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The Placer County Board of Supervisors transitioned into the new year with a different look when newly elected 5th District Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery was officially sworn in and assumed her duties on Mon., Jan 5, 2009. Third District Supervisor Jim Holmes was also sworn in on Monday, beginning his second elected term. Fourth District Supervisor Kirk Uhler took his oath of office on Wed., Dec. 31, 2008. Uhler was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Board in 2006 and was re-elected to the current term. Uhler previously represented the 4th District from 1993-1996.
At the Board's regularly scheduled meeting on Tues., Jan. 13, 2009, Montgomery, Holmes and Uhler participated in public oath taking ceremony. After the ceremonial swearing-in, the Board selected 1st District Supervisor F.C. "Rocky Rockholm as Chairman for 2009. Uhler was selected Vice-Chair for 2009.
"I am honored to represent the voters and residents of the 5th District and will do my best to serve their needs fairly and equitably," said Montgomery. "I look forward to the next four years working with the rest of Board on many issues: balanced budgets, regional wastewater and land use. I will also focus on local concerns such as the state's proposed septic regulations, the Kings Beach Commercial Core project and the Meadow Vista Community Center. We have a great opportunity to move Placer County in a direction that serves its citizens and ensures a brighter future for all."
A Serene Lakes resident, Montgomery represents the 5th District, which stretches from North Auburn to the California State line and includes a large part of Lake Tahoe.
Holmes, who represents the 3rd District, which includes the City of Auburn and the communities of Ophir, Newcastle, Penryn, Loomis and parts of Rocklin, served as the Chairman of the Board in 2008.
"I look forward to serving the citizens of Placer County for the next four years. We've had a very successful past four years and got a lot accomplished," said Holmes. "We know with the economic climate it's going to be challenging in the next few years. I feel Placer County is well positioned to ride it out."
Uhler begins his seventh year as a supervisor with the 2009 term. The 4th District encompasses the community of Granite Bay and parts of Roseville.
"I am honored to continue serving the people of Placer County," Uhler said. "Our County faces unprecedented fiscal challenges that will require numerous difficult decisions. We must commit ourselves to finding and eliminating barriers to economic development and job creation while prioritizing our spending to make sure that our citizens have the tools they need to remain productive. Adequate infrastructure and fire and sheriff protection are chief among these."
Montgomery, Holmes and Uhler join Rockholm, the 2008 Vice Chair, whose district covers parts of Roseville, and 2nd District Supervisor Robert Weygandt, whose district covers Northwestern Placer County, including parts of Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln.
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Neil was born in Craster and is the fourth generation of his family in the kipper business. The business has gone through a series of changes in recent times, but Robson's continues to make kippers.
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"Well, when I was a kid, as it was, as it always was, up until the sort of late seventies, the herring was always caught on this coastline"
Well, when I was a kid, as it was, as it always was, up until the sort of late seventies, the herring was always caught on this coastline, here, either Seahouses or Eyemouth or North Shields the herring were landed at. And I remember as a kid going with my father in the lorry early in the morning going to the market, buy the herring and coming back.
But in the late seventies it was over fished, and they put a seven year ban on the landing of herring on this coast altogether, so we had to go further afield to source the herring, on the west coast of Scotland, and we got them from either were Mallaig, Ullapool or Tarbert, the three main ports we got herring from after that, but it was a seasonal thing. Usually went from about the middle, end of May to the middle of September and obviously there was no more herring to be got after that, so we did a bit of white fishing, we also had a haulage business to keep us busy over the winter months.
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Today at Advertising Week 2009, Robin Domeniconi, Vice President of US Sales for Microsoft Advertising, will unveil a proof-of-concept prototype business tool, "code-named LookingGlass," that lets companies listen to, participate in, and analyze social media.
We chatted to Jamey Tisdale, group product marketing manager for the platform strategy group in Developer & Platform Evangelism and Marc Mercuri who's the team's director of business innovation, who said the project, code-named "LookingGlass," will let companies listen to, participate in, and analyze social media. It is a proof-of-concept prototype that harnesses the Microsoft platform to demonstrate how businesses can quickly and efficiently put social media to use as they create advertising. It's a prototype of a social media business platform, "What we're trying to do is to make social media actionable for businesses."
LookingGlass is part of a broader shift under way within the platform strategy group. For the past two years, the group has been driving strategy around how to move marketing and advertising into the software-plus-services arena. "The proof-of-concept we wanted to build was to connect business data with advertising data and bring social media into the equation," Tisdale told us. That way you can mine social media sites for information and then use that information to act. "If you do that, it settles a hot topic and makes things actionable that weren't actionable before."
The first step in making social media data useable is listening to the conversation. LookingGlass, which is built on a number of Microsoft technologies, lets users track customer sentiment across an array of social media sites. For example, the Zune HD marketing team could use LookingGlass to see what users are saying about the product in real time on Twitter, Flickr, or YouTube. Using technology from Microsoft Research, LookingGlass automatically rates each posting as positive or negative, so the Zune HD team could rank comments according to sentiment and see how customers are responding to the product and the campaign to sell it.
Under the Zune example, the team could use LookingGlass to post a quick response on Twitter or Facebook. With all that information, businesses will be able to participate in conversations taking place on the social Web or start new ones. At a glance, they'll be able to see a spike in activity and to pinpoint how their campaigns are being received. marc enthused that that's what gives LookingGlass its power "You can not only identify whether your message is on target or not, you can discover memes or customer segments that you're presently unaware of."
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LookingGlass will be available via a Web browser and, courtesy of Microsoft's Silverlight technology, will provide a rich, interactive experience on both Windows-based PCs and Macs. This is particularly important for the advertising audience, which generally has a mix of both platforms among their key staff.
While many tools in the social space focus on the individual, LookingGlass can empower individuals and marketing teams as they monitor and engage social media information from one central location. Rather than giving a handful of people access to the company's social media accounts, LookingGlass enables all team members to access the platform at once. Members can flag certain messages and task one another with responding. Jamey said this feature could help internal product teams quickly become aware of, and respond to, bugs in the products.
With LookingGlass, businesses can overlay advertising, sales, support, and other key business information onto their Web sites. And because it is built using Microsoft SQL Server 2008, LookingGlass readily integrates with other internal data. Marketers can then look at how internal data compares with, say, user sentiment of a product on Twitter or other social networking sites. They can then take targeted actions and enhance their investment of participating in social media.
This allows businesses to analyze their advertising investments in new ways. The emphasis is that LookingGlass is its own platform, which plays to Microsoft's strength. "Microsoft is uniquely qualified to be able to connect business information with social media information in a way that makes it actionable," said Jamey. Partners will be also able to build on top of the Microsoft platform to add their own insights and information for their clients.
"If we at Microsoft can change the discussion from banner ads to how do you provide a rich, relevant experience on the Web, we can start having a better business conversation. With LookingGlass, and some of the other proof-of-concepts we're working on, we're taking a big step toward changing that conversation."
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Sounds very exciting Mel - when will we be able to get our hands on a beta?
Dan - just proof-of-concept right now. Keep checking back here for news though.... Cheers Mel
Can't wait for Robin's session this afternoon at Advertising Week. We'll be tweeting from the session and will be bringing you video coverage of the session a little later this week. So stay tuned.
Now that sounds like a great tool. Cannot wait to get my hands on it!
so if i get this right, any one can use it? what is the price of the product...love to get our agencies hand on the tool and try it out.
An online community is first and foremost a social experience that changes according to who is present, the number of people involved, and the type of discussion that occurs." Perhaps unsurprisingly, social networking sites tend to foster an narcissistic experience, where users goals become to collect friends, feedback, and attention.
We would love to be part of the test group to try out with some of our clients.
We're excited your excited! Just to re-iterate though this is one of many proofs-of-concepts we're working on. Check back here often, follow us on Twitter @MSAdvertising and we'll have news for you when we have it! :-)
Why do companies always try and dominate cncepts that are meant for individuals... How to ruin Twitter - get companies to automate their Tweets. I'm really not interested in this sort of solutions.
What CEO's have to do to improve their relationship with their customers is start Tweeting... stop automating and start tweeting... we're listening... but we won't stand for the same old corporate speak.
I like the name - "Looking glass". It's interesting
Looks like a really neat tool.
I agree with Guy. Our company is working on a social networking presence, but it is important to us that we remain personal with our customers.
It seems that companies are turning to social media because it provides a fresh audience and voice, we don't need to stifle that voice as quickly as it gets started with the same old same old hard sell tactics that consumers today have grown tired of and have proven will not work with them any longer. They expect a personal experience and we need to find a way to incorporate these social medias in such a way as to not alienate but rather build confidence.
Can't wait to see the new tool.
Sounds promising! I'm following you on Twitter, but is there an email list I could sign up for as well? I'd really like to keep informed.
Thanks everyone for your continued positive feedback!
Guy - this is not a Tweet automation tool but a social media monitoring and management solution. This is about understanding where conversations about your brand are happening, learning from them or engaging in them in order to improve you products and services.
Microsoft is very active in the Twittersphere - @MelCarson @MajorNelson @Marky98 and many more wefollow.com/.../microsoft
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And other animal could be making its way onto the list of endangered species now.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service says that it -- list -- Lesser prairie chicken that's -- because Greg.
As -- because the bird and its habitat are evidently in declined.
The chicken lives in Texas Oklahoma -- Mexico -- -- but putting it on the list could mean fewer jobs in a weakened economy so.
Is a lesser prairie chicken worth the cost them the administration did nothing to do anything on conservation and didn't list any speeches that I am aware of during -- first term but all of a sudden after the election you've got the job blocking things happening outside because this.
Chicken -- what the chicken first.
He -- that this chicken deals with energy jobs yes it does the front does I -- is away for the private sector to help protect.
A chicken with -- and also -- -- This always happens we're entering an American energy Renaissance.
Which means you're going to answer a Renaissance for environmentalist wackos to kill.
This Renaissance I will say this the prairie chicken is sexy -- Kathy Griffin kind of way.
But I say prairie chickens should become prairie chick filet.
Kill -- and let colonel Sanders sort about that -- Erica because they're let me -- a free market question.
The private sector has every incentive to keep the land.
Preserved so they could actually be productive.
There are ways for the private sector to get involved but instead -- the government keeps being more.
A punishing -- -- talk -- last block on energy companies in the west if it's not what's this thing called the lesser present at prairie chicken it's not I had read any.
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Thirty jobs and all eleven families and lose their homes as well because of this and other baby oysters that they have on the -- right now -- could be at risk to I mean you have to be really concerned when you see this kind of government overreaching thing we're gonna shut you down we're gonna take your job to take your homes and you're not going to be -- the -- about it even in your own senate chair.
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FRESNO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill sentenced Armando E. Huizar, 27, of Armona, today to 7.5 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receiving a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
According to court documents, Huizar received more than 600 images and videos depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct also involved the portrayal of sadistic, masochistic, and other depictions of violence. Huizar received the child pornography on his computer, and many of the images depicted prepubescent minors.
This case is the result of Operation Direct Connect, an extensive series of investigations by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, specifically the Fresno U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the King's County Sheriff's Office and District Attorney's Office, the Madera County Sheriff's Office, and the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy R. Jehangiri is prosecuting the case.
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Dhaka Premier Division 2013
Taylor's 46-ball ton sets up Prime Bank win
Oct 31, 2013: A round-up of the Dhaka Premier Division matches that took place on October 31
Bangladesh A v England Lions, 2nd T20, Mirpur
Kayes helps Bangladesh square series
Jan 23, 2012: Bangladesh A squared the T20 series against England Lions with an 11-run win in Mirpur
Bangladesh A v England Lions, 4th unofficial ODI, Sylhet
Jan 16, 2012: Imrul Kayes scored an unbeaten century as Bangladesh A took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the one-day series against England Lions. Kayes' innings helped his side to a six-wicket win in Sylhet.
Pakistan in Bangladesh 2011-12
Ashraful recalled for Pakistan Tests
Dec 7, 2011: Mohammad Ashraful has been recalled to Bangladesh's squad for the two-Test series against Pakistan in December.
Bangladesh v Australia, 3rd ODI, Mirpur
Hussey hundred sets up Australia's clean-sweep
Apr 13, 2011: Michael Clarke will fly out of Bangladesh with a clean-sweep to his name in his first series as Australia's full-time captain, but it didn't come without a few jitters in the final match
Bang v Netherlands, World Cup 2011, Chittagong
Mar 14, 2011: Shafiul Islam and Imrul Kayes have been the the two standout performers in Bangladesh's last two matches, and their captain recognises their importance
Bangladesh v England, World Cup 2011, Group B, Chittagong
Shafiul stars as Bangladesh seal thriller
Mar 11, 2011: Shafiul Islam raised Bangladesh's World Cup campaign from the dead, as he turned yet another astonishing contest on its head
World Cup 2011
Minor injury worries for Bangladesh
Feb 23, 2011: Shafiul Islam fell badly on his shoulder when going for a catch, and Imrul Kayes was hit on his right forearm when batting though both are expected to be fit by Friday
Bangladesh v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Mirpur
Spinners set up Bangladesh's 2-0 lead
Oct 11, 2010: After days of rain, the weather in Mirpur improved to allow a full one-day international and it was Bangladesh's spinners who shone, dismissing New Zealand cheaply to secure a seven-wicket victory
Bangladesh v Netherlands, Only ODI, Glasgow
Barresi carries Netherlands to major victory
Jul 20, 2010: Netherlands secured their first one-day international victory against a Full Member nation as Wesley Barresi hit a match-winning 65 off 43 balls against Bangladesh in Glasgow
England v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Bristol
Bangladesh seal historic victory
Jul 10, 2010: Bangladesh produced a performance of immense spirit and character as they secured their first victory over England in any format with a famous five-run win at Bristol
Middlesex v Bangladeshis, Tour match, Lord's
Jahurul and Kayes set up 141-run victory
Jul 5, 2010: Bangladesh secured a confidence-boosting victory in their final warm-up match before the one-day series against England as they beat Middlesex by 141 runs at Lord's
Pakistan v Bangladesh, 5th ODI, Asia Cup, Dambulla
Three-and-a-half hours of torture
Jun 22, 2010: Bangladesh's decision not to go for the win against Pakistan exposed the biggest flaw in the one-day format and goes against the spirit of the competitive sport
Bangladesh in England, 2010
Tamim goes global, the rest go missing
Jun 7, 2010: Bangladesh battled hard for long periods of their two-Test series against England, but were prone to dramatic collapses with both bat and ball. Cricinfo picks through the rubble to assess the 13 performers
England v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day
Follow-ons and repeat failures
Jun 6, 2010: The Plays of the Day from the third day at Old Trafford
England v Bangladesh, 1st npower Test, Lord's, 4th day
Tamim Iqbal inspires impressive Bangladesh
May 30, 2010: Tamim Iqbal reached a memorable hundred on the fourth day at Lord's as the visitors closed on 326 for 5, a lead of 105
Bangladesh v Barbados, Twenty20 warm-up, Bridgetown
Bangladesh ease to victory over Barbados
Apr 27, 2010: Imrul Kayes provided the anchor and Mohammad Ashraful the impetus, as Bangladesh warmed up for their opening World Twenty20 encounter with the champions Pakistan by easing to a comfortable 36-run victory over Barbados at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown
New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Christchurch
New Zealand overcome spirited Bangladesh
Feb 11, 2010: Bangladesh and Shakib Al Hasan turned in their best performance of the tour, but is was still not enough to prevent New Zealand from sweeping the series
Bangladesh v India, 1st Test, Chittagong, 2nd day
Siddons slams Bangladesh batting response
Jan 18, 2010: India may have been bowled out for 243 in the morning session but Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons fears the hosts might have spoiled the second day by losing three wickets
Bangladesh v India, 3rd ODI, Mirpur
Dhoni and Kohli seal comfortable win for India
Jan 7, 2010: A commendable performance with the bat, followed by an inspired opening burst wasn't enough for Bangladesh to pull off a surprise win against India at the Shere Bangla National Stadium
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Began racing in 1949.
That is great grandson grandson of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt is following in his tire tracks Jeffrey Earnhardt -- -- to Daytona next weekend.
He joins us here and every other go -- great -- -- you don't -- is it hard -- live up to the Earnhardt name.
-- some some huge shoes out on the ticket ever -- -- apologists.
Made such an anchor for -- learn our family and and near the sport itself so.
Don't think that -- accomplished and here you're racing for rookie of the year that's an incredible that's an incredible honor incredible feat.
When people know that your last name is Earnhardt did they have high expectations of you right out of the gate.
Yeah and and it's you and Edward the offers start -- -- -- show up in -- like prisoner -- -- -- And it's not you know it's not like that and I'm I'm out there are just like every other driver and you know it's it's it's a stubborn process and obviously Tom Lleyton can get to that level and that's what we're trying to -- this year so for your day job you're driving at the highest performance vehicles in the world.
Leave the track and drive home when you -- A circle of civic way above water but the -- total voted -- so what.
It always happens to -- how to get into this you know I don't accident the other day.
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I don't think he was quite quite sure what -- going on but.
Definitely I go and you know the crash -- -- before I get down at Daytona I don't know personally is that on the track.
Now I'm not really -- -- the good the cars these -- -- so safe and you know that come sold so far with all the the safety equipment that.
That they require that we Wear and you know the soft walls now take take a lot of the impacts -- And it and of course Edmonton in Europe we don't have to tell our viewers -- your grandfather was killed.
At Daytona in a crash how old were you do you remember at that time.
I was I was twelve and yeah I was I was of that actually at the house how's Washington.
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It passed away about.
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It is that a burden on.
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It's it's always you know said just -- so effective you know that's where he passed away about.
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Fruit for the that -- -- that's not racist or Steelers and between that talent -- you know he.
You very much on both -- -- -- it -- in.
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-- priority for me is to to win rookie of the year and and get policy talent in and that's the required you know.
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Dave Thomas foundation for adoption there MBR -- Daytona.
And it's for -- -- so.
I'm real excited to have -- on on the court -- well good luck.
-- had great stuff and I adjustment -- -- just like no accidents on the way out here.
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RAEFORD - A 16-year-old was killed early Sunday morning during a birthday party at a mobile home on Bethel Road, according Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin.
DeAndre Ricketts, a junior at Hoke County High School, was shot once in the head, he said. The shooting occurred about 1:20 a.m. at 828 S. Bethel Road, about a mile from the high school.
Investigators believe more than one weapon was used, Peterkin said. There were no other injuries.
"Right now we are trying to find out the motive," Peterkin said. "Something happened there that triggered multiple gun fire. We are trying to find out what happened and who is responsible for the shooting of this young man."
More than 100 people were at the party. A few adults were at the event, he said.
"It was chaos for a minute," Peterkin said. "The scene had to be contained. Once people realized that someone had been killed, people became very upset. We had every available deputy at the scene."
The sheriff's office received assistance from the state Highway Patrol and Raeford Police Department, he said.
Peterkin is using social media to reach out to the public for additional information about the shooting.
He has received numerous text messages and private Facebook messages regarding the shooting, he said.
"We are encouraging people to keep calling us," he said. "This has become a community situation. Everyone is pitching in to help us find who did this."
Hoke County Superintendent Freddie Williamson said additional security will be at the school today , but officials do not anticipate any problems.
"We are all in shock," Williamson said. "It is always a tragedy when something like this happens in the community; especially when it happens to someone so young."
Roger Edwards, Hoke County High School principal, said counselors will be available for students.
"We hope to have as close to a regular day as possible," he said. "If we have students who need counseling, we will have personnel available."
Williamson encouraged young people to notify authorities if they hear about anything that could lead to violence.
"I am not saying that is the case here. If a possibility exist, I challenge young people to report it," he said. "They need to be responsible enough to share information with authorities."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hoke County Sheriff's Office at (910) 875-5111.
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Some areas that Contiki travels to in Asia maybe very different to those that you are from. Like many regions, there are suggested prophylaxis (vaccinations and preventative medications) which are recommended when travelling here. The choice as to whether to get these prophylaxis remains entirely up to you. Please read the following information as a guide as to how to prepare for your Contiki Asia experience.
It is strongly recommended you seek the advice of a travel doctor, who specialises in medicines for the travellers. This should be done in addition to consulting your doctor before you travel. Travel doctors will generally try to specifically match the required prophylaxis to the location/s being visited. Travel doctors also need to remain "up-to-the-minute" with the latest information provided by governments and international health organisations (such as the W.H.O. and US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Some suggested vaccinations are listed here:
Diphtheria and tetanus: Combined vaccinations for these two diseases are usually given in childhood and should be boosted every ten years.
Hepatitis A: Vaccination provides immunity for up to ten years and involves an initial injection followed by another six months to one year later.
Typhoid: Vaccination takes the form of an injection or capsules.
Meningococcal Meningitis: This vaccine is generally recommended for travelers making extended visits to rural, northern Vietnam. Protection lasts for three years.
Rabies: People making longer trips to remote areas should consider a rabies vaccination, which involves three injections over a period of three to four weeks.
Japanese B Encephalitis: People on trips of a month or more to areas suffering from recent outbreaks should consider getting this vaccine, which involves three shots over one month.
Malaria and Dengue Fever
Malaria is an infectious disease transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. It's symptoms are marked by of chills and fever. Malaria is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are approximately 350–500 million cases of malaria, killing between one and three million people.
Contiki Asia tours travel through areas which are listed as malaria zones, by international health organisations. Advice on where malaria can be contracted changes constantly, so it is best that you contact a travel medicine professional about whether you'll will require malaria medication for your tour. Malaria medications are known to have side effects, so it is best that you make an informed decision before using them.
The best way to avoid malaria is prevention, and the best way to do this is to avoid mosquito bites (which transmit malaria).
General preventative tips for avoiding mosquito-borne disease (malaria and dengue fever)
- Use a permethrin impregnated mosquito net
- Use mosquito repellent containing DEET
- Dress sensibly – wear long pants and sleeves at dawn and dusk
- Use mosquito coils or other anti-mosquito devices (e.g.., citronella) as a secondary control.
- If you are prone to being bitten, lean towards accommodation that can be sealed e.g air-con with no slatted windows nor open eaves.
- Watch out for rooms with bucket showers/toilets. These tend to have buckets of stagnant water (a mosquito's beach resort) in the bathroom.
Dengue fever is another disease carried by mosquitoes which is on the increase and commonly contracted by travellers. Although cases usually do not require hospitalization, catching dengue would still ruin your holiday.
There is no immunization available for the dengue fever, and like malaria, the same tips for avoiding mosquitoes apply.
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Essendrup was pronounced dead by Nodaway County Coroner Vince Shelby, and next-of-kin were notified. The accident was reportedly not discovered until early Thursday.
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June 27, 2013
During the summer before my sophomore year of college, I knew I wasn't going back to the college I had been attending. It was too late to apply to a four-year university so I decided to attend a community college before entering a new university. From my experience, here's what you can expect while attending a community college:
Overall, I enjoyed the community college experience because it helped me grow both as a student and as a person. For those students who have also attended community colleges, how would you rate your experience?
Carly Gerber is majoring in journalism at Columbia College Chicago. She loves fashion and hopes to cover the topic for a Chicago-area magazine. In her free time, she focuses on her blog, loves making jewelry and spending time on Pinterest and Pose. She hopes to use this blog to guide and relate to its followers: college students like herself!
October 29, 2009
by Emily
High school students face a lot of pressure when it comes to planning their future. There's a persistent idea that if you don't have your entire life mapped out by the end of 11th grade, you're somehow doomed to a life of vagrancy or doing whatever job your parents pick out for you. If you're a high school senior still uncertain about choosing a college major and setting career goals, a career Q&A that appeared in the New York Times earlier this week might help. It primarily offers advice to parents, but can also serve as a road map for high school students who are thinking about potential college majors and post-college careers.
Focus on Strengths and Interests: Rather than starting out by exploring careers and seeing which one you can fit into, begin by thinking about what you're good at and what you like doing. Maybe you're amazing at math and like to build things in your spare time, or maybe you get joy out of helping your classmates edit their English papers. Think about what you like doing and what environments you prefer to work in. Then begin looking for careers that play to those strengths. By focusing on both what you enjoy and what you excel at, you stand a much better chance of finding a major or a job you can enjoy doing.
Research Potential Careers Now: Don't wait until your final year of college to decide whether or not you like the professions you found fascinating in high school. Look for opportunities to learn more about potential careers and the people who pursue them. Internships, volunteer experiences, and job shadowing can be great ways to do this. If you know any adults whose job sounds interesting, see if you can arrange to talk to them about it, observe them at work, or even help out after school. Consider reading books about careers you find interesting, as well, but be sure to balance glamorized or fictionalized accounts with real-world observations and experiences to avoid disappointment. Career exploration and research don't have to stop in high school, either. You don't need to go to college with a career plan set in stone, nor do you need to wait for your department or advisor to take the lead on preparing you for a career or showing you what options exist. Feel free to choose classes that interest you and find time outside of school to continue to learn about what people with your degree can do and take advantage of opportunities to gain exposure to and experience in fields you find interesting.
Don't Feel Forced: Finally, and most importantly, don't worry if nothing comes to mind right away, or you're still hearing nothing from your parents and teachers but "you're good at math! Be an accountant!" It's normal to be undecided for awhile or to change your mind later, and you likely have a lot more talents and interests than what you can recall immediately as a high school student. College students switch majors and adults switch careers and both groups do so successfully. So don't feel like you have to make a lifelong commitment to the first idea that appeals to you or those around you. If you keep your mind open and have some strategies in place, you'll eventually come across something that will stick.
April 1, 2010
by Agnes Jasinski
If you haven't heard already, today may be the day you find out whether you've been accepted to your first-choice college or university, as April 1 is the notification deadline for many of the most selective schools across the country. If the news you've gotten so far hasn't been the best, though, or if you come home to see a slimmer envelope than you'd hoped for, know that you're not alone. Many of the most famous and familiar faces out there were rejected from their top picks. (And no, this isn't an April Fool's joke.)
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal took a look at the company students with rejection letters will be keeping, and the examples they found should make any dejected high school senior feel just a little bit more hopeful. Harold Varmus, a Nobel laureate in medicine, was rejected twice from Harvard Medical School, at one time counseled to join the military instead. There's a decent-sized list of famous faces who have been rejected from Harvard. "Today Show" host Meredith Vieira and broadcaster Tom Brokaw were both rejected from the Ivy; Vieira instead met a mentor at Tufts University who got her into journalism. Warren Buffet, currently one of the richest people in the world, now describes his rejection from Harvard as a mere "temporary defeat," according to the Journal. Ted Turned received dual rejection letters from both Harvard and Princeton University, eventually attending Brown University, where he left on his own terms to join his father's billboard company - a company he has since turned into a media empire.
If you didn't get in everywhere you wanted to, don't be too discouraged. It's rare that an incoming freshmen hasn't had to deal with at least one rejection letter. Check out the New York Times' blog for their ongoing feature of students' experiences this admissions season. Those students are not only dealing with good news, but making tough decisions on whether those number-one choices were really the best fit, or only the top picks in their college searches because of their ranks and reputations.
This is also one of the most competitive years in terms of admissions rates, as more students are applying to the most selective schools than in years prior. Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania, for example, have seen percentage increases of applicants in the double digits over the previous year. Both of those schools have admission rates hovering around 14 percent, which seem like tough odds. So expand that net when you're choosing a college, because there could be a diamond in the rough out there that you haven't yet considered.
April 23, 2010
Many fields of study require or strongly suggest semesters or summers of unpaid, or "educational," internships, where students get experience in their intended future careers but not pay, and often not even college credit.
To address concerns that some employers may be taking advantage of the opportunity to have eager college students come work for them at no cost, the U.S. Department of Labor released a set of rules Wednesday that clarify the roles of those employers and the students' colleges. The rules will fall under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which also establishes the minimum wage, overtime pay, and any youth employment standards.
According to the Labor Department, internships may be unpaid if they meet the following six criteria:
The Labor Department rules agree with the notion that internships existing as partnerships between employers and colleges are best, and most likely to comply with the new regulations. According to the Labor Department: "The more an internship program is structured around a classroom or academic experience as opposed to the employer's actual operations, the more likely the internship will be viewed as an extension of the individual's educational experience (this often occurs where a college or university exercises oversight over the internship program and provides educational credit)."
We know sometimes students have no choice but to apply for internships led by private companies and organizations, and outside of their colleges' control. Some of those experiences offer not only stipends or salaries but benefits as well, since the students are considered more than interns but temporary employees. What do you think about unpaid internships? Should there be more oversight, as the Labor Department hopes there will be now?
August 27, 2010
Whether you're a recent graduate or a college student looking for an internship or job while still in school, there are some universal things you should know about to remain competitive while you search, especially when it comes to the moments leading up to, during, and after an interview.
If you've landed an interview, we're assuming you did a good job writing a persuasive cover letter and impressive resume. That first meeting with a potential employer, though, may require some preparation, and don't think your work is done even after you feel like you nailed the interview. Below, we walk you through the before, during, and after of a typical job interview. Pay attention, and you could be the standout in that employer's pool of applicants. And believe us, there's always a pretty big pool competing for one position.
Before you arrive to your interview it's important to do your research not only about the company or organization you're interviewing with, but on questions you could ask that would show you've done your homework. Don't plan to ask things that are easily found in a Google search. Put together copies of everything you've already sent over to the employer, and bring additional materials that may be relevant to the job. If you haven't already, Google yourself, and make sure any public profiles on social networking sites don't include any inappropriate information or photos from the last frat party. Make sure you're using an appropriate email address. Conduct a mock interview or two if you're able. Thanks to your research, you should have a good idea of the kinds of things the employer will ask and expect of a potential new hire.
Arrive on time, obviously, or even a few minutes early. Do not show-up too early, though. Being 15 or 20 minutes early is almost as bad as being more than a couple minutes late. Your interviewer may have a busy schedule and arriving too early might take away from their preparation time, as they are probably going over your resume prior to your arrival. Be professional, and no matter the job and how casual you think the environment will be, dress in business casual at the very least. (The motto "dress for the job you want, not for the job you have" has a point.) Once the interview begins, don't let nerves get the best of you and badmouth your former boss/job, make inappropriate jokes/comments, or over-share with any irrelevant details about your personal life. Be confident, but don't be cocky. Make sure to get in those questions you worked so hard to come up with in the days leading up to the interview, and leave the employer with a sense that you really want this position.
It doesn't matter whether you think you aced or bombed the interview. You'll need to follow-up with an email at the very least. If you haven't heard from the employer for a while (make sure you ask when you should hear back from them), it is fine to check in. Likewise if you have any lingering questions that came up since the interview. But don't be a bother. The employer will be in touch with you if you're the one they want.
October 18, 2010
by Alexis Mattera
Studying abroad for a semester can be a rewarding experience for college students but do those benefits translate to potential employers? For a long time, they haven't – many have dismissed time overseas as an excuse to backpack and party in multiple countries – but Cheryl Matherly is setting out to change that.
Matherly, the associate dean for global education at the University of Tulsa, is designing a series of workshops and seminars to help students discuss their time studying abroad in a way meaningful to employers. The common perception – that studying abroad is a perk for wealthier students, typically white females in the humanities or social sciences packing their bags for Europe – is exactly what Matherly is attempting to reverse and show to employers that the students who studied abroad may actually be better assets to their companies. "The value isn't that you had the abroad experience itself," she says. "It's what you learned overseas that allows you to work in a cross-cultural environment. Students have to learn how to talk about that experience in terms of transferrable skills, how it relates to what an employer wants."
Much of the blame for this falls on the schools themselves, as the paths of study abroad and career counselors rarely cross, and Martin Tillman, a former associate director of career services at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, stresses the importance of deliberate efforts to build connections. The University of Michigan offers panel discussions each year on what it calls "international career pathways" and the Georgia Institute of Technology touts a Work Abroad Program to place students in international internships and jobs and advises them throughout the process. Some schools are even bringing in third-party providers, like Cultural Experiences Abroad, to help students translate their study-abroad experience into terms employers can understand. CEA has createda semester-long career development course which includes pre-arrival reading assignments, Webinars with career consultants and regular meetings that incorporate experiential exercises and journal writing.
I knew a number of people who studied abroad in college (I didn't because I couldn't find the right program for my major and regret it to this day) and I'm sure they would have benefited from programs like the ones detailed above. Any graduates in the same boat? And for current college students considering studying in another country, do you think you'd take advantage of these resources if they were readily available to you?
November 3, 2010
Despite the numerous advancements in medicine, there is still no cure for a highly contagious disease plaguing high school seniors. Symptoms include excessive yawning, lack of concentration, procrastination, class skipping and a blasé attitude toward anything relating to education. Dun dun dunnnnn…it's senioritis!
Fortunately, there's a potential vaccination circulating which could quash most strains and keep seniors on track until graduation. It's called WISE, or the Wise Individualized Senior Experience, and it's been helping students not only stay focused but gain real-world experience while they're still in high school for more than 30 years. Take Ralph Vasami, for example: He spent the majority of his senior year as a WISE participant interning at a weather forecasting company and though the self-described "ordinary student with ordinary ambitions" wasn't even sure if he would attend college, his experience with WISE opened his eyes to the possibility. He went on to attend Lyndon State College and today, he is the CEO of the company he interned at, Universal Weather & Aviation Inc., which has 1,300 employees in 20 countries and $860 million in annual billings. Yeah. Wow.
WISE participants spend most of their days outside the classroom but many, like Vasami, report they are more motivated to learn than ever. Dave Marcus, the writer of this piece, was a classmate of Vasami's in 1970s and was also a WISE participant when the program was in its pilot stage; he feels is one of the few education reforms that actually delivers what it promises and Marcus' former classmates agree, saying they would have floundered in their college classes without the practical experiences they had during internships at museums, publishing houses and engineering firms the WISE program provided.
So seniors, think WISE will keep you on track for the remainder of your time in high school? If so, see if your school is one of the program's partner schools. And if there are any former WISE participants in the audience, did the program have the same impact as it had on Vasami and Marcus?
November 18, 2010
Finding a job has never been easy but over the past few years, that same task has become even more nerve-wracking and downright disheartening. This situation is all too familiar to recent college graduates, who – save for an internship or two – have very little experience outside the classroom but the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University just revealed the hiring of new bachelor's-degree graduates expected to increase by 10 percent this academic year.
Institute director Phil Gardner describes this news as the first step out of a deep hole – this year's increase is over last year's hiring, which held steady after it tumbled 35 to 40 percent in 2008. The report, "Recruiting Trends 2010-2011," says hiring will not increase across the board but will instead be seen in certain industries, for specific majors and in isolated areas of the country:
If these findings don't relate to your situation, there's still a chance you could snag the job of your dreams: Thirty-six percent of employers say they will consider applicants regardless of major. So, recent and soon-to-be college graduates, breathe those sighs of relief and start updating those resumes!
November 29, 2010
I know what you're probably thinking – a college scholarship centered around beef?! – but hear me out…it could put $1,500 in your savings account for your college education!
The National Cattlemen's Foundation Beef Industry Scholarship awards 10 scholarships of $1,500 to outstanding students pursuing careers in the beef industry. It's not necessary to own a pair of overalls, have a close four-legged friend named Bessie or even consider meat a diet staple to apply – fields of study may include education, communications, production and research – as long as the panel feels you are talented, thoughtful and will emerge as a leader in the industry (classes, internships and life experiences are big pluses).
To be considered for this scholarship, you must be a graduating high school senior or full-time undergraduate student enrolled at a two or four-year institution for the 2010-2011 school year. Applicants must then write a one-page letter expressing/indicating future career goals related to the beef industry as well as write an essay in 750 words or less describing an issue confronting the beef industry and offer a solution. Two letters of recommendation, proof of full-time enrollment and a cover page are also required. All materials must be postmarked or received by this Wednesday (December 1).
For more information, visit http://www.nationalcattlemensfoundation.org; to find even more scholarship opportunities, conduct a free scholarship search today!
December 2, 2010
Theoretically, earning an undergraduate degree takes four years. But when you factor in internships, work and extraneous circumstances, getting a diploma or certification seldom happens within that timeframe. How long does it take? The U.S. Department of Education says six years…for just half of first-time students.
The DoE's new report, "Persistence and Attainment of 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students: After 6 Years," states that of students who entered higher education in 2003-4, about half had earned degrees or certificates by June 2009 – the breakdown is 9 percent certificates, 9 percent associate degrees and 31 percent bachelor's degrees – 15 percent were still enrolled and 36 percent had left higher education. The report further dissects trends among students who began their post-secondary education at public two-year schools and four-year colleges (both state and private) as well as whether these students stayed with their initial institution or transferred to and graduated from another school.
I was able to graduate from the same university I enrolled in as a freshman in four years but I had to sacrifice several things – studying abroad, working more, accepting additional internships – in order to do so. Graduates, does the report sound at all like your college experience? Current students, are you on track to finish school when you thought you would when you started? High school students, what are your plans for the next four (or more) years?
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It was always a little strange that Roger Federer came to his post-match press conference so late following his quarterfinal victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Wednesday night. That five-set battle finished at roughly 11.30pm, and when it was announced that the second seed would not be conducting his media conference until 12.15am, murmurs arose in the press room – why so late after an already late match?
Those murmurs intensified when Federer delayed his press conference until 1am. "He's injured," one journalist rationalised. And when the Swiss did finally emerge to face the media, he entered the theatrette stiffly and laboriously.
Federer insisted that physically he felt fine, and his movement was perfectly in order. But after Friday night's 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 loss to No.3 seed Andy Murray – notable for his fadeout in the final set after snaring the fourth – it's hard not to believe that conditioning played a part in the result.
That's not to take anything away from Murray, who, it must be said, displayed exemplary form on Rod Laver Arena. He had arrived at the semifinal stage having not relinquished a set all fortnight, and was coming off a career-best 2012 season highlighted by an Olympic gold medal and first Grand Slam title at the US Open. Tellingly, when Murray served for the match late in the fourth set before Federer roared back and steamrolled through the ensuing tiebreak, the Scot didn't wilt, instead wresting back control of the match.
Yet so many times, Federer played shots out of position, tangled up, a step slow. Tugged about the court by his more aggressive opponent, the Swiss' usually exquisite footwork and cat-like movement simply weren't as evident. There were times during a limp fifth set – which spanned just 30 minutes – that Federer didn't even attempt to run down balls. It was a similar story at the Olympics, when after defeating Juan Martin del Potro 19-17 in an epic third set, he came out flat for the gold medal match – against Murray – and was summarily beaten.
Sportingly, the Swiss wasn't buying into suggestions that fatigue played a part in his demise, despite never before in his career having played back-to-back five-set matches at a major.
"I was hoping to do a bit better, but overall obviously I'm pretty pleased with the tournament. I played good tennis. I'm moving well and was fit in the 10 sets I played, the last two matches," he said.
"(The Tsonga match tired me) a little bit, but it's not an excuse for me tonight to say that I lost because of that. But obviously I wish I could have come in (fresh) like Andy, as well. Then again, he beat me fair and square tonight. No regrets from me."
So if he generally felt fine, what was behind such a lacklustre start, and an uncharacteristically error-strewn performance? He finished the four-hour battle with 60 unforced errors (13 more than the Scot) to 43 winners, almost 20 less than Murray's tally. Some of that was undoubtedly the pressure being heaped on him by the third seed, who smacked 21 aces to five and who was especially damaging on the move, striking several jaw-dropping passing shots and running winners.
"I think overall he probably created more chances than I did. I had difficulties … getting into his service games time and time again (un)like I usually do against him," Federer reflected.
"It's normal that with time and with age you learn, you become more experienced, become physically better … obviously with (Murray's) win I think at the Olympics and the US Open, maybe there's just a little bit more belief or he's a bit more calm overall.
"It seems like he has more peace when he plays out there, and in the process he has better results, I guess."
It's never pleasant to sound like you're writing somebody off, but at 31 years old, one wonders just how much age now plays a factor in Federer's physical health. The world No.2 has enjoyed a remarkably injury-free run throughout his career, and reportedly puts special emphasis on his recovery. But in the past three years at Melbourne Park, younger foes have gotten the better of him, all at the semifinal stage. In 2011 it was Novak Djokovic, 2012 it was Rafael Nadal, and now Murray. All are lauded for their movement, power and endurance, and all are roughly five years his junior.
Yet the Swiss has stated he intends to play on until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. A truncated schedule – beginning this year – is designed to ensure he reaches that goal. Despite tonight's setback, he has no plans of changing that plan, or how he approaches his matches.
"I've played these guys, what, 60 times, the three guys around me in the rankings. So we know each other really well. We play each other very close very often. Keep on trading wins and losses … I enjoy the matches with Rafa, Novak, and also Andy again tonight. It's nice playing five sets against him. It was tough tennis. I enjoy that," he said.
"So I go from here with a good feeling for the year. I didn't play a tournament leading in, so now obviously I know where my level is at. Also knowing I have even more time to work on my game, work on my fitness this year.
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FAN-SHAPED LEAVES of the ginkgo tree are shown in this drawing from Flora Japonica,
a book written by 19th-century German physician Philipp Franz von Siebold.
The extract obtained from the leaves (below) is one of the most
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Image: FROM FLORA JAPONICA, BY SIEBOLD AND ZUCCARINI, LEIDEN 1835/42, IN THE LEIDEN UNIVERSITY BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM OF THE NETHERLANDS
The ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) is remarkable in many ways. Although indigenous to Korea, China and Japan, the tree can be found in parks and along city sidewalks around the world. It may grow as high as 40 meters and live for more than 1,000 years. Ginkgo fossils have been dated as far back as 250 million years ago, and Charles Darwin referred to the tree as "a living fossil."Nowadays, however, the ginkgo's primary claim to fame is the extract obtained from its fan-shaped leaves.
The use of ginkgo leaf extracts can be traced back for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. Today ginkgo biloba is perhaps the most widely used herbal treatment aimed at augmenting cognitive functions--that is, improving memory, learning, alertness, mood and so on. Ginkgo is especially popular in Europe; officials in Germany recently approved the extract for treating dementia. In the U.S. the National Institute on Aging is currently supporting a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of ginkgo in treating the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
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At 81 years of age, Picon created the One Woman Show in which she reflected on her many years in the Yiddish theater. As funny as ever, Picon continued to delight audiences with her hilarious anecdotes and absolute charm.
In this scene, Picon describes the richness of the Yiddish language. While in English there is only one word for pain, in Yiddish - the head, ears, nose, back, and stomach all have their own phrases to describe discomfort in the area.
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