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June 06, 2012
For Gary Born, widely considered the world's top authority on international arbitration and litigation, one of the most interesting things about being a lawyer is "that you can do good in addition to doing well."
And that holds true for attorneys in every arena, small and large, from those who represent a tenant being kicked out of her apartment in Detroit to attorneys defending a nation in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in the Netherlands.
"There's a long tradition in the legal profession of lawyers doing pro bono service and things for their community, in part because they do well from their community," Born said during an interview a few hours before he was a featured speaker and received an honorary doctor of laws degree at Wayne State University Law School's 2012 Commencement Ceremony May 14 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.
"If you're engaged in international practice, the way you can give back is by trying to resolve messy and thorny international problems. If you're in domestic practice, one can give back just as well. When a landlord-tenant lawyer does pro bono work to keep someone from being evicted, in perhaps a corny sort of way (to say it), it brings peace and makes the world a better place."
Born grew up on a military base in Germany. He also lived in France for a while.
"I was an outsider in a couple of ways —obviously being an American in Europe and also because my parents were civilians in a military setting," he said. "Part of growing up was dealing with people and problems of multiple cultures in Europe. I guess I always felt comfortable personally being abroad, and, rightly or wrongly, that I had something special to add by growing up in an international environment."
He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1981, and went on to clerk for Judge Henry Friendly on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and then for U.S. Supreme Court Judge William Rehnquist. Then he sought (and gained) work with international law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in London. He's been there ever since.
But there's been nothing static about Born's career.
One of his favorite cases was a 1987arbitration where he and attorney Lloyd Cutler represented Greenpeace. The environmental group was seeking redress from France, whose agents sabotaged and sunk the trawler Rainbow Warrior in 1985 to prevent Greenpeace from protesting against French nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific. A Greenpeace photographer was killed in the action.
An international tribune in Geneva, Switzerland, rendered an award for Greenpeace, ordering France to pay the group $8.1 million.
"It produced an award that did justice in the sense of compensating Greenpeace and its members," Born said. "I was and still am proud of that result."
Since then, he has represented hundreds of multinational corporate clients in major commercial arbitrations, including some of the largest such cases in the world, and has been awarded and honored over and over. He's taught courses on international arbitration and public international law at universities all over the world, and has written extensively on international litigation. Indeed, his books are considered standard references on the topic.
But his cases don't always involve commerce. In 2009, Born represented the Sudan People's Liberation Movement vs. the Republic of Sudan in an arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The case involved an ethnic boundary dispute over oil-rich lands in the African nation where the two sides had been in conflict for decades. They agreed to go to binding arbitration in an effort to keep a tenuous peace deal from falling apart.
As a result of the complicated arbitration, new borders were drawn.
The people of southern Sudan, those Born represented in the dispute, went on to form an independent nation (South Sudan) in 2011, but today the border disputes and conflicts continue in an apparent thwarting of the arbitration agreement.
"It's disappointing to see both sides arbitrate an issue at some length and for a tribunal to make an award, and then for one side not to honor its commitment," Born said. "I think it's fair to say that the north has not represented the arbitral award. Obviously, there are two sides to everything, but in this instance, it is very disappointing."
One doesn't see that happen very often in international law, he added. Commercial and investment arbitration is subject to "a strong enforcement mechanism." For political entities, that enforcement mechanism doesn't exist to the same extent, but most nations are loathe to be seen as not honoring their international commitments, lest the rest of the world refuse to deal with them.
"That said, I think it's fair to say that what happened in the Abyei (region of Sudan) case is an exception," Born said.
He advises law students and young lawyers to work hard, no matter what branch of law they're considering.
His own hard work keeps him busily traveling the globe — and sometimes yawning.
"One doesn't always get to sleep as much as would be nice," Born said with a laugh.


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- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
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Another right wing domino fell and a left wing radical rose as Paraguay witnessed the triumph of Fenando Lugo, a suspended bishop, won the presidecny. Paraguay had been ruled for over sixty years by the conservatve Partido Colorado but the people of the land locked nation moved to the left in search of new leadership. Lugo represents a milder form of the liberation theory which arose in more liberal components of the Catholic church. South America has witnessed several victories by those espousing more radical economic and social ideas, but Lugo is regarded as less anti-American and less hostile to the middle class or busness community.
His victory represents a crushing blow to the conservative Colorado Party as Lugo will fight for new legislation benefiting the majority of people in Paraguan society. He brings a liberal "religious" element to the government which has concern for the plight of poor peple and he will most probably secure financial support from radical leaders such as President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. However, Lugo will most probably govern in the milder left wing model of Lula da Silva from Brazil.


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The society runs the Hungerford Virtual Museum and have made available a huge number of resources, indexes, lists and links. The scope of the site runs from Muster Rolls 1522, Quit Rents 1676 – 1836 to Family Histories & a Names Index.
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Hello All,
Please bear with this Naive Yankee, but after watching several seasons of Swamp People, I was wondering how you all deal with 'gators and hunting dogs while duck hunting. I would think with shooting a bunch of ducks from a blind and sending a retriever out that there would be blood and splashing enough to attract a gator. I ask this in all seriousness.
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What up Doc's?
I'm writing to voice my complete disagreement with the sentiments of Sven Urban, in his letter on TWIP 38, that you as hosts are prone to engage in a 'degree of banter which is distracting'.
I'm sure Dickson does not mind being antagonised, and like caffeine on an adenosine receptor the antagonist in this case is a vital educational aide serving to keep me awake.
I will concede the point that Dr. Racaniello is most often the instigator of these disruptions. For negative control please see the first episode of TWiV which Alan and Rich did on their own - this ran disappointingly efficiently, depriving me of company and edu-tainment on the latter half of a long commute to uni.
I will end with this observation - If you can't play as a child you can't be imaginative, and the last thing we need is scientists without imagination (I believe these are called accountants btw).
You have this listener's permission to be as disruptive as you like.
Keep up the good work.
Melbourne, Australia (26◦C Partly Cloudy)
PS: Consider this my vote against This Week in Old Guys Reading Aloud from Textbooks (TWiOGRAFT).
Liesbeth writes:
Hi Vince, hi Dick,
my name is Liesbeth and I'm doing my Masters in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro. I started to follow TWIV a couple weeks ago and now I'm absolutely infected with TWIP and trying to catch up with TWIM also. Thank you so much for this great initiative, for the effort and time dedicated... it's really appreciated and highly contagious! Keep up with the amazing podcasts!
All the best,
Bill writes:
Dear TWIP Team
30-40 years ago, completely unaware of giardia, when hiking in the high Sierra we commonly drank from mountain streams without any ill effect. There's much greater awareness since then, but I wonder if the risk of infection has really increased. i.e. if drinking from fast flowing streams at high elevations is as safe now as then. What do you think?
Arthur writes:
Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier- you guys are GREAT!
I discovered TWiP one month ago and so far I'm addicted, I don't know how many guys in Kenya listen to TWiP, I suspect I'm the only one but I'm quickly spreading the gospel. I have special interest in the Leishmania podcast because I came across so many patients with Kala Azar especially during my internship year in Eldoret- Kenya, last year and I have seen firsthand the kind of clinical havoc the parasite can cause. A few questions;
Q.1 Why do patients with Kala Azar have pancytopaenia (most of the time-severe)?
Q.2 Apart from the BMA and the Splenic Aspirate, what are the rapid diagnostic methods that are available and how accurate are they?
The doctors working for MSF- (doctors without borders) in Pokot (an area near the border of Kenya and Uganda where Visceral Leishmaniasis is endemic) usually base there diagnosis on epidemiology and some rapid testing methods and start treatment- mainly sodium stybogluconate but some patients still die, so over to my next
Q.3 How effective is Sodium Stybogluconate in the treatment of Kala Azar? Is Amphotericin B more effective despite its side effects?
Observations: In Kenya the most vulnerable age group are kids around the age of 6 years because they play on and around anthills where most sandflies are found.
Prof. Despommier and Prof. Racaniello, it would be really great if you give lectures in Kenya- the medical fraternity here will really appreciate it.
Dr. Arthur Mumelo - Medical Officer - rural Kenya.
Roxanne writes:
I am a new to the podcast. I gotta say I love the repartee. I find it entertaining and it sometimes adds suspense when the answers are put off for a bit. As a disclaimer: I am an avid CarTalk fan. Your names, Vincent and Dickson, even share an alliteration component like Click and Clack.
Roxanne, PhD (microbiologist turned forensic DNA analyst, public health hopeful)
Daniel writes:
In the early TWiP episodes Dr. Despommier spoke at length about neurocysticercosis. You mentioned that the neurocysticercoses remain dormant and the patient is asymptomatic (unless they obstruct the foramen magnum) until they begin to die and subsequently cease to suppress immune response. My question is, if cestodes that become neurocysticercoses have no aging genes what causes them to die? Is it because they are encysted and can't gather nutrients from their environment?
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I had some questions regarding the difficulties in producing successful vaccinations for sleeping sickness. From my understanding, the biggest trouble is that as the immune system produces effective antibodies and the trypanosome populations decline in the host, gene expression for molecules making up the outer VSG coats in progeny switch to quiet genes thus changing the VSG molecules and rendering the host's current antibodies useless.
Why can't we vaccinate against all of these antigen variations? If that is impractical, why can't we vaccinate against every 10th antigen, for instance, so that once the trypanosomes turn on one of those genes it is then eliminated by the host's inoculated immune system? I'm also curious as to whether the trypanosomes always begin their life in their host with the same VSG or if it will vary its first expressed gene. If it always starts in the same place and uses a specific order, we could better select which ones to make vaccines for.
Since the trypanosomes switch these genes in a specific order, can we catalog this progression in a model and use that as a reference for the host's current and future antigens? If so, we could select the most relevant vaccine that would be effective against the impending wave of new antigens, playing the waiting game for our target gene to be switched on.
Sorry for the barrage of questions, this just had me thinking the last few days. It seems to me a vaccine for this should be easy - but obviously I'm wrong!
Christopher writes:
Hello gentlemen,
First off I want to thank you both for an excellent and entertaining podcast. I am a regular listener and I enjoy your show immensely!
I had a question regarding the "successful systems attract parasites" quote. Dr Despommier mentioned that this quote had won a poll in which readers were asked to vote for the pithiest statement on biological research over a specific time frame (or perhaps that best summarized 100 years of biological research??). As part of an upcoming faculty lecture series, I am preparing a talk on how- at least from an ecological perspective- that statement is perhaps better worded this way: "parasites play key roles in defining and structuring successful systems". Unfortunately I have been unable to find any reference to this poll online, and I was hoping Dr Despommier would be so kind as to remind me of the details (what publication / organization ran the poll, what were the "rules" of the contest).
Thanks for your time, and I look forward to more awesome podcasts in the future!
Cheers, Chris
Christopher Blanar, Ph.D.
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Stephen writes:
Re: using sari cloth to filter water to reduce cholera, the agent being filtered is a copepod that carries Vibrio, not the Vibrio itself:
"In laboratory experiments employing electron microscopy, we found that inexpensive sari cloth, folded four to eight times, provides a filter of [about] 20 [microns] mesh size, small enough to remove all zooplankton, most phytoplankton, and all V. cholerae attached to plankton and particulates [greater than] 20 [microns]."
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Reduction of cholera in Bangladeshi villages by simple filtration
PS, I wrote to TWIV previously regarding hyperparasitoids. I really like the extended format and the fact that your shows feature people who know what they're talking about, or admit that they don't know.
Chris writes:
Hi Vincent and Dickson,
Love all your podcasts. I just wanted to write in to clarify a couple of things that were said on a couple of recent TWiP episodes.
On TWiP 37, you were discussing the use of water filtration in the eradication efforts of dracunculiasis and the subject of the work of Rita Colwell came up in which she used sari filtration to filter out Vibrio cholerae from natural water sources. Dickson mentioned that this might be possible due to V. cholerae's long flagellum. In fact, the reason this is possible is because of V. cholerae's affinity for chitin. The majority of the bacteria in nature tend to be attached to small crustacean zooplankton. It is this property that allows enough of the bacteria to be filtered out of the water to significantly reduce the incidence of cholera in areas using this practice. Thus, because of this, I think it would be unlikely that this type of filtration would have a significant effect on removing other enteric bacteria (infectious dose playing a role here too).
On TWiP 38, you were discussing Babesia, and Dickson said that the species was bigemina. However, B. bigemina is vectored by Boophilus ticks and is the cause of a cattle disease known as 'Texas cattle fever' or 'red-water fever'. In the United States, Babesia microtiis the species that most commonly infects humans and is vectored by Ixodes scapularis ("deer tick") in the U.S. Northeast and New England regions. Thus, it is B. microti that is the most important species infecting humans and has a deer tick - rodent life cycle. Since it infects red blood cells, it has also been an issue for the blood supply.
Just wanted to clarify those two statements not as criticism, but more to get the correct information out there. Keep up the great work with the podcasts.
Chris Whitehouse, Ph.D.
Microbiologist working for the U.S. Government in the Washington, D.C. Area
Allan writes:
I've enjoyed listening to your your TWIP podcast. You are a wonderful story teller and though I have worked in this field a bit as well, I never fail to learn something. I listen in the car on Sticher. My kids think I'm weird but they like it too.
In the episode today (1MAR12) on dracunculosis, you made the natural connection that we come across cyclops both in Malaria and the Guinea Worm programs, but in the podcast you mentioned a couple times that mosquito larvae eat the cyclops and I think you probably meant the converse.
We add cyclops to family water jars in Cambodia to eat the mosquito larvae.
Anyway keep up the great work. You strike a nice balance of making the field more approachable, while keeping it interesting enough even for the grouches.
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A rare fragment of early Thai Buddhist sculpture, this head of a Buddha (left) was once part of the decoration of a brick structure located in the region around Nakhon Pathom in eastern Thailand, where the limited remains of the Dvaravati empire are concentrated. Buddhism and Hinduism were introduced into Thailand early in the first millenium CE. The Dvaravati was the first Southeast Asian empire to evolve a Buddhist style distinguishable from Indian prototypes, seen in the Buddha's hair and face. The head, perhaps cast in a mold, may have centered a grouping of the Buddha with two flanking attendants. The simplicity of this image is intended to persuade worshippers to emulate the Buddha's serene and contemplative state.


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I want to install a rack & pinion steering assembly on my 1967 cougar and would like to have some information on the insulation of the assembly , any ideas or reccomadations
there are several articles spread through the magazines on rack and pinions in the early mustangs..is your cougar equipped with the slide away steering column... where it slides off to the side to allow you easy access...
this might help...there seems to be more than one selection...http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/hrdp_0705_rack_and_pinion_steering/viewall.html
Go to www.cartech.com see if they have something to help you make those changes easier. It's not a piece of cake.
Kits are available from a LOT of manufacturers for this, its an easy web search. You'll find Cougar parts where you find Mustang parts. Total Control Products, Mustangs Unlimited, Unisteer, and the list goes on. They are about two grand, give or take about $500 on options. Find a few on the internet and read the instruction sheets for ideas about installation, if you are considering using salvage parts.


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The below information is updated as of 12 oct 2006.
Brigade Affinity founded on 10 Dec 2005 of SCO Episode 1 by Strike aka SgVash.
Our Goal: To leader Bygeniou to Victory and to foster friendship and sportsmanship through SCO
Nation : Bygeniou (B.C.U) in Hovernmus Server
Allegience: Freeska Mercenery Army
Current Allied Brigades:
Current Hostiled Brigades:
Current Brigade Strength : 08/40
Homepage: http://affinity.12.forumer.com
Flight Crew
Brigade Commander: SgVash
1st Battalion - Eagle
Battalion Commander: kopi
Battalion Wingmans
2nd Battalion - Phoenix
Battalion Commander:
Battalion Wingmans
3rd Battalion - Falcon
Battalion Commander:
Battalion Wingmans
4th Battalion - Hawk
Battalion Commander:
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5th Battalion - Raven
Battalion Leader:
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Brigade Structure
As seen above we have 5 Battalion. At the moment we'll be allocating every member to Battalion 1 till we hit our brigade's max strength becore reallocating.
Roles of a Battalion Commander
Battalion commanders are to know each and every single member in your battalion well as you'll be coordinating your battalion for battle, war, events. Commanders are to take note of each member's absence and report to SgVash if they are inactive and we'll come to a decision if we'll boot that member. Members can apply leave through you or directly to SgVash
Currently we're open to only Asians/Singaporeans mainly. Its a requirement to speak good english and stay active. To apply you may look for SgVash in game or post in our brigade forums at http://affinity.12.forumer.com
Important Note from Brigade Commander
We will be expelling inactive wingmans let me know if your going on a vacation/busy with school projects and so on. Rude behavior will not be tolerated within the brigade and in the game. We're a disciplined group of Gamers who wants to promote friendship and sportsmanship among us.
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There are a few weeks left to register for this year's annual Winter Training Baseball Camps at Iowa Lakes Community College.
The camp, coached by Jason Nell, head coach of the Laker baseball team, is a specialized program that provides young people the opportunity to be evaluated by top coaches, improve their skill level and prepare them for the upcoming season. During sessions specifically designed for their age group, Coach Nell will demonstrate and teach a variety of skills and fundamentals necessary for players to become successful. Each camper receives personalized attention to facilitate his/her skill development.
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- Saturday, January 26, pitching
- Saturday, February 2, defense
- Saturday, February 9, offense (hitting)
- *Ages 5-12 will run from 9:30-11 a.m.; ages 13-18 will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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1 – 8 ounces can sliced bamboo shoots, drained and coarsely chopped
2 cups fresh bean sprouts
2 tablespoons soy sauce
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Floridians Encouraged to Report Neighbors Who Hate Government
A new $1 million dollar program led by Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw aimed at violence prevention is encouraging Floridians to report their neighbors for making hateful comments about the government, a chilling reminder of how dissent is being characterized as an extremist threat.
Bradshaw plans to use the extra $1 million to launch prevention intervention units featuring specially trained deputies, mental health professionals and caseworkers. The teams will respond to citizen phone calls to a 24-hour hotline with a knock on the door and a referral to services, if needed, reports the Palm Beach Post.
Bradshaw makes it clear that the kind of behavior which could prompt a visit from the authorities includes anti-government political statements that may be deemed a prelude to violent action.
We want people to call us if the guy down the street says he hates the government, hates the mayor and hes gonna shoot him, Bradshaw said. What does it hurt to have somebody knock on a door and ask, Hey, is everything OK?
The program will also include public service announcements to encourage local citizens to report their neighbors, reports the newspaper.
The program has sparked concerns that the hotline could violate civil liberties or even be exploited to pursue personal vendettas, with Bradshaw acknowledging that, anyone in a messy divorce or in a dispute with a neighbor could abuse the hotline, and that it will prompt frivolous complaints.
That caveat is all the more chilling given the research of Florida State Universitys Robert Gellately into how Germans under Hitler denounced their neighbors and friends not because they genuinely believed them to be a security threat, but because they expected to selfishly benefit from doing so, both financially, socially and psychologically via a pavlovian need to be rewarded by their masters for their obedience.
How are they possibly going to watch everybody who makes a comment like that? Its subjective, said Liz Downey, executive director of the Palm Beach County branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We dont want to take away peoples civil liberties just because people arent behaving the way we think they should be.
The program is set to go ahead unless it is vetoed by Governor Rick Scott.
As Thomas DiLorenzo points out, the program is also a disturbing throwback to how political dissidents were imprisoned in Soviet mental hospitals, where criticism of the state was deemed philosophical intoxication.
Under Stalin, dissidents were sent to infamous psikhushka psychiatric prisons where they were isolated and brainwashed in order to have their political ideas discredited amongst the general public.
It is important to stress that both the First and Second Amendments are being targeted via rhetoric about mental health issues, while the threat posed by one of the real culprits behind violence in America, SSRI drugs, continues to be ignored by the mass media.
As we have documented, while efforts at gun control have largely failed at the legislative level, authorities are greasing the skids for wider gun confiscation by expanding the definition under which a person can be declared mentally ill, to the point where harsh anti-government rhetoric is now being treated as a potential precursor to terrorism.
Veterans are already having their guns seized by police off the back of forced psychiatric evaluations, while the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is sending out letters to servicemembers warning them that A determination of incompetency will prohibit you from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or transporting a firearm or ammunition.
Last year former Marine Brandon Raub was forcibly incarcerated in a psychiatric ward by authorities in Virginia for political posts on Facebook.
The fact that authorities in the U.S. are now pursuing similar programs to those used to marginalize political dissidents in historical dictatorships, albeit on a smaller scale, in response to recent incidents of terrorism and mass shootings which statistically represent a minute threat to the lives of Americans serves as a warning of how the state is increasingly citing mental health concerns as a means of eroding fundamental constitutional freedoms.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.


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Dear Lucy
I qualified with the CELTA in March, but was unable to search for work / take up a Summer School position due to my Step-Dad becoming seriously ill. He's now recovered and I'm frantically applying for jobs - but not having much luck with it all (I don't have a degree.)
One of the jobs I've applied for wants all interviewees to give a short demo lesson and I've got no idea where to start! Their Ss range from 16+, Elementary to Upp Int and they teach general, business and exam classes. Have you any suggestions for me, please?
I am also unsure about whether I should be giving up the notice on my flat now, or waiting till I have a firm job offer. Ordinarily I wouldn't consider it, but seeing as many current jobs have October starts and I need to give a month's notice to my landlord, I am nervous about my lack of time for preparation and packing with regards to starting my new career and moving abroad!
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EDU 9804 : Quantitative Methods of Administration II
Books in the Main Stacks
Try searching the catalog for the following subjects:
Most of the titles located in the Main Stacks can be delivered to the Brookhaven Campus. Simply click on the "Place Hold" button above each title, enter your name and barcode number (from the back of your ID card), and choose "Brookhaven Circulation Desk" as a pick-up location.
Citing Your Resources
Doing ethical research means citing sources. It is critical to credit writers for their work and their contributions to your research. To not do so is unethical and leads to plagiarism - unintentionally or not. Here are some sources to help you cite properly and to avoid the problem of plagiarism.
- APAbrochure.doc
- Citation of Sources
This lists citation engines which help you create proper citations as well as providing information on different citation styles.
- Tips on avoiding plagiarism
- Turnitin
Turnitin is a service that faculty and students use to detect and avoid plagiarism in their writing.
- NoodleBib
NoodleBib is an online resource that will help you format MLA and APA bibliographies, exporting them directly to your word processing program.
Reference Books
Lanham, MD. (2006). Almanac of American education. Bernan Press.
Helps you understand and compare "the quality of U.S. education at the national, state, and county levels." Data compiled from the U.S. government and private sources, this volume provides current and historical perspectives on a wide range of topics: school enrollment, per-student expenditures, educational attainment, standardized test sores, and county data. An appendix contains links to useful websites.
Reference & Brookhaven Reference LA 217.2 .A45 2006
Freed, M.N., Hess, R.K., & Ryan, J.M. (2002). The educator's desk reference (EDR): A sourcebook of educational information and research. Westport, CT: Praeger.
This volume is meant to aid researchers in the field of education in locating both print and electronic resources. Also includes a concise guide to educational software, educational publishers, and books and journals that are staples of the field.
Reference LB1028.27.U6 F74 2002
Guthrie, J. W. (Ed.). (2003). Encyclopedia of education. New York: Macmillan Reference USA.
This eight-volume set seeks to provide a comprehensive look at the "institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies found in educational practice." Signed entries are arranged alphabetically and contain brief bibliographies. Indexed.
Reference & Brookhaven Ref. LB15 .E47 2003
English, F. (Ed.). (2006). Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Brookhaven Reference LB 2805 .E527 2006
Moore, M.G., & Anderson, W.G. (Eds.). (2003). Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
This volume includes essays written by leading "thinkers and practitioners" of distance education and is meant to provide an overview of the latest research in this rapidly-evolving field.
Brookhaven Ref. LC 5800 .H36 2003
Patten, M.L. (2001). Questionnaire research: A practical guide. Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Patten provides "step-by-step guidance on how to write and use questionnaires in research." This slim, easy-to-follow handbook will have you conducting meaningful research in no time at all.
Reference & Brookhaven Reference H 62 .P32 2001
Main Stacks H 62 .P32 2001
Patten, M.L. (2002). Understanding research methods: An overview of the essentials. Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
Research methods defined! This book provides a brief overview of various research methods as well as explanations of sampling, measurement, and experimental design. Also includes a chapter on understanding statistics and writing a literature review. This short volume would be a good place to start as you begin the proposal process.
Reference & Brookhaven Reference Q 180.55 .M4 P38 2002
Pyrczak, F. (2003). Making sense of statistics: A conceptual overview. Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
If numbers give you a headache, this book is for you. The author explains statistics in straight-forward language and illustrates how descriptive and inferential statistics are derived and used.
Reference & Brookhaven Reference QA 276.18 .P97 2003
Reference Books about Writing Dissertations
Glatthorn, A.A., & Joyner, R.L. (2005). Writing the winning thesis or dissertation: A step-by-step guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
The authors "demystify the writing of theses and dissertations" by providing step-by-step guidance, from laying the groundwork to defending the final document.
Reference & Brookhaven Reference LB2369 .G56 2005
Mauch, J.E., & Park, N. (2003). Guide to the successful thesis and dissertation: A handbook for students and faculty. 5th ed. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
Though useful for faculty, this book was primarily written for students. The authors provide an overview of the purpose of the thesis, the role of advisors and committees, and help with writing the manuscript itself. In addition, you'll find a chapter on what to expect during the defense…and some guidance for how to take your dissertation research further.
Brookhaven Reference LB 2369 .M377 2003
Pan, M.L. (2004). Preparing literature reviews: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
The literature review provides essential background information and puts your research in context. This book will help you decide between qualitative or quantitative reviews as well as determine a topic and write your first draft. The "Checklist of Guidelines" in the back will help keep you on track and seven model literature reviews are also included.
Reference & Brookhaven Reference Q180.55 .E9 P36 2004
Patten, M.L. (2005). Proposing empirical research: A guide to the fundamentals. Glendale, CA: Pyrczak Publishing.
For students "who are writing their first proposals for empirical research." Begins with a definition of empirical research and includes chapters on proposing methods of instrumentation and analysis. Students may find the exercises helpful for getting started with the research process and can also look to the sample proposals for further guidance. Very user-friendly and can make a seemingly impossible task much more manageable and much less stressful.
Reference & Brookhaven Reference H62 .P316 2005
Pyrczak, F., & Bruce, R.R. (2003). Writing empirical research reports. 4th ed. Los Angeles: Pyrczak Publishing.
Recommended for graduate students working on serious papers (theses and dissertations) as well as those who need to write "research-based term papers that resemble journal articles." This is not a style manual (you'll need the APA for that), but a series of guidelines that will help you compose the major elements of a research paper, including formulating a hypothesis and writing a literature review.
Brookhaven Reference LB 2369 .P97 2003
Rudestam, K.E. (2007). Surviving your dissertation : a comprehensive guide to content and process. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.
Brookhaven Reference LB 2369 .R83 2007
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- Blind Peer Reviewed - articles appearing in a journal are sent outside of the journal's publishing or sponsoring organization for review by external reviewers) who are unaware of the author's identity.
- Editorial Board Peer Review - articles appearing in a journal are reviewed by an internal board of editors, not solely by one editor. The author's identity may be known or unknown.
- Expert Peer Review - articles appearing in a journal are reviewed by experts whose credentials are known and who are considered experts on the subject matter.
If you are using ERIC EBSCO, to make sure that the journal is peer reviewed you need to check the journal title in the Ulrich's database. While in ERIC, open the database called "Ulrich's" (go to the Dowling library homepage, click "databases"; click on the letter "u" at the top, and click on "Ulrich's"). When you open Ulrich's, do a quick search for the journal title as keyword (you will find the search box on the top right corner). Read the legend in the box on the right to understand the codes next to your journal title.
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Spanish Fork • Summit Academy didn't know a whole lot about Manti entering Thursday night's Class 2A state softball tournament game other than that the Templars were the Region 16 champions.
The Bears found out something else: When Manti starts to hit, it's hopeless.
Manti erupted for 15 hits in an 11-1 win in five innings to advance in the winners bracket.
"They came prepared and ready to hit," Manti coach Susan Hatch said. "They feed off each other. They work well together and build each other's confidence."
Manti set the tone with two runs in the first inning. Takisha McFarlane homered and Lizzy Palmer singled and later scored on an error.
After the Templars added another run in the third, Summit Academy got on the board with a run in the fourth. CheyAnne Dahl doubled and later scored on a wild pitch.
Manti put away the game with five runs in the fourth inning. Natalie Peterson got things going with a single. She stole second and moved to third on a groundout, then scored on a sacrifice fly by Ashlie Stevens.
Kemri Stilson kept the inning going with a single, and she scored on a Mikaela Cox double. Madison Blauer drove her in with a single. And after Palmer singled, Kaylie Thompson doubled home two runs to push the lead to 8-1.
It was more than enough for Thompson, who gave up just one run through four innings of work. Palmer then pitched the final inning to help the Templars advance to play San Juan on Friday, while the Bears will try to stay alive when they take on Richfield.


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What kind of future do you want to live in? What are you excited about and what concerns you? What is your request of the future? The Tomorrow Project is a fascinating initiative that investigates these questions and explores not only the future of computing but the broader implications on our lives and planet.
In this unique time in history, science and technology has progressed to a point where what we build is only constrained by the limits of our own imaginations. The future is not a fixed point in front of us that we are all hurtling helplessly towards. The future is built everyday by the actions of people. It's up to all of us to be active participants in the future and these conversations can help us do just that.
A major focus of the Tomorrow Project is to sponsor competitions that generate science-based fiction that explores possible futures. These stories can be used as inspiration to scientists, or as data for cultural anthropologists.
An Illuminated Manuscript About Space Exploration, Science Fiction, and Physics
Slate 12/07/2014 – Joey Eschrich of ASU's Center for Science and the Imagination commissions a thoroughly modern illuminated manuscript.
Predicting the Future at Intel
Bloomberg TV 4/29/2013 – Tabitha Soren goes inside Intel and looks at how the company prepares its products for the future
Will.i.am talks tech, new phone accessories at Macworld/iWorld
Macworld 4/2/2013 – The singer shows off his steampunk-inspired camera cases for the iPhone 4, 4s & 5. The cameras come with different attachments and allow you to upload your images to social media accounts.
Futurist Brian David Johnson on Microchips and Why There is Nothing to Fear From Robots
Macleans 17/10/2012 – You can't let the future happen to you, you can't sit back and be passive—you need to be an active participant.
Technology's Future: Looking 20 Years Ahead with Intel
NBR 05/10/2012 - Brian David Johnson of Intel heralds the shrinking size of computational power and making peoples' lives better through technology.
Intel's Futurist: Tomorrow's Tech will be Humanized, Humorous
The Street 09/10/2012 - Brian David Johnson, Futurist at Intel, says the next generation of technology will have a sense of humor – and he's not kidding.
Brian David Johnson Glimpses the Future
The Economist 27/09/2012 – By 2020, we will be able to turn anything into a computer, says Intel's Brian David Johnson, at The Economist's Ideas Economy: Human Potential 2012 event in New York City.
Why Science Fiction Should be Taught in the Classroom
TG Daily 05/10/2012 – Science fiction and genre movies are extremely popular amongst high school students around the world.


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Home > News & Events > News > Press Releases > David Petraeus to Join Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School
CAMBRIDGE, MA – David H. Petraeus, a retired four-star Army general and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has been appointed a non-resident senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School.
Petraeus and Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and director of the Belfer Center, will jointly lead a new project at the Center on "The Coming North America Decades." The project will focus on major technological, scientific and economic dynamics that are spurring renewed US and North American competitiveness, exploring in particular the impact of the ongoing energy, information technology, advanced manufacturing, and life sciences revolutions. The project also will analyze potential policy choices that could retard or enhance these transformations in ways that advance American interests.
The Advisory Committee for the project includes Venkatesh Narayanamurt i, chair of the Belfer Center's Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and former dean of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Susan Hockfield, former president of MIT; Mary Boies, counsel at Boies & McInnis LLP; and Meghan O'Sullivan, Jeanne Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at the Kennedy School.
The Belfer Center project will complement a Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on North America that Petraeus is co-chairing with former World Bank president Robert Zoellick, who is also a Belfer Center senior fellow.
"We count ourselves fortunate," Allison said, "to have David Petraeus making a major intellectual investment in issues so central to a Center whose mission is to advance policy-relevant knowledge about the most significant international challenges. He has an inquiring mind, strategic orientation, intellectual fearlessness, and appreciation of the academy that will make this a productive partnership."
O'Sullivan noted, "I have worked with David Petraeus for much of the last decade – from the early days after the removal of Saddam Hussein through the implementation of the surge when he was Commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq and I was Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan at the NSC. His capacity for cutting to the heart of the matter and identifying and executing policy initiatives that can bend trendlines makes him the rarest of colleagues."
Petraeus served as CIA director from September 2011 to November 2012. Prior to that, he spent 37 years in the Army, including roles as commander of U.S. and international military forces in Afghanistan, commander of U.S. Central Command (CentCom), and commanding general of the multi-national force in Iraq.
Since leaving the CIA, Petraeus has taken on several positions. These include serving as chairman of the KKR Global Institute, a component of a major New York investment firm; teaching at Macaulay Honors College at CUNY as well as at the University of Southern California; and supporting several non-profit organizations that serve veterans.
Petraeus holds a PhD in international relations from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton. He was among the top graduates in his class at West Point in 1974, where he later served as an assistant professor, and he graduated first in the class of 1983 at the US Army Command and General Staff College. He later was a fellow at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.


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Hi!! I am new to the dented helmet, and just wanted to introduce myself. I am Brian Sullivan, and I really really want to join the 501st. I got lucky in love and married a woman with the same interests as me. I love cartoons, Star Wars, and Transformers). I got lucky because I'm 37 and shes 25 (do the math, I am making out like a bandit). I have 1 child who is soon to be a 5 year old son. He makes me so proud because when we were at Star Wars Celebration V he recognized and named off the characters he saw (insert tear of pride). He enjoys Thomas the Train, Batman, Superman, Star Wars (of course) and his favorite pastime with mommy and daddy is light-saber duels in the front yard just before bedtime.
I recently got my wife hooked onto Star Wars. It has taken six years but now she is hooked. She recently did a literary analysys of Star Wars from a Mythological point of view. A very brialiant paper. Her professor said it was the best on Star Wars she had read. Danielle's homework in part was for us to watch the original trillogy for three days. I really enjoyed that homework.
I enjoy being a stay at home dad / home maker. I have decided I want to build a Jango Fett costume and anyone who knows anything about it, I would love some guidance. I graduated from Chipola Jr college with a degree in Criminal Justice that I am obviously not using. Feel free to drop me a line.
Well thats all for now. Looking forward to making some friends and allies in the Star Wars world.


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The pen is mightier than the sword, they say, and Associate Professor Adam Braver and a group of students are trying to prove that the old adage still holds true today.
Professor Braver and his class are in a partnership with the PEN American Center to help free imprisoned writers and journalists worldwide. The students, with Professor Braver's guidance, act as case-minders who research and track PEN cases related to imprisonment for freedom of expression. This group's most recent focus was on ran Khai Thanh Thuy, a renowned writer who is wrongfully imprisoned in Vietnam. The students work the case for the entire year, cultivating skills that range from community outreach and political lobbying to media relations and research. Professor Braver, who is an accomplished novelist in addition to being an inspirational teacher, says he learns as much from his students as they do from him.
"The students are so passionate about the work they're doing," he says. "Although they all come from varied backgrounds, they truly bond over the cases and become a close-knit group. The difference in this course is that it's real life – not a theoretical course about writing or lobbying. This is actually happening, and these prisoners are relying on us to make a difference. Ours is a classroom without walls."


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AMES, Iowa – Iowa 4-H and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach have begun to develop a greater focus in the area of science, engineering and technology through programs like STEM, GIS mapping and more. One Iowa 4-H'er took his interest in engineering a step further last summer by becoming the youngest intern at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids.
David Wehr, a Keokuk County 4-H'er, was involved with a project on virtual reality through Virtual Reality Education Pathfinder in spring 2011. He presented a showcase of his project, and afterward talked to some employees from Rockwell Collins. The representatives saw his work and were impressed with it. That summer, Wehr became the youngest intern at Rockwell Collins.
"In hiring David, he met the criteria we were looking for," said Steve Schulz, talent acquisition director for Rockwell Collins. "There are a number of factors involved in our talent selection process. First, it is important a candidate possesses the amount of technical experience required for the position. Beyond that experience, we are looking for examples where candidates have shown a pattern with similar responsibilities in past roles."
According to Shelly Greving, marketing director for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development, the Iowa 4-H program is focusing on preparing youth in four main areas: productive citizenship, outstanding communications, effective leadership and successful learning.
"The 4-H program is preparing youth for careers," said Greving. "When youth come out of 4-H, they aren't simply knowledgeable about content, they come out very well-rounded. They are good citizens, communicators and leaders. They're doing very well in their jobs."
Wehr proved that he possessed the necessary knowledge to complete a successful internship at Rockwell Collins.
"The education David possessed was a fit for the internship we placed him in," said Schulz. "He also demonstrated through his GPA that he is willing to work hard to achieve success and has a solid understanding of what he is being taught."
Over the summer, Wehr worked on a virtual product prototype in manufacturing with another intern. They worked with 3D modeling and programming.
"This was an awesome experience," Wehr said. "I improved my programming ability and made new connections."
Wehr worked at Rockwell again this summer. An upcoming senior in high school, he hasn't yet decided where he'll attend college, but he wants to major in engineering.
"As an engineering-based organization, we are a company that relies heavily on individuals that have a background in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," Schulz said. "It is critical that we invest in our youth to ensure they are equipped to be successful in driving our future."
Iowa 4-H has focused on engaging youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for more than a century. The STEM focus includes agricultural science, electricity, robotics, bio-fuels and more. 4-H STEM provides youth with hands-on learning experiences to encourage learning about the world in partnership with adults that care about learning and are crazy about science, engineering and technology.
"With the emphasis being placed on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, stronger partnerships are needed to provide better STEM opportunities for our youth," said Jay Staker, director of Extension Science, Engineering and Technology youth initiative, part of ISU Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Development. "At ISU, we have partnered with people in the industry to provide these opportunities for youth."
For more information on STEM, visit http://www.extension.iastate.edu/e-set/. To learn more about Wehr's projects, visit his blog at http://davidwehr.wordpress.com/.


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"Our wedding was simply perfect and it could not have been done without the help of all of loving family, friends, amazing planner and vendors in Charleston, SC.
We were married in Charleston as we both have lived here for the past several years and hope to spend the rest of our lives in this historic southern city. It is a fantastic destination for out-of- town guests, as they can relish in all the architecture, history, beaches, and cuisine the city has to offer. The month of October proved to be the month for perfect weather and allowed for a gorgeous outdoor reception. We cannot thank all those who came together to make our day wonderful enough."
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- Band: NTranze
- Photographer: Charlotte Elizabeth Photography
- Caterer: Good Food Catering
- Rentals Vendor: Ooh Events
- Coordinator: Mingle
- Rentals Vendor: Synder Rentals
- Florist: WildFlowers
- Wedding Day Beauty Vendor: Stuart Laurence Salon
- Lighting Vendor: TEC Lighting
- Wedding Fashion Vendor: Gown Boutique
- Ceremony: The Gibbes Museum of Art
NTranzeCharleston, SC, USA
"BEST. WEDDING. BAND. EVER! Grady, Chocolate Chip, and the gang of Ntranze were AMAZING! Non-stop crowd pleasing music ALL night long that kept everyone on their feet! The dance floor was packed every second of our reception. "One more song" "One more song" at the finale, gives you an idea of how much we loved them! They are sure to add ALOT of life to the party! We couldn't have imagined a better evening. We even received thank you notes from our GUESTS commenting on how much fun they had! You will LOVE them, I promise!"
Good Food CateringHistoric Rice Mill Building
17 Lockwood Dr, 1st Fl
Charleston, SC 29401, USA
"Good Food Catering has left a very good taste in everyones mouth! Our guests continue to rave about the Southern cuisine we showcased at our reception. Being a southern girl, brings along a huge love of food! We shared this with our guests that traveled from around the country to celebrate our wedding. Good Food simply exceeded all my expecations. They worked with us and our planner every step of the way! The food was mouth-watering and the presentation was BEAUTIFUL! Our southern wedding was made complete with Good Food Catering!"
MinglePO Box 30756
Charleston, SC 29417, USA
"I cannot begin to thank Megan for all of her patience, creativity, attention to detail, and countless hours dedicated to planning our wedding. I could never have imagined planing my wedding without her! Megan has the upmost professionalism and attentiveness to all of her brides. I felt incredibly "taken care of" for our 9 month engagement. To say the moment I walked into our outdoor reception was breathtaking, is an understatment! Megan created the most magical evening I could have ever imagined and truly was the major factor in turning my vision into a reality. She simply created the most perfect day I could have ever imagined!"
WildFlowers522-C North Magnolia St
Summerville, SC, SC 29483, USA
"Beth with Wildflowers is truly an artist! All of our arrangements were exquisite and enhanced the beauty of our ceremony and reception. There were simply gorgeous and beyond my imagination! She was a pleasure to work with and will be a dream come true to any bride in the future!"
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TEC Lighting710 King St.
Charleston, South Carolina 29403, United States
"Can I give them 10 stars?! The lighting was spectacular and set the ambiance! It was truly amazing! Our twig chandeliers that hung within our tent were truly the prettiest I have ever seen! If you want perfect, these are your guys!"
Charlotte Elizabeth PhotographyCharleston, SC, USA
"Charlotte Elizabeth Photography captured our day so perfectly that not only is it forever in our hearts, but forever in ink! She simply is fantastic with an artistic eye that is sure to please! Her ability to see such beauty behind a lens is unlike any other photographer in Charleston! She came highly recommended from a close friend and her recommendation did not do her justice! I truly grew to love her after working with her through our 9 month engagement and will plan on continuing to find reasons to share in her gift of photography in the future!"
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Ooh Events113 Pitt Street
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, USA
"Ooh Events truly added the perfect "rustic-elegance" to our reception with their rentals. They provided a range of vintage and one-of-a-kind pieces to add to the decor of our reception! I highly recommended them!"
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Synder Rentals3875 Meeting Street Road
North Charleston, SC, United States
"My planner primarily dealt with Synder directly, however, the quality of the rentals were five star! Simply gorgeous and VERY flexible in adding last minute lounge items to our rental order!"
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Stuart Laurence Salon455 King St
Charleston, SC 29403
"The name to remember is Butch. He is spectacular! My hair was simply gorgeous! I cannot say it enough. My hair was to die for!"
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Gown Boutique664- A State Road S-10-97
Mount Pleasant, SC, United States
"Terri and Krista with the Gown Boutique are simply amazing! They were my first and only shop for my wedding dress! They provide personal attention that cannot be beat! My reason for not giving 5 stars, is only because a few of ties for my bustle were not secure and broke during the bustling process the day of the wedding. However, the remainder of my dress was beautiful and fit absolutely perfectly! I would encourage any bride to search for "the dress" with the ladies of The Gown Boutique."
The Gibbes Museum of Art135 Meeting St
Charleston, SC 29401
"The Gibbes Museum of Art is truly a gem in downtown Charleston. The combination of a gorgeous art museum paired with a beautiful outdoor courtyard gives guests a unique use of indoor and outdoor space. I highly recommended renting the entire museum space if plannong on >200 guests. *I strongly encourage the use of an outside planner to further cooridnate the space with the in-house event planner. We did! Many art exhibits may have to be moved to cooridnate your indoor ceremony and/or reception."


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When Marcus Paige sat down for his postseason meeting with Roy Williams recently, the veteran coach pulled a favorite trick of many teachers.
"Marcus, how would you grade yourself this season?" Williams asked Paige.
That's a tricky question to answer. Grade yourself too easily, and you risk looking soft. Grade yourself too harshly, and you risk suggesting that you weren't as good as the coach perhaps thought you were.
"I was kind of nervous about it," Paige admits with a laugh. "I had to think about it for a second. I played it safe and went with a 'B,' because I felt like I improved over the course of the year."
As they were for most of the Atlantic Coast Conference season, Paige and Williams were on the same wavelength. After Paige cautiously graded his season as a B, the head coach revealed he'd give the point guard "a B, maybe pushing towards a B- because I like to challenge you."
Williams gave Paige several points of emphasis for the summer: cutting down on turnovers, increasing his assist/turnover ratio and shooting the ball more consistently.
As Paige's self-assessment pointed out, he improved throughout the year in all of those categories. After struggling with his shooting for the first month of the season, he closed fast, hitting an impressive 52.8 percent of his field goals in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments combined, and 42.9 percent of his three-pointers in that same stretch.
Paige's postseason assist/turnover ratio was a steady 2.4, and he'll try to test himself this summer against an impressive array of professional point guards expected to be in Chapel Hill for at least part of the offseason.
Raymond Felton (currently piloting the Knicks to a 2-0 playoff series lead over the Celtics) was a regular last summer, and Ty Lawson (19 points and 12 assists last night for the Nuggets) will also stop by. ACC single-season assist record-holder Kendall Marshall will also be in town, meaning the Smith Center is essentially the perfect summer laboratory for any young point guard trying to learn some veteran tricks.
That's part of the reason why Paige--who had a stellar academic year and doesn't need the course credits--considered going home for the first session of summer school. But the basketball possibilities were too great, so he enrolled for both sessions.
In addition to improving some of his measurable statistics, Paige also has another goal for this summer play: he wants to challenge himself defensively against the likes of Felton, Lawson and Marshall. Refining his defense might seem like a strange goal for a player who earned the squad's defensive player of the year award, but he knows there's room to improve.
"That award is more about positional defense and our system defense," Paige says. "It's not about going one-on-one with someone and stopping them. I want to reach the point where offensive players don't want me guarding them. I want to be a better on the ball defender and pressure people more."
Several of Paige's offseason goals--improved defense, better finishing around the basket--have a common thread: increased bulk and athleticism. The freshman was listed as 157 pounds for his freshman season, the lightest scholarship Tar Heel in the Williams era. Not surprisingly, that earned him entry into a trio that began early mandatory spring weightlifting sessions: Desmond Hubert, Brice Johnson and Paige.
It was during one of those lifts that Paige looked at strength and conditioning coach Jonas Sahratian and said, "Jonas, I've never done this before. I don't even know what's going on."
Sahratian didn't change expression and didn't miss a beat. "Marcus," he replied, "you're going to be saying that a lot this summer."
Adam Lucas is the publisher of Tar Heel Monthly and the author or co-author of seven books on the Tar Heels.


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it seems odd to me that if you left sufficient honey in the original hive, they would show to much interest in the nuc.
Javin: it sounds like your bearding bees may be bored w/ little to do other than hang out, especially if they are still bearding during cooling temps. It is quite likely the queen has run out of room to lay eggs and all the other cells are filled w/ honey. Might be time to move and/or remove some frames thereby providing some room and giving your bees something to do besides hanging out on the porch :-D Just a thought.
I just hope I haven't accidentally moved her to the nuc I've put the new queen in.


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The DOC is the state's largest cabinet agency with multiple areas of responsibility and one core mission: public safety. Our goal is the safe custody and supervision of offenders using the best, most effective correctional policies and procedures. Our focus is on keeping our citizens protected, helping offenders succeed in the community and making every effort to reduce the cost of corrections to taxpayers. A variety of programs and offices support the DOC's public safety mission, which includes providing support and services to crime victims.
A key goal of the DOC is to reduce recidivism, which is the percentage of offenders that are convicted of new crimes after they finish their sentences. The DOC is fully committed to an expanded reentry philosophy that aims to cut repeat crime. We work toward this goal by implementing evidence-based practices that have been shown to be successful in reducing the number of prisoners returning to the state correctional system.


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|World of Business Students Gain Valuable Experience
|For 177 freshmen at the School of Business, the door to the business world opens into a coffeehouse.
For 177 freshmen at the School of Business, the door to the business world opens into a coffeehouse.
In their required first-semester course, the freshmen are grouped into teams of five and compete as coffeehouse managers in a computer simulation game, BizCafe.
"They have to manage inventory and hire staff. Their grade is based on the profitability of their coffeehouse vs. others in their section, not against performance from all sections," said Don Lifton, an associate professor of management and one of two instructors in the World of Business course.
Lifton, on the faculty for 30 years, teaches four sections of World of Business, putting him in front of about 120 of this year's freshmen. He created the course "many years ago."
Heather Lane, a lecturer in management, teaches the other two sections. It's her first year doing so. Lane, president of the Purity Ice Cream Company coffeehouse in Ithaca, received her MBA from the School in 2010.
"My goal is to turn them on right off the start, using music, video, current events," said Lane.
"I'm a little atypical in that many professors prefer to teach upper-class courses," said Lifton. "I think we should put forth our best effort down to the first-year students."
BizCafe accounts for 10 percent of each student's grade. It's the equivalent of a term paper, Lifton said.
Each team will receive $25,000 from a local entrepreneur to start a coffee shop near a university in a good downtown location. According to the BizCafe website, they hire servers, decide on marketing plans and purchase materials and equipment to make their shop a success. Challenges include keeping customers and employees happy, ordering the right amount of coffee and cups to meet demand, and attracting customers. Students learn different accounting methods and must manage their cash flow and payroll accordingly.
(To learn more, visit http://www.interpretive.com/rd5/index.php?pg=bc.)
Students spent the first third of the semester learning about the game before beginning competition. BizCafe gives participants lessons in teamwork and collaboration, which Lane says they should readily grasp "especially if they have been on sports or work teams. It really depends on their personality types, too."
BizCafe results can provide resume opportunities as well, said Lifton: "They can include that their BizCafe team finished first."
The School offers an Introduction to Business course to anyone who's not a declared business major. World of Business is open to first-year business majors and exploratory majors. The college catalog says the course "surveys the functional areas of business – finance, accounting, human resources, production marketing and international business – and reviews the socioeconomic, political, legal and sustainability factors that influence business decisions in a global economy.
"I say World of Business is Introduction to Business on steroids," Lifton said.
The course also presents the challenges freshmen face as similar to the demands on management in business settings – addressing time management, goal setting, stress management, career development, and other topics related to student and career success.
The School's community spirit motivates Lifton as he introduces first-year students to business concepts – and each other.
"I eschew use of 'freshman' for gender-bias reasons and use 'first-year' instead," he said.
By the time students go home for Fall Break Oct. 20, "I'll have every first name," Lifton promised. "I want them to go home and tell Mom and Dad that 'My professor knows my name.'''
He's developed several techniques to learn 120 first names, among them the Scavenger Hunt. Along with attendance in three required Student Leadership Institute sessions, the Scavenger Hunt accounts for 5 percent of the course grade in his sections.
On the first day of class, Lifton passes out a self-disclosure sheet, asking each student to list three of their favorites, information he admits he could learn from their Facebook pages. He then creates a spreadsheet for each section, with 30 numbers, one for each student and their three favorites.
By Fall Break, each student has to complete a spreadsheet, initialing their own number and writing in the names of every other student in the section as they learn them.
"It's a way for students to make friends, learn about each other, and on a lily-white campus, for students to learn about diversity of interests and backgrounds," Lifton said.
Lane employs several methods to stimulate class discussions, among them bringing snacks to share.
"I really hate PowerPoints all class long," she said. "I usually throw in a video, or try to show them something new to get them excited."
To help discuss GDP and economics, she showed the four-minute video of Swedish professor Hans Rosling discussing 200 years that changed the world. (Go to http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world/.)
She will use "a short video clip or a new website and show how it works with the chapter (in the textbook "Understanding Business") or a song by Eminem or Kanye West to wake them up and get the juices flowing at 9 a.m. I do all sorts of things to get the students to feel comfortable and eager to learn."
At semester's end, Lane wants students to be thinking about more than grades and salaries.
"I want them to be more socially minded as they go out into business one day," she said. "My goal is to have the students think not only about the almighty dollar and making the big bucks but how it affects our Earth and the people around them. Decisions are not made in isolation."
To Lifton, it's all about ethical decision making, which is included in the School's mission statement.
"I tell the students, 'You're arcing to a destiny of leadership. What you're doing here is a lot bigger, a lot nobler than yourself – preparing for a career in leadership.'"
For the faculty, from first semester to graduation, Lifton said, "We're preparing students for the responsibilities, obligations, expectations, joys and challenges of ethical leadership."


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A key strength of our Marine Science Program comes from the many opportunities for field study, ranging in length from a week to a semester. These practical, hands-on experiences often lead to more extensive collaborative research projects with faculty members.
Extended field experiences offered with semester courses:
If you take Marine Ecology or the Biology of Marine Invertebrates, you can participate in an optional 5-day field trip to the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina. On these trips, you stay in the residence halls at the Marine Lab campus while collecting organisms and conducting experiments in the local marine habitats. In Biology of Marine Invertebrates, we travel near the end of the semester; you observe the organisms covered in class in their natural habitats. In Marine Ecology, we travel early in the semester; on this trip you conduct experiments and collect samples that form the basis of the laboratory exercises for the remainder of the semester. We also offer a freshwater ecology field experience with our Limnology course, in which you will learn water quality analysis and fish and invertebrate sampling techniques that are similar to oceanographic research methods. In this program, you travel to southern Indiana, the Hocking Hills area in southeastern Ohio, or the mountains of southwestern Virginia, where you survey a variety of streams while camping at sites near the streams.
Off-campus programs with marine focus:
Comparative Communities, Bahamas
This four-week program is offered during alternate summers at the Gerace Research Center, San Salvador, The Bahamas. In this program, you will experience the culture of the island of San Salvador while you explore terrestrial and marine environments on daily field trips to coral reef systems and other tropical marine communities. You will spend several hours each day snorkeling as you learn to identify reef fish, invertebrates and plants; certified SCUBA divers may also choose to dive as part of the program (a NAUI
scuba certification course is offered at Wittenberg). We also visit a local cave, hike in the interior of the island, swim to nearby cays, and survey the intertidal organisms of the rocky shore. After exploring a variety of habitats, you will identify a question of interest, propose a hypothesis to answer the question, and design and conduct a field research project to test your hypothesis. Most students present their findings at scientific meetings during the following academic year.
Duke University Semester Program:
Junior or senior students interested in marine science may be recommended by the Biology Department to
attend the Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina during the fall or spring semester. At the Marine Laboratory,you can take a variety of courses in marine biology, geology, conservation and policy. If you attend during the fall semester, you will remain in residence at the Marine Laboratory for the entire semester; most students choose to conduct independent research projects. During the spring semester, you can choose to spend half the semester at the Bermuda Biological Station through a cooperative program with Duke, or you can choose from a variety of study-abroad opportunities within the Duke course offerings. Selection for the Duke program is based on interest, previous course work, grade-point average, faculty recommendations, and a personal interview.
Cooperative Program in Environmental Studies:
Wittenberg offers a 3-2 program in Environmental Management with Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. This program leads to a professional Master's degree in Environmental Management (MEM). Although there are several tracks within the MEM program, our students interested in marine science often find the Coastal Environmental Management program of particular interest. Students who participate in this program spend their first three years at Wittenberg completing the general education program and a significant number of courses in their major, including the prerequisite courses required for admission to the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science. Students then apply for admission to the program at Duke. Upon acceptance to Duke, students begin work on a Master's degree in Environmental Management. After completing the first year at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, students receive the Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg. This program is particularly appropriate for students interested in environmental management of coastal systems or marine policy.


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- 1 package caramel swirl brownie mix (8-inch square pan size)
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 carton (16 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
- 3 cups 2% milk
- 1 package (5.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant French vanilla pudding mix
- 1-1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
- 3 Butterfinger candy bars (2.1 ounces each), finely chopped, divided
- 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- Prepare and bake brownie mix according to package directions. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 1-in. cubes.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Fold in 2 cups whipped topping. Place half of the brownie cubes in a 4-qt. trifle bowl or glass serving dish; layer with half of the cream cheese mixture.
- In another bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Set aside half of the pudding mixture. Stir pecans and 1 cup chopped candy bars into remaining pudding mixture; spread over cream cheese layer. Layer with remaining brownies and cream cheese mixture.
- Fold 2 cups whipped topping into the reserved pudding mixture; spread over cream cheese layer. Spread remaining whipped topping over top.
- Place chocolate syrup in a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag. Pipe eight thin concentric circles 1/2 in. apart on the whipped topping. Beginning with the center circle, gently pull a knife through circles toward the outer edge. Wipe knife clean. Repeat to complete spiderweb pattern. Sprinkle remaining crushed candy bars in center of web. Refrigerate until chilled. Yield: 21 servings (3/4 cup each).
Originally published as Spiderweb Brownie Trifle in Simple & Delicious October/November 2010, p14
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Reviewed Oct. 11, 2012
"We made this an exercise in physical therapy while I was recouperating in a nursing home. Everyone enjoyed taking part in the preparation and when finished, it disappeared in a flash! Yummy good!"
Reviewed Apr. 25, 2011
"I made this for Easter with a few variations. The kids loved it!"
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2011
"This trifle is so light and airy and lucious that I save it for special occasions and never have left overs!"
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2010
"Very good, very rich. My husband took it to work for potluck and many wanted the recipe."
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2010
"I made this for a team potluck the other day and it turned out to be a big hit. I didnt have enough room left on the top for the rest of the whipped topping, but either way it was still great :)"