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Hon. Martin M. Solomon
Part Rules
Supreme Court - Kings County
Civil Term - Part 38
360 Adams Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
347-296-1495 (tel)
718-643-4861 (fax)
Civil Term - Part 38
1. Motions shall be heard every Thursday in Room 424, in 360 Adams Street. The calendar call is at 9:45 A.M. promptly. The Second Call is at 10:45 A.M. promptly. All motions must be orally argued. There is no check in procedure for the part. Motions that have not been previously adjourned or appropriately answered on the call, may be marked off, or a default may be entered, as appropriate. Counsels are advised that if a motion has been marked ready on the second call and no one appears to argue the motion when it is called to be heard, default may be taken against the party that answered ready and then failed to appear.
2. No courtesy copies of motion papers are to be filed with Chambers or the Courtroom, unless the action is subject to e-filing. A courtesy copy of all e-filed papers must be filed with the Part Clerk in the Courtroom.
3. Motion papers, answering affidavits and reply affidavits must be served on adversaries as per CPLR 2214.
4. All motions require appearances and oral arguments.
5. Motions may be adjourned twice upon consent of the parties or upon application to the Court. A confirmation, in stipulation form, is to be faxed to Chambers at 718-643-4861. Any further adjournments must be with the consent of the Court.
6. Summary judgment motions must be made within sixty (60) days of the filing of the note of issue.
7. Motions to either seek or enforce discovery may not be made without court approval.
8. Proposed orders to show cause must be brought to the Ex Parte Motion Support Office for review prior to submission to the part. Fees as required by law must be paid to the County Clerk prior to submission.
1. Marked Pleadings. Prior to trial, counsel shall furnish to the Court marked pleadings pursuant to CPLR Section 4012.
2. Exhibits. Counsel shall pre-mark all exhibits in the order which they intend to introduce them at trial. A list of the exhibits shall be provided to the Court prior to trial. Plaintiffs will number their exhibits and defendants will letter their exhibits. On the day of trial the exhibits and the list will be given to the Court reporter who will officially mark them before trial.
3. Witnesses. Prior to trial, Counsel shall provide to the court a list of potential witnesses in order in which they intend to call them at trial, including expert witnesses, their expertise, and summary of expected trial testimony.
4. Motions in Limine. Any potential evidentiary question or procedural or substantive law matter not previously adjudicated shall be brought to the Court's attention and addressed prior to trial by way of a written or oral motion in limine. A written memorandum of law with citations to the Official Reports is strongly encouraged; citations and copies of relevant court decisions and statutes should be furnished to the Court prior to commencement of plaintiff's case and when otherwise requested by the Court.
5. Demonstrative evidence is not permitted without first obtaining permission of the Court.
6. No electronic media devices will be permitted absent express permission from the Court. Request should be made to the Court in writing and the reasons for the request must be clearly stated.
7. Depositions. A copy of depositions intended to be used at trial should be furnished to the Court at the commencement of the trial.
8. Proposed Jury Charges and Verdict Sheets. All proposed jury charges and proposed verdict sheets shall be submitted to the Court in typed form no later than the close of plaintiff's case.
9. All materials used during the trial must be removed within 48 hours of the conclusion of the trial. All materials not timely removed will be discarded.
Civil Term - Commercial Part 10
The Part 38 Rules will apply to Commercial Part 10.
1. Motions on in Commercial Part 10 will be called and heard in connection with the Part 38 motion calendar (see above) on Thursdays at 9:45 A.M. and 10:45 A.M. All motions must be orally argued. Counsels wishing to have a time slot for their motion to be heard should contact chambers at least 48 hours prior to the Calendar call.
2. A courtesy copy of all e-filed papers must be filed with the Part Clerk in the Courtroom.
3. Preliminary conferences and compliance conferences in Commercial Part 10 will be called immediately following the first and second call of the motion calendar and conferenced, as time permits, while motions are being heard. PLEASE NOTE: After January 29, 2015 preliminary and compliance conferences in Commercial Part 10 will be called at 2:00 P.M.


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Louis Daignault (ISN) – Photo Courtesy of FIVB
June 9, 2013, Myslowice (ISN) – Taylor Pischke of Winnipeg and Melissa Humana-Paredes of Toronto won the bronze medal Sunday at the FIVB U23 World Championships in beach volleyball.
Pischke and Humana-Paredes defeated Eliska Galova and Adela Machova of the Czech Republic in the third place match 19-21, 21-15, 16-14.
Canada's Humana-Paredes (left) and Pischke (right) – Photo Courtesy of FIVB
In the tie-break set, Pischke and Humana-Paredes appeared to be on their way to winning comfortably, but the Czechs called a time-out when they were down 11-7 and mounted a comeback.
Humana-Paredes and Pischke rediscovered their rhythm though and after letting one match point slip, won the bronze medals on their second when Pischke hit a winning spike.
It was a remarkable achievement considering that this is their first tournament of the year together as the pair are at university in different parts of Canada and can only train once the academic year is over.
"It was a really, really good game and they played really, really well and we played really, really well and it came down to withstanding the pressure and the heat," Humana-Paredes said. "The first didn't go our way, but we came back strong."
It is the second international success for the Canadian pair who was fifth last year at the world junior championships. Humana-Paredes won silver at the 2011 junior worlds with Victoria Altomare.
In the gold medal match, Victoria Bieneck and Isabell Schneider of Germany defeated Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Thais Rodrigues Ferreira of Brazil 19-21, 21-12, 15-13. The Brazilians had edged the Canadians in the semifinal earlier Sunday 21-18, 15-21, 23-21.

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Is the bicycle one of our best and oldest transport innovations yet?
I was recently invited to a panel discussion to comment on the movie 'With My Own Two Wheels' (http://www.withmyowntwowheels.org) which illustrates how bicycles can serve as a missing link to development. It follows the transformation taking place in the lives of 5 individuals.


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When it comes to global warming, the Japanese can't quite get their minds right. Anthony Watts explains:
Each year, four international science institutions compile temperature data from thousands of stations around the world and make independent judgments about whether the year was warmer or cooler than average. "The official records vary slightly because of subtle differences in the way we analyze the data," said Reto Ruedy, climate scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. "But they also agree extraordinarily well."
Well, sort of. But beginning in 2001, Japanese scientists' estimates of global surface temperatures have diverged from the other three countries, as this graph shows:
You need to read Watts's entire post to get the details, but what is happening here is that beginning in 2001, the Japanese stopped using the "adjusted" Global Historical Climatology Network data, and started using temperatures as actually measured:
[I]t appears that Japan's Meteorological agency is using adjusted GHCN data up to the year 2000, and from 2001 they are using the CLIMAT report data as is, without adjustments. To me, this clearly explains the divergence when you look at the NASA plot magnified and note when the divergence starts. The annotation marks in magenta are mine:
This illustrates a point we have made repeatedly: the supposed increase in global temperatures in recent decades is largely due, not to raw temperature data, but rather to adjustments to that data that are made by global warming zealots who, in many instances, have an enormous financial interest in propagating the AGW theory. Watts illustrates the point (which he makes more gently than I just did) with this chart. It shows temperature data from the Darwin, Australia airport from 1880 to the present. Based on actual temperature measurements, it has been getting cooler in Darwin. But adjustments to the raw data create a fictitious warming trend:
Are these adjustments justified? I really, really doubt it. At a minimum, I would like to see them defended by someone who doesn't have a major financial stake in global warming politics.


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Known and Probable Human Carcinogens
Many people worry that substances or exposures in their environment may cause cancer. As part of the American Cancer Society's role in informing and educating people about cancer and its possible causes, this document provides lists of substances and exposures that are known or suspected to cause cancer. The lists below have been developed by two highly respected agencies – the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the US National Toxicology Program (NTP). Some related information is included on how these and other agencies and groups test and classify possible carcinogens.
The American Cancer Society does not keep detailed information on each of the exposures on these lists. If you are looking for more in-depth information on a particular item on these lists, please refer to the agencies in the "Additional resources" section.
What is a carcinogen?
Cancer is caused by changes in a cell's DNA – its genetic "blueprint." Some of these changes may be inherited from our parents. Others may be caused by outside exposures, which are often referred to as environmental factors. Environmental factors can include a wide range of exposures, such as:
- Lifestyle factors (nutrition, tobacco use, physical activity, etc.)
- Naturally occurring exposures (ultraviolet light, radon gas, infectious agents, etc.)
- Medical treatments (radiation and medicines including chemotherapy, hormone drugs, drugs that suppress the immune system, etc.)
- Workplace exposures
- Household exposures
- Pollution
Substances and exposures that can lead to cancer are called carcinogens. Some carcinogens do not affect DNA directly, but lead to cancer in other ways. For example, they may cause cells to divide at a faster than normal rate, which could increase the chances that DNA changes will occur.
Carcinogens do not cause cancer in every case, all the time. Substances labeled as carcinogens may have different levels of cancer-causing potential. Some may cause cancer only after prolonged, high levels of exposure. And for any particular person, the risk of developing cancer depends on many factors, including how they are exposed to a carcinogen, the length and intensity of the exposure, and the person's genetic makeup.
How do researchers determine if something is a carcinogen?
Testing to see if something can cause cancer is often difficult. It is not ethical to test a substance by exposing people to it and seeing if they get cancer from it. That's why scientists must use other types of tests, which may not always give clear answers.
Lab studies
Scientists get much of their data about whether something might cause cancer from lab studies in cell cultures and animals. There are far too many substances (both natural and man-made) to test each one in lab animals, so scientists use what is already known about chemical structures, results from other types of lab tests, the extent of human exposure, and other factors to select chemicals for testing. For example, they can often get an idea about whether a substance might cause a problem by comparing it to similar chemicals that have already been studied.
Although lab studies alone can't always predict if a substance will cause cancer in people, virtually all known human carcinogens that have been adequately tested also cause cancer in lab animals. In many cases, carcinogens are first found to cause cancer in lab animals and are later found to cause cancer in people.
Most studies of potential carcinogens expose the lab animals to doses that are much higher than common human exposures. This is so that cancer risk can be detected in relatively small groups of animals. It is not always clear if the results from animal studies will be the same for people as they are normally exposed to a substance. For example, the effects seen in lab studies with very high doses of a substance may not be the same at much lower doses, or the effects of a substance when it is inhaled may not be the same as if it is applied to the skin. Also, the bodies of lab animals and humans don't always process substances in the same way.
But for safety reasons, it is usually assumed that exposures that cause cancer at larger doses in animals may also cause cancer in people. It isn't always possible to know how the exposure dose might affect risk, but it is reasonable for public health purposes to assume that lowering human exposure will reduce risk.
Studies in people
Another important way to identify carcinogens is through epidemiologic studies, which look at human populations to determine which factors might be linked to cancer. These studies also provide useful information, but they have their limits. Humans do not live in a controlled environment. People are exposed to many substances at any given time, including those they encounter at work, school, or home; in the food they eat; and in the air they breathe. It's very unlikely they know exactly what they've been exposed to or that they would be able to remember all of their exposures if asked by a researcher. And there are usually many years (often decades) between exposure to a carcinogen and the development of cancer. Therefore, it can be very hard to definitely link any particular exposure to cancer.
By combining data from both types of studies, scientists do their best to make an educated assessment of a substance's cancer-causing ability. When the evidence is conclusive, the substance is labeled as a carcinogen. When the available evidence is compelling but not felt to be conclusive, the substance may be considered to be a probable carcinogen. But in some cases there simply isn't enough information to be certain one way or the other.
Who determines how carcinogens are classified?
Several national and international agencies are responsible for determining the cancer-causing potential of different substances.
International Agency for Research on Cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization (WHO). One of its major goals is to identify causes of cancer. The most widely used system for classifying carcinogens comes from the IARC. In the past 30 years, the IARC has evaluated the cancer-causing potential of more than 900 likely candidates, placing them into one of the following groups:
- Group 1: Carcinogenic to humans
- Group 2A: Probably carcinogenic to humans
- Group 2B: Possibly carcinogenic to humans
- Group 3: Unclassifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans
- Group 4: Probably not carcinogenic to humans
Perhaps not surprisingly, based on how hard it can be to test these candidate carcinogens, most are listed as being of probable, possible, or unknown risk. Only a little over 100 are classified as "carcinogenic to humans."
National Toxicology Program
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) is formed from parts of several different US government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The NTP updates its Report on Carcinogens (RoC) every few years.
The Report on Carcinogens identifies 2 groups of agents:
- "Known to be human carcinogens"
- "Reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens"
The current version of the RoC lists about 250 substances and exposures. Unlike the IARC's list, the RoC does not list substances that have been studied and found not to be carcinogens.
Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), an electronic database that contains information on human health effects from exposure to certain substances in the environment. The EPA uses a rating system similar to that of IARC when describing the cancer-causing potential of a substance:
- Group A: Carcinogenic to humans
- Group B: Likely to be carcinogenic to humans
- Group C: Suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential
- Group D: Inadequate information to assess carcinogenic potential
- Group E: Not likely to be carcinogenic to humans
Other agencies and groups
Other federal agencies, such as the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) may comment on whether a substance or exposure may cause cancer and/or what levels of exposure to a particular substance might be considered acceptable.
Some state agencies also keep lists of known or probable carcinogens. For example, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) maintains a list of "chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity." (Much of this list is based on the IARC and NTP lists below.)
The American Cancer Society's role
The American Cancer Society (ACS) contributes in many ways to evaluating how environmental factors affect a person's likelihood of developing cancer, including:
- Conducting epidemiologic research on the causes of cancer
- Funding laboratory and epidemiologic research at universities and other institutions that study environmental causes of cancer
- Advocating for environmental health on local, state, and federal levels
- Informing the public about environmental factors that affect cancer risk and how to decrease their risk of developing cancer
In most cases, the ACS does not directly evaluate whether a certain substance or exposure causes cancer. Instead, the ACS looks to national and international organizations such as the NTP and IARC, whose mission is to evaluate environmental cancer risks based on evidence from laboratory and human research studies.
Some important points about the IARC and NTP lists here
The IARC and NTP act independently but have studied many of the same agents, so many known or suspected carcinogens appear on both lists. But because an agent appears on one and not on the other does not necessarily mean there is a controversy, as one agency may not have evaluated it.
Unfortunately, many of the substances and exposures on the lists below can often go by different names. This can make it hard to find a particular substance on one or both of these lists, which are in alphabetical order and may not always use the most common term.
These lists include only those agents that have been evaluated by the agencies. These agencies tend to focus on substances and exposures most likely to cause cancer, but there are many others that have not been studied fully yet.
Most of the agents on the lists have been linked only with certain kinds of cancer, not all types. For more detailed information, refer to the specific monographs or reports published by the agencies (available on their websites).
The lists describe the level of evidence that something can cause cancer, not how likely it is that something will cause cancer in any particular person. For example, IARC considers there to be strong evidence that both tobacco smoking and eating processed meat can cause cancer, so both are listed as "carcinogenic to humans." But smoking is much more likely to cause cancer than eating processed meat, even though both are in the same category.
Carcinogens do not cause cancer at all times, under all circumstances. Some may only be carcinogenic if a person is exposed in a certain way (for example, swallowing it as opposed to touching it). Some may only cause cancer in people who have a certain genetic makeup. Some of these agents may lead to cancer after only a very small exposure, while others might require intense exposure over many years. Again, you should refer to the agencies' reports for specifics.
Even if a substance or exposure is known or suspected to cause cancer, this does not necessarily mean that it can or should be avoided at all costs. For example, estrogen is a known carcinogen that occurs naturally in the body. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight is also known to cause cancer, but it's not practical (or advisable) to completely avoid the sun. These lists also include many commonly used medicines, particularly some hormones and drugs used to treat cancer. For example, tamoxifen increases the risk of certain kinds of uterine cancer but can be very useful in treating some breast cancers, which may be more important for some women. If you have questions about a medicine that appears on one of these lists, be sure to ask your doctor.
Looking at the list below can tell you whether or not something may increase your risk of cancer, but it is important to try to get an idea of how much it might increase your risk. It is also important to know what your risk is to begin with. Many factors can enter into this, including your age, gender, family history, and lifestyle factors (tobacco and alcohol use, weight, diet, physical activity level, etc.). As noted above, the type and extent of exposure to a substance may also play a role. You should consider the actual amount of increased risk when deciding if you should limit or avoid an exposure.
Known human carcinogens
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Group 1: Carcinogenic to humans
- Acetaldehyde (from consuming alcoholic beverages)
- Acheson process, occupational exposure associated with
- Acid mists, strong inorganic
- Aflatoxins
- Alcoholic beverages
- Aluminum production
- 4-Aminobiphenyl
- Areca nut
- Aristolochic acid (and plants containing it)
- Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds
- Asbestos (all forms) and mineral substances (such as talc or vermiculite) that contain asbestos
- Auramine production
- Azathioprine
- Benzene
- Benzidine and dyes metabolized to benzidine
- Benzo[a]pyrene
- Beryllium and beryllium compounds
- Betel quid, with or without tobacco
- Bis(chloromethyl)ether and chloromethyl methyl ether (technical-grade)
- Busulfan
- 1,3-Butadiene
- Cadmium and cadmium compounds
- Chlorambucil
- Chlornaphazine
- Chromium (VI) compounds
- Clonorchis sinensis (infection with), also known as the Chinese liver fluke
- Coal, indoor emissions from household combustion
- Coal gasification
- Coal-tar distillation
- Coal-tar pitch
- Coke production
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cyclosporine
- 1,2-Dichloropropane
- Diethylstilbestrol
- Engine exhaust, diesel
- Epstein-Barr virus (infection with)
- Erionite
- Estrogen postmenopausal therapy
- Estrogen-progestogen postmenopausal therapy (combined)
- Estrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives (combined) (Note: There is also convincing evidence in humans that these agents confer a protective effect against cancer in the endometrium and ovary)
- Ethanol in alcoholic beverages
- Ethylene oxide
- Etoposide
- Etoposide in combination with cisplatin and bleomycin
- Fission products, including strontium-90
- Fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole
- Formaldehyde
- Haematite mining (underground)
- Helicobacter pylori (infection with)
- Hepatitis B virus (chronic infection with)
- Hepatitis C virus (chronic infection with)
- Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) (infection with)
- Human papilloma virus (HPV) types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59 (infection with) (Note: The HPV types that have been classified as carcinogenic to humans can differ by an order of magnitude in risk for cervical cancer)
- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) (infection with)
- Ionizing radiation (all types)
- Iron and steel founding (workplace exposure)
- Isopropyl alcohol manufacture using strong acids
- Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) (infection with)
- Leather dust
- Lindane
- Magenta production
- Melphalan
- Methoxsalen (8-methoxypsoralen) plus ultraviolet A radiation, also known as PUVA
- 4,4'-Methylenebis(chloroaniline) (MOCA)
- Mineral oils, untreated or mildly treated
- MOPP and other combined chemotherapy including alkylating agents
- 2-Naphthylamine
- Neutron radiation
- Nickel compounds
- N'-Nitrosonornicotine (NNN) and 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)
- Opisthorchis viverrini (infection with), also known as the Southeast Asian liver fluke
- Outdoor air pollution (and the particulate matter in it)
- Painter (workplace exposure as a)
- 3,4,5,3',4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB-126)
- 2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran
- Phenacetin (and mixtures containing it)
- Phosphorus-32, as phosphate
- Plutonium
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxin-like, with a Toxicity Equivalency Factor according to WHO (PCBs 77, 81, 105, 114, 118, 123, 126, 156, 157, 167, 169, 189)
- Processed meat (consumption of)
- Radioiodines, including iodine-131
- Radionuclides, alpha-particle-emitting, internally deposited (Note: Specific radionuclides for which there is sufficient evidence for carcinogenicity to humans are also listed individually as Group 1 agents)
- Radionuclides, beta-particle-emitting, internally deposited (Note: Specific radionuclides for which there is sufficient evidence for carcinogenicity to humans are also listed individually as Group 1 agents)
- Radium-224 and its decay products
- Radium-226 and its decay products
- Radium-228 and its decay products
- Radon-222 and its decay products
- Rubber manufacturing industry
- Salted fish (Chinese-style)
- Schistosoma haematobium (infection with)
- Semustine (methyl-CCNU)
- Shale oils
- Silica dust, crystalline, in the form of quartz or cristobalite
- Solar radiation
- Soot (as found in workplace exposure of chimney sweeps)
- Sulfur mustard
- Tamoxifen (Note: There is also conclusive evidence that tamoxifen reduces the risk of contralateral breast cancer in breast cancer patients)
- 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin
- Thiotepa
- Thorium-232 and its decay products
- Tobacco, smokeless
- Tobacco smoke, secondhand
- Tobacco smoking
- ortho-Toluidine
- Treosulfan
- Trichloroethylene
- Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, including UVA, UVB, and UVC rays
- Ultraviolet-emitting tanning devices
- Vinyl chloride
- Wood dust
- X- and Gamma-radiation
National Toxicology Program 14th Report on Carcinogens
"Known to be human carcinogens"
- Aflatoxins
- Alcoholic beverage consumption
- 4-Aminobiphenyl
- Analgesic mixtures containing phenacetin
- Aristolochic acids
- Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds
- Asbestos
- Azathioprine
- Benzene
- Benzidine
- Beryllium and beryllium compounds
- Bis(chloromethyl) ether and technical-grade chloromethyl methyl ether
- 1,3-Butadiene
- 1,4-Butanediol dimethylsulfonate (also known as busulfan)
- Cadmium and cadmium compounds
- Chlorambucil
- 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (MeCCNU)
- Chromium hexavalent compounds
- Coal tar pitches
- Coal tars
- Coke oven emissions
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cyclosporin A
- Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
- Dyes metabolized to benzidine
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- Erionite
- Estrogens, steroidal
- Ethylene oxide
- Formaldehyde
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis C virus
- Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
- Human papilloma viruses: some genital-mucosal types
- Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)
- Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) (also know as human herpesvirus 8, or HHV-8)
- Melphalan
- Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV)
- Methoxsalen with ultraviolet A therapy (PUVA)
- Mineral oils (untreated and mildly treated)
- Mustard gas
- 2-Naphthylamine
- Neutrons
- Nickel compounds
- Oral tobacco products
- Radon
- Silica, crystalline (respirable size)
- Solar radiation
- Soots
- Strong inorganic acid mists containing sulfuric acid
- Sunlamps or sunbeds, exposure to
- Tamoxifen
- 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); "dioxin"
- Thiotepa
- Thorium dioxide
- Tobacco smoke, environmental
- Tobacco, smokeless
- Tobacco smoking
- o‑Toluidine
- Trichloroethylene (TCE)
- Vinyl chloride
- Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, broad spectrum
- Wood dust
- X-radiation and gamma radiation
Probable carcinogens
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Group 2A: Probably carcinogenic to humans
- Acrylamide
- Adriamycin (doxorubicin)
- Androgenic (anabolic) steroids
- Art glass, glass containers, and press ware (manufacture of)
- Azacitidine
- Biomass fuel (primarily wood), emissions from household combustion
- Bischloroethyl nitrosourea (BCNU), also known as carmustine
- Captafol
- Carbon electrode manufacture
- Chloral
- Chloral hydrate
- Chloramphenicol
- alpha-Chlorinated toluenes (benzal chloride, benzotrichloride, benzyl chloride) and benzoyl chloride (combined exposures)
- 1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU)
- 4-Chloro-ortho-toluidine
- Chlorozotocin
- Cisplatin
- Cobalt metal with tungsten carbide
- Creosotes
- Cyclopenta[cd]pyrene
- DDT (4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
- Diazinon
- Dibenz[a,j]acridine
- Dibenz[a,h]anthracene
- Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene
- Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
- Diethyl sulfate
- Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride
- 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
- Dimethyl sulfate
- Epichlorohydrin
- Ethyl carbamate (urethane)
- Ethylene dibromide
- N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea
- Frying, emissions from high-temperature
- Glycidol
- Glyphosate
- Hairdresser or barber (workplace exposure as)
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 68 (infection with)
- Indium phosphide
- IQ (2-Amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline)
- Lead compounds, inorganic
- Malaria (caused by infection with Plasmodium falciparum)
- Malathion
- Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV)
- 5-Methoxypsoralen
- Methyl methanesulfonate
- N-Methyl-N´-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)
- N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea
- Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation
- 6-Nitrochrysene
- Nitrogen mustard
- 1-Nitropyrene
- N-Nitrosodiethylamine
- N-Nitrosodimethylamine
- 2-Nitrotoluene
- Non-arsenical insecticides (workplace exposures in spraying and application of)
- Petroleum refining (workplace exposures in)
- Pioglitazone
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
- Procarbazine hydrochloride
- 1,3-Propane sultone
- Red meat (consumption of)
- Shiftwork that involves circadian disruption
- Silicon carbide whiskers
- Styrene-7,8-oxide
- Teniposide
- Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
- Tetrafluoroethylene
- Trichloroethylene
- 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
- Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate
- Very hot beverages (above 65 degrees Celsius)
- Vinyl bromide (Note: For practical purposes, vinyl bromide should be considered to act similarly to the human carcinogen vinyl chloride.)
- Vinyl fluoride (Note: For practical purposes, vinyl fluoride should be considered to act similarly to the human carcinogen vinyl chloride.)
National Toxicology Program 14th Report on Carcinogens
"Reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens"
- Acetaldehyde
- 2-Acetylaminofluorene
- Acrylamide
- Acrylonitrile
- Adriamycin® (doxorubicin hydrochloride)
- 2-Aminoanthraquinone
- o-Aminoazotoluene
- 1-Amino-2,4-dibromoanthraquinone
- 1-Amino-2-methylanthraquinone
- 2-Amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (MeIQ)
- 2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx)
- 2-Amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ)
- 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP)
- Amitrole
- o-Anisidine and its hydrochloride
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- Bromodichloromethane
- 1-Bromopropane
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- Chlorendic acid
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- Chloroform
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- Bis(chloroethyl) nitrosourea
- 3-Chloro-2-methylpropene
- 4-Chloro-o-phenylenediamine
- Chloroprene
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- 2,4-Diaminoanisole sulfate
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- Diazoaminobenzene
- Dibenz[a,h]acridine
- Dibenz[a,j]acridine
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- Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene
- Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene
- Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
- 1,2-Dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide)
- 2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol
- Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine and 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride
- Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
- 1,2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride)
- Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
- 1,3-Dichloropropene (technical grade)
- Diepoxybutane
- Diesel exhaust particulates
- Diethyl sulfate
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- 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine
- 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
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- Metronidazole
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- N-nitrosodi-n-butylamine
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GLENDALE — As the most monumental fight in Manny Gamburyan's career approaches fast, the tenacious mixed-martial-artist is clearly taking on the magnitude of his title opportunity and the task of facing World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo straight on.
During a Monday conference call, Gamburyan didn't hesitate in proclaiming that he was confident he could upset Aldo — seen by most as a phenom in the sport as the 145-pounder is ranked by many as one of the top five pound-for-pound fighters in the world — but that he would have to be at his best to do so.
And, in contrast to the co-main event's participants, lightweight rivals Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone, Gamburyan and Aldo have boasted nothing but respect for each other en route to their Sept. 30 showdown in Broomfield, Colo., when they headline WEC: Aldo vs. Gamburyan.
"I respect him, but I'm gonna go out there and show the fans that anybody can be stopped," Gamburyan said. "I want to be the first guy to stop him."
At the same time, Gamburyan (11-4) realizes that's something that will be no small feat.
"I have to bring my 'A' game," he said.
A dynamic striker with a stellar submission background, Aldo (17-1) has won 10 fights in a row, his last seven under the WEC banner and has not lost since the end of 2005.
"Obviously, Jose Aldo has dominated the weight class," said WEC General Manager Reed Harris.
Gamburyan is also on a hot streak of his own, with three straight victories, all of them for the WEC. His last two were particularly notable as he decisioned Leonard Garcia in November of last year and then knocked out former featherweight champion Mike Brown in the first round of their April bout.
"He's absolutely done everything we've expected from him and more," Harris said.
Gamburyan came to the WEC after a five-fight tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a sibling company of the WEC. A finalist on "The Ultimate Fighter," Gamburyan made a name for himself in the UFC, but his 5-foot-5 has clearly translated better into the WEC's 145-pound featherweight division.
"That was the best move I've made in my life," Gamburyan said. "Here I am fighting for the belt."
Just how big the fight is to Gamburyan, a black belt in judo, was evidenced when he compared the bout to his dream of competing for an Olympic medal in judo.
While Aldo's mix of submission skills and a striking style that involves kicks, knees and punches is tough to prepare for, Gamburyan's judo game is unrivaled in the division and one of the best in MMA.
"If Manny can inflict that on Jose, Jose's gonna have a tough time with it," Harris said.
Said Aldo through a translator: "Manny's wrestling, his judo and also his heavy hands are what [I] have to watch out for the entire fight."
When asked what attributes he possesses to possibly dethrone the current WEC featherweight king, among other things, Gamburyan said, "I have the power, I have the dedication."
That dedication is often seen in training sessions at the Glendale Fighting Club and the Main Event Gym in Glendale, where Gamburyan often trains along with Team Hayastan in Hollywood and SK Golden Boys in Van Nuys. Gamburyan trains with a wealth of pro fighters that include Glendale's Sako Chivichyan, Karen Darabedyan and Sevak Magakian.
Gamburyan also said that his training, which has seen him develop a strong boxing game, particularly with his time in Glendale, has been going very well.
"I'm in a great place," he said. "I'm having a great camp."
No matter what Gamburyan says or does leading into the bout, he's still likely to be seen as an overwhelming underdog, much as he was before he knocked out Brown. But going forward, Gamburyan certainly doesn't seem intimidated by the favorite.
"Every fighter has holes in his game," Gamburyan said. "Of course I see holes in his game."
As for being the underdog once again, a 4-1 underdog currently in Las Vegas, he said it really offers no extra motivation and will not play a part in the bout.
"It's better for my friends," Gamburyan joked, "so they can bet on it."


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Just when you thought Augusta National Golf Club couldn't outdo itself, it spends $8.3 million to buy nearby land on which it intends to build a parking lot, according to a report in Bloomberg News.
Last year, Augusta purchased a garden apartment complex that since has been demolished, according to the report. The 9.8-acre site will be used for parking and other support services, an Augusta spokesman told Bloomberg News.
"Any other commentary would be misleading and potentially create public speculation that is unncessary," club spokesman Steve Ethun told Bloomberg News.
Affordable hotels within Augusta's ZIP code are few and far between, leading to speculation that cabins could be built there in addition to a parking lot.
Perhaps Adam Scott would want to invest in the parking lot. He won the Masters last year, which catapulted him into such a successful season he's closing in on taking over the world's No. 1 ranking from Tiger Woods.
Also …
Steve Stricker posted a fantastic picture on Twitter on offseason practice in Wisconsin. The practice range is in a white-out of snow, but you can see the yard-marker flags. He wrote: "Golfing in November in Wisconsin! #backtowork" … Dustin Johnson was on the red carpet this past weekend with fiancee Paulina Gretzky, who presented an award at the American Music Awards. … Speaking of celebrity sightings, Rory McIlroy met Will Ferrell on a recent flight to Australia and scored an invitation to the premiere of "Anchorman 2."


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- Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)
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Starting from our base in Taupo, we will take you to the hidden valley of Orakei Korako Geothermal Park where you can explore a volcanic world of gushing geysers, hot springs, bubbling mud pools and some of the largest and most amazing silica terraces in the world.
Orakei Korako boasts the most active geysers of any geothermal park in New Zealand. Up to 23active natural geysers play freely through the area, which is constantlychanging. Marvel at the number of boiling hot springs and the vibrant colours all around you, or take a native bushwalk through this untouched geothermal paradise. The Lonely Planet Guide describes Orakei Korako as "...arguably the best thermal area left in New Zealand".
After that, hop into a kayak for a leisure cruise down the Waikato River, New Zealand's longest river, taking in the spectacular scenery down to your next adventure.
There we will disembark for your 'Squeeze Trip', walking through knee deep water, maneuvering through narrow crevasses, climbing boulders, walking through stunning native New Zealand bush and emerging at a hot flowing water falls. With a small climb you can relax in the thermal waters of a naturally heated bathing pool.
We then squeeze our way back to the kayaks to paddle back towards Orakei Korako. Once there, enjoy a freshly brewed latté or ice cold drink as you take in the stunning views of the Waikato River's Lake Ohakuri from their riverside café.


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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
from the this-story-has-morals deptAnother week done, another bunch of great comments. Topping the insightful list this week was an awesome comment from Richard providing some great historical perspective on how the retail industry learned how making life more convenient for customers -- even if it makes it easier to illegally get things -- actually has helped the bottom line massively. And this is a point that the legacy content players still don't get:
Real Physical shops have been moving in the opposite direction. 100 years ago you went into a shop and had to ask for each item from an assistant. It meant you could never shoplift - but it was expensive and time consuming. SO the shops put the stuff on the customer's side of the counter - and you collected it and took it to the assistant before paying. This was quicker - and even though it was now more possible to steal (though not that easy because the assistant could see the whole shop) the shops still felt that it was worth it overall for the increased sales and reduced payroll.Coming in second is a comment from the Infamous Joe, responding to the news that some law enforcement officials had asked Google to remove a video that showed police brutality. Joe suggested a "little known fact"
Next came the supermarket - which streamlined the process even further - though it did make shoplifting easier - but guess what - the shops still found it was better for them and swallowed the losses in return for more sales and lower wage costs.
Finally we progressed to the system in my local Waitrose - where the store lets you do the scanning and only checks up on you once in a blue moon. Now stealing would be even easier - and can even be done accidentally - but the store still thinks it's worthwhile for them.
Moral of the story ?
Trust your customers - just like the MPAA don't.
The most effective way to stop videos of police brutality getting online is for the police to not brutalize people.For editor's choice, we've got two comments responding to the same comment from someone claiming that the "wild west" era of the internet is over. Zachary Knight responded by pointing out his preference:
They should try that first.
I would rather have a wild west of an internet than a soviet America ruled internet any day.While an Anonymous Coward provided an excellent history lesson:
The wild west days of America were about pioneering, establishing society and government. It was the forming of America and a time of great expansion and growth.Over on the funny side, we once again see a bunch of winning comments from anonymous users. No wonder so many other sites ban anonymous commenters. You wouldn't want them being all funny and stuff. The top vote-getter presented his or her theory on government:
It's telling that you refer to the wild west as a bad thing.
Governments are like diapers, then need to be changed periodically, and for the same reason.The second place vote getter, also anonymous, was also responding to silly government decisions -- this time a California politician who tried to ban raves (after attending one for "research purposes") by outlawing people sucking on pacifiers or carrying stuff animals at events on state property (you really have to see the video on that post for her stern "no pacifiers!" exclamation). Our anonymous commenters thought through the unintended consequences:
So will we see babies at state events patted down and their pacifiers confiscated now? Will small children be tazed for carrying around their dangerous stuffed animals and spreading rave culture? This is a perfect example of why politicians need to wait for the drugs from their 'research' to wear off before writing legislation.For editor's choice, I have to admit that fogbugzd's comment explaining how he messes with Apple fanboys who claim that everyone just copies things from Apple, made me laugh -- because it's just subtle enough that some people will miss the joke entirely, which only makes it funnier.
There were a lot of things that other companies have "preemptively copied" from Apple. The most recent example I can think of are drop-down notifications which Android had the audacity to copy from Apple a few years before Apple put them in IOS 5. (I work with a bunch of Apple fan-boys who are always citing things that Windows/Android/RIM have copied from Apple. Sometimes those are things that Apple copied, and I refer to the phenomenon as "preemptively copying from Apple." So far they haven't caught on to what I mean by preemptive copying.)And, finally, yet another anonymous coward explaining to use just why Righthaven seems to keep on losing:
The judge is just attempting to help Righthaven. It is offering them guidance on future legal battles. Please stop with these smear campaigns.I expect we'll see more such guidance in the coming weeks.


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Lynden International and Lynden Transport combine offices in Dallas
Jan 30, 2014, 11:56 ET
SEATTLE, Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Lynden International and Lynden Transport have combined offices in Dallas to offer customers a total transportation solutions package. Lynden International is a full-service freight forwarding and logistics company and Lynden Transport provides truckload and Less-than-truckload (LTL) services throughout the Lower 48, Alaska and the oil patch areas of Western Canada.
"Combining the two companies under one roof allows us to meet all of our customers' transportation, forwarding and logistics needs," says Dallas District Manager Kyle Fisher. "Lynden International and Lynden Transport have each had offices in the Dallas market and served customers here for many years. This combined service center will allow us to work more efficiently and coordinate our services. It also gives us the capabilities to provide additional services and products to help existing customers and to offer a full suite of services to new customers – especially those in the oil and energy sector."
The Lynden office, located at 1319 S. Beltline Road, is centrally located between major freeways with easy access to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. In addition to truck transportation offered by Lynden Transport, Lynden International offers import and export services, customs brokerage and the capabilities of Lynden's worldwide forwarding and logistics network.
Lynden International and Lynden Transport are part of the Lynden family of companies, whose combined capabilities include: worldwide air and ocean forwarding, third-party logistics, trade show shipping, domestic and international shipping, truckload and less-than-truckload freight to Alaska, scheduled and charter barges, intermodal bulk chemical hauls, scheduled and chartered Hercules L-382 cargo aircraft and multi-modal logistics.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge is siding with the Navy in its refusal to release some records about the 2011 burial at sea of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon this week turned down a bid by Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, to get the records under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Navy provided some documents to Judicial Watch but included several redactions. Leon ruled that the redactions were "proper and necessary" to prevent disclosure of sensitive operational details and to protect national security.
The ruling comes four months after a federal appeals court turned down Judicial Watch's appeal seeking photos and video taken during and after the raid that killed bin Laden.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Franz Liszt: Transcending the Virtuosic
The years between 1809 and 1813 saw the births of a remarkable series of composers: Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, and Giuseppe Verdi. By 2013, the Gilmore Music Library will have presented bicentenary exhibits honoring all six of these men. Liszt was born on October 22, 1811, so it is he who claims our attention in 2011. He had no trouble gaining the attention of his contemporaries, and he still looms large two hundred years later. An overpowering pianist, a strikingly innovative composer, a notable conductor, teacher, and author, and a magnetic personality, Liszt ranks among the most talented, influential, and colorful figures in music history.
Liszt showed his extraordinary talent at an early age, inducing his family to leave their native Hungary for the greater musical opportunities available in Vienna and Paris. He studied with Czerny and Salieri, among others, and when he was eleven he played for Beethoven, who—Liszt later claimed—bestowed a "kiss of consecration" on the boy's forehead. By the time he had reached his teens, Liszt was already making major concert tours.
As a young man, Liszt came under the spell of Paganini, and undertook to reproduce the legendary violinist's phenomenal effects on the piano. He succeeded in dazzling style; in countless performances throughout Europe in the 1830s and '40s he established himself as the preeminent virtuoso of the age, renowned for his charisma as well as his unparalleled musical achievements. Today's globe-trotting virtuosi are following in Liszt's footsteps.
Like all the great performers of his era, Liszt wrote many pieces designed to show off his digital skills, but as his career progressed it became clear that his compositional talent went far beyond mere display. Large-scale masterworks such as the Piano Sonata and the Faust Symphony employed novel harmonic procedures, cyclic form, and thematic transformation to great effect, and his symphonic poems (such as Les Préludes) pioneered a whole new genre. These works helped make Liszt a leader (along with Wagner) of the "New German School" in the often rancorous aesthetic disputes of the mid-19th century. Their adversaries, whose ranks included Brahms, Joachim, and Hanslick, believed that the traditional forms still had much to offer. The debate eventually died down, but Liszt remained an innovator to the end of his life in 1886; his late piano works feature experimental harmonies that puzzled his contemporaries but captured the imagination of many 20th-century composers.
Liszt's accomplishments were not limited to playing the piano and composing. He was also noteworthy as a conductor (he served as Kapellmeister in Weimar, and directed the premiere of Lohengrin), as a teacher (he taught a long list of distinguished students, including Hans von Bülow and Carl Tausig), and as an author (though he was not responsible for every word published under his name).
His personal life was as complex and varied as his musical career. He never married, but he had many romantic relationships, the most important of which were with Countess Marie d'Agoult and Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein, both of them married noblewomen separated from their husbands. Liszt and the Countess had three children; their daughter Cosima married first Hans von Bülow and later Richard Wagner. Although Liszt's conduct was considered scandalous in some quarters, it did little to reduce his immense popularity and prestige.
His unconventional lifestyle notwithstanding, Liszt was staunchly Catholic, and in the 1860s he lived for several years in Rome, where he took minor orders and became friends with Pope Pius IX. From then on, he was known as Abbé Liszt and regularly appeared in ecclesiastical garb.
Our exhibit features several musical manuscripts and letters in Liszt's own hand, as well as early printed editions of his music, two books about Liszt (an early biography and a recent novel), a medallion he kept on his night stand, and even a rose that he is said to have kissed. Several of the items on display come to us from the papers of Vladimir Horowitz, the most celebrated pianist of the 20th century and a keen admirer of Liszt.
—Richard Boursy, Archivist
Exhibit by Richard Boursy.
Web design by Rémi Castonguay.
Poster design by Angie Hurlbut.
Special thanks to: Emily Ferrigno, Eva Heater, Suzanne Lovejoy, and Paula Zyats for their help with this exhibit.


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The fourth time proved to be the charm for Georgetown University sailor Charlie Buckingham, a former Newport Harbor High standout.
After finishing sixth the last three years, Buckingham finally pulled out a hard-fought win at the ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship Nov 7.
This championship was at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Buckingham edged Cy Thompson of Roger Williams University as the two battled throughout the three-day event. Thompson led after the first day, but Bucking finished as the leader winning with 69 points, while Thompson ended the regatta with 73 points.
Chris Barnard, a former Newport Harbor sailor, also competed for the Hoyas. He finished fourth at this regatta last year, but a rough first day put him in 16th overall. Over the course of the next two days Barnard found his speed again and was able to finish 10th overall.
— From staff reports
Lofgren a winner
Esther Lofgren, a Newport Harbor High alumna, helped lead the U.S. women's eight to its fifth consecutive world title Nov. 7 on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand.
Lofgren and the U.S. women's eight went to the 2010 World Rowing Championships as the favorite to win. In the heat the U.S. backed those expectations with the fastest time of the day and moved straight to final. Staying focused and on target during four days off, they came to the line in the final prepared.
The start was a bit off and they rowed through the opening 200 meters fighting in the pack. The U.S. had the lead by the first quarter buoy, and just kept building until they pushed into open water, finishing nearly four seconds ahead of second-place Canada with a time of 6:12.42.
Canada finished with a time of 6:16.12 and Romania took bronze in a time of 6:18.96.
— From staff reports
UCI's Johnson earns MPSF weekly honor
UC Irvine senior goalkeeper Matt Johnson has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Mikasa Player of the Week in men's water polo.
Johnson recorded 17 saves in a 7-6 home win over UC Santa Barbara Saturday, marking a season-high total for him and second-best in his career. The 17 saves are also the second-highest total in the MPSF this season.
He had six saves in the first quarter when the Gauchos were held scoreless and had two stops in the fourth quarter when UCI rallied from a 5-4 deficit for the victory.
Johnson has 161 saves in 22 starts this season, ranking fourth in the MPSF with an average of 7.32 stops per game.
Fifth-ranked UCI (16-6, 4-3 in the MPSF) will play host to USC Saturday at noon in the regular-season and home finale.
The 'Eaters compete in the MPSF Tournament Nov. 26-28 at Stanford.
— From staff reports
Valero top golfer
UC Irvine freshman Ronnie Valerio earned Big West Conference Women's Golfer of the Month accolades for the month of November. It is Valerio's first conference honor and the first for an UC Irvine athlete this season.
Valerio posted her best collegiate performance at the Turtle Bay Collegiate Invitational with a second-place finish. She carded a three-round score of 220 (73-74-73) to lead UCI to a fourth place finish. The Temecula native recorded a score of 10 birdies during the rain-soaked event.
She currently owns a team-low 74.75 scoring average to conclude the fall schedule and led UC Irvine in two of its four tournaments.
— From staff reports


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The Future of Android, Part 1: The Legal Squeeze
Aug 2, 2011 5:00 AM PT
To say Android's popular among consumers is like saying Godzilla's a lizard. It's a question of degree.
More than 500,000 new Android devices were being activated daily, and the number was growing at 4.4 percent week over week, Google's Andy Rubin tweeted in late June.
comScore's figures show that for the three-month period ending in May, Android was the leading mobile platform in the United States, with 38 percent of the market.
However, Android is facing considerable legal problems, and that might slow down its surge somewhat.
Oracle's suing Google over Android, while Microsoft and Apple are suing Android device manufacturers over patent issues. Gemalto, which bills itself as the world leader in digital security solutions, is suing both Google and some Android device makers.
Can Android survive these legal challenges, or will Google have to overhaul the operating system -- and take a beating while doing so?
Neither Google nor Gemalto responded to requests for comment by press time.
The Legal Armlock on Android
Microsoft, long considered Public Enemy Number One to many in the Linux and open source communities, claims ownership of patents on several technologies used in Android.
It is collecting royalties from various Android mobile device manufacturers, including HTC, Wistron and the Itronix division of defense contractor General Dynamics.
Microsoft has also filed suit against Samsung, Motorola and Barnes & Noble over their use of Android.
Meanwhile, Apple is suing HTC and Samsung for patent infringement, and it's believed Cupertino wants to establish a precedent for gleaning high royalties on Android devices by getting HTC to knuckle under.
Apple both filed suit in court and filed claims with the United States International Trade Commission, asking the latter to ban imports of Samsung and HTC devices running Android.
Google Gets Bashed Over IP
Then there's Gemalto, which bills itself as the world's leader in digital security.
Gemalto has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Google, HTC, Motorola and Samsung for the use of its innovations in the Android OS; the Dalvik virtual machine, which is at Android's core; and associated development tools and products -- the Android SDKs Google has released.
Finally, there's the granddaddy of all litigious patent-holders, Oracle. Fresh off a court victory that let it crush arch-rival SAP and collect US1.3 billion in compensation, and while duking it out in court with HP over the Itanium chip, Oracle filed suit against Google for patent and copyright infringement over Java, which it now owns following its purchase of Sun Microsystems.
No Gain, No Pain
There's speculation that Apple's driven by concern that Android is overtaking it in the smartphone market.
The success of Android -- which is predicted to dominate the global smartphone market by August 2012 -- may also lay behind the other attacks on the operating system and on Google.
There's apparently a lot of money to be made from royalties on the Android OS. It's reported that Microsoft's making more money from HTC over its Android patents than it is from its own Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system.
Consumers Will Reap the Whirlwind
Ultimately, the consumer will suffer the consequences if Android device manufacturers or Google lose in court.
Android device makers might be hit hard if they were legally barred from incorporating multitouch and zoom and other technologies Apple and other parties are claiming rights over.
"If Apple was the only one that could offer a polished touch experience and OEMs have to go back and figure out a totally different way of doing things, that would be a challenge," suggested Peter Farago, vice president of marketing at Flurry.
Still, Android device makers might be able to survive that. And if they and Google lose on patent rulings, it will only make Android devices more expensive.
However, Android might be more severely hurt if Apple wins favorable rulings from the ITC.
"I'm concerned that Apple will not have the same interests as Microsoft, which is reportedly making more money off their licensing off HTC Android devices than it does on Windows Phone 7 so it won't want to kill the golden goose," Michael Morgan, a senior analyst at ABI Research, said.
"Apple doesn't need to do that," Morgan told LinuxInsider.
An administrative judge at the ITC has already issued a preliminary ruling against HTC on two of the four patents at dispute with Apple. Having that ruling overturned by the full ITC commission is an uphill task.
"HTC will have to overcome a number of procedural hurdles just to get heard," Julie Machal-Fulks, a partner at Scott & Scott, told LinuxInsider.
A ruling in favor of Apple could see HTC's devices, at least, banned from importation into the U.S., an outcome Apple is also seeking in its complaint against Samsung before the ITC.
Under Section 337 of the Smoot-HawleyTariff Act of 1930, the ITC has the power to block the importation of products deemed to constitute unfair practices in import, Fulks said.
The Best Things in Life Aren't Free
Perhaps the real problem with Android is that Google has few patents of its own for the operating system, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group.
"Google lacks a strong patent defense because they don't own much of the intellectual property they sell," Enderle told LinuxInsider. This means Oracle's chances of winning its suit against Google are "good," Enderle said.
"Intellectual property is the fly in the soup of using free and open source software," Carl Howe, director of anywhere consumer research, told LinuxInsider.
"The good news is that the software is free. The bad news is that there's no entity who will take all the risk that the open source software infringes patents," Howe added.
"Apple wants to shut Android down, and Microsoft and Oracle want royalties from it; it's on the fast track to be the most expensive free product ever created," Enderle stated.
"P.T. Barnum would be so proud," he added.


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VIDEO: Bill Russell tribute at the Legends Brunch
NEW ORLEANS – With so much talk leading up to and through the NBA's 2014 All-Star Weekend about "Mt. Rushmore" candidates of monumental greatness, it was L.A. Clippers guard Chris Paul who gave the fun exercise a little spin. Speaking at the annual Legends Brunch on Sunday in the Great Hall of the city's sprawling convention center, Paul set up his selection of all-timers as some sort of personal half-court playground game.
"If it's a 2-on-2 game, it's going to be me and Bill Russell," said Paul, still wildly popular in the host city this weekend after spending his first six NBA seasons with the New Orleans franchise. "If it's 3-on-3, it's me, Bill Russell and another guy. If it's 4-on-4…
"One thing for sure, Bill Russell is going to be on my team because all he did was win."
Eleven NBA championships in 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, to be exact, the most prolific winner in major U.S. team sports. Russell was honored with a special tribute at the Legends Brunch, pegged to his 80th birthday Wednesday. A big cake in the shape of "80" (green icing, naturally) was wheeled out at the end and the crowd stood to sing "Happy Birthday," accompanying a trumpet player on the tune.
The five-time NBA MVP and the man for whom the Finals MVP trophy is named was front and center Sunday, feted not just for his birthday but because – as a native of Monroe, La. – he also fit nicely with the Legends tradition of acknowledging great players with connections to the host market. Three others with ties to the Big Easy and Louisiana were celebrated, including future Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, who burst on the scene as a freshman at Louisiana State. Three years later in 1992, O'Neal was the league's No. 1 draft pick; he was named Legend of the Year Sunday.
O'Neal was introduced by new NBA commissioner Adam Silver, a lanky 6-foot-3 who nonetheless found himself scooped up and carried like a small child by the massive O'Neal. The 15-time All-Star, who played for six NBA franchises, stood 7-foot-1 and weighed somewhere in the vicinity of 325 pounds, reminded the audience that he was big even when he was little.
When he first met LSU coach Dale Brown, O'Neal was a 6-foot-9 teenager. The Tigers coach mistook him for a member of the military. "He asked, 'How long have you been a soldier, son?' " O'Neal said. "I said, 'I'm only 13.' " The big man pantomimed Brown in a state of shock: " 'What?! Huh?!' He wanted to hide me from the other coaches."
Hall of Famer Karl Malone, who grew up in Summerfield, La., and was something of a sleeper pick (No. 13) out of Louisiana Tech in 1985, was presented with the Community Service Award. In a nice touch to connect the NBA's greats to its budding Legends of tomorrow, Philadelphia's dynamic rookie Michael Carter-Williams introduced Malone.
"A long, long time from now, I hope to be sitting in the audience," Carter-Williams said. "You guys have no idea how much this means to me."
Malone, No. 2 on the NBA's all-time scoring list (36,928) behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), has been active with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and has traveled to Afghanistan and elsewhere to visit U.S. troops. "This honor is great," he said of the award. "But it's not about me. We're a taking society. I try to be a little more about giving back."
The third honoree with local roots was a HOF power forward who set the league's standard for Malone and so many others. Bob Pettit – of Baton Rouge, LSU and the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks – was honored with the Hometown Hero Award.
"I don't have a lot of sympathy for your 50th birthday," Pettit told Malone after the former Utah forward introduced him (Malone hit that milestone last summer). "I've been retired for 50 years."
Then, referencing a video clip of his old-school game from the 1950s and '60s that was shown on multiple screens in the vast ballroom, Pettit poked a little fun at himself. "You saw that hook shot? The first time I shot my hook shot against Boston, Bill Russell caught it," Pettit said. "I retired that shot after that."
Now 81, the trim, 6-foot-9 Pettit – Malone called him a "spry young man" – still ranks eighth all-time at 26.4 points per game, third at 16.3 rebounds per game, ninth in minutes (38.8 mpg) and seventh in player efficiency rating (25.3). He was an All-Star in each of his 11 seasons and the game's MVP three times.
Pettit – also on hand this weekend to remind current players of the 1964 All-Stars' near-boycott of the showcase game, a tactic to earn their union clout with the owners – won the league MVP award in 1956 and 1959 and finished as low as sixth in the balloting only once. In 1957-58, he averaged 24.6 points and 17.4 rebounds – and scored 50 points in the Game 6 Finals clincher – to help St. Louis beat Boston and win the only NBA title the Celtics didn't from 1957 through 1966.
And here's a fascinating what-if: He was two years into his career when the Hawks drafted Russell with the No. 2 pick in the 1956 draft. They traded him that day to the Celtics for eventual Hall of Famers Cliff Hagan and Ed Macauley, but still…
Russell sat, nodded and occasionally cackled that famous laugh of his through a steady stream of stories and tributes Sunday. Rev. Jesse Jackson talked about the Celtics star's career in terms of "knocking down walls and building bridges," less as a pro athlete than as a civil rights activist marching at the elbow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A panel of other NBA greats – Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson and Clyde Drexler – also shared impressions and tales about Russell. Abdul-Jabbar, for instance, said that through studying Russell's style of play he realized how it was possible for someone to dominate from the defensive end of the court.
Johnson said he chased Russell in terms of championships won (he fell six short) and now chases him for impact away from the game. And Erving spoke of the friendship the two have had dating back to 1970 or so, when the man later known as Dr. J still was at the University of Massachusetts. At 19, Erving said, "I sat down and talked with him for three or four hours about everything but basketball." The two eventually stayed at each other's homes and became golf buddies.
Russell admitted that he never much enjoyed participating in All-Star Games because, in his heart, he only played basketball for the Celtics. But in 1963 in Los Angeles, he invited his father to the game and told him, "We're going to win and I'm going to win MVP." The next day, Russell did just that with 19 points and 24 rebounds in a 115-108 East victory.
His father's reaction? "I didn't know you were that good."
"I never talked about basketball with my family," Russell said. "But my father was my hero. He taught me to be a man by being one."
And now, when Russell sits in the stands to watch the game's current elite performers in the All-Star Game? "I hate to admit it," he said, revving up for another cackle. "My thought is, I can kick his ass.' "


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In celebration of Slate Plus' first anniversary, we're republishing a selection of pieces from the past year, including this article, which was originally published on May 28, 2014.
David Plotz: President Messitte and the Ripon board, distinguished members of the faculty, alumni, special guests, friends, and family members, and, most of all, graduates of the Ripon Class of 2014, thank you for inviting us to share in your commencement.
Graduates, it is somewhat hilarious that we have been invited to tell you about new media. This is roughly equivalent to us playing a football game, while the Green Bay Packers sit in the stands and watch. You should be the ones instructing us.
Hanna Rosin: You had a Facebook account before you could drive, and texted before you could talk in full sentences. Yes, we're successful online journalists. But we've never even looked at Snapchat and—what is WhatsApp? When we graduated from college—believe it or not—we didn't even have email and we still called our friends … on a landline.
You have skills and habits and knowledge that give you an enormous edge over us, over your parents, over the employers who are about to hire you.
But here's the thing. You're sheltered. You've gone from a high school where everyone knows you to a small friendly college where you're protected. You're busy on social media but you're also surrounded by your actual friends, not just Facebook "friends." If you've had embarrassing social media moments I'm guessing there was a "responsible adult," as they say, to clean it up.
Plotz: So here's where we come in. We've spent two decades working in the new media, watching it grow up. We've made dreadful mistakes with it, and learned how to clean them up ourselves. Before you're loosed upon the world, we hope we can offer you a quick survival guide for your new virtual life, a guide that teaches you how to be your best self in an age of new media.
In that spirit, we offer a commencement address in the form of nine tweets, and one selfie.
1. Instagram is evil. #TheGrassIsAlwaysGreener
Think about this beautiful day: You have graduated from college, your parents love you, your life ahead is full of adventure. Your hair is doing exactly what it should and your wallet is full. Then you get home and check Instagram. One friend has posted a picture of himself skateboarding in Hollywood. Another is doing a perfect headstand on a beach in Hawaii. A third is sitting next to her new boss, Google CEO Sergey Brin. You scream and feel woozy. You are another victim of the pernicious disease called "Instagram envy."
"They are happier and having better lives than I am." This is the title of an actual academic paper. What researchers found was that trolling through friends' feeds was shown to correlate with feelings of loneliness and even depression. At its worst, it can lead to the incurable "envy spiral." Instagram is most dangerous, because photos bring on a purer, more lethal form of the disease. Reading about Hawaii is very different from seeing a picture of your friend, the sand, the ocean, the coconut with the straw—while you're sitting at your IKEA desk in your new basement apartment. Believe me, it's something you want to avoid. Spend at least one night a week with your phone off and read a book. If you need to go on Instagram, set the timer for 10 minutes. And if you start to feel envy spiral coming on, convince yourself that one second after that photo was taken your friend stepped on a jellyfish.
2. Once a day, read something you disagree with. #groupthink
Show me your Google search history, and I will tell you who you voted for, where you live, what you believe. The new media are very good at giving you what you want. The problem is the new media are very good at giving you ONLY what you want.
If you're a liberal, the algorithms that run the Internet are going to filter the world in a liberal way for you, nudging you toward information that confirms your trust in Obamacare and your support for marriage equality. The same thing on the right: You read at Breitbart and watch on Fox, and learn all the things Wisconsin's public employee unions are doing wrong. The new media world constantly affirms your beliefs. The result: We become even more sheltered. We come to believe that everyone believes what we do, because we're cut off from people who are different. It's not just true online: The real world magnifies it. Americans used to live and work with people who held different beliefs from them. Increasingly we have moved ourselves into neighborhoods filled with people just like us and work with colleagues just like us. It's comforting to only read what you want to hear. It's also boring, and narrowing. So whenever you can, read what you hate. You'll learn something.
3. Everything you write is public. #YouDidntGetTheJob
On the eve of the royal wedding, a Buckingham Palace guard wrote on his personal Facebook page "Hur and william drove past me on friday n all a got was a stupid wave while she looked the opposite way from me, stupid stuck up cow" (and that's the family-friendly version of what he wrote). He was fired.
A new New York City public school teacher wrote on her Facebook page, "After today, I'm thinking the beach is a good trip for my class. I hate their guts." The previous day, a New York student had drowned while on a field trip to the beach. While only her friends could see her page, one of them was a fellow teacher who forwarded the post to the principal. She was suspended.
A young guy applied for a job at the FBI. The person interviewing him checked his Twitter feed. A tweet from the day before read: "Skipping work. Sick (ha ha) Cheers to the boss, from McSorley's." The interview was canceled.
We can't say this enough times: Twitter is public. Facebook is public. It's called social media because people can see it. Resist the urge to brag.
4. When it doubt, trust the data. #NumbersDontLie(Much)
For the first time in human history, the mass collection of data allows us to test ideas that we used to only guess at. The best example of this: your 2013 commencement speaker, Nate Silver. Sick of all the pundits predicting election outcomes from their gut, Nate decided to revolutionize political prediction. He collected and analyzed the huge volumes of poll data for the 2008 election. He considered sample size, method of polling, previous track record of the poll, and much more. And he nailed the results. Then he did it again—even better—in 2012, while pundits ate crow.
Rosin: If you want to, you can turn your own life into a mini–data experiment. A few years ago, a woman named Amy Webb was single, in her 30s, and sick of meeting the wrong kind of guys online. So she found the perfect matchmaker. The Algorithm. She created 10 fake profiles. She wanted to see what appealed to the men she liked best. She collected the data, perfected her approach, and soon found a husband. Then she wrote a book about it, Data, a Love Story. So if you're feeling confused, muddled, like you're doing it all wrong. Try Data!
5. Wait five minutes. It might be a rumor. #BieberIsDead!
Did you know that Morgan Freeman died of a ruptured artery! 50 Cent was in a private plane crash! Eddie Murphy was in a snowmobiling accident. And poor, poor Justin Bieber: He overdosed on cocaine! No, he died in a car crash. Wait, actually he died in a different car crash. Hold on, I have an update, he was shot in a nightclub!
The new media move fast, and they move crazy. A well-timed prank, or a misunderstanding, can gallop across the world on Twitter and Facebook in minutes, accelerating with every share and retweet. Sometimes the fake story doesn't harm anyone—Eddie Murphy's bogus death doesn't really matter unless you're Eddie Murphy or Eddie Murphy's mom. But occasionally haste is cruel and stupid. Just ask the two innocent boys who were splashed on the front page of the New York Post, and fingered on Reddit, as Boston bombing suspects, just for being brown-skinned and carrying bags. So before you retweet, take a breath and ask yourself: Do I know if this is true?
6. You're already obsolete. #OlderButWiser
The thing that we have in common with all of you is the midlife crisis. In our case we are having one because we have actually reached middle age. In your case, you've been born into a generation that enters midlife crisis at 22. Eleven-year-olds give TED talks. Twelve-year-olds develop world-changing apps. A fifteen-year-old takes the fashion world by storm and summits with Miley Cyrus. Don't let it get under your skin. There were child prodigies in the 1800s, and there are child prodigies today. The only difference is that the ones today have a million Twitter followers. Technology has still not managed to speed up maturity or wisdom. There will always be someone who's heard of an app you never heard of, watched a YouTube video you didn't watch, invented a new programming language in Magic Marker. Learn to pity these people, because they have landed on the world stage before they are ready. You—you have the patience to wait until you discover what you love, and spend the rest of your life mastering it.
7. Just because you can work in pajamas, doesn't mean you should. #MeetMeAtTheWaterCooler.
On the Internet, nobody cares where you are, right? You can be a 70-year-old in Finland. A 12-year-old in Cairo, a college student in Ripon, Wisconsin, and your blog can be just as good, your tweet just as snappy, your YouTube video just as viral. And that's true—sort of. The new media has enabled everyday Joes from out of the way places to make names for themselves. But like most versions of the American dream, that's not as true as it seems. The overwhelming majority of successful Internet and technology businesses are in a few cities—Silicon Valley, New York, Austin, Seattle. The vast majority of digital journalism comes out of New York, D.C., and Silicon Valley. Why is that? Because people can generate more ideas when they are together than when they're alone. Good ideas are often accidental, and come from spontaneous interactions. Think of your own college highlight reel, and how much your good times depended on literally sharing the same physical space—this campus, these dorms—with your classmates and professors. Don't just be social on Facebook. Be social in real life.
8. There isn't always someone better out there #pickypicky
Believe it or not, dating is relatively easy in college. You have decent prospects all around you, and you know them. Once you're out, it gets harder to figure out how to find someone. Your prospects are scattered, and they are also infinite. And that's the problem. Go on OkCupid and you can scroll through pages and pages of cute guys and girls you might want to date. If you don't like the nurse with bangs, you can message the curly-haired nurse a few profiles down. Pretty soon you will get the impression that the dating pool is actually a Pacific Ocean of choices. You can swim and swim forever and never get to shore. This feeling might make you dizzy with happiness for a while—especially if you're a guy—but trust us, the happiness won't last. There isn't always someone better out there. Or maybe a better way to put it is: Everyone out there is flawed in their own special way. Falling in love is not about finding a person who's perfect. It's about finding someone whose flaws you find as magnetic as their charms.
9. You really only have one big decision to make. #SicknessAndInHealth.
You didn't ask one of us here today, you asked both of us. We're digital journalists. We're podcasters. We're writers. Most of all, we're spouses.
By far the most important decision you're likely to make in the next decade is not where you live or what you study or what job you do or how you use new media. It is who you are going to spend your life with, or if you're going to spend it with anyone at all.
Rosin: This choice decides who will be parent to your children, who will nurse you in illness, who will travel with you, who will have sex with you, who will load the dishwasher with you. All the other decisions are trivial compared to this one: Make it count.
Plotz: That's nine tweets. Now the selfie. We're so happy to be with you, and with each other. Let's celebrate with a picture together. We're in Wisconsin, so I know every photo comes with a cheese joke. How about we say TWEET instead?
Rosin: Congratulations, graduates, and let's follow each other on Twitter.


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Ravens defensive back Cary Williams was surprisingly not penalized or ejected for shoving an official during the Super Bowl. Also surprisingly, he wasn't fined.
An NFL spokesman confirmed to PFT that there was no fine for Williams for his actions during the game, which easily could have resulted in a 15-yard penalty and could have led the referee to kick him out.
Williams said last week that he didn't realize he was pushing an official when he found himself in the middle of an on-field skirmish. Williams said he was angry about having his helmet ripped off and didn't know who he was pushing in the heat of the moment.
But the rules say it's a penalty for a player to put his hands on an official, and there's no exception for a player who says he didn't realize who he was pushing. Williams got lucky on Sunday, and he got lucky again when the league office decided to let it go.


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