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Monday, July 30, 2012
Lights On
It is so beautiful outside this morning. Sweet summer sounds. It's not bad in here either.
I wanted to make note over here that today we've launched my new official FB page! I say we, because creating and keeping up with this involved the help of both of my assistants who are varying degrees younger than me and varying degrees more capable than me of doing these sorts of things. I did make a sort of obligatory profile a few years ago. I had a tendency to forget about it. I'll keep it short and say there are things I like and things I don't like about FB. Focusing on the good (my mom taught me to do that), I do enjoy the conversation element, the small snippets, and the capability to let all avenues that I involve myself in connect there. And most exciting for me is to have a good place to share a little of everything including YOU. Things made by you, thoughts shared by you. All that. Good stuff. I respect you if you cannot bring yourself to FB. No worries, nothing here (my favorite place to share) will change (XO!).
So we're picking up the Friday giveaways that we've been doing on Instagram and moving them over to FB for the month of August! So get on over to AMH on FB and like. You'll automatically be entered to win every Friday in August.
Happy Monday! xoxoAM
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K, I'm back.ReplyDelete
I *clicked* over to Like.
FB is a mixed bag, but good people, like you, make it worthwhile. I loved seeing the post about Field Studies. Hmmm... maybe I should be on FB less, and then I could be sewing something with your beautiful fabric.
I am totally addicted to FB! My sewing studio is down a very similar set of steps to the left, like yours! It's how I get my exercise. Up and down all day long!ReplyDelete
Excellent weblog, many thanks a lot for your awesome posts!ReplyDelete
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Pets, Pets, Pets . . .
Pit Bulls have no natural coat to withstand a life chained outdoors; some enter shelters, their Waldorf Astorias, as living skeletons with multiple gashes, mange, ears cropped hedge clipper style, and imbedded prong collars. In a life proverbially "going to the dogs", being reincarnated as a Pit Bull is the ultimate in bad K-9 karma.
Besides bearing the scars of abuse and poor press, their sheer numbers make responsible/loving homes for Pits a scarce commodity. An informal survey shows that at least 75% of all dogs in LI town shelters now are Pit Bulls and Pit mixes. City shelters are packed with Pits too. Dog demographics were different 10-15 years ago. We used to see variations on the Shepherd or Lab mix theme.
To address concerns about the overwhelming number of Pits in municipal shelters, shelter directors and rescue volunteers recently met at 2 brainstorming sessions. The immediate result is the Long Island Pit Bull Predicament Conference, sponsored by Last Hope, Inc.- Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation (www.lasthopeanimalrescue.org.), to be held Sat. May 3, 2008 from 9 am to 5 pm at Suffolk Community College, Lecture Hall at the Health, Sports and Education Center of the Grant Campus in Brentwood. The conference (631-425- 1884) is open to all. Advance registration (which includes lunch) is $20; at the door is $25.
The Pit Bull situation is extremely complex socio-economically, culturally, legally, ethically. Breed specific legislation (BSL), both illegal and unfair, is not the answer. RCA: "His master's voice"; "Petey" from "Our Gang". The good two shoe days depicting a Pit Bull as mascot of Buster Brown are long gone. Like it or not, there is an underground economy of dog fighting and drug dealing with Pits as pricey pawns. Unfortunately the breed often appeals to the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Towns walk a fine line when they discriminate against adopters. We're yet to see if the aftermath of Michael Vick will impact positively or negatively.
Town shelters must take in all stray dogs. Pair the Pit surplus, with the trend toward "no kill" and municipal facilities are becoming holding tanks for dogs, some cage crazed, that are going no where. Private rescues can selectively pull a few, but these Pits still wait months before finding the right home. Granted many are dogs with sound temperaments, but often the strength and canine-to-canine aggression in others make them too much dog for many of us.
The Pit Bull Predicament Conference will focus on workable solutions to curtail irresponsible breeding and to enhance the breed's public image and adoptability. Stopping rampant breeding is the first priority. Presently mandatory spay/neuter at shelters only applies to adopted pets. Intact dogs claimed by owners continue to breed. Shelter directors are exploring creative ways and incentives to deal with this issue.
Scheduled speakers at the May 3rd Pit Bull symposium include Adam Goldfarb of the Humane Society of the US and Jane Berkey from Animal Farm Foundation, who will address the history and myths of the breed. Jane Hoffman of the Mayor's Alliance will debate dangerous dogs versus irresponsible owners while Jacques Lynn Schultz, senior outreach director for the ASPCA, will explain how to care for Pit Bulls in shelters. Linda Klampflof Almost Home Animal Rescue will discuss Training Wheels, the amazing outreach program she administers in Wyandanch. (See "Pets" online archives 11/2/06; 11/22/ 07.) In the last session we will develop short and long term plans to address the Pit Bull plethora.
Sorry if you detect frustration, but I've seen the extreme cases. Way before Vick's victims, plenty of dog fight rings were raided in Nassau and Suffolk. The living evidence of man's inhumanity toward his supposed best friend languishes in shelters while courts decide their fate. These battled dogs, tolerant of handlers, are bred and taunted to tear each other apart if given the slightest opportunity, and sometimes they get that chance.
Last month the SPCA seized a skinny blue-nose Pit puppy left alone for days inside a home with 3 sick kittens, one dying from something neurological. They brought the neglected pets to a town shelter. A dedicated volunteer lined up a great home for the pup. He could have had a wonderful life, but it was not to be.
The owner returned with excuses galore plus a bill of sale. He was referred to the SPCA and police. His buddy tried to reclaim the pup too. Since I'm always eavesdropping when I shouldn't be, I heard him say: "it was abandonment only if you left the animals alone outside". Hard to believe, but law enforcement let the pup go back to the neglectful owner.
Just one more Pit story without a happy ending. The LI Pit Bull Predicament Conference offers hope. It is a step in the right direction to end needless suffering. If you care about dogs- all dogs, please attend.
Oyster Bay's Pilot Feral Cat Trap-Neuter Return (TNR) Policy: Beginning this month Oyster Bay has enlisted the help of All About Spay Neuter, Inc., Joe Rachiele, and Last Hope, Inc. to implement their free TNR program. Requests from Oyster Bay residents for feral spay/ neuter or help trapping are being relayed via the shelter (516-677-5784) to one of these 3 agencies. This plan is different from the Babylon Town program de scribed here last week. Remember Babylon residents can pick up their free feral spay/neuter vouchers this Sat. 4/5 at Phelps Lane Annex from 11 am to 1 pm.
Babylon Shelter Adoptables: "Moon" an adorable 5 month Lab/Pit with Spuds Mackenzie markings is our "Poster Pit" at Babylon Shelter (643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon. This gal in Cage 26 loves everyone. She was one of 3 strays that came in together; owner only reclaimed 2. "Darla" is a sad sack making progress. This pretty tan Shepherd mix, about a year, in Cage 47 was captured in a humane trap at a park. She's had limited interactions with people. She's shy, but loves attention; so far she is only seeking caretakers out for more petting if they have treats too. Male Dogs: "Mountain"- Tibetan Mastiff type Cage 20; older emaciated gray Lhasa/Cocker- shaved at shelter...under vet's care to build him up. Female Dogs: "Mama"-Hound/Pit Cage 28- raised a litter of 9 at the shelter; "Lola"-Rottie mix Cage 30. A volunteer trainer from Husky Rescue is working with "Darla", "Lola", and
Mountain" together. Cats: "Mousy"- gray & white guy C-9- owner went into a nursing home;
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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 24 Jun 2011
This week we feature the incredible Pacific Leaping Blenny and show movie footage of a very lively Spikefin Goby in an aquarium. We farewell Justine our 'metal tag worker' and ask the question "Why don't anemonefishes get stung?".
Pacific Leaping Blenny out of water
Pacific Leaping Blenny, Alticus arnoldorum
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Scaly Mackerel, Sardinella lemuru
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Dusky Whaler juveniles in Sydney 2011
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Spikefin Goby, Discordipinna griessingeri
Why don't anemonefishes get stung?
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Interpreting STD Surveillance Data
This web page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being updated. Newer data is available on the STD Data and Statistics page.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2008 presents surveillance information derived from the official statistics for the reported occurrence of nationally notifiable STDs in the United States, test positivity and prevalence data from numerous prevalence monitoring initiatives, sentinel surveillance of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance, and national health care services surveys.
Nationally Notifiable STD Surveillance
Nationally notifiable STD surveillance data are collected and compiled from reports sent by the STD control programs and health departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, selected cities, U.S. dependencies and possessions, and independent nations in free association with the United States to the Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Included among the dependencies, possessions, and independent nations are Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. These entities are identified as "outlying areas" of the United States in selected figures and tables.
Reporting Formats
STD morbidity data presented in this report are compiled from a combination of data reported on standardized hardcopy report forms and electronic data received via the National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (NETSS).
Summary Report Forms (hardcopy format)
The following hardcopy forms were used to report national STD morbidity data:
- FORM CDC 73.998: Monthly Surveillance Report of Early Syphilis. This monthly hardcopy reporting form was used from 1984 to 2002 to report summary data for P&S syphilis and early latent syphilis by county and state.
- FORM CDC 73.688: Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report. This quarterly hardcopy reporting form was used from 1963 to 2002 to report summary data for all stages of syphilis, congenital syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, chlamydia, and other STDs by sex and source of report (private vs. public) for the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 64 selected cities (including San Juan, Puerto Rico) and outlying areas of the United States. Note: Chlamydial infection became a nationally notifiable condition in 1996, and the form was modified to support reporting of chlamydia that year. Congenital syphilis was dropped from this aggregate form in 1995 and replaced by the case-specific CDC 73.126 form described below.
- FORM CDC 73.2638: Report of Civilian Cases of Primary & Secondary Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia by Reporting Source, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Age Group. This annual hardcopy form was used from 1981 to 2002 to report summary data for P&S syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia by age, race, sex and source (public vs. private) for all states and seven large cities (Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.), and outlying areas of the United States. Note: Chlamydial infection became a nationally notifiable condition in 1996 and the form was modified to support reporting of chlamydia that year.
- FORM CDC 73.126: Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case Investigation and Report. This case-specific hardcopy form was first used in 1983 and continues to be used to report detailed case-specific data for congenital syphilis in some reporting areas.
National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (NETSS, electronic format)
Notifiable STD data reported electronically through NETSS comprise the nationally notifiable disease information that is published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
As of December 31, 2003, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. had converted from summary hardcopy reporting to electronic submission of line-listed (i.e., case-specific) STD data via NETSS (42 reporting areas are submitting congenital syphilis surveillance data via NETSS). Puerto Rico converted to electronic reporting in 2006. Guam and the Virgin Islands continue to report using summary hardcopy forms.
Jurisdictions differ in their ability to resolve differences in total cases derived from summary hardcopy monthly, quarterly, and annual reports (as well as electronically submitted line-listed data). Thus, depending on the database used, there may be discrepancies in the total number of cases among the figures and tables for earlier years. In most instances, these discrepancies are less than 5% of total reported cases and have minimal impact on national case totals and rates. However, for a specific jurisdiction, the discrepancies may be larger.
Surveillance data and updates sent to CDC via NETSS and on hardcopy forms through June 10, 2009 have been included in this report. Data received after this date will appear in subsequent annual Surveillance Reports. The data presented in the figures and tables in this document supersede those in all earlier publications.
Population Denominators and Rate Calculations
2000—2008 Rates and Population
The National Center for Health Statistics released bridged race population counts for 2000–2007 resident population based on the Census 2000 counts. These estimates resulted from bridging the 31 race categories used in Census 2000, as specified in the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards, to the five race/ethnicity groups specified under the 1977 OMB standards.
Population estimates for Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were obtained from the Bureau of Census web site: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html. The 2007–2008 rates for outlying areas were calculated using the 2007 population estimates.
Because of use of the updated population data, rates for the period 2000–2007 may be different from prior Surveillance Reports.
1990—1999 Rates and Population
The population counts for 1990 through 1999 incorporated the bridged single-race estimates of the April 1, 2000 resident population. These files were prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau with support from the National Cancer Institute.
1981—1989 Rates and Population
For the United States, rates were calculated using Bureau of the Census population estimates for 1981 through 1989 (Bureau of the Census; United States Population Estimates by Age, Sex and Race:1980–1989 [Series P-25, No. 1045]; Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990; and United States Population Estimates by Age, Sex and Race: 1989 [Series P-25, No. 1057]; Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990).
1941—1980 Rates and Population
Rates for 1941 through 1980 are based on population estimates from the Bureau of Census and currently maintained by the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP).
1941—2008 Congenital Syphilis Rates and Live Births
Congenital syphilis (CS) data in Table 1 of Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2008 represent the number of congenital syphilis cases per 100,000 live births for all years during the period 1941 through 2008. Previous publications presented congenital syphilis rates per 100,000 population for 1941 through 1994 and rates for cases diagnosed at younger than 1 year of age per 100,000 live births for 1995 through 2007. To allow for trends in congenital syphilis rates to be compared over the period 1941 through 2008, live births are used as the denominator for congenital syphilis and case counts are no longer limited to those diagnosed within the first year of life. Congenital syphilis morbidity (i.e., case reports) is assigned by year of birth. Rates of congenital syphilis for 1963 through 1988 were calculated using published live birth data (NCHS; Vital Statistics Report, United States, 1988 [Vol.1-Natality]). Congenital syphilis rates for 1989 through 2006 were calculated using live birth data based on information coded by the States and provided to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Rates for 2007 through 2008 were calculated using live birth data for 2006.
Reporting Practices
Although most state and local STD programs generally adhere to the national notifiable STD case definitions collaboratively developed by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and CDC, there may be differences in the policies and systems for collecting surveillance data. Thus, comparisons of case numbers and rates between jurisdictions should be interpreted with caution. However, since case definitions and surveillance activities within a given area remain relatively stable over time, trends should be minimally affected by these differences. In many state and local STD jurisdictions, the reporting from publicly supported institutions (e.g., STD clinics) has been more complete than from other sources (e.g., private practitioners). Thus, trends may not be representative of all segments of the population.
Reporting of Metropolitan Statistical Area-specific Surveillance Data
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2008 continues the presentation of STD incidence data and rates for the fifty MSAs with the largest populations based on 2000 U.S. Census data. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance reports prior to 2005 presented data by selected cities which estimated city-specific morbidity and were derived from county data. Since county data were used to estimate city-specific morbidity and current STD project areas' reporting practices do not support direct identification of city-specific morbidity reports, MSAs (described below) were chosen as a geographic unit smaller than a state or territory for presentation of STD morbidity data.
MSAs are defined by the OMB to provide nationally consistent definitions for collecting, tabulating, and publishing federal statistics for a set of geographic areas.1 An MSA is associated with at least one urbanized area that has a population of at least 50,000. The MSA comprises the central county or counties containing the core, plus adjacent outlying counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the central county as measured through commuting. The title of an MSA includes the name of its principal city with the largest Census 2000 population. If there are multiple principal cities, the names of the second largest and third largest principal cities appear in the title in order of descending population size.
The MSA concept has been used as a statistical representation of the social and economic linkages between urban cores and outlying, integrated areas. However, MSAs do not equate to an urban-rural classification; all counties included in MSAs and many other counties contain both urban and rural territory and populations. STD programs that treat all parts of an MSA as if they were as urban as the densely settled core ignore the rural conditions that may exist in some parts of the area. In short, MSAs are not designed as a general purpose geographic framework for nonstatistical activities or for use in program funding formulas.
For more information on MSA definitions used in this report, please visit this web site: https://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/03mfips.txt
Management of Unknown, Missing or Invalid Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Sex Data
The percentage of unknown, missing or invalid data for age group, race/ethnicity, and sex varies from year to year, state to state, and by disease for reported STDs (Table A1).
When the percentage of unknown, missing, or invalid data for the variables—age group, race/ethnicity, and sex—exceeds 50% for any state, the state's incidence data and population data are excluded from the tables presenting data stratified by one or more of these variables. For those states reporting greater than 50% valid data for these variables, unknown, missing or invalid data are redistributed based on the state's distribution of known age group, race/ethnicity, and sex data, respectively. As a result of this procedure, incidence and rate data stratified by one or more of the variables—age group, race/ethnicity, and sex—may not accurately reflect total national incidence or rates.
Classification of STD Morbidity Reporting Sources
Prior to 1996, states classified the source of case reports as either private source (including private physicians, and private hospitals and institutions) or public (clinic) source (primarily STD clinics). As states began reporting morbidity data electronically in 1996, the classification categories for source of case reports expanded to include the following data sources: STD clinics, HIV counseling and testing sites, drug treatment clinics, family planning clinics, prenatal/obstetrics clinics, tuberculosis clinics, private physicians/HMOs, hospitals (inpatient), emergency rooms, correctional facilities, laboratories, blood banks, National Job Training Program, school-based clinics, mental health providers, military, Indian Health Service, and other unspecified sources. Analysis of the data reported electronically after 1996 confirmed that the new STD clinic source of report data corresponded to the earlier reporting source category, public (clinic) source. Therefore, source of case report data for 1984 through 2008 are presented as STD clinic or non-STD clinic only (Table A2).
Definition of DHHS Regions
The ten U.S. DHHS regions referred to in the text and figures include the following jurisdictions: Region I = Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Region II = New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; Region III = Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; Region IV = Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Region V= Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; Region VI = Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas; Region VII = Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska; Region VIII = Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming; Region IX = Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada; and Region X = Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Chlamydia Morbidity Reporting
Trends in chlamydia morbidity reporting from many state and local jurisdictions are more reflective of changes in diagnostic, screening, and reporting practices than of actual trends in disease incidence. In particular, morbidity trends are likely highly influenced by changes in test technology, as use of more sensitive NAATs tests increases. As more jurisdictions develop chlamydia prevention and control programs, including improved surveillance systems to monitor trends, the data should improve and become more representative of true trends in disease.
Syphilis Morbidity Reporting
"Total syphilis" or "all stages of syphilis" includes primary, secondary, latent (including early latent, late latent, and latent syphilis of unknown duration), neurosyphilis, late (including late syphilis with clinical manifestations other than neurosyphilis), and congenital syphilis.
In 1996, the syphilis stage, "late syphilis with clinical manifestations other than neurosyphilis (late benign and cardiovascular syphilis)", was added to the syphilis case definition (see STD Case Definitions in this Appendix).
While neurosyphilis can occur at almost any stage of syphilis, between 1996 and 2005, it was classified and reported as one of several mutually exclusive stages of syphilis. Beginning in 2005, neurosyphilis was no longer classified or reported as a distinct stage of syphilis.
Congenital Syphilis Morbidity Reporting
In 1988, the surveillance case definition for congenital syphilis was changed. This case definition has greater sensitivity than the former definition.2 In addition, many state and local STD programs greatly enhanced active case finding for congenital syphilis since 1988. For these reasons, as well as increasing morbidity, the number of reported cases increased dramatically between 1989 and 1991. All reporting areas had implemented the new case definition for reporting congenital syphilis by January 1, 1992.
In addition to changing the case definition for congenital syphilis, CDC introduced a new data collection form (CDC 73.126) in 1990 (revised October 2003). Since 1995, the data collected on this form have been used for reporting congenital syphilis cases and associated rates. This form is used to collect individual case information which allows more thorough analysis of case characteristics. For the purpose of analyzing race/ethnicity, cases are classified by race/ethnicity of the mother. Congenital syphilis cases were reported by state and city of residence of the mother for 1995 through 2008.
Congenital syphilis reporting may be delayed as a result of case investigation and validation. Congenital syphilis cases for prior years are added to CDC's surveillance databases throughout the year. Congenital syphilis data reported after publication of the current annual Surveillance Report will appear in subsequent surveillance reports and are assigned by case patient's year of birth.
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis Prevalence Monitoring
Chlamydia and gonorrhea test positivity were calculated for the following: women attending family planning clinics and prenatal clinics, men and women entering the National Job Training Program, and men and women entering corrections facilities. In addition, chlamydia test positivity was calculated for women attending Indian Health Service clinics. Syphilis seroreactivity was calculated for men who have sex with men attending STD clinics in the MSM Prevalence Monitoring Project. Positivity was calculated by dividing the number of positive tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis (numerator) by the total number of positive and negative tests for each disease (denominator) and was expressed as a percentage. Except for the National Job Training Program screening data, these data sources may include more than one test from the same individual if that person was tested more than once during a year.
To increase the stability of the annual National Job Training Program prevalence estimates, chlamydia or gonorrhea prevalence data are presented when valid test results for 100 or more students per year are available for the population subgroup and state. The majority of the National Job Training Program's chlamydia screening tests are tested by a single national contract laboratory, which provides these data to CDC. Gonorrhea screening tests for male and female students in many training centers are tested by local laboratories; these data are not available to CDC. To insure that state-specific gonorrhea screening data presented here are representative of all students entering training centers, gonorrhea test results for students at centers submitting specimens to the national contract laboratory are included only if the number of gonorrhea tests submitted is greater than 90% of the number of chlamydia tests submitted from the same center for the same time period.
Various laboratory test methods were used for all of these data sources. No adjustments for laboratory test type and sensitivity were made to any figures presenting test positivity or prevalence data.
In the MSM Prevalence Monitoring Project, the syphilis seroreactivity data in most instances do not reflect confirmatory testing and thus biologic false positive test results were not systematically excluded. The extent to which these data reflect prevalence of active syphilis infection varies by site.
Because only selected corrections facilities participated in the Prevalence Monitoring Project, state-specific positivity for chlamydia and gonorrhea may not be representative of all corrections facilities in the state.
Prevalence data for region- and state-specific figures were published with permission from the Regional IPP, selected state STD prevention programs, the National Job Training Program, and the Indian Health Service.
Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP)
Data on antimicrobial susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae were collected through GISP, a sentinel system of selected STD clinics in approximately 25-30 GISP sentinel sites and 4-5 regional laboratories in the United States. For more details on findings from GISP, refer to the GISP website at https://www.cdc.gov/std/GISP.
For 2008, the antimicrobial agents tested in GISP were: ceftriaxone, azithromycin, spectinomycin, ciprofloxacin, penicillin, and tetracycline.
Below are the antimicrobial susceptibility criteria used in GISP for 2008. The majority of the antimicrobial susceptibility criteria are also recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI):3-6
* Ceftriaxone, MIC ≥ 0.5 µg/ml (decreased susceptibility)
* Azithromycin, MIC ≥ 2.0 µg/ml (decreased susceptibility)
Spectinomycin, MIC ≥ 128.0 µg/ml (resistance)
Ciprofloxacin, MIC 0.125 – 0.5 µg/ml (intermediate resistance)
Ciprofloxacin, MIC ≥ 1.0 µg/ml (resistance)
Penicillin, MIC ≥ 2.0 µg/ml (resistance)
Tetracycline, MIC ≥ 2.0 µg/ml (resistance)
NOTE: The CLSI criteria for decreased susceptibility and resistance to ceftriaxone and azithromycin and for susceptibility to azithromycin have not been established for N. gonorrhoeae.
Other Surveillance Data Sources
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
NHANES is a series of cross-sectional surveys designed to provide national statistics on the health and nutritional status of the general household population. Data are collected through household interviews, standardized physical examinations, and the collection of biological samples in special mobile examination centers. In 1999, NHANES became a continuous survey with data released every 2 years. The sampling plan of the survey is a stratified, multistage, probability cluster design that selects a sample representative of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
National Disease and Therapeutic Index (NDTI)
The information on the number of initial visits to private physicians' offices for STDs was based on analysis of data from NDTI (machine-readable files or summary statistics for 1966 through 2008). The NDTI is a probability sample survey of private physicians' clinical management practices. For more information on this database, contact IMS Health, 660 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462; Telephone: (800) 523-5333.
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
The information on patients hospitalized for PID or ectopic pregnancy was based on analysis of data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (machine-readable files for 1980 through 2006), an ongoing nationwide sample survey of medical records of patients discharged from acute care hospitals in the United States, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. For more information, see Graves EJ. 1988 Summary: National Hospital Discharge Survey; Advance data No. 185; Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics, 1990.
The estimates generated using NHDS data are based on statistical surveys and therefore have sampling variability associated with the estimates.
Healthy People 2010 Objectives
Healthy People 20107 is a set of health objectives for the United States to achieve over the first decade of the new century. It is used by people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help develop programs to improve health. HP2010 builds on initiatives pursued over the past two decades. The 1979 Surgeon General's Report, Healthy People, and Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives established national health objectives and served as the basis for the development of State and community plans. Like its predecessors, HP2010 was developed through a broad consultation process, built on the best scientific knowledge and designed to measure programs over time. HP2010 is organized into 28 focus areas, each with objectives and measures designed to drive action that will support two overarching goals: 1) increasing the quality and years of healthy life and 2) eliminating health disparities.
Focus area 25 of HP2010—Sexually Transmitted Diseases,—contains objectives and measures related to STDs. The baselines, HP2010 targets and annual progress toward the targets are reported in Table A3. The year 2010 targets for the diseases addressed in this report are: primary and secondary syphilis—0.2 case per 100,000 population; congenital syphilis—1.0 case per 100,000 live births; and gonorrhea—19.0 cases per 100,000 population. An additional target established in the HP2010 objectives is to reduce the Chlamydia trachomatis test positivity to 3% among females aged 15 to 24 years who attend family planning and STD clinics and among males aged 15 to 24 who attend STD clinics.
HP 2010 targets were based on a national baseline. For most HP2010 objectives, one target was set for all population groups to reach by the year 2010, and was set as a "better than the best" measure for any racial or ethnic group at the baseline. For example, at the 1997 baseline for objective 25-2, gonorrhea rate per 100,000 population, the Asian/Pacific Islander group had the "best" rate of 20 cases per 100,000 population. Using the "better than the best" methodology resulted in the target for that objective being set at 19 per 100,000 population, even though the overall rate for the U.S. in 1997 was 123 cases per 100,000 population.
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) Goals
GPRA of 1993 was enacted by Congress to increase the confidence of citizens in the capability of the federal government, to increase the effectiveness and accountability of federal programs, to improve service delivery, to provide agencies a uniform tool for internal management and to assist Congressional decision making. GPRA requires each agency to have a performance plan with long-term outcomes and annual, measurable performance goals and to report on these plans annually, comparing results with annual goals. There are two STD GPRA goals: 1) reduction in PID and 2) elimination of syphilis. Each of these goals has measures. The long-term goals and measures of progress are reported in Table A4.
1 Office of Management and Budget. Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: Notice Federal Register December 27, 2000; 65(249):82228-38.
2 Kaufman RE, Jones OG, Blount JH, Wiesner PJ. Questionnaire survey of reported early congenital syphilis: problems in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Sex Transm Dis 1977;4:135-9.
3 National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. 1993. Approved standard M7 – A3. Methods for dilution antimicrobial susceptibility tests for bacteria that grow aerobically. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Villanova, PA.
4 National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. 1998. Approved standard M100-38. Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Wayne, PA.
5 National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. 2002. Approved standard M100-S12, 22. Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Wayne, PA.
6 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. January 2007. Approved standard M100-S17, 27 (1). Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Seventeenth Informational Supplement.
7 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2010. 2nd ed. With Understanding and Improving Health and Objectives for Improving Health. 2 vols. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 2000.
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Creative Design Inspiration: Gig Posters
When some of the memories begin to fade, gig posters are ever-lasting reminders of experiences past. Take for instance Arnold Skolnick's Woodstock poster that went on to become one of the most recognizable images of the last 40 years – or another 60s classic, the Monterey Pop Festival artwork, which still continues to be recognized.
Today, gig posters are still making their mark, and are becoming the ultimate pop art and coveted collectibles. Here are some of our recent favorites.
Are there any you would add? Tell us in the comments below.
Phish by James Flames
Dave Matthews Band by DKNG Studios
Walk the Moon by Delicious Design League
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros by Methane Studios


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Players will travel to Ibiza for the tenth installment in the Test Drive franchise, and they'll get the chance to do some very un-racer-like things in Unlimited 2. Players will be able to create and customize their drivers, and even exit their cars in shared spaces and interact with other players, adding an MMO-like experience to the arcade racer. From developer Eden Games:
Test Drive Unlimited 2 transforms the driving genre, adding the persistency, progression and customization of the latest multiplayer games to the auto racing experience. A persistent, dynamic environment brings thousands of racers together to compete, cooperate and create in a world of speed, skill and luxury.
For those of you that want a bit more out of your Test Drive experience, pre-orders offer a number of exclusive content options:
GameStop pre-order customers receive TDU2: Casino Online - a complete standalone bonus game! With the TDU2: Casino Online you can play games of chance including Poker, Roulette, and Slots, unlock two bonus cars in-game. Meet up with your friends, customize your avatar, and get access to the VIP area - reserved for only the top players.
Amazon.com shoppers will receive the exclusive iconic Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black special edition, exclusive avatar apparel and an additional bonus of Amazon Video Games Credit. The carbon edition features a bespoke Carbon Black color scheme, and distinctive carbon fibre details, black mesh components, and high polish black 10 spoke diamond turned alloy wheels. A bright finished grill and front parking sensors complete the exterior detailing of this hand crafted masterpiece.
Pre-orders at Walmart come with the super exclusive Inuit Audi Q7 V12 TDI Quattro, avatar apparel, and a Walmart.com gift card. This Audi Q7 has the breathtaking power of a six-liter twelve-cylinder V12 TDI engine with 500 hp. Already one of the most rare super-SUV models, this Audi Q7 comes in Inuit, a special white that creates a pearl effect reminiscent of the glistening luminance of the polar region. Use your Audi Q7 to play in our all new off road tracks.
Best Buy
Best Buy consumers will be rewarded with the Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black special edition - Aston Martin's ultimate sports car. Featuring bespoke Carbon Black metallic paint complimented with gloss black 10 spoke diamond turned alloy wheels and the iconic Aston Martin side strake fashioned from carbon fibre. Best Buy Reward Zone members also receive reward zone points with their TDU2 pre-order.
Atari fans that pre-order on the Atari website will receive an exclusive and unique yellow Nissan 370Z (known as the Fairlady Z in Japan). Inspired by the European GT4 race car, the Nissan 370Z includes 19-inch RAYS forged alloy wheels, black leather and suede interior upholstery and of course the Ultimate Yellow body.
Sharkey says: Racing fans are getting their fill of games this year with Blur, Split Second, Test Drive, Need for Speed, and of course, Gran Turismo 5. It will be interesting to see how Test Drive mixes racing with MMO-like interactions, particularly since Electronic Arts is trying to do the same thing in Need for Speed World.


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Browser extension update out for Firefox Aurora, Chrome users
Are you a Firefox user who lives dangerously in Aurora territory? Is "pre-beta" your middle name? Well, we have a
vodka martini browser extension update with your first name on it.
As par for the course, Mozilla has been hard at work on testing new features and next-generation paradigms in Firefox Aurora, the more-beta-than-beta version of its browser, which means we've had to update the 1Password extension to stay in step. If you use Aurora, our update is now live that should fix a few incompatibilities and get you back to logging in and filling forms with a click.
Google Chrome users can also look forward to some better Credit Card and Identity filling.
Safari users, well, you can sit this one out because all is well in Cupertino's corner of the web.
Your browser should see 1Password extension 3.9.17 pretty soon and auto-update to it. While you wait, you could perhaps peruse the changelog and revel in that lifestyle of danger you got goin' on.


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Water, Water Everywhere
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began flood-control programs in 1938, creating 10 manmade recreational lakes throughout the state. Tygart Lake, just outside of Grafton was the first flood-control lake.
According to the Corps of Engineers, the state's lakes had 7.5 million visitors in 2009, and they spent $385 million on trip expenses and durable goods and generated more than 2,000 industry-related and spin-off jobs.
"The economic impact of the state's lakes is huge in terms of social benefit," Jack Nichol, park ranger for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Huntington District said.
Nichol said many people believe the lakes were meant initially for flood control, but lawmakers saw the economic and recreational potential the creation of lakes could provide the state.
"Recreation was also the purpose when lawmakers proposed creating the lakes, and the social benefits provided for the state are and continue to be ongoing," Nichol said.
Summersville Lake in Nicholas County, the state's largest manmade lake, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the area, providing a boost to the local economy, Nichol said. Many other state lakes have the same benefit, he said.
The state's lakes provide visitors opportunities for boating, camping, fishing, hiking and swimming. Many have roped off beach areas. Those include Beech Fork Lake in Wayne County and Burnsville Lake in Braxton County.
The lakes have a $3-a-day boat-launch fee, and most offer marinas that provide snacks and fuel for boaters. Burnsville and Sutton Lake offer boat rentals -- from modestly priced two-man fishing vessels to houseboat options that allow families to cruise the water in style.
Campers can use an array of options from rustic to full-amenity camping. Many campsites have full electric, water and sewage hookups. Bathhouses with full shower and restroom facilities are also provided.
"We are working to provide and upgrade hookups at all our campsites for campers to enjoy as budget permits," Nichol said.
Prices range an average of $25 to $50 a night, with discounts provided for seniors and servicemen.To read more, click http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=81537.
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Ryan McMaken (@ryanmcmaken) is the editor of Mises Wire and The Austrian. Send him your article submissions, but read article guidelines first. Ryan has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado, and was the economist for the Colorado Division of Housing from 2009 to 2014. He is the author of Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre.


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Crayfish snakes occur in and around marshes, swamps and bayous in lowlands, preferably in open areas. They are chiefly nocturnal and apparently spend much of the remainder of their time in crawfish burrows. They give birth to 4-39 young.
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CCRI car wash benefits tornado victims
The Knight Student Government of the Community College of Rhode Island will host a car wash next weekend to benefit victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes.
The car wash will occur on the CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick on Friday, June 21 from noon to 4 p.m. and again on Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The suggested donation is $10.
In addition to the car wash, refreshments will be available for the public to purchase.
All of the proceeds will be donated to the victims of the worst series of tornadoes in recent history. The organization aims to raise $2,000 over the course of the weekend. Volunteers for the event are welcome. Send an email to email@example.com for more information.
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Middlebury H.S. Student Wins Fifth Annual Vermont Brain Bee at College of Medicine
- 02-07-2014
- By Jennifer Nachbur
The human brain is a mystery to many and a challenge to others who are fascinated by its anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, the nervous system, and behavior and learning. On Saturday, February 8, 2014, more than 20 high school students from across the state of Vermont embraced that fascination, demonstrating their neuroscience know-how at Vermont's fifth annual Brain Bee. Hosted at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, the event tested students' brain and nervous system aptitude through written, practical and oral examinations.
Middlebury Union High School senior Jonah Lefkoe received first place at the Bee. Evan Trus, a senior at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, Vt., earned second-place honors, followed by a tie for third place by Ian Lund of Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington, Vt., and Sonia Howlett from Middlebury Union High School.
The Sullivan Classroom in the College's Medical Education Center served as the event "hub," with small-group classrooms and the Pathology Lab also utilized for the annual statewide competition, which aims to promote learning about and interest in the field of neuroscience among highschoolers. UVM neuroscience graduate students and faculty assisted with examinations, judging and scoring at the Bee.
In addition to completing examinations, student participants listened to neurological and psychiatric case presentations by Sharon Leach, Ph.D., clinical neuropsychologist and licensed psychologist at the Stern Center for Language and Learning, and UVM/Fletcher Allen child and adolescent psychiatry fellow Feyza Basoglu, M.D., as well as a lunchtime keynote address by UVM Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Michael Cannizaro, Ph.D., regarding "What's the Story with the Prefrontal Cortex? Shedding Some Light on the Matter." Following the final Oral Bee Round, during which the winners were determined, participants heard from a panel of UVM undergraduate and graduate students studying neuroscience.
Evan Trus, second place winner of the Vermont Brain Bee, will represent Vermont at the National Brain Bee at the University of Maryland in Baltimore on March 14 and 15, 2014. First-place winner Jonah Lefkoe is unable to attend due to a previous commitment, the Middlebury High School spring drama production.
The Vermont Brain Bee is presented by the Vermont Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience and the UVM Neuroscience Graduate Program and Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Initiative. Learn more about the 2014 event.


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October 27, 2013
Vernon Township, NJ
Lois South (nee Montross), 91 years old, died after a short illness at Barn Hill Care Center, Newton, NJ on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Born to Samuel and Cora Montross in Vernon Township, NJ, she has been a lifelong resident.
Mrs. South owned and operated with her late husband, Wheymer, The Old Homestead Dairy Farm in Vernon Twp. and also worked for the Township of Vernon, Dupont and Lozaw Garage over the years finally retiring in 2013. Mrs. South had a great affinity for gardening, woodworking and inventing things from what she had available.
Mrs. South was predeceased by her husband, Wheymer C. South, Jr. (2003); a brother and five sisters.
She was the devoted mother of Carl South and his wife, Doris of Nancy, KY, Earl South of Pond Eddy, NY and Alan South and his wife, Brenda of Columbia, NJ; loving grandmother of Adam South and Erin Meyer; dear sister of Marion Ackerson of Florida and was cherished by many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive their friends from 10 to 12 noon on Wednesday, October 30th at Ferguson-Vernon Funeral Home, 241 Route 94 (1 Vanderhoof Court for GPS), Vernon, NJ. Funeral Service is to commence at 12 noon with interment to follow at North Hardyston Cemetery, Hardyston Township, NJ.
Arrangements by Ferguson-Vernon Funeral Home, Vernon, NJ, 973-827-6600; information and condolences can be found at www.fergusonvernonfuneralhome.com


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MEXICO CITY — The nation's ruling party has chosen a woman as its candidate for president, a test for a society where women could not vote until 1953 and where a culture of machismo still runs strong.
Josefina Vazquez Mota, a 51-year-old economist, became the first female presidential candidate from any of the country's major parties when she convincingly won a primary election on Sunday for the conservative National Action Party.
Her victory marks a milestone in the progress that Mexican women, like those in countries across the hemisphere, have made in politics over the past three decades. The first female governor did not take office until 1989. Only a handful have been elected since.
Born in Mexico City on Jan. 20, 1961, Vazquez Mota was educated at some of the country's more costly private universities and graduate schools, then worked as a financial consultant and business journalist for several years.
She won national attention after publishing a 1999 book titled "God, Please Make Me A Widow," which is described as a call to women stop being afraid of developing their potential.
Vasquez Mota formally jumped into politics when she was elected to Congress in 2000, part of a wave of political change that rolled across Mexico as Vicente Fox of her National Action Party captured the presidency and ended the 71-year hold on power of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI.
After only three months as a legislator, Vazquez Mota was pulled into Fox's Cabinet to head the Social Development Department, the first woman to hold the post.
She continued to build her political skills and reputation within her party by managing Felipe Calderon's successful 2006 presidential race, then serving as his education secretary and in Congress.
But the affable candidate with a permanent smile faces an uphill battle against former Mexico State Gov. Enrique Pena Nieto, the PRI candidate who leads in all recent polls.
Many voters have grown disillusioned with National Action after 12 years in power, and due to growing frustration with a drug war in which more than 47,000 people have died over the past five years.
"She is offering to combat corruption, but Fox first offered that and after 12 years nothing has happened," said political analyst Jose Antonio Crespo. "Why would people believe her now?"
Besides ending corruption and improving education, she has said little about what direction she would take the country.
She won the nomination even though most analysts considered rival Ernesto Cordero, the former finance secretary, as the top choice of Calderon and the party establishment. That may help, said Andrew Selee, director of the Washington-based Mexico Institute.
"One thing that benefits her is that she has a certain amount of distance from President Calderon," Selee said. "I think she will try to project a sense of openness to new ideas and that will benefit her but that may not be enough to overcome people's desire to entirely change direction."
Vazquez Mota, who was elected to the lower house of Congress for a second time in 2009 and became speaker of the house, has said she won't use gender as an issue during her campaign.
But the married mother of three, has used her family life on the campaign trail to garner the support of Mexican mothers and young voters.
PAN delegates are betting that a woman candidate could boost party appeal. Recently women have been elected to head governments throughout Latin America, including in Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica and Chile.
"The fact that she is a woman certainly injects a new story line into the election campaign," Selee sad. "Certainly people will find that attractive."


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Five Essential Business Lessons for Women Entrepreneurs
The Carlson School offers a plethora of resources designed to foster the entrepreneurial spirit and teach students how to overcome the unique challenges of leading a business. And much like other sectors of business, women can face unique obstacles when launching a venture.
To help students across the University of Minnesota, the Women in Business student organization invited a panel of women entrepreneurs to share their expertise at a recent event. From championing an idea, to choosing financing, to overcoming naysayers, the panelists offered the following advice for aspiring women entrepreneurs.
Community is key
"Don't look at other women as competition; look at other women as your rock to lean on. Thrive on every conversation because you'll find you get a nugget of wisdom from every person you talk to."
-Katie Sanchez
Founder, Bee Free Honee
When in doubt, forge on
"I always thought there was this book everybody else had that told you how to start a business. But there isn't. The good news is you don't have to know it all. Women tend to feel like they need 100 percent of the answers, where men need only 60 percent before digging into a venture. So stop waiting around and just go for it."
-Lili Hall
Founder and President, KNOCK
Learn to delegate
"As much as I love to do everything myself, knowing how to enlist help allows me to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. It's about keeping perspective about what really needs to get done at the time. Everything in moderation, including moderation."
-Natalie Herrild
Founder, Modiron
Be flexible, be resolute
"The plan isn't always going to work out the way you intended, and that's OK. As an entrepreneur, your day can change on a dime, but you have to stick with it. If you have a great idea and you love what you do, don't let anyone push you off your path. Keep pursuing your idea."
-Mary Leonard
Founder, Chocolate Celeste
Don't copy your competition
"Don't compare yourself to others. You're going to forge your own way. Make what you do an extension of yourself, and I promise you will succeed. Be authentic, that's what creates wonderful stuff."
-Hannah Barnstable
President and Founder, Seven Sundays Muesli
About Women in Business
Women in Business is dedicated to bringing women together in business-related fields through networking, speakers, volunteering, and social events. The student organization helps students of all kinds develop skills to succeed in the business world.


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NEW Links for the Week of 3/26//01
We Are Here For You!
To assure your experience at Chicago-Kent College of Law is a positive one, the Center for Law and Computers is available to assist you with your computer and technical questions and concerns. You can reach a member of our staff by calling (312) 906-5300 (6-5300 house phones) or sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
By now, you should be familiar with your Kent email and network accounts. We ask that you purge all unnecessary messages and files as often as possible from your accounts to help us preserve space on the C-K server. As a reminder, you must delete messages from your "Deleted Messages" folder for them to be permanently removed from the mail server. It is also a good maintenance procedure to delete any unneeded messages in the "Sent" folder.
To select a new password:
· Access Webmail (http://webmail.kentlaw.edu) from your internet browser, (i.e. Internet Explorer)
· Select the option CHANGE PASSWORD
· When prompted, enter your username, password and desired new password when successfully completed, you will receive the message PASSWORD SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED
· Your new password takes effect immediately and will give you access to your email account and network files.
Technical Training and Support:
Please feel free to contact Technical Support any time we can be of assistance to you with technical issues:
CLC Main Office (Help Desk): Room 525
Technical Support Help Desk Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Email: email@example.com
Phone: (312) 906-5300
Fax: (312) 906-5165
Obtaining Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition and FrontPage:
The Center for Law and Computers has MS Office 2000 Professional Edition and FrontPage available for purchase at a discounted educational use rate. The disks can be purchased at the Help Desk in Room 525. Each student is allowed to purchase only one copy for the price of $25.50. Please bring your student or other photo ID with you to purchase a set.
The Center for Law and Computers is pleased to announce that after extensive review and testing, we have implemented a new print accounting software which will allow you to:
1. Send print jobs to queue -- This feature will allow you to send print jobs to the print station at the front of each lab and they will be held in queue until you release them. You will no longer have to continually run to the printer to make sure your print job doesn't get mixed in with someone else's print job. In addition, you will be able to send multiple print jobs to the queue and they will be held until you release them at the print station in the front.
2. You will be able to check the balance of your print account -- This feature will allow you to look at the number of copies you have remaining for the term (note: each student is allotted 400 pages per semester; additional pages beyond the 400 are billed at $.05 per page).
The best part---your 400 page limit per semester has been reset!
The release station will release all print jobs sent under your username. When your print jobs are listed you have the opportunity to delete them before actually sending them to print.
If you have questions, please email email@example.com or call 906-5300.
The principle printers in the KENTNET system are Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8000N Printers. There is one printer in each lab 700, 760 and 900 that is set up as the default printer when you sign on in that lab.
Individual Student Printing Accounts
The CLC is in the process of upgrading the print accounting system. A notice will be sent via e-mail and posted to the Web describing how to use the print accounting system once the user interface has been completed. What follows here are the policies that will be implemented when that new system is initiated.
Each student receives 400 pages of printing per semester. Any printing past 400 pages will be charged to your student printing account at 5¢ per page. You must settle your student account with the Bursar's Office before receiving your 400 page allotment for the following semester. Students with outstanding balances will have their Kentnet accounts deactivated until the balance is paid. Graduating students with a delinquent printing balance will not receive their diplomas until the accounts are paid in full.
If you print work for a faculty member, you must print out a detailed balance and have the faculty member sign for their pages. Present the signed balance sheet to the Help Desk in the Center for Law and Computers (Room 525). Your print account will be credited accordingly.
Print jobs that are sent to the Document Center printer (9th floor-library) require payment when picked up.
Please report any problems with printers or printing to the Help Desk by Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or in house phone number 6-5300.
The Email stations located throughout the building are intended to allow students convenient and quick access to Email and the Record. Please be considerate to your fellow students when using these stations. If you want to compose many or long messages, or browse the Internet at length, please use one of the 3 computer labs in the library. Thank you for your cooperation.
NakedWife.exe or Nakedwife.txt
- a High Risk virus that is covered by the Mcafee SDAT4126 update.
As always, it is a good idea to update the virus protection software on your personal computer periodically to catch any new viruses lurking out there in cyber world Since we have a volume license to McAfee Virus Scan, each student should have a copy of this software on his/her computer. (It is free to C-K students so...No excuse not to have it!)
The Center for Law and Computers takes a proactive stance in trying to eradicate viruses by cleaning them as they come through our servers, we cannot protect each individual PC. We are asking that you also be proactive to ensure that your PC does not become infected.
With the latest outbreaks of the Nakedwife, Creative.exe (Shockwave) and new Melissa viruses, we want to stress the importance of everybody having the latest virus protection software and updated virus definition (.DAT) files. We'd also like to remind you that regular virus scans of all drives (weekly, if possible) are necessary in order to detect and clean any viruses so they are not sent to friends and/or colleagues.
Chicago-Kent is licensed for and supports McAfee Virus Scan from Network Associates. According to information on their web site, there are over 50,000+ viruses out there and the potential for damage is continuous. We here at the Center for Law and Computers want to make sure you have the best possible protection for your PC. Please follow the instructions below to install the latest virus definition updates (.DAT files) for your McAfee software.
FIRST: Check to see that you have a recent version of the virus scanning software on your computer.
You can do this by clicking on the small blue and red "VShield" icon in the lower right corner of your screen with the right mouse button. When you do, a small menu will pop up. Select the "About" choice in this menu by clicking on it once with the left mouse button.
These procedures may force a reboot of your computer. In order to avoid loss of data, close all programs except Outlook before completing any of the following steps.
While signed on to the C-K network, run the update with the following three steps:
Once the "SuperDat" update program starts, click on "Next."
You may be prompted to restart your computer.
THIRD: Run a virus scan on your PC.
This will begin the scanning process. It will check all the files on the drive you designated. It may take a few minutes to several hours depending on the speed of your computer and the number of files you have. Your patience will pay off, remember you will be preventing problems in the future.
Note: The above procedures can be used in the future to update your .DAT files.
A great source for additional information about viruses is the Network Associates site:
As always, if you have questions or need additional assistance, please feel free to contact the help desk at (312) 906-5300.
No down time is scheduled for the next week.
If you have been in Lab 700 lately, you have probably noticed a change!
We have added new Pentium III, 256 RAM, 10.0G hard drive computers. You should experience faster downloading of web pages and other applications. Also notice the NEW carpet---it makes the room lighter and brighter. We hope this helps make your course work here at C-K a more pleasant experience.
There are three computer labs in the school, one on the ninth floor and two on the seventh floor all inside the library. The labs feature Pentium II or Pentium III-based machines running Windows 98. Additional Email and basic application machines can be found in the Concourse and Cafeteria areas.
Lab 900 is on the ninth floor of the library at the west end of the building and has 12 computers. Turn left when you enter the library through the ninth floor entrance. The printer for the ninth floor lab is in Room 986, in the corner of the area.
Lab 700, the large, glass-walled room on the seventh floor of the library, is the largest lab, with 30 computers. This lab is sometimes used for larger research classes and it is always used for exams. LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW representatives conduct office hours in Lab 700. The schedule of their office hours will be posted weekly in the Record. They can help you with online research questions.
Lab 760, also on the seventh floor of the library, is equipped with 20 computers. It is often used for research classes.
From time to time, the law school schedules classes or exams in the labs. When this occurs, a sign will be posted outside the door of the lab. Please be considerate and use one of the other labs during these scheduled activities.
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In what appears to be an act of solidarity, the Camdenton school board unanimously approved to move forward with a ballot measure that would allow the district to expand two elementary schools without burdening taxpayers with an increase in taxes.
In what appears to be an act of solidarity, the Camdenton school board unanimously approved to move forward with a ballot measure that would allow the district to expand two elementary schools without burdening taxpayers with an increase in taxes.
The school board was looking at two different ballot issues to fund construction projects at Osage Beach and Hurricane Deck elementary buildings. The other option was to ask voters to approve a 10 cent increase to the district's total levy.
Under the proposal approved by the board during an early morning meeting on Tuesday, taxpayers will not see an increase. The board has been discussing the options and needs of the district's two outlying elementary schools for quite some time. The board was up against the deadline for filing ballot issues for the April election.
Camdenton is one of three lake area districts taking proposals to voters this spring. The funds will allow the district to accommodate the growing student population at Hurricane Deck and Osage Beach elementary buildings.
The board is simply proposing a plan that would refinance bonds that the district already has and will funnels funds into different accounts. If this passes, the district will have general bonds in the amount of $43 million.
The need for additional space has been under discussion for quite some time. "Our patron panel has been talking to us about equity that they would like to see in our facilties. It doesnt matter where you live in the district , you should have access to the same resources," Superintendent Tim Hadfield said. "We are growing at the elementary level. We have a building at capacity in Osage Beach and we are needing to plan for the future."
According to school officials, the ballot language is easily misinterpreted. The language reads as if the levy is being increased. In reality, the levy will remain at the current levy of $2.87 per $100 of assessed valuation.
What happens once voters approve the proposal is the district's debt service tax levy will increase approximately 11 cents, from $0.20 to $0.31. The 11 cents will move from the capital project fund, allowing the district to refinance without passing on any additional taxes to the voters.
Hadfield added that $35 million of the bonds will be used strictly for the elementary construction projects and for security upgrades on the main campus.
The district is currently working alongside an architectural firm to design plans for a brand new Osage Beach Elementary and to expand and renovate the current Hurricane Deck Elementary. The school board plans to look over drawings and sketches at its regularly scheduled February meeting.


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PHOENIX -- It's the obvious question every time a team signs a free agent: If said player is so good, why did his former team let him go?
The Eagles signed eight free agents last week -- at good value, on paper -- but each comes with his own particular baggage. General manager Howie Roseman gave Connor Barwin the most in guaranteed money ($8 million) of the eight, but the outside linebacker notched only three sacks for the Texans last season after recording 11-1/2 the year before.
Gary Kubiak, his former coach, tried to explain Barwin's dip in production.
"First off, we had more sacks this year than we did last year," Kubiak said Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings. "Obviously, we had one player that had the majority of them (defensive end J.J. Watt). It just seems like when you're getting there the quarterback falls one way or the other.
"I think Connor played as well this year as he did last year. He just didn't have the numbers. He's always an effort player. Did a hell of a job for us. I thought he had a good season."
A Houston-based reporter then asked if the additional weight Barwin added in 2012 -- he said ten pounds -- affected his performance. The Eagles list Barwin at 6-foot-4, 264 pounds.
"I don't think it was quite that much, but, yeah, he played a little bigger this year than last year," Kubiak said. "Remember now, he got flipped around, too. He had to play [weak-side], [strong-side] because of what we had going on. We lost Brooks [Reed] for a while. We had some things going on with our team that made him have to be the adjuster for us."
Roseman said last week that the Eagles came to the conclusion that the more time Barwin spent playing on the strong-side last season affected his ability to get after the quarterback. He also suggested that Barwin was asked to drop into coverage more because he played less at the weak side.
Barwin dropped into coverage on 101 of 1,137 total plays (8.8 percent) in 2012, according to Pro Football Focus. In 2011, he dropped on 88 of 1,117 plays (7.9 pct).
"If somebody was going to drop, he was the guy. ... Our WIL position rushes a lot more than our SAM, obviously," Kubiak said. "But I think him getting caught in having to bounce back and forth and move around, that might have had something to do with that."
Barwin said last week that he can play either side. The Eagles have revealed very little about their expected switch to a 3-4 defense, but Roseman suggested that Barwin was capable of playing either side since the outside linebacker spots should be interchangeable.
"I think he can play either side, I really do. He's very capable," Kubiak said. "We know he can rush the passer. You saw that two years ago with his production from a sack standpoint. He can drop, zone coverage, those types of things, zone pressures that guys like to do in a 3-4."
It had been reported that the Texans attempted to keep Barwin, but their effort was mild considering the relatively low price in which the Eagles signed the 26-year old. The same was said of James Casey, who the Texans also let walk.
The Eagles signed the versatile tight end to a three-year deal. Casey set career highs in receptions (34), receiving yards (330) and touchdowns (three) last season playing strictly as the fullback for the first time in his career.
"This year, James solely became our fullback in everything we did," Kubiak said. "He was banging, he was going out, we were shifting him out playing a lot of one-back stuff."
The Eagles gave little detail on how they plan to use the 28-year old, but coach Chip Kelly mentioned Patriots tight end Aaron Hernanadez twice when he asked how he could use employ Casey. Hernandez has been an effective complement to New England tight end Rob Gronkowski and lined up almost anywhere in the Patriots' scheme.
"I think James' best is yet to come," Kubiak said. "And, yes, I would love to have James in what we are doing. But we've had to get a new fullback four our of five years. That's part of the situation."
Tyler Clutts will take over Casey's spot at fullback, Kubiak said. Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus made Barwin expendable.
The Ravens chose not the bring Cary Williams back. The Eagles signed the 27-year-old cornerback to a three-year contract worth $17 million, although only $5.5 million is guaranteed.
"He'll give you everything he's got," Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. "He's an emotional man. He really cares. As far as the physical part, he's long and fast and he's got good ball skills. So I think Philly's got a good player."
But not good enough that Harbaugh felt the need to keep him.


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Featuring more than 20 local, specialty-foods producers, in addition to its own label, Harry & David wants to support the larger community this weekend while polishing its persona.
Taste of Harry & David organizers say they looked to April's Pear A Fare in downtown Medford to rejuvenate their 11th annual event. Among the Pear A Fare's 40 food and beverage companies, Laurie McDonald met with several Rogue Valley up-and-comers that complement Harry & David products.
"I'm always looking for something I can bring into the store," says the manager for business-to-business gifting.
For the first time, the gift-fruit giant whose image took a hit during bankruptcy is inviting smaller enterprises to participate in its Labor Day weekend bash. And the public is invited to vote for their favorite foods and beverages.
"This is going to liven it up," says McDonald. "This is what customers are asking for."
A few familiar brands — Rogue Creamery, Taylor's Sausage and numerous local wineries and breweries — will offer samples. But newcomers, such as Popcakes, Rogue Meats, Pomegranate Splash, Seed Oil Company, Rogue Olive Oil Co., TonTon's Artisan Affections and Salinity flavored salts stand to shake up tasters' experience. Some already are stocked at the Country Village while others will be soon, says McDonald, citing Salinity, produced in Grants Pass, as a recent success story.
"It's new; it's different," she says. "It's flying off the shelves."
Inclusion in Harry & David gift baskets can follow an independent product's retail presence at the Country Village, adds McDonald. Rogue Creamery of Central Point and Gary West Artisan Smoked Meats both have enjoyed gift-basket status.
"If it moves here, it's great exposure to the whole company."
Gluten-free is one niche that Harry & David hasn't filled despite strong demand, says McDonald. So Popcakes, TonTon's, Silly Zak's and Sherry's Pasta are naturals for the Country Village, she says.
"Being the flagship store, we can offer that off brand."
Even products that Harry & David comes closer to duplicating, such as toffee by Homemade Confections, Vintner's Kitchen jams and Pomegranate Splash sauces, can help Harry & David evaluate its own line, says McDonald.
"If it's a great product, why not?"
Pomegranate Splash is seeking a manufacturing site since owner Jules Silver moved his seven-year-old company last year from Denver to Talent. Silver says he still is trying to land accounts for his six wine- and spirits-flavored pomegranate reductions, so far carried at Rogue Creamery's cheese shop and sold at www.pomegranatesplash.com.
"It's a sweet-tart flavor," says Silver, explaining that it can be made into cocktails or marinades or used as a condiment.
While Silver says he hopes area food co-ops will pick up Pomegranate Splash, it's ideal for gift baskets or winery tasting rooms. He relocated after he "fell in love" with the area.
"We're looking to do it big here."
The bigger Taste event solicited sponsorships from Grange Co-op, Lithia Motors and Rogue Federal Credit Union. A raffle and canned-food drive are planned to benefit CASA of Jackson County and ACCESS, respectively. Cooking demonstrations with wine pairings by chef Tim Keller are set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and live musical acts are booked all day.
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Featuring more than 20 local, specialty-foods producers, in addition to its own label, Harry & David wants to support the larger community this weekend while polishing its persona.


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The VR (valve reactor) was originally designed for the critically acclaimed Valvetronix modelling amplifiers with a circuit that places a 12AX7 vacuum tube/valve into the power stage. Also known as a dual-triode tube, the 12AX7 is actually two tubes in one. The Vox engineers configured this tube to act as a small power amplifier with a circuit that provides all of the tonality and feel of an all tube amp.
Too small to be used as an amplifier on its own, the output of this Valve Reactor circuit is fed to a high-quality solid state power amp that adds no tone coloration to the signal. This power amplifier also has some special circuits that feed the changing loudspeaker impedance information back to the Valve Reactor. This last interaction of tube, amp, and speaker provides the lively sound and feel that defines an all tube amplifier.
Tube and solid-state, vintage and modern, clean and dirty – the new VR Series has it all. The AC30VR amp offer great tone, versatility, and stylish VOX looks, in two popular combo configurations ready to take you from the bedroom to any stage anywhere.
The Vox 845 Wah-Wah pedal is a new version of one of the most famous guitar effects pedals of al time. Based on the specifications of the original pedal developed by VOX in the '60s, the V845 Wah-Wah offers guitarists the same legendary Wah-Wah tone in a new sturdy and robust design.
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The Samson Auro D412 is designed to encompass the key elements of power and portability. This 2-way active loudspeaker combines superior components and meticulous engineering. The Auro D412 delivers 400W of power, featuring a 12" extended low-frequency driver and a 1.34" compression driver.
The Audo D412's best feature is its light weight and resilient design. Providing two oversized ergonomic carry handles, the unit is easy to transport, while the solid polypropylene construction ensures roadworthy durability. Auro D412 is ideal for sound professionals and performers seeking to bridge the gap between portable and fixed installation applications.
Coming together with a free pair of Samson LS2 speaker stands and the VP1 microphone kit, the AuroD412 bundle had everything you need to be noticed.
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text: In this hands-on workshop participants will practice building and organizing content within the Illinois Compass 2g environment. Special emphasis will be given to teaching tools including Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, and the Grade Center. The workshop facilitator will also provide examples of best practices drawn from research on teaching and learning in both online and face-to-face settings. 'Duration: 2 hours 'Event type: Workshop 'Event sponsor(s): Technology Services Academic Technology Services