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Little Black Dress Inspired by Givenchy
Added Oct 25, 2009
by elainemay
Aachen, Germany
UPDATE: I've posted the pattern for this dress on my blog as a free pdf download. Check it out here
This is a little black dress I made, inspired by the Hubert de Givenchy floor length gown worn by Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. I was also inspired by Myk's adorable "At Tiffany's" dress which used a similar neckline on a babydoll styled dress. After seeing it, I envisioned the neckline and cutout back on a slim sheath.
I drafted the pattern for this dress using part of the lining pattern for dress 125 from the 5/08 issue of Burda Modemagazin. It's made of black wool suiting and lined with black lightweight taffeta. For more photos and info, check out my brand new blog, The Selfish Seamstress.
Material Notes
Black lightweight wool suiting, black lightweight taffeta lining
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Jul 25, 2013, 10.11 AMby Rahii Hassan
Stuck! Can you please direct on how to fit the pieces together from the pattern you have provided..help me complete the jigsaw puzzle on the pieces
Sep 20, 2010, 08.32 PMby aluckmann
Love it! Hopefully I gain enough experience to make something similar. (I am slowly making my way through my first dress ever)
Jun 7, 2010, 07.06 PMby clabrazil
Amazing! Sehr schön und passt zu Dir!
Apr 8, 2010, 10.01 PMby cayetanca
Nov 16, 2009, 03.41 AMby petitmoutonbleu
love it! i want to make one like that one!
Oct 28, 2009, 12.59 PMby anajan
Another great one! Loved Myk's version, your is as beautiful as hers.
Oct 28, 2009, 10.17 AMby yolandac8
gorgeous dress!!! it looks amazing, and thank you for sharing it with us! that's so generous of you!!!!
Oct 28, 2009, 02.15 AMby arete999
Gorgeous dress!!!! Such a beautiful work elainemay! I just watched Breakfast at Tiffany several days ago and I was thinking to make this dress as well! Thank you for the inspiration!
Oct 27, 2009, 08.12 PMby jj1
I totally love this black dress. The fitting is so perfect.
Oct 27, 2009, 08.07 PMby Deborah Hemlow
Soooooo Gorgeous !!!!!!!!!
Oct 27, 2009, 03.38 PMby pie-83
This dress is simply stunning!
Oct 27, 2009, 03.38 PMby pie-83
This dress is simply stunning!
Oct 26, 2009, 08.28 PMby elainemay
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for all of the kind feedback! I've been trying to reply to everyone's comments on their walls for this dress and my gray one, but for some reason I'm having a lot of trouble loading BurdaStyle pages and getting a lot of server errors. At ~5 minutes per post, I don't think I can reply to everyone on their walls. Sorry, but I really really appreciate the comments! @immi: I didn't know about Myk's dress being featured on the new site! That's so cool- she's such an inspiration to me, and her stuff is always beautiful, creative, and so well photographed. @juebejue: I don't think the front of the neck is really providing that much support. If it were, I think it would be uncomfortably choke-y. The support is mostly at the shoulder seams, I think, so you might be able to cut the neckline somewhat deeper (though probably not too much of a plunge), as long as you have enough structure in the form of interfacing throughout the neck and back. And the dress is pretty fitted, so nothing is sliding anywhere :) I'm planning on posting the pattern on my blog as soon as I get a chance. If I recall, you and I wear just about the same size, so you can play around with it, if you'd like.
Oct 26, 2009, 02.45 PMby scheryka
You are so talented, Elainemay. I love all of your creations. ALL OF THEM! I was going to enter the LBD on PR but I don't think I can even come close to your talent. But I will still do it. :) Great job.
Oct 26, 2009, 01.51 PMby ink
So beautiful! Poetic!
Oct 26, 2009, 08.27 AMby lybu
This dress is HOT. Great done.
Oct 26, 2009, 02.09 AMby fifuzz
Brilliant design, and execution. Just gorgeous!
Oct 26, 2009, 12.02 AMby chocolatefoxdesigns
Brilliant! :D
Oct 25, 2009, 10.13 PMby josee91
I've been wanting to make that dress for a long time! thanks for the inspiration :)
Oct 25, 2009, 09.59 PMby kikiramone
It's a beauty ! Congratulations….
Simply beautiful…
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Oct 25, 2009, 07.00 PMby lunatepetal
so beautiful and classy! the back is gorgeous!!
Oct 25, 2009, 05.23 PMby liaspace
that's very neat and classy :)
Oct 25, 2009, 04.55 PMby lizah
Oct 25, 2009, 03.46 PMby allygally
You make the most beautiful garments. This is is gorgeous, I just love it!
Oct 25, 2009, 03.03 PMby ichigogirl
Beautiful! You've once again made something that makes me want one too :-).
Oct 25, 2009, 12.06 PMby lie
Wow!!!! This one's definitely on my to do-list!
Oct 25, 2009, 12.04 PMby kleinfee
perfect! It´s a wonderful dress and it´s great on you!
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US Digest: staff down at Variety; ads down at Ars Technica; sense down at FishbowlDC
It's the end of something at Variety, and Roger Ebert isn't happy
The biggest media news from the other side of the pond this morning was the laying off of two of Variety's marquee critics. Chief film critic Todd McCarthy and chief theatre critic David Rooney were let go amid staff cuts that will see the magazine feature freelance reviews only.
The NYT have the full story here, and PoynterOnline have the staff memo, in which editor Tim Gray seems happy to offend exiting colleagues and readers alike with statements like: "Today's changes won't be noticed by readers."
"It's the end of something, I don't know what" said McCarthy. The first thing that springs to mind is: your staff job at Variety, Mr. McCarthy. But he may have had Roger Ebert's subscription to the magazine in mind:
No reprieve on death row interview policy
From Associated Press, news that the Supreme Court has decided against any changes to the federal prison policy preventing death-row inmates giving interviews to journalists.
The decision was prompted by an appeal from David Paul Hammer, an inmate in Terre Haute, Indiana. Hammer claimed that the policy, which came into effect after the Oklahoma City bombing, violated his constitutional right to free speech.
Twenty-three media organisations urged the Supreme Court to hear Hammer's case.
Ars Technica and its readers kiss and make up after ad-blocking stand-off
An interesting development in the use of ad-blocking software was played out over the weekend by technology site Ars Technica and its not-so-faithful followers. (Nieman Journalism Lab)
After discovering that a shockingly high 40 per cent of their online readership were using ad-blocking software, which removes advertisements from web-pages, the site hit back. All of a sudden, those using the ad-blocking plug-in were unable to see the site's content, with no explanation.
The quite amazing outcome is that, after publishing a post on the site explaining the damage that ad-blocking software meant for their revenue, and explaining why they had to take the counter-measures, editor-in-chief Ken Fisher received around 1,200 emails from people who had whitelisted the site, preventing its ads from being blocked. Furthermore, 25,000 people went on to whitelist it within 24 hours and 200 people subscribed, paying for the ad-free version.
It seems that the key in this case was communication, getting the message out to an essentially appreciative readership that using ad-blocking software can have seriously detrimental effect on content that you enjoy.
And, it seems like it worked. Good for Ars Technica.
An error within and error within and error within an..hold on what?
Finally, FishbowlDC shows everyone else a clean pair of heels in the competition for today's strangest blog post, which reports in a round about way that the blog Regret the Error made an error reporting on an error made by Wolf Blitzer.
I can't find an error in the Fishbowl post, which it rightly points out would constitute an error within an error within an error, but as that would also constitute even less of a story than the current one, it's probably for the best.Tags: Ars Technica, Associated Press, roger ebert, todd mccarthy, US Digest, Variety
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March 2009
EBRI Issue Brief #327
Paperback, 32 pp.
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Executive Summary
WHAT THEY ARE: Target-date funds (also called "life-cycle" funds) are a type of mutual fund that automatically rebalances its asset allocation following a predetermined pattern over time. They typically rebalance to more conservative and income-producing assets as the participant's target date of retirement approaches.
WHY THEY'RE IMPORTANT AND GROWING: Of the 401(k) plan participants in the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database who were found to be in plans that offered target-date funds, 37 percent had at least some fraction of their account in target-date funds in 2007. Target-date funds held about 7 percent of total assets in 401(k) plans and the use of these funds is expected to increase in the future. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 made it easier for plan sponsors to automatically enroll new workers in a 401(k) plan, and target-date funds were one of the types of approved funds specified for a "default" investment if the participant does not elect a choice.
EBRI/ICI 401(K) DATABASE: This study uses the unique richness of the data in the EBRI/ICI Participant-Directed Retirement Plan Data Collection Project, which has almost 22 million participants, to examine the choices and characteristics of participants whose plans offer target-date funds.
EFFECT OF AGE, SALARY, JOB TENURE, AND ACCOUNT BALANCE: Younger workers are significantly more likely to invest in target-date funds than are older workers: Almost 44 percent of participants under age 30 had assets in a target-date fund, compared with 27 percent of those 60 or older. Target-date funds appeal to those with lower incomes, little time on the job, and with few assets. On average, target-date fund investors are about 2.5 years younger than those who do not invest in target-date funds, have about 3.5 years less tenure, make about $11,000 less in salary, have $25,000 less in their account, and are in smaller plans.
EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT: While the EBRI/ICI database does not contain specific information on whether a 401(k) plan had automatic enrollment, this analysis was able to proxy for those who could be identified as automatically enrolled. The data show that workers who were considered to be automatically enrolled in their employer's 401(k) plan are significantly more likely to invest all their assets in a target-date fund than those who voluntarily joined, and were also less likely to have extreme all-or-nothing asset allocations to equities.
EQUITY ALLOCATIONS AND FUND FAMILIES: One of the major questions surrounding target-date funds is the equity allocations that these funds use over time (the so-called "glide path") as a participant's retirement target date approaches. The glide paths of different target-date funds have significantly different shapes and starting/ending equity allocations. As of 2007, the equity allocation ranges from about 80–90 percent for 2040 funds (for workers about 30 years away from retirement), and from 26–66 percent for 2010 funds (for workers one year away from retirement)—a 40 percentage-point difference. Moreover, the fund families change their relative rank in equity allocation within the different fund years. This analysis finds that the relative rank of the equity allocation within a target-date fund does not appear to affect the percentage of participants investing all their account into that fund. Nevertheless, investors in specific fund families are more likely to invest all their assets in a single target-date fund from that family.
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Next New Networks is an online video network of original web series.
Back in the day, they described themselves as "television for the Internet," but CEO Lance Podell thinks that "people really understand web programming now." The site consists of nine different networks producing multiple original, episodic shows.
The most popular show is Barely Political's "Obama Girl" with over 100 million views. Coming in second with over 80 million views is Barely Digital creation "Key of Awesome" - a series of music video parodies.
So, how's the business?
"Business is great!" says Podell.
Next New Networks attracts around 50 million views a month and adds 5 million more month-over-month. Overall, they have over 900 million views with each episode averaging over 100,000 clicks.
"We're not profitable yet," says Lance. "We will be. Probably this year."
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The price of a gallon of gasoline rose for the first time in eight weeks in the United States as crude oil prices climbed and profit margins at refiners and gas stations were squeezed, pointing to more increases ahead, according to a widely followed survey released on Sunday.
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose 0.84 cent in the past two weeks to $3.5447 per gallon on May 3, according the Lundberg Survey of about 2,500 gas stations across the United States.
The increase comes as demand for gas traditionally begins to rise ahead of the peak summer driving months of June, July and August, though no shortage seems to be looming, said Trilby Lundberg, the author of the survey.
Higher crude oil and ethanol prices are key factors in the uptick in gasoline prices, along with increased demand. Also, regulations require purer, lower-emission gasoline blends in the spring and summer when smog and pollution tend to increase, adding to the costs.
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Oil prices rallied to a three-week high on Friday, spurred by a better-than-expected U.S. job growth report that raised the prospect of stronger demand in the world's top oil consumer.
Refiners have been feeling the pinch from higher oil prices and have yet to pass on many of those costs to retailers, which will themselves be pressured to pass the increases on to drivers, Lundberg said.
The current average gasoline price in the survey is still 30 cents below the year-ago price, she added.
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In an interview with CNBC's "Squawk on the Street," Brian Tunick, JPMorgan senior retail analyst, said the strong spring sales figures last year sparked by unseasonably warm weather will be tough to top.


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What has happened in Cuba since Fidel Castro yielded power to his brother Raul? How do Cuban authorities see the changing international arena, particularly the trend to the left in Latin America? And what, almost fifty years after the Cuban Revolution, does the Castro government want in its relations with the United States? To address these questions, The Nation convened a forum of veteran Cuba analysts and a longtime Cuban diplomat, moderated by guest editor Peter Kornbluh.
The Nation:
Since Fidel Castro surprised the world last July by transferring his duties to his brother, Defense Minister Raul Castro, Cuba has experienced nine months of a semi-succession of power. How do you evaluate this unprecedented period?
William LeoGrande:
What's noteworthy is what has not happened. There have been no demonstrations, no rush of rafters setting sail for Miami, no noticeable difference at all in how the leadership team has governed the island. Fidel must be pleased. The succession machinery he carefully constructed over the past decade is working as planned. His illness lets him watch from the sidelines to see how well his successors manage without him, and they seem to be doing just fine. We all like to think we're indispensable, and no one has been more indispensable to the Cuban Revolution than Fidel Castro. But the last nine months have shown that people in Miami and Washington who expect the Cuban government to collapse the instant Castro dies are going to be disappointed.
Ramón Sánchez-Parodi:
I agree. What we have experienced in Cuba has been a kind of rehearsal, a foreshadowing of what will take place in the event Fidel exits from political life–which could happen for biological reasons. Much to the surprise of those who predicted dire straits for Cuba–exodus, uprising, mass protests against the Revolution, infighting–life goes on as usual.
Saul Landau:
And the people who started the Revolution in 1953, Fidel and Raul, still prevail.
Alberto Coll:
It was as if you did a major emergency fire drill and everything functioned the way it was supposed to–even if it turns out to be only a drill instead of the real thing. Its relative success can only serve to emphasize the massive failure of the US policy of isolation, which has served only to isolate Washington and deny the United States any kind of influence over the people currently running the country.
Philip Peters:
All who watch Cuba have had a question in the back of their minds: Is it a one-man show that dissolves when Fidel Castro leaves the scene, or is it a political system that carries on? These nine months have answered that question pretty clearly. This is a stable government, though one cannot minimize the challenges a successor government will eventually face.


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Yakuza 5 demo hits Japanese PSN soon, new screens show bear hunt
Yakuza 5 has not been confirmed for western localisation, but that won't stop über fans downloading and enjoying the Japanese demo when it release next week.
Destructoid reports the demo hits the Japanese PlayStation Network on November 27. You'll need a Japanese PSN ID to access it, but if you're a Yakuza fan, you likely already have one.
Yakuza 5 itself is a PlayStation 3 exclusive due in Japan in December. Check out some new screenshots showing a bear hunt below. It's pretty different to previous entries' urban adventures, but one of Yakuza 5's selling points is that it opens the game world to five cities.


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CAIRO Protesters denouncing Egypt's Islamist president hurled stones and firebombs through the gates of his palace gates on Friday, clashing with security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons, as more than a week of political violence came to Mohammed Morsi's symbolic doorstep for the first time.
The streets outside the presidential palace were a scene of mayhem for hours into the night.
Security forces pumped volley after volley of tear gas, set fire to protester tents and at one point dragged a protester to the ground, stripped him and beat him. Protesters burned tires and hurled stones and fireworks. A 23-year-old died when he was shot in the chest and forehead, the Health Ministry said.
The march on the palace, where Morsi was not present, was part of a wave of demonstrations in cities around the country called by opposition politicians, trying to wrest concessions from Morsi after around 60 people were killed in protests, clashes and riots.
- Thousands in Egypt defy curfews, protest Morsi
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But many of the protesters go further, saying he must be removed from office, accusing his Muslim Brotherhood of monopolizing power and failing to deal with the country's mounting woes. Many have been further angered by Morsi's praise of the security forces after the high death toll, which is widely blamed on excessive use of force by the police.
The day's unrest, however, risked boosting attempts by the government and Brotherhood to taint the opposition as violent and destructive -- a tack Morsi supporters have taken for weeks.
In a statement issued amid the clashes, Morsi accused protesters of trying to break ito the palace and said "political fores involved in incitement" are responsible for the violence. He called on all factions to condemn the violence and said security forces would "act decisively to protect state institutions."
A day earlier, the top opposition figures met with the Brotherhood for the first time and agreed on a joint promise to avoid violence. That drew sharp criticism from many anti-Morsi activists who said the politicians had played into the Brotherhood's hands and given legitimacy to any crackdown.
The fighting started when a crowd of several thousand marched to the palace in an upscale district of the capital, chanting, "the people want the fall of the regime," and "leave, leave, Morsi." Security forces allowed them to reach close to the main gate, and some protesters hurled shoes and stones through the fence into the grounds. Some climbed on the fence, apparently to better throw stones, but it did not appear they were breaking in.
At first, police and Republican Guards inside did not respond. But when several firebombs were thrown over the fence, the security forces unleashed water cannons, then tear gas, then riot police descended on the streets outside the palace.
Hours of clashes ensued, with streams of tear gas and stones flying through the air as security forces pushed the protesters back. A particularly heavy volley of dozens of tear gas canisters over a few minutes scattered much of the crowd, fleeing into side streets as riot police pursued and the sound of birdshot being fired echoed. Associated Press footage showed police stripping one protester on the ground and kicking him before dragging him into a van.
The Interior Ministry, in charge of police, later said in a statement that it would investigate the incident, calling it "regrettable and unacceptable."
More than 50 people were hurt during demonstrations around the country, the Health Ministry said.
The turmoil was the first significant violence at the presidential palace in the eight-day wave of protests -- though the site was the scene of clashes in November between anti-Morsi protesters and Islamists that left around 10 people dead. But other protests around the country on Friday did not see significant violence.


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Nearly all Western Michigan University students, who are U.S. citizens, are eligible to vote in this year's election. That has not always been true. Fifty years ago, only about one-third of WMU students were eligible to vote, and 100 years ago, almost none were.
- After a century of struggle, organizing and marching, women earned the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, in 1920.
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Your right to vote is precious. Generations of Americans have labored long, and some have died, to secure the voting rights we enjoy today. I join President Montgomery and other leaders of the University, and the Western Student Association and Graduate Student Advisory Committee in urging you to exercise your right and responsibility as a citizen.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, today urged voters to put the life issue first when evaluating candidates for election.
"When I preach – and help other priests to preach – the clear message that candidates and parties must defend life, some – including clergy – complain to me that my message hurts their favorite candidate or party. My response? 'Go tell your favorite candidate or party to get the babies' blood off their hands and clean up their act regarding defending life. Then my words won't hurt them anymore.' "
Father Pavone pointed out that the positions of political parties also are important for voters to understand. Throughout the election season, voters can find information relevant to the elections at www.politicalresponsibility.com.
Voters who aren't sure the life issue is the most important issue for a candidate should consider a candidate's position on terrorism.
"What if a candidate supported terrorism," Father Pavone asked. "Would citizens say, 'Well, I disagree with you on terrorism, but what's your health care plan? Maybe we can work together on some social programs. After all, terrorism isn't the only issue.
"The heart of what is 'social' is that it respects the other person – and that means allowing them the right to life."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.
"The Spirit God has given us is no cowardly spirit." (2 Tim. 1:7)
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Portland's first annual Ceremony of Sludge will be taking place on March 2nd and 3d at the Alleyway on N.E. Alberta. On Friday March 2nd, Heavy Voodoo, Axxicorn, Avi Dei and Zmoke will play. Saturday, March 3rd will see performances by the bands Lamprey, Towers, Doomsower, and Witch Throne. Each ticket gets you a voucher for a download of the Ceremony of Sludge Vol. I mix. All eight of the bands currently slated to perform come from Portland, OR or the general area, and some have deals with local label Captain Couch records.


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Target Audience: Project Managers, Managers
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We think differently. No two people are alike. This makes understanding difficult – especially when there are huge gaps in culture and context. Increasingly, international project teams are faced with obstacles that result from real differences in approach to relationships and reasoning. This workshop looks at some of the high-level fundamental differences in perception and how they impact prioritization, planning and resource allocation on project teams.
What Participants Will be Able to do Upon Completing this Workshop
- Understand the content vs. context gap
- Define limitations to performance based relationship building
- Define limitations to relationship based performance models
- Identify primary regional differences in reasoning
- Identify reflexive vs. realist approaches to workflow
- Differentiate various models of reasoning and relationship building
Session Topics
- Reflexivity: The role of SFP in the workplace
- Context vs. Content: What is known is not the same as what is used
- Reasoning Models: Why do people think the way they do
- The Inner Child: Managers and workers are the sum of their individual histories


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Saturday, March 5th, 2012
Dr. Catherine Lord From 2 to 22: As the number of preschool children identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) increases each year, so too will the number of children with ASD moving
RFK - IDDRC Seminar Series: watch video
Monday, December 17, 2012
Brett Abrahams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics
Albert Einstein College of MedicineCombined Clinical and Molecular Genetics ConferenceTopic: Structural variation at 15q11.2
Monday, December 10, 2012Tong Sheng
Doctoral Candidate
Brain and Creativity Institute
Neuroscience Graduate Program
University of Southern CaliforniaTask-specific network-level representations of human vocal emotions
Thursday, December 6, 2012First Annual Isabelle Rapin Conference on Communicable DisordersWILLIAMS SYNDROME WORKSHOP AND ROUNDTABLE
Tuesday, December 4, 2012David J. Lewkowicz, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology and Center for Complex Systems & Brain Sciences
Florida Atlantic UniversityThe Critical Role of Experience in the Acquisition of Knowledge in Human Infants
Monday, December 3, 2012Yuliya Yoncheva, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychology and Human Development
Peabody College, Vanderbilt UniversityBrain correlates of selective attention to language: implications for reading acquisition
Wednesday, November 21, 2012Ian Robertson, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor of Neurology at Columbia University, New York
Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, IrelandWhy education and mental stimulation protect the brain: The role of noradrenaline in cognitive reserve
Monday, November 19, 2012
Bernice Morrow, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Genetics, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, and Pediatrics
Director, Division of Translational Genetics, Department of Genetics
Sidney L. and Miriam K. Olson Chair in Cardiology
Albert Einstein College of MedicineSusan Klugman, M.D.
Clinical Genetics, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Montefiore Medical Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health
Albert Einstein College of MedicineCombined Clinical and Molecular Genetics ConferenceTopic: Highlights from the 2012 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting
Saturday, November 17, 2012
B.R.A.I.N. Kids!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Aristea Galanopoulou, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Albert Einstein College of MedicineModeling new therapies for infantile spasms, lessons from animal models
Monday, October 15, 2012
Bernice Morrow, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Genetics, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, and Pediatrics
Director, Division of Translational Genetics, Department of Genetics
Sidney L. and Miriam K. Olson Chair in Cardiology
Albert Einstein College of MedicineCombined Clinical and Molecular Genetics ConferenceTopic: 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Brett Abrahams, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics
Albert Einstein College of MedicineIntegrative Approaches to the Autism Spectrum Disorder: from molecules to behaviors
Wednesday, September 26, 2012Christopher Brett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair
Biology Department, Concordia UniversityChristianson syndrome, ADHD and NHEs: How sodium/hydrogen exchangers control neuronal endocytosis and their relationship to disease
Monday, September 24, 2012Aleksandra Djukic, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics
Director of the Center for Rett Syndrome
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical CenterCombined Clinical and Molecular Genetics ConferenceTopic: Rett Syndrome
Wednesday, July 18, 2012Daniel Senkowski, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, Multisensory Integration Research Group
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, GermanyCrossmodal biasing of pain
Monday, July 16, 2012Curtis Deutsch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UMMS
Director, Craniofacial Research Program and Psychobiology Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center UMMS
Mclean Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolCraniofacial and brain dysmorphology in autism and schizophrenia
Friday, July 6, 2012Manuel Garcia-Garcia, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cowen Institute for Pediatric Research, NYU Child Study Center, New YorkIntra-individual stability of resting-state functional networks: a new reliable tool shows functional segregation of the basal ganglia in ADHD
Monday, May 21, 2012Rick Kaskel, M.D., Ph.D.Chief of the Division of Nephrology in Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of MedicineGalina Nesterova, M.D.National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)Combined Clinical and Molecular Genetics ConferenceTopic: Cystinosis, a lysosomal storage disease
Thursday, May 17, 2012Dean Salisbury, Ph.D.
Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, McLean Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical SchoolNeurophysiology of sensory memory: A potential tool for early diagnosis of schizophrenia
Wednesday, May 9, 2012John Foxe, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience, and Director of CERC at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM)Sophie Molholm, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience, and Muriel and Harold Block Faculty Scholar in Mental Illness at AECOMMultisensory Processing in Children with Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder
Tuesday, April 24, 2012Clayton Curtis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Center for Neural Science, New York UniversityTopographical Maps of Prioritized Space in Frontal and Parietal Cortex
Tuesday, April 10, 2012Edmund Lalor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering & Institue of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, IrelandTowards Improved Specificity and Flexibility in EEG-based Sensory Research: Cognitive and Clinical Applications
Friday, April 6, 2012John Jeka, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of MarylandMultisensory Fusion and Human Balance Control
Tuesday, March 27, 2012Brian Keane, Ph.D.
Research Associate at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University Center for Cognitive SciencePerceptual Organization Deficits in Schizophrenia: Why Do They Happen and Why Should We Care?
Monday, March 5, 2012Catherine Lord, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Autism and the Developing Brain (CADB), a subsidiary of Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian HospitalLongitudinal Studies in the Autism Spectrum Disorders: From 2 to 22
Wednesday, February 29, 2012Rare People and Rare Talents on a Rare DayA Special Concert in Celebration of Rare Disease Day


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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Initial CWD sampling test results available online from MDC
Published on: Dec. 20, 2012
Posted by Joe Jerek
JEFFERSON CITY Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has collected approximately 1,700 tissue samples from deer harvested during the fall archery and firearms deer seasons by hunters in MDC's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Containment Zone in north-central Missouri. The CWD Containment Zone consists of Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph and Sullivan counties, which surround northwest Macon County where CWD was found in five free-ranging deer in early 2012.
Test results from early sample submissions of deer harvested in the CWD Containment Zone are now available online. Participating hunters can get results for their individual deer at mdc.mo.gov/node/19829 by entering their conservation identification number.
Of the approximately 800 test results received so far, one adult buck has tested positive for the disease. It was harvested in northwest Macon County, where CWD was previously found. MDC has notified the hunter of the positive result, and will notify any other hunters should their deer test positive for the disease. MDC will share overall test results once testing is complete in early 2013.
The voluntary, cooperative sampling effort with deer hunters, landowners, taxidermy shops, and deer processors is part of MDC's targeted CWD testing and containment efforts in the area. MDC has also been collecting tissue samples from hunter-harvested deer across north Missouri as part of its ongoing statewide CWD surveillance effort, which has been in place since 2002.
The hunter-harvest sampling effort continues until Jan. 15 in Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph and Sullivan counties. Hunters who want to participate are encouraged to take their harvested deer to a participating taxidermist in the region, or contact their local MDC office. A list of cooperating taxidermists is in MDC's "2012 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information" booklet and online at mdc.mo.gov/node/3656.
Testing of the samples is being conducted by Southeast Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS) in Athens, Georgia, and results may take up to six weeks from the time of submission.
CWD is a disease fatal to white-tailed deer. It is spread from deer to deer by physical contact, or through contact with soil that contains urine, saliva, or feces from infected deer. The disease spreads across the landscape through the natural movement and dispersal of infected deer. CWD has not been shown to be transmissible to domestic livestock or people.
According to MDC, Missouri has more than 511,000 deer hunters who spend about $690 million in the state each year on deer hunting and related activities. This has an overall economic impact of $1.1 billion in Missouri each year and supports almost 12,000 jobs. Many Missourians also enjoy viewing deer. A 2009 Gallup survey found that about 91% of Missourians are somewhat or very interested in observing deer in the outdoors.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
CWD found in two free-ranging deer from Macon County Missouri
Friday, October 21, 2011
Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Captive Deer Missouri
Friday, February 26, 2010
Chronic wasting disease found in Missouri deer
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Three more cases of CWD found in free-ranging deer in Macon County
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Missouri MDC staff will provide information on five recently found cases of CWD in free-ranging deer in northwest Macon County June 2, 2012
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Missouri MDC seeks hunters' help when processing harvested deer and preventing CWD
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
A Growing Threat How deer breeding could put public trust wildlife at risk
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One more question about this line; [face=SPIonic] a)pria/thn [/face]and [face=SPIonic]a)na/poinon [/face]have very similar meanings. Is this an example of Epic fulness of speech?
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Since its creation in 2008 by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin has fascinated the technical world and bedeviled law enforcement. The digital cryptocurrency gained notoriety for fueling Silk Road, a marketplace famous for selling illicit drugs, but subsequently won commercial acceptance from outlets like Expedia and Overstock.com. More recently, Bitcoin has been the object of much attention for its wild price gyrations and the introduction of Bitcoin futures.
While Bitcoin and competing cryptocurrencies have captured headlines, many industry experts believe the underlying technology that makes Bitcoin possible —known as "blockchain"—could have a profound influence on the future of global finance.
In its most basic form, a blockchain is a computer file that serves as a digital ledger, recording transactions and acting as an authoritative record of past transactions. Importantly, the blockchain is encrypted. Thus, it can be copied and shared widely. As transactions occur, it can be securely updated to reflect the latest transactions. The Bitcoin blockchain, for example, is maintained by computers around the world competing to process the latest transactions. Bitcoin's blockchain works like a public Google Doc in the sense that everyone who wishes can view updates as they occur – except that there is no Google (in other words, no central administrator) involved in Bitcoin, as the network is fully decentralized.
Because a blockchain does not rely on a central authority to approve transactions, proponents believe it offers a faster and more transparent way to record and track the movement of assets. Ironically, the fact that copies of a blockchain can be distributed across numerous computers potentially makes it more secure against cyberattacks than a single master copy of transactions.
Given its attributes, blockchain could radically alter a global financial system that remains surprisingly slow, asynchronous, and error-prone, says Bob McDonald , a professor of finance at the Kellogg School.
"There are many inefficiencies in the way banks and other financial institutions work. The inefficiencies have to do with recording and retrieving information and accessing definitive records of transactions among banks, or between banks and customers, or between companies and shareholders," he says. "Much of the plumbing in the financial system is devoted to having a common, authoritative, up-to-date database of who owns what and who has what obligations to whom. That's what blockchain can provide."
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Graduate Catalog
2013 – 2014
Office of Graduate Studies and Extended Education
McKelvie Hall, 102 W. Rosedale Avenue
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2943
Fax: 610-436-2763
Revised June 2018
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West Chester University
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Phone: 610-436-2556
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Susan L. Johnston. Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Douglas McConatha, Ph.D., University of Utah
Paul A. Stoller, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Bonita Freeman-Whitthoft, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
John Leveille, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Lisa C. Ruchti, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Heather Wholey, Ph.D., Catholic University of America
Jacqueline Zalewski, Ph.D., Loyola University, Chicago
León Arredondo, Ph.D., City University of New York
Miguel Ceballos, Ph.D., University of Wisconsoin-Madison
Valerian DeSousa, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Department of Anthropology and Sociology offers, on a limited basis, graduate courses in anthropology and sociology to graduate students from other areas as well as to advanced undergraduate majors and nonmajors.
The certificate in gerontology is an interdisciplinary program designed to serve individuals who are now employed or anticipate working in the field of aging. Students will broaden their formal and practical knowledge of the elderly while gaining research and service experience in gerontology. The certificate program provides students with nationally recognized documentation of their academic training in the field.
Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program.
For further information contact Dr. Douglas McConatha, director of the University Gerontology Center, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, 610-436-3125.
515 Mental Illness in Social Context (3) A sociological perspective on the cause and treatment of mental disorders, including a critical analysis of public policy on mental health services.
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519 Geriatrics (3) A detailed discussion of physical and mental disabilities and diseases that often accompany the aging process. Methods of treatment for these disorders will also be presented. Opportunities for short-term placement in long-term care facilities may be available.
522 Gerontology (3) Information on past and present trends concerning services to the elderly. Discussions on contemporary gerontological problems and factors affecting the treatment of the elderly. This broad-based, introductory course is for those interested in the aging population.
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Here is another in Loren Kantor's series of woodcuts of writers. (I mentioned other examples here.)
I knew quite a lot of the Hemingway life story, but until I read Loren's accompanying article I hadn't realised that the old bastard had such a history of accidents. Extraordinary.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Mr Accident-Prone
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2 comments:
- Mike Wallagher said...
Great story!
Worth reading for everyone!
- Monday, 06 January, 2014
- Tom Raymond said...
He was a liar, too. Claimed he'd slept with Mata Hari - that she was "somewhat heavy in the thigh" - even though she'd died before he left America. Sometimes, of course, a lie is so egregious that it almost becomes a work of art. Hats off.
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New Blog Series: The Five Elements of a Postal Solution
The Postal Service is one of America's great institutions. It connects 150 million households and businesses and is the bedrock infrastructure of the American economy and society. Yet the Postal Service faces powerful and unpredictable forces. These forces – the economic downturn, the Digital Age, globalization, and statutory and regulatory demands – are fundamentally changing its outlook for the future. Actions are needed by postal management and Congress to assure that all Americans have universal access and the opportunity to take part in the emerging new world.


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The good: Wireless PS3 controller with rumble support; slightly heavier, which gives it a bit more heft than the feather-light Sixaxis controller; rumble function added to many existing games via downloadable patches.
The bad: Somewhat overpriced; doesn't come with a USB cable for recharging; rechargeable battery isn't removable.
Hit the link to view full video review.
what did they give the 360 controller i think the price is good
The six axis is way to light and flimsy in feel imo. Feel sorry for those that have to upgrade there control just to get rumble. This year is gonna be expensive enough for gamers without this added exspense.
Now if they could only sort out the trigger buttons...
gonna get the ds3 with the 2 copies of gta iv for my ps3 ........
I play a good amount and still haven't had to replace the battery. Isn't there a tutorial on how to do it? Won't Sony do it for you? You also get the cable to charge your controller with the PS3. Why do you need 2? If you're playing with one you charge the other and switch off.
It has motion control and rumble. Enough said.
I had a small chuckle when I read that as a negative. Nothing pissed me off more than when I opened my 360 to realize the wireless controllers didn't even come with battery packs, and I'd have to fork over more money for the "play'n'charge" kits.
Plus, why not just keep your older Sixaxis controllers around? I'm going to pick up two DS3's, but I'll keep my 2 current Sixaxis controllers. Not really a big deal to me.


text: How do I get 5.1 dolby digital surround sound from imac? Hi everyone, I am very very new to this forum so if I do something inappropriate, I apologize for that. =) Here are my questions. I have got a mid 2007 iMac and a Creative inspire p7800 7.1 speaker. What I want to do is to hear 5.1 dolby digital surround sound from the creative speaker (which does not support DD and DTS like Logitech z5500 and Logitech Z906 do). I have done tons of research and spend a lots of time in the internet to look for answers. I did find some solution on this issue but I am not 100% sure. And some more questions pop up. So I am hoping that some expert here can clear my mind. Thank you so much ^^ So, here is some solution that I got from the internet. (please correct me if I am wrong) 1. Buy a Griffin Firewave and connect it to my mac and thats all I need to do. As Griffin Firewave has dolby digital processor, so I think I will be getting 5.1 DD surround sound from the speaker. (Am I right?) http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-4019-FIRESS-FireWave-Surround-Sound/dp/B000A09IUS But the problem is, there is only one firewave listed on amazon and one listed on ebay. The amazon one is really really expensive that I think it is really unreasonable to buy it. So as I may not able to get a Griffin Firewave, this lead to my second solution. 2. Buy a external sound card like this: http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-External-Xtreme-7-1-Channel-Device/dp/B0046B9O9W/ref=pd_cp_e_0 and connect it to the mac. But my question is, As I do not have any Dolby decoding device connected, will I getting 5.1 DD surround sound in my speaker? Or the program in my mac (i.e: VLC) already done the decoding and output as 5.1 multichannel analog so I don't need a extra decoding device? 3. As I am not sure about those method on the above will get 5.1 DD surround sound in my speaker, I keep digging and find out there is actually one more option. Since the iMac supports s/pdif output, what I need is to buy a Digital to Analog converter(DAC) and use the mini Toslink to connect my mac with the DAC. Then connect my speaker to the DAC. Some DAC I found: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Analog-Audio-Decoder-Converter/dp/B0057UNPVO/ http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Analog-Audio-Decoder-Converter/dp/B007UQE5LW/ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005D8YTKQ?tag=at055-20 and most of DAC support DD/DTS decoding, I should be able to get 5.1 DD surround sound at the end. Is it correct? My question is, is this the right solution to get 5.1 Dolby? If Griffin Firewave is available, will the result of method 1 same as the result of method 3? Or is it better to use a receiver instead of DAC? I know I have so many questions, I hope I did not make it too troublesome. But I really want to know the answer from you guys. I really appreciate for those who read through this. I know my english sucks and cannot express myself very well. I do apologize for that. Anyway, please leave any thought on this, even a sentence or yes/no XD Thank you sooooooo much Frank


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Just cant stop loving this guy - Mr Bean in room 426
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ResearchLab Facilities
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has well equipped instruction and research laboratories for:
- Electronic circuits
- Digital circuits
- Solid-state electronics
- Biomedical electronics
- Communications
- Microwave techniques
- Real-time control systems
- Holography
- Fiber-optics
- Coherent light optics
- Digital systems design
- Computer systems (including distributed and parallel systems)
- Security
- Networking
- Computer graphics
- Artificial intelligence
- Computer vision
- Robotics
In addition, the department has excellent computing facilities, with most of its computers upgraded in the last three years, and all of its computers linked to Northwestern University's ever-evolving high-speed backbone network connection to the Internet.
Specifically, the Center for Ultra-scale Computing and Information Security has several Sun Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux workstations, a Sun Enterprise 250 fileserver, a 16-processor IBM SP-2 distributed-memory message-passing multicomputer, an 8-processor IBM J-40 shared-memory multiprocessor, an 8-processor SGI Origin 2000 distributed shared-memory multiprocessor, and several PCs. These are connected via a high-speed fast Ethernet network.
Open Labs
The Wilkinson Computing Lab
The Wilkinson Computing Lab includes several powerful Sun and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers and 28 high-performance Sun Solaris workstations and 16 Windows XP PCs. A wide variety of graphics, CAD, circuit design/simulation, database, and other software packages are available on these machines. It's located in Tech M338.
The T-Lab ("Teaching Lab")
The T-Lab consists of 16 high-end PCs connected to a storage server on a private network. The PCs include powerful graphics cards attached to large LCD displays, dual boot Linux and Windows XP, and are on a private network. They have a wide range of software installed and are used in numerous courses. The TLab can be used for studio instruction. As an adjunct to the TLab, WiFi and camera-enabled Pocket PC handheld computers are available for students to check out for project use with faculty approval. This lab is located in Tech F252 (near the second floor skybridge between Tech and Ford).
24/7 Lab (Tech MG22)
Accessible via a swipe of a valid Wildcard at any time of the day or night, students can use the lab for personal projects and class-related work. The lab is equipped with power supplies, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, DMMs, temperature controlled soldering stations and hand tools. The work surfaces are static dissipative and grounded. Three networked PCs, a device programmer, and a good assortment of electronic parts to get you started. Breadboards are available for sign-out (see Norm or Albert).
Look on the shelves and you will find magazines like Nuts and Volts (project oriented), Electronic Design, NASA Tech Briefs, and Evaluation Engineering. The magazines are yours to keep, but please leave the catalogs in the lab for others.
Our goal is to give our students a great place to work on and develop their ideas. This lab is a work in progress. Please direct any questions, comments or feedback to Norm Flasch. Please do observe the schedule on the door indicating formal labs or TA hours. Note too that this is NOT a research lab. If you would like to purchase your own tool kit, we have the "Elenco TK-1500" available for $40.00.
Research Labs
P-Lab (Prescience Lab) - Peter Dinda
The Prescience Lab has an IBM e1350 cluster, consisting of 33 dual Xeon nodes on a gigabit interconnect, access to the DOT optical research network, significant amounts of RAID storage, and a machine/equipment pool for research projects. The lab also has infrastructure machines and 10-node cluster of test machines geared for operating systems development.
QRG Lab - Ken Forbus
The Qualitative Reasoning Group has a symbolic supercomputer, consisting of 128 compute nodes yielding 2,048 cores and 4TB of RAM, to support their experiments with the Companion cognitive architecture, which is being used for both simulating aspects of human reasoning and learning, and to create new kinds of cognitive systems. They also use Tablet PCs in creating new kinds of sketch-based educational software, as well as the usual desktops and servers.


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GS-L Application Process
1. Submit your online application (Deadline: September 30th 11:59 pm)
This does not automatically register you for the trip. You must complete all of the steps of the process and be approved by the Student Financial Services and dean of Students offices before you will be accepted. You will receive the decision via e-mail at the address you provide on the application.
2. Send mandatory reference form to your Academic Advisor via email.
All students applying to participate in GS-L programs abroad must have a faculty reference form submitted before they are considered fully applied.
3. Meet with your Financial Aid Counselor to make payment arrangements, secure loans, and to make the initial $300 deposit.
You will be given a payment plan when you apply. Please note that if you do not stay current with your payment schedule after two weeks you will be removed from the trip. If for some reason you are not accepted on the trip, you will be fully refunded.
4. Confirm your spot on the trip: (Due October 15th)
In early October, you will receive an e-mail requesting trip confirmation. Please reply by the due date, otherwise you will be dropped from the course. After the confirmation date, you will be accountable for any money spent on booking hotels, flights, and other trip details by your trip leader. Please see the GS-L refund policy on the payments page for more information.
5. Submit a copy of your passport: (Due October 15th)
You can submit a copy of your passport with the online application. If you are unable to, please scan and e-mail it, mail it, campus mail it, or hand-deliver it to the GS-L Office (Christie Basement #37). We can make a copy for you as well.
If you have to apply for, or renew, a passport, you must do so before October 15th. Send us a copy of your receipt from the passport agency – that either shows you have applied for a new passport, or for renewal.
6. Fill out the Stipend Application: (Due October 30th)
Juniors and seniors applying to courses during the January break (Winterim), who have spent five consecutive semesters at Nyack are eligible to apply for the $500 Winterim travel stipend. Stipends are limited to juniors and seniors with at least a 2.75 GPA. This stipend is not valid for spring break or summer courses. Stipend is a one time student benefit and cannot be used on multiple trips.
Once these steps have been completed your application will be processed. Please make sure to follow the GS-L Deadline list to turn things in on time.
Once accepted, you must….
7. Submit Medical Release Form to the GS-L office (Due December 2nd)
Please fill out the medical release form. It only needs to be signed by a physician if you are currently on medication or under the care of a physician. The form must be signed by a public notary.
8. Attend any and all meetings that are required by the professors and GS-L department. Failure to meet GS-L pre-trip and post-trip requirements will result in a grade reduction. Missing mandatory course meetings may also result in removal from the course at the student's expense.
9. Complete any pre-trip course work required by the professor.
10. Complete the Online GS-L Training Modules. The GS-L office will send out instructions in November. They must be completed before your trip leaves. Incomplete training will result in a failing grade in the course.
11. Decide on registration status: (Due December 15th)
The GS-L office sends the list of students to the registrar in the Fall semester. You will be registered according to what you chose on the application. You may change your registration status up until December 15th. Send an e-mail to the GS-L Office if you wish to change your registration status.
12. Pay attention to e-mails from GS-L! We will e-mail you about the online training, new trip details, airport transportation, missing documents, and other things that are very important for your trip! Please make sure to read them!


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Visa temporaria Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Visa temporaria Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Chile View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Don AlanJoined: 11 Dec 2004Posts: 150Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:51 am Post subject: Visa temporaria I was looking the Chilean government page ( as we all like do in our free time!) after one of the academies I had written mentioned to me the possibility of getting a 'Visa temporaria' instead of having to go to Mendoza every 3 months. This visa lasts for a year and I think it can be extended for another year and then probably you need to apply for a permanent one by marrying a Chilena or something similar ( having a pet, for example, that claims he was born in Chile). Also, hate to be a pain, but can someone in the know, explain to me this boleta thing. Imagine I have the visa temporaria and I am working for an academy and want to be part of the system and fully legal etc with my rights intact. Do I have to ask them for my boletas or what. Greatly appreciated all information. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Chile All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Laurencekogan needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
We are a premium retailer of home furnishing products. You can see our site - http://www.dotmaison.com to get an feel of what we do. http://twitter.com/dotmaison and http://www.facebook.com/dotmaison?v…4949752878 are examples of our identity online.
Females 24+
Fashion Conscious
Deisgn Conscious
This project is to advertis a special deal on one of our product collection. Therefore we need to balance 3 things. 1) Our Identity 2) The identity of the collection 3) The special offer.
1) You can see the links above to get an idea of our identity. Classy, black / white/ luxury etc etc.
2) The collection we are putting on special offer is Orla Kiely Bedding - Bold / Retro / Fun prints and patterns - http://www.orlakiely.com/uk.cfm/hou…d/overview
3) The final piece to this puzzle is the special offer, which is a new concept... Group buying. This is based on the groupon model - see how it works here -http://www.groupon.co.uk/how-does-groupon-work
The Front of the flyer needs to balance Dotmaison with Orla Kiely. With a few headlines.
This is the signature orla kiely design - http://www.orlakiely.com/assets/www…-Print.jpg
Dotmaison logo font is - americana
The back of the flyer needs to explain how it all works. So will mainly be a funky background (i like the idea of a bg including silhouette of people - ie group buying) with 5 bullet points on how it works.
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The Chicago Tapes by Eugene Burger, is actually a set of 3 DVD's and one explanation booklet. This incredible collection features an in depth look into the routines, effects, and even the life of Eugene Burger. This collection is truly a must have!
Volume 1 - Eugene Goes Bizarre - Join EUGENE BURGER and his friends TONY ANDRUZZI and JAY INGLEE as they explore the strange world of Bizarre Magic. This 90-minute DVD features performances, interviews, and teaching segments, plus an afternoon with a Magician, a 14-minute video produced by Michael Caplan in 1988 in which Eugene takes you to his favorite Chicago cemetery to discuss his philosophy of magic. Among the performances, you'll see Eugene's Retribution, a chilling new presentation of an ancient rite. You'll experience Jay Inglee's mysterious Book of Ghosts and take a visit to the unusual home of Tony Andruzzi. In addition, Eugene Burger conducts an in-depth teaching session on the classic HAUNTED PACK, explaining all the subtle details and important secrets. So lock the doors, turn out the lights, and prepare yourself for EUGENE GOES BIZARRE.
Volume 2 - Gourmet Close-Up Magic - See Eugene in action, just as if you were to visit the famous Biggs restaurant in Chicago. Watch him perform three shows: Working behind the bar, seated at a dinner table, and doing stand-up walk-around in the lounge. You'll see the magic that has brought him international acclaim, including his THREE-CARD MONTE, ALLERTON'S ASPIRIN BOX, THOUGHT SENDER, SHOTGLASS SURPRISE, VOODOO, and much more! Then spend some time with Eugene as he teaches you three of his great professional presentations with in-depth explanations. Learn his mind-blowing version of the MULLICA WALLET along with David Parr's devious handling; Matt Schulien's knockout SIGNED CARD UNDER THE TABLECLOTH; and SHOTGLASS SURPRISE, an unbelievable production of a glass of liquid from a folded paper bag! Eugene teaches you all the important tips and psychology for actual performance. Finally, David Parr interviews Eugene about his experiences performing in restaurants. They discuss how to solve the awkward moment of approaching customers cold, how to handle repeat customers, dealing with rips, and closing the show.
Volume 3 - Real Secrets of Close-Up Magic - In this 70-minute DVD, Eugene Burger looks beyond tricks to explore the process by which we learn to perform magic. These REAL SECRETS are illustrated with sure-fire routines taken from Eugene's own professional repertoire.
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So it's official...Yahoo! is acquiring Xoopit and we're psyched to bring our technology and our people to participate in building a next generation webmail system with the Yahoo! Mail team. When we started Xoopit, we had a vision of making email more useful, social, and fun. To accomplish our goals, we brought together an absolutely outstanding group of people from our wicked engineering team to our sagacious investors to create a company that we love dearly, and products that we wanted to see in the world. We, as founders of Xoopit, want to thank the rest of the Xoopit team for helping craft our vision into an ongoing reality. We've been honored to work with first-class engineers and designers, who have put as much heart into our small company as they have into our huge set of product offerings. Moreover, we want to thank them for making life at Xoopit in our beloved San Francisco Mission the most unique, creative, and productive work experience that we've been involved in.
The Xoopit team today sees this acquisition as an exceptional path for us in achieving our vision. Over the last few months, we have left every conversation with the Yahoo! team thinking that together we can wow the world. We now get to unleash our ideas on the future of email to a huge global user base. To the Yahoo! Mail product & engineering VPs, John Kremer and Jason Titus: we love your commitment to being the best mail operation on the consumer web and look forward to becoming a part of your organization and completely rocking the house.
What does this mean for our many users? We acknowledge you all as the backbone of our service, giving our work meaning and giving us constant feedback over the last couple years. If you're already using My Photos in Yahoo! Mail, you'll see the product continue to improve and become more integrated into your Yahoo! Mail experience. If you're a Xoopit for Gmail user, that service will remain active for the time being.
Bijan & JK
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U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1994-1997), Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (1993-1994) and Co-founder, Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Types: Author, Celebrity, Male, Military Service
Bio Info
One of the nation's most respected bipartisan leaders in recent history, Leon Panetta has devoted his career to the American people, guiding U.S. intelligence, defense and economic strategies over the past four decades.
Topics: Achievement - Business, Africa, American Politics, Asia, Change: Managing/Leading It, China, Communication Skills, Courage, Crisis Management, Current Events, Cyber Security, Europe, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy - U.S., Global Economy, Government Regulation, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Innovation, Inspiring Lives , Jewish Interests, Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, Motivation, National Security, Negotiation, Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges, Patriotism, Risk Management, Teamwork, Terrorism
Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2011-2012); Commander of U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces-Afghanistan (2010-2011); Commander, U.S. Central Command (2008-2010); Commander, Multinational Force-Iraq (2007-2008). Currently Partner, KKR and Chairman, KKR Global Institute and a Judge Widney Professor at the University of Southern California
Types: Male, Military Service, University Professor
Bio Info
A highly decorated general and one of the most prominent combat commanders in American history, David H. Petraeus has dedicated his life to public service, leading military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and then serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Topics: Africa, Asia, Business Growth/Strategy/Trends, Change: Managing/Leading It, China, Communication Skills, Courage, Crisis Management, Current Events, Cyber Security, Education, Emerging Markets, Energy - Alternative & Technology, Energy - Policy , Europe, Financial Markets, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy - U.S., Global Economy, Innovation, Inspiring Lives , Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, Motivation, National Security, Negotiation, Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges, Patriotism, Risk Management, Teamwork, Terrorism
Senior Political Contributor, CNN; Syndicated Political Talk Show Host, Columnist and Best-Selling Author
Bio Info
A longtime Democratic political insider, Bill Press challenges both political parties on their leadership and solutions to the nation's most pressing problems.
White House Chief of Staff (2017); Chairman of the Republican National Committee (2011–2017)
Types: Male, NEW Speaker
Bio Info
Former White House Chief of Staff and the longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee in recent history, Reince Priebus provides a comprehensive view of today's Washington, from the Trump White House to Capitol Hill.
Topics: American Politics, Current Events


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Gallery: Check Out Arizona Muse's Gender Bending Turn in 'Dazed'
March marked a watershed moment for Arizona Muse's career, in which she landed four concurrent Dazed & Confused covers, shot by different photographers with the gushy tagline, BIRTH OF A MUSE. Mark Segal shot her for the following editorial, in which he makes deft use of her delicate, feminine features and… turns her into a boy.
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|Brianna Miller, MS, MLS(ASCP)
Assistant Professor
1705 University Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35294
|Brianna Miller is an Assistant Professor in the UAB Clinical Laboratory Sciences program. She was in clinical practice in UAB's Transfusion Medicine for 7 years prior to joining the School of Health Professions in 2010.Ms. Miller received her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Judson College (2002) and her Master of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2004). She holds a current certification from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).


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Re: Rescue
I love love love this (and I'm not a cat person), but what's up with the front paws? Aren't they about a foot too far from the cat's body?
Re: Nyan's Dream
Nice design, but doesn't the rainbow have some type of alternative connotation?
rugrats2001 wrote:Nice design, but doesn't the rainbow have some type of alternative connotation?
You are worried that the pillow is homosexual?
kyrstenburroughs wrote:This is the only one I wanted...why was it rejected!?
One of the derby's many many rules is that woot does not want the submitted shirt designs to be TOO similar to an existing shirt. If there is a shirt with the same concept, execution, or joke, the design runs the risk of getting rejected. This is determined by the woot staff... otherwise known as the great and powerful REJECTIONATORRRR.
Of course to throw a wrench into the idea that this rule is consistent: the person or persons acting as the rectionator may not always be the same, also some designs seem similar but have new elements, or are drawn in an interesting new way, or use an old joke slightly differently, or sometimes woot doesn't get around to rejecting shirts until quite late, or even in some cases NEVER due to some complications we never hear about.
This can be quite disheartening to a lot of people regardless of how the axe falls on the designs. Whether one wishes the 4 designs with the pocket cats, of which there are MANY many examples of previous shirts existing, would actually be rejected(I'm looking at you woot) or that this shirt, Copy Cat, that had two examples of existing shirts to compare to wasn't rejected; the rules are still up to woot's discretion as to how to and when to enforce. Much to many people's dismay.
Sometimes no one notices and shirts sneak by(there are a ton of examples in this derby right now, just sneaking on by) but than sometimes everyone notices and woot STILL lets the shirt pass on by, and then for a change of pace sometimes shirts get mercilessly rejected even if they aren't that similar at all. It's a toss up. Basically it's suggested that artists check to see if someone has done the idea as a shirt before you make it for the derby. Google is your friend.
Re: spirit of the kitten
This is a great style! GMV.
(Btw, the image quality on your thumbnail and comp suffer a little in some browsers because they're too big. Ideally the thumbnail should be 240x240 and the shirtcomp 580x580. That can avoid them getting pixellated or blurry.)
Re: Kitty Pop Art
Cool Shirt!
DianaSprinkle wrote:"Cat Tree"
Tree, tree, tree, made of cats. I hid a dog in the bark as well. =D
Sorry this is sooo late, but I figured I'd do one last kitty shirt.
What a gorgeous and clever detail! I love it.
Re: Playtime!!!
This is the cutest cat, but the guy is so weird looking.
Re: Three's a Crowd
Although I don't like pocket designs, I like this one better than the one in the fog, so GMV.
Re: Cat Tree
SeedUvPain wrote:http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=58710
Dawww I see your Dogwood and raise you a Turtle Tree: http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=49675 =D
Very nice! Love the colors!
Re: Stray Observation
three colors on black. something i saw in the neighborhood a few months back.
brrneon wrote:Its older than that, think back to the very first street fighter game and if he is trying to do the Shoryuken then it should be his right paw on fire.
His right paw IS on fire, if you look at it the right way. It's one of those mind tricks...it's a silouette, so no telling the true positioning of the kitty =P
Re: Maneki Cheshire
I love this and want this soo badly!!!
meedox wrote:Yeah, it's me. The kawaii kinda seeps into everything, right? XD
Haha... No wonder....
Re: seQRet message
Hilarious!!! Must get in. If not, maybe an Editor's Fav? Woot, are you listening????????
Re: COPYCAT
Similar shirts exist? The execution of the idea is nowhere near the same (tee fury v. walmazan). Bad call woot. I'll be looking for this design to print elsewhere too!
Re: Recently Decalwed
I hope you're happy when your cat starts biting things (including you) instead, because it has no other defense mechanism. You best not EVER let that cat go outdoors without its claws...
Re: Drizzt and Guen
Oh wow I need this shirt...I love Calvin and Hobbes, AND Drizzt and Guenhyvar...but never in a million years thought I would see a mash-up lol! NICE work.
Re: Mischief Malice
Oooh, if you DO self-pub please send me a PM (if you don't mind) of when and where you do! I'd LOVE one...or three! lol =D
frankentoast wrote:You've never heard of Thundercats?...
Must be a real young'un. Or totally sheltered lol =P
Volunteer Moderator
Very clever with the dog. GMV (for all 7 entries, actually).
Re: Meowssion Impossible
Don't want to be negative here, but the checkerboard in the background seems unnecessary.
Those who can, do; those who can't, copy. Guess which one you are, nblottie?
Re: Lucky at last
To Ramyb... I think I should just start a tab with you. I seem to buy your shirts a lot.
Re: Can Can Cats
This is quite beautifully done. For me it evokes, images of KoKo with her "baby."
nblottie wrote:Thought this would make a great companion shirt to the Boba Fetch one I did. Closest I've had to a sequel shirt. Next up will be Clone Trooper Sheep...
I'm kicking myself for not buying Boba Fetch now. I want the entire trilogy!
This is exquisite! Wow, speechless; so beyond brilliant!
Powerful and moving; PLEASE WOOT, PLEASE, PRINT THIS. It's so awesome on so many levels; the emotions it summons; the brawn and the tenderness; totally weep-worthy, Woot! Weep-worthy!
Rescue Robot Risking Rust --- EPIC SWOON!!!!
I am sad this one got the boot I loved the design and such. From what I can see of others similar to it, they are very dissimilar compared to others in this derby that are getting by. Ah well I guess that's the nature of this beast. I just hope it's not all star wars shirt's that win. :/
Re: We Are Siamese v2
From all your designs up for voting this week, I enjoy this the must!
Too bad this is so late in the derby. It really is a great piece!
Re: Three to a Tee
The thumbnail background and the shirt color do not match - at least on my computer. Also, I don't think this is a shirt color woot offers. Both are normally reasons for rejection. Since it is so late in the derby (it closes later today), I doubt you will get rejected - or all the votes this deserves. But I hope to see more work from you, so keep all this mind
anemality wrote:After woot's 2 month hold is up I'll see what I can do.
Same as laggyg here. I really like this and would love to buy it somewhere. Please send me a PM if you do self-publish!
I have not been enamored (and have been slightly irritated at times) by the nyan cat, and although I love cats, I tend to get tired of their pervasiveness on the internet and all...
But I want this shirt so desperately it hurts.
I think QR codes should count as text. It's the same lazy design choice that the whole shirt rests on. Really, this would have no more than a few votes if it weren't for the code.
I love the idea and the image itself...but honestly, I feel like the gray clashes with the green too much. I know, I'm picky...but that's how I manage not to go broke everytime I visit Woot ^^;
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Reviewed by Cameron P. (age 9)
I really liked the book because the main character snowboards, and I like snowboarding. My favorite part was when the snowboarder lost the hanky. It made me worry a little. I felt relaxed reading this book.
I recommend this book to kids in grades second through fourth because it's funny and interesting.


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From Nebraska to New York: Dan Christensen's Life and Colorful Career
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops, and grids. Originally trained in classical, figurative painting, Christensen later sought to transcend stylistic restrictions, experimenting throughout his career with an array of tools to apply paint, including rollers, squeegees, brooms, and weed-sprayers. In highly acclaimed early work he used spray guns to paint over square and looping pieces of tape, then removed the tape to create swirls and grids of color with shimmering surface effects. He also painted saturated fields of color under coats of white or dark paint, scraping away some of the top layer to reveal the bright pigment beneath, as well as plaid patterns and calligraphic marks. Christensen considered the works of Jackson Pollock and the Color Field Painters to be major influences on his practice.
American, 1942-2007
From Nebraska to New York: Dan Christensen's Life and Colorful Career
The Singular Work of Dan Christensen Celebrated in Retrospective at Berry Campbell Gallery
Artsy Editorial
Andy Warhol, on a Surfboard? Highlights from Sponder Gallery at Art Southampton
Artsy Editorial