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SAINTS are undefeated in their last four meetings with Hull FC, having won two and drawn two.The Airlie Birds’ last win against the Saints was 22-10 at Langtree Park on March 9, 2012.Hull FC are also without a win in their last three home meetings with St Helens, having lost one and drawn two. Their last home win against the Saints was 27-26 on June 4, 2010.Richard Whiting has scored a try in each of Hull FC’s last four meetings with St Helens.Steve Prescott Cup:Saints lead 12-0 after the first leg. Saints won 34-22 back in February.2014 Meeting:St Helens 34, Hull FC 22 (SLR2, 21/2/14)Super League Summary:Hull FC won 10St Helens won 25 (includes win in 2006 Grand Final & wins in 2001 and 2006 play-offs)3 drawsHigh and Lows:Hull FC highest score: 44-6 (H, 2005) (also widest margin)St Helens highest score: 74-16 (H, 1999) (also widest margin) Club Milestones:Paul Wellens needs three points to reach 1,000 for St Helens.His total of 997 has been reached with 229 tries, 40 goals and 1 field goal in 483 games for the club since 1998.Super League Milestones:Paul Wellens needs two tries to draw level with Keith Senior in second place in the list of all-time leading try-scorers.1 Danny McGuire (Leeds, 2001-present) 2142 Keith Senior (Leeds/Sheffield, 1996-2011) 1993 Paul Wellens (St Helens, 1998-present) 1974 David Hodgson (Hull KR/Huddersfield/Salford/Wigan/Halifax, 1999-present) 1685 Leon Pryce (Catalan Dragons/St Helens/Bradford, 1998-present) 1656 Ade Gardner (Hull KR/St Helens, 2002-present) 1537 Ryan Hall (Leeds, 2007-present) 1528 Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, 2001-present) 1499 Rob Burrow (Leeds, 2001-present) 14810 Pat Richards (Wigan, 2006-2013) 147Sia Soliola – 1 Super League appearance away from 100 (99 for St Helens, 2010-2014) Paul Wellens – 3 tries away from 200 in Super League (197 for St Helens, 1998-2014)Consecutive Appearances:Hull FC’s Joe Westerman has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 39.Westerman last missed a Hull game on 25 May, 2013 – a 22-16 Magic Weekend win against Hull KR at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium.His streak then started on 31 May, 2013 – an 18-6 home win against Leeds.1 Joe Westerman (Hull FC) 392 Kyle Wood (Huddersfield Giants) 323 = Matt Cook (London Broncos), Sia Soliola (St Helens) 295 = Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants), Zeb Taia (Catalan Dragons) 26First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:Tries:1 Joel Monaghan (Warrington Wolves) 222 = Morgan Escare (Catalan Dragons), Tom Makinson (St Helens) 214 = Elliott Whitehead (Catalan Dragons), Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 176 = Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers), Joe Wardle (Huddersfield Giants), Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos), Mason Caton-Brown (Salford Red Devils) 15 *10 = Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers), Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors), Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 14Goals:1 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 823 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 814 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 755 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Luke Walsh (St Helens) 667 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 638 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 599 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 4710 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 46Goals Percentage:1 Jamie Ellis (Castleford Tigers) 100.00 (10/10)2 Luke Gale (Bradford Bulls) 89.65 (26/29)3 Jordan Rankin (Hull FC) 88.46 (23/26)4 Sam Williams (Catalan Dragons) 84.00 (21/25)5 Jacob Miller (Hull FC) 81.81 (9/11)6 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 81.03 (47/58)7 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 78.57 (66/84)8 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 77.14 (81/105)9 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 76.74 (66/86)10 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 76.63 (82/107)Points:1 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 1882 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 1783 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 1764 Travis Burns (Hull Kingston Rovers) 1645 Chris Bridge (Warrington Wolves) 1586 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 1537 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 1528 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 1349 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 11810 Thomas Bosc (Catalan Dragons) 97
I love Christmas lights. I am one of those people who, given the chance, would absolutely cover my house with them and would cause an obstruction to landing aircraft, because of the brightness! My wife isn’t like me in that regard. She prefers understated Christmas lights, generally white with a red bow or something.We discuss this each November and, as Brian Clough used to say, “We sit down and chat and decide that she’s right!” Our house has white lights and red stars outside. It looks tasteful and very pretty, but I still secretly yearn for the colours and tackiness of the National Lampoon’s house!Have you ever noticed that, when you buy a traditional set of coloured Christmas fairy lights, they are generally four colours – green, blue, red and yellow? Did you realise that those colours each have something very powerful to say about the Christmas story?Green – the green lights are there to remind us of the shepherds, who were sitting in the fields and watching out for their sheep. The peace and tranquillity of their evening in Bethlehem’s hills was broken by the sound of angels, who told them about the birth of Jesus in the village below. Why is this so important? Well, shepherds really were on the bottom rung of the social ladder. They were uneducated and viewed as being social outcasts. Their testimony wasn’t valid in the court of law because, “Who would trust a shepherd?” Maybe, this year, you feel on the edge of things and of little value. Remember that God decided to tell the shepherds about Jesus’ birth before He told anyone else. He takes those on the edge and brings them right into the centre. You are of incredible importance.Blue – the blue lights are meant to remind us of the night sky and the Wise Men, who were searching for significance from a distant land. These people, the Magi, were followers of a different faith and were from the area around Iran. I find it incredible that some of the first people to recognise that Jesus was being born, weren’t the people who should have been looking. God will cross national and religious boundaries to tell people good news. Maybe this year has been a year of great change and transition for you. Maybe you find yourself in a different town, city or even nation and feel as though you will never fit in. God reminds us, through the story of the Wise Men, that if you are looking for Him, you will find Him. He reminds us that national, racial, gender, sexuality and any other divide that people put up in our culture, is irrelevant in His eyes – He loves each of us equally.Red – the red lights remind us that the Christmas story and the Easter story are completely linked. Just like the holly berries, the red lights are there to remind us that Jesus was prepared to die to make it possible for people to be friends of God. They remind us that, however low our self-opinion may be, you are worth the death of God’s son. You are of incredible value.Yellow – the yellow lights are to remind us of the gift of gold, which was given to Jesus’ family shortly after His birth. They are to remind us that, in a world of chaos, there is a king who is in control. This baby would grow up and would, literally, change the world – even the date on your calendar revolves around His birth. If you feel as though your world is spinning out of control, know that it is possible to find meaning and peace in knowing that there is a plan, even if we can’t always see it.As you celebrate Christmas this year and, as you see the lights shining around you, remember these four important messages – you matter, you are loved, you are valuable and you can know peace.Have a fantastic Christmas and see you in a few weeks as our pre-season friendlies get underway. As one club together, let’s make 2018 a year to remember and be Saints and Proud! Happy Christmas.
The DOT says it wants to educate agencies and businesses about practical ways to use the emerging technology. This workshop will focus on how drones can be used for emergency management, with other topics including flight operations, drone safety, and data management, as well as the use of drones in blasting operations and newsgathering.This is the third in a series of free workshops the Division of Aviation will host across the state.The free workshop is Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. In the BB&T Auditorium at the McKeithan Center on CFCC’s North Campus.Related Article: Brunswick Co. Schools still looking for bus drivers as other districts near full rostersEditor’s note: An earlier version of this story reported that the workshop was scheduled for Friday. That was based on a news release from the DOT that the agency later corrected. We apologize for any confusion. WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Want to make drones part of your business? The North Carolina Department of Transportation wants to help.Friday the DOT’s Division of Aviation will host a Wilmington-area workshop for commercial and government drone/Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operators.- Advertisement – 
00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% XColor SettingsAaAaAaAaTextBackgroundOpacity SettingsTextOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundSemi-TransparentOpaqueTransparentFont SettingsSize||TypeSerif MonospaceSerifSans Serif MonospaceSans SerifCasualCursiveSmallCapsResetSave Settings COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A raid in Tabor City targeting a doctor’s office and home.Columbus County District Attorney Jon David said it’s all an effort to combat the opioid epidemic.- Advertisement – A collective effort by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Tabor City Police Department as they raided Dr. Jong Whan Kim’s office this morning.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit arrested two individuals after an approximately seven month-long investigation into a “pill mill” operating at 211 East 5th Street in Tabor City. Dr. Jong Whan Kim along with his office manager and girlfriend, Tammy Lynn Thompson, were arrested today, June 29th. This investigation originated from numerous citizen complaints and anonymous tips.“There will be consequences for anyone that is selling pills for profit over the value of human life,” said District Attorney Jon David at a Friday joint news conference in Whiteville with Sheriff Lewis Hatcher.Related Article: Men wanted in deadly SC carjacking, armed robbery at Columbus Co. storeThe office, as well as a home on Stake Road in Tabor City were targeted by SWAT and sheriff’s deputies.During the investigation, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Detectives utilized an undercover agent to purchase ounces of marijuana from Tammy Lynn Thompson, on numerous occasions. The undercover agent also purchased 115 hydrocodone tablets from Thompson. Dr. Kim’s office was located less than 1000 feet from Tabor City Elementary School. The office lacked the normal examination equipment that you usually see in a physician’s office. The exam rooms did not have examination tables only a chair for the patient to sit in. “There was no diplomas on the wall, there was not medical equipment that you would associate with a doctor’s office,” said David.The patient would then have the prescription filled at an area pharmacy according to the Sheriff’s Office. The office had numerous waiting rooms and they were all full when Detectives executed the search warrant.“Given the amount of pills that this group was putting out onto our streets, that the supply will be dramatically limited from this day moving forward,” David said.The two face now more than 45 charges many added on to one another by the District Attorney’s office. They range from conspiring to traffic opium/heroin, to selling a controlled substance within 1000 feet of a school, trafficking opium/heroin, and unlawful prescribing of a medication without legitimate medical purpose.Kim is under a $5.58 million bond and Thompson’s is set at $760,000.
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Detectives are still looking for a suspect and a motive in the death of a man shot in his own bed in Castle Hayne in 2002.Detective Justin Varella with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said Frank Brown lived by himself in a house on Oakley Road in Castle Hayne 16 years ago.- Advertisement – “Frank went to work,” Varella said. “He worked hard. He mowed his yard. He took care of his house.”On July 3, 2002, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call from that address. Varella said the 911 call came from Frank Brown’s son, Michael, who was 17 at the time. He said Michael was with his step brother and a friend of theirs at the time. Just before 10 that night, he said the three boys drove to Frank’s house for a quick visit.“When they get to the driveway, they see Frank Brown’s truck actually backing out of the driveway,” Varella said. “At some point, they noticed that it wasn’t Frank that was driving the truck, so they followed the truck for a little while and then they ended up turning around and going back to the house.”Related Article: Police: Mayor accused of pointing gun at minors in parkWhen they went inside, Varella said they found Frank was actually lying in bed and had suffered a head injury. It was a fatal gunshot wound. Varella said Michael immediately called 911 and first responders arrived.“Frank was obviously beyond any life saving measures at the time,” Varella said.That left his son and investigators with lots of unanswered questions. What happened to Frank’s truck?“It’s been reported that at least one of them saw the truck come back by the house while they were there and while they were trying to get emergency personnel on scene and then the truck ends up somewhere shortly down the road,” Varella said.Varella said it did not appear to be a robbery.“Didn’t appear to be any signs of forced entry, so it wasn’t a home invasion,” Varella said. “The house didn’t appear to be ransacked.”Did Frank even see it coming?“At the time that this happens, Frank is laying in bed probably watching tv,” Varella said. “He could have even been asleep at the time. There doesn’t seem to be any signs of a struggle, doesn’t seem to be any indication that Frank tried to fight anybody.”Was it a planned murder?“This could have very well been, you know, an ambush,” Varella said.Why would someone want to take Frank Brown’s life?“What I can tell you about Frank is that everybody that we’ve talked to over the years.. Really good guy,” Varella said. “You know, he was a very moral person.”Varella said Brown lived alone, but his son lived back and forth between his house and Michael’s mom’s house.“The relationship between he and his ex-wife wasn’t tumultuous,” Varella said.Varella said his neighbors all liked him.“Neighbors said that you know he was a good guy that pretty much kept to himself,” Varella said. “You know he was happy go lucky.”Varella said Brown was the assistant manager at the Wrightsboro Food Lion.“He tried to help people when he could,” Varella said. “The employees that were spoken to at Food Lion said that he was a very jovial person, liked to joke around with everybody. They felt like they could talk to him.”A plaque still hangs in the break room at that Food Lion in his memory.“It makes you wonder why? Why would this happen? Who would have wanted to kill this man? It appears someone had to be angry with him,” Varella said. “Someone was mad. I don’t know what he could have done to someone to make them this angry. With murder comes motive.”Varella Said they need someone to come forward who knows someone who was angry with Varella and thinks that could be why they would have killed him. If you have any information, please contact the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.
CBS News correspondent covering Hurricane Florence in Wilmington on Sept. 10, 2018. (Photo: Hannah Patrick/WWAY) NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — CBS News Correspondent David Begnaud arrived in Wilmington Sunday to begin covering storm preparations for Hurricane Florence.Begnaud has spent the last year covering major hurricanes in Florida, Texas, and a large amount of time in Puerto Rico. Begnaud was in Puerto Rico before, during and weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.- Advertisement – Begnaud said he was sent to Wilmington based on the track of Hurricane Florence on Sunday. Based on his experience, he said there is still a lot that can change.“At this point last year, I remember being in Florida for Hurricane Irma,” Begnaud said. “We thought it was going into Miami and it shifted. We thought it was going to Tampa and then, it shifted towards Jacksonville.”Begnaud said he takes hurricane coverage very seriously.Related Article: ‘It was unreal’: UNCW professor narrowly missed by falling tree“As a journalist covering a hurricane is exhilarating. Right? Your adrenaline goes from zero to 60 quickly, but it’s also a time to remember that hyperbole has to be put aside, because as a journalist we have the responsibility to tell people what they need to know,” Begnaud said. “Right? And what they need to know right now is today is the day to prepare, not Wednesday. By Wednesday you may be told you need to get out.”Begnaud said he learned in Puerto Rico that journalism can be a lifeline.“At a time like this, people are watching television and they’re relying on us to leave the hyperbole out, right? Set aside the hysteria and just tell me the facts that I need to know.”Begnaud said there are about 20 or 30 CBS personnel stationed along the coast ready for wall to wall coverage when the storm hits.You can follow David Begnaud on Twitter for his local storm coverage.
Spain’s Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as the national team’s new coach following a rather disappointing World Cup campaign in which they failed to make it past the last 16.The team managed by Fernando Hierro, who was appointed on a temporary basis after Julen Lopetegui’s sacking, were eliminated by Russia on penalties.Luis Enrique had taken time off after leaving Barcelona in 2017 and has often been linked with managerial jobs at both Chelsea and Arsenal. He led Barcelona to 9 titles in 3 seasons and has also had spells at Roma and Celta Vigo.Throughout his playing career he scored 12 goals in 62 appearances for La Roja and was part of the team that won gold at the 1992 Olympics.Brought to you by Hublot<a href=”http://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a01a3708&cb={random}” target=”_blank”><img src=”https://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=34&cb={random}&n=a01a3708&ct0={clickurl_enc}” border=”0″ alt=”” /></a>WhatsApp SharePrint <a href=’http://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a7617b59&cb={random}’ target=’_blank’><img src=’https://revive.newsbook.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=128&cb={random}&n=a7617b59&ct0={clickurl_enc}’ border=’0′ alt=” /></a>
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Advertisement Facebook celebrated the creativity and excellence of young African creatives at The Loerie Awards for 2016, the premier annual advertising awards in the advertising industry in Africa and the Middle East. In addition to sponsoring The Loerie Student Awards for 2016, Facebook hosted a range of events aimed at young creatives in support of Loeries Creative Week (15-21 August, Durban).Facebook announced that it will work with the Loeries and advertising schools across the country to develop and promote young creative talent on an ongoing basis. This will culminate in the Facebook Challenge, which will become an official Loerie Award in the Student Category from 2017.One of the highlights of the week was the partnership between Facebook and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to run the first student Hack for Good at this year’s Loerie Awards. – Advertisement – Twenty of the country’s top students competed in a 48-hour hack to create a world-class video campaign, speaking to the theme of “Tolerance” and “Living the Mandela Legacy”. Facebook will sponsor the production and flighting of the campaign on 5 December, the second anniversary of Madiba’s passing.1 of 4 “If we want to be more creative, we have to connect – with each other, the industry and the world,” says Nunu Ntshingila, Head of Facebook, Africa. “For Facebook, the Loeries is a perfect opportunity to celebrate how Africa’s dynamic creatives are using mobile to make human connections and tell compelling stories. Mobile is the creative canvas of our time and young African professionals will define how it is used in the years to come.”Facebook’s participation in Loeries Creative Week and beyond included: Facebook Made on Mobile workshop – a full-day workshop in partnership with KCap (Kwamashu Community Advancement Projects) aimed at equipping disadvantaged youth with the skills to create marketing campaigns for small businesses using only their phones. Student Portfolio Day – Facebook supported the Adams and Adams Student Portfolio Day, giving students the tools to build online creative portfolios, and promoting these to the industry using Facebook Canvas Ads. Supporting The Loeries Creative Futures Scholarship, which unearths and nurtures creative talent from previously disadvantaged communities.Adds Ntshingila: “We want to go beyond sponsorship to truly helping develop young, diverse talent, through programs and activities such as Made on Mobile and Hack for Good. We believe that any teen with a phone can become a marketing expert or an entrepreneur. Facebook sees a future of mobi-entrepreneurs in Africa, and we will help them unlock their creativity with the power of technology.”
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]reatest Marketing Man, Bill Esdaile called me, in an exasperated tone, yesterday morning. Was he angry that, at a whim, I had overruled one of his well thought out promotional plans? For once; no. Instead, Bill had returned from hospital, where his son and heir, Alfie had been rushed in, during the previous night. Poor Alfred had a temperature of over 100 degrees, and his lips had gone purple, and not through the consumption of too many Wham bars (remember them, Blog? Loved ’em, when I were a lad). On arrival at the hospital, Bill was amazed though, to see a huge group of seemingly fine, spoilt-English-whiteys, clogging the whole place up. What were the malingerers doing there, in the middle of the night? On speaking to a nurse, he was informed that they were all making pretend-wonky-legs, in order to get signed off for more sick-notes and benefit money. My only hope, is that such characters are placed in the slow lane, whilst the deserving causes are glided by.Ben’s Blog Verdict: We’ve brought such a situation upon ourselves. WE ARE THE MUGS, NOT THEM.In other news:Cabbell Street, and the surrounding blocks, are currently being tarted-up. For the next couple of weeks, there will be scaffolding up, outside my flat, whilst the work is being carried out. Although I am most grateful for such improvements, and I look forward to the end result, I have to ask; WHY do The Manual People have to make such a bloody racket and such loud grunting-sounds, every five seconds?! Pleeaassee, The Manual People, pleeaassee, PIPE DOWN.Over and out, B x
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FacebookTwitterPrintEmailAddThis Share CONTACT: Philip Montgomery PHONE:(713) 831-4795E-MAIL: pmontgom@rice.edu MELLON AWARDS RICE $1.475 MILLION FORFELLOWSHIPSThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation againaugmented its strong support of Rice’s academic programs in March by approving a$1.475 million matching grant to fund three postdoctoral fellowships in thehumanities and associated social sciences. The positions will be located in theuniversity’s Center for the Study of Cultures.Including this latest grant, the Mellon Foundation has awardedmore than $7 million to Rice for a wide variety of programs that have broadenedand strengthened the university’s academic offerings to undergraduate andgraduate students during the past quarter century.One recent example in 1998 was support for the university’sstrategic plan, wherein the foundation provided $800,000 in matching funds forthe university’s Latin American Studies program. The foundation awarded $345,000to the Shepherd School of Music for faculty development and scholarships in1992.“The most recent Mellon grant for postdocs is one in a longseries of votes of the foundation’s confidence in Rice’s academic programs,”Rice President Malcolm Gillis said. “The entire university is immensely gratefulfor Mellon Foundation support for activities across the university.”David Nirenberg, director of the Center for the Study ofCultures and associate professor of history, said that during the past 20 years “the Mellon Foundation has emerged as the single most important private sourceof support for higher education in the fields covered by the center.”“Like so many of their grants, this one’s benefits will be felton many levels,” he said. “Their action is a welcome confirmation of thecenter’s programs and aspirations. And, of course, their generosity will inspireothers to help ensure that the Rice community of faculty and students is exposedto the best of a new generation of scholars and teachers.”The Center for the Study of Cultures seeks to advancehumanistic knowledge by supporting research that deepens the understanding ofparticular cultures and by encouraging the exploration of new configurations ofmaterials, methods, theories or cultures through interdisciplinary work andcomparative collaborations.The Mellon Foundation’s mission is to “aid and promote suchreligious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes as may bein the furtherance of the public welfare or tend to promote the well-doing orwell-being of mankind.”Rice University is a leading American researchuniversity–small, private, and highly selective–distinguished by its superiorteaching, commitment to undergraduate education, outstanding graduate andprofessional programs, residential college system, collaborative andinterdisciplinary culture, and global perspective.###
Energy“U.S. Energy Policy: Guidance for the Next Administration” by Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the institute’s Center for Energy Studies.“Five Major Challenges to the Beneficial Use of Non-fresh Water, Including Oil- and Gas-produced Water” by Linda Capuano, fellow in energy technology, and Anna Mikulska, nonresident scholar in energy studies.“The U.S.-Saudi Relationship: Ripe for Improvement” by Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies.“U.S. Policy Toward the Hydrocarbon Industry in Latin America” by Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy. Health care and drugs“Making Health Care Affordable Again” by Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics, director of the institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences and professor of economics.“High Cancer Drug Prices: The Harm to Americans and Proposed Solutions” by Dr. Hagop Kantarjian, nonresident fellow in health policy, and Ho.“Blue Marble Health and Vaccine Science Diplomacy” by Dr. Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty.“Invest in Global Child Nutrition” by Farhan Majid, the L.E. and Virginia Simmons Fellow in Health and Technology Policy.“Drug Policy is Evolving. Prohibition Inhibits Progress” by William Martin, director of the institute’s Drug Policy Program, and Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy.“Improving the Future of America’s Children” by Dr. Quianta Moore, Baker Institute Scholar in Health Policy. AddThis Share2David Ruth713-348-6327david@rice.eduJeff Falk713-348-6775jfalk@rice.eduRice’s Baker Institute releases policy recommendations for the Trump administrationHOUSTON – (Jan. 18, 2017) – Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has released policy recommendations for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Focusing on a range of important issues facing the country, these briefs are intended to provide decision-makers with relevant and effective ideas for addressing domestic and foreign policy priorities.Credit: shutterstock.com/Rice University“The Trump administration faces numerous challenges requiring urgent attention,” said Baker Institute Director Edward Djerejian. “It is our hope that these Baker Institute studies authored by our fellows and scholars will prove to be useful starting points for the new administration to develop comprehensive, forward-looking solutions.”The links to the 27 policy briefs – assembled under the banner “Recommendations for the New Administration” – are listed below:Economy and taxes“U.S. Fiscal Policy” by John Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance, and George Zodrow, Baker Institute Rice Scholar and the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair of Economics.“The Next Engine of U.S. GDP Growth: The Market for Ideas,” “Prosperity Through Growth: Unleashing the Power of U.S. Small Business” and “The Key Driver of Economic Growth in the 21st Century: High-growth, High-tech Entrepreneurship” by Edward Egan, Baker Institute fellow and director of the institute’s McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.“Bargaining With China: Exchange Rate Policy” by Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics and adjunct assistant professor of economics. Immigration, trade and North America“Immigration and the United States: A Path to Resolution” by Tony Payan, the Francoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center.“The North American Nexus” by Edward Djerejian, director of the Baker Institute.“Whither NAFTA?” by the Baker Institute.Foreign policy – the Middle East and China“A Strategy Toward Defeating ISIS” by Edward Djerejian, director of the Baker Institute.“What the Next U.S. Administration Should Know When Considering an Approach to Resolving the Israel-Palestine Conflict” by Samih Al-Abid, the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies, and Yair Hirschfeld, the Isaac and Mildred Brochstein Fellow in Middle East Peace and Security in Honor of Yitzhak Rabin.“U.S. Military Action in the Middle East: The Next President Should Seek Congressional Approval” by Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow.“U.S. Relations With the Gulf Cooperation Council” by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East.“Taking Political Parties Seriously in the Arab World” by Marwa Shalaby, fellow for the Middle East and director of the Women’s Rights in the Middle East Program.“U.S. Engagement with Islamists” by A. Kadir Yildirim, research scholar in the Center for the Middle East.“Preparing for Future Chinese Leadership Changes: A Diplomatic Full-court Press” by Steven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow.Science and technology“The Vital Role of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in the New Administration” by Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy; Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy; and Kenneth Evans, postdoctoral fellow in science and technology policy. Space “Why NASA Should Change Its Present Course” by George Abbey, the Baker Botts Senior Fellow in Space Policy.Eight years ago, the Baker Institute published a book of its policy recommendations for the first Obama administration. That report is available at http://bakerinstitute.org/news/policy-recommendations-for-the-next-administration.-30-For more information or to schedule an interview with one of the experts, contact Jeff Falk, associate director of national media relations at Rice, at jfalk@rice.edu or 713-348-6775.The views expressed in these papers are those of the individual author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.Follow the Baker Institute via Twitter @BakerInstitute.Follow Rice News and Media Relations via Twitter @RiceUNews.Founded in 1993, Rice University’s Baker Institute ranks among the top five university-affiliated think tanks in the world. As a premier nonpartisan think tank, the institute conducts research on domestic and foreign policy issues with the goal of bridging the gap between the theory and practice of public policy. The institute’s strong track record of achievement reflects the work of its endowed fellows, Rice University faculty scholars and staff, coupled with its outreach to the Rice student body through fellow-taught classes — including a public policy course — and student leadership and internship programs. Learn more about the institute at www.bakerinstitute.org or on the institute’s blog, http://blogs.chron.com/bakerblog. 
2017 New York Philharmonic Global Academy fellows Return to article. Long Description2018 New York Philharmonic Global Academy fellows. Submitted photos.The students selected were from the string studios of the Shepherd School: Chloe Yeseul Gam (violin), Andrew Keller (bass), Andrew Laven (cello), Samuel Pedersen (viola), Erica Schwartz (viola) and Siyu Zhang (violin).They will travel to New York in April to participate in a week of immersive activities in New York as Zarin Mehta Fellows. They will train and play alongside Philharmonic musicians under the direction of Manfred Honeck, participate in mock auditions, have individual lessons and chamber music sessions coached by Philharmonic musicians and participate in the Philharmonic’s educational programs. The program will culminate in a private chamber music concert featuring the fellows alongside Philharmonic musicians.Auditions were held at the Shepherd School by Philharmonic acting principal, second violin group, Lisa Kim, violist Vivek Kamath, cellist Patrick Jee and bassist Satoshi Okamoto — all of whom also played with and coached a Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra rehearsal during their visit to the Shepherd School Nov. 26-28.About the 2018 Zarin Mehta FellowsViolinist Chloe Yeseul Gam, 26, was born in Daegu, South Korea, and is a first-year master’s student of Cho-Liang Lin, a Shepherd School professor of violin. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Keimyung-Chopin Academy of Music, where she studied with Chi Sang Park and Mihseon Bahk. She also attended the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where she studied with former Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow. In 2015 Gam toured as a member of Kahlo String Quartet and participated in the Franco-American Music Festival in France. She was also appointed as a young artist in residence at Da Camera Society in Los Angeles. She participated in Casalmaggiore International Music Festival in Italy; Thy Chamber Music Festival in Denmark, where she performed with Berlin Philharmonic principal viola Máté Szűcs; and the Music Academy of the West, where she was coached by the Takács Quartet. She was recently selected as a 2016-17 apprentice at the National Art Centre Orchestra in Canada.Bassist Andrew Keller, 25, grew up in Plymouth, Minn., and is a second-year master’s student of Timothy Pitts, a Shepherd School professor of double bass. He is the recipient of the John Tsung-Chen Chao Scholarship. Keller holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University (IU), where his principal teachers were Larry Hurst and Kurt Muroki. As a member of the IU chamber orchestra, he traveled to Seoul, South Korea, where he performed in the Seoul Arts Center. He is currently a finalist with the New World Symphony, with whom he has performed on several occasions. He is also a substitute bassist with the Houston Symphony and the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, and he has performed with other Houston-based groups such as KINETIC and the “Hear&Now” contemporary chamber ensemble. A two-time fellowship student of Albert Laszlo at the Aspen Music Festival and School, he has performed with the Aspen Festival Orchestra and the Aspen Chamber Symphony.Cellist Andrew Laven, 22, was raised in Boston and is a first-year master’s student of Desmond Hoebig, a Shepherd School professor of cello. Laven graduated in May from the Eastman School of Music, where he received a bachelor’s degree with a performance certificate from the studio of Steven Doane and Rosemary Elliott. While at Eastman, he was active in chamber music and participated in master classes for Peter Serkin and Peter Oundjian and the Ying, Brentano, Jerusalem and Dover string quartets. He was also a member of chamber groups that were selected to perform in Eastman’s Honors Chamber Music Concert every semester from 2014 to 2017. Rotated as principal cello of the Eastman Philharmonia, Laven was also a substitute cellist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the New World Symphony. During the 2016-17 season, he was a member of the Glens Falls Symphony. For the past three summers he was a fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center. In summer 2017 Laven worked with Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax in preparation for a performance of Brahms’s Piano Trio in C Major. This past summer he was also the recipient of the Karl Zeise Memorial Cello Award from the Tanglewood Music Center.Violist Samuel Pedersen, 23, was raised in Batavia, Ill., and is a second-year master’s student studying with Ivo-Jan van der Werff, a Shepherd School professor of viola. Pedersen graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in 2016 from DePaul University, where he studied with Rami Solomonow and was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2013 to 2016. His other mentors include Lawrence Neuman and Joan DerHovsepian. Pedersen currently serves as a substitute violist with the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra. This summer he will return to the Tanglewood Music Center to join the New Fromm Players, a program focusing on contemporary string quartet repertoire. He has also attended the Madeline Island Chamber Music Fellowship Quartet Program, the National Repertory Orchestra and the Bowdoin International Music Festival.Violist Erica Schwartz, 23, was raised in Albany, N.Y., and is a first-year master’s student of van der Werff. An active orchestral musician, she has performed with the Portsmouth Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and the New England Conservatory Philharmonia. Schwartz currently serves as principal viola of the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, with highlights including performances of the solo viola in Richard Strauss’s “Don Quixote.” She has given solo and chamber performances in venues such as the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, Ozawa Hall and the National Opera Center in New York City. Schwartz has appeared at festivals such as the Tanglewood Music Center, Spoleto USA, Kneisel Hall and the Banff Centre Chamber Music Residency. Schwartz has held several arts administrative positions, including interning at Make Music Boston and the Handel and Haydn Society. She holds a bachelor of music degree from the New England Conservatory, where her primary teachers included Roger Tapping Dimitri Murrath and Kim Kashkashian for chamber music studies. She also has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Tufts University.Violinist Siyu Zhang, 24, was born in Changchun, China, and is a second-year master’s student of Kathleen Winkler, the Shepherd School’s Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Classical Violin and co-chair of strings. Zhang began violin studies at age 5 with Liu Yi. A graduate of the middle school associated with Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music, she continued her studies as a full scholarship student at the Manhattan School of Music. The second prizewinner of the 2009 Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Italy, Zhang has performed in many cities throughout China, including Beijing, Harbin and Dalian, and appeared on Chinese television. She has participated in numerous music festivals, including the Music Academy of the West, Spoleto Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, Texas Music Festival and Pacific Music Festival. She currently serves as a substitute player with the New World Symphony.-30-This news release can be found online at http://news.rice.edu.Follow Rice News and Media Relations via Twitter @RiceUNews.Related materials:Shepherd School of Music website: https://music.rice.edu/New York Philharmonic website: https://nyphil.org/Located on a 300-acre forested campus in Houston, Rice University is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has highly respected schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy. With 3,879 undergraduates and 2,861 graduate students, Rice’s undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is ranked No. 1 for quality of life and for lots of race/class interaction and No. 2 for happiest students by the Princeton Review. Rice is also rated as a best value among private universities by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. To read “What they’re saying about Rice,” go to http://tinyurl.com/RiceUniversityoverview.If you do not wish to receive news releases from Rice University, reply to this email and write “unsubscribe” in the subject line. Office of News and Media Relations – MS 300, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005 Rice University logo Rice UniversityOffice of Public Affairs / News & Media RelationsNEWS RELEASERice University contact: Amy McCaig713-348-6777amym@rice.eduNew York Philharmonic contact: Katherine Johnson212-875-5718johnsonk@nyphil.orgRice musicians selected for New York Philharmonic fellowship programHOUSTON — (Dec. 13, 2017) — Six Rice University graduate students have been selected to participate in the New York Philharmonic Global Academy Fellowship Program, part of the New York Philharmonic Global Academy partnership launched in fall 2015 between Rice’s Shepherd School of Music and the New York Philharmonic. Share1 Return to article. Long Description AddThis
Haas Gender Inequality Addressed By ‘Manbassadors’ About the AuthorJonathan PfefferJonathan Pfeffer joined the Clear Admit and MetroMBA teams in 2015 after spending several years as an arts/culture writer, editor, and radio producer. In addition to his role as contributing writer at MetroMBA and contributing editor at Clear Admit, he is co-founder and lead producer of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast. He holds a BA in Film/Video, Ethnomusicology, and Media Studies from Oberlin College.View more posts by Jonathan Pfeffer Related Haas-Berkeley recently profiled the Manbassadors, a student organization that provides men with tools to “better support their female friends, girlfriends, wives and daughters when they’re no longer blind to how women often have to deal with unfair situations.” Dean Richard Lyons will present a “Question the Status Quo” award to Manbassadors Founder Patrick Ford ’17.Ford explains that a “Manbassador” is a “male ally who works to end gender discrimination by supporting and being an advocate for women.” He explains the impetus of the organization: “There’s a growing awareness of how significantly unconscious bias affects our behavior.” Male students fill out the manbassador commitment pledge and check boxes for each commitment they’re willing to make. Ford says, “The most committed members plan events, write short educational emails and evaluate and improve the program as a whole.” One commitment could be to “consciously check my thoughts and actions as I work with and lead gender-diverse teams” while another could be to have “private conversations with male professors when women in class have concerns about potentially sexist materials.”Two Manbassador initiatives include Guy Talk sessions, which “provide structured time for guys to learn more about women’s experiences and to engage in conversations about gender equity,” and Interview a Woman lunch sessions, where men “interviewed women about their experiences as women drawing questions from handouts that Ford provided.While the Manbassadors program has had a tangible impact on Haas men, female classmates have also responded positively, including one who wrote, “For me, the existence of our manbassadors program was significant because gender dynamics are not just seen as a ‘woman’s problem,’ but as an issue both men and women need to address together.”Ford concludes, “Almost all the top U.S. business schools have a manbassador program (though not all of them call it that) in some stage of development. Many graduates will be going into high-level roles at Fortune 500s and a wide range of enterprises around the world. They can have a huge impact where they work.”
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regions: Atlanta / Baltimore / Boston / Chicago / Dallas / Denver / Houston / London / Los Angeles / Miami / New York City / Online / Philadelphia / Research Triangle / San Diego / San Francisco / Seattle / Toronto / Washington, DC Last Updated Nov 27, 2017 by Metro MBAFacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Last week was marked by Round 1 decision releases from a couple of the schools covered on MetroMBA and Clear Admit, and in the coming weeks, many of the remaining schools are scheduled to release R1 decisions. Clear Admit’s MBA LiveWire has captured a lot of this news, including quite a few candidates recently reporting that they’ve been waitlisted at places like London Business School and INSEAD.For better or for worse, waitlisting is rather popular with top schools in the first round of admissions. As such, we’re devoting this week’s admissions tip to guidance for candidates who find themselves placed on a waitlist. Before we get to that, let’s look first at why schools use a waitlist.Why Schools Use the WaitlistFirst and foremost, while schools now know the quality of their Round 1 pool, they don’t yet know how strong the remainder of their applicants for this admissions season will prove, nor can they predict how many of the candidates admitted as part of Round 1 will ultimately enroll. Simply put, the waitlist helps schools manage these unknowns to arrive at the strongest possible class come fall. Some schools will “under admit” Round 1 candidates in case there is a flood of quality applicants in Round 2 or a higher yield of Round 1 candidates than predicted. The goal of the school is, after all, to admit the best overall class, regardless of when someone applies. They also do not want to over admit during an early round, which will limit their opportunities to admit strong candidates later, thus the push to “under admit,” and place significant quantities of candidates on the waitlist who may very well gain admission in later rounds. Chicago Booth explains this well on their web-site: “The waitlist at Chicago Booth is used to gauge the pool of candidates in a subsequent round before offering a final decision to those candidates placed on the waitlist.”Schools also can learn, by placing a candidate on the waitlist, how committed he or she is to attending the school. There is signal value in how a candidate responds to the waitlist decision. Some candidates placed on a waitlist receive offers at other schools they would prefer to attend, in which case they will opt out. Others remain convinced that the school that has waitlisted them is their best choice and will hold out to see if they can ultimately gain admission.As well, if you are waitlisted, we’ve outlined some more advice we feel will help you on the way to earning an MBA.Five Tips for Making the Best of the WaitlistIf you find yourself on the waitlist, don’t lose hope. Top programs admit a fair number of individuals from the waitlist in Round 2 and even later. That said, we know that cautious optimism does not make the wait for an answer any easier. To help those in this situation make sure that they’re doing all they can, we do have a few strategic waitlist tips:Know—and follow—the rules. Schools vary in their stances when it comes to interaction with those on the waitlist; some shun communication from applicants and even go so far as to discourage on-the-record campus visits, whereas others welcome correspondence and assign an admissions office liaison to serve the needs of waitlisted candidates.We know that the natural impulse is to update the adcom that recent promotion or the final grade from that accounting class you took to bolster your academic profile. At first blush, a short letter or quick call to communicate this kind of update might seem harmless. But no matter how exciting the piece of news you want to share may be, ignoring the adcom’s instructions is ultimately going to reflect badly on you. Though policies discouraging communication from waitlisted candidates may seem frustrating or unfair, it’s important to respect and abide by the preferences of each school.Communicate if you can. For those programs that do permit or encourage contact from waitlisters—Booth, for example, has traditionally invited waitlisted candidates to submit an additional 300-word essay—it is important to provide an update. In addition to the obvious news items mentioned above, it’s beneficial to read over your essays and reflect on whether there is some piece of your background or interests that you haven’t gotten across yet. Taking the time to write about your relevant recent experiences, positive developments in your candidacy and ways that you’ve enhanced your understanding of the program is a nice sign of your interest in the school and a good strategy for telegraphing your commitment to attending. It is, of course, also in your interest to make sure that the adcom has the most up-to-date information so that it can make an informed decision the next time your file comes up for evaluation.Keep in touch.Don’t disappear after an initial note to the adcom or phone call to your waitlist manager (if applicable). If you have plans to be on or near campus, for instance, send a quick email to alert your waitlist manager (or whoever you may have interacted with on the adcom) to this fact. In many cases, you’ll find that the adcom will even invite you to stop by for a friendly chat about your candidacy—something that can go a long way towards helping your case. Beyond a visit, sending a brief update every few weeks or so is another way to reaffirm your interest in the school and keep you fresh in the minds of the adcom—something that could work to your advantage in a discussion of which candidates to admit from the waitlist. In all cases, it is important to remember that there is a fine line between persistence and pestering, so use good judgment!Letters of support.If, during the admissions process, you have interacted with students or alumni of the program, it may be worth reaching back out to these individuals and updating them on your status. Assuming you have made a positive impression during the admissions cycle, they may be willing to provide an additional letter of support for your candidacy at this stage of the process.Have a contingency plan.While it’s important to be consistent and enthusiastic when waitlisted and communicate with staff at your target program, it’s also wise to have a backup plan. With the Round 2 deadlines for several top programs a little over a month away, there’s still time to put together a solid application to another school. Even if you’re waitlisted at the school of your dreams and intend to reapply if not admitted, it’s also never too early to start thinking about the coming year and what steps you might take to enhance your candidacy before next fall.Good luck to everyone waiting to receive decisions over the next few weeks!This article has been edited and republished with permissions from Clear Admit. Admissions Tip: The Waitlist
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