Go Big Network’s Startup Job
July 31, 2008
Go Big Network’s Startup Job
For any start up companies, investors, advisors, job seekers and service providers finding the place or market that will complete their need each other is not easy. Sometimes we will only had a chance if we know the right person in the field. That is what the Go Big Network tries to solve. In the website at gobignetwork.com you will find out that this company provides an on-line marketplace that
Prosody: Post Doc, University of Lisbon/Center of Linguistics, Portugal
July 31, 2008
Prosody: Post Doc, University of Lisbon/Center of Linguistics, Portugal
University or Organization: University of Lisbon/Center of Linguistics
Job Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Web Address: http://www.clul. ul.pt/
Job Rank: Post Doc
Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology; Prosody
Description:
The Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon is broadly based, interdisciplinary and internationally oriented. The faculty offers courses and conducts research in languages and cultures of Western, Central,Eastern and Southern Europe, history, archaeology, art history, performative and visual arts, literature, philosophy, communication, translation and media studies, as well as African and Asian studies.
Graduate courses are strongly interweaved with research centres, and graduate students amount to one third of the Faculty students. The Centre of Linguistics (CLUL) is committed to theoretical, theoretically oriented, descriptive and experimental research leading to novel (gap-filling) contributions to linguistic analysis, as well to making available to the scientific community new language resources such as corpora, databases and tools that may significantly contribute to linguistic and multidisciplinary research. Understanding language variation has been a long-standing objective within CLUL. However, the study of language variation has only very recently targeted prosodic variation, both within CLUL and elsewhere.
The inspection of the prosodic properties of local varieties of European Portuguese is thus largely to be done. Therefore, questions like how the organization of speech into chunks varies across Portugal, what intonation patterns are used in the different regions, or whether speech rhythm contributes to regional varieties remain to be answered. Research on prosodic variation is of central interest to language typologies, to grammatical studies (syntax-prosody and morphology-prosody interfaces), to speech and language processing, to language development, to language pathology, or to speech technologies. CLUL is engaged in developing this area of research, by addressing prosodic variation within a program of international scope that proposes a system for prosodic transcription and labeling of speech corpora, together with a set of methodological procedures that enable cross-linguistic work on prosodic variation in language.
CLUL offers a postdoc position in Phonology, Phonetics and Language Variation. The researcher will set up a project conducing to an Interactive Atlas of European Portuguese Prosody and Intonation, freely accessed online. Data collection for prosody and intonation survey will follow the procedures established in recent similar projects for other European languages (such as British English or Catalan). Data processing will make available new resources for further in-depth studies of Portuguese prosody and related applications. The researcher will be actively collaborating with the members of the research team committed to the study of prosody, and involved in the supervision of Masters and PhD students.
Applicants should have a strong commitment to internationally- recognized research and demonstrated capacities as an independent researcher, especially in the form of journal publications. The successful candidate should have a background in the phonetics and phonology of prosody. Experience with tonal labeling (ToBI) is welcome. Some knowledge of Portuguese is desirable, but not required.
Applications should include a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae, copies of degree certificates, copy of an identification document, a minimum of two letters of recommendation or two contacts of qualified specialists who may recommend the candidate. Please send two publications plus PhD dissertation. E-mail applications should be sent in PDF, DOC or RTF format.
Application Deadline: 08-Sep-2008
Mailing Address for Applications:
Centro de Linguística Universidade de Lisboa
Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 2
Lisboa 1649-003
Portugal
Email Address for Applications: directiva@clul. ul.pt
Contact Information:
Sonia Frota
Email: sonia.frota@ mail.telelpac. pt
Editorial cartoon – ‘The Issues’
July 31, 2008
Editorial cartoon – ‘The Issues’
Obama Camp Blasts Rapper for Anti-Hillary, Anti-McCain Tune – FOXNews
July 31, 2008
Obama Camp Blasts Rapper for Anti-Hillary, Anti-McCain Tune – FOXNews Obama Camp Blasts Rapper for Anti-Hillary, Anti-McCain Tune
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by AP CHICAGO – Barack Obama’s presidential campaign says a new pro-Obama rhyme by the rapper Ludacris is “outrageously offensive.
Ludacris Provides Obama With More Unwelcome Help
Barack Obama Rebuffs Ludacris Rap Endorsement
Lowe excited for reunion with Manny – MLB.com Lowe excited for reunion with Manny
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By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com LOS ANGELES — Hours before taking the mound for his showdown with the Diamondbacks, Dodgers starter Derek Lowe learned he was being reunited with former Red Sox teammate Manny Ramirez.
Red Sox took a calculated risk
Trade deadline had some winner … and losers – MLB
McCain Camp Says Obama Plays ‘Race Card’ – New York Times McCain Camp Says Obama Plays ‘Race Card’
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By MICHAEL COOPER and MICHAEL POWELL ORLANDO, Fla. – Senator John McCain’s campaign accused Senator Barack Obama on Thursday of playing “the race card,” citing his remarks that Republicans would try to scare voters by pointing out he “doesn’t look like …
Too Fit to Be President?
Obama and McCain trade old-school political jabs
Two Pills Do the Work of Exercise – Wall Street Journal Two Pills Do the Work of Exercise
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By MARK SCHOOFS and RON WINSLOW That's how researchers are describing two drugs that apparently mimic the effects of physical exercise on the body, raising prospects of new treatments against diseases, new ways to cheat at sports, …
Exercise pills 'increase stamina'
Drugs Offer Promise of Fitness Without Effort
Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, US Officials Say – New York Times
July 31, 2008
Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, US Officials Say – New York Times Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, US Officials Say
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By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON – American intelligence agencies have concluded that members of Pakistan’s powerful spy service helped plan the deadly July 7 bombing of India’s embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to United States …
Mortar kills family of 7 in Pakistan's Swat valley
Pakistani Defense Minister: US Mistrusts Pakistani Intelligence
Celebs urge legal curbs on aggressive paparazzi – The Associated Press Celebs urge legal curbs on aggressive paparazzi
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – The police chief says Britney's been behaving herself, Lindsay may be distracted by love and Paris is – "thank God," in his words – out of town.
LA officials at odds over reining in paparazzi
LAPD Chief: "Gay" LiLo, Clothed Brit, Behaving Paris Keep …
Thousands laid off in California – BBC News Thousands laid off in California
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has moved to end a budget crisis by sacking 22000 state workers and ordering pay cuts for 200000.
Video: Schwarzenegger Signs Order Cutting Jobs
Two Pills Do the Work of Exercise – Wall Street Journal Two Pills Do the Work of Exercise
Wall Street Journal
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By MARK SCHOOFS and RON WINSLOW That's how researchers are describing two drugs that apparently mimic the effects of physical exercise on the body, raising prospects of new treatments against diseases, new ways to cheat at sports, …
Exercise pills 'increase stamina'
Drugs Offer Promise of Fitness Without Effort
ExxonMobil profit, $11.7B, sets another U.S. record – USA Today
July 31, 2008
ExxonMobil profit, $11.7B, sets another U.S. record – USA Today
HOUSTON — ExxonMobil reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results fell well short of Wall Street expectations and shares fell in premarket trading. The world’s largest publicly traded oil company said its
Jul 31, 11:58 AM EDT – Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices pulled back Thursday, retreating from the previous day’s big rally, as disappointing data on the U.S. economy signaled further cutbacks in energy demand for the world’s thirstiest oil consumer. Light, sweet crude for September delivery fell $2.81 to $123.96 a barrel in
Portable XVEL Image Cut 1.5
July 30, 2008
Portable XVEL Image Cut 1.5
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Alpha Software reaches Redmond Mag
We’re very excited about what Ed Scannel wrote about Alpha Software in RedmondMag today. Ed is one of those industry IT journalists whose byline is known throughout the industry. In today’s article, he gives a quick, yet surprisingly thorough, view of Alpha Software, from inception to our latest release of Alpha Platinum. Have a look!
2009 Mexican Government Scholarship for Foreigners
July 29, 2008
2009 Mexican Government Scholarship for Foreigners
Scholarship Description
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico has officially opened its Call of Scholarships to receive applications from Non-Mexican citizens interested in applying for any of the following types of activities for the calendar year 2009: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree, medical Specialization; Research Fellowships; Post-doctoral Study; Visiting Professors; Specialization; Artistic Fellowships; Expert Conferences; Research on Mexican Studies; Research on the Mexican Revolution; Research on the Mexican Independence. Please refer to PDF for further details. Other information websites about Mexican educational institutions are: www.anuies.mx; www.conacyt. mx; and www.edumexico. org.
Availability
This scholarship is offered to an unspecified number of people. Open for applications until August 7, 2008.
Payment Information
The value of this scholarship is unspecified (total may vary). This award is to be used for research. This scholarship is paid unspecified.
Research Information
This scholarship is for any field of research.
Application Details
You can download a PDF with more information about about the scholarship here. Terms and conditions are subject to change.
Web Address: http://becas. sre.gob.mx
SPARC Webcast: The Right to Research: Engaging Students on the Topic of Access to Research
“Today’s students have come of age in the Internet era. Access to knowledge is the norm for them, rather than the exception. Students recognize how the lack of access is detrimental to research and education, and how the subscription-only model can conflict with the ethic of the academy, which is to share knowledge with everyone. I hope this guide will engage students and help them become more active participants in the campus conversation.”
(Gavin Baker, author of The Right to Research) / [http://www.arl.org/sparc/students/]
The Right to Research: Engaging Students on the Topic of Access to Research
August 6, 2008 / Wednesday / 1:00PM – 2:30PM (Eastern)
With: Gavin Baker, Graduate, University of Florida and SPARC Outreach Fellow ; Nelson Pavlosky, Law Student, George Mason University, and SPARC Summer Intern ; Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC.
Moderator: Jennifer McLennan, Director of Communications, SPARC
Today’s college students – both undergraduate and graduate –possess tremendous potential for shaping the future of scholarly exchange. Appreciating student perspectives on information sharing and access to research can help to advance library outreach programs. In partnership with student leaders, SPARC has developed The Right to Research – a campaign that encourages student engagement and provides a suite of materials to help libraries connect with students on the topic of access to research. The goal of The Right to Research is to explore ways that libraries and students might advance new opportunities to work together in creating a more open system of scholarly communication.
Please join us for the latest installment in The Right to Research campaign. At this online event, student leaders Gavin Baker and Nelson Pavlosky will lead a discussion on: why working with students is critical to advancing the discussing of access to research; how to effectively engage students on campus and what resources are available; and specific actions to take next semester – including an announcement of our next nationwide on-campus event to raise awareness.
This invitation is open to SPARC members and other libraries only. You’ll need access to a phone and a Web browser to participate. Access details will be sent to registrants. Limited to 100 participants. Register by end of day, Friday, August 1, 2008 at [http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/event_registration.shtml]
Questions and comments may be directed to Jennifer McLennan (jennifer@arl.org).
Source [http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/08-0722.shtml]
Experimental Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Lisbon/Center of Linguistics, Portugal
July 29, 2008
Experimental Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Lisbon/Center of Linguistics, Portugal
University or Organization: University of Lisbon/Center of Linguistics
Job Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Web Address: http://www.clul. ul.pt/
Job Rank: Post Doc
Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Experimental Linguistics
Description:
The Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon is broadly based, interdisciplinary and internationally oriented. The faculty offers courses and conducts research in languages and cultures of Western, Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, history, archaeology, art history, performative and visual arts, literature, philosophy, communication, translation and media studies, as well as African and Asian studies.
Graduate courses are strongly interweaved with research centres, and graduate students amount to one third of the Faculty students. The Centre of Linguistics (CLUL) is committed to theoretical, theoretically oriented, descriptive and experimental research leading to novel (gap-filling) contributions to linguistic analysis, targeting both adult and child grammars, as well as language processing. Presently, the Centre includes a Psycholinguists Lab and a Phonetics Lab, and several lines of research within Experimental Linguistics are being developed. In particular, the integration of research in theoretical and experimental linguistics is a central objective for present and future research, which necessarily calls for the strengthening of the research team in the area of Experimental Linguistics. This strengthening is crucial to several developing lines of research and research projects, namely within speech and language processing and the interface between syntax, phonology and language processing. Among the research questions being pursued, we highlight the following: the role of frequency and grammar in online lexical access/word detection; implicit prosody, syntax and language processing; early language development (word segmentation, phonology, syntax) approached namely via perception studies with infants and babies.
CLUL thus offers a postdoc position in Experimental Linguistics. The researcher will set up and test hypotheses addressing the questions mentioned above, among others of interest to the research team.
Experimental methods may include word spotting, lexical decision, eye-tracking, distributional learning, head-turn preference procedure.
Another important aim is the development and advancement of experimental techniques to be used in current lines of research and new projects. The researcher will be actively collaborating with current research projects, and involved in the supervision of Masters and PhD students, as well as in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of research data. It is also expected that the researcher will set up a project in the areas of interest just described, thus contributing to the central objectives of the team.
Applicants should have a strong commitment to internationally- recognized research and demonstrated capacities as an independent researcher, especially in the form of journal publications. The successful candidate should have a background in an experimental linguistic discipline, such as psycholinguistics, speech perception, language development, or experimental phonology. Some knowledge of Portuguese is desirable, but not required.
Applications should include (i) a letter of motivation, (ii) a curriculum vitae, (iii) copies of degree certificates, (iv) copy of an identification document, and (v) a minimum of two letters of recommendation or two contacts of qualified specialists who may recommend the candidate. Please send two publications plus PhD dissertation.
E-mail applications should be sent in PDF, DOC or RTF format, and should specify the candidate’s name and the job reference number in the message as well as in the subject field.
Application Deadline: 08-Sep-2008
Mailing Address for Applications:
Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa
Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 2
Lisboa 1649-003
Portugal
Email Address for Applications: directiva@clul. ul.pt
Contact Information:
Sonia Frota
Email: sonia.frota@ mail.telelpac. pt
3 Dissertation research grants, IWT, University of Bielefeld
3 Dissertation research grants, IWT, University of Bielefeld
The Graduate College “Entering the knowledge society” at IWT, University of Bielefeld, Germany, now offers three dissertation research grants (current value € 1,000 plus a materials supplement). The Graduate College is jointly funded by the German Research Foundation and the State of Northrhine-Westphal ia and is housed in the Institute for Science and Technology Studies (IWT). Researchers from the sociology of science and technology, the philosophy and history of science and law participate in the Institue.
Science bears the stamp of modern society with respect on new epistemic and institutional features, which have repercussions for other sectors of society. The starting points of these transformations include, e.g.:
- Linkage of science and society in economy, law or media;
- disciplinary structure and institutional diversification;
- scientific practice (theory, model, simulation, experiment); and
- relationships between science and social values
Successful applicants are expected to make their homes in Bielefeld for the duration of their grants.
Interested applicants from the history, theory and sociology of science or other related disciplines are asked to submit their applications asap, but not later than 07. September 2008.
Applications should be addressed in electronic form (as .pdf-files) to Professor Weingart, email: gk@iwt.uni-bielefel d
They should contain a discursive curriculum vitae (not in tabular form) and the usual certifications, plus a statement of scientific interests, a brief description of the project proposed and how it fits in with the research focus of the Graduate College (about 5-10 A4-size pages).
For more information on the Graduate College visit http://www.uni- bielefeld. de/iwt/gk/ .
Alexandra Wiebke
Coordination
DFG Research Training Group 724
“Entering the Knowledge Society”
Institute for Science and Technology Studies (IWT) University of Bielefeld
P.O. Box 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Germany
UHG U6-218
Fon: +49 (0)521 106 4646
Fax: +49 (0)521 106 6418
Web: http://www.uni- bielefeld. de/iwt/gk/
Ramirez might agree to trade, sees it as unlikely – Gloucester Daily Times
July 29, 2008
Ramirez might agree to trade, sees it as unlikely – Gloucester Daily Times
BOSTON — Manny Ramirez is “tired” of the Boston Red Sox and would agree to a trade that would make both him and the team happy. But he doesn’t think it will happen and Boston, battling for a playoff spot, needs the production of their cleanup hitter despite its oft-contentious relationship with
Shooting suspect hated liberals – USA Today
The man accused of shooting and killing two people in a Knoxville church Sunday wrote that he hated liberals and was bitter he couldn’t find a job, police said Monday. Authorities added he may also have been angry about possibly losing his food stamps. Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen said
