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The Linguistics PhD at UCL provides excellent training for anyone intending to pursue an academic career in research/lecturing in the dynamic field of linguistics (or adjacent areas within cognitive science). It gives students unparalleled contact with the top intellects in the discipline and opportunities to participate in international conferences.
Key information
Programme starts
September 2017
Modes and duration
Tuition fees (2017/18)
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Application dates
Note on fees: The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Current Students website.
Entry requirements
Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree or a Master's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
English language requirements
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.
The English language level for this programme is: Good
Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.
International students
Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.
International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below.
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Research areas
- Language development: language acquisition (syntax morphology and lexicon); development of communicative and pragmatic abilities; experimental pragmatics; pragmatics and atypical development
- Neurolinguistics: semantic, syntactic and morphological deficits in aphasia; noun-verb differences in different populations
- Phonology: relation between phonological representations and the speech signal; syllable typology; phonological variation and change
- Semantics and pragmatics: relevance theory; philosophy of language; the semantics/ pragmatics interface; formal semantics and pragmatics; foundations of communication; semantic/pragmatic deficits in autism and other syndromes
- Syntax: relation between syntax and information structure (topic/focus); interactions between different movement types; syntactic and morphological deficits in aphasia and other syndromes; (research is carried out in a broadly Chomskyan framework).
For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.
Recent graduates have pursued careers in academic teaching and research in linguistics; high school teaching; the civil service; speech and language therapy (for children and adults); experimental work on children's language development and artificial intelligence (human-machine interaction).
Recent career destinations for this degree
- Teaching Fellow in Linguistics, University of Leeds
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Université Paris Diderot
The skills and knowledge gained from this research degree include: specialist knowledge of phonology, syntax, semantics or pragmatics as required to become a teacher/researcher in academic linguistics; expert grasp of specific language issues or problems leading to a range of linguistically oriented careers, for example being a legal court interpreter, a speech and communication therapist, a field linguist, translator or recorder of endangered languages; expertise in experimental techniques for studying language processing, which equip the graduate for research work in a language lab; precise knowledge of computational techniques, enabling the graduate to work in IT businesses.
The opportunities for networking are vast as we invite many eminent international linguists and enable our students to attend seminars and conferences in the UK and overseas. Completion of a research degree with us will give you excellent credentials for entry into the competitive international linguistics job market.
Careers data is taken from the 'Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education' survey undertaken by HESA looking at the destinations of UK and EU students in the 2012–2014 graduating cohorts six months after graduation.
Why study this degree at UCL?
UCL Linguistics is outstanding in itself and also has wide-ranging links with other excellent linguistics departments across London. Our doctoral students are supervised by world leaders in the field. Located within the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, cross-disciplinary training and joint supervision is possible (with scholars in psychology, neuroscience, speech-science, etc.). We run a weekly graduate school, 'Advanced Core Training in Linguistics', and a summer school, both taught by eminent scholars from the UK and Europe.
Department: Linguistics
Student / staff numbers
› 15 staff
Staff/student numbers information correct as of 1 August 2017.
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
The Research Excellence Framework, or REF, is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The 2014 REF was carried out by the UK's higher education funding bodies, and the results used to allocate research funding from 2015/16.
The following REF score was awarded to the department: Linguistics
83% rated 4* (world-leading) or 3* (internationally excellent)
Learn more about the scope of UCL's research, and browse case studies, on our Research Impact website.
What our students and staff say
"I love the problem solving aspect - finding a set of data and trying to work out an analysis. In some ways my work is very scientific, almost mathematical, and I enjoy spending time thinking in the abstract. At the same time, coming up with good data sets to look for is creative, and lets me play with language in a more artistic way."
Zoe BelkLinguistics MPhil/PhD
"The multidisciplinary nature of my degree programme is definitely its most attractive and exciting feature. Linguistics can really cut across several fields: philosophy, medicine, machine learning..."
Caterina PaolazziLinguistics PhD
"There are lots of chances to do interdisciplinary work with the way that the Psychology and Language Sciences division is set up. I started out doing philosophy, then linguistics, and now I'm learning techniques from experimental psychology. These different skillsets have been really useful for my PhD work."
Lewis PollockLinguistics PhD
Application and next steps
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.
Application deadlines
- All applicants
- 30 June 2017
- Scholarship applicants
- 6 January 2017
Applications for competitive funding awarded by UCL must arrive by December 2016 or early January 2017. If other sources of funding are being considered, it is still in your interest to apply by this deadline, but later applications can sometimes be considered. Applications should be made as soon as possible, and not later than 30 June for entry in September/October.
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Lisa Jeanette Dorman, 43, pleaded guilty in May 22 to two counts of grand theft embezzlement, nine counts of money laundering, one count of forgery and one count of falsifying financial records, according to an Orange County district attorney's office press release.
In addition to prison, an Orange County Superior Court judge ordered her to pay back more than $789,000 to the companies she took money from.
Dorman was a part-time bookkeeper for Irvine-based Stratus Development LLC from December 2007 to November 2009 when she embezzled more than $171,000 by creating false entries in the ledger to "hide extra salary checks she paid to herself and payments made to fictitious vendors she deposited into her own personal accounts," according to the press release.
Dorman resigned from Stratus Development and was hired in November 2009 by Huntington Beach-based Southern California Contractors Inc. as a part-time bookkeeper. For about three years, she embezzled more than $578,000 from the company by pulling similar tactics she used with her previous employer.
From 2007 to 2012, Dorman was spending an average of more than $20,000 a month, however, she was only legitimately earning $2,000 a month as a part-time bookkeeper.
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Starz's new costume drama Camelot will debut on April 1st and will air in the Friday 10 PM time slot once occupied by Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The 10-episode retelling of the classic medieval tale of King Arthur stars Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, Jamie Campbell Bower as Arthur, and Eva Green as the darkly powerful Morgan. Shot on-location in Ireland, Camelot is an Irish-Canadian co-production from Octagon and Take 5 Prods., and executive produced along with Ecosse Films and GK-tv.
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Man I love how they've scheduled my most anticipated shows.They've got Spartacus airing in January-February, Dr.Who, Camelot and Game of Thrones in April-June, Torchwood, Locke and Key and Alphas during the summer and The Walking Dead in October-January.
Will this go straight to Netflix, like Spartacus?
Unfortunately the sadly 30th remake of Camelot!! and all these other new versions of epic classics and "sword and sandles" movies are all the same!.Please…Over and over again, the SAME!!…."Spartacus" was great…now move on! Heard of "Game Of Thrones" Chris??. You've lost it…
Balance your programming…give me a "Boardwalk Empire", those "Barbarian At The Gates" type of projects. A historical family drama which we haven't seen or don't know the stoey… how about an epic western…But the same genre over and over again???Who ever these development people who are working for you seem to be sorely lacking in talent. Just "yes" men.
And there are and will be plenty more Camelots/Arthurian legends in development or are you not paying attention? Bryan Singer ring a bell?
Furthermore, Chris's been there for about a year, and Starz is developing many projects. Get some perspective and do some research! Heck, Nellie's reported what's on Starz's development slate.
Well I'm very interested in this.In my lifetime, there have been 5 interpretations of King Arthur, at least to my knowledge.First Knight, Merlin Miniseries, Mist of Avalon, King Arthur and BBC's Merlin.
Those were either played as straight dramas or family oriented fantasies.Camelot will be a series that combines the drama and the fantasy and won't be aimed at kids or families.And it's being produced by Michael Hirst.
I don't mind remakes, as long as you tell me a new or different story.This is going to be a story that is different from those incarnations, so I'm on board.


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Research firm Strategy Analytics has stated that it expects Samsung to widen the lead in the smartphone market over Apple during 2013. The research firm predicts Samsung will see 35% growth this year helped in part by a wider product line. The research firm also believes that to help counter the increased competition by Samsung that Apple might launch a smaller and cheaper "iPhone mini" next year.
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Among the cargo loaded on to the 151,000-tonne ship was 28 tonnes of local wine, 52 tonnes of meat, 27 tonnes of vegetables, nine tonnes of seafood and two tonnes of dairy products, mostly sourced from local suppliers. Cruise ship tourism is increasingly big business for Victoria's economy, and its contribution is tipped to increase almost fourfold this decade, from $60 million last year to $233 million by 2019-20, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report commissioned by Carnival Cruise Lines, the Queen Mary 2's owner.
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The low yuan is not caused by currency manipulation but by lonely Chinese guys saving money to attract a partner, according to research published by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
The paper titled Seemingly Undervalued Currencies by Columbia University economists Qingyuan Du and Wei Shang-Jin was presented at an RBA workshop on the Chinese economy last month.
It says currency manipulation may not be the reason the yuan exchange rate stays slow even though China runs huge current account surpluses.
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Droves of African American directors, producers and screenwriters came to Miami Beach over the past few days to attend the 14th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF). For filmmakers looking to break into the industry or obtain distribution for their motion picture, ABFF is the place to be. This year, as in previous ones, there were more than a score of screenings, master classes on filmmaking — one was led by Spike Lee, the godfather of black independent film — and symposiums.
I moderated this high-powered panel that included Rob Hardy, director and a co-founder of Atlanta-based Rainforest Films, producers of such smash hits as "Stomp The Yard," which grossed more than $61 million, and "Obsessed," which produced box office receipts of more than $74 million; Cindi Smith, executive director of theatrical research for Nielsen NRG; Valerie Watts-Meraz, vice president of content acquisition for Showtime Networks Inc.; Brian Stevenson, senior vice president of film distribution & acquisition at All Channel Films; and Eva Davis, executive vice president and general manager at Warner Premiere, the studios' direct-to-consumer content production division.
As the summer movie-going season kicks into high gear, year-to-date box-office receipts, from January t0 June 27, are neck-and-neck: $5.108 billion for 2010, compared with $5.114 billion in 2009. According to Smith, it is too soon to tell whether box office will surpass last year's record $10.6 billion. Since theatrical releases only account for 25% of a film's total revenues, filmmakers have a number of access points and potential revenue streams such as video (including DVD), which comprises 40% of sales; television, which makes up 28%; and ancillary vehicles which accounts for the remaining 7%.
The challenge for black filmmakers has always been gaining access to financing and distribution to fully participate in any industry segment. Panelists at the festival shared these five rules on how filmmakers can have their vehicles acquired and distributed in Hollywood:
1. Use the festival circuit. During his "starving artist" days, Hardy and his partner, Will Packer, had to flip a coin to see who could attend ABFF to promote their first major film "Trois." (Packer won.) Hardy said they used the event to get valuable contacts and financing that led to the thriller becoming the fastest independent African American film to generate $1 million in revenues and build a relationship with Sony/Screen Gems. More than a decade later, Hardy and Packer were able to secure a $40 million budget for the soon-to-be released action-packed heist movie, "Takers." In addition to establishing a network of valuable contacts, panelists maintain, festivals like ABFF attracts studio execs seek film acquisitions.
2. Do your homework. Before pursuing the production and distribution of a movie, Watts-Meraz says, filmmakers must conduct thorough research to identify "all the revenue-generating streams for films" and find out whether their vehicle is viable in theatrical release, cable television, pay-per-view (PPV), video- on- demand, straight-to–DVD and digital. Stevenson says filmmakers should "step outside the box" and create films for emerging distribution formats such as 3-D. "There's a lot of cable systems looking for those films in much the same manner they were looking for HD a few years back," he says. Hardy adds: "You have to look at the market and shoot films for a number of platforms."
3. Casting counts. Whether it's the big screen or straight-to-DVD, content acquisition execs like names attached to films. Except for documentaries, Watts-Meraz, Stevenson and Davis look for productions that are anchored by a solid cast. But how can struggling independents afford to get a name cast? "You'd be surprised who you can get for a film," assets Davis, who urges independents to consult casting directors. The panel also promoted the concept of "back-end deals," in which big-name talent can be paid if or when the film earns a profit. According to ABFF officials, Idris Elba, festival ambassador and star of "Takers" and the acclaimed TV series, "The Wire," not only deferred compensation but made an investment in "Legacy," a movie about an unstable Black Ops soldier, shown during the festival.
4. Test Your Film. Smith, who presents movies and trailers to test audiences, says filmmakers should find out an audiences reaction to their vehicle. She says being armed with such information could be critical to engaging studio executives and potential distributors. Davis adds that another vital part of the research is "knowing the performance of comparables," how films of a similar genre or theme have been received by audiences or the dollars those movies produced at the box office or medium in which it was released.
5. Get buzz. Simply put, Hardy says filmmakers need "a plan to get their movie to the people." Word-of-mouth can make or break a film regardless of how great it may be. That's where social media can serve as a valuable tool in virally promoting a film. (For example, place a clip on Twitter and soliciting comments). It also pays to engage in some old-fashioned networking. Watts-Meraz recently acquired a new film for her network after viewing the vehicle based on the recommendation of a friend within the entertainment industry.
Derek T. Dingle is editor-in-chief of Black Enterprise magazine.


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SCOTTISH contractor Briggs Marine is to take over the historic Woolwich Ferry service that has operated across the River Thames in London since 1889.
The seven-year contract from Transport for London (TfL) is worth more than £50 million to Fife-headquartered Briggs, which will begin operating the service from 1 April.
It will take on the 100 or so workers employed by current operator Serco, bringing the Scottish company's total headcount to more than 600.
Briggs already runs a number of personnel transfer services throughout the UK and abroad, but Woolwich is the company's first public ferry transport agreement.
The deal is part of a longer-term plan to extend the Scots firm's operations. Managing director Collieson Briggs said the company was pleased to win the contract, which will see it work alongside TfL subsidiary London River Services.
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SHERIDAN — For crop and livestock producers, it all comes down to the bottom line. They want to produce the most crops and best livestock they can while conserving as much money as possible.
While putting up fences to divide pastures for grazing rotation may not seem like a way to conserve money in the short-term, former Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service Arlen Lancaster said it is in the long-term because it extends the life of the pastures and produces richer food.
And it's even better if the government will spend a little money to help with the cost of that fencing as can happen through a variety of programs through the local NRCS office and Sheridan County Conservation District.
"Based on my past experience working with producers, they all are thinking about conservation and production and how things work together," Lancaster said. "My opinion is what is most important is the bottom line. Conservation is important to every producer I've ever met, and if they are told that they can get help implementing conservation projects, they seek opportunities to take advantage of that help."
In coming weeks, the region's agricultural producers, and folks looking to incorporate conservation practices into their home operation and home gardens, will have opportunities to learn techniques that can save them money — and save the region's natural resources, too.
On May 5-8, the Sheridan County Conservation District will host "Productive Landscapes," a series of workshops focused on the recently passed 2014 Farm Bill, small acreage grazing management, exploring energy efficiencies in the home and water-saving gardening in spaces large and small. The workshops were made possible through a Rural Living in Wyoming grant from Barnyards and Backyards and partnerships with the Nature Conservancy and Sheridan Community Land Trust.
All sessions are free and open to the public, but RSVPs are requested by Wednesday.
"We decided last year that we were going to host an event every year for Soil and Water Stewardship Week, which is the last week of April and into May. This event is part of that," SCCD Program Specialist Amy Doke said. "We would like to educate people about what the conservation district does, provide resources and information to them, do some special programs like we are this year with the workshop and just bring information to people about natural resources."
SCCD District Manager Carrie Rogaczewski said now that Lancaster lives in Wyoming, it seemed like a good time to call on his expertise about the revised Farm Bill and how it may impact Wyoming residents.
Lancaster was chief of the NRCS from 2006-2009 and prior to that was staff director for a Senate subcommittee that handles conservation programs. He helped write the 2002 Farm Bill conservation programs and lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture's efforts on the 2008 Farm Bill conservation programs.
While 80 percent of the Farm Bill's monetary allocations go toward nutrition programs such as food stamps, it allocates money to a variety of conservation programs, too, and Lancaster said those programs continue to expand.
"The Farm Bill is the largest piece of conservation legislation that Congress deals with and it does it the right way through voluntary and incentive-based programs. It's useful for producers if they have conservation goals in mind," Lancaster said.
The 2014 Farm Bill consolidated 23 conservation programs through the previous Farm Bill into 13 to make program delivery more efficient. At the same time, the bill seeks to expand the reach and availability of conservation programs.
One key component of the new bill is the Regional Conservation Partnership Program that will encourage partners — agricultural associations, farmers co-ops, water and irrigation districts, conservation districts, or even just neighbors — to work together to address an area-wide problem with specific conservation practices utilizing state and federal funding.
For example, residents in the Tongue River area could work together to address erosion problems on the river by applying for assistance to implement practices to reduce erosion and increase foliage, Lancaster said.
Lancaster will also focus on various "strings" that may be attached by the government on conservation programs in his discussion. But ultimately, he just wants to remind Sheridan residents that assistance is available through financial grants, partnerships and easement programs to conserve Wyoming's precious lands.
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On May 5-8, the Sheridan County Conservation District will host a series of workshops focused on the 2014 Farm Bill, small acreage grazing management, exploring energy efficiencies in the home and water-saving gardening in spaces large and small.
All sessions are free and open to the public, but RSVPs are requested by Wednesday. Anyone registered by Wednesday will be entered into a drawing for a package of 25 seedling trees. Also, the first 15 people to register for the water-wise gardening session will receive a free copy of "Plants with Attitude," a field guide of regionally native plants for Wyoming gardens.
• Farm Bill discussion with Former Chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Arlen Lancaster and "Small Acreage Grazing Management: Managing for Proper Stocking Rates" with University of Wyoming Extension Agent Blaine Horn at 6 p.m. May 5 at the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library Inner Circle.
The same presentation will be held at 6 p.m. May 6 at the Clearmont Community Center.
• "Edible Places in Water-Saving Spaces" presentation by Jodi Torpey, author and founder of WesternGardeners.com, at 6 p.m. May 7 at the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library Inner Circle.
• "Exploring Energy Efficiencies and Alternatives such as Solar Electric and Solar Hot Water" by UW Extension Agent Scott Hininger at 6 p.m. May 8 at the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library Inner Circle.


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Shirley Ansell, 53, of Marshall Avenue, St Albans. Between April 1, 2012, and May 6, 2012, failed to notify the DWP of a change of circumstances which affected entitlement to incapacity benefits. Fine, costs: £375.
Sarah Fisher, 27, of The Ridgeway, St Albans. On October 2, 2012, drove in Beechwood Avenue, St Albans, without due care and attention. Fine, costs: £215. Six penalty points.
Daniel Warwick Ross, 41, of Shenley Hill, Radlett. On July 19, 2012, drove in London Road, Bushey, at 36mph, the legal limit being 30mph. Fine, costs: £300. Three penalty points.
Jonathan Elliot Blain, 31, of Beningfield Drive, London Colney. On July 23, 2012, drove in London Road, Bushey, at 36mph, the legal limit being 30mph. Fine, costs: £300. Three penalty points.
Dylan Gerrick Bygrave, 41, of Shenley Lane, London Colney. On August 10, 2012, used vehicle without insurance or a valid licence. Fine, costs: £405. Eight penalty points.
Fielding Carlisle Colfer, 21, of Sandridgebury Lane, Sandridgebury. On August 24, 2012, drove in St Peters Street, St Albans, while using a hand-held telephone. Fine, costs: £235. Three penalty points.
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My favourite christmas movies are ones that aren't directly about christmas, but just happen to occur then, with the festivites as a backdrop to what the stories are actually about. I'm talking about Die Hard, Batman Returns, and so on. So for games I'd have to say Max Payne, which takes place in the days before Christmas Eve. The afforementioned Fahrenheit is a good one too (though looking it up, it it turns out it's actually set in January).
I'll still second Merry Gear Christmas 2 though. Surprisingly solid game for something that presents itself as a throwaway parody.
I haven't looked into it myself, but you could probably get into a festive mood by loading up Minecraft and finding a snowy biome. Make a log cabin, add some redstone flip-flops, and you're jolly. You can probably find a mod that adds reindeer as well.
Yep, there you go, a Christmas mod.
Garden Gnome Carnage is about Christmas, in a bizarre way:
Also, Little Inferno gave me a very Christmas-y vibe, even though it's less explicitly about Christmas and more about consumerism, cold, snow, and warming your heart with whatever you can find.
Satan Claus boss *and* a reindeer boss. How can you not play this game on Christmas?
Fly'n added Santa hats to the characters as part of an optional update. Isn't that cute.
Elf Bowling!
Two pages and no mention of Killing Floor? Rectified.
Good faceshooting stress relief when your family are driving you mental.
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Adventure Gamers made a cute P&C adventure trilogy a while back: Christmas Quest
The puzzles are a little quirky but it's a free, enjoyable little romp.
Tyrian has the christmas mode when it detects your system clock set to December 25th. I think there's a cheat code to use it as well.
Snatcher's a good one. You'll probably have to emulate it though, unless you own a Sega CD that is.
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I suppose all of the Batman: Arkham games can probably stand to be mentioned here, right? The first two are certainly very snowy and there's something about The Bat that makes me think of the holidays (ever since Batman Returns, perhaps). I also understanded that Arkham Oranges is set around Christmas Eve...?
For whatever reason, the parts of Assassin's Creed 3 that were set during winter really gave me a Christmassy vibe. The towns and more rural environments were so well realised in that game in terms of atmosphere, and the addition of crunching, smooshing snow underfoot and on all the rooftops and hillsides was no exception. The period setting itself pushed a few Dickensian buttons as well.
Are there any other games that have a Christmas-like feel or tone to them - if not an outright theme?
I remember some old South Park game where you threw snowballs at each other. Guess that is a bit Christmasy. Wintery at least.
On the subject of Batman games, Batman Returns on SNES takes place during Christmas.


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Airmen benefit from Unity, A Journey of Hope's Christmas program
While Valley residents are opening their Christmas presents today, a group of airmen from the region are opening gifts sent to them from area residents.
Operation Christmas Wish is not new, but this is the first time the benefactors were active duty troops serving overseas.
Operation Christmas Wish was spearheaded by Unity, A Journey of Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides wishes to adults throughout the region, including the Mid-Mon Valley.
Since John and Bobbi Robinson of Vanderbilt established Unity in 2007, the organization has granted many wishes.
Each Christmas, Unity has adopted the family of an adult fighting a life-threatening illness, insuring that their family has a Christmas they could not otherwise afford. Unity buys gifts and dinner for that family.
This year, through Operation Christmas Wish, 21 packages were sent overseas. The recipients were opening their gifts this morning.
"It was done to show support for our troops," John Robinson said. "We wanted to let them know that back here in the United States we are supporting them on their mission.
"For a lot of these guys it's the first time they've been deployed during the Christmas season," Robinson said. "We wanted to make that adjustment as easy as possible for them."
The items were collected at various locations throughout the area, including The Valley Independent.
Items collected included beef jerky, protein bars, socks, baby wipes, cards/letters/international calling cards, shaving cream, liquid soap, deodorant, nuts, sunflowers, gum and candy.
Unity is also providing a Christmas surprise for the families of the airmen.
"Each airman picked a loved one here in the U.S. and picked a certain present for that person," said Robinson, adding that those gifts were being opened by the family member today from their loved ones overseas.
The airmen were happy to have the gifts from home.
Many expressed thanks to Unity and said the gifts had made a positive difference in their holiday.
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The Ibara Line starts at Soja Station and runs westbound across Okayama Prefecture to terminate at Kannabe Station in Hiroshima Prefecture. The line opened in 1999, and along its roughly 40-km route, it offers vast views of typical Japanese inaka (countryside) during the hour-long journeys.
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the railway, the Ibara Line is allowing anyone to ride its trains for a uniform price of ¥100 on Jan. 11. The "one-coin day" event also features a variety of other perks, including free amazake (sweet rice drinks) in some stations, sales of fresh, locally grown vegetables and mochi- (rice-cake) making events. Local comedians are also scheduled to perform skits at some of the stations.
Those who not only want to experience the country lifestyle but also do something a little different can hop off the train at Yakage Station and take a cab to Bisei Astronomical Observatory, one of the largest in the country that is open to the public. The 101-cm aperture telescope will provide an astounding view of the stars above Okayama.
The Ibara Line's "one-coin" day takes place on Jan. 11. Most events at the stations start at 9 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. For more information, contact 0866-62-9504 or visit plus.harenet.ne.jp/~ibarasen.


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Tom Hanks' actor son Colin has joined the cast of the TV revamp of cult Coen Brothers movie Fargo. He will play a police deputy in the 10-episode series, inspired by the 1996 film, which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman have previously been cast as characters portrayed on the big screen by Steve Buscemi and William H. Macy.


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It's that time of the year again, something you could tell by stepping into any mall in the US where seasonal music is now being piped in all day long. There's a connection to be drawn between malls and Runes of Magic, perhaps, since both want you to be ready and willing to buy -- but that doesn't mean Frogster's game isn't willing to give you something as a bit of a present. A lot of games have holiday-themed updates, and Runes of Magic is no exception, but they're pulling out a bit more than usual for this year's celebration.
The update for the game scheduled for mid-December promises to be fairly standard -- holiday-themed decorations in the cities, along with the chance to earn gifts and festive decorations by completing daily quests. But the advent calender is another story. Every day in December up to the 25th, a new piece of art is being put up for fans of the game to enjoy. The first three are already open, and the art work is certainly an attractive treat for the game's many fans. It might even entice you to stop in to the game itself and take a closer look at what they have to offer -- and it's better than going to the mall, since you won't have to listen to the Salvation Army band.


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L. Eppinger / Portland.
An extremely scarce ca. early 1880's Oregon 1/2 pint flask attributed to the Bureau Saloon, located at 9 First Street in the "old part" of Portland.
I've actively collected antique bottles since the mid 1960's and western whiskies have always been my collecting focus. I moved to Southern Oregon after college, back in the mid seventies. Despite actively digging for many years, I never dug so much as a shard of the Eppinger flask. Best we can tell, there are less than ten of the half pints known to exist in any condition.
This example is clear and measures 6 1/16" in height. There are a few bubbles of varying shapes and sizes present. The strike is crisp and well executed. The previous owner painted the embossing with white shoe polish, as was the common practice of collectors a few decades ago. It can easily be removed with soap and water. There is some general overall character present and the front of the bottle slumps in slightly.
The bottle is free of stain, cracks, etc.
This bottle was found in the Portland area, and was only rinsed out. It has not been tumbled or pro-cleaned. There are two minor flakes present off the edge of the base at both the front and rear. I've highlighted them in closeup photos. Both are roughly the thickness of a piece of binder paper and 1/8" or less in diameter. Neither have any contact or impact marks present and they may well be production related; caused when the mold was opened after the bottle was blown. This, and the lollipop colored Brickwedel pint flask from S. F., which I am also listing, are the last two flasks that remain from my collection, which I'd worked at assembling for the past fifty years.
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McKinleyville 76 gas station robbed again
The 76 Gas and Mini-Mart located on Central Avenue in McKinleyville was robbed for the second time in the last two weeks.
Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene just after one Wednesday morning.
There's no word on the description of the suspect or suspects.
The gas station was also robbed on October 8, of this month.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.


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The area is traditionally known to have a strong Greek cultural influence, largely due to the influx of said immigrants to Australia in the mid-20th century. Fourteen per cent of those living in the suburb speak only Greek at home.
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Originally inhabited by the Kulin people, a grazing run was established in the settled district east of Melbourne in the early 1840s. The lease for the grazing run was taken up by farmers John and Archibald McMillan. Scotchman's Creek Run, as it became known, was named after the Scottish settlers in the area in and near the run. By 1853, Scotchman's Creek was known as South Yarra Creek, due to the well known South Yarra Pound and the associated South Yarra Inn. Part of the Parish of Mulgrave, County of Bourke, Oakleigh was first surveyed in 1853, and the first blocks of land were sold soon after. Oakleigh Post Office opened on 1 August 1854.
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Falmouth University has been awarded its largest research grant to date which will be used to appoint a European research area chair to promote research excellence in digital games technology.
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Professor Anne Carlisle, vice- chancellor and chief executive, said: "This is a vital moment for Falmouth. The digital games market is experiencing exponential global growth and is an industry that Cornwall and Europe, could take the lead on.
"As a catalyst for regional development, high-level research in this area has the potential to make a significant contribution to the 'grand challenges' facing society. From health and wellbeing to carbon reduction, games technology and thinking has tremendously exciting economic and societal applications. I am confident that the award will enable us to develop our digital games research capacity, building on our strengths in the arts and games design."


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Kroger Expected To Build Gas Station In Michigan
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TA Opens Two New Full-Service Travel Centers
TA adds two more travel centers in the Michigan-area this week. TravelCenters of America LLC opened two new TA-branded locations on June 25 at Tekonsha and Battle Creek, Mich. The addition of the two new stations brings the total number of TA full-service travel centers to 240. The new Tekonsha location includes all of the
Michigan Bans K2 And Spice Sales In C-Stores
Michigan lawmakers ask c-stores and retailers to drop all K2 and spice-labeled products from their stores. Michigan law enforcement and health officials are removing dangerous synthetic drugs from retail shelves across the state as of Thursday, according to a miNBC news report. State Senate Bill 1082 is part of a package that allows the state to
Mark Bierley Resigns From The Pantry
As The Pantry searches for a new CFO, Berry Epley, vice president and corporate controller, will assume Bierley's responsibilities until a successor is found. The Pantry Inc. an independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern U.S., announced today that Mark Bierley, the chief financial officer (CFO) of the company, is resigning effective May 25,
Atlas Oil To Distribute TankShield
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PS Food Mart Partners With OpenStore by GasBuddy
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MPA/MACS Endorses Hudson Specialty Insurance Co.
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Atlas Oil Makes Inc. 5000 List
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Brookwood Farms BBQ has hired Chuck Mastruserio as its new regional manager for the Mid West region. "We are very excited to have Chuck join our team as we expand our sales and growth into the Midwest region of the country," said Twig Wood, Brookwood Farms president. He will assume the responsibilities of managing sales
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Meat snacks—beef jerky, meat sticks, pork rinds and more—are right at home at U.S. convenience stores. And, despite the rough economy and some sales slippage, new products and popular brands continue to excite customers. Paul Lyons, president and owner of Up North Jerky in Troy, Mich., and a partner, with Sam Kassem and Mike Abdullah,
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'Glee' Season 5: Will Heather Morris Return?
Just weeks ago all of 'Glee's' future had been in doubt, between Jane Lynch's controversial "Shooting Star" character exit, and the many contract renegotiations. Now, with season 4 officially in the can and seasons 5 and 6 guaranteed, 'Glee's' future seems secure save for one major cast member. Original series star Heather Morris has yet to resign a contract, and with her real-life pregnancy, could "Regionals" have been Brittany S. Pierce's last opus?


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The Nigerian transfer pricing (TP) rules have been published with a commencement date of 2 August 2012. It is effective for basis periods beginning after the commencement date. For example, a company with an accounting year end of 31 December will be required to have TP documentation in place for accounting periods commencing 1 January 2013 rather than 2012.
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CADDIS Volume 4: Data Analysis
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Propensity Score Analysis
- What is a propensity score?
- How are propensity scores used in causal analysis?
- Example: excess nutrients
- More information
Authors: L.C. Alexander, D. Farrar,
L.L. Yuan
Propensity Score Analysis
Analysis of the role of a given stressor may be inaccurate if confounding variables are not taken into account. One method for developing a deconfounded analysis of observational data uses a type of balancing score called the propensity score.
What is a propensity score?
Propensity score analysis was first proposed by Rosenbaum and Rubin (1983) to infer cause and effect from studies in which experimental treatments cannot be randomly assigned to subjects. In epidemiologic research, a propensity score is an estimate of the probability that a subject would have received a 'treatment' (e.g., exposure to second-hand smoke), given information about his or her background. When two subjects have the same background but differ in their levels of exposure, they may be considered to have been randomly assigned to a treatment group (exposed) or control group (not exposed). Early applications tended to focus on biomedical and epidemiological issues, but applications are presently common in many disciplines.
How are propensity scores used in causal analysis?
The original methodology dealt with a binary independent variable, e.g. comparing "treated" patients to "control" patients. In ecological causal analysis, we typically have continuous stressors rather than discrete treatment groups. In the example below, we apply stratified propensity score analysis (Rosenbaum and Rubin 1984, Imai and Van Dyk 2004), a generalization of the propensity score for continuous treatments. With this approach, the propensity score is estimated as the predicted level of a stressor, given the values of the measured covariates at a site. When used as a stratifying variable, the propensity score creates strata in which covariates are approximately independent of the stressor of interest. Regression analysis can then be used within each stratum to evaluate the effect of the stressor of interest (X) on the biological response variable (Y) without confounding by the covariates. This approach simplifies the task of minimizing multiple sources of covariation in observational data, for causal analysis.
In the example below, we estimate the effect of total nitrogen on macroinvertebrate taxon richness in streams in the western United States, from the U.S. EPA's western EMAP dataset. We use propensity scores to control for five potentially confounding covariates: catchment area, sediment, agricultural land use, annual precipitation, and chloride.
Example: excess nutrients
There are three steps in a stratified propensity score analysis:
- Estimating the propensity score
- Stratifying the dataset by the propensity score
- Evaluating the stressor-response relationship within strata
The first step, estimating the propensity score, produces the metric that will be used to stratify the dataset. Stratifying a dataset on a single variable (e.g., elevation, stream size) prior to analysis is a common technique for control of covariates, familiar to most ecologists. However, defining strata becomes increasingly difficult as the number of covariates grows. Strata of reasonable size are inevitably somewhat heterogeneous with regard to some covariates. Stratification by propensity score solves this problem via a balancing approach, in which a single metric (the propensity score) combines the effects of multiple original covariates.
In our example the stressor of interest (total nitrogen) is a continuous variable. We will calculate a propensity score for each site by modeling log-transformed total nitrogen as a linear function of the five covariates:
ps = E[log(TN)] = b0 + b1 log(Area) + b2 Ag + b3 Sed + b4 log(Precip) + b5 log(Cl) [Eq. 1]
From [Eq. 1] it can be seen that the propensity score is the predicted level of total nitrogen at a site given the values of the covariates. For a given value of the propensity score (predicted TN), the actual value of TN will vary (Figure 1).
In the second step, stratification, the dataset is stratified on the propensity score. Sites within a stratum are more similar in the values of the covariates and predicted nitrogen levels when compared with sites across the full dataset. The number of strata typically ranges from 4 to 8. Rosenbaum and Rubin (1984) state that five strata are sufficient for eliminating bias in most datasets [but see Lunceford and Davidian (2004)]. In this example we split the dataset into four strata (quartiles shown in Figure 1), each containing approximately 240 observations.
Within strata, the correlations of total nitrogen with the 5 measured covariates are significantly reduced (Table 1), an illustration of the balancing concept. It follows that a stressor response evaluation for TN is less subject to confounding, when restricted to a single stratum.
|After stratification:
|r (min, max)
|(0.06, 0.39)
|(0.07, 0.13)
|(0.01, 0.09)
|(0.04, 0.27)
|(0.10, 0.15)
To visualize this reduction in correlation strength, compare the correlation of nitrogen and one covariate, chloride, before and after stratification (Figures 2 and 3).
The appropriate number of strata depends on the dataset. As the number of strata increases, the number of observations in each stratum decreases, reducing the sample size and statistical inferential power for analyzing the stressor response relationship stratum by stratum. However, as the number of strata increases, propensity scores within each stratum span a narrower range of values, and the covariates effects will be minimized to a greater degree.
In the third and final step, evaluating the stressor-response relationship within strata, we use regression analysis to estimate the effects of total nitrogen on macroinvertebrate richness by fitting linear regressions within each stratum (Figure 4). By using propensity scores to stratify the dataset, the bias introduced by covariates is effectively reduced, and observed effects within each stratum can be more confidently attributed to the stressor of interest. Nonparametric regressions within strata could be helpful for an exploratory approach to evaluating stressor-response relationships. In other applications, a further step would be to estimate the population effect by pooling stratum effects.
More information
Stratification by propensity scores yields a simple scatterplot modification that can account for multiple covariates. With appropriate data, propensity score analysis is a method for evaluating general trends in the causal relationships between specific environmental stressors and observed biological responses. The most serious drawback of the method is that it only controls for measured covariates. For covariates that are unmeasured, but possibly important, some effort should be made, aided by a causal diagram, to evaluate possible effects on the conclusions. Other drawbacks of the method are that it requires a large number of sites, with intensive sampling of both biotic and environmental variables, and modest programming skills. Stratification by individual covariates may sometimes reveal biologically interesting interactions, in the form of a dependence of the stressor-response variable on a covariate.
Technical details for confounding, balancing, and propensity scores are available here. The nutrient analysis example on this page is based on Yuan (2010).


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I must admit I chased this Fashionisto for at least two blocks before I caught up to him. Cropped corduroys, colors, coat there's so many fabulous trends here I'm overwhelmed! As much as I love the carefree look, a well-dressed boy always holds a place near to my heart. Growing up my mother always said, "dress well, do well." Meaning that when you take pride in your dress that will flood over into your work ethic. So if I were to guess I'd say this Fashionisto passed all his tests that day with flying colors!
I had been hoping to catch a Fashionisto with colored corduroys soon because colored khakis and corduroys have been so important to men's fashion this season. Colored pants for men have been everywhere. American men's fashion has clung to natural, dark colors for too long. It's like a breath of fresh air seeing bits of bright all over campus. This Fashionisto exemplified his colored corduroys in a more serious, business-inspired ensemble. Something important to keep in mind; the colored pants trend can be dressed up or dressed down. Who doesn't love a versatile trend? He dressed his look up well adding a tie and a perfectly positioned handkerchief to give it a more formal feel.
All in all I applaud his look and I can bet my mother would as well. Next time your leaning towards jeans a T-shirt, think twice. It's true "dress well, do well." Take pride in what you wear, not only does it express your personality but it may just influence your actions.
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