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Patriots 23, Buccaneers 3: Tom Brady threw a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes to rookie Kenbrell Thompkins and host New England overcame a slow start to flatten winless Tampa Bay.
Brady threw for a modest 225 yards with one interception and Stephen Gostkowski kicked three field goals as the Patriots (3-0) remained undefeated with a comfortable victory after winning their first two games by a total of five points. Thompkins, an undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati, finished with three catches for 41 yards and his first two career TDs and fellow rookie Aaron Dobson added seven catches for 52 yards.
Beleaguered quarterback Josh Freeman had his second straight sub-par outing, finishing 19-for-41 for 236 yards and a costly late interception as the Buccaneers dropped to 0-3. Doug Martin ran for 88 yards on 20 carries for Tampa Bay, which managed only 62 total yards in the second half until its final drive with the game out of reach.
The Buccaneers dominated early, but Rian Lindell's missed 38-yard field goal, two failed fourth-down conversions and a pair of dropped TD passes were killers. The Patriots finally came to life when Brady capped back-to-back scoring drives with TD throws of 16 and 5 yards to Thompkins before a late interception by ex-Buccaneer Aqib Talib led to Gostkowski's 53-yarder as time expired in the half for a 17-3 edge.
New England was on the verge of turning the game into an early knockout on its opening drive of the second half, but Buccaneers safety Mark Barron picked off Brady in the end zone. It just delayed the inevitable as Brady led consecutive scoring drives culminating in field goals by Gostkowski for a 23-3 lead with 8:19 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brady's first scoring strike to Thompkins gave him a touchdown pass in 51 consecutive games, three shy of tying New Orleans QB Drew Brees' NFL record. ... Buccaneers leading WR Vincent Jackson suffered a rib injury and finished with three receptions for 34 yards. ... Gostkowski's 53-yarder to end the half tied his career long and was his eighth career field goal of at least 50 yards, tying the franchise mark held by Adam Vinatieri.


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The controversy about the publication of "intelligent design" advocate Stephen C. Meyer's article "The origin of biological information and the higher taxonomic categories" in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington is now attracting attention in the press.
First, a brief UPI story "Creationist article stirs debate" appeared in the Washington Times on August 30. The story explained that "Intelligent design supporters believe living creatures show patterns of design that are evidence of a creator. ID backers also have sought to weaken the teaching of evolution in schools. Although the claims of Discovery Institute's CSC have been rebuffed by the scientific community at large, the group has sought to get papers published in scientific journals," and also repeated NCSE's report that members of the Biological Society of Washington are "concerned about the reputation of the society and its journal after the publication of such a piece of substandard work in the apparent service of a non-scientific ideology."
Second, The Scientist published Trevor Stokes's story "Intelligent design study appears: Publication of paper in peer-reviewed journal sparks controversy" on September 3. Stokes quoted NCSE executive director Eugenie C. Scott as describing "intelligent design" as "an evolved form of creationism that resulted from legal decisions in the 1980s ruling that creationism can't be taught in schools" and as commenting, "There hasn't been anything in peer-reviewed literature about intelligent design ... Members of the intelligent design community are very hungry to get articles in peer-reviewed journals." Stokes also quoted the Panda's Thumb critique of the article as "a rhetorical edifice [constructed] out of omission of relevant facts, selective quoting, bad analogies, and tendentious interpretations."
Stokes also interviewed Richard Sternberg and Meyer for his story. Sternberg, the editor of PBSW at the time the article was published, stated that the paper underwent peer review; he also expressed concern that "some in the science community have labeled him and Meyer as creationists." The article then described Sternberg's work with the Baraminology Study Group at Bryan College. (The article provides a link to the BSG's Occasional Papers, which "is committed to publishing constructive scientific research in creation biology"; Sternberg is on its editorial board.) Stokes might have also mentioned that Palm Beach Atlantic University, with which Meyer is now affiliated, requires its trustees, officers, faculty members, and staff to believe that "man was directly created by God."
The story gives the last word to Meyer, who comments, "Public reaction to the article, however, has been mainly characterized by hysteria, name-calling and personal attack." It is worth pointing out that the Panda's Thumb critique "Meyer's Hopeless Monster" spends about 6000 words patiently explaining the scientific shortcomings of the paper. When the Discovery Institute first posted Meyer's article on its web site, it acknowledged the existence of "Meyer's Hopeless Monster" (without linking to it) and commented, "We trust that the Panda's Thumb critique of Meyer's article will seem a good deal less persuasive, and less substantive than Meyer's article itself, once readers have had a chance to read Meyer's essay. Dr. Meyer will, of course, respond in full to Gishlick et al. in due course." Perhaps significantly, no response has yet appeared, and the promise to respond -- along with any reference to "Meyer's Hopeless Monster" -- has disappeared.
(Update October 4, 2004: on September 29, 2004, the Discovery Institute posted "One Long Bluff" -- the first installment of a prospective response to "Meyer's Hopeless Monster." Future updates as events warrant.
Update October 13, 2004: a second installment of "One Long Bluff" appeared on October 11, 2004.)
("Intelligent design study appears" in The Scientist)

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All Blacks Carter, Mealamu back for England Test
All Blacks veterans Dan Carter and Keven Mealamu are set to return from injury to face England at Twickenham on Saturday, as the world champions look to end their 2012 season undefeated.
Coach Steve Hansen named the pair in his starting line-up, although both will be subject to late fitness tests, along with prop Tony Woodcock.
Hansen made three changes to the run-on side that beat Wales 33-10 last weekend, naming his strongest team against an England side itching for a Southern Hemisphere scalp following closely fought losses to Australia and South Africa.
"We know that the English will lift themselves for their final match of the year, especially following their two recent narrow defeats, and we need to be prepared to match them in all facets," he said.
Carter, a late withdrawal from the Wales Test after suffering an Achilles injury in training, resumes fly-half duties, relegating Aaron Cruden to the bench.
Hooker Mealamu replaces Andrew Hore, who was suspended for five matches after punching lock Bradley Davies from behind in the win over Wales. Dane Coles will provide backup from the bench in case his calf injury flares again.
Lock Brodie Retallick was selected over Luke Romano to face the physical England pack.
"He (Retallick) has got a big motor, he goes all day long and we just thought this game would suit him," Hansen said.
The All Blacks have swept all before them while in Europe, defeating Scotland (51-22), Italy (42-10) and Wales (33-10).
The New Zealanders are undefeated in 20 games and a win on Saturday would see them go the entire season without a loss for the first time since 1997.
They have not been beaten in a Test on a Northern Hemisphere tour since 2002, when England won 31-28 at Twickenham.
Since then New Zealand have beaten England nine times, with five of the victories at Twickenham.
The match will be skipper Richie McCaw's last before he takes a six-month sabbatical from rugby, after a gruelling schedule which included leading the All Blacks to victory in last year's World Cup.
The break is designed to extend the three-time IRB player of the year's career to the next tournament in 2015, with heir-apparent Kieran Read poised to take over the captain's duties in his absence.
New Zealand 15-1
Israel Dagg; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Julian Savea; Dan Carter, Aaron Smith; Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (captain), Liam Messam; Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick; Owen Franks, Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock.
Dane Coles, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Luke Romano, Victor Vito, Piri Weepu, Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith.


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A Roman Catholic high school teacher is caught in a conflict between anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people and the religious freedom protestations of conservative faith-based organizations -- but lesbian CARLA HALE and her allies are fighting back. The COLUMBUS, OHIO physical education teacher returned from bereavement leave following her mother's death only to be fired because an anonymous parent had complained that Hale's partner was named in the obituary. EVAN DAVIS at WCRS in Columbus filed this report for "Free Speech Radio News" [www.fsrn.org]
The whole world heard the sound of another glass ceiling breaking last week when the National Basketball Association's JASON COLLINS became the first male pro athlete to publicly come out during his career. The fanfare surrounding Collins' revealing essay in "Sports Illustrated" reached from the basketball courts to the nation's capitol. ABC's GEORGE STEPHANAPOLOUS scored the first exclusive broadcast interview with Collins the day after his announcement
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Diego Fagundez scored the only goal of the game midway through the first half and Clyde Simms was instrumental in stifling the high-powered Chicago Fire attack as the New England Revolution claimed a 1-0 win in the 2012 home finale on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.
WATCH: Diego Fagundez scores from distance
The Revs (8-17-8, 32 pts.) finished the season with a record of 7-4-6 at home, marking a three-win improvement over last year's mark in Foxborough. Although the Fire (17-11-5, 56 pts.) has already clinched a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the loss dropped Chicago into third place in the Eastern Conference standings.
New England goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth needed to make just one save – a simple stop on a weak shot from Patrick Nyarko in the 86th minute – to pick up his second shutout of the season. Blair Gavin made his Revolution debut with a start in central midfield – replacing the suspended Benny Feilhaber – while A.J. Soares recovered from a right knee sprain in time to retain his spot in central defense.
After a quiet opening period the crowd of 25,534 was brought to its feet in the 17th minute when Fagundez put the home side ahead with a long-range rocket to cap a flowing move through midfield. Kelyn Rowe was the architect with a clever turn to open space and an incisive pass to Fagundez, who pushed forward before unleashing a 25-yard drive which flew past Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson and inside the left post.
The Revs threatened again in the 33rd minute when Kevin Alston pushed forward from his left back position, played a one-two with Jerry Bengtson and drilled a rising shot just over the crossbar from a tight angle.
Fagundez's goal proved to be the only shot on target in the opening 45 minutes and chances continued to be few and far between throughout the second half. The Fire's Nyarko went high and wide with a 20-yard effort in the 51st minute, while Rowe blasted over the bar from an acute angle in the 69th minute.
New England had one final chance to double its lead in stoppage time when Fagundez curled in a low cross for Bengtson, but the Honduran forward poked his effort over the crossbar. The missed opportunity was ultimately harmless, however, as the Revs held on for the shutout victory.
With their home schedule complete, the Revs return to the road for their 2012 season finale next weekend as they'll visit the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo on Saturday, Oct. 27.
New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire
October 20, 2012 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Diego Fagundez (Kelyn Rowe) 17
New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth, Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes, A.J. Soares, Ryan Guy, Diego Fagundez, Clyde Simms ©, Blair Gavin (Juan Toja 61), Kelyn Rowe, Dimitry Imbongo (Chris Tierney 64), Jerry Bengtson
Substitutes Not Used: Matt Reis, Alec Purdie, Blake Brettschneider, Sainey Nyassi, Fernando Cardenas
STATS: Shots 9, Shots on Target 1, Corner Kicks 2, Saves 1, Fouls 16, Offsides 0, Passes Completed (percentage) 388 (75.8%), Possession 45.0%
Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson, Dan Gargan, Jalil Anibaba, Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares, Logan Pause (Dominic Oduro 81) ©, Daniel Paladini (Alex 64), Patrick Nyarko, Chris Rolfe, Alvaro Fernandez, Sherjill MacDonald
Substitutes Not Used: Paolo Tornaghi, Mike Videira, Corben Bone, Arne Friedrich, Victor Pineda
STATS: Shots 7, Shots on Target 1, Corner Kicks 3, Saves 0, Fouls 11, Offsides 3, Passes Completed (percentage) 490 (79.6%), Possession 55.0%
* Note that all statistics are unofficial
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Jerry Bengtson (caution) 44
CHI – Sherjill MacDonald (caution) 67
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowksi, Kevin Klinger
Fourth Official: Mathieu Bourdeau
Weather: Clear and 66 degrees
Attendance: 25,534
Team Records
New England Revolution: 8-17-8 (32 pts.)
Chicago Fire (17-11-5, 56 pts.)
- With the win, the Revs improved their record to 15-19-9 in the all-time regular-season series between New England and Chicago… in all meetings, Chicago holds a 29-23-10 edge in the series
- The Revs are now 11-8-3 against the Fire in Foxborough, including an 9-5-2 record at Gillette Stadium
- The Revs captured the regular-season series between the two teams with the win … the Revs won the first meeting, 2-0, on June 2, at Gillette Stadium while Chicago won, 2-1, at Toyota Park on Aug. 18
- The win in the final home game of the year, the Revs finished their Gillette Stadium schedule on a five-game unbeaten streak (2-0-3) dating back to Aug. 29
- This season, the Revs posted a 7-4-6 record at Gillette Stadium and scored 23 goals and 17 assists … last year, the team went 4-7-6 in Foxborough with 17 goals and 11 assists
- The Revs have picked up points in eight of their first 11 home finales at Gillette Stadium, posting a 7-3-1 record … in four home finales against Chicago, the Revs are unbeaten (3-0-1)
- The win snapped the team's four-game winless streak (0-3-1) that dated back to Sept. 15 at D.C. United
- Diego Fagundez scored his second goal of the season and first since June 30 … Fagundez then lifted his jersey to reveal a special birthday message to his mother in attendance
- Diego Fagundez's 17th-minute goal snapped the Revs' scoreless streak of 196 minutes that dated back to Sept. 29 at Houston
- Kelyn Rowe recorded his team-leading fifth assist of the season on Diego Fagundez's 17th-minute goal … this is the second-consecutive home game that Rowe has recorded an assist as the rookie assisted Darrius Barnes' 95th-minute equalizer on Sept. 22 against New York
- After scoring in the 17th minute and capturing a 1-0 win, the Revs are now 5-1-3 at home this year when scoring first
- Bobby Shuttleworth made his sixth start – his fourth-consecutive – before earning his second shutout of the year … the shutout was his third career shutout and first since July 8 against New York
- The shutout tonight was the team's eighth of the season and sixth overall at Gillette Stadium in 2012 … the Revs were 7-4-6 at home this year
- Blair Gavin made his first start with the Revolution tonight at midfield … it was Gavin's first action since a start at LA on July 21 as a member of Chivas USA … Gavin was traded to the Revs on Aug. 1 and missed the first seven matches with the Revs because of hamstring tightness
- Ryan Guy made his second-consecutive start at right back
- Prior to the game the Revolution announced its annual team awards: Lee Nguyen (MVP), Stephen McCarthy (best defender) and Matt Reis (humanitarian of the year)
- Tonight's attendance of 25,534 is the fourth-largest, stand-alone crowd for a regular season match in Gillette Stadium history … the first three games were all against LA, including a crowd of 39,256 against the Galaxy on Aug. 30, 2008
- Tonight's match was the Revs' annual Breast Cancer Awareness night as the team partnered with American Cancer Society's Makings Strides Against Breast Cancer and We Got Soccer … the teams used a pink adidas Prime ball and all Revs players had pink ribbons on their jerseys as well as pink armbands … Bobby Shuttleworth wore a pink goalkeeper jersey while Diego Fagundez temporarily dyed his Mo-hawk pink for the occasion
- The Revs will complete their 2012 campaign at Montreal on Saturday, Oct. 27, in a 2 p.m. match at Saputo Stadium


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Richard J. Daley photo inspires latest 'Boss' promo image
The latest promo image from the Starz drama "Boss" was inspired by a photo of the original boss of Chicago, Mayor Richard J. Daley, taken in 1966 by the Chicago Tribune (below). Daley seems to be presiding over the changing Chicago skyline. The photo was one of Daley's favorites. In the Starz photo, taken be Chuck Hodes, fictional Chicago Mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer) strikes a similar pose as he looks over his kingdom. As you can see, many more buildings have arisen since 1966, including Trump Tower. Season 2 of "Boss" premieres at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 on Starz. READ: 'Boss' Season 2 key art salutes Chicago history
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All Fired Up
Which one would get the boot if push comes to shove? As far as I'm concerned, it would have to be Jose Baez, and that might be a good deal for him in the overall scheme of things. Why? Because Judge Perry could let him walk away from this mess with one important incentive – leave and there will be no contempt of court charges filed at the end of this trial. I'd call that a victory for both of them.
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Wow. I was not expecting you to say that! Very interesting. I can't wait to see what happens tomorrow.
You're doing a great job in observing and writing your thoughts for us. Thank you, sir.
I have to disagree with you here. I've observed Casey staring at Jose as if trying to get his attention and interract with him. Especially at the end of court every day when they stand up. She watches him and he usually goes over to Chenny and starts up a conversation. It will be interesting to see what transpires on Monday! Having said that, I usually agree with your blogs and look forward to reading them every day. Keep up the good work!!!!
Hello Dave, Interesting perspective on Saturdays event. I have decided not to guess what happened Saturday after my first few lame attempts. Your thoughts are based on what you observe of the key players.
Just to ask, Casey & Baez have disagreed in the past how would now be different?
Cheny Mason has not seemed to be on top of the situation in the courtroom any more than Baez. I understand that it is a common event in trials for both sides to try and do what Baez has tried to do in court with the testimony of experts. It is NOT uncommon. Correct me if I am wrong.
The jury has not heard most of the problems with her case so the trial has not been effected.
I recall Judge Perry asking Casey about her satisfaction with her attorneys and ruling that the defense team will stand. That no attys could withdraw.
Also, if your thoughts are correct, how common is it for a client to ask for a change of attys at this point and is it granted? Does the clients request need to be based on facts or just a whim?
You know how my thoughts ramble, hope I made sense.
Thanks Dave, I appreciate you being there for us.
Since JP sealed the transcript of what they talked about behind closed doors I would think that it was sensitive in nature or had to do with attorney client privilege. It could be neither and the judge just thought it wasn't the public's right to know so he sealed it. I think you could be right about her not being happy with someone on her defense team, but I thought that Jose couldn't leave since he had been compensated unless Casey fired him. I don't think the judge would allow that to happen though considering how far along we are with this trial. I don't think JP would let Mason leave at this time either, but I could be wrong. Casey did not look happy when she entered court on Saturday and I know that the defense team did meet with her for a little bit in her holding cell before she entered court. They also met with her in her holding cell on Friday morning. Ann Finnell hasn't been attending the trial at all so if your theory is right, it would take her a few days I would think to be caught up to date on everything that has transpired. I would not be surprised in the least if Mason didn't come up with something to derail this trial or even cause a mistrial. He is very sneaky and sits back and watches and listens to everything to see if he can use something to cause a mistrial. They know their client is going to be found guilty so they will just keep trying to ask for a mistrial.
Thanks for this article, Dave and for being in the court room for us. Tomorrow will be an interesting day.
One big issue to look at here and not in your post is the fact that Baez is not cerified as a death pentaly attorney. Mason is. They need each other.
Great write-up! I don't think Casey is firing anyone but rather, I believe Mason wants out. He sees that Baez is pushing for disbarrment with his disregard for court orders and he wants out. He called for the unrecorded sidebar and I believe he may have even reported an impropriety on baez' part and asked to be removed.
Dave, why would this mean the rest of the day off? I have a good idea but wanted to hear your opinion.
Is it possible that Mr. Mason is fed up with Baez not following the Court's orders and not listening to him? What about Mr. Mason wanting out as he has had enough of Baez'not only bickering with Ashton but making snarky remarks to the judge? Is it possible Mason is advising Casey and Baez that from his experience, their position is not working and maybe a plea would benefit Casey?
I guess anything is possible, huh.
These are probably a minor points, but as long as we are speculating (ha!), I was wondering if we could glean anything from two supposed facts from Saturday:
1) Mason was the one to approach the judge to confer on whatever this matter was and
2) Reporters indicated that Mason's voice could be heard booming (angry) behind the closed-door pow-wow.
It just seems to me that neither one of these things (if true) indicate the defense was shaking up their team. And would that take 45 minutes to discuss? And would the defense want the prosecution team there the entire time? And would Mason and Baez leave court seemingly simpatico and heading to Mason's office?
Any thoughts?
Okay, I just posted a minute ago on the two supposed facts that make it seem odd that the defense team is breaking up, and my thought behind that is those two facts seem at odds with someone being forced out...
But now I see the comments on Mason maybe WANTING out. Hmmmm...could that be? But if that is the deal, it seems like odd timing for him to say it. Like why not wait until the end of the court day -- or do it the day before? I don't know...but seems like it was done at an odd time, as Baez was starting out with the defense's next witness, with seemingly no clue. But it is possible...wow, this bugging me way too much. I want to know now!
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theleafmethod said
Did you know that George Orwell had strong opinions on tea?
George Orwell's essay "A Nice Cup of Tea": http://www.booksatoz.com/witsend/tea/orwell.htm
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Brittany said
Haha, who knew he was so opinionated and stubborn about his tea? He had some pretty good points, but I thought it was hilarious that he only thought Indian and Ceylon tea was worth drinking. Chinese tea was at least economical, but Japanese tea wasn't even good enough to be mentioned!
ColumbiaKate said
If there was a Steepster in 1946, George would have been a member.
@ George1984, the whole business has become even more subtilized now in 2011. You will love all the steeping accoutrment that will allow you to decant perfect, unbitter tea.


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John Burr , Ph.D.
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B.Sc., Chemistry, University of California, Riverside
Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Burr's research interests involve eukaryotic cell growth regulation and oncogensis. He is currently focusing his research on the oncogenic transformation of cells by Rous Sarcoma Virus (RSV).
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Oncogenic Transformation by Rous Sarcoma Virus
Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) causes cancer in chickens and other avian species. It also efficiently infects avian cells in culture and rapidly converts (transforms) them into tumor cells. The viral gene responsible for the oncogenicity (cancer-causing ability) of this virus is called the src gene, and it encodes a protein termed pp60v-src. Pp60v-src is a tyrosine kinase (i.e., it phosphorylates its substrate proteins on tyrosine residues).In RSV-transformed fibroblasts, pp60v-src is associated with both cellular membranes and the submembraneous cytoskeletal matrix (1). Substrates for the tyrosine kinase activity of pp60v-src are to be found in both of these sub-cellular locations.
A useful way to identify substrates for tyrosine kinases like pp60v-src has been to prepare antibodies that recognize the hapten phosphotyrosine and use these antibodies as probes for phosphotyrosine-containing proteins. We have used this approach to examine the tyrosine phosphoproteins in RSV-transformed chicken embryo fibroblasts (RSV-CEF) (2,3). In immunoblots with these antibodies, we identified a large number of proteins phosphorylated on tyrosine in a transformation-specific manner.
Among these proteins is a 120-kDa membrane-associated protein ("p120"), and 63-kDa tyrosine phosphoprotein that is associated with the cytoskeleton ("p63/SAM68"). The phosphorylation of both of these proteins is greatly reduced in cells infected with src gene mutants of RSV that are defective in their ability to transform cells. Our research is centered on investigating the role these two proteins play in growth regulation. In the process of characterizing these two proteins, we have cloned the cDNAs for two other interesting proteins, "p120psh" and "SAM68-related protein" (SRP)
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SOCHI, Russia — Zbigniew Brodka knocked off all the big names in the men's 1,500 meters, capturing Poland's first gold medal in speedskating Saturday.
Brodka won the closest 1,500 in Olympic history over Koen Verweij of the Netherlands, who skated in the final pair. The two were initially shown on the scoreboard as tied for the top spot, but when the time was broken down to the thousandths, the victory went to Brodka.
His time was 1 minute, 45.006 seconds. Verweij settled for silver in 1:45.009.
The bronze went to Canada's Denny Morrison, his second medal of the Sochi Games.
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DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Mount Ida erased a 12-0 deficit and scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to defeat UMass Dartmouth 21-20 in non-conference football action and the first game for each time on Friday night at Cressy Field.
Junior quarterback Jawad Yatim (Shrewsbury, Mass.) threw for 135 yards and also rushed for 47 yards, including both of the second-half touchdowns for the Mustangs.
Junior defensive back Jovan Wilkins (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) was the standout of a very strong effort by the Mount Ida defensive unit. Wilkins intercepted two passes, forced a fumble, and led the squad with seven tackles, including 1.5 for a loss of yardage.
Sophomore linebacker Zach Samiljan (Sparta, N.J.) ensured that Mount Ida stayed ahead with 2:38 remaining in the third quarter when he blocked a UMass Dartmouth PAT after the Corsairs had found the end zone to cut the lead to one. It was the third missed extra point by the home team and would become the victory-clinching play for the Mustangs.
Trailing 12-0 halfway through the second quarter, Mount Ida got on the board with 6:43 left in the first half when Yatim ran a keeper on second and four at the UMD 13, was hit, and fumbled forward into the end zone, where teammate Kenny Jean (Dorchester, Mass.) recovered the ball for a touchdown.
Freshman kicker Nick Muccia (Jefferson, N.J.) converted the first of his three successful extra point attempts, and despite a safety caused by the UMass Dartmouth defense late in the quarter, the Mustangs went into the half trailing by just a touchdown, 14-7.
The only scoring in the second half came in the third quarter for both teams. Yatim scored on a two yard run with 8:20 left in the quarter, and again on a seven-yard keeper less than two minutes later to give the visitors the lead for good.
Senior wide receiver Jordan Hyman (Middletown, Conn.) caught six balls for 100 yards receiving on the night, while sophomore Melquan Pinkney (Springfield, Mass.) led the Mount Ida rushing attack with 53 yards on 18 attempts.
UMD struck first in front of their home crowd, taking the lead with 9:05 left in the first quarter on a five-yard run by sophomore running back Anthony LaRose (Canton, Mass.). Mount Ida sophomore linebacker Dominique Spaulding (West Hartford, Conn.) blocked the point after attempt to keep the lead at just 6-0.
The Corsairs doubled their lead early in the second quarter when senior linebacker Joe Teixeira (Seekonk, Mass.) hit Yatim and forced a fumble that UMass Dartmouth senior linebacker Jordan McDonald (Brockton, Mass.) recovered and took all the way to the end zone from 40 yards out. The Corsair's point after attempt troubles continued, as a snap on the PAT went awry, and a pass by junior defensive back Wayne Bolz (Billerica, Mass.) failed to connect.
The Corsairs cut the lead to 21-20 on a four-yard pass from freshman quarterback Cullen Hanna (Richmondville, N.Y.) to sophomore wide receiver Abiola Aborishade (Attleboro, Mass.) with 2:38 remaining in the third quarter, before Samiljan's block kept the Green and White with their noses in front.
Yatim completed 10 of 21 passes, while UMass Dartmouth freshman quarterback Trent Barneys (Avenel, N.J.) led UMD with 41 yards rushing and Hanna hit five of 12 passes for 58 yards.
Sophomore linebacker DeAndre Lawrence (Middletown, Conn.) also had seven tackles for Mount Ida and he and senior defensive back Frank Greene (Hamden, Conn.) each broke up two passes.
Teixera, McDonald. sophomore linebacker Derek Tarpey( Tewksbury, Mass.) and senior linebacker Jordan Guyton (Canton, Mass.) each had eight tackles for the Corsairs.
Mount Ida will have their home opener next Saturday at 1:00 pm when they welcome Plymouth State to Alumni Field.
UMass Dartmouth has next weekend off and visits Westfield State two weeks from Saturday.


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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. – 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."
Solomon Amendment [32 CFR Part 16] published October 28, 1998, and interim rule [65 Fed Reg 2056] published January 13, 2000, gives branches of the military access to student directory information which would have been denied them under FERPA.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. – 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99; – 513 of P.L. 93-380; P.L. 93-568; P.L. 96-46; P.L. 101-542; P.L. 102-325; P.L. 103-382; P.L. 105-244 CSU Executive Order 796: Privacy and Personal Information Management Student Records Administration Collective Bargaining Agreement for Unit 11 (UAW – Academic Student Employees)
This policy designates the Vice President for Student Affairs as the Compliance Officer for the University. This policy also clarifies secondary roles and responsibilities in University procedures for ensuring compliance. The Custodian of Education Records will vary, based on the type of record, as listed on the chart on the next page.
All students who are attending or have attended California State University Channel Islands.
Accountability for Student Records [top]
|Academic (e.g., transcript, transfer work, class schedule, degree requirements, probation, petitions, etc.)
|Records & Registration
Enrollment Center
Sage Hall, Rm. 144
|University Registrar
|Disciplinary/Student Life
|Community Responsibility and Student Conduct
Bell Tower, 1st Floor, East Wing
|Dean of Student Life
|Financial Aid
|Financial Aid Office
Enrollment Center
Professional Bldg, Rm. 144
|Director of Financial Aid
|Student Accounts
|Student Financial Services
University Hall
|Vice President for Finance & Administration
|Career Development Services
Professional Bldg., Rm. 122A
|Coordinator of Career Development Services
|Student Payroll
|Human Resources
University Hall
|Associate VP HR
|Public Safety
|Public Safety Services
Public Safety Building
|Chief of Police
(e.g., Correspondence in office not listed above)
|University staff who will direct the student to the location that maintains records
|University Registrar
Definitions [top]
Student – Any person who enrolls or has been enrolled California State University Channel Islands.
Third Parties – Non-university persons or entities.
University – Hereafter in this document a reference to California State University Channel Islands.
University Official – University employees who have a legitimate educational interest in the records.
Education Records – Any record (in handwriting, print, tapes, film or other medium) maintained by California State University Channel Islands, or an agent of the University, which is directly related to a student except:
- A personal record kept by a staff member, if it is kept in the personal possession of the individual who made the record, and information contained in the record has never been revealed or made available to any other person except the maker's temporary substitute.
- An employment record of an individual whose employment is not contingent on the fact that he or she is a student, provided the record is used only in relation to the individual's employment.
- Records maintained by the University's Student Health Services, Counseling & Psychological Services, or Disability Accommodation Services offices if the records are used only for treatment of a student and made available only to those persons providing treatment.
- Alumni records which contain information about a student after he or she is no longer in attendance at the University and the records do not relate to the person as a student.
- Performing a task that is specified in his or her position description or contract agreement: related to a student's education; or related to the discipline of a student.
- Providing a service or benefit relating to the student or student's family, such as health care, counseling, job placement or financial aid.
- Maintaining the safety and security of the campus. The custodian of record as designated in the "Accountability" section, above, will determine whether a legitimate educational interest exists, whether the school official has a legal right to know, on a case-by-case basis. When the custodian has any question regarding the request, the custodian should withhold disclosure unless the custodian obtains written consent from the student or the concurrence of a supervisor or other appropriate official that the record may be released.
California State University Channel Islands is committed to meeting the provisions established in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which protects the rights of students who are attending or have attended the University.
Annual Notification
The University will notify currently enrolled students of their rights under FERPA by publishing a notice in the university catalog, and on the California State University Channel Islands website.
Disclosure of Education Records to Student [top]
- Procedure of Students to Inspect Their Education Records
To inspect or review an education record, a student must submit a written request to the University Registrar. If students wish to inspect their student conduct records, the written request must be submitted to the Dean of Student Life. The student must sign the request; describe the specific records to be reviewed; and must set forth the name under which the student attended the University, the student's student ID number, and the student's last date of attendance. Proper picture identification must be presented before the documents may be reviewed. The custodian of record, or the custodian's designee, may waive the requirement for a written request. For example, the custodian of record for the student account may waive the requirement for a written request when the student requests a copy of the current bill.
The custodian of record or an appropriate designee will make the needed arrangements for access as promptly as possible and advise the student when and where the records will be available for inspection. Access will be given within 45 days or less after receipt of the written request.
Some student records may be destroyed (per the records retention policy) and therefore, the file may not exist for the student to inspect.
- Right of University to Refuse AccessThe University reserves the right to refuse permission to the inspection and review of:
- financial statements of the student's parents;
- confidential letters and confidential statements of recommendation placed in the education record before January 1, 1975, if the student has waived his or her right to inspect and review those letters and statements, and the letters and statements relate to the student's admission to an educational institution, application for employment, or receipt of an honor or honorary recognition; or
- confidential letters and confidential statements placed in the education record after January 1, 1975 for which the student has waived the right of access in writing for admission, employment, or receipt of an honor or honorary recognition, except when these documents have been used for any purpose other than that for which they were originally intended; and
- documents excluded from the FERPA definition of education records (such as those listed in the "Definitions" section above.)
- Refusal to Provide Copies
The University reserves the right not to provide copies of transcripts it has received from other education institutions. It also reserves the right to deny copies of the University transcripts if the student has an unpaid financial obligation to the University.
- Request for Copies
If health reasons or extreme distance from the University prevents the student from inspecting the education record, then copies of the specific education record requested will be mailed to the student. The student must pay all copying expenses in advance of the release of the record. The requirement of a written request will not be waived in these circumstances.
Disclosure of Education Records to Other Than the Student to Whom the Record Pertains [top]
- Disclosure of Education Records to University Officials
The University will disclose information from a student's education records to University officials who have a legitimate educational interest in the records.
A University official has a legitimate educational interest if the official is:
- performing a task or service specified in the official's position description or contract;
- performing an instructional task directly related to the student's education;
- performing a task related to the discipline of a student;
- performing as a faculty advisor, program director or dean; (this pertains exclusively to access to the student's academic records); or
- providing a service or benefit relating to the student, including, but not limited to, health care, counseling, job placement, financial aid, or health and safety emergency.
- Disclosure to Others
California State University Channel Islands may disclose information from a student's education records to other than University officials only with written consent of the student, except:
- To officials of another school where the student seeks or intends to enroll;
- To certain authorized government representatives;
- In connection with the student's financial aid request or award and the information is necessary for certain purposes set forth in the regulations;
- To organizations conducting studies for or on behalf of the University;
- To accrediting organizations to carry out their accrediting function;
- To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena and the University has made reasonable effort to notify the student of the order or subpoena in advance of compliance;
- To appropriate parties in a health or safety emergency;
- To victims of crimes of violence or of a non-forcible sex offense who requests the final results of a disciplinary review process held by the institution against the perpetrator on account of the crime or offense.
- In connection with the University's obligation to respond to a request from military recruiters made under the Solomon Amendment.
- Records of Requests for Disclosure to Individuals Other that the Student or University Officials
A record will be maintained of all requests for access to and disclosures of information from the education records of each student except as stated below. The record will indicate the name of the party making the request, any additional party to whom it may be disclosed and the party's legitimate interest in requesting or obtaining the information. The record may be reviewed by the student. A record of disclosure need not be kept of disclosures to the student, a University official with legitimate educational interests, a party with written consent from the student, or a party seeking directory information.
- Directory Information
The University designates the following items as directory information:
- Student's name
- University assigned e-mail address
- Major field of study
- Dates of attendance
- Full-time or part-time status
- Degrees, awards, and honors received
- Dates degrees conferred
For Student Employees:
- Department where employed
- Employee Status (i.e. Graduate Assistant, Instructional Student Assistant, Teaching Associate)
Directory information may be released without prior written approval unless notified in writing by the student that all information is to be held in confidence by the University. Requests to withhold directory information should be sent in writing to the University Registrar. The student's records will be kept confidential until the student requests in writing that the confidentiality hold be removed.
- Challenge and Correction of Education Records
Students have the right to ask to have education records corrected that they believe are inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the privacy or other rights of the student. The following are the procedures for correcting the records.
- The student must request an informal discussion of the questionable item with the custodian of record, who will determine whether to comply.
- If the student is not satisfied with the result and still wishes to have the record corrected, the student must submit a written request for a change in the education record. This written request must state why the education record is inaccurate, misleading or violates the privacy or other rights of the student. This request must be given to the Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA). The VPSA will then forward the request to the appropriate division vice president for review.
- Upon receipt of the request, the appropriate division vice president shall obtain a written statement from the records custodian that explains why the request for the change in the education record was denied at the informal stage.
- After a review, the Vice President will notify the student whether or not the University will comply with the requested change. If not, the Vice President will notify the student of the right to a hearing to challenge the information believed to be inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student's rights. A copy of this communication will be sent to the Vice President for Student Affairs.
- Upon receiving a written request for a hearing the Vice President for Student Affairs shall arrange for a hearing within a reasonable amount of time after receipt of the request. The student shall be notified reasonably in advance of the date, time and place of the hearing. The right to a hearing does not include any right to challenge the appropriateness of a grade determined by an instructor. The Vice President for Student Affairs or the Dean of Student Life can apprise students of the appropriate process for challenging a grade.
- The President shall appoint a hearing officer to conduct a hearing. The hearing officer shall be a disinterested party; however, the hearing officer may be an official of the University. The student will be afforded a full and fair opportunity to present evidence relevant to the issues raised in the original request to amend the student's education records. In accordance with university policy, attorneys will not be permitted to attend the hearing.
- The hearing officer will submit a written decision to the Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) based on the evidence presented at the hearing. The VPSA will communicate the decision in writing to the student within a reasonable period of time after the hearing.
- If the University's decision is that the challenged information is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the student, the record will be amended accordingly and the student will be notified in writing by the Vice President for Student Affairs of the amendment.
- If the University's decision is that the challenged information is not inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student's right of privacy, the Vice President for Student Affairs will inform the student of the right to place a statement in the record commenting on the challenged information and/or a statement setting forth reasons for disagreeing with the decision. This statement will be maintained as part of the education record as long as that record is maintained, and the statement will be disclosed whenever the University discloses the portion of the record to which the statement relates. The hearing officer's decision is final.
- Compliance with FERPA
A student has the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the University to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address for the office that administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20202-4605
- Periodic Review of Campus Information Management Practices
Per California State University Executive Order No. 796, a periodic review of campus information management practices concerning student records will be conducted at least every two years or more often as the need arises.
- The campus Compliance Officer will have the responsibility for ensuring that the periodic review is conducted and that appropriate reports resulting from these reviews be submitted to the President to be forwarded to the Chancellor's Office.
- Any recommended changes to the policy and/or its procedures will be the responsibility of the Compliance Officer to complete in consultation with designated records custodians.


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pregnancy problems are more common in women who have bacterial vaginosis than
in women who do not. Bacterial vaginosis has been linked to
miscarriage, preterm delivery (before 37 completed
weeks of pregnancy), and pelvic infection after childbirth. Experts continue to research whether it is a
direct or indirect cause.
If you are pregnant and have symptoms of a vaginal infection, it is important to be tested for bacterial
If you are pregnant and do not have symptoms of a vaginal infection, talk to your doctor about what is best for you. If you are at low risk for preterm delivery, experts recommend no routine testing. But if you are at high risk for preterm delivery, experts don't know for sure if routine testing is helpful or harmful.1, 2
Over the past few years,
experts have found conflicting evidence that antibiotics for bacterial
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that antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis do not prevent preterm birth. But antibiotics
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preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM), a
condition that leads to preterm birth and sometimes infection. In women who
have had a preterm birth before, treating bacterial vaginosis with antibiotics
may also lower the risk of having a baby with a low birth weight.3
Some doctors recommend that all pregnant women who have bacterial vaginosis be treated with oral—not
CitationsU.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2008). Screening
for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy to prevent preterm delivery: U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 148(3): 214–220.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010).
Diseases characterized by vaginal discharge section of Sexually transmitted
diseases treatment guidelines. MMWR, 59(RR-12): 1–110.
McDonald HM, et al. (2007). Antibiotics for treating
bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1).Hillier S, et al. (2008). Bacterial vaginosis. In KK
Holmes et al., eds., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 4th
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I had the privilege of attending two conferences over the past couple of weeks: The highly acclaimed Urban Land Institute of South Carolina and our annual Municipal Association conferences. The former took place on Hilton Head Island and our town was asked to sit on a panel with our neighboring cities of Port Royal and Beaufort.
The three mayors had a little more than an hour to discuss our town's challenges, our innovative ways to react to the challenges and talk about three projects that each town ways most proud of. As you can understand, we needed more time than allowed but did our best to relay our message to more than 100 attendees. It is always great to hear about what our other towns have accomplished and I always walk away with one or two new ideas.
The second conference was our State Municipal Association in Columbia. One of the breakout sessions was a mayor's roundtable, and I was asked to give an update on our Don Ryan Center for Innovation. I was very excited to hear that both Rock Hill and Hartsville are now on board with Clemson University to be the second and third centers in South Carolina. For those of you who want to find out more on our innovation Center, please visit its website at www.ryan-innovation-center.com.
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The Bluffton Police Department is looking to implement a police reserve program in the near future.
Police Reserve Officers are civilians who volunteer their time to our police department and do not receive financial compensation. They will perform a variety of functions for us, some of which include assisting at traffic wrecks; patrolling the town via the use of patrol car, foot, bike and/ or boat, taking minor report calls; enforcing parking violations, and assisting police officers with a variety of other tasks.
Often, reserve officers have arrest authority and are armed. If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a Bluffton Police Reserve Officer, please stop in the department at 101 Progressive Street out by CareCore National for more information.
If you ever have questions about our wonderful town, don't hesitate to contact Town Hall at 706-4500 or email Lisa Sulka at email@example.com.


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A Glomstad is a trailer trash family. Glomstad means you rip people off doing drywall and surfing on craigslist for someone to hit you in the poop chute. To be a Glomstad means you probably have VD. A Glomstad will always stab you in the back to make themselves look better, the whole family from Trempealeau, Midway,Onalaska and Genoa are lowlifes.
I hired a Glomstad to drywall my house and he gave my dog VD. The hospital went on Alert because the Glomstad VD is highly contagious. All the Glomstads like to take it in the old poop chute.
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Samsung was the first major manufacturer to get into the Android tablet game a year and a half ago with the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab. It was an excellent piece of hardware, but there was no official support for tablets on Android, it was really expensive and was initially only available with a data plan. Not surprisingly the Galaxy Tab thus saddled didn't exactly burn up the sales charts, regardless of Samsung's early claims to the contrary.
Fast forward to today and I have in my hands the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE from Verizon. Things have come a long way technologically in the last year and a half, but some of the same issues persist. Is the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE good enough to overcome the criticisms that plagued it's predecessor?
1. Build Quality
The Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE (7.7) is thin. It seems like a simple statement and I'm sure you're nodding your head that yes you know all about thin tablets. I'm telling you right now that you are wrong. The 7.7 is pure thinsanity (yes, that just happened). I've included a couple comparison shots above with my Galaxy Nexus and a deck of cards to try to give you a sense of it. If you prefer to go strictly by the numbers it is 7.87mm thick, which is about .7mm thicker than the Droid RAZR. So if it's that thin it must feel like you can snap it like a twig, right? Surprisingly not. There isn't a significant amount of flexibility in the device despite it's narrow dimensions and while I wouldn't advise doing any concrete bounce tests, the kind of basic jostling and short drops that typically happen to devices wouldn't leave the 7.7 any worse for wear.
While I know some people would prefer that their devices be carved out of a block of metal, I appreciate the feel and light weight offered by Samsung's durable plastic construction and the 7.7 is one of the finest implementations yet.
2. Aesthetics
The 7.7 is one of those devices that I was just immediately taken with when I first saw it at CES this year. Now the amazing screen, which I'll get to in a moment, is a big part of that, but the form factor and look of the device aren't to be ignored.
I'll try to avoid specifically obsessing over the thinness again, but the overall size of this device is fantastic. While the 7.7-inch screen feels much more substantial than any phone screen, it is still small enough to produce a manageable and portable device. The 7.7 fit in all of my jacket pockets and if you are into looking ridiculous it might even fit in the back pocket of your pants (albeit with the top sticking out). At just 12 ounces it's actually plausible to just throw this thing in a pocket too as it is barely noticeable and of course its weight completely vanishes when in a bag.
The 7.7 breaks a bit out of the Samsung tablet mold and I'm a big fan of the look they went with here. The back is predominantly brushed metal with dark grey plastic at the top and bottom. The back immediately reminded me of the HTC Legend, which was a beautiful device. The front is obviously dominated by the screen and is ringed by a thin black bezel with white Verizon and Samsung logos gracing the top and bottom respectively.
Following around the outside of the device there's the 3.5mm headphone jack at the top and the proprietary Samsung charging/docking port at the bottom. On the left side as you look at the device there are microSD and sim slots. Finally the right hand side has the power button, volume rocker and an IR port.
As per usual the LTE was fast as fast can be. However, I do get to finally break my endless chain of "this device performed just as the rest of my LTE devices perform in my area." The 7.7 had consistently superior upload speeds to my Galaxy Nexus and an HTC Thunderbolt sitting side by side. Upload speeds were in the neighborhood of 10-14mb whereas my Galaxy Nexus and the Thunderbolt remained in my familiar range of 4-8mb. Download speeds were consistent with the rest of my devices with speeds in the range of 12-16mb on average. Upload isn't usually the big stat that people throw down, but if it's something you are craving the 7.7 can deliver.
4. Performance
Samsung stuck with their homegrown 1.4GHz dual-core Exynos 4210 processor with the Mali-400MP GPU for the 7.7 and while quad-core may be the flavor of the day, the dual-core Exynos manages to push the pixels around fast enough that I doubt anyone will be disappointed.
The 7.7 ran every game and app that I threw at it. Obviously if you've been eyeing any of the exclusives in the 'Tegra Zone' then those are going to be out of reach for you, but otherwise I doubt you'll find an app that the 7.7 won't run well. The only place that I saw occasional lag or slowdowns was in app launching or screen transitions and I'm reasonably confident that Android 4.0 will iron out those minor issues.
For those of you that are more numerically minded you can check out the benchmark results that I got with the 7.7 below.
|Benchmark Test
|Smartbench 2012
|3057 (Productivity) 1625 (Gaming)
|12927 (native) 3126 (java) 7046 (overall)
|SunSpider 0.9.1
Update: A commenter rightly pointed out that I neglected to mention the storage capacity so I'm slotting it into performance. The 7.7 offers 16GB of on-board storage and as previously noted has a microSD slot that will let you bump that up another 32GB if things get tight. I appreciate the option to expand, but with all of the streaming and cloud storage options at this point I think I'd be hard pressed to even fill the 16GB.
5. Display
If our scoring allowed me to give more than one point to the display I absolutely would as the Super AMOLED Plus display on the 7.7 is the best I've seen. People talk about looking at the new iPad screen and being blown away and in my opinion the 7.7 is even more eye catching. I understand that at 1280×800 it may not have the pixel density of the iPad, but the deep blacks, the vivid color reproduction and the insane viewing angles more than make up for the fact that I can see some pixels if I hold it a few inches from my face.
I mentioned it once already, but the 7.7 grabbed my attention the moment I saw it at CES and that first reaction was completely driven by this screen. If you mainly use your tablet for web browsing and productivity apps this may not be as critical to you, however for those of you that watch video or play games on your tablet this screen makes a world of difference. I'm just hopeful that we keep seeing Samsung push this screen tech out into the rest of their smartphone and tablet lines.
6. Camera
The cameras on the 7.7 are adequate for tablet usage, but shouldn't of course be thought of as a replacement for a real camera or even the camera on any remotely decent Android phone.
The rear-facing camera is 3.2MP and in bright light it can capture noise free images, but I'd avoid it unless you are going to slap some heavy filters on it (fortunately Instagram supports it so you can do exactly that). I only really see the rear facing cameras on tablets to be good for augmented reality apps and the 7.7 camera performs just fine in that regard.
The 2MP front-facing camera is one of the better I've seen. I tested it by calling over GTalk on my desktop and was impressed with the fluidity of the image. I'm sure you'll have similarly positive results with whatever your video chat app of choice might be.
7. Ports
Like most of Samsung's tablets the 7.7 has only the proprietary 30-pin connector for charging and wired data transfer. I cannot put into words how much proprietary connectors and/or media annoy me. I have hated it for years while Sony has done it and Apple of course seems to revel in the practice. It would have been bad enough 5 years ago when every single cell phone you got had some slightly different charger, but today we are so close to everyone standardizing around microUSB. Samsung needs to stop this foolishness.
While I realize it isn't the most wildly used feature it is a bit disappointing to not see an HDMI out as Android finally has a bevy of streaming video options that you might just want to toss up on the big screen.
So what is the redeeming port that tips the scales of this section to a 'meh' from the gaping maw of 'bad?' Why naturally it's the IR port. No, stop laughing, I'm serious. I was pretty skeptical when I first saw the IR port on there and it wasn't until I fired up the Peel Smart Remote app (see Software for more on Peel) that I realized it was actually good and useful. Now this is definitely a your mileage may vary situation, but considering the overlap in the Venn diagram of tablet usage, coach sitting and TV watching is nearly complete for me I can definitely see getting a lot of use out of the IR port. If you have ill will towards IR ports based on years of disappointing experiences with IR on PDAs then I recommend you give this a chance as I think it actually delivers on the promise that all those PDAs dangled in front of us.
8. Software
I'll start with the Peel Smart Remote app since I just brought it up with the IR port. Now yes if you have some insane all-in-one remote you are unlikely to care about this app, but if you are rocking whatever remote came with your TV then this should be a nice boost. The Peel app is stupidly simple to set up as rather than forcing you to find an oddly sized booklet and punch in codes like you are playing a mid-90′s PC game they just have you enter the brand of your TV and then it proceeds to spit codes at it until it manages to power your TV on. There's another couple of steps to establish what cable/satellite package and then the final step is to input the types of shows you are into. It's all painless and took no more than 5 minutes. Once you have it set up the app provides remote functions, as you might imagine, but the real value is the display of what's playing right now that you might be interested in watching. It's a graphical display akin to what you see on the Hulu, Netflix, or HBO Go apps and perhaps because of my familiarity with those apps it feels far more natural and practical than traditional channel surfing. There are quite a few more features that I won't get into as this isn't a review for Peel Smart Remote, but suffice to say I thought it was a much more welcome piece of bloatware than what we have come to expect.
Verizon putting a couple dozen pre-installed apps of varying value on their devices is hardly news at this point so I won't really get into it. Kindle, Netflix, QuickOffice and the aforementioned Peel Smart Remote are among them so it's not all bad.
Finally the biggest knock against the 7.7 in this category is that it is currently running Android 3.2. Samsung has had it on their Android 4.0 update list basically since they started publicly reporting one, but we still don't have a definite timeline for that update to happen. As this is a temporary problem I don't see it as a deal breaker by any means and when you do finally get that Android 4.0 update I think it'll iron out a few of the little hiccups you see here and there.
9. Battery Life
The 7.7 manages excellent battery life despite its diminutive frame. I typically was able to go about 12-15 hours before needing to plug back in. Toward the low end if I was streaming video over LTE extensively, but even with quite a bit of streaming you would be hard pressed to kill the battery with any kind of normal days usage. This is good news considering the battery is not replaceable so you are stuck with what's on board.
Standby battery life was similarly impressive with very minimal drain (4-6%) if I neglected to charge the tablet overnight. Unless you are travelling and using the Tab constantly the tablet should easily get you through 2-3 days between charges without the need for any serious battery conservation.
10. Price
All good things must come to an end and the pricing is where things unravel for the 7.7. The tablet is available on Verizon for $449, but that carries with it a 2-year data contract at a minimum of $30 a month for 2GB of data. You can of course opt to buy it without a contract, however you are going to have to shell out $699 for that privilege and that's a tall order in todays tablet market. If you could buy the 7.7 for $450-500 and have the flexibility to opt in and out of data on a month to month basis I would feel differently about its value proposition.
I loved carrying the 7.7 around for the last couple weeks and for my usage it is the best tablet hardware available on Verizon today. Unfortunately the hardware is only one piece of the puzzle and the other pieces just don't quite manage to slot into place for the 7.7 which is why it ended up with just an OK score.
The pricing of carrier branded Android tablets just continues to be an unmitigated mess. The off contract price of $699 just isn't going to happen and at $449 with a two-year contract the minimum cost of ownership is $1,169 and for a device category that is still trying to prove itself that's a tall order.
The Android tablet app problem persists as well and while I actually attribute it more to discoverability than a true lack of apps the end result is still the same. There's every indication that Google is going to be giving more attention to tablets this year and so I'm hopeful that we may be in the last days (well, months anyway) for this particular complaint.
If you are in the market for an LTE tablet the Galaxy Tab 7.7 on Verizon belongs on your shortlist. It is my favorite Android tablet available on Big Red at the moment and depending on your use cases I think it holds its own with the iPad as well. The display is phenomenal and the form factor strikes an excellent balance with a screen size that gives you far more than a phone while keeping the dimensions and weight down to the point that you can take it anywhere. To repurpose a quote often used by photographers, the best tablet is the one that you have with you.


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The Montreal Canadiens had a busy first day of free agency under new general manager Marc Bergevin, signing grinding forwards Colby Armstrong and Brandon Prust on Sunday, as well as defenseman Francis Bouillon.
It turns out Bergevin may be just getting started.
A source told Sporting News that the Canadiens are the frontrunners to land future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr, having offered a one-year, $3 million contract to the 40-year-old winger who was third on the Philadelphia Flyers in scoring last season with 54 points.
Getting Jagr's signature on the dotted line is no guarantee. His agent, Petr Svoboda, told Tim Panaccio of CSN Philadelphia, "He got 21 offers. I'm not kidding."
Still, there is no debating that one of hockey's greatest players moving to one of hockey's greatest franchises would be intriguing, to say the least. In his one year with the Flyers, Jagr showed that he could still be a strong performer in the NHL after three seasons away in Russia with Avangard Omsk of the KHL.
Eight of Jagr's 19 goals with the Flyers came on the power play, which would be a big boost to a Montreal team that was third from last in the NHL with a 14.3 percent conversion rate with in 2011-12.
Another benefit to Jagr potentially joining the Canadiens would be his veteran presence in the locker room. Players on the Flyers, young and old, raved about Jagr's work ethic, and regularly spoke about how much they learned just from having him around. For a Montreal team whose oldest player is Jagr's countryman, 34-year-old Czech defenseman Tomas Kaberle, adding a legend to a group of emerging forwards including Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais, with prospects coming through a rejuvenated pipeline, would be worth the gamble of Jagr's health holding up.
One possible draw for Jagr in Montreal, aside from the city and the tradition of the Canadiens, is that he could play on a line with center Tomas Plekanec, who is from Jagr's hometown of Kladno. Jagr played with another Kladno product in Philadelphia, Jakub Voracek, although the two were not linemates.


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The Safety and Effectiveness of FIAC in the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in Patients With AIDS
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000981
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : December 18, 2012
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|Condition or disease
|Cytomegalovirus Infections HIV Infections
|Drug: Fiacitabine
|Phase 2
CMV infection is a medically significant opportunistic disease in patients with HIV-related infection. The purine nucleoside ganciclovir has been used to treat AIDS patients with CMV disease. Although ganciclovir is useful in treating CMV disease, such treatment is frequently complicated by hematologic (blood) toxicity. Also, treatment is difficult because it requires daily intravenous dosing. Test tube studies show that FIAC and its primary breakdown product FIAU are highly and specifically active against several viruses including CMV. A single-dose, pharmacokinetic (blood level) study showed that FIAC, when taken orally, is readily absorbed into the bloodstream, and most of it is converted to FIAU.
Patients are treated as outpatients if general health permits. This is continued for up to 90 days or until failure on basis of efficacy, tolerance, or toxicity. The dose escalation between groups of patients uses the formula n + 0.7n. Entry of new patients at the next higher dose is based on results of antiviral, tolerance, and safety data for the prior cohort when they have received at least 14 days of therapy. Consecutively qualifying patients are enrolled for each dose group and not based on either disease severity or expected tolerance. Although not formally randomized due to the sequential nature of the study and serious medical condition of the patients, every attempt to avoid bias in assigning a patient to a dose is made. Patients are advised to avoid heavy exercise within 24 hours of any laboratory tests.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|78 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Efficacy and Safety of Oral FIAC in AIDS Patients With Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Dose Ranging Study
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 1993
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
- Pentamidine aerosol for prophylaxis of recurrent Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients currently receiving such treatment.
Prior Medication:
- Zidovudine (AZT) but only if patient has been taking the drug for > 6 weeks at a dose = or < 600 mg/day, and had < 10 percent decrease in hematocrit, neutrophils, and platelets in the last 30 days. Those off AZT must have been off it for > 1 month.
Patients must:
- Have documented cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia or viruria.
- Have a diagnosis of HIV infection by ELISA or Western blot.
- Be able to participate as an outpatient.
- Be ambulatory.
- Grade 0 or 1 AIDS Clinical Trial Group toxicity grades for specified laboratory tests.
- Be competent to sign informed consent.
- Be able to cooperate with the treatment plan and evaluation schedule.
- The screening tests must be initiated and completed within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of FIAC.
Concomitant diseases allowed:
- Stable mucocutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Superficial or uncomplicated infections such as thrush.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following are excluded:
- HIV wasting syndrome (involuntary weight loss > 10 percent of baseline body weight and/or chronic diarrhea or weakness and documented fever for at least 30 days).
- Clinical or x-ray evidence of bronchitis, pneumonitis, pulmonary edema, effusion, or suspected active tuberculosis.
- Any unstable medical condition including serious cardiovascular, infectious, oncologic, renal, or hepatic condition.
- Cytomegalovirus end organ disease.
- Kaposi's sarcoma requiring chemotherapy.
- Systemic fungal infection requiring amphotericin therapy.
- Diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (persistent platelet counts < 100000 platelets/mm3 for = or > 3 months).
Patients with the following are excluded:
- HIV wasting syndrome.
- Clinical or x-ray evidence of bronchitis, pneumonitis, pulmonary edema, effusion, or suspected active tuberculosis.
- Any unstable medical condition including serious cardiovascular, infectious, oncologic, renal, or hepatic condition.
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) end organ disease e.g., retinitis, hepatitis, gastroenteritis.
Prior Medication:
Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry:
- Zidovudine (AZT).
- Acyclovir.
- Ganciclovir (DHPG).
- Foscarnet.
- Interferon.
- Other drug with putative anticytomegaloviral activity.
- Any immunostimulating drug not specifically allowed.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000981
|United States, Alabama
|Univ of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
|United States, California
|Univ of California / San Diego Treatment Ctr
|San Diego, California, United States, 921036325
|United States, Maryland
|Natl Institute of Health
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|United States, Washington
|Univ of Washington / Madison Clinic
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000981 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 18, 2012
|Last Verified:
|December 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Pyrimidine Nucleosides
Drug Evaluation
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Antiviral Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
HIV Infections
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents


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- Web Services (2)
- B2Bi (1)
- Business-To-Business-Marketing / Dienstgüte / Online-Publikation (1)
- Choreography to Orchestration Generation (1)
- Interoperability Testing (1)
- QoS (1)
- Quality-of-Service (1)
- WS-* standards (1)
Since their invention as lightweight integration technology about a decade ago, Web Services have matured significantly. Today, major middleware solution vendors as well as industry communities like RosettaNet are propagating Web services even for exchanging business-critical data and implementing inter-organizational business processes. Core enablers for using Web services in this domain are stateful interactions using the Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WS-BPEL) as well as advanced communication features like security and reliability using the WS-Security and WS-ReliableMessaging standard specifications. However, advanced communication features come at the price of complexity which challenges interoperability across different Web services stack implementations. Interoperability, in turn, is a predominant requirement for an integration technology such as Web services, in particular if inter-organizational business processes are supposed to be implemented on top of that technology. This paper approaches the problem of testing the interoperability of the so-called WS-* standards, advanced Web services communication features that are typically defined as SOAP extensions and configured using WS-Policy. Being essential to business process integration, WS-Security and WS-ReliableMessaging are selected as representatives of this group and the two major Java-based Web services stack implementations Metro and Axis2 are tested for interoperability. We operationalize the notion of interoperability for testing WS-* standards, suppose an approach for deriving test cases from WS-* specifications as well as a method for performing the test cases, and we provide a comprehensive interoperability review of the two selected Web services stack implementations.
QoS-Enabled B2B Integration (2009)
Business-To-Business Integration (B2Bi) is a key mechanism for enterprises to gain competitive advantage. However, developing B2Bi applications is far from trivial. Inter alia, agreement among integration partners about the business documents and the control flow of business document exchanges as well as applying suitable communication technologies for overcoming heterogeneous IT landscapes are major challenges. At the same time, choreography languages such as ebXML BPSS (ebBP), orchestration languages such as WS-BPEL and Web Services are promising to provide the foundations for seamless interactions among business partners. Automatically translating choreography agreements of integration partners into partner-specific orchestrations is an obvious idea for ensuring conformance of orchestration models to choreography models. Moreover, the application of such model-driven development methods facilitates productivity and cost-effectiveness whereas applying a service oriented architecture (SOA) based on WS-BPEL and Web Services leverages standardization and decoupling. By now, the realization of QoS attributes has not yet received the necessary attention that makes such approaches suitable for B2Bi. In this report, we describe a proof-of-concept implementation of the translation of ebBP choreographies into WS-BPEL orchestrations that respects B2Bi-relevant QoS attributes.


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Sustainable land management
The Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and Local Land Services Amendment Act 2016 take advantage of the best available science and data to ensure a balanced approach to rural land management and biodiversity conservation in NSW.
Key features:
- new arrangements that allow land owners to improve productivity while responding to environmental risks
- new ways to assess and manage the biodiversity impacts of development
- a new State Environmental Planning Policy for impacts on native vegetation in non-rural areas
- significant investment in conserving high-value vegetation on private land
- a risk-based system for regulating human and business interactions with native plants and animals
- streamlined approvals and dedicated resources to help reduce the regulatory burden.
Find out more about the new framework for land management
What activities can I continue to undertake under the new framework?
What are the new activities I can undertake using the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code?
How will I know if I require approval to clear native vegetation?
I want to know more about opportunities to develop my property using the Biodiversity Assessment Method and Offsets Scheme?
What if my property is in an urban or peri-urban area?
My property contains high-value native vegetation and I'm interested in conserving it.
What are the new arrangements for managing interactions with native plants and wildlife?
What other approvals might I need to consider?
What's new in native vegetation?
Contact us
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NORTHRIDGE, California — Demonstrating its commitment to make JBL® HiQnet Performance Manager™ the most comprehensive and useful system configuration and control application in professional live sound audio, HARMAN Professional today released JBL HiQnet Performance Manager version 1.1 featuring support for the Crown VRACK 4x3500 and updated JBL V5 Preset Data. In doing so, the company is coupling the most efficient and best sounding audio hardware technologies with the industry's most advanced yet intuitive configuration and control application.
"HARMAN's stated goal for JBL HiQnet Performance Manager is that it should make the complex simple and enable better sounding performance audio systems to be designed and deployed more efficiently and economically," stated Adam Holladay, Market Manager, HARMAN System Development and Integration Group. "With the release of version 1.1 and the addition of support for Crown VRACK 4x3500 and updated JBL V5 Preset Data for VTX Series and VerTec Series models, we're making JBL HiQnet Performance Manager more inclusive and valuable to our customers for theatre, worship, and corporate and all live sound applications."
JBL HiQnet Performance Manager dramatically reduces design time, simplifies networking and automates control interface configuration. With considerable expert system design knowledge embedded directly into the software, Performance Manager cleverly disguises the complexity of system configuration and guides even the less-experienced user through the process so as to achieve a far more optimal result than would otherwise be possible.
New in version 1.1:
• Support for the Crown VRACK 4x3500 with full integration into the Performance Manager workflow
• JBL V5 Preset Data for VerTec VT4889 (V5 R1) and VerTec VT4888 (V5 R1)
o Short Throw (ST) and Long Throw (LT) preset support for VT4888 and VT4889, with HF shelving characteristics that are consistent with VTX V25
o Sub / low preset (X, 60, 80) support for VT4888 and VTX G28, S28 subwoofers
o Sub / low preset (X, 60, 80) support for VT4889 and VTX G28, S28 subwoofers
o Cardioid preset (X, 60, 80) support for VT4882, VT4880, VT4880A subwoofers
o Cardioid preset (X, 60, 80) support for VT4880 (2x front-firing) and VTX S28 (1x rear-firing)
o Cardioid preset (X, 60, 80) support for VT4880A (2x front-firing) and VTX S28 (1x rear-firing)
o Revised subwoofer model limiter thresholds
• JBL V5 Preset Data for VTX V25 for Crown Audio IT12000HD (V5 R1.1)
o Minor changes to subwoofer model limiter thresholds
• JBL V5 Preset Data for VTX V25 for Crown Audio IT4x3500HD (V5 R1.2)
o Minor changes to subwoofer model limiter thresholds
o New extra long throw (XLT) support, compatible with IT12000HD XLT
Performance Manager 1.1 is available for purchase on the HiQnet website. A single license is available for $399, with volume discounts available for 2 license key purchases or more. The Performance Manager 1.1 installer will automatically utilize a valid, existing license key activated for a current installation of Performance Manager 1.0. Existing users should simply download and install Performance Manager 1.1 below to upgrade.
Performance Manager 1.1 supported devices include:
• JBL VTX Series V25, G28 and S28 models
• JBL powered VerTec DrivePack Series with DP-DA input card
• JBL passive VerTec Series
• Crown I-Tech HD Series
• Crown Macro-Tech i Series
• Crown VRACK 12000
• Crown VRACK 4x3500
• Crown I-Tech Series [discontinued]
• dbx DriveRack® 4800 / 4820
HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands, including AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson. The company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 13,400 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $4.4 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.


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Inside Africa (Multimedia)
News Feature
News & Events
March 21, 2012
When Invisible Children's documentary, [i]Kony 2012[/i], about the eponymous Ugandan warlord, went viral on YouTube earlier this month, critics lashed out at the charitable organization for using the video to manipulate facts and depict Africans as powerless, among other things.[br][br]Using that controversial video as a jumping off point, BSU guest speaker [b]Dr. Timothy Longman[/b], director of the African Studies Center at Boston University, delivered an informative and often critical lecture on campus about human rights campaigns throughout Africa. [br][br]Dr. Longman is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters. He also wrote the book, [i]Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda[/i]. His work centers on religion and politics, human rights, ethnic identity and politics, and gender and politics. His talk was one of the keynote addresses featured during Africa Awareness Week 2012.[br][br]"Human rights as a discourse is one that often patronizes Africa," Dr. Longman told a crowd in the Moakley Center auditorium. "It exoticizes Africa, it distances us from Africans, it focuses on the issues that are only relevant in Africa, and doesn't talk about the way in which we are connected to these things -- those are all problems."[br][br]There are solutions, however. A former director for the Human Rights Watch field office in Rwanda, Dr. Longman focused some of his talk on ways to promote human rights in Africa without degrading its people and its culture, such as first educating westerners about the wars, economics and other issues in the continent. [br][br]"Understanding more of the context within Africa, the history of the countries, the history of how Africa fits into the world system, creates a context in which we look at human rights abuses and make sense of them," he said. [br][br]Parts of his lecture examined the origins and tactics of international, primarily western-based organizations -- such as Amnesty International (England) and the International Crisis Group (United States) -- that attempt to combat human rights violations in Africa. Issues arise when those organizations employ, as he calls it, a "great white hope" approach to human rights, meaning they attempt to enforce their own ideas of human rights on African countries, where human rights notions may differ. [br][br]"We come into Africa and we try to impose a law that reflects our culture in a way that sits uncomfortably with some of the principles of many African cultures," Dr. Longman said. "Critics of human rights often portray it as a new form of imperialism."[br][br]African Awareness Week 2012 is sponsored by several BSU departments: African Studies, Anthropology, Middle East Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Foreign Languages, Music and Dance, and Conference and Event Services. (Rob Matheson, '07, University Advancement) [br][br]VIDEO: Dr. Timothy Longman's full lecture. [br][br]


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Pete B needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 41 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Our site http://www.mcfile.co.uk currently operates under the name McFile Electronics, but we are changing our name to Epic Goodies and require a new logo. The website will remain unchanged so the new logo must fit and look natural.
Epic Goodies
The new logo for Epic Goodies will reflect our current range of gadgets, gifts and lifestyle accessories. The business has been trading for 5 years but due to changes in our product range a name change was required and considered more appropriate.
It is very important that the new logo for Epic Goodies should blend seamlessly with our exisiting site, i.e. no extravagant colours and styles that would look out of place. The logo should be quite serious, not whacky, but not corporate either. Other similar gadget websites should provide inspiration for the designer. An emblem or symbol would be nice, see our current M for McFile Electronics
- Colours and styles that would not look out of place on our current site.
- An emblem or symbol would be prefered to compliment the text.
- Crazy or funky text.
- Cold, harsh corporate identity.
- Too many colours - stick to a clean look.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.