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April 18, 2012
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Freshman Cole Peragine tallied a season-high four RBI including a three-run double to cap a five-run third as the Stony Brook baseball team defeated the Rhode Island Rams, 8-2, on Wednesday at Joe Nathan Field. The Seawolves improve to 25-10 with the win and have won 11 of their last 13 games.
Freshmen Kevin Krause (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Steven Goldstein (East Meadow, N.Y.) added two hits each for the Seawolves, who totaled 11 hits on the day. Junior G.C. Yerry (West Shokan, N.Y.) allowed one run in 4.0 innings of relief work to pick up his first victory of the season.
The teams entered the bottom of the third tied 1-1 and it looked as if it would be quick inning as SBU had two out and nobody on. But the next six Seawolves reached base, leading to five runs.
Peragine had the big hit of the inning as he fouled over several two strike pitches before slicing a double down the left field line with the bases loaded to make it 6-1.
The Seawolves tacked on two runs in the fourth to put the game away.
Junior James Campbell (Bridgeport, Conn.) started for Stony Brook and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings.


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Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.
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To The Editor: On this "Blue Ridge Pride" weekend, readers should be aware of an historical event which occurred on the evening of Sunday, Oct. 4. That event was a moving, family-friendly, interfaith worship service at First Congregational Church in Hendersonville.
It was the first worship service that specifically invited gays and straights of all abilities throughout the area to worship openly together. One of the preachers who is gay said with tears in her eyes that she thought she would never live to see the day when straights and gays in Western North Carolina would joyfully worship God together, which certainly happened that night.
The Spirit-filled sanctuary was the inclusive setting for devout prayer, inspired preaching and magnificent music. As I sat there with adults and children who society too often disdains, it reminded me of Jesus sitting and eating with those of his culture who were marginalized.
This historical "first" mustn't be a "last," but a "normal" non-event.
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Taking the Gloom Out of the Globe
How Developing Cities Are Taking the Lead in the Global Recovery
Economically speaking, it's all doom and gloom in the world as the debt crisis reaches near pandemic proportions. Thankfully, there are some bright spots, those cities that are bouncing back and shining light into the gloomy haze. Local economic growth will help ignite widespread recovery, so these hubs of growth should be a beacon of hope for the countries in which they reside, as well as the rest of the world.


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I just got out of the hospital a couple days ago after a very unpleasant 6 day stay for acute pancreatitis.
I had never heard of it before.
Started in the morning as a minor pain in my upper abdomen.
I was in the hospital by 6 pm that evening.
Thought I would post some of the symptoms here in case it might happen to someone else.
When it starts feeling like you are being eaten alive from the inside out, you are.
It is then time to go to the hospital.
I am purposely not including a link to the source of this article because I refuse to follow songuns ridiculous, made up, imaginary "rule" that everyone must post a link to the source of every article they post.
I am sick of that whiny little twit screeching "Source????????? Source????????"
Anyway, here are some symptoms to look out for and in my case anyway, they came on very rapidly.
Hope you never get it and if you do, I hope this may help you avoid further pain or possible loss of life.
Acute Pancreatitis Symptoms
In many cases, symptoms of acute pancreatitis begin with upper abdominal pain that may last for a few days. Someone with acute pancreatitis often looks and feels very sick. Other signs and symptoms may include a swollen and tender abdomen, nausea, vomiting, fever, and rapid pulse.
Signs and Symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis: An Overview
Acute pancreatitis usually begins with pain in the upper abdomen that may last for a few days. The pain may be severe and may become constant -- just in the abdomen -- or it may reach to the back and other areas. It may be sudden and intense or begin as a mild pain that gets worse when food is eaten. Someone with acute pancreatitis symptoms often looks and feels very sick.
Other Acute Pancreatitis Symptoms
Other symptoms may include:
* Tender and swollen abdomen
* Nausea
* Vomiting
* Rapid pulse
* Fever.
Severe Symptoms
If severe symptoms of acute pancreatitis develop, they may include:
* Low blood pressure
* Dehydration
* Heart, lung, or kidney failure
* Loss of life.
These possible acute pancreatitis symptoms are not sure signs of pancreatitis. Other health problems can also cause a number of these symptoms. Anyone with these symptoms should see a doctor as soon as possible. Only a qualified healthcare professional can diagnose and treat the problem.
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A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post World War II America, Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" unfolds the journey of a Naval veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman).
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B-Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master' features remarkable performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, but seems almost obstinate about offering up nothing in the way of closure or convention.
A-Paul Thomas Anderson's latest stimulates and mystifies in equal measure.
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In 1913, Munktell presented Sweden's first agricultural tractor with an internal combustion engine. A two-cylinder crude-oil engine that developed 30 hp powered it. The tractor itself was a giant weighing eight t. with rear wheels 2,1 m. high. The cooling system had a capacity of 400 l. of water. Maximum speed was a colossal 3,2 km/h...
31 examples of the first Munktell tractor were built and despite the price (27 500 SEK in 1918), 28 of them were sold between 1915 and 1925. After 1916 Munktell sold only a few examples per year since they had presented a new, lighter model with a single-cylinder engine.
Some of the older tractors were exported – i.e. to Hungary, Argentina and Poland in the 1920's.
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Sun Spot Booth @ Tech Days
By Jay Mahadeokar on Feb 25, 2009
As the part of Sun University relations, Mr. Ganesh Hiregoudar had asked some selected students to demonstrate their projects. We were invited to display the Sun SPOT and Project Canopee.
We had a nice booth to display our just besides the coffee counter! And we had a real blast for the 3 days...
The booth was crowded forever.. with people flooding around and really interested with the Sun SPOT technology! We had many students bursting with new ideas as well as professioinals from different companies coming in who really liked the SPOT technology and our project!
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I was like a tape-recorder.. playing the same tape ( Description scope and use of SPOTs) over and over.. and over again! But it was great fun to see the interest of people..
We also had many people interested in buying the SPOTs... Sun Labs - Look out! Lots of potential customers in India!
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Net neutrality rights, wrongs
The Times' May 18 editorial addressed the net neutrality debate and the need for the rules. Also published was a May 25 op-ed by Kevin Terpstra calling for an overhaul of communications laws. The editorial was spot on; Terpstra missed the mark and got significant facts wrong.
You're right that ensuring equal access to the Internet is essential for consumer welfare. Terpstra is wrong that the Communications Act needs an overall because it's outdated. Just as the principles of the Sherman Antitrust Act, adopted in 1890, are still valid today regardless of the technologies involved, the Communications Act's concept of common carriage is relevant today, too. Terpstra is wrong that the Act makes no mention of wireless carriers -- it does; they are called "Commercial Mobile Radio Service" providers.
You correctly see the handwriting on the wall with Tom Wheeler as Chairman of the FCC: net neutrality dead. To prevent this, President Obama must remove Wheeler as chairman. It he doesn't, what you foresee will come to pass. Netizens must speak up now.
James P. Tuthill
Lafayette UC Berkeley's School of Law
How crazy can this situation get?
What about the Moraga School District scandal costing "taxpayers" $14 million now owed to two sex crime student victims? The settlement was reportedly the largest ever of its kind.
That's in addition to two other victims that received $4.6 million last year in legal settlements. What about all the additional legal, bureaucratic and other expenses?
The victims were reportedly relieved at the settlement, but indicated "we remain appalled at the callous and reprehensible behaviors of all the school official and administrators involved ..."
Was justice served when the culprit subsequently kills himself while the "enablers" get off basically scot-free?
The time has come, the walrus said, for parents and local communities to take back control of their schools.
The bogus rationalization was that "payment will not affect the district's general fund as its insurance company will foot the bill."
Anyone that believes this is hooked on the use of opium and should not be allowed to vote.
Paul W. Van Etten
Walnut Creek
Wrong about Hamas rockets
In his July 18 letter to the Times, Mr. Rick Sterling states that the Hamas rockets landing in Israel are "mostly homemade and impotent." Only a racist vicious Jew hater could make such an absurd statement.
Just look at the pictures posted by Hamas itself as they celebrate the destruction of nursery schools and medical clinics.
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Happy almost 4th of July Music Boxers! Once you've eaten your fill of hotdogs and watched the fireworks, check out the great screenings we have this week!
From director Bong Joon Ho (The Host) comes Snowpiercer, South Korea's highest grossing film! In the future, the only survivors of a failed global-warming experiment live aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe. A class system evolves, and one man (Chris Evans) will risk everything to lead a revolt for control . Currently rated 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, Snowpiercer is a sci-fi/action extravaganza not to be missed.
50 years ago, the biggest rock band ever took over the big screen. This week, The Beatles are back, in the stunning re-release of A Hard Day's Night. Featuring unforgettable performances of "Can't Buy Me Love," "And I Love Her," and the title tune, the Chicago Tribune calls this rock and roll musical "Just about perfect".
Our musical matinee series continues on Saturday & Sunday morning with 42nd Street, the archetypal backstage musical featuring those wonderful Busbey Berkeley dance numbers!
Described by Gene Siskel as "one extremely violent, protracted attack on the senses," our weekend midnight film is Aliens, James Cameron's sequel that trades the dread and horror of the original for an extraterrestrial action film not to be missed!
We also have another week of screenings of the rom-com to end all rom-coms, They Came Together, starring Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler and New York City (Which is like another character in the film). For a more straightforward romance, catch our Wednesday night screening of And So It Goes, starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. Presented by the New York Film Critics Series, this one-night-only screening will be followed by a pretaped Q&A with director Rob Reiner.
Finally, don't forget about our Son of 70mm Film Festival from July 11th-24th. We're screening larger-than-life films in the format they were meant to be seen, everything from Vertigo to Spartacus to Tron, and much more. Tickets on sale now, get them before they sell out!
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A film by Joon-ho Bong starring Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton
South Korea's highest grossing film! Based on the groundbreaking 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by writers Jacques Lob and Benjamin Legrand and artist Jean-Marc Rochette.
South Korean Director Joon-ho Bong (The Host, Mother) takes popular genre films to a visionary new level in this post-apocalyptic film. A failed global warming experiment has left planet Earth in an ice age and forced humanity's last survivors aboard a globe-spanning super train. One man (Chris Evans) will risk everything to lead a revolt for control of the engine and the future of the world.
A Hard Day's Night
A film by Richard Lester starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
When The Beatles made their feature debut 50 years ago, nobody expected much. The rock'n'roll musical had been around for a decade without producing many great films. A Hard Day's Night changed all that.
Directed kinetically by Richard Lester, the film captured a day in the life of the teen heartthrobs in high style. Writer Alun Owen toured with The Beatles for weeks to capture their characters and speaking styles. Lester let the Fab Four throw in a few improvisations and surrounded them with adept comic actors like Wilfred Brambell as Paul McCartney's grandfather and Victor Spinetti as a hassled television director. The album shot to number one instantly, which is hardly a surprise considering that the picture introduced The Beatles classics "All My Loving," "Can't Buy Me Love," "And I Love Her," "Tell Me Why" and the title tune, which was written by John Lennon in one night.
They Came Together
A film by David Wain starring Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders
When Joel and Molly meet, it's hate at first sight: his big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her quirky indie candy shop. Plus, Joel is hung up on his sexy ex in this spoof of romantic comedies.
From the director of Wet Hot American Summer, Wanderlust and Role Models comes a hilarious and irreverent subversion of the romantic comedy genre.
When Joel (Rudd) and Molly (Poehler) meet, it's hate at first sight: his big Corporate Candy Company threatens to shut down her quirky indie candy shop. Plus, Joel is hung up on his sexy ex. But amazingly, they fall in love, until they break up about two thirds of the way through, and Molly starts dating her accountant. But then right at the end…well you'll just have to see (Hint: Joel makes a big speech and they get back together).
42nd Street
A film by Llyod Bacon starring Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
The archetypal backstage musical still has plenty of sass—along with the cliches it created. Ailing director Warner Baxter puts everything he's got into what may be his final show, but then the leading lady twists her ankle! Good thing Ruby Keeler's on hand. Busby Berkeley's ground-breaking production numbers are sensational, and the film's final three numbers will absolutely floor you!
A film by James Cameron starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen
Described by Gene Siskel as "one extremely violent, protracted attack on the senses," James Cameron's intergalactic corporate-sponsored race war of humans against xenomorphs stands as a testament to the Bigger Is Better sequel mentality. Our heroine Ripley leads a squadron of Colonial Marines back to the planet the Nostromo encountered those gross leathery eggs in Alien, only this time a whole terraforming colony may have become hosts to the xenomorphs. Good thing Bill Paxton and crew brought a load of extremely violent weapons, ready for a protracted attack on the senses…
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The box office accepts cash, Visa and MasterCard. The Music Box Theatre Box Office is open daily from 15 minutes before the first show of the day until 15 minutes after the last show of the day. Tickets can also be purchase in advance online at MusicBoxTheatre.com.
For showtimes, call (773) 871-6604.
Getting here
The Music Box is located at 3733 North Southport Avenue, Chicago 60613. Metered street parking is available on Southport Avenue. The Music Box is a short walk east from free street parking on Ashland Avenue. There is a parking lot one block north of the theatre at the Blaine School ($10).
The theater is near the Southport station on CTA's Brown Line and the 152 Addison, 9 Ashland and 80/X80 Irving Park bus routes.
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It is two different selective color actions: one does selective color all on its own – without you having to paint on the photo, and the other uses a great B&W conversion and easy way to paint on the color. They are fun actions for those who like (or who have customers who like) black and white photos with color brought back in.
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The Tragedy of Timbuktu
Reports are coming through of Ansar Al Din, the armed Islamist group now in control of much of Northern Mali, having begun the total destruction of 16 UNESCO world heritage sites in Timbuktu. All the sites are ancient mausolea.
As I set out three months ago, this at least partially the fault of David Cameron and his Boys' Own Adventure in Libya.
The chaos now enveloping Northern Mali has a fairly complex history, and it's biggest trigger was the March coup in Mali itself, which led to military weakness in the Northern areas quickly exploited by a mix of Islamist and Touareg groups intent on seccession and/or the imposition of Sharia law. But
there seems little doubt that a key contributing factor was the retreat from Libya of heavily armed mercenaries, no longer in the payroll of Ghadaffi.
Just as in Iraq eight years previously, the British government and its allies appear to have completely failed to plan for the possible knock-on effects of Ghadaffi's downfall – the existence of mercenaries recruited from southern neigbours was hardly unknown, after all. And just as eight years ago, a whole region is being stabilised by a British prime minister's desire to play the international hero.
I'm not even sure if Hague or Cameron know where Timbuktu is, never mind anything of its importance as a cultural site. But this weekend, they should be feeling guilty about the irreversable damage they are partly responsible for.
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David J. Wagner, Ph.D. is President and Chief Curator/Tour Director of a limited liability corporation located in the state of Wisconsin, established for the principle purpose of producing and managing museum exhibitions and traveling exhibits throughout North America. David J. Wagner, L.L.C. has produced ongoing tours of the Society of Animal Artists flagship exhibition, ART AND THE ANIMAL; BLOSSOM ~ ART OF FLOWERS in partnership with The Susan K. Black Foundation; and THE HORSE IN FINE ART, in collaboration with the American Academy of Equine Art. For five consecutive years, he curated the annual reinstallation of the Outdoor Sculpture Courtyard at National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington, D.C. David J. Wagner, L.L.C. also produced the Masterworks tour from The International Guild of Realism.
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Has anyone tried the savory garlic Cream Sauce? and has anyone tired th Garlic Chicken meal by Birdseye? I want to try to reproduce the Birdseye Garlic Chicken and was going to try the garlic sauce on the Heirloom recipe thread, but wondered if the cream cheese cream might be better. Any ideas from anyone will be greatly appreciated. The Garlic Chicken dinner is a 10 minute frozen dinner. It has pieces of chicken, corn, broccoli, and pasta in a garlic sauce. Any suggestions?
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I did a google search for your recipe. For I was curious if it could be close to a alfredo sauce with extra garlic.
Here is a couple things I found with typing in Garlic Chicken Dinner
I have a really good and easy alfredo sauce recipe!! Let me know if you want me to post it for you!! I should be on the puter for a while... and off and on during the rest of the day!!
Enjoynature, I think you have solved my search!! The first recipe you have here seems to be right on according to the ingredients list on Birdseye's pkg of Garlic chicken. Thank you soooo much. You may have made my week. I'm going to try it within the next few weks and I'll let ya know how close it is. And Sitty, thanks for your help also. I so appreciate both of you taking the time and making the effort to help me duplicate this delicious dish.
Right now i'm up to my chin in peaches, figs and strawberries so no time to play. I just grab whatever is handy from the fridge and keep canning
Again, thanks ladies for your wonderful help! you're the greatest!!!!
I would suggest the Philladelphia pourable cream cheese things they just came out with, they have a garlic. Any chicken you add would be better than what they add, add your veggies and you are there!
DAR lady
And Sitty, thanks for your help also. I so appreciate both of you taking the time and making the effort to help me duplicate this delicious dish.
And Sitty, thanks for your help also. I so appreciate both of you taking the time and making the effort to help me duplicate this delicious dish.
I haven't seen those, Rebecca. That isn't the ones in the little tub? You can pour it? Interesting. We tried the ones in the tub.
Rebecca, I had thought t try the cream cheese garlic thing, but the Birdseye dinner pasta is barely covered with anything. Catmint, did you like them? and Sitty, I'm making raspberry fig jam, frozen strawberry jam using the instant clear-jel I got from Gr-elo and Peach puree for my cheesecakes using the clear-jel also. I've also just gotten a new flavor extract called Fiore de Sicilia that is supposed to give the flavor of "Creamsicle". I'm anxious to make a cheesecake with that flavor. Going tomorrow morning to get more figs so I can make enough to send to my cousin. They really like it. Will let you know about the garlic chicken as soon as i can get time to make it.
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Watch out for the following pitfalls in finding a wolf hybrid pup:
- Price you're quoted is the final price for the transaction. Make sure there are no hidden fees that pop up at the end
- Make sure the person you're talking to on the phone owns and has raised the wolf hybrid puppy personally, and is not a puppy broker
- Are you able to go to the breeder's facility to see your potential puppy and the environment it was born and raised?
- What are the pens like your puppy and its parents are being raised? Living in confined quarters is extremely harmful to a wolf's psychology. You want a puppy being raised with large areas to run and work out.
- What brand of dog food is your puppy and its parents being fed. You can tell a puppy mill by the poor quality dog food. A wolf or wolf hybrid can't eat corn or its derivatives - corn is harmful to wolves, especially in their formative weeks and months.
About Professional Wolf Hybrid Trainer and Breeder
Edye Marin, retired teacher/mother
As a retired school teacher and mother of six boys, Edye Marin learned quickly the importance of being the Top Dog in her Pack. Her understanding of wolves and their natural disposition has given her an edge as one of the most sought after wolf hybrid breeders on the West Coast.
Our Wolf Hybrid Ranch is nestled on 30 acres at the base of the Marble Mountain Wilderness in the shadow of Mount Shasta in Northern California's Scott Valley. From the earliest age, the wolf hybrid puppies are interacting and socializing with our family - from children to grandparents. Edye is the grandmother of the clan. The distinctive look and physical attributes of our mid-to-high content wolf pack sets our puppies apart from other breeders.
We feature a variety of wolves on our ranch. You will find a Timber Wolf, Arctic Wolf, Tundra Wolf, MacKenzie Valley Wolf, Red Wolf. Yes, you'll find pure white wolves and pure black wolves.
You can reach Edye Marin, the Wolf Hybrid Ranch Owner and Breeder by emailing email@example.com or calling 530-990-2308. Check out our videos CLICK HERE. All wolves on our ranch are Continental Kennel Club (CKC) Registered.
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Our Wolf Hybrid Ranch is nestled on 30 acres at the base of the Marble Mountain Wilderness and in the shadow of Mount Shasta.
Our wolf hybrids for sale are raised in a natural environment in a secluded woody terrain. Because of the close proximity to the house for all the sections of the wolf forest and the constant interaction with our family, our puppies are raised with contact and intimate socializing.
The distinctive look and physical attributes of our mid-to-high content wolf pack sets our puppies apart from other breeders.
Our unique setting allows the wolf dogs to have large swaths of land to run and play. Check out some of our videos from the ranch. All wolves on our ranch are Continental Kennel Club (CKC) Registered.
If you can't take the time to come by personally to Meet The Wolves, please visit our Wolf Hybrid Pack here to see more information about the pups and their family.
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Sarah Williams, 19, of Pleasanton will be one of 8,000 Olympic torchbearers running the United Kingdom between now and the July 27 opening of the Summer Olympics in London.
Williams will carry the torch as an honor for organizing a charitable project that has made thousands of blankets for foster children.
She was one of 22 American torch bearers named Tuesday by Coca Cola, people chosen for having made a difference in the world.
Williams, who attended Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, organized the Creative Kindness project to make fleece blankets for foster children -- a project that has now spread to six states.
Besides raising about $80,000 with the help of many service groups, Williams created Legacy Blanket Kits to make the project sustainable by having blanket makers pass their tools to others.
Williams will carry the torch July 9 as it passes through the town of Buckingham.
Ten of the 22 torch bearers chosen by Coca Cola also are teens.


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The Institute for Catalysis in Energy Processes (ICEP) is composed of a number of collaborative research efforts between the Northwestern University Center for Catalysis and Surface Science and Argonne National Laboratory. The overall scientific goals of ICEP are to understand at the molecular level catalytic and photocatalytic transformations relevant to energy harvesting, storage, and utilization and to further the discovery and development of highly efficient catalytic and photocatalytic processes.
ICEP is organized into three (3) subtasks.
Work in Subtask 1 is composed of three efforts: Transformation of Oxide Surface Structures, Metal and Metal-Oxide Catalysts on Oxide Supports, and Methods Development.
The determination of real oxide surface atomic positions that result from pretreatments that are typical of catalyst synthesis is a major accomplishment of the first effort. This work has opened a window into the inherent complexity of oxide surfaces caused by non-uniform composition, the requirements of charge balance, the variable size and oxidation states of metal cations, etc. It has become abundantly clear that our intuition about how the bulk oxide terminates at the free surface remains very poor so this work will continue. At the same time we have developed a substantial effort to explore the chemical implications of the various surface structures.
The second effort primarily makes use of the X-ray Standing Wave (XSW) measurement developed within ICEP. This method provides model-independent, real space atomic structures of catalytic clusters and overlayers on an oxide support. Since the measurements can be performed under realistic reaction conditions, the present work is focused on determining the atomic structures of supported vanadium oxide associated with various points around a catalytic redox cycle.
The third effort has both experimental and computational parts. The development of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy as a tool to monitor reactions at the liquid-solid interface will make it possible to study molecular processes that occur during heterogeneous catalysis in liquid environments. We believe this capability will allow us to study the aqueous heterogeneous catalytic reactions of relevance to biomass conversion. Our ability to determine surface atomic structures has been and will continue to be directly reliant on developments in computational methods.
Subtask 2 is an activity primarily at Argonne National Laboratory and is composed of three efforts: Synthesis of Nanostructured Membrane Catalyst Systems, Experiments on Catalytic Selective Oxidation, and Computational Investigations of Catalytic Structure/Function Relationships.
Nanostructured membranes, fabricated by a combination of anodic aluminum oxidation (AAO) and atomic layer deposition (ALD) possess most, if not all, the features of the ideal nanostructured membrane topology. They offer novel catalyst environments which:
1) provide larger, controllable pore sizes than conventional mesoporous materials (for containing large clusters or arrays of catalyst sites, for efficient in-diffusion of large/elaborate molecular precursors or feedstock molecules, and for out-diffusion of large/elaborate product molecules),
2) permit tailoring of channel size and wall composition by ALD,
3) constrain catalyst mobility, thus hindering agglomeration,
4) control flow of reagents in, out, and through the catalyst structure.
Several formulations of supported vanadium oxide catalysts have been prepared that differ according to the loading of vanadium, the method of deposition (wet impregnation and ALD), and the supporting oxide (Al2O3, TiO2, Nb2O5). The membrane materials have been characterized by XRD, XRF, SAXS, UV Raman, and EPR. The oxidative dehydrogenation of cyclohexane and propane catalyzed by the various membranes has been studied at a series of reaction temperatures, and interesting changes in activity and selectivity have been studied.
Work in Subtask 3 is composed of two efforts: Catalytic Chemical Transformations and Photo/Electrocatalytic Transformations.
The effort on Chemical Catalysis has shifted its focus from reduction of nitrogen oxides in an oxygen-rich atmosphere to tackling the challenges in selective catalytic oxidation of light alkanes using molecular oxygen. The overall goals are to achieve a fundamental understanding of factors that influence elementary catalytic reaction steps and to employ the knowledge gained to advance the development of highly effective catalytic systems, with an emphasis on designing nanostructured materials.
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Texas agricultural producers are always a little nervous when the Texas Legislature is in session, concerned probably most with legislation that is being considered that could have unintended negative consequences on agricultural operations.
With less rural districts than ever before, the debate over big issues like water can cause producers to worry about whether or not their urban counterparts understand how important agriculture is to our state, and indeed our country.
District 80 State Representative Tracy King says agriculture is just as important as it's ever been.
" It's just that there's a lot fewer people participating in production agriculture than there used to be, and that brings on the challenges that we've seen in terms of making people understand why it's important that we be able to continue to operate without unnecessary environmental regulations with the tax structure that's in place today." (25:03)
King chairs the House Agriculture and Livestock Committee, and says the legislature has changed over the past few years.
"It's not nearly as rural as it used to be. We've had two re-districtings in that time and so we've got probably seven or eight less rural districts than we used to have, or more between West Texas and East Texas."
State Senator Glenn Hegar's district includes Burleson and Lee Counties.
"I made the point that we had breakfast this morning. Everybody listening on the radio had breakfast. Everybody's going to have lunch, and everybody's going to have dinner, everybody through the whole state. That doesn't matter whether you're in rural, suburban, urban, and the point being is that people have to eat and they like to eat, and so it doesn't just show up in the grocery store, somebody has to raise it." (22:00)
Hegar says many folks in urban areas tend to forget about their connection to agriculture when it comes time to argue about water.
"And you know just take it from agriculture. Did you like breakfast? You want to do without it? And you know sometimes it isn't just, I kind of look at it and keep it simple. I mean that's a real simple statement, but it's one that I think people can get."
The state helping address water issues being faced by urban areas should take some of the pressure off of agriculture.
"Continuing to have dollars, state tax dollars, ours as tax payers to be able to help finance and put more water projects on the ground is vital for the survival of the state and really for agriculture even more so."


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Four Polygamous Families with Congenital Birth Defects from Fallujah, Iraq
AbstractSince 2003, congenital malformations have increased to account for 15% of all births in Fallujah, Iraq. Congenital heart defects have the highest incidence, followed by neural tube defects. Similar birth defects were reported in other populations exposed to war contaminants. While the causes of increased prevalence of birth defects are under investigation, we opted to release this communication to contribute to exploration of these issues. By using a questionnaire, containing residential history and activities that may have led to exposure to war contaminants, retrospective reproductive history of four polygamous Fallujah families were documented. Our findings point to sporadic, untargeted events, with different phenotypes in each family and increased recurrence. The prevalence of familial birth defects after 2003 highlights the relevance of epigenetic mechanisms and offers insights to focus research, with the aim of reducing further damage to people's health.
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Alaani, S.; Savabieasfahani, M.; Tafash, M.; Manduca, P. Four Polygamous Families with Congenital Birth Defects from Fallujah, Iraq. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011, 8, 89-96.View more citation formats
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Definition of tannie in English:
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noun (plural tannies)South African
A woman who is older than the speaker (often used as a respectful and affectionate title or form of address): I knew I was grown up when a teenager called me tannie
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- Now tannie Ella had a pilletjie, poeiertjie, salfie en pleister for every occasion and medical emergency.
- I almost get lost when I get of the highway, but luckily I run into a friendly oom and tannie and they point me in the right direction (Note to self… do not trust a map downloaded from the Internet).
- But sitting in the lounge and eating my boerekos off my lap, surrounded by these lovely Tannies and their bubbling laughter, I had one of the most deeply satisfying meals I have had in years.
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The Happy Hannah Dance
This is a guest post by Teresa Foden, Assistant Editor of the IAN Project at Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Sometimes you look at a rescue dog and wonder why he was dropped off at the shelter. This was not the case for Bailey. He was a mess. Transported north more than 500 miles in hopes that someone at a dog-rescue event in Maryland might be fool enough to adopt him, he barked, he yelped, he yanked the leash…and this turned out to be Bailey on his best behavior. In line to be euthanized at an animal shelter down South, Bailey, a Catahoula leopard dog who flunked his tracking training, had danced when the staff delivered his food. It was described as a four-step sort of canter dance, really something you had to see to believe. It saved his life. But now it looked like he had "flunked" adoption, too, his antics keeping potential adoptees at bay (oh, I forgot to mention – he bayed, too). As volunteers for the rescue organization, we agreed to take Bailey home, temporarily, until another volunteer could retrieve him. Hopefully, it would be soon.
But one of our twin daughters, Hannah, found in Bailey her four-legged soul mate. Hannah had always been a little different from other children, but most people, well, adults mostly, found her endless monologues about dogs – their behavioral psychology, their strong loyalties, even their genetics – somewhat engaging and endearing. And when that didn't work, she had this hopping sort of dance she couldn't contain when she was happy. We called it the "Happy Hannah Dance." But that all changed in middle school, when teachers lost patience for her idiosyncrasies and she became the brunt of teasing from her disdainful classmates. At 12, she was diagnosed with Asperger's. Rather than giving her comfort that there was a name that explained her difficulties, that there were other people who saw the world through a similar lens, the official confirmation that she didn't "fit in" was devastating for her. The Happy Hannah Dance was over.
In the following months and years, Bailey grew to be a central part of our family. When Hannah says, "Sit," (sometimes) he sits. When Hannah says, "Lie down," (sometimes) he lies down. When Hannah says, "I love you, Bailey," he crawls into her lap on the floor and they seem to become one. During Bailey's time with us, we have watched Hannah grow to trust not only Bailey, but herself. She and Bailey have been engaged in a metaphorical dance. Like many families, we have seen a relationship with an animal contribute to the emotional healing of someone with a disability. It's hard to put into words, and we are left saying inadequate things like, "Those two, they saved each other." Like others with similar experiences, we wonder if there is any possibility that what we see is real enough to be actually measured, scientifically tested in a research situation, and someday delivered to children. Is there a way to harness the bond that seems to arise naturally between many children and animals to treat something we don't fully understand, something like autism?
Read IAN's Dogs, Horses, and ASD: What Are Animal-Assisted Therapies? to find out more about the state of the research into animal-assisted therapies.
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There are times I get a comment that's both long enough and insightful enough that I request the author's permission to put it up as an article. The follow guest post is from Andrew Chunis, the Business Manager at Advanced Benefit Strategies, a third party administrator of employee benefits. Andrew makes a compelling case for improvements to the FSA, not elimination. Thank you, Andrew, here's your comment-turned-article, unedited.
Gonna have to disagree, Joe. Hear me out:
First on administration cost: Typically a third party administrator bills the employer a monthly fee per enrolled employee. However, depending on the average election, the employer is usually saving much more in taxes per employee than the monthly fee incurred, based on their FSA funds coming off of payroll.
Now the alternative to an FSA would be itemizing deductions on a Schedule A, which is currently limited to expenses greater than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. As we know, itemizing deductions greatly increases the risk of triggering an IRS audit. For the average person this is a complex procedure to be able to enjoy all the benefits of an FSA (saving receipts, making sure you have your RX for tylenol, etc.), and the penalties and government administration of these expenses would be far higher than FSA administration. Further, this would also likely increase the administration at tax service centers such as H&R block.
So far from being overly complicated, the FSA actually simplifies the tax process for the participant a great deal, simply by removing these funds off their W2. Without question, the average person currently receiving tax benefits on their FSA would not get the same benefits on itemized deductions. And any "efficiency" costs would be rendered moot by greater IRS auditing procedures and third party tax preparers. As far as the government is concerned, the plans are a win-win-win benefit. Win for the government: outsourcing administration to a private party; win for employers: receiving a tax benefit simply by having a plan in place; and win for the employee: removing these funds from their W2 to enjoy their tax savings.
Also, technology is simplifying the FSA process a great deal. We have FSA debit cards that can process transactions at the point of service: eliminating the reimbursement process. We have smart phone apps that can read your documentation and automatically submit for reimbursement/adjudication. We have dependent care affidavits that only have to be set up once and automate the reimbursement process for the rest of the year.
Rather than scrapping the Flexible Spending program, we should really be expanding it. Some of the proposed legislation would have fixed some current issues with the plans: add a possible roll over for unused funds, allow for OTC items without an RX, and possibly even use the accounts for health and wellness expenses such as gyms and exercise programs.
It does look like the current administration would like to kill the FSA, which would be unfortunate. They are probably one of the main tax benefits working class people can enjoy, besides maybe the EITC.
I will say though that employers would do right by getting a quality administrator for their plan, rather than just looking for the lowest cost.
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TekGems Says:
January 18th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
> technology is simplifying the FSA process a great deal
Looks like your employer needs to get with the times.
As I see it, the higher your tax bracket, more reason for you to have an FSA. Push your employer for a streamlined plan, like a FSA debit card.
Andrew Says:
January 18th, 2012 at 11:07 am
Thanks Joe! I did write this kind of off-the-cuff so please forgive me for any grammar/stylistic/tonality errors! I'll check back frequently if there are any questions or objections I would be happy to reply.
JOE Says:
January 18th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
I agree 100%. If my experience were better, the system more fluid, I'd have a different attitude. Which is why I welcomed the guest post for another view.
Dave Says:
January 21st, 2012 at 11:42 am
I agree, but with comments…
1. FSAs are great IF you can reliably estimate your medical expenses from a year and several months out. And as long as you can get within ~90% of your expenditures, you'll save money even if you don't get to the total amount you commit to. Remember: The FSA deductions are pre-tax so your saving at least your marginal tax rate percentage.
2. FSA Credit/Debit cards are a pain. My experience had me faxing copies of receipts to the administrator to 'verify' the charges anyway. It was easier to just cut up the card and claim the refund via the faxed claim form. [YMMV]
3. A slightly unknown benefit: IF you get laid off, and IF you have medical expenditures before your termination date, THEN you can get reimbursement up to your the TOTAL AMOUNT you committed to, even though you have not had the total deduction.
e.g. I was laid off January 4th with a termination date of January 15th. I had committed to a $3000 FSA but had only made a total of $125 in deductions. After several dental crowns and new eye glasses, before the 13th, I was able to claim and receive the full $3000. Tax Free. 🙂
JOE Says:
January 21st, 2012 at 12:31 pm
Dave – great points – even a bit of a loss may be a net positive as the money held is pretax. On point 3 – this, presumably is funded with the others' forfeitures. Thanks for visiting!
Emergency Funds Are There for Unexpected Expenses Says:
January 27th, 2012 at 9:04 am
[…] the medical flexible spending account (FSA) is one way we stretch our budget every year. Each December, I carefully consider the […]
Poor and Broke Says:
February 16th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Why should employees get tax-exempt benefits? Burger flippers toil for every measly dollar they earn and don't get tax-exempt benefits.
The rest of you should pay tax on your compensation just like burger flippers do.
JOE Says:
February 16th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I believe anyone under, say $100K, should get their health costs pre-tax.


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Coachella to Broadway?
Some fantasy candidates for acts that could make the next big musical
Green Day did it with "American Idiot." So did the Flaming Lips, with "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots." So given all the hot acts that'll close the Coachella fest this weekend, there've got to be at least a few who could likewise make the leap from alt-rock to musical theater. Our own entirely speculative list starts with Blur, whose leader, Damon Albarn, already has shown theatrical savvy by co-creating the fictional cartoon "band" Gorillaz. (Truth is, we just want to see someone try and choreograph the frenetic "Song 2.")
Vampire Weekend
Because there simply aren't enough uptempo, Afro-beat-influenced musicals on such subjects as punctuation, we vote for the stage-ifying of this New York-sprung band's irresistible music. Songs like "Oxford Comma" could fit into some extra-nerdy Shakespeare adaptation. Des McAnuff, the former Playhouse artistic chief (and "Yoshimi" mastermind), already has taken a Dracula musical to Broadway, so he could direct.
Violent Femmes
The venerable Wisconsin rockers' catalog is full of evocative story-songs. We picture a kind of alt-American Gothic coming-of-age musical - Holden Caulfield belting "Blister in the Sun" or "Gimme the Car," maybe. Plus, with all that music created by just three guys, this would be an awfully cheap one to produce.
Bat for Lashes
The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born Natasha Khan seems halfway to creating a dramatic epic already. Under her stage name, Bat for Lashes, she makes haunting music with a strong streak of the theatrical. Even her characters have characters: Bat for Lashes at one time adopted the persona of an alter ego named Pearl.
Coachella's Saturday headliners might not seem inherently musical-theater-minded, but we have it on good authority from a Night&Day source that the performance by Phoenix last weekend included some serious drama, including the spectacle of singer Thomas Mars crowd-surfing and cocooning himself in microphone cord. Plus, the French band has a new album coming out Monday. (It's titled "Bankrupt!," but that's one word that has never seemed to scare musical-theater producers away.)


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Franklin Health Stress Reduction Program Offered
Participants will learn to apply mindfulness practice to life stressors
July 13, 2012
Program instructors are Dr. Kathleen Hickey and physician assistant Tim Davis.
Franklin Memorial Hospital (FMH) is offering an intensive eight-week, nine-session stress reduction program that is designed to teach participants scientifically proven practical skills to reduce stress and improve overall health and happiness. Program instructors are Dr. Kathleen Hickey and physician assistant Tim Davis.
"The course is designed for adults and the skills gained will help participants apply mindfulness practice to the many life stressors in everyday life," said Dr. Kathleen Hickey. "Mindfulness simply means being completely in touch with the present moment and possessing a non-judgmental attitude. It is used in the practice of hatha yoga; however, no prior experience with yoga is necessary to take the class."
The course is modeled after the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society founded by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dr. Saki Santorelli at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. It consists of eight 2.5–3 hour sessions and an all day silent retreat held on a Saturday. Participants should be committed to performing one hour of daily practice and homework to learn and practice mindfulness meditation, Hatha yoga, and body scan.
Anyone interested in the program is asked to complete the prescreening form that you can obtain from the FMH Education Department by calling 779-2381. An orientation session will take place on Thursday, August 30, at 6 p.m. in the hospital's Bass Room; classes start Thursday, September 27.
The cost of the program is based on a sliding scale fee according to household income. The cost is: $150 for incomes less than $25,000; $250 for incomes $25,000–$50,000; and $350 for incomes greater than $50,000 per year. If you are unable to afford the cost of the course, ask about scholarships.
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WASHINGTON — Law enforcement agencies across North America will engage in stepped up traffic safety enforcement during the week of October 20-26 as part of "Operation Safe Driver," a program sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and support from a number of organizations.
The enforcement will target unsafe driving behaviors, particularly distracted driving by both commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles.
Nearly 4,000 people are killed and 100,000 others are injured in large truck and bus crashes each year on the highways.
Many are the direct consequence of aggressive and unsafe driving by truck and bus drivers, as well as the passenger car drivers operating unsafely around them, CVSA said.
Last year during this annual week-long mobilization effort, law enforcement officials engaged with more than 40,000 commercial and passenger vehicle drivers at 1,245 locations across the United States and Canada. This year's enforcement blitz will be comparable.
Last year's program results revealed that the No. 1 violation for 2012 is speeding, No. 2 was failure to use a safety belt and No. 3 was failure to obey a traffic control device while operating the vehicle and found that passenger car drivers continue to speed at alarming rates around commercial vehicles.
The CVSA said non-commercial vehicle drivers were issued speeding warnings and citations at more than twice the rate of commercial vehicle drivers last year.
The CVSA said that although distracted driving occurs with drivers of all ages, there is strong evidence that teens and younger drivers put themselves and others at risk in greater numbers.
A CDC survey last year revealed that 58 percent of high school seniors and 43 percent of high school juniors said they had texted or emailed while driving during the previous month. In addition, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that, for drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes, 21 percent of the distracted drivers were distracted by the use of cell phones. Of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes, 11 percent were reported as distracted at the time of the crash. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted.
CVSA President Thomas Fuller, a sergeant with the New York State Police, said, "We know most of these tragedies are preventable. CVSA is committed to saving lives and Operation Safe Driver helps us do that. This aggressive, coordinated and far-reaching enforcement effort, coupled with the program's education and awareness components for drivers of all vehicles, does reduce unsafe and distracted driving behaviors, and that translates to fewer accidents and fatalities. I am pleased to report that this program is growing and we have more outreach events planned than ever before. We commend our member jurisdictions and industry partners for their support of and participation in this important life-saving campaign; together we are making a difference."
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Prospective employers want to see if your digital presence is as impressive as your job application - or not. If your activity online has been more about social and less about networking, it's not too late to clean up your image and present potential employers with an applicant they can't resist. With tips on:
- What recruiters and employers are looking for
- Cleaning up your digital footprint
- Making the most of LinkedIn
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"So what are recruiters doing when they check out your digital footprint? They're using the web to assess your ability and character outside the restrictions of the traditional interview process."
About the author
Charlie Sanchez is an AVG senior content specialist. He manages the blog platform and writes a number of blogs, including community and student pieces. Having visited 40 countries and seven continents, his highlights include Patagonia, Sri Lanka and Antarctica.
Employers are changing the way they search for new recruits. Today your social media accounts and personal blogs are just as important as your resume, so your digital footprint could be the difference between an interview or rejection. Are you making the right impression, or does your online presence feel like an embarrassing tattoo? If you want to complete the transformation from graduate to professional, it might be time to reassess your web profile - and create the most employable version of yourself.
Applying for graduate jobs has never been easy. But the evolution of the social web has made it more complicated than ever. Recruiters are now researching candidates online long before they ever get to an interview, so it's vital that they like what they find.
Your digital presence matters when making the transition from student to professional. A strong online profile can signal to potential employers that you're the right person for the job; a weak or nonexistent online profile might lead them to move on to the next candidate.
So what are recruiters doing when they check out your digital footprint? They're using the web to assess your ability and character outside the restrictions of the traditional interview process. Potential employers want to learn more about your skills, qualifications and experience. They might want to see professional insight, connections, and a portfolio of work.
Prospective employers take to the internet to see if you present yourself professionally. Would you be a good fit for the company culture? The people that endorse and recommend you on social networks can be just as crucial as your official references.
Recruiters are also looking for reasons not to hire you. Be under no illusions: a bad digital footprint can make or break a job application. And for many aspiring professionals, a combination of neglected privacy settings and years of carefree online posting as students have made them effectively unemployable.
But don't panic! Those frat party photos on Facebook don't need to haunt you forever. And it's not too late to build a credible professional profile. Here's how to clean up your digital presence and create a strong, lasting impression online.
How does your digital footprint influence recruiters when they investigate you online? The good news is that 29% find something positive that contributes to hiring the candidate. The bad news is that 34% find information that causes them not to hire a candidate.
Around 37% of companies admit they use the web to research job candidates. But what are they actually looking at? Here's where recruiters go after they've read your initial application...
First impressions
Prospective employers take to the internet to see if you present yourself professionally. Recruiters are also looking for reasons not to hire you. Be under no illusions: a bad digital footprint can make or break a job application.
Statistics taken from a 2012 US survey of 2,300 recruiters and HR professionals by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.
Cleaning up
Search for yourself
You want to know what recruiters find when they look for you. Search results are influenced by your browsing history, so clear your cache and log out of all your account profiles before you search for yourself.
Initial impressions
Review the results for your name, but don't bother going more than a few pages deep. What are your initial impressions? Results can also vary on different search engines, so use a mix of Google, Bing and Yahoo.
Hide and delete
Do any of your social media profiles make you look unprofessional? Be sure to hide or delete any offensive or embarrassing photos and posts. Think about how 'hilarious' posts might be interpreted by recruiters who don't know you.
Social connections
Reevaluate all the people and organizations you follow, Pages you Like, Groups you belong to and Lists you subscribe to. It might be time to selectively manage your social connections and memberships.
Privacy settings
Systematically go through your different social accounts adjusting privacy settings and limiting any sensitive information you're giving up. Decide which social network posts you want to be public or private (although assume anything could end up in the public domain).
Inactive accounts
Look through your search results for dormant blog profiles, article posts and messageboard posts you've forgotten about. It may be best to delete old, inactive accounts that clutter up your search results. If you don't control the sites contact the editors or admins to remove the content.
Linking in
One of the first things a recruiter does when your application lands on their desk is check out your LinkedIn account. The internet seems to have decided that LinkedIn should be everybody's default professional account, and it's now the go-to place to promote yourself, find jobs and make new professional connections.
A strong and well-crafted profile on the site tells recruiters that you understand the importance of presenting yourself professionally. But having a weak, messy or empty LinkedIn account will underwhelm potential employers. And not being on LinkedIn could undermine your credibility as a candidate.
Why is it so crucial to blow recruiters away on LinkedIn? Haven't you already sent them your resume? Comparing a resume to LinkedIn is like comparing an analogue phone to a smartphone; LinkedIn is interactive and can tell recruiters far more about you than one or two sheets of paper; it lets recruiters see if your posts, groups, endorsements and recommendations support your application.
In a short space of time LinkedIn has grown from a niche social network into the most important professional network on the planet. If you want to be taken seriously by recruiters, you need a profile - and a good one.
Crafting a good LinkedIn presence isn't that hard. Upload a clear, professional headshot and keep your summary clear and concise. Don't use jargon or esoteric industry language. When you write about your experience, follow the 'show, don't tell' principle and avoid adjectives and hyperbole. And be honest about your qualifications and achievements.
But without social engagement your LinkedIn is little better than a CV. The best way to build up 'social proof' is to be generous yourself: join groups; connect to people; endorse their skills and write recommendations for them; Like, share and comment on your connections' posts.
Finally, be sure to post interesting and relevant things yourself, and remember to keep updating your LinkedIn with new skills and accomplishments.
So you've cleaned up your act and created a winning LinkedIn profile. How do you now craft the footprint of a digitally engaged professional and convince recruiters you're the complete package?
#Save Face
Upload the same professional-looking headshot to all your social media accounts. Set the image as your Gravatar and use it for Google Authorship too.
#Think Holistically
Edit all your social network bios, locations and interests so that they're consistent and read professionally. Make sure the content and tone is relevant for the industry you're keen to join.
#Get Connected
Follow the right individuals and organisations for the job you're interested in. Follow and share the posts of industry thought leaders and successful businesses. Create your own lists and groups. Follow the company you want to join and engage with their posts.
#Be Interesting
Demonstrate to recruiters that you're digitally engaged in their industry by posting timely, insightful and relevant opinions, and sharing awesome content you've found. Use strict quality control; try to avoid reactionary updates, and proofread everything before posting.
#Brand Yourself
Create a nameplate domain on WordPress or Tumblr and use it as a portfolio or blog to showcase your best work, interests and personality. Sites like Seelio work great for showcasing student project work. You could even start posting your own think-piece blog posts to show your working knowledge or passion for the industry.
Now that you've actually got the job, what should you start or continue doing online when you actually get hired? And what should you avoid?
Things to do
- Continue developing your professional footprint - stay engaged and make sure you're aware of any industry news, developments and trends.
- Push yourself to learn everything about your new professional role; use your newfound knowledge to build a reputation in the industry.
- Segment your friends from bosses, colleagues and connections on your social media profiles.
- Find out if your employers have a social media policy. If they don't, get a feel for what level of social media use is appropriate within the company culture.
- Try to figure out the social network etiquette at work - does everyone automatically Friend everyone else on Facebook or do you have to 'earn' it?
- Segment your friends from bosses, colleagues and connections on your social media profiles.
- Remember that your company may consider you to be 'representing' them even on personal social accounts outside work hours. Be careful about posts that could reflect negatively on your employers or jeopardize your job.
Things to avoid
- Let your momentum grind to a halt. Make sure you don't neglect your shiny new online persona and become digitally stagnant.
- Lapse back into old habits by posting unprofessional, reactionary thoughts or sharing inappropriate content - especially if your boss is following you.
- Get drawn into controversial debates on Facebook or Twitter - especially if it's about your new profession or with a co-worker.
- Post updates or comments you know some colleagues might find offensive - even if you're not connected to them. They could easily hear about it.
- Mix up work and personal social media accounts. It's easy to switch between corporate and individual profiles, so be sure to avoid posting personal views as a company status update!
- Get carried away posting photos or videos taken at work - you might accidentally be sharing sensitive or confidential information.
You're now ready to make the transition from digital student to digital professional. And as you can see, it's not that scary. Just think of it as a new thing you need to get right to land a job, in addition to the application and interview. Perhaps the most important thing to remember is not to sanitize your digital footprint - don't stop being the interesting, engaging and creative person that people want to hire!
With a few tips, you can make the experience even better for everyone concerned.