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Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine could get life in prison on racketeering, firearm charges
Posted 6:50 PM, November 19, 2018, by Associated Press, Updated at 11:32AM, November 20, 2018
NEW YORK — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was deemed a likely danger to the community and denied bail Monday after a prosecutor said there was evidence that he directed or participated in multiple acts of violence as part of a deadly gang.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman concluded an hourlong hearing by citing "troubling" corroborating evidence offered by a prosecutor to show that 6ix9ine directed or participated in multiple acts of violence over the last eight months.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Longyear said a backpack stolen during a gunpoint robbery in April was found during a raid at 6ix9ine's Brooklyn residence, along with an automatic pistol.
"The defendant is quite violent," the prosecutor said of a man whose debut album, Day 69, was among the most downloaded records on iTunes.
Longyear said 6ix9ine was captured on surveillance video as he sat in a car and filmed the scene in Times Square when his co-defendants carried out a violent robbery against a rival gang member.
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The prosecutor said he was also part of a video boasting about shots recently fired by a co-defendant in Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
Longyear also said the rapper was a threat to flee because of his worldwide connections, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and the knowledge that a conviction would bring a mandatory minimum sentence of 32 years in prison and as much as life.
Pitman ordered 6ix9ine held until a Tuesday bail hearing, saying he was concerned about the danger to the community, particularly because the rapper could direct others to carry out acts of violence.
6ix9ine was among five people charged in an indictment containing racketeering and firearms charges. The indictment alleged that he participated in the July shooting of a bystander in Brooklyn and the gunpoint robbery of one of his gang's rivals last spring.
His lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, said 6ix9nine — whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez — posed no threat and denies directing or playing any other role in violence.
Lazzaro said his client had fired some of his co-defendants as part of his management and security team last week and was offered protection by federal agents on Saturday after some of them were overheard on wiretaps threatening his life.
After the rapper refused protection, he was arrested on Sunday.
6ix9ine has been one of the most ascendant and controversial names in hip-hop in recent months. His album Day69: Graduation Day was among the top records on iTunes following its February release.
He is also known for the multiplatinum hit "Fefe" with Nicki Minaj, which peaked at No. 3 on the pop charts, and "Stoopid," featuring the incarcerated rapper Bobby Shmurda.
But 6ix9ine also has had a series of run-ins with law enforcement and has publicly identified himself as a member of a violent New York gang, 9 Trey Bloods, which was mentioned throughout the indictment.
Prosecutors said the gang carried out acts of murder, robbery and narcotics trafficking in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn since at least 2013.
The indictment said each gang member was required to participate in at least two acts of racketeering conspiracy. Those acts could include murder, robbery, extortion and drug distribution, the court papers said.
The 22-year-old recently pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Brooklyn Criminal Court in connection with a May traffic stop.
In a 2015 case in New York, 6ix9ine was sentenced to probation for his involvement in a sexually explicit video of a 13-year-old girl.
The video, posted on social media, showed the girl performing a sex act on another man while 6ix9ine "stands behind the child making a thrusting motion with his pelvis and smacking her on her buttocks," according to court documents.
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In life things are not always black, and not always white.Differences make us beautiful as human being, differences of which we could able to find our own strength, our own perspective and values inside and out. Situations are not always right, there are times that it can be wrong, even humans are all different, we are not the same, yet things ,situations, humans in their own uniqueness is fine, in our endeavor we ought to learn and dig lessons even more. If there's a downfall definitely a time will come that we will soar high, we are not on our journey to expect the things will always be the same,not always wrong,not always right,not always black and not always white.Sometimes success happens during our most unexpected times.
"Majority of us experienced hardships, failures, before we tasted success in life, yet life is a continuous learning process, it won't just end there in a word "success "we will still face more complexity to test our capability of accepting challenges lying in front of us, this is how to spend the real, good, capable life.
Some renowned people in the world, popular leaders, and famous celebrities experienced tremendous triumphs, excruciating failures even, before they reached where they are now.
"Black and White situations "referred to as character building, our determination would reach something bigger, our hope will not be just "A hope "if we will strive for more, as what "I've imparted with one of my written poem" we should "KEEP THE FAITH and TRAVAIL OF TRYING" then we should keep struggling on our path and pursue our goals.
Our path, our life depends on our "OWN CHOICE" and "OUR OWN DECISION".
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A Taste Of Newcastle Food Tour
Instead of randomly choosing restaurants and foods while in Newcastle, ensure you hit its best culinary offerings—and landmark sights—during this private tour. With a guide for navigation and personalized attention; visit some of the top food haunts to taste their wares and meet the people behind them. Dive into Grainger Market, visit independent eateries along the Quayside, and enjoy tastings—and the city views—at the Baltic Centre.
Newcastle History Tour
Immerse yourself in Newcastle's rich past and handsome architecture on a walking tour around its historical highlights. As you stroll, learn about the city's Roman, Norman, and mercantile history. Admire Grey's Monument, Grey Street, the Castle Keep, the Tyne River, and hear about the Victorian entrepreneurs who made Newcastle an Industrial Revolution powerhouse, and discover churches, hidden stairways, and a medieval monastery.
Guided City Walking Tour of Newcastle
Go deeper into Newcastle's rich history than on many other tours when you join this guided walk—although you'll still stroll less than 2.5 miles (4 kilometers). Learn about the city's history from the Iron Age to the present, alongside colorful characters such as Bessie Surtees. See bridges, monuments, religious buildings, a historic market, the old town wall and, of course, the castle, with plenty of photo opps too.
Skip the Line: Newcastle Castle Admission Ticket
Make the most of your stay in Newcastle by prebooking entry to the city's Castle. Save time by sorting your ticket in advance, and travel independently to the two remaining buildings: the 12th-century Castle Keep and neighboring 13th-century Black Gate gatehouse. Explore the passageways and exhibits to chart the history and inhabitants of what became the 'New Castle,' and learn about its relationship with the city that took its name.
A Roam With a Roman: 2-Hour Guided Walking Tour of Hadrian's Wall
Immerse in one of the Roman Empire's last frontiers when you join this fascinating walking tour led by a "Roman" guide, along the Cawfields stretch of the Roman wall. Learn about the rise and fall of this UNESCO World Heritage–listed engineering wonder, why Northumberland has so many castles, and soak up glorious views of moorland, coastline and medieval villages. Numbers are capped at just 12 for an intimate and memorable experience.
Hadrians Wall tour full day
Exploring Northumberland's Hadrian's Wall without a guide risks you missing out on the UNESCO-listed site's hidden details and role in the region's history. Delve deeper into the wall's purpose and past, and view the surrounding Northumberland National Park on this guided walk, all with a historically costumed guide who'll share facts, secrets, and stories that many visitors never get to hear.
Vera Tour of Newcastle TV Locations
Follow in the footsteps of Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope as you explore the filming locations of the hit TV show, Vera. Take a 4-hour guided coach tour through shooting locations such as Newcastle, Gateshead, North Shields and Whitley Bay. This tour is the only one of its kind and is designed for Vera fans who want to explore the filming locations and scenery from this classic crime show.
Hello Newcastle! Private Walking Tour
Experience the city of Newcastle (and Gateshead) in a new light - gone are the days of industry & depression - the city today is one of the most fascinating, culturally active and inspiring cities in the UK. Discover its past, present and future on this discovery walking tour with your local expert!
Newcastle Quayside walking tour - One Hour Tour
Better understand the history and culture of Newcastle on this walking tour along the river that has long been an intractable feature of the city. As you walk along the River Tyne, your guide recounts tales of the people associated with the locations along the way and answers any questions you may have. This is a great introduction to the city and how it has changed over the years.
Travel Genie Tours: Historical Tour
This tour informs in a light hearted and entertaining way about Newcastle's fascinating 2000 year history. Newcastle is often overlooked and misunderstood and booking a tour with us is the best way to discover for yourself what Newcastle has to offer.
4-Hour Hadrian's Wall Guided Tour
2000 years ago this was a frontier, a place where two cultures collided. Your guide can happily weave a narrative from both the Roman perspective and the native perspective, providing both viewpoints. The Romans always intended to conquer Britain. Julius Caesar wrote about the riches of the British Isles... and also of giants and monsters. While Caesar made initial contact with the peoples of Britain, a full scale invasion would take another 90 years. Political turmoil in Rome was the catalyst for the new emperor, Claudius to bring his forces to the shores of Britain, changing the country forever.
A Silent Disco Adventure in Newcastle
Join the Silent Adventures Team as we take you on a journey of song and dance through the famous streets of Newcastle. This musically instructed adventure aims to have your funky moves on display and your pop star voices serenading the people of the Toon! Hi-tech headsets will fill your body with beats, theme songs and your favourite hits across the decades. As your inhibitions evaporate and laughter takes over, you will be part of the best all dance, all singing walking tour in town! It's a Flash Mob, it's a Silent Disco, it's a roaming, rhythmic riot through Newcastle!
Hadrian's Wall Day Tour - A guided walk of the Roman Frontier
Once the Roman Empire's northernmost frontier, Hadrian's Wall comprises stretches of walls, forts, and barracks. Tap deeper into its history than if alone on this full-day walking tour. Explore parts of the wall, and the remains of the Housesteads fort and Vindolanda supply station, as a guide explains the lives of the soldiers once based here. The tour includes lunch, with the option of transfers from Newcastle for added convenience.
Newcastle True Crime Walking Tour
This tour is one of a kind - it is not a ghost tour. It takes you on a true crimes journey of Newcastle and explores some of the gruesome dark times in the city's history (all brought to life by your local expert). Your tour also takes you past some of the best-known places in the city but diverts to take you through some of the most hidden streets full of wonderful stories to tell!
Half Day Tour of Newcastle
Get the ideal insider's introduction to history-packed Newcastle on this half-day walking tour of the bustling northeastern city. Learn about the city's early history and enjoy guided interior visits of both Newcastle Castle and the cathedral church of St. Nicholas. Upgrade to a private tour to include door-to-door pickup from your hotel.
Newcastle Cycling Tour
This is a unique experience and offers a fantastic mix of city and parks within one cycling tour! Guests will love the mix of the urban and natural! Our guides are experts in their field and the regions and will bring to life all facets of this guided cycling tour!
Arty Footsteps - part of the English National Park Experience Collection
The Arty Footsteps Experience is a unique opportunity to walk, explore and draw in the Breamish Valley in Northumberland National Park. The idea behind the Experience, is to encourage the traveller to slow down and take some time to stand and stare at the landscape around them. By slowing down, you can use that time to observe in a way that an artist observes and the creativity naturally follows on. To help you draw, we provide the artist's materials you will need. To nourish you, we bring you a picnic, made up from local Northumberland produce. To nourish your soul, we share the beautiful Breamish Valley with you as we walk beside its river and explore the valley through which it flows. Jane, our artist and Patrick our guide will be with you for the whole Experience. Ingram Village Hall is our indoor base for the day if it is needed, a safe haven on a rainy day. Otherwise, the great outdoors will be our home, as you our guest walk, explore and draw on our Arty Footsteps Experience.
Private Bike Tour of Berwick
We will head south over the river to Tweedmouth and Spittal before looping back over the New Bridge to take in the town on the north bank,passing several Lowry Trail boards. The route is relatively flat and uses trails as well as roads which should be suitable for most riders and bike types. The pace will be gentle and will stop regularly at points of interest where you can take photographs and your local guide will answer any questions you may have. Once you have finished your tour you will be in a great position to explore the area more in your own time,choosing your own favourite locations to revisit. A walking tour of the Elizabethan Walls is also available on request,text 07773 311 156 for details.
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3 Hour Walking through Newcastle upon Tyne
This walking tour brings the ever changing heritage and culture into life. It explains the history as well as the future developments.
Roman and Anglo-Saxons Tyneside Tour
South Shields and Jarrow contain fantastic history from before the Romans and, today, are vibrant towns in the North East of England. On this tour, you'll hear the story of the Roman Fort of Arbeia and the Anglo-Saxon story of the North East at Jarrow Hall. At Arbeia, you'll discover the stories of soldiers and civilians alike – with dedications to Middle-Eastern traders, slaves and native Britons, all living together at this frontier. At Jarrow Hall, you'll explore the story of the Germanic Anglo-Saxons through the museum dedicated to the Venerable Bede. Bede is arguably the greatest scholar of the Dark Ages, not only a monk, but also a teacher, scientist and historian in a time most believe to be violent, uneducated and unrecorded. Both sites have fantastic reconstructions of buildings from their periods, including a Roman gatehouse, barracks block and commanding officers' house. What 3 Words starting location: ///rocky.move.wide
Newcastle Roman Fort Tour
Visit World Heritage–listed Hadrian's Wall during a 3-hour walking tour of Arbeia and Segedunum (aka Wallsend), two of the Roman forts at the east end of the wall. Both settlements are excellent reconstructions, and with a guide on hand you'll gain specialized insight. This tour is ideal for history buffs who want to learn more about the frontier of the Roman Empire, all within close proximity to urban Newcastle.
Newcastle's Art & Architecture Private Walking Tour
Discover the prominent but also hidden art galleries of NewcastleGateshead – explore the classic Laing as well as the contemporary BALTIC Arts Centre… Your guide will be able to give you some great insights in the city's art scene and also build a story of the city in art form... Appreciate some of the smaller and special exhibition galleries dotted around the city centre Enjoy this bespoke walking tour in either English or German.
Vera Tour of Northumberland TV Locations
This day tour explores the scenic coastal beauty of Northumberland iand includes places such as Amble, Warkworth, Alnmouth and Bamburgh. The tour will take you off the beaten track through the stunning beauty of Northumberland and take you to Hadrians Wall, the northern most frontier of the Roman Empire. Also the tour complements the half day Vera Tour that explores locations in and around Newcastle.
Northumberland Coast and Country Tours
See a selection of Northumberland highlights in a day without the hassle of organizing car rental with this convenient guided tour. Travel seamlessly between sites in an air-conditioned vehicle with plenty of time to get out and explore places along the way. Stops include Alnwick Castle, Warkworth village, and Amble Harbour—which is known for its great fish and chips shops.
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Nick Collins juggles gratitude and regret after 2012 release from Packers
Posted 9:20 pm, November 10, 2013, by Brad Hicks, Updated at 10:21PM, November 10, 2013
We saw it in Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles — the Packers secondary is a real weak spot. We also saw it last week in the loss against the Bears. Gone are the days when Nick Collins and Charles Woodson gave opposing offenders nightmares. Woodson, of course, was in part a salary cap casualty. Collins' career in green and gold ended much differently and much more abruptly — in North Carolina with a neck injury.
It was September 18th, 2011. The Green Bay Packers were in the midst of a matchup with the Carolina Panthers in North Carolina.
"They did draw a play. I was like, 'okay, I'm gonna run up and get a guy down.' Big running back, go low. Then all of a sudden I see him getting ready to jump and I'm like 'okay, what do I do?' The back of his thigh just grazed the top of my helmet and my head, neck just did that — and I hit the ground. I tried to get up and I was like 'oh, I'm numb.' Like whole body, just numb. I'm laying there and I'm like, 'this can't be real,'" Collins told FOX6's Brad Hicks.
At home in Green Bay were Collins' wife and children.
"The game was on. My mom and I were cooking. I heard the commentator say Nick Collins is on the ground and that he was not moving. I turned around to see the TV and in my mind I was like, he just fell or somebody knocked him over and he'll pop up in a second. They went to commercial break, came back. He still hadn't gotten up.
I had to keep in mind the kids were playing in the house and I didn't want to freak out. But Nicholas turned to me and Nicholas said 'Mom, why isn't my dad getting up off the field?' And when he said that I just started boo-boo crying. My mom immediately took the kids outside to play so I could try to get in contact with someone from the Packers organization to figure out what was going on with Nick. I thought he was paralyzed," Collins' wife, Andrea Collins said.
On a recent football Sunday, Collins' home in Florida was filled with family members and friends. Collins' mother-in-law cooked up a huge feast — and there were prayers, plates of food, some backyard ball and of course, the NFL.
It was a perfect Fall day — but for one problem — Nick Collins was at home.
"I do miss it. I miss the game," Collins told FOX6's Brad Hicks.
Collins' NFL dream began in a small southern town, where Spanish moss paints shadows on sleepy streets. From a quiet corner of northwestern Florida came a kid the likes of which Dixie County High School had never seen.
"He just had no quit in him. That night, I think he scored all the touchdowns. He led us to the playoffs for the first time in about 20 years," Dixie County High School Coach Brent Wilkerson said.
Drafted behind Aaron Rodgers in 2005, Collins started getting noticed before his rookie season even started.
Six seasons, three pro bowls, one Super Bowl ring — Collins was stamping out a spectacular career.
Then came September 18th, 2011.
"They come rushing out there, what's wrong with you? I was thinking about my wife, kids, father, mother. It was just a moment that you realize this game is real. It can be taken away from you at any given second — and that day was that moment," Collins said.
Collins had a herniated disk pressing into his spinal cord. A surgeon went in through his neck and put a plate between the bones, fusing them into one.
Other NFL players have had the same procedure. Some have returned, and some who have, have regretted it.
The Packers weren't going to give Collins that chance.
During the healing process, Collins stayed close to the community, visiting hospitals, standing on the sidelines — always hoping he'd be back next season.
The Packers had Collins fly up for off-season conditioning, but with a week, they broke him the bad news.
"They're like, 'Ted wants to talk to you.' I was like, 'there's nothing good gonna come of this,'" Collins said.
"He called me back and said I'm about to book a flight to come back home. I just got released. I was like 'this is going to crush him,'" Collins' wife, Andrea said.
The concern was a spot on Collins' spinal cord — likely a bruise left behind by the impact.
"A few months after they released me, I went back to see my doctor and the spot was gone. I was trying to tell the trainers, tell the head coach, get me to training camp. If you get me to training camp, you'll see for yourself," Collins said.
But the Packers had closed the door on Collins.
Collins, however, has not closed the door on football. He's keeping connected with Wisconsin, working out, waiting for a call, hoping for a chance.
"If you're looking for a safety, I'm here. I'm your guy. I train. I would love to go back. I know I still have it. How do I get that chance? I don't know. I really don't know. I think I'll never get that chance. The odds are against me right now. And I feel like I'm an outcast right now. It hurts, but the toughest part about the whole situation is when the kids are like 'Dad, I wanna see you play football. We wanna see you play football.' I'm like, 'I know,'" Collins said.
Collins says since that day with Ted Thompson, he has gone through a wide range of emotions.
"There was a time when I was depressed and I didn't know I was depressed. I would just wake up in the morning, not say anything to anyone in the house, go over there into the theater room and just sit there an watch TV. Just be to myself," Collins said.
As for the first year without football, Collins' wife says it was no easier on her.
"I don`t even think I totally dealt with the emotion of him being released. We`re definitely better than where we were a year ago when he was released. There`s still healing there, but like two or three months ago I think it finally hit me — when I started seeing some of the wives and stuff that I`m friends with on Facebook or still talk to, they`re posting pictures on Facebook and Instagram of them at mini-camp, then at Family Night, and I`m like, 'oh my gosh," Andrea Collins said.
Collins and his wife are now focused on their family, including three little boys running the house — but when you listen to Collins, you can hear his internal conflicts. How do you reconcile gratitude with regret?
"They gave me an opportunity to play out my childhood dream and I'm thankful for that. But at the same time, I feel like they really didn't give me a chance. They cut ties with me so fast," Collins said.
So how do you forge ahead after football?
"I'm not quite there. I battle with it every day," Collins said.
Collins has a Dr. Seuss quote on his Twitter page: "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
So is it over for Nick Collins?
"To me, it's not over. It's not over," Collins told FOX6's Brad Hicks.
Below, we have four bonus clips from FOX6's Brad Hicks' interview with Nick Collins — in which Collins discusses the best quarterback he ever went up against (minus Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers), the toughest receiver he ever had to cover, what he thought when he saw Jermichael Finley get injured — and why he believes the NFL is going to be dealing with more neck injuries.
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Consider yourself lucky. God saved your life and now it is time to be with family and friends. Hang in there let God guide you. If he wants you to play you will play. First priority is focus on your family and train your kids for football if you can. We all know who you are here in Wisconsin, you and Woodson were a team like the pack rat was a team. Enjoy your life and family.
Glad to hear you are doing good. Thanks for all you do. You will always be a Packer Backer. Like my son says who is 27 years old. disabled and wanted in the worst way to be a Packer, " YOU ARE SPECIAL".
Sandy from St. Francis, Wisconsin
Dakota John
He does consider himself lucky. But how would you feel if something you loved was taken away from you just like that, and then get teased to come back and play only to be let down, it has to be terrible. But either way, I miss seeing you out there Nick! And I hope I get to see you play again. (hopefully with the packers)
converse jack purcell cuir
Hola! I've been reading your weblog for a long time now and
finally got the courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Kingwood Texas!
Just wanted to say keep up the fantastic work!
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Haval preparing SUV onslaught for 2020 Beijing motor show
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A trio of new models, all of them bound for Australia, will be revealed at the next year's Beijing event.
Haval will launch a trio of next-generation crossovers at the 2020 Beijing motor show, and they're all set for Australia.
A new H2 compact crossover to go head-to-head with the Mazda CX-3, mid-sized H6 to rival the Toyota RAV4, and body-on-frame H9 to battle the Isuzu MU-X will be revealed, the company has confirmed.
Described by a company spokesperson as the "latest, freshest product" Haval has to offer, the SUV trio will be coming to Australia "not far behind" the Great Wall ute revealed in April this year.
That would put an early-to-mid 2021 arrival on the cards, as Haval Australia works "really aggressively" to get fresh product Down Under.
Above: The current Haval H2
Haval's renewed focus on Australia comes as the company looks to boost its global sales from 1 million cars annually to 2 million by 2025.
At the moment, around 90 per cent of Haval sales are in China. To help drive sales growth, the company wants to bring the percentage of cars sold abroad up to 50 per cent, necessitating new product capable of duking it out with Japan and Europe's best.
Haval is currently up 155 per cent year-to-date in Australia, albeit off a low base. The H2 is its best-seller with 399 registrations, followed by the H6 (222 sales) and H9 (161 sales).
The company's ute arm and parent, Great Wall, will also get a new product boost when the new (as-yet unnamed ute) arrives late in 2020.
Launched at the Shanghai motor show in April, Great Wall wants the ute (above) to be a top-three-selling mid-sized ute globally.
At 5425mm long, 1972mm wide and 1893mm tall, it's almost identical in length to the Ford Ranger, wider than an Amarok and comfortably taller than any of the existing dual-cab players down under, save for the Ranger Raptor.
The cargo bay is a match for the Triton's length-wise, measuring up at 1520mm long. Petrol and diesel 2.0-litre engines will be offered initially, but there's also talk of a larger turbo-diesel engine offering up to 500Nm of torque.
Despite offering high-end trimmings, the ute will be priced to take on the Ssangyong range according to Haval Australia's managing director.
"As always, we will supply very good value to the market. You see the pickup today we showed, which has a lot of technologies and performance, but in terms of the price it will be a very sharp one," he told Australian, New Zealand and South African media in Shanghai.
Much has been made of the pickup's move to a multi-link rear suspension, a first for the Chinese market. Braked towing capacity will be 3500kg, the car's platform director confirmed.
Expect some degree of local tuning for the new ute, too, with a Haval spokesperson telling CarAdvice it'll have "more localised versions and adaptations for the Australian and New Zealand market".
Coil-sprung models will have a payload of just 500kg, down on the Nissan Navara and Ssangyong Musso.
Three models will be offered: a leaf-sprung 'Commercial', a lifestyle-oriented 'Urban', and the rugged 'Off-Road' (above).
Technology like lane-departure warning, adaptive cruise control, a surround-view camera, and autonomous emergency braking will be offered, and a high level of standard kit is likely.
We also know the off-road model will be able to wade water 900mm deep, and will have a seven-setting four-wheel drive system for tricky terrain, however.
Top image: Chinese-market Haval F7
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Growing up in the Seattle area you take a few things for granted - the incredible sushi, the lack of a need to wear sunscreen, and teriyaki joints on every corner. You might say that teriyaki shops are like barbecue shacks in the south, they are everywhere and you can get a decent meal at any of them (even if you have just one you're loyal to). Typically you get a few pieces of slightly charred crispy, teriyaki sauce glazed chicken thighs over white rice with a small iceberg salad. Simple food at its finest.
I finally dusted off the grill this week (I know - its already the middle of July), which I think might be just the thing for perfecting the teriyaki joint style chicken, but ribs were crazy on sale post 4th of July - so I gave both spare ribs and baby backs a lick with my now-go-to teriyaki sauce. The spareribs won by a long shot for me - I think they're fatter nature made kept them juicer and gave more room for saucing.
Rib purist might contend that you should grill or smoke the ribs first and then finish in the oven, but I find the technique below easier for a week night dinner or entertaining with kids. You can do a lot of the work the night or afternoon before and then just it takes just a few minutes to finish the ribs on the grill.
Combine the salt, sugar, garlic powder, and pepper in a small bowl. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, be sure to leave enough overhang to wrap the ribs. Rub the ribs evenly on both sides with the salt mixture, cover with the aluminum foil, and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Roast the ribs for 11/2 to 2 hours or until they are fork tender. While the ribs are cooking prepare the teriyaki sauce.
Combine the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, garlic and ginger in a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer the sauce for 30 minutes, or until the mixture is reduced by 1/3 and slightly thickened (it will continue to thicken as it cools). Remove from the heat and cool while preparing the grill.
Heat a grill to medium high heat. When the ribs are tender, remove from the oven and cool for about 30 minutes before slicing. Grill the ribs for 2-3 minutes per side and bast with teriyaki sauce as they cook. The teriyaki sauce will caramelize on the ribs, so don't be put off by the dark color of the finished ribs. Serve with additional Teriyaki Sauce and sesame seeds, if desired.
Both the rib roasting and the sauce making can be done up to two days in advance. Cool the ribs before refrigerating and slice just before grilling - the heat of the grill will be more than enough to reheat the ribs.
My friends at OXO sent over this Little Salad Dressing Shaker and I'm kind of obsessed with it. You can measure dressing ingredients right into it and the spout is perfect for dressing this Napa Cabbage Slaw.
Combine the olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, maple syrup, sesame oil, and ginger in a small lidded container - such as OXO's Little Salad Dressing Shaker or a canning jar - and shake to combine. Taste and season with additional salt, as desired.
Toss cabbage, carrots, mint, chives, and sesame seeds together in a large bowl. Add about have the dressing, toss, and taste. Let the slaw marinate for about 30 minutes before serving. Add the almonds just before serving.
*You can absolutely use store-bought teriyaki sauce for this recipe - you will need at least 1 cup for basting.
**OXO provided products for this post - including Little Salad Dressing Shaker, the Silicone Basting Brush, the 16" inch tongs (which are killer for the grill BTW). For more on their #What a Grill Wants series be sure to follow OXO on twitter. All opinions are my own.


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Amboseli National Park is located approximately 260 km away from the city center of Nairobi. With its magnificent location at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro – Africa's highest mountain, combined with the abundance of wildlife encounter, makes it one of the most-visited safari parks in Kenya just after Masai Mara.
The name "Amboseli" comes from a Maasai word meaning "salty dust", and this stunning Safari Park consists of five different wildlife habitats: open plains, acacia woodlands, rocky thorn-bush, swamps and marshland. With the advantage of the different habitats, you are able to encounter a wide range of wild animals here, ranging from the the feisty lions to the gentle gazelles etc.


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Dicot stems have a circular arrangement of vascular tissues, whereas the stems of monocots have vascular-tissue bundles scattered throughout. In monocots the vascular bundles also tend to be toward the outside of the stem. Dicot vascular tissue forms a cylinder near the center of the stem.
Although not all dicots can produce secondary thickening, no monocots can. Therefore, flowering plants with thickening, woody stems are dicots.
Another difference between monocot and dicot stems involves the role played in root development. In dicots, the lower part of the embryo forms a radicle, and the roots grow from there. In monocots, the radicle doesn't form, and the roots grow out of nodes on the stem.


Douglas R. Harris Jewelers is a jewelry store in Gastonia, NC. We also have a Fine Wine Division. The wine division holds several wine tastings each year. We can help you select wines for your menu for a dinner party or special event.


Zahaya Abu Ganam is an Arabic facilitator at Shalem College. She is studying for her Bachelor's degree in Arabic literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well completing her teacher's certificate. Abu Ganam is also working to achieve fluency in Turkish.


BURNET — Burnet school district officials were probably expecting to get more than two years from the synthetic turf installed at Bulldog Field in 2015, but that didn't happen and it's now set the district back $150,000.
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Keith McBurnett, however, said the district is looking to get $105,000 back from one manufacturer.
Last year, officials noticed some turf fibers sticking up higher than others, so they took a closer look, McBurnett said.
Officials determined the problem was the elastic layer (e-layer) shock pad, which goes underneath the artificial turf but above the base or sub-base.
The e-layer provides some shock absorption for the athletes as well as helps maximize the performance and longevity of the surface.
The district believes the original shock pad and the Greenfields turf installed in 2015 were interacting in a way that caused degradation of the turf's backing, which led to fiber loss.
Symmetry Turf installed the new e-layer shock pad at a cost of $150,000; however, Burnet CISD is requesting compensation of $105,000 from the original shock pad manufacturer.
Greenfields and Symmetry Turf partnered to install the new turf and honor the warranty. In a statement, district officials said the original manufacturer hasn't offered to help resolve the matter.
Therefore, the board of trustees voted to upgrade the shock pad system to a Symmetry E-Layer system instead of one by the original manufacturer.
Repairs on the field began April 24, and crews completed work May 19, five days ahead of schedule.
With the two systems coming from the same company, the new turf shouldn't face the same problems as the old field surface.
The superintendent said turf experts told the district that the safety of students wouldn't have been imperiled in the near future, but officials couldn't get past the potential obstacles that came if the shock layer hadn't been replaced. In short, the district will not compromise on student safety, McBurnett said.
The first contest held on the new turf won't be a Bulldogs football game. The Burnet High School Powder Puff football game between the junior and senior girls gets that honor. The game kicks off at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the stadium, 1000 The Green Mile. Graduation is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 26.
The school district shouldn't waste so much money on something so superficial anyways. Spend it on programs that will teach the kids something valuable and give them culture.
Artificial turf saves money, natural turf is very expensive to install and properly maintain. Modern artificial turf is the safest available alternative and from a conservation aspect saves millions of gallons of water (which also cost money). Football is a revenue generating sport that teaches plenty of valueable lessons and promotes an inclusive culture, unity, and teamwork.
I would like to know what the schools budget plans are for the girls softball field, cross walks for children that do not get to ride a bus because they live within a 2 mile radius. I just would like to see my tax dollars go towards something other than the football team.


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Donor Spotlight: Suzanne DuRard
by Jamie Aaronson & Suzanne DuRard
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Thank you to our featured donor, Suzanne DuRard, who has been a longtime supporter of Open Arms for over 10 years and over 50 gifts. We are so lucky to have you in our monthly circle of giving to expand and sustain this work.
Suzanne found her way to the Open Arms community over a decade ago through a board member introduction and attending our 2009 luncheon. She has lived in the neighborhood for twenty years and has always thought it appropriate that Open Arms is part of the "beloved community" formed by El Centro de la Raza, where Open Arms has had its main office for over 22 years. Open Arms' ability to provide culturally and language-specific doula support to underserved mothers and families fits right in with the impactful, Latinx-led work El Centro de la Raza has done in the community for years.
As a mom, Suzanne also feels an ongoing personal connection to our mission. She was lucky to have a doula at her side when she birthed her now teenage son. She didn't have an atypical first birth but to have someone hold her hand and be at her side both in preparation for the birth and then for the twelve hours of labor was life changing and continues to feed her confidence as a mother and parent. Suzanne noted that her doula played a pivotal role as a coach and support for both Suzanne and her husband (a physician who had even delivered many babies as part of his medical training!), and they both relied on her and found her presence to be invaluable throughout her labor and delivery.
"When I first heard about Open Arms, I loved the idea of the organization because having a doula myself was an important and powerful part of my birth experience. I had a pretty straightforward first-time labor in the hospital, but even so it was incredibly helpful having that person be with me, talk to me beforehand, and hold my hand throughout the process. Doulas are such a meaningful support for women at one of the most important, but sometimes difficult, times of their lives. To provide services to those who can't afford a doula – mine cost me many hundreds of dollars – and to be able to support other women in this profound experience, was something I have felt really good about doing over the years. I am especially moved by Open Arms' ability to provide support in other languages and by people from within the mother's community. When the opportunity for giving arises, I always want to contribute because the memory of having my own child is still alive in me today, and every day." – Suzanne DuRard, Mother, Lawyer, Supporter
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AstraZeneca shows potential of gene silencing in pancreatic cells
Research published in Science Advances shows first functional delivery of antisense oligonucleotides to pancreatic beta-cells in vivo
AstraZeneca today announced breakthrough research that enables genes to be 'silenced'1 specifically in insulin-secreting pancreatic beta-cells using targeted delivery of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in in vivo models. This represents the first example of targeted delivery of ASOs to a tissue other than the liver and opens the possibility of this drug modality to develop future treatments for a broader array of diseases. The pioneering approach was led by AstraZeneca's Innovative Medicines and Early Development (IMED) Biotech Unit and was published in Science Advances.1
ASOs are a drug modality with disease-modifying therapeutic potential which has historically been limited by delivery challenges since they are too large to passively diffuse into cells and many cell types will not actively internalise them.2 This new research demonstrates how uptake of ASOs into pancreatic beta-cells can be enabled by tagging them to a protein (peptide conjugation) recognised and internalised by the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) which is highly expressed on pancreatic beta-cells.1
Researchers found in preclinical models the ASO target gene in the beta-cell could be silenced without affecting gene expression in other cells in the pancreas, liver or other tissues. This indicated that this technique is highly specific for cell types expressing GLP1R.
Carina Ämmälä, Team Leader in Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM) at AstraZeneca's IMED Biotech Unit, and lead scientist on the study said: "This pre-clinical proof-of-concept study opens new possibilities for the use of ASOs to treat diseases affecting pancreatic beta-cells, such as type-2 diabetes. Current available treatments for diabetes can control the symptoms but do not modify the disease and most patients experience a progressive loss of functional beta-cells leading to reduced insulin secretion and worsening of the disease. Our goal is now to further explore the possibility of using targeted delivery ASOs to create a regenerative treatment that could restore beta-cell function."
The study was conducted as part of AstraZeneca's collaboration with Ionis Pharmaceuticals to discover and develop novel antisense therapies for cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases.
Brett Monia, Ph.D., chief operating officer at Ionis said: "This work highlights the potential of Ionis' antisense technology and its ability to potentially deliver targeted antisense oligonucleotides to specific cell types throughout the body, cells that were previously considered unreachable. Through our collaboration with AstraZeneca, we are making great progress towards discovering new ways of getting life-changing therapeutics to patients."
About Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)
ASOs are a new class of therapeutic molecules. They are short, chemically modified, single-stranded nucleic acids that can target any gene product of interest.
ASOs offer new opportunities for therapeutic intervention because they act inside the cell to influence protein production. They do this by targeting ribonucleic acid (RNA) to either prevent the production of disease-causing proteins, increase the production of proteins deficient in disease, or target toxic RNAs that are unable to generate proteins. Antisense drugs are also able to target emerging biology mediated by microRNAs and long, non-coding RNAs. In recent years ASO-based treatments have been approved for spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.2
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As the leader in RNA-targeted drug discovery and development, Ionis has created an efficient, broadly applicable, proprietary antisense technology platform with the potential to treat diseases where no other therapeutic approaches have proven effective. Our drug discovery platform has served as a springboard for actionable promise and realized hope for patients with unmet needs. We have a pipeline of more than 40 drugs with the potential to treat patients with cardiovascular disease, rare diseases, neurological diseases, infectious diseases and cancer.
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2 Kaczmarek J, et al. (2017). Advances in the Delivery of RNA Therapeutics: From Concept to Clinical Reality. Genome Medicine. 9:60.
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The Winnipeg Jets announced today that they have agreed to terms with goaltender Laurent Brossoit on a one-year contract.
Brossoit played 29 AHL games with Bakersfield in 2017-18, going 15-10-4 with a 2.68 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. He was also 3-7-1 in 14 NHL games with Edmonton last season.
Brossoit has made 144 career AHL appearances with Bakersfield, Oklahoma City and Abbotsford, posting a record of 69-55-14 with a 2.71 GAA, a .913 save percentage and nine shutouts. He was an AHL All-Star in 2016.
Originally drafted by Calgary in 2011, Brossoit has a record of 7-13-2 (2.97, .897) in 28 career NHL appearances.
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Tickets available for awards dinner
There are still some tickets available for Swansea City's Player of the Season Awards Dinner, which will be held at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday, May 2 (5.30pm for 6.30pm).
The Swans Supporters' Trust and the Executive Fundraising Committee have joined forces once again to organise the ninth staging of dinner on behalf of the club.
Carlos Carvalhal and his players will be present at the event, which will include a three-course meal, an opportunity to vote for the goal of the season, a raffle and an auction of football memorabilia.
Tickets for the dinner are available on a first come, first served basis and are priced at £50. The dress code is lounge suits/cocktail dresses.
The remaining tickets will be on sale in the Liberty Stadium club shop ahead of the Swans' game against Chelsea on Saturday. They will be on sale between 3pm and 5pm.
Tickets can also be booked by calling Cath Dyer on 07547 678896.
Voicemail messages will not be accepted for bookings – you must speak to Cath in person.
Club statement | Pyrotechnics
Swansea City reminds supporters the club has a zero tolerance approach to the handling and use of pyrotechnics following an incident at last weekend's Championship fixture against Queens Park Rangers.
Swansea.com Stadium accessibility a lifeline for Sue and McKenzie
Swansea City season ticket holder Sue has found attending matches at the Swansea.com Stadium with grandson McKenzie has helped her manage her Frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
Swansea City saddened to learn of passing of Peter Davies
Swansea City is saddened to learn of the passing of the club's former player Peter Davies at the age of 86.
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She Tracked Nazi-Looted Art. She Quit When No One Returned It.
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BERLIN — For three years, Sibylle Ehringhaus, a veteran provenance researcher, worked with the Georg Schäfer Museum in northern Bavaria to examine the ownership history of its 1,000 oil paintings and several thousand drawings, prints and watercolors.
Mr. Schäfer, the industrialist whose collection is displayed there, had bought much of the art in the 1950s in Munich, then a hub for dealers who had had relationships with the Nazis. Among those from whom he purchased works was Adolf Hitler's personal photographer.
Ms. Ehringhaus's job was, in part, to determine just how much of the collection had a tainted provenance.
But last year, she said, she began to ask herself why the city of Schweinfurt, which manages the museum, had bothered to hire her.
After she had identified several plundered works, she said, no one seemed to have any plans to return them to the heirs of the original Jewish owners.
Increasingly, she said, she began to feel her work was unwelcome. She was denied access to historical documents vital for her research, she said, and forbidden to contact colleagues at another museum with a research inquiry. So in December she rejected an offer to extend her contract for another year.


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Dimson plans for renewable energy, affordable housing in Tanzania
On the long, bumpy drive to her grandmother's house in Accra, Ghana, seven-year-old Sarah Dimson began to notice some stark disparities between her home in Norman, Okla., and the country of her parents' birth. The car hit pothole after pothole, and the lights in her grandmother's home didn't come on at the flick of a switch.
"That experience has lived with me for quite some time," says Dimson, now an MIT graduate student in urban planning with a specialization in international development. "It was the seminal moment when I really started to realize the stark differences between the U.S. and the developing world."
Dimson is determined to make a difference of her own. With the support of a fellowship she recently received from MIT's Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, Dimson will found a real-estate development and energy-infrastructure company in Tanzania after she graduates from MIT next year. Her vision is to provide grid and microgrid-scale renewable energy and affordable housing to regions across sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading at MIT NEWS. Photo by Allegra Boverman.
Grad Hillel Welcome Back BBQ on Sep. 2
Come to attend the 8th Annual Graduate Hillel Welcome Back BBQ! All MIT graduate students are welcome. Start your semester off right with kosher burgers, hot-dogs, veggie burgers and more as well as learn about Jewish life at MIT. The event will be held on Monday, September 2, 2013 from 7-9pm at the Kresge Oval. If it rains, the event will be moved to W11-Main Dining Room. For more information or questions, please contact oderberg@mit.edu.
Ashdown House Dessert Night: Make Brigadeiros on Sep. 1
Try your hand at being a pastry chef by making brigadeiros (one of Brazil's most popular desserts)! The event will be held on Sunday September 1 from 2-5pm at Ashdown NW-35 Hulsizer Room. Reserve your spot by signing up. For more information, please contact ashdown-cultural@mit.edu. Sponsored by GSC Orientation Committee and Ashdown House. Photo by Kanal von heinhhv.
Ashdown Orientation Dance Party on Aug 30
Break the ice with incoming grad students before the heat of the semester on August 30 at 9pm at Ashdown House. There will free food, great DJ's, and music! You can play interesting games and participate in ice breakers! ID verification is required for alcohol consumption. For more information please email ashdown-social@mit.edu. Photo by Ryan Somma.
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The first issue of the school year will be entitled Rewind: Reflection. Rewind: Reflection will present the stories behind the summer research, collaborative work, projects, or internships completed by MIT graduate students. Students should submit short, descriptive profile pieces about themselves and their summer work. Profiles should provide the audience with a clear understanding of the author's summer activities, their overall goals, and how they were able to allow their research at MIT to transition into the real world. The deadline to submit the articles is Friday September 6th, 2013 by 6pm. Each profile should be 900 words or less, and written in article form. A high-resolution photo should be submitted as well. More details and a list of questions to guide your writing process are available here. If your article is chosen for publication, you will receive a $15 gift card! For questions or more information please contact gsn-editor@mit.edu.
Feizi develops new method for understanding network connections
Network science, the study of complex interconnected systems, has grown over the past few years as it has become pivotal in understanding a wide variety of fields ranging from molecular and cell biology to social and information sciences and big data. By studying the structure and connectivity patterns of a network, researchers are able to gain insight into how different variables within a network are related and the strength of individual relationships, as well as make predictions about emerging network properties.
In engineered networks, the connections between elements are directly observable. For most social, biological and information networks, the connections are only inferred based on the behavior of elements in the system across time or conditions."The challenge is that some elements may appear correlated in their activity patterns solely because they are both connected to a third party," says Manolis Kellis, an associate professor of computer science at MIT. "For example, if my son comes to several genomics conferences with me, it may seem like he is part of the genomics community, but the link is only indirect." These indirect links have plagued the field of network science since its inception, and as data mining capabilities are able to capture increasingly subtle interactions in increasingly dense networks, the challenge is only greater.
In a new paper appearing in the August edition of Nature Biotechnology, Kellis, graduate student Soheil Feizi, and fellow researchers describe a new algorithm that can infer direct dependencies in a network. Continue reading at MIT NEWS. Photo by Soheil Feizi, Daniel Marbach, Manolis Kellis and Steven Lee.
English Language Learning Fair on Aug 28
The MIT Graduate Student Council Orientation Committee and MIT spouses&partners have organized an information fair for International newcomers – students, post-docs or spouses – who want to find opportunities to improve their English. The Learning Fair is this Wednesday, August 28, from 12-1pm in the Stratton Student Center (W20-307). Please take a look at the flyer and consider sharing it with newcomers to your department. The organizations represented at the Learning Fair (listed on the flyer) offer low-cost or free English classes and other practice opportunities. Also included are a few continuing education organizations for MIT family members who want to study while they are here in Boston. The Learning Fair is open to anyone in the MIT community. Some of the opportunities featured are only open to members of the MIT community. Photo by The New Ruffian.
Join the VP of IS&T Selection Committee! App due Sep. 1
MIT is searching for the next Vice President for Information Systems and Technology (IS&T)! In this position, the VP will meet and work with MIT administers, faculties and staff and learn about the high level leadership team at MIT. The VP will interview potential candidates and provide your input on the VP-IST position as well as gain knowledge about the IS&T vision of support to the academic and research mission. The time commitment is one full day followed by a debrief session (date TBD). To apply, please email a resume and short statement by September 1, 2013 to gsc-nominations@mit.edu. For more questions or information, please contact the GSC Nominations Board. Photo by Steve Jurvetson.
Boston Harbor Cruise on Aug 28
Come join us for the Boston Harbor Cruise on August 28, 2013 at 7pm on The Provincetown II (dock is at 200 Seaport Blvd). Enjoy dancing, meeting the first years, and making new friends! Dress to impress. Food will be served and attendees must be 21 or older. To get tickets visit the Orientation Info Booth or the events registration site. For more information, please contact schlusve@mit.edu; adubin@mit.edu; nwang@mit.edu. Photo by Teresa Chrzanowski Flisiuk.
Graduate Economics Association Welcome BBQ Aug. 28
Join us in welcoming the new economics graduate students to MIT on Wednesday August 28, 2013 from 12:30-2:30pm at the Eastgate Courtyard. Socialize over burgers, hot-dogs, and cold drinks. Discuss life as an MIT graduate student and share ideas. All are welcome! For more information, please email abartik@mit.edu. Photo by Bev Sykes.
MSRP Alumnus Camilli embarks on Nautilus Expedition as Chief Scientist
Dr. Richard Camilli is an Associate Scientist in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering. Camilli is a former NOAA Aquanaut and Ocean Explorer; he has led or participated in over 40 major oceanographic expeditions throughout the world, been a crew member on over two dozen human occupied submersible operations, and logged several hundred hours of bottom time as a technical diver. He is currently Chief Scientist on the 2014 Nautilus expedition to document the myriad natural and cultural resources that lie in U.S. waters. Read more about Camilli and the 2014 Nautilus Expedition on the Nautilus Live website.
Benjamin receives grant for melanoma research
David C. Benjamin, a graduate student in the Hynes laboratory at the Koch Institute and a student in the Biology Department, has been awarded one of 10 nationally competitive 2013 Research Scholar Awards from the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation (JMNMF). The $10,000 grants support exceptional graduate student melanoma research and also provide distinction to lab directors, universities and cancer research institutions across the United States.
Benjamin will use the award to investigate the mechanisms that melanoma cells use to spread to distant sites throughout the body. This process, known as metastasis, is the primary cause of melanoma-related death. Through real-time imaging in a transparent strain of zebrafish, Benjamin hopes to discover exactly how metastasizing cancer cells manage to move out of the bloodstream and form new tumors at metastatic sites. In particular, he is interested in understanding the roles that certain "normal" immune cells play in helping cancer cells accomplish metastatic spread. Continue reading at MIT NEWS. Photo by The Koch Institute.
New Shuttle Line for Fall 2013!
The MIT Transportation and Parking Committee and the GSC Transportation Subcommittee are pleased to announce a new 4-month pilot program to offer an additional Shuttle line to the MIT Community. The new line will serve Imman Square, Union Square and East Cambridge. It will run every day of the week, from 6 pm to 2:30 am on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and from 6 pm to 3:30 am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Its continuation after December 2013 will depend critically on ridership numbers. So if you want it, use it! Exact routing can be found here. For questions or for more information, please contact the GSC Transportation Subcommittee. Photo by Patrick Gillooly.
Ren, Yu, and Fletcher are protecting data in the cloud
Cloud computing, while convenient, raises privacy concerns. A bank of cloud servers could be running applications for 1,000 customers at once; unbeknownst to the hosting service, one of those applications might have no purpose other than spying on the other 999. Encryption could make cloud servers more secure. Only when the data is actually being processed would it be decrypted; the results of any computations would be re-encrypted before they're sent off-chip. In the last 10 years or so, however, it's become clear that even when a computer is handling encrypted data, its memory-access patterns — the frequency with which it stores and accesses data at different memory addresses — can betray a shocking amount of private information.
The "trivial way" of obscuring memory-access patterns, Professor Srini Devadas explains, would be to request data from every address in the memory — whether a memory chip or a hard drive — and throw out everything except the data stored at the one address of interest. But that would be much too time-consuming to be practical. What Devadas and his collaborators — graduate students Ling Ren, Xiangyao Yu, and Christopher Fletcher, and research scientist Marten van Dijk — do instead is to arrange memory addresses in a data structure known as a "tree." A family tree is a familiar example of a tree, in which each "node" (in this example, a person's name) is attached to only one node above it (the node representing the person's parents) but may connect to several nodes below it (the person's children).
Read the rest of the article on MIT News. Photo by Christine Daniloff.
Ghaffari models fluctuation in link reliability
Now that the Internet's basic protocols are more than 30 years old, network scientists are increasingly turning their attention to ad hoc networks — communications networks set up, on the fly, by wireless devices — where unsolved problems still abound. Most theoretical analyses of ad hoc networks have assumed that the communications links within the network are stable. But that often isn't the case with real-world wireless devices — as anyone who's used a cellphone knows.
At the Association for Computing Machinery's Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing in July, past and present researchers (graduate student Mohsen Ghaffari, Professor Nancy Lynch, and Cal Newport) from the Theory of Distributed Systems Group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory presented a new framework for analyzing ad hoc networks in which the quality of the communications links fluctuates. Within that framework, they provide mathematical bounds on the efficiency with which messages can propagate through the network, and they describe new algorithms that can achieve maximal efficiency.
"When people start designing theoretical algorithms, they tend to rely too heavily on the specific assumptions of the models. So the algorithms tend to be unrealistic and fragile." In the past, some researchers have tried to model the unreliability of network links as random fluctuations."But if you assume real randomness, then you can count on the randomness," Lynch says. Continue reading at MIT NEWS. Photo by MIT NEWS.
TEEC Barbeque on Aug 25
Come out to Ashdown House (NW35) for the TEEC BBQ on August 25 from 2-6. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and veggie burgers will be served. You must be 21 years or older and present a government ID to attend. Sponsored by the ODGE Graduate Student Life Grants and GradRat and hosted by the Thirsty Ear Executive Committee (TEEC). The Thirsty Ear is MIT's on-campus pub, serving dinner and drinks at grad student prices. For more information, please contact teec-officers@mit.edu.
Welcome-Back BBQ & Game night on Aug 24
Join the Persian Student Association for a BBQ and game night on Saturday Aug 24 from 6-10pm at Sidney-Pacific (Multi-Purpose Room & Courtyard). Burgers, hot dogs, snacks, dips, music and more will be present at this event! The cost for MIT affiliates is five dollars. For more information, please contact persian-officers@mit.edu. Photo by Phil Gwinn.
Ashdown & Edgerton IKEA Trip on Aug 24
Need any new furniture for your apartment? Ashdown and Edgerton are providing a $5 IKEA bus trip on August 24th (Saturday)! Choose your preferred departure trip (9AM, 11AM) and return trip (12PM, 1PM, 3PM, 4PM)! Higher priority will be given to new incoming students. Current residents, please sign up here. New coming students, please sign up here. Participants are asked to meet in front of Ashdown 15 minutes before departure. For more information, please contact yiouhe@mit.edu; danielma@mit.edu.This event is sponsored by Edgerton House, Ashdown House and the GSC Funding Board. Photo by redjar.
Building community for underrepresented minorities may be key to American competitiveness in the sciences
On the blackboard in this MIT classroom, a list of positives and negatives are represented not with pluses and minuses but with pluses and deltas. The Greek letter here stands for "change," as it does in myriad formulas familiar to these undergraduate students of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The distinction in symbols comes from a spirit that favors momentum to inertia, because here — where the ultimate goal is innovation — an outcome that isn't positive needn't be final or permanent.
The two graduate students who serve as advisors to this group of 11, POD 2, are leading them through a call-out session where everyone must share something good and something that needs to be changed from their past week as summer research interns. A young woman records the running tally. The students are almost entirely women and minorities severely underrepresented in the STEM fields — African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans — the target demographic of the MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP).
Every summer, MSRP brings approximately 50 undergraduate students from different universities and colleges to MIT for nine weeks, hoping that by the time they return to their home campuses for the new school year, they will have decided to pursue a graduate degree in STEM. Continue reading at Aljazeera America. Photo by Justin Knight Photography.
Xu applies predictive modeling to improve emergency-room wait times
While long lines repel some people, they intrigue MIT PhD student Kuang Xu: After all, maybe there's a way to reduce such lengthy waits. A native of Suzhou, China, who enjoys rock climbing and ballroom dancing, Xu earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009, and arrived at MIT in September of that year. Since coming to MIT, Xu has studied queuing networks that include stochastic, or random, dynamics with his advisor, John Tsitsiklis, the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
In work beginning with his master's thesis, Xu has shown that having even a little flexibility in resources drastically improves wait times. For example, Xu says, "In call centers, you just need to train your staff so that each person speaks a few languages or knows a few disciplines. If they are mixed and matched in a smart way, then together they are very powerful." A few years ago, Xu saw himself becoming an engineer, but his interests have since shifted. "I started from engineering and slowly evolved into a more mathematical kind of blend," Xu says. "I like the idea that math is a juncture between practical impact and elegant ideas. You see something that's very conceptual, but if you know how to tweak it the right way, it will have very profound practical applications." Continue reading at MIT NEWS. Photo by Allegra Boverman.
Third Thursdays @ the List Aug 22
Explore the current exhibit featuring Ken Okiishi, enjoy kickass cupcakes, drinks, and listen to a live DJ on Thursday August 22, 2013 at 7pm at the List (E15 lobby)! Make your own videos and enter the VINE contest. To be served an alcoholic beverage, you must be 21+ and present your ID. For more information, please contact gsc-ac@mit.edu. Photo by Eric Gelinas.
MIT-GCF Dessert Socials Aug 24 – Sep 4
Hungry for more? Wet your palate at one of our dessert socials! Come join us for dessert and check out the Christian community on campus. All are welcome! Co-sponsored by Graduate Christian Fellowship and the GSC Funding Board. Locations: Sat 8/24 at 8-9pm – Ashdown floor kitchen; Sun 8/25 at 8-9pm – Edgerton large lounge; Mon 8/26 at 8-9pm – Tang 24th floor lounge; Thurs 8/29 at 8-9pm – Sidney Pacific seminar room; Wed 9/4 at 6pm – Arch/Planning Room 9-451. For more information, please email mit-gcf-info@mit.edu. Photo by Prayitno.
MIT Museum Part-Time Educators Needed
The Museum is seeking MIT graduate students to teach science, and engineering workshops for middle and high school students during the school year (Sept 2013-June 2014). Three-hour shifts will be available Monday through Friday between 9:30 and 3:30, depending on school demand. The ideal candidate will have a flexible schedule and should be available for "on call" work 1-2 days a week, with two weeks advance notice. Anticipated commitment is 6-12 hours/month with the possibility of additional hours. Compensation of $12/hour and training will be provided. Please send a cover letter and resume to edsearch@mit.edu. Review of applications will begin in late August with hiring to occur in late September. For more information, please email edsearch@mit.edu. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly.
Finale Doshi-Velez on Artifical Intelligence's 10 to Watch List
Four roboticists from MIT have been named to IEEE Intelligent Systems' list of "AI's 10 to Watch," which celebrates 10 rising stars in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and MIT Media Lab members named to the list are: postdoc associate Nora Ayanian, graduate student alumna of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Finale Doshi-Velez, postdoc researcher W. Bradley Knox and research scientist Stefanie Tellex. IEEE Intelligent Systems publishes the list every two years. The list features researchers who have all completed their doctoral work in the past five years. "Despite being relatively junior in their career," writes Daniel Zeng, "each one has made impressive research contributions and had an impact in the literature — and in some cases, in real-world applications as well." Continue reading at MIT NEWS. Photo of Finale Doshi-Velez.
Mega Monday Monday on Aug 19
Join the graduate students of MechE, EAPS and Chemistry departments for food and drinks after work on Monday August 19 at 5:30pm at The Muddy Charles Pub! For more information contact alisono@mit.edu. Photos by Mark Jones Jr., Simon Fraser University Public Affairs and Media Relations, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wikimedia Commons (Chemistry) and Wikimedia Commons (Earth Planetary Sciences).
Second Round: Apply for Institute Committees by Aug 20
The Second Round Applications for the GSC Institute Committee Representatives is now open. The deadline to apply is August 20, 2013. Serving on an Institute Committee enables you to impact important short and long term policy decisions made by MIT in a significant way. Institute Committees form a vital link between the administration, the GSC and the community as a whole. As an Institute rep, you'll get to see how MIT works behind-the-scenes. A list of available positions and application form are here. For more information please email gsc-nominations@mit.edu.
Pantano, Richenderfer, and Walsh awarded 2013 Nuclear Energy University Programs fellowship
Four students in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering have received awards from the U.S. Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP). Michael Pantano, Andrew Richenderfer and Jonathan Walsh are among 31 graduate students across the nation who were awarded 2013 NEUP fellowships, while NSE's Vincent Kindfuller received an undergraduate NEUP scholarship.
Walsh is working with Associate Professor Benoit Forget and Professor Kord Smith in the Computational Reactor Physics Group. His research is on the development of Monte Carlo methods for neutron transport and reactor physics simulations. A particular area of recent interest is improving the computational efficiency of stochastic treatments of epithermal neutron scattering from resonant nuclei. Richenderfer is working with Associate Professor Jacopo Buongiorno and Dr. Thomas McKrell to develop new techniques in infrared (IR) thermography to study boiling heat transfer. His research involves the use of high-speed IR and visible light cameras to image bubble growth, which lasts on the order of milliseconds. The specific goal is to demonstrate an approach in which the temperature distribution and the liquid/vapor distribution on the boiling surface are measured simultaneously.
Pantano is working with Professor Mujid Kazimi to investigate the cladding material in accident tolerant fuels (ATF). In a LOCA scenario, high temperature steam may react with the cladding, which then experiences thermal stresses created when cold water is pumped into the core to keep the fuel cool. These two processes weaken the cladding, possibly causing fuel failures, and therefore must be well understood before new cladding materials can be used in a reactor. Continue reading at MIT NEWS. Photos from left are of Michael Pantano, Andrew Richenderfer, Jonathan Walsh.
Chinese Valentine's Day Movie Night on Aug 16
Chinese Valentine's Day is one most important Chinese traditional festivals, which is a memorial to a romantic love story about Niu Lang and Zhi Nv. Researchers and students are invited to spend a romantic and nice evening with friends at Edgerton Lounge on August 16, 2013 from 6-9pm. A romantic movie (In English or at least with English subtitles) will be shown after dinner. Chinese food and drinks will be provided. For more information, please email cast-board@mit.edu. Photo by Theresa Slayter.
Volunteer as a grad student mentor! Signup by Aug 16
The MIT Graduate Student Council (GSC) is in the process of recruiting graduate students to volunteer as mentors to incoming international graduate students. If you are interested in becoming a mentor, sign-up today! The deadline to sign-up as a mentor is Friday, August 16. The goal is to provide first year international graduate students an opportunity for cultural exchange, to learn more about Cambridge and Boston and the overall culture of MIT. You are supposed to answer questions about the area and provide your mentee with an opportunity to improve their language skills if needed. Should you decide to participate in the program, you have to be in e-mail contact with your mentee in late August. Read more
Free admission at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Garden Party Aug 15
MIT students will be admitted for free by showing ID at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for Third Thursdays and for the August 15 Garden Party. "Third Thursdays" will be from 5:30pm – 9 pm. Soak up the enchanting atmosphere of the Museum after hours and enjoy a sparkling night of music, conversation, art-making, and more. Get creative, make connections, linger over drinks. Enjoy moonlit gardens, enchanting landscapes, and colorful conversations, as of August, Jazz at the Garnder, concerts are included in the price of admission to Third Thursdays. For non-members, tickets are for sale at a price range of five to fifteen dollars. Museum members are also granted free admission. For information on how to become a member visit the membership page of the museum website. Photo by KevinDerrick.
Graduate Housing Task Force Listening Session on Aug 15
As part of the Graduate Housing Task Force, the GSC is hosting a listening session on Thursday August 15 from 5:30-7:30pm in the Hulsizer Room, Ashdown for all graduate students who live in campus housing on or off campus. Refreshments will be served. Dean of Graduate Education Christine Ortiz and other task force members will be there to hear your opinions on and ideas for MIT graduate housing policy, plans and strategy. The purpose of this session is to understand the connection between quality of life and graduate housing (both on- and off-campus) with a focus on the trade-offs between proximity, productivity, the decision-making process you use to select housing, and your satisfaction with current graduate housing and housing resources at MIT. For more information, please contact kcedrone@mit.edu.
Ampersand: A WMBR and List Visual Arts Concert series Aug 15
Ampersand is an eclectic new concert series organized by WMBR and the List Visual Arts Center to feature diverse facets of contemporary music-making bringing innovative musical expressions and visual art together. It will be held on August 15, 2013 at 7:30pm in the Bartos Theatre. It is open to the general public, tickets cost $3 for those with an MIT ID and $5 for the general population. This concert presents artist/composer Julia Kent, an electroacoustic cellist based in NYC. In recent recordings Kent uses looped and layered cello, electronics, and field recordings to explore the intersections between the human world and natural world, the melding of the technological and the organic, the patterns and repetitions that exist in nature and are mirrored in human creations. Read more
Social Dance Beginner Series: RUMBA Aug 14
Everybody can social dance – even with two left feet. NO experience necessary, NO partner necessary! Comfortable clothing and shoes recommended; tennis shoes are fine. Just come out and have some fun rumba dancing! It will take place on Wednesday August 14, 2013 from 8-9pm in the Sidney-Pacific Mark Multipurpose Room. Please sign up if interested! For questions or more information, please email: sp-social-chair@mit.edu or mitbdt-exec@mit.edu. Photo by Ailura.
Apply for Graduate Consortium of Women's Studies Fall 2013 courses
The due date for Fall 2013 GCWS courses has been changed. All applications for Fall courses will now be due on August 21st, 2013. The 2013-2014 Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies seminars are courses are open to graduate students across disciplines; Masters and PhD students are eligible to apply as well as advanced undergraduate students doing work in a discipline related to the course topics. Fall GCWS courses include: The Workshop for Dissertation Writers in Women's and Gender Studies and Understanding Pornography. Please call or email the GCWS for more information about application procedures, member institution cross-registration policies, or credit questions, and visit their web site. Continue reading for course descriptions and times.
MIT Comedy Night at the Thirsty Ear Pub on Aug. 13
Join us for another MIT Comedy Night, with headliner Mehran Khaghani (voted Boston's best comedian by the Boston Phoenix). The event is hosted by Wes Hazard featuring Shawn Armistead, Marc Basch, Chris Pennie, John Paul Rivera, Philip Wolfe. Doors open at 8pm August 13 and the show starts at 8:30 at the Thirsty Ear Pub, Ashdown House (NW35). Snacks and soda provided. Presented by the Thirsty Ear Executive Committee (TEEC). Sponsored by GSC Funding Board, Peter de Florez '38 Humor Fund. Attendees must be 21 and/or older and must present a government photo ID only. Please have ID ready to show at door. The Thirsty Ear is MIT's on-campus pub, serving dinner and drinks at grad student prices. For more information, please contact teec-comedy@mit.edu. Photo by Thirsty Ear Pub.
2013 Harvard-MIT Case Competition Aug 13-23
The Consulting Club at MIT (CCM) and the Harvard Graduate Consulting Club (HGCC) are pleased to announce the 2013 Harvard-MIT Case Competition, which will be held on August 13th-23rd. The MIT vs. Harvard Case Competition is a great way to learn about consulting, to get experience working in teams and exposure to real business problems, and network with consultants and other students across Harvard and MIT. During the competition, teams of participants will work together over 11 days to crack a real business problem and prepare for a presentation to a panel of judges from various top consulting firms. Throughout the competition, you will be mentored by consultants and industry experts, who will help you structure the case, find the needed resources, obtain industry specific insights, and cover other areas pertinent to the case. You may also find the feedback provided by judges to be helpful for you to hone your case solving skills.
Collaborative Art Project @ MIT Museum on Sept. 13
Build community through textile art at the MIT Museum on Friday September 13 from 5-8pm. Contribute to a collaborative artwork with your lab, living group, family, and/or friends. MIT students, staff, and faculty are admitted for free. More information is provided at MIT MUSEUM's website. For more information or questions, please contact: andhong@mit.edu. Photo by Steven Langton.
Make your Online Presence Presentable on Aug. 12
An opportunity to consult with the GECD staff on how you can improve your online professional social network profile on sites such as LinkedIn and Google Scholar has been scheduled for Monday August 12 from 11am-2pm in 12-170. Get ready for career fair and a new school year by getting a professional headshot, FREE! Join our LinkedIn group to win a $5 TechCash gift certificate. For more information, please contact: gsc-arc@mit.edu. Photo by Webtreatsetc.
67th Indian Independence Day Aug 11
SANGAM celebrates 67th Indian Independence Day starting with Flag Hoisting at 11:45 a.m. onwards on Sunday August 11 in the Mezz Lounge (W20-307), MIT Student Center. Indian lunch will be served along with delicious ice-cream! Performances and Fun Activities to follow including a cricket match at 2 p.m. at Barry's Field. Tickets are required; please buy your FREE ticket. For more information, please contact sangam-exec@mit.edu. Photo by Flickr/chascarper.
Gilbert and Sullivan sing-through Aug. 3, orchestra play-through Aug. 10
The MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players are holding two participatory music events. Both events are free, open to everyone, and will have homemade snacks! RSVPs are helpful (email barratt@mit.edu), but not required.
On Saturday August 3rd from 4-6pm in the Student Center room 407, join the chorus for the MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players' for an open sing-through of the Mikado! Full of colorful music and characters, unexpected plot twists, and death-defying leaps of logic, the Mikado has been one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular comic operettas since its first appearance in 1885. Whether you're a lifelong Gilbert and Sullivan fan or this is the first time you've heard of them, the MIT Gilbert and Sullivan players welcome you to a fun, friendly community drawn together by Gilbert's witty lyrics and Sullivan's catchy tunes.
Calling all orchestral musicians for an afternoon of Orchestral Gilbert & Sullivan Sight-Reading led by Barratt Park (conductor) on Saturday August 10 from 4-6pm in the Mezz Lounge (Student Center 3rd floor). Repertoire will include orchestral overtures from Arthur Sullivan's beloved comic operettas as well as various other operatic greatest hits. If you've never heard of Gilbert & Sullivan, then this is the perfect opportunity to acquaint yourself with their music as well as meet other G&S aficionados! No audition necessary.
Edgerton Summer Barbecue on Aug. 10
Does research get you down? Do you miss the buzz on campus during the summer? Come and have fun on a midsummer night with your fellow graduate students. A barbecue will take place on Saturday August 10 at 6pm at the Edgerton House Courtyard. For more information, please contact: eh-officers@mit.edu. Photo by Frettie.
Circuit Symphony on Aug. 9
Enjoy an evening of musical entertainment driven by your own imagination on Friday August 9th from 5-8pm at the MIT Museum (265 Mass. Ave, Cambridge – building N51). Transform everyday objects into extraordinary instruments with MIT inventions. Experiment with Drawdio and MaKey Makey to create music with bananas and potatoes, paint and paper, or even stairs! Meet MIT Professor and founder of the Lifelong Kindergarten group, Mitch Resnick, and MaKey MaKey co-inventor Eric Rosenbaum. Experience the wonder of a singing Tesla coil. Explore electrical conductance and capacitance and push the boundaries of how music is made! For more information contact brindha@mit.edu. Photo by Carlo Alberto Cazzuffi.
Congratulations to the International Students Office!
The International Students Office (ISO), part of the Office of the Dean of Graduate Education (ODGE) was selected to receive a 2013 MIT Infinite Mile Award. These awards recognize exceptional individual employees or teams of employees who have made extraordinary contributions within their own departments, labs, and centers and have provided exemplary service and substantial contributions in helping the Institute carry out its mission. The ISO staff being recognized includes Maria Brennan (Assistant Director), Antoinette Browne (Administrative Assistant), Aurora Brule (International Student Advisor), Emily Cheng (Technical Support Specialist), Carlene Green-Paul (Administrative Assistant), Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook (Director), Sylvia Hiestand (International Student Advisor), Janka Moss (International Student Advisor), Mayoka Takamori (Advisor for Visiting Students), and Joycelyn Thompson (Administrative Assistant). International students depend on the ISO for orientation, help with visa issues, work permission, documents for travel or family members, and just to talk about the important things in their lives. ISO staff always make themselves available to provide caring and specialized personal support, advising and mentoring to international students — in fact, they find it the most rewarding part of their job. Congratulations to the ISO for a job extraordinarily well done! Read more
Singapore's National Day Celebration Aug. 9
Celebrate Singapore's National Day on the 9th of August with Singaporeans at MIT from 6:30-10:30pm in NW30 (The Warehouse, Colbert Room)! Share the festivities with friends, and enjoy local delights and board games. Organized by MIT Singapore Students Society; for more information, please contact mitsss-com@mit.edu. Photo by chensiyuan.
MIT Fall Career Fair Sept 20
The Graduate Student Council, Society of Women Engineers, and Class of 2014 present the MIT Fall Career Fair. The event will take place at the Johnson Ice Rink on Friday, Sep. 20 from 10 AM – 4PM. Come and get noticed by companies; submit your resume today. For more information, visit career-fair.mit.edu Photo by MIT NEWS.
Trip to Boston Harbor Islands on Aug. 11
Visit Spectacle and Georges Island and see Boston from a whole new perspective on Sunday August 11 at 11am at Boston Harbor Islands! You can have a picnic, hike, swim, and explore historic forts! Tickets includes ferry to both islands and a picnic lunch; to purchase tickets visit the MIT University Tickets Website. For more information, please contact gsc-ac@mit.edu. Photo by Doc Searls.
Family Day at the List Visual Arts Center Aug 10
Discover exhibitions at the List Visual Arts Center (E15 Upper Atrium) through events just for families on August 10. There will be nautical-inspired art making activities all day from 12am – 4pm as well as family friendly tours of the galleries at 2pm. This event is free and open to all, but is best for children ages 3 and up. No registration is required, just come on in. For more information please contact: cklemens@mit.edu. Photo by MIT List Visual Arts Center.
MIT SAA Fall Term now open for Registration
The MIT Student Art Association Fall Term classes are now up and live on our website and open for registration. Sign up now to grab your spot in one (or more) of 15 traditional arts classes ranging from printmaking to ceramics to photography. The classes start September 16th and run for 10 sessions in a 12 week term. Many include 24 hour studio access. Find out more and register HERE. For questions please contact Sam Magee. Photo by Arts at MIT/Student Art Association.
BBQ and Kickball Tournament Aug 6
Come get some burgers and sausages hot off the grill, followed by a few games of kickball on Tuesday August 6 at 5:30pm in the Kresage BBQ Pits and Barry Field. All MIT grad students welcome. Rain contingency plan: The event will be pushed to Wednesday August 7. For more information: lweinste@mit.edu. Photo by Eli Christman.
The Process of Academic Publishing and Academic Portfolio Management Aug 6
A panel discussion on the do's and don'ts of academic publishing with advice on how to build a good academic profile will be held on Aug 6 from 5:30 – 7:30pm at the Stata Center 32-123! The panel consists of an experienced publisher, an experienced editor, and an experienced reviewer. Don't know the difference? You should come! Reception will follow the event. Submit topics and questions you would like to see discussed. For more information please contact gsc-arc@mit.edu. Photo by Lumaxart/Flickr.
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