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AMES, Iowa – How parents handle their divorce affects how well their children will adapt to life with mom and life with dad. This month's Science of Parenting podcast from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach examines what parents can do to help their children live through divorce.
"People think divorce is one point in time. Divorce is an ongoing thing that parents and children need to think about, " says Michael Fleming, associate professor of family studies at University of Northern Iowa. Fleming discusses how children experience divorce along with program host Douglas Gentile, an associate professor of psychology and extension specialist at Iowa State, and "parent-on-the-street" Mike Murray. The 30-minute podcast is available for free download from the Science of Parenting website or can be subscribed to in iTunes.
Post-divorce relationships vary. Some people end up as better partners and friends to each other than they ever were as husband and wife; at the other extreme are those who become almost mortal enemies. In most relationships, "parents can find some common ground to continue to be parents and support each other as parents even though their couple relationship has ended," Fleming said.
"You're always going to be parents," Fleming said. "If parents are attentive and listen, are able to negotiate their post-marriage life well, then children overall can come out OK."
Generally parents want what's best for their children. But what if parents don't agree on their children's best interests? Ideally, parents should find a way to have the conversation — away from their children — about their different viewpoints. Find the forum, express opinions and views, and don't blame each other, Fleming said.
If parents can't reach agreement, then each person must set rules specifically for his or her home, since neither can control what the former spouse does, Fleming said.
"Children are amazingly resilient and they can be very adaptable. But ideally you want both mom and dad to be able to sit down and say together, 'these are the rules and guidelines that we want you to follow and be raised by,'" Fleming said.
"Children of different ages understand divorce in different ways and deal with it in different ways. Very young children, for example, often assume that they are responsible for the divorce because of where they are developmentally. They don't see mommy and daddy as husband and wife; they see these two people as mommy and daddy. If daddy has left or mommy has left, then 'it must be something about me or somehow I've caused it,'" Fleming said.
"Fast-forward to the early adolescent years. Teenagers learn that if they've had a bad time with dad and they share it with mom, mom is going to go ballistic, and if they've had a bad time with mom, and they share it with dad, dad is going to go ballistic, so they don't share. They don't talk about it … and it's churning up inside of them, but they don't feel like they can talk," Fleming said.
Parent needs to rethink how they are handling the divorce if younger children regress to behaviors they'd outgrown, such as talking baby talk or not sleeping through the night, or if older children show continuing anger or have problems at school, Fleming said.
The children's school can be a resource for families going through divorce. Fleming suggested talking with the school nurse, psychologist or guidance counselor. The school also may have suggestions about books parents and children can read together about divorce, or resources in the community such as family therapy.
The Science of Parenting podcasts offer research-based parenting advice from experts across the country. The monthly podcasts are available for free download from the Science of Parenting website, www.scienceofparenting.org or can be subscribed to in iTunes. Each month a new, 30-minute Science of Parenting program will be available, as well as previous podcasts and other research-based parenting information.
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Corinne • In the late 1800s, shortly after the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, this tiny Box Elder County town became a transfer point for goods heading to Montana mining towns.
As a major stop, the population grew to more than 1,000 residents and became one of the state's wildest towns as railroad workers and freighters patronized some 15 saloons and 16 liquor stores.
Things have changed since then. Today, the only full-service bar in Corinne is Mim's Bar and Grill, a watering hole for bikers, locals and tourists that boasts about having "the coldest beer in Utah."
"It's friendly, fun and unique," said Brenda Holley, of Roy, who took a weekday road trip with her husband, Craig. "Look around. It has its own flavor. You want to come in and want to stay."
The bar can get crowded, especially on Sunday afternoons when Wasatch Front motorcyclists descend. Wednesday is free pool night.
Cindy Guzman, who purchased the business from her brother-in-law about 12 years ago, said in the 1940s the bar, on the road to the Golden Spike National Historic Monument, was named Murph's.
It was later named after Mim Davis, who turned a heavy piece of wood from the Promontory Bridge into the signature black-painted bar.
At one time, Playboy centerfolds decorated the rafters. Those are long gone. Now there's an eclectic mix of beer signs, along with a few pool tables, a shot-glass collection, big-screen televisions and a grill where cheeseburgers are the specialty.
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"I come here for the food and the company," said Jim Parker of Wellsville. "It's just a grill that's been seasoned for a lot of years."
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The UNICEF Photo Of The Year depicts an 11 year-old girl sitting quietly next to a 40 year old bearded man who is her fiance. We gaze at the picture for a moment, sigh, and then go on with our lives oblivious as to its meaning for each individual. The man will shortly be raping this girl after what purports to be a wedding ceremony because he is carrying out his cultural mores and values. The girl will be impregnated without love and he will never regard his actions as violent or disrespectful. The parents of the girl sold her because they "needed the money" and after all, "our men don't need educated women," they simply need girls who can bear children, hopefully, males.
Leon de Winter, a Dutch writer expressed the feelings many share. "I believe there are regressive cultures. In an era of political correctness, this is a tricky statement. But, there is no other statement that can be made about this image. We behold a regressive man who is taking what he has purchased."


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Party poopers :-\Polls in general don't get much activity it seems considering the total number of members. Wonder why???? :?
Your little humorous test does raise a very interesting question. I've wondered the same myself. I understand is some instances it may not be applicable to them, or they may not have an opinion, but I really think it's much more than that?
For the same reason I don't watch the Kardashians, or real housewives, or Hollywood award shows.
I'm surprised you didn't get more "no" votes... that's the one that's funny...
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George Negus pays tribute to his former colleague Bill Peach.
George started working on the pace-setting ABC current affairs program This Day Tonight (TDT) In 1975 - Bill Peach's final year as Anchor.
Negus remembers Bill as "the first anchor, not only to the desk, but an anchor to the program as a bloke...very calm, composed & sensible."
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|We live on about 20 acres of dirt. We have access to a billion other acres of farmland (hay, alfalfa, barley, etc), and on a dirt road. No asphalt here. I'm anxiously waiting to get my pup and start all the fun training stuff. woo!
Because of the need for documentation of shots to do things like obedience classes, etc. I just had the vet do it.
I do my own heartworm as well (Ivomec) and give no flea / tick meds other than Springtime Bug Off Garlic. I am genuinely amazed as I live in the damp, warm, tick and flea infested SE US.
I let my pup do all kinds of natural things (romps with me through the woods) but did not do jumping or running on hard surfaces (like asphalt).
We're in the mountains, deserty area...we don't have many fleas or ticks (our male GSD has never had either), so I'm not too concerned about it, but I still use flea/tick shampoo on my boy, just to be safe (and it smells good).
I have no objections to going into my vet for shots, except we're about 45 to an hour away, so it would have to be a full day trip (go to the vet, then walk around our only pet-friendly store, and definitely eat some lunch!) But it's not hard to plan out.
Just looking for some opinions. When I get my pup, she's going to be pampered and spoiled and turned into a schutzhund dog. I hope.
|I don't live in a rural area so doing my own shots is not an option. That being said, I still wouldn't do them myself for various reasons. Vaccines are not that expensive so why not have the vet do them? You know they're coming from a reputable source and have been stored and administered correctly and you'll always have an accurate record for the life of the pet. Heartwork and Flea/Tick I purchase online and administer as directed (there is absolutely no reason at all why any dog owner should not follow a heart worm treatment plan...none). I guess if you're fairly confident that you won't have a problem with fleas and ticks then it's your choice but here in Maryland both are quite bad and if you've never had the issue before, try getting rid of fleas once they're found in your home/vehicle
|Thanks for the info. I still have a few months to wait before I get my pup, but I want to get as much info as I can beforehand. I want to be a good fur mama! I'll keep all this in mind and talk to my breeder and vet about what I can do for shots / etc.
I typically go to my vet for shots but they don't charge through the roof. It's not that much more expensive and I'd have to drive farther to TSC to buy the vaccine. Also if you can't really verify that the vaccine was shipped and stored properly it may not be effective. I don't do as many vaccines as some people though.
I do my own heartworm preventative. I haven't use a flea/tick preventative in years but check my dogs if we're in the woods or tracking in a rural area. Luckily as bad as ticks have been recently, they really aren't bad in the city here.
For GSDs puppies, I do mostly "flat" work. There are a few flyball drills we do but the puppies don't jump/step over anything higher than their elbows and not a lot of repetitions. I don't really restrict "free" activities like running around the yard, going up/down stairs on their own, etc. If I'm playing tug, I keep it low, don't encourage the puppy to jump in the air at the tug.
I've never brushed a dog's teeth.
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I don't do my own shots, vet does.
With worms, heartworm I use Heartguard Plus, all other worms I was using a 12 weekly all wormer, now I am experimenting with diatomaceous earth as is suppose to control all types of worms except heart.
With hips and elbows, dysplasia is genetic so is good her breeding bitches and the stud have been scored, however look a bit further back on their pedigree chart for any high scores on a relative. As a puppy there are things you can do environmentally to help not develop dysplasia such as keeping puppy at a good trim weight (not over weight or underweight for that matter), do not exercise excessively - allow plenty of 'free' exercise such as off lead walking in safe areas and if you walk on lead watch for tiredness then stop, don't make puppy run excessively, watch puppy on stairs, don't encourage high jumps and sprint runs with sudden stops. So keeping puppy at a good weight and avoiding excessive exercise with help.
I give mine glucosamine and chondroitin and sometimes green lipped muscle, so any products with these ingredients that are appropriate for puppies is beneficial.
I have never cleaned a dogs teeth with a tooth brush. I give meaty bones, for puppies I always gave chicken wings and turkey necks to puppies.
Good luck and enjoy your puppy
Routine Shots, Vacs, and Hips?
I have a reputable breeder who is going to help me pick the perfect puppy on their next litter. (Hopefully it'll be soon! I'm so excited!) She knows what she's doing, and takes care of all the puppy shots and things until I take my pup home at 8 weeks.
I'm curious if anyone else does their own shots, or if they go into the vet for every set of shots and the pros and cons of each? I know I can save a few dollars by doing my own shots (I've done shots for animals before), but I also want to ensure my pup has the best care etc. I'm not a lazy pet owner that refuses to go to the doc.
I've googled a bit on worms/heartworm/etc and am curious - do you do any preventative treatment? I know my vet will do heartworm at a certain age, but after that, do you do preventatives? With our adult GSD, we will worm him about once a year and that seems to do well for him. He likes to pick up worms now and again, so I want to avoid as many issues as possible.
And as far as hips go. My breeder has had her bitches and stud tested, and all have good hips. Aside from what google says (because we know google is ALWAYS reliable), what can I do to "help" my pup with her hips? I know to avoid excessive strenuous exercise until she's a little older, but is there anything else I can do? Would anyone recommend a daily supplement or anything of that nature? Or just take it easy until she's old enough to really play and be active?
Does anyone on here brush their dog's teeth? does it really make a difference if they have good bones to chew that can help clean the teeth/gums?
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This is a 9mm Mk III with probably the first set of Mr. Hakan Pek's Hi Power grips to reach this country. The hammer spur has been bobbed and the right-side thumb safety lever removed and the shaft rounded. The gun's been refinished as well.
I bought this Hi Power new in '72. It has been customized by gunsmith, Lou Williamson.
Another lightly-altered 9mm Mk III...
This is my old "duty Hi Power". It's a Mk III with a Type I C&S ring hammer and sear, Spegal blk checkered delrin grips and Novak fixed sights. I had the gun refinished after I retired.
This is an FN Competition Model with Spegel grips.
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Bengals legend Greg Cook dead at 65
Another "what might have been" QB for the Bengals. Greg had an awesome rookie year (1969) and then tore his rotator cuff and was never the same. Paul Brown and Bill Walsh raved about the guy.
I was pretty young when he played, but I remember his name being a household word. What a shame. RIP, Greg.
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Re: Bengals legend Greg Cook dead at 65
Sorry I missed this thread earlier. Cook was the Icky Woods of his generation. An amazing with player with incredible potential out of the league in the blink of an eye. When I was a Bengals fan the old timers would always talk about Cook. When I saw film I understood why. My condolencesPutting the Fanatic back in Fan
Re: Bengals legend Greg Cook dead at 65
In fact, if you take the entire sample of Hall of Fame players, over 40% of them lived to see their 80s. It's within 4-5% of the national average. When you consider the high ratio of African American players in the PFHOF is much higher than in a normal cross-section of population, and weigh that bit of data with the fact that the average African American man lives 3-4 years less than the average Caucasian man, the average life expectancy of a Pro football Hall of Famer (and I realize that's a very small sample size) is in line with the general population.
Re: Bengals legend Greg Cook dead at 65
Okay, to prove what I was talking about above, here is some data.
Overall life expectancy of a male is 76.1
Average life expectancy of a caucasian male is 76.5
For African American males, it's 71.8
What I did is tracked every HOFer who has passed away since 2000. It's a very limited sample size, but should be a helpful barometer of sorts.
So, keep in mind that this doesn't include Hall of Famers who are currently alive and in their 80s. That would definitely alter the numbers a bit.
There are currently twelve living PFHOFers over the age of 80. This includes three who are in their 90s.
1) Ace Parker (turns 100 later this year)
2) Steve Van Buren (in his 90s)
3) Charlie Trippi (in his 90s)
4) Chuck Bednarik
5) Art Donovan
6) YA Tittle
7) Bob St Clair
8) Frank Gifford
9) Yale Lary
10) Jack Butler
11) Doug Atkins
12) Joe Schmidt
By age, every HOF player who has died since 2000:
1)Derrick Thomas-33
2)Reggie White-43
3)Mike Webster-50 (this is the biggest example of football ending a player's life prematurely, but is the exception, not the rule)
4)Lee Roy Selmon-56
5)John Mackey-69
6)Jim Parker-71
7)Rosey Brown-71
8)Gene Hickerson-73
9)Night Trane Lane-75
10)Jim Ringo-76
11)Leo Nomellini-76
12)Lou Groza-76
13)Tom Fears-77
14) Stan Jones-78
15) George Conner-78
16) Ollie Matson-80
17) John Henry Johnson-81
18) Lou Creekmur- 82
19) Otto Graham-82
20) George Blanda-83
21) Joe Perry-84
22) Tony Canadeo-84
23) Ernie Stautner-85
24) Dante Lavelli-85
25) Andy Robustelli-85
26) Frank Gatski-86
27) Bill Willis-86
28) Pete Pihos-87
29) Bill Dudley-88
30) George Musso-90
31) George McAfee-90
32) Sammy Baugh-94
a) So just by that list, I can see that 17 out of 32 Hall of Famers who passed away since 2000 lived into their 80s. I think that corresponds well in comparison to real life. Again, this is a microscopic sample size, but I think it shows well.
b) 23 of 32 lived to reach the average life expectancy for a male. When you consider that Brown, Parker, and Lane were all African American, that really makes 26 of the 32 who lived to the average life expectancy for their race. Only 5 out of 32 hall of famers failed to live to see 70. Again, without seeing the statistics broken down in front of me, I would say that's in line with normality.
c) Of the 11 African Americans on the list, 3 died before the age of 60, one died in his 60s, 3 died in their 70s, 4 lived to their 80s (Johnson, Matson, Willis, Perry). Their average age at death was 68.1. That's below the median life expectancy, but with a sample size of eleven, Thomas' death really alters that statistic. 7 of the 11 african american players matched or exceeded their expectancy.
b) Of the 21 Caucasian players on the list, the average life expectancy is 81.2. That's nearly 5 years more than the average male. 19 of the 21 Hall of Famers matched or exceeded their life expectancy. Since Hickerson did live to age 73, really only Mike Webster stands out out of the 21 white players on the list.
I realize this is a lot of largely meaningless data, but save it sometime and you can refute your buddy the next time he states that football causes players to die earlier than normal :DeadHorse:
Re: Bengals legend Greg Cook dead at 65
I remember Cook and thought wow, what a great QB he was gonna be.
Damn shame about his shoulder and interesting comments about the
West Coach Offense. Welch said he would have gone long had Cook
stayed around. Carter took his place and the rest is history.
Damn shame about all these athletes that had superior bodies as young
men like Greek Gods but they die young in their 60s - Unitas,
Mackey, Bubba just recently and Alan Ameche might have
been younger than that..
Life is too short. RIP.


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Revealed! Inishfood 2012 line up
April 27, 2012 in Events, Irish Food Festivals
You might have been there last year and tried your hand at curing your own pork. You might have followed the Twitter feed and wondered why people were enthusing about Bacon Vodka, Almond and Candied Bacon Bark or raw milk butter. Or you just might have read about it afterwards, drooled over photos, and cursed the fact that you missed out.
You have no excuse this year.
Inishfood – The Line Up – 18th-20th May 2012
Donal of Harry's, Bridgend, Inishowen, Co Donegal is thrilled to present the Inishfood 2012 festival.
All Access tickets are available to book now.
Individual Daytime tickets for Saturday or Sunday and for Saturday night's #Nomenu are available from 4th May.
Friday 18 May: Informal Gathering & Welcoming
Venue: Drift Inn, Buncrana, Inishowen 8pm
Darren Bradley's wood fired Inishpizzas and Irish craft beers with the L.Mulligan Grocer crew & pots of food until late
Pay As You Please – proceeds go to Crumlin Children's Hospital and The Bubble Foundation
Please inform us at or @inishfood if you are coming.
Saturday 19 May: Skills Sharing Sessions (NOTE – TIMES MAY CHANGE SLGHTLY ON THE DAY)
Venue: Harry's, Bridgend, Inishowen, Co.Donegal
9.30am – The morning coffee sessions – Karl Purdy (Coffee Angel) & Ross Kane (Bailies Coffee)
10.15am – Official Welcome
10.30am – Real Sourdough Making – Thibault Peigne (session will continue a diff stages during the day to follow the #realsourdough making and begin a real bread campaign!)
11.15am – Ed Hick – Exploring Food Senses
12.45 – Lunch Bell & Mingle
1.45pm Back to the Real Sourdough Bread
2.30pm – For Food Sake "The Future of Irish Fish" Talk, Touch & Tastings
3.45pm – 10mins of fame – Your opportunity to share your new skills / passion
5.00pm – Twisted Irish Cocktails – Hayden Lambert (Merchant Hotel) & Oisin Davis (Sugar Club) – Demo & Tastings using Irish Ingredients
All-Day Saturday Sessions Pass includes lunch, tastings & cocktail – €20
Saturday 19 May: #NoMenu Feast at Harry's Restaurant
8pm – #NoMenu by Raymond Moran, Harry's, and craft beer matching by Caroline Hennessy, Bibliocook
Bookings €45 includes arrival cocktail, matching beers & entertainment
Sunday 20 May: Inishowen Land, Shore, Sea & Culture day
10.30am Meeting – Car Park, An Grianan Hotel, Burt, Inishowen, N13)
10.45am – "Going Native" on Farm, with Ella McSweeney (RTE Broadcaster). Meet the traditional & rare-breeds including tasting different breeds session. Beside Hotel Car Park. (Session logistics assisted by the Clonmany Agricultural Show).
12.noon – Lough Swilly Shore Forage – Sally McKenna (Bridgestone Guides), Manus Mc Gonagle (Quality Sea Veg) and Enda McEvoy (Aniar Restaurant) (short drive leaving An Grianan Hotel)
2pm – Harrys Walled Garden pick & taste walk through with Dermot Carey (Harrys) & Trevor Sargent (Trevors Kitchen Garden). Meeting point at An Grianan Hotel Car Park.
3pm – Féile Grianán Áiligh – An Grianan Fort, Burt. Ancient Beer Brewing by Declan Moore (Moore Group), Ancient Celtic Celebration of Crafts, Celtic Games, Celtic Lifestyle Demonstrations and Cultural & Musical Carnival. A spectacular new event.
Sunday Sessions – €15 Includes Féile Grianán Áiligh Access & All Tastings
Note: Féile Grianán Áiligh is also a standalone event. Advance ticketed Park & Ride access €5 from 12.30-3pm or 3.30- 5.30pm.
All Access Tickets – Saturday & Sunday Daytime Sessions inc Sat Night #NoMenu feast with matching beers & Féile Grianán Áiligh €75
BOOKING: DM on Twitter to @Inishfood to book or email
- Lake of Shadows Hotel, Buncrana, 1 night B&B, €35pps, 2 nights B&B €65pps phone (074) 9361005 to book
- Special Rates @ An Grianan Hotel, Burt (email for details)
- Whiteoaks Organic Gardens have a small Inishfood village of 5 new houses with rooms to rent at €50pp for 2 nights sharing (2 dbl bedrooms & 1 single in each house). €70pp for 3 nights. Includes continental breakfast in own kitchen. Email to book or DM @inishfood
- Redcastle Hotel, 1 night B&B €59pps, 2 nights B&B inc 1 evening meal €145pps phone (074) 9385444 to book.
- The Red Door (www.thereddoor.ie) €65pps B&B for Sat & Sun nights or €150pps for 2 nights B&B including dInner Sunday night.
7.30pm Harry's, Bridgend, Inishowen, Donegal Chefs Homecoming Feast, featuring:
Kwanghi Chan (Cliff House Hotel)
Gary O Hanlon (Viewmount House)
Stephen Gibson (Pichet)
Derek Creagh (Finnebrogue)
Sharon Harkin (L'Ecrivian)


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By Nik Brumsack
Arsène Wenger accepts that opinions will be formed about his side based on their performance against Manchester City on Sunday.
Arsenal travel to the Etihad Stadium in good form, having won their last three games in all competitions and scoring 10 goals while conceding just two.
But Wenger is aware that conclusions will be drawn following the match against the Premier League champions.
"It's inevitable that opinions will fly around on Sunday night," he told Arsenal Player. "That is normal and accepted, you have to deal with that. So let's make sure that the opinions are in our favour."
The Premier League is already taking shape, with three of the sides that finished in last season's top four sitting in similar positions. But Wenger insists there is a long way to go in the title race.
"[Only] four games have been played and I believe some of teams are coming back into the race. The Premier League is very difficult now, it's very unpredictable," he said.
"Let's focus on us, our consistency and take care of our attitude. I think what's been remarkable up until now is our attitude."
Watch the full interview with the boss on Arsenal Player.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Well i have this armor i made that is diffrent enough for you not to be asumed a "Fett"
its my clans armor. I call the clan "Tandish"... take a wild guess why.. hahaha
well here are templates for it. its for medium build and has the chest, colar and ab peice templates. one more peice can be added and i will do it on a later date
so tell me what yea think!
Tandish Armor.zip


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Biology Major - Physiology Emphasis
This major is appropriate for pre-professional students in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-veterinary medicine, pre-optometry and physical therapy. It provides a foundation for introductory positions of employment in such fields as biomedical research, food and drug manufacturing, nutrition and sports physiology. It can also serve as a basis for graduate studies in developmental biology, physiological ecology, embryology and molecular biology.
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|Total Credits Required for Degree
|Liberal Studies
|Health Promotion Requirements
|Required Courses in Major
|BI 221 Comparative Anatomy (4 cr.) or
|BI 201 Human Anatomy (3 cr.)
|BI 327 Animal Physiology (4 cr.) or
|BI 202 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
|BI 406 Advanced Cell Biology (4 cr.) or
|BI 431 Plant Physiology (4 cr.)
|Biology Electives
|Choose from the following:
|BI 201 Human Anatomy (3 cr.)
|BI 202 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
|BI 203 Medical Microbiology (3-5 cr.)
|BI 221 Comparative Anatomy (4 cr.)
|BI 225 Physiology of Aging (3 cr.)
|BI 303 General Microbiology (5 cr.)
|BI 321 Embryology (4 cr.)
|BI 327 Animal Physiology (4 cr.)
|BI 405 Immunology (3 cr.)
|BI 406 Advanced Cell Biology (4 cr.)
|BI 418 Molecular Biology (4 cr.)
|BI 419 Biology of Cancer (4 cr.)
|BI 420 Neuroscience (4 cr.)
|BI 425 Endocrinology (3 cr.)
|BI 426 Human Histology (4 cr.)
|BI 431 Plant Physiology (4 cr.)
|Other Required Courses
|Choose from the following groups:
|CH 321 Organic Chemistry I (4 cr.) and
|CH 322 Organic Chemistry II (4 cr.)
|CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry (5 cr.) and
|3 Additional Chemistry Credit Hours
|Choose from the following groups:
|PH 201 College Physics I (5 cr.) [III] and
|PH 202 College Physics II (5 cr.) [III]
|PH 220 Introductory Physics I (5 cr.) [III] and
|PH 221 Introductory Physics II (5 cr.) [III]
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This major does not require a minor.


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Ebert Posts Strong Back Nine in Round 1 of NCAA Regionals
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
ANN ARBOR, MIch. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Green Bay junior Chad Ebert (Kenosha, Wis.) bounced back from a challenging opening nine to card an even-par 35 over his final nine holes and post a 5-over par 76 on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Golf Regional at the par-71, 6,723-yard University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The first Green Bay golfer to compete at the NCAA Championships, Ebert is tied for 48th place in the 75-player field with 36 holes to play. The junior will tee off in Friday's second round in the day's final group at 9:20 a.m. CT. Follow the action live here.
On the front nine, Ebert carded three bogeys and a double bogey and made the turn at 5-over 41. The junior responded with a birdie at the 417-yard, par-4 10th hole and made seven pars and a bogey over the final eight holes to finish with a 76.
Ebert earned a spot in the regionals by winning the 2012 Horizon League individual title on April 29. The junior's victory was the first of his collegiate career and helped the Phoenix finish in second place in the team championship.
He became the first Phoenix golfer to win the Horizon League championship since Shaun Rezachek in 2001 and the second all-time. Rezachek was also the individual medalist in 1998.
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There's a lot of ground to cover in Texas, and plenty of water to boot. In order to achieve lasting conservation success across this great big state, we employ a number of tools and strategies. By no means does this list reflect the full extent of our work, but it'll get you up to speed on the basics of how we go about doing what we go about doing.
Water is essential for human life, but it is a fixed asset we must learn to share. The Conservancy is developing practical solutions for nature and people around the world.
Far from barren, Texas deserts support thousands of unique plant species and hundreds of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles; but external pressures imperil this often-overlooked ecosystem.
The Blackland Prairie once spanned two states and more than 12 million acres. Find out up on what we're doing to protect that important ecosystem, and other Texas grasslands.
With more than 3,000 miles of bays, estuaries and coastline, the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world. Check out the projects we've created to keep it healthy.
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A Wonderful Opportunity for All Our Students to Build a Truly International Network
Interview with Jean Talbot
An interview with Jean Talbot
Director of the MBA Program, HEC Montreal
About HEC Montreal
HEC Montreal is Canada's oldest business school, and the first North American school to hold AACSB international, EQUIS and AMBA accreditations. It offers courses in French, English and Spanish and boasts 17 research chairs and 24 research groups. The Wall Street Journal has rated the school as one of the top 100 in the world.
Could you describe your MBA program?
Students can take our 53-week international full-time MBA in French or English, and some courses are offered in Spanish, as well. The program consists of over 600 course hours and 51 credits, divided into four phases. Students start by mastering business fundamentals and management techniques, then acquire a specialization, ranging from corporate finance to investment and portfolio management, energy management, marketing and international business. The fourth phase of the program concentrates on managing change in all its forms: new technologies, organizational transformation, personal attitudes and models and trends in the corporate environment. The program includes over 100 elective specialized courses in all and a five-week supervised team field project. More than 50% of all teaching methods are practical, based on case studies, debates, computer simulations, role-playing and team assignments. Our program has an international focus - in fact, over half of our full-time students are from outside Canada.
What kind of people are drawn to your MBA?
Professionals and managers who already have five years' work experience, from a wide range of cultural and professional backgrounds and industries. The HEC Montréal MBA attracts world-class students, with exceptional academic and professional profiles, from around the globe.
What sets your program apart from other MBA programs?
Where should I start? Its multilingual, multicultural dimension. The number of international students about 50% of MBA students, from 20 different countries. It's a wonderful opportunity for all our students to build a truly international network of contacts and broaden their horizons. The wide array of teaching methods and the emphasis on technology -students are required to use laptop computers from day one, and our ultra-modern building, with its computer and telecommunications infrastructure, is the envy of many other institutions. There are over 7,200 network connections throughout the School! We're proud of our trading room, one of the best-equipped at any university, updated with real-time financial data by Bloomberg, Reuters and E-Signal. Our superb library is the largest bilingual management library in Canada and one of the biggest in the world. We also bring in leading business figures as guest lecturers, with our "Professor for a Day" program. Small class sizes - a maximum of 40 students per class. The supervised five-week field project, in an actual corporate environment, gives students invaluable practical experience. And then there is Montreal itself - a bilingual city, a wonderful, safe place to live and a perfect crossroads between Europe and North America.
What kinds of firms recruit your graduates?
Recruiters range from Bombardier to Ernst & Young, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Imperial Oil, ING, L'Oréal, Pratt & Whitney and the World Bank, to mention only a few. Our placement rate within six months of graduation is 90%. The HEC Montréal Career Centre offers a life-long interactive job-search service to give alumni access to job offers any time, wherever they are, and European companies regularly post openings on our site.
What are your school's plans for the future?
We would like to focus more on corporate social responsibility in our course content. We are also looking to develop "customized MBAs" for different companies, as we already do for Pratt & Whitney Canada. An executive MBA is in the works, and we will be making a greater effort to attract European students, as well. Finally, we are hoping to arrange more exchanges with universities in Europe.
About Jean Talbot
Professor Jean Talbot, Director of the MBA program at HEC Montreal holds an MBA from HEC Montreal himself, as well as a doctorate in management systems from Universite Montpellier II. He is also a member of the Research Group on Information Systems.


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After three straight wins, former Scottsburg and Franklin College distance runner Kristopher Sandlin is starting to know the way to the finish line of the Madison Courier 10K Run really well.
The early registration period has closed and 160 runners — along with another 128 walkers — have entered Saturday's Jane Jacobs Memorial Madison Courier Firecracker 10K Walk/Run.
The 2015 running of the Madison Courier Firecracker 10K will be contested on Saturday, July 4 for the first time without Madison Courier publisher and race organizer Jane W. Jacobs, who lost her battle with cancer in April.
The 37th Madison Courier Memorial Firecracker 10K Walk/Run will be without a familiar face — longtime Madison Courier publisher and race organizer Jane Jacobs, who lost her battle with cancer this spring.
Entry applications are now available for the 37th Annual Jane Jacobs Memorial Firecracker 10K Walk/Run scheduled for Saturday, July 4 in Madison.


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"My grandma used to make her pretty Three-Fruit Salad for summer picnics, and I really liked it," field editor Sue Gronholz writes from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. "It's a rather unusual combination, but it's delicious!"
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- 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 to 2 small ripe bananas, sliced
- 1 cup halved seedless red grapes
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 6 cups torn lettuce
- Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, salt and reserved juice until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot juice mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl; cool.
- Just before serving, in a bowl, combine the bananas, grapes, marshmallows, pineapple and cooled dressing. Serve over lettuce. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Three-Fruit Salad in Taste of Home August/September 2006, p58
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For a long time now you've been coveting the smooth, gleaming white smile that all celebrities have. Why don't your teeth look like that? While rough enamel may not be a threat to the health of your teeth, it could be bad enough to make you hide your smile in shame. Causes Of Rough Enamel […]
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Local stud Dominic Sol wandered into the Hot House stable of stars at the Dore Alley Fair. One look at his sultry bedroom eyes, warm smile, bubble-butt, and grade-A beef, we cast him right away. You can catch him in Verboten (Parts 1 and 2) where he sucks cock and gets fucked so hard he wears out his scene parthers! We like him so much we stole him away for this scorching-hot solo scene.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by roscoe36, Jul 1, 2010.
fix'd for ya
No... Darko was going to be a combination of the best parts of Wilt, Russell, Robinsion and Laimbeer (for the outside shot) we really did expect way to much out of him looking back at it.
I might be wrong, please tell me if JD can resign Jerebko and Stuckey next season if Rip and Big Al's salaries are on the Pistons cap.
I think he means that it is wrong to think that resigning Stuckey and Jerebko are higher priorities than getting a player of Jefferson's caliber.
I've watched a fair bit of AJ --he's a terrific post player. IMO, he's the best scoring post player in the league. But he's not a passer and he's not much of a rebounder or defensive player. Once the ball goes into him, it never comes back out. Monroe, would, I think play better with more mobile offensive players - guys who can cut to the basket or who run off picks. I'm guessing he'll be great on the pick and roll or pick and pop plays. He'll also optimize 3 pt shooters - Daye and Gordon in particular. Jefferson won't be as strong for us in those areas - and I think it would take away from Monroe's offensive skills, not add to them. On defense, we really need "no fly zone" guys - and Al Jefferson, like Monroe, plays below the rim. Also, Jefferson doesn't have the lateral quicks to be a force all over the lane on D. As I say - I love the guy, but I don't think he's the best fit for our personnel.
A new rumor has Atlanta offering their full MLE to Shaq on 2-year deal.
I kind of like this move for the Hawks. Shaq's size might give them a chance against the top/bigger East teams.
Yes. Also JJ is under contract for 3 more seasons and when you start turning down 6'10" guys who score on the low block and get you 20 & 10 so you can re-sign Rodney Stuckey.........Fail!
We can be thankful that Joe recognizes that we gotta go young and will stay away from anyone over 30 let alone 35.... The Hawks have a window just as the Cavs, Suns and Heat did and are trying to see if the big fella has anything left in the tank.....unfortunately Shaq's tank dried up after he got his 4th ring in Miami...4 years ago. He just has to admit it to himself and stop trying to keep up with Kobe.
He's 25, still young he'll get better at passing out of the post. Not sure how often you've actually watched GM, but Jefferson would be a most ideal complement to the him, one operates in the high post and would rather pass than shoot. The other works in the low post and would rather shoot than pass......sound like ying and yang to me. Also, we have no idea what so ever if GM will even materialize at this level, I know for a fact Al Jefferson can get you 17&9 on the low block, even coming off major knee surgery. And for all the "No Fly Zone" talk, c'mon dude, blocked shots look nice and all but that's not the meat and potatos of interior defense, I'll give you your point on lateral quickness, but even that has more to do with being where you're suppossed to be on the floor- it has more to do with the brain than foot quickness.
kgreg, minny has no desire for rip and tay and that is it. for rebuilding team rip and tay are simply too old, not worth of longterm investment.
Sure worked for Cleveland!
Apparently Celtics are planning to meet with Kwame Brown.
Shelden Williams makes Kwame Brown look like Bill Russel.
Kwame would start looking really old with a gray beard?
But does Kwame have a Candace Parker to train with during the off season and more importantly in the middle of the night like Sheldon does??
Where's the 'LIKE' button? Never mind, wrong website....LOL
Just use this... or
Seriously I am working on a like button. The downtime between playoffs, draft, FA and summer league hasn't given me enough time to overhaul the forum. It is coming.
The only thing I don't like about the Like Button on that other social network/website is that people misuse it to acknowledge a post when they really don't have anything to say..wether they like the comment or not. I even hate it more when they "like" their own posts.....
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Green Bay Travels to Loyola for Final Road Contest
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay women's soccer team (4-10-1, 1-3-1 HL) will travel to Chicago to take on Loyola (7-7-3, 2-2-2 HL) in its final road matchup of the regular season on Wednesday. A win in the 5 p.m. contest will keep Green Bay's hopes of making the Horizon League Championship alive.
With four points in the Horizon League standings, Green Bay is currently two points behind both Youngstown State and Cleveland State, who hold the sixth and seventh places in the conference. The top six teams in the conference will make the tournament.
The Phoenix is coming off a close 2-1 home loss to first-place Milwaukee on Oct. 19. After Milwaukee knocked in an early goal, Green Bay responded immediately as Megan Braatz (Waukesha, Wis.) scored just 11 seconds later. Despite the Phoenix answering the early goal, Milwaukee ultimately pulled out the victory in what Green Bay head coach Trevor Warren called the game the best his team has played against the Panthers in recent memory.
Loyola is returning home for the first time since Oct. 6 following a three-game road trip. The Ramblers went 1-1-1 on the trip, first losing to Milwaukee in double overtime on Oct. 10 before rebounding to grab a 2-0 win at Youngstown State on Oct. 14. Loyola ended the road trip with a scoreless tie at Valparaiso on Oct. 22.
Green Bay and Loyola have met each year since 1992, with Loyola holding a slight 11-10-2 advantage all-time against the Phoenix. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie at Aldo Santaga Stadium last season, and the Phoenix picked up a 2-1 win on the road in 2010.
With her goal against Milwaukee, the fourth of her senior campaign, Braatz is now tied for sixth place in the Horizon League for goals scored. She also holds the number seven spot for most points in the league with 11.
Following the road contest at Loyola, Green Bay will return home for Senior Day on Oct. 27 against Valparaiso. The Phoenix will honor its two seniors, Braatz and Chanel Aries (Calgary, Alberta), as they play their final home game at Santaga Stadium. Kickoff against the Crusaders will be at 1 p.m.
FOLLOW IT LIVE: Links for live stats and live video will be available on GreenBayPhoenix.com for the Phoenix game against the Ramblers.
MUST-WIN MATCHUP: Currently trailing Cleveland State and Youngstown State by two points in the Horizon League standings, Green Bay will need to win either of its final two matches to make the postseason. The Phoenix could potentially make the Horizon League tournament by winning one game if Cleveland State loses to Milwaukee and if Youngstown State drops its final two contests against Detroit and Wright State.
BRAATZ SCORES LOTS: Megan Braatz continues to be a key component in scoring plays for Green Bay during her senior season. With her goal last week against Milwaukee, she now has four goals and three assists on the season, totaling 11 points. Braatz is tied for sixth in the Horizon League for goals scored and holds the number seven spot for total points. She also leads Green Bay with 22 shots on the year.
EXTRA TIME WITH TREVOR WARREN: Warren will be sharing insights into the women's soccer program on regular episodes of Extra Time with Trevor Warren on GreenBayPhoenix.com.
NEXT ON THE SCHEDULE: Green Bay returns home for Senior Day and the final regular season home contest of the 2012 season on Oct. 27. The Phoenix will take on Valparaiso in a 1 p.m. matchup at Santaga Stadium.
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Six parts today.
I'm really happy for Renee Zellweger and her zombie looking boyfriend.
Speaking of zombies – Rachel Zoe back in the day when she looked great and hadn't gone full starvation mode yet.
Long time no see in the photos for Sandra Bullock.
Seal and the mysterious hand.
Samantha Harris was pretty brave to share this photo of her pre-surgery.
Shia LaBeouf appears to be showering and shaving and changing clothes. Strange.
Tom Cruise and his puffiness in London.
Also in London and actually carrying something is Victoria Beckham.
Will Smith now delivers pregnancy announcements.


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The Chamber of the Painted Table is the main hall in the castle of Dragonstone. It is named after the table that dominates the room, carved in the shape of Westeros and engraved with its major cities and landmarks.
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The chamber is where Stannis Baratheon holds meetings with his court, including Maester Cressen and the Red Priestess Melisandre. After receiving Eddard Stark's message concerning the true heritage of King Robert's children, Stannis dictates a letter to his scribe in the Chamber of the Painted Table to be sent to lords throughout the land revealing this information and therefore establishing his claim to the Iron Throne as the rightful heir. Maester Cressen tries to poison Melisandre in the chamber to remove her influence on Stannis, only to die from the poison himself while Melisandre is unharmed.[1]
Melisandre seduces Stannis on the table, which leads to the birth of the Shadow she uses to assassinate Stannis' brother and rival Renly Baratheon.[2] After his defeat at the Battle of the Blackwater, Stannis returns to Dragonstone and confronts Melisandre in the Chamber of the Painted Table about the validity of her predictions. He begins to strangle her in fury but relents when she reminds him of the spell they used to kill Renly. He experiences remorse of murdering his brother. Melisandre warns him that he will commit worse betrayals before their long war is over but insists that he must fight on. She shows him a vision in the flames that awes him and restores his faith in her.[3]
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the Chamber of the Painted Table is located at the top of the central keep of Dragonstone, called the Stone Drum. It has four tall windows facing each point of the compass. Aegon the Conqueror planned his invasion of the Seven Kingdoms from the chamber. The Painted Table itself is more than fifty feet long: roughly twenty-five feet wide at its widest point and four feet at its thinnest. At the precise location of Dragonstone is a raised seat that allows the occupant to view the entire map. The series omits this raised seat, with Stannis sitting at the head of the table near Dorne and the Reach (the Wall can be glimpsed at the opposite end of the table from where Stannis sits).


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Manuel Almunia kept Barcelona at bay almost single-handedly in the first half at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Spanish goalkeeper made a string of saves to keep Arsenal in the Quarter-Final tie ahead of next week's second leg in the Nou Camp.
Subscribers can now watch an exclusive post-match interview with Manuel. He discussed:
- his view of a 'crazy' game
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Prettyman Captures Mile Run in Record Time to Lead Delaware Womens Track at Armory Invitational
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Prettyman, who has now won five individual meet titles this season, set her second record of the indoor season as she won the mile competition with a time of 4:46.90 to outdistance runners from top programs such as Arkansas, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Kansas.
Her winning time set a new Delaware indoor record, breaking one of the Blue Hens' oldest marks of 4:51.6 by Mary Schilly-Knisely way back in 1980. Prettyman also qualified for the post-season ECAC Championships with her winning time.
"We have some very good momentum this season," said Delaware head coach Wendy McFarlane. "The ladies are progressing nicely. We look to have a larger contingent at the ECAC Championships in March."
In addition to Prettyman, Delaware's Michele Lambert placed ninth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:28.74, good enough to qualify for the ECAC championships, and the 4 x 200 meter relay team of Tyler Jackson, Toresha Foster, Breanna Nicholson, and Kelley Donovan also finished ninth with a time of 1:42.64.
Also for Delaware on Saturday, the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Nicholson, Foster, Chelsi Campbell, and Donovan placed 15th in an ECAC qualifying time of 3:52.14; Betsy Erlanger was 32nd in the mile (5:13.45); Alexandra Carroll was 37th in the 800 meters (2:18.36); Emily Gispert was 45th in the 800 meters (2:19.17); and Foster was 50th in the 200 meters (25.52).
Delaware Finishers: 1st Place - Lindsay Prettyman, mile (4:46.90; school record; ECAC Qualifier); 5th Place - Distance Medley Relay (Katrina Steenkamer, Tyler Jackson, Emily Gispert, Lindsay Prettyman), 11:56.75; 9th Place - 4 x 200m Relay (Tyler Jackson, Toresha Foster, Breanna Nicholson, Kelley Donovan), 1:42.64; Michele Lambert, 3,000m (17:28.74/ECAC Qualifier); 15th Place - 4 x 400m Relay (Breanna Nicholson, Toresha Foster, Chelsi Campbell, Kelley Donovan), 3:52.14 (ECAC Qualifier); Latoya James, long jump (18-0 1/2); 20th Place - Alexandra Carroll, 500m (1:17.24); 26th Place - Katrina Steenkamer, 3,000m (10:21.12); 27th Place - Breanna Nicholson, 500m (1:17.75); 30th Place - Toresha Foster, 400m (57.69); 32nd Place - Betsy Erlanger, mile (5:13.43); Paige Thomson-Charles, 200m (25.76); 37th Place - Alexandra Carroll, 800m (2:18.36); 38th Place - Paige Thomson-Charles, 60m (7.96); Tyler Jackson, 200m (25.93); 42nd Place - Chelsi Campbell, 200m (26.05); 44th Place - Latoya James, 60m hurdles (8.86); 45th Place - Emily Gispert, 800m (2:19.17); 47th Place - Kelley Donovan, 400m (58.45); 50th Place - Toresha Foster, 200m (25.52)


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This chapter discusses using NDB Cluster with MySQL Cluster Connector for Java, which includes ClusterJ and ClusterJPA, a plugin for use with OpenJPA.
ClusterJ is a high level database API that is similar in style and concept to object-relational mapping persistence frameworks such as Hibernate and JPA. Because ClusterJ does not use the MySQL Server to access data in NDB Cluster, it can perform some operations much more quickly than can be done using JDBC. ClusterJ supports primary key and unique key operations and single-table queries; it does not support multi-table operations, including joins.
ClusterJPA is an OpenJPA implementation for NDB Cluster that attempts to offer the best possible performance by leveraging the strengths of both ClusterJ and JDBC. ID lookups and other such operations are performed using ClusterJ, while more complex queries that can benefit from the MySQL query optimizer are sent through the MySQL Server, using JDBC.


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A high-tech surveillance system called the Nassau County Domain Awareness program, linking hundreds of cameras that can stream live footage from public and private places to the police communications center in Westbury, is up and running, officials said.
The cameras are active at Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City, Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, at parks and beaches in the Town of Oyster Bay, and will soon be operational in more than a dozen public school districts, with plans to add to the network additional cameras through voluntary "public-private partnerships," the police department said. The system began coming online earlier this year.
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Police said they did not know the precise number of cameras already accessible to them, but said there will eventually be thousands across Nassau. Currently, they have to be accessed by police individually through the locations where they are based. That would change under an upgrade under consideration by the county that would integrate all Domain Awareness system cameras into a single network that police can monitor from designated computers, police said.
The county is vetting five companies specializing in such technology, and officials said they plan to choose one soon. They declined to name the companies being considered.
Police said they do not monitor the cameras full time but only during crime investigations or emergencies. Still, civil liberties advocates have voiced concerns.
Authorities say they hope the system will eventually be capable of surveilling those areas within the county -- including houses of worship, colleges and universities -- seen as vulnerable to mass shootings or terrorism. Locations in Nassau that voluntarily sign on to the program also provide police with digitized floor plans of their buildings. At some point, police expect they will be able to remotely maneuver cameras in many of the locations, allowing them to track a roving suspect or zoom in on a suspicious object.
Nassau Police Chief of Department Steve Skrynecki said the current system will be critical during emergencies.
"We can get real-time access if someone enters any of these areas with a gun or other dangerous device," he said. "This will help us react to all types of emergencies. It's an invaluable tool. . . . We do not have the ability to look in anytime we want to. We do not have permission to do that, nor do we want to."
Inspired by NYPD
Development of Nassau's camera program was inspired in part by New York City's Domain Awareness System -- the so-called "Ring of Steel" -- which collects and analyzes video and information from thousands of New York Police Department cameras, various law enforcement databases, license plate readers and radiation detectors. Several other large cities, including Baltimore and Los Angeles, have similar networks in place.
The system in its current form did not require approval from the county legislature, county spokesman Brian Nevin said. County officials said they could not immediately provide the costs incurred by the county so far. The police department said those costs have been minimal. Nevin said the system is based on existing technology at each property and written agreements with participants. Participating locations pay no fees to the county or vice versa.
"Nassau County is leading the nation with this cutting-edge crime fighting tool that truly assists police with investigations and helps law enforcement quickly identify suspects," County Executive Edward Mangano said in a statement.
Written permission
Rules governing the police department's access to private cameras are laid out in agreements negotiated by county lawyers, police said. Officials said they would not divulge details of those agreements because of security concerns.
"In its most simplistic form, these agreements state that if 911 is called to report an emergency at these locations, that would trigger our ability -- with the location's permission -- to tap into and monitor their system," Skrynecki said.
Higher costs to the county are expected once it chooses a vendor to implement a new part of the program -- referred to by law enforcement officials as Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) -- that will organize and manage the existing camera network, officials said.
No timetable or cost for that was available. Police said at least some of the funding will likely come from federal Department of Homeland Security grants. "It's premature to provide a cost estimate," Nevin said. "It will likely require legislative approval."
Nassau officials say the camera system is a "force multiplier," allowing authorities to reap the benefits of having electronic eyes on the ground in many areas without having to assign officers there full time.
Concerns over privacy
Civil liberties advocates, however, said they are concerned about the program.
"The use of large-scale public video surveillance raises serious privacy concerns," said Jason Starr, director of the New York Civil Liberties Union Nassau County chapter. "It is critical that clear rules and procedures be established for the retention, storage and destruction of video surveillance images, and for access to and dissemination of such video images."
Skrynecki said safeguards are in place to protect the public and prevent abuse. They include oversight of the system by supervisors in the police communications bureau and a stipulation that each participant has final say over when -- and for how long -- police can monitor their closed-circuit television systems.
Additional rules governing police use of the network are being drafted, Skrynecki said.
Officials at properties participating in the program said they believe it helps protect the public.
"It's not a privacy violation," said Dennis Sheridan, vice president for administration at Winthrop-University Hospital. "It's for security only and remains in the control of Winthrop. The system is already in place."
Marta Kane, a spokeswoman for the Town of Oyster Bay, said Nassau police can access footage from all town cameras. She could not immediately provide their total number. "Pretty much every camera we do have is outdoors, mostly at parks and beaches," Kane said.
Nassau's Board of Cooperative Educational Services, which gives police access to cameras in the Roslyn and Plainedge school districts as part of the program, said it will bring the system online in Oyster Bay, Island Park and nine other school districts.
Nassau County residents interviewed at locations under surveillance had mixed feelings about the program.
"If the police use it properly, it can help them respond to tragedies, and if they don't [use it properly], it would be un-American," said Robin DeHaan of Mineola, as she shopped in Roosevelt Field mall. "That's a heck of a lot of power in one organization's hands."


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Re: 1972: Eggspecting
Great Design! Made me laugh This was my first derby and I was late:? I love this theme...lots of great memories:D
1966 Beetle Revolver
This is a great theme! Fun memories!!
mommyleah wrote:I love it! My first wish is Zoltar for the win!
Thanks! mine too
annieflies wrote:ha! just forced my kids to watch this movie yesterday, probably scarred them for life, lol!
Hehe, love the movie. The shirt is more tame though!
Re: 1971-Floppy Diskette
like the colors and the layout
dfunk29 wrote:That's using Photoshop, I'm assuming right? Any other programs you'd recommend, or is that pretty much the gold standard?
Well any program that you can apply halftones in but yes the adobe suite of software (photoshop, illustrator etc.) are the gold standard.
werewolfskippy wrote:Thank you for the explanation. Also, the ramyb tutorial j5 posted was extremely helpful. This will definitely help me with designing halftones in the future, thanks so much!
I had done inverse halftones on one layer for my previous print, Underwater Forest, and it seemed ok.. In general I use the method of converting the layer to bitmap/halftone screen because there is a lot more room for control.
Again, thanks for all the feedback everyone!! And thanks tjost for explaining halftoning for print. I definitely understand it a lot better now.
No prob. The inverse can work but especially when doing large areas of fine dots it's better to not try them. Your printer will appreciate it your a great artist btw and I'm glad your posting your stuff on woot!
Born in 74! Ive always known I was a number 1! This shirt will let everyone else know too!
Re: 1986 My Little Gaga
I'm curious what the rejectionator does here towards fan-made ponies. It's a blurry line on what's allowed towards mimicing the new pony stuff.
Thank you all :D
Re: 1978: Test Tube Babies
Thanks for all the support!
I can't believe it made it this far this quickly!
PS. I think Jeff Goldblum would approve
silverfox333 wrote:But... But didn't those dogs die on that mission? :<
Depends on the mission, there were several, icluding: Belka (Белка, literally, "Squirrel" or, alternately, "Whitey") and Strelka (Стрелка, "Arrow") spent a day in space aboard Korabl-Sputnik-2 (Sputnik 5) on August 19, 1960 before safely returning to Earth.
That's the one I prefer to think of this as depicting.
Re: 1966 Beetle Revolver
How bout some more votes for the new kid on the block??
Re: 1979
@tjshaeffer - Glad you like the camilla addition! Haha so alien, whatever, and weirdo - you can see my confusion of how to include him!;D
Thanks very much
@AlexIam- I definitely thought he was some kind of bird, what with the beak and the bird ladyfriend - apparently not!
@cptgone - awww well pigs are pretty cute! one more
Thanks cptgone
@eltanin - hehe hoped there would be some Robin fans:D
@thechickensaladkid - maybe next time!
time for Woot to outsource it's rejectionator dept ;)
midgerock wrote:I will try to make this available after the 60 day hold for people who may still be interested in the design elsewhere.
walmazan wrote:1974: It's alive!
A lot of cool thinks happen during the 19974, my Mom was the winner at that year!
One of the blockbusters during 1974 was the young frankenstein, plus the Ball and wheel mouse was patented.
I hope you like it!
Crazily enough, '74 was also the year of the first genetically modified animal... a mouse.
zoobawa wrote:
When did the Woot Community get jacked by people who like terrible shirts?
Re: 1974: It's Alive!
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Re: 1974
33 votes... more that I thought I would get... not bad... not good but not bad.. for me at least
chachachino wrote:oops. well it was a close call between orange and red.
so where you see orange, see red instead.
i'll have to update the old templates i'm working off of too. thanks!
Due to the lateness of entry, it really doesn't make a huge difference here, but in the future, if your entry is on time and the color is off, Woot will reject it, requiring you to resubmit with the corrections. Just an FYI, so you don't get bit the next time.
Re: 1973 What's Your Function
oh this brings back memories... sign me up for one please
Thanks for the Votes!!
w1111ams wrote:Phew!! I believe I'm safe~~ * Gradients & Halftones
o Photoshop users, make certain that your halftones are 30 LPI or larger for a full-size design at 300 DPI.
o Illustrator users, please submit your final art with gradients. We'll create the halftones on our end.
o Each dot that makes up your halftone must be one solid color.
Just so you know, that Illustrator info is only for your full size t-shirt art. For you derby entries you still need to make halftones so the votes know what to expect.
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cdrewlow wrote:Just so you know, that Illustrator info is only for your full size t-shirt art. For you derby entries you still need to make halftones so the votes know what to expect.
Oh I think I get it now, the thumb nail needs to be full size art and include halftones?
artulo wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQQtgx4iG8E
Thank you! I love that movie, and can't believe I didn't catch this.
this was before my time, but I just love the shirt!
The calender is set to my bday (in '81). Win.
Re: 1997: The legend begins
Why is no one else commenting on how old they feel on this one? 97 - just wow!
I thought the colors for the house of Ravenclaw were blue and bronze?
Re: 1969 One small step for man
A great step for HUMANS! How time flies - now we are finding so many other planets
crapface wrote:Why is no one else commenting on how old they feel on this one? 97 - just wow!
Too busy looking at the cute design!
(That and avoidance. Lots and lots of it.)
w1111ams wrote:Oh I think I get it now, the thumb nail needs to be full size art and include halftones?
Correct, if I read that right. Your 16"x20" finished design shouldn't have halftones. Your 580x580 picture that people vote on and your thumbnail should.
zeloria wrote:I thought the colors for the house of Ravenclaw were blue and bronze?
I'm gonna get my nerd on hat on to agree here, but also point out that blue/silver-gray is also acceptable due to the movie.
Re: Knighteen82
loving this and want to vote, and buy, but i dont know how.. kinda new here
Re: 1988: Return to Flight
I'm a total sucker when it comes to the Space Shuttle. There are loads of Space Shuttle-themed shirts out there, and as much as I'd like to buy all of them, money is kinda tight so I need to skim. But this one... this one is awe inpiring. Honestly, I teared up a little. Totally buying this if it gets printed.
Wow. I don't usually go for the "beauty" Woot shirts, but if this gets made, I am definitely buying one.
As a bonus, it's my birth year.
Mavyn wrote:Due to the lateness of entry, it really doesn't make a huge difference here, but in the future, if your entry is on time and the color is off, Woot will reject it, requiring you to resubmit with the corrections. Just an FYI, so you don't get bit the next time.
thanks mavyn! yeah i would have resubbed on another color if the submissions hadn't closed. i'd hate to lose out big for something careless like that.
Love this one! Hope it prints this weekend. :-)
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The lure of solar forcing
This is not to say that there is no solar influence on climate change, only that establishing such a link is more difficult then many assume. What is generally required is a consistent signal over a number of cycles (either the 11 year sunspot cycle or more long term variations), similar effects if the timeseries are split, and sufficient true degrees of freedom that the connection is significant and that it explains a non-negligible fraction of the variance. These are actually quite stiff hurdles and so the number of links that survive this filter are quite small. In some rough order of certainty we can consider that the 11 year solar cycle impacts on the following are well accepted: stratospheric ozone, cosmogenic isotope production, upper atmospheric geopotential heights, stratospheric temperatures and (slightly less certain and with small magnitudes ~0.1 deg C) tropospheric and ocean temperatures. More marginal are impacts on wintertime tropospheric circulation (like the NAO). It is also clear that if there really was a big signal in the data, it would have been found by now. The very fact that we are still arguing about statisitical significance implies that whatever signal there is, is small.
Over the multi-decadal time scales, there is more reasonable evidence for an NAO and surface temperature response to solar changes though the magnitudes are still small. Over even longer time scales (hundreds of years) there are a number of paleo-records that correlate with records of cosmogenic isotopes (particularly 10Be and 14C), however, these records are somewhat modulated by climate processes themselves (the carbon cycle in the case of 14C, aerosol deposition and transport processes for 10Be) and so don't offer an absolutely clean attribution. Nonetheless, by comparing with both isotopes and trying to correct for climate (and geomagnetic) effects, some coherent signals have been seen.
Some contrarian commentators have recently fallen into the habit of mass mailing any new solar-related abstracts and implying that the existence of solar forcing in the past negates any possible recent anthropogenic impact on climate. Since these studies do not have any implication for the radiative impact of CO2, and don't change the fact that there has been no effective change in any solar indices since about 1950, it is hard to see a substantial basis for this (implied) argument. For instance, there has been a lot of recent attention paid to Mangini et al. (2005) where a solar link to a new Alpine speleothem record was claimed. However, a quick analysis (right) indicates that the explained variance in the record (smoothed over 25 years) correlated to the 14C-production function (a slightly cleaner solar proxy than the resdiual atmospheric 14C (Muscheler et al, 2005 – see comment/link below)) is only about 5%. Hardly a definitive refutation of anthropogenic greenhouse gas forcing.
A more interesting question is whether our current understanding of how solar forcing works is sufficient to explain the clearest solar impacts in the record. During the most studied period, the Maunder Minimum (MM) in the late 17th Century, sunspots were very rarely seen and that corresponded to a particularly cool period in the Northern Hemisphere (particularly in Europe as is seen in the speleothem record as well – NB. cooler temperatures are associated with increased isotope ratios). In order to assess that, all other forcings that were operating at the same time need to be considered as well. The MM was also a time of enhanced volcanic activity, and the cooling from this was probably comparable with the cooling due to solar effects (an exact attribution is impossible given the uncertainties in both forcings) .Another important factor is that the records of cooling at the MM are predominantly continental and mainly located in North America and Eurasia. This is consistent with the eveidence for a weak NAO at this time in independent reconstructions.
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