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Professor D. Max Roundhill, Chairperson.
Horn Professors Bartsch, Dasgupta, Knaff, and Shine; Welch Professor Robinson; Professors Gellene, Holwerda, Nes, Quitevis, and Redington; Associate Professors Birney, Bornhop, Casadonte, Harman, Headley, Korzeniewski, Makhatadze, Marx, Shelly, and Whittlesey; Assistant Professors Li, Nicoll, Shaw, and Wenthold; Joint Faculty: Karlsson, Menzel, and Reid.
This department supervises the following degree programs: CHEMISTRY, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy; BIOCHEMISTRY, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Those students seeking graduate degrees may specialize in analytical, inorganic, organic, or physical chemistry, chemical education, chemical physics, or biochemistry.
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers four undergraduate degree programs in chemistry and biochemistry. One of these degree programs will be appropriate for the student who wishes to pursue a professional career in chemistry or biochemistry or for one who desires a strong undergraduate background in the central sciences of chemistry and biochemistry as preparation for other interests such as health-related professional schools, teaching, or sales. The undergraduate advisor assists the student in selecting courses, fulfilling degree requirements, and career counseling. The department has added honors-level courses to the curriculum. These courses will substitute for non-honors equivalents. Only qualified students, only, may enroll in these courses. See the undergraduate advisor for details. Highly motivated undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry majors may be interested in conducting an individual research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Such students may wish to obtain a working knowledge of research methods in a specialized area, or simply desire familiarity with a wide range of research instrumentation and techniques. The department also has a very active chapter of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society.
Students interested in a minor in chemistry should consult with the departmental advisor. A minor requires a minimum of 19 hours in chemistry with at least 4 of those hours being laboratory credit.
Chemistry. The undergraduate student may take courses leading to a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. Either program offers a wide choice of minor subjects, not only in the College of Arts and Sciences, but in the other colleges as well. Thus, to the areas of biology, geology, mathematics, and physics traditionally associated with chemistry as suitable minors are added such compatible subjects as chemical engineering, computer science, economics, environmental studies, industrial engineering, textile engineering, business, agricultural economics, soil science, food and nutrition, and secondary education, among others. It is necessary that the student interested in these or other minors, especially those outside the College of Arts and Sciences, consult the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry prior to registration for a particular minor program. Introductory courses CHEM 1105, 1106, 1301, 1303, 1306, 3103, 3303, and 3402 cannot be counted towards a minor in chemistry. Courses with a grade of D cannot be counted toward fulfillment of requirements for a major or minor (including adjunct requirements and minors from other departments) in any program in this department.
The Bachelor of Science degree prepares a student for graduate school or a career as a professional chemist. This degree program is technically oriented, requiring greater depth of mathematics, physics, computer science, and chemistry than does the Bachelor of Arts degree. With the heavier chemistry requirement in the B.S. degree program, the student has fewer elective courses for other interests. Completion of the B.S. degree curriculum leads to automatic certification of a student as the recipient of a professional degree by the American Chemical Society. The minimum required for the B.S. is 133 hours and 130 hours for the B.A. degrees in chemistry and biochemistry.
Chemistry Curriculum, B.S. Degree.
|CHEM 1307, Prin. of Chem. I
|CHEM 1308, Prin. of Chem. II
|CHEM 1107, Prin. of Chem. I (Lab.)
|CHEM 1108, Prin. of Chem. II (Lab.)
|ENGL 1301, Ess. Coll. Rhetoric
|ENGL 1302, Adv. Coll. Rhetoric
|American History
|American History
|*MATH 1351, Calculus I
|MATH 1352, Calculus II
|**Science elect.
|**Science elect.
|Health and Physical Fitness
|Health and Physical Fitness
|CHEM 3305, Org. Chem. Lect. I
|CHEM 3306, Org. Chem. Lect. II
|CHEM 3105, Org. Chem. Lab. I
|CHEM 3106, Org. Chem. Lab. II
|CHEM 2301, Desc. Inorg. Chem.
|CHEM 2501, Anal. Chemistry
|MATH 2350, Calculus III
|PHYS 2301, Prin. of Physics II
|PHYS 1308, Prin. of Physics I
|PHYS 1106, Prin. of Phys. II (Lab.)
|PHYS 1105, Prin. of Phys. I (Lab.)
|Free elective
|CHEM 3201, Adv. Org. Chem. Lab.
|CHEM 3308, Phys. Chem. II
|CHEM 3307, Phys. Chem. I
|CHEM 3108, Phys. Chem. Lab. II
|CHEM 3107, Phys. Chem. Lab. I
|CHEM 4412, Instr. Analysis
|Foreign language
|POLS 1301, Amer. Govt., Org.
|Foreign language
|POLS 2302, Amer. Pub. Pol.
|CHEM 4105, Inorg. Chem. Lab.
|CHEM 4309, Inorg. Chem. II
|Indiv. or group behav.
|++Senior elective (chemistry)
|Oral communication
|Foreign language
|++Senior elective (chemistry)
|Foreign language
A total of 48 hours of chemistry is required.
*Adequate training in algebra, trigonometry, and analytic geometry is a prerequisite for calculus. The student in doubt about which mathematics courses to take in the first year must consult with the departmental undergraduate advisor.
**The science elective must be either BIOL 1401 (Biology of Plants) and BIOL 1402 (Biology of Animals) [or BIOL 1403, 1404 (Biology I and II)] or GEOL 1303, 1101 (Physical Geology) and GEOL 1304, 1102 (Historical Geology).
Select from Health and Physical Fitness section of the Arts and Sciences General Degree Requirements.
Choose from Core Curriculum requirements, pages 94-105.
+Two courses to be chosen from ENGL 2301, 2302, 2305, 2306, and 2307. May be applied towards Core Curriculum requirement for Humanities.
++Two electives chosen from CHEM 4000 (up to 3 hours), 4300, 4302, 4303, 4310.
Chemistry Curriculum, B.A. Degree.
This curriculum is primarily designed for the student who is interested in using an undergraduate major in chemistry as the background for a career in such fields as medicine, dentistry, environmental protection, clinical and pharmacological chemistry, technical sales, chemical patent law, etc., where quite extensive undergraduate training in chemistry is either valuable or essential. It also provides a sufficient background in chemistry so that a student upon graduation can seek employment as a chemist in an industrial laboratory or enter a graduate program leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degree in chemistry.
CHEM 1307, 1308 (or 1301, 1307, 1308), 1107, 1108, 2301, 2401, 3305, 3306, 3105, 3106, 3307, 3107, 4412, and 3 hours to be chosen from 3308, 3108, 4302, 4303, 4105, 4309, and 4310--34 hours
MATH 1350 (if needed), 1351, 1352--6 hours
PHYS 1306, 1307 (or 1308, 2301) and 1103, 1104 (or 1105, 1106) --8 hours
English--12 hours
American history--6 hours
POLS 1301, 2302--6 hours
Social or behavioral sciences--6 hours
Humanities--6 hours
Oral Communication--3 hours
Fine arts--6 hours
Foreign language--6-16 hours
Health and Physical Fitness--2 hours
Minor requirements and free electives to total a minimum of 130 hours
Biochemistry. Both the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs in biochemistry have a common objective of providing general education and training in the chemical aspects of biological systems through a combination of course work in biochemistry, chemistry, and biology.
Biochemistry Curriculum, B.S. Degree. This degree program will prepare an undergraduate student for graduate study in biochemistry and related disciplines, for entry into medical or dental school, or for employment in industrial or governmental laboratories in which graduate training is not required. Completion of the B.S. degree curriculum incorporates a minor in biology.
|CHEM 1307, Prin. of Chem. I
|CHEM 1308, Prin. of Chem. II
|CHEM 1107, Prin. of Chem. I (Lab.)
|CHEM 1108, Prin. of Chem. II (Lab.)
|BIOL 1403, Biology I
|BIOL 1404, Biology II
|ENGL 1301, Ess. Coll. Rhetoric
|ENGL 1302, Adv. Coll. Rhetoric
|American History
|American History
|*MATH 1351, Calculus I
|MATH 1352, Calculus II
|**Health and Physical Fitness
|**Health and Physical Fitness
|CHEM 3305, Org. Chem. I
|CHEM 3306, Org. Chem. II
|CHEM 3105, Org. Chem. Lab. I
|CHEM 3106, Org. Chem. Lab. II
|BIOL 3301, Genetics
|CHEM 2501, Analyt. Chem.
|PHYS 1308, Prin. of Physics I
|PHYS 2301, Prin. of Phys. II
|PHYS 1105, Prin. of Phys. I (Lab.)
|PHYS 1106, Prin. of Phys. II (Lab.)
|Foreign Language
|Foreign Language
|Free elective
|CHEM 3311, Biol. Chem I
|CHEM 3312, Biol. Chem. II
|MBIO 3401, Prin. of Micro.
|CHEM 3313, Biol. Chem. Lab.
|Senior elective
|Foreign Language
|Foreign Language
|CHEM 4311, Phys. Chem. Biol. Sci.
|CHEM 4412, Instr. Analysis
|POLS 1301, Amer. Govt., Org.
|CHEM 4312, Phys. Biochem.
|Senior elective
|POLS 2302, Amer. Pub. Pol.
|+Indiv. or group behav.
|+Oral communication
|BIOL 4320, Molec. Biology
A minimum of 40 hours of chemistry is required.
*Adequate training in algebra, trigonometry, and analytical geometry is a prerequisite for calculus. The student in doubt as to which mathematics courses to take in the first year must consult with the departmental undergraduate advisor.
**Select from Health and Physical Fitness section of the Arts and Sciences General Degree Requirements.
Two courses to be chosen from ENGL 2301, 2302, 2305, 2306, and 2307. May be applied towards Core Curriculum requirement for Humanities.
Course chosen from CHEM 4000 (3 hrs.), MBIO 4402, BIOL 3320, and ZOOL 3405.
+Choose from Core Curriculum requirements, pages 94-105.
Biochemistry Curriculum, B.A. Degree. This curriculum is primarily designed to prepare an undergraduate student for entry into medical school (admission requirements for Texas medical schools are satisfied) or other medically related professional schools or for industrial employment in areas where a B.A. degree could be an asset, such as in sales or management. The degree program also provides sufficient background in biochemistry and chemistry for a graduate to enter a graduate program in biochemistry.
CHEM 1307, 1308 (or 1301, 1307, 1308), 1107, 1108, 2401, 3305, 3306, 3105, 3106, 3311, 3312, 3313, 4311, 4412--36 hours
BIOL 1403, 1404, 3301, 3320--14 hours
MATH 1350 (if needed), 1351, 1352--6 hours
PHYS 1306, 1307 (or 1308, 2301) and 1103, 1104 (or 1105, 1106)--8 hours
English--12 hours
American history--6 hours
POLS 1301, 2302--6 hours
Social or behavioral sciences--6 hours
Humanities--6 hours
Oral communication--3 hours
Fine arts--6 hours
Foreign language--6-16 hours
Health and Physical Fitness--2 hours
Minor requirements and free electives to total a minimum of 130 hours
Residency Requirements. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry generally accepts transfer credits from other colleges and universities. However, to receive an undergraduate degree in either chemistry or biochemistry at least 25 percent of the hours in the major must be taken at Texas Tech. For a minor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at least one of the courses past the freshman level must be taken at Texas Tech. At least 6 hours for all majors and minors in this department.
Advanced Standing. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will permit a student to receive credit for any courses in the curriculum if proficiency is demonstrated in that area by examination. Examinations for CHEM 1305, 1306, 1307, and 1308 are given the week before classes begin each semester. See the Coordinator of General Chemistry to schedule a time. Previous registration for these examinations is not required of students entering Texas Tech for the first time. Students who are enrolled must apply to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for approval to take the examination. For all other courses, after having received approval from the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, it will be the responsibility of the student to petition the department chairperson for such examination(s) well before normal enrollment in the course.
Teacher Education. After September 1, 1991, a person applying for a teaching certificate with chemistry as the teaching field must have received a bachelor's degree with a major in chemistry. There is also an interdisciplinary degree for a person seeking certification for broad field science. See the appropriate area of this catalog for the teacher certification requirements.
There are two options available to students of the Teacher Certification Program: Option 1 and Option 2. The courses that must be taken for each option are as follows:
OPTION 1: CHEM 1307; 1308; 3201; 3305; 3105; 3306; 3106; 3307; 3107; 3308; 3108; 2401; or 2501 plus 6 to 8 hours upper division electives; plus 12 hours in a supporting field from an approved teaching field. A minimum of 36 hours in chemistry are required.
OPTION 2: CHEM 1307; 1308; 2401 or 2501; 3303; 3103; 3307 and 3107; or 3402 or 3311 or 3312; 3308 and 3108 or 2301.
Students must choose enough courses to have a minimum of 24 hours.
Students of either option should also check with the College of Education for further requirements for the certificate in Education. Depending on your emphasis, the requirements may differ.
Courses in Chemistry. (CHEM)
1105. Experimental General Chemistry I (Laboratory) (1:0:3). At the time of registration the student must be registered (or have credit) for CHEM 1305. This course is designed to introduce the student to a variety of laboratory techniques and to complement the lecture course CHEM 1305. [CHEM 1105]
1106. Experimental General Chemistry II (Laboratory) (1:0:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 1105 and CHEM 1305. At the time of registration the student must be registered (or have credit) for CHEM 1306. CHEM 1106 is a continuation of CHEM 1105. [CHEM 1107]
1107. Principles of Chemistry I (Laboratory) (1:0:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307 or concurrent enrollment. Introduction to a wide variety of experimental techniques. [CHEM 1111]
1108. Principles of Chemistry II (Laboratory) (1:0:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 1107 and 1307; concurrent enrollment or credit in CHEM 1308. A continuation of CHEM 1107 which serves as a prerequisite for all advanced laboratory courses in chemistry. [CHEM 1112]
1301. Introductory Chemistry (3:3:0). Basic vocabulary, concepts, and problem-solving skills required for CHEM 1307 and 1308. This course has no laboratory and will not satisfy a laboratory science requirement. [CHEM 1207]
1303. Science, Technology, and Chemistry (3:3:0). The threads of science are traced from seeds of beginnings to modern life. Emphasizes more healthful life and time-saving conveniences created by science. No lab. Satisfies technology and applied science requirement.
1305. Chemistry and Society I (3:3:0). A nonmathematical survey of basic chemical concepts, properties, and applications within society. Along with CHEM 1306, 1105, and 1106, it satisfies the laboratory science requirement for nonmajors and those who do not require CHEM 1307 and 1308. [CHEM 1305]
1306. Chemistry and Society II (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 1305. This course consists of chemical applications within society and the modern chemical world. [CHEM 1307]
1307. Principles of Chemistry I (3:3:0). Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in CHEM 1301 or a passing grade on the Chemistry Placement Exam. A study of fundamental concepts of chemistry including nomenclature, state of matter, the periodic table and periodic trends, chemical reactions, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, and the properties of gases, liquids, solutions, and solids. This course is recommended for students who plan careers in the physical and biological sciences as well as medicine or engineering. [CHEM 1311]
1308. Principles of Chemistry II (3:3:0). Prerequisite: A passing grade in CHEM 1307 or equivalent with consent of instructor. This course is a continuation of CHEM 1307. Topics covered include: Solution chemistry, chemical kinetics, acid/base and ionic equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and coordination chemistry. This course will serve as a prerequisite for more advanced chemistry courses. [CHEM 1312]
2301. Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, 1107, 1308, and 1108. A descriptive survey of modern topics in inorganic chemistry, including coordination compounds, acid-base chemistry, periodicity, transition elements, and inorganic rings, cages, and chains.
2401. Analytical Chemical Methods (4:3:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, 1107, 1308, 1108. A general course in analytical chemical methods emphasizing practical applications including techniques important to the biological and medical sciences.
2501. Analytical Chemistry (5:3:6). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, 1308, and 1107, 1108. Basic course in the theories and techniques of analytical chemical methods. Required of all chemistry and biochemistry majors pursuing an American Chemical Society certified professional degree plan. [CHEM 2401]
3000. Undergraduate Research (V1-6). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Individual research project under the guidance of a member of the staff. May be repeated for credit.
3103. Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1:0:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 1105, 1106, or 1107, 1108 and concurrent enrollment in or credit for CHEM 3303. Introductory organic laboratory techniques for students in agriculture, home economics, etc.
3105, 3106. Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1:0:3 each). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, 1308, and 1107, 1108; parallel registration in CHEM 3305, 3306 required. CHEM 3105 is prerequisite to CHEM 3106. Fundamental techniques of organic chemistry. [CHEM 2123, 2125]
3107. Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (1:0:3). Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent registration in CHEM 3307. An introduction to physical chemical experimental methods including calorimetry, phase equilibria, surface phenomena, and viscosity.
3108. Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (1:0:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 3307 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 3308. CHEM 3107 and 3108 may be taken concurrently. An introduction to physical chemical methods including spectroscopy, high-vacuum techniques, electric and magnetic phenomena.
3201. Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2:0:6). Prerequisite: CHEM 3305, 3306, 3105, and 3106. Advanced synthesis, purification, and analysis of organic compounds. Required for B.S. majors in chemistry.
3303. Introductory Organic Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 1305 and 1306 or 1307 and1308. A brief study of the chemistry of carbon compounds for students in agriculture, home economics, etc. Not for majors or minors. [CHEM 1419]
3305, 3306. Organic Chemistry (3:3:0 each). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, 1308, and 1107, 1108; parallel registration in CHEM 3105, 3106 required. CHEM 3305 is prerequisite to CHEM 3306. A thorough foundation course in organic chemistry. Prerequisite for all courses in organic chemistry above the junior level. CHEM 3305 satisfies the General Education Requirement for technology and applied science. [CHEM 2323, 2325]
3307. Physical Chemistry I (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, 1308, 1107, 1108; PHYS 1306, 1103, 1307, 1104 or 1308, 1105, 2301, 1106; MATH 1351, 1352; Corequisite: MATH 2350 and CHEM 3107. The study of gases, thermodynamics, chemical and phase equilibria, and solutions.
3308. Physical Chemistry II (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 3307. The study of kinetic theory, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, transport properties, surface chemistry, quantum chemistry, and statistical mechanics.
3311. Biological Chemistry I (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 3305, 3306 and 3105, 3106; BIOL 1401, 1402 or 1403, 1404. First semester of a two-semester course in general biochemistry.
3312. Biological Chemistry II (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 3311. Second semester of a two-semester course in general biochemistry.
3313. Biological Chemistry Laboratory (3:1:6). Prerequisite: CHEM 3311 or 4303. Techniques for the isolation, purification, and characterization of biomolecular species. (Writing Intensive)
3402. Physiological Chemistry (4:3:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 3103, 3303. An elementary course in physiological chemistry. Not open to majors or minors in chemistry or chemical engineering for credit.
4000. Senior Research (V1-6). Prerequisite: Senior standing, 2.50 GPA in previous chemistry courses and consent of instructor. Individual research project under the guidance of a member of the staff. The project will be at a more advanced level than is involved in CHEM 3000. The student is required to make use of the chemical literature in the planning of the research, make an oral presentation, and to submit a formal report at the end of 3 credit hours. May be repeated for credit. (Writing Intensive)
4105. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (1:0:3). Prerequisite: CHEM 2301. Techniques used in synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds: complex ion synthesis, vacuum-line techniques, chromatography, inert atmosphere preparations, spectroscopy of inorganic compounds.
4300. Individual Studies in Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A structured independent studies course under the guidance of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
4302. Structure and Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 3305, 3306, and 3105, 3106 and 3307. Organic chemistry at an advanced level. Emphasis on developments in theoretical organic chemistry.
4303. Molecular Biochemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 3305, 3306, 3105, 3106. Molecular descriptions of biological materials and systems. A one-semester course covering molecular approaches to biochemistry and metabolism.
4309. Inorganic Chemistry II (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 2301 and 3307. A theoretical coverage of modern aspects of inorganic chemistry, including symmetry, group theory, spectroscopy, inorganic reaction mechanisms, transition metal, and organometallic chemistry. (Writing Intensive)
4310. Polymer Chemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 4311 or 3307, and 3306. An introduction to the chemistry of macromolecules, including the synthesis, structures, properties, and applications of polymers.
4311. Physical Chemistry for the Biological Sciences (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 1307, 1308, 1107, 1108, 3311, PHYS 1308, 2301, 1105, 1106 or 1306, 1307, 1103, 1104, MATH 1351, 1352. A general physical chemistry course for majors in biochemistry and the biological sciences. Topics include quantum chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and kinetics.
4312. Physical Biochemistry (3:3:0). Prerequisite: CHEM 1107, 1108, 1307, 1308, 2501, 3305, 3306, 3105, 3106, 3311, 3312, 3313, and 4311 or 3307; MATH 1351, 1352, PHY 1308, 2301, 1105, 1106. Applications of physical chemical techniques to proteins, nucleic acids, and membranes.
4412. Instrumental Analytical Methods (4:3:3).
Prerequisite: CHEM 2401 or 2501 and 3307, 3107 or 4311. Theories
and application of instrumental methods of chemical analysis. (Writing Intensive)
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(FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas) — A University of Arkansas student is being charged with two counts of video voyeurism after he allegedly posted photos of men changing in the university's locker room to his anonymous Twitter account.
The Twitter account makes fun of students and faculty working out at the University of Arkansas' Health, Physical Education and Recreation center, or HPER building, by tweeting and posting embarrassing photos of people.
Caleb Kordsmeier, 21, was taken into custody by University of Arkansas police on Tuesday following an investigation of @HPERprobsUARK, a Twitter account that police said belonged to him.
"A patron of the facilities of the HPER building reported it [the Twitter account] to staff members of the HPER building, who then contacted police," said Lt. Gary Crain of the University of Arkansas Police Department.
Investigators did not know who was behind the Twitter account until they identified individuals within the photos.
"There were quite a few photos on there and, actually, one of the investigators knew a person who was photographed," said Crain.
"Some of the pictures are actually posed with full knowledge and agreement," Crain said. "The ones that are done within…the men's locker room were the ones in violation."
Police would not specify exactly what was in the two photos at issue except to say the men were in the process of undressing.
Investigators interviewed Kordsmeier at the end of January, but he was not served a warrant for his arrest on the felony charges until Tuesday. He was taken to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, where he was held on a $2,500 bond, posted that same day.
Dennis Dean, the prosecutor who pursued the warrant for video voyeurism, told ABC News that Kordsmeier attended his bond hearing on Wednesday and is set to appear in court on April 8.
Kordsmeier, a community health promotion major, did not respond to ABC News' calls for comment and police did not know if he had a lawyer.
However, someone has been tweeting from the @HPERprobsUARK account, asking followers to "Write the judge and [prosecutor] a letter with your concerns if you feel inclined."
"Yes. I've already been punished from school and doing everything I can to make up for it. I've cooperated 150%," @HPERprobsUARK tweeted.
University officials said they are not taking what Kordsmeier is accused of lightly.
"In a case like this, we have our own student conduct office within the division of student affairs," said Scott Flanagin, the director of communications for the Division of Student Affairs at U of A. "Any violation of the student conduct code will be brought to the office and looked at."
"I think it is a very serious offense," Flanagin added, "but I don't really know if that could lead up to an expulsion or suspension, where the student would have to meet certain requirements to get back to school."
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SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Intel Corp. and International Business Machines Corp. slipped Wednesday, leading a tech sector retreat and weighing down the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the two giants' reports disappointed Wall Street.
Intel (INTC) slid 2% to $27.94 after the world's biggest chipmaker beat Wall Street estimates, but its gross margin forecast for the current quarter was a tad lower than expected.
"The company beat numbers by a bit in the first quarter, and raised revenue estimates for the second quarter," Bernstein Research analyst Stacy Rasgon said in a note. "However, we get the feeling that the investment community might have anticipated a larger raise than was offered."
IBM (IBM) shares shed more than 3% to $202.97, after the company reported flat sales.
In a note, Sterne Agee's Shaw Wu wrote, "IBM's global and diverse business model continues to allow it to deliver strong results despite a tougher macroeconomic environment."
But he also cited tough year-over-year comparisons especially in Big Blue's hardware business, and the company's high exposure in the financial services market.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares slipped a fraction.
On the other hand, Yahoo (YHOO) shares gained 3% as investors welcomed a glimmers of hope from the struggling Web portal, as the company beat Wall Street's earnings projections.
Also giving the sector a lift were shares of Seagate Technology (STX) which were up 5% after the hard disk drive maker posted a surge in profit.
In a sign of recovery for the hard disk drive industry, which was hurt by the impact of the Thailand flooding disaster, rival Western Digital (WDC) also saw its shares rise 4.4%.
But these gains were not enough to keep the tech sector afloat, as the Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) gave up 14 points, to 3,029.
The Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index (SOX) was also down a fraction, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) lost 1.1%.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 18, 2012 13:47 ET (17:47 GMT)
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I just wanted to post my praise for links, the text-based web browser. I had installed new updates for Ubuntu 12.04 and today it would only boot to prompt. Without another internet-enabled device handy, I installed links, googled and was able to find the answer in minutes - I'm using proprietary drivers for my ATI graphics card and I just had to reinstall them.
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Mandela's birthday to be a food security and nutrition event
19 June 2013, Rome – The upcoming birthday party which South Africa is preparing to celebrate Nelson Mandela's birthday next month will be a thematic event on food security and nutrition, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva was told.
The news was given to him by South African Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Tina Joemat-Pettersson when the Director-General enquired about Mandela's health during a meeting yesterday. The South African statesman will be 95 on 18 July.
During the meeting, Joemat-Pettersson underlined South Africa's wish to engage in South-South cooperation with FAO and the other Rome-based agencies. She extended an invitation to visit her country to Graziano da Silva as well as the Heads of IFAD and WFP.
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LONGMONT -- A driver suspected of fleeing the scene of a car crash Wednesday afternoon was found hiding inside a plastic toy house in the backyard of a home a few blocks away.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was arrested at 5:09 p.m. in the 700 block of Bowen Street after police believe she left the scene of two-car crash she caused about an hour and a half earlier at Fourth Avenue and Bross Street, according to police.
A silver Chevrolet Cavalier heading west on Fourth Avenue failed to stop at a stop sign at Bross Street, and it struck a gold Subaru Forester heading north on Bross Street, according to Longmont Police Officer Chris Martinchick. The driver of the Subaru was taken to the hospital, he said. The crash was reported at 3:43 p.m.
Clay Alspaugh, who lives nearby, was playing soccer in the backyard with his sons when they heard the crash. Alspaugh said he saw the driver of the Cavalier, a woman, get out of her car and then wander back toward it.
He told the woman to stay away from the car, which was smoking, and tried to get her to sit down. The woman told him she needed to walk around and started walking west from the crash.
"Right before she disappeared, she started to jog," Alspaugh said.
Longmont police Sgt. Paul Campbell said that a man who witnessed the crash and saw the woman run from the scene notified police when he spotted her in an alley in the 700 block of Bowen Street.
"We have a good citizen that saw the accident and happened to see the girl who ran from the accident," Campbell said.
Campbell said he had "no idea" why the woman ran from the scene.
The names of the drivers of both cars have not been released.
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Garcia Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship
March 26, 2013
MACOMB, IL – Glenbard West High School senior Jose Garcia has been selected for Western Illinois University's Centennial Honors Scholarship, which covers four years of tuition, fees and a residence hall room at the school.
High school students with an ACT score of 32 or higher and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are eligible for the scholarship.
At WIU, Garcia plans to major in economics or mathematics.
Garcia said he chose Western because of the University's "generous financial aid" and its "unique and personal approach to the admissions process."
"Western takes an interest in its prospective students," he said.
In high school, Garcia was involved with an eighth grade mentoring program, Operation One World and helps with the ELL ACT preparation in math.
After graduation from Western, Garcia hopes to move on to graduate school and eventually work on Wall Street.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Toyota is spending $150 million on equipment as part of its expansion at an engine plant in north Alabama.
The car manufacturer said Thursday the machinery will help fill out space created during an $80 million plant expansion announced previously.
The work is supposed to be finished by early 2014, and 125 jobs are being added in Huntsville. Once done, total employment will be 1,150.
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The Ark Church is sponsoring its annual Vacation Bible School for children ages four and up on July 24, 25 and 26 from 6 until 8 p.m. at 303 Morgan Avenue South, Fayetteville. This year's theme is "God's Greatness, Authority and Love!" There will be games, and lots of fun. Food will be served each night. Kids are invited to come and be a part of this extraordinary time to learn more about God's Promise. For additional information, contact the church at (931) 433-4844.
Apostolic Lighthouse of Jesus will hold a revival featuring Bro. Clint Barnes on Friday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 27, at 6 p.m. The church is located at 201 Flintville Road in Flintville.
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 140th church anniversary on Sunday, July 28. The message will be presented by Moderator Elmore Tolbert, pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Tullahoma. Sunday School starts at 9:30 a.m. and worship services begin at 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Craig Carmichael is pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 305 West Maple Street.
Friendship Southern Baptist Church is hosting a gospel singing and Cajun chicken dinner on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 6 p.m. Featured singers are "The Glory Echoes" and "Two or Three" with Andy Shelton, Wayne Thornton and Tim Scott. The Cajun chicken dinner begins at 4 p.m. and is $8 per plate. This includes chicken, slaw, baked beans, bread, drink and dessert. A love offering will be taken at the singing, and all proceeds go to the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home in Brentwood. Friendship Southern Baptist Church is located off Old Mulberry Road on Morton Drive. For more information, contact Beth Lackey at 931-675-3583 or Bro. Gene Thomas at 931-532-5826.
Cash Point's Annual Summer Festival will be held Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Cash Point Baptist Church. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks and homemade ice cream will be served. There will be games, bingo, water slides and door prizes. Everyone is encouraged to bring yard chairs and join the fun. The church is located at intersection of Highway 110 and Asa Smith Road. For more information, call 931-427-6034.
"Fill My Cup" Women's Conference at Elkton Baptist Church is Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jo Carwile, featured guest speaker, is from Valley View Church, Louisville, Ky. There will also be special music. Registration deadline is Aug. 2. Conference registration fee is $15. For more information or a registration form, call Cathy Pope at (931) 427-2474 or Makisha Dollar at (931) 652-8218. The church is located at 494 Market Street, Elkton.
A revival at Friendship Stateline Freewill Baptist Church, 13633 Stateline Road, Taft, will be held Aug. 11-16 at 6 p.m. on Day and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Evangelist is Bro. Edward Burbanks. A special singing will be held each night. For more information, call (256) 828-0386.
Hear the Four Gospels preached on Sunday, Aug. 18, at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 3 p.m. The Gospels are on the life of Jesus according to Matthew, presented by Pastor Maurice Pugh; Mark, presented by Pastor Earnest Wayne Jones; Luke, presented by Pastor Phillip Buchanan; and John, with Minister Lonnie Edmiston. And as always, everyone is welcome. Pastor Craig Carmichael is pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 305 West Maple Street.


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Judge Strikes Down Idaho Law making Abortions after 20 Weeks Illegal
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has struck down a 2011 Idaho law that banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the theory held by some physicians that the fetus can begin feeling pain at that point. Idaho was one of several states that followed Nebraska in adopting so-called fetal pain laws.
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled late Wednesday in favor of Jennie Linn McCormack, of Pocatello, who sued the state after initially being charged with a felony for taking pills to terminate her pregnancy. A state judge later dismissed that case, but McCormack, who was 33 at the time, took her case to federal court, arguing the law was unconstitutional. Winmill agreed, finding the law places an undue burden on a woman's right to have an abortion.


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The War on Cocaine
With each passing month, the "war on drugs" looks increasingly like the war in Vietnam. The more money and manpower we pour into it, the more the enemy seems to advance. During the last five years, the budget of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has almost doubled, to more than half a billion dollars. Over the same period, the staff of the US Customs Service has grown from 12,000 to 16,000. To detect smugglers, the Reagan administration set up a national interdiction center in El Paso, Texas, installed radar-bearing blimps on the Mexican border, and sent sophisticated AWACS planes over the Caribbean. In Latin America, CIA agents are gathering intelligence on cocaine producers, the State Department is deploying expensive Huey helicopters, and the Green Berets are instructing local policemen in the art of paramilitary war.
Despite all this, narcotics continue to flow into the country with the same ease with which Viet Cong troops slipped down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Cocaine from the Andean nations of South America, heroin from the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia, marijuana from Mexico, Colombia, and Jamaica—all cross our borders like a silent invading army. As many as fifty countries are involved in the production, processing, and transporting of narcotics, forming an international network aimed at indulging American consumers. Every year, Americans spend between $50 billion and $100 billion on drugs. And that sum does not begin to measure the real cost to the nation—the crime, the accidents, the lost work days, not to speak of the destroyed lives. The toll is so great that drugs have surpassed even communism as a subject of national concern.
No substance causes as much damage as cocaine. An estimated 6 million Americans regularly use the drug. It has wrecked promising athletic careers, sparked violent gang wars, turned children into dealers, and, in the ubiquitous and relatively cheap form of crack, laid waste to our inner cities. For years now, the government has made cocaine its primary target. Nevertheless, more of the drug is entering the United States than ever before, causing a free fall in its price. Every April, the government issues a National Narcotics Intelligence Consumers Committee Report, considered the most reliable source on domestic drug consumption. For cocaine in 1987, it stated, "wholesale prices during the year were the lowest ever reported, and the purity remained at high levels, reflecting wide-spread availability." In 1980, a kilogram of wholesale cocaine sold in Miami for $60,000; today, it goes for $14,000.
As in Vietnam, the lack of results in the drug war has prompted calls for escalation. The new anti-narcotics law, passed by Congress in October, provides for a multinational task force designed to strike at trafficking organizations around the world. Mayor Koch of New York has suggested that the United States send tanks and bombers to level Medellín, seat of the infamous Colombian cartel, which is made up of the largest traders in cocaine. "I am beginning to think that the normal, acceptable methods no…
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Thursday, January 2, 6 p.m.
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW
Deathfix is a Dischord Records supergroup – its various members hail from post-hardcore kings Fugazi, Faraquet, Medications and French Toast. They take cues from glam and progressive rock, but maintain the utterly Dischordian punk ethos. The result? An über-tight, hyper-melodic self-titled release. Deathfix embarked on a short tour this fall and doesn't have any concerts scheduled in the future, so be sure to catch it when they perform this one-off, free show at Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage tonight.
Deal nearby: Panache Restaurant + Lounge
Friday, January 3, 8 p.m.
Elvis' Birthday Fight Club
Gala Hispanic Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW
It's the King's birthday, and for the fourth year Astropop Events is bringing its bizarro mashup show out to celebrate. Elvis' Birthday Fight Club is silly, sexy and satirical. When the top-secret title card names aren't pummeling each other, burlesque dancers keep the crowd hyped up, "Elvis" and emcee Kittie Glitter provide running, raunchy comedy. Who needs cake when you can have fisticuffs? Buy tickets ($17-$20) here.
Deal nearby: Fast Gourmet
Saturday, January 4, 10 p.m.
Good Vibes for Greg Kavadias
U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW
If you've gone out on U Street, you've likely made a stop at The Greek Spot for any number of delicacies: spanakopita, chicken kabobs or giant, sloppy gyros. Owner Greg Kavadias is in successful recovery from surgery for a brain tumor, but has bills to pay. Neighbors U Street Music Hall are hosting a benefit show for Kavadias, so stop by tonight for DJ sets from Sam "The Man" Burns, DJ Double 07, and Ozker and toss $10 toward Kavadias' health. After all, his super-salty french fries have satiated (and perhaps saved) many a weekend reveler.
Deal nearby: Grand Central
Sunday, January 5, 7 p.m.
Ska Goes Solo
Jammin' Java, 227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna
Reunion Culture is so over. Now it's all about the solo show. Veteran rude boys Chris DeMakes, Ryan Eldred, and Jay Tea have ditched their horn-riddled full acts (Less Than Jake, Catch 22 and Arrogant Sons of Bitches, respectively) to make music themselves. Get nostalgic for your band-camp days and pick it all up at Jammin' Java tonight. Buy tickets ($12 advance, $15 day of) here.
Deal nearby: Cafe Sazon
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UMW News Bureau
Montana Governor Steve Bullock made a stop at the University of Montana Western as a part of his statewide "Back to School" tour of education institutions throughout the state.
While at Montana Western, the governor joined leaders in the university's teacher education, school of outreach and early childhood education programs. Bullock said it was important for him to make the stop in Dillon because half of the student body will go on to be educators, and he wanted to explore the university's unique block scheduling with the Experience One program.
Julie Bullard, director of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program, walked Bullock through the details of the ECE program. Bullard explained how Curious Minds is a unique lab school that serves as the classroom for many online courses and a hands-on environment for on-campus students. At Curious Minds, students get to work with preschool-aged children in a learning environment that encourages both students and the children to learn new things in a very hands-on way. In addition, those who are taking online courses all over the state can observe how the school functions.
Laura Straus, UMW associate professor of education, stressed the importance of continuing to serve current teachers and provide them with a source of professional development courses. Straus also described how the university is taking a different approach with teacher candidates by teaching students how to document their successes with schoolchildren while in the classroom. Straus told Bullock Montana Western tries to find new ways to implement the latest education theories into its classrooms.
"Here at Montana Western, we are very proactive," said Straus. "Since we are a smaller school, we can be more nimble. When we decide to do something, we do it."
Straus also described the university as a unique rural education school that allows students to experience rural education settings and the unique learning techniques used in the small schools used in the surrounding areas.
"Our educational tradition here is very strong," said Straus.
As part of his visit, Bullock also visited a classroom that puts to use the experiential learning technique that is promoted by the Experience One program, in which a student takes one class for three hours a day for three weeks. Bullock visited students of Deb McCabe's education class and observed block scheduling firsthand.
McCabe encourages her students to change their way of thinking so that students learn to really adjust to different children's need when they enter the classroom setting.
"Kids have so many abilities, and it's important for us to figure out how we are going to meet their needs," said McCabe.
While sitting in the front of the classroom, the governor listened to the class of college students share why they are pursuing an education degree. Students then shared their ideas for improvements and their perceptions of the way education is changing. Bullock told the students it was important to hear their thoughts since they are tomorrow's educators.
"For me, public education is the great equalizer," Bullock told the students. "So don't give up… We need to work on valuing educators, and you are going to make a difference."


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FALL RIVER — Saying she had searched her conscience, the judge assigned to the Aaron Hernandez murder trial on Monday rejected a motion from prosecutors to have her step aside.
"I have no bias against the Commonwealth or against First Assistant District Attorney William McCauley,'' Judge E. Susan Garsh said from the bench in Bristol Superior Court after hearing McCauley and another prosecutor argue for her recusal.
Prosecutors cited tensions between her and McCauley that they said erupted during a 2010 murder trial.
But Garsh insisted she could remain unbiased in the case against the former New England Patriots player.
"I am free of any disabling prejudice toward the Commonwealth," Garsh said. "I do not fear or favor the Commonwealth or the defendant.''
A small group of Hernandez supporters, including one man who wore the former tight end's No. 81 jersey, watched from the spectators gallery.
Hernandez, wearing a pink tie and dark blazer, looked toward his fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, as he was led away in handcuffs after the hearing.
Relatives of Odin Lloyd, the 27-year-old Dorchester man whom Hernandez is charged with killing in June in an industrial yard near his home in North Attleborough, also attended the hearing.
McCauley told Garsh that her prior rulings from the bench, her attitude toward him in front of jurors, and her unwarranted interruptions when he delivered his closing arguments in the 2010 trial showed she was "unnecessarily antagonistic" against the prosecution.
"This is not an effort to, as has been suggested, judge-shop," McCauley said.
The defendant in the 2010 case, George Duarte, was convicted in the fatal shooting of a teenager and is appealing.
Defense attorney James L. Sultan told Garsh that the prosecution's motion was "utterly devoid" of any legal merit and the information it presented fell "abysmally short'' of the standard needed to warrant recusal.
"It's utterly frivolous,'' he said.
Sultan also said lawyers often face adverse rulings from judges, and McCauley's complaints about Garsh's decisions in the 2010 murder trial are not a basis for recusal.
Sultan added that McCauley is effectively seeking a lifetime exemption from appearing before Garsh.
Bristol District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter said outside court that prosecutors received a fair hearing and will not appeal Garsh's ruling.
He said Sultan "argued very effectively this afternoon," but also that he takes exception to what he described as the defense suggestion that prosecutors claim Garsh is "biased against the Commonwealth."
"If we thought she was biased against the Commonwealth, we would make this motion every single time," Sutter said. "We've made this motion twice."
Sutter was referring to another murder case in 2011, in which prosecutors also requested that Garsh step aside for reasons stemming from the Duarte trial.
Garsh did not rule on that motion, and the case was ultimately reassigned.
"We don't think she's biased against the Commonwealth," Sutter said. "We do think that she was increasingly antagonistic to the Commonwealth's case in the Duarte case and to Bill McCauley personally."
Sutter added that he holds Garsh in high regard and, despite the efforts of his staff to have her removed, spoke diplomatically when asked if she could be fair.
"She said that she was going to, and I take her at her word," Sutter said.
Sultan declined to discuss Garsh's ruling in detail outside court, focusing instead on his client.
"All we've ever wanted for Aaron is a fair trial," Sultan said. "He continues to look forward to his day in court."
Hernandez, 23, has pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges and is being held without bail.
He smiled while he spoke with Michael Fee, one of his lawyers, at the defense table before the hearing began.
Jenkins, who faces a perjury charge in connection with the investigation of the June 17 slaying of Lloyd, also smiled before the hearing while she spoke with people seated near her in the courtroom. She has pleaded not guilty and remains free on personal recognizance.
Neither Jenkins nor relatives of Lloyd spoke to reporters outside court.
In addition to Jenkins, three other people with ties to Hernandez are facing criminal charges regarding their alleged actions after the slaying of Lloyd, who was dating Jenkins's sister at the time of his death.John R. Ellement of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Travis Andersen can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Only thing I'd like to know is how many times was it the opposing offense ****ing up as opposed to their D actually stopping them.
In any event, their D doesn't scare me one bit. Our offense, however, terrifies me.
the pats will win 11 or 12 games like they alwasy do. until brady and belichick are gone, that will be the norm
Only thing I'd like to know is how many times was it the opposing offense ****ing up as opposed to their D actually stopping them.
In any event, their D doesn't scare me one bit. Our offense, however, terrifies me.
Brady doesn't hold the ball at his age as long as he used too. Welker always bailed him out & I don't think there has ever been a QB & WR combo as prolific for 5 years.
You take away so many weapons & Rex will find a way to slow them down.
Without the offense that they have used to force other teams to take more chances, the Pats D will be on the field a lot longer than they have in a decade.
Will they hold up having to defense more plays?
That is the question.
Much more chance of injuries too if the D has to be on the field a lot longer, something they have never had to deal with.
Now if they lost Wilfork, they would truly blow chunks! He's no spring chicken & is entering those 30s where guys start to break down.
The 1 thing I do know, the Pats will not be Superbowl contenders.
Denver is far superior with the addition of Welker & that will be proven at Gillette when these 2 teams meet.
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And every player responds to missing offseasons differently. But even if Gronk comes back at 80%, he is still a top 5 TE in the league. Gronk could come back not missing a beat or be a shell of his former self. There are players who go both ways.
Also, I would argue that CB may be a tougher position to come into the season cold because you have rely on speed and have a lot of twitch moves that opens you up to more injuries like the ones that hampered Revis when he came back like hamstring pulls.
As of right now, the Pats look to be a worse team, maybe much worse. But this is the NFL where a team like the 49ers who came into the 2011 season as the universal favorite to be the #1 pick in the 2012 draft ended up going to the NFC Championship Game. You can't count out Brady and Belichick. The 2006 team was worse than this one and it was about a minute away from going to the Super Bowl (and probably would have won against a flawed Bears team).
Are you going to really begrudge them losing three early games (all against good teams) that short into Peyton's comeback after not playing for a year?
Broncos are clearly the current favorites in the AFC. Doesn't mean Pats, Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, or Texans don't have a shot. But they're the favorites for a reason.
The Pats shutdown Manning and the Broncos for three quarters. Shutdown the Texans pretty much twice. They held Indy to 24 points with 7 coming in garbage time. Those were all very good offenses last year.
The Pats only allowed teams to score more than 21 points seven time during the regular season. Of those seven games, three of the opposing teams score points after the Pats had a significant lead to get them above the 20 point mark.
Again, I would never put the Pats' defense above average to slightly above average (and not all the time), but it was not remotely close to the disaster you and others make it out to be.
The Broncos are a good team. One of the best in the league. But they are not nearly as good as the media make them. They could be the best team in a weak AFC conference, but I wouldn't bet on it though. Put them in the NFC and they would probably be the fifth best team in that conference.
There is a reason why the Broncos were one and done in the playoffs last year. They were a team that went up against a buch of tin cans and weren't ready to play with the big boys in the playoffs.
Maybe they are better this year or maybe not, but I think the loss of Dumervil is a bigger loss than Welker is as an addition. If the Broncos didn't already have Thomas and Decker, Welker would be a much bigger addition. But adding Welker doesn't mean they are going to have three receivers get over 1,000 yards. Welker is going to syphon off receptions from the other two receivers.
Personally, I think the AFC is wide open right now with no clear favorite. The Broncos are likely to get the #1 seed because they are in the worst division in football, but I don't know yet if they can get past the first round of the playoffs.
The Jets invited the circus. The Pats won't. The Jets let ESPN set up camp in Cortland and broadcast live from Jets practice. Belichick won't even let reporters Tweet while practice is going on. The Jets had a press conference for Tebow when he arrived.
Two different teams. Two different press corps. Two different approaches with the media.
Plus there will be no QB controversy involving Tebow this year like last year.
Are Patriots ever going to address Aaron Hernandez embarrassment?
Still waiting. Silence from Patriot Place.
Oh, yes, the New England Patriots have acted and released Aaron Hernandez in the wake of his murder allegations, describing the process as the right thing to do, but no member has yet to speak about the matter publicly and shed some light on how an organization that preaches righteousness swung and missed like Mark Bellhorn when it came to determining their tight ends character. A week ago, the transaction seemed logical. But with every hour producing a new tale of just how messed up Hernandez is, its only logical to wonder how much the Patriots knew, and how much they ignored.
I mean, you dont just deliver $40 million contracts out of faith.
Instead, we know what well get. Bill Belichick will take the podium later this month at the dawn of training camp and dodge every question tossed his way with regards to whats best for the team, the same way he deftly handled the New Hampshire political reporters and whatever other ratings-grabbing brigade was sent to Foxborough on the first day of Tim Tebow coverage. Its what Bill does best, after all. And its tired.
It is what it is aint what it was in this particular case. The more we learn about Hernandezs past, the more the Patriots owe us all an explanation. How exactly was their judgment clouded so impeccably, even as former teammates like Matt Light opine in the aftermath about what a bad guy he was? With all due apologies to the salacious hound dogs at the Patriots temple over at Boston Sports Media Watch, the status quo that Belichick preaches wont cut it.
The fans and the rest of the NFL deserve more knowledge than that.
Its difficult to believe that the Patriots, a franchise that has prided itself on background checks, didnt know that there was more to Hernandez than met the eye. Hell, the marijuana issues aside, Hernandezs past reads like a Spenser novel. How soon until we get an Aaron Hernandez special edition of Clue?
The Patriots want to lead you to believe that they had a model, reformed citizen on their hands in Hernandez, that any troubled past was merely a matter of puff, puff, pass the dutchie on the left-hand side and nothing more. His teammates sure seemed to know. How did his employers miss the boat so egregiously?
Fans will line up this weekend to exchange their Pro Shop-purchased Hernandez jerseys during the Patriots PR stint to put the past behind them. Its OK to continue wearing it apparently if you bought your jersey at Sports Authority. If the Pats were serious about ridding the streets and stands of its tainted criminals name on peoples backs, no questions should be asked. They can handle that as they deftly proved with Hernandez.
There has to be a disgruntled backlash in the locker room, and not just because the team released a guy for reasons other than having diabetes. Hernandezs criminal past could have affected Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, or any other teammate the same way it did victim Odin Lloyd. What if Stevan Ridley was the one to find out that Hernandez may have murdered two people in cold blood last summer? Do you think he would skirt any sort of cover up from a guy who theoretically took three days to plot Lloyds murder and still butchered the process so badly that the likes of Clouseau would consider the case a waste of time?
To say the Patriots made a huge error in tossing their good faith at Hernandez is an understatement, yet weve heard nothing from the owner, the coach, or the quarterback about how they went so astray. Unless youve already Hale-Bopped your allegiance, doesnt that make you in the least bit frustrated?
Sorry, the Patriots owe you that much.
This is no longer a matter of what did they know and when did they know it, but a situation that needs some semblance of closure from the franchise. They were the ones who took a fourth-round flyer when nobody else would, after all. They were the ones who awarded him with millions just days within a suspected double murder. They were the ones who kept him around, the reason he was in our community.
Three men are dead that we know of. Who knows what the evening will bring.
One thing were pretty sure of, it wont include a Patriots apology or admittance of fault. Thats not the Patriot Way, of course. Then again, as were rapidly discovering, the Patriots Way is a bogus load of tripe.
And we continue to wait, as an exposed institution shows its true, cowardly colors.


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WASHINGTON, July 25, 2006 – Iraqi security forces conducted early-morning raids in two areas today, netting eight insurgent fighters. Iraq forces captured two targeted insurgents, one of whom was a local insurgent cell leader, in a raid in a rural area northeast of Fallujah. Coalition force advisers looked on as Iraqi forces raided a targeted house and captured both insurgents.
The cell leader allegedly coordinated and directed makeshift bomb attacks against coalition convoys, mortar attacks against coalition bases, and ran an insurgent training camp near Samarra. His accomplice, a member of his cell, is believed to have conducted bomb and mortar attacks against coalition forces in the Fallujah area. Iraqi forces also seized one AK-47 assault rifle. No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured during the operation.
In a separate pre-dawn raid, Iraqi army forces captured six insurgents in Baghdad. The captured individuals are believed to have been involved in "death squad" activities, according to U.S. officials. As coalition force advisers looked on, Iraqi forces raided four buildings and captured the cell leader and five other key members of an insurgent "punishment committee." Iraqi forces also seized two AK-47 assault rifles, one pistol, and one set of body armor. No Iraqi or coalition forces were injured in the raids.
In other news from Iraq, soldiers from Multinational Division Baghdad's 4th Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division, detained five terrorist suspects and seized their weapons at around 12:30 a.m. July 23 after receiving a tip from an Iraqi citizen of a possible weapons cache. Soldiers entered the house and detained the five terrorists, along with two rocket-propelled grenades, a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher and a 9 mm pistol.
In another incident, Iraqi soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, and U.S. soldiers from 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multinational Division Baghdad, were in patrol in Adhamiyah shortly before 1 a.m. July 23 when they were attacked by terrorists using small-arms fire. The soldiers returned fire and detained two terrorists.
As they were returning to base, they observed another individual running from a house carrying an AK-47 rifle. Soldiers stopped the man, confiscated his weapon and detained him. Upon searching the house from which the man fled and a vehicle nearby, soldiers found a mortar tube and a 60 mm round, three additional AK-47s, two bandoliers of ammunition, and six grenades
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What I Like About You
The Brainshark survey also revealed some interesting insights into why users love their iPads so dearly.
According to the results, 88 percent of owners appreciate the device's portability, 77 percent love how quickly it turns on and 72 percent said they love the apps.
Other users had, let's say, more unique reasons for their admiration: 43 percent of survey-takers said they appreciate the iPad being like a "pacifier" for their children, while 1 in 4 people, or about 27 percent, said they love the tablet simply because it's a "piece of art."


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Titan is the latest supercomputer to be deployed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), although it's technically a significant upgrade rather than a brand new installation. Jaguar, the supercomputer being upgraded, featured 18,688 compute nodes - each with a 12-core AMD Opteron CPU. Titan takes the Jaguar base, maintaining the same number of compute nodes, but moves to 16-core Opteron CPUs paired with an NVIDIA Kepler K20 GPU per node. The result is 18,688 CPUs and 18,688 GPUs, all networked together to make a supercomputer that should be capable of landing at or near the top of the TOP500 list. Click on the image or the title to learn more
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Park Pals in the News!
We are one step closer to building a rain shelter at the Federal Way French Lake Off-leash Dog park!
Read the full story in the Federal Way Mirror.
Also, if you would like to help out with future Dog Park initiatives there are many ways to do so including donating your time and/or money!


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A Detroit man faces possible kidnapping charges after police say he went out with a female friend, but held her at gunpoint when she wanted to go home.
The suspect, 21, was arrested about 5:40 a.m. Wednesday morning at a Citgo gas station at Eight Mile and Pinecrest where the woman stopped to get gas.
The suspect, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, rode in the passenger seat of the woman's car. He made her go into the station with him to pay for the gas, but left the gun in the car, police said.
"While she was standing behind the suspect inside the station, she silently mouthed to clerk to call 911 because the suspect was trying to steal her car," said Ferndale police Lt. William Wilson.
The woman, 21, of Madison Heights bolted from inside the station, ran to her car and locked herself inside as the clerk called police. She later told police she feared for her life.
Police said the suspect chased after the woman and was banging on car windows and threatening her when officers arrived and arrested him.
The suspect and the woman have known each other for a short time. They had gone out the night before but the suspect began acting angry and aggressive as the night wore on, police said.
"He was drinking and started getting crazy," Wilson said. "Basically, he lost control and took her on a night of terror."
At one point the suspect had the woman stop at a liquor store in Detroit where police said he got into an argument with a clerk there.
"He was angry when he came out of the liquor store and fired a round from a handgun," Wilson said.
No one was hit from the gunfire, but the handgun jammed and the suspect made the woman drive him back to his house, where he dropped off the handgun and grabbed a shotgun, police said.
The woman told the suspect she wanted to be left alone but he refused to let her go, Wilson said.
"He had her for several hours, driving around," Wilson said. "She kept saying she wanted to go home and he kept threatening her and would not let her go."
Police expect to charge the suspect later today in Ferndale 43rd District Court.


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Friday, June 28, 2013
It takes a team
SECONDS COUNT: MGH staff and Boston EMS were honored at the MGH Acute Stroke Gala Breakfast.
Late last year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Donald Sadoway was spending time with friends in a North End restaurant when he suffered a stroke. Abnormal speech and impaired motor skills affected him instantly. Fortunately, his wife Rebecca recognized something was wrong and immediately called 911. Within minutes, Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived and quickly brought Sadoway to the MGH.
"I remember it was really fast and I thought 'Gee, this is really good treatment.' We just zoomed right through," Sadoway says. "I remember receiving the TPA and being in a CT scanner, and then the next thing I remember is being brought up to surgery."
For stroke patients, seconds count. Appropriate treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) is critical to mitigating the effects of the stroke and should begin within three to four and a half hours of symptom onset. The sooner it is administered, the better the outcome for the patient. From the moment a stroke patient arrives at the hospital the goal is to treat with TPA within 60 minutes. Sadoway was treated with the drug within 16 minutes of arrival and received surgical care a short time later. Thanks to the efforts of a highly organized acute stroke care team – that started with Boston EMS and continued at the MGH – Sadoway's recovery was remarkable. The team who treated Sadoway was honored with the 2012 Acute Stroke Champion Award at the MGH Acute Stroke Gala Breakfast June 14 at the Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation.
"It takes a team of dedicated individuals working across multiple medical disciplines around the clock to deliver this care with precision and safety that's up to, and beyond, the national standards," said Natalia Rost, MD, MPH, associate director of MGH Acute Stroke Services. "Today we celebrate the achievements of the MGH Acute Stroke Service team that delivered what we consider the highest quality of care."
The awardees were Paul Biddinger, MD, Karen Kinnaman, MD, Bertrand Edward Corrieri, RN, Elizabeth Liszanckie, RN, and Haben Tsegai of the Emergency Department; Eric S. Rosenthal, MD, and Ariane Lewis, MD, of Acute Stroke Service and Critical Care Neurology; Ellen Penney, MD, PhD, of Neurology; Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD, Brijesh Mehta, MD, and Joe Dibenedetto, RT, of Neuro-Interventional Service; Sohil Patel, MD, Paul Caruso and Kathleen Sciola MD, of Neuroradiology; and Katy McLean and Sean O'Connor of Boston EMS.
"I want to express my profound gratitude to everyone here. It's just absolutely stunning, everything was fast and right on," Sadoway said. "Thank you all, I wouldn't be standing here like this if it weren't for you."
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Central Pulse beat the Tactix 58-50 in Nelson to maintain play-offs push
The Central Pulse have continued their push for the trans-Tasman netball league play-offs with a 58-50 win over the Tactix in Nelson.
The visitors repelled a second quarter comeback by the bottom-of-the-table Tactix before pulling away for a comfortable victory.
The result meant the Pulse moved level on competition points with the fourth-place New South Wales Swifts, who are in action against the West Coast Fever on Monday.
It also avenged their upset loss to the Tactix in Napier in March.
Paula Griffin produced a strong performance at goal attack for the Pulse after being given rare game time, starting in place of Donna Wilkins, who was nursing a minor ankle injury.
Griffin's previous appearance this season was a fleeting one in the win over the Bay of Plenty Magic last week when she came on while Wilkins was treated for a facial cut.
But she formed a good partnership in the shooting circle with Irene van Dyk.
The pair shot at 92 per cent, van Dyk getting 43 goals from 45 attempts and Griffin, who stayed on court throughout, 15 from 18.
For the Tactix, Malawi shooter Mwai Kumwenda continued her excellent form with 42 from 44 despite the Pulse's defensive pressure in the second spell.
With van Dyk, Griffin and wing attack Camilla Lees combining well, the Pulse went into quarter time up 18-15.
They looked to be opening up a big lead early in the second quarter when the margin stretched to six goals.
However, the Tactix, led by England international Jade Clarke and Keshia Grant in midcourt, lifted their intensity.
With Kumwenda slotting goals like clockwork in a perfect first-half shooting display, the home side hit back to share the quarter.
But the Pulse made their move in the third period, as Liana Leota came on in a reshuffled midcourt, with Lees moving to centre.
Aided by some sharp defensive work by skipper Katrina Grant, they stretched their lead to nine goals.
From there, they were able to keep the Tactix at arm's length.


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For me it's the invention of the airplane. It almost instantly made the world a smaller place.
For me it's the invention of the airplane. It almost instantly made the world a smaller place.
Hockey players butts drive me nuts!
The Enlightenment.
The ability to make fire, people now had heat, light up the night, fend off animals and cooked their food.
The day that some control-freak realised that organized religion (as opposed to personal 'spirituality') could be effectively used to control the masses. It's been pretty much downhill ever since.
There are so many events that it is impossible to come up with one. Certainly when humans learned to make fire was one of the most important days. Also there may not be any specific tool that can be singled out, but when humans started using tools, even when someone picked up a stick or rock to use for a benefit, this would be another important event. Creating writing would be another. Christians might say that when Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit or when Christ was crucified and rose from the dead would be other important events. In modern times it was the discovery of using electricity. I'll probably think of more later.
It is a tough question...
Hockey players butts drive me nuts!
I'd also have to say the discovery of oil. The last 150 years wouldn't have been possible without oil.
Hockey players butts drive me nuts!
Pre recorded human history...the fall of Atlantis.
My birth, of course.
But for reals I'd say the Black Death. It altered the very shape of civilization in Europe.
* Question the Dominant Paradigm *
I will start with antibiotics, since Swellegant got to my initial answer first.
I think the Big Bang is number one. It set everything in motion!
either/or historically the shift to agriculture or the Internet . Am expecting really revolutionary results from this . Far bigger than the printing press .
The discovery of nuclear fission. What could be more relevant to the future than the ability to destroy it?
I'm fascinated with this thread...
Unfortunately, I'll be contemplating for a few days before I can come up with what I perceive as the MOST momentous EVENT...
My first inclination was the dropping of Little Boy and Fat Man on Japan -- but that is icky and yucky stuff -- and probably WAY TOO recent to be the MOST -- I'd much rather come up with a WONDERFUL event!!!
just thought : going to the Moon was a pretty big thing for humans .
The invention of the wheel, along with the discovery of fire. The invention of the written word is up there, too.
the wheel . South America managed well enough without it .
both the printing press and the internet , minor insignificant tech changes coupled with earth-shattering social changes . Note "What we have often regarded as literary conventions are solely book-making conventions and in time will cease to exist . Point that maybe libraries themselves are just vestiges of an outdated marketing form .Thinking catalogues - lists of titles - are no more than a number of things that the industry separated into items and labelled to sell . Here perhaps we have to refer to the form of handwitten manuscripts . Added separate conventions . The title as the name of a separate identifiable body of words , much practical difficulty incipit , long title ,and later short title . Maybe what we must do then is revert to all literary forms and conventions before printing . Copyright is just another outdated printing convention . All 16th century business things ."
I'd venture the discovery of fire. The Greeks must have thought so: Prometheus gave fire to man and suffered eternal punishment by the gods for having done so.
I'd also venture that most Americans, if asked this question, would answer the birth of Jesus.
Certainly I think it would have to be electricity. It's been the basis for everything.
In terms of lasting achievement and long standing impact I think I'd agree on the printing press. It set the ball the rolling for every other advancement that followed. In terms of a single, momentous event that was a turning point in history, I have to go with the moon landing.
Traveling to the moon fits in my book. There's just something so extraordinary about leaving our atmosphere and landing on the moon. But I always liked space stuff as a kid, so I'm probably biased.
Benderboy gets a new cum rag....
I think it's a toss-up between electricity, and the principles of any basic engine (almost anything used to make work more efficient).
I will certainly change my mind when someone invents either an antigravity car. Or a portable device which allows us* to see through everyone's clothes.
*me, obviously
I'll nominate the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859 which effectively replaced religious nonsense with a scientific explanation of evolution.
The computer
What about the invention of spoken language / communication?
Invention, evolution, you know what I mean...
Beyond the obvious harnessing of fire, and the invention of the first tool.....
The conquests of Alexander the Great.
Columbus's discovery of the other half of the world. If you go back, it was when the apes were forced to stand up to look over the tall grass. Freed up their hands for tools, and led to the development of the human brain. Or, at least that is one theory.
Probably not a single event in the history of Homo sapiens so this may not apply, but...
Learning to kill.
For food. Up until that point, our ancestors ate plant matter and the occasional dead animal carcass from predator kills. The ability to kill on our own enabled a constant supply of meat (read: protein) that allowed for rapid brain development and the emergence of intelligence that rapidly accelerated the evolution of our ancestors.
What made the Western civilization so technologically superior compared to all previous civilization was the ability to spread knowledge faster and make it available to the masses.
The printing press in that respect played probably the biggest role in human history.
Without it, most of us would still be working the land............
Internet comes second (for the same reason)
The Big Mac!
My birth
Without it the entire universe has no existence/meaning (to me)
Internet is spreading Democracy and knowledge around the globe.............this is the next big step for Mankind.
The development of language (or symbolic/abstract thought). It's the single thing that allowed us to think complex thoughts and gave us a huge advantage in our evolutionary history. Anything that came afterwards was only possible because of this ability.
Man landing on the moon.
I think the agricultural revolution. I don't think we'd have progressed as far if we hadn't settled, and stopped nomadic hunting and gathering. It gave early humans more time to learn, experiment and grow.
Finger nail clippers could you imagine?!
Just kidding, I gotta say survival skills (not just instinct). Could have gone extinct years ago, but we developed weapons, fire, shelters...
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the Post Office Department (for Postal Savings depositors) used fingerprints for identification. However, the use of fingerprints was associated in the public mind with criminal activity, making this approach undesirable (Wyatt and Wandel 1937, 45–47). A numbering scheme was seen as the practical alternative. Thus, the employer identification number (EIN) and the SSN were created.
Now that computers make fingerprints easier to track and identify, not to mention that the ID is not necessarily linked to criminals, perhaps it can be used for medical IDs.


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NEW HOLLAND, PA - Garden Spot Village will display entries in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition in its Main Street Gallery during the month of May.
The approximately three-dozen paintings, drawings, collages, prints, photographs and computer-generated images are the work of high school students in the 16th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, represented by Joseph R. Pitts (R-PA).
�We invite our friends and neighbors from throughout the district to enjoy this wonderful display of artistic talent,� said Colleen Musselman, director of life enrichment at Garden Spot Village.
In 1982, the Congressional Institute introduced the nationwide visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in each congressional district. In each participating district, panels of local artists select winning entries. Judging for the 16th Congressional District will take place from April 23 through April 30. The winners are recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The winning entry from each district will hang for one year in the tunnel between the United States Capitol and the Cannon House Office Building. Each week, thousands of people view the artwork.
Last year�s winner in the 16th Congressional District was Rachel Armstrong, from Garden Spot High School. Her entry was a pencil sketch of a veteran.
The public is invited to view the Congressional Art Competition entries from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Garden Spot Village is located at 433 S. Kinzer Ave. in New Holland. To visit the Gallery, enter through the Village Square North entrance, and the receptionist will point the way to the art gallery. For directions, call 717-355-6000.


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This article discusses genetic testing, that is, testing that looks at a person's genetic makeup for a variety of reasons. An increasing number of genetic tests are becoming available as a result of recent and rapid advances in biomedical research. It has been said that genetic testing may revolutionize the way many diseases are diagnosed. Genetic testing does not just help a physician diagnose disease, however. There are a number of different reasons genetic tests are performed. These include the following:
- Clinical Testing (diagnosing current or future disease)
- Pharmacogenomics (assessment of therapeutic drug treatment)
- Identity Testing for criminal investigations or forensics studies (sometimes referred to as "DNA testing")
- Parentage Testing (sometimes also known as relationship testing; formerly called paternity testing)
- Tissue typing for transplantation
- Cytogenetics (chromosome analysis)
- Infectious Disease Testing
This article will briefly discuss each of these tests but will focus on the medical aspects of genetic testing. However, it is helpful to first understand the basics of human genetics. Continue reading for an overview.


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Sept. 20, 2004
With a team score of 458 over 27 holes Sunday, the men's golf team finished third at the Blue Devil Classic, hosted by Central Connecticut State at the Stanley Golf Course in New Britain, CT. Chris Holmes was Yale's top player, shooting a 74 on the first eighteen holes and a 37 on the last nine to earn a 4-over-par 111.
The Elis stood in fifth after 18 holes, and moved up to third by shooting the lowest of all 13 teams in the final nine holes. Yale ended up only one stroke out of second place.
Finishing behind Holmes was Steve Gray and Rick Reissman, both of whom were tied for 13 after shooting a 27-hole total of 115.
Mark Matza hit 79 in the first round and 40 on the final nine to come in tied for 30th with 119 strokes, and Joe Potter was one shot behind him with 120, good for 38th overall.
The 27-hole format was played after the first day of competition got rained out. Army won the Classic with a score of 450, while Binghamton was seven back with 457.
The Elis travel to Newport, RI next weekend for the Adams Cup.


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When Susannah was a girl of about seven or eight, her family held a party. Her mother, cousins and aunts came. There were presents and a general air of celebration and festivity. One by one Susannah and her cousins lined up to see a local midwife.
No one was sure exactly what was going to happen.
The midwife told Susannah she would make her a ''beautiful lady''.
''A woman without circumcision, she will stink, her husband he's not going to like her,'' she was told.
''We as children were happy to do this because mum told us that and we believe our mum no matter what they say,'' Susannah says. ''I'm happy because all my cousins are going to do the same thing.''
One by one Susannah and her cousins were circumcised. They were lucky because the midwife used an anaesthetic. But afterwards the pain was shocking.
Susannah heard her cousin cry out when she went to the toilet. She then tried to avoid urinating but her older relatives made her.
''They pushed me into the room and made me do two or three drinks of water and I did one [urinated] and I screamed,'' Susannah says.
''Then I woke up in bed. My mother said, 'Your cousins didn't do that.' I said it hurt. My mother said, 'Now you're a lady.' So I thought it was a good thing.''
Susannah, from an African country, later moved to Australia with her four children.
She never enjoyed sex. Childbirth was difficult, as is typical for victims of female genital mutilation (also known as female circumcision), a practice in which the genitals are partially or completely removed.
When Susannah first gave birth she was attended by a doctor who reopened her vagina. But this does not always happen, which means the baby may be unable to pass through the birth canal, possibly resulting in the death of mother, baby or both.
Aside from the risks at the time - including severe bleeding and trauma - genital mutilation can also cause long-term problems such as infections and nerve damage.
It occurs in more than 40 countries across Africa, southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula and along the Persian Gulf, and in communities across Asia.
It is not a religious practice. It is illegal to perform or assist in arranging the procedure in Australia. It is also illegal to remove a child from the country for the purposes of having it done overseas.
Susannah moved to Australia with her family in 1979.
While working at the district court she became aware of a program run by NSW Health that focused on the health of migrant women, including those with genital mutilation.
It was not until she participated in the program that she realised what had happened to her.
''I didn't hear in my country this was bad,'' Susannah says.
''When I come here and the lady was explaining what happened to us, I was very, very upset. I hate my mother and I really cried. I hate my mother. I hate her.''
Susannah was one of the first women to complete the women's health education course.
She became so determined to protect other girls from undergoing the same trauma that she now runs the same workshops for migrant women she once participated in.
''I fight every family, every woman,'' she says. ''Sometimes it's not the women, it's the family, it's the husband. The man doesn't know how it affects the woman. Still people are convinced they want it.''
The program is based at Sydney's Cumberland Hospital and educators travel all over the state to run the workshops. The program's manager, Vivienne Strong, says a group of male bilingual workers have recently been trained, the first time any health service in the world has employed men to educate their compatriots about genital mutilation.
''Many times the man of the family has the final say about whether a girl is circumcised, so it's really important they understand what's happening,'' Strong says.
''Most of the men I speak to do not understand. It's a taboo subject for men. It's women's business. Unless a woman has the support of her husband, she often can't do anything to prevent the circumcision.''
The job of the community educators, Strong says, is to be ''the bridge between people who know and understand, and the people who have limited understanding of what occurs and who do not know the legislation in NSW''.
Twenty years ago, migrants were not as likely to know that female genital mutilation was banned in Australia.
Now people are more likely to know it's illegal here, so there's a push to do it to younger girls before they arrive, Strong says.
''Sometimes, if a woman marries a man from an FGM-practising community and she is not circumcised, the woman is forced to be circumcised before the marriage can take place.''
The NSW program is so well regarded internationally that community workers in Egypt, Pakistan and Indonesia have requested copies. Susannah has forgiven her mother who, she says, was as much a victim of culture as she.
''I lost my mother, I lost my enjoyment, I lost important things God gave to me,'' Susannah says.
She is committed to eradicating the practice and has worked out a way of reaching women who say they do not want to know about it.
''Some don't want to hear about it so I say I have a nice program about women's health and in between I tell them about it,'' she says, laughing.
For more information about FGM see dhi.health.nsw.gov.au.


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Former Bills G Joe DeLamielleure will walk 213 miles from Buffalo to Canton to raise money and awareness for children in need of new prosthetic legs.
Dolphins RB Lamar Miller feels comfortable heading into his second season.
Individual tickets to Patriots games go on sale July 16.
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson played on every offensive play for the Jets in 2012.
How does Ravens QB Joe Flacco perform under pressure?
Projecting the 53-man roster for the Bengals.
Special teams units are in flux for the Browns.
LB Jarvis Jones feels his college experience will help him pick up the Steelers defense quickly.
Which guards belong on the Colts' all-time team?
S Josh Evans has a shot at big playing time with the Jaguars.
The Titans reached an injury settlement with former DE Dave Ball.
DL Derek Wolfe has become a defensive leader for the Broncos in his second season.
The Chiefs' home opener has been a hot ticket on the secondary market.
Raiders DE Jack Crawford learned early in his rookie season how quickly a job in the NFL can disappear.
The Chargers renewed their preseason television contract with KFMB.
A scientific approach to predicting the Cowboys record.
What will be the best camp battle for the Giants?
WR Riley Cooper lands on a list of vulnerable Eagles veterans.
The Redskins showed off their new Richmond training facility on Monday.
The Bears are fond of new special teams coach Joe DeCamillis.
Ron Jaworski ranked Lions QB Matthew Stafford as the 16th-best quarterback in football.
Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wonders whether the Packers will regret cutting LB Desmond Bishop.
Take a look inside the Vikings' equipment room.
Previewing the backfield for the Falcons.
This snapshot of the Panthers quarterbacks is a reminder that Jimmy Clausen is still on the roster.
Counting down the most compelling games on the Saints' schedule.
The Buccaneers have the most cap space in the NFC South.
Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald donated 1,000 helmets to a Minneapolis youth football program.
Breaking down Rams QB Sam Bradford as he heads into his fourth NFL season.
The 49ers have a lot of depth at running back.
Five of the 14 public practices at Seahawks training camp have sold out.