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Military Order of the Purple Heart demands PurpleHeart.com
Group chartered by Congress targets domain names.
The Purple Heart is a military decoration given to those who've made the ultimate sacrifice for the U.S. military: being wounded or killed in duty.
The Military Order of the Purple Heart was chartered by Congress in 1958 for recipients of the Purple Heart.
The group, which has a web site at PurpleHeart.org, is now asking World Intellectual Property Organization to award it the domain names PurpleHeart.com and purpleheartcardonation.net in separately filed arbitration cases.
Earlier this year the group filed a complaint for purpleheart-donations.org, but it was terminated when the owner agreed to hand over the domains.
I think this will be an interesting case to watch. I was unaware of The Military Order of the Purple Heart's exact connection to the Purple Heart. But the group has filed lawsuits in the past.
If the group wins, I would expect it to file many more UDRP cases. A simple search on Google for "Purple Heart" returns a bunch of different domains including the keyword.
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So, the complainant makes a claim 14 years late?
Creation Date: 18-jan-1998
Seems like a great case to argue laches.
They need to buy it, not try and take it.
What affiliation are they? I doubt it's a us govt entity or an authorized supported MWR/USO group besides all government agencies belong to the us taxpayers. Will be interesting to see the results from this.
The .com is a monetized minisite centered around the military Purple Heart. I kind of doubt they can claim having legitimate rights to the name with doing that. If they had a site unrelated to the Purple Heart or simply didn't monetize the site they have up now, they would probably have a decent shot of winning, but as-is, cases recently would seem to suggest they will probably lose.
As it is, there's so much history with the Purple Heart that it would be hard to use that .com in a different way and not get a lot of confused visitors.
Hal, Nacho Charlie and Steve appreciate the interesting and enlightening comments. A Little history here, my brother was in South East Asia back in 1968 while I was serving with the Marines and on the 17 Feb 68 after we delivered Mr. Walter Cronkite and Co. into cover the biggest battle of the War. I got jammed up in the city and became detached from my unit. and on the 18th of Feb. 68 received a GSW thru the brain, and many would of never survived such an injury and It wouldn't of been but for my brother the person that put the site up .. as it used to have me and a fish.. and also I years ago received many many e-mails. I did some research regarding? MORPH and have seen some FLAGS RAISED by various agency's and have the understanding they received F's for "accountability" So I am quite shocked that they can use Charitable funds to raise such a claim, suit. Does not make it right, does not make it fair. I am curious myself what entitles them to it in the first place. After all I am the one missing one third of my brain.

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We loved Red Dead Redemption. You loved Red Dead Redemption. Now, with that elusive '100% complete' stat depressingly flashing in front of our eyes, our thoughts are already turning to Red Dead Redemption 2 (or, indeed, 'the third Red Dead').
Smash hit video games have a dispiriting viral quality to them - with dodgy imitations of the biggest success stories rushing the market (chunky space marines, anyone?).
But you can always count on Rockstar to buck the trend. Red Dead Redemption proved that the Wild West is a criminally underused setting - and we'd definitely like to see the megastar studio tackle the Spaghetti-Western genre once more.
However, that's not to say RDR is perfect - or that there aren't a few things we'd like Rockstar to consider when it gets round to making the inevitable follow-up...
Red Dead Redemption can be a jarring game. Occasionally this is a positive thing - like when you're shocked by the breathtaking vistas or stunning character design. However, far too often it's because of the overwhelming amount of illusion-shattering bugs.
A quick YouTube search is enough to measure just how glitch-happy Red Dead Redemption really is. The game is constantly surprising players with oddities - even if they are kind of loveable. (Have you seen the donkey lady or the cougar man? You really must).
Although the majority of these bugs are discovered by chance, the game has its fair share of game-breaking bugs. It's hard to laugh after you fight your way through a fortress of bandits only to be launched into the air by a wooden fence and plummet to your doom.
We all know games can't be perfect, but they shouldn't be this buggy - even one as massive in scale and graphically ambitious as Red Dead Redemption. Hopefully Rockstar will spend a little more time stress-testing the game's sequel. It's all fun and games until you're being chased by a rabid cougar man and you find that your only escape vehicle is a rocket horse.


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I have always gone to le Cellier, but then I have never been to The Flying Fish.
I can't decide if I should go to Flying Fish Cafe or Le Cellier Steakhouse on my December 2005 trip. I realize they both are very different but I can't decide. What one do you like better? Why?
I have always gone to le Cellier, but then I have never been to The Flying Fish.
I voted for LeCellier too, I also have never been to Flying fish. LeCellier is convient ..right in park and the food is incredible...now if you are more into seafood than steak you may want to go to Flying fish
Has any one been to both?
I've only been to Le Cellier. Sorry, I didn't vote because I can't help you. When you are allergic to fish/seafood you tend to shy away from places with "fish" in the name...
One of these days I hope to try Flying Fish since they do have some turf items and because we frequently stay at the Boardwalk.
always plotting, planning, and looking forward to our next adventure...
I have said it before but I do not mind repeating myself.....PRETZEL BREAD!!! Go to Le'Cellier!!!!
Flying Fish Cafe? Will I get hit on the head.
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I just ate there this past weekend (Le Cellier) & it was so yummy!!! & I agree with 4lyf: their pretzel bread was the BEST!!!
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I decided to go to both. I'm going to go to Le Celliar for christmas dinner and flying fish the day after for dinner. I can't wait.


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feliz cumpleaños nani =) .
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This year, keep calm with cranberries!
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Ainsle is a lovable, playful and snugly three or four-year-old, 27-pound, male Golden Retriever/Sheltie-mix looking for a loving guardian. Ainsle was abandoned; tied to a fence on Chicago's Ainsle Street. He was rescued and fully vetted. Amazingly, his foster mom discovered where he came from and they said they didn't want him anymore. He is sweet, fun, housebroken, non-destructive … almost perfect. He knows the commands sit, lay, jump and give paw and he takes treats gently from your fingers. He's extremely food-motivated and easy to train. He loves walks, runs and playing outside – so he'd probably be happiest in a home with a fenced in yard. He loves his three walks a day, and he loves to play with other dogs. Because Ainsle has long hair, he needs to be brushed regularly and professionally groomed at least every other month or his fur gets matted. He is extremely healthy, neutered, up-to-date on rabies, distemper and bordatella vaccines, de-wormed, and heartworm-tested. His adoption fee of $125 rescued dogs. To meet and possibly adopt Ainsle, please contact Sheri at email@example.com or 773-777-2891. He is being fostered in Chicago. He is best in a home with children over the age of ten.
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Welcome to my new website! This site is the culmination of a long journey.
- 1999: first website "analyticalQ presents a platform for self-expression, a passion for world travel, in pursuit of flexibility"
- 2000: first blog (Diary of Anne Ku) 365 consecutive days to discipline myself to write and publish
- 2001: Bon Journal – reviews of books, hotels, and cultural events (theatre, concerts, movies, etc)
- 2002: Bekkers Piano Guitar Duo - four centuries of music original, arranged, transcribed, commissioned for piano and guitar
- 2009: Concertblog – on cultural economics and plenty of free sheet music, too!
- 2010: Maui Tips for Newcomers - a one way ticket to paradise
You are welcome to contact me via the REPLY FORM below or LINKED-IN.
- Quoted in Hawaii, EV City Casebook: 50 big ideas shaping the future of electric mobility (p. 18 of the downloadable PDF), December 2, 2014
- Latest interview, Go Play Project, November 16, 2014
- My poem published in Global Nomad, What Boomers Want Blog, October 23, 2013
- Interviewed in World EV Cities – Maui, June 12, 2013
In a network society, you find out about someone through networks, but sometimes you'd rather read a biography, a curriculum vitae, or a press release. Here are different biographical blurbs about me. But first, some bullet points:
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, magna cum laude, Electrical Engineering, 2nd major Mathematics, Duke University, 1982 [summer courses at Cornell University, New College Oxford University; junior year study abroad at McGill University]
- Master of Science in Operational Research, with distinction, London School of Economics, 1987
- PhD, Decision Science, London Business School, 1995, thesis
- Bachelor of Music with Honors in Composition; Teaching Diploma in Piano, Utrecht Conservatory, 2008
A photo and short biography appear on the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit (Honolulu, September 2013) speaker list.
The biography on the University of Hawaii's first sustainability summit (April 2013) has a short blurb focussing on my background and interest in energy.
A short biography appears in the agenda of the Department of Energy Clean Cities EV Readiness Planning Meeting in May 2013:
Anne Ku directs the Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance, the Department of Energy Clean Cities funded EV-readiness project, which has seen the stakeholders multiply ten-fold and its reach extended to the neighboring islands of Kaua'i and the Big Island. The project's main focus is on developing adequate infrastructure for mass adoption of electric vehicles to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports and increase EV charging from renewable energy sources. The plan to deliver an electric vehicle paradise to the millions of visitors depends on local residents and businesses to pave the way. After earning her PhD in Decision Science from London Business School, Anne worked in the energy sectors in the USA and Europe. Her multi-contributor book "Risk and Flexibility in Electricity: an introduction to the fundamentals and techniques" is available from Riskbooks.
The first paragraph of my latest CV says this:
Born in Brunei, I grew up on Taiwan and Okinawa before winning a full scholarship to Duke University. Since then I have lived in eight countries and developed a collaborative mindset through working with different industry experts as energy magazine editor and with classical musicians as composer, pianist, and concert producer. My formative training in mathematics and engineering has helped me grasp the details of emerging technology and communicate in layman's terms, always stepping outside my comfort zone to embrace fresh new challenges.
The biography on the University of Maui College Music Department page says something entirely different:
Born in Brunei of Hakka mother and Shanghainese father, Anne Ku lived in Taiwan and Okinawa before winning a full scholarship to Duke University. Her senior piano recital of works of Ravel, Debussy, and Poulenc was inspired by her first encounter of French impressionist music at Oxford University the previous summer. After earning her doctorate from London Business School and working in the energy sectors in US and Europe, she turned her attention to music, obtaining a degree in composition and wrote her piano teaching diploma on sightreading at Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands. She has performed widely as a chamber musician and accompanist, launched new concert series, produced concerts, and conducted business skills workshops for musicians. She writes previews, reviews, and blogs about cultural economics at http://concertblog.wordpress.com.
The above is a condensation of a longer biography on my piano guitar duo website.
Meanwhile, check out the ABOUT ME page.


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We recently discussed how Major Lazer's sophomore album Free the Universe was supposed to come out this week, but had been pushed to March 12. In a press release that was distributed earlier today, we're told that the album has been pushed back (although no word on it's release was given):
The upcoming Major Lazer album, "FREE THE UNIVERSE," has been been kidnapped by General Rubbish and we all must embark on an epic journey to upset his evil plan so Major Lazer can free the universe as planned with the album.
Our fans are the most important part of what makes Major Lazer what it is. It is with that consideration that "FREE THE UNIVERSE" will not be released this month as previously scheduled. We never want to disappoint our supporters but circumstances out of our control have made us unable to keep the intended date. For anyone disappointed, we are truly apologetic and we promise that this hiccup has only made what we have planned for the album stronger. We tried extremely hard to keep the date but it was ultimately decided that rushing the album would have been unfair to you and everyone who worked so hard on it. An iTunes exclusive pre-order in the US will launch next Tuesday, 2/26 which will feature an instant grat download of the forthcoming Major Lazer single "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)."
It looks like this is the first of three volumes of rare and unreleased Major Lazer material. This first release features the exteneded remix of their remix of Hot Chip's "Look At Where We Are," as well as remixes from Jack Beats and Yellow Claw of Major Lazer material.


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Official blog of award-winning historical fiction and Southern romance author Jessica James.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Civil War warriors had soft hearts
In the midst of the chaos of today's society, it is sometimes hard to imagine the type of devotion that plays out in my Civil War novel Shades of Gray. One would not expect, after all, to hear sweet murmurings of love from those great soldiers we have come to know as hardened warriors.
Yet written letters reveal that fact to be true.
General George Pickett, known for his courageous, if not foolish, charge at Gettysburg, was a perfect lamb when writing to his future wife LaSalle Corbett.
In a letter in April 1863, he pleads with Sally to come marry him in camp, despite the social improprieties of a woman doing so.
"You know that I love you with a devotion that absorbs all else -- a devotion so divine that when in dreams I see you it is as something too pure and sacred for mortal touch."
Can you imagine a man writing such thoughts today? (Or speaking them for that matter).
He continues in the same letter: "If I am spared, my dear, all my life shall be devoted to making you happy, to keeping all that would hurt you far from you, to making all that is good come near you."
Unfortunately, poor Pickett was destined for disappointment. Sally writes in a postscript to this letter in the book "The Heart of a Soldier" that she turned "her soldier" down.
"So, though my heart responded to the call, what could I do but adhere to the social laws, more formidable than were ever the majestic canons of the Ecclesiastes? My Soldier admitted that I was right, and we agreed to await a more favorable time."
There are so many beautiful stories of everlasting love revealed through the letters of Civil War husbands and wives -- and even those who were not yet husbands and wives. General John Reynolds, who was killed on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, left behind a fiance. Though very young, she never married. She had pledged her life to him.
It's refreshing to look back and know with certainty that such a thing as everlasting love and steadfast devotion did once exist.
2 comments:
- Michele at Reader's Respite said...
Love this post....what heartbreaking devotion existed!
- November 5, 2008 at 7:05 PM
- Jessica James said...
Thanks, Michele. Yes, it was truly an amazing era... chivalry, gallantry and true love.
- November 6, 2008 at 5:26 AM
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"[L]et us make a vow to our dead. Let us show them by our actions that we understand what they died for. Strengthened by their courage, heartened by their valor, and borne by their memory, let us continue to stand for the ideals for which they lived and died."
--Ronald Reagan at Pointe du Hoc, 1984
--Ronald Reagan at Pointe du Hoc, 1984


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(s0) Abandoned Forge
Response: After Abandoned Forge comes out of Shadows, pay X gold to search your deck for X Weapon attachments, and attach them to Abandoned Forge.
Any Phase: Kneel Abandoned Forge to move a Weapon attachment from Abandoned Forge to your hand.
A few questions regarding Abandoned Forge.
i) Can I search for a weapon attachment that has House Baratheon character only, or Unique character only, or ********* character only and still attach it to Abandoned Forge(which is none of these things)?
ii) Can I trigger an action like:
(2) Seafarer's Bow
Challenges: Kneel Seafarer's Bow to choose a participating character. Until the end of the phase, that character gets +2 STR. (Limit once per phase.)
or a response like:
(s0) Venemous Blade
Response: After you lose a challenge, Venomous Blade goes into Shadows.
while they are still attached to Abandoned Forge?


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If you look out from my backyard you'd see this awful looking tower. But I've grown to somewhat like this tower. From time to time I see a large bird flying around it, landing and staying awhile. My guess is it's nest must be up there somewhere.
The other day I could have sworn I saw a mama bird giving flying lessons to her baby bird right next to this tower. They took off from this tower, and the flying lessons began.
She and the smaller bird would be flying close together, she'd wrap around and then hover right underneath the smaller bird. When this would happen it looked like one bird (you couldn't see the smaller bird on top). They would then separate… the mama would fly a little bit away again, and the smaller bird would fly, begin to fall… and she'd scoop him up again.
I watched in utter amazement.
Watching the mama bird and this baby bird made me think of Jenna. Birds are kind of her thing. So this made my heart swell with tears and joy.
Thinking of how much I would have loved the chance to teach her to spread her wings… and fly. Encourage her to chase her dreams, and become a beautiful young lady.
But really, more than anything I love little moments like this. The little moments that come so unexpectedly and so out of the blue. Little moments that make heaven feel just inches away, for even a short while.
Even tears can be healing.
That mama bird will never know the sweet moment she gave me, getting to witness something so precious.


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Mesa drivers now have access to eight electric vehicle charging stations in the city. The new Blink chargers were installed in October and are located at three city facilities including the Main Public Library, 64 E. 1st St.; Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St.; and Mesa Convention Center, 263 N. Center St.
"We believe it's important to provide infrastructure that might encourage people to invest in technology like electric vehicles," Mesa Mayor Scott Smith said in a release.
The new charger installation is part of the national EV Project, a $230 million public-private partnership to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure in test markets throughout the country. ECOtality, Inc. has been contracted by the U.S. Department of Energy to install the charging stations. Each station can recharge a fully depleted electric vehicle battery in four to six hours.
Users must first sign up for membership on the Blink network. Charging costs are set by ECOtality and are expected to run between $1 and $2 per hour based on the Blink membership level, a release states.


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Tribe And Braves Take Duel To The 9th
Corey Wimberly got back to first base safely this time… but was picked off moments later.
Gwinnett Braves 4, Indianapolis Indians 0
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Another pitching duel erupted at Victory Field tonight, as the Indianapolis Indians and the Gwinnett Braves battled it out over a scoreless tie for 8 innings. The loss dropped the Indians to below the .500 mark as they finish this home stand. The Indians and the Braves split this 4 game series, two games each.
Tribe starter Garrett Olson pitched 5 hitless and scoreless innings but did not figure into the decision. He allowed one base runner over those innings. Braves SS Julio Lugo worked the count full then took a walk in the top of the 1st. After Olson struck out rehabbing Atlanta Brave outfielder Jason Heyward (photo, not looking too pleased), he got 1B Mauro Gomez to ground to short to force out Julio at second base. Olson retired the next 12 batters in order, including 4 more strikeouts. He got some help from his fielders. In the 5th inning, 3B Dan Nelson took a long fly ball into deep right field. Alex Presley, playing right field for the second day in a row, headed back for the wall. He turned one way, then the other, and finally made the over-the-shoulder catch at the warning track for the second out of the inning. That play was followed by a nice play by SS Brian Friday on a sharp grounder off the bat of 2B Ed Lucas. Friday went to his right for a back-hand catch, then fired over to 1B Matt Hague to end the inning.
Olson was relieved by Chris Leroux after 5 innings. Olson was on a 50 pitch count for his last start on June 8th — due to working in relief in the earlier part of the season, and also having been on the Disabled List. So, even though he was pitching a no-hitter, Olson's outing was cut short after 66 pitches (44 strikes). Leroux continued the no-hitter with a 1-2-3 inning in the 6th.
Tribe Reaches .500 With Hague's Walk-Off Hit
Shortstop Chase d'Arnaud has to leave the second base bag to keep this throw from C Eric Fryer from going into center field, as Braves' Jose Constanza stole second base in the first inning.
Indianapolis Indians 1, Gwinnett Braves 0
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For the second time in less than a week, the Indians battled through a pitching duel to win by a score of 1-0. On Wednesday in Buffalo, the Tribe scored one run in the top of the 8th to beat the Bison. Today, the Indians won the opening game of a 4-game series with the Gwinnett Braves at Victory Field by the same score.
Brian Burres (photo, getting a turn at the plate) made the start for the Indians, and again he could not get the win while pitching at Victory Field. It was not through any fault of his own — he pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits, with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts. But the Tribe batters could not come through with any runs for him in the early innings of the game.
Burres had to work out of a jam in the top of the 1st. Braves' CF Jose Constanza lined the first pitch of the game into right field for a single. Burres struck out SS Julio Lugo, but Constanza stole second base on strike three. The throw from C Eric Fryer was wide of the bag at second, and Constanza slid in easily. Constanza also stole third base, sliding in just a split second ahead of the tag by 3B Matt Hague. Burres walked RF Stefan Gartrell to put Braves on the corners. 1B Mauro Gomez lifted a fly ball to center field, and it looked like it was going to fall in for a single, so Constanza started down the third base line to the plate. But at the last second, CF Gorkys Hernandez charged in to make the running catch at knee-level. Constanza had to scramble back to third, and by then it was too late to tag up and try again to head for home. That was a big break for Burres and the Indians. The next batter, 2B Ed Lucas hit the first pitch into center field, an easier catch for Hernandez, to end the inning.
Burres retired the Braves in order in the next two innings. He began the 4th inning by giving up a single to Gartrell, on a line drive that looped over Hague's head and into left field. After a strikeout by Gomez and another great running catch by Hernandez on a fly ball by Lucas, Burres got LF Wilkin Ramirez to ground to third base. Hague's throw to 2B Brian Friday was wide to the outfield side of the bag, and Friday had to reach and fell to the ground, but still kept the ball in his glove and his toe on the bag, for the inning-ending force out.
Homers For Mercer And Watts; Three Power All-Stars
Tonight it's the Bradenton Marauders who have a scheduled night off….
Altoona Curve 10, Erie SeaWolves 5
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The Curve posted 13 hits, with CF Starling Marte leading the barrage with 3 of them. The Curve jumped out to a 6-0 lead with 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st and 4 more in the 2nd. 2B Brock Holt opened the bottom of the 1st with a double into center field. Marte's ground out moved Holt to third base, and he scored on SS Jordy Mercer's single into left field. Mercer advanced to second base on a ground out by LF Quincy Latimore, and he scored on 1B Matt Curry's RBI single.
The 2nd inning began with a walk by C Tony Sanchez, followed by a ground-rule double by DH Kris Watts. Both runners held their place on a short fly out and a strike out, then Marte singled, driving in Sanchez. Marte stole second base, and the Erie pitcher threw a wild pitch, allowing Watts to score. A 2-run homer by Mercer brought in Marte and gave the Curve the 6-0 lead.
Erie got two of the runs back in the top of the 3rd off starter Jeff Locke. A single and a hit batter gave the SeaWolves 2 runners on base with 2 outs. The lead runner came in on a fielding error by Mercer, then a single plated the second unearned run of the inning. A double, a fielding error by Latimore, and a sacrifice fly gave Erie a third run in the 4th inning.
The Curve kept adding on. Watts blasted a solo homer in the 3rd. In the 5th, Curry doubled, then scored on Sanchez's line drive single into center field, and the Curve led 8-3. Sanchez also stole second base and went to third on a throwing error, but was left there when Watts struck out.
Locke pitched 6 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits, no walks, while striking out 8 batters. Tim Alderson came on in relief to begin the 7th, but he got into trouble right away. With one out, he gave up a single and three consecutive walks, driving in a run. Michael Dubee replaced Alderson, and he got the next batter to ground out, but that brought in another run, also charged to Alderson. Dubee ended the inning with a strikeout. Dubee also pitched a scoreless 8th inning, allowing 2 singles. Noah Krol pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th.
Altoona rallied one more time in the bottom of the 8th. With one out, Watts was hit by a pitch, and RF Brad Chalk ripped a triple into right field, easily scoring Watts. Chalk scored on Holt's RBI single, and Marte also added a single — his third of the game.
Locke Strikes Out 8; Veal Makes A Start
Thursday evening's action with the Pirates' lower minor leaguers…
Altoona Curve 5, Trenton Thunder 1
Starter Jeff Locke struck out 8 Trenton batters in his 5.1 innings of work, while getting plenty of run support — 3 home runs from his offense. The only run Locke surrendered came in the bottom of the 2nd, when Trenton loadd the bases on a walk, a hit batter, and a single. Another walk by Locke forced in the run, then a strikeout and a double play got him out of the inning. Locke allowed only a walk and a double over the next three innings. He began the 6th with a pair of walks and a strikeout before being relieved by Diego Moreno.
Meanwhile, the Curve were pounding out the hits — a total of 15, including 3 by 2B Brock Holt. Each Curve batter had at least one hit. 1B Matt Curry, who had two hits in the game, began the Curve scoring with a solo home run to lead off the top of the 2nd. Holt led off the 3rd with a line drive single to short, then moved to second on LF Quincy Latimore's walk, and scored on SS Jordy Mercer's RBI single.
Back-to-back solo homers by Latimore and Mercer added another 2 runs in the 5th inning. The Curve loaded the bases on three consecutive singles in the 6th — by RF Jose Hernandez, Holt, and CF Brad Chalk, but Latimore struck out to end the inning and leave all three runners on base. The final Curve run scored in the 8th. The inning began with back-to-back singles by DH Travis Scott and 3B Greg Picart. Picart was picked off first and caught stealing, but Scott advanced to third, and he was plated by Hernandez's sacrifice fly. Holt also tripled in that inning.
Moreno finished the 6th inning for Locke with a strikeout and a pop out. Then he struck out the side in the 7th inning. Michael Dubee pitched 2 scoreless innings to end the game. He loaded the bases with a double, a single, and a walk in the 8th, but got out of that jam with a strikeout and a force out. Then he worked around a single for a scoreless 9th.
Power Pitchers Dominate In Early Game; Complete One-Hitter For McPherson
The Power had an early game today, while the Curve and the Marauders are scheduled for the evening:
West Virginia Power 3, Hickory Crawdads 2
Three Power pitchers combined to hold Hickory to just 4 hits in the late-morning start. Colton Cain earned his 4th win of the season, going 6 innings and allowing 2 runs, only one of which was earned. He gave up 3 hits and 2 walks, and struck out 5 batters. Two of those 3 hits came in the top of the 1st — a lead-off single, then after two outs moved the runner to second base, another single when the batter beat out the throw on a grounder to third base. But Power 1B Justin Howard was paying attention, and he was able to throw from first base back to the plate, where C Elias Diaz tagged out the runner who had rounded third and was trying to score.
Three consecutive hits began the bottom of the 1st for the Power: singles by SS Drew Maggi and CF Mel Rojas, and an RBI double by RF Dan Grovatt, who drove in Maggi. DH Cole White brought in Rojas with an RBI ground out, to give the Power an early 2-1 lead.
Cain retired the side in order in the 2nd, then began the 3rd by giving up a double. A sacrifice bunt moved that runner to third base. The next batter was hit by a pitch, giving Hickory runners on the corners. Then a wild pitch by Cain and a throwing error on Diaz as he tried to retrieve the ball, let both base runners score, to tie the game.
The Power put runners on base over the next two innings, but base running problems eliminated the runners — picked off and caught stealing, and being caught off base on a fly out for a double play. 2B Andy Vasquez singled to lead off the 5th, and he too was doubled off first base when Maggi flied out. Rojas walked after Maggi was out, then Grovatt doubled for the second time in the game, and also drove in his second run, as Maggi gave the Power the lead.
Cain allowed only 2 walks over his last three innings of work. Vincent Payne made his first appearance for the Power this season, with 2 scoreless innings. He retired the side in order in the 7th, then gave up a walk in the 8th, but that runner was caught stealing. Zac Fuesser pitched the 9th. He gave up a single, but also picked the runner of first base, and was credited with his first Save.
The Power had only two base runners over the last 3 innings, when 3B Eric Avila walked and was erased in a double play, and a single by Grovatt, for his third hit of the game, in the 8th. Grovatt stole second base, but was left on base.


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Reflections on a Bunny Tale
She's everywhere. Attend any area social function and there's Candace Jordan, easily recognizable and known by everyone who's anyone. There's no doubt you've heard about her ties to one of the city's most notorious publications – Playboy – but you may not know about her journey from small-town model to becoming the face of Chicago's social and philanthropic community.
Then known as Candy Collins, she grew up in Dupo, Illinois, a small railroad town on the banks of the Mississippi River. "You could actually see the St. Louis Arch from our town," she recalls.
As a teenager, she had a passion for photography that led to a modeling job at St. Louis' Famous-Barr department store. "I went over to the audition on a lark and they hired me," she says. "It was around the time when 'still lifes' were really popular, and I loved to stand on the pedestals in the store. I was also the fashion coordinator, at 14 years old, directing all these models."
Candy Collins didn't know much about Playboy when she auditioned for a job at the St. Louis Playboy Club at age 19. "I knew I wanted a change," she recalls. "I had a scholarship to Saint Louis University but overextended myself in high school. I was an overachiever and, quite frankly, exhausted. I'm competitive, so going through that again in college just wasn't appealing to me. So when my friend said they were building this new Playboy Club I was all over it. They hired me and I loved it from the very beginning."
Ms. Collins wasn't old enough to serve alcoholic drinks at the Playboy Club, so she worked the door and pool tables. "I became a championship bumper pool player," she laughs. "I'd play for money even though it was illegal, but I made a fortune. Clients – brawny, beer-drinking men – came in, saw a girl in a Bunny costume looking 'feeble' and said, 'Let's play the little girl in a game of pool.' But I could even jump bumpers and do it behind my back."
During her time at the St. Louis Playboy Club, Ms. Collins shot a nude pictorial for the magazine called Best Bunnies (she was named Bunny of the Year in 1976). "I was never self-conscious about my body, and my parents never had any qualms about me being a part of Playboy," she insists. "Whatever I wanted to do was fine with them because they trusted my judgment. I was an only child – only children usually grow up like that, older than their years."
When the Best Bunnies photo spread hit the stands, it was an instant hit. Playboy headquarters in Chicago called Ms. Collins to ask if she was interested in transferring to Chicago. She hopped in her MGB convertible and headed up I-55 to her new home at Hugh Hefner's mansion on State Parkway. "I'll never forget it," she says. "The car held only a tiny suitcase in the luggage rack, so I packed a small bag and literally leapt into the unknown. I pulled up to the Playboy Mansion, and a butler in black tie answered the door and asked, 'May I take your luggage?' I said, 'Yes, you may!' and got very comfortable very quickly."
Ms. Collins left her small-town mentality behind once she entered the big city. "People in St. Louis and Dupo were much more narrow-minded, so I thrived in Chicago. I always felt like a square peg in a round hole down south. But in Chicago I was free to be me, surrounded by like-minded people, all fashion lovers."
Working the door at the Playboy Club on Walton Street, Ms. Collins often interacted with the magazine's art directors who worked upstairs. Whenever they needed someone for a quick photo shoot, they always called for Candy Collins. "I was very lucky they liked me, and I was photogenic," she explains. "So they eventually used me for all their international club sales. They had life-size posters of me in all the clubs around the world, and I was in the magazine for Playboy Club sales. There were full-page pictures of me acting like I was serving someone drinks. And that kind of led to the centerfold."
When Ms. Collins was asked to test for a centerfold, she jumped at the chance. "Being a centerfold was and is the holy grail of pictorials," she affirms. "It usually took Hef a long time to decide whether or not you'd make it; most women went through a lot of tests. I did one test and he said yes. I was in their biggest issue at the time, the December 1979 issue with Raquel Welch on the cover. And that, at the time, was the biggest issue they ever had so it was a real honor."
For her centerfold, Ms. Collins stopped going by her nickname, Candy. "As far as a conscious decision to stop using Candy and start using my given name, that didn't happen," she explains. "Rather, it was simply outgrowing a nickname I had as a child. When I started at the Club, Candy fit better on the rosette on my costume. But when it came time for my centerfold, I felt more comfortable using my full name. I still have old friends who call me Candy, but it's a name for little girls…not for the woman I am now."
Living in what Ms. Collins calls 'The Golden Age' of Playboy, she says the '70s was a time of diversity. "All the girls were different in terms of ethnicity and body shape. Shortly after that, the girls became cookie cutter – all blonde and resembling Hef's girlfriends. However, I participated in the last Playmate hunt in Chicago and am happy to know they're now looking for natural women – no enhancements. I think they want to get back to why Playboy became so popular in the first place. It's about getting back to the real girl next door. So I have great hope for the magazine."
Ms. Collins went on to have a successful modeling career, married businessman Charles Jordan, took his name and continued to evolve into the social butterfly and widely read journalist you see today. "Reinvention isn't something that's conscious," she says. "It's about taking chances and the path that becomes available to you. I'm always looking for the next thing that keeps my interest. And by nature I guess that means 'reinvention.' Each chance leads to a different destination."
Take Ms. Jordan's freelance job at the Chicago Tribune. "It all started because of my blog at Today's Chicago Woman," she says. "When I was the magazine's fashion editor, Sherren Leigh said I should write a blog. I replied, 'What the hell's a blog?' I had no idea! So I wrote about things I did, trends I saw. People stopped me in the street to tell me how much they liked my ideas. So it eventually led to my own personal blog and becoming one of the first bloggers on ChicagoNow.com. Then ChicagoNow's Jimmy Greenfield recommended me to the Tribune when they were looking for a social columnist and the rest is history."
If she could offer one piece of advice to women looking to reinvent themselves, Ms. Jordan says, "Embrace rejection. We all experience it, so why not make it work for you rather than let it affect you negatively? When I first started modeling in New York, Ford was the big agency in town. I made an appointment for a go-see with Eileen Ford, founder/owner. She said, and I remember it exactly, 'The length from your knees to your ankles is too short.' And that was that. Fast-forward to now and who do you think my agency is in Chicago?"


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NEW DELHI: Slamming the levy of development fee on passengers using Delhi airport, the CAG on Friday said the civil aviation ministry violated the bid conditions for the benefit of GMR-led DIAL to the tune of over Rs 3,415 crore and pressed fixing responsibility.
CAG in its audit report on Indira Gandhi International Airport that was tabled in Parliament, said DIAL can potentially earn Rs 1,63,557 crore over a 60-year period from the land given to it on a lease of Rs 100 per annum.
Allowing DIAL to levy development fee vitiated the sanctity of bidding process and led to undue benefit of Rs 3,415.35 crore to the private firm, it said.
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Transit Tehran - Art and Documentary from Iran
Exhibition of photography, art & short documentary films
28 September 2009 - 06 November 2009
London School of Economics and Political Science.
Atrium Gallery, Old Building, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Challenging the media's representations of Tehran in the news, this exhibition of art works and documentary films reintroduces Iran's dynamic capital in a way that could only be described by the city's insiders, including rappers, artists, writers, and photojournalists.
Organised by
Iran Heritage Foundation, Prince Claus Fund Library, BBC World Service Trust, Off-Centre Productions and Parallax Media in association with the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Curated by
Exhibition: Malu Halasa
Documentaries: James Neil
LSE Arts Coordinator
Richard Hylton
Sunk in permanent smog, tangled in traffic jams, suffused with the threat of civil unrest, life in Tehran is chaotic and unpredictable. For a capital much in the news, the city's secrets are well guarded.
Transit Tehran explores unexpected facets of urban experience through the work of Iranian artists Sadegh Tirafkan and Khosrow Hassanzadeh, photographer Kaveh Golestan, graphic novelist Parsua Bashi, veteran reporter and editor Masoud Behnoud and the generation of photojournalists who came of age during the reformist press boom of the late 1990s. Newsha Tavakolian (named 'Best Young Photographer' of 2006 by National Geographic), Abbas Kowsari, Omid Salehi, Javad Montazeri, Peyman Hooshmandzadeh, Majid Saeedi and Kian Amani, among many others, continue to document the social transformation of their country despite increasing government restrictions. The exhibition's art photography, art and short documentary film season draw on Iran's rich visual and cultural heritage, traditionally a place of resistance throughout the country's long history of political turmoil.
This exhibition draws from the anthology Transit Tehran: Young Iran and Its Inspirations, published earlier this year by Garnet Publishing and the Prince Claus Fund Library, with support from Iran Heritage Foundation and Arts Council England.
Transit I: Documentary Film Programme:
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 7.15-8.45pm
New Theatre, East Building
Tehran Has No More Pomegranates
Directed by Massoud Bakhshi, Iran 2007, documentary, 68 min. In Persian with English subtitles.
Introduced by James Neil, followed by a Q+A by Jon Snow with Massoud Bakhshi, Dr Nayareh Dalali, James Neil and Malu Halasa.
Tehran Has No More Pomegranates marks the arrival of a new auteur in Iranian cinema – Massoud Bakhshi. The film belongs to that rare breed: a collage 'ciné poem' of a great city metropolis. Like its spiritual brethren Berlin: Symphony of a City and Man with a Movie Camera, Pomegranates is at once suffused with a dizzying array of photographs and never before seen archive film from the past century brought together with a witty voiceover and a pulsating musical score by Mohsen Namjoo. Shot over five years and deploying a range of experimental film devices, it captures with humour and razor-sharp observation the transformation of Tehran from rural village to city of dreams.
Transit II: Lecture Programme:
Monday, 19 October 2009, 6.30-8pm
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Young Iran: Pictures, Politics and Stories
by Malu Halasa, with illustrations and Q+A
Transit III: Documentary Film Programme:
Wednesday, 21 October 2009, 6.30-8.30p
New Theatre, East Building
Online Ayatollah directed by Maziar Bahari, Iran 2001, documentary, 26 min, plus Countdown directed by Khatereh Hanachi, produced by Maziar Bahari and supported by the BBC World Service Trust, Iran 2008, documentary, 50 min. Both documentaries in Persian with English subtitles.
Online Ayatollah shows a day in the life of Grand Ayatollah Youssef Sanei. At home in the holy city of Qom, the Ayatollah advises on matters such as buying a house, travelling, marriage and divorce, gives religious instruction and reaches a world-wide audience through his website. He shares his office and a family meal with filmmaker Maziar Bahari, and sheds light on one of the most misunderstood professions in Iran, that of religious clerics. This short documentary film reveals a traditional holy man offering very modern advice. Produced for Al Jazeera (English), the documentary was made by Maziar Bahari, a Canadian/Iranian journalist.
Countdown directed by Khatereh Hanachi, produced by Maziar Bahari and supported by the BBC World Service Trust, is a fly-on-the-wall documentary about 18-year-old Parisa Pouladi who is buried in her books day and night, preparing for the national college entrance exam. Along with more than a million other Iranian high school graduates, Parisa hopes high marks will secure her a place in a top-notch university. Less than half of all the students taking the exam will pass. As the exam draws near, Parisa's parents' household – like thousands of others across the country – begins to implode.
Transit Tehran exhibition
28 September 2009 – 06 November 2009
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On March 14, 2008, Lions International President Mahendra Amarasuriya and Soren Petersen, Head of the UN Global Compact, signed a letter of intent at UN Headquarters in New York. The signing ceremony occurred during the 30th Annual Lions Day with the UN.
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A new ultrasound device is finding a home as both a diagnostic aid and education tool by physical therapy students at Alabama State University (ASU). The students recently received the opportunity to work with the new device, which is designed to perform as a diagnostic ultrasound machine for post-surgery treatment of ASU athletes.
A news release from the university notes that its department of physical therapy is now among fewer than 10 programs offering students real-world experience in the use of a diagnostic ultrasound machine.
According to the release, the machine is currently in use as a training tool for students and also as part of post-surgery treatment for ASU athletes. The machine serves as an educational and clinical tool, says Julian Magee, DPT, PT, ATC, ASU physical therapy program alumnus, assistant professor physical therapy, and liaison to the ASU athletic department.
"As a clinical tool, it can help in the diagnosis or recognition of musculoskeletal injuries, such as tendon tears, some bone injuries, ligamentous injuries, etc. As an educational tool, it can be used to visualize structures in the human body that will allow students to have better understanding of courses such as Gross Anatomy and Functional Anatomy, as well as other classes," Magee adds.
Steven Chesbro, PT, DPT, EDD, GCS, dean of ASU's College of Health Sciences, echoes Magee's sentiments, adding that the machine allows students to gain both practical and theoretical experience. "This technology also allows the faculty and students to engage in new and exciting research related to the use of diagnostic ultrasound in clinical practice," Chesbro says.
The machine may also offer increased benefits to both ASU athletes and the community at large, Magee says, as it would allow the DPT program at ASU to host conferences and continuing education seminars and consult with local hospitals, clinics, and physician groups.
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Number of homeless students grows in Washington
The number of homeless students in Washington schools is continuing to grow, according to a new study.
The Associated Press
The number of homeless students in Washington schools is continuing to grow, according to a new study.
The state's large urban counties - Pierce, King, Snohomish, Spokane and Clark - educated more than half of the more than 26,000 homeless Washington students counted during the 2010-11 school year, according to an analysis by Columbia Legal Services. The advocacy group analyzed data reported by local school districts over five school years, ending with 2010-11, The News-Tribune ( http://is.gd/MoWY9n) reported Saturday.
Seattle had the most homeless students, with 1,324, followed by Tacoma, with 1,273, but the researchers also found that almost one-third of the state's homeless students lived in rural areas.
The percentage of Washington students classified as homeless in 2010-11 was up nearly 20 percent from the previous year and more than 50 percent over the five-year span, according to the report.
"The impact this has on families needs to be highlighted," said Columbia's Katara Jordan. "This is an issue that affects everyone. It hurts communities."
The federal government defines homeless students as anyone who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, including children from families living with other families or in substandard housing such as a dwelling that lacks running water. Also included are children awaiting foster care placement.
Mary Grant, teen outreach director for the Tacoma-based Camp Fire Orca Council, has been working with homeless youths for a dozen years. Grant said she's watched as housing for unaccompanied teens has diminished.
"They are living in dangerous situations," she said, adding that many of the kids she works with have been the victims of trauma or are running from parents with substance abuse or mental health issues. "They are fearful they will be snatched up and thrown into foster care."
Many are "couch surfing," moving from one friend's home to another. Some sleep in unheated garages or farm buildings.
Grant said a coalition of government and social service providers is working to close the housing gap for Pierce County's homeless teens.
Federal funding to assist homeless kids and their families is limited. In 2011-12, for example, the state distributed just over $700,000 to 23 of the state's 295 school districts. Grant money can be used only for educational support, not for transportation. School districts bear those costs themselves.
More affordable housing is one answer, but not the only one, Jordan said. She cited a need for more collaboration between schools and housing agencies.
Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com


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Dec 30, 2013 11:47 AM, By Bennett Liles
Storing and delivering content for SmartAVI's SignagePro digital signage system, the SignagePro HD Player Player uses an internal 1GB DDR2 RAM and an Intel Core2 Duo processor as the source while it connects to displays via DVI and VGA ports. The unit includes four USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 mouse/keyboard connections, and Ethernet. Numerous video formats up to 1080p, Flash, stills, web pages, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and RSS feeds are supported. Audio files include MP3 and WMA.
Southern Vision Systems offers the N3000 series encoder to maximize network-friendly video transmission for many applications including digital signage networks. The H.264 compression allows maximum video resolution to be sent out to N3000 decoders over networks including WAN links using adjustable bit-rates from 32Kbps to 10Mbps. The units can accept analog or digital video signals and have multiple Ethernet and RS232 control options. A passthrough DVI port allows installation with a local high-def video monitor. Encoders and decoders each have two rear Ethernet ports, one of which features PoE.
SunBriteTV designed the 5565HD LCD-LED 55in. weatherproof television for permanent outdoor installation, 24/7 operation in demanding temperature and humidity environments and impact resistance with its ASA outdoor-rated, high-impact resin exterior. The multi-fan airflow system maintains operating temperature in the most demanding conditions. The chassis has an IR receiver on the rear cable entry compartment along with an RS-232 control port. Features include a remote control lockout, built-in 20W speakers, and weatherproof control buttons.
The Carousel Player 150 digital signage media player uses Ubuntu Linux to support integrated text, image, RSS displays with local caching for uninterrupted playback during network outages. As part of a complete Carousel digital signage system from Tightrope Media Systems, the player can be controlled and content scheduled through the Carousel content creation and management software. The unit also has a super-secure kiosk mode and automatic player updates along with emergency messaging capability.
Video processing for up to 12 DVI or as many as 18 SDI ports is available in 1RU on the CORIOmaster mini from tvOne. Videowalls and projector displays with edge blending can be set up with window resizing, layering, and positioning across displays. Additional features include preset layouts, 360-degree dynamic rotation of windows, and upgradable software for future proofing. The modular design allows mixing and matching of Universal DVI, HDBaseT, and 3G/HD/SD-SDI broadcast grade modules.
Another strong contender in the integrated videowall market is the ViewSonic CDX4650-L. The Full HD, LED commercial display offers a 5.3mm bezel, 1920x1080 resolution, and 6.5-millisecond response time. For videowall applications, the unit includes an OPS slot for local player mounting, input loop-through connections, and a 10-by-10 tiling feature. The monitor can input VGA, HDMI, DVI, component, and S-Video, and there is a serial control loop-through for videowall control.
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Brandeis Study Abroad Account
Spring Program
General Program Information
Who Should Consider This Program?
Spring 2016 Application Deadline
Getting Started
Application Materials
Application Decision Notification
The Office of Study Abroad will administer the on-line application and student selection process in accord with the regular Study Abroad process. There are no pre-requisites for this program in international law or global governance, but students will be able to build on previous study in a wide range of major and minor fields at Brandeis. Any junior or first semester senior Brandeis student will be eligible to participate on this program as long as they are not on judicial or academic probation.
Brandeis students will apply to the program through the Brandeis on-line study abroad application. Brandeis students are not required to submit an additional external application, since this is a Brandeis run program.
Who should consider this program?
The intended target audience for this program is wide, including juniors and first semester seniors studying across the disciplines with a curiosity in international law. Students with an interest in Legal Studies, International and Global Studies, Social Justice and Social Policy (SJSP), and Politics may be particularly well-suited for this program, though others are encouraged to apply.
Spring 2016 Application Deadlines
The application deadline for Spring 2016 is February 12, 2015.
Applications must be submitted on-line by NOON on the stated deadline.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling admissions basis until the closing deadline.
Students are encouraged to apply well before the admissions deadline. Qualified applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis so applying early is to everyone's advantage. Provided spaces are still available applications will be reviewed up until the published deadline. The Brandeis in The Hague website will contain information in the event that the program reaches student capacity before the admissions deadline.
Getting Started
Before applying to the Brandeis in The Hague program, you will need to follow these steps:
First Steps for Brandeis Students
1. Attend a study abroad information session.
2. Fill out the Study Abroad Advising and Goals Questionnaire. This will help the staff in our office get to know you and your needs for study abroad. It will also help you set goals and expectations for your time off-campus. By completing this questionnaire, you will be placed on our listserv to be advised of study abroad events and deadlines. Please note that you must complete this questionnaire before you will have access to the Brandeis study abroad application.
3. Schedule a meeting with a study abroad staff member to discuss your academic and personal goals for studying abroad on The Brandeis in The Hague program and to open an application for the program. When you come to this meeting, please make sure you have reviewed the information online thoroughly and have filled out the Study Abroad Advising and Goals Questionnaire. In the meantime, however, you can start working on the application materials outline below. To schedule a meeting, please call 781-736-3483.
First Steps for Non-Brandeis Students
1. Thoroughly read the Brandeis in The Hague section of our website.
2. Contact the Office of Study Abroad at Brandeis University to express your interest in the program, review program information, and open an application.
3. Speak with your home institution's study abroad office, academic advisor or dean to discuss your intent for study abroad.
Application Materials
The Brandeis in The Hague Semester Application consists of:
- Application Questionnaire:
- Application Statement for Brandeis Programs
- Emergency Contact
- Resume
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- Passport Copy
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- Application Photo Statement
- Brandeis Programs Statement of Agreement
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- Students may be contacted to schedule an interview once their application is complete.
Before accessing the online study abroad application, you can begin the process by starting on the following application pieces.
Application Statement for Brandeis Programs
Your personal statement should include answers to the following questions. You may also wish to refer to the selection criteria before writing your statement.
In an application essay of 1,000 words, examine why you would like to participate in the Brandeis in The Hague Program. Be sure to address the following points in your response:
• What are your academic and intellectual goals for studying on the Brandeis in The Hague program and how do these goals relate to your overall studies at Brandeis?
• How have you prepared yourself academically for studying on this program?
• What are some specific issues related to international justice that you hope to further explore during the program?
• What do you hope to gain from living and learning in a new global culture and how do you plan to achieve that?
• Describe the challenges you imagine you will face while living and studying in a different culture and give concrete examples of how you will deal with these challenges.
Please upload a pdf of your resume in the online application. The application review committee uses the resume to learn more about you and your experiences, commitments and interests to date. Your resume allows the committee to understand your skills, experiences, and achievements and how they relate to your participation in the Brandeis in The Hague program.
In your resume you should thoughtfully express your leadership, volunteer, research, relevant academic and work experience. Please consult these resume tips from Hiatt Career Center specific to the Brandeis in The Hague application (to be provided shortly). Learn about how to structure and write a resume from Hiatt's online workshop, view samples on their website and access a user-friendly software program, Optimal Resume, to create a clear, professional resume.
Once you've drafted your resume: have it reviewed and approved by the Hiatt Career Center during drop-ins, in an appointment or via HiattChat, prior to submitting it to your application.
Non-Brandeis Applicants: Please feel free to review the Hiatt web materials listed above or alternately you may contact the Career Services office on your home campus.
You must submit one recommendation from a faculty member. In the online application you can email a request for a faculty member to fill out a recommendation form. However, since this email is automatically generated through the on-line system, we suggest that you first personally contact your recommender and inform them that they will receive the email request from the Office of Study Abroad.
If you have already requested a letter from a professor, your professor can simply paste that letter into our online recommendation form. Alternatively, you may have them submit it to our office via Campus Mail or through an email attachment to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Application Decision Notification
The application will be read by the admissions committee within a few weeks of receipt of the complete application. The student will receive an admissions decision soon after the application is reviewed.


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Marketing Smarts
How you spread the word is as important as the word itself.
You may have the greatest product or service in the world, but if nobody knows about it, they can't buy it from you. That's why effective advertising and marketing are so important, especially at the startup stage. Doug Hall , founder of The Eureka Ranch, a Newtown, Ohio, creativity think tank that helps clients tap new ideas, advises the following to make your advertising and marketing more effective:
55. Give them a reason to believe. Too often, says Hall, entrepreneurs assume that people will believe in their business, product or service because when they talk to their friends or family, those people think the idea is great. However, effective has elements that give the business credibility. Hall suggests testimonials, clear explanations and limited hyperbole. "Don't say 'Our muffins are the best-tasting.' Say 'Our muffins have more chocolate flavor because we use more chocolate chips than our competitors.' That gives your customer a reason to believe your product is better."
56. Articulate the message. "Small-business owners often think features are benefits," says Hall. "Features are the stuff; benefits are what the customer will receive, enjoy or experience. So don't sell me books; sell me knowledge." Customers need to know what's in it for them. (new graph) Be wary of going overboard, however. "After they've figured out how to [sell] benefits, many businesses start throwing in more and more," says Hall. Research indicates that you need to stand for just one thing, he says. While it's tempting to pile on all the great things about your business, you only have a brief window to capture a prospect's attention, so focus on the one thing about your product or service that will make them say "Wow!"--and make them want to do business with you.
57. Choose the message before the medium. New business owners often get a barrage of inquiries from media representatives trying to sell them advertising. Local newspapers, radio stations, cable TV networks and the like all want your advertising dollars. But, says Hall, it's critical to remember that the message is the most important element of any marketing activity. "If you spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a Super Bowl [ad, but your] ad has zero effectiveness, zero times hundreds of millions is still zero," he explains. "Don't listen to people who tell you they have a cool radio station. It's the message that makes a difference."
58. Testing, testing. Hall advises his clients to continually test their messages and weed out those that don't work. From using different telephone sales pitches to sending regular postcard mailings with different offers, he believes that entrepreneurs should always test, track results and try to top their most successful efforts.
59. Plan for the long term. When you create your advertising and marketing plan, be ready to commit to it for the long haul. "Too often, small businesses consider marketing and advertising an on-off switch. You do marketing to get work, then get too busy and don't do any marketing. Then when the work's done, [you] worry," says Hall. Instead, you need to invest in a program of consistent, effective marketing and advertising to keep attracting customers and getting the name of your business out into the marketplace.
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Sales Force
Get out there and show 'em what you've got--literally.
Every small-business owner knows that selling is a critical part of keeping the doors open. After all, without customers, no business can survive. So of course, having a game plan to move your product or service from your business to your customers is of the utmost importance. The following tips will help you get things moving.
60. Know yourself. "The first thing to know is why someone would buy your product," says Louise Anderson, president of Anderson Performance Improvement, a Hastings, Minnesota, sales consulting firm. Having confidence in your product or service, its benefits and how it serves a need that the customer has will give you the confidence you need to sell. And that confidence will come across in your voice and demeanor, making you a more effective salesperson.
61. Celebrate the "nos." Getting lots of "no" responses shouldn't be discouraging. "Sales is ruled by the law of numbers," says Anderson. Even when the responses aren't positive, if you're getting out there and contacting customers regularly, you're making progress.
62. Find out why. Anderson says that too few business owners dig deeper after a sale is made. She advises her customers to ask questions after the sale and find out why the customer decided to make the purchase.
63. Plan for cycles. Every type of business has a different sales cycle. During a strategic sale, Anderson says, a customer may need to be contacted a dozen times or more. Use your knowledge of the industry and research your competitors to determine what your sales cycles are likely to be. Will you have spurts of business during seasonal periods? Will you need to invest months of time to make a sale? Are sales more likely to occur at a particular time in your customers' fiscal year? Anderson says that by looking at the factors of making a sale, you'll be better able to plan your sales activities.
64. Educate the customer. According to Anderson, conventional sales wisdom dictates that spending time educating the customer about a product or service is a waste. She couldn't disagree more. "You have to be willing to educate the customer, sharing time with them, showing them why you're better than your competitor."
65. Choose the right channels. From retail locations, catalogs and independent distributors to websites and direct marketing, choosing the right venues by which your product or service is delivered to the marketplace is critical. Look at the myriad options you have to sell your product, and look for ways to maximize your return. While you may initially have thought you would sell only through your retail location, you may find that selling online--through your own website, an online retailer or even eBay-boosts your bottom line and the market you can reach.
Continue learning: To learn more about the sales process, visit our Sales section, which covers everything from prospecting and cold-calling to managing a sales team and tips from experts.
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World in Conflict
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Timedemo or Level Used: Built-in Test
Developer Homepage: http://www.massive.se
Product Homepage: http://www.worldinconflict.com
World in Conflict is a real-time strategy video game by Massive Entertainment and to be published by Sierra Entertainment for Windows (DX9 and DX10).
The game is set in 1989 where economic troubles cripple the Soviet Union and threaten to dissolve it. However, the title pursues a "what if" scenario where, in this case, the Soviet Union does not collapse and instead pursues a course of war to remain in power. It is an intensive new game that is sure to put plenty of stress on even the latest graphics cards. We use the built-in benchmarking for our testing.
With the new driver WIC sees a little bump in performance, but nothing too major. With only a single FPS away from 30 at 1680 x 1050, these results cement our feelings on how the HD 5750 is a great model for 1680 x 1050.


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Vol 56 No. 9 | August 2004
Featured Stories
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Senior University Registration Registration for the fall semester of CSULB's Senior University will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 9-10 a.m., in Room 100 of the Human Services and Design building. The building is located at the corner of Palo Verde and Anaheim Road, just west of Lot 9. To be eligible to sign up for classes, participants must be a minimum age of 50. Following the registration period there will be a membership meeting with Julie Bartolotto, the executive director of the Historical Society of Long Beach, as the guest speaker. Her topic will be "Work History in Your Community." Fall semester courses run from Monday, Oct. 4, through Friday, Dec. 3. There is a yearly membership fee of $40, plus a $10 charge for each one-and-a-half-hour class taken. Two-hour computer classes have a fee of $35, which includes the cost of materials. Participants can choose from 16 computer classes and among 25 art, history and science courses. Senior University is a source of a wide variety of courses of interest to individuals 50 years of age and older. There are no academic prerequisites for admission. Classes given through Senior University are for the participants' enjoyment and are offered as part of their life-long learning. For more information, call ext. 5-8237 or visit the Senior University web site at www.csulb.edu/centers/senior-university/. |
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