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Edmonton, AB, Canada (4E Sports) – Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture scored four of San Jose's six goals in the first quarter as the Sharks completed the second Alberta sweep in franchise history with a 6-3 triumph over the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place.
Marleau and Couture both finished with two goals each, Dan Boyle and Marc-Edouard Vlasic contributed one apiece and netminder Antti Niemi tallied 26 saves as the Sharks improved to 2-0.
The Sharks matched the franchise record for goals in any period and scored six goals in a period during a road game for the first time in franchise history.
"There was a lot of talk about them skating and taking the pace and tempo to us, and we wanted to turn the tables on them a bit," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said after the victory.
The Sharks will carry the momentum of a 2-0 start in their home opener against the Phoenix Coyotes Thursday.
Prized rookies Nail Yakupov, the first player taken in the 2012 NHL Draft, and defenseman Justin Schultz scored for the Oilers, who almost tied their franchise record of seven goals allowed in a period at Boston on Jan. 17, 1980.
"Sometimes it's better to lose like this than lose by a goal," said new coach Ralph Krueger. "We certainly see what we need to improve."
It was a tough home debut for new coach Ralph Krueger, though he tried to look at the bright side.
San Jose took advantage of the Oilers' early penalty trouble by scoring two power-play goals in a 73-second span.
Boyle connected at 3:17 during a 5-on-3 advantage and Couture got the first of his two goals, beating Devan Dubnyk with a wrist shot at 5:30 with the Sharks playing 5-on-4.
Yakupov drew cheers when he beat Antti Niemi during a power play at 8:25 for his first NHL goal, but the Sharks responded quickly and blew the game wide open.
Marleau made it 3-1 when he finished off an assist by Joe Thornton then scored the Sharks' third power-play goal of the period 65 seconds later.
Vlasic capped the period by blasting a slap shot past Dubnyk at 19:20, giving the Sharks six goals on 17 shots.
Then, Krueger pulled out Dubnyk and brought in Yann Danis start the second period.
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Stevenage, 29 January 2013 - A web mapping application from specialist British GIS software developer Cadcorp, is playing a central role in helping Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) develop a high level of risk knowledge. The intranet-based application has been made available to all employees including those in Fire Safety and Community Safety and at each of the 18 fire stations in Berkshire, which together serve a resident population in excess of 800,000.
Anne Eatwell, IT Development Officer, explains the significance of the development. �RBFRS commissioned Cadcorp to develop a bespoke web mapping application in 2008 specifically for use within our incident recording system and for fire safety inspections. The application did what we asked of it. However, like all fire services, we are constantly reviewing our service in the face of changing expectations and pressures on funding. We recognised that it might be more effective for us to switch to a maintained off-the-shelf application customised to meet our needs, and Cadcorp�s Web Map Layers appeared to meet our requirements.�
Following a period of evaluation RBFRS has now replaced the original bespoke application with Web Map Layers. The new application continues to provide a map window into what is an essential database in RBFRS - the �Incident and Building Information System� (IBIS). It is the responsibility of fire crews returning from an incident to record all the relevant information about an incident and any additional risk information at the location in IBIS. This information includes the actual location of the incident, which may differ from the approximate location as described in the control system that dispatched the crew in the first instance. The database also includes information on the local geography of the land and buildings involved in the incident, such as points of access and the location of hazards.
Ms Eatwell describes the practical significance of having a map-based front-end to an incident and building database. �The integration of web mapping with IBIS makes it much easier for returning fire crews to enter locational information themselves. Because the application is easy to use, fire fighters have been able to take ownership of the information in this database. They know that the safety of the public and their own safety may depend on the information being accurate and up to date.�
Moving to an off-the-shelf web mapping application has brought other benefits to RBFRS as Ms Eatwell explains. �Our vision is to contribute to a safer Berkshire by reducing the incidence of death, injury and damage to property from fire and other emergencies. Web mapping is central to the achievement of this vision. It makes information on location more widely available � to more people, and also to more applications. We are using geographic information to support all three of our areas of responsibility: protection, prevention and response.
�For example, we use Web Map Layers to check the addresses of properties which are due for fire safety inspections, and for measuring the extent of properties. We identify high risk properties as red dots on a map, and we use web mapping to optimise the way we visit the properties to inspect them. Our Arson Team is able to use mapping to identify arson hot spots - particularly useful as the mapping shows incidents on average within 3 hours of closing. Our Community Safety team uses web mapping to identify potentially vulnerable communities and properties, which they will target in safety campaigns. We are also using Web Map Layers to indicate how well we are performing in responding to calls, by mapping our predicted travel times and actual travel times, and comparing the two.�
RBFRS has experienced a 19% reduction in 999 calls over the four year period 2007 to 2011, and there have been no fire deaths in commercial premises in Berkshire over recent years. However the authority which is one of the least expensive combined fire and rescue authorities in the country, is not complacent. �The challenges don�t diminish with success� notes Ms Eatwell. �For example, one of the busiest motorways in Europe � the M4 � runs right through Berkshire. We now rescue five times the number of people from cars as we do from fires. We will always have a need to �know where�. It�s simply that our reasons for knowing where will change.�
�Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has been a customer of Cadcorp since 2004� noted Mike O�Neil, CEO of Cadcorp. �It is encouraging for us as a supplier of GIS and web mapping software to be able to offer technology and products which are keeping pace with the customer�s evolving needs, and which can accommodate changing and unknown priorities. �
Cadcorp is a British software development company focused on geographic information system (GIS) and web mapping software. It offers a complete suite of products - the Cadcorp Spatial Information System � (Cadcorp SIS�) - addressing all phases of spatial information management. Cadcorp SIS is available worldwide through a network of Cadcorp partners and through a direct sales team in the UK and Ireland. For more information visit www.cadcorp.com
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Royal Berkshire Fire and rescue Service (RBFRS) provides cover for a resident population of 800,000 people across 125,000 hectares of rural and urban settlements. Last calendar year, Berkshire fire fighters operating from 18 fire stations across the county dealt with more than 2063 fires, in houses, industrial premises, vehicles and open spaces. They carried out more than 290 rescues of members of the public, including those trapped or at risk in buildings or in road accidents. For more information visit www.rbfrs.co.uk
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An eastern North Carolina dollar store is robbed, and this isn't the first time.
On Friday, a Greenville Family Dollar store was robbed for the second time in two months.
It happened at 2530 South Memorial Drive just before 10p.m. Friday night.
Greenville Police say one person came into the family dollar with a gun and ordered the employee to open the cash register.
Police have yet to release a description of the suspect; but, police say no one was injured.
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Leadership in the health field can and must happen on many levels – local, national, and global…and each one is as important as the next!
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Has Estelí become anti-gay?
An article in GayStarNews about a trans-gender woman being stabbed and beaten by a group of men in Estelí. The article goes on to discuss the police response.
When González tried to file a complaint to the local police station she was laughed at and told she was asking for trouble because she 'went looking for men'.
Right or wrong, I think the police response was pretty accurate. But, has something changed in Estelí?
When I first lived there there was at least one gay disco. I also had a gay employee who reported pretty positively on the gay scene in Estelí.
The Other Side
As has been said, there are two sides to most all situations. When I first started living in Nicaragua, I was surprised by the openly gay people that I noticed. I believed that acceptance, or at least tolerance of this group was an indicator of open mindedness, and, in general a good thing. I believe that everyone has a right to live his own life in his own way as long as it doesn't interfere with others. When it substantially impacts others, then there is a problem! I have been in Nicaragua for a year and have been employing, as a translator, and then befriended a young man that has been going to school for several years studying English. When I first met this young man he had been working part time for relatives and looking for a decent job. He got a job as a teacher (I think he was the youngest teacher in the local school system, and the only one that spoke English). He had to argue with the system in order to keep going to English classes on Saturdays instead of "volunteering " his time to the school on Saturdays. He looked into purchasing copies of diplomas that he had earned because the school system would increase his pay if they had his records of accomplishment on file. After realizing that it would take two years of the increased pay to reimburse himself for the cost of the documents, he declined. He was propositioned several times by an administrator of the school. His wife was propositioned by his aunt's gay partner. His aunt threatened his wife with a gun, apparently, because the gay partner had expressed interest in my friend's non-gay wife! My friend complained to the police and I watched as the gay lover of the school administrator threatened my friend with the loss of his new job! It appeared that my friend's whole family ganged up on him, even to the point of renigging on a building lot that had been promised to him! His wife being threatened with a gun, and afraid to leave the house, he being propositioned by an administrator and also threatened with job loss, his family against him! Three weeks ago, he moved to Costa Rica, his wife has a job working in a casino, his baby is still in Nicaragua with his wife's mother, and when he called from Costa Rica last week, he still hadn't been able to find a job!
There are jerks in every orientation
I had a gay house mate in San Francisco who complained that one of the guys at work was getting promoted because he was the boss's boyfriend. I also had someone in that city explain to me very carefully that I'd get to know him better than I knew my boyfriend (the implications of the job offer were pretty clear and he was looking for another office girl friend within six months at a time when the SF job market was quite difficult).
That's sexual harassment -- if that had happened in the US, the school could have sued, but even the accusations can be abused. The worst PR woman at my first s.f. publisher won a lawsuit against them for age discrimination.
Life is messy and shit happens (I'm kinda vividly aware of that today). People over-generalize from one or two bad actors.
Rebecca Brown
Tolerance is always going to be a moving goalpost
You can have 99% of the population being just fine with something and run into the 1% who aren't. Most Nicaraguans don't steal, but leaving your stuff out where someone could grab it is risky.
Rebecca Brown
Presence might not entail toleration
It might be that the city is not more (or less) anti-gay than it previously was. But, I don't now that the fact that there was a gay disco is indicative of some meaningful level of toleration. For an incident involving a stabbing, there is little detailed mention of this in the newspaper or radio blurbs (not that I found anyway); there is no real commentary on the nature of the wounds, medical attention, when the incident was actually reported to the police, etc. Even if glaringly under reported, if the study only found 53 cases of aggression/violence against LGBT people in Nicaragua in 12 years, this is noteworthy for how little there is, not how much there is (I have not seen recent stats, but suspect neighboring Honduras might produce 50 cases per year).
Fyl, it might be useful for you to clarify your comment
You said "Right or wrong, I think the police response was pretty accurate".
Are you saying that the reaction of the police was reported accurately or do you think their response was the right one?
The police here
tend to have a very passive approach--if you are looking for trouble they will let you find it and not cry too much when you do. I would say the general culture here is to ignore homosexuality but there is also a prevailing culture that people should keep their private lives private.
The culture hasn't changed any that I can see, but as the State tries to popularize homosexuality there will probably be an ugly response. And don't forget that getting stabbed or beaten in Esteli is nothing novel.
"Anything that is complex is not useful and anything that is useful is simple. This has been my whole life's motto."
Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian inventor
The street Trannies are well known theives here.
And they pack a punch and weapons (scissors by choice).
They come down from Managua in teams of 2 to 4.
On the beach or in the street, the victim has his pants around his knees, a pocket or two picked if lucky or a good hiding by his n' her buddies if not so lucky.
I was in a local cantina
I was in a local cantina several weeks ago enjoying a Tona when two trannies came in and sat at the next table. First, they tried to convince me that I should buy them drinks. I refused politely. Then, one of them started to give me a neck massage. I got up and moved to another table. They moved close again. I left. That's the first time that I can remember leaving a half full beer!


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- Calories: 71
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 0.4g
- Saturated fat: 0.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 2.9g
- Carbohydrate: 15.8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.0mg
- Sodium: 257mg
- Calcium: 0.0mg
- 2 (11-ounce) cans white shoepeg corn, drained
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
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We always thought Kanye could do no wrong… especially when it came to performing. (Okay… there's some sarcasm in that statement….) But he did! Last week, he randomly stumbled and fell to the ground while on stage! What the heck made him fall?! Who knows… but at least he got back up and tried again….
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The International Meteor Organization (IMO) was founded in 1988 and has more than 250 members now. IMO was created in response to an ever growing need for international cooperation of meteor amateur work. The collection of meteor observations by several methods from all around the world ensures the comprehensive study of meteor showers and their relation to comets and interplanetary dust.
You can read about the history, current aims and commissions of IMO. An additional page informs you about how to become a member the International Meteor Organization. Membership includes a subscription to WGN, the journal of the IMO.
Short term meteor activity outlook - Report your observations - Live ZHR graphs - Data archives - Observing handbook - Annual conference
The Perseids, one of the finest and the most-observed annual meteor shower peaks on August 12/13. This year the very impressive meteor shower, rich in bright trained meteors and fireballs coincides almost perfectly with the Full Moon. The bright moonlight will drown out all but the brightest of Perseids, diminishing the visual rates by 3-5 times. Still, those willing to persevere under the bright skies may be rewarded with a sprinkling of bright and colorful Perseids.
The activity graph below is updated every 15 minutes - click for details.
Perseids 2014 in detail
The Perseid meteor shower is caused by meteoroids, dust particles from the well-known, bright periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The shower is active from mid-July to late-August, although the latest work by Molau (2013) indicates the shower may commence even earlier. It peaks on August 13 with the zenithal hourly rate usually reaching 80 – 100 meteors per hour. Under dark skies this translates to about 1 to 2 meteors per minute. This year, however, a waning gibbous Moon is high in the sky most of the peak night. The peak is expected late on August 12 to early on August 13 (Aug 12 19h UT to Aug 12 08h UT), although work by Jeremie Vaubaillon suggests the peak may occur earlier, during the second half of August 12.
Looking east at 45° N on August 13, 3:00 local time. The radiant is high in the northeast, the nearly full Moon (92% phase) is in the constellation Pisces.
Observing meteor showers under a nearly full Moon is difficult. Moonlight is scattered on haze and aerosols, producing a bright sky and greatly diminishing the number of visible meteors. By taking some additional steps, however, this effect may be mitigated to some extent. The most important step to take is to choose an observing spot at a higher elevation. Usually the most dramatic improvement occurs up to about 1500 m high, but if it is possible try to go even higher. By going above the haze the sky darkens quite dramatically and the number of visible meteor increases significantly. While observing, face away from the Moon. If possible, place it behind an object (house, tower, mountain, …). Some observers use an umbrella, to good effect. Even by taking all these steps you probably will not see nearly as many meteors as under a dark moonless sky, unless something completely unexpected happens. But strong meteor showers are fairly rare, so why not make the most of it?
Perseid radiant drift from mid July to late August. Radiant positions are marked for every 5 days.
On the peak night the radiant of the Perseids is located at the northern tip of Perseus. With 59 km/s members of this meteor shower are swift. The radiant of the shower is at its lowest early in the night and rises steadily towards the morning. Consequently the number of Perseids is the lowest in the evening hours and highest in the morning hours. This year on the peak night the Moon rises during evening twilight and is at its highest in the morning hours, somewhat diminishing the increase in the number of visible meteors by brightening the sky.
To observe the Perseids, you need to dress warm, bring a reclining chair and watch the sky. You need no other equipment. If you decide to do so, use the IMO major meteor shower observing technique. This way your data will be in a standard format, that can readily be used for analysis. Send us your data as soon after the observations as possible.
If you are new to meteor photography, this shower will be somewhat more difficult due to the bright Moon. But photographing meteors is fun, and it is easy. You will need a good camera – a DSLR, a mirrorless cam or a good bridge camera will do, a tripod and a remote release. Set the aperture to a wide setting, depending on the lens you have this is usually anywhere between f/1.4 and f/3.5. Set the camera to Manual mode (M) or Bulb (B), depending on what your camera offers. You would usually go for a relatively high ISO value, but since the sky will be bright you can stay at about ISO 800 or so. Now focus the image. Focusing your camera is absolutely crucial! There are few things as frustrating as out of focus photos! Use live view to focus on a star manually. Shift the focus around until the image of the star on your screen reaches minimum size. You can also use autofocus on the Moon, but do check your first photo if it is really in focus. Then set your exposure to about 10 – 15 seconds and use the remote release to make the photo (if you do it on your camera shutter button your photos will be blurred due to camera motion). Then find the exposure you are most comfortable with – this will depend on how bright you allow the photos to be (do not go too far or any meteors will be drowned out in the bright background) and how bright your sky is.
When things go right. Jure Atanackov captured this brilliant -9 magnitude Perseid fireball in constellation Cetus on August 12, 2010 with a Nikon D80 camera set to ISO 1600 and an 18-mm f/3.5 lens (100 sec exposure). Such meteors are rare, but the excitement of catching a brilliant fireball is tremendous!
Good luck!
The June 2014 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format. The contents this month:
Front cover photo: Frame-by-frame development of a Camelopardalid on 2014 May 24 at 01h58m08s UT. Original recording by Peter C. Slansky; compilation by Jim Albers and Peter Jenniskens.
The sky may erupt on May 24 in one of the strongest meteor showers of the past decade. On May 24 the Earth intersects a number of dust trails by comet 209P/LINEAR. Such an encounter would usually promise an exceptionally strong meteor shower, but things are much more complicated with this meteor shower.
On May 24 around 7-8h UT the Earth intersects a large number of dust trails released by comet 209P/LINEAR. This event is expected to result in a potentially significant meteor shower, which may be one of the strongest in the past decade. But very little is known about the meteoroid stream that may produce the shower and anything is possible, from a barely detectable shower to a very strong outburst. The radiant of the shower, the point from which the meteors apparently radiate from is in the large, but inconspicuous constellation of Camelopardalis. The radiant is located about 10° southwest of Polaris, nearly halfway between the brightest star in Ursa Major (Big Dipper) – Dubhe and Cassiopea (RA 125°, Dec +79°). Contrary to well known annual meteor showers, such as the Perseids, Orionids and Geminids, the Camelopardalids will be very slow with their velocity being only 18 km/s.
View towards the north on May 24, 7:30 UT from Toronto. The radiant is marked with the red circle. Note the rising waning crescent Moon.
The timing of the peak, May 24 7-8h UT (2-3h EST, 1-2h CST) favours the North American continent. The radiant is circumpolar – it never sets – for latitudes above 11 °N. The best conditions will be found where the radiant is highest in a dark sky. The best locations will be near the USA-Canada border east of North Dakota. Locations further west and south will have the radiant lower in the sky and will consequently see less meteors. Locations further north will never have a fully dark sky as the Sun never goes deep enough below the horizon. Any early or late activity of the meteor shower may be visible over European and Pacific longitudes, respectively. At the time of the peak, the constellation of Camelopardalis will be at its lowest in the sky, directly below Polaris.
Visibility of the Camelopardalids. Image courtesy: Geert Barentsen.
The April 2014 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format. The contents this month:
Front cover photo: September ε-Perseids fireball photographed on 2013 September 9 from Gahberg observatory in Austria. Photo courtesy: Erwin Filimon.
The Eta Aquariids reach peak activity over the next few nights, providing one of the best meteoric displays for the southern hemisphere and a special treat for observers in the northern hemisphere. The activity graph below is updated every 15 minutes - click for details.
The period May 4 – 8 sees the peak of activity of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. This is the strongest meteor shower of the south celestial hemisphere and is also best observed from the southern hemisphere. The shower is caused by meteoroids (small crumbs) of the most famous of all periodic comets - 1P/Halley. This shower's radiant, the apparent point where the meteors fly out or radiate from (hence the name) is in constellation Aquarius. More precisely the radiant is located close to the conspicuous ''Mercedes'' asterism of four 3rd magnitude stars. While Eta Aquariids can appear anywhere in the sky, tracing their paths backwards will intersect the radiant. At 66 km/s the Eta Aquariids are very fast meteors which often leave persistent trains.
Position of the Eta Aquariid radiant as listed in the IMO meteor shower calendar.
Being a southern hemisphere meteor shower the Eta Aquariids are best seen from the southern hemisphere. The radiant rises in the morning, so only in the final two hours or so before dawn will any Eta Aquariids be visible. Evening and midnight hours will be devoid of Eta Aquariids. The shower's peak ZHR (Zenithal Hourly Rate) is somewhat variable, ranging from 50 to 80 meteors per hour. In 2013, however, there was a significant activity outburst as the ZHR reached approximately 130 meteors per hour with a high proportion of bright meteors.
Preliminary ZHR (activity) graph of Eta Aquariids in 2013. More information on the 2013 shower on the "live" page.
Higher northern latitudes will see low activity from the Eta Aquariids as the radiant never rises high above the horizon. However, active meteor showers with their radiant near the horizon provide a special visual treat for observers – the so-called "Earth grazers". These are meteors that strike our atmosphere nearly tangentially, skimming its higher parts. Such meteors are exceptionally long, stretching halfway or nearly across the entire sky and lasting for several seconds. While only a few of these will be visible when the radiant is low, each will be spectacular! Good luck with your observations!
To observe the Eta Aquariids, you need to dress warm, bring a reclining chair and watch the sky. You need no other equipment. If you decide to do so, use the IMO major meteor shower observing technique. This way your data will be in a standard format, that can readily be used for analysis. Send us your data as soon after the observations as posssible.
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Meet the Billys – London: Billy Elliot the Musical
Author's Note: The contents of this article has been replaced in an updated article about the London Billys that can be found here.
Just like to say there's a picture of Harrison in Harris'section.
Noted and fixed. Thanks for that catch Polly.
I have seen Billy 23 times. I booked the show from Toronto Canada for a performance the third week during the third week of the run. Due to problems during rehearsals my performance was cancelled the day I flew to London. I rebooked the following year, planned another trip and tried again. Sadly the day of my performance I received an e-mail that my father had passed away back in Canada. I saw the show, but it was a sad evening for me. You can imagine my thoughts during Billy's chats with his dead mother. I offered the financial backing to make the original cast Bdwy recording, but never heard back from the creative team in three tries. It is a loss for Bdwy that Billy is the first Tony winning Best Musical not to have received a cast recording. I saw the show many times in NYC before it closed. It will always be an important part of my life. I will always remember Travis (in London), Kiril (the most sympathetic), David (the angriest), Trent (the spunkiest), Tommy (the quirkiest) and Joseph (the hardest working/most enthusiastic). If I had to pick one, I would take Kiril, an amazingly gifted young man. To Elton, thank you for writing the show, but you should have insisted the Bdwy cast recording be made!
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Wow! 23 times! You've been very fortunate and blessed to have been able to so frequently see this great show. I'm very happy for you. But do you know there are actually people who've seen it hundreds of times?
Despite the fact that the show just turned eight years old, it remains fresh and as vibrant as ever. Long may it live!
Thanks for reading the article and taking the time to comment.
Hi Porschesrule – I am off to see Billy in 2 weeks for my 69th, 70th, 71st and 72nd time. It is a fantastic show with tremendously talented young men and girls. And you are correcy there are some who have seen it 100's of times. The most, as far as I am aware is Spencer who has seen it 600 times. If you go to the show you'll spat him with his Billy Elliot hoody on and normally sat in seat B15.
Hi John. Thanks for stopping by to read and comment on the article. I know you've seen the show a great many times and I envy you for that. You've been a great supporter. Enjoy your latest "Billython"!
Hi Kaine,
I saw you playing Billy on my birthday and It made my birthday complete. It also made me realise that I will probably never be as great a dancer as you are. Ever.
To Harris Beattie
Hi Harris,
I saw you in Billy today in the afternoon show! you were amazing, simply astonishing and inspirational!You Were Stunning, Your Such A Good Dancer! I was completely blown away And It Is My Favourite Show Now!!! I waited outside the side stage door after the show and was thrilled when you waved at me and my cousin! I was just sad that i didn't get a chance to ask for your autograph and have my photo taken with you as you looked like you were in a rush and i was too nervous to ask, but just a smile and a wave made my year!!! It was thrilling as it was also my birthday! And afterwards i was shaking! I'd never seen Billy before but i thank you for your magical performance that has drawn my into the world of Billy and it will stay in my heart for the rest of my life, your performance brought me to tears, thank you!
Lots of love Elena xxx
i went to watch billy elliot with my school and it was amazing it was adam vesperman's first show as billy and i am going to see it again :D :D :D :D :D :D :D and he was also amazing :D x
If i have time and get chance to have a ticket by April 2011. i will get it…. I'm almost tired watching billy in youtube, Now i want the real… see you!
I have seen the show 4 times now: Fox , Ollie x2 and Dean. I've got to say they were all fantastic, but there was something about Ollie's performances that really stood out or maybe it was the smile :) They were all fab
Hi Sophie. Thanks for your comment. The BETM creative folks have a way of identifying such magnificient talent to play the role of Billy. It constantly amazes me how they do it time after time. You are certainly not unusual in that one particular boy most resonated with you. I think many people have their "favorite" Billy, oft times because it was the first one they saw in the role. Despite that, however, most people will agree they are never disappointed by whichever Billy they happen to see at a given performance. They all have their unique "takes" on the role and bring their own strengths and talents in terms of acting and dance. It's one of many things people have identified as the reason they go back to see the show again and again.
I was on a 7-week odyssey from San Francisco to NYC, Lo ndon, Rome, Amsterdam, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv..first visits abroad in 20 years, to hometown NYC in 15 years.
On my last night in London, I happened into the theatre at Victoria. I have been a radio dj, reporter and host since the 60's and have seen A LOT.
But seeing Rhys Yeomans as BILLY ELLIOT was the most extraordinary performance I have ever seen…I'm trying to explain it to folks back in California but aside from a few videos and playing part of the original cast album, it's impossible.
In February, 2011, when I am back in London..guess where I am heading…same thing when Billy comes to San Francisco in Fall, 2011.
Can't get the experience out of my mind–and don't want to!
Don Fass
I'm very appreciative of your comment, clubtw. In another article on this site called "Where Do All the Billys Come From?", I've gotten into why no matter what Billy you see, in any production of the show worldwide, they are universally excellent. The key is first identifying the potential talent and then providing training that is unmatched in the theatre world. Is the portrayal of each Billy a little different? Absolutely. They bring their own personalities and strengths to the show. But there is no doubt that when you leave the theatre, no matter which Billy you've seen, your reaction is going to be a resounding "WOW" as to what you've just witnessed. Glad you enjoyed the show and hopefully this article. Thanks again.
I got a bit flamed once for saying on Broadwayworld that theres been no bad Billys…I stand by my statement, the selection and training is WAY more intensive then for any other part I can think of, there have been NO bad Billys.
Amen to that, S King! I said in another of my BETM articles on this site: "But the good news is no matter which Billy you get, you are guaranteed a wonderful theatrical experience. Every Billy, in every production of the show, has been carefully selected based on their talent and each has undergone months of training and rehearsals before they make their stage debuts. Will there be differences in how they portray the character? Yes. Will each boy bring different strengths to the role? Yes. But they are universally excellent." Thanks for your comment, S King.
I have seen Billy Elliot thrice. The first time in Australia, second in London with Aaron Watson and third with Dean Charles Chapman. I have to say they were ALL equally amazing in their different ways.
Thanks for your comment. Everything I'm reading about Aaron is that he's an amazing performer and just keeps getting better and better as he grows into the role. In fact, right now all four Billys in the West End appear to really be at the top of their games. You can go to the Victoria Palace for any performance and see a mindboggling young man portraying Billy supported by a superb support cast.
I saw Aaron Watson as billy elliot. He was amazing. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tallented. I actually started dancing when I was 18 months. BTW This comment is posted by the real Paris Jackson. MJ's daughter. Seriously!
Seen Billy Elliot twice now
6th October 09- Fox Jackson Keen and Jake Pratt
18th February 10- Ollie Gardner and George Maycock
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Some exclusive content coming in soon ! Than you for sticking around we hope to exceed any expectations you may have had about the content of this blog especially with regards to BETM.
I'm glad you enjoyed reading the articles. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. It is much appreciated.
Thanks. With so many changes it is wonderful to have a site thats everyone informed.Richard
Thank you, Gina, for your comments. I'm always trying to provide the most up-to-date information on the Billys in these profiles. As a family member, if there's any information you'd care to share about Rhys that you think would enhance his profile, especially pictures/videos, please forward them to me and I'll be happy to include them here. The sole purpose of these profiles is to bring before the readers the wonderful talents these young actors bring to the stage — and the marvelous support from their families they all receive in order to achieve their dreams. Emails may be send to email@example.com
Thanks, Tom, for your comment. Glad the article brought you some enjoyment.
I went to see my nephew rhys yeomans debut of his role as billy elliot on friday 26 march 2010,and was amazed and mesmerised by his performance,although i may be bias as hes a family member,,i loved his performance and i am so proud as he was proffessional,relaxed and effortless as the role of billy and all his hard work as finally paid off.so WELL DONE and CONGRATULATIONS! you were awesome rhys and we love you sooo much love from aunty gina,dannika and taylor,your a star!!xxxxxxxxxx
GREAT article!!
Thanks for the link to the latest performance on March 11: had not seen that before. And the pic with the PM at Downing Street 10.
Billy's the best musical EVER!! Seen it 11 x in London and 10 x on Broadway.
I've seen Billy Elliot many times. I really enjoyed the concert. Last year I got a cheap ticket and I went, I really had a great time there. Recently I got my ticket from the same place to see it againSo I'll be analyzing as well as enjoying the show.
What an amazing article. I really enjoyed reading it. Have seen the show in London, 14 times to date and I am much in love with it. Best show ever! And that is thanks to all these extremely talented youngsters in the cast. It is a joy to watch the show and because it brings so many different kinds of emotion to the audience you forget that they are acting. It is brought so lively and true. Very well done boys!
I have made a fan page for Fox Jackson-Keen on Facebook:
I've had the musical and have seen it at London few months ago. I am not a poet and can't express my thoughts as colourful as you've done before me, so I'll be short.
All I can say in few words is that nothing can match the real experience from seeing it there at the theatre; being inside! Billy Elliot is one remarkable musical and a true masterpiece.
Glad you finally got to see this amazing production. I saw Trent Kowalik do the show in New York… breathtaking! The memory of the production will be with me all my life.
Saturday 28th of November – Victoria Palace Theater in London – 14.30 pm – My first attendance of Billy Elliot the Musical.
I wanted to do this ever since I first discover the musical back in 2006 – then I wrote a post to introduce it, hoping that someday I would be able to see it . Since that date I have watched hundreds of videos about the musical at YouTube and similar sites – but you know as much as one reads about it , as many times one listens to the Billy Elliot Original Cast Recording or watch clips on the Internet – being there at the Victoria Palace Theater in London…nothing really can prepare you enough for that magical experience . Many people told me that its a musical that can make you cry and laugh – but to be there in the audience watching the show and being totally captured by the emotions …I just could not imagine what words can be used to describe that.
On that date Tom Holland was playing the role the Billy – he did such an amazing job. And not just him – all the actors were so talented ! And the ballet …before learning about the musicale I did not know much about it. But seeing it there – not only Tom , but also the older ballet dancers – its an unforgettable experience.
The musicale sends a wonderful message – that one has to be himself /herself and believe that a dream can be achieved . Seeing the sparkles in the eyes of the children in the audience after the show , and hearing they commentaries about how great it was and how they want to find out more about the ballet …you know such an inspiration …I just think that its a wonderful, wonderful thing.


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Your business plan is gathering dust. You feel like you're ready, but a question lingers: Is now a good time to start a business? Data show more businesses are started during and after recessions than in prosperous times. So go for it, writes a motivational speaker and owner of a web development firm. An economic expert says it's unwise to fixate on start-up cycles.
Commenting is open below.
By Marianne Carlson
Starting a new business is not for the faint of heart. For those who possess the entrepreneurial spirit, though, now might be the perfect time to begin a venture.
In the midst of the worst recession in decades and the most dismal recovery since the Great Depression, it might seem prudent to postpone a business launch. But there are some compelling reasons why now is actually a really good time to start a new business.
Beginning a business venture in lean times will force the entrepreneur to pay very close attention to planning, market research, cash flow and other critical issues frequently at the heart of business failures in the first five years. Tough times encourage start-ups to protect assets and invest more cautiously to avoid the "irrational exuberance" that Alan Greenspan warned would lead to financial collapse.
In tough economies, you understand from the start that you'll need to use the first several months to position your company for future success. You'll need adequate funding to sustain a slower growth, and a more targeted approach to marketing. When the economy is booming, it's easier to realize early success. A company that can grow early successes in a weak economy is poised to surge ahead when the situation improves.
Right now, tThe costs of starting a new business are lower than they have been in recent years. Many of the products and services you'll need are available at discounted rates: professional services like accounting and legal services, real estate, office furniture, and other goods and services.
During hard times, you as a consumer are in a much stronger position to negotiate favorable terms than you would be if you wait for the economic rebound.
With the presidential campaigns bringing new focus to the government's role in business development, it seems likely that the current uncertainty in the business environment will be replaced with regulatory and tax conditions that will truly promote job growth, along with real opportunities for both new and existing businesses. If you've already begun laying the groundwork for a well-planned and marketable business, these policy changes could enhance your efforts with some genuine support from local, state and federal governments.
The impact of regulations on business are likely to be defined so that businesses can plan and make decisions on known conditions. As that takes effect, your new business could be in position to benefit from "the rising tide that lifts all ships".
Naturally, these hard times will require some meticulous attention to detail as you develop the plans for building your dreams and starting your new business. You'll need to be certain you have the operating capital to sustain your business and your family while you work to develop your customer base. And you'll need to have a robust and realistic budget for marketing and promotion. But cCareful planning, adequate funding and attention to detail are the cornerstones of any successful business venture, regardless of the economic environment in which they are born. If you have what it takes to be successful in business, starting a new business now could position you for greater success when the economic environment improves.
Marianne Carlson is president of Emcie Media, a Web development firm.
By Paul Kedrosky
When asked whether this is the right time to start a company, I often use the old line about planting a tree: When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. The second best time is now.
After all, starting a company takes time and effort. Get on with it. What's stopping you? Money? Health? Family? Fear? There is a term , after all, for people who claim to want to start companies but never do: "Wantrepreneurs," and it's not a compliment.
Say, however, you're coming to this entrepreneurship question belatedly, that you had never given it serious thought, but now are. Is this a good time, you wonder?
Well, At the Kauffman Foundation, we have studied this subject, and here is what our research says: Looking back at the last few decades of company creation in the U.S., the most auspicious time to start a company was during recessions. A disproportionate number of the fastest-growing and most important companies of the 20th century – from Ford to FedEx to Google – all started during downturns.
Why? Economic downturns decrease company supply while they increase the number of founders and hires. Few people want to create companies, but many people are let go by their employers. Fewer competitors and more potential employees is a potent mix. It has helped drive the success of many young companies. (One of my favorite examples: The single best time in the 20th century to start a bank was during the Great Depression.)
Of course, it's not necessarily happy start-up trails if you create a company during a downturn. Investors exhibit pack behavior, just as entrepreneurs do. While it's easier to get a company funded during good times, it can be much harder during downturns.
Similarly, downturns can make it more difficult to sell your product or service. Getting customers, especially large ones, to take a chance on a start-up is never easy. It is generally harder during downturns when prospective customers are worried about their suppliers' longevity.
Turning things around, however, tThat doesn't mean economic good times are great for pursuing your start-up dreams. You trade off capital scarcity for capital oversupply with seemingly every company with even a remotely interesting idea getting funding. During boom times, every emerging niche seems to be over-populated with start-ups, much like what we're seeing today in certain social networking niches. Most of these companies should have, like trees, been started years ago. Or never.
So, is now the best time to start a company? We're in a start-up boom and not in an economic downturn so, statistically, the answer is "no." Having said that, consider two things: As Like with trees, the best time to start a company is always going to be sooner rather than later, whatever any cyclical statistics say. Secondly, there are so many things that have to go right for a company to succeed. Fixating on start-up cycles is mostly a sign you shouldn't be starting a company in the first place.
Paul Kedrosky is a senior fellow at the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation.
October 24th, 2012
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So zeke is that your GOP self sufficiency rationale there?
October 24th, 2012
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If Romney is elected, and, Republicans can get at least 50 Senators, business and the economy will flourish! It would be great if there could be 60 Republican Conservative Senators!!


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Identity theft, a falling dollar, rising inflation and an intrusive, over-reaching government are among the topics dominating the headlines these days. And they are frightening headlines, especially for those who aren't prepared to protect themselves. But Mark Nestmann's The Lifeboat Strategy: Legally Protecting Wealth and Privacy in the 21st Century can give you the information you need and the steps to follow to help you to deal with today's legal, economic and political uncertainties. Nestmann is not just an author writing about a subject he has researched. As president of The Nestmann Group, Ltd., an international consultancy, he assists individuals in achieving their wealth preservation and privacy goals.
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Tibetan dream yoga is the original form of lucid dreaming. It is a philosophical practice created in Tibetan Buddhism at least 1,000 years ago. Just like lucid dreams, the aim of this is to awaken the consciousness in the dream state. However, Buddhist monks have more esoteric goals in mind...
Their aim is to harness the power of the lucid dream state and then complete a number of set tasks to take them to the next level. These tasks include:
The ultimate goal in Tibetan dream yoga is to "apprehend the dream" (attain conscious awareness) then dissolve the dream state. When you are deprived of physical stimulus (from the sleeping body) and conceptual stimulus (from the dreaming mind), you can observe the purest form of conscious awareness.
That sounds like an excellent goal for any lucid dreamer.
The philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism is complex, but you don't need to be an expert to practice dream yoga techniques. However, you do need to show commitment; a technique is only as good as you are prepared to work at it.
One very broad but basic rule is this: compare your dreams to waking reality and know what it feels like to be conscious. This will increase your self awareness and you will find it easier to induce the lucid state in dreams.
Here is one example of a dream yoga technique. If you already practice lucid dreaming, you will find it familiar because dream recall is the key to lucid dreaming which ever way you look at it...
Every time you wake up, reflect on all the dreams you can remember. In Tibetan Buddhism, it is believed that the ego travels about during sleep - revisiting places we have been to in real life, and repeating all our experiences.
So it's important to meditate upon your latest dreams and recollections. Stay completely still while you do this, because the astral body is disturbed by physical movement and the memories are lost.
As you meditate on your dreams, repeat the mantra: RAOM GAOM, accentuating the O and splitting each word into two syllables. This will help focus your awareness on memories from the unconscious.
For more lucidity techniques, I recommend The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Unlike many other books on the subject, Tenzin is clear and concise and offers lots of practical examples.
This book is aimed at beginners to dream yoga, starting with the nature of dreams and their relationship with reality. He also emphasizes how you can incorporate dream yoga into your daily life and reap the rewards of this profound lucid dreaming practice.


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The ADAMIS team is a transverse cross-disciplinary team of the laboratory APC at the interface between (astro)physics, mathematics, statistical information processing, and scientific computing. It aims at developing, and applying to frontier physical problems, innovative techniques in data analysis, physical modeling, and numerical simulation. Fields of application are in the range of activites of the APC laboratory, namely astroparticle physics and cosmology.
The ADAMIS team gather specialists in astrophysical numerical simulations and experts in data processing and analysis. These two activities connect in a complementary way to observational data obtained by the various instruments dedicated to the observation of the Universe. While data analysis brings new information about the observed phenomena, numerical simulations enable us to test theoretical models involving the primary ingredients of the observed sources.
The ADAMIS team contributes to data analysis and simulation in aera such as cosmology (measurement of the cosmic microwave background, Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect, modelling of submillimeter sky emission), gravitation (through the detection of gravitational waves) and high-energy astrophysics (through the simulation of accretion discs, jets around compact objects, and the statistical distribution of high energy cosmic rays).
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Seminars (some statistics: by speaker's host institution or topic)
Scientific blog by ADAMIS (external link)
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Jean-François Cardoso:
Fabien Casse:
I am associate professor (MCF) at the University Paris Diderot involved in modelling of certain high energy astrophysical phenomena, such as an accretion and ejection of matter around compact objects (black holes, X-ray binaries, etc) and young stars, as well as of particle acceleration in astrophysical shocks. My research involves both theoretical and numerical aspects. In the latter case I use numerical, parallel (MPI) codes, which implement different mathematical equations, e..g, magnetohydrodynamic, kinetic, Fokker-Planck, as required by physical contexts. I am also a member of the collaboration SVOM-Eclairs - a future satellite dedicated to long-wavelength studies of the emission of gamma-ray bursts.
To find out more: personall pages, NOMADS, SVOM-Eclairs
Eric Chassande-Mottin:
My research is devoted to devising, implementing, and applying data analyses methods and techniques relevant for data sets collected by gravitational wave experiments. I am involved in the Virgo collaboration and I am interested in particular in transient sources. I also participate in a developmemt of multi-messenger approaches, which combine the observations of the gravitational waves with other observational probes, using either electromagnetic waves (for example via optical follow-ups) or neutrinos (in collaboration with ANTARES).
To find out more: personal pages, VIRGO, ANTARES.
Jacques Delabrouille:
I am researcher at CNRS since 1999 and a member of the APC Laboratory, where from 2005 till 2010 I was responsible for first creating and then coordinating scientific activities of the research group ADAMIS. Since 1994 I have been working on a preparation of a satellite mission, Planck, specializing predominantly on aspects of data analysis and their interpretations. I have been coordinating the effort devoted to component separation and modelling of diverse sky emission (development of the Planck Sky Model) for High Frequency Instrument (HFI) of Planck.
I am interested particularly in the Cosmic Microwave Background (observations of Archeops, data analysis of the WMAP and Planck data sets), clusters of galaxies (observations of the instrument, Diabolo, 1998-2000, development of numerical software for modelling the Sunyaev-Zeldovich emission of the sky, studies of clusers using the WMAP data), and measurements of the CMB polarization (studies of effects systematic, component separation, optimization of future CMB B-mode experiments).
To find out more: personal pages, Archeops, PLANCK
Fabrice Dodu:
Since 2004 I am software engineer specialized in high performance computing and in particular I help to port numerical codes in some of national computing centers. In parallel I develop a new module for MHD-3D simulations of jets generated via the accretion-ejection instability.
Maude Le Jeune:
I am software engineer working at the APC Laboratory since 2005. I work on a software and data analysis development for the Cosmic Microwave Background data analysis. I am involved in the Planck satellite mission and ANR-project MIDAS'09.
To find out more: personal pages, PLANCK, ANR-MIDAS'09
Antoine Petiteau:
Ed Porter:
Radek Stompor:
I am cosmologist and data analyst. My research interests revolve around anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMB), their physics, and the role they play in improving our knowledge of the Universe. Recently, a main objective of my research has been the B-mode polarization of the CMB. In particular I work on the novel data analysis methods and their numerical implementation in a form of high performance codes and algorithms suitable for the next generation of supercomputers (the project ANR-MIDAS'09). I am involved in some on-going and planned CMB experiments such as a satellite mission, Planck, a balloon-borne experiment, EBEX and a ground based observatory, POLARBeaR.
To find out more: personal pages, PLANCK, EBEX, POLARBeaR, ANR-MIDAS'09
Peggy Varniere:
My reseach is on the interface between numerical simulations (code development), analytic work, and a comparison with observations. I am interested in discs around compact objects and in particular in the explanation of their temporal variability. The other part of my work is concerned with protoplanetary discs either in the context of planet formations or interaction between the disc and the planet.
To find out more: personal pages, NOMADS
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Pierre Cargemel:
An associate of the ADAMIS group from November 2011, I am involved in the ANR-MIDAS'09 project. I am interested in a development of high performance numerical tools for the analysis of cosmological data sets. My primary tasks are numerical simulations and paralell scientific programming.
To find out more: ANR-MIDAS'09
Guillaume Castex:
I am a PhD student in the ADAMIS group since September 2009 working under a supervision of Jacques Delabrouille. I am interested in observational cosmology and data analysis tehcniques. My research is focused on analysis of the Planck data sets and simulations of the sky in the microwave band, with special emhpasize on point sources.
To find out more: PLANCK
Frédéric Dauvergne:
To find out more: ANR-MIDAS'09
Josquin Errard:
I am a PhD student since September 2009 advised by Radek Stompor. My area of research is observational cosmology, in particular studies of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, which has been an exceptional source of constraints on new models of the Universe. I am a member of the POLARBeaR collaboration - a ground-based CMB B-mode experiment of the new generation.
In my doctoral work I am interested specifically in control of systematic effects on all levels from the instrument to the data analysis. My research project includes development of the new data analysis approaches, which are to be inclded in the data analysis pipeline of the POLARBeaR experiment. I am also working with computer scientists and applied mathematicians in the context of the project ANR-MIDAS'09 aiming at developing inovvative tools for the analysis of the huge data volumes, which are to be produced by forthcoming generation of the CMB experiments.
To find out more: POLARBeaR, ANR-MIDAS'09
Giulio Fabbian:
Je suis un étudiant italien de master 2 en stage de recherche pour six mois dans l'équipe ADAMIS sous la supervision de Radek Stompor. Mes intérêts concernent la cosmologie observationelle et l'astronomie extragalactique, en particulier je m'intéresse aux problémes liés au Fond Diffus Cosmologique (CMB).
Mes expériences de recherche précédentes concernaient l'étude des sources radio extragalactiques non-résolues comme avant-plan pour les mesures du CMB aux basses fréquences. Maintenant je travaille sur la simulation numérique de l'effet de lentille gravitationnelle sur les anisotropies du CMB et sur son utilisation pour contraindre précisément la masse des neutrinos et l'équation d'état de l'énergie noire, la composante qui domine la densité d'énergie dans l'univers aujourd'hui.
Pour en savoir plus: POLARBeaR, ANR-MIDAS'09
Dana Lahat:
PhD student with J.-F. Cardoso and Prof. Hagit Messer (University of Tel-Aviv, Isreal).
Matthieu Roman:
Frédéric Vincent:
I am currently a teaching assistant at University Paris 7, and a member of the ADAMIS team for my research. I work on simulating observations of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) inside black hole binaries accretion disks, that are subject to a Rossby wave instability. I collaborate with Peggy Varniere (ADAMIS) and Heloise Meheut (University of Bern), who provide me with simulations of such disks.
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Tristran Beau: 2005-2006, assistant professort at the University Paris-Diderot, now at Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et des Hautes Énergies.
Gilles Faÿ: 2006-2010, now professor at Ecole Centrale Paris, Châtanay Malabry, France
Michel Tagger: 2005-2008, researcher at CEA, now a director of Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace in Orléans.
Soumen Basak: 2009-2011, with J. Delabrouille;
Julien Grain: 2006-2008, with R. Stompor, staff researcher at CNRS.
Olivier Rabaste: 2006-2008, with E. Chassande-Mottin, staff researcher at ONERA.
Matthieu Remazeilles: 2009-2011, with J. Delabrouille, now a post-doc at IAS in Orsay.
Antoine Rogier: 2010-2011, with R. Stompor, now a prof in a Lycée in Paris.
PhD students:
Marc Betoule: 2006-2009, with J.Delabrouille, now a postdoc at Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et des Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Paris.
Simona Donzelli: 2006-2009, with R. Stompor, now a postdoc at the University of Oslo, Norway
Frédéric Guilloux: 2005-2008, with J.-F. Cardoso & G. Faÿ, now assistant porfessor (MCF) at the University Paris-6, Pierre & Marie Curie.
Héloïise Mehut: 2007-2010, with F.Casse et M.Tagger, now a postdoc at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Pietro Procopio: 2005-2009, with J. Delabrouille, now a postdoc at CNR in Bologne, Italy
Guillaume Bordier, 2008, with J. Delabrouille, currently a temporary research engineer in the Gravitation & Cosmology group at APC.
Gregory Dooley, 2009, with E. Chassande-Mottin.
Willie Drouhet, 2010, with R. Stompor, currently a PhD student at CEA.
Josquin Errard, 2009, with R. Stompor, currently a PhD student in ADAMIS.
Gulio Fabbian, 2009, 2010 with R.Stompor, currently a PhD student in ADAMIS.
Amandine LeBrun, 2009 with R. Stompor, currently working for CNES (French Space Agency) in Toulouse.
Miriam Mele, 2009, with E. Chassande-Mottin.
Matthieu Roman, 2011, with J. Delabrouille, currently a PhD student in ADAMIS
Julien Socié, 2006, with J. Delabrouille.
Olivier Collier, 2008, with G. Faÿ, currently a PhD student at 'ENSPC.
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ADAMIS members are actively engaged in supervising student projects, PhD theses, as well as advising postdoctoral researchers, and providing them with an opportunity to get involved in some of the exciting, interdisciplinary projects carried out in the group. We are committed to ensure a stimulating, friendly and enjoyable environment for all our interns, students and postdocs.
Some specific projects proposed by the ADAMIS researchers are listed below. These constitute at most a subset of those available at any given time. Therefore if you are interested to learn more about the research opportunities at ADAMIS you should contact us directly.
You can find out more about specific scientific interests of the ADAMIS members and find their contact information under the Team tab above. You can learn more about our research following the 'Presentation' tab above.
If in doubt or in need of advice you can always contact us at radek_at_apc.univ-paris7.fr
Laboratoire APC is located in the Condorcet building of the campus Paris-Rive-Gauche. The building is composed of two parts, A and B, connected with overpasses. The offices of the ADAMIS group are on the 3rd floor in the part B of the Condorcet building, which is the one closer to the river Seine. The majority of the APC Lab, including the APC front desk, director's office, and most of the administrative offices, is in the part A of the building.
If you plan on paying a visit to the ADAMIS group, check first the APC website to learn how to reach the Paris-Rive-Gauche campus and the Condorcet building. Once you are there you can find the ADAMIS offices by entering the building B directly on the ground level as shown on the plan below.
Once in the building you should continue to the 3rd floor via the staircase or the elevator as both marked on the plan above.
If you are already in the building A, you can reach us by either going down to the ground level and following the instruction described above or you can use an overpass on the 4th floor to cross over from the building A to B and then take either a staircase or an elevator to get to the 3rd floor. This route is shown here:
The plan of the ADAMIS offices on the 3rd floor of the building B is displayed here:
Check the ADAMIS's annuaire to find who occupies which office.


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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A mom is terrified of being in her apartment after an early morning break-in, but she cannot leave. The intruder stole the keys to her home and car, making her feel like a hostage in her own home.
Around 1:00 A.M., Heather Parker says a weird feeling woke her up out of a heavy sleep.
"I just had this feeling. This feeling to wake up. And I woke up and I just saw this person," recalls Heather Parker.
The man was standing less than two feet from her pillow.
"I was laying here and I felt someone in my room. I thought at first it was my daughter, but I realized it wasn't her. By the time I could get up, the person was running," says Parker.
Parker chased the man out of her home before realizing her daughter was still asleep inside the home. She watched as a white SUV sped off from a nearby parking lot and rushed upstairs to check on her daughter.
"I worry. Yeah, she's 18, but she's also my child. If they were to come back…I just don't know," expresses Parker.
Her daughter's brother, Michael Butler, says he automatically thought the worst when he got the call saying someone had broken into their home.
"You just don't know what these guy's intentions were," says Butler.
Neither woman was physically hurt, but they are both dealing with emotional scars.
"Could you imagine? The fear of waking up in the middle of the night with an unexpected person hovering over you?" imagines Butler.
While the intruder was able to get away with her keys, Parker is afraid they will come back.
"I will not go to sleep, cannot go to sleep. Every time I hear a car start I think it's mine. Every time I hear a knock I think somebody is coming," says Parker.
She says the worst part is not knowing who was in her home, or how long they were there while she was sleeping.
"I'm ready to pack up my stuff and move out of here. I don't feel safe, I don't feel comfortable," says Parker.
Police did trace for fingerprints but currently have no leads in the case.
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Minnesota Twins (14-6)@
Detroit Tigers (11-10)
Tuesday, April 27
Comerica Park
Attendance: 22,008
Game Leaders
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(3-0) 0.93 era
S: Rauch
L: Verlander
(1-2) 5.53 era
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Francisco Liriano hurled eight shutout innings for the second consecutive start, and the Twins used a trio of Detroit errors to help record a 2-0 victory over the Tigers at Comerica Park.
Liriano (3-0) struck out 10 -- his first double-digit strikeout game since July 28, 2006 -- and extended his scoreless innings streak to 23 over three starts for the Twins, who have won eight of 11 and are the only team in the majors not to drop a series in 2010. The lefty allowed just four hits and a walk and lowered his earned run average to an AL-best 0.93.
"(Detroit)'s a good team. We're playing pretty good baseball," Liriano said. "Not just me, as a team we're playing pretty good. I'm just really happy to be here; I'm trying to do my job. It's been a great season for me so far, so I'm just going to keep on doing what I'm doing."
Jim Thome reached base in all four plate appearances -- walking three times -- and scored once for Minnesota. Jon Rauch notched his seventh save of the season.
Johnny Damon extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a double in the sixth, but the Tigers were shut out for the second time this year in their third loss in five games.
"It's unfortunate how they scored," Damon said. "They scored twice tonight on errors. For us to win a lot of games and hopefully get to the playoffs and go deep in the playoffs, we can't make those kinds of mistakes."
Justin Verlander (1-2) lasted just 5 1/3 innings and was dealt the hard-luck loss, giving up just one unearned run on four hits and three walks while fanning seven.
Both pitchers were highly effective early, although Verlander had to work out of a few jams to keep Minnesota off the scoreboard.
While Liriano faced the minimum 12 batters through four innings, the Twins put runners in scoring position in every inning from the second through the fifth but didn't cash in on any opportunity.
Then, in the sixth, an error helped end the scoreless pitcher's duel.
Verlander looked as if he would get through the inning unscathed, striking out both Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel to begin the frame. He followed with a four-pitch walk to Thome, and J.J. Hardy lofted a deep fly ball to the gap in left-centerfield.
Ryan Raburn drifted over to attempt a basket catch, but the ball bounced off the heel of his glove, allowing Thome to race around and score. Verlander, who had thrown 121 pitches at that point, exited the game in favor of Eddie Bonine, who loaded the bases before Fu-Te Ni came in and induced an inning- ending groundout from Orlando Hudson.
Meanwhile, Liriano worked out of a jam in the fifth when Detroit put runners on first and third with two outs, and he pitched around a two-out double by Damon in the sixth to keep the Tigers scoreless.
Another error allowed Minnesota to extend its lead in the seventh. With Ni on the mound, Delmon Young drew a one-out walk and was erased on a fielder's choice groundout from Cuddyer. After a balk, Kubel also walked, and Thome sent a grounder to second base.
Scott Sizemore scooped the ball while running hard to his left, and his throw was off the mark, allowing Cuddyer to scamper home for a 2-0 lead. Thome was credited with a single on the play.
Liriano allowed only a single in the seventh and eighth innings, and Rauch pitched around a leadoff single by Damon in the ninth to secure the victory.
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Empire and Nation: Violence and Cosmopolitanism in the Eastern Mediterranean, 1856-1922
HIST 1361 S01 [CRN: 24888]With Greece in crisis and the Middle East experiencing an "Arab Spring" the Eastern Mediterranean is again hitting the headlines. This course offers a historical perspective to current developments by examining the social, political and cultural transformations between the mid-19th century and the 1922 Greco-Turkish exchange of populations while questioning the current image of the Eastern Mediterranean as a model of cosmopolitan conviviality and an archetype of unbridled violence. Topics include state-building in Greece, the modernization of the Ottoman Empire, colonialism in Egypt, nationalism and coexistence, the Balkan wars and population movements, and, finally, contemporary nostalgias for fin-de-siècle Mediterranean.
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