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Risky Mortgage Bond Products Are Back, And Just In Time For One Last Good Bonus Season
It's now been more than 10 years since the subprime mortgage crisis, so it should come as no surprise that Wall Street is back to their old tricks.
Last Friday, Cerberus Capital Management LP issued $174 million worth of bonds backed by home-equity lines of credit, also commonly known as a HELOC. Simply put, a HELOC is like a credit card backed by your home. They are often structured with floating interest rates, which are usually higher than conventional mortgage rates.
According to Fitch, heading into the subprime mortgage crisis, the market for pooling HELOCs into bonds became a nearly $30 billion market. As was frequently the case during the height of the subprime mortgage crisis, these newly-issued bonds received a triple-A credit rating from four ratings agencies. The problem the last time around was home prices fell and homeowners were stuck owing more than the value of the homes they had tapped into for the HELOC. So the "unthinkable" happened, many of these triple-A rated bonds collapsed, later selling for pennies on the dollar.
Post-crisis, the ratings agencies faced numerous lawsuits from investors claiming inaccurate ratings. They used the First Amendment defense, arguing that a credit rating is an opinion protected as free speech. After more than 10 years of quiet in the HELOC-backed bond market, it appears Wall Street is finally feeling creative enough to start selling 'crap pools' again.
Only time will tell how these bonds perform this time around, but with home prices hovering around record highs and historically low interest rates, bankers see a huge opportunity...to increase their year-end bonuses.
Thankfully "it's different this time." If it's not, at least the banks know the American taxpayer is waiting to cover their losses.
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The Office in Morristown hosting beer/food pairing
MORRISTOWN: The Office Tavern Grill will do a beer and food pairing with Magnify Brewing Co. on June 29.
The Office will host the beer dinner at its Morristown location at 3 South St. from 7 to 9 p.m.
Guests are invited to enjoy five dishes created specifically for the tasting event along with a beer pairing for each from Magnify Brewing Co., a Fairfield based craft beer brewery providing high quality, innovative beers to hopheads and fanatics statewide.
The full five-course Magnify Beer Dinner menu includes:
Search Saison with Lychee paired with Asparagus & Bacon – Asparagus Cooked 3 Ways, Bacon Parmesan Dressing; Work the System IPA paired with Crab & Shrimp Cacio e Pepe – Fusilli Pasta, Anchovy bread crumbs; Double Dry Hopped Momentary Master Double IPA paired with Coffee & Chili Rubbed Braised Short Rib – Roasted Corn Puree, Charred Brocolini, Thyme; Uncharted Territory: Baltic Porter paired with Coconut Chocolate Pots De Crème – Coconut Cake Bites, Macerated Raspberries, Toasted Coconut.
Tickets to the Magnify Beer Dinner can be purchased individually for $65, or at a discounted rate of two tickets for $120 at the following link: tinyurl.com/theofficemagnifydinner.
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FLORHAM PARK: Chopt Creative Salad Co., a fast-casual chain, has opened its first location in New Jersey in Florham Park.
Chopt combines seasonal ingredients from local purveyors with authentic flavors from around the world to create delicious salads that people crave, according to a press release from the company, whcih said that the brand builds partnerships with local farmers and artisans like Coach Farm, Hot Bread Kitchen, Satur Farms, FreeBird, Tremblay Apiaries, and Seed + Mill, among others.
Chopt locations serve salads, such as all time favorites like the Mexican Caesar Salad (with FreeBird grilled chicken, cotija cheese, jalapeño peppers, tortilla chips and romaine lettuce with Mexican Caesar dressing) or the Kebab Cobb (with FreeBird grilled chicken, local feta, charred red onion, Mama Lil's spicy peppers, pita chips and romaine lettuce with Greek Yogurt Tzatziki dressing), in addition to a comprehensive menu and the ongoing series of Destination Salads featuring fresh and innovative flavors from different regions around the world.
The Florham Park location features more than 48 seats, including communal dining areas as well as custom designed wallpaper by Batabasta, a design duo from Spain who Chopt has partnered with to create bespoke wallpapers for the brand.
The Florham Park Chopt is located at 176 Columbia Turnpike and can be reached at 973.845.2440. Chopt is open 7 days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wegmans announces local scholarship recipients
HANOVER: Five graduating seniors from the Hanover area received $500 scholarship grants from Wegmans Food Markets in a symbolic nod to the company's annual announcement of recipients for its Employee Scholarship Program, which helps employees along the path to higher education.
The local recipients are students from Hanover Park, Morristown, Parsippany, Parsippany Hills, and Whippany Park high schools. Wegmans partnered with each school to select a student who exemplifies the family-owned company's values: Caring, Respect, High Standards, Empowerment, and Making a Difference.
The students: are Hanover Park High School's Alex LoRusso; Morristown High School's Becky Garcia; Parsippany High School's Michelle Inn; Parsippany Hills High School's Kimberly DeStefano and Whippany Park High School's Julia Hark.
The local recipients join 2,019 Wegmans employees that were granted new scholarships this year, with an expected payout of $5.1 million to the program's current and new recipients for the 2017/2018 academic year.
To receive a scholarship, Wegmans employees must meet work-performance criteria. Eligibility is also based on a minimum number of work hours over a specified time period. Part-time employees can receive up to $6,000 over four years and full-time employees can receive up to $8,800 over four years, with no limit placed on the number of scholarships awarded and no restrictions on a student's course of study from an accredited college.
The Hanover Wegmans is scheduled to open July 23. Hiring is currently underway for part-time and select full-time positions. Applicants may apply online at www.wegmans.com/careers or call 973-490-2500 for more information.


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Taking lab courses that are only VIRTUAL requires some creativity on the part of the student if you really want to prepare yourself for a job. To review agarose gel electrophoresis, I used a FREE VIRTUAL SIMULATION.
Praxilabs.com simuation guides you through the steps of separating DNA fragments by size via electrophoresis.
You begin with preparing the agarose gel by combining the gel powder with TAE buffer, heating and cooling it, and then adding a dye. I like that the activity includes setting up the electrophoresis device along with having to enter the voltage before running the experiment.
These simulations do have their challenges – absolultely no moving forward until you properly cap the bottles and discard your used pipette tips! Once you figure this out, the simulations run a lot more smoothly.
Once the device is set up, you prep the DNA samples and pipette them into the wells of the gel tray. I got stuck for a bit with the requirement to put a dark object underneath the gel to make it more visible so I had to go to the YouTube video to figure out what to do there.
The simulation ends with you using a UV Transilluminator to see the separated DNA fragments. However, the lab ends rather abruptly with only brief glimpse of the stained fragments. That was disappointing! But otherwise, I highly recommend checking it out for yourself.


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Made exclusively from estate-grown Touriga Nacional, Merlot and Syrah grapes. Harvested at the ideal maturation point, resulted in a fully aromatic and concentrated wine revealing good structure, complexity and a persistent finish.
Best enjoyed with matured cheese and roasted dishes.
17º C (63ºF)
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13 % by vol
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I love coincidences. Today is the birthday of TWO eminent African explorers: David Livingstone (1813) and Richard Burton (1821). Both deserve a post in their own right. However, juxtaposing them allows for some comparisons. I'm not going to dribble on about either at great length. If I pique your interest you can explore more on your own. There's plenty of material online.
This is a good (brief) site on Livingstone that cuts to the heart of the matter:
This is a strange, but compelling, view of Burton from a blog on "manliness":
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" (which some say he rehearsed for months beforehand, whilst others believe is apocryphal). Livingstone was one of the most popular national heroes of the late 19th century in Victorian Britain, and he had a mythical status which operated on a number of interconnected levels: Protestant missionary martyr, working-class "rags to riches" inspirational story, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial empire. His fame as an explorer helped drive forward the obsession with discovering the sources of the River Nile that formed the culmination of the classic period of European geographical discovery and colonial penetration of the African continent.
At the same time, his missionary travels, "disappearance" and death in Africa, and subsequent glorification as posthumous national hero in 1874 led to the founding of several major central African Christian missionary initiatives carried forward in the era of the European "Scramble for Africa".
Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages.
Burton's best-known achievements include a well-documented journey to Mecca, in disguise at a time when Europeans were forbidden access on pain of death; an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights (commonly called The Arabian Nights in English after early translations of Antoine Galland's French version); the publication of the Kama Sutra in English; and a journey with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile.
Burton defied many aspects of the pervasive British ethnocentrism of his day, relishing personal contact with exotic human cultures in all their variety. His works and letters extensively criticized colonial policies of the British Empire, even to the detriment of his career. Although his university education was aborted, he became a prolific and erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including human behavior, travel, falconry, fencing, sexual practices, and ethnography. A characteristic feature of his books is the copious footnotes and appendices containing remarkable observations and information.
Burton was a captain in the army of the East India Company, serving in India (and later, briefly, in the Crimean War). Following this, he was engaged by the Royal Geographical Society to explore the east coast of Africa and led an expedition guided by the locals and was the first European to see Lake Tanganyika. In later life, he served as British consul in Fernando Pó, Santos, Damascus and, finally, Trieste. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was awarded a knighthood (KCMG) in 1886.
Both men believed in British colonialism, but neither subscribed to the bigoted racism of the day. Livingstone was a staunch abolitionist, considering slavery to be an unchristian evil perpetrated on Africa by greedy opportunists. He railed against the practice in Britain and Africa. Both men respected local customs, being more interested in documenting them than changing them. Livingstone owed his ability to survive in previously unexplored parts of Africa by taking a soft approach with the locals. Others before him and gone off into the bush with large groups of men armed with guns and rifles, hoping to hack and bully their way through. Most of them died for their troubles. Burton and Livingstone both traveled light, and took the trouble to befriend local leaders. In several instances, they owed their survival to this tactic.
Here's a great example from Burton. Burton's camp was attacked by a Somali raiding party. He writes his recollection of a time when his encampment was attacked by Somalis in First Footsteps in East Africa:
The enemy swarmed like hornets with shouts and screams intending to terrify, and proving that overwhelming odds were against us: it was by no means easy to avoid in the shades of the night the jabbing of javelins, the long heavy daggers thrown at our legs from under and through the opening of the tent…The revolvers were used by my companion with deadly effect: unfortunately there was but one pair.
In the confusion of the battle, Burton turned to strike a man approaching him, but he was a colleague. Just before striking down his friend he recognized him, and in the moment of hesitation that followed, he was speared through the face by one of the Somali raiders:
I turned to cut him (his colleague) down: he cried out in alarm; the well known voice caused an instant's hesitation: at that moment a spearman stepped forward, left his javelin in my mouth, and retired before he could be punished.
The spear went through one cheek and out the other, knocking out four teeth and damaging the roof of his mouth. With the spear lodged in his mouth Burton managed to fight his way out and then wandered up the beach through the night and into morning before coming across help. The boat which Burton stumbled upon just happened to be crewed by local men to whom Burton had previously shown great hospitality, and they received him and tended his wounds. The spear left him with a scar which you can see in portraits.
Both men are noted for having better relations with locals in Africa than with fellow Europeans. Livingstone was well known for his inability to get along with other Westerners. He fought with missionaries, fellow explorers, assistants, and (later) his brother Charles. He had little patience with the attitudes of missionaries with "miserably contracted minds" who had absorbed "the colonial mentality" regarding the natives; Burton likewise.
A story that haunted Burton up to his death (recounted in some of his obituaries) was that he came close to being discovered one night when he lifted his robe to urinate rather than squatting as an Arab would. It was said that he was seen by an Arab boy and, in order to avoid exposure, killed him. Burton denied this, pointing out that killing the boy would almost certainly have led to his being discovered as an impostor. Burton became so tired of denying this accusation that he took to baiting his accusers, although he was said to enjoy the notoriety and even once laughingly claimed to have done it. A doctor once asked him: "How do you feel when you have killed a man?", Burton retorted: "Quite jolly, what about you?". When asked by a priest about the same incident Burton is said to have replied: "Sir, I'm proud to say I have committed every sin in the Decalogue."
These allegations coupled with Burton's often-irascible nature were said to have harmed his career and may explain why he was not promoted further, either in army life or in the diplomatic service. As an obituary described: "…he was ill fitted to run in official harness, and he had a Byronic love of shocking people, of telling tales against himself that had no foundation in fact. Men at the FO [Foreign Office] … used to hint dark horrors about Burton, and certainly justly or unjustly he was disliked, feared and suspected … not for what he had done, but for what he was believed capable of doing." Whatever the truth of the many allegations made against him, Burton's interests and outspoken nature ensured that he was always a controversial character in his lifetime.
David Livingstone died in 1873 at the age of 60 in Chief Chitambo's village at Ilala, southeast of Lake Bangweulu, in present-day Zambia, from malaria and internal bleeding due to dysentery. His loyal attendants Chuma and Susi removed his heart and buried it under a Mvula tree near the spot where he died. That site, now known as the Livingstone Memorial, lists his date of death as 4 May, the date reported (and carved into the tree's trunk) by Chuma and Susi; but most sources consider 1 May—the date of Livingstone's final journal entry—as the correct one.
The rest of his remains were carried, together with his journal, over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) by Chuma and Susi to the coastal town of Bagamoyo, where they were returned by ship to Britain for burial. In London, his body lay in repose at No.1 Savile Row, then the headquarters of the Royal Geographical Society, prior to interment at Westminster Abbey.
Burton died in Trieste early on the morning of 20 October 1890 of a heart attack. His wife Isabel persuaded a priest to perform the last rites, although Burton was not a Catholic and this action later caused a rift between Isabel and some of Burton's friends. It has been suggested that the death occurred very late on 19 October and that Burton was already dead by the time the last rites were administered. On his religious views, Burton called himself an atheist, stating he was raised in the Church of England which he said was "officially (his) church".
Isabel never recovered from the loss. After his death she burned many of her husband's papers, including journals and a planned new translation of The Perfumed Garden to be called The Scented Garden, for which she had been offered six thousand guineas and which she regarded as his "magnum opus". She believed she was acting to protect her husband's reputation, and that she had been instructed to burn the manuscript of The Scented Garden by his spirit.
The couple are buried in a remarkable tomb in the shape of a Bedouin tent, designed by Isabel, in the cemetery of St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake in southwest London. The coffins of Sir Richard and Lady Burton can be seen through a window at the rear of the tent, which can be accessed via a short fixed ladder.
Mrs Beeton can be counted on for a colorful story:
THE PRICE OF A SOW IN AFRICA.—In one of the native states of Africa, a pig one day stole a piece of food from a child as it was in the act of conveying the morsel to its mouth; upon which the robbed child cried so loud that the mother rushed out of her hovel to ascertain the cause; and seeing the purloining pig make off munching his booty, the woman in her heat struck the grunter so smart a blow, that the surly rascal took it into his head to go home very much indisposed, and after a certain time resolved to die,—a resolution that he accordingly put into practice; upon which the owner instituted judicial proceedings before the Star Chamber court of his tribe, against the husband and family of the woman whose rash act had led to such results; and as the pig happened to be a sow, in the very flower of her age, the prospective loss to the owner in unnumbered teems of pigs, with the expenses attending so high a tribunal, swelled the damages and costs to such a sum, that it was found impossible to pay them. And as, in the barbarous justice existing among these rude people, every member of a family is equally liable as the individual who committed the wrong, the father, mother, children, relatives,—an entire community, to the number of thirty-two souls, were sold as slaves, and a fearful sum of human misery perpetrated, to pay the value of a thieving old sow.
I won't vouch for the specific veracity of the story but some elements ring true. Among African herders traditionally, animals were wealth. They were not bred simply for food and other products. They were used for payment of a variety of social obligations, and the ability to breed large herds led to great power and prestige. In consequence an animal was not slaughtered idly. Rather, animals were killed ritually, usually as part of community-wide celebrations. So, a traditional recipe for you would be something like – "choose a well-fattened ox, kill it with a single spear thrust to the heart, let it bleed, then cut the meat into large chunks and boil it in large pots."
Here's a wonderfully entertaining and famous description of a Christmas feast in the Kalahari by Richard Lee:
Otherwise you can make ugali. Ugali (also sometimes called Sima, Sembe or Posho) is a dish of maize flour (cornmeal), millet flour, or Sorghum flour (or a blend) cooked with water to a porridge- or dough-like consistency. It is the most common staple starch featured in the local cuisines of the African Great Lakes region and Southern Africa.
The traditional method of eating ugali is to roll a lump into a ball with the right hand, and then dip it into a sauce or stew of vegetables and/or meat. Making a depression with the thumb allows the ugali to be used to scoop, and to wrap around pieces of meat to pick them up in the same way that flat bread is used in other cultures. If you are new to this way of eating, it will take practice.


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Music City Bowl: Purdue football vs. Auburn | Who has the edge
The Boilermakers are seeking back-to-back bowl victories in consecutive seasons
- Yards per play in conference games: Purdue 6.3, Auburn 5.1
- Yards per play allowed in conference games: Purdue 5.8, Auburn 5.8
- Turnover margin in conference games: Purdue -4, Auburn -1
- Third-down efficiency in conference games: Purdue 37.1, Auburn 37.6
Auburn running game vs. Purdue against the run
Even before the loss of defensive tackle Lorenzo Neal, the Boilermakers were dealing with issues on the line. They've been serviceable all season, holding up well but there's also been plenty of moments of struggles throughout the season. It's hard to picture Purdue's defensive front improved.
The depth issues have been there all season but are more magnified with the loss of Neal and Keiwan Jones. The numbers say the Tigers aren't strong running the ball, but the Southeastern Conference competition probably plays a role. Cornel Jones' status is unclear after the sophomore linebacker missed the last two days of practice. Jacob Thieneman's return helps in run support and can't be overlooked but this is a tall challenge for the Boilermakers. Edge: Auburn
Purdue running game vs. Auburn against the run
When the Boilermakers have needed to generate yards, they've accomplished it. That usually comes late in games with Purdue holding a lead. It happened against Ohio State. It happened against Indiana. Bowl games usually showcase the quarterbacks, but if Jeff Brohm sees success in the running game he'll stay with it.
The Tigers have a strong defensive front that believes it can win the line of scrimmage battle, but the Boilermakers' offensive line has done its job well most of the season, regardless of the talent on the other side. D.J. Knox and Markell Jones look to make a big splash to end their careers. Edge: Purdue
Auburn passing game vs. Purdue against the pass
Jarrett Stidham was considered one of the top NFL prospects before the season, but numbers declined from a year ago. Not all that falls on Stidham and doesn't diminish his skills. He's already announced he's not coming back to Auburn, so this is his last college game. Does Stidham and coach Gus Malzahn go conservative and protect Stidham from injury or go all-out aggressive to showcase his talents?
Regardless, the Boilermakers have struggled to defend the pass all season, allowing 45 passing plays of 20 yards or more. The lack of a pass rush has been a concern, but Purdue has improved its tackling in space and made enough plays in the secondary to keep teams out of the end zone. Edge: Auburn
Purdue passing game vs. Auburn against the pass
Big plays have defined the Boilermakers since the opener against Northwestern. Purdue ranks second in the Big Ten with 49 passing plays of 20 yards or longer and faces a defense, which has allowed 44. The opportunities would appear to be there. Getting the ball to Rondale Moore is a given and tight end Brycen Hopkins is due for a big performance in his hometown, but this is a chance for Terry Wright and Isaac Zico to finish their careers the right way.
Will one of the two become the Anthony Mahoungou of last year's bowl game fame? David Blough spent five years for an opportunity to play in his first bowl game and it's finally arrived. If the offensive line can protect Blough, expect a big day through the air. Edge: Purdue
Special teams
Maybe this is the game Moore finally returns a kickoff for a touchdown. Or, we'll wait until next season when the talent and the scheme on kickoff returns improve. It might be hard to generate a return against kicker Andres Carlson, who has 47 touchbacks on 60 kickoffs.
The Tigers are one of the top teams in the SEC at covering kickoffs and punts, while Purdue has lacked in its coverages. But the Boilermakers feature punter Joe Schopper, who enjoyed a strong senior season, and kicker Spencer Evans, who has 38 touchbacks and converted five straight field goals. Edge: Purdue
Music City Bowl prediction
The reason Jeff Brohm is 4-0 in bowl games is he treats it like every other game. At Western Kentucky and his one season with the Boilermakers, his teams are usually focused and ready after a month of preparation. Don't expect anything different this year but this time Purdue must deal with a traditionally strong SEC team, which was regarded as one of the best in the league when the season started.
But there's been plenty of noise around the Tigers since the season ended – the offensive coordinator moving to Kansas, Malzahn taking over the play-calling duties and Stidham headed to the NFL after the bowl game. Will Auburn take the Boilermakers seriously or flaunt that typical SEC attitude - just showing up is enough? Although the Tigers aren't ranked, Purdue has played well in the bigger games against the bigger opponents. Purdue 33, Auburn 29
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Justine Sacco's nightmare before christmas
Don't joke about something on Twitter, that should never been joked about. This can quickly lead to a Twitter nightmare. That is what happened to Justine Sacco, a senior P.R. person for corporate giant IAC, tweeted "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!"
The tweet went viral, garnering countless retweets, angry responses, and a meager amount of defenses of Sacco's edgy humor. Meanwhile, Sacco was shielded from the Internet on an international flight, completely unaware that she would be infamous by the time she landed and that her employer had informed the media that it was taking the "appropriate action.":
This is an outrageous, offensive comment that does not reflect the views and values of IAC. This is a very serious matter and we are taking appropriate action, the IAC stated.
Her account has now been shut down and Justine Sacco is no longer with IAC.
The offensive comment does not reflect the views and values of IAC. We take this issue very seriously, and we have parted ways with the employee in question, the company said in a statement.
After Sacco's tweet, someone created a website justinesacco.com, linking a coalition of charities that benefit sub-Saharan Africa.
This is how fast a normal person can become an infamous world-wide celebrity. While her account was a personal one, it's a reminder that on public platforms like Twitter, our actions remain tied to our employers, especially if they're mentioned in your bio. But this isn't the first case – CNN's senior editor of Middle Eastern affairs, Octavia Nasr, was shown the door after sending a tweet that expressed respect for the Shiite Fadlallah.
Update: Justine Sacco has issued an apology:
Words cannot express how sorry I am, and how necessary it is for me to apologize to the people of South Africa, who I have offended due to a needless and careless tweet.
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Teaching teachers how to teach entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial curriculum is growing in high schools,, but who is teaching it? Brien Biondi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss challenges and opportunities that face the need to improve entrepreneurial education.
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Groove Monkee has released Hip Hop Bass & Keys, a collection of MIDI bass and keyboard.
Groove Monkee presents "Hip Hop Bass and Keys", 10 sets of phat bass, soulful hooks, lush pads and soaring leads suitable for many urban genres: Hip Hop, Trip Hop, Ambient, Downtempo, Chillout, Boom bap and more!
Each set has complete "A" and "B" sections with both bass and keys, providing plenty of fresh, inspiring material. And since these are midi files, you can simply load them into your DAW and chop, slice and rearrange them to create an infinite number of new, unique hooks and phrases.
All parts are expertly arranged for easy song writing and each set has a complete reference file demonstrating all parts (drums not included).
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The MIDI pack is available for purchase for 24.95 USD.
Groove Monkee has also launched a Holiday Sale.
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Eddie Saenz retires from Ruidoso forestry department
Saenz organized several special events and annually put together a school art competition about forest-related subjects
One of Ruidoso's most visible employees, Eddie Saenz, retired this month from the Ruidoso Forestry Department.
He received a plaque for his years of service, dedication and hard work during the village council meeting Jan. 8.
"We've lost his letter of resignation twice, we've bribed him," but the retirement day finally arrived, Village Manager Debi Lee said. "He's been with village since March 5, 2007, in the Forestry Department. He has been chairman of the employee committee and sponsored the art contest in the schools. He is truly a servant leader."
Forestry Director Dick Cooke called Saenz "the rock" of the department.
"He was one of those employees who would take the steepest mountains and do the things some of us were getting too old to do," Cooke said. "But Eddie took it with a smile. He's an asset and what he did will last for years and years in the village."
Saenz joked that maybe he could become a consultant, then said he enjoyed "every minute. It's been a pleasure."


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First things first… compare these two videos…
Alright… so… any questions?
Well, I have to admit something first: I am a Mac guy. I love my old school Powerbook, I have more iPods than I care to admit, and darn it, Macs are just cooler. Now, all you PC people out there, don't be haters… that's not my point, just a little self-disclosure. The point is, that when I first saw the very first iPhone commercial I was blown away… not by the phone itself (I already knew a ton about the iPhone before the commercials started running), but by the sheer simplicity of the commercials. Solid black. Single hand. Product demonstration.
When I saw the Palm Centro commercial, I was also blown away… by the blatant ripping off of an idea. I guess it is a bit different. I mean, the background is blue, not black, and the screen of the phone is smaller. And the song is not identical… (insert sarcastic tone and look here) I suppose. Just to be clear, I am not knocking the Palm Centro phone per se. It's cool. But the commercial is an obvious rip-off.
But the thing about rip-offs is that you can only tell something is phony compared to the real thing. If I had never seen the iPhone commercial I would have no frame of reference to know the Centro one was a knock-off version. That's the same sort of thing we have to watch out for in our Christian walks… false teachings are everywhere, and if we are not ready to compare them to the real thing, we are bound to get sucked in. In Paul's ministry, he was constantly dealing with churches that were being duped by something other than the real thing. He warns the Ephesians like this…
we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:14-15 (NIV)
This theme is prevalent over and over in Paul's letters… he says, "Grow up and quit messing around with things that just aren't true!"
The question always comes up though, "How do I know if something is false?" Well, in the context of Ephesians, Paul gives his readers some pretty practical advice. If you want to know if something is false or not get yourself in a community of Christian believers you trust, and don't be afraid to ask questions. Those communities are called churches. The real problem comes into play in identifying which churches are really churches… The unfortunate thing is there are a lot of groups out there that call themselves Christians but they're the knock-off version, but the true, ancient church had a way to identify real believers from false ones. The way was the creed. The oldest of these is the Apostles' Creed and it is just a statement of what Christians ought to believe.
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
There are other creeds, of course, but for nearly 2000 years this has been the an anchor to help Christians of every age determine real churches and real Christians from the knock-off. Remember, even Jesus said not everyone who says they're a believer really is one.
21 "Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.' 23 But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws.' Matthew 7:21-23 (NLT)


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The 1 Percenters Who Act Like Scrooge...and the Ones Who Don't
It's holiday season, and mean-spirited misers abound. GOP legislators have Dickensian plans for the 99 percent, aiming at shredding our social safety nets, undermining our healthcare, and making us pay for the financial crisis created by reckless financiers. Naturally, they decry even a modest income tax surcharge on millionaires, channeling Scrooge-worthy logic to justify their worship of Big Money at the expense of everyone else.
Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase honcho Jamie Dimon, the highest paid executive among the six biggest and most dangerous banks, whines that he doesn't deserve our ire: "Acting like everyone who's been successful is bad and because you're rich you're bad, I don't understand it," said Dimon, whose 2010 take totaled $23 million.
Let us help you understand it. We don't hate you because you're rich, Mr. Dimon. Americans actually tend to admire people who make lots of money and, say, contribute useful things to society and promote the public good. Witness the recent outpouring of love for Steve Jobs. No, we itch for our pitchforks because you are greedy. You want to horde everything at the top and you refuse to acknowledge that you have any responsibility toward your fellow Americans. In fact, the way you make your money makes you look like a public menace. You dealt in risky derivatives and mortgage schemes that helped tank the global economy. You defrauded your investors. Your bank has even had the gall to foreclose on military families. Back in October, thousands of us stood outside your swank apartment on Park Avenue holding signs and telling you in plain English why your statements that bank regulations are "un-American" and such are both stupid and harmful. But apparently the message didn't get through. I guess we'll have to keep coming back until you do get it.
There are plenty of 1 percenters who support Dimon's view of the world, in which crushing ordinary people in the name of greed is something to be applauded.
But not all. And, like Warren Buffett, whose op-ed "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich" sent shockwaves through the country back in August, they are becoming more and more vocal. Philadelphia lawyer and philanthropist Dan Berger, a member of the Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength, has been hitting the airwaves and writing for months explaining why current tax policy unfairly favors the rich -- and why that's dangerous for everyone. Berger is concerned about the social pathologies and dysfunction created by the concentration of wealth at the top, and worries that we have unlearned the lessons of the Great Depression -- the last time such concentration devastated the country. "We are in a golden age of the cult of wealth," he warns. "Economic, social, and political life by, of, and for the one percent is an old story in the history of world civilization--one which inevitably ends badly."
Over the last decade, incomes for the richest 1 percent of Americans grew faster than that of any other group. CEO pay has soared 300 percent since 1990, while that of the average worker has risen a paltry 4 percent. If 1 percenters can't be convinced that such disparities are morally wrong, Berger suggests they conjure up some "enlightened self interest" in order to grasp what might happen if society becomes further unbalanced. He sees the Occupy Wall Street movement as the mere "tip of the iceberg."
Billionaire hedge fund manager Jim Chanos has also gone public expressing his support for Occupy Wall Street and his objection to tax policies weighted toward the 1 percent: "I have a problem with private capital asking for lower tax rates on certain forms of income that I believe are income, not returns on capital, than say teachers, soldiers, fireman and policeman." Chanos explained to AlterNet why 1 percenters who can't see why Americans are angry are seriously out of touch: "They say we live in an 'aspirational society,' but many of those in the 1 percent accuse the Occupy Wall Street movement of class warfare and bemoan the fact that the president dubs them millionaires and billionaires. Well, I'm pretty sure most of the 99 percent would still aspire to be called the same thing!"
The aspirational dreams encoded in our American DNA have been increasingly crushed by policies and practices that channel money toward the top and leave students saddled with debt, workers struggling to support their families and elderly people unable to live in dignity. But new coalitions are forming, and the tone-deaf wealthy may find a public louder in its demands and more savvy in its strategies for challenging the status quo. While notorious 1 percenter Newt Gingrich spreads a message only Scrooge could love that it's time to roll back child labor laws, another 1 percenter, Eliot Spitzer, reminds us that ordinary people have something quite powerful in our possession that we could use to shift the balance away from people who would exploit us: Wall Street.
That's right. Spitzer argues that We the People actually own Wall Street -- through mutual funds, public pension funds and endowments at public institutions. "If the public exercised its huge ownership capacity by influencing board member selection, compensation and political donations," Spitzer writes, "then these companies would be fundamentally altered." Perhaps they could be forced to actually play by the rules, he suggests, and stop preying on the very people who make their businesses possible.
And perhaps Mr. Dimon would finally get the message if the public took control of his bank -- and sent him packing. Without a golden parachute.


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When a tepid second cup of coffee isn't good enough, this cafetiere is called for! Looks cool. Keeps drinks hot.
The double-walled, stainless steel body and lid keeps coffee hot for three times longer than a conventional cafetière, for a mindful experience where drinkers can relax and enjoy coffee through long breakfasts and lunches without worrying about a cold brew.
350ml serves 3 small coffee cups (or one mug)
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Micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday released Twitter Lite — a much lighter version of its platform on a web based service in India first. After the turbulence of 2016, Twitter is expecting a smoother year ahead, with the micro-blogging firm expecting big gains in India, one of its fastest growing markets, say its top executives. They would add many more users through Twitter Lite, launched on Thursday keeping in mind areas where connectivity was poor, Twitter's Southeast Asia and India managing director Maya Hari and Twitter Southeast Asia business development director Arvinder Gujral said.
"Twitter has struggled to generate ad revenue as it is 50% to 60% more expensive than Facebook. Advertisers have moved to outcome-based models rather than brand recall — something that Facebook is very good at," said Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO of Greyhound Research, a technology transformation research, advisory & consulting firm.
The Lite launch could change the company's fortunes, Gogia said. "Increase in the total number of users should give them an advantage, however, if advertisers don't see Twitter as a platform that can convert users into sales then the magic won't last," he said.


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Hello, my friends! I've been a little MIA lately, but like many of us I have been spending time with friends and family, both preparing for and enjoying the holiday season. I have the last of my Christmas cards for this year to share, one that I created with the intent of it being decidedly masculine. It has already been delivered to the recipient, who approved!
With this card I'm playing along with the Merry Monday Tic-Tac-Toe challenge, and I've chosen the column vertically down on the left: Stamping, Die Cut and Red. I'm also playing along with the final Curtain Call challenge, and it's always so sad to see a challenge blog end. My branches aren't pine, but I think I've captured the colors and masculine feel of the inspiration photo.
A little peek at my card inside and the envelope...
Stamp Sets: Christmas Noel (Recollections), French Foliage (Stampin' Up)
Card Stock: Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Soft Suede, White Textured (Stampin' Up)
Patterned Paper: Green Plaid (Paper Pizzazz)
Ink Pads: Versamark, Evergreen (Simon Says Stamp), Soft Brown, Cup O Joe (Hero Arts)
Tools: Heat Tool, Big Shot, Deer Head Die Set (Recollections)
Accessories: White Embossing Powder (Simon Says Stamp)
I'd like to wish you all a happy holiday season, and the best in the coming year! Thanks for taking the time to visit!


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Mitsubishi recently introduced the limited edition dual-tone, and Anniversary Edition Pajero Sport. Automatic Pajero Sport is available at a price of Rs 23.55 lakhs ex-show room Delhi. Bookings began on November 5, 2014. Mitsubishi vehicles are manufactured in India under a technical collaboration initially with Hindustan Motors and later by Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Limited (HMFCL).
Automatic Pajero Sport launch is integral to MMC's 'strategy, 'New Stage 2016' to prep up vehicle sales in India and other emerging international markets. The global mid-term business plan of Mitsubishi for 2014-16 focuses on revenue growth through launches and development of new gen tech.
New Pajero Sport Automatic and 4X4 manual transmission facelift expands Mitsubishi's SUV family product range. HMFCL Managing Director, Uttam Bose says Mitsubishi has reinforced its commitment to HMFCL, and India. SUV sales growth will boost operation business fundamentals with volume growth propelled by strategic model launches. All new Pajero Sport is expected to boost sales significantly, and secure sizable market share. HMFCL will also focus on network expansion to ensure pan India availability. Mitsubishi's new stage 2016 strategy will provide new variants and models for sale in India.
HMFCL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), P. Vijayan says the new automatic variant is suited for city driving. From a buyer's perspective it provides comfort and smoother riding experience. Effortless driving with quick acceleration using the paddle shifter is an unique feature in the diesel SUV segment.
All new Pajero Sport AT key features are as follows: Sports mode with paddle shifter, stylish front grille and new design front bumpers with fog lamps, outer rear view mirror (ORVM) with built-in turn signal lamps, and multi-information display (MID).
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Featuring synthetic leather upper, round toe front, slouchy shaft, stitching details, buckle and lace-up detail at the back, and faux wooden low heel. Finished with a lightly padded insole, smooth interior lining, and side zipper closure for easy on-and-off wear.
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All would to build on system's strengths
The Greater Hyannis Civic Association had tough questions for the five candidates for three seats on the school committee about declining enrollment and rising costs, and easing the transition of Hyannis elementary students to the town's all-villages upper schools, at a public forum on Oct. 18.
Tough questions, but there was one thing on which incumbents Pat Murphy and Fran McDonald and the other candidates – Frederick Bsharah, Michael Edwards, and Christopher Joyce – agreed: Barnstable Public Schools is a strong system that's up to the challenges.
"It's a challenge for a community to identify what is the right amount of money to spend to educate its students," Murphy said. Based on his experience in the private sector, he suggested, one way to decide is to set performance benchmarks. Barnstable, he said, has achieved outcomes that point to funds well spent. Murphy noted also that cost cover education services of students with special needs, which can run from a low of $40,000 to as high as half a million dollars.
"We have to look for efficiencies," McDonald said, and pointed out that the system has done that by closing some smaller village schools. As for enrollment, which he said has dropped from around 7,000 to around 5,000, McDonald said there are hundreds of Barnstable youth who attend private or other public schools instead. It's possible to build awareness of the virtues of the town's schools, he said, citing progress at his place of employ, Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In the last decade, he said, enrollment has risen from 750 to 1,400 cadets.
Joyce said Barnstable has "unbelievable facilities for the young people of this town," citing the excitement he's seen his own young son express at West Villages Elementary. Joyce said he was motivated to run in part by a desire to answer the question, "Why don't people know these things?"
Edwards said parents need to be better equipped to "suppress the rumor mill" that spreads incorrect information about the schools, and that the system needs to perform efficiency upgrades and retrofits on its buildings to hold down costs.
By removing redundancies, Bsharah said, the system can preserve services but cut costs. He suggested moving to e-texts to reduce dollars spent on print textbooks that cannot be updated.
As for the perception that children from Hyannis are treated differently when they transition from their elementary schools for the all-villages middle-grade buildings, Joyce said the students shouldn't move as a bloc but rather be broken up so they can "become part of the community as a whole."
McDonald said the new Hyannis Youth and Community Center is serving to bring together children from all the villages, but said more should be done to break down some socioeconomic barriers. "Kids are a lot quicker to forget about those barriers than parents," he observed.
"In many ways," Murphy said, "our kids are better than we are. They're more apt to interact with other cultures and races… Public schools are a better place because special needs kids are included as much as possible."
Edwards said the question could well circle back to "parental bias" rather than representing a problem for the children themselves.
A real commitment to technology, Bsharah said, would allow students to make connections with those in other schools even before fourth grade. "We can use technology we already have to bridge the perceived gap," he said.


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Watch a rat carry a slice of pizza into the subway
Here's a video of a very determined rat carrying a slice of pizza down stairs and into our hearts.
The disturbing and oddly endearing 14-second video is going viral on Facebook and Twitter, being touted by many as "the most New York thing ever." The YouTube clip was ostensibly shot in New York City on stairs leading down to the subway.
Why is it so popular? Well, it's Monday. This has to be a metaphor for something.
Obviously, the Internet is having some fun with #pizzarat.
Pizza rat, you are an inspiration.
(Now's also a good time to remind you that between 2013 and 2014, Columbia University researchers spent a year collecting 133 New York City rats, and found that the specimens were carrying food-borne illnesses like salmonella, as well as fever-inducing illnesses. Novel pathogens and bacteria were discovered — ones that had never been seen before in New York, or to science. Ew.)


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On This Episode of Home Improvement…
Tim installs in the dishwasher the Blastmaster Compressor, a high power water pressure system. And, in true Tool Man fashion, he botches the installation, and, to the chagrin of Jill, it explodes dishes and silverware across their home.
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Grunt Work!
For the first episode of the podcast, we dive into the surprisingly solid Pilot of Home Improvement. (Why surprising? Listen to find out!)
We're introduced to the entire Home Improvement cast, as well as the show-within-a-show 'Tool Time', and we discuss whether or not it's public or cable access. While this is only the beginning, we're already starting to ponder whether this show is meant to glorify manhood, or if it's actually an irreverent look at the idiocy of man. Or both?!


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Mascalls Training Partnership Music (V803)
QTS full time with salary
- Accredited body
- Kent and Medway Training
- Financial support
- Salary
- Qualification
Qualified teacher status (QTS) allows you to teach in state schools in England and may also allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.
It may also allow you to teach overseas, though you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you'd like to teach in.
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Course length
- 1 year
- Date you can apply from
- 12 October 2021
- Date course starts
- September 2022
- Website
- http://www.mascallsacademy.org.uk
Courses are currently closed but you can still start or continue an application anyway.
You'll be able to:
- find courses starting in the 2023 to 2024 academic year from 9am on 4 October 2022
- submit your application from 9am on 11 October 2022
- Course summary
- School placements
- Entry requirements
- About the training provider
- Salary
- Fees and financial support
- Interview process
- International candidates
- Training with disabilities and other needs
- Contact this training provider
- Support and advice
Course summary
The course begins on the first day of INSET training with the rest of the staff, integrating you into the staff body, and will continue until the end of the academic year. You will also have a three-week placement in a contrasting school to help to broaden your experience.
You will be in schools for four and a half days a week where you will be involved in observations, teaching, staff training, parents' evenings, school meetings, extra-curricular clubs: all the facets of a teacher's school life. On Thursday afternoons, you will have your pedagogical training with KMT that provides a mixture of specific Subject Studies, looking at aspects of teaching your specialism, and the more general Professional Studies sessions, which have a holistic approach to educational practices.
You will be supported by a network of established professionals, including a subject mentor in your school, usually a subject specialist, your Professional Tutor, your KMT Lead Mentor and Hub Director as well as the other teachers and trainees in your school. You will have a weekly mentor meeting to allow you to discuss any issues and organise any support you may need.
From the beginning of the year, you will be given a teaching timetable of a maximum of 70%. You will focus on teaching KS3 and KS4 but may also get the opportunity to teach some KS5. You will be formally observed once a week in order to receive feedback and make progress.
As well as your teaching, you will be working on charting your development and recording your skills through a Progress Tracker and Reflective Practice Assignments. At the late stage of your training, you are being assessed against the 8 Teachers Standards. At the Early and Mid Stage of your training, we are using the KMT Curriculum to monitor your progress.
In addition, for those wishing to obtain the Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) as well as Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), you will be able to top up your qualification by paying an extra fee and completing additional assignments if you decide to complete the Evidence Informed Practice offered through distance learning with Leeds Beckett University.
School placements
You will have a 'Home' school which is where you will spend the majority of your training year. You will be supported by a mixture of expert teachers in order to learn how to teach your subject.
You will also have a three-week placement in a contrasting school. For example, from a non selective to a Grammar School or a single-sex school to a mixed school. This will usually take place before Easter.
In April and May, you will be finally assessed through both lesson observations and your completed portfolio to ensure that you have met the Teachers' Standards. If you are successful, your QTS award will be confirmed during our final Exam Board.
Entry requirements
Qualifications needed
An undergraduate degree, or equivalent.
Your degree subject should be in Music or a similar subject. Otherwise you'll need to prove your subject knowledge in some other way.
Grade 4 (C) or above in English and maths, or equivalent qualification.
We'll consider candidates with pending GCSEs.
We'll consider candidates who need to take a GCSE equivalency test in English or maths.
We accept Level 2 in English and Maths only.
Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy are not accepted.
Personal qualities
We are looking for ambitious, forward-thinking, emotionally-intelligent and innovative trainees who are passionate and enthusiastic about their subject and the prospect of working with young people of all abilities. As a member of the teaching team you will be eager to learn how to deliver outstanding lessons and contribute to the wider school; inspiring learners and raising standards. The desire to work with young people will be demonstrated by having had meaningful work experience with young people of secondary school age. If you are committed to improving the life chances of young people, then we want to hear from you.
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Mascalls Training partnership is a great place to work and train. It provides a fantastic school based learning opportunity in partnership with Kent and Medway Training (KMT). Our vision, Academic excellence -Character - Culture prepares our students to be independent, resilient and responsible citizens.
We have the same high expectations of our trainees – Excellence - aspire to be the best; Character - you can be an outstanding teacher (you will be supported by our Professional Mentor team who will help you build your confidence as a teacher); Culture - successfully complete the training programme as an outstanding teacher in a supportive environment.
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Mascalls Training Partnership comprises Mascalls School, Hugh Christie technology college, St Gregory's catholic school, Skinners Kent academy, High Weald academy, Hayesbrook school and a variety of primary schools.
Our staff are very experienced in working with trainees and you will have the opportunity to work with a range of teachers with a variety of specialisms. Trainees will each have a bespoke training programme and access to a large team of experienced Professional Mentors. We are totally committed to providing excellent training opportunities for our next generation of teachers.
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General overview
The Research in Computer Science (SIF) master offers a wide choice of courses from various active research domains in Computer Science. In order to welcome foreign students, all lecture notes and most lectures are in English.
The SIF master is administered by a consortium of the main computer science universities and graduate schools in Brittany : University of Rennes 1, University of Southern Brittany (UBS), ENS Rennes, National Institute of Applied Sciences, Rennes (INSA) and CentraleSupélec. This consortium of institutions, with the support of renowned laboratories, offers students training at the cutting edge of computer science research. The program is supported by an agreement with Inria.
Common syllabus: methodological approach to research
The methodological part of the program comprises a bibliographic study, training in oral expression techniques which will be applied through participation in the colloquium of the master, a series of lectures and seminars, and work experience in a research team (internship).
- Methodological courses, an intensive week on how to assess a research hypothesis by valid and reproducible experiments (see an overview here).
- A bibliographic study, essential in any research work, is carried out on the subject of the student's internship. This bibliographic study is evaluated by a review committee, which presents its remarks to the student on how the document can be improved. This exercise is organized like scientific article submission.
- The colloquium of the SIF master gives all students the opportunity to present a scientific paper in a set amount of time. This work is organized in three stages: training in oral presentation techniques, practice sessions and the colloquium itself. The content of the presentation is based on the bibliographic study. This colloquium is open to all sections of the Matisse doctoral school.
- The curriculum also contains a professionalization course unit, compulsory for all students. This course unit contains a series of conferences, in which various speakers give presentations on the techniques of oral or written scientific communication, on careers in public and private research, the organization of research, intellectual property and specific research fields. The course unit also contains an in-depth presentation on the writing of scientific publications.
- The research internship is 5 months long, usually taking place from February 1 to the end of June (except for special cases such as internships abroad). A wide range of internships are available each year in the research laboratories of the partner institutions, but the internship can also be carried out in high-tech industries, or within a research team–industry partnership. The internship is completed with a written report, reviewed by external professionals, and an oral defense of a set length before a panel.
Specialized courses
The SIF master is offered in Rennes, Lannion and Vannes. It offers a wide choice of courses from various domains of active research in Computer Science. See the Courses section for more details.
Hosting Laboratories
Each year, several internships are proposed by the teams of the host laboratories:
- IRISA (Institut de recherche en informatique et systèmes aléatoires UMR 6074, http://www.irisa.fr), located in Rennes, Lannion and since January 2012 also in Vannes (http://www-irisa.univ-ubs.fr/)
- Rennes Bretagne Atlantique INRIA regional research center (http://www.inria.fr/en/centre/rennes)
- Lab-STICC (Laboratoire en sciences et techniques de l'information de la communication et de la connaissance, http://www.lab-sticc.fr/)


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The Afghan Taliban killed at least 12 security force members in a car bomb attack on a military base in the central province of Maidan Wardak on Monday, officials said.
Two gunmen who tried to enter the compound were shot dead, Mohebullah Sharifzai, spokesman for the Maidan Wardak provincial governor, said.
"A (second) car, packed with explosives, was also discovered and defused," he added.
Mohammad Salem Asgharkhil, the province's health director, said 28 wounded members of the security forces had been taken to hospital.
"Looking at the damage, the number of casualties may rise and our health team is still searching for victims," he told Reuters.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said had killed or wounded dozens.
The insurgents have increased attacks in recent months in their effort to overthrow the Western-backed government and restore their version of hardline Islamic law, even as talks with the United States to try to end the 17-year war have gathered pace.
Strategically located along the route connecting Kabul to the south, Maidan Wardak is a staging ground for suicide bombings in the capital by insurgents who control nearby mountain villages.
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An east Houston boy is expected to recover after his younger brother shot him inside their home, Houston police said.
The boy, 7, was shot with a .22 rifle about 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the family's home along Lyons and Sam Wilson. He was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Police at the scene said the child's wounds did not appear to be life-threatening.


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Top Things To Do In Philadelphia Today, Aug. 15
Looking for something to do today? Here are our top three picks…there's something for everyone in the Philadelphia area!
Pier 53 Ribbon Cutting
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Pop-up Spruce Street Harbor Park is awesome, but today, the Delaware River Waterfront opens a new permanent park up to the public in South Philly. Called Pier 53 at Washington Avenue Green, the new outdoor space features an upgraded path and raised boardwalk at the site of Philly's first immigration station. Stop by and get a glimpse of the park during a ribbon-cutting ceremony complete with opening remarks from Mayor Nutter.
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Espresso meets Little Baby's Ice Cream for one wonderful summer treat. For today only (okay, and on one other Friday at the end of August), Elixir Coffee is offering the eye-opening treat for those in need of both a caffeine jolt and a cool-down.
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Grab a picnic basket and a blanket and head to serene Lovett Library Park in Mt. Airy for a free al fresco movie screening. Tonight, catch the classic film "Annie," plus treats from food trucks Poi Dog and Undrgrnd Donuts.
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ESPN's All-Time NBA Ranks
I recently came across ESPN's All-Time NBA Ranks list, and it made me curious about how the players in the list compare. I wanted to be able to view all of their ranks across the five major statistical categories. I built this visualization using parallel coordinates so that I could click on a player and easily see how they compare amongst their peers. One caveat I must mention is that I had to remove players where all five stats weren't tracked. That's why you don't see Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell in this list.
Using parallel coordinates, we are able to see "player profiles." What I mean by this, is you can visualize the type of player by seeing their ranks across all five stats.
For example, John Stockton is last in points and rebounds but second in assists and steals. His profile looks like a defensive point guard.
Whereas Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 3rd in rebounds and 3rd in blocks and 6th in scoring. His profile looks like scoring Center.
I also wanted to be able to see the actual statistics, so I created a drill-down when clicking on any of the squares. If you click on one of the points per game ranks, you have the option to drill down to the detailed stats view.


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Auburn Has a Disability Services Site
Individuals with disabilities make up 7.0% of the student population at Auburn. For more information on policies and accommodations that the university provides to ensure all students get the opportunity to participate, you can visit Auburn Disability Services.
Auburn for the Military
While not a "service academy", Auburn does offer support for veterans and those seeking a career in the armed forces. Undergraduates have access to one or more ROTC programs and there is an active student veterans group on campus. For more information on policies related to veterans, you can visit Auburn Veteran Services . For more information, check out our Auburn for Veterans Guide.
Freshmen Living Arrangements at Auburn University
Auburn offers on-campus housing, but freshmen are not required to take advantage of it.
* Data compiled from students who received financial aid, including loans.
Full-time vs. Part-time Studies at Auburn University
Auburn has a comparatively very large, student body. There were 24,628 undergraduates in 2019. Full-time attendance was 22,460 (91.2%). Part-time attendance was 2,168 (8.8%).
Auburn University is Ranked #548 for Overall Diversity
Compared to other colleges and universities across the nation, Auburn receives top marks for overall diversity. We rank Auburn #548 out of 3,514.
The chart below shows each element that we looked at to determine this ranking, and how that metric compares to the national average. 100 would indicate excellent diversity in each category, and 1 would mean poor diversity.
You can learn more about the diversity of the student body at Auburn by looking closer at the ethnic, gender, age, and geographic diversity metrics from the Auburn Diversity Guide.
Auburn University Competes in the NCAA
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I Don't Get You at All
Verse 1
I wave hi
You says goodbye
that's about it in a day
I keep track
of the last time
that you walked away
and I don't know
if it's imagination
but you seem so
and all I can say is
I don't get you at all
No, I don't get you at all
Hot then cold
Shy then bold
No, I don't get it
I don't get you at all
No, I don't get you at all
I stand there
You just stare
No, I don't get it
Verse 2
It's a fact
smiled back
I record it in my mind
then ignore
me once more
though before you acted so kind
and I do know
that this situation
makes me feel so
small today
and all I can say is
Can you please tell me one thing?
Can you please tell me this?
Is it easy to make believe
that I don't even exist?
You wave hi
I say goodbye
then I turn and walk away
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I think one of the hardest jobs is to be a caretaker for someone who doesn't want to be cared for. This could be caring for anyone with a chronic condition such as an aging parent, spouse, child, or a friend. It's an act of love that is never repaid. When doing this, I have to remind myself of what Jesus did for me on the cross and how many years I rejected His teachings. Did He ever leave me or forsake me? No! So….through HIS power, I can serve without getting the results I want, although it hurts sometimes. I do this knowing that I have hurt Jesus many times as well. With this in mind, I must continue to care in hope that one day, the patient will see that Jesus wants to heal them completely on the inside and that it will affect them dramatically on the outside as well because their fortitude will be renewed, and their stress will be eased. My hope is that they will remember who HE is through the love that they have been shown through me. Sometimes, this love has to be tough, and sometimes it is tender, but it must always be given and can only be sustained through the Holy Spirit.
I can't force treatment down the throat of another who has free will. It's their heart that I've been called to attend to anyway. I'm not sure why people focus on the flesh so much, but it's a battle in my life to focus on the physical instead of the spiritual all the time, especially when it comes to illness. Jesus has called us to feed people the Word, nourish them with His principles, wrap them in prayer, hug them, hold them, and let them know that Jesus Christ loves them more than they can imagine. With Him, things may remain complicated, but HE will give me and them peace that passes all understanding, and strength to face whatever may come. I must trust and believe with all my heart that HE, (NOT ME) who has begun a good work in them and in me will bring it to completion. Philippians 1:6
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Instagram is a popular smart phone application that allows you to take pictures and even change the look of them with filters. Now the app, which was recently purchased by Facebook for a billion dollars, is leading the way in video posting. Twitter and Vine also allow you to upload video.
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Cats Seized At Sacred Vision Animal Sanctuary
Cats Seized At Sacred Vision Animal Sanctuary
by Elisa Black-Taylor
Good morning readers. I've been sitting on the case I'm about to tell you of since September 2010. I decided not to inform the readers at pictures-of-cats.org about Sacred Vision Animal Sanctuary in the Myrtle Beach area of S.C. until an investigation was completed on the sanctuary.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2011, over 200 (possibly closer to 300) cats were seized from Sacred Vision located on Forestbrook Road and placed in protective care as the sanctuary owner, Elizabeth Owen was accused of mistreatment of the cats.
Assistant solicitor for Horry County, Michael O'Sullivan, stated that PETA submitted a 42 page report on the sanctuary last Wednesday (February 23, 2011). An undercover PETA representative spent six months as a volunteer and reported the cats were constantly without food, litter and necessary medical treatment. This was confirmed by PETA Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch, who attended Tuesday's hearing.
Greg McCollum, attorney for Elizabeth Owen, does not believe it's fair for the county to seize her cats. Owen was charged in September with improper care and treatment of animals after Horry County officers went to her home to investigate.
Conway magistrate Bradley Mayers did consent for Owen to be allowed to keep 30 of the cats which she claims are her pets. All seized cats, including the 30 she says are her personal pets, will remain at a facility until they can be tested and until the case is tried.
No court date has been set at this time.
The Horry County Animal Care center employees were prepared for the arrival of the cats and already had an area for the cats set up. Donations from PetSmart Charities funded a temporary shelter where the cats will live until everything is resolved.
Elizabeth Owen's attorney insists this is all a big misunderstanding. Owen has not taken in any addition cats since June 2010 and had adopted out at least 25 cats with 50 more planned to go to new families before these cats were removed from her home.
Friends and neighbors are defending Elizabeth saying she lives for her cats. This could well be a case of a woman who started caring for cats and was overwhelmed and simply took on way too many.
Veterinarians are set to examine all of the cats in the coming days and will treat those who are sick and humanely euthanize those too ill to live.
This case reminds me a lot of the Caboodle Ranch story I did awhile back entitled Caboodle Ranch: Cat Heaven or Cat Hell? Except Elizabeth Owen wasn't charging people to take their cats and the cats at her sanctuary weren't in danger of being eaten by coyotes.
Are any of the readers out there familiar with this sanctuary? I'm on the other side of the state from Myrtle Beach. I'd love to live there as it's a beautiful place and a top tourist attraction for the whole country.
Do you think she's guilty? Has enough evidence been gathered to charge her? It's really to early to call a verdict on this one. And we must remember "innocent until proven guilty."
Personally I believe it's a bad sign for a one woman sanctuary to house 300 cats. I run a small sanctuary with my daughter and I can assure everyone that 20 cats will be my limit. People who run sanctuaries shouldn't bite off more than they can chew because you're not helping the cats. You're hurting them.
For those of you who would like to help with the care of these poor cats, please contact Horry County Animal Care Center for information at 915-5172. I feel sure they need monetary donations with 300 extra mouths to feed.
The reference for this article also has a video attached of Elizabeth Owen in court.
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