 18-13 (finished 95-65, won AL East)
2002: 18-13 (finished 103-58, won AL East)
2003: 23-8 (finished 101-61, won AL East)
2004: 18-13 (finished 101-61, won AL East)
2005: 12-19 (finished 95-67, won AL East)
2006: 19-12 (finished 97-65, won AL East)
2007: 15-16 (finished 94-68, won AL Wild Card)
2008: 15-16 (finished 89-73, missed playoffs)
2009: 15-16 (finish TBD)
No one is going to make excuses for the team with the billion dollar stadium and the highest payroll, least of all your trusted scribes here at the Banter. Looking at the last three years — including 2009 — it should be noted that similar issues of injury, age, and woes throughout the pitching staff have befallen the Yankees.


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The year 2011 was not full of happy endings at the movies. Unlike in the previous year, when a monarch with a stutter (The King's Speech) battled a hugely ambitious geek (The Social Network), the new crop told quieter, less triumphant stories and provided intimate portrayals of individuals who were usually struggling and often lost. If you believe, as I do, that films echo the mood of the culture, the year's characters bear this theory out: We're living in a cautious, alienated, somewhat depressed time. Frustration and disappointment are rampant; the economy is a mess, no politician appears trustworthy, and uncertainty prevails.
Instead of a fearless royal determined to lead his people, we saw Brad Pitt as an enraged father in The Tree of Life and as a failed golden boy–turned–baseball manager out to save his team in Moneyball. The fact that both characters push and pull—and, ultimately, fall short—seems to be the point. Pitt, the quintessential movie star, the embodiment of all things American, now perfectly evokes the pain of men everywhere: the startling realization that, after a lifetime of believing otherwise, your best may no longer be good enough.
Similarly, Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary in Young Adult is lost in her past glory. While she can still shine like the beautiful dream girl she used to be in high school, present-day Mavis is, for the most part, a walking disaster: She drinks, she's delusional, and—most interesting—she has no real desire to change. George Clooney's character in The Descendants, in contrast, shows subtle signs of growing up. The film is about a man coming to terms with his relationships—with his wife, who is in a coma, and with his two estranged young daughters—and the shock of learning that his wife had been having an affair. And yet The Descendants is not about wrongs righted or familial breakthroughs. Instead, the film is about forgiveness—small acts of understanding that pass, these days, for hope.
That search for compassion is perhaps most vividly articulated in The Help, a movie about black maids in the American South in the sixties. Viola Davis gives a heartbreaking performance as Aibileen, a woman who has dedicated her life to caring for white families. When she's fired at the end of the film, Aibileen walks into the unknown with a mix of joy and trepidation.
Although they live in vastly different worlds, nearly all the characters in these movies suffer from a swirl of complex desires and fears. Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar is both emboldened and hampered by his refusal of intimacy; Tilda Swinton in We Need to Talk About Kevin is tangled in a web of guilt and love with her monstrous son; Gary Oldman in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is simultaneously driven and depressed by his pursuit of a traitor.
And so on. For this portfolio, we picked 20 performers, each of whom has brilliantly inhabited a role that speaks to this moment in time. One of the most delightful depictions of the current emotional climate is Jean Dujardin's in The Artist. He plays a silent-movie star named George Valentin, who is unwilling to adjust to talkies. Like individuals everywhere who feel replaced by the innovations of the modern world, he fights the system. He loses.
But the movie does have a kind of uplift at the end: Valentin makes a certain accommodation that allows him to return to the spotlight. His role in films will never be the same—he will never be the kind of star he was—but he is back. While it is not the future Valentin imagined or expected, it is the future he will have to accept. And that, in today's world, passes for a happy ending.
Pitt: Grooming by Jean Black.