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These documents address many of the frequently asked questions posed by students. Should you find that there are items that are not addressed, please let us know so that we can help you get the answer to your question as well as include that information in future iterations of this document. Feel free to contact us to discuss your concerns.
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For information about housing, campus life, and policies, go to The Graduate School.
The Graduate School also organizes Welcome weeks for incoming students. In 2014, the Graduate Student Welcome Weeks were held between August 19 and September 5. Graduate Student Welcome Weeks are generally three weeks of programming designed to spread awareness about the various on and off-campus services the University has to offer. The workshops and events that were held last year were a great success and we hope to continue that trend with this group of incoming GradTerps.
The Graduate School provides writing workshops to Ph.D. students working on their dissertation. The Graduate School Writing Center, in partnership with the Libraries, will hold regular Graduate Student Research and Writing Bootcamps. The workshop will cover graduate-specific library privileges, effective research and citation practices, and writing from sources. Participants will receive a certificate verifying their completion of the course. Space is limited. For more information, please contact The Graduate School Writing Center at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our Faculty works individually with graduates to place them in academic institutions, government, and private consulting firms. Our placement rate is impressive. Since the start of the URPD program, we have placed graduates at the University of Illinois, Portland State, the University of Florida, Mary Washington College and well as overseas at Hong Kong University, Vietnam National University, and Bogazici University in Turkey. Examples of government and private consulting firms include the American Associate of Retired People and Noblis Corporation.
Through University fellowships and research assistantships with the National Center for Smart Growth, the U.S. Economic Development Administration University Center, and faculty research projects, we try to fund all of our full-time Ph.D. students. Fellowships and Graduate Assistantship compensation includes tuition remission for up to 10 credit hours per semester, plus a stipend. You must submit an application before you are considered for financial support.


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I'm looking at taking a TEFL course, and am interested in working in France. I've seen various courses on the internet, at different prices. I have looked at the course advertised at uk-tefl.com, this course is over 2 days and costs £195. Can anybody let me know if this course can be trusted, with it been cheaper and only over 2 days?. Does it have enough accredidation to get me some TEFL work.
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A Fun Baseball Stadium Wedding at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kortney Spaeth (24 and a retail manager) and Logan Bratton (25 and a sales lead) met in college as part of the university programming committee. "I was one of the leaders in charge of the meetings, and Logan claims he fell in love with me because I was the most awkward person there," Kortney recalls. Logan had planned to propose at a family get-together for Kortney's birthday. "One night, a week prior to the party, we had baseball on and were playing video games. I was getting a little too 'passionate' about how poorly the Twins were playing that day, and I was having a rough game on Halo. Logan looked at me and said, 'This is you in your element. I just can't wait another week,' and proposed to me on the spot. I never imagined wearing pajamas when he proposed. It was perfect, though!" Kortney says. The couple's love of baseball led them to their unique wedding venue: Target Field, where the Minnesota Twins play their home games. The couple built their theme around this location, with baseball ticket invitations, vintage baseball memorabilia decor, a red and blue color palette (the Twins' colors) and a ceremony right on home plate. "We even had guests embrace our theme so much that they arrived in baseball jerseys!" Kortney says.
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Commemorate a special occasion by displaying a message at Dodger Stadium on the new Ribbon Board located below the Left Field Dodger Vision screen above the Left Field Pavilion during a Dodgers home game. Regular season Ribbon Board messages can now be purchased online for a cost of $75. Payment must be made prior to announcement. Your credit card will be charged upon approval of the message.
There is a limited number of messages available each game. Space is limited, so order your message today. If you do not see the game listed, you have missed the deadline to order online. Orders will be processed in the order in which they are received, and will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. You will receive email confirmation shortly after the close of the submission period to confirm your order.
The message will appear ONCE during the game: at the end of the 5th inning (immediately after the third out is recorded in the bottom of the fifth inning). Depending on your seat location, there is a chance the message display area will not be visible from your seat.
The message DOES NOT APPEAR on the Left Field or Right Field Dodger Vision big screens located in the outfield area during the game.
Approximately 6-8 weeks after the game, you will receive a 5x7 color photo of the message taken on the Dodger Vision Screen in Left Field. (NOTE: Message DOES NOT appear on Dodger Vision during the game, just for the photo which we shoot at a later date when the stadium is empty).
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- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 1/2 cup (or more) olive oil
- All purpose flour
- Roasted Red Pepper Ketchup
- Lightly oil 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan. Bring milk, 1 cup water and butter to boil in heavy large saucepan. Gradually whisk in cornmeal. Reduce heat to low and cook until polenta is very thick and starts to pull away from sides of pan, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese, basil and thyme. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Immediately transfer polenta to prepared baking pan, spreading evenly to cover. Refrigerate until cool and firm, about 1 hour. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)
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- Preheat oven to 300°F. Heat 1/2 cup oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Place flour in pie plate. Lightly coat polenta strips with flour; shake off excess. Working in batches, fry polenta strips until golden brown on all sides, adding more oil if necessary, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer fries to paper towels and drain. Place fries on baking sheet and keep warm in oven while cooking remaining batches. Transfer fries to large platter and serve with Roasted Red Pepper Ketchup.
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What a beautiful Sunday at the Mines Resort & Golf Club for a wonderful experience witnessing a world class PGA tournament.
These professional players are really good, getting a regulation on the green is not a problem but the greens at Mines were a bit tricky, even the pro misses short putts not to talk about ourselves.
Strong Koreans contenders like K.J. Choi the veteran and youngster & Champion Noh Seung Yul.
Who else was here? Oh it's Ernie Els and KJ Choi on a second shot to the green.
Cameras were every where, the professionals & the amateurs.
American Ben Crane was seen practicing before his time to tee off. Carl Petterson did the same.
And both of them were leaders playing the last flight and by end of the day... will Crane maintain his form and be a winner.
While Ronald enjoying the beautiful day at the Mines.
The Sunday crowd following their favourite players accordingly.
This match between Australian Adam Scott and Rickie Fowler (USA) has a lot of fans following them. It must be the flamboyant dressing of Rickie.
Mamat from Singapore had his ball on the rough at a Par 5 but he managed to bring it out for a good 3rd shot. Tim Clark was here also.
Robert Allenby & JB Holmes after a tee off.
There was another attraction near Hole No.8 at Tun Dr. Mahathir's house, we took photo with him and requested for his autograph. He was very sporting and entertaining almost every one of us except no lunch from him…hahahaha.
Thanks Tun Dr.M for another memorable day.
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By Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa
The space we now call home
Does not let me sleep.
Rise up
Tie my hair
Chant the name
Put the coffee on
Wash my face
Brush my teeth
Kiss my love
& head out the door
In this place we call home
There are things
Both seen and unseen
There is both pain & love here
good food & dirty dishes here
both laughter & tears here
—too many tears
There is a life to live
And a past to let go of
There is so much to be done
I scrub you,
You scrub me
We need redemption—the soap & water
Of daily kindnesses
The cleansing bath
Of unconditional, unremitting forgiveness.
Relentless love.
I'm a terrible housecleaner. In fact, I'm so bad at it, that for my 40th birthday I gave myself a cleaning lady: twice a month for four hours, I paid someone to come into my home and make it livable again. After 18 months of marriage, I'm still a terrible housecleaner. I still can't keep a plant alive to save my life.
And I'm still fraught with insecurities; they are the weave and woof of my inner life. But in a marriage, we have to let go of who we think we are. We have to drop our stories in order to write new ones, together. We have to let go of all the things that not only define us but also the other. And in a marriage, this letting go is a journey full of thorns and stones along the way.
To truly love, we give up the delusion that we all share, the delusion of ego: that what I want when I want it is more important than what you want when you want it. The moment we drop this story, we have entered the realm of love. Because the power of love is simply this: to wish the other person happiness. In a marriage, it is called forgiveness. For in a long-term relationship, there can be no love where there is no forgiveness. They go hand in hand. Love may be the power, but forgiveness is the fuel.
Forgiveness for the mundane things: toilet seats up or down, wet towels on the bed, dishes left in the sink. Name it what you will, it's still the grist for the mill that is daily forgiveness in a marriage. And then there's the forgiveness for the big things—the things that make you who you are—like working too much or not enough, jealousy, rigidness, despair, depression. Again, name your own particular poison, these are what we think of as obstacles to love. When in the reality of a marriage, they are the quixotic mix of good and bad, vulnerability and strength, that draw us together and apart and together, over and over again, until finally the dance simply becomes a sway and a surrender in the center of the hearts of two lovers who understand that neither of them are going anywhere. This is the power of love that stays.
But when you're in the center of the storm, and it seems you've awakened in the land where forgiveness has been forgotten, love feels powerless. For what is love in the face of such contempt? Don't worry, the love is still there. It's simply dormant, lying in wait, for forgiveness to return. For without forgiveness, love can't move. But the moment forgiveness is put back into play, the love returns, and returns with greater force, greater intimacy, deeper trust.
Recently, after such a storm in my own life, I expressed how grateful I was that we weren't fighting anymore. And my love said something I'll never forget, "Don't worry sweetie, the fighting will always end. And besides, I think we're getting to the real thing." And with those words I realized that what I experienced as simple relief, my beloved experienced as one more step along the path of our union. One more obstacle removed toward a life of obedience to the Guru, who brought us together in the first place. One more purification. And his experience has become my own. In the days that followed what was simple relief have become a deep intimacy, a profound trust and a greater understanding of this man that I call husband.
I'm still not a good housecleaner, but the home I share with my beloved grows cozier by the day. And when we fight again, because we will, I hope I can trust that it's just one more obstacle to be removed and that the days that follow the storm will once again renew a love that grows deeper with time and more profound with every act of forgiveness. Love is a power; but forgiveness is the fuel.
Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa has been singing for as long as she can remember. Her music focuses on using sound to move the body, the mind and the breath toward powerful transformative experiences that uplift the individual and serve the soul.


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Jessica Chastain
"I want to do things my way"
Jessica Chastain
The wonderfully versatile actor Jessica Chastain talks about patriarchal power, avoiding clichés and her love of fashion.
Ms. Chastain, Is it true that you have rejected roles in major film productions because you would have been earning less than your male counterparts?
Yes, it's true. But being paid less wasn't always the reason. In The Martian, for instance, Matt Damon had much more to do than I did and lots more experience, too. So it was fair that he earned more. But for other roles, I was sometimes offered a fraction of what the male lead was earning, and that made no sense to me.
Now you're a privileged Hollywood star earning millions …
Yes, top actors are paid disproportionately well. My stepfather is a fire fighter and my brother is in the army. They both literally risk their lives to keep other people safe. There's a huge imbalance there. To me, it's not about the money. It's about the principle, whatever the industry. So it also applies to the waitress who earns three dollars an hour while her male colleague earns ten. That is not okay. Why should anyone support that? It's about asking why women in our society are valued less than men.
In your new film, Molly's Game, you play someone who organizes exclusive, secret poker games. Your film father accuses you of doing so in order to gain power over men. Does this make any sense to you?
The director and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin depicts patriarchal society very precisely. It begins in the family, then you see it in the business world and in government. The father in the movie changes his assessment later because it would cheapen everything that Molly has achieved. For her, it's not about controlling men, but about controlling her own life. She starts out following the rules laid down by men, but at the end of the film, she makes her own rules.
In Hollywood and elsewhere, men are often the ones who make the rules. Do you want to turn these power relations on their head?
I'm not interested in gaining power over powerful men. I want to be seen as an independent person who determines the course of her own life. That's also why I founded my own production company. I have made many decisions in life with the purpose of choosing my own path and doing things my own way.
Yours is one of the loudest voices in Hollywood demanding equal treatment. How did your mother raise you to become the person you are?
She didn't raise me any particular way. I just observed the world around me very closely. My mother was a single mom and she had a hard time putting enough food on the table. I saw the problems she faced and the inequality and unfairness of the demands made on women as compared to men. So in this regard it was society that taught me what I know.
In the movie, Molly grows up in a traditional family. Her fa-ther is strict and has very high expectations. Do mothers and fathers play different roles in their children's upbringing?
I really don't know. I grew up without a father and I still developed ambition. I wouldn't want to reduce the role of a parent to their gender. If we only view fathers in the stereotypical way, we allow society to do the same with mothers. Gender clichés are harmful and limit our thinking.
Can the film industry solve its own problems (eliminate clichés, inequality and power abuses) by itself or is public pressure required to bring about change?
I think it's dangerous to believe that what's happening in Hollywood is somehow disassociated from society. The current abuses of power in the industry are only attracting so much attention because they took place in Hollywood and actors and actresses are often in the media. But women and men suffer abuses in every business. We received a letter of solidarity from farm workers describing sexual abuse and harassment that was signed by more than 700 000 women! This is a problem that concerns society as a whole.
So when should we start looking for a solution? And where?
A great time would be now, since so many people are sharing their experiences. Social media is fantastic, it gives everyone a platform and unleashes the power of solidarity. But we still have a long way to go!
Is there something you actually like about Hollywood?
Sure, I love the film industry in spite of everything. It has always been my dream to work with so many incredibly talented men and women. My hope is that every art form, be it painting, music, fashion, theater, dance, or simply a movie, can help society to move forward.
Fashion is an art form that you are particularly interested in, and you are often seen at shows. Where's the appeal for you?
When we choose what to wear each morning, we are actually trying to shape an identity using the colors, patterns, makeup and hair styles we pick. We think about how we want to present ourselves to the world. So it's a very personal thing.
My hope is that every art form can help a society move forward
Clothing can create a sense of closeness or emphasize distance …
Everything we wear is determined by the intentions behind our choice. If we want to create distance between ourselves and others, we wear clothing like armor. Sometimes other people pick up on an aloofness that we never intended. Misunderstandings arise precisely because fashion is so personal.


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Originally created during WWI for radio communications in tanks, IASUS has taken the technology that is still used for military and tactical communications for throat mics and upgraded it with improved usability while maintaining durability to produce the NT3 Special Black Ops 2. The military-spec Black Ops 2 designed specifically for professional use, features unique stealth acoustic coiling, heavy-duty reinforced neck strap, and tough custom braided lightweight cables for special tactical assignments. A special edition model, the NT3 Special Black Ops 2 is built with highest quality materials for the hardcore users that require the best in terms of throat mic communications equipment.
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The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as Clyde McPhatter's (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) backing group in 1953.
Rolling Stone magazine states that the Drifters were the least stable of the vocal groups due to being low-paid hired musicians of their management.The Treadwell Drifters website states that there have been 60 vocalists in the history of the Treadwell Drifters line.
Several splinter groups by former Drifters members add to the count. Only one splinter Drifters group features a classic Drifters member, Charlie Thomas' Drifters. Nevertheless, there are two versions of the Drifters that are notable. The first classic Drifters formed by Clyde McPhatter was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as "The Drifters" or "The Original Drifters".
The second Drifters formed by Treadwell featuring Ben E. King was separately inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as Ben E. King and the Drifters.In their induction, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame eclectically selected four members from the classic Drifters, two from the second Drifters, and one from the post-King Treadwell Drifters.
According to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, "Through turmoil and changes the (original) Drifters managed to set musical trends and give the public 13 chart hits, most of which are legendary recordings today." Matching that feat more or less, the non-original Drifters managed to give the public 13 Hot 100 top 30 chart hits.


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Although the exterior is unchanged from the last model, Alienware's M14x has upgraded power and plenty of connectivity in a well built body.
This review originally appeared on PC Advisor UK. Prices in this review are for the UK version.
Alienware is renowned for its high-end gaming systems with an individual design. If you're familiar with previous iterations of Alienware's laptops then there will be a distinct sense of deja vu when it comes to this year's Ivy Bridge-wielding Alienware M14x. The exterior design is unchanged from the last batch.
It's not that we don't like the design which isn't ugly by any stretch of the imagination, but it was and still is a bit on the chunky side. We were hoping the Alienware M14x would come in a new and more slender chassis. We measured the laptop and found it is 38mm thick and weighs just under 3kg.
The Alienware M14x is the smallest and most portable of the range since Alienware decided not to update the M11x. Our review sample came in a matt black finish called 'cosmic black' but it's also available in an altogether more standout 'nebula red' finish.
The laptop has the distinct Alienware design combination of sleek yet aggressive lines – a love it or hate it type of situation. The finish feels like a cross between plastic and rubber which feels nice to the touch and helps with grip in areas such as the wrist supports.
The keyboard and trackpad are both of a decent size and there is the usual set of customisable lights spread around the laptop including four sections underneath the keyboard and surrounding the trackpad.
Robust is the best word we can think of to describe the build quality of the Alienware M14x. The chassis feels solid in all aspects with the screen offering a small but not worrying amount of flexibility.
Our only worry is the long term durability of the coating particularly on the lid which we feel could get marked or damaged if care is not taken.
Alienware seems to have this into account and supplies the M14x with a plush suede bag for transportation and storage.
Before we delve under the bonnet of the Alienware M14x it is worth pointing out that the laptop is available built-to-order and the specifications on offer vary greatly – this is one of the advantages brought along by Dell purchasing Alienware.
One of the most customisable areas is the choice of hard drives with traditional drives, SSDs and hybrid combinations available. Prices start at £999 including VAT but this requires you to drop below the standard included specifications.
Our Alienware M14x came powered by an Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3720QM processor clocked at 2.6GHz– rising to 3.6GHz when in Turbo mode. This was backed up by 8GB of DDR3 1600MHz RAM. You can opt for a slightly faster Core i7-3820QM and up to 16GB of RAM.
Adding to the performance of this machine was a combination of a 64GB mSATA SSD dedicated to the Windows Home Premium OS and a 500GB hard drive for traditional storage purposes.
In our WorldBench 6 real-world benchmark test the Alienware M14x scored a fantastic score of 168 – the highest score we've ever seen from any notebook computer.
For comparison the Apple MacBook Pro (Late 2011) scored 133 and the Samsung Series 7 Chronos got 138 points.
This Ivy Bridge chip has integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics – but the Alienware M14X has a dedicated nVidia GeForce GT650M graphics processor. As standard this has 1GB of GDDR5 memory but you can pay an additional £50 to double this to 2GB.
The Alienware M14x breezed through our basic FEAR test, as we expected it to, with an average framerate of 84fps – the lowest we saw it drop to was 41fps.
Stepping things up to the next level, we ran Crysis at 1024 x 768 resolution with Low detail and DirectX 9. Here the Alienware managed an average framerate of 107fps.
As you can guess from the name, the M14x comes with a 14.1in screen, LED-backlit. It has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a relatively high resolution of 1600 x 900. This gives the laptop a good balance between a usable screen size and portability.
The screen offers crisp detail and has a glossy finish which making viewing the screen difficult at times. It reflects things like windows and lights all too easily; we would prefer a matt finish option here.
Connectivity is well rounded with VGA, HMDI, Mini Display Port, USB 2.0, microphone, headset and headphone ports plus a full-size SD slot and microSD slot, all on the left hand side of the body.
On the right is a Kensington lock slot, gigabit ethernet, two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports and a slot-loading optical drive.
The drive on our sample was a DVD±RW type but can be optionally upgraded to Blu-ray.
Standard wireless connectivity is provided by an Intel Centrino Wireless-n 2230, and for an extra £15 you can get a Killer Wireless-n 1202 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO designed for gaming and video. Both come with Bluetooth 4.0.
We recorded power consumption at 35W when idling with the screen at half brightness. When put under stress during the Crysis benchmarks the M14x needed 98W from the mains.
We managed to get just over five hours of life from the 63Wh battery. In the MobileMark 2007 Productivity test it lasted for 307 minutes.
Although the M14x looks the same as its predecessor – and still looks cool – it's what's on the inside that counts here. For your hard-earned pounds, this Alienware offers high levels of gaming performance and plenty of connectivity inside a portable shell with a screen big enough for proper gaming sessions.
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Good for the mayor for visiting First Baptist Full Gospel Church of Brownsville last Sunday and defending the policy. He needs to make the case to some of the folks who are the most skeptical, and at the very least he is not hiding in City Hall.
The problem with good police work is that we civilians never see crime that gets prevented, rather we only see the crime that actually occurs. The NYPD needs the support of the city as they work to further reduce crime.
The mayor admitted that there is a degree of profiling that should be addressed, but the policy is still a good one. We love to poke fun when Bloomberg takes on sugar in our beverages or smoking, but deep down inside we like that he has no real sacred cows. And we know this is something we are going to miss after he leaves.
Some critics feel he governs in a self-righteous manner, but he came in owing nobody and he leaves the same way. If we are going to keep smart policies like stop and frisk, the time is now.
How do our candidates feel about this policy? When we get answers from candidates that they "kind of support it, but it should not need to exist in the first place," they are not showing the independence that we have grown to appreciate in the city. This is a real campaign issue that should be talked about in the major races in Queens and Brooklyn.
Red Storm Baseball
Last week was a great week for sports in our city, but something truly wonderful may have been hidden due to the fact that the Devils are in the Stanley Cup finals and the Yankees were playing the Mets in another inter-league series.
The Red Storm of St. John's went pretty far in this year's NCAA baseball tournament before falling to Arizona in the Super Regional Playoff Series. We associate the abbreviation NCAA with March Madness basketball, but getting to this level in baseball is extremely difficult, and this is a program that has been top notch for decades.
Four players at St. John's were drafted by organizations in the first six rounds of the professional draft this year, which is phenomenal. For 17 seasons they have been a strong team under head coach Ed Blankmeyer, and they were a great team under head coach Joe Russo, Blankmeyer's predecessor, who exited after the 1996 season.
St. John's has turned out its share of Major League ballplayers, such as Frank Viola, John Franco, and Rich Aurilia. But there have been countless other good ballplayers who have been drafted from this program, and who have added to this tradition.
Red Storm basketball gets a great deal of attention, and it brings in a lot of money to the school. But the baseball team is an excellent sports program at SJU that never runs into controversy, which has not always been the case with other sports programs in the area.
The Stony Brook (SUNY) Seawolves are, in fact, headed to the College World Series, after they defeated Louisiana State University on Sunday. LSU is a major powerhouse in college baseball, and Stony Brook has proven that they belong in the same conversations with all the other big baseball programs at the college level.
The type of college baseball we have seen this year in Queens and Long Island may not be seen again for a long time, so good luck 'Wolves. Hopefully, both St. John's and Stony Brook will now have an easier time recruiting and can continue playing this kind of baseball.


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Samsung 'Level' Audio Portfolio Available In The U.S.
Samsung Mobile is bringing the Samsung Level portfolio of premium mobile audio products in the U.S.. The Level audio portfolio is a collection of three headphones and a Bluetooth speaker: Level Over, Level On, Level In and Level Box.
All four devices work with smartphones and tablets, and the Level Over can be further customized using the Samsung Level App. In addition, the Level portfolio syncs with Milk Music powered by Slacker, Samsung's free music streaming service for select Galaxy devices, offering more than 200 stations .
Level Over is available for $349.99, Level On $179.99, Level In $149.99 and Level Box $169.99. Gilt.com is offering its members exclusive, first access to the portfolio, starting Thursday, July 17 at noon ET at www.gilt.com/level. The sale, which lasts for 72 hours, will also feature an exclusive bundle of the Level On and Level Box for $299.99. The portfolio will also be available on Amazon.com (July 20), Samsung.com (July 21) and select Samsung Experience Shops at Best Buy stores (July 27).
The Samsung Level Over is an over-ear headphone ergonomically designed for comfort and packs wireless Bluetooth technology.It includes Active Noise Cancellation, employing four mics on the inside and outside of the headphones to cancel outside sounds. In addition, Level Over includes technology that prevents resonance between the vibration plate and the frame, avoiding unnecessary booming and helping to provide the original sound. Users can control volume, navigate tracks, pause or stop music, answer or end a call all using the Smart Control Technology on the side of the headphones.
The Level On is an on-ear, wired headphone. Soft polyurethane cushioning provides comfort with a foldable ergonomic design makes this a great headphone for the on-the-go mobile user.
The Level In is an in-ear, wired headphone that packs a three-way speaker system that controls treble, mid-range and deep bass.
Level Box is a compact Bluetooth speaker that streams audio from any Samsung Galaxy phone - or any other Bluetooth compatible device - directly to the speaker. Its design is optimized to provide noise reduction and echo cancellation, and a built in rechargeable battery offers up to 15 hours of continuous playback on a single charge. One touch Near-Field Communications (NFC) or the dedicated Bluetooth pairing button provides easy synching. Control buttons make it easy to adjust volume or play/pause music, and an HD built in microphone makes allows for phone or conference calls.


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A talking Barbie doll criticized by a national women's group for saying "math class is tough" will no longer utter the offending lament, Mattel Inc. has decided.
The Teen Talk Barbie, which costs about $25, will remain in stores. But the computer chip that randomly selects four phrases for each doll will now pick from 269 selections, not 270.
The American Association of University Women attacked the math comment in a report on how schools shortchange girls. The doll hit store shelves in July.
Mattel did not order a recall but began offering a swap for anyone who bought an offending doll, a company spokeswoman said.
In a letter to Sharon Schuster, president of the association, Mattel's president, Jill E. Barad, said the company made a mistake.
"In hindsight, the phrase 'math class is tough,' while correct for many students both male and female, should not have been included," she wrote. "We didn't fully consider the potentially negative implications of this phrase, nor were we aware of the findings of your organization's report."


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Are there three wise men in this novel? What gifts did they bring into the lives of the
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This is a really interesting question because I honestly put most of the male characters in the "fellowship of cads," as Josie puts it. Roberts seems to be of a good sort, but pretty vanilla; Henry is a child; and Cousin Lou is helpful but too eccentric to make a real impact. Schine is too savvy of a writer to name her characters Weissman without knowing the wise men connection, so there must be something to your thought. I'll have to think more about it, but what do you think?
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To me, there were three wise men: Roberts, Henry, and Uncle Lou. Their gifts were as unique and pure as the characters themselves. For Roberts was a bit of a mysterious "good" constant in the novel. Without any prompting, his presence, geniune feelings for all of the Weissmen women,particularly Annie, and pro active voice in the divorce proceedings were the unassuming gifts to the Weissmens. Henry's gift was that of love and hope. It was this beautiful innocence that provided hope that true love was could survive and was possible. Uncle Lou gift was the constant family tie that bound almost, if not all, of our characters. His
position on the family-always present, always possible, and always true-never faltered.
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Thanks for your response, Sally. Every once in awhile I come up with a bright idea. It was probably the retired English teacher coming out in me! I just couldn't resist the irony in the names and felt as though the author was hoping her "more intellectual" readers would pick up on it...as we did! LOL
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Yes, I'm an avid birder and professional bird conservationist — but that doesn't mean I don't take time for other flying things … like hundreds of thousands of bats.
I took a few days off in late August and went down to visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico, an easy drive for me from my home in Albuquerque. The main reason to go there in late summer and early fall is to see the evening bat flight. Carlsbad Caverns harbors a maternity colony of Mexican free-tailed bats and, in the late summer, the evening flight is especially large since the young bats are out flying and feeding, along with the adults.
Evening bat flights are amazing — something everyone interested in nature should experience. Carlsbad Caverns is certainly not the biggest U.S. bat colony (that distinction belongs to Bracken Cave, Texas, which has about 20 million bats) nor the most famous (that distinction belongs to the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas, with about 1.5 million bats), but it is very accessible in a natural setting with some 400,000 bats. You can watch the show from the bat amphitheater while listening to an informative bat talk from the park rangers and buy bat memorabilia at the souvenir stand.
I had a spectacular visit to the Carlsbad Caverns bat flight: several hundred thousand bats, rainbows, a beautiful sunset over the Chihuahuan Desert, and many interesting birds (Cave Swallow, Canyon Wren, and the Rufous-crowned Sparrow).
It's truly a multi-sensory experience: you see thousands of bats literally wafting over the desert landscape; hear the wind from their wings (and the bird songs); and smell the aroma of guano from the cave — nothing like it, I guarantee. There is plenty of other stuff to see there, too. For example, I saw a ring-tailed cat on the drive home after the bat flight. There's plenty of good birding in the area, especially at the Rattlesnake Springs Picnic Area (which is also partly a Nature Conservancy preserve). And rumor has it there is a large cave system to be visited, too.
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While the mayor boasted about the success of the newly revamped Build It Back program, which has begun construction on 132 homes since he began his term, City Comptroller Scott Stringer blasted the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) for improperly managing emergency contracts after the disaster, resulting in the improper use of taxpayer dollars to pay for services that may not have been needed or actually performed.
According to Stringer, who examined eight of the 20 emergency contracts DHS entered into after the storm for his first Sandy-related audit, DHS did not provide proper oversight of the contractors hired to provide emergency shelter and other services for displaced New Yorkers.
"The mismanagement of contracts by the Department of Homeless Services after Superstorm Sandy made the city vulnerable to waste, fraud and abuse," Stringer said. "Clear contract oversight procedures and vigilant monitoring are crucial, especially in a crisis situation. DHS and all city agencies must plan intelligently and transparently for the next emergency, because there will be another. We can't afford to be unprepared."
DHS contracts totaled $19.9 million, with provided services ranging from assistance applying for public benefits to help with securing permanent housing or home repair.
When asked about procedures used to monitor those contracts, DHS did not provide any. The agency claimed that this was due to the fact that the contracts were overseen during an emergency situation, according to Stringer, but he pointed out that of the 20 contracts, 14 were extended well beyond the storm's immediate aftermath.
The audit also found that there was no evidence that DHS had overseen or monitored contracted work. There were no written reports or records of site visits or monitoring tools. The department also did not conduct satisfaction surveys of shelter clients.
Finally, Stringer found that invoices were not adequately reviewed prior to payment, which resulted in managers paying for services that were outside the contract scope, ineligible or unsupported.
A release about the report cited two examples where DHS paid the invoice for services performed outside of the contracted period. One vendor, Women in Need, claimed $28,000 for maintenance and cleaning during January 2013, even though the contract ended December 23, 2012. Help U.S.A. charged the agency $2,878 in personal service costs for at least 11 of the provider's staff for days outside the contract period.
"Taxpayers deserve to know that city government isn't going to make the same mistake twice when the next storm hits," Stringer said. "By vigilantly monitoring operations and contractors, city agencies can ensure every tax dollar devoted to relief is spent prudently and efficiently, while also assuring that the city is reimbursed by the federal government for all eligible costs."
Stringer made recommendations to DHS to address these issues with oversight and management, which DHS largely agreed to follow.
On the other end of the spectrum, Mayor Bill de Blasio praised the improvements made to the Build It Back program, which he says has streamlined relief for homeowners and small businesses.
As of December 31 pf last year, no reimbursement checks had been sent out and there had been no construction starts. When de Blasio entered office, he promised 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day. Last week, he reported that 132 homes had begun construction, 30 of which had been completed, and 397 reimbursement checks had been sent out totaling $6.37 million. Another 55 construction starts have already been scheduled.
"Relief can't come fast enough for homeowners and small business owners who have already waited too long, which is why we've made getting our Sandy recovery programs on track a top priority," de Blasio said. "Now, as a result of the overhaul we implemented earlier this year, hammers are hitting nails and reimbursement checks are being cashed. This is just a start, and we are committed to getting every New Yorker the help they need to rebuild."
The mayor also reported additional changes to the Build It Back program since his last report in April, including expanding eligibility and eliminating income-based priority levels, increasing Build It Back staff and adding 44 staff members to the Department of Buildings who are specifically dedicated to the Build It Back program.
He also announced legislation providing tax relief for rebuilding homeowners, improving communications through a new web portal and engaging local communities by hiring local workers who have been impacted by the storm.
His administration also made changes to the Hurricane Sandy Business Loan and Grant Program (HSBLGP) based on feedback from small businesses. Now more businesses will be eligible for grants and approval guidelines will be more flexible, through changes like removing caps on loans and grants and making grants of up to $100,000 based on unmet need available to businesses without requiring a loan.
Local politicians and community members appreciated the changes while noting that there is still a lot of work to be done.
"This administration made a commitment that they would really 'build it back,' and they have started to make good on that promise," Councilman Donovan Richards. "While we still have a long way to go, today's announcement is a major step in the right direction."
Father Fulgencio Gutierrez, the pastor of St. Mary/St. Gertrude Church in Far Rockaway, reiterated Richards' statement and mentioned the particular importance of using a local workforce for Sandy repairs.
"While there is still a long way to go, Mayor de Blasio's focus on helping those who are struggling the most will make our city more resilient in the long-term," Father Gutierrez said.
"We're especially encouraged by [Director of the Housing Recovery Office] Amy Peterson's initial progress toward supporting a high-quality, local workforce to rebuild their city," he added. "Too many Sandy survivors were struggling to find decent work even before the storm, and could have their lives transformed by these efforts to rebuild homes and create good, local jobs in the process."