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Tech Spin-Off Recognized As Up-And-Coming Company
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. June 18, 2009 – Software developed at New Mexico Tech is getting noticed for its impressive ability to conduct computer security, analysis and forensics.
Tech helped launch a new company in 2006, Computational Analysis and Network Enterprise Solutions, or CAaNES. The company was featured in the New Mexico Business Weekly last week as an up-and-coming enterprise. Technology Ventures Corp. also recently named the company to its annual "Flying 40" list of fastest growing high tech companies in New Mexico. The "Flying 40" was featured in the Albuquerque Journal's Business Outlook section Monday, June 15.
Mark Fidel, president of CAaNES, holds a computer hard drive, from which most data is retrieved or recovered. Photo by Randy Siner/Reprinted with the permission of the New Mexico Business Weekly.
"It's nice to get this recognition from a couple perspectives," company president Mark Fidel said. "We've been working hard for three years and making steady significant progress; and in recessionary times, it's gratifying to know that we have a local, homegrown business succeeding."
CAaNES markets and deploys a cyber-security software that capitalizes on computer science expertise at New Mexico Tech. The company has two main niches: preventative assessments of a network's security and digital forensic investigations of malicious attacks, like a computer-based crime scene investigation. ]
"This software is like a Swiss Army knife," said Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala, chief technology officer. "It has multiple applications for multiple purposes … and we're still building the tool. We can come in and sort through the aftermath of a cyber attack or we can offer security services before any incident occurs."
The company's propriety software was developed at the Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis, or ICASA, at New Mexico Tech. The company is in the process of applying for a patent on the digital forensic software. Once granted, the company will license and sell a package of software and support.
"CAaNES is a stellar example of how New Mexico Tech can capitalize on the intellectual property developed on campus," university president Dr. Daniel H. Lopez said. "Our top priority is educating the next generation of leaders in science and engineering, but, in the process, our faculty and students often develop new technologies that can create viable revenue sources for the institution."
The state of New Mexico passed the University Research Park Act in 2004, which first allowed schools to partner with private companies.
New Mexico Tech's first foray into private enterprise was the creation of Optical Surface Technologies, an Albuquerque company that makes large optics for telescopes, lasers and other high tech devices. While O.S.T.'s mission meshes with Tech's expertise in astronomy, CAaNES is bringing computer science developments to the exploding field of cyber-terrorism and information assurance.
"New Mexico Tech has been a leader in computer science for decades," Lopez said. "We've always had innovative research. The creation of ICASA helped us make a name for ourselves in computer security work. This new company is yet another way for the university to expand our horizons."
In addition to fighting cyber criminals, Mukkamala said the software has direct applications for electronic discovery and is proving to be a valuable resource for litigants. Already, the company has performed assessments for more than 20 state government agencies.
The software's main feature is its ability to sort and categorize massive amounts of data. The company also has been hired by private firms to comb through e-mails, documents and inter-company communications for a variety of reasons.
"We can go through heaps and heaps of data," Mukkamala said. "From that we can develop a timeline analysis."
One recent client hired CAaNES to analyze computer communications after the client was sued for sexual harassment.
"We help attorneys understand what happened, how did it happen, when did it happen," Mukkamala said, "so they can explain it in court. We analyze data, looking for the 'smoking gun.' Everyone leaves a data trail and we know how to find it."
In the company's short existence, Mukkamala has testified in court several times already.
Last year, a state of New Mexico government department hired CAaNES to ferret out a hacker who breached the department's computer system. Mukkamala said CAaNES was able to pinpoint the cyber attack to an individual in France.
The fledgling company has already become self-sufficient, logging more than $300,000 in revenue in 2008. The company began as a project with only two New Mexico Tech graduate students handling the work. Now, the company still only claims two employees – Fidel and Mukkamala. To conduct security work, CAaNES hires ICASA and its graduate students to do the work.
"I cannot speak highly enough about the quality of the work by Dr. Mukkamala and his team," Fidel said. "His attention to detail and his ability to focus on a project and make sure we are cutting edge enable us to differentiate ourselves from other companies."
In its first partial year of reporting in 2006, CAaNES had $2,860 in revenue. The company reported $318,000 in revenue in 2008.
The university owns 50 percent of the company, through its New Mexico Tech Research Park Corporation, with the two principals owning the remainder of the company. The university's ownership in the company isn't seen as a permanent arrangement. Once the company achieves $5 million in revenue annually, the private owners hope to buy out the university's share.
"We want to be the leaders in this field in New Mexico first," Mukkamala said. "Then, we want to move to surrounding states."
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Bruce Springsteen Joined by the Roots in Denmark
On Saturday (July 7), the Roots joined Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band onstage at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark for 'The E Street Shuffle.' Nearly 100,000 people witnessed the performance between the classic rockers and the hip-hop band.
Back in March, when Springsteen appeared on NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' the two acts nailed a riotous version of the same song that ended with the studio audience dancing on the stage. In addition to being one of hip-hop's most acclaimed groups, the Roots are Fallon's house band.
Earlier in the day, the Roots performed at the festival. Springsteen watched from the wings, which caused drummer Questlove to tweet "Mind Blown" at the thought of the Boss watching him.
Joining Springsteen's 17-piece E Street band were Black Thought, F. Knuckles, Captain Kirk Douglas, James Poyser, Mark Kelley, Kamal Gray and Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson. Douglas was even given the opportunity to share the mic with Springsteen for the bridge.
Watch Bruce Springsteen, the E Street Band and the Roots perform 'The E Street Shuffle'

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US appeals court upholds Fed's cap on 'swipe' fees
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has handed a defeat to a coalition of retail groups that challenged as too high the Federal Reserve's cap on how much banks can charge businesses for handling debit card transactions.
The ruling issued Friday by the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia overturned a lower court's decision in July that favored the merchants and was a setback for banks.
In the July ruling, a federal judge struck down the Fed's cap on so-called "swipe fees," saying the Fed didn't have the authority to set the limit the way it did in 2011, improperly including data that made the cap too high.
FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, file photoCashier Nora Poage rings up a purchase at a Target store in Seattle Wash. A federal appeals court has handed a defeat to a coalition of retail groups that challenged as too high the Federal Reserve's cap on how much banks can charge businesses for handling debit card transactions. The ruling issued Friday, March 21, 2014 by the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia overturned a lower court's decision in July that favored the merchants and was a setback for banks. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
The retail groups had sued the Fed over its setting the cap at an average of about 24 cents per debit-card transaction. The appeals court ruling upholding the Fed's cap was a blow to an industry already buffeted by public and congressional outrage over the massive data breach that hit Target Corp. during the holiday season and other data-security violations at big retailers.
Congress mandated a ceiling on debit-card swipe fees as part of the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul. Prior to the cap, fees averaged 44 cents per swipe. The Fed had initially proposed a 12-cent fee limit, and the retailers argued that the Fed buckled under pressure from bank lobbyists when it doubled that level.
The retailers had argued that the Fed deviated from the 2010 law's intent by factoring banks' expenses into the cap that the law didn't allow.
The three-judge panel of the appeals court said that in making that argument, "far from summiting the steep hill, the merchants have barely left basecamp." The judges said they decided to defer to the Fed's "reasonable interpretation" of the law and to reject the retailers' challenge.
The National Retail Federation, one of the parties that had sued the Fed, said Friday that it was reviewing the ruling and will decide whether to appeal it.
"NRF is disappointed and remains confident that the Federal Reserve erred when it set the swipe-fee cap far higher than intended by Congress," Mallory Duncan, the group's senior vice president and general counsel, said in a statement. "The Fed ignored congressional intent, and worked to shield debit-card companies and big banks."
The Fed, which had appealed the lower court ruling, said Friday that it was pleased with the appeals court decision.
The banking industry welcomed the ruling. "Reasonable minds have prevailed," Richard Hunt, president of the Consumer Bankers Association, said in a statement.
Hunt said the group still believes the mandate for a fee cap is flawed, but also acknowledges that further changes to the fees "would only pile on the negative consequences for consumers."
"Make no doubt about it — consumers must come first in this process, not the bottom-line of retailers," Hunt said.
The American Bankers Association, the industry's biggest lobbying group, the Independent Community Bankers of America and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions also said they were happy with the appeals court decision.
The fight over debit card fees pitted two powerful and politically influential industries against each other, with billions of dollars at stake.
Banks had lobbied hard against the Fed's originally proposed cap, saying the lower fees wouldn't cover the cost of handling transactions, maintaining their networks and preventing fraud. Attempts by some big banks to compensate by charging consumers monthly fees for using debit cards sparked a nationwide furor in late 2011, leading the banks to drop their plans.
Banks and big retailers also have faced off more recently over the Target data breach, which affected an estimated 40 million credit and debit card accounts. At issue is which industry bears more responsibility for protecting consumers' personal information.
The retailers argue that banks must upgrade the security technology for the credit and debit cards they issue. The banks retort that newer electronic-chip technology wouldn't have prevented the Target breach, and retailers must tighten their own security systems for processing card payments.
The Fed's cap is the first limit on debit card fees. Before it took effect in October 2011, a big chain like Starbucks would likely get a better rate than a local coffee shop, based on an industry fixed-rate system that allowed lower rates for companies with bigger customer volume. The fees were typically based on a percentage of the purchase price.
In addition to the National Retail Federation, the suit against the Fed was brought by the National Association of Convenience Stores; the National Restaurant Association; the Food Marketing Institute; Boscov's Department Store, a chain of 40 stores based in Reading, Pa.; and Miller Oil Co. of Norfolk, Va., which operates convenience stores and gas stations.
Miller Oil has said it used to pay about 16 cents per transaction in debit swipe fees.
The Fed rule doesn't apply to credit cards, government-issued debit cards, prepaid cards or cards issued by banks and credit unions with assets under $10 billion.
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by Brian DeCandia, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Senior Tim Cary (Monroe, Ga.) of the Georgia College men's cross country team recently took time out of his busy schedule to do a Q-and-A session with The Capital Sports Report. He speaks on various topics, including his career in athletics and views on being a student-athlete.
The Q-and-A session is located here:
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/GCSUBobcats and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The Cleveland Clinic this morning unveiled its list of the top 10 medical innovations expected to impact patient care over the next year. This year's list includes a computer-powered sedation system, human stool implants to battle a nasty infection and the first all-oral treatment for hepatitis C. The announcement was made at the Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit, which is being held this week at the Global Center for Health Innovation and Cleveland Convention Center in the heart of downtown. 1. Retinal prosthesis system: After two decades of development and testing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new technology to treat severe cases of retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. The new technology combines a surgically implanted retinal prosthesis, videocamera-enabled glasses and a video-processing unit worn at the waist or carried. 2. Genome-guided solid tumor diagnostics: Genomics, or at the study of groups of genes and how they interact in cells, will be increasingly used to analyze the genes in a person's cancer tumor. The analysis can predict the aggressiveness of the cancer, which can reduce the number unnecessary cancer treatments. 3. Responsive neurostimulator for intractable epilepsy: The FDA recently backed an implanted neurological device that can significantly reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures. The device is implanted under the skin of the skull and records electrocorticographic patterns. The device then delivers short electrical pulses to interrupt triggers before any seizure symptoms occur. 4. Direct-acting antiviral oral hepatitis C drugs: The first all-oral hepatitis C treatment -- Sofosbuvir -- is moving through the final stages of FDA approval. The medicine would be the first of a new generation of drugs called direct-acting antivirals, or DAAs. Oral DAAs have the potential to improve what can be considered a very difficult treatment regimen that can take up to 48 weeks and requires injections of interferon, a drug that can be difficult to tolerate. 5. Perioperative decision support system: The new anesthesia management system combines the latest in computer technology and microelectronics. It keeps tabs on a patient's vital signs and all the data that can be gathered while a patient is under anesthesia during surgery. 6. Fecal microbiota transplantation: The practice of transplanting feces from a healthy person into the colon of someone else has become an effective treatment for intestinal infections, including C. difficile -- an infection known to cause severe cramps and diarrhea. 7. Relaxin for acute heart failure: Serelaxin, a synthetic version of a naturally occurring hormone, can improve acute heart failure systems after being infused over a 48-hour period following heart failure or heart attack. 8. Computer-assisted personalized sedation system: This new system can deliver minimal-to-moderate sedation during a colonoscopy procedure without using the services of anesthesiologist. The device delivers the prescription drug propofol for sedation. 9. TMAO assay: novel biomarker for the microbiome: Scientists have discovered what could be an important biomarker for heart disease that could be used as a screening tool to predict future risk of heart attack, stroke and death. The biomarker is called TMAO, or trimethylamine N-oxide, and is a microbial byproduct of intestinal bacteria. 10. B-cell receptor pathway inhibitors: B-cells, which are the immune cells in the body responsible for producing antibodies to fight infections, can become cancerous. New, targeted cancer therapies can help stop cancer progression by blocking signals that tell cancer cells to grow and divide uncontrollably. Go here for a list of the top 10 innovations in each year since 2007.
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The data and communications network is the foundation of most businesses today; damage it, and the business is temporarily crippled – or worse. Most businesses take measures to protect themselves from a network outage but still face disruptions for myriad reasons – loss of power, loss of telecom services, cybersecurity attacks, natural disasters, and more.
CDW surveyed 200 IT managers at medium and large businesses that experienced a significant network disruption in the past 12 months, to examine how these disruptions affected their businesses. They asked about the business impact of the disruptions and what, if anything, the company was doing to improve their continuity of operations as a result of their experience.
Most responding businesses (82 percent) report that, before their disruptions, they were confident their IT resources were prepared to support local business operations effectively in the event of a disruption. In contrast, 97 percent said their businesses suffered detrimental effects from network disruptions over the past year.
CDW found that, regardless of how confident businesses were that they could avoid or mitigate a significant disruption, 25 percent of U.S. businesses invited to take the survey (small, medium, and large) experienced a network disruption of four hours or more within the last 12 months. CDW estimates that such network outages cost U.S. businesses approximately $1.7 billion in lost profits last year, based on the average number of days that respondents' businesses were closed due to network disruptions and the average U.S. businesses profits per day.
Finally, the survey demonstrated that 82 percent of the most significant network disruptions U.S. businesses experience could be reduced or avoided by implementing measures included in any comprehensive business continuity/disaster recovery plan.
This slideshow highlights CDW's recommendations for improving BC/DR readiness.
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Report: Hope Solo marries Jerramy Stevens in Washington
SNOHOMISH, Wash. -- U.S. women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo reportedly married former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens this week, hours after Stevens was released from custody following a domestic violence arrest.
KING5-TV reports that Solo and Stevens were married Tuesday night near Snohomish during a small ceremony. A Kirkland Municipal Court judge released Stevens after a court appearance earlier Tuesday, saying there was no evidence connecting Stevens to any assault.
He was arrested early Monday for investigation of fourth-degree domestic violence assault but has not been charged.
Solo was in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon, but left without talking to reporters.
According to King County records, Solo and Stevens applied for a marriage license last week.
Documents say the two, who have been in a relationship for two months, were set to get married Tuesday and had argued over whether to live in Washington or Florida after the wedding.
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For every politician who, through study abroad, has gained some appreciation of the world as a human community, untold numbers of ordinary citizens, as well as their leaders, may be guided away from parochialism and narrow nationalism to broader, more fruitful perspectives.
J. W. Fulbright
At this year's Winterball, the award was handed to Dr. Heidrun Bien who did her Fulbright year in Kansas in 1998/1999.
Dear FAeV members, We are happy to announce the 2019 Call for Articles for our annual journal, FRANKly! This year's topic is "Electric Engagement". For details, please see the attachment. We are eagerly awaiting your intriguing articles, due by June 2, 2019. For submissions, questions or further information please do not hesitate to contact our FRANKly editor, Anna Irvine (editor.frankly[at]fulbright-alumni.de). Best wishes, Sarah Martin and Anna Irvine VP Communications and FRANKly Editor
Every two years, we invite members and friends to join a sailing tour on the Baltic sea, organized by Clipper DJSDagmar who will also answer any question you may have.
The 2019 edition of the beloved Fulbright-Family Weekend will take place from May 30th to June 2nd 2019 for a relaxed weekend of joint activities.
If you are interested to participate, please contact Elke (registration deadline: February 25th).
Pro Tipp: You do not need to have children to attend!
Dear Fulbrighters and friends,
Long awaited, the registration page for the 2019 Winterball is now live here or in the event flyerUpdate: The early bird registration fee has been extended until January 23rd.
Dear Fulbright Alumni and friends,this is a reminder for the online nominations of the 2019 Mulert Award!Do not miss the great chance to win the attractive prize package,which includes an award ceremony at the German Fulbright Alumniawarded project as well as many other great networking opportunities.The Call for Nominations online form ("Quick Drop") will be accessibleuntil November 25, 2018. So hurry up!The Mulert Award is bestowed annually to Fulbright researchers,artists, professionals and volunteers across disciplines, whose workreflects and advances discourse and peace through mutual understanding.For further information, please refer to the Mulert Award page.If there are any further questions and comments, please do nothesitate to get in contact with
Felix Wehinger
The FRANKly, the annual magazine of the German Fulbright Alumni Organization, has been published in its 2018 edition. Make sure to check out the new issue as well as all previous editions in our download section.
Returnees, current and previous grantees and members of the Fulbright Alumni e.V. are now invited to register for and take part in the Welcome Meeting 2018, to be held on the weekend of October 26-28, 2018 in the beautiful city of Munich.
This meeting offers you the chance to get to know our Association and meet other people who have spent some time in the US (just recently or several years ago) or who are currently participating in their program in Germany. Sharing is caring; this event is a perfect opportunity to not only talk with others about your experiences but also to make your re-entry (or entry) into Germany easier by networking, chatting and socializing with like-minded people of diverse backgrounds and a similar open spirit.
Please register here.
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The 2018 edition of the beloved Fulbright-Family Weekend for a relaxed weekend of joint activities.
If you are interested to participate, please contact Elke.
The registration for this year's winterball, to be held in Hamburg on February 23rd-25th 2018 in the beautiful Hotel Atlantic Kempinski, is now open.
Click here to register today. Register before February 5th to avoid late registration fees.
You can download the official flyer with the program from the Winterball page.
The 28th edition of our yearly magazine, the FRANKly, is now available for download. Enjoy and make sure to check out also the other editions you can find in our download section!
A great weekend is casting its shadow ahead!
We are happy to announce the date for the 2017 Welcome Meeting. From October 13th to October 15th, 2017 returnees, U.S.-grantees and "old hands" are gatering in the beautiful city of Munich. To give you an impression of the scope of the event: At the last meeting in 2016, around 200 Fulbrighters came together for a weekend in Hamburg. You may reserve your ticket here.
So mark your calendars! We hope to see you in Munich!
Pedro Marcial Cerrato, chief activist of CEMPRENDE, a collaboration and networking community for entrepreneurs in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, receices the Juergen Mulert Memorial Award on Mutual Understanding 2017.
The award ceremony will be held in Mainz on March 18, 2017, during the Association's annual Winter Ball.
Please follow the link for more information.
The FRANKly is the most important publication of the German Fulbright Alumni Association and published once a year, with every issue evolving around a particular topic. For the 2017 edition, we are now pleased to publish the call for articles. We invite the submission of fascinating experiences, witty opinions, unique insights, and thoughtful outlooks on the topic "Fulbright in a Post-Truth Age".
You can find the full call for articles here.
In case of any questions, please contact the FRANKly editor for this year: Franziska Schmid.
We are pleased to announce that you can now register for our 2017 general assembly and winterball, to be hosted in Mainz from March 17th through March 19th.
You can find more information about the program here. The Winter Ball is now fully booked, but you can still register for the Get Together and the General Assembly. Click here to register. Register and transfer the participation fee before March 3rd to avoid late fees!
If you have any further questions, please contact the organizers at winterball2017-at-fulbright-alumni.de.
See you in Mainz!
The program for our annual general assembly and winterball, to be hosted in 2017 in the beautiful city of Mainz is now available online. Stay tuned for more information and the registration opening soon!
The 27th edition of our association's magazine "FRANKly" is now available online.
You can learn more about the FRANKly and browse past issues on our homepage.
After the success of last year's inaugural "Fulbright Young Leaders Meeting", organized by our Munich regional chapter (click here to learn about last year's edition), we are proud to announce that you can now register for Fulbright Young Leaders Meeting 2016, taking place on November 26th from 1pm to 6pm in Munich's Amerikahaus! You can learn more about the event and the program or proceed immediately to registration!
Update: Photos are released on our Facebook page.
Dear Fulbrighters and Friends,
we are happy to announce the date for the 2017 Winterball and ourannual Members' Assembly. The event will take place from March 17-19in Mainz.
We will continue to publish more information as it becomes availableon the Winterball page.
We look forward to seeing you!
We'd like to take a closer look on how digitalization has changed and is going to change higher education and particularly the Fulbright program. In the second part of that day we invite all guests to participate in one of two workshops that deal with a) the future of Fulbright or b) (in a more general view) how digitalization is changing the expectations of students, employers and institutions towards education.
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Logged in members may now download the results of strategy meeting held in Mannheim in May. Please follow this link and click on the download link in the right column of the page.
Welcome Meeting event page for more information or visit welcome.fulbright-alumni.de directly.
With great sadness we received word that Dr. Rolf Hoffmann (1953-2016) passed away on April 21, 2016 in Berlin.
Dr. Rolf Hoffmann served as the Executive Director of the German Fulbright Commission for 12 years. With extraordinary commitment to transatlantic friendship and exchange, he contributed to the development of the German Fulbright program.
The German Fulbright Alumni Association expresses its heartfelt condolence to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Hoffmann. We mourn the loss of a very important member of the transatlantic academic community and wish his family lots of strength.
Fulbright Alumni e.V.May, 2016
Association members are now invited to register for and take part in the 2016 Strategietagung, to be held April 23rd-24th in Mannheim.
Different registration options exist, depending on length of stay and preferred from of accomodation.
Please check the Event-Page for more information.
Robert Lepenies, founder and manager of "Global Colleagues", a world-wide network for scholars, teachers and policy advisors fighting global poverty, receices the Juergen Mulert Memorial Award on Mutual Understanding 2016.
The award ceremony will be held in Berlin on January 23, 2016, during the Association's annual Winter Ball.
Please follow the link for more information.
On January 24, 2016, the Fulbright Alumni e.V. turns 30. As for this anniversary, we are glad to present you the very first issueFRANKly
The Berlin chapter cordially invites you to the 2016 Winter Ball following the 2016 General Assembly of the German Fulbright Alumni Association.Join us on the weekend of January 22-24, 2016.More information and the registration page can be found on the Winter Ball website.We look forward to welcoming you to Berlin!
Fulbrighters are involved in a wide spectrum of activities.
Are you interested in the future of aviation? How does artificial intelligence work? Or are you interested in more practical questions like how does the business schedule of a management consultant look like or how do I survive as a start-up company? Come join us and ask the experts!
Sign up as a participant and share your experience with us.
For further information, visit the event page, take a look at the flyer, or write us an e-mail.
The 26th edition of our annual publication "FRANKly" has been released. You can download the 2015 issue here. Learn more about the FRANKly or download older editions.
we are happy to inform you about the date for the 2016 Winterball and our annual Mitgliederversammlung. The event will happen from January 22nd to January 24th 2016 in Berlin.
We will continue to publish more information as it becomes available on the Winterball page.
We look forward to seeing you in the capital!
registrations for the WELCOME MEETING are exceeding the available slots. Therefore you will be put on a waiting list. We are currently consolidating the registrations received so far, and will have determined remaining slots by October 7TH at the latest. After that you will be immediately informed if we can confirm your registration. However, due to the space limitations there are no slots available for the Wine Reception on Friday Oct 16th nor the Brunch on Sunday 18th.
This year's Welcome Meeting will take place in Hamburg, October 16-18, 2015. Visit northern Germany for a weekend full of fun and Fulbright Spirit, hosted by the German Fulbright Alumni Association. Meet current and former Fulbrighters from Germany and the USA, network and share stories about your year abroad, participate in inspiring workshops and tours, enjoy a wine reception at the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg, have fun at a farewell party.
Learn more!
Register here!
Download the official Flyer!
As a member of the advisory board of the German Fulbright Alumni Association, he was popular through his constant striving for mutual understanding and for a better world as well as through his outstanding kindness. He enriched many of our events by his presence and was highly esteemed by other members of the association.
The German Fulbright Alumni Association expresses its heartfelt condolence to the family and friends of Dr. Ulrich Littmann. We mourn the loss of a very important member of our association and wish his family lots of strength.
Fulbright Alumni e.V.August, 2015
This year's Welcome Meeting will take place in Hamburg, October 16-18, 2015. Visit northern Germany for a weekend full of fun and Fulbright Spirit, hosted by the German Fulbright Alumni Association. Meet current and former Fulbrighters from Germany and the USA, network and share stories about your year abroad, and participate in inspiring workshops and tours. An invitation with all program details and registration information will follow soon but here are two main features: A wine reception at the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg and a concluding dinner followed by a farewell party. Thus, mark your calendar - October 16-18 - and take a trip up north!
This interdisciplinary conference, organised by the French Fulbright Alumni Association in Paris on November 20, refers to the importance of water being one of the most valuable resources. Do you have an academical or professional interest in water/environment? Do you want to participate or to contribute? Please direct all questions, ideas, and proposals to us.
On February 20th - 22nd 2015, the Regional Chapter Munich cordially invites you for the annual assembly and Winterball 2015 at the historical and festive .
You can now find all information on our homepage and register online.
You can now download the 2014 edition of our annual magazine FRANKly here. We also invite you to learn more about the FRANKly and browse through earlier issues available for download.
The 2014 Welcome Meeting will take place from November 14.-16. in the lovely city of Hamburg. Program and Registration will follow Early September!
The hanseatic city has to offer so many cultural highlights and distinctive corners of lifestyle and vibes that a weekend will only give you a little taste of what is awaiting you on a second, third or forth visit!
For this reason save the weekend of the 14 - 16 November 2014 for days with friends, friends to be, and the German Fulbright Alumni Association!
Download the Flyer!
This season's Winterball will take place from Frebruary 21st to 23rd 2014 in Freiburg/Breisgau. We will celebrate at the Hotel Colombi. The Winterball 2014 website and online registration is now open.
The French and German Fulbright Alumni Associations are co-organizing an exciting and truely international Fulbright Conference in May 2014:
The conference "Entrepreneurs in a borderless World" seeks to connect alumni and current grant-holders of all US-sponsored exchange programs and public representatives from both sides of the Atlantic over the weekend of May 17th 2014.
The Call for Applications is now out. Please click here to apply.
On their recent trip to the Fulbright Annual Conference in Washington DC, we had the unique opportunity to talk to Mrs. Harriet Fulbright, widow of Senator J. William Fulbright, about her experiences with the German Fulbrighters and Fulbright Alumni.
The video is available here.
The German Fulbright Association's yearly magazine (FRANKly) is available in its 2013 edition. All member will receive it in mail over the next weeks. If you are not a member yet, or simply cannot wait, you can also download it here!
Learn more about the event and register!
Good news: The deadline for the early bird participation fee has been moved. Until October 19th, registrations can still be made at "early bird" rates!
Fulbright Alumni Germany has produced an image video, highlighting the activities of the association and the personal stories of some of its members.
A short, 10 minute version has already been released and can be found here.
But there is more! We now offer the full 35 minute version (together with the short version) on a USB stick (see picture). The extended version features (among others) the full interview with the US ambassador to Germany, Mr. Philip D. Murphy and with the president of the German Fulbright Commission, Dr. Rolf Hoffmann, talking about the activities of our association.
We ask you for a small financial contribution however, to help to cover the project expenses (large parts of which have thankfully beeen covered by a grant from the US embassy, which also mandated that additional funding is provided through the association).
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The new board was elected at the Winterball in Hannover on February 2nd.
Congratulations to all new and old board members and best of luck for their work!
VP Finances
Jakob Liss
VP Communications
Charlotte Horn
VP Events
Vinzent Strobel
VP Members
Cigdem Yig
You can find the new board in full color and with more information here.
Association members can find the protocol including members section.
Fulbright Family Weekend 2013
Next year's Winterball will take place in Hannover from Februrary 1st to 3rd, 2013.
Please click here for more information or for registration.
The German Fulbright Alumni Association was founded in 1986, the Fulbright Act was passed in 1946 and formed the basis for the Fulbright Program, to promote Senator Fulbright's vision of peace achieved through intercultural understanding and gained by international academic exchange.
These days, that truly international and world wide network is more alive and vibrant than ever, as you can see in our brand-new promotional video which deals with the question, "why you have to join Fulbright Alumni e.V.".
Just click on the image to watch the video!
For all of you who couldn't wait and see:
The registration for this year's Welcome Meeting is now open and ready to rock!
See you all in Frankfurt/ Main from 9/11/ - 11/11/2012!
The FRANKly Magazine is our most important publication and new editions are published once a year. It presents the association, its activities and goals to the general public.
Besides, reports and news from our regional groups, from national events, and general information about the association are included.
Feel free to read the latest edition online, or after downloading them, on your personal computer. For that, please see the following page by clicking on the thumbnail in the right-hand corner.
"Community Activism - Action for Change".
That's the topic of this year's edition of the FRANKly - the annual journal of the German Fulbright Alumni Association.
In addition to reporting on the regional, national and international activities of our Association, the publication serves as a platform for Fulbright alumni to share fascinating experiences, witty opinions, unique insights, and thoughtful outlooks.
Capture the essence of Senator Fulbright's vision and share your experience of a modern process of taking bold steps to establish or empower a community of leaders.
For that, please click on the link below to get more information about the latest "Call for Articles".
Hundreds of scholars and numerous panelists established the basis for the memorable "Berlin Seminar 2012".
Just have look at the first impressions of this event (after login).
In addition to this website, the alumni association also has an official Facebook fanpage.
Just click on the logo of the Association and stay tuned for up-to-date information.
The Fulbright Association's annual conference is held each fall and attracts alumni and friends from throughout the U.S. and around the world. The conference provides an important forum for the discussion of international issues and developments in the field of international educational and cultural exchange.
Make your plans now to attend and stay tuned for details on the 2012 Annual Conference. See your old friends and make new ones in London this October!
Check the 35th Annual Conference webpage often for updates and new content.
Fulbright Family Weekend 2012
During the past weekend, the German Fulbright Alumni Association elected its new board. It consists of the following people:Executive Board:President: Benjamin BeckerVP Communications: Charlotte HornVP Events: Timo KleinVP Members: Cigdem Yig Extended Board: International Co-operation: Wiltrud HammelsteinFRANKly: Julianne McCallOnline Editor / Social Media: Simon BalderImage Film: Stephan Meyer-BrehmWebmaster: Uwe KochMember Database: Hermes WinandsFamily Weekend: Elke Handschug-BrosinSailing Trip: Dagmar SchreiberWelcome Meeting: Carsten KuschnerusDiversity: Shamaila GhaffarGood luck everyone for 2012!
Winner of the 2012 "Juergen Mulert Memorial Award on Mutual Understanding" is Christopher Janosch Delcker with his project "Urban Observations".
The video project portraying people in New York and Berlin effectively foster William Fulbright's idea of "waging peace through mutual understanding".
The award ceremony will be held in Schwerin during the Association's Winter Ball. Please see here for further information.
From 1-2 December 2011, 34 representatives from various European alumni organizations (among them the German Fulbright Alumni Association, represented by Benjamin Becker) met in Rome to formally establish the European Network of American Alumni Associations (ENAM).
During the Consitutive Assembly, ENAM gave itself a constitution and a mission statement, both of which will soon be officialized.
The present representatives also confirmed Massimo Cugusi as Secretary General and elected the following persons into the European Board of Directors:
The German Fulbright Alumni are thus officially represented in ENAM. More information on the network and its upcoming activities can be found on the ENAM website.
September 11, 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the terrible terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. To commemorate this event and analyze its aftermath, the German Fulbright Alumni Association joined the Amerika Haus e.V. NRW in its organization of a matinee with bestselling author Tariq Ali.
The event took place in the former building of the Amerika Haus in Cologne (now operated by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung). It included a talk by Ali, a discussion moderated by Fulbrighter and Deutsche Welle host Brent Goff, and a reception where guests could continue the discussion with Ali. A summary can be found on the Amerika Haus' website.
Photos of the event, as well as a video recording of the talk and the discussion can be found here.
We hope that those who were present enjoyed the event, and we look forward to future co-operations with the Amerika Haus!
After a spectacular Anniversary PowWow in Berlin, we can now finally present you audio and video clips on the event.
The audio clips are from our partner National Public Radio (NPR) and include recordings of the two Saturday panels. They can be found at http://www.npr.org/series/113981425/npr-fm-berlin-bonus.
The video clip was recorded by our prospective panelist Houda Mezioudet from Tunisia, whose visa was sadly rejected very shortly before the event. While it would have been more than interesting to have her report on the situation in Tunisia in person, her video still provides us with her valuable insights - at least in a digital form.
Enjoy the clips!
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The erotic art of Sydney Australia based Garth Knight entails a series of six suspended 'trees' ( in order: first, blue,heart, man, lost, and red) all which are made out of rocks and ropes. Each individual "tree" is created over one or two naked bodies, often posing in very sensual positions. If the 'trees' are observed in order, they create a linear narrative- one that tells, through stunning and innovative imagery, the story of human existence. The artists accompanies his images with text; the words further narrate the story he is trying to tell.
Knights multi-disciplinary practice covers various areas including installation, sculpture, and photo media. As you can acknowledge from the photos shown here, his works often (almost always) include the use of rope bondage, amongst other erotic elements that mesh with ideas of strength, pleasure, and sexuality. You can check out more of his works on here.(via Beautiful.Bizzare Magazine)


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How to create a Multiple choice question in Moodle
Continuing the Moodle 2.3 Question Bank courses, in the previous tutorial, the Matching Question was discussed. In this tutorial, the Multiple choice question will be reviewed. Moodle has a great feature for making Multiple choice questions. Multiple choice questions can be great for building easy tests for the students. Let's walk through the steps on how to create a multiple choice question in Moodle 2.3.
Creating a multiple choice question in Moodle
- Log into the Moodle Dashboard
- Navigate to Front page settings > Question bank > Questions in the Settings section to the left. Click Create a new question. Select Multiple choice and click Next.
- On the Adding a Multiple choice question page, fill in the General settings for the question. The general settings are explained in the following table.
General multiple choice settings Category This will place the question in a particular category for organizing the questions into groups. Question name This is a short name for the question. The actual question will go in the Question Text. Question text The actual question goes in this box. Default mark Sets how much the question will be worth in points. General feedback General information about the question can be placed here. For example, the student can be told how much the question was worth. One or multiple answers? If the question can have more than one correct answer, the question can be set to multiple answers allowed. Shuffle the choices? This option allows the choices to shuffle, preventing students from making an answer key. Number the choices? The choices can have a different numbering format. Numbering can be turned off or set to numeric, roman numeral, or alpha characters.
- Next, fill in the Choices. There must be at least 2 choices for the multiple choice question to be used. The Feedback will display when the answer is selected.
Important! The Grade for at least one Choice will need to be set to 100%
The Combined feedback section will be used for adding feedback to multiple choice questions that are set to Multiple answers allowed. In this tutorial, only the One answer only will be used.
Click Save changes.
- Preview the question in the Question bank.
- Finally the question should look similar to the snapshot. Congratulations, the multiple choice question was inserted into the Question Bank. If any mistakes were made, the question can always be edited by going to the question bank and clicking on the edit icon for the question.
This concludes the article for How to create a Multiple choice question in Moodle. Please check the next article on How to create a Numerical Question in Moodle 2.3.
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Specification: Grammar & Node Tests
NOTE: This is an attempt at a formal grammar for the ExtensibilityFramework, or EF. It is, however, a work in both flux and progress. There are Python/SAX and XSLT implementations for this grammar.
Synopsis: Compact RELAX NG Grammar
default namespace = "" namespace atom = "http://purl.org/atom/ns#" start = element atom:atom { XMLAtts, Property* } | Property Property = SimpleProp | LiteralProp | ComplexLiteralProp SimpleProp = element * { (XMLAtts, RefAttr) | (XMLAtts, RefAttr?, Property*) } LiteralProp = element * { (XMLAtts, text) | (XMLAtts, ModeAttr, any) } ComplexLiteralProp = element * { XMLAtts, NonSpecialAttr+, ModeAttr?, any } RefAttr = attribute ref { xsd:anyURI } ModeAttr = attribute mode { text } XMLAtts = attribute xml:* { text }* NonSpecialAttr = attribute * - (mode | ref | xml:*) { text } any = (element * { attribute * { text }*, any } | text)*
There is an example of an Atom XML document that conforms to the .rnc schema above according to James Clark's Jing. Note that xml:base and xml:lang are both supported.
Terminology, for an element event e:-
e.xmlns is the XML namespace of an element
e.name is the element's local name
e.parent is the element's parent
e.children is an ordered list of the element's child element nodes
e.URI is a URI constructed by concatenating e.xmlns and e.name
e.subject is initialized to Null and may be overridden
e.base is set to the value of @xml:base if present, or e.parent.base, or Null
e.lang is set to the value of @xml:lang if present, or e.parent.base, or Null
The attributes @ref, @mode, and @xml:* are treated as special. Hence, non-special attributes are those which do not belong to that set. (Note that this specification only supports @xml:base and @xml:lang; all other attributes in the xml:* namespace are ignored).
start = element atom:atom { Property* } | Property
If e.xmlns is the atom namespace and e.name is 'atom', parse each child element in e.children as Property elements. Else, parse e as a Property element.
Property = SimpleProp | LiteralProp | ComplexLiteralProp
If there are no non-special attributes and no @ref and either an @mode or no elements in e.children, then it's a LiteralProp. Else if there are non-special attributes, it's a ComplexLiteralProp. Otherwise it's a SimpleProp.
SimpleProp = element * { (XMLAtts, RefAttr) | (XMLAtts, RefAttr?, Property*) }
If there is an @ref attribute present, set e.subject to an entity with a URI that is the value of @ref resolved in the context of e.base. Otherwise, set e.subject to a new unnamed entity. If e.parent.subject is not Null, i.e. is an entity, create a property/edge/arc on e.parent.subject labelled e.URI and with e.subject as a value. If there are elements in e.children, parse each one as a property.
LiteralProp = element * { (XMLAtts, text) | (XMLAtts, ModeAttr, any) }
If e.parent is Null, return. Otherwise, if there is no @mode and there are no elements in e.children, add a property/edge/arc to e.parent.subject using e.URI as a label, e's text content as the value, and, if present, e.lang as the value's language. Else, if @mode's value is "xml", add a property/edge/arc as above with e's any content as the value and XMLLiteral as the datatype. Otherwise, if there is an @mode, add a property/edge/arc as above, with the element's ANY content as the value, and using a URI that is the concatenation of the atom namespace and the @mode value as a datatype.
ComplexLiteralProp = element * { XMLAtts, NonSpecialAttr+, ModeAttr?, any }
Set e.subject to a new unlabelled entity. If e.parent is not Null, add a property/edge/arc to e.parent.subject using e.URI as the edge label, and e.subject as the value. For each non-special attribute, add a property/edge/arc to e.subject with a concatenation of either the attribute's namespace-uri or e.xmlns and the attribute's local name as the edge URI, the attribute's value as the string value, and, if present, e.lang as the value's language. Add a property/edge/arc to e.subject using "value" as the label, and the element's content as the value. If there are elements in e.children, or @mode's value is "xml", set the datatype to XMLLiteral. Else, if @mode is present, set the datatype URI to a concatenation of the atom namespace and @mode's value. Otherwise, if present, use e.lang as the value's language.
XPath Node Matches
For use in, e.g., XSLT. Transcribed from Sjoerd Visscher's XSLT for AtomEF.
LiteralProp: *[count(@mode)=count(@*)][not(*) or @mode]
ComplexLiteralProp: *[count(@*) > count(@ref) + count(@mode)]
otherwise, SimpleProp: *
One may also, of course, parse the three in SimpleProp, LiteralProp, ComplexLiteralProp order, but the order above was found to produce the most readable results.


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Hello tournament players and fans.
With my fourth issue, it is almost becoming old news that I am now Editor, speaking of old news, to browse old content check out the Tournament Newsletter Reference Guide
The graphics competition is still running
For details see here
We are also still seeking a new News Hound to join the pack, its urgently needed, please apply by PMing sailorseal
Thanks, and enjoy!
Fact of the Week
Newsletter Poll
News Hound
Currently Taking Signups
Tournament Updates
Question of the Week
Coming Soon
The Tournament Roll of Honor
colton24 Interview
Letters to the Editor
Ask the Nutts
The Tournament Hall of Fame has reached 5 pages
Highly Positive--------8--------------------17
Mostly Positive-------21-------------------44
Mostly Negative------2---------------------4
Highly Negative------4---------------------8
To vote in our current poll see here.
Sadly there is no one to write this section
If you would like to write this section PM sailorseal
If you would like to see your tournament included here, please PM colton24 or visit this thread.
CC Objective Games
Hosted By SuicidalSnowman
We are looking for 40 brave and quick thinking individuals to play a variety of objective based games including Capital, Supply, and Diplomacy! See the topic for more details and to sign up.
Currently have 10 out of 40 players signed up.
CC Objective Games
Hosted By SuicidalSnowman
We are looking for 40 brave and quick thinking individuals to play a variety of objective based games including Capital, Supply, and Diplomacy! See the topic for more details and to sign up.
Currently have 10 out of 40 players signed up.[/quote]
Here are how some of the currently ongoing tournaments are progressing. Just click the title to visit the thread. Want your tournament listed here? Use the form at the end of this letter, and PM it to colton24 or post it in this thread.
Tournament Name: Isle Cruise using a 7x7 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
Already 14 people went home safely.
Planned end date: 2 October
Tournament Name: K3-Factor using a 6x6 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
The real show is named K2 search K3 Here we need to start some teambuilding so we go to the mountains.
Planned end date: 5 Februari
Tournament Name: Bring Your Own Recipe (BYOR) Dinner Date using a 5x5 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
All people continue eating and (or) drinking and have a lot of fun
Planned end date: 29 October
Tournament Name: Double Iron Bar using a 3x3 windmill setup
Organiser Name: PaulusH
Time to start something strongers.
Planned end date: 25 September
Each issue there will be a question posted here, the first person to get the posted question correct will have their name displayed with GLORY in the next issue.
To submit an answer PM sailorseal
Last Week's WINNER: Cograts to Gilligan!
Last Week's Answer:
"Can you rank the Tournament Directors in order from the one who has been on the team the longest to the newest?"
Tournaments that organizers are planning on running.
Tournament Name: A assassin for 3
Organiser Name: PaulusH
All games will be 3-player assassin, but also all sequential, escalating, unlimited, sunny.
It will need 81 persons to join.
Planned to be put at the create/join forum at 25 September.
Roll of Honor is changing direction instead of randomly naming off all the winners we will spotlight a well fought victory.
If you or someone you know has won a important Tournament victory PM the winners name to sailorseal with a short description of why it deserves to be spotlighted.
This week colton24 will be answering questions. All questions were submitted by readers of the newsletter.
Q: Welcome colton!
A: Sup!
Q: How old are you?
Q: How did you reach 200 or so points? Were you trying at all?
A: Lost a lot. Yes I was but I sucked
Q: How did you get to be interviewed so early in you conquer club career?
A: You will never know
Q: Do you understand the meaning of irony and how often is it totally lost on you?
A: Yes.
Q: What are your plans/ goals in CC?
A: I want to try to make Lt.
Q: What are your plans in terms of gaining clan membership or starting one (given your prior reputation)?
A: I'm in one atm as co-leader
Q: What are you favourite game settings?
A: No spoils, chained, seq, no fog of war
Q: How does it feel to be a walking, talking, typing, representation of CC's dumbed-down new world?
A: Not sure.
Q: Do you think they'll let you be an admin after you've been here for say, 6 months?
A: That would be funny, but no I doubt it.
Q: Do you think your extreme youth has anything to do with the fact that you suck so badly at CC? Do you not think this is a game designed for adults and that your proper place isn't in front of XBOX LIVE...with a bib in your mouth??
A: Four words- Shut the hell up
Q: If you were an admin, would you enforce an minimum age limit of 16 and then promptly ban yourself?
A: No. I think an age limit is a bad idea as it drives away some customers.
Q: If you had a choice between doing your homework properly and thus going on to live a productive life, or spending all your free time on CC and thus become a useless, fat bum with an unusual knowledge of geography... which would you choose?
A: Doing homework
Q: How did serving in the East German secret police influence your life after the wall came down?
Q: Is it true that when you hit 200 points you get a daily pm from the webmaster saying merely... " You suck worse than me!!!"?
A: No
Q: (1) How did you first learn about ConquerClub?
(2) What would you like to do, occupationally (IRL), in the future?
(3) What's your favorite map?
A: 1. Googled RISK online
Q: So, do you hat saxitoxin?
A: Yes
Q: How do you keep your personalities separate in your mind, and keep remembering?
Q: Which proxy do you use?
A: I don't have one
Q: How do you decide which words to missspell?
A: I don't misspell
Q: What's your ultimate goal in cc?
A: Become Lt. and a mod
Q: Do you have plans to actually finish a tournament?
A: Yes
Q: What was your mother's maiden name?
A: [Removed]
Q: Who were the snowdens of yesteryear?
A: Idk
Q: How do you think you keep getting away with it?
A: With what?
Q: Which do you think is funnier, this one or the other one?
A: This one
Q: Do you feel that the editor will ignore the flaming of you in this thread and keep it open for more abuse due to his hatred of you, while he closed mine because he was being flamed?
A: He doesn't hate me. I told him to keep it open
Q: Just how do you get an IQ lower then that of a rock?
A: I don't. I get all A's
Q: If a wood-chuck could chuck wood, did you know sailorseal sucks more than you?
A: Yes
Q: Do you like Pizza Rolls?
A: Yes
Q: Why do you report everyone you lose too?
A: I don't
Q: How does it feel to have sailorseal on a leash?
A: LOL. Pretty good.
Q: Did you realize that the Tournament Newsletter asks all questions given no matter what?
A: Yes
Q: Do you know how much you fail?
Q: how is it possible to get to 200 points?
A:By sucking bad
Q: colon, do you feel sailorseal's questionable choice of giving another younger member who has a poor reputation within the forum community the spotlight so early in his tenure as the tournament newsletter director has jeopardized his position? do you feel it is giving relevant fodder to those that argued he was the poorest selection possible to run this specific newsletter? in short, do you feel this interview is going to contribute to the ultimate termination of your friend from his post as tournament newsletter director? thank you.-0
A:No it hasn't it's yall who have. No, Gozar trusts him as a great choice and everyone should. Gozar chose him because he believes in him. No.
Q: How long do you think it'll take for sailorseal to lose his mind over these forum comments, say/do something dumb, and get kicked out of his position/banned?
A: He is a coolhead usually
Q: Do u think posts like this make u mod worthy??
A: Yes
Q: How privileged do you feel to be chosen to be interviewed in CC's official Tournament Newlstter?
A: Very
Q: How did you/why did you choose colton24 as your player name?
A: My name plus my favorite NASCAR driver's number
Q: On a scale from one to ten how tall are you?
A: 4 feet 10 inches
Q: What is your favorite map?
Q: Can this topic be archived?
A: I hope
Q: Do you realize how funny this topic is?
A: Yes
Q: What is your Halo rank?
A: General
Q: Where did you get that awesome trick signature that reports a local city? Are you a L33T Haxxors, or did someone make it for you?
A: No. What happens is it scans your IP then uses the IP to find your ISP's IP determaning what city you are near. Proxys screw it up.
Q: What is your favorite recess game?
A: Dodgeball
Q: What is your favorite map?
Q: What is your favorite lunch meat?
A: Ham
Q: Do you think the current score system is fair?
A: Yes
Q: Favorite part of CC?
A: Tournaments
Q: Are you still sending people pm's asking them specific questions to post in this topic?-0
A: No. Never did
Q: De Niro or Nicholson?
A: De Niro
Q: colton, do you not find it odd that as the co-leader of Waters Fury, you are actively looking for other
clans to join?
A: No. I just want a good one.
Q: what sort of message do you believe this sends to your fellow clan members? and what would you do if
a member of your clan engaged in the same sort of activity?
A: I would talk with him about it.
Q: Why do you believe that racism is good?
A: I don't
Q: Thanks for your time
A: No Problem
A guest Editorial written by ZionT
ZionT wrote:Let me know what you think...
I wanted to take my shot at ranting and raving about whatever struck my fancy and what better forum than Newshound as my first guest editorial! I suppose I'll try to keep my topic of discussion focused though that can be difficult for me, like waxing cars: "wax on, wax off, wax on… Mouth Off!" and I'm not even as good as Michelangelo or Ralph Macchio. Anyways, what I wanted to talk about was the ever exciting variation on tournament play known to some as the "throwdown". By some, I mean to me. This is a lot like in Braveheart where young Wallace (played by an ego maniac drunk) challenges his buddy Harnish to a rock throwing contest. If you remember, they literally throw rocks at each other like the Scots are known to do. However rabblerousing this activity may seem, don't try this at home. That is unless you're Scottish in which case, it's in your blood to kill each other off. So, how does this apply in CC?
Well, the closest thing to pelting each other's faces in Conquer Club is the dynamic world of the "throwdown" (maybe clan wars are closer, but I prefer my version). I'm referring specifically to a best of 15 set of games where both players play 3 sets in an epic showdown of machismo and general tomfoolery. The player "throwing down" picks 6 maps (2 per set) and the player being called out picks 6 maps and of course each picks settings and they duel. The last game of each set is better set at "random map" with no cards, chained settings. Essentially, it's your best versus another player's best (on standard, sequential obviously as it's the only really sane way to play 1v1).
Por ejemplo: ZionT v. sailorseal
3 sets (1st set – the other two would be the same)
Arms Race!: no cards, chained (my pick)
Battle of Actium: flat rate, adjacent (my pick)
Battle of Iraq!: no cards, unlimited (random)
Berlin 1961: flat rate, chained (sailor's pick)
Greenland: no cards, adjacent (sailor's pick)
How much more badass does it get? Really? I dare you to think of something more badass. If you're thinking John Cusack in "Better off Dead…", then yes, that's more badass. Otherwise, this is basically the pinnacle of badassness.
Why play 1v1 this way? Basically, I think it's a fantastic way to determine skill in a tournament style that should remove luck from the equation while allowing for an exquisite combination of skill in map picking, skill in setting creation, and variability in game play. The "mixed bag" random game should delineate players' versatility on the maps of CC and is a good tie breaker. I loved this playing style with the few players I've had a chance to throw down with and I have a feeling you will to. Tourney makers who so often choose 1v1 as the setting, try this out! Or when challenging friends, try this set up. It may create a lot exciting conversation.
Seriously, what could be better than a good old fashioned Greco-Roman style throwdown?
Cool thread of the week: Top CC Tourney players thanks to Blitzaholic http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=91285
Until next time folks…
Ask the Nutts (a Q&A session; a cross between Dear Abby and Cliff Claven)
(an explanation of what it is all about)
Members, especially new members are encouraged to send in questions to "The Nutts". The three Nutts brothers will do their best to answer the questions.
R. Nutts, PHD – doctorate English, the Official Conquer Club expert
H. Nutts, MBA – looks at the business/economic/efficient side of things
A. Nutts, BS – lesser educated of the trio, gives a layman's viewpoint
Have a question for the Nutts? PM David Hoekstra, Gozar, or click here and post in the thread.
Wow, it's been two months since the last set of 3 questions – and #3 was repeated, but:
Q "1) Are the three Nutts anything like the Three Musketeers? 2) What does the future hold for Tournaments? 3) Why did you spell Nuts with 2 T's?" Sailorseal
A1 R Nutt, PhD: No, we are brothers – not friends. The future for Tournaments is limited only by the imagination of CC. Nutts has 2 T's because our ancestors spelled it that way.
A2 H Nutts, MBA: Yes, in the sense that we are three kindred spirits with similar souls -- just different perspectives. The future of Tournaments is a question best asked of Tournament Directors, etc. The truth is one of our ancestors stuttttttttered when spelling it at immmmmigration.
A3 - A Nutts, BS: No, the Three Musketeers candy bar has no nuts. The Future holds whatever Tournaments gave it to hold. Because we like TT's. Think of Jacqueline Bissette without 2 TT's. . .or all the Annettes, Anntoinettes, Bette's, Nicolette's, Margarette's, Yvettes, etc. would not be the same without TT's.
Q "Can you guys write a brief history of CC? SuicidalSnowman
A1 R Nutt, PhD: I'm too new to know the history… Sailorseal should have someone answer.
A2 H Nutts, MBA: Conquerclub developed from an online version of Risk. Variations were developed (different maps, moves, reinforcements, etc.). Chat was included, forums, etc. that's the 10 second version.
A3 Guest Nutt sailorseal: Captain Scarlet will field this one
Captain_Scarlet wrote:Sunday January 1 2006 lackattack delivered conquer club. From humble beginnings the registered users have now swelled to 360,669 with a strong active core of players of various ranks.
The array of maps has grown steadily over time, due to the efforts of a small group of dedicated contributors and currently number 136. The removal of the original Classic map not forgotten by first and second generation players.
The Society of Cooks was implemented by Twill (retired admin) to assist new players and continues to fulfill its charter "Train a Cook today, lose to a Sergeant tomorrow"
The clan system has evolved other time and the number of clans giving rise to the CLA, instituted to give a more structured role for our clans and competitions.
Clans, for those unfamiliar, are member organized and run groups of people. They may share similar styles of play, geographic location, other varying interests, or perhaps may just be a group of friends looking to get together in some organized fashion. Clans are what you make them, that is the beauty.
The forums always attract both critics and fans and possibly account for less than 5% of active members, often controversial, sometimes humorous and never dull. The merits of the removal of Flame Wars forum still debated.
Change can be rapid, over time the introduction of friends & foes, the medal system, speed games and other enhancements has changed the dynamics of the site but often change is slow -Private games
by Twill on Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:56 am
Would be great to have the option to make a game private or "by invitation only"
Especially as the site grows, would be nice to be able to choose, limit to, or invite certain players...high level, friends, family etc.
Just a thought
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#2) last AtN set of 3 questions (again, #3 was reasked recently)
Ask the Nutts (a Q&A session; a cross between Dear Abby and Cliff Claven)
(an explanation of what it is all about)
Members, especially new members are encouraged to send in questions to "The Nutts". The three Nutts brothers will do their best to answer the questions.
R. Nutts, PHD – doctorate English, the Official Conquer Club expert
H. Nutts, MBA – looks at the business/economic/efficient side of things
A. Nutts, BS – lesser educated of the trio, gives a layman's viewpoint
Have a question for the Nutts? PM David Hoekstra, Gozar, or click here and post in the thread.
Wow, it's been two and a half months and no questions, then 5, well:
Q " Are these nuts yummy? Do they have a hard shell? Are they salted? Are they roasted? Why did you spell Nuts with 2 T's?" Sailorseal
A1 R Nutt, PhD: These nuts are always yummy because of their natural taste and texture. They have normal Shells. Not salted, but au naturel. We will get roasted at the end of the year. Because our ancestors spelled it that way.
A2 H Nutts, MBA: It depends on whether you like to eat nuts or not. R is harder than most, A is a little soft, but my girl friend says I'm jusssst righttttt. We were assaulted once. R and I have been roasted, but A is usually "baked." The truth is one of our ancestors stuttttttttered when spelling it at immmmmigration.
A3 - A Nutts, BS: My girlfriend thinks so. Wait, H's girlfriend says that I'm the hardest. Not so much salty as sweaty. Like H said, I like to get baked. Because we like TT's. Think of Jacqueline Bissette without 2 TT's. . .or all the Annettes, Anntoinettes, Bette's, Nicolette's, Margarette's, Yvettes, etc.
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(Civil Code §§ 1789.10, 1789.26.)
A professional nonprofit credit counselor can help consumers manage and reduce their debt. The Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) is one such nonprofit organization. The CCCS has 450 offices nationwide offering personal financial counseling, credit, and debt management counseling. CCCS also assists consumers in removing fraudulent claims from a credit report, and acts as a liaison between creditors and consumers to establish repayment schedules.
A for profit "Credit Service Organization" (CSO) must:
- File a registration application with, and receive a certificate of registration from, the Attorney General's Office before doing business in California. (Civil Code § 1789.25.)
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A "Debt" or "Credit" Counselor is certified through the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). A college degree or equivalent experience in finance, banking, credit, home economics, or counseling is desired. Debt Counselors are not licensed by a state agency in California but may need a business license to operate. A Debt or Credit Counselor does not provide credit and is not a lending institution.
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May 7, 2010
The Mother of Mother's Day
Anna Jarvis spent her life trying to get people to get it. Mother's Day is a sacred commitment, not an annoying obligation to be fulfilled by fattening the pockets of the florists, the chocolatiers and Hallmark. "What will you do to rout charlatans, bandits, pirates, racketeers, kidnappers and other termites that would undermine with their greed one of the finest, noblest and truest movements and celebrations?" she railed, in one of her many diatribes against the commercialization of the day she had envisioned as far more profound. "I wanted Mother's Day," she said, "to be a day of spiritual sentiment, not profit."
January 28, 2010
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"You've committed your life to Jesus," the site announced. "You know you're saved. But when the Rapture comes, what's to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind."
January 13, 2010
Wheaton Weighs Its Future
year, Wheaton College celebrates its 150th birthday, making it a
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as the school prepares to name a new president this spring. In "Whither Wheaton?", Andrew Chignell, a Cornell philosophy prof and Wheaton alum
('96), takes stock of the current administration's successes--e.g., growth of
the endowment, expansion of the physical plant--as well as its controversies--from
some rigidly conservative hiring decisions to its top-down managerial style.
And he registers concerns of faculty, students, and supporters about what
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As long as there are die-hard Christian rightists, there will always be a home for the Carries and Sarahs of the world. Sean Hannity, who proudly wrote the foreword to "Still Standing," was still standing by his blonde bombshell cutie in a sympathetic interview in which he gave her all the leeway in the world to wriggle out of her jaw-dropping faux pas.
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University of the Arts Human Resources
The Human Resources department comprises dedicated HR professionals who support the mission of the University by developing and implementing strategic human resources policies, programs and practices. We are committed to providing quality services to all faculty and staff, applicants for employment, and former employees (as benefit providers) in order to maintain and foster a committed and productive workforce by supporting the University's effort in attracting, developing, retaining and engaging a high-performing workforce that's devoted to excellence.
We continually strive to improve our customer interactions by streamlining processes and procedures, improving efficiency, as well as supporting the University's commitment to diversity, equity, civility, respect and promotion of good working conditions and employee relations through open communication and faculty, staff and student involvement.
We serve as a resource to the University in such areas as benefits, wellness, recruitment, compensation, record keeping, labor and employee relations, compliance with federal and state labor regulations, and policies and procedures.
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TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access
TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), has the largest network in the US.
TDMA is a digital wireless communication method allowing many users to access a single radio frequency without interference. Every individual user is given a unique time slot within each channel.
Why use TDMA? IT increases the efficiency of transmission and offers a number of other advantages. A major pro is it can be easily adapted to transmission of data as well as voice communication. It offers the ability to carry date rates of 64 kbps to 120 mbps, which enables options of communication such as fax, voiceband data, sms, as well as bandwidth intensive apps. TDMA allows the user to have extended battery life since the mobile is only transmitting a portion of the time during conversations. Furthermore, it is the most cost effective technology for upgrading a current analog system to digital.
How it works: It's necessary for TDMA to rely upon that fact that the audio signal has been digitized. These signals are divided into a number of milliseconds. TDMA is also the access technique used in the European digital standard, GSM, and the Japanese digital standard, personal digital cellular (PDC). The reason for choosing TDMA for all these standards was that it enables some vital features for system operation in an advanced cellular or PCS environment. Today, TDMA is an available, well-proven technique in commercial operation in many systems. A single channel can carry all four conversations if each conversation is divided into relatively short fragments, is assigned a time slot, and is transmitted in synchronized timed.
Pros & Downfaults: TDMA can be wasteful of bandwidth because time slots are allocated to specific conversations whether or not anyone was speaking at the given moment. There is an enhanced version however, EDTMA, which attempts to correct this problem. Unlike TDMA which waits to determine whether a subscriber is transmitting, ETDMA assigns subscribers using a dynamic method. The data is sent through pauses which normal speech contains. If the subscriber has something they would like to transmit, it is placed as one bit in the buffer queue. The system then scans the buffer and notices the user has something to transmit, allocating the bandwidth accordingly. However, if there is nothing to transmit, it goes to the next subscriber. This technique can be 10 times more efficient as analog transmission of TDMA.
Cell Phone Providers: There are several cell phone companies competing to sell their phones and advertise their network coverage area. They will primarily be competing within two categories: TDMA and CDMA. The pros and cons of TDMA have been mentioned, and the companies that offer TDMA are the following: AT&T, Cingular, Nextel, T-Mobile. The companies that support CDMA are: ALLTEL, Amp'd Mobile, Cricket Wireless, ESPN, Quest, Sprint, Verizon, Virgin Mobile. As we can see, more companies are supporting CDMA. The question that arises is, what makes the two so different. TDMA is better for international plans and debately has better battery life. CDMA claims it has better battery life and coverage, however, Cingular is supposed to have the best coverage area and that is TDMA.


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Tim Flowers '06 Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarshipby Howard W. Hewitt • March 21, 2005 Share:
Wabash College junior Tim Flowers didn't think he had a "snowball's chance in hell" at winning a prestigious Truman Scholarship when he returned from his Oxford, England, interview over spring break.
As a matter of fact, he used those exact words when his mother met him at the airport. Tim's mom reminded him to never say never.
Flowers was stunned when Wabash College President Andy Ford told him March 21 he was one of 70-75 college juniors nationwide selected for the honor.
"President Ford e-mailed me early this morning saying that I needed to come see him," Flowers explained. "I thought, 'Oh no, what did I write in the Bachelor this time that offended someone?'
"I almost fainted. I was absolutely floored and humbled. When President Ford told me he just got this big grin and my head felt like it was 30 times what it already is."
Nearly 700 college juniors apply for the Truman Scholarship each year. The Foundation seeks to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education, or elsewhere in public service. The scholarship provides financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.
Wabash College Professor of Political Science Phillip Mikesell said the Truman Scholarship quickly gained the attention of academic institutions after it began competitions in 1978.
"It doesn't yet have the cachet of a Rhodes, but it's quickly coming to parity with Woodrow Wilson's Scholarship, I think," Mikesell said. "Not only does a Truman Scholar have some real money to take with him or her to a graduate program, the selection as a Truman Scholar will put him or her into company that will, by itself, promote opportunities."
Mikesell added that Wabash College has had Truman Scholars before. The first Wabash man to receive the prestigious honor was Phil Purcell '81.
Flowers will travel to Kansas City during the summer for a week of community service and leadership training with other Truman Scholars. He receives a small stipend toward costs during his senior year at Wabash, an all-expenses paid summer internship following graduation in Washington D.C., and $30,000 toward graduate school.
The leadership training and summer internship have Flowers thrilled.
"I'm looking at places like the American World Development Council, Senator Russ Feingold's office, or maybe something like the CIA to mix it up a little bit," Flowers said of his 2006 summer options.
As high as Flowers felt when he learned the news, he left England thinking the whole trip was for naught.
"When I flew out of London, my head was pretty low," Flowers admitted. "I didn't think I had blown it, but I thought I wasn't what they were looking for. I was confident in my interview and very proud of how I conducted myself. But I just didn't feel right because I was in an environment where everyone else had studied overseas and everyone else had so much experience working in foreign environments."
Flowers, a French major, opted out of overseas study to be editor of The Bachelor, Wabash College's student newspaper.
Andrew Schlewitz, a visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, helped Flowers craft his scholarship application. He was equally thrilled with the news.
"We've had good candidates in past years, but the stars were right this time for Wabash, not to mention that Tim worked very hard on what was already an arduous application. He crafted a lively policy proposal concerning planning and zoning in rural Indiana and defended it well under cross-examination.
"I can't tell you how pleased I am for Tim."
The folks back home in Cicero, Indiana, were beaming when the news reached Hamilton Heights High School.
"I couldn't be more proud of him, he's very deserving," said Stan Renner, U.S. History teacher. Flowers called Renner his mentor in high school.
In addition to being a very considerate person, Renner said Flowers has always gone the extra mile and has always been someone who is interested in school, education and politics.
"In my 37 years of teaching, he's one of my standouts," Renner said.
Flowers was exhausted when hearing the news. He had spent a weekend worrying about his Lambda Chi Alpha little brother.
"I had just returned from a weekend that I had spent at the hospital with my pledge son (who had fallen ill)," Flowers explained. "He kept telling his parents and relatives all weekend that I was a Truman Scholar and I kept telling him not yet.
"Apparently he knew something I didn't."
Flowers said there were many individuals to thank. Wabash College professors and staff wrote letters of recommendation and helped him with the application.
"Everyone at Wabash has been so supportive throughout the process, and I will be forever grateful to everyone for that," he said. "The award is based on the promise to continue leading throughout one's lifetime. I'm happy the interview panel recognized Wabash's ability to nurture world leaders.
"Now I will take my award to law school and continue to lead with the principles Wabash has taught me."
Hewitt is Wabash College's Director of New Media and Web Content Editor.


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