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Course Requirements
FOUNDATION COURSES Students in the major program must take three foundation courses one course from engineering (either ME104Q or ME106), one from architecture (either AH107 or AH243), and one from archaeology (either CLA220 or CLA221). The minor requires only two foundation courses, one of which must be from engineering (either ME104Q or ME106) and the other may be from architecture or archaeology (AH107, AH243, CLA220, CLA221).
CORE COURSES Depending on their program, students in the major take three or four core courses selected from the four cores: Engineering; Archaeology and Architecture; History; and Science, Technology and Society. Foundation courses not taken for the foundation requirement can be used as core courses. For Track A Majors taking four core courses, at least three courses must be chosen from the same core. For Track B Majors taking three core courses, at least two core courses must be chosen from the same core. The minor program requires two core courses, which may be selected from different cores.
ELECTIVE COURSES Depending on their program, students in the major take three or four elective courses, which must be selected from the list of electives or from the list of core courses. The minor may include a single elective, or two depending on their program.
OVERLAP POLICY No more than three courses in the major (two courses in the minor) may overlap with a separate major or minor.
ROCHESTER CURRICULUM DIVISIONAL REQUIREMENT Because of its interdisciplinary nature, the major can be designed to meet the requirements of any one of the three academic divisions of The College (Humanities, Social Sciences, or Natural Sciences/Engineering) by selecting specific core and elective courses within the major such that at least 6 of the 11 required courses come from the same division. The decision to assign the major to a specific division is made at the time the student is admitted into the major. The minor saitisfies any of the three divisions by selecting 4 of the 6 courses from the same division.
TRANSFER COURSES The program allows for three transfer courses (12 credits in total) to be applied towards the major, but transfer courses cannot be used to satisfy the foundation courses requirement. Transfer courses must be approved by the program director.
UPPER LEVEL WRITING REQUIREMENT - Students satisfy the upper level writing requirement either by completing two W courses from the list of upper-level writing courses below (Track A), or by writing the senior thesis/project report (Track B). W courses need to be taken in addition to the foundation requirements (thus, the same course cannot fulfill both the foundation and the writing requirement). Students can enroll in W courses only after having completed the primary writing requirement (WRT 105).
- ME 107W Mechanics and Optics in Antiquity (Core 1)
- ME 206W Building Engineering and Technology in Antiquity (Core 1)
- CLA 204W Engineering and Society in Classical Antiquity (Core 1)
- CLA 220W Classical Archaeology: Greek Art and Archaeology (Core 2)
- CLA 221W Classical Archaeology: Roman Art and Archaeology (Core 2)
- HIS 280W Archaeology of Early America (Core 2)
- AH 107W Ancient Architecture (Core 2)
- AH 243W Architecture of the Classical World (Core 2)
- CLA 250W Ethnic Identity in Ancient Greece and Rome (Core 3)
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Lawmakers want action on Asian Carp
(Cleveland) - Today, a bipartisan group of Northeast Ohio lawmakers announced they've sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) urging swift action to prevent invasive species from entering the Great Lakes.
Rep. Dave Joyce, Rep. Jim Renacci, Rep. Tim Ryan, and Rep. Marcia Fudge penned the letter in response to The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) which outlined options to stop Asian Carp, but fell short of recommending the best path forward.
Invasive species like Asian Carp could destroy the Great Lakes ecosystem which is the backbone of a $7.5 billion commercial fishing industry and 800,000 jobs.
Joyce tells Newsradio WTAM 1100, "To be frank, we don't have another 7 years to wait for the Army Corps to outline the best path forward. It's critical that the ACE quickly recommends and executes a plan of action. There are hundreds of thousands of jobs and over 20% of the world's supply of surface fresh water at stake."
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"The Great Lakes are treasured by our region not only for their natural beauty, they are also the source of hundreds of thousands of jobs," said Rep. Jim Renacci. "I appreciate the Corps of Engineers for its efforts to determine how to best stop invasive species from entering into our Great Lakes, and I urge them to move forward immediately with a plan of action to prevent the destruction of our ecosystem and the fishing industry that relies on it."
"We need to make every effort to preserve the Great Lakes, not only for our economic well-being, but for what they provide in recreation for people in many states," said Congressman Tim Ryan. "The work the United States Army Corps of Engineers are doing to deal with this invasive species is crucial to countless jobs in our region and the preservation of our environment. The time to act is now."
Fudge stated, "The Great Lakes are a source of drinking water for 26 million people, and a significant source of jobs - all of which can be harmed by the spread of Asian Carp, a highly invasive and destructive species. The Army Corps of Engineers gathered much needed information and presented options to address this threat. We must now move forward with a plan of action, attacking this problem with the urgency it deserves."
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Hayden Panettiere reveals first details on fiance Wladimir's proposal
(Yahoo!) - Hayden Panettiere recently got engaged to her heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko and, though she's kept the details about the proposal relatively quiet, she's explaining for the first time what happened when she agreed to say "I do."
While she revealed to E! News in October that the proposal was "romantic," when she stopped by to chat with "The Insider" on the red carpet at the Golden Globes Sunday night she couldn't help but spill the details about the special moment.
"I appreciated the simplicity of it because it was in raw form," she revealed about her intimate, at-home moment. "It was, 'This is me, do you want this or not?' No hiding, it wasn't hidden by Wlad or anything crazy, but it was very sweet."
Though the "Nashville" star's fiancé was the one to ask her to marry him, she revealed back in October that she had a big part in designing her 6-carat dazzler with Montblanc.
"They made me this amazing book where they did a bunch of sketches," the 24-year-old told E! News. "I told them my idea over time and, tweaking things here and there, it came to fruition."
Check out this video to see how Hayden's wedding plans are coming along!
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A Maywood woman accused of stealing an iPad from Hermosa Beach City Treasurer David Cohn and using the device to extort money from him denied the allegations, instead saying she is the victim of assault after a massage deal went bad.
Yuritsi Maria Garcia, 26, and her boyfriend, Gustavo Ceron, 29, were arrested by Hermosa Beach police after allegedly trying to extort money from Cohn in exchange for deleting the contents of his electronic device.
Police recovered the tablet after Cohn arranged a meeting with Garcia and Ceron at a bank in Maywood.
The couple face felony extortion charges. Garcia has been released on bail. Ceron is currently being held without bail.
Cohn, who was elected city treasurer in November 2011, contacted Hermosa Beach police earlier this month, alleging that a masseuse he called "Diane" and had invited over to his house had stolen his iPad 2, according to a report released Tuesday by the Hermosa Beach Police Department.
Cohn contacted police five days after the incident, according to the report. Much of the report has been redacted by police.
Cohn, 72, contacted Garcia through Craigslist. He told police that after he cut the massage short, she became upset and stole the iPad. Garcia claims Cohn voluntarily gave her the device.
Hermosa officials have said no resident or city information was compromised in the incident.
Cohn, who is not married, has not responded to repeated requests for comment and has not addressed the theft and extortion attempt publicly.
As information emerges about his encounter with an unlicensed masseuse, calls for his resignation have surfaced.
"I would like to hear the details so we don't have a concern," said Andrea Jacobsson, a Hermosa Beach business owner. "Either he needs to tell us what's going on or he should resign. I think we should have transparency. I don't think we should be worried that our city treasurer is involved in something that would lead to extortion."
In an interview in her Maywood home Tuesday, Garcia said Cohn requested sex from her during the Nov. 3 massage and grew angry when she refused. He grabbed Garcia and she retreated to his bathroom to call Ceron, who was waiting outside.
"I was scared," Garcia said. "He got mad and he grabbed me."
Cohn and Garcia first connected through Craigslist, a free online classified service. Garcia posted an ad offering deep tissue and sensual massages, and Cohn sent her an email response. A series of encounters between Cohn and Garcia, a mother of two young children, followed. Garcia said she had been working as a masseuse for several months to pay her bills and did not have sex with her clients.
According to the police report, Cohn told investigators he traveled to her Maywood home for a massage in late October.
Garcia, who shared the home with her children and Ceron, charged Cohn $40 for a full body massage lasting 30 minutes.
"Everything went fine," Garcia said. "He actually took a shower in my house. He was polite and respectful. He called me after the massage. He said he really liked me."
Garcia and Cohn began trading texts. At one point, Cohn sent an explicit video to Garcia, the woman said. They exchanged a series of graphic phone calls.
"He called me a couple of times," Garcia said. "I didn't charge him."
Cohn told police he invited Garcia to his home on Nov. 3 for a one-hour massage. They arranged a price - $100, plus money for gas. Garcia agreed to the deal.
"I was available," she said. "So I went to his house."
Ceron and Garcia arrived at Cohn's house. Ceron waited in the car.
Wearing a short black dress and small shorts, Garcia began the massage. Garcia often performs massages without a top, and did so at Cohn's request. During the massage, she said, he turned over and she began rubbing his groin area. Then he began reaching below her waist.
"He began touching me," Garcia said.
He then asked for sex.
"I said `No, I'm not going to allow you to do that,"' Garcia said. "I stopped the massage. I got mad and pushed him."
She said Cohn grabbed her arm and she left for the bathroom to call Ceron, who then started knocking loudly on the door.
There was a disagreement about money - Garcia said Cohn offered to pay $65, less than what they had previously agreed upon.
Cohn told police that he was distracted by the loud knocking and Garcia seized the opportunity to take the iPad, which he had placed on a table by his front door. A few minutes after the couple left, Cohn realized the tablet was stolen, he told police.
But in the interview, Garcia said Cohn offered her the iPad and even taught her how to use it.
"He was trying to calm me down because I was mad about what he did," Garcia said. "He showed me the iPad. He claims I stole it, but he gave it to me."
Cohn told police that he immediately called Garcia to ask for the iPad back but she did not respond. He sent her a text asking her to turn it over to the police.
Laura Mecoy, a city-hired public relations consultant, said last week the iPad did not contain any city-related correspondence or documents, and no resident account information was compromised.
According to the police report, Garcia attempted to have Cohn deposit money into an account of hers and she would then promise to delete its contents, but the iPad itself would stay with her.
The iPad contained pictures of family and friends, Garcia said.
Garcia said she asked for $6,000. Cohn and Garcia set up a meeting on Nov. 8 at a Chase Bank in Maywood. Garcia and Ceron drove to the bank. Her 4-year-old son was in the back seat.
By this point, Cohn had been sharing his text exchanges with Hermosa Beach detectives, who used the information and the device's tracking system to locate the suspects.
Garcia and Ceron were arrested at the bank by Hermosa Beach police, while Garcia's son was picked up by her mother.
"He just set me up," Garcia said. "I never thought he would do that."
Garcia said she wanted to file a police report detailing her assault allegations against Cohn, but Hermosa Beach police refused, instead telling her to report the crime with her local police agency in Maywood.
Hermosa Beach interim Police Chief Steve Johnson said the department is not investigating Cohn for any wrongdoing. He referred all other questions to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
Meanwhile, Garcia is free after her mother put up $10,000 for her bail.
A check of Garcia's criminal background in Los Angeles County shows she was cited for minor traffic infractions but never arrested for any major crimes.
Ceron was arrested for spousal abuse in 2007. The case was dismissed or not prosecuted, records show.
Garcia said she feels she has been unfairly targeted and that the iPad theft is an excuse to cover-up Cohn's assault. She wants her extortion charge dropped. Ceron and Garcia are scheduled to return to court Dec 3.
"He knows what he did," said Garcia, fighting back tears. "He doesn't care. People believe him. People probably won't believe me or care what really happened. But he knows what he did."
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Is formatting a flash drive different than defragging the drive? I generally format the flash drive when I want to clean everything off after having transferred it, I also format my camera card after downloading the pictures. Am I causing too much wear on the cards?
Formats, Defrags, and Flash Drive Death!
Whatever you do, don't do this:
Or this:
Formatting, the process of deleting all data from a drive, and defragging, an operation used to re-arrange file fragments on a disk drive, are two procedures common to power users whom wish to have their hard disk drive perform with optimal efficiency at all times. While performing a regular defragmentation operation or full format of a hard disk drive is still recommended as a solution to a variety of performance issues, initiating such an operation on a flash drive is not. In fact, when it comes to keeping your flash drive in good working order it's best to avoid defragging completely, and only perform a drive format when absolutely necessary. Why? Surprising as it may be to some, defragging and sometimes even formatting a flash drive can actually lead to decreased performance and, in the long run, a shorter life span for your flash drive. This is due to a major difference in the way flash drives and hard disk drives write and store their data.
Unlike hard disk drives, which use spinning platters and a mechanical arm to read, write, and store chunks of data, flash drives use electrical signals to transfer data files to and from a drives' storage chip. As the de-fragmentation process, (aka defragging,) is typically used to make it easier and faster for the mechanical arm of a hard disk drive to access data on the platters beneath it, defragging your flash drive, which has neither platters nor mechanical arms, is virtually pointless from both a physical and a performance standpoint. To make matters worse, defragging a flash drive can cause thousands of write commands to be sent to your drive in a very short time span; an incredibly unhealthy situation for any flash drive as write commands, over time, will degrade your drives' performance, and eventually render it unusable. (For a more in depth discussion of how defragging a flash drive could cause its demise, click here.)
This brings us to the topic of formatting a flash drive. While performing a quick format on a flash drive is not nearly as write intensive as defragging, formatting a flash drive can still cause extra unnecessary write commands to be issued to a drive which, as we just covered, will shorten the lifespan of a flash drive over time. Even worse, if instead of a "standard" simple/quick format operation, a so called "secure" format or disk wipe is performed, the flash drive could be subject to a flood of write commands even more severe than that of a defragmentation process. This is due to the fact that such programs which performs a "secure" format will many times do so by overwriting every bit of data storage available on a flash drive, and possibly do so multiple times each time the "secure" format process is run. This constant writing and overwriting of data, despite the data itself being virtually empty, would certainly have an adverse impact on the longevity of a normal flash drive over time.
So, if you can't defrag and shouldn't format, what should you do to keep your flash drive clean and running smoothly? Simply delete any unnecessary files when they are no longer needed; saving a "secure" format/data wipe instead for the day you give or throw away a flash drive which is either unneeded, or showing signs of an impending demise (such as slower transfer rates or unexplainable data loss.) Issuing a standard "delete" command to a flash drive will have no impact on its life span, as only write, but not read or remove commands, have the capacity to degrade a flash drives' performance with repeated usage.
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A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.
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Hey ladies,
So even pre-pregnancy, I was one of those girls who loved hearing names people were considering, or had chosen for their LO's. Now that I'm pregnant.. I love it even more! Sorry if there's already been a thread like this, but I thought it'd be a fun idea!
We're having a little girl, and her name will be Lacey Jane Greenfield.


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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Navajo-Ute Boundary Dispute Act".
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The consent of the United States is hereby given to either or both the Navajo Tribe of Indians and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation to bring suit against each other, and against any other tribe of Indians, persons, or entities, to quiet the beneficial title in and to such lands in the State of New Mexico as are common to the description contained in article II of the treaty concluded June 1, 1868, between the United States and the Navajo Nation or Tribe of Indians and proclaimed August 12, 1868 (15 Stat. 667), setting apart certain lands for the use and occupation of the Navajo Tribe of Indians, and to the description contained in section 3 of the Act approved February 20, 1895 (28 Stat. 677), setting apart certain lands for the sale and exclusive use and occupancy of the Southern Ute Indians described therein. The United States asserts no beneficial claim to or interest in such land, acknowledges that it holds the legal title to the land in trust, recognizes that the beneficial title cannot be litigated without the consent of the United States, and consents to litigation between the two Indian tribes only in order that their conflicting claims of beneficial title may be conclusively determined. The United States shall not be joined as a party defendant in the litigation, and nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a claim against the United States. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the land in accordance with the judicial determination of beneficial title.
Any action commenced pursuant to section 2 of this Act shall be heard and determined by a .district court of three judges in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, in accordance with the provisions of title 28, United States Code, section 2284, and, subject to the provisions of section 4 of this Act, any party may appeal as of right directly to the Supreme Court of the United States from the final determination by such three judge district court.
It is hereby declared to be the intent and the objective of the Congress that the relative rights and interests of all parties making claims against each other in and to the surface and the subsurface of the lands identified in section 2 of this Act be judicially determined in accordance with such principles as may be just and fair in law and equity, including a consistent award or awards or release or releases to either or both the Navajo Tribe and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation of such bonus sums, rentals, and royalties, or other moneys paid or received on account of the leasing of any portion of such lands and now held in a joint account in the Treasury of the United States pursuant to the agreement dated May 9, 1957, between the two tribes, approved by the Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In furtherance of the accomplishment of this intent and the attainment of this objective, the parties are hereby authorized to enter into a settlement agreement, in which provision may be made for a recognition in perpetuity of their relative rights to use and to enjoy the surface and the subsurface of the lands identified in section 2 of this Act, including the division of any and all such bonus sums, rentals, and royalties, or other moneys paid or received on account of the leasing of any portion of said lands for any purpose or purposes. Such settlement agreement may be embodied in and be made a part of any decree of the court, which thereupon shall be final and conclusive with respect to the rights and interests of all parties.
Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to be a congressional determination of the merits of the conflicting tribal, individual Indian, or other claims with respect to the lands that are the subject of this Act.
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Carcinoid syndrome is a group of symptoms associated with carcinoid tumors -- tumors of the small intestine, colon, appendix, and bronchial tubes in the lungs.
Carcinoid syndrome is the pattern of symptoms sometimes seen in people with carcinoid tumors. These tumors are rare, and often slow growing. About 70% of carcinoid tumors are found in the gastrointestinal tract.
Carcinoid syndrome occurs in about 1 in 10 people with carcinoid tumors, usually after the tumor has spread to the liver or lung.
These tumors release too much of the hormone serotonin, as well as several other chemicals that cause the blood vessels to open (dilate). This causes carcinoid syndrome.
Most carcinoid tumors have no symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they may include:
Sometimes symptoms are brought on by physical exertion, or eating or drinking things such as blue cheeses, chocolate, or red wine.
Most of these tumors are found when tests or procedures are done for other reasons, such as during abdominal surgery.
A physical examination may show:
Tests may include:
Surgery to remove the tumor is usually the first treatment. It can permanently cure the condition if the tumor is completely removed.
If the tumor has spread to the liver, treatment involves destroying the local blood supply of the tumor or giving chemotherapy directly into the liver.
When the entire tumor cannot be removed, removing large portions of the tumor ("debulking") can help relieve the symptoms.
Octreotide (Sandostatin) injections are sometimes given to people with advanced carcinoid tumors that cannot be removed with surgery. Interferon is often given with octreotide to help stop tumor growth. Patients whose carcinoid tumor secretes histamine will benefit from treatment with antihistamine drugs.
People with carcinoid syndrome should avoid alcohol, large meals, and foods high in tyramine (aged cheeses, avocado, many processed foods), because they may trigger symptoms.
Some common medicines, like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as paroxetine (Paxil) and fluoxetine (Prozac), may make symptoms worse by increasing levels of serotonin. However, do not stop taking these medicines unless your doctor tells you to do so.
Learn more about carcinoid syndrome and get support from:
The outlook in patients with carcinoid syndrome is different from the outlook in patients who have carcinoid tumors without the syndrome.
In people with the syndrome, the tumor has usually spread to the liver, which lowers the survival rate. People with carcinoid syndrome are also more likely to have a separate cancer (second primary tumor) at the same time.
The outlook is more favorable thanks to new treatment methods, such as Sandostatin.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have symptoms of carcinoid syndrome.
Treating the tumor reduces the risk of carcinoid syndrome.
Hande KR. Carcinoid syndrome. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 240.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Neuroendocrine tumors. 2012. Version 1.2012.
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Chandler Burden, Anthony Mosley To Play in All-Star Game
Jan. 11, 2012
LEXINGTON, Ky. - University of Kentucky offensive lineman Chandler Burden and cornerback Anthony Mosley are set to play in the 2012 Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game at Kino Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 16.
The game, which is sponsored by Casino Del Sol along with the Tuscon Padres, will feature more than 90 senior college athletes from around the country. The players have been separated into two teams, the Stars and the Stripes with former Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt coaching the Stars, while former Fresno State coach Pat Hill will coach the Stripes. The teams will practice this week in Tucson leading up the game on Jan. 16. Both Burden and Mosley are on the Stars roster.
Mosley finished the 2011 season with 27 tackles, taking his career total to 63. The native of Ellenwood, Ga., played in all 12 games for UK, making 11 starts, while gathering one tackle for loss and five pass breakups on the season. Mosley, who became a household name after making the game-clinching interception against top-10 ranked South Carolina in 2010, had a career-high eight tackles against the Gamecocks in 2011. Mosley graduated in the spring of 2011 with a degree in community communications and leadership development and was working on his masters in political science last fall.
Burden, a native of Blue Ash, Ohio, helped anchor the Wildcats offensive front in 2011. Burden started at left tackle in all 12 games for UK after returning from an injury he sustained at the end of the 2010 season. For his career, Burden played in 43 games, making 26 starts. After playing two seasons on the defensive line, Burden showed his versatility by transitioning from defensive end to offensive tackle for the 2010 season.
The all-star game will be showed live on Fox Sports Arizona and may be carried on other Fox Sports affiliates. For more information on the game, visit www.casinodelsolallstargame.com.


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During 2012, Carolinas HealthCare System invested more than $1.25 billion in community benefit initiatives that enhanced not only the quality of medical care but the quality of life in communities served by its facilities and personnel.
"Community benefit" is an industry term that refers to the total cost of providing financial assistance to uninsured and underinsured patients; subsidizing Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements; and financing other services that address vital needs but do not pay for themselves. These include such things as research, education, community health improvements, community building initiatives, behavioral health and community health clinics. The impact of these public service activities in 2012 was extraordinary.
|Costs of financial assistance to uninsured patients
|$228 million
|Costs of discounts extended to uninsured patients
|$56 million
|Bad debt costs by patients who do not pay for services
|$188 million
|Losses incurred by serving Medicare patients
|$445 million
|Losses incurred by serving Medicaid patients
|$144 million
|Costs of community-building activities and other services that meet a strong community need but do not pay for themselves and would normally be cut based on financial considerations alone
|$58 million
|Costs of professional medical education, research, and cash and in-kind contributions to local nonprofits and charities
|$130 million
|The total value of uncompensated care and other community benefits during 2012 was $1.25 billion.
This chart reflects the major categories of community benefit recognized by the North Carolina Hospital Association. Figures are based on actual costs, not charges. The $1.25 billion figure represents the collective value of benefits attributable to the Total Enterprise during 2012, including Carolinas Medical Center, 11 other Primary Enterprise hospitals, and 20 other NC and SC medical centers and hospitals affiliated with Carolinas HealthCare System. In order to maintain accurate year-to-year comparisons, Cone Health facilities are not included in this total.


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Fall 2012, the Rebel Voice Commission, sponsored by the Executive Office of Academic Advising, conducted a survey on what effects UNLV undergraduate students' decisions to change their major. The results are in and we are eager to share them with you.
If you are interested in hearing the student survey results please attend one of the following presentations:
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Temple Invitational final results (Golfstat.com)
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. - The University of Pennsylvania men's golf team finished eighth out of 17 teams at the Temple Invitational this weekend. The 36-hole tournament was played Saturday and Sunday at the Philmont Country Club.
The Quakers shot 291 as a team on Saturday and followed that up with 298 on Sunday, giving them 589 for the tournament. Hartford easily won the team title, shooting 282-280--562 to finish 15 strokes ahead of second-place St. John's. Among the other Ivy League teams in the field, Harvard tied for fourth (582); Princeton was 10th (593); Cornell was 13th (609); Dartmouth tied for 14th (612); and Brown tied for 16th (616).
Junior Ben Cooley was Penn's low scorer for the tournament, he shot 71-75--146 to tie for 16th in a field of 93 golfers. Freshman Dane Walton was one stroke behind him (73-74--147) and tied for 24th, while junior Austin Powell (73-75--148) tied for 34th. Freshman Matt Kern (74-78--152) tied for 55th in the field, while sophomore Patrick O'Leary (79-74--153) scored for the Quakers on Sunday and tied for 62nd overall.
Hartford's Evan Russell ran away with the individual title, carding what is believed to be a course-record 62 on Saturday and following that up with a 68 on Sunday to finish at 10-under-par 130. He was eight strokes ahead of teammate Anthony Vecchiarelli, who was second.
Penn will conclude the fall portion of its season next weekend with the Ivy Match Play event in Bedminster, N.J.


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Janelle Monae and M.I.A. perform amazing bicoastal hologram duets
Listen to Janelle Monae on iHeartRadio | Listen to M.I.A. on iHeartRadio
(Yahoo!) - Janelle Monáe and M.I.A. performed two duets together Thursday night...without actually being in the same place.
Janelle played a set at Los Angeles' Quixote Studios as a hologram of her image was broadcast in New York alongside M.I.A. while she sang at SIR Stage 37. Digital footage of M.I.A. simultaneously played with Janelle in Los Angeles.
Janelle joined M.I.A. for a cover of the Sri Lankan's singer's "Bad Girls" and M.I.A. contributed vocals to Janelle's "Q.U.E.E.N." The 3D, bicoastal performance doubled as a launch event for Audi's A3 model.
In a 31-second clip posted online, Janelle's hologram appeared onstage with M.I.A. halfway through her song "Bad Girls." As Janelle sang and danced, her image floated across the stage, reminiscent of a ghost scene in a movie.
A bright, multicolored M.I.A. appeared onstage with Janelle. Janelle said she would have loved to watch the show from the crowd. "I wish I were in the audience because I'm sure it looked cooler from the audience, but it felt great," she said after he set, Billboard reports. "I felt M.I.A.'s spirit up there."
M.I.A. supports using holograms. "I think if you can have artist be a hologram and you can access it, and you have them life-size, in your house, it could be kind of cool," she told Billboard. "It's definitely cool for us and it's cool for me. I could be in 10 places at once."
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Air New Zealand signs MOU with biofuel company Licella
Media release
14 December 2011
Air New Zealand signs MOU with biofuel company Licella
Air New Zealand today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Licella Pty Ltd to examine the development and commercialisation of a process to convert woody biomass into sustainable biofuel in New Zealand .
Licella has developed a unique process using a Catalytic Hydro Thermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) which converts woody materials and other bio-mass into a high quality bio-crude oil. Under the MOU Air New Zealand and Licella will jointly explore the potential of the technology to produce sustainable aviation biofuel in New Zealand .
Air New Zealand has been at the forefront of aviation's drive to create sustainable second-generation aviation biofuels which can be used as alternatives to the existing fossil based aviation fuels. The airline played an important role in the certification of sustainable aviation biofuels, with the data collected from the airline's biofuel test flight in 2008 contributing to the certification of second-generation biofuels.
Air New Zealand Deputy CEO Norm Thompson says Air New Zealand is collaborating with a number of parties to research and develop bio-derived sustainable fuels that can be used to progressively replace conventional aviation fuels, with a particular focus on developing a local aviation biofuel industry in New Zealand.
"We are excited about signing the MOU with Licella to work more closely together to examine the potential commercialisation of their technology to produce sustainable biofuel in New Zealand ," says Mr Thompson.
Air New Zealand and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise have been working closely with Licella and Norske Skog for more than two years regarding opportunities for the technology in New Zealand .
Licella Fibre Fuels, a new joint venture formed by Licella and Norske Skog Australasia, holds the exclusive license of proprietary knowledge and IP for converting sustainable ligno-cellulosic biomass into a bio-crude oil using the Cat-HTR.
Licella CEO Steve Rogers says their joint venture will hopefully lead to construction of a large-scale second generation bio-crude oil production plant in New Zealand or Australia .
"Our ability to be able to make a bio-crude oil which can be 'dropped in' and blended with traditional crude is a key differentiator of our technology, as it significantly reduces the capital costs of its implementation and enables us to increase volumes over time," says Mr Rogers.
The aviation industry has a target of carbon neutral growth from 2020 and it is believed biofuels will play a key role in achieving this target.
Air New Zealand is a member of the 'Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group' (SAFUG) and the SAFUG 'Sustainable Aviation Fuel Road Map' (SAFRM) Australasian group.
Air New Zealand is proud to be a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognised by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1, British Midland International, Brussels Airlines, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAM Airlines, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Avianca-TACA, Copa Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines have been announced as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 21,000 daily flights to 1,290 airports in 189 countries.
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Abdominal exploration is surgery to look at the organs and structures in your belly area (abdomen). This includes your:
Surgery that opens the abdomen is called a laparotomy.
Laparotomy; Exploratory laparotomy
Exploratory laparotomy is done while you are under general anesthesia, which means you are asleep and feel no pain.
The surgeon makes a cut into the abdomen and examines the abdominal organs. The size and location of the surgical cut depends on the specific health concern.
A biopsy can be taken during the procedure.
Laparoscopy describes a group of procedures that are performed with a camera placed in the abdomen. If possible, laparoscopy will be done instead of laparotomy.
Your doctor may recommend a laparatomy if imaging tests of the abdomen, such as x-rays and CT scans , have not provided an accurate diagnosis.
Exploratory laparotomy may be used to help diagnose and treat many health conditions, including:
Risks of any anesthesia include the following:
Risks of any surgery include the following:
Additional risks include incisional hernia.
You should be able to start eating and drinking normally about 2 - 3 days after the surgery. How long you stay in the hospital depends on the severity of the problem. Complete recovery usually takes about 4 weeks.
Martin RS, Meredith JW. Management of acute trauma. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 18.
Squires RA, Postier RG. Acute abdomen. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 47.


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OSU Beavers Fall Camp: Day 10 sees ups and downs
It was a bit of a somber post-practice session with head coach Mike Riley on Wednesday in the first of two practices on the third double-day of the 2013 season. Approximately midway through practice starting linebacker D.J. Alexander hurt his right knee. The 11-game starter was helped off the field with the severity of his injury unknown – more news later today or Thursday on the junior who made 58 tackles last season.
"I'm a little worried about D.J.; we will see what the doctor says later today or tomorrow," Riley said following practice.
That was certainly the bad news on what is a pretty good news day. Linebacker Manase Hungalu from Hawai'i hopped on a plane last night and is on campus and will be on the practice field shortly. He was the Big Island Defensive Player of the Year last season at Kealakehe High School.
And, staying on form with the linebacker topic, the OSU video team put a microphone on senior captain Michael Doctor and followed him around Tommy Prothro Football Complex.
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Dr. Jeff is clearly a Renaissance man; he is a senior lecturer in anatomy and pathology at Australia's The University of Adelaide, music graduate, opera aficionado, and designs and sews astonishing men's formal dress jackets from unusual textiles. He bought an assortment of fabrics from Britex Fabrics during a visit to San Francisco, and tailored these jackets. He says, "The excitement of the opening night and the Baroque opera Divos, the castrati, inspires this collection of flamboyant and extravagant textile art and music installation. My art takes an 'iconic' item of male clothing (a suit jacket) and entertains the stereotype of masculine image, constructing jackets with opulent fabrics which are often entirely unsuitable for traditional tailoring techniques. I have to 'audition' my fabrics for the 'roles' they will play, before I can begin to cut and sew. The 'roles' are inspired by the personae and art of the extraordinary baroque opera divos, the castrati. Some jackets are extremely painful and difficult to make. Some fabrics are demanding and behave like impudent superstars. Some projects end in disaster with the fabric and concept unable to meet in the performance of the finished item! Whether an opening night or stage production, what we wear and how and why we choose our clothes is a dramatic statement on life's stage. Our clothing is a personal, anthropological and political statement about how we wish to be known. Personal identity is constructed as we look, and are looked at, by each other. This is highly gendered in our society, and the rules and morals which underpin this glancing are not always clear cut." You can see more of his work at Opera Night Couture.
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Read About Kristin
Kristin has been serving as the Director of Student Conduct since August of 2009. Kristin earned an B.A. in Political Science, including a minor in Business, from the University of New Hampshire. Kristin started at the University of Denver in the fall of 2002 as a Graduate Residence Director in Johnson-MacFarlane Hall. Kristin accepted a Graduate Assistantship with the student conduct area (then the Office of Citizenship & Community Standards) for the 2003-2004 academic year. She earned an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Denver in June 2004. Kristin then served as the Assistant Director of Citizenship & Community Standards until the summer of 2009, when she was hired as the Director for the area. While at DU, Kristin has also served as the advisor to Up 'Til Dawn -- a colligate fundraising group on campus that works with St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital -- since January of 2005. In May 2004, Kristin and colleagues published a book, "Campus Conversations: A Book of Questions for College Students." Kristin also co-chairs the campus-wide Honor Code Advisory Committee; a group that works to promote the Honor Code for students, staff, faculty, and administrators at DU.


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Baby Signs Sign, Say and Play (Doylestown)
Andrea Rogers and Susan DeMilia
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM - Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 10:45 AM
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Each participant will receive a sign kit to take home and practice what you've learned!
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
The class is beneficial to babies and toddlers 9 months to 2 1/2 years of age and their parent. Siblings are welcome
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Please contact Susan DeMilia for more information. I'm happy to help! 215-622-5004 email@example.com
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
It's helpful but not necessary.
What is the refund policy?
A full refund will be granted up to 14 days before the event. Within 14 days of the start of the class, no refunds will be given.
The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?
Please inform me of any changes to the participants prior to the start of the class.
When & Where
Willow Family Wellness
148 East State Street
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM - Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 10:45 AM
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Andrea Rogers and Susan DeMilia
Circle Speech Services provides a range of speech and language services to children in their home, school and community.
"Make your child part of the conversation."


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PRINCETON – Penn's heavyweight rowing team kept up its strong progression this fall, finishing eighth in the varsity eight out of 57 boats at the Princeton Chase regatta on Lake Carnegie. The Quakers were exceptionally strong in the freshman eight race, finishing second out of 28 entries.
The varsity eight navigated the three-mile course in a time of 13:28.010, crossing 2.898 seconds ahead of ninth-place Syracuse. The Red and Blue's A boat was ahead of annual sprint opponent, Georgetown, by 7.720 seconds, and within striking distance of Ivy rival Cornell. Penn's 'B' boat was 23rd in a time of 13:55.930, just edged by Syracuse's 'B' crew. Penn's 'C' crew was 33rd in a time of 14:09.804.
Penn was one of two crews far and away ahead of the pack in the freshman eight, finishing second to Cal's novice boat in a time of 13:54.210. The Golden Bears were first in 13:50.237. The Quakers' rookies were 9.703 seconds ahead of third place Navy, and 22.486 seconds ahead of Ancient Eight rival Cornell which was sixth.
The Quakers were 10th of 54 boats in the varsity four, crossing in 15:24.741. Cal was the class of the field in the V4+, winning in 14:46.800.


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If you have the time to watch this video, the author of sslstrip talked briefly
about how he sniffed information of the tor users by acting as a tor exit
node. It is quite scary how ignorant some of the tor users are, and how easily sniffing tor is actually done. Start a Tor Relay, Open Ettercap. 2 simple steps which will guarantee a heck lot of passwords. Not that I tried...
Always remember that Tor is secure for the purpose it was made for. In protecting your anonymity by encrypting all the traffic between the TOR nodes and masking your ip address for the final destination. Nothing else!


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You'll marvel at the natural geologic wonders of this beautiful park as you hike along its famous trails. Nestled along State Road 47 southwest of Crawfordsville, the park offers the chance to explore deep, sandstone ravines, walk along stands of aged forests, and enjoy the scenic views along Sugar Creek.
Make sure to visit the Colonel Richard Lieber Cabin, which commemorates the contributions of the father of Indiana's state park system.
During the summer, pool hours may change because of weather and staffing. Please contact the property office for exact times before your visit.
Camping - See campground maps under MAPS tab
Note: For trail locations, view the property map under the MAPS tab.
All trails have portions that use ravine streambeds as trail surface, so some sections can become slick and trail tread uneven. Parts of these trails may be impassable during high water and should be considered closed during such times and alternate trails used.
*The ladders used on this trail can be hazardous for visitors with some medical conditions or disabilities. Hikers with small children and pets should use alternate trails.
1. MODERATE/RUGGED (3 miles)—The big-tree trail. Fine sycamores and several huge black walnut trees; covered bridge. Portions may be impassable during high water.
2. RUGGED (1 mile)—Follows under cliff edges. A trail for the more adventurous. Be careful.
*3. VERY RUGGED (1.7 miles)—The ladders trail. Unusual hiking between the steep walls of both Rocky and Bear hollows. Be careful. Portions may be impassable during high water.
4. MODERATE/RUGGED (2 miles)—Follows a fine little valley to the Lusk home, past the old quarry and coal mine. Portions may be impassable during high water.
5. MODERATE (.7 mile)—Fine trees; 140 steps (going down is from the west.)
6. MODERATE/RUGGED (.5 mile)—Short hike through a deep canyon. Trail meanders across a stream on steppingstones. May be impassable during high water.
7. MODERATE (.7 mile)—Virgin wood, hemlock trees. Portions may be impassable during high water.
8. MODERATE (1.5 miles)—Peaceful trail with moderate hiking that follows a small creek.
9. VERY RUGGED (1 mile)—The best trail to see virgin wood is also the most rugged. Be careful.
10.MODERATE (1.4 miles)—To "Camel's Back;" fine scenic view. Many unusual formations due to erosion.
11.EASY (.5 mile)—A short hike high above Turkey Run Hollow to the Lieber Memorial and Log Church.


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Zimmerman's Wife Pleads Guilty to Perjury
(NEWSER) – Shellie Zimmerman plead guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge today, in a plea deal that will allow her to avoid prison. Zimmerman had been charged with felony perjury for lying during a bond hearing for husband George. She told judge Kenneth Lester that she and her husband were broke, when they'd actually taken in $130,000 in online donations. The felony charge could have landed her as much as five years in prison, the Orlando Sentinel reports.


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m0n0 to standalone is cross cable?
On 6/6/05, Brad Smith <BSmith at dollarbank dot com> wrote:
> I have a CD and Floppy setup of M0n0wall on a system.
> If I run setup for the ADSL line into the wall box, the ETH0 card fires up
> and sees the WAN. If I setup the D-Link router segment of my LAN, the wall
> box fires up ETH1. BUT, if I try to add a stand alone system ( I am trying
> to set this one up as a 1:1 NAT for it's own IP) the ETH2 card on the wall
> system is dark. If I plug the stand alone system into the D-LiNK router -
> No
> PROBLEM the router sees the computer and assigns and IP for is on the
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> I have tried to set this up in all three ETH cards on the wall box, none of
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'"We're still working within the parameters of a budget. Certainly the league is overseeing our situation, but there are some opportunities to do some things."'
Archives for February 2003
Varada sent winging to Senators
Unexpected scratches leave lasting marks
'J.P. Dumont was benched Sunday for the first time in three seasons. Rookie Ales Kotalik sat Monday for the first time since becoming a regular.'
Sabres vs. Capitals
' C Stu Barnes played his 800th career game on Monday.'
Hockey team has a $65 million impact, Hevesi says
'That $65 million in annual economic impact is not considered an outlandish number. Labor and business officials had estimated that the hockey franchise has a local economic impact of between $65 million and $85 million per year.'
No big deal, but a sign Senators growing up
'Muckler said the deal has been about six weeks in the making and that he has been tracking Varada since he recovered from an ankle injury in mid-February.'
Varada's purpose is clear
'For the Sabres, it was a great deal. They get a prospect and got rid of Varada's contract. He is making $1.3 million U.S. this year and has another year to go on his contract.'
Ottawa Senators Acquire Forward Varada From Buffalo Sabres
'Klepis, 18, was the 16th overall pick by the Senators last June and has split this season between Slavia and Slavia Jr. of the Czech Elite League. He had 14 goals and 50 assists in 70 games last season for the junior Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League.'
Muckler gives up Klepis to get gritty Varada
Klepis is a skilled player, but the reality is he would not have played for us for at least two years. We have got a chance to win a Stanley Cup, so why not take a shot at it?
Sens throw Varada into mix to mix it up
I have seen Klepis a few times and I have thought he has played okay, but he is never going to get to the level of guys like Hossa and Havlat. If you want to compete for the Stanley Cup, you have to do what it takes to win.
Sabres deal Varada to Senators, begin selloff
'Klepis, 18, currently is not on the Ottawa roster. He has spent the bulk of the 2002-03 season in the Czech Elite League. The Sabres would eventually have to sign him, presuming they stay in business for next season.'
Sabres trade Varada to Senators
'"You just got look at it objectively,'' Varada's agent, Rich Winter, said. "The guy went from a last-place team to a first-place team."'
Senators obtain RW Varada, pick from Sabres for C Klepis
'The Ottawa Senators on Tuesday acquired right wing Vaclav Varada and a 2003 fifth-round draft pick from the Buffalo Sabres for 18-year-old center Jakub Klepis in a deal involving two teams that have filed for bankruptcy.'
Sabres' economic impact pegged at $65 million
'"For more than three decades, the Sabres have contributed a great deal to the Buffalo area. Their fans have rewarded them with support and loyalty and government helped build a new stadium," Hevesi said. "I hope that the team's recent difficulties can be overcome, and that the Sabres can be returned to a position of financial stability and on-ice success in the National Hockey League."'
The State Comptroller's Economic Impact Statement: The Buffalo Sabres and Western New York
'The fact that Buffalo's drop in population, weak employment growth in the 1990s, and current rising unemployment rates have not markedly affected attendance numbers is a testament to the importance of Sabres games to residents in Erie and Niagara counties.' (submitted by: From Albany)
Study: Sabres add nearly $65 million to economy
'''Any enterprise that adds $65 million to the local economy on a regular basis … is worth keeping,'' Hevesi said.'


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Conservative Media Join Inhofe's Anti-EPA Fishing Expedition
Research ››› ››› JOCELYN FONG & SHAUNA THEEL
Following the lead of Sen. James Inhofe, conservative media are distorting an Inspector General's report in an attempt to discredit EPA's finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. But the IG report addresses obscure procedural issues, not the merits of EPA's finding or the science on which it was based, which even the Bush administration said was robust enough to require an endangerment finding.
Echoing Inhofe, Conservative Media Misrepresent IG Report
IG Report Was Ordered By Sen. Inhofe. A recent Inspector General report evaluated the procedures leading to EPA's December 2009 endangerment finding, which declared that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health and welfare and paved the way for regulations of emissions. The IG report states, "This evaluation was initiated based on a request from Senator James M. Inhofe, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works." It also says "The estimated direct labor and travel costs for this report are $297,385." [EPA Office of Inspector General report, 9/26/11]
Inhofe Now Misrepresenting IG Report. In a press release, Inhofe falsely asserted that the IG report "confirms that the endangerment finding, the very foundation of President Obama's job-destroying regulatory agenda, was rushed, biased and flawed. It calls the scientific integrity of EPA's decision-making process into question and undermines the credibility of the endangerment finding." [Press release, 9/28/11]
Inhofe Believes Manmade Climate Change Is A "Hoax." Inhofe, who reportedly has a book coming out called The Hoax, has called manmade global warming the "greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people." [NPR, 12/7/06]
Daily Caller Falsely Reported That Inspector General "Calls Greenhouse Gas Science Flawed." In an article titled "Weird science: EPA's own Inspector General calls greenhouse gas science flawed," [UPDATE: The Daily Caller has since changed its headline to "Weird science: EPA Inspector General calls greenhouse-gas regulatory process flawed"] The Daily Caller covered an Inspector General report regarding the procedures surrounding EPA's December 2009 endangerment finding, which declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health and welfare and paved the way for regulations of emissions. The Daily Caller falsely reported that the "scientific basis" of the endangerment finding for greenhouse gases "violated the EPA's own peer review procedure." The article went on to uncritically quote Inhofe at length. [Daily Caller, 9/28/11]
Lou Dobbs Claimed EPA Finding "Didn't Live Up To Its Own Scientific Standards." In a Facebook post, Fox's Lou Dobbs wrote, "well, looks like the EPA has some explaining to do... turns out its findings that greenhouse gases present a danger to "pubic [sic] health and welfare" didn't live up to its own scientific standards." [Facebook, 9/28/11]
National Review Online Repeated Inhofe's False Claims. An NRO post uncritically quotes Inhofe's press release, including the baseless claim that the IG report shows the endangerment finding was "rushed, biased and flawed." [National Review Online, 9/28/11]
IG Report Did Not Question Scientific Soundness Of EPA's Finding
Inspector General Evaluation Did Not Address The Merit Of EPA's Endangerment Finding. From the IG report:
Our evaluation focused only on EPA's process for developing the endangerment finding and ensuring information quality. We did not evaluate the effectiveness of IPCC's or other organizations' information quality procedures. We did not test the validity of the scientific or technical information used by EPA to support its endangerment finding, nor did we evaluate the merit of the conclusions or analyses presented in EPA's endangerment finding. We did not make conclusions regarding the impact that EPA's information quality control systems may have had on the scientific information used to support the endangerment finding. [EPA Office of Inspector General report, 9/26/11]
EPA Relied On Peer-Reviewed Assessments Of Peer-Reviewed Science. EPA's finding was based on peer-reviewed reports on climate change science, which in turn were based on peer-reviewed studies. The finding then "underwent a technical review by 12 federal climate change experts, internal EPA review, interagency review, and a public comment period." The recent IG report says guidelines put in place during the Bush administration require additional peer-review measures. From EPA's endangerment finding:
This document relies most heavily on existing, and in most cases very recent, synthesis reports of climate change science and potential impacts, which have undergone their own peer-review processes, including review by the U.S. government. Box 1.1 describes this process11. The information in this document has been developed and prepared in a manner that is consistent with EPA's Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA 2002). In addition to its reliance on existing and recent synthesis reports, which have each gone through extensive peer-review procedures, this document also underwent a technical review by 12 federal climate change experts, internal EPA review, interagency review, and a public comment period.
This version of the TSD, as well as previous versions of the TSD dating back to 2007, have taken the approach of relying primarily on these assessment reports because they 1) are very recent and represent the current state of knowledge on GHG emissions, climate change science, vulnerabilities, and potential impacts; 2) have assessed numerous individual, peer-reviewed studies in order to draw general conclusions about the state of science; 3) have been reviewed and formally accepted, commissioned, or in some cases authored by U.S. government agencies and individual government scientists; and 4) they reflect and convey the consensus conclusions of expert authors. [Environmental Protection Agency, 12/7/09]
Even Bush Admin. Acknowledged That An Endangerment Finding Was Required By The Science
April 2007: Supreme Court Said EPA Has The Authority To Regulate Greenhouse Gases. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 opinion authored by then-Justice John Paul Stevens, stated on April 2, 2007: "Because greenhouse gases fit well within the Clean Air Act's capacious definition of 'air pollutant,' we hold that EPA has the statutory authority to regulate the emission of such gases from new motor vehicles." The ruling further stated that "EPA can avoid taking further action only if it determines that greenhouse gases do not contribute to climate change or if it provides some reasonable explanation as to why it cannot or will not exercise its discretion to determine whether they do." [Massachusetts v. EPA, 4/2/07]
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December 2009: EPA Announced GHG Endangerment Finding. After reviewing over 380,000 public comments, the EPA issued findings "that the current and projected concentrations of the mix of six key greenhouse gases-carbon dioxide ... in the atmosphere threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations" and that emissions greenhouse gases "from new motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines contribute to the atmospheric concentrations of these key greenhouse gases and hence to the threat of climate change." [EPA, 12/7/09]
IG Report Found EPA "Met Statutory Requirements"
Inspector General: "EPA Met Statutory Requirements For Rulemaking." The Inspector General opened the report with the conclusion that "EPA met statutory requirements for rulemaking and generally followed requirements and guidance related to ensuring the quality of the supporting technical information." [EPA Office of Inspector General report, 9/26/11]
Inspector General Gave "Opinion" That EPA's Finding Should Have Been Categorized Differently Under OMB Guidelines. From the IG report:
Whether EPA's review of its endangerment finding TSD [technical support document] met Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements for peer review depends on whether the TSD is considered a highly influential scientific assessment. In our opinion, the TSD was a highly influential scientific assessment because EPA weighed the strength of the available science by its choices of information, data, studies, and conclusions included in and excluded from the TSD. EPA officials told us they did not consider the TSD a highly influential scientific assessment. EPA noted that the TSD consisted only of science that was previously peer reviewed, and that these reviews were deemed adequate under the Agency's policy. EPA had the TSD reviewed by a panel of 12 federal climate change scientists. This review did not meet all OMB requirements for peer review of a highly influential scientific assessment primarily because the review results and EPA's response were not publicly reported, and because 1 of the 12 reviewers was an EPA employee. [EPA Office of Inspector General report, 9/26/11]
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OMB stated that it believes that EPA reasonably interpreted the OMB peer review bulletin in concluding that the TSD did not meet the bulletin's definition of a highly influential scientific assessment. OMB commented that EPA concluded that it was the separate, underlying assessments of the IPCC, USGCRP, and NRC that met OMB's definition of a scientific assessment. EPA's TSD, according to OMB, provided a condensed form of the three underlying assessments. [EPA Office of Inspector General report, 9/26/11]
Inspector General Recommended Procedural Changes For The Future. The Inspector General did not recommend that the EPA revise its endangerment finding. The recommendations from the Inspector General were simply technical procedural changes:
We recommend that EPA (1) revise its Peer Review Handbook to accurately reflect OMB requirements for peer review of highly influential scientific assessments, (2) instruct program offices to state in proposed and final rules whether the action is supported by influential scientific information or a highly influential scientific assessment, and (3) revise its assessment factors guidance to establish minimum review and documentation requirements for assessing and accepting data from other organizations. EPA stated that its response to the final report will address our recommendations. [EPA Office of Inspector General report, 9/26/11]
OMB Peer Review Requirements Were Controversial When Created In 2005. The Boston Globe reported in August 2005:
The controversial head of the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (and former head of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis), [John] Graham is responsible for the review of government regulations in the Bush White House.
Not long after coming into office, Graham seized upon the Data Quality Act and instructed federal agencies to draw up their own guidelines for implementing it by October 2002, when the law would go into effect. Then, in September 2003, claiming the Data Quality Act gave his office a newfound role in improving the quality of government science, Graham proposed using the act's thin language to justify an unprecedented government-wide "peer review" system for agency science.
As legal scholar Wendy Wagner of the University of Texas argued in a recent article entitled "The 'Bad Science' Fiction," there's little real evidence to support the notion that government agencies churn out "junk science"-a frequent industry accusation-or that their existing peer review protocols are inadequate. So it's no surprise that scientific heavyweights like the American Public Health Association and American Association for the Advancement of Science announced their concerns over Graham's initial proposal, which would have required review of all "significant regulatory information," and an additionally laborious review process for data with "a possible impact of more than $100 million in any year."
Most significantly, perhaps, the proposal would have blocked academic scientists from serving as reviewers if they had obtained or were seeking "substantial" research funding from the government agency in question-a condition likely to exclude leading academic experts in a field-yet showed little concern about the participation of industry scientists. Graham's office subsequently softened the proposal, and removed this most objectionable of requirements.
But the administration has still failed to adequately explain why such a "peer review" system was needed in the first place. After all, no government-wide standard for peer review existed in the past-and that may have been a good thing. Different agencies have different needs, just as different scientific disciplines employ different methodologies and standards of proof.
Furthermore, concern about onerous and unnecessary intrusions into the regulatory process remain warranted. The process for vetting "highly influential scientific assessments" under the new peer review plan remains quite burdensome, requiring the preparation of a peer review report that must be made public and a written response from the agency.
Such procedures will only further ossify an already sluggish regulatory process. And as "peer review" critic Sidney A. Shapiro, of the Wake Forest University School of Law, has observed, these procedures are required even for "routine information" that is not "complex, controversial, or novel."
Such objections notwithstanding, in December of last year Graham's office finalized the peer review plan. Its provisions for "highly influential scientific assessments" took effect on June 16. The media hardly noticed. Below the radar, as always, expansion of the Data Quality Act continues apace. [Boston Globe, 8/28/05, via Nexis]
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12th November 2012 04:14 AM #1
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Weaning Advice
Hello Ladies,
I read a lot on these forums about breastfeeding success and failures, improving milk, etc. However, you read very little about weaning. A good friend of mine is a lactation consultant and LLL leader. We were seated the other day, having a talk about the subject of weaning and how reluctant women are to ask for help or even share the fact that they have chosen to wean.
I firmly believe in the merits of child-led-weaning (wherein the child prompts the end of the lactation relationship usually between 2-4 years of age). However, I can also understand the endless tapestry of reasons for mother-led weaning. However, it is not something that those of us who support lactation offer enough support or open discussion about, though it can very well be part of the normal breastfeeding relationship.
I have four children. I am breastfeeding the fourth and she is about to be two. This is the longest I have ever breastfed. With my first two I weaned before they were old enough to care, with my third I lost my supply when I became pregnant with number four and he lost interest in my boobs. Now with baby four I am still bfing multiple times a day. She is lu-trained, talking, has lost all her baby teeth, and is in the 99th percentile for height and weight. So you can imagine the dirty looks I get when she insists on having some "boobie" at the mall. Now, I for one do not give a flying crap what uneducated people at the mall think about my bfing toddler. However, I am starting to feel like I want my body back. I am ready for a change and I know that the inevitable closure will come soon anyway. I would like to start pushing her in the direction of weaning. I really want to be done by the time she turns two in February, which I think gives me a good amount of time to gently prompt weaning.
Of course, I have mixed feelings, I want her to be a baby forever because she is likely my last blessing. However, I know little about intentional weaning because it is so rarely discussed. SO baby-led or mother-led I want to hear stories, advice, etc. No judgement. This is simply a space for us to discuss the end of that relationship, sad, happy, however you feel, it is all totally understood.
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With my first, I weaned her onto the bottle at 12 months of age because the grandparents pushed for this - they wanted to be able to feed her. By 13 months of age she no longer wanted to breastfeed as she preferred the bottle. I was also pregnant with #2 at that point so I didn't mind her weaning. I have mixed feelings about this. I chose not to wean my other 4 children onto a bottle when they turned 12 months, and I was sad that I gave into the urging of the grandparents. I wish I could have breastfed her longer, however I was also happy that I was able to get full nights sleeps during the first 4 months of pregnancy with my 2nd child which likely would not have been the case had she weaned later.
Baby #2 breastfed the longest, weaning around 3 years of age.
Babies #3 and #4 weaned between 2 1/2-3 years of age.
Baby #5 (my last) weaned between 2 and 2 1/2 years of age, which was shorter than the previous 3. I was saddened by this as I had a feeling she would be my last, at 40 years of age.
My last baby weaned mostly because there was so much activity in the house (with 4 other siblings) that she just became too busy for cuddle time. She has siblings that are much older than her, and siblings that are close in age, so she had "play mates" and "caregivers". I was home, but I was also pouring myself into a new endeavor because I was so empty (emotionally) and I needed to know that what I was doing was valuable to someone other than my children. It was my way of coping in an empty marriage of 20 years.
So due to those three factors (my attention mostly in my new endeavor, and my youngest having play mates and care givers 24 hours a day), my little one chose to wean shortly after her 2nd birthday.
You may want to start with weaning while you are out and about. One way to do this is by keeping your little one in the trolley while you're shopping and if you stop for a rest and she wants to crawl up on your lap, keep her turned around so she's not facing your chest. If she insists on breastfeeding then try to have a cup with a straw on hand and offer that instead, or a little snack. Something to distract her from the breast, but also you can still cuddle her while you rest, and she sits on your lap with her back to you.
You can also wean during the day, so that you get her down to just breastfeeding upon waking, before nap and before going to bed. From there it shouldn't be too hard to drop a feed... or you may decide you want to stay with those until she is ready to wean.
Being that she may be your last, and you may want to cherish those cuddly breastfeeding moments before bed, but if you wean during the day, that may give you a big enough break that you feel like you have your body back during the day (and when you're out and about).
Weaning doesn't have to be all or nothing. If you drop one feed at a time you may come to a point where you're really happy with a continued breastfeeding relationship just once or twice a day.
Warm Regards,
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Thank you Kate. My little one has three older siblings, who I thought would distract her, but it is not happening lol. She is very attached to her mum. I work from home, 40+ hours per week, while my husband attends nursing school. Her constant need for me gets so stressful at times, but I also understand, after having four children, that this period in her life is so precious and so fleeting. I always look forward to your advice and suggestions Kate. I definitely think that distracting her from the breast, starting with public outings, may help me to acquire some of the freedom I am seeking.
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Hi Angela,
Wow - working 40+ hours a week from home plus raising 4 children and caring for your husband is quite a feet!
How old are your other children? Are they home all the time or do they go off to school? Homeschooling all of our children meant they were always here when my youngest was 2. The youngest is now 8, and the two oldest children attend college and work, but they were all here when she was little.
What does your little one do during most of the time when you are working? I'm wondering if she's possibly feeling that she is not getting as much of your undivided attention as she would like (or need?). When my oldest was 2, I was focused on starting a business and she spent a lot of time playing by herself. She would even climb over the gate I had in the doorway when I told her not to. She wanted my attention so much that she was willing to disobey even if she received correction (negative attention) from me.
I recognized this and my business start-up was short lived, which actually was a huge blessing for my children because they got their Mama back. My 2nd child was born in the middle of the start-up so he was only about 4 months old when I was able to give my full attention back to my family.
Just wondering if giving your little one 15 minutes of undivided attention every 3 hours would help her not to be so "needy". You could read her a book or play or sing together - something that involves eye contact and total focus on her without distractions.
I know - easier said than done. But I've found that when I really made a point of doing this, my days always went smoother and my children were happy.
Warm Regards,