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Tiptoe through the marigolds (and the April showers the precede them) in this light and cheery trench by Tulle. It's golden hue will lift your spirits, and the water resistant fabric will keep you ready for anything - rain or shine! Half sleeves and a peter pan collar will give even the prettiest of bouquets a functional run for their money. By Tulle.
Limited edition Speedy in pink ostrich, $12,000. Photo courtesy of Louis Vuitton While touring the Louis Vuitton atelier last week, I spotted a craftswoman working on something pink... something ostrich.... something totally Tina. I ran over to her and grabbed the bag out of her hand and found out it is the new Speedy (you should have seen me there-- I was a wild woman running around breaking rules and taking photos of areas that no one, not even WWD nor Vogue have ever taken photos of before! I was shocked they didn't kick me out, in fact, the LV staff was quite gracious and even offered me champagne--
Vamp it up in this sexy 1940's / 1950's vintage reproduction swimsuit. Like the sexy and desirable head-turning femme fatales of the film noire era. Reminiscent of sizzlers such as Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and the stunning Esther Williams herself, this swimwear is sure to be striking. The curve hugging fit and flattering lines are ideal to show off your silhouette. These suits are fully lined and are made of a stretchy material that makes them and ideal fit for today. The modest bottom, shapely halter top and gathered shirred fabric across the bodice, make this a true show stopper.
Description: Stunning vintage 1980's yellow elastic waspie cinch wide waist belt with funky large enamel leaf buckle. Adjustable belt which goes with just about everything. Use to dress up a plain outfit or compliment bright colours. Era: 1980's Colour: Yellow, Gold Condition: Excellent with no visible wear Material: Elastic, Enamel Metal Size: Worn as high waist belt (above belly button) (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Best fit Size: 8-14 Length (from end to end): 34.5 Width:2 Buckle Width: 5
It's ModCloth's ultimate swimsuit - now in gold! The holy grail of swimwear, and flattering on every body type, this retro swimsuit by Esther Williams features low-cut legs, a halter neck, and flirty ruching across the front. Show off your flair for vintage style - even at the beach!
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Description:Funky gold tone metal chain link belt with heart charm at it's end. A fab belt to add a little retro chic to any outfit. Era: 1990's Colour: Gold Tone Material: Leather Condition: Very good with minimal wear Wear as high-waist belt (Above belly button) Approximate measurements in Inches Best Fit Size: 10-16 Length: 37 Width: 0.5
Description: Funky elegant skinny triangle drop earrings in dark red with multi-coloured graffiti flecks and gold tone hardware. Please note that colours will vary slightly from earring to earring. Era: 1980's Colour: Dark Red, Multi-colour Condition: Very good, unworn vintage deadstock Material: Metal Size: (Approximate Measurements in Inches) 1.75 x 0.2"
Description: Lovely gold soft leather waspie waist nip belt. Great for cinching floaty dresses and tops. Era: 1980'S Colour: Gold Condition: Very Good Material: Leather Size: Worn as high waist belt (above belly button) (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Best fit Size: 10-12 Length (from end to end): 35.5 Width: 1.9
Description: Fabulous gold fabric box shoulder evening bag. This beautiful bag features a beautiful gathered section on the flap offset with a lovely slim rope strap. The bag is fully lined with light gold fabric and opens and closes with a magnetic press stud. The long strap means it can be worn across the body. Very good vintage condition and looks like new, possibly never used. Ideal for cocktail parties, weddings and dinner parties. Era: 1980'S Colour: Pale Gold Condition: Very good with no noticeable wear Material: Fabric Size: (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Height: 5.5 Length: 7.5 Strap: 49
We love it when grandfather-ly staples become modern must-haves, and this retro pocket watch necklace is a perfect example. It features unbelievably gorgeous all-over carvings, a sturdy old-fashioned chain, and colorful swooping birds and branches! Use coupon code "stylehive" for 10% off!
From the fabulous Betsey Johnson, this gorgeous watch is style to the extreme. Stunning details like an eye-catching metallic mesh bow, dainty dangling watch face, and shimmering band with leopard print interior set this timepiece apart from all others! Betsey knows presentation is key - this watch comes in a golden jewelry box and a lifetime guarantee. Wear this with any outfit to add a touch of glamor.
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Super funky metallic silver and bronze vinyl hobo slouch bag. This fab features yummy croc print and graffiti marks sections. The bags opens first with a magnetic press-stud concealed under a stunning shaped gold tone buckle which then leads to two zipped compartments, fully lined. A great unique bag in very good condition with minimal wear. Era: 1980'S Colour: Metallic Gold, Silver, Bronze Condition: Very Good Size: 14 inches wide, 11 Inches high, 35.5 Inch Strap Material: Vinyl/Faux Leather
Gorgeous faux leather quilted shoulder messenger bag in a fabulous gold colour. This bag is perfect for wearing over the body as it has a very long metal and faux leather interwoven strap. Features cute gold tone motif on the front. Three internal compartments, fully lined and in great condition with hardly any wear at all. Era: 1980'S Colour: Gold Condition: Very good with minimal wear Material: Faux Leather Size: (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Height: 5.5 Length: 7.5 Strap (from end to end and at longest measurement): 46
Beautiful top handle purse bag in gold fabric which features a lovely black pattern. Fully lined with white wipe clean fabric. A truly elegant evening bag for any special occassion. Era: 1960's Colour: Gold, Black, Condition: Very good with minimal wear Material: Fabric Size: (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Height: 5 Length: 7.5 Handle: 11
Beautiful unusual vintage cream crocheted fabric clutch shoulder bag with gold tone chain link strap. Fully lined and in very good condition. Use this to ooze boho chic with minimal effort! Era: 1960'S-1970'S Colour: CreamMaterial: Crocheted Fabric Condition: Very Good with minimal wear Size: 9.5 inches wide, 6 Inches high, 44 Inch Strap
Fringe Messenger A Tory Burch favorite this season, the Fringe Messenger arrives in luxurious veg tan leather with gold metal logo. Adjustable 20" cross-body strap. Interior zip and cell/pda pockets. Signature Tory Burch lining. 11 1/2" H x 12"W x 3"D. Price: $535.00
Beautiful black fabric clutch bag featuring gold and silver dots/dashes design. Fully lined with black fabric. Label reads 'R, Made in England'. In very good condition with minimal wear. Era: 1950's-1960's Colour: Black, Silver, Gold Condition: Very good with minimal wear Material: FabricSize: (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Height: 5 Length: 8.5
Beautiful black fabric purse style clutch hand bag. Fully lined and in great condition. A lovely dainty bag...ideal for special occassions. Era: 1960's Colour: Black, Gold Condition: Very Good Material: Fabric Size: (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Height: 5 Length: 11 Handle: 12.5
Beautiful vintage black faux leather and gold chainmail bag. A cute Shoulder bag which also converts into a clutch bag. Fully lined, press-stud opening. Era: 1970's/1980's Colour: Black, Gold Condition: Good with scuffs/wear as to be expected, feint white marks on the sides and on the inside underside of the flap, doesn't show on outside and does not affect use Size: 8 inches wide, 4.5 Inches high, 44.5 Inch Strap Material: Faux Leather, Chainmail, Metal Mesh
Stunning white vintage leather wide waist cinch belt with chunky metal buckle which features a range of different sea shells. The leather has a gorgeous realistic raised ostrich skin effect. Wear this belt when you want to make a entrance! Era: 1970'S Colour: White, Gold Condition: Very Good Size: Best fit 8-10 worn on hips, 30 Inches Long, 2 Inches Wide, Buckle is 5 inches wide Material: Genuine Leather with ostrich effect, Chunky metal buckle
Stunning red braided rope waspie waist cinch belt with amazing cloisonne buckle. The buckle features a detailed floral enameled pattern in rich colours. Era: 1970's Colour: Red, Gold, Multi Condition: Very good with hardly any wear as this is new old stock, just stored but not worn Material: Corded Nylon Size: Worn as high waist belt (above belly button) or also as hipster belt (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Best fit Size: 8-10 Length (from end to end): 27.5 Unstretched Width: 1.2 Buckle Width: 2.5
Beautiful pink leather wide waist belt with gold tone links on it's side. In Very good conditon with minimal scuffs/wear. Era: 1980's Colour: Pink, Gold Condition: Very good with minimal wear/scuffs Material: Leather Size: Worn as high waist belt (above belly button) (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Best fit Size: 10-12 Length (from end to end): 32 Width: 2.5 Buckle to first Hole: 30 Buckle to last Hole: 28.5
Stunning pink elasticated waspie wide waist stretch cinch belt with ornate lizard print and gold tone metal buckle. Era: 1980's Colour: Pink, Gold Material: Elastic, Metal Condition: Very good with minimal wear Wear as high-waist belt (Above belly button) Approximate measurements in Inches Best Fit Size: 12-14 Length: 28 (Unstretched) Width: 2
Description: Lovely khaki green suede leather wide waist cinch belt with Gold tone ornate outline buckle. Era: 1980's Colour: Khaki Material: Suede Condition: Very good with minimal wear Wear as high-waist belt (Above belly button) Approximate measurements in Inches Best Fit Size: 8-12 Length: 32 Width: 1.5 Buckle to First Hole: 29 Buckle to Last Hole: 25.5
Description: Gorgeous ochre yellow suede wide waist belt with ornate engraved gold tone buckle. A fab belt to add some fun t any outfit Era: 1980's Colour: Yellow Material: Suede Condition: Very good with minimal wear Wear as high-waist belt (Above belly button) Approximate measurements in Inches Best Fit Size: 8-12 Length: 33.5 Width: 2 Buckle to First Hole: 30 Buckle to Last Hole: 26
Description: Absoultely exquisite Vintage 80's beige braided rope waist tie belt with gold sections and large faux jewel centre piece with clear and gold coloured bead tassles underneath...An amazing belt! In very good condition Era: 1980'S Colour: Beige, Gold Condition: Very good but there is a small brown mark on one of the tassles, not overly noticeable and does not affect use, this can be seen on the first tassle in the close-up pic Size: (Worn as high waist belt/hipster belt) Best fit Size: 10-14 Length (from end to end): 50" Width: 1.5" Material: Fabric, Plastic
Description: Stunning bronze/gold/silver raised chunky belt buckle which is ideal for you crafters/d.i.yers and customizers out there. An amazing buckle that can be used to make a super fabulous belt! Era: 1950's/1960's? Colour: Gold/Bronze Condition: Very good with some wear as to be expected Material: Metal Size: (Approximate Measurements in Inches) Height: 2 Length: 5.5
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Open vSwitch is a network switch; at its lowest level, it is concerned with routing packets between interfaces. It is aimed at virtualization users, so, naturally, it is used in the creation of virtual networks. A switch can be set up with a number of virtual network interfaces, most of which are used by virtual machines to communicate with each other and the wider world. These virtual networks can be connected across hosts and across physical networks. One of the key features of Open vSwitch appears to be the ability to easily migrate virtual machines between physical hosts and have their network configuration (addresses, firewall rules, open connections, etc.) seamlessly follow.
Needless to say, there is no shortage of features beyond making it easier to move guests around. Open vSwitch offers a long list of options for access control, quality-of-service control, network bridging, traffic monitoring, and more. The OpenFlow protocol is supported, allowing the integration of interesting protocols and controllers into the network. Open vSwitch has been shipped as part of a number of products and it shows; it has the look of a polished, finished offering.
Most of Open vSwitch is implemented in user space, but there is one kernel module that makes the whole thing work; that module was submitted for review in mid-November. Open vSwitch tries to make use of existing networking features to the greatest extent possible; the kernel module mostly implements a control interface allowing the user-space code to make routing decisions. Routing packets through user space would slow things down considerably, so the interface is set up to avoid the user-space round trip whenever possible.
When the Open vSwitch module receives a packet on one of its interfaces, it generates a "flow key" describing the packet in general terms. An example key from the submission is:
in_port(1), eth(src=e0:91:f5:21:d0:b2, dst=00:02:e3:0f:80:a4), eth_type(0x0800), ipv4(src=172.16.0.20, dst=172.18.0.52, proto=17, tos=0, frag=no), tcp(src=49163, dst=80)
Most of the fields should be fairly self-explanatory; this key describes a packet that arrived on port (interface) 1, aimed at TCP port 80 on host 172.18.0.52. If Open vSwitch does not know how to process the packet, it will pass it to the user-space daemon, along with the generated flow key. The daemon can then decide what should be done; it will also, normally, pass a rule back to the kernel describing how to handle related packets in the future. These rules start with the flow key, which may be generalized somewhat, and include a set of associated actions. Possible actions include:
Once a rule for a given type of packet has been installed into the kernel, future packets can be routed quickly without the need for further user-space intervention. If the switch is working properly, most packets should never need to go through the control daemon.
Open vSwitch, by all appearances, is a useful and powerful mechanism; the networking developers seem to agree that it would be a good addition to the kernel. There is, however, some disagreement over the implementation. In particular, the patch adds a new packet classification and control mechanism, but the kernel already has a traffic control system of its own; duplicating that infrastructure is not a popular idea. As Jamal Hadi Salim put it:
Jamal suggested that Open vSwitch could add a special-purpose classifier for its own needs, but that classifier should fit into the existing traffic control subsystem.
That said, there seems to be some awareness within the networking community that the kernel's traffic controller may not quite be up to the task. Eric Dumazet noted that its scalability is not what it could be and that the code reflects its age; he said: "Maybe its time to redesign a new model, based on modern techniques." Others seemed to agree with this assessment. The traffic controller, it appears, is in need of serious improvements or replacement regardless of what happens with Open vSwitch.
The fact that the traffic controller is not everything Open vSwitch needs will not normally be considered an adequate justification for duplicating its infrastructure, though. The obvious options available to the Open vSwitch developers will be to (1) improve the traffic controller to the point that it does work, or (2) position the Open vSwitch controller as a plausible long-term replacement. Neither task is likely to be easy. The outcome of this discussion may well be that developers who were hoping to merge their existing code will find themselves tasked with a fair amount of infrastructural work.
That can be the point where those developers take option (3): go away and continue to maintain their code out of tree. Requiring extra work from contributors can cause them to simply give up. But if the networking maintainers accept duplicated subsystems, the likely outcome is a lot of wasted work and multiple implementations of the same functionality, none of which is as good as it should be. There are solid reasons behind the maintainers' tendency to push back against that kind of contribution; without that pushback, the long-term maintainability of the kernel will suffer.
How things will be resolved in the case of Open vSwitch remains to be seen; the discussion is ongoing as of this writing. Open vSwitch is a healthy and active project; it may well have the resources and the desire to perform the necessary work to get into the mainline and ease its own long-term maintenance burden. Meanwhile, as was discussed at the 2011 Kernel Summit, code that is being shipped and used has value; sometimes it is best to get it into the mainline and focus on improving it afterward. Some developers (such as Herbert Xu) seem to think that may be the best approach to take in this case. So Open vSwitch may yet find its way into the mainline in the near future with the idea that its internals can be fixed up thereafter.
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ENHANCING THE POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies
Principles, Action Points, and Recommendations for Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience
In developing this guide, COSEPUP analyzed the gradually growing body of available data and information on postdocs, surveyed institutions that host postdoctoral scholars, met with 39 focus groups across the United States, and hosted a day-long workshop at the National Academies for all parties involved in the postdoctoral experience.
After reflecting on this information, the committee has concluded that most postdocs are gaining valuable research experiences and acquiring important laboratory and other research skills. However, the overall postdoctoral experience must encompass more than research experience if it is to fulfill its potential. Postdocs need better mentoring, better compensation, more information on employment opportunities, more assistance in planning their careers, and opportunities to learn a number of career skills (writing grant proposals, writing research papers, critiquing the papers or proposals of others, managing a small program or lab, mentoring or teaching students, and communicating to nonspecialists). The postdoc's need for career skills and educational experiences must be more widely recognized and reflected in all decisions made by postdoc advisers, host institutions, and the organizations that provide funding for postdocs.
The postdoc has a quid pro quo relationship with the research community. Postdocs have the obligation to carry out to the best of their ability the research program they have agreed to; the research community, in turn, has the obligation to provide the education, training, guidance, and experiences that lead to a successful and rewarding career.
COSEPUP concluded that there are significant opportunities to enhance the postdoctoral experience for the benefit of both the postdoctoral population and
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ENHANCING THE POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies
the research enterprise. This guide describes these opportunities in separate sets of recommendations for postdocs, advisers, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies. The three principles listed below provide the basis for these recommendations.
The postdoctoral experience is first and foremost a period of apprenticeship for the purpose of gaining scientific, technical, and other professional skills that advance the professional career. Postdocs should not be viewed as just an inexpensive "pair of hands" in the laboratory. They should receive assistance in the development both of their scientific and technical skills and of other skills needed for a professional career. In this spirit, the term of a postdoc should not be greater than that needed to meet these education, training, and career development objectives.
Postdocs should receive appropriate recognition (including lead author credit) and compensation (including health insurance and other fringe benefits) for the contribution they make to the research enterprise. Postdoctoral research is a vital part of both the junior researchers career path and the research enterprise. Postdoctoral salaries should increase in accordance with years of experience so as to properly reflect the postdoc's level of education and skill. When a postdoc 's contribution is thus valued and rewarded, a postdoctoral experience can (and should) be one of the most focused, productive, and exciting times in the career of a scientist or engineer.
To ensure that postdoctoral appointments are beneficial to all concerned, all parties to the appointments—the postdoc, the postdoc adviser, the host institution, and funding organizations—should have a clear and mutually-agreed-upon understanding with regard to the nature and purpose of the appointment. This understanding must include the objectives of the adviser and institution as well as the objectives of the postdoc. In addition, funding organizations have responsibilities to set high standards for the postdoctoral experience and the disciplinary societies have responsibilities to gather and disseminate information and promote career advancement. The quality of the postdoctoral experience is the responsibility of all.
The remainder of this chapter is devoted to the committee's recommendations, and is organized by target audience. Many of the recommendations include a rationale or other explanation. For those readers desiring a synopsis of the recommendations, the following summary of "action points" is provided.
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ENHANCING THE POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies
Advisers, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies should:
Award institutional recognition, status, and compensation commensurate with the postdocs' contributions to the research enterprise.
Develop distinct policies and standards for postdocs, modeled on those available for graduate students and faculty.
Develop mechanisms for frequent and regular communication between postdocs and their advisers, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies.
Monitor and provide formal evaluations (at least annually) of the performance of postdocs.
Ensure that all postdocs have access to health insurance, regardless of funding source, and to institutional services.
Set limits for total time as a postdoc (of approximately five years, summing time at all institutions), with clearly described exceptions as appropriate.
Invite the participation of postdocs when creating standards, definitions, and conditions for appointments.
Provide substantive career guidance to improve postdoc's ability to prepare for regular employment.
Improve the quality of data, both for postdoctoral working conditions and for the population of postdocs in relation to employment prospects in research.
Take steps to improve the transition of postdocs to regular career positions.
COSEPUP considered several other action points, but chose not to recommend them. These include measures to limit the postdoctoral population, to establish formal benchmarks for postdoc salaries, and to permit postdocs to obtain their own grant funding during the postdoctoral term. Because of the rapid pace of change in research institutions and the diversity of settings where postdocs work, the committee chose to avoid such fixed limits or measures. In addition, there is recent evidence that the postdoctoral population may be stabilizing in response to better information and opportunities in the nonacademic job market. Instead, COSEPUP urges graduate students, postdocs, advisers, institutions, funding agencies, and disciplinary societies to consider the following recommendations as they develop and apply their own policies.
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ENHANCING THE POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies
Postdocs should take responsibility for deciding whether to seek a postdoctoral position and to define their objectives in doing so. Once they make this decision, they are responsible for informing themselves about what they can expect—and what is expected of them: the duration of the appointment, the expectations of the adviser, the institutional resources available, potential sources of financial support, institutional policies on authorship and intellectual property (including ownership of data, "tangible research material," such as antibodies, vaccines, etc.), and where to find information about careers in their particular field.
Postdocs should contribute their best efforts to the program in which they work, and consider themselves full members of that program as long as their appointment lasts.
Postdocs share with their advisers the responsibility for frequent communication in the interests of common understanding, productive research, and effective mentoring.
Postdocs bear the primary responsibility for the success of their experience, with the support of their advisers and institutions. Responsibilities include gaining new research skills, contributing to the effort of the lab or department, communicating with the adviser, initiating a network of colleagues, and concluding a research project in as timely a manner as possible.
The advisers of postdocs have the responsibility to provide a postdoctoral experience that is fundamentally educational in nature and advances the postdoc's career. This educational experience should lead toward research independence and include, depending on the postdoc's career goals, occasional course work, teaching, internships, and other experiences that promote professional development.
At the outset of a postdoctoral appointment, advisers should outline, in writing, the initial expectations about the performance of the postdoc, including the overall research plan and the postdoc's responsibility for ongoing research. These understandings should include laboratory policies on authorship; on ownership of ideas, intellectual property, and data;
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on determining priority of research projects; and, importantly, on taking projects from the laboratory when the postdoc's term has ended. This should be reviewed on an annual basis in case a mid-course correction is needed due to changes either in the adviser's assessment of the postdocs abilities or changes in the postdoc's career goals (see Recommendation 4).
In view of the role of the postdoc as a trainee, the adviser should provide mentoring as needed, including not only detailed advice and assistance in the development of a specific research project, but also education in research issues such as ethics and conflicts of interest.
Advisers should discuss goals with the postdoc at the outset so the expectations of both parties are clearly delineated, and provide written evaluations of a postdoc's progress at least once a year, to be included in the postdoc's institutional file. Such meetings provide an assessment and reality check for the postdoc and postdoc adviser.
Advisers and departments should provide career counseling and job placement assistance. They should also support the efforts of postdocs to gain experiences, compatible with their research responsibility, that will help prepare them for the job market.
Advisers and departments should consider whether postdocs may benefit from additional mentoring by several members of an institution. The purpose of such a mentoring committee would be to provide additional guidance and perspective to the postdoc, not to alter the important relation between postdoc and mentor.
An important first step is for institutions to take a census of their postdoctoral populations. Many institutions, especially universities, have no accurate count or counting mechanism.
Institutions should classify all postdocs in a distinctive and appropriate category that embraces their unique institutional position (see Recommendation 1 in section on Funding Organizations). Classification as faculty or staff is not appropriate, because postdocs are apprentices; classification as students is not appropriate, because postdocs have completed the doctorate. Instead, they need a clear classification category that defines their standing and access to resources.
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If they have not already done so, institutions should establish explicit policies regarding the appointment, training, compensation, benefits, evaluation, and career guidance of postdoctoral scholars.
In particular, institutions should establish a minimum salary/stipend level for all postdocs. Grant proposals should provide for regular increases in salary for postdocs, as they do for staff. All postdocs should also be provided with access to health insurance for themselves and their families.
Institutions should adopt guidelines for the duration of postdoctoral terms. Sometimes such terms may be exceeded under special circumstances (such as illness, birth or adoption of a child, a need for exposure to multiple fields, or a need to finish a project that has reached an advanced stage). The postdoctoral term should include time spent in postdoctoral positions at any previous institutions as well as at the present institution.
There should be a general progression, as a postdoctoral term lengthens, toward more senior status, with commensurate pay and benefits (see Recommendation 1 in section on Funding Organizations).
The institution should periodically review the balance of interests among postdocs, advisers, departments, and the institution in order to assure that the legitimate educational needs and career interests of postdocs are being met.
Institutions should not encourage unlimited growth in the postdoctoral (or graduate student) population in the face of limited employment opportunities. Many postdocs (and graduate students) are funded by federal grant mechanisms at least partly for the purpose of meeting investigators' needs for laboratory workers. An alternative is to increase the number of permanent laboratory workers.
Institutions should maintain a postdoctoral office or officer to provide guidance, logistical support, information on postdoctoral policies, opportunities for continuing education, and registration information for all postdocs. The institution should also designate an ombudsperson or other representative to provide counsel for postdocs (and advisers) and help arbitrate grievances.
Institutions should encourage each of their divisions and programs to examine their roles in the education and training of postdocs and in maintaining high standards of mentoring.
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Institutions should require evidence that funding for a postdoc is available before PIs are allowed to hire postdocs on research grants.
The institution should receive and keep on file a letter of appointment or contract signed by the postdoc, adviser, and institutional representative. The letter should be accompanied by a statement of goals, policies, and responsibilities applicable to postdoctoral education, including the skills the postdoc should plan to develop to meet career objectives.
The institution should ensure that postdocs have guidance in career planning. If a career planning office exists, postdocs should have access to that office, ideally through an identified contact person who can provide specific assistance. Although the adviser plays the primary role in career advising, an institutional office may supplement this function in numerous ways, such as providing the opportunity for postdocs to participate in interviews with employers; programs in resume writing, interviewing, grant writing, and other appropriate subjects; inviting alumni and visiting speakers (including those from nonacademic settings) to discuss their careers; and providing information and materials.
Institutions should ask advisers to prepare a written evaluation of their postdocs' progress/performance at least once a year. This brief evaluation could consider such factors as research progress and next steps to be taken toward achieving career goals. In addition, institutions should encourage and provide opportunities for the postdoc to have multiple mentoring opportunities. Although some might question this activity as being too burdensome, if done properly it need not be extensive or time-consuming to have value. Examples include mentoring committees for each postdoc (analogous to a dissertation committee) and regular, informal presentations of research with feedback from lab members, senior scholars, and visiting researchers. Such evaluations, strongly desired by most postdocs, help avoid confusion about a postdoc's standing, build a more frank and open advising relationship, and provide a meaningful way for the adviser to compensate a postdoc for research performed.
The special needs of foreign nationals should be addressed by a contact person in an existing or new office of international services. This person should have expertise in visa and immigration policies.
Each institution should encourage and financially support a postdoctoral association that serves the social, informational, and logistical needs of postdocs and provides a mechanism for them to communicate with institutional leaders.
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Funding Organizations
All organizations that provide funding for postdocs should work toward a definition of a postdoc that recognizes the temporary nature of the appointment and can be flexibly adapted to fit institutional systems of nomenclature. Such a definition would help avoid problems related to "the perennial postdoc," provide a better understanding of the number and nature of postdocs, and improve accountability for the use of funds. COSEPUP recommends that definitions reflect the following common distinction:
PhDs who are in years 1-5 of their postdoctoral research (primarily a training phase);
After five years, postdocs who are essential to the lab's productivity should be appointed as staff members in an appropriate staff category. Such research employees would also be eligible to apply for their own funding. Placement in a given category should generally be based on the total number of years a postdoc has worked at all institutions as postdocs. It should not be based on the number of years after the PhD (or other doctoral-level degree), because this measure would unfairly exclude those applicants who delayed postdocs for various reasons (e.g., starting families, disadvantaged financial background).
Each organization that provides funding for postdocs should have terms and conditions that apply to all postdocs supported by that funding. These terms and conditions should include the following:
Appropriate salaries/stipends: Postdocs should receive stipends or salaries that are adequate and fairly adjusted to reflect their experience. If adequate compensation is not provided by the funding organization, the institution should appoint the postdoc only if supplementary funding is made available (see Recommendation 3e). Grant proposals should provide for regular increases in salary for postdocs, as they do for staff.
Medical benefits: Postdocs should be provided with access to medical benefits for themselves and their families. Every effort should be made to normalize these benefits for all postdocs at an institution regardless of their individual sources of funding.
Travel: Postdocs should have sufficient travel funding to attend at least one professional meeting each year.
Leave: Postdocs should be governed by explicit leave policies, including sick leave, parental leave, and holidays.
Performance reviews: Postdocs should receive regular performance reviews, both for the benefit of postdocs and so that the funding
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organization can better understand the quality and achievements of the postdocs they fund.
Career planning: Postdocs should receive career planning guidance at the institution where they work. In addition, funding organizations can themselves form or encourage the formation of postdoctoral and alumni associations where current and former postdocs can network regarding future employment.
Career skill enhancement: Postdocs, in consultation with their advisers, should be permitted to gain necessary extra-laboratory education and experiences that will enhance their skills development (e.g., teaching, class work) relative to the career they are pursuing. Advisers, institutions, and funding organizations must understand that such education and experiences are necessary to career development.
Reporting and tracking: Funding organizations should track postdocs after they leave individual labs, to help determine whether that lab should continue to receive funding for postdoc training; funders already use the yardstick of post-appointment performance for training grants. Tracking might be done via a web site, and should provide useful information, such as numbers, characteristics, and subsequent employment. When a postdoc experience ends, the organization can use a "virtual exit interview " (or some other mechanism) to determine the quality of a postdoc experience and to identify problems. Such reviews of outcomes may help federal organizations comply with the Government Performance and Results Act.
The NIH should establish a:
Central office for all postdocs : Currently, the management of the postdocs supported by NIH funding is spread throughout the NIH. Most postdocs are funded under research grants, far fewer by the training program, and fewer still by fellowship programs. As a result, no single entity tracks the status and needs of this growing population or responds directly to their concerns.
Stipend/salary scale for all postdocs : Regardless of its original purpose, many institutions use the NRSA postdoc stipend scale as the minimum for their postdocs. These relatively low stipends were originally designed not as salaries but as cost-sharing stipends for NRSA trainees to offset the cost of living during training. Despite its limited intention, this scale has become the de facto funding standard not only for NRSA trainees (a small fraction of the postdocs supported by the NIH) but also for biomedical postdocs in general, regardless of whether they are funded by a training program or by the NIH at all. A consequence (albeit unintended) is that many postdocs receive inadequate compensation. The NIH, working with the NSF and other
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federal agencies, should develop rational criteria for a pay scale or guideline for postdocs. Such a scale or guideline should be reviewed regularly. Also, any scale must be instituted both prospectively and retrospectively. Currently, NIH increases its stipend levels annually without supplementing existing grants, which leads to inequities.
Standard postdoc definition : See Recommendation 1, above. This is particularly important for the NIH where the common use of "research associate" does not differentiate postdocs from non-PhD researchers or others who may work in the same laboratories.
Annual meetings with postdoc representatives : Postdocs, especially those supported on research grants, may have little or no contact with their funding organization. The NIH leadership should meet regularly with representatives of postdoctoral organizations to provide a direct communication link between the funding agencies and postdoctoral associations (and the national network of associations being formed).
Allow institutions and PIs the ability to combine the funding from the traineeship program and from NIH research grants so the PI may increase the stipend for postdocs without requiring an increase in the number of hours a postdoc must work. Currently, the NIH does not allow supplementation of NRSAs from research grants. In this situation and in others where supplementation is not allowed, a pooled system would introduce new flexibility to setting stipend levels. If PIs were allowed to supplement NRSAs, who are highly desirable contributors to the research process, the law of supply and demand might raise compensation levels in general. Raising salaries could slightly reduce the total number of postdocs, but higher pay could also increase postdocs' status and focus greater attention on their training, productivity, and evaluation.
The NSF should establish a:
Central office responsible for all postdocs : Like the NIH, no single office at the NSF follows postdocs (although there is an office for graduate students). In most cases, the postdocs are funded under research grants from the directorates, and in only a very small number of cases by fellowship programs. Postdocs need an informed person or office with whom to discuss concerns and, when necessary, grievances.
Stipend/salary scale for all postdocs : See Recommendation 3b, above. The NSF should create a clear rationale for setting the stipend/ salary for postdocs funded on NSF grants —even for those funded by fellowship programs—and review the pay scale regularly.
Improved definition of a postdoc : See Recommendation 1, above.
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The NSF defines a postdoc on its grant proposals as an "individual within five years of their PhD." However, this definition does not apply to all postdocs nor, as noted above, does the use of a fixed number of years allow for valid exceptions due to various personal situations.
Annual meetings with postdoc representatives : Postdocs funded under NSF research grants have no communication link with the organization that funds them. NSF leaders should meet regularly with representatives of postdoctoral associations (and perhaps the national network of associations being formed) to facilitate communication with postdocs generally.
A policy for the NSF's Division of Science Resource Studies to gather data regularly for postdocs, as it does for graduate students. Underrepresented US minorities and women should receive particular attention, given a falloff in their participation in science and engineering after graduate school.
Private funding organizations, such as foundations, should play a larger role in encouraging best practices and setting appropriate stipend levels. Foundations can make the enhancement of the overall quality of the postdoctoral experience a top priority and encourage other foundations to do the same. In addition, they can be instrumental in convening postdocs for small professional and information meetings.
Non-governmental organizations and foreign governments should assume their own responsibilities for postdocs. Those non-governmental organizations or foreign governments that provide postdocs with low or partial funding should recognize that host institutions might not supplement these low stipends/salaries. Such organizations should require supplemental funding as a condition of awarding such a fellowship and/or reduce the number of postdocs funded in order to raise the stipend/salary to an appropriate level.
Funding organizations should require that those seeking to support postdocs under training or research grants demonstrate their qualifications for this responsibility. For example, they could be required (as is now sometimes the case for graduate students) to list their previous postdocs, what those postdocs have published, and where they are currently are employed.
COSEPUP supports the following recommendation from the Trends report: "Because of its concern for optimizing the creativity of young scientists and broadening the variety of scientific problems under study
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in the life sciences, the committee recommends that public and private funding agencies establish 'career-transition' grants for senior postdoctoral fellows. The intent is to identify the highest-quality scientists while they are still postdoctoral fellows and give them the financial independence to begin new scientific projects of their own design in anticipation of their obtaining fully independent positions. "1
Disciplinary Societies
Disciplinary societies should play a larger role in promoting the professional careers of postdocs, especially by enhancing opportunities at professional society meetings. These opportunities include placing postdocs on the scientific program so they receive public exposure, providing travel grant support to attend meetings, inviting postdocs to serve on standing committees of the organization, sponsoring workshops for potential postdocs at major professional meetings, and inviting representatives from funding agencies to discuss funding mechanisms and issues.
Disciplinary societies should support job searches by postdocs, both by maintaining job lists and web sites, and by introducing postdocs to prospective employers, especially at annual meetings. They should invite outside groups to present information at their meetings, especially information about nonacademic and nonresearch careers.
Disciplinary societies should develop norms regarding the postdoctoral experience in their field that could be adopted by advisers and institutions in their field.
Disciplinary societies should collect and analyze data and provide the best available information about career planning and employment prospects for postdocs in their field. They should inform prospective postdocs (including beginning graduate students) about market demand and other issues of interest to those entering a research-focused profession. They might supplement or advance the practice by institutions and funding organizations of tracking postdocs through their careers.
Disciplinary societies should organize programs or workshops to advance professional skills. Topics might include grant writing, communication, CV preparation, and writing cover letters. Such programs could also offer junior researchers the chance to network with senior colleagues.
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Each disciplinary society should examine the purpose of the postdoctoral experience for its discipline, and ask the following question: What are the professional standards that our discipline demands at the end of the postdoctoral experience? Each society should be proactive in striving to have those standards met. Such standards could perhaps determine whether a postdoc progresses from associate membership to full membership in the society.
The theme underlying this guide is that all parties to the postdoctoral experience—postdocs, advisers, institutions, funding organizations, and disciplinary societies—must reach a clear, mutual understanding of the purpose of a postdoctoral position. Once such an understanding is gained, all parties can work together to enhance the postdoctoral experience. COSEPUP hopes this guide will help them to do so.
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DataArt Enables Next of Kin Registry and Microsoft HealthVault to
Unite National Emergency Contact Updates
DataArt [2], a custom software development company that builds advanced solutions for select industries, today announced the completion of its project with Next of Kin Registry [3] (NOKR), a free tool for daily emergencies and national disasters, and Microsoft HealthVault [4], a web-based platform from Microsoft that stores and maintains health and fitness information. The final product will seamlessly and automatically connect national emergency contact updates between the two databases. The integration creates a new industry standard of connectivity and safety assurance for individuals and families, as their information is accurately and automatically synced with emergency responders and organizations nationally.
Next of Kin Registry features over 200 million registered profiles and thousands of emergency responders, ensuring that during emergencies, victims will be accurately identified. The comprehensive NOKR database includes options for individuals and families to register their personal contact information and for emergency responders to access and search the database for contact information. Microsoft HealthVault is well known for its ability to help people better manage their health information, including their pharmacy subscription deadlines and emergency contact information. Together, Microsoft HealthVault and NOKR sought to create an even higher level of emergency readiness for families and individuals by uniting their databases to seamlessly update when profiles are changed from either portal.
"We are extremely pleased in DataArt's work to create a unified entry method of national emergency contact information with our database and Microsoft HealthVault," said Mark Cerney, NOKR president and founder. "Helping people better prepare and connect in the event of an emergency is our mission at Next of Kin Registry, and with the three of us working together, we're helping not only individuals, but also emergency responders to instill more confidence and safety."
Microsoft HealthVault put out a challenge call to the coder community in late 2012, asking for help connecting the two databases. DataArt [5] was selected to fulfil its connectivity mission with NOKR based on the custom software development firm's experience developing innovative solutions for the healthcare industry [6], as well as its expertise in integrating solutions with existing infrastructure and 3rd-party healthcare information vendors.
"In stepping up to help the Next of Kin Registry connect their systems with HealthVault, DataArt not only did something positive for the world, but they demonstrated remarkable technical skill and commitment," said Sean Nolan, Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft HealthVault. "DataArt quickly learned all the nuances of HealthVault, and were able to deliver a high-quality solution in a very reasonable timeframe. I would be happy to recommend their work to others looking to connect with HealthVault and hope they'll continue to bring their talents to benefit the healthcare industry."
DataArt also provides the organizations a level of industry security to perform the connection, as it is compliant to HIPAA security and privacy regulations, CCHIT certification and ONC standards, including health interoperability standards.
"Working with Microsoft HealthVault and Next of Kin Registry was truly a privilege for DataArt," said Eugene Goland, President of DataArt. "We saw an opportunity to elevate the connectivity of the two databases, and help the community feel confident that their information is consistent and uniformly updated in an event of an emergency."
About DataArt:
DataArt (www.dataart.com [7]) is a custom software development company that builds advanced solutions for the financial services [8], healthcare [9], hospitality [10] and other [11] industries. Combining domain knowledge with offshore cost advantages and resource flexibility, DataArt develops industry-defining applications, helping clients optimize time-to-market and minimize software development risks in mission-critical systems. With an unrivaled talent pool of highly skilled software engineers in New York, London, Russia and Ukraine, DataArt provides the technical skill, accountability and industry knowledge needed to deliver custom applications on time and on budget. DataArt clients [12] include Standard & Poor's, Ogilvy, artnet, Panasonic, Cancer Research, Ocado, Charles River Laboratories, Betfair, Misys, leading asset management firms and three of the world's top ten investment banks. @DataArt [13]
About NOKR
The Next Of Kin Registry (NOKR) was established as a FREE tool for daily emergencies and national disasters. NOKR is your emergency contact system to help if you or your family member is missing, injured or deceased. NOKR is a humanitarian non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to bridging rapid emergency contact information. NOKR was established in January 2004, for daily emergency situations. NOKR is now listed on more than 92% of all State websites, the American Red Cross, Homeland Security Disasterassistance.gov, USA.gov and other federal agencies, as a critical resource for daily emergencies. For more information please contact NOKR's Deputy Director Gerry DiStefano at (800) 915-5413 or visit http://www.nokr.org [14]
About Microsoft in Health
Microsoft [15] is committed to improving health around the world through software innovation. Over the past 13 years, Microsoft has steadily increased its investments in health with a focus on addressing the challenges of health providers, health and social services organizations, payers, consumers, and life sciences companies worldwide. Microsoft closely collaborates with a broad ecosystem of partners and delivers its own powerful health solutions, such as Amalga, HealthVault, and a portfolio of identity and access management technologies acquired from Sentillion Inc. in 2010. Together, Microsoft and its industry partners are working to deliver health solutions for the way people aspire to work and live.
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Ju and myself both like keeping the lawn a little high, so mowing only occurs once per month under normal circumstances. Lately however we've both been busy with other stuff, and it was bloody hot outside, so the lawn was left to fend for itself for at least 2 months. Today, there were clouds and a rather cool breeze, so I thought I'd do it.
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UNPLUGGED Flickr Pickr: Cherry Blossom Festival
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LOCATION: Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, all over the city!
I feel like I say this at the beginning of every new season but…I love this time of year! Truth is, I just love change. I start to getting pretty antsy when things have been the same for a while which can be frustrating but has thus far has provided me with a fairly interesting life. The seasons are no exception to this rule, in fact they probably have way more of an effect on us that most of us are even aware of. Winter generally blows, especially here. Of course, it's great to go up a mountain and slide down some white stuff but the day-to-day goings on of life are just that much more glum when carried out surrounded by grey. |
Enter the Cherry Blossom! And thank goodness. Like little pink smiles literally growing on trees they are a symbol of the change that's about to occur and a nostalgic reminder of all springs past. I find myself going out of my way to walk down the streets that are lined with these trees and just love the atmosphere that they bring to this already awesome city.
Thank you Japan for the gift of these trees, thank you vancouver4life for giving us this image and thank you Cherry Blossoms, just for being you.
There was a lot of amazing photography in the pool this week folks, please keep posting and spreading the word about the Unplugged Flickr Pickr.
It's that point in your consciousness where you can feel at one with nature, escaping the trappings of the day-to-day to an almost dream-like place where nothing else seems to exist besides you and your natural surroundings. It is our opinion here at VIA that Vancouver holds a unique place in the civilized world in that reaching this state often requires no more effort than simply pulling off to the side of the road, pocketing your keys and taking a few steps into the forest


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"Lover of science and sound. Multi-platinum selling producer. Several-time member of Hype Machine's #1 position. Member of Señor Stereo & DiscoTech. Gigamesh has been making his musical mark for several years, traveling around the world, and making splashes on the web for (mostly unofficially) reworking the likes of Michael Jackson, New Order, The Clash, Stardust and for his work as part of the remix group Disco Tech.
This week sees the release of a new EP from the American DJ/producer on Kitsune called All My Life. Four tracks of futuristic disco sounds and loops made to run non-stop from 2am until daybreak. After listening to "Dream On" count me in from 2am to daybreak. The only disappointing thing about this music after pushing play, is that it ends. Enable repeat.
In his newest video for "All My Life," Gigamesh goes back to 1976 and splices up Logan's Run to his French leaning house productions. Click here to watch that video." KickKickSnare


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Huge corner, but easy to miss as a restaraunt. Obviously built for retail with floor to cieling windows, portions not in proportion to window size. Try another one of Astorias fine restaraunts
Huge corner, but easy to miss as a restaraunt. Obviously built for retail with floor to cieling windows, portions not in proportion to window size. Try another one of Astorias fine restaraunts
Late lunch in Astoria. We both got fish and chips. The portions were a little small, the batter was not very crunchy, but the homemade cocktail and tarter sauces were good. Might come back for an evening cocktail sometime:)
Specialty: Fine dining with Seafood Price range: $5 (cup of soup) to $34 (Land & Sea) with the vast majority of menu items under $20. Is there anyone in the world who experiences Vivaldi's classical music and whatever Season is presented, does not enjoy it all? Well, owners Lisa and Gordon Clemente have succeeded in doing the same with seafood... More
It's no secret, I love love seafood. I was visiting my sister and bro in law in Astoria and my friend and her baby with me. We had a jolly old time slurping down oysters, drinking some finely crafted cocktails and enjoying ourselves. It didn't matter who ordered what, everything was delicious. We had seared ahi, clams, crab cakes and... More
Pure, simple and very fresh "sea to table" food blew us all away. The modern space has been gently decorated with family antiques and modern art, shown by local artists. It was the most lovely atmosphere of any restaurant on our trip. The service was knowledgeable, warm and fun. We were stunned by our meal. The chef/owner came out to... More
We asked chief to prepared his best dishes for 3 of us, we were love it, and value were reasonable too! Thanks
Astoria was a big disappointment to us after eleven other days in Oregon. It was a weekend night, but we drove through the downtown without seeing much of anything. We finally parked the car and started walking, which is how we found this. It was OK. The concrete floor and sparse furnishings made it very cold place. The service was... More
Went here for a romantic evening on vacation, loved the initial atmosphere when we walked in with all the local art being displayed around. Were promptly seated in a private, tucked away couch botth with the options of closing the curtains. Our waiter was friendly and great service. I am not a seafood fan (which I know is their specialty)... More
Fantastic lunch of cappacio and lemon cesar salads. Came back for happy hour drinks and appys. Came back again after looking around for other options for dinner and finding everything else lacking - amazing oysters, crab/shrimp cocktail and figs. Drinks were sublime. Do not miss this!
This is an attractive place--good art on the walls. And we had plenty of time to look at it since no one came out to seat us, even though we made eye contact with 3 different staff members. But it's a really attractive place, so we went back later, looked at the art again for a while, and finally left.... More
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Passover: Sephardic-Style Seder
This colorful quinoa pilaf is a great addition to this coming weekend's festive holiday meals, whether you celebrate Passover or Easter. Contributed to Vegan Holiday Kitchen's Passover chapter by a longtime reader of mine, Barbara Pollak, this pilaf is attractive made with a mix of red and white quinoa, but either color can be used on its own. Read More→
Print This PostHaroset is an intrinsic component of the Passover plate, a condiment made from fruit, nuts and wine. It symbolizes the mortar used by the Jewish slaves to build ancient Egyptian cities. Sephardic harosets are made in various ways, but usually contain dates. Read More→
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Print This PostThis vegan matzo balls recipe isn't going to yield the Jewish grandmothers' classic fluffy variety, but something new, delicious, and easy to make. Cooked quinoa flakes bind them together. A lot of the vegan matzo balls recipes on the web use tofu as a binder, which, for many Jews, is not an allowable Passover food. The trick here is to bake them at a low temperature rather than boiling them. Without egg as a binder, vegan matzo balls are more likely than not to fall apart in water. Read More→
Print This PostMatzo minas are layered vegetable casseroles served at Sephardic Passover Seders. This one can be aptly described as a matzo lasagna. Many variations are made by Sephardic Jews of various cultures. This one is of definite Italian influence, and will certainly remind you of an eggplant lasagna. Read More→
Print This PostThis simple side dish brings color and natural sweetness to the dinner plate, and is one of my favorite dishes to serve with a Passover or Jewish New Year dinner. Read More→
Print This PostThis is very rich, but is an excellent way to use your surplus of matzo; a little goes goes a long way. Adapted from Vegan Holiday Kitchen by Nava Atlas. Read More→
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a mannish, squat-bodied, women of large stature who wears frilly, feminine dresses (sometimes against their will) to funerals weddings. Often sporting a short hairsyle, lesbianism assumed. Check out that truck in a dress at the punch bowl!
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a frilly, femine dress, possibly against her will, like a wedding, church, or funeral. Lesbianism assumed. Get a load of that truck in a dress at the punch bowl!


text: Scott Boerma (BM '86, Music Education) is joining WMU in his 'dream job.' The new Director of Bands will be responsible for all University bands including the Bronco Marching Band. He announced at post playoff game wrap up that was he resigning from his current position at the University of Michigan as an associate professor of conducting, associate director of bands, and director of the marching band. The Director of Bands position at WMU opened after current Director Robert Spradling announced his retirement. He was director for 20 years and leaves behind a great legacy. Boerma is known for his arrangements and compositions which have been performed by well-known symphonies, bands and orchestras in venues such as Carnegie Hall and beyond. To learn more, please follow the link below: KALAMAZOO GAZETTE— WMU HIRES MICHIGAN'S SCOTT BOERMA TO REPLACE RETIRING DIRECTOR OF BANDS ROBERT SPRADLING The photo above was taken at the 2012 Stampede Pep Rally in Downtown Grand Rapids at The B.O.B, and features the nearly 300-member Bronco Marching Band.


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Young talent continues to grow
New Zealand Football is continuing to offer strong development pathways to the nation's young footballing talent as it seeks to cement its place at the top of the regions hierarchy as Oceania Football Confederation reports.
Females graduate from coaching course
New Zealand Football's first senior level coaching course attended exclusively by, and tailored specifically to, females, continued in Auckland over the weekend.
Hedge appointed as Talent Development Manager
New Zealand Football is pleased to announce Andy Hedge will take up the position of Talent Development Manager.
Three new referees appointed to international panel
New Zealand has three new additions on the international list of match officials approved by FIFA for 2013.
Auckland Football: Coaches Network event
The first Auckland Football Coaches Network Event for 2013 has been confirmed for January with José Figueira from the MLS franchise New York Red Bulls presenting on "Creating Connections: The New York Red Bull Way".


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"Some of the kids aren't going to make it out of there," Lupe Fiasco says, getting emotional after seeing an old MTV News interview from his childhood block.
Lupe cares about his community. If you want to hear another real MC check out Lecrae. Check out his newest mixtape on datpiff.com called "Church Clothes" He's a fresh breathe of air in times like this.
im from the chi i fee lupe on this ITS TIME 4 A CHANGE
I can't help but wonder how fans of Hip Hop can feel this same level of hurt but we embrace the music that promotes it.
If you thought he was fake before this, then this interview should convince you otherwise. Personally, I don't know how anyone thought he was fake. I might not be from the hood, but I have spent a great deal of time with people from these areas and I have been in these areas frequently (visiting extended fam & friends), and I as a woman cry about what I see, about the hopelessness I see in the faces of the clients I help as an attorney-in-training. I understand his tears. God, I understand it.
Modern day prophet speaking.... scary. Scary, scary, scary...
Thank you Lupe! Well said. Keep up the fight!
Brought me to tears....I wish this generation appreciated more conscious rap/rappers.
This goes to show Lupe Fiasco really really care about the **** he talks about in his music..
Lupe was always both cool and real. He stands for 'change,' 'resistance,' and 'living in reality.' Real people know gang-banging isn't cool. It's all about psychology with people. We're born into this world learning from what we see, feel, and experience so it forms our 'reality' or 'perception' of life. In other words, how you were raised is 'most likely' how you may act. That's why some people think it's okay to kill, steal, and destroy and others know better.
still thinks lupe is under rated and should be sitting on the throne the way kanye is
Real ****...At least cats in the Chi know he cares.
Lupe is the realest cat out there....I have gained a new level of respect for him....that man is a human being
Lupe i Shed Tears With You..My Brother
When he came to my hood in New Orleans the "murder per capita capital" he shed some tears n spoke his mind, truth, beliefs and even began hitting on religion when speaking about "Katrina." He is deeper than Lil Wayne can ever be he has more respect for New Orleans than "The Greatest Rapper Alive" does and he's from Chicago! I ***** wit Lupe to the MAX, enlighten urselfs brothers n sisters he is a prophet in the movement. Another Urban Renaissance is inevitable, change is gon come when we make it
It's not about a contest to be the "realest emcee". Pipe down hypebeast.
this right here makes lupe the realest emcee....alot of emcees say, write songs, and dedicate hinngs to their dead homies and cities but lupe is the only one to actually shed genuine tears over the subject


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by Eva Gizowska, on 28 May 2012, HealthDo you ever feel so drained that you can hardly move? Does getting up in the morning sometimes feel like a major effort? If so, you're not alone. Lack of energy us currently one of the top complaints seen by health practitioners. Too many of us right now are trying to do too much – working long hours, juggling family, friends and generally trying to keep a grip on life. Continue reading >


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Inkspell, Cornelia Funke
First line: "Twilight was gathering, and Orpheus still wasn't here."
Inkspell, Funke's second of three novels – look for the final book to be released in fall '08 – finds young Meggie, plus her family, friends and foes, sucked into the mythical book, Inkheart. Much to Meggie's dismay, she finds things within the living book have not stuck to their storylines and it's up to Meggie to figure out how to get the story back on track.
For: Anyone who has ever wished to find themselves within the pages of their favorite story. –Jenny Coon Peterson


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Tonya, if she's only been in training for 4 months, she's still building up muscle, so will be low on staying power, but that's just normal baby stuff. If you really think she could use a boost, you could try Red Cell, but, there's various schools of thought on that one. Most horses aren't iron deficient, and they are natural blood dopers. I supplement Lysine, which is an essential amino acid which is the one most likely to be deficient horses and humans.
But, if it's just that she's a baby building muscle... the only cure is time!
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After years of deliberation on the issue, Pennsylvania legislators passed a bill overhauling the state's natural gas drilling laws on February 8, 2012.
While most of the legislation has already gone into effect, Commonwealth Court has thrown out a section restricting local governments' ability to zone and regulate natural gas drilling. The Corbett Administration has appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
The Fee
The legislation places an impact fee on every well drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale formation. The levy will change from year to year based on natural gas prices and the Consumer Price Index, but in 2012, drillers will pay $50,000 per-well. (Smaller, vertical wells will pay $10,000 this year.)
The bill's authors estimate the fee will generate around $180 million, when payments are turned in on September 1. Sixty percent of the revenue will stay at the local level, going to counties and municipalities hosting wells. The rest will go to various state agencies.
While the fee is administered and collected on the state level, counties will decide whether or not to enact it. County commissioners have until mid-April to enact a fee. If any county chooses not to collect the money, its municipalities will have a 60 day window to override the decision. When more than half of the county's townships and boroughs pass a resolution calling for a fee, the levy will automatically be adopted.
How much fee revenue will each county receive this year? Click on our map to find out.
Restricting Local Power
In addition to setting a fee, the legislation restricts municipal zoning of drilling operations. Townships and municipalities are required to allow drill rigs in all types of zones, except for densely-populated residential areas. It sets state standards for the minimum distance between wells and streams, schools, buildings and water sources. If a local government passes ordinances and regulations that go beyond the new state standards, the Public Utility Commission will have the power to bar the municipality from receiving any impact fee money.
On July 26, Commonwealth Court declared this section of the law null and void, arguing it violates local governments' constitutional due process rights. The Corbett Administration has appealed this decision to the state Supreme Court, and asked the panel for an expedited ruling.
Other Changes
Other notable aspects of the legislation:
- The bill authorizes the annual transfer of millions of dollars from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to the Environmental Stewardship Fund and Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.
- Drillers' zone of presumed liability will expand from 1,000 to 2,500 feet. That means if a water source within this area is contaminated, the assumption will be that drilling messed it up.
- The Department of Environmental Protection can "enter into contracts" with private well control teams, who would be given limited immunity from civil lawsuits.
- Companies would be required to submit reports to DEP detailing chemicals used during the hydraulic fracturing process. This information would be published on FracFocus.org, which is becoming a national clearinghouse for fracking disclosure information.
- Civil penalties against drillers who violate regulations would be increased to $75,000.
- The bill sets new bond levels for drillers, based on the length of well bores and the amount of wells each company operates.
(For more details about what's in the new law, read our annotated version of the impact fee.)


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This is a discussion on Reasonable pic requested within the Member Show-Off & Photography forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Requesting a stock base 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX sedan picture. I need a picture of the rear of the car ...
Requesting a stock base 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX sedan picture. I need a picture of the rear of the car with all three brake lights lit. In other words I want to see how bright the third brake light is. The glass can be tinted or not however if it's tinted please let me know of the %. Thank you.
2011 WRX WRB Stage2
The Big 2011/2012 Mod Thread
"Just Leave me alone. I know what I'm doing"- Kimi Räikkönen
go to the dealership and have the salesguy step on the brake
Your local tint professional will be able to advise you on the process.
You have two options when tinting windows.
- tint goes over the third brake light
- tint with a cut out for the third brake light
Make sure to follow local tint guidelines, to keep the local constabulary happy.
i find your laziness inspiring...
can someone come to my house this weekend and change my oil for me? for the price of nothing would be ideal...
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2010 WRX Limited Hatch - spt short throw...for now
Reason for my request is simple. NONE of the dealers here have what I asked you bunch of crash test dummies. They either have the premium trim or limited sedan or the 5 doors. Why don't you use your brains productively rather than contribute idiotic comments. If there was a base WRX sedan I would already own it and wouldn't be requesting a picture.
I would want them as bright as possible! I had some lady who could barely see over her dash almost smash into this afternoon....geez...don't tint the brake lights!
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Stink-eye Mob #814004
2010 WRX Limited Hatch - spt short throw...for now
Let's all play nice. This is not nasioc. If you don't want to or are unable to help someone requesting it that's fine. However, let's try to leave it at that rather then posting unfounded personal judgments.
How the ones that are replying with smart comments don't own a 2011 WRX both the premium & limited come stock with a wing that has a built in third brake light. This means it does not have an internal brake light on the rear deck. It's because of members like the ones above contributing nothing useful that the WRX & STI owners are referred to as douche-bags around my area. I'm not frustrated at all but when you try to make it look like i'm lazy or stupid I'm not going to just ignore it. You don't want to be insulted than don't insult me. Thanks to the admin TheJ & lytlec only members that seem to have a higher IQ therefore contributing positively.
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hey DRTiraPiedra,no offense intended, just wanted to know why you wanted the pic.I have a hatch but on further research I discovered that the base sedan does not come with a spoiler(limited & premium have the 3rd light on the spoiler) hence the third brake light is mounted behind the rear windshield.If you tint the windows understandably it will diminish the brightness of the third brake light.Is there a concern for safety or does this have to do with state laws?
If it helps the base hatch comes with a spoiler that has the third light mounted to it.
PS-after some extensive research ,just so that u don't think we are dbags i found this video of an STI with the 3rd light in the rear.All STIs have the third light in the rear windshield.
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2011 WRX WRB Stage2
The Big 2011/2012 Mod Thread
"Just Leave me alone. I know what I'm doing"- Kimi Räikkönen
i wasnt trying to offend either, i was making a pretty lame attempt to be funny.
but what actually is funny is the number of people that hop onto this forum and demand that the other members "figure" things out for them.
everyone on here is here to share knowledge, discuss things, and occasionally give someone some crap if they sound ridiculous when they demand something like pictures of the back of the car with the brake lights on because of some ridiculous tint issue. like another reply said. have the tint place you are going to cut around the brake light it its a concern.
Stink-eye Mob #814004
2010 WRX Limited Hatch - spt short throw...for now
No offense intended here as well, Like said some ppl "demand" immediate info and get unruly when questioned, didnt want to see anyone loose their head or get banned as ive seen before.
Sucks ya in an are where subie is looked down upon, guess we gotta leave it to you to show em where the real driver sits he he