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Stephen Miller, Graduate Program Director of the Biotechnology Program at UMBC, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. His laboratory studies green algae, both in the context of fundamental biological processes (such as growth and development), and in the context of biotechnology, as platforms for bioremediation and production of biofuels and higher value materials. Dr. Miller has 15+ years experience with the administration of UMBC biology-related graduate programs, serving on the Biological Sciences graduate committee nearly every year he has been at UMBC, and was Graduate Program Director (GPD) for Biology PhD and MS programs from 2011-2015. He has been GPD of the BTEC program since the spring of 2015. Dr. Miller teaches a graduate-level course on the role of small RNAs in the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes and developed/designed the curriculum for BTEC651 (Molecular and Cell Biology).
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Sanjeev Ahuja joined the Biotechnology program as an instructor in 2008. As Senior Scientist in MedImmune's Process Cell Culture department in Gaithersburg, MD, he manages process development, scale up, scale down, commercial support, and technology development in support of mammalian cell culture processes. He is equally involved in applying statistical principles to development of cell culture processes and data mining techniques to enhance the understanding of commercial bioprocesses. Prior to joining MedImmune, Dr. Ahuja had had extensive experience in various aspects of development and commercialization of upstream processes including bacterial fermentation, mammalian cell culture, and associated primary recovery unit operations at Biogen Idec, Human Genome Sciences, and Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
Dr. Ahuja received his M.S. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from UMBC. He primarily teaches BTEC 652: Applied Bioprocess Engineering. Additionally, he is Six Sigma certified, has one patent, and is published in a variety of journals.
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B.S. Biology, State University, New York
M.S., Ph.D., Microbial and Molecular Genetics, UMBC
Sheldon Broedel, a member of the UMBC faculty since 2008, has a combined 33 years of industry and academic experience. He is a founder/CEO/CSO of Athena Environmental Sciences, Inc., a diversified biotechnology company that specializes in designing, developing and manufacturing bio-based products. Under the Athena Enzyme Systems™ brand, the company makes and sells a line of biotools designed to improve the expression and recovery of recombinant proteins. Additionally, Dr. Broedel has held research and management positions with Martin Marietta Laboratories (now Lockheed-Martin), Dorlin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly ChekTec Corporation). In 2005, Dr. Broedel received UMBC's Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award. He has a diverse range of scientific publications, holds five issued patents, and has designed, reduced to practice and launched more than 160 products. Dr. Broedel and his development teams have received ten SBIR grant awards for their work with infectious diseases, environmental products and diagnostic tests. Athena currently has a portfolio of over 500 products serving world-wide biotechnology and consumer markets.
Dr. Broedel completed his B.S. in Biology at the State University of New York at Geneseo and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Microbial Genetics at UMBC. He also holds positions as the Associate Graduate Program Director and Instructor for the MPS: Biotechnology at UMBC and as an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
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MBA, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001
Postdoctoral, Texas A & M University, 1988
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1986
Dr. Bustos teaches BTEC 652: Molecular Biotechnology.
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Ms. Dudley teaches BTEC 670: Legal and Ethical Isssues.
B.S. Biology Mercyhurst College
Ph.D. Biochemistry West Virginia University
Dr. Federici has over 25 years of experience in the biotechnology industry. She has held various positions of increasing managerial responsibilities in several different biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. She is an expert in protein structural analysis, bioanalytical method development and biopharmaceutical product formulation development and manufacturing. During her tenure in several companies, Dr.Federici frequently had the responsibility for developing, presenting, and defending product approval strategies to the FDA and various international regulatory agencies. Dr. Federici was a contributing author of ICH Q6B international guidelines on biotechnology specifications and several industry position papers on product comparability and bioanaytical methodologies.
Marcia is currently self-employed as a biotechnology consultant. She authors regulatory documents for investigational drugs and license applications and provides expert advice on biopharmaceutical drug development and regulatory approval strategies.
Dr. Federici teaches BTEC 660: Regulatory Issues in Biotechnology
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
MBA, University of Houston
Ph.D., Applied Management and Decision Sciences, Walden University
Toby Gouker, an adjunct with UMBC since 2011, has over 33 years of management experience in industry and academia. Currently serving as a Principal for Two BG Consulting, Dr. Gouker advises various educational institutions and professional associations on training and education program development. Previously, he was the Director of Operations at Certisusa where he managed several biotech facilities, an Engineering Research and Development Manager at W.R. Grace & Co commercializing power plant and other source air pollution control products, and a Project Leader at Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
Dr. Gouker's additionally has served as the Provost at Lyman Spalding Institute, where led the effort to build a global continuing education program for scientists and engineers to ensure pharmaceutical workforce capacity, the Vice President of University Affairs at American Graduate University, where he functioned as the lead academic and operating officer and Executive Director at Laureate Education, Inc. where he led National Technological University through its merger with Walden University.
Dr. Gouker received his Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences from Walden University, his M.B.A. at the University of Houston, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Gouker is also an Adjunct Faculty member at American Graduate University and DeVry University.
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B.S., Business Administration, University of BaltimoreB.S., Business Administration, University of Baltimore
M.S., Accounting and Business Advisory Services, Towson University and University of Baltimore
Michelle Jones has over 20 years of experience in various accounting management positions. Currently, she serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Troika Entertainment, a touring musical theater company that produces shows throughout North America and the world. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing all of the financial, administrative and human resources aspects of the company.
Prior to joining Troika Entertainment, Ms. Jones held several Corporate Controller positions managing the day-to-day accounting of accounts receivables and collections, accounts payable, payroll and financial reporting. Ms. Jones has also been responsible for year-end financial and bank audits, reporting and filing payroll, sales tax and personal property taxes, budgeting and forecasting. She has also participated in several system implementations, worked on acquisitions, helped develop and complete Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and has developed compensation plans used in labor union negotiations.
Ms. Jones holds a B.S. in Business from the University of Baltimore, and a joint M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services from Towson University and the University of Baltimore. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
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B.S., Computer Information Systems, Eastern Washington University
M.S., Engineering Management, UMBC, 2014
Graduate, U.S. Army Computer Science School
Mr. Kirkwood has almost 30 years of leadership and management experience in both industry and the U.S. Army. He is currently an Engineering Program Manager for Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems in Linthicum, MD. He has been with Northrop Grumman for 18 years in a variety of leadership and management positions. His assignments include serving as the Communications Integrated Product Team lead for the Tactical Exploitation System, Department Systems Engineering Manager for the C4ISR Department, Lead Systems Engineer and Chief Engineer for the Distributed Common Ground System – Army (Version 4), and the manager for the Processing Architectures Department in the Advanced Concepts & Technology Division. Keith has also served as technical business development engineer and has been a functional manager for the previous 9 years.
Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Keith served as a Cavalry officer and a Systems Automation Acquisition officer for the United States Army for 11 years. As an acquisition officer, he was responsible for the software lifecycle management for the All Source Analysis System (ASAS). As a Cavalry officer, Keith was fortunate to be able to witness firsthand the fall of the East-West German border.
Keith's principal areas of interest include cyber security, system of systems engineering, processing architectures, intelligence processing systems, component based software engineering and model driven engineering.
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
M.S. and Ph.D., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Antonio Moreira is the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and a professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Dr. Moreira has both previous (Schering-Plough Corporation) and ongoing biotechnology industry contacts and experience. He draws from first-hand work in research and development, scale-up and introduction to commercialization of biotechnology products, such alpha interferon. Dr. Moreira has an active research program in bioprocess engineering and is a consultant to various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
He has received various awards including a NATO Senior Fellowship and the James Aggalloco Award from the Parenteral Drug Association. He served as the President for the Chesapeake Bay Area Chapter of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering; he is immediate past-chair of the Council for Biotechnology Centers for the BIO Industry Organization, and serves on scientific advisory boards for various organizations. Dr. Moreira is Chairman of Peritus Consultants, Inc. an international consulting corporation. He is also a graduate of Leadership Maryland, class of 1998.
He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Porto in Portugal and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Moreira is the Graduate Program Director for the Graduate Certificate in Biochemical Regulatory Engineering. He currently teaches BTEC 660: Regulatory Issues in Biotechnology and BTEC 662: Good Manufacturing Practices and Bioprocesses.
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MBA, University of Maryland
B.S., Systems Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy
Jonathan Powell, a Senior Program Manager for CACI, has over two decades of leadership experience both in industry and through service in the U.S. Navy. In his current position, he leads large complex software development efforts for the U.S. Army. Previously, Mr. Powell was a Project Executive for IBM's Corporate Global Pandemic Strategy Task Force. His other assignments at IBM included leadership roles on software implementations for various Federal Civilian and Classified organizations. During this time he also achieved IBM certifications as a Senior Project Manager and Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Designer. As an officer in the Navy, Mr. Powell was a Submariner as well as a Regional Director for Admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Mr. Powell received his Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and his M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. He also holds several advanced certificates, including a Master's Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), and the Cyber Security credential Security+. Mr. Powell's written work has been featured in numerous publications, including the magazines PM Network and Contract Management, respectively, as well as the journal CrossTalk.
In 2015, Mr. Powell was appointed to the Maryland Cybersecurity Council by the State Attorney General.
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Oporto
Ph.D., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Irina Ramos has over 7 years of experience in Biopharmaceutical Downstream Processing Development. As Scientist in MedImmune's Purification Process Sciences department in Gaithersburg, MD, she manages downstream process development and optimization, scale up, technology transfer activities into cGMP manufacturing to supply clinical trials and contributes to regulatory submissions.
Dr. Ramos received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oporto, School of Engineering and her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from UMBC. She primarily teaches BTEC 653.
You can view Dr. Ramos LinkedIn profile here.
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Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, UMBC
Timothy Wood is currently employed at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center as supervisor of the Department of Clinical Investigation, Research Operations Service Chemistry Section. His work is diverse and includes a variety of interests involving basic, translational, and applied chemistry research. His principal strengths include conducting collaborative and independent research using microbiological, molecular biology, structural biology and biochemistry techniques with significant experience in gene cloning, transcription regulation, recombinant protein expression, purification, and characterization through mutational analysis, functional assays and troubleshooting.
Dr. Wood's previous research experience includes training and post-doctoral work in macromolecular crystallography at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and The Skaggs Institute of Chemical Biology located in La Jolla, California. While at TSRI, Wood's primary focus was on understanding the chemical mechanism of chromophore synthesis of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP). He also worked on bacterial proteins involved in bacterial stress responses and pathogenesis. Wood's interest in bacterial pathogenesis began in graduate school at UMBC where he studied gene regulation under Dr. Richard E. Wolf, Jr.
Dr. Wood completed his B.S. in Biochemistry at Grove City College and his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology at UMBC. He currently teaches BTEC 650: Applied Biochemistry.
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B.S., Accounting, Towson University
M.B.A., Loyola College
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The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) has issued another warning regarding IPv4 address depletion and the need for members of its community to begin planning and adopting IPv6 as soon as possible.
A letter from John Curran, chairman of the ARIN Board of Trustees, states that the organization expects the IPv4 address pool to be depleted "within the next two years," or sometime in early 2011.
ARIN's recent warning states that its members should "begin planning for IPv6 adoption if you are not doing so already." The warning urges its members "to make your organization's publicly accessible resources available via IPv6 as soon as possible" to "maintain your Internet connectivity during this transition" from IPv4 to IPv6.
As one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) worldwide, ARIN handles the administration and allocation of Internet numbers to service providers, enterprises and other entities in the United States, Canada, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands. Those numbers include autonomous system numbers for backbone networks, and IPv4 and IPv6 address space. The other registries have similar concerns and have also issued policy statements.
IPv4 address depletion has been a well-known issue for more than 15 years and was the main driver for the development of the next generation of the protocol, IPv6. It has become an even hotter topic recently as the world begins to approach the exhaustion of the address space.
The actual exhaustion date has been the subject of speculation for years. The most respected statistical studies place the exhaustion of the IPv4 address pool governed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority — the parent organization of the RIRs — in late 2010. The five RIRs, which receive allocations from IANA for further assignment downstream, would see their address pools depleted throughout 2011.
Internet service providers would still have address space in their existing allocations for some time after exhausting their RIR pool but would not be able to obtain new IPv4 allocations. Eventually, that could slow the delivery of their service offerings and Internet expansion in general.
The fear of IPv4 address depletion has prompted concerns about address hoarding by service providers and other organizations that rush to obtain new allocations before the pool runs out and, in all likelihood, before they need an additional address block. Since the inception of the RIR system, tight controls have been in place to thwart such hoarding by verifying an entity's need for new address space through a fairly rigorous application process.
ARIN officials say they intend to take additional "steps to ensure the legitimacy of all IPv4 address space requests" starting in May. New address requests must "include an attestation of accuracy from an organizational officer" to ensure that "organizations submitting legitimate requests based on documented need will have ongoing access to IPv4 address space to the maximum extent possible."
ARIN has issued earlier warnings and resolutions, including its "Resolution of the Board of Trustees of ARIN on Internet Protocol Numbering Resource Availability" in 2007, which "directs ARIN staff to take any and all measures necessary to assure veracity of applications to ARIN for IPv4 numbering resources" and to "encourage migration to IPv6 numbering resources where possible."
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Many, many organizations have allotments that are wildly excessive in terms of their usage. Huge expanses of allocated but unused IP4 space addresses exist.
For example, the U.S. military alone has almost 300 million addresses! Many colleges and universities (even tiny ones) have the largest allocation (almost 17 million addresses)
We are not even close to being out of IPv4 space, it the space can be reasonable reallocated. Its been allocated wastefully, and much (as much as half) of it goes unused.
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Dan, interesting article. The increasing number of devices and the fact that more and more emerging countries are connecting to the Internet and requiring IP addresses will hopefully spur more uptake of IPv6. In many cases, these businesses will start with IPv6 and those that have IPv4 will need to communicate with them. So it is not only about our own business having sufficient v4 addresses, it is about communicating to others that may only have v6.If you take a look at the IP addresses throughout the world today you can imagine the impending shortage as emerging countries eventually do get connected. At Cisco, we're working with various groups, customers and partners to help them ensure a smooth migration/integration with IPv6 now rather than later. The clock is certainly ticking.Jennifer Geisler, Manager of Network Systems Networking and Switching for Cisco.
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M orrissey is "mid-way" through writing a novel after the success of his memoirs, which topped the best-seller charts last year.
The former Smiths singer took part in a question-and-answer session on a fan website called True To You and also revealed that he came close to recording a duet with David Bowie.
Morrissey's memoir, called Autobiography and published by Penguin Classics, outsold the latest Bridget Jones novel to top the best- seller charts in its first week.
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The 457-page book also included his brushes with famous names including writer Alan Bennett.
He told fans that one reason he had turned to fiction was because "radio stations will not play my music" and " the majority of people have lost faith in the music industry".
He said: " In 2013 I published my Autobiography and it has been more successful than any record I have ever released, so, yes, I am mid-way through my novel. I have my hopes."
Talking about his potential duet with Bowie, he said: " When I made the record Ringleader Of The Tormentors, the producer (Tony Visconti), who is a very close friend of David Bowie, tried to get both Bowie and I together to do our version of You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', with David doing the deep Bill Medley parts, and me doing the Bobby Hatfield shrieks. I loved this idea, but David wouldn't budge."
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On Night 3 of blind auditions, hopefuls get 90 seconds to showcase their talent and hopefully end up on one of the coaches' teams.
Coaches Adam, CeeLo, Christina and Blake were all ready to add more talent to their growing teams. It was a big night for some, while others didn't exactly make the cut. Going into last night's show coach Adam had five members for his team, while CeeLo, Christina and Blake all went into the night with four.
Louisiana native and single father Ray Boudreaux started the show. Ray took a break from moving laws to try his hand at singing on a bigger platform. His rendition of the soul classic "Use Me" earned him spins from Blake and CeeLo, who felt they each had something to offer him. (Adam thought he was a perfect fit for both, simply because he looks like Blake and sings like CeeLo).
After careful thought Ray decided that he was going to join team Blake. Blake brought his game-face and his secret weapons to Night 3. This season the three-time champion has been rather mum about picking just anyone for his team, but after hearing 27-year-old Monika Leigh sing "Thrill is Gone" he started a man fight. Although coaches Adam and CeeLo turned around for the Miami native first, after flashing his three trophies, and southern charm, Blake Shelton won the man fight, and ended up with one of the night's top performers on his team. Following Monika was pop singer Cilla Chan, proving that Blake may not need a team full of country artist to pull off a win.
This season has brought a lot of talented musicians, who want to step away from singing at their local pubs, and move on to a bigger stage. Lina Gaudenzi stopped singing after years of performing in her local bar, moved to Paris and took time to figure out if a career in music is really what she wanted. Lina decided to hold on to her dreams of becoming a singer, and with her stripped-down version of "Landslide" she earned chair spins from Christina and Blake. However it was all about girl power, when Lina chose Christina for her coach.
Another talent that blew all of the judges away was 15 year old Timyra-Joi from San Diego, California. Timyra blew all of the judges away with her (better than Alicia Keys) rendition of "Girl on Fire." She decided to keep the girl power movement going by joining team Christina along with Kaley Cuoco's little sister and soon to be ex personal assistant Briana Cuoco, and soul singer Jacob Poole.
While 90 seconds was enough for some, it just wasn't enough for all. As with every singing competition everyone who auditions can't make it. Albino soul singer Malford Milligan, who found that "The Voice" would be the perfect platform for him because he won't be judged on his looks but solely on his talent, in an upset his version of the Al Green classic "Let's Stay Together" didn't land him a coach (which they all regretted in the end). Another hopeful who didn't make it this year was firefighter Zach Hinson and his version of "Drunk on You." Although both men didn't make it, they were just happy to get the chance to sing in front of the talented coaches.
Not only is this a season for bar talent, but a season for younger talent, too. Fifteen and 16-year-olds have been blowing the coaches away with voices that are older than them. Sixteen-year-old Juhi was no exception. The avid scholar is taking a break from thinking about her college career as an aerospace engineer or potentially a computer scientist to try her hand at singing. A cross between Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain, the 16-year-old won spins from both Coaches Christina and CeeLo, who were both very eager to have her on their teams after her version of the Duffy, hit "Mercy." Juhi decided to go with CeeLo. Following in the footsteps to team CeeLo were George Horga Jr. who landed on team CeeLo after covering the Bruno Mar's hit 'Treasure, and Anthony Paul.
It takes a brave-brave soul to go into a competition singing the songs by one of the coaches. Last night that guy was Justin Blake. Justin, a small-town Tennessee native performed Blake's hit "Sure Be Cool if You Did." It wasn't enough for coach Blake to turn his chair, but Adam jumped at the opportunity to take a country artist away from the resident country musician.
Justin ended up on Team Adam, and Blake decided he was going to steal him in the battle rounds. While all of the other coaches snatched up good talent throughout the night, Adam won in the end. After getting all four coaches to spin their chairs for him after his rendition of MGMT's "Electric Feel," Preston Pohl ended up on Team Adam after giving the night's best performance. (Maybe this is Adam's new strategy, waiting for the last contestant and hoping they pick him in the end.) Well it looks like it is working for him.
With room for more talent on each team, it is hard to figure out which team will be the team to beat. And with more empty slots, and more auditions ahead, which coach will complete their team first?


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Four photographers have been shortlisted for the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, the major international photography award. Firmly established as the leading showcase for new talent in portrait photography, the prize is sponsored by international law firm Taylor Wessing.
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 will showcase the work of some of the most talented emerging young photographers, alongside that of established professionals, photography students and gifted amateurs. Selected anonymously from an open competition, the diversity of styles reflects the international mix of entrants as well as the range of approaches to the portrait genre, encompassing editorial, advertising and fine art images. The judges have selected 60 portraits for the exhibition from nearly 6,000 submissions entered by 2,401 photographers. The exhibition will run from 11 November 2010 through to 20 February 2011 at the
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With its substantial prize fund and high-profile exhibition and tour, the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize continues the Gallerys long tradition of championing the very best contemporary portrait photography. The following four photographers have been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010:
David Chancellor for Huntress with Buck, from the series Hunters
Born in the UK in 1961, David Chancellor is based in both London and Cape Town. His shortlisted portrait is of 14 year old Josie Slaughter from Alabama, on her first hunting trip to South Africa. The portrait is from his project documenting hunters, the hunted and spaces associated with hunting. He says: As a child I was fascinated by the tales of Colonel Jim Corbett hunting man-eating tigers in India. As an art student it was Peter Beard's seminal work The End of the Game that fascinated and inspired. This work will seek to explore the intricate and complex relationship between man and animals and how both struggle to adapt to their changing environments. Chancellor shoots documentary reportage and portraiture for a range of clients and regularly works on projects for Non-Governmental Organisations. He studied advertising and editorial photography at Kent Institute of Art and Design, his work has been exhibited across Europe and South Africa and his first monograph, Hunters, will be published in 2011.
Panayiotis Lamprou for Portrait of my British wife
Born in Athens in 1975, Panayiotis Lamprou, was introduced to photography at the Photography Circle' in Athens in 1998 where he studied under Platon Rivellis. He went on to study further at the Centro de Ricerca e Archiviazione della Fotografia in Spilimbergo, Italy. His intimate shortlisted portrait of his British wife was never intended for public display. The portrait was taken after the couple had eaten an omelette at their summerhouse on the small island of Schinousa in the Aegean Sea on a hot summer's day. Lamprou says: I've never shown it to anyone. Only she knew about it. When she saw it she said that even if it wasn't nude the photograph has the same power to express. I can describe the portrait as independence, love, devotion and freedom.' His work has been included in numerous publications and he has exhibited in 16 exhibitions throughout Europe. This will be the first time that his work has been on show in the UK.
Jeffrey Stockbridge for Tic Tac and Tootsie (twin sisters Carroll and Shelly McKean) from the series Nowhere but Here
Jeffrey Stockbridge, born 1982 in Woodbine, Maryland, moved to Philadelphia to study photography at Drexel University in 2002. Stockbridges shortlisted photograph is of Tic Tac and Tootsie, 20-year-old twin sisters Carroll and Shelly McKean taken in Kensington, North Philadelphia. The twin sisters, who live on the street and suffer from insomnia, are both addicted to Xanex and have resorted to prostitution to supply their habit. Stockbridge says: Enduring unthinkable pain on a daily basis, the sisters are both incredibly strong and weak at the same time. Caught in the grip of their addiction, they do whatever it takes to survive, except for getting clean. Upon graduating in 2005, Stockbridge was placed as runner-up in the New York Times Magazines Capture the Times photography competition for his series on abandoned houses in Philadelphia, titled Occupied. He has exhibited widely in the US since graduation and received many grants and awards for his projects documenting urban blight in Philadelphia.
Abbie Trayler-Smith for Untitled 2 from the series Childhood Obesity
Born in South Wales in 1977, Abbie Trayler-Smith studied law at Kings College, London while taking photographs for the student newspaper. Self-trained, she went on to work as a photographer for The Daily Telegraph. Her shortlisted portrait was taken on the second meeting with a girl called Chelsea, from Shine, a group in Sheffield who help teenagers deal with obesity. Traylor-Smith says: Whilst talking about how it feels to live with the prejudices that come with being overweight, I looked away to change the film in my camera. When I looked back the picture was suddenly there. I shot one frame. Trayler-Smith has worked for Time Magazine, GEO, Marie Claire, Tatler, Guardian Weekend, Oxfam, UNICEF and BBC Worldwide among others. Her project on asylum seekers in the UK, Still Human, Still Here was exhibited at HOST Gallery, London, in 2009 with an accompanying film which won both the Nikon Award 2009 and the PPY Best Multimedia Piece 2009. She joined Panos Pictures in 2007 and became a member of Panos Profile in 2010.
The prizes for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 will be announced at the awards ceremony on Tuesday 9 November 2010 at 7pm. The winner of the ELLE Commission 2010 will also be announced at the ceremony and this award will be presented by Lorraine Candy, editor-in-chief of the magazine. The Press View for the exhibition will be Wednesday 10 November 11am-1pm. The exhibition opens to the public on Thursday 11 November and will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery, London until 20 February 2011, before touring to The Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens from 16 April - 26 June 2011, and one further tour venue.
The competition was judged from original prints by: Harry Borden, photographer; Rodney Dukes, Partner and Business Group Director, Taylor Wessing LLP; Jillian Edelstein, photographer; Lucy Davies, Photography Critic, The Telegraph, Picture Editor, Sunday Telegraph SEVEN Magazine, Editor Telephoto; Sandy Nairne, Director, National Portrait Gallery (Chair); Terence Pepper, Curator of Photographs, National Portrait Gallery
Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, says: The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize has once again attracted some outstanding photographers from around the world. This is an exciting shortlist.
Tim Eyles, Managing Partner of international law firm Taylor Wessing says: As in previous years, the entries clearly demonstrate the depth of talent and artistic vision of today's photographers at both the professional and amateur level.
The exhibition will run at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 11 November 10 until 20 February 2011, admission £2, before touring to The Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens from 16 April until 26 June 2011, and one further tour venue.
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John R. Powers, the author of the made-in-Chicago hit "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" and a nostalgist who helped thousands laugh at their complex memories of rigorous parochial schooling, died early Thursday morning. He was 67.
Powers suffered a heart attack while exercising at home in his most recent hometown of Lake Geneva, Wisc. "He cherished every moment and lived with tremendous passion and motivated others to do the same," Jacey Powers, his daughter, said.
Powers had lived the last 25 years in Lake Geneva, spending almost all of his time writing on the front porch, she said.
"He had just finished rewriting his one-man show and wanted to put it up," Jacey Powers said. "(He) was always looking for new ways to reinvent himself and to find the next challenge and to live life better."
Powers was a man of many parts: playwright, novelist, motivational speaker. But in Chicago, he was best known for his shrewdly titled play, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?," part of the subset of shows wherein writers exorcised some elements of their Catholic education. First written as a novel, the cheerfully satirical piece was adapted into a musical at the Forum Theater in Summit (music was by James Quinn and Alaric Jans) in 1979, from where it went all the way to Broadway, where it opened in 1982. "Patent Leather Shoes" was a monster hit for the Forum Theater. In 1987, the Tribune reported it had cost $75,000 to produce but grossed more than $600,000, running for more than two years, a record for a locally created show at the time.
"It was an enormous hit," said Tony D'Angelo, formerly the co-producer of the Forum and Candlelight theaters. "It didn't just appeal to Catholics. Everybody came. At one time, (publishing house) Samuel French told me it was their most requested show."
"Patent Leather" lasted just five regular performances in New York, where Libby Adler Mages was the lead producer, but had a long life in community theaters thereafter. Powers, who was known for his quips and perennial sense of fun, saw the New York failure of the show as a consequence of its sweetness and his determination to tell the story of grade school through a child's eyes. "The critics were expecting a biting, anti-Catholic satire, and when they didn`t see it, they let us have it," he told the Tribune's Richard Christiansen in 1987, as the show was about to undergo one of its many heartland revivals. One revival, at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in 1994, starred Will Chase.
Powers had taught at Northeastern Illinois University and was also the author of such novels as "The Last Catholic in America," and "The Junk-Drawer, Corner-Store, Front-Porch Blues." He made, he often said, a very comfortable living from "Patent Shoes."
Powers earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola University in Chicago, and a master's and doctorate from Northwestern University. He attended Brother Rice High School in Chicago.
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"Use the height" is a frequent refrain we hear in reference to small spaces. This is especially useful if you have tall ceilings, and seems like an obvious enough suggestion. What is somewhat surprising in this roundup of bunk beds is how varied they are. These are not just your standard sibling bedroom fare.
From mother and son bunk to a loft over crib to some beautiful custom-made work, we're still in awe of the ingenuity of our readers. Click through to see some bunk beds featured in the past:
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Plastic bottles blow and tumble in the April winds. Tin cans spill out of the mouth of a 20-foot steel box. Soggy cardboard sprouts from puddles. Scraps of paper, smudged remnants of junk mail and newspapers, litters the gravel lot. The smell, slightly less than that of garbage, festers in the air.
No, it's not a landfill.
It's the Glenwood Recycling Center.
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds paid a visit to Glenwood's West Elementary School last Wednesday to get a first-hand look at the school's Ram Savings Bank and to promote a statewide financial literacy initiative.
The governor has signed a proclamation declaring April as Financial Literacy Month in Iowa.
It's extremely likely Mills County residents will be asked to approve a bond issue Aug. 7, possibly for $6.2 - $6.5 million, for the construction of a new law enforcement facility that would house the county sheriff's office and jail.
It's safe to say the outcome of the June 5 Republican Party primary election in Mills County will go a long way in determining who gets elected to the positions of county auditor, county sheriff and a pair of seats on the board of supervisors in the November general election. That's because the Democratic Party will have no candidates for these offices on its primary election ballot.
There wasn't a big line. In fact, there was no line. But Tim O'Connor still wanted to be the first one in it.
O'Connor was the first Glenwood resident to seek and be granted a permit to drive his golf cart on Glenwood's residential streets last week. Last October, Glenwood's City Council approved an ordinance to allow citizens to operate golf carts on city streets, with a vehicle safety check and a special permit.
The new ordinance goes into affect April 1.
Making note of the tornadoes and severe weather that has already caused substantial damage in the South and other areas of the Midwest this year, Gov. Terry Branstad urged Iowans on Monday to begin preparing for the upcoming severe weather season.
Branstad said Iowans should have a plan in place for potential severe weather. He also encouraged Iowa residents to put together emergency kits containing items like food, bottled water and first-aid supplies.
Branstad's recommendations are echoed by Mills County Emergency Management Coordinator Larry Hurst.
A Pacific Junction mother whose daughter was bitten by a dog that had recently bitten a neighbor is wondering why Mills County isn't doing more to prevent vicious dog attacks.
Mills County does not have any criminal statutes for vicious animals or dog bites currently on the books.
It's been a smooth transition for employees at Mills County Public Health (MCPH) as they get settled in at their new location on the campus of the Glenwood Resource Center.
In January, MCPH made the short move across campus to a four-level building at 212 Independence. The building previously housed offices for the Area Education Agency.
Mayor Kimberly Clark has proclaimed a snow emergency for the City of Glenwood.
With this proclamation no person shall park, abandon or leave unattended any vehicle on any public street or City-owned parking lot, other than designated overnight parking areas.
The snow emergency parking ban shall continue from its proclamation through the duration of the snowstorm and the 24-hour period after cessation of such, or until the snow is plowed or removed from such areas.
State legislators Hubert Houser, Greg Forristall and Richard Anderson began their Mills County farewell tour Saturday morning by participating in the Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce's first legislative coffee of the year. The three Republican lawmakers are in their final year of representing Mills County before new legislative boundaries go into effect next January.
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As recently as just a few years ago, backup software had some significant limitations. But vendors have been listening to customer requests by including innovative features in their newer products. This Buyers' Guide compares 11 products and shows how they support the most requested features for backup applications: disk, tape, or DVD backup options; encryption; compression; and management capabilities. With the possibilities that these features offer, you can simplify and speed up your backups while saving space and effort. Before you make your choice, it's helpful to understand the functions and benefits of these features. Then, use the table on the following pages to start comparing your options.
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Five years ago, DBAs had only one viable choice for backup storage: magnetic tape. With tapes, DBAs spent a great deal of time maintaining the list of files and expiration dates on the tape. Backup software was as much concerned with tape management as it was with backing up data.
In recent years, a drastic drop in prices and a substantial increase in capacity has made hard disks the preferred destination for short-term storage. Although tape is still the predominant medium for long-term storage, hard disks have the advantage of being faster for backing up and restoring data. The primary reason for backups is to be able to recover from a disaster, so the amount of time it takes to restore data is in many cases more important than the time it takes to do the backup. Hard disks perform both tasks faster than tapes, so in newer backup software, backing up to disk is the first stage of the overall backup strategy.
The only situation in which tapes can beat hard-disk performance is in backing up very large (i.e., multi-terabyte) databases. The ability to partition the database backup across multiple tape drives so that you can back up all the partitions in parallel gives tapes an edge over hard disks—if you have multiple tape drives and software that can keep them supplied with data fast enough. Additionally, even though the top capacity for hard disks is in the 300GB to 350GB range, a configuration that can store multiple terabytes of data can be expensive, and hard disks aren't cost effective for long-term storage.
Databases that are less than about 30GB have a new alternative to both tapes and hard disks: writeable DVDs. Currently, DVDs have a capacity of about 4.5GB (the new dual-layer DVDs effectively double this), and they have a street price of about 75 cents each. If a 200GB tape costs $75, DVDs are about 50 percent cheaper per megabyte than magnetic tape. Given that DVD-R drives are an inexpensive upgrade to most servers, DVDs are becoming a viable, cost-effective alternative for backing up smaller databases.
Hard disks and DVDs became backup options when vendors integrated software-based compression into backup applications. A few years ago, 36GB to 40GB disks were the norm, so only a small to midsized database could fit on one disk. Even though RAID arrays could accommodate larger files, using multiple disks to store database backups wasn't economical. Compression rates of 2-1 or 3-1 mean several backups can now fit in the same space as one uncompressed backup.
Compression also decreases the overall time it takes to backup or restore. Most databases contain "empty" space that doesn't have any data, and a large part of any database is usually composed of character data such as names, addresses, and descriptions. The common lossless compression algorithms easily compress this type of data. Because most of the work in backup is writing the data to a physical device such as a hard disk or tape drive, writing a smaller amount of data improves overall backup time.
For a long time, tape drives have had specialized hardware to compress data as it's written to the tape, but that hardware hasn't kept pace with the performance of the host systems' CPUs and memory. It's logical to expect your multi-CPU production database server to be able to process many times more data than your tape drive because that's what your server is optimized to do. Additionally, the algorithm that the tape drive uses is typically a general-purpose compression algorithm that yields about 50 percent compression for a variety of data types. Algorithms that are optimized for databases can not only produce greater compression but also perform their job in less time.
The effect of storing compressed files on a tape drive that has hardware compression built in is sometimes confusing. Because backup software compresses the database as it writes to the storage device, it's unlikely that the compression hardware on the tape drive will be able to compress the data any further. Thus, you must plan your tape storage based on the actual raw capacity of the tape and not on its compressed capacity. Software compression can actually increase the number of backups you can get on a tape—and therefore save money on tapes—if the software compression is more than what the tape-drive hardware can produce. The best way to determine whether to use software compression in the backup application or hardware compression on the tape drive is to use both methods to back up the same database, then compare the size of each backup file.
If you have databases that contain hundreds or thousands of gigabytes, you must compare striping the database backup across multiple tape drives to writing a software-compressed backup to a single drive. A few of the applications in this survey will compress the data and write it to multiple tape drives, making quick work of backing up even terabytes of data. At the time of writing, Imceda had successfully demonstrated a backup of 2 terabytes in less than one hour. If you have large databases, you can filter your list of candidates by the size of the databases they have demonstrated they can handle and the speed with which they can back them up.
In comparing compression, you must also look at more than the raw metrics. The application architecture will affect the overall performance too. For example, if you're going to write your backups to a remote device, where you perform the compression will affect backup times. Applications that compress the data on the database server before sending it across the network typically take less time than applications that move uncompressed data across the network. For tape drives in particular, the time to move the data offsets the benefits of performing compression on the tape drive's hardware. Several applications in this survey have a client-server architecture; therefore, you should compare them in an environment that closely resembles your production environment.
Several recent federal laws make securing backups from unauthorized inspection vital. In the past, the way to protect backups was by physically securing them in a safe, a locked cabinet, or an offsite storage facility. Although you should still lock up your backups, it's also a good idea to secure your backups with encryption.
Encryption's main benefit is that it secures the data even when the backup leaves your control. For example, one of my main worries is that I will be robbed when I am transporting our backups from our hosting facility to our offices. With encrypted backups, I know the backup will be useless to anyone who doesn't have the password. Even though I know it's unlikely that our backups will fall into the wrong hands, encrypting them nearly eliminates the possibility that someone could use our data illegally.
You need to consider three points when comparing applications' encryption support. First, see whether encryption is a standard feature or an add-on that has an extra cost. Supporting encryption is becoming the standard, but some applications in this survey either don't support it or charge extra for it.
Second, check the list of encryption algorithms that the application uses. Each algorithm has its strengths and weaknesses, and the size of the key the algorithm uses greatly affects its overall security. To secure important data, look for 512-bit keys and passwords of at least 10 characters; more bits and characters are always better. To avoid potential flaws in the algorithm's implementation, check whether the application uses an open-source implementation, one from a third party, or its own code.
Finally, where you perform the encryption can be important. If you're moving the database backup to a remote device across a network, you need to know whether the data is secure in transit. Applications that encrypt the data before sending it to the storage device are preferable, but you must keep in mind that encryption is a CPU-intensive operation. You should balance the need for security on the network with the demands the encryption process will place on your database server.
The last major point you need to consider in evaluating backup applications is the management of not only the backups but the backup process. Even for the small, three-server, five-database environment I currently manage, setting up and maintaining daily full backups and every-15-minute transaction log backups takes a couple of hours for each new database. Checking on the status of the backups takes another 15-20 minutes a day. Over time, as the number of servers and databases increases, the complexity of managing all the backup jobs and storage devices also increases.
Some applications retrofit their commands into standard SQL Server maintenance plans, whereas others integrate the backup jobs directly into their management interfaces. Products that vendors such as Ultrabac and VERITAS offer have well-designed management tools that simplify managing multiple servers from the DBA's workstation. Other products have fairly simple, wizard-like interfaces to help you build the T-SQL command scripts to perform backups. The sophistication of interfaces varies greatly, so you have to evaluate how well an interface fits with your existing management tools.
So far, we don't have one perfect application that backs up databases to all available devices, quickly compresses the data to infinitesimal size, encrypts with military-grade algorithms, and provides a management interface that makes 1000 servers as easy to manage as one. All of the applications in this survey have areas in which they excel. Choosing the one that fits your requirements for a price within your budget is up to you.


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While shopping for a usedToyota Land Cruiser enough information should be gathered about the various models, makes and trims available to make an ideal choice. With V8 engine power and a permanent four wheel drive system, the Toyota Land Cruiser is famous for its ruggedness and durability. In 2000, the upscale SUV included anti-skid equipment, which was part of the standard features offered. It also had Active TRAC traction control added to it. Other standard features included leather upholstery and a power sunroof which was an optional feature for previous models. The seating capacity was designed for five, but an upgraded 3-row seating was also offered. In addition, the rear air conditioning became a standard feature across all trims. 2001 model year vehicles were sold with an optional navigation system, while many luxury features were standardized in 2002 trims. They included a 3-row seating option and automatic climate control for the rear seat. The 2004 Toyota Land Cruiser witnessed a few changes, while the 2005 year models were equipped with 18 inch wheels. The fourth generation 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser featured a 4.7Liter V8 engine and this model was capable of up to 275 hp and torque of 332 lbs-ft compared to the 235 hp engine with torque of 320 lbs-ft offered in former models. There were no significant changes until 2008 when the fifth generation Toyota Land Cruiser was introduced. These vehicles were redesigned to incorporate an extra 2.4 inches length and a one inch increase in height and width. You can buy a used Toyota Land Cruiser through private sellers or used car dealers online. Another option would be to research CarsDirect for comprehensive listings of Used Toyota Land Cruisers for sale.Show More »
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Take a moment to think about the personal care products you use and give as gifts. Take a good look at the hand soap, face soap, face lotion, toner, make-up remover, shampoo, conditioner, gel, body lotion, deodorant, hair spray, perfume, shave lotion and make-up. Do you know how many hazards you are exposing yourself and your loved ones to? Not sure? Go to the Skin Deep database and look up your products. You'll probably find that the number is probably a frightening one. It's time to start looking at natural beauty options.
The Environmental Working Group estimates that the average person uses up to 25 products a day and each product contains multiple chemicals (take a look: Toxic Burden). When thinking about the hundreds of chemicals we expose ourselves to on a daily basis- from lead in lipstick to hormone-disrupting chemicals in bath products- it's no wonder why cancer rates are high, autism rates have soared and umbilical cord blood is loaded with toxic chemicals.
The Role of the FDA in Beauty Products
Contrary to popular belief, cosmetic products and ingredients are not subject to FDA premarket approval. Instead, it's the manufacturers' responsibility to ensure the safety of their products. Unfortunately, the best interest of the consumers has not been upheld (check out this video by The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: The Story of Cosmetics) and it rests upon our shoulders to ensure the products that we use are safe. Protecting ourselves from these toxic chemicals is especially necessary during pregnancy and while nursing since these toxins can transfer from mom to developing baby. Studies have confirmed that pregnant women are exposed to many hazardous chemicals, some that have even been banned for some time.
The skin is a body's largest organ and is our first line of defense. It is also very porous and readily absorbs products we use on our skin. Once absorbed through the pores of the skin, the chemicals are absorbed into the blood stream, where they make their way through our circulatory system and to our vital organs.
With holiday parties around the corner, let's take a look at the products we use to get ourselves beautified and find out how we can begin eliminating hazardous chemicals and heavy metals.
Do you use Clinique? Maybeline? Cover Girl? MAC? You might be surprised that many of these brands contain lead, phthalates and parabens. There is good news…not all make-up is toxic. Some healthier choices include brands like Miessence, Ava Anderson, Zosimos Botanicals and Rejuva Minerals. You can even make your own cosmetics out of everyday items. Learn how by visiting Tree Hugger.
Nail Salons and Spas
Who doesn't love a good mani and pedi? However, when walking into a nail salon, the smell of chemicals is over powering. Many cities now have ecosalons (find one in your area by visiting Spa Index).
If you don't have an ecosalon close by, you can still make your salon experience a healthy one. Make your own spa kit and include:
- Your own tools (i.e. nail clipper, buffer, emry board, etc)
- Natural nail polish (such as Acquarella, Scotch Naturals and Keeki Pure and Simple)
- Non-toxic nail polish remover (i.e. Acquarella or Priti Soy Nail Polish Remover)
- Lotion
- Soap
Also, try to choose a nail salon that is clean and does not have a strong chemical odor.
In part 2 of this article we will discuss hair care, soaps, deodorants and perfumes. Remember don't get overwhelmed, it's all about reducing you and your family's exposure.
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Posted on December 31, 2008
SDSU Aztec Football About to get Cut?
Received this email from President Weber at SDSU. Apparently a response from a sports editorial in the Union Tribune:
Alumni and Friends of San Diego State:
On Sunday, December 28, the Union-Tribune published an extended commentary by its sports writer, Mark Zeigler, arguing that, "It's time to drop football at San Diego State." Let me begin by saying that Mr. Zeigler is certainly entitled to his opinion as is, of course, the U-T entitled to publish it. I wondered, however, if the U-T were interested in providing equal space for a response by someone whose opinion actually has a bearing on the continuation of football at SDSU. They were not. Hence the following. Please share it with friends and others whom you believe might be interested.
I came to San Diego State to participate in the continued building of a great university, not to dismantle one. Intercollegiate athletics is part of the excellence of SDSU. So, too, is our outstanding record of research (the number one small research university in the country — with over $130 million in grants and contracts last year), and our engagement with the San Diego community (the Sweetwater Compact for Success, the City Heights Education Collaborative, our public health initiatives, our service to area business and industry through programs such as Hospitality and Tourism, or Construction Engineering Management, or Regulatory Affairs). Not to mention the popularity of our campus (number two in undergraduate applications nationwide), our improved SAT's, GPA's, graduation rates, etc.
Since the U-T has seen fit to disseminate Mr. Zeigler's opinion and thereby arm every university that is recruiting against San Diego State, I need to say clearly (again) that Div I-A football will be part of San Diego State as long as I serve as its president (which will be for another two and a half years or until our faculty, our Chancellor, or our Board of Trustees sees fit to send me on my way). Moreover, it is highly unlikely that my successor, whomever he or she may be, will be of a different opinion. For better or worse, intercollegiate athletics is an important way in which the caring of SDSU faculty and staff and the hard work of our students can be made visible. I wish we lived in a world where more people understood and cared as much about the excellence of our library, or of our Biology department, or of the good work of colleagues in Student Affairs. We do not. That is why San Diego State needs to build an intercollegiate athletics program that reflects the overall excellence of our university and of the men and women who make it up.
While, as I said, Mr. Zeigler is entitled to his opinion he is not entitled to make misstatements. Let me cite a few:
- SDSU "…has watched attendance and donor contributions steadily decline."
In point of fact, donor contributions to the university have steadily risen, from approximately $18 million in 1996 to $71 million last year. In fact, SDSU has raised over twice as much money in the past 12 years as it did in the prior 100. (We recently took a look at the relationship between those who contributed to athletics from 2001- 2007 and their support for non-athletic programs at SDSU. We found that the 1,489 who had contributed $20.5 million to athletics contributed an additional $56.8 million to SDSU in general.)
- "… the cash-strapped city refuses to continue losing hundreds of thousands of dollars hosting Aztec games." San Diego State has met every financial obligation spelled out in our lease with the city. As we negotiate a new lease, SDSU seeks an agreement that will be mutually beneficial to both parties.
- "On Dec. 3, [Weber] unilaterally imposed [an additional athletic fee.]"
Not so. After a campus wide, "alternative consultation" in which a majority of the students expressing an opinion endorsed the fee, [61% in favor, 39% opposed] the fee was then unanimously recommended by the thirteen member Campus Fee Advisory Committee (including a majority of students who are appointed by Associated Students and two faculty appointed by the University Senate).
- "This is your football team, as a taxpayer… You should have a say whether to keep tossing it a life preserver."
That is true, but the implication is erroneous. In 1997, in response to the additional cost of the CalNOW gender equity agreement, I requested from our University Senate, and they approved, an additional $2 million to cover those (in my view proper) costs. In return, I agreed that, "no additional general fund allocation other than usual salary increases would be given to athletics." We have honored that agreement.
- "A $2.455 million profit. Fantasy."
The revenue generated from the conference and the NCAA is directly related to our football program, and marketing and fundraising monies have a direct correlation as well. If we assign to football its proportionate share of university allocated funds, and its reasonable share of generated revenues, such as conference revenues and corporate sponsorship revenues, football had $2.455 million funds in excess of expenditures in Fiscal Year 2005/06, and similar results for other years.
Ideas, even misstated, poorly researched ones, have consequences; so, I will say it once again, Div. I-A football will continue at San Diego State. Just as we do with the rest of our university, we will strive to make it better. I believe we have made a major step in that direction with the hiring of head coach Brady Hoke and what is already shaping up to be a first rate coaching staff. While Mr. Zeigler's opinions will be shared with prospective recruits across the southwest, we will not subscribe to his negativism. There are many who, like Mr. Zeigler, want our city, our university and our football program to settle for second best. My colleagues and I are not interested in that path.
Stephen L. Weber
SDSU President


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November 6
Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16 President, gaining only 39.8% of the popular vote.
December 20
A South Carolina Convention voted 169-0 to dissolve the state's ties with the United States
January 7
Virginia's Governor John Letcher called a special session of the Virginia General Assembly to consider secession.
January 14
The General Assembly called a state convention to be held in February for Virginians to vote on the issue of secession
February 13
Virginia Secession Convention convenes
April 12
Confederate troops fired on Union-held Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, beginning the Civil War
April 17
The Virginia State Convention voted to secede and approved a secession referendum for May 23. Western delegates fled home, as they believed their lives were in danger.
The First Wheeling Convention
May 13-15
Four-hundred thirty-six elected delegates from 17 Virginia counties met in Wheeling at Washington Hall. Several delegates had attended the General Assembly at Richmond.
John S. Carlile of Harrison County insisted that the convention had the authority to take action on separation. Delegates formed a Committee on Credentials and a Committee on State and Federal Relations.
Calling for the state of "New Virginia," Carlile argued that Virginia must consent to the separation before it seceded from the Union. He felt that this was the only way to comply with Section Three of Article Four of the U.S. Constitution, which outlines the procedure by which one state is created from another.
The Committee on State and Federal Relations recommended that a new state not be formed at this time and advised waiting for the results of the May 23 referendum
The State Referendum on Secession
May 23
An overwhelming majority of Virginians voted for secession, but the majority of those in the northwestern counties voted against it.
The Second Wheeling Convention
June 11
One hundred and five delegates from thirty-eight counties attended
June 12
Delegates selected Arthur I. Boreman as convention president.
June 13
The convention moved to the U.S. Custom House. For the committee on Business, Carlile presented "A Declaration of the Rights of the People of Virginia," declaring the Richmond government illegal.
June 19
Delegates created the Restored Government of Virginia and adopted the
"Declaration of Rights of the People of Virginia."
June 20
Convention delegates signed the "Declaration of Rights of the People of Virginia" and elected Francis H. Pierpont Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia.
July 1
The General Assembly of the Restored Government of Virginia convened at the U.S. Custom House.
August 20-21
The Committee of the Division of the State proposed a 39-county state known as "Kanawha." The convention adjourned August 21.
October 24
Thirty-eight percent of voters in affected counties ratified an ordinance for the formation of the new state and selected delegates for the constitutional convention.
The First Constitutional Convention, Wheeling
November 26
At the U.S. Custom House, the first constitutional convention assembled with 61 delegates present.
December 3
The name "Kanawha" was withdrawn from consideration and "West Virginia" was chosen as the name for the new state
February 18
Delegates unanimously approved the new constitution for West Virginia.
April 4
Voters ratified the constitution.
May 6
Governor Pierpont convened the General Assembly of the Restored Government of Virginia.
May 13
The assembly approved the creation of West Virginia with 48 counties.
May 29
Senator Waitman T. Willey submitted the application by West Virginia for admission to the Union to the U.S. Senate. Senator John S. Carlile drafted the Senate bill but waited until the end of the congressional session to submit it. His bill called for the addition of 15 counties, which supported the confederacy, a new constitutional convention to approve this revision, and the emancipation of slave children born after 1863.
June 26
Abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts tried but failed to amend Carlile's bill with a motion for emancipation of all slaves on July 4, 1863.
July 1
itman T. Willey proposed an amendment to the statehood bill providing for the gradual emancipation of slaves.
July 14
The amended statehood bill passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 23 to 17.
December 21
President Lincoln received the bill and asked his cabinet for advice. Half the cabinet favored the admission of West Virginia, and half opposed it.
December 31
President Lincoln signed the bill with these remarks: "The division of the State is dreaded as a precedent. But a measure made expedient by war is no precedent for times of peace. It is said that the admission of West Virginia is secession and tolerated only because it is our secession. Well, if we call it by that name there is still difference enough between secession against the Constitution and secession in favor of theConstitution. I believe the admission of West Virginia into the Union is expedient.
February 12
The West Virginia Constitutional Convention reconvened.
February 18
The convention unanimously adopted the Willey Amendment.
March 26
Voters approved the constitution with the emancipation amendment.
April 20
President Lincoln announced that the act of Congress admitting West Virginia into the Union would take effect in sixty days.
May 28
Voters of the new state elect Arthur I. Boreman from Parkersburg as West Virginia's first governor.
June 20
West Virginia became America's 35th state.
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