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The recruitment process
At Imerys, every recruitment is viewed from a long-term perspective. That is why we give particular importance to our recruitment process, whatever the level of the position being offered. This process has three stages and involves HR and operational staff to ensure greater objectivity.
There may be some differences in the way the process is followed, depending on the country and subsidiary.
Stage 1: pre-selection (after a CV has been submitted to our website, a letter has been received or a CV submitted via a forum)
If your application matches the profile we are looking for, you will be contacted by the HR correspondent of the entity in which you have applied for the position.
At this stage, if you have not been contacted within four weeks, please assume that your application has not been successful.
Stage 2: HR interview
In the days following this initial contact, you will be invited by HR for an interview to discuss your motivation, your profile and its suitability to the position and the Group's culture. The purpose of this interview is to get to know one another, as well as to offer you a possible insight into the Group, its businesses, its structure, as well as possible career paths within Imerys based on your profile. This interview may be preceded by a pre-interview by telephone, particularly if you need to travel a long distance.
If your application is not successful at this stage, you will be informed by telephone.
Stage 3: operational interview(s)
After the HR interview, you will meet the core business/line managers of the position offered (one or two interviews). They will assess your technical ability to hold the position and to integrate into the team. They will also provide you with information about the content of the position and the working environment. Following these meetings (which may take the form of video-conferences, depending on participants' locations), HR and managers will come to a joint decision on whether or not to ask you to join us.
If you are not selected for the position, you will be contacted by telephone to offer feedback on your interviews.
The above recruitment process also applies to unsolicited applications.


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The performer shows a group of almost fifty word cards, one word to a card. The participant is handed all the cards and is asked to think of any one word. The performer proceeds to reveal the word without any hesitation, beginning with individual letters and then revealing the entire word!
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Posted: 21 July 2009. Updated: 21 July 2009
Animal Defenders International and Animanaturalis to Host Screening
Barcelona (July 21, 2009) To launch a new campaign to end experiments on primates in Europe Animal Defenders International (ADI) and Animanaturalis (AN) will be screening exclusive and dramatic footage in a new documentary on the laboratory primate trade. Footage includes capture, supply centres and experiments. Video of monkeys inside the supply facility at Camarles, awaiting experimentation in Europe is included.
The campaign aims to increase pressure on the Council of Ministers who are currently considering Europe-wide rules on animal experiments. The European Commission have proposed a restrictions of primate experiments and a crackdown on the wild capture of primates by dealers supplying European laboratories. The European Parliament is expected to have a second reading of the new rules later this year. Campaigners describe this as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to influence experimentation across the European Union where 12 million animals die in experiments each year.
Catalan MEP Raúl Romeva, who included animal protection in his electoral programme for 2009, will chair of the launch and screening at the Press Room in the Barcelona office of Mr. Romeva
Where : Barcelona office of MEP Raúl Romeva, C/ Ciutat, 7 E-08002 Barcelona
When : 12:00pm, Friday July 24th 2009
This event is open to the press and the public
ADI and AN will be showcasing the new DVD and campaigns materials, including special campaigns postcards for Spanish citizens to send to Spains Permanent Representative in the Council of Ministers. The cards call for support for replacement, reduction and refinement and for action on the use of primates in experiments.
ADIs Chief Executive Jan Creamer says: Our video shows the incredible suffering of monkeys at every stage of this cruel trade capture, shocking conditions in animal dealers, and the horror of experimentation. We contrast this with the modern, safe reliable techniques that are available to replace these cruel tests. We are delighted to launch this campaign with Animanaturalis and believe that Spanish people will respond compassionately when they see our footage. This is a unique opportunity to make real progress in the elimination of animal experiments and protecting animal welfare in Europe. For the sake of animals and science it is vital that the moment is seized.
AN Activists Coordinator, Aida Gascón, says: The industry and labs hide a very cruel reality of the animals. We hope that with this campaign thousands of citizens will not only be aware of this situation but also take an active stand, writing letters and protesting against animal maltreatment. The animals do not have a voice and need to be defended."
For more information or for a copy of the postcard, roll folds and the new DVD, broadcast rushes, print resolution photographs, please contact Aida Gascon at +34691058681 or email@example.com or Alexandra Cardenas at +4402076303340 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Animal Defenders International :
Animal Defenders International exists to educate, create awareness and alleviate the suffering of animals and work to protect wildlife and the environment. ADI lobbies governments for measures to protect animals and the environment, and organises the rescue of animals in distress.
In 2002, at the Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), ADIs campaign secured new rules for the cross border movements of endangered species with travelling animal exhibitions in 170 countries.
In 2007, ADI secured the adoption of Written Declaration 40/2007 by the European Parliament calling for an end to the use of apes and wild caught monkeys in experiments and for timetable to phase out all experiments on monkeys. The European Commission proposals currently under consideration are a response to this Declaration.
In 2008, ADI secured a ban on the use of all animals in travelling circuses in Bolivia.
ADI has offices in London, San Francisco and Bogota, has representatives in many countries and works with partner organisations all over the world.
About Animanaturalis:
Founded in March 2003, Animanaturalis is an Ibero-American organisation working to establish, divulge and protect the rights of all animals and to promote social and legislative changes. AN is present in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and México. In these countries it works hard through education of the public, diffusion of information and sensibilization with campaigns that include protests, demos, conferences etc. For 8 years, AN has organised massive protests in Pamplona against the bull runs in San Fermin. In 2008, the signer Alaska contributed to a joint AN/PETA campaign by posing nude for a photo against bullfighting. It has also organised protests against fur farms, agro industrial farms and animals in entertainment and on the benefits of a 100% vegetarian diet.


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Perhaps Dheeraj Pandey is a closet Disney fan.
On Tuesday, the chief executive of San Jose-based Nutanix is expected to announce his startup's latest funding round. And the amount is one Walt Disney himself might have fancied: $101 million.
Nutanix is a "virtual computing" company that lets customers combine their data storage and server needs into one device. Proprietary software performs some of the functions traditionally handled by hardware.
Pandey, in an interview, likened the approach to the way the introduction of the iPhone allowed users to replace multiple gadgets — Walkmans, BlackBerrys and pocket cameras — with one.
Pandey founded the company in 2009 after several years at Aster Data and Oracle (ORCL). Nutanix now counts eBay (EBAY), BART and the U.S. Army among its customers.
The hefty funding haul, the company's fourth, was led by Riverwood Capital and SAP Ventures.
"When you think about the size of the market they're addressing, the dramatic cost-savings they deliver for the customer puts them in the Workday or VMware class of company," said Riverwood co-founder Jeff Parks, who joins the Nutanix board as part of the investment.
Steve Agee analyst Alex Kurtz, in a recent research note, said Nutanix and other buzz-laden startups such as Tintri and Pure Storage could eat into the business of VMware parent EMC and rival NetApp. However, he cautioned that resellers have yet to fully embrace these new technologies.
Also participating in the funding round were Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and previous Silicon Valley investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures and Battery Ventures. Nutanix has now raised a total of $172 million.
Tuesday's news is just the latest example of an enterprise software startup scoring a $100 million-plus funding round. Pandey said the recent trend lets CEOs make decisions for long-term growth rather than worry about pleasing Wall Street every quarter.
"Companies are not trying to go out the (IPO) door before they understand themselves," he said.
Contact Peter Delevett at 408-271-3638. Follow him at Twitter.com/mercwiretap.


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Superstorm Sandy cuts power for nearly 200,000 customers across NH
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) � Many people across New Hampshire are in the dark thanks to superstorm Sandy.
As of Monday evening, state utilities say they are dealing with power outages affecting more than 196,000 homes and businesses.
Public Service of New Hampshire says the storm has caused extensive damage and cut electricity for more than a quarter of its customers, more than 136,000 as of 11:00 p.m., primarily in the southern tier. The utility hasn't estimated how long it might take to repair the damage.
Some out of state crews have begun arriving in New Hampshire to help with the repair effort. As the storm's wind and rains continue, PSNH says crews will continue work so long as conditions are safe.
Unitil, New Hampshire Electric Co-Op and Liberty Utilities report more than 60,000 customers without power.


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Drawing Nature & the Landscape Intensive
Course #2000037
Shelley Haven
Required materials for the weekend intensive:
*Experienced students are encouraged to pursue independent projects in the materials of their choice.
Charcoal: Soft vine or willow; soft, medium and hard compressed; square Charkole (cheap, black pastel); pencils optional
Black Waterproof Drawing Ink: Asian sumei or Pelikan, Winsor Newton, Higgins
Brush: Sable or other soft hair, bristle, or synthetic: rounds, flats, brights
Sticks (twigs); 4 water containers; absorbent cotton rag
Graphite Sticks or Woodless Pencils (Pitt brand): B, 4B, 6B, 9B
Black Conte Crayon: HB, B, 2B or the "Classic" Conte set
Erasers: Artgum, rubber or plastic, kneaded
Artist or Masking tape
Chamois and soft cotton rag
Single-edge razor blade
Drawing board or foamcore
PAPER (Number of sheets of paper will vary depending on individual's work pace):
For Dry Media: Basic Drawing (Vellum or Smooth), Charcoal/Pastel
For Wet/Dry Media: Watercolor, coldpress or hotpress; Printmaking; Bristol Artist-grade paper brands widely available include Arches, Strathmore, Rives, Fabriano, Canson, Lana, Saunders. Paper sizes will vary, but some standard sheet sizes are 19 x 24", 22 x 30" and larger. Watercolor blocks and pads come in a variety of other sizes as well. Manufacturers listed above provide professional-grade materials that are widely available. Other brands may be substituted.
Suggested Art Supply Stores:
New York Central Art Supply: 62 Third Avenue
Utrecht: 111 East 4th Avenue
Dick Blick: 1-5 Bond Street
Pearl Paint: 308 Canal Street
DaVinci Art Supply: 137 East 23rd St.
Some of these stores will give you a student discount if you present your Cooper Union Continuing Education registration receipt.


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Let's start simple: why?
Hårek: In 2000 only nine Norwegians had completed a long distance triathlon in Norway. I discussed with my good friend Bent what could be done to rekindle this beautiful sport here in Norway. Bent wanted to start a triathlon club and he went and founded Oslofjord Triatlon Club. I wanted to organize and create a unique competition. I described the idea in an e-mail to Bent later the same day:
"I want to create a completely different race, make it a journey through the most beautiful nature of Norway, let the experience be more important than the finish time, and let the participants share their experience with family and friends, who will be their support. Let the race end on top of a mountain, to make it the hardest long-distance triathlon on earth. Since Norway has almost no active triathletes, we need to create a race that first attracts German triathletes, who can let the Norwegians discover that they are missing out on a great opportunity to have fun."
Another purpose with Isklar Norseman was that I was always ending up last among the Norwegian triathletes; I simply wanted to recruit more lantern rouges into the sport. Bent did not fancy my idea too much. "I would never be able to finish this race", Bent said.
Norseman's bike leg crosses Hardangervidda, the largest mountain plateau in Northern Europe. (Image by Kyle Meyr / nxtri.com)
Tell us about the first Isklar Norseman.
Hårek: The pioneer edition was a great experience. When we finished the final route decisions for the 3,8 k swim, 180.6 k bike and 42,2 k run it was a beautiful A to B course. The swim was in the Hardangerfjord in Eidfjord, the bike segment was crossing the largest mountain plateau in Northern Europe; Hardangervidda, and the final run ended at the majestic Mt. Gaustatoppen in Rjukan. I believe the communities of Eidfjord and Rjukan thought we were crazy, but they gave us wonderful support and we knew it was something great going on.
How many people did the first race?
21 competitors showed up in Eidfjord July 19th 2003 and to their astonishment, I was also on the start line together with the rest of the organizing committee, so our wives and families had to organize the race, to their big surprise. 19 competitors reached the summit of Mt. Gaustatoppen later that day.
When the competitrs cross the finish line on Gaustatoppen they will have climbed 5.000m of altitude. (Image by Agurtxane Concellon/ nxtri.com)
Why must you provide your own support in Isklar Norseman?
Hårek: The support thing in Norseman was an idea to create an experience the competitors must share with their best family or friends. They have to plan the race together and share the entire day together. Instead of excluding family and friends in the preparations for the race, the competitors must include them. It`s hard work to be support during Isklar Norseman, but it is a great moment for both support and competitor to share all ups and downs in a long distance triathlon. The support teams put a lot of energy in Isklar Norseman, and it`s not unusual that they forget to eat race day – they are completely into their mission of getting their competitor to the finish line.
What is your best memory from the years with Isklar Norseman?
Hårek: It`s a bunch of good memories from Isklar Norseman. The joy and excitement in Eidfjord before the event always gives me goosebumps. The electric atmosphere the evening before all competitors jumps into the water is really something all triathletes should experience once in their lifetime. But the best memory is probably to sit on a rock at the finish line at Mt. Gaustatoppen after a long day, with my support, looking at the course and scenery you have conquered in one day.
What`s your expectations for the race on Saturday?
Hårek: I have finished Isklar Norseman eight times before, but my knees have been very poor the past years. I`m not able to run as smoothly as I would like. At the same time the performance level of all participants have increased, so for me on Saturday it will be a hard fight to be among the lucky 160 participants allowed to finish their race at Mt. Gaustatoppen. My plan is to bike as fast as possible, as it is each time I race Isklar Norseman. I usually burn all my energy before Dyranut, 45 k into the bike leg, and then I`m into the red zone for the rest of the bike, ha! I really hope to sit on a rock at Mt. Gaustatoppen Saturday evening.
Follow Hårek and all the other 249 participants live on suunto.com Saturday August 5th, 5 AM (CET).
The race finishes on 1883m high Gaustatoppen, the highest mountain in Telemark county in Norway. (Image by Thomas Dahlset / nxtri.com)
Norseman is a long distance triathlon with a 3800m swim, 180km of cycling and a 42km run. When athletes cross the finish line, they have climbed 5000m of altitude.
Unlike a traditional triathlon, Norseman is a point-to-point competition. From Eidfjord on the west coast to the finish on Gausta peak in the east, Norseman takes competitors through the most amazing landscape Norway has to offer.
Every year race organizers hand out 250 slots in Norseman`s famous lottery. Today the race is a proud host to athletes of all ages from all over the world. World champions like Björn Andersson, Jonas Colting and Tim DeBoom are among those who have made it to the top of Mt. Gaustatoppen – and they have all left with the same trophy: a black T-shirt.
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Jeannie Waggoner called on Jan 8, 2013, asking for information for a friend she had known about 8 years. The friend's name is Sandra Lee Mcdowell, a retired school teacher who doesn't know when or where she was born. Her sister, Vicki Lynn Mcdowell, was born in Finley, Ohio and never married. "Sandy" thinks she may have been born in Michigan, but she doesn't have a birth certificate. Also, Sandy doesn't do computers. She apparently was married before, I don't know if he died or they divorced, but she has 3 children, two daughters and one son. Sandra's current husband was Michael Taylor and they married in Midland-Odessa. Jeannie never knew that Sandra had the son until Michael's funeral in early December. One daughter used to live in Longview. The son's name is David and lives on Oregon, Sandra went to college in Oregon. Sandra's father was John Mcdowell and her mother was Mariam Gertrude Bennett. Someone was born Nov 4, 1941. With this information, I will attempt to find everything I can for Jeannie to help her friend. I asked if it was possible since Sandra was a retired schoolteacher that there should have been some kind of documents when she got her teacher's degree. Jeannie (my friend) and I thought that not knowing any more about your early life is very unusual. I asked could it have been possible that she had had a stroke. I went to Ancestry and found an obituary on Michael from the Midland newspaper but my computer wouldn't bring it up. I thought if nothing else it might have some names of survivors. We'll see what we can find.
At the library and on Ancestry I found the obituary for Michael Taylor. The only survivors named were his wife, Sandra Taylor of Mineola, his mother Cleo Rae Taylor of Odessa, a son Ryan Taylor of Denver City, daughter, Myia Dale Scott of Odessa and 4 grandchildren. He had died on Nov. 29 in Mineola and this obit was published in the Odessa American on December 1, 2012.
Also on Ancestry I found Sandra Mcdowell in U.S. School Yearbooks along with a picture of her. According to this report her estimated birth year was about 1939, and she was age 20 when this picture was made. The school was Northern Pontiac High School in Pontiac, Michigan, and the year was 1959. The title of the yearbook was "Avalanche". It's possible that this picture is the Sandra Mcdowell we're looking for and the approximate birth date is 1939. With that information, assuming she was born in Michigan, we can write the Michigan state capital and (maybe) get a birth certificate.
I also found a 1930 U.S. Census placing John D. Mcdowell in Michigan. He was single then, living with his father Thomas G. Mcdowell, who was born in Michigan, and his mother Katherine A. Mcdowell, who was born in Pennsylvania. His siblings named were Thomas M., Lucile , John D. (Sandra's father), Donald M. , Dorothy M., and 2 others who may have been boarders or relatives living with the family. Their names were Helen J. Hamilton and Miles D. Hamilton.
I called Jeannie on Jan. 16 and told her what I had found. She said several people agreed that Sandra might have had a stroke but she didn't want to do anything. I suggested she have it checked because it might just be the first and doctors can use blood thinners and other drugs to prevent them. I am sending Jeannie the information that I have found along with the picture and if this lady is the one in the picture she or one of us could contact the school or the state records department in Lansing, Michigan to get more information.
If this information is not correct, we can use any of these names to further our search.
Jeannie Waggoner's email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Submitted by Shirley Bates, Genealogy Research
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Canastota ousted by Holland Patent from playoffs
HOLLAND PATENT - The last time Canastota's girls basketball team played Holland Patent, a lopsided loss was the result. Friday night the underdog Raiders had a better showing in their Class B playoff game against the Golden Knights but they still lost 47-33.
Coach Vinny Salamone's team stayed even with HP (17-2) midway through the second period. That's when Alyssa Curtis made back-to-back shots and Jessica Livesey scored off a turnover to stretch HP's 16-15 edge to 23-15 with 3:32 left in the half.
Canastota (7-12) clamped down defensively until the horn, holding HP and its star forward Allyson Freiermuth scoreless. The trouble for the Raiders was they too were scoreless during that stretch and a run was needed to start the third quarter to have any chance of an upset win.
HP went on one instead, scoring seven unanswered points before Canastota made one last run. Chelsea Dolloff took a pass from Shea Foster for a three-point play then Foster scored on a drive through the HP zone. The Golden Knights responded with an 8-2 run to end the period and scored the first two baskets of the fourth to ice the win. Freiermuth led a balanced effort with 13 points and Curtis added 11.
Foster led the Raiders once again to end her career. The school scoring leader had 17 points while Dolloff and Danielle Carlone had seven apiece and Abby LaFlair had two points to round out Canastota's offense.
Canastota 11 4 7 11 - 33
Canastota (7-12): Shea Foster 17, Danielle Carlone 7, Abby LaFlair 2, Chelsea Dolloff 7.
HP (17-2): Alyssa Curtis 11, Jessica Livesey 8, Korey Bunal 7, Allyson Freiermuth 13, Riley Reinold 6, Madison Williams 2.


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Ga. woman set on fire, boyfriend arrested
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A Columbus man accused of dousing his girlfriend in lighter fluid and setting her on fire has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery.
The Ledger Enquirer of Columbus reports 35-year-old Robert Williams was arrested Wednesday morning and his 44-year-old girlfriend is hospitalized in critical condition with burns to her face, neck, chest and hands.
Williams told police he was trying to light a cigarette in bed when it combusted and set him and his girlfriend on fire. The victim's daughter told a judge the man poured lighter fluid on the woman, and police say they found an empty lighter fluid container in a bathroom trashcan.
Public Defender Charles Lykins argued the aggravated assault charge should be dropped.
Bond for Williams has been set at $100,000.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Adventures in Entrepreneurship, Courtesy of the National Science Foundation
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
For every brilliant discovery that finds its way into the marketplace, there are hundreds that never escape the pages of scientific journals. The National Science Foundation is addressing that disconnect with its Innovation Corps, or I-Corps, Teams.
Physics professor Yoke Khin Yap is the first Michigan Technological University faculty member to be part of an NSF I-Corps Team, along with postdoctoral researcher Dustin Winslow and John Diebel, assistant director of technology commercialization, innovation and industry engagement. They are undertaking a six-month crash course in turning a scientific innovation into a business solution.
In the past two years, about 150 teams from across the nation have been accepted into I-Corps, an array of activities and programs that prepare scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and heighten the impact of select, NSF-funded, basic-research projects.
"I'm not really trying to be a business person," says Yap. "But it can be frustrating. You discover something, you publish a paper, you inspire people . . . and then what? I thought I-Corps could be a way to transform basic research into something beneficial for society."
Yap is the team's principal investigator, serving as the technical lead and project manager. Diebel is the mentor, contributing tech transfer expertise. Winslow is the lead entrepreneur, exploring their project's potential for commercialization.
They are investigating uses for high-quality boron nitride nanotubes Yap developed using a novel, high-yield process. BNNTs hold promise in a number of areas, including dissipating heat. Overheating can cause failure in electronics, including high-powered LEDs and hybrid and electric vehicles.
The team members recently participated in an intensive, three-day I-Corps workshop at the University of Michigan, where they began to apply some basic lessons of entrepreneurship. Lesson number one: you are not a big corporation, so don't act like one. "They know their customers, so they go from the lab to the market," says Yap. "We have to do it the other way around, from the bottom up."
"We ask potential customers, what is your pain? And then we ask ourselves if we have something that will cure it," Yap said. "Hopefully at the end of the day, we know what problem our discovery can tackle and how much they'll pay you for it. A lot of startups fail because they don't do this."
It seemed obvious, Winslow said. Of course you should talk with the people who might buy what you're selling. Actually doing it was a different matter. In two short afternoons, the lead entrepreneurs were required to contact and interview 10 potential customers.
"I've worked in an academic setting my whole life, and it made me nervous to go out and talk to people I'd never met," he said. "The first time I did it, I picked up the phone and put it down several times. But I discovered that people are really open and willing to talk about their industry and their problems. I've become much more comfortable making cold calls."
The I-Corps curriculum is based on an entrepreneurship course by Steve Blank, a Silicon Valley startup guru and author.
"The whole theme behind the I-Corps method Steve Blank developed is to Get Out of the Building," Diebel said. "By the time we're done, we will have contacted 100 potential customers or people in our supply chain."
That's a critical first step toward launching a business. "If you are ever going to get a technology-based company financed, you need to validate that market," Diebel said. "Conducting 100 interviews is something you will need to do before you can be successful anyway. NSF's focus is on getting that work done up front."
NSF also stresses that the lead entrepreneur is the key player. "It's not about whether a company directly results," Diebel said. "The focus is on giving a new set of skills to lead entrepreneurs that they can use throughout their careers."
Nevertheless, Winslow thinks they may be onto something. "When we first started out, we had a bunch of different ideas. Now we've really been able to identify an area where boron nitride nanotubes could be useful: heat management," he said. "Several sectors are excited, and some companies are interested in working with us." Should the nanotubes bear commercial fruit, he would be "ecstatic."
I-Corps may not be for those who are already working 80 hours a week. "It requires a huge time commitment," Yap noted. But startup or no startup, I-Corps is already informing his research and teaching.
"This process can help us choose the type of basic research we do," he said. "We can ask, 'Will this really solve a problem?' In that respect, it can push us toward high-impact research that not only is good for business, but also leads to a more sustainable society--a society that's willing to invest in more basic research."
For more information on I-Corps contact Diebel at 906-487-1082, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Hope College is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review.
The education services company selected Hope as one of 158 institutions it profiles in its "Best in the Midwest" section of its Web site feature "2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region" that posted July 27, 2009 and is located at www.PrincetonReview.com.
Said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president for publishing, "We chose Hope and the other terrific schools we recommend as our 'regional best' colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs. We also work to have our roster of 'regional best' colleges feature a range of institutions by size, selectivity, character and locale. We choose the schools based on institutional data we collect from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of independent and high school-based college advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school's customers - their students - report to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey."
The 158 colleges The Princeton Review chose for this year's "Best in the Midwest" designations are located in 12 states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Princeton Review also designated 218 colleges in the Northeast, 123 in the West, and 141 in the Southeast as best in their locales on the company's "2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region" section on its site. The 640 colleges named "regional best(s)" represent only about 25 percent (one out of four) of the nation's 2,500 four-year colleges.
The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges in its "2010 Best Colleges Region by Region" Web site section. The Princeton Review survey for this project asks students to rate their own schools on several issues -- from the accessibility of their professors to quality of the campus food -- and answer questions about themselves, their fellow students, and their campus life.
Comments from surveyed students pepper each Princeton Review college profile on its site. Student reflections included in Hope's profile note that Hope promotes "a Christian, academically rigorous curriculum with a small, friendly atmosphere and plenty of things to do and ways to plug in"; that "Hope excels in every area and is well-known nationwide, making job placement very high"; and that "the opportunities for student involvement with on-campus activities are just unlimited and taken advantage of by so many students. Seriously, it's kind of strange how involved the typical Hope student is."
The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com) is known for its tutoring and classroom test preparation courses, books, and college and graduate school admission services. Its corporate headquarters is in Framingham, Mass., and editorial offices are in New York City. It is not affiliated with PrincetonUniversity and it is not a magazine.


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Students in tornado-hit Ind. town await 'Lady A'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tornadoes battered their school and their homes. Their spring break was filled with cleanup and recovery work that has only just begun. But for one night, students at a southern Indiana high school hope to put all that aside to enjoy an evening that one of country music's biggest acts planned just for them.
Henryville, Ind., will share the spotlight with Grammy-winning Lady Antebellum on Wednesday night at the KFC Yum Center in nearby Louisville, Ky., where the trio will stage a "mini-prom" bash for students at Henryville Junior-Senior High School, followed by a benefit for the devastated community.
"With everything's that's happened -- the tornado and the destruction -- now we'll have something else to remember for the rest of our lives," said Henryville junior class vice president Kaitlyn Maloney, 17, who rode out the March 2 storm with her parents in the basement of their Henryville home. "This will give us something to remember that's happy."
The battered high school landed both events in late March by winning Lady Antebellum's online "Own the Night" contest offering one school a concert at its prom. Schools as far away as northern Wisconsin submitted YouTube videos on behalf of Henryville, an unincorporated town hit by two tornadoes -- one packing 175 mph winds -- on a day when storms killed 13 people in Indiana and 24 in Kentucky.
Singer Hillary Scott said the band was moved by what she called the "selfless" entries from other schools, including rival Silver Creek High School in nearby Sellersburg, Ind.
"That was just such, honestly, an encouraging thing to think that those high schoolers, that generation, they're that helpless, they want to help each other that much," she said. "It was definitely an easy decision."
Lady Antebellum wasn't able to perform at Henryville's prom in late April due to a conflict with the band's schedule. Instead, it opted for the mini-prom open to the 188 junior and seniors and their dates who attended the school's formal prom, followed by a concert to benefit the town.
Each of Henryville's juniors and seniors received five tickets for floor seating at the show. The juniors and seniors at Silver Creek, the rival Clark County school that nominated Henryville, each received one ticket, said Tahnee Brown of concert promoter National Shows 2.
Lady A's Charles Kelley said the band hopes to lift the Henryville community's spirits by putting on a special show.
"We want to just go there and hopefully bring a little joy, meet them, shake their hands, encourage them to try to get through it as best as they can," the singer said.
The sold-out benefit includes an online fund drive that will go to disaster relief, Brown said. Online donations had generated more than $119,000 by Tuesday evening.
Henryville senior Austin Albert, whose father, Troy Albert, is the high school's principal, said the show will be a huge boost to the hard-hit community.
"It's given us something to look forward to -- something big for a small-town like we're in, that's pretty cool," he said.
The show also could be a sort of homecoming for many town residents, said Monroe Township Trustee Allen Bottorff, a lifelong Henryville resident whose home was damaged in the storms and lost a second one he and his wife were remodeling. He planned to attend the show with his family, including his 18-year-old twins, son Tanner and daughter Drew.
"It's going to be quite a bit of a reunion for a lot of people who have been scattered about," Bottorff said.
Online: www.bit.ly/ladyaprom
Associated Press staffer Mesfin Fekadu in New York contributed to this story.


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Yeh i agree.
I dont get that excited over len10 videos anymore. ill watch them and have big respect for the guy because he goes out in crazy condition and obviously has some big balls. But would much rather watch dre, ruben n youri videos.
Best have defo got a good team now with gisela pulido to.. 2 world champs and len10 doing his thing. Will defiantly help sales from a new person coming into the sport. i know why i ended up on slingshot kites.
Before doing lessons i was watching hadlow, len10 and youri zoon videos. flexifoil are not really available any where close to me and the only other thing i new about kite surfing at the time was slingshot, just from watching the vids... low and behold i ended up looking into slingshot kites....
been riding them ever since.


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When: 6:30 p.m.
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet/Time Warner Cable Deportes
The Lakers have a chance to reach the .500 mark for the first time since Dec. 28. Yup, it's been that long since the Lakers looked promising.
The Lakers have won 12 of their last 17 games. But they haven't played this season against Atlanta, which ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The Lakers haven't lost to the Hawks since Feb. 2006, a string of six consecutive victories. But the Hawks have won four of their last five games.
The Hawks will test the Lakers because of their frontline depth, including Josh Smith and Al Horford


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Kindergarten Round-up set
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- Published on 16 March 2014
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The annual Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten Round-Up has been set, and it is several weeks earlier than usual. The event will be from 9:00-2:00 and 4:00-7:00 on Thursday, March 20,
and from 9:00-2:00 on Friday, March 21 in the Elementary school library. For a listing of paperwork needed, see the March 13 edition of the Mount Venron Optic-Herald.


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Two guys are walking in the woods when a wolf attacks them. They suffer a few bites, but they get patched up and go about their lives.
The next month, on the next full moon, they suddenly change into wolves, run through the woods, kill a deer and a few campers.
In the morning they wake back up as humans. The first guy starts losing it. "Oh my god!" He shouts. "We are wolves!"
The second guys goes to calm him down. "No, now, we are humans. We werewolves."


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Ithaca College and the School of Music are constantly developing new programs and relationships to further enhance our students' educational experiences. The following links will provide further information about some of these initiatives:
IC 20/20 is a progressive transformation of the undergraduate learning experience—a strategic plan that will prepare students to be visionary leaders, ready to take on whatever personal and professional challenges come their way. Students will select an overarching, enduring theme to inspire their core curriculum rather than simply take courses that introduce them to various disciplines. Their education will be further enriched through residential life programming, extracurricular activities, global educational experiences, civic engagement, and mentorship and advisement, which in many cases will be focused around a chosen theme.
IC 20/20 Programs and Initiatives
The Integrated Core Curriculum (ICC)
The ICC is a set of common academic experiences shared by all Ithaca College students. The ICC is designed to facilitate the integration of not only a student's curricular experiences (major, general education, electives), but also to contribute to the integration of a student's entire developmental experience while at Ithaca College. The goal is for all Ithaca College graduates to be integrative thinkers, critical and analytical problem solvers, and reflective learners.
ICNYC is designed to let students live and gain real work experience in one of the most dynamic cities in the world. The School of Music offers two programs to allow students to spend a semester as part of ICNYC: 1) Music Immersion Program and 2) Sound Recording Technology Program.
Both programs take place each fall and are open to all students in the School of Music. Students have the opportunity to attend a multitude of professional concerts, practice in rehearsal studios, shadow studio professors, and become immersed in overall music culture of New York City.
Learn more about the Music Immersion Program
Learn more about the Sound Recording Technology Program
Study Abroad
A summer, semester, or year abroad can be a wonderful, life-changing experience. Studying abroad will enhance your undergraduate program of study, immerse you in another culture, give you opportunities to improve foreign language skills, and meanwhile allow you to earn academic credit toward your degree. Ithaca College is fortunate to have a dedicated staff at the Office of International Programs who are available to help you select a study abroad program that is appropriate to your field of study and personal interests and needs.
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The Ithaca College London Center is among the longest-standing study abroad programs in London, and it offers music students the unforgettable experience of studying in one of the greatest cultural centers in the world. Ithaca's base in London is an elegant restored Victorian house in the heart of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Our site is an ideal jumping-off point for exploring London, just a three minute walk to the nearest tube station.
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Doing illegal things online? Here's what the tech companies are doing to catch you
Google's controversial email scanning practices netted a child abuser last month, but the internet giant is not the only technology company proactively combating the sharing of child abuse images.
While it is not known exactly what tipped the Google algorithms off to the existence of three pornographic child exploitation images in John Skillern's Gmail, the registered sex offender is now facing new charges in the US.
Both Facebook and Twitter use a photo analysis service called PhotoDNA from Microsoft. The software, launched in 2009, is also used on Microsoft's email service Hotmail (now Outlook), search engine Bing and data storage and sharing service SkyDrive.
The image-matching technology attaches a unique number (or hashing string) to images identified by child abuse prevention groups and recognises matches when uploaded and shared by users, regardless of whether they have been modified or resized.
Groups such as the US's Internet Watch Foundation and the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children have flagged almost 100 million images and videos.
Samantha Doerr, former senior manager with Microsoft's digital crimes unit, child sexual exploitation prevention, previously told Fairfax Media the centre picks the "worst of the worst pictures on the internet and shares them with internet service providers so they can identify when they are shared again online".
"Technology has enabled a number of amazing things in this world and for people to build communities and share with each other, but also for people to build these [illegal] communities," she said.
"Children are getting younger and younger; about 10 per cent [of images] now is infants and toddlers because they can't tell anyone what is happening to them. And it's getting more and more violent."
Ms Doerr, now a director of public affairs at Microsoft, said all technology companies reported found images as part of a global effort to end child exploitation.
She said the technology had not resulted in lower numbers of images being shared, but did improve authorities' ability to detect images and produced better reporting.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority investigates complaints about illegal online content in Australia. In 2012, more than half of the 2283 complaints it received about child pornography proved accurate.
But this only stops known child abuse images appearing online. If the picture has not been tagged by PhotoDNA, it is up to users to flag content as inappropriate before the social networks will check the image and take it down.
Facebook Australia's head of communications, Antonia Christie, said this flagging system worked well.
"The reporting tools we have are very good; anyone can flag an image and there are 1.32 billion Facebook users, so it's like one big neighbourhood watch," Ms Christie said, adding there were hundreds of staff tasked with checking images.
Facebook and Microsoft Australia would not comment on if they have reported any accounts to the police based on child abuse images.
US law requires any company that becomes aware of child pornography to report it.
The Australian government also regularly requests information from Facebook for the purpose of investigating crimes.
In the first quarter of 2014, the federal government made 603 requests for information on 640 individual profiles. Facebook handed over the data in 65 per cent of the cases.
In the same period, Facebook also deleted 48 pieces of content or accounts based on government requests powered by anti-discrimination legislation.
Despite the smaller population of Australia, the country ranks eighth in the number of requests logged, behind India, Turkey, Pakistan, Israel, Germany, France and Austria and ahead of the United Arab Emirates and Italy.
Katina Michael, vice-chair of Australian Privacy Foundation, said that while Google should be "patted on the back" for helping law enforcement tackle a heinous crime, the ramifications of the incident made it deeply concerning.
"For every successful case like this, there are tens of thousands of privacy breaches into everyday, non-criminal users' accounts that are intensely worrying," Dr Michael said. "Blanket surveillance such as this is not in the best interests of society."
Given the ambiguity around the software involved and the public's lack of awareness about the widespread and pervasive nature of Google's surveillance, Dr Michael said deeply private images such as of a child's christening could trigger a red alert when they were not remotely illegal.
"Too many people assume their Gmail account and online life is private, and this case highlights this risk," she said.
Robert Gellman, a US-based privacy and information consultant, told website Mashable that Google's actions had opened a "whole different can of worms" beyond the usual privacy concerns that batter the tech company.
"Drawing a line about email scanning is not simple – no one seems to object if email is scanned for malware but, once you move beyond that, it's much more difficult," Mr Gellman said.
"No one defends child porn, but the principle that an email provider will read mail looking for criminal activities is problematic. It raises concerns over what standards apply and which crimes are included."
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Diaconis, Fulman, and Holmes have uploaded a preprint titled, "Analysis of Casino Shelf Shuffling Machines." The paper provides a brief overview of the venerable history of mixing time of card shuffling, all the way back to early results by Markov and Poincaré, and their main point is to analyze a model of shuffle that had not been studied previously. What I found most interesting, though, was their account of successfully convincing people in the business of making card shuffling machines that their machines weren't adequately mixing up the cards. They gave the manufacturers one mathematical argument, based on total variation distance, that they didn't accept, and then another argument, based on a card guessing game, that they did.
I'll describe the card guessing game. I flip through a deck of 52 cards, one card at a time, and before I flip a card you try to guess what it will be. Let's say you have a perfect memory for every card that's already been flipped, so you obviously won't guess those. On the other hand, if the cards are in a truly random order to start out, you obviously don't have any better strategy than to guess uniformly among the remaining cards. An easy analysis gives that your best possible expected number of correct guesses is . On the other hand, the authors described a strategy (conjectured to be best possible) that allows one to guess an average of cards correctly, on a totally ordered deck run through the shelf shuffling machine only once. This suggests strongly that the cards are not sufficiently random.
This analysis convinced the company to have the shelf shuffling machine make two passes through the deck, rather than one as they had initially hoped. The president of the company told them that "We are not pleased with your conclusions, but we believe them and that's what we hired you for."


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When Bevlea and I boarded the plane and headed north to Queensland, we both had jackets on as it was a bit chilly in Melbourne. When we stepped out of the airport in Cairns, we were hit with super high humidity and about 90 degrees- and it was only about 9:30 in the morning!
Mossman Gorge -a section of Daintree National Park
We picked up our adorable lime green rental car and headed north, filled with excitement and anticipation. I was so looking forward to seeing and photographing the bird life,
and the gorgeous, tropical scenery, Josephine Falls
as well as just being there and soaking it all in.
The plan was to drive north on Captain Cook Highway to Port Douglas for the night,
then Breakfast with the Birds the following morning, and continue up to the Daintree River area.
We would spend the night there, go on a guided 6:30 AM cruise the next morning in hopes of seeing some crocs, and then continue exploring the area for another day (unfortunately, we didn't see any crocs on the cruise, but I was able to shoot one at the Wildlife Habitat in Port Douglas a couple days later).
We would then spend the remainder of our holiday driving back down to Cairns, stopping at a few planned locations, as well as wherever our artistic mood took us, and then fly back to Melbourne at the end of 6 days.
The trip far exceeded anything I had hoped for. Every inch of Queensland is relaxing, tranquil, out-of-this-world gorgeous, and filled with energetic fun and adventure all at the same time. The excitement of photo ops at every turn, the fun of traveling with a girlfriend who loved the birds and hearing the shutter click as much as I did,
The great zipper pull heist- and yes, he ripped it completely off of Bevlea's backpack!
and the beauty- there are just no words to describe the hypnotic non-stop beauty. It was almost overwhelming with its enchanting dazzle and spellbinding loveliness. There was so much to see and all of it a potential photo op, but how can you stop at every beautiful scene when it's ALL so beautiful? Well, you can't, but we did make a valiant effort, and managed to cover over 550 miles in our 6 days!
We spent the first night at Thala Beach Resort in Port Douglas.
What a fabulous way to begin our holiday! The resort is situated on a private beach, with immaculate bungalows amidst lush, tropical landscape,
and a delicious restaurant perched above the treetops overlooking the Coral Sea. We were greeted with a yummy fruit drink to enjoy while our bags were delivered to the bungalow.
It was all so dreamy...and such a magically wonderful time! The following morning we were up at dawn to greet the sunrise down on the beach,
then off to have Breakfast With The Birds, and continue our trip north to the Daintree River. Bush Stone Curlew
Tawny Frogmouth -aren't these just the coolest birds ever?
Yellow Indian Ringneck Parakeet
Cattle Egret
I still have another installment or two to share, so stay tuned!


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Have your child join over 4.2 million students around the world learning with Kumon. Kumon is a private tutoring organisation focussed on mathematics and English.
For 30 years Kumon Australia has been developing children's reading and calculation ability, as well as these attributes:
- Concentration and positive study habits
- An ability to learn advanced materials
- Increased confidence levels; and
- A love of learning.
At this meeting the vision of Kumon will be shared with families so that they may understand Kumon's purpose and make an informed decision regarding enrolment of their child/ren.


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How toxic are your threads? If you're a fan of cheap, disposable fashion, the answer isn't one you're going to like. A new investigation commissioned by Greenpeace found residues of hormone-disrupting and cancer-causing chemicals in clothing made by 20 leading high-street brands, including Armani, Benetton, Calvin Klein, Diesel, Esprit, Gap, Levi Strauss, Victoria's Secret, and Zara. As the world's largest apparel retailer, Zara was among the worst offenders. "Zara alone churns out 850 million clothing items a year," says Li Yifang, a toxics campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia. "You can imagine the size of the toxic footprint it has left on this planet, particularly in developing countries like China where many of its products are made."
In April, Greenpeace purchased 141 items of clothing, including jeans, trousers, T-shirts, dresses, and underwear made from both natural and synthetic materials, from authorized retailers in 29 countries and regions. Tests at Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and at independent accredited labs worldwide found that all the brands had at least several items containing hazardous chemicals, including some classified as "toxic" or "very toxic" to aquatic life.
All the brands tested by Greenpeace had at least several items containing hazardous chemicals.
All the brands tested by Greenpeace had at least several items containing hazardous chemicals.
Roughly two-thirds of the samples contained nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE), a textile surfactant that degrades to the more environmentally persistent nonylphenol (NP) when released into the environment. NP is a hormone-disruptor known to accumulate in fish and other aquatic organisms. Named a "priority hazardous substance" under the EU Water Framework Directive, NP has also recently been detected in human tissue.
But the chemical traces weren't just the result of the manufacturing process. In the case of of clothes with high levels of phthalates, a group of chemicals used to make plastics like polyvinyl chloride more pliable, they were incorporated deliberately within the plastisol print on the fabric.
Two items, both from Zara, contained cancer-causing amines from the use of AZO dyes.
Two items, both from Zara, contained cancer-causing amines from the use of AZO dyes.
All 31 of the samples of plastisol-printed fabric tested positive for phthalates, which the United States has banned from many garments and children's products because of their links to reproductive abnormalities (including reduced sperm counts and testicular atrophy) and certain types of cancer. Two items, both from Zara, contained cancer-causing amines from the use of AZO dyes.
"The testing results reveal how much toxic chemicals these brands are dumping in China and other developing nations where products are made and regulations are loose," Li says. "As the world's biggest fashion retailers, the likes of Zara have no choice but to change their practices, not only for its consumers but also for the communities affected by its irresponsible suppliers."
Around 80 billion garments are produced worldwide, the equivalent of just over 11 garments a year for every person on the planet, according to Greenpeace. The growing volumes of clothing being made, sold, and disposed of magnifies the human and environmental costs of our clothes at every stage of their life cycle, which means that even minute quantities of toxins can cumulatively amount to the widespread dispersal of damaging chemicals across the globe, the group says.
80 billion garments are produced worldwide, the equivalent of over 11 garments a year for every person on the planet.
80 billion garments are produced worldwide, the equivalent of over 11 garments a year for every person on the planet.
"The worst part is, as fashion gets faster and more globalized, more and more consumers worldwide are becoming fashion's victims while contributing to the industry's pollution," Li adds. "But it doesn't have to be so. We've already witnessed commitments from sportswear giants such as Adidas, Nike, and the Chinese brand Li-Ning, to eliminating the use of all hazardous chemicals in the entirety of their supply chains."
The three brands are among a group of manufacturers and retailers, which Greenpeace refers to as "engaged," that have agreed to phase out all toxic chemicals by 2020. Others that have pledged to do the same are C&A, H&M, Puma and, most recently, Marks & Spencer.
Detox "greenwashers," defined as brands that have declared a zero-discharge intention but have not made credible individual commitments or action plans in their own right, include G-Star Raw and Levi's, while "detox laggards," or brands with chemical-management policies and programs that have yet to make a credible commitment to zero discharge, count Zara, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfier, Mango, and Gap among their numbers. The group also referred to Esprit, Metersbonwe, and Victoria's Secret as "discharge villains" for their lackluster or nonexistent policies and programs for chemicals management.


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The Prescription Julep/
OK, OK, some of y'all are probably thinking, Enough with the juleps!
And then there are folks like me, who simply cannot have enough julep recipes at their disposal. I collect julep recipes like I used to collect Smurf figurines. Srsly, how you can possibly have enough deliciousness at your fingertips?
Why this particular recipe (which dates back to the 1850s and was recently written about by David Wondrich in his book Imbibe!)? Because by combining rye whiskey and brandy, it offers you a way to appropriate the grainy sweetness of bourbon when you haven't got any bourbon handy. It's a cocktail hack!
And speaking of deliciousness, Wondrich claims this recipe turns out an even better julep than a classic bourbon one. Ahem, ahem, Mr. Wondrich... bite your tongue.
The Prescription Julep
(with thanks to Serious Eats for passing along the original version)
1 1/2 ounces Remy Martin
1/2 ounce Old Overholt rye whiskey
1/2 ounce simple syrup
A few mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
Drop mint leaves into bottom of julep cup or Collins glass. Cover with simple syrup and muddle. Add ice to fill, then add brandy and rye. Stir briskly. Garnish with sprig.
Tasting Notes
The original recipe calls for two teaspoons of sugar dissolved in a half-ounce of water -- call this simple syrup if you want. It also calls for muddling the sugar/water combo in the bottom of the glass. No offense 1850s, but I own a microwave. I make simple syrup.


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RescueTime won't exit cleanly on Arch Linux which might cause loss of data sent to RescueTime servers. It does work without error on Ubuntu. I created a post which received no response. I posted on AUR comment and maintainer tried to be attentive. I also contacted RescueTime Support but Arch Linux is not a priority for them. What do you do when you can't find help?
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On the original thread, post more information. What more have you learned. Do you understand all the errors that gdb complained of?
It looks like a pyhton program. Why are you running under gdb?
What errors do you get when not running under gdb?
Do not answer here. Answer on the other thread.
Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature -- Michael Faraday
Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine. -- Alan Turing
How to Ask Questions the Smart Way
The answer is two fold: Dig deeper (Google is your friend) and offer more information to those you hope will help you.
It's that or give up.
I laugh, yet the joke is on me
Thanks for replying. Okay I will start collecting more information on the issue and post in that thread. I just check Forum Etiquette and am wondering when I update a thread with new information do we like it in original post as an update or separate post in the thread.
I'm not sure the forum ettiquette makes any explicit distinctions, but in practice there does seem to be a difference between bumping a thread just to bump it. and adding new information.
Bumping without adding new information is problematic as it is almost like lying: it's bringing a thread up in the active list without providing any real activity. New information, in contrast, may give others what they would need to help you resolve the issue and as such it can be worth seeing in the active list again.
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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C29.11-2012, "American National Standard for Composite Insulators—Test Methods." A composite insulator is made of at least two insulating parts — a core and a housing. ANSI C29.11 is a manual of test methods to determine the characteristics of composite electrical insulators that are defined within the standard.
According to Rob Christman, chair of the ASC C 29 Committee, other C29 standards refer to the general test procedures outlined in in ANSI C29.11 in designating test methods for specific types of electrical insulators.
View the contents and scope of ANSI C29.11-2012 on NEMA's website. It may be downloaded at no charge, or a copy may be purchased for $45 by contacting IHS at 800-854-7179 (within the U.S.), 303-397-7956 (international), or global.ihs.com.


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On of my favorite posts I've ever done was The Battle Red Plan: A guide for Texans fans going to Baltimore
Basically, I knew of some people who were going and had plans, and offered to used the blog to make it a more the merrier thing. If you have a bullhorn, then you should use it for cool stuff.
I was able to go to my first road game. And put an online scrapbook of it together here.
Many of the fans that helped organize that first outing are planning more road trips for 2012. You should plan these things now because as Houstonians know with very few flight options these days, it can be very expensive to fly.
[A minor digression: I'd also suggest giving yourself a little travel time leeway for when you get there/leave. I'd hate for you to pay for game tickets and not get to the game on time. My last United flight was delayed so long that we watched the entire inflight movie before we took off. They were doing fuel calculations from Houston or some such. Recently, a friend's United flight was delayed because they didn't have pilots to fly the plane there from Houston. All that being said, I dearly hope United gets their bleep together before this fall. My optimism is not optimistic. At least for right now we have Southwest Airlines until everything merges into one big mega airline that takes all of our money.]
So, if you are interested in hearing preliminary plans of hotels, destinations people are going to, I suggest going to the TexansTalk.com subforum and this particular post on away games. You need to be a registered member to comment. Tell 'em that I sent you there.
Check here for plans in-season.
During the season, I will post updates of meet up places other details.
I likely won't be able to go to road trips for both money and time reasons. But I want the Texans fans that go to represent the rest of Texans fans well and have a good time.
I will tell you my favorite parts of the Ravens trip was when we were together as a group. And I didn't even go to the legendary night before party where Texans fans took over an entire bar. It was just fun to meet Texans fans from all over the country trying to support their team in their first road playoff game.
Anybody planning on road trips? Have general questions about them? Please share.
A thank you to blog readers/commenters.
I've always believed that the group of commenters here are among the best on the web. It's a sports conversation-debate among adults that doesn't devolve into Skip Baylessesque pot stirring/name calling. I created this blog for that purpose. And that it has lasted this long with this sort of vibe means in part that there is some sort of demand for civil discourse in this world.
Well, now it is official. The Houston Web Awards are tonight, and the Houston Press named one of the blog posts here as the best blog post of 2011. It was a blog post inspired by an idea by long time commenter Larry House, and the people evaluating the post were impressed about how a post could have over 100 comments and be just a good relevant football conversation without devolving into ugliness.
So well done, us.
You can read the The 2012 Houston Web Awards piece here which has a good piece on Connor Barwin. The blog post gets a mention on page 6.
For the record, I don't intend to get into media fights with anyone. I'm good with everyone. I might take issue with someone's point of view, but I try not to make it personal. People can disagree without being disagreeable. The reason why this blog exists today in its current form is because of media members and editors who supported and encouraged it. And to them, and to you, I am thankful.
I'm attending the awards and there are still tickets available here. If you use the coupon code "GURU," you get $5 off. Please come by and say "hi," but I'm sure you'd rather see Connor Barwin.


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Becker Avionics will equip the Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau's newly ordered Eurocopter AS350B3e with its DVCS6100 digital audio system.
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The new helicopter is scheduled for initial delivery in May, followed by installation of the DVCS6100 system and a law enforcement mission package at Hangar One Avionics in Carlsbad, Calif.
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I owe my non-minyan level readership an apology, as I posted a scathing review of the wrong restaurant. There are two small restaurants with similar
So Marisa and I ventured back to the
Served first, the pork was shredded and had an unexpectedly soft texture that was delicious. The different types of pickled peppers and their varying degrees of fermentation presented a continuum of flavors between fire and tanginess. Our waitress then served the fried chicken, which was served in a sea of dried red peppers and struck like a bomb. All of the Peruvian aji sauce and salsa roja in my regular diet was no preparation for the
I hereby renounce my skepticism of Chinese food.
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Let it be heard: Rihanna has inked a deal with MAC Cosmetics, which includes four collections, aptly named RiRi Hearts MAC, to be rolled out over the next year. The news comes fresh off the success of the singer's first runway show at London Fashion Week . . . as well as on her 25th birthday. Rihanna told WWD that the unprecedented deal for both was "a no-brainer."
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The first product to drop will be a lipstick dubbed RiRi Woo, which was inspired by MAC's Ruby Woo, Rihanna's favorite shade. MAC will release the shade to coincide with the Grammy winner's stint at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 4 and 5, as part of her Diamonds Tour. The cosmetics giant will open a pop-up shop at the March 4 show to showcase the line. RiRi Woo will be sold at Rihanna's concerts as well as online and in conjunction with all four collections.
RiRi Hearts MAC will roll out a Summer collection online, a Fall collection in stores, and an on-counter holiday collection. "I get to play," Rihanna said. "There's so much to choose from, and you can mix different colors and different greens in different eye shadows. . . . Every detail is important."
Along with RiRi Woo lipstick, the collections will also include a bevy of their own products, from additional lipsticks and false eyelashes – which the singer likes to wear "two pairs at a time," according to MAC's senior vice president of global product development, Jennifer Balbier – to eye shadow palettes and blush duos. MAC has actually gone as far as to name Rihanna a "creative partner" as opposed to the oft-used "collaborator."
"When it comes to creating things, I like to get my hands in there," Rihanna said. And with her fingerprints all over RiRi Hearts MAC, we're expecting collections to match her colorful signature style.
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text: In undergraduate and graduate classes across the country, students learn that two major purposes of the criminal justice system are to rehabilitate offenders to become positive contributors to society and to protect citizens from dangerous individuals. Statements by politicians from both sides of the aisle reflect a growing acknowledgment in the political arena that the current system is failing on both counts. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia, a Democrat, stated, "As a nation we spend $68 billion every year just to lock up people, many of whom are non-violent offenders. … We lose billions more in lost productivity due to ineffective re-entry programs. The high costs of incarceration divert scarce financial resources from the very programs that help police fight crime."1 Conservatives have also issued a call for reform. Rep. Ted Poe, a Republican representing the 2nd District of Texas, said, "Prison serves one purpose, primarily, to separate that person from the


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The Hermes Soie Cool BagCategories:Other Brands
Today I wanted to share with you a review on one of my favorite new bags for summer – the Hermes Soie Cool. This is one of those items that was always a bit on my radar, but which I had never really given much thought about. That is, until I found myself sandwiched between two packs of very eager groups of shoppers during one of my last visits to my favorite Hermes boutique while in Paris. Usually I can stand crowds quite well and have a decent tolerance to being jostled (I have extensive experience waiting in line at many an Asian restaurant) but I found myself really tired and ended up retreating into a comfortable corner to cower and wait for our favorite salesperson. Actually, I didn't know it at the time – but I was already pregnant! So maybe that is why I was so tired.
Anyway, I was sitting down and staring aimlessly into the abyss, when my eyes happened to settle onto this bag in one of the display cases. And really…as soon as I saw it – I fell in love! If any of you have read The Godfather, I was basically struck by the thunderbolt. I just kept staring and staring at the bag…and when my salesperson came, I said I had to see it immediately.
I think this bag is just so cool. The braided straps, the easy bucket shape, the way you can wear it on your shoulder or as a backpack, everything. Plus, I really just fell in love with this particular combination – both the barenia leather (other versions may have clemence or fjord), and the print and color of the scarf. I have always admired the "Brazil" print that Hermes does, and this was my first item with the design.
The silk used in the bag also appears to the be thicker version used in the "Silk In" wallets and the like. Our salesperson recommend it over another bag which I've always admired – the Silky City – because she said it would be stiffer and keep some shape.
See how easy this bag is to wear? I really think it's the perfect summer bag.
And of course, the Soie Coie fits quite a bit due to its simple shape. You can see the tiniest peek of its orange lining here – I need to get a better photo of that. And, it's crazy light (especially for those of us used to heavy leather bags), because of its silk fabric and minimal hardware.
All in all – the perfect summer bag. I love it, and think that this is a highly underrated bag from one of my favorite brands.
My Soie Cool is in the "Medium" size, though the small is REALLY tiny, just so you know. It's available at Hermes and priced between $2200 for the regular clemence version, and a little more – $2425 – for the Barenia. I love both leathers, but I have to say that the Barenia is luscious!
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Angels edge White Sox for third straight win
Chicago, IL – The LA Angels of Anaheim may finally be turning things around.
They're still, however, way back in the standings.
Mike Trout smacked a two-run homer and Jerome Williams tossed 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball in the Halos' 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in the middle test of a three-game set.
Williams (2-1) surrendered seven hits and a walk for the Angels, who tied a season high with their third straight win to improve to 14-22. It's their second such stretch of the campaign.
"You kind of know when you're on a roll," Angels first baseman Mark Trumbo said of the team's success. "It is a really good feeling. We just kind of want to stay on it."
Jose Quintana (2-1) allowed three runs -- two earned -- on five hits and a walk for Chicago, which has dropped five of its last seven tilts.
"He just kind of battled his way through it," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said of Quintana. "He did well enough to keep us in it and give us a chance."
The Angels plated two in the opening frame when Alberto Callaspo led off with a single and Trout launched his two-run shot into the seats in left center, but Chicago got both runs back in the second.
With the bases loaded and one away in the inning, Tyler Flowers' fly ball to right wasn't deep enough to score a run. But Tyler Greene beat out a squibber off his fists to short and cut the deficit in half. Alejandro De Aza then grounded a base hit through the hole on the right side to push across Dayan Viciedo, but the trailing runner Jeff Keppinger was thrown out on Josh Hamilton's one-hop throw to the plate.
The Halos went ahead after pushing across a run in the third.
Albert Pujols ripped a one-out single to left and Hamilton reached on a fielding error to put runners on the corners. A passed ball allowed Pujols to score and make it 3-2.
Garrett Richards tossed a 1-2-3 eighth and Ernesto Frieri worked around a one- out single in the ninth to notch his seventh save of the year.
Game Notes
The Angels were 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base ... Trout's homer was his sixth of the season ... Chicago was 3-for-5 with RISP.


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The Smithtown Hunt was organized in 1900 and recognized by the Masters of Foxhounds Association in 1906. The Smithtown Hunt is now the only hunt surviving on Long Island. For many years, we hunted both live and drag, but in recent years have become exclusively a drag hunt. This means that a scent is laid on the ground, and it is that scent of the fox that the hounds follow.
The Smithtown Hunt maintains and breeds a pack of foxhounds that are registered with the Masters of Foxhounds Association. The hunt staff assists in the care, feeding and exercising of the pack which is supervised by the huntsman who is under the Master's direction.
The Smithtown Hunt is now a section 501(c) (3) non-profit charitable organization, whose mission is Conservation, Preservation, and Education.
The following pages are your guidelines when fox hunting with the Smithtown Hunt. They will prepare you for a safe and knowledgeable day of fox hunting. You will learn the traditions, the thrill of watching the hounds work and make new friends. TALLY HO


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Outbox: New Service Turns Snail Mail into Email
(NEW YORK) -- Do you still rely on snail mail? Outbox is a new startup that wants to help you "manage your postal mail like email."
The service will send what it calls "unpostmen" to your home mailbox to collect your mail for you. Outbox will then scan each letter, postcard, bill, check or piece of junk mail as an image file that gets uploaded to your personal online Outbox account. Outbox currently offers access to its online mail application by computer or iPad, but says Android and iPhone support should be available sometime in the first quarter of this year.
With Outbox's online mail application, the users "control [their mail] in any way they see fit," Will Davis, co-founder of Outbox, told ABC News. "They can store it digitally, share it, or even request the physical item for delivery. If they elect to shred the paper, or do not request it after 30 days, we shred and recycle the item on their behalf."
The service even offers to help fight snail mail spam. With the "Unsubscribe to Sender" option, Outbox will send a digital copy of any junk mail back to the senders and ask them to remove your address from their lists.
Things like packages and magazines will be left at your doorstep, the same way Outbox handles bundles or "requested" pieces of mail.
For now, Outbox only provides service to residential mailboxes. Though the company hopes soon to include P.O. boxes, there are no plans to add service to business addresses.
So what about locked mailboxes or gated residencies? Outbox says, "We can replicate just about every key… So if there's any locks standing in between us and your mail, simply send us a picture [of the key] upon registration, and we'll do our best to service you."
That may sounds a little crafty for some people's tastes, but Davis asks us to think simply about it. "Once a user elects us as their mail agent, they empower us to take over the collection and management of their postal mail. Not unlike having a friend or relative pick up your mail on your behalf, you elect Outbox to do this for you."
The full service will cost users $4.99 a month. For that price, an "unpostman" in a Toyota Prius will come to your house for collection and delivery "every other day." Mail is uploaded to the user's account on the same day it's collected.
Outbox was hatched in 2011. Davis traces the company's origin back to a thought of, "Wouldn't it be cool to have a Dropbox for my snail mail?" He, co-founder Evan Baehr and others began conducting a closed, invitation-only beta test in Austin, Texas last year.
The company says it hopes to be in every major American city in coming years. So far it has just over 20 employees.
This new way of handling mail comes as the U.S. Postal Service struggles with losses and cutbacks in delivery schedules.
"There is a future for mail that is compelling, we think," said Davis. "The future of mail is about the experience and what you can do with the mail — stay on top of important things, stay connected to loved ones, email it to others, share it online, take immediate action online, etc. We want people to be excited about mail again — not dread it."
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Boxer-turned-movie star Mike Tyson has credited his vegan diet for helping him find health and happiness.
In a new episode of Oprah Winfrey's "Where Are They Now," which will air on April 9, Tyson reveals his lifestyle has given him new-found stability that has turned him into a better husband and father.
"The Hangover" star explains, "I'm not on drugs, I'm not out on the streets, I'm not in clubs. And, everything that I do now is just basically structured around the development of my life and my family.
"I lost weight, I dropped over a hundred pounds. I just felt like changing my life, doing something different. And so I became a vegan. Becoming a vegan, it gave me another opportunity to live a healthy life. I was just hard wheel, so congested from all the drugs and bad cocaine, and I couldn't hardly breathe, high blood pressure, almost dying, and arthritis.
"Once I became a vegan, all that stuff, it diminished."