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Thursday will be moderate and slightly busy. Friday will be slightly busy right away since many seniors will have graduated and they will show at park opening for the whole day, it will get worse as the day goes on and be very busy from about 5 to 10:30. Saturday will just be busy.
Make good use of the early hours each day. Use FastPass. The 4th is the night to have a long slow dinner. Try to watch Fireworks and Fantasmic on the 3rd, and WoC on the 5th.
The Grads aren't awful for the most part but small groups of teens all over the place. Sometimes noisy, sometimes cutting in lines. The main thing do is make it crowded, especially on the big attractions, they aren't riding Winnie the Pooh or the Mark Twain, Tower of Terror and Splash Mountain is what they want.


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+ - Mike Doyle Creates 200,000-piece Lego installation
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PensacolaSlick writes: The first piece in Mike Doyle's new 'Contact' series of Lego-based creations 'employs over 200,000 Lego bricks, took him over 600 hours to build, and stands 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide.' It's unusual in its 'combination of building micro scaled pieces to this level of detail
.' This particular work represents K'al Yne, the capital city of the imagined world of Odan. Mike has funded, and plans to continue to fund, the series through a chain of Kickstarter projects. Future works in the series are planned to 'cover fantastical nations of evil, beauty, exotica, spiritual/cultural centers and much more.'

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Herbed Whole Wheat Straws
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|Whole wheat flour
|2 2⁄3 Cup (42.67 tbs)
|Mixed herbs
|3 Tablespoon (Rosemary, Basil, Marjoram, Oregano, Tarragon, Etc)
|2⁄3 Cup (10.67 tbs)
|Cold water/Potato water
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
Blend all ingredients, adding enough liquid to make stiff dough.
Roll out on floured pastry board.
Cut into strips 1 inch by 3 inches.
Bake at 400° F. for about 10 minutes.
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6 Of the Best Resorts and Beaches on Menorca Menorca boasts some of the most spectacular crowd-free beaches in the Mediterranean, making it the perfect location to get away from it all and soak up some sun rays. It is the 'kick back and chill out' antidote to its party animal sister island Mallorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. Happily, there are any number of Menorca villas and resorts where you can relax, recharge, regroup and revitalise. One of the major draw cards to Menorca is the proliferation of stunning white sand beaches that have remained unspoiled. There is also plenty of natural beauty aside from the beaches to be explored, with the entire island being made a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve due to its rich natural flora and fauna. This is your guide to the best of the best on the island. Binibequer Binibequer is located a little south of Sant Luis, with a charming and tranquil beach surrounded by several Menorca villas that are both rented out and privately owned. Off the sands there is a good selection of restaurants and bars and a popular beach bar. Son Bou Son Bou has one of the widest and longest stretches of sand on the island. It is well protected with lifeguard attention, which makes it a popular choice for families. Along the beach there are plenty of sun beds as well as water sports equipment hire. There are plenty of wonderful villas boasting great views, fantastic amenities and good value. Cala Mitjana Cala Mitjana is one of the island's most secluded beaches. Located south of Ferreries, you descend a little rocky path and you are welcomed by a beautiful sandy cove and its surrounding forested cliffs. This is a romantic destination to head to and one of Menorca's best kept secrets. Cala Galdana Cala Galdana boasts all the facilities you may need for a thoroughly enjoyable holiday, and there are plenty of Menorca villas available in this part of the island too. It is known as the "Queen of the Calas" due to its impressive pine tree lined bay. This is a great choice for couples and families with plenty of nightlife, entertainment and water sports on offer. Cala Turqueta What this beach lacks in facilities it makes up for in scenic beauty and tranquillity. It offers a sheltered beach, making it great for families with small children, and a very relaxing location. There are no shops so make sure that you take a picnic lunch with you and a beach umbrella to stay protected from the sun. You will find it south of Ciutadella. Cala'n Porter Cala'n Porter is a well established beach resort area with plenty of Menorca villas available for rent. It boasts everything you are likely to require for an enjoyable vacation, as well as close proximity to the island's airport. The beach is reached via descending steps or a shuttle and there are lively bars, cafes and restaurants along the beachfront as well as beach bars, water sports facilities and sun beds. Menorca is flush with beautiful beaches, from the vibrant holiday resort beaches to serene swept away shores. Here you will find some of the prettiest and most pristine beaches to be had in all of the Mediterranean.
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State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area
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The State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is made up of two counties in central Pennsylvania. The United States Office of Management and Budget[1] has recognized the State College and DuBois areas along with the counties of Centre and Clearfield to make a Combined Statistical Area, located in central Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census[2] the CSA had a population total of 235,632. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 9th in the state of Pennsylvania and 123rd in the United States.
Components of the Combined Statistical Area[edit]
State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area[edit]
- Centre County population 155,171
Cities/major boroughs[edit]
- Bellefonte
- Boalsburg
- Ferguson Township - home rule municipality
- Park Forest Village
- Philipsburg
- State College - home rule municipality
DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area[edit]
- Clearfield County population 81,642
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- ^ "Office of Management and Budget | The White House". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
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Enough already with the bailouts
Robert Reich
Scott Jagow: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has joined the chorus, calling for a bailout of the auto industry. And this week, the Treasury gave insurance company AIG more money. The government allowed American Express to become a bank just so it can get a piece of the rescue package. Enough already, says commentator Robert Reich.
Robert Reich: When a big company that gets into trouble is more valuable living than dead, there's a well-established legal process for reorganizing it -- called Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. Under it, creditors take some losses, shareholders even bigger ones, some managers' heads roll. Companies clean up their books and get a fresh start. And taxpayers don't pay a penny.
So why, exactly, is the Treasury substituting government bailouts for Chapter 11? Even assuming Wall Street's major banks and insurance giant AIG are so important to the economy they can't be allowed to fail, they don't have to be bailed out. They could be reorganized under bankruptcy protection. Their creditors, shareholders, and executives would take bigger hits than they're now taking, now that taxpayers are bailing them out, but they took the risk. We didn't.
It would be different if Main Street was getting something out of all this. But credit still isn't flowing to small businesses or distressed homeowners, and unemployment is skyrocketing.
There's more at stake for Main Street when it comes to American automakers now on the edge of bankruptcy, because 2.5 million households depend directly or indirectly on them for their paychecks. But the best way to protect all these people is not necessarily to pay off the automakers' creditors, shareholders, and executives, with no strings attached. When the government bailed out Chrysler in the early 1980's, a third of its employees were laid off. In order to keep autoworkers employed and also move Detroit to more fuel-efficient cars, all stakeholders will have to sacrifice.
What a tragedy it would be if the government spends so much on these bailouts there isn't enough money left for the next administration to help average people get affordable health insurance, send their kids to good schools, and find good jobs -- including jobs rebuilding the nation's crumbling infrastructure and finding alternative sources of energy.
You see, it's not the big guys who need rescuing. It's the small. And right now, the government has its priorities upside down.
Jagow: Robert Reich is an economic advisor to Barack Obama and he's the author of the book "Supercapitalism."


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Kendall and Kylie Jenner wearing their new line "Kendall and Kylie" (exclusively at PacSun) during a photo shoot on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012.
I once spent my Friday night stalking Chrissy Teigen's mom.
You know it's a going to be a good week when Chrissy Teigen is getting naked on a Monday.
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Why Do Tornadoes Hate America?
On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That ......
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An onboard collision warning system could have helped prevent a mid-air crash between two RAF Tornados off the coast of Scotland in which three men died, according to air accident investigators. A report into the crash involving the two...
Belfast Telegraph 2014-06-30"a lack of recognition of converging flight paths"
After a relatively quiet start to the 2014 tornado season, a tornado spotted in Mississippi Thursday and tornado watches posted Friday evening for eastern North Carolina...Yahoo Daily News 2014-04-26
The deadly tornado outbreak that struck the southeastern United States Sunday was tracked from space, as seen in a satellite video released today (April 28) by NASA. The...Space 2014-04-29
Colorado's varied weather every month of the year is a challenge to its residents. One weather phenomenon however visits Mother Nature's most violent force on the...The Examiner 2013-04-16
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One fact that may surprise those new to Colorado is that we are actually on the western edge of the infamous Tornado Alley. This large swath of land comprises much of the nation's midsection and is a unique place as the United States sees more tornadoes than any other place on earth -- as much as 90% of all tornadoes in the world. No state in the union is safe from tornadoes...The Examiner 2013-05-15
The slow tornado season may be over, as some 32 million people across Tornado Alley and beyond are facing a spell of storms that could spawn killer twisters across the high plains Saturday into Sunday. So far, this has been one of the quietest tornado years on record, with no tornado fatalities at all at this point in the year for the first time since 2002 and 1950. That...Yahoo Daily News 2014-04-26
(CNN) -- A potent storm system socked the Mid-Atlantic and as far north as New York on Thursday, with the Washington metro area among those asked to be on the alert for twisters. Around 5:30 p.m., counties in Virginia and Maryland were under tornado warnings tied to this system. By then, the storms had already done some damage in other ways. Photos posted to Twitter from...CNN 2014-05-22
(CNN) -- As they dug out from deadly twisters that ravaged the Oklahoma City metropolitan area -- with the suburb of Moore being hardest hit -- people there suffered through yet another powerful storm Friday. The National Weather Service reported numerous tornadoes around the area. The agency also noted there was a "confirmed and extremely dangerous tornado" around St. Louis,...CNN 2013-06-01
(CNN) -- A tornado was reported Thursday near Miami International Airport. "TORNADO observed NOW just west of the MIA airport. Tornado moving northeast. Take cover now," the National Weather Service Miami posted on its Twitter page. A tornado warning remained in effect for northeastern Miami-Dade County. 0 Severe weather 10 things to know about tornadoes Here are 10 facts about...CNN 2014-05-15
It is heart-wrenching to watch. Just before an EF-4 tornado hit his Washington, Ill. home on Sunday, Marc Wells' camera was still rolling -- and continued to shoot video as he and his daughter sought cover from the storm in his home's basement. Wells uploaded the heralding video (embedded above, WARNING: strong language) to YouTube on Thursday. Wells wrote in the video's...Huffington Post 2013-11-22
Tune in alert for Monday, April 29, as The Weather Channel will kick off Tornado Week, its most popular programming event, with more content than ever. This years tornado-themed programming will include two new original specials, The Truth About Twisters and Tornado 360; new special episodes of Storm Riders; a special episode of Deadliest Space Weather on space...m&c 2013-04-23
The Tornados were an English instrumental group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and U.S. Number One "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed by Meek), the first U.S. #1 by a British group.
From January 1962 to August 1963, The Tornados were the backing band of Billy Fury; they toured and recorded with him as The Tornados. Their recordings were produced by Mike Smith and Ivor Raymonde.
The Tornados made a scopitone film (an early form of music video) for "Telstar" and another for their chart hit "Robot" featuring members of the group walking around woodland dressed in appropriate headgear with their guitars, flirting with various young women and being finally arrested by policemen after lighting a campfire.
For a time the Tornados were considered serious rivals to The Shadows. The Tornados single "Globetrotter" made it to number 5 in the UK Singles Chart but Meek induced bassist Heinz Burt to leave for a solo career and in 1963 the group began to fall apart. By 1965 none of the original lineup remained. On some promotional items, later lineups were therefore credited as Tornados '65 and The New Tornados, but these names were never used on the Tornados releases. Later in the mid sixties The Tornados backed Billy Fury again, with Dave Watts on keyboards, Robby Gale on guitar and John Davies on drums. In 1968, in Israel to perform in Mandy Rice-Davies' night club "Mandys", they stayed for a ten week tour after which they disbanded, leaving Watts in Israel playing with The Lions of Judea.


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May 19, 2015
Tuesday Tips: 2015 Harvard Business School MBA Application Essay Tips
This year Harvard Business School has decided to continue with one open-ended essay. The question has changed slightly and focused emphasis on the case method and your interaction with classmates. The HBS admissions director blog …
This year Harvard Business School has decided to continue with one open-ended essay. The question has changed slightly and focused emphasis on the case method and your interaction with classmates. The HBS admissions director blog notes that the "optional" element was dropped because: "this season, every applicant submitted a response. We get it. You want to tell us things."
The most challenging part of this essay is remaining disciplined. With unlimited space to make your case, you may be tempted to compose a laundry list of everything interesting or impressive you have ever done. That urge could backfire, as the essay is used to determine who isn't a fit for HBS as much as those who deserve the chance to move into the interview round. Maturity, accomplishment, and leadership are highly valued qualities and this essay is your chance to display those qualities through the stories you choose and the voice coming through your writing.
There is one question for the Class of 2018 application essay:
It's the first day of class at HBS. You are in Aldrich Hall meeting your "section." This is the group of 90 classmates who will become your close companions in the first-year MBA classroom. Our signature case method participant-based learning model ensures that you will get to know each other very well. The bonds you collectively create throughout this shared experience will be lasting.
Introduce yourself.
Note: Should you enroll at HBS, there will be an opportunity for you to share this with them.
A note on word count: HBS values brevity in essays. Do not be tempted to go overboard with a 2,000 word essay, rather focus on concise and clear writing and consider keeping this essay to 1,200 words or less. Our clients have successfully composed essays anywhere from 500-1,300 words, though you should take a pass through your essay to cut any unnecessary words if you find yourself on the upper end of that range.
The goal of this essay is to know yourself, know HBS, and know how to match the two to demonstrate your fit for the school as you introduce yourself to your classmates. Your first task should be to evaluate all of the other aspects of your candidacy – what is the story your resume tells? What do you think recommenders will say? How does your transcript communicate your skills, accomplishments and interests? Then you need to evaluate how to fill the gaps with the essay.
When you view the recommended video on the case method you can see that diverse perspectives are valuable to the case method experience. Think about what diverse experience you bring. We have found that both personal and career oriented topics can work, and most candidates tell more than one story in the essay. Consider that from your classmates' perspective the most interesting information will be both personal and professional. You will be studying together and socializing together. Later, you will be professional contacts in your classmates' career network. In the past we have observed that successful HBS essays also demonstrate of a core driving passion.
As you consider possible stories to tell in this essay keep in mind that HBS has always been highly focused on leadership and wants to accept candidates who have a track record of leadership impact and a success trajectory that indicates upper management potential. Accomplishments have traditionally been a strong focus of HBS essays, and using at least one accomplishment story in this essay may be a good strategy, particularly if your accomplishments are not obvious when reading your resume or transcripts.
A note on what not to do: We see many applicants tempted to include "why HBS" type information in HBS essays. Explaining why the case method specifically is a good fit for you and your learning style is absolutely appropriate, but more detailed "why HBS" content has never been asked for in an HBS application essay question. HBS admissions is quite clear on the value of an HBS degree, and they would rather see you use the space to provide more information about yourself and your candidacy.
Looking for guidance on your HBS application? Contact us to learn more about Stacy Blackman Consulting.
May 12, 2015
Tuesday Tips: 2015 MIT Sloan MBA Essay Tips
MIT Sloan has just announced the essay questions and deadlines for the class of 2018. This year there is only one required question, a second required short-answer for those invited to interview, and an optional …
MIT Sloan has just announced the essay questions and deadlines for the class of 2018. This year there is only one required question, a second required short-answer for those invited to interview, and an optional open-ended essay.
For many years MIT asked a series of behavioral questions for the admissions essays because past performance was considered to be the best predictor of candidates' future success. This year the one required essay is a behavioral question again. As you approach topics for the required question consider if you will also answer the optional question. MIT Sloan is looking for people with integrity, passion, creativity, intellectual abilities and drive and determination. Do you have a recent success that will demonstrate some or most of those traits? The success can be professional or outside of work, though should have some relationship to your professional aspirations if possible. If the situation is not one that demonstrates many of the traits MIT Sloan is seeking in candidates, you may also decide to include the optional essay in your application.
We have one required essay at the time of submission: Tell us about a recent success you had: How did you accomplish this? Who else was involved? What hurdles did you encounter? What type of impact did this have? (500 words or fewer).
This essay question is set up to be a behavioral essay question, one that seeks to understand how you think and act in various situations. We often recommend using a framework called STAR to approach questions like this and make sure you are covering all of the required components. STAR stands for: Situation, Task, Action, and Results.
The SITUATION sets the stage and introduces the challenge you faced. It can be a simple sentence like: "My company's key product was aging and we needed to find an area of growth to maintain revenues."
Your TASK is a bit more detailed and identifies what solution you decided to implement to address the situation. For example: "I proposed setting up an innovation tournament for our global strategy team to come up with ideas."
The meat of the essay is the ACTION. Describe in detail what you did to implement the task. Talk about the stakeholders you had to convince, any hurdles to setting up the tournament, how you encouraged buy in among all employees and any other action you personally took to accomplish your goal.
RESULTS can be relatively brief, and ideally quantitative. For example: "the tournament revealed 10 viable new product ideas, 3 of which are currently in development."
The ACTION part of the essay should be the majority of the response, but setting up the situation clearly and demonstrating results is important and effective to a strong response. As MIT typically asked in the past, make sure to describe: "what you thought, felt, said, and did." The admissions committee wants to see you developing creative solutions, leading others, and overcoming challenges to "visualize you in action."
A second short-answer question will be asked of those invited to interview: The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and to generate ideas that advance management practice. Please share with us something about your past that aligns with this mission. (250 words or fewer).
This question focuses on your intellectual skills, leadership and character. When you consider topics for this question the most important aspect will be to demonstrate character. Improving the world doesn't have to be working for an NGO in a developing country, it could also be improving your company to have more benefit to customers or employees.
For example, perhaps you were part of an employee resource group that helped new employees with their careers, increased diversity, or served the community through volunteering. MIT Sloan also wants to see creative solutions to business problems, so make sure to explain your thinking during the experience you describe.
The Admissions Committee invites you to share anything else you would like us to know about you, in any format. If you choose to use a multimedia format, please host the information on a website and provide us the URL. More information on the MIT Sloan website.
MIT Sloan's entirely open-ended optional essay invites applicants to respond to the essay in any format desired. This allows you to do anything you need to with this space, including clarifying any concerns or highlighting interesting aspects of your background or profile. Because there is only one required written essay this year it may be useful to use this opportunity to show the admissions committee a different angle on your candidacy. The format can be a creative way for you to showcase any technical or design skills you have, but the content should be primary.
Because this essay is highly dependent on who you are and what you wrote in the required essay, consider carefully your overall strategy and refer to the list of traits MIT Sloan is looking for in admitted students. If you have an unusual background, hobby or extracurricular experience, this may be an opportunity to provide that information to the admissions committee.
With similar questions asked by other MBA programs in the past Stacy Blackman Consulting has advised candidates on everything from photo journalism projects to customized multimedia presentations. We treat the application as a holistic process and would advise you on which aspects of your background to consider revealing in this optional essay.
Stumped by your MIT Sloan MBA application? Contact Stacy Blackman Consulting to learn how we can help.
September 30, 2014
Tuesday Tips: Cornell MBA Essay Tips
Over the past several years Cornell's Johnson MBA program has revamped everything from the curriculum, to the programs offered by the school to the application process. Candidates can now choose between a traditional two-year full …
Over the past several years Cornell's Johnson MBA program has revamped everything from the curriculum, to the programs offered by the school to the application process. Candidates can now choose between a traditional two-year full time MBA program and a one-year program designed for focused candidates with an educational foundation in business topics. Another, newer program, offers a one-year study opportunity in New York City focused on technology.
Cornell's application process has innovated as well. Now a new process integrates Linked In profiles with the application process allowing candidates to auto-fill sections of the application. If you're looking for help and advice on any aspect of your Cornell MBA application, contact us to learn more.
Applicants for both the One-Year and Two-Year Ithaca based MBA programs: You are the author for the book of Your Life Story. In 2,000 characters or less please write the table of contents for the book in the space provided or upload it as an attachment. Note: approach this essay with your unique style. We value creativity and authenticity
This essay is an opportunity to show the admissions committee who you are on a personal level. You can use this opportunity to demonstrate your unique career goals, personal attributes or community involvement. Something that has been a constant theme in your life since childhood could be an interesting part of this essay. Perhaps you have had a lifelong involvement with a charity, sport or musical pursuit.
When structuring the story, think of this essay as a way to communicate a narrative theme of your life to the admissions committee. What are the key moments that are meaningful to you? Were there key stories involving your friends, family, professional pursuits, hobbies or interests that impacted the person you are now? This narrative likely has more than one focus because you are more than one-dimensional. You may spend one chapter on a personal event, another on interests in school, and another on an important travel experience. Consider balancing the personal, professional and extracurricular carefully to communicate as much as possible about each area.
Though the essay specifically asks for the Table of Contents, you can certainly illuminate each chapter through brief descriptions. Describe the major milestones and be sure to share your essay with friends and family to make sure you are communicating effectively though the creative exercise.
One-Year Ithaca applicants only: How does your pre-MBA experience prepare you for the job that you envision post-MBA? (2,000 characters)
Two-Year Ithaca applicants only: What is the job that you would like to have immediately upon graduating with your MBA? (2,000 characters)
Both the applicants to the one- and two-year programs in Ithaca are asked to define career goals in this set of essays. The essay for the one-year program asks for your career goals, but also asks for more detail on your pre-MBA experience. The two-year essay prompt is more directly focused on your job immediately post MBA.
For either essay you will want to give some background about why you are interested in your specific career pursuits. Rather than reciting every experience pre-MBA you ideally will focus on the key inflection points in your career. When considering what aspects of your past career to focus on, think about the situations that led you to realize what you really want to do, that built skills that will be important to your goals, or introduced you to people who were crucial to your development.
For the one-year essay prompt note that the essay asks generally about your pre-MBA experiences and not only your purely professional experiences. You may have learned about yourself and your interests from an extracurricular or volunteer activity and that background may be entirely appropriate for this question as well.
Make sure to spend enough time on how the Cornell MBA will help you achieve your career goals to demonstrate why Cornell is the right place to spend the next two years of your life. Academics are going to be a crucial part of your career goals, yet classmates and activities will also be important as you develop your career network.
Johnson MBA at Cornell Tech: As the only MBA program not housed in a business school, we know our students will be different. Students will be part of an innovative environment where creativity, technical sophistication, and sharp business sense share seats at the table. We value expressions of who you are and what you add to this formula.
There are three ways to demonstrate how you fit within this dynamic setting. You must select one of the following as part of your application, demonstrating your creativity, style and technical experience:
• send a link to your work
• upload a video
• provide a written sample
Whether you choose a creative approach or write an essay in response to this question, researching the Johnson MBA at Cornell Tech is a productive way to start working on this question. The Johnson MBA focuses heavily on technology and digital, and is seeking students who have practical experience in those areas. This experience could span anything from programming to graphic design, or even business development.
If you are someone with a creative or technical skill set than sending a link to your work may be an ideal expression of why you are applying to this program. For almost anyone creating a video could demonstrate your creativity, personal attributes, and personal fit with the program. If you focus on a written essay as a response make sure you are able to communicate your passion for technology, the digital economy, and the opportunity to study with students in the Cornell Tech Master's program.
September 30, 2014
Tuesday Tips: London Business School MBA Essay Tips
London Business School is a close-knit program with an international focus, set in one of the most exciting centers of culture in Europe. Among one of the top-ranked programs in the world, LBS is equally …
London Business School is a close-knit program with an international focus, set in one of the most exciting centers of culture in Europe. Among one of the top-ranked programs in the world, LBS is equally valued by recruiters in both the US and Europe. LBS is an excellent choice for MBA hopefuls who have international experience, a goal to work in London or other parts of Europe, or just an interest in attending school outside the US.
LBS has significantly slimmed down the essays required for the application this year. It will be a challenge for you to present everything you may want about your career, extracurriculars and personal attributes. Make sure you formulate a clear game plan for this set of essays so you can maximize the questions and the space permitted to make your case for admission.
Essay 1
What are your post-MBA plans and how will your past experience and the London Business School programme contribute? (500 words)
Defining your post-MBA plans may be difficult as you approach your question. Most MBA applicants are pursuing the degree for a specific career goal post-MBA, but if you need a bit more reflection to answer this question it is worth doing the work. Self-awareness about your strengths and interests will help you refine what you want. To take your research deeper it may be incredibly helpful to talk to colleagues and alumni who have MBAs in your field to see what your career path options are. Make sure that your career goals are both realistic and aspirational. An MBA will certainly open doors for you, and also may define a specific career path. Make sure you are well-informed about what others have done before you.
Your past experiences have certainly informed your post-MBA plans, and touching on those most relevant will be helpful to setting the background for your current pursuit of an MBA. To make this essay more than a rehash of your resume, think about explaining the rationale for your decisions throughout the essay. Why did you pursue your past experience and what has been the impetus behind subsequent career choices? At this point, why are you choosing LBS? If space permits, you will want to discuss why you have made the choice to pursue an MBA at this time, and why you want to attend LBS.
Essay 2
How will you add value to the London Business School community? (300 words)
Thorough research into the London Business School community will be crucial here, whether online or in person. Consider both the academic community and the extracurricular communities. Reaching out to the clubs and organizations you are most interested in may allow you to interact with a current student who can provide context for you. To be most effective in answering this question you will want to be specific and logical in your choices of activities you will impact. What activities make the most sense in the context of your career and industry interests? What about your hobbies? Any community involvement you are currently pursuing and plan to continue could start to demonstrate your value to the groups you plan to join or lead at LBS.
International experience may be another asset to the LBS community you can touch upon in this essay. Since LBS is a particularly international program they are certainly seeking applicants who are well traveled and thoughtful about the rest of the world. If you focus on an international background make sure you are able to explain what you have learned from interacting with cultures that are not your own, and relate your experiences back to what you will bring to LBS.
Essay 3
Is there any other information you believe the Admissions Committee should know about you and your application to London Business School? (300 words)
This essay can be used to explain possible weaknesses in your application like a low GPA or GMAT score, or could be another opportunity to reveal an aspect of your candidacy that has not been covered in the previous questions.
If you use this space to explain a less than stellar aspect of your candidacy make sure you are offering explanations and not excuses. Keep all background information succinct and factual (no whining!) and explain the concrete steps you have taken to improve your candidacy and to be ready for an MBA programme like LBS.
If you are in the enviable position of having nothing to explain, this can be a great opportunity to touch on a personal story or add color to your career goals. Especially if you have a unique background or an experience that has shaped your outlook on life and career this could be a place to discuss that personal aspect of your candidacy.
Challenged by the LBS essay questions? Contact us to learn how Stacy Blackman Consulting can help.
September 23, 2014
Tuesday Tips: Michigan Ross MBA Essay Tips
Michigan Ross is a program that emphasizes learning both inside and outside the classroom, and is seeking candidates that are intellectually curious and able to accomplish their goals. At the same time, fit is a …
Michigan Ross is a program that emphasizes learning both inside and outside the classroom, and is seeking candidates that are intellectually curious and able to accomplish their goals. At the same time, fit is a crucial part of the Ross evaluation process and Ross wants to know that you have investigated the program thoroughly and know why you want to attend. When you are approaching this set of essays, think carefully about how you will best illustrate your fit with the Michigan MBA program.
This year Ross changed the essay questions significantly to focus on what you are most proud of both personally and professionally. While previous years' essays focused on career goals and why MBA, this year the questions require introspection and a demonstration that you learn from experience.
Essay One: What are you most proud of professionally and why? What did you learn from that experience? (400 words)
Intellectual ability, professional achievements and teamwork are all among the qualities the Ross admissions committee is looking for in applicants. As you consider topics for this essay focus on the ones that will demonstrate you are a strong leader and that you can learn from experience.
One possible source of ideas are the inflection points in your career. When did you face a turning point or make a big decision about your career? What were some of the most challenging projects you have been part of? Have you been surprised by what you have done well at in your career?
In some cases you may be most proud of an accomplishment because of what you learned and how it shaped your career. In other cases the follow up questions are two separate components of the essay. Either way the why behind your pride in accomplishment will reveal what you value most – whether prestige, credit, or the motivation to achieve your goals. Make sure that your values are aligned with how you want to be perceived by the admissions committee.
Essay Two: What are you most proud of personally and why? How does it shape who you are today? (400 words)
The personal is equally important to Michigan Ross, and the MBA program is designed to help you develop your leadership skills both in terms of professional accomplishment and personal and community interests. The personal attributes the admissions committee are looking for in applicants include community engagement and interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills.
When you consider topics for this essay you may want to write about an important extracurricular accomplishment, a challenge you overcame, or an event in your life that highlights something unique about your background. For example, if you have a track record of club leadership through college and afterwards that can be compelling evidence of your community engagement and leadership skills. On the other end of the spectrum perhaps you have spent time outside your home country for school or work and that has shaped your teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills.
Whatever topic you choose, make sure you are addressing why it is important to you. What you learned and how you have used what you learned since in your life can offer invaluable insight as well.
Stacy Blackman Consulting has worked with successful candidates to Michigan Ross for over a decade and can offer comprehensive strategic advice every step of the way. Contact us to learn more.
September 16, 2014
Tuesday Tips: Yale School of Management MBA Essay Tips
Yale School of Management is part of an Ivy League university with expertise across fields. The school is now investing heavily in continuing to improve the business education at Yale with a new campus, top …
Yale School of Management is part of an Ivy League university with expertise across fields. The school is now investing heavily in continuing to improve the business education at Yale with a new campus, top talent in faculty, and the admissions process.
This year, Yale SOM has streamlined the admissions process by reducing the essays to one 500 word essay (reduced from with two essays coming in under 1,000 words total last year). As we reported when Yale posted the question: "Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions Bruce DelMonico explains that the change from two questions last year to a single prompt for the class entering Fall 2015 is an effort to focus on what really matters to the admissions team: finding out how applicants are making an impact in their professional and personal lives."
Yale is still using the video interview platform to add an additional personal touch to your application. Stacy Blackman Consulting has been working with a similar video interview platform as the one Yale is using and we are familiar with the technology and process. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you prepare for the Yale application and interview process.
Because there is no specific career goals essay, make sure your resume and recommendations highlight the key elements to your work experience that influence your desire to pursue an MBA. You may want to highlight specific projects at work that have most excited you and shaped your future goals and discuss why. The key is to add some insight to your background through those additional parts of your application.
The Yale School of Management educates individuals who will have deep and lasting impact on the organizations they lead. Describe how you have positively influenced an organization as an employee, a member, or an outside constituent. (500 words maximum)
Impact and leadership are key components to this question. Impact could range from driving business results for your company to starting an affinity group for an underrepresented employee population. Overall the impact story should be one that you are proud of and that showcases both your values and your leadership traits. Remember the type of MBA student Yale is most interested in admitting. Ideally you are coming across as an intellectually curious student with a diverse background deeply interested in the integrated curriculum.
Behavioral questions like this one seek to understand how you actually operate in various situations. Try to be as specific as possible about how you positively influenced the organization. What did you think or say when you were determining what to do? What did you actually do? How did you feel about the result? Start by describing each step in detail in terms of what you did, the reaction of others and your own reaction. From there you can cut out anything that is too detailed or too superfluous to the story to maintain the 500 word maximum.
Note that while this question could focus on a key solo accomplishment at work since most MBA applicants are individual contributors, ideally you can demonstrate how you work with others as you lead. Regardless of whether you choose an individual or team accomplishment it should show a significant positive impact on the organization or people within the organization.


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Afghan women: the fight for survival
06 Apr 2013 02:37 GMT | Politics, Africa, US & Canada, Latin America, Cape Verde
A former navy chief of the small west African nation of Guinea-Bissau who is suspected of being a kingpin in the international cocaine trade was brought to the US for trial on drug charges following his arrest at sea by federal agents, authorities have said.A spokesman for the Manhattan federal prosecutor's office told AFP news agency on Friday that Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto was in custody in the city.
"His arraignment will be today," the spokesman said on Friday.The indictment against Na Tchuto - better known as Bubo in his deeply impoverished homeland - and four other defendants, Manuel Mamadi Mane, Saliu Sisse, Papis Djeme and Tchamy Yala, says they were middlemen in a huge drug smuggling operation originating in Latin America.
Guinea-Bissau's islands have been used for at least a decade by Latin American cartels as a stop-over point for trafficking cocaine into Europe.
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The five defendants were presented in a US Magistrate Court in Manhattan on Friday, according to a US Department of Justice statement.
Na Tchuto, Djeme and Yala face charges of conspiring to import narcotics into the US.
Mane, Sisse, and two Colombian men who were arrested in a separate action are charged with conspiring to engage in narco-terrorism, conspiring to import narcotics into the US and conspiring to provide aid to Colombia's FARC rebel group by storing FARC-owned cocaine in West Africa, the statement said.
Na Tchuto and two other Guinea-Bissau nationals were taken into custody on Tuesday aboard a vessel in international waters in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the release said.
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According to court papers, the defendants agreed to receive cocaine off the coast of Guinea-Bissau and to store the cocaine in storage houses there prior to their shipment to the US.
The US government alleged that the defendants also agreed that a portion of the cocaine would be used to pay Guinea-Bissau government officials to provide safe passage for the cocaine through the African country.
Prosecutors said Na Tchuto discussed shipping tonne-quantities of cocaine from South America to Guinea Bissau by sea, saying it was a good time to transport drugs because Guinea Bissau government was weak because of a recent coup d'etat.
They said he also said his fee would be $1 million per 1,000 kg of cocaine received in Guinea Bissau for the use of a company he owned to hide the shipments before they were moved to the US. If convicted, he could face life in prison.
The US Treasury Department designated Na Tchuto as a drug kingpin in 2010 for his alleged role in the cocaine trade in Guinea-Bissau, freezing any assets he may have had in the United States.
For at least a decade, Guinea-Bissau has played a key role in the drug trade. The country's archipelago of virgin islands has been used by Latin American cartels as a stop-over point for ferrying cocaine to Europe, where prices have skyrocketed at the same time that demand for cocaine levelled off in North America.
A former navy chief of staff, Na Tchuto is believed to have played a role in the arrival of a plane carrying hundreds of pounds of cocaine from Venezuela to Guinea-Bissau in July 2008, according to a statement from the Treasury Department.
Fernando Vaz, the spokesman for the government of Guinea-Bissau, said he hoped America would provide Na Tchuto a fair legal defence.
Guinea-Bissau has been plagued by coups. The last few, including one last year, are believed to have been fuelled by an internal power struggle over which wing of the military would control the drug trade.
A booming cocaine trade has turned Guinea-Bissau into a narco-state. Key members of the military have been named as complicit in the trade, including several army and navy chiefs who are now on the United States' drug kingpin list.
Source: Agencies
Guinea Bissau has been referred to by some as the world's first narco-state.
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European leaders give last chance to leftist Syriza government to thrash out a deal to end crisis and prevent euro exit.
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Programme, launched in May, had been designed to train as many as 5,400 opposition fighters a year to battle the group.
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In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.
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From Democracy to the Market - we examine the devastating impact of the Greek financial crisis on ordinary citizens.
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Can Afghan archaeologists take on the Chinese and the Taliban to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site?
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We Will Prevail: President George W. Bush on War, Terrorism and FreedomHardback
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- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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Here are the authorized major speeches and statements by President George W. Bush on the most important issue facing the United States and perhaps the world today: global terrorism. The book begins with the terrible events of September 11, 2001, and concludes on Memorial Day, May 31, 2003, following the end of the war in Iraq. We Will Prevail is a definitive and timely record of the new foreign-policy doctrines and international direction of the United States since 9/11.It is inspiring, in the words of praise from President Bush for the people who lost their lives on that day - many in service to others - as well as in the global war on terror. This book is certain to spark controversy and be studied for years to come.The White House counsel has approved this publication which includes State of the Union addresses from 2002 and 2003 as well as the speech from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
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Dried fruits, figs and a vegetal touch on the nose.
Nose is rather open fruity and expressive this time around.
Medium body. Very soft tannins.
Little warm finish that lingers on orange peel...
Although I didn't make notes, I would give this bottle a better score than last tasting. Obvious oak, but nice fruit and acidity. Good.
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A professional player needs to be able to do more than just play table tennis. Learning to serve, receive, and rally are obviously important, but they're not the only ingredients necessary for long term success.
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Ariel Hsing and Timothy Wang had an amazing August representing TEAM USA. Honorable mentions go to junior Kunal Chodri and para junior Nolan Weber.
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GARISSA, Kenya (AP) - Somalia's Islamic extremist group al-Shabab warned Saturday of more attacks in Kenya like the assault on Garissa University College that killed 148 people.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The total eclipse of the moon lasted only a short time, but it still dazzled.
TUAL, Indonesia (AP) - The same trawlers that had enslaved countless migrant fishermen for years carried more than 300 of them to freedom Saturday, following a dramatic rescue from a remote Indonesian island that many men believed would likely be their final resting place.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Steady hiring is supposed to fire up economic growth.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gay rights advocates are hoping to parlay the momentum from their legislative victories in Indiana and Arkansas this week into further expanding legal protections for gays and lesbians in those states and others.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Once a football hero celebrated in New Orleans for his role in the Saints' Super Bowl season, Darren Sharper is returning to the city in disgrace to complete plea deals on charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted women.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) - California prison officials said Friday they are changing state policy so mentally ill inmates who act out can get counseling instead of being automatically sent to isolation cells or kept in prison longer.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Farms and other Californians that have been shielded from water reductions because of century-old claims could face new restrictions, the State Water Resources Control Board said Friday.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Tesla's first-quarter new vehicle deliveries climbed 55 percent from a year earlier to more than 10,000 cars.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Michael Jandreau, who as the leader of South Dakota's Lower Brule Sioux Tribe for 35 years was known for a variety of economic development projects but had recently faced allegations of financial wrongdoing, died Friday. He was 71.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton will not be disciplined by Major League Baseball for his latest problems involving cocaine and alcohol.
DENVER (AP) - Drought-weary Californians can't expect much encouragement from mountains elsewhere in the West: Snow that fills the Colorado River is lagging, too.
KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) - A plane powered by the sun's rays landed in Hawaii Friday after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Most California residential customers will see their electricity bills increase under a new rate structure passed Friday that raises rates on more efficient users while giving a break to big energy users.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hispanic leaders are bristling at the largely tepid response by Republican presidential candidates to Donald Trump's characterization of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Opponents of California's new law to boost vaccination rates among schoolchildren by strictly limiting exemptions are continuing to fight the legislation online and in public protests, even after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law this week.
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - It won't be a small, private affair when the Dalai Lama celebrates his 80th birthday this weekend in Southern California.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Big energy users are set to get a break on electricity while more efficient consumers will see their bills rise under a proposal being considered by California regulators.
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California man who said God told him to kill his elderly mother has been sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison.
RENO, Nevada (AP) - Health officials say a California woman has died after being infected with a brain-eating bacteria.
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) - Roman Catholic leaders in the early voting state of Iowa implored candidates for president Thursday to take up Pope Francis' call for "profound political courage" by focusing their campaigns as much on improving the environment and income inequality as they have on opposing gay marriage and abortion in past elections.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Electric car maker Tesla's second-quarter deliveries surged 52 percent to set a company record exceeding 11,000 vehicles.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP and five Gulf states announced a record $18.7 billion settlement Thursday that resolves years of legal fighting over the environmental and economic damage done by the energy giant's oil spill in 2010.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - For Bill Clinton, the timing of President Barack Obama's announcement this week of plans to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba must seem auspicious. It was 20 years ago this month that Clinton pulled off a similar diplomatic and political success, normalizing relations with Vietnam.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added jobs at a solid pace in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent, a seven-year low. But wages failed to budge, and other barometers of the job market painted a mixed picture.
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A car on a CSX train carrying a flammable and toxic substance derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people within a 2-mile radius.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than a million people visit Alcatraz Island every year to see the shuttered prison sitting in the San Francisco Bay, made famous by Clint Eastwood in the movie about the great escape of three prisoners in the early 1960s.
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- 10:24 | In the world Around 1,200 escape from Yemen prison, including al Qaeda suspects
The incident is the biggest in a series of prison breaks that have freed Yemeni militants in recent years and signals the further erosion of the state amid a raging civil war.
Source: Reuters
- 10:15 | In the world Misty Copeland is first black dancer to lead US ballet group
The American Ballet Theatre has named Misty Copeland its principal dancer - the first time a black ballerina has held the prestigious role.
Source: BBC
- 21:00 | In the world Lebanese army arrests eight Syrian terrorists
The Lebanese army arrested eight Syrian terrorists in the towns of al-Laboua and Arsal to the east of Lebanon on charges of belonging to terrorist organizations.
Source: SANA
- 20:45 | In the world Ditch the ready meals but stock up on tinned tomatoes and frozen fruit, says leading dietitian
Furthermore, studies have shown that in the case of fruit and vegetables, the term 'fresh' may not always mean you're getting the most nutritious produce.
Details: The Daily Mail
- 20:32 | In the world New Ebola case marks disease's return to Liberia
The body of a dead Liberian man has tested positive for Ebola - the country's first reported case since it was declared free of the disease.
Source: BBC
- 20:19 | In the world Europe's big guns warn Greek voters that a no vote means euro exit
The eurozone's three biggest countries have raised the stakes in next Sunday's Greek referendum with an orchestrated warning to voters that a no vote would mean exit from the single currency and the return of the drachma.
Source: The Guardian
- 20:06 | Region Turkey says concerned over China's Ramadan bans on Uighurs
Turkey told Beijing on Tuesday it was worried over reports Uighur people had been banned from worship and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in China's far western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry said.
Source: Reuters
- 19:51 | In the world Egyptian president vows swift justice after car bomb attack
Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has pledged to carry out swift justice following the car bomb attack that killed the country's chief prosecutor the day before.
Source: AP
- 19:37 | Region Turkish opposition leader warns against intervention in Syria
urkey's main opposition party leader warned on Tuesday any military intervention in Syria would spell disaster for Turkey and in comments clearly aimed at President Tayyip Erdogan said the country could not be "a plaything for your ambition."
Source: The Daily Star
- 19:20 | In the world Syria calls on Human Rights' Council to press Israel to comply with its legal obligations
Syria called on the United Nations Human Rights' Council to adopt an approach that forces the Israeli occupation entity to comply with its legal obligations towards the human rights in Palestine and the Occupied Syrian Golan.
Source: SANA
- 18:59 | In the world EU official: Hungary's immigrant flow like in Italy, Greece
The European Union's top migration official says the pressure faced by Hungary from flows of migrants and refugees is similar to what Greece and Italy are facing with migration across the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: The Daily Star
- 17:14 | In the world Tunisia chief: New security system had been set for July 1
unisia's president says that a system of heightened security for the fasting month of Ramadan had been set to be in implemented on July 1, before the beach attack that killed 38 tourists.
Source: The Daily Star
- 17:00 | In the world A year after Gaza war, Hamas entrenched as frustration grows
Emad Firi is angry. During last summer's Israel-Hamas war, a shell slammed through the roof of his house and shredded his right leg. Unable to work, Firi's son now drives his taxi but the family struggles to survive.
Details: AP
- 16:28 | In the world Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria
The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time it has decapitated female civilians, the founder of a group monitoring the war said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters
- 16:05 | In the world Mediterranean migrants: Italy begins to recover bodies
The Italian Navy is attempting to recover the bodies of about 800 migrants who drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean on 19 April.
Source: BBC
- 15:47 | In the world Iranians guardedly optimistic as deadline of Vienna nuclear talks nears
In the dazzling heat of a Tehran morning, the city's carpet museum is a mercifully cool haven of magnificent specimens of Iran's cultural heritage.
Details: The Guardian
- 15:34 | In the world At least 43 dead after military plane crashes in Indonesian city
Smoke rose among scorched buildings in the Indonesian city of Medan on Tuesday after a military transport plane crashed near a residential neighborhood, killing at least 43 people.
Source: CNN
- 13:29 | In the world Park visitor unearths 8.52-carat diamond in Arkansas
Shaped like an icicle, the 8.52-carat gem is the fifth-largest diamond found by a visitor to the state park since the site was established in 1972.
Source: CNN
- 13:16 | In the world Turkey to take 'necessary measures' on border security: PM Davutoglu
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey was prepared for all necessary measures to tackle security threats along its borders, highlighting Ankara's growing anxiety about conflict near its southern frontier in Syria.
Source: Reuters
- 13:00 | In the world British blackcurrants contain higher levels of health-boosting compounds than trendy blueberries
PhD student Cook found amateur cyclists managed to knock around 30 seconds off their ten-mile ride times after taking a blackcurrant supplement called CurraNZ, daily for a week.
Source: The Daily Mail
- 12:38 | In the world Russian President's Assistant calls on the international community to support dialogue with Damascus
Russian President's Assistant, Yuri Ushakov called on the international community to support dialogue between Syria and other countries encountering the extremists and terrorists, asserting that the US-led air strikes are insufficient to solve the problem of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria "ISIS" terrorist organization.
Source: SANA
- 12:30 | In the world In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid
Syria's foreign minister said in Moscow on Monday Russia had promised to send political, economic and military aid to his country, where the army is coming under some of the heaviest pressure since the start of the civil war.
Source: Reuters
- 11:53 | In the world Sudan medical students may have joined Isis, says university
Seven Britons are among a group of students who are feared to have travelled to Turkey in an attempt to join Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.
Source: The Guardian
- 11:41 | In the world Who came out against Facebook's rainbow flags?
A rainbow filter tool was introduced by the company after last week's landmark Supreme Court decision which cleared the way for same-sex marriage across the US.
Details: BBC
- 11:28 | In the world Greeks hit by closed banks, warnings from eurozone
Anxious pensioners swarmed closed bank branches Monday and long lines snaked outside ATMs as Greeks endured the first day of serious controls on their daily economic lives ahead of a July 5 referendum that could determine whether the country has to ditch the euro currency and return to the drachma.
Source: AP
- 11:15 | In the world Al-Jaafari: Syria ready to cooperate with all sincere parties to improve humanitarian situation
Syria's Permanent Representative to the UN said the Syrian government is ready to cooperate with all well-intentioned UN Security Council member states to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria, despite the fact that some member states have gone far in supporting terrorism which rendered them part of the problem, not the solution.
Source: SANA
- 11:00 | In the world Women do suffer more pain than men
While women undergo the most excruciating pain bringing life into the world, research has found they are also more likely to suffer chronic pain than men.
Source: The Daily Mail
- 10:49 | In the world Supreme Court backs use of lethal injection drug
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the use of a controversial drug for lethal injection in executions, but opened a larger question about capital punishment when two justices in the minority newly questioned whether the death penalty violates the Constitution.
Source: CNN
- 10:35 | In the world Almost a third of China's Great Wall has disappeared
Around 30% of China's Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities – including stealing bricks to build houses – erode the Unesco world heritage site, state media has reported.
Source: The Guardian
- 10:21 | In the world Exclusive: In turf war with Afghan Taliban, Islamic State loyalists gain ground
Fighters loyal to Islamic State have seized substantial territory in Afghanistan for the first time, witnesses and officials said, wresting areas in the east from rival Taliban insurgents in a new threat to stability.
Source: Reuters
- 10:13 | In the world Greece debt talks: EU chief feels 'betrayed'
The European Commission chief, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said he feels "betrayed" by the "egotism" shown by Greece in failed debt talks.
Source: BBC
- 21:00 | In the world Meditation can trigger depression and anxiety
Meditation has long been said to do wonders for the brain and stress relief, new reports have challenged this idea and suggest that the practice could, in some cases, actually be causing harm.
Details: The Daily Mail
- 20:48 | In the world French terror suspect sent macabre selfie to contact in Syria
French anti-terror police are continuing to question Yassin Salhi, the French lorry driver who decapitated his boss before ramming a vehicle into a chemical plant near Lyon, after it emerged that he sent a macabre selfie to a contact in Syria.
Source: The Guardian
- 20:34 | In the world EU's top executive rounds on Greek leader
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says he feels betrayed by Greek Prime Minister's Alexis Tsipras suprise call for referendum last weekend and says that "playing one democracy against 18 others is not an attitude worthy of the great Greek nation."
Source: AP
- 20:15 | In the world Solar Impulse passes 'point of no return' over Pacific
The team spent nearly two months waiting for clear weather to cross the Pacific, and a developing cold front forced the plane to make an unscheduled landing in Japan earlier this month.
Source: BBC
- 19:57 | In the world Kuwait government says mosque suicide bomber was Saudi national
The man who blew himself up at a mosque in Kuwait on Friday, killing at least 27 people, had just flown in from Saudi Arabia, officials said Monday.
Source: CNN
- 19:41 | In the world Al-Moallem: President Putin promised to support Syria on political, economic, and military levels
Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a joint press conference on Monday in Moscow following meetings between Minister al-Moallem and Russian President Vladimir Putin and Minister Lavrov.
Source: SANA
- 17:00 | In the world Puerto Rico needs debt restructuring, reforms: economists' report
Puerto Rico needs to restructure its debts and should make reforms including cutting the number of teachers and raising property taxes, a report by former International Monetary Fund economists on the Caribbean island's financial woes said.
Source: Reuters
- 16:39 | In the world Israeli navy peacefully intercepts Gaza-bound vessel
Israel's navy intercepted a Swedish vessel attempting to breach a naval blockade of Gaza early Monday and was redirecting it to an Israeli port, the military and the activists said.
Source: AP
- 16:23 | In the world Cameron says IS fight 'struggle of our generation'
The fight against Islamic State is "the struggle of our generation", David Cameron has said, as it emerged the British death toll in the Tunisian attack will rise above 30.
Source: BBC
- 16:00 | In the world Tunisia attack: Family members still waiting for news of missing
The last time family members heard from John Stocker and his wife, Janet, the couple raved about their beach holiday in Tunisia.
Details: CNN
- 15:44 | In the world Burundi election goes ahead despite claims president's bid is 'illegal'
Burundi goes to the polls on Monday with the president defiant in his controversial bid for a third term in power, despite weeks of unrest that forced thousands to flee and prompted international calls for a delay.
Source: The Guardian
- 15:35 | In the world Russia will continue to provide all possible support to Syria to put an end to terrorism
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday, expressing his country's solidarity with the struggle of the Syrian people against the terrorist organizations.
Source: SANA
- 15:19 | In the world Car bomb wounds Egypt's public prosecutor in Cairo
Egypt's public prosecutor was injured when a car bomb struck his convoy as it was leaving his home in Cairo on Monday, in a high-profile attack against the judiciary, security and judicial sources said.
Source: Reuters
- 14:57 | In the world Greece debt crisis: Global stock markets slide
The moves by the Greek authorities came after the European Central Bank decided not to extend emergency funding.
Source: BBC
- 13:45 | In the world Apple suppliers start making iPhones with Force Touch
Apple Inc. has started early production of new iPhone models with a feature called Force Touch, which senses how hard users are pressing down on a screen, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Source: Bloomberg
- 13:30 | In the world WikiLeaks founder: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey had secret deal in 2012 to topple Syrian government
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said that leaked documents from Saudi ministries show that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey had a secret deal in 2012 to topple the Syrian government.
Source: SANA
- 13:08 | In the world African Union says it will not be observer in Burundi parliamentary vote
The African Union said on Sunday it would not act as observer in Burundi's parliamentary elections on Monday because conditions were unsuitable for free, fair, transparent and credible elections.
Source: Reuters
- 11:51 | In the world Russian MP urges Facebook block over gay rights rainbow flag
Vitaly Milonov, who sits in the regional parliament of Saint Petersburg, introduced a law in the city banning "propaganda" of gay relationships to minors.
Source: The Telegraph
- 11:25 | In the world Tunisia beach attack: Sousse protesters denounce terror
People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march to denounce the attack in which at least 38 people, most of them tourists, were killed by a gunman on a nearby beach on Friday.
Source: BBC
- 11:13 | Region Turkish police use water cannons to clear gay pride rally
Turkish police used water cannons and tear gas against gay pride marchers trying to rally in Istanbul's central square on Sunday, forcing the thousands of demonstrators to gather several blocks away.
Source: AP
- 11:00 | In the world Kuwait government says mosque suicide bomber was Saudi national
Kuwait's Interior Ministry said Sunday that it had identified the suicide bomber who blew himself up at a mosque as a Saudi citizen, according to the official Kuwait News Agency.
Source: CNN
- 10:49 | In the world New York prison escape: Richard Matt was shot three times in head, police say
New York state police have said Richard Matt, one of two escaped inmates who spent three weeks on the run in the upstate woods, was shot three times in the head on Friday.
Source: The Guardian
- 10:33 | In the world France beheading attack: Suspect sent selfie with head
The man suspected of an attack on a factory in France sent a selfie where he posed with the severed head of his boss, security sources say.
Source: BBC
- 10:24 | In the world Iran nuclear talks: 'Security of the world is at stake'
Reaching a deal on Iran's nuclear program is a matter of political will, and the "security of the world is at stake," the European Union's top diplomat said Sunday.
Source: CNN
09:03 05/10/2012 » Law
France investigates Marseille anti-crime squad police
At least 12 members of the police anti-crime squad (BAC) in the southern French city of Marseille have been arrested in an inquiry into corruption, BBC reported.
They are suspected of having stolen drugs and cash from dealers and taking cigarettes from illicit sellers.
Five hundred grams of hashish, cash and jewellery were found hidden in the ceiling of a police station.
A lawyer said the find did not prove the officers were corrupt, as they frequently worked under deep cover.
Marseille has been plagued by drug-related crime for decades and the officers arrested had worked on housing estates notorious for trafficking.
"A few of them, apparently, were helping themselves and taking a cut," said prosecutor Jacques Dallest.
A police source who spoke to French magazine L'Express on condition of anonymity said he expected more arrests to follow.
Source: Panorama.am
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10:22 01/07/2015 » Politics
US-Cuba ties: Washington and Havana to announce embassies
The US and Cuba will on Wednesday announce the opening of embassies in each other's capitals, a major step in re-establishing diplomatic ties severed in 1961, a senior US official has said. Relations had been frozen since the early 1960s when the US broke links and imposed a trade embargo with the Communist island. But the US and Cuba agreed to normalize relations at the end of 2014. The country's two leaders held historic talks in April. Since 1977, the US and Cuba have ...
20:38 30/06/2015 » Society
Two demonstrators start hunger strike on Bagramyan Avenue of Yerevan
Two of the demonstrators staging a rally on Bagramyan Avenue in downtown Yerevan against a rise in power tariffs went on hunger strike today. Two young men, Hayk and Harutyun, said that in addition to a sit-in, there are other forms of struggle, including a hunger strike. Yerevan Police Deputy Chief Valery Osipyan told protesters earlier today: "I ask you to reconsider your decision and inform law enforcers that the protest action is over and you are leaving". He reminded ...
20:37 30/06/2015 » Economy
Armenian PM: Increased electricity tariff not to be subsidized at expense of state budget funds
The increased electricity tariffs in Armenia will be subsidized at the expense of extra-budgetary resources until an audit is conducted at Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) Company, Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said during a briefing today, following the forum Economic Agenda 2015. "Subsidies will not be provided from the state budget. Additional information will be released about what funds will be used for subsidizing", he noted. Asked why the ...
19:25 30/06/2015 » Analysis
Putin extends deal on duty-free gas, oil product and diamond exports to Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on the ratification of the protocol to the agreement extending duty-free exports of gas, oil products, and diamonds to Armenia until the end of 2015, RIA Novosti reports. In December 2013 Russia and Armenia signed an agreement on the organization of duty-free supplies of Russian natural gas, oil products and uncut diamonds to Armenia until December 31, 2014, the Russian news agency reminds readers.
Yerevan deputy police chief calls on demonstrators on Bagramyan Avenue to come to their senses and leave
"I ask you to reconsider your decision and inform law enforcers that the protest action is over and you are leaving,"
Armenian law enforcers to investigate Avetisyan family murder in Gyumri: Russian prosecutor's office transfers the case
One thing is certain: the sentence will be passed on behalf of the Republic of Armenia, says the statement of the Office of Armenian Prosecutor General
Putin extends deal on duty-free gas, oil product and diamond exports to Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on the ratification of the protocol to the agreement extending duty-free exports of gas, oil products, and diamonds to Armenia until the end of 2015
Police intend to remove barricades of trash containers from Bagramian Avenue in Yerevan
"A decision was made to seize the containers''
Couple Married 67 Years Die Just Two Hours Apart In Their Sleep
The couple are survived by five children, 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren
"No robbery" initiative. It was not a split, but a change of steps


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The application I'm working on has an activity feed where each user can see their friends' activity (much like Facebook). I'm looking for a moderately scalable way to show a given users' activity stream on the fly. I say 'moderately' because I'm looking to do this with just a database (Postgresql) and maybe memcached. For instance, I want this solution to scale to 200k users each with 100 friends.
Currently, there is a master activity table that stores the rendered html for the given activity (Jim added a friend, George installed an application, etc.). This master activity table keeps the source user, the html, and a timestamp.
Then, there's a separate ('join') table that simply keeps a pointer to the person who should see this activity in their friend feed, and a pointer to the object in the main activity table.
So, if I have 100 friends, and I do 3 activities, then the join table will then grow to 300 items.
Clearly this table will grow very quickly. It has the nice property, though, that fetching activity to show to a user takes a single (relatively) inexpensive query.
The other option is to just keep the main activity table and query it by saying something like:
select * from activity where source_user in (1, 2, 44, 2423, ... my friend list)
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