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Researchers sometimes work in settings which are potentially dangerous to their health and safety. For example, they can be vulnerable to violent confrontation, verbal abuse or infectious diseases. This volume explores the contexts, settings and situations which pose high physical risk to the fieldworker, and presents the strategies the author has developed for reducing the risks. Raymond Lee draws on his own experience in Northern Ireland, as well as on the work of other researchers with groups such as outlaw bikers and youth gangs, drug addicts and informants in inherently dangerous occupations. Dangerous Fieldwork also offers valuable information on the increasingly important topic of sexual harassment.
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- Prototypes
- what happens when you add a & to the start of a function call (aka why you shouldn't)
- split in void context
- goto function
- values vs variables (a superset of lists vs arrays)
- wantarray and contexts (void, scalar, list)
- pseudohashes
- tie
- typeglobs
- PadWalker
- source filters
- adding methods to existing classes
- interpolating things that aren't scalars or arrays
- when to use each vs keys
- warnings
- how to disable certain warnings without affecting other warnings
- how to add categories
- B::Deparse, showing the magic Perl does for you
- while (<>), while (readline), and while(readdir)
- default values for split, print, etc.
- do file
- weird operators
- special variables
- %main::
- $]
- $"
- $,
- $/ and $\
- what strict does and why
- symbolic references
- barewords
- regex magic
- \k
- \g
- differences between scalar and list context
- recursion
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Parts of Perl you never knew existed
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For regexes, I suggest talking about recursive regular expressions. Scary, mind blowing and awesome all at the same time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Don't forget to talk about putting code refs or even objects into @INC!ReplyDelete
To find a good list of scary things, try to think of all the situations where "no strict $something" is appropriate and acceptable. That should come up with some interesting cases.
Also, XS (or rather perlapi) offers a wide range of WTF's. My personal favourite (not part of the API) is how (I think) List::Util creates a "mock" OP for calling rand()/srand() from XS. This is probably surpassed by Chocolateboy's dynamic pp_entersub-replacing in Class::XSAccessor.
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Don't forget fun things like Sub::Uplevel. Explaining how it works should scare people pretty well.ReplyDelete
@Michael Yeah, recursive regexes are part of it. I put "recursion" and "differences between scalar and list context" under warnings by mistake.ReplyDelete
More fun stuff: calling close() with no arguments.ReplyDelete
Some limited HTML markup is allowed by blogger: strong, b, i, and a. You may also use em, but I have repurposed it through the magic of CSS to be behave very much like <tt></tt>.


text: By Braden Reddall and Nichola Groom SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES, Oct 5 (Reuters) - An unprecedented spike in California gasoline prices showed signs of easing on Friday, with some supply-stricken service stations preparing to reopen and retail rates poised to ease after topping $5 a gallon in many places. This week's abrupt price spike blindsided the state's car-loving consumers and left some retailers in Los Angeles scrambling for supply, causing wholesale prices to surge and driving up pump prices by an average of 36 cents a gallon. But even as Golden State motorists awoke Friday to another jump in prices, signs emerged that the worst of the run-up was over: ExxonMobil said operations had resumed at a local refinery that had been unexpectedly shut by a power outage; wholesale prices dropped 55 cents, and Costco Wholesale Corp was preparing to reopen several stations. "The situation is starting to improve already," said Richard Galanti, Chief Financial Officer at Costco, which had been forced to shut about 14 its 40 Los Angeles-area stations. He said five of those were expected to reopen on Friday. Even so, the sticker shock was still reverberating across the state and officials rushed to reassure consumers that California was not running out of fuel. At a gas station in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, prices were up 41 cents from Thursday and well above $5 a gallon. "I'm absolutely shocked that gas here is $5.39," said Jennifer Wilson, an executive recruiter from San Diego who stopped to fuel her Toyota Corolla on her way to picking up her daughter, a student at UCLA. "We need at least a half tank to get back to San Diego. I'm definitely feeling the pain," she said. The average retail price of gasoline in California rose 17 cents to $4.486 a gallon early on Friday. The average price was $4.315 on Thursday and $4.131 a week ago, according to AAA data. "We're in brand new territory," said Marie Montgomery, a spokeswoman for the Auto Club of Southern California. "It always seems like just when you've seen everything and you can't be shocked anymore, you are shocked again." The average price is just 12 cents below the highest recorded statewide price of $4.61, which was reached in June 2008. "It's insane," said Matt Hurd, 35, as he filled up at a San Francisco gas station near the Bay Bridge. "Especially with this thing," added Hurd, who works in real estate, motioning toward his white SUV. "It's going to cost triple-digits to fill it up." SUPPLIES TIGHT The first signs of a shortage emerged on Monday after western U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp halted sales to retailers that do not carry its brand name, according to market sources. Tesoro declined to discuss its wholesale operations. That development emerged after a series of events conspired to strain supplies, causing gasoline inventories in the West Coast region to fall this week to their third-lowest level of the past two decades, on a seasonal basis, government data showed. Earlier this summer, Chevron Corp's Richmond, California, refinery was shut down after a fire, while a Chevron pipeline that carries crude oil from the state's Central Valley to refineries in the San Francisco Bay area has been closed since mid-September. More recently, Phillips 66 had shut two plants to conduct planned maintenance, and then a power outage at Exxon Mobil Corp's Torrance, California refinery struck on Monday, disrupting operations for days. In addition, California refineries have already dropped production in anticipation of switching over to a seasonal "winter blend" of gasoline next month. But on Friday, Exxon said the Torrance plant had resumed operations, helping ease supply fears. Gasoline blended to meet California's strict environmental standards traded at 90 cents a gallon over the November RBOB contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 55 cents from where it traded on Thursday. California gasoline was later offered at 85 cents over the NYMEX. "The squeeze is over, I guess," a trader said. Valero Energy Corp said on Friday it was still temporarily withdrawing from the Los Angeles spot refined products market to assure supplies to branded and unbranded retail stations. "THERE IS ENOUGH GASOLINE" State officials said California was not running out of gasoline. "People may not find gas at a price that they like and there may be some stations where they used to get it that they can't, but our analysis says there is enough gasoline to meet demand," said Alison Roberts, a spokeswoman with the California Energy Commission (CEC). On Thursday, the California Independent Oil Marketers Association, which represents wholesale and retail marketers of gasoline, asked the California Air Resources Board, an air quality regulator, to allow early sale of winter-blend gasoline, the CEC said. Gas stations in the country's most populous state can begin selling winter-blend gasoline, which more easily releases smog-causing substances, on Nov. 1. Until that date, only summer-blend gasoline, which is less likely to evaporate into smog-causing chemicals, can be sold. ARB could also permit gasoline from neighboring states that does not meet California's strict emission standards. An ARB spokesman said the board is evaluating the emergency request, but said there is no timetable for a decision. In the Los Angeles area on Friday, the average price climbed 19 cents to $4.539 from $4.347 a day earlier. In San Francisco, prices climbed 16 cents overnight to $4.596.


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Notes on an IA-32 port
A port of OpenMCL to IA-32 (Intel's name for the 32 bit x86 architecture) would be a win for several reasons.
The most obvious reason would be to support Apple hardware that isn't 64-bit capable. This includes the first-generation Intel-based iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and all Intel-based Mac Minis. Of course, support for non-Apple IA-32 hardware would also be nice.
Another reason would be to support access to Cocoa and Carbon (and other frameworks) on Intel-based Macintoshes running Mac OS X Tiger.
Although Apple has announced that Cocoa will be 64 bit in Leopard, they have publically confirmed that Carbon won't be. Therefore, a 32 bit lisp would still be needed to use Carbon, even on Leopard running on 64 bit hardware.
It would be interesting to support the AMD Geode LX (as used in the OLPC laptop) as the minimum processor. This processor supports the P6 family instructions, including MMX instructions. We can therefore use the conditional move instructions, and maybe some MMX instructions to help out with bignums.
On the other hand, the AMD Geode LX processor doesn't support any of the SSE/SSE2/SSE3 instructions; this means that we'd have to use the x87 FPU (which is sort of funky). This would require modifications to the compiler, which believes that every floating point register can be accessed independently.
It might be reasonable to target the Core Solo/Duo? processor, at least to begin with. This would cover all Intel-based Macintosh systems ever shipped, and would allow us to avoid adding x87 FPU support for now.
Register usage and tagging
(See also http://openmcl.clozure.com/Doc/index.html#Register-usage-and-tagging)
We want to keep the precise GC, but the limited number of registers that we have will probably make it impossible to statically partition the register file into immediate and tagged sets.
Anyway, we're looking at something like this:
eax imm0 ecx nargs, temp0 edx imm1 ebx fn esp stack pointer ebp frame pointer esi arg_z edi arg_y
We will augment this with a dynamic scheme: we will set or clear a bit in thread-private memory whenever a register transitions from one class to another. The GC will then look at these flag bits to decide how to treat the registers. (This may make the lispy register names confusing, since at times imm0 might actually contain a node, or arg_y an immediate.)
Callee-saved "non-volatile" registers are probably a non-starter.
The tagging scheme can basically follow the PPC32 port. An important difference is that the three-bit tag #b101, which is for NIL on PPC32, would be used for a thing called a tagged return addresses on IA-32. (More on this later.)
We don't have the __thread storage class on Darwin, so we will need to use i386_set_ldt to install a segment descriptor for each thread into the LDT. When a thread's segment descriptor is loaded into the %fs segment register, %fs can be used to refer to thread-local storage.
(This implies an 8K limit to the number of threads, by the way. Probably not a big deal for a 32 bit lisp.)


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People have been predicting a lot for the successor to the BMW M3 Coupe, the BMW M4. Early numbers had power as high as 450. Power that would be linked to a manual or dual-clutch transmission. Rumor has it that none of this is true. UPDATE
The power thing doesn't really bother me. The last M3 put out 414 horsepower from its 4.0-liter V8, but it was still able to beat it's more powerful competitors from Mercedes and Audi in almost every situation. Power isn't as important as a well balanced chassis, and I'm confident BMW still knows what they're doing here. So 416 horsepower from a turbocharged inline six will be just fine by me.
Leaving off a manual transmission is where I take a little umbrage. Dual clutch is fantastic, and I'm loving basically every paddle shift trans these days, but if Autoblog's source is to be believed, it will be the only option.
I feel like the M3/M4 are exceptions to that. They aren't so powerful that a manual isn't a viable option, they're for spirited driving on the road or track. You want to be really involved, and I think that means you want a manual gearbox.
The dual-clutch is probably the transmission I'd pick, but I will feel a little nostalgic about another stick shift going off into the sunset with nary a funeral.
Perhaps BMW will do what they've done for the M5 and M6 and offer manual equipped M4s only to us in the states. And then we can brag about something we get that Europe doesn't have for once.
The M4 will supposedly debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January, so we'll see if this is all true then.
UPDATE: Bimmerpost says that there will be a manual trans, and has some evidence to support it . Let's hope they're right!


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Part I
This thread is inspired by two of my other threads: The Philosophy of Rick and Morty and Alpha Chicks and Beta Chicks.
In the Rick and Morty thread, I recently posted this video:
I was intrigued by the creators of this video, so I started researching them. I soon got sucked into their world.
Check out this parody of Dangerous Woman they made (dubbed Dangerous Villain):
Who are these guys? I immediately became enthralled by their professionalism.
The girl who plays Harley Quinn calls herself Heidi Maetrix:
This is where it ties into my Alpha chicks and Beta Chicks thread. Heidi immediately struck me as a candidate for that thread. But this spell I'm temporarily enchanted by is a little beyond just her. I'm actually very enamoured by the whole Herrington family.
As it turns out, and as Heidi makes clear in her Q&A, these guys are actually a group of siblings (the Herringtons). They've been doing Cosplay for several years now and have a background in creating these parodies of famous songs.
They started with Katy Perry's This Is How We Do:
The Herringtons are:
^ Heidi Mae Herrington
^ Joseph Herrington (I'm guessing he calls himself Broseph 'cause he's a 'bro'; I don't know where David comes from, maybe a middle name like Mae).
^ Miranda Herrington
^ Rachel Herrington (I think).
^ Gabriel Herrington (sorry Gabe, you weren't in the Dangerous Villain parody and this is the best I could find of you.)
And of course, mom and dad:
^ Lory Herrington
^ Jim Herrington
(According to Heidi, there is one other sibling, but I can't find him/her anywhere on the internet. It's possible that one of the women in their videos is her but she got married and took her husband's last name, which means she wouldn't be referred to as a Herrington.)
Joseph and Heidi are the creative geniuses who seem to head of the group.
Not sure what enthralls me about the Herringtons. Maybe their good looks. Definitely their talent and the lengths they'll go to make their work professional. But most of all, I think, the fact that they are siblings--a family. You see, at first, I assumed Heidi and Broseph were like a couple--something similar to July Talk--and having seen their parody to Rick and Morty, and then Dangerous Villain--I saw something "mischievous" about them, almost demonic. Then when I learned they were a family--the Herringtons--they suddenly seemed like angels. Angels who could sometimes play the part of demons, but were connected by a deep bond of love. (I was on acid at the time.) <-- Ever since then I've been enthralled by them.
I don't think the Herringtons are human. They seem superhuman, like they've been sent from the Heavens to contribute something wholesome to humanity... that or they're just super intelligent, creative, possessed of amazing social skill, and extremely good looking. <-- That's possible among human beings, right? It's rare, I know, but too rare? Is it more likely that the Herringtons are a higher form of intelligence?


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The 2011 Nobel Prizes have been announced, honoring preeminent achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, the promotion of peace, and economics. Here's what you need to know about the three science-related Nobel Prizes.
Nobel Prize in Physics
The physics prize has been divided among three scientists, with half going to Saul Perlmutter of the Supernova Cosmology Project at Berkeley and the other half split between Brian P. Schmidt at the Australian National University and Adam G. Riess at Johns Hopkins, both of whom are members of the High-z Supernova Search Team. Even by the standards of the Nobels, these three are being honored for a towering achievement in physics: the 1987 discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. This finding has radically redefined our understanding of the cosmos, and we're still struggling to come to grips with the driver of this expansion, the mysterious dark energy.
For more from the Nobel Committee, check out the physics page here. You can also check out the personal research pages of Saul Permutter, Brian P. Schmidt, and Adam G. Riess.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
This year's chemistry prize goes to Dan Shechtman of the Israel Institute of Technology for the discovery of quasicrystals. Though quasicrystals aren't as famous as dark energy, they're every bit as controversial, as the Nobel committee explains:
On the morning of 8 April 1982, an image counter to the laws of nature appeared in Dan Shechtman's electron microscope. In all solid matter, atoms were believed to be packed inside crystals in symmetrical patterns that were repeated periodically over and over again. For scientists, this repetition was required in order to obtain a crystal.
Shechtman's image, however, showed that the atoms in his crystal were packed in a pattern that could not be repeated. Such a pattern was considered just as impossible as creating a football using only six-cornered polygons, when a sphere needs both five- and six-cornered polygons. His discovery was extremely controversial. In the course of defending his findings, he was asked to leave his research group. However, his battle eventually forced scientists to reconsider their conception of the very nature of matter.
Scientists have since accepted the existence of quasicrystals and found both naturally occurring and artificial examples of this exotic structure, which manages to be both regular and non-repeating. For more on Shecthman's work, check out the Nobel site, and his own research page is found here.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The last of the three science Nobels has also been divided among three researchers, with one half split between Bruce A. Beutler of the Scripps Research Institute and Jules A. Hoffmann of France's National Center of Scientific Research and the other half awarded to the recently deceased Ralph M. Steinman, formerly of Rockefeller University. Steinman, who died just three days before his prize was awarded, sadly becomes just the fourth person to receive a posthumous Nobel, as generally all laureates must still be alive. The Nobel committee believed Steinman was still alive when they awarded him the prize, and they have subsequently decided that the prize "was made in good faith" and that he keeps his posthumous honor.
Their work all focused on the immune system, with Beutler and Hoffman working on the activation of innate immunity while Steinman discovered the dendritic cell and how it fit into adaptive immunity. Here's the announcement from the Nobel Committee:
This year's Nobel Laureates have revolutionized our understanding of the immune system by discovering key principles for its activation.
Scientists have long been searching for the gatekeepers of the immune response by which man and other animals defend themselves against attack by bacteria and other microorganisms. Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann discovered receptor proteins that can recognize such microorganisms and activate innate immunity, the first step in the body's immune response. Ralph Steinman discovered the dendritic cells of the immune system and their unique capacity to activate and regulate adaptive immunity, the later stage of the immune response during which microorganisms are cleared from the body.
The discoveries of the three Nobel Laureates have revealed how the innate and adaptive phases of the immune response are activated and thereby provided novel insights into disease mechanisms. Their work has opened up new avenues for the development of prevention and therapy against infections, cancer, and inflammatory diseases.
For more, check out the Nobel Prize in Medicine webpage here. You can also check out the Bruce Buetler Laboratory and Jules Hoffmann's page at the CNRS.
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We know Mark-Paul Gosselaar grew out of his "Saved By the Bell" role a long time ago -- mostly as "NYPD Blue's" hunky antidote to Dennis Franz -- but now he's all growed up with a new TNT comedy, "Franklin & Bash," about a pair of high-powered attorneys.
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"The setup is two street lawyers who win a big white-shoe firm. They've sort of been, you know, ambulance-chasers their entire career. Good lawyers but just, you know, two guys who make a lot of money and spend a lot of money, decide to kind of grow up a little bit, and work for a white-shoe firm that they take down on a case. The patriarch of that white-shoe firm is Malcolm McDowell, and we just shake up the stuffy culture."
Gosselaar plays Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer plays Jared Franklin.
"He's more Ringling Brothers. I'm a little bit more Zen, a little bit more grounded," he said.
"The episodes are self-contained for the most part, because that's the way TNT likes it. Each episode has to be self-contained in a way so they can re-air them on cable, but we have a bit of story arcs. It's always good to have sort of an ongoing arc throughout the whole season."
Here's hoping that means we can expect a multi-episode arc guest-starring Dennis Haskins as a contentious litigator during sweeps week, because we always liked seeing Zack drive Mr. Belding over the edge.
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Clipping and cutting, filing and storing... Christy Adams' mother taught her the science of couponing.
"A long time ago when I was younger we always went to the grocery store and had coupons. We had two carts. It took us all of Saturday afternoon, but we did it. And she showed me how to save money, and it hasn't stopped," said Christy Adams, a Meijer shopper.
But couponing has changed since Adams' mother taught her how to save. Shows like The Learning Channel's "Extreme Couponing" shed light on a growing trend of bulk shoppers and big time savers. And stores like Meijer have had to change their policies so they don't lose money.
"My personal theory is that is why we're not only seeing the stopping of the doubling of coupons, the value amounts of coupons are not as good as they used to be. And I blame part of that on the show," said Tatanisha Worthey, founder of the couponing blog "A Mitten Full of Coupons."
Customers can no longer use "double coupons" at Meijer, which means people who expected to save a dollar by using only one coupon will now only save fifty cents. Customers in the Lansing area use more coupons than almost anywhere in the country, and some of those couponers are not happy with the change.
"I will still look at Meijer to use face value coupons, but I have been going to other stores that still will offer the double couponing," said Adams.
A representative for Meijer told me that they chose to eliminate double coupons from Lansing, Battle Creek and Fort Wayne but will be offering lower prices and promoting their digital couponing program, "Mperks."
"I see some people who say they're going to be shopping more at Kroger. They're going to be doing Wal-Mart, Target, all these other store where they can maximize their savings. Some people will continue to shop at Meijer. I plan to continue to shop at Meijer and just get a little bit savvier about how we save the money," said Worthey.
And all couponers may have to get savvier. With coupon fraud and extreme couponing on the rise, stores are looking for new ways to crack down on the ultimate savers.


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***This is a reposting of an article I wrote last year, shortly before my yearly bounty of Great Lakes Christmas Ale appeared in my mailbox. This year, I have been slighted by my Ohio beer shop, who promised to have my package here last week — WHERE IS IT!? Each afternoon, I scurry to the mailbox like it was Xmas morning, hoping to see my Xmas passion. Nothing. This morning, I had to read back at what once was — and what hopes to show up today. Enjoy!***
I will go ahead and clear this up — I have an Ohio bias. I hail from the great Canton, OH region, home of football, wings and crappy beer.
But over time we have seen some good ones pop up. Hoppin Frog, out of Akron, OH, is probably the best critiqued in the beer world. Check out their RateBeer ratings here. We will rate them later, but as a teaser — get the BORIS (oatmeal imperial stout — theres a barrel-aged version too!).
And now to return to my favorite — Great Lakes. When I fall in love with a brewery, its for several reasons:
(1) beer quality
(2) list quality
(3) pub aura
(4) historical connection
(5) the crew of the brewery
Great Lakes Brewing excels here in all respects. Though they do not have the most amazing of beer reviews historically, they are typically respectable around the board. For instance, their stouts are damn good (Blackout is a 100), their porter is above average, their specialties (saison and 2x IPA especially) are appealing, and their normal rotation is very drinkable (my father is a Burning River Pale man).
But……its their Christmas Beer that remains fixated in your mid year round. Shockingly, this beer is not immortal in the beer nerd spectrum. It holds an 87 at RateBeer. But after a cursory review I am chalking that up to the 30-40% of reviewers who just said — "I dont like xmas beer."
Curse you, and curse your palettes. Actually, I can understand that reaction to this beer. The beer holds an incredible smack you in the face aroma of X-mas packed into the bottle. Nutmeg, cinnamon, spice and ginger make you feel as if you are ten years old again, sipping hot cider with mittens on singing deck the halls in 12 feet of snow, below a 30 foot christmas tree, with 1000 wrapped goodies beneath. I love it.
But what is best about this release, is that Great Lakes Brewing has recognized the cult following and really made a bi-annual ritual out of it. In July, they do a "Christmas in July" promo at the brewery, where they tap a few kegs for a few days and Clevelanders black out in unconscious glee. Again in October, the begin the real seasonal release at the brewery with a one week tap-only period and then they begin distributing.
The brewpub at Great Lakes is amazing. They are located on West side of Cleveland, very close to downtown in the "Westside Market" area. As I remember, the Brewpub was the first non-smoking establishment in Cleveland and has always offered a full locally-produced food regimen. (Note: the sausages are amazing)
On top of the food and grog — the Brewery also offers tours and a hefty gift shop where you can pick up pub exclusives (im looking at you Lake Erie Monster, the 2x IPA) and other garb.
If you are stuck in the NW — or elsewhere outside the nether-regions of the Midwest (i dont blame you), you likely cannot get Great Lakes beer. Thats ok because there is a heck of a shop in Cleveland, that can help you out. Rozi's Wine House carries an amazing selection of beers. They will ship to wherever. Call them up and make an order.
The luscious x-mas grog can be purchased at your local (Midwest only — damn) beer shop, up until about January 10. Do not wait, because at the rate I am moving now, I will have bought out all beer stores and it will be stored in my Seattle basement.
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On a recent trip to L.A., 3Way's executive producer Nancylee Myatt (South of Nowhere) graciously allowed me to spend a few days on the set filming a behind-the-scenes video, AfterEllen.com-style — i.e., snarky, irreverent and all about the lesbian relationship. (She also roped me into being an extra in a party scene when someone didn't show up, but I didn't have to act, thank God, I just had to stand in the background and talk to Lori — which I definitely know how to do!)
Fortunately, I got more funny moments on tape than I could use — I hope you have half as much fun watching this as I did editing it!
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After two days on the set, I have to agree with Jill: It's very hard to be funny with Maile around!
The 3Way producers are only rolling out a handful of episodes initially, and using those to try and get funding from advertisers to make more, or for a network or website to pick up and develop it into a full series to run online or on the air. I haven't seen any episodes yet, but here's what they told me: Each episode is 5–7 minutes long and will be posted every Monday with one or two "confessionals" (which are about the same length, but shot more in a talking-to-the-camera style).
The series debuts on Feb. 4th, and we'll bring you the episodes and confessionals on AfterEllen.com, just like we do with Time Traveling Lesbian and Girltrash.
I suspect we'll start to see more of this kind of web series-as-pilot trend happening, and I'm all for it! Because that means more lesbian-themed content for those of us who are tired of rarely seeing ourselves on television, and it gives viewers more power to influence which shows get developed.
In the network television process, shows with prominent lesbian content almost never make it past the pilot stage, so we never get a voice in the process. But by taking a series straight to the audience, the creators of web series such as Girltrash, Time Traveling Lesbian and 3Way can use the numbers of video streams (from us watching the webisodes) to convince advertisers, networks or private investors to invest in their project.
As Angela Robinson said in her column "Why We Don't Need the Man," "The gatekeepers are dying, slowly but surely, and now is the time for the artist to talk directly to the audience, without the middleman."
So you know what to do: Go forth and press "play" on those web series videos, and strike a blow for lesbians everywhere!


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We Try the New Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Releases
New brands and bottles you should know.
Woodford Reserve's annual Master's Collection limited releases have a history of thinking outside the traditional bourbon box, including experiments with a maple wood finished whiskey, a four-wood whiskey blend, and some rare 100% ryes. Their latest release is way outside of the comfort zone: two 100% malted barley whiskeys. Not technically Scotch since they are not produced in Scotland, they join the recently proliferating ranks of American malt whiskeys, but with an interesting twist.
The two whiskeys, dubbed Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Classic Malt Whiskey and Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Straight Malt Whiskey (let's just call them Classic Malt and Straight Malt), are the exact same distillate, made with malted barley. However, the Classic Malt spends its time in used bourbon barrels (like Scotch), while the Straight Malt matures in new charred oak barrels (like Bourbon).
They offer an intriguing opportunity to taste the effect that the barrel truly has on the spirit, as Woodford has stated that age isn't a variable—these two whiskeys "are only one week apart in age in the barrel." But how do they fare?
The Classic Malt
Aged in barrels that were used for bourbon, the Classic Malt pours a light golden straw. It starts with a grassy, earthy scent, lots of green notes, and a hint of musty hay bales. It's pleasantly fruity, though not a terribly complex aroma. The whiskey's texture is thin but creamy, with heavy golden malt dominating faint hints of honey and heather. It also tastes a bit young, with the alcohol presence fairly noticeable. The finish is short and falls off quickly, with leaving just a mild impression of oak spices.
Adding water or ice spreads out the flavors but ultimately breaks the structure of the whiskey and it falls apart. Overall, the Classic Malt tastes like a Scotch that's not quite ready for prime time.
The Straight Malt
Aged in new barrels, the Straight Malt is a marked improvement. Pouring a deeper amber, there's the same scent of grass and hay in the background, but it's overshadowed by clove, vanilla, and oak. There's also a little bit of sweetness but nothing approaching the bourbon scale. The flavor is malt-forward, but the oak presence and baking spices round out the character of the whiskey, and a nicely weighty body helps give it more depth. It finishes quite spiced and more mellow than the Classic, but still a bit quickly. A drop of water rounds the edges and makes it softer and sweeter, but less gripping of a drink. It's an interesting hybrid of a Scotch and a bourbon, but in the end it's more of an experiment than a success.
These are very interesting whiskeys conceptually, and tasting these experiments side by side is an experience that will educate any whiskey aficionado. If you come across them at a friend's house, definitely take the plunge. However, listing at $100 a bottle each, it's hard to see where the value lies.
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Steven Stamkos is human after all.
The Tampa Bay Lightning superstar broke his tibia back in November, but all signs pointed to him making a miraculous comeback in time to suit up in Sochi for Team Canada when men's hockey starts next week.
Heck, he was already skating a little over a month after cracking his leg after sliding full speed into a goal post and having subsequent surgery to add a titanium rod into his leg. No one doubted that if Stamkos put his mind to making a complete recover in less than three months, he'd find a way to do it.
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But while Stamkos's mind was willing to believe he was healed, his body really wasn't, according to Tampa Bay's medical staff, which made the decision Wednesday to not allow him back in a game for at least another two or three weeks.
Bolts GM Steve Yzerman, who also happens to be GM of Team Canada, made the announcement, which put a damper on Canada's gold medal dreams.
"After reviewing the CT scan this afternoon, Dr. (Ira) Gutentag made it clear to me and to Steven that the tibia is not completely healed and therefore he should not be participating in game action at any time in the near future," Yzerman said in a release. "Although the doctor was very pleased to this point with the healing process, he explained that the callus surrounding the fracture site is not 100 percent consolidated, and Steven will not be cleared to play in a game until that happens. It was a pretty clear cut decision, no gray areas at all."
Stamkos, obviously, said he was very disappointed in the doctor's orders.
"I honestly believe that we did everything possible in order to have my injured leg ready in time for the Olympics, but I realize you can't force healing," he said in a statement. "I know, in the best interest of my long term health, I cannot represent Canada in Sochi, as much as I would like to. I would like to thank the training staff for their dedication and hard work and I look forward to returning to the Lightning once cleared by the medical team."
Stamkos's absence means there's a huge opening on Team Canada's roster. Fortunately for Yzerman, there's no lack of quality players available to fill it.
Plenty of deserving names will be mentioned -- Claude Giroux of the Flyers, James Neal of the Penguins and Eric Staal of the Hurricanes are three of the first that come to mind. But Yzerman really needs only to look in his own Lightning locker room to find the right player.
That would be Martin St. Louis -- Stamkos's longtime teammate and Olympic veteran. Many thought he should have been on the roster from the start, and it was certainly a shock to St. Louis that he wasn't. But instead of complaining, he went out and scored eight goals and 16 points in the next 14 games post-roster announcement.
After it was revealed that Stamkos wouldn't be able to play, St. Louis received some support from the Twitterverse, including Edmonton's David Perron.
A lof of great players could replace Stamkos for Team Canada, but I really hope Martin St-Louis gets the call! #sochi — David Perron (@DP_57) February 5, 2014
If Yzerman doesn't replace Stamkos with St. Louis, his relationship with the team's long-time star winger will take another hit. Pass over your star winger once, and amends can still be made. Pass over him twice and, well, things may not be so civil the second time around.
It's a hard decision for Yzerman, no doubt about it. But if your entire Olympic run depends on the 26th roster spot, well, you've got more issues with your team than that.
St. Louis is the logical selection. He's also the sentimental pick. And in the end Yzerman should "make it right," as a certain Canadian home inspector would say, and choose one of his own.


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I live in Oakland, CA, which is basically famous for its crime,* so you see a lot of people getting desperate to keep their shit safe.
It just got taken to a whole nother level though when the other day I was parking at the train station and saw this.
That's right. It's like a bike chain, but for your car. I died.
One of my friends told me I missed a good photo-op moment, but luckily that's what Photoshop is for.
Sorry, I really have no idea how to pose as a gangster. Clearly.
I do feel like this chain would probably work though because anyone cutting it would probably feel just as silly as the person putting it on felt.
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So....enquiring minds want to know what made this particular assault if not one in a million at least one in 70,962. The explanation lies with the victims who in this case represented the most protected species on the planet, on a par with the lesser spotted barn owl and leatherback sea turtle: Muslim 'asylum' seekers. It's not too much of a stretch to suggest that the attackers were primarily native British - what Tom Wolfe called The Great White Defendants. Glittering careers beckon for the law officers who track them down and for the judges who put them away for a long long time.
Then again the Great White Defendants might be lucky. Like the Somali girl gang who kicked an English girl in the head while yelling 'kill the white slag'. They got off with a warning.


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A man who left a car running in a garage in an apparent suicide attempt appears to have died of carbon monoxide fumes that also claimed the lives of his wife and two daughters, an eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor said.
Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said Tuesday night that a state police investigation indicates that Gary Reitnauer went to the garage of an adjacent home on the family's property and started the car following a disagreement with his wife, Michelle.
State police were called to the home in Milford Township in rural Bucks County, about 45 miles northwest of Philadelphia, at 11:20 p.m. Monday. They found the structure filled with high levels of carbon monoxide from the running vehicle, Lt. Vincent D'Angelo said in a news release.
Investigators "believe the husband committed suicide and each ... of the family members succumbed to carbon monoxide when they went to check on him and tried to rescue him," Heckler said.
The cause and manner of death must still be confirmed by the county coroner's office, he said.
State police have found no note but the garage door handle had been knocked off "which suggested that the husband went in there and did not intend to be disturbed or rescued," Heckler said.
He said the circumstances also indicate that his wife went to the garage and broke the window of another door in an apparent attempt to rescue him, but was apparently overcome by the deadly fumes and was found inside.
The 16-year-old daughter, Kimberly, then apparently went to the kitchen adjacent to the garage and was found on the floor there, Heckler said. Ten-year-old daughter Jamie is believed to have done the same and was barely alive when rescuers arrived. She later died.
The fire department responded and discovered the victims, but emergency workers were unable to revive them. All four "appeared to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning," D'Angelo said.
Stunned friends and neighbors who recalled the family Tuesday as happy and outgoing. Property records show the couple bought their ranch-style home at the end of a long driveway in 1996.
"Good man," a nephew, Rob Zern, told reporters as he left the home. "The family was trying to save each other and it didn't work out ... don't know what all went wrong, but it's a tragedy all around."
The Quakertown Community School District announced the deaths on its website and said counselors would be made available to help grieving students and teachers.
"She was just the sweetest soul, the one taking care of everyone else," Quakertown math teacher MaryAnn Byatt said on the district's website. The site said Kimberly, a junior, was a gifted student, receiving the highest possible score on the advanced placement calculus exam at the end of her sophomore year. She also sang in the chorus and played in the jazz band, and was set to compete at a band festival in Erie.
Her sister was a fifth grader and took part in her school's Reading Olympics Team. Like her sister, she played in the school band and sang in the chorus. She wanted to become a veterinarian, the site said.
Six high school classmates of Kimberly Reitnauer placed flowers on the family's mailbox Tuesday afternoon, then formed a circle, clasped hands and prayed. Afterward, they remembered their friend as a highly intelligent student near the top of her class, and as a talented musician who played piano and trumpet. She was happy, kind and humble, they said.
"Everyone here loved her. She always had a smile on her face. Her whole family did. They were just the happiest people, and they made everyone else feel the same way," said Aislinn Strohecker, 17, a close friend and neighbor.
Neighbors said there was no inkling of trouble in the Reitnauer home.
Michele Reitnauer, 58, gave Christmas cookies every year to a well-drilling company down the gravel road, and would fetch the company's mail when she got her own, according to Gloria Mayberry, a secretary at the firm. Gary Reitnauer, 59, known as "Ozzy," would use the bucket on his John Deere tractor to take his trash can to the end of the drive, a cigar usually hanging from his mouth, she recalled.
The children were adopted from China, according to Maggie Chambers, a neighbor and Strohecker's mother. She said they were "just the sweetest family."
"It's not that kind of family. For me to even think for a minute that this was a deliberate thing, it's just not them," Chambers said. "It's not."


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January has been such crazy month in terms of weather, health, and...apparently crafting! Due to snow and polar vortex temperatures, I have been at work (and my son at school) for probably 8 days this entire month. We have rarely had a day without a 2 hour delay. In a way, it drives me absolutely crazy. My lesson plans are a wreck and I know I have tons that I need to cover and am unable to do it.
|A tray for my completed and "in-process" layouts. Made using a Studio Calico box, acrylic paint and extra wide washi from a Studio Calico kit.
|Tray in action!
|An inexpensive plate and candle stick holder that I put together to use as an embellishment tray.
|A day at the Glenbrook Mall in Ft Wayne, IN on the carousel. Collections used in this project: Pink Paislee - Color Wash, WRMK - Chalkboard, Heidi Swapp - Mint Alpha, Maggie Holmes - Frame, MME - Sequins
|Large roughly 24" chalkboard tic tac toe board with bean bags. Supplies - Upcycled foam core board, chalkboard paint, felt, rice, tiny attacher, chalk and twine.
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SAN JOSE — The Silicon Valley International Auto Show opening Thursday at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center will show off current and 2015 models of vehicles from muscle cars to plug-ins.
Unlike the auto show held last month in traffic-congested San Francisco, lookie-loos and potential customers will be able to test drive more than 50 models from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC and Toyota around downtown San Jose.
"The San Francisco location at Moscone Center makes it very difficult for people to get out on the road and not be sitting in traffic," said Robert Louisell of Ford, which will have eight cars available for test drives, including a 2014 Mustang. "The layout of the San Jose show affords drivers and guests a much better opportunity to actually drive."
Ford gave 754 test drives at last year's Silicon Valley International Auto Show. With its prime "ride-and-drive" location directly in front of the convention center this year, Ford hopes to offer even more rides.
Inside the convention center, along with 24 trucks, SUVs, Mustangs, hybrids and plug-ins, Ford also will have a simulator equipped with a steering wheel, seats, screens, pedals and a hydraulic system that will give drivers a virtual test of Ford's fuel-efficient EcoBoost technology.
Toyota will ask teen drivers to take a ride in its "TeenDrive365" simulator that provides a virtual experience of how distractions impair safe driving, according to Briana Nelson, assistant general manager for Toyota's San Francisco region.
Toyota, which remains the best-selling brand in California, will display its Prius, the top-selling car in California and the Bay Area in its class; and its Camry, the best-selling car in its class in America 12 years running.
Four Toyota models have been overhauled for 2014 and will be on display: the Corolla, 4Runner, Tundra and Highlander. The auto show also will represent the Northern California debut of the new 2014 Highlander Hybrid, which will go on sale in early March, Nelson said.
As at other auto shows, potential customers won't be pressured to buy because sales are prohibited. But they can get a look at BMW's first all-electric car, the i3, and also see pre-production models of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon.
Representatives from automakers also will be on hand to help potential buyers understand their options for charging electric vehicles.
The auto show's history dates to 1909 and it later evolved into the San Jose International Auto Show before taking on its current name in 2005.
This year, the show will be packed with vehicles jammed with technology that makes them more fuel-efficient while also offering more cockpit conveniences, such as cameras on all four sides of some Infiniti models that give drivers a 360-degree view; rear seat belts that inflate in a crash for increased safety (Ford); accident avoidance sensors (various models of Acura, BMW, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar and Toyota); smartphone apps that allow drivers to lock/unlock doors, check tire pressures and remotely start their vehicles (select models of Buick, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC); parking assist (Ford, Lexus, Toyota and others); built-in Wi-Fi (BMW, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford); and more intelligent voice activation that understands nuanced pronunciations (Chevrolet, Ford, Kia).
Honda's overhauled 2014 Odyssey van also includes an optional in-vehicle vacuum system called HondaVac made by Shop-Vac.
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When: Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. except Sunday, when the show closes at 6 p.m.
Admission: Free opening day tickets available at participating Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets and UPS stores; $11 for adults (save $1 by purchasing tickets at www.SVAutoShow.com); $8 for military members with ID, senior citizens 62 and older, students under 21 with school ID and children 7 to 12; free for children 6 and under accompanied by an adult. Free for children 12 and under Sunday when accompanied by an adult.


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Catalyst_ComMedia necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 99 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
We are building an online portal of resources and information to build awareness about human trafficking.
Yes - Slavery still exists today! That's why the name of the campaign/ site is - STOP SLAVERY TODAY ... http://www.stopslaverytoday.com
A great logo design is fundamental to grabbing the attention of all to put an end to this international horror.
Stop Slavery Today
Stop Slavery Today is a campaign built around an online social networking and multimedia website against the trafficking and slavery of human beings of all ages and sexes.
Logo Requirements: Powerful & Representative
We need the words in the logo, but also have a symbol to accompany them - (e.g.'s - - - http://www.antislavery.org/ http://www.iabolish.org/ http://www.stophumantraffic.org/ )
The symbol should stand out enough to be eventually instantly recognizable, when presented alone, by all as specifically associated with the issue and campaign against the trafficking in human beings. (like the rings of the Olympic Games do without us seeing the words)
It should be unique though and that's why it would be great to avoid the colour red please.
It needs to confront people but engage them. It needs to be cutting edge and competitive in the market place to give it some credibility.
Symbol should depict something that conjures up a universal image in one's mind (some have used stop signs, broken chains, barded wires and hands with a key - so just be aware of not repeating what has been done please :-)
Because of the multimedia and web 2.0 nature of the site, there are already going to be lots of photos and images of the issue itself including men, women and children involved in the trafficking so we don't need to make the symbol reflect any one sex, creed or culture.
Future Work & Collaboration:
Once we pick the winner, we are very likely to employ that person to do the stationary and other collateral designs for us as well - potentially even the website colour scheme.
- Item 1...Unique Font Style = Strong with a sense of calling people to action in an inviting way- Item 2...Symbol - easily recognisable & reproducable
- Item 1...I would prefer not to use the color red - - it's always used in this and is not very effective.
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text: Gary Whitney was an artist of the underground scene in the 1970s. He contributed to Bizarre Sex and Dope Comix at Kitchen Sink Press, and was also present at Artie Romero's Everyman Studios. In the 1960s, he drew the 'Phoebe & the Pigeon People' comic, written by Jay Lynch for the Chicago READER newspaper in the 1960s.


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antonymd necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 31 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
We require a 1 page summary brochure to promote a special offer we are running. We already have a basic design and now just need it refined and "stylised".
QMCODES is a mobile marketing and technology company focused on making print advertising interactive. Using our technology incorporating QR codes advertisers can now make their print campaigns interactive allowing readers of a magazine to access additional content such as Vodcasts and Podcasts directly from their mobile.
We have a special offer we are launching in December/January with jmag and want to get advertising clients interested in the promotion.
For any advertiser that books a full page advertisement in our magazine they will receive a free mobile advertising add-on package with a QR code and a mobile website.
This promotion is being used to create awareness of our services and generate interest from advertising agencies. It will be blasted out the client list as possibly an HTML email or PDF brochure as well as being printed and mailed.
- The design must be clean and professional looking of high quality and typical of an advertisement you might see in a luxury magazine such as Vogue or GQ
- We already have the copy content written up and in a mock-up brochure which can be used as a base for the design. The finished design should expand on this original work.
- The original design template with copy can be found here
- It must be 1 page
- Use the styling's of these websites for exsting brand colors styles and designs.
- Use minimal and uniform colors and styled designs
- The focus should be on promoting the QR code and special offer these points should clearly stand out and be what draws the eye initially
- The design must include the jmag and QMCODES logos
- The QR code found here must also be incorporated into the design and be a minimum of 2.2cm squared
- Incorporate an image of a mobile phone to highlight the user experience of the service.
- Avoid a messy cluttered look
- Try not too use to many colors
- Don't use the opening line "A Great Big Bang for your buck" as found in the PDF. Instead please replace it with "Print Advertising Is Now Interactive!"
- It should not be cartoony looking
- Don't reverse the contrast of the code symbol, it must be presented in the same way as offered.


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Long-Term Visual Light Curves and the Role of Visual Observations in Modern Astrophysics
John R. Percy
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H4, Canada
Presented at the 100th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO, May 23, 2011; received November 30, 2011; accepted November 30, 2011
Thanks to organizations such as the AAVSO, visual observations of variable stars have scientific strengths: they are numerous, sustained, and standardized. Though many people have predicted the demise of visual observation, the demand for such observations increased dramatically in the last quarter of the 20th century. In addition to their value in detecting, timing, and studying outbursts in CVs, fadings in R CrB stars, and eclipses in binaries, they are uniquely useful in studying the behavior of pulsating stars, especially slow, irregular, and long-term behavior, and changes in period and amplitude. In this review, I give a general review of this topic, with some emphasis on my own work on pulsating red and yellow variables, and on T Tauri stars. Much of this work has been done by undergraduate students and outstanding high school students; I highlight the importance and potential of AAVSO visual data for educational use.


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Route To Success
Studying in Australia can be a life-changing experience and with a student visa you will be entitled to earn money part-time too
With all of the recent changes to the General Skilled Migration program in Australia in recent months, the notion of studying or training in Australia has intensified.
According to the latest figures, more than 2,800 people from the UK have chosen to go back to college or university in Australia this year. This is almost 20 per cent up on 2007 figures.
More than half of the new students were mature students enrolling in postgraduate courses at universities or trade training programs in the vocational education sector.
Studying and improving your opportunities for a resurgent labour market is one well tested solution to beating the recession, whether it is in Australia or anywhere else.
There is a lot to be said for obtaining Australian qualifications. The education system is very highly developed and compares very favourably with the UK.
Australian qualification holders are in demand all over the world. So when the tide does turn, your employability prospects will be greatly improved. The cachet of an international qualification not only impresses employers but is definitive proof that you are capable of succeeding outside your home environment.
It is really important to stress, though, that an Australian degree or trade certificate does not bring with it any guarantee of permanent residency. Much will depend on the state of play of the local and finish your study or training. In the makes studying last few weeks, several government outside a breeze sponsored reviews into aspects of international education provision in Australia sought to decouple the perception that studying in Australia will automatically lead to permanent residency.
The Department of Immigration and Citzenship's (DIAC) website is explicit. It said: "Students should not make educational choices solely on the basis of hoping to achieve a particular migration outcome, as the GSM program will continue to change and adapt to Australia's economic needs."
The global financial crisis provoked some of the major changes to the migration rules earlier in the year, including the introduction of the Critical Skills List in March and the ministerial directive in September to prioritise certain GSM applications.
The fact that the economic indicators in Australia are all heading north again and the spectre of high unemployment has receded, does not mean that current policies will be revisited any time soon. It is important, therefore, that you choose a course in which you have a genuine interest and that will help to advance your career.
On a student visa you will have an opportunity to live and study in Australia for the duration of your course. Under current regulations you may also be eligible, if your study program is for two years or longer, to apply for a Graduate Visa that will enable you to work fulltime in your chosen profession.
You may be in a position then to consider an application for permanent residency but that will depend on the migration rules in place at the time of your application. Nobody can predict what they might look like in six months time never mind three years.
As a student you will be able to work for 20 hours a week while your course is in session and full time during the vacation. Your partner will be able to work part time for the duration.
Earnings will vary, naturally, but you should be able to make a big dent in your living expenses. You will also get to know the country and the people an awful lot better. So should you decide to apply for permanent residency, and meet the criteria at the time of application, you have up-to-date qualifications and experience. You might even have got to know some employers interested in sponsoring you.
- Student Visa Cost: £315
- Validity: Duration of your course
- Conditions: You will be able to work up to 20 hours a week while your course is in session. During your vacations, you can work fulltime. You are entitled to multiple entry to Australia for the duration of the visa.
As with any strategy there are a lot of considerations you will have to take into account. It is important, therefore, that you get the best possible advice before making any commitment.
Study programs in Australia can be expensive – all the more so given the current exchange rate. Typically, you will need to allow upwards of £8,500 for annual tuition fees and a further £10,000 (for an individual) to cover modest living costs. This can be off set by earnings in Australia – how much will depend on you and the availability of casual and seasonal work, wherever you choose to locate. It is a big investment and is not for the faint hearted, however, it is one that has paid off for many thousands over the years.
There are certainly a lot of choices and a huge array courses, from trade qualifications to postgraduate degrees, available in private and public institutions in every state of Australia. You can start by having a look at the Australian government website at www.studyinaustralia.gov.au.
If you need help in making a decision and working through the complexities, there are a number of specialist agencies in the UK and Ireland who can help you with your decision making and steer you in the right direction.
Organisations, like Study Options in London, work with a number of Australian colleges and universities and provide free advice and support to prospective students about their educational objectives. It is also important, though, that you spend time with a registered Australian migration agent about your circumstances. They will be on top of the current legislation and in a position to provide you with frank, accurate and honest advice about your longer term prospects.
Unlike GSM visas, student visas are processed very quickly if you are a current British or Irish passport holder. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, you can expect to get your visa within 10 days of lodging a valid application. The process is straight forward. You will need to:
- Apply for your chosen course directly or via an accredited agent. Most agents will not charge you a fee for this service.
- Once you have been off ered a place you will normally be expected to pay the first semester fees. This is typically 50 per cent of the annual fee.
- On receipt of your fees you will receive a 'Confirmation of Enrolment'. This is the document you will need to provide to the Australian High Commission to prove that you have been accepted as a genuine student and will trigger the visa process.
- Complete the student visa application online or in person and submit it with your visa fee.
Once you have your visa you can make your plans to travel. You should arrive in the country at least two weeks before your course starts to acclimatise. You will need the time to get your bearings.
For those people starting in February it can be a big shock to move from a cold winter to an Australian summer. If study in Australia is a possibility, you will find that it is a hugely transformative experience. Just ask anybody who has done it.
The UK's only event for studying in Australia & New Zealand. Best advice for studying down under


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Acetaminophen May Reduce Vaccination Response
by Pamela Jones, MA
A vaccine protects people from infections caused by certain bacteria and viruses. It delivers an active substance that stimulates your body's immune system to create antibodies. The antibodies will allow your body to fight off and prevent infections from the targeted bacteria or virus. Since the vaccine stimulates the immune system, fever may develop after immunizations. Fever is a normal immune system response, and for most, it is mild and does not interfere with everyday activities. In rare cases, a fever can reach over 102 degrees, which puts infants at risk for febrile seizures. Even though a high fever is rare, doctors often recommend a prophylactic dose of acetaminophen for infants after an immunization series. Acetaminophen is a medicine known for its ability to decrease fever.
Since a fever is a normal immunological response, researchers from the Czech Republic wanted to investigate if suppressing a fever after an immunization may also suppress other necessary immunological processes. The study, published in The Lancet, found that acetaminophen after immunizations does decrease the chance of developing a fever but may also decrease the intensity of the antibody response to the immunization.
About the Study
The study was split into two randomized trials that followed 459 infants 9-16 weeks old. The infants were randomly divided into one of two groups. A treatment group received prophylactic acetaminophen every 6-8 hours after receiving a vaccine, and a control group did not receive prophylactic acetaminophen. The first trial followed the infants after a primary set of vaccinations, including Rotavirus, DTaP ( diptheria, tetanus, pertussis), Hib (Haemophilus influenza type b), PCV (pneumococcal), and IPV (polio). The second trial followed the same infants after their booster vaccines, generally given at 12-15 months of age. The infants' response to the vaccine, including the degree of fever and the antibody concentrations, was measured in all of the infants following the vaccinations. The antibody concentration is a measure of the immune response. A higher number means a greater response by the immune system.
When comparing the treatment group to the control group:
How Does This Affect You?
This study showed that acetaminophen is effective in decreasing fever but may also affect antibody development after vaccination. This may be a reasonable connection, since both antibody development and fever are normal immune responses. However, the results of this study did not look at clinical outcomes. In other words, do lower antibodies in the treatment group mean the vaccinations will be less effective? More research will be needed to confirm the effect of acetaminophen on antibody development and whether it changes the effect of the vaccine.
High fever is a rare side effect from immunizations, as demonstrated in this study. In these cases, acetaminophen is given prophylactically, which means it is taken before anything happens, as opposed to being taken once symptoms arise. Although these two studies alone are not enough to confirm the effect of acetaminophen on antibody development, this information should be considered. Talk to your child's doctor to see whether acetaminophen should be used when your child is getting a vaccine. Since acetaminophen is not necessary in the majority of cases, it may be best to reserve the medicine until it is needed. It is important to understand that a fever is a natural part of the vaccine process, and suppressing it may not be necessary. Instead, watch your child for signs of illness. If the child is normal, happy, and playing, there is no problem. But if the child is upset, weak, or sick, talk to your doctor.
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Prymula R, Siegrist CA, Chilbek R, et al. Effect of prophylactic paracetamol administration at time of vaccination on febrile reactions and antibody responses in children: two open- label, randomised controlled trials. The Lancet . 2009 Oct;374(9698):1339-1350.
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Wake up, check the news. On Day 5 it seems as though ceasefire talks are underway. French foreign minister flying in. Hamas reps talking to the Egyptians in Cairo. Quiet night in the south and no missiles shot down over Tel Aviv since yesterday morning. On the other hand, tens of thousands of reservists called up with the army preparing itself for a possible ground incursion. Tanks and artillery lined up to go in. Israel, like Hamas with its missiles aimed at symbolic Tel Aviv, upping the ante to deter the other side and/ improve its own starting point for setting cease-fire terms. General impression : Israel doesn't want to send in ground troops but will do if Hamas halts its fire. Hamas wouldn't mind a cease-fire but needs this round to end in a victory so demanding its own terms (opening of Rafah crossing, halt to targeted assassinations). Thankfully drink coffee. Make fruit salad, feeling uncomfortable positioned between a ceasefire and a serious escalation,
Go for a walk. Glorious weather. Decide not to take any form of communication with me so as to be liberated from the news for 45 minutes. Through the quaint alleyways of Neve Tzedek to the beach. Sea as flat as a plate. Sand sparkles in the morning sunlight. A few swimmers, joggers and cyclists. Back home, switch on radio. Earnest conversation with expert on the amazing success rate of Iron Dome rocket interception system suddenly interrupted by a calm but insistent voice: "Colour Red siren in the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council"; the signal for everyone in that area to scramble for the shelters. An actress selling accident insurance to the over 50s punctuated by "Colour Red alert in Ashdod, Colour Red alert in Ashdod." Appears that the talks aren't going so well, or perhaps that these are their final salvos aimed at justifying a declaration of victory before the cease fire kicks in? Take a shower. Start worrying about a ground incursion. Tying up my shoes before going out, I hear the siren go off outside. Chain reaction:
Uncertainty: Is that really a siren?
Fear: A missile could land on my head and kill me!!
Rationalization. After all what are the statistical chances of my specific building being hit?
Irrational Confusion: 'Where the hell did I put the phone? Can't go downstairs without the phone..
Out of the door and to the landing one floor down which, according to the Home Front Command, is the safest place to be if you live on the third floor of a three floor building and can't otherwise get to the shelter in a minute and a half. Hear the families on the bottom floors entering the shelter which we recently cleared of excess bikes to make room for its original purpose. Think to myself, this is stupid, after all what are the statistical chances of my specific building being hit? Hear very audible BOOM!. Think thank goodness I wisely chose this relatively protected space. See neighbour 'L' slowly opening her door clutching two month old baby girl, both of them bleary eyed ,and slowly descend the steps, . "They seem to time them with her naps," L tells me unhappily, clearly feeling the pressure. "Is it over?" she asks? I tell her it is and we both go back up. I tell her to tell me if she needs anything. Back in the flat I remember that you're supposed to stay in protected space for 10 minutes after siren. What the hell. 'A' calls. Tells me that someone saw the rocket being intercepted over the sea opposite Yaffo. Radio presenter reminds me and other spoiled residents of central Israel that what we just experienced has been the daily experience of residents of the south for 12 years. I also wonder what it feels like in Gaza with over a thousand airstrikes in 4 days.
Walk to the post office, shops, forgetting to follow Home Front instructions to constantly spy out protected spaces should I be caught short by an incoming missile. Neighbourhood as usual. People in cafes, girls on bikes, except that an ever higher percentage are glued to their phones. Serious cash register problems at Bagir menswear outlet unconnected to Operation Pillar of Defense. Lady at post office especially friendly: perhaps something to do with wartime camaraderie? At the local mini market I ask 'N' the cashier where they run to when the sirens go off. To the ground floor of a building under construction over the road, she says.
Back home, see this:
"The Iron Dome anti-rocket system intercepted two rockets fired at Tel Aviv Sunday morning. A siren sounded in the central city shortly before the interception and an explosion was heard. Hamas's Izzadin Kassam Brigades took responsibility for the launches.Shrapnel from the interception struck a car in the greater Tel Aviv area, setting the vehicle on fire. There were no immediate reports of injury."
The car hot by shrapnel in Holon from the rocket interception over Tel Aviv. The driver jumped out in time and was saved.
Start fretting that these "strategic" attacks on Tel Aviv might push Bibi/Barak into ordering a ground incursion. See that, according to US officials, "Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu assured US President Barack Obama on Friday that he does not plan to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip - unless Hamas escalates its rocket war. Wonder if those two rockets constitute an escalation?
Check out the news sites: Rocket seriously wounds man in Sha'ar Hanegev region. Rocket strikes building in Ashkelon : no injuries. Netanyahu: IDF prepared to broaden Gaza operations. IAF strikes launching area of Tel Aviv bound missiles.25 missiles hit Israel throughout the morning. MDA treats 4 injured throughout the morning. 12 for shock.
On TV, another expert is in the middle of a long winded Koranic analogy demonstrating Hamas's duplicity vis -a- vis the Islamist splinter groups in Gaza when we cut to Ashdod where the sirens a have been blaring. See pictures of a bombed out living room. Nobody hurt because they were in the stairwell. Turns out that Naftali Bennet, new head of the religious-rightist Jewish Home is also in Ashdod. He wants to stop messing about, send in the army, topple the Hamas government, reoccupy Gaza and set up an Israeli controlled buffer between Gaza and Egypt to halt the flow of missiles. A siren goes off behind him. TV announcer says we're halting the interview. Naftali runs for shelter.We see a picture of a deserted square in the middle of Ashdod, sirens wailing. Later local residents emerge, one of them competing with reporter for camera's attention and telling us that she's prepared to stay in the shelters for as long as it takes as long as they let the army do the job and stop the missiles "once and for all. Amen!"
Radio expert says that the next 24 hours will be "crucial".Tune into Galei Tzahal for news but the army station is broadcasting from the Sapir Regional College near Sderot, a town noted for the disproportionate number of talented musicians as well as the disproportionate number of Qassam rockets it has absorbed.We're hearing an interview with a promising local singer-songwriter about to release his first alum but are interrupted by "Colour Red siren in the Eshkol Regional Council". Sorry, Noam, when did you say the album was coming out?
17.15. By now 70 rockets fired at Israel today, 40 of which intercepted. But no firing for the past 90 minutes. Reports coming in of an entire Gazan family killed. Gazan death toll now 60. Expert says that following the massive airstrikes of the first few days, Gazans don't know when the next one is coming. They've stocked up on food and water and are staying indoors. IDF has taken over Hamas radio and TV broadcasting messages to stay away from Hamas firing positions and warning of an impending ground incursion.Not far away, tens of thousands of young soldiers and older reservists are waiting for an order that may or not come. Each of them with a family and friends. Expert 1 says problem is that neither side yet has the "winning picture" that can allow it to halt without losing face. Expert 2 says that a tahadiye/ cease fire agreement has almost been reached but predicted it wouldn't last more than a month or two before unraveling like all the others. Ma shehaya ze ma sheyihyeh.
What happened in the past, we'll have in the future.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Day 5 of Gaza campaign. Some notes from the Rooftop
2 comments:
- J. said...
Very interesting post, I'm a Tel Avivian too and can really relate. Let's hope we don't have to go through that again!
- December 13, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- J. said...
Very interesting post, I'm a Tel Avivian too and can really relate. Let's hope we don't have to go through that again!
- December 13, 2012 at 12:12 PM
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