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The written complaint shall be filed within sixty (60) days of the alleged incident of discrimination or harassment. Written complaints shall be signed by the complaining student and shall state in detail the time, place, pertinent facts, and circumstances of the alleged discrimination or harassment along with any witnesses. The Vice President of Student Development, or his/her designee, will notify the accused of the complaint and will conduct a thorough investigation of the complaint within thirty (30) days of its receipt. The time period may be extended for justifiable reasons or by mutual consent. The complainant and the accused shall be informed of any time extensions.
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Employees discriminating or harassing students will be subject to discipline under the appropriate South Suburban College employment policies and, as applicable, collective bargaining agreements. Depending on the severity of the incident, disciplinary action against an offending employee may include discharge from employment. Students discriminating against other students will be subject to discipline under the Student Code of Conduct. When deemed appropriate and necessary, South Suburban College may take additional corrective action to remedy any instances upon a finding of discrimination or harassment.
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Because of their sensitive nature, complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination will be handled with the utmost discretion and confidentiality. Retaliation against individuals who invoke the procedures set forth herein is strictly prohibited.
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By David Purdum / For the AJC
Dr. Steven Craft had been the Fulton County Athletics Director barely two months when he received information accusing Milton High School's state champion boys basketball program of recruiting violations.
Craft didn't hesitate to act and launched an investigation that would lead to the resignation of Milton coach David Boyd. Boyd led the Eagles to state titles in two of the last three seasons and has won six state titles overall in Georgia.
Boyd's success didn't matter to Craft.
"Honestly, it wasn't a tough decision, because it was the right thing to do," Craft said during a recent interview at the Fulton County Schools offices. "I think it's important to realize that it was never even a question of what school it is. If it's a legitimate allegation, then we need to look into it. It very well could have been 15 different high schools; it just so happened it was Milton.
"It was what was right for the kids and the coaches of Fulton County," he added. "We did what was right for high school athletics across the board."
An ambitious, stocky 35-year-old with a shaved head, Craft was named the first Fulton County A.D. on July 2. Before him, county athletic duties fell under the responsibilities of an area superintendent. He's the first full-time county A.D. and has made an immediate impression.
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With that in mind, one of the first things Craft did after taking over the job was to hold a meeting for athletic directors from across the county.
"I told them to tell their coaches that we will coach the kids that are in our buildings," recalled Craft. "We're not going to use undue influence. We're not going to recruit. We're going to coach the kids that we're supposed to."
Soon after the meeting, Craft received the allegations of undue influence against Boyd. Craft launched an investigation, and Boyd resigned Aug. 10. Boyd has since refuted the allegations.
The news sent a message throughout the county and drew a mixed reaction.
"There are people who, for lack of a better word, are excited that people are willing to do the right things," Craft said. "I think you also have the group of people that say it's happening everywhere why bother doing this."
Craft knows coaches are often put in a tricky spot when parents contact them about their programs. That's why he wants to hold regular meetings with athletic directors and coaches to provide the support needed to monitor situations.
"As a former athletic director, principal and coach, I know you will be contacted," said Craft, who holds a Ph.D in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern Mississippi. "I tell coaches that they have every right to sell your school, tell them that you have a great academic program or athletic program, but then you need to direct them to the counseling department. Your job is not to follow up."
September 19th, 2012
10:54 am
I guess since Milton had seven transfers, that was too many. Never mind that Tift Co. and Norcross had four transfers.
Also, I would assume Steven Craft never played high school sports or had a coach make a difference in his life. Just because the school hires a coach, doesn't mean he/she is the right man for the job. If you have never had a coach who cared for you and invested time in you, than you won't understand. Needless to say, the basketball coaches in Fulton are less than stellar so why would any student want to play for a coach who doesn't know how to make in-game adjustments.The coaches in place don't know how to teach and coach basketball.
September 19th, 2012
11:09 am
By the way, I can't help but notice that the "Findings" have still not come out yet…..I guess there was so much evidence of "recruiting" and "undue influence" that they are overwhelmed with putting together all the facts of the case.
I wonder why the parents have yet to be interviewed? Could it be that they contacted the coach and told him they are moving in and they initiated everything??
September 19th, 2012
11:15 am
Steve…if it weren't true, Boyd would not have resigned. He could have chosen to fight it and even take it to court. But he didn't. Why? He has no case.
September 19th, 2012
11:25 am
I am glad at least soneone with character can stand up. I know the gentleman earlier said "If you have never had a coach who cared for you and invested time in you, than you won't understand." What about the coaches who do care but doesn't have the same amount of money backing that coaches through the booster club. There are plenty of coaches that do care but their program can't compete because another program can offer more than a poor one. So, what you are saying? Only the good coaches are the ones that recruit and make the system unbalanced? It isn't rocket science that the more you win the more money you will pull in (money and players). How many high school teams are put together by AAU teams? We KNOW THIS HAPPENS and I am glad someone has enough back bone to follow through with doing the RIGHT thing.
September 19th, 2012
12:46 pm
Undue influence is a very broad brush.
September 19th, 2012
1:15 pm
ALL TOGETHER NOW……"It's NOT about TRANSFERS; it's about RECRUITING"…transferring is legal/recruiting is not….what should have been said "I guess since Milton had seven RECRUITS, that was too many…." …I don't blame Coach Boyd…he was only doing what far too many good people at multiple schools were allowing him to do. Dr. Craft has been around the block. Your either going to play fair or you won't be in Fulton County Schools.
September 19th, 2012
1:51 pm
If you run a quality program you don't need to recruit. Good choaching and mentoring recuits for itself. Kids want to be part of a winning program as well as their parents. Like Steve said, the caoach at your current school clould be terrible, you shouldn't be forced to play for him/her. Just make the move legal and I don't have a issue, play where you want.
September 19th, 2012
2:03 pm
Typical response from some of you. Take my comments and spin them how you want to help your argument. Of course there are great coaches at small and less fortunate schools. All I am saying is that, when you have a coach who cares, you want to play for them. Not all coaches care.
Oh and BTW, I can't help but notice that no one commented on the fact that no "FACTS" have been found to help support the "Firing" of Coach Boyd. Let's be grown ups here, you know he was either told be fired or resign. My five year old son figured that out. So they have been investigating now for 47 days and yet we still don't have any evidence to show for it………Hey Craft, ever heard of the term "lawsuit".
And no one commented/defended the basketball coaching in Fulton…..Enough said.
September 19th, 2012
2:08 pm
Oh and by the way, so what if a player goes and plays with one of his AAU teammates at another high school. As long as he is going to still graduate from high school, what do you care? This is America, we have that freedom. Just because you don't like it because you don't think its "fair" is not grounds for not do as they please, as long as its a LEGAL move.
September 19th, 2012
3:11 pm
I am looking at this from a parent and upside down homeowner perspective. Moving is a logistical nightmare. You gotta rent or sell your existing home unless you can afford to rent a cheap crash pad in the new school district just to give appearances of living there. Or do they just send the kid to live with another family? Does that family get compensated? By whom? If you do actually move the whole family, what about siblings lives getting uprooted? Or job commutes? Holy crap!
September 19th, 2012
3:25 pm
Hey Steve….a hit dog always hollers!!! PS Standby for when the GHSA takes action on the Milton Principal's "self-reporting" of GHSA by-law violations. You'll get all the "facts" and more then…..
September 19th, 2012
5:09 pm
Well Dilligas, today is day 48 of the investigation. I mean, who's involved? The FBI?
September 19th, 2012
5:10 pm
hit dog…….?
September 19th, 2012
6:15 pm
Tifton coach is the next to be investigated!!!! He IS recruiting.
September 19th, 2012
8:11 pm
But he resigned! Good point it's illegal to recruit not transfer. He should have never resigned if he wasn't guilty
September 19th, 2012
9:29 pm
Steve, are you an expert on all coaches in Fulton? "The coaches in place" so you know that all the coaches in place cannot teach and coach basketball? Maybe you need to provide your resume. If you're Hubie Brown in disguise, please let us know.
September 19th, 2012
9:38 pm
For any of you fellas to know what it's like to compete with the Schools in the ACC (Atlanta Coast Conference), you'd have to have gone to watch your kids play and see other ACC school watching your kids play. What do you say to that kid??? Stay here in your community. Put YOUR school and your community on the map? Don't let all those free shoes and free trips to Las Vegas get to your head…just continue to work hard and good things will happen…meanwhile, mom and dad are negotiating the transfer papers to the HIGHEST BIDDER! What schools outside of the ACC have won a championship in the last 6 years…5A (Milton, Norcross, Milton, Norcross, Norcross, Norcross, Wheeler), 4A (Miller Grove times 4, Columbia, and Tucker (with Marshon Brooks…and they beat Columbia), 3A (Columbia, Columbia, South Atlanta (with Derrick Favors). The truth of the matter is there are some very good coaches throughout the MEAC (Metro Endangered Association of Coaches) who are struggling to maintain and build successful programs; however, as the above track record shows…In GEORGIA, winning is about the Jim's and Joes…NEVER THE X'S or the O's. By the way…Alparetta (Final Four last year), Westlake (playoffs the last 10 years), Chattahoochee (sweet 16 last year) Langston Hughes (playoffs 2 out of last three years and beat an ACC school last year WHEELER), Centennial (playoffs last year and a final four recently…with the loss coming against a Norcross team with 2 NBA players) provide the evidence that quality coaching exist within Fulton County…you guys (especially ill informed parents) just only equate good coaching with CHAMPIONSHIPS…hence the MEAC!
September 19th, 2012
10:57 pm
I would say to investigate the football team now but after they found out about the recruiting what is there to take away from them? Milton football hasn't been relevant forever.
September 19th, 2012
11:06 pm
We must be talking code.
September 19th, 2012
11:28 pm
@ Fulton County Coaches…. Good post! If you go back 8 yr , Mays has 2 Ships and State runner-up… Coach Mack at Mays want recruit. If they're not come on zoning or academic, they want be there. Mays had a players last year leave to go whitefield academy to play basketball & football. Westlake as well as, Mays are losing players to the likes of J. Wheeler yearly.
September 20th, 2012
9:06 am
Day 48 of the investigation……Still no evidence or facts, just a bunch of rumors. Come on Fulton County and GHSA! Let me guess, the apartment leases are real and there's no evidence in writing of recruiting. It's just Ty Phillips sad that his best player got rezoned. I wonder if a law suit is coming. Maybe, just maybe, someone should interview the parents about how and why they moved and more importantly, who initiated contact. Oh wait, they have already done that. And that's why there is no evidence.
September 20th, 2012
12:57 pm
be careful steve with what u ask for. Please there is too much evidence like the oj case. too much evidence. Everybody know this guy cheated, too many rumors. behind every lie is a "lil truth".
September 20th, 2012
12:58 pm
and we all know what happen the the juice!!!
September 20th, 2012
3:43 pm
So much evidence? Than where is it? Than what is taking so long? The investigation is now going on three months. I guess the FBI and the CIA are now involved. All I see is a lot of talk with all of you people, and yet none of you can give me actual facts. You just want to say, "He's been recruiting." How would you know? Because that's what you heard from some guy at the football game last week? Get a clue and get some facts. Don't just come on here and look like a teenager saying, "Well my girlfriend's best friend's former roommate's sister told me that"……
September 20th, 2012
8:16 pm
SD, I hate to break this to you but, he resigned! If the facts were not there, why did he resign?
September 21st, 2012
5:15 pm
REALLY?!? Look, I love winning more than anything, but to watch a team of kids that do NOT represent the demographic of the area, have never stepped foot in the district until their parent "found" a job/apartment in the area OR have never played in the Milton feeder…….Other than Steve, the rest of Milton understood what was going on…..but when you can watch College basketball in the gym for only $7, why not. No racist overtures meant at all, just stating a fact.
Unfortunately, it was time to pay the piper. Truth be told, it needed to be stopped or the incoming 7 would have been replaced by the incoming 12, and so on.
People move all the time and it will not be stopped. However, this is a step in the right direction. So hats off to Fulton county for at least trying to slow the tide. It is certainly better than sitting tight and hoping for the best.
September 21st, 2012
11:23 pm
Man Steve u got a crush on boyd
September 22nd, 2012
11:10 pm
Harrison's girls should be next. They are paying big money to a dad to be their community coach to land the daughter for next year!!! Not to mention the principal who was watching the boys coach hold illegal practices…because his son is on the team! What is Steve Jones, Cobb's AD going to do? Nothing.
September 29th, 2012
2:35 pm
Wise up. SD is Boyd. He has been trolling sites all the time under names and recruiting that way. In the know is that he is not directly dismissed of recruiting, but illegal transfers. GHSA now requires you to relinquish or attempt to relinquish your old residence.mwhat happened here was they were still living at the old residence and got busted by a social worker when sent out. Others than sang….Fact SD and you know this to. I've seen the social worker report. No one has to release this to the public and there will be no lawsuit. Cry somewhere else. Hats off to the new AD for having the integrity to stop this.
September 29th, 2012
9:32 pm
Since you have "seen" the report, fill me in on what it said about Jacques Tucker? That's what I thought, good try little boy. BTW-anyone who knows Boyd knows his screen names.
October 1st, 2012
1:04 pm
I don't see anybody here talking about academics. When people put athletics above academics, these situations will happen. What's a shame is that the public doesn't care about the kid, only if they can play. When they are no longer any use to them, they quit caring all together. Putting teenagers on a pedistal so early leads to problems for them later. Recruiting needs to stop. If a kid is good enough to play in college, they will be good enough to play wherever their home school is.
October 1st, 2012
11:29 pm
What? No one is transferring to the Atlanta Public School System. So what do you mean academics doesn't matter. Is there really a difference between Fulton County schools and Cobb or Gwinnett? So by transferring, a student is put on a pedestal? There are plenty of kids growing up and playing in their district and being put on a pedestal. The public doesn't care about kids whether they transfer in or not. Besides, the public can do as they please. They don't have to care about children that are not their own. Wake up little man, this is how America is in 2012 and it's not going to get any better. Don't like it, transfer out of here.
October 1st, 2012
11:29 pm
Another victory, they should't allow little girls to come on here and type messages.
October 3rd, 2012
11:26 am
Fact is White mom and dads are mad that negro athletes are moving into North Fulton schools period. Some of these people are even mad that the regular non/athlete blacks are moving into the Miltons, Alpharetta,Cambridge. They wanna play neighborhood ball. Sorry ass players with even weaker dads trying to infuence the sports departments of these schools with money so little Jimmy and Drew can play. These people are the new racist. Hoods taken off and they hide their racism. They really believe blacks shouldnt be at these schools. Thats why these programs are bottom of the barrel every year in sports because "WE want Tommy to play and start". These people dont realize that some non whites have money too. I hear Cambridge is the definition of this. Arent they 0-4? smh


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Edit: see post-verdict follow-up article here.In the Apple v. Samsung trial, the outcome will be the result of good storytelling and demonstrative evidence, not necessarily the best legal case.
Over the last few weeks, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have viciously fought over patent infringement and other claims (see Apple's complaint and Samsung's answer [pdfs]), both in the courtroom and in the forum of public opinion. The case is steeped in patent law and relates to the alleged infringement and invalidity of utility and design patents. But, it won't likely be the legal details or attorneys' satisfaction of the various prongs of proving direct infringement or obviousness invalidity that will change the future of smartphone and tablet computer technology purchasing options for the foreseeable future.
Yesterday, after closing arguments, the jurors were given their instructions by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh on the legal nuances of patent infringement and validity, trade dress, contracts, and antitrust law – this took over two hours and covered 109 (yes, that's one hundred nine) pages of text jury instructions – and then sent them away to the jury room to decide the fate of Apple, Samsung, and the American technology consumer. I'm sure that the jurors listened attentively to those instructions, but it took me most of a semester of law school to fully understand just some of those legal issues, and I respectfully doubt that those jurors are competently ready to decide the case based on the law.
What they will do is base their ultimate decision on their sense of justice and upon their emotions. Those jurors brought their sense of justice with them to the court on the first day of jury selection, and their emotions have been played by plaintiff and defense counsel over the course of the trial. Remember, Lady Justice wields a sword for a reason – if you've done something wrong, you should pay and that's what either Apple or Samsung will be held to do based on which side's story was more moving and convincing during the trial.
Experts agree. According to Alexander Poltorak (CEO of the patent licensing and enforcement firm General Patent Corp.), "Juries tend to simplify the case. That's a natural tendency," and "They want to figure out who is the bad guy here and let's punish them." See also our article on demonstrative evidence and the opening statement.
Bill Panagos (of Butzel Long) called this case "extremely difficult" and a "complicated picture of intellectual property." He went on to explain that, "juries tend to do what they think is fair or right" and "it depends now on the story that they heard from each of the attorneys -- which one of those attorneys was able to tell the story in a way that the jury understands or believes them more than they understand and believe the other side."
Even Judge Koh expressly and publicly identified this case as a "coin toss" and urged the parties to settle the case before a verdict. The Judge went further, "I am worried we might have a seriously confused jury here," and "I have trouble understanding this, and I have spent a little more time with this than they have," and finally, "It's so complex, and there are so many pieces here."
This underscores the importance of telling a convincing and persuasive story in court. Jurors want to reach the right result, so how do you help them do it?
Litigators must be as effective at storytelling as possible at trial and to do so, jurors must be reached on an emotional level. To do this, litigators should test their story and theme with mock jurors in preparation for trial and take time to develop effective trial graphics. With effective demonstrative evidence, also known as litigation graphics, attorneys can teach and argue from their comfort-zone – by lecturing, but the carefully crafted graphics will provide the jurors what they need to really understand what's being argued and give them a chance to agree. Most people (remember, jurors are people) are visual learners and do most of their "learning" by watching television or surfing the internet. In court, litigators must play on this battlefield and with the appropriate weapons.
In a study, attorneys dramatically improved their persuasiveness when "jurors" were immersed in graphics, meaning the attorneys always gave them something to see while presenting an argument. Immersed jurors were better prepared on the subject matter, felt it was more important, paid more attention, comprehended better, and retained more information. This is your goal as a litigator – to capture the jurors' attention and coax them onto your side.
Here's a sample graphic used at trial by Apple: The obvious goal of this graphic was to tell a visual story showing how Apple's iPhone design was the pivot point for Samsung's own mobile phone design in a simple "before and after" format.
I'd say this is a fairly effective graphic. It simplifies a complex issue and makes a dramatic point.
Samsung countered with its own trial graphic, as follows: The purpose of this graphic was showcase Samsung's own innovative, but still iPhone-like designs over the years, both preceding Apple's product release and following it.
This graphic certainly has a lot of information, but it's not quite as clear and understandable as Apple's demonstrative evidence above. The jurors' understanding of this graphic will have depended more on the attorney's accompanying argument, which is not really the goal of trial graphics.
Here are some more interesting graphics used by Apple's counsel. This first trial graphic accompanied Apple's argument as to how Samsung's user interface infringed Apple's design patent on icons.It is another effective graphic. It's clear and fairly convincing on its own, without any explanation.
Apple also used this demonstrative evidence trial graphic below to explain that, while Samsung designed an infringing user interface, there are a variety of other ways of making an icon-based mobile device interface. Apple showed examples of "non-infringing" alternatives that Samsung did not use.I'm not so sure about this one. Sure, there may be differences between these designs and those used in the iPhone or Galaxy devices, but I'm not sure this makes a very convincing argument that Apple's design is so special.
If the parties hold out for a jury verdict, it will be interesting to see which side told a better story here. If the jury believes influence over an industry is illegal infringement, Apple will win. If the jury believes Apple's designs are just the basic building blocks or "grammar and language" (so to speak) of mobile device design, Samsung will win.
Ryan Flax is the Managing Director of Litigation Consulting at A2L Consulting. He joined A2L after practicing as a patent litigator who contributed to more than $1 billion in successful outcomes.
Edit: see post-verdict follow-up article here.
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Dylan Schmid as Baelfire, Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin. The more I think about Once and its plotlines, the more desperately hurty I feel for that poor kid. Oww, oww, oww.
Once Upon a Time "The Return"
I can't help imagining how Bae would have turned out if he'd remained in his father's grip. He would've been the most lonely, bitter kid ever. And forget having any romantic relationships, or at least consensual ones. Bae might've had some desperate, furtive romance with Morraine that would end when Rumple realized that Bae's love for her might lead to Bae leaving him, so Rumple decides to solve the problem by getting rid of Morraine. In the end Rumple would've probably kidnapped some random village girl and said "Congrats, guess who gets to marry my son?" and made them both live in his palace, content that he'd have Bae under his watchful eye forever and ever and ever…
Unless Bae killed himself. Way to take it to the dark place, Oldandnew.
I so misread that. I read it as unless Bae killed him - Rumpel - himself. Bae DarkOne would be terrifying and furious and even worse than Rumpel, because he would have guilt on top of it all.
Oh, yes. Bae would be a cruel, pitiless Dark One, with all the kindness he had as a youth long ago ground away by his father. And the whole world would be a target for all the pent-up anger Bae had lived with in the Dark Castle.
I kind of want to see a fic starring Dark One!Bae and princess!Emma. Those two would butt heads all. the. time.


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T.V. said:
My favorite book of all!!! Extremely Intense
posted Apr 24, 2009 at 3:22PM
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Mara was a slave and now she is a double agent for the queen and for the queens enemies. She begins to fall in love with Sheftu and she may not be as in control as she once thought... (one of my favorite books!)
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not worth reading...don't even try....does not get interesting until the end
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So what if you were a slave and someone hires you to spy on a king. You would get fancy clothing, good treatment, and enough food for once. Your answer: heck yeah! Well, what if someone else hired you at the same time to spy on someone else. Great. Twice the money. Play double agent for a while and stick with the winning side. But what if you fell in love with one of your masters? Hopelessly, truly, and deeply in love? It creates a problem. Just a leetle tiny one. You can handle this. Right?
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*Pretends to be Mara* "Yeah, I was bought by a creepy dude who is holding a knife to my back while I spy on the king, and then I got hired by a really handsome guy to spy on the queen... and it just so happens that the king and queen want to kill each other."
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Humorsol (demecarium bromide) Ophthalmic Solution is a cholinesterase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma by lowering the pressure inside the eye. Humorsol ophthalmic is also used for other conditions that require increased fluid outflow from the eye, after surgical iridectomy, and for certain eye disorders involving eye accommodation (focusing). The brand name of this medication is discontinued, but generic versions may be available. Common side effects include burning, stinging, red, or tearing eyes; eyelid muscle twitches; headache or brow ache; or decreased vision in poor light.
For initial therapy with Humorsol (0.125 percent or 0.25 percent) place 1 drop (children) or 1 or 2 drops (adults) in the affected eye. Humorsol may interact with other eye medications, or organophosphates (such as those used in gardening). Tell your doctor all medications and supplements you use. Humorsol is known to cause birth defects in a fetus. Do not use Humorsol ophthalmic if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment. It is unknown if this drug passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding.
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This research group from the UK compared two assays to measure two subunits of the neurofilament protein-neurofilament light (NfL) and neurofilament heavy chain (NfH). Neurofilaments are the major structural elements of neurons that are specifically expressed in axons and dendrites.
The researchers compared CSF levels of NfL, measured using the UmanDiagnostics NF-light® enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 148 patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) or multiple sclerosis (MS) and 72 controls with referring levels to previously-developed CSF NfHSMI35 assay. They found that NfL proved to be a stable protein and the NF-light® ELISA performed better compared with the NfHSMI35 immunoassay. Values of NfL were higher in all disease stages of CIS/MS in comparison to controls. NfL levels correlated with the EDSS score in patients with RRMS, spinal cord relapses and with CSF markers of acute inflammation. Overall, this study supports the role of neurofilaments as a useful measure of neurodegeneration and their potential role as a surrogate measure in MS treatment studies.
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A quote taken from Rolling Stone's recent article Skrillex: Eight Wild Nights and Busy Days With the Superstar, in which he says "I won't lie: That's why I don't like to be in the spotlight and in the press. I don't like to see myself." I think it's so sad that Sonny can't recognize his own beauty.
Sonny's cheekbones, jaw and chin are beautiful in my opinion. Also, sorry for the awkward text-box placement, but I couldn't bear to cover that fantastic t-shirt!
I've actually cheered up so much tonight, in comparison with the past couple weeks its the happiest I've been, and it's because of my followers doing things like this! ;~; ♥
So today I bought a copy of Kerrang! magazine, something I haven't done in years, simply because it had an article about Sonny inside. The front cover had that overused press shot squeezed in the side lines, boasting "EXCLUSIVE!" [trust me, this piece is about as exclusive as a Google search] "Sonny Moore's metal past revealed." Metal? Already I was skeptical and let me tell you, if the intent of this flawed and error ridden article was to piss off any and all Skrillex fans who read it, it did not disappoint!
It was cripplingly obvious from the minute I opened the two-page spread that Sonny had absolutely no involvement in the piece whatsoever. The Kerrang! archives have clearly been delved into, to bring us the above picture of Sonny taken for a K! photo shoot in a 2006 issue, [trust me, I had the poster on the wall of my teenage bedroom,] and the title "The Secret Life of Skrillex" suggests this passage holds information about Sonny not widely known, which is pure bullshit. You could learn more 'secrets' from his Wikipedia page!
Before we even touch on the main text, a short blurb refers to him as a "superstar DJ" which is just wrong. Sonny is a producer, not a DJ. Next we have him being called a "dubstep superstar" which reinforces the incorrect labels Sonny tries so hard to distance himself from.
Furthermore, the article suggests that EDM was virtually non-existent until Skrillex came along and 'blew it sky-high', and I quote "He is the biggest thing to happen to dance in years", "he updated the sound of dubstep (…) making it a commercial and accessible prospect."
The few citations used throughout the article are either massively outdated, [I mean they're using quotations from a Kerrang! interview in 2006, six fucking years ago!] Or taken from a legit interview for another magazine [i.e. his recent interview with Q magazine, which is actually a well-informed and awesome read!]
It's a well known fact that Sonny doesn't like talking about his past, keeping uncharacteristically tight-lipped when the subject of From First To Last [the band he fronted before he went solo] is raised, and the article even has the sheer cheek to touch on Sonny's family life and adoption. It reports that "before he became a dubstep superstar [ugh!], Skrillex was Sonny Moore," I'm sorry, but does he now cease to be Sonny Moore? Has he evolved, much like a Pokémon, from Sonny to Skrillex? An irrevocable change, shedding his name and becoming a new entity altogether? Um, I don't think so…
We are then told that he "began to explore electronic music" in 2008 after leaving the band, which is yet again a misinformed 'fact', as Sonny has said himself in numerous interviews that he has always dabbled in EDM, doing so throughout his entire career with FFTL.
The final paragraph ends with "Anyone who can go from cultish, screamo punk, to taking underground dubstep to mainstream America while still only sporting half a haircut clearly has the world at his feet." What relevance his haircut bears to his success is a mystery to me, but I digress. It would appear that the person responsible for throwing this page of words together is less qualified to report on Sonny than my dog, but they got one thing right, he sure does have the world at his feet!
Colin's rating: >★ out of ★★★★★
However, if someone held a gun to my head and forced me to choose a single, redeeming factor about it, I'd have to go for the little inset separate from the rest of the text, quoting Atreyu after their band had a "blaze of arguments" with From First to Last one year at Warped Tour, saying FFTL are "in it for the money", with Atreyu singer Alex Varkatzas adding, "Fuck From First to Last, except Sonny." That made me giggle, at least.
200 posts and still going strong. Thanks to everyone who's ever followed this blog and liked or reblogged an image. It's so appreciated. If it weren't for you guys, this blog wouldn't exist.
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Um. No. Is it not incredibly obvious that he has half a head of hair? o_o
I don't get how you could think the other side is shaved too…hmm.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed this recently. Sonny just seems to be getting more comfortable with who he is these days. He's leaving behind his baggy shirts and long sleeves phase, wearing tighter fitting clothes and he just seems to be gaining self-esteem in general. I, for one, think this is incredibly positive. We all have Ellie to thank for at least part of this. In his recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he said,
"[Ellie has] made me more secure. It's hard to explain, but I try to be less and do more."
It's contagious.
Sonny often makes tweets praising a crowd for their dancing, expressing joy and love for crowds who dance throughout his entire set and not just losing their shit for the 'drop' of his tracks and then standing stationary, waiting for the next one.
Recently, Sonny posted a youtube link to Aphex Twin's 'Flim' on his Facebook, [mentioned in littleskrillexting #181] telling his fans it was his favorite track of all time. So many comments followed with people asking "where's the drop?" and complaining that "I was waiting for the drop but it never came!" that it prompted Sonny to make this tweet
He's said more than once that the track he's most proud of making is With You Friends (Long Drive) which doesn't actually have a big, loud, heavy 'drop' to it, so clearly that's not the main aspect of his music, and it's not what Skrillex is about.
So, like Sonny says, stop worrying about things like genre and bass drops and just enjoy the music! ♥
On February 2nd 2012, Skrillex held a 'top secret' gig in New York City, the only people there were personally invited, with the people in the front rows at Sonny's four gigs in New York the previous month being handed passes to the show.
Sonny, his crew and all of the fans attending were blindfolded and then taken on a blind bus-ride to the secret party location, where the walls were covered in graffiti, there were statues, performers, dancers, acrobats, fire-breathers and sword swallowers littered throughout the crowd as well as people in masks and painted to look like works of art.
The whole night just looked awesome, a real intimate and private gig where I'm sure the atmosphere was spectacular. I wish I could have been there, and I'm sure it was an unbelievable night for all involved!
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When I hear this song, my brain creates this image of Sonny standing in the rain sad and alone singing to the skies, because he was supposed to get the bus to go meet his friends.


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The number 7,750 is an impressive number, especially when it signifies the number of books and chapters read during the summer by our community's youngest members. Babies cooed while their mothers read, toddlers tucked in for the night listened to bedtime stories, older siblings read to younger, tentative readers tackled their first chapter books. Each one earned great prizes while embracing the importance of literacy, whether they realized it or not.
In light of this year's slow economy, the Friends of the Library decided to give local businesses a break and not request donations for Summer Reading Club.
Through book sales and other fundraising efforts, they were able to keep the prize coffers full even with record breaking participation. The teen club received more reviews, by more teens, and with more guys participating than ever before. While adult summer reading reviews declined from last year, Blaine readers still captured top honors by outnumbering every branch in number of reviews.
The library has switched gears and now is into the fall mode with class visits, after school programs and Whatcomics, a celebration of comic book art for middle and high school students. Adult book discussion groups, fly-tying workshops, and Wii nights reflect the scope of programming available at the library. The public internet stations are in constant use with job-seekers, out-of-towners and others who cannot afford home internet service. Laptop users enjoy the high-speed wireless service and frequently occupy the tables throughout the library. Circulation of library materials continues to rise as do the number of new cardholders.
From 2002 to 2008, Blaine Library checked out over 66 percent more items. During this same time, it lived with yearly revenue increases of approximately 1 percent. According to Washington state law, public libraries are entitled to levy up to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation of property. Today, that number is .338 cents, and continues to decline. Even with streamlined operations and staffing freezes, the point has been reached at which the library can no longer maintain current levels of service. For this reason, the Whatcom County Library System is going to the voters with Proposition 1, to ask for a levy lid lift, a restoration of the levy rate from .338 to 44 cents. It has been 29 years since the library system last requested a levy rate increase, and for the owner of a $250,000 home, it would translate into an additional $25 per year. If the voters decide against Proposition 1, however, the result will most likely be a Friday closure of all branches of the Whatcom County Library System.
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|On the Shape of the Spectrum of Cosmic-rays Accelerated inside Superbubbles
|Gilles Ferrand1Alexandre Marcowith2
|Supernova remnants are believed to be a major source of cosmic-rays in the Galaxy. As their progenitors are commonly found clustered in OB associations, one has to consider the possibility of collective effects in the acceleration process. In this work we investigate the shape of the spectrum of protons accelerated inside the superbubbles blown around clusters of massive stars. To do so we embed semi-analytical models of particle acceleration and transport inside Monte-Carlo simulations of OB associations timelines. We consider regular acceleration at the shock front of supernova remnants, as well as stochastic re-acceleration and escape occurring between the shocks. We observe that particle spectra, although strongly intermittent, get a distinctive shape resulting from a competition between acceleration and escape: they are harder at the lowest energies and softer at the highest energies. The momentum at which this spectral break occurs depends on a single dimensionless parameter, which we evaluate for a selection of objects. The behaviour of a superbubble regarding acceleration depends on the magnetic turbulence: if B is low the superbubble is simply the host of a collection of individual supernovae shocks, but if B is high enough it acts as a global accelerator, producing distinctive spectra – which has important implications on the high-energy emission from these objects.
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Perkolations: Christmas lyrics, over-analyzed
With Christmas music blaring as early as November in every single shop, city sidewalk and radio station, inundating our ears from every angle, I, for one, sing along but find the action reflexive. I don't even think about the words coming out of my mouth.
But for some reason I started paying attention to Christmas carol lyrics and found a few that I just love.
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A Chapel Hill man with a lifelong devotion to Hampton University was killed Friday when a bus overturned in Virginia en route to an event for high school students at the school.
Doval Emmanuel Watson, 58, of Chapel Hill, was on the bus with six high school students and his wife when it crashed around 7:05 a.m. on U.S. Route 58 in Capron, Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya said.
Two passengers were ejected in the accident. One passenger was flown to Norfolk General Hospital.
The driver of the bus, Larry Brocks, 62, of Raleigh, survived and has been charged with reckless driving.
Watson's death shocked his family. His nephew, Bryan Jackson, said, "My grandma, mom and aunt found out first -- they got a phone call."
Watson was a former president of the Durham-Chapel Hill chapter of the Hampton University Alumni Association, according to current president Gloria Doyle. She said Watson was also active in the St. Paul AME Church in Chapel Hill.
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Ponting's grip loosens as Australia flounder
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Ricky Ponting's treatment during this Ashes series is proof that the worm has turned.
Targeting the visiting captain is a mantra that runs through every tour Down Under, and barely a day went by in the build-up to this trip when England skipper Andrew Strauss wasn't reminded of the barrage he could expect as leader of the opposition.
Ponting, however, has found himself under by far the greatest fire, not only from the England bowlers but also from his compatriots.
He has grown accustomed to criticism of his captaincy in recent years, from predecessors and former team-mates alike, yet a miserable run of form in the opening two and a half Tests has cast a growing number of doubts over his merits as a batsman.
Today he managed just 12 runs, his second highest score of the series. He has mustered just 82 runs in five attempts and, given that 51 of those came in a largely irrelevant second-innings effort in Brisbane, a telling contribution eludes him.
Ponting, so some say, is not the player he was. His eyes, apparently, aren't what they used to be; there are suggestions that he is increasingly susceptible to the short ball; and there have even been whispers of a move down the order to protect him from exposure to the new ball.
All this is written with one eye on a record of the highest calibre (as I type I have an internet window open showing Ponting's tally of 12,320 runs at an average of 54.27 in 150 Tests prior to this game), and in the knowledge that a sizeable second-innings score may well silence many, if not all, of the doubters.
However, his innings - and dismissal - today, was indicative of the current malaise in the Australia team, who are playing with a lack of confidence seen all too rarely over the last decade and a half.
Ponting, whose penchant for going hard at the ball early in his innings is well known, edged the third delivery he faced between third slip and gully as he played back to Chris Tremlett.
There was considerably more authority in a pull through midwicket off the same bowler, and the sweetly timed clip of his pads at James Anderson's expense in the next over underlined an intention to attack his way out of form.
Anderson cut short any notion of a recuperative innings by removing Ponting two balls later, although not without considerable assistance from Paul Collingwood, who leaped high to his right to pull off a one-handed catch that made the photographers drool.
Regardless of the brilliance of the catch, it is a shot Ponting need not have played. He was by no means alone - Phil Hughes, Michael Clarke, Steven Smith and Brad Haddin among the established batsmen all perished playing loosely - but one suspects an increasingly unsympathetic Australian press may gloss over that.
Ponting's bowed head as he left the crease will be interpreted as a sign that the combined burden of leading the team as well as the batting are beginning to grow onerous, though rest assured there will be no admission by the man himself.
It is worth noting that he was faced with the twin threats of a new ball and as green a pitch as many could remember seeing at the WACA, having lost the toss and been asked to bat first.
Ponting admitted he too would have bowled had he won the toss, and it could be argued that other decisions into which he had limited or no input have contributed to the mounting pressure on him.
In not playing a recognised spinner, Australia earned the wrath of no less a judge than Shane Warne. While it may not be on a par with the omission of Nathan Hauritz at the Oval last summer, the fact that Graeme Swann took two wickets on a first-day pitch and Australia must bowl last in this match must have crossed the selectors' minds at some point today.
The man picked to provide the spin threat, part-time leg-spinner Steven Smith, is in the side primarily as a batsman, but the manner in which he struggled against the seaming ball in making a tortuous seven suggested number six is two places too high for him.
Smith made 77 in his most recent Test innings, batting at number eight against Pakistan at Headingley this summer, yet he was deemed good enough only to bat at seven for Australia in the pre-Ashes tour match against England. Within the space of a month he has seemingly become one of the best six batsmen in the country.
It is the latest example of muddled thinking from selectors whose actions, compromised by Australia's position in a series they must win, have breached the realms of desperation.
How else to describe Mitchell Johnson's recall after being dropped following the first Test and not playing a game in between? Ditto Ben Hilfenhaus.
Australia named 17 players in their preliminary Ashes squad, yet two of the additions to the party (maybe the wrong choice of word given Australia's state of mind) for the third Test - Hughes and Michael Beer - came from outside that. Discuss.
One of the explanations for Beer's inclusion in the squad in Perth - he failed to make the XI - was his knowledge of conditions at the WACA. The selectors chose to ignore this being his first season with Western Australia, during which he has played a meagre three first-class games on the ground.
In all, they made four changes to the team following the innings defeat in Adelaide. England, by contrast, made one - an enforced one at that.
That Tremlett, who came in for Stuart Broad, was the day's most impressive performer will not have been lost on Ponting.
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Who's putting wood in your food?
These 10 big restaurant chains and food companies are just some of those that add cellulose to their products. And it may actually be good for you. Let's hope so.
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Please get a little education before you post...ALL PLANTS HAVE CELLULOSE!
so if you eat plants then you eat cellulose...our bodies for the most part cannot digest cellulose and thus it is the bulk of what we call fiber. Our bodies are use to dealing with cellulose.
I am not an expert on wood cellulose but unless there is a contaminate that occurs naturally or is added during processing, i can't see any harm in it.
As for "nonorganic fiber" someone mentioned in another post, wood cellulose is organic so i don't know what that could be (are you sure you read it right?)
I would be more concerned about non-natural ingredients, being over weight and/or not exercising enough. And anyone that smokes has no right to complain about anything being added to their food!
It should be The Food and Drug Administration getting sued, they are telling the Taco Bells it is okay.
Thanks for the article as we need to be better informed on the crazy decisions they make on our behalf. They feed cows cement (and we eat the cows) and they feed us wood...
guess the important thing is that all those companies make a buck!!!!
Cellulose isn't just found in wood. It is a basic element of plant cells. Some people, 1 % of all Americans, are violently allergic to the gluten in wheat, barley, and rye and wheat is not fully digested by any humans. I don't hear of the other 99% of the population getting grossed out by the idea of eating wheat. Cellulose is just vegetable matter. If people are getting sick on baked goods, they be better to not self diagnose but find out what they are really reacting to or stop eating plants, period. Several food products are derived from wood and are in food under their chemical names.
Why make the public panic and be afraid by missing half the facts please????? Sometimes--- cellulose is from other plants-- such as bamboo, cotton and corn!-- NOT just wood. I don't appreciate 'half-truths' for the sake of attention. However-- I don't like fast food places because of the poor flavors, fat, salt and general other sugar or carbohydrate (starches) as fillers.. and I will taste and/or eat something with the word 'cellulose' on the label rather than a label stating 'benzoates, sorbates, BHA or BHT'. By the way, cellulose has little or no calories 'cause it's 'roughage'---- and often doesn't taste or have much structure without fat and starch-- so don't you think the problem would be more from the fat and starches??????
Thats why I dont eat at many places. And if I do, I order food that cant possible have fillers in them. Like real chicken pieces, or a steak. The only hamburgers I eat are homemade.
Low quality food effects your health more than you realize. Just look at the people around you, and look at those that eat real foods, they are always way healthier looking, and usually slim too.
Processed foods WILL be the death of you! And make your quality of life, very low quality. You are what you eat. Make no mistake!
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The Associated Press reported Oct. 2 that U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo said that state liquor laws took precedent over the Federal Aviation Act and the Airline Deregulation Act; US Airways had argued that the federal law trumped state law.
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He's teamed up with Toyota and the US Chamber of Commerce for a "hiring our heroes."
More than a hundred employers will be there including Humana, GE, and Coca Cola.
They are targeting veterans because the veteran unemployment rate is far above the national average.
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Munster Academy Year: Two
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School: Crescent College Comprehensive
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Honours: Ireland U18 Schools 2012 & 2013; Munster U18 Schools 2012
Greg was part of the Crescent College side that won the Munster Schools Senior Cup in March 2013, defeating Rockwell in the Final. O'Shea's try against CBC deep in added time in the replayed semi-final at Musgrave Park proved crucial in Crescent's first Cup win in 19 years.
He is one of three players advancing straight in to the academy from school level and Greg has also won two Junior Cup titles with CCC in 2010 & 2011.
O'Shea featured for the Ireland U18 Schools in the FIRA/AER U-18 European Championships in Spain in April 2012 and in France in March 2013.
The flying winger was selected for the Ireland Youth Olympic team for the European Youth Olympics in Trabzon, Turkey in July 2011, running in the 100m sprint and the 4 x 100m relay.
Played for Munster U20s in the Interprovincial campaign in September 2013.
O'Shea was selected to take part in the IRFU training camp for Under 20s this November.
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A congressional committee wants to know whether this telecommunications powerhouse is a national security threat. Why? CNET went to China to find out.
Despite the threat of cuts to current energy research programs, Gates, in an editorial, says the U.S. should increase annual R&D from $5 billion a year to $16 billion for economic, national security, and environmental reasons.
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The B & O Fire has burned across more than 3 square miles, or about 2,000 acres, between Okanogan and Malott, south of Omak.
The fire has closed some roads, including a 2-mile stretch of Highway 20 and B&O Road to the Methow Valley. The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle reports that residents in those areas have been warned to be ready to evacuate if the fire grows.
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources says two helicopters are dropping water on the fire, along with a single-engine air tanker. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Firefighters with Okanogan County and Washington DNR are fighting a wildfire that has grown to about 2000 acres near Okanogan, according to fire officials.
Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers says the fire started south of Okanogan and burned quickly due to wind gusts.
Right now two helicopters and two planes are helping the fight. The flames are burning mostly on Okanogan County land.
So far, the Sheriff says two outbuildings have burned down, but they have been able to save all homes. The Sheriff also says it appears despite the winds, they now have a good handle on the fire.
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The Alabama Department of Education just released the statistics based on graduation rates for public school districts from the 2011-2012 school year.
These statistics - the cohort graduation rate - serve as a common formula for calculating a state's high school graduation rate as part of the National Governor's Association (NGA) Graduation Counts Compact.
In all, the state of Alabama graduated 75% of all high school seniors in a public school district for the 2011-2012 school year.
The cohort graduation rate is calculated by taking the number of students enrolled in 9th grade at a given school (the 9th grade cohort - this includes both spring and summer graduates) and adds the number of students who transfer into the school/district. It also accounts for (subtracts) the students who transfer out.
A student transferring out can be a student who transfers to another school, emigrates, or dies during the 4-year cohort period.
In the WSFA 12 News viewing area, the school district with this highest graduation rate for 2011-2012 was the Coffee County School District with a 94% graduation rate - well above the state average of 75%.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Troy City School District with its one and only high school, Charles Henderson, listed a 58% graduation rate for 2011-2012.
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