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Friday, January 27, 2012
Cheesy Broccoli with Rhode Island Chicken Salad
What does that look like to you? A cyclops? Ah, great minds think alike. Yes, it is the Cyclops Salad. Odysseus would be proud.
Cheesy Broccoli with Rhode Island Chicken Salad
1 plate of raw broccoli from the salad bar
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup shredded cheese from burrito bar
1/4 cup Rhode Island Chicken Salad (the one with grapes and apples!)
1 cyclops pupil (tomato slice for Greek mythology non-fans)
1. Put broccoli and mushrooms on a plate, and cover with another plate. Steam on high power in the microwave for 80-90 seconds, until broccoli is just barely cooked through (you don't want mushy broccoli, do you?).
2. Top with shredded cheese, and microwave, uncovered, for 30 seconds to just melt the cheese.
3. Put a dollop of chicken salad on top, and garnish with a beautiful slice of tomato. Admire the cyclopsness of the dish before you, and take a moment to be thankful for both of your eyes.
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by Sean Mortimer
Not one to fear a mullet, serious speed lines or spraying granulated coping—Chad Bartie's hometown influence is apparent from his first push. Skating in a wide-open tropical land with an abundance of unconventional skateparks molded Bartie's distinct style. (The fact that his father owned the area's major skate shop probably didn't hurt either.)
Another unique aspect of Bartie is his schedule. I've never in my life had to call back a pro because he was already out of the house at 9 A.M. But Bartie called back (another rarity with a majority of pros) and gave us the lowdown on Aussie Rules skateboarding circa-1985.
I started skating when I was living in Gold Coast in Australia. It's a long thin town that runs along the coastline. It would be similar to the strip of coast from Oceanside, California to Encinitas. There are less people in Australia and there's lots of open bushland and it's beautiful. It was very mellow back then but it's getting busier now. It's similar to what Southern California was like 40 years ago. But it's still different compared to here. When you go to a skatepark in Australia, it's way mellow—kids seem to skate just to skate for fun in Australia and not all about sponsorship.
The Gold Coast has tropical weather—really hot, humid summers. Tropical storms would roll out every afternoon. We're the exact opposite seasons compared to here (Dec—Feb is summer is Australia). For some reason the sun is way worse than here—you get really burnt. Some days were so hot that we had to find undercover areas to skate until it would cool off, but when you're that young you don't care.
My dad owned a BMX store and he got a few skateboards in the store in the early '80s and I started pushing around on the sidewalk outside the shop on my knees. I was eight years old, little surf shorts on and just cruised around on my knees running into old ladies.
Over two or three years, my dad's store turned into a 100-percent skate shop and that's when the whole Bones Brigade thing was massive. This was around 1985. We had so many kids coming to my dad's store. We had a high school up the hill from the store and everybody would meet at the store on Saturday mornings and we'd all go skate the high school. Sometimes it'd get up to around 20 people. We had a corner store, ledges, stairs, bumps—everything we needed was in that little area.
I had a group of five friends that I consistently skated with and we got given a lot of sh-t in high school. We grew up in a real heavy surf area. There were probably only five other skaters in my whole school. There were a lot of surfers and footballers (rugby—very Aussie). Back then there wasn't a strong connection between surfing and skating. We were just a small group to pick on. It wasn't anything major, just annoying.
We got around easily. The bus system there is really good. Every 15 minutes, the bus would come along the one main road. We'd catch a bus up and down the coastline and skate different spots and there were probably four or five cement halfpipes up and down the coast. I guess they were built in the late '70s early 80's.
Photos: Mike O'Meally (except the old school photos)
What was great about our group was that no one was too far ahead. We all pushed off each other and excelled as a group. Andrew Currie lived across the street and was one of the kids I would push around with on my knees from the very beginning. He turned pro out here and was a pro for SMA and Foundation. Australia has a lot of talent—it's always been there but we never had the photographers or filmers back then that would get the names out there. It's kind of happening now, which is great.
Back then you had to come to California to be seen and get noticed by companies. That's where skateboarding was happening. Nowadays some companies are based over there but back then you were in the dark (Kewday, Chad's company with his brother, is based out of Australia). When I was 15, I came over to skate with Matt Mumford. Matt had a lot more direction than me because I was younger. He was super motivated. I didn't know him until I was around 13—he lived up in Rock Hampton, which is about 10 hours from where I grew up. He moved down and worked in our shop and we became friends.
But it can be a hassle to get over here. It's more of a pain in the ass than hard to move here from Australia. There's a lot of stuff you have to do—paperwork, lawyers, companies to help you. But we both did what we had to do. Mumford used to live three blocks from me (in Encinitas), but now he lives six or seven blocks away. I've always rented here but I've got an apartment on the beach in Burleigh Heads. My goal is to have it paid off before I'm finished as a pro and it looks like that will happen.
Sean Mortimer has written books with Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Daewon Song, Steve Olson, Mike Vallely, Chris Haslam, and more.
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Mullen: The Mutt
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Chance to Go Three-in-a-Row
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Looking to build on a fourth-place finish at the Yale Spring Opener last weekend, the Yale men's golf team will compete to defend its title at the Princeton Invitational, which takes place Apr. 14-15 at the Springdale Golf Club in Princeton, N.J.
Last year, the Bulldogs won the event by six shots, beating out Ivy League rivals Penn, who sat in second spot, and 10 other teams in the competitive field.
"The Yale team began playing in this event three years ago and we have finished second, first and first respectively, so there is clearly something about Springdale that suits my players," said head coach Colin Sheehan '97.
The standout performer at last year's Princeton Invitational was sophomore Sam Bernstein, who powered through the two day tournament to finish at -5 overall, a score that put him out in front in first place individually.
His rounds of 68 (-3), 72 (+1) and 68 (-3) were put together with a meticulous consistency that was hard to beat, and followed a number of other strong performances earlier in the season.
Not far behind Bernstein on the leaderboard was senior captain Jeffrey Hatten, who finished at +3 overall in a tie for seventh place.
Two years ago, the Elis won the tournament in a tie-breaker against Ancient Eight rivals Harvard after both teams finished with cumulative scores of 874. For the tie-breaker, tournament officials compared the final round score of the fifth person on each tying team, giving Yale the win thanks to junior Carson Weinand's 74, which beat out the score of Harvard's Louis Amira, who shot 78.
The rest of the team is also sure to be in the hunt over the weekend, with ample practice in the lead-up to the tournament.
"We are very proud of our record at Princeton and we are humbled to have won this prestigious event the past two years," Sheehan said. "We hope it can serve as a springboard, once again, as we approach the final weeks of the season."
The Springdale Golf Club is one of the oldest in New Jersey, designed by Gerard Barnes Lambert in 1915 and nestled among the trees and buildings of Princeton University. It was later revised in 1926 by William S. Flynn, who was best known for his work on the Merion Golf Club in Merion, Pa.
"The course may be short, but it is very strategic and I know one of the reasons for our success these past three years has been our thoughtful and disciplined approach to the course," Sheehan said. "For example, there are several tricky, short par fours that are reachable from the tee, but we have chosen instead to lay-up and make birdies by hitting wedge shots close to the hole.
Players will tee-off at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday.
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Why 'Top-Down' Is Better Than 'Bottom-Up' For Sponsorship Activation
|Most brands know sponsorship is a great way to connect their brand to their target audience. Most brands strive to deliver great campaigns and activation programmes. Most brands take a 'bottom-up' approach to campaign activation.
Most brands get activation wrong.
But why is this the case? More importantly, what can brands do about it?
In simple terms, a 'bottom-up' approach to campaign activation mean brands (in this order);
1. assess the sponsorship rights at their disposal
2. devise the activation programme to leverage those rights
3. articulate a campaign idea to connect the activation programme to the brand
Successful brands take a 'top-down' approach to campaign activation, meaning they start from the top with the campaign idea itself. Only once the blue sky thinking has been done do thoughts shift towards grounding the central thought that connects the brand, asset and target audience to an activation programme and sponsorship rights. Implementing a 'top-down' approach is the only way to ensure the brand tells a rich, compelling and coherent campaign story.
|P&G's "Proud Sponsor of Mums" tagline has proven fertile ground for rich campaign ideas to connect brand, target audience and asset. The brand's global sponsorship agreement with the International Olympic Committee enables the company to take the Olympic Games to the 4 billion consumers worldwide served by P&G brands. For the London 2012 Olympic Games, the consumer goods company created the Nearest & Dearest platform, which supported the friends and family of all the athletes in the lead up to and during the Games. Rights were also put to use in "The Hardest Job is the Best Job - Raising an Olympian" campaign, which brought to life the dedication of mums across the world in helping their kids to achieve their dreams. First channelled through digital and social media platforms 100 days before the Opening Ceremony, P&G leveraged every asset available to maximise the sponsorship.
Capital One's overarching campaign idea to 'Support the Supporters' has been brilliantly brought to life through their sponsorship of the Football League Cup, better known as the Capital One Cup.
Stepping in to help Shrewsbury Town FC increase stadium capacity ahead of their Round 4 tie against Chelsea is a good example of an activation linked to a great campaign idea.
|By its very nature, the League Cup presents Capital One with the opportunity to activate at each round of the competition, helping the brand uphold its commitment to supporting the supporters through great activation.
In another example from this season, Capital One gave Nottingham Forest FC fans the chance to unite and pay their respects to Forest legend Brian Clough. The Nottingham-based credit card company handed out over 1,000 iconic green jumpers, synonymous with 'Cloughie', to all Forest fans who travelled on the official supporters' coaches to White Hart Lane for the tie against Tottenham Hotspur in September. The gesture struck the right chord amongst players, fans and media alike, helping reinforce Capital One's commitment to the territory of 'Support'.
|BMW's "Drive Your Team" campaign and branded content at the 2014 Ryder Cup also stood out for all the right reasons. Not only did it represent the brand and product values, it gave fans high-quality, emotive and selective content to help them get behind their team by using the #DriveYourTeam hashtag.
BMW has a rich heritage in golf, sponsoring the Ryder Cup and other golfing tournaments, and kicked off their 2014 Ryder Cup campaign with an integrated social activity, including a full BMW Twitter profile takeover, followed up with a fan competition (for Ryder Cup tickets), live content and finally rounded off the activation with a series of celebratory images.
|Brands that put first things first and implement a 'top-down' approach will continue to create the showcase campaigns of tomorrow. Ultimately, brands which go 'bottom-up' may risk ending up at bottom of the pile…


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It's All About the User Experience January 6, 2008Posted by cjescribano in TelePresence, user experience.
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In the TelePresence demo I saw yesterday, one of the most emphasized themes was the user experience. Apparently the tag line for the TelePresence development team was something like "It's the user experience" or "It's all about the user experience." And they certainly spent a lot of time getting the user experience just right, considering everything from the color of the room and the lighting to the sound, bandwidth, and installation. They even hired Stephen Spielberg's creative director to help with the room colors and lighting. They listened to what people had to say about how they would use it and what tools they'd need. So, they provided flexibility for people to display things either below, above, or to the sides of the TV screens. They added cameras so that people could show objects or documents in the room. And they made the technology easy to use–almost as easy as dialing a phone number. They also thought about how people typically set up meetings, and they integrated the TelePresence setup with Outlook.
What Makes a Good User Experience?
The result is a really good user experience. I was thinking today about what it was that made it so good. Here are a few ideas:
It's quick. We walked into the room. Our presenter pressed a button and suddenly we were face-to-face with a man sitting across the country from us.
It's good to the senses. I could see and hear everything well. And the colors were pleasing to the eye. You weren't distracted by strange skin tones and vibrating colors in the background. And the sound was realistic and real-time too. When the guy on the TV screen tapped the table with his hands, we heard it right away–no delay. And it was really cool that the position of his voice moved when he moved around the room.
The setup is nice. After awhile, you forget that you're sitting at half of a conference table because the table on-screen completes the circle so nicely.
There are so many possibilities. You sit there thinking of all the cool uses for it. "We could use it for this project." "Boy, I wish I'd had it when I had to visit so-and-so."
It's unobtrusive. After awhile, you stop noticing the technology and you're just using it to do what you need to get done.
Our presenters told us that there were several times when the developers were told to do something that they thought was impossible, but they did it anyway. And they discovered in the end, that it was possible. It makes me wonder how much further I could have pushed the user experience for some of my projects.


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Fulbright, James William
James William Fulbright, 1905–95, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (1945–75), b. Sumner, Mo. A Rhodes scholar, he was admitted (1934) to the bar and served (1934–35) in the antitrust division of the U.S. Dept of Justice. He taught law at George Washington Univ. law school (1935–36) and at the Univ. of Arkansas (1936–39), becoming president of the university (1939–41). In 1942 Fulbright was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives and in 1944 to the Senate. He gained international recognition from the Fulbright Act (1946), which provided for the exchange of students and teachers between the United States and many other countries. He was one of the first to criticize Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations into reputed Communist influence in the United States and was instrumental in bringing about McCarthy's downfall.
Fulbright served as chairman of the Senate banking and currency committee (1955–59) and, as chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee (1959–74), he conducted frequent open hearings to educate the public and to reassert the Senate's influence in long-range policy formulation. An outspoken critic of U.S. military intervention abroad, Fulbright opposed the Bay of Pigs invasion (1961), the landing of marines in the Dominican Republic (1965), and the escalation of the war in Vietnam. However, Fulbright could be conservative as well; he voted against civil-rights legislation in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1974 Democratic primary in Arkansas, he was defeated for the senatorial nomination by Dale Bumpers. He wrote Old Myths and New Realities (1964), The Arrogance of Power (1966), The Pentagon Propaganda Machine (1970), The Crippled Giant (1972), and The Price of Empire (1989).


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Grabbed today's San Jose groupon for KGB Kiteboard 4-hour lesson and I'm SOOOOOO EXCITED! Probably need to wait a few weeks until I'll have a chance to use it but it's one giant leap forward on my path to flying. Can anyone make suggestions as to when, who and which location to do it. Seemed like the Marina location uses WaveRunners but not at Robert's Landing beach and I really have to watch the extended forecasts for an appropriate time to go.
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Chevrolet produced 2,722 L71 Corvettes in 1969. Like many symbols of American ingenuity, this iconic muscle machine is revered and protected. To see one leave U.S. shores is considered a disgrace by some. After all, American legends belong in America, right?
What would you say if we told you that one of these big-block, big-buck Corvettes made its way down under to Australia, where it was brought back to life by a man we consider more eccentric than Dr. Frankenstein and more determined than General George S. Patton? Would you say it was heresy for certain, or would you thank our English-speaking brother for the time, money, and effort he put into transforming this basket-case classic into an awe-inspiring, top-notch show car?
Tough call? Not when you see the end results. That's why we've titled our story "Latitude Adjustment." It is the saga of a disgraced and dilapidated '69 L71 Corvette that was rescued from an untimely demise in its homeland and later resuscitated from the beckoning throes of quietus by a benevolent foreigner. Will this ultra-rare C3 ever return to its homeland? We will tell you later in the story.
Ross Spurling is the mad scientist of our tale. Mr. Spurling describes himself as having "far more passion, enthusiasm, and commitment than common sense"-an imbalance instantly recognizable to those of us who share it. After seeing our feature car arrive in Australia and witnessing its intended owner "up a gum tree" over its poor condition, Ross bought the Corvette outright and embarked upon an onerous, 2,000-plus-hour, frame-off restoration/revivification project.
The Corvette was bitterly lifeless. Its motor had long since been declared missing in action. Its four-speed, close-ratio transmission had been bargained out or maybe just trophied for another project. The poor, once-glorious car had been laid in a "chook"-that's Aussie slang for a chicken farm-where it had developed a severe case of automotive rigor mortis. The owners were determined to keep their chickens laying eggs all around the car-perhaps they had come to regard it as a giant, fiberglass rooster that kept the chickens happily clucking away-not realizing they had a true golden egg on their hands.
With the car now in his sole possession, Ross Spurling experienced a moment of grandiosity, announcing to all those crazy enough to listen, "I will create new life in what others see as certain death." With electricity surging in his veins, Spurling first set out to adhere to the Australian government's decree that all imported American vehicles be converted to righthand drive.
This is a monumental task, especially on a Corvette. The big-block Chevrolet motor had to be moved across to the left to make room for the steering box. With this done, the harmonic balancer hit the front crossmember. As a result, the balancer had to be altered. The power-steering pump was now getting in the way of the chassis as well; new power-steering brackets were engineered and fabricated. The relocation of the motor caused a problem for the position of the fan shroud; it, too, had to be remade. The transmission hump no longer provided the proper clearance; it also had to be moved. A Ford Falcon XT steering box facilitated the switch to the righthand side.
Australia has since eased its stringent restrictions on forced RHD conversions, allowing cars built 25 years ago or more to remain in original, LHD form. Unfortunately, the new laws cannot reverse the 900 hours Spurling spent in making the Corvette compliant to the old regulations.
With the Australian authorities less than concrete on the specifics of a proper RHD conversion, Spurling used a core set of criteria very popular with Aussie-based Corvette aficionados. His goal was to keep his Vette mirror-imaged to its American design, preserving a stock appearance in every other way. Spurling also decided to integrate current-day technology into the car wherever feasible, with the goal of giving the classic C3 muscle-machine a contemporary rumble and a more pleasing, comfortable ride.
You'll recall that this Corvette's original 427 mill was long gone. Well, Spurling scavenged. He was seen in Corvette graveyards late at night. The local villagers even accused him of consorting with dark forces. Finally, he found what he had come to find: a correct-stamped '69 427 block and a set of No. 840 aluminum heads. "It will come alive," we can almost imagine him saying. "I will prove to them that Ross Spurling is not a madman!"
Spurling called for his laboratory wrenchman, a local engine guru named Bob Sceri. Sceri saw Spurling's feverish commitment to his one and only, implausible dream. He upped the Corvette's motor to an 11.9:1 compression ratio using TRW forged pistons but specified stock, L71-spec gear for the remainder of the rotating assembly. The correct 427/435 heads were ported and polished before being fitted with Crane valves and springs and Harland Sharp 1.7-ratio roller rockers. The cam-also a Crane design-features 326-/326-degree duration, 0.554-/0.554-inch lift, and a 110-degree lobe-separation angle. The correct Holley Tri-Power carburetors and intake setup were found at a swap meet. Their previous owner was never told how the parts would be used. "These are experiments not meant for any man to understand," Spurling told the vendor. All told, Spurling achieved 550 hp from the factory-rated 435hp L71 engine.
A "Rock Crusher" M22 Muncie four-speed and 3.55 rear axle had been bolted into the Corvette before it arrived at its Australian port of call and were retained in the final design. The Muncie is VIN-stamped to a different Corvette, prompting Spurling to observe that "one L88 owner out there would be real keen to get hold of [it]." Stock disc brakes at all corners combine with Kelly Charger 245/60-15 (front) and 255/60-15 (rear) tires mounted on Corvette PA02 15x8-inch wheels to provide period-correct stopping power.
Because Chevrolet didn't keep microfiche copies of build records on '69 Corvettes, Spurling was forced to search for clues to determine whether his Corvette was an honest-to-goodness L71 427/435 vehicle. During this search, he found signs underneath the Corvette's "bonnet" of an original K66 transistor-ignition system. He then found the original rear sway bar in situ. The third clue he found was the in-dash, 6,500-rpm tachometer, date-coded before the Corvette's build date and matching the date code of the other gauges. A final clue made Spurling certain he had unearthed a real L71 Corvette: the nonvented gas tank that was only fitted to the 400hp and 435hp Tri-Power Vettes.
The Corvette's body looks stock, but like a mirrored Narcissus of its factory counterpart, it is a deceptive, though still very beautiful, reflection. It is a strange sight indeed when one is accustomed only to LHD Corvettes; this C3 is stunningly flip-switched to the right.
According to Spurling, the Corvette's pristine body covers a chassis "sandblasted, rustproofed, and powdercoated in gloss black." The underside of the body was "hand-sanded, undercoated, stoneguarded, and painted in gloss two-pack paint." The Vette originally came from Chevrolet painted Fathom Green with a green-vinyl interior. The C3 now wears a Mike Falzom-sprayed Ferrari Green paint hue from the same classic decade and is trimmed with saddle-colored leather interior. The stock-looking body includes modified front guards to provide protection against stones and other road debris. In total, the labor involved in bringing this Corvette back to life exceeded a staggering 2,000 hours.
While Spurling tells VETTE he "enjoys the journey of the build more than maintaining the car once it's finished," he did enjoy his creation for a number of fun-filled years after its completion. His good friends David and Barbara Kelly are the car's current owners. You may remember the Kellys from our March '07 issue, which featured the couple's "Gold Standard" '62 on the cover. The Kellys' third Corvette, a supercharged and heavily customized C5, will appear in a future issue.
Ross Spurling sums up the car's long journey back to respectability thus: "It has gone from being, at the time, the worst Corvette [I'd] ever seen, to now being amongst the best." Do the ends justify the means? In this case, the answer is yes. This is one migr that has rooted proudly in its new homeland.
So, will we ever see this spectacular and rare Corvette return to the land of its birth? Unfortunately, no. Spurling's car is welcome on its new continent and happy with its new owners; with its top down, it is free to enjoy Southern Australia's plenteous December sun and mild July winters. It has left the shores of California and is destined to never return this way again.


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Could you take a look at the following example?
Person A: He was prone to sudden emotional explosions in the office, like smashing a telephone to pieces against the wall.
Person B: That's awful. I had no idea he'd done things like that.
Can I say "such things" instead of "things like that"? Are those nuances different?
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My son always acts up at school, for example, ----, ----, and ----.
Your son never does such things, right?
- I had no idea he'd done things like that.
I had no idea he did things like that.
To be honest, I don't think there's a difference between the two expressions. To my ear, though, "things like that" sounds more natural in almost every situation.
> I had no idea he'd done things like that.
This is fine. "I had no idea he did things like that." is OK as well, but there was nothing wrong with it.
There is no difference in meaning. "Such things" sounds more British whereas "things like that" sounds more American. Both are fine though.
I think both are about the same meaning. Sometimes the construction "such things" lends itself better than "things like that." This is particularly true in negative constructions.
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For example, a common expression is
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This is equivalent to saying
(1b) "I have not done anything like that"
I like the former (1a) better because it is succinct. However, in the U.S., succinctness is not always the first priority. We don't mind using more words if we feel like it makes the sentence more digestible. My guess is many people would use the latter (1b). In practice, I would guess I am more likely to say the latter (1b), but I might think highly of someone's ability to express themselves clearly for using constructions such as the former (1a).
Additionally, there are expressions like this one:
(2a) "There's no such thing" which is often said even more simply as "No such thing"
This basically means
(2b) "It does not exist (nor does anything like it)"
but it doesn't really make sense to say the latter (2b).
Finally, another popular expression is
(3a) "No such luck"
Which is said when something which seems like it could have possibly worked out did not work out (often for some unknown or unclear reason.)
There is not really an equivalent way of saying this, but the meaning is approximately "I wasn't lucky in the particular way necessary."
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Oh, "such things" sounds more British. It was a bit unexpected for me, because I often use "such things" rather than "things like that."
Thank you for your explanation!
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> ryankun,
Wow! Thank you for detailed explanation!
"No such thing" and "no such luck." Those are new expressions for me. I'll try to using them.
>> succinctness is not always the first priority.
Hmm... It applies to Japanese language, too. (^.^)
Thank you!
"Such things" sounds a little fancier than "Things like that" Other than that, they mean exactly the same thing.
Oh, "such things" sounds a bit fancy. I see.
Thank you for your comment!
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How to Evaluate a Nursing Job Offer
Make sure you accept the right job offer!
Wendy J. Meyeroff / Monster Contributing Writer
If you're a graduating or practicing nurse, there's good news: The U.S. nursing shortage means healthcare employers are offering nurses all sorts of interesting lures to work for them.
For those fortunate enough to have more than one offer to consider, how do you pick the best one — the job that will provide the compensation you're looking for, as well as an environment that's conducive to your career development and day-to-day job satisfaction?
Challenge Yourself
Consider these points as you make this important decision.
Salary and Benefits
If salary is your highest priority, make sure it's competitive geographically, especially if an employer wants you to relocate. Remember that what seems like a great salary in Birmingham, Alabama, probably won't be enough to cover your living expenses in New York City.
Look for other ways to boost your compensation, too. Is there a sign-on bonus? Do you bring certain highly desirable skills – such as fluency in a second language, including American Sign Language – to the table? If so, make sure the salary offer reflects those skills.
Most employers, especially hospitals, offer health, life and disability insurance plus reimbursements for continuing education. Some also offer long-term-care insurance. Get specifics about those benefits. For example, a small community hospital might provide health insurance for you but not the rest of your family.
If you're a veteran nurse returning to the field after a hiatus or just beginning a new career as a nurse in your 40s or 50s, pension and retirement plans are probably on your mind. If so, ask about a spin on the child-care benefits younger nurses often receive: Adult day care for aging spouses or parents.
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News Release 09-117
U.S. and Korean Researchers Unveil Newest Research Team Member: Jaemi the Humanoid
Project aims to enable humanoids to interact with people and their environment
June 1, 2009
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A Drexel University-led research team late last week unveiled the newest, most central member of its collaboration with a team of Korean researchers: Jaemi, a humanoid (HUBO). Jaemi HUBO embodies efforts to advance humanoid development and enhance the concept of human-robotic interaction. The project's goal is to enable humanoids to interact with their environment, and enhancement plans include enabling the humanoid to move over rugged terrain, in unstructured environments and to interact socially with humans and handle objects.
The five-year project, funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) program, seeks transformative models to catalyze discovery through international research collaboration and train U.S. students and junior researchers to effectively think and work in global teams.
"The field of robotics is among the top 10 technology areas considered engines for economic growth. Korea understands this and is aggressively pursuing robotics. To stay competitive, the U.S. must do the same," said Mark Suskin, acting deputy director of NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering. "NSF's PIRE program and this robotics collaboration in particular, enable the U.S. to capitalize on research in other countries and remain competitive."
The PIRE research team is composed of researchers at The University of Pennsylvania, Colby College, Bryn Mawr College and Virginia Tech in the United States; and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea University and Seoul National University in Korea.
The team obtained a version of KAIST's HUBO humanoid, which it named Jaemi HUBO and decided to house it at Drexel University. KAIST HUBO lab has become a model of cutting advance humanoid research by relatively small teams working on tight budgets.
KAIST excels in humanoid leg and body design, biped gait (walking, running, kicking), balance (modeling and control system design), and hardware integration. U.S. robotics researchers tend to enjoy an edge in locomotion over rugged, unstructured terrain; manipulation/grasping; cognition, perception and human-robot interaction; and vision (image, understanding, navigation).
This collaboration of American and Korean researchers will seek to draw on the expertise of each researcher and take Jaemi HUBO to the next level of development--that is, to improve Jaemi's capabilities to navigate and manipulate objects and interact with people in unstructured environments. Such capabilities demand information technologies like cognition, perception and networking areas. Targeted enhancement features include a capability to move over rugged terrain and in unstructured environments and to handle objects and interact socially with humans.
Jaemi HUBO will also educate the American public, particularly young people, about the science of robotics. This education process began at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia on May 28, 2009, when Jaemi HUBO was unveiled and introduced to a crowded audience of children and a few adults. Neither male nor female,Jaemi connected with the children, boys and girls alike. Guided by a Drexel University graduate student, Jamei moved, spoke, danced, shook hands and lead the children in a game of Simon Says. Such access to Jaemi HUBO starkly contrasts with that afforded by other high-profile humanoids that are often protected trade secrets, largely inaccessible to the public.
Museum curators are pleased to have had Jaemi visit and entertain kids during the weekend. "At the Please Touch Museum, we promote learning through a variety of senses," said J. Willard Whitson,the museum's vice president for exhibits and education. "A humanoid not only embodies our goal of building layers of knowledge in young people, but Jaemi helps all of us celebrate the playful side of technology."
Jaemi HUBO is now at its permanent home at Drexel University, from which travel and guest appearances may be arranged by appointment. Journalists interested in meeting and interviewing Jaemi HUBO and other research team members are encouraged to contact Lisa-Joy Zgorski at firstname.lastname@example.com.
A little girl is charmed during Jaemi's recent visit to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia.
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Humanoid Jaemi is a celebration of an American and Korean research collaboration.
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Jaemi and its child fan base wave goodbye at the Please Touch Museum late last week.
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Media Contacts
Lisa-Joy Zgorski, NSF, (703) 292-8311, email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Niki Gianakaris, Drexel News Bureau, 215-895-6741, email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Program Contacts
Anne Emig, NSF, (703) 292-7241, email: email@example.com
Related Websites
PIRE program solicitation: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819&org=OISE&sel_org=OISE&from=fund
NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE): http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OISE
Please Touch Museum: http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/
YouTube: Jaemi Hubo Debut at the Please Touch Museum Humanoid Robot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLpcqboGMxA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fmy_videos_edit&feature=player_embedded
Jaemi Hubo Debut at the Please Touch Museum: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dml46/DASL/HUBO/PTM_Demo/
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