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The Calendar Event Multi View is an event calendar for WordPress websites that features multiple visualization modes and multiple predefined styles.
- Classic month view (like Google Calendar)
- Multi-month view (show a configurable number of months at once)
- Day view
- Week view
- Multiple configurations for the views, the same view can be used in a very different way
- Allows multiple views for the same event calendar on the same page
- Configurable start day of the week
- Can be setup to edit the events from the public website
- You can select which button show/display (ex: navigation buttons, refresh button, others…)
- The event calendar information can be displayed in many ways: Title + tooltip on mouse over or Title + tooltip on mouse click
- Events can have a location and an extended rich text description
- Multiple selectable colors to highlight events in the calendar
- Events can be linked to other pages.
- Can display images directly on the calendar cells
- Can be easily published in a page or post by using its shortcode or visual publish button
- Can be setup to use a 12 or 24 hour clock.
- Can be setup to display only the weekdays needed
- Fast Ajax load for the events data
- Recurring events / repeat events like Google Calendar
You can see 20 sample visualization modes and an online demo at: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/calendars/cp-multi-view-calendar
Languages Included in the Calendar
- チェコ語
- デンマーク語
- オランダ語
- 英語
- フランス語
- ドイツ語
- イタリア語
- ノルウェー語
- ポーランド語
- ポルトガル語
- ロシア語
- スロバキア語
- Slovenian
- スペイン語
If your language is not listed here feel free to open a support ticket and it will be added asap.
Update note
New: The latest update features a new interface for easily editing a previously inserted event calendar views and preview buttons for a faster verification of how they will look in the website.
Import / Export events using iCal
The option to import events from iCal files and export the calendar events to iCal files is currently available in the Platinum version of the plugin (commercial version). The iCal / .ics files supported are compatible with the Google Calendar iCal format.
Settings in the insertion area
To insert the calendar form into some content or post use the insertion area that will appear below the editor when editing contents. It looks like the following image:
The fields on the event calendar insertion area (shown in the above image) are the following:
- MultiCalendar: Which of the calendars will be shown.
- Calendar Views: The views that will be included in the event calendar.
- Default View: Which of the calendar views will appear as default.
- Start day of the week: The start day of the week (Ex: Sunday, Monday, …).
- CSS Style: Select one of the CSS styles available to render the calendar.
- Palette Color: The palette color used for the events in the calendar.
- Allow edition: Check this box if the event calendar will allow edition on the public website.
- Other buttons: Select the buttons that will be displayed on the top of the calendar.
- Number of Months for nMonths View: Number of months shown at the same time in the nMonths View.
- Other parameters for nMonths View: Other parameters for the nMonths View (more info below).
- Other parameters: Other parameters that apply to all calendar views (more info below).
Adding custom parameters
The additional parameters should be added into the "Other Parameters" box in the event calendar insertion area. These parameters must be comma separated and will overwrite the initial configuration selected for the event calendar.
The "Other Parameters" box can be found in the following location (click to enlarge image): https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/screenshots/additional-parameters.png
Adding custom CSS Styles
The custom CSS styles can be added into the "Customization area >> Add Custom Styles" (at the bottom of the page that contains the list of calendars).
Sample calendar views
The following area some sample views. You can apply or mix configurations to get your own calendar views in addition to the following samples:
View day only: Event calendar configured with the "day" view option only, the "Default View" should be "day". The views "Week", "Month", "nMonth" should be unchecked. To fix the height, just add (for example) the parameter "height:400". Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/01-view-day-only.html
View week only: Event calendar configured with the view week option only; the "Week" view should be enabled and the default view should be "week". The views "Day", "Month" and "nMonth" should be disabled. To fix the height, just add (for example) the parameter "height:400". Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/02-view-week-only.html
View month only: Event calendar configured with the view month option only. To get this enable the "Month" view and set the default view to "month". The views "Day", "Week" and "nMonth" should be unchecked. To fix the height, just add (for example) the parameter "height:400". Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/03-view-month-only.html
View n-Months only: Event calendar configured with the view n-Months option only. This can be done by setting the amount of months to display in the event calendar to 12, enable only the "n-Month" view and setting the "Default View" to "nMonth". All the other views and buttons should be unchecked. In the styles for this sample we have selected to fix the calendar width. Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/04-view-n-months-only.html
Small event calendar: You can configure the calendar just like a single small event calendar. This can be done by selecting the n-Months view and setting the "Number of Months for nMonths View" dropdown select box to 1. Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/05-small-calendar.html
n-Month view, only one month, large view: Event calendar with the n-Month view configured to display a single month in a large view. To get this result enable only the "n-Month" view and add the styles specified in the following sample page: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/06-one-month-large-view.html
n-Month view with 2 months using all the width: To get this result in the calendar enable only the "n-Month" view, set the "Number of Months for nMonths View" dropdown select box to 2 and add the styles specified in the following sample page to fix the width of both the event calendar area and the width of each month: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/07-two-months-using-all-the-width.html
n-Month view, 3 months with vertical align: The first settings needed to get this calendar configuration is to enable only the "n-Month" view and set the "Number of Months for nMonths View" dropdown select box to show 3 months. After that proceed to add some CSS styles to fix the width to the desired column width. This way you can publish the calendar in the sidebar of your website. Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/08-various-months-with-vertical-align.html
Tooltip displayed on month,week and day view: In this event calendar sample, when you click over an event in the calendar, a floating tooltip panel with additional information is displayed. This type of tooltip is available for the month, week and day views. The n-Month view has a different type of tooltip panel. To enable the tooltips, the parameter "showtooltipdwm" must be set to "true" (or enable it by checking the checkbox in the visual configuration). In addition to these parameters, add also the styles mentioned in the following page as instructed: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/09-tooltip-displayed.html
Lighter view for events and center align: This calendar sample features the month, week and day views showing the events with a more lighter view: a color border is used instead filled backgrounds and the text is centered. The tooltips are already enabled for this sample; to enable the tooltips you can do that by checking the tooltip checkbox in the visual configuration or just by setting parameter "showtooltipdwm" to "true", this is also explained in other demos. To get the more lighter view you can add the styles indicated at this page: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/10-lighter-view-center-align.html
Multi-line event description: Event calendar that displays a multi-line event description in the month, week and day views, this is useful to display more information directly over the calendar. Only two CSS rules should be added to the styles to get this configuration. It will work with any selection of parameters if you are using one of the mentioned views. Check the detailed instructions at this page: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/11-multi-line-event-description.html
Images and HTML formatting in tooltip: The tooltips on the calendar can show images and formatted text. There are some styles that can be used to show/hide/customize the title, location, description and time: these styles are the CSS classes named "bubbletitle", "bubblelocation", "bubbledescription" and "bubbletime". In this sample we have used only the class "bubbletime" to align it at the bottom of the content/image: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/12-images-and-html-formatting-in-tooltip.html
Images directly on the calendar cells: You can use this plugin like a picture calendar. The images should be added to the event description and the css rules mentioned in the following page to complete the formatting: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/13-images-directly-on-the-calendar-cells.html
Show only from Monday to Friday: In this event sample we have disabled the Saturday and Sunday since this is a common configuration. In the "viewWeekDays" parameter, each number in the array represents a weekday from Sunday to Saturday. An zero means that the weekday is disabled (not shown) and a 1 means that the day is enabled (shown). Details at: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/14-show-only-from-monday-to-friday.html
Using 12 or 24 hour clock: This calendar supports both the 12 and the 24 hour clock (also known as military time). The 24-hour clock is enabled as default; if you prefer to use the 12-hour clock then just set the parameter "militaryTime" to "false". Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/15-using-12-or-24-hour-clock.html
Showing the n-Days view: With this event calendar view you can display many days in a view similar to the single day view. First you should enable the "nDays" view and then set the number of days to view on each calendar page. The parameters are viewNDays:true for enabling the view, numberOfDays:10 for setting the number of days and viewdefault:"nDays" to make it the default view if needed. Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/16-n-days-view.html
Selecting hours to be shown: In some applications you may want to select only some hours to be shown in the event calendar, for example working hours. In the "Days", "nDays" and "Week" views you can select the range of hours to be shown be setting the start and end hours. Three parameters must be specified for this: the start hour hoursStart:8, the end hour hoursEnd:17 and the height of a single hour cell cellheight:60. Hours are in military time, so 17 means 5:00pm. Sample: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/17-selecting-hours-to-be-shown.html
Using drop-down lists for location and title: The location and title that are part of each event's description in the calendar are open/editable fields by default but you can convert them in drop-down lists to make them easier to edit and keep the data consistency. Sample and detailed instructions: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/18-lists-for-location-and-title.html
Multi-column day view, location or title: In this event calendar sample the location and title have been converted in drop-down lists as explained in the previous sample #18. In addition to that now we have selected to use the "title" field as the column header in the day view, this way the events are placed in different columns agrupated by their titles. The same can be done with the location instead the title. Sample and detailed instructions: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/19-multi-column-day-view.html
Day view with location & title grid: The event calendar day view can be modified to show the title and location as headers of the rows and column instead the default single columns and the hour in the row header. This is useful to display informations agrupated by title and location on each day. Sample and detailed instructions: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/demos/multi-view/20-day-view-with-location-title-grid.html
To install Calendar Event Multi View, follow these steps:
- Download and unzip the plugin
- Upload the entire cp-multi-view-calendar/ directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Configure the settings at the administration menu >> CP Multi View Event Calendar.
- To insert the calendar form into some content or post use the icon that will appear when editing contents
- Q: Is the plugin ready to comply the European GDPR regulation?
A: Yes, plugin is prepared to comply the European GDPR.
The plugin doesn't store personal data, IP address or cookies from the user unless explicitly entered as part of the text of an event in the calendar.
- Q: What means each field in the settings area?
A: The product's page contains detailed information about each settings field and customization:
- Q: How events are added into the event calendar?
A: In the dashboard area go to "WordPress administration menu >> CP Multiview Event Calendar" and click the button "Admin Calendar Data" that leads to a page where you can add/edit/delete events.
The events edition on the public event calendar can be also (optionally) enabled, that way the website visitors can edit events directly in the event calendar without having to access through the dashboard.
- Q: How show the entire title on month,week and day view?
A: Add this CSS rule into the "Customization area >> Add Custom Styles" (at the bottom of the page that contains the list of calendars):
- multicalendar .rb-i{white-space:normal}
- Q: How to show differents colors in the nMonth view?
A: Use the following configuration parameter:
The parameters should be added into the "Other Parameters" box. These parameters must be comma separated and will overwrite the initial configuration selected.
The "Other Parameters" box can be found in the following location (link to image):
- Q: How to allow edition on the public calendar only for some registered users?
A: If you want to setup the calendar editable only by some users in the public website then publish a view of the calendar in a private page (restrict the access to the page with the calendar with "Edition" enabled).
You can have multiple views of the same event calendar, one for read-only public access and another view with edition enabled on a private page accessible only by registered users.
Note that there are two different concepts here:
- An event calendar: This is a unit of information and events. The events aren't shared with other calendars.
- An event calendar's view: This is the way a calendar is displayed. The same event calendar can have multiple views in the same page or in different pages. Since the calendar unit is the same, the data is shared between all views but the visual settings and features can be different.
See also this other FAQ entry about additional permissions settings: https://wordpress.dwbooster.com/faq/cp-multi-view-calendar#q205
- Q: How show the entire title on month,week and day view on the event calendar?
A: Add this CSS rule into the "Customization area >> Add Custom Styles" (at the bottom of the page that contains the list of calendars):
- Q: Can I change the event calendar plugin date format to DD/MM/YYYY?
A: The date format is automatically defined with each language to the proper values, however if you want to overwrite those settings open your plugin language file "wp-content\plugins\cp-multi-view-calendar\DC_MultiViewCal\language\multiview_lang_xx-XX.js", where xx-XX in the file name is your language identifier and into that file modify the items marked below:
"fulldaykey": "MMddyyyy", "fulldayshow": "L d yyyy", "fulldayvalue": "M/d/yyyy", "Md": "W M/d", "nDaysView": "M/d", "Md3": "L d", "separator": "/", "year_index": 2, "month_index": 0, "day_index": 1,
… to this:
"fulldaykey": "ddMMyyyy", "fulldayshow": "d L yyyy", "fulldayvalue": "d/M/yyyy", "Md": "W d/M", "nDaysView": "d/M", "Md3": "d L", "separator": "/", "year_index": 2, "month_index": 1, "day_index": 0,
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- Compatible with WordPress 5.4
- Fixed bug in lists
- Added Swedish language
- Compatible with WordPress 5.3
- New settings option to overwrite date format
- Optimized script enqueue
- Fixed bug on min/max date
- Fixed bug on max date / n-month calendar view settings
- Update to publish section
- Fix to database encoding
- Updated editor settings
- Multiple code improvements
- Code improvements
- Update for compatibility with WordPress 5.2
- Compatible with Google Translate
- Compatible with WordPress 5.2
- Review link update
- Fixed conflict with third party plugin (NextGEN Gallery)
- Fixed bug in edition window
- New mobile-friendly edition interface
- Improved compatibility with Elementor
- Fixed bugs data loading
- Fixed bugs in day events for weekly and daily views
- Fixed bug in events floating panel
- Removed use of CURL
- Fixed compatibility issue with Gutemberg Editor
- Fixed compatibility issue with Elementor
- New responsive edition panel
- Compatible with WordPress 5.0
- Interface improvements
- Fixed bug in recurrent events
- Several interface improvements
- Improved security in custom edition area
- Fixed admin edition view and added list
- Better CSS edition area
- Added automatic data deletion option
- Fixed problem with lines alignment in the day and week view
- Fixed magic quotes issues
- Fixed conflict with Gutemberg editor
- Easier installation process and publish wizard
- First calendar view is automatically created during installatino
- Improved interface for easier use
- Fixed conflict with Beaver Builder
- Fixed bug related to the avoid overlapping events feature
- Activation issue fixed
- Fixed jQuery conflicts
- Database creating encoding fix
- Fixed bug in activation process
- Readme updates and optional feedback feature added.
- Easier activation process
- Improved interface and documentation
- Added interval by hour configuration value
- Fixed problem in day visualization
- Fixed conflict with W3 Total Cache
- Fixed problem when adding events from a locations list
- Renamed plugin references to avoid conflicts
- Fixed typo in Slovak translation
- Updates to CSS in order to improve the responsive visualization
- Language updates in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Danish, Czech, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish and Slovak
- Language updates
- Updates to CSS in order to improve the visualization
- Updates to support a new calendar view
- Added CSS and JavaScript customization panel
- Fixed bug in review panel
- Fixed problem with numberofdays in the day, week and nDays View
- Updates to support a new calendar view
- Fixed problem with arrows alignment into the nMonth view
- Compatible with WordPress 4.9
- Fixed bug in classic view
- Fixed CSS to the fix the position of the icons
- Fixed bug related to the new event popup in the month view.
- Security update for edition access verification.
- Added feature to modify character sets
- Fixed conflict with third party plugins in the edition panel
- Fix to avoid PHP warning
- Fixed bug in edition window
- Demo and sample pages moved to SSL
- Moved plugin website and links to SSL
- Interface modifications for clearer instructions
- Security update to prevent direct calls to scripts
- Optimized method for loading CSS
- Tested and compatible with WordPress 4.8
- Fixed bug while using shared resources
- Improvements to query sanitization
- Fixed bug in review panel
- Support pointed to public forum
- Better query sanitization with $wpdb->prepare
- Fixed bug related to print not working in Google Chrome
- Calendar shortcode also available for admin area
- Improved the week view for mobile version
- Fixed bug related to encoding text into the event location
- Fixed bug related to conflict with viewWeekDays parameter and start day of the week
- Fixed bug with recurring events in the list view
- Fixed bug when create an event that spans more than one day
- Display all events in the month view without the "more event" link
- Improved responsive design in the week view.
- Fixed bug into the German Language.
- Improved visualization in the week view.
- Fixed bug related to encoding text into the edition event
- Fixed another bug related to week view with rows
- Fixed bug related to week view with rows and not all day events
- Database update
- Changed the portuguese language file
- Admin intf updates
- Added CSS class to time in the month view
- Fixed links
- Changed the code to configure the hours width in the day and week view
- Fixed bug related to the default location when dc_locations is used
- Fixed bug related to the position in the "Quick add" tooltip
- Correction to views list
- Fixed bug related to the time edition in the recurrent events
- Fixed bug related to showing the calendar in Internet Explorer
- Fixed bug in the position of the edition calendar
- Fixed bug related to the recurrent events
- Compatible with WP 4.7
- New documentation page
- Avoids the error "414 Request-URI Too Long" in some servers
- Fixed bug related to responsive design in nMonth view
- New upgrade option
- Update for month view visualization
- Fixed problem of event height in the week view
- Avoid conflict with the CSS theme when date_box_with_color_in_nmonth_view is true in the nMonth view
- Fix to CSS conflict in nMonth view
- Updated for one instance of recurrent events
- Modifications to make the calendar more responsive in weekly view on a cell or tablet
- Fixed bug related to starts showing 00:00 events at the 12:00 level in Weekly view
- Fixed bug on duplicated events
- Update for recurrent events
- Fixed bug related to the recurrent events start always in the current date
- Fixed bug related recurrents events with current date
- Fixed bug events time
- Fixed bug in view creation
- Language update
- Fixed to magic quotes feature
- Fixed bug related to nDays view.
- Fixed bug related to recurrent events in the rrule file
- Fixed bug in the ndays view related to the cells of the calendar getting out of the borders
- New custom request form
- Compatible with WP 4.6
- Polish language update
- New page for custom requests
- Improved language auto-detection
- Added alternative script load methods
- Fixed bug in the week view to avoid a conflic with the CSS theme
- CSS update to fix the time color in the day view
- New support addr and tracking param
- Fixed bug related to the auto heigh into the day and week view
- Fixed bug in encoding of calendar params
- Removed old versions of the calendar
- Calendar improvement to minimize plugin conflicts
- New init hooks
- Moved old changelogs to external file
- Fixed bug related to initialization in the event edition's colorpicker
- Added new script load method
- Lang update for recurrent events
- Tested in WP 4.5
- Fixed bug related to the recurrent events in the february 28
- Fixed the dynamic row height in Multi-column week view.
- CSS update to fix the time color in the week view
- Fixed the dynamic row height in Multi-column day view.
- Allow dynamic row height in the rows by category in the week view
- Fixed bug in the editor to keep the focus in the description field
- CSS update to fix the weekday color in the nMonth view
- Fixed bug when loading events from database
- Fixed bug in month view with quick add button.
- Fix for a correct refresh of the calendar after editing an event.
- Update for fixing update date issue
- Fixed problem with the focus in chrome quick add button
- Fixed bug related to render after quick add event button
- Improved the visualization in the day and week view
- Translation corrections
- Fixed bug in the "more events" text
- Fixed bug in the quick add button
- Fixed bug related to the "more events" feature
- Fixed bug related to the autoselect color in the event edition
- Fixed underline CSS issues
- Fixed bug related event color in the move action
- Tested and compatible with WordPress 4.4
- Fixed script error
- Fixed bug in month view
- Fixed bug related to the heigh of the cell in the day and week view
- Fixed bug related to recurrent events in List View
- Fixed bug related to resize event in the day and week view
- Prevent recurrent events be moved with drag and drop feature to keep data integrity
- Fixed bug related to loosing focus while editing event details
- Fixed bug related to the annually repeat event.
- Add configurable dialog width in the day, week, month and nMonth views
- Fixed bug related to recurrent events.
- Added note about the recurrent events
- Updated CSS rules to avoid conflicts in WP 4.3
- Compatible with WordPress 4.3
- Fixed bug in the mindate parameter.
- Update to the new PHP style contructor for WP 4.3
- Replaced heading tags in admin interface.
- Fixed bug related to undefined message that appeared under slow connections.
- Fixed bug related to the latest day of the month for repeat events
- Added tracking to error codes
- Fixed bug in parameters processing
- Fixed SQL vulnerability (thank you to Joaquin Ramirez Martinez for the report)
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- Translations improved
- Update to the ajax url paths
- Fixed bug related to the date format
- Improved plugin security
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The heavily reworked "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is a frequently entertaining musical hobbled by an apparent lack of faith in its comic-book roots.
Stunning aerials, occasionally soaring songs and uniformly strong singing and acting are undercut by plot dead-ends from people — okay, mostly axed director Julie Taymor — who seem to think the Spider-Man myth isn't enough to sustain the two-and-a-half hour show.
The result: a plodding Act I that allows about 40 minutes before Peter Parker (an impressive Reeve Carney) finally puts on the Spider-tights and allows the show — and the audience — to have a little fun.
Sometimes a lot of fun. When Spider-Man is in the air, the songs by Bono and The Edge tend to take off, too. The show becomes the thrilling spectacle it could be throughout, if only it would cut about half an hour.
To understand the heart of the musical — which finally opens tonight, after many delays and injuries — sit in the balcony. From there so you can watch the many daring aerialists who play Spider-Man run down the stairwells and climb over the railings, where they make their harnessed flights around the Foxwoods Theater.
Sometimes, before launch, they offer a fist-bump with a member of the audience. Sometimes they finish a flight by high-fiving a child. It's showmanship at its best — and it's especially brave given the show's accident-prone history, which appears, hopefully, to be at an end. Like the show or not, but give its actors and stunt performers credit for guts.
The problem? It takes an awfully long time before we get to see them do their stuff. And "Spider-Man" makes a very bad first impression — even after terrible reviews and extensive changes earlier this year. The remaining problems take place mostly in those dreary first 40 minutes, which muck up the webslinger's origins with asides involving military mercenaries and the myth of Arachne.
The injection of Greek mythology into one of the world's most beloved comic books feels like an attempt to class up a joint that doesn't need classing up. Arachne's inclusion is the fault of Taymor, the show's departed original director, and the character has been scaled back since her exit. But Arachne should have been removed entirely, because she adds nothing.
(If only she were cut before the first actress who played her, Natalie Mendoza, suffered a concussion caused by a rope offstage. Mendoza left and has been replaced by T.V. Carpio, who does the best job possible with her distracting character.)
I realize the show is unlikely to make yet more extensive changes, but it would be well-served to trim its many needless early scenes and get people flying as early (and carefully!) as possible. It simply takes too long to explain the origin of Spider-Man, which we can all expain in a few sentences, thanks to half a century of Spidey comics and three blockbuster movies. All together now:
Peter Parker, a high school nerd interested in chemistry, is bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip to a lab. He gains amazing agility and strength, the ability to climb walls, and a "spider sense" that tingles to alert him of danger. After he uses his new powers to make some cash in the wrestling ring, he refuses to help collar a crook who steals the night's purse. That crook later murders his beloved Uncle Ben, and Peter learns that with great power comes great responsibility.
That's it — basically the whole origin story. Oddly, for all it packs in, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" cuts the part about Peter not stopping the crook who later kills his uncle — the whole reason, in the comics, he decides to become Spider-Man.
But not to quibble.
Everything else works well enough. The show's main song, "Rise Above," serves as a mantra for Spider-Man and likely the cast, who excel in spite of the overcomplicated book.
Carney, Jennifer Damiano (as Mary Jane Watson) and Laura Beth Wells (as Emily Osborn) have outstanding voices, as does Broadway veteran Patrick Page. Winningly charismatic as Dr. Norman Osborne in Act I, he takes everything up several notches in Act II with his transformation into the Green Goblin.
Embracing the show's comic-book roots, the character cribs lines from both the Incredible Hulk ("puny humans") and Heath Ledger's Joker ("You're a freak," he tells Spidey, "like me!"). The Goblin also creates amusingly grotesque versions of villains including Carnage, The Lizard, and Kraven the Hunter. (In this case, the changes to the Spidey canon are welcome: Combining all of their origins into one saves a lot of time.)
The Goblin also breaks the fourth wall, like the DC Comics version of The Joker, and wins us over in the process.
One of the night's best jokes comes when he talks directly to the audience and informs us that his research was first budgeted at $65 milion — a figure that has since ballooned.
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Now that is a fast internet connection!
One great thing about working for a company that provides internet is that we have a ridiculously fast connection. I mean, come on.
Time for war
Angry Birds Birthday Cake = Best birthday cake EVER.
My wonderful girlfriend Melanie made this by hand. How awesome is that?! Not to mention it was a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup cake on the inside… She's a keeper.
I think the band Cake ripped off part of a song I wrote
The band Cake has a new single out called "Sick of You", and while it's a good song, part of it sounds eerily familiar. I recorded a worship CD back in 2002, and one of my original songs had a guitar riff that sounds like theirs. Look at this handy video that I made to hear for yourself:And if you are interested to hear my song in its entirety, here you go:
So cold!
How did that band get in the mix?!
Someone must have hijacked my iPhone. My Aunt Lisa would be so proud.
a very unique point of view
While we were visiting our family ranch down in Blackshear GA, my dad set up his camera inside of a bird feeder and took some stop-motion video, and the result is a very interesting look at things. Check it out:


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Kent's Yovanovitch could provide key details Friday in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — "Ukraine is an excellent example of how authoritarian overreach can have unexpected consequences."
U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch spoke those words at Kent School in Kent, Conn. on Oct. 3, 2018. At the time, Yovanovitch was describing how Russian totalitarianism pushed Ukraine toward nationhood.
But one year later, the words hold new meaning as Yovanovitch, now stripped of her ambassadorship, prepares to testify before Congress on Friday on whether President Donald Trump used the powers of his presidency to inappropriately boost his campaign. Democrats are eager to learn: what does Yovanovitch know and why was she ousted.
In their impeachment inquiry, House Democrats are investigating whether Trump and his administration pressured Ukraine to investigate one of Trumps' 2020 rivals, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and his son, Hunter. Democrats want to know whether U.S. military aid was withheld from Ukraine in exchange for information on Biden and if the Trump administration tried to cover up these efforts.
Yovanovitch was ambassador to Ukraine from August. 2016 to May 2019, when she was abruptly recalled by the Trump administration. The seasoned diplomat has suffered harsh criticism by Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and other Republicans for months, before and after the end of her ambassadorship.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter Thursday asking about Yovanovitch's removal and treatment.
"Her early recall raises questions about whether you put the personal interests of the President above the Department's career personnel or U.S. foreign policy," the letter said. "It also raises the question of what you and the Department did to protect Ambassador Yovanovitch against improper political pressure."
In the complaint that sparked Democrats' impeachment inquiry, a whistleblower described how a former Ukrainian prosecutor claimed how Yovanovitch "had allegedly obstructed Ukrainian law enforcement agencies' pursuit of corruption cases, including by providing a 'do not prosecute' list, and had blocked Ukrainian prosecutors from traveling to the United States expressly to prevent them from delivering their 'evidence' about the 2016 U.S. election." The whistleblower said Yovanovitch was a critic of the Ukrainian prosecutor for his poor record fighting corruption in the country.
In their letter, Murphy and Melendez said the prosecutors accusations were "false" and sparked conspiracy theories that were fueled in part by Giuliani and Donald Trump, Jr.
Her dismissal and denigration has placed Yovanovitch, who grew up in Kent, in the middle of the complex Ukraine scandal now ensnaring the White House.
Although the White House has indicated it will not comply with Democrats' impeachment inquiry and blocked the testimony of another ambassador on Tuesday, the House Intelligence Committee believes Yovanovitch will appear to answer questions in closed-door hearing on Friday, an official working on the impeachment inquiry told Hearst Connecticut Media.
"We need to know if she was removed from her position because she was working in the interest of our national security instead of advancing the president's political goals," said U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, who sits on the committee. "We need to hear what kind it pressure she experienced and from whom."
Yovanovitch is still a State Department employee, working as a diplomat-in-residence at Georgetown University. Through the university, she declined to comment for this article.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump ordered Yovanovitch home from Ukraine in May 2019, after months of complaints from allies outside the administration, including Giuliani, that she was undermining him abroad and obstructing efforts to persuade Ukraine to investigate Biden.
In July 2019, during Trump's now infamous call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Trump said "the former ambassador from the United States, the woman, was bad news, and the people she was dealing with in the Ukraine were bad news, so I just want to let you know that," according to a reconstructed transcript of the call released by the White House.
Former Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, whom Yovanovitch once worked for, called Trump's comment "disgraceful."
"She was a highly professional, highly skilled diplomat doing her job representing American interests," Herbst said. "The words attributed to the president reflect both bad information on Ukraine and worse leadership."
Murphy and Melendez questioned why Pompeo never defended Yovanovitch.
But the president and Giuliani were not the only Republicans with eyes on Yovanovitch.
A former Republican Congressman wrote a letter in May 2018 asking for Yovanovitch's removal from office after meeting with two Ukrainian businessmen, who worked with Giuliani in his efforts to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden. On Thursday, those businessmen, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were arrested on federal campaign finance charges. The duo was subpoenaed Thursday by House Democrats.
Yovanovitch worked for the State Department for more than 30 years prior to these recent controversies. She also served as ambassador to Kyrgyzstan and Armenia previously.
Yovanovitch was born in Canada to Ukrainian parents and then moved to Connecticut at age three.
"My parents' lives were changed forever by the Communist and Nazi regimes," Yovanovitch said when she was sworn in as ambassador to Ukraine. "They survived poverty, war, displacement and finally arrived in the United States with me in tow, in search of freedom, opportunity, dignity and accountability."
Her parents, Nadia and Michel, taught foreign languages at Kent School for roughly 30 years, until they retired in 1993. Marie, also known by the Russian nickname Masha, Yovanovitch, graduated from the private boarding school in 1976, Kent's school magazine indicates.
She is recognized as a distinguished alumni of the school and gave a lecture to students there in October 2018. In her lecture, she described the importance of U.S. military aid to Ukraine as the country slowly reforms from a Soviet outpost to a democratic nation that can serve as an American ally.
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The 300th Army Band are set to play the Henderson Events Plaza for Art Beat presented by Target on June 24th, 2011. The performance begins at 8pm and there will be pre-show activities starting at 5pm that consists of various art displays, demonstrations and local musicians. Entry is complimentary, no tickets necessary.
The 300th Army Band started back in 1943 when it was activated for duty in London, England. Having played currently through Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Washington and Nevada over the past 15 years, the military band makes another stop to our lovely city of Henderson for a performance of classical, patriotic and contemporary pieces. How fitting with Independence Day just around the corner!
We at the Department of Cultural Arts and Tourism have been extremely grateful at the line up of performers we have been able to present to our residents during this run of Art Beat presented by Target. Having The 300th Army Band cap things off on this exciting season at our Events Plaza is a great honor leading into the holiday season!
The Henderson Events Plaza encompasses 2.7 acres with 60,000 square feet of programmable event space with a shaded tiered seating amphitheater with seating and overflow available for 900 people. It was Nevada's first public outdoor events plaza completed in 2006.
Please visit our website at www.hendersonlive.com for more information, or call 702-267-2171.


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oil on linen 36"x48"
In this painting a cellist plays alone in a quiet room. As she plays, the room metamorphosizes into an enchanted forest and birds begin to fly in and congregate on the tables and chairs. The cellist's dogs listen and are seemingly undisturbed by the visiting birds. Outside the window the sky is getting dark, and storm clouds move in over the city, in contrast to the calm silvery interior. I was inspired to do this painting after reading about birds displaced by the high winds during Hurricane Sandy. Gannets were spotted in New York Harbor, Jaegers at Cape May, NJ, and Petrels on the Hudson River. I started thinking about the room as a sanctuary, like the calm before the storm, in the face of impending chaos.


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On to day 2 in Florida. It was Monday and we decided to go see movies that evening. Although I didn't expect much from that night, it turned out to be my best movie experience ever. My friend Gary never seizes to amaze me and so this time could not be different...
If you ever feel like spending 11 bucks on one movie is a bit much, you have to go visit Tampa Theatre (est. 1926). This elaborate movie palace will take you back in time, make you forget about all your troubles and for the small price that you pay (in that case) it will make you feel special. If you are looking for doing something a bit different but still within your comfort zone, this is truly a place to be!
Excerpt from Tampa Theatre's website (because I couldn't have put it in words better myself):
Upon entering under the Theatre's "blade sign" marquee, audiences are transported to a lavish, romantic Mediterranean courtyard, replete with old-world statuary, flowers and gargoyles. Over it all is a realistic night sky filled with twinkling stars.
How appealing, huh? Truth be told, it is not just a marketing trick. The description truly does the theatre its justice. Whoever said it, meant every word and I do, too.
Now let the pictures speak:
Now let the pictures speak:
How often do you get to purchase a ticket from an old school box office like that?
like the ceiling can't hold us...
before the movie starts, you get to listen to the volunteer organist Bob Baker playing the organ...
Excuse the quality of pictures. I was so taken away by the beauty of the theatre that I didn't care much about million functions in my camera that could take way better photos than that. I truly behaved like a kid, I was so impressed with the surroundings.
John Eberson, the architect of Tampa Theatre is best known for his movie palace designs in the atmospheric theatre fashion.
as happy as a kid can be
Now you see what they meant by realistic night sky. And when the movie starts, we'll be counting stars...
While we are on the movie subject, that Monday night we decided to see a new feature starring Scarlett Johansson titled Under the skin. If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be disturbing. If I had one more, then I'd say different. IMDb gives a very descriptive synopsis on their website : An alien seductress preys upon the population of Scotland and that is all I'll say about it (ok, maybe one more thing: there's a lot of nudity in the movie. Scarlett's curvilicious body to be exact). I definitely recommend watching it.
If I may also give you a piece of advice, the motorcycle gear comes in handy when at a movie theatre! Maybe it won't make you feel fabulous wearing heavy clothes in a place like this, but it sure easily let you sneak in some booze! (not that you already don't know how to be sneaky with your alcohol). Juuust sayinnnnn.


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With easy lasagna cups you can have fantastic lasagna flavors in a fraction of the time.
Today is my fifth anniversary with the Secret Recipe Club. Wow. The club has seen a lot of changes since I started. Three different head honchos, going from three to four, and then back to three groups. Add in several group coordinator changes, various bloggers leaving and new ones joining and the fifth Monday themed reveals and it looks so different than when I started.
But I adore being part of the SRC and look forward to my Monday of the month and hope to be part of the group for awhile longer.
My assignment for this month was Morsels of Life. I used to host Inspire Me Mondays with CJ and a few other bloggers. The link party is still around but I had to step down as host.
As I read through CJ's blog looking for recipes I bookmarked chipotle mayonnaise , because we love spicy food here and yum, and chicken tortas.
I made little lasagnas because we haven't had lasagna in forever. I will admit to being skeptical because I have tried recipes with baked wonton wrappers before and I wasn't a fan. I also wasn't entirely certain that a can of diced tomatoes and a small can of tomato sauce was going to create enough sauce.
We were quite pleasantly surprised with how delicious the finished dish was. Layering all the little cups of lasagna was a little more time consuming than I thought it would be but the short bake time still had dinner ready in about 45 minutes.
Lasagna Cups #SecretRecipeClub
- 1 pound Italian sausage removed from casings if needed or ground beef
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced or chopped
- 1 medium diced onion
- 2 cloves chopped garlic
- 1 can diced tomatoes with garlic 14.5 ounce, basil, and oregano
- 1 can tomato sauce 8 ounce
- 2 Tablespoons oregano
- 1 Tablespoon basil
For the béchamel:
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces mozzarella shredded
- 36 wonton wrappers
Preheat oven to 350
Spray or oil a 12 cup muffin tin
Crumble the sausage or ground beef in a large skillet over medium high heat
Add in the mushrooms, onion, and garlic
Cook until meat is well browned and the onion and mushrooms are tender
Pour the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce into the skillet
Sprinkle in 1 Tablespoon oregano and let simmer
For the béchamel:
Melt the butter in a sauce pan
Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 to 3 minutes
Whisk in the milk and cook until bubbly and thickened, stirring frequently
Season to taste with salt and pepper
Stir in the basil and remaining oregano
Place 1 wonton wrapper in each of the muffin tin cups
Layer with a bit of the meat sauce, béchamel sauce, and mozzarella
Gently press in another wrapper and repeat the wrapper, meat sauce, béchamel sauce and mozzarella layers twice
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes
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It's a source of constant bafflement to me that so many people are unaware of the potential within their pumpkins beyond space for a tea light.
Hand-on-heart, this is not like one of those times in which people suggest you eat the entire apple – core, seeds and all – or gnaw the gristle from your chicken bones; roasted pumpkin seeds are simply a joy, through-and-through, and it's one of the great foodie crimes that so many thousands are discarded like yesterday's coffee grounds, year after year.
Believe it or not, the seeds you exhume and discard from your soon-to-be Jack O' Lanterns are just a quick roast away from becoming a delicious snack – crunchy, flavoursome, and hellishly moreish. They're perfect for grazing, as well as tossing into salads, or sprinkling over soups and savoury bakes for added texture and seasoning.
It's almost as straightforward as giving them a rinse and flinging them in the oven, but there are certain tricks that can make them particularly great.
Flick through my guide below before disembowelling your pumpkin this week and I promise, you'll never discard a pumpkin seed again.


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Title: Digital Fortress
Author: Dan Brown
Brown, Dale (1998). Digital Fortress. New York: Thomas Dunne Books
Date Updated: September 11, 2015
In most thrillers, "hardware" consists of big guns, airplanes, military vehicles, and weapons that make things explode. Dan Brown has written a thriller for those of us who like our hardware with disc drives and who rate our heroes by big brainpower rather than big firepower. It's an Internet user's spy novel where the good guys and bad guys struggle over secrets somewhat more intellectual than just where the secret formula is hidden – they have to gain understanding of what the secret formula actually is.
In this case, the secret formula is a new means of encryption, capable of changing the balance of international power. Part of the fun is that the book takes the reader along into an understanding of encryption technologies. You'll find yourself better understanding the political battles over such real-life technologies as the Clipper Chip and PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) software even though the book looks at the issues through the eyes of fiction.
Although there's enough globehopping in this book for James Bond, the real battleground is cyberspace, because that's where the "bomb" (or rather, the new encryption algorithm) will explode. Yes, there are a few flaws in the plot if you look too closely, but the cleverness and the sheer fun of it all more than make up for them. There are enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and a lot of high, gee-whiz-level information about encryption, code breaking, and the role they play in international politics. Set aside the whole afternoon and evening for it and have finger food on hand for supper–you may want to read this one straight through.
The National Security Agency (NSA) is one setting for this exciting thriller; the other is Seville, where on page 1 the protagonist, lately dismissed from NSA, drops dead of a supposed heart attack. Though dead, he enjoys a dramaturgical afterlife in the form of his computer program. Digital Fortress creates unbreakable codes, which could render useless NSA's code-cracking supercomputer called TRANSLTR, but the deceased programmer slyly embossed a decryption key on a ring he wore. Pursuit of this ring is the engine of the plot. NSA cryptology boss Trevor Strathmore dispatches linguist Dave Becker to recover the ring, while he and Becker's lover, senior code-cracker Susan Fletcher, ponder the vulnerability of TRANSLTR. In Seville, over-the-top chase scenes abound; meanwhile, the critical events unfold at NSA. In a crescendo of murder, infernos, and explosions, it emerges that Strathmore has as agenda that goes beyond breaching Digital Fortress, and Brown's skill at hinting and concealing Strathmore's deceit will rivet cyber-minded readers.
In superstar author Dan Brown's gripping debut, a disgruntled former employee cripples the computer system of the National Security Agency with a seemingly unbreakable algorithmic code. As the computer locks up its circuits trying to decipher the encryption, mathematician Susan Fletcher, the NSA's resident code expert is called on to expedite the process. Unfortunately, Fletcher soon discovers that, by unlocking the algorithm, the computer will actually expose its precious database to invasion by hackers around the world. When the angry employee who unleashed the code turns up dead, it becomes apparent that larger forces are at work, and the security of the entire nation is at stake. When Dan Brown's later book, The Da Vinci Code[1], became one of the most lucrative books of all time, Digital Fortress soon joined it on bestseller lists, and spawned some controversy when residents of Seville, Spain objected to Brown's unflattering descriptions of their city.
[1] Brown, Dan (2004). The Da Vinci Code. New York : Doubleday


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Let's call 2016 the year of the surprise album release. There was David Bowie's Blackstar, Beyoncé's Lemonade, and Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool, all of which knocked us sideways for very different reasons.
But some surprises don't come off perfectly — take last year's chaotic release of Kanye's The Life of Pablo. This year, however, we plan on being ready for whatever our favorite artists have in store for us.
In the cards are new projects from big hitters such as Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, U2, '90s girl group TLC, and Katy Perry. But we've put together a list of the releases that have got us really excited about 2017. Save it, study it, add to it — and don't say we didn't give you enough notice.
Lorde (TBA)
The music industry sat up and took notice when 16-year-old Lorde (real name Ella Yelich-O'Connor) released her debut album Pure Heroine in 2013, and ever since we've been waiting for a follow-up. That looks set to happen in 2017. Last November — on her 20th birthday, no less — she updated fans on its progress, writing, "The big day is not tomorrow, or even next month realistically, but soon."
Beck (TBA)
Many musicians would seek to replicate the success of 2014's Morning Phase, which won the Album of the Year Grammy, by sticking to a tried and tested formula. Not Beck, however. Recent songs like "Dreams" and "Wow" all signal the chameleon-like star's new album, far from having its predecessor's low-key vibe, will be a much poppier affair.
Haim (TBA, expected summer 2017)
The three singing sisters debuted two new songs during their U.S. tour last spring and, by the sound of them, the new album will recapture the dreamy 1980s mood of their 2013 debut Days Are Gone, which entranced fans and critics with songs like "Falling" and "Forever."
Jay Z
Yes, Drake and Kanye also have new music in the works, but both artists are so prolific it's as if they've never gone away. Jay Z, on the other hand, really has, or that's how it's seemed since his last album Magna Carta Holy Grail dropped way back in 2013. There's one obvious reason he might have been keeping a low profile: Last year his wife Beyoncé lifted the lid somewhat (ahem) on their life together, leading many to speculate a new Hova album is on its way in response, or a joint project, or even a follow-up to his 2011 collaboration with Kanye, Watch the Throne. Whatever Jay puts out, we're listening.
Gorillaz (TBA)
Nothing has been officially announced about the virtual band reuniting to record a follow-up to 2010's Plastic Beach, but last April artist Jamie Hewlett posted this video of him and Damon Albarn in the studio, prompting many to conclude new Gorillaz music is imminent.
Taylor Swift (TBA)
Tay-Tay's put an album out every two years since her debut in 2008, until last year, that is, when no new album was forthcoming. Could it be that a very public romance with a certain British hotty (whose name may or may not rhyme with "Dom Middleston") has got in the way? More likely it's the fact that 1989, like Red before it, was a stone-cold pop classic that'll take some beating: Hopefully 2017 is the year Taylor attempts it.
Sampha, Process (3 February 2017)
Long known for his collaborations with artists such as STBRKT, Solange Knowles, Kanye West, Drake, and Jessie Ware, London singer-songwriter Sampha is finally releasing a solo album. Expect pared-back electro-R&B like "Timmy's Prayer" or the muffled intensity of "Blood on Me."
Sky Ferreira, Masochism (TBA)
Masochism, the follow-up to Sky Ferreira's 2013 debut album Night Time, My Time, has been a long time coming. She first announced it way back in 2015 but upcoming roles in Twin Peaks and director Edgar Wright's next film Baby Driver presumably proved distracting. Still, with the promise that her sophomore effort will be "radically different" and "more aggressive" than her synthpop debut, we're willing to wait.
Ryan Adams, Prisoner (February 17, 2017)
Prisoner will be singer-songwriter Ryan Adam's 16th studio album — his first since 2014's self-titled effort — and it's said to be inspired by his recent divorce from singer and actress Mandy Moore. Frankly, we were expecting a bit of a sob-fest. However, this rollicking track, released last December, suggests maybe our fears were unfounded. Somber second single "To Be Without You", on the other hand, doesn't.
Want to know what the "love child" of ABBA and Fleetwood Mac might sound like? Well, Swedish songstress Lykke Li could be that kid. She's teamed up with members of indiepop band Miike Snow to form supergroup LIV, making the kind of breezy pop that evokes both bands. Recently they told Pitchfork they have an album's worth of songs, but whether they'll release them traditionally is yet to be seen.
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|Position ID:
|BU-Linguistics-ASTP [#14064]
|Position Title:
|Assistant Professor
|Position Type:
|Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
|Position Location:
|Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States [map]
|Subject Area:
|Linguistics / Computational
|Appl Deadline:
|2019/10/20 11:59PM finished (2019/07/17, finished 2020/04/26, listed until 2019/11/26)
|Position Description:
The Boston University Linguistics Department seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computational Linguistics (for primary appointment in Linguistics, secondary appointment in or affiliation with Computer Science), beginning July 1, 2020; to conduct research, teach courses in Computational Linguistics at introductory and advanced levels and in related areas (Linguistics, Computer Science), and advise at graduate and undergraduate levels. Should have excellent programming skills and experience in computational linguistic research. Experience in application of computational methods to field linguistics or analysis of understudied languages would be a plus. Requirements include PhD in Linguistics (preferred) or Computer Science in hand by start date, with strong background in both fields, and demonstrated excellence in teaching, advising, and research. For further information: http://ling.bu.edu/ and http://www.bu.edu/cs/.
Application should be uploaded as individual PDF files through https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14064. Include 2-page cover letter plus separate statements about research, teaching, and diversity (describing past experience with and/or future plans for contributing to diversity and inclusion through research, teaching, and/or service), of not more than 2 pages each. Please also upload a CV, documentation of success in teaching (e.g., complete sets of teaching evaluations), and three selected publications. Three reference letters are to be uploaded by recommenders. For full consideration, applications should be complete by October 20, 2019.
Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition of inclusion and social justice. We are proud that we were the first American university to award a PhD to a woman (1877) and that Martin Luther King Jr. received his PhD here (1955). The Linguistics Program is committed to the College of Arts & Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan (https://www.bu.edu/cas/about/diversity-inclusion/) for building a diverse, inclusive, and accessible environment for all. Applications from women, minorities, and candidates from other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged. Recognizing that diversity of experience deepens the intellectual endeavor, we are dedicated to increasing the participation of all talented students, including those from underrepresented groups, in the study of language and are particularly interested in scholars who can contribute to the diversity and inclusiveness of the academic community, at BU and beyond, through their research, teaching, and service.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.


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Localizing neuronal patterns that generate pathological brain signals may assist with tissue resection and intervention strategies in patients with neurological diseases. Precise localization requires high spatiotemporal recording from populations of neurons while minimizing invasiveness and adverse events. We describe a large-scale, high-density, organic material–based, conformable neural interface device ("NeuroGrid") capable of simultaneously recording local field potentials (LFPs) and action potentials from the cortical surface. We demonstrate the feasibility and safety of intraoperative recording with NeuroGrids in anesthetized and awake subjects. Highly localized and propagating physiological and pathological LFP patterns were recorded, and correlated neural firing provided evidence about their local generation. Application of NeuroGrids to brain disorders, such as epilepsy, may improve diagnostic precision and therapeutic outcomes while reducing complications associated with invasive electrodes conventionally used to acquire high-resolution and spiking data.
- Organic electronics
- conducting polymers
- NeuroGrid
- human electrocorticography
- epilepsy
- Copyright © 2016, The Authors
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