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Susan Faiola is an illustrator, designer, and cartoonist
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Fishing restrictions lifted on Nisqually River
Fishing restrictions on the Nisqually River have been lifted effective immediately.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife made the announcement on the Nisqually and other rivers Wednesday afternoon.
On Aug. 14, the agency closed the river to fishing — described as a hoot owl closure — from 2 p.m. to one hour before sunrise.
It was one of more than 60 rivers and streams were restrictions or closures were put in place due to drought-induced low river flows and warm water temperatures. Also reopening are the East Fork Lewis River, the Naches River from the Tieton River to Bumping River, and several rivers in the Forks area including the upper Quileyute, and lower Dickey, Sol Duc, Calwah and Bogachiel rivers.
Conditions in the Nisqually and other rivers have returned to normal for this time of year due to recent rains and cooler weather, said Ron Warren, salmon policy lead.
Any future changes will be posted on the agency's drought webpage at wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/drought.
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- Proceedings
- Open Access
NCBO Technology: Powering semantically aware applications
© Whetzel and NCBO Team; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
- Published: 15 April 2013
As new biomedical technologies are developed, the amount of publically available biomedical data continues to increase. To help manage these vast and disparate data sources, researchers have turned to the Semantic Web. Specifically, ontologies are used in data annotation, natural language processing, information retrieval, clinical decision support, and data integration tasks. The development of software applications to perform these tasks requires the integration of Web services to incorporate the wide variety of ontologies used in the health care and life sciences. The National Center for Biomedical Ontology, a National Center for Biomedical Computing created under the NIH Roadmap, developed BioPortal, which provides access to one of the largest repositories of biomedical ontologies. The NCBO Web services provide programmtic access to these ontologies and can be grouped into four categories; Ontology, Mapping, Annotation, and Data Access. The Ontology Web services provide access to ontologies, their metadata, ontology versions, downloads, navigation of the class hierarchy (parents, children, siblings) and details of each term. The Mapping Web services provide access to the millions of ontology mappings published in BioPortal. The NCBO Annotator Web service "tags" text automatically with terms from ontologies in BioPortal, and the NCBO Resource Ind ex Web services provides access to an ontology-based index of public, online data resources. The NCBO Widgets package the Ontology Web services for use directly in Web sites. The functionality of the NCBO Web services and widgets are incorporated into semantically aware applications for ontology development and visualization, data annotation, and data integration. This overview will describe these classes of applications, discuss a few examples of each type, and which NCBO Web services are used by these applications.
- BioPortal
- ontology
- web service
- Annotator
- Resource Index
NCBO Technology overview
BioPortal is an open repository of biomedical ontologies that stores ontologies developed in various formats, such as OWL, OBO format, Protégé frames, and the Rich release format, and provides access to this content via Web browsers and Web services [1, 2]. The BioPortal Web interface allows users to browse the list of ontologies, search and comment on terms in ontologies, annotate text with ontology terms, and search an ontology-based index of biomedical resources. The BioPortal architecture currently includes both LexEVS (http://informatics.mayo.edu/LexGrid) and the Protégé database (http://protege.stanford.edu), however work is underway to replace the dual database backend with a RDF database. A beta version of the BioPortal RDF database is available at:http://sparql.bioontology.org.
Classes of applications incorporating ontologies via NCBO Technology
Ontology development and visualization
With the growing interest in the use of ontologies in the health care and life sciences, additional tools are being developed to support the development of ontologies within new biomedical domains and the re-use of existing ontologies to build application ontologies. To this end, new plugins for ontology editing tools such as Protégé and OBO-Edit have been developed. These plugins use the NCBO Web services to aid in term re-use, to automatically generate ontology terms from text, provide an infrastructure for collaborative ontology development, and provide ways to visualize ontologies.
The OLS2OWL plugin[11] is designed to aid ontology developers during the knowledge elicitation stage and allows ontology developers to search for terms from a repository of ontologies and compare similar classes, properties, and instances. The plugin was developed as part of the Open architecture for Accessible Services Integration and Standardization project, which facilitates interoperability across service providers, mobile devices (wearable devices, phones, palm, etc.) smart home technology, and medical care providers for elderly and disabled population. The Dresden Ontology Generator for Directed Acyclic Graphs[12] plugin for Protégé 4 and OBO-Edit generates ontology terms, definitions, and relationships based on natural language text found in PubMed, the Web, or PDF documents and therefore supports the extension of existing ontologies with terms from resources commonly used in biocuration. These tools use the "List all Ontologies", "Search", and "Get Term" Web services.
In addition to tools for ontology re-use, infrastructure now exists for collaborative ontology development, a methodology commonly used in biomedical ontology development. WebProtégé[13] is a web-based ontology-editing environment, which supports collaboration, enabling users to edit an ontology simultaneously, carry out discussions, and add comments to the terms. These comments and new term proposals can be submitted and viewed in BioPortal using the "Notes" Web services.
Data annotation
Ontologies are also commonly incorporated into data annotation applications. While BioPortal contains over 400 ontologies, to help identify ontologies that best cover the text for annotation the Ontology Recommender Web service can be used. The input to this Web service is either a list of terms or corpus of text and generates a ranked list of what ontologies best cover the text. The resulting ontologies can then be selected for use in data annotation applications and terms presented to the user in various ways. Data annotation applications represent the most widely used category of applications using the NCBO Web services.
The NCBO Ontology Web services are also used in applications to harmonize data elements. For example, openMDR[19] uses the "List all Ontologies", "Search", and "Get Term" Web services to provide access for curators to select terms from ontologies such as the NCI Thesaurus, Ontology for Clinical Research, or SNOMED-CT. eleMap[20], a tool developed by the eMERGE Network [21], follows a similar workflow. The tool provides a mechanism for researchers to harmonize their local phenotype data dictionaries to existing metadata and terminology standards such as the Cancer Data Standards Registry and Repository, the NCI Thesaurus, and SNOMED-CT.
Data integration
While many projects aim to collect annotated data upon submission of new data sets, unstructured text also accompanies data sets. The Annotator Web service can be used in these cases to identify ontology terms within a corpus of text and the data sets can be linked via these ontology annotations.
The NCBO Resource Index is an ontology-based index of publicly available biomedical databases. The text descriptions of database entries are processed using the Annotator Web service to identify ontology terms and then the results are stored in the Resource Index. The ontology-based index links the data records within a database and across disparate databases, providing a functional linkage based on the content of the data field as opposed to schema matching. These annotations and linkages are useful to more precisely identify data records of interest.
The suite of NCBO Web services power a variety of semantically aware software applications (see additional file 1). The Web services are used in various combinations to enable workflows for ontology development, data annotation, and data analysis. Future work will include expansion of the Web services to enhance selection of terms by ontology sub-setting, to build lexicons for use with the Annotator Web service, and for ontology enrichment analysis.
Authors' information
PLW is the Outreach Coordinator for the National Center for Biomedical Ontology.
The National Center for Biomedical Ontology is supported by the NHGRI, the NHLBI, and the NIH Common Fund under grant U54-HG004028. We thank Alex Skrenchuk from Stanford University for computer support.
The publication costs for this article were funded by the corresponding author's institution.
This article has been published as part of Journal of Biomedical Semantics Volume 4 Supplement 1, 2013: Proceedings of the Bio-Ontologies Special Interest Group 2012. The full contents of the supplement are available online at http://www.jbiomedsem.com/supplements/4/S1
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Previously on Shekel and Jekyll (or: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oy Vey! Oy Vey! Oy Vey!) (or: Oy Default!) (or: Shalom, Bitches!) (or: ...well, multitudes of questionably-funny puns): According to Grant, nothing but Dave and Kelly's elimination out in front of a suburban McDonalds. Also: Actually, that pretty much sums it up, but they did manage to complete their recreating-the-steps-of-the-Dutch-Jewish-Holocaust-survivors thing by escaping Poland and heading to Tel Aviv, Israel. Because you know where Jewish people can feel safe and protected? The Middle East. Anyway, after another pointless long-distance trip to the Road Block and back, a lame gossipy task and an even lamer Detour, the four teams who successfully managed to finish the leg reached the Masada ruins. Since there's only these four teams and three episodes left until we have a winner, it's clear the answer to this question is almost certainly going to be "nobody, dumbarse", but still: Which of them will be eliminated... TONIGHT?
Credits. Look, I support domestic violence about as much as the next person, assuming the next person isn't a professional footballer or Matthew Newton, but still: Why can't Richard wear the boxing gloves? [BOMP, ZOOM, STRAIGHT TO THE MOON.]
Commercials. It's bad enough when we have one infomercial channel on cable, guys. Why do Seven and Nine insist on wasting two free-to-air channels playing the same infomercials? LIVE?
A reversing helicopter and some majestic, Islamic-inspired music welcome us back to Masada. And you better be thankful for the latter, because it's about all the religious relevance you're going to get during this episode. Well, for that particular religion at least. We've still got obnoxious amounts of cheerleading for Christianity and assertions that Israel is really only made up of Jewish people. Because ISRAEL. Apparently the term 'holy land' only counts on the Sabbath. Grant calls it "one of Israel's most important historic sites", and explains that it was built on a clifftop overlooking the Dead Sea. Just in case you couldn't tell it was a clifftop over, say, Lake Cadibarrawirracanna. Also: Jewish struggle for freedom.
During the Pit Stop, teams were given product-placed cameras and had to record product-placed messages for their product-placed loved ones at their product-placed home. And the entire purpose of this scene? To try and get us to care about people we've never met who are related to people we barely know and frankly aren't entirely enamoured with because the producers spent so much time forcing people like Dave and Chris and Jenius and Mel down our throats. Of course, if they'd spent more time on these teams we'd probably have seen Tom and Luke forcing themselves down each other's throats, and I'm sure the fundie sponsors would just LOOOOVE that. Speaking of the apparent devil, a very pink set of Monday Lotto results turn up right as we see him filming his clip.
Dear overly-conservative people who would like me to stop making gay jokes: I am AWARE pink does not necessarily imply homosexuality. I am also aware Tom is currently wearing blue. Luke, however... I don't think you could call that logo on his shirt red. So there.
Meanwhile, Sam barely even bothers to get dressed when recording her clip. Even I'm having trouble remembering that her eyes are up here, buster.
Once the product placement is over for now (although teams are going to have to take the memory cards with them for later in the leg), the farmers finally depart at 6:31am. The clue tells them to hoof it to the ruins of King Herod's Winter Palace, where they'll have to search for the clue. And by "hoof it", we do of course mean "take the gondola to the top", because some of these people would probably be wandering the desert for forty years if we made them find it on their own. Even though the clue specifies it's at Masada.
As if to belabor the point, Tom wonders aloud whether the ruins might be at the top of the mountain. Well, of course. Why else would they tell you to take the fucking cable car? He confessionals that he's going to treat this leg like he's in last place. Not that it matters today, for so many reasons. Matt adds that he's going to "take the bull by the horns and give it to her". I sure hope he farms crops, because basic animal biology? Not his strong point.
7:15am. Leaving with his dad, Luke wonders how on earth a place like Israel could even have a winter. And as you know, Australia has bikinis and coconuts everywhere, all year round. Seriously dude. You grew up in Melbourne. MELBOURNE. Where people ditch work for the beach and public transport craps out the moment it even comes close to thirty degrees.
The farmers are impressed by how old and "half-wrecked" the castle is. Tom confessionals about the "pretty amazing views from up there", right as the editors cut to a tight shot of his arse. I'd send the editors a fruit basket, but it appears they've already found one. They struggle to find the clue, to the point where Tom is leaning over a handrail right next to a massive drop... with his feet about two feet off the ground. Matt prefers to do the slightly more sane thing and peers over the edge normally, as though it would be possible to see the cluebox from there anyway.
Jeff explains that he'd learned about King Herod way back when he was at school, but that he still thought it was "phenomenal" to be in the "geographical place". Excuse me for a moment, I just had flashbacks to a far more interesting contestant making a similar comment about the Nile. Still, at least Jeff's frame of reference is based in proven fact rather than treating the Bible as though the stories inside it were real, so... balances out?
Seventeen bajillion cliffside staircases later, Matt and Tom have found the clue. It's one of those "here's a major event, now find where it happened" clues they seem to do far too infrequently when compared to obnoxiously esoteric clues, and this time it directs teams to drive to where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. (Spoiler alert: It's near the Dead Sea.) Grant explains that they're headed "a hundred kilometres north to Qumran", where they'll find their next clue at a palm-tree lined walkway thing that looks nothing like the helicopter stock footage shots of Qumran itself. It's worth noting that Qumran is in the West Bank and therefore part of Palestine, which I think makes this the only time ever the race has visited a country without mentioning it by name. I've seen basically every episode of every version of this show, and I can't recall it ever happening before. Maybe one of the American version's visits to Dubai? I know the UAE has been conspicuous by its absence in clues directing the teams there ("fly to the city of Dubai" the first time, "fly to the Persian Gulf" the second), but surely at least Phil mentioned the country in a voiceover or something.
7:56am. Wallace and Grommet depart, the latter's hair trying to attack him for putting on the most hideous beanie in human history. The editors decide we need name subtitles to tell these two apart, even in the tenth week of the season and even with only nine recurring cast members in total left. They are apparently THAT boring.
Even Hallmark don't get that in a confessional where Luke tells us some more about how their personal issues with each other were clearly exaggerated in order to get cast. They manage to find the Qumran clue, Luke conveniently showing us his "Tyler" forearm tattoo when he reaches for the cluebox. Mind blown. Where's his "Tom" tattoo? I'd love to see it. (And the tattoo as well!)
The Bumbling Banjos of Balliteration kick in as we cut to the farmers, who have reached the border crossing into the West Bank. They claim to not understand the meaning of the words "border crossing", and Tom is apparently shocked Matt doesn't know about the West Bank. Oh, Tom. Clearly you and he are paddling on different boats. Matt confessionals about not knowing how many countries they've visited, and... dude, it's not like any of the countries you've been to so far have been esoteric. Seriously, the Netherlands is the closest this cast have come to a country they might not have heard about before. It's not like it's hard. Tom comments in their car that they seem to be "gettin' closer to Jerusalem, buddy", before calling Israel "God's country". Apparently, this God character only created one country and left the rest of the world to make itself. And only after waiting until 1960. Matt claims that God's country is not Israel but rather Australia. Which is why we never have any natural disasters. Like, say, floods or bushfires. For example.
The splitscreen brings us back to Masada, where the surfers are on their way up and Hallmark are on their way down. Jeff confessionals about how Wallace and Grommet are "really, really top racers", which is exactly why they... voluntarily give them their map? Idiots. Don't you want to slow the good teams down, especially when there's only one elimination left? Granted, this leg is pretty much guaranteed not to end in said elimination and you'll all be bunched together again in the next leg, but... still, you know? This is not Amazing Communism. Of course, Wallace and Grommet can't actually read the map anyway. How did these teams make it this far?
Oh, right. Cannon fodder and tasks designed to ruin any chance of a female team making it this far.
The farmers arrive at Qumran, where the clue is a Road Block. The one team member "who's not lost in translation" must perform this task, which is fairly simple and inventive, yet not at all likely to make for good television. Much like the actual Dead Sea Scrolls. They're given a Hebrew-to-English letter translator and a scroll written in Hebrew, and must then translate it into English. Sounds simple, but then you've got to work out that Hebrew letters are written from right to left, so it's going to take at least six seconds longer to finish. Unfortunately, the message appears to be simply translated from letter-to-letter rather than as a message, which would make it even more fun if they had to translate it from Hebrew and then find someone to actually literally translate it from Hebrew. Double-unfortunately, Grant's writers and the graphics department decide to declare the Hebrew language a "code" which must be "deciphered". And to that, I can only respond: Uckfay at-thay itshay.
As soon as they figure out it's likely to be some sort of mental challenge, Matt wisely gives the task to Tom, giving Tom his sixth Road Block and meaning Matt will have to do the rest. But I'm sure the other tasks are probably bloke-y things that he'll be able to complete without any issues, right? Right? Bueller? Tom correctly remembers about the right-to-left writing, so that's six seconds saved.
8:28am. The Lucys are finally here to give this leg the estrogen kick it needs, but as it happens today is International Clue Misreading Day, leading us to hear both "Kings Herod" and "the Masada" before they do things like such as leave the mat. Yeah, it's going to be a long day for them. They confessional about how they're going to be even more Determinator-y in order to reach the finale and "do the women proud". As a male feminist (shut up, we exist), I'm offended that Renae thinks I want to see six men in the finale. I could certainly afford to lose Wallace and Grommet. And Jeff. And Matt.
Tom reiterates the Road Block task, as though we've forgotten in the last minute or whatever, before outing himself (SETTLE DOWN, LUKE.) as a fan of crosswords and Sudoku. Awww, hot geek powers, ACTIVATE!
Wallace and Grommet get the Masada clue. I swear I had almost forgotten they even existed there for a minute. Grommet feels the need to ask what the Dead Sea Scrolls are, and... he cannot be that stupid, right? It's right there in the fucking name. They get directed to Qumran. Yawn.
Back at the Road Block, Matt has decided to sleep instead of making himself be that guy who yells at his partner to hurry up. Heh. While the Lucys get lost trying to figure out what makes the Winter Palace different from the other parts of Masada, Tom is decidedly not lost, and is finished translating. Despite the translated message basically giving exactly the same information, he's still given a proper clue leading to the Jerusalem Main Post Office. They've got to travel by taxi, and when they arrive they'll need to mail their video messages in order to receive the next clue. And it sure is lucky all the loved ones gave their private video messages back to the producers so they could be put in the episode, isn't it? Grant Wikipedias that it's Israel's capital city, and a "holy site" for the world's three main monotheistic religions. Only two of which we'll actually deal with, of course, because all three would just be too much damn work. Sorry, Muslims. Maybe next time.
Lucys? Still lost.
Commercials. I kind of love how the Logies are predictably crappy every year. No disappointment.
The Lucys are not at lost as they thought. Crisis averted, as is the need to spend even more time aimlessly wandering Masada.
Hallmark are arriving at Qumran, where Luke has to tell Jeff they're in the middle of a race. As opposed to when they gave the surfers their map, when they clearly weren't. Luke immediately volunteers Jeff for the task, apparently somehow knowing Tom has come and gone already. Jeff takes a few seconds to get out his reading glasses, having not thought it wise to prepare something simple like that while on the long-haul drive to the Road Block. Meanwhile, not only do we have to deal with the lotto numbers appearing at about this point, but they've also decided to add a sideshowy graphic explaining that the drawing is coming up. Gee, thanks guys. I don't know how I ever could have managed without you. Hallmark continue arguing about who wears the packs in their relationship as they hike up the path to the task itself, where Jeff immediately learns that transliteration isn't always transparently obvious.
We splitscreen to the farmers' arrival in Jerusalem, having apparently taken significantly less time to get there than the last guys who ported gifts across Israel. So much for wise men, huh? (Or is it they were wise by virtue of not having product-placed myrrh?) They learn they've been taken to the wrong post office, but soon figure out that there might in fact be more than one post office in a national capital city. Imagine that.
Is it just me, or is absolutely NOTHING HAPPENING this week?
So when I eventually wake up from my Boredom Coma (fell into it on a Friday, woke from it on a Monday, let's ignore the more than twelve months in between), we are at the Detour, having skipped the bit where Matt needed to be told bagels are food. Somehow, "Soylent Green is BAGELS!" doesn't have nearly the same ring to it. This time, the two tasks (Yay, pros! Boo, cons!) are the atrociously-named Pilgrim's Trail and Holy Grail. In Pilgrim's Trail, you pick up an eighty-kilo wooden cross from the entrance of the Old City and take it up the Via Dolorosa to the church where a certain very naughty boy got nailed. (Oh, and Jesus was crucified there too.) When they arrive at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, having passed the nine Stations of the Cross, they'll be given their next clue from a completely random guy who doesn't look anything like the Messiah. So either he's Jewish, or the producers couldn't be arsed striving for thematic relevance. If, on the other hand, Israel doesn't make you think of people killed for the wrong reasons, you can take Holy Grail, which is just as time-consuming as it sounds. Basically, you've got to go to a tunnel beneath the Wailing Wall and dig up a pot, then carry it to a second tunnel and walk all the way through to the other end to deliver it. How time-wasty is it? Well, Grant tells us, "Unearthing history takes time", apparently missing the irony. Long story short, the choice is between Athletic and Agnostic, but either way it's basically "walk over there, carrying this". And Jesus knows what this episode needs right now is some High-Stakes Walking Action. I think I feel another Boredom Coma coming on.
So, anyway, there is more walking (with the men taking Athletic and the women taking Agnostic), and even more walking to the next clue, and even MORE walking to the Pit Stop overlooking the Wailing Wall. Perhaps it's appropriate it felt like they were walking for forty years considering the greeter appears to be some kind of rabbi. Really, producers? You're in fucking Jerusalem and you couldn't get a priest, a rabbi, and an imam to share greeter duty, before they all went to a bar and ordered a punchline? In the end, the episode ends as it began, with the farmers first, Hallmark second, Wallace and Grommet third, and the Lucys last. How dull was this episode, you ask? This is the first and only episode in the history of the show – in any franchise – without a single change in position. Yeah.
Next week: Stuff actually happens. Hooray!


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Family Fun at Maedaya
400 Bridge Rd
Richmond, VIC 3121
(03) 9428 3918
Ok, so I'm beginning to get a bit of a backlog of posts recently since I've been super busy, so I'll do my best to churn them out! First up is a family trip to Maedaya on Bridge Rd.
Sister E left for her Eurotrip weeks ago, but before she left the family decided to get together and have dinner to say goodbye, Sister E's pick. For some reason, she thought it was a good idea to take the parentals to Maedaya, a sake & grill similar to a Korean BBQ.
I arrived with Sister A to find Father T halfway out the door on his way to buy a bottle of wine. Apparently a new waitress who's first night it was had told him it was BYO. Boy was he disappointed when he came back with a bottle of Pepperjack to be told she was wrong. Not only is the place not BYO, but they also don't serve wine at all. My parents threatened to walk out then and there, but Sister E convinced them to give it a try. Neither a fan of beer, they had to make do with a pot of tea.
Still seething from the no-wine incident when our first dish arrived, Mother K was even less impressed by the cook-it-yourself style of eating. Although Maedaya does offer an a-la-carte menu, the main attraction here is definitely the Japanese BBQ upstairs, where a little grill is placed on each table and the customer is left to cook their own meat and veggies. A selection of sauces are also available on each table, allowing you to create and customise your meal as you please.
There are a range of proteins and vegetables to grill on the menu. We went with a large mixed platter ($33.50) which came with various cuts of pork, chicken, and beef, as well as some sausages, mushrooms, cabbage, zucchini, and capsicum.
But it was all a bit hard for Mother K, who found herself suffocating from the smoke of the grill. Although there is a vent above each table to draw the smoke up, our table happened to sit right between two, meaning there was no where for the it to go.
Hungry and impatient for our food to cook (it takes a while on those little grills), we decided to order a few items a-la-carte. Gyoza is always a family favourite, and we wolfed down two serves with ease ($6.80 for 6).
We all love sushi, and so Sister A chose the Salmon Roll ($14.50) and the Spicy Tuna Roll ($14.50) to share. It was freshly made and delicious, though a little difficult to eat. A little big for one bite, when taken with two the thing just fell apart.
Also ordered was the Sumiyaki Set, a selection of small skewers which went down well ($16.80). Each one was unique in a different marinade or sauce. Sister E fiercely protected a meatball she had pulled off and placed on the grill to cook further.
And finally, we had the Agedashi Tofu, fried cubes of tofu in a clear broth with a few veggies, simple stuff ($6.60). I love tofu, and this one didn't disappoint.
After dinner, we meandered up the road to get our wine fix from the Collection Bar, which seemed to sooth my parents only slightly.
A few weeks after this dinner after Sister E had left, the remaining family and I had dinner again. On choosing where to go to eat, Mother K stipulated "After the fiasco that was Maedaya it had better have really nice ambience and food. I don't want self-service cook it yourself in a smoky room". Direct quote.
While Mother K and Father T weren't impressed by Meadaya, I get the feeling it's really only for a certain crowd. The grill might make a great talking point in awkward moments on a first date, and I'm sure some people out there drink beer (myself included).
Just don't take your wine-drinking parents.


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Latvia is a country in the Baltic area in Northern Europe. It shares borders with Estonia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus. It is one of the smallest countries in Europe with a population of just over 2 million people. It is a relatively new country and was founded in 1918; however it was incorporated by the Soviet Union, occupied by Nazi Germany and only gained full independence in 1991.
Since then, Latvia has gone on to become an active member of the EU and now uses the Euro as its currency. It is also a member of other international organisations such as NATO, UN, WTO, IMF and more.
The country has a temperate climate with short snowy days in the winter and long warm days in the summer. This Baltic state is composed mostly of lowlands, hills, forests and is home to more than 12,5000 rivers.
Read more about Latvia from Wikipedia.
Why Teach English in Latvia
There is a growing demand for English teachers in Latvia and there are quite a few schools that actively employ native English speaking teachers. As the country continues to develop and become even closer with other European countries, the English language is becoming ever more in demand. Coupled with a growing tourism industry, you'll find that many Latvians are eager to learn the English language.
Although the salaries are not the largest, the living costs are relatively cheap when compared with other European countries, especially those in the west of the continent. As a result, your salary will go quite a long way and you'll be able to afford a fairly comfortable standard of living, but unless you find a really well paid job, take on some extra classes, or even find a few private students, it will be unlikely that you'll save much.
Latvia is a stunning country and there is a lot keep you entertained when you're not teaching. Riga is a very old city with all the modern conveniences. Outside of the city are vast forests, rivers and more. So if you're into the outdoor lifestyle then you'll find lots to see and do!
Where to Teach English in Latvia
You will find that most schools are in the capital city Riga. You might find some opportunities outside of Riga, but it is highly unlikely and the majority of teachers will live and work in and around Riga.
Types of Teaching Jobs in Latvia
Language Schools
There are a number of language schools in the country including some well-known schools such as International House and Berlitz. There are also many lesser known schools and they all vary when it comes to salary, working conditions, teaching hours and more. Therefore, it's always wise to try and do some research from other teachers prior to applying for work. Some language schools teach other languages such as German, Spanish, Russian, Italian and French. So if you're bilingual, there might be some opportunities for teaching other languages.
International Schools
There are also a number of international schools in the country that provide either a dual-language education or solely teach in English. These schools also employ native English speaking teachers but they will often have much higher standards than your usual degree and teaching certificate. They will usually require a postgraduate certificate in education alongside recent and relevant experience. However, they will pay a lot more than language schools.
Private Lessons
To supplement your income, it's entirely possible advertise both online and locally for private students. After you have been in the country for a little while and have done some networking, you might be able to find a few private classes to teach.
However, private lessons should usually be seen as a supplement to your day job. To take lessons you will need a safe place to teach, or meet in a public place. You must also bear in mind that students will often rearrange lessons or cancel at short notice and this therefore means that it isn't the most reliable source of income. On the plus side, you can be your own boss, teach who you want to teach and have some very flexible working hours.
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Teaching Requirements and Qualifications
There is no requirement to have a degree to teach English in Latvia, but most language schools and all international schools will require at least a bachelor's level of education. Language schools will usually require that teachers have an internationally recognised teaching certificate such as a CELTA, TEFL or TESOL. You might find that some schools will have lower requirements, but you will usually be offered a much lower salary and opportunities will often be few and far between.
International schools will usually require that teachers are qualified teachers in their home country with a postgraduate certificate in education. Moreover, they will usually require that you have some recent and relevant experience in a classroom.
Language schools will also usually require some experience, but you might find that some schools will employ inexperienced teachers, but again, you should expect a lesser salary than those with experience.
Expected Salary and Living Costs
[sociallocker id="1734″]If you are working in a private language school in Riga, a good salary would be between $10 and $20 per hour. You will find that some schools pay less and other pay a little more. Usually, the more qualifications and experience you have, the higher the salary you will be offered. The local currency is the Euro and that is how you will be paid, so you will have to take into account current exchange rates. You should also remember that you will need to pay income tax out of your monthly salary.
Living costs are rising quite quickly, especially in Riga. But if you're working 25 hours per week and take a few private classes, you will still be able to afford a fairly comfortable lifestyle.
One of the biggest expenses you'll face is your heating bill, especially throughout the longer winters!
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Visa Requirements
As stated above, Latvia is a member of the EU and as such, EU citizens don't require a working visa. For this reason, EU nationals are often preferred candidates over non-EU citizens. If you come from a country outside of the EU, then you will need to obtain both a residence and work permit to work legally. There are a number of rules that you must follow and it can differ depending on your country of origin.
For further information, take a look at the official website of the Latvian government here.
How to Find a Job Teaching in Latvia
You'll find that a number of schools actively recruit online and you will come across advertisements for vacant teaching positions. However, it is likely that you will be asked to complete an interview in person and therefore, it should be easier to secure a job when you are already in the country. Therefore, this could pose a problem for non-EU citizens who have not yet obtained a residence permit.
Another way to find a job is to contact the schools directly and enquire about vacant teaching positions. You can use search engines to find their websites, telephone numbers and addresses, and make enquiries. Finally, if you are already in the country, you can also try visiting schools in person.
Teach English in Latvia
People tend to have very mixed views about Latvia and Latvian people. Although, you will have to endure some long and very cold winters, there is a lot to see and do when you're not working.
You won't get rich working in Latvia, but you can make enough money to be able to afford a relatively decent standard of living.
Although I have never worked in this country, every effort has been made to ensure that this information is correct. This blog post has been written after extensive research online, interviews with teachers who have worked or are working in the country, and local schools have been contacted. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below. If you have worked or are working in Lithuania, we would love to hear from you, so please leave a comment and share your experiences with us.
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Blog Review – Mon. April 28 2014
The first PHYs; compute shaders; Accellera Day online; Security and privacy
By Caroline Hayes, Senior Editor.
Mentor Graphics' Dennis Brophy initially questioned the need for an online Accellera Day, but soon retracted and is even offering to keep blog visitors informed as more are posted.
If you are interested in compute shaders, Sylvek at ARM, explains clearly and concisely what they are and how to add one to an application.
Another informative blog is the first of three from Corrie Callenbach, Cadence, directing us to Kevin Yee's video: Take command of MIPI PHYS. The presenter takes us through the first of three PHY specifications introduced by MIPI.
Intel's Mayura Garg points blog visitors to Michael Fey's presentation at ISS2014. Fey, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Corporate Products and Intel Security CTO focuses on Security and Privacy in the Information Age – the blog's own 'scary video'.
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just as relevant today
- my comment
- 5/25/19
amazing -- 60 years on, and this movie is as timely as ever
- 3/26/19
Very good version of the stage play.....
- ja661
- 2/21/19
Pretty faithful rendition. Spencer Tracy was tremendous and earned his acting nomination. Frederick March - another great acting job - it was over the top, but the dramatic interpretation was meant to be over the top. He was supposed to have a virtual breakdown that eventually leads to his death - just a tough acting field in 1960. The one thing that wasn't so great was that horrible wig they forced him to wear - it was a bad hairpiece. the supporting actors were all very good as was everything else. For my money, this should have gotten a picture nomination instead of THE ALAMO. A very taut and intelligent courtroom drama. On my scale = 90 outta 100.
Inherit The Spin (or Not)
- Lawrence Welk
- 2/14/17
This movie made me believe the sensibility of 'amoeba to mankind' as was also pictured in museums, text books, & news portals. Even Disney's 'Fantasia I' had it's take on this theory! Later it was ouija, astrology, nature, est- whatever made sense at the time! No matter what or how dogma is presented, it is ultimately a choice to 'reject or believe' whether scientifically or religiously 'proven', & even those 2 words (religion/science) are paired to trigger mutual exclusivity! The Creator is long post mortem on this plane & we inherit preposterousness! Eternity will tell what Drummond & Brady (Darrow & Bryant) were staged to regulate, but such regulation can be deregulated by asking, seeking, & knocking!
Great movie
- David Dierlam
- 2/3/17
Just wonderful. I saw it many years ago and Tracy and March go toe to toe in a way that only they can. I make an effort to see it every time it comes on. There are just movies you never get tired of. This is one.
inherit the wind
- kevin sellers
- 1/11/16
I'll make you a deal, Jeff. You let 'em teach Darwin in church and I'll let 'em teach creationism in the public schools.
Cartoonish box office bomb
- Jeff Boston
- 2/20/15
This sixties piece is infused with numerous dramatic embellishments (not historically accurate) that is not well-acted by anyone except Tracy. Exceptionally bad are March, who mars a magnificent career by overacting (with a really bad skin wig) and making a mockery of a character based on a learned 3-time Democrat Party nominee for POTUS whom was much more measured; and horribly miscast Kelly is wholly unconvincing. "Inherit Hollywood" is not a thinking person's movie, it is high minded propaganda, and not so much to push evolution (which would be pushed down kids' throats in public schools soon after the SCOTUS kicked God out in 1962) as to denigrate Christianity (all religion is seen by skeptics, agnostics, and atheists as being against "intellectual freedom" but Christianity is the only one ever criticized by the left) and its adherents as blind "non-thinkers" with the goal of slowly-but-surely lessening the influence of the lessons of Jesus Christ, much like the same year's "Elmer Gantry," another propaganda piece promoted as high minded that bombed at the box office, for the United States was One Nation under God and only man's arrogance is attempting to fundamentally transform our exceptional country.
Acting tour de force!
- RedRain
- 2/19/15
Nominated for four Academy Awards and won zero. Spencer Tracy was nominated for Best Actor but, IMO, a nomination should also have gone to Frederic March. March has never been a favorite actor of mine but he was simply incredible here. If he didn't personify the abject steadfast craziness of Joe McCarthy, then nobody did. It is difficult to follow this film knowing that the play was written in the 1960s using the 1929 Scopes trial to, in turn, point out the evils of the McCarthyism of the 1950s. Convoluted at best but also a parable! Each time I view this film, I try and forget about all that and I end up concentrating on the exceptional acting of Tracy and March. There are few films where such superb roles are given to equally superb actors who can deliver even better acting. This is such a film! I give it four stars. Would have given five if it were not for the fact that the film is such an enigmatic one.
Inherit The Wind
- Ellen
- 2/1/15
Great thinking persons movie. Superb cast.
A stellar cast in a thought provoking film
- Tahitidreamz
- 1/27/15
The finest adaptation of the Lawrence & Lee play. Excellent acting by all. Spencer Tracy's performance was powerful, and nominated for a best actor Academy Award. The play and film never claimed to be totally historically accurate. It was intended to defend intellectual freedom, and provoke thought. It succeded brilliantly.
A Classic Five Star Film; Historically Accurate.
- Ralph Emerson Benn
- 12/17/13
FIVE Stars! Spencer Tracy, Fredric March & Gene Kelly Were SUPERB.
The Wind is overblown
- Jeff Boston
- 10/11/13
This is a propaganda piece much more than it is a docudrama.
- RedRain
- 3/2/13
This is a difficult film to watch, as here we are nearly a hundred years after the Scopes trial and we are still fighting this same battle in our schools. There is still no consensus and there are still schools and school districts that forbid the teaching of evolution. We appear to not believe our children can actually think! Religion raising its ugly head still rules our educational system and our politics. This film's actors are top notch and this is, for me, Spencer Tracy's tour de force role. I did not care for Frederic March here as his performance is too much drama and not enough substance. It is said he modeled his character after William Jennings Bryan and, of course, Bryan was over-the-top himself. There are several factual discrepancies in this film and it is best to read about the actual Scopes trial before seeing the film. The play itself was written to discuss the McCarthyism of the 1950s and it uses the Scopes trial of the 1920s as a metaphor for the red-baiting of the mid-century. Gene Kelly and Harry Morgan add their talents to this film and both give outstanding performances.
Inherit the Wind
- Dashiell Barnes
- 10/29/12
An engaging "Message" film from Kramer. Tracy, in an Oscar-nominated performance, is more refined than the over-the-top March, and Kelly hams-it-up as a cynical reporter. Based on the real "Scopes Monkey Trial," the adaptation is just as dramatic & enthralling as the play. A great film to see from time-to-time. I give it a 4/5.
Inherit the Wind
- michael
- 8/24/12
What a great film! It speaks volumes about religious intolerance and hatred in this country,and sadly things seem to have gotten worse regarding those same issues today. Spencer Tracy was incredible. Rather odd role for Gene Kelly I thought,but he pulled it off well.One of the best films I've seen in a long time....Thank you TCM!!
The Perfect Film, yes(1960)
- nshepard
- 8/24/12
Take two Consummate veteran Actors, a Top Rate Script, First Rate Director and you have "Inherit the Wind." Arguably one of the Greatest Films ever made ! Under the Direction of Stanley Kramer Henry Drummond(Spencer Tracy) and Matthew Harrison Brady(Frederic March) square off in a Tour de Force Battle Royale in court and the court of public opnion of the right to teach evolution as an alterative to Divine Creationism. The right to think is literally on the spit with one of the best written scripts of All Time as your vehicle into enlightenment. It is that Great ! If ever a film poked , prodded and forces the audience to take sides this is the one ! Bertram T. Cates (Dick York ) delivers a fine performance as the befuddled teacher willing to take a stand. Spencer tracy gives IMO his finest performance of his career, complemented by heavyweight Frederic March who is equally caapably of sparring for his own beliefs, even if they are somewaht squewed. The story is compelling, engaging, proseic and beautiful. Give yourself a treat by watching. 10 stars out of 10. The highest rating that can be given. I really found no flaws . Gene Kelly is fine as the streetwise New York newspaper writer whose views seem shallow and sarcastic, but reveal a frightened man.
Ending ruins it
- Mr. Blandings
- 8/20/11
Like in "The Caine Mutiny", the ending of this film waters down the point that religious zealots do more harm than good. By having Spencer Tracy's character regret his actions (which saved a man's career and repuation) and pick up the bible at the end is playing it safe. But why do that? It's not as if bible-belters would be lined up to see this film anyway. The real danger is not in mad would-be prophets like March's character, but in those that willingly follow such people. The crowds outside the prison cell were a blood-thirsty mob of brainwashed, god-fearing, non-thinkers. In other words, "average folk." And that's scary. If it's not March they're following, it would be someone else. Only open-minded thinking will save this planet from its own *inherited* violent and empty self-righteousness. Spencer Tracy does a good job acting-wise, but March is a bit overblown (and that skin head wig stands out a mile), and Kelly seems grossly miscast.
- 5/7/11
Timely and no surprise controversial
- Pat Boerger
- 2/22/11
The greatness of this film lies not in its impeccable performances, its literate screenplay and great direction, but in the fact that it exactly captures our centuries long struggle as humans to open our minds. It is an homage to freedom of thought, acceptance of divergent opinions, and the essential nature of mankind to wonder about its own existence and origins. Watching it now in 2011 and reading reviews which complain of its left-leaning agenda, and unfair portrayal of Christian characters, just underscores how blind the conservative movement in America is to seeing themselves in the mirror.What certain politicians and TV/radio announcers try daily to create is an America without freedom of thought, in which they get to label those who disagree as fascists,anti-American,etc. In our county the school board had opposed teaching of evolution, and insisted upon a Creationist agenda. "Read your Darwin." agenda.This film
Fair and Balanced
- Jim Lunden
- 10/27/10
Mr. Boston, characteize this movie and the players however you want, but your assertions do not change the FACT that a Christian religious organization persuaded a State legislator to enact a law prohibiting the teaching of a scientific theory. In the Middle Ages, John Scopes would have been tortured and/or executed for his beliefs by the good religious people depicted in this film. "I think I am being kind" in referring to your point of view on this movie as confused. Millions of others would call it something worse.
Well the film still causes Debate
- Oliver Cutshaw
- 10/27/10
I am amazed. An actual debate on the rather docile TCM website. I think that both sides need to remember that this is a 50 year old movie based on a Broadway play of the mid-1950s. It was seen in its day as a movie about tolerating controversial thought. It really was never designed to be a thorough discussion of the merits of William Jennings Bryan career, or evolutionary thought, or scientific creationism. Like many of Stanley Krammer's movies (Guess whose coming to Dinner, High Noon) this movie has many commendable scenes and wonderful acting but there is a heavy handedness in dealing with the pros and cons of the characters' arguments. In fairness he was trying to produce thought provoking movies and given the lack of thought provoking cinema today that seems to be a worthy goal.As for the acting, I think Spenser Tracey delivers a standout performance and received an Oscar nomination. But I would agree with Mr. Boston that Claude Atkins performance as the minister is a bit over the top. Certainly the movie and the play could have been a bit more subtle in their dialogue and character development. But it is a fine movie and still obviously a thought provoking one.Thanks to all for the lively discussion.
- Jeff Boston
- 10/27/10
Ms. Hudek interpreted my post incorrectly. I (and I believe Mr. McDonald as well) would have appreciated this far left story more if the storytellers were more balanced; if the story showed more compassion toward those with faith in God. Instead, those portraying the vast majority of Americans - Christians - are reduced to cartoon characters in too high of numbers and in too many scenes. More than a few scenes are so overblown, it blows the credibility of this movie away ("Inherit the Wind" - good title). I did enjoy the final scene with Tracy and Kelly, and I thought Tracy was the best actor in this piece, by far. Compassion (respect, kindness, consideration) goes a long way in persuading others to see things your way. I think I am being kind in referring to this piece as merely political propaganda. Millions of others would call it something worse.
Inherit The Wind(1960)
- nshepard
- 10/26/10
Tolally enthralling and engrossing film about the right to free will, heavyweights Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond battles Frederic March as Matthew Brady in a Tour De Force Extravaganza. Claasic portrayals abound as March and Tracy go head to head, toe to toe , mano y mano, as Lawyers battling over the Right to Think. Several classic moments as the two give everything they have to provide the viewer an awesome overwhelming experience...Classic.Masterful ...Brilliant.. This film wiil move even the most dispassionate.. whether you beleive in Divine Design or Evolution, you will come away from this film changed...10 stars out of 5 ...It is that good... Required viewing...
- Susan Hudek
- 10/26/10
Mr. Boston, this movie isn't about compassionate Christians. It's about ridiculous incredulous zealots who can't look past their bibles. It's a well-acted well-done movie about religious intolerance not atheism. Evolution is a topic of interpretation not necessarily atheistic propaganda. Spencer Tracy and Frederic March make this a most interesting debate.
Pepto-Bismol inspiring propaganda piece
- Jeff Boston
- 10/26/10
Mr. McDonald asks "Why couldn't religious people be shown more compassionately and somewhat more subtly?" The reason is because this is an over-the-top propaganda piece. Much like how "The Grapes of Wrath" genuflects over government and pounds the private sector, "Inherit the Wind" hugs atheistic evolutionism and kicks God-centered creationism in the can. Influential in the short term, time has revealed "Inherit the Wind" for what it is. Read about the players (what they loved and/or whom they loved) plugging this piece to support the proposition it is polemic partisan politics: Fredric March (I've watched seven of his films), Spencer Tracy (I've watched five of his films), Gene Kelly (three films), and Stanley Kramer; all giants in the limitless realm of cinema; all giants in the limiting realm of liberalism. I have enjoyed watching their movies while eating popcorn. With this piece, Pepto-Bismol would have been more appropriate.
Naturalism vs Realism
- Henry Hoffman
- 1/20/10
One of the readers observes that Spencer Tracy was more "naturalistic" & "realistic," rather than Fredric March, who seemed to rely on "stage tricks." First, despite the unfortunately casual (cavalier)coupling of the two terms, there IS a difference: naturalism is photographing the garbage can as is, while realism is what the garbage can COULD be! In this light, March's performance is a grand demonstration of the possibility of screen acting. Lorraine Hansberry said that Shakespeare was the greatest realist of them all & his plays are decidedly not naturalistic. Finally, Gene Kelly had just enough to do, which was pretty much in alignment w/ the Lawrence-Lee play.
A Superb Court Room Drama
- Frank Harris Horn
- 1/19/10
Stanley Kramer assembles an all-star cast led by Spencer Tracy, Fredric March & Gene Kelly in this absorbing film adaptation of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's play focusing on the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. Tracy as attorney Henry Drummond, who locks horns with March as fundamentalist leader, William Jennings Bryan in the small town of Hillsboro, Tennessee, where a young schoolteacher (Dick York) is standing trial for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution to his students. An issue that still remains controversial and unresolved by today's standards. Co-starring Henry (Harry) Morgan, Donna Anderson, Elliott Reid, Claude Akins, Florence Eldridge, Noah Beery, Jr., Paul Hartman, Jimmy Boyd, Hope Summers, Ray Teal, Norman Fell, Phillip Coolidge, Renee Godfrey & Gordon Polk.
Peculiar casting & off-balance narrative
- Jarrod McDonald
- 10/26/09
The casting is interesting in this film. Spencer Tracy was a life-long Catholic and much more conservative than the role he is playing. And I think Gene Kelly does make the most of a rare dramatic role...although he receives equal top billing, he is definitely in a supporting role (perhaps due to editing). I think Gene Kelly's role could've been enhanced if he were given the commentary at the end instead of the radio reporter. But back to Tracy and March...their styles are not very much alike at all. I consider Spencer Tracy to be a more naturalistic actor and his style conveys much more realism. Fredric March, on the other hand, seems much more formal, as if he's using tricks to convey the role (observe the way he eats in several scenes...he doesn't even hold a piece of chicken naturally). But somehow this works. And Tracy and March seem to hit it hard and draw you into the narrative. Another high point is Lesley Uggams on the soundtrack as the film's vocalist. But where I think this effort truly misses the mark is in its depiction of small-town stereotypes. Director Stanley Kramer could've at least muted the more cartoonish aspects of the stage play. March's character and the preacher played by Claude Akins are given such over-the-top speeches that you can tell what side the storytellers are on. The line at the end when Hope Summers' townswoman looks up to heaven and begs for mercy on the soul of their prophet (March) was absurd. Why couldn't religious people be shown more compassionately and somewhat more subtly?
Inherit the Wind (1960)
- Jay Higgins
- 10/21/09
This is well worth seeing for the performances alone, especially the two leads - Spencer Tracy and Fredric March. It is such an interesting story as well. It's hard to believe so many Americans were (and still are) so ignorant. Very well directed, good atmosphere, A truly great film.
RELEVANT! still! How did they KNOW??
- tfrank
- 6/17/07
Most of a century after the play (and the events on which they are based)and about half a century after the movie, this is a fresh hard-edged social and political commentary. Who or what ages this well? Perhaps Shakespeare.Just in time for a world where religious fundamentalism threatens to bring darkness and death if it is not accorded an unearned respect, and where enlightened rationalism is portrayed as intolerance.
- 6/13/07
This is my absolute very least favorite GENE KELLY movie, which I actually consider a Spencer Tracey, Fredric March movie. Even though GENE was 48 in this picture, he was still handsome, and he, (as always)played his role very well. But his importance and presence in this movie was almost completely overshadowed by the long-time screen stardum and popularity of Spencer Tracey and Fredric March. GENE did add the laughs to this movie though with his snide remarks towards "Matthew Brady"(March), insinuating how arrogant of a person/lawyer Brady was. Without GENE'S humor, this might have been a less interesting movie. But it is a good movie if one is expecting to see Spencer Tracey and/or Fredric March duel it out, but a bit disappointing if one is expecting the ever handsome, loveable, sexy and sensual GENE KELLY to steal the show. This is just not one that celebrates GENE'S presence, although the drama of the movie will capture your attention. Watch it...You may or may not agree.
- jerry pecora
- 3/26/07
This is one of the most important films ever made, and the fact that its message resonates more than ever today is certainly testimonial to that notion.
- 3/26/07
What a great movie
- Cheryl
- 3/26/07
My husband found an article in Smithsonian magazine about this trial. It made a comment about this movie, so we bought the movie. I can't say how many times we have watched it. The acting in this movie is amazing. The trial scenes have such impact,you feel like you are in the courtroom. I have adopted one line as my own philosiphy "Finatcisim and ignorance are forever busy and need feeding". This statement can be applied throughout history. I love this movie. If you appreciate old movies this is one to add to your collection.
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The first time I ever saw Argentine Tango was at Den's classes and it was the first time I felt that I could dance. It was a calm and supportive environment and I quickly found my feet, despite my nerves. I had a lot of fun in Den's classes and can't wait to try again.
Andrew, Year 12 Student
My first reaction toward tango was that it would be complicated and an impossible dance style to master. Not being a dancer myself, I was a little nervous. However, from the moment we walked into class, Den welcomed us with warmth and excitement. From the very beginning we were treated with respect.
Den's passion for tango comes through in his teaching and he is patient and understanding. He is always happy to go over moves (again and again if needed!) and to answer any questions.
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Phone: 260.422.5561, ext. 2229
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Office: Zollner Engineering Center, Room 110
Office Hours:
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Class Information
- ENE 2100 – Introduction to Energy
- EGR 1500 – Computer Programming for Engineers
- ENE 3010 – Junior Projects I
- ENE 3020 – Junior Project II
- ENE 3140 – Wind and SOlar for the Grid
- ENE 3160 – HVAC and Heat Pumps
Academic Advisor Roles
Energy Engineering
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D., Engineering, Purdue University, (1982)
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (1976)
- B.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University (1974)
Professional Experience
- 1984–1990: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ill at Urbana-Champaign, IL.
- 1990–1995: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, IN.
- 1995–2003: Senior Engineer, Dana Corporation, Fort Wayne, IN.
- 2003–2008: Chief Engineer, Dana Corporation, Maumee, OH (position terminated 31 July 2008).
- 1995–2010: Adjunct Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN (part-time).
- 2008–2009: Adjunct Professor, Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, IN (part-time).
- 2009–Present: Adjunct Professor, Ivy Tech Community College NE, Fort Wayne, IN (part-time).
- 2009–2012: Test Engineer, Revolutionary Engineering, Inc., Livonia, MI (part-time consultant).
Selected Publications/Presentations
- Presentation at on-campus DOE "The Geothermal Advantage" conference entitled "The Uytensgu Center as a Teaching Laboratory", Sept 29, 2011 (with Dean Aschliman).
- Presentation to local Anthony Wayne Rotary Club entitled Wind Energy at Indiana Tech, 25 January 2012.
- Luncheon Presentation at IPFW Energy Unconference Fall 2013 on "Teaching Thermal Sciences with In-situ Building Systems Data".
- Guest speaker at the 2015 Fort Wayne Engineer's Week Awards Banquet.
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During my full-time years at IPFW (1990-1995), I took an active role in advising students throughout their undergraduate programs. At the University of Illinois, I directed students both at the Masters and PhD level. Over the years, I have been the faculty advisor to both ASME and SAE chapters, and have served on the governing board (chairman) of the local SAE chapter – involving students in many of the local chapter's activities (SAE Mini-Baja, design competitions).
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I couldn't tie the two themes together this week so they each have a separate entry. My bling comes from the Czech Republic. It was everywhere! These pictures were taken nearly two years ago now, in Prague.
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Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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Good on you for playing both Photo Hunts and coming up with two separate entries when you find the challenge of tying them together too much!ReplyDelete
Sometimes all that bling is a bit too much... especially when around the corner there is a totally different scene.ReplyDelete
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Proposal Pressure in the 1980s: An Indicator of Stress on the Federal Research System
Description: For this report OTA compiled time-series data provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Federal mission agencies on proposals for competitively awarded research projects, and by the American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) annual R&D budget series.7 These funding trends, presented below, suggest changes over the decade of the 1980s and raise some issues for future policy study.
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International Clients: ✓ Accepted Globally. Currencies Offered: 50. Minimum Transfer: £100. Trading via: Online Platform, Telephone or Email. Offices In: UK. Regulation: ✓ Sister company of VFX – FCA Authorised. Fees: No Fees Promotional Code: None Client Reviews: None we could find Client Rating: N/A View Why This Review is Pending
Established: 2005.
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Status: Not In MTC's Most Recommended List
International Clients: ✓ Accepted Globally.
Currencies Offered: 50.
Minimum Transfer: £100.
Trading via: Online Platform, Telephone or Email.
Offices In: UK.
Regulation: ✓ Sister company of VFX – FCA Authorised.
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Company size:
EasyFX is an offshoot of VFX/VoltexFX. VFX owns several other companies in the remittances area, established in 2006, and it's a self-proclaimed "leader in international payments" (but based on our research of the firm there is little known about it).
EasyFX also operates from a single London office to our best understanding. It was founded in 2011 to simplify the currency exchange process even more than industry competitors already had, and branded as the electronic payment platform of VFX.
The firm also has its own branded MasterCard for multiple currencies named "One Card".
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It does not establish trust when the company you're contemplating on using, for a sensitive purpose such as high-volume international money transfers, has little to no presence online, and its website is not comprehensive. Similar issue to its parent company VoltrexFX.
Client Feedback
We were not able to discover any online reviews of EasyFX. We did see some mentions of the brand here and there scattered across forums but there was not enough detail there to really collate them.
Most money transfer companies are putting their utmost efforts into driving satisfied clients to leave their feedback on platforms like TrustPilot or Feefo (for example: Moneycorp, Currencies Direct, TorFX or World First).
Here at MoneyTransferComparison, client reviews are the bread and butter of an editorial review. The industry itself is quite competitive and companies do not tend to reveal their exchange rates and other propriety information about how they operate. We rely on client reviews to see what clients really think about a certain company, and without those, it is impossible to say whether the FX provider stands up to what it promises.
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Fees: No fees (previously, £3 for transfers under 3,000).
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Limits: Min £100 per transfer.
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- Dedicated Dealer: Yes.
- Offices: UK.
- Ways to approach: Email, Callbank form, Telephone and Online Platform.
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- Currencies Handled: 50.
- Client reviews: None we could find.
EasyFX is a small brand, at least based on the very limited information supplied on its website and on VoltrexFX' website. The firm seems to be operating from a single office in the UK, and there is absolutely no information about whether international clients are accepted.
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For Businesses: EasyFX offers a wide variety of hedging options. Some of those are: Spot Contracts, Same Day/Next Day Orders, Forward Contracts, Limits, Stops, Time Options, and Value Date Swaps.
App: Great iPhone app with positive reviews and strong functionality (watch rates but also transact on the go).
Platform: EasyFX's online platform is its pride and joy, and the unique selling point highlighted across its website. There are some nice screenshots describing the exact functionality of the online system, which seem to be up to par with other online systems by larger operators.
Good offering for both businesses and individuals.
Bottom Line: EasyFX Review
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Consumerist.com asked for submissions on the "Worst Ad in America." And they got em. I wonder how many of these were nominated solely because they annoyed the shit out of America. Yep, I'm looking at you Progressive! Flo is obnoxious. Which brings me to my next point: insurance companies were the most nominated.
In terms of numbers, the insurance industry is the most represented, with 7 nominations shared among 6 companies. Geico -- whose animated gecko barely merited a mention in your nominating e-mails -- tied for the lead in total nominations by a single company with two. Perhaps surprisingly, Dannon also received enough reader hate for its ads featuring Jamie Lee Curtis and Heidi Klum to earn two nominations in the same category.
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Yesterday was another good day. "Helicopter Camp" or C2 was reached by the team. Loads were dropped there and the team beat feet back down to C1. Weather remained good with only a trace of snow. Nothing that prevents movement at this altitude. And, forecast still looks reasonable going forward. Later today, we expect to hear word that the team has moved back up to C2 and settled in for the evening. Progress continues to be good with all team members still firing. That's no small accomplishment, in itself.
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