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👋 Well hello there.. 👋
I would first like to thank Lisa from The Not So Secret Life Of A Nerd Girl for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award :mrgreen:☺
The Rules:
●Thank the people/person who nominated you.
●Answer the questions from your nominators.
●Nominate eleven other bloggers and give them eleven questions.
1. Which Hogwarts house are you a part of?
Ravenclaw! I just did the Harry Potter test to see what house I would be put into especially to answer this question and it put me into Ravenclaw. I know, I can't believe I haven't done it before now either 😮 I kept meaning to but something kept popping up or I would get distracted, but I've done it know, yay! Finally! And it wasn't Slytherin. Phew! ☺;) Here is the explanation that I was given:
"Ravenclaws possess the ability to learn quickly and adapt to situations with ease. They also tend to be very wise. You're original and creative, and you know how to use your strengths to your advantage! You have a competitive spirit, which is good for sports such as Quidditch, but don't let it make you a sore loser!"
2. A book everyone loves that you hate?
Animal Farm by George Orwell. I read that book because of how well reviewed it was and after I read 1984 by the same author, but truthfully, I really didn't enjoy it. Maybe I read it at a time when I couldn't appreciate it and now I should re read it, knowing and understanding the meaning behind that book. But it genuinely didn't interest me and I couldn't see what everyone else saw in that book. It left me really disappointed.
3. Your most anticipated release this year?
This is an extremely easy answer. I have been waiting with excruciating anticipation for The Judas Game: A Shepherd Thriller by Ethan Cross to be released. This is another book in The Shepherd Series: Book 4, my favourite book series EVER!!!! This book isn't going to be released on Amazon UK until October 1st 2016, so I have been waiting for this book was so long. Even if it ruins my paperback collection by buying a hardback version.
4. Most loved and hated characters?
My favourite book character who I love reading, has got to be, no surprises, Francis Ackerman Jr from The Shepherd series. I love him. I don't care if he's a murdering serial killer and a psychopath, I just love everything about how his character is written. There is just so much personality and depth to his character and after everything he does, I find myself routing for him and feeling sorry for him.
My most hated character has got to be Kathleen from Paper Butterflies. The things that she did and how easily it was for her to do what she did, showing no morals and no regret. How she was able to fool everyone because she was so convincing because that how little remorse she felt about what she had done and continued to do. It takes someone with a sick mind to do those things for years and years and have no emotions, no regret, no empathy and continue to do it. Her character made me sick and turned my stomach and I genuinely hated her. I am glad I had this tag now, after reading this book and not two days ago, because my answer would have been different for stupid reasons.
5. A book pairing you hate?
This is the most difficult question and I honestly don't have an answer. I originally didn't like that Katniss ended up with Peeta and not Gale, as from the very beginning I always wanted Katniss and Gales to be together. But after thinking about the reasons why Katniss was with Peeta over Gale, I understood those reasons, so I no longer hated that pairing. I haven't really got any pairing that I hate sorry, or at least any that I can remember at the moment sorry.
6. Your pet peeve?
I hate it, like physically makes me want to scream at people when drivers don't bother to indicate when they are suppose to!! This is coming from somebody who doesn't even drive yet or isn't learning to drive, but is it any wonder when there are stupid people out there who don't even know how to just use a stupid little indicator. It's not like it's that hard. Plus you're turning the wheel that way anyway, so just flick the indicator!! It's so simple.
7. A bad habit you have?
I have quite a few bad habits, so it's hard for me to pick which one I would consider the worse one, but I think I am going to have to go with how easily distracted I can sometimes get! I can be in the middle of doing one thing, then start doing something else, then do something else and then completely forget about the first thing I was doing in the beginning. I have so many unfinished books in my currently reading list that have been on there for so long, because I get distracted when a new book comes out. I also get distracted with blog posts! I have soooo many blog posts currently in editing and waiting to be posted, only half typed up because new ideas pop up in my mind, or I'm thinking of an answer to a question.
8. Your favourite season?
This is a very easy question. I am in love with the show Supernatural since its very first episode. I actually remember sitting in my house and watching that first episode, in the dark, with it raining outside and instantly loving everything about it. Now it's currently on its 11th series, renewed for its 12th and is one of the only shows that I can't wait to but all the box sets as soon as they are released, currently owning 10 seasons on dvd. I even ordered an Australian Import version of season 10 off Amazon to get it sooner as it was going to be released later in the UK.
9. A simple thing that makes you smile (like being inside on a cold, wet day)?
I love the sound of the rain pouring on top of the tent while you're camping and you're safely snuggled inside. I also love the same thing with a caravan. The noise that it makes is soothing, plus it's nice when your cwtched up and dry and watching the rain around you. It's all so cosy, calm and weirdly peaceful.
10. Favourite thing to blog about? ie. tags, reviews, hauls…
My favourite thing to blog about is reviews. That's what I started my blog to write about, hint the name ShayneysReviews. I love discovering everything else there is with book blogging that I never knew about before I started my very own blog, such as, the discussions, the book tags, book hauls and so on. It's so my fun! But my favourite will have to be blogging about the book reviews as it's my own little place to express and share how I feel about each of the books I read.
11. Your favourite super hero and villain?
Damn, does it only have to be one? My favourite super hero is Iron Man! I love Avengers, like crazy, stupidly. I have Avengers Bin, Towel, T-Shirts (some may be mens, before they started making women's tops), multiple pyjamas, Every single movie, Including Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D (supernatural is better ;P) and the list can go on. But by far Iron Man is definitely my favourite super hero. This was made concrete for personal and emotional reasons, when I went to the hospital to visit my gran who had cancer at the time, and we sat watching Iron Man, which was shortly before she passed away. So Iron Man brings back memories for me.
My favourite villain of all time, without any shadow of a doubt, has got to be Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight 2008. The Joker was just pure evil. He didn't have any agenda or hidden revenge from childhood, nor did he want money, as he burnt his half of the money in the movie if you remember. He did what he did because he liked it! He has an amazing intellect, like beyond incredible, which also enables him to get inside people's minds/mindset. Plus he wanted to prove that the world was evil, so he took the nicest man with so many morals and proved that he could make him a killer. Which he succeeded in doing. Plus come on, Heath Ledgers acting as the Joker was incredible!! He made that film the success it is and it was him as the Joker that has made me fall in love with that movie.
Now for my turn for questions:
1. What is your favourite book that you own? And why?
2. Have you ever seen a movie that you liked better than the book?
3. Which book character would you like to switch places with?
4. Do you have any guilty pleasures when it comes to reading?
5. What book has been on your "currently reading" shelf the longest? (Swapped for another book and forgotten about, that you keep meaning to get back to)
6. Has there ever been a book that you've been reading that you've had an instant connection with? Whether it's the storyline, or the characters etc… (You don't have to name the book if it's too personal)
7. If you could take one book and completly re-read it again for the first time with fresh eyes, which book would you chose?
8. What is the first book you remember buying for yourself?
9. What was the inspiration being you starting your blog?
10. If you could go back to day one of you setting up your blog, would you do anything different?
11. What do you do in your spare time?
Now it's time for me to nominate eleven other bloggers for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I nominate:
Irena @ Book Dust Magic
Emma @ Stark Reviews
Ash @ Once Upon A Bookshelf
Jessica @ JessicasBlog45
Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek
Kelly @ Kelly's Book Blog
Shealea Iral @ That Bookshelf Bitch
Lucy @ LiteraryLucy85
Aman Mittal @ Confessions Of A Readaholic
Em @ Keystroke Blog
Deidra Alexander @ Deidra Alexander's Blog
I'm sorry if I've nominated anyone who has already been nominated and have already done this. I hope that I have created some good questions and hope that you have fun and enjoy answering them. After you answer these questions, please post the link to your Sunshine Blogger Award post down in the comments below so I can have a sneak peak at the answers 😜;)


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Unprecedented levels of unemployment and discontent with the government's economic austerity policies have sparked a wave of social explosions in major cities throughout Argentina. Growing opposition to police brutality has added fuel to the fire. The protests have involved sugar mill workers, teachers, paper workers, students, and others, from the northern provinces to Tierra del Fuego in the far south.
In the town of Libertador General San Martin, in the northern province of Jujuy, thousands of sugar refinery workers, other unionists, and unemployed workers blocked National Highway 34 for three consecutive days May 20-22. They demanded unemployment benefits for the 5,000 laid-off workers in the area and retirement benefits for the hundreds that the owners of Ledesma Sugar mill had laid off without pensions.
The unemployment rate in Jujuy is 33 percent. The unemployment level in Argentina stands at a record high of more than 17 percent.
"I worked 34 years in the mill, they laid me off in 1992 and I have not been able to find work since," explained Juan Gime'nez, president of the Center for Unemployed and Laid- off Workers, a local organization founded in 1994.
The sugar workers joined in the protests with members of the State Employees Union Front, Congress of Argentine Workers (CTA), the Multi-Sector Union Coalition, and the organization of unemployed workers. For three days the pickets, mostly youth, were violently attacked by the police but they defended themselves by throwing stones and barricading the highway. On the third day, 3,000 protesters were attacked by 1,000 cops with tear gas and rubber bullets and dozens were injured.
The unions in Jujuy called a general strike and protests for May 22 in support of the sugar workers and against the repression.
In response to these events, Argentine president Carlos Menem declared, "I am not going to allow them to block my highways. This is a legitimate and democratic government." He ordered measures to end the unrest. As it became apparent, however, that the protests continued to expand, the nervous government promised it would increase social spending by $600 million.
At the same time in Tartagal, in the province of Salta, which is also plagued by unemployment, thousands of workers blocked the national highway in mid-May demanding jobs. The protesters were viciously assaulted by the police.
On May 20 in La Plata, in Buenos Aires province, "The city was a battle field," reported the headlines of the daily Clari'n. The police provoked violent confrontations by attempting to remove dozens of so-called "illegal" vendors from their street booths. The vendors resisted their forced removal and fought back against the cops.
"They club us with their batons and they repress us, and I have three children to feed. We want to work," said one of the vendors.
On the streets of La Plata a pitched battle broke out. The vendors defended themselves throwing stones and other objects. For a while, they beat back the regular units, the mounted police, and the "canine" units of the cops. The police backed by antiriot tanks and even a helicopter, chased the street vendors with tear gas, stones and batons.
After a brief occupation of the America 2 television station, the vendors took refuge in the National University. A sizable group of students came out in their defense and confronted the police who entered the university campus with horses. Police arrested 75 and many protesters were injured. Ten cops were also injured.
The assaults have caused nationwide outrage. In the Argentine capital on May 22, some 3,500 students of the University of Buenos Aires poured into the streets protesting the repression against the La Plata vendors and students and the Jujuy sugar workers. During rush hour, they blocked major avenues at five key points and organized teach-ins and street rallies. Protesters burned tires and threw firecrackers and flares. As they marched, they were greeted with confetti raining down from balconies and the cheers from the local residents.
One of the students' most popular chants, directed at the government, was "Sabi'a, Sabi'a, que a Cabezas lo mato' la polici'a" (They knew it, they knew it, Cabezas was killed by the cops). This refers to the murder of Jose' Luis Cabezas, a journalist for the weekly newsmagazine Noticias, who had investigated cases of official corruption. His charred body was found January 25, handcuffed with a shot through the head, inside his incinerated car.
Cabezas's death, attributed by many to the Buenos Aires provincial police, has become a major scandal for the Argentine government and the focal point of the growing protests against cop violence. In recent months, the Argentine Press Workers Union and student groups have repeatedly demonstrated, demanding an investigation of the murder.
In the past month there has been a wave of protests and rebellions against unemployment and the government's economic policies - in many cases with highway roadblocks - in Co'rdoba, Entre Ri'os, Tierra del Fuego, Tucuma'n, and other areas. In Mendoza, cops attacked a union protest against the vote by the provincial senate to sell off a state-owned electrical power station. And in Rosario 500 workers marched through the industrial sector of the city demanding jobs and against the layoffs of 41 workers at the Celulosa paper factory.
The workers' protests have mutually inspired each other. "When we saw what was happening in Cutral-Co' and in Tartagal, we understood that we were not fighting alone," explained Eugenio Torre, a member of the Center of the Unemployed in Jujuy.
Torre was referring to the union battles taking place since March in Cutral-Co' and Plaza Huicul, two towns in the southern province of Neuque'n, some 800 miles southwest of Buenos Aires. On March 10, teachers of Neuque'n, members of the Confederation of Education Workers of the Argentine Republic (CTERA) began a strike against a decree by Governor Felipe Sapag that would slash their wages by 20 percent.
The teachers' strike was also fueled by discontent over the massive layoffs carried out by the YPF oil company since this former state-owned company was sold to capitalists. In this area there are more than 50,000 unemployed workers of the oil and petrochemical industry.
The authorities responded with repression, but when the police attacked a union protest near Cutral-Co' on April 12 and fatally shot Teresa Rodri'guez, a 24-year-old domestic worker, the protest flared into outright rebellion. The people of Neuque'n joined marches of 15,000 and groups of masked students, dubbed the fogoneros (fire starters) blocked roads with barricades and burning tires. Thousands of people blocked cop reinforcements from entering the provincial capital at several strategic points.
On April 14 the CTERA, backed by the General Workers Confederation (CGT) and the Argentine University Federation (FUA) carried out a successful national strike in solidarity with the teachers of Neuque'n.
The teachers decided to end their strike after 30 days when the governor of Neuque'n signed an agreement canceling the wage cut.
The Menem government initially claimed the protests from Neuque'n to Jujuy were infiltrated by "armed ideological groups." The speed with which the revolts spread, however, surprised and frightened the regime, which was forced to change its stance and promise workers a few concessions. The capitalist opposition parties, seeking to profit from the crisis, have called for the resignation of Minister of the Interior Carlos Corach, holding him responsible for the cop brutality.
Meanwhile, Michel Camdessus, president of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Argentina to tighten the screws. Camdessus declared that there is much more belt tightening needed in regard to economic "reforms" and austerity measures to guarantee continued financial aid from the IMF.
The Argentine government has been debating a package of "labor flexibility" bills that, among other things, would gut the trade unions' collective bargaining rights and would make it easier for employers to get rid of workers.
"Only when my visits are as a tourist and friend, will the IMF be able to speak of success in Argentina," he intoned.
Above all, the IMF chief sharply warned Argentine government officials not to "provoke the world's laughter by attempting to limit its foreign debt payments."
For now, no one is laughing in the Casa Rosada (Pink House), the presidential mansion, which faces the most severe social and political crisis in years. On top of the mobilizations by sugar workers in Jujuy and the teachers in Neuque'n, political activity is bubbling among high school students.
In late April, more than 2,000 youth, mobilized by the Coordinating Committee of High School Students of the Capital and Greater Buenos Aires, marched through the streets of Buenos Aires behind a large banner reading "From Teresa Rodri'guez to Bulacio: prosecute and jail the guilty parties, police out of Neuque'n."
Walter Bulacio was a youth whose murder by the police six years ago sparked ongoing protests against police brutality in Argentina.
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I have always had a really hard time dealing with angry people and lately, I've once again been subjected to the projected anger of others. I react by apologizing repeatedly and trying to run away or become invisible. And the entire event triggers my PTSD, resulting in nightmares, higher anxiety levels, and other undesirable reactions. I am triggered because of major childhood traumas and in fact much of my life has been spent with very angry people, first my father, and later, my husband (although his anger was much more subtle and it wasn't until recently that I learned what his effect on me had been).
Unfortunately, our society is driven by fear and its resultant anger. Politicians and big business, especially advertisers, work to increase our fears about everything. The results speak for themselves. Our world is becoming increasingly angry. After my latest experiences, I started thinking about all the people I come in contact with on a regular basis, and I realized that I find many of them to be scary because I can feel the anger they are radiating. I know that I am much more sensitive to this than most people, both because of my own trauma and because of my high levels of empathy. I am finally realizing that this sensitivity and my PTSD require me to look at the big picture and see what I can do to protect myself.
I think my first step has got to be to learn to set better personal boundaries and to learn to say no. I need to keep myself out of situations which I find intimidating. One example of this is our island duplicate bridge game. I have very nice and well-meaning friends who keep trying to get me to play. I am now being much more honest about my reactions to those games. I talked with my bridge class and let them know that I am always on edge during the game, never relaxing, because there are a few people there who are, in my opinion, too competitive and who tend to yell at anyone who does something they don't like. I have been a recipient of that anger several times and it wrecks the game for me. But even more so, the fact that I never know when I might inadvertently trigger another person means that I am always tense and worried. This is obviously not healthy.
At the same time, I love to play bridge and many of the players, especially those who also come to my class, are great. So when I get asked to play, I find it difficult to say no. I am ambivalent about the entire situation. But after the last game, where incidentally nothing bad did happen but I was still highly on edge for over five hours, I've decided I need to find another solution. So I'm setting up another game, this time as part of my class. Once a month, instead of class, we will have an ACBL sanctioned bridge game, but a very low key one, designed to encourage those who find duplicate bridge intimidating, to give those who feel their game isn't good enough a safe environment to play in, and to give those who never can find a partner willing to play with them a chance to play. The game will have fewer hands and it will be a more social duplicate game with the aim being to encourage more players. I will feel more comfortable and I will also get a chance to play. And then when I receive the next pressured invite to play in the "regular" game, I will have an easier time saying no, because I will be able to point to the monthly Wednesday game to say that is enough for me.
I can avoid many potentially hazardous situations, but obviously I can't avoid them all. Thankfully I am an introvert who would really much rather be on my own with my fur friends doing what I enjoy. I don't care to leave home most of the time, so that helps a bunch. But still, I do have to go out to teach, shop or run errands. And with all the anger in this culture, I do run into incidents where I say or do something which triggers someone else. My anxiety in dealing with others lies primarily in the fact that I never know when that will happen, so I am always on guard. And I can just feel it when I am with someone who is obviously a powder keg waiting to explode. My therapist is working hard to teach me that becoming invisible is to lose my identity and having done that for nearly sixty years, I don't want to keep doing it. I need to learn to speak my truth from my heart without judgement or blame and also to ask for what I need or want, always being prepared that the answer may be no. However, whoever is on the other end of the communication may or may not hear what I'm saying, but rather hear what they perceive from whatever place I have inadvertently sent them.
So what do I do when someone projects their anger onto me. I am starting to believe what my therapist is teaching, that the anger has nothing to do with me and everything to do with the person who is angry. I can't know what triggers anyone else. But I need to keep myself safe in such situations and not just abandon myself. What I need to do is remove myself from the situation as gracefully as possible, showing compassion for not only the other person, but for myself, which I find much harder. I need to speak to the little girl inside me who was so horribly wounded and reassure and comfort her, just the way I do so successfully with my students. I need to let her know that the adult me will keep her safe, something she never experienced as a child. And I need to be kind to all parts of my psyche.
My plan now is then a two-fold approach, both of which require me to set my own boundaries in a respectful but firm way. I need to be able to say no to situations where I feel that the potential for harm far outweighs any possible benefits. I need to keep from associating closely with those whom I term walking powder kegs. It is not healthy for me to be around such energies. And the second part of this, which is the biggest and hardest, is that I need to develop more compassion for myself as well as the ability to comfort and protect that part of me, the little girl in me for lack of a better term, who is still so vulnerable, and to reassure that part of me that I will keep her safe and out of harm's way. And my next post will deal with how my being an outlier compounds my problem as it means that I trigger many people just by "being." More on that next time.


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The Wimbledon 2011 final will be a cracker of a contest. More so, in the light of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic swapping their titles of World No.1 and 2 respectively a day before their `Battle Royale'.
Djokovic had an incredible run this year till the French Open semi-final where Federer spoiled his party before succumbing to the eventual winner, Nadal. Till then, Djokovic won everything that came his way including two back-to-back victories over Nadal on clay (Nadal's favorite surface) at ATP Masters in Rome and Madrid.
Going by current form and as the newly crowned World No.1, Djokovic is the favorite to lift the trophy on Sunday and if he does this will be his first Wimbledon title.
Djokovic has never been in a Wimbledon final though he has made it to the semi-finals couple of times. In 2007, Djokovic lost (retired hurt) to Nadal trailing by 2 sets to 1 and in 2010 he lost to Thomas Berdych in three straight sets.
Djokovic's overall grand slam win percentage stands at 50. Till date, he has appeared in 4 finals. While he won two Australian Open titles {against Tsonga ('08) and Murray ('11)}, he lost two US Open Finals {to Federer ('07) and Nadal ('10)}.
Nadal on the other hand has made it to the Wimbledon finals 5 times including 2011 and has won and lost the title 2 times each and has never lost to Djokovic at Wimbledon.
Nadal's overall grand slam win percentage stands at a staggering 83.33%. Nadal is appearing in his 13th grand slam final in which he will bid for his 11th major title and third at Wimbledon.
While Nadal is struggling a bit on the fitness front, Djokovic's temperament is not at the same level as it was before the French Open 2011. The new tag of No.1 may also add to the pressure in addition to being in his first Wimbledon final.
However, both of them hate to lose and will come hard at each other especially Nadal, having lost his No.1 ranking. It will be no less exciting than Gladiators fighting it out at a mini Colosseum with grass surface.
Like any other Tennis fan, I just can't wait to see when the Chair Umpire announces `Play'.


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Yield: 8 Servings
Tart Dough
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 6 ounces unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 7 Tablespoons water
- 6 cups baking apples, preferably Granny Smith, peeled and sliced
- 1/3 cup huckleberries
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix flour, salt and sugar. Add 2 ounces butter and carefully work together to form a rough dough ball. Add the remaining butter and mix well, about 5 minutes, leaving some of the butter looking under mixed and "chunky" looking. Add the water until the dough just comes together, about 2-3 minutes. Wrap in plastic and let rest about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl toss the apples, huckleberries, melted butter and sugar together.
Roll out the dough very thin, about 1/8 inch thick. Place dough on 9 inch tart pan; edges of dough will overlap the sides, about 1 1/2 inch. Place apples on dough. Fold dough over fruit. Brush the melted butter over the edges. Bake in the oven about 35 to 40 minutes until very dark and crispy. Slide the cooked tart on a rack to cool. Serve with ice cream.


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With "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repealed, the issue of marriage returns to center stage in 2011 as many states are poised to enact same-sex marriage or civil unions legislation — or pursue measures that would repeal or block such rights for gay couples.
With new governors or changes to their state legislatures, Rhode Island, Maryland and New York could advance same-sex marriage legislation as soon as this year.
But changes in the political dynamic after the 2010 elections also mean that marriage rights could be repealed in New Hampshire and amendments banning same-sex marriage could go forward in North Carolina, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, legislation to enact civil unions could advance in Hawaii and Delaware.
Rhode Island is among the states that could see early action in passing a same-sex marriage bill.
Newly seated Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I), who supports same-sex marriage, has replaced Gov. Donald Carcieri (R), who opposed gay nuptials.
In his inauguration address, Chafee encouraged the Rhode Island General Assembly "quickly consider and adopt" a same-sex marriage bill to send to his desk.
"When marriage equality is the law in Rhode Island, we honor our forefathers who risked their lives and fortune in the pursuit of human equality," he said.
Same-sex marriage bills were introduced in both chambers of the Rhode Island General Assembly last week. House Speaker Gordon Fox, who's gay, supports the passage of a marriage bill through his chamber.
Kathy Kushnir, executive director of Marriage Equality Rhode Island, said she thinks the marriage bill will come before the House Judiciary Committee before the end of January.
"So we'll be holding hearings, and then, we'll be looking at, of course, the committee vote and the floor vote as soon as possible," she said.
Karen Loewy, senior staff attorney for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, said the prospects for passing a marriage bill in Rhode Island are "really fantastic" and called Chafee an "active supporter" of the legislation.
"It was part of his inaugural address," she said. "He's really committed to getting a marriage bill passed."
The Senate isn't expected to take action on the marriage bill until the House finishes action on the measure. The legislative session ends in June, so the marriage bill would have to reach the governor's desk by that time.
Kushnir said the biggest challenge in passing a marriage bill in Rhode Island is ensuring that lawmakers address the legislation as they take on other issues facing the state.
"There are really important issues also — the economy, jobs and the budget — that are before the legislature," Kushnir said. "But you know what? Everyone knows that passing marriage equality and treating everybody equal here in Rhode Island does very well for all of those issues."
Loewy said passage in the Senate remains "a stronger challenge," but support should exist in the chamber to pass a marriage bill.
"Even there, I think, you've got folks who are ready to understand how important this is for same-sex couples in Rhode Island," she said.
LGBT rights supporters are also optimistic about the chances of a same-sex marriage bill passing in Maryland, where the configuration of the Senate for the first time provides a path for passage.
Last month, a majority of members who support same-sex marriage were named to Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, ensuring for the first time that a same-sex marriage measure would clear the panel and reach the Senate floor for a vote. Up until now, the committee has blocked the marriage bill, even though the chamber was in Democratic control.
Sen. Richard Madaleno of Montgomery Country, who's gay, last week expressed confidence about passage of the marriage bill.
"I have never been so optimistic about getting this done," he said. "Today at lunch I sat quietly by myself with a list of the members of the new Senate going over again and again in my head where the votes are, and I'm feeling really good right now both for the floor vote and the cloture vote."
The bill is being introduced by Majority Leader Kumar Barve (D-Dist. 17) and Del. Keiffer Mitchell (D-Dist. 44). The Senate version will be advanced by Majority Leader Rob Garagiola (D-Dist. 15) and Madaleno.
Supporters in the Senate believe they have the 24 votes needed to pass the marriage bill on an up or down vote but are less certain about whether they have the 29 votes needed to invoke cloture and stop an expected filibuster by same-sex marriage opponents.
Another obstacle could be a referendum on the marriage law. Nearly all observers of the General Assembly expect opponents to initiate petitions to call for a referendum, which would stop the bills from taking effect until after voters decide on the issue.
In New York, supporters of same-sex marriage are looking to the state legislature to approve a bill extending marriage rights to gay couples that would be sent to newly seated Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) desk for his signature.
As in previous years, a marriage bill is expected to be able pass again in the State Assembly, where Democrats have retained control of the chamber, but the situation is different in the Senate, where Republicans have regained control after the election.
Still, Republican Leader Dean Skelos suggested prior to the election that if Republicans regain power in the Senate, he would allow a vote on same-sex marriage to come, even though — like all GOP senators — he previously voted against the marriage bill.
"Let me just say, when we win back the majority, there is legislation that I believe all of you interested in, that I believe should be voted on again," Skelos said in October. "We're not going to stifle discussion. We are not going to stifle votes. And it is truly my belief that people should be allowed to vote their consciences."
Even if the legislation comes up for a vote in the Senate, the prospects for passage are uncertain. When the bill previously came up for a vote late in 2009, the measure failed 24-38.
Two lawmakers who support same-sex marriage were elected to the Senate since the last vote on the legislation, but that change is far from the 32 votes needed to pass a bill in the Senate.
Ross Levi, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, said the "political dynamic remains very promising" for passing a same-sex marriage bill as well as a transgender civil rights bill in New York.
"The phrase that I've been using is that there's a clear and credible path to victory in the not distant future," Levi said.
Asked whether passage would be likely in the next two years given the makeup of the legislature, Levi replied, "For me, it's not talking about timeline, it's about the work we have to do to make sure that we can have a successful vote as soon as we can."
Dan Pinello, a gay government professor at the City University of New York, said he's not optimistic about passage of a marriage bill in the legislature over the course of the next two years.
"[Skelos] has said a few things suggesting that [he would bring the bill to a vote], but that's not a guarantee," Pinello said. "So, yeah, he could bring it up for a vote, but that's no guarantee it's going to pass. I just don't see it happening, sadly."
Pinello said the next opportunity to advance same-sex marriage could be in 2013 as a result of the redistricting this year. He said political power should shift from upstate to downstate, which would give Democrats a majority in the Senate.
"Upstate tends to be Republican and downstate tends to be Democratic, so it's likely even though Republicans will be redrawing the Senate district lines, there's no way they can still maintain a majority, given the demographic shifts the Census will reveal," Pinello said.
Repealing marriage in N.H.?
While several states are poised to advance marriage rights, other places could see a rollback of relationship recognition for same-sex couples.
The most prominent of those states is New Hampshire, where opponents of same-sex marriage may have the political power to repeal the marriage law enacted in 2009.
Gov. John Lynch (D), who signed the marriage bill into law, is expected to veto the bill should it come to his desk. But after the election, Republicans now have a super majority in both chambers of the legislature and could override his veto.
Four bills have already been introduced in the legislature to repeal the marriage law.
State Rep. Leo Pepino (R), who introduced one of the bills, said he thinks there is support to repeal the marriage law, according to the Nashau Telegraph.
"I think we have the votes [to repeal]," Pepino said. "We have a lot of really good conservatives and a good conservative doesn't believe in gay marriage. … It's a matter of ethics."
GLAD's Loewy said the chances of repealing the marriage law in New Hampshire are "hard to quantify," adding she doesn't know whether the votes are present to take such action.
"The LGBT community in New Hampshire is very much gearing up for a fight to protect marriage the best way we know how: by talking to legislators about how taking away marriage is going to hurt their families and their kids," Loewy said.
Loewy added she's hoping that New Hampshire won't go down the path of repealing the law and would instead pursue "issues like jobs and the economy that everybody knows is the priority."
"I think, like I said, the community has a lot of work to do, but, I think, it's absolutely fair to expect and hope that that's not the path that New Hampshire's going to go down," she said.
Mo Baxley, executive director of the New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Coalition, said the Granite State has never taken away the rights of its citizen, but that is what some anti-gay lawmakers are proposing to do.
"The married gay and lesbian couples here have in no way impacted anybody else's marriage," she said. "Let's move on. Marriage has been debated to death here and the priority right now is the economy and the budget."
Other states are prepared to advance constitutional amendments that would ban same-sex marriage.
One such state is North Carolina, where Republicans swept into power in both the House and Senate following the November elections.
Ian Palmquist, executive director of Equality North Carolina, said his organization is "fully expecting" that a constitutional amendment banning both same-sex marriage and marriage-like unions will advance this year.
"I think there's a chance of blocking it, but it's a very tight vote at the moment," he said.
Palmquist said he's getting mixed signals on when the vote would come up and said it could be anytime between February and July.
In North Carolina, passing a constitutional amendment requires a third-fifths vote of approval from both chambers of the state legislature followed by a majority of voters at the ballot box.
Palmquist said the measure could be on the ballot in 2011, but he expects it would come to voters in 2012. Such a move would enable conservatives to turn out their base during a presidential election year.
"It would definitely be a challenge to defeat it at the ballot," Palmquist said. "There is majority support in North Carolina for some form of relationship recognition. We certainly would use that to try to stop this kind of amendment from moving forward."
Another state where LGBT rights supporters are anticipating a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and marriage-like unions is Indiana.
In previous years, advocates had been able to block the amendment in the House because Democrats held a narrow majority in the chamber, but the situation has changed now that Republicans took control of the House and expanded their control of the Senate following the November elections.
Don Sherfick, legislative chair for Indiana Equality, said the prospects for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage passing this year are good in Indiana.
"I guess I would be less than honest if I were to say that things were looking rosy for continuing to unequivocally being able to fight such a thing coming through," he said.
Anticipating hearings in either the House or Senate or both chambers within six weeks, Sherfick said Indiana Equality is mounting a public relations and lobbying campaign to try to block the amendment.
"People will at least know what they're doing and we'll set our sights on fighting it in the next legislature," he said.
Bil Browning, an Indiana native and editor of the Bilerico Project, said he's 99.9 percent certain that the Indiana Legislature would pass a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
"The two things they wanted to do most and first and foremost was a bill that would require a woman to have a sonogram three days before any planned abortion — in the hopes that she'll see it and not want to have the abortion — and a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage," Browning said.
For a constitutional amendment to pass in Indiana, it must pass the state legislature twice — a first time and then again after an election — before the measure comes before voters. If the legislature passed an amendment this year, the soonest it could get to voters is 2014.
Browning said gay rights supporters can hope for a change in the makeup of the legislature after the next election as a way to block the amendment from final passage.
"Two years from now, if we can retake the Indiana House it's probably dead, but for at least passing this session, I'd say [the chances] are 99.9 percent," he said.
Browning said one factor working in advocates' favor in Indiana is that all the Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state previously testified before the legislature against the amendment.
Additionally, Gov. Mitch Daniels (R), who has called for a "truce" on social issues, is widely considered to be thinking about a run for president and may want to steer clear of marriage prior to 2012. Still, the amendment wouldn't require his signature for passage.
A similar situation can be found in Pennsylvania, where Republicans took control of the House and retained control of the Senate.
Malcolm Lazin, executive director of the Philadelphia-based Equality Forum, said passage of a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is "of concern" because of new Republican control of the House.
"We were able to successfully block it in the past because the House was controlled by the Democrats," Lazin said. "That dynamic has now changed. In addition, there is now a Republican governor of Pennsylvania."
As in Indiana, for a constitutional amendment to pass in Pennsylvania, the measure has to be approved by a majority vote in both chambers of the legislature — once and then again after an election — before going to voters as a ballot measure.
Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania, predicted that the amendment would be introduced in both the House and Senate, but was skeptical of lawmakers' ability to push it through the legislature.
Martin said the likelihood of the measure passing in the House committee is high, but its passage on the House floor is less certain. For the Senate, which has been controlled by Republicans for more than two decades, Martin said he doubts the measure would make it through committee.
"The Senate, in the past, has always taken a less active tone about it," Martin said. "They've become much more libertarian in their view. Just to remember, we were able to block this in committee three times before."
Hawaii, Del. to take up civil unions
As many states take on the marriage issue — either to advance gay nuptials or ban them — two other states are prepared to enact civil unions early in 2011.
In Hawaii, LGBT advocates are ready to advance a civil unions bill that newly seated Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) has pledged to sign.
Last summer, a civil unions bill in the Aloha State was vetoed by former Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, but with her gone, gay rights supporters see a clear path toward passing the legislation.
Alan Spector, co-chair of Equality Hawaii, said he expects that the civil unions bill will easily pass the legislature to reach Abercrombie's desk soon after the session starts on Jan. 19.
"With the November 2010 election behind us, and a new governor and new leadership, we're pretty confident that we will pass the bill early in 2011," Spector said.
Spector estimated that the legislation would be introduced in the third week of January and ideally would make it to the governor's desk by March.
"The process can go as quickly as a month or it can take the whole session — or it can on into 2012," Spector said. "It all depends on what happens, but we're pretty optimistic that it's going to go quickly this year."
Advocates are pursuing civil unions in Hawaii instead of marriage because in 1998, voters approved a constitutional amendment granting the legislature the power to ban same-sex marriage, which lawmakers then pursued.
Similarly, LGBT advocates in Delaware are ready to advance legislation this year that would enact civil unions in the First State.
Peter Schott, political vice president of Delaware Stonewall Democrats, said the "atmosphere is probably better than it's been in a few years" for passing civil unions in the state.
"We have formed a coalition, which a number of elected officials are on — civic leaders," Schott said.
LGBT rights supporters know they have the votes in the House, Schott said, but questions about passage in the Senate remain because leadership could refer the legislation to an unfavorable committee.
Schott said supporters of civil unions in Delaware want to pass the legislation this year so it doesn't come up during the 2012 election season.
Any reason why Colorado was left out?
This really is a mixed bag isn't it. Moving forward in Rhode Island, Maryland, Hawaii & Delaware; moving backward in New Hampshire, North Carolina, & Indiana. What a disaster the Republican wave in 2010 was for America and the LGBT community. Lesson to everyone…vote the GOP out of office in every state and at every level of government in 2011 and 2012!!! Maybe then we can get ENDA, the Domestic Partnership Benefits & Obligations Act, the Uniting American Familes Act and DOMA repeal done; along with marriage recognition in a number of new states.


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Last weekend I was lucky enough to be in the audience at one of the venues where The National Theatre's Connections Festival was taking place. The Connections Festival is the nation's leading theatre festival for young actors. The National Theatre commissions new plays to be written and drama groups all over the country get to do their thing in well -known theatres. The grand prize is to perform at The National Theatre in London.
The group my son is involved with were all very excited about performing. The principle of the school is an inspiring and charismatic young woman who truly gets the best out of them. She was due to have her first baby but the baby wasn't due until a couple of weeks after the performance. All was well and truly organised, they had rehearsed until they dropped and they were ready to break a leg. It is only on television in sitcoms that people go into labour at the crucial moment – actually that is not true. The principle went into labour on the day of the show. The show was a musical with a huge cast, it could have all fallen to pieces. This comes to my point about teens – they carried on and sang and acted their hearts out. I thought my heart would burst with pride, not only for my son but for every kid in that performance. To say they blew me away would be an understatement.
The next play was about to begin. The actors were on the stage – some were lying down flat on their stomachs, others were crouched up like snails. The lights went on and we waited. The lights went off and we thought it was for dramatic effect. After sitting for a long time whilst the lights went on and off, I was beginning to think that it was one of those pieces which is truly out of the box. However, the stage manager came and announced that there was something wrong with the lighting and they were working on it. During this time, the actors, all in their teens, had to stay in those awful positions and not move. We waited and waited and the audience started shuffling their bottoms in their seats but the teenagers stayed as still as if they were made of marble. I really was impressed because their nerves must have been getting to them with a packed theatre all looking on. Eventually, the lights were sorted and they just got on with performing, no fuss, nothing. Well let's face it folks – the show must go on!
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From: Stephen Vavasis <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:22:49 -0400
Subject: NSF Deletes Numerics From Its Organization Chart
I just heard from Randolph Franklin at the NSF that the NSF Numeric,
Symbolic and Geometric Computation Program (the main NSF program
supporting fundamental numerical analysis) is now being renamed
"Graphics, Symbolic and Geometric Computation". Randolph told me that
the reason is the steady decline, proportionally, in the number of
numerical analysis proposals submitted to this program. He said that
the name change does not necessarily mean that the program won't support
numerical analysts.
-- Steve Vavasis
From: Nick Higham <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:31:03 +0100
Subject: Second Edition of Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms
I'm pleased to announce that the Second Edition of my book
"Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms" is now available
from SIAM (http://www.ec-securehost.com/SIAM/ot80.html).
The book has been completely revised and a significant amount of
new material added. For details, and the bibliography (1288 entries)
in BibTeX form, see the ASNA web site at
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From: Peter Deuflhard <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:36:09 +0100
Subject: New Book, Scientific Computing with ODEs
Dear colleagues,
May I draw your attention to our new textbook
Scientific Computing with Ordinary Differential Equations.
Springer Texts in Applied Mathematics, vol. 42,
by Peter Deuflhard and Folkmar Bornemann.
The text provides an introduction to the numerical solution of initial and
boundary value problems in ODEs on a firm theoretical basis. The book
strictly presents Numerical Analysis as part of Scientific Computing.
Selected problem classes from applications include Newton's celestial
mechanics, classical molecular dynamics, chemical kinetics, and electrical
circuit design. The important algorithmic concepts are explained down to
questions of software implementation. For IVPs, a dynamical systems
approach is used to develop Runge--Kutta, extrapolation, and multistep
methods. For BVPs including optimal control problems, both multiple
shooting and collocation methods are worked out in detail. The book
contains a lot of otherwise unpublished material.
The book, which has been translated by Werner Rheinboldt from the new
edition of a rather successful German textbook, is addressed to graduate
students and researchers in Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering.
More information (preface, contents, outline) can be found under the link:
Hope some of the community enjoy the book!
From: Jim Chen <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:03:53 -0400
Subject: Special Issue of CiSE on High Dimensional Data
Hi Colleagues, Dr. Aiichiro Nakano and I are guest-editing a special
issue on "High dimensional Data acquisition, computing, and
visualization" for Computing in Science & Engineering magazine. The
special issue is expected to have four to five papers intended to
address challenges in handling and understanding high dimensional data
in different research and application areas, including remote sensing,
statistical visualization, material simulation, and evolutionary
The intention of this special issue is to bring together different
research and applications in processing and visualizing high dimensional
data so as to foster more insight among the fast growing community. The
special issue is being planned for the summer of 2003. We are inviting
you to submit a paper. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2002.
The guidelines for submission is as attached. Please let us know by
September 20 whether or not you will be able to accept this invitation.
We hope that you will participate making this issue an important
contribution to the R&D community.
If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email or Jenny
Ferrero at the Computer Society.
Jim X. Chen
Aiichiro Nakano
From: Endre Suli <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:26:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Conference in Cambridge on Scientific and Engineering Computation
Conference on
Mathematical Challenges in Scientific and Engineering Computation
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Cambridge, UK
20-24 January 2003
Confirmed Invited Speakers include:
Tony Chan (UCLA)
Weinan E (Princeton)
Bjo"rn Engquist (Princeton)
Roland Glowinski (Houston)
Tom McLeish (Leeds)
Olivier Pironneau (Paris)
Alfio Quarteroni (Lausanne/Milan)
Rolf Rannacher (Heidelberg)
Adrian Sutton (Oxford)
Ellad B Tadmor (Technion, Israel)
The conference aims to identify major application areas in science and
engineering where developments in computational PDEs are needed and will
have a significant impact. The meeting is designed to promote extensive
and wide-ranging discussion on the role of computational partial
differential equations in science and engineering.
This is the opening conference of the six-month programme at the Isaac
Newton Institute entitled
Computational Challenges in Partial Differential Equations
20 January - 4 July 2003
Organisers: Mark Ainsworth (Strathclyde, UK)
Charles M Elliott (Sussex, UK)
Endre Suli (Oxford, UK)
For further details, see
From: Kirsten Wilden <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:16:22 -0400
Subject: SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems
SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems (SIAG/DS) (DS03)
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, UT
May 27-31, 2003
The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at:
Deadline for submission of minisymposium proposals: October 29, 2002
Deadline for minisymposium speaker abstracts: November 26, 2002
Deadline for submission of contributed abstracts: November 26, 2002
For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at
From: Connie Young <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:34:02 -0400
Subject: Workshop in Baltimore on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments
The 5th Workshop on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (ALENEX 03), will
be held in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 11, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency
Baltimore on the Inner Harbor.
The aim of the annual ALENEX workshop is to provide a forum for the
presentation of original research in the implementation and experimental
evaluation of algorithms and data structures. We invite submissions that
present significant case studies in experimental analysis (such studies may
tighten, extend, or otherwise improve current theoretical results) or in
the implementation, testing, and evaluation of algorithms for realistic
environments and scenarios, including specific applied areas (such as
databases, networks, operations research, computational biology and
physics, computational geometry, and the World Wide Web) that present
unique challenges in their underlying algorithmic problems. We also invite
submissions that address methodological issues and standards in the context
of empirical research on algorithms and data structures.
The scientific program will include invited talks, contributed research
papers, and ample time for discussion and debate of topics in this rapidly
evolving research area. A proceedings will be published, and a special
issue of the ACM Journal of Experimental Algorithmics will feature invited
contributions from the workshop.
This workshop is co-located with the 13th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on
Discrete Algorithms (SODA03), and will take place the day preceding that
conference. A paper that has been reviewed and accepted for presentation at
SODA is not eligible for submission to ALENEX. We recognize, however that
some research projects spawn multiple papers that elaborate on different
aspects of the work and
are willing to respond to inquiries about overlapping papers.
The ALENEX workshop is supported by SIAM (Society for Industrial and
Applied Mathematics), and SIGACT (ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms
and Computation Theory).
Authors are invited to submit 10-page extended abstracts by 5:00 PM EDT,
September 23, 2002 and must use the SIGACT electronic submission server.
To begin submission process go to
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by the end of
November, 2002. The deadline for receipt of papers in final version will be
included in the acceptance notification. Presenters must have submitted the
final versions of their papers in order to be able to present them at the
Program Committee
David Bader, University of New Mexico
Michael Bender, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Gerth Brodal, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Larry Carter, University of California, San Diego
Edith Cohen, AT&T Research
Tom Cormen, Dartmouth College
Erik Demaine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sandy Irani, University of California, Irvine
Richard Ladner (Chair), University of Washington
Invited Plenary Speaker
Lars Arge, Duke University
For more information visit http://www.siam.org/meetings/alenex03/.
From: Svetozar Margenov <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:38:59 +0300 (DST)
Subject: Conference in Bulgaria on Large-Scale Scientific Computations
First Announcement
Forth International Conference on
June 4-8, 2003, Sozopol, Bulgaria
The Central Laboratory on Parallel Processing, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
will organize the next ICLSSC. The meeting is organized in cooperation with
SIAM and GAMM. Two special tracks are planned:
I. Computational Linear Algebra
II. LSSC of Engineering and Environmental Problems
The conference will be devoted to the 60th anniversary of Raytcho Lazarov.
Currently Accepted Plenary and Invited Speakers
Owe Axelsson(NL), Vladimir Getov(UK), Michael Griebel (DE),
Ulrich Langer (AT), Raytcho Lazarov (USA), Michael Mascagni (USA),
Vadim Olshevsky (USA), Zahari Zlatev(DK)
Important Deadlines
Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: January 15, 2001
Deadline for submission of full papers: March 15, 2001
Notification of acceptance of full papers: May 1, 2001
Special Sessions
Following the already established tradition, up to eight special sessions will
be incorporated in the scientific program of the conference. Applications
related to the special tracks of the conference as well as in some more specific
and/or advanced topics of the LSSC and their applications will be considered.
WWW-site. http://parallel.bas.bg/-scicom03/
E-mail: email@example.com
From: Anshul Gupta <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 16:31:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: IBM Research Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship
IBM Research Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences
The Mathematical Sciences Department of the IBM T. J. Watson Research
Center invites applications for its 2003-2004 Herman Goldstine
Postdoctoral Fellowship for research in mathematical and computer
sciences. The fellowship provides scientists of outstanding ability
an opportunity to advance their scholarship as resident department
members at the Research Center. The department provides an atmosphere
in which basic research is combined with work on technical problems
arising in industry.
The Mathematical Sciences Department does research in pure and applied
mathematics and in theoretical and exploratory computer science. Areas
of current research include: optimization (discrete, continuous, and
stochastic, for applications including scheduling and supply-chain
management); algorithms (approximation, randomized, and on-line);
dynamical systems and differential equations; statistics; knowledge
discovery, data mining, and machine learning; high-performance
computation and numerical analysis; cryptography; coding theory;
financial mathematics; economics (including auctions, decision theory,
game theory, and experimental economics); and weather prediction.
Close interaction with permanent department members is expected,
but fellows are free to pursue their own research interests.
For additional information about the department, please visit
One fellowship will be awarded. Candidates must have a doctorate and
no more than five years of postdoctoral professional experience (with
a preference for less) when the fellowship commences. The fellowship
has a period of one year, and may be extended another year by mutual
agreement. The stipend is from $85,000 to $95,000, depending on
experience, plus an allowance for moving expenses. The Research Center
is located in Westchester County, less than an hour north of New York
The deadline for applications is December 12, 2002.
For more details, and any updates, please visit
Please address questions email@example.com and submit
applications to:
Herman Goldstine Fellowship Committee
Department of Mathematical Sciences, 32-248
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
P.O. Box 218
Yorktown Heights NY 10598
From: Gillian Pickup <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:41:20 +0100
Subject: Ph.D. Studentship at Heriot-Watt University
Ph.D Studentship in Fluid Flow Upscaling
Permeability upscaling is an important step in petroleum reservoir
simulation. Geologists generate detailed models, which are too large for
fluid flow simulation, so these models must be upscaled to reduce the number
of grid cells. However, due to the heterogeneous nature of rocks,
permeability upscaling may be time consuming and is sometimes unreliable.
We are seeking a PhD student to analyse upscaling techniques, and to develop
new approaches for simulating multi-million cell models. This work is part
of an industry-funded project on "Uncertainty and Upscaling" in the new
Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University.
Candidates should have a good first degree (at least a 2.1) in applied
mathematics, physics or engineering, and have experience in writing computer
programs in either Fortran, C or C++. A knowledge of the petroleum industry
would be an advantage.
For additional information, please contact Dr G.E. Pickup
An application form may be obtained from Ms Anne Mathers
(email@example.com), Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt
University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS.
The closing date for applications is 20th September 2002.
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