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I eat a lot. A whole lot of f Thai food that is. I have an obsession with Thai dishes. If I was on death row for committing a capital crime, my last meal would be Kra-pow gai. That's basil leaf chicken for non kon-thais (thai people)
A long time ago my ex and I would always giggle whenever we heard people say "Can we order the FAT Thai. I know sometimes the menu reads FAT thai, but really you should pronounce it phut thai or pad thai.
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Anyhow, Yesterday I was on a mission. I've been to this place on 501 S. Glendora Ave a bunch of times. It's normally always quiet and with fast service. From the wonton flame soup to their pad see ew, its always on point. Trust fast dependable Thai food. This place is my default for nearby Thai places.
Yesterday though, it was all about the Papaya Salad. This is the restaurant that turned me onto papaya. Out of all of the dishes, I could never get into papaya salad until I had it here.
I forgot my yellow notepad so I improvised my sending myself text messages of the comments I had. Here goes my review:
Crisp, Refreshing, Tarty lemon juice, and spicy. These are all of the ways you can describe this bold salad that engorges one's pallet. Its served over a 10 ounce pool of lime and fish sauce. Although you can taste a subtle fish flavor over the pieces of the jumbo shrimp, it was the tarty and savory lime juice dressing that keeps me coming back. Notice how I didn't say sour because the juice isn't over powering, it was the right amount of tanginess.
The papaya was finely shredded and slightly limp. The papaya meat was crisp and mixed with the chopped peanuts, my mouth was full of cruch and crisp; the perfect consistency that I'll never get bored of. Served with 6 steamed jump shrimp, the salad was chilled. Unlike Uncle Tims, this salad was perfect. No too cold and perhaps 20 degrees below ambient temp. When it arrives to your table you can just start chowing down like no one else's business. It'll be the perfect appetizer that'll clean your pallet with its lime juice of any yucky flavors one may have from coffee or anything.
But if your alone like me, you could order it as a main dish. I thought I might of get tired of the same tarty flavor over and over, but this wasn't the case. The flavor has a delayed kick of spicy and after examining the dish, I notice a bunch of chili pods everywhere. I love spicy food and I had to actually take breaks to let my mouth cool. But fortunately, the lime juice has a cooling neutralizing effect to bring your mouth back to normal. It's this sorta ying n' yang balance that keeps the dish exciting. Also worth noting that papaya meat is substantive almost like tofu. So by eating this salad as a main dish, you won't be hungry an hour later.
I really want to give this salad a 5/5 but I'll hold off until I try a restaurant that's famous for their Papaya salad. God I love recon work. I just hope I don't suck when I try my first attempt at it.


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Nizar Trabelsi, who was convicted in 2003 for that plot, spent 12 years in Belgian custody and was nearing the end of his sentence. The extradition could help resolve a major concern for U.S. and European terrorism officials who feared that because of shorter sentences in Belgium, Trabelsi could be freed. The same charges in the United States could carry a life sentence, if he is convicted.
Trabelsi was arrested on September 13, 2001, in Belgium -- two days after the 9/11 attacks -- and charged with plotting to carry out a suicide bomb attack.
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According to the indictment, Trabelsi lived in Germany in 2000 and traveled the next year to Afghanistan, where in the spring he personally met with Osama bin Laden to volunteer for a suicide bomb attack. Federal prosecutors allege that at bin Laden's direction, he spoke with Muhammed Atef, a high-ranking member and chief military planner of al Qaeda, and met with others with whom he was to form a cell to carry out the attack.
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The Fletcher School's 2012 Talloires Symposium was one for the record books, as nearly ninety guests attended the multi-day conference. The Symposium, held each year at the end of May, aims to convene alumni in a remarkable setting in order to inspire fruitful and engaged discussion.
Each year, participants of the Talloires Symposium, hailing from all over the world, spend two intensive days learning about and debating a current issue. The theme of the 2012 Talloires Symposium was, The Middle East after the Arab Spring: Changing Political and Strategic Landscape. Conference participants eagerly engaged with the topic, and intense discussion followed each presentation.
The Symposium opened on Friday evening on a social note, where Dean Stephen W. Bosworth welcomed participants at a reception, held outside in the Priory's expansive garden. Guests were then treated to a brief piano concert, before making their way across Talloires to La Villa des Fleurs, one of Talloires's many highly praised restaurants, for dinner and conversation.
Saturday held the bulk of the conference, with both morning and afternoon presentations. Keynote speakers, Dr. Vali Nasr, F84, Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School, and Dr. Randa Slim, Adjunct Research Fellow at the New America Foundation and a Scholar at the Middle East Institute, began the morning by offering their opinions on the Middle East after the Arab Spring in the context of their work.
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Peggy Kirby, F37, now 98, flew from New York City to Talloires on her own. In spite of her nonagenarian status, Kirby participated fully in the three-day Symposium, discussing current events with her fellow alumni – many young enough to be her grandchildren – and happily recounting stories of what Fletcher was like when she was a student.
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Jennifer Nelson is your link to a better diet. As specialty editor of the nutrition and healthy eating guide, she plays a vital role in bringing you healthy recipes and meal planning."Nutrition is one way people have direct control over the quality of their lives," she says. "I hope to translate the science of nutrition into ways that people can select and prepare great-tasting foods that help maintain health and treat disease."
A St. Paul, Minn., native, she has been with Mayo Clinic since 1978, and is director of clinical dietetics and an associate professor of nutrition at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.
She leads clinical nutrition efforts for a staff of more than 60 clinical dietitians and nine dietetic technicians and oversees nutrition services, staffing, strategic and financial planning, and quality improvement. Nelson was co-editor of the "Mayo Clinic Diet" and the James Beard Foundation Award-winning "The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook." She has been a contributing author to and reviewer of many other Mayo Clinic books, including "Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight for EveryBody," "The Mayo Clinic Family Health Book" and "The Mayo Clinic/Williams Sonoma Cookbook." She contributes to the strategic direction of the Food & Nutrition Center, which includes creating recipes and menus, reviewing nutrition content of various articles, and providing expert answers to nutrition questions.
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Schools say no to sugary foods
By Jennifer Nelson, M.S., R.D. and Katherine Zeratsky, R.D.
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To boost student performance, some schools have declared themselves "sugar-free" — meaning they don't allow sugar-laden foods, such as cookies, candies, birthday treats or sweet drinks. Some of these schools report not only improved school performance but also a decrease in disciplinary actions. The evidence supporting these results is mixed, but who can argue with reducing the sugar in kids' diets?
Well, some parents dislike being told what they can and can't pack in their children's lunchboxes. And I'll admit that I have some mixed feelings on the issue too.
Childhood obesity is an enormous problem, but diet is only part of the solution. We need to teach kids and families how to make healthy lifestyle choices about diet — and about physical activity. Children need to understand how daily physical activity fits into a healthy lifestyle, but unfortunately recess and physical education classes are being squeezed out of many schools.
Meals offered at school (or brought from home) need to be healthy and well balanced. But I don't see the harm in allowing cupcakes on someone's birthday as part of the celebration. Kids need to know that all foods can fit into a healthy diet when moderation is practiced. They need practice making healthy choices.
Funding for schools is limited, which further complicates the issue. Some schools feel forced into contracts with commercial food and vending companies to reduce costs or bring money into the schools. Constant access to such foods and beverages can promote unhealthy choices.
Parents, teachers and school administrators: Where do you stand on this issue? Do you have firsthand experience with sugar-free schools? What results have you seen? What do your children think? How do we get around the funding obstacles?
12 comments posted
March 4, 2013 7:12 p.m.
So well said Sarah -I agree with you 100%.I have recently joined a health committee at an elementary school.I am shocked that a doctor would ever make those statements.You refer to kids when you say "They need to make healthy choices"...how in the world can kids make healthy choices when teachers and other parents are bringing in cupcakes to school.
- catherine
February 5, 2013 9:08 p.m.
I agree to practice sweets in moderation. What is the harm of a cupcake every now and then? Well, I'll tell you. It is that when everyone is practicing "moderation" my child is bombarded with sweets at school (weekly cupcakes, plus classroom parties, plus in school enrichment). That's just school! Then more "moderation" sweets at Cub Scouts, lollipops at speech therapy, church choir candy, church donuts, after soccer game treats. People it adds up! You argue you don't want the school to tell you what to do! I argue I have no freedom of choice about what my child is offered! Fortunately, my child understands we say no to everything except to our family dessert on Sunday. So yes, to live with moderation requires a multitude of nos. Do you as a doctor even have a child? Or are you oblivious of all the junk they are eating? I'm tired of the "cost" excuse. It costs us plenty to have unhealthy children. We need better economic indicators.
- Sarah
December 27, 2012 8:11 a.m.
I agree with the sugar free schools. If parents want their children to have a sweet, save it for dessert after dinner. In my son's school, they have sweets for every occasion. It gets ridiculous. Why must there be sugar to celebrate every event? I think it reinforces bad habits. My child would not care at all if his school was sugar free. He gets a sweet after dinner and that's okay with him.
- Kathy
April 26, 2012 1:24 a.m.
You don't see the harm in allowing 20-30 cupcakes (or other birthday treats) in one classroom in a school year?? Do the math! Add the additional out-of-school birthday parties to that, all the school celebrations for holidays and other stuff (any excuse will do!!), and you've got your kid stuffing his/her mouth with sugar and fat almost every single day! It is APPALLING and for an MD to say you "don't see the harm" - I think that is completely negligent and ignorant on your part! Shame on you. I came here looking for some support. Amazing.
- Heidi
October 24, 2011 11:28 p.m.
The problem with cupcakes on birthdays is that with 25 kids in the class, that's a lot of cupcakes. Add that to special events, ie. Halloween, and teachers that give out candies, and you have a whole new diet. When my 6 year old finished grade one and I happened to take him to the dentist, the dentist asked - in horror- if I had changed his diet and added more sugars. I hadn't. School had. I wish I had a sugar-free school around here!
- Leslie
September 26, 2011 9:46 p.m.
Bacteria LOVE sugar. That should say enough. But schools don't know thing one about nutrition. The best, most absorbable (by the human physiology) nutrition comes from plant sources, eaten raw. We have a culture of food junkies, which, in turn, creates oodles of other problems, including mental/emotional issues and disease (think : diabetes, heart disease, obesity . . . in children . . . at epidemic levels!) But keep on "treating" the children. Excellent.
- shmrd
November 21, 2010 4:38 p.m.
Our school offers 2 to thee times a week fruits and vegetables delivered to our classroom door to promote healthy choices and our lunch program offers healthy lunches as well!!!
- avril
May 25, 2010 2:31 p.m.
This whole mess is not logical! A child's nutritional needs should come first. Are sugary sodas nutritional? No! So they should go. Is there any nutritional value in beef? Yes. So it should stay. Is there any nutritional value in leaf lettuce? Not so much, so don't make it a staple of the school lunch program!. Many, many years ago, you started Nutrition 101 with a Chart of Nutritional Values of Foods. This is how you learned to figure out menus for the day. While I can't remember them all ( it's been 64 years ) I do know eggs were first at 98%, then milk at 97%, them beef at 95% followed by the other red meats - beans and peanut butter were around 54% - all other vegetables and fruits, under 50%. A school lunch program, as has been noted here, does not stand alone for just one child - it should contain the accepted amount of proteins, carbs and fats that should be in a meal. Everything went 'off the tracks' when the experts forgot that milk is a food that contains everything the kids need to grow - the 'horrible milk fat( as all dietitians know) is a natural fat, meaning it is a blend of 66% saturated, 30% monosaturated, and 4% polyunsaturated and only amounts to 3.15%, legal standard. This milkfat is a carrier of Vitamins A,D,E, and D(fat soluble) they help utilize other nutrients. Can't serve that in schools today! Take out that 3.15% natural fat and replace it with pills and processed fat! We get too soon old, too late smart!
- Grandma Velva
March 5, 2010 2:07 p.m.
I think its important to bring attention to the childhood obesity epidemic, but I am not sure if it is the school's responsibility to control what is in our kids' lunch boxes. I would love to see educational programs being implemented (teaching parents and children about quick and simple ways to incorporate healthy eating and exercise).
- Kasey
February 25, 2010 2:24 p.m.
The biggest problem I have with actions like these is the fact that not every child in that school has a weight issue or behavioral/learning problem. Even if that was so, then when did a school system earn the right to control what parents may or may not send in their child's lunch boxes. Just because their is an obesity problem growing does not mean every single child should have to live like they have a weight problem or on the verge of one. Now I'm all for healthy school provided lunches and if a schools want to limit the amount of sugar that is provided by them to students then that's fine. I'm even for not having all those birthday cake parties. However, I think a line is crossed when the school controls what food is packed into a child's lunch. If teachers, parents, or their children have weight problems or even behavioral/learning problems that they want to fix with dietary changes than that is something they need to do in their own personal lives for their own sake. Not force everyone else to go along with it. My child not eating a cupcake at lunch won't prevent their child from going and eating double the amount of sugar/calories in a cupcake when they go home.
- Meg
February 23, 2010 10:57 p.m.
The biggest question in my mind is whether these "sugar-free" schools allow artificial sweeteners, and whether this policy makes parents more likely to send artificially sweetened foods and beverages for their children. It seems to me that it would be far healthier to encourage moderation in sugar consumption than to simply replace all sugar with synthetic chemical sweeteners.
- Jennifer
February 23, 2010 5:57 p.m.
I'm not sure about "sugar-free" schools, but am all for the schools teaching healthy eating by example of what is served. The birthday type treats come under the "sometimes" foods - a HeadStart term (or at least where I learned it) Not only is childhood obesity a problem, but tooth decay is too. Let's get rid of soda - maybe "soda-free" schools, (including staff...) Fruit juices are not as healthy as the fruit - "eat your juice" and water need not be flavored with acidic juice (lemon, lime...) or sugars by any name - acids and sugars are hard on the teeth. Maybe schools could make it a "challenge" rather then a "rule". It could be a challenge month to be soda-free or try the sugar-free and see how the creativity flows rather then the defensiveness of being told what to do.
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Nicknames: | "Joseph (Prophet)", "Zaphnath-Paaneah" |
Birthplace: | Bethlehem, Palestine |
Death: | Died in Egypt |
Occupation: | Chief Miniser; Vizir, Grand Vizir du Pharaon |
Managed by: | Shmuel-Aharon Kam (Kahn) / (שמואל אהרן קם (קאן |
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About Joseph / József / יוסף .
- Genesis 30:22-24 his birth.
- Genesis 41:50-52 Birth of his two sons, Manasseh & Ephraim.
Joseph or Yosef was the eleventh of Jacob's twelve sons in the Book of Genesis and Rachel's firstborn. Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, yet rose to become the most powerful man in Egypt next to the Pharaoh, by saving many lives from the seven year famine. He brought the sons of Israel down to Egypt, where they settled in the Egyptian country of Goshen.
Joseph's half-brothers hated him so much, especially for his dreams, that they even called him this dreamer. While in Dothan, when they were feeding the flocks, the brothers saw Joseph from a distance and so they plotted to kill him.
However, the eldest brother Reuben, did not want Joseph to die. He suggested to have Joseph thrown into an empty water hole until they could figure out what to do with him. He was the only one, however, who intended to rescue Joseph and return him to his father. Unaware of their intent, when Joseph approached his brothers, they turned on him and stripped Joseph of the coat his father made for him. Then they threw him into the cistern that Reuben suggested to earlier.
As they pondered what to do with Joseph, the brothers saw a camel caravan of Ishmaelites coming out of Gilead, carrying spices and perfumes to Egypt, for trade. Judah, the strongest, thought twice about killing Joseph and proposed that he be sold. Joseph's sale of trade, before making it to Egypt, was twenty pieces of silver.
While serving in Potiphar's household, Yahweh was with Joseph so that he prospered in everything he did. Joseph found favor in the sight of Potiphar and so he became his personal servant. Then Joseph was promoted to oversee Potiphar's entire household as a superintendent. After some time, Potiphar's wife began to desire Joseph and sought to have an affair with him. Despite her persistence, he refused to have sex with her for fear of disrespecting his Master's house and sinning against his God. After some days of begging for him, she grabbed him by his cloak, but he escaped from her leaving his garment behind. In contempt for running away from her, she took his garment and made a false claim against him by charging that he tried to "make sport" or sexually engage her. This resulted in Joseph being thrown into prison. (Genesis 39:1-20)
The warden put Joseph in charge of the other prisoners, and soon afterward Pharaoh's chief cup bearer and chief baker, who had offended the king, were thrown into the prison. One morning they both told Joseph their dreams of the previous night, which they were unable to interpret, and Joseph told them that the chief cup bearer would be reinstated within three days but that the chief baker would be hanged. Joseph requested the cup bearer to mention him to Pharaoh and secure his release from prison, but the cup bearer, reinstalled in office, forgot Joseph.
After Joseph was in prison for two more years, Pharaoh had two dreams which disturbed him. He dreamt of seven lean cows which rose out of the river and devoured seven fat cows; and, of seven withered ears of grain which devoured seven fat ears. Pharaoh's wise men were unable to interpret these dreams, but the chief cup bearer remembered Joseph and spoke of his skill to Pharaoh. Joseph was called for, and interpreted the dreams as foretelling that seven years of abundance would be followed by seven years of famine, and advised Pharaoh to store surplus grain during the years of abundance.
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Pharaoh acknowledged that Joseph's proposal to store grain during the abundant period was very wise. So before Joseph was even 30 years old, Pharaoh released him from prison and put him in charge over "all the land of Egypt" as Vizier. The Pharaoh took off his signet ring and put it on Joseph's hand, then clothed him in fine linen and put a gold necklace around his neck. He was then renamed Zaphnath-Paaneah and was given Asenath, the daughter of Potipherah who was the priest of On, to be his wife.
During those seven years of abundance, Joseph ensured that the storehouses were full and that all produce was measured until there was so much that it became immeasurable. In the final year of abundance, Asenath bore two children to Joseph: Manasseh and Ephraim. When the famine came, it was so severe that people from surrounding nations "from all over the earth" came to Egypt to buy bread as this nation was the only Kingdom prepared for the seven year drought. The narrative also indicates that they went straight to Joseph or were directed to him, even by Pharaoh himself, so as to buy from him. (Genesis 41:37-57
Some later sources try and claim that Joseph was also Yuya, High Priest of Min. But this makes no sense with regard to the primary source, and the identification of Yuya's tomb in Egypt, while according to Joshua 24:32 Joseph was buried in Nablus, Israel.
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WALTHAM, MA, JUNE 22, 2011 – Telerik, an end-to-end provider of software application lifecycle and content management solutions, today announced it has been selected as a top finalist for the 2011 Microsoft Mobility Partner of the Year Award. The status as a finalist marks the latest in a string of awards and acclaim received by the market-leading developer.
"Telerik's goal is to provide developers with best-in-class tools and solutions needed to bring their applications to life. RadControls for Windows Phone has been a catalyst for innovation and improved app quality across the mobile ecosystem, as witnessed by the success Telerik's customers have experienced in the Windows Phone Marketplace," said Svetozar Georgiev, CEO, Telerik. "We are very pleased to see our work and dedication to the mobile development community recognized with this honor."
The Mobility Partner of the Year Award honors a partner who specializes in deploying, integrating, supporting, and marketing breakthrough software solutions and services for businesses based on Windows Phone 7 technologies. This award recognizes Telerik, who has worked with a business customer to implement Windows Phone 7 solutions to accelerate business cycles, increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and extend customer infrastructures.
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The Microsoft Partner Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year.
RadControls for Windows Phone is a fast, super-light UI suite purpose-built for the Windows Phone 7 Operating System (OS). A cutting-edge mobile app development solution, it features controls and capabilities extending beyond the native UI Toolbox for Windows Phone 7, and accommodates complex scenarios. Intuitive and easy to use, RadControls for Windows Phone has enabled developers to swiftly achieve and maintain top selling positions in the Windows Phone Marketplace. A showcase of these premier apps is available online at http://www.telerik.com/products/windows-phone/getting-started/showcase.aspx.
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I had a REALLY bad experience with customer service of Fully Booked at The Block. I was looking for the latest book of The Girl's Guide business books; I saw it initially at Powerbooks Trinoma but didn't feel like crossing the road just to buy it. I figured FB should have one. So I went to their store, went to the business books section, and saw a bunch of their staff noting down stocks in that section. I asked one of them (a girl), if they have it available, then she curtly looks up from her notes and says, 'Wala po.' Di man lang hinanap or nagdouble check. FINE, so I said thanks and when she was out of earshot, asked this seemingly harmless dude wearing an FB shirt in the same area if they have it. He said he has to check it first, so okay, but initially I find it weird, because with past experiences with shopping at Powerbooks and FB, whenever I see an employee with a pen and paper noting stocks of a particular area, that usually means they're assigned to that area and are expected to know their availability by the back of their hand.
Anyway, so I waited for nearly 10 minutes and the guy returns, saying 'Wala pa po kami, ma'm'. I was surprised, and told him, 'Really? But Powerbooks at Trinoma has one, for over a week already.'
Him: *pauses* Magkano po sa kanila?
Me: *names the price*
Him: Wala po talaga ma'm e.
So I said, 'okay' and decided to browse for another book I wanted to buy in the Business Books section. AND THEN comes the suck. Coincidentally I was searching for books near him and then he STARES at me for over a minute, then started talking to me in this WEIRD tone, 'Ma'm, san po kayo nagtatrabaho?'
Me: *looks up from reading the synopsis of a book* Sa may Shaw.
Him: Ah. So may boyfriend na po kayo?
Me: *raises eyebrows but still wants to be polite* Yup.
Him: Ang swerte naman nya ma'm, kakainggit naman po. Sana ako na lang. *smiles creepily*
WTF?! Not only did I NOT get the book I want, got subjected to the laziness of the first CS girl I dealt with, I had to deal with a creepy CS dude?! I know a lot of CS guys flirt or flatter women customers to make rapport but this is ridiculous, if you're not going to help/can't get me the book I want, please GTFO, okay. Needless to say I stopped frequenting that branch. D:<


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What is HORIZON 2020?
It is the name of the next FP cycle, which run from 2014 to 2020 and which is focused on research and innovation. All relevant details and specific of the programme can be found on http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020.
What is the 7th Framework Programme (FP7)?
The "Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development" (FPs) are the European Union's main funding mechanism for supporting and encouraging interdisciplinary and collaborative research activities. Through FPs the EU offers financial support to research organisations, businesses as well as other public and private organisations of all sizes for collaborative research activities, so that they produce, share and use knowledge addressing common challenges and transform this knowledge into benefits for its citizens, businesses and industry. The FPs outline the EU research priorities for a period of 6-7 years and are structured in sub-programmes, each one addressing a specific research domain, while the financial support follows a "Call for Proposals" procedure. Currently the 7th Framework Programme is operation (2007-2013), while the next one called "Horizon2020" is under way and the first funding opportunities (namely 'Calls for Proposals") are expected to be launched by the end of 2013.
What are the 'Funding schemes'?
Funding schemes refer to types of project. There are six types:
What does "the international cooperation" means in FP7?
In FP7, the international cooperation means collaboration of the EU member states and associated countries with countries beyond the EU which are called "third countries". The cooperation between the member states is classified as intra-European collaboration.
Which are the Eastern European and Central Asia partner countries (EECA)?
According to the work programme, the EECA countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Are legal entities from EECA countries eligible to participate in FP7?
While FP7 participants can in principle be based anywhere, there are different categories of country which may have varying eligibility for different specific and work programmes:
What is SICA?
Specific international cooperation activities (SICAs) are an FP7 instrument made to enable and encourage the participation of low and middle income countries to participate and get funding in FP7. They are thematic calls in topics of mutual interest and can be found in the 10 different programme areas of the "Cooperation" Programme. The participation criteria for a consortium are usually a minimum of 4 participants from different countries: 2 of them from the target region (or country) + 2 from MS or AC.
How I will know when a Call for Proposal is issued?
All Calls are announced in the EU's Official Journal and in annual work programmes, The annual work programmes and full texts of the Calls are published on the FP7 section of CORDIS:
What is EPSS?
Electronic Proposal Submission Service (EPSS) is the obligatory web based electronic online tool, used as an obligatory channel for submission proposals. Proposals may be submitted at any time after Call opens until the deadline.
What happens after I submit my proposal?
All submitted proposals are evaluated by a panel of independent evaluators, who are recognized specialists in the relevant fields. The panel will check the proposals against the published criteria and evaluates them. The key criteria are explained in the Guide for applicants, which is available at http://www.cordis.europa.eu/fp7.
What is the success rate in FP7?
It depends, of course, but usually only a small percentage (10-20%) of submitted proposals is retained for negotiations. Yet this is not like it comes to nothing. Proposal preparation could be the opportunity to widen your network and help you build experience. Encountered problems will teach you more than you would think and the social and professional circle built from the experience will indeed be valuable as you try to successfully submit a proposal again in the future. Be prepared for some unsuccessful experiences and remember that collaboration is process requiring commitments to make a step forward. A number of examples exist when the joint proposal preparation led to the commercial contracts or to other types of research collaborations
How long does project cycle take, and what are the milestones?
Usually takes from six months up to one year from finding consortia until Grant Agreement (GA) is signed. GA is a contract between European Commission (EC) and project partners. The first step is finding project partners and forming project consortia. Partners get assigned their tasks on the project and write the project proposal. Usually, the project coordinator assigns tasks and writes the proposal, while other partners may contribute. When the proposal is finished the project coordinator submits it electronically.
The proposal evaluation usually takes around six months or more. When the Call for Proposals is closed, the EC assigns a panel of experts to evaluate each proposal. Experts, independently of each other, evaluate each proposal. When the procedure is complete, all proposals that passed the Call's threshold (am minimum score) are ranked. The evaluation process takes around three months.
If a project is highly raked, the project coordinator is called to negotiate with the EC all the details of the project and make any necessary improvements / changes based on the evaluation report. Once all details are agreed, the Grant Agreement is signed and project partners start the technical work while they receive the first payment (as pre-financing).
So, from the day you decide to enter into consortia, until you receive the first payment, it will take from 6 months up to one year
Is English the only language to write a proposal?
Applicants may submit their proposal in any official language of the European Union, and it is recommended to include a full translation in English. In any case, an English translation of the abstract must be included in the proposal
Can I apply at the same time for two different calls?
Yes, provided that you are eligible for both schemes.
Is it possible for a team from EECA to take part in two proposals under the same call?
Yes, it's possible.
What is the number of partners recommended for proposals?
The "call fiche" published on Cordis specifies the minimum number of participants: as a rule, for collaborative projects there should be at least three legal entities, each of which must be established in a Member State or associated country, and no two of which may be established in the same Member State or associated country. Beyond this minimum, you have to decide yourself how many and what exactly partners you need for the most effective implementation of a project. E.g., in ICT Programme the STREP consortium usually consists of 6-15 partners, IP – 10-20.
Are there any other possibilities for ICT researchers from EECA to be involved in the FP7 besides the ICT Theme in "Cooperation" Specific Programme?
There are several opportunities however none of them is about funding research itself. They rather support R&D activities in different ways. The opportunities to support research carrier development and staff exchanges are foreseen in the "People" Programme within which the followings schemes are available for researchers and R&D centers from EECA:
- - Initial Training Networks (ITN) - both for EECA organizations and individual early stage researchers,
- - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) – for EECA organizations,
- - International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) – for EECA individual experienced researchers,
- - International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) – for EECA organizations,
- - International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) – for EECA organizations.
More information about participation in the "People" Programme: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/home_en.html/
Within the "Capacities" Specific Programme the most suitable option is "Research Infrastructures" Programme which supports existing ICT infrastructure and, in particular,
- - Integrating Activities - providing a wider and more efficient access to, and use of, the research infrastructures exiting in EU Member States, Associated Countries and at international level when appropriate (including: transnational access, joint research and networking;
- - ICT-based e-Infrastructures - supporting a number of interrelated topics designed to foster the emergence of a new research environment in which 'virtual communities' share and exploit the collective power of European scientific and engineering facilities,
as well as new research infrastructure.
Besides, "International Cooperation" dimension of the "Capacities" Programme gives a chance to reinforce cooperation with EU neighbors via supporting their ICT R&D centers within ERA-WIDE calls.
More information about "Capacities" Programme: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities/home_en.html. Finally, European Research Council under the umbrella of "Ideas" Programme awards grants through open competition to projects headed by young and established researchers, irrespective of their origins, who are working in Europe. The aim here is to recognize the best ideas, and retain and confer status and visibility to the best brains in Europe, while also attracting talent from abroad.
Find more about ERC grants: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ideas/home_en.html.
What is the People programme?
The "People" programme is a specific programme of the "Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities" (FP7). It supports the development of researchers' careers through a range of fellowships and networking activities, commonly known as the "Marie-Curie" actions. The Research Executive Agency (REA) will manage virtually all of the People programme.
What are URF, PIC and LEAR?
The Unique Registration Facility (URF) allows online allows online registration of newly participating organisations. Once registered, an organisation receive a Participant Identification Code (PIC), which identifies them in their interactions with the Commission in FP7. This new tool thus facilitates in particular the submission of proposals and the negotiation procedure for grant agreements.
Organisations need to nominate a Legal Entity Appointed Representative (LEAR) to deal with these tools. LEAR is usually administrative person in organisation central administration. Guidance and forms for appointing LEARs are available at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/urf-lear_en.html. Further information about the new registration procedure can be found at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/urf-pic_en.html.
Where can I find URF?
The URF can be found at the following link: Interface for self-registration of new entities.
How can I contact the URF helpdesk?
By sending your request at the following e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
I know that my organisation does not have a PIC, How can I get one?
If your organisation does not have an FP7 grant agreement, then you should create an account in the Participant Portal in order to be able to register your organisation in the Unique Registration Facility (URF) at the CORDIS webpage. A PIC is provided at the end of the registration process and can be then used for proposal submission after 48 hours. During registration, URF does not check for duplicate registrations; this will be done if your proposal is retained for negotiation.
For further information please see: Interface for self-registration of new entities.
How can I check whether my organisation already has a PIC?
All organisations that have an FP7 grant agreement have received a unique code (the PIC –Participant Identification Code), to be used for identifying the participant in any future proposal in the programmes managed by the "Research Directorates-General". The PIC is being communicated to all contact points for FP7 grant agreements known to the Commission. You will need to find out within your organisation who are contact points for FP7 grant agreements; they will be able to tell you what your PIC is. If you cannot find any contact point within your organisation, then you should ask the URF help desk email@example.com to put you in contact with them. Please note that in order to avoid identity theft, the URF help desk will not be able to provide you with the PIC; From September 2008 onwards, there will be also a service available where every participant will be able to search whether or not his organisation already has a validated PIC. If it is the case then the participant should take contact with the LEAR of his organisation in order to get the PIC. The LEAR or Legal Entity Appointed Representative is a natural person appointed by a legal signatory of a legal entity to perform on its behalf certain tasks in the context of the legal entity's dealings with the Research DGs of the Commission
Is it possible to submit a proposal in EPSS without a PIC?
A participant can submit his proposal without using a PIC in the following cases: Important fields (such as the legal name or the legal status) displayed after entering a PIC is totally incorrect, The participant is a new organization and wants to submit your proposal for a call which closes in less than 48 Hours. The use of a PIC is not compulsory for proposal submission but it is strongly recommended.
The data displayed when using my PIC is not correct, what should I do ?
If you think that the incorrect data might put at risk the eligibility of your proposal (for example, the SME status is incorrect), then you should submit your proposal without entering the PIC by manually re-entering all the legal and financial data.
What expenses could be considered as direct eligible costs?
As set out in Article II.15 of the model grant agreement direct costs are all those eligible costs which can be attributed directly to the project and are identified by the beneficiary as such in accordance with its accounting principles and its usual internal rules. The distinction therefore between direct and indirect (eligible) costs of the project would be determined by the beneficiary's accounting principles, ie how the particular cost is recognized by these principles. The most typical examples of direct costs would be personnel hired to work for the project and the purchase of the equipment that is to be used in the project. In any case, costs have to be compliant with the eligibility criteria set out in Article II.14 of the FP7 model grant agreement. It is to be noted that the model grant agreement provides that for personnel costs, only the costs of the actual hours worked by the persons directly carrying out work under the project may be charged.
Is VAT an eligible cost?
No. Indirect taxes and duties, including VAT, are all ineligible costs.
Which are the rules for the distribution of the financial contribution in the consortium?
The consortium determines the allocation of each tranche of the Community financial contribution between the contractors, in accordance with the contract and any relevant decisions of the consortium (to be agreed in the Consortium Agreement). Therefore, the co-ordinator shall distribute payments without delay in accordance with the grant agreement and any provisions in the consortium agreement (the latter cannot contradict the provisions of the grant agreement).
How IPR are assigned within consortia?
In general, it is discussed and settle among the partners prior to sign Grant agreement. The guide for IPR right can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/ipr_en.pdf.
What are the NCPs?
NCP stands for National Contact Point. NCP's main role is to provide information and guidance about FP7 calls, working programs, events, financial and legal rules, partners, networking, etc. to national researchers. NCP serves as a link between European Commission and national researchers. Each member States and Associated Countries appoints NCPs for particular FP7 theme or programme.


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I don't think it's that great either. It's in the most overrated season of the show, and I don't understand why Homer is in such a dilemma. Yes, Maggie loves the bear, but it belongs to Mr. Burns, so he deserves to have it.
The original Favorite and least favorite by season
Shorts: 1: The Pacifier Watching TV 2: World War III Maggie's Brain 3: Bathtime Scary Movie
Episodes: 1: Krusty Gets Busted The Telltale Head 2: Bart Gets an F The War of the Simpsons 3: Homer at the Bat Separate Vocations 4: Marge vs. the Monorail Krusty Gets Kancelled 5: Cape Feare Lady Bouvier's Lover 6: Homer Badman Lisa on Ice 7: King-Size Homer Lisa the Iconoclast 8: Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialad'ohcious Lisa's Date with Density 9: Girly Edition The Trouble with Trillions 10: Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" 11: Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder 12: HOMЯ Tennis the Menace 13: Tales from the Public Domain She of Little Faith 14: The Dad Who Knew Too Little Helter Shelter 15: The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Bart-Mangled Banner 16: Don't Fear the Roofer She Used to Be My Girl 17: My Fair Laddy The Italian Bob 18: The Haw-Hawed Couple The Boys of Bummer 19: Funeral for a Fiend All About Lisa 20: Gone Maggie Gone The Good, the Sad and the Drugly 21: The Bob Next Door The Color Yellow 22: Homer Scissorhands Love is a Many Strangled Thing 23: The Falcon and the D'ohman A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again 24: Hardly Kirk-ing What Animated Women Want
Rosebud an overrated bad episode and Saddlesore an underrated good episode? That point of view I cannot comprehend.
Homer's dilemma is to either stand behind Maggie or "sell out" and give the bear to his boss. This is one of the few episodes where Homer shows his love for Maggie. "Rosebud" is one of the all-time classic episodes and gives great insight to Burns' character and makes him more human. It also has several clever references to "Citizen Cane". We also can't forget the guest appearance of the Ramones or the 64 slices of American cheese gag.
I'm perfectly aware of what his dilemma is. What I don't understand is why he should even consider giving the bear to Maggie when it's rightfully Burns' bear, and he knows it.
The question is does Mr Burns deserve a teddy bear over a lovable child like Maggie.
What the fuck is wrong with you? Of course it's "rightfully" Burns bear(despite him not giving a fuck about it for so long which I'm pretty sure might/would take away his ownership of it) but it's more about Maggie's love of the bear and Homer's ability to place his family over monetary gain. It gives a little bit of insight into Burns character but mostly it just fleshes him out to be even more like Charles Foster Kane. The episode is much better if you've seen Citizen Kane(The Simpsons as a whole is much better if you've seen Citizen Kane). Despite him not caring about the bear for so long the bear is a connection to when Burns was last truly happy etc and that is why it is one of the sweetest moments in the show when Maggie gives Mr. Burns the bear in a moment of pity because she realizes it is all he has. It shows Burns that despite him having all this money(and everything that comes with wealth) he isn't fulfilled because he isn't really happy and somewhat thinks happiness is related to his past or trivial things such as a teddy bear.
IT'S ALSO THE 2ND FUNNIEST EPISODE and utilizes Mirkin's wackiness in the best way as it is paired with a nice film parody and character story. So the wackiness isn't the only thing the episode has.
I'm sorry...I just don't see it. This is most likely because of my Asperger's. I think Homer should've given Burns the bear and simply bought a new one for Maggie.
Bought a new one for Maggie oh man FP you crack me up son.
The bear did belong to Burns, but he tossed it away. He didn't hold any real ownership right to it after 6+ decades.
Homer could have got a new bear, but he didn't want to let his daughter down.
When kids love something like a stuffed animal or a toy, they don't want to part with it.
There is so much to love about this episode besides the bear parts, so I can't figure out how someone could call this episode one of the weakest of the series.
Despite the general distaste for Season 10, I think I'm the only one around here who hates Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo.
Favourite/least favourite by seasons that I own (somewhat stolen from Financial Panther):
3 - Dog of Death/When Flanders Failed 4 - Lisa's First Word/So it's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show 5 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage/Bart's Inner Child 6 - And Maggie Makes Three/Another Simpsons Clip Show 7 - Marge Be Not Proud/Bart the Fink 8 - Homer's Phobia/The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase 9 - King of the Hill/Trash of the Titans 10 - Wild Barts Can't Be Broken/Maximum Homerdrive
One of the strongest. Not THE strongest.
It beats the adventures in Toronto, Africa, China, England. Ireland and Brazil. And that's on the top of my head!
I actually think that Man in the Blue Flannel Pants is one the best episodes of season 23.
Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo is overrated and it's not a classic but it's decent. Decent to watch, a few laughs but nothing special.
Man in the Blue Flannel Pants is AWFUL...hence it must be one of the best episodes of season 23.
Good point Bartist, those other ones are worse.
So what did BGM get banned for this time...?
EDIT: Just forget it.
We know what you did to get him banned, apparently "bitching" constitute ban...
Note he say "Who cares?" before editing...
For god's sake just drop it because I can't take it anymore. I'm serious, Jorge. I gave you a wordy reason as to why and how and all that stuff, you tell me okay, yet you continue with other users.
I agree it is the most overrated season, but Rosebud is still my second favorite episode of the entire series.
Season 25 Ratings:
Homerland: F Treehouse of Horror XXIV: F Four Regrettings and a Funeral: F YOLO: F Labor Pains: F The Kid is All Right: F Yellow Subterfuge: D White Christmas Blues: N/A
If you can't take it, call Riviera something even the slightest bit derogatory and you will receive ban too
Just kidding. Ay yes Rosebud, fine episode.
I can't even tell nor care anymore. So whatever. I'm just going to try my best to ignore you as much as I can.
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The Early History of Football's Forward Pass
The forward pass was once ridiculed by college football's powerhouse teams only to be proved wrong by Pop Warner and his Indians
- By Jim Morrison
- Smithsonian.com, December 28, 2010, Subscribe
By 1905, college football was all the rage, attracting tens of thousands of fans to games at a time when major-league baseball teams often attracted only 3,000—and pro football was still more than a decade away. But it was also an increasingly violent and deadly passion. There were 18 fatalities nationwide that year, including three college players (the rest were high-school athletes), and President Theodore Roosevelt, whose son was on the freshmen team at Harvard University, made it clear he wanted reforms amid calls by some to abolish the college game. In a commencement address at the school earlier in the year, Roosevelt alluded to the increasingly violent nature of football saying, "Brutality in playing a game should awaken the heartiest and most plainly shown contempt for the player guilty of it."
So in December representatives of 62 schools met in New York to change the rules and make the game safer. They made a number of changes, including banning the "flying wedge," a mass formation that often caused serious injury, created the neutral zone between offense and defense and required teams to move 10 yards, not 5, in three downs.
Their biggest change was to make the forward pass legal, beginning the transformation of football into the modern game. But at first, it didn't seem like a radical move. Established coaches in the elite Eastern schools like Army, Harvard, Pennsylvania and Yale failed to embrace the pass. It was also a gamble. Passes couldn't be thrown over the line on five yards to either side of the center. An incomplete pass resulted in a 15-yard penalty, and a pass that dropped without being touched meant possession went to the defensive team. "Because of these rules and the fact coaches at that time thought the forward pass was a sissified type of play that wasn't really football, they were hesitant to adopt this new strategy," says Kent Stephens, a historian with the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.
The idea of throwing an overhand spiral was relatively new, credited to two men, Howard R. "Bosey" Reiter of Wesleyan University, who said he learned it in 1903 when he coached the semipro Philadelphia Athletics, and Eddie Cochems, the coach at St. Louis University.
St. Louis quarterback Bradbury Robinson completed the first legal pass on September 5, 1906 when he threw 20 yards to Jack Schneider in a scoreless tie against Carroll College (Robinson's first attempt fell incomplete, resulting in a turnover). St. Louis went on to win the game 22-0. That completion drew little attention, but a month later a pass from Wesleyan's Sam Moore to Irwin van Tassel in a game against Yale garnered more attention, including accounts in the press.
But it took another year and the team from Pennsylvania's Carlisle Indian Industrial School to showcase the potential of the pass. In 1907, Glenn Scobey (Pop) Warner had returned to coach at the boarding school for Native Americans that he'd built into a football powerhouse beginning in 1899, largely through trick plays and deception. Over the years, he drew up end arounds, reverses, flea flickers and even one play that required deceptive jerseys. Warner had elasticized bands sewn into his players' jerseys so that after taking the kickoff, they would huddle, hide the ball under a jersey and break in different directions, confounding the kicking team. Warner argued there was no prohibition against the play in the rules. The tricks were how the smaller, faster Native Americans could compete against players 30 or 40 pounds heavier.
For the 1907 season, Warner created a new offense dubbed "the Carlisle formation," an early evolution of the single wing. A player could run, pass or kick without the defense divining intent from the formation. The forward pass was just the kind of "trick" the old stalwarts avoided but Warner loved, and one he soon found his players loved as well. "Once they started practicing it, Warner pretty much couldn't stop them," says Sally Jenkins, author of The Real All Americans, a book about Carlisle's football legacy. "How the Indians did take to it!" Warner remembered, according to Jenkins' book. "Light on their feet as professional dancers, and every one amazingly skillful with his hands, the redskins pirouetted in and out until the receiver was well down the field, and then they shot the ball like a bullet."
Carlisle opened the 1907 season with a 40-0 triumph over Lebanon Valley, then ran off five more victories by a total score of 148-11 before traveling to the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field (still used today) to meet undefeated and un-scored upon Pennsylvania before 22,800 fans in Philadelphia.
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That headline is a mess. Because of its faulty construction, it says the forward pass was proved wrong.
Posted by Vic on March 15,2012 | 03:42 AM
that was so interesting
Posted by cameron mccall on December 12,2011 | 03:03 PM
Fordham came to Rutgers on September 29 to open the 1906 season. Rutgers tried three passes and completed two. However, as a game changer, it wasn't until a 17-0 defeat that the October 17, 1906 Targum stated, "Villanova is to be congratulated upon the perfect system of forward passes which practically was the cause of Rutgers defeat." Rutgers head coach Frank Gorton told the New Brunswick Daily Press in their October 20, 1906 edition, "The men have solved the problem of executing the forward pass much better than I expected. However, the play will not become altogether popular except to the spectator on account of the severe penalty inflicted when the ball touches the ground before being touched by a player, which is the loss of the ball to the opponent on the spot it was passed." The forward pass underwent major rule changes for the next half dozen years. Usually the term "forwards" was used instead of "forward pass." Crowds loved it and a team that utilized forward passing was playing "new football" while those that relied on the traditional plunging into the line were playing "old football."
Posted by Steve G. on September 23,2011 | 09:36 PM
"Pro football was more than a decade away". You are mistaken. Several professional teams were playing football prior to 1905. Canton Bulldogs and the Massillon Tigers for example. My grandfather played for Massillon in 1906.
Posted by Dan on June 28,2011 | 07:40 PM
The author states:
"St. Louis quarterback Bradbury Robinson completed the first legal pass on September 5, 1906 when he threw 20 yards to Jack Schneider in a scoreless tie against Carroll College (Robinson's first attempt fell incomplete, resulting in a turnover). St. Louis went on to win the game 22-0. That completion drew little attention..."
"...it took another year (until 1907) and the team from Pennsylvania's Carlisle Indian Industrial School to showcase the potential of the pass."
This is demonstrably untrue.
Read the Wikipedia articles on Bradbury Robinson and Coach Eddie Cochems from St. Louis University. Without going into detail here, they unquestionably "showcased the potential of the pass" in 1906 drawing national attention (not "little attention"). Among those who recognized the extraordinary developments at St. Louis in 1906: Walter Camp.
Posted by Elisabeth on May 23,2011 | 03:02 PM
Well, I have read better.
Posted by Phill Morra on April 13,2011 | 01:40 PM
An article on the evolution of football and the forward pass that leaves out... Walter Camp.
Lousy research, guys!
Posted by Eddie on February 7,2011 | 10:58 AM
It's only a game...
Posted by Fred Bichl on January 13,2011 | 03:22 PM
I always thought a fellow named Friedman invented the forward pass as well as creating the shape of the modern football..Was he at Michigan? His team was undefeated the first season as no team could hold them...
Posted by Harold Koch on January 9,2011 | 06:44 PM
I for one always believed Notre Dame invented the forward pass and were falsely accused of "Stealing Games" by using the pass. Now, The University is known for "Stealing Coaches" which is condoned by the NCAA.!!!!
Posted by Ed Neu on January 6,2011 | 06:13 PM
Homework before your Saturday field trip... The quiz willcome later.
Posted by John Vornbrock on January 6,2011 | 03:13 PM
Truly inspiring! Brilliant article. Thank you.
Posted by Roberta Weideman on January 6,2011 | 01:19 PM