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Hello!My name is Mikhail (a Russian analogue of Michael). I'm 28. I'm Russian and I live in Saint-Petersburg.Recently I got a new job as a system administrator in the Sevice Desk of Finnish-Swedish company. Therefore I have to upgrade my English. I'm learning English by myself with a help of my wife (she is an English teacher), but sometimes I meet with some difficulties. And neither my wife nor her Russian teachers of English can help me. So I decided to correspond with an English native speaker. I think that if he'll be so kind to help me with my difficulties, I'll help him back learn Russian or learn more about Russian culture.My wife and I are orthodox believers (Moscow Patriarchy) and I think that the best penpal for me is an orthodox guy or girl, because I hope we'll have many things in common to discuss. So if you are interested mail to m.smirnov {@@@} mail.ruGod save you!Mikhail SmirnovPS Excuse me for off topic.
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I think that if he'll be so kind to help me with my difficulties, I'll help him back learn Russian or learn more about Russian culture.
My wife and I are orthodox believers (Moscow Patriarchy) and I think that the best penpal for me is an orthodox guy or girl, because I hope we'll have many things in common to discuss.
PS Excuse me for off topic.
You should probably add a verb to this sentence.
"Excuse me for being off topic," or "Excuse me for posting off topic."
My name is Mikhail (a Russian analogue of Michael). I'm 28. I'm Russian and I live in Saint-Petersburg.
I'm learning English by myself with a help of my wife (she is an English teacher)
My wife and I are orthodox believers (Moscow Patriarchy) and I think that the best penpal for me is an orthodox guy or girl, because I hope we'll have many things in common to discuss.
God save you!
slava Iesu Christu!!!
если у вас есть Skype
я живу в США в штате Аризона
прошлом летом
Я студент русского языка и литературы
в смолном институте
на вассилевском острове
говорят, что не может быть.
Ну, это правда
о церкови
но еслиб вы хтели поговорить
или паписать здесь
с мной
I'm very impressed by your response! I wanted to have one pen pal, but I've got lot more! And even special forum was created...
(Is it a right word for the term "земляки"?)
I was born in Kazakhstan in Alma-Ata and I had lived there till I entered an institute in Moscow. After graduating from the institute I married a girl from Petersburg. So I have been living here only for about five years, but I like this city very much. Much more than Moscow
Derek, your Russian is very good! I'm not sure, but I suppose that Russian is rather difficult language for English speaking learners. So you are getting on well!
And I'm really surprised to know that you are half Pole and you are an Orthodox! And you even learn Russian and Russian literature! Unfortunatly, there is some tension between our nations that arised during the history And I'm very happy that you don't pay attention to this situation!
I live on Vasilievsky Island too, on Nalichnaya street Do you remember where you lived exactly?
I offer you to write in Russian and I'll write in English. So we could correct each other. Or may be you would like another way? I'm ready to discuss with you any theme you want. And it is certanly very interesting for me why you are an Orthodox and why you are learning Russian (if you find this suitable to tell me). To what patriarchy do you belong? Does your parish use English for liturgy?
It is much warmer in Arizona than in Petersburg This is the only thing that really upsets me, because I was born and grew up in the south, in Kazakhstan.
But hmm... You didn't ask me to correct you. Maybe I shoudn't? I hope you don't consider me as a bore, otherwise please excuse me.
He did have a verb in his original sentence -- a verb in the imperative mood with an object (i.e. "Excuse me"). "Being" and "posting" tain't verbs, at least not in this usage. Of course, this raises a very difficult area of English grammar and syntax: the participle and the gerund. Very hard for anyone, even native speakers, to understand, especially because English uses forms of the participle in compound verbs.
Как интересно! Я буду в централной Азии следующий год. Я буду учиться в Бишкеке, и напишу диссертацию о русском языке в Киргизии.
Наличная улица...около станции метро Приморская? Я жил на Капитанской улице. По-английскии мы сказали бы "It's a small world."
Сегодня 30 градов здесь! И летом может быть 50 градов. Летом сколько градов в Казахстане?
Я надеюсь что ты не посмотрел фильм Борат!
Wow! You are a brave guy! Why did you choose Bishkek? The last time I was there I felt myself a bit unsafe.
During my childhood my parents and I often spent vacations at Issyk-Kul lake. It was a splendid time! But then USSR was gone and many Russians left Kirgizstan for Russia. BTW: Many people usually think that I'm Kazakh if I was born in Kazakhstan. But this is is not true. There were more than 50% Russians in Kazakhstan by the time when USSR was gone. So when Kazakhstan and Kirgizstan had become independent countries we, Russians, felt ourselves a bit unwelcome in these countries. Most Russians left for Russia, including my family. But it seems to me that now Kazakhs become rather friendly and tolerant to other nations. Kirgizs are less friendly. And there were several disorders in Kirgizstan during last years...
So I would advise you to go to Almaty (Alma-Ata). But maybe dufficulties or something else attract you...
I can tell you some words about Russian language in Kazakhstan. May be you'll find them useful.In the time of USSR Russian was a state language in Kazakhstan. In cities everybody used Russian. And even many urban Kazakhs couldn't speak Kazakh language. But in kazakh nomadic villages (they are called "aul", "аул") you could meet an old man who coudn't speak Russian. So Russian was the language of the cities.After Kazakhstan obtained independence Kazakh became the state language. Russian was declared as the language of the international intercourse. And gradually Russian was replaced by Kazakh. In the time of my teen ages Kazakhs used a mix of Russian and Kazakh in familiar conversations. Now they use generally Kazakh. But they have to speak Russian to Russians. Because the rest of Russians don't want to learn Kazakh. But I think that in the further they will have to learn it.As for official documents they are duplicated in Russian at present. But soon it will be stoped.
I suppose a similar situation is in Kirgizstan except one thing. I'm not sure but several years ago Russian became there a state language again.
No, I didn't. Is it really so stupid and unpleasant as I've heard?
Я изучаю русский язык, потому что люблю русскую литературу и русский язык ещё важный в постсоветском мире. Я любил бы читать Достоевского и Тургенева на русском языке. Но мне трудно читать Толстого на английском! И конечно, я люблю читать Пушкина и Лермонтова. Сейчас могу только читать газети как Аргументи и Факти без словари. И как я сказал, мой дедушка из Польши и говорит по-русский. Но, мы говорим другу друга только по-польскии или по-английскии. И я интересуюсь политикой и историей в восточной европе и централной азии. Изучать это в университете, мне нужно было изучать русский язык тоже. Я рад, что я изучаю русский язык потому что мне всегда интересно было. Я мог учиться в России на стипендии. Я надеюсь учитьсся в ценралной азии. Сколько Американцых знают где Бишкек или что Бишкек?! Здесь монго вожмостей для человека которые знает русский язык (на пример, работать в государстве или как бизнесман). Почему я православий? Конечно как поляк, когда я родился был католиком. Но мы не ходили в храм очень часто. Когда я нашёл Христоса, было через православную церковь. Мне не важнио что много людей думают что церковь только для русских. Мне церковь только о Христосе, Боге, любви и нет о народости. У моего храм здесь литургия и на английском и на грекском. Наш патриарх - патриарх Константинопола.
It's difficult to me to read his books in Russian I couldn't read "War and Peace" to the end.
As for me, the best news site in Russian: http://www.interfax.ru. It is very objective without any partial comments. The best religion news site is http://www.interfax-religion.ru. There are articles about different religion events in Russia.I like to read http://www.pravmir.ru - Russian Orthodox site. It has English version http://www.pravmir.com, but there are much less articles than in Russian.I usually consult http://days.pravoslavie.ru/ about events in Russian Orthodox calendar and about hagiography.
If you don't mind to hear Russian speech you can visit http://www.predanie.ru/. This is an Orthodox site containing many lectures about theology in mp3, church chants and videos concerning Orthodoxy. My wife and I love to listen to lectures of professors of theology Алексей Ильич Осипов and deacon Андрей Кураев and to talks of metropolitan Антоний Сурожский. They clarified to us many difficult theology questions.
I also would like to advise you very very useful site for English-Russian and Russian-English translation: http://www.multitran.ru/. There are many examples of usage of Russian and English collocations and expressions.
Среди русских распространено мнение, что многие американцы думают будто Москва - это деревня, которая стоит посреди тайги, а по Красной Площади гуляют медведи. Это правда?
"Мне церковь только о Христосе, Боге, любви и нет о народости."Для меня Церковь - это прежде всего Христос, Бог и Любовь, а не принадлежность к какому-то народу.
Did your relatives feel strongly about you changed Church?
I'll have to be careful, but the problems you mentioned happened to several other American students in my group in Moscow this summer. A couple of people were beat up, one robbed at knife point and many others had their wallets stolen in the metro.
But, they all wore very American looking clothes and shoes, drew a lot of attention to themselves and didn't speak much Russian at all.
Спасибо большое! Тепер я буду читать эти газеты когда у меня есть времена. Но в две недели у меня будет контролные работы. Только книг (или книги?) дла заданий сейчас.
Метрополитан Антоний Сурожский
Жаль, это правда.
There is nothing like American football (except for baseball!).
It's very sad, but Moscow as the biggest and richest city of Russia attracts criminals from the whole FSU. Thank God, Petersburg is more quiet.
I have a good school friend Василий. He lives in Almaty. He lived several years in Anchorage when he worked in the international oil company, so his English is rather fluent. I would like to give you his phone number so that you will be able to call him for help or advice if you need it. I have already arranged this with him. Please remind me in april or may to do this if I forget.
I don't understand when it is better to say "для меня" or "мне".I see your difficulty. There is only one English collocation "for me" for both Russian pronouns. The usage of them is obvious for me, so let me think a little about it. I need some time to formulate a rule.
Rules of American football is similar to the rules of rugby, isn't it? But I do not understand the sense of baseball
I really enjoyed Petersburg and always felt safe there. I have many fond memories of sitting on the beach (even if it is a bit dirty!) at the end of Kapitanskaya Ulitsa and watching the белые ночи.
Speaking of Alaska, you might find this interesting. We consider our first American Orthodox Saint to be one of the first missionaries sent from Russia to Alaska. You can read about him and other American Saints here: http://oca.org/FSnasaints.asp?SID=4The Orthodox Church in American (OCA) of today is descended from the early Russian missions in North America. The OCA website gives a good idea of what typical Orthodox life is like in the US.
I got a wonderful explanation of the usage of "мне" and "для меня". I attached it to the message. If you find something unclear, please ask.
Tonight we have a Christmas party in our company. A vice-president has arrived from Finland to attend it. As you know both Finnish and Russian like to drink some vodka. I think it will be a hard evening to me, because it's just the beginning of the Nativity Fast now and I have to attend this party since it is a team-building event.
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OpenDNS provides a cloud-delivered, network security service for automated protection against advanced attacks for any device, regardless of location. When there is a security threat, a delay in detection or response time could mean millions of dollars in damage to a client's systems. Deploying Fusion ioMemory™ PCIe application accelerators has improved the ability of OpenDNS to rapidly analyze and respond to increasing large-scale attacks.
OpenDNS provides a cloud-delivered, network security service for automated protection against advanced attacks for any device—laptop, smartphone, desktop, server, network—regardless of location. When there is a security threat, a delay in detection or response time could mean millions of dollars in damage to a client's systems. Deploying Fusion ioMemoryTM PCIe application accelerators has improved the ability of OpenDNS to rapidly analyze and respond to increasing large-scale attacks.
Keeping people—and their devices—secure is imperative today. However, the question now is how to ensure their security and protect them as they travel the world. Typical systems security comes in a box that resides in a server room at a company. David Ulevitch started OpenDNS in 2005 after identifying a need for a better-performing, more secure DNS service than what was previously available. OpenDNS is a cloud-based security company that protects employee data both at the headquarters and at mobile and remote locations.
Through its Umbrella product, OpenDNS protects people working on-site at the company as well as people who travel. Umbrella blocks malware, botnets, and phishing over any port, protocol, or app. It also detects and contains advanced attacks before they can cause damage.
"We provide Internet security for large corporations," explained Levi Junkert, Systems Engineer at OpenDNS. "It used to be that you were tied to a box that you installed inside your server room, which would protect you from security attacks. However, today, to address a more mobile workforce, such as a salesforce that is traveling all around the world, we have expanded this security to provide protection even when employees are mobile."
OpenDNS provides DNS servers that translate web site addresses into IP addresses, and keeps track of which sites users are visiting. Client traffic is routed through OpenDNS servers to ensure detection of any malicious activity. "Internet traffic can be monitored or picked up by someone else," continued Junkert. "So that needs to be protected. For example, a zombie computer is one that has been hijacked by some kind of software process. This process can then be used as a gateway to maliciously send traffic to other places. In addition, when you do something online, that information is actually stored on a disk. That is what I work on—making sure that your data is stored and that it is protected. We sell you a software package that protects you by routing all of your traffic through our servers. And from there, we protect all the traffic coming in and out."
OpenDNS conducts considerable analysis of Internet traffic and can detect security attacks and hacking activity before it can compromise a client system. The service can then block malicious web sites from accessing client devices. In addition, OpenDNS can keep devices from accessing a malicious site that has been detected, without users realizing that they are being protected.
"We protect you no matter where you're at," explained Junkert. "So let's assume that you are on your cell phone, and you are looking through some websites as you're leaving your place of business. On your trip home, you're going through all these different cell phone towers. Since you have our software installed on your cell phone, we'll still be protecting you even though you're not at your place of business anymore."
Levi Junkert,
Systems Engineer at OpenDNS
The Challenge
When there is a security threat, there is no time to delay. "Seconds really matter when you're actually trying to prevent an attack," continued Levi. "Our database performance determines how fast we can actually react to large-scale attacks. If we're not able to respond quickly, an attacker might actually break through, costing a client millions of dollars."
One process that OpenDNS was running was indeed taking far too long. "We need to make a decision quickly, and that is done by reading data rapidly and with low latency. We do this by building very efficient, fast systems—with both hardware and software."
This service level commitment resulted in OpenDNS seeking a new solution to the latency issue.
The Solution
To keep up with the ever-changing security environment, the team at OpenDNS does considerable research and strives continually to increase the efficiency of software processes. "We spent a lot of time optimizing different pieces of our software to be able to deliver a product that is faster. Eventually, we decided to try the Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators. And they really sped up our process. We did a study across multiple PCIe vendors and SanDisk definitely won the competition," confirmed Junkert.
OpenDNS does not tolerate a delayed reaction to security threats. When they are confronting a large-scale attack or security threat, seconds can mean the difference between safety—keeping the bad guys out—and having a full-scale breach. "We can see from our initial testing runs that using Fusion ioMemory SX300 PCIe application accelerators may increase our ability to react to security threats much faster than with our deployed solution."
SanDisk combines unique expertise in hardware, software, and application architecture to solve performance challenges and advance applications into the flash age. Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators deliver extremely low read and write latency, as well as high IOPs to improve application performance.
The Result
When OpenDNS started working with Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards, the team saw the benefits right away.
"We have a process here at OpenDNS that was taking about 400 seconds to complete," said Junkert. "Before we actually had the Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards to work with, this amount of time could directly impact customers. So we tested the process with the Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards, which decreased the running time of this process from 400 seconds down to 150 seconds."
The bottom line is that by deploying Fusion ioMemory PCIe application accelerators, OpenDNS' clients will have a better experience using the OpenDNS products and will be better protected. "Through this partnership, we're able to serve our customers even better."
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SanDisk takes a collaborative approach, engaging ecosystem partners and end customers to solve business problems through innovative flash solutions. "One of the advantages of working with SanDisk is that they're not only working on the hardware stack, but are also working on software to optimize using that hardware," commented Junkert.
Members of the OpenDNS team have been working with Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards for more than six years. SanDisk continues to add functionality to the cards, as well as provide ongoing support to ensure the cards perform at optimum levels. "Working with the SanDisk team has been pretty awesome. Having a relationship with someone at SanDisk who is able to answer my questions and to help me customize our infrastructure—we can actually make the cards perform much better to serve our needs."
Now that OpenDNS has achieved success with Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards, they are starting to notice other processes in their software stack that could also benefit from increased efficiency, which will enable the company to handle additional customers.
"I think it's great that SanDisk and OpenDNS are working together," said Junkert. "We're helping each other build better products for our customers and make our software much quicker. Through this partnership, we're able to bring more products to market for our customers and protect them better."
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Secretary of State Rokita Unveils Redesigned Website
Contact: AJ Freeney-Ruiz
Indianapolis, IN - Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is proud to introduce a revamped version of his offices website located on the Internet at www.sos.IN.gov.
Furthering his office's efforts in pioneering various e-Services initiatives, Secretary Rokita's new site is designed to allow a user's navigation to be as intuitive as possible while still housing the massive amounts of information found in the Secretary of State's three divisions - Elections, Business Services, and Securities.
The colorful new website now divides each of the office's divisions into its own module - "INbiz" for Business Services, "INvest" for Securities, and "INvotes" for Elections. Two additional modules have been created to house other information - "Desk" for administrative and personal information, and "Ask Todd" for search, contact, and information options.
Other new additions to the site are an option to send email directly from the Secretary of State's website to the office, a new site for student and teacher resources, an "alert" feature to warn of investment and election scams, an updated online press room, updated news stories featuring the office, and personalized email update options which allow users to subscribe or unsubscribe themselves from receiving specific information from the office's divisions.
Throughout the website are dozens of photographs featuring various duties and activities of Secretary Rokita. Photos at the bottom of each of the page allow a user to select and view a captioned high-resolution version of the picture.
"I'm thrilled with the work Access Indiana has done on this new site and eagerly await to receive feedback from our customers and constituents," Rokita said. "Our goal here was to not only continue to offer all the information users of our website have come to expect, but to present it in a more user-friendly and aesthetic way."
You can access the new website and explore its new options by visiting the existing domain of www.sos.IN.gov.


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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Gov Bobby Jindal coming to NH; 'Shaheen machine' raised $1.23M in Q1By John DiStaso
Senior Political Reporter
April 11. 2013 10:59AM
THURSDAY, APRIL 11: FIRST-IN-THE-NATION KICKOFF? Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, will be in New Hampshire on May 10 to raise money for the Republican Senate Majority Committee, the campaign committee for the state Senate GOP.
A source close to the event said Thursday it will be the single largest fund-raising event the Republican Senators have ever held. It will be held in the Manchester area, though no venue has been confirmed yet, the source said.
Jindal will be the first notable potential Republican presidential candidates to visit New Hampshire since the re-election of President Barack Obama last fall.
The NHGOP recently announced it is hosting another potential presidential candidate, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, for a fund-raiser on May 20. That event will also feature Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11: MITCH AT 'THE DRAFT.' U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucy will make a stop at state Sen. Andy Sanborn and Rep. Laurie Sanborn's Concord pub on April 19.
We've learned the Sanborns will host a fund-raiser for McConnell at The Draft at 4 p.m. on April 19. Co-hosts will be former Sen. John E. Sununu and U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta.
"Obviously, Laurie and I are exceptionally excited to be hosting the ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate as he works to regain a Republican majority in Senate in 2014," Andy Sanborn told us.
After the Sanborn event, McConnell will attend another fund-raiser hosted by former GOP Senate hopeful Bill Binnie.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11: THE SHAHEEN MACHINE ROLLS ON. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen had a big first quarter of 2013 on the fund-raising front as she looks ahead to a reelection bid next year.
The New Hampshire Democrat's campaign will report raising $1.23 million for the first quarter, from Jan. 1 through March 31, the Granite Status has learned.
The campaign will also report ending the quarter with $1.46 million cash on hand.
The campaign will announce later today that during the quarter it received contributions from 8,484 donors. It says nearly 92 percent of contributors are "grassroots donors who gave fewer than $250."
Her fund-raising in the first quarter doubled her total for the entire cycle since she was first elected in 2008. Her 2012 year-end report, through Dec. 31, showed cycle-to-date contributions of $1.22 million. That earlier report also showed cash on hand of $431,000.
Since the new fund-raising numbers reflect the period ending March 31, they do not include contributions Shaheen received since Republican former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown disclosed last week he is not ruling out establishing residency in New Hampshire and running against her next year.
Brown has a summer home in Rye.
Since the Brown announcement, the Shaheen campaign has stepped up its already-aggressive fund-raising efforts, including a "Granite Bomb" the campaign said last Sunday had doubled its $100,000 goal.
Shaheen campaign finance director Andy Darkins said Shaheen "is both proud and humbled to have so much grassroots enthusiasm behind her and her efforts to strengthen New Hampshire's small businesses and middle-class families.
"Senator Shaheen has always run aggressive, issue based campaigns and this one won't be any different," Darkins said. "The unprecedented amount of early support we're already seeing shows that we'll have the resources we need to run a winning campaign regardless of who our opponent is next year."
Shaheen this week was criticized by Republicans for a fund-raising email sent on her behalf by New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, who is under federal grand jury investigation for his role in advocating for the business interests of a wealthy donor and friend, according to The Washington Post. The NHGOP demanded she return any money raised via the Menendez email; the state Democratic Party called the Republican criticism and demand a "desperate" attack.
(For earlier Granite Status reports click on "Granite Status" above.)


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PARIS (AP) — Troops coming from Mali and 12 other African countries will march with the French military in an unusual Bastille Day parade in Paris on Sunday, to honor their efforts against terrorism.
Beyond the triumphal display on the Champs-Elysees, including flyovers by fighter jets, the realities in Mali suggest that President Francois Hollande's first military intervention has had mixed results.
The mission he launched in January helped the Malian government retake control of much of the country from al-Qaida-linked extremists who had seized northern Mali and threatened the capital. The country is heading for elections July 28, but tensions involving rebel Tuaregs in the north linger, along with political instability.
Sunday's events, however, will focus on the positive.
"Their presence is a tribute to those who actively helped to banish terrorism of the Malian territory," Hollande said of the African troops marching in Paris.
Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said it is "the mark of a solidarity that concretely expressed itself in Mali, and of a common destiny, even beyond the limits of continents, of which we have every reason to be proud."
But some critics say the Mali operation and African presence in the parade reflect France's ambiguous and sometimes patronizing relations with the continent —especially with its former colonies such as Mali — often referred to as "Francafrique."
The French non-governmental organization Survie, which is fighting against neocolonialism, condemned "the self-proclaimed role of gendarme of Africa that France claimed in Mali."
"This parade gives a scent of victory to a military operation which is far from being reasonably presented like that, giving the numerous shadows that surround it and the remaining uncertainties concerning its outcome," said Fabrice Tarrit, the president of the association.
Some critics also come from Africa.
"Knowing the history of France, especially French armies with Africa, it doesn't sound good," said Senegalese rapper Keyti, whose real name is Cheikh Sene, 40.
"This last decade we've been trying to be really independent from the French army, especially since they had camps in certain countries around Africa," he said. "And now with what happened in Mali, what's still happening there, it's like they found another way to come in."
Mamadou Franck Bamba, communications chief for former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo's political party, said, "I think it's another proof of the fact that colonialism is not over yet. This is just a sign, a bright sign, of imperialism, and if I were president I would not send troops for that."
Gbagbo refused to come in Paris in 2010 for Bastille Day, when African soldiers marched under former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. They were invited to celebrate half a century of independence from colonial rule, but some human rights organizations expressed their concerns about rights abuses and dictatorial regimes in some of the countries involved.
This year, African and U.N. troops involved in Mali were invited as the guests of honor and will open the parade Sunday morning.
Around 50 Malian troops will be marching, followed by soldiers from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Chad and Togo.
They will be followed by troops from the U.N. stabilization mission in Mali, which took over the French-led military operation on July 1, and some of the French soldiers who participated in the operation, which is called Serval.
France had more than 4,000 troops at the height of the campaign, and is now gradually reducing that. France will keep about 1,000 soldiers in Mali after the end of 2013.
Bastille Day marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille prison by angry Paris crowds that helped spark the French Revolution.
In all, 4,800 troops will be marching in front of the presidential stage Sunday, where Hollande will stand next to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. In addition, 241 horses, 265 vehicles, 58 planes and 35 helicopters will also be participating.
Associated Press writer Robbie Corey-Boulet in Dakar, Senegal, contributed to the report.


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No major release of 2012 arrives at theaters with more baggage or battle scars than "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," a title that became a sort of epic inside joke for the cast and his crew, many of whom worked on "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy that made movie history a decade ago.
"I think fate has actually been kind to us," director Peter Jackson said last summer, although he didn't sound convinced by his own words. "Yes, I think fate was kind but I don't know that we knew that along the way."
That's how most quests go, of course, but the journey to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth saga into a lavish two-part movie adventure was especially stormy right from the beginning. Roadblocks included an ugly legal battle with the author's heirs, a two-year delay that came with financial meltdown of MGM, the jolting defection of director Guillermo del Toro, a nasty union dispute and a hospital stay to treat a stomach ulcer for Jackson, who shifted from co-writer and executive producer to director after del Toro's departure in May of 2010.
There's also been the vague but very real anxiety that comes with competing with history — can this encore effort actually escape the considerable shadow of the "Rings" trilogy, which racked up $2.9 billion in worldwide box office and saw its finale installment in 2004 become the first fantasy film to win the Oscar for best picture?
This time around, Martin Freeman (best known for costarring in BBC's "The Office" and his work in films such as "Love Actually" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy") portrays Bilbo Baggins, a young Hobbit who joins a band of dwarfs on their journeys to Lonely Mountain where they hope to reclaim their treasure from Smaug, the fire-breathing dragon who has squatted for so long on his hoarded riches that his pale underbelly is encrusted with jewels and gold pieces.
Not only is Ian McKellen back in the peaked hat of Gandalf, but there are also plenty of other familiar faces from the "Rings" cast (although some make only fleeting appearances); among them are Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee and even Ian Holm, who portrayed the older version of Freeman's character when last we visited the Shire, the land of the Hobbits.
For the uninitiated, "The Hobbit" was published in 1937 and is considered by many Tolkien scholars to be a Misty Mountain warm-up act for the darker, richer 1950s "Rings" epic, which aimed for older readers and found them by the millions across the decades. The softer tones of "The Hobbit" were an early concern for Jackson and the returning members of the "Rings" creative team, among them Philippa Boyens, a screenwriter on all three "Rings" films (and an Oscar winner for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," which closed out the trilogy in 2004).
"The story is very much a children's story so deciding how to tell this was one of the first things we had to do," Boyens said in a phone interview right before Christmas. "Who is the audience? It is very distinctly different, tonally, to 'Lord of the Rings' until the very end and then you begin to see the world of Middle-earth opening up… but, having said that, we felt that it is the same audience [who will come to see the films] and then you start to worry because it is easy to repeat yourself. It is quite a similar journey, you're going from the Shire to a large, dangerous mountain."
By most reports, Warner Bros.' two "Hobbit" films — the second of which, "The Hobbit: There and Back Again," will be released in 2013 — have a combined budget in the $500-million range, so the stakes are high. The appetite of fans is certainly intense (the first trailer for the film, released Dec. 20, quickly became an Internet sensation) and when Jackson made a surprise appearance last summer at Comic-Con International in San Diego he was cheered like a returning war hero.
Backstage, he said that, after the first three Tolkien films, he never expected to be back for another tour of duty but that — like Bilbo Baggins — it's the journey that chooses the traveler, not the other way around.
"This is the most enjoyable filmmaking experience of my career, by far, which is interesting since I came into it slightly reluctantly," the director said in San Diego. "It's all unexpected."
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" opens Dec. 14.
— Geoff Boucher
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EPPING — Epping High School freshman Nick Padgett took a dribble, set his feet had rose into a shot that grazed the rim at the buzzer.
The Newmarket players sprinted away in jubilation — a release of emotion better suited for late February than mid-December.
Tuesday marked the latest chapter of the Epping-Newmarket rivalry — and it couldn't be closer.
Senior Josh Eisfeller piled up 20 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and the Mules survived a pair of last-second 3-pointers to secure a 58-55 win over Epping that was anything but your ordinary Dec. 12 game.
The stands were packed, the gym was loud and two talented teams with high Division IV aspirations didn't disappoint.
"It felt like a playoff game," Epping coach Tim Sullivan said. "The prep for it and the game itself. As long as the boys don't get discouraged and see the positives, we can definitely get better from this."
The Mules (2-0) got 19 points from Christian Hawkins -- and a pair of Zach Jarosz free throws that stretched a 56-55 lead to three with 28.3 seconds remaining.
That three-point spread held to the final seconds, and inbounding from the sideline, Epping's Jimmy Stanley faded into an elbow jumper that rattled the rim but stayed out. The Devils got a second chance with 1.9 seconds remaining, creating a good look for Padgett in the corner that missed at the buzzer.
Frank Stanley scored eight of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Epping. Jimmy Stanley shared game-high honors with Eisfeller with 20 points.
The teams spent the first three quarters exchanging ferocious scoring runs.
The Mules pulled head 16-8 early in the second quarter, then trailed 36-29 midway through the third. They regained command with a 17-3 run to close the quarter, getting 3-point makes from Hawkins, Sam Leahy and Sean Fleming to build a sudden 46-39 lead entering the fourth.
"We slowed down," Eisfeller said of the turnaround. "We were going too fast and we were turning it over. We just pumped each other up and started passing better and working together."
Frank Stanley helped the Devils regroup -- again -- making three driving plays to the basket. It was his brother, Jimmy, who tied the game 51-51 with 3:45 left in regulation.
"We knew they were going to go on runs, we knew we were going to go on runs," Jimmy Stanley said. "We just had to keep our heads level and play through it."
Eisfeller made 1 of 2 from the free throw line, then executed from the low block to give the Mules a 54-51 edge. The lead was back to one, 54-53, when Hawkins drove the baseline and pulled up for a key 6-footer with 1:15 to play.
Epping (2-1) pulled within 56-55 with under a minute to play when point guard Brandon Carleton found a cutting Frank Stanley on a pretty pass from the corner -- but that was as close as the Devils got.
"Off all things, when Epping would make a run, we put our heads down and didn't quit," Newmarket coach Jamie Hayes said. "We did a good job of just digging in. I was proud of them for that."
The Blue Devils got five points apiece from Padgett and Jake West, who made all five from the foul line. Newmarket got six points from Fleming, five from Leahy and four from center Peter Carlson.


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Many restaurants will add a service charge, though tipping beyond that is rarely expected. For exceptional service however, a 5% gratuity will be favourably received.
Major Omani cities tend to have a handful of internet cafes, and Wi-Fi is becoming available in many cafes and public places.
Mobile roaming connections are in place with many international phone companies, though coverage isn't all that reliable in rural areas.
Squat toilets are the norm throughout Oman, though Western-style toilets can often also be found in shopping centres, hotels and restaurants. Toilet paper is rarely provided, however, so keep your own supply handy. Hand sanitiser is also a good idea, as soap won't always be at the sink.
Can of coke = USD 0.50
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Meal at an inexpensive restaurant = USD 4
Meal for two at a mid-range restaurant = USD 23
The tap water in Oman (desalinated) is considered safe to drink, though bottled water is safer. If you don't like the idea of drinking the tap water, we'd advise bringing water purification tablets or asking your leader where filtered water can be found so as to cut down on unnecessary landfill.
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Bland Farms, a sweet onion category leader, appointed Bryce Edmonson the company's new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 13. Mr. Edmonson brings more than 25 years of industry experience to the nationally recognized sweet onion company and replaces Bruce Peterson, who has served as interim CEO since July 1, 2011. Mr. Peterson will remain on the Bland Farms board of advisors.
Mr. Edmonson spent 18 years with Del Monte Fresh Produce before2005, when he started an agribusiness consulting company dedicated to helping position companies for growth. He has served on the Bland Farms board for the last three years and also currently serves on several other food company boards. During his time at Del Monte, Mr. Edmonson was in charge of leading the North American organization and was integral in growing the operation from $400 million to $1.2 billion in sales.
"Our family business has grown in 30 years from a small farm in Georgia to a farm that has sites across the U.S. and internationally," Delbert Bland, owner and president of Bland Farms, said in a press release. "Bryce has a great deal of experience helping multi-site farms like ours grow, and we're excited to have his leadership."
Remaining a family farm and serving customers is of the utmost importance to Mr. Bland, and with the guidance and leadership of Mr. Edmonson, Mr. Bland's hope is to continue growing the business steadily while remaining 100-percent customer focused.
"Bryce understands that the success we've had over the years is due to the fact that we're a small family farm at heart," said Mr. Bland. "Our customers are like family and that won't change because that's who we are."


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Royals eager to see how Duffy fares coming off rehab
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The green infield grass is deep emerald in the sun. The dirt around the pitching rubber is raked smooth as silk. A white chalk silhouette of a batter flanked by the black outlines of cactus is drawn behind home plate. Beyond center field, wispy clouds touch the distant mountains.
The field is vacant, the stands of Surprise Stadium are empty.
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The green infield grass is deep emerald in the sun. The dirt around the pitching rubber is raked smooth as silk. A white chalk silhouette of a batter flanked by the black outlines of cactus is drawn behind home plate. Beyond center field, wispy clouds touch the distant mountains.
The field is vacant, the stands of Surprise Stadium are empty.
They won't be Thursday when the Royals and Rangers wake up this desert town with the sounds of baseball and the smell of hot dogs as they get their Cactus League schedule underway at 2:05 p.m. CT at the complex they've shared for 12 years. Fans can listen to the game live on Gameday Audio.
"We've waited the entire offseason to get back to here and we're excited to start the spring off and see what we've got and see what we've got to work on going forward into camp," said Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas.
The Royals have some new faces for their fans to check out, notably right fielder Nori Aoki and second baseman Omar Infante who'll be at the top of the lineup this season, batting 1-2.
There'll be a flurry of excitement for the Japanese journalistic corps when two of their country's products face off in the bottom of the first inning: Aoki will lead off against Rangers ace Yu Darvish.
The Rangers decided to open the Cactus League season with Darvish, already designated as their Opening Day pitcher against the Phillies.
"Perfect," Moustakas said. "It's a great way to start off the season. The other day I had to face Shieldsy and Vargas (James Shields and Jason Vargas) in live BP so Yu Darvish. ... It'll be fun."
The Royals will counter with left-hander Bruce Chen, their fourth starter. Their likely Opening Day starter, Shields, won't start until Friday, also against the Rangers.
There's not much to be made of pitching matchups at the beginning stages of the Cactus League, however. The starters usually pitch just two innings, or less if their pitch count gets a bit high. The Royals aim for about 40 pitches.
So a parade of pitchers is planned. Penciled in behind Chen are Danny Duffy, Donnie Joseph, Cory Wade, Guillermo Mota, Scott Alexander and Kelvin Herrera. Chen, Duffy, Joseph and Alexander are all lefties.
Duffy is of particular interest because he's coming off a rehabilitation year after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He made five starts with a 1.85 ERA for Kansas City but was shut down for the last three weeks with some arm inflammation.
"I can't wait to go out there to that game action," Duffy said. "It's a long layoff. Even when you get here, you wait to get back into those games. It's going to be a lot of fun. I'm ready to go. I feel really good, I feel better than I have in a long time."
Behind Darvish for the Rangers are Tommy Hanson, Justin Germano, Ryan Feierabend and Lisalverto Bonilla.
The Royals will have to wait a while before seeing Infante work with shortstop Alcides Escobar in a Cactus League game. Escobar won't play Thursday; instead, he'll work out, then leave for Miami where his wife Francys is to give birth to a boy Saturday.
Pedro Ciriaco probably will start at shortstop instead. Otherwise the starting lineup also will include regulars Alex Gordon in left field, Lorenzo Cain in center, Eric Hosmer at first base, Salvador Perez catching and Billy Butler at designated hitter.
The starting lineup and four of the five pitching rotation spots are set so there seem to be relatively few questions for manager Ned Yost to answer in the 30 Spring Training games.
"I've got fewer questions but the questions I have are larger than they've ever been. So it kind of balances out," Yost said.
"How are we going to put together one of the best pitching staffs in the American League? Do we take five outfielders, five infielders? Do we take four outfielders, six infielders? Who's going to be the backup catcher? These are all going to be big questions to answer. Even though we have less decisions to make, the decisions that we have to make are going to be tougher than they've been before so it balances out."
The Royals are eager to continue building on what the team accomplished in 2013 with its late-season bid for a postseason berth.
"Winning cures all. The organization is happy, the players are happy, the coaches are happy and, more importantly, the fans are happy," Butler said. "They're ready for us to come back already, especially after the way the Chiefs played. It's been a great year sports-wise. We're ready to start it off again."
Chen also remembers the excitement of the 2013 stretch drive.
"We were playing and competing against the best in our division and the best in the American League. And we were beating them, we were playing right there toe-to-toe," Chen said. "Not only that but seeing the city transforming to 'We believe, we can do this' was exciting."
First, though, there is a lengthy Spring Training schedule to get through before the March 31 regular-season opener at Detroit.
"It's hard not to look forward to what's next, but right now we've got a lot of things to do to get ready," Duffy said.


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It's all fun and games until you find those little bumps…
Trojan Condoms Ranks Colleges And Universities Based On Sexual Health
Via Coed Magazine and PR Newswire
Trojan Condoms recently released their 2012 Sexual Health Report Card ranking "141 major campuses drawn from conferences within the Bowl Championship Series and beyond…representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia." Each school was graded in 11 categories to determine their final placement.
But no one likes looking at schools that do well on sexual health report cards. We want to see the sleazy underbelly of modern American collegiate students. Which is why the bottom ten schools are really the most revealing…
But in all seriousness, just because a school doesn't get the highest grade in sexual health doesn't mean the students have to suffer. Yes, it's nice when a college takes a strong stance towards helping out the student body, but in the end, we're all responsible for our own bodies.
So the biggest takeaway here: no matter where your school falls on this list, be responsible.
Here are the criteria for where a school ranks on the list
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- Biggest Challenge of Living in a Small Space:
- Dust and dog hair -- it's everywhere. In terms of furniture placement, there weren't many options. I needed to keep the living room open so there was room to play (I can roll the ottoman over to the sofa when I'm using it) and had to switch to a full size bed instead of a queen size to accommodate a tiny Parsons desk in my bedroom.
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Because access at this stage to Yellen's speech and any of the papers that accompany discussions at today's Jackson Hole Symposium is 'limited', a look to the guidance that Chair Yellen has in here Keynote address on Labor Markets would be instructive. The minutes to the July FOMC meeting, released on Aug. 20, is the latest and most telling guidance Yellen takes with her to today's speech.
The Minutes offer both 'Staff' and 'Participant' views on the labor market, outlined below, that indicate a strengthening of the employment picture that had not been earlier noted. It is widely understood that Yellen takes a view of labor markets well beyond the information confined in the headline unemployment rate. The Minutes do a good job of detailing many of the components of the labor market that the Chair would consider in assessing labor market conditions and is thus very instructive.
The Staff had shown a strong reading of labor market in the minutes. Their assessment included nine areas of labor market variables, of which six were constructive, two neutral and only one (part-time employment for economic reasons) showed lacking.
Participants at the FOMC meeting were even more constructive of labor market conditions, rating 9 of 10 variables mentioned as having improved. Interestingly, Participants included a positive assessment of change in part-time employment for economic reason; an area the 'staff' had offered a lesser assessment.
Outlines of their assessments are below. The complete report on the analysis of the minutes is included in: Analysis of Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee; July 29-30, 2014.
Staff Labor Market Assessment
Labor: 'Measures of labor market conditions generally continued to improve…'
- '…nonfarm payroll employment increased strongly in June…'- '…largest since the first quarter of 2012'
- '…unemployment rate declined to 6.1 percent in June…'
- '...labor force participation rate was unchanged…'
- '…employment-to-population ratio edged up…'
- …rate of long-duration unemployment moved down…'
- '…share of workers employed part time for economic reasons edged up…'
- '…Initial claims for unemployment insurance declined further…'
- '…rate of job openings rose further in May,…'
- ix. '…rate of hiring was unchanged and remained at a modest level.'
Of the 9 labor variables mentioned, 'a', 'b', 'd', 'e', 'g', and 'h' were constructive (67%), 'c' and 'i' were neutral (22%), and 'f' was weak(11%).


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Peacefully at his home in Bermuda at 8: 25 a.m., Thursday March 6th 2003, at the age of 66, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Gerardina ('Gert') WHARTON for 44 years. Loving son of Mary Elizabeth ('Lil') and the late Hugh WHARTON Sr. Loving father of Richard and friend Janet PARKIN Sandra and husband Kevin SULLIVAN; Bridget and husband Scott ROOS; Robby and wife Katy; and daughter-in-law Caroline. Dear grandfather of Lara and Kendra; Thomas, Jack, Zoė and Ty; Tristin, Nicholas and Jonathan. Survived by his brother Hugh and wife Carmen; sister Mary TULLIS and Don THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON; brother David and wife Christi; and sister-in-law Betty WHARTON. Will be sadly missed by his nieces and nephews and many good Friends. Special thanks to Dr. NELLIGAN, Dr. GULLANE and Dr. O'SULLIVAN, for their incredible efforts, support and kindness. Dr. WARRICK and the wonderful staff at Princess Margaret and Toronto General for their support, dedication and kindness. A memorial will be held at The Weston Golf Club on Tuesday March 25, 2003 at 4: 00 pm. 50 Saint Phillips Road, Etobicoke, Ontario ph# 416-241- 8538. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to 'The Wharton head and Neck Centre' at Princess Margaret Hospital c/o The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9, (416) 946-6560 We love you and will all dearly miss you. Rest in Peace Dad.
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Finally, the most addictive show of the 2011-12 season, "Revenge," returns with a new episode this week. I haven't seen the episode, but ABC has circulated several clips that drop some big clues about "Doubt," which airs at 9 p.m. April 18.
Daniel's in a bad way as he sits in Riker's Island prison awaiting trial for bat-shit crazy Tyler's murder.
"I don't want to draw any more attention to myself," he tells Emily (Emily VanCamp) during a sadly non- conjugal visit. But don't fear, Shirtless man of the Week fans. We still get to see Josh Bowman in only a towel when Daniel grabs a shower before getting the crap beat out of him by fellow prisoners. Apparently they don't like pretty rich boys.
Meanwhile, back at the Hamptons mansion, the Graysons are doing everything they can to help get Daniel out—and to find screwy Tyler's real killer.
Daniel's mom, Victoria (Madeleine Stowe), is going a little nutty herself as she harasses daughter Charlotte (Christa B. Allen) and Declan (Connor Paolo) in hopes they can identify the mystery man in the hoodie they saw on the beach the night of mad Tyler's death.
The final drawing of the suspect looks an awful lot like Jack Porter (Nick Wechsler)—thanks Ashley (Ashley Madekwe) for pointing that out—and Emily isn't liking that her old love might be accused of the murder.
Jack, by the way, is off having his own meltdown in the presence of Nolan (Gabriel Mann), who I bet just wants to cuddle his buddy to make him feel better. (Who wouldn't!?)
Finally, did Queen V find another lover? Nope, her old flame Dominick Wright (James Purefoy) makes a surprise visit to the Hamptons.
There's more to see in the clips above, but those are the threads that caught my eye. And remember, Wechsler already has been a Shirtless Man of the Week.


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A majority of cases of paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) recorded in the early medical literature were associated with late syphilis or congenital syphilis. In the early 1900s over 90 percent of patients with chronic PCH had a positive test for syphilis and approximately 30 percent showed clinical evidence of the disease. With the effective treatment of syphilis and the virtual elimination of the congenital form, "classical" syphilitic PCH is now an extremely rare disorder, as is chronic PCH. It was in patients with the chronic form of PCH that exposure to cold resulted in a paroxysm of hemoglobinuria. In modern times, PCH is almost always encountered as an acute transient syndrome in young children with a recent history of a viral illness, so that paroxysms resulting from cold exposure are rarely encountered. Thus, although this type of AIHA is known as PCH, the words paroxysmal and cold are generally not relevant to the disorder as it is manifest in the modern era.
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) is a rare type of anemia characterized by the premature destruction of healthy red blood cells by autoantibodies. The disorder is classified as an autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), an uncommon group of disorders in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy red blood cells. Autoimmune diseases occur when the body's natural defenses against foreign organisms destroy healthy tissue for unknown reasons. Normally, red blood cells have a life span of approximately 120 days before they get removed by the spleen. In individuals with PCH, red blood cells are destroyed prematurely and suddenly (paroxysmally). Many reports emphasize that PCH is an unusual disease. However, in recent years, PCH has become recognized as one of the most common causes of acute AIHA in young children. The reason why acute transient PCH appears to be a more common type of childhood AIHA than it was thought to be several decades ago is uncertain, but probably relates to greater awareness of the disorder and more frequent use of the Donath-Landsteiner test (see below), especially in children with acute AIHA with hemoglobinuria.
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U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2009" has placed Clarkson University in tier one, the top tier of national universities, with a ranking of 121.
Its School of Business Supply Chain Management program is ranked 13th in the nation. The undergraduate engineering program is recognized as one of the "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" whose highest degree is a doctorate, with a ranking of 86. Clarkson is also on the "A+ Options for B Students" list.
Clarkson is in good company in the top tier, which it shares with schools like Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Cal Tech and Duke.
"Our first tier ranking in this survey is another indicator of the success of our students, faculty and alumni, who are at the forefront of engaging society in the complex challenges and opportunities that define our global future," said Clarkson University President Tony Collins. "One of these challenges, working toward a sustainable environment, is a longtime focus at Clarkson that more and more incoming students are making a priority. In fact, Clarkson was recognized this month by both Princeton Review and the National Wildlife Federation as a campus leader in sustainability."
Clarkson's undergraduate engineering program, ranked at 86 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs whose highest degree is a doctorate, has also been consistently listed among the top in the nation.
Last year's average starting salary for all Clarkson graduates was $51,000. The placement rate for Clarkson-trained engineers and business school graduates is consistently at or near 100 percent, and one in six alumni is already a CEO or senior executive.
With only 3,000 students, Clarkson is one of the smallest universities included in the U.S. News top tier of national universities, and one of the few top schools not located in a metropolitan area.
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Will Buckley: Sheffield Wednesday sign Sunderland winger on loan
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Championship club Sheffield Wednesday have signed Sunderland winger Will Buckley on a season-long loan.
The 26-year-old had loan spells at the Owls' fellow-Championship sides Leeds United and Birmingham City last season.
He has previously played for Watford and Brighton, before joining Sunderland in August 2014 on a three-year deal.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Keiren Westwood, 31, has signed a contract extension to stay with the Owls until the end of the 2018-19 season.
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TOKYO - December 1, 2012 --Japanese police say that parts of a tunnel have collapsed on a highway west of Tokyo, trapping an unknown number of vehicles as smoke from a fire inside prevented rescuers from approaching.
A police spokesman, Yoshihiro Fukutani, said police were still trying to learn the exact situation inside the Sasago Tunnel, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) outside the city, after parts of a wall inside collapsed early Sunday morning.
Television footage showed police vehicles, fire trucks and ambulances massed outside the tunnel's entrance.
A man who said he saw the collapse and alerted authorities to the emergency managed to escape after he was ordered to flee.
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One of the most difficult things to do if you get a lot of critique or pay for reads at conferences is to synthesize all the feedback you're receiving into something that makes sense. Last week, a blog reader wrote in to ask the following:
I have a question about feedback about a WIP. I recently had 3 manuscript assessments completed, two full reads by highly recommended freelance editors (paid for), and one 10-page review by a professional agent (also paid for). The first two were really positive with minor 'fixes' to consider and when asked if I should persevere, the response was 'absolutely'. However, the third feedback, from the literary agent, basically told me to start something new and give up on that MSS. So how does one take such varying feedback? Which feedback do you take on board and which do you reject without being biased?
This is a tough one. If it were me and my manuscript, I'd try and find a middle ground between "minor fixes" and "trash the thing." Also, keep in mind that the editors read the full manuscript, which is helpful, while the agent only read the first 10 pages. In this writer's case, I would be very tempted (as a human) to choose the editors' opinions and discard the agent's. However, as an agent (definitely not human, LOL), I say that the source does matter. Don't reject the agent's harsher feedback because you don't like it. Here's why: Besides writing quality, agents also have to react and think about premise and marketability, and they know more on that front than laypeople or even trained freelancers. They're the ones staying on top of trends and the ones closely familiar with what is and isn't selling.
(Sidebar: I'm not particularly thrilled with the agent's response myself, though I would say there's probably some truth to it. The reason for this is that saying "burn it" isn't constructive to a writer. Even if I see little hope for a manuscript, I always try to at least provide some actionable feedback. I'm sorry to hear this wasn't the case in this situation.)
Freelance editors focus primarily on the strengths and opportunities for grown in the manuscript as it exists before them. If the manuscript is technically good and the story moves along well, they may be tempted to rate it highly. Agents, however, are looking at the quality of the thing, sure, but they are also always trying to place it in the context of saleability. Because the most amazing piece of writing isn't going to do anyone much good if it can't be published for whatever reason (usually a too-slow or too-quiet or too-clichéd premise). So while the agent's feedback is harsh, there may be truth to either the writing or the concept not working.
If the writer in question wants another agent's opinion and money is not an issue, I would encourage them to seek yet another agent or editor's opinion (someone from the sales side, not another freelance editor). That should clarify the picture a bit. If they can't get another professional critique at the moment, I would focus on tweaking the story and concept to something that's more exciting by today's standards. Concept might, after all, be what the agent reacted poorly to. There's also nothing like actually putting a project aside and getting a fresh new idea. The project doesn't have to die, it can just step aside for a minute while you chase something else. Odds are good you'll come back to it, ready to see it with new eyes. That's a way to take the agent's negative-sounding advice and make it empowering instead.


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There's a name for this drink, even though I never knew that until today . . . It's called a Greyhound! In this case, it's a Tropical Greyhound - add tropical fruits, sit on the beach(real or virtual) and think of Dave with his toes in the sand! :)
It's about 2 oz of vodka and 4 oz of white grapefruit (I use the all natural no sugar added so it's not so sweet)- shake shake shake with some ice and pour into a pretty glass - add frozen fruit, add a slice and/or twist, and enjoy!
This is the email I received: "Dave, of My Year on the Grill, is a weekly contributor to Our Krazy Kitchen. You may know that he's left the snow in Kansas where it belongs, and is moving to the Virgin Islands!
In honor of Dave & Jackie's move to the tropics, us girls at Our Krazy Kitchen decided to throw him a SURPRISE "Beachwarming" party, and we'd like you all to participate."


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I like this book because I like to solve mysteries. I had fun trying to figure out the mystery of the black spiders before the author gave me the answer. I liked how the children used the clues to figure out why Mr.and Mrs. Blackwell liked spiders. This book is in a series that Gertrude Chandler Warner wrote about the boxcar children. The boxcar children are around my age. That makes it more exciting to read. I can put myself in their place when I read their stories. As I read the book, I felt excited. I kept wondering what was going to happen next. I found all the children interesting because they never gave up until the mystery was solved. I never like to give up either before I know the answer to questions.
I recommend this book to people who love to solve mysteries. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny will certainly interest you with their adventures especially when they go to the museum.


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This is a pony-free zone. Pagan blasphemer!!!!!
I like it. At least pinkie pie wasn't made with that pony maker.
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Ben Sherman, if we're being honest, have been churning out so-so mod-esque clothing for ages. I mean, you'd never see a real mod dressed in their new lines would you?
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As you would expect, we spend a fair amount of time talking about food in the kitchen of Miss Sophie's. We talk about what we cooked, what we had at a restaurant, ideas we read on Pinterest, etc. Most of the women in my kitchen are like me, "mature," but we have a few in their mid-20s. As a result of the varying ages, we are constantly learning and teaching one another from different perspectives - which keeps us growing and getting better.
Not only do our ages vary, but the different food idiosyncrasies are all over the board. One of my employees eats catsup on everything - even her macaroni and cheese. One of my employees thinks goat cheese is the most horrible stuff in the world. Now mind you, she eats chitterlings, but don't give her goat cheese! They all love rutabagas - which I just can't make myself like, no matter how they are cooked. One of the young ones doesn't eat bananas and calls Jello "old people's food."
Did you know there was such a thing as "old people's food?" I guess I always thought prunes and prune juice were only consumed by old people (both of which I happen to love) but I never called it old people's food! Apparently things like gelatin salads, mandarin oranges, casseroles with mixed vegetables, potted meats and anything with the term "cream" in it falls into this category. I happen to like all these things, so does that make me old?
Like everything else, some foods have periods of time where they shine and periods of obscurity and scorn. Solomon said, "There is nothing new under the sun," and since I am apparently "old" I am beginning to see what he was talking about.
For example, those prunes I mentioned old people eating - they are the new "super fruit," but they aren't prunes any longer - they're dried plums. Fried pork rinds gained popularity again when everyone went on low-carb diets - but they are slowly slipping out of the limelight again. Who knows what will the "new" old fad next? Maybe hog head's cheese?
Now that I have this new food term, I've come up with a few things that I might put in the category of old people's food - tomato aspic, sardines, hominy and Vienna sausages. I can't say I've seen any of these items in a young person's shopping cart in the grocery line. I also fantasized about chicken nuggets falling out of favor and being considered old people's food and no child naming them when you ask them what they want to eat!
This week's recipe would definitely fall under the old people's food category. Creamed ham, little peas and carrots and cornbread cakes just scream "old." But that's OK. Let the youngins think it's old - that means there is more left for you and me.
Now where did I put my cane and bag of prunes?
Teri Bell is co-owner of Miss Sophie's Marketplace at the Mighty Eighth in Pooler. Go to sophiesmarketplace.com.
½ cup chopped celery
½ cup chopped onion
¼ cup butter, melted
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon white pepper
2 cups milk or half-and-half
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups diced ham
1 cup of frozen peas and carrots, thawed
Cornbread Cakes (see recipe)
Sauté celery and onion in butter in a large skillet over medium heat until tender. Add flour, salt and pepper, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk and Worcestershire sauce; cook, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in ham and peas and carrots.
Cornbread Cakes
1¾ cups self-rising cornmeal mix
1 egg lightly beaten
1½ cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
¼ cup vegetable oil, divided
Combine cornmeal mix, egg, buttermilk and butter just until moistened.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pour 1/3 cup batter into skillet for each corn cake, cooking 3 cakes at a time. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Drain cakes on paper towel. Repeat until all batter is used.
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The University of South Carolina Gamecocks will take the field in Baton Rouge on Saturday night with a look that won't look familiar to many fans.
"We'll look a little different out there Saturday night," said Head Coach Steve Spurrier on Tuesday. "Our players like them. The guys like wearing something different right now."
Under Armour has designed a special uniform for USC's game against LSU. The new threads will be only worn for one game.
"We'll go back to our garnet and white after this game," said Spurrier.
The "Battle" uniforms include camouflage pants and compression shirts and a dark gray jersey with garnet and black highlights. The team will wear the same white helmets.
Spurrier said the jerseys will be given to the players at the end of season as bowl gifts.
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February 19, 1922 - September 3, 2013
Warwick, NY
Blanca Margarita Guadalupe, of Warwick, passed away on September 3, 2013 at Schervier Pavilion. She was 91 years old.
Born on February 19, 1922 in Panama Canal Zone (a U.S. citizen of Puerto Rican decent), she was the daughter of the late Sgt. Juan Manuel and Carmen (Noguera) Villanueva. She was married to the late Orlando Guadalupe (2007).
A family statement read "Her father was in the U.S. Army 65th regiment, the only all Hispanic regiment from Puerto Rico stationed in the Panama Canal Zone under Eisenhower's first command.
She was one of 12 children. She attended Hunter College in 1940 as a chemistry major and Biology minor. She was a member of the American Women Volunteer Services in NYC She spoke English, Spanish, French and German and worked for over 44 years at Public National Bank which was taken over by Bankers Trust and later worked at Long Island Savings as a platform officer.
She loved classical music and the arts as well as literature, this she shared with her husband. She loved to sing especially in her church. She traveled extensively with her husband throughout Europe, South America, Mexico, Caribbean, and Hawaii and, American Samoa living in Spain for six months while her husband was on sabbatical.
When her mother had a stroke she stayed home to care for her until her final days and afterwards returned to work. She loved unconditionally everyone she met. Her grandchildren, and all her nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews give testimony to her gentle and loving spirit always with a smile. She loved her husband tremendously always being by his side and loved her daughter, grandchildren and great grandchildren enormously. She was a wonderful loving and caring mother to me giving good advice and wise counsel all the while being a good example of God's love. She was a tremendous support of everything I did always encouraging me to do my best I will greatly miss taking care of her, our talks and games of scrabble. Good-by mom, I will always love you.
I want to thank the staff at the Schervier Pavilion in Forest Hall who lovingly cared for my mom in her final days."
She is survived by her daughter, Margarita Smykla and her husband, Vincent of Warwick; her grandchildren: Margarita Elizabeth Bevilacqua of Tennessee, Randolph William Knop and his wife, Becca of Texas, and Erika Leigh Mc Craw and her husband, Logan of Tennessee and two great grandchildren Ava Grace and William Gage.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, September 9th at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Crossroads Church, 12 Edsall Street, Hamburg, NJ. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Putnam Valley, NY.
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Over 300 people attended the Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference and Expo this year. With companies like WebTrends, Libius, Nordic eMarketing, Indextools, EJS, adServing International A/S and ABS showing their products and services at the Expo and eight speakers, plus a panel of experts for the Q and A the conference showed guests the deeper meaning of Internet Marketing and how to get their message across. For speaker information read my blog post below. For pictures of the Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/nordic_emarketing/sets/72157603873198127/ and check it out.
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