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As modern cars have become more computerized, some repairs have become more complicated, and the technology more expensive. Some say that dealerships, which have special access to diagnostic tools and information, have an unfair advantage over independent repair shops, Aroostook County state Rep. Bernard Ayotte would like to - as he sees it - level the playing field. But as Patty Wight reports, automakers and dealerships maintain that there's no problem to fix. Patty Wight reports.
Rep. Ayotte says his bill is about more than just an attempt to balance the competing interest of dealerships and independent mechanics. It's also, he says, about consumers. "If you buy a car, you should determine where you bring it for repair."
But supporters of Ayotte's bill say that consummers don't always have that choice. In 2012, Aroostook county resident Dan Robertson says his daughter got into an accident with her Subaru Impreza. An independent mechanic in Presque Isle was able to repair her car except for one small thing: The tire pressure light on the dashboard wouldn't shut off. Robertson's mechanic said he didn't have the capability to reprogram the car's computer, nor did any of the other repair shops in town.
Robertson says he was told take his car to a dealership. "The closest dealer was in Bangor," he said. "I accompanied my daughter and had the job done. Three hours and 15 minutes down, 20 minutes at the dealer, and 3 hours and 15 minutes back. Just to shut that light out."
Robertson sahred his story in testimony before the , which is considering Ayotte's bill. Also on hand was independent mechanic Mark Duval, who runs a repair shop in South Portland. Duval says he needs countless diagnostic tools from manufacturers to repair the variety of cars he sees.
"The cost of creating or getting all the equipment necessary to do GM, Ford, Chrysler, Volkwagon, Volvo, and all the other manufacturers that come under the stream could be up to $150,000 to $200,000 - just for the hardware, never mind the monthly cost of software," Duval said. "So it's cost prohibitive to get this information."
Duval says even if he could afford to buy the equipment, the information he can access only goes so far. He and other independent mechanics say dealers have an unfair competitive advantage when it comes to repair - some even call it a monopoly.
But Ken Boyce, an independent mechanic from Buxton and member of the Automotive Service Association, says there is no problem, or unfair advantage. He says he attends trainings all over the country to stay on top of car changing technology.
"It's my opinion that there are no secret codes," he said. "The secret is in education and tooling, and learning where to find it and how to get it."
Matthew Godlewski of the Allaince of Automobile Manufacturers agrees that the information is out there for those who want it. In fact, he says manufacturers want independent mechanics to access the information so that car owners are satisfied customers.
But he says he worries that if individual states such as Maine start passing laws, the result will be a patchwork of regulations that will make it nearly impossible for automakers to comply.
"I really do strongly believe that Maine consumers, Maine independent repair shops, Maine dealers - all of the parties - are best served by a national solution to this that brings uniformity and predictability across all segments of the vehicle repair experience," Godlewski said.
Last year, after years of debate, Massachussetts enacted a so-called "Right to Repair" bill that requires easy access to car codes and tools for both dealerships and indepedent repair shops.
Aaron Lowe of the Automotive After Market Industry Association says his organization worked with interested parties to forge a successful compromise in Massachusetta. Lowe says he's currently working at the national level and asked Maine lawmakers to wait a year to see if, indeed, a federal solution can be reached.

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Benefits are at the heart of the Jefferson County Home for the Aged jobs issue.
The home has 15 full-time employees, all of whom will be out of work when it closes early next year. Though some employees may be able to find work in new positions at Samaritan Summit Village, they no longer will receive benefits from the county, which is of particular concern to those nearing retirement age.
Legislators acknowledged theyve thought about the issue.
People in the county are sensitive to that situation and realize the commitment that theyve made, said Philip N. Reed, chairman of the General Services Committee. Theyve done a great job with that facility, but its time to upgrade and weve made a strong commitment to that.
That upgrade will come in the form of Samaritan Summit Village. According to Laura C. Cerow, commissioner of the Jefferson County Department of Social Services, the county began meeting with union representatives early on in the transition process to try to ensure that county home employees landed on their feet.
We had a meeting where Samaritan staff came to Whispering Pines. They said theyre going to hire over 300 new people. If they hire some of our employees, they will try to train them while they still work at Whispering Pines. Being very agreeable, they said that they would give a pay differential for experience or consider that.
Krista A. Kittle, spokewoman for Samaritan Medical Center, said there will be 320 job openings ranging from administrative to entry-level. Many of the requirements for the new positions will overlap with the skills possessed by the staff of the County Home, she said.
Ms. Kittle said that representatives from Samaritan Medical Center talked with County Home employees about the process of applying for the new positions and discussed being available to assist with interview skills and resume writing.
In terms of adjusting pay based on experience, Ms. Kittle said, As with any new hire, peoples experience is always taken into consideration. Someone who has no experience would be brought in at a different level than someone with a lot of experience.
She described some of the benefits Samaritan will offer, including education and retirement.
We have a certified nursing assistant training program in place if they wanted to take advantage of that. We do tuition reimbursement. We have an excellent 401k opportunity here with employer matching. New employees would have the opportunity to roll over into our plan, she said.
Ms. Kittle noted, however, that staff now employed at the County Home essentially would be starting as new employees at Samaritan Summit Village.
Loss of participation in the states retirement system irks the union.
Its not the same retirement system, and thats not good at all. When they came to work here, they planned on retiring here, said Laurel L. Holt-Simmons, president of Jefferson County Civil Service Employees Association Local 823,
Ms. Holt-Simmons said that what the current employees of the county home really want to do is to stay within the county system.
Weve been working with management a lot trying to find jobs for these people, Ms. Holt-Simmons said. Best-case scenario, we can place them all somewhere in the county. Everybody is aiming towards that goal. We want to keep them in the county because some of them have 30 years but cant retire because of age.
A county employee must be at least 55 to retire.
Mrs. Cerow underscored the dilemma County Home employees face.
The longer youve worked here, the more important it is to stay in the retirement system, she said.
On Nov. 13, the Jefferson County Board of Legislators unanimously approved the 2013 budget for the county. The board initially had proposed a higher tax levy for 2013, which amounted to a 4.4 percent increase over the previous years levy. The board managed to bring down the proposed tax increase by 2.2 percent, in part by adjusting the budget according to the early closure of the County Home.
James A. Nabywaniec, chairmanof the Legislatures Health and Human Services Committee, said the board would try to do everything it could to make sure that job opportunities would be available to workers displaced from the County Home. He reiterated Ms. Cerows comments that the county had begun trying to find a solution for the jobs situation back when it first started considering the project.
He outlined the economic imperative behind the boards decision to close the county home.
From a policymakers perspective we decided that the professionals in the industry would be better suited to do this. ... Nursing beds are very expensive beds to have. ... It didnt make any sense for the county to stay in this business, he said.
Mr. Nabywaniec said that transitioning assisted living and skilled nursing care from a public to a private model would have the result of bringing more jobs to the area.
This was a pretty easy call to make. In the end, this is going to add jobs to the community, he said.
Ms. Holt-Simmons is optimistic about the prospect of finding jobs for the county home employees within the county.
I really think that everybody is going to try their hardest to get these people to stay here, she said. Theyre dedicated, theyre loyal, theyve got lots of years of service. I do believe that everyone is looking to see where they can put people.
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Posted on February 12, 2008And it's time for another installment on the Slayer tour from our good tech friend Geoff... crazy nicknames... read on.
Howzit, Peeps? Def Gef 666 (4AM )...here. I have been renamed as have some of the CHIMAIRA boyz by SLAYER themselves.
Collectively, they are known as CHIMARIQUAI, complete with a picture of O-TOWN with the CHIMAIRA faces morphed onto O-TOWN hair-dos. I will try to get a copy of it for the site....provided they let it go public.
MATT, is known as "Trent" or "McGuire"...named after a cuppla American NFL players that his red hair reminds Kerry King of. He has also become their bartender if Kerry isn't up for making shots.
ANDY, is known as the "Star-Bellied Sneech", as named by the SLAYER crew. Something to do with the way he wears his hat and does his Ministry Of Silly Walks walk. Get him to do this for you if you can..its rather goofy and he will do it sober !!! Look for it on their home DVD, that is currently being filmed on a semi-daily basis, as we find anyone who will become a willing participant.
Ya know...this whole monologue thing is making me feel like Johnny Carson or something..but on a closing note...I just have to say that..I met Richard Butler today. Who tha *&^$ is that you say? Well kiddies..he is a rather prominent vocalist for a rather prominent UK pop band from the 80's... The Psychedelic Furs. Made my day..although they had played the night before and I met them as they were leaving as we were checking in. C'est la Vie...... PS.....sorry...one more thing..this report reads more like a who's-who of venues...some interesting history in some of these buildings, with the US being the New Kids on the Block...just let me have my moment..I know the UK and Europe are full of history. >: P
Wed 11/21/01 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Theatre
A beautiful ballroom from back in the Chicago Gangster daze...before they learned to scratch and rap. This was Al Capone's old hang, it turns out. His balcony seat was our catering room. I belive, he is the one who funded its grandiose interior design, with its court-jester like effigies and swirling hardwood floor than spirals all the way to the center. Feng Shui aside...the show REEAAALLY out of control and rather violent....we counted 6 or 7 pits running through each other and then oddly separating into their own spaces. A natural phenomenon.
Fri 11/23/01 Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Set in the Detroit ghetto...with its 9 foot (3 meter) high stage..this place gets wicked !!! I was happy to see a barricade this time as the last time I was there, I was running interference for Dino from FEAR FACTORY and got pulled off the stage as the song was ending. Which means that I was falling in PITCH BLACKNESS, with no clue as to when the floor was coming. Lemme just say that pain hurts. Brutal crowd.....but, of course, there were CHIMAIRA fans ready to show support with a few banners, which always makes the bands day. NOTE : Banners are a good way to get yer-self on to their website !! (....and to meet them as well)
Sat 11/24/01 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Not only does this place have more up-down stairways and rooms to play in than the ASTORIA...but it kitty corner from Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment. FREAKY. It isn't advertised this way...its just common knowledge. This was one show where the Paramedics were busier than the stage crew!! One right after the other...BRUTALITY at its finest.
Sun 11/25/01 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
This is the club where "PURPLE RAIN" was filmed and also American Head Charges hometown..so they didn't play..????? Yep, they didn't...they have a New Years show coming up...so they decided to sit this one out...which was fine as this crowd was just waaaaaaaay to impatient. Once again..this hardcore SLAYER crowd was won over by the unexpected Wall-O-Chunk that is Chimaira. Their short, but sweet set was well received by the maniacs in the crowd that were headbanging to the WALK-IN MUSIC !! There were a cuppla guys at the merch counter that were banging their hair the ENTIRE night !! Amazing what you can do with so very few brain cells.
Fri 11/30/01 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
A sister club to the FILLMORE in San Francisco, CA...and with just as much history. Tonite finds our boys...Matt,Rob, Jim and guitar tech, Ryan reeling from a night out on the town with Kerry King, Paul Bostaph and Kerry's tech,Fluffy. No one and I mean NO ONE remembers much after the first.....uh 5 rounds!! There is a lesson to be learned, people. DON'T TRY TO KEEP UP WITH KERRY KING !!! I, myself, was short of funds, so I opted to hang out at the hotel and do my laundry....what a rager, eh? I am so out of control.
But..it was all for the better as we were about to embark on a 1,333 mile journey from Denver through Utah and Oregon to get to Seattle, WA were we are now. Mind numbing is the word. I drove first so Ryan could get some rest, which turned into him driving for 14 hours!! Maniac. Having made it safely through 60 mile -an-hour winds blowing us all over a road full of ice and a snowstorm in our face...we have arrived a day early..HELL YEA....so we are making the best of it by prowling the streets of Seattle tonite, hoping to run into the ZYKLON guys or MORBID ANGEL..as they will be playing tommorow night as well.
On that note.......I'm out. Peace to all a yaz !! ~ Def Gef ~
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PROVIDENCE — St. Raphael Academy head coach Ron Labree had heard from a select group of people that his troops had coasted through their regular season because they played in a less-than-strong Division II-West.
Those same naysayers seemed to infer that the lone "real" team to be concerned about was North Providence.
Labree mentioned that to his girls before their playoff debut, and – excepting one hiccup – they've been on a roll ever since.
That surge continued on Wednesday afternoon, when the gritty Saints took advantage of three East Greenwich miscues and a bases-clearing bloop double by freshman Haley Mitsmenn in an eight-run fourth inning. They later dismantled the Avengers, 9-2, in the R.I. Division II Tournament losers' bracket final at Rhode Island College.
With the triumph, Labree and Co. earned a berth in the state D-II championship game against North Providence at this same complex at 1 p.m., Saturday. Should SRA (22-3 overall) claim a win, it would face the Cougars in a winner-take-all tilt at a time and date still to be determined.
"I told the kids that before the tournament started; I said, 'Listen, there are people out there who don't think you can hang with these other teams (who qualified),'" he indicated. "When you tell this team that, it's going to fuel the fire.
"Now we have two teams from II-West battling for the title," he added with a grin. "This couldn't feel any better."
In this one, sophomore Kaylee Sylvestre – who had started slowly – scattered six hits and four walks with three whiffs.
Offensively, her batterymate Mitsmenn finished 1-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored, while fellow freshmen Kamryn Labree (2-for-3, double, RBI, two runs) and Lauren Taylor (1-for-2, double, RBI, run) helped out admirably.
For the Avengers, senior starter Lauren Duvall manufactured a solid outing; she allowed seven hits and all nine runs, yet only one was earned. She also walked four and fanned one.
Labree had a simple message for his second-seeded contingent (from II-West) prior to taking the diamond opposite the South's third-ranked East Greenwich: "You're going against the defending state champions, but you know what? We just want you to go out there and have fun, and whatever happens, happens. I just want you to shut down their team speed because they can fly, and play our game."
SRA more than obliged, though it took a while.
The contest began pretty much like a chess match, with each team seemingly feeling each other out, though East Greenwich threatened first.
In the top half of the second, Sylvestre yielded freshman Cora Geunes a one-out walk, then – with two down – issued junior Nos. 8 and 9 batters Rachel Gammons and Brooke Andreozzi a pair of free bags to load them up.
The righthander, however, shut down any hopes for a rally by whiffing junior Hannah Anderson.
Duvall looked superb through the first three frames, retiring eight of nine batters after Sylvestre had led off the Saints' first with a single to center.
Junior Kyra Benavent opened the third with a bad-hop single to left, one that jumped over junior shortstop Hayley Microulis' glove, and she took second on Sylvestre's wild delivery, but nothing came of it.
All that changed in the bottom of the fourth, when the Saints sent a dozen to the plate.
The younger Labree started the flurry with a double to the right-center gap; when Mitsmenn laid down an obvious sacrifice bunt try, however, Duvall threw wildly to first, allowing Labree to scamper home and Mitsmenn to second.
Sophomore Alexis Vieira then reached on an infield miscue, one that plated Mitsmenn, and senior Arianna Haddock belted a base hit to center. Her classmate, Lauren Sequin, then ripped a lined single to left, and outfielder Rachel Gammons rifled an errant throw to the plate, allowing Vieira to score and make it 3-0.
Another frosh, Lauren Taylor, followed with a two-bagger to center to plate Haddock, and sophomore Ashley Simmons – hitting ninth – put down a bunt that was fielded by second baseman Jackie DeFusco.
The only problem: Sequin beat the throw to the plate, then stole second.
Duvall chose to intentionally walk Labree to juice the bags, and that's when Mitsmenn knocked her bloop, two-out double to center to give the Saints the 8-0 cushion.
"The underclassmen came up big, that's for sure," Coach Labree grinned afterward. "It started with Kamryn, and Haley reached on the error and everything snowballed; it just became contagious. We've been waiting for an inning like that. That's something we haven't had in at least a month.
"We also were able to take advantage of their errors," he added. "We just ran hard and tried to take the extra base when we could. After that, the bats got hot. Like I said, we've been waiting for it."
East Greenwich, though, didn't need long to answer. In the top of the fifth, Andreozzi and Anderson both reached on bunt singles, and sophomore Sarah Gavin drove in the former with a hit to left-center. Anderson tagged to third on Duvall's fly to center, then scored when Jackie DeFusco punched a sacrifice fly to the same field.
The Avengers seemed poised to cut into their deficit further when Geunes and Jackie Passaretti both reached on infield miscues, then moved into scoring position on Andreozzi's sacrifice bunt. Sylvestre, however, forced Anderson to foul out to the catcher Mitsmenn to close it.
SRA added an insurance run in the sixth after Sylvestre drew a one-out walk, hustled to second on a wild pitch and raced home on Labree's hit to center. (She immediately was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double).
Gavin drilled Sylvestre's opening pitch in the seventh up the middle, and she took second on DeFusco's one-out walk, but the Saints' sophomore got Benavent to ground to short and Geunes to foul to first to end it.
"This feels great!" Sylvestre said. "I got a little upset in the second (after loading the bags with three walks); I was either way up high or too low, but – after we got out of it – Coach told me to relax and calm down. I didn't made any adjustments, really.
"(Coach Labree) just told me, 'Hey, you're a really good pitcher. There's nobody better than you,' and that relaxed me," she continued. "I throw six or seven pitches, but I thought my curve was on, and I was going inside and outside to keep them off-balance. I guess it worked."
Following the post-game handshakes, assistant Kevin Shea approached the elder Labree, grinned and offered a high-five salute while saying, "Attaboy, Coach! Nice job!"
Next up for SRA is North Providence, the top seed from II-West.
"We lost to them at their place, Notte Park, 5-0, and their pitcher, Lindsay Cabhral, was unbelievable," Labree noted. "They came to us a couple of weeks ago and we allowed a run in the first, held them close the rest of the way but lost, 1-0. We just couldn't get our bats going.
"Hopefully, after this one, we'll continue our hot bats."


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Spend shopping breaks strolling along Barcelona's shopping line, a 5km route that links Port Vell to Passeig de Gracia, Placa Catalunya and La Rambla. Head to El Corte Inglés department store – the city's answer to Selfridges – or browse the exclusive designer stores that include Versace, Burberry and Cartier, to name but a few. Wander from shop to shop along the fully pedestrianised streets, browsing the latest Spanish trends in clothing and shoes, lots of shoes. Or absorb the bustling atmosphere of Barcelona's markets as you search for bargains.
From unassuming tapas bars to exclusive Michelin starred restaurants, foodie holidays in Barcelona will surpass your expectations. Local produce is a symbol of the city's fine food. The Boqueria Market is situated at the heart of it all, with its vibrant atmosphere and distinctive architectural design. Enjoy popular market cuisine in the nearby restaurants and sample their ever changing menus, created in accordance with what's found at the market each morning. Or dine al fresco at a seaside café and experience this bustling destination at a more leisurely pace.
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HTC has seemingly taken up their fight in the mobile phone market where so far major players like Unlocked Motorola Phones and Samsung have a free reign. After a series of new phones from the latter two, there are some more specs of the soon to be released Unlocked HTC ( Ace ) and Sabor which has come to our attention. What we see here is really amazing and encouragingly, but we feel that the specs can be produced by the next year, latest. The Sabor alongside the Ace forms a duo of two phones which are said to be the supped up versions of the EVO. The Sabor is supposed to be the EVO 2 for the Sprint and the Ace is said to be the GSM version of the EVO.
As far as specifications go, what we are certain of is that the Ace has been slated for release with the Android 3.0 or the Gingerbread which is however, still a distant dream. Other than that, there is the new super AMOLED screen and 1.5 GHz processor which will make this phone smooth to operate. There is also an 8 GB camera and a 1.5 megapixel camera in the front. In terms of process speeds, the figure of 1.5 GHz is pretty believable as the specs of 2 GHz are also being talked about. However, the only thing lacking in this phone is the Sense UI which makes for a rather good looking device. With this, one could have designed custom skins and got the phone to look the way they wanted. Sadly, Ace from HTC does not carry Sense.
As we said earlier, the Ace is the GSM version of the HTC Unlocked ( EVO ) Handset and the upgrade on this phone is pretty good but not revolutionary. Keep your eyes on this to know more.


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Nancy Reagan was First Lady of the United States during the two presidential terms of her husband, Ronald Reagan. Like the president, she had been an actress first: under the stage name of Nancy Davis she made a handful of movies in Hollywood before she met Reagan, who had been a popular actor for a decade. On 4 March 1952 they were married. It was Nancy's first marriage; Reagan had previously been married to the actress Jane Wyman. In 1957 the Reagans appeared together in Hellcats of the Navy, a World War II submarine drama in which they were paired romantically on-screen. In 1958 she gave up her acting career in order to raise a family and to support her husband's political ambitions. Ronald Reagan was elected U.S. president in 1980 and she was then First Lady from 1981-89. In that role she is best remembered for her fight against narcotics abuse, centered around her advice to "Just Say No" to drugs. The Reagans had two children: Patti (b. 1952, later known as Patti Davis) and Ronald (b. 1958). Nancy Reagan devoted her later years to caring for her husband, who was afflicted with Alzheimer's disease from 1994 until his death in 2004.
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PRICE - Ralph A. Schade, "Gone Fishing" , age 64, passed away peacefully February 2, 2011 with his family by his side after a long illness. Ralph was born in Price to George and Wauneta Schade on Feb. 14, 1946. He married Claudia Gregg, later divorced. Married Marian Edell Duncan on Feb. 14, 1979 at Soldier Summit. Ralph worked as a coal miner, machinist, welder, and a diesel mechanic. He retired from Joy Mining and Machinery. Ralph was a devoted family man with a keen sense of humor. He enjoyed the San Rafael desert, hunting with friends and family in the Utah mountains, fishing, and spending time with his sweetheart at Lake Powell. He was an avid rock hound, a gun collector, and an excellent mechanic. He was known by family and friends as the man who could make any car run like a "scalded dog". His greatest joy was spending time with his children and grandchildren. Whether he was being called "Sparky" by his coworkers or "Uncle Skeeter" by his family, he was loved by all. Ralph leaves behind his wife, Edell; sons Ralph Jr. (Carrol), George (Machele), John (Alexis), David (Manndy), daughter Tammy, and 16 grandchildren; brothers George, Jim, Garold, Jerold, Willie, Carl, Earl, and Brent; sisters Jean, Sandra, and Lynda. Preceded in death by his parents, his twin sister Ruth, sisters Becky and Dorothy, and brother Dick. There will be a family memorial Saturday, Feb. 5th at the Cowboy Country Kitchen in Wellington at 11 a.m.
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Academic Opportunities
Summer Courses
Undergraduate Summer School in Mathematics
- Park City Mathematics Institute Summer Program, run by the Institute for Advanced Study, conducts a themed program every summer which includes an introductory and advanced undergraduate summer school. Additionally, they list future programs.
- George Washington University hosts a Summer Program for Women in Mathematics for women who are completing their third year.
- Carleton College hosts the Summer Mathematics Program for Women Undergraduates for women completing their first or second year.
Summer Courses for Students Entering Graduate School
- Nebraska IMMERSE IMMERSE is an intensive course for recent graduates who will begin graduate programs in the fall.
- Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) is a program "with the goal of strengthening the ability of women students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical sciences, with particular inclusion of women from minority groups."
Summer Internship Links
- The National Security Agency has a variety of internships each summer.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - A list of REUs funded by the NSF Department of Mathematical Sciences.
- The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has a list of REUs that may not be included in the NSF list above.
- The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) also provides a list of research opportunities for undergraduates.
- Research on Industrial Projects for Students, run by UCLA's Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, organizes undergraduates into teams to work on problems from industry. RIPS takes place in Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology hosts the interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). There are excellent opportunities in applied mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Double majors with physics, biological sciences, biochemistry, or chemistry might find these project especially intriguing.
- German Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS7).
- Rutgers hosts a family of REUs with one program open to international students.
- The AMS maintains this list of internship or co-op opportunities.
- The American Statistical Association also maintains a list of internships.
- SIAM maintains this list of internships.
Off-Campus Study
Budapest Semester in Mathematics
The Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program operates on the College International Campus of the Technical University of Budapest, located near the historic city center of Budapest, a city of two million and the nation's capital. Hungary has a long tradition of excellence in mathematics education, and the Budapest Semester provides students of mathematics a unique opportunity to study under the tutelage of eminent Hungarian scholar-teachers from Eotvos University and the Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. More than 40 Grinnell College students have participated in this program since 1985.
All courses are taught in English in small groups and comprise a wide selection in mathematics, along with non-mathematical options including European History, Film and Drama, and three levels of Hungarian language. Students take three or four math courses and two intercultural courses including intensive Hungarian. Housing options include either a homestay or renting a furnished apartment shared with other program participants. The cost of living is very low, and students normally find the extensive cultural life of Budapest, including music and theatre as well as restaurant meals, to be easily affordable. Budapest is well situated for travel throughout Eastern and Central Europe and students are encouraged to avail themselves of the reasonable fares and opportunity to travel throughout Hungary and neighboring countries.
More information is available at the Budapest Semester in Mathematics program website.
A full list of off-campus study options is available through the Off-Campus Study office.
Awards, Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships
The Pamela Ferguson Endowed Prize in Mathematics
Pamela Ferguson was appointed president of Grinnell College in 1991 and served in that position until 1997. After stepping down from the presidency, she continued to teach as a professor of mathematics. In 2003, she was appointed the Breid-McFarland Professor of Science. Though she is best remembered at Grinnell College as a former president, Pam Ferguson has been described as a lover of mathematics. She published over forty papers in her area of group theory, most appearing in the highly regarded Journal of Algebra. Her work was strongly connected to the classification of finite simple groups, one of the landmark results of twentieth-century mathematics. The endowment supporting this prize was established by her husband, D. Roger Ferguson.
The goal of this merit prize is to recognize and encourage mathematical potential among students, particularly among women, who are traditionally under-represented in the discipline.
Up to two prizes will be awarded to the mathematics majors entering their senior year who are judged by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics to have demonstrated the greatest achievement and promise, as measured by such criteria as performance in mathematics classes (particularly upper-level courses), independent research projects, posters and other presentations, publications, competitions, etc.
Linn Smith Prize for Excellence in Mathematics
Larned Linn Smith (known as Linn Smith) was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on October 17, 1899, to Effie and Elias E. Smith. He graduated from Sioux City High School in June, 1916, and was accepted to Grinnell College, which he attended from 1916 to 1920. At Grinnell, Linn Smith was a scholarship holder and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate with a major in mathematics and a minor in physics. Debate was a strong interest of his both at Grinnell and in high school. At Grinnell, he was Secretary of the Debating Union and tied for second in the Hill Contest in Extemporaneous Speaking. He was also on the staff of the 1920 Cyclone (Grinnell College's yearbook) and a sergeant in Grinnell College's Student's Army Training Corps. Particularly remarkable is the fact that Linn Smith published a mathematics paper while still an undergraduate. "A Construction of the Regular Polygon of Seventeen Sides" appeared in the July-September, 1920, issue of the American Mathematical Monthly (volume 27, pages 322-323).
After Grinnell, Linn Smith went to Harvard University on a Charles Elliott Perkins scholarship for graduate study in mathematics. However, he completed only one year of graduate study; his untimely death on August 9, 1921, cut short a promising career. He was spending the summer of 1921 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, watching over the two young sons on Mr. and Mrs. Edward Burling. Edward Burling Jr. recalls him as "an unusually attractive young man." He also remembers the day: "Linn was swimming around the boat ... Suddenly I noticed that Linn was no longer in sight. ... I called out in terror." The official cause of death was listed as heart failure, not drowning. A sister, Genevieve (Mrs. Radford Dove), recalls "those hot August days" at the time of their brother's "enormous funeral and lines of flower cars, reporters, etc."
The Linn Smith prize for Excellence in Mathematics was first awarded in 1924, although the original name of the award was the "Linn Smith Scholarship for Excellency in Mathematical Study." College records indicate that the prize was established by an anonymous gift of $1000, but Edward Burling Jr. remembers his father making the gift: "Dad would whip off another anonymous gift to Grinnell at the drop of a hat." A much larger contribution from Mr. Burling went for Burling Library.
The Robert N. Noyce Senior Student Award
Robert Norton Noyce, scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur, was born on December 12, 1927, in Burlington, Iowa. He received a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from Grinnell College in 1949 and a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953. On April 25, 1960, Dr. Noyce was granted a patent for his invention of a "Semiconductor Device-and-Lead Structure" -- an integrated circuit. This discovery made the microchip possible and launched the modern electronics revolution. For his scientific achievements he received the National Medal of Science from President Carter in 1980, the National Medal of Technology from President Reagan in 1987, and the Charles Draper Prize of the National Academy of Engineering in 1990. Grinnell College's computer center was named in his honor in 1984.
Dr. Noyce was co-founder and president of Intel Corporation. In 1988, he was appointed chief executive of Sematech, a consortium linking government and private electronic manufacturers. He also served for many years as a trustee of Grinnell College and as chair of the Board of Trustees. Robert N. Noyce died on June 3, 1990, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 62.
The Robert N. Noyce Senior Student Award was presented to the senior student who, in the judgment of the Selection Committee, made the greatest contribution to the use of computer-based technology while a Grinnell student. It recognized not only individual accomplishment, but the breadth and depth of the student's contribution. Beginning in 1984, the Noyce Award was given annually at first, then irregularly. In 2002, the fund supporting this award was diverted to the development of technology-related curricular projects at the College.
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are highly competitive full-cost awards for full-time graduate study and research in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.
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Gilman Scholarship
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad.
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Marshall Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.
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Mitchell Scholarship
The Mitchell Scholarship Program, named to honor former US Senator George Mitchell's pivotal contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process, is designed to introduce and connect generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland, while recognizing and fostering intellectual achievement, leadership, and a commitment to community and public service.
Up to twelve Mitchell Scholars between the ages of 18 and 30 are chosen annually for one year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international educational fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford.
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Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminars (MASSS)
The Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminar series is a forum for undergraduates to present talks on topics of general interest in mathematics and statistics. These seminars are at Noon in room 2517 in the Noyce Science Center (unless otherwise noted) and are open to everyone in the Grinnell College community. Each seminar is typically a talk of forty to sixty minutes, including questions from the audience.
The faculty sponsor and organizer of the Mathematics and Statistics Student Seminar series is currently Professor Chris French.
Spring Seminars:
Monday, May 5, 2014
A Basic Introduction to Lie Algebras
David Brown '14, Ben Drabkin '14, and Peter Dixon '14
Monday, April 28, 2014
An Introduction to Differential Geometry
Ananda Guneratne '14
Monday, April 21, 2014
Determining Primes and Integers in Generalizations of the Integers
Ethan Ratliff-Crain '15
Monday, April 7, 2014
Predicting the Internet's evolution: modeling graph connectivity dynamics using ensemble learning
Cuong Nguyen '14
Monday, March 3, 2014
What do integrals have to do with prime numbers?
Paul Savala, University of Iowa
Monday, February 24, 2014
Measurement Error Models: Applications to Nutrition Data
Brenna Curley '09, Iowa State University
Fall Seminars:
Monday, November 25, 2013
Symplectic Transformations as R-Lagrangian Subspaces
Brennan Langenbach '16 and Chris Hellman '16
Monday, November 18, 2013
Enumeration and Projection Dependence of 1-Singular Knots
David Brown '14
Monday, November 11, 2013
Careers in Math
Math SEPC and the CLS
Monday, November 5, 2013
Knots and the Concordance Group
Kate Kearney '05
Monday, October 7, 2013
The Broken Ptolemy Algebra: A Finite-Type Laurent Phenomenon Algebra
Abby Stevens '14
Monday, Sept. 23, 2013
A new class of rank 6 association schemes
Ben Drabkin '14
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013
Nationwide, On Your Side: an information session on the actuarial field
Steve Mueller, Pricing Supervisor, Mark Easler, and Eric Smith, Senior Pricing Analysts at Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines
Monday, September 2, 2013
The abc-Conjecture: A Snapshot of the World of Pure Mathematic
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Historical on the outside, yet timeless on the inside, Eccleston Square Hotel is an elegant fusion of old and new. Located on an award-winning, pristine garden square bordering Belgravia and Victoria in London, this 'urban cocoon' offers cutting-edge technology in every room. Guests may request any of the hotel services they require, from in-room dining to booking a table at some of London's hottest clubs, via the iPad2. Good sleep and well-being are central to the design concept devised by Olivia Byrne, whose ethos is for guests leave the hotel feeling better than they did when they arrived.
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In the historic London Borough of Westminster, there's nothing unusual about finding a hotel inside a grand townhouse. What is unusual is beyond the Georgian façade that fronts Eccleston Square Hotel, the entire inner workings of the building have been carefully renovated and enhanced to the highest modern standards. Where there were once staid furnishings and carpeted floors, there are now smooth monochrome tiles and decadent black crystal chandeliers. But these changes don't mean that number 37 Eccleston Square has lost its identity. Traditional afternoon tea is served in the elegantly simplistic lounge, which features custom-made studded tub chairs, an open fireplace and silk finished walls.
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Huge windows and oversized mirrors create an airy sense of space, enhanced by light grey tones found throughout the soft interiors. Equipped with revolutionary gadgets, under-floor water heating, and sleep-inducing technologies like Hästens massage beds, Eccelston Square's private quarters act as sensual inner-city cocoons to relax and recharge.
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After graduating from the venerated hospitality school École hôtelière de Lausanne, Olivia Byrne became director of Eccleston Square Hotel, making her the youngest owner and general manager of a five-star hotel in London. With youth comes a keen understanding of the relationship between technology and well-being: beds that massage guests to sleep are only one of many hi-tech comforts.
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Back in 2000, the American Museum of Natural History introduced the Digital Galaxy, an interactive map of the Milky Way. Two years later, they expanded the Digital Galaxy into the Digital Universe and turned it into a free download. Today, you can interact with data collected from the far reaches of space, and the AMNH doesn't plan on stopping the database's growth anytime soon. They add newly gathered information every year.
The app is just a few hundred megabytes, and the files just take a few minutes to download. But exploring the known universe requires a little training—there's a 200-plus-page manual describing how to turn labels identifying galaxies and stars on and off, dim or brighten heavenly bodies, and check out the data sent back by the WISE or Kepler missions.
"The one thing about Partiview [the Digital Universe application] is that there's a bit of a learning curve," Brian Abbott, manager of the Digital Universe, says. "It was developed for efficiency, but once you learn how to use it, it's really easy. If you're willing to sit down and become familiar with this tool, then you can have this vision of the 3D universe that not many people, including astronomers, have."
If you never had the grades to get into Harvard or MIT (or perhaps the heaps of cash to pay for either), you can still access a part of the experience. Starting this fall, Harvard and MIT will begin allowing anyone with an Internet connection the ability to audit some of their classes for free. The program is called edX, and it will announce the course offerings sometime this summer. But at the moment about 120,000 students are using a preliminary version of the program at MIT; last semester that program offered "Circuits and Electronics," which serves as an introduction to electronic engineering for first-year undergraduates.
Just don't run out and buy a frame for your new Harvard or MIT diploma quite yet. Students can get a certificate of completion if they excel in the courses and are willing to pay a small fee, but it won't bear either school's prestigious name.
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|Wilkes Couple Finally Arrested in Fatal Hit and Run
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The Wilkes County couple wanted for the death of a teen-aged moped rider have been found and charged with the fatal accident.Wilkesboro Police were given information about the possible whereabouts of Patricia and Billy Mash Monday afternoon, and joined by Wilkes Deputies, went to a McGrady location searching for the pair. The owner gave permission to search the trailer for the pair, but no one was there. Speaking again to the owner, a dog barked and ran excitedly around the trailer to some bushes, where he was wagging his tail as if familiar with someone there. The lawmen walked up the embankment and found Patricia Mash lying behind the bushes, and they placed her under arrest. The 50-year old was charged with Manslaughter by Negligence, Hit and Run, and Assault with a Deadly weapon, charges stemming from the September 10th hit-and-run from late that night, an incident in which 17-year old Victor Manual Rogue was struck and killed. Patricia Mash was taken to the magistrate's office, set at $75,000 bond, and while there, a call came in from her husband, Billy Wade Mash, reporting that he was in the Miller's Creek area and wanted to turn himself in. The 43-year old was picked up and taken to the magistrate's office, charged with Accessory After the Fact to the Hit & Run, Traffic offense and a Failure to Appear count—his bond set at $26,500.
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I thought that too, and it may still be possible; but, I'm not sure the dates add up for that version of history.
Grand Marnier, according to their website originally named "Curacao Marnier," has been produced since 1827.
Cointreau has been produced since 1849.
It doesn't seem like the Senior family started distilling on Curacao until 1888 or so. Most of the modern rum houses, (Bacardi, Clement, Havana Club,) were founded around the same time, between the 1830s and 1900.
If there was rum based orange liqueur coming from the West Indies in prior to 1827, it was likely not very nice.
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Hugh Jackman. Emma Stone. Halle Berry. (Hallelujah, she's got a smile). You name it, all these celebrities have picture-perfect teeth, which many of us seek to emulate. But what's the best natural way to do whiten your smile? Teeth-whitening? Dedicated brushing after every meal? That's a start.
A lot of celebrities have porcelain veneers, razor-thin strips of porcelain that are bonded over the front and sides of the original teeth, yet this cosmetic makeover can run anywhere from $1,000 to $2,500 per tooth. It's ridiculously high, and most people don't want to shell out the money unless they're looking for a lone sparkling-white front tooth. In fact, they were not even created for the average working man or woman. The porcelain veneers were invented in the 1930s by a California dentist who wanted to improve the smiles for actors and actresses on stage and in front of the cameras in Hollywood.
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Orioles pitcher Zach Britton is still dealing with lingering issues stemming from a left shoulder strain that landed him on the disabled list in August and, according to MLB.com analyst Jim Duquette, the 24-year-old will be limited to start Spring Training.
Duquette tweeted the news early Wednesday morning.
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The two entities have forged an alliance in an effort to jointly attract new industry to the city.
We have held a series of information-sharing meetings that occur on a monthly to bimonthly basis where we sit down and talk about the various projects were working on and how we can help each other, OBPA Executive Director Wade A. Davis said Thursday.
He said those meetings have been regularly held since last fall.
The relationship wasnt always so cooperative. In the past, the city and OBPA have been criticized by community leaders for keeping their interests too parochial and at times competing with each other for development prospects.
That was true here for many years, Mr. Davis said, and thats something that both I and the city have worked on. We both have Ogdensburg in the name.
City Manager John M. Pinkerton said the idea of nurturing a cooperative relationship with the authority is a no-brainer.
The citys industrial base will never come back. Our waterfront will never be industrial again, Mr. Pinkerton said. We have to work with the Bridge and Port and the IDA (St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency) in any way we can to develop the industrial park and continue to bring in and expand industry there.
It is not difficult to see how competition can develop among various communities and economic development agencies for development leads, especially when prospects are limited, IDA Chief Executive Officer Patrick J. Kelly said.
But times are changing, he said, and so are attitudes.
For the most part, I think theres a recognition that whats good for Potsdam is good for Ogdensburg, and whats good for Massena is good for Canton, he said. The rising tide lifts all boats, and even if there is competition, I think its a professional, orderly competition. There isnt a lot of throat cutting going on.
Mr. Pinkertons background in manufacturing has fostered talks with Ogdensburg industrial park tenants about future opportunities.
We are talking about the ways the city and the Bridge and Port can help them, along with NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority), CITEC and the IDA, Mr. Pinkerton said. There are infrastructure needs potentially for businesses and for the Bridge and Port, and were talking about how we can collaborate.
He said the city is also looking at collaborating with the OBPA for funding applications through the North Country Regional Economic Development Council.
There is some mutual cooperation between the city and the authority to get some parcels on the tax rolls and to create jobs, Mr. Davis said. Thats really been a positive change.
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A+: @ Jupiter Hammerheads (MIA) 12, St. Lucie Mets 3 This decisive loss eliminated St. Lucie from playoff contention. Alex
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The Spring Lake school board approved the layoffs for the 2013-14 school year on Monday night. The district also won't fill 2.3 full-time-equivalent staff positions being vacated by retirement.
The Spring Lake district's chief financial officer, Scott Powers, said the school system will be faced with a $565,000 shortfall for the 2013-14 general fund.
Last year's deficit was more than $700,000.
Powers said the district, like others in Michigan, is faced with difficult financial decisions as it creates a budget for the upcoming school year.
"At the heart of the matter is the effort to maintain programming for students in 2013-14 while operating with funding levels closer to 2006-07," he said.
Spring Lake's total fund balance will start at more than $2.3 million on June 30 and is projected to fall to a little more than $1.8 million at the end of the next school year.
Superintendent Dennis Furton said there are about 30 paraprofessionals working throughout the district, and those being laid off will receive notification in the next day or two.
It's the third year in a row the district has had to lay off some staff. If it wasn't for the number of retiring staff members this year, the district would have faced more layoffs, Furton said.
The Spring Lake district isn't alone. The Associated Press reported 55 Michigan school districts are operating with deficits, and the number of districts facing a $1 million-plus shortfall is expected to increase from one a decade ago to 30 by the end of the next school year.
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CORNISH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - We have a follow up to a story we brought you about two boys who recently moved to Florida who recieved a surprise trip to Maine for Christmas.
Melissa Reinhard posted this video on our Facebook page showing her son Mcaleb and Maccoy opening their Christmas presents and finding two round trip plane tickets. Their Mom says the 12 and 13 year olds have been very homesick for their home state since moving to South Florida last July.
The boys flew into Manchester, New Hampshire late last night. They spent the day playing video games and playing in the snow, something they used to take for granted until they moved to the sunshine state.
"I was really excited to move, but started missing Maine' said Mcaleb.
'Things down in Floriday always stay the same like it's always summer. We like Florida but we love Maine because it is snow and whole bunch of things and our family and friends,' said Mccoy.
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One of my fields of study in addition to librarianship has been political science, so it naturally follows that I would be an eager viewer of C-SPAN. In fact, I have been known to watch Senate hearings at 3:30 a.m. The program on which this 2015 book is based, though, comes on at the more reasonable time of 8:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings. Susan Swain, the moderator of C-SPAN's series on first ladies of the United States, is in my opinion one of the finest interviewers on TV. In this book she has compiled material from the series that originally ran in 2013 and 2014 and is now being replayed. The result of her efforts is, under one cover, an absolute treasure of information and little-known facts about the presidents' spouses, and by extension, the presidents themselves, their families, and events concurrent with their time in the White House.
I casually picked up Kim Zetter's Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the launch of the world's first digital weapon because I was familiar with her writing for Wired magazine where she covers cybercrime, privacy, and security issues. While I knew Zetter as a skilled writer, I was not prepared for this book to capture my attention so profoundly and to be such a scary thrill to read. The book begins as an account of the detection and spread of what seemed at the time (2010-11) a rather routine computer "malware" attack but quickly unfolds into a thrilling whodunit with complex international implications and a glimpse at the kind of cyber-warfare that we will face in the future.
This story touches my heart. I picked it up to read because I met Pat Mora one Fall when she made an author visit to Kalamazoo. I always enjoy her work, so it was natural for me to read this book.
The story is about Libby's great aunt (Lobo) who is eighty years old. She has been studying very hard, learning all about America so that she can take her citizenship test. Libby and her Mom will go with Lobo to the ceremony when she becomes a citizen of the United States.
Libby's class practices the Pledge of Allegiance just as her great aunt does. Libby's teacher explains the meaning of it as they recite it. Libby and Lobo practice saying the Pledge of Allegiance every night so that on Friday, the big day, they will both be ready. While they wait for Friday to come, Libby's great aunt tells her about her country and coming to the United States. They came here to protect the family.
At the ceremony, the Judge tells everyone what a happy day it is. She has all the new citizens stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
When my mother-in-law was eighty years old, she too became a citizen of the United States. We were lucky enough to be able to have the Judge come to her home and perform the ceremony. My daughter was in kindergarten at the time and we talked about how Grandma had to learn the history of our country and how important it was to her. It was a touching ceremony and we all recited the Pledge of Allegiance with her, there was not a dry eye among us. We were every bit as proud of her as Libby was of Lobo. It is something our family will never forget.
No matter what your personal opinions on Edward Snowden, or his actions, are; Glenn Greenwald's account of breaking the Snowden story, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state, is gripping stuff. Greenwald, a journalist who has subsequently become synonymous with the Snowden leaks and hasn't been shy about offering his strong opinion on the blanket NSA surveillance they exposed, spends the first half of No Place to Hide detailing the cloak and dagger story of his first contact with Snowden and the events that led to Greenwald flying to Hong Kong to meet Snowden personally and release the initial secret documents that broke the story worldwide. The second half of the book is devoted to explaining the alphabet soup of secret NSA programs that Snowden's documents exposed. These surveillance programs effectively try to sweep up and collect all communications and internet activity worldwide and their breadth and depth is downright shocking. Viewed as evidence that we are living under a dangerous surveillance state or proof that our government is fighting terrorism by any means necessary, No Place to Hide is an eye opening and incisive read.
Library of Congress American Folklife Center: an Illustrated Guide…the title sounds bland, but the book/CD set is anything but! It covers a wide cross-section of folk art and folk lore in the United States.
Most amazing is the accompanying CD. With 35 tracks in all, there are songs from all over the U.S., including a song sung by Zora Neale Hurston, storytelling, personal interviews with many different people about aspects of daily living and the impacts of war and slavery. Some recordings are over 100 years old. Altogether they demonstrate the richness and variety of cultural experience in our country. This would be a great teaching tool to help bring an American history topic to life for your students.
I was born in Washington D.C. four days after JFK was killed. As a result I always felt an affinity for, and curiosity about, Kennedy.
I was especially moved when my father and I had the chance to visit the 6th Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. We went to Dallas together on the last major trip my father took before he died. We watched TV clips of pivotal moments in Kennedy's presidency. We looked out of the window from which the shots were fired, onto the white painted "X" on Elm Street marking the spot where Kennedy was struck dead. Dad told me about how he felt, living in D.C., expecting a new baby to the family, while memorial events for the fallen president were taking place. After the museum, Dad and I went for dinner at a delicious Mexican restaurant nearby. As we were finally leaving downtown, we got a little turned around and drove down a few different streets before finding the exit onto the freeway. I felt chills when I realized-- just as we were clearly headed in the right direction-- that I was driving right over the fatal spot, the painted "X" on Elm Street. As the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy's assassination approaches, you may wish to revisit that time, explore something new about Kennedy's administration or ponder the controversies surrounding his death. We've got so much you can read, view and hear.
Writing about the U.S. presidents has been a popular thing to do throughout most of the history of the country, but especially recently, whether individually or collectively. Here's a rather large volume that has two parts: 1) The Making of the President, 1787, and 2) Presidential Profiles. I found the profile section to be particularly enjoyable. For each president, author Davis gives biographical milestones, quotations, fast facts, a lively summary of the administration, online resources for further information, and a final analysis and grade. This latter item provides the capstone to each chapter. While I don't agree with all of the ratings, I was interested to note the rationale for each. Some are obvious and expected -- Washington and Lincoln get an A+. Three in a row get an F -- Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan. But there are some surprises among the rest. This is a nice work of history presented with an entertaining flair.
Dr. Lobosky, who probably dictated this book to an intern, a red faced old school doc from the 70's, raging mad about all the problems with health care, talking about the good ol' days when doctors actually saw their patients... Anyway, he was hopeful when President Obama talked about a single-payer system, a public option, universal access, and letting Medicare negotiate for lower drug prices. But alas money and politics! The special interests (insurance, drug companies, trial lawyers) gobbled up Obamacare and spit it out. It's mutilated, complains Lobosky, to the point that it may not solve the larger problems it began to solve in the first place. Like affordable access and care for all. Now I must admit I really liked listening to this doctor rant and rave about everything, but eventually he does offer some solutions:
This book will propel you into the health care debate. It's written by a politically moderate doctor who has a unique view in the trenches. At times he sounds arrogant, and he knows it. I found myself laughing. But this issue is no laughing matter. I highly recommend.
We have many other books on health care reform.
In 2011, Zach Wahls' speech to the Iowa House Judiciary Committee was posted online and went viral, where it gleaned over 17 million hits on YouTube. For those who'd like to hear more from this promising young activist, you can read his book, My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength and What Makes a Family. Wahls, an Eagle Scout, was raised -- in a home steeped in family values, discussing morals at the dinner table—by two moms. In his book, Wahls breaks down the Boy Scout motto, law, oath and slogan, giving concrete examples of how his family exemplified values in each of those codes and what he learned from the Boy Scouts about living out those values. He also gives a moving account of his mother, Terry's, struggle with MS, and how her illness and triumphs over her condition impacted the whole family. In general, we see a family sharing love and struggles, as all families do. This family's parents ultimately earned the legal right to marry in their home state, partly due to Zach Wahls' inspiring speech on the Iowa legislative floor. The library has other materials by, and/or for, children of gay or lesbian parents, and their parents. If you don't find what you are looking for, please ask!
Detroit is described as our country's greatest urban failure from once being a capitalist dream town.
As several reviewers have written, Detroit City is the Place to Be, captures the beauty and nobility of the city as well as the hardship and chaos. It is part history and part biography of a city and its people; a commentary on postindustrial America with some limited optimism for the future. The author grew up in the city and weaves in some personal narrative as well.
This may sound familiar to those who grew up in Detroit or Michigan. For those of us who were not here during the glory days of Detroit, it helps understand how and why Detroit became "a once-great American metropolis gone to hell" as one reviewer wrote.
This book provides the framework for our state, even our nation, to grapple with the issues facing Detroit.
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In the last couple of years I have only seen a handfull of FSM logos on vehicles while driving around Calgary. But today I saw something wonderful... a huge hand painted FSM logo on someone's back window.
I was out in the country heading home to Didsbury (tiny town 50 miles north of Calgary) and saw it in front of me. They pulled off before I got to Didsbury, so I couldn't stop and say 'Hi'.
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There's much to anticipate as we usher in the New Year, like finally taking that overseas trip or embarking on an exciting project at work. However, for the truly fashion-obsessed--guilty as charged!--there's a crop of fresh new trends to look forward to. 2012 may have been the year of menswear influences and structured pieces, bold prints and futuristic elements, but if the breathtaking Spring 13 collections are any indication, this year conveys a slightly softer touch. In the spirit of new beginnings, we rounded up a handful of runway looks--inspirational fashion fodder that we can't wait to interpret ourselves--for today's debut installment of On Our Mind.
Sartorially speaking, 2013 hits on sophisticated subtlety, which we caught glimpses of in Dior's sheer panels and Calvin Klein Collection's intricate moire overlay. Romance is in the air too; just consider Emilio Pucci's louche loungewear shapes and Bottega Veneta's pretty florals. Seductive details remain understated, including Versace's peek-a-boo lace-trimmed pants, Altuzarra's slit skirt, Derek Lam's slice of bare midriff, and Marc Jacobs' curve-hugging number. Even the strong undercurrent of '90s-inspired dressing, as seen in 3.1 Phillip Lim's graphic tees and flannel is rendered in muted colors and diaphanous fabrics.
But while romantic allure is certainly dominant this season, 2013 is no stranger to a few bolder trends. There are shots of color--Proenza Schouler's perforated red leather! Gucci's monochrome fuschia! Louis Vuitton's mod yellow!--and rich textures aplenty, such as Marni's glossy separates, Prada's furry coat, and Alexander McQueen's encrusted ensemble. It simply goes to show that this year is a versatile one for fashion-and we're eager to embrace it all!--Tiffany Tse
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The struggling College of Eastern Utah baseball team travelled to St. George last weekend to face the number one ranked Scenic West Athletic Conference team, the Dixie Rebels. The trip turned out to be unsuccessful for the Eagles who are currently ranked at the bottom of the SWAC standings.
The four game weekend found the Eagles fighting for every run they could possibly get against the Rebels. The Eagles also struggled defensivly to stop the strong Dixie team.
The first day of double header games found the Rebels defeating the Eagles 8-3 and 3-0. The loss would only be a preview of things to come the following day. In fact, the double header games the second day turned out much like the first, with the Rebels defeating the Eagles 6-2 and 5-2.
The four game series of losses dropped the Eagles to 6-22 for the season. With only three weeks left in the regular season, the Eagles hope to step up their game and finish the season strong in order to compete in the region tournament to be held May 8-11.
The Eagles will look to key hitters as the next several games approach. A.J. Stosich, who currently has the top batting average for the Eagles will be a key player in the weeks to come. Stosich, who has a .421 batting average will bring power to the hitting line up for the Eagles.
Jacob Wolfgramm has also been a dominating force for the Eagles this season. Wolfgramm, who has a .339 batting average will step up during the remainder of the season in hopes of firing up the Eagles to a strong season finish.
The next oponent for the Eagles is the second ranked SWAC team, Southern Nevada. The Eagles will take things one game at a time and hopefully this strategy will prove successful for the strugling CEU team. Returning home just might be the missing link the Eagles are searching for in order to chalk up a victory.
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