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The Small Group Mentoring Program is designed to bring together faculty members who contribute to the diversity of their department or field and who share an interest in a broad topic, a discipline or broader disciplinary group (e.g., "engineering") or a career stage (assistant or associate professor). The goal is to move the group members' careers forward by providing mentorship and support on issues relevant to a member of the professoriate. Emphasis is placed on sharing best practices and tools to achieve positive outcomes.
Some groups may choose to focus on a particular activity (e.g., writing), while others may organize around discussions of various professional concerns (e.g., managing graduate students, writing successful grant proposals, teaching strategies, starting research programs, mentoring graduate students, maintaining work-life balance, accepting service opportunities, or transitioning into leadership roles). Each group will include a colleague who is senior to the other group members and who has had enough experience at Cornell to offer useful "local" advice, i.e., a predominantly pre-tenure group may choose an associate or full professor; a group of associate professors should have a full professor mentor.
Groups are expected to meet at least 4 times a semester; the application should be for a full year. The responsibilities of a group member include:
- attend at least 3 out of 4 sessions per semester
- offer constructive comments to their peers
- maintain confidentiality
- evaluate the effectiveness of the group and the mentor once each semester
OFDD will also offer modest compensation to the senior faculty mentor. Mentor guidelines are available here.
To apply, one representative of the group should submit the following materials:
- A list of proposed group members (not including a mentor) who have agreed to participate
- A brief statement describing the rationale for linking the proposed participants. The statement should outline the topics and activities that the group is interested in covering
- A mentor and the justification for choosing this mentor.
Applications should be submitted to the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (firstname.lastname@example.com) and will be considered for funding on a rolling basis.

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31 January 2011
Bekkay Harrach Confirmed Dead in Afghanistan
To start things off, I wanted to link to an excellent article/profile written by Chris Anzalone over at Foreign Policy (Chris also blogs at Views from the Occident, one of my daily reads). He profiles the recently deceased Bekkay Harrach, who was a key face for Al Qaeda in its European/German operations. Bekkay aka Abu Talha al Almani was reportedly killed in May 2010 leading a complex suicide attack on Bagram Airfield in eastern Afghanistan.
This is significant for many reasons, most of which Anzalone highlights expertly in his article, including:
• The rising levels of German citizens traveling to the AfPak region to participate in attacks; and the related implications of the ability for these individuals to acquire safe haven in Waziristan and NW Pakistan.
• The increasing ties between Al Qaeda Central, the Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) - who all reportedly collaborated for the attack that Harrach died in.
• The pattern of using "local" spokespersons on many As Sahab media productions (such as Adam Gadahn in many of the English-language videos), indicating the increasing Western-focused media campaign by AQ. This clearly has direct recruiting/operational implications as well.
However, this report also prompted me to ask another question: why would AQ Central approve/allow such an important strategic figure to participate in what was essentially a tactical level operation? By many reports, Bekkay was one of the key inspirational and operational leaders of a group of German citizens who had traveled to the AfPak region and were serving as a forward hub for many European AQ members who wanted to participate in the jihad in Afghanistan. The only logical reason for Bekkay Harrach to lead the attack would be to gain additional followers and recruits after martyring himself. Essentially, he made the calculus that his death was more valuable to the organization than the work he was doing while still alive. Despite this possibility, I still have a hard time seeing the leadership of AQ Central being willing to lose such an important media/propaganda figure in such an attack. Anyone have other competing theories that might explain this anomaly?
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- AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 6:27 PM
Congrats on Georgetown, and good luck.
I think that if we assume a purely rationalistic take on BH that we have a few possible reasons why one might risk a supposedly important operative. The first is the one that you provide, which I will call the Obi Wan Kenobi theory. However, there are at least two other possibilities.
One is that either BH was not that key to the European members of Al Qaeda, or that the European members as a whole are not that valuable. In the later case, there are several possibilities, but the most likely seems to be that as Al Qaeda has decentralized to become more of a network and less of an organization each group has become increasingly parochial. As such in an area where Al Qaeda interests are likely dominated by the local ethnic Pashtun's the relatively few Europeans would become secondary actors, or perhaps even liabilities for solidarity. In the end, war, just like politics, was all local. We can call this the parochialization theory.
The second possibility is that Al Qaeda is really hard up for people. Al Qaeda was never really that large to begin with and a continuous stream of Hellfire missles can wear a group down. An organization of a few hundred can only afford to lose one person a day for so long. We can call this the attrition theory.
None of the three theories is clearly dominant, nor are they mutually exclusive. However, if we start seeing other mid-upper level commanders getting killed in tactical operations we will know that it is probably either the attrition or the parochialization theory. If those commanders are both Pashtun and non-Pashtun then my money is on attrition. If it is primarily 'outlanders', then it looks like parochialization is the winner. In the end, I suppose that the Obi Wan Kenobi motive could be legit, but it sounds to me a lot like something someone tells themselves to feel better about throwing away their life for what is probably nothing. I would not rule out a somewhat irrational mid-level leader who liked to take unnecessary risks, though, so it remains possible.
David Benson
Or possibly he was trying to get some wasta and look like a jihad hero to the Euro front?ReplyDelete
I'm with Josh on this one. Many a commander has risked to get some street cred in many a battle. Seems as likely as any other theory with a dose of Occam's Razor (or Hanlon's Razor, depending...). The pre-battle conversation probably went like this:ReplyDelete
Taliban Commander: We will strike the devil in his den with a an army of martyrs tomorrow!
Harrach: Brother, let me lead some of your martyrs for glory.
Taliban Commander: Are you sure brother? this is a dangerous mission!
Harrach: I give my life for the jihad.
Army PFC on the HESCO: Roger, I see him. pop pop
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM
Is there any info on IMU involvement in south Kyrgyzstan ethnic conflict(June 2010)?ReplyDelete


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The annual season of gift-giving and receiving is nearly upon us. The malls have been decorated since October and the advent calendars (with Ninja Turtles, super heroes, Barbies and other commercially appropriate images) are prepped with daily chocolates for the beginning of December when the unavoidable countdown begins. What does this teach us about giving? Is it that the anticipation is sometimes better than the reality?
The industry of gift-giving and receiving is immense. Marketing budgets are over the top. Sales tactics remind everyone what is at stake. Is that gift big enough, expensive enough, personalised enough? You wouldn't want to disappoint the recipient would you? What does this teach us about giving? Is it that big and important is best?
Santa reminds the children to "be good for goodness sake" and their Mums and Dads have only to mention the "naughty or nice list" to get sudden compliance. What does this teach us about giving? Is it that giving is conditional on our behaviour?
The magazines are full of perfect happy families eating delicious food, but I can't tell who prepared it, because there are no pictures of harried Mums still wearing gravy stained aprons at the table. What does this teach us about giving? Is it that only perfect happy people come to the table to share a feast?
And in the magazine there is a flyer asking us to "Give Hope" this Christmas to a family, a young man, an elderly woman – all who will struggle with not enough money for gifts and food, or too much loneliness. What does this teach us about giving? Is it that a donation to "Give Hope" will inoculate us from the messy lives of our neighbours?
Every year I try to simplify Christmas. My children probably thought we were the worst parents in the world because no matter what they asked for, Santa Claus brought them small inconsequential items. If there was a special gift it came from us. I worry when I see parents striving and going into debt to make sure Santa delivers just what was asked for. When I worked for a social service agency, we saw it a lot. And it broke people. They wanted to do their best for their kids. And they discovered their best wasn't enough.
So, I can take two different approaches now. I can write a pragmatic and practical few paragraphs on "how to take the stress out of Christmas". But I think you will find a magazine, blog or newspaper article that suggests harnessing the power of together – we all bring something to eat, we do secret Santa and only buy for one person per family, we make home-made gifts and give experiences (like baby-sitting, or dog walking or even putting the bins out without being reminded). It shares the load. But it's still a load of work. And at the end of the day (5.30pm Christmas Day to be precise) everyone's tired, the toys are broken and someone just had a fight with Aunty.
What would happen if we stopped buying into it all. "Buying" – that's a good word. It tells you what is driving Christmas in our communities.
God has given us, out of his abundant love, the costly gift of his son. We anticipate his arrival as the small vulnerable child of a homeless family. We learn of God's extravagance and to value what is small and has no social status. God's gift does not depend on what we have done, and we are all welcome at the table.
What does Jesus teach us about giving? That living is giving. God is the creator, owner and giver of all things. All that we have and all that we are is held in trust and we are responsible for its proper use. Giving is not just about what we do, but who (or whose) we are. Giving gets to the heart of discipleship. If we can't give freely and generously from what we have, then are we fully surrendered to Jesus? Christian giving is not about God's need for money (and it shouldn't be about the Church's need for it either), but our need for God to reign in all aspects of our life.
What is a Christian response to giving, especially at Christmas? To remember what is important. God's gift and his continued generosity to us – to me, to you. To love God and love our neighbour (yes, even that insufferable Aunty). Don't buy into the hype. Give with love, not compunction. Take time to thank God. Maybe even be courageous enough to share the story of God's gift with someone who does not yet know who Jesus really is.


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Short films offer a great platform to filmmakers to showcase their talent. Making a short film is always a difficult proposition. As opposed to feature films, the financial prospects are not too bright. However, the one thing that drives such productions is passion. But these constant threats often serve as fuel that end up stirring the deepest artistic urges of the filmmaker. One thing, however, is more or less certain. What these films lack in scope they more than make up for it in terms of vision.
Of late, the short films are becoming more and more mainstream with big names from the Hindi film industry going the bandwagon. But still there is a long way to go before the short films enjoy the same reverence and recognition that's associated with feature films. In order for that to happen we need to be more aware as viewers. So, here's a compilation of some of the most exciting short films that have come out in the recent times.
1. Anukul
Even three decades after his death, it is difficult to overlook the creative genius of Satyajit Ray. Based on a short story by Ray, Anukul is directed by Sujoy Ghosh who is well renowned for his works like Kahaani, Jhankaar Beats as well as the popular short film titled Ahalya. Anukul, starring Saurabh Shukla and Parambrata Chatterjee, transports us to the futuristic world of artificial intelligence where even the machines have rights. Anukul is clever, futuristic, and profoundly thought-provoking. Here is a short film that reminds us about the true potential of cinematic storytelling.
2. Juice
The celebrated director of Masaan, Neeraj Ghaywan, is back with Juice — a riveting critique of everyday patriarchy and misogyny. Ghaywan's short film is as relevant as any and reminds that once the emotions start touching the right chords, words tend to become futile. Starring Shefali Shah (who delivers a deeply nuanced performance) in the role of a house wife, Juice makes a strong case for gender equality while exposing the deep-seated sense of inequality that governs an average Indian household.
3. Half Ticket 2
Here is a light-hearted short film about life that reminds us about the importance of enjoying the little moments of joy that we often tend to ignore amidst our pursuit for greater goals. Directed by Prathamesh Patil, Half Ticket 2 is the sequel to the 2017 short film Half Ticket. The USP of Half Ticket 2 is the delicate manner in which it handles the complexities of the modern relationships. The short film stars Gunjan Malhotra, Naveen Kasturia, Darshan Jariwala, and Kumar Varun.
4. Maa
Drug abuse is gradually becoming a menace for the Indian youth. Directed by Niranjan Iyengar, Maa revolves around a young artist who is addicted to drugs. The short film stars Neena Kulkarni, Dino Morea, and Vivaan Shah. The film's strongest point is how it depicts the tender relationship between a mother and a son. The performances are brilliant all around with Vivaan Shah edging out the others in the limited screen time he gets.
5. The Chair
The Chair, directed by Sumit Singh, highlights the disparity that the LGBTQ population faces on a day to day basis. The short film stars Sushant Divgikar and Prerna Dua in the lead roles. The Chair reminds us about the importance of being original. We often try to shy away from who we really are and end up paying a great price. While the acting could have been better, the story deserves all the praise for its progressive themes.
6. Test Drive
This Samir Chand-directed short film presents a day in the life of a struggling actor. Needless to say, Ashutosh Rana essays the part brilliantly, reminding us yet again what he is capable of doing in front of a motion picture camera. If you are looking for a refreshing short film with a great scope for character development then it is highly likely that you won't find any better than Test Drive.
Directed by Vinod Rawat, MAD, A Perfect 10 winner at the Mumbai Film Festival, is one of those rare short films that make us realize the true power of cinematic storytelling. The care with which the movie tackles the mother-daughter relationship is absolutely commendable. Here is a short film that needs to be watched.
8. Gutargu
Directed by Raju and Vishal Desai, Gutargu proves that good love stories need not always require an operatic scale. The short film stars Mohit Choudry, Nazia Davision, and Pankaj Rungta. Gutargu is essentially a story of a guy and a girl who are attracted towards one another. What makes it rather interesting is that it takes place on a rooftop.
9. The Thought Of You
Directed by Ahmed Roy, The Thought Of You brilliantly explores the marital insecurity and jealously. The root cause of all couple problems is lack of trust and in the absence of trust things only gets worse with time. A Perfect 10 winner at The Mumbai Film Festival, The Thought Of You highlights this and more. It stars Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiah, and Monica Dogra. While it may not be the best short film to have come out in the recent times, the brilliant acting performances, in particular Kalki's, make it an engaging experience.
10. The Good Girl
The Good Girl, directed by Ritesh Menon, is another highly relevant short film that deserves our attention. Starring Gurdeep Kohli and Plabita Borthakur, The Good Girl touches upon premarital pregnancy. Even in today's modern times, premarital sex largely remains a taboo in India. The Good Girl endeavors to highlight the stereotypes associated with it while simultaneously spreading awareness about the perils associated with unprotected sex. The acting performances are superb. Also, the mother-daughter relationship is brilliantly explored.
(The opinions expressed in this post are the personal views of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of HuffPost India. Any omissions or errors are the author's and HuffPost India does not assume any liability or responsibility for them.)


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E. du perron, born in Meester Cornelis, Batavia, Java, Dutch East Indies on 2 November 1899, and died in Bergen, North Holland, the Netherlands on 14 May 1940, descended from French aristocracy. Most probably his bloodline can be traced back to the legendary Jean Roch du Perron (Born in Bulhon, in Auvergne, France in 1756 – Died in Batavia, Dutch East Indies in 1808).[1]
His family was considered to be of the land owning upper class of Indo aristocracy in the Dutch East Indies. His father was a wealthy entrepreneur allowing for a carefree childhood of the young du Perron. In 1921 the family moved to Europe and lived in the home castle in Belgium. In his early twenties du Perron sought distraction in Paris, Brussels and cities in the Netherlands, extensively mingling with the literary and artistic crowds. He befriended famous French writer and politician Andre Malraux and produced several writings.
After the suicide of his father (1926) and death of his mother (1933) the family inheritance had gone up in smoke and du Perron (partly driven by the rise of National Socialism which he detested) returned to his land of origin in 1936. He continued to write and earned his living as a journalist and correspondent. He became the literary critic at the 'Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad' ('Batavian Newspaper'), where he befriended his fellow Indo colleagues Karel Zaalberg and Ernest Douwes Dekker. In his role as critic he also became the patron of the young Indo author Beb Vuyk. He sympathised with the Indies independence movement and became a close friend to Indonesian intellectual Sutan Sjahrir.[2]
In August 1939, at the end of a stay of nearly three years in his home country, du Perron wrote to his friend Sutan Sjahrir (now a political exile):
'[..] In any case when in Holland I pretty much have always remained the awkward stranger. Through my French heritage, Indies upbringing and childhood, and through my Dutch language and customs... At the moment some – with whom I disagree - say I have been Europeanised. But put me in the real company of (Dutch East) Indies boys and ten minutes later they will recognize me as one of them. Where I feel at home…?, I know exactly now, that after fifteen years of wandering in Europe, I came back to my country… I belong here.[..]'
In 1940 du Perron visited the Netherlands and after hearing Nazi Germany had invaded the country he died of a heart attack.[3]
His early work was strongly influenced by modernism, but he soon decided that this was not his strength. The titles of his stories and poems better represented his talent for critical reflection towards reality and a certain detachment from everyday life. Like his friend, the author Menno ter Braak, he was a great admirer of the famous writer Multatuli. But much more than Ter Braak, du Perron was in fact his cultural heir.
Du Perrons masterpiece Land of Origin (1935) is strongly influenced by Multatuli and Malraux, but rather it is a work that stands alone in Dutch literature as a true autobiographical novel. Extracts from the Dutch East Indies of his childhood are interspersed with European episodes, mostly located in Paris, where du Perron paints a sharp portrait of Europe, based on interviews with his contemporary intellectuals and artists.
The freshness of du Perrons observations and the liveliness of his imagination makes 'Land of origin' among the best Dutch novels of the twentieth century.
E. du Perron Society
The E. du Perron Society is a literary society in the Netherlands founded in 1994. It is an association devoted to a single author and has around 70 members and an additional number of subscribers, including several universities and libraries. On the 54th commemoration of his passing May 14, 1994 in Bergen the first public meeting for members was held, who also visited his grave at the public cemetery there.
The society aims to accumulate and deepen the knowledge regarding E. du Perron, both the person and his work, and contribute to the continued appreciation of his literary, artistic and social significance.[4]
E. du Perron Prize
Every year the university of Tilburg also awards a cultural prize named after E. du perron.
- 1923 - Manuscrit trouvé dans une poche
- 1926 - Bij gebrek aan ernst (added to in 1928 and 1932)
- 1927 - Poging tot afstand (poem)
- 1929 - Nutteloos verzet
- 1930 - Parlando (poem)
- 1931 - Voor kleine parochie
- 1931 - Vriend of vijand
- 1932 - Mikrochaos
- 1933 - Tegenonderzoek
- 1933 - Uren met Dirk Coster (essay)
- 1934 - De smalle mens (essay)
- 1935 - Het land van herkomst (novel)
- ^ Biography by ING, the Institute for Dutch History. 1 page.
- ^ Note: In 1947 Sjahrir said that Du Perron's influence on several Indonesian intelectuals was considerable and he enjoyed a great deal of respect and trust among them. More than any other "benevolent Dutchman". See: Nieuwenhuys, Rob 'Oost-Indische spiegel. Wat Nederlandse schrijvers en dichters over Indonesië hebben geschreven vanaf de eerste jaren der Compagnie tot op heden.' (Publisher: Querido, Amsterdam, 1978) P.74-77 [1] and Scova Rigini, A.A. 'Een biografie van Beb Vuyk.' (Faculty of Humanities Dissertation, Amsterdam University, 2004.) P.88-89 [2]
- ^ Biography by ING, the Institute for Dutch History. 1 page.
- ^ Official website of the 'Eddy du Perron Genootschap'.


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Nicola Salerno
Nicola Salerno, also known as Nisa (11 March 1910 - 22 May 1969) was an Italian lyricist. He formed a famous songwriting duo with Renato Carosone.
Nicola Salerno was born in Naples.
His first hit was "Eulalia Torricelli" of 1947, about the unhappy love story between a wealthy girl from Forlì and a guy named Giosuè. Nisa put the whole team of songwriters in the lyrics, as heirs to the beautiful Eulalia: "Un castello lo dà a Nisa, un castello lo dà a Redi, un castello, ma il più bello, al maestro Olivieri lo dà" ("she gives one castle to Nisa, one castle to Redi, but the most beautiful ones goes to Maestro Olivieri").
Nisa and Carosone met in 1955. It was Mariano Rapetti, Ricordi record company's director - and father of lyricist Mogol - who suggested that they should work together to enter a radio contest. Nisa brought Carosone three texts to be set to music. One of them was titled Tu vuò fà l'americano. Carosone had an instant inspiration and started composing a boogie-woogie on the piano keyboard. It took just fifteen minutes to create Carosone's most famous song, that became a worldwide success.
Their most famous hits include "'O suspiro", "Torero", "Tu' vuo' fa' l'americano", "Caravan Petrol", "Pigliate 'na pastiglia" and "'O Sarracino".
Nisa worked also with other songwriters. Among his best-known lyrics are "Guaglione", winning song of the Festival of Naples in 1956, and "Non ho l'età", with which Gigliola Cinquetti won both the Sanremo Music Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964.
Besides writing lyrics, Nicola Salerno was also an illustrator. He was the author, for example, of cover designs for some Neapolitan music scores published between the 1920s and 1930s.
He died in Naples in 1969.
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The AHL Lake Erie Monsters failed to make the playoffs for a second straight season, finishing sixth yet again in the North Division with a 34-38-8 record. They had injury troubles and a young roster. However, they improved from 65 points to 76, saw an improvement in their winning percentage and also marked improvements in both team goals against and goals for.
The ECHL Johnstown Chiefs missed the postseason by just a point, and finished fifth in their division. It would be the first time the Chiefs missed the postseason since 2004-05.
The Avalanche had 14 players playing in the minor leagues this season — four forwards, eight defenders and one goaltender.
Codey Burki, C, 21
6'1, 195lbs
A successful junior player with the Brandon Wheat Kings, Burki has bounced around both the ECHL and AHL in his short pro career. Starting the year with Johnstown, Burki was recalled to Lake Erie in late November and stuck since.
Burki has not yet been able to translate his offensive success that he had in junior to the pros, but he saw noted improvement in his offensive totals this season with Lake Erie. In just 54 games this season with the Monsters, Burki recorded 9 goals and 10 assists for 19 points.
Burki is a strong offensive threat with a good two-way game. Next season will be a big stepping stone for his development as he looks to develop his offensive game further and hopefully find his niche at the pro level. It would be a welcomed addition to the Avalanche line-up if Burki can prove to be a strong secondary scoring option the Avalanche hoped he would be when they drafted him in 2006.
Philippe Dupuis, C, 24
6'0, 196 lbs
Acquired in a trade with Columbus, as the leading scorer for the offensively-challenged Monsters, Dupuis saw noted improvement in his point totals. A potential NHL defensive forward, Dupuis showcased some of the offensive talents that he was accustomed with in his junior days.
In 64 games with the Monsters, Dupuis scored a team-leading 46 points. Dupuis also lead the team in assists and was the only player to hit double digits in plus/minus with a +11.
Because of Dupuis AHL success, the Avalanche rewarded him with a short NHL stint. He only participated in eight games and was held pointless in all.
Tom Fritsche, LW, 22
5'11, 183lbs
What was shaping up to be a promising season for Fritsche turned out to be a setback for the 22-year-old.
After overcoming severe ulcerative colitis in his junior year at Ohio State, this season Fritsche had to deal with more injury trouble. He missed a majority of the season with a major concussion in February and was shut down late in the season for precautionary reasons. The injury couldn't have come at a worse time as he was starting to heat up in the month of February, recording five points in seven games after returning from a six-game suspension for coming off the bench to fight Norfolk forward Steve Downie (TB).
Fritsche did manage to score 10 goals and add 10 assists in the 48 games he did participate in.
T.J. Galiardi, C, 21
6'2, 190lbs
Galiardi is one of the few pure offensive talents in the Avalanche system. The 21-year-old playmaking center had a tough adjustment year in Lake Erie. Points were few and far between for Galiardi, and the lack of team offense was a definite contributor to that. He also had to deal with a broken ankle in the summer which limited his ability to prepare for the upcoming season.
Galiardi was one of the youngest players on the team and finished in the top four in team scoring. He had 10 goals and 17 assists in 66 games.
Towards the end of the season he was given a short stint (like many other Avalanche prospects) with the big club. In only 11 games with Colorado, Galiardi provided finesse, speed and offense for the Avalanche and was able to record three goals and one assist.
Galiardi will need to add strength over the summer and improve his defensive game but could be a surprise player coming out of camp next year, but there is no rush with him. A full year on an improved Lake Erie team with spot duty in the NHL is the more likely path for Galiardi next season.
Marty Sertich, C, 25
5'8, 165lbs
After signing with the Avalanche last summer, Sertich was brought in with the expectations that he'd provide primary offense for the Monsters but unfortunately Sertich was another in a long list of players who suffered major injuries this season.
The undersized center was limited to only 24 games this season, after suffering two concussions consecutively.
In 24 games, Sertich provided the offense that he was advertised for. He had seven goals and eight assists for 15 points. He was on pace to similar point totals that he had a season ago with the Iowa Stars.
Kyle Cumiskey, D, 22
5'10, 185lbs
The undersized puck-moving defender Cumiskey seems to have a hard time shaking the injury bug. Last season he suffered an injured groin, and this season he was sidelined indefinitely with a shoulder injury.
The 22-year-old Cumiskey was limited to only 28 games with Lake Erie and provided strong offensive production from the blue line. He notched five goals, 12 assists and was a +7.
Cumiskey also participated in the in the AHL All-Star Game for the Canadian squad. He had a six-game stint with Colorado before his shoulder injury.
Cumiskey is a talented two-way defender with NHL skill but questions still surround his durability over the long grind.
Raymond Macias, D, 22
6'2, 195lbs
Similar to Cumiskey, Macias also has had problems staying healthy for a full season in his pro career. Last season, Macias suffered a wrist injury early on in the season which kept him out for a month. This year he's had to deal with various groin issues.
Macias has played in three leagues this season. He started the year in Johnstown where he recorded six points in eight games. From there, he was recalled in early November and spent the majority of the season with Lake Erie where he would provide three goals and 15 assists in 36 games. Macias was one of the top offensive defenders of the Monsters this season, and that awarded him a chance to play with Colorado toward the end of the season.
Wes O'Neill, D, 23
6'4, 215lbs
The towering O'Neill is another prospect who saw time in three different leagues this season.
O'Neill started the season with Johnstown but like Macias only spent a handful of games there. He participated in six games and recorded one point. In early October, he was recalled to Lake Erie and spent the majority of the season there. In 54 games with Lake Erie, O'Neill produced just one goal and five assists. He made his NHL debut on March 27.
O'Neill is likely to spend another year honing his skills in the AHL. His size and hard-nosed style make him an interesting depth option for the Avalanche.
Derek Peltier, D, 24
5'11, 190lbs
Another two-way defender in the Avalanche system, Peltier was a top offensive defenseman for the Monsters this season. In 63 games, Peltier scored two goals and 17 assists. He finished second in team defensive scoring.
He was another one of the Lake Erie defenders who saw his first NHL duty this season as he participated in 11 games for Colorado at the end of the season.
Michael Vernace, D, 22
6'2, 200lbs
One of the late-season risers on the Avalanche depth chart, Vernace has started to round his game from the offensive dynamo he was in junior to a stronger two-way player.
In his second full pro season, Vernace saw his point totals dip a bit. In the 65 games before being called up to the parent club, Vernace scored three goals and added 14 assists.
In the stint he had with the Avalanche, Vernace was used in a defensive role, seeing big minutes on the penalty kill and against other teams' top lines. Vernace still has some rounding to do in his game but he's made large steps this year without having to sacrifice too much of his offensive game in the process. He could see even more NHL time next season as an injury call-up.
Nigel Williams, D, 21
6'4, 226lbs
A rookie in the AHL, Williams hasn't had too much of a problem adjusting, at least offensively. At 6'4, he is an intimidating presence on the ice but prefers to play more of an offensive game.
Williams led the Monsters in defensive scoring with 21 points in 70 games — as a rookie. He's put up similar point totals to those he scored in junior.
His size, skill and skating ability make him a desirable commodity. And though his defensive game still leaves something to be desired it's an area that can be taught in time. He may take a few years to carve out an NHL career.
Ryan Wilson, D, 22
6'1, 212lbs
Originally signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Calgary Flames, Wilson was acquired by the Avalanche at the 2009 NHL trade deadline in a deal that saw Jordan Leopold heading the other way.
Wilson only played in 68 games this season due to a knee injury, but was able to play in eight games for the Monsters. He spent the majority of the season with the Quad City Flames where he displayed his offensive ability from the back end. In 60 games with Quad City he recorded 20 points, four goals and 16 assists. In the eight games with the Monsters, he recorded two assists.
As a rookie this year, Wilson has made a good transition. He provided good offensive numbers and a hard-nosed style. He'll have a few seasons to round his game at the pro level.
Darcy Campbell, D, 25
6'1, 180lbs
Campbell was acquired in the same deal that saw Philippe Dupuis sent to the Avalanche. After the trade, Campbell only participated in eight games with Lake Erie before going down with a serious shoulder injury that would keep him out the remainder of the year.
In his first full AHL season this year, Campbell recorded career highs in all categories. In 74 games, the offensive-minded Campbell produced seven goals and eight assists for 15 points.
At this point, Campbell looks to be an AHL depth defender at best.
Ian Keserich, G, 23
6'2, 200lbs
Low on the depth charts for goaltending prospects is Keserich. The 23-year-old goaltender spent the entire season with Johnstown, splitting goaltending duties with Kris Mayotte.
In the 33 games, Kerserich posted 3.14 goals against average and .902 save percentage. He was ranked 20th in goals against, and 20th in save percentage in the league.
Keserich has the desired size for a goaltender, but due to his age, place on the depth chart, and inability to take a prominent starting role in the ECHL, he's unlikely to go much farther.


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It happened again yesterday.
A white man with a gun killed five innocent people.
But this one hit really close to home. This one was personal.
This angry white man came after reporters and editors at the Capital in Annapolis, Md., and shot five of them dead.
The creature currently squatting in the White House has claimed again and again that the press is the enemy of the public, and apparently, some people are starting to believe it.
Those brave people, who covered the events unfolding in their newsroom by jumping under their desks for protection — and sending out information on social media. They continued to do their jobs, even as someone was trying to kill them.
I spent a career as a reporter, following in the footsteps of my father. Telling the truth about what's happening in government and in the world was his life and it's still mine.
I do freelance reporting now, and this blog. The truth is important to me, and telling the stories of people affected by bad public policy is the only way to force changes. That's why I do the work I do now with the Poor People's Campaign. That's why I tell the story of how my precious son died every chance I get.
Journalists tell these stories:
- The stories of children ripped from their parents' arms at the border and caged like animals, forced to appear in court without representation;
- the stories of people kept in jail for months at a time because they don't have $250 or $500 cash bail, so they lose their jobs and their homes, even though they've committed no crime;
- the stories of protesters with disabilities being pulled from their wheelchairs while trying to speak to elected officials who want to cut their services;
- the stories of teachers, eligible for food stamps because they're paid so little, buying classroom supplies for the children in their charge;
- the stories of teachers throwing their bodies between their students and an angry white man with a gun;
- the stories of young black men gunned down by cops, who never suffer any consequences;
- the stories of soldiers who come home after five or more deployments to combat zones and then get no help with their PTSD — 22 of them die by their own hand every day.
The creature in the White House and his minions don't want us to hear those stories. They don't want us to know about their crimes against humanity, their corruption, their theft of public money, their collusion with a foreign power — and people like the angry white man who killed five innocent journalists yesterday do their dirty work for them. You don't have to lock up journalists if you can get an angry white man to intimidate them for you by killing off a few here and there.
But journalists aren't easily intimidated. We face threats all the time. We get angry calls from people who realize they sounded really stupid at the meeting last night when they read what they said in the morning paper. I've had many, many such angry calls. I even had someone threaten to kill me in a phone message after I wrote that LGBTQ people should enjoy the same right to marry that I do.
I laughed it off, but my editors did not.
My father had police checking up on our house frequently after he wrote about a crime ring.
Journalists don't stop doing what we do because we know the truth is of the utmost importance. When a public figure lies, that's our challenge to call him or her out and to find the truth.
The creature in the White House has no affection for the truth. He cares for nothing beyond his own self-aggrandizement. That's why he's so eager to attack and vilify the press. He is a toxic sociopath, and his reign will be short. It will be a footnote in history, a little asterisk with the notation, "worst president in American history."
Meanwhile, the Capital will go on publishing.
Meanwhile, journalists in newsrooms that have been decimated by corporate greed will keep on seeking and writing the truth.
What we all need to do is support local journalism. Subscribe to publications you trust, online, on the air or in hard copy.
Show the creature and his minions that the truth does matter, and that you will defend it. That's the only way we'll make it through this dark time.


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The Active Office Chair 3Dee is the first ergonomic office chair of its kind and the result of absolute consistency, in engineering as well as in design. Its 3D movement, horizontally and vertically, is based uncompromisingly on the natural human biomechanics. Thus the 3Dee already meets the vision of a sustainable change in our office life: with more well-being, more energy and inner balance. Its perfect design will address especially those, whose Office is not only for work, but also a space for creativity and living.
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L&T Hybrid Equity Fund is jointly managed by Mr S.N. Lahiri since November 24, 2012, Mr Shriram Ramanathan since May 30, 2016 (investments in debt and debt-related instruments) and Mr Karan Desai since February 2, 2017 (investments in foreign securities).
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I need space in my filing cabinet, so I decided to reconcile all my printed patterns with my online patterns, get rid of the duplicates, and put the rest into a note book with page protectors. I am such a geek that this task actually brought me some much needed peace of mind after a near tragedy with the Oakland Raiders Afghan.
I don't know where I got the pattern and there is no copyright warning on it, so I am sharing it with you. So retyped the pattern and created a PDF, which you can download here. Note: The original pattern had not stitch legend and I did not bother to create one, so you need to know simple crochet stitch abbreviations.The pattern I had in my filing cabinet was text only, so I decided to make one real quick to see what it looked like. I kind of like it, as it reminds me of one of my favorite flowers: Hibiscus.
I need to get a new digital camera. I took this picture with my iPad, but can't correct the yellow enough to mute it. Maybe if I used the HDR function it might have come out better. Tried taking a picture of a ladybug without spots earlier, but could not get good definition, much less find the damn bug through the lens.


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With the 228, of which production started in 1987, Maserati wanted to offer an alternative to the large luxury coupés from Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The design of the 228 recalls much to the Biturbo, but its lines were softer and the 228 was built on the longer chassis sourced from the 4-door Biturbo models. The engine capacity was increased to 2.8L. The 228 was a very luxurious coupé and standard equipment included power steering, alloy wheels, central locking, electric windows and hand-stitched leather seats. ABS was available on request.
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|Tipo AM334
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|2-door, 5-seater three-box coupé
|2-door, 5-seater three-box coupé
|Pierangelo Andreani
|Pierangelo Andreani
|Production years
|1987 - 1991
|1987 - 1991
|Maserati era
|De Tomaso
|De Tomaso
|Numbers produced
|469 (228&228 cat.)
|469 (228&228 cat.)
|Monocoque steel construction
|Monocoque steel construction
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J. White grew up Baptist and childhood church was in a parishioner's home, so moving around to find places for worship and fellowship was part of her background. She's been an Episcopalian for thirty years, and has noticed the typical Episcopal resistance to change. She thought that the focus on Exodus would legitimize the idea of doing something different.
Grace Church is a lay-run ministry. Ten years ago parishioners were faced with what seemed like a choice. Do we keep our priest or do we continue to do ministry in this building without a priest? They chose to continue and expand ministries in the sacred space that had served as a light on the hill for College Hill and the surrounding communities.
Since then, they've worked at making Grace a community center that numerous groups use on a regular basis, and that people can reserve for weddings anniversaries, parties, and more. They've already been in exodus from the usual way of doing things for quite some time, and they used the opportunity of the Exodus Big Read to become even more visible in their neighborhood.
On the first two Sundays they set up tables at the back of the Nave and worshipped around the tables. The doors were open because of the warm weather, and they were right in the doorway. There's a bus stop and a traffic light outside, and passersby could see them and join in the sermon discussion. Following that they held services in the parking lot for two weeks. They took a keyboard outside and invited people to stop and eat and talk. Grace has a Community Supper that feeds 200 people every Wednesday and some of the neighborhood people who come to the supper stopped by the service
In addition to holding services out in the neighborhood, Grace used the Exodus Big Read as an opportunity to grow closer as a church. One Sunday they held their healing service in their choir room and arranged the chairs in a circle. They paired off and prayed for each other, which would never have happened in the pews. The circle brought the church together because people found themselves sitting beside and praying for strangers or mere acquaintances. Every service was followed directly by Snack and Chat (Coffee Hour) in the same place, allowing the fellowship to transition seamlessly to social time.
For some of the ten weeks that the parish spent in spaces other than the nave, people would sometimes complain, just like the Hebrews in the desert. The leadership reflected on this with the congregation, and on how the church was repeating the story of Exodus. Grace is a very diverse church and some parishioners are immigrants, particularly from Uganda. They spoke about their experiences and tied it to the experience of the Hebrews, and how they felt when leaving their country.
"It was a good experience, " J.says. "Depending on who came to us on a given Sunday, some questions were asked and there was an open discussion. I think people got to know people who they sit in the pews with but didn't really know. Even though we've been seeing each other for years, we got to hear people's stories. It forged some new understanding and friendship that we may never had forged sitting in the pews. I think that everyone should step out of their comfort zones and experience GOD and each other in every space of our sacred buildings."


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These Startups Bridge the Digital Divide
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The migration to online and mobile has created a conundrum for banks.
They have worked hard to sell the convenience of digital channels to the point that they now find themselves in reactive mode — they are waiting for customers to need something.
The 20 startups selected for this year's FinTech Forward Companies to Watch are helping banks replicate, and in some cases enhance, the close bonds they often share with their customers in person through digital channels.
The companies are redefining personal banking and personal security. They're using artificial intelligence to offer virtual assistance. And, through application programming interfaces, they are giving customers a complete picture of their finances so they have more control of them.
Artificial Intelligence
Customer satisfaction depends largely on banks' ability to meet their expectations and maintain relationships with them. Thanks to tech giants like Facebook, Google and Apple, smartphone users are trained to seek virtual assistance; they routinely pull down a notification tab to view emails, reminders and other information.
People expect the same ease of interacting with their banks. Enter artificial intelligence. Companies like Kasisto are offering conversational AI platforms that allow banks to connect with their customers through messaging apps. Personetics uses AI-powered predictive analytics to anticipate customer needs and provide insight and financial management advice. North Side offers personalized virtual bankers, with its natural-language understanding and dialogue technology, allowing consumers to speak with their banks.
The goal isn't to replace human beings. Good machine learning platforms "have software mimic the humans and humans manage the software," said David Weiss, a senior analyst at Aite Group.
Financial Management
Several companies provide financial health and activity trackers to help customers assume greater control over their financial lives. InSpirAVE helps people save for big-ticket purchases through goal setting and by bringing in family and friends to help achieve those goals.
A company called Self Lender targets consumers with thin credit files looking to build their credit. Self Lender effectively lets users lend money to themselves to build credit. Its "credit builder account" is a loan secured by a certificate of deposit that is funded by the company's bank partner, Austin Capital Bank in Texas. Customers pay their loan monthly and at end of the term get the money in the CD.
Meanwhile, Private Wealth Systems is bringing wealthy individuals — who traditionally are high-touch customers — into the digital world through account aggregation and other services.
Moven, one of the best-known fintech startups, has had a breakthrough year as its partnership with TD Bank in Canada has led customers to rave about the instant insights they are getting into their spending.
Aggregating customers' financial picture not only helps them understand where they stand and how they should make financial plans, but it also helps banks understand which customers they are vulnerable to losing to competitors, said Mark Schwanhausser, director of omnichannel financial services at Javelin Strategy & Research. None of this works without good access to data. How banks and fintechs gather and mine data and deliver it back to the customer will be crucial to the future of fintech, he said.
Lending and Payments
The loan application process is another part of banking that consumers have come to expect to be on-demand. Fintech has taken notice. Startups have sought to automate and simplify that process. CUneXus Solutions uses data analysis to grant customers quick responses.
Built, an online banking startup for construction loans, aims to streamline the construction lending process by creating a marketplace that connects lenders, borrowers, builders and inspectors.
The need for better solutions is, perhaps not surprisingly, similar in payments.
Many of the companies to watch are tackling payments, to make them either faster or safer. Identitii is using blockchain technology to help banks with old systems remain compliant with new regulations and new innovation. Autobooks, ClickSWITCH, Currencycloud and SupiPay are working to provide faster and more flexible payment services to consumer and business customers.
Yantra, a Kansas-based startup founded by CBW Bank CEO Suresh Ramamurthi, has more than 500 APIs to process contextual and conditional payments in real time, across multiple channels. It partnered with CBW on its proprietary digital banking framework and helped it reduce the payment delivery time from three days to one minute.
Security and Identity
As digital payment solutions proliferate, so do reports of transaction and identity fraud. Lenddo and BehavioSec are learning about their customers by taking in nontraditional data. Lenddo is using social media activity, browsing behavior, geolocation and other smartphone data. BehavioSec is making customer behavior its own layer of security, learning and registering how users interact with their devices, including how hard they press on buttons.
Alkami Technology and Malauzai are both providing omnichannel banking solutions for community banks and credit unions; their products allow customers to start tasks in one channel and finish them in another.
BookingBug, a digital appointment-booking platform, enables banks to integrate in-branch, telephone and in-person appointments into their digital-transformation strategies.
Banks have lagged other retail sectors for a long time in terms of leveraging digital to sell products and services. For years they made it about lowering transaction costs and customer onboarding, said Bob Meara, a senior analyst in Celent's banking group.
"Banks didn't have a good understanding of the user journey, and said, 'Most customers that start online finish online, so we're doing fine. We just need to protect the user experience.' I disagree wholeheartedly," he said. "The idea is to make it easy for customers to engage however they want to, and let them connect to a call center without authentication burden."


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Double Cyclope – Brasserie Dunham, 8.6% ABV – 341 ml., (Dunham, Quebec, Canada)
3x dry-hopped. Hops: citra, ekuanot, el dorado, mosaic, amarillo
- Style: Double IPA / Imperial IPA
- Taste: big bright orange citrus bitter resiny hop sweet toffee malt
- Where I got it : High Point / Vancouver
- How much: $4.90 CAD (after 20% off) – 341 ml., October 2017
- Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
- Recommended: yes
- What made an impression: big bright orange citrus hops
Visual: Pours clear honey orange without much of a head, a hazy spotty micro layer with ring, lots of singular fast and slow steady streams.
Nose: bright tangerine-mandarin orange hop oils, hints of pomelo. (lvl-8)-pungency
Attack: thicker crisp, fruity citrus impression
Mid-palate: mild alcoholic heaviness, (lvl-4-sweetness), fruity tangerine toffee malt, metallic-resiny bitter
Finish: grapefruit-tangerine exhale, lingering soft bitter orange citrus hops
Summary: Big all around fruity orange citrus notes with soft bitter resiny hops and a solid malt backbone. Very sippable and went down with ease. Quite boozy by the last sip. Recommended.


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'Scare them into action'
Do fear appeals work as a political tactic? Robert Kolt, instructor of advertising at Michigan State University, says they may scare senior citizens but young people pay no attention.
Radio Lingua Network News: 26 September 2008
Happy European Day of Languages to all our listeners! By way of joining in this international celebration of languages and language-learning we're delighted to introduce eight new podcasts today. We're adding Catalan, Danish, French, Japanese, Mandarin and Romanian to our One Minute Languages series; we're introducing our first podcast for English learners - Write Back Soon will help learners master Phrasal Verbs; and we're finally announcing the long-awaited sequel to Coffee Break Spanish: it's
On the basis of electronic circuits and electronic device from undergraduate courses, this course provides general understandings on mixed signal system and its integrated circuit technology, which has become one of the most important technologies in current electronics. Basic concepts on mixed signal systems and CMOS circuit design will be covered.
From Prep to the Podium: Behind the Scenes of the Presidential Debates | Institute of Politics
A panel conversation with: Tad Devine Democratic Political and Media Strategist; IOP Fellow (Fall '11) Mark McKinnon Cofounder, No Labels; former Chief Media Advisor to George W. Bush; IOP Fellow (Fall '12) Brett O'Donnell President, O'Donnell and Associates, Ltd; Chief Strategist, Bachmann for President Campaign; IOP Fellow (Fall '12) Carole Simpson Anchor, World News Tonight ('88-'03); Presidential Debate Moderator ('92) Trey Grayson (moderator) Director, Institute of Politics
Alphablocks--The vowels save the letter "Tt"
In this Alphablocks video, the vowels try to save the letter "t" from the top of the mountain. Each vowel spells bug, bag, and big to save the day. This is a great resource to introduce and/or review blending words in the early childhood classroom. (3:01)
Interactive-engagement vs traditional methods: A six-thousand-student survey of mechanics test data
The complete report from Richard Hake's long-term study of interactive engagement (IE) techniques and their effect on the understanding of physics by non-physics majors. The study analyzed diverse student populations in high schools, colleges, and universities and used pre- and post-instruction testing to determine the gains in each group. IE techniques were shown to improve student's understanding at a significantly higher rate than traditional instruction. Additionally, these IE techniques are
Fighting the Effects of Natural Disasters
Predicting the future. When it comes to severe weather, it can mean the difference between life and death, as witnessed during recent hurricanes and tsunamis. And while neither man nor machine can predict weather patterns and storm surges with 100 percent accuracy, research being conducted in the Computational Hydraulics Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame is leading to improved forecasting models that can better protect lives from the dangerous forces of nature. Joannes Westerink is pro
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AE CS5.5: Outsmarting the Warp Stabilizer
The Warp Stabilizer's ability to automatically distinguish between foreground and background requires user intervention on some shots, such as a greenscreen stage with tracking dots in the background. Learn how to work around these issues.
Astronomers Spot Sudden Black Hole Flare-Up
Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite recently detected a rise in high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst produced by a rare X-ray nova, came from a previously unknown stellar-mass black hole. (02:08)
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This video from the Museum's Florida Fossils exhibit describes the Pleistocene Epoch, 2 million to 10,000 years ago. The Ice Ages of the Pleistocene wreaked climatic havoc on the northern continents, but Florida was buffered from the worst effects by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Nevertheless, rapid pulses of climate change profoundly affected the area. During glacial periods (low sea levels), Florida was more than twice as large as it is today. Warmer periods (high sea levels) caused t
Breakingviews: crisis, what crisis?
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The Aging Brain: Learning, Memory, and Wisdom In his talk, "The Aging Brain: Learning, Memory, and Wisdom," McGovern Institute investigator John Gabrieli discusses the capacity of the human brain to change over the course of a lifetime. Prof. Gabrieli gave his talk to the Emma Rogers Society at the McGovern Institute for Brain REsearch at MIT on October 5, 2012.
In his talk, "The Aging Brain: Learning, Memory, and Wisdom," McGovern Institute investigator John Gabrieli discusses the capacity of the human brain to change over the course of a lifetime. Prof. Gabrieli gave his talk to the Emma Rogers Society at the McGovern Institute for Brain REsearch at MIT on October 5, 2012.
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MSUToday: InStudio Music (Complete show)
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Catch the rhythm of Rumba Sinfónica, a symphonic work performed recently by Cuban band Tiempo Libre and the MSU Symphony at the Wharton Center.
Beginner - Being our guest We love having guests in the podcasts, but do you know how to describe being a guest in Arabic? We're going to teach you a few words that should help you, and you will also learn what to say if you're hosting a guest.
We love having guests in the podcasts, but do you know how to describe being a guest in Arabic? We're going to teach you a few words that should help you, and you will also learn what to say if you're hosting a guest.
Curved glass link to fast beer drinking
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In Conversation: Professor Emeritus Robert A. Kagan
Professor Andrew MacIntyre, Dean of the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, discusses the exceptional nature of the US legal system with world-renowned socio-legal expert Professor Robert A Kagan. The two examine the influence of conservative politics on American justice, the nature of adversarial legalism and the rise of constitutionalism where the courts become a battleground for political action. Professor Robert A Kagan is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Law at the University o


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49 Waterfront Avenue, Granton, Edinburgh, EH5 1JD
This beautifully presented spacious apartment provides a delightful modern home, being economical to heat and in a ready to move in condition, with all fixtures and fittings included in the sale price. The property is neutrally decorated throughout and is set off the road, providing a quiet and secluded setting. Benefiting from its own main door, private parking, enclosed rear garden, outside store, landscaped shared courtyard areas and located in the area of Granton, within easy reach of the vibrant Shore, Ocean Terminal Centre and easy access to the City Centre. Early viewing of this property is highly recommended.
Accommodation:Lounge, Kitchen, Master Bedroom with en/suite shower room, Second double bedroom, family bathroom, ample storage throughout, private garden, external secure store. GCH. DG. Shared landscaped courtyard areas to the front and rear, private parking. Council tax band: D
The accommodation is accessed via a solid secure main door leading into the light and airy hallway. The property is neutrally decorated throughout with light wood effect laminate flooring through the hallway, where all rooms are accessed, as well as two large practical storage cupboards. The sunny lounge, also with laminate flooring provides an ideal social space featuring double patio doors out to the private rear garden. The modern and bright kitchen, with ceramic tiled flooring, presents extremely well with integrated gas hob, electric oven, cooker hood, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. There is also a standalone washing machine and ample area for dining, with quiet outlook to rear garden. A practical larder style cupboard houses the economical combi boiler. The master bedroom has been cleverly designed to provide a corridor of fitted wardrobes, together with open hanging rails and shelf directly opposite, leading into a carpeted bedroom area providing a warm and homely feel. To the other end of the bedroom corridor lies a stylish en-suite shower room, with sliding glass cubicle doors into the electric shower unit, WC and wash hand basin in white with chrome fittings and single radiator. The second bedroom also provides a warm homely feel, carpeted and benefiting from double fitted wardrobes. A modern family bathroom, with ceramic floor tiles completes the accommodation on offer. The double-glazed window units in both bedrooms and the kitchen feature fitted integrated roller blinds and the lighting throughout the property has been practically placed with a combination of spotlights and traditional pendant style fittings. As well as the private rear garden, with shed and high level fitted wood fencing, there is also a private external secure store to the front of the property. The private garden is mainly laid out to lawn, with small patio area ideal for outdoor relaxing after a busy day at work. There is a further well-manicured shared courtyard area to the rear of the development, accessed via the parking area and for use by all residents within the development. The sale price includes all integrated kitchen appliances, incl the washing machine, fitted floor coverings, window dressings, fixtures and fittings and garden shed. Additional items may be available under separate negotiation with the Seller. The development is managed by Charles White Factors, with owner charges averaging around £300/£400 per annum.
Granton is within a short distance of the vibrant Shore area of Leith, where the popular Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre and all its facilities can be found. Surrounded by many beautiful coastal views and walks and placed approximately 3 miles north of the City Centre. There are ample public transport links to the City Centre from Waterfront Avenue and West Granton Road and the area is well served by local schools, nurseries and the close-by Edinburgh College.
Viewings are by appointment only. Please telephone the Agent: 0131 555 2777 for an appointment.
The Home Report can be made available upon request.
All Offers should be submitted within the format of the Scottish Standard Clauses Edition 2 to the Agent in the first instance. Additionally, In order to comply with AMLR for Estate Agents verified ID of all potential purchasers must be included with their Offer to be considered.


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Legos in Bulk
Cheapest way to buy Lego bricks
Legos are a forever toy. Without moving parts, they last a really long time, can be assembled and reassembled in infinite arrangements, and have a long-term appeal even for old kids like me. But they are relatively expensive if you want to make something big. Seeking out the best discount boxes from Lego, or from resellers, they cost about 10 cents per piece. Smaller sets are even more expensive. I wanted to build a wall of Legos, but there was no easy way to buy standard bricks in bulk from Lego. So I went to the Chinese and found a whole army of knock-off Legos from China available on Amazon. They cost about 2.5 cents per piece.
The best option for the standard blocks are packs of 1,000 bricks for about $25. I recently needed 15,000 pieces for a 25 foot tower of Lego I am building, so I bought bulk packs from five different knock-off vendors. All five sources sell bricks that are pretty indistinguishable and interchangeable with authentic Lego — and with each other. They are about 99.8 percent exact. When building my tower, once or twice I notice a very slight gap between one level that would not be there in genuine Lego. Also there can be very slight variation in color, especially between vendors; the yellow of one is not 100% the yellow of the other. There is a slighter variation of color within one source but it is not noticeable unless you build in a solid color. For 99% of most uses, these subtle variations will not be a problem, and the fit will not be a problem. Reviewers on Amazon who actually counted the number of pieces included verify that you do get at least 1,000 pieces. Out of 10,000 pieces so far I've only encountered 6 pieces that were malformed. Some Amazon customers have complained that the larger bricks are less durable than the real thing when disassembling, but I am not joining and unjoining parts, so I can't tell. For my purposes these work great.
So which knock-off to use? Because these bulk bags are sold as "random" selections it is hard to say. Toysopoly included more browns and orange bricks than the other brands, but I detected some color variance from other brands. Big Bag of Bricks had a lot of purple. They also had a pack with lots of Lego pastels — light blue and pink. I used Play Platoon and Wonderbricks and Brickyard and didn't notice anything special but a random assortment, with different amounts of gray, or roof tiles. None of these include any special items beyond basic bricks. Any of them will be perfectly acceptable substitutes for real Lego if you need large quantities. At the time of my purchases, Big Bag of Bricks had the cheapest prices, at $25 per 1000 pieces.
Prices go up and down. I use CamelCamelCamel and The Tracktor to track the lowest prices for these packs and buy whichever one goes lowest, which has been Big Bag of Bricks in recent months.06/23/17
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has voted to cut 1.5 million barrels a day, for the next six months, from its daily production of crude oil, in an effort to regain control over sagging oil prices.
One OPEC oil minister said "it boils down to supply-side economics." There is too much oil, he said, and not enough demand.
The combination has been forcing oil prices down and the OPEC ministers said they are attempting to place a floor underneath falling prices, in an effort to achieve price stability.
Beginning January 1, OPEC will cut production by six percent and the cuts will last at least six months.
The 11 member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reached its decision after winning a pledge from five non-OPEC nations to cut production by a total of almost one half million barrels a day. Among the non-OPEC countries, Russia, the world's second biggest oil producer, is cutting the most at 150,000 barrels a day.
The head of the OPEC meeting in Cairo, Algerian oil minister Chakib Khelil, said oil producers have seen their profits plummet over the past two decades. "Twenty years ago the share of producers in the price at the pump was 50 percent, which means taxes were 50 percent and the price of oil was 50 percent," he said. "Now that share is 80 percent for taxes, 20 percent for producing countries so the share for producers is going down while shares of revenues in the price at the pump is going up for consuming countries."
Oil prices have gone down 30 percent this year due to several factors: the weakening global economy, the impact of the September 11 attacks in the United States and warmer than normal weather conditions in North America.
According to OPEC ministers, Russia wants to see the price of a barrel of oil at $20-$25, OPEC wants a price of $22-$28 and consuming countries think the price should be around $20 a barrel.
The secretary-general of OPEC, Ali Rodriguez, said he hopes the latest production cuts will lead to prices stabilizing somewhere between $20-$25 per barrel.
The ministers will meet again in March to decide whether further production cuts will be needed.


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Cappuccino is a veteran gamer who has set his sites on Faeria. Cappuccino is knowledgeable of all things Faeria and his stream showcases a high level of play and meta knowledge. Cappuccino also casts official Faeria tournaments, as well as the recent August qualifier.
Luuu90 is a top Faeria player that consistently plays at God Rank. His stream his informative and he has won several of our PlayFaeria tournaments. Currently playing under Team Equilibrium, he has recent posted an informational guide for new players.
Metagamingtv streams tons of Faeria. Scream112 and Skorchi13 can be founding streaming the new solo content, or grinding the ladder with a variety of decks. Plenty of chat interaction, eSports discussion(and occasional tournament casting) and Pandora runs make this a solid Faeria variety stream.
Our very own stream channel, curated and hosted by Aquablad. Aquablad is card game expert the primary caster for our weekly tournament series, the PlayFaeria open and, on top of that, he creates a swarm of awesome video content. You can see some of his latest videos on our site.
Want to follow a grueling ladder climb? Watch a20misa a fairly new Faeria streamer that explains all of this thoughts and decisions throughout the game. The best of 3 matches and live coaching sessions are a great way to learn the tiny nuances of Faeria decision making.
As this F2P week continues, we will be highlighting more streams, youtube channels, and other community created content. Help spread the word, Faeria is Free!


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Aarhus University Buildings, Denmark Danish Photos, Education Project, Architect, Images
Århus University Buildings
Jutland Tertiary Education Architecture – design by C. F. Møller Architects
Aarhus University Buildings
Design: C. F. Møller
Restrained 20th Century Danish education buildings
These Danish tertiary education buildings are spaced out around a gently landscaped campus.
Location: up the hill north west of the city centre.
Images, Jul 2008 by Isabelle Lomholt / Adrian Welch
The predominant material is of course yellow brick which is very common across Denmark.
The style is clean and contemporary, perhaps the massing is slightly overpowering at times, but there are some pleasant textures and details amongst the stark forms.
Århus University Buildings design : C.F. Møller
Location:Aarhus University
Architecture in Denmark
Jutland Architectural Projects
Aarhus Architecture Designs – chronological list
Aarhus Architecture – Selection
Aarhus Concert Hall
image from architect
Århus Rådhus – The Town Hall, Key building in Aarhus : Arne Jacobsen
Aarhus Teater, Teatergaden
photo © Adrian Welch
Major Danish building close to the city, to the south:
Moesgård Museum Århus
Henning Larsen Architects
image from architects
Comments / photos for the Aarhus University Architecture Photographs page welcome
Aarhus University Buildings – page
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Nature and the Undercliff
Some 80 acres of the Estate is found on the Undercliff, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is a wonderland of fossils, flora and fauna and for those interested in such things, the best place on the coast to be.
This is the largest and most important landslip area on the British coast, with fine exposures of Lias and Cretaceous rocks, a species-rich naturally-developed ashwood, and a rich grassland and cliff flora. The NNR is some 8 km long, aligned east-west along the South Devon coast. Its interest derives mainly from a massive 1839 landslip, when a large field became detached from the main cliff and moved seaward. Both the chasm and the cliffs, which rise to about 150m in altitude have largely become covered with woodland and scrub.
Because of its isolation, plant and animal communities have developed virtually untouched by man. In particular, a species-rich, ungrazed, coastal ashwood has developed. A continuing series of minor slips has produced an area of varied topography, as well as exposing fresh areas for geological study and for colonisation by wildlife. The climate is typically western Atlantic, and the frequent damp mists encourage a profuse and vigorous growth of ferns and climbers.
Woodland flowers and funghi
Primroses, snowdrops, wood spurge and dogs mercury, white flowered wood anemone, ransomes and coltsfoot, yellow celandine and primrose, wood violet, white wood sorrel, bluebells and wild arum and early purple orchids…
Woodland birds
The jay, green woodpecker, black and white greater spotted woodpecker, smaller nuthatch and tree creeper, buzzard and raven, pheasant and gull…
Woodland habitats
Beech, holm oak, English oak, ash, rowan ash, sycamore, common alder, European yew, oak, turkey oak, grey alder, field maple, Scots pine, white cedar, sweet chestnut…
Coastal Habitats
Roosting points for Gulls and Cormorants, Oyster Catchers and Turnstones. Sea Kale and Samphire, rare chalkland plants, early purple orchid, pyramid orchid, milkwort and vipers bugloss…


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Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy is what we offer to rejuvenate sun damaged skin, remove pigment, diminish redness,and reduce rosacea. There is an addition to the procedure that can substantially enhance the results of the IPL photofacial known as Photodynamic Therapy, or PDT. For this treatment we add a photosensitizing agent in the form of topical cream that is applied to the area undergoing the photofacial. The photosensitizing agent we use is Levulan (aminolevulinic acid). Levulan is absorbed selectively by those cells in the skin that produce pigment; the blood vessels that make our skin red and cause rosacea; superficial premalignant skin lesions known as actinic Keratosis (AK's); and cells infected with acne causing bacteria. Levulan multiplies the effect and thereby the benefits of the photo facial treatment by targeting these specific cells for destruction. The result is significant improvement in actinically damaged skin, sun damaged skin, and acne.
Levulan Photodynamic Therapy is ideal for:
- Reducing pore size
- Improving skin texture
- Reducing uneven pigmentation
- Treating acne
- Treating actinic keratosis
- Improving wrinkles
Preparation before treatment
You must not tan the treatment areas before treatment and avoid self tanners for 2 weeks prior to your appointment. If you are susceptible to cold sores you should take your antiviral medication to prevent an outbreak.
Description of Photodynamic Therapy Procedure:
- A medical professional will apply the medicine.
- After 1-2 hours Levulan will be activated with IPL light source.
- You will be provided protective eyewear during the treatment.
- It is normal to feel a stinging, tingling, prickling, or burning of the lesions, but this should go away after the treatment.
- Treatments take about 45 minutes.
- There is some discomfort by no significant pain.
What should I expect after treatment?
The pigmented spots and capillaries treated may appear as darker flecks or temporarily crust over. You will also notice a "flushed" look that soon fades as capillaries begin to vanish and pigmented spots slough off, leaving the skin looking younger and smother. The treated area should be kept clean, however, be careful not to aggressively rub or scrub the area or use harsh cleansers for the first few days after your treatment. After 1 week, there might be some residual redness that will soon subside and can be covered with makeup.
What is the down time with IPL photo facial and Levulan?
You can expect 3-7 days of redness and mild to moderate swelling of the treated area followed by light peeling. The intensity of the post treatment redness and swelling depends on how long the Levulan is left on prior to the IPL photo facial; the individual's sensitivity to Levulan; the degree of sun damage; active acne; and other underlying skin conditions that may be present. As with the standard IPL photo facial, pigmented areas of the treated skin will darken temporarily and disappear in a few days after the treatment.
Although you do not look your best immediately after the treatment, your activities are not limited as long as you either avoid direct sunlight entirely or protect yourself from the sun for 48 hours following treatment. We recommend the use of a good sunscreen, preferably 30-60 SPF. Protection from sun is important because the Levulan treatment will sensitize your skin to UV rays and can cause severe sunburn.
How soon will I see results of the treatment?
The results will begin to be apparent as the post treatment redness and swelling subside in 5-7 days. After this time, active acne resolves, rosacea improves, pigmentation lightens, and chronic redness reduces. Within two weeks after a PDT treatment, the skin feel noticeably smoother. Any actinic keratosis will have largely disappeared. Within months of a series of the IPL photo facial with Leulan treatments, fine lines and wrinkles show definite improvement.
How many treatments are required?
Although there is increased post treatment downtime with the Levulan, as compared with other standard treatments, fewer treatments are required to achieve remarkable results. For active acne, facial rejuvenation from sun damaged, heavy pigmentation , and rosacea, three treatments are usually all that are necessary. Some patients are completely satisfied after only one treatment.
Why should I go to Advanced Laser Clinics for this procedure?
At Advanced Laser Clinics of Shreveport, only medically trained professionals with years of experience perform this treatment. As medical professionals we screen all our patients closely to ensure optimal candidates before treatment.
Also, we have a Christmas Special this month
Full Face IPL treatment with Microdermabrasion $200
(Valued at $350)
*Offer ends December 31st


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Natasha Chalk Solicitor (Foreign Qualified), Personal Injury
Experience Profile
Natasha is a solicitor (foreign qualified) specialising in serious and catastrophic injury cases at Slater and Gordon Lawyers in Cambridge.
Foreign qualified solicitor admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia in 2011, practicing predominantly in personal injury claims and servicing one large corporate client.
Extensive personal injury experience in claims involving head injury and multiple orthopaedic injuries.
- Personal injury
- Public liability
- Road traffic accidents
- Brain injuries
- Serious orthopaedic injuries
- Psychological injuries
Career history
- Since 2017: Slater and Gordon Lawyers UK
- 2009-2016: Campbell Standish Partners, Brisbane, Australia
- Studied LPC at Kaplan Law School, London
- Completed LLB (Hons) Law at Newcastle University


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It's practically magic, the feeling he gets,
When his darling whispers those three special words
Because he's in love, and because she's so precious,
They're the sweetest thing by far that he's ever heard.
Say I love you with this cute drinking glass set, and hear her say "I love you too!"
BoldLoft's signature series, Boy Meets Girl, featuring heartwarming images of perfect pairs, brings the complex joy of everyday love to life. Selections include couple pillowcases, body pillow cases, t-shirts, and his and hers coffee mugs. Boy Meets Girl gifts are perfect for occasions like wedding, anniversary, and Valentine's Day. Whether you are miles apart or living together, Boy Meets Girl gifts show that special someone how much you care about being a pair.