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It's been a month since he fought, but Patricio Freire (17-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) says that's too long.
"From 135 to 170 [pounds] give me the toughest guy available on March 21," the Brazilian recently tweeted to his bosses at Bellator.
Freire said he "did the math" on the time he'd need to cut to 135 pounds and arrived at the March date, which hosts Bellator 93.
"I'm clear-minded and focused," he subsequently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I simply wish to keep fighting."
The Season 4 tournament winner clearly wants to erase the memory of his recent title fight with Pat Curran, which ended in a split call for the featherweight champ at this past month's Bellator 85 event. But Freire also remembers the long layoff that preceded his title shot and its negative effect on his performance.
"After my last victory in May of 2011, I underwent hand surgery and ultimately ended up waiting 20 months to face Pat Curran," Freire said. "Ours was a fierce fight. I pushed the pace for all five rounds despite being on the receiving end of some headbutts.
"I pressed the champion, and the result was a split decision. Since I was coming from a period of inactivity, I feel I can do better in a rematch if I could regain my fighting rhythm."
Freire not only feels that being busier will help him reach peak performance, but also help him capitalize on the interest generated from his fight with Curran.
"I want to bring Bellator's attention to the fact that our fight broke viewership records in both the U.S. and in Brazil," he said. "I'm not asking for any sort of compensation, other than to be booked for another fight as soon as possible."
A Bellator official said Freire isn't booked for any other fight cards in the promotion's current season, but that could quickly change.
Prior to his setback, the featherweight won the Season 4 tournament after another split call – this one against Joe Warren – dashed his hopes at winning the Season 2 competition. Prior to that, he was unbeaten as a professional.
Freire said his walk-around weight of 165 pounds would allow him to fight as heavy as 170 pounds or as light as 135, though in all likelihood, his performance would be compromised at either weight.
"I would love an immediate rematch against Curran," he said. "But it's not going to happen because (Season 6 tourney winner) Daniel Straus is next. In my opinion, even though Curran is the champion, he won by split decision, so that leaves something to be desired.
"Since Curran is booked, my other choice is Warren, who is the only other fighter to get a win over me. I have already asked to fight Warren, but I didn't get it because he's not leaving the bantamweight class. So, I have no problem losing the weight and meeting him at his preferred weight.
"Besides those two, it could be anyone. Unfortunately, a lot of the good fighters near my weight are tied up in ongoing tournaments. Nonetheless, I'm sure I am beating whoever they book me against."
For more on Bellator's upcoming schedule, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.


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ICAN Signs Amicus Curiae Briefing on Forced Cesareans
The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) recently signed an amicus curiae briefing in support of Plaintiff Rinat Dray in the Rinat Dray v. Staten Island University Hospital, et. al case against forced cesareans. This briefing, which presented 50 stories of mothers who wanted to share their experiences of obstetric abuse within the maternity... Continue reading →

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Software Engineering MEng
Department of Computer ScienceApply for this course >
Course detailsA Levels AAA; AAB Other entry requirements
UCAS code G650
Duration 4 years
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Related subjects Software Engineering Computer Science
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Department of Computer Science
90% overall satisfaction
National Student Survey 2019
Top 5 Computer Science departments in the UK for research
Research Excellence Framework 2014
Course description
Our software engineering degree focuses on the art of engineering complex software systems.
The course not only teaches you state-of-the-art software design and programming technologies, but also lets you practise your skills in project management, teamwork and working with customers - skills expected by employers.
You'll get a solid grounding in the fundamentals of computer science and the opportunity to explore aspects of artificial intelligence.
In the second year, you'll develop software for real companies. In the third year you'll carry out an individual research project, giving you scope for creative and intellectual input.
In the final year, you'll get the chance to participate in Geneys - our student-led software development organisation.
Teaching and learning changes for 2020-21
Due to the coronavirus pandemic we have made some changes to teaching and learning for this course in the 2020-21 academic year.
Financial help from the University - bursaries
If you're a UK student, you could be entitled to a University bursary. A bursary is the same as a grant - you don't have to pay it back.
Entry requirements
|A Levels
|AAA, including Maths; AAB, including Computer Science and A in Maths
|A Levels + additional qualifications
|AAB, including Maths + B in a relevant EPQ; ABB, including Maths and Computer Science + B in a relevant EPQ; AAB, including Maths + A in AS or B in A Level Further Maths; ABB in Maths and Computer Science + A in AS or B in A Level Further Maths
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|36 with 6 in Higher Level Maths; IB 34 overall with 6 in Higher Level Maths and Computer Science
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Core modules:
|Foundations of Computer Science
|Introduction to Software Engineering
|Java Programming
|Machines and Intelligence
|Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures
|Web and Internet Technology
|Global Engineering Challenge Week
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|Devices and Networks
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|Automata, Computation and Complexity
|Data Driven Computing
|Software Hut
|Systems Design and Security
|Functional Programming
|Logic in Computer Science
|Engineering - You're Hired
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We're the first computer science department in the UK to launch its own student-run software company. Choose Sheffield and you'll develop skills in programming, teamwork, communication, systems design, management and entrepreneurship.
Our courses are designed to challenge you and prepare you for a career in industry, commerce, research, teaching or management. Our inspirational staff are experts in their fields of research and we are ranked 5th out of 89 computer science departments in the UK for research excellence. This means what we teach you is relevant today and tomorrow.
We have guest lecturers from industry including Microsoft, Google, GitHub, IBM and ARM. You will have access to cutting edge facilities in The Diamond including virtual reality facilities, high-spec graphics PCs and a robot arena. Our computer suites are equipped with the latest hardware, software and operating systems. During your degree you'll work on real projects for real customers as part of core and optional modules.
As well as lots of practical experience, we'll give you the first-rate scientific grounding you'd expect from a leading Russell Group research university. You can specialise in areas including computer security, web development and mobile apps, robotics and machine learning, speech and language technology, or 3D graphics and virtual reality.
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Some of our graduates have gone on to become IT consultants, software engineers, software developers, project managers, and data scientists in companies such as Amazon, ARM, BT, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Plusnet. Others have begun their research careers by starting a PhD.
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@USA_Volleyball - @USAVBeach - USAV Facebook
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 20, 2012) – The U.S. men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal put an exclamation point on the best international season of their careers by winning the 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour point championship.
Gibb (Bountiful, Utah) and Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) finished the 2012 season with 5,280 points on the FIVB World Tour. The team earned two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze. They also had two fourth-place finishes and three fifths.
"The high point (of the season) is winning the tour championship," Gibb said. "If you had asked me before the season if I was going to win… it's never even been a goal. It was a stunner and a wonderful surprise. The low point would be, I felt like we were contenders going into the Olympics and we didn't get the finish I wanted.
"In my volleyball career (winning the tour championship) is my biggest accomplishment."
Gibb and Rosenthal won their first 2012 gold medal at the smart Grand Slam Rome in Italy (June 13-17), where they also clinched nomination to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team. Their second gold medal came the next week at the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam in Gstaad, Switzerland (July 3-8).
In both gold medal matches, Gibb and Rosenthal defeated Brazil's Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego, who finished second for the point championship with 5,180.
Gibb gave credit for his team's improvement in 2012 to their coach, Mike Dodd.
"We got Mike Dodd on our team. He absolutely changed our game in big, big ways. It was hard at first. It took a couple months to buy in because they were big changes. I'm glad we did."
The U.S. men's beach team of Phil Dalhausser (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) finished third in the points race with 4,120. Dalhausser and Rogers won the World Tour point championship in 2010. Prior to that, a U.S. men's team had not won the World Tour championship since Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos were the top international team when the season overlapped two years (1992-1993).
The U.S. men's beach volleyball team of Matt Fuerbringer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Nick Lucena (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) finished seventh in the 2012 FIVB World Tour points championship with 3,640.
Of the top-10 men's teams in the 2012 standings, the United States and Brazil each had three teams, while no other country had more than one.
The Mazury Orlen Grand Slam in Stare Jablonki, Poland, was the final event for men on the 2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour. For the women, the tour continues after a one-week break in Aland, Finland from Aug. 28-Sept. 2 and finishes in Bang Saen, Thailand on Oct. 23-28.
Final 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Men's Leaders
1. Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States, 5,280
2. Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego, Brazil, 5,180
3. Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 4,120
4. Pedro Cunha/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 3,920
4. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands, 3,920
6. Marcio Araujo/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, 3,760
7. Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States, 3,640
8. Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik, Germany, 3,240
9. Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia, 2,920
10. Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy, 2,780
11. Martins Plavins/Janis Smedins, Latvia, 2,660
12. Benjamin Insfran/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil, 2,480
13. Emiel Boersma/Daan Spijkers, Netherlands, 2,280
13. Sebastian Dollinger/Stefan Windscheif, Germany, 2,280
15. Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland, 2,080
16. Adrian Gavira/Pablo Herrera, Spain, 1,980
17. Sebastian Chevallier/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 1,860
18. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China, 1,820
19. Alexandr Dyachenko/Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan, 1,780
20. David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, 1,724
2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Women's Leaders (through Aug. 19)
1. Juliana Felisberta/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 5,280
2. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, 5,240
3. Maria Antonelli/Talita Rocha, Brazil, 4,500
4. Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy, 3,920
5. Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States, 3,760
6. Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 3,340
7. Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic, 3,240
8. Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland, 3,200
9. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 3,160
9. Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany, 3,160
11. Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh, United States, 3,000
12. Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands, 2,580
13. Katrien Gielen/Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium, 2,480
14. Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia, 2,200
15. Natalie Cook/Tamsin Hinchley, Australia, 2,180
16. Ekaterina Khomyakova/Evgeniya Ukolova, Russia, 2,100
17. Elsa Baquerizo/Liliana Fernandez, Spain, 1,960
18. Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, 1,920
19. Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany, 1,840
20. Vasiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 1,820
NOTE: The 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour champions are determined by calculating the points for a team's best eight men's and nine women's finishes based on 75 percent of the 11 men's and 12 women's events (Open, World Championship and Grand Slam events only) staged during season and rounded down.


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The best ways to earn money:
Earn money never been so easy like adfly. Adf.ly is a site which allows you to shorten your URL, it is no different from bit.ly and tinyurl.com. However it does differ because they have ad twist. When ever someone opens the short url there is a 5 second frame which shows an ad. The timing is very short and thus majority of the people using this service don't mind the wait in return for using the system.
Benefits of adfly
- Traffic is targeted by country
- It is very cheap: you can earn money upto $9.00 for 1000 views
- Despite the low prices there is some conversion
So how much money can you can you make with Adfly? It's a good question. The amount of money you can make with your Adf.ly links depends on where the people who click your Adf.ly links are located.
How much money can I make?
The Adfly pays upto $9.00 for 1000 views, $9.00 may sound small, but just think for a second, How many people use Facebook? Over 500 million people use Facebook on a daily basis. If you could get even a small portion of Facebook users to click on your link or url, you could be earning a tidy amount of money. A great way to attract lots of users to click on your links is to set up a Facebook group. Many of these groups have more than a million users – so if you get your thinking cap on, you can make good money very quickly!!!. You can also make more money by making videos and post them to Youtube and leave a link in the description.
Adf.ly accounts
Adf.ly has an easy to reach payment threshold, so once you have earned $5.00 on your Adf.ly account, your earnings will automatically be paid into your PayPal, Payoneer, Payza account. If you don't have a Paypal or Payoneer or Payza account don't despair, they're both free to join and simple to use.
How to Earn Money with Adf.ly?
Best thing I like about Adf.ly is that even a person that don't know much about Blogging, Internet, Computers and other tech stuffs can also earn money from it. There is no specific strategy to earn money from Adf.ly. I am going to give you some of ideas to earn money from adfly, but it doesn't mean that these are only the ways to earn money. Be creative to make your own ways to share your URL links, so that it reaches to huge number of people and they click on it. In a nutshell, a person is only going to click your URLS. if you have something interesting to share through your links. Here are some of places you can share your URL links. But before you share your URL links; be sure you have something people want to check out. Let's start:
1. Facebook.com
Millions of people use Facebook everyday, so Facebook is the best way to post your links and publish them.
2. Twitter.com
Get some followers on twitter and post your links there so your followers can click on these links.
3. Youtube.com
You can also use Youtube.com for your links by uploading videos.
4. Post on forums
Most of the forums allow url links in your posts. Find a trending topic that is going to be trending for few months at least. Find forums related to that topic and sign up to them. Find something related to that topic and post on them on forums. Keep increasing your posts solely. You will see your earnings increasing slowly.
5. Pinterest.com
Publish pictures of popular content with links of your website.
6. Make a Website
You can make a free website (blog or free google site) and post your URLs links on the website with your content (Just change your outgoing links to adf.ly links or you can also use their website entry script or full page script).
7. Refer Others
This can be proved to be the way to make most money from Adfly. Only you have to do is to refer your relatives, friends or anyone to join adfly and you will earn money. Refer Publishers and you will receive 20% of their earnings for life time.
8. Comment on blogs
This is similar to above "Post on forums". Just the difference is that this time you are posting on blogs/websites related to your topic.
9. Ask your Friends
Ask your friends to follow the links on your website.


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A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Especially in British English, the terms spidergram and spidergraph are more common,[1] but they can cause confusion with the term spider diagram used in mathematics and logic. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid to studying and organizing information, solving problems, making decisions, and writing.
The elements of a given mind map are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts, and are classified into groupings, branches, or areas, with the goal of representing semantic or other connections between portions of information. Mind maps may also aid recall of existing memories.
By presenting ideas in a radial, graphical, non-linear manner, mind maps encourage a brainstorming approach to planning and organizational tasks. Though the branches of a mindmap represent hierarchical tree structures, their radial arrangement disrupts the prioritizing of concepts typically associated with hierarchies presented with more linear visual cues. This orientation towards brainstorming encourages users to enumerate and connect concepts without a tendency to begin within a particular conceptual framework.
The mind map can be contrasted with the similar idea of concept mapping. The former is based on radial hierarchies and tree structures denoting relationships with a central governing concept, whereas concept maps are based on connections between concepts in more diverse patterns. However, either can be part of a larger personal knowledge base system.
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Copp-Dash Inspired: Whitney Clark's Himalayan ExplorationFriday, December 23, 2016
Crystal and I recently returned from Kishtwar, a region of the Indian Himalaya with a tumultuous past. Fighting between Indian separatists and Pakistani militants had closed this region for much of the past 25 years, leaving valleys to be explored and peaks to be discovered. We set out from Manali on September 9th and drove for two days on a harrowing road barely large enough for one vehicle. We wound our way up mountain passes and cautiously skirted cliffs with a thousand feet of air below. Dust blew up in swirls coating our car. Occasionally we came upon rockslides blocking our way and watched while crews of men hurled massive boulders over the edge. The sound of rocks smashing against the walls below echoed throughout the valley. The adventure had already begun.
Once we reached the town of Gulabgarth, we quickly organized horses and began our trek. What should have taken four days, ended up taking six, as our horses decided to run away in the night, leaving us stranded. Fortunately, our cook was able to walk an hour and a half back to a larger village to find new horses to take us the rest of the way. We meandered up and down the Dharlang Valley, hopping across raging creeks, and passing numerous Guja huts built by the nomadic people. We eventually set up basecamp just below our original objective, but were forced to turn our attention elsewhere when we learned another team had secured its permit.
We spent a few days exploring near basecamp and hiked up an imposing valley, which we accessed via a goat path winding up the cliff-side. Walking up this valley was like striking gold. A beautiful pyramidal peak shot towards the sky, its west ridgeline plunging 900 meters to the glacier. We had found our objective.
We established a cache at around 4500 meters, dug out a sufficient spot on the moraine for our tent, and returned to base camp. A storm dropped about a foot of snow on the mountains, forcing us to remain in base camp for five days and hope for sunny weather to dry out the face. Time passed slowly. Waiting, wondering. What will the future hold? We anxiously returned to high camp and waited for two more days for the face to get in better condition. The good weather came but our ridge saw very little sun. Clouds shrouded the peak in darkness. Our time was running out, our supplies running low. We had to go now.
We left camp with heavy packs. Rolling hills of moraine gave way to glacier. We tiptoed our way up the icy slope, navigating gaping crevasses. At the base of the peak, we changed into climbing shoes despite our cold toes. Snow and ice hid in the cracks and on ledges. Our progress was slow, our packs heavy with two nights of supplies. A snowy gully forced another transition back into our boots. We scraped our way up, kicking into sugary snow resting on loose rock, and jamming our gloved hands in ice choked cracks. We finally crested onto the west side of the peak where snow gave way to rock. The peak rose sharply, its face more blank and complex than we were hoping. We continued climbing a few hundred meters until I saw the obvious path end. A blank slab blocked our way. Above, a steep wall loomed. We had only two bolts and a handful of pins.
"I think we should go down," I said.
But Crystal wanted to try the slab and continue upwards. She was full of optimism. "We are moving too slowly, the terrain above is blank and we don't have the right style for this kind of peak," I told her.
The rock was very featureless and not conducive to climbing fast in the alpine. The weather was calling for possible snow the next day. We were hoping to gain what looked like a ridge from below but turned out to be a broad and complex wall. I could see the disappointment in her face. We were on different pages, our bodies and minds not aligned. The peak was beautiful, unclimbed, and I could see it pulling her in. "Alright, lets go down," she said, hesitantly. A silence fell between us and we listened to the soft breeze and the rumble of the glacier below.
We banged in some pins and began the rappel as darkness fell. The lower I got, the more uncertain I was about turning around. Did I make the right choice? Risk is something that we must take in the mountains and we all have different thresholds. But I wasn't willing to go to that edge. Too many reasons stacked up in my head as to why we should turn around. I didn't care about the summit. It didn't feel right.
Back at basecamp, we slowly picked up the pieces and the tension began to ease. Our time in the mountains had come to an end. The peaks around us danced and taunted us in the sunlight. The valley was painted red and a crisp breeze whipped through the air. Winter would soon come to the Himalaya. As we hiked out of the broad valley, I looked back at the mountains, feeling grateful that I had the opportunity to explore such a beautiful place and that someday I can return with a bigger bag of tricks.


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Rangers' Josh Hamilton pulling for Miguel Cabrera to win Triple Crown
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton said Tuesday he is rooting for Detroit's Miguel Cabrera to win the Triple Crown.
"I'm excited about it," Hamilton said. "As a fan of the game, I enjoy watching other guys succeed in what they do."
Cabrera started Tuesday leading the league with a .331 batting average and 133 RBIs. Hamilton has 43 home runs, one more than the Detroit third baseman.
Hamilton led the AL in home runs and RBIs most of the season. Cabrera has made a push in September with nine home runs and 24 RBIs.
Boston's Carl Yastrzemski was the last AL player to win the Triple Crown in 1967.
"It would be pretty special," Hamilton said. "He's got to hit more home runs. I'm not going to stop playing. But I'm rooting for him."


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Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus [video]
After initially choosing Android over IOS, one must then decide which Android phone suits them the most. Whittling down your choice can be tedious, as you will be presented with a large number of phones from a large number of manufacturers. Looking to pick up a high-end Android handset manufactured by Samsung? You'll be faced with purchasing one of Sammy's three recent creations- the Galaxy Nexus, the Galaxy S2, or the Galaxy S3.
Today we will be pitting the flagship Galaxy Nexus against the spec-heavy Galaxy S3. Now, it is a given that the GS3 is a newer, more powerful phone than the Galaxy Nexus. But, for all you Android lovers who may need to purchase something a little cheaper, or may not have the time to wait for the GS3′s release, we will be giving you a full comparison to help ease your decision.
Let's start off by comparing these two devices' internals.
Galaxy Nexus
- 4.65″ Super AMOLED touchscreen, with 720×1280 resolution and 316 pixels per inch
- Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 processor
- 5MP rear-facing camera with 1080p video
- 1.3 MP front facing camera with 720p video
- 1750mAh battery
Galaxy S3
- 4.8″ Super AMOLED touchscreen, with 720×1280 resolution and 306 pixels per inch
- Quad-core 1.4GHz Cortex-A9 processor
- 8MP rear-facing camera with 1080p video
- 1.9MP front facing camera with 720p video
- 2100 mAh battery
Specs aside, each device is built extremely well and feels strong. The Galaxy Nexus features a curved glass screen, which is very sleek and sexy. Removal of each devices' backplate reveals SIM card slots, and on the Galaxy S3 a micro SD slot capable of housing 64GB of additional memory!
Each device currently runs Android 4.0.4, Ice Cream Sandwich. The Galaxy Nexus runs an un-modified (vanilla) version of Android, meaning there are no carrier or manufacturer "skins" or overlays. The GS3 is running Samsung's TouchWiz overlay, which has benefits as well as downfalls. All of the functionality of pure Android exists in the GS3, but, for many owners who wish to have a vanilla or 'pure' operating system, due to the bloating and unnecessary features included, will either love or be slightly frustrated with what Samsung has done here.
Nonetheless, the additional features that come preloaded on the GS3 are very sought after, and serve their purpose well. Features such as S-Voice, Smart Stay, task management, power saver, and the many in-app options make Touchwiz more than bearable, even for Android purists. Icons, menus, and toggles are all skinned differently for the GS3, but are still located in the areas as the Galaxy Nexus.
Some functionality is robbed by TouchWiz, such as master brightness control, meaning brightness is basically set on a per-app basis on the Galaxy S3. The Galaxy Nexus' notification bar also makes for easier navigating to often used settings. Folders are created easier on the Galaxy Nexus as well.
With the Galaxy Nexus being a Google Nexus phone, developer support has and will always be extremely strong. In fact, many of the Galaxy S3′s most intuitive features have been ported over for use on the Galaxy Nexus. See our article on the Galaxy S3 add-on pack for the Nexus here. The Galaxy S3 is also receiving large amounts of developer support as well, including ROM's that are built off of vanilla Android (AOKP). You can view our own video on how to root the Galaxy S3 here.
Each device bears the same type of display. The Galaxy S3′s is slightly bigger and constructed using Corning's Gorilla Glass 2, while the Galaxy Nexus uses Oleophobic coating for protection of its curved glass display.
Comparison images prove that there is little to no difference in quality.
Having 8MP, the Galaxy S3 obviously takes the cake in this category, but let's not write off the Galaxy Nexus' 5MP camera just yet. The Galaxy Nexus has the same intuitive features as the GS3. Features like zero shutter lag, which enable you take photos quickly and precisely, are a very nice touch, and will likely please snap happy owners. It also has the ability to record video and take photos at the same time. Each device also features face unlock capabilities, and the GS3 uses it's front facing camera to detect if the user is viewing the screen or not, via its Smart Stay functionality. This enables the device to keep the display live when you are looking at it.
Here are a few sample photos taken using each camera.
Speed and performance
I would bargain to say that the 1.2GHZ dual core CPU within the Galaxy Nexus would support most users daily needs. It is very nice to have quad core processing in the palm of your hand, though. The Galaxy Nexus has a generally stable overclock speed of 1.4GHZ, while the GS3 can reach stable clock speeds of 1.8GHZ. Here are some screenshots from each device. In all honesty, both are very responsive, stable devices. But I have never, ever, in my life – touched and flicked my way through a device as incredibly responsive as the S3. The thing is absolutely insatiable, a true speed demon. That being said, if you've never used one, there is no basis for comparison. Check out the benchmarks below!
Battery Life
Battery life is obviously better sustained by the Galaxy S3 with its 2100mAh battery, although extended batteries are available for each phone. The Galaxy S3 can last up to 24 hours with its stock battery, while the Galaxy Nexus only lasts around 12-14 with normal use. The power saver feature within the Galaxy S3 will easily provide hours upon hours of heavy use. Honestly, I was blown away by the battery life of the Galaxy S3. For such a powerful device, it really knows how to last.
Wrap up
Each device is a Samsung powerhouse with its own advantages. The Galaxy Nexus, being a bit older, is a much cheaper alternative to the Galaxy S3, and still stands up to many of its features. Since the Galaxy Nexus is a 'pure Google device', and essentially a developer magnet, means that it has a ton of life left to live, and features a near identical display to the Galaxy S3, too.
On the other hand, it is hard to resist the quad-core, 4.8 inch beast of a phone that is the Samsung Galaxy S3. It is, in all likelihood, the best Android smartphone ever devised, and is likely to receive a ton of developer support from all the major devs.
And how about you – will it be the Google/Developer phone – the Galaxy Nexus – or the Spec-heavy Galaxy S3? Will any Galaxy Nexus owners be making the switch to the GS3? Leave us a comment stating your choice!
This article, Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus [video] , was originally published at AndroidAuthority.com - Your Android News Source.


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Yet another unrelated pic, I know! Isn't he cute? XD lol
Anyway DAMN I'M SO HUNGRY I'M LIKE GOBBLING MY CHICKEN RICE LIKE MAD. And I can assure you by the time I finish blogging I'll be done eating.
Btw I'm planning for a diet again. I HAVE TO START EXERCISING. I could really see my tummy and my thighs getting huger UGH. Yesterday I was planning to start but when I reached home I got hungry. ._. But I did took a walk after dinner.
Oh look, I'm done eating.


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Although not mentioned in the film's promotional material it is worth noting that when asked "What would you do if Britain were invaded?" by a a tribunal for the registration of conscientous objectors in 1942, Britten replied "I believe in letting an invader in and then setting a good example" - an example which if followed by others in the event of a Nazi invasion would have meant the absence of Mendelssohn and a number of other composers from Aldeburgh Festivals. I have no other information about Peace and Conflict and this post is being written in western France, some 500 miles from my home in Norfolk. But based on available information the film does promise to add some much-needed value to what may otherwise be just another composer anniversary.
Thanks to Mahler, Cage and others, classical music is suffering once again from anniversary overload, and that is before we reach 2013, when Wagner and Verdi join Britten in centennial celebrations. Each succesive anniversary brings even more inane and valueless "Happy birthday Gustav Mahler" type tweets, even more puff pieces from social media apeing journalists, and even more unimaginative and unremitting cycles of the birthday boy's work (birthday girls rarely get the anniversary treatment) from orchestras and radio stations. I hope I do not need to restate my passion for Britten's music; but how many cycles of his String Quartets and performances of Peter Grimes will 2013 stand? And do we really need a BBC Radio 3 Britten Experience?
Composer anniversaries should be an opportunity for new exploration and critical reassesment, but instead they have become rolling hagiographies created to sell CDs and concert tickets, and grab audience ratings. I might not be in total agreement with the sentiment, but I would happily trade several of the current Cage anniversary bashes for one intelligently argued thesis that his widespread appeal has something to do with the emperor and his new clothes. Similarly I would trade any one of the ubiquitous Mahler cycles for a thesis that his symphonies are no more than third pressing Wagner. Surely reasoned dissent is as valuable as unreasoned praise?
Britten's genius, like Cage's, is, of course, beyond question. But let us remember these words from symphonist and pianist Ruth Gipps:
I have been told that Britten was personally responsible for having the careers of possible rivals ruined if he could; those who suffered from his jealousy (all of course normal married men) included Walton, Finzi, Howells, Berkeley and a number of other genuine composers. With his works framed in nothing but avant-garde Britten was able to shine - and went to his death a millionaire, complaining that he didn't get enough performances.If recent anniversaries are anything to go by, the Britten celebrations will see too many concerts in which his music is framed by those that influenced him, and the many that he influenced. Which is very sad: the fact that Britten was right does not make those that Ruth Gipps termed his rivals wrong. Would 2013 be any less of a celebration if there was a little less Britten and a little more Walton, Finzi, Howells, Berkeley and even Gipps?
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Mark Zuckerberg: I Wear the Same Thing Every Day
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview on NBC's Today set to air on Thursday that he lives a "simple" life and proudly wears the same thing every day.
Zuckerberg — who has appeared on GQ and Esquire's worst-dressed list in 2011 — confessed in an interview taped last week with Today host Matt Lauer that he owns "maybe about 20" identical grey t-shirts.
"I mean, I wear the same thing every day, right? I mean, it's literally, if you could see my closet at home…," Zuckerberg said. "My wife has a bunch of stuff. Although she has her drawer — primarily scrubs for the hospital — I get one drawer. And my drawer is about 20 of these gray t-shirts."
He said he has one drawer "like men everywhere."
Other notables known to wear the same thing every day? Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein.
Although Zuckerberg gave his first post-IPO interview at a tech conference earlier this month, this will be his first interview with the mainstream press since Facebook went public in May. According to NBC, the interview also includes Zuckerberg opening up about future plans for the social network, employee morale and his recent wedding. He says he feels "a lot of responsibility" for his employees, who feel comfortable calling him by his first name: "No one calls me 'Mr. Zuckerberg.' I mean, it's — we do a lot to create this open culture."
Although Apple CEO Tim Cook sent Zuckerberg a free iPhone 5 after the launch, the Facebook executive said he uses many different devices.
"iPhone is a great platform," he told Lauer. "There are more people who use Facebook on Android because Android is just... more people use it, at this point. So it's actually a pretty diverse ecosystem. And we spend our time building for all these different things."
Image via Flickr, Kevin Krejci


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With a name that means "Holy Spirit", Espirito Santo promises lovely beaches, delicious coastal cuisine, and national parks. Fly to Vitória (VIX), the state capital located on a small island. Enjoy seaside downtime, local culture at Carlos Gomes Theatre, and colonial architecture.
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Thor Riders Win From Canada to the States
Starting in Toronto, Canada, the Monster Energy Supercross made its lone international stop to the Rogers Centre. Villopoto once again took first in the 450SX class, making it his fourth win in a row and seventh win of the season. His lead atop the standings was increased to 12 points with five rounds remaining.In the 250SX class, Thor's Marvin Musquin won his third in a row, making him the only rider since 2008 to collect his first three career wins consecutively. His win was in wire-to-wire fashion after overcoming a crash during practice session. The win moves Thor's Musquin to just six points back of the leader in the 250SX Eastern Regional standings.
Thor's Cole Thompson, born in Canada, had his best finish of the season while racing in his native land, coming across the finish line in sixth. Justin Hill had a good night going, but a crash after the first turn in the main event kept him from returning to the race.At the AMA National Hare and Hound in Murphy, Idaho, Thor's Kurt Caselli won for the first time this season, moving him up to an impressive fourth in points after going scoreless at the first round. Ivan Ramirez finished in eighth place.
Adding another win to the weekend total was Thor's Taylor Robert, who took the victory in the Pro class at the WORCS race in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Robert not only had the fastest lap during the two-hour race, but finished more than two minutes ahead of second place.At the AMA National Enduro race in Blackwell, Texas, Thor's Grant Baylor finished a season-best fifth overall. Teammate Charlie Mullins ended up 11th overall after an issue during the third test pushed him out of contention for the win. Despite the tough finish, he never gave up and was able to maintain the championship lead where he sits six points ahead of second.


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On Jan. 21, 2013, either a re-elected President Barack Obama or a newly elected President Mitt Romney will be celebrating his Inauguration. In either case, as the champagne corks pop, this much is certain: He'll have plenty of problems.
The economy, of course, will be troubled. Even if there are signs of an upturn in early 2013—and there may well not be—this will be occurring against a backdrop of longstanding poor growth and high unemployment. Much improvement will be needed over recent baselines to create a widespread sense of recovery, let alone prosperity.
The nation's fiscal problems will loom large, however policymakers have handled—or not handled—the end-2012 fiscal cliff of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes, and the recurrent issue of raising the national debt ceiling. The lame-duck Congress's temporary solutions—if any—will not have addressed the problem of chronic fiscal deficits or the prospect of even greater shortfalls over coming decades.
The president inaugurated in 2013 will be dealing with a Congress bitterly divided over taxes, spending and many other issues. There is a good chance at least one chamber will be controlled by the opposition party. Even if one or the other party sweeps the White House and Congress this November, the legislative majorities do not look to be large; a determined minority might retain significant ability to block legislation.
Furthermore, the newly inaugurated president will have some weaknesses in his personal standing and influence. If he is President Barack Obama, he will be a second-term lame duck with recent approval ratings below 50%. If he is President Mitt Romney, he will have been elected largely because of disapproval of the incumbent. In either case, he will likely have won by a narrow popular-vote margin, and certainly will have been on the receiving end of numerous negative ads and uproars over real or alleged gaffes.
Also, if the campaigning as of summer 2012 is any indication, he will have won a race that was not highly focused on policy specifics. This will limit his ability to claim an electoral mandate for existing proposals—but it also means he will have flexibility to come up with new proposals—bold and innovative ones.
So, what should he do?
The new president should put forward a plan that offers far-reaching economic and fiscal benefits, while also shaking up the polarized political debate. This proposal should contain ideas that have not yet had a high profile politically but have received attention and support among economists and policy analysts. It should be sweeping and dramatic—enabling the president to set the agenda, rather than Congress—and have aspects that appeal to both sides of the political aisle.
Here is a brief sketch of such a plan. Its aim is to remake the U.S. tax system.
Replace the Income Tax
The federal income tax has few enthusiasts among either taxpayers or experts on tax policy. Besides being complex, burdensome and inefficient, it has the inherent disadvantage of creating disincentives for work, saving and investment.
Much political debate, though, has taken place within the framework of an income tax—where to set the top rate, what deductions should be allowed and so on. This has led to an acrimonious deadlock, with one party pressing for lower rates (and in some cases a flat income tax) and the other wanting a steeper structure of progressive taxation.
A fundamentally different alternative would be some sort of consumption tax. A national sales tax, or Fair Tax as it has been dubbed, has been touted by some politicians as a replacement for the income tax. A value added tax, or VAT, is a favorite of many policy analysts as a way to raise revenue—but also could be added to an income tax to create a high-tax system such as exists in many countries that have a VAT.
Moreover, consumption taxes are generally regressive (since the rich normally consume smaller shares of their incomes than do the poor) and that has been a key obstacle to their implementation, particularly for replacing a progressive income tax. Redistributing income upward is a hard sell politically.
If there were a type of consumption tax that could get rid of the income tax, reduce the tax system's drag on the economy, help balance the government's books and not pit income classes against each other, it would make a powerful centerpiece to a new president's agenda. As it happens, there is such an alternative, and it goes by an intriguing if not particularly informative name: the X tax.
X Marks the Spot
First devised in the 1980s by the late Princeton economist David Bradford, the X tax has gotten renewed attention in policy circles lately. A recent book making a detailed case for such a system is Progressive Consumption Taxation: The X Tax Revisited, by economists Robert Carroll and Alan D. Viard (American Enterprise Institute, 2012).
An X tax is a VAT that has been revamped so as to maintain progressivity. As with any VAT, tax is due at every stage of production or distribution. However, as with a progressive income tax, household wages are taxed by brackets; also business cash flow is taxed at that scale's top rate. The burden falls squarely on consumption. Firms can deduct their business investments, and households pay no taxes on interest, dividends and capital gains. All savings, in effect, are getting the advantage of being in a Roth IRA.
As proposed by Carroll and Viard, the X tax would be a broad transformation—replacing personal and corporate income taxes, estate and gift taxes and the Unearned Income Medicare Contribution Tax. It would, however, leave in place other federal taxes, notably the payroll tax (as the authors' focus is on eliminating taxes that penalize saving).
If the new president wants to achieve a truly historic legacy, he might go one step further: replacing the payroll tax with a carbon tax.
Pricing Carbon
Climate change has been a subject of heated political controversy in recent years, but the approach favored by many policy analysts to reduce climate risks—a carbon tax—has been relatively peripheral in the debate. Rather, contention has focused on the importance or reality of the problem, and on the merits of a cap-and-trade system as a solution.
Carbon taxation has some advantages over cap-and-trade in being a simpler policy approach and one that produces revenues. However, a carbon tax also carries the political liability of being unmistakably a tax. As such, its political downside could be limited by using the revenues to cut taxes elsewhere. In addition, a president proposing a carbon tax could stress that it would enhance national security by promoting alternatives to dependence on oil from unstable regions and reducing revenues to hostile states.
There would be concerns about a carbon tax's regressive effects, such as higher gas prices' impact on low-income rural residents dependent on cars to get to work. Such concerns may be lessened dramatically if some other costly burden for low-income workers—such as the payroll tax—were to be eliminated as part of the bargain.
To sum up, the president inaugurated Jan. 21, 2013, could be the man who got rid of the income tax and payroll tax, improving the nation's economic and fiscal prospects while aiding the environment and national security in the process. Not a bad way to navigate a stormy sea.


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Serves 5
Tomato Soup:
- 6 each Roma tomatoes, split and deseeded
- 2 each garlic cloves, minced
- 2 1/2 teaspoons basil, finely chopped
- 1/4 each yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 ounce olive oil
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 1/4 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon white pepper, fresh ground
Avocado Salsa
- 1/2 each avocado, diced
- 1/2 each cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced
- 1/2 each red and green bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 red onion, diced
- 1/2 each tomatillo, diced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoons cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
Soup - In a hot skillet, add oil and sauté tomatoes, garlic, onions and basil. Add paste, broth and simmer until tomatoes fall apart. Remove from heat and then add vinegar and pepper. Puree soup in a food processor and refrigerate.
Salsa - Combine all ingredients and let chill for 2 hours before serving.
Serve soup with a dollop of salsa on top.
Courtesy of www.5aday.com
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More Allegedly True Statements
"I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes."
--Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh____________________________________________________________
"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy likeNorman Einstein."
--Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann, 1996____________________________________________________________
"You guys line up alphabetically by height."
--Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach____________________________________________________________
"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle."
--Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach____________________________________________________________
Clemson recruit Ray Forsythe, who was ineligible as a freshman because ofacademic deficiencies: "I play football. I'm not trying to be a professor.The tests don't seem to make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff Ihaven't been through in school."____________________________________________________________
Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again with promoter DonKing: "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prisonFor three years, not Princeton."____________________________________________________________
Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why he keeps a colorphoto of himself above his locker: "That's so when I forget how to spell myname, I can still find my clothes."____________________________________________________________
Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit toGreece: "I can't really remember the names of the clubs we went to."____________________________________________________________
Shaquille O'Neal on his lack of championships: "I've won at every level,except college and pro."____________________________________________________________
Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer, on the Spartan training regime ofheavyweight Andrew Golota: "He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in themorning regardless of what time it is."____________________________________________________________
Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his 1992 team's 7-27record: "We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As generalmanager, I just can't figure out where else to play."____________________________________________________________
Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining toCoach Jim Valvano in 1982 why he appeared nervous at practice: "My sister'sexpecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt."____________________________________________________________
Tommy Lasorda, Dodgers manager, when asked in 1981 what terms Mexican-bornpitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela might settle for in his upcomingcontract negotiations: "He wants Texas back."____________________________________________________________
Darrell Royal, Texas football coach, asked in 1966 if the abnormal numberof Longhorn injuries that season resulted from poor physical conditioning:"One player was lost because he broke his nose. How do you go about gettinga nose in condition to play football?"____________________________________________________________
Mike McCormack, coach of the hapless Baltimore Colts, after the 1981 team'sco-captain, offensive guard Robert Pratt, pulled a hamstring running ontothe field for the coin toss against St. Louis: "I'm going to send theinjured reserve players out for the toss next time."____________________________________________________________
Steve Spurrier, Florida football coach, telling Gator fans in 1991 that afire at Auburn's football dorm had destroyed 20 books: "But the realtragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet."____________________________________________________________
Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints general manager, when asked after a 1986 losswhat he thought of the refs: "I'm not allowed to comment on lousyofficiating."____________________________________________________________
Alan Kulwicki, stock-car racer, on racing Saturday nights as opposed toSunday afternoons: "It's basically the same, just darker."____________________________________________________________
Lincoln Kennedy, Oakland Raiders tackle, on his decision not tovote: "I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot."____________________________________________________________
Jim Colletto, Purdue football coach and former assistant at ArizonaState and Ohio State, on his 11-year-old son's reaction after hetook the job with the Boilermakers: "He said: 'Gosh, Dad, that mean'swe're not going to any more bowl games.'"____________________________________________________________
LaVell Edwards, BYU football coach and one of 14 children: "Theycan't fire me because my family buys too many tickets."____________________________________________________________
Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: "I toldhim, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said,'Coach, I don't know and I don't care.'"____________________________________________________________
Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, JohnJenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings."____________________________________________________________
Shelby Metcalf, basketball coach at Texas A&M, recounting what he told aplayer who received four Fs and one D: "Son, looks to me like you'respending too much time on one subject."____________________________________________________________


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A prion was an infectious microscopic particle composed only of proteins. Naturally occurring prions were responsible for several diseases in plants and animals.
In 2373, Julian Bashir was studying prion replication in ganglionic cell clusters. Early that year Bashir and Jake Sisko attended a conference where he said "prion replication could be inhibited by quantum resonance effects." (DS9: "Nor the Battle to the Strong") He would later explain his research to his mother, explaining that he was "working on two studies of prion replication in ganglionic cell clusters." A project which she felt he could do on Earth (DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume") By the end of the year, he would explain to Jake and Nog, who wondered if he would rather be doing something else, he stated that that was the first chance he had to get any research done on his prion project in five months, and that "you couldn't drag me away from here." (DS9: "In the Cards")
The same year, Hagath suggested the use of artificial prions, or likewise a mutagenic retrovirus, as a biogenic weapon, for killing up to 28 million of General Nassuc's species. (DS9: "Business as Usual")
See also
External links
- Prion at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Prion at Wikipedia


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Greater Portland
Bulletin Board
Tuesday 12/16
Business After Hours Networking, DownEast Pride Alliance, 5:30-7:30 p.m., free/cash bar, The Cumberland Club, 116 High St., Portland, facebook.com/downeastpridealliance.
Casco Bay Newcomers Club, for people new to the area and interested in knowing others, second Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Grill, 175 Lower Main St., Freeport, 370-2606.
Call for Volunteers
ActionBasedCare.org needs volunteers to expand the organization. ABC believes in empowerment through sailing and action-based activities to relieve depression. Check the website or call 831-4151.
Allegiance Hospice is looking for volunteers to visit patients under hospice care in nursing homes in York and Cumberland Counties. Volunteers receive formal training. Contact Katharyn LeDoux, 877-255-4623 or [email protected]
Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter, has ongoing volunteer opportunities for caring people who can offer three to four hours per week. 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, 772-0115.
American Cancer Society seeks Road to Recovery Coordinator to oversee its free transportation program, work to be done at home, 462-6307, [email protected]
American Red Cross needs volunteers in the disaster services, health and safety and administration departments. 874-1192 ext. 115.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine is looking for people who can positively impact children, for a few hours each month, 773-5437, somebigs.org.
The Cedars welcomes volunteers to help with activities and special events, including young child/parent and pet visits. 630 Ocean Ave., Portland, 772-5456.
Compass Project needs volunteers with tools, carpentry or boat skills for the boat-building festival and youth boat-building classes. 774-0682, [email protected]
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts is looking for volunteers for ongoing projects and special events, earn credits in exchange for classes, ages 16-plus. Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, 383 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-5720, fcascarborough.org.
Freeport Community Services is seeking the help of volunteers in its Thrift Shop, Food Pantry, free lunch program and other projects for anyone who enjoys helping the community. 865-3985 ext. 206, [email protected]
Freeport Historical Society needs helpers for cataloguing collections, greeter/receptionist at Harrington House, garden helper, poster delivery assistance, administrative help, handy-person. 865-3170, [email protected]
Friends of Feral Felines needs hardy volunteers to feed hungry cats on the Portland waterfront, one to two hours per month, training provided. 797-3014.
Greater Portland Mentoring Partnership needs adult mentors for school-age children. 888-387-8758.
Guiding Eyes for the Blind needs volunteer puppy-raisers in the Bath, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Freeport, Portland and Yarmouth areas. Keep puppy from age 8 weeks to 16 months, free training, support. Kathleen Hayward, [email protected], guidingeyes.org.
HART, Homeless Animal Rescue Team, a no-kill cat shelter in Cumberland, is looking for volunteers who love cats to help in the shelter, three to four hours in the morning, one or two days a week. Also seeking cleaning supplies and canned cat food. 302 Range Road, Cumberland. 829-4116 or 846-3038.
ITNPortland needs volunteer drivers to help seniors and visually impaired adults enjoy independence and quality of life. Commit to one or more hours per month. 854-0505.
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Portland needs volunteers for student-centered tutoring, education for non-literate adults and English-as-a-second-language instruction. 780-1352.
Meals on Wheels, Portland, needs volunteer drivers to deliver meals to home-bound elderly, once a week, once a month or more on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mileage reimbursement offered. Contact Alice or Laurie at 878-3285.
Melanoma Education Foundation seeking used car donations. Call Cars Helping America, 866-949-3668, skincheck.org.
Mercy Hospital in Yarmouth needs volunteers. Melissa Skahan, manager of Mission Services, 879-3286, [email protected]
Paws 'n' Pals, the 4-H Dog Club, is recruiting new members, ages 11-18, looking for something fun to do with their dog. Contact University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 781-6099, or email [email protected]
Recovery International, self-help group for nervous people, meets 10 a.m. Saturdays, Maine Medical Center Conference Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland. Free, all welcome. Diane, 892-9529.
Refugee and Immigration Services, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, has ongoing needs for committed volunteers who will assist new Mainers in their search for employment. Paul Mullaney, [email protected]
Road to Recovery, American Cancer Society needs volunteers to drive cancer patients to their doctors' appointments. 800-227-2345.
TogetherGreen needs volunteers for conservation projects at Scarborough Marsh, call Audubon Center at 883-5100, or [email protected]
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension seeks volunteers to serve on its executive committee. Contact [email protected], 780-4205 or 800-287-1471 to request information packet.
VolunteerMaine AmeriCorps VISTA Projects seeks members; living allowance, health care, education award provided. Apply online at AmeriCorps.gov; Meredith Eaton 941-2800, ext. 207, [email protected]
Dining Out
Wednesday 12/3
Public Dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., $7, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland, 767-2575.
Friday 12/5
Public Chowder Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5-$11, North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave., Portland, 797-2487.
Saturday 12/6
Baked Bean Supper, 5-6:30 p.m., adults $8, children $5, Casco Masonic Lodge No. 36, 20 Mill St., Yarmouth, 846-4724 or 846-9506.
Living Well for Better Health, workshop on managing personal health, Tuesdays, to Dec. 16, 1-3:30 p.m., Casco Bay YMCA, 14 Old South Freeport Road, Freeport, 396-6583.
Christian Meditation Gathering, hosted by United Methodist communities of Hope.Gate.Way, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 185 High St., Portland, 899-2435, newlightportland.org.
Sadhana Meditation Center, The Castle, Lower Level, 100 Brickhill Ave., South Portland, open to people of all faiths, 772-6898, [email protected]
Sunday Morning Recharge: Meditate! 10-11:15 a.m. Sundays, $10, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road.
Women ages 40-64, mammograms and pap tests available at no cost through Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program, 874-8942 or 800-350-5180.
Yoga for Movement Disorders, 11 a.m., Tuesdays, at the Medically Oriented Gym, 29 Foden Road, South Portland, 347-3030.
Yoga for Parkinson's, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, free, Family Ice Center, 20 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth, sponsored by American Parkinson Disease Association, 653-3319.
Grief Support Group, six-week workshop starts Monday, Dec. 1, 10:30 a.m. to noon, VNA Home Health Hospice, 50 Foden Road, South Portland, 400-8714, [email protected]
Sunday 12/7
"Working with Your Pharmacist," presented by Maine Essential Tremor Support Group, 2-4 p.m., MMC Scarborough Learning Resource Center, 100 Campus Drive (off U.S. Route 1), Scarborough, 510-1402.
All-Recovery support meetings, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Hope.Gate.Way., 185 High St., Portland, Ronni, 756-8116.
Cancer Community Center, daily classes, support groups, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200 or cancercommunitycenter.org.
CODA: Co-Dependents Anonymous meeting every Friday 12:30-1:30 p.m., St. Dominic's Church, Mellen St., Portland, call Pauline 617-259-6623.
Diabetes Support Group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., second Thursday of every month, free, Martin's Point Health Education Center, 331 Veranda St., Building 5, Portland, 800-260-6681.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia, foodaddicts.org, 775-2132.
Food and Body Balance Support Group, free, Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m., The Dana Center at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, 799-1331 ext. 136, [email protected]
Greater Portland Mothers of Multiples Club, support group for mothers and expectant mothers of multiples, meets first Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Barron Center, Brighton Avenue, Portland, gpmomc.org.
Grief Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesdays, VNA Home Health Hospice, 50 Foden Road, South Portland, 400-8714, [email protected]
Gynecological and Breast Cancer Group, 6-7:30 p.m., second and fourth Tuesday, Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200, or cancercommunitycenter.org.
HOPE Groups, wellness support group with Elizabeth Holder, LADC Guide, Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 p.m., Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. and Thursdays 5-7 p.m., Portland Recovery Community Center, 468 Forest Ave., Liz, 899-2733, HopeHealing.org.
International Dyslexia Association, support for parents of dyslexics, noon, third Friday of every month, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, 767-4059.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month, Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, FMI 508-810-1329.
Life Choice Grief Support Group, third Sundays, noon to 1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth, 761-6967, LifeChoiceHospice.com.
Living with Loss, first and third Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., 778 Maine St., South Portland, 774-2200.
Moms in Recovery, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, The Salvation Army, Cumberland Avenue, Portland, free, with on-site childcare, Amanda, 756-8053.
Nar-Anon Family Support Group, for families of drug addicts, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Dana Education Center, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, 594-2801.
NAMI Portland, National Alliance on Mental Illness support meetings for people coping with another's mental illness, second and fourth Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., The Dana Center, Maine Medical Center, Portland; 899-0465 or 838-5733, [email protected]
Nutrition Works, healthy cooking classes, 805 Stevens Ave., Portland, 772-6279, nutritionworks.us.
Overeaters Anonymous, Portland meetings: Sunday, 7-8:30 p.m., Maine Medical Center, 335 Brighton Ave.; Tuesday, 6 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St.; Saturday, first time at OA, 9:30-10 a.m., Maine Medical Center, Dana Center, 22 Bramhall St.; Saturdays, 10 a.m., Maine Medical Center, Dana Center, 22 Bramhall St., oamaine.org.
PFLAG Support Group, 7-9 p.m., second Tuesdays, Equality Maine, 550 Forest Ave., Suite 201, Portland, 831-3015, pflagportlandmaine.org
Prostate Cancer Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. second Tuesdays, Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland, 774-2200, cancercommunitycenter.org.
Survivors of Suicide Loss support group, 7-8:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Classroom 1, Dana Center, Maine Medical Center, Portland, facilitated by Sandra Horne, LCSW, 662-7323, and Robert Myers, LCPC, 409-6226.
Widow-Widowers support group, second and fourth Wednesday, noon, Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, 767-0920.
Workaholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, ongoing, Dana Learning Center, Classroom 2, Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., [email protected]
Young Widows and Widowers Group open to people age 50 or younger meets twice a month on Friday evenings at The Center for Grieving Children, Portland, Valerie Jones, 775-5216 for information or to schedule an initial meeting.
Monday 12/8
"Return to Sweden," travel lecture presented by The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, 7:30 p.m., free, Catherine McAuley High School Gymnasium, 631 Stevens Ave., Portland.
Tuesday 12/9
"Starting Your Own Business: Escape the Pitfalls," 6-9 p.m., $35, SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland, 772-1147, scoremaine.com.
Bulletin Board
Merriconeag Grange meetings first and third Thursdays, 7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell, [email protected]
Sip & Stitch group knitting and crocheting, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham, 725-1727.
Call for Volunteers
American Cancer Society needs volunteers to transport cancer patients to treatment, ACS, New England Division, Topsham, 1-800-ACS-2345, cancer.org.
Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice has a growing need for hospice volunteers in the Brunswick area; training provided. 777-7740, AHCH.org.
ArtVan Program seeks volunteers to help with art therapy programming with children and teens, promotional support and fundraising efforts. Contact 371-4125 or visit artvanprogram.org.
Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteer mentors (must be 18+) willing to commit one year and spend eight hours a month with a child 6-14 who lives in a single parent home. Contact Brunswick office at 729-7736 or [email protected]
Chocolate Church Arts Center seeks volunteers for the art gallery and more, 798 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455.
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay seeks volunteers interested in preserving the bay to assist with speaker series, assemble mailings, and more, 666-1118, fomb.org.
Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine needs volunteers at ReStore in Topsham, espeically help with receiving, cleaning, displays, and customer service; typically four-hour shifts Tuesday through Saturday; 504-9335, [email protected]
Home to Home, an organization providing a safe place for parents to exchange children for visitations, needs volunteers, commitment of one to two hours per exchange period; police check and training required. Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, Rich Siegel, 837-4894, mainehometohome.org.
Meals on Wheels drivers urgently needed, Wednesdays and Fridays. FMI 729-0475, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham.
Mid Coast Hospital, dozens of positions at the cafe, gift shop, or greeting patients, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, 373-6015.
Mid Coast Senior Health Center needs volunteers for various activities with seniors Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, welcome desk openings, 373-3646.
Oasis Free Clinic seeks volunteer clerical and administrative help, one or two half-days per week. 721-9277, or oasishealthnetwork.org/volunteer.
Parkview Adventist Medical Center needs gift shop volunteers, four-hour shifts mornings, afternoons and early evenings, Monday through Friday, every other Sunday 1-4 p.m. 373-4518 or visit the gift shop at 329 Maine St., Brunswick.
Pejepscot Historical Society needs volunteer tour guides for Skolfield-Whittier House and Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum and volunteer staff for Chamberlain Museum gift shop, 729-6606.
People Plus Center, ongoing opportunities, 35 Union St., Brunswick, 729-0757.
Refugee and Immigration Services, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, has ongoing needs for committed volunteers who will assist New Mainers in their search for employment, FMI, Paul Mullaney, [email protected]
Road to Recovery, American Cancer Society's transportation program seeks volunteers to help cancer patients get to their treatment appointments, call Janice Staples, 373-3715, [email protected], American Cancer Society, One Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham.
Sexual Assault Support Services of Mid Coast Maine needs volunteers to provide support and information to callers on 24-hour hotline, 725-2181, 594-8580 or 338-4622, [email protected]
SEARCH Program of Greater Bath, a program of Catholic Charities Maine, is looking for volunteers a few hours a week to assist seniors by providing companionship, transportation, assistance with errands. If you would like to help some of our elderly neighbors in Sagadahoc County and the Brunswick and Harpswell areas, please contact Program Coordinator Chris Szalay at 837-8810 or [email protected]
Tri-County Literacy seeks volunteer tutors to work with adults in the community, 443-6384, [email protected]
Dining Out
Saturday 12/13
Public Supper, 5-6:30 p.m., adults $8, children $4, Brunswick United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick, 725-2185.
Flu Shot Fridays, seasonal influenza vaccinations offered by CHANS, 9 a.m. to noon, through autumn, free, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, 729-6782.
American Red Cross Disaster Action Team provides free, basic classes in delivering assistance in emergency situations, weekday evenings, 16 Community Way, Topsham. 729-6779, 563-3299, MidCoastRedCross.net.
Blood pressure clinic, Wednesdays 10 a.m. to noon, free, walk-ins welcome, Mid Coast Hospital Community Resource Room, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, Jessica Loney R.N., 373-6592, [email protected]
De-Stress Your Body, Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m., $15 per session; come once or weekly, Spectrum Generations, Southern Midcoast Community Center, 12 Main St., Topsham, 729-0475.
Diabetic foot clinic, first Thursday of the month, Jeanne Otis R.N., $30/visit, package deals available. Call for appointment, 729-0475, Southern Midcoast Community Center.
Group sitting meditation, 9 a.m. to noon Sundays, Shambhala Center, 19 Mason St., Brunswick, 729-7402.
Hooptydoo Hula-Hoop Class, all ages and skill levels welcome, $10, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St., Third Floor, Bath, 808-281-6451, [email protected]
Maine Laughter Yoga Club, reduce stress with playful exercises and yogic breathing, 5:30-6:30 p.m. first Fridays, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Suite 314, Brunswick, 443-3721.
TOPS (Take Off the Pounds Sensibly), Weight-Loss Support Group, 6:10 p.m. weigh-in and meeting, Thursdays, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 330 Maine St., Brunswick, 729-6400.
Weight Watchers, noon Mondays, McLellan Building, Multipurpose Room, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3265.
Adoption support group for adult adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents and those whose lives are touched by adoption. Monthly meetings, Mae's Cafe, 160 Centre St., Bath, 443-9876.
Care support group, Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine and Mid Coast Hospital provide an education-based support group for survivors of sexual violence who are pregnant; participants may bring a support person. 373-6500 or 725-2181.
Caregiver support group, third Thursday of each month. 4:30 p.m, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, 373-4656.
Celebrate Recovery Bath, Tuesday nights, 6:30 p.m. group meeting, 6 p.m. free refreshments, 12-step Christ-centered program to help deal with hurts, habits and hang-ups. 442-9966, celebraterecovery.com.
Communicate after stroke support group, first and third Tuesdays, September to May, 1-2 p.m., free, friends/family welcome, Mid Coast Hospital, 1st floor conference room, 81 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick. For information or sign-up, call Dimitra Toothaker, 373-6175; Robert Lundstrom, 371-2936; or Doris Armstrong, 725-2618.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, Mondays, 9 a.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 207-729-3861; Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Bath Police Dept. 250 Water St., Bath 207-512-5797; Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Topsham Medical Building, 4 Horton Place, 207-441-1550; Fridays, 6 p.m., Bath Police Dept., 250 Water St., Bath 207-442-7557; Saturdays, 9 a.m., Mid Coast Hospital (Medical Offices Building) 123 Medical Center Drive, 865-9160.
Mid-Coast Chronic Pain Support Group, open to people with chronic pain, their families and friends, first and third Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m. Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, 725-7854.
Mid-Coast Maine Center for Grief and Loss, hospice volunteers offer grief support programs for children, families and individuals, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick, 729-3602.
Overeaters Anonymous, Mondays 5:30 p.m., Big Book Step Study, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 333 Maine St., Brunswick 837-5642; Tuesdays, noon, Step Study, Fellowship Room, United Congregational Church, 150 Congress Ave., Bath, 729-3057; Thursdays, 7 p.m. open meeting, St. Paul's Episcopal Church library, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 443-4630; Sundays, 9 a.m. open meeting, medical office building conference room, 123 Medical Drive, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, 729-3149.
Self-healing empowerment group, Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m., $15, come once or weekly, Spectrum Generations, Southern Midcoast Community Center, 12 Main St., Topsham, 729-0475.
Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine, support groups for survivors of sexual violence, includes sexual assault, sexual abuse as a child and sexual harassment, open to non-offending parents and partners. Call 725-2181 to schedule a pre-group meeting.
Survivors of Suicide, support group, first Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Elijah Kellogg Congregational Church, 917 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell, 833-6386.
12-Step Recovery Program, Wednesdays 6 p.m., food, group meetings, contact Jeff Rogers, [email protected], Compass Point Community Church, 119 Old Bath Road.
Veteran to Veteran support group with Operation Resilient Hope, 6-8 p.m., Thursdays, 2 Main St., Topsham, 319-5996, OperationResilientHope.org.
Women's Circle, for women who want support for a controlling or abusive relationship, free and confidential, hosted by Mid Coast Outreach Office of Family Crisis Services, 721-0199.
Midcoast Senior College, current events forum, noon, Thursdays, free, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 725-4900.
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The Power Up Handwarmers will turn up the heat when the winter chill takes over. Hands always feel the coldest in winter so keep them warm and cosy with a pair of these handwarmers tucked into your hands or pockets. Slightly bigger than standard handwarmers, these will fit comfortably in men's hands too.
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The handwarmers can be reset to their original gel state by putting them into boiling water, leaving for 5 minutes and then patting dry. The crystals inside will melt, ready to use again. What's more, they are reusable so you can use them every winter. Sometimes gloves aren't enough to keep your hands warm especially if you are braving cold conditions outside, these handwarmers will be a blessing. - R.K.
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Round 3 of chemo should have started yesterday. But blood tests came back and some stuff with my kidneys were still too high to start. In the afternoon, I went to the kidney specialist (very unprepared). In good news, I'm NOT having pain from the cancerous lymph nodes, but I am having body pain from the car accident.Read more


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Yuba City Mayor Declares March 'General Aviation Appreciation Month'
Washington, DC – Today, the Alliance for Aviation Across America announced that Yuba City Mayor John Buckland recently declared March "General Aviation Appreciation Month." The proclamation highlights the vital role that general aviation has in supporting businesses, farms, emergency response, and the overall economy. In California, the general aviation industry contributes an estimated $18.2 billion into the economy every year and the aviation system supports 1.7 million jobs in the state.
"We thank Mayor Buckland for his initiative in acknowledging this important sector of the economy," said Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America. "General aviation and local airports like Sutter County Airport and Yuba County Airport help to support local commerce and economic growth in their communities, provide jobs, and play a vital public safety function, helping emergency medical services, law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue, and a host of other important services. We look forward to working with the Mayor on this and other important issues related to local airports and general aviation."
To view the proclamation, click here.
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Mary's Lullaby
1. Sleep, my child, the star shines bright;
Earth has awaited this holy night.
Angels sing praises to thee from the skies;
I hold thee close, singing soft lullabies.
2. Sleep, my child, have nothing to fear;
Father and mother are always near.
Others will bring their treasures to thee;
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A secretive start-up founded by the man who popularized the Slingbox has been in talks with companies considering buying it, people close to the company say, with Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Apple Inc. cited as participants.
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Liquid Level Control | Gen II Liquid Level Controller
H.U. Nut with 5.5"-6 ACME 2G threads
5" Hammer Union
5" Hammer Union
Field-selectable between snap and throttle level control (span of levels vs holding consistent level). Also, field reversible between direct and indirect output signal. These controllers are great for interfacing (sensing and holding a level between two different specific gravity liquids in a tank). Several different displacer options available to handle an array of different possible conditions: small differential liquid specific gravities, high temperature, corrosion, large span, small tank diameters, and small access openings. Easily switch from Vertical to Horizontal displacer orientation.
- Connection Size: 5 "
- Connection Type: Hammer Union
- Body Material: Steel
- NACE MR0175 Compliant
- Pilot Type: Vent
- Pilot Output: Direct or Indirect (Field-selectable)
- Max. Working Pressure: 1000 psig
- Mounting Orientation: Back Mount *
* Right Hand means if looking at the front panel of the Gen II, it mounts on the right hand side of the vessel, and vice versa for Left Hand.
- Displacer Orientation: Vertical
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B8835-001: Quantitative Finance: Models and Computation
MW - Full Term, 02:15PM to 03:45PM
Credit hours: 3.0
Location: URI 303
Instructor: Ciamac Moallemi
Modern financial markets are marked by the widespread prevalence of new financial products, the importance of risk management, and the availability of powerful computational technology. In this class, we develop financial models and computational methods to solve pricing, hedging, and portfolio optimization problems that appear everyday in financial markets. The emphasis is on a practical approach: we apply models and methods in a hands-on fashion to real problems, and simultaneously highlight their limitations in real situations. We develop techniques to price a wide array of equity derivatives, including path-dependent options and multi-asset options. We explore the related problems of hedging and risk management, and we address issues that arise in short and long term portfolio optimization. We construct models for the evolution of interest rates, to allow for the pricing and hedging of interest rate derivatives. Finally, we discuss models for credit sensitive securities.
This course assumes a working knowledge of statistics (at the level of the B6014 Statistics course) and optimization and simulation (at the level of the B6015 Decision Models course). Students must also be familiar with basic options concepts (at the level of the B8311 Options Markets course) and fixed income concepts (at the level of the B8308 Debt Markets course). Students must also be proficient in Excel, the use of the Solver (Excel's built-in optimizer), and Crystal Ball for spreadsheet simulation. This course is intended to be complementary to the B8312 Advanced Derivatives course.
A good review for the course would be to read or reread chapters 1–12 of Hull's textbook: • J. C. Hull, Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 6th Edition. Prentice Hall, 2005. Non-MBA students must be able to program in Visual Basic in order to complete the homework assignments and final exam. For links to free VBA books, use the Columbia Library Books 24x7:
• http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3262539.html
Follow this link, click "Connect" and login with your UNI. Then, select "View by: IT and Technical Topics", then "Programming Languages", and then "Visual Basic". Alternatively, a very good book on VBA is: • S. C. Albright, VBA for Modelers: Developing Decision Support Systems Using Microsoft Excel, 2nd Edition. South-Western College Publishers, 2006.
Ciamac Moallemi
William Von Mueffling Professor of Business
Ciamac C. Moallemi is the William Von Mueffling Professor of Business in the Decision, Risk, and Operations Division of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, where he has been since 2007. He also develops quantitative trading strategies at Bourbaki LLC, a quantitative investment advisor. A high school dropout, he received S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and in Mathematics from...


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The AHA's ACLS Pocket Reference Cards have been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC). These cards are a convenient, quick reference tool healthcare professionals can access during the ACLS Course and in a variety of healthcare settings.
The ACLS Pocket Reference Card Set is sold separately and included in the ACLS Provider Manual (product #15-1005).
Following are the specifications for this card set:
· Set of two cards includes:
o ACLS Cardiac Arrest, Arrhythmias & Their Treatment (3 panels/6 pages; accordion fold)
o ACLS Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stroke (4 panels/8 pages; accordion fold)
· 4" x 6.5" when folded
· Full-color
· Printed on 80# cover text
· Laminated
· Shrink-wrapped
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These cards are for healthcare professionals involved in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other
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care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics and others.