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The season is over. A sweep is inevitable and the Knicks season will end on Sunday at the Garden. New York now trails Miami 3-0 in this first round series after tonight's 87-70 loss. Carmelo Anthony came up miles short of his billing, as he finished the game 7/23 shooting. Mike Woodson's offense was stagnant and ineffective. New York's inability to consistently score baskets is what did them in tonight. The Knicks were solid defensively, holding Miami to 87 points and forcing 17 turnovers, especially in the first three quarters of the game. Their defense fell apart in the 4th as LeBron James had a masterful quarter. I relate this effect to football in a way. In football, often times you see a team's defense dominate, but wear down late in the game due to the team's ineffective offense not being able to put scoring drives together. That is how the Knicks were tonight. Their defense was solid, but miss after miss after miss on offense took its toll. The Knicks were unable to score tonight, which put a ton of pressure on that defense. Eventually, the defense cracked and the Knicks were done for. It was a very disheartening and depressing game to watch. This is one of those nights that I hate being a Knicks fan.
Here's what to watch for:
- Carmelo Anthony failed miserably tonight. Yes, the Knicks had to go through him. Yes, Amar'e Stoudemire was out. I get it. There was a ton of pressure on his shoulders, but don't you pay a "superstar" to deliver in these sort of circumstances? Anthony lovers will make excuses and they can do that if they please. They're wrong. They're flat-out wrong. Carmelo Anthony failed the New York Knicks tonight. He failed the Knicks and he failed the sold out crowd a Madison Square Garden. Obviously he isn't trying to fail, but he did tonight. He was worse than his 7/23 stat line would indicate. On a night where his jump shot was clearly off, he settled for far too many jump shots. When LeBron James was defending him, he cowered like a deer in the headlights, refusing to drive to the hoop. Anthony was a miserable -25 on the night in 43 minutes played. Sure, he had some plays where he hustled. He dove on the ground a few times and scrapped for lose balls. Doesn't matter to me. It's the playoffs. He's supposed our "franchise superstar". He's supposed to do those things. I don't applaud that. He failed tonight. The Knicks needed him to be dominant and he was anything but that. Tonight, I may have permanently jumped off the Carmelo Anthony bandwagon. I still think he's the most versatile scorer in the league, but his performance tonight seriously dissuades me from believing he's a championship piece. To clarify, I questioned this before these playoffs, but tonight really swayed me. The Knicks aren't winning a ring with this guy. I'm sorry, they just aren't. I've given Anthony a pass on his now 16-37 career post season record. I can't do it anymore. There is a reason he has exited the post season in the first round in 8 of his 9 seasons played. In fact, 10 of his 16 wins came in one post season run. So really, in 8 post season runs, Anthony's teams have only 6 victories. Shameful. Absolutely shameful. Now, this is not necessarily an indictment on Anthony. Should he be better? Absolutely, but he is what he is. Knicks fans have been wrong about him and I have been wrong about him. I take full credit for being completely wrong about what I thought he would be come. I thought he would change his selfish ways and perform to the best of his abilities with the money on the table. I have been so wrong. What has he done here? Lets see, 0-7 in the post season, gotten a coach fired, and he was inept for 3/4 of this season. Anthony has not lived up to his billing since being here and especially not tonight. What's his signature moment with the Knicks? Two hero shots against the Bulls on a Sunday afternoon? Who cares! He's done nothing and he's been selfish and unwilling to play the game in any other way then "Melo-ball". He refuses to not do it his way. His way is a 16-37 career playoff record, including 0-7 while with the Knicks. "Franchise Superstar"? No way. What a joke.
- I applaud JR Smith's effort tonight. His defensive energy was fantastic. I thought he did a really nice job guarding both LeBron James and Dwayne Wade. Offensively, he wasn't great. He did have 2 awesome dunks, but he shot just 5/18 from the field. However, JR really won me over tonight. I always say that the regular season in the NBA doesn't mean a whole lot to me. I really like to see how guys bring the energy and how they play in the playoffs. JR Smith brought the energy tonight. Now, people may ask me, why do I praise JR and destroy Melo tonight? Here's why. JR didn't get a coach fired. As frustrating as he can be, JR Smith does what he's asked to do. They brought him in to score and he tries to score. Even though his shot selection sucks, that's what he does. We knew that, and the Knicks knew that. What I love about JR Smith is that he stepped up his ENERGY tonight. I didn't see that from Carmelo Anthony. In fact, Carmelo Anthony and JR Smith should be held on completely different levels. Smith didn't leverage himself out of a contract. He didn't force the Knicks to trade the farm to get him. JR Smith came here to try and help this team. Sure, he'll go pursue more money next summer and bolt. But you know what, JR Smith came to help this team win and to play in his home city. He brought the energy tonight and was at least elite on one side of the ball. Melo… not so much.
- Mike Woodson needs to go. Now this is not an overreaction type of deal. I've been saying this. Mike Woodson isn't the right guy for this Knick team. He just isn't. Sure, he's a solid coach and a real good guy. I like Woody, but the Knicks need a coach who can work the X's and O's to get Anthony, Stoudemire and Chandler to play together offensively. I liked some of what the Knicks ran during the regular season, in terms of screens and stuff, but Woodson has completely strayed away from that in the playoffs. The Knicks ran 3000 iso's tonight and evidently, scoring 70 points on 31% shooting, they didn't work. It took the Knicks literally 14 seconds to get into all their sets, and the sets all ended in iso's. It was hard to watch and Woodson even said after the game that he deserved heat for the "stagnant offense". He's 100% correct.
- Landry Fields was better tonight. He had a far better first half than second half, but his first half was very good. He had a nice putback, a nice bank shot and a made spot up 3. Hopefully he gained some confidence from tonight's game. If he can retain that confidence for the rest of this series and beyond, I still think he can be a very solid player. He regressed this season as opposed to last, but I still haven't given up on Fields. He'll never be great, but he definitely can be a solid contributor. Tonight showed flashes of that, in the playoffs nonetheless where we hadn't seen that.
- Jorts was good tonight. I liked the effort and the solid rebounding. Like Fields, he's another player that should take some confidence from tonights game. Jorts won't ever be a starting caliber guy, but I think he can develop into a serviceable rotation player. You know what you get with him. Defense, rebounding, some outside shooting and the occasional hook shot. I'll take a high effort player like Jorts on my team any day of the week.
- Mike Bibby's last days in New York have been good ones. I thought he was one of the better Knick players tonight. He was 2/4 from downtown and gave the Knicks some good point guard play, as opposed to Baron Davis who gave the Knicks nothing but turnovers. I respect Bibby a lot. What he's lost in skill, he compensates with heart. He has played very hard for the Knicks, especially late in the year. I like Bibby and he's garnered my respect.
- Novak was completely misused tonight. Hell, what am I talking about? He wasn't used at all. There were no screens or anything to get him open looks. Woodson totally dropped the ball on that. Novak is essentially useless if he doesn't have shot opportunities. The Knicks needed to work to get him looks tonight and they didn't do it. There were no pick and rolls and absolutely no penetration into the lane or anything. With iso-ball being run every possession, the other 4 players are forced to stand around and watch. With the Knicks settling for so many jump shots, there was no incentive for Miami defenders to leave Novak. Novak was useless tonight, but I don't hold that against him.
- Amar'e Stoudemire doesn't get a pass either. Sure, he didn't play in this game, but the Knicks could have used him. New York could have used a second scorer tonight to help space the floor and Stoudemire could have been that guy. STAT had a good offensive game 2, scoring 18 points on 6/9 shooting. Without him on the floor tonight, the Knicks couldn't space the floor and the Heat double and triple teamed Anthony. If Stoudemire hadn't gone awol on a fire extinguisher, I think the Knick offense would have been alot better tonight. Doesn't mean they would have won, but I guarantee you they would have scored more than 70 points.
- I thought Tyson played very hard tonight. Wasn't his best game, but he did grab 15 rebounds. Not a ton to say about him. Wasn't great enough to make a huge impact, but he certainly wasn't bad either.
- Good riddance, Baron!
- Jared Jeffries also played very hard tonight. His bad knee limited him to 4 minutes played, but he gave everything he had for those 4 minutes. I love Jeffries and I hope he's back next season. Lord knows that we need him in there.
- Night y'all! Get your black gowns and suits ready for Sunday. I'll be effectively burying the 2011-2012 New York Knicks right here! STAY TUNED


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- Presents a clean shot to the vital organs. A shot can be taken at this angle if the gun is already trained on the animal. For an effective hit, aim at the front of the shoulder of the near front leg.
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Once again, the issue of stealing music and its moral/financial/ethical arguments are dredged up. And once again, most people miss the overall point, causing the collective issue to dig a deeper ditch while those who've moved past it (i.e.: major labels) are busy raking in the dough in the new music business.
Yeah, you heard me. It's 2012, and now the neophytes are actually many indie artists (not all) while the smarter ones tend to be concentrated at major labels, thereby strengthening their power.
What started this was a post on NPR's website by an intern named Emily White who admitted to buying very little music in her life but owning a lot via various levels of legality. This led to an impassioned response by Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker frontman David Lowery, who eloquently argued for the ethical and moral obligations Emily should have towards these artists and how stealing music has dramatically impacted their financial lives. This post has sprung up impassioned responses by, among others, Bob Lefsetz and a manager who is also, coincidentally, named Emily White. People have dug in their heels and have spilled many hours defending and vilifying both sides.
Yet lost in this discussion is one important element. Facts. Because if you're going to argue that stealing has impacted your business, you should actually prove that…y'know…a lot of people have actually stolen your music.
Google, as the worldwide leader in search results, is a strong indicator of actual file trade demand. In fact, industry watchdog Moses Avalon argued such this week at New Music Seminar. Yet, when I went to look on Google Insights to see the level of demand for free music by David Lowery's group Camper Van Beethoven, the message I get is, "Not enough search volume to show graphs." This basically means, from what I can gather, that less than 50 people per month in the entire world are even showing intent to steal his music. Statisticians basically refer to this as essentially zero. Technically, the same search terms for his band Cracker show some potential thievery intent at work. However, if you actually searched these terms, you'd find most people were actually looking for a program to crack site passwords, and if they were looking for music they were more likely intending to steal the music of Uncle Kracker, who might actually have a legit beef on music stealers.
None of this is to say that I'm naive to think nobody is stealing music. Far from it. I just don't think they're stealing the music of the majority of artists bitching about thievery's impact on their business. The statistics don't bear it out. At my panel at New Music Seminar, Musicmetric CEO Greg Mead pointed out that file trading is actually decreasing in recent months. This echoes what fellow panelist Russ Crupnick reported in NPD Group's "Annual Music Study" back in March when they reported that P2P site activity decreased from 19% of the internet population in 2006 to 13% last year.
Respected blogger Cory Doctorow also noted last month that a summary of over 20 different papers on file trading shows very little impact on sales from file trading. Drew Wilson, the author of the summary, got his results from such "fringe" groups as The Wharton School, The Journal of Law And Economics, and The Journal of Business Ethics. The most interesting line in the summary to me is this one:
Judging by the evidence we've collected, the evidence does not point in the direction that file-sharing, in and of itself, displace sales, but rather, other factors would also play a role in displacement of sales.
The primary "other factor" is the fact that there are too many artists competing for shrinking dollars, largely due to the shift from albums to singles. Despite the economic number that David Lowery quoted of the number of professional musicians falling by 25%, if you took "album releases" as an indicator, it seems like the number of pros has increased. In a decade, we've gone from about 30,000 albums being released to over 77,000 last year. And that's just albums going thru legit channels. The problem, as noted by Chris Muratore of Nielsen on the previously noted New Music Seminar panel, is that 94% of those releases sold less than 1,000 units. Indicators that I have examined showed those low sales aren't because of people stealing them. They come from too many releases causing most people to not even realize they are out. For example, 80s rocker Lita Ford has a new album that came out yesterday. As of this writing, it's the 91st most popular new release on Rdio. How many of you have the patience or time to sift thru the other 90 releases to get to #91? Let alone decide to even put in the effort to steal it? Whether you were going to listen to it or not, I'd be willing to bet that almost everyone reading this found out that Lita Ford had new music from this paragraph. Stealing it is even further down their priority list.
And now that you know Lita Ford has a new record, what are you going to do about it? If you have a remote interest in her music at all, you're most likely going to listen to it on a perfectly legal source such as YouTube, Spotify, Rdio, Mog, Rhapsody or Slacker. Why? Because I bet you caught yourself subconsciously saying that it would be quicker and easier to stream it and see what it's about there than finding a site to steal it from, let alone having the downloads clutter your hard drive. Guess what? This is what most people do now. Having a download on a hard drive…single or album, purchased or stolen…this is the 2012 equivalent of "buying a CD with one good song on it". People are smart and will legally stream something before any sort of ownership decision solely because they don't want their hard drive cluttered with music they don't like. And guessing by the demographic of my readership, I would also guess most people just want to check out what Lita is up to and have no intention of any sort of ownership. The music would have to be mind-blowing to shift the decision from "let's see what she's up to" to "I need to own this".
So while all these independent artists argue thievery, do you know who's winning? Major labels. This week, of the top 100 tracks on Spotify, only 6% are on independent labels. Major labels have figured out that the game is about exposure and awareness, two things that they are actually quite good at. It's not about royalty rates, thievery, or even quality of music. It's all about how I get people to know I exist. Major labels aren't ignoring file traders, but they have moved past how much of their day they concern themselves with it. Instead, they focus on putting energy behind making music that the public wants and marketing the shit out of it so it rises above everyone else. While you've spent the last few years claiming the major labels are "dinosaurs" who are going to be "out of business", they've actually become stronger behemoths who are more progressive than you realize.
As for the quality of their music, that's a subjective opinion. And it's no more subjective than the independent artists who have figured out how to make a big business out of the new music business. Artists like Tyler Ward, Kina Grannis and Alex Day, amongst others, are making six figures a year in the new paradigm. They struggle to get respect from traditional media because they're not considered cool, credible musicians. Yet they run rings around the businesses these so-called cool bands deliver. Why? Maybe it's simply because they deliver the kind of music more people want nowadays. As far as I can tell, they spend not a minute worrying about the money they don't make and instead spend time making more money from the sources that do pay.
I agree ethically with David Lowery's assessment. A person who spends extra to protect migrant workers in a third world country but takes money out of musicians' mouths is a hypocrite. Emily White should stop complaining about wishing for a Spotify-like service and actually…y'know…subscribe to Spotify. But for actually succeeding in 2012, it's the wrong argument. The biggest problem that David Lowery has to face is exemplified by Zach, the 24 year old New Media indie label guy at the end of Bob Lefsetz' response post to Lowery's "screed". When told by a co-worker that David is the founder of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, he replies, "Not sure what either of those are…"


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Book Title: Keegan's Lady
Author: Catherine Anderson
Format: Paperback | 410 pages
Publication Date: 25 Jan 2005
A poignant tale of hope and healing -- a classic lovestory from a true master of unforgettable, emotionally richromantic fiction, New York Times bestselling author.
Caitlin O'Shannessy's late father left her with many things: a Colorado ranch, enduring memories of pain and sadness, an unshakable mistrust of men ... and an adversary.
Ace Keegan has returned to No Name, too late to enacta rightful vengeance on his most hated enemy. The man who put a hole in Ace's life is dead, leaving a daughterbehind to run the family enterprise. Though proud and strong as well as beautiful, Caitlin is caught off guard whenAce's calculated anger inadvertently destroys her good name. But Ace Keegan is a man of honor, determined to make amends by marrying the enchanting lady he wronged -- and to nurture with patience and love the light she guards inher damaged heart until it blazes with the power of a thousand suns.


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Further up the hill than Clos des Angles, and as a result a vineyard with less deep soil – the resulting wine is more muscular, mineral and tannic, with wild hedgerow fruit notes alongside plum and dark cherry. The prominent tannic backbone provides a wonderful contrast to Clos des Angles, while remaining extremely well integrated. This is invariably the vineyard Guillaume harvests first. A Volnay of great personality and brooding charm.
Contains Sulphites.
A truly great Burgundian domaine with an illustrious history that began in 1804, Domaine Marquis d'Angerville first made a name for itself in the early 1900s when Sem, Marquis d'Angerville, pioneered domaine-bottled Burgundy alongside his friend Henri Gouges. The estate was inherited by his son Jacques in 1952, who took the domaine to ever greater heights over an extraordinary and brilliant career spanning 52 vintages. In 2003 the current proprietaire, Guillaume, Marquis d'Angerville, took over after his father Jacques' tragic and premature passing. This wonderful Volnay estate Domaine spans 15 ha in total, of which 12 are devoted to Volnay - the vast majority of which are Premiers Crus. The Domaine's vineyards are no more than 15 minutes' walk from each other, yet the resulting wines boast such different personalities. These are Burgundies that not only offer immense pleasure and drinkability, they also represent a veritable masterclass in the effect of terroir on wine. The jewel in the domaine's crown is, without question, the Clos des Ducs, Monopole. One of the great crus of the Cote de Beaune, the earliest records of Clos des Ducs, can be found in 1507. The size of the Clos then is exactly the same as it is today 2.15 ha or 52 ouvreesGuillaume is meticulous and shows an unstinting commitment to producing the best wine he can whilst staying faithful to Volnay's special terroir. The vine growing and winemaking is based on the philosophy of respecting and working with nature. The Domaine's move to Bio-dynamic viticulture in 2006 is central to this, a process that began with the appointment the year before of the talented Francois Duvivier as regisseur, to oversee this conversion. Rigorous manual work is carried out in the vineyard, therefore, whilst the winemaking is as gentle and respectful to the wines as possible. These are polished Volnays of purity, precision and style, nothing is over-done or out of balance, extractions are soft and new oak is no more than it needs to be, a maximum of 20%. The characteristics of grape, vintage and terroir resonate brightly through each wine.
An appellation in the Côte de Beaune between Meursault on the south side and Pommard on the north side. The wines are distinctly different from those of Pommard, lighter in colour and more elegant. They have always been known as delicate, fruity feminine and very fine wines, even a century ago the wines were described as "partridge-eye" pink in colour and the finest of all the wines of the Côte de Beaune. Whilst often displaying great charm and fruit in their youth the best Volnay often have considerable power too and can be very ageworthy.More than half Volnay's vineyards are of premier cru status and one of these, Les Santenots, has a foot in two communes - its red wines are Volnay and its whites are Meursault. Aswell as the Santenots du Milieu Volnay has a plethora of other fine vineyards: Le Cailleret, Clos des Chênes, Champans, Taillepieds, the Clos de la Bousse d'Or, monopole of Domaine de la Pousse d'Or, and perhaps the most lauded of them all, the Clos des Ducs, a monopole of Marquis d'Angerville, one of the pioneering estates of Domaine-bottled Burgundy in the 1930s. Volnay's finest producers include Marquis d'Angerville, Michel Lafarge and de Montille.
Pinot Noir is the classic grape of red burgundy, whose greatest wines are concentrated in the east and south-east-facing clay/limestone hills of Burgundy's Côte d'Or. A notoriously temperamental variety, Pinot Noir has proved difficult to grow in certain climates and soils and will not tolerate over-cropping. The best examples have wonderfully expressive aromas and thrillingly pure bitter sweet red forest fruit and cherry flavours, developing truffle and game overtones with age. At their greatest they offer a lightness with intensity and are transparent enough to magnify the characteristics of the terroir in which they are grown. Outside of Burgundy, Pinot Noir has had great success in New Zealand, coastal California, Oregon, Hemel en Aarde in South Africa and the more marginal, cooler districts in Australia. Along with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir is also one of the major components of Champagne.
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Court Finds Apple Guilty Of Conspiring To Raise Ebook Prices
from the cue-angry-publisher-responses-in-3.. dept
The decision is in: Apple has been found guilty of conspiring to raise ebook prices and has been ordered to face a trial on damages. With every involved publisher having previously settled with the Justice Department, this was perhaps a foregone conclusion, especially considering the presiding judge had noted pre-trial that Apple's defense was likely to fail.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan is a victory for the U.S. Department of Justice and 33 U.S. states that brought the antitrust case.Judge Cote directly addressed the "well, what about Amazon?" question that has sprung from the lips of Apple's defenders (both in court and out), as well as by several of the publishers. (Nevermind the fact that publishers are still paid in full while Amazon sells ebooks at a loss, at least for now.)
Cote said the plaintiffs presented "compelling evidence" that Apple violated the federal Sherman antitrust law by playing a "central role" in a conspiracy with five major publishers to eliminate retail price competition and raise e-book prices.
"Apple chose to join forces with the publisher defendants to raise e-book prices and equipped them with the means to do so," the judge wrote in a 159-page decision. "Without Apple's orchestration of this conspiracy, it would not have succeeded as it did."
Apple's argument that the debut of the iPad and its accompanying iBookstore would result in actual market competition was addressed thusly:
If Apple is alluding to the fact that Amazon's Kindle bookstore was the dominant e-retailer for books in 2009, and that the arrival of the iBookstore created another e-retailer, that is true. But, as this Opinion explains, Apple demanded, as a precondition of its entry into the market, that it would not have to compete with Amazon on price. Thus, from the consumer's perspective -- a not unimportant perspective in the field of antitrust -- the arrival of the iBookstore brought less price competition and higher prices.As Cote states, competition in the marketplace isn't served by uncompetitive practices. While publishers may have welcomed a competitor that would assist them in raising retail prices, the end result for consumers (the true beneficiaries of anti-trust laws) would be higher, more static prices.
Continuing on from this point, Cote addresses the insinuation that Amazon is engaging in unfair market practices, or Apple's "two wrongs make a right" argument.
If Apple is suggesting that Amazon was engaging in illegal, monopolistic practices, and that Apple's combination with the Publisher Defendants to deprive a monopolist of some of its market power is pro-competitive and healthy for our economy, it is wrong. This trial has not been the occasion to decide whether Amazon's choice to sell NYT Bestsellers or other New Releases as loss leaders was an unfair trade practice or in any other way a violation of law. If it was, however, the remedy for illegal conduct is a complaint lodged with the proper law enforcement offices or a civil suit or both. Another company's alleged violation of antitrust laws is not an excuse for engaging in your own violations of law. Nor is suspicion that that may be occurring a defense to the claims litigated at this trial.In other words, you don't fight a monopoly by fixing prices.
Of course, Apple is planning on appealing the decision.
Apple spokesperson Tom Neumayr has said the company, unsurprisingly, plans to appeal. "Apple did not conspire to fix ebook pricing and we will continue to fight against these false accusations," he said in a statement to The Verge. "When we introduced the iBookstore in 2010, we gave customers more choice, injecting much needed innovation and competition into the market, breaking Amazon's monopolistic grip on the publishing industry. We've done nothing wrong and we will appeal the judge's decision."In the meantime, the settling publishers have already agreed to cease agency pricing for two years and are barred from setting up "most favored nation" agreements. This still allows for plenty of price flexibility and it has yet to show the downward trend the publishers declared "inevitable" as a result of the Justice Department's actions. If the appeal fails, Apple will be faced with 33 states seeking fines as well as any damages awarded.
Filed Under: antitrust, ebooks, monopolies, price fixing
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Those are all probably children that shouldn't have been born in the first place.Isotopia wrote:This thread amuses me for no specific reason other than it conjures up the words 'perspective' and 'relative.'
Keep in mind that today ~30,000 children under the age of six died in this world today.
Where's your outrage now?


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Saturday, June 11, 2011
International Yarn Bombing Day .. and .. Knit in Public Day ... click clack!
Today was International Yarn Bombing Day, and there was lots to see -- it is also International Knit in Public Day, and there were seats, beanbags, couches and even deckchairs everywhere for knitters to get on with their knitting.
Australian Country Spinners (Patons) and Spotlight Stores have joined forces to assist the Save The Children Fund, by getting the public interested in knitting squares for blankets to send to children who need our warmth. ONLY pure wool is used in the knitting of these squares, which will be sent to children in India, Cambodia and Laos. Last Year Save the Children received 153,438 knitted squares.
They were handing out starter kits at Fed.Square today, or you can pop into Spotlight and buy a kit for $10
If you'd like more details of the Funds current campaign check out their website
My grand daughter LJ and I knitted squares last year, and now I've started some for this year's campaign. Individual pure wool squares 20x20cm are what is needed, and if possible stitched up into 80x80 {16 squares} blankets.
So lots of blankets to make and more yarnbombing to do.... here are some glimpses of the guys and gals knitting in Melbourne.
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Lyndel looks like a fun day! How fabulous to see men knitting as well. I have seen some yarn bombing in my local shopping centre and it gave me such a smile.The charity knitting is a wonderful idea and it's good to see so much of it going on.My local community centre collects charity knitting but I think it is for our local homeless people.ReplyDelete
I had no idea it was even on! This is for an awesome cause so I will help spread the word :)ReplyDelete
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Venturing into the wilderness many visitors to the south include a visit to Milford Sound. Many visitors think the same way and when they travel in the busy summer months some have been disappointed by the large numbers of people in Milford Sound on a beautiful summers day. To avoid some of the crowds consider taking a private or small group tour which then includes a small boat scenic cruise at Milford. We recently experienced Cruise Milford's Scenic cruise which has a maximum number of 50 people aboard on a cruise, you can appreciate the space available on board and friendliness of a small group enabling you to relax and enjoy your visit. After all you really to want to experience the wilderness.........as close to the natural reality.
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Lewis County
What's New?
Ground-breaking Ceremony:
On Tuesday, May 1, 2007 a ground-breaking ceremony took place to officially kick off the construction of a new courthouse annex in Lewis County. Construction is scheduled to begin the week of May 7, 2007.
Hon. James C. Tormey, Fifth District Administrative Judge, John Voninski, Esq., former Executive Assistant, and Lewis County public officials
New Courthouse Facilities:
October 2006, plans have been adopted for new Court facilities in Lewis County. The building will be annexed to the back of the existing Courthouse.
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Kirsten Gillibrand is the "hottest" senator. Delaware Senate candidate Chris Coons is Sen. Harry Reid's "pet." And President Obama is popular because he's "light-skinned."
In Washington, and around the country, Democratic Senate majority leader Reid has become known for his gaffes.
In most cases, they're clear cases of speaking before he thinks – plus a tin ear for how statements may be perceived.
But in the age of blogging and 24-hour news, Senator Reid's comments can take on a life of their own – and reach a large audience.
And in the midst of a vicious neck-and-neck race for reelection against "tea party" favorite Sharron Angle, Reid may find that his tongue is his worst enemy.
Reid has been a lawmaker in Washington for 28 years. Here are 10 of Reid's biggest and most recent gaffes:
• Hot senator? This week, Reid referred to New York Senator Gillibrand as the "hottest member" of the Senate, at a fundraiser hosted by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He says was making a joking reference to Gillibrand's place on the "Most Beautiful" list put out by Capitol newspaper The Hill.
• "Pet" Coons. Last week Reid characterized Mr. Coons, up for election in Delaware, as "my pet." Coons quickly issued a statement emphasizing his independence.
• Hispanic Republicans? In August, Reid said, "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican. Do I need to say more?" He later backtracked, saying that he meant to say that he didn't understand how anyone – Hispanic or otherwise – could vote for a Republican candidate because of GOP policies.
• Stinky tourists. At a dedication to the new Capitol Visitor Center in December 2008, Reid joked that in the summer, due to high humidity, "you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol."
• "Negro" dialect. Reid was quoted in "Game Change," a book about the 2008 election, as saying Barack Obama would be helped by being a "light-skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Reid apologized.
• Evil voters. In August last year, Reid said town-hall protesters angry about health-care reform were "evil-mongers" who use "lies, innuendo, and rumors" to drown out productive debate.
• Cheering lost jobs. Commenting on the better-than-expected jobs report in March, Reid said on the Senate floor: "Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good."
• Goodbye, Ted Kennedy. When asked how the former Massachusetts senator's death would affect healthcare-reform efforts, Reid said, "I think it's going to help us."
• "This war is lost." That was Reid in 2007, speaking about negative developments in Iraq. Republicans pounced on the comment, saying it showed that Democrats don't support the troops.
• "I hope you go out of business." Probably not the best joke to make to the advertising director of the largest newspaper in his home state, the Republican-leaning Las Vegas Review-Journal.
One of the few things Reid has on his side? Ms. Angle, his opponent in the Nevada Senate race, seems equally prone to putting her foot in her mouth. Reid has already made ads capitalizing on her statement calling BP's oil-spill victims' account a "slush fund" and saying that "As your US senator, I'm not in the business of creating jobs."


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Parking & Traffic Information
Purchase a parking permit
(CSB students only)
File a parking appeal
(CSB violations only)
CSB/SJU Parking Regulations
It is the responsibility of every vehicle operator to read and understand these rules and regulations. CSB Security and SJU Life Safety Services are responsible for managing all parking, traffic, and safety issues regarding the use of vehicles on each campus. It is important to be aware that the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University have a limited number of parking spaces available on campus. For that reason, they must carefully facilitate parking in order to accommodate the high demand for parking areas on campus. In order to promote orderly parking for all students, employees, monastery and guests, the following guidelines must be adhered to:
- All vehicles parking on either campus must be registered with CSB Security or SJU Life Safety Services. CSB students, faculty and staff register their vehicles with the Department of Security at the College of Saint Benedict. SJU students, faculty and staff register their vehicles with Life Safety Services at Saint John's University. Joint faculty and staff register their vehicles with the security department of the campus where they are primarily officed or the campus that holds their employment contract.
- Parking for students commuting by private vehicle is limited. Please use the CSB/SJU Link to travel between campuses as much as possible.
- Parking on campus is a privilege, not a right.
- Parking rules are enforced 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-per-week. Student and Visitor parking is permitted from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., Monday through Friday, in Employee lots that are not reserved as 24-hour Employee parking and except where otherwise posted. Parking in Employee lots is authorized from 6 a.m. - 2 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday (No Parking 2 a.m. - 6 a.m.). Parking in all student/staff residential lots is reserved 24-hours for vehicles properly permitted for those areas.
- Students are responsible for ensuring that their guests park their vehicles in the correct area (lot #12).
- Lot #5 (GDCC) is for event parking only! No employee or student parking is allowed except where otherwise posted.
- All student and employee vehicles must have a parking sticker permanently affixed to the driver's side back seat window. Cellophane, laminate, scotch tape or other temporary adhesives may not be used to attach the permit.
- Counterfeiting, altering, transferring or defacing a parking permit or providing false information upon registration of the vehicle is subject to fines or loss of privilege to operate a vehicle on either campus.
- Students whose parents are employed by CSB/SJU, or otherwise have access to a vehicle with an employee parking permit, are not authorized to park that vehicle in areas reserved for employee parking. Misuse of permits in this manner could result in fines for the vehicle operator and the employee's loss of parking privileges on either campus.
- All vehicles are limited to parking in designated spots and must be parked between two solid lines. It is impossible to post NO PARKING signs in every campus location that is not intended for parking. If a space is not marked as a parking space, it should be considered a NO PARKING space.
- Parking is never allowed in fire lanes, bus lanes, roadways, or in areas marked by yellow curb or "No Parking Anytime" signs. All violators may be towed at the owner's expense.
- Notices will be posted as to when and where to move vehicles for lot maintenance/snow removal. Vehicles must be removed for lot maintenance and may be towed at the owners' expense if not removed. Vehicles must be returned to their assigned lots once lot maintenance is completed.
- Permission for entering barricaded areas for loading and unloading must be obtained from CSB Security or SJU Life Safety prior to entry.
- In the event of a license plate change, the acquisition of a new or different vehicle, or the use of a loaner/temporary vehicle on either campus, CSB Security or SJU Life Safety Services must be notified within 24 hours of arrival on campus.
- Other motorized vehicles, such as golf-carts or motorized scooters, are only allowed under special circumstances and when authorized by CSB Security or SJU Life Safety Services for medical or personal needs.
- Bicycle riders must obey all traffic laws. Bicycles must be secured in the bike racks provided. All other bicycles will be impounded and placed in storage until claimed by their rightful owner. A $25 fee is assessed for reclaiming an impounded bicycle.
- All vehicle users who disregard policies are subject to fines, towing or loss of parking privileges.
- Employee lots, guest lots, fire lanes, bus lanes, no parking zones, posted zones, and handicap restrictions are enforced 24-hours-a-day.
- There is no student or employee parking allowed in any Monastery area. These areas are reserved 24 hours a day for specific vehicles and Monastery events.
- Restrictions on unregistered overnight guest parking are always enforced. Vehicles remaining are subject to towing at owners' expense.
- Motorcycle parking is allowed when weather permits in designated areas, April 1-Nov. 1.
- Students from CSB and SJU who drive or park vehicles on either campus are subject to parking fines and violations on both campuses.
Speed Limits - CSB/SJU
Campus speed limits are set for the safe movement of persons and vehicles on both campuses. Please respect the posted limits.
- CSB Speed Limit - 15 MPH on roadways and 10 MPH in parking lots.
- SJU Speed Limit - 20 MPH on roadways and 10 MPH in parking lots.
Penalties and Loss of Privileges - CSB/SJU
- Snow removal/lot maintenance - $25 (plus towing fee)
- Illegal parking (no permit, permit not displayed, expired permit) - $25
- Restricted and posted areas (guest and time limited, no parking, incorrect lot) - $25
- Driving or parking on sidewalks, lawns, around gates/barricades - $50
- Moving violations (speed, reckless/careless driving, inattentive) - $50
- Falsifying, transferring or altering permit or permit information - $50
- Handicapped Zone Violation - $100 (non-appealable)
- Wheel lock removal - $50
- Safe and Sober Violation - $50 (non-appealable)
- Any violation after the 3rd ticket received during an academic year - $50
- Fire lanes - $50 (non-appealable)
- Emergency response violation - $200 (non-appealable)
- Vehicles not registered that have to be looked up through the Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles to identify owner and operator - $10 (in addition to any fines for violations)
- Failure to update information upon license change - $10
Those whose driving or disregard of parking regulations threatens the safety of the campus or demonstrate an unwillingness to park responsibly, or receive a third violation are required to meet with the traffic coordinator and may have their permit and/or driving privileges revoked on either campus. Upon receipt of a 7th ticket, driving privileges may be revoked until a review takes place. The registered owner of the vehicle will be held responsible when the driver cannot be determined. Vehicles will be wheel-locked or towed at owner's expense if there is a continued disregard of policy. Vehicles blocking fire lanes or parking in a posted tow away zone are subject to tow at the owner's expense. CSB Security parking tickets are placed directly on vehicles. SJU Life Safety Services sends violations through campus mail (not placed on the vehicle).
Emergency Response Violations - CSB/SJU
Individuals and vehicles that impede the emergency response of medical, fire, security and safety personnel or vehicles are subject to judicial sanctions, towing of vehicles, and may have their permit or driving privileges on both campuses revoked. These sanctions are not subject to appeal as they impact the health, safety and wellness of our communities. Actions that are in this category include, but are not limited to:
- Interfering with the actions of emergency responding personnel
- Parking in fire lanes or blocking access to a building during emergencies
- Reckless endangerment of persons and property
Appeals - CSB/SJU
If you believe you have received a citation in error or have extraordinary circumstances, you may appeal the violation by completing the appropriate appeals form. Click HERE for tickets received for violations at the College of Saint Benedict. Click HERE for tickets received for violations at Saint John's University. Appeals must be submitted within ten (10) business days of the date of the violation to the campus where the ticket was issued. Appeals made after that deadline will not be accepted unless approved by the parking coordinator.
The purchase of a parking permit does not guarantee a specific parking space. Parking permits are issued for student, employee and corporate vehicles at the CSB Security Office in Mary Commons at the time the vehicle is registered. Permits can be obtained at CSB Security from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Guests who park a vehicle on campus must register their vehicle with Security so that it is properly identified. Vehicles must be registered by the vehicle owner or family member responsible for it.
Student permits are issued for one vehicle for a one-year period. Students may register their vehicle at housing selection time in the Spring of the previous school year. Students who register their vehicle early will receive their parking permit sticker with their room keys in the Fall. Students should remove expired permits so that the current permit is the only one being displayed. The current price of an annual permit at the beginning of the academic year is:
- ANNUAL: $150 (+ tax for students living off campus)
- SEMESTER: $75 (+ tax for students living off campus)
First Year CSB students with a valid parking permit are assigned to Lots 9 & 11 with overflow parking allowed in Lot 12.
CSB sophomores, juniors and seniors that live on campus and have a valid student permit may park in any designated STUDENT parking lot on a first come-first served basis. "Student" parking lots include: 2 ,4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15 & 17. CSB juniors and seniors, selected by lottery, are eligible for a limited number of special parking permits in Lot #5. Students who accept special parking permits are required to move their vehicles out of Lot 5 upon notice (24-hour minimum) of a large event scheduled at the Gorecki Dining & Conference Center or Benedicta Arts Center.
CSB students that live off campus, and SJU students parking at CSB must use Lots 2 & 12 and are required to have a valid CSB or SJU parking permit on their vehicle. Parking in Lot 2 is allowed for all vehicles with a valid CSB/SJU student or employee parking permit between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
All CSB student vehicles must have either a valid parking sticker permanently affixed to the driver's side back window or a short-term (temporary) parking permit placed on the vehicle's rear-view mirror.
NOTE: CSB student vehicles with a valid parking permit are required to park in Flynntown when attending classes or otherwise visiting the St. John's campus.
Except for specific reserved or designated parking spaces, CSB/SJU employees may park in any designated EMPLOYEE parking lot on a first come-first served basis. Designated "employee" lots include: 1,2,3,8,10,12 & 14. Parking in Lot 2 is allowed for all vehicles with a valid CSB/SJU parking permit between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Each year, the Department of Security receives a number of requests from students, faculty and staff who are seeking parking spaces closer to their residence halls or academic buildings because they have suffered some type of injury (broken foot, leg, ankle, etc) or have a medical condition that restricts movement or makes walking difficult (heart concerns, pregnancy, circulation issues, etc). Most often these requests are for TEMPORARY consideration for a relatively short period of time (30-90 days). Although exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis, persons who require parking consideration for an extended period of time are encouraged to obtain a Handicapped Parking Permit through the State of Minnesota - Department of Motor Vehicles.
In an effort to better serve these individuals, a MEDICAL PARKING AUTHORIZATION program was created. This program is designed to identify vehicles that are allowed to park in handicapped stalls on both campuses (on-campus only). It should be noted that the use of handicapped parking stalls on either campus for this program is done on a "first-come, first-served" basis. There are NO handicapped stalls on either campus that are "reserved" for a specific individual.
Students/staff/faculty members must already possess a valid CSB parking permit to be eligible to receive a "medical parking premit". Interested individuals must obtain their medical parking permit from administrative/supervisory staff within the Department of Security. The Department of Security reserves the right (1) to require a doctor's slip prior to issuing a medical permit and, (2) to revoke the continued use of the medical permit if the privilege is abused.
SHORT-TERM PERMITS (Temporary) - CSB
Short-term parking permits for parking on the CSB campus are obtained from the Security Department (Mary Hall Commons) during normal office hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Short-term permits are sold at a cost of $1 per day. Short-term permits may be obtained for any duration, but typically are issued for less than 7 days. Short-term permits must be prominently displayed on the vehicle's rear-view mirror.
A motorcycle may be added to a student's current parking permit at no charge to be used when the primary vehicle is not parked on campus. Motorcycles registered in this manner must be parked in the same lot that is authorized by the owner's parking permit.
Review parking regulations and parking lot assignments at Saint John's University
Frequently Asked Questions
If I have a visitor on campus, what should I do about a parking permit?
Contact the CSB Security Department at 363-5000. Indicate that you have a guest and how long they will be staying on campus. Security office personnel will issue a "short-term" (temporary) parking permit with instructions to park in lots specifically set aside for guests.
I was only parked there for a few minutes, why did I get a ticket?
Campus parking is clearly marked with signs. The Department of Security is also bound by State and Federal rules and regulations regarding parking. Fire lanes are designed by the State Fire Marshal and compliance with those regulations is State Law. Should a State Fire Marshal come to campus and note a failure to comply, the institution could be fined thousands of dollars until compliance is achieved. Specific reasons exist for the development of a successful parking program on our campus. We also ask that you pay particular attention to Monastery parking and respect their parking lots, guest spaces and the circle in front of the Gathering Place. These areas are clearly marked. We must work together to honor and respect each others space. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, we invite you to e-mail them to the Department of Security.
How do I get a permit?
Contact the CSB Security Department at 363-5000 to receive assistance. Or, go to the Security Office located in the first floor of Mary Hall Commons.
My friend used my car and he/she parked it in the wrong place and I got a ticket. What should I do about this?
Your vehicle is registered in your name and is your responsibility. You are responsible for any tickets issued to your vehicle. If your friend is going to use your car, make sure that he/she knows where it is supposed to be parked. Since he/she used your car, you may feel that he/she should be responsible to reimburse you for the ticket. You may be right, but that is between you and your friend. The fine received for a parking violation will be billed to the Student Account of the individual who registered the vehicle.
I had night class at SJU and when I came home there was nowhere in my lot for me to park. What should I do?
Contact the CSB Security Department at 363-5000. If there is a special event at the Haehn Campus Center, the Benedicta Arts Center or the Gorecki Dining and Conference Center we may have had to direct visitors to available parking. We can let you know when the event is scheduled to end. Until that time, we will direct you to park in an open area and we will provide an escort for you to your residence. After the event, it will be necessary for you to move your car to the proper lot. Both CSB and SJU promote public events inviting guests outside of our communities. Some of these guests are parents or grandparents of current or future students or alumnus/alumna of SJU or CSB. Because parking space ordinarily is limited, sometimes there is a need to temporarily relocate your vehicle to accommodate guests and visitors. In all cases, we are grateful that you are a cooperative member of this community.
I am parked in a 15 minutes parking space in front of _____ and now my care won't start. What should I do?
We can accommodate you for a short period of time in order to resolve your issue when we know that you are experiencing difficulties. If your car needs a jump start or you need other assistance, please contact us at 363-5000.
I am only going to be here the first semester and then I graduate. Why do I have to purchase a parking permit for the entire year?
This is partly due to bookkeeping and to keep track of who is coming and going throughout the year. Things change, and your student status may change. Upon notice/request you will be reimbursed for any unused portion of an annual permit.
My parents are letting me use their car and I will only have it here for two weeks. Do I have to buy a permit for the whole year?
We understand that there will be times that you will only have a car on campus for a short period of time. You can purchase a Short-Term (temporary) parking permit for any period of time at a cost of $1 per day.
I am a faculty member and I teach on both campuses. When I come back and all the employee spaces are full where I generally park, what am I supposed to do?
Employees (faculty and staff) are allowed to park in any designated EMPLOYEE parking lot. If your "normal" lot is full, you may park in any other designated employee lot. Parking in handicapped spaces, designated STUDENT parking lots, along the curb at roadside, on sidewalks, or in traffic "aisles" is prohibited. If you have large bundles of books or other materials, call Security at 363-5000 and we will assist you.


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Types of Cancer Treatment
Find out what you need to know about the many types of cancer treatment. Learn how they work and why they are used, and get an idea of what to expect and how they might affect you if you're getting them.
Clinical Trials
Some cancer treatments are still experimental and are only available through clinical trials. Here you can learn how clinical trials work, find tools to help you decide if a clinical trial may be right for you, and search for specific studies you may be eligible to take part in.
Managing Side Effects
Get information about the physical side effects that can be caused by different cancer treatments and what you can do to manage them.
Coping with Cancer
Learn about the types of feelings people with cancer commonly experience during and after treatment. We also offer suggestions for healthy ways deal with these common feelings.
Tools to Monitor Treatment
These worksheets (in PDF format) can help you keep track of your side effects and medications so that you can better communicate with your health care team about them.
More Details about Getting Treatment
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The terms "complementary" and "alternative" are sometimes used to refer to non-traditional methods of diagnosing, preventing, or treating cancer or its symptoms. Here you'll find general information to help you better understand what these terms mean and how to decide if using them is right for you.
Palliative Care
Palliative care is care that focuses on relieving symptoms and side effects caused by serious illnesses like cancer and its treatment. It can be given along with treatment and at any point during a person's illness to help them feel more comfortable.
If Cancer Treatments Stop Working
If one type of cancer treatment stops working and the cancer either keeps growing or comes back, another type of treatment might help. But when many different treatments have been tried and are no longer controlling the cancer, it could be time to weigh the benefits and risks of continuing to try new treatments.


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ABC News Reagan Speech Poll, August 1987 (ICPSR 8861)
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This survey was conducted following President Reagan's broadcast speech of August 12, 1987. Respondents were asked if they had seen or heard any of the speech, if they were satisfied with the explanations Reagan gave for the Iran-Contra arms affair, and if they felt Reagan was telling the truth and had answered their questions about his role in the affair. Respondents also were asked if they had a favorable view of a number of the goals Reagan mentioned he would like to accomplish before the end of his term and if they thought he would be able to make progress in accomplishing them. Additional questions put to all respondents focused on the United States' military presence in the Persian Gulf. Demographic characteristics of respondents also are included.
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- ABC News. ABC NEWS REAGAN SPEECH POLL, AUGUST 1987. Radnor, PA: Chilton Research Services [producer], 1987. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-12-12. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08861.v1
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Thank you very much for your interest in supporting our recreation and leisure programs. Many opportunities exist within the City of Orangeburg Parks and Recreation Department to lend a hand, and such support from outstanding businesses and civic groups like yours is not only a tremendous asset, but a necessary ingredient for the success of our ventures.
Youth sports teams such as baseball, softball, soccer, basketball and football, are each represented by an individual sponsor. A one-time sponsorship fee will help provide jerseys with the sponsor's name for our players/coaches, and offsets the cost of game officials and equipment. Additionally this will help make available quality and rewarding recreation opportunities for many youth in the Orangeburg area and will expose them to fun-filled pursuits that they otherwise might not experience. Each sponsor will receive publicity on the uniforms, game schedules, and a sponsorship plague complete with team picture. Should your team capture the league title, a championship trophy will also be awarded to your organization. Sponsorships are offered at a variety of prices including $180, $300, and $400 for youth teams.
If your organization would like to contribute to an area other than athletics, we also have an array of ongoing leisure programs and special events. For further details about this, or any other aspect of Parks and Recreation Department, please feel free to
Once again, thank you for your interest in a sponsorship with the City of Orangeburg Parks and Recreation Department, and we look forward to working with you in the near future.
Sponsorship Forms may be...
Faxed: (803) 533-6027
Mailed: Shawn Taylor, Superintendent of Recreation and Marketing
City of Orangeburg Parks and Recreation Dept.
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Orangeburg, SC
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A 19-year-old former Sterling Heights woman was sentenced to 50 hours of community service and counseling for starving her two pet pit bulls, one of which died.
Lisa M. Precourt on Friday was ordered by Judge Michael Maceroni of 41A District Court in Sterling Heights to pay $5,000 in restitution and $500 in court costs. She also cannot own any animals during her two-year probation.
Charged Dec. 7, she previously pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty for her treatment of the American Pit Bull Terriers, which she surrendered in emaciated condition to the Detroit Bully Corps, a 'bully breeds' rescue group. 'Kilo,' which was renamed 'Angel' by the DBC, died while 'Chaos,' renamed 'Shiner,' survived.
The case drew the attention of other animal rescue groups.
The outcome pleased DBC leaders, although they would like to have seen her community service assigned to the organization.
'The judge went way beyond the probation department's recommendation and we are thankful he sent a strong message that animal cruelty will not be tolerated,' said Bill Bellottie of the DBC.
'Angel and Shiner's voices have been heard,' Missi Bellottie of the DBC added.
Precourt, who lived alone in an apartment and worked two jobs while attending college, said she was overwhelmed and didn't want the dogs taken away from her because they 'were all I had.' She said she inherited one dog from her father and obtained the second dog via craigslist.com.
She moved to live with her grandmother in Shelby Township after she was charged.
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On Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m., the president of Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council, Stan Stubbe, will take visitors through the wonders of Hopewell's night skies at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.
Hosted by the Friends of Hopewell Furnace, the program will highlight the exceptional values of the park's night skies with tips on how individuals can help protect their local night skies. Staged in the park's conference room, the program is free and open to the public.
In addition to being president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council, Stubbe is the owner of Stubbe Consulting LLC. He serves as lighting consultant for 17 townships in the review of the outdoor lighting elements of subdivision and land development, conditional use, special exception and building permit applications. He is a past president of the Green Valleys Association, past chair of the North Coventry Planning Commission, and currently serves as treasurer of the Federation of Northern Chester County Communities.
Author of the Outdoor Lighting Planning Bulletin for Chester County Planning Commission and several publications designed to inform the public on light conservation, he has prepared lighting technical documents and ordinances for more than 35 municipalities.
Holding a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University, Stubbe is a member of the International Dark-Sky Association, the International Illumination Commission, IEEE, and a member emeritus of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
Hopewell Furnace lies at the center of Hopewell Big Woods. In 2012, the Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council declared Hopewell Big Woods Pennsylvania's First Night Skies Conservation Area to bring attention to the need to protect the area's extraordinary night sky values. The park is leading a national park service effort to protect dark skies and invites the public to join in this effort.
The ChesMont Astronomical Society staged their public StarFest event at the park in 2012, with plans to hold it at Hopewell Furnace in 2013.
While at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, visitors are encouraged to go into the village, tour the buildings and learn about the Iron Making Industry and why Hopewell Furnace is important to our nation's history.
The park is located five miles south of Birdsboro, off Route 345. For more information, stop by the park's visitor center, call 610-582-8773, visit the park's website at www.nps.gov/hofu, or contact the park by e-mail at email@example.com.


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A Saudi diplomat held hostage in Yemen since March appealed to King Abdullah to meet al Qaeda's demands to free detained women to ensure his release, according to a video recording posted online late on Wednesday.
It was at least the third video statement by Abdullah al-Khalidi since militants seized the Saudi vice consul in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.
The United States and its Gulf Arab allies have been worried by the reach of al Qaeda and its allies in Yemen.
Khalidi, who appeared composed and wore a white robe and head dress, said Saudi authorities need to do all they could to ensure his freedom.
"I am a Saudi citizen who has served the Saudi government in more than one location. Don't I deserve to be released in exchange for setting some women free, just as Israel did when it freed more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for its prisoner held by Hamas," he said.
Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in October and December last year in a deal with Islamist group Hamas to free soldier Gilad Shalit after five years of captivity in the Gaza Strip.
Khalidi said Saudi authorities had met some of al Qaeda's demands and freed some of the detained women.
"I wish that the rest of the women in Saudi prisons be freed and that the remaining al Qaeda demands be met," Khalidi said.
"I appeal to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal to help free me from captivity from al Qaeda and to meet the demands presented by the organisation to the government of Saudi Arabia," he added.
There was nothing in the footage to indicate when it was recorded and its authenticity could not be verified. Saudi officials were not immediately available to comment.
The Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is seen by US officials as the most dangerous offshoot of the global militant network.
A militant who claimed responsibility for Khalidi's abduction had threatened to kill the diplomat unless a ransom was paid and al Qaeda prisoners were freed from Saudi jails.
Last month, five al Qaeda-linked women detainees were freed by Saudi authorities. Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki said at the time that the move was not linked to the demands of Khalidi's captors.For all the latest business news from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and Linkedin, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.
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Move over, Mr. Softee. There's a new ice cream truck in the 'hood, and it probably doesn't play that annoying jingle, either. According to Popgadget, a UK-based company called Scoop is unleashing these flashy little vehicles, which look like the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine with a new-rave makeover, throughout London. They feature "hot lights, funky beats, and high end ice cream served in slick Chinese take out boxes." The blinged-out vans sure do look cool, and I bet they serve some pretty neat flavors (You think they'd have Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream?) On the other hand, I can see childhood-ish elation ("Yay! It's the ice cream truck!) and adult party-heartiness ("Dude, I'm soooo drunk!") to be a potentially dangerous mix. Y'know, mob scenes.
But I'd still be pretty pumped if we saw these stateside at some point in the near future.
P.S.: Today is unofficially a Party Friday here at Crave. In case you couldn't tell.


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I've not been on here anything like as much in last couple of years but have not lost my interest in railways, merely been working in other spheres. Result of one of those research spheres is a chapter in this book coming out later in the year.
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Institutions and individuals in 39 states receive support for high-quality humanities projects
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced that 86 successful applicants will receive $17,879,985 in awards and offers. This funding will support the production and development of media projects, the planning and implementation of museum exhibitions and library-based projects, educators' professional development, collaborative research, and the preparation of texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions.
Additionally, it will provide long-term support in and for humanities activities that explore significant themes and events in American history and will support collaborative projects that explore new ways to share, examine, and interpret humanities collections in a digital environment.
"The Endowment offers diverse and competitive grant opportunities in order to promote excellence in the humanities," said NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. "The recipients announced today represent scholarship and programming at its very best across a wide variety of disciplines and institutions."
This award cycle, institutions and individuals in 39 states received support from the NEH. A complete state-by-state listing of total grants and offers of matching funds is available below, along with a brief document describing the specific programs and grant categories awarded this cycle:
The NEH grants announced today come from all of the Endowment's major program areas—Education (in cooperation with the Office of Digital Humanities), Preservation and Access, Public, Research, and Challenge Grants. Also awarded today are the We the People Project Grants for State Humanities Councils offered through the NEH's Federal/State Partnership. These grants, which are a part of the We the People program, encourage and strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture.


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Odds of Denver hosting the next Winter Classic
I'd put them at about 3 percent right now. Not saying it might not happen, but from what I've gathered talking to people around the league, the NHL just doesn't seem quite ready to tap Denver as a Winter Classic host city.
I guess Pierre LeBrun said on "Hockey Night in Canada" last night, though, that Denver has emerged as a "favorite", along with Philadelphia, to host the game next Jan. 1st. Pierre is a good guy and ace reporter, but I definitely haven't heard Denver as being a favorite and I don't think it'll happen, not this next one anyway. But maybe Pierre has a better source on this one than me. Quite possible. I wasn't at the Winter Classic in Pittsburgh over the weekend, and he was, so maybe he got a great tip and, listen, I hope Denver gets it. I really hope Denver gets it. I can picture one heck of a show Denver could put on here.
The last few Classics had been played during the day, but I think the rainy weather in Pittsburgh this time had the unintentional effect of making a city such as Denver more of a possibility in the league's eyes to host it, with the game being moved to a night game. The big worry about Denver is that it could be a 65-degree day on Jan. 1st, and we'd witness a game in slush.
But the weather almost always is chilly at night here, so why not play a game under the lights of Invesco Field? We'd get John Elway to drop out the first puck, bring in Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg, get some of the old Red Wings alumni in as well, and have one heck of a warm-up alumni game before the current Avs and Wings take the ice.
(Come to think of it, the alumni game would be the one everybody would want to see the most, right? Are we all in agreement we wouldn't mind seeing Claude Lemieux and Darren McCarty play each other one more time in Avs-Wings sweaters?).
Incidentally, I asked NHL commish Gary Bettman the very question of Denver being a host city next year or anytime soon after, when he made the media rounds in Florida last month after the board of governors meetings.
He tap-danced around the question, saying there is "always no shortage of interest from teams around the league from hosting the Classic." But the vibe I've gotten from league personnel is: they're just not quite ready to take the Classic out West.
My bet is a Flyers-Penguins Classic next year in Philly. You can pretty much count on a cold New Year's Day in Philly, you've got a great Eastern rivalry and you've got Sidney Crosby.
TV execs don't care about the new, young and fast Avalanche. They care about ratings, and the only guarantee the American TV networks have in moving the needle still is Sidney Crosby. Period. Yeah, teams like Chicago and Philly and the Rangers can move the needle, but only when they are playing well and into the playoffs.
Crosby moves the needle no matter the game, no matter the time of the year. So I'll put my money on another year of Sid, this time in Philly against the hated Flyers. I can already hear the hockey purists in the media whining about the Classic "not being spread around enough" to other parts. TV execs don't give a hoot about fairness. They want ratings. That's why you only see the Lakers on TV every Christmas day, or LeBron.
The Avs hosting the Penguins at Invesco? Now that might not be a bad sell, except nobody in the U.S. knows about the Avs, not the general interest sports fan anyway. And that's the kind of crowd the Classic is all about attracting.
Yet, people around the country know about Denver. They have the perception of it being a "snow city" (even though us locals know most of the snow only flies in the mountains, not in the city – and yet I say that as I stare at snow covering my neighbor's roof at the moment).
So, from that standpoint, it could be a decent sell for the networks. "Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, live from the Mile High City of Denver, where John Elway drops the opening puck – next on NBC!"
We'd get some great shots of Vail pass, and John Elway, and old snow games at Mile High Stadium, maybe Tim Tebow shots drinking cocoa and predictable media stories about the altitude playing a factor and…oh, this could be great!
That could work. So, hmmm, I'm starting to want to up the odds of my original prognosis already. How about 10 percent now?
Make it happen, Denver!


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Notice: Procedure for Processing Adoption Cases
This notice provides supplemental information to the adoption notice of October 7, 2011, adding additional details on the process applicable to orphan petitions filed with a U.S. Embassy Consular Section overseas. While the description has been tailored to answer inquiries specific to Ethiopia, the steps described in this explanation apply to all non-Hague countries. This notice only describes the process for Forms I-600 filed with U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa. For processing information on cases filed domestically with USCIS through the National Benefits Center (NBC), please refer to the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov.
Once adoptive parents are in possession of the final adoption decree from the Federal First Instance Court, approval letters from the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs, the child's birth certificate and Ethiopian passport, and all other required Form I-600 supporting documentation, they (or their authorized agent) may file Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, with the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa if they have met the physical presence requirements for filing a Form I-600 petition overseas.
Upon receipt of the Form I-600 and accompanying documentation, the U.S. Embassy begins the Form I-604, Determination on Child for Adoption, orphan status investigation – the process to determine if the child meets the definition of an orphan under U.S. immigration law. The time frame for completion of the Form I-604 determination depends on the circumstances of each case, but can take up to several weeks or months. During this time, additional information or documentation may be requested by the U.S. Embassy for cases with insufficient or deficient supporting evidence to determine orphan status.
In certain cases it may be necessary to interview the child's Ethiopian birth parent(s) or guardian, or the individual who found an abandoned child, to resolve errors or discrepancies discovered in the case file. The U.S. Embassy conducts such interviews for cases in which the consular officer deems interview(s) necessary to make a determination on the child's orphan status. Birth relative and other interviews are often an integral part of the Form I-604 determination.
The U.S. Embassy must then determine whether the case is clearly approvable. If a case is clearly approvable, the U.S. Embassy approves the Form I-600 petition and issues an immigrant visa. If there are questions regarding the child's orphan status or the information is insufficient to make a determination, federal regulation requires that the U.S. Embassy forwards the case as "not clearly approvable" to the USCIS Field Office in Nairobi, Kenya, for further processing. When this occurs, the U.S. Embassy sends out a transfer notice to the petitioners when the case is physically forwarded to USCIS Nairobi, and provides contact information for further questions.
Upon receipt of a petition identified as "not clearly approvable," the USCIS Nairobi Field Office notifies the parent(s) that the case has been received and issues requests for additional evidence and other notices, if necessary. Upon review of all available evidence including any response to a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny, USCIS issues a decision and notify the petitioners. For details of the USCIS process, please visit USCIS' Ethiopia Q&A page. If the case is approved, USCIS Nairobi returns the case to the U.S. Embassy for visa processing.
Ethics, Transparency, Support
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Happy 2013! New Year's resolutions have been made. As many embark on the journey to weight loss for the new year, it's fitting to explore the increasingly popular, paleo (Paleolithic) diet. The paleo diet has been around since humankind, but there has been a rise in this particular diet because of CrossFit, a trending fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity within a community environment. As a CrossFitter, I immediately saw that paleo is the diet for CrossFit enthusiasts. It was first introduced to the CrossFit community by Robb Wolf, former CrossFit nutrition adviser and author of The Paleo Solution. News of this low carb, high protein diet quickly spread throughout the CrossFit community and eventually replaced the initial CrossFit Zone diet because it produced results to be lean, energized and strong.
What is Paleo?
Known as the caveman or hunter-gatherer diet, this nutritional plan entails consuming unprocessed foods with high protein, lean meats from grass fed animals and complimented with moderate fruit and vegetable intake for healthier carbohydrate sources. The diet restricts: processed foods, dairy, grains, legumes and sweets. When in doubt, ask, "What would a caveman eat?"
Paleo and Tea
Water is the recommended beverage of choice, but is tea accepted in the paleo diet? Paleo purists would probably shake their heads no, but nowadays, modern Paleoists make exceptions to fit these modern times. Bacon is a processed meat, but many paleo dieters can't resist it. Along the same lines, tea is a subjective topic for paleoists. Purists forbid it because of its caffeine content; while some say caffeine free blends or tisanes are fine.
Nonetheless, paleo palates can enjoy tea-like substitutes from Art of Tea's rooibos blends. Although rooibos is part of the legume family, a dietary restriction, paleoists still drink it for its many health benefits. This caffeine-free red bush from South Africa is notably rich in antioxidants and helps fuel the body with iron. French Lemon Ginger, Italian Blood Orange and Rooibos alone are great tisanes to start with.
Other paleoists argue that organic teas or least processed teas are accepted. Given that reasoning, white teas are the least processed tea type (simply picked and dried) and so are often referred to as the most organic. Paleoists who don't mind the caffeine can drink organic white teas such as Silver Needle, White Picked Monkey and White Peony.
Paleo-coffee fanatics also known as caffeine lovers can still get their caffeine in healthier doses through green tea. It's widely accepted because of its natural health benefits. In keeping with the Stone Age premise of the diet, we recommend Art of Tea's minimally caffeinated Kukicha Twig Tea and Green Kukicha. These earthy greens are made of the twigs and leaves from the tea plant Camellia Sinensis.
For more information about the paleo diet, check out Wolf's website at http://robbwolf.com/. Another plan that follows a stringent nutritional structure similar to paleo is Whole 9. Learn more at http://whole9life.com/start/.
Melissa is the Business Development Manager at Art of Tea. Contact her directly with any feedback, ideas or questions via Google+.


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Within the nucleus of our cells, a very fine thread like structure is present known as chromosome. The chief component of chromosome is the DNA( Deoxyribonucleic acid). Without getting into much detail, just know this that the DNA can be represented as a string of letters. Example- ACCTGATCGATCAGTGACGAT, such strings are known as DNA sequences.
Let us align 2 DNA sequences. Seq1- ACTG Seq2- ACTP. Without using any algorithms, we can determine the alignment of these 2 sequence.
Seq1- ABCNYRQCLCRPM( Query Sequence )
Seq2- AYCYNRCKCRBP( Subject Sequence )
In such cases, we use algorithms; 2 main algorithms used are Needleman-Wunsch algorithm and Smith-Waterman algorithm. The former is used for Global Alignment while the latter is used for Local alignment. In Global Alignment the whole of the query seqence is compared to the subject sequence for alignment. In Local Alignment, the query sequence is partioned and , and the bits are compared to the subject sequence. Let us solve the above problem using Needleman-Wunsch algorithm.
3 steps are involved-
=> Initiation of the matrix
=> Filling up the matrix
=> Tracing back
Before we initiate the matrix we have to assign the match value, mismatch value and gap value. Let us keep, match=5 mismatch=-3 gap=-4
=> Filling up the matrix
Then make another similar matrix. In that fill up the same position, with the type of value you have chosen i.e. - whether the diagonal value is selected, the top value is selected or the left value is selected.
Continue filling both the matrix
Figure2- Filled up matrix
Figure3- Filled up Location matrix
=>Tracing back
Figure4- Tracing back of the matrix
Based upon the second matrix, we shall trace back. Our start position is the last cell of the last row, and our stopping position should be the first cell of the first row.
After we have obtained the trace back matrix, we shall do the final alignment.
Final Alignment on the basis of first pathway in matrix is:-
Figure5- First pathway in the matrix
If a cell has diagonal arrow, arising from it, then there will be a match. Example- Just consider the brown labeled cell in the above diagram, since it has a diagonal arrow arising from it, P from the left axis and P from the top axis would be a match.
If the cell has vertical arrow arising from it, then there will be a gap along the query sequence. Example- Just consider the green labeled matrix in the above diagram, since it has a vertical arrow arising from it, there would be a gap along the top axis.
If the cell has a horizontal arrow arising from it, then there will be a gap along the subject sequence. Example- Just consider the pink labeled matrix in the above diagram, since it has a horizontal arrow arising from it, there would be a gap along the left axis.
Figure6- Final Result on the basis of the first pathway
Similarly do Final Alignment on the basis of second pathway in matrix:-
Figure8- Final Result on the basis of the second pathway
Both these alignments are correct. I hope you have understood this concept, if not feel free to comment and I shall solve your doubts.


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RIP Zelda Kaplan
Last night, the 95-year-old socialite Zelda Kaplan died in the front row of Joanna Mastroianni Fall 2012 runway show in Lincoln Center. Zelda had been a fixure of the New York nightlife scene and fashion world since the 60s. While most of her peers were settling in their children's homes or migrating to retirement communities, […]Read more


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Congratulations on backing up your PC--but you aren't as safe as you may think you are. Files on your backup drive can be just as vulnerable to disaster as files on your main system are. Most recently, CryptoLocker demonstrated that an external drive connected to a PC--a secondary hard drive, for example, or an external USB hard drive used for backup--could fall victim to ransomware just as easily as the PC on the other end of the cable.
"A lot of people got burned by CryptoLocker because their attached backup drives were also encrypted by the Trojan," says Dwayne Melancon, CTO of enterprise security company Tripwire. "CryptoLocker encrypts local data files, but it also looks for attached storage devices, network shares, and other storage locations connected to your computer."
Don't let a CryptoLocker-style catastrophe happen to you. Here are a few options for protecting your backup drive against such attacks.
Disconnect your backup data
Marc Maiffret, CTO of security software firm BeyondTrust, sums up the most common-sense solution: "Make sure to back up to a media that can be removed physically from your system and stored offline."
This approach is less convenient, of course, but it's a good habit to form for a couple of reasons. First, it moves your backup data out of harm's way if ransomware ever infects your PC. Second, if you store the backup media in a fire safe--or better still, offsite in a safety deposit box, the backup may survive even if a natural or unnatural physical disaster destroys the original data.
One option is to back up your data to less-volatile media such as recordable CDs or DVDs. Once a recording session is finalized, the data should be safe from malware threats even if the disc remains in the drive. The downside of using optical discs is the media's much smaller storage capacity compared to a modern hard drives, meaning that performing a full backup may require multiple discs.
Back up to the cloud
Rather than backing up locally, consider using the cloud. Cloud backup applications generally run as a background service that the system doesn't view as an attached or networked drive. As a result, malware threats are unlikely to spread directly to cloud backup.
Most modern backup systems use a proprietary storage format for further protection. "This makes the backed-up files unable to be read or written to by common malware," says Paul Lipman, CEO of Total Defense, which sells online backup services as well as antivirus and security software. "It doesn't mean it's impossible--it's just highly unlikely. Malware generally works by attaching to existing files on the system; and in cases of proprietary storage formats, the malware would not be able to infect the backup directly."
Note, however, that most cloud backup services automatically sync and update data. If your local PC is compromised, you'll want to disable the service to prevent the compromised data from overwriting your good backup data.
Back up multiple versions
The most effective way to safeguard your backup is maintain more than one copy of your data.
There are two ways to do this. First, most security experts recommend backing up your important data to more than one location. For example, back up to an external USB drive that you disconnect when it's not in use, and also use a cloud backup service. That way if infection or physical disaster compromises either backup, you'll still have a good copy of the data.
The second way is to maintain version histories of your files: Save multiple backups from different points in time, and choose a cloud backup service that stores more than just the most recent backup, so you can restore data from a time before the compromise occurred.
"I go a step further and also create several generations of local and off-site image backups of my computer, so I can quickly restore one of them if my system is lost, compromised, or otherwise unusable," Tripwire's Melancon says.
Your backup drive needs a backup plan. Without one, you're not much better off than if you'd never backed up in the first place. Follow one of the methods laid out here to ensure that your backup will be there--in readable form--when you need it most.
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Summary The Undergrad Intern will work closely with a multidisciplinary team responsible for the Incoming Raw Material Operations Improvement activities of Amgen's Supply Chain Department. The candidate will be working with all the functions within AML Supply Chain. In addition, the candidate will support any optimization projects related to the Incoming Area that will help increase efficiency in the Incoming area. The selected candidate will begin on June 2019. The Undergrad Intern will apply the skills learned at the university in the pharmaceutical industry and learn new ones from hands on experience of work assignment. Key skills include but are not limited to: communication, planning, organization, problem solving, team-working, data monitoring etc. This role will work and/or support real projects under supervision and guidance of highly skilled professionals that will help student to gain practical experience in the pharmaceutical field. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to: Complete Yellow Belt Projects at the Incoming Raw Material Area and Sanitization Improvement Project Provides data analysis and interpretation, and assesses impact of the data on the project Develops and follows timelines for completing project team work Basic Qualifications Be in the process of earning a Bachelor's degree in Biology or Sciences Have completed at least 2 years of college education At least 3.20 GPA (General) Be enrolled in school Not yet graduated Pursuing an applicable degree or course of studies Bilingual Preferred Qualifications Be enroll in school under a Coop program Strong technical writing skills Good interpersonal skills Able to work with minimum supervision Well Organized Meet milestones and deliver high quality results Enthusiastic about learning new concepts and work processes Proficient in the following software: MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential
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