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In order to modify security roles faculty and staff must review and submit an online Campus Solutions security access request form through the online tool know as CAST (CUNYfirst Access Security Tool). CAST has been designed to streamline the approval process and provide a paperless method for requesting security access to CUNYfirst (Campus Solution).
For more information about CAST please find the interactive workflow diagram, user guides and login link below.
CUNYfirst Security Access Request Workflow
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Leaked update brings Gingerbread to non-rooted T-Mobile G2
Now that T-Mobile's pushing out the Gingerbread update for the myTouch 4G, the T-Mobile G2 is probably the next phone on the list to get the Android 2.3.3 update. HTC's been teasing us for over a month, and T-Mobile's been sending out refurbished G2s loaded with Gingerbread. We still don't have any clue when T-Mobile plans ... Read More »

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Christina Aguilera Promotes 'The Voice' in L.A.
Christina Aguilera attends a press conference for her new show, The Voice, on Tuesday (March 15) at L.A. Center Studios in Los Angeles.
"There is no good and bad. This isn't about tearing people down. I want to bring these people up. The Voice really does stand for what it says," said the 30-year-old singer, who, along with Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton, will be serving as a musician coach.
"You can judge people based on the way they look. I love that fact we get to sit here with our backs turned away from these people and completely use just one sense to hear these voices. I'm not looking for vocal acrobatics, who has biggest range high and low. I'm looking forward to getting moved," she added.
Christina told JustJared.com she'll be joining Twitter "in honor of the show!"
FYI: Christina is wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress.
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Lawyers and computer hackers are not a group of people you often see in the same room.
They'll come together for good reason on August 7 and 8 at Suffolk Law School: to develop creative ways to use technology to help low and moderate income people afford legal services.
And $3,000 in prize money doesn't hurt.
In addition to hackers, Suffolk Law's Hackcess to Justice Hackathon is expected to draw mobile app designers, entrepreneurs and academics. Organized jointly by Suffolk Law School and the American Bar Association Journal, the two-day competition seeks to inspire technological solutions for the crisis of access to legal services.
Register for the Hackcess to Justice Hackathon
Across the country, a high percentage of low- and moderate-income Americans who need legal representation can't afford a lawyer. They go without legal advice when facing divorce, child support issues, home foreclosure, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant disputes and other legal issues. It's a phenomenon called The Justice Gap.
Just 20 percent of low-income people with civil legal problems are able to get help, according to the Legal Services Corporation, the largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans and a proponent of harnessing technology to broaden the reach of legal services providers.
Legal Services Corporation President Jim Sandman will speak at the opening of the competition on Thursday, Aug. 7.
"I'm thrilled that Suffolk is hosting this event, because it reflects so much of what we're trying to do in the areas of legal technology and innovation," said Andrew Perlman, a professor at Suffolk Law School and the Director of the school's Institute on Law Practice Technology and Innovation. "Suffolk's Institute is focused on teaching students how to leverage technology to deliver legal services more efficiently and affordably. The Hackcess to Justice event offers a great opportunity to showcase some of the ways in which this can happen."
During the hackathon, teams of lawyers, law students, programmers, innovators, and designers will work together to develop new solutions to specific access to justice problems. At the end of the competition, the participants and a panel of experts will rate each team's work and select a winner. A total of $3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top three hacks.
Event sponsors are challenging the teams to devise technology-enabled solutions to improve access to justice in the following areas:
- Legal portals that use an automated triage process to direct people needing legal help to the most appropriate form of assistance and that guide them through the legal process
- Document-assembly applications that support the creation of legal documents by service providers and by litigants themselves
- Mobile technologies that reach more people more effectively
- Application of business process/analysis to legal activities to streamline interactions and improve efficiency
- Developing "expert systems" to assist lawyers and other service providers
Hackcess to Justice is sponsored by Suffolk University Law School in collaboration with the ABA Journal. The hackathon coincides with the beginning of the American Bar Association's Magnitude 360 Annual Meeting in Boston.


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text: On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 03:10:31PM -0500, Robert G. Brown wrote: > Has anyone observed that a megahour is 114 years? Has anyone observed > that this is so ludicrous a figure as to be totally meaningless? Show > me a single disk on the planet that will run, under load, for a mere two > decades and I'll bow down before it and start sacrificing chickens. > > Humans don't live a megahour MTBF. Disks damn sure don't. That's not what MTBF means. A device has 3 phases in its life: infant mortality, middle age, and old age. If you draw the failure rate, it looks like a bathtub: F R \ / a a \ / i t \ / l e \_______________________________/ infant middle-age old-age The MTBF comes from the failure rate in middle age. It does not say when old age starts. The MTBF is usually much longer than the start of old age, because most disks survive to old age. And yes, a megahour is the right scale for MTBF: that just means that 1 in 1400 disks dies per month in middle age. If middle age lasts 3 years, then 2.6% of disks will fail in middle age. -- greg _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - No standard policy covers whether the state-level Medicaid committee members choosing which drugs and treatments the program pays for should disclose their ties to drug and medical device companies, according to a new report.
Health policy researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, who set out to examine conflict of interest policies for the 47 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia with Medicaid Preferred Drug List committees, found that many have no policy, and in the states that do, rules vary widely.
"The take home message is that there is no such thing as typical. There is no such thing as a uniformed process," said Lisa Bero, the study's lead author.
For Medicaid, the federal- and state-funded insurance program for poor Americans, decisions to pay for drugs are left up to a state committee that's made up of doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees the federal part of the insurance program, requires that two members of those committees be free of conflicts of interest, but the agency does not define what constitutes a conflict.
That raises concerns over whether committee members with ties to companies may consciously or unconsciously support drugs and products that benefit those relationships, instead of making decisions based on scientific evidence.
Bero and a colleague, who published their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine, searched the states' Medicaid websites to find their policies.
If a state's committee membership policy was not listed on its website, the researchers called or emailed the state Medicaid office.
They were only able to get 27 of the policies. Some state Medicaid offices didn't answer the inquiry, two that did answer said the state had no policy and one state office said the policy is "not in the public domain."
With the 27 state policies they obtained, the researchers compared each against a list of 12 possible disclosure requirements - looking to see whether the policy included, for example, a requirement to disclose any conflicts of interest, or to update disclosure documents on a regular schedule or a ban on ties between members and companies.
Seven of the state policies did not even mention conflicts of interest. Of the remaining 20 policies, five met between two and four of the requirements, 13 met between five and eight requirements and two met nine of them.
Only four of the states - Idaho, Washington, Nevada and Texas - banned committee members from having relationships with companies.
"So if I am a committee member and I have a financial tie with a drug company, I wouldn't be allowed to participate in that discussion. Very few had that type of policy," Bero said.
One state's bureau chief for Medicaid Pharmacy Services quoted in the report told the researchers he didn't worry about conflicts since committee members were not paid to serve on the panel, and "I don't believe that the pharmaceutical industry would pay a committee member an honorarium to be on the committee and attend meetings. That would really be 'over the top.'"
Bero said it's hard to have a "cookie-cutter approach" to the state policies, but that she hoped the federal government would provide some advice on the matter.
"Basically, the medicine people have available to them should be available because they are the safest and most effective medicine for their condition, and not just because it's driven by people's profits motives," Bero said.
Dr. Nirav Shah, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health in Albany, told Reuters Health it's important to note that this does not mean conflicts of interest are happening, but that there is the potential for conflicts of interest.
"We need to do a better job of explaining ourselves, but the public should not be afraid and the public should not be worried," said Shah, who wrote a commentary accompanying the study.
He added that he believes it's hard to make a blanket statement about what type of system states should have, but he agrees that the federal government should issue some guidance.
"We can all do better and work toward greater transparency, and it would be very helpful if we had federal guidance of what we should adhere to because that's a level playing field for everyone," Shah said.
SOURCE: bit.ly/YrGQ23 and bit.ly/12MaHsU JAMA Internal Medicine, online February 11, 2013.


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IC Design Manager - Bristol - £60,000
- Recruiter
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I am currently looking for a Design centre manager for a leading semi-conductor company in Bristol. They are a leading supplier of high-quality analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. The client are dedicated to providing customers with proprietary solutions and breakthrough technology in power management, protection, advanced communications, human interface, test & measurement, as well as wireless and sensing products. Our integrated circuits (ICs) are employed in communications, computer and computer-peripheral, automated test equipment, industrial and other commercial applications.
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This position is responsible for managing one of four High Speed Analog/Mixed Signal IC design groups within the Analog/Mixed Signal Division. The ideal candidate is a natural collaborative leader who can work closely with counterparts to extend our competencies in Equalizers, PLLs, VCOs, Phase Detectors, ADCs, Amplifiers, etc. in a way that permits parallel development of multiple high speed products for both video or communications applications. This will require a balanced mix of strong technical skills and interpersonal skills.
Manage the department's business plan and budget;
Supervise and mentor the design teams to manage their project schedule and budget;
Attract and retain the high speed IC design resources required to support product development plans;
Performance management of high speed IC design resources; including individual career development plans;
Embrace core values and uphold quality standards;
Work with Marketing, Sales and other R&D departments to establish / implement product line strategies;
Complete the development of planned products according to existing specifications in line with schedule and budget expectations;
Maintain awareness of associated IC markets and actively participate in corporate strategy and planning;
Promote rigorous design philosophies to maximize quality and ensure first time right designs.
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering;
8 years' experience in developing integrated circuit solutions;
Experience as a leader large analog/mixed signal IC projects or as a leader of a group;
Responsive, courteous and customer focused with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Excellent motivation & team-building skills.
A proven track record of success demonstrated by past product introductions;
Knowledge of IC design tools, especially Cadence environment;
Please apply if interested.
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012), Sharp's stand really stood out.
Not because it was particularly cutting edge (although it did have an 8k resolution TV), but because of the striking simplicity and attractiveness of its core message. It said that Sharp is going to sell really big screens for really small amounts of money.
This idea sounded good to us, and now its first fruits are here in the shape of the Sharp Aquos LC-60LE636E - also shortened to Sharp Aquos LE636. This brooding 60-inch TV has a full UK price of £2,599 (about $4,150), but is already available in some stores for just £1,295 (about $2,067).
This truly is extraordinarily cheap when you consider that, for instance, the Samsung UE60D8000 costs £3,000 in the UK, or $4,200 in the US.
The suspicion has to be, of course, that Sharp has really slashed the performance and features of its new 60-inch television to hit such a remarkable price level.
But a glance at its spec sheet uncovers such reassuring features as a Freeview HD tuner, 100Hz processing with 'film dejudder', multimedia playback via DLNA or USB, USB Time Shift support and Sharp's Aquos Net+ online platform.
Here's hoping this surprisingly long list of features doesn't mean that Sharp has saved all its cost-based compromises for the Aquos LE636's picture quality.
The Sharp Aquos LE636's size obviously makes it a TV that sits relatively high up in Sharp's range.
But as testament to how Sharp is following through on its bigger-screen policy, it sits below no less than four other sets: the 60-inch LC-60LE831E (which adds Sharp's Quattron technology); two 70-inch models, the 70LE836E and 70LE741E; and most jaw-droppingly of all, the imminent 80-inch LC-80LE646E.
But for now, let's find out if Sharp's debut budget biggie, the Aquos LC-60LE636E, is as appealing in the flesh as it sounds on paper.
Just in case you didn't pick up on this yet, the Sharp LC-60LE636E is a 60-inch TV that can be found retailing in some places for as little as £1,295 (about $2,067).
So potent an attraction is this, it's tempting to just leave this section of the review and move on. But Sharp's ridiculously tempting big-screen bargain has plenty more tricks up its sleeve.
For a start, it's surprisingly good looking. You might well have expected such a value-driven TV just to house its vast screen acreage inside a boring, no-frills plastic frame.
But the bezel is pretty eye-catching, thanks to both its impressive slimness and its classy, high-gloss black finish. The little illuminated (if you want it to be) Sharp 'swish' symbol along the bottom edge is attractive too.
The Sharp Aquos LC-60LE636E isn't especially slim around the back by today's standards. But if this is one of the areas where Sharp has had to compromise in order to keep pricing down, that's just fine by us. After all, you don't sit there looking at the back of your massive telly, do you?
The TV's connections are very respectable for its price, too. Most of the important jacks are arranged for sideways access, to make the screen easier to wall hang, and they include, for instance, four HDMIs - as many as you'll find on the most premium of rival sets.
Plus you get both USB and LAN multimedia jacks, and even Wi-Fi, courtesy of an included USB adaptor.
The USB port can play photo, music and video (including DivX HD) files, or else it can be used for recording from the built-in tuner - a tuner that, incidentally, can receive HD and standard definition Freeview broadcasts.
The network options, meanwhile, can play back files from a connected DLNA PC, or they can enable you to go online with Sharp's Aquos Net+ platform.
Sharp's Aquos Net+ is currently rather off the pace compared with some other big-brand TV online systems.
Based on Philips' NetTV platform, the only really handy services available at the time of writing are YouTube, Picasa, an open web browser and, to a lesser extent, the Box Office 365/Napster/HIT Entertainment subscription services.
Aquos Net still doesn't have BBC iPlayer, which has become standard fare with all the other big TV brands.
The Sharp Aquos 60LE636's huge screen is illuminated by Edge LED lighting, contains an inevitable Full HD resolution, and drives its pictures with a 100Hz system, to counter judder and motion blur.
This is all pretty respectable stuff for the price tag, although you can't help but wonder whether Sharp will be able to light a screen as big as 60 inches from the edges without causing pretty major backlight consistency problems.
Heading into the Sharp Aquos LC-60LE636E's on-screen menus, it again gives you more than you might reasonably expect for such a cheap TV.
There's a healthy degree of colour management, for instance, that enables you to adjust the hue, saturation and 'value' of all six of the key colour components. There's also a sliding Gamma adjustment bar, a Film Mode for adjusting the image to suit movie (as opposed to video/TV) sources and a Fine Motion mode for reducing judder when showing motion.
It's good to note, too, that you can adjust the backlight independently to the image's brightness, giving you a level of backlight flexibility that might come in very handy should the Sharp Aquos LC-60LE636E prove to have the sort of backlight consistency flaws discussed earlier.
You might expect the Sharp Aquos LC-60LE636E not to fare too well in the energy consumption department, given its size. But in fact Sharp has managed to bag an A+ rating for its king-sized screen, using the latest EnerG standard.
Trying to find reasons to explain how the Sharp Aquos LC-60LE636E can be so cheap, the only really significant issues are that it isn't 3D ready, and doesn't employ Sharp's 'Quattron' technology, whereby an extra yellow sub-pixel is added to the usual red, green and blue ones that make up an LCD TVs picture.
But there are doubtless plenty of people out there who would be happy to forego both of these features in return for getting such a huge screen for so little money.


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Society of Landscape Architects cites local firms
The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has announced the winners of its annual Connecticut Design Awards competition. They include Devore Associates in Fairfield, Artemis Landscape Architects in Bridgeport, Wesley Stout Associates in New Canaan, Richard Bergmann Architects in New Canaan and Spaulding Landscape Architects in Stamford.
New Castle Hotels adds property plans renovations
New Castle Hotels and Resorts, based in Shelton, announced plans to open the Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews by-the-Sea in New Brunswick, Canada, marking the Canadian debut of Marriott's Autograph Collection. New Castle acquired the resort in April of 2012 and is undertaking a $30 million reconstruction to be completed in the second quarter of 2013. In addition, Portland, Maine's Eastland Park Hotel is undergoing a $50 million renovation to emerge as the Westin Portland Harborview in the second quarter 2014. New Castle teamed with Rockbridge Capital in this acquisition. New Castle's also has a combination Residence Inn and Courtyard by Marriott nearing completion in Syracuse, N.Y.'s Armory Square and a new Westin ready to break ground in Jekyll Island, Ga.
Fairfield Library branch
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The Fairfield Public Library's Woods Branch will host a lecture, "What You Need to Know Now About Health Care Reform" on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m., 1147 Fairfield Woods Road. Randi Redmond Oster, a long-term care specialist with Long Term Planning Associates, of Fairfield, will review major changes to the health care bill. Advanced registration is required for the free program. For information and to register, call 203-255-7308, or visit www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org.


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The technical term for diabetes is diabetes mellitus. The disease referes to the body's problems with insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas. Insulin plays a vital role in metabolism -- in helping glucose (sugar) to move out of the blood into cells, which use the glucose for fuel. In type 1 and type 2 diabetes, there's a need to control glucose levels in the blood.
About 90 percent of all people with diabetes have type 2. Until several years ago, type 2 diabetes mostly occurred in overweight adults older than 45. Today, however, women and men in all races and ethnic groups, along with children and adolescents, are developing it.
Type 1 is also often called juvenile diabetes because most people with type 1 diabetes develop it before age 30. In this form of the disease, the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas have been destroyed.
Symptoms may include high levels of blood sugar, high levels of sugar in the urine, frequent urination, extreme hunger, extreme thirst, extreme weight loss, weakness and fatigue, moodiness and irritability, or nausea and vomiting.
Treatment: Insulin is received via injections or insulin pumps.
Possible complications of poorly controlled diabetes include kidney disease; eye damage; heart problems; compromised nerve function in the arms, hands, legs, and feet that can set the stage for ulcers and amputations; coma and death.
In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas may be producing insulin; however, there are insulin-resistance problems in the body that interfere with insulin's ability to do its job.
Symptoms may include increased thirst; frequent urination; increased appetite accompanied by weight loss; edginess; fatigue; nausea; repeated hard-to-heal infections; tingling or numbness in the hands or feet; high levels of sugar in the urine; or dry, itchy skin.
Treatment: Ten percent of type 2 patients rely on diet and exercise to manage their disease. Fifty percent are treated with oral medications; 30 percent with a combination of insulin and oral medications; and 10 percent with insulin alone.
Possible complications are the same as for type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes has risen at a startling rate: 30 percent in the past decade. The epidemic seems linked to a major risk factor: obesity, or being overweight by about 30 or more pounds. The rate of obesity in the United States has increased by 57 percent since 1991. Simply put, Americans sit too much and eat too many fatty foods. We pay a heavy price: spiraling health-care costs and, for those with diabetes, a lifetime of increased risk for complications such as blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, and stroke.
The statistics seem grim. But they are reversible. Type 2 diabetes is preventable, and certainly treatable, especially when you exercise and stick to a low-fat diet.
Some diabetes risk factors cannot be controlled, especially those that are hereditary, points out David S.H. Bell, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Hereditary factors that increase your risk include:
The following health-related risk factors often can be controlled, though your susceptibility to them may be inherited:
About 8.1 million women and about 7.5 million men have diabetes. There's a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in women than in men, probably because females more often tend to be overweight, says Dr. Bell. Childbearing also increases a woman's risk for diabetes.
Some women develop gestational diabetes, which occurs in 2 to 5 percent of all pregnancies. Women with gestational diabetes may avoid having to take insulin injections if they do not eat certain foods, such as table sugar, honey, brown sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, molasses, soft drinks, fruit drinks, fruit packed in syrup, cake, cookies, ice cream, candy, jams, and doughnuts. It is also recommended that fruit juices be limited to 6 ounces and taken with meals. If you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you'll likely be referred to a registered dietitian. Working with your obstetrician, the dietitian can plan a diet that provides your baby with adequate nutrition while omitting foods that increase your blood sugar levels.
Gestational diabetes disappears when a pregnancy is over. However, about one-third of women with gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes later on, says Dr. Bell. Many of these women can prevent this from happening if they keep their weight down -- after pregnancy -- by following a diet low in fat and calories, and exercising.
Moms who have given birth to a large baby -- one weighing more than 10 pounds -- are at increased risk for developing diabetes later in life.
If you are a diabetic woman who wants to bear children, seek expert medical advice before getting pregnant. "Generally, it's better for pregnancy to occur when you're younger and in the early, controlled stages of diabetes," says Dr. Bell. "However, at any age you'll need high-risk pregnancy management, which might include an endocrinologist working with your obstetrician."
Women with diabetes, especially type 2, are at risk for heart problems. "Women who are not diabetic typically do not get heart disease until they're in their 60s," explains Dr. Bell. "However, with diabetic women, this can occur a lot earlier." That's why it's essential that your doctor apply what Dr. Bell calls the Big Three: (1) Treat the blood sugar problems associated with diabetes; (2) treat lipids -- the cholesterol and triglycerides; and (3) work with you to keep your blood pressure under control.
Traditionally, pediatricians have seen type 1 diabetes in children, not type 2. In fact, type 2 used to be referred to as "adult-onset diabetes." But the lines are blurring because of an increase of type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. Why? Too much junk food and television and too little exercise, says James R. Gavin III, M.D., of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and a former president of the American Diabetes Association.
You can fight this epidemic by exercising with your children and minimizing fast food dinners and snacks. Stock the fridge with fruits and vegetables, and put beans, grains, cereals, low-fat dairy foods, lean meats, chicken, and fish on the family menu.
If your children have diabetes, ensure they get cholesterol and other blood fat tests, a yearly dilated eye exam, a foot exam to check circulation and nerves, a urine test to check kidney function, and regular dental checkups. They need to have their blood pressure checked regularly; if elevated, it should be treated.
Researchers are developing innovative treatments that make diabetes easier to manage.
New drugs such as Actos (pioglitazone) and Avandia (rosiglitazone) lower insulin resistance. Drugs like Starlix (nateglinide) and Prandin (repaglinide) help the pancreas make more insulin. "These are tremendous aids in treating type 2 diabetes," says Dr. Bell.
The hemoglobin A1c test, a valuable but underused tool, makes a big difference in treatment. The test can tell the doctor how high the patient's blood sugar has been, on average, over the last two to three months. This provides a better picture of the degree to which the kidneys, heart, nerves, and eyes have been exposed to high blood sugar. Surprisingly, only 40 percent of patients with diabetes get the hemoglobin A1c test once a year, says Bell. If you are diabetic, talk to your doctor about taking the test.
Everyone with diabetes must measure blood glucose with finger-stick tests -- on a daily basis or even hour by hour -- so they know how food, exercise, and medication affect their blood sugar. In 2001 the Food and Drug Administration approved a noninvasive meter resembling a wristwatch that uses low-frequency electrical current to measure glucose. For now this and similar new meters must still be used alongside finger-stick testing, but the days of numerous pricks and sore fingers may end soon.
For those who must take insulin, the chore of injection has gotten quicker and less painful with inventive gadgets. For example, a disposable, penlike injector that contains insulin and small needles tucks in a pocket.
The insulin pump, an improved insulin-delivery method used mainly by type 1 diabetic patients, is available in sizes as small as a pager.
The insulin inhaler is another innovation. However, more studies are needed to investigate how inhaling insulin directly into the lungs affects lung tissue, says Bell. Gavin does not believe these inhalers will replace insulin injections for most patients over the long term.
For now, medications, regular checkups, nutrition, and exercise are the best ways to manage diabetes, and live a full life.
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SEATTLE (AP) The Oakland Athletics have activated left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento.
The moves were made Sunday before Oakland faced the Seattle Mariners.
Pomeranz (5-4, 3.21 ERA) had been on the disabled list since June 17 after breaking his right hand.
Pomeranz has played in 17 games for Oakland this season, the final eight as a starting pitcher. While in the rotation, Pomeranz was 4-3 with a 3.21 ERA before he was injured. He has since lost his starting spot with Oakland's acquisitions of Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Chicago Cubs.
Oakland manager Bob Melvin said Pomeranz would remain a starter for now with the possibility of a return to the bullpen in the future.


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What can I do with a Management Information Systems (MIS) major?
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The Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) is an applications-focused program that provides you the knowledge and skills to be successful. MIS is the intersection of business and technology in organizations.
The graduate program does not require students to have a bachelor's degree in MIS. Students who have earned baccalaureate degrees in other academic areas are required to complete appropriate preparatory courses.
Undergraduate students may choose a Management Information Systems concentration in the BA in Business Administration program, while the minor in MIS is an option for students in any undergraduate degree program.
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A pair of glasses dubbed as "privacy visor" has been developed to thwart hidden cameras using facial-recognition software.
The prototype spectacles have been designed by scientists at Tokyo's National Institute of Informatics.
The glasses are equipped with a near-infrared light source, which confuses the software without affecting vision, the BBC reported.
Law enforcers, shops and social networks are increasingly using facial-recognition software.
Prof Isao Echizen said: "As a result of developments in facial recognition technology in Google images, Facebook et cetera and the popularisation of portable terminals that append photos with photographic information [geotags]... essential measures for preventing the invasion of privacy caused by photographs taken in secret and unintentional capture in camera images is now required."
The near-infrared light "appends noise to photographed images without affecting human visibility," he said.
Prof Echizen said that the glasses, which connect to a pocket power supply, would be reasonably priced, but there are some simpler alternatives.
Heavy make-up or a mask will also work, as will tilting your head at a 15-degree angle, which fools the software into thinking you do not have a face, according to an online guide produced by hacktivist group Anonymous. (ANI)


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At middle age, a great ape will neither cheat on a spouse nor buy a red sports car on impulse. But researchers have found that chimpanzees and orangutans experience midlife crises just as surely as do humans.
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Otixero - I had the chance to interview Gavin Moore, Creative Director of Puppeteer, a new game by Sony's Japan Studio, at a preview event in Hamburg Germany. My preview will be published in the next issue of the German print magazines ConsolAT and ConsolPLUS at a later date. We talked about all sorts of stuff regarding the incredibly charming Platformer Puppeteer. One question though clearly stood out and gave me an opportunity to take a look at the Japanese video game culture (developers and players alike), which seems impenetrable for us westerners sometimes. I slightly edited the interview (mostly "you know"s and "I mean"s and "right?"s) and my questions and statements are bold for a more comfortable reading experience. To understand things better, you should watch the game's reveal trailer first.
omw finally.. someone who just says it as it is.
" but, I'm not going to change my creative vision over something because somebody tells me that that's what's important now"
man... if only all directors were like this. IT is great to hear of a director sticking to making the game him/ her and their team want to make, instead of making a game to attempt to appease others.
Cant wait for this game. Looks awesome.
He has a point. Who gives a fuck about the protagonist's gender? It didn't stop me from playing Bayonetta or the Tomb Raider games. It didn't stop females from playing Uncharted or Legend of Zelda games. Just play games.
People need to mature up and stop bitching. Especially in the case of Dragon's Crown, remember how Kraptaku moaned about the sorceress?? Yeah, fk em.
Now i'll wait for crossingeden to moan some more
Can't wait for the Puppeteer, the demo was amazing
Japan is a crazy place man. Lived there for 3 years. Awesome culture! even if i don't quite understand how their porn is riddled with some crazy fetishes that would make most americans cringe and yet they blur out the money shots lol
America and austrailia complain about EVERYTHING thats even remotely sexual in nature. Europe seems to have a good balance but in the uk people complain and blame everything on violent video games etc. Japan yeah i agree it may be considered a little excessive but seriously the people complaining need to grow up.


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Bahamas - Formalities
Entry into the Bahamas must be made at one of the official Ports of Entry, and the yellow Q flag should be flown within three miles of the port.
Notify Customs of your arrival and no one should go ashore until pratique has been granted. Clearance must be done on arrival (within 24 hours) and Customs and Immigration will come to your vessel. Everyone on board must have a passport and fill out an immigration card.
Customs forms can be downloaded at this link: https://forms.bahamas.gov.bs/dp_form.asp?fid=263.
Marinas no longer provide these forms, so you have to either go to Customs to get the forms when you arrive, or, download them and print them out so you can fill them in ahead of time.
Regular hours for Bahamas Customs and Immigration Officers are 09:00-16:00 weekdays. Officers are on call during holidays and weekends. There is no overtime charge.
The Bahamas can be transited without clearing in until arrival at a Port of Entry at a convenient time, but during transit do not enter a port or go ashore.
Entry Fees
Entry fees must be paid by all visiting yachts (see Fees section below for details) and are inclusive of a cruising permit (for one year), a fishing permit and departure tax for up to four persons (captain plus 3 crew). Each additional person (over the age of 6) will be charged departure tax. The fees charged cover two entries within a 90 day period. Fees are high if only intending to visit the Bahamas for a few days stopover.
The Cruising Permit is issued for 12 months. The current fees are now valid for multiple entries during any 90-day period, which means that a vessel may leave the Bahamas and re-enter within the first 90 days of a Cruising Permit's validity, without payment of any additional fee. For further details see the Customs section below. Note: There is some doubt over the length of time the Cruising Permit is valid. The form states 6 months, the Customs officer says 12 months. (we have been advised that this is because the printed form has not been updated.) It is advisable to ensure your copy is amended.
The Fishing Permit is valid for 3 months. Extensions to this cost an additional $150 for 12 months.
There are no overtime or other charges. One should obtain an official receipt for all fees paid.
On some of the outer islands, the Customs officer may handle all formalities, but in Nassau and other larger ports both the Customs and Immigration officials must be seen. Officials should come to the yacht, but in smaller islands the captain will have to go ashore to find them. Crew must remain on board until clearance is completed. If clearing in at a marina, the marina personnel will call Customs and Immigration after arrival.
Anchoring/Mooring Fees are collected at some National Parks. The Bahamas National Trust sets these fees and enforces their collection. In some places, the fees may be deposited in drop boxes where an honor system applies. Elsewhere, the main park office will collect the fee.
Duplicate copies of Maritime Declaration of Health, Inward Report for Pleasure Vessels and crew lists will have to be filled in. A temporary cruising permit for the yacht valid for one year will be granted. This document must remain on board at all times. See Documents for cruising permit extensions.
Every crew member must complete an immigration card, so they may have to accompany the skipper to sign the individual forms.
The Bahamas Customs Clearance form is available online in PDF form. See link in the Customs section below. The Immigration Arrival Card is not available on-line, but both forms can be obtained from The Bahamas Tourist Office, 1200 S. Pine Island Road, Plantation, FL. Phone: 954-236-9292. They will mail the forms to you if you request it.
Penalties are severe (fines, imprisonment, confiscation of the boat) for not clearing Customs and Immigration.
Movement of vessels is strictly controlled in Nassau, Freeport and George Town, where all yachts are required to clear with the appropriate Harbour Control (VHF Channel 16) when entering and leaving these harbours.
Clearing Out
Before leaving the Bahamas, surrender your copy of the immigration card to the last Bahamian port of call. Departure formalities are simple and boats may leave without formally clearing out, although the cruising permit should be handed in to a Customs officer on departure. If this is not possible, the permit should be returned by mail. However, as some countries, notably the Dominican Republic, require an exit document (Zarpe), this should be obtained on departure from the Bahamas.
In Nassau there is a charge $75 for an exit zarpe.
See www.bahamas.com/boating-enter-exit for more details.
Last updated March 2018.
Passports are now required for all visitors, including those from the USA and Canada.
Citizens of many countries do not require a visa for stays of up to 3 months. See Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an accurate list (Note: This list conflicts with the current information on the Bahamas Government website).
The actual maximum period of stay is decided by the Immigration officer on arrival.
Citizens of the U.K. USA, Canada, Norway, Switzerland and some EU countries can usually apply to stay for up to 8 months before requiring a visa.
Single entry visas are valid for 3 months and multi-entry ones for a year.
If arriving by air, a return or onward ticket, as well as sufficient funds for your stay, must be produced. In the event of arriving by air and planning to leave by boat and having arrived without such a ticket, a copy of the cruising permit (with the crew member named on the manifest) must be produced.
A stay of up to six months, which may be extended to eight months, may be granted. Different Immigration officers, in different ports, give varying of amounts of time allowed, when you clear in. A careful note should taken of the time allowed, and be sure to apply for any necessary extension a few days before it expires. This can be done by going to a local immigration officer.
Before the permitted time has expired, including any extensions, one must leave the country either by boat or by air. A copy of the cruising permit, or of any extensions, should be taken abroad to avoid having to show a return ticket to the airline and/or Immigration when re-entering the Bahamas to rejoin a yacht. However, having a refundable return ticket can save much hassle. The original cruising permit must remain aboard the yacht. When leaving by air, a $25 departure tax is collected.
If visiting Nasau to apply for a US visa - see these useful notes from a Dutch and German crew who did just that.
Last updated December 2017.
Customs Clearance Forms
Download from this link: https://forms.bahamas.gov.bs/dp_form.asp?fid=263.
The Cruising Permit is issued on arrival and is valid for 12 months. The current fees now permit multiple entries during any 90-day period, which means that a vessel may leave the Bahamas and re-enter as many times as they like within the first 90 days of a Cruising Permit's validity, without payment of any additional fee.
Yachts may remain in The Bahamas for a maximum of three years, but yearly extensions after the first year must be obtained from Bahamas Customs in Nassau. Each extension costs $500 payable by bank draft in favour of "The Public Treasury". Procedures for the extension should be started before the expiry of the current permit. Letters of request should be addressed to: Comptroller of Customs, P O Box N.155, Nassau. The number of the existing permit should be quoted and a copy enclosed for reference. More information available by calling (800)327-7678.
The cruising permit gives permission to visit all other islands in the Bahamas archipelago. The permit must be presented to officials if requested at any port visited or if boarded by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. The permit must be retained on board at all times until the cruise is finished, then handed back at the port of exit. If for any reason one is unable to clear outbound, which is not required, the permit should be mailed back from the next destination. Immigration papers should also be returned on exit.
See Fees for information on costs.
Importation Of Spare Parts
As of May 2009, cruising visitors with a valid Bahamas Temporary Cruising Permit are allowed to import boat repair/replacement parts DUTY FREE.
Sale Of Boat Or Equipment On A Cruising Permit
It is illegal to sell or attempt to sell any equipment from your vessel without first declaring such items to Customs and paying import duty and stamp duty, including selling to another foreign vessel on a temporary cruising permit.
If you have a firearm on board (shotguns and handguns only) you must declare it with Bahamian Customs. You must provide the serial number, name of the manufacturer, plus an exact count of ammunition.
While you are allowed to have a firearm on your boat, you cannot remove it. Weapons must be under lock and key at all times.
In cases of emergencies, which require your departure by air, you must notify Bahamian Police or Customs. They will accompany you to retrieve the firearm and present you with a receipt. Upon your return to the island, Bahamian Police or Customs will escort you to your vessel and return your firearm. Any infraction of this law will be dealt with severely.
Bicycles And Motorcycles
Bicycles and motorcycles should be listed on the cruising permit when clearing into The Bahamas. If you wish to use them ashore, they should be licensed at the first port of call.
Other Prohibited Items
Knives and other deadly weapons, plants and plant products, meat and meat products (except for your own consumption), pornographic material.
Last updated April 2017.
The health service in the Bahamas is basic, but most of the bigger places do have a small hospital (clinic). The largest hospital is in Nassau where they carry out small operations.
Smaller islands usually just have a clinic with a nurse practitioner.
Amateur Radio
All amateur radio operators wishing to transmit (including email) in The Bahamas need to apply for a Bahamas reciprocal licence from the Public Utilities Commission, P O Box N.4860, Nassau, Bahamas. Send a copy of your licence (US General or higher), a copy of identification which should be birth certificate or passport page, a $25 money order and a letter of request to the Executive Director and Secretary, attention Radio Licensing Department. Allow at least 2 months for processing. The licence runs for a year from the date of its being granted (no longer on a calendar basis as was previously the case).
You and your radios currently licensed in your home country are sufficient to transmit in The Bahamas.
Cell Phone
Some cellular phones will work in The Bahamas under roaming agreements, but, if not, you will have to register your phone with BATELCO and make a substantial deposit.
There is a flat fee to clear Customs and Immigration, which is $150.00 for boats up to 35 feet and $300.00 for boats over 35ft. This covers a vessel with skipper and up to three crew. Additional persons are charged at $25 each.
Official Bahamas Customs website with fees: www.bahamas.gov.bs/customs
This fee includes a cruising permit (for one year), a fishing permit (request this endorsement), Customs and Immigration charges and the departure fee and covers a 2nd entry within a 90 day period.
Until recently, payment for fees was taken in cash only; however, some locations may be able to accept credit card (such as Alice Town, Bimini). Ensure a receipt is obtained from the clearing officer.
Extensions to the fishing permit cost an additional $150 for 12 months.
The cruising permit may be extended for an additional 2 years on application to Customs and payment of a fee of $500 per year's extension (further details above in the Customs section).
There are no overtime or other charges.
Special Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park fees
The Bahamas National Trust announced on March 1, 2018, that there would be new anchorage fees for yachts staying within the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park boundaries. There is also a fee for the use of mooring balls. The fee schedule is as follows:
• Vessels 90' and above will be required to pay $1 per foot
• Vessels under 90' will be required to pay $0.50 per foot
The park boundaries run from Wax Cay Cut in the North to Conch Cut in the South, and extend outward 4nm to the East and the West. Payment can be made in the drop boxes or at the park office at Warderick Wells.
For more information on the Cruising Permit see the Noonsite/Customs section.
Last updated April 2018.
Particularly for US Cruisers (who do not need a VHF license in home waters), when headed to the Bahamas you will need a license for all transmitting equipment fitted on board. See the FCC website for more details.
Fishing & Diving Regulations
Fishing regulations are strict. A fishing permit, issued at the time of inbound clearance, is included in the cruising permit fee, and valid for 3 months. Confirm at the time of issue, the details of the regulations as those printed on the form are often out of date.
A Sports Fishing Permit must be aboard the boat you are fishing from but individual permits are not required. A fishing permit costs $150 per annum from the Fisheries Department if bought separately. On arrival a fishing permit should be requested from the Customs officer. This is required by any foreign vessel fishing by any method in Bahamian waters. The Permit is valid for hook and line fishing only (see regulations on its reverse) and no more than 6 rods at a time.
Bag limits apply as follows:
- Lobster or crawfish: 10 tails per VESSEL at any time (closed season 1st April to 31st July). Egg bearing females are protected. Minimum size limits for Lobster and crawfish, 3 3/8 inch carapace length or 6 inch tail.
- Conch: maximum 6 at any one time.
- Demersal fish (grouper, snapper): maximum 60 pounds or 20 fish per vessel.
- Migratory species such as Wahoo, Kingfish, Tuna or Dolphin shall NOT exceed 18 fish aboard the vessel at any one time.
- Billfish species (marlin, sailfish or swordfish) caught shall be released unharmed except where landed under the terms of an approved sportsfishing event or tournament.
- Stone Crabs: minimum harvestable claw is 4 inches. Female harvesting is prohibited (1st June to 15th October Closed Season).
- Turtle, coral or sea mammals are not to be taken. It is illegal to import Turtles, but legal to eat them in The Bahamas.
Spearfishing is restricted to Hawaiian sling only. Spears, fish traps, nets (excluding landing nets) and spearguns prohibited. You should request that the vessel's Fishing Permit be so endorsed, in writing, on issue. Spearfishing is not allowed within 1 mile of the coast of New Providence, off south coast of Freeport, Grand Bahamas and within 200 yards off the coast of all Outer Islands. Spearing or taking marine animals by any means is prohibited within national sea parks.
Use of Scuba gear or air compressor to harvest fish, conch or crawfish and other marine animals is prohibited.
No marine life at all may be captured in the national marine parks or reserve areas, see below.
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force regularly patrols sensitive areas and has the power to inspect any boat they suspect of flouting either these regulations or the drug laws. They monitor VHF Channel 16.
National Parks
To protect the fragile environment, nature reserves and underwater parks have been established at some islands. Visiting sailors are expected to do their best to cause as little damage as possible, both ashore and afloat. In particular, avoid anchoring in coral, which is easily destroyed by the anchor and rode. Mooring buoys have been installed at some locations and these should be used in preference to anchors.
National Parks, marine and terrestrial, are administered by The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), P O Box N.4105, Nassau, Bahamas, from whom further details may be obtained. The BNT is a non-governmental charitable organization. There are presently 12 protected areas in The Bahamas.
The national marine reserve areas in The Bahamas are:
1. The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park
A 23 mile long area of the Exuma chain, from Wax Cay Cut in the north to Conch Cut in the south and approximately 8 miles wide, is headquartered at Waderick Wells with a full time park warden and Royal Bahamas Defence Force presence. Be sure to know the boundaries and observe the no-take restrictions of anything dead or alive. Careful and non-destructive anchoring is permitted within the Park except at Waderick Wells where moorings are available. A minimum subscription of $50 to the Support Fleet will entitle the boat to two nights of free mooring while funding management of the Park. Call one day ahead on Channel 16 to reserve a mooring and visit the headquarters (moorings are limited).
2. Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park
Inside North Bar Channel, Great Abaco.
3. Peterson Cay National Park
A 1 ½ acre cay off the south shore of Grand Bahama.
Last updated December 2017
Bahamas Import Requirements
An import permit is required from the Ministry of Agriculture for all animals being brought into the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
A request for such a permit must be made to:-
Director of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Levy Building, East Bay Street
P.O. Box N-3704
Nassau, The Bahamas.
Phone: 242-325-7502/9 or 242-325-7438.
Fax: 242-325-3960 (send extra $5 if applying by fax)
Email: [email protected]
On Line at: www.bahamas.com
The application must be accompanied by a $10.00 processing fee for each animal and a $5.00 fax fee in cases where persons wish to have the permit faxed to them (money order or cash only – no personal cheques will be accepted).
Allow enough time to receive the permit before leaving your home port. Some cruisers report extremely long processing times. Cruisers advise to contact the Ministry of Agriculture directly for pet permits. Otherwise, the processing time may be EXTREMELY long and/or the application will not be received at all.
For the U.S. and Canada, the following are the main provisions of the import permit as it applies to dogs and cats:
(a) The animal must be 6 months of age or older.
(b) The animal must be accompanied by a valid certificate which substantiates that it has been vaccinated against rabies within not less than one (1) month and not more than ten (10) months prior to importation for the one (1) year vaccine. For the three (3) year vaccine it must be within no less than one (1) month and not more than thirty-four (34) months prior to importation into The Bahamas.
(c) The animal must be accompanied by a Veterinary Health Certificate presented within 48 hours of arrival in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to a licensed veterinarian for an examination.
The Permit is valid for one (year and must be used within that time.
Regulations for all other types of animals and relating to countries not mentioned above may be obtained from the Director of Agriculture.
Customs Duty for permanent entry of all animals from outside the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (dogs, cats, cattle and horses) are $10 at the time of the application plus 0.5% of the value of the animal. Yearly fees for dog licenses in New Providence, Grand Bahama and the Family Islands are: male or spayed female, $2; unspayed female $6.
Animals not meeting these requirements will not be allowed to enter the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Last updated October 2017.
Important Update May 2016
Exiting the Bahamas with Pets:
Because of a recent outbreak of dog distemper in the Bahamas, new rules have been put into place regarding the exit of pets from the Bahamas. It now takes 5 or more days for a health certificate for your dog/pet to exit the Bahamas, as all paperwork must be sent to Nassau, and approved by the Bahamian Department of Agriculture.
If you are in the Bahamas, make sure your pets are current with all shots, and have your distemper records/certificates in hand. Both USA and Bahamas officials are concerned, making the paperwork a more lengthy process for ALL pets.


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BETHLEHEM -- The Eagles have announced a five-year deal with the top free agent on the NFL market, corner Nnamdi Asomugha, who joins Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, the corner they acquired yesterday from Arizona, and Asante Samuel in what is the NFL's most prolific and best-paid corner corps. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Asomugha deal is for $60 million, $25 million guaranteed.
Whether the three-cornered defense will stand is, of course, a huge question, one the Eagles didn't answer resoundingly in a news conference that began shortly after 7 p.m. at Lehigh.
General manager Howie Roseman, asked if he envisioned lining up all three corners on opening day in St. Louis, gave an answer that began with "We're excited to get Nnamdi."
Asked again after the news conference, Roseman again refrained from painting an emphatic picture of all three corners definitely, absiolutely, positively playing here.
Roseman said he was excited to have all three on the roster. "We have more work to do to fill out our roster," he said.
Roseman repeatedly insisted that Samuel's absence so far from training camp was what the Eagles have said -- personal and excused, not at all related to the corner moves. But unless the Birds are going to talk a Pro Bowler into taking a nickel role, one has to think a Samuel trade might be pending, for something the Eagles really need. (A big-time lionebacker? A big-time right offensive tackle? Hunter Pence?)
All day long, Twitter chronicled an apparent battle between the Cowboys and the Jets to sign Asomugha, often extolled as the NFL''s best cover corner. News that the Eagles were signing him -- apparently broken by Schefter and Fox's Jay Glazer, in a dead heat, seconds before the team texted an announcement -- stunned the league.
Roseman said the Eagles became serious bidders "fairly recently," through contacts with agent Ben Dogra about other players he represents.
"You're talking about a guy who represents 120 players," Roseman said. "You're going to be talking with him, and when you are, you're going to be curious about what's going on" with Asomugha.
Eagles coach Andy Reid announced the trade but left for a team meeting without answering any questions about who plays where.
"I mentioned to you before that I thought Howie had a great plan for free agency and trades and so on," Reid said. "This is what we have here so far, and it's a pretty good list. I think we all know about Nnamdi -- if not the best, he's one of the best cornerbacks in the National Football League. He'll be a great addition to our cornerback corps ... It reminds me a little of when we had Al (Harris), Troy (Vincent) and Bobby Taylor. So we'll just see how things go there."
Maybe the Eagles aren't quite sure yet whether this can work, maybe it depends on Samuel's reaction to being overshadowed, and possibly asked to play inside.
"We've spent a lot of time on making this move. There hasn't been a lot of time for other things," Roseman said. "I think all those questions are for another day."
Roseman said the Eagles are in "constant contact" with Samuel.
Oh, yeah, the Eagles finally announced the five-year Jason Babin deal. They still aren't able to acknowledge their agreement with QB Vince Young, because he wasn't technically released until today, though the Titans announced they were releasing him on Thursday.
"Very late," Roseman said, when asked when the Eagles entered the Asomugha process. "He wanted to be in Philadelphia."


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Sprout Foundation Loan Fund for Student Startups in Green Innovation
Program Outline
Sprout fundings are considered loans, at zero or minimal interest to startups formed by Clarkson University students while enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies. The purpose of the fund is to complete "proof of concept", including prototyping, capitalization, beta testing, and other related activities including personnel, research, and stipends . The funds are to be repaid under agreed-upon terms and conditions and will be managed by the Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Shipley Center for Innovation and the Reh Center for Entrepreneurship.
Only Clarkson University students, as defined by enrollment, are eligible to apply for funds under this program. Students must present official articles of incorporation or other documentation proving the existence of the company, in addition to a developed business plan in order to pre-qualify for the program. A budget outlining the total amount requested and how/where it will be spent must be included as an appendix to the business plan. The terms of the loan may exceed graduation date.
The SFLF will accept applications for funding and provide loans as needed, given capital constraints. Loans are limited to $50,000 or less based on needs. Any interested company must provide a completed business plan through a dedicated Sprout Foundation Loan Fund website administered by the Shipley Center. Links to the website are available on all three governing centers' websites (Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Shipley Center for Innovation, and the Reh Center for Entrepreneurship). All applications will be collected and approved by the Institute for a Sustainable Environment, the Shipley Center or Reh Center for review in order to receive approval to complete a loan application. Loan applications will be provided to qualified companies and reviewed by a panel of 3rd party experts including an investor, an intellectual property expert, and a sustainability expert.
The panel will select companies based on specified criteria. Criteria will receive a point value range of 0 thru 5 that can be applied to each project. The total score of the project will represent the sum of these applied points as broken down below:
Point Scale
Economic Development
Venture Capital
Total Score
The minimum viable score for funding to be considered is 15 points for any business plan. Companies exceeding 18 points will be pre-approved for additional benefits in terms and expected outcomes/milestones.
The accepted business plan template can be found on the Shipley Center for Innovation website or an electronic copy can be requested by contacting the staff of the Shipley Center.
Acceptable Requests for Funding
Funding will be considered for the following requests:
- Equipment
- Materials
- Space
- Personnel
- Contracting
- Legal Services
- Certification/testing
- Other (to be considered based on need)
Applications are reviewed on a semi-annual basis, during the fall and spring semesters.
All funding is considered a loan, to be repaid under negotiated terms and conditions. All payments are rolled into future loans to additional student startups to diversify the portfolio and assure that 100% of funds are in use at all times. Funds will be delivered through prior loan payments, with a target cash-on-hand amount of $0.
Loans will not exceed $50,000 in total capital with repayment terms negotiated depending on need and business plan. Loans are contingent on specified milestones and outcomes outlined in the business plan and agreed upon at the time of the loan. Requirements for all funding recipients must include a quarterly progress report reviewing specified milestones and outcomes. Payments will be based with on quarterly report submission.
Failure to repay on a timely basis will result in negative outcomes for loan recipients including interest penalties and refusal of future funding. Negative outcomes will be clearly outlined in the terms of the loan agreement and will be agreed to in writing by all recipients.


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By JANET COOK
News staff writer
March 17, 2007
Two Eugene legislators have introduced a bill in Salem that growers claim, if made into law, could shut down tree fruit production on about 6,000 acres in the Hood River Valley.
"They (politicians) want us to farm but they also want to over-regulate us. This bill could put many of us out of business," said Hood River County Commission Chair Ron Rivers, a Parkdale grower.
Senate Bill 20 prohibits aerial spraying of pesticides within a one-mile radius of any school property during the academic year. A grower must also jump through a series of bureaucratic hoops in order to apply chemicals within a five-mile radius of a school.
These regulations require farmers to submit a spray plan to the Department of Agriculture. The agency then has 21 days to process that request and either approve or disapprove the use of chemicals.
"If they don't allow us to make independent decisions based on monitoring (the presence of insects) then it's going to change the way we apply pesticides in the valley. It will cause us to spray based on the calendar and it won't work," said Jeff McNerney, crop advisor for Chamberlin Distributing Company.
SB 20 was submitted by Sen. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, and Rep. Paul Holvey, D-Eugene. As of March 7, the bill had been assigned to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee for review but a public hearing had not yet been scheduled. The legislators introduced the bill with the intent of lowering childhood cancer rates and ward off asthma and other respiratory illnesses.
Jean Godfrey, executive director of the Hood River Grower-Shipper Association, has asked Rep. Patti Smith, R-Corbett, and Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches, to mount opposition to SB 20. The 350 orchardists and officials from 18 packing houses that belong to the organization have also been asked to lobby against the bill.
"If this bill passes, it will not only hurt farmers, but all of the businesses that support them," said Godfrey. "SB 20 would come close to ruining agriculture in this valley."
Smith said it is ironic the bill was dropped at a time when the House and Senate are struggling to clarify Measure 37. She said many farmers filed claims to restore development rights because of the regulatory burden that local, state and federal governments have placed on their shoulders. She said the state can't do anything about global market conditions and has little control over work force issues — but it can refrain from tacking on more rules for beleaguered farmers to follow.
"This bill is outrageous. It just makes the Measure 37 issue more complicated because how do you save farm land if you don't save the farmer?" she asked.
Jon Laraway, an Eastside Road grower, said the bill is another indication of the "urban/rural divide" that has split Oregon. He said elected officials from metropolitan areas should at least visit the valley before drafting up a new rule that could hurt the agriculture industry. He said many politicians seem to be unaware of the recordkeeping that is already required to ensure that chemicals are applied safely.
"We keep having more regulations come down on us that create more paperwork. So, we're not able to spend the time out in the field doing what we want to do," said Laraway. "There is all of this talk in Salem right now about 'preserving farmland' and then they propose something like this."
Gary Willis, who has fruit trees around the Pine Grove School, said even organic farmers do some spraying. So, there is not an operation in the valley that will be unaffected by SB 20.
He said even when the market for pears is up, as it is this year, there seems to be some new threat on the political front that farmers are forced to battle.
"We're price-takers, not price-makers. We grow the product and then hope we get enough to cover our costs. And every time a new regulation comes down on us, it drives up our expenses," said Willis.
Laraway contends it is a conservative estimate that 6,000 acres of orchard would be off limits to spraying under SB 20. He said there is about 12,000 acres of farm land around schools in Parkdale, Wy'east, Pine Grove, Mid Valley Elementary and at the edge of Hood River. So, even taking away half of that acreage would cripple the agricultural industry.
Willis and Laraway said SB 20 underscores their filing of Measure 37 claims to protect their property investment. They contend the day may come when America's food is produced in a foreign country that uses pesticides now banned in the states.
Heather Blaine-McCurdy, a Highway 281 grower, doesn't believe SB 20 should be tied in any way to Measure 37, which she opposes. She said the bill is just a "terrible proposed law that shows exactly how little some politicians understand competitive dedicated commercial farming."
McNerney said SB 20 will probably not make it out of committee as it is written. He is worried that some kind of a "compromise" deal will be made that still impedes farming practices.
"The bill itself does not concern me. But a smart politician will ask for the moon and expect to get something a little less," he said.
"People can identify a totally ridiculous bill no matter what side of the Measure 37 fence they are on."
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Federal Agency Says Belvidere Firm Harassed and Fired Mentally Retarded Worker
CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this morning that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Rockford, Illinois, charging Renaissance Roofing, Inc. with discriminating against an employee with mild mental retardation by subjecting him to harassment and discharging and failing to recall him because of his disability. The EEOC says that the Belvidere company's treatment of the employee violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
The EEOC alleges that Renaissance, which specializes in the installation of clay tile roofing, knew that the employee had mild mental retardation when it hired him but continuously discriminated against him during his time with the company. According to the EEOC, Renaissance transferred the employee from a job as a roofer, which he was satisfactorily performing, to a warehouse position and terminated him. The employee was repeatedly harassed and humiliated by being called "stupid" and being made the butt of on-the-job teasing and other mistreatment; finally, he was told he was fired because he could not read.
Noting that ADA charge filings comprise 20% of the EEOC's caseload, Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez said: "Persons with mental disabilities are just as protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act as those with physical disabilities. This case reflects the EEOC's determination to make that protection a reality."
The EEOC's lawsuit seeks monetary relief in the form of compensatory and punitive damages, an order requiring the company to implement non-discriminatory policies, and a permanent injunction against future discrimination.
John Hendrickson, Regional Attorney in the EEOC's Chicago District Office, said: "Congress passed the ADA to ensure that individuals with disabilities receive the same respect that all employees deserve. Renaissance failed to treat this employee with dignity and respect. This lawsuit should signal employers that federal law does not permit anyone to take a free shot at mentally disabled workers on the job and that the EEOC will not let such conduct go unchallenged."
The EEOC Chicago District Office has jurisdiction over almost all of the State of Illinois. Chicago District Director John Rowe said, "Employers outside of Chicago should never assume that their employees do not have access to the EEOC or that we will not actively move to correct violations in any area of the state, as we are doing here. Those employees do have access to us and we will take vigorous action in appropriate cases such as this one against Renaissance Roofing."
Renaissance Roofing is located in Belvidere, Illinois, and the EEOC case was filed Friday, September 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, in Rockford, where it is captioned EEOC v. Renaissance Roofing and designated case No.02 C 50370. The case has been assigned to District Judge Philip G. Reinhard and Magistrate-Judge P. Michael Mahoney, and is the first ADA case brought by the EEOC Chicago District Office with respect to discrimination against an employee with mental retardation.
EEOC Trial Attorney Lauren Dreilinger will be directly responsible for the litigation of the case. She said, "This case involves the sort of cruel stereotyping in the workplace that the ADA was enacted to combat. The employee demonstrated that he was capable of performing his jobs, however, the employer failed to get beyond the prejudices of its management and staff and ended up violating federal law."
EEOC is the federal agency responsible for the administration, interpretation and enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which protects workers 40 and older from discrimination based on age; the Equal Pay Act; Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and state and local governments; prohibitions against discrimination affecting individuals with disabilities in the federal government; and sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Further information about the Commission is available on the agency's Web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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Crazy Finds in New Homes
People have found some strange and creepy things in homes they've just moved into, from antique children's shoes to secret passageways to intact Victorian kitchens.
We've heard some wacky stories. One family was exploring their new attic and discovered an old, tattered teddy bear that looked many decades old. A couple we know found false paneled cabinets in their dining room, with the name, date, and newspaper obituary of the house's first owner tucked inside. Another couple found "God loves you" and "Praise the Lord" on every beam in their basement — turns out their new home was an old church rectory! The owner of an old home found a stash space with an old fashioned board game secreted away since 1896. Another homeowner found a hidden room in the house's Victorian turret, perfect for a child's hideaway.
There is something so romantic about a home doubling as a kind of scavenger hunt for new tenants. Some people opt to create that effect on purpose, like the New York family who commissioned a young architect to turn their apartment into a Da Vinci Code-type puzzle to crack. In some cases, of course, the story is more nuanced, like hidden tunnels built in preparation for some kind of escape…
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Now, what we're going to tell you about requires that we trust you. Because with great power, comes great responsibility. And IP Webcam does give you great power, because it allows you to turn your Android phone into a webcam, one which can stream video over your home network to other devices, including PCs and other Android phones.
This mind-blowing little app is also free, which is a lot of value for a program like this, which is great fun to play with, and could have some more uses in the future.
IP Webcam
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- Android
- Price
- Free
- Where
- Google Play
For an app like this, setup is surprisingly easy. Once you open the program, you'll be presented with a list of options. At the top are quality and resolution settings. On our Motorola Razr we were able to stream 1080p video without much heartache, we recommend you start on modest settings, and work up to the higher resolutions.
There's not much else to set up, Although there are plenty of options for limiting the frame rate, needing a password/username to log in to the video stream and also enabling the audio mode. At the bottom though, you'll find a button marked simply "start server". Do so, and you're off.
We used other Android phones, and our PC to watch the resulting feed. It's actually very impressive quality, we were really impressed by what we saw. On a PC, the stream web page has lots of options for watching. You can download a simple M3U playlist, which you can then open in a player like VLC, and watch the feed with minimal lag. There are also ways to stream directly in the webpage both with, and without audio.
The applications for this sort of thing are pretty wide. We initially looked into it because we wanted to line-up a satellite dish, and needed to see the signal strength while up a ladder outside. But you could also use it for security cameras, especially if you have old Android phones that you're not using as phones anymore. You could have quite a few of these dotted about. We've even considered it for a cheap video-based baby monitor.
There are even options for you to pick up this stream, via a third-party MJPG driver, in apps like Skype or even chatroulette. Marvellous.


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The Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce welcomed 13 new members during the month of February. NRRCC officials said membership to the Chamber of Commerce helps to maintain a strong and viable business environment, as well as improve the civic and professional life in the community.
These members were voted in at the March 13 chamber board of directors meeting:
For information on membership, stop in the chamber office at 895 Center St., Lewiston, or call 716-754-9500. Visit online at http://www.NiagaraRiverRegion.com.


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