Johan Santana No-Hitter: Mets Pitcher Throws First No-Hit Game In Franchise History (VIDEO)

Johan Santana has thrown the first no-hitter in the history of the New York Mets. The 33-year-old ace of the Mets' staff went the distance against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field without surrendering a hit in an 8-0 win.

Through eight innings, Santana had thrown 122 pitches while striking out seven and walking five. He faced the heart of the Cardinals' order in the top of the ninth, retiring Matt Holiday, Allen Craig and David Freese to make history in Queens. All told, he threw 134 pitches. The final pitch of the game was yet another signature change-up from the two-time Cy Young winner that Freese swung over.

Speaking with Kevin Burkhardt of SNY on the field after the final out, the first word uttered by Santana was "amazing." For a franchise described lovingly as "Amazin" even if the results were intermittently anything but, it was a choice of words as spot on as his final pitch.

"Amazing. I mean, coming in to this season, I was just hoping to come back. You know? And [to] stay healthy and help this team. And now, I'm in this situation in the greatest city for baseball," said Santana before addressing the fans at Citi Field. "I'm very happy and happy for you guys. Finally! The first one!."

Asked about the final strikeout, Santana said it was "the greatest feeling ever."

There were tens of thousands of fans in Queens and potentially millions more at home (and on Twitter) who felt the same way. The franchise had previously played 8,019 games -- stretching back to April 11, 1962 when Casey Stengel gave the ball to Roger Craig for the first game in club history -- without adding a no-no to its resume.

Entering the season, Santana's future was uncertain. Before the team's season opener, Santana had not appeared since Sept. 2010 and had undergone serious shoulder surgery.

The visiting Cardinals, on the other hand, entered the season as the defending World Series champions. Despite losing cornerstone hitter Albert Pujols via free agency, the Cardinals arrived in New York with the highest team batting average and home run total in the National League.

The historic result depended on a few critical plays in the field as well as one potential umpiring blunder. In the seventh inning, outfielder Mike Baxter made a spectacular catch as he ran into the wall. More controversially, Santana appeared to get the benefit of an incorrect ruling a fair ball to be foul during the sixth inning when former Mets star Carlos Beltran appeared to rifle a ball fair up the third-base line.

"It was tough because it happened so quick," Santana told reporters after the game when asked about the play. "I wasn't able to see anything. They just called it "foul" and I just stayed with it. There are times when one play makes the whole difference, when one call makes the whole difference. And if that was the case tonight then that was the call."

That the key play that went the Mets way involved Beltran added another layer of intrigue to the night as his relationship with the fans was never as steady as his performance while with the team. The low point of Beltran's six plus seasons came against the Cardinals in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS in Queens when St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright froze him on a nasty curve ball to end the game. Coincidentally, Wainwright was opposing Santana on Friday. Thanks to the call by third base umpire Adrian Johnson those fans won't #BlameBeltran after this historic night.

The 8-0 win lifted the upstart 2012 Mets to 29-23 on the season under manager Terry Collins, who will be nervously watching Santana in the coming days to see if the heavy workload takes a toll. Lucas Duda and Daniel Murphy did the heavy lifting for the Mets' offense, with four and three RBI respectively.

From Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan to Doc Gooden and David Cone, the Mets have sent some of the most dominant pitchers in MLB history to the mound during more than fifty years in New York but until Friday night the club never had a pitcher toss a no-no.

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In California, it's Big Tobacco vs Lance Armstrong

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Fabled as a mecca for the health-conscious and fitness-obsessed, California is also one of only a few states that has not hiked its cigarette taxes in the last decade, meaning it is less expensive to light up in Los Angeles and San Francisco than in many other places in the country.

The tobacco industry wants to keep it that way.

It has amassed nearly $50 million to kill an initiative before California voters that has been championed by cycling star Lance Armstrong and supported by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has donated $500,000 to its campaign.

Marlboro-maker Altria Group Inc., RJ Reynolds and other tobacco heavyweights have spent their millions on a media blitz to snuff out Proposition 29, which would slap an additional $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to fund cancer research.

If the tax passes, California would still have only the 16th highest tax rate in the nation, at $1.87 per pack. But tobacco companies and their allies say that voter approval of an extra tax in the nation's largest cigarette market would crush owners of small businesses and spark anti-smoking measures elsewhere.

They say the measure on Tuesday's primary ballot is flawed and would create a giant, unaccountable bureaucracy.

"We all know that Big Tobacco has poured tens of millions in this campaign saying, 'Don't tax us any more,'" said Armstrong, who beat testicular cancer that had spread to his brain and lungs more than a decade ago. "But the fact of the matter is the product they sell leads to about $9 billion a year in health care costs for California. I think if this passes, other states will follow."

Its passage is uncertain.

The Public Policy Institute of California found that support for the initiative dropped from 67 percent in March to 53 percent by late May, reflecting the blizzard of radio and TV ads from the tobacco industry.

A statewide Field Poll released Thursday found that 50 percent of likely voters said they will vote yes on the measure, with 42 percent voting no and 8 percent undecided.

As the primary approaches, Armstrong and other smoking foes, including Bloomberg and Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, are pouring in their own money to counter the industry.

Bloomberg has banned smoking in New York City bars and parks during his decade in office.

"California is a particularly important state, and it's very visible on this issue," he said in a telephone interview. "A lot of people there will die unless we do something to stop Big Tobacco."

The $12.3 million anti-smoking groups have raised comes to about one-fourth of the $46.8 million war chest built by the major tobacco companies. The anti-tax contributions exceed those of any other federal independent expenditure committee except the "Restore Our Future" super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to recent campaign finance figures.

Smoking is not as common in California, the nation's most populous state, as it is in other pockets of the country. Smoking rates are among the nation's lowest in California, at 12.1 percent, and highest in Kentucky, at 24.8 percent, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in 2010.

Still, California represents a huge market for the tobacco industry. Smokers in the state bought about 970 million packs of cigarettes ? spending approximately $5.2 billion ? in fiscal year 2010, the most recent year for which national figures are available. Some of that money went to an existing tobacco tax, which sends 25 cents from each pack purchased to fund anti-smoking programs, provide health care services to the poor and fund tobacco-related research.

That helped reduce tobacco sales. In the 15 years after it went into effect in 1988, the industry lost $9.2 billion in pre-tax sales, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco's Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education.

Then, in 2006, tobacco companies spent $66 million to defeat a previous measure that would have created an extra $2.60-per-pack tax.

So far, the opposition campaign has centered its messaging on the state's budget mess, calling the California Cancer Research Act a folly that will force taxpayers to support a group of political appointees who will send research money out of state. Opponents also have said it could end up raising millions of dollars yet produce little research that develops new cancer treatments, charges the measure's supporters say are baseless.

"The tobacco companies realize that we have a like mind in opposing both tax burdens and policies that create a business-unfriendly environment," said Joel Fox, president of the Los Angeles-based Small Business Action Committee, which he said has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from tobacco companies to support anti-tax policies in the last decade. "It's the first domino of potentially taxing all kinds of products."

The nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst's Office says Proposition 29 would generate about $735 million a year in revenue if approved.

The anti-tax campaign has been quick on the ground, launching radio and TV commercials a month and a half ago.

Armstrong and his coalition, including the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Heart Association and California Medical Association, were too poor to mount an early advertising campaign, he said.

Aside from Armstrong, who visited with young patients during an event at a Los Angeles children's hospital earlier this month, the measure has not attracted much celebrity support. Laura Ziskin, a Hollywood producer celebrated for the "Spider-Man" movie franchise, was on the initiative's campaign board until she died last year of breast cancer.

Even so, in the final days before the primary, the battle over Proposition 29 is arguably the most high-profile campaign in an election season that has failed to generate much enthusiasm.

"The supporters and opponents wouldn't spend these millions of dollars if these commercials weren't persuading voters," said Daniel Newman, president of MapLight, a nonpartisan group that analyzes money's role in politics. "When one side has a specific financial interest, they are going to spend much more because they get such a high return on investment."

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How many people in your workplace use distinctive words when speaking or writing? Here?s a wild guess: damn few, if any. That I?m sure is the case even if you earn your keep in an exceptional workplace.

That?s because we all speak in common phrases and clich?s ? not to mention that dreadful industry parlance. When it comes to communication, people resemble parrots. We walk around repeating the same tired words and phrases. One person?s PowerPoint presentation or white paper is very much interchangeable with just about anybody else?s.

But Why is this the Case?

There are at least three prominent reasons.

1)Clich?s and common phrases are easily understood and ? the best ones ? deliver a lot meaning in very few words, which is one of the principles of good writing and speaking.

2)We are rewarded with a sense of kinship when sharing the same vernacular. That sense of belonging is no small matter to most people.

3)We don?t expend the effort required to achieve originality. Speaking and writing with a distinctive voice takes work ? more work that most of us are willing to invest.

The problem is that walking and talking and writing like a human parrot turns you into an indistinguishable voice in an immense choir. That?s the last thing you want when trying to establish your identity in a competitive workplace. It?s the person with the distinctive voice whose ideas will stand out and be heard, not the person whose speaking and writing is so much more white noise. Fresh ideas have to be expressed in language as fresh as the idea itself.

Most clich?s and common phrases are terrific statements invented long ago, adopted by the masses, and endlessly repeated. For example, to say I?m stuck between a rock and a hard place is widely understood and would take manymore words to express if we tried to avoid the clich?. Ditto for a Catch-22 situation. Try explaining what a Catch-22 situation is and compare the word count. Ditto for bull in a china shop.

Given that, it?s easy to rationale that it makes sense to use widely understood phrases that economize on words. After all, being clear and brief are two key principles of good communication.

Industry parlance or jargon works much the same. Join a new industry and you will not truly feel part of the team until you?ve learned that industry?s lexicon and use it as fluidly and understandably as your colleagues. To do anything else would put you out of step with the crowd, and most people don?t have the sense of self to step away from the crowd. Being an individual, being an original, takes backbone. We also fear that if we walk to the beat of our own drum we might not be considered a team player by our colleagues.

One of my all-time favorite quotes sums it up: ?Man?s unique agony as a species consists of his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.?

Standing out also takes effort. You need to actually think about what you?re about to say or write. Foolishly, most people don?t see that as a good investment of time and energy. They spend more time and energy wondering why they?re not really being heard and why they?re not advancing professionally.

Originality also requires imagination, and we haven?t all been imbued with that talent. Still, there are ways. We don?t have to speak and write with the sledgehammer impact of a Christopher Hitchens, Martin Amis or Tom Wolfe. Rather,runescape gold, if we can stud our speech and writing with simple, intermittent, standout phrases, the impact is likely to be more pronounced than we might imagine ? just as a single great guitar riff can make an entire song memorable.

So let?s give it a try. Let?s try to freshen up the language. Let?s find substitutes for the trite and tired.

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Real ID Act Could Make One Feel Like a Prisoner in America :

?Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach.

The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours,? Ayn Rand in Atlas Shrugged.

Not even Rand or science fiction writers could have really predicted what our nation would become, ultimately causing our fire to slowly be extinguished.

With the recent rise of?TSA VIPR teams,?drones,?Homeland Security pamphlets?(which reveal who allegedly is a terrorist based on some?incredibly frivolous assumptions) and laws that have increased the government?s ability to track individuals on a whim without probable cause, it seems to me all these are leading to the mechanical hound in Fahrenheit 451.

On July 1, residents of Georgia will have new driver?s licenses requirements that will be in accordance of the Real ID Act of 2005.

According to Georgia?s Department of Driver Services these are the new conditions:

The aforementioned may seem reasonable, but there is more than meets the eye.

You are probably now wondering what the Real ID Act really is.

The Real ID Act failed to pass in 2004, however, the legislation was tacked on to the 2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror and Tsunami Relief, leading to its eventual passage.

?TITLE II?IMPROVED SECURITY FOR DRIVERS? LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

In this title, the following definitions?apply:

(1) DRIVER?S LICENSE- The term `driver?s license? means a motor vehicle operator?s license, as defined in section 30301 of title 49, United States Code.

(2) IDENTIFICATION CARD- The term `identification card? means a personal identification card, as defined in section 1028(d) of title 18, United States Code, issued by a State.

(3) OFFICIAL PURPOSE- The term `official purpose? includes but is not limited to accessing Federal facilities, boarding federally regulated?commercial?aircraft, entering nuclear power plants, and any other purposes that the Secretary shall determine.

(4) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary? means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

(5) STATE- The term `State? means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 202. MINIMUM DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS AND ISSUANCE STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION.

(a) Minimum Standards for Federal Use-

(1) IN GENERAL- Beginning 3 years after the date of the enactment of this division, a Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a driver?s license or identification card issued by a State to any person unless the State is meeting the requirements of this section.

(2) STATE CERTIFICATIONS- The Secretary shall determine whether a State is meeting the requirements of this section based on certifications made by the State to the Secretary. Such certifications shall be made at such times and in such manner as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, may prescribe by regulation.

(b) Minimum Document Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall include, at a minimum, the following information and features on each driver?s license and identification card issued to a person by the State:

(1) The person?s full?legal?name.

(2) The person?s date of birth.

(3) The person?s gender.

(4) The person?s driver?s license or identification card number.

(5) A digital photograph of the person.

(6) The person?s address of principle residence.

(7) The person?s signature.

(8) Physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.

(9)?A common machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements?(bolded for emphasis).

(c) Minimum Issuance Standards-

(1) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall require, at a minimum, presentation and verification of the following information before issuing a driver?s license or identification card to a person:

(A) A photo identity document, except that a non-photo identity document is acceptable if it includes both the person?s full?legal?name and date of birth.

(B) Documentation showing the person?s date of birth.

(C) Proof of the person?s?social security?account number or verification that the person is not eligible for a?social security?account number.

(D) Documentation showing the person?s name and address of principal residence.

(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS-

(A) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall comply with the minimum standards of this paragraph.

(B) EVIDENCE OF LAWFUL STATUS- A State shall require, before issuing a driver?s license or identification card to a person, valid documentary evidence that the person?

(i) is a citizen or national of the United States;

(ii) is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States;

(iii) has conditional permanent resident status in the United States;

(iv) has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status;

(v) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the United States;

(vi) has a pending application for asylum in the United States;

(vii) has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;

(viii) has approved deferred action status; or

(ix) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident status in the United States.

(C) TEMPORARY DRIVERS? LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS-

(i) IN GENERAL- If a person presents evidence under any of clauses (v) through (ix) of subparagraph (B), the State may only issue a temporary driver?s license or temporary identification card to the person.

(ii) EXPIRATION DATE- A temporary driver?s license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall be valid only during the period of time of the applicant?s authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, a period of one year.

(iii) DISPLAY OF EXPIRATION DATE- A temporary driver?s license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall clearly indicate that it is temporary and shall state the date on which it expires.

(iv) RENEWAL- A temporary driver?s license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph may be renewed only upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status by which the applicant qualified for the temporary driver?s license or temporary identification card has been extended by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

(3) VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall implement the following procedures:

(A) Before issuing a driver?s license or identification card to a person, the State shall verify, with the issuing agency, the issuance, validity, and completeness of each document required to be presented by the person under paragraph (1) or (2).

(B) The State shall not accept any foreign document, other than an official passport, to satisfy a requirement of paragraph (1) or (2).

(C) Not later than September 11, 2005, the State shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Homeland Security to routinely utilize the automated system known as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, as provided for by section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3009-664), to verify the legal presence status of a person, other than a United States citizen, applying for a driver?s license or identification card.

(d) Other Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall adopt the following practices in the issuance of drivers? licenses and identification cards:

(1) Employ technology to capture digital images of identity source documents so that the images can be retained in electronic storage in a transferable format.

(2) Retain paper copies of source documents for a minimum of 7 years or images of source documents presented for a minimum of 10 years.

(3) Subject each person applying for a driver?s license or identification card to mandatory facial image capture.

(4) Establish an effective procedure to confirm or verify a renewing applicant?s information.

(5) Confirm with the Social Security Administration a social security account number presented by a person using the full social security account number. In the event that a social security account number is already registered to or associated with another person to which any State has issued a driver?s license or identification card, the State shall resolve the discrepancy and take appropriate action.

(6) Refuse to issue a driver?s license or identification card to a person holding a driver?s license issued by another State without confirmation that the person is terminating or has terminated the driver?s license.

(7) Ensure the physical security of locations where drivers? licenses and identification cards are produced and the security of document materials and papers from which drivers? licenses and identification cards are produced.

(8) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce drivers? licenses and identification cards to appropriate security clearance requirements.

(9) Establish fraudulent document recognition training programs for appropriate employees engaged in the issuance of drivers? licenses and identification cards.

(10) Limit the period of validity of all driver?s licenses and identification cards that are not temporary to a period that does not exceed 8 years.

(11) In any case in which the State issues a driver?s license or identification card that does not satisfy the requirements of this section, ensure that such license or identification card?

(A) clearly states on its face that it may not be accepted by any Federal agency for federal identification or any other official purpose; and

(B) uses a unique design or color indicator to alert Federal agency and other law enforcement personnel that it may not be accepted for any such purpose.

(12) Provide electronic access to all other States to information contained in the motor vehicle database of the State.

(13) Maintain a State motor vehicle database that contains, at a minimum?

(A) all data fields printed on drivers? licenses and identification cards issued by the State; and

(B) motor vehicle drivers? histories, including motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and points on licenses.

SEC. 203. TRAFFICKING IN AUTHENTICATION FEATURES FOR USE IN FALSE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.

(a) Criminal Penalty- Section 1028(a)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking `false authentication features? and inserting `false or actual authentication features?.

(b) Use of False Driver?s License at Airports-

(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall enter, into the appropriate aviation security screening database, appropriate information regarding any person convicted of using a false driver?s license at an airport (as such term is defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code).

(2) FALSE DEFINED- In this subsection, the term `false? has the same meaning such term has under section 1028(d) of title 18, United States Code.

SEC. 204. GRANTS TO STATES.

(a) In General- The Secretary may make grants to a State to assist the State in conforming to the minimum standards set forth in this title.

(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.

SEC. 205. AUTHORITY.

(a) Participation of Secretary of Transportation and States- All authority to issue regulations, set standards, and issue grants under this title shall be carried out by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the States.

(b) Extensions of Deadlines- The Secretary may grant to a State an extension of time to meet the requirements of section 202(a)(1) if the State provides adequate justification for noncompliance.

SEC. 206. REPEAL.

Section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458) is repealed.

SEC. 207. LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the authorities or responsibilities of the Secretary of Transportation or the States under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code.?

Let?s now look into the ramifications of Real ID.

A site realnightmare.org, which is in opposition to Real ID, illustrates the seven things wrong with the act:

It?s also important to note while the act does not directly change driver?s licenses,??instead it threatens the states by stating that the federal government will not accept their citizens? IDs unless the states change their laws,??(bold added for emphasis).

Yep that?s right, one could be treated like a slave if state governments don?t submit to the federal government?s overreaching authority.

As reported by American Financial Services Association, here is a state by state account.

Before looking into each state, it is important to note AFSA also reports all the pending legislation is from 2009 and the bills from 2007 as well as 2008 have been enacted.

However, there are politicians that are already expressing their concerns with the Real ID Act.

On February 1, 2012 representative Justin Amash (R-MI) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano regarding the evasive components of how drivers licenses could be equipped with RFID technology. The letter can be read on Rep. Amash?s?official website.

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Penn to host 2012 Ivy Plus STEM Symposium and Workshops for Diverse Scholars

Public release date: 31-May-2012
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University of Pennsylvania

On October 4-6, 2012, the inaugural Ivy Plus Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Symposium & Workshop for Diverse Scholars will take place at the University of Pennsylvania. The conference targets students participating in the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program, Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, Minority Access to Research Careers, and Minority Biomedical Research Support (RISE) Program. Other interested students are also encouraged to apply.

This two-day symposium features a keynote address by Valerie Petit Wilson, deputy division director for graduate education at the National Science Foundation, and more than a dozen panel sessions with faculty from the nation's leading universities.

The Ivy Plus STEM Symposium & Workshops for Diverse Scholars is a strategic opportunity for undergraduates interested in advanced training in STEM fields to:

• Gain insight into interdisciplinary science and how research fields are overlapping in complementary ways to solve new problems
• Learn how a PhD in a STEM field can open doors and be leveraged for exciting career opportunities
• Meet faculty and hear directly from them about their research in emerging fields
• Present work to faculty, graduate students, and post-docs in a poster session
• Attend workshops with admissions representatives and learn more about how to pursue a research education at some of the nation's leading research institutions

Representatives from Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University will be present.

"This is a unique opportunity for your top students to have one-on-one interactions with faculty and admissions directors across Ivy League schools," says Renee Moore, assistant professor of Biostatistics at the Perelman School of Medicine and a former Mellon-Mays Fellow. "The Symposium gives students an opportunity to showcase their research and forge relationships that may lead to graduate school opportunities."

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For more information, visit http://www.IvyPlusSymposium.com

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Public release date: 31-May-2012
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University of Pennsylvania

On October 4-6, 2012, the inaugural Ivy Plus Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Symposium & Workshop for Diverse Scholars will take place at the University of Pennsylvania. The conference targets students participating in the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program, Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, Minority Access to Research Careers, and Minority Biomedical Research Support (RISE) Program. Other interested students are also encouraged to apply.

This two-day symposium features a keynote address by Valerie Petit Wilson, deputy division director for graduate education at the National Science Foundation, and more than a dozen panel sessions with faculty from the nation's leading universities.

The Ivy Plus STEM Symposium & Workshops for Diverse Scholars is a strategic opportunity for undergraduates interested in advanced training in STEM fields to:

• Gain insight into interdisciplinary science and how research fields are overlapping in complementary ways to solve new problems
• Learn how a PhD in a STEM field can open doors and be leveraged for exciting career opportunities
• Meet faculty and hear directly from them about their research in emerging fields
• Present work to faculty, graduate students, and post-docs in a poster session
• Attend workshops with admissions representatives and learn more about how to pursue a research education at some of the nation's leading research institutions

Representatives from Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University will be present.

"This is a unique opportunity for your top students to have one-on-one interactions with faculty and admissions directors across Ivy League schools," says Renee Moore, assistant professor of Biostatistics at the Perelman School of Medicine and a former Mellon-Mays Fellow. "The Symposium gives students an opportunity to showcase their research and forge relationships that may lead to graduate school opportunities."

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For more information, visit http://www.IvyPlusSymposium.com

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Choosing Sport And The Right Sports Apparel ... - azapta.org

May 29, 2012 8:50 am Mari Orr Activities

For a city where a sport is a part of peoples lives, their fanaticism can be commonly seen through clothing and sports apparel Philadelphia. This city is one example of a place with this trend in the United States. For an American state where games and athletic competitions are airing on television just like the evening news, Big games are always spectacular events.

Sports have become an amusement for most Philadelphians and they have a proud history of proud athletics. As a matter of fact, their namesake baseball team franchise is named after their town and has been playing in major leagues in and outside the state. This fervor to the American pastime can be compared to the European addiction to Formula 1 race and football games.

For the more serious people, they even enroll their kids in training centers for the young and clothe them with their complete sport apparel for their complete training. These games include baseball, basketball, boxing, hockey, and other minor sport events. The kids are provided with the appropriate coaching.

Young trainees who are into these games try to play these games on the streets. They try to refine their skills while enjoying it as leisure for recreation in their free time. When these kids reach mid high school, they use their skills they have developed earlier to be used as leverage for academic gains in return for playing for their respective schools to be represented in competitions.

College games are the beginning of careers for aspiring athletes. High school preparations are also made for young generations who love games and have the potential to compete in them. Training centers around the neighborhood or the nearest park can become host to these activities also for recreations.

Even though movies have contributed to the fame of games in the state, sport related establishments are still known to cater to the needs and sports apparel Philadelphia for budding athletes in the college athletics and the professional field. Those in the street are not left out either. They are the ones who clothe these future players who will represent Philadelphia in different American sport events.

You can visit the website http://www.svsports.net for more helpful information about sports apparel Philadelphia.

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