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The Howard County Board of Education has closed school for Monday as Hurricane Sandy creeps closer to reaching land on the East Coast.
In addition, the county government announced Sunday it also will be closed Monday for non-essential employees. Among the offices closed are all county Department of Recreation and Parks centers and programs, and the circuit and district courts.
No decision has been made about opening the government on Tuesday.
The school system made the announcement Sunday, adding: "All evening activities in schools, both school-sponsored and community-sponsored, are canceled. This includes high school athletic practices and games."
Meanwhile, County Executive Ken Ulman announced Sunday that the government is scheduled to open a shelter at the Bain Center, 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, in Columbia, at noon Monday. Space is limited, so those needing shelter are encouraged to bring only essential items.
The Columbia Association, meanwhile, announced Sunday that its Inclement Weather Policy is in effect for Monday, which means there will be no classes or programs before 10:45 a.m. Residents can call CA's inclement weather hotline at 410-715-3154 after 10 a.m. to find out about later classes.
Ulman said Sunday that the Office of Emergency Management is continuing to closely monitor the progress of Hurricane Sandy.
"County officials are taking this storm very seriously, and we hope our residents are too. This is an enormous storm that will have tremendous implications for Howard County because the rainfall amounts, high winds and duration of the storm will cause flooding and widespread power outages. We already know BGE can't begin to restore those outages until the storm ends and it's safe to have crews out. If they haven't done it already, we are asking residents to spend today getting prepared," Ulman said in a statement.
The county announced Sunday that it opened its Call Center (410-313-2900) in the afternoon. Also, the "water buffalo" is now in place at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center in Glenwood, for people who need water.
The National Weather Service said that Howard County should begin to see rain late Sunday afternoon. It will get heavier during the night. On Monday, predictions call for 25 mph sustained winds increasing throughout the day to 40 mph with gusts of 60 mph or higher.
Heavy rain and sustained winds will continue through late Tuesday or early Wednesday, according to the weather service. Temperatures will drop into the 40s.
Emergency officials strongly encourage residents to stay at home and off the roads during the storm.
The slow-moving hurricane is projected to reach land late Monday between the Delmarva Peninsula and northern New Jersey. In the Baltimore area, between 6-8 inches of rain can be expected along the I-95 corridor.
The Howard County Office of Emergency Management is urging county residents and businesses to "be alert, be prepared and stay informed" as Hurricane Sandy will bring heavy rains, high winds, power outages and possible flooding.
Baltimore Gas and Electric is warning that its customers should expect "extended and widespread power outages potentially lasting several days." The power company said Friday it had mobilized local crews and requested some 2,000 out-of-state workers to deal with the potential outages.
Gov. Martin O'Malley declared a state of emergency Friday and warned that it might have an impact on early voting, which began Saturday and is scheduled to continue through Thursday, Nov. 1.
O'Malley later canceled all early voting on Monday.
On Saturday and Sunday, however, lines were long at the three early-voting locations in Howard County — the Bain Center in Columbia; Ellicott City Senior Center in Ellicott City; and Ridgely's Run Community Center in Jessup. Some people reported waiting in line for between one and two hours.
Throughout Howard County, traffic was heavy Saturday as people continued their preparations for Hurricane Sandy.
The Home Depot on Route 40 in Ellicott City was sold out of generators Thursday, said Jenn Livenspargar, special services manager at the store, and was out of flashlights by Saturday morning.


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During a 13 year stretch, the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks went to the NBA Finals as the Western Conference champion six times. The other seven trips were the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs and Mavericks are both anchored by a superstar at power forward.
Tim Duncan is in his 17th season with the Spurs, while Dirk Nowitzki is in his 16th season with the Mavericks. The two are going to square off again and Nowitzki had praise for Duncan.
"Yeah, I wish I had his four or five championships, however many he's got," Nowitzki said, via Dallas Morning News. "He was unstoppable. He's probably the best power forward ever to play this game. He's definitely up there.
"But he had it all. He had the pick and pop to like 15-, 16-foot. He could finish in the lane with either hand. Defensively he's a monster, so he was the best there was."
The Spurs and Duncan added another trip to the NBA Finals last season but lost to the Miami Heat. It was the first and only time Duncan has lost when reaching the NBA Finals.

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FDA Action on Crofelemer NDA Anticipated by End of 1Q2013
RALEIGH, NC, September 5, 2012 -
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that the Food and Drug Administration has advised the Company that its New Drug Application (NDA) for crofelemer 125 mg tablets, for the proposed indication of symptomatic relief of non-infectious diarrhea in patients with HIV/AIDS on anti-retroviral therapy, is still under review and that a final action will not be taken by the scheduled Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of September 5, 2012.
Bill Forbes, Pharm. D., Executive Vice President, Medical, Research and Development, and Chief Development Officer, Salix, stated, "The FDA continues to work collaboratively with Salix to progress this important product through its full review. By taking no action at this time, the FDA has allowed for the currently ongoing dialogue between Salix and the FDA to continue.
"The continuing dialogue should allow further collaboration between us and the Agency, a collaboration that has resulted in substantial progress in handling topics important to crofelemer as well as to botanical products in general. The primary topic is the production and control of the crofelemer active pharmaceutical ingredient, a complex mixture that is the first botanical product to be reviewed by the Agency for oral use. This focus is needed to ensure compliance with the manufacturing and product quality requirements of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act. Both Salix and the FDA are committed to a robust level of cooperation and data exchange with the goal of providing crofelemer to patients suffering from the very important unmet need of the indication for which we are seeking approval. Our efforts to date have advanced both the chemical and the regulatory science methods available to ensure the quality and clinical usefulness of crofelemer and, potentially, other botanical products.
"We look forward to this continuing collaboration, and at this time anticipate an action by the FDA on our NDA by the end of the first quarter of 2013."
About Crofelemer
Crofelemer is a first-in-class anti-diarrheal botanical drug substance. Crofelemer has minimal absorption and no effect on gut motility. Crofelemer's mechanism of action is through inhibition of both the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein (CFTR) chloride ion channel and the calcium-activated chloride ion channels (CaCC). Crofelemer acts by blocking chloride ion channel secretion and accompanying high volume water loss in diarrhea, normalizing the flow of chloride ions and water in the GI tract.
About Diarrhea in HIV/AIDS Patients
Diarrhea remains a common problem for patients with HIV/AIDS that often negatively impacts their quality of life and can lead to discontinuation or premature switching of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) regimens. Approximately 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV/AIDS and ~40% of those patients suffer from either episodic or chronic diarrhea. This condition can not only significantly reduce quality of life, but also result in weight loss, depression, reduced social interaction, and often increase direct and indirect healthcare costs.
About Salix Pharmaceuticals
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, develops and markets prescription products for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Salix's strategy is to in-license late-stage or marketed proprietary therapeutic products, complete any required development and regulatory submission and market them through the Company's gastroenterology specialty sales and marketing team.
Salix markets XIFAXAN® (rifaximin) tablets 200 mg and 550 mg, MOVIPREP® (PEG 3350, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Ascorbate and Ascorbic Acid for Oral Solution), OSMOPREP® (sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, USP and sodium phosphate dibasic anhydrous, USP) Tablets, APRISO® (mesalamine) extended-release capsules 0.375 g, METOZOLV® ODT (metoclopramide HCl), RELISTOR® (methylnaltrexone bromide) Subcutaneous Injection, SOLESTA®, DEFLUX®, PEPCID® (famotidine) for Oral Suspension, Oral Suspension DIURIL® (Chlorothiazide), AZASAN® (Azathioprine) Tablets, USP, 75/100 mg, ANUSOL-HC® 2.5% (Hydrocortisone Cream, USP), ANUSOL-HC® 25 mg Suppository (Hydrocortisone Acetate), PROCTOCORT® Cream (Hydrocortisone Cream, USP) 1% and PROCTOCORT® Suppository (Hydrocortisone Acetate Rectal Suppositories) 30 mg. Crofelemer, budesonide foam, RELISTOR®, Lumacan® and rifaximin for additional indications are under development.
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James Holder and the Hoyas begin the 2013 portion of their schedule on Saturday.
Jan. 11, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University swimming and diving team, fresh off its winter training trip, return to competition when they host American University and James Madison University at McCarthy Pool on Saturday afternoon. The meet begins at 1 p.m. and will be the Senior Day meet for Georgetown's 10 seniors.
The Hoyas return to competition for the first time since defeating Catholic and Howard at McCarthy Pool on December 8. Georgetown started strong winning the first five events, while six Hoyas freshmen racked up six individual victories leading up to the winter break.
In the fall, the Georgetown's women turned in strong performances in each of the squad's seven meets. Sophomore Casey Bandman and freshmen Maryellen Campbell and Nicole Tronoloneeach broke program records.
For the men, senior captain Paul Quincy continued to be a consistent scorer, particularly in distance events. Michael Ng and Christian Kilgorealso turned in several strong performances for the Hoyas during the first half of the season.
The Hoyas' meet on Saturday will be one of its two remaining meets at McCarthy Pool this season, with less than two months until BIG EAST Championships in Indianapolis. Georgetown will conclude its home schedule on January 19 when they host George Washington.
1 Womens 200 Medley Relay
2 Mens 200 Medley Relay
3 Womens 1650 Freestyle
4 Mens 1650 Freestyle
5 Womens 200 Freestyle
6 Mens 200 Freestyle
7 Womens 100 Backstroke
8 Mens 100 Backstroke
9 Womens 100 Breaststroke
10 Mens 100 Breaststroke
11 Womens 200 Butterfly
12 Mens 200 Butterfly
13 Womens 50 Freestyle
14 Mens 50 Freestyle
15 Womens 1 mtr Diving
16 Mens 1 mtr Diving
17 Womens 100 Freestyle
18 Mens 100 Freestyle
19 Womens 200 Backstroke
20 Mens 200 Backstroke
21 Womens 200 Breaststroke
22 Mens 200 Breaststroke
23 Womens 500 Freestyle
24 Mens 500 Freestyle
25 Womens 100 Butterfly
26 Mens 100 Butterfly
27 Womens 3 mtr Diving
28 Mens 3 mtr Diving
29 Womens 200 IM
30 Mens 200 IM
31 Womens 200 Freestyle Relay
32 Mens 200 Freestyle Relay
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Lawrence M. Walsh, President & CEO
Larry Walsh is one of the most recognizable figures in the IT channel and security communities, and is considered one of the more forward-thinking leaders in the industry. He personally oversees the development and implementation of research, collaboration and content programs at The 2112 Group, which he founded to advance the state of the art in the technology marketplace and channel community.Larry is the founder and executive director of the Channel Vanguard Council, a collaborative group of technology channel executives formed in cooperation with the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). CVC is dedicated to aiding the maturation of business models and partnership relationships in the channel community. It's members include high-ranking vendor channel executives and solution provider leaders.Prior to founding The 2112 Group, Larry was an award-winning technology journalist and publisher.
At Ziff Davis Enterprise, he service as vice president and market expert for channels and security, developing and guiding strategic engagement and research programs for IT vendors. He wasalso the publisher of Channel Insider, a leading online technology channel publication. And was the editor of Baseline Magazine, an award-winning journal of technology project management.
Larry was the editor of VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR magazines, leading strategic publications for the IT channel community. At VARBusiness, Larry personally oversaw the major research and awards programs, including the VARBusiness 500, the GovernmentVAR 100, the VARBusiness Annual Report Card, and the Technology Innovators Awards program.
Before entering the channel, Larry was editor of the award-winning and market-leading Information Security Magazine. During his tenure, he developed a reputation for driving new thinking to threat management and IT security issues. He earned national recognition for his exposes on Microsoft security issues.
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Diana Mirakaj is a seasoned marketing, operations and business management professional with a steep history in financial services, business consulting and research. As 2112's chief operating officer, she's responsible for the oversight of operations, finance and business development.Prior to joining 2112, Ms. Mirakaj was responsible for global marketing and corporate development at BTM Corporation, a management solutions provider whose products and services focus on innovation, growth and value-creation across the Fortune 500, midmarket and public sector. In that position, she focused on corporate messaging, branding, and design of an integrated corporate development strategy through their various partnerships and alliances.
Ms. Mirakaj was with UBS Investment Bank, where she worked in the International Equity Capital Markets Group and the Corporate Client Services Group. In both roles, she acted as a liaison between clients, corporate finance, other investment dealers, and the market. She was involved throughout the process from origination to execution, including oversight of road shows, investor feedback, demand management, and final pricing and allocation of the issue.
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Ms. Mirakaj built a high-performing event management foundation while at Fujisankei Communications International, a member of The Fujisankei Group, one of the world's largest media conglomerates. The events highlighted the arts, media and entertainment and were held worldwide. They ranged from premier exhibits at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo and MoMA in New York, to opening ceremonies at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Ms. Mirakaj earned her degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
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Susan Kostbar is a channel sales veteran who oversees client engagements and business development for The 2112 Group's professional services and media products. She has worked in technology and channel services, events and media sales for much of the past three decades. She most recently served as strategic account director at Channel Partners magazine, a publication of Virgo Publishing. Prior to Channel Partners, Kostbar was the channel sales manager of Channel Insider, formerly a Ziff Davis Enterprise publication. She also held other management and sales roles at UBM Channel, including associate publisher of VARBusiness magazine.
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Ginger Stevenson is an innovative design and creative services expert, with extensive experience in branding, Web design, graphic design, corporate marketing and social media. In her role as Vice President of Creative Services, Ginger oversees integration of the Company's messaging and branding across all aspects of product development and fulfillment, as well as operations for Web properties and social marketing efforts developed and managed by 2112. As executive of the brand, she is responsible for driving the design identity of all products, and proprietary, custom and publicly distributed projects branded by 2112 and Channelnomics. A cross-section of strategic thinking and exceptional design talent, combined with a background of B2C and B2B industry experience, offer a unique and proven track record for delivering creative communication and providing a powerful impact that results in fresh ideas and inspires favorable reactions.
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Ginger has received several honors for creative expertise, including TELLYs, Addy Awards, ADAIs, IMPA awards, and PRSA. The Des Moines native has a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from Grand View College.
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The crisp fresh air and the falling of leaves most certainly signal that the fall season is upon us. This time of year always invokes special thoughts and recollections. Some of my fondest memories involve the cool autumn months, intricately carved jack-o-lanterns, and obviously participating in one of the year's more enjoyable festivities - trick or treating.
I called Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company located in Greater Garfield, to see what kind of reactions he was getting from the public to the recent shutdown of the federal government.
After a friend told me she had waited three-and-a-half hours recently to get her Georgia driver's license renewed and then had to deal with a clerk that could have passed for a robot - and an unhelpful one, at that. I thought this to be a typical example of a bunch of government bureaucrats who don't care because they don't have to. Where else are we going to go to get our driver's licenses renewed? Burger King?
In the late summer of 1968 I sat down on the floor of my grandparent's ranch house to watch television with my father and uncle. I did not get to watch what I wanted because the Democratic Convention in Chicago was on all the channels. Back then there were only three channels.
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Despite the rants of publicity-seeking bigots, the blather of Twitter twits and a national news media more interested in scooping the competition than in accurate reporting, the fact is that our American system of justice presumes one is innocent until proven guilty.
I continue to be humbled by the opportunity to serve as your representative in the State House of Representatives. I recognize that the seat I fill does not belong to me, but to the people I serve.
It looks like our legislators are about to lose one of their most cherished perks: free football tickets. Bless their hearts.
When I spoke up for public schools in my last column, I had no idea that Dr. John Barge, current state superintendent of schools, was about to announce his candidacy for governor. So, I must say that although we will probably agree on a number of issues, I am not "politicking" for Barge.
Dear Syrian Rebels: I thought I'd take a minute to correspond with you as you resume your efforts to overthrow Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. You are no doubt disappointed that the United States government chose not to come to your aid as they promised. There is a good reason and that is my purpose in writing you.
I was honored Aug. 30 to be the keynote speaker at the Lanier Technical College's GED graduation at Free Chapel in Gainesville.
Because I have been physically confined and not "out and about," and because I don't have my computer available, I've done very little column writing recently except ones dealing with personal situations. But there's a public issue that I really want to understand better and to comment about: Why are public schools under such attack?
It is flattering to have readers tell me I should run for public office. There are also an equal number of adoring fans that say I should stick my head in a bucket of tar. But that is a topic for another day.
When the news broke recently of a school shooting in Dekalb County, I'm sure each of you joined me in saying a prayer for the safety of the children and employees. Thankfully, in this situation no one was hurt and the individual that was responsible was taken into custody.
The Woman Who Shares My Name instructed me that this week's column was to be about positive things. She says she is tired of bad news and thought you felt the same way. "Surely, you can find some positive things to write about," she said, "and temporarily take people's minds off all the terrible things going on in the world. I think your readers would appreciate that."
It is a potential killer whose numbers rival the deadly Ebola virus and it doesn't get near the attention it should. Unlike the dreaded illness currently ravaging West Africa this is one with a quick cure.
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I just learned of a book called, "Say Goodbye to your Southern Accent."
The U.S. Senate race this November between Democrat Michelle Nunn and Republican David Perdue will be one of the more unusual campaigns we have witnessed in Georgia. Neither has held public office and both are anxious to portray themselves as the ultimate "outsider."
In 1997, Gov. Zell Miller appointed me to fill a vacant seat on the five-member State Ethics Commission and then reappointed me to a full term where I served until 2002. It was a rewarding experience and I am proud of the good things we accomplished at the commission.
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Manhattan Slowing Since May -- What are Treasuries Signaling?
A: Manhattan's worst performing months since 2008 has been the period between July and September. So the first thing we should point out in terms of new deal volume is that we are right in the beginning of the slowest 3-month stretch that Manhattan typically sees during the calendar year. With that said, the market right now seems to be slowing from higher deal volume levels 2-3 months ago, yet we are still stronger than what we typically see for the month of July. Lets discuss where we are at now and what may be brewing over in Europe/China that is scaring money into safe havens like US Dollars and US Treasuries.
First, lets get updated on whats happening in real-time in the field of Manhattan real estate by looking at the 30-Day Market Ticker. The ticker captures daily market production by analyzing every REBNY member's apartment status updates for all the exclusive listings in Manhattan. The tool is engineered to only display 'unique status changes' so that we can accurately count:
ACTIVE - the # of new listings to come to market daily
CONTRACTS SIGNED - the # of active listings to enter into contract
OFF-MKT - the # of active listings that have been removed from the marketplace
I can see by the ticker above that Manhattan has produced 964 new contracts signed over the last 30 days. The last time I reported on the daily ticker, this same 30-day deal volume pace was at 1,296 on May 24th. The market ticker is the one tool that will allow you to pick up on market tick-ups and tick-downs as they occur in real-time. The monthly pace of deal volume seems to be down around 25% from the peak 2 months ago.
Now that we know the month-to-month trend is down, lets take a peek at the year-over-year trend to filter out seasonality and answer the question, "how have past July's performed in Manhattan?". By comparing any month to the exact same month in years past, we can get a sense of whether or not this year's production levels are relatively strong or relatively weak. The ticker above tells us that so far the month of July is on pace to produce "964 new contracts signed" - so this is our starting point.
Below is a chart showing you Monthly Contracts Signed production for Manhattan since 2008 - I circled the month of 'JULY' so we can focus on production in this month for years past:
By knowing the real time 30-day pace of deal volume as we head into the last week of July, we can easily tell that Manhattan is still producing at a very high level considering the time of year it is. All of the activity over the last 3-4 months should have a solid impact on Q3 and Q4 results, as signed deals ultimately close and become public record.
As for looking ahead, equity markets are still worried about the Eurozone as the sovereign debt crisis spreads from Greece to Italy & Spain. Government bond yields in Spain are starting to soar and it's only a matter of time until the markets take matters into their own hands and write a new playbook on what happens next. Another bailout coming? At some point the bond markets wont react at all and equities will follow suit.
That has been my concern throughout this whole Eurozone debacle. It's like we have been pushing the soda machine from side to side for 3+ years and at some point, it's gonna fall!
What worries me now is what US Treasuries might be signaling with a 10YR yield at 1.4%?
*chart below courtesy of CNN Money
This signals a risk-off marketplace where money is looking for safety. The two places money will flock into are a) US Dollars and, b) US Treasuries. And that is exactly what is happening again now.
It's just another sign of how fragile things are overseas as slowing global economies on top of EU sovereign debt concerns elevate uncertainty. We should keep our eyes on this and sellers should be aware that the 'frenzy'market they heard about a few months ago is no longer in play today -- yes, we are still active but compared to May we are about 25% slower. If you have been on the market for 90 days or more and you failed to receive acceptable bids or sustainable foot traffic, my advice is to adjust your asking price accordingly. In the end, the market dictates the right price!
In terms of major shifts in price action for property, I don't think Manhattan will see much of a negative impact until equities really start to roll over. I'm talking 15%-20%+ corrections and the media effect that comes with it. Should this occur, the UrbanDigs Daily Market ticker will be the first place to pick up on any warning signs that the market may be experiencing a shift. But as of now, all seems quite fine and we still have 4-5+ months of very strong deal volume in the pipeline waiting to close & get counted in the reports. Expect improving #s in the upcoming quarterly reports regardless of what wall street decides to do in the near future.


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Iraq vet Ross Caputi's film opens with a fleeting synopsis of the American heartbreak — and the bandage we tape across it.
His documentary, Fear Not the Path of Truth, is about the U.S. devastation of Fallujah, in which he participated as part of Operation Phantom Fury in November 2004, but the first couple minutes give us an overview of his hometown, the "former industrial city" of Fitchburg, Mass.:
"But the factory jobs are long gone, so there's really only two types of people that live here. They're the people with good-paying jobs in Boston or Wooster who come out here to build big houses at relatively cheap prices. Everyone else gets by doing work on those houses, doing their lawns, putting additions on them, painting them.
"If there was a point of unity among all the racial and economic divisions in this little city, it had to be the troops. Everyone respected the troops."
I was struck especially hard by this small moment because it encapsulates the lie of militarism where it is most invulnerable: at the humanity of the men and women who protect us, putting their lives on the line. When all else goes wrong, the troops remain sacred. In a broken economy, the troops are sacred. Militarism is the god we can manipulate.
And yet the moment to expel this lie from human society has never been riper. The trans-national cost of militarism is some $2 trillion a year, according to an ambitious new website called World Beyond War. The insanity of war not only squanders our resources, ravages the environment and slaughters the innocent, it perpetuates a global culture of violence, which is the very thing we honor our troops for protecting us from.
"Unless we want to risk catastrophic loss or even extinction, we must abolish war," according to the site's introductory statement. This puts it in the biggest context possible. We cannot settle for less.
"Every war brings with it both massive destruction and the risk of uncontrolled escalation. We are facing a world of greater weapons proliferation, resource shortages, environmental pressures, and the largest human population the earth has seen. In such a turbulent world, we must abolish sustained and coordinated militarized combat between groups (primarily governments) known as war, because its continuation puts all life on the planet at risk."
And yet . . . the next war we enjoin will be fully funded and garner the support of most of the public. The current military budget keeps growing even as the country reels from the consequences of its most recent military rampages. The government continues to develop new generations of weapons to perfect and perpetuate its ability to eliminate all life on Earth in a context of almost complete acquiescence. The interests of continued war permeate the highest levels of political and economic power and control the mainstream media. How do war's abolitionists stand a chance?
Ross Caputi, who came home a hero, begins to answer this question, or at least brings hope to those who ask it.
"It didn't feel right to me, but I couldn't put it into words," he said. This was post-Phantom Fury, when he was back home, being applauded by his friends and by the media.
He'd been part of the most devastating carnage of the Iraq war. The city of Fallujah — "center of resistance" to the American occupation — was taught a big, bad lesson. Thousands were killed. The city was destroyed and, for good measure, saturated with depleted uranium dust, the equivalent of nuclear fallout. Yet the "we're number one!" mentality was everywhere. A video game about the siege of Fallujah was in the works.
"Afterward it was rubble. The whole country said we were heroes, but it was a confusing experience. I decided I was not going to let Fallujah be a skeleton in my closet for the rest of my life."
He told me: "I started to do a lot of reading. I was also drinking and doing drugs. Eventually the books won out." These included Howard Zinn's A Peoples History of the United States. "That was a game changer," he said.
Caputi's "confusion" over the devastation of Fallujah eventually turned into informed political activism. He joined with others to create a website called Justice for Fallujah and began spreading the word that the siege of the city was a war crime. A donation allowed him to makeFear Not the Path of Truth, his journey beyond the military mindset. One of the documentary's appealing features is its honest inquiry into the psychology of war, beginning with his own manipulation.
"I struggle to even explain how something like Fallujah, so obviously wrong, seemed acceptable at the time," he says to Kathleen Malley-Morrison, a psychology professor. "Even obvious things like kicking women and children out of their homes, forcing them to flee into the desert, then destroying their homes. I managed to believe what our command was telling us, that we were doing this for their own good. How is that possible?"
The question is an open wound, so utterly basic to war and its abolition. Malley-Morrison discusses the cognitive tricks that allow good people to behave inhumanely: dehumanizing the enemy, ignoring or minimizing the consequences of one's actions.
Later Caputi asks another professor, Sohail Hashmi, about the differences between "insurgent," "terrorist" and "jihadist" — terms the U.S. military used as casually interchangeable epithets for the enemy — and absorbs Hashmi's discussion of the meaning of "jihad": a Muslim's struggle to be true to his faith and do the right thing.
The interviewees also include Noam Chomsky, who makes the point that the GIs, caught in the middle of the vortex of war, are far less to blame for their confusion over the wrong that was occurring than the politicians and editors at a comfortable remove from the hellish action, who also saw nothing wrong with the devastation of Fallujah.
At one point, Chomsky expresses wonderment that, on day one of Phantom Fury, the New York Times gleefully reported on the U.S. seizure of Fallujah General Hospital, deemed a "propaganda center" for the insurgents because it was reporting casualty figures. The paper even ran a photo on the front page of doctors and patients lying shackled on the floor of the hospital. How could they manage not to notice, Chomsky wanted to know, that this was a war crime in progress?
In February, Caputi's documentary screens in Fitchburg. And the abolition movement takes another step forward.
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Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.'s (FSL) fourth-quarter loss widened as the chip maker recorded sales declines across several markets, including automotives.
However, for the current quarter, Freescale expects sales of $945 million to $985 million, above the $933 million projection from analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
Freescale, which sells chips primarily to the automotive and networking sectors, had generally shaved its losses in recent quarters, primarily by cutting costs. Demand has remained weak, however, as an uncertain global economy has impacted its customers' spending.
In the latest quarter, the company reported a loss of $35 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with a year-ago loss of $6 million, or two cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding tax impacts and other items, Freescale swung to a per-share loss of 15 cents, compared with a year-ago profit of seven cents.
Analysts were expecting a per-share loss of 18 cents.
Revenue fell 5.5% to $957 million, in line with the company's downbeat October projection of $920 million to $960 million.
Microcontroller sales to the automotive market decreased 6.7%. Sales of microcontrollers to the industrial and multimarket segment, grew 15%, while its digital networking segment revenue decreased 6.7%. Analog and sensor sales fell 8.4%.
Gross margin narrowed to 39.2% from 40.8%.
Shares rose a penny to $12.40 in light after-hours trading. Through the close, the stock was up 13% in the past six months.
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Groton - A Groton City man faces 10 charges stemming from a domestic dispute early Thursday in which a woman was injured but declined medical treatment.
Jontay C. Goode, 22, of 149 Mather Ave. was charged with first-degree criminal trespass, second-degree strangulation, third-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief, interfering with an officer, three counts of risk of injury to a minor, second-degree burglary and violating the conditions of release.
Police were called to a house on Branford Avenue shortly after midnight, according to a brief account in the city police log. The caller said Goode had tried to get inside her apartment, but he left before police arrived so they called in a K-9 unit, the log said.
Police requested an ambulance for a woman whose head was "knocked into a cabinet during the altercation," but she declined medical treatment, the log said.
City Police Lt. Eric Jenkins said Goode and the victim have been in an on-again, off-again relationship and have children in common, but he was not supposed to be at her house.
He had shown up earlier Thursday, and police had arrested him for going there without permission, Jenkins said. It was a non-violent situation and they released him, Jenkins said.
About three hours later, Goode decided to go back and find out why she had called police in the first place, Jenkins said.
"He apparently forced his way into the house by pushing the door, where a physical altercation started between the victim and him, in which she was pushed, she was knocked to the ground, she was strangled in some way, I'm not sure how, to the point at which she felt she could not talk or breathe," Jenkins said.
Neighbors called police. Goode then ran away, but police were able to track him down, Jenkins said.
The woman's three children were in the house at the time, and one child woke up during the disturbance, Jenkins said.
Goode was arraigned in New London Superior Court at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Calm down, internet: Wonder Woman will NOT be from Krypton
A few days ago, Jett over at the Batman-on-Film Facebook page inadvertently sent the internet into mini-meltdown mode with a bit of speculation during a Q&A session with fans on the page. What was it that got fans of Wonder Woman in such an uproar? This:
With all that said, I'd bet a year's pay — in MONOPOLY money, of course — that the "Amazons" of this cinematic DCU will be descendants of those "ancient Kryptonians" who attempted to set up Kryptonian outposts throughout spacedom thousands and thousands of years ago.
He went on to do a bit more speculating and theorizing for fun with the following:
Furthermore, I say that Wonder Woman will be powered-down, if you will, relative to Superman because these Amazons have evolved and adapted to living on Earth for hundreds of centuries. And since Kryptonians are produced without any "He'n and She'n" — Jor El and Lara excluded — couldn't this original Kryptonian on Earth have used this reproductive science to create an all-female race? I say yes!
Again, Jett had clearly stated that is was just a personal bit of guesswork, a hypothetical "What if?" situation if ever there were one, but of course, because it was the internet, people ran with it, and more than a few websites ran the story as being a legitimate industry rumor. Facepalms all around.
But Devin Faraci over at Badass Digest has reached out to his industry sources regarding this annoyingly energetic rumor, and the response he got should squash it dead in its tracks:
Yesterday a rumor blazed across the internet, and it turns out it was the first bullshit movie rumor of 2014 - that Wonder Woman in Batman vs Superman would be Kryptonian. Everybody got mildly irritated. But it turns out they didn't have to be - multiple sources are telling me that this concept for Wonder Woman's origin is not going to be used in the film. It seems like Batman On Film was just making stuff up and floating it.
It says something about Batman vs Superman that everybody believed this rumor; it was never seen as too stupid to be true. This is pretty much what we're expecting from the movie. The bar is low, it seems.
Now, had he checked his sources, he would have realized that Jett wasn't deliberately "making anything up" and had been explicit that he was just theorizing (I'd point out that Badass Digest was one of the sites who ran the speculation as a legitimate rumor), so this is perhaps just a case of backpedaling on the part of BAD.
But beyond the comic book writers of ye olde internet throwing shade at one another, fans should be happy that Wonder Woman's Amazonian origins will remain intact. Faraci did make an interesting point when he assessed people's collective doubt about the quality of this film as being at an all-time high. Perhaps this will assuage fans that writers aren't playing as fast and loose with the source material as we fear.
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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics has a long tradition of a student/faculty picnic each fall. This year the picnic is scheduled for Sep 18. (We'll push it back one week if the weather doesn't cooperate.)
In addition to good company, there will be good food. Faculty will provide some homemade sides to accompany a grilled entre.
To help us in planning, please sign up here to let us know that you are attending.
Anna Plantinga, who graduated with Mathematics and Biology majors in 2013, has been awarded one of 11 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships in Statistics nationwide. She will be using this fellowship to continue her graduate studies in biostatistics at the University of Washington.
Congratulations, Anna!
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Actuarial Science is becoming increasingly popular among Calvin Students. While we don't have a major called that, we do offer courses that prepare students for a career in the actuarial sciences, and Calvin students often take and pass the first actuarial exam before graduating. (Congratulations to senior Erin Campbell, our most recent student to pass the exam.) Students interested in actuarial science often work as interns during the summer. For more information about actuarial science, visit our Actuarial Sciences @ Calvin webpage.


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In this nothingness that has become the NFL off-season, it seems any little bit of regurgitated noise can be news. For example, the NFL and the players met yesterday and apparently will meet again today to continue negotiating while the litigation freight train continues to hurl itself forward at a pace that will derail the season. They do so on the upside by telling their lawyers to stay home. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals won't likely make a lockout ruling until July and the "Brady" case is set for September 12th.
So in other words, as I said, any little bit of noise can be news worthy. Like this Ricky Williams "tweet":
I'd love nothing more than to finish my career winning a Super Bowl with the Dolphins, but that's gonna take some cooperation from others.
Read into it what you will. Does this little gem indicate that Williams believes that the Phins can win the Super Bowl or is indicating an willingness to return to the team? Or both? Who are the "others" that he refers to? The other players on offense that failed miserably last season, the coaches, the owner, the management? It was only a short 5 months ago that Williams left the Dolphins 2010 season behind him while running off with his mouth about how poorly coached the team is specifically taking shots at head man Tony Sparano.
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thought to be absorbed by some biological
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activity. If enough molecules are affected by
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cascade of chemical reactions to cause changes
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these phenomena both in vivo and in vitro using
the same optical parameters. Specific optical
parameters are required to induce different
photobiomodulation phenomena (Karu, Health
Physics, 56:691-704, 1989; Karu, IEEE J. of
Quantum Electronics, QE23:1703-1717, 1987). The
range of optical parameters where "photobiomodulation"
phenomena are observed may be quite narrow. The
specificity and narrowness of the optical
parameters required for "photobiostimulation" in
LEPT therapy distinguishes LEPT therapy from the
photodestruction phenomena induced by hot and
mid power lasers (e.g. in surgery and PDT).
To meet the
changing requirements for optical parameters for
different experimental and clinical
applications, there is a need for an optical
system for "photobiomodulation" having flexible
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an apparatus capable of treating a range of
biological disorders by reliably providing light
to the affected three dimensional biological
tissue, which light has the optical parameters
necessary for inducing the appropriate
photobiomodulation for the particular disorder
and tissue to be treated. There is also a need
for a method for reliably providing light having
such parameters to a biological tissue having a
disorder in order to effect healing.
Intensity (Power Density)
Intensity is the
rate of light energy delivery to 1 cm.sup.2 of
skin or biotissue. Intensity is measured in
milliwatts per cm.sup.2 (mW/cm.sup.2). Real
intensity on the skin surface depends on light
reflection and scattering from the skin and
underlying tissue layers. The light intensity on
the skin surface can be calculated with the
following formula
I=(I-R).times.4.times.P/.pi.d.sup.2 (3)
where P (or Pav for pulsed mode) is the optical
power, d(cm) is the beam diameter and R is the
reflection coefficient. Coefficient R can vary
from 0.4 up to 0.75 for different wavelengths
and depends also on the skin type and condition.
For applications using non-contact techniques a
portion of the optical power (and dose) equal to
R.times.P is lost because of the reflection.
Back scattering has to be taken into account for
LEPT dosimetry as well. For contact technique
applications, less power is lost due to the
repeating light reflection back to the skin
surface from optical source parts. Therefore,
for the same optical source LEPT dosimetry would
be different depending on the type of technique
used (contact or noncontact). Particular "photobiomodulation"
phenomenon can best be activated within narrow
ranges of parameters (e.g. see Tables 2, 5,
which appear later in this description). For
example, collagen type 1 production is thought
to be affected by LEL in an inverse manner to
fibroblast proliferation: when cell
proliferation is increased, collagen type 1
production is decreased and vice versa (van
Breugel and Bar, 1992, Laser Surg. Med.
12:528-537). In cell culture experiments thin
cell layers are usually uniformly exposed to
light therefore intensity does not change
significantly within the sample. For biotissue
stimulation, the whole picture is different
because light intensity (and dose) decreases
with depth z. In the skin and subcutaneous
tissue layers light intensity can be
approximately described by the following formula
(Beer's law):
I(z)=I.sub.o (I-R)exp(-.alpha.z) ##EQU1##
where I(z) (w/cm.sup.2 or mw/cm.sup.2)--is the
fluence rate (intensity or power density) at the
depth z (mm); I.sub.o =P/S--incident intensity;
P--beam power; S=.pi.d.sup.2 /4 is a beam area
for a cylindrical parallel beam of diameter d
(cm); and .alpha. (mm.sup.-1) is the attenuation
coefficient which depends on light absorption
and scattering. This formula may be used to
calculate intensity and dose for every
particular tissue layer.
Suitable intensities for biostimulation are in
the range of from 0.1 to 5,000 mW/cm.sup.2. For
stimulating healing of chronic ulcers or wounds
intensity may preferably be in the range of from
0.2 to 10 mW/cm.sup.2, for ulcers or wounds in
acute inflammatory stage a preferred range is
from 10.0 to 30 mW/cm.sup.2 and for infected
wounds a preferred range is from 50 to 80 mW/cm.sup.2.
Table 2 below shows suitable ranges of
intensities for different tissue pathologies.
Beam Diameter and Divergence
Beam diameter and
divergence are important features of single
optical sources. Beam size affects light
intensity values on the skin surface and within
the tissue in accordance with formulae (3, 4).
Beam divergence affects light distribution and
dosimetry for different tissue layers. For
non-contact techniques light spot size and
irradiated area S on the skin surface depend on
the distance to the irradiated surface h as
S=.pi./4.times.(d+2h.times.TAN .alpha.).sup.2
where d is the beam diameter near the probe tip,
2.alpha. is the diverging angle, 2h.times.TAN
.alpha. is the additional beam diameter due to
beam divergence.
Different optical sources (lasers, laser diodes,
light emitting diodes, etc.) have different beam
divergences. Lasers usually have small beam
divergency, laser diodes and LED's have bigger
divergences. For different applications
particular beam divergences are more convenient.
For example, for the treatment of wounds and
ulcers, almost parallel beams are less desirable
because of the large areas to be treated, and
optical sources with some particular divergence
are more convenient.
The beam diameter and divergence should be
selected based on the three dimensional size and
shape of the tissue area affected. Preferably,
the beam diameter and divergence should be
selected such that the area receiving LEPT is
just slightly larger in size than the area
affected. The appropriate radius of the beam may
be calculated by the following formula:
(R+1).sup.2 /R.sup.2
where R (cm) equals the radius of the area
affected by the disorder. In the case of
lesions, such as ulcers or other open skin
wounds, it is particularly important that too
large an area not be illuminated as, where the
illuminated area is much larger than the lesion,
the skin ulcer (wound) healing rate is not
optimized. As the ulcer is treated and healed
the area requiring treatment and the beam
diameter will have to be reduced.
The dose D is the light energy provided to the
unit of surface (1 cm.sup.2) during a single
irradiation and measured in J/cm.sup.2 or mJ/cm.sup.2.
The light dose received by the skin surface is
D=I.times.t (6)
where I is the intensity on the skin surface,
and t is the exposure time (s). The dose
received by subcutaneous tissue layer at the
depth z for a parallel beam can be calculated by
the following formula:
D=I(z).times.t (7)
where I(z) is given by formula (4).
As mentioned above, the dose alone does not
ensure particular photoeffect or healing
phenomenon. Only proper selection of the whole
set of optical parameters including dose will
provide the desirable therapeutic effect. The
selection of optical parameters depends on the
medical condition, location of the affected
areas, person's age, etc.
Frequency and Pulse Duration
Low range
frequencies of 0-200 Hz may sensitize release of
key neurotransmitters and/or neurohormones (e.g.
endorphins, cortisol, serotonin). These
frequencies correspond to some basic
electromagnetic oscillation frequencies in the
peripheral and central nervous system (brain).
Once released these neurotransmitters and/or
neurohormones can modulate inflammation, pain or
other body responses. Analogous phenomena can be
expected with "photobiomodulation" within the
same range of low frequencies. Certainly, the
interaction between living cell and pulsed
electromagnetic wave depends on wavelength as
well as pulse duration. Pulse repetition rates
within the range 1,000-10,000 Hz with different
pulse durations (milli-, micro- or nanoseconds)
can be used to change average power.
Three Dimensional Light
Depending on the
target tissue for LEPT (e.g. skin, muscle,
ligament) a proper three-dimensional light
distribution should be provided to get the
desirable physiologic and therapeutic response.
For single optical sources important parameters
affecting light distribution are beam size,
divergence, light wavelength as well as
biotissue optical properties (reflection,
absorption, scattering, refraction). Total
reflectance is equal to the sum of the regular
reflectance from the skin surface and the
remittance from within the tissue (see FIG. 4).
For cluster probes, additional contributive
parameters are the distance between diodes and
the cluster probe's three-dimensional shape. All
these parameters should be physiologically
justified to provide optimal biotissue response
and requirable three-dimensional light
distribution. For example, the distance between
diodes can affect vasoactive blood vessel
response and average energy density delivered to
the treated area. For proper vasoactive response
a definite distance between diodes has to be
provided depending on particular parameters of a
singular diode (power, beam, diameter,
The three-dimensional light distribution in
tissues such as the skin and underlying tissue
layers may be calculated based on diffusion
approximation and/or the Monte Carlo approach
(L. Wang and S. Jacques, Hybrid model of Monte
Carlo Simulation and diffusion theory for light
reflectance by turbid media, J. Opt. Soc. Am.
A/Vol. 10, No. 8, 1993, pp 1746-1752; A. Welch
et al., Practical Models for Light Distribution
in Laser-Irradiated Tissue, Lasers in Surg. Med.
6: 488-493, 1987). Wavelength
Wavelength.lambda. (nm) is the basic
electromagnetic wave feature which is directly
linked to the energy of an individual light
quantum (photon). The more wavelength the less
photon energy. Wavelength is also linked to the
monochromatic light color. Visible monochromatic
light changes its color with wavelength,
increasing from violet and blue (shorter
wavelengths) to orange and red (longer
wavelengths). Cell culture experiments have
indicated that there is a selectivity in
photoinduced phenomena related to wavelengths.
Experiments on different cell cultures (microbe
and mammalian) have revealed the ranges of
wavelengths (360-440 nm, 630-680 nm. 740-760 nm)
where photoinduced phenomena are observed (Karu,
Health Physics, 56:691-704, 1989; Karu, IEEE J.
of Quantum Electronics, QE23:1703-1717, 1987).
Photoeffect can be induced by monochromatic
light, only in cases, where a cell contains
photoacceptors, substances which are able to
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photoacceptors in a cell.
The following factors have to be taken into
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.lambda.. The dose required for "photobiomodulation"
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Wavelengths in the range of from 400 to 10,000
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There appears to be some optimal wavelength
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healing phenomenon. For example, light having a
wavelength of from 600 to 700, preferably from
630-680 nm, may be used for wound and ulcer
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Biotissue optical parameters (reflection,
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Hamilton County family honors their son's courage by supporting children and families facing adversity.
Annual award recognizes Hamilton County residents who impact quality of life in the community.
Philanthropic, civic and government leaders will gather November 14, 2013, to celebrate the generosity of Hamilton County.
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Legacy Fund 21st Century Scholars Enrollment Challenge spurs increase.
The Yott family dedicates themselves to helping children and families impacted by serious illnesses, following the loss of their daughter Emily to leukemia in 2007.
As suburban food insecurity grows and volunteer food banks reach their capacity, Gleaners launches a mobile food pantry to fight hunger in Hamilton County.
The Challenge is designed to bolster enrollment efforts made by school representatives and will now include both Marion and Hamilton counties.
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Five young women from Carmel, Indiana donated $1,038 to Legacy Fund to help victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse.
Mark Robbins, Legacy Fund vice president, accepts the 2011 Hamilton County Community Tennis Association Corporation (HCCTA) of the Year Award on behalf of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF).
HAMILTON COUNTY, IN – SNAP, a strategic initiative created by Legacy Fund focusing on adolescent substance use and abuse in Hamilton County has become a part of Promising Futures of Central Indiana.
Mr. Mark A. Robbins has been hired as vice president of the Legacy Fund. Formerly the director of development at Ball State University, Robbins began with Legacy Fund on April 25, 2011, and will provide additional development support for the Hamilton County-based community foundation.