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2008: Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John McCain introduces Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate during a rally in Dayton, Ohio. [ + - ]
2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in southeast Louisiana. Katrina would go on to devastate much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing more than $80 billion in damage. The most significant number of deaths occurred in New Orleans, which flooded after the city's levee system catastrophically failed, in many cases hours after the storm had moved inland. [ + - ]
1991: The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, the country's highest legislative body, suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party, dissolving the political party. [ + - ]
1987: Actor and World War II Marine Corps veteran Lee Marvin dies from a heart attack at age 63 in Tucson, Arizona. Marvin was best known for movies such as "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Donovan's Reef," "The Killers," "Cat Ballou," "The Professionals" and "The Dirty Dozen." He won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1966 for his dual roles in "Cat Ballou." [ + - ]
1986: Actress and singer Lea Michele ("Glee," "New Year's Eve") is born in The Bronx, New York. [ + - ]
1982: Ingrid Bergman dies on her 67th birthday in London, England, following a long battle with breast cancer. The actress, whose best-known movies include "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "The Bells of St. Mary's," Casablanca" and "Notorious," received seven Academy Award nominations in her lifetime, winning Best Actress for "Gaslight" and "Anastasia" and Best Supporting Actress for "Murder on the Orient Express." [ + - ]
1977: Three people are arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis Presley's body from the Forest Hill Cemetery. As a result, the remains of both Presley and his mother would be reburied in Graceland's Meditation Garden (pictured) on Oct. 2, 1977. [ + - ]
1971: Nathan Leopold Jr. (top), who paired with fellow University of Chicago student Richard Loeb in 1924 to murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in an infamous "thrill killing," dies of a diabetes-related heart attack at age 66 in Puerto Rico. Leopold and Loeb, who said they had wanted to commit a "perfect crime," hired Clarence Darrow as their defense attorney and were eventually sentenced to life in prison. Loeb was killed by a fellow prisoner in 1936 and Leopold was paroled in 1958. The case has inspired several works in film, theater and fiction, including Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 film "Rope." [ + - ]
1971: Actress Carla Gugino, known for her work in the movies "Spy Kids," "Sin City," "Sucker Punch" and "Mr. Popper's Penguins," is born in Sarasota, Florida. She is also known for her TV work on "Entourage," "Karen Sisco" and "Threshold." [ + - ]
1968: The first U.S. Open tennis match takes place with Billie Jean King defeating Long Island dentist Dr. Vija Vuskains 6-1, 6-0. [ + - ]
1967: The final TV episode of "Fugitive" airs as the second part of a two-part finale. The finale was the most-watched television series episode at that time, with more than 78 million people tuning in to see if Dr. Richard Kimble would finally catch up with the "one-armed man" who killed his wife. [ + - ]
1966: The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. After their 14-date tour wrapped up, they became a studio band and focused exclusively on record production. [ + - ]
1965: The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean. The mission doubled the U.S space-flight record of the Gemini 4 mission to eight days. This was crucial because the length of time it took to fly to the moon, land and return would take eight days. Here astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. is being hoisted up to a Navy helicopter during recovery operations in the Atlantic Ocean. [ + - ]
1964: Roy Orbison's single "Pretty Woman" is released. The track quickly rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, claiming the No. 1 position by Sept. 26, 1964. The single has sold more than seven million copies since its release. [ + - ]
1962: President John F. Kennedy fields a press-conference question on the dangerous long-range side effects of DDT and other pesticides. Kennedy acknowledged Rachel Carson's ground-breaking environmental book "Silent Spring" in his response and stated that the government was taking a closer look at the issue. Eventually, DDT would be banned in the United States. [ + - ]
1959: Actress Rebecca De Mornay, best known for movies like "Risky Business," "Backdraft" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," is born Rebecca Jane Pearch in Santa Rosa, California. [ + - ]
1958: Pop singer Michael Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971. With a career that lasted more than four decades featuring contributions to music, dance and fashion, he is recognized by Guinness World Records as the most successful entertainer of all time. He died at age 50 of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication on June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. [ + - ]
1958: The United States Air Force Academy moves to its present site near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The academy had previously opened on July 11, 1955, at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver. [ + - ]
1949: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. With the success of this test, the Soviet Union became the second nation after the United States to have successfully developed and conducted nuclear tests. [ + - ]
1947: Doctor and activist Temple Grandin is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Grandin, an autistic woman who revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses, also created the "hug box," a device to calm autistic children. [ + - ]
1945: The movie musical "State Fair" opens in theaters. The movie, with original music from Rodgers and Hammerstein, introduced such popular songs as "It's A Grand Night For Singing" and "It Might as Well Be Spring," which won the Academy Award for Best Song. [ + - ]
1944: American troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continues to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis during World War II. [ + - ]
1944: The Slovak National Uprising begins as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis and the collaborationist Slovak State of Jozef Tiso during World War II. [ + - ]
1941: Television host and entertainment celebrity reporter Robin Leach, most famous for the TV show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," is born in Harrow, Middlesex, England. [ + - ]
1939: Film director Joel Schumacher, best known for the movies "St. Elmo's Fire," "The Lost Boys," "Falling Down," "The Client," "A Time to Kill," "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin," is born in New York City. [ + - ]
1938: Actor Elliott Gould, best known for his roles in the movies "M*A*S*H," "The Long Goodbye," "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," and "Ocean's Eleven," is born in Brooklyn, New York. [ + - ]
1936: U.S. Sen. John McCain, a Republican from Arizona and the Republican Party's presidential candidate in 2008, is born on the Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone. [ + - ]
1935: Film director William Friedkin, best known for the movies "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist," is born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned Best Director Oscar nominations for both movies, winning for "The French Connection" in 1972. He's also directed such movies as "Sorcerer," "Cruising," "To Live and Die in L.A.," "Blue Chips," "Jade" and "The Hunted." [ + - ]
1924: Grammy-winning singer Dinah Washington, who had 34 top 10 hits on the Billboard R&B charts, is born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Some of her best-known hits include "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Am I Asking Too Much," "Baby Get Lost" and "This Bitter Earth." She died of a drug overdose at the age of 39 on Dec. 14, 1963. [ + - ]
1923: Film director and actor Richard Attenborough is born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He is best known for his acting roles in movies like "The Great Escape," "The Sand Pebbles," "Doctor Dolittle" and "Jurassic Park," and for directing the movies "A Bridge Too Far," "Magic," "A Chorus Line," "Cry Freedom," "Chaplin" and "Gandhi," the last of which won him two Academy Awards. He died on Aug. 24, 2014, five days before his 91st birthday. [ + - ]
1922: Fashion critic Richard Blackwell, better known just as Mr. Blackwell, is born under the birth name Richard Sylvan Selzer in Brooklyn Heights, New York. He died of complications from an intestinal infection at the age of 86 on Oct. 19, 2008. [ + - ]
1920: Jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker, also known by his nicknames of "Yardbird" and "Bird," is born in Kansas City, Kansas. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop. Some of his best known songs include "Billie's Bounce," "Ornithology" and "Yardbird Suite." He died at age 34 on March 12, 1955, officially of pneumonia and a bleeding ulcer, but he also had an advanced case of cirrhosis and had suffered a heart attack. [ + - ]
1917: Actress Isabel Sanford, best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Jefferson on the sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," is born in New York City. In 1981, she became the first black actress to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. The award was one of seven Emmy nominations she received for her role on "The Jeffersons," which also netted her five Golden Globe nominations. She died at age 86 on July 9, 2004. [ + - ]
1915: U.S. Navy salvage divers raise the USS F-4, the first commissioned submarine of the U.S. Navy to be lost at sea. The sub was lost in an accident while on a training mission near Honolulu on March 25, 1915. [ + - ]
1915: Actress Ingrid Bergman, best known for movies like "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Gaslight," "The Bells of St. Mary's," Casablanca" and "Notorious" (seen here with Cary Grant), is born in Stockholm, Sweden. She was nominated for Academy Awards seven times, winning for "Gaslight," "Anastasia" and "Murder on the Orient Express." She died of breast cancer at age 67 on Aug. 29, 1982. [ + - ]
1911: Ishi, widely acclaimed in his time as the "last wild Indian" in America to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California after the deaths of his mother and last relatives. The last member of the Yahi, Ishi had spent most of his life in hiding with his tribe members in the Sierra wilderness. After reading about him, professors from the University of California, Berkeley, brought him to San Francisco both for study and for his protection. He lived there until his death in 1916. [ + - ]
1907: The Quebec Bridge crossing the lower Saint Lawrence River to the west of Quebec City collapses during construction, killing 75 workers and making it the world's worst bridge construction disaster. [ + - ]
1898: The Goodyear tire company is founded by Frank Seiberling in Akron, Ohio. The first factory had 13 employees manufacturing bicycle and carriage tires, rubber horseshoe pads and poker chips. The company would quickly grow with the advent of the automobile. [ + - ]
1893: U.S. patent No. 504,038 is issued to Whitcomb L. Judson for a "Zipper Clasp Locker or Unlocker for Shoes." Although he wasn't the first to patent a zipper-like device, he was the first to market it and is therefore often credited with inventing the zipper. [ + - ]
1885: Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen. [ + - ]
1877: Western settler Brigham Young, who founded Salt Lake City, Utah, as the leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix at the age of 76 in Salt Lake City. [ + - ]
1876: Inventor Charles F. Kettering is born in Loudonville, Ohio. Among his most widely used automotive inventions are the electrical starting motor and leaded gasoline. In association with the DuPont Chemical Company, he was also responsible for the invention of Freon refrigerant for refrigeration and air conditioning systems. [ + - ]
1869: The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens in New Hampshire, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack-and-pinion railway. [ + - ]
1831: Using his "induction ring," an iron ring wrapped two insulated coils of wire, English scientist Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction: the "induction" or generation of electricity in a wire by means of the electromagnetic effect of a current in another wire. The induction ring was the first electric transformer. [ + - ]
1786: Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens. The uprising, named for Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders, was ultimately unsuccessful, although scattered resistance continued until June 1787. [ + - ]
1632: Philosopher John Locke, regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, is born in Wrington, Somerset, England. [ + - ]


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Why I Finally Grew Out My Bangs: PLUS Help Your Clients Do It Too
The grow out begins. This was my first outing without a blunt bang.Photo 4 of 8
This is where I discovered the importance of using a face powder to help get rid of the shine I never realized I had!Photo 5 of 8
Bobby pins certainly helped at this stage.Photo 6 of 8
This was one of the more painfully awkward stages of the grow-out process. Is it a forehead? Or a five head?Photo 7 of 8
While I was in the awkward grow out stages, I spoke with educator extraordinare Sam Villa all about how to gracefully grow out a fringe and he offered AMAZING advice on how to help your clients as they transition.
I always joke that I came out of the womb with bangs. As a product of the 1980s, I rocked a full fringe as soon as my hair was long enough to be cut into a style.
I grew them out when I was about 6 or 7 years old, because my best friend Kari didn't have bangs and I wanted to look more like her (I clearly remember my hairdresser Vicki Preston laughing at me when I asked her to "cut off my bangs" because I didn't understand they needed to be grown out)—my mom bought me a headband to help the transition and I wore that black glittery headband every single day until my bangs were long enough to tuck behind my ear.
Four years ago, after becoming bored with my hair style, I decided to get a full fringe again. I loved having a new look. At first it was difficult to "train" my bangs to not split down the center, but soon enough I became comfortable styling them. I'll admit, I quickly became obsessive over them being perfectly straight and smooth at all times. It was very high maintenance.
They needed to be trimmed every eight-10 days otherwise they would move with my lashes whenever I blinked. And, having naturally curly hair, I had to be extremely cautious with them curling up if it was humid, or it rained, or if I got overheated from dancing at a wedding. I became a slave to my flatiron.
I actually would carry a flatiron with me in my purse sometimes for a 911 bang touchup. I had also been known to dash up to a tool booth at a trade show and do a few quick passes on my bangs before a meeting, or even backstage at Fashion Week I would sneak over to the tool table to polish up the fringe. It was challenging to maintain the look I desired--even with smoothing treatments.
Since my natural texture would sometimes present a problem with my hair style, and I was sick of always looking exactly the same (no matter what I did to update my look for a special occasion, or change my color formula, or wear dramatic eye make-up or lash extensions, I always looked the same) I finally decided to grow them out.
And this time I was serious. I nearly took a vow to NOT trim them—believe me, there were many failed attempts where texturizing turned into a trim. Now that I'm an adult, especially one who happens to work in the beauty industry, a black glittery headband would simply be unacceptable for every day wear.
Yes I went through several awkward, painful stages of the grow out process, but I am so excited that my former fringe is now a side-swept bang. I of course miss my old look sometimes, but it's good to switch things up every now and then.
Will I ever consider cutting bangs again? Definitely. But next time, I'll take Sam's advice and avoid relying on bobby pins for three months--instead, I'll round the corner off of one side so I automatically get the swide-swept effect.

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Mount Ski Gull fall fundraiser planned Sept. 26
Mount Ski Gull will host its fall fundraiser from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at The Arrowwood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes, Baxter.
Mount Ski Gull is celebrating its 51st season this fall and its 28th year as a 501c3 non-profit. Its mission is: Building Healthy and Confident Kids.
The fall fundraiser will feature 16 different restaurants serving food. Cash Wise Liquor will provide a variety of beverage samples. The silent auction will include vacation packages to Vail and Arizona, golf packages, wakeboard, St. Paul Hotel and Minnesota Wild Game package, Timberwolves tickets, area resort and hotel gift certificates, among many more items from area businesses.
The main raffle will be a mountain getaway for four to Breckenridge, Colo.
For more information or to purchase event tickets, visit www.mountskigull.com or contact Becky Thuringer at 218-963-4353 or email@example.com.


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Adam Koford
Adam Koford (also known as Ape Lad due to an accident involving a radioactive ape) is a cartoonist currently living in Utah and working on making video games. Secret video games he's not allowed to talk about.
In his spare time he also draws hoboes, monkeys, hobo monkeys and hobo cats. Depending on who you choose to believe, he is either the creator of the online comic strip entitled the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats, or the heir to their legacy. He claims his great-grandfather created the comics in the early 20th century, which in turn spawned the online scourge of LOLcats we all know and love today. His claim has yet to be substantiated.
Adam is married and has children, but no cats or hoboes. Yet.
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Hi We are two working professionals looking for a third flatmate. The house is furnished, tidy and has a peaceful environment. The bedroom is unfurnished. Ideally, we are looking for someone who works full time and is respectful of other flatmates. The largest room in the house with a walk in robe is available on the 1st of July. I look forward to meeting you. =-)
Fully furnished house (except for bedroom). 2.5kms from Ballarat train station. Ducted heating. Looking for a roommate of similar age, male or female. Bills included in rent.
The property is located 4 mins from the CBD, train station and it is a short walk to multiple bus stops. Your room has a brand new ensuite and walk in robe with access to Wifi. The house has a large deck and private back yard. You will be sharing the house with a current tenant, who works full time, keeps to himself and is very active. Kitchen, lounge and dinning will be shared spaces. Drive way and front yard can fit 3 cars. Looking for a respectful, clean, full time worker or students to movie in. The house is fully furnished and I can provide a double bed & desk
This property is great because it is a beautiful old Victorian home with an artistic owner. It is set on a double block, with a magnificent garden. The people you would be sharing with are the owner's partner, Paloma, her cat Vladimir, another house mate we have yet to find and Anton who owns the house and he is only here every 2 weeks or so. This place would suit a creative thinking type of person who is independent, responsible, healthy and active. The room available is medium sized with classic Victorian features such as a high ceiling, re-made Victorian style cornices and ceiling with a funky red glass chandelier. It is carpeted with light blue paint. There is an option of furnishings if required of a king single quality orthopaedic mattress bed and an artisan made clothes rack. The whole house is cosy warm and heated with central gas heating with a vent in the room. It also keeps wonderfully cool in summer. All furniture in the main house is provided, as well as whitegoods and TVs in the lounge and in a soon to be completed back sunroom with a view of a fernery with tree ferns. The house is established and full of furniture so no furniture other than your bedroom furniture, your linen and your kitchen stuff, please. No extra storage in the house either.
Great location with easy access to central Ballarat, train station, sporting ovals and walking tracks. Spacious, tidy house with separate dining area and living area. Outside patio, double garage for storage and veggie garden for those keen enough! Loads of on street parking on quiet street. Gas heating. Bills split evenly. Would prefer someone with experience in a sharehouse or similar environment. House fully furnished minus your room. Room includes built in robes and book shelf. Generously sized room, will fit a queen bed.
Well maintained custom share accommodation, with internet, bills and weekly cleaning included. Well heated, light and bright kitchen fully stocked with crockery and cutlery and laundry facilities plus your own pantry and loads of fridge space. Fully furnished lockable room - just bring your linen and personal effects and you're set to go. Add to this the great location with a quick and easy walk into Ballarat's CBD, and you'll agree an inspection is a must!
Cute little 3 bedroom cottage, close to town, walking distance to Bakery Hill shops. One unfurnished bedroom available to rent with large built in wardrobe. Fully renovated with central heating/air conditioner. NBN connected with unlimited wi-fi. There is a community garden a very short walk up the road and I have a plot so if you're into growing veggies you would be welcome to share this with me. Bills would be split equally on top of the weekly rent. Ideally I would be looking for someone to join the lease. **please note pictures of property are from real estate ad. The room for rent is pictured however unfurnished.
New home. Bedroom with built in wardrobe. Close to a lovely park and CBD. 25 minute walk to Ballarat Railway station. Shared living and meals area. Shared bathroom. Backyard with elevated grass area. Ducted gas heating and cooling throughout house.
Beautifully Renovate double fronted heritage home in walking distance to town and train station. On the river if you like walking, running or cycling. Quiet street. Seperate lounge areas. Suit another fit professional or diligent student.
Comfortable house in quiet, leafy street in great central location. 15 minute walk from Ballarat Railway Station (1.5 km), 4 minute walk to bus stop/s, 14 minute walk to supermarket. Lovely neighbours; gas hot water, heating and cooking; dishwasher; lots of kitchen bench space; sunny dining room; new carpet in bedroom
Ideal for students. Lovely old house in Soldiers hill with a large back yard and off street parking but plenty of street parking. great polished boards all through the house with the exception of one bedroom being carpeted and the lounge. large lounge room that joins on to a spacious kitchen. short walk to the lake and only 10 minute walk to the CBD. As i have housemates leaving soon i am looking for new ones to move in around mid February.
Comfortable accommodation with two spacious, carpeted rooms at the front of the house available for rent. The first room measures approximately 3.7m by 4.2m and is fully furnished with a queen bed (including linen), bedside table, large desk, wardrobe and tallboy. The second, larger room is unfurnished (except for a wardrobe if required) measuring approximately 4.5m by 3.5m. The house is fitted with unlimited, fibre NBN internet at no cost to the tenant. Utility bills to be shared by all occupants. Shared off-street parking. The house is a 1 minute walk to the bus stop, 700m to Lake Wendouree, 12 minute walk to supermarket, 18 minute walk to the Hospital, 20 minute walk and 4 minute drive to the station. Bedrooms are fitted with ceiling fans and individual heaters. Lovely neighbours, gas hot water, washing machine, dryer and a large kitchen for cooking.
The room available is of decent size with a walk in closet that connects to the bathroom. Rent is 480 a fortnight, which will be split by both tenants. The house is pet friendly, I have a small dog myself that loves meeting new people. Other pets are welcomed, just need to sign off a form. There is a front and back yard. There is wifi internet and parking. The area is really quiet and I've had no issues for the last two years.
Hi Huge apartment in Ballarat's cbd, in fact it would be hard to be more central! You really can walk outside to all that Ballarat has to offer! The apartment is fully furnished and includes a double draw dishwasher and large washing machine. There's even linen and a fully fitted out kitchen. The apartment is so large that there is space for each tenant to have their own separate office at no extra charge! Nbn, gas and power bills are an extra $25 per week unless the bills are higher than budgeted.
Perfect for responsible, tidy professional/student (with 1 quiet occupant & dog) - renovated home near lake. Large bedroom, new paint and carpet. Two living areas, outdoor entertaining with low maintenance garden. Share utility bills (approx. $20/wk each).5 min walk to hospitals & ACU. Furnished, wardrobe inc.
This is a great flat that's a stone's throw from Lake Wendouree. It has central heating, off-street parking, a big kitchen and a nice bathroom.
It's a nice house and literally across the road from Webster's Market who do a superb coffee. The house is two storey, and the bathroom on the ground floor will only be shared by yourself and one other housemate. The bathroom itself is nice and big, modern kitchen with 2 fridges and a standalone freezer, a lock up garage and a nice private rear driveway which is an excellent area for some wind down bevs. Also has central heating. The room itself is at the front of the house and is nicely sized, easily fitting a double bed and desk and wardrobe. There is currently a 6 month-old queen sized bed, desk, and clothes rack that can be optionally purchased for the room. Rent is cheap so it is ideal for both people staying here week-long, or students/commuters from Melbourne. Pictures to come shortly.
This property is close to Ballarats CBD and lake wendouree It's in a quiet and quant street close to supermarkets and schools. It's a friendly home with a large deck and yard. You have your own private room and there is a large kitchen for cooking. The house also has central heating, 2 gas heaters and an AC so you won't freeze in the cold Ballarat winters!!
This property is close to town. It is located in a very secure neighborhood. Parking is located in a remote controlled lock-up garage underneath the house. The property has a balcony, a large living area, functioning kitchen, separate toilet, separate laundry, two bedrooms (with the bedroom available having a walk-in wardrobe) and a low maintenance garden. The property has ducted heating and air conditioning in the living area. This property is only available for one roommate.
Large room with it's own heater and nice view available to rent. Walking distance to the cbd and train station. Well maintained, charming 1940's house with a lovely garden, two cats, and sharing with a mature age art-student.
One room available from approx 5th June in three bedroom share house in Wendouree (near Ballarat Grammar School) All utilities and internet included. Central Heating. $150 per week. Fully furnished lockable room with desk and King Single Bed. Room is for single occupancy only. Prefer people around 25 to 35. No smokers and no pets. Please call me if you would like further information or to inspect .


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text: Well, my first year back in bees turned into a disaster. I have been trying to get rid of SHB for a couple of months now. Now the SHB have solved the current problems for me. All 3 hives absconded and full of SHB larvae. Wax Moth was just starting to move in. Robbing taking place in ernest. The only thing I can see different to do next year is to put the hives in full sun and use some kind of trap. The only place on my property for full sun is in the back yard. I really didn't want the hives that close to where children could be playing. Oh well, I will clean up the equipment and salvage the boxes and frames for next year.


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A Gourmet Stay in the Berkshires
The Old Inn On The Green • New Marlborough, MA
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- A Two-Night Stay for Two, Sundays through Thursdays, in the Thayer House or The Old Inn On The Green ($339)
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- Two Breakfasts for Two, One Lunch for Two, and One Dinner for Two
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The Destination
Punctuated by ponds and rivers, New Marlborough rests in a particularly lush slice of the lower Berkshires. First settled in 1738, this quaint community was part of a crop of four townships that sprung up along scenic Route 183. Today, the area's numerous trails and large tracts of wilderness make it a popular spot for nature lovers, while museums including the Clark Art Institute and the Norman Rockwell Museum appeal to history buffs hailing from nearby New York and Boston.
The Digs
A thoughtfully restored Stagecoach inn, The Old Inn On The Green embraces its 18th-century roots. Surrounded by rolling fields and meadows, this historic inn and its adjacent property, the Thayer House, is authentically decorated with wide floorboards, period furnishings, and wood-burning fireplaces. But the main draw of this Berkshire hideaway rests in its on-site restaurant. "Foodies have followed chef Peter Platt from his post at Wheatleigh to this rustic spot, where the focus is on the food, not formality," says Boston Magazine. "Superior American fare—braised lamb shank with spring vegetables and pan-roasted duck with wild rice—is served in the intimate dining rooms of this inn, which glows with candlelight."
The Diversions
• Southfield Store
• Campell Falls State Park
• Mill River General Store
• Sandisfield State Forest
• Gedney Farm
"The bucolic surroundings were beautiful and peaceful. Our room was very open and interesting—architecturally unique without any extra frou-frou. The bed was comfortable with cozy linens."-- TripAdvisor
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Moody�s Triples Pension Debt Estimates
Original post made by Arnold, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Jul 18, 2012
This is a big deal because Moody�s is changing the way they view public employee union pension obligations. What Moody�s is saying is that they will no longer use CalPERS numbers (CalPERS outlier smoothing policies that hide the true cost of the massive debt they believe taxpayers are obligated to pay) to compute state & local governments debt load. The formula CalPERS uses hides the TRUE cost by spreading debt over 20 -30 years, thereby only recognizing a fraction of their TRUE unfunded liabilities.
The Government accounting Standards Board (GASBy) has spent the past five years trying to provide a fair framework that would accurately account for pension debt. They made great progress in what is known as an �Exposure Draft� (rough draft) that would have provided increase transparency for public pension funds and especially public pension like CalPERS who like to make their own rules. They did make significant progress in that we are less than two years from municipalities disclosing pension debt on their balance sheet, as opposed to footnotes. Unfortunately, when you have the political muscle of the unions, as well as the 230 billion dollars worth of muscle (lawyers & lobbyists & control of politicians) CalPERS was able to water down the recommendations of what is supposed to be an independent agency.
But, NOW, both Fitch and Moody�s are picking up where GASBy fell down. They are saying that the California Bond ratings will be impacted by California�s unfunded pension liabilities - at both the state and local level. The headlines are that pension debt under the new rating model, as opposed to the CalPERS model, will at least double.
If the rating agencies double our debt load then increased bond rates are sure to follow. If increased bond rates are sure to follow then the cost of projects like the High Speed Rail are sure to increase. Just one more reason to pay attention to unfunded pension obligations.
Moody�s Triples Pension Debt Estimates Web Link
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a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Jul 19, 2012 at 7:27 am
No matter what Moody's does, the cost of anything like High Speed Rail or the new Bay Bridge Span, goes up, You just cannot trust government especially when it comes to money!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:17 am
The impossibility of sustainability has always been evident to anybody bothering to do the exponential growth in both dollars and years. It is wrong and misleading to ever use the 'UNfunded' word however. Anything in the world can be built or funded by doubling, tripling, quadrupling money endlessly. That is a NON-solution, since it is not a stable, fixed situation. Greedy want more on top of more, and faster, and earlier feeding of a beast that never reaches satisfaction. Only fools would attempt any 'fix' that always proves to only 'temporary'. The cup has a hole in it !! Time to get a new cup.
Now Compton has announced in September, they will be the 4th CA city to file bankkruptcy.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:28 am
Wait until the City of Pleasanton gets their CalPERS bill (Millions$$$ each year to make up the shortfall in pension funding)... Ouch! ... what services will they cut now ... it only gets worse people ... wake up!
By the way Compton is the fifth city to file bankruptcy - Vallejo, Stockton, San Bernardino, Mammoth Lakes ... and the beat goes on ...
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:55 am
Ps... UC wants to raise tuition by $2400 as a threat to pass Gov Brown's Nov tax bill ... also US Postal Service will default on their $5.5B pension/healthcare annual payment on Aug 1st - guess who will be on the hook for that payment ... you guessed it THE TAXPAYER! ... what services will be cut? ... and the beat goes on
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 19, 2012 at 12:01 pm
At that same meeting, they gave huge raises to a list of Presidents, who also receive housing and car allowance to meet daily expenses... and approved spending on refurbishing 4 of 11 President's homes in the system.
Yes, tuition threats are their 'voice' in the 'campaign' for MORE MONEY ! ! ! Choices, choices, who wins, who loses, some get, some give. choices, choices...the winners seem to keep on winning and winning. But, the regents and legislature, keep making the same choices.
a resident of The Knolls
on Jul 19, 2012 at 12:40 pm
The threat of UCs is not surprise, since we know that the liberal universite system is the attack arm of the Donkey Party Or should I say Donky Kong !!!
Choices are what makes America weak! Winners who win are paradoxical for winning and MORE MONEY !!!
The Great GasbY was once great but it exposes it's Exposure Draft and we're all in a lerch now. When will the unions no longer have a "voice" in the "campain" for more "money"? Then we will make the Grape GasBY great again ???
a resident of Castlewood Heights
on Jul 19, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Measuring unfunded pensions by a different model? Who cares? The money is not there. That's life. I feel for the people who worked all their life and believed that their contract with the City or their Union is cast in concrete. It is not and needs to be re-visited and reduced (re-negotiated). Just like the people who placed all of their money into their house hoping to sell it for a profit, to provide for their retirement. The housing market has shrunk, the houses are worth half of what they were and the people have to accept it. It is unfortunate.
Stop listening to Jerry Brown, Barack Obama, Harry Reed, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and many others.
BTW, I am registered Democrat and I HAVE always voted as such. I am NOT going to vote for any Democrat this election. I do not plan on switching my loyality. I will remain in the Democratic Party, BUT I WANT TO FIX IT, CONTINUE TO VOTE FOR IT AND HOPE FOR A CHANGE. A REAL CHANGE.
a resident of another community
on Jul 19, 2012 at 5:03 pm
That's life! What are you going to do? Can't raise taxes. Guess we'll just have to keep cutting jobs of all the corrupt people who thought they could earn a decent living working for a city government. That's the best way. If I paid taxes -- and I didn't except for 2010 when I knew I was running for president -- I certainly wouldn't want them going for bloated public employees.
They don't know how to build things by themselves. The people I built my company with all went to private schools, never used a public library, always drove private roads, and never ever needed assistance from a cop. So, what do I owe the state?
a resident of another community
on Jul 19, 2012 at 7:42 pm
I've voted Democrat almost all my life. Heck, I even voted for Obama! But not this time. I'm going to vote for myself and people like me until we repeal this terrible health care fiasco designed by the world's biggest moron.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Oh honey, you sound a little stressed out ... why don't you go out back and have a smoke, maybe light up a doobee ... since it's Thursday and your work week is over why don't you crank up Marine1 in the AM for a quick 18 at Andrew's ... Friday evening perhaps a good fundraiser and you can let loose with another one of those great stress relieving anti-business, let's raise taxes on the rich tele-prompter rants that always makes you feel better ... then maybe over the weekend we can hop on AF1 for a quick jaunt to the Olympics see your buddy Putin and that new guy in France ... we can be back by Monday AM ... and fit in a visit to "The View" and blame Bush for something ... I can tell you feel better already
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 20, 2012 at 9:41 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Which racist stereotype are you referring to? Certainly none mentioned in any of the posts above....maybe you meant the published references by the WH occupant in his memoirs about eating dog when he was younger, his drub use/abuse, or that he likes to play basketball?
You're right, those would be stereotypes had he not brought attention to himself as having these 'qualities'.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jul 20, 2012 at 9:54 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
Love how Mr. Mittens loves to keep the divide going; don't look for common ground, and by all means, ignore the trouble ahead.
It is interesting to me how so many editorials now are talking about the need for change. Today's Chronicle and Tri-Valley Times both addressed it today. NPR also has an audio clip. Happy to provide the links if anyone wants them.
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prepares to host the 2010 World Cup and "soccer fever" reaches its height, press freedom may be left on the benches. Police have recently subpoenaed two journalists working for private station e.tv to reveal their sources in a story about a scheme to commit violent crimes during the big event. South Africa
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This isn't going to end his career by any means but you can be sure that he just pissed away a good chunk of local endorsements in SF. Their FO swarmed to get an apology out there last night to cover his ignorant butt. Last thing that the 49ers want to deal with is the fury of GLAAD.
I hope Chris Kluwe is bored and feels like writing some letters.
I don't think there has ever been so many knuckle heads from both teams in a Super Bowl before. From the Forty-whiners still crying about last years NFCCG to T-Sizzles's "Ball So Hard University" comments, this super bowl is choke full of idiots. Even if you don't like/agree with that life style there is a way of expressing your feelings without sounding like an idiot and bigot.
Guys, I looked further into this and found out that the comments by Culiver were said on Artie Lange's radio show. He baited him into all of this. Of course none of that would be mentioned by the chicken **** reporters that are trying to make a name for themselves.
How many times do you hear players say things they otherwise wouldn't while on a radio show? Hello? Rolle!
Also, I'm not making an excuse for this guy. He said what he meant and now he has to deal with the fallout. But it's not like Culliver is some kid's hero or anything. He's a backup for the 49ers which is why he was on Artie Lange's pathetic excuse for a show.
Culliver isn't a backup. He is their nickel corner. He plays like 50% of the defensive snaps.
I just fail to see how a reporter can bait a guy into saying what he said. Are you saying he got him to admit it? Ok
Culliver is their best CB too if you take PFF and Football Outsiders statistics with a grain of salt. For his own sake, he's seen as a backup and no one will really care enough for anything significant to happen.


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[quote user="GGTM_1977"]Don't understand the obsession with Fleener or HIghtower. Fleener is more of a receiving TE and not so much a blocking one, if we draft him we may as well just list him as a WR if thats what he comes here for. I don't like the idea of a LB with the 1st unless its Kuechly...the other prospects have a 3-4 defense feel to them. If we go RB I won't be disappointed......if we go Dline I will be happy. I also am one that would love a WR like Hill or Randle at this pick, since Eli can always use more weapons.[/quote]
This is becoming a pass happy league and running backs are now splitting carries more often. Why waste a first round pick on a guy that is going to split carries? Fleener is a legit receiving threat and does an above average job blocking. He will be a perfect fit for the Giants offense.
Hightower is a guy I really like and his football IQ is extremely high. I have no doubts that he could convert to a 4-3 defense and become a pro bowler. Kuechly is obviously the prize of the LB's, but he very well may be gone.
I dont like the Ruben Randle pick at #32. Thats a reach.


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English Studies - MA
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The Master's programme in English Studies helps you develop your expertise in areas that are often separated in other programmes.
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The Master's programme in English Studies helps you develop your expertise in areas that are often separated in other programmes: English language and linguistics, literature in English, and the teaching of English. Upon graduation, you will have excellent command of the English language. By working in a stimulating environment with accomplished researchers and teachers, you will also develop other skills needed in your future career, such as skills in presentation, independent and group work, and project management.
An MA in English Studies prepares you for a variety of jobs, and our graduates have been successful in finding employment. If combined with mandatory pedagogical studies, the Master's degree in English Studies qualifies you to be a language teacher. Alternatively, you can find employment in media or publishing, business, or international organisations where language skills are required. English is used globally as the language of science, culture, business and tourism, and experts in English are required in all of these fields.
The University of Helsinki will introduce annual tuition fees to foreign-language Master's programmes starting on August 1, 2017 or later. The fee ranges from 13 000-18 000 euros. Citizens of non-EU/EEA countries, who do not have a permanent residence status in the area, are liable to these fees. You can check this FAQ at the Studyinfo website whether or not you are required to pay tuition fees:
Programme Contents
Courses in English Studies focus on several topics relating to the English language, literatures in English, and teaching English. You can choose to combine courses from one or more lines according to your interests. In Linguistics courses you will focus on the structure and uses of English as well as on language variation and change, sociolinguistics and corpus linguistics. In the Literature courses you will study several areas of the various literatures in English from narrative, cognitive, postcolonial and ecocritical perspectives. Courses in Applied Linguistics are tailored especially for future language teachers.
As a student in English Studies, you will attend lectures but also work in collaboration with other students, partly in digital learning environments. To assess your learning progress, several methods are used, such as examinations, essays and learning diaries. In English Studies you will also practice your spoken and presentation skills.
During your Master's studies, you can:
-Progress further in your linguistic or literary studies and choose the most interesting courses.
-Strengthen your understanding of theory in your chosen field.
-Strengthen your language skills, academic writing skills and presentation skills.
-Participate in research projects.
-Participate in the Master's thesis seminar, during which you will write your thesis.
-Complete studies abroad as an exchange student (if you have not done so already).
-Complete practical training, by working as a trainee or a substitute teacher, for instance.
Selection of the Major
You can choose between two specialisations, Teacher Training and General. For the teacher's specialisation, pedagogical studies are mandatory, and there is a separate selection process for these studies. If you choose the General specialisation, you can combine English Studies with other studies according to your interests.
Programme Structure
The scope of the Master's degree is 120 credits (ECTS). The degree contains the following studies:
-Advanced studies in the discipline (60–120 credits) and
-If needed, you can take other courses to achieve the minimum credit requirement for the degree (a total of 120 credits).
With full-time studies you should be able to complete the Master's degree in two years.
During your Master's studies, you will focus mainly on your major subject, deepening your knowledge through coursework and writing your Master's thesis. The advanced studies in your major subject include professional skills courses, which are typically completed as practical training.
Depending on your interests, you can also include minor subjects and other supporting studies.
To help you complete your studies systematically, you will prepare a personal study plan (PSP) at the beginning of your Master's studies, with support especially from the programme staff and from the Faculty and University administrators.
Career Prospects
English Studies will prepare you for several careers in business and culture, as well as in public administration and education:
-With careful selection of supporting studies, you can find employment in government, the media, libraries and other cultural institutions, national and international organisations, or tourism.
-If you complete pedagogical studies for subject teachers, you will be qualified to teach English at comprehensive and upper secondary schools as well as in adult education.
-After successfully completing your Master's degree, you can also apply to continue your studies as a postgraduate student and later build a career as a university researcher or teacher.
The University of Helsinki has the most comprehensive selection of disciplines in Finland, making it easier for you to plan your major and supporting studies to benefit your future career. Feel free to include the ones you find most interesting and useful in your degree.
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European and Nordic Studies - MSc/MA
University of Helsinki
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Understanding Europe today requires much more than understanding the process of European integration. The tensions, challenges and possibilities that are manifesting themselves today have their roots in a longer political, social and cultural history.
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Understanding Europe today requires much more than understanding the process of European integration. The tensions, challenges and possibilities that are manifesting themselves today have their roots in a longer political, social and cultural history.
This programme takes you to these roots. A multidisciplinary study path introduces you to various aspects of European society, culture and politics. Along the way, it draws from the strengths of Nordic research on Europe, with its strong focus on regional cooperation, diversity, identities, institutions, culture and the politics of history and memory. You will get to know the Nordic countries from a European perspective and Europe from a Nordic perspective.
Studying the ways in which Europeans cooperate, how European states and societies are interconnected, and how they are governed, forms an important part of the programme. Besides looking at the processes of integration and the evolution and functioning of the European Union, the programme highlights the significance of regional cooperation in the Nordic context, the EU's relations with its neighbours and its place in the global system.
At the end of your studies, you will have gained a broad understanding of European issues and acquired advanced research skills. You will be ready to work in a wide range of expert positions that require independent and creative thinking, in both the public and private sectors.
The programme consists of joint courses and specialisation studies. One of the available options is to specialise in Nordic Studies. ENS is the only Nordic Studies programme taught in English in the Nordic countries.
The University of Helsinki will introduce annual tuition fees to foreign-language Master's programmes starting on August 1, 2017 or later. The fee ranges from 13 000-18 000 euros. Citizens of non-EU/EEA countries, who do not have a permanent residence status in the area, are liable to these fees. You can check this FAQ at the Studyinfo website whether or not you are required to pay tuition fees:
Programme Contents
The programme consists of a multidisciplinary selection of courses that introduce you to various aspects of Europe, the Nordic countries, and the Baltic Sea Region.
The topics addressed in the joint courses include, for example, contemporary European politics, cooperation and conflict in European history, Nordic societies and cultures, and institutions, ideologies and identities in Europe. You will also learn about nations and nationalism, political and social protest, (Nordic) welfare models, the European Union and Nordic cooperation, European legal traditions, and the politics of memory.
The programme involves substantial interaction between you and your teachers. You will complete several writing assignments and research papers along the way, culminating in a Master's thesis in your second year. Some courses use active learning or flipped classroom pedagogy.
The content of your studies also depends on your own choices. In addition to core courses that provide you with a deep multidisciplinary understanding of Europe, the degree includes specialisation studies of your own choosing.
If you specialise in Nordic studies, you will have access to some courses taught at the programme for Nordic Literature and the Kultur och Kommunikation Master's programme.
You also have plenty of other options. The University of Helsinki is a large research university. As a student in ENS you will have access to a rich variety of specialised courses in many faculties and schools. Check the section on research focus to see what we are particularly good at in Helsinki.
Selection of the Major
The programme has two tracks (see the structure of studies below for more information):
Humanities track – This study track emphases regional and cultural studies, and history. Upon completion of the programme, you will receive the Master of Arts degree.
Political science track – This study track is oriented towards political science, political history and the European legal tradition. At the end of the programme, you have earned the Master of Social Sciences degree.
Programme Structure
The extent of the Master´s programme is 120 credits (ECTS) to be completed in two academic years. The studies are divided into four main parts:
-Joint courses (core courses that are common to all students in this programme).
-Track-specific studies (core courses that are separate for the humanities and political sciences tracks).
-Specialisation studies (that you choose yourself).
-Master's thesis and supporting seminars.
Career Prospects
The programme will train you as an independent and critical thinker who is well informed about European issues, trained to do independent and creative analytical projects, and experienced in working in a multicultural English-speaking environment.
There is currently a great need for professionals like this within the public and private sectors. The programme will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue a career in higher education, local and national administrations, the media, the European Union, Nordic Regional and international institutions, non-governmental organisations, and the business sector.
European studies graduates from the University of Helsinki have begun careers for example in the European Commission, European Parliament, Committee of Regions, Pro-European NGOs, College of Europe, communication offices, and associations promoting Nordic cooperation. You will meet some potential future employees, as well as alumni from our university, in the career course we organise for you. You will also have the opportunity to complete an internship during your studies.
If you are interested in pursuing a career in academic research, the programme provides you with high quality research training.
Research Focus
The European studies programme covers a wide spectrum of research projects in various faculties and research institutes. In recent years, the focus has been especially on studying boundaries, regions and identities in Europe, different narratives of Europe, European legal traditions, the construction of post-Cold War Europe, the politics of memory, and political violence in post-war Europe. The university also offers a wide selection of teaching in English in Central and Eastern European studies.
Many of these themes are also strongly present in the field of Nordic studies. This field has traditionally had a distinctly European flavour. Research projects in recent years have, for example, focused on imagology of the European North and South, Nordic welfare state/ism, the politics of neutrality, and Nordic cooperation in a global comparative perspective.
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Linguistic Diversity in the Digital Age - MA
University of Helsinki
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Why do languages change? Why does your mobile device suggest funny completions for words you are typing? How did it happen that Finnish is spoken mostly…
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Why do languages change? Why does your mobile device suggest funny completions for words you are typing? How did it happen that Finnish is spoken mostly in Finland, but its linguistic relatives are scattered over a larger area? How can you study a language that does not have a standard orthography? Why can you sometimes tell where other people come from just by their accent? Why do some people stick to their dialect, but others give it up when they move to the city? Should you try to support language diversity? Can we save languages that are spoken by a very small number of people? How can computer-synthesised speech be made to sound more human? Why do some languages seem so much more difficult to learn - are they inherently more complex?
This Master's programme will provide you with an understanding of the nature and diversity of human language and with the theoretical tools for working with language material. If you are interested in languages but are unable to decide which of them you want to study, this Master's programme offers several fields of specialisation. One of them might be just perfect for you.
During your studies, you will:
-Gain an in-depth understanding of the basic structure of language, its subsystems (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and their mutual relationships.
-Learn the fundamentals of linguistic analysis and language description.
-Familiarize yourself with linguistic concepts, theories, descriptive models and the associated research methods.
-Learn how language is related to cognition, speech and interaction as well as to social structures, culture and society.
-Learn to use various methods and technical tools in order to manage and analyze language data.
-Gain a good understanding of linguistic variation and diversity: what is common to the world's languages and how they differ, how language changes through time, how languages influence one another, how individuals cope with multilingual situations and how communities speaking endangered languages can be supported.
After completing your studies, you will be able to work independently in various fields that require multidisciplinary expertise in linguistic sciences. You will have the theoretical knowledge and skills that are required for postgraduate studies in the doctoral programme in language studies.
The University of Helsinki will introduce annual tuition fees to foreign-language Master's programmes starting on August 1, 2017 or later. The fee ranges from 13 000-18 000 euros. Citizens of non-EU/EEA countries, who do not have a permanent residence status in the area, are liable to these fees. You can check this FAQ at the Studyinfo website whether or not you are required to pay tuition fees:
Programme Contents
Linguistic Diversity in the Digital Age is an integrated international programme that offers you a comprehensive view of all subfields of the science of language. As a student in the programme you will be able to choose among four specialist options: (1) General Linguistics, (2) Phonetics, (3) Language Technology, and (4) Diversity Linguistics.
General Linguistics
Gives you comprehensive in-depth training in a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches to language structure and language in use. Special emphasis is put on language typology in a global perspective as well as the documentation and description of endangered and previously undocumented and under-documented forms of speech.
Introduces you to the tools for working with the articulatory, acoustic and perceptional aspects of human speech from a multidisciplinary perspective. At the more advanced level, you will become acquainted with the methods of experimental phonetics.
Language Technology
Combines linguistics with digital technology in an interdisciplinary approach with close links to computer science. The focus areas include natural language processing (NLP) for morphologically rich languages, cross-lingual NLP and language technology in the humanities.
Diversity Linguistics
Encompasses all aspects of linguistic diversity in time and space, including historical linguistics as well as the extralinguistic context of languages: ethnicities, cultures and environments. The areal foci in Diversity Linguistics are Eurasia and Africa.
These four specialist options interact at all levels. There is a study module common to all students in the programme regardless of the specialist option they choose. The integration of these four perspectives into one programme is unique - no similar programme exists anywhere else.
In the context of "Humanities", the programme has the closest relationship to natural sciences, and many subfields of the programme involve methods directly linked to laboratory sciences, including digital technology and neurosciences.
The teaching in the programme includes lectures and seminars, practical exercise sessions, reading circles, fieldwork excursions, as well as work practice (internship). The broad spectrum of teaching methods guarantees optimal support for your learning processes.
Programme Structure
The scope of the Master of Arts degree is 120 credits. The degree contains the following studies:
-Studies common to all students in the programme (30 credits)
-Advanced studies in the specialist option (at least 60 credits)
-Other studies (up to 30 credits)
The target duration of full-time studies leading to an MA degree is two years.
All students in the programme take the same courses during the autumn semester of the first year.
Then you will focus on your specialist option (general linguistics, phonetics, language technology, or diversity linguistics). This block of studies consists of courses (at least 30 credits) and of the final project, which is your Master's thesis (30 credits).
Additionally, you choose other studies: modules offered either by the other specialist options within this Master's programme or by other programmes within the University of Helsinki. The size of such optional study modules is typically 15, 25 or 30 credits. Courses offered by other universities can also be included here.
The studies in your own specialist option as well as the other studies may also include an internationalization period (e.g. student exchange) and work practice or other working life oriented study units. Working life and career development perspectives are integrated in many courses in the programme.
You will complete your studies systematically. At the beginning of your Master's studies, you will prepare your first personal study plan (PSP). In this, you will receive support especially from the staff of the Master's programme. Guidance is also given at the Faculty level.
Career Prospects
After graduation, students of the programme find employment in a wide variety of positions, in which special knowledge of language is required.
One path prepares you for a research career, and many graduates work as researchers in Finland and abroad. You can also work in the political, diplomatic, and educational sectors, as well as research administration. Further potential employers are found in the publishing industry, media and journalism, public relations and communications of business and public administration, as well as NGOs.
If you choose a technological orientation, you may work in language technology firms or more generally in the IT sector. Big international companies are in constant need of experts in speech and language technology. Additionally, there is a vibrant field of domestic companies, some established ones and many promising start-ups. Some students have founded their own companies and become entrepreneurs.
Note that it is not possible to graduate as a (subject) teacher in the LingDA Master's programme.
In honour of the University of Helsinki's 375th anniversary, the Faculty of Arts presented 375 humanists during year 2015. Get to know the humanists!
Linguistics is by definition an international field. Language capacity is a feature common to all human beings, and the objective of linguistics as a science is to study both the universal background of language as a phenomenon and the global diversity of languages as expressions of social and cultural heritage.
In the LingDA programme, internationalization is present in several forms and at several levels:
-The programme functions in English and accepts international students from all countries.
-The programme recruits students representing a variety of linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
-The students are encouraged to study and master many languages from both the practical and the theoretical points of view.
-The students are encouraged early on to get engaged in documentational and typological field work among speakers of little documented languages in various parts of the world.
-The students are encouraged to use the opportunities of international exchange that the university offers.
The programme has a high international profile and all teachers have wide international contact networks. At the university of Helsinki, linguistics was internationalized as early as the 19th century. Finland is a country where, in particular, ethnolinguistics and field linguistics were developed and practised much earlier than in most other European countries. Some of the regions where Finnish ethnolinguists have been active include North and Central Eurasia, the Near and Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, and Africa. This tradition of field-work-oriented linguistics is today carried on by the HALS (Helsinki Area and Linguistic Studies) research community. At the same time, the more recent fields of linguistics, including phonetics, language technology, and typology, have developed their own international profiles.
Research Focus
The MA programme Diversity Linguistics in the Digital Age combines several research fields in which the University of Helsinki has long been a global leader. Language research in Helsinki has always maintained its strong commitment to a better understanding of cultural areas and their history. Situated in an ideal place for the study of language history and contact linguistics of various Eurasian language families, the study of Uralic languages has a long tradition in Helsinki. Our interest in the culturally and historically informed study of language reaches well beyond that, though, spanning Asia, Europe and Africa.
Our language research is empirically driven and informed by linguistic typology. The question of linguistic complexity, its significance for language and cultural history, and its intersection with ecological models is a hallmark of the Helsinki School of Linguistics. We explore new horizons in area and language studies by combining cutting edge research in linguistic typology with field work based descriptive linguistics and linguistic anthropology.
A unique asset at the University of Helsinki is the presence of various language technology initiatives at the forefront of the digital humanities. The study of morphologically complex languages plays a great role here, and special attention is paid to lesser researched languages.
Each of the four study lines of our MA programme thus corresponds to a University of Helsinki focus area. Our language-related research is typically multidisciplinary and involves more than one linguistic specialty. This is also a crucial feature in our MA programme. Students receive theoretical, thematic and methodological training for research or other professional careers that require problem-solving skills in order to maintain linguistic diversity and to support people's linguistic well-being.
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The goal of the Master's Programme in Philosophy is to provide you with systematic knowledge of philosophy as an independent field of science and of its specialisation fields, as well as to enhance your skills of philosophical analysis and argumentation.
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The goal of the Master's Programme in Philosophy is to provide you with systematic knowledge of philosophy as an independent field of science and of its specialisation fields, as well as to enhance your skills of philosophical analysis and argumentation. In addition, the Master's programme provides you with the skills necessary to conduct independent philosophical analyses through both spoken and written media.
Philosophy graduates have been employed in a wide range of positions. Most of them work as researchers and teachers at institutions of higher education, general upper secondary schools and other educational institutions. Others serve in very different positions, often in jobs focusing less on a narrow field of specialisation and more on understanding broader issues, such as in communications as well as administration and planning duties.
The University of Helsinki will introduce annual tuition fees to foreign-language Master's programmes starting on August 1, 2017 or later. The fee ranges from 13 000-18 000 euros. Citizens of non-EU/EEA countries, who do not have a permanent residence status in the area, are liable to these fees. You can check this FAQ at the Studyinfo website whether or not you are required to pay tuition fees:
Programme Contents
Philosophy deals with the most fundamental and universal questions about the world and people's place in it. Central topics include knowledge, reality, the mind, meaning, truth, science, society, action, value, and right and wrong. In Finland, philosophy has traditionally been divided into theoretical philosophy, and practical philosophy. The contents of the degree follow this division. The study track of philosophy with Swedish as the language of instruction represents a tradition in which this division does not exist. The degree programme in philosophy covers all central areas of philosophy. In addition to the general studies shared by all, you can specialise in a specific field of philosophy.
If you are particularly interested in social phenomena and wish to complete a Master of Social Sciences degree, choose practical philosophy or the equivalent content in philosophy in Swedish. If you are interested in other areas of philosophy, it is recommended that you complete a Master of Arts degree. During the course of studies in practical philosophy, you will explore basic issues of human activity and society, as well as common philosophical dilemmas in the field of social sciences.
Theoretical philosophy focuses on the traditional core questions of philosophy, which pertain to the structure of reality, the nature and possibility of knowledge, the relationship of language and the mind to reality, and the rules of competent deduction. It encompasses logic, metaphysics, epistemology, the history of philosophy, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, and philosophy of the mind. Metaphysics studies the fundamental nature of existence. Epistemology examines the general criteria for the justification or rationality of knowledge or belief. The history of philosophy follows the development of the main fields of theoretical and practical philosophy from antiquity to the present day. The particular focus of the philosophy of science is scientific knowledge, deduction and explanation. Logic examines the rules of formally competent deduction, formal languages and the philosophical applications of logical conceptual analysis. Research in the philosophy of language focuses on the relationship between language and reality as well as the nature of linguistic meaning and language use, while the philosophy of mind investigates the nature of mental states and events as well as their relationship with the brain and reality.
Practical philosophy studies the conceptual foundations of morality and society. The studies concentrate on conceptual issues related to norms, values and ideologies as well as on how various normative claims can be justified. Applied ethics examines concrete moral problems in the light of theories of normative ethics.
The philosophy of social science studies the principles of concept and theory formation as well as their epistemological and logical foundations. It also explores the nature and development of the social sciences, the special methods of mathematics and logic they apply, social ontology, and the relationship of the social sciences to society at large.
In addition to examining the fields described above, the study track of philosophy with Swedish as the language of instruction analyses the problem of the Enlightenment, contemporary philosophical criticism and the tradition of Socratic philosophy in which fundamental issues of knowledge, existence and morality are viewed as conceptually inseparable.
The history of philosophy follows the development of the main fields of philosophy, from antiquity to the present day.
The studies consist of lectures, seminars, book examinations, end-of-course examinations, essays, theses and brief presentations. The discipline also has several active research seminars, which allow you to follow the latest trends in international research. You should contact potential supervisors when you are selecting your thesis topic.
Selection of the Major
Students admitted to the Master's Programme in Philosophy graduate with a Master of Arts or Master of Social Sciences degree. The study tracks in theoretical philosophy (and philosophy with Swedish as the language of instruction) as well as practical philosophy correspond to the above degrees. In other words, the following three study tracks are offered:
-Theoretical philosophy
-Practical philosophy
-Philosophy with Swedish as the language of instruction
When applying for the programme, you must inform us which degree you wish to pursue and which study track you wish to select. You can freely change your study track within the Master's programme, but to graduate you must complete all the studies required for a single study track.
Programme Structure
The scope of the Master's degree is 120 credits, comprising:
-Advanced studies (60–110 credits), including a Master's thesis (30 credits) and other studies in the discipline.
-Professional skills studies (5–15 credits), which can consist of a traineeship, a professional skills project or other studies that develop your professional skills.
-Elective studies (max. 55 credits).
Career Prospects
The Master's programme trains researchers and subject teachers of philosophy for general upper secondary education. Studies in philosophy prepare you for all professions that require critical and exact thinking and the ability to write clearly and convincingly. The fundamental nature of the discipline and its capacity to provide both an all-round foundation and diverse opportunities for specialisation form an excellent basis for employment in a wide range of positions. Previous philosophy graduates have found employment in education, administration, communication and the commercial sector. According to a recent survey, 93% of American employers felt that the ability to think critically, communicate clearly, and solve complex problems is more important than a candidate's major subject. A suitable combination of expertise in philosophy and other areas enables you to work in a wide range of intellectually challenging jobs.
Studying philosophy at the University of Helsinki provides excellent opportunities for gaining international experience:
-The most common option is to become an exchange student at one of the Faculty's or University's partner institutions abroad. You can complete part of your degree studies at a university outside of Finland. The philosophy disciplines have several Erasmus and Nordplus exchange agreements with European universities.
-Another option is to complete a traineeship abroad.
-You can help international students as a peer tutor.
-You can be involved in the international activities of the subject organisations or the University's Student Union.
-You can also improve your language skills and cultural knowledge by participating in the language courses of the University of Helsinki Language Centre.
-A bilingual degree (in Finnish and Swedish) provides you with access to the Nordic job market.
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text: Yeah, mine was the other one he said shipped. I'm afraid that it did not, but I'm waiting to see what Hotshot ends up saying. Looks like we have several people who are going to be without blasters. And you've had some extra bad luck, echo. So if anyone knows where we can get some good ESB blasters, please let us know. I have a con in two and a half weeks and you should see the blaster I've been using - it's a shame.


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Town Square
A unique reason to celebrate
Original post made by Jessica, another community, on Nov 1, 2007
With AIM's success in gaining more than 2600 petition signatures, with over half from neighborhood groups, Alamo has a unique opportunity to celebrate. Application to Contra Costa County LAFCo will start an opportunity to fine-tune the structure and operations of our proposed city government in a detailed application and then fully inform all residents in the public meetings that will occur during the incorporation proposal review and approval.
We are a diverse community of many plans for our land use, infrastructure and services, with many new services and infrastructure concepts to be put in place. As we progress to a luxury, urban community, our ever-renewing majority will be working with county planning to get much that is new in-place in Alamo.
It is now our incorporation effort to define and decide. That is to be celebrated.
Tice Valley
a resident of another community
on Nov 5, 2007 at 8:16 am
Dear Jessie,
I would think that your message of incorporation success did not gain comment because Alamo Region neighborhoods understood your comments and AIM assumed that you support their incorporation proposal. To clarify, the Alamo Region neighborhoods, as the majority in Alamo, have directed counsel to work directly with the County, CCC LAFCo and the State, to modify the AIM incorporation proposal. The modifications are to include obligations by the City Council to establish citizen-led planning commissions and committees for land use, infrastruture and services as part of a specified proposal for government structure and operations.
According to State sources, AIM will submit their petitions and application this week and neighborhoods' counsel will respond with directed modification to CCC LAFCo. In addition, counsel will start the process of consolidating county agencies in Alamo including AIA planning as the preparation step for such citizen-led planning commissions and committees.
Residents may contact their neighborhood representatives for more information.
A courtesy of the Alamo neighborhoods forum
a resident of another community
on Nov 6, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Posted as a courtesy
Let's congratulate the Alamo Incorporation Movement (AIM) and the Alamo neighborhoods forum for bringing the required signatures to the incorporation petition. What should be clearly understood is the petition's incorporation proposal is a summary that can be modified and detailed in application to CCC LAFCo. In review of all commentary by AIM, there is obvious agreement that citizen-led commissions and committees should be part of the detailed incorporation proposal within the application to CCC LAFCo.
Without such detailed structural and operational planning, Alamo's majority would have nothing to support an affirmative vote for incorporation and incorporation opposition would have a clear opportunity to justify majority opposition.
Let's expect a plan that will bring our future together for all residents,
Posted as a courtesy by the Alamo neighborhoods forum


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Judgement in Gotham was written by Dredd co-creator John Wagner and the great Alan Grant and features Dredd's nemesis Judge Death teaming up first with Mean Angel and then with The Scarecrow to bring his own kind of judgement to Gotham City, and to entertain us with his own special rendition of the Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." The artwork is by Simon Bisley and has to be some of the most amazing illustration ever put into a comic book – I love the panel showing what Death fears the most, and Bisley's rendition of the Batmobile is simply amazing. The painting are so detailed, so angular, so muscular, so visceral and certainly a little risqué in places, it certainly helped make up for what was, in all honesty, a bit of a weak story and guaranteed it a space on my bookshelf. Continue Reading "Batman x Dredd = Graphic Novel Gold" »


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Discussion in 'March 2008' started by Dlev59, Mar 18, 2008.
oh i know you weren't singling me out, i was singling myself out :D
WE all like to take credit for winning but as soon as THEY lose, WE get off the bandwagon . I often change my WE's to just The Pistons and won't take credit for a win or a loss, because Flip always gives me a coaches decision DNP....
Looks like Dolphin has won Prince over.
That quote made me so angry. Flip has totally killed the defense leads to offense, defense first worry about offense later mentality.
As others have mentioned, this is probably a good idea.
Quote: "I can't put my finger on it," Billups said after Wednesday's loss. But he and several other Pistons suggested a remedy. "At some point, we have to speed the game up," Billups said. "They are a lot like us. If you walk it up and allow their defense to get set, they will cause you a lot of problems. They are long, athletic and they can rebound. They can really cause you problems if you play at a slow pace. "I think we need to pick the tempo up and attack the basket." If our captain could have only known it until after this game, we are in trouble. If our coach is going to find the "best" mix in coming remain season games in the stretch like some media said, we are in more trouble. Mr. Saunders, where're we going ? Detriot, we have a problem, uhm, we have problems.
I just dont get it. This Cavs team was missing 4/5 of the D it had last year: GOODEN HUGHES GIBSON MARSHALL and got back: WALLACE WEST SMITH SCERZBIZKAK ...hahaha and kept: JAMES Z SISSAY BROWN and they're a 'great' defense?? HELL2THENAW!! This team is just in the Pistons heads like the Nets were. They'tr like little annoying children who we seem afraid to 'smack in the head when they spill their milk"(see Planes, Trains and Automobiles). Thats why we can beat the Pacers(of OLD) the Heat and the Spurs and Lakers. But we cant handle Cleveland? I'm tired of this LeBron mess. He's one guy. Kobe is supposed to be the best BUT HE's one guy and has 0 rings sans The Big Cactus. Pistons need to triple LeBron (which they are too 'manly' to do) or let him get his 40 and attack him constantly when he's on Defense. Just tired of this Cav D crap...the best thing to happen to us is if Cavs/Celts meet in the 2nd roundand they beat each other to death!
By the time, the last time I checked, Tay has been playing great at PG everytime when he was told to take it.
This would be a remedy to a lot of teams we face. We are longer and quicker then alot of our opponents.
Longer? Yes. Quicker? Doubtful. Quickness off the dribble is our biggest weakness.
All you need to run is athletic quick bigs, and some quick guards or guards that are good at running the break. In fact you don't even need all the players one the floor to be quick. We can and should run more against BOS/CLE; not always but be selective with it. It would solve alot of problems, but in order to do that Flip has to give Stuck/AA/Amir/Max extended PT esp with Sheed and Tay. Sheed is adept at the outlet pass, and Tay is great at running/finishing on the break. What the Zoo Crew was adept at was playing great D, and getting out in transition. That's where a majority of our scoring in our big wins was coming from. So this our defense not being the problem is really the problem. Instead of depending on making eveyr shot so you can set up; doesn't it make more sense to let the defense create some of the offense; relying on defense will win you games in the PO's. If we were making adjustments and losing that would be one thing, but to do the same BS over and over again is a/ stupid coaching and b/ makes me feel like an idiot for watching.
Problem is that your proposed "team" will be badly outmuscled( read: opponents get easy baskets in the paint, lots of foul shots and offencive rebounds), so I'm afraid it is not a good option. Bos can be overunned only then when they do not take things seriously, that explains their losses where they allowed 100+ points.
Okay, I have a simple question to throw out here. I taped this Detroit/Cleveland game and have yet to make the time or find the will to watch it. It seems like as I get to be more of a fan, I don't handle disappointment very well. So...should I watch this game? I mean will I learn anything new or important about our team by watching it, or have you guys pretty much covered it in this threadz? Because I really never watch LeBron, but I would be willing to suffer if it would help me in my Pistons fan-dom. Whaddya-think? Also if the consensus is that this game is probably the way we will handle the playoffs, then I'd rather have my bubble burst now then later. I was just sure we would have an young active bench and rested legs this time around. So...I'll cue it up and then wait for anyone's input. Thanks.
Typical overreaction, nothing more. I deliberately avioded visiting this page for some days cuz nothing reasonable you can hear from fans who are closer of commiting "collective suicide".
I'm not saying make it an all the time thing, but use it frequently with the bench as well as the starting unit. I don't really see how a Sheed/Amir frontline will get allow a team to get easy baskets in the paint, or give up O rebounds. In fact that seems to be a problem when we have our supposed "muscle" guys in. I'm not advocating small ball or running all the time. I'm saying we should make a conscious effort to push tempo selectively, and drive to the basket, and also take advantage of the Zoo Crew (W/ Sheed). They were playing fantastic defense (perimeter esp). When your not letting 50 players get into the paint, there's alot less oppurtunity for your bigs getting out of position. Alot of those easy baskets we give up are due to giving up tons of dribble penetration. Of course we'd have to match-up accorrdingly when there is more than one dominant post presence, but honestly who has that ??, and in the case of playing aginat Shaq/Amare, Max/Amir seemed to handle it well enough (although i don't recall if they played much together). Amir got otmuscled by Amare some, but that was in GT, and Sheed wasn't in the game. I see Sheed/Amir or Sheed/Max being a better combination against Z/Varejeo or Z/Ben than Sheed/Dyess, or even worse Varejeo/Ben vs Dyess/Theo. In fact the line-up of Chauncey/AA/Tay/Sheed/Amir would probably be a very successful lineup againt CLE or BOS for that matter. In the games against CLE/BOS, we were killed by penetration/or lack of ability to close out on shooters. We were outrebounded with our "big" bigs. So it seems that a/our frontline is too slow and b/our muscle guys need to work on their muscles apparently. Solving this or at least tempering it is a fairly easy solution. Now if were going to stick to Dyess playing 40 min and 65 year old Theo being our energy guy off the bench we're screwed.
What will you say when this happens in the PO's ?
I caved and watched it. I was dissappointed, but i'm a big advocate of the bench and i get really frustrated at the rotations. In all honesty to me it was like watching a repeat of Game 6; the only brightspot was Stuckey getting some important min; so i guess if your looking for our young active bench, you're going to be dissappionted. It is interesting for the sake of i guess dissecting our new match-ups V CLE, and if you love Ben he played well . . .
Very nice ... on the paper. In a reality they(Chancey/AA/Tay/Sheed/Amir) will see bad turnovers or clock winding down and desperate 3pt shots from Sheed. And AA gets his rookie calls when tries to defend lebron.
Kim no need to watch it, some of it was a rehash of last years ECF and you don't ever want to watch that any more as we are still get reminders of it at least once a week since last June. Hopefully Joe showed the game to Flip and the players Thursday and Friday to punish them. In the meantime, it's time to move on to the next game. Happy Easter, Go Pistons
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#1 Wed 07 Feb 07 8:48am
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To Jamie
Dear Jamie,
I don't know how to contact you directly. I guess that it is not possible because everyone also want to contact you directly as well, i am sure. So, i will write it here, hoping that you might have a chance to pass by and read (or even reply?)
Nothing serious, just one question to ask. In december 2006 i have sent you something .... I wonder if you received it. And yesterday, i received a letter from your Enquiries team saying that they received it. So, happy happy. Hope it arrived in your hand and that you have some times to try it for your family.
Take good care of your health,
Dice ("Tanida" from thailand, land of smile!)
#2 Wed 07 Feb 07 9:05am
- Member
- From Thailand
- Member since Mon 15 Jan 07
Re: To Jamie
Dear Jamie,
Also, You are so cute on the advertise (on your webpage) about your new book 'Jamie's Little Book Of Big Treats' .. very natural and funny. It's a very good idea and very kind of you.
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