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Galway Kinnell, who was recognized with both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for a body of poetry that pushed deep into the heart of human experience in the decades after World War II, died on Tuesday at his home in Sheffield, Vt. He was 87.
The cause was leukemia, his wife, Barbara K. Bristol, said.
Mr. Kinnell came of age among a generation of poets who were trying to get past the modernism of T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound and write verses that, as he said, could be understood without a graduate degree. He succeeded well enough that all of the volumes of poems he published from 1960 to 2008 — evocations of urban streetscapes, pastoral odes, meditations on mortality and frank explorations of sex — are still in print.
The Beats were contemporaries, as were adherents of the New Criticism, with their emphasis on the formal analysis of structure and meaning. But he was inclined to go his own way, developing a lyrical style influenced by the past. With his breakthrough poem, "The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ Into the New World," published in 1960, admirers placed him in the footsteps of Walt Whitman.
The poem is a 14-part work about Avenue C in Manhattan, a mother lode of inspiration for someone with Mr. Kinnell's photographic eye and intuitive sense of other people's lives. In these verses and on this street, Jews, blacks and Puerto Ricans walked in the spring sunlight, past the avenue's mainstays at the time — the Downtown Talmud Torah, Blosztein's Cutrate Bakery, Areceba Panataria Hispano, Nathan Kugler Chicken Store Fresh Killed Daily and others. The vendors' carts clattered on the cobblestones. In the gathering shadows,
wiped-out lives — punks, lushes
Panhandlers, pushers, rumsoaks, all those
Who took it easy when they should have been out failing at some-
And after dark, the crone who sells newspapers on the street:
Rain or stars, every night
She is there, squatting on the orange crate,
Issuing out only in darkness, like the cucarachas
And dread nightmares in the chambers overhead.
Mr. Kinnell said the poem came to him so easily that it seemed almost to write itself. Such was not the case over the next decade, when his preoccupation with mortality produced difficult, startling poems that remain among his most studied works. Notable among them are two pieces from the "Body Rags" collection — "The Bear" and "The Porcupine" — in each of which the narrator becomes, in some sense, the animal whose agonizing death he has been describing.
The bear swallows a hunter's bait, a double-pointed bone coiled up in blubber, and wanders the Arctic wilderness dying slowly of internal bleeding. On the seventh day the starving hunter, following the trail of blood, comes upon the carcass:
I hack
a ravine in his thigh, and eat and drink,
and tear him down his whole length
and open him and climb in
and close him up after me, against the wind,
and sleep.
And dream
of lumbering flatfooted over the tundra,
stabbed twice from within ...
"The Book of Nightmares" is no less concerned with death — with how lives are to be lived with the constant awareness that everything begins dying from the moment of inception. But the perspectives are different from those in "Body Rags": The book-length poem opens with the birth of his first child and closes with the birth of his second, and confronts, among other things, the Vietnam War: "Lieutenant! This corpse will not stop burning."
After "Nightmares" was published, in 1971, Mr. Kinnell said he felt "an unsettling emptiness for a long time afterward." Nine years went by before he published another collection, "Mortal Acts, Mortal Words." Harold Bloom, writing in The New York Times Book Review, took the occasion to say, however kindly, that Mr. Kinnell had not quite vindicated the remarkable promise of "The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ Into the New World." He thought that Mr. Kinnell was suffering from "a certain over-ambition that makes of each separate poem too crucial an event."
In any case, Mr. Kinnell was moving on.
"I've tried to carry my poetry as far as I could," he told The Los Angeles Times, "to dwell on the ugly as fully, as far and as long as I could stomach it. Probably more than most poets I have included in my work the unpleasant, because I think if you are ever going to find any kind of truth to poetry it has to be based on all of experience rather than on a narrow segment of cheerful events."
When his "Selected Poems" won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1983, and a share of the National Book Award the same year, it amounted to a fresh appreciation of his best work over 25 years.
Mr. Kinnell was by then well established as a poet, translator, essayist and teacher, dividing his time between the country life in Vermont and Manhattan, where he was a professor and director of the creative writing program at New York University.
His later work became looser and more personal, with ample space for woodsy poems and flights of whimsy. In "Oatmeal," for example, the mental-health implications of eating the stuff by oneself are such that he summons an imaginary breakfast companion, the dead poet John Keats:
Keats said I was right to invite him: due to its glutinous texture, gluey
lumpishness, hint of slime, and unusual willingness to
disintegrate, oatmeal must never be eaten alone.
Serious or droll, Mr. Kinnell was an imposing figure at poetry readings, a big, muscular man with powers of retention that enabled him to recite long pieces from memory, his own and other writers' as well. One time, he confessed in an interview with Saturday Review, he even mesmerized himself. "I just folded my arms on the lectern and fell asleep," he said. "I suppose the audience thought I had fallen into a poetic swoon."
Galway Mills Kinnell was born in Providence, R.I., on Feb. 1, 1927, the son of immigrants, James Kinnell, a carpenter, from Scotland, and Elizabeth Mills Kinnell, from Ireland. He grew up in Pawtucket, R.I., one of four children. He was a reclusive youth whose ear for language — the poems of Poe and Dickinson, the hymns and sermons at the local Congregational church, his mother's Irish lilt — gave him the sense of an inner life apart from the reality of that old mill town.
At 15 he went to Wilbraham Academy in Massachusetts (now Wilbraham & Monson Academy), and then to Princeton. His college roommate, the poet W. S. Merwin, introduced him to the work of William Butler Yeats, whose poems, along with those of Rainer Maria Rilke, exerted a lifelong influence. He also found a kindred soul in François Villon and made well-received translations of his poems from the French, a language he polished during a Fulbright fellowship in Paris and travels around Europe.
Mr. Kinnell's education was interrupted for Navy service in World War II, but he returned to Princeton and graduated with highest honors in 1948. He received a master's degree from the University of Rochester a year later.
He held several teaching positions early on, the first at the University of Chicago as a poetry instructor for correspondence students who mailed in their efforts for his appraisal. He also held overseas teaching jobs, including a tour in Tehran that led to the writing of his only novel, "Black Light," a tale of an Iranian carpet-mender whose life is changed by a murder.
Mr. Kinnell was married in 1965 to the Spanish translator Ines Delgado de Torres. Their two children, Fergus and Maud, were named for figures in Yeats. The couple divorced after 20 years. Mr. Kinnell was married again, in 1997, to Barbara Kammer Bristol.
Besides his wife, survivors include his son, Fergus; his daughter, Maud Kozodoy; and two grandchildren.
"Galway Kinnell cares about everything," the poet and novelist James Dickey once observed. Over the years he lent passionate support to the antiwar movement, to freedom of expression in repressive countries, to environmental causes and civil rights. In 1963 he went to work for the Congress of Racial Equality, helping to register black voters in Louisiana — an effort that got him thrown in jail, with a pimp and a car thief for cellmates.
Through it all, he held that it was the job of poets to bear witness. "To me," he said, "poetry is somebody standing up, so to speak, and saying, with as little concealment as possible, what it is for him or her to be on earth at this moment."


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Marco Werman: I'm Marco Werman. This is The World, a co-production of the BBC World Service, PRI, and WGBH-Boston. If I were to say the United States pays close attention to the nation of Yemen, you'd understand that to mean the US government. As for the rest of us, well, many of you know that Yemen is a country in the Middle East, and that it's been home to al-Qaeda affiliates. And the US has periodically launched drone strikes against those militants, killing some but also killing bystanders. So Yemen is a country that's fraught with tension and not exactly stable. Journalist Iona Craig has been covering Yemen for three years. By her assessment she is the longest-standing Western journalist in Yemen. Iona, you've been there for three years. That's not that long. So is that testimony to how hard most journalists find Yemen to be as a place to grasp and explain?
Iona Craig: Yes, I think so, although journalists aren't the only one. Diplomats don't tend to stay around in Sana'a much longer either. There's actually been four British ambassadors since I've been working in Yemen, and the American ambassador is just leaving after three years there. So people don't tend to stay around that long, and yes, it's a very complex country which is kind of what makes it fascinating, certainly as a journalist, to work there. Even after three years, you know you're still learning.
Werman: Tell us why you're there and what is it about Yemen that you really want to explain to the world.
Craig: I think it's the fact that everybody sees it through the prism of al-Qaeda, and actually that's one of, for Yemenis certainly anyway, one of the least of their problems on a day-to-day basis. Even the best estimates of Al Qaeda members put them in the low thousands really, and there's 25 million people in Yemen who have been largely neglected by the central government for decades, who are struggling on a day-to-day basis just to survive. You've got ten million people out of that 25 million population who don't have enough food to eat. Most people don't have fresh water supply, even electricity on a regular basis, and so really it's about the daily struggle for the vast majority of Yemenis that really gets missed amongst this whole story, obviously, that the West is really focused on about al-Qaeda. You've got a military that's in flux, that's being really kind of restructured at the moment under the new president, which obviously causes an internal power struggle. Added to that there's tribal problems, you've got electricity power lines being attacked, you've got oil pipelines being attacked, and this is completely separate to the issue of al-Qaeda, which really is at the lower end of the scale of problems for Yemen on a day-to-day basis.
Werman: Tell me a story about someone you know in Yemen that explains their own situation and why Yemen touches you.
Craig: I remember visiting a village in western Yemen in the region called the Tihamah that runs along the Red Sea and going to a very small village there where I met all the women who had their children there, and the children who were visibly malnourished. All of those families had had to stop farming because they couldn't afford the fuel to pump the water to irrigate their smallholdings to then be able to grow crops. So as a result of that they'd had to sell off all their animals, and they were relying on the income of one person out of that very large family who was a teacher to provide enough income for them to feed more than a dozen children. In fact, I think it was nearer twenty-odd children all together. That's the kind of indication of how desperate people become. And when you've got, as we have in Yemen at the moment, a lot of politics in Sana'a going on, we've got a national dialogue conference, we've got this whole transition process as a result of the Arab Spring. For most people, that has no bearing on their day to day lives. They're just struggling to get by.
Werman: Is for you the big story in Yemen what's happening outside of Sana'a then?
Craig: I think it is a lot. Of course, it all comes back to the power base, because the reason we have all these security issues, again, not related to al-Qaeda, but all these other non-state actors who are fighting each other or carrying out violence, this all comes back to what's going on in Sana'a. So yes, the older leaders that have been existing in Sana'a for a long time, they are still the main players and it all goes back to the capital city. The vast majority of the population in Yemen, it's a rural population. Sana'a, the capital city, is two million people in a country of 25 million. So it's not representative of the whole country in any way, and I think it can be quite deceiving even as a journalist to sit in Sana'a and think you have a good idea of what's going on all around the country, and then be able to say that you've got a good idea of what's going on, because I don't think you can.
Werman: Iona, you're speaking with us from London, where you've been doing some work. You're going back to Yemen this weekend. Why do you stay? Why are you going back and why are you going to stay?
Craig: I think it's a combination of things. I love the place, it's become home to me now, really. And I also feel that with this kind of quick rotation often of journalists, same scenario for diplomats, going through the country on a short-term basis, means that a lot of us are just only getting to understand the place and being able to put that across to a wider audience, and then we up sticks and go. So I think for me, certainly for the foreseeable future, I do want to stay. There's some work that I still believe needs to be done and hasn't been done. And I do love it. The people there, despite all the media coverage for al-Qaeda and everything else, the people in Yemen are incredibly friendly and welcoming. I have a lot of good friends there now. I've lived there for three years and I do feel almost an obligation to get the stories out for a lot of people in Yemen who otherwise wouldn't get their voices heard, I think.
Werman: Journalist Iona Craig, on the Yemen beat. Thanks for telling us about it, Iona.
Craig: Thank you.


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So I'm using the free yarn from @RajutanMama , I have started crochet this pink orangutan since March.
I even brought it along during my trip. From Jakarta to Solo (by Train) and then Solo to Jakarta.
then left it for a while because I'm out of yarn.
then continued finishing it again, I brought it along in my trip from Jakarta to Malang and to Jakarta again. I thought I would finish it by the time I arrived in Malang, so I can took picture with her at the Batu Secret Zoo and Prigen Safari Park but I wrong.
I brought it along to my work everyday, which was silly, cause I don't crochet/ knit during workhours.
I just brought it along wherever I go, and I tried to finish it whenever I have time to finish it.
And I just finish it, a few hours ago while waiting for the Job interview. Stress crocheting, you called it.
I name her Pinkong (Pink - Kingkong), cause she's not really an orangutan. When I was working on her, people kept asking, "What orangutan? but it's Pink and Black!"
Finally, we could snap a picture of us together today :)


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Finally! December 22nd, Also Known As "the day I fly off to China for two weeks". Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, see you in 2012!
My name has five letters in it, and comes up in some Bright Eyes songs. I am (apparently) an artist, with too much time on her hands. Well, enough to blog (almost) daily. I am 1/4 (the smallest one, actually) of Lazy Acre Records; I also write & photograph for a
localmagazine based in Englaaand and makeused to draw musically-inspired comics for a canadian mag (RIP Inscribed). As if that wasn't enough, I book bands for a local experimental music venue called Subterrarium: we rock pretty hard. Sometimes I can be quite cute. I used tostill have a crush on Marty McFly; I like baking, overusing semi-colons, the smell of the sea, and thunderstorms.
I tend to be quite the busy bee, but if you make VERY sexy music and want me to listen and enjoy and possibly even (!!) write about it, shoot me a mail, baby. music(at)alicetragedy(dot)org


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First, I made a set of 12 cards as inspired by a post about One Sheet Wonder cards at Operation Write Home. I enjoy the kind you make with lots of funky cuts, but sometimes the stripped-down approach makes the most sense. I did the option of cutting a 12x12 sheet of designer paper into 12, 4x3 rectangles, using Eastern Elegance. I dressed up each card differently using Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry ribbon, the Decorative Label, Scallop Trim, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, and Boho Blossoms punches, Hello Lovely and Happy Day stamp sets, and Basic Black and Smoky Slate solid card stock. A tip on the card stock - 2 sheets of 8.5x11 trim down to make 6- 4.25x3.25 mats of each sheet. It's a great way to use up DSP and stretch supplies at the same time. Weird. Here they are, in no particular order:
For club, I revised the design using Sweet Essentials, the Spiral Flowers die, and Venetian Romance paper with mats of Soft Suede and Tangerine Tango.
Here's the other club card - a simple valentine using a hand made stacked embellishment. I have seen a lot of these in the store and thought it would be even better if I made it myself! I also made one with the Bitty Butterfly and different papers. Any small punch would do. The sentiment is from Express Yourself. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of this fun hostess set.
I also showed our group a couple of simple cards I had made with new sets from the Occasions catalog, but had deemed not quite right for club night since one is too simple and we didn't have enough candy dots to go around, and the other was a LOT of watercolor but really not too bad for time, at least when I made it I didn't feel it took an excessive amount of time to complete.
Spiral Spins, Sweet Essentials, and Candy Dots
So Very Grateful and many ink pads, using Blender Pen to color
I'm being summoned to watch a baby in the bath! Have a great night!


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In 2014, HBO launched the TV series True Detective. As the name suggests, it was focused on police detective work, but the show wasn't your run-of-the-mill good guy/bad guy cop genre piece. The series blurred the lines between law and lawlessness — good and evil — and utilized surreal camera work creating an oddly bizarre feel.
To get the word out, HBO developed a microsite to draw people who might be interested in such a strange, out-there show. However, the company's marketing team soon realized in order to promote the series they needed to promote their new site, too.
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Users can peruse content, pressing the Stumble button whenever they're ready to move to the next page. If a content piece a user doesn't like appears, a thumbs-down button can be clicked, and pages from that site will not appear again. Conversely, thumbs-up votes can be employed on compelling content pages to ensure more items from that source pop up. Users can also bookmark any piece of content they want to visit later on.
For those who want to stray from their selected interests, StumbleUpon makes trending content available so users can stay on top of hot topics. The site also acts as a social media channel, as it gives users the opportunity to follow others to view content they find interesting. For example, those interested in humor might follow a comedian to see where the inspiration for jokes might be coming from.
In addition to interests, StumbleUpon adds another layer of personalization to the web experience by allowing users to sort the content they're presented with by media types, including videos, photos, and articles.
The Aim: Get the Right Content in Front of the Right People
StumbleUpon isn't just a platform that benefits readers. The site's Paid Discovery feature allows publishers to target audiences based on demographics and interest. The system works just as it sounds. Publishers pay StumbleUpon a premium to display content to a specific subgroup of users. When those users click the Stumble button, they engage with the content.
StumbleUpon allows publishers to share any kind of content on the platform: articles, listicles, images, and videos. Basically, anything with a URL is eligible. The platform displays content in full-screen mode, so there are no distractions, annoying pop-ups, or sidebars riddled with ads. Instead, users just see the content publishers want them to see.
With StumbleUpon, web publishers have the unique opportunity to precisely target millions of people searching for topics directly related to their content. According to a Customer Think article, this type of "invisible" personalized marketing that provides consumers with content relevant to them is one of the most effective ways to attract interest in a brand.
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For HBO, StumbleUpon generated a significant amount of traffic to their True Detective microsite, and they even sparked more than 4,500 social media shares in the days leading up to the series release. As HBO's Agency of Record noted, "StumbleUpon provided HBO with an opportunity to reach a highly qualified audience of digital explorers with varied interests and to introduce them to the dark, complex world of True Detective."
The microsite's traffic continued to increase months after the campaign ended, leading to the goal of increased viewership and overall awareness of the True Detective brand. StumbleUpon's platform can do what it did for HBO for any website.


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Miley Cyrus spotted kissing ex
Miley Cyrus has been spotted ''kissing and cuddling'' her former fiancé Liam Hemsworth.
The 'Wrecking Ball' singer flew to Australia to ring in 2016 with the 'Hunger Games' hunk and his family and was spotted backstage at the Falls Music Festival at Byron Bay with them over the weekend.
According to Australia's Daily Telegraph, Miley, 21, and 25-year-old Liam ''were very affectionate, although they had security with them to ensure fans did not catch any snaps of them together''.
They partied with Liam's brothers Chris and Luke and their respective wives, Elsa Pataky and Samantha Hemsworth at the music festival.
The three couples spent time in the backstage VIP area before making their way out into the crowd to watch Disclosure perform.
Miley and Liam have stayed close since their split in 2013 and Liam recently admitted he will always love his ex.
He said: ''You fall in love with who you fall in love with. You can never choose. I guess some people just come with a little more baggage. I mean, look - we were together five years. I don't think those feelings will ever change. And that's good because that proves to me that it was real. It wasn't just a fling. It really was an important part of my life and always will be.''
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ResumIssues: Studies show that individuals who know they are infected take steps to protect their partners. Yet many MSM are unaware of their status and may unknowingly be transmitting the virus to others. It´s estimated that as many as 50% of HIV transmissions occur during the acute and early stage of the infection. Description: In 2006 our organization implemented BCN Checkpoint, an HIV detection CBC for MSM in the gay area of Barcelona. During the three years of experience (2007-2009) we performed 4.866 HIV tests to 4.316 different persons and found 222 positive results (prevalence: 5,1%). We analyzed the results of 2009 where we tested 2.216 persons and found 113 positive results: 17 persons (15%) had never don an HIV test before; 95 persons (84%) had done 1 or more HIV tests before with negative result (average times: 6.2; range: 1-30); 1 person (1%) didn´t answer. The answers to when the last negative test was performed were: 2007 or before , 29 30,5%, 2008 0 42,1%, 2009 24 25,3%, Don´t recall 2 2,1%, Total 95 100%. [Year of last negative HIV test]. This shows that in our centre of all HIV cases detected at least 64 of the 113 persons (56,6%) had an early stage of the infection. Lessons learned: A CBC is not only able to reach Most-At-Risk Populations, in this case MSM, but is also able to detect acute and early stage HIV infections, which will avoid new infections. In this context Counseling & Testing in CBC´s should be part of national prevention policy. Next steps: To strengthen our services to the MSM community and to start a prevalence study of asymptomatic STI´s in HIV- MSM. (Extraído del documento)
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Autoria: MEULBROEK, Michael; SAZ BERGES, Jorge; TABOADA, Héctor; PUJOL ROCA, Ferran; MONTILLA, Javier; DITZEL, Eduardo; PÉREZ, U.; LARA, S.
Autoria institucional: Projecte dels Noms-Hispanosida (España)
Autoria institucional: Projecte dels Noms-Hispanosida (España)
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Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi
Upon arrival to Hanoi airport, after clearing custom, you will be warmly welcomed by Hanoi tour guide and transfer to hotel, approximately a 45-minute drive from the airport. Check into a good 3-star hotel.
The afternoon is at leisure to recover from the long trip.
Meet the group in the hotel lobby at 6:30 pm to walk to your welcome dinner. Tonight we have scheduled a special menu of Hanoi typical cuisines for your first taste of Hanoi.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: 3 stars hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour
Breakfast at the hotel.
Today features a full day visiting Hanoi's highlights. Begin with a fascinating initiation into the bustle of modern Vietnam, with a cyclo (rickshaw) tour through the picturesque streets of Hanoi's Old Quarter. Continue with a visit to the famous monument of Emperor Ly Thai To, who made an incredible historic decision to move capital to its location of Hanoi today.
Enjoy a walk along the legendary Restored Sword Lake.
Visit the Red Bridge and Ngoc Son temple.
Visit Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh house and mausoleum, and the One-Pillar Pagoda.
Visit the Ho Chi Minh Museum and learn about the life and work of the Great Father of the Country.
We have scheduled a special home hosted lunch at a local Hanoi family. Our host today is an award winning chief who features on local TV show annually by Tet festival to introduce traditional cooking art.
Continue to the remarkable Museum of Ethnology to examine the crafts, textiles, and traditions of Vietnam's diverse ethnic groups and hill tribes.
Visit the ancient Temple of Literature, the seat of Vietnam's first university. The temple was built in 1070. Touring the temple complex with your tour expert to have a deep understanding of Confucianism and the history.
Visit Craft Link a not for profit shop, selling significant handicraft products made by different local ethnic groups.
Late afternoon attend a private Water Puppet performance, a northern Vietnamese folk tradition.
Return to hotel in the late afternoon. You are at leisure. Dinner tonight is on your own arrangement.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: 3 stars hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong bay
Breakfast at the hotel.
07:30 – 08:15 Picking up from hotel and depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way.
12:00 Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing.
Our tour guide will take you on an 5 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, if bizarre scenery, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting, Incense Burner, and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-water-ing lunch on boat.
14:00 Arrive Bo Hon archipelago:
– Visit Sung Sot Grotto (Surprised Cave or Amazing Cave), the most famous cave in Halong Bay which is in the centre of the UNESCO World Heritage area.
– Visit Ti Top Island where you enjoy swimming on sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Ti Top Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:00 Return onboard, cruise back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
17:30 Disembark for a bus ride back Hanoi, short break on the way.
21:45 Drop off at your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: 3 stars hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
Day 4: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc
Breakfast at the hotel.
07:30 – 08:30 Get picked up by our tour guide and bus then depart for Ninh Binh province (90 km south of Hanoi). Have a break 20 minutes half way to relax and experience Vietnamese handicraft products such as lacquer wares, paintings, embroideries…
10:30 Arrive at Hoa Lu, which is once depicted the ancient capital of Vietnam, settled up in the 10th century.
11:00 Visit temples of two dynasties of Dinh and Le with a very unique architectures in the old time.
11:30 Visit the excavation area beside the Le Dai Hanh temple. You experience the vestiges of Royal Palaces ground dated back 10th century. Go back to the bus and drive to Tam Coc.
12.30 Lunch in restaurant.
14:00 Board the sampan boats (2 people share a boat) in Tam Coc dock to drift down the river among the villages, mountains and lush rice fields. Passing through 3 caves "Hang Ca – First cave, Hang Hai -Second cave, Hang Ba – Third cave" to get a strange feeling. Boat returns to the dock for bus drive back to Hanoi.
18:00 Arrive in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: 3 stars hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
Day 5: Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport for boarding a flight to Saigon also known as Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrive to Ho Chi Minh city, being personally welcome by Saigon tour guide and transfer to hotel for check in. The afternoon features a half day sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh city including the Reunification Palace, the Central Post Office, and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Lunch and Dinner are on your own account and the evening is at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: 3 stars hotel in HCMC (district 1)
Day 6: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta
This Morning is Cai Be Floating Market Tour
07.30am: this morning we will start to visit one day Mekong Delta tour (Cai Be – Vinh Long) around 3 hrs driving. On our dedicated bus/car you can see the green paddy fields stretching towards the horizontal.
10.30am: Arrive in Cai Be, you'll board a motorized boat that takes you to the small floating market and spend time there for an interaction that you'll see no where else in the world.
Next, then on foot to reach a coconut candy, a crispy rice cake factories (served free with premium hot tea) and you might buy coconut candy and handcrafted items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta for souvenir.
When you feel it's enough for the serenity, let's get back to the large motor boat for something different in Tan Phong Island. It is well-known fresh fruits whole year. On the way, we have a chance to look the sightseeing 2 long sides river and find out the life of rural people in Mekong Delta.
The time now should be around 12 noon. Time for lunch! Let's go to the local people's house for that (in the seasonable fruits garden).
Afternoon tour is Vinh Long City
After the rest, we are divided into many small groups and get on small row boats. During this 20 minutes trip, your boat will zigzag through a maze of shadow canals to enjoy the fresh air along the canal and wonderful water coconut tree landscape. Taking a break and roaming through a village about 20 minutes to visit our natural view with quiet and peaceful villages or we can relax on a hammock for a short rest in Mekong Delta.
The next stop is Vinh Long City from Island, we will land on a marketplace and walk around to have a good opportunity for seeing how and what the poor rural people of Vietnam sell in Vinh Long City. You are encouraged to interact with the merchants and see how loving and respectful they are. It takes about ½ hr here to find a lot of interesting things for little amount of money.
The stop will be brief, ensuring that we come back to HCMC before 7 PM, finishing Mekong Delta Tour 1 Day (Cai Be – Vinh Long)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Accommodation: 3 stars hotel in HCMC (district 1)
Day 7: Ho Chi Minh city departure
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet our driver and transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for boarding your onward flight back to home.
Meals: Breakfast
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no, no way about the the wars thats a huge can of worms lets not get into that cuz we'd just make a mess, no what im talking about is the march for CIS comprehensive immigration reform being pushed by Obama, lately with health reform losing ted kennedy's seat, and just general lies being spread by republicans and douchebags like o'reilly they've had to stall on more 'liberal' promises,
but its not only upto Obama or Democrats, its up to people like us, the Democrats know the biggest minority is going to be hispanics, they rely on the hispanic vote, and i think here is where we could capitalize with events like the pro america march to turn the focus into immigration reform, and put a bit more pressure, just to remind the Dems and Obama, dont you guys remember in 06 and 07 how even racist bush was forced to address it and hint at some type of reform?
so far Obama hasnt gone back on it, simply let it slide, i think they know short term its risky, but long term they'd pretty much guarantee Hispanics voting Dem. a good 50 years, as it is hispanics are pretty good voting them, at the very least those grateful for being given the right to come out of the shadows,
the immigration pro america march are one of the main organizers and they really need help seems most hispanics arent too interested in helping, its not something that affects most citizens and frankly it aint a cool topic to talk about, but thank god theres still some that care...
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"In the Senate, I have worked across the aisle to make change. When I was elected, the people of New York took a chance on me and it was a great honor that they did. But I knew that I had to go and get things done. I couldn't just say, 'Well I've been elected, thank you very much.' That's not who I am, that's not what I do." – Hillary Clinton-*
Surprise—Hillary announced her candidacy for President! Yeah, I know that's an enormous yawn because everyone knew she would eventually make it official. By now you have also probably heard about a little scandal having to do with the former secretary of state's emails. I know that I'm a little behind addressing this situation, but now that Clinton has officially declared her intentions, it is time to offer some perspective on the email issue. If you aren't aware of this, well, the hypocrisy surrounding the outrage (most of which has died down—at least for now) from both the right and (yes) even the left is enough to make one's head explode—well, mine anyway.
Let me preface with the fact that I am a huge proponent of transparency and accountability at every level of government and believe that all communication of government business should be conducted on a government server (apologies for the redundancies). However, transparency and accountability are for another discussion and one well worth having, not only in regards to Secretary Clinton, but all elected and appointed government officials.
So what is the hypocrisy surrounding Secretary Clinton's emails one might ask? Oh, let me count the ways (and this isn't a comprehensive list):
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Conservatives are attacking Secretary Clinton because she is the Democratic frontrunner, possesses stronger credentials than anyone currently running on the GOP side, and is a Clinton— and you know there is always something "sneaky" about "those" people and the "rules don't apply to them." (Well, the rules don't apply to most powerful, wealthy people so why should she be held to different standards? I'm not saying that's right, because it's not, but just posing the question as food for thought.)
Of course, these omitted emails will now be used to perpetuate the Benghazi hysteria, keeping it front and center through 2016, if possible, although most people have moved past that issue because there was no criminality involved—even the GOP-led investigative report confirmed there was no misconduct. This report was issued by the Benghazi Select Committee, which is headed up by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC).
Mr. Gowdy has requested Clinton turn over to him her personal email server, which she has refused to do. Yet he refuses to release Clinton's Benghazi-related emails—that she did release—to the public as Democrats in the House of Representative have requested. If Congressman Gowdy were so adamant about transparency and accountability, he'd release them. He has not. My question is why hasn't he? They must be less than compelling and devoid of any smoking gun. However, it's a brilliant strategy because to withhold them from the public allows the Republican propaganda machine to continue hyping a conspiracy or possible foul-play surrounding that tragic incident.
Gowdy also prefers the committee to interview Clinton (again) in private. Clinton prefers a public hearing, which most Americans interested in this situation would appreciate. Why is he so adamant about keeping the hearing secret? It all feeds into the way conservatives want to milk this issue through 2016. I guarantee it. Now, that's not to say the Democrats wouldn't do the same in this situation because they probably would. Again, it's politics, which is not for the faint of heart.
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Liberal media pundits have joined the GOP attackers. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the cable news networks and political blogs. Even liberal MSNBC has denounced her, failing to see that they held her to a different standard than others, such as former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Perhaps his being a man shelters him from this type of scrutiny? Furthermore, the Clintons have a love-hate relationship with the media, so any opportunity the media sees to go after them they do so, and with great fervor.
Yes, she was secretary of state, but so was Colin Powell. In my view, the disappearance of 5 million Bush administration emails related to the attorney general firings investigation is a much more serious matter. I didn't hear much outrage from the right when that was revealed.
As the 2016 presidential campaign progresses, the Clinton email issue will continue to provoke political attacks against her. There are valid issues and policy positions that her opponents can exploit, but until everyone else in government is held to the same standards of transparency and accountability, I'm cutting Hillary a little slack on this email one.
* What did Hillary Clinton accomplish while in the Senate? You can read about it here and here.


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I will be using the Microsoft Patterns and Practices library: PnP-PowerShell. If you haven't heard of this or use this before – I highly recommend taking a look at the Microsoft documentation for this library: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-pnp/sharepoint-pnp-cmdlets?view=sharepoint-ps#installation
This script is an example of creating a new communication site, with Welsh as the default language using the PnP-PowerShell commands:
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In the PowerShell script, you may notice that cmdlet requires a number for the "-LCID" to specify the language you want to use for the primary language. The Microsoft documentation does not clearly give the LCID for each language when you are trying to create a site in another language.
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Or you can generate this yourself, by running:
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New features are coming to the site creation process that will allow you to select the language at first creation. When this is available this will give you another option; to use a self-service site creation process at the time of creating your Communication Site.
The above Screenshot shows an Office 365 group creation screen, however the announcement also indicates this will be available for communication sites.
Note: I will write another post when this has been released to one of our tenants and provide a link from this post.
This blog post is part of a series, check out this post "Series: Creating a multi-lingual Intranet using Communication Sites" for more related content.
Useful References
- Microsoft Docs – PnP PowerShell Reference
- Microsoft Docs – SPO Cmdlet Reference
- Microsoft Tech Community – SharePoint Blog
- SharePoint Language LCIDs
- SharePoint Time Zone Ids
Note: In this post, I am using Welsh translated from Microsoft Bing/Translator Text API, I don't speak Welsh so I rely on the accuracy of the translator services, if you find some Welsh words inaccurate or offensive, please let me know immediately by posting a comment or DM via Twitter and I will correct the content. Thank you.
This should will get you going… Enjoy!


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All Department of Physics - Health & Safety courses
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This talk will go through the basics of how to use gardening as a tool for better health and wellbeing - the facts, fiction and the flowers!
This are a wide range of University of Cambridge benefits from wellbeing to help with child care, rental deposits, bicycle and car hire schemes to shopping and insurance discounts. There is something for everyone. This talk will also provide details of the 'Financial Wellbeing' initiative which the University will launch in the Lent term.
The Cavendish Safety Forum is part of the Department of Physics safety consultation arrangements. It is a one-hour seminar designed to disseminate new H&S information to Cavendish users and provide an opporunity for feedback and suggestions from members of the Department.
All Principal Investigators are expected to be represented at the event, either by attending themselves or sending a representative who will report items to them. One person may represent more than one PI.
Join Cambridge's Science Comedy Troupe, The Variables, for an hour of stand-up. Come and see the funny side of life in and out of the lab, how the universe seems to have it in for physicists, and everything!
A session suitable for beginners. Elisa will guide participants through core and mobility exercises. This session is perfect for those who work at a desk.
This briefing provides a summary of the precautions and safe working protocol related to working at the Department during the Covid-19 Pandemic 2020. Anyone with easy access to IT resources and a quiet space, is required to do this briefing online.
Note June-September 2020 -New staff, students, visitors and equipment users requiring card access will still need to complete the usual Departmental Safety Induction. If you fall into this category, contact the Departmental Safety Officer.
Nordic Walking is suitable for everyone and:
- Uses 90% of the skeletal muscles
- Burns 20-40% more Calories than walking
- Lessens the impact on knees and joints
- Is great for neck, shoulders and back
- Combines exercise and being in the outdoors, which has been proven to boost mood and relieve stress.
Come and try Nordic Walking with instructor Samantha Godfrey. A fun session is guaranteed!
Ever thought about trying Pilates? The health benefits of Pilates include improved flexibility. increased muscle strength and tone, particularly of your abdominal muscles, lower back, hips and buttocks (the 'core muscles' of your body).When not try this free taster session with Ros Mulvany.
Stretch and unwind with this free yoga class provided by Ros Mulvany. Incorporating yoga into your daily routine can help enhance your health, increase strength and flexibility and reduce symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety.
A talk specifically for Research/ Academic Staff by Liz Simmonds from the University Careers Service.
Studies show that people who manage stress and adversity best, have 3Cs in common: commitment, control and challenge. It is the combination of these three that constitutes resilience. We will explore the 3Cs to help you further develop attitudes and strategies to cultivate and facilitate resilience for current issues that you face.
The University Staff Counselling Service is offering this workshop for all staff, to be led by Rosemary Parkinson By attending this workshop you will learn
- why you feel anxious and stressed and what is happening in your body
- what you can do about anxiety in the short-term
- how to spot medium and longer term symptoms of stress in yourself and others
- how to take responsibility for yourself when stressed
- sources of support in the university and outside
The session will be for a one hour duration with 15 minutes at the end for Q&A.
Metabolic Conditioning is a method of training that involves a very high work rate, usuing exercises designed to burn more calories during your workout and maximise calories burned, after your workout. These routines are intended to increase your body's storage and delivery of energy for any activity.
According to research, UK workers are spending most of their day sitting down with the average time being 9 hours a day. This includes, sitting at work, sitting on the commute, sitting to eat and even sitting for recreational activities such as TV watching, reading or going to the cinema.
Too much sitting has many ramifications: lower back pain, muscle degeneration, tight hips/shoulders etc.
This is a low intensity mainly floor based exercise session, led by Tristan Coles of the University Sports Centre.
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A session for Postdocs and what the OPdA can offer as support to the Postdoc community.
'Let's talk about the mental health stigma in academia' on Postdocs' Work and Family Life Series
This OPdA event will be a panel session about mental health problems among academics.
A recent report indicated that; 'In large-scale surveys, UK higher education staff have reported worse wellbeing than staff in other types of employment (including education, and health and social work) in the areas of work demands, change management, the support provided by managers and clarity about one's role.'*
Amber Ruigrok and Nicole Horst
This induction is required for anyone planning to work unsupervised at the Maxwell Centre, Department of Physics.
It has two parts:
- Part 1 is for people working anywhere in the building
- Part 2 is only for those working at the Maxwell laboratories
This is a mandatory briefing for every user of the SP Cleanroom in the Cavendish Laboratory's Mott Building. Participants must attend annually as they will be provided with updated information on Cleanroom procedures and safety requirements.
This briefing provides a summary of the precautions and safe working protocol related to working at the Department during the Covid-19 Pandemic 2020.
Note: New staff, students, visitors and equipment users requiring card access will still need to complete the usual Departmental Safety Induction. If you fall into this category, contact the Departmental Safety Officer (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Once you have booked this 'course', you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the course. You must book first - if not, there will be no record shown on your training history and you will not be given access.
A briefing for fire wardens at Department of Physics, to ensure they are up to date with their duties.
Departmental health and safety induction for people starting at the Department of Physics between July and end of September 2020.
Session 1 of this briefing is for everyone and covers what to do in the event of an emergency, and how to report problems.
There will be a short break before Session 2, which is for people carrying out practical experiments in a laboratory, doing other practical (e.g. maintenance) work, managing events or other people.
Both sessions will be conducted live on MS Teams. Details will be sent to you with joining instructions.
Note: You are still required to complete the Covid-19 Pandemic Safety Briefing
Departmental health and safety induction for graduate students, undergraduate students (Part IB, II, or III) MASt students, and staff starting study or work at the Department of Physics.
Session 1 of this briefing is for everyone and covers what to do in the event of an emergency, and how to report problems.
There will be a short break before Session 2, which is for people carrying out practical experiments in a laboratory, doing other practical (e.g. maintenance) work, managing events or other people.
When there are new staff at an induction, this will be preceded by a short HR induction.
Anyone only working in an office is not required to attend Session 2, unless they manage people or events.
Department of Physics health and safety induction for Part III and MASt students preparing to submit their project proposal and project risk assessment.
Part 1 of this session is mandatory for everyone and covers what to do in an emergency, and how to report problems.
There will be a short refreshment break before Part 2.
Part 2 is mandatory only for people carrying out practical experiments in a laboratory. Students planning computational or theory work are not expected to attend this section.
This induction briefing is mandatory for all new or temporary staff, new students, and visitors (from other departments or elsewhere) to the Cavendish Laboratory who are staying for more than one week, or are visiting regularly. It begins with a short HR induction.
You will also need to book and attend Part 2 Induction if you do practical work - it follows 10 minutes after this session.
This risk assessment briefing follows the basic departmental induction and is mandatory for all new staff, students or visitors who will be doing one or more of the following:
- running experiments
- providing technical support
- carrying out workshop or maintenance work
- managing other people's work
- running events
You may only attend this session if you have done Part 1 (see "prerequisites" below).
This introductory talk on electrical safety, aimed at people at Department of Physics likely to make or adapt equipment that will be connected to the electricity mains supply
This is an introductory course which is required for users and supervisors of Class 3B and Class 4 lasers, before they receive hands-on training for use of specific lasers, and for registering as an "Authorized Laser User" in accordance with University of Cambridge and Department of Physics policy and procedure.
A short briefing for anyone who wishes to use X-ray generators at Department of Physics, University of Cambridge. Required before attending hands-on training on specific X-ray equipment and part of registrations as "Ionising Radiation User" (for details see this page).
Theory and practice session on safe manual handling.
General induction for users of the Physics of Medicine (PoM) building. This includes a guided tour of the facility.
Participants will gain access to PoM only after successfully completing the Physics H&S Induction - see "Related Courses" below.
Pilates is a method of exercise that consists of low impact flexibility and muscular strength. It emphasises proper postural alignment, core strength and muscle balance, to help improve the 'core muscles' of your body leaving you relaxed and free of tension.
All abilities welcome!
This session covers the basics of risk assessment and focuses on mechanical workshop activities at Physics
This running session will be organised by Helen Marshall and Richard King and will appeal to runners at different levels from beginners to more experienced runners. The activities will commence with a quick briefing and words of encouragement (in the first year lab). Runners will be provided with route information and the groups will have a group lead who will ensure that everyone is encouraged and walking/jogging or running at their level..
Depending on the level of interest 3 choices are proposed as follows:
1/ A 2km (roughly 1 mile) walk/jog which is aimed at people who don't normally go jogging. The simple aim being to complete the very achievable distance. 2/ A 4km (roughly 2 mile) jog for people who feel able to keep running but at a nice slow pace. The aim being to complete the distance without stopping. 3/ A 5km run for experienced runners.
Please indicate which option you are interested in when booking.
After the event we will all meet up for a cup of tea.
A 35-minute running session following a 5K route, which will be tailored depending on your experience. Whether you are an experienced runner, or completely new to the sport this will be a perfect session to meet like-minded people and enjoy some fresh air!
All abilities welcome from beginners to more experienced runners.
This session will be followed by celebratory tea and biscuits :)
T'ai Chi is a gentle and meditative form of exercise. Practice not only improves our physical health, including posture, balance, breathing and circulation, but helps to calm the mind and relieve stress.
Alison Warlow has been practising T'ai Chi and qigong since 1999, and teaching since 1994. She teaches a number of weekly classes in and around Cambridge, and is a registered instructor with the T'ai Chi Union of Great Britain.
Come and enjoy a free Tai Chi class. There is much more to tai chi than one can see, and virtually no one can describe such a complex art in one simple sentence. It can be a meditation and an integral exercise for all parts of the body and the mind. It brings tranquillity and helps you think more clearly. Numerous studies have shown tai chi improves muscular strength, flexibility, fitness, improve immunity, relieve pain and improve quality of life. http://taichiofcambridge.com/
THE BRAINFIT WORKOUT (TM) is a stress reducing positivity workout using movement, music and meditation with powerful affirmations.
We know that stress is a major culprit in the onset of health problems and diseases. It's also the reason many people are unable to lose bodyfat, especially aorund the mid section. Negative thought patterns and self-talk affect the whole body chemistry so THE BRAINFIT WORKOUT (TM) helps retrain that inner voice using powerful affirmations and mantras. The organisers say "it is truly the next generation of Group Fitness class fusing beautifully mind, body and spirit".
If you battle negative self-talk, suffer from psychological or physical stress, need to lower the fat storing and stress hormone Cortisol, want a softer approach to fitness, want a holistic approach to health and fitness, enjoy having fun in a group exercise class, you may benefit from this class.
The purpose of this programme is to strengthen resilience in individuals.
The programme places personal resilience in the context of the workplace and explores the influences, techniques and approaches that help individuals develop and sustain personal control and resilience at work.
Its emphasis is on the prevention of stress with individuals taking responsibility themselves to approach challenging situations with robust attitudes so they remain resilient and also grow their resilience further.
A talk by Dr Miriam Lynn
This thought provoking session enables staff to gain an understanding of the importance of recognising our bias and to begin thinking about the impact of our own bias in relation to the decisions we make and how we interact with colleagues and students.
Yogalates is an ever-increasing popular exercise inspired by Pilates and Yoga. Combining both excercises allows you to practice and improve your own limits; pushing your body, while opening up your mind.


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Video production for journalists in the digital age: Register now for Knight Center's new free online course
Video production has become an increasingly important skill for journalists who want to be versatile and tell stories in a variety of ways.
With this in mind, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is offering a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on video production. The five-week course, titled "Video Production for Journalists in the Digital Age," runs from Oct. 22 through Nov. 25, 2018.
Registration is now open for the course, which will be taught by Bill Gentile, a longtime journalist and documentary filmmaker who teaches at American University. The course is being offered for free thanks to generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
"I want people taking this course to walk away with the confidence that they can use the technology and the techniques that I cover to speak the visual storytelling language and participate in the global conversation that we call 'visual journalism,'" said Gentile, who is a pioneer of backpack video journalism and author of the highly acclaimed "Essential Video Journalism Field Manual."
Gentile will lead students through five weekly modules that will cover the gamut of video production: conception, pre-production, production, script and treatment writing, narration and editing, post-production and promotion. Students will view short films and read video scripts throughout the course, and they'll learn practical, real-world tips to enhance their video storytelling techniques. By the end of this course, students will be able to produce professional quality videos for television and the Internet.
The course is geared toward journalists, but open and relevant to anyone interested in video production. It's intended for both newcomers and more experienced videographers who want to sharpen or expand their video skills. Gentile will teach students through a mix of content, including video classes, readings, discussion forums, and quizzes.
The MOOC is asynchronous, meaning students can access and complete the course activities during the days and times that best suit them. There are, however, recommended deadlines so that students don't fall behind.
Participation in the course is free. At the end of the course, students will have the option of paying an administrative fee of U.S. $30 for a certificate of completion, which they'll be able to download as a PDF. No formal college credit is associated with this certificate.
In his introductory video to the course, Gentile says: "Now we stand at an extraordinary juncture in the history of mankind, technology and communication. … We can communicate instantly, globally, and in a language that all human beings can understand: the visual storytelling language."
"With this excellent course, we hope to help journalists who have already started or are planning to start to use video to tell stories. Video is everywhere these days and this is a great opportunity to improve your abilities to produce quality videos, learning from a veteran videographer and instructor," said professor Rosental Alves, founder and director of the Knight Center. "We are lucky to have Bill Gentile as the instructor of this MOOC and grateful also to the Knight Foundation for their support of our program of online courses that offer free training for thousands of journalists from around the world."
Hone your visual storytelling skills by registering now for the Knight Center's "Video Production for Journalists in the Digital Age" MOOC -- an important course for anyone who wants to become a better videographer.
About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots that invests in journalism, the arts and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers. Its goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, which it believes are essential for a healthy democracy. For more, visit kf.org.
About the Knight Center
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas was created in 2002 by Professor Rosental Alves, Knight Chair of Journalism at the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas, thanks to the generous donations of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Knight Center's distance learning program began in 2003 and is funded in part by the Knight Foundation. Over the past six years, the Knight Center MOOCs have reached more than 175,000 people in nearly 180 countries.
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Logitech Performance Mouse M950
The Logitech Performance Mouse M950 claims to be the first mouse able to track on glass thanks to its Darkfield technology. We enter the dark side to find out exactly how.
Tags: logitech, performance mouse, darkfield
Product Specification
|Mouse Type
|Wireless, battery-operated
|Tracking Engine
|Logitech Darkfield Tracking
|Four Thumb
|Wireless Technology
|2.4GHz Wireless Connectivity
|Other Features
|Logitech Unifying Receiver, Hyper-fast Scrolling, DPI Sensitivity Switching, Battery-level Display
|Power Requirements
|Flexible Recharging
|Operating System Compatibility
|Windows XP/Vista/7


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My All No-Name College Basketball Team
I've done some research, and realized that many players aren't getting the respect they deserve. So I decided to make an All-Star team out of no- names.
G- Lester Hudson: 27.3 PPG, 4.1 APG, 7.8 RPG, 2.4 SPG
G- David Holston: 25.9 PPG, 6.4 APG, 3.7 RPG, 3.0 SPG
F- Ahmad Nivins: 19.2 PPG, 1.1 APG, 11.7 RPG, 1.8 BPG
F- Kenneth Faried: 13.9 PPG, 1.5 APG, 12.8 RPG, 1.9 BPG/SPG
C- John Bryant: 18.1 PPG, 1.1 APG, 14.2 RPG, 2.5 BPG
MVP compared to MOP
The viewing on the MVP race has been messed up these days. People are looking at who has the most impressive numbers, not the value to their team, so, basically, they're voting on what I like to call MOP, or Most Outstanding Player. Continue reading
Surprise Players this Year in the NBA
This year in the NBA has been full of surprises, mainly the players. Some surprise players this year include:
1. Danny Granger, SF, Indiana Pacers
Granger has 23.7 PPG, 5 RPG, and 3 APG this season, and if not for the team he's playing on, I believe he would be in MVP consideration. All his stats except rebounds are up from last year.
2. Rajon Rondo, PG, Boston Celtics
Are we going to have to change the Big Three to the Fantastic Four? I mean, seriously: 10.9 PPG, 7.4 APG, 5 RPG, and 2.3 SPG? Not to mention the fact that he got the first Celtics triple double since Ryan Gomes got one in 2006. Outrageous for a guy who is lost in a team with three of the best players in the nation! Continue reading
NBA Rookie Report
*Note: these statistics may be a day or two late. I'm sorry about the inconvenience.
My NBA Rookie Report rankings are as follows:
1. O.J. Mayo- 21.0 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.5 APG, .471 FG%, .398 3PT%, .878 FT%
Why above Rose- 1 reason: only guy since Magic Johnson to start a career with 20 straight games with double figures in points. Pretty good company, don't you think? Continue reading
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When will my sync run?
The integration is setup to run every five minutes. When a sync run starts the system is looking for new or modified records.
Those records that pass your configured workflows will then sync according to your mappings. When a sync run starts you will see the following running text.
If the integration is able to process all of the records picked up (new or modified) within five minutes you will see a check mark next to that run.
Is my sync running? I haven't seen any records updated or created since (insert time here)!
This does not mean you will always see records being created or updated every five minutes though. Do not worry your sync is not broken.
Depending on how many new or modified records initially picked up you may see each sync run end with a cycling icon.
This tells you that the integration was not able to finish processing the updates within 5 minutes and has carried over into the next sync run.
I kicked off a reset a couple hours ago. Is it still processing?
A reset will take most companies a day and a half to complete. Although factors such as the number of records in each of your systems, mappings, and workflows are all variables.
When you see each run ending with a cycling icon this tells you that the reset is still still processing.
You'll know that your reset is completed when you see any 'Up to Date' message on your dashboard.


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Video from Canada Post on the designing of the Titanic 100th Anniversary stamps. Stamp designer Dennis Page takes you through the creative process — from the inspiration to the actual products. The stamps and products will be issued on April 5, 2012.
For those who collect single stamps of all issues, there are eight different varieties.
- Four different "P" stamps (61c at date of issue) from the water activated sheet of sixteen, showing the top of the bow and the propellers (stern) of the Titanic. Cost for a block of four: $2.44
- Two different "P" stamps from the self-adhesive booklet of 10, showing the top of the bow of the Titanic.
- A single $1.80 stamp in a souvenir sheet featuring a side view of the Titanic.
- A $1.80 self-adhesive stamp featuring the same view as the stamp from the souvenir sheet.
The total cost for the single collector is $6.04. In order to get the single stamps from the booklets, you have to buy the complete booklets. That is $6.10 and $18.00, a total of $24.10. For Canadians, at least we can use the excess stamps for postage.
In addition to the Titanic stamps listed above, there are other supplementary items, including a press sheet of twelve uncut souvenir sheets, three different prepaid postal cards, first day covers, coins and limited edition framed art. For those who collect everything, this stamp issue is quite expensive.
In my opinion, the $1.80 souvenir sheet is the most attractive of the items. Although I do not usually buy press sheets, I will have to consider the Titanic issue. It is very nice looking and costs $26.95 versus a face value of $21.60.


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For a semi-vegetarian like me, Mexican food is a great option as it's founded off of plant-based foods, like corn and beans. It's a nice alternative to Italian because frankly, I can only eat so much pasta until I get tired of it. Mexican cuisine also involves some of my favourite vegetables like tomatoes, avocado, and bell peppers.
This recipe is Mexican inspired. It stemmed from me trying to find a healthy but tasty way to eat quinoa because let's face it, it's not the most appetizing of foods. However, the benefits of this little grain are endless. It's no wonder it's made a huge comeback since it was domesticated for consumption about 3000 years ago.
In this recipe, I'm using organic quinoa, bell peppers, avocado, green onions, re-fried beans, salsa and tortilla chips. Some key products from sustainable brands are the following:
- Re-fried beans are by Pacific Foods which mostly carries organic and GMO free products.
- Tortilla chips are by Que Pasa Foods and they are stone ground, non GMO and organic.
- Mild Tomato Salsa is by Neal Brothers and it's also organic and some of their products are GMO free.
- Avocado oil by Chosen Foods which is GMO free
Well I hope you guys
enjoy this recipe! If you make it,
please take a picture of it and tag @christieathome
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Disclaimer: I am not sponsored by any companies
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- 1 cup of quinoa
- 1-2 bell peppers diced
- 2 avocados peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup of re-fried beans
- 1 shallot diced
- Tortilla Chips, quantity as desired
- 1/8 tsp of garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp of cumin powder
- 1 tsp of avocado oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Optional garnish: 1 stalk of green onions finely chopped
- In a medium size non-stick pot, boil quinoa according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile add 1 tsp of oil to a large skillet set on medium heat. Fry shallots until fragrant and add in diced peppers along with cumin and garlic powder. Fry until soft, approximately 5 minutes. Remove off heat and keep in the pan for later.
- In a microwaveable bowl, add your re-fried beans and season with salt. Microwave for 3-4 minutes until hot and stir in between each minute.
- After quinoa is cooked, add to your pan of peppers and shallots. Fry again for another 2 minutes and combine well. Plate the quinoa mixture.
- Top the quinoa off with re-fried beans, sliced avocado, salsa, chips and green onions for garnish. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!