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MyTypeDesign necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 131 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
Need a logo for a personality application on Facebook called "MyType" (http://apps.facebook.com/my-type/). Our suggested approach is a single puzzle piece graphic - see the brief for an example - and a distinctive, custom font for the word "MyType".
MyType is a personality app: you can get insights into yourself after answering questionnaires, rate your friends' personalities, meet people with your favorite types of personalities, discuss personality with others, etc. You can check out the app here: http://apps.facebook.com/my-type/
We're currently using this "logo": http://screencast.com/t/9MM2a251, which looks like crap. This one is better: http://screencast.com/t/Pf1j0L6cU, but I think it's kind of generic. The font is boring.
We like the idea of using a puzzle piece graphic, and we'd like a distinctive font (ideally with custom touches) for the word "MyType". By "distinctive" we mean the way Facebook's logo font is distinctive - we're not looking for wacky or overly stylized fonts. The logo should seem serious, perhaps with a hint of fun. We're open to a different type of graphic or none at all if you think you have something truly special up your sleeve, but the "safe" bet is to stick with the puzzle piece theme.
- A basic, distinctive logo. For the icon, think Apple. For the font, think Facebook. In both cases, "simple yet distinctive" is the mantra.
- Currently our base color is blue (#004080). We're not stuck on this color, but we're comfortable with it.
- Bonus points if you include a matching icon that can be no larger than 16px by 16px. If your logo includes a graphic that still makes visual sense when shrunk to this size, great! If not, which is likely, please use a simplification of the graphic or a representative component for the icon. (Facebook's "f" graphic is an example.)
- It should not be complex. We're not looking for fancy effects or lots of colors. Please no detailed images either. With that said, we don't want boring either. A few nice touches will be required to make it distinctive.
- It should not have any details that would be lost if scaled down to around 140px by 40px (about as small as we would go, but there's a good chance we'll start with something double that size)
- Please no background effects.
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Are domestic violence and abuse one and the same?Contrary to popular belief domestic abuse and violence aren't one and the same. Any attempts by a person intimately involved in a marital relationship or any other type of intimate bonding at overpowering the other are known as domestic abuse. Both the purposes of domestic violence and abuse are the same and that is gaining and maintaining complete control over one's partner. Playing fair is unheard of by an abuser. An abuser would rather resort to instilling feelings of guilt, shame, and intimidation, in particular, to dislodge one's partner and do whatever it takes to ensure that the partner feels subjugated. Both domestic violence and abuse may occur to anyone indiscriminately. Abuse occurs as much in heterosexual relationships as it does in same-sex marriages regardless of age group, ethnicity, and economic background. While women are more often than not victimized, men too are abused verbally and emotionally. The crux of the matter is that abusive manners are not acceptable for anyone without exceptions. One deserves to be valued, honored, and feel safe and secure.Domestic abuse could be potentially escalating to outright violence from what starts as mere threats and verbal slur. Although the danger of physical injury owing to domestic violence looms and lurks as the obvious danger, the consequences of emotional and psychological abuse are the starkest. Emotional abuse for one's self-worth can be destructive, lead to or cause anxiety and depression, and make one helpless and lonely. Not even one's enemy should undergo similar pain. One's first step is to break the shackles of an abusive and possibly violent relationship as one should not have to endure the excruciating pain of such a relationship. A step in the right direction in such situations is not to be in a state of denial that one is indeed in an abusive relationship. Signs of an abusive relationshipThere are various pointers of an abusive relationship, and the most telling one is fear of one's partner. If one feels as though one has to walk on eggshells; whatever one says or does is under the scanner to avoid a blow-up—chances are one's relationship is abusive and unhealthy. Included among other signs are a partner belittling or controlling the other partner and the other partner driven to the point of self-loathing, helplessness, and desperation.Emotional abuse: It's a bigger problem than you thinkPhysical violence is not a part and parcel of an abusive relationship at all times. Simply because one isn't bruised and battered doesn't necessarily mean one is not in an abusive relationship. Men and women alike suffer from emotional abuse, which is as destructive as physical abuse. Unfortunately, emotional abuse is often underrated or overlooked even by the victim.The intent of emotional abuse is to chip away at one's feelings of independence and self-worth leaving one feeling defeated or have that defeatist mentality of succumbing to one's abusive partner as there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Abusive behavior is a choiceNotwithstanding what the beliefs of many people are, domestic violence and abuse do not occur because of an abuser losing control over their normal behavior. As a matter of fact, abusive and violent behavior is a choice made on purpose for gaining control. A variety of tactics are used by perpetrators for exerting their power and manipulating their victims.Click here to connect to Vidhikarya's registered expert divorce lawyers for further legal advice in this regard.
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Advice for Women who get DivorcedBeing a woman, emotions run high. Emotions have to be put aside though when dealing with divorce and one has to think logically one step at a time about what may be the cost from a financial, social and legal perspective. Get Acquainted – Most women, in India, in particular, view marriages as long-lasting. If one were to believe this, then it's also true that husbands take care of or get involved in financial matters rather than the wife. In fact, wives are much relieved that their husbands are looking after financial matters. In other words, husbands are entrusted with financial matters. This financial dependence of wives on their husbands leads to financial insecurity when women get divorced. Therefore what wives need to do is get their facts in regards to finances right including income of one's husband, tax-payments, loan installments, fixed deposits, credit balance and disposition, bank accounts and monthly bills.Income apart – It's a blunder ignoring marital properties and assets including jewelry, car, and insurance policies. All these assets effectively provide financial support while ascertaining alimony and child support. Wives ought to monitor their husband's stocks and mutual funds investments. Nonetheless, Indian women aren't aware of what their rights are and are oftentimes fooled by their scheming husbands. Indian women ought to track all the resources of their husbands and not have any feelings of guilt for spying.Maintenance – While one is getting ready for divorce, and in the process, a lawyer is hired, it will burn a hole in the pocket quicker than one may realize. Although one's family may be supportive, it's always a good idea to inquire about the maintenance from the courts. In India, it's not much about fulfilling the needs of a divorcing woman than it's about other aspects including the husband's willingness to cooperate. Indian law nonetheless has provisions for the maintenance of Indian women while they may await divorce.One's contribution should be valued – Oftentimes women get emotionally as well as financially attached to their home as they get involved in the building of it. However, they may lose it all once one's marriage is falling apart. According to Hindu law, women have the right to not part with items both moveable and immoveable, to herself even after the marriage has fallen apart.Evidenced Communication – It's absolutely vital to ensure that any sort of communication written and unwritten such as letters and phone calls are recorded to present as evidence in a court of law strengthening one's case against one's husband. If any sort of threat or abuse is recorded through verbal and/or non-verbal communication then that would further strengthen a female spouse's case against her male spouse. Indian women, however, typically are deeply respectful towards their husbands and their families and owing to the entrenched belief that dragging the family name in court would amount to slander on the honor of her husband's family, oftentimes they refrain from resorting to taking appropriate retaliatory measures. Indian women ought to bear in mind that once divorced they would break all ties with her former husband's family and therefore they ought to worry less about her ex-husband's family and think more about starting a new life. Be Independent – The vast majority of Indian women quit their jobs once they get married; that is assuming they had a job prior to marriage. It could very well be that they did not pursue a career even before marriage, however, that is a highly unlikely occurrence these days. There are also instances of women giving up their careers to cater to the needs of their husbands or society or family. As and when women are at crossroads they ought to reevaluate their options and opt for resuming their career by brushing up their talents and skills that one believes one can earn one's bread. Working in addition to giving financial independence, which is a major advantage. Many doors would open as women start working as they can find a roof over their heads. Women ought to accept the financial support of their family temporarily if it's offered.Oftentimes women are distraught at the thought of getting divorced and think more with their heart than their head. In other words, they fail to think rationally and rather tend to think emotionally. As an upshot, the impending or upcoming divorce is neglected and as a result, they are wholly unprepared until they are both financially and emotionally ruined. A divorce can be stressful as well as emotionally and financially taxing on any woman. Therefore ensuring that one has adequate financial support once divorced.Click here to connect to Vidhikarya's registered expert divorce lawyers for further legal advice in this regard.
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A hardline Islamist party normally allied to Egypt's president joined the liberal opposition on Wednesday in calling for a national unity government as part of a plan aimed at ending the eruption of political violence that has shaken the country and left more than 60 dead.
The unusual joint call puts further pressure on Islamist President Mohammed Morsi a day after the head of the armed forces warned that Egypt could collapse unless the country's feuding political factions reconcile.
The warning by Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was to both sides but was seen as an implicit criticism of Morsi, who has been unable to contain the unrest through an attempted firm hand. Morsi's declaration of a month-long state of emergency and a curfew in three of the cities hardest hit by unrest has been overtly defied by the cities' residents.
Seeking to build momentum from the military's comments, Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the main liberal opposition National Salvation Front, called on Wednesday for a broad national dialogue grouping Morsi's government, the Muslim Brotherhood, the ultraconservative Salafis and — in a nod to the generals' role — the military.
The opposition has depicted the mayhem as a backlash against Islamists' insistence on monopolizing power and as evidence that the Brotherhood and its allies are unable to manage the country on their own. The past week has seen protester attacks on police stations and government buildings, fierce clashes with security forces, shootings at protester funerals, cut-offs of railroads, mass marches and a virtual outright revolt in the Suez Canal city of Port Said.
Officials in the president's office and the Brotherhood, in turn, have accused the opposition of condoning or even instigating violence in a bid to thwart Islamists' repeated election victories. Morsi has invited the opposition to a dialogue, but the Front and most other parties refused, seeing his talks as window-dressing.
Unity government?
On Wednesday, the Salafi al-Nour Party joined the Salvation Front in an initiative calling for a national unity government — effectively eroding the Muslim Brotherhood's grip on decision-making —and for the amending of contentious articles of the Islamist-backed constitution.
For weeks, Morsi and the Brotherhood have ignored the Front's repeated calls for a unity government. On Wednesday, Morsi dismissed the need for one, pointing out that a new government would be formed anyway after parliamentary elections expected in a few months. He downplayed the significance of the explosion of violence.
"What is happening now in Egypt is natural in nations experiencing a shift to democracy," Morsi told reporters during a brief visit to Germany on Wednesday. "Nations take time to stabilize and in some countries that took many years. It has only been two years inEgypt and, God willing, things will stabilize soon."
The unrest at home forced Morsi to truncate a planned visit to Europe, cancelling a Paris leg and reducing his Berlin visit to a few hours to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, after which he was returning home.
Al-Nour and the Front make odd partners
Salafis in general have strongly backed Morsi in the crisis and regularly denounced the liberal and secular opposition, accusing them of trying to reverse Islamists' election victories and of trying to prevent Egypt from being ruled by sharia, or Islamic law. The party's move may be aimed at distancing itself from Morsi's Brotherhood ahead of the parliament elections.
After meeting with leaders from the Front, al-Nour chief Younis Makhyoun said, "We are considered Islamists, and we are from the Islamic current but when we work for the sake of national reconciliation, we have to be neutral ... Egypt for all Egyptians."
Egypt must not be ruled "by a single faction... but there must be a real partnership in decision-making and administration," he told reporters.
Meanwhile, two more protesters were killed Wednesday when they were hit with birdshot during clashes with police near Cairo's Tahrir Square, a security official said, as violence continued for the seventh day. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press.
Violence has spiraled after first erupting in Cairo on eve of last Friday's second anniversary of the uprising that toppled authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak. It since spread around the country, with the worst violence in the Suez Canal city of Port Said, which has virtually declared itself in revolt against Morsi's government. Nile Delta provinces have also witnessed street clashes and riots in front of state institutions, but no deaths reported.
In response, Morsi declared a 30-day state of emergency and night curfew in Port Said and two other Canal cities, Suez and Ismailiya, and their surrounding provinces.
Defying curfew
But every night since it went into effect, tens of thousands of residents in the city have defied the curfew with nighttime rallies and marches, chanting against Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, which forms the backbone of his rule.
Faced with the anger, Morsi authorized governors of the three provinces to either cancel or limit curfew hours. All three governments did so, reducing the curfew to four hours in Port Said, three hours in Ismailiya and six hours in Suez, down from seven hours.
Youth groups have called for mass rallies on Friday to march to the presidential palace in Cairo to demand an end to Morsi's rule.
On Wednesday, security forces arrested five masked protesters suspected to belong to the Black Bloc, a group of protesters who wear masks and claim to "defend the revolution" against Islamists. The governments and state media have depicted them as dangerous thugs fueling violence against police and state institutions. Top prosecutor Talaat Abdullah ordered a day earlier that all members of the group be arrested on sight.
In a tweet, ElBaradei called for an immediate meeting between Morsi, the defense and interior ministers, the Brotherhood's political party, Salafi parties and the National Salvation Front "to take urgent steps to stop the violence and start a serious dialogue."
He said stopping the violence is the priority, but stuck by the front's previous conditions for holding a dialogue — that Morsi form a national unity government and form a commission to amend contentious articles of the Islamist-backed constitution.
Calls for neutrality
The joint initiative with al-Nour calls for the replacement of the controversial top prosecutor, who was appointed by Morsi, and the "neutrality of state institutions" — a reference to accusations the Brotherhood and Salafis are trying to dominate national bodies. It also calls for a commission to amend contentious constitutional articles.
Al-Nour underwent a period of internal fighting that ended with election of new leader, after the party's founder split and formed a new party. The party is the second biggest political force, securing a quarter of the seats in the lower house of parliament in elections in late 2011. The lower house was since disbanded by a court order and new elections are expected within a few months.
"Clearly there are real divisions within the Islamist bloc and they are not on the same page," said Osama el-Ghazali Harb, member of the opposition and a political scientist. "Everyone feels that the situation is escalating and reaching a dangerous level. The country fracturing and there is violence everywhere."


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AFP – Moscow – North Korea has said it cannot assure the safety of embassies in Pyongyang after April 10, and has urged Britain, Russia and other European nations to evacuate diplomatic staff amid soaring nuclear tensions.
Countries across Europe on Friday reported receiving a letter suggesting they pull out of Pyongyang, as an increasingly bellicose North Korea moved two mid-range missiles to its east coast.
"Their communication said that from April 10, the North Korean government would be unable to guarantee the safety of embassies and international organisations in the country in the event of conflict," a spokeswoman for Britain's Foreign Office said.
"Our understanding is that the North Koreans were asking whether embassies are intending to leave, rather than advising them to leave."
Britain was considering its next steps, she said, while reminding North Korea of its responsibilities under the Vienna Convention to protect diplomatic missions.
Russia, which has relatively close ties with North Korea, also received the missive.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was in close contact with its partners including China over the suggestion..
"The suggestion was made to all embassies in Pyongyang and we are trying to clarify the situation," Russian news agencies quoted Lavrov as saying on a visit to Uzbekistan.
"We are in close contact with our Chinese partners as well as the Americans", and all participants in the frozen six-party talks process seeking peace on the peninsula, he added.
He said there were "many factors" that needed clarification.
The spokesman of the Russian embassy in Pyongyang, Denis Samsonov, told Russian news agencies that a representative of the North Korean foreign ministry "suggested that the Russian side examine the question of evacuating the employees of the Russian embassy."
He said the mission had taken note of the information and was working normally. "We are currently in the process of taking the decision," said Samsonov, adding that the current situation in Pyongyang was "absolutely peaceful".
A Russian foreign ministry source was quoted as saying by the Interfax and RIA Novosti news agencies that the security of Russian citizens was the priority in the taking of any decision.
"Unfortunately, the situation (on the Korean peninsula) is not developing in the way that we would like. For us the security of our citizens is the priority," said the unnamed source.
In Sofia, a foreign ministry spokesman said North Korea has sent letters to Bulgaria and other EU countries telling them to consider pulling their diplomatic staff from Pyongyang for security reasons.
"Yes, we — along with other EU member states — have received such a letter signed by a deputy foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dimitar Yaprakov told AFP.
He said all foreign ambassadors had been summoned by Pyongyang's foreign ministry "telling them that it was ready to assist them if they wanted to evacuate their missions."
"The chiefs of EU missions to Pyongyang are meeting tomorrow there to discuss a common position and common action," he added.
The Czech foreign ministry also confirmed receiving the statement.
"I can confirm the information," spokesman Karel Srol told AFP in Prague.
"Each Czech embassy has a detailed plan of what to do in a crisis. If the situation required such steps, they would be taken," Srol said, confirming that the Czech embassy in Pyongyang has four employees.
Russia on Thursday made its harshest criticism yet of North Korea in the current crisis, describing Pyongyang's actions as "categorically unacceptable".
Moscow retains relatively close ties with North Korea which go back to the Soviet Union when Soviet forces occupied the northern part of the Korean peninsula at the end of World War II, leading to the creation of a pro-Moscow communist North Korean state.
But Russia also shares a short border with North Korea south of Vladivostok in its Far Eastern region and has clearly been irritated by the country's recent bellicose behaviour.


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* Silhouettes of Iris and {{an|Cilan}} were shown after [[DP183]] aired on July 1, 2010. The two were officially revealed during a trailer for the anime shown on [[Pokémon Sunday]] exactly one month later.
* Silhouettes of Iris and {{an|Cilan}} were shown after [[DP183]] aired on July 1, 2010. The two were officially revealed during a trailer for the anime shown on [[Pokémon Sunday]] exactly one month later.
* All of the Pokémon that Iris owns joined her willingly rather than being caught in a battle.
* All of the Pokémon that Iris owns joined her willingly rather than being caught in a battle.
* Except for Fraxure, all of the Pokémon that Iris has commanded has their genders confirmed.
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アイリス Iris
Iris and her Axew in the Best Wishes series
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Iris (Japanese: アイリス Iris) is a girl from the Unova region who is a former traveling companion of Ash.
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Iris was born and raised in the Village of Dragons and would spend her time as a little girl playing with the wild Pokémon that lived in the forest just outside the village. She had learned to be quite skilled in tree climbing, as well as tending and caring to different Pokémon. One day she met a wild Drilbur that had injured a Patrat and stolen its food. Angered, she sought justice for the Drilbur's deed and challenged him. After countless defeats, she finally managed to out maneuver the Mole Pokémon and get him caught in some vines dangling just over a cliff. After coming to his rescue, the two became good friends and began training together. After many victories against different types of Trainers, Drilbur evolved into an Excadrill. The two then got the opportunity to meet Drayden, a Dragon Master, who praised Iris for her skill in battle. When he asked who was teaching her how to battle she responded that she was teaching herself with the help of the Pokémon she had befriended in the village. Brimming with confidence, she then challenged Drayden to a battle. However, Drayden's Haxorus was more powerful than Iris had anticipated and Excadrill was easily defeated. After suffering defeat and becoming distrustful of his Trainer, Excadrill then closed himself off to Iris, rarely opening up, and never showing emotion.
Not long after those events, Iris left for Opelucid City to attend school at the Opelucid Academy. When she was not in school, she stayed with Martha in a dorm. These were very difficult times for Iris, though. She struggled in school, and failed to make any friends or interact with any of the other students at the academy. Iris also didn't feel compatible with the urban city life. She tried to take her mind off the city by climbing the radio tower for a view of the mountains, but always got into trouble with Officer Jenny. All of these hardships in the city made her homesick, so she often spent her spare time writing to her friend Shannon. Eventually, after losing a battle at school, Iris could not stand this life anymore and dropped out. Leaving her partner Pokémon, Fraxure, behind, Iris returned to the Village of Dragons.
Years passed, and Iris was called upon by the village elder. She was to start a journey with a newly hatched Axew and raise him to become a full-fledged Haxorus. She accepted this trial, and set off on her journey, hoping to someday become a Dragon Master herself. Some time after these events, she witnessed a storm caused by Zekrom during the events of In The Shadow of Zekrom!. She missed actually encountering the Deep Black Pokémon, and continued on her journey, eventually meeting Ash Ketchum the very next day when he accidentally tried to catch her, thinking she was a Pokémon. The two had a rocky start, often finding reasons to argue and occasionally calling each other names. However they kept each other company and Iris even stayed to watch his first Gym battle in Triple Leaders! Team Threats!. After the battle one of the Gym Leaders, Cilan, had decided to travel alongside Ash, and noted that the three of them make a good team. So Iris decided to officially become their traveling companion.
In The Bloom Is on Axew! Iris decided she would begin using her new friends to help train her Axew, so she asked Cilan to battle her to help get her started. It was then that she revealed her Axew knew Dragon Rage but hadn't yet mastered how to use it. She later opened up to Cilan and Ash and told them about her hometown, and how she got Axew in the first place. After she finished her story, the group realized Axew had gone missing, and found him stuck in the horns of a Scolipede. They failed to calm the raging Pokémon, so Iris called upon her Excadrill for help. Unfortunately, Excadrill was still closing himself off from Iris, but Excadrill still took care of the Scolipede after Iris had saved Axew herself, when the Scolipede kicked him into a boulder. With everything calmed down, Cilan approached Iris and reassured her to do things at her own pace and not worry too much, and that someday Axew and Excadrill will become even more powerful and loyal to her.
In A Home for Dwebble! she revealed that she knows how to make herbal remedies to heal sick Pokémon when Cilan's Pansage got hit with a rock and caught a fever. This skill became quite handy throughout her journey whenever the group was low on medication and too far from a Pokémon Center. In A Night in the Nacrene Museum! she claimed that she has an acute "sixth sense" when she felt the presence of a spirit haunting the museum. It later turned out to be a Yamask who merely wanted its mask returned to it. However, she was still sure in her abilities in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! when the group got lost in Pinwheel Forest.
Iris got separated from the group in Emolga the Irresistible! after Axew tried to befriend a wild Emolga who had narrowly avoided being smothered by Bianca who had been accompanying the group after Ash won his third Badge. The three of them end up being attacked by a swarm of Swoobat and eventually rescued by Ash and Pikachu. The Emolga had grown fond of Iris and accepted her as her Trainer, earning Iris another Pokémon. In Emolga and the New Volt Switch!, Bianca offered to battle the newly caught Emolga, however things didn't go as planned when they found out that Emolga was fairly lazy and used Volt Switch to avoid battles. This did not discourage Iris too much as she accepted the challenge of raising Emolga to hopefully become a skilled battler.
In The Dragon Master's Path!, the group met a young girl named Emmy who was having trouble with her Druddigon. Iris noticed the cause of the Pokémon's rage was a wire wrapped around its ankle, and managed to calm it down by removing it. Impressed with her knowledge of Dragon-type Pokémon, Emmy formally introduced herself and admitted to being a novice. Iris then offered to train her in the ways of Dragon-type Pokémon, and revealed her dream of becoming a Dragon Master some day.
In Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, Iris was challenged by Georgia, a Dragon Buster. Her Axew was easily defeated by Georgia's Beartic. Georgia criticized her for not owning more Dragon types and Iris decided to call on her Excadrill who still wouldn't obey her. Again, the battle resulted in a loss for Iris. She later explained that the resulting loss to Drayden when she was younger is what caused Excadrill to disobey her. But after a night of bonding with Excadrill, he regained his confidence and learned Focus Blast. Iris re-challenges Georgia with Excadrill and the battle resulted in a draw.
Iris competed in the Club Battle along with multiple other Trainers, including her rival, Georgia. Her first battle was against Jimmy Ray and his Watchog in Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!!, which Iris easily won with her Emolga. She then battled against Stephan and his Sawk in The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, which she also managed to win with Emolga. She then went up against Luke and his Golett in the next episode, using Axew. In the battle Axew learned Outrage, which he used to defeat Golett. In the final round, Iris went up against Ash and his Pikachu, while Iris used her Excadrill. After a long fight, Excadrill managed to defeat Pikachu, allowing Iris to win the tournament, along with a full set of Wings.
Her fear of Ice has been put to the test in some episodes, like in Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!, where she entered a cold Gym and saw her friend facing several Ice types. Some time later in order to escape a building filled with Ferroseed moss she had to command her rival's Ice-type Pokémon when her Pokémon other were unable to help.
After hearing a story of a Dragon type intentionally damaging a local power plant causing a blackout in Undella Town, she decided to investigate this herself. Later she encountered a unusually grumpy and hostile Dragonite that was just resting to recover from a injury. Upon seeing a mob of Trainers ready to take the Dragonite down, she decided to shield him until her friends found the footage proving that the whole situation was a misunderstanding. Iris happily accepted when the Dragonite offered joining her party.
In the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, she decided to settle things with Georgia fighting her newly-obtained Dragonite against the latter's Beartic. However, the Pokémon didn't take any of his Trainer's orders, continuing Iris's streak of disobedient Pokémon. Despite knowing the risks, Iris kept using Dragonite in all of the rounds. However, her over-confidence when Dragonite began obeying her was later her downfall when a single powerful attack put Dragonite in a rampage, leaving him vulnerable to defeat and eliminating her.
After a long time away, Iris returned to the Village of Dragons in A Village Homecoming!. After having several flashbacks of her times in before traveling with Ash, she was given the chance to battle Drayden again, this time in a Gym battle. When they arrived in Opelucid City in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!, Iris revealed her bad experience there. Once again, she got in trouble with Officer Jenny for climbing the radio tower. While Officer Jenny was questioning her, she met up with Martha again. After that she and Ash and Cilan went to the Opelucid Gym to battle Drayden. Although she did improve, managing to defeat his Haxorus, she lost again. This time however, her Pokémon didn't appear sad despite their defeat and after the battle she promised to get stronger. As a result, Drayden told the village elder to consider Iris as Opelucid City Gym Leader.
Iris is said to be a wild girl who likes to swing on vines and eat berries. Her Pokémon friend Axew travels with her in her hair instead of inside a Poké Ball. She seems to be very hyper in occasions such as climbing up trees very quickly. Iris is very adventurous and bold. She is a quick thinker such as in A Sandile Gusher of Change! she saved Ash from falling into hot water. This is again shown in Here Comes the Trubbish Squad! and Minccino-Neat and Tidy! where she is quickly able to evade oncoming danger when Ash and Cilan can't. On some occasions, she becomes invasive with some Pokémon such as Ash's Pikachu which normally causes the Pokémon to attack her.
She can also be a little shy and nervous at times towards humans, as seen by her evasive and distinct relationship towards Ash after their first meeting. On occasion Iris would leave Ash's company for a while before unexpectedly reappearing later, usually surprising Ash in the process. This pattern would continue until she was formally asked by Ash and Cilan to join them on their journey. Also, she wasn't entirely trusting of Ash when it came to the safety of her Pokémon during battles and often kept secrets from him and Cilan. However, as their time together expands, she slowly begins to open up and trust the two of them in battles as well as revealing her dreams and ambitions.
Iris is an experienced Trainer and has been in many battles in the past. She has been portrayed as a sort of prodigy in the Village of Dragons, and while there she had built up a 99-win streak with her Excadrill before meeting Dragon Master Drayden. These experiences seem to have affected her, as she has a high view of herself and her abilities. Because of this, Iris typically seems to think of Ash as a little kid and often treats him like a rookie Trainer when he makes simple mistakes, despite that he too has had many adventures and accomplishments in the past. She is also shown to be slightly hypocritical since despite how commonly she refers to Ash's mistake she is usually known to make similar mistakes as he does. Her view of Ash seems to stem from their first meeting. Despite this, she is not against cheering him on during Gym and normal Trainer battles.
Iris adores most Pokémon, often hugging them upon first meeting; however, she has a particularly strong understanding of Dragon types and tends to be very excitable around them in particular, not showing fear even against a rampaging Druddigon. Because of this strong passion, she aims to become a Dragon Master like so many from her hometown. The one type she doesn't like is the Ice type, due to the fact that Ice-type attacks are super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon. Trip mentions that her fear of Ice types based on that is irrational, as Dragon-type moves are super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon as well. Iris shrugged this off, however, and mentions that she also has a fear of the cold. Iris is willing to overcome this fear, however, as shown when challenged by Georgia's Beartic.
Despite Iris aiming to be a Dragon Master, only half of her Pokémon are Dragons, and her first one is not. Like Ash, she tends to capture Pokémon she befriends or want to travel with her regardless of their type as shown when she wanted to add a Tepig and a Oshawott on her team before both wanting to stay with Ash.
On hand
Axew ♂
Drilbur → Excadrill ♂
Emolga ♀
Dragonite ♂
| This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Voice actors for Vanilluxe and Fraxure.
| Iris commanded Georgia's Vanilluxe in Crisis at Ferroseed Research! when the two got trapped inside the Ferroseed Research Institute.
Vanilluxe's only known move is Icy Wind.
|Crisis at Ferroseed Research!
|Voice actors
|Emily Jenness
In Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige! Iris briefly used Ash's Snivy against Moira and her Cinccino. Her powerful attacks allowed them to win the battle, making both Moira and Cinccino to fall into the mud water.
|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!
|Voice actors
|Megumi Hayashibara
|Michele Knotz
| Iris first met Fraxure at the Opelucid Academy. She used it in a battle against a fellow student and his Altaria. However, Iris and Fraxure ended up losing the battle.
She was later briefly reunited with Fraxure before seeing Drayden.
Fraxure's known moves are Dual Chop and Dragon Claw.
|Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!
Pokémon competitions
- Club Battle (winner)
- Clubsplosion (top 8)
- Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup (top 4)
- Marine Cup Tournament (top 16)
- Grand Harvest Festival Pokémon Sumo Tournament (top 16)
In the manga
In the White—Victini and Zekrom manga
In White—Victini and Zekrom, Iris does not compete in the Eindoak Town Harvest Festival Tournament but instead watches Ash as he is in the tournament. She becomes friends with Carlita due to the fact that she owns a Dragon type.
Voice actors
- Iris is the first character to keep her Japanese name in the English dub of the anime.
- Iris is Ash's only female traveling companion whose Japanese name does not contain the kana カ ka, and the only traveling companion whose Japanese name is composed of more than three kana. She is also the first to have a western name instead of a traditional Japanese name.
- Iris is Ash's only female traveling companion to not have owned a bike and have it destroyed by Pikachu.
- Silhouettes of Iris and Cilan were shown after DP183 aired on July 1, 2010. The two were officially revealed during a trailer for the anime shown on Pokémon Sunday exactly one month later.
- All of the Pokémon that Iris owns joined her willingly rather than being caught in a battle.
- Except for Fraxure, all of the Pokémon that Iris has commanded has their genders confirmed.
|アイリス Iris
|From iris, possibly the flaming dragon iris or the "dragon drums" (tall bearded iris).
| English, French,
Italian, Spanish
|Same as Japanese name.
|From lilien (lily) or possibly Schwertlilien (iris). Related to the lis (French for lily) in Lysander.
|아이리스 Iris
|Transliteration of her Japanese name.
|Chinese (Mandarin)
|艾莉絲 / 艾莉丝 Àilìsī
|Transliteration of her Japanese name.
|Chinese (Cantonese)
|艾莉絲 Ngaaihleihsī
|Mandarin-based transliteration of Iris.
Related articles
|Iris's Pokémon
|On hand:
|Adventures only:
|This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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Mali risks descending into 'catastrophic' violence
GAO, Mali - Mali risks descending into "catastrophic" violence, the UN rights chief has warned, after a string of attacks by Islamist rebels increased the pressure on French-led forces in the west African nation.
After four days of suicide bombings and guerrilla fighting in the northern city of Gao, fears of fresh attacks were high following a call from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) for a holy war.
UN rights chief Navi Pillay warned against reprisal attacks by the Malian army and black majority on light-skinned Tuaregs and Arabs accused of supporting the Islamist rebels.
"As the situation evolves, attacks and reprisals risk driving Mali into a catastrophic spiral of violence," Pillay told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
"Protection of human rights is key to stabilising the situation," she added.
Rights campaigners have accused Malian troops of killing suspected rebel supporters and dumping their bodies in wells.
Some black Malians have turned on their Tuareg and Arab neighbours in northern towns recaptured from the Islamists. And in Timbuktu last week, a grave containing several Arabs' bodies was discovered.
Many Arabs and Tuaregs have already fled the north, fearing reprisals.
A total of 377,000 people have fled their homes, including 150,000 who have sought refuge across Mali's borders, according to the UN.
Mali imploded after a coup on March 22 last year by soldiers who blamed the government for the army's humiliation at the hands of north African Tuareg rebels, who have long complained of being marginalised by Bamako.
With the capital in disarray, Al-Qaeda-linked fighters hijacked the Tuareg rebellion and took control of the north.
Analysts say the crisis has been fuelled by a complex interplay of internal tensions and international factors, including Al-Qaeda's call to global jihad.
Those concerns were underlined Tuesday when AQAP, Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch, condemned France's intervention as a "Crusader campaign against Islam" and called all Muslims to join a holy war against it.
Around 90 percent of Malians are Muslim, but the Islamist extremists' hardline ideology is not broadly accepted.
"Supporting the Muslims in Mali is a duty for every capable Muslim with life and money, everyone according to their ability," AQAP's sharia committee said in a statement reported by the US-based SITE Intelligence agency.
AQAP -- which US officials have labelled Al-Qaeda's most dangerous franchise -- said jihad is "more obligatory on the people who are closer" to the fight and that "helping the disbelievers against Muslims in any form is apostasy".
That was an apparent reference to north African countries, notably Algeria, which agreed to let French warplanes use Algerian airspace. Islamist gunmen subsequently attacked a gas field there, unleashing a hostage crisis that left 37 foreigners dead. Canada warns of 'another Afghanistan'
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Qaeda's north African branch, is one of the groups that seized control of northern Mali for 10 months after the March coup, along with the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and Ansar Dine (Defenders of the Faith).
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird echoed the fears of many observers Tuesday when he made it clear that Canada would not send troops to a peacekeeping mission.
"We're not, at the drop of a hat, going to get into another Afghanistan in this region," he told lawmakers. But requests for financial assistance and military trainers are being considered.
France launched its intervention on January 11, after Mali's interim government called for help fending off the Islamist insurgents as they advanced into southern territory.
After pushing the rebels from the towns under their control, France is eager to wind down the operation and hand over to United Nations peacekeepers.
Gao, the largest city in the north, has been hit by suicide bombings and street battles in recent days. On Tuesday, troops from Mali and Niger were patrolling the nearly empty streets, brusquely interrogating the few people they encountered.
The European Union said it would resume aid to Mali worth up to 250 million euros ($336 million) that was suspended after the coup.


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Amy Roger
Artist's Biography
Formally educated in Fine Arts, my work has taken me from NYC to Vancouver, San Francisco to Toronto. Earlier in my career I worked for zoos, aquariums as an exhibit artist, designing, fabricating and installing natural history exhibits. Most recently I have worked as an exhibit technician in public art galleries.
You can see me in action at my studio in Downtown Kitchener: #12 Globe Studios, 141 Whitney Place. My work can be seen at several galleries and boutiques from Stratford to Toronto. You can get daily updates from my Twitter feed @arogerluv2paint, and check out my website:amyroger.com.
Artist Statement
It starts with an inspiration - an idea or a theme. I gather visual references and start to arrange them in an exciting compositional sketch. Then I choose an unusual colour palette to suit the mood of the painting, and, with each piece I try something new - a new colour combination, a dramatic brushstroke, etc.
I like to explore relationships - colours to other colours, people and patterns, etc. in my paintings. Lately I am fascinated by that creative force which makes artists express themselves. Are there higher guides? I am a merely a conduit for these messages. In my work you will see images of love and energy?


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Now that 2012 is upon us, movie fans and comic book fanboys alike are going to be getting downright giddy over the fact that Marvel's superhero team-up film, The Avengers, is (finally) going to hit theaters.
Despite multiple rumors and set photos/videos leaking onto the Internet, Marvel Studios has by and large done a good job of keeping Avengers plot details shrouded in secrecy. But now, it seems that a major detail of the film may have been spoiled - and the culprits, once again, are toys.
Needless to say: IF YOU ARE TRYING TO AVOID AVENGERS SPOILERS, STOP READING NOW!!!
Just days after an Amazing Spider-Man toyline seemingly revealed what The Lizard looks like in that film, we get word that a HeroClix press release for an upcoming NCEA Avengers toyline may have in fact described a bit more than it was supposed to. Check out the product announcement below:
"Charging straight out of theaters and onto your tabletop, Marvel's the Avengers Movie HeroClix set features heroes like Captain America and Thor as they battle the villainy of the Red Skull and Loki! Each Counter-Top display includes standard one-figure boosters as well as new three-figure "Team Packs"! Team Packs are designed with strong thematic undertones - play a Hydra force or defend freedom with a S.H.I.E.L.D. team pack!"
Of course, that little blurb has led several websites to conclude that Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) is in fact a secondary villain in The Avengers movie - working alongside Thor's evil brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who has been openly touted as the primary antagonist. It has long been speculated that The Avengers would boast more than one villain, but up until now, most of that speculation has been focused on extraterrestrial threats like The Skrulls or The Kree, or even cosmic tyrant Thanos. The Avengers teaser trailer and some spoilerish set photos only further implied that the superhero team would indeed be facing a threat from the stars.
We last saw Red Skull in the climatic moments of Captain America: The First Avenger, when the HYDRA commander was seemingly vaporized by the power of the Cosmic Cube, whose energies he sought to harness as a weapon. Any Marvel comics fan can tell you that, in the comics, the cube's reality-altering energies can do, well, anything - including transporting a certain villain through time and space. In the past, Red Skull has used the energies of the Cosmic Cube to both antagonize Captain America and present a cosmic-level threat to the entire Marvel Universe, so The Avengers movie would really be honoring the Marvel Cannon by telling such a story.
So, was this blurb in the toyline press release just that, a blurb? Or will we actually be seeing Red Skull in The Avengers - possibly commanding an armada of alien invaders while working in conjunction with Loki? At this point we can only further speculate, but if all of this (or any portion of it) is true, then we are going to see The Avengers facing a threat that is truly worthy of their assembling.
The Avengers will be in theaters on May 4, 2012.
Sources: Cinecomincs via THR, Moviehole


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ROCKLEDGE, FL (August 20, 2013) – Health First is pleased to announce Sharon Cochran, RN, MSN has been named Administrative Director of Cardiovascular Services for Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center. Cochran will provide leadership to nursing units, Cardiology Services and Respiratory Services. She will also work with Cardiovascular Surgical Services.
Cochran has an extensive background in patient care services, hospital procedures and practice management. She previously served as Corporate Director of Invasive Cardiac Services and Chest Pain Centers at Mountain States Health Alliance in Johnson City, TN. She also served as Director of Cardiovascular Service Line and Regional Director of Ambulatory CVS and WCHI at Wellmont CVA Heart Institute/Bristol Medical Center in Kingsport and Bristol, TN. Cochran spent many years as a Critical Care, Cardiac Cath Lab and Emergency Room nurse. She has clinical experience in Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Cardiac Open Heart Units, Cardiac Stress and Nuclear Labs, Cardio Pulmonary Labs, Cardiac Catheterization Labs, Operating Rooms, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care, Medical-Surgical and Progressive Care Units and Emergency Rooms.
Cochran has a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus in leadership and management from Walden University in Minneapolis and earned her Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management from Tusculum College in Greeneville, TN. She earned her Associate Science of Nursing from Walters State Community College in Morristown, TN and her Licensed Practical Nurse from Johnson City Vocational School in Johnson City, TN.
About Health First
Founded in 1995, Health First is Central Florida's only fully integrated health system and employs more than 7,500 people and has four hospitals (including Holmes Regional Medical Center, Palm Bay Hospital, Cape Canaveral Hospital and Viera Hospital). Health First Health Plans also offers a wide variety of health insurance plan options for Brevard and Indian River Counties. In addition, Health First is home to Brevard County's only Trauma Center. Health First Medical Group is the largest multi-specialty physician group on the Space Coast. Health First offers numerous outpatient and wellness services, including four Pro-Health and Fitness Centers. Visit www.Health-First.org for more information.


text: NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. stock market ended a choppy session moderately higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record. Market reaction to a pair of better-than-expected economic reports was largely muted in early trading, however, indexes pushed higher in late afternoon. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.00% ended the day at session highs, gaining 5.38 points, or 0.3%, to 1,890.90, closing at a record for the eight time this year. Consumer discretionary and industrials sector stocks led the gains on the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.89% closed up 40.39 points, or 0.2%, at 16,573.00, only a few points shy of its record close reached Dec 31. 2014. The blue-chip index is now flat for the year. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.24% finished the day up 8.42 points, or 0.2%, at 4,276.46.


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AES Corp. of the United States on Sunday won a 411-million-dollar contract for the construction and operation of an electricity and water desalination plant in Oman, officials said.
The contract was signed in Muscat by the US company, which will have a 25-year concession from the scheduled start-up of April 2003 in a joint venture with local private firms.
The gas turbine plant at Barka, 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of the capital, will generate 427 megawatts and have a water desalination capacity of 20 million US gallons (76 million liters) per day.
Under the contract, the government will purchase the Barka plant's output for 15 years and the project partners will sell 25 percent of the shares to the public after the fourth year.
The project is part of "the government's efforts to associate the local and foreign private sector in the construction, management and financing of services" in Oman, National Economy Minister Ahmad bin Abdul Nabi Mekki said at the signing.
Barka is the second venture in the Omani government's fast-track power privatization program, following the award of an independent power project being developed by Britain's National Power in Al-Kamil, south of Muscat.
The 1996 award was the first of its kind for the private sector in the energy industry of the oil-rich Gulf Arab states. The United Arab Emirates followed Oman's example two years later -- MUSCAT (AFP)
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text: More on the melamine-tainted baby formula responsible for sickening thousands of babies China: the situation is much worse than previously thought. This morning, the Chinese government announced that melamine has been found in 69 batches of baby formula from 22 different producers. The government also increased the number of sickened Chinese children to 6,244, including 158 who had acute kidney failure, and the Ministry of Health has reported a third infant death. So far, four dealers have been arrested for adding melamine to their milk to defraud nutrition tests. [WSJ]


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Commonwealth Bank activates emergency package for people affected by Cranbourne methane gas issue
15 September 2008
The Commonwealth Bank has responded to residents in Cranbourne's Brookland Greens Estate by activating its special emergency assistance package to help people affected by the disaster.
"The Commonwealth Bank is concerned at the impact of methane gas leak on local residents and businesses," said the Bank's Group Executive Retail Banking Services, Ross McEwan. "We've put special arrangements in place for our customers, and our staff are ready to assist them promptly with their financial concerns and enquiries."
Key features of the Bank's special assistance package include:
- providing additional loans or changes to repayment arrangements for Commonwealth Bank home loan customers who may experience difficulties because of the methane gas issue,
- loan restructuring for business customers with existing loans, without incurring the usual bank establishment fees,
- review credit card instalments for customers of good standing and consideration of requests for emergency credit limit increases,
- expediting claims to CommInsure for customers seeking help through their home and contents insurance,
- waiving prepayment charges over the next month for affected customers wishing to access term deposits, Commonwealth Investment Bonds and CBFC debentures ahead of the maturity date,
- waiving branch service fees where the customer is looking to obtain a service from the Bank as a result of the disaster.
"Our staff will be happy to discuss with customers their overall financial position, any change in repayment arrangements, or to consider options for additional loan funds," Mr McEwan said.
For more information contact:
Steve Batten, Commonwealth Bank
Ph: (02) 9378 2504, Mob: 0411 080 268


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Why study in the USA?
There are over 4,000 universities in the USA, each with its own areas of expertise and unique campus atmosphere, and many are amongst the top ranking colleges worldwide. Every year over 1,000 Irish students go to college in America. The quality of education provided is acknowledged worldwide and with appropriate preparation and research, it is possible to find one that is the right fit.
The US education system has a strong academic and social environment which fosters both professional and personal development of individuals. A major advantage of studying in the USA is that unlike in Ireland, a student does not need to decide on the focus of their study immediately. Instead they take a broad range of subjects early on (Liberal Arts) and focus on a 'major' at a later stage.
The US is also reknowned as the home of the latest technologies and advancement. Students can gain first-hand knowledge about cutting edge technologies, coupled with excellent research opportunities, at colleges in the USA.
General Information
There are two types of undergraduate degrees offered in the US, the Associates Degree and the Bachelor's Degree:
Associate's Degree: Typically two years in length and offered at Community or Junior Colleges. Associates degrees often focus on vocational or technical skills. Similar to a Diploma in Ireland.
Bachelor's Degree: Usually four years in length. Follows the liberal arts philosophy and typically includes required "core" courses, a major, and electives. Similar to a Bachelor's Degree in Ireland.
The American degree is based on a Liberal Arts philosophy which requires that students take a wide variety of courses in the arts and sciences before concentrating in one academic area so that they gain a "well-rounded education." The American Bachelor degree consists of:
- A major, which is a concentrated field of study;
- General education courses in a wide range of subjects;
- Supporting courses for the major and
- Electives which are a student's free choice.
Colleges and universities both award undergraduate degrees and colleges are in no way inferior to universities.
Note: MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, VETERINARY and LAW are not subjects studied at the undergraduate level in the United States.
The Different Types of Universities in the USA
Private Universities
These collleges are supported by tuition fees and private donations. They typically have smaller student numbers, a close-knit community better campus facilities and are more expensive to attend. They also have more funding set aside for international students, especially need-based scholarships.
Public Universities
These are state-funded institutions and are usually very large in size. They are cheaper than private universities, but still expensive unless you get a scholarship.
Junior and Community Colleges
Junior and Community Colleges are commonly known as two-year colleges. These offer associate degrees. You can either take the vocational or technical route to prepare for the workforce, or you can prepare for your undergrad degree by transferring to a four-year university in a 2+2 arrangement. Often a cheaper option and less competitive for entry than a 4-Year college.
Ivy League Universities
The prestigious eight sports conference colleges in the USA which include some of the oldest established ones (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth and Pennsylvania).
Admissions are very competitive, with acceptance rates of around 10% of applications.
Liberal Arts Colleges
These are 4-year Higher Education institutions which allow students to look at a range of different subject areas and thier interconnections, before specialising in any one ore more areas. Teaching is typically in small classes, often with a lower student-to-teacher ratio than at large universities. Liberal Arts colleges tend to have a holistic approach to study, with a residential campus which aims to foster social skills and dialogue.
How to Search for Courses in the USA
Find out as much as you can about colleges and courses in the United States. There are several sites and search tools available to help you:
|Explore the Five Steps to U.S. Study Tool on the EducationUSA website to help with your search.
Refer to college and university websites - Almost every college and university in the United States has a website with detailed information about degree programs, application procedures, academic departments, on-campus facilities, and other topics. Often, you can also find a copy of the course catalogue (Prospectus) to read online or download to read later.
Write to the Director of Undergraduate Admissions at each of the colleges you are interested in for an application form and a prospectus.
Independent websites allow you to search for institutions by the subject you are interested in studying, by geographic preference, or by a range of other criteria that you specify for example, CollegeBoard
The following link gives useful college information such as acceptance rates, average SAT and ACT scores, college costs, financial aid information, enrolment numbers, college descriptions, photos, and other useful data to help you choose a college:collegeapps.com
The Petersons website also provides an excellent college search tool -www.petersons.com
Application Procedures for Undergraduate Courses in the United States
Colleges in the U.S. review applications holistically, meaning that they look at all elements of "you", the student.this suits well for students who may have struggled with grades, but have improved over time. An application to an American college will typically require:
- A completed application form
- Personal statement and two to three essays
- Standardized test scores (SAT or ACT, plus SAT Subject Tests, if required)
- Two or three reference letters
- Transcript of final four years of school (all courses, grades, Junior and Leaving Certificate scores)
- Application fee
- Optional interviews
All of the above will be taken into consideration when reviewing your application. Not only are your grades and test results important, but U.S. colleges want to see well-rounded candidates who are involved in extracurricular activities, such as sports, volunteering, the arts, or work experience. Be proud of your achievements and be sure and share them in your application form.
Standardised Test Scores
Students who want to study in the USA must sit a Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT exam).
Students must first register to take the SAT, and request the Educational Testing Service and forward their scores to the institutions to which they are applying.
Each section of the SAT is scored on a scale of 200-800, and the writing section will contain two sub scores. The SAT has three scores, each on the scale of 200 to 800. Your score will include writing (W 200-800), mathematics (M 200-800), and critical reading (CR 200-800).
The SAT Reasoning Test is a measure of the critical thinking skills you will need for academic success in college. It assesses how well you analyse and solve problems—skills you learned in school that you will need in college. Your maths and critical reading scores on the new SAT can be compared to the math and verbal scores on the old test. This is something colleges need for consistency in admissions requirements. However, the SAT writing score is completely new.
The SAT is typically taken by fifth and sixth year students. It is administered six times a year in Ireland and students should pre-register at least six weeks in advance. The total testing time for the SAT is 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Most institutions will require the SAT in addition to school qualifications. Some institutions may also require SAT 2 - subject tests - which measure the candidates' knowledge in specific subjects. Registration bulletins can be obtained from the US Embassy.
Online sample questions and preparation materials are available at the SAT Preparation Centre.
The SAT exam is held in Ireland at three locations: St. Andrew's College, Booterstown; St. Conleth's Ballsbridge; St. Augustines, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford) on various dates from October to June. Details are posted at www.collegeboard.org
When to Apply
US universities have 4 intakes annually: Spring: January/February; Fall: August/September; Summer: April/May; Winter: December
The main student intake is in September each year with a smaller intake in January (rolling intake for some graduate programs and institutions)
The application deadline for the September intake is typically March or April (around the middle of 6th Year). It can be earlier for more competitive courses, so begin preparing your application as early as possible.
Completing a successful application to a college in the U.S. will take up to 18 months. Ideally students should begin the process 12-18 months in advance. (See 'How to Apply' below). Students should begin exploring areas of interest and thinking about all available college options in 4th Year or Transition Year. By 5th Year they need to start pinning down the right colleges for them and preparing for the SATs. Beginning the process early will mean students are ready to submit their applications in 6th Year, during the Autumn/Winter application period.
Application forms for the Autumn or Fall term (beginning August or September) are available in August of the previous year. Each university has its own deadline which may be as early as November. Allow six months for processing the application. Some universities will accept students for January admission.
Students should read carefully through all the application forms received and complete them carefully. Incomplete information will cause delay.
How to apply
Typically, the process is as follows:
- After you have selected the colleges to which you would like to apply, complete and return the application forms direct to each college before their individual deadline dates.
- There is no limit to the number of colleges you can apply to, however, most students apply to between three and eight colleges to keep costs down.
- An application fee is required with each application form. Submit the appropriate amount in U.S. currency with your application. Most institutions will not process your application without the fee.
- The information accompanying the application forms will give you the college's deadline for admission, required tests, required documents (such as school records), possible essay questions and the application fee (non-refundable) for processing the application. Note: There is no clearing house (e.g. CAO) in US higher education so deadlines are usually firm.
- Colleges usually notify their applicants between April and June. Note the deadlines by which you have to reply if you are accepted.
- If you are accepted by more than one institution, write to the one you decide to accept (pay a deposit if required)
- You should also write to those whose offers you wish to decline. It is courteous to notify an institution if you will not be accepting their offer of admission.
|Useful Link: The Common Application - over 750 public and private colleges and universities in the USA are members of the Common Application system. Website provides details of appplication deadlines, fees and other requirements for first-year applicants to member colleges.
Minimum Visa Requirements for College in the USA
If you are accepted by a college, you will receive a letter of admission, together with the form required to apply for a visa, the "Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Immigrant F-1 Status".
In order to apply for a visa you will need:
- Acceptance form from your chosen university
- Application fee ($50.00 US Dollars approx.)
- Evidence of financial ability to cover costs (tuition and living expenses)
- Application form - Certificate of Eligibility for Non-Immigrant F-1 Status
Visit the United States Student Visa website or click here for more information about US F1 visa requirements.
Where to apply
As there is no single, centralised application process in the USA that compares with our CAO system here, each application will vary according the requirements of the particular college.
About 450 US colleges utilise a Common Application - More information can be found on this system at https://www.commonapp.org.
Course Duration in the USA
Undergraduate programs at US colleges are 4 years and graduate programs from 1 year
An undergraduate degree is designed to be completed in four years, however, unlike Ireland, there is no fixed timescale in which students must complete their degree. Instead, a degree is awarded after a student has completed a required amount of coursework expressed in terms known as credits/units or semester hours.
Usually a student will need to accumulate approximately 110-130 credits in order to graduate, with each course on average earning 3-4 credits. Continuous assessment is a feature. Each course (class) per term is graded and then the grade is converted into a numeric equivalent called a Grade Point Average (GPA) on a scale of 0 - 4.0 which indicates how well a student is performing
College Fees and Living Costs in the USA
Estimated living expenses for students in the US is $10,000-$16,000 per year
Average annual tuition fees for US colleges:
- Public college 4-year average US $20,770
- Private collee 4-year average US $28,500
- At a 2-year (Junior or Community) college average US $8,000
The eduPASS website has information on Calculating College Costs as well as lots of practical information about living in the USA.
It is worth noting that students in the US are allowed to work 20hr/week during their course and 40hr/week during vacation which helps them to earn and learn.
Funding Opportunities and Scholarships for Studying in the USA
Many Irish students have in the past secured scholarship support to study in American colleges, in particular, sports scholarships (among them, famous Irish athletes Sonia O'Sullivan and Eamon Coughlan).
Some funding opportunities available from US universities (but not all) are open to international students, and offer a variety of scholarships that recognize academic record, scholastic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability, contributions to the community, or special interests and talents….
Students should be aware that full funding is rare unless you have academic, athletic or artistic talent. Scholarships are hugely competitive, so studenst should make contact as early as possible with potential coaches or faculties. It can be advantageous to use social media opportunities to showcase talent, whether its sport or performance and bring it to the attention of prospective colleges or coaches.
The best approach is to contact the university you plan to attend and ask for information on potential scholarship options. Students should do this well in advance of actually submitting an application, as they will then know what scholarships they might be eligible for. A seperate application for Financial Aid will typically be required.
Another option is to search for external sources of funding. The Education Advisory Service (EAS) at the US Embassy has a resource library that can assist students with this search:
The internet can also be used to identify sources of funding. Here are some relevant sites for advice on undergraduate funding:
The International Education Financial Aid website - provides a database of financial aid information for students who want to study in a foreign country. The site contains a comprehensive list of grants, scholarships, loan programmes and other information that may be helpful to students interested in studying in Europe, or other countries abroad CLICK HERE
See also The Student World - Autumn Edition 2013 - this edition has specific focus on Studying in the USA.


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Depression 2.0: Sunday in Kerouac Alley
Scott Thorson rang, flat broke and disabled, in chronic, horrendous pain from a botched murder attempt and an even more botched plastic surgery, hoping that I would serve as his conduit for another lucrative laundry airing.
"How much money are you looking for?" I asked the man with the high nasal voice.
"Well, Rodger, that's the thing," he began, words escaping his throat with the trembling unease of bad notes from a rusty accordion. "I'm really in a bad place right now. I had to have surgery to remove a bullet that's been lodged near the base of my spine for a long time."
"How did that happen?" I cradled the telephone receiver between my left shoulder and ear, carefully pouring a shot of rum into a white coffee mug permanently stained by acidic instant coffee.
"Someone shot me five times the day after I got out of the Federal witness protection program in 1990; I turned state's evidence against Eddie Nash for the L.A. District Attorney."
Film: Wadd: The Life & Time of John C. Holmes
Director: Wesley Emerson, Alan Smithee
Cast: Bill Amerson, Denise Amerson, Sean 'Duke' Amerson
Year: 1998
Rated: R
Image: http://images.popmatters.com/film_art/w/wadd-cover.jpg
As co-writer and principal interviewer for the award-winning feature documentary Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes, I knew more than I ever wanted to know about the man reputed to be L.A.'s most dangerous underworld figure.
Eddie Nash, aka Adel Gharib Nasrallah, was a Palestinian immigrant who built a small but formidable empire in the drug-fueled '80s, a vast, interconnected network of trendy Los Angeles nightclubs and hotspots: the Starwood Club and Soul'd Out in West Hollywood, the Paradise Ballroom, the Seven Seas, Ali Baba's and the Kit Kat strip club, to name a few. Nash ran narcotics out of his clubs and he was reputed to be a major player in the lucrative arson-for-profit racket.
Since 1981, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office had been trying in vain to nail Nash for the notorious, high-profile Wonderland murders, the bloody bludgeoning deaths of four mid-level cocaine dealers, the possible result of the robbery of Nash's home two days before the slayings at 8763 Wonderland Avenue in Laurel Canyon. A key player in the incident, porn icon John Holmes, was acquitted of the murders, and the well-connected Eddie Nash also eluded prosecution.
In 1990, Eddie Nash was tried in California state court for planning the Wonderland murders; emerging as a pivotal witness in the state prosecution of Nash was Scott Thorson, the one-time boy toy of flamboyant entertainer Liberace. Thorson became an instant tabloid and mainstream press celebrity in 1982 when he filed a $133 million palimony suit against his former lover and companion of five years.
Thorson and Liberace settled out of court in 1986 for $95,000, two cars, and two pet dogs, reflecting a common trajectory in Thorson's life: Selling dirty laundry for a quick buck or anything else he can get out of the deal; this should not, however, imply that Scott Thorson is a shakedown artist. He is a survivalist, living, as the old Arabic saying goes, "close to the ground", getting by the only way he knows how without punching a time clock.
The former Las Vegas veterinary assistant entered adulthood earlier than most, accepting a job in 1976 as companion and personal assistant to one of the world's most popular and wealthiest entertainers. Scott was just 16-years-old, plucked from obscurity into a lavish world of Lear jets, Rolls-Royces, multi-million dollar mansions, and ostentatious jewelry.
The sloth of a hedonistic, jet-setting lifestyle soon extracted a toll on the young blonde Adonis. He put on weight. His features sagged. Liberace had the perfect solution to return the spring to Scott's stride: Thorson would undergo facial reconstruction surgery to resemble the son that Liberace never had. But the surgeries proved to be a nightmare. (The doctor was a chronic alcoholic who would later shoot himself to death.)
After the botched facial alterations were complete, the surgeon placed Scott on the so-called Hollywood Diet: cocaine, Quaaludes, Biphetamine, and Demerol, leaving Scott not only hopelessly hooked on painkillers for the duration of his life, but also with a chronic case of Hepatitis C, the result of a series of blood transfusions required for the facial reconstruction.
Author: Scott Thorson, Alex Thorleifson
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 1998-06
Length: 304 pages
Format: Hardcover
Image: http://images.popmatters.com/misc_art/b/behindcanelabra-cover.jpg
In 1987 Thorson wrote a book, Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace, about his life with Liberace. Shortly before the book was released, just as he was about to embark on a nationwide publicity jaunt, the FBI appeared and whisked Thorson away into the witness protection program for his testimony against Eddie Nash in the state's prosecution of the mobster for the Wonderland murders. The book's publisher, in the interim, declared bankruptcy and Scott never laid his fingertips on a dime from the slim handful of units that sold.
And so here was Scott Thorson in the year 2004, calling yours truly from his home in Falmuth, Maine, flat broke and disabled, in chronic, horrendous pain from a botched murder attempt and an even more botched plastic surgery mandated by a demented and narcissistic celebrity, hoping that I would serve as his conduit for another lucrative laundry airing.
"Our mutual friend tells me that you're the man," Thorson said. "He said that if you can't sell this story, no one can."
A brief survey of my bleak surroundings said to the casual observer that the business of selling stories had not been kind to me of late. Divorced for several years, my home and work quarters was a comfortable residential hotel in the L.A. bedroom community of Glendale; the kitchen was comprised of a microwave atop a dresser and a mini-fridge next to my cheap assemble-it-yourself desk. Dishes were washed in the bathroom sink and rinsed in the bath tub.
I had no tangible assets to speak of, no credit cards, no personal vehicle, no savings account, and maybe a hundred bucks in my checking account. As a freelance writer for over ten years, I had hit a bad stretch of road. The heyday of the freelancer was coming to an end --- the buck-a-word magazine assignments had become as fossilized as the prehistoric remains in the La Brea Tar Pits.
"This story is really, really hot, Rodger," Thorson continued in his nasal whine. "But I need a lot of money. I'm totally tapped out after paying for the spinal surgery and the IRS has put a lien on my bank account. I'm really fucked."
"How much money are you looking for, Scott?" I asked again, my irritation clearly palpable at this point. The mere idea of dodging into the ghetto of tabloids for a quick cash infusion represented a new personal low for me, but living "off the grid" often means making harsh ethical and moral decisions with little or no time to think, not with the landlord impatiently knocking at the door. "You have to set a price. How much do you want for the story?"
Thorson suggested a low four-figure sum and I laughed. "Scott, if your story checks out, that sum would be my finders fee. You would be getting three times that much, providing you pass a lie detector test."
"Of course I would pass a lie detector test," Thorson promised enthusiastically.
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Trade show bags are one of the most popular giveaways at events in nearly every industry, each year. Being relatively lightweight and often made of poly canvas or even polypropylene, which means that they can be easily carried around the event by recipients, as well as by you to the event, makes these items as useful as they are powerful. They are also the perfect size for toting informative papers, folders, and other items frequently seen given away at events. Their shoulder length handles allow them to be carried around the event with ease while generating brand awareness with custom imprint areas complete with your company's name and logo. Plus, all of these characteristics that make them perfect for use as a trade show bag makes them equally great to use for several other occasions from grocery shopping to carrying books to class.


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Is it OK to mix rpm and source based installations on a production web server? Or is it preferable to either completely go with one or the other way?
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Is it OK to mix rpm and source based installations on a production web server? Or is it preferable to either completely go with one or the other way?
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Package management is always the best way to go, purely because it allows you to deal with a single modular entity. Packages make installing and upgrading servers considerably easier. It allows you to reason about your servers easier; you know what version of a particular piece of software is installed. You can be sure that you're running the same binary across several different servers.
I would highly recommend that you learn how to generate RPM packages for any piece of software you install. It might slow you down initially, but you'll reap the rewards later.
I would say pick a path and keep it consistent...Personally I prefer package manager since it's a lot easier to maintain and script against..
The thing to remember about source packages is that you MUST watch the security mail lists on your own and watch the upstream provider in case any critical bugs are discovered. You may need to be prepared to backport fixes to your current system if you aren't ready to upgraded when upstream decides to make a change that breaks something. When using packages from the distributor you can be a bit more relaxed about security issues and trust them to find and fix security issues and release updates as required.
If there is a business reason to use a newer version, then you need to decide if the effort and risk is worth it. You just need to make sure you are prepared to handle things like security yourself.
Like David mentioned, you really should consider learning how to build your own packages. If you have more then one system a properly built package can be reused on your second system. It can be reused on your testing box. That way you don't have a particular package compiled with one option on system a, and a different set of options on system b.
If you have a single server it is generally ok to do everything to make it work and do a full / backup. Only if you keep documentation of your actions (/etc/motd is good enough) . Altough messy, mixing rpms/cpan/deb/custom builds is not that bad unless you have to duplicate the machine. For example my personal laptop is a total dump:) Every time i do dist-upgrade somethings breaks but it's acceptable - i'm the only user. If you have a couple machines that perform the same functions and you need them to perform very predictibable mixing different type of install modes will get you in a lot of trouble. You have to learn how to build rpms/deb and maybe set your own in-house yum repository.


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Overview of Study Process
The City of Lincoln is teaming-up with people in the College View neighborhood to improve the transportation options for pedestrians, bicyclists, people who ride the bus, and drivers.
The neighborhood mobility audit will identify initiatives that will improve the neighborhood by making College View more walker-biker-rider friendly. Enhancing these mobility options will strengthen the neighborhood, encourage healthy living, increase safety, and enrich the quality of life and economic viability of the area.
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Develop a "multi-modal" strategic plan for the College View Neighborhood that effectively integrates vehicular, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit systems and identifies achievable project initiatives and improvements for the neighborhood.
Project Process
Involve a diverse group of neighborhood stakeholders, including residents, students, businesses, and institutions. Conduct a neighborhood mobility audit and compile an inventory of existing conditions, challenges, and opportunities. Involve a study committee to collaborate with the City on developing design concepts and efforts for inclusion in a strategic plan for the neighborhood. Prioritize short-term, interim, and long-term improvements and efforts that have a reasonable chance to be implemented. Build public-private partnerships for continuing collaborative action and investment.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The MIT track and field teams returned to action one week after their thrilling performances at the New England Division III Championship, which resulted in a win and second place-finish for the women and men, respectively. The Engineers took part in the All-New England Championship, competing against teams from across Divisions I, II and III, at Southern Connecticut State over the weekend. The teams focused more on individual qualifications rather than team scores but both fared well in the team standings, with the women placing seventh and the men finishing in 14th.
The women's 4x100 meter relay got things off to an excellent start, as the group of Jacqueline Brew, Martha Gross, Jamie Simmons and Portia Jones were trying to improve their standing in advance of the National meet. The squad's time of 47.70 seconds set a new MIT record and moved Tech up to No. 15 in Division III on the year, as it finished fourth in the event.
Amy Magnuson ran extremely well in the 100-meter hurdles, hitting the NCAA automatic qualifying standard during the trials (14.57 seconds). She was unable to improve that time in the finals, finishing in 14.58 and placing seventh. Brew ran a personal best of 15.18 seconds in the trials but did not advance to the finals. Jones was able to improve her personal best and National qualifying time in the 100-meter dash, as the junior All-America set a new MIT record with a time of 12.02 seconds, en route to a third-place finish.
Simmons gave the Cardinal and Gray its lone event win of the weekend, as she took home the 400 IH title with a time of 1:00.73, an automatic cut and the third fastest time in Division III in 2011.
The MIT pole vaulters continued to show their depth, picking up the most team points of any event, with three finishers inside the top eight. Karin Fisher led the way with a third-place showing, clearing 12-5.50 feet. Lauren Kuntz (11-11.75 feet) was fifth and Briner (11-5.75) tied for eighth place.
On the men's side, Nathan Peterson picked up the event win in the pole vault, as he was one of three athletes to clear the bar at 15-9.00 feet and won on attempts. Cyrus Vafadari also cleared 15-9.00 feet and was third.
Kenneth Cooper hit a new personal best in the shot put, finishing in seventh with a throw of 52-8.75 feet.
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship will be held next weekend. The meet, hosted by Moravian College, will begin on Thursday, May 19 and continue on Friday.


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Martin Laciga, beach volleyball pioneer, retires
Bern, Switzerland, January 30, 2013 - Switzerland's biggest beach volleyball player has pulled the curtain down on his international career after 18 years. Martin Laciga celebrated regular success on the FIVB World Tour and undoubtedly has left his mark on beach volleyball around the world. He withdraws due to injuries.
The statement speaks for itself: world number one with brother Paul in 1999, FIVB World Championships runner's up the same year, triple European champion, twice European vice-champion, Switzerland's three-time champion, top ten finishes at three Olympic Games, Switzerland's team sportsman of 1999. Martin Laciga realized outstanding performances for Switzerland beach volleyball.
He showed the way to professional beach volleyball in Switzerland
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Prerequisites: 90 credits and 3.00 QPA or Permission of Department Head
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It was a pretty notable stroke on MRI. I spent some time talking to his wife, then went home.
The next day I was absolutely shocked when I was on rounds, and he got in the elevator with me! He looked great, was dressed in his street clothes, and I began talking to him. His speech was excellent. It was the most remarkable recovery I'd ever seen in such a a short time.
It was the patient's identical twin brother, coming to visit him.
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If I have a connected manifold and I poke a hole in the interior of the manifold, it seems obvious that the manifold is still connected. But how would you prove this?
More precisely, let $M$ be a connected $n$-manifold with $n>1$ and let $B$ be a subset of $\operatorname{Int} M$ homeomorphic to the unit closed ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Is $M \setminus B$ connected? Can $B$ be any simply connected closed set?