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Synopsis: DACS14Q2028 - Support Services to Review Financial Disclosure Reports
The National Science Foundation (NSF) intends to award a purchase order to provide support services to the NSF Office of the General Counsel (OGC) to review Financial Disclosure Reports. The OGC requires contractor support to review the financial disclosure reports to ensure compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, and 5 CFR 2634; provide technical support to filers; and provide administrative support related to ethics reporting, training and filing. The period of performance shall be two months from date of award. The RFQ will result in a Labor Hour contract for a period of two months with the contractor that provides the best value to the Government.
This is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). Terms and conditions will be negotiated with the selected vendor.
This procurement is a small business set-aside. The applicable NAICS Code is 541199 and the size standard is $10 million in average annual receipts.
Award will be made to the firm whose quote is determined to offer the best value to the NSF. In addition to price, NSF will consider the resumes of proposed staff.
Firms interested in this requirement are requested to submit a quote (with pricing for the effort) and a brief capability statement (to include resumes of proposed staff), via email to email@example.com, no later than Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 12:00 pm, EST.
The RFQ close date has been extended to Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 1:00 PM EST.
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In the years since the invasion of Iraq, and as the US lent support to fundamentalist political forces keen on undoing women's rights, women have been increasingly targeted with violence and death threats. Together, MADRE and the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) founded the Underground Railroad for Iraqi Women, a network of women's shelters established to create an escape route for women fleeing violence.
In the video below, MADRE Policy and Communications Director Yifat Susskind and Director of OWFI Yanar Mohammed were interviewed about the Underground Railroad and about the prospects for Iraqi women with the new US Administration. The interview was featured on GRITtv, hosted by MADRE board member Laura Flanders.

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text: ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Commissioners signed a statement of support for the Guard and Reserve during their past meeting. John DeBonis, Eastern Regional Director for Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve, spoke about the organization, pointing out that the Guard includes 50 percent of the active duty force. Small employers have been inundated with cases of Guard employees called out to service. Often, Guard members had no job awaiting them on returning.


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Android Pirates
Have you ever seen one of those annoying comments on the Android Market promising the riches and all the Android apps in the world for a low-low monthly price of $10? Sites like that pirate paid games and apps off the Market and then distribute them illegally, pocketing all the revenue. That's modern day warez at its finest.
Whether it was because of Android's openness or Google's notoriously poor focus on the Market, no DRM or licensing protection was available in the SDK for developers to utilize; so unless you rolled your own licensing scheme from within the app (which had a side effect of circumventing Google's payment system and therefore netted developers a whole lot more than 70% rev share), your app was easily "piratable".Read More


text: Dec 11, 2012 00:37 Bike, large truck deaths soar Bike, large truck deaths soar Advocate staff file photo by PATRICK DENNIS -- Friends placed flowers at a "ghost bike" memorial in January 2012 where Baton Rouge cyclist Nathan Crowson was killed when hit by a car. The ghost bike memorial is observed nationwide at sites where cyclists are killed in accidents. A study released on Dec. 10 showed that deaths of bycyclists and occupants of large trucks rose sharply in 2011. Bicyclist deaths jumped 8.7 percent and deaths of occupants of large trucks increased 20 percent, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in an analysis of 2011 traffic deaths. JOAN LOWY| Associated Press Dec. 10, 2012; 11:41 a.m. Comments WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths of bicyclists and occupants of large trucks rose sharply last year even as total traffic fatalities dropped to their lowest level since 1949, federal safety officials said Monday. Bicyclist deaths jumped 8.7 percent and deaths of occupants of large trucks increased 20 percent, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in an analysis of 2011 traffic deaths. Overall traffic fatalities dropped 1.9 percent, to 32,367. The decline came as the number of miles driven by motorists dropped by 1.2 percent. Last year also saw the lowest fatality rate ever recorded, with 1.10 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2011, down from 1.11 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2010. The increase in bicycle deaths probably reflects more people riding bicycles to work and for pleasure, said Jonathan Adkins, deputy executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety agencies. Washington, D.C., for example, reports a 175 percent increase in bicyclists during morning and evening rush hours since 2004. The city also tripled its bike lane network during the same period. "Our culture is beginning to move away from driving and toward healthier and greener modes of transportations," Adkins said. "We need to be able to accommodate all these forms of transportation safely." The increase in deaths of large-truck occupants is more puzzling, but may be due to more trucks returning to the road as the economy improves, he said. "There are more questions than answers about what is occurring here," Adkins said. NHTSA said the agency is working with the Federal Motor Carrier Administration to gather more information to better understand the reason for the increase. Motorcycle deaths also rose 2.1 percent, marking the 13th time in the last 14 years that motorcycle rider deaths have risen. ——— Online: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.gov Governors Highway Safety Association http://http://www.ghsa.org/ ——— Follow Joan Lowy at http://www.twitter.com/AP—Joan—Lowy Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Rated 5 out of 5 by lxharrison Adorable and so peaceful sounding! I love this little bamboo tiki face wind chime! It's so cute and the colors really add to its appeal. It sounds so nice and peaceful when the breeze blows through my screened-in porch! June 19, 2014
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In this article, we will examine what is known as formal semantics. "Formal semantics - the kind we're doing here - says that every word is a kind of name"(Steinhart, p. 86).
Languages have a lists of words called "vocabularies." Basically, a vocabulary is just a set of words. Steinhart defines a vocabulary formally as a series (w0, w1,...wn) "where each w1 [although the variables and numbers in the original text are subscripts] is a word"(Steinhart, p. 86). Some words are proper nouns or "names." These names refer to things. Nouns, more broadly speaking, refer to objects. These objects, as Steinhart notes, may be individuals or sets.
In addition to its vocabulary, a language has a reference function(Steinhart, p. 86).
"The reference function maps each word in the vocabulary onto the object to which it refers. It maps the word onto its referent. A language can have many reference functions. Every competent user of some language has his or her own local reference function encoded in his or her brain. In any language community, these local functions are very similar (if they weren't, the members of that ocmmunity couldn't communicate). For the the sake of simplicity, we'll assume that all language users agree entirely on their reference functions"(Steinhart, p. 86).
Let's review. Vocabularies are lists of words. Each name in a vocabulary refers to a thing. "...the American writer Samuel Clements used the pen name "Mark Twain". So the reference function f maps the name "Mark Twain" onto the person Samuel Clemens. We can display this several ways:
"Mark Twain" refers to Samuel Clemens;
the referent of "Mark Twain" - Samuel Clemens;
f("Mark Twain") = Samuel Clemens;
"Mark Twain" --> Samuel Clemens"(Steinhart, pp. 86-87).
Ordinarily, we think of a noun as a person, place or a thing. This is fine so far as it goes, but we're going to need a more technically specialized understanding of a noun for our study of formal semantics. A common noun, for our purposes,
"refers to some one thing shared in common by all things named by that noun. You point to Rover and say "dog"; you point to Fido and say "dog"; so "dog" refer sto what they have in common. generally, "dog" refers to what all dogs have in common. Of course, you could point to arbitrary things and repeat the same name; but that name wouldn't be useful for communication - there could be no agreement about what it means, since the things it refers to have nothing in common. It would be a nonsense name. One hypothesis about commonality is that what things of the same tpye share inc ommon is membership in a single set. For example, what all dogs share in common is that every dog is a member of the set of dogs"(Steinhart, p. 87).
We follow Steinhart in assuming that "what all Ns have in common is membership in the set of things named by N"(Steinhart, p. 87). When we do this, "we can let the common noun N refer to that set"(Steinhart, p. 87). More specifically, "The noun N is a name that refers to the set of all Ns"(Steinhart, p. 87). Steinhart explains: "Thus f maps "man" onto the set of all men...The set of all things that are named by N is the extension of N. So every common noun refers to its extension"(Steinhart, p. 87).
In this study, we will likewise follow Steinhart in using all capital letters to designate the part of speech being used. NOUN, in his example, refers to a common noun. He articulates it formally:
"the referent NOUN = the set containing each x such that x is a NOUN;
the referent of "man" = the set containing each x such that x is a man;
f("man") = {x | x is a man}"(Steinhart, p. 87).
Now let's look at adjectives. "An adjective, like a common noun, refers to something shared by all the things shared by that adjective"(Steinhart, p. 87). Steinhart's example is that of red. ""...red" refers to what all red things have in common. An adjective refers to the set of all things that are truly described by the adjective"(Steinhart, pp. 87-88). Just as the reference function of the noun maps each noun onto its respective set, which is constituted by the extension of the noun (for example, the function of nouns maps "Junior" onto the set of all dogs), so also the reference function of the adjective maps each of its referents onto the set "of all things that are truly described by the adjective"(Steinhart p. 88).
Using a variation of Steinhart's example, suppose someone loves someone else. Felipe likes Gordon Clark and Sunny likes Junior. The pairs (Felipe, Gordon Clark) and (Sunny, Junior). These pairs have in common the relation of "love." "We can use this idea to define extensions for verbs. Verbs are relational terms. The extension of a verb is the set of all tuples of things that stand in that relation"(Steinhart, p. 88).
Steinhart, Eric. "More Precisely: The Mathematics You Need To Do Philosophy." Broadview Press, 2009.


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Just when you think you've got everything covered, you don't. As I sit here and recover from our big seafood orgy….I mean feast at our Andalusian oceanside resort here in Spain, I am reminded of things I need to remind my readers about, to make sure their travels are stress-free! Without further delay and to make sure I finish in time to meet my friend who arrived yesterday…..to go shopping of course…..here are some things I'd like you to cover before heading out that door. Well, and also as you make your way to your destination by air.
Many of you know, the French air traffic controllers' strike, or should I call it an "industrial action" as they like to call it, hampered our vacation's progress this time around. Yeah, it happened again. It caused us to leave Brussels late, miss our connection and unexpectedly enjoy the beautiful and modern (thankfully) Madrid Airport almost six more hours than we had originally intended.
- Always reconfirm your flight's status the evening before, where you can hopefully still react. Our flight was confirmed and blissful me didnt think much more about it
- With so many strikes Europe-wide these days, check Easy Travel Report to see if your upcoming travel might be affected. I typically start checking this about a week out. All was good up until the night beofore. As per our bad luck, this particular strike was announced within minutes before departure. This ended up being a good thing, as we were one of the first flights, not already in the air, affected. We were also one of the first flights cleared to travel through French airspace once the flights already in the air were safely handled and mostly landed. Their first order of business was to immediately cancel all flights going into and out of France. Once that was done, the skeleton staff was able to guide the waiting scheduled flights through French air space. I knew the first batch of flights delayed were to be cleared within 100 minutes. How did I know all this while most passengers sat nervously unaware if this flight would go anywhere at all? I follow the Twitter feeds of many European airports along with@eurocontrol. They immediately gave their followers a heads up. I really appreciate instantly knowing what's going on, and it gives great peace of mind.
As we slowly taxied our way to our gate in Madrid, we finally admitted that we were indeed going to miss that connection to Jerez. I already had a copy of later flights to Jerez, something I printed off last minute and knew we could probably get rebooked. Airlines will only hold a connecting flight if feasibly it's a huge money saver and won't have too much of a domino effect. I see it most times with international flights, and only when a huge chunk of passengers are affected. Not so in our case!
- Have a copy of what flights come after yours, going to the same destination. Sure, you won't know how many seats are remaining, but you'll know where you stand.
- Have the toll-free phone numbers for your airline! And this is important when traveling internationally. Have those numbers for every country you have a connection in! I didn't have the phone number for their office in Madrid and wasted time looking for it. If you don't have toll-free numbers, then just make sure you can access their customer service!
After getting off the plane, hoping a customer service rep from our airline would be there, we were unprepared for the sea of humanity that faced us from one end of the terminal to the other! There were very few uniformed personnel running around, just panicked customers trying to make connections or trying to figure out what to do about their missed connection.
After seeing a long line that snaked through half the terminal and sending my DH down to check out its origin, we realized the people standing in line were all trying to rebook. I was on hold on the mobile phone and had an idea. My DH was lukewarm to it, but I reminded him it would probably be hours before we got to the front of that line!
I led my family through baggage claim and up and around to the front check-in area. There was a smaller line at one of the customer service lines, so I had my DH stand there while I walked up to the almost deserted check-in counter.
- If the customer service lines are too long, and you can't get through on the phone, try to approach personnel manning the front check-in counters. This can especially be fruitful if it is a big airline with many counter choices.
I made the saddest face I could come up with. Honestly, I made myself have tears in my eyes. I summed up what the problem was in one short sentence and had my old tickets right there in front of me. I also made sure I started speaking in Spanish and kindly asked if she knew some English. Of course her English was perfect. She immediately took my tickets, checked my luggage tags to get our luggage on that flight and had us all rebooked in 5 minutes.
We now had three hours to leisurely make our way through security, have a nice lunch and then make our way to the gate to await our new flight.
Since we now had more time, I also tied up some other loose ends.
- I sent an email to our resort and called our car rental company to let them know we'd be coming later than planned. Always keep phone numbers and emails along with confirmation numbers for any business or hotel who is expecting you. Many car services will charge you by the hour for being late and car rental companies may put you down as a no-show. A few hotels will even cancel your reservation if it is not pre-paid or confirmed by credit card. Know the rules beforehand and don't leave anyone hanging. In the past, before I was smart enough to do that, I've called my dad and had him figure it all out and make the calls. Now I would consider that a bit rude and would only do that if I had too many folks to call, and the airplane door was about to close.
Since I knew I had plenty prepaid minutes on my iPhone, I not only made calls, checked email, twitter and all my major newsfeeds. I'm not sure how long it took me to do that, but as I wrapped up my Internet time and checked my account, I had only spent 3 euro.
- Make sure you are "topped up" and have plenty of minutes on your phone before you travel. Don't hesitate to use Internet or your phone/text internationally. I've used my iphone along with the Internet in at least five different European countries plus calling to/from the US, and it was never as much as I thought it would be. My provider will also show a message with the rates as soon as I start to roam outside of Belgium. If you have a fixed monthly mobile phone plan, do not use the roaming feature unless your life is counting on it! Charges will so high, you'll probably go blind after seeing your bill!
Since its due to rain later, I'd better get going. My friend is giving me the stink eye, and our eldest son just got out of the pool realizing his itouch was still in his pocket! Oh the joys of vacation! If you have anything to add, please add below.


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Florida Panthers: Will the Panthers hit the jackpot again?
With so much talk lately about the Panthers' positioning for this year's draft in Los Angeles (June 25-26), here's the lowdown on the NHL's draft lottery Tuesday night:
The actual bouncing of the lottery balls will take place in New York at 7:45 p.m. The results will be revealed in Toronto in a 30-minute show that will start at 8 p.m. and will be televised live on Versus and TSN (for our Canadian readers).
The Panthers' representative there is expected to be General Manager Randy Sexton.
The lottery works this way — none of the 14 non-playoff teams (or the team that's acquired their first-round pick in a trade) in the draft drawing can move up more than four positions in the draft order. So the only teams with a chance at the first overall section are the five that finish the regular season with the fewest points. Right now, the Panthers are tied with the Lightning for 28th in the NHL with the third fewest points (74) – they can lock up a spot in the five with a loss tommorrow against the Devils.
In the lottery, a team is guaranteed not to drop more than one spot from its regular season finish.
***The Panthers won the lottery in 2002 and 2003, moving up from third in '02 and from fourth in '03. They then traded down to third at the draft both years.
Under the weighted system, here's the percentage chance of winning the lottery:
30th place team – 25.0% 23rd place team – 3.6%
29th place team – 18.8% 22nd place team – 2.7%
28th place team – 14.2% 21st place team – 2.1%
27th place team – 10.7% 20th place team – 1.5%
26th place team – 8.1% 19th place team – 1.1%
25th place team – 6.2% 18th place team – 0.8%
24th place team – 4.7% 17th place team – 0.5%


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Scrabble word: ARGYLE
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Definitions of ARGYLE in dictionaries:
- noun - a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm
- noun - a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles)
- noun - a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used in the plural)
- A knitting pattern of varicolored, diamondshaped areas on a solid background.
- A sock knit in this pattern.
- noun - a knitting pattern
There are 6 letters in ARGYLE: A E G L R Y
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All anagrams that could be made from letters of word ARGYLE plus a wildcard: ARGYLE?
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Noah's Knits Create the Story of Noah's Ark with 16 Knitted Projects
ISBN13:by Goble, Fiona
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This is the Original edition with a publication date of 3/27/2012.
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From the author of the sensational Knit Your Own Royal Weddingand Knitivity, Noah's Knitslets you bring to life the story of Noah's ark. Included are instructions for creating cute and cuddly knitted dolls of Noah, his wife, and 15 pairs of adorable animals, all of which fit inside the book's cardboard fold-out ark. The patterns vary in complexity, so crafters can work at their own paces, advancing from simple to more challenging projects as they watch this beloved Bible story unfold through the gorgeously illustrated and photographed pages of the book. The dolls are also perfect accessories for a Noah's Ark nursery theme!
Author Biography
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After taking The Internet by storm last year with a couple viral covers of contemporary hip-hop hits ("Look At Me Now," "Super Bass,"
"Bitch Suck Dick" "6 Foot 7 Foot"), Massachusetts man-and-wife-to-be duo Karmin have faced the unenviable task of proving their mettle on original material. Last year's "Crash Your Party" was a good start, but "Brokenhearted" faces a much better chance of breaking them through to the Top 40, with a Katy Perry/Dr. Luke style super-pop groove—the first few notes are all but guaranteed to give you "Last Friday Night" flashbacks and a chorus sentiment ("Don't you leave me brokenhearted tonight") that has definite lovelorn-party-anthem potential.
And don't worry, there's still plenty of singer Amy Heidemann's trademark Ke$ha-style rapping—she even takes on a Minajian British accent ("C'mon / That's right / Cheerio") in spells. Hey, nothing succeeds like $ucce$$. Check Karmin out in all their viral-turned-real-world glory when they play on SNL in two weeks.


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RIPON, Wis. — Self-service laundry owners have approximately two months left to take advantage of 2010 Tax Relief Act incentives, according to Alliance Laundry Systems, a manufacturer of commercial laundry equipment.
The tax incentive allows laundry store owners to get 100% bonus depreciation when they purchase new equipment and place it into service in 2011. Bonus depreciation is not limited to taxable income; it can create a net operating loss that can be carried back two years to offset taxable income in those years and result in an immediate tax refund, Alliance says.
There is no cap on the amount of equipment that can be depreciated under this provision.
The Section 179 Deduction limit has been raised to $500,000. A business with total equipment purchases—both new and used—that don't exceed $2 million can expense the first $500,000 (subject to certain limitations) of those purchases for the 2010 and 2011 tax years.
Store owners can combine 100% bonus depreciation with the Section 179 Deduction for purchases incorporating both new and used equipment. Additionally, for the first time, certain leasehold improvements, such as updating or refurbishing a laundry, will qualify for bonus depreciation, Alliance says.
These tax incentives dramatically accelerate cash flow and reduce the time it takes to pay back the investment on new equipment, the company adds.
For more information about these incentives, it's recommended that you contact a professional tax adviser.


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The Divinity School welcomes international applicants. Current students and alumni hail from Egypt, India, Israel, South Korea, Liberia, and many other countries from around the globe.
International applicants to programs leading to a master's or a doctor of philosophy degree should hold an American bachelor's degree or an equivalent foreign degree requiring at least sixteen years of primary, secondary, and university education. Applicants should have received basic competence in their fields with excellent academic records (A or B+, and First or Upper Second Class degrees). A student who does not meet the normal academic requirements but who would like to be considered for admission should explain in detail in a separate letter his or her additional qualifications.
Applicants from foreign countries should follow the General Procedures for Application. In addition, they will need to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in place of the GRE, and follow the important guidelines listed in the tabs below for submitting official academic records for each year of international post-secondary education. As with the GRE, the institutional code for TOEFL score reports is 1832. The University of Chicago has also moved to electronic acceptance of IELTS scores.
Matthijs den Dulk, PhD candidate in Bible
"Everything you've heard is true. Yes, Chicago is bitter cold in the winter and yes, it can sometimes be a place "where fun comes to die." But Chicago also fully deserves its stellar reputation as an intellectual powerhouse. It was this reputation that brought Chicago onto my radar when studying for an MA degree at the Vrije Universiteit (VU University) in Amsterdam. I was looking for a place to do doctoral studies that would not only allow me, but really push me to look beyond the borders of our sometimes very narrowly defined field of study. The University of Chicago is exactly such a place; interdisciplinarity is expected of students and faculty alike, without, however, compromising on rigor. This approach has allowed me to take full advantage of being part of a great research university."
Read more about Matthijs' experience.
Pierre-Julien Harter, PhD alumnus in Philosophy of Religions
"The Divinity School at the University of Chicago was in fact my only application in America. I did not think I wanted to go anywhere else, and if I hadn't been accepted, I would have stayed in Paris. First and foremost the University of Chicago represented an exceptional place for pursuing my primary research interest, i.e. Indian philosophy and Buddhism. On the same campus, I was able to benefit from the presence of several professors in this field or related fields; I could study the languages I needed; and I had the amazing privilege of direct access to a library whose collection in South-Asian materials is truly exceptional. I was also attracted to U of C because of the possibility of taking courses in many different departments. In Paris, on the contrary, everything was scattered and institutions would make no effort to accommodate a student following different curricula. More specifically, with the Divinity School I was aspiring to get a solid education in religious studies, something I would never have found at that level and with such scope in Europe. I was lucky to know a professor working here, which made the prospective move less foreign and less frightening. And I am not going to lie that the great reputation that the Divinity School enjoys worldwide, including France, was a factor in my decision to apply."
Sean Hannan, PhD candidate in History of Christianity
"My time in Chicago has been amazing. Hyde Park has its own charms, and the South Side in general offers up an overwhelming variety of religious and social experiences. For the last two years, I've lived in the Noble Square neighborhood, which is nestled in between Ukrainian Village and the West Loop on the city's North Side. While the commute to Hyde Park is sometimes long, living up here has allowed me to see a whole new side of what Chicago has to offer. And it's also comforting to know that, even now, there are so many areas of Chicago I can still go off and explore."
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is dedicated to enhancing a vibrant international community and to fostering cross-cultural experience. The OIA website hosts a dedicated information page for international applicants to degree programs throughout the University of Chicago, which includes a directory of current international students and alumni.
The OIA shares a building with the International House, a dynamic residential and program center for students and scholars from over fifty countries who are affiliated with educational, professional, and cultural institutions throughout Chicago. They provide English as a Second Language resources.
Admitted international applicants must provide verification of adequate financial support, and submit official records of all academic work completed and degrees received, before visa documents can be issued. Prospective international students are encouraged to explore appropriate funding opportunities such as Fulbright-Hays, DAAD, SSHRC (Canada Council), Harkness, and World Council of Churches grants.
Contact the Office of International Affairs for more information about visas and financial matters.
Transcripts and Certification of Records
Applicants must submit official academic records (transcripts or mark-sheets) with grading scales for each year of post-secondary education (college or university). If detailed transcripts are not available, the certificates must be accompanied by official statements showing the class or quality of the degrees or diplomas as well as marks actually received on degree examinations as compared with the maximum marks obtainable. Official copies of credentials must be validated by a school administrative officer, such as the registrar or an official of the issuing body. Unless institutional policy prohibits, official documents should be assembled by the applicant and sent with all other application materials in the same envelope. Otherwise, the registrar of the institution should forward the transcripts or records directly to the Dean of Students in the Divinity School.
Documents should be issued in their original language. All documents not issued in English must be accompanied by official translations. The translation should be prepared or verified by a person whose position requires knowledge of both English and the pertinent language, i.e., a professor of English at a French university.
To clarify the University's expectations regarding previous educational achievements of foreign students, specific guidelines are listed below:
Applicants from Europe should submit official records of all university courses and examinations taken and the grades received. Photocopies of each student book, where available, should be certified by a school official.
Applicants from French-patterned educational systems, including Francophone Africa, should have completed, or expect to complete, the Maîtrise or a qualification such as a Diplôme des Grandes Ecoles.
Applicants from British-patterned educational systems, including Anglophone Africa, should have an Honours Bachelor's Degree in First or Upper Second Division and should present photocopies of their graduate and post-graduate diplomas. A statement showing the division or grade of the degree is necessary, as is an official list enumerating the subjects studied.
Applicants from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan should have a master's degree completed by the time of matriculation at the University of Chicago. Applicants should present official certificates or certified copies of the degrees and diplomas earned. Applicants must also submit detailed mark sheets covering the work completed for each year for all degrees. Wherever possible, the rank in the university or in the examination should be indicated. True copies made by the registrar or the appropriate administrative official of the university attended, bearing the official seal and signature, are required. True copies prepared and signed by faculty members, or by city or government officials, are not considered official.
Applicants from Latin America should submit official records of their credentials from all universities attended. An official transcript covering all courses taken and grades received should be submitted for each school attended, together with a photocopy of the degree or diploma received.
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I lost my best friend when my daughter left for college . The house seemed empty because her presence lit a room and put a sparkle in every day. All seemed gone except for her big Paint horse, Spotted in the Pen. Before college our weekends were spent traveling the show circuit. There was much preparation in getting ready for a show. Equipment needs to be loaded and the horse acquainted with new grounds then groomed to perfection. Leaving Friday and returning Sunday filled the weekends. Now I was left with a lot of time and a horse. We couldn't part with Rich, too, so I began riding him. I had always loved horses and thought riding would not be a problem. I became acquainted with Rich as a rider rather than a caretaker. I felt confident I would gain the same success that he had known before. To my surprise there was much more to winning than just riding a special horse. My ability as a rider needed to improve and I had to build my stamina to get around the arena. We tried our fate at local shows and to my disappointment we had a long way to go. I started working with a trainer, practicing every night and felt like "things" were clicking. It was time to try the big time, a show for national points. I set out by myself driving the "big rig" a dually truck with trailer. My time had arrived, "First Place, Spotted in the Pen". What made this win at 55 especially sweet was all the hard work and the fact that my class consisted of some riders in their twenties. This past year we won end of the year Grand Champion Novice Amateur Hunter Under Saddle. What's next, the World Show?
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Could not get anything to work out of the box on this gizmo. So I updated to version 2.55 to 2.57. It then properly displayd artist, track, album from a drag and dropped folder that was originally imported with itunes. BTW, I am using windows XP if that is of relevance.
So I then downloaded the latest mediamonkey because I wanted to try to turn my small collection into flac files. After putting cd in drivem I used the look up info to get the track names and so on. Added them at flac 5. Folder structure was set to artist / album. Once in media monkey, I highlighted all the tracks and hit autotag. Autotag shows several options for each cd, so I pick one with cover art imbedded to each file and it seems to update the tracks approriately with the year and song titles from Amazon. So then I highlighted all the music tracks and said synchronize to D2.
Here is the problem now. In the folder view, everything looks right. I see the music folder, then a list of artists, and under each artist are all the albums. However, when i got to each track, the tag for the album name is not correct. It just says "ARTIST=Pink Floyd" on the album, instead of "Dark Side of The Moon". It correctly made a folder structure with the right album name, but the tag from autotag does not seem to display right. It also does not show the album art on the D2. The album art is displayed in media monkey when I click on the same track. This is obviously a problem as if i search my music just by album, I see no albums. Just a list of "ARTIST=" and then fill in the blank of the artist.
Is this a media monkey issue or D2 issue? How can I fix it? Manually edit the tags in MM (how do I do this, and how do I do it to multiple files at once). Or do I need another tagging program just to fix this?
I was going to do the panasonic memory wipe, but decided against it last night. I was afraid it would wipe out all the folders and important files on the D2. Or do I need to do this? Will it wipe out the folder structure if I just run the quick version of the panasonic program? Or does it just eliminate the material INSIDE the folders? Will it wipe important imformation from the system folder?
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Did some further searching, it appears I am not alone. The D2 just does not read flac tags correctly? I have 2.57 firmware, and my D2 behaves as described above and in the link below. Album is "ARTIST=DAVE MATTHEWS" Instead of actually displaying "Crash" or the true album title. Anyone have a fix for this? I used media monkey to auto tag the files, so I assume they are tagged right.
Beside flac files, I tried to rip an ogg file of the same cd and the album shows correctly on the D2 unlike in the link below. But with either file type flac/ogg, the album art does not show up. When I autotag with mediamonkey, I tell it to save image to tag. And it does not do it.
Whats the point of all this file support on this device if none of them but mp3 actually works right?
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It appears mediamonkey is not 100% perfect and does not properly imbed albumart to the tag, hence you must add the album art separate. And you can't call the file "folder", it must be called "cover" for the D2 to recognize it.
So apparently I must download another program like j.river juke box. Is that as recommended as mediamonkey? Or should i use that mp3tagger program to imbed the album art to the tag properly.
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I use J.River and its great. But, just to save me'self, I only use mp3's on my D2. All the FLAC's I've had were for archiving purposes so I really have no experience with then in such a manner. If you go to the link I listed (iAudiophile) then you will see threads listed there that will help w/the issues you are having. 1 of the mods here (dfkt) is also a senior member on that site.
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Thanks already found some good threads. The more I read it appears tags in general just dont seem to work with flac files. I guess I am lucky that artist and year show correctly and that the file even plays. Still disappointing that Cowon advertises the device to support flac despite the fact that it does not 100% like you think it should.
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Bali International Summer School (BISS) 2013 is an event which is held by International Affair Department of Student Association Faculty of Medicine Udayana University. This year, the theme of BISS is "Integration of Knowledge, Nature, and Culture in Dealing with Tropical Diseases in Travel Medicine". The event is undergone for a week, start at August 17th to August 23rd, 2013. The activities of this event are so variant, such as Opening Ceremony, Lecture, Workshop, Gathering Night, Culture Day, City Tour, Hospital Visit, International Guest Lecture and Farewell Party.
This event is followed by 18 participants from local (Jakarta, Medan, Aceh, Palembang, Banjarmasin, Bandung, and Lampung) also overseas (Tunisia, Netherlands, and Italy). The participants are students who are studying in medical school and also other major which is still related to medical importance.
The participants look so enthusiastic in following the activities of BISS 2013. One of participant from Italy, Luca, confessed that planting the paddy in the rice field which was done at the third day of BISS, was his first experience. He looked so excited in following that activity. BISS is not only the place to raise the knowledge for all participants. But also, for making new friends and enjoying this Heaven Island, Bali. It's expected that the existence of BISS could be kept for the following years.


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JOY LAWSON, a Kansas University senior, participates in a campus rally in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday to show support for the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling and to protest the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. A former speechwriter for President Bush has joined the the anti-Miers movement by raising money for a TV advertising campaign.
By MIKE YODER, Lawrence Journal-World WASHINGTON -- A conservative author and former speechwriter for President Bush has raised money to finance a TV advertising campaign aimed at sinking the nomination of Harriet E. Miers to the Supreme Court.
David Frum, now a resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, said Friday he expected the first ads to air next week.
Miers' nomination has drawn little enthusiasm among conservatives, who have complained that the president's White House counsel and former personal lawyer lacks the stature they had hoped for in a nominee to the Supreme Court. Frum appears to be the first, however, to organize an active opposition to her.
The White House responded tersely when asked about Frum's efforts.
"This is America," said White House spokesman Jim Dyke.
In an interview, Frum said he believed the choice of Miers was a mistake and that her nomination was vulnerable. He pointed to a Rasmussen Reports poll suggesting that more Americans want Miers' nomination defeated than want it to succeed.
The poll, released on the firm's Web site Friday, found that just 30 percent of Americans believe Miers should be confirmed, while 34 percent take the opposite view -- a result at the edge of the poll's 4 percentage point margin of error. A previous Rasmussen poll found 32 percent in favor of confirmation and 28 percent opposed.
"We would not be doing this if we did not think that there were good chances of success," Frum said of the advertising effort.
One prominent conservative activist who has been openly critical of the nomination said he supported Frum's effort and said the goal was less to stir public opposition to Miers than to press the White House to withdraw her nomination.
"David's organization, which I'm glad to be part of, is not focusing on the grass roots," said Manuel Miranda, founder of the Third Branch Conference, a conservative advocacy group. "We are interested in keeping pressure on the administration on this and continuing to focus on the question: Is this the best we can do?"
Frum said a number of prominent donors, whom he would not identify, had already made contributions. He said the organization, still nameless, would be a legal entity within days.
He did not provide other details, but allies familiar with his efforts said it was expected to be a so-called " 527" organization, which can raise unlimited amounts of money for issues advocacy. As long as the group does not support a candidate for election, campaign finance laws do not require disclosure of its sources of funding.
Frum's efforts seemed sure to raise hackles inside and outside the White House, which has encouraged tight discipline among its core supporters.
One White House adviser involved in helping Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. gain confirmation this summer argued that Frum was misreading the country's mood -- that while the Miers nomination was consuming attention in the nation's capital, it was not a source of contention in the rest of the country.
"The reason the president is not thinking about withdrawing the nomination is that he knows that once you get past the (Washington) Beltway, there is little if any support for that," the adviser said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not want to further antagonize conservatives.
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I played this X-Files Game (http://www.videogamereview.com/reviews/Sony_Playstation/Adventure/Adventure-1035.asp) over the summer and I loved it! It was totally awsome, and I just could not put it down! It's a point and click graphical adventure which means you are actually in a FMV environment with arrows to indicate directions and a number of items in your inventory. You investigate murders, anylise items at a crime lab, use a pdf, check your email, make calls on a cell phone, use a digital camera. You almost feel like a real FBI agent. I have one other game like this, it's Blade Runner which is similar but the graphics are not as crisp as X-Files. Well I loved this game so much, that I would like to find some more like it. Does anyone else know of any good Point and Click Graphical adventure games like this that I could get lost in?


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The Netherlands is known for artists, bikes, windmills (both old and new), waffles and flowers ? yes flowers. What this blog is about!
There is no better way to celebrate the beauty of flowers than to create something extraordinary ? and in Brussels, neighbours to The Netherlands, this is exactly what they did. Every two years since 1971, landscapers come together to plant millions of begonias to form a massive floral carpet ? yes a carpet.
The first floral carpet was designed by a landscape architect in 1971 who had often experimented with creating mats and carpets made of flowers, but decided to expand his creativity to the centre of cities across Europe. The carpets have wonderful, intricate designs and can get up to 300 square meters in size! The carpets can take up to a week to create.
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Recently, the Language Log has a article on Liu Xiaobo, who recently won Nobel Peace Prize. (Language Log is a popular blog by several linguists, usually focus on language and usage myths sourced from mainstream media.)
The piece is quite offensive, even worse than standard journalistic ethics as compared to mainstream US media. Basically, spreading anti-China propaganda, with factually incorrect info, biased implications and hints.
I made comments on the blog giving reasons why i find it offensive. This page is expanded version of my reasons.
I don't know Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) till now. I was born and grew up in Taiwan till 14. (but my parents were born in China) I've never set foot on China. On Taiwan/China issue, i tend to support China. I don't know much about politics in China; don't think i ever read one piece of news on China politics in past 20 years… except in recent years have paid some attention to politics of Taiwan (my birth country), due to president Chen Shui-bian' corruption incident.
One of my favorite writer, is Li Ao (李敖), a well known free speech proponent, writer, historian, who's been a political prisoner for 7 or so years by Taiwan's KMT party, in 1960s to 1970s.
I read up on Liu Xiaobo for perhaps just half a day recently. I'm against supporting him for several reasons:
I have written many essays documenting my sentiments and findings in the past few years.
If you do spend time to read the following links, try to earnestly look into the opposite side of the coin, else there'd be no point.
(Between english and chinese Wikipedia versions, i ordered them so that the one with more info comes first. Usually the info quality and quantity difference is large on some chinese subjects. In general, the english version is far better on general chinese related topics (such as history, food, culture, language, etc.) , due to perhaps 1k fold more readers. But on political topics, especially local ones, such as Taiwan or China politics or politicians, often the Chinese version are more informative, because mostly only native Chinese read them, with daily intimate familiarity from newspapers, TV, neighbors, etc, and English version often contains scarce info or article doesn't exist, and just Western point of view based from scarce Western mainstream media articles.)
The theme is pretty clear here. In US media and Western media, typically, China is depicted as the evil lord, its citizens live in a suppressive hell, that its citizens want freedom, but the Chinese communists put them in jail, torture them, gun them down. US orgs, such as CIA, send money to support politically disruptive causes and leaders, in the name of supporting US's political ideology the "democracy" and "human rights", including guerrilla warfare training and weapons. Give public "human rights" awards to these leaders. (but as Li Ao said in one of his lecture, that while he was in jail for 7 or so years for fighting democracy against the KMT, the US didn't support him, because US needed Taiwan's KMT party to fight communists during the cold war era.)
Nobel prize, especially Peace, is very controversial, and this is a well-established fact. It is often criticized as politically motivated. In many cases, the laureates are considered war mongers by many.
To find Liu's articles attacking Li Ao, just web search on: "李敖,刘晓波". (Google search: 李敖,刘晓波.) Here's some of his essay titles:


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TUCSON, Ariz. - The 49th-ranked University of Arizona Men's tennis team earned their fourth win of the season against Utah, 6-1, Monday at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.
Arizona (4-1 overall, 0-1 Pacific-10) won all six singles matches. At the No. 1 position, junior Steven Capriati beat Dave Mercier, 6-3, 6-1. Freshman Whi Kim defeated Daniel Carlsson at the No. 4 spot, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, leaving him undefeated (5-0) in dual matches. Kim is on a seven match winning streak.
Senior Jari Niskala clinched the match at the No. 5 spot, defeating Corrie Sheepers, 6-4, 6-4. In doubles play the Utes swept the Cats picking up a match point.
The Wildcats next play in Irvine, Calif., Friday, Feb. 16, against UC Irvine at 1:30 p.m.
Results Singles No. 1 Steven Capriati (UA) def. Dave Mercier (Utah) 6-3, 6-1 No. 2 Tom Lloyd (UA) def. Nick Yip (Utah) 6-3, 6-3 No. 3 Carl Hagman (UA) def. Kevin Zenger (Utah) 7-6, 6-4 No. 4 Whi Kim (UA) Daniel Carlsson (Utah) 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 No. 5 Jari Niskala (UA) def. Corrie Sheepers v (Utah) 6-4, 6-4 No. 6 Roeland Brateanu (UA) def. Tyler Poulson (Utah) 6-2, 6-4 Doubles No. 1 Zenger/Yip (Utah) def.. Capriati/Kim (UA) 8-3 No. 2 Mercier/Carlsson (Utah) def. Lloyd/Hagman (UA) 8-6 No. 3 Poulson/Sheepers (Utah) def. Brateanu/Jackson (UA) 8-2


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Scale Fails occured too often this year and one of the biggest was Adrien Broner's in his fight with Vicente Escobedo. The Cinci superstar-to-be ruffled feathers in old-school types when he chose not to go the extra yard in paring down to 130 pounds.
He was 133 1/2 at the weigh in, but rather than do sauna sessions and treadmill work, he said heck with it. The July 21 fight went on, Escobedo got some extra dough to soothe him and then he got stopped in round five. With so many weight classes, one wonders how guys are missing weights so often. This sport does leave you wondering a lot, doesn't it?
$hit happens!! missing weight is nothing new in boxing.
Actually it is, SCLA Ali. That is some sorry-@ss New Jack jive. Old school virually almosts made weight. The whup-arse cat just knew how to do it, and did it. These cats like Broner and Money May never had intentions of making the weight. They were simply running cons. Holla!
Now those bodies in the above foto are old-school-ectomorph bodies. Not dat Marquez's newly Hulked-up on PEDs-and-roids syet. Holla!
@Ali. No, no, no, no. Yesteryear, men made weight. Today, you don't have to make weight and they put you on the cover of Ring Magazine. Nat Fleischer is spinning in his grave.
@Radam. Quick question at one of my favorite humans. The morph we witnessed with your alter-ego, was that PEDs-and-roids aided?
As reprehensible as Broners flat refusal to make weight was... Al Hayman along with, Broner's coach and management should have known that Broner was having extreme difficulty getting down to junior lightweight. Broner had to jog, **** and spit for 3 hours the day before the fight in his previously fight. That's why Hayman was so quick to pay 6 figures to insure the fight would go on. All Bernstein had a video somewhere describing the events as he was on site to announce the action. Broner however did himself no favor with his less than tactful reaction to the media. Somewhere in the southwest Escobido and his new family are doing very well for themselves after receiving that bonus check .....we haven't seen or heard from Escobido since his emotionally charged postfight interview.
Broner still has much to prove.... I'm hoping we'll all find out in 2013 as well as the answer to other questions posed on this thread.
Ddv, I'm straight crazy -- I mean organic. Hehehehe! The PEDs-and-roids aided morph ego of yours truly comes from eating too much balut, and washing it down with shark blood and beet juice. Fermented coconut juice sends me loco. And my evil-twin wifey holla at me to cut it out, or I'll be solo. And I'm no dodo! Holla!
I have a question for you..am sort of confused on your PED stance. The EAS whey protein powder in my pantry ... Is That a form of PED Marquez could've been taking ? Or, you referring to hardcore ... Behind the counter ...across and over south of the boarder banned type goods (this question is In response to multiple comments you've made - and to one in particular swipe you threw at Marquez on the Brown Sugar year end award thread)???
Yup! That whey protein power is definitely a legal PEDs that could have been taken with the illegal one that he did take. It is a hard fact, jack. About 75 to 90 percent of the bum fighters take that illegal syet . And above half of the skilled top dawgs take dat super hardcore jive for eye candy effect.
I don't mind bursting bubbles. I will always tell it like it is. In plain sight Marquez was hiding his usage on HBO 24/7. That jive falling Angel Heredia got the "Memo." And he gave Marquez the demo. In of those in da know, he can only fool a zero, and maybe a bimbo. And couldn't do that to a hanging-boxing ho! Holla!
Thanks for explaining that in only the way Radam can....lmao.
I too saw the UFC bozo on JIm Rome. Funny cat but someone needs to whisper in his ear...just because you may be a gimmick ...doesn't mean every one else is.
I am glad to have been of service. But let me holla at ya' fo' a sec. Our hurt bitnezz is da sweet science -- actually a combo of sciences, physically, mentally, nutritionally, financially and culturally. And what a pugilist uses in his/her body is very important. The head of the list is looks. That is the way that the powers that be get people to open those purses and pocket books. It is all about money, ain't a d@mn thang funny!
Back in the day, and way, way back in da day. Big muscle were not in. And the powers that be, the fans, fanfaronades, and groupies treated one with Hulk-@$$ muscles like a man/woman/gay of tin. Now every jokers, five hos and a couple of gays going, "Oh SH*T! WOO! WOO!"
"Look at da on DAT!"
And this jive is affecting the science, art and poetry of the game, because most bodies and dey fat-@ss pops wanna see eye candy freaked-up arse big abs, shoulders and arms on the fighters. Danggit! And the judges favor those giant-muscled-up weaklings over the righteous, luv-ya-long-time old-school ectomorph body types.
So nowadays to compete, about 85 percent of all the fighters are on dat syet. Even if you lift weights, eat right and use your supplement of whey protein, you are not going to bulk up with boxing-style training. That type of training burns the v-fat that one needs to keep. Proper-training boxers store s-fat, and that is why they lose so much weight so quickly.
Don't tell me that you haven't notice how these muscled-up jokes gain about four or five pounds after weighting in for the bout the next whole-day plus? Money May has gotten so smart with it that he won't weight in the night of the bout. My friend, the sure to know about uses of dat syet is lack quick weight gain -- water weight gain!
These users are proned to get excessively injuried, and this why they take so long to fight between bouts. Having that v-fat that usage gives, the users constantly tear skin and muscles inside the lining of the body, feet and arse. Users lose a lot of the s-fat and collagen that the body needs. YUP! There is a prize to pay for using that jive. And the game is seedy prizefighting.
The legal jive that is taken is L-Arginine, L-Citrulline and maca. This combo of supplements gives you nice-looking muscles and mad energy and stamina. And not that destruction that you have and get when your boxing career ends. And is if you are lucky enough not to go the way of Lyle A and FloJo. I won't name any boxers yet. I am going to let the scribes do what they do. One already scribbled out about Money May's usage and the powers that be turning their big-@$$ craniums. Hehe! Holla!
Talk about willlldin' west out...lol.... You're seriously half crazy but it's totally like tha' of a slick, sly, wicked crazy mentally ill fox. I approve! Lol. My only fear with some of these poetic rants is..you may lose some folks half way thru which is too bad for them becuz they will have missed a history lesson ...health class... 5 period biology ... All in one post. You inspired me to pour out my EAS whey powder but the wind was blowing and it got all over me (think Big Lebowski when John Goodman was spreading Donnie's ashes).
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Fūjin (風神, Fūjin) and his brother Raijin are the Legendary Stupid Brothers.
The two brothers originated from an unknown village. They once killed their comrades over a meal, and calmed down immediately afterwards. After the incident, they were locked up in Konoha Strict Correctional Facility, though the ones who apprehended them struggled with their mighty strength.[1] At some point in their past, they had an encounter with Tsunade. The details are unknown but what ever it was the brothers have been terrified of her ever since.[2]
Fūjin and his brother's thoughts revolve completely around food, and the guards of the prison would use this to their advantage, by controlling the food supply to keep the brothers in check. Both live up to their monikers as being very unintelligent, and they were scared into submission by Tsunade. Although unintelligent, he seems to be slightly more proactive than his younger brother, as Raijin would usually rely on him for handling situations or answering his rather foolish questions (to which Fūjin would reply with equally foolish answers).
Fūjin has cheek length black hair that is very close to his face and it is held in a pony-tail with a tannish-coloured wrap. He has a thin uni-brow, black eyes and a short spiky beard. He is about a head shorter than Raijin.
Both brothers have monstrous strength and stamina, only increasing to higher levels as they get angrier. Also, with their power, they are able to jump great lengths and run at high speeds. Their strength has been said to be greater than that of Tsunade's.[3] Consequently, the prison they reside in is incapable of containing them, as they can easily break down the cell door. When even Shikamaru, Ino, and Chōji held them in their Shadow Imitation Technique, Mind Body Disturbance Technique, and Partial Multi-Size Techniques, they were able to break out with brute strength alone. However, for all their strength, they are unintelligent and can be easily duped.
In addition to their brute strength, both brothers have shown be to impressively resistant to damage. They were able to easily take blows from each other, and Tsunade, without any sustainable injury.
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While in prison, the brothers were befriended by Mizuki, who convinced them to help him escape by offering them food.[4] Once they escaped, they fought Naruto and the members of Team 10. They were unable to beat the brothers, and it was not until Tsunade arrived and threatened to not give them any more food that they returned to jail.[5]
- Fūjin shares his name with the Shintō god of wind.
- Fūjin's prisoner number is 12.[6]


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College Hockey:Hemingway's Hat Trick Propels UNH
DURHAM, N.H. — Junior forward Colin Hemingway scored his first career hat trick, and freshman Preston Callander added a goal and an assist, as the top-ranked New Hampshire Wildcats rebounded from a last-second disaster the previous night to gain a weekend split with Northeastern, 6-2, at the Whittemore Center in Durham.
Hemingway, an All-America candidate, scored his 23rd, 24th and 25th goals of the season, to put him one behind team leader Darren Haydar. The junior out of Surrey, British Columbia, registered four goals on the weekend. With the win, UNH remained one point ahead of Boston University for first place in Hockey East.
"Overall, I think we played a really good team tonight. All four lines were strong, [UNH goalie Matt] Carney played great, and our special teams were a factor. I thought we bounced back really well from a tough loss, which isn't easy to do," said Hemingway.
The pivotal play of the game occurred with four minutes gone in the second period, when Northeastern junior forward Mike Ryan raced in alone to the UNH end on a partial breakaway. Carney made a sprawling save, and on the ensuing Wildcat rush, Hemingway bagged his second goal of the game off a scramble in front of NU freshman goalie Keni Gibson to make it 3-2, UNH.
Haydar assisted on the play, the 105th in his collegiate career, which placed him in a tie for ninth all-time at UNH.
The goal proved to be the game winner, as Carney and the Wildcat defense held the Huskies scoreless the rest of the way, to improve to 21-6-3 (13-4-3 Hockey East). Northeastern fell to 17-12-3 (10-8-2).
"He's a guy we were concerned about," said Northeastern head coach Bruce Crowder, referring to Hemingway. "When you put him and Haydar on two different lines, it makes it difficult. Last night we were able to contain that, but not today. Plus, they chipped in with some goals from their other lines tonight," said Crowder.
Carney, who looked shaky at times in the opening period, settled down in the second and played brilliantly the rest of the way. With Ed Caron off for hooking in the second period, he stopped two point-blank stuff-in attempts by Friday night co-hero Jason Guerriero. At the 18:28 mark, he made an acrobatic save, robbing the Huskies' Eric Ortlip with a nifty flick of his glove off a two on one break.
Carney and the Wildcats rebounded from a heartbreaking loss the night before at Northeastern, 5-4 in OT, on literally a last-second goal by defenseman Jim Fahey which tied the game in regulation. Fahey, who leads the nation in scoring by a defenseman, assisted on Guerriero's game-winner in the extra session to win it.
"Obviously, I'm very pleased with the way that we bounced back today. We played a real good team for 60 minutes. It was a great team effort," said UNH head coach Dick Umile.
In the first period, it took Northeastern five minutes just to get a shot on goal. New Hampshire had several chances to score, including a redirect off the stick of Hemingway from defenseman Tyson Teplitsky, but Gibson was able to get his stick on it. With the two teams skating four on four, Northeastern's Ryan hit the post to the right of Carney at 11:17, and just seconds later, teammate Trevor Reschny equaled the feat with a post-clanger of his own.
With Willie Levesque off for hooking at 11:58, the Wildcats were able to put their tops-in-the-nation power play to work. Hemingway took a pass from defenseman Garrett Stafford behind the Northeastern goal, and wristed a shot past a screened Gibson for his first of the night to make it 1-0 New Hampshire.
Northeastern tied the game at the 14:54 mark of the first, on a Brian Tudrick slapshot from the right circle which hit Carney in the left pad and trickled past him. New Hampshire almost took the lead right back just minutes later, but this time it was Gibson who made an acrobatic glove save off Haydar to preserve the 1-1 tie after one period. UNH outshot the Huskies 16-8 in the period.
When asked to describe the past week's events, which featured a Beanpot Championship Game loss to BU, 5-3, on Monday, and then the daunting task of having to face the No. 1-ranked team in the country just four days later, Huskies head coach (and former UNH standout) Crowder responded succinctly: "Monday sucked. Friday was pretty good. Tonight was like Monday."
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In the second period, the Huskies took their first and only lead of the evening at 1:58, when Donny Grover beat Carney for a 2-1 Northeasern advantage. However, as New Hampshire has done all season, the Wildcats answered less than two minutes later when Nathan Martz converted on a 3-on-2 rush. The sophmore forward finished off a pass from Preston Callander and flipped the puck over the left shoulder of Gibson to tie the game at two apiece.
"The difference was that we got to [Keni] Gibson today. Last night, we didn't get the puck in the net when we had our chances," said Umile. "We also got a great effort from Jim [Abbott] and Nathan [Martz]. We got good play out of all four lines all weekend."
Added Hemingway, "That's the difference in this year's team. We have a lot guys with character, guys with pride. All four lines are contributing. If we get down a goal, we just get right back out there."
With UNH leading 3-2, Wildcat freshman Sean Collins fired a shot that hit the crossbar and bounced in back of Gibson to make it 4-2 UNH. Fellow freshman Callander picked up a loose puck later in the third period, wheeled around a fallen Gibson, and slid the puck in the net for his fourth goal of the season to make it 5-2. Hemingway garnered his hat trick with under four minutes to go, as he scored into an empty net.
"We wanted to make amends for last night," said Hemingway. "We control our own destiny. If we continue to win, hopefully we'll stay on top," he said.
New Hampshire next hosts UMass-Lowell next Friday, while the Huskies host Boston College on Friday.
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What is Chiari malformation?
Dr. Michael Seiff: Chiari malformation is when a portion of the brain that should be maintained inside of the skull actually comes a little out of the base of the skull where the hole is, where the brain stem transitions to the spinal cord.
What causes that to happen?
Dr. Seiff: In the vast majority of cases, it's because the base of the skull is actually a little too small. During development, the skull grows, and if the base of the skull lags behind the rest of the skull then the volume at the base of the skull can be a little smaller than it should be. That's what drives a portion of the base of the brain out the hole in the bottom of the skull.
Do some people who have Chiari malformation not know that they do?
Dr. Seiff: Some people have this their whole life and never know it and never have problems from it.
What are the stages of Chiari malformation?
Dr. Seiff: It's really just Chiari malformation type 1. Types 2, 3, and 4 are different entities, even though they have the same name, and Chiari 1 presents differently, depending on the age of presentation. In a neonate, for example, it can present with difficulty breathing and abnormal sounds during breathing. In a child, it can present with scoliosis, as well as headache with curvature of the spine. In an adult, it can present with a whole host of problems, some of which were not classically attributable to a neurosurgical issue. Over time, we've learned that these patients can have problems that while not in the past being attributed to a neurosurgical problem, can in fact be corrected with neurosurgery.
Are a lot of patients that you treat at their wits' end?
Dr. Seiff: Quite often, they go quite awhile seeing multiple practitioners, and I don't want to say misdiagnosed, but not appropriately diagnosed, until finally somebody either does the appropriate image or thinks about the right story and then sends them over to me.
What are some of the common misdiagnoses for Chiari malformation?
Dr. Seiff: A lot of times, they're told that it's in their head because MRIs or the diagnostic imaging may not be obvious as to what the problem is; they have been told they have fibromyalgia, which is a chronic pain syndrome that affects a lot of the body; they've been told they have chronic headaches and migraine headaches which cannot be helped by medications or traditional means, and they develop into these chronic pain type patients who are just miserable.
What would be the difference between fibromyalgia and these symptoms?
Dr. Seiff: The type of pain that a patient has who has fibromyalgia is very similar to the types of pains that a patient with Chiari malformation can have. Not every patient with Chiari malformation has that kind of pain syndrome, but if they do, it can be confused with fibromyalgia.
How do you surgically treat Chiari malformation?
Dr. Seiff: There are basically three stages to the operation. The first stage is to make the hole in the bottom of the skull bigger. Once the hole is enlarged, I then open the membrane which covers the brain stem as it transitions to the spinal cord – that's called the dura. Once the dura is opened, the cerebellar tonsils, if they are enlarged, I shrink those up, usually with just heat, and then I put a patch on the dura to keep everything nice and loose, and then I close.
Does that give the area room to breathe, basically?
Dr. Seiff: Yes, the brain stem, which is under pressure, is relieved of pressure from the surgery, and by giving it more room, it relieves the symptoms.
How soon does a patient see results from the procedure?
Dr. Seiff: One of the symptoms that a lot of these patients have in common is they chronically feel coldness in their hands and feet for years, maybe even since childhood. One of the first things that I ask them in the recovery room is, 'How do your hands and feet feel?' Very, very often, they will tell me, even in the post-operative area, 'For the first time, my hands and feet feel warm. Doc, this is amazing.'
Does the procedure relieve the patients' pain?
Dr. Seiff: A lot of the patients have a lot of problems, and many, many of the problems have dramatic improvement, and many of the patients improve very quickly.
Are there risks to this?
Dr. Seiff: There's risk to any surgery, and this obviously is brain surgery and I'm operating very close to the brain stem, often times on the brain stem, and there can be disastrous complications, but in reality, the chances of having one of those complications is very, very low.
What have been the outcomes in your patients after surgery?
Dr. Seiff: The vast majority of patients have dramatic improvement after the surgery. Some patients improve very rapidly – by the time they go home, they can already feel a significant difference, and they'll go home typically within two or three days of the surgery. Other patients can take several months to appreciate an improvement, but almost every patient has dramatic improvement following the surgery.
Is Chiari malformation more common in women than in men?
Dr. Seiff: It does happen more in women than men. Chances are that's because of a genetic issue that may predispose certain patients to this problem, and women have, in general, a smaller posterior fossa than men, so they may be more sensitive if it's even smaller than it should be.
What are some of the symptoms patients have?
Dr. Seiff: Many patients have multiple symptoms in common. For example, they almost all have a headache. Very many of them have ringing in their ears, swallowing difficulties, coldness, numbness in their hands and feet, tripping, stumbling, bladder control issues – there's a whole host of things that very many of them have in common. A very high percentage also have short-term memory issues, or recently, they've noticed that they're just not thinking clearly, very forgetful, and those issues as well can improve after this surgery.
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Meet Samantha DeGrasse, an Atlanta mom and children's book author. A transplant from New York, she's been living in Atlanta for nearly six years, along with her eight year old son and three year old daughter.
Her first book titled, "Jordan and the Red Silk Scarf," (Trafford 2006) is the story of a boy who tries to test the limits of his mother's love by not telling the truth about using her red silk scarf. Her newest book titled, "Taber is Beautiful," (Trafford, 2011) is the story of a horse who struggles with a facial flaw; a mole on her nose. With an encouraging mother and friends who would never leave her side, Taber learns a valuable lesson of inner beauty and inner strength. At a time like this, when students are constantly being bullied for looking and being different, this book fits right in.
Here's what she has to say about being a working mother and balancing both.
1. What do you enjoy best about being a working mother?
I love playing the part of both a mom and a working mother. Because I work part time, my hours are flexible. Therefore I can say "I'm a working Mom who takes her son to school and picks him up every day!" I love how it keeps me on my toes and always in constant motion. Each day I meet new people and find common ground with working mothers, stay at home mothers, single parents and married women. What we all have in common is being a mom; and there's no greater job!
2. How have you balanced work and raising a family?
Balancing work and raising a family is a challenge. However with the help and support of close friends and family, I've relied on my stability and their flexibility. Also, because I do work part time, I am able to have the afternoons with my children. And, since I'm able to take my work home, I can finish up my work once the children are asleep.
3. What do you wish you would have known about being a working mother?
I didn't know how much of a challenge it would be to juggle parenthood and working. The main thing is the planning. Before I had children, I would come and go as I pleased and everything was always about me. Once I had children, I realized my priorities had to change and that I had to do a lot of planning in advance to make it all work. Being a working mother is an awesome responsibility and a lot of hard work.
4. As a writer, what do you think of how working mothers are portrayed today versus just a few years ago? Do we seem to be portrayed as guilt-ridden, stressed, or maybe just normal?
I think there is sometimes a stigma that working moms are selfish and self-absorbed. Many critics think it is selfish if a mom wants to go back to work, especially if the children are young. Others feel that staying home is boring and that a woman is not using her full potential. There are different reasons why moms choose to go back to work; everything from finances to fulfillment. Years ago, it was the norm for mothers to stay home and raise their children. I think that the decisive factors are whether the children are happy and well taken care of and the mother feels fulfilled. That can happen whether the mother stays at home or works, and that is what makes a successful family.
5. How do you think employers can better support working mothers?
Two key ways that employers can help working mothers are flexible hours and the opportunity to work from home. The bottom line for the employer is production. If hours can be flexible so that a mother can take her children to school and/or pick them up, she will be less stressed. This translates to more work completed and a better attitude in the workplace. If it's not necessary for the mom to be physically present in her workspace eight hours a day, she works from home on some days; increasing the likelihood of a better quality of work.
6. What advice do you have for soon-to-be mothers considering going back to work after family leave?
I would counsel mothers returning to work to have an honest talk with their employers. Ask about flexible scheduling and offer to take work home. You'd be surprise what you can accomplish in that hour while you wait for your child at gymnastics practice.
7. What is the greatest part about being a working mother in Atlanta?
On any given evening or weekend in Atlanta, parents can find free or low-cost activities for their children that are also enjoyable for the adults. This is a family-friendly big city with a small town feel. There is the sense here that children are valued and the family unit is respected.
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In last week's episode, Benson starts her new job as the CO for the SVU and quickly sees how stressful it can be. Amaro keeps pushing Benson for his job back and by the end of the show he gets. Rollins continues to spiral down with her gambling problem and it's starting to bleed over into her ability to do her job.
For the full recap of the last episode, go here .
In this week's episode, titled "Betrayal's Climax", the unit investigates the murder of a young girl who states that her boyfriend's gang members raped her and forced him to watch. Elsewhere, Benson is sworn in officially becoming a Sergeant and new commanding officer for SVU.
The show begins with Benson being sworn in as a Segreant and Cassidy is noticeably missing from the crowd.
Rollins/Finn take a call about a missing 16 year-old girl, named Avery, by her parents. They show them where there is a small blood spot on their bed. Further investigation brings up her boyfriend, Manny. Their relationship was frowned upon by her parents because she was from the Westside and he was from the projects.
Once they find Manny, they learn that he is part of a gang that runs around her neighborhood, the same gang that had killed his brother. He refuses to talk against the gang, but its obvious that he also wants to help Avery.
When Avery points out the three members that raped her, they all said it was consensual but she didn't want it. She tells Benson/Rollins that she doesn't want to testify because she kept climaxing during the rape but never did it when her and Manny had sex. She thinks that's why Manny won't testify against the gang.
The show once again proves that even after fifteen seasons it can still bring on the twists. Amaro/Finn are able to convince Manny to testify and when he does it causes him to get killed in jail but not before he is able to record his testimony talking about how he knew that the gang was coming over to rape Avery.
The big, suspenseful moment comes towards the end of the show when Benson/Barba are talking to the leader in the gang, OG. They are able to tell him he's going to jail because of his conversation with his girlfriend on the prison phone. He threatens Benson and she threatens him right back.
Next week, Benson might be getting some good news as the unit races against the clock to find a missing child.
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