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I realized really early in the game that my student life as well as my research workload should be organized at all times. I was able to find online resources that were able to help me advance with my tasks and also organize my workload and find a place where I could have my questions answered. After surviving six months as a independent student and researcher, I am confident to say that I can turn any coffee shop with a wireless connection into my private office to get the work done. Here is a list of online resources that have made my life easier since I started pursuing a Masters degree:

Google Scholar is the most powerful tool to any undergrad or graduate student. Through this academic-oriented search website you can access thousands of national and international articles. It’s virtually impossible that you won’t find a paper that can help you with developing your argument. You can also integrate your university’s library account to Google Scholar to be able to access paid journals directly through the website, avoiding jumping between sites while trying to access the articles that you want.

I was initially against starting a Facebook group for our class, but now that most of my classmates make use of it, it has become a indispensable tool. I am still not sure if Facebook is the best place to catalogue resources and share documents, however, a class group is an incredible resource to bring the class together and start discussions that will be developed offline.

 

I lost count of how many times Google Calendar saved my life. The free Google powered online calendar has everything that I need to keep track of, from deadlines to my personal life.

 

 

Instapaper is one of those tools that you wish you had when you’re trapped in the subway without anything to do. I thank the genius that made this app a reality everyday that I am catching up on my reading between Rosedale and Dundas stations. This app is fully integrated with Google Reader and Twitter, you just need to bookmark the article as “read later” and remember to sync the app before going underground. Researching for this article, I learned that it’s compatible with the Kindle as well. I’ll try it out and update this post with my impressions later.

Hours Tracker is the solution for students employed as graduate assistants and/or teaching assistants as it’s easy to lose track of time when you’re transcribing interviews (my case) and marking assignments (also my case!). This iPhone and iPod touch app allows you to create and clock in and out of jobs. Hours Tracker has also an email feature that makes invoicing and/or submitting timesheets easier.

 

Do you have a preferred online resource that was not added to this list? Leave your suggestion in the comments section.

Day #38: 5 Online Resources for Students and Researchers is a post from: MadameHeringer.com

Hoje foi um daqueles dias ensolaradamente lindos e apesar de estar numa correria danada, sempre que dava um tempinho para respirar, olhava pela janela e era impossível não dar um sorrisinho de contentamento.
Mas o que é bom sempre pode melhorar, rsrs…

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Eu estou a um tempão sem postar nada aqui no blog e quando vou postar é uma notícia não muito boa. Hoje eu recebi um e-mail da Momentum marcando comigo uma conversa via Skype. Eu estava muito animado, achando que eles iriam me contar algo sobre as novas etapas do visto, ou algo similar, mas na verdade o que eles queriam me dizer é que a vaga de desenvolvedor para Montréal não está mais disponível.

Como eu fiquei meio desnorteado, não entendi completamente as razões, mas consegui entender que eu tinha a opção de ir para Ville de Québec, pois a vaga originalmente era pra lá, por causa da missão.  Obviamente eu aceitei, afinal não tenho muita escolha, mas deixaram claro que existindo alguma vaga em Montréal, eu posso tentar a transferência interna.

Na verdade não é que eu ache Ville de Québec ruim de morar ou algo do tipo, mas é que eu já tinha me preparado, feito pesquisas, mobilizado amigos e etc, agora tenho que começar tudo denovo, mas é isso aí, bola pra frente, dos male o menor.

Espero que o meu próximo post seja contando novidades boas sobre o visto de trabalho!

Abração e até a próxima!

Bom, estou de volta, e tentando manter o blog atualizado, entre tantas outras coisas que tenho planejado fazer. Vou tentar procurar assunto, pra continuar atualizando com a frequencia que eu desejo, e por enquanto tá funcionando, falei na ultima semana, que tentaria atualizar semanalmente o meu blog, e cá estou!

O inverno está acabando, já estamos quase no meio de Fevereiro (mês meiou, mês findou. Mais alguém já ouviu isso?). Então, falando em inverno, pra mim foi bastante frio, mesmo utilizando todas as roupas do guarda roupa ao mesmo tempo, mas quando se tem -32 graus com sensação de -45 graus, só em sentir o frio no rosto parece que esfria o resto do corpo inteiro. Mas, segundo a matéria que vou colar logo abaixo, esse foi um dos invernos mais quentes da história de Calgary, imagina o que é frio pra eles então? Quero nem pensar, isso vai ser um assunto para o próximo ano, por enquanto quero aproveitar o calor que está fazendo por aqui (-5 graus à 8 graus de temperatura máxima ultimamente). Aproveitar também, que além de ver a temperatura aumentando, os dias vão ficando mais longos, hoje mesmo são mais de 9:30h de sol, mas no início do inverno, eram menos de 8 horas de sol por dia (sol nascia às 08:32h e escurecia às 16:32h), e agora é só aumentando, até o fim do mês serão praticamente 11 horas de sol, e as coisas voltam a ficar boas novamente (acordar com o sol e dormir quando tiver escuro).

Veja abaixo algumas fotos que tirei esse fim de semana no Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Num dia de sol como esse, nao conseguiria ficar em casa, e ai teve aquela road trip com os amigos pra tambem festejar o inverno!

Leiam o texto abaixo e vejam a reação em relação ao inverno.

Até breve!

It’s official: Calgarians are basking in one of the warmest winters ever

By Eva Ferguson, Calgary Herald February 1, 2012 6:08 PM

Murray Dougherty, left, and John Queen take advantage of the mild weather at Fox Hollow Golf Course in Calgary Tuesday, February 1, 2012.

Photograph by: Stuart Gradon, Calgary Herald

As Calgary’s balmy winter moves from January into February, Calgarians across the city are swapping ice skates and skis for golf clubs and tennis rackets, celebrating what is officially one of the warmest winters in almost a century and a half.

Save for a few chilly days two weeks ago, Calgary and much of southern Alberta have been blessed with above-average temperatures for all of December, most of January and now the first two weeks of February are forecast to hover between 3 C and 11 C daily highs.

And while we haven’t hit any actual records, Environment Canada says this past December and January were among the top 10 warmest since 1884.

“It’s significant. In fact, most of the Prairies have been above-normal temperatures, below-normal precipitation and we’re looking at a continuation of that into February,” said Bill McMurtry, Calgary-based meteorologist with Environment Canada. “But if you live here in Calgary, you know not to ever expect winter to be over.”

For Calgarians enjoying the outdoors, with a high of 8 C Wednesday under varied sprinklings of sunshine, winter was the last thing on their mind.

John McQueen teed up for a round of golf at the Fox Hollow course, joking that he’d just returned from Cuba but never managed to swing a club there.

“I just didn’t think to. But who needs to golf in Cuba, when you can golf in Calgary,” he said with a smile.

Paired up with McQueen, Murray Dougherty admitted while he grew up in Calgary, he’s never actually golfed as early as February. “We really have had a mild winter. It’s been amazing.”

Waiting to follow the two-some was Dwight Essex.

“Who would have thought there’d be a lineup at the tee box in February,” he quipped.

Fox Hollow assistant pro Doug Repp spent the day fielding hundreds of phone calls from prospective golfers anxious to book a tee time after word that the course, just west of Deerfoot Trail at 32nd Avenue N.E., opened for its first day Wednesday.

“We’ve opened for warm days here and there in past winters, when it’s been nice.

“But this could be the longest we actually stay open with the forecast being so warm over the next two weeks.”

Lunchtime joggers along the Bow River also made the most of Wednesday’s warmth in shorts and T-shirts for their midday workouts.

“The warm weather just keeps going, and going and going this year,” said oilpatch engineer Frank Meier in summer running wear.

“Usually I like to ski, but I haven’t been this year. It’s just so nice and warm in the city. I think I might golf a little on the weekend.”

But stay-at-home mom Janis Dixon says her two boys, both Timbits hockey players, have been lamenting the warmth and the way it messes with the community outdoor rink.

“Believe or not, we are a family that hopes for cold,” she said with a laugh.

“When it gets this mild, the outdoor ice just melts and they can’t play as much hockey.”

Her boys, Mitchell, 5, and Bryce, 4, spent a few minutes swatting balls at the backboard of the Crescent Heights community tennis courts while their beloved rink sparkled in the sun only a few feet away, the edges giving way to slush.

Compared to the warmest December and January in history, 1930-31, this season was actually fairly brisk.

Temperatures for December 1930 and January 1931 averaged 0.2 C and 0.6 C respectively, while this year’s average temperatures were –7.4 C in December 2011 and –8.9 C for January 2012.

“I think this winter might just seem really mild to a lot of people because last year’s was so bad in terms of snow and cold,” said McMurtry.

eferguson@calgaryherald.com

© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald

Fonte: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/official+Calgarians+basking+warmest+winters+ever/6087083/story.html

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Hoje, finalmente, recebemos o émail do consulado constando o número do nosso Nºdemande EPXXXXXXXX!
Entrei no site para verificar se havia algo e nada ainda... será que demora para constar algo???
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