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The districts of Barcelona.
Find the one with your name on it.
Although small by the likes of London or New York's standards, Barcelona covers a fair amount of ground. The old town, the historic heart of the city, is where most tourists tend to base themselves, but with the city's excellent public transport options, don't be too hasty in discounting the outlying areas. On the other hand, having the beach on your doorstep is one of Barcelona's unbridled joys. The districts of Barceloneta, Vila Olímpica, Poble Nou and Diagonal Mar flank the Mediterranean coast and offer a range of beachside vibes.
- Barceloneta 12
- Born 27
- Clot 9
- Diagonal Mar
- Gràcia 60
- Gòtic 49
- Horta-Guinardó 2
- L'Eixample Dreta 97
- L'Eixample Esquerra 65
- Les Corts 34
- Montjuïc 3
- Pedralbes
- Poble Nou 22
- Poble Sec 33
- Raval 8
- Sagrada Família 58
- Sant Andreu 4
- Sant Antoni 16
- Sant Martí 2
- Sants 35
- Sarrià - Sant Gervasi 12
- Vila Olímpica 2
laid-back beach-side barrio popular all year round.
small bars with cheap beer and loads of character, sampling seafood at a chiringuito beach bar, people-watching as the sun sets.
Getting there:
the Barceloneta metro stop, lots of local buses, or grab your skateboard.
Why stay:
great for sun seekers, beach babes, sports enthusiasts and clubbers who want to be close to Port Olympic's nightlife.
historical, trendy but not overly touristy district to the right of the Gothic quarter.
the beautiful basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, the Picasso Museum at close quarters, hanging out in Ciutadella Park and trying not to fall into the water on the boating lake.
Getting there:
metro stops of Jaume 1, on Via Laietana, Arc de Triomf, near the top, and Barceloneta to the south. You're also close to one of the city's main train stations - the Estació de França. It's about a quarter of an hour walk to the Ramblas.
Why stay:
very centrally located, unique shopping options, atmospheric streets, good range of bars and eateries. Plus Javier Bardem recommends it.
traditional, mainly residential suburb bordering the district of Sagrada Família.
the colourful local food market, the Modernista complex of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, and the charming park at the heart of barrio life (the Parc del Clot).
Getting there:
your choice of metro stations on different lines, plenty of buses, and the underground train station Estació de El Clot-Aragó. Regional trains run from here, as does a train to El Prat airport.
Why stay:
really friendly locals, great public transport connections with major city landmarks, quiet district if you value getting a good night's sleep.
a charming and fashionable neighbourhood with a strong independent streak just north of Diagonal Avenue.
the Gaudí playground that is Parc Güell, the outrageously colourful annual street festival in August.
Getting there:
several metro stops on the main green line, with Joanic station on the yellow line going straight to the beach. Lovely area to walk around, with plenty of sociable plaças.
Why stay:
soak up an alternative vibe, hang out with artists and artesans, enjoy a village-like atmosphere.
warren-like heart of the old town, complete with Roman ruins and Gothic architecture.
La Seu Cathedral and its 13 resident geese, getting lost in the historic Jewish quarter, shops that are one-of-a-kind and the colourful nightlife of the Plaça Reial.
Getting there:
metro lines run along both right and left borders of the Gòtico, while the transport hub of Plaça Catalunya (and its airport buses) sits just to the top. Mostly accessible on foot, through the windy medieval streets.
Why stay:
fit in with a young, international crowd and never be too far from the thick of things.
residential area stretching from the Eixample up to the foot of the hills behind the city.
Hospital de Sant Pau, Parc del Laberint, the Olympic tennis courts and the velodrome.
Getting there:
Horta-Guinardó is well-served by the blue, green and yellow metro lines and an extensive bus network.
Why stay:
with easy access to the centre, this area is worth looking at if you are on a budget and want to rub shoulders with the true locals of the city.
L'Eixample Dreta
large, modern and uptown district to the right of the Passeig de Gràcia - the spiritual home of Modernista architecture.
the otherworldly La Pedrera, window shopping on the exclusive Passeig de Gràcia, a liberal smattering of Modernista mansions.
Getting there:
line 4 of the metro will carry you straight down to Barceloneta beach, while purple line 2 stops right outside the Sagrada Família. Loads of buses to boot (the Estació del Nord bus terminal is nearby).
Why stay:
flats tend to be large and high-quality, great transport connections, fairly quiet and safe at night.
L'Eixample Esquerra
largely residential area popular with middle-class Catalan families, just to the left of the Passeig de Gràcia.
Casa Batlló and its townhouse neighbour Casa Amatller, having an evening meal al fresco on the chic Rambla de Catalunya, sunbathing in the Parc de Joan Miró.
Getting there:
the area has quite a few metro stations on different lines, meaning it's easy to get around the city in any direction. The blue line will take you straight to the Sagrada Família. The grid layout of the streets means it's also hassle-free to navigate on foot or by car.
Why stay:
brimming with nightlife, plentiful public transport connections, close to the central Plaça Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, tends to have large apartments.
Les Corts
wealthy residential area dominated by Barcelona FC's home ground.
Camp Nou football stadium, the Polytechnic University of Barcelona and if you have contacts, the Barcelona polo club.
Getting there:
the green metro line run up through Les Corts and then along Diagonal. Buses from Paseo de Gracia are very frequent.
Why stay:
if you are looking for a nice residential area to stay in with easy access to Camp Nou this is for you.
mountain to the south of the city centre, bordered by several residential areas. Site of the 1992 Olympic Games.
the evening's Magic Fountain display, climbing over canons at the Castle, smelling the roses in the various gorgeous gardens.
Getting there:
the vertiginous cable car up to the Castle, some very handy escalators, good old-fashioned walking boots, or a horse-drawn carriage for two.
Why stay:
easy access to superb parks, gardens and museums, not to mention breathtaking views over the city.
Poble Nou
a redeveloped former industrial area that retains a village-like atmosphere and boasts its very own (and very civilised) Rambla.
being by the beach, pleasant parks, a guided tour around the fascinating and highly artistic cemetery.
Getting there:
yellow line 4 of the metro runs right through Poble Nou, taking you to the city centre in around 10 to 15 minutes. There's also the Glòries metro station, on the red line. It's a nice area to jog or cycle in as well.
Why stay:
you'll be close to the city centre on public transport, but be able to enjoy the benefits of a fairly tranquil district when you need a break. Good range of locals shops, bars and restaurants as well as a massive shopping centre.
Poble Sec
quiet, residential neighbourhood at the foot of Montjuïc and just south of Plaça Espanya.
a short walk to the Magic Fountain, relaxing in the shade of the Laribal Gardens, allioli and house wine at La Tomaquera restaurant.
Getting there:
line 3 of the metro on Paral•lel Avenue, funicular from Paral•lel metro station to the Parc de Montjuïc, about 15 minutes' walk to the Ramblas.
Why stay:
still fairly central without being chaotic, authentically Catalan feel, peaceful at night, great transport links, lots of local amenities (including well-known restaurants and bars), quick access to Montjuïc and nightlife of the Raval.
diamond-in-the-rough whose reputation precedes it. Very central district but you might want to steer clear of certain streets.
the modern art museum MACBA, a whole host of bars and clubs, the oldest church in Barcelona (Sant Pau del Camp) and the Gaudí-designed Güell Palace.
Getting there:
the metro is your best friend in this neighbourhood. Plus, the Raval is right next to the Ramblas, the old port and Plaça Catalunya, so exploring on foot is another option.
Why stay:
to be based in the city centre, to experience the grittier side of Barcelona, to take advantage of the jumping nightlife.
Sagrada Família
part of the extended Eixample area with the Sagrada Família basilica as its centre point.
suffice to say, the Sagrada Família is the number 1 attraction in Barcelona.
Getting there:
the purple and blue metro lines give easy access to the centre and Sants station. Also plenty of buses.
Why stay:
clean, central without being overly busy, food shopping at the big traditional market.
Sant Andreu
very Catalan area popular with local families. Like Gràcia, began life as a small town before becoming part of Barcelona.
brushing up on your Catalan, shopping in La Maquinista centre, having a coffee in one of the cafes on Rambla de Fabra i Puig.
Getting there:
15 minutes from the centre by metro (red line) or train (from Plaça Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia). The train to the airport stops in Sant Andreu Comtal station.
Why stay:
quaint streets, good local shopping, lots of celebrations in the main squares.
Sant Antoni
modern, lively district bordering L'Eixample and the Raval.
the colourful Modernista market of Sant Antoni, good choice of cinemas, dipping churros into hot chocolate on the pedestrianised Mistral Avenue.
Getting there:
the many metro lines (red, green and purple) and only about a 10-to-15 minute walk to Plaça Catalunya and the Ramblas.
Why stay:
central location but not touristy, apartments tend to be spacious, lots of local amenities.
Sant Martí
area to the north of the centre.
a very homogenous residential area.
Getting there:
purple and yellow metro lines run through the area. Easily accessed by car from the north.
Why stay:
for those do not mind being away from the hustle and bustle of the centre.
former industrial town outlying the city centre, nowadays a busy residential area with a mind of its own.
the landscaped Parc de l'Espanya Industrial, being close to Camp Nou and the sights of Montjuïc, the Sants annual street festival in August.
Getting there:
the large train station, Estació de Sants, is the main transport hub, and is connected to the Sants metro station. National and international trains run from here, as well as a train to Barcelona's El Prat airport. Otherwise, several different metro stations and lines, bus routes, and a bright and breezy area to navigate on foot.
Why stay:
brilliant public transport connections with the rest of the city, some great local restaurants, and easy access to a couple of cool parks.
Sarrià - Sant Gervasi
affluent area spreading from Diagonal up to Tibidado.
lots to see closer to the hills behind Barcelona including the Cosmo Caixa science museum, the Tibidabo fun fair and tram and the Barcelona observatory.
Getting there:
two local trains cover this area, starting in Plaça Catalunya. They are very frequent and function very much like the metro.
Why stay:
close to Tibidabo attractions and well covered by public transport.
Vila Olímpica
modern residential development by the seafront that was built specifically to accommodate the 1992 Olympic athletes.
mingling with millionaires at the swanky marina, eating a freshly caught seafood dinner by the beach, Frank Gehry's bold bronze Fish sculpture.
Getting there:
there's one metro station, Ciutadella Vila Olímpica, on the yellow line 4, as well as the tram line. Several bus routes, including the Tourist Bus, also service the area, and you'll see plenty of people on two wheels, whether cycling or rollerblading.
Why stay:
flats here are generally spacious and modern, neighbours are a peaceful bunch, easy access to the beaches and seafront that offers unrivalled nightlife.


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Our spacious suites are designed to have a homely feel while providing the children with separate areas for rest time, play, creative play and meal times. All children will have access to our beautifully designed garden with every age group catered for with fun and challenging outdoor equipment.
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Josh Palacios hits a home run for the Tigers.
Auburn, Ala. -- Auburn's starting pitcher Justin Camp looked to be in line to win his first start for the Tigers in almost two years with his last coming on March 11, 2014. However, the Sacramento State Hornets had different ideas.
Down 5-2 in the top of the eighth inning, the Hornets stung Auburn with four runs on four hits, which included a two-run homer from right fielder Chris Lewis. Sacramento State would hold onto that lead for the rest of the contest and win game two of the series 6-5.
"The strong, physical right-handed swing is that whole lineup (for Sacramento State)," said Head Coach Butch Thompson after the loss on Saturday. "It's kind of bit us both days and it lets you know how good of a job Camp did. As soon as he left the ball up there they got him, but he hung in there and gave us a chance the last three frames. (Andrew) Mitchell came in there in the seventh, and there were a couple of hard hit balls and a couple left up. I think (Marc) Frazier met the same fate, and it was good to get (Izaac) Yarbrough out there. Those are going to be the moments. That's the bullpen test."
There wasn't much action at the plate early on for either team as the two squads combined for one hit through the first three innings. In the bottom of the fourth Tiger left fielder Joshua Palacios broke the deadlock with a solo shot over the right field wall. The Hornets' left fielder Andrew McWilliam would answer back in the top of the fifth with a solo home run of his own.
Again the Tigers would trade runs with the Hornets in the bottom of the fifth and the top of the sixth. Catcher Blake Logan would bring home a run after a long RBI single off of the wall in left yet Sacramento State would tie it up once more with a sacrifice fly by designated hitter Matt Smith.
"They played a really good game and out executed us in some areas today," said Thompson.
In the bottom of the ninth the Tigers were able to get a leadoff single to left from pinch hitter Kyler Deese and then moved him to second on a sacrifice bunt by Logan, but Auburn was unable to score Deese to tie the game.
"I was happy that Deese came into the game and pinch hit and Blake put down a really good bunt to get us in scoring position," Thompson noted. "The guy made a pitch and ended the ball game."
It's a rough way for the game to conclude for Camp who had not started for Auburn in a while. He left the game in a winning position having gone six innings allowing five hits, two earned runs and one walk with five strikeouts.
"We'll be right back at it tomorrow," said Thompson. "I think every day is different. We have to continue to try to make adjustments as a coaching staff to give us a chance to win every day. It'll be a battle all year."
The Tigers will take the field at Plainsman Park tomorrow for the rubber game between the two teams. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. CST.


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London, Sept 9 : With there being so many crime victims who cannot speak English, a new innovative way has been found to help cops deal with them - flash cards.
The method of using the thousands of individual pictures is said to save a lot of time and money in calling for interpreters.
As revealed by the Sussex force, who have 10,000 Eastern European immigrants on their patch, it is the easiest and fastest way.
The cards are carried by officers like WPC Emma Cruise on their belts, and each of them have more than a dozen flash cards, which include Guess Who? game style descriptions of suspects' appearances.
"I believe they will prove useful," the Sun quoted Sgt Danny West as saying on September 8.
But it seems not all like the cards, as could be seen from one officer's comment.
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The jawans were not carrying their standard guns as the state administration has forbidden the paramilitary forces from carrying any weapons while patrolling the streets of Srinagar.
The orders against arms display came last month after four young men were killed during protests against the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.
The CRPF says only 8,300 of the 25,000 personnel deployed in Srinagar, roughly one-third of the strength, were mandated to carry weapons.
The state government order was issued to show semblance of peace in Srinagar. It felt that the armed men on the streets instilled fear in the minds of citizens.
What went against the CRPF was that it agreed not to carry arms while the other paramilitary group in the valley, the BSF rejected it.
Realising the mistake on arms order, CRPF Director Geneal Pranay Sahay rushed to Srinagar to meet his commanders in Kashmir.
Meanwhile, media reports quoted eminent lawyer Harish Salve saying that the order to paramilitary forces to disarm was prima facie illegal.
"CRPF has its own Act and own chain of command. I don't think Jammu and Kashmir Police has powers to act in this way," Salve has said, adding, "Yes, the police can only take such steps in a specific mob situation."
"The police cannot tell CRPF to simply drop arms... We have paid a price for such an order. This needs to be resolved at the earliest. Forces are working at cross purposes. God be with Jammu and Kashmir if this is how they will function," he was quoted in the media.
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Ann Reid, executive director, National Center for Science Education, discusses "How to Succeed in Science Communication without Really Trying..." at The Optical Society's Leadership meeting 10 February 2016.
Cary Funk, associate director, Pew Research Center, presents "Gaps Between the Public's and Scientists' Views of Science," at The Optical Society's Leadership meeting 10 February 2016.
Prof. Judy Muller, USC Annenberg, conducts a workshop on how to communicate more effectively on behalf of the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University.
Giovanni Volpe educations the audience at IONS-France 2012 on effective scientific communication. His talk focuses on tuning your message to match the audience, effectively propagating your scientific message above the background noise.
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Overmarine Mangusta (Rodriguez Group) completed motor yacht ZAHIR in 2006. The yacht is built in Italy. ZAHIR had her naval architecture and design created by Studio Bacigalupo and Stefano Righini and Studio Bacigalupo. This superyacht ZAHIR is able to sleep overnight a total of approximately 8 aboard and in addition to 4 qualified crew. Launched by 2006 her reasonably recent interior design and decor demonstrates the seasoned experience of the design work of Overmarine.
Studio Bacigalupo was the naval architect involved in the formal nautical composition for ZAHIR. Also the company Studio Bacigalupo and Stefano Righini expertly worked on this project. Interior designer Overmarine was charged with the creative internal ambience. In 2006 she was actually launched to triumph in Massarosa and post sea trials and final completion was afterwards handed over to the new owner. Overmarine (Rodriguez Group) completed their new build motor yacht in Italy. Her hull was constructed with composite. The motor yacht main superstructure is fabricated largely using composite. With a beam of 23.3 m or 7.1 feet ZAHIR has mighty room. She has a reasonably shallow draught of 1.3m (4.27ft).
The 12V 4000 M90 engine powering the yacht is built by MTU. Her propulsion units are twin water jets (kamewa). The main engine of the ship produces 2750 horse power (or 2040 kilowatts). She is fitted with 2 engines. The total output for the yacht is 5500 HP / 4080 KW.
Offering bedding for a maximum of 8 yacht guests sleeping aboard, the ZAHIR accommodates everyone in luxury. The boat utilises circa 4 capable qualified crew to maintain and sail.
The propulsion comes from two 2750 HP / 2040 Kilowatts MTU. Engine Model: 12V 4000 M90 diesel. - Giving the combined power of 5500 HP /4080 KW. - Cruising at a speed of 32 nautical miles per hour. - Her top Speed is around 37 knots. - Bunkering capacity: 13000 L. - Fresh water: 2000.00. - Beam: 23.3m/7.1ft. - Draught at deepest: 1.3m/4.27ft.
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With A Tree-climbing Politician (4 of 15) by Clarence E. Macartney
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With a Tree-Climbing Politician
Clarence E. Macartney
Luke 19:5
In the days when the tax collectors were robbing the
people in France, a party of Parisians were amusing
themselves by telling stories of great robbers. One of
the company was Voltaire. After listening quietly to
some of the tales of notorious thieves, Voltaire said,
"I can tell a robber story better than any of yours."
The whole company was instantly quiet, waiting for the
words which were to fall from the lips of the chief
figure of the literary world at that time. Clearing
his throat, Voltaire began as follows: "Once upon a
time there was a tax collector, a former general."
Then he was silent. The others present at once called
for him to continue. "Why do you stop? Go on! Let us
hear the story of your greatest robber." Whereupon
Voltaire said, "I have told you the story. Do you not
see that my statement about a tax collector implies
the greatest robber story in history?"
If in Jerusalem or Jericho or Samaria or Capernaum a
man had aroused the curiosity of his friends by
announcing to them that he was going to tell them the
story of the greatest robber and then had commenced,
"Once upon a time there was a chief publican," he
would have had to proceed no further, for everybody
would have understood what he meant. The great robbers
of Christ's day were not those who infested the
highways, like the thieves in the story of the good
Samaritan, but the tax collectors, known as publicans.
The Roman government required a certain per capita tax
from all the people. It farmed out the business of
collecting taxes to chief publicans, who in turn
farmed it out to the publicans. The chief publican had
to pay the Roman government the required per capita
tax, and he could keep for himself as much more as he
could squeeze out of the people. The Jews looked with
great abhorrence upon the business of the publi ...
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text: On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 13:11 +0100, Nicolas Mailhot wrote: > Hi, > > It has been plain since 2003¹ our new font access standard would be > fontconfig. Since then most users of the old core fonts X11 backend have > migrated, but there are still a few stragglers. > > Unfortunately these stragglers matter. Core fonts were not good in 2003, > and they didn't get any better since. Few users means life-support > maintenance only, no one to replace/fix core fonts when a technical or > legal problem causes them to be dropped, no one to update them when > encoding standards change. Also, few users means we do not install core > font packages by default anymore, so packagers that depend on them but > forgot to mark the deps in their packages will deliver broken packages > to users. > > Every remaining core font user is therefore likely to hit more and more > problems as time passes. Each of those problems produces as a side > effect "Fedora fonts suck" messages on the Internet, messages that > detract on all the terrific work Fedora people do on our main font > backend (and associated fonts). End-users are not educated enough to > recognize the root of their problems is the use of a deprecated > almost-no-maintained tech (and they should not have to bother about it). > > Therefore, I'd like to identify remaining core font users, and remind > them periodically their core font use is not good for their users or for > Fedora. > > Since there is not question of deliberately removing core fonts > infrastructure from Fedora, I need to whitelist first the few files used > to maintain this infrastructure (xfontsel and xlsfonts are such files; > twm and gtk1 — not). I'd therefore be grateful if people checked the > following list and pointed to me files that need to be removed for this > reason. > > Please answer this message with statements such as "file foo can be > removed from the list because it is used this way to manage the core > fonts backend or to propagate the core font protocol to X11 clients". > > Again, widget libraries or utilities that made use of the core fonts > backend when it was the font access standard, do not count. Also modern > libraries that have some form of vestigial core fonts code hidden deep > inside them should probably just excise it (this use it probably worse > than apps that only use core fonts , since those apps at least test > regularly if their core fonts use is not totally broken). > • icewm icewm-0:1.2.37-5.fc12 > — /usr/bin/icehelp > — /usr/bin/icesh > — /usr/bin/icewm-session > — /usr/bin/icewmbg > — /usr/bin/icewmtray > — /usr/bin/icewm > • idesk idesk-0:0.7.5-9.fc12 > — /usr/bin/idesk I own both icewm and idesk. As far as I know, both icewm and idesk are linked against xft and should not default to core fonts. (Unless I completely misunderstanding something...) - Gilboa


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Rob Margolis is the founder and president of Stumptown Test Prep, LLC. He has been a professional tutor since 1997, beginning in the Washington, DC, area, then in Manhattan, and now in Portland, where he is arguably the region's most sought-after tutor. He has dedicated approximately 20,000 hours specifically to one-on-one standardized test preparation and has been featured in U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges, Newsweek, and Education Week. In addition, he has taught mathematics, history, and English to grades six through nine at public and private schools in Washington, DC, Santa Fe, NM, and Portland, OR.
Rob graduated from Yale University with a BA in History, and subsequently earned an MA in Liberal Arts from the Graduate Institute of St. John's College. He is originally from Washington, DC, and now lives in Portland, OR with his family. He is an avid Crossfitter and wishes he had more time to read Cormac McCarthy.
"Effective test preparation requires a process of adaptation, evolution. Standardized tests by their nature are models of consistency and predictability. The tests will not change to fit our needs; therefore we must be the ones to adapt. We must learn to think instead of react and to gain awareness of and control over our habits. Evolution of thought does not come easily: we are working against years of deeply ingrained patterns. If we practice well - daily, rigorously, intensely, thoughtfully - and contemplate how to achieve our goals, we will emerge from this process possessed of formidable capabilities."
Logan has been helping students prepare for the SAT since it was revised in March 2005, teaching in such diverse locations as Salt Lake City and Palo Alto before moving to Portland and joining Stumptown Test Prep in February 2008 as one of the company's first tutors. During his time at Stumptown, Logan has covered the entire testing spectrum: from working with students to dissect the rich literary allusions in Ezra Pound's poetry on the SAT Literature Test to helping illuminate such byzantine concepts as the magnitude of vectors on the SAT Math II Test.
As Test Preparation is no student's favorite subject, Logan prides himself on presenting even the driest of material in an entertaining and memorable fashion. He hopes to inspire students to not simply memorize a vocabulary word but also to excavate its rich etymological history. Thus for him, tutoring is not simply about improving test scores but also developing students' critical reasoning skills and providing them with new learning methods that will assist them in college and beyond.
Logan graduated from Wesleyan University with High Honors in the College of Letters and also has an MA in the MAPSS Program from the University of Chicago. Although he grew up in Salt Lake City, he was born in Corvallis and enjoys being back in his home-state.
Jay has been with Stumptown Test Prep for six years and has more than 5000 hours of test-prep tutoring. He has been tutoring in Portland for nine years, working with a spectrum of populations, including those at Minds Matter, Project Grow at Port City, and Janus Youth. For the past eight years, Jay has also worked as a freelance editor for firms on Wall Street. In all capacities, he relishes the opportunity to help people express themselves with greater clarity. Though literary minded, Jay loves to teach math and help students understand the myriad ways to approach the relationships between numbers. He always focuses on a student's strengths and particular style of learning.
Jay believes a student's greatest opportunity for educational growth comes from a sense of self agency. Accordingly, he helps students identify their long-term goals and the skills necessary to achieve those goals.
Jay graduated with high honors from UC Berkeley, where he returned in 2008 to give the English department's valedictory address. As an undergraduate he also worked full time as a reporter and editor for Berkeley's student-run daily newspaper. He spent his senior year in a prestigious literature program at Trinity College in Dublin.
Prior to teaching, Jay lived and worked on an organic farm outside Portland. Known to neighbors as Farmer Jay, he has a passion for agriculture and the means by which people nourish themselves. He is an avid cyclist and has ridden his bike across swaths of North America, Europe and China. Most recently, he spent two months riding from his house in North Portland to downtown Manhattan (check out his blog at www.thebikingjay.com).
Morgan Azinger has been helping Portland students prepare for standardized tests for the past four years and has more than 3,000 hours of test-prep tutoring. In addition to test prep, she has helped students in grades six through twelve with English, Spanish, and general study habits. She has also mentored students to improve their college admissions essays through Portland Literary Arts and taught as a visiting poet for Portland Public Schools.
Her experience with a wide variety of students with different learning styles has made her particularly adept at helping students find their motivation or confidence. As someone who never particularly enjoyed math in high school, Morgan now finds it her favorite thing to teach as she encourages her students to see these tests as puzzles that can be solved through creativity and perseverance (and the myriad uses of the Pythagorean Theorem). She believes that confidence is the key to success with standardized tests and enjoys finding ways to make intimidating material feel approachable, fresh, and fun.
Morgan graduated from Kenyon College as a double major in English and Spanish, specializing in translation. A Portland native, she attended Lincoln High School and can speak to the culture and quirks of the Portland community and the pros and cons of going to college across the country. She is thrilled to be back teaching on her home turf.
Shveta has over ten years of experience as a test-prep tutor at premier test prep companies in the US, UK, and Asia. She was a New York State certified and tenured High School English Teacher, and her exam guide for AP Literature was published by McGraw Hill. She currently works as a teacher-coach for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a position that allows her to further develop her expertise in reading intervention pedagogy and in research-based instructional practices that enhance learning outcomes for students of all backgrounds.
Shveta brings to each tutoring session an enthusiasm for discovering how each of her students learns best. Having taught freshmen who were more than two grade levels behind, motivated college-bound juniors, adult engineers in Japan who had little to no English language skills, and even aspiring chefs trying to meet a Composition requirement at a culinary institute, she has developed effective strategies for tailoring standard test prep material to meet the unique learning needs of each student.
During tutoring sessions, Shveta encourages her students to discover answers themselves. If a student is confused by grammar rules, math formulas, or difficult reading passages, she breaks the material down into manageable chunks. She then guides the student through a series of questions that shed light on the underlying concepts. One of the best parts of her job is finding a way to make the "lesson" relevant to her students' lives. In recent months, she has leveraged what she has learned from her students about baseball statistics, obscure rap artists, and The Lord of the Rings to elucidate SAT and ACT questions that would otherwise seem irrelevant or intimidating.
She believes that an important part of her job is helping to assuage her students' anxieties about standardized testing. This may involve helping a student overcome feelings of defeat due to past scores that failed to meet expectations. Drawing on a background working with dyslexic readers and non-native speakers of English, Shveta empowers students to work through emotional blocks that may be undermining their full academic potential. When students leave a session with Shveta, they feel confident in themselves and excited about what they have learned.
Shveta has a BA in English with Honors from UC Berkeley, a Masters in English with Distinction from the University of London and a Masters of Science in Education. When she's not working with students and teachers, she enjoys sewing, crafting, and exploring the great outdoors with her four-year-old daughter.


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About the College: Founded in 1835, The College at Brockport is a leading comprehensive college in New
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offers 50 undergraduate majors, 48 master's degree programs, and teacher certification in 24 areas. The
operating revenues for the College are $153M.
Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President for Administration and Finance is charged with
oversight of financial management, campus facilities and a number of specialized administrative functions.
Responsibilities include direct supervision of Environmental Health and Safety, Facilities and Planning,
Finance and Management, Human Resources, Procurement and Payment Services, and Sponsored Programs
(Post-Award). The Vice President also interacts with the Brockport Auxiliary Services Corporation and the
Brockport Foundation. As one of four College Vice Presidents, the Vice President for Administration and
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success in promoting diversity. The candidate must be a team builder who is highly motivated, a self-starter
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Founded in 1856, St. Lawrence is committed to providing an inspiring and demanding undergraduate
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The oldest continuously coeducational institution of higher learning in New York State, St. Lawrence enrolls
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ministrative Officer. The country's onlyprivate, not-for-profit institution of highereducation, AUAF is a modern, coeduca-tional, internationally supported universi-ty equipping future leaders with the criti-cal and ethical foundations needed to helpAfghanistan recover from years of devas-tating conflict. The university places majoremphasis on the enrollment and support ofwomen students and on meeting the needsof country through high quality academicand continuing education programs. Theposition will be filled prior to the begin-ning of the 2012-13 academic year. TheUniversity In 2002 the Afghanistan Min-ister of Higher Education proposed thecreation of the university, and the US gov-ernment committed to assist it. The uni-versity is chartered in Afghanistan. In2006 the autonomous Board of Trustees,composed of Afghan and American busi-ness, civic, and academic leaders, openedthe university's doors to its first degree-seeking students. The current enrollmentof nearly 1,000 primarily Afghan students(25% female) is planned to grow to 5,000.The internationally credentialed facultyand staff include Afghans, Americans, andother nationalities, with the majority hold-ing masters and doctoral degrees from USinstitutions. USAID provides significantsupport for the university, supplementedby tuition, fee income, and philanthropicdonations. A five-year cooperative agree-ment with USAID provides for $42 millionin direct support for AUAF. Rooted re-spectfully in Afghan culture, AUAF oper-ates with the academic standards of Amer-ican higher education, and all instructionis in English. The university offers un-dergraduate degrees, based on a strongfoundation in the liberal arts, in Business(BBA), I T (BS), and Political Science andPublic Administration (BA). It also offersa unique certificate program in law in co-operation with Stanford University Schoolof Law and has begun the country's onlyMBA program, which includes the Gold-man Sachs 10,000 Women program fa-cilitated with the Thunderbird School ofGlobal Management. AAUF is an Associ-ate Member of the American Associationof International Colleges and Universitiesand is in the early stages of pursuing USregional accreditation. The AUAF perma-nent campus is located in the governmentdistrict of Afghanistan's capital city nextto the new Parliament Building, SupremeCourt, and nine ministries on a walled siteof nearly 80 acres leased from the Afghangovernment until 2103. Additional infor-mation is available at http://www.AUAF.edu.af. The Position The CFAO heads theOffice of Business Affairs and providesleadership and vision to the managementof the university's financial, administra-tive, and business operations. Reportingto the President, the CFAO serves as theuniversity's chief operating officer for allnon-academic financial and administrativefunctions and activities and works closelywith the Provost and with other membersof the senior administrative team. Quali-fications Preferred qualifications includean MBA, Ph.D., or other appropriate de-gree in finance/ administration from a USor English-language university; significantsenior leadership experience in financeand administrative functions for a com-plex organization; and the demonstratedability to work effectively with students,faculty, staff, trustees, and local authori-ties in a multicultural environment. Skillsin team-building and collaboration arenecessary. A record of living and workingabroad, preferably in the region or otherdeveloping countries, and significant ad-ministrative experience building capac-ity in a US or similar institution of high-er learning are pluses. Compensation andbenefits are competitive. Korn/Ferry Inter-national, which is assisting in this search,invites confidential inquiries, nominations,and applications. All communications willbe held in strict confidence. Applicationsshould be sent electronically and includea current curriculum vitae and letter ex-plaining interest and relevant experience.John Kuhnle, Managing Director-GlobalEducation, Elizabeth Dycus, Senior Con-sultant, Korn/Ferry International; 802-765-4543; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Foreign Languages: The Department of
Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University is seeking an Assistant Director of Language Instruction in
French and an Assistant Director of Language Instruction in Spanish beginning
August 16, 2012. Duties to be assigned by
the Director of Language Instruction but
include assistance in syllabus design, testing, instructor observation, advising, and
program evaluation. Minimum Qualifications: M.A. degree or equivalent in Applied Linguistics or related field; demonstrated oral ability at the Superior level using the AC TFL scale; demonstrated
organizational and management abilities;
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articulated program under the Director
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who are certified ACTFL testers. Interested candidates must complete the online
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Foreign Languages: The Hispanic Institute is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Director with a
preferred starting date of January, 2012.
The purpose of the Institute is to offer
professional academic programs that provide bilingual and bicultural education to
all professionals serving the Hispanic communities throughout the region and the
nation. The Institute currently offers the
following programs: a Master's in Bilin-gual/Bicultural Studies; a Master of Arts
in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A. in TESOL); an ESL
Program Specialist Certificate for Teachers; and Certificate programs in English/
Spanish-Spanish English and Translation
and Interpretation, to become a Master's
Program in Translation and Interpretation in January, 2012. Responsibilities of
the Director of the Hispanic Institute include (but are not limited to): Overseeing
the above programs, budget management,
and teaching two courses per semester at
the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
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or full-time administrative depending on
qualifications. Minimum requirements
for an administrative appointment: M. A.
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administrative experience. Minimum requirements for tenure-track appointment:
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university level teaching experience and
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Forestry: U WSP's College of Natural Re-sources (CNR) is seeking an Assistantor Associate Professor of Forest Mensu-ration/Forest Biometry. The successfulapplicant will teach forest mensuration;forest biometry; introductory natural re-source courses and graduate level cours-es. Teaching 3 to 6 weeks during the sum-mer at the CNR's Treehaven Field Stationor in the European Summer Program isrequired. Opportunities exist for involve-ment in research, outreach and interna-tional programs. Candidates for the ap-pointment should have or be near to com-pleting the Ph.D. by the target start date.The relevant Ph.D. is required for both
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Consuming Armenia – Churchill style
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Starbucks recently got into hot water for a poster in California of an Armenian woman in traditional clothing, drinking coffee under the white crescent and star of the Turkish flag. The timing and place (the state is home to more than 300,000 Armenian-Americans) could not be more inopportune for Starbucks. April 2015 is the month Armenians […]
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March 25th, Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Visiting Professor, Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School. Lecture will be held in the Young Library Auditorium, William T. Young Library. Reception to follow at 5:30 p.m. in the Gaines Center Commonwealth House.
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Ques. 1 What is liver cirrhosis?
Ans. Cirrhosis is a degenerative process of the liver where an inflammation and aging of the cells and tissues is produced.
Ques. 2 What are the symptoms of cirrhosis?
Ans. The principle cause of cirrhosis is the excessive consumption of alcohol, although it can be caused by hepatitis of poor nutrition also.
Temperature, indigestion, and constipation or diarrhea, jaundice (liver disease which causes the skin to become yellow), ascites (accumulation of serious fluid in the abdominal cavity). Subsequent problems include anemia, inflammation of the liver and gall bladder problems.
Ques. 3 What Suggestions should be given for cirrhosis?
Ans. Eliminate milk, eggs, pork and all nuts since they can interfere with the functioning of the liver. If there is an inflammation in the liver, eliminate fatty foods like butter, margarine, milk & cheese, coffee, salt, pepper and stimulants.
The Liver – The liver is the largest gland in the body, as well as the only organ that can reproduce itself if part of it is eliminatedIncludes eating large amount of vegetable proteins (eliminate all meat protein), that will serve to strengthen damaged tissues, and B-complex as a compliment vitamin, especially B1, and the vitamins C, D, K.
Start a diet high in calories and high in carbohydrates, which will regenerate the damaged cells.
If jaundice is present (yellowing), lower the consumption of food that contain vitamins A, E, D, & K.
Ques. 4 What are the functions of liver?
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- Accumulate the excess of vitamins A, B12 & D for future use.
- Control blood sugar in the body into glycogen (glucose) and store it, to be reconverted into sugar when the body needs energy
- Production of bile that is accumulated in the gall bladder (pear shaped muscular sac under the liver). Bile is necessary for digesting fats by emulsifying them into little bubbles, which are absorbed later.
- Help bile to absorb vitamins A, D, E, K and calcium
- Produce fat from foods that the body does not use, fat that is later transported through the blood and accumulated as body fat (in the stomach and other areas)
- Control blood sugar, acting on the hormone thyroxin, responsible for cellular metabolism
- Help in the synthesis of fatty acids and sugars as well as in the production of cholesterol and in the oxidation of fats to produce energy
- Along with the kidneys, detoxify the body
Ques. 5 Write about Detoxification of liver?
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Also, it is recommended that you cleanse the colon and intestine with "Shankh Prakshalan" (This is to be done strictly in the presence of a qualified person and should never be done alone). This is only method of detoxification of the entire digestive tract, where the entire intestine is cleaned. In this method it is recommended to drink at least 7-10 liters of lukewarm water till one gets complete watery stool. Thereafter, stop drinking water. The entire procedure may take about 3-5 hours. Ones it is done the person must eat only "Kichidi", the consistency should be similar to soup (made by boiling rice with Moong Dal). Mix a spoon of "Pure Ghee". The procedure of "Shankh Prakshalan" Should be repeated only after 3 months duration. One can also use an enema of lemon and water 2 times a week, since there are a lot of toxins concentrated in colon that can go to the liver and kidneys.
Ques. 6 Which medicines in homoeopathy are good liver tonics?
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The Felix team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Felix SCR version 1.2.0. The Apache Felix SCR is an implementation of the OSGi Declarative Services Specification 1.1 (part of OSGi Compendium Specification R4.2). http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-service-component-runtime.html This release is available from http://felix.apache.org/site/downloads.cgi and Maven: <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId> <artifactId>org.apache.felix.scr</artifactId> <version>1.2.0</version> </dependency> Release Notes: ** Bug * [FELIX-1162] - Component.getReferences returns null if a component that has references is not enabled. * [FELIX-1166] - SCR does not rebind ConfigurationAdmin service in Sling jcrinstall tests * [FELIX-1173] - Concurrency Issues while containing bundle is stopping * [FELIX-1177] - Components must correctly be disposed off * [FELIX-1178] - Component may remain deactivated after a reference has been unregistered and registered again * [FELIX-1185] - If a static/mandatory reference to a service is unregistered, the component should be deactivated synchronously instead of asynchronously * [FELIX-1195] - NullPointerException in ComponentActivatorTask if component is destroyed * [FELIX-1238] - NPE when invoking "scr list" with no components registered * [FELIX-1252] - NullPointerException in "scr list" command * [FELIX-1413] - Newly registered services must not immediately bound for static references * [FELIX-1414] - Service ranking is only obeyed on first component activation * [FELIX-1416] - Wrong factory configuration behaviour * [FELIX-1436] - Descriptors with duplicate implementation and/or service elements are invalid * [FELIX-1437] - DS 1.1 signatures for activators and bind methods only available for declaration with new namespace * [FELIX-1440] - Abort method (binder, activator) method search on non-accessible suitable methods * [FELIX-1445] - When a component is deactivated due to the deactivation of a service to which it staticly 1..1 references, this component is not reactivated when that service is reregistered. * [FELIX-1503] - Component Factory instances are not let gone after dispose * [FELIX-1504] - ComponentInstance implementation is reused accross reactivations * [FELIX-1658] - Deadlocks caused by component activation and deactivation * [FELIX-1666] - Missing support for DS 1.1 specified lazy activation behavior * [FELIX-1674] - typo in scr and webconsole - "unsatisifed" * [FELIX-1714] - typo in scr command * [FELIX-1733] - Disposed components are not removed from the component registry * [FELIX-1825] - Configurations of delayed components are not deactivated if not used any more * [FELIX-1826] - ComponentException must be thrown if ComponentFactory.newInstance cannot create a component instance * [FELIX-1827] - Check permission before getting or registering services * [FELIX-1830] - Support for DS 1.1 character property type name * [FELIX-1832] - ServiceFactory must not be deactivated if the instances fails to be created * [FELIX-1833] - Stopping the Felix SCR bundle may leave traces behind thus preventing the class loader from being GC-ed ** Improvement * [FELIX-1186] - Defer the construction of a log message * [FELIX-1223] - Replace ManagedService[Factory] by ConfigurationListener based component configuration * [FELIX-1239] - AbstractComponentManager.getServiceReference need not be synchronized * [FELIX-1313] - Declarative Services bundle should not export Configuration Admin package * [FELIX-1314] - Restructure SCR implementation package * [FELIX-1443] - Unify Method lookup * [FELIX-1447] - Remove ComponentMetadata parameter from AbstractComponentManager.log method signature * [FELIX-1530] - Extend the SCR introspection API to reflect the new DS 1.1 features * [FELIX-1686] - Missing activate or deativate methods show up as Error in LogService * [FELIX-1735] - Use system property to provide bundle jar file to integration tests * [FELIX-1823] - Drop support for Framework API 1.3 (R4.0) ** New Feature * [FELIX-924] - No component instance if no Configuration * [FELIX-925] - Extend SCR to allow alternate activate and deactivate method signatures * [FELIX-927] - Allow bind and unbind methods to receive the service properties * [FELIX-928] - Allow use of wildcards in Service-Component header * [FELIX-929] - Making name attributes optional * [FELIX-930] - XML schema namespace change * [FELIX-1232] - Do not use private configuration properties as service properties * [FELIX-1284] - Support for the 'modified' operation (DS in OSGi 4.2 compendium) ** Task * [FELIX-1711] - Remove OSGi library source from SVN and depend on official R4.2 libraries Enjoy! -The Felix team
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I just finished reading this very frustrating novel. The frustration arises in part because it deals with the authorship issue and in part because its plot is unsatisfactory; however, the main frustration is that this could have been a magnificent book but it falls spectacularly flat.
The three main characters are very interestingly drawn in the first fifty pages or so. Joe and Mary Cat are graduate students tasked with detailing the inventory of the imagined Kellogg Collection. The Collection is full of spurious and forged Shakespeareana. Indeed, it seems that it's nothing but forgeries. Mary Cat leaves to become a nun. Enter Posy Gould. She's meant to be the character who is endlessly attractive and alluring. The novel makes a big deal about the rumor that she has a tattoo of Queen Elizabeth I somewhere on her person (we never learn whether that's true or not).
All that is fine and quite interesting. And then Joe discovers a letter that he hopes with all his heart is another forgery. It's a letter from Shakespeare to Fulke Greville. It reads, in part (our graduate student has a fair amount of difficulty reading secretary hand, but he can make out this bit quite clearly), "Those that are given out as children of my brain are begot of his wit, I but honored with their fostering" (12; 35-36).
And that's where Posy stops talking like an interesting creation of the author. Instead, she starts to sound eerily like Charlton Ogburn, noted Oxfordian and author of The Mysterious William Shakespeare: The Man and the Myth.
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