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The National Review's Rich Lowrey argues that the media is out to get Rick Santorum for his unapologetic social conservatism:
Santorum is a standing affront to the sensibilities and assumptions of the media and political elite. That elite is constantly writing the obituary for social conservatism, which is supposed to wither away and leave a polite, undisturbed consensus in favor of social liberalism. Santorum not only defends beliefs that are looked down upon as dated and unrealistic; he does it with a passionate sincerity that opens him to mockery and attack.
It's absolutely true that Santorum—or rather, his beliefs—are a "standing affront" to the sensibilities of the elites. But this is also true of the country at large. Like it or not, most Americans support abortion rights, the wide availability of contraception, and an equal role for women in the public sphere. They like public schools—even if they could use improvement—and they aren't on board with Santorum's hostility to gay rights. Indeed, I think it's safe to assume that most people uncomfortable with Santorum's entire persona—a theologian-in-chief who uses his platform to attack and disparage the large majority of Americans who don't hew to his narrow fundamentalism.
Santorum's "passionate sincerity" is rightly seen by most people—including the people of Pennsylvania—as a dangerous extremism with no place in government. Rick Santorum's problem isn't that the media dislikes him, it's that he's far outside of the American mainstream. If they were smart, conservative elites like Lowrey would keep their distance from the former Pennsylvania senator. As it stands, they seem to care more about sticking it to liberals than winning elections.
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That the elite media dislikes Santorum is standard conservative dogma. The media is liberal and hates all Republicans. Santorum certainly is not going to be an exception to this law of nature.
The phrase "political elite" is interesting in that it shows a greater than usual lack of discrimination. All parts of the political spectrum have their own elites. I imagine that the social conservative political elite, Palin, Bachmann, Perry, are pretty happy with someone so ignorant as to want creationism taught in schools. (I wonder who Santorum thinks Paul Revere was warning? Does he condemn genetic experiments using fruit flies?) It seems to me that Lawrey ought to be able to specify what particular political elite dislikes Santorum. But, then again, why bother? The argument is stock verbiage, for defense of any Republican against any criticism.
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The Hogue family planted its first vineyard over 25 years ago and soon realized that Washington's climate and soils had the potential to nurture world-class wines. The Hogue Cellars mission has always been to make wines that fulfill the promise of the land, using superior viticulture and winemaking techniques. Today, the family's original vision is celebrated in Genesis wines, which are crafted with the highest quality fruit from acclaimed vineyards throughout Columbia Valley. Washington Syrah exhibits dark, juicy fruit character, brilliant color, a complex varietal gaminess, and a relatively low tannin level. The 2008 vintage offers aromas of grape, bramble, and strawberry, offset by a minty-floral character. Up-front flavors of black cherry, strawberry, and nectarine are backed by earthy oregano and cumin. It's supple and spicy on the finish. Pair with rich, bold dishes—roast duck, tri tip with juniper berries, venison chili, or barbecued pork ribs.
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Playful - Love to be brushed and stroked.
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Always underfoot. Like to occupy a chair as soon as you get up.
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Buttons III is a third generation red cat. When we moved Buttons I rode 1800 miles from Chicago to Las Vegas (along with five other kitties and Smokey the dog) in a Ford Explorer. Buttons I fathered Buttons II and Buttons II fathered Buttons III.
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Kelly Johnson and Shelley Duncan homered, James Loney had three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Wednesday night to snap a four-game skid. Matt Moore (3-0) gave up two runs and five hits in 6 2-3 innings. Although his streak of scoreless starts ended at two, the left-hander has accounted for three of the Rays' five wins this season. The six runs were the most the Rays scored in a game since a 6-0 win over Cleveland on April 6. Following that victory, Tampa Bay lost seven of eight before turning it around against the Orioles. After going 1 for 34 with runners in scoring position in their previous five games, the Rays went 4 for 11 in those situations, including a two-run double in the fourth by Loney that put Tampa Bay ahead for good. Loney went 3 for 3 to raise his batting average from .167 to .242. Johnson (2 for 5) went from .200 to .229, and Duncan got two hits to boost his average 44 points to .258. Adam Jones homered for the Orioles, who had five ...
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THE Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry has appointed prominent business executive and immediate past Mbabala Member of Parliament (MP) Emmanuel Hachipuka as the new Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) board chairperson.
Mr Hachipuka who is former Zambia Railways (ZR) general manager replaces Phesto Musonda, who was at the helm of the institution for close to a decade.
Marketing specialist Lukonde Mfula has been appointed as ZITF general manager filling a position which was vacant for a long time.
Mr Hachipuka confirmed the development during a stakeholders' meeting organised by the ZITF management at the Presidential Pavilion at the Trade Fair grounds last week.
"I have just been appointed to this position and I have just been handed over the files today. I am not in a position to say much apart from stating that with the help of the management team, we will do our best to perform our duties diligently," he said.
Mr Hachipuka is former Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee chairperson. Mr Mfula said during his address to the stakeholders that there was need to have a complete facelift of the infrastructure at the Trade Fair grounds.
He said the new ZITF management wanted to see to it that infrastructure was constructed to suit the needs of local and international exhibitors.
"We want to make the Zambia International Trade Fair as a venue of choice for local and international exhibitors by encouraging and bringing in quality exhibitors which in turn will build synergies and linkages between the local and international companies," he said.
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A fatal case of inefficiency is plaguing the healthcare system in Brazil: every hour, 30,000 people check into a Brazilian emergency room. Each patient takes approximately two hours to be seen by a doctor, and more than half of these cases turn out to be non-critical conditions that distract doctors from treating the seriously ill. But Leonardo Lima de Carvalho and his company ToLife have created an innovative system that solves this inefficiency by automating the triage process based on patients' risk rating using the internationally-recognized Manchester Protocol. Leonardo has cut both the risk of mortality caused by a cardiovascular complication and the average patient waiting time in half. In its first year alone, ToLife's system was implemented in more than 5,000 healthcare units across more than 850 cities in the state of Minas Gerais..
Leonardo doesn't come from a traditional healthcare background, but he's always had an entrepreneur's ingenuity. His first venture started while studying Computer Science at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, when he noticed a campus cleaning service stopping at the same time every day for lunch. Recognizing an opportunity, he partnered with a restaurant owner to provide the cleaner with meals to resell to the employees. By the time he graduated in 1999, he was serving 650 meals a day and making US$3,600 per month. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Leonardo continued his studies and earned a graduate degree in Software Engineering at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in 2003. After working at some of the biggest software manufacturers and telecommunication companies in Brazil and teaching for 13 years, he was appointed to become the public entrepreneur of Minas Gerais, mandated to manage the implementation of the Manchester Protocol and network care practices in the state's hospitals.
In pursuing this mission, Leonardo became all too well acquainted with the patient care problems that plagued Brazil. In 2009, he left the government and started ToLife to address the challenges he was unable to solve while in the public sector. Relying on friends and family for funding, he developed a prototype. In less than a year, ToLife not only won a FINEP grant for its innovation and launched the actual product but also won the approval of the state of Minas Gerais, leading more than 850 cities to purchase Leonardo's system.
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TAMPA BAY, Florida -- A recent tweak to the state's red light camera law was designed to reduce the number of safe drivers receiving automated tickets. However, Manatee County is using the tweak to triple the number of tickets it issues.
In July, 10 News followed up the "Yellow Light Trap" investigation by exposing the "Rolling Red Trap" -- cities and counties not following the state's guidelines and ticketing drivers who made right-turns-on-red in a "safe and prudent" manner. The law was written with the intentions of sparing safe drivers who may not have come to a full and complete stop.
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But when State Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, added language to the law -- it prevented cities and counties from issuing red light camera (RLC) violations to drivers who rolled over the stop bar, then came to a complete stop, then proceeded right -- Manatee County used the opportunity to start writing more "rolling right" tickets.
While every city and county has its own interpretation of the "careful and prudent" standard, Manatee Co. -- which didn't issue right-turn-on-red tickets at all before the July 1 law change -- now issues tickets to anyone who failed to come to a complete stop while making a right-on-red, regardless of speed or safety. Most communities -- and several judges -- have set speed minimums (i.e. 12 mph) to indicate a turn may not have been "safe and prudent."
The county reports it was not turning a profit from RLC through May, when it was averaging just 367 violations a month. In June, when new cameras were installed, the number jumped to 1,236. And in July, when right turns were enforced, that number soared to 3,436.
In August, Manatee County issued 3,348 citations, while its on-pace to issue nearly 2,500 in September.
Many believe the punishment -- a $158 fine, whether the driver is well-intended and makes a run-of-the-mill, everyday "rolling right," or is a habitual offender blatantly ignoring the law -- doesn't always fit the crime.
While Florida law mandates drivers "come to a complete stop at the marked stop line" before making a right-on-red, most law enforcement officers would use their own discretion in deciding which offenders to ticket. Critics say right-turn tickets violate the spirit of the state's RLC law since it was designed to increase safety -- not pad budgets.
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A 1995 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report concluded, "less than 0.2 percent of all fatalities involved a right-turning vehicle maneuver at an intersection where RTOR is permitted." And a recent analysis of Florida crash data indicated only 0.4% of crashes were a result of right turns.
Yet in the City of Tampa, "rolling right" violations accounted for 20% of all RLC tickets in the first half of 2013.
And in St. Petersburg, where a city analysis also showed only 0.4% of crashes were caused by rights-on-red, nearly 40% of all citations in 2011 were for right turns. That number has since dropped to 28% for the six-month time period concluding Apr. 30, 2013.
"In many cases, (rolling rights) can be low-risk maneuvers," said St. Petersburg Police spokesperson Michael Puetz. "But they also cause accidents from time to time...and just one of those can cause a fatality."
While rare, accidents caused by drivers rolling through right turns recklessly have a high rate of injury and death, because pedestrians or cyclists are often involved.
"Florida is No. 1 in the nation for pedestrian & cyclist deaths," said Charles Territo with RLC company American Traffic Solutions. "Right turn on reds are exceptionally, exceptionally dangerous."
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Many drivers -- including the deputy attorney for the City of St. Petersburg -- have had luck arguing their cases in court, claiming their right turn was "careful and prudent."
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If you decide to appeal a ticket, you can go before a local magistrate to present evidence. You may also ignore the ticket for 60 days, let it turn into a Uniform Traffic Citation (UTC), then contest the ticket before a judge. However, losing an appeal can cost you another $100 or more.
Dry road conditions, light traffic, and no presence of pedestrians/cyclists are all things that can help support a "careful and prudent" argument.
But you can also determine speed measurements if you want to demonstrate - as the 10 News Investigators did - that some drivers were getting tickets for right turns that were well-below 12 mph.
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It's been 20 years since "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired its final episode on May 23, 1994. With two decades having passed since the show left the airwaves, take a look at where its stars are today.
Marina Sirtis played Deanna Troi, the half-human, half-Betazoid ship's counselor who has the psionic ability to sense emotions. In "Star Trek: Insurrection," the third Star Trek film set in the Next Generation era, she marries Riker, whom she had a relationship with before the beginning of the series.


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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has presented a cheque of US$25,000 to the Lighthouse Full Gospel Church (LFGC) for the two lots of land hosting the Zubah Town, Duport Road Market in District #4, Montserrado County. She also handed over the deed of the property to the leadership of the marketing association.
According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf, on behalf of Liberian Government, made the presentation to the LFGC at a formal program at the Duport Road Market on Thursday, April 17. The Pastor of the Lighthouse Full Gospel Church Praise Chapel, Rev. G. Uje Khasu, received the cheque on behalf of the church; while the Superintendent of the Duport Road Market, Ma Martha, received the deed for the property.
The marketers have squatted on the property, paying annual fees to the church for the past 17 years.
Speaking during the program, the Liberian leader promised that Government will construct a modern market building on the property as funds will be allocated in next year's fiscal budget. She said the market will be accessible to all the surrounding communities of District #4, Montserrado County.
"We are pleased today to say, the market women who have gone through so much for so long can now know that they will have a better place; that they too, like other markets that we have all over the country, can have modern facilities from which they can sell and take care of their children," President Sirleaf said.
She made it clear that the cheque presented to the LFGC for the purchase of the land and funds intended to construct the modern market building is not her personal money; rather it is government funds. "The Government, through my mouth, commit to you that now that we have come this far, to get the land, we will have to do something to give you a modern market," she stressed.
President Sirleaf encouraged the introduction of literacy programs at the markets so that marketers can benefit from some education that would equip them to be better businesswomen and men.
Touching on other outstanding issues affecting District #4, Montserrado County, including issues relating to pavement of the other segment of the Duport Road after the Rehab Road intersection to the Du River, reconstituting the Paynesville City Council that was brought to her attention, President Sirleaf took note and indicated that at an appropriate time she will respond to them.
The Pastor of the Lighthouse Full Gospel Church Praise Chapel, Rev. G. Uje Khasu said he was highly elated at being present at the program in spite of the initial difficulties to have agreed to relinquish the piece of land to the marketers. "Looking at development priorities and what it will do for the greater good of our people, the church resolved to give the land," he said.
The National President of the Liberian Marketing Association, Madam Lusu Sloan, thanked President Sirleaf for all the efforts she made in securing the land for the marketers. "Some of our marketers are widows; some are single parents; while some are just struggling. If we had lost this piece of land it would have been serious problem for them. So let me thank all of you who made it possible to get this land for the marketers," she said.
The Superintendent of Montserrado County, Mrs. Florence Freeman Brandy, thanked President Sirleaf for bringing development to the people of District #4. "I can only say thank you and encourage you as you reach out to your people," she said. Superintendent Freeman Brandy admonished all those who have eyes and refuse to see what is going on in this country to wash their faces because development is going on.
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Implementation Plan
The following tables set out how the School will implement its strategic plan. Against each strategy is listed a series of actions. Some of these actions describe ways in which the School will conduct itself (e.g. "Nurture, support and mentor new appointments within an inclusive, enthusiastic and stimulating academic and social environment"), others set out specific tasks (e.g. "Set up a Distinguished Visiting Professorship scheme"), while yet others involve devising a plan for addressing a particular problem (e.g. "Develop a research support policy that provides the necessary infrastructure to facilitate high quality research").
Those responsible for implementing each action are listed, along with a timescale for implementation of actions. In many cases, one of the School's main committees is identified as being responsible for implementing an action. The next stage in implementation will be for each committee to develop a detailed plan for achieving the actions for which it has responsibility. Where an individual post-holder is identified as being responsible, he or she will develop an action plan in discussion with the Head of School. The School's Advisory Committee will review all action plans.
Research and Innovation
Research Identity
The School will have achieved an international reputation as a leading centre for biological research in an organismal, ecological and evolutionary context.
The School will have established and enhanced links with strengths elsewhere in the University, particularly environmental, agricultural, molecular, medical, and mathematical sciences (see Outreach and Links).
|1) Make good appointments.
a) Appointments will be made with reference to the research strengths of the School.
b) The School will remain responsive to opportunities for appointments, notably seeking and encouraging suitable applications for local, national and international fellowship schemes.
c) Research excellence will be the main appointment criterion within the strategic focus.
d) Attract the best people possible, whatever the level of appointment - the cleverest, most original thinkers. Seek out the best people rather than hope they will apply. If there are no outstanding applicants for a position, do not appoint someone less promising.
a) Head of School, School Planning Group
b) Head of School, Research Committee, Academic staff
c) Selection committees
d) Selection committees
a) Before advertising, when appointing
b) On-going
c) When appointing
d) When appointing
|2) Manage performance in research.
a) Nurture, support and mentor new appointments within an inclusive, enthusiastic and stimulating academic and social environment.
b) Encourage and foster collaborations between academics within and between institutions.
c) Protect staff from unnecessary administration and teaching - and resist their imposition where necessary - but require good citizenship and provide relevant, non-burdensome training in academic management, e.g., through committee work.
d) Make efforts to retain the most successful staff, but do not be afraid to lose some - it is to their individual benefit to experience life elsewhere, and spreads the School's sphere of influence. However, maintain strong links and be ready to attract the most successful back again at a later stage in their career.
e) Use the University's Performance Management and Development review system to the full in managing underperformance in research.
f) Ensure that the School has a research support system that provides the necessary infrastructure to facilitate high quality research.
a) Head of School, PM&D Reviewer, Mentors, Research Groups
b) Academic staff, Research Groups
c) Head of School, Teaching Committee, School Office
d) Academic staff, Research Groups
e) PM&D Reviewer, Head of School, Dean of Science
f) Research Committee
a) On-going
b) On-going
c) On-going
d) On-going
e) Annually
f) Annually
|3) Raise the international profile of the School.
a) Encourage attendance by academic staff, graduates and post-doctoral students at international conferences and providing travel funds for this purpose.
b) Encourage establishment of international collaborations, in part by encouraging periods of Special Studies Program (sabbatical) leave for the School's academic staff.
c) Attract overseas applicants for prestigious fellowships to be held in the School (e.g. Federation Fellowships).
d) Invite overseas scientists to spend sabbatical leave in the School, and provide assistance and backup support for them.
e) Set up a Distinguished Visiting Professorship scheme, as exists in United States universities.
a) Research Groups, PM&D Reviewer
b) Research Groups, PM&D Reviewer
c) Head of School, Research Committee
d) Academic staff, Research Groups
e) Alumni Committee, Head of School
a) On-going
b) On-going
c) On-going
d) On-going
e) By 2007
|4) Train and mentor junior staff.
a) Recruit more, high quality postgraduate research students.
b) Encourage and assist postdoctoral fellowship applications.
c) Actively mentor and incorporate new staff, postdoctoral staff and postgraduate students within Research groups.
a) Postgraduate Committee, Academic staff
b) Research Groups, Research Committee, Academic staff
c) Research Groups
a) On-going
b) On-going
c) On-going
Learning and Teaching
Effective Research-Led Quality Teaching
The School will have provided a quality learning experience at all levels of teaching.
The School will have developed criteria for assessing teaching quality, and have implemented procedures for assessing performance against those criteria.
The School will have reviewed and where appropriate rationalised Units of Study to reduce the overall teaching load, and increase the amount of time available for research. In doing so, it will have increased research performance, which will be monitored through the University's Performance Management and Development (PM&D) process.
|1) Make good appointments.
a) Appointments will be made with reference to the research strengths of the School, and appointees will be expected to maintain active research.
b) Appointees must demonstrate strong oral and written communication abilities likely to appeal to undergraduate students.
a) Head of School, School Planning Group
b) Selection Committee
a) Before advertising, when appointing
b) When appointing
|2) Manage performance in teaching and learning.
a) Develop an effective mentoring system for new staff.
b) Reduce teaching loads by reducing the number of Units offered. The target should be about 125 hours per year with staff teaching more hours in fewer Units of Study (e.g., one senior and one intermediate or junior).
c) Encourage and provide opportunities for academic staff to undertake a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching (or other means to ensure that staff understand the theory of pedagogy).
d) Introduce standard centrally administered mechanisms to monitor performance in teaching and learning (e.g., Student-Staff Liaison Committee reports, course/teacher evaluation/benchmarking).
a) Teaching Committee
b) Teaching Committee
c) Teaching Committee, Head of School, PM&D Reviewer
d) Teaching Committee
a) June 2007
b) January 2007
c) On-going
d) June 2007
|3) Provide administrative and technical support to teachers.
a) Protect academic staff from unnecessary administration by reducing administrative requirements and fully utilizing general staff for administrative tasks.
a) Teaching Committee
a) On-going
|4) Review all teaching undertaken by the School with the view to reducing the numbers of Units of Study offered, and reduce teaching and assessment loads.
a) Develop criteria to assess viability of Units of Study.
b) Amalgamate or discontinue non-viable Units, and withdraw non-justifiable School contributions to external teaching programs.
c) Develop guidelines for the appropriate workload for Units of Study including amount and type of assessment and contact hours.
a) Teaching Committee
b) Teaching Committee
c) Teaching Committee, Unit Executive Officers
a) January 2007
b) 2007
c) June 2007
|5) Increase student responsibility for learning.
a) Encourage Unit Executive Officers to stimulate student-centred learning.
b) Emphasise research-led teaching throughout the curriculum.
c) Review the core competencies expected at each level.
a) Teaching Committee, Unit Executive Officers
b) Teaching Committee
c) Teaching Committee
a) January 2008
b) On-going
c) January 2008
Student Experience
The School will have ensured that students receive a high quality experience during their degrees, both academically and socially.
|1) Ensure positive academic and social interactions.
a) Develop a system to advise junior undergraduates on future directions of study, and jobs/research.
b) Raise profile of students within the school, by providing a forum in Schools' Newsletter for the Biological Society and for general student comments, articles and news stories.
c) Continue to facilitate social/intellectual activities, e.g., Pearl Beach Warrah weekend and discussion groups.
d) Encourage high quality supervision, by introducing an annual prize for "highly appreciated supervisor", with nominations taken from students, by recommending (i) regular lab meetings & Research Group meetings involving students and (ii) supervisors get own feedback from students during and at end of candidature.
e) Invite Alumni to give seminars to undergraduate, honours and post-graduate students and provide opportunities for work experience.
a) Undergraduate Year Co-ordinators
b) Science communicator Honours Committee, Post-graduate Studies Committee
c) Honours Committee, Post-graduate Studies Committee
d) Honours Committee, Postgraduate Studies Committee
e) Alumni Committee
a) Start Semester 1 2007
b) October 2006
c) On-going
d) Start October 2006
e) 2007
|2) Provide excellent academic and logistical support.
a) Maintain regular undergraduate feedback for units with formal Institute of Learning and Teaching surveys and School student feedback surveys
b) Maintain Honours exit survey and provide exit surveys for 3rd Year and post-graduate students, to assess current and future initiatives. Ensure information from this feedback is taken into account in School planning and is cycled back to students via student representatives.
c) Continue with annual post-graduate interviews with the Post-graduate Committee.
d) Review and revise support available to honours and post-graduate students. Aim for one computer per student. Ensure plans in place to update support as required.
f) Provide sufficient space, funds, intellectual, mentoring, and social support to honours and post-graduate students to enable training and research to be performed efficiently and effectively.
a) Unit Executive Officers, Student-Staff Liaison Committee
b) 3rd Year Co-ordinator, Honours Committee, Post-graduate Studies Committee
c) Post-graduate Studies Committee
d) Honours Committee, Post-graduate Studies Committee
f) Honours Committee, Post-graduate Studies Committee, Maintenance Group
a) On-going
b) 3rd Year: October Honours: May/Nov Post-graduate: on-going
c) Bi-annually
d) Biennially, start Jan 2007
f) On-going
|3) Maintain or recruit consistently high numbers of undergraduate, honours and post-graduate students.
a) Actively recruit students from outside the University.
b) Set up and maintain a School procedure to actively recruit high quality undergraduates from other universities to the post-graduate program.
c) Keep School website up-to-date; encourage and continue to assist academic staff to up-date websites annually.
a) Honours Committee, Post-graduate Studies Committee
b) Honours Committee, Post-graduate Studies Committee
c) Webmaster, Academic Staff
a) Start November 2007
b) Start November 2007
c) On-going
|4) Encourage timely, high quality research and publication by post-graduate students.
a) Recognise and reward research excellence (e.g., continue with post-graduate Excellence Prize and initiate prize for best post-graduate student final seminar).
b) Provide incentives for publishing (e.g., funding for research or conference for accepted manuscript).
a) Post-graduate Studies Committee
b) Research Groups, Post-graduate supervisors
a) On-going
b) On-going
Community Engagement and Outreach
Collegiate Community
The School will have developed a collegiate community with a unified identity characterised by good communication, mutual respect and consideration of other members of the School, transparent decision-making processes and effective support for new staff.
|1) Work towards one building within a "life sciences" precinct.
See Infrastructure Services and Management
|2) Encourage social interaction, team building, respect and consideration.
a) Appoint a small social committee (an academic, a member of general staff and research student) with a budget to co-ordinate activities.
b) Introduce a series of school morning teas hosted by different groups within the school.
c) Recognise individual achievements as contributing to generic School achievements.
a) Head of School
b) Social Committee
c) Head of School
a) October 2006
b) Start November 2006
c) Start October 2006
|3) Enhance communication.
a) Committee chairs to provide informal reports at Head of School morning teas.
b) Technical staff team members and academic teaching teams meet in good time before each unit of study to discuss plans and expectations.
a) Research Committee, Teaching Committee, Social Committee
b) Unit Executive Officers, Technical Staff Team Leaders
a) Start October 2006
b) Start January 2007
|4) Facilitate collegiate input into decision-making.
a) Review frequency and format of School Board meetings.
b) Hold an Annual Reflective Retreat to consider previous year's performance and clarify future plans (see Learning and Teaching).
a) Head of School
b) Head of School
a) Start October 2006
b) November 2007
|5) Enhance the research environment and support new staff.
See Research Identity. Also:
b) Regularly revise package of material for new staff.
c) Review and revise start-up funds for new staff.
d) Continue to appoint senior staff as formal mentors for new staff.
a) Head of School, Manager Buildings and Infrastructure
b) School Office Staff
c) Head of School, Research Committee
d) Head of School
a) On-going
b) Annually
c) Annually
d) On-going
Outreach and links
The School will have enhanced its outreach, media and industry engagement with a combination of new initiatives and further development and streamlining of some established programs so that it is widely seen as the most exciting biology School in Australia – the first choice in Australia for University enrolment, media contact or industry engagement.
|1) Enhance outreach through the School's Science Communicator.
a) Provide lecture and laboratory venues as required throughout the year, including during university terms.
b) Provide necessary support staff for workshops and laboratory classes.
c) Encourage involvement of undergraduate and post-graduate students in outreach activities.
d) Engage academic staff in high quality outreach activities with reference to the School's annual work loads data (Loads Document).
a) Science Communicator, Manager Teaching and Research Support
b) Science Communicator, Manager Teaching and Research Support
c) Science Communicator
d) Science Communicator, Teaching Committee, Head of School
a) As needed
b) As needed
c) On-going
d) Annually, on-going
|2) Seek efficiencies in outreach activities.
a) Seek opportunities for joint courses.
b) Encourage and reward establishing productive research links through infrastructure support allocation, major equipment successes, successes in securing studentships, etc.
a) Teaching Committee
b) Research Committee, Research Groups
a) On-going
b) On-going
|3) Encourage and reward submission of ARC Linkage Grants and research contracts.
a) Actively promote Linkage and other grants to support the School outreach activities and scholarships for the development of special programs (e.g. field work programs).
a) Science Communicator, Research Committee
a) On-going
|4) Encourage and reward appointment to government bodies.
a) Actively seek opportunities for positions on government bodies.
b) Nominate members of School for positions as they arise.
a) Academic staff, Research Committee, Teaching Committee
b) Head of School
a) On-going
b) On-going
|5) Encourage interactions with other Australian and international academic institutions.
a) Encourage members of staff to attend and organise conferences.
b) Encourage members of staff to take Special Studies Program (sabbatical) Leave when it is due.
c) Encourage colleagues from other universities to take their sabbatical leave in the School.
a) PM&D Reviewers, Research Groups, Research Committee
b) PM&D Reviewers
c) Academic staff
a) On-going
b) On-going
c) On-going
|6) Maximise publicity.
a) Use website to promote successes.
b) Establish good relations with and inform the University of Sydney's Media Office, Australian and international journalists of research successes.
a) Webmaster and academic staff
b) Science Communicator
a) On-going
b) On-going
|7) Enhance alumni engagement.
a) Establish a database of ex-students.
b) Consider establishing a Friends of the School Society.
c) Encourage Alumni to be involved in the School's business, Science Alliance events and high school liaison activities.
d) Send the Newsletter to alumni in collaboration with the Office of University Relations.
a) Alumni Committee
b) Alumni Committee
c) Alumni Committee
d) Science Communicator
a) January 2007
b) January 2007
c) On-going
d) June 2007
Infrastructure and Services
Human resource management
All staff will be working at a highly professional and productive level as assessed through the University's Performance Management and Development (PM&D) process.
The School will have identified and used all opportunities available to support staff and their development.
|1) Use the University's PM&D process to maximise staff development opportunities.
a) Review the School's Key Performance Indicators and Objectives to take into account changes in work practices (e.g., if there is a shift in teaching loads, expectations for research output will need to be adjusted accordingly).
b) Rigorously apply PM&D to assist members of staff to develop or enhance their productivity.
c) Ensure that full advantage is made of, and gained from, Special Studies Program (sabbatical) Leave and other career development opportunities as they arise.
a) Head of School, PM&D reviewers
b) Head of School, PM&D reviewers
c) Special Studies Program Leave Committee, PM&D Reviewers
a) Annually
b) Annually
c) Twice per year
|2) Reward excellent performance.
a) Nominate members of the School for professional awards at every possible opportunity.
a) Head of School
a) On-going
|3) Enhance the current system of formal and informal mentoring of all staff.
a) Nominate and identify mentors.
a) Head of School (on appointment), Chairs of Research Groups, PM&D reviewers.
a) At appointment
Physical location
The School will have been consolidated into a single building with a flexible, yet functional, design and sited to enhance collaboration with other Schools and Departments within the University.
|1) Develop a "Life Sciences" precinct concept within the University with other key stakeholders and University management.
a) School to develop scope of design based on an assessment of needs.
b) Establish meeting with Deputy Vice Chancellors, Chief Financial Officer, Head of School and Dean of Science.
a) Head of School, Research and Teaching Committees, Manager Buildings & Infrastructure, Manager Teaching & Research Support
b) Head of School
a) Scope of design developed by November 2006, designed, costed and funded by 2010
b) Meeting held by end of December 2006
|2) Generate support from senior executives in the University for the "Life Sciences" precinct and for the School to vacate existing buildings.
a) Established support and solicit letters from Heads of the appropriate Schools, Faculties, Boards and Departments.
a) Head of School
a) Letters of support received by January 2007
|3) Embed "Life Sciences" precinct into the University's Capital Development Plan.
a) Meet with Deputy Vice Chancellor (Infrastructure), Executive Dean of Science, Dean of Agriculture, Chair of University Research Committee, Director of University Collections.
a) Head of School, School Planning Group
a) June 2007
Expansion in existing space
Whilst aiming to consolidate the School into a single building in the longer term, the School will have developed and implemented a policy of shared functional research space to allow for expansion within the current footprint in the interim.
|1) Benchmark space utilisation policies with other Group of Eight schools of biological sciences and other cognate disciplines.
a) Current space allocations in the School collated and compared to Group of Eight schools.
a) Head of School, Manager Buildings & Infrastructure, Manager Teaching & Research Support
a) Benchmarking completed by March 2007
|2) Develop and implement a policy for allocation of space for current and future staff.
a) Policy development and implementation, including consultation with users.
a) Head of School, Manager Buildings & Infrastructure, Manager Teaching & Research Support, School Planning Group
a) Policy endorsed and implemented June 2007
Providing sustainable Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Research Infrastructure
The School will have developed and implemented policies that will deliver sustainable ICT and research infrastructure to allow its academics to be internationally competitive. In addition, the School will ensure a high level of support for ICT and research infrastructure.
|1) Invest in infrastructure that will streamline ICT services.
a) Cost and contract for installation of fibre optic link between A08 and A12.
b) Consolidate servers to minimum number possible.
c) Develop and implement "roaming profiles" to improve availability and support.
a) Manager Buildings & Infrastructure, IT support staff
b) Manager Teaching & Research Support, IT support staff
c) Head of School, Manager Teaching & Research Support, IT support staff
a) Installation completed and servers
b) Commissioned January 2007
c) Roaming profiles set up and in use from December 2007
|2) Review utilization of ICT in teaching, and match ICT investment to teaching outcomes/objectives.
a) Undertake review of Information Communication Technology in teaching.
a) Teaching Committee, IT support staff
a) Review completed June 2007
|3) Take advantage of opportunities to acquire new and emerging technologies.
a) Secure funding from University of Sydney, federal government and other appropriate infrastructure grants for acquisition of new and emerging technologies.
a) Teaching Committee, Research Committee, Head of School, IT support staff
a) As opportunities arise
|4) Responsibility for maintenance and support of newly acquired equipment and technologies will lie with the research groups that requested them and will be managed through the equipment management scheme.
a) Development of equipment management scheme
a) Research Committee, Manager Teaching and Research Support, Head of School
a) Scheme developed and implemented June 2007
Administrative Efficiency
The School will have harvested as much information as possible from existing sources, so that multiple requests for the same information from within the School are minimised, and develop systems for stream-lining the processing of requests from outside the School.
|1) Make staff changes as needed to streamline administration.
a) Appoint School Manager from existing senior management staff, or appoint new position to enable Head of School to focus on policy and strategy.
b) Appoint intermediate and senior teaching administration coordinators from within existing teaching support staff to reduce teaching administration for academics - analogous position to First Year Biology Manager (Administrative Officer - FYB).
a) Head of School
b) Head of School, Teaching Committee
a) June 2007
b) January 2007
|2) Streamline committee structures, compositions and meeting times.
a) Reduce meetings to 30-minute sessions, documentation to be circulated prior to meeting, meetings only to determine outcomes/decisions.
b) Do not exceed a predetermined maximum membership of committees.
c) Ensure that committee members have defined and fixed tenure on the committee.
d) Provide support for use of electronic management systems.
a) Committee Chairs
b) Committee Chairs
c) Committee Chairs, Academic staff
d) Relevant trained staff
a) January 2007
b) January 2007
c) January 2007
d) On-going
|3) Utilise central services as much as possible.
a) Request central support for implementation of new systems.
a) IT support staff
a) On-going
Financial Performance
Generating funds for sustainability
The School will be maintaining a positive income stream to sustain and enhance research and teaching programs. It will be doing so by maximising sources of income and diversifying its revenue base income from research grants, consultancies and contracts. The School will be maintaining salaries at 70% of income.
|1) Respond to threats and opportunities in teaching.
a) Restructure poorly subscribed Units of Study.
b) Review the spread of the Schools teaching across the Faculty/University.
a) Teaching Committee
b) Teaching Committee
a) January 2007
b) January 2007
|2) Increase the research grant base and Research Infrastructure Block Grant.
a) Develop and implement a schedule of annual workshops with Research Office, Director of Research Development and Research Groups.
b) Increase links with industry, and hence industry funding for research, and continue to strengthen cooperative ventures with outside organisations (greater efficiency of resources).
c) Work closely with Research Office and Director of Research Development annually on strategies, including ARC Linkage.
a) Research Committee, Head of School
b) Research Committee, Academic staff
c) Research Committee, Research Groups, Academic staff
a) November 2006
b) On-going
c) On-going
|3) Increase the number of postgraduate research students.
a) Foster, promote and develop strong relationships with industry through outreach and alumni activities.
a) Teaching Committee, Research Committee, Academic staff
a) On-going
|4) Provide appropriate levels of general staff support in all areas.
a) Review the number of support staff required in each area of the School periodically in response to shifting demands, so that the School can meet demands and avoid inefficiencies.
a) Teaching Committee
a) Annually
|5) Develop outreach and alumni activities.
See Outreach and Links
b) Establish strong links with the Office of University Relations
c) Develop a School Newsletter as an instrument of alumni relations
d) Capitalise on the School's research facilities, e.g., Crommelin Field Station.
a) Head of School
b) Alumni Committee
c) Head of School, Science Communicator
d) Alumni Committee
a) On-going
b) January 2007
c) On-going
d) On-going


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The lawsuit is part of a legal battle between the companies being fought in 10 countries, including Australia, where the High Court on Friday granted Apple a further delay of court orders overturning an earlier ruling which banned the device from sale. Samsung said in a statement that the US federal court ruling confirmed its long-held view that Apple's arguments lacked merit.
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The two companies have filed at least 30 lawsuits against each other, Samsung said. The conflict began in April, when Apple filed the San Jose lawsuit claiming the South Korean company's Galaxy devices copied the iPhone and iPad.
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Posted 10 Aug 2010
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Hey guys.
Whenever I launch a RadWindow containing an AsyncUpload when using IE, I get this error in RadAsyncUpload.js
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Error: Object doesn't support this property or method
Posted 11 Aug 2010
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Hello Sidney,
This is a known issue which is already logged and will be fixed as soon as possible. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
the Telerik team
Posted 31 Aug 2010
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But you did not address the question on whether there is a workaround.
We don't have a workaround, but the fix is on its way. It will be included in the next internal build (version 2010.2.831+).
Apologies for the caused inconvenience.
Tsvetomir Tsonev
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Posted 01 Sep 2010
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This still doesnt seem to be fixed in 826, I'm forced back to using 519 to correct the problem.
Any ideas on when a permanent fix is due?
Hello SteveH,
The issue should be addressed in the latest internal build (LIB) which was uploaded today. It will be included officially in the next service pack release of the AJAX suite, expected at the end of September.
Kind regards,
the Telerik team
Posted 01 Oct 2010
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I can confirm that 929 has fixed this issue.
However, on the same day that 929 was released, Sitefinity was updated to 826!
Presumably the problem will now exist in Sitefinity.
Can anyone confirm this?
Hello SteveH,
Sitefinity is always being released with an official and stable build of the RadControls. At the time of SP4 release, RadControls official version was 826.
If you want to upgrade your set of RadControls in Sitefinity without waiting for the next CMS release, please follow the steps in this KB article - http://www.sitefinity.com/devnet/kb/sitefinity-3-x/how-to-upgrade-radcontrols.aspx
Let us know if you have any other questions.
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Hello Telerik Team,
Has this issue returned in 1109?
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Hi Sidney Zosa,
No, the issue does not exist in Telerik.Web.UI v2010.3.1109.
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columnBy Allan Choruma
Harare — CORPORATE governance has undoubtedly improved in Zimbabwe over the last five years. As a nation we have made significant progress in creating awareness and raising corporate governance standards in all sectors of our economy.
Most organisations in Zimbabwe can now boast of having basic corporate governance structures such as a board of directors and board committees. Some organisations have even gone steps further by voluntarily adopting best international practices of good corporate governance as enshrined in international corporate governance codes.
Embracing reform
Although nationally we have made significant strides in embracing corporate governance reforms enshrined in international corporate governance codes, some organisations are still lagging behind. I will restrict my focus to companies.
It is unfortunate that a lot of companies still lag behind in embracing international best practices in corporate governance. Many companies have good governance structures on paper, but when it comes to practice, it is a different story. Many companies seem to follow the letter rather than the spirit of reform. In some companies, a "tick box approach" to corporate governance seems to be the norm as opposed to a company voluntarily adopting good corporate governance practices.
Corporate governance reforms will succeed if companies voluntarily accept the need to embrace change as opposed to following the letter of the law. Prescriptive measures, yes, they are necessary but corporate governance should be driven by voluntary practices that individual companies impose on themselves. It's a matter of ethics rather than compliance.
Tick Box Approach
As indicated above, corporate governance should not be a tick box approach. Companies should not just focus on compliance (adherence) to codes, regulations and so on. Instead companies should focus on how best the business can be controlled and directed, performance of company, adoption of best practice principles and voluntary compliance.
Corporate governance should be driven by principles as opposed to instruction. As Mervin King puts it: "principle is better than instruction". What this means is that directors should adopt a "principles-based governance approach".
A principles-based governance approach is about: ethics and values, self introspection, voluntary compliance, self regulation, voluntary application of best practice principles and so on.
International corporate governance codes such as the South African King 11 Report, the UK Combined Code on Corporate Governance, Commonwealth and OECD Codes, just to mention the key ones, are very important because they have set the stage for corporate governance reforms internationally.
Most companies in Zimbabwe are striving to embrace reforms enshrined in these codes. A lot of pressure for companies to comply with international codes is coming from investors, foreign aid donors, international companies, regulatory authorities (like the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe) and so on.
As companies strive to meet international best practices in corporate governance as enshrined in codes, this should be done with caution. Most of these codes are designed for American and European countries and are compatible to their level of socio-economic and political development. Adopting best practices enshrined in these codes en masse would be a big mistake for Zimbabwean companies.
Certain corporate governance practices enshrined in international codes would be difficult to adopt in Zimbabwe without changes. The following are examples.
Independent directors
The requirement that boards should have a majority of independent directors could be unrealistic in Zimbabwe. The definition of independent directors itself in these codes makes it difficult to find directors who can meet the requirements of "true independence".
Independent directors are defined as those directors who have no material relationship with the company (either directly or indirectly) taking into account all relevant facts and circumstances considered by the board.
In the USA for example, the NYSE Listing Rules set forth the following relationships that would automatically result in a director not being deemed independent:
lA director who is a former employee can only be independent until after five years after the employment ended.
lA director who receives or has an immediate family member who receives more than $100 000 a year in direct compensation from a listed company.
lA director who is an executive officer or employee of another company, subject to certain exemptions.
lA director who has in the past five years been affiliated or employed an audit of the company, until five years after the end of such affiliation or employment, etc.
Given the above requirements of independence and also given our extended family relationships, a small market etc it may be extremely difficult in Zimbabwe to find truly independent directors.
The pool of qualified and experience independent directors is very small in Zimbabwe. It may therefore not be feasible to have a majority of independent directors on our company boards. We could have a few independent directors, but to say they should be in the majority may not be feasible. In practice, our boards should have a mix of directors be they non-executive, executive, independent and so on.
Besides, there is also a lot of confusion in the market between non-executive and independent directors. Non-executive directors, to the contrary are not necessarily independent.
Lead directors
There is also another creature called lead directors. They are very common in the USA. To ensure objectivity and transparency, most US listed companies appoint "lead or senior" independent directors. This approach is employed where the roles of chairman and CEO are split but where the chairman is not an independent director.
In such a scenario, the lead director should not be a member of management or have any conflicting ties with the CEO. The function of the lead director would be to chair executive sessions, serving as the principal liaison between management and the independent directors and working closely with the chairman to finalise board agendas.
In view of the above, the question is: should we have lead directors in our corporate governance arrangements? Does our business practice accommodate lead directors? This is why I said earlier on merely adopting international best practices en masse is a mistake for Zimbabwe.
I could quote other international practices that may not be applicable to Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe yes, we need to embrace reform, but it's better to adopt certain reforms than to adopt all reforms wholesome.
Zimbabwean companies need to adapt to corporate governance reforms in a manner that suits our environment. International codes are good because we can use them to benchmark our corporate governance standards. But let us be practical when it comes to adopting change.
Companies should embrace corporate governance reforms to strengthen their governance systems. Our priority should be to embrace corporate governance reforms that:
Improve transparency and accountability.
Create stronger and purposeful boards.
Enable boards to carry out their oversight functions effectively.
Protect the interests of shareholders including minority shareholders.
Improve financial reporting and accounting standards.
Improve efficiency and viability.
What ever reforms we undertake in corporate governance will not be complete without government support and interventions. Our government should provide a robust legal and regulatory framework that supports these corporate governance reforms.


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By Kyrie O'Connor | February 21, 2014 | Updated: February 21, 2014 11:16pm
Photo By Mike LauterbornReady or not, flu season is on us. Carin Lane, HealthyLife blogger for our sister paper the Albany Times Union, has some tips you should follow if you want to stay healthy. Read more from Carin.
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Patients reporting flu-like illnesses at outpatient clinics or doctors' offices peaked at 13.75 percent at the end of December, said Christine Mann, a press officer for The Texas Department of State Health Services, and have declined in recent weeks. Last flu season, the peak of 11.91 percent was also in late December.
Both statewide and in Harris County, the lion's share of flu cases have been H1N1, the A-type flu that used to be called swine flu and in 2009 caused thousands of deaths in the U.S. Last year, the flu was another A type, H2N3, as well as some B type.
What's been unusual this year is how hard the flu has struck 18- to 64-year-olds.
In a typical season, it's the elderly and the very young who are hardest hit. Up to now, 10 children have died of the flu this season in Texas, compared with 13 at this point last season.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that nationwide, people age 18-64 represented 61 percent of all hospitalizations from influenza - up from the previous three seasons when this age group represented only about 35 percent of all such hospitalizations. Influenza deaths followed the same pattern; more deaths than usual occurred in this younger age group.
"Flu hospitalizations and deaths in people younger- and middle-aged adults is a sad and difficult reminder that flu can be serious for anyone, not just the very young and old; and that everyone should be vaccinated," said CDC Director Tom Frieden on the agency's website. "The good news is that this season's vaccine is doing its job, protecting people across all age groups."
Though Harris County doesn't keep any records of flu cases, this season has been "heavy," said Rita Obey, spokesperson for the Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services. While flu cases seem to be declining, she warned that the illness typically stays around until May.
The CDC characterizes Texas' level of flu and "regional," which is one step down from "widespread," and it calls the illness level moderate, a level down from the previous week's rating of high.


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Monday, November 10, 2008
Priorities for the Obama administration
But closing Gitmo is just one item on a very long list of things that the ACLU believes need to be done to put the nation's civil liberties house back in order. You can read all about it here:
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Hmm. Nothing there about the fact that the US has more prisoners than any other country in the world. Most of the increase coming from the War on Drugs that has been aimed at minorities.
Oh, I'm sure you "realize" this but a few prisoners in gitmo is war more urgent than the growing prison population in America that is all about disenfranchising minorities, putting many of them in total isolation because they belong to gangs, and sentencing people to life in prison for having comitted 3 felonies, even if the last "felony" is stealing a pizza because you're starving.
Maybe you can think about that a tiny bit while you are getting high your newly legal marijuana joints out there in the 'burbs or in your condo on the waterfront.
Maybe someday.
- November 21, 2008 at 11:01 PM
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Don't you know that the Massachusetts ACLU focuses on those yuppies in the tony burbs? No doubt that's where they get the most money.
Who cares about the ghettoes when it's those with "careers" might get embarrassed if they get caught with some grass? Hey- they cops can still arrest the sellers that have to have more than 1 ounce in order to sell their wares to those who just protected their reputations and might lost their bigtime salaries.
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Wednesbury then and now
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WE often talk of how much the Black Country has changed over the years and Bugle reader Peter G. Smith of Wolverhampton has sent in these pictures that illustrate the point
They show Peter's home town of Wednesbury and the first was taken by him in the 1960s. Peter returned to the same spot around 50 years later to take the second photograph.
The view has changed considerably in the intervening years. The industrial buildings that dominate Peter's earlier photograph have gone, as engineering declined and the sites have been redeveloped.
In the older picture Ocker Hill power station is a prominent feature. This landmark closed in 1977 and the cooling towers were demolished in 1985 before the housing was built on the site in the 1990s.
Have you any more pictures that show how the Black Country has changed over the years? Contact dshaw@blackcountry bugle.co.uk or write to 41 High Street, Cradley Heath, B65 5HL.


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Dorothy E. Brunson, a prominent local businesswoman, has sold all three of her radio stations, including WEBB-AM in Baltimore, for just under $4 million.
When Brunson bought WEBB in 1979, she became the first black woman in the country to own a radio station.
Now the president of Brunson Communications Inc., she says she will use the capital from the sales to get the company's Philadelphia television station, WGTW-TV, back on the air.


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John Banano named Pac-12 Scholar-Athelete
Arizona Wildcats senior kicker John Banano has been selected the Pac-12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
A physiology major with a 3.927 GPA, Banano is the second University of Arizona student to win the award for football, which was created during the 2007-2008 academic year. Former Wildcat linebacker Spencer Larsen won the inaugural award.
This achievement will only add to the number of academic and football accomplishments Banano has already won. In 2011 and 2012 he was named a Pac-12 All-Academic honoree and a 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-District award winner.
The senior kicker has made 14 of 20 field-goal attempts this season, with a long of 46 yards. He is 51 of 52 on extra-point attempts, missing his first try against Arizona State to snap a school-record streak of 74 consecutive successful extra points made.
Banano is currently in the interview process for applying to medical school.
Other fall sport winners include:
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The Starkville Yellowjackets have come too far to turn back now.
After winning nine-straight games to reach the Class 5A North State Championship Game tonight, Starkville football coach Jamie Mitchell said his team might as well win one more time and make it to Jackson.
"We get to this point and you've got to put 13 games behind us," Mitchell said. "This is a one game deal. There's only one ticket to Jackson and only one of the two of us are going to claim it. That's the way you've got to look at it."
The Jackets travel to Ridgeland to meet the Titans for the second time this season. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
On Oct. 7, Starkville came from behind to take a 26-23 decision at Ridgeland in a Class 5A, Region 2 outing.
"That was probably one of the wildest finishes you'll have," Mitchell said. "We made a ton of mistakes in that game and you have to credit them with a lot of that because they made plays. They had a pick six and intercepted another one in their end zone that they ran back for 20 yards. They made some plays in that game that made it extremely tough for us."
Jacket quarterback Gabe Myles, who was the guilty party in the two interceptions against the Titans, has put together a very good junior season.
Myles has over 2,500 yards of total offense with 1,827 yards passing and 750 yards rushing. He has scored 27 touchdowns (19 passing, eight rushing).
Starkville has three receivers with at least 24 catches and 300 yards. Devin Mitchell leads the way with 31 receptions for 786 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Coach Mitchell knows that mistakes can play a vital role in a big game much like last week in the 20-14 victory the Jackets had over the West Point Green Wave.
"You think back to the West Point game and the fumbles they had we converted both of those into touchdowns and that's the difference in the game," Mitchell said. "This game is going to be very similar to that. The team that makes mistakes and capitalizes on the other team's mistakes is going to be the one that probably wins the ballgame."
Starkville senior linebacker Dennis Ware remembers the game against Ridgeland and even though its defense was successful in shutting down Quardarius Armour in the first meeting, the potential to throw the ball was there.
"It's going to take a whole lot of effort and we've just got to play lights out defense," Ware said. "We can't go off of the last game because we know they have something for us too."
Coming off Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, the Jackets have had to work around the holiday to schedule practice times.
No one will catch Mitchell complaining about it.
"We wouldn't have it any other way," Mitchell said. "I think our kids will gladly sacrifice some holiday time to have the chance to play for a state championship."