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The Fulbright Specialist Program links U.S. academics and professionals and their counterparts at host institutions overseas. Qualified academics receive grants to engage in collaborative two- to six-week projects at host institutions in over 100 countries. International travel costs and a stipend are funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating host institutions cover grantee in-country expenses or provide in-kind services.
Communication sciences and disorders professionals are among those who participate in the program. In this post, I (Robert Goldfarb) and my colleague Florence Ling Myers recount our experiences in it.
Florence was a specialist in education and worked at the University of Hong Kong in 2011 for two weeks. She received approval for the five-year placement on the specialist roster. I was a specialist in applied linguistics/TEFL at Universidad Pedigogica Nacional in Bogotá, Colombia for six weeks, with the latter half of the commitment completed online after returning to the United States.
Our experiences were different enough to provide a sense of what a prospective Fulbrighter can expect.
Florence's experience: Fluency disorders and returning to my roots
My mission in going to HKU was to reinforce the importance of fluency disorders in the family of speech-language pathologies. I gave workshops to students and professionals on cluttering, cluttering/stuttering, and stuttering. I met with academic and clinical faculty and reviewed curricula. Of particular interest was learning the problem-based learning paradigm used by faculty. The pedagogical philosophy is that students need to acquire critical thinking and problem-solving skills, to pose clinical hypotheses based on independent library research and come up with evidence-based therapy approaches for various case studies.
I had the pleasure of co-mentoring a senior thesis in stuttering. The student was bright, responsive and competent. HKU is definitely a high-power university, with great expectations for faculty and graduate students to publish in premier journals.
I also had a personal mission: to return to my roots and give back to my motherland. I escaped to Hong Kong as a refugee from mainland China in 1949 with literally nothing but the reassuring hands of my mother. I took not so much a "slow boat from China," but a creaky leaky junk under the blackened nocturnal skies from Canton. I now wonder if I had been an illegal child alien. My dad was already in the United States to earn his doctorate in physics from the University of Missouri. Much has changed in Hong Kong since the 1940s, yet there is still this undefinable yet undeniable human spirit—to survive and thrive—among the people there.
Having been in the United States for nearly 60 years, I, too, have changed, though there is still very much a Chinese core in me. Whether or not one is from the East or West, the common bond that motivated me to return to my homeland as a Fulbright Specialist was a passion for cluttering and stuttering, and to instill this passion in the next generation of speech-language pathologists in China.
Robert's experience: Helping with research methods/professional writing
I committed to teach two intensive graduate courses in research methods and in academic writing to advanced students working on thesis projects. In preparation for the visit, I arranged for my publisher to send some relevant books I had authored, and added others I thought might be useful. In addition, I prepared course packs in English and Spanish (with the help of a graduate student from South America) regarding local idioms. I learned, for example, that people in Colombia expressed something very positive as "the last Coca-Cola in the desert."
Students also received feedback on their research projects in various stages, from proposals to data collection. Another commitment was a keynote address, called the Foro Fulbright, to local universities and other Fulbright scholars in the country. The students and young faculty were all bright, hard-working and dedicated, but their exposure to research design and international perspectives was provincial. Most students and faculty were open and eager to learn what the global academic community had to offer.
Not all experiences were positive. I was given Thursdays off, because it was known as "riot day," when vigilantes stormed local universities. Sure enough, on the first Thursday of my visit and the Wednesday of the second week, I was ordered out of the office I shared with colleagues as vigilantes bombed the institution for hours. These events were followed by riot police storming the university. The tear gas they discharged lingered in the air for days.
Finally, on the Sunday before I left for home, I was robbed by a policeman while walking to the supermarket. The executive director of Fulbright Colombia called it a perfect storm of crime and civil unrest, and approved my decision to teach the remainder of my courses online.
Ongoing ties
Our students continue to keep in touch. I have helped several students write master's theses of which they could be justifiably proud, and the thesis that Florence co-mentored was published the following year in the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
Working as Fulbright Specialists allowed us to interact with colleagues and students abroad, while serving our country as ambassadors of scholarship. While there were some unwelcome experiences for me, we have many positive memories. We encourage you to apply to be on the roster, but note that you will need a bodyguard in some countries.
Robert Goldfarb, PhD, CCC-SLP, is professor of communication sciences and disorders at Adelphi University. He is an affiliate of ASHA Special Interest Groups 2, Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, and 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders.
Florence Ling Myers, PhD, CCC-SLP, is professor of communication sciences and disorders at Adelphi University. She is an affiliate of ASHA SIG 4.


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MPs' Pretty Good Privacy 'ban' finally explained
Parliament misunderstands privacy, not for the first time
MPs have been told once again that they can't use PGP to encrypt their email because of supposed compatibility problems between the encryption software and VPN remote access software installed on parliamentary computers.
PGP explains that this prohibition by parliamentary technicians stemmed from a snag in using the PGP email proxy and an outdated version of the Infoexpress VPN client used by MPs. The latest versions of both packages would have worked together, but Commons techies chose to advise against using PGP in favour of a different product instead.
Francis Maude, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, who has repeatedly asked questions on the subject since March, tabled another query on Thursday (12 November). Lib Dem MP Nick Harvey responded with the now stock answer that PGP doesn't mix with the software on MPs' PCs. An extract from Hansard (below) records the exchange.
Mr. Maude: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2009, Official Report, column 781W, on Members: email, if the Commission will make it its policy to allow Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) software to be installed on hon. Members' computers and ensure that hon. Members' computers are compatible with PGP software. [299324]
Nick Harvey: No. The service provider has told us that this product is not compatible with software used by Parliament.
PGP has repeatedly said there's nothing about its encryption software that ought to preclude its use with VPN remote software, which is a different type of security application.
Previous Commons replies to the same question have revealed that an evaluation by the Parliamentary ICT (PICT) department found Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to be "incompatible with Parliament's current version of VPN (remote access) software". A different package was recommended as an alternative and offered to MPs at no cost.
PGP's response (below) to our latest query on the cryptographic conundrum reveals that Commons techies came across a compatibility problem between an old version of the supported VPN software and the then current version of PGP. No compatibility problem existed between the current versions of each package either at the time of the evaluation or now.
However since no re-evaluation has taken place, the Parliamentary ICT (PICT) department continues to advise MPs against using PGP.
We have investigated the problem that Parliament was having. In March 2007, they asked our technical support team about an incompatibility between the PGP email proxy and the Infoexpress VPN client they were using. At the time, our tech support told them that there was an updated version that fixed the incompatibility. The current versions of PGP and Infoexpress are still compatible.
We understand the difficulty in upgrading systems, especially with software like VPN clients, which when they don't work can't be fixed remotely. Nonetheless, there were and are compatible versions of PGP and Infoexpress available and in use today. Upon review it is our understanding that there are no incompatibility issues that prevent the MP/PICT from using PGP. Any other UK Government or commercial entities can use PGP Corporation's standards based and CAPS certified data protection solutions at this time.
What's never been in doubt is that MPs have a clear need to exchange secure electronic communications with each other and their constituents, using tools such as PGP. This need for confidentiality was highlighted by recent attempts by the Metropolitan Police to get copies of email correspondence between Members of Parliament, without first obtaining a warrant. The police request, made about emails exchanged between Damian Green MP and fellow Tory David Davis, provoked a round of parliamentary questions back in February. ®
Political blogger Dizzy Thinks was the first to report on the issue back in March. However it turns out the PGP prohibition has actually lasted more than two years, as PGP explains.
"A central government agency had an issue back in 2007 but PGP wasn't able to validate that this was the same problem (as the one that was raised in Parliament in 2009) until recently when the PICT confirmed it to be so," it explained.
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Justin3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 134 diseños de 68 diseñadores freelance.
Trimark Sportswear Group is a developer and manufacturer of logo'd apparel for the Canadian and U.S. promotional industries, Trimark has been supplying high quality apparel for over 35 years.
We design every single product with decorating in mind, any of our apparel can become a custom piece by adding a logo, tagline or slogan in multiple locations by way of embroidery, heat transfer or other decoration options.
In fact, without realizing it, millions of people across Canada have been wearing logo'd apparel and accessories they have acquired from various events such as sporting tournament & corporate gifting, that have been developed and manufactured by Trimark.
We believe our role is to build an easy to use process that allows our customers to create value for their clients through the extension of their client brand presence with decorated apparel and accessories.
Trimark sells logo'd apparel across 9 different categories; Polo's, Active Tops, Woven Shirts, Sweaters, Knit's and Fleece, Vests, Jackets, Pants, and Bags & Accessories. From technical polo's to 3-in-1 winter jackets to bathrobes and bags, we have apparel to suit multiple needs.
This product is sold under 5 brands, ONTOUR, Outer Boundary, Nexus Apparel, Elevate Sport and Landmark.
For more, please go to http://www.trimarksportswear.com
We sell through a dedicated and expanding network of promotional product distributors, specialty advertising agencies and marketing companies, and these customers sell our product to corporate buyers across many companies and organizations.
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I have attached the current landmark logo for you to familiarize yourself with it.
The Landmark™ collection is constructed using time-honoured methods which ensure a durable long lasting style. These designs highlight our classics and offer a vibrant and expansive colour palette. Landmark™ is all about keeping it simple.
The purpose of the brand is to provide a low cost, high 'perceived value' option for customers who are not prepared (or can't afford) to pay retail prices for their promotional, marketing, gifting or rewarding pieces.
We are looking for a fresher look on the brand, which does not have the "Est 75" part in it anymore.
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Consider a random walk on [0, inf) where you start at 0. With probability p = 0.5, you increase by 1. With probability (1-p) = 0.5, you decrease by 1, but not below 0.
As time goes to infinity, will your position tend to infinity? If not, to what finite value does it converge?
Edit: To be a bit more precise, what is the limit of the average position as time goes to infinity?
If your position tends to infinity for p = 0.5, for which other probabilities p is this true? (Clearly p > 0.5 will cause you to tend to infinity, so p < 0.5 is what I'm after)
What is the probability of being at position x after an arbitrary amount of steps?
I made a simple simulation to test the p = 0.5 case, and after 500 million iterations, it seems to tend to infinity, but I'd like a more solid explanation.


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I'm not so into heart shaped boxes of chocolates or a dozen red roses, but I'm very much into these little guys.
Valentines day is here, and my little ones need something to drop off with their friends... preferably something cute and little and filled with candy. I was remembering some little Christmas matchboxes we did when I was at the Kids magazine, so we revamped them for Valentine's day.
You can find little packs of matchboxes at the grocery store, I found mine near the cigarettes. They usually come in packs of 10 and shouldn't run you more than $1.50 or so. (Dump the matches out and save them for your next blackout.) Cut a piece of paper 2" high (or the height of your matchbox) and about 4" long (enough to wrap all the way around). I used a bit of tape to secure it on the back.
You can do these anyway you like. I love the portraits C drew of his friends at school (his idea).. They may all look the same at first glance, but he can tell you who each one is. I cut the paper down to the right size first, then wrapped it around the box after he was finished. For other matchboxes I used a little heart punch and glued a little bit of paper underneath. And some got a simple little band.
Fill with candy (regular m and ms and candy corn will fit nicely), tuck in a little note, wrap with string if desired, and add a name tag or first initial. Then off to school!


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ecelshop necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 120 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Working with a 3rd generation tannery and leather makers in a small Argentinian town - we make unisex leather travel goods (bags, wallets, ipad folders) with a vintage look but modern aesthetic.
We are aiming for an all ages demographic - who appreciate hermes-esque design/quality (think double stitching, good quality brass buckles etc) but who don't want to spend over $300-400 for a travel bag.
Originally the company's name was an acronym ECEL, Entre Chien et Loup - a french saying meaning between the dog and the wolf and twilight/dusk.
As the company has actually formed - we don't feel the name sake fits an australian design company that produces leather goods in argentina and were looking for help on a new by line - eg: ECEL - South American Travel Goods
The companies we would like to base the branding soundboard on include: Hermes, Monocle Magazine, http://themotley.com
What we would like is :
- a name that can stand on it's own (with by-line)
- a motif in a circle (similar to the monocle magazine M and Hermes H)
- a picture which works with the name/motif - again either something hermes and/or see attached. Also quite keen on personified animal.
I have attached my original sketch for the company. Please don't feel compelled to use it (nor anything else I have said) as inspiration though for the reasons outlined above!
OTHER: Some of the mediums we will be using the branding on include -
* 3cm high x9cm long label (most likely leather embossed but maybe sewn if colours needed)
* Website header/footer
* Foil embossed, laser cut or colour printed into packing boxes (probably same style as white glossy cake boxes but in company colours)
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When it comes to building shallow woofers, I thought I'd seen just about every way possible. That was until I saw the new JL Audio 10TW3-D4 subwoofer. The latest shallow woofer design to come out of JL Audio's Miramar Florida facility is a thing of beauty to look at, and an equally impressive bit of 'out of the box' design and engineering. The all new 10TW3-D4 is a dual four ohms coil woofer built around several patented technologies, and will be shipping by the time you read this. This high performance shallow woofer will carry a suggested retail price of $349.95 (USD).
To build a 10-inch shallow woofer that will work in enclosure depths as little as 3.25 inches, JL Audio took a clean slate approach when they designed the 10TW3-D4. The goal was a woofer that could be mounted not only in a shallow enclosure, but also one that also works with an absolute minimum of total airspace. It also had to provide long excursion, deep bass, and excellent sound quality, while handling 400 watts of continuous power.
To accomplish these goals, JL developed a unique cone body based on patented technology called a "Concentric Tube" structure. The genius of the design places the long-throw voice coil assembly directly beneath the speaker dust cap. This high-mounted coil allows the engineers to use a full size motor structure to drive the coil, but the magnet assembly is moved much closer to the cone than on a traditional woofer – it's actually inside the basket, rather than hanging off the bottom like you'd normally see. The result of this component shifting is a very shallow woofer, but one that retains a full-size double stacked Strontium ferrite motor and even greater excursion than JL Audio's W3v3 series. Brilliant!
Technically speaking, the 10TW3-D4 is built on a cast aluminum alloy basket that houses the entire motor assembly. Because the pole is not vented, the back of the basket fits flush against the inside wall of the enclosure, further decreasing mounting depth requirements. The basket uses four tabs (or 'ears') for mounting, with each tab furnishing two mounting screw locations. The idea here is to make the remainder of the diameter of the woofer as small as possible, which allows them to be mounted closer to enclosure boundaries or to another woofer, making it easily adaptable to really tight spaces.
The entire moving assembly is unique in that it's constructed as a complete sub-assembly before being fitted into the basket. A 'normal' woofer begins with a motor and basket assembly, then the spider and voice coil are fitted, followed by the cone and surround, and finally the dust cap. Not so for this new JL Audio woofer.
Using the patented Concentric Tube structure, first the JL Audio woofer has the dust cap, cone, surround, voice coil and progressive type spider built as a unit, which is finally fitted to the basket and magnetic motor. This approach provides great precision in parts alignment, better electrical connectivity, and is simply easier to build.
But the 10TW3-D4 isn't simply a batch of cleverly assembled parts. Indeed, the quality of the components used in the woofer are also top notch. From the top trim plate that is designed to accept an optional mesh grille, to the rubber surround, the mineral-filled poly cone, the eight-layer copper coil wound on a Kapton former, and the aluminum alloy dust cap that serves as part of the woofers cooling circuit, the JL Audio 10TW3-D4 deservedly screams high-end. Amplifier connections are made via clearly-marked and solidly-mounted spring loaded terminals on each basket spoke that easily accept ten gauge wire. Thanks to the innovative design, the woofer tinsel leads are solidly epoxied to the inside of the concentric tube structure, instead of being made to flex with the suspension. There is even a pre-fitted foam sealing gasket applied to the frame mounting surface to ensure a good seal to the enclosure baffle.
It's no secret that JL Audio makes some of the most musical sounding subwoofers available. For my evaluation, Manville Smith, JL Audio's VP of Marketing sent along one of their small, well-made sealed enclosures. And I do mean small – it's a mere 0.5 cubic feet in internal volume! I have high expectations of the 10TW3-D4 sitting down to audition it, but I am worried that the tiny enclosure will choke off its performance. But I'm quickly shown the sonics are nothing short of excellent. The bass output is smooth and deep and has that excellent musicality JL Audio is famous for. Kick drum notes have impact and accuracy that I didn't expect from such a small-sized woofer system. The timbre of the bass is almost perfect, and it makes listening to the details in drum and bass work a lot of fun. My reference system is equipped with an amplifier capable of easily exceeding the woofers recommended 400 watt maximum power levels, and I have to admit I did that (albeit briefly) a few times during this two hour session; but the 10TW3-D4 took it all in stride without complaint. I don't generally make absolute statements in my reviews, but I can say with all sincerity, this is the best sounding 10-inch woofer in a one-half cubic foot box I've ever heard.
The laws of physics always apply, and where I did find the system wanting a bit was in overall SPL. Part of that can be blamed on how good it sounds, because it simply makes me want to turn it up! The 10TW3-D4 probably gives up a couple of dB of overall output to a standard 10-inch with a 50% larger enclosure, but then you have a standard-depth woofer in a bigger box, and aren't solving the problem this woofer is so incredibly good at addressing.
On the Bench
The next morning after the woofer had cooled and normalized, I move into the lab and fire up my Klippel analyzer to measure the small signal parameters of the subwoofer. I'm happy to report that my measured data is within a few percent of the published specifications, which says a lot about the level of quality control JL Audio has in their Florida-based facility.
JL Audio 10TW3 10" Woofer
Measured Specifications
Coils in Parallel
Revc = 2.36 ohms
Fs = 33.1 Hz
Sd = 0.036 M²
Vas = 16.8L or 0.59 Ft³
Cms = 0.092 mm/N
Mmd = 239.4 g
Mms = 247.1 g
Qms = 4.777
Qes = 0.660
Qts = 0.621
Levc = 3.49 mH
No = 0.092 %
SPLo = 81.8 dB
Quick Tech Specs
Power Handling: 400 watts RMS
Frequency Range: 20 Hz – 300 Hz
Sensitivity: 81.8dB/SPL @ 1.0 W (1.414 V @ 2 ohms)
Nominal Impedance: (2) 4 ohms coils
The JL Audio W3 woofers have earned a reputation for excellent sound quality, tonal accuracy and reliability. This shallow version appears to not only be able to uphold that tradition, but perhaps build the reputation of providing quality bass in places nobody expected a true high performance woofer system to ever fit.
If you are tight on space, but demanding when it comes to the quality of your music, drop by your local JL Audio dealer and ask to audition one of these babies for yourself. You can thank me later. For more information on the JL Audio 10TW3-D4 and all the other JL Audio products, you can check them out online, at www.JLAudio.com.


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On the busy streets of New York, it's often easy to forget about all of the rich history that surrounds you. Some its our most storied, historical neighbourhoods are frequently ignored by planners and the residents themselves, while some of its most spectacular spaces are literally hidden below your feet.
The Lower East Side was once the most densely populated place in the world, and it served as the first home for nearly all immigrants who came to America. Despite its cultural heritage, it is an area treated as almost an afterthought for city planners, with some of the least green and public spaces in the country.
The Lowline, designed and created by RAAD, proposes to use cutting edge solar technologies to bring sunlight into an abandoned trolley terminal beneath the Lower East Side and, in doing so, create a public park and cultural institution for the community.
Sunlight is channelled with optics deep into the ground to foster photosynthesis and to illuminate a historic space built in 1908. At once a landmark, a demonstration of solar technology, and a park for a community in desperate need, The Lowline is also a bridge between our collective heritage and our hopes for our future.


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Q&A: Technically Speaking, MLS Is Kicking (Digital) Grass Around The World
By Barry Janoff
June 6, 2012: Major League Soccer.2012 is not your grandfather's game. And probably not even your father's game. MLS is still about goals, penalty kicks, offsides, yellow cards, defensive schemes and blood, sweat and tears. But it is also about iPhones, iPads, Roku, YouTube Kick TV, Twitter, Facebook, ExtraTime Radio podcasts, Wi-Fi, fat pipes, adidas' miCoach Speed_Cell data tracker and MLS Live, which offers HD streaming, multi-platform access of up to 230 out-of-market games per season.
The league's digital growth has been fueled by — and in turn has fueled — growth in attendance and marketing deals and stability in franchise cities. More than two-thirds of the league's 19 clubs have jersey-sponsor deals. And since 2007, MLS has opened nine soccer-specific stadiums, most with naming-rights partners, including BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, which had its ribbon cutting last month.
From 2003-2009, the MLS Web site was under the auspices of MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet division of Major League Baseball. But the league took its Web site in-house and ramped up expansion and production of its digital and social media properties.
Chris Schlosser was hired by MLS in 2008 as director of digital strategy, bringing with him a resume that included four years at Microsoft. In 2011 he was named general manager of MLS Digital. NYSportsJournalism spoke with Schlosser about navigating through and exploring new aspects of the digital side of the pro soccer landscape.
NYSportsJournalism.com: What did you see as your biggest challenges when you joined MLS, and have they been met?
Chris Schlosser: I joined in August 2008. I was, basically, Digital Employee No. 1 at Major League Soccer. At that time, all of our digital business was managed by MLB Advanced Media. They have done amazing things and have done a great job. But we saw the writing on the wall. We have a young, tech-savvy fan base, and with the growing importance of digital, we felt that it was really key that MLS controlled its own destiny in this area. So [in 2009, after six years with MLBAM] we took over control of our digital operation. Since then, we have invested significant money in building MLS Digital into our own business unit. We just hired our 35th employee. So we are growing fast. We now have a phenomenal suite of digital products on the marketplace.
NYSJ: Has your focus changed since you joined MLS?
CS: The interesting thing is that when I started here, our focus was on taking over the Web site content duties from MLBAM and building our Web site. But as we expanded our strategy we began to focus on two strategies. One was to create content. We now have the largest soccer content team in North America, with offices in New York and San Francisco and writers across North America and around the world. The second strategy was that we began to look at how would we distribute that content to our fans on whatever device they were using.
NYSJ: Can you tell whether or not core fans are supporting your digital strategies?
CS: The ecosystem has changed significantly over the last four years. And we believe that will continue as we go forward. The growth in metrics we have seen has been incredible. This year alone, visits to our Web are up 40%, mobile is up 200%, and fans are accessing more and more of our content across our system. So we are looking to continue to build our content and stay ahead of the changes in technology so were are providing information and data to our fans in the ways they want to consume it.
"Visits to our Web are up 40%, mobile is up 200%, and fans are accessing more and more of our content across our system."
NYSJ: Are you finding that you are attracting casual and non-soccer fans?
CS: Social is a key element in the growth of our league and the individual clubs. We see it as a major strategy to grow our fan base. One of the interesting stats that I look at is the percentage of people who are visiting our property for the first time. At any given time, a third of the people visiting our site have never been there before. That, to me, is an incredible stat. It shows how we are constantly reaching out to new people who are discovering the sport and discovering our content, whether that's through search [engines] or social or from an article they read on one of our distribution partners. But to constantly have that key user base is, to me, phenomenal.
NYSJ: How important is it to have a core base of young players who have grown up using technology and social media?
CS: Having tech-savvy players is incredible. Our players are all over Twitter. They use our products. They like our products. We get comments from them all the time. You'll see players posting comments on our site and have a dialogue going back and forth with each other. A recent ESPN poll showed that among 12-24-year olds, MLS and soccer is their second-favorite sport behind the NFL. I think that shows a pretty incredible shift in the American sports landscape. That's an amazing thing for the league. But for us in digital, having all of those young fans loving the sport just takes all of the things we are doing to the next level.
NYSJ: Some leagues don't want their players to use Twitter during games or at other times they feel might compromise certain situations? How does MLS feel about that?
CS: [Laughs.] I chuckle a little about that because we are so far from telling our players not to tweet. We want them to be part of it, and we want our fans to follow our players on Twitter. It helps connect the fans with the players. And the banter that goes on among the players is phenomenal. And we encourage our players to use our applications. I get requests from players every week asking for access to our live streaming system so they can watch games on their iPad or iPhone. They love it. They use it to follow the league, just as our fans do. We are working on All-Star Game planning and we will have Twitter as part of our voting so that fans can tweet for their favorite player.
NYSJ: What role do you see Kick TV on YouTube playing in the growth of MLS' fan base?
CS: Kick TV is the new TV channel from MLS and SUM in conjunction with YouTube as part of the Google Originals concept. It is able to cover the global sport of football in a broader way than we do at our Web site. It gives us a voice in the sport that is beyond MLS focus, and that has helped not only bring football fans worldwide into our realm but has also helped our fans to expand their soccer experiences beyond MLS. We are starting to see some very interesting opportunities.
NYSJ: In the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 25, adidas will embed its miCoach data tracker in uniforms worn by players, which will provide coaches with real-time data about player position and performance. Do you find you are able to experiment with technology?
CS: The best thing about digital in general is that it is so easy to make changes. You look at the data, the technology, the capabilities that you have and put out great products. But then you have to look at how consumers and fans are using them. Look at the feedback you are getting on Twitter and through social media. And then you continue to tweak and evolve your products and strategies as you move forward. That's the beauty whether it's from the consumer side or the product development side. You have to take advantage of that. I've said before that Twitter is the world's best customer-service tool. You constantly hear from and connect with your fans and consumers in a big way.
"We believe that there is an opportunity here over the next 18-24 months to completely change the digital match experience."
NYSJ: Considering how rapidly technology changes, how difficult is it to stay ahead of the curve and have platforms available for fans when they want them?
CS: That challenge is a constant focus of mine. When you ask, 'What comes next?,' we believe — and what we are spending a lot of time working on is — that there is an opportunity here over the next 18-24 months to completely change the digital match experience. If you look across the landscape today, there are a lot of amazing ways to consume sports. But we feel there are some things that we can bring to the table across various devices that will revolutionize the way people interact with our game.
NYSJ: MLS has opened nine soccer-specific stadiums since 2007. How important has it been to have them outfitted with the latest technology?
CS: It has been amazing for us and for sports in general. LiveStrong Sporting Park in Kansas City [KS, which opened in 2011], is, I believe, the most technologically advanced building in America. The folks in Kansas City are working hard to think about how to maximize the use of such technologies as Wi-Fi, mobile and fat pipes in partnership with Cisco and Google. They constantly think about how to revolutionize the way sports is consumed in-stadium and using technology to do that. Whether it's instant polling in a game, ordering food via an app, checking on memberships. They do an incredible amount of work and we work closely with them to bring these experiences to life.
NYSJ: How important has it been for MLS Digital to look not just at soccer domestically but in a global picture?
CS: That is an interesting aspect of our strategy. One of the businesses we put in place when I started here and that we have continued to grow is MLS Digital Properties. Today, we are commercializing 60 of the largest soccer sites in the world: the English Premier League official Web site, Goal.com, AOL, The Sporting News, and we are just about to finalize a deal with another large sports portal to [maintain] their soccer section. So today we are selling across the system, whether you are an Hispanic fan, a global football fan or a fan of MLS. We are commercializing those efforts today and, as I said, in the next 18-24 months you'll see us on the property side using our technology and content expertise and applying to areas that are broader than MLS.
NYSJ: What type of feedback have you gotten from MLS marketing partners and peers in other sports regarding what MLS Digital is doing and where it is going?
CS: The feedback has been that we are doing exactly what we should be doing with technology and that we should continue to move forward. If you look across the globe today, our mobile apps are the best in football. There is not another experience like it on with highlights, data, with social all built in, taking advantage of whether it's an IOS platform, Android, or on the Windows Phone application that we are releasing.
NYSJ: Head coaches and managers are usually old-school guys who might not want to adapt, or who might find it too challenging given the rapid growth of and changes in technology. What are you seeing and hearing from MLS coaches?
CS: I would say the biggest change I have seen from coaches on the field is the use of advanced data. Historically, or stereotypically, you hear a lot that 'soccer is not a data sport.' But we have a partnership with [research firm] Opta, with whom we analyze hundreds and hundreds of data points from every game. So you are starting to see our coaches take advantage of that. The presence of adidas will take that to a higher level not only by utilizing game data but also all sorts of physical data — speed, distance, power — to which coaches had never had access. So when you combine that, you'll see on the coaching side a further investment in technology as a way to make the players better and the game better.
NYSJ: What does MLS Commissioner Don Garber say about all of this?
CS: He loves it. He loves the technology. He's a great follower of Twitter — all hours of the day and night he'll send me something that he has read on Twitter. He has an iPhone and tablet, and he uses them. He consumes every bit of information and uses it to help improve and promote MLS and soccer.
"One of [our] key tenets is keeping the game first. We don't want to change the sport. But we believe that technology can make that experience even better."
NYSJ: How big a challenge is it to keep integrating technology into the game but not lose sight of the basic elements that make the game special?
CS: One of the key tenets of everything we do is keeping the game first. At the end the day it is all about an authentic game experience. You are not going to see glowing pucks. That is not what we are focused on. We are focused on soccer as a beautiful game. We don't want to change the sport. But we believe that technology can make that experience even better, whether you are in the stadium, at the pub with friends or at home. And not just for fans. Whether you are a player or a coach, we believe technology can make the sport better.
NYSJ: What are you looking at now as your next challenges?
CS: MLS is at a very interesting point in time where we have this incredible technology. We have this phenomenal fan base. We have these incredible young players. So it makes sense that MLS sees this as a great area for us to advance our technology, to innovate. We want to innovate, not just in the U.S., but on a global platform in the sport of soccer. So everyone from ownership and management on down is focused on creating truly amazing digital experiences. That is my team's mandate now and our mandate moving forward.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Kenny Kadji scored 14 points as Miami defeated Maryland 54-47 Sunday night.
Trey McKinney Jones finished with 12 points to help the Hurricanes (12-3, 3-0) open Atlantic Coast Conference play with three consecutive wins for the first time.
McKinney Jones' two free throws with 38.4 seconds remaining increased Miami's lead to 50-44. Durand Scott secured the win with a fast-break layup that made it 52-44 with 24 seconds left.
Alex Len scored eight straight points for the Terrapins late in the second half. His dunk with 39 seconds left got Maryland within 48-44.
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It marks the grave of a brother and sister, James and Rosetta.
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The last name cannot be read, but burial information posted by the Delaware County Genealogy Society suggests that the children's last name is Bower, as does Find A Grave.
Look closely at the bottom of the marker. The markings that remain visible are not inconsistent with Bower. That could be the top of BO, don't you think?
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All has been quiet on the blog for a while now. I wont bore you with too many details, but one of the reasons behind this silence is that I have been dating! Yes, Dating!
After being single for over a year, I met a wonderful man.
He is an Author of Children's books. If you are curious, you can find his blog and his books here.
Anyway, the 1st of November marked the start of National Novel Writing Month so DC is, for the majority of the month, going to be holed up in his sanctuary dementedly writing a book!
In the lead-up to this insanely optimistic challenge of stringing 50,000 words into coherent sentences with various characters and plausible (and often hilarious) plot-lines; the creative outpouring of ideas is inevitable. It was during this time that I had the (possibly idiotic) idea of showing my support for his work by setting a goal of my own:
To develop 12 original crochet patterns during the month of November!
And so I started pouring over my Vintage (and one or 2 new) Needlework books and patterns, trying to find inspiration for something new.
I fawned all over the Bargello (sometimes called Florentine) embroidery patterns on canvas. The patterns are so beautiful and colourful.
I dreamt about them.
I woke up and the images of Bargello in CROCHET were still stuck in my head. So by hook or by crook, I was going to develop something new! Chevrons that were a combination of different heights and widths, that had a 'pixelated' look to them AND had great colour combinations.
And that I have 2 years worth of Technical Writing under my belt!
And Praise God/Allah/Buddah/Mars the Bar God that I have a fantastic team of pattern testers from all over the world, with differing levels of experience to check my work! They are amazingly patient, forgiving, helpful, excitable and fun to work with!
With the input of the lovely men and women who 'like' The Crochet Case on FaceBook, the 12 pattern series has quickly been converted into the challenge of creating an e-book; or 2 or 3!
You can find more sneak peeks of Bargello Crochet on my Facebook Page.
Until we meet again,
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By Contributor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pamela Harris
says she had one reason for going to battle with the powerful
Service Employees International Union.
Service Employees International Union, a political ally of the governor, then
began trying to organize the workers.
"I think there is a very unhealthy relationship between politicians and the
unions," Harris said. "I only wish Governor Quinn had listened to us five years
ago when we said we didn't want to join the union."
Harris and other workers argue they are not government employees capable of
being unionized in the traditional sense. They contend they are different
because they work in people's homes, not on government property, and are not
supervised by other state employees.
While the sector of workers Harris is a part of was affected by an executive
order issued by Quinn, Rod Blagojevich issued similar orders while he was
During oral arguments earlier this year, Justice Samuel Alito expressed
skepticism of governors' motivations to help unions.
"I thought the situation was that Gov. Blagojevich got a huge campaign
contribution from the union," Alito said. "And virtually as soon as he got into
office he took out his pen and signed an executive order that had the effect of
putting, what was it, $3.6 million into the union coffers?"
It was Alito who ended up writing the majority opinion for the High Court.
Alito noted that the state does not treat these home-care workers as employees
in any sense but to join a union. For example, the state has no legal liability
if home-care workers harm those in their care.
"Just as the State denies personal assistants most of the rights and benefits
enjoyed by full-fledged state workers, the State does not assume responsibility
for actions taken by personal assistants during the course of their employment,"
Alito said in his opinion. "… So if a personal assistant steals from a customer,
neglects a customer, or abuses a customer, the State washes its hands."
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Patrick Wright, vice president for
legal affairs at the Mackinaw Center for Public Policy, said the
decision is one of the most significant labor-law decisions in
"What the unions were trying to do is radically redefine what
constitutes a public employee," he said. "This is an enormous
setback for them and will cost them millions of dollars."
The decision also lays the groundwork
for a possible future decision in which the high court may rule that
the state cannot compel any public employee to pay money to a union,
Wright said.
But Illinois Attorney Lisa Madigan, whose office argued the case
against Harris, said the state does have a compelling interest in
promoting union representation of these workers.
Additionally, State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, called the ruling
"I'm disappointed in the ruling," he said. "It takes rights away
from thousands of workers who rely on very little benefits and very
little representation, and the unions' ability to protect these
workers was taken away from them. It's upsetting."
State Rep. Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, said Monday's decision
sent an important message that caregivers should have the authority
to determine the care of their loved ones.
"I applaud the United States Supreme Court's decision today by
siding with Illinoisans Pam and Josh Harris by ruling that a home is
not a union shop and that the sensitive decisions regarding the care
for a disabled loved one needs to remain with the caregiver and in
the home," he said in a statement to the media. "Pam Harris speaks
for the thousands of parents and family members who serve as
caregivers. No one other than Pam Harris knows what's best for Josh
and the United States Supreme Court agrees."
SEIU disagreed with the ruling, and said it reduces the power of
workers to earn more money and receive more benefits.
"No court case is going to stand in the way of home care workers
coming together to have a strong voice for good jobs and quality
home care," said SEIU President Mary Kay Henry in a media release.
"At a time when wages remain stagnant and income inequality is out
of control, joining together in a union is the only proven way home
care workers have of improving their lives and the lives of the
people they care for."
The SEIU statement lamented the loss of the ability to train home
workers through collected dues, and said home-care workers are now
worse off because of the court's decision.
"States need to build a stable, qualified workforce to meet the
growing need for home care — and having a strong union for home care
workers is the only approach that has proven effective," the
statement said.
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How to Use VoiceOver to Sync Your iPod
The sync options are the same or similar for each iPod model, but some models offer additional options. For example, the iPod nano, iPod classic, and iPod shuffle offer an extra sync option called Enable Disk Use, which lets you use your iPod as a disk drive.
With the VoiceOver option, an iPod shuffle speaks song titles and artist names, a menu of playlists for you to choose from, and the status of your battery charge. (With a third-generation iPod shuffle, you need the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic or the In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic to use VoiceOver to navigate playlists.)
You can enable VoiceOver for an iPod shuffle in iTunes when you set it up or enable it on the Summary sync options page when you synchronize your iPod shuffle.
To enable VoiceOver, sync your iPod shuffle to iTunes. The Summary page of sync options appears — you may have to scroll it to see all the options. Under Voice Feedback, select the Enable VoiceOver check box to turn it on (or deselect it to turn it off).
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You can also enable VoiceOver for an iPod nano by clicking the Configure Universal Access button at the bottom of the Summary sync options page, and then clicking the VoiceOver option.
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Daniela Ryf's race calendar started in June with a glorious victory at IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland. In a few weeks the 27-year-old from Switzerland will be one of the favorites at the Subaru IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Mont-Tremblant and, after that, maybe even for Kona.
Ryf is also the clear favorite for Sunday's KMD IRONMAN Copenhagen. It will be her fifth race in a season that includes four outstanding victories so far: in addition to that win at IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland she won the 5i50 European Championship in Zurich and then, only one day later, IRONMAN Switzerland. Two weeks after winning her first-ever IRONMAN race, Ryf dominated the IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship Wiesbaden, defending her title and breaking her own course record. We caught up with Ryf as she prepares for this weekend's race in Copenhagen:
Ironman.com: How do you feel about your season so far?
Daniela Ryf: I had a great start with my new coach, Brett Sutton, as soon as we started working together last winter. He's helped me a lot, especially mentally. I did not compete in too many races in the early part of the season. I did my exams at university, so I started into the season more or less in July. I guess this was a huge advantage because I had a really good build-up. I was not planning a specific highlight, the goal was to improve from race to race.
You've had some great victories over the last few weeks. How do you feel now?
It is difficult to say. I guess I'm fitter than two months ago. I had great races in Rapperswil, in Zurich and in Wiesbaden. I feel very comfortable, and I want to find out what I'm capable of. In two weeks we have the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, which is a goal for me. I would like to try to qualify for Kona. It's a totally different story, racing in Kona, but my bike form is very good at the moment, which could open up a door for me there.
How did you recover so well from your IRONMAN debut in Zurich?
Normally I would have taken a week off after this race, but my coach told me to go on with my training. I was staggered by how well my body reacted. My body felt tired during the first three or four days, but I was able to get back on track for a workout on Friday after the race.
Some athletes say training under Brett Sutton is harder than racing. Do you agree?
Maybe I'm lucky that I'm more a racer than a "trainaholic athlete." I'm really able to deliver in competition, and I like to do tough training sessions. I really hate to train slow. I guess this is a good combination—sometimes Brett even has to calm me down.
In a few weeks you'll be at the world championship. What is your goal there?
For sure my goal is to win the race, but there will be a lot of strong athletes competing at Mont-Tremblant. The course is not very easy with its rolling hills and there's a tough run course. I think this could be course which fits to my strength. I'm really looking forward to racing there.
Doesn't the course in Kona fit to your strength as well?
I haven't focused too much on Kona. It was not on my bucket list for this season. It just came up. It would be a great opportunity and I want to give it a try.


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Maybe schools universities should look at this and then let us only take what we need for what we want a degree in instead of making us take irelevant classes just so they can make more money than they deserve considering the quality they provide us with by way of materials.
are you kidding?
schools are mostly a waste of time.
It's just that people are morons, so they are kinda not. (but still are.)
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Unfortunately the day cannot be changed at this late date the sponsor requested this day. I will talk to him about making it Saturdays from now on (Evve)
We have 2 atk dancers and a doc arranged for both Rebel and Imperial sides for buffing
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(CNN) -- The U.S. State Department's latest travel warning for Libya still advises U.S. citizens "against all but essential travel to Tripoli and all travel to Benghazi," citing ongoing instability and violence, but says non-emergency U.S. government personnel can return to the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli.
The State Department had ordered all non-emergency U.S. government workers out of Libya on September 12, the day after an attack that killed four Americans -- including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens -- at a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
Though the non-emergency personnel can return to the Embassy, they cannot bring their families "due to security concerns."
The warning also urges Americans not to travel to Bani Walid and southern Libya. "Because of ongoing instability and violence, the department's ability to provide consular services to U.S. citizens in these regions of Libya is extremely limited," the warning states.


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When Financial Services Fight, Consumers Win
If the biggest names in financial services are going to fight over how to best give consumers the next big investment trend, there's one clear winner: consumers. Chuck Jaffe reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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... I ... Li with the Wall ... Street by the global market share for anything ... you the loser but not this time actually ... something that you might be able to come out ahead on Chuck Jaffe joins us ... MarketWatch's Chuck Jaffe with this story ... I'd chalk identically and love to hear that the little guy might win something for once ... yes and the good news is comptroller's report of the natural order of things ... the bad news is you may have to sort of thing you're now for awhile because we're still in the evolution of what we're talking about here the TT apps which are slowly ... migrating towards where the big problem with the ETF which has always been you how to pay commissions on them ... is being eliminated as the brokerage firms and a big ETF providers fight each other for who is going to have most control the industry ... and what ... are we talking about ... when the mantle of big names in this ETF world ... that are actually been combining that with time and ... well yeah this week we had Fidelity and BlackRock basically announced an extended agreement they had agreed three years ago to ... do some things together they dramatically expanded that to what's happening now is that BlackRock is making sixty five of its BAE shares ETA that's the most popular brand of BTS ... available ... through Fidelity's online brokerage ... at no transaction fees ... and what's great about it is those sixty five BTS cover ... they they represent eighteen percent of all ETF assets so it is ... in many cases the popular ETF to your thinking about yes these are some of the ones you really wanna go to ... as opposed to Schwab ... which a couple weeks ago one buildings OneSource platform ... that has a hundred and five BT gaps ... but ... it's about a small ETF some other issues that haven't necessarily heard of ... and that's not always so good to try the yes ... on her body yes ... three percent three nap percent ... of all ETF assets so what you've got these trodden out with something now Fidelity and BlackRock and out with something ... by the way ... what the Fidelity BlackRock deal really was saying was in the future ... Fidelity's gonna be doing some more ETF beings with BlackRock Fidelity has virtually no ... ETF presents itself ... it's gonna have one this is how it's getting into the game ... so that's also good for shareholders is that means more price what more choice at better prices and we've already seen ... price worse here ... is the continuation of that ... ultimately we're going to cash in ... high shot so what I mean frankly speaking what should investors be looking forward to the deal ... you should be looking to see whether the ups that you you owe now wouldn't you like are available on a transaction free basis and if they are how did you buy it that way ... ally if you ... don't own eat yes but the thing that is stopping you is your euro dollar cost averaging person but man a hundred bucks a month and you don't wanna pay a seven hour commission on underdogs every month ... when Audi should be taking a look to see if the issues ... that you want ... for free ... and then ... lastly if you don't have a self directed brokerage window in your retirement plan ... you should be asking for one ... especially if your plan is provided by Fidelity because Fidelity known as the reason ... that out and ... see to make a bit more ... employers put a self directed brokerage window in ... so you should be saying hey let's see if they get better prices to the business encourage or employee benefits folks to make ETS available to you ... in your retirement plan which passed the beach or self directed brokerage with ... write to Kathy Aksland stuff thank you very much to


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For those that don't know, the Digest has been a great source of mead making information. I've read it for years, and I'd hate to see it go. Still, Dick Dunn, "the Digest janitor" as he likes to call himself, makes a good point:
it's wrong to hold out the MLD as a potential resource for new meadmakers, and then not deliver the goods. There are 12 new subscribers just since the last digest, who've seen absolutely nothing. And the digest content has been falling year-on-year since 2005
Dick's announcement triggered an outpouring of support, and he agreed to keep it going for now. The only question now is, will we get meaningful traffic. I don't know how (or when or if) this story will end, but I just want to say thank you Dick for providing a great resource!
Also of interest to mead makers
Got Mead is the largest mead making forum I know of.
If you could only buy one book on mead making, it would have to be Ken Schramm's The Compleat Meadmaker.
My own Simple Mead Recipe is a great way to get started making mead.
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TORONTO - Stratusphere Yoga, the newest business venture of former WWE champion Trish Stratus, opened its doors for a special gala event on Thursday night, two days before it officially opens for business. SLAM! Wrestling got all suited up to be there for the special sneak peek.
A hundred or so guests were invited to tour the facility at the The Village at Vaughan Mills, a mall just north of Toronto. But on this night, Stratusphere Yoga looked and felt just like a chic nightclub rather than a yoga studio thanks to the presence of a DJ spinning beats in one corner, and a troop of waiters and waitresses floating around the room with trays of sparkling wine.
The vibe is also helped by the modern d�cor of the building, highlighted by hardwood floors throughout, and textured walls and wooden furniture in soothing shades of browns and beiges. The overall effect is a calming environment that, as more than one guest expressed, feels just right for yoga.
The large classroom studios, which will house the various classes when they begin on Sunday, offered a place for the guests to mingle while enjoying a tempting selection of desserts -- white chocolate being the theme of the evening.
In the main foyer, the entertainment was provided by a trio of Bohemian bongo players. Next, two of the Stratusphere trainers performed an exhibition of yoga techniques, and led the more adventurous guests in some stretching exercises -- perhaps to help work off the aforementioned desserts.
Stratus herself was the ideal hostess, making her rounds to greet everyone who attended, and accepting their well-wishes with a smile and a hug. Taking centre stage only briefly, she thanked everyone who had "entered the Stratusphere," beaming proudly. From her smile, one could tell that this event represented a significant moment in her life. And that when Stratusphere Yoga unlocks its doors for business for the first time this weekend, it will mark another.
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