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Couldn't you find ways around the problems? Encrypt the data and store it to a central DB, only the patient keeps a record of his encryption key and allow him to request a new key at any time. Maybe set it up with expiring keys to allow a doctor access for a limited period of time after he sees the patient. Obviously this kind of scheme would restrict access but it would also make bulk exportation of the raw data difficult or impossible.
Of course, there will always be holes in such a set up, but the same
But that would be hard.
Couldn't you find ways around the problems? Encrypt the data and store it to a central DB
Why would you put it in a central database when you could just carry it around with you (and back up as required to wherever you chose)?
Why would you put it in a central database when you could just carry it around with you (and back up as required to wherever you chose)?
Sure, fine, whatever. My point was that while the security and privacy concerns are certainly warranted, they can relatively easily be gaurded against using standard, commodity software and hardware solutions. It isn't as though keeping information from falling into unauthorized people's hands is a problem that has never been encountered before in computer science.
And to more directly answer your question, you might want it in a central DB so that if you're on vacation and end up in the hospital the doct
I'd looked into maybe setting up some kind of PGP set up for him...but would be tough to get every dr he might do business with....to get them to set up PGP, generate keys...and set
What you want is a PACS [wikipedia.org]. These are generally expensive. I can't recommend any specific vendors, but you want to be very careful with HIPAA. They're also FDA regulated, so you also want to be careful about hacking anything together that could be functionally confused with a PACS.
That said, I'd be really surprised if a radiology clinic didn't already have one (that "telerad" you alluded to?). I'd call up the vendor and ask what they can do; any modern system will speak DICOM [wikipedia.org], and a lot (if not most) of th
What you want is a PACS [wikipedia.org]. These are generally expensive. I can't recommend any specific vendors, but you want to be very careful with HIPAA. They're also FDA regulated, so you also want to be careful about hacking anything together that could be functionally confused with a PACS.
That said, I'd be really surprised if a radiology clinic didn't already have one (that "telerad" you alluded to?). I'd call up the vendor and ask what they can do; any modern system will speak DICOM [wikipedia.org], and a lot (if not most) of them can grab images from outside the facility.
I have heard good things about K-Pacs, which is free. It also has utilities to receive HL7 with worklists and uses DICOM to comunicate with modalities (the x-ray machines). DISCLAIMER: I have just used it for a couple of personal trials, as I work in a public health administration and they are opposed to add systems for which they don't have support. But for your single organization, it might be a valid tool.
They do have the imaging system set up to transmit images between his office and his clinics.
However, he's generating reports for the study ordering physicians..and cutting and pasting some of the images to put in the reports to the doctors..and wanting to send THAT...not the full image study.
They had been sending stuff in clear text emails with attachments and I told them that was not a good idea..so looking for a way to send this securely...and also not have to have each reci
Some PACS client software can burn a study to a CD, which is the way we deal with sending images to doctors offices (I work IT in a hospital). These CDs will have self-contained viewing software on them to see the images, and sometimes you can include reports with them. But that's only with the right PACS software... Trying to cut and paste DICOM images into Word sounds like a terrible idea -- not to mention tedious.
However, I know how stubborn doctors can be, and radiologists are often the worst of them
Millions of people manage to use encrypted systems every day for Internet banking or shopping. Encryption does not have to be hard.
What is hard is providing a user interface to a means of encryption so that the complications are reduced or eliminated while still maintaining some semblance of security. AFAICT, nobody's managed to do that in a fashion suitable for anyone to use on arbitrary streams of data that need to be encrypted and passed around as part of a batch process.
only the patient keeps a record of his encryption key and allow him to request a new key at any time
And what happens if the patient can't provide the key, say because they are unconscious and dying? At the least, there would have to be a somewhat centralized authority (that is, someone who is guaranteed to be there, not just a next of kin) with the power to provide a suitable key.
It doesn't have to be centralized authority, in this case the patient's general practitioner would hold a copy of the key and release it in such a circumstance according to the terms of a legal advance directive, like a limited power of attorney or living will. You just need a central repository of the encrypted data, and a directory service to help an ER find the patient's GP or kin, allow the keyholder to validate the patient's unconscious condition, or that their condition meets the terms of the directi
It doesn't have to be centralized authority, in this case the patient's general practitioner would hold a copy of the key
Who actually holds the key? The general practitioner can have an accident or medical emergency of their own. The key has to be reliably obtainable.
The scheme is workable, I think, but I think it's worth noting that no matter how it's implemented, there will be a number of people with access to that key ("access" not being the same thing as copying a zillion records for fun and profit). Because otherwise, the doctors treating a patient might not have access to the key.
The scheme is workable, I think, but I think it's worth noting that no matter how it's implemented, there will be a number of people with access to that key ("access" not being the same thing as copying a zillion records for fun and profit). Because otherwise, the doctors treating a patient might not have access to the key.
Just be like many other databases in the US and use their Social Security number
There may be weird cases where you evaluate the only 4 network providers within 40 miles of you, and 3 have good IT and sloppy care, and the last one has good care and sloppy IT. Med is a weird profession, I'd grudgingly take the good care with bad IT in a pinch.
Dumpster diving however...
Considering how EHRs are going to be required in the near future, I'm not surprised that hospitals/doctors are still getting dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
HL7 was created in 1988, and over 20 years later, it still has very little penetration in the US. I had friends ask their acquaintances working at hospital IT departments, and many don't even know what HL7 is! Part of this is the government's fault (lack of incentives unlike European countries), but most of this is due to the lack of
lack of understanding and technophobia
No, it's not technophobia. I'm a technophilic physician, and I know a lot of technophilic physicians, so I may be able to help you understand.
EHRs really cover several different areas. Some areas clearly benefit from computerization; lab reporting is so clearly better done via computer than phone that it makes no sense not to. Having radiology studies available for review outside the radiology department is of significant benefit. Having transcriptions of dictated reports available is tremendously useful
Vitals can be substantially easier with an EMR since the computers can talk directly to the monitoring equipment - you click a button, and you're done. I've seen nurses break down in tears when this wasn't working; taking vitals three minutes sucks if you have to key them in manually or do it on paper.
Most nurses also like the electronic MAR, since it can automagically calculate dosages and rates for continuous medications, automagically retrieve the right medication from the Pyxis, and automagically get a
It's not like doctors and nurses don't benefit from proper records. EMRs are very good at decision support - warning about allergies, drug interactions, wrong patient/wrong site/wrong med/wrong line (barcoding), and the like. Doctors like getting paid, and billing insurance is much easier and more reliable through an EMR.
EMRs are particularly useful in high-liability practices like obstetrics. Being able to produce a record of exactly what interventions were performed, what providers were notified when,
Working in an hospital IT, too, I have a few points to make:
is probably the basis for most of it. You can't go a day without a news story or advertisement related to financial records being stolen. As with anything else, if you repeat it enough people are going to start to believe it.
it's not legal.
HIPPA and HITECH make such lack security illegal on systems that hold patient data.
Wow, so very offensive to the Doctors and your I.T. brethren in the MidWest.
Not only is your assumption false, making you both wrong and ignorant, but you're a JERK to boot.
How does that grab ya'?
That's what's amusing. That they actually realize that their own security is inadequate to the task of storing that information securely.
Most amusingly, however, nearly a quarter of the 1,000 patient respondents said they don't even trust themselves with access to their own electronic health records.
What the hell is amusing about this? I dare claim I know miles more about information security than your average patient, and I'd certainly prefer to have my medical details kept safe by the pros than trying ( and probably failing ) to do so myself. For the same reason I keep my money in a bank as opposed to underneath my mattress. Now granted some doctors may have lax security, but for myself to keep the records in addition would just open up more avenues of attacks. The only good reason I can see why I would keep such records myself is to ensure I have a backup of them if my doctor was to screw up and erase them by accident or something.
I dare claim I know miles more about information security than your average patient, and I'd certainly prefer to have my medical details kept safe by the pros than trying ( and probably failing ) to do so myself.
The problem is that you can't trust "the pros" to act in your best interests. Money is 100% fungible and misuse is pretty straight-forward -- a bank steals your money and its obvious what happened. But for someone doing searches of healthcare records it is much harder to tell if the intent is nefarious. Even the people doing the searches may not fully understand the implications themselves - ala netflix's "anonymised" data fiasco.
What we need is less centralisation, not more. The push for electronic records in healthcare is inexorable, so we need to develop systems that inherently limit access. Not just fancy permission bits that can be ignored with the right privileges, but actually keeping the data physically inaccessible to those who don't absolutely need it. The best way to do that is to decentralise.
For example, use the patient's smartphone to keep their records (with automated backups of the data as an encrypted blob). If a doctor needs the info, he can request it via a secured version of a text message. Make it a closed system so that when the patient responds to the request, he can set an expiration date for the copy that the doctor gets. Meanwhile the records on the phone are encrypted too prevent loss of the phone exposing records.
If we had a system where each person was responsible for their own information, then the overhead of widescale misuse would be significantly increased. You'll never stop one-off abuses, but you can design a system that (a) makes widescale abuse difficult and (b) makes it easy for individuals to safely manage their own records.
Right now are moving to the worst of both worlds - centralisation of data with protection no better than flimsy laws subject to interpretation and rewriting by people with money and interests that conflict with that of the patient.
For example, use the patient's smartphone to keep their records (with automated backups of the data as an encrypted blob). If a doctor needs the info, he can request it via a secured version of a text message. Make it a closed system so that when the patient responds to the request, he can set an expiration date for the copy that the doctor gets. Meanwhile the records on the phone are encrypted too prevent loss of the phone exposing records.
1. I don't have a smartphone.
2. I forgot my smartphone, do I have to go back home to get it?
3. The insurance company needs to drop a bill, do they text message you to get the data?
4. Medicare wants to audit the hospital. Do they text a message to get the data?
5. Oops, my smartphone got squashed when I got run over by a bus and they need my data ASAP, now what do I do?
6. Oops, the cell phones are down again.
No, this makes no sense at all. People don't WANT to manage their information. Most people CAN'T manage their information.
How about developing a standard medical record access protocol. Companies can compete to store your information. They would compete based on who guards the information best. A service is defined via URL. So if you want to grant a hospital access to your records, you supply the URL and credentials (maybe a key/certificate stored on a card). They use a standard access protocol to fetch and/or update the data. The standard may also define how the client (hospital) may access the records, preventing a leak from
The majority of doctor's offices I've been around aren't connected to the Internet at all. For instance, my wife's practice has a WPA2 secured Wi-Fi network so that her laptop (whole-drive TrueCrypt) can talk to the database server that manages her records, and none of the hosts on the WLAN have any form of Internet connection. As it turns out, they do have AV programs (MS Security Essentials), but without any removable media coming into the office and no net connection, it's pretty much just a formality.
My kid's orthodontist's network has Internet access, but it's a bunch of Macs behind a firewall+NAT and a strict "no personal browsing at the office" policy. (I know this because I bartered net admin chores for dental work
I'm certain there are insecure medical offices, but the doctors I've talked to are so terrified HIPAA that they'll take almost any security tips you give them.
Just curious, but how many of those HIPAA-fearing doctors use plain-text email to correspond with patients? How many of them have their email addresses on their business cards? I routinely ask providers if they realize that sending patient health information via e-mail is a HIPAA violation. Most haven't ever given the question a moment's thought.
Why doesn't some organization come up with a set of standards and best practices to ensure that HIPAA protected data is actually protected as it should be? I'm thinking something like the PCI security council started by the credit card companies that mandates a set of rules and best practices that have to be followed for all merchants that handle credit cards.
Following the PCI standard doesn't guarantee data security, but it is a big step in the right direction. Doctors need the same kind of prodding to get them to implement real security controls and not just say "Oh, well i checked the WEP encryption box on my Wifi router, so all of my data is encrypted and safe - I know it's safe because I backed up my patient records to my iPhone".
HIPPA and HITECH cover more than just protecting data. It covers communication of the data as well, both digital communication and analog communication. it is hard to come up with a test suite for that.
PCI is not just about protecting computers and networks, but is about policies that companies are required to have in place to protect cardholder data (i.e. don't write a card number on scrap paper and toss it in the trash). Network vulnerability testing is a part of the compliance process, but developing policies and procedures for keeping the data safe is a large part of it.
Does HIPAA cover having network firewalls and anti-virus software? If it does, then the law has no teeth since 30% of doctors were fo
The problem is that HIPAA is severely broken. Most hospitals violate some part of HIPAA countless times per day as it's not even possible to operate within it's guidelines and be able to realistically treat patients. Another issue is the FDA understands how to deal with IT about as much as it knows how to building a Saturn 5 rocket.
Here's an example that I've witnessed many times over the years. A vendor installs an MRI system in a hospital, the control computer the technologist uses to scan patients is Windows based. Obviously the system needs to at least be on the local hospital network so that the patient scans can be sent to a reading station so that a Dr. can look at the images. Neither of these systems can have any software installed on them that is not FDA approved. So by law, unless you have an FDA approved security program you cannot install it on either of these systems, or any system that contains patient data for that matter. If you do have an FDA approved program you need to prove that it will not affect any of the calculations that are made for determining a diagnosis as well. It gets even better though. If you do find a security suite that you can use, the vendor is not responsible for worrying about it in the case of system updates. So when an update comes out the vendor sends in an engineer who generally will simply re-image the drive with the new update, thereby wiping out your security programs.
Sorry, you are incorrect in stating that non FDA-approved software may not be installed in a medical device. It depends on the function of the software within the system and whether it deals directly with PHI (patient healthcare information) or not. Both security (anti-virus) software and the OS itself fall under COTS, or commercial off-the-shelf software. The only software required to comply with FDA and/or HIPAA is the software that deals directly with patient and medical data. Neither the OS nor the secu
Why are people so worried about their medical information going public?
First of all, you can't get most people to shut up about what happened at the doctor's office. (And the older the person, the more likely this will dominate their idea of interesting conversation.)
And if this guy [slashdot.org] can't get a few days' quiet time to himself before he dies, then just who the fuck do the rest of us think we are?
Frankly, I'm going to start posting the boroscope videos of my colonoscopies. Hopefully the karma buildup will m
Why are people so worried about their medical information going public?
I think your comment about Steve Jobs would be enough to explain why people don't want everyone to have access to their medical records.
In the UK, and therefore probably the USA too, there is a Common Law expectation of privacy in this situation.
If I tell my neighbour over the garden fence that I am going in for a prostate examination tomorrow, there is not necessarily a legal duty on the part of my neighbour to keep this confidential,If a different neighbour is my doctor it is very different. I can reasonably expect that they will not blab about it at a party.
That common law duty extends to keeping the matter private as best they can. They should not leave printed notes on display. They should not send it around by insecure fax, unencrypted email or put it on Twitter.
They should, in fact, take every reasonable precaution to ensure that this matter stays secret until I choose to let it be known. Reasonable precautions include things like having firewalls and controlled access to my data.
If a doctor, hospital or any other medical organisation, does not take suitable actions to protect such patient information, there are specific laws in developed countries (and most undeveloped ones) which will penalise them even if no information leaks out. My earlier comments on Common Law are because we don't even need written laws to deal with this. Common law is the effect of all those books full of legal precedents that lawyers have on their walls.
If the doctors don't even have firewalls and a patient finds out lawyers could get busy...
The reason why this information should not be public is because it's open to abuse and discrimination. What about the employer who chooses not to hire you because you have a rare disease that may cause their insurance costs to increase? Is it fair to allow them to use this information against you in this manner?
No, it is not. You should be hired based upon your qualifications for the job and your previous references. US companies are increasingly turning to this type of information for job discrimination an
Drs fail more than machines. These are the same folks who have tried to kill me several times, often have no idea about me when I visit because they fail to read charts, and prescribe medicine they feel comfortable with instead of checking actually studies.
they fail to read charts
Hard to read information that isn't there. Asking people what's wrong with them, in their own words, is a very useful guide to dealing with them, because it gives you a good idea from the start how well they understand what is going on.
Sorry you've had such bad experiences with my profession. There are some inexcusable jackasses out there, and I regret them.
I mean when they don't even know the fact that while my serum potassium is on the low side of the average that is a huge improvement for me.
If I showed up to work as unprepared as these folks I would have been fired long ago.
This is information that is there, it is not subjective either, it is written in black and white by the lab.
pre existing conditions and job discrimination are the big fears with Computerized Records.
I don't think there is a defense against that. You have to sign a third party release for your current insurance, and the insurance companies pool data. Physicians have to code diagnoses and treatments and key them into the system to get paid. Your nosey friends might not have access, but the people you most worry about do.
...or Betty in Records getting snoopy.
What I worry about are the 23872832387 "health information sharing authorization" forms I'm basically required to sign every time I do anything remotely related to my health care, whether in the physician's office, renewing benefits at work, etc.
With paper records, the insurance companies, employers, and others who are constantly looking for a way to use your health status against you had to work a damn sight harder to get their hands on this info.
With electronic record
I work for a large regional provider of EMR hardware and software and I can tell you first hand that you should be afraid, very afraid, of anything your Dr. does with health records that involve a computer. Anti-virus is the tip of the iceberg. You install it for them and their brother in law who's a burger flipper helpfully uninstalls it to "speed things up." Hilarity ensues. Entire offices are implementing EMR that refuse separate usernames and passwords because it's "just too damn hard to remember all that" so everyone logs in as user with some simple password; that's if they even bother to log in or off at all. Of course they have to have admin rights because it's their hardware and they know what's best.
Since most of the offices that are being force-fed EMR because of the lure of up to $44,000 in "stimulus" funds [allscripts.com] are smaller practices, they don't have domains that can be used to enforce universal security policies.
The larger ones, sure, but most of them already use EMR and have on site servers etc. along with the requisite firewalls and VPNs. The vast majority of the new ones though are being sold "cloud" based systems with no local servers at all, so it's a friggin' free for all in terms of security (or lack thereof). They're just lining up for a swipe at the stimulus golden ring but half of them shouldn't even be entrusted with anything as complicated as a TV remote, let alone computer systems.
A-freakin-men to your whole post, you took all the words right out of my mouth. I'm often shocked at how lax the doctors and staff are even with simple stuff like Windows updates. Just today I found 3 computers at a client's office that were running WinXP SP2!
I hope you don't manage the infrastructure at a medical practice. Based on your comments you'd be part of the problem.
what about all the vender systems / medical device that run windows but are no installing updates and the venders say you are not to install them or they just lock you out of the admin password.
You isolate them and do not allow access to those systems from the outside. Inside the network, you allow only carefully selected access and block everything else. It's not rocket science.
Most amusingly, however, nearly a quarter of the 1,000 patient respondents said they don't even trust themselves with access to their own electronic health records.
I find this statement damn interesting, certainly more so than amusing. This sounds like the general public is becoming more knowledgeable than I would have guessed.
I know the popular thing is to constantly cry about our precious privacy, but I'm more worried about my medical records not showing up when they are needed, not the other way around. I'm thinking of allergies, drug interaction, and relevant medical history during emergencies, and the like.
That's a strong argument for each person to keep a copy of their records physically with them - like on their smartphone, ipod or a MedicAlert bracelet souped up with flash-storage.
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"Insidious: Chapter 2" PG-13 � Back in 2011, The Family Filmgoer judged the first "Insidious" to be a "lame" occult thriller, OK for most teens, but not very interesting. This film is way better, but has more and scarier violence that will be too intense for a lot of middle-schoolers.
Set shortly after the first movie ends, "Insidious: Chapter 2" sends its characters up and back in time, and between the worlds of the living and the dead in mind-bending ways that far exceed the first film in twisty-turny fun. It starts with the usual spooky clich�s � squeaky doors, ticking-clocks � but it goes beyond them. When the first film ended, Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) had just rescued his older son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) from a demon that had snatched the boy's spirit into the netherworld, leaving his physical self in a coma. Josh's wife, Renai (Rose Byrne), suspects that Josh became possessed while in the other dimension, and murdered the medium Elise (Lin Shaye) who helped him get there.
After a long prologue reprising key parts of the first film, the sequel begins with the shell-shocked Lamberts going to stay with Josh's mother, Lorraine (Barbara Hershey).
Josh now acts distracted and oddly menacing, and Dalton again hears voices and has bad dreams. So Lorraine calls in the late Elise's assistants � Carl (Steve Coulter), Tucker (Angus Sampson) and Specs (co-scriptwriter Leigh Whannell). They discover that this haunting began when Josh was a child. Now it's back and after his family.
THE BOTTOM LINE WITH MANY SPOILER ALERTS: The demonically possessed Josh goes after his wife and kids with knives and bats in intense moments but with no fatalities.
The evil spirit, invisible at first but later depicted as a crazy old woman, draws blood from one character, and causes a baby to fall from its crib � heard but not seen and with no injuries. We see bloody fingerprints on the neck of a strangled victim.
A late-developing subplot involves a serial killer and an abusive mother who creates gender confusion in a child. We see a roomful of corpses. The lack of profanity and sexual content, apart from a couple of mild swear words, mirrors the first film.

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It's the tingles that are coursing through your body. Like mini pins and needles, but in a good way, an adrenaline surge way.
The noise and vibration from the engine squashed between your legs is expected. The heat, pressing through your flame-suit, is also nothing to be alarmed at. But I never expected this when I agreed to strap myself in to a midget car with Bryce Thompson and his Open Wheel Experience.
I reached the track, tucked up behind Patetonga in Waikato, along some beautiful country roads and one-lane bridges that were more used to cows than a Camry.
The passing scenery was very much at odds with what I was about to do. Soon all these chirping birds and bleating sheep would be drowned out by the noise from a thumping pair of midget cars. Tiny machines that you squeeze yourself into, in my case through the top of the roll cage. Half a V8 strapped underneath you was how Bryce described it. And only one gear, so these machines are fast, if you can harness them.
Skim reading just before you sign your indemnity form is, in hindsight, short-sighted. But you never think the worst will happen, because it invariably never does. And Bryce's wife, Jenny, puts you at ease. She's organising the drive orders, so unless you sign, you're staying put.
Fresh from a successful tour of the South Island, Bryce and his team were on this day hosting a corporate event courtesy of Marley Plumbing and electrical supplier J.A. Russell. A nationwide competition gave 10 lucky guys a day out to remember.
Handshakes and introductions were followed by a safety debrief, one punctuated by gunshots. Basically don't get a yellow flag. You're now a liability, so slow down and get back in control. Another yellow and you may as well roll it in. Don't get cramp, especially in your foot, and throttle control is everything. If you master that then you'd be doing okay.
The driver order was done and I was pleased to find myself going last. That way I could pretend I knew what I was doing while watching the others.
All that was going through my mind was throttle control. But even getting the cars moving took a bit of concentration.
Hard on the brake, let the ute behind you push you, once you hear the horn let go of the brake. At the sound of the second horn, hit the ignition switch and it should fire up.
My first lap was tentative, slow even. The second was a bit more confident, but it's that throttle control. Trying to get that right was an art, especially when trying to rip it around the corners. The laps flew by, each time Bryce urging me to go faster; to push it harder.
And then it was all over. I could see immediately why anyone would come back. And there's more than a few wives and partners who will have to wait for that holiday or new bathroom.
Jenny says at least 10 guys have done an advanced 100-lap course and then gone out and bought themselves a midget car - something that wouldn't leave them much change out of $100,000.
Still, if you can land your helicopter in the middle of the track, as one guy did, do your hot laps and fly off again, that kind of cash is pocket money.
The Open Wheel Experience started at Waikaraka Park in late 2009 but since 2010 Bryce and his team have been based in Patetonga. And he has some serious credentials - he has been New Zealand TQ Champion twice, 2004 World 50 Lap Midget Car Champion, NZ test team captain and winner of the International Midget Series 2003. He has raced at home and abroad, claiming more than 80 feature wins in TQs and midget cars
And in that time he and Jenny have put V8 Supercar driver Shane van Gisbergen, Indy Lights driver Wade Cunningham, triathletes Bevan Docherty and Kris Gemmell and also Mark "Horse" Bourneville through their paces. And now me.
It was hard to say goodbye and drive back to Auckland, like a normal person. How could I, seeing as I was now a bona fide racecar driver. So thanks to Bryce and his team and to CRC for supporting people like me and letting us realise our dreams.


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Putting the Aggro in Mage since 2004
Our Lich King attempts continue, some better, some worse.
I think the mistake we made last night was that we didn't sacrifice a Gnome to the gods early in each attempt, as I think we did better the previous night.
I have to say, I have missed the "wipe without grief" that you get in a guild run. Rather than grief, it's…
Good attempt folks, watch this, watch that, that other thing went really well, now let's pull it all together and take him down
It's kind of an alt run.. I think there are a few mains, but it's primarily alts and one guild associate (which is me, and it's a term I just made up.. but I get along great with these guys in BGs and arenas and they needed a sacrificial Gnome… so here I am).
I'm really happy that we haven't one-shot him, it actually feels like I'm earning (hopefully) my place, and not just in for the honor with a bunch of veterans.
They are a good humored bunch of folk too.
I think the intention tonight is for 9 of us to do 10 suicide leaps from Dalaran so we can get our gear to 0% durability and see whether the main tank notices (yeah he gets a bit focused, or hopeful, and forgets to repair his gear… not a problem, just a source of ribbing).
Maybe we should just get nekkid 😉
This is my 1st PvE encounter since 4.01 hit… I just haven't been bothered, nor had time, to respec, retalent, reglyph or set up my keybinds. The little I have played has been in the BGs and even that has been stumped by the mystery Optus (my internet provider) vent lag that starts at about 8pm each night… just as I log in… so I haven't logged in.
When I got the invite to LK the other night, I realized that, in one incredibly bored moment, I had set up a PvE spec and set up my talents… what I hadn't done was go through the laborious process of setting up my key binds again.
So the trash in Plague Quarter leading to the bosses (the only thing remaining before LK at that point), was my opportunity to:
- Quickly watch some LK kill videos
- Set up key bindings.
It was kind of funny, I'm alt-tabbed out, when I hear things going south in a trash pull.. so I alt tab back and discover that one of the few keybindings available was what I needed. The rest were quickly set up and bosses downed.
I was kinda happy with my performance, but I realized I hadn't reforged anything, so I did that last night before our 2nd night of LK attempts.
Holy Gnome Poo batman!
btw, all Gnome poo is holy… kk?
I like to think I can top a meter occasionally.. especially in a group of level 40's, but between insane dots, Combustion and Impact I was making a real mess.
Which of course isn't necessarily a good thing, like during the 1st phase of LK, where it is really about single target.
On one of our attempts, things went south really quickly, 2 dps down before things really got going.
The other Mage and I…
The OT was apologizing that he missed a button or two…
At which point I suggested it wasn't all his fault.. I was doing 18k DPS at that moment in time.
There was some stuff in raid chat from the other Mage about pulling Aggro.. which of course lead to discussion about monitoring aggro, at which point I wrote…
We put the Ag into Mage!
Aaaaagggggrrrrroooo I'm talking about.
That's when they suggested I should post about it…
Whoops… it was also suggested I shouldn't mention the tank without a functional weapon.
Ohh well, I guess if I am going to 'fess up to over-aggroing, I should at least take him down with me…
Seriously though, the folk at Streakèrs are a great bunch of guys and gals… loving the time they give me and accepting my desire to protect my guild tag.
Putting the death into BGs
Something else I have been enjoying today is Strand of the Ancients.
Prelimar asked on the Mana Obscura Mage Forums how SotA was with mobile scorch.
Those Demos are moving a bit faster tho…
but they can be crowd controlled & slowed…
and likewise they can be cleansed of everything except hamstring.
I've also been topping the scoreboard in SotA… Mobile Scorch FTW!
Fun times for a Gnome.
Speaking of fun times… a couple of the Movember Moscars entries…
Gnomer and Out!
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Roma playmaker Miralem Pjanic has admitted he is aware of Tottenham's interest in him, but says he has no intention of heading to north London any time soon.
Pjanic is said to have fallen out with Roma boss Zeman Zdenek of late and was hoping to secure a route out of the Stadio Olimpico, prompting reports of a move to the Premier League.
Spurs appear keen on landing the Bosnian international in the January transfer window as they look to add more creativity to their side.
Pjanic was linked with a move to White Hart Lane over the summer while his representatives reportedly travelled to London to discus a move with Tottenham last week.
Following that meeting it was reported that Pjanic may well join Tottenham, but only at the end of the season rather than in January.
However the 23-year-old, who is contracted with Roma until 2015, says he won't be heading to north London.
"I am aware of Tottenham's interest, but I have no intention of leaving Roma," He told L'Essentiel.
"The club was clear, I have a three-year contract and without doubt will remain here."
"Rome is a city of footballer supporters who are fully behind us."
Tottenham appear set for a busy January transfer window amid reports manager Andre Villas-Boas will be handed a bumper transfer kitty to help lure they players he requires to get Spurs into the top four. Willian, Christian Eriksen and Joao Moutinho have all been linked with a move to White Hart Lane in the past.
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OMAK About 120 people gathered Saturday for the Omak-Okanogan Civic League's fifth annual Festival of Trees wine and trees gala.
A baker's dozen trees and three wreaths, decorated by local businesses and individuals, were auctioned and given in drawings. All proceeds go to scholarships provided by the club.
Scholarships will go to Okanogan and Okanogan high school seniors and a female student at Wenatchee Valley College.
"The Civic League members appreciate all who contributed to this great evening and are looking forward to working with the community to create future events to continue to help provide these scholarships," club spokeswoman Heidi Weston said.
The winning tree, designed by the Mid-Valley Hospital staff, sold for $1,300 and included donated prizes and gift certificates valued at $1,300.
Among the tree themes were winter bird feeding, ocean, peppermint candy, coffee, burlap, Wizard of Oz, skiing, Hawaii, baking and music.
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You can never have too many pictures of puppies... the Awkward cast is TOTALLY proving that on Instagram right now. First, Molly Tarlov earned a spot as today's Celeb Pet Pic of the Day with this adorable photo. Then, her co-star Jillian Rose Reed totally snuck the cute pup away and snapped her own precious photo!
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Modified Mustangs & FordsHow To Engine
MCE Engines Builds A 427ci Ford Engine - Eight Barrels-No Waiting
MCE Engines Builds a 427-Inch, 600-Horse Street Screamer
Special Thanks to Marvin McAfee, from MCE Engine, for his technical expertise and knowhow.
When Blair Jennings of Santa Barbara, California, called Marvin McAfee at MCE Engines in Los Angeles, his voice and story were familiar. Blair's father, Allan, who passed away many years ago, once collaborated with Marvin on his engines. They enjoyed a terrific friendship and working relationship centered on fast cars and the scream of high-performance Ford engines. When George Folmer, Parnelli Jones, and Dan Gurney were cutting apexes in SCCA Trans Am competition approaching 40 years ago, Marvin was building competition engines for people like Blair's father-and Blair was there to witness it all through the eyes of a child. After losing track of Marvin for the better part of a lifetime, Blair rediscovered him through a recent story in Mustang & Fords.
At his Santa Barbara shop, Blair had a 427W stroker all in pieces for his '66 Mustang Street Trans Am car that was under construction. He didn't know where to turn for engine-building expertise until he read about MCE Engines in our magazine. That's when he called Marvin for a long-overdue hello. Stunned by a call from someone he hadn't seen in 36 years, Marvin was eager to shake Blair's hand. He was also saddened by the loss of Blair's father and a friendship that quietly slipped away over time. Inspired by that friendship, Marvin did something he and the MCE team don't normally do. He chose to build Blair's engine using parts MCE Engines didn't specify to begin with. MCE Engines has a house rule: All parts must be MCE approved. Blair was the rare exception. Because he and his father were treasured friends, Marvin broke his own rules and worked with what the younger Jennings brought him.
Blair wanted what was almost impossible to achieve-an all-out racing engine with good street manners. We're talking Webers, a radical cam-shaft, big Edelbrock Victor heads, and a dry-sump oiling system. Marvin and the MCE team felt like Blair might be off his rocker. They took his dreamy-eyed idea and looked at what could be done with it.
Formula For Big-Inch Success
Blair did the right thing when he ordered his 427W stroker kit, opting for a Probe Industries 4340 super-strong steel crank, H-beam rods, and forged SRS flat-top pistons. Edelbrock Victor heads were an excellent choice for Blair's 427W, yielding 2.08/1.60-inch valves, large ports, and 62cc chambers designed for better quench, i.e., rapid flame travel across the top of the piston.
Blair dreamed of having Weber carburetion-something his Bow-Tie buddies did not have. But Weber carburetors are not easy to own and maintain. They look terrific, and under ideal circumstances they perform extremely well. Webers are as close to fuel injection as you can get with a carburetor. Marvin's concern was the minimal clearance Blair's Webers would have beneath his Mustang's cowl-induction hood. It wasn't just a performance issue, but a safety one as well. Because fuel vapors, called "stand off," tend to form immediately above each carburetor at high rpm, the risk of ignition in a confined area is what concerned Marvin most. He knew from years of experience that Blair needed a lot of room above his Webers. This remained a challenge for Blair as of press time.
Formula For Big-Inch Success (Cont'd)
Race Attitude - Street Demeanor
When Blair brought his 427W to MCE Engines, he learned quickly he made the same mistake as a lot of us: He didn't properly plan his engine project, and he ordered parts that don't always work well together.
Blair wanted the awesome look of Weber carburetors, but he didn't consider the sacrifices that must be made to have them. He opted for a radical high-rpm roller camshaft without considering what he would be giving up on the street. Blair chose the Edelbrock Victor cylinder head, which is an excellent head for high-displacement 351 Windsor strokers. Even at low rpm, the Victor works well when you're huffing lots of displacement. Victors were a good choice.
Marvin scolded Blair for his part selection, pointing out that too many of us package big-inch small-blocks like they're still small-blocks. Martin stressed that when you stroke a 351ci small-block to 427 ci, you no longer have a small-block, displacement-wise. You have a big-block, with much greater displacement and power than you had at 351 ci. That means you must feed the hungry small-block like a big-block with larger fuel lines, bigger ports and runners, a larger carburetor or throttle body, and so on. You also need to have a driveline that will stand up to the horsepower and torque a big-block makes. When you increase displacement, you must raise the bar in every way.
Balancing Act
Although dynamic balancing is optional (extra cost) with all engine builders, it is a necessity to engine smoothness and longevity. It is manda-tory at MCE Engines, but Marvin takes it a step further with his own disciplined approach to dynamic balancing. He weighs everything before it goes to Automotive Balancing, then AB precision balances everything to Marvin's own specs.
Dynamic balancing happens for the same reason we balance tires-to remove shake and vibration. Centrifugal force is an ugly thing when spinning and reciprocating parts are not in perfect balance. All pistons, rings, and bearings must weigh the same. Engine oil must also figure into this equation. Pistons and rings must weigh exactly the same as crankshaft counterweights. They should dance around each other smoothly, with the precision of a Swiss watch.
With dynamic balancing, each piston is machined down to the same weight as the lightest piston. Rings and pistons are weighed together as individual assemblies. All rods must weigh the same as the lightest one. To get it all in balance, remove metal from the heavier parts to get them down to the same weight as the lightest part. The same can be said for the crankshaft.
Internally balanced engines can be balanced independently of the harmonic balancer and flywheel/flexplate. Externally balanced engines, like the small-block {{{Ford}}} and FE-Series 428 Cobra Jet big-block, call for including the harmonic balancer and flywheel/flexplate in the balancing process.
Camshaft Tech Talk
When Blair brought Marvin his 427W in a basket, he also brought an aggressive hydraulic-roller race cam from Schneider Racing Cams. This is an off-the-shelf bumpstick ready for racing. Blair wants to use his '66 Mustang fastback on the street as well as the track, though. Here are his cam specs:
|Schneider Racing Cams Grind No. 284-RH
|Running Specifications
|Running Duration:
|284/284 degrees
|Lobe Centers:
|112 degrees
|Lobe Lift:
|.340/.340 inch
|Valve Lift:
|.544/.544 inch
|Peak Torque:
|3,500-5,000 rpm
|Specifications At .050-inch tappet height
|Intake Open:
|2 degrees BTDC
|Intake Closed:
|42 degrees ABDC
|Intake Centerline:
|110 degrees ATDC
|Exhaust Open:
|46 degrees BBDC
|Exhaust Closed:
|-2 degrees BTDC
|Exhaust Centerline:
|114 degrees BTDC
|Duration at.050 inch:
|224/224 degrees
|Cam installed 2 1/2 degrees retarded (to enhance horsepower)
Duration and lift will prove the most challenging for Blair. When you're shopping for a cam, duration, lift, and lobe centers are the main concern. A lobe center of 112 degrees isn't the issue here-duration and lift are. Because duration is 284/284, which is rather lengthy, this will affect both idle quality and manifold vacuum. The same can be said for valve lift, which also robs vacuum and idle quality. Duration has a direct bearing on valve overlap (the period when both valves are off their seats). Overlap helps power on the high end, but hurts idle and manifold vacuum down low. These elements are what will make Blair's Mustang restomod a chore to drive on the street, yet incredible when it's time to go road racing. Our message here is simple: You cannot have both superior street and race qualities in the same engine.
What Is a Dry-Sump Oiling System?
A dry-sump oiling system does away with your engine's conventional oil pan and internal pump, replacing them with a beltdriven external pump system and low-profile oil pan. Dry-sump oiling systems are designed specifically for racing even though they may be used in street applications. They are used in racing to ensure a constant supply of oil under high lateral g-forces and hard acceleration, which is crucial to engine survival at high rpm.
Because racing engines demand a continuous supply of oil under pressure at high rpm, a dry-sump system is designed to keep them well supplied. Conventional wet-sump oiling systems can develop oil supply problems at high revs, cavitating the oil pump and causing an oiling system to areate (suck air), causing major engine damage in nanoseconds. At high rpm, an engine's internal oil pump can empty a deep-sump racing oil pan, rendering moving parts dry in short order. At high rpm, all of the pan's oil winds up at the top of the engine, filling valve covers and the lifter valley completely-robbing important moving parts of pressurized lubrication. The dry-sump oiling system gives us more control of where the oil is. A dry sump gets oil back to the reservoir (oil tank) as quickly as it leaves.
A dry-sump oiling system consists of an external multistage, a beltdriven pump, cog-belt drive pulleys, high-pressure hoses and fittings, and a special dry-sump oil pan. The pan is designed to channel oil back to the pump and reservoir. When we speak of pump stages, we're talking individual pumps (stages) designed to move oil. Typically, there is one pump to provide oil under pressure to give us an oil wedge between moving parts. Then, we have at least one scavenge pump stage to collect oil and return it quickly to a reservoir. We can scavenge oil where a deep sump pan would normally be. We may also scavenge oil at the lifter valley and even high up at the valve covers. Much depends on the kind of driving we're going to be doing.
Reunited and It Feels So Good
Blair met Marvin long ago when he was in adolescence. At the time, Marvin was building race-winning Boss 302 engines for SCCA Trans-Am competi-tion. The Grabber Blue '70 Boss 302 Mustang campaigned by Jefferson Enterprises went after big game with a Boss 302 engine built by Marvin's Competition Engines (MCE). Blair's father looked to Marvin for his expertise-and he got it, using powerful small-blocks from MCE Engines.
As the fever of intense Trans-Am competition faded and faces changed, Marvin moved on, and so did Blair and his father. It would be more than 30 years before Marvin and Blair saw one another again. More than a year ago, Blair brought his engine to Marvin for a second generation of Jennings engines built by Marvin's Competition Engines.


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As a reminder, the UFC's traditional pre-event show returns tonight with the debut of "Countdown to UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva" on FUEL TV.
The one-hour special previews Saturday's pay-per-view event and the headlining title fight between UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez (11-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and challenger Antonio Silva (18-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC).
The show debuts at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). Replays of the show air throughout the week on FUEL TV as well as on regional FOX Sports channels.
UFC 160, which marks the UFC's annual Memorial Day weekend show, takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The PPV main card follows prelims on FX and Facebook.
In addition to the title fight, UFC 160 features a heavyweight co-headliner between former champ Junior dos Santos (15-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Mark Hunt (9-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC), with the winner potentially earning a title shot. Additionally, James Te Huna (16-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) meets light heavyweight Glover Teixeira (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), and T.J. Grant (20-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) takes on Gray Maynard (11-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) with the winner promised the next lightweight title shot.
All of the fights are expected to get attention during the "Countdown" special.
The full UFC 160 card includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva – for heavyweight title
- Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
- James Te Huna vs. Glover Teixeira
- T.J. Grant vs. Gray Maynard
- Donald Cerrone vs. KJ Noons
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)
- Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story
- Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway
- Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker
- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Abel Trujillo
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 6:35 p.m. ET)
- Nah-Shon Burrell vs. Stephen Thompson
- Brian Bowles vs. George Roop
- Estevan Payan vs. Jeremy Stephens
For the latest on UFC 160, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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A former Colorado State Trooper who plead guilty to welfare fraud recieved his sentence Tuesday morning.
68–year–old Terry Chelius was sentenced to the terms of his plea agreement: 3 years probation and 150 hours of community service to be served in the next two years.
According to an arrest affidavit, Chelius got food stamps totaling $8,000, $3,500 in medicare benefits and $2,400 from the Low-income Energy Assistance Program.
Meanwhile, court documents say his ranch was pulling in $49,000 and he was collecting anywhere from $800 to more $2,000 in Veteran's benefits. They say he owned atleast four cars, a utility trailer and three ATVs.
"Even if you try to minimize the blame, in your heart you know you did something wrong. I'm ready to fess up," Chelius told 11 News in May.
Investigators say Chelius was living a lavish lifestyle. and say he splurged on jewelry, liquor, fine dining, sporting goods, golfing, electronics, charitable contributions and dues for organizations, proof they say he did not need public assistance.
"I don't wear jewelry, my wife never wore more than a wedding," Chelius disputed some of the allegation but says he's made mistakes.
Karen Guillen with the Mesa County Department of Human Services says this is one of the worst cases of welfare fraud she's seen.
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When Jim Dray was a freshman at Stanford, he asked one of the older players what the best way was to get on the field.
"The coaches have to trust you," Dray was told.
The tight end didn't forget. He eventually got on the field enough in college to become a seventh-round draft pick of the Cardinals, and then has earned enough trust in Arizona to make it not only to his fourth year but – with Rob Housler out with an ankle sprain for Sunday's opener in St. Louis – now is the No. 1 tight end.
Trust is a powerful ally.
"He does everything right," coach Bruce Arians said. "He's not flashy. But it all gets done and it all gets done correctly. That's the kind of guy you can count on."
Dray is the kind of down-the-roster player who usually is changed out when coaching staffs turn over. Instead, Dray seems to be more popular with Arians than he was with Ken Whisenhunt's staff. He isn't going to make a ton of catches, but he
He's also smart, which has been a big deal.
"They have to trust you will do your job or else what's the point of putting you out there?" Dray said. "The game happens fast. There are some impressive athletes running out there. If you mess up or are caught thinking or hesitate, bad things can happen."
Timing and circumstance, like anyone, have impacted Dray's career. The Cards have often looked for someone better. Or, when Dray did have a chance to step forward, he's dealt with injuries. He sees this season as no different, knowing that if Housler and
Arians said
That begins with Dray, who despite his stay on the roster is an unknown even to many Cardinals fans.
"I would prefer to remain under the radar, so if you could not publish any of this, it'd be great," Dray said. "But it doesn't matter.
"(No attention means) one less thing to think about. I'm a firm believer that empty barrels make the most noise. I try not to make much noise."
Arians took the mystery out of his running back situation Friday.
It's quite a turn for Smith, who was cut at the end of the preseason last year by the Cardinals and only returned after Beanie Wells suffered his toe injury that kept him out half the season. Smith was a long shot again coming into camp after the Cardinals drafted two backs, but thanks in part to his excellent pass protection, won Arians over.
"It's a big deal," Smith said. "I know he has a lot of faith in me. I kind of had a feeling (in his status). I knew I was going well, but I need to keep working hard. I've been preparing for this opportunity."
With Smith No. 2 and rookies
Defensive end
Campbell and Housler are the only player on the injury report that aren't probable, including Mendenhall (knee), wide receiver
For the Rams, tight end Cory Harkey (knee), safety Darian Stewart (thigh), cornerback Quinton Pointer (thigh) and linebacker Jonathan Stewart (hip) are all out.


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Who needs molded elements?!? You can build your own cows using bricks and plates. This gives you the opportunity to add variety and character, as in Onishi Shinji's cow:
or even add power functions. Erik Amzallag's motorized cows are hooked to a sensor so they turn their heads when a train passes.
Use this thread to discuss your favorite brick-built bovines (or BBB's for short).


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Study break
Therapy dogs help students take a bite out of stress
CSB Residential Life brought in a group of therapy dogs to give first-year students a break from the books during Study Day on May 10. All totaled, nine dogs and their handlers spent about two hours with the students — talking, laughing, and forgetting about the stress of finals week for a bit. In addition to the therapy dogs, students also had the chance to interact with minature horses, a goat, and several ducks and chickens.
Saint Ben's Residential Life worked with a therapy dog trainer from Royalton, Minn. to identify the dogs and other animals that were part of this event. J.P. Martin has been training dogs and their handlers for over two decades.
Learn more about therapy dogs on the Delta Society website.
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March 2012 Update
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March 2012 Update
Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 05:32 by oreacharound
As we head into March I would like to take this time to remind everyone that there will be Jinchuriki missions released later this year. Time is running out to practice your ladder skills. With that said here is a new update which you can find here:Balance Changes.
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Lite Rock 96.9 is asking you to think pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month with our Pink Fridays live broadcast from 4pm to 7pm at The Dubliner Pub, a slice of Ireland in Galloway. Wear pink and be entered to win free movie tickets for an entire year from Regal Cinemas Hamilton Commons. Donate $1 for a Lite Rock Pink Ribbon, all proceeds will benefit Gilda's Club of South Jersey. Get details at literock969.com. Powered by Ladies Choice the area's only all female OBGYN practice.


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Public interest organizations, such as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Public Defender Offices, and Legal Aid Offices, are popular employment choices for students. These positions offer unparalleled practical experience for law students, and provide the intrinsic value of working for an organization that promotes justice by representing individuals, groups, causes, or issues identified as traditionally under-represented or unrepresented in our society.
While there are often numerous positions available for law students in public interest organizations, many of these organizations cannot afford to pay summer interns. At Duke, the Law School and the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) annually support summer interns through endowments and grants from fundraising efforts. Students remaining in North Carolina for the summer also routinely receive grants from the state bar as a source of funding. Basic information about these types of financial support is available on the public interest and pro bono website; for additional information, see us or contact the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono.
In addition to our internal resources, Duke Law School subscribes to several external resources for public interest employment, including websites and publications, which inform students about public interest conferences, internships, fellowships, employment opportunities and nonprofit organizations.
Students considering careers in public interest or government are encouraged to contact Career Counselor Stella Boswell for individual career counseling.
Law Firm/Public Interest Split Summer
Several law firms have programs that enable students to work one half of their summer with the law firm and the other half with a public interest organization, with the law firm paying the students' salaries for the entire summer. The Yale Law School Career Development Office maintains a list of Firms Sponsoring Split Public Interest Summers, and makes the list available to the general public.
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Over the past couple of years, we've released over 375 videos on our YouTube channel, with the majority of them answering direct questions from webmasters. Today, we're starting to release a freshly baked batch of videos, and you might notice that some of these are a little different. Don't worry, they still have Matt Cutts in a variety of colored shirts. Instead of only focusing on quick answers to specific questions, we've created some longer videos which cover important webmaster-related topics. For example, if you were wondering what the limits are for 301 redirects at Google, we now have a single video for that:
Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for this round. You can be the first to hear about the new videos as they're released by subscribing to our channel or following us on Twitter.


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This page contains links and downloads for utilities that can be used to decode the data streams of various trunked systems. Many, though not all, of these applications require audio from the Discriminator output of your scanner. In addition, except Pro96com, UniTrunker and some MPT-1327 apps, you must convert the audio from your scanner into serial data by using one of the circuits (or pre made units) shown on the Data Slicers page.
If you have questions about these utilities, please post on the Trunker/Etrunker/T4Win Decoders forum at Radioreference
These decoders support multiple trunked system types:
Description: Displays EDACS Diag Information for EDACS systems.
Description: A version of the Etrunker EDACS decoder that supports EDACS System Key (ESK) systems.
Description:The E-Trunker Utility. Decodes and Displays information from the EDACS Trunked Radio Datastream. This version is dated 07/27/2001
Description:Utility for managing EDACS talkgroups in the Etrunker program. Note this is a DOS application, but is compiled to only run under Windows.
Description: Translates decimal IDs to EDACS AFS format. Select from the left frame about 1/2 of the way down
Description: Eric Cottrell has graciously compiled LTR, Passport and MultiNet Tracking support into a trunker like interface. This is the latest beta release RC4. Some modifications to the discriminator input are necessary to add additional filtering for using this utility. The schematic for these changes is shown here and an updated version here
Description: Holds some C++ source code of a crude port of crucial portions the Motorola Trunker program. This program served as a proof of concept for using a sound card instead of a serial port for input. Persons so inclined may wish to compile this into an executable using Visual Studio 6 or Visual Studio .NET. This example runs in console mode and displays talk group information as it is decoded from the microphone input of the soundcard.
Description: Source code for the Trunker / Etrunker decoding applications. This is the full C++ code for both applications
Description: DOS Type I utility to convert hex or decimal values to all Sizecode variations. And now supports converting a hex or decimal number to Uniden AFS.
Description: Conversion utility for DUMP.TRE to TREPORT.OSW [Initiate load with 'O'] "OUT2OSW /6 treport.osw"
Description: This spreadsheet for MS Excel allows you to figure various options for frequency defined systems (VHF/UHF). You can calculate a base frequency for each allowable offset, print out a full range with a given base and offset, convert a channel hex id to an 800 or 900 frequency, and define a configuration for programming a Motorola radio or system.
Description: kNACk is a tool for receiving the NAC codes for Motorola APCO-25 trunked system control channels and non-trunked channels using APCO-25 digital modulation. (NAC codes are roughly equivalent in APCO-25 systems to PL or DPL codes in analogue radio systems. Presently the only radios on the market that can auto-decode NAC codes "on the fly" are the GRE PSR-500 and PSR-600, Radio Shack Pro-197 and Pro-106, and Uniden 396XT and 996XT models.)
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican senators searching for compromise on an immigration bill have announced an amendment to dramatically increase agents, technology and fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The deal was announced on the Senate floor Thursday afternoon by GOP Sens. John Hoeven of North Dakota and Bob Corker of Tennessee. It would double border patrol agents on the border, build 700 new miles of fencing and spend billions to deploy additional high-tech tools including drones, radar and seisimic monitoring.
Corker says it amounts to "investing resources to secure our border that have never been invested before."
Even before being formally introduced the amendment was adding powerful momentum to the White House-backed legislation, which looked likely to pass the Senate with a bipartisan majority in coming days.


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When you make the decision to call your 3-D animated feature "Epic," you obviously put some pressure on yourself. Alas, Blue Sky Studios, the outfit behind "Ice Age" and "Rio," isn't entirely up to the challenge. Its fantastical great-outdoors adventure is certainly very pretty to look at, and has a general agreeability about it. But the movie would need to engage us far more powerfully for that hyperbolic title to fit.
Director (and Blue Sky cofounder) Chris Wedge and a gaggle of writers take the seed of their story from "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs," a picture book by William Joyce, whose work was also adapted in "Rise of the Guardians." But the film really doesn't make use of the book's visuals, gentleness, or anything beyond the rough concept of tiny nature warriors fighting the good fight against creepy-crawlies we'd want to smoosh.
"Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" furnishes the more prevalent narrative cues as we meet M.K. (Amanda Seyfried), a teen who loses her mom, goes to live with her absent-minded-naturalist dad (Jason Sudeikis), and winds up magically miniaturized. She finds herself in a veritable enchanted forest filled with greenery-clad micro-soldiers (notably Josh Hutcherson and Colin Farrell) heroically patrolling on hummingbirds. The landscape also includes cheery citizenry who'll wear, say, dandelion fluff for hats (great gag); a goofball slug-and-snail duo (Aziz Ansari and Chris O'Dowd); and a beneficent royal goddess (Beyoncé) who walks on water (or lily pads, anyway).
But danger lurks. If a seed pod the queen has selected to morph into her heir doesn't arrive at the appointed place at the appointed hour, the Leaf Men's land will have no protection from villainous Mandrake (Christoph Waltz). Hard to tell what genus of nasty he's supposed to be — nightshade-mantis mutant hybrid? — but his moniker, the bat hide he wears, and his decay-spreading touch all spell trouble.
It's a shame it doesn't add up to more. The movie gives as much weight to routine budding-romance scenes between M.K. and Hutcherson's young buck as it does to M.K.'s relationship with her father, even though that's the story thread with unique potential. (Turns out that well before her passing, Mom left Dad, because she understandably figured all his blather about Leaf Men was nuts.) Two-time Oscar winner Waltz noticeably misses the crackle of Quentin Tarantino's dialogue. And while you don't even have to be an Ansari indulger to laugh at Mub the slug's eyestalk humor, you'll likely just shrug at the flat material Steven Tyler gets as a caterpillar sage in a Technicolor dreamcoat. Just one more story element that's crafted affectionately, but not memorably.Tom Russo can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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All the Songs:
All the Songs:
The Story Behind
Every Beatles Release
(Black Dog and Leventhal,
672 pages, $50) by Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon, Patti Smith and Scott Freiman
For the ultimate Beatles fan, the book not only provides the genesis and stories of the songs (I Want To Hold Your Hand to The Long and Winding Road and all in between), it also offers photographs and behind-the-scenes tales of the Fab Four from their formative years in Hamburg, Germany, to their final days as a foursome.
Bully Pulpit: Theodore
Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age
of Journalism
(Simon & Schuster,
928 pages, $40) by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Have you finished Kearns Goodwin�s Lincoln book, Team of Rivals? Then you need another volume that could function as a doorstop. In her latest book, the historian turns her attention to the politics and friendship of Roosevelt and his presidential successor, Taft, progressives who ultimately had a falling out.
(Houghton Mifflin, 736 pages, $32) by Sam Wasson
Dancer, choreographer and director Bob Fosse was the brain behind All That Jazz, Cabaret, Chicago, The Pajama Game and Pippin � all the while smoking countless cigarettes. He was the only person ever to win an Oscar (for Cabaret), an Emmy (Liza With a Z) and a Tony (Pippin) in the same year (1973). Wasson�s biography, published early last month, has received rave reviews.
The Great War
(Norton, 54 pages,
$35) by Joe Sacco
In an accordionlike fold-out book, cartoon journalist Sacco has depicted the Battle of the Somme on
July 1, 1916, when about 20,000 British soldiers were killed and 40,000 wounded. The day epitomized the senseless fury of World War I. Among the adjectives critics have applied to Sacco�s book: �devastating,� �epic� and �spectacular.�
(Grand Central, 371 pages, $28) by Scott Turow
Fans of Turow�s groundbreaking best-seller, Presumed Innocent (1987), and its follow-up, The Burden of Proof, have another legal thriller to enjoy. The plot makes reference to the myth of Castor and Pollux and concerns identical twin brothers � one of whom is running for mayor and the other just released from prison after serving 25 years for the murder of his girlfriend.
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The Heritage Foundation's Rory Cooper tweeted that Obama had casually dropped his own name into Ronald Reagan's official biography on www.whitehouse.gov, claiming credit for taking up the mantle of Reagan's tax reform advocacy with his "Buffett Rule" gimmick. My first thought was, he must be joking. But he wasn't—it turns out Obama has added bullet points bragging about his own accomplishments to the biographical sketches of every single U.S. president since Calvin Coolidge (except, for some reason, Gerald Ford)....IN THE COMMENTS: tim in vermont makes perhaps the funniest comment in the history of this blog:
"Like Jesus, Obama also sports the middle initial of 'H'."


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Halifax County Industrial Development Authority recently announced it has received a $427,500 grant to complete Phase III renovations on the Southern Virginia Advanced Manufacturing Center.
SVAMC is located in South Boston, Va., at the former Daystrom Furniture manufacturing plant. Halifax County purchased the facility three years ago, which includes 34 acres and three buildings totaling 430,000 square feet.
The county has been renovating the site, originally established in the 1960s, and recently added a new, more energy-efficient roof. Phase III renovations will extend natural gas to the site through a collaboration with Columbia Gas of Virginia.
The goal of the project is to provide a manufacturing ecosystem that will draw multiple companies to the area, as well as jobs and investment. The facility will include both advanced manufacturing and hands-on workforce training space for multiple tenants. It is expected to be ready in early 2015.
VEDP helped Halifax County identify the grant from the U.S. Community Advancement and Improvement Program. Matt Leonard, executive director of the Halifax County IDA, emphasized the importance of the funding for the region, commenting, "The USCAIP grant provides benefits beyond its dollar value."
Advanced manufacturing continues to be a mainstay of Virginia's economy, with 5,600 manufacturers employing almost 231,000 workers. To learn why manufacturing companies have invested more than $13.7 billion in the Commonwealth over the last 10 years, click here.
A rendering of the Southern Virginia Advanced Manufacturing Center in South Boston, Va. Photo courtesy of Halifax County Industrial Development Authority.
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Yes, it was an SX-1. the reason I was given 2 was that the first one broke after a few weeks.
The CD drive was the slowest ever built, and Commodore must have been proud of it. Why else would they have put a window in the top so you could see it struggling to read the discs?


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[k'ajl]'s Online PPAT Research Study
PPAT stands for "person picking an apple from a tree," & in this simple art therapy assessment, the participant is asked to draw just that.
To standardize the results, the traditional PPAT directions specify that the materials to be used are a 12" x 18" sheet of blank drawing paper---which the participant can choose to turn on its side (18" x 12"), if preferred---& a set of Mr. Sketch markers (12 color box). The results can then be rated using a system known as the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale, or FEATS (Gantt & Tabone, 1998).
This study aims to test the validity/functionality of a version of the PPAT that can be administered online.
Join this group. (or see below)
(This this is a really cool site to have an account with, anyway: it can be linked to Facebook, has tons of nifty features, & groups you can join, etc...)
Keeping the PPAT Color Palette image open in separate tab or window will make using the required color set much easier. After you have signed into your account & joined this group:
(It's the one made up of colored squares, found above on this page).
Go to QueekyPaint. It's in the "Tools" menu, at top.
Decide whether you would like to draw your image using the default "Landscape" orientation or switch to "Portrait."
Now you can begin your drawing!
Save your drawing when you're done.
You are now finished with the online portion of the study!
For your submission to be usable in the first round of this study, you will also need to submit a drawing done using the traditional directions (see group description at the top of this page).
Thank you again for your submission!
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(10) Anonymous, February 14, 2013 2:40 AM
Excellent Series - Thank you!
Thank you Rebbetzin Lori for making these very meaningful messages about prayer. Though I pray during the High Holidays and speak with the Almighty, I often wonder myself, when I ask for something, it seems that the Almighty is answering no to my request. I'm still wondering why. What, if anything, am I doing wrong. I don't seem to understand why. Perhaps I am not praying properly, or perhaps not enough. Thank you for making me ponder these questions and making me want to pray more.
(9) SusanE, December 28, 2012 12:35 AM
How we ask is important.
I Love #2 Alans' comment when the waiter says "Is anything right?" Have seen that happen several times at tables in restaurants. And Lori saying "This isn't hot enough....I don't want the fries for the side, I want........". That isn't asking that is demanding and complaining. Andgenerally there is no compromise, they will accept only exactly what they are demanding. Would they speak to G-d in that way when they are 'asking' him for something? . - - - - - - - - - - - When we pray to G-d certainly we can request or ask anything. But would we demand he give us exactly what we are asking for? How we ask especially in prayer is as important as what we ask for, isn't it?
(8) Lynne, December 27, 2012 7:00 PM
So True
(7) esther, December 27, 2012 1:48 AM
very meaningful
thanks, lori. very meaningful message. we just gotta remember not ONLY to turn to G-d with requests. praising and thanking Hashem is also a huge part of building this relationship. If G-d DOES grant our requests, we have to remember that HE is the One who gave it to us. It's a challenge, but we must try to constantly thank Hashem for the small things!
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Anyway, without further ado...this is the result of coming on up 5 years of scrobbling here at Last.fm, and away from it (on iPod). There have been times when I wasn't able to scrobble, so a lot of data wasn't recorded then. But other than those times, this is what we have...
* A Camp (7s)
* A Perfect Circle (210s)
* A Streetlight Song (1)
* Abbe May (88s)
* Abbe May and the Rockin' Pneumonia (5s)
* Abra Moore (7s)
* Ace of Base (2s)
* AC/DC (64s)
* Adam Cohen (2s)
* Adele (2s)
* Aerosmith (8s)
* Afghan Whigs (1)
* AFI (29s)
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Extension > Garden > Insects > Home-invading weevils
Home-invading weevils
Weevils are small beetles that possess conspicuous snouts. They are often lightbulb- or pear-shaped. When immature, the legless, grub-like larvae feed on plants. After developing into adults, some weevil species are attracted to buildings. It appears they do this to seek shelter from unfavorable weather conditions, especially when it is hot and dry. These weevils enter buildings by crawling through cracks or openings around foundations, doors, and windows. They do not harm people or pets, or damage buildings or property, or infest food products. They are just a temporary nuisance.
Strawberry root weevil, Otiorhynchus ovatus, is the most common home-invading weevil in Minnesota. These weevils are about 1/4 inch long, black or dark brown with rows of pits along their back. Strawberry root weevils do not fly. Sometimes people confuse strawberry root weevils for ticks; however they are easily distinguished, as weevils have six legs and ticks have eight.
Strawberry root weevil larvae feed on the roots of strawberries, evergreens--such as arborvitae, spruce, and Japanese yew — raspberries and other brambles, grapes and many other plants. Adults start to emerge in early summer. They feed on the edges of foliage, leaving a characteristic notched appearance.
Residents experience problems with these weevils from the end of June through August. They are attracted to moisture and are often found in sinks, bathtubs, water basins and similar places.
Other home-invading weevils
Sciaphilis asperatus is 1/5 inch long with a dark brown or black body covered with brownish or tannish scales. When these scales are rubbed off, the weevil appears to be brown with irregular blackish markings. Adults have been reported from May into November. These weevils feed at night on the leaves of sugar and red maple, yellow birch, hazel and hophornbeam. The larvae feed on the roots of these plants, although they are not considered a pest.
Barypeithes pellucidus is reddish brown and between 1/8 - 3/16 inch long. Little is know about this weevil's habits, although it appears to feed on trees. Adults are common in June and July.
The imported longhorned weevil, Calomycterus setarius, looks similar to Sciaphilus asperatus but is a little smaller at about 3/16 inch long. This weevil has a dark colored body covered with grayish brown scales. Missing scales give the appearance of irregular black patches. Adults are present in homes in July and August. Larvae feed on the roots of aster, clover, and turfgrass while adults chew on the leaves of a variety of annuals and perennials. This weevil is found primarily in southern Minnesota.
Polydrusus impressifrons is a slender 1/4 inch weevil with a dark colored body covered with lime green, sometimes irridescent-looking, scales. Weevils often appear to be green with black patches when scales are missing. This weevil is common in the northeast and north central areas of Minnesota in forested sites. Adults chew the leaves of birch, poplar, willow, and apple during June through August, while larvae feed on the roots of these trees.
Exclusion is an important step in reducing the number of nuisance weevils that enter homes. Caulk cracks and ensure snug-fitting screens and doors to reduce the number of weevils that may enter a building. Weevils, especially strawberry root weevils, are attracted to moisture and can be trapped in shallow pans of water placed around foundations or walls of the house. Although these pans captures some weevils, they probably do not capture enough to significantly reduce the number of weevils that enter homes.
Chemical control outside is usually not necessary. In instances of high numbers of weevils, home dwellers can attempt to prevent these insects from entering by applying an insecticide, such as permethrin or bifenthrin, around the home's foundation. However, the insecticides available to the public often are not very effective against weevils.
When weevils are found indoors, physically remove the insects with a vacuum or broom and dust pan. Insecticides are not effective or necessary. Remember that these weevils are harmless and temporary and will go away on their own. Their numbers can vary from year to year; because weevils are abundant one year does not mean that they will be a problem again the following year.
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6. War Admiral (1934-1959)
Golf courses and luxury homes have replaced the proud horse farm, near Ocean City, where War Admiral once grazed between Triple Crown victories. The brown colt captured all three races in 1937 for owner Sam Riddle, whose Berlin farm featured state-of-the-art equipment and its own one-mile track. War Admiral, son of the great Man o¿'War, won the Kentucky Derby by eight lengths and the Preakness by a head before tying the track record at the Belmont. Named Horse of the Year, he won 21 of 26 races lifetime. But he is best remembered for his loss to Seabiscuit in a 1938 match race at Pimlico. Seabiscuit, who won by four lengths, was pressed to set a track record to do so.
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As he stumps in the New York suburbs, President Bush is warning that restricting trade is "lousy" economic policy.
Visiting an auto parts plant on Long Island, the president also touted U.S. fortitude after the 9/11 attacks, another of his re-election themes. Bush is also attending a groundbreaking for a 9/11 memorial at a Long Island park, as well as a re-election
That's got critics charging he's exploiting the tragedy for political gain. Bush's focus at the parts plant was how raising taxes and tariffs would harm U.S. businesses and cost jobs.
Bush didn't mention John Kerry by name. But the presumptive Democratic nominee
has said he'll scrap tax cuts for the richest Americans and review a number of free trade deals.
The 9/11 memorial will feature two towers rising 30 feet over a reflecting pool. The ground-breaking follows a furor over Bush's inclusion of images from the attacks in his TV ads.


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Bulls 97, Hawks 58
CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Luol Deng scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls held Atlanta to a franchise-low 20 points in the first half of a victory over the Hawks.
Reserve forward Mike Scott scored 10 points to lead Atlanta as none of the starters reached double figures. Josh Smith and Kyle Korver had nine points each.
Jeff Teague had a layup with 7.9 seconds left to prevent the Hawks' lowest scoring total in franchise history.
Atlanta has lost five straight on the road and six of seven overall.
The Bulls held the Hawks to just five points in the second quarter and led 48-20 at the break.
Mavericks 113, Timberwolves 98
DALLAS (AP) — Darren Collison led six players in double figures with 23 points and the Mavericks matched their season high with a third straight win in a victory against Minnesota.
J.J. Barea, who was injured in two previous trips to Dallas, led the Timberwolves with 21 points.
The Timberwolves finished a 0-4 road trip that coach Rick Adelman missed for personal reasons.


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International News
Russia Pledges Money to Support HIV, TB Programs in Neighboring Countries
October 18, 2011
"Russia plans to step up its international role in fighting infectious disease across eastern Europe and central Asia, in what some observers see as the latest effort by the Kremlin to reassert its political influence over its former Soviet neighbors," the Financial Times reports. "Arkady Dvorkovich, economic aide to President Dmitry Medvedev, pledged money for a new international development agency to support programs against HIV and tuberculosis (TB)" at the Millennium Development Goal 6 Forum hosted in Moscow last week, the newspaper notes.
"The move offers prospects for extra funding to tackle HIV in a region with the fastest continued growth in HIV anywhere in the world, where infections have risen threefold over the past decade to affect 1.4 million people," according to the newspaper. "But some observers fear a growth in bilateral funding would also allow Russia to impose conditions on its neighbors' HIV programs," the Financial Times writes, noting, "This has raised concerns that it would export its own hardline attitude towards drug users, which has undermined efforts to slow the growth of the epidemic." However, "[o]thers stressed the symbolic importance of Russia agreeing to host a meeting as a sign of fresh political will to act to tackle HIV," according to the newspaper (Jack, 10/17).
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Are the guys of REO Speedwagon going country? Strange as it may sound, it appears REO are trading in their classic rock sounds for something with a tad more twang. According to The Tennessean, the band recently took a trip to Nashville to record the first song for the group's upcoming studio album. REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin even co-wrote the track, called "Nothing We Can't Rise Above," with country-music producer Chris Lindsey and Journey keyboard player Jonathan Cain.
"I got turned on by this title, and Jon Cain had written something in a political way, and when I heard it, I went to a different place with it," Cronin said about the song. "I tend to like to write about relationships [and what makes them] work or fall apart, so that's the direction the song took."
Cronin says he felt totally comfortable in the Nashville scene. After all, he recorded his first album with REO in Nashville in 1972. "Kids with loud music coming to Nashville didn't make a lot of sense back then," he said, "but I've always loved Nashville. As a songwriter, this is my home away from home."


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2008-12-17 / Opinion
Elections, not appointments, are the Democratic way
Two elected positions, one in the Town of Oyster Bay and the other in the U.S. Senate, will be going to hand-picked political appointees leaving the public without its choice of representation. In the Town of Oyster Bay, the position currently held on the Town Board by Angelo Delligatti will be vacant January 1, as Delligatti assumes a seat on the bench.
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Service Learning
"Service learning (SL) is a form of experiential education where learning occurs through a cycle of action and reflection." In service learning, students, in partnership with the community, are "applying what they are learning to community problems and, at the same time, reflecting upon their experience as they seek to achieve real objectives for the community and deeper understanding and skills for themselves." [1]
[1] Champagne, N. (2006). Increasing advocacy skills for entry-level health educators through service learning. Journal for Civic Commitment, 7, Spring, 2.
Service Learning is a teaching pedagogy/philosophy aimed at instilling a sense of civic responsibility.
Service Learning (SL) is distinguished by three things:
- SL is curricular based, that is students get academic credit for participating in community based experiences;
- SL places equal value on the service objectives defined by the community as it does on the learning objectives defined by the academy; and
- The planning, preparation and implementation of the SL curriculum is done in a partnership that includes the academic faculty, the site based community staff, and the student.
Service learning assists students' development as medical professionals through experiential learning that stimulates critical thinking, problem analysis and cultural understanding. Student participation in service learning enhances competencies in community-based care and fosters a commitment to future civic involvement.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine is, by design, engaged in community-based, multiprofessional clinical education. The service learning elective requirement, introduced in 2008 for first and second year students, is primarily an enhancement of the existing curriculum.
Students can complete service learning through faculty directed or student initiated electives, either domestically or abroad.
The following links provide information about Service Learning elective requirements and forms:
- Introduction to Service Learning Pedagogy (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (revised August 2014)
- Examples of Student Initiated Service Learning Electives (PDF)
Student SL Required Forms
Forms required for service learning student initiated electives (SL SIEs) and information about SL SIEs and faculty directed service learning electives can be found on the Electives web page.


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Remember the commuters who had Hurricane Irene rend asunder their carefully honed routines?
Remember the commuters who had Hurricane Irene rend asunder their carefully honed routines?
Remember the clash of bus and train cultures and the fisticuffs at the park-and-rides? Remember the train-bus-train shuffles and the lost MTA bus drivers?
So how are those Irene-tested commuters doing now?
Linda Cancel: If I don't get to the Chester park-and-ride before 5:30, it's still questionable whether I'll get a space, because many Metro-North commuters didn't go back to the train. At least 40 to 50 people are parking elsewhere — and something desperately needs to be done before one of them is killed crossing Route 94 to get to the bus.
Lori Kennedy: The commute (from Salisbury Mills) was already extreme, at one hour and 45 minutes, but having it turn into 2 1/2 to three hours with lots of switching from trains to buses and back was a nightmare. So I really appreciate the "normal" commute now!
Mark Silverstein: Metro-North lost my wife as a customer for good. Short Line is a superior way for her to commute and the (year-old) Circleville park-and-ride has been a godsend. That said, Short Line's facilities at the Port Authority are horrible and their ticketing policies are too restrictive.
Stacy Rivera: It's been glorious to be able to sleep until 5 instead of 4 and to sit on one train and get to work in less than three hours (from Otisville). I'm thrilled that I don't have to transfer from train to bus to train and I can read or work without interruption.
Barbara Clark: Irene may have been a blessing. We got another bus added in Middletown to alleviate the congestion, and the people who didn't return to the train now participate in the culture of the bus commute. Short Line needs to upgrade its fleet next.
Rick Winters: I'm still with the vanpool (from Bullville) and I doubt I will ever return to that rip-off train. The van and the weekly Metrocard cost me the same as the train alone. Tolls are the bane of driving, though, and they're only going to get worse — regardless of what Prince Andrew (Cuomo) says.
Dave De Nicola: I stuck with the train, as inconvenient as it was (from Campbell Hall) after Irene, because I work in Jersey City. And maybe I've been lucky, but I've experienced very few disruptions in service since.
Ellyn Sullivan: The big issue now is the air conditioning; the trains are like iceboxes. Then, we've been 5-10 minutes late every night (to Campbell Hall) because of some broken signal around Suffern. Other than that, and the occasional engine dying and the continuous door problems, everything has been pretty good.
Remember Lee Glick, who faithfully reported whenever there were no spaces in Monroe — which was often? He is still on the case: Hi, it's your friend, Lee, from the bus. As with our last chat, the Monroe park-and-ride is the same and even worse. When are they going to add spaces?


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Bulldogs Had 15th Best Team GPA In Division I
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale softball team has been selected a 2010-11 All-Academic team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The Bulldogs had a team grade point average of 3.404, the 15th best in all of Division I softball.
The NFCA Academic Awards program honors both collegiate and high school teams for their submitted GPAs for the 2010-2011 academic year. As a second component of the program, all submitted student-athletes who achieved a 3.50 GPA during last academic year are named as a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete. The individual honorees will be announced on Wednesday, October 5 on NFCA.org.
The Bulldogs also had success on the field, winning 17 games, setting a school record with 64 doubles and also finishing with an all-time best .290 team batting average.
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This post is part of a series looking back at the top 10 games of the Bruins' 2010-11 regular season.
The Washington Capitals entered the 2010-11 season as one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference and a potential road block for where the Bruins wanted to go.
Finishing up their season-opening four-game road trip — which started with two games in Prague and then continued in New Jersey — the Bruins got their first taste of the Caps in D.C. Oct. 19 and started off on the right foot with a David Krejci goal just 9:12 in.
But Krejci's offensive production (he later added an assist) was greatly overshadowed by the all-around performance of Milan Lucic, who recorded his second career "Gordie Howe hat trick" in the message-sending victory. Lucic's performance and the Bruins' victory earned spot No. 9 on the list of top 10 regular-season games as picked by TheBruinsBlog.net.
Lucic, who had notched the secondary assist on Krejci's goal, scored the goal on a rebound of a Johnny Boychuk shot with 8:03 left in the first period. And then came the fight.
With 9:23 elapsed in the third period and with the Bruins leading 3-1, Lucic answered the bell with fell NHL giant John Erskine.
(courtesy of hockeyfights.com)
Lucic more than held his own and the Bruins had let the Caps know in more ways that one that they were going to make the battle for Eastern Conference supremacy a fight. The Bruins were 3-1-0 vs. the Caps during the season, although Washington won the top seed in the East. Of course, the teams never got to square off when the stakes were raised because Washington was knocked out by Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
With his third goal of the season, Lucic was on his way to 30 scores. Although he finished with just seven fighting majors, he maintained his reputation as a power forward with his "hat trick" down in D.C.