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Dr. Ellen joined the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine faculty in 1999 and in 2006 was named vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics and director of the Center for Child and Community Health Research. In the same year, he also became director of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonataology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he already had established a growing research program to complement the academic and clinical missions of that campus. He is a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Ellen's research focuses on the prevention of sexually transmitted infection (STIs) in adolescents, including HIV, and the factors associated with the acquisition, screening, treatment and care of these infections. He has served as a consultant to the Baltimore City Health Department, the San Francisco Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Academy of Sciences and the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. At the international level, he has advised the Jamaican Ministry of Health as well as STI investigators in England, the Caribbean and South Africa. He is a recipient of many research awards, including funding from the CDC, the National Institutes of Health and other agencies.
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Back when I thought my time at the Penny Arcade Expo was going to be shortened due to a hurricane, I rushed to the area of the show where Hello Games was showing Joe Danger: The Movie.
I'd heard the game was looking great.
It was, and I shot this video to prove it. We're looking at Joe Danger: The Movie, which takes the gameplay of the first game—stunt-filled side scrolling racing a la Excitebike and Trials — and moves it into the context of the title character zipping through the sets of one extremely varied movie.Joe races his bike through city streets, hits the snowy slopes on skis and a snowmobile, careens through a Western in a mine cart and jetpacks through a town attacked by robots.
This new one seems like an enjoyable upgrade. It's certainly great to look at and was one of the more attractive downloadable indie games at the show.
Joe Danger: The Movie is slated for an early 2012 release, but the developers haven't even sorted out their multiplayer modes yet, so we'll see. The game was shown on Xbox 360 and PC at PAX, but no platforms are confirmed and Hello doesn't sound like they're skipping the PlayStation 3, where the original Joe Danger was a downloadable gem.


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InfoWorld's Neil McAllister offers 10 reasons why the PC is here to stay despite Steve Jobs' recent pronouncement that the iPad signals the end of the PC era. 'Depending on whom you ask, the iPad will save journalism, rescue the book publishing business, transform the movie industry, change the way we communicate, and make the perfect omelet. But there are plenty of reasons to suspect that at least some of these predictions will prove overly optimistic. Even more dubious is the idea that the iPad signals a true sea change in computing,' McAllister writes. Chief among the reasons the PC is not dead yet are desktops' comparative cost-effectiveness, the lack of versatility of mobile devices, the fact that desktop and mobile OSes don't mix, and limitations inherent to tablet devices' dependencies on the cloud.
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Nuclear Survival Guide by Mr Jo Macdonald
Ok, some people would argue that kitesurfing is a light wind sport (10-20 knots) and to some extent it definitely is, especially when you're learning and starting to get comfortable with a traction kite at sea, with traction kites you don't have to be out in really strong wind to be overpowered and even 15 knots can be a handful with a big powerful kite but there may also come a time when you want to try kiting in stronger stuff. Here are a few tips that might help you.
1. First it's important to say that kiting strong winds is definitely not for beginners even though there are people who try it soon after learning or even learn in strong wind. IMO you should be very comfortable with kiting in underpowered/powered conditions before you try kiting overpowered and definitely before you try it when it's nuking. If you get used to kiting underpowered/powered there will probably be days when the wind picks up and you end up powered/overpowered so this means you can gradually get used to it which is the best way. You should realize that some of the things you've been doing underpowered might not work so well when the wind is stronger.
2. Know your limits. If you can hardly fly a kite and haven't got a clue of what size to use when it's nuking or have never been kiting overpowered, don't try kiting strong winds because a traction kite can kill you in seconds in strong wind and one mistake could easily be your last.
3. Listen to the voice of reason, that's the voice in your head telling you you're nuts, some people call it fear, others the survival instinct. All things considered the easiest way to survive in nuclear winds is simply to learn how to say NO, not to even take the kite out of its sack until you're sure you know exactly what you're doing and feel up for it. Sit out a lot of nuclear sessions and watch people who are crazier/hotter than you to see how they launch, bodydrag out and in when launching and landing, how they keep the kite low, etc. When it's not windy make friends with these nutters and ask them for tips.
4. Hanging around kitebeach when it's nuking will probably mean a lot of assistance, launching and catching kites, holding harness handles, grabbing runaway kites and saving people's bacon in other ways. Holding harness handles is the worst job because if the kiter loses control you can get the same joy ride the kiter does or end up feeling guilty because you lost your grip. Launching someone in these conditions is a lot of responsibility so make sure you know what you're doing and getting into before offering to help. Wearing a wetsuit even if you're not kiting can be a good idea because you will probably end up getting wet. When launching someone's kite, check the lines are right before letting go, hold onto it letting it fly on the lines but so it's still held by your hand so if the lines are wrong you'll feel it isn't flying right. Only let go once you're sure the kite is setup ok and the kiter has told you twice to do so because if it's too big for the conditions, if you've still got a hand on it you can still grab it and walk towards the kiter straight away to slacken the lines. After launching hang around near the kite ready to grab it again. Make sure you know how to hold the type of kite you're going to launch or land. LEIs and foils have to be held in different ways so they won't power up. Don't offer to do something you don't know exactly how to do.
5. If you're on the shore and watching other kiters or anyone at sea in strong wind and they are in the water with the kite down for any length of time without being able to relaunch and /or save themselves, go and get them with a rescue boat, jet ski, organize for someone else to rescue them or call the coastguard before they get too far away, it starts getting dark or they are in the cold water for a long time, especially in winter.
6. Whether you use a helmet and/or impact vest is up to you but many kiters and windsurfers who don't use this equipment in less wind, will use it in stronger stuff. If you use a board leash, use a helmet too.
7. When you feel you're ready to try kiting in nuking wind yourself, don't be in a hurry to launch your kite and get in the water. Take the time to feel what the wind's doing. Check the weather forecast, watch the conditions, beware of squalls and lightning storms and talk to the other kiters on the beach about what you're going to do with what equipment in what conditions to see if they think it's a good idea.
8. You shouldn't really go out alone because you might need at least 1 or 2 people to help you out but if you are alone the least you can do is let someone know you're going out and can expect a call from you when you get back in. That way at least someone will know when you might be considered missing.
9. You can use an anemometer to check how much the wind speed is ranging but also learn to judge it from the sand blowing on the beach, the effect on the water or other visual clues you can find at the bottom of the page because many anemometers can be really inaccurate and in any case the wind will probably be a lot stronger out on the water than it is on the beach where the anemometer is. You can see what it's doing out there but won?t be able to measure that wind speed with an anemometer.
10. Strong wind can easily range more than 10-15 knots say from 20-40 knots and the first times you really don't want to be totally maxed out so use a small kite. You'd rather be stalling out in the lulls than getting tea bagged in the gusts. Or you can say NO and wait for less gusty conditions.
11. Where are you kiting? This is important even in less wind but many of us get into the (bad) habit of launching, landing and kiting on small beaches near obstacles or people downwind. While you might be able to get away with this in less wind, the only thing (after luck) that can save your life if the shit hits the fan when its nuking is a big empty beach downwind. It doesn't matter how good or fast you are or what safety systems you're using, at the wrong place you can get slammed into something much harder than you are before you have time to think. Most people react in 1 second, which means after one second you start thinking about what to do and start doing it, so you need enough space downwind to let those seconds pass without something to hit. Having said that you really don't want to be counting on the beach to save your ass if you do make a mistake, in strong wind you don't want to make a mistake near the shore or on the beach. Everyone makes mistakes but you should already have made all of your big ones and learned the lessons in less wind if possible.
12. What kite and board to use? The heavier you are the better but in any case you should already know enough about kiting to judge what size kite and board to use. In general a small, slow, low AR kite with be friendlier and a narrow board with rocker and fins will be slower and give you more control and brakes.
13. You should check all the safety systems (leash, shackle, etc.) and equipment (kite, lines, board strap bolts, etc.) first before using them when it's nuking. Never fly a new kite for the first time in a storm, get to know it first in lighter wind and test the shackle/chicken loop release under load by hanging yourself up in your harness using the same setup you'll be using at sea with all your kites, then do the same in light wind. Your bodyweight may not be enough to simulate the sort of load the system can be under in an emergency so you might want to use a heavier load.
14. Don't trust production safety systems until you've tested them yourself.
15. Dress so you'll be warm on the beach, warmer than you would in less wind because there's more wind chill factor, the weather could get lots colder and if you can't relaunch the kite you might be in the water for much longer than you expected, even for hours. So in summer if you're normally out in board shorts, when it's nuking wear a shorty, in spring if you usually wear a shorty, wear a full suit in strong wind, etc.
16. You can use shorter lines (20-25m) to reduce the window the kite can fly in and make the steering feel more direct but shorter line can also make the kite faster.
17. Check your kit thoroughly before launching the kite, especially how you've attached the lines. Anything that can break in less wind probably will in stronger stuff so don't use any worn lines or depower, etc.
18. Launch the kite pointing seawards in a place where you're far away from any obstacles downwind. A big empty beach is fine. Remember that the place you're launching from might not be the place you come back to, which might be further downwind or even upwind of where you are launching and these places should be just as friendly as where you're launching from. After you've launched the kite, don't fly it to zenith. Keep it low even with the tip almost touching the beach and let it drag you on your heels towards the sea, pick your board up as you get dragged past it and start bodydraggin out a bit with the kite still low once you're in the water, only letting the kite fly higher, putting your board on and starting out when you're a safe distance from the beach. This is because you could get lofted out of the shallows by a gust if you try flying the kite to zenith to start near the beach.
19. After launching, if the wind is really gusty and changing direction you might have to walk upwind in the lulls and sine the kite at the edge of the window (but not high to zenith) to stop it overflying. In really gusty conditions with massive wind shifts keeping the kite very low will mean it's easier for it to get left outside the window so keeping it at about 45° can be better, always avoid flying it high. If the kite does overfly the edge of the window (which in really gusty/shifty conditions can move back and forwards by several meters very quickly) watch the kite and if it flies back without collapsing and picks up again at the new edge fine, but if it folds and falls/rolls back towards the middle of the window pop your shackle/unhook to depower the kite immediately while running towards the kite to slacken the lines before the lines go taught and the kite powers up inside the window, flying across the window out of control dragging you down the beach.
20. Always know where the kite is and never lose your concentration on flying it, especially when launching, landing or when you?re anywhere near the shore.
21. You have to know how to bodydrag upwind if you want to go out in strong wind. This is the same superman technique you use to get your board back when you fall off and it's the best way to get your ass back home if you?re too maxed out for the kite and/or board you're using. If the kite is too big for the wind you're out in don't keep it overhead because you can get tea bagged, which is like getting lofted repeatedly out of the water and means the kite is flying you, not the other way around. Keep the kite low at the edge of the window and superman slow upwind, bodydragging back to shore. Doing this takes all the apparent wind out of the kite and you won't get lifted out of the water. You'll be surprised how much power you can hold like this.
22. Side-onshore wind is friendliest when it's nuking because when you launch the kite it will be pointing out to sea so dragging you there, if you end up in shit you'll get back to the beach eventually as will you gear and any fast drags will probably be in the water once you've got away from the beach. In onshore winds you'll be launching the kite over the beach and if you can't walk into the water it will drag you further onto the beach, you can't really bodydrag out very well although you can try but you might have to start off from where you can walk to in the shallows and once you're out on the water you should get as far away from the beach as possible by going upwind a lot because if you lose control of the kite in a fall or whatever the beach will get much closer very fast. An out of control kite in strong wind can drag you 500 meters in a matter of seconds. Sideshore, and side offshore are good for launching and getting away from the beach but if anything goes wrong and you can't relaunch the kite for some reason you might not get back home very quickly. Strong offshore winds are normally very gusty and can get a LOT stronger the further away from shore you get.
23. In strong winds having a chase boat or bike is a really good idea.
24. To start off don't dive the kite down through the center of the window or you?ll get pulled off your board and dragged downwind fast.
25. When it's nuking, most of the time, you should fly the kite pretty slow and to start off just fly it slow up then nudge it down a bit in the window in a shallow sine, already turning it towards the edge. If this isn't enough do a bigger sine/nudge until you get enough power to get going.
26. Relaunching can be easier in strong wind but the kite can also relaunch on its own (especially low AR kites) so always expect the kite to relaunch immediately if it hits the water.
27. If you can't relaunch the kite you should know how to self rescue. Learn how to steer the kite to one side of the window or the other when it's down using the leaders so you can steer it back towards the beach. If the lines are slack for any reason, messed up or broken, wind up one line so the kite flags flat and can't relaunch, or wind the lines so they're the same as when the kite is depowered on the leash, then wind up all of the lines keeping only this line in tension so there are no loose lines in the water that can tangle around parts of your body. When you get to the kite use it as a sail to get back to shore. Holding one tip may be enough or holding the kite in a distorted shape so the wind blows it, and you, shoreward. Don't sit or swim in the water in the midst of slack lines because they will get tangled around your feet or other parts of your body and if the kite powers up or loads up in a wave it will hurt. Carry a hook knife in your harness. You can tie the knife to the harness with a piece of line packed in the pocket so you can't lose the knife.
28. On the water you should know how to ride slow, how to slow down and stop, when to resist the pull of the lines and when to go with the kite. Riding overpowered isn't just about holding an edge and going upwind. It's about control and the more tension there is on the lines, the more power the kite will have. Riding fast gives the kite a lot of apparent wind so more power and this also means you'll be riding with the kite further back in the window. If you start to speed up too much, stomp on the tail of the board to slow down or edge hard. You can also drag your hand in the water or stick you whole arm in to stop and send the kite forwards but watch out for logs. The best brakes IMO are dropping your bum in the water and even though some say it lacks style, it definitely works fast. You can also ride towards the kite by turning the board towards it quickly then edging back upwind, this makes the lines go slack for a moment and means the kite flies further forwards in the window. Don't let the kite pull you downwind like this though because you'll build a lot of speed up. If you fly the kite fast up while edging you'll jump high.
29. Don't try jumping until you feel comfortable. If you're getting high on kiteloops or other groovy stuff in less wind don't think it'll be the same trying it when it's nuking. A lot of kiters don't even jump in this sort of wind, while they might be jumping all over the place in more forgiving conditions. Even good riders jumping when it's nuking might not do too many rotations but just a straight jump when they're maxed out and jumping. Like they say, "power is nothing without control".
30. Jibing by skidding the board out and inverting can hold too much of an edge and get you airtime you didn't want, carving a jibe faster than the kite is turning puts more tension on the lines and produces more power which might be enough to pull you off the board, jibing a long curve downwind following the kite will mean slacker lines and the kite will be further forwards in the window. If you're really maxed out the safest way of changing direction is to stop and start again in the other direction. It may not be a competition winning move but it will get your ass home.
31. When coming back in, if there's someone you trust waiting to catch the kite on the shore, as soon as they catch it pop your shackle or hook out of the depower so the kite can't power up again if they lose it. Immediately walk/run towards the kite to slacken the lines. Release the shackle of your kiteleash (if you use one) and hold it in your hand so if the kite does go anywhere it will go to the leash and if this doesn't work you can let go.
32. Don't muck about on the shore, keep the kite low pointing seawards and get out on the water, if you end up downwind when it's nuking don't walk back upwind with the kite flying to get a bigger board and don't pass the kite overhead to go out again unless you are really sure of what you're doing because the kite can loft you as soon as it gets near zenith.
33. Always expect to get lofted and do everything you can to avoid it by keeping the kite away from zenith because lofting can kill you or do you serious damage. If you do get lofted on land or on the water treat it like a jump, recalling the kite forwards towards the edge of the window so you won't have it overhead any more after landing. If you're on land, pop your shackle/unhook immediately when you land the first loft because the first is usually followed by a second one which is much nastier. This is because if you land the first loft and you still have the kite overhead, the lines go slack and the kite stalls back in the window to power up deep inside, dragging you up and horizontally fast with more power than the first. While a first loft can be controlled like a jump if you're lucky and have been jumping enough to treat it instinctively like a jump by recalling the kite, it's virtually impossible to control the second one because of the horizontal drag and the speed.
34. Leashes and grab handles. Some people use leashes on their kites and others use grab handles or other systems to depower the kite. All systems have pros and cons but in general a kite leash means you probably won't ditch your kite on someone else or lose it or let it get bust up on a fence but if the leash doesn't work properly it can make the kite go nuts so if you let the kite go to the leash it can be a good idea to grab the leash and then release the leash shackle so you can let go of the leash if you have to. Some people use a weak link in the leash, like elastic rope or a plastic clip so this might break if the leash doesn't work but in any case always use a release that will work under traction on the leash. Grab handles are not really a good idea for use in an emergency if the kite is flying because to use a grab handle you have to grab the handle without pulling it while you're hooked in. If you pop your shackle before grabbing the handle you won't have anything left to grab and if you pull the handle while the kite is flying it can make the kite go into a death spiral. The best way is to hand the kite to someone or crash it, then grab the handle and pop your shackle/hook out of the depower.
35. Don't try landing the kite on your own by landing it on it's leading edge in strong wind because the wind can get under the leading edge and launch the kite again out of control. If you're on your own the best way to land the kite is to dump it in the water as soon as you can touch the bottom and pop your shackle/hook out letting it go to the leash or using a grab handle to depower the kite. If there's a wicked shore break you might want to dump the kite on the beach letting it go to the leash but this can be just as bad for the kite.
These guidelines are based on the personal experience of various kiters around the world and are definitely no guarantee that you can use a traction kite safely in strong winds. It's your life so use your head before launching a traction kite. You can have a lot of fun in nuclear wind, but remember that you can never know how strong the wind will be from one second to the next. Mother nature can be a ton o fun to play with but respect her because she will always be a lot stronger than you ever will be.


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3 tips for branded content in the social realm
Journalists, entrepreneurs, marketers and media folks recently attended a great panel hosted by Outbrain's Content Conversations meetup.
Shane Snow, Co-Founder of our meetup partner Contently, led Katrina Craigwell, Digital Marketing at GE, and Jonathan Perelman, VP Agency Strategy and Industry Development at BuzzFeed through a discussion on one of the hottest in topics in digital media: how brands interact with consumers on social media platforms.
As much as "native advertising" and branded content's been covered recently, there's still a sense, according to Perelman, that brands are just now getting their bearings in the social media realm. Craigwell and Perelman shared insights on what brands should consider as they seek to engage consumers on social platforms.
Let People In
We tend to think of marketing as a "push" exercise, don't we?
How can I push my message out to consumers?
Let's make a big marketing push this year!
How can I extend my reach?
To take a page out of Paul Arden's book, content marketing is all about thinking the opposite. Sometimes we need to turn off our marketing caps and think like the everyday human beings we are trying to reach. In Craigwell's world, that means rather than obsessing over how to push a product or sales pitch, take a deep breath and consider letting people in.
Let consumers see who you are as a brand. What inspires you? What are your values? What is your knowledge expertise? What makes you laugh? Don't be afraid to take them behind the scenes or show them a side of your brand you don't typically "market." Content allows you to share stories that resonate, but in order to share yours, you have to know what it is. Coming up with honest answers to the aforementioned questions is a great way to start.
Make It Shareable
There's "viral" media and then there's "shareable" media. If you think you're in the viral media business, you're in the wrong business. By its own definition, viral media spreads itself. Creating media in a vacuum and hoping it propagates around the web is not a strategy, and anyway, you don't want your content to spread itself. You want to inspire living, breathing human beings to share the content with their friends, family and peers.
Ask yourself this: would I share this? Creating content with this simple question in mind is a great way to steer your content toward positive engagement rather than the vast viral media graveyard. It's also the difference between antiquated SEO (link-building) and smart SEO (engaging content).
Work Together, Play Together
BuzzFeed is among a number of key players ushering in a new era of digital media partnerships, as publishers and brands find that they more in common than real estate constrictions on a web page. Content marketing is teaching both groups how to come together to create engaging experiences for their mutual audiences. With new territory comes mistakes, but as Perelman put it, therein lies the opportunity as well. These content partnerships are so new, the sky's the limit on how far brands and publishers go to engage audiences and create something special across platforms.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT took the first step towards defending its New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference men's tennis title with a 5-0 win over Springfield College today in a semifinal match of the 2012 NEWMAC Tournament. MIT improved to 14-4 with the victory while Springfield fell to 8-8 on the season.
MIT took control of the match early on with wins in all three doubles matches. The Engineers' No. 3 team of seniors Robert Wheeler (Denton, Texas) and Biafra Ahanonu (Tucson, Ariz.) scored the first point of the day, taking an 8-0 win over senior Zach O'Leary (Westboro, Mass.) and sophomore Joe Giannelli (Watertown, Conn.). At No. 2 the MIT pairing of sophomore Curtis Wu (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and junior Larry Pang (Torrance, Calif.) won 8-4 over senior Doug Nickerson (Falmouth, Maine) and junior Jesse Boyd (Bolton, Conn.). MIT made it a clean sweep in a spirited No. 1 doubles match where the team of junior Matthew Skalak (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) and sophomore Edwin Zhang (Falls Church, Va.) defeated the Springfield team of freshman Kyle Mersereau (Brunswick, Maine) and junior Benjamin Burnap (Westerly, R.I.), 8-5.
Needing just two points to win the match, the Engineers got them in the first two singles matches decided to take the win. At No. 4 junior Tymor Hamamasy (New York, N.Y.) downed Nickerson, 6-3, 6-1 to put the Engineers up 4-0. Zhang then clinched the match for MIT, defeating Mersereau by the same 6-3, 6-1 score. With the outcome of the match determined, the final four singles contests were not finished.
MIT will play the winner of the Clark/Coast Guard match tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. on the duPont Tennis Courts for the NEWMAC Championship.


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Where's the plan, Pat?
I mean, come on, Gov. Quinn; you've been talking a good game about solving the state's pension problem.
But we don't know how you want to solve it.
We've seen the goofy video you put out with "Squeezy the Pension Python."
We have heard you say you were "put on this earth" to solve the pension crisis.
Could that be some of that trademark Pat Quinn hyperbole?
Or should we take it as a sign of your earnest desire to tackle a tough issue?
Regardless, we don't know what you want to do because we haven't seen any legislation.
After 4 years in office, you have yet to provide a detailed proposal for how to reform the pension system. Oh, sure, there have been press releases and bullet-point presentations, but nothing detailed enough to present to the Legislature as your solution.
You say it needs to be done. We wait and wait for the details.
As you know, Governor, under new accounting standards, the state's five pension systems are going to be underfunded to the tune $200 billion – or more.
The Illinois pension system is the worst-funded of any in the nation.
And yet, governor, none of your friends in the Legislature have introduced a pension reform bill on your behalf.
In fact, Governor, you told us in November you expected pension reform to happen by Jan. 9, 2013. That's just a few days away, and we still haven't heard your plan.
Do you have one?
Please speak up.
Illinoisans are well aware of the perils that a lame-duck session can bring.
It was 2 years ago when another lame-duck Legislature did your bidding, Gov. Quinn, and passed a 67 percent income tax increase.
Although we were told the new revenue would go toward "paying bills," almost every dime of the tax increase was dumped into the state's failing pension systems.
That's the equivalent of trying to keep a leaky bucket full by continually pouring water into it.
Somewhere along the line, a real repair needs to be made.
Governor, you've said the pension system needs to be fixed so that money can be freed up for other government programs.
Here's an idea, Governor: How about fixing the pension systems and lowering taxes so that ordinary Illinoisans can save for their own retirements and their own children's college educations?
The 67 percent tax hike equates to the government confiscating a whole week of pay from every working Illinoisan.
People work hard for their money. No one wants to see it get dumped into a failing system.
And yet, that is what is happening.
Governor, the taxpayers of Illinois deserve to see your legislation.
Would you please speak up and tell us what you want?
Note to readers – Scott Reeder's column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute.


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College freshmen are lined up and asked to choose sides on a political issue. Those who pick the "wrong" side are sent to re-education classes for a week and monitored thereafter.
A professor is reprimanded for explaining the origin of a politically sensitive term.
Another student's grade is in jeopardy for failing to write the president and promote a far-left cause. Still another is punished for reading a book about the sinister history of the Ku Klux Klan. It seems that someone was "offended" by the picture on the cover.
Is it North Korea, Cuba or the former Soviet Union?
No. These and many other tortuous tales of rights abuses are examples of what's happening today on many university and college campuses throughout the United States — according to a new book titled, "Unlearning Liberty" by attorney Greg Lukianoff.
Some in authority at these institutions seem to believe their views on social truths are absolute. There is no need for a diversity of ideas or even a rational discussion that probes specific ideology. If anything, opposing views are a threat.
Lukianoff, a Stanford Law School graduate, considers himself a liberal, and backs most present-day left-of-center causes. However, as a supporter of the U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment, even he is shocked by the abuse of power happening at many American post-secondary schools.
He believes that if ideas have merit, they should be discussed in an open forum, where all are explored and evaluated. Bullying and intimidating students into preconceived conclusions on social issues are not the functions of higher education in a free society.
Lukianoff is president of an organization known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Its purpose is to support students and faculty whose First Amendment rights have been trampled.
The first step for his organization in dealing with a reported civil rights abuse is to contact the offending institution and explain alleged violations.
Responses from these schools vary from none at all, to apologies and corrections. Most violations, however, do not go away quietly. Often, public exposure in the local press does the job. Still other institutions hold fast to their illegal practices and require lawsuits to be filed.
Most of these outrageous cases appear to be happening on the East Coast or the Midwest. However, California is not immune from this problem. A few University of California campuses and at least one California State University campus have come under FIRE's scrutiny.
The author reveals that private institutions have more freedom to restrict individual rights since they are not state-sponsored. However, taking money from the federal government for various purposes can put them under the Office of Civil Rights umbrella.
Thanks to what is known as the "Leonard law," California is exceptional. This puts private high schools, universities and colleges in the same arena as public educational institutions with regard to First Amendment free speech rights.
Despite noble intentions, oppressive speech codes and other forms of intimidation have brought a code of silence to many on campus who may hold a variety of viewpoints. In various surveys, less than 20 percent of college students felt they could discuss controversial issues openly. Since the advent of Facebook and Twitter, even off-campus statements by students have been subject to disciplinary action.
The saddest part of all, as Luikanoff points out, is that most college undergraduates don't have a clue that their rights are being violated. Some, with the encouragement of professors, believe "free speech" means the right to shout down and disrupt the parlance of others — somewhat reminiscent of European fascists in the 1930s. They also believe they have a right to ban individuals with dissenting points of view from speaking.
Unfortunately, campus speech and thought control does not seem to be a problem that is going away anytime soon.
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Oct. 7, 2006
The Bisons golf team moved up the ladder in the second round of the Mission Inn Collegiate Classic at Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.
Saturday the Bisons finished the second round tied with Stetson, a fellow Atlantic Sun opponent, at 14th.
Cory Parkinson shot the low round for the Bisons in the second round with a 71. Parkinson shot a first round 81 for a two-round total of 152. He is tied with Andrew Green for the team lead. Green has rounds of 79 and 73. They are both tied for 42nd overall.
Taylor Lewis has posted rounds of 80 and 73. His 153 puts him in a tie for 49th.
Clint Suggs is tied for 55th with a two-round total of 154 (72-82). Dustin Lynch is tied for 85th with a two-round total of 165 (82-83).
There are 18 teams in the tournament.


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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said Sunday, describing the Venezuelan leader's condition as delicate.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro spoke with a solemn expression in a televised address from Havana, saying he had spoken with Chavez and that the president sent greetings to his homeland. Maduro did not give details about the complications, which he said came amid a respiratory infection.
"Several minutes ago we were with President Chavez. We greeted each other and he himself referred to these complications," Maduro said, reading from a prepared statement. Maduro was seated alongside Chavez's eldest daughter, Rosa, and son-in-law Jorge Arreaza, as well as Attorney General Cilia Flores.
The vice president's comments suggest an increasingly difficult fight for the ailing president. The Venezuelan leader has not been seen or heard from since undergoing his fourth cancer-related surgery Dec. 11, and government officials have said he might not return in time for his scheduled Jan. 10 inauguration for a new six-year term.
"The president gave us precise instructions so that, after finishing the visit, we would tell the (Venezuelan) people about his current health condition," Maduro said. "President Chavez's state of health continues to be delicate, with complications that are being attended to, in a process not without risks."
Maduro held up a copy of a newspaper confirming that his message was recorded on Sunday.
"Thanks to his physical and spiritual strength, Comandante Chavez is facing this difficult situation," Maduro said.
Maduro said he had met various times with Chavez's medical team and relatives. He said he would remain in Havana "for the coming hours" but didn't specify how long.
Maduro, who arrived in Havana on Saturday for a sudden and unexpected trip, is the highest ranking Venezuelan official to visit Chavez since the surgery.
Before Chavez left for Cuba, he acknowledged risks in the operation and designated Maduro as his successor, telling supporters they should vote for the vice president if a new presidential election was necessary.
Chavez said his cancer had come back despite previous surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He has been fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer since June 2011.
Medical experts say that it's common for patients who have undergone major surgeries to suffer respiratory infections and that how a patient fares can vary widely from a quick recovery in a couple of days to a fight for life on a respirator.
Maduro's latest update differed markedly from last Monday, when he had said he received a phone call from the president and that Chavez was up and walking.
The vice president spoke on Sunday below a picture of 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar, the inspiration of Chavez's leftist Bolivarian Revolution movement.
Maduro expressed faith that Chavez's "immense will to live and the care of the best medical specialists will help our president successfully fight this new battle." He concluded his message saying: "Long live Chavez."
Opposition politicians have criticized a lack of detailed information about Chavez's condition, and last week repeated their demands for a full medical report.
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas defended the government's handling of the situation, saying during a televised panel discussion on Sunday night that Chavez "has told the truth in his worst moments" throughout his presidency. Villegas urged Venezuelans to keep Chavez in their prayers.
Chavez's daughter Maria, who has been with the president since his surgery, said in a message on her Twitter account: "Thank you people of Venezuela. Thank you people of the world. You and your love have always been our greatest strength! God is with us! We love you!"
Allies of the president also responded on Twitter, repeating the phrase: "Chavez lives and will triumph."


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The MIT BioMicro Center has four high-throughput Illumina sequencers, including a HiSeq 2000. We support a wide variety of applications, such as ChIP-Seq, miRNA sequencing and RNA-seq. Each sequencer can process up to 7 lanes simultaneously, with a data yield of over 25 million reads per lane for the GAIIx and over 120 million reads for the HiSeq (single read). Each lane can potentially accomodate dozens of barcoded samples (depending on sequence complexity and desired coverage). Read lengths vary, depending on users, between 36nt and 150nt per end on the GAIIx and between 40nt and 100nt per end on the HiSeq.
All questions about Illumina Sequencing can be directed to Kevin Thai at email@example.com.
Illumina Massively Parallel Sequencing
Illumina sequencing works by binding randomly fragmented DNA to an optical flowcell. Fragments are sequenced by sequentially incorporating and imaging fluorescently labeled nucleotides in a "Sequencing-By-Synthesis" reaction. Illumina recently rolled out its TruSeq v3 reagent kits, improving read quality and reducing GC bias at high cluster densities. As a result, the capacity of the HiSeq has dramatically expanded, so that a single flowcell lane on the HiSeq now produces as many reads as an entire GAII flowcell.
The Genome Analyzer IIx system consists of a cBOT cluster generation station, a Genome Analyzer sequencer, and a Paired-End Module, all of which work in concert to generate and analyze flowcells. The HiSeq system is similar but features expanded capacity and an integrated Paired-End Module.
For an in-depth overview of the Illumina sequencing chemistry, please refer to Kirchner et al 2009.
Illumina currently provides reagents and support for four major sequencing applications:
The following application has been published but does not yet have a kit from Illumina:
- Genotyping: Protocols are being developed for detection of SNPs, chromosomal rearrangements and other genotyping applications.
Sample Preparation
Illumina sequencing requires the input of libraries which have been properly fragmented, ligated to specific adapters, and, in the case of RNA inputs, converted into complementary DNA. The BioMicro Center accepts fully prepared libraries from users and also offers a variety of sample preparation services for different applications.
Information is also available about multiplexing.
Quality control is very important for optimizing the number of reads and the quality of data produced. We run Bioanalyzer and RT-PCR for all submitted cDNA libraries for Illumina sequencing. For more information on QC methods and protocols please visit the Sequencing Quality Control page.
Data Analysis
Each flowcell lane flowcell should produce between 10 and 120 million DNA fragments as of September 2011. Understanding this data often requires a significant investment in informatics and many applications require entirely different interpretations of the data. As part of our sequencing service we provide many of the early steps of bioinformatics for different applications. Further data processing can be arranged on a collaborative basis as resources are available. For more information, check out the links below:
Protocols for all supported technologies can be found here.
Pricing and Priority
Full pricing information is available on our price list.
Priority for Illumina sequencing is currently given to labs associated with the BioMicro Center Core departments. We are able offer our services to other MIT and non-MIT users as space allows.
Turnaround Time
Each Genome Analyzer processes 8 samples per run, or 7 samples plus a control. The control is typically used to improve sequence quality. Full flowcells can be run usually within two weeks of submission. Partial submissions of less than eight samples (or 7 with control) are put into a project queue, where they join existing samples or await others before processing. Wait times for partial submissions vary depending on demand from other users. Once the run has begun approximately six days are required for clustering, sequencing, and data analysis for a 36 base pair read. The process requires approximately 5 days for a 36nt read.
MIT Core Collaboration
Because of the layout of Illumina flowcells, samples must be run in batches of 7 lanes (a pool of multiplexed samples counts as one lane). In order to ensure quick throughput, we have established a collaboration that allows us to move partial flowcells between the various centers at MIT. For users with less then 4 samples, their samples may be moved between the BioMicro Center, the Whitehead Institute Center for Genome Technologies and the Koch Institute Biopolymer Center. Samples will be moved only to fill out runs or to expedite processing. The Centers are committed to working together to maintain consistent quality between the different cores, so you should see no difference whether your samples are run in BioMicro or at one of our sister centers. Transfers are only available for members of the MIT community.
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Songs For A New World is a popular song-cycle with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. In this song cycle, Brown invites us to examine what drives us to make decisions in our lives and discover how those decisions affect the rest of our lives. Similar to a compilation of short stories, SFANW places an array of characters in life altering situations threaded together by themes of fear, lost love, independence, and the reliance of others.
In BOMP's production, we invite you into the intimate world of each character, sharing personal stories of these people caught in pivotal moments of choice. In the game of life, we never know how the dice will roll, what cards we'll be dealt, or the implications of the space we find ourselves in. We've either got to fight to make it or take the action necessary to change our situation. Watch as the characters fight to make the right choices for where they find themselves in their lives. Each story holds relatable truths to our own lives and the current world climate making for a performance any audience member will connect with.
The amount of non-union talent in this city is amazing, so we've cast the show twice! You don't want to miss the strong solo and ensemble work that these casts are producing. With strong choices and even stronger voices, we are sure this is one show you will not want to miss this holiday season!


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You are the last surviving member of a UNMC rescue party. Your whole squad murdered by hostile alien life forms. Surrounded, they are attacking you from all sides. The only option is to fight, take as many of them with you as you can.
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You can play in both portrait and landscape mode, including being able to switch between the two modes in game. Alien Horde utilizes the full capabilities of your hardware to bring a unique set of controls for your iPhone or iPod Touch. If you have a compass the game will let you simulate the real world actions of the Alien Horde motion sensor, although we recommend this is used only for fun or in combination with the on-screen controls. We don't want you getting dizzy playing the game!
You can also use the accelerometer to play the game, tilting the device left or right to move your marine and aim at the hostiles. Finally there are on screen buttons in both portrait and landscape mode which allow you to turn, shoot, mute and pause the game.
Quit the game and Alien Horde will save your progress allowing you to pick up the fight exactly where you left off.
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In mid-July in San Diego Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for president, will attend the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest constituency-based Hispanic organization. His appearance there is just one of many efforts that McCain is making to court Latinos, a group that in the 2004 election proved essential to President Bush's victory. Latino votes will be critical to the winner of the next presidential election as well.
The Republican Party has seen an increase in Latino votes over the years, especially in general elections, but that statement needs to be placed in context. A majority of Latinos have remained within the Democratic Party, but the Democratic lead was shrinking for some time—until 2006, when the Latino move toward the Republican Party reversed itself, primarily over the direction and the tone of the immigration debate, which has offended many Latinos, both native and foreign-born.
Ironically, 2006 was also the year both houses of Congress passed legislation to build a fence along the Mexican-U.S. border and Senators McCain, Clinton and Obama all voted in favor of it.
Politics aside, the demographics are shifting as Latinos settle in states beyond the Southwest, often in the Midwest and South. But even in states that already have large Latino populations, significant changes are taking place. Beth Reinhard of The Miami Herald reported on May 9 that increases in Democratic voter registration in Florida show immigration from Latin America and younger generations of Cuban-Americans to be "diluting the influence of the older Cuban-American community," who in the past had voted Republican.
Latinos and John McCain
Even so, Senator McCain represents his party's best shot at attracting Latino voters. He not only understands Latinos, particularly those in the Southwest, but last year, with Senator Edward Kennedy, co-sponsored an immigration reform bill that would have laid a "pathway toward citizenship" for undocumented immigrants, had it not been defeated in the Senate. McCain has spoken compassionately about the plight of unauthorized immigrants. As Marcela Sanchez has written for washingtonpost.com, McCain "reminds people that just as with other waves of immigrants, Hispanics have 'enriched our culture and our nation.'" And there are other issues to consider. McCain, a Baptist, supports traditional religious and family values, a position that attracts Latinos like those who voted for President Bush (see sidebar, pg. 23).
McCain has a good track record with Latinos. In this year's Republican presidential primaries, he won a majority in the five states with the largest Latino electorates—California, Texas, Florida, New York and Illinois. In his 2004 Senate re-election bid, McCain did extremely well in Arizona, his home state, where he won 70 percent of the Latino vote. If McCain could get half that much support in the general election in November, predicts Ruben Navarrette, a columnist and writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune, "McCain could win the White House." Navarrette thinks character draws Hispanics to McCain; they like "his independence, his convictions, his courage and his moderate stance on issues." Writes Navarrette, "The fact that McCain is so patriotic is a draw for many Latinos."
Still, McCain may face difficulties in attracting Latinos. He walks a tightrope on immigration, an issue he may choose to play down. After hearing boos from conservatives in Michigan in February, McCain has stressed tightening border controls first, before reintroducing immigration reform. To appeal to non-Latino conservative voters, he must address employer sanctions, identity cards, government sweeps, the fence along the Mexican border and swift deportations; but to appeal to Latinos, he must advocate a path to citizenship for the 9.6 million unauthorized Latinos now living in the United States.
The Senator must also convince Latinos—at least those in critical swing states with significant Latino populations—that his party cares about their concerns. That may take some doing. According to "Hispanics and the 2008 Election: A Swing Vote?" a report by the Pew Hispanic Center, 57 percent of registered Hispanic voters either call themselves Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party. And most indicated that the Democrats show far more concern for Latinos than do the Republicans.
Hurdles for the Democrats
There may be a silver lining to this cloud, however. If race and an antipathy between Latinos and blacks turn out to be as significant as some predict, then Senator McCain may find himself kissed by the gods in facing Sen. Barack Obama as his opponent in the general election. Analysts have shown that in elections where there are both black and white candidates, Latinos tend to favor the white candidate. Advantage, McCain. If, however, Senator Obama finds ways of appealing to Latinos (or if Latinos transfer to him the support they have shown Senator Hillary Clinton), then he may be able to break the old pattern and capitalize on the increased Latino support for the Democrats and participation at the polls. Obama has the support of Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, the first Latino of any major party to run for president, as well as of the granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers union.
Despite the gains the Democrats made in the 2006 Congressional race and in state elections since then, and despite the Latino turnout in the primaries, the Democratic Party is not taking Latino loyalty for granted. By April 2008, according to the Johns Hopkins Hispanic Voter Project, Senators Clinton and Obama had spent $4 million, a record amount for Democrats, on Spanish-language advertising to rouse Latinos—the registered Democrats, the young first-time voters and the independents. That same month the Democratic National Committee set up a Hispanic Leadership Council to strategize and communicate specifically with Latinos.
The party's current task is to seize the considerable momentum shown by Latinos in support of Senator Hillary Clinton. In the primaries on Super Tuesday and later in Texas and Puerto Rico, she won the Latino vote 2 to 1 over Senator Barack Obama. As Senator Clinton departs from the race, the party must ensure that it can close any resulting Latino loyalty gap. Senator Clinton herself could do much to build party unity specifically among her Latino constituents. Since Obama won a Latino majority in only four primaries—Illinois (by a mere 1 percent lead over Clinton), Connecticut, Virginia and Colorado—he will have to put Latinos at the top of his priority list.
Building Broad Latino Constituencies
The nominees of both major parties will no doubt consider choosing a running mate who appeals to Latinos, though at the same time they must unify their disparate party members behind them. Both will have to court the growing number of Hispanic evangelicals and make concerted appeals to Latinas, since Hispanic women vote in greater numbers than Hispanic men ("Feet in 2 Worlds," blog entries by Lorenzo Morales, 3/13 and 4/1).
According to Pilar Marrero, a senior political reporter and columnist for La Opinión in Los Angeles, the nation's largest Hispanic newspaper: "Both candidates [McCain and Obama] come to the competition with certain disadvantages.… No one can say they have this vote in their pocket." In a podcast she made for "Feet in 2 Worlds," a Web project of the New School in New York City, Marrero said: "Nobody knows what's going to happen. We'll see…Latinos are voting very Democratic this time around, and I find it hard to believe that John McCain…will attract a lot of Latino voters; he's pro-war and Latinos are very anti-the Iraq war…." Marrero also said, however, that Obama would have to fight very hard for the Latino vote, even though "race is not the main motivation of most Latino voters."
Whichever political party succeeds in building Latino support in 2008 will take home a valuable prize. For the Latino population (now 47 million) is growing steadily. Latinos make up 9 percent of the eligible electorate nationwide. Largely because of language and cultural differences, however, Latino turnout at the polls tends to be lower: the Pew Hispanic Center has predicted Latino turnout to be around 6.5 percent of all who actually vote in 2008. Latinos are currently the single largest minority group in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, though the very notion that Latinos make up a single ethnic group obscures the reality. Most Latinos in the United States today are Mexican, but the term "Latino" pertains to a diverse group of nationalities and cultures and, as it might become increasingly clear, more than one or even two political viewpoints.
In political terms, Latinos still make up a large portion of voters in four of the six most contested states in the 2004 presidential election (New Mexico, Florida, Nevada and Colorado). This year, Latino influence will likely be even greater because, since 2004, the number of Latino registered voters has grown by 4 million (to 18 million). Their turnout at the polls, although historically weak when compared to African-Americans and whites, has also grown. Some Latino leaders are predicting a record turnout among Latinos in November.
Since the Latino vote is expected to be critical in swing states again, one can expect to see massive voter registration drives and get-out-the-vote projects in Latino communities. And if the last two presidential elections are any guide, one can also expect negative advertising, unsubstantiated accusations and disinformation campaigns—some of them aimed squarely at Latino voters. In Orange County, Calif., during the 2006 election, Latinos were falsely warned that an incomplete or out-of-date voting certification would be seen as voter fraud and prompt their deportation. In a tight election, which 2008 is expected to be, watchdog groups of all types will need to monitor and expose any such voter-intimidation schemes.
Another impediment to Latino participation is a backlog of 1 million naturalization applications that, government officials say, cannot all be processed by November. That bureaucratic problem will keep many potential voters away from the polls. But that's not all. Proposals are now being placed before voters in 19 states that would make more stringent a state's voter-registration requirements, demanding, for example, a birth certificate and/or passport. The initiatives come in the wake of the Supreme Court's upholding of the Indiana photo-identification requirement for voter registration. Should voters pass such laws? Do they solve legitimate local problems? Or are they partisan efforts to limit voter registration, especially by minorities, the poor and the elderly? These are issues the voters must decide. Such referendums, if passed, would likely limit voter participation by African-Americans and Latinos (a majority of whom are Democrats), as well as many others.
Finally, although immigration is a critically important issue to Latinos, not all Latinos agree on what makes the best immigration policy. For that reason, it may not serve the interests of either candidate to bring the issue up gratuitously.
The most significant factor to consider is that immigration does not even rank among the top three issues for Latinos, according to surveys. Rather, Latinos have named the same top three issues as have voters of both parties in general: the economy, the war in Iraq and health care. It is telling, then, that in May Senator McCain released a new Spanish-language Internet ad: McCain, Plan Económico. Perhaps the best strategy for both candidates in appealing to Latinos would be to eschew distractions, schemes and negative attacks, and to focus squarely on the issues of most concern to the whole electorate.
Sidebar: "Which Latinos Voted for Bush in 2004?"
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Storage Alternatives for Drawer-less Kitchens
In our previous apartment, our tiny kitchen had no drawers. Drawers seem essential for items like flatware, cooking utensils, and kitchen linens. But there are ways to get along without drawers, too. Here are a few storage solutions for those with drawer-less (or too-few-drawered) kitchens.
- Get decorative. Shelves can hold pretty urns that in turn contain kitchen utensils and dish cloths.
- Under-shelf brackets like these from The Container Store let you store more than your shelves can hold. A great place for folded dish towels, as shown.
- These layered rods for hanging towels are actually installed inside of a cabinet pullout, but we think you could do similar on the inside of a cupboard door.
- Go restaurant supply style with flatware storage, on a pantry shelf.
- Shelving can be outfitted with basket storage, which is great for organizing everything from flatware to parchment paper and foil dispensers.
Related: High/Low: Kitchen Drawer Organization
(Images: Woman's Day, The Container Store, This Old House, Vollrath via webstaurantstore.com, Amazon)
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Nic Petan, C, Portland Winterhawks
- 5'8", 165lbs
- Good-Better-Best comps: Brett Sterling – Nathan Gerbe – Martin St Louis
The Jets broke with their annual tradition of trying to outsmart the scouting community by scooping the highly rated, under-sized scorer Nic Petan. Petan tied with teammate and similarly under-sized Nashville prospect Brendan Leipsic for the scoring lead of the entire WHL with an incredible 120 points this year. The highest scoring non-Winterhawk was a full 14 points back of Petan's point total. For the Jets who are in such need of high end talent, the risk that Petan fails to translate his game in the bigger, faster professional leagues is secondary to the potential reward of having a top-6 forward come from the middle of the second round.
Flames Nation's Kent Wilson provided an in-depth look at Petan in the lead up the draft, putting together numbers and verbal to reveal an elite level scorer with only one major question mark. Craig Button (for what that's worth) loves the kid, comparing him to Zetterberg and putting him at 17 on his personal list. MacKenzie had him at 33, praising his elite hockey sense, skill, and speed. Pronman had him at 32, and had this to say:
Petan was a co-leader in WHL scoring, contributing to Portland's league championship and berth in the Memorial Cup. He is a highly skilled individual, bleeding puck possession tools. He can make high level plays with the puck, be it in terms of controlling it, outmaneuvering opponents, or making top-end passes. He is a very creative, instinctive offensive player, showing a knack for turning normal plays into scoring chances. He has the pace to play in tight spaces. Petan is certainly a small player, but that helps him with shiftiness, as he is difficult to check in open ice. He possesses a nice first step, and he can move at an above-average level. He has a quality shot, and despite his size, he shows decent defensive ability. His diminutive stature (between 5'8" and 5'9") is his only glaring weakness, and overcoming it will be a challenge. Scouts have described him as feisty in terms of the effort and battle he displays.
Once again, Hockey Futures gives us some context to his scoring:
2012-13: Petan won a gold medal with Canada's U18 team in the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament before returning to Portland for his second season. He was part of the WHL's top line, skating along side NHL prospects Ty Rattie (STL) and Brendan Leipsic (NSH). Petan led the WHL with 74 assists and shared the overall points title with Leipsic, finishing with 120 points in 68 games. His 46 goals were fourth-most in the WHL behind Leipsic (49), Rattie (48) and Saskatoon's Josh Nicholls (47). Portland had the league's best record, finishing first in the U.S. Division, and captured the playoff title after reaching the WHL Finals for the third straight season. In 21 playoff games Petan scored 9 goals with 19 assists and was plus-13 with 16 penalty minutes. In five games at the Ivan Hlinka tournament he scored 1 goal with 1 assist and had 2 penalty minutes. Petan was ranked 33rd amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings prior to the 2013 NHL Draft.
So what?
Petan shouldn't have fallen all the way to 43, and Winnipeg gets a steal. McKenzie labeled him as a possible steal at 33, in fact. The Jets definitely took the best player available, and in adding pure skill, have addressed a desperate need at the same time. He is unlikely to play centre in the NHL because of his size. At the Junior level, your best distributors and thinkers of the game move to centre. At the NHL level, he will likely move to the wing as Nathan Gerbe before him.
His skill puts him in the Jets top 6 sooner rather than later. I suspect he will surprise at camp in September and earn a spot if teams were made by meritocracy alone. Nevertheless, he will, of course, be sent back to play his full Junior eligibility because of his size and the fear of injury as much as ineffectiveness.


text: The EU's Court of Justice rules that the EU alone cannot conclude "new generation" free trade agreements Share this 18 MAY 2017 By: John Forrest Paul Hardy The Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) has issued a judgment which could affect how the UK and EU negotiate and shape their future trading relationship post-Brexit. The Ruling In September 2013 the EU and Singapore initialled the text of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The agreement is considered to be one of the first "new generation" FTAs in that it does not just include traditional provisions reducing tariffs and other barriers to the trade in goods and services, but also includes provisions on competition, sustainable development, public procurement and the protection of intellectual property and foreign investment. In response to a request from the European Commission, the Court has ruled that the FTA in its current form cannot be concluded by the EU alone, but must be concluded by the EU and Member States acting together. This is because a number of the "new generation" provisions fall within a competence shared between the EU and Member States, namely the provisions relating to non-direct foreign investment (i.e. portfolio investments made without any intention to influence the management and control of any undertaking) and the regime for settling disputes between investors and States. The consequence of the ruling is that the conclusion of this FTA—and any other FTA incorporating similar provisions—will be subject to national approval processes within each Member State. In some cases, this will mean ratification by both national and regional parliaments, which and therefore opens up opportunities for delays and blocking manoeuvres such as the obstruction last year of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement by the regional parliament of Wallonia in Belgium. What the Ruling means for Brexit There is a danger of over-emphasising the importance of this decision by the Court. It is a technical judgment which clarifies some of the complexities of modern-day EU trade deals and the process by which they are approved. Non-direct foreign investment and investor-State dispute settlement are key issues in any trade and investment strategy, however, and it is likely that the EU and third countries (including the UK) will continue to seek to include them in FTAs. In terms of Brexit, the UK Government has stated that it wants a "deep and special" partnership with the EU - in other words a comprehensive trade agreement of the type which, to date, has required approval by the EU and the national and regional parliaments of the Member States. This judgment opens up the possibility of bypassing the need for national approval and trying to agree a quick trade deal focused on goods and services and excluding investment, which could be ratified by the UK and EU alone. However, business interests on both sides of the Channel are likely to favour a comprehensive agreement which gives certainty and a long-term framework for both two-way trade and investment. It remains to be seen how the UK Government will respond to the judgment.


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Victoria Carreras is the Manager Communications and Information Management & Regional Coordinator for the Pacific. She has more than ten years of experience in defining and developing online communication tools and marketing strategies. Prior to GPPAC she applied her skills in both the commercial and academic world. She holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Social Entrepreneurship from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, a Master's degree in European Studies from the University of Amsterdam and a Master's degree in Contemporary History from the University of Girona, Spain.


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AppAdmin authentication page opens as a blank page
|Problem Summary
|A blank page opens with an error message instead of the expected AppAdmin authentication page.
|Error Message
|Peer's certificate has been revoked.
|Possible Cause
|You are using a custom Tomcat certificate that has now expired instead of the usual Unified CCX self-signed certificate.
|Recommended Action
There are two workarounds.
Workaround 1
NOTE: Cisco does not support this workaround because it could affect the browser when it connects to other websites.
If you are using a Firefox browser, go to Tools > Options > Encryption. Select the Validation button. Choose "When an OCSP server connection fails, treat the connection as invalid."
If you are using Internet Explorer, go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Uncheck Server certificate revocation.
Workaround 2
Regenerate the default Tomcat certificate that comes with Unified CCX and then restart Tomcat service from CLI.
admin:set cert regen tomcat WARNING: This operation will overwrite any CA signed certificate previously imported for Tomcat. Proceed with regeneration (yes/no)? yes Successfully regenerated certificate for Tomcat. You must restart services related to Tomcat for the regenerated certificates to become active.
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These range of fireplace furniture collection design is purpose to create elegant and cozy home design. There is available indoor and outdoor fireplaces idea that may be interesting for you. Many people love warm light of the fireplace because it can create something comfortable atmosphere. Personally, I associate that the feeling of the fireplace provides us with the memory of a welcoming house where the look of the flames relaxing us and encourage us to dream. I searching and find 15 trendy modern fireplaces that can be your selection and inspiration. Here is it:
1. Retro Fireplace from Ecosmart Fire
First, it is all about unique fireplace presented by Ecosmart Fire Company called Retro. This famous furniture maker especially in made a sophisticated and modern fireplace has plenty of collection for you to select from, but one stands out from the rest. The Retro was planned by Marc Philipp Veenendaal and has an extremely revolutionary design.
2. Modern Minimalist Wall Mount Fireplace
The second fireplace is purpose for small space in your house. Presented by Fontana Forni that bring us minimalist wall mount fireplace simply hanging on the wall that can let you enjoy kind of comfort atmosphere whatever you have small spaces.
This fireplace burns bioethanol and if you desire it to have an unusual scent, just find the fragrances for it where you get the fuel. This furniture product model is obtainable in white and red color option.
3. Pictofocus From Euroflues
I am very interesting about this wall hanging fireplace designed by Euroflues. It's kind of my dream fireplace and very suite with contemporary home interior. I mean really creative, this company has made a fireplace which will fit right in anywhere because it seems such as a huge picture frame. This product called Pictofocus which able to put on every wall and even comes in 2 different sizes. Pictofocus has been awarded at Paris furniture design shows for the simplicity of its drawing. There are 2 ways that it can be installed. It can be installed either as a double sided fireplace otherwise in a corner. It's depending what you want!
4.Rusty Fireplace Modus 984
When I look at this Modus 984 fireplace design for the first time, I think this is truly creative furniture which has rusty and colored metal body design. This fireplace able to be used in either a corporate otherwise a residential setting. Smart and functional fireplace which is can extend beyond the fire bowl and also able to be used as a table otherwise a comfortable chair. It also has a flue and a fire bowl which is both created from stainless steel material.
5.Contemporary Saba Fireplace
The contemporary furniture collection called Saba designed by Wittus is a fireplace which mixes the traditional style and modern along with infusing it through its own exclusive brand of trendy. This fireplace able to be ordered in one of four materials such as painted steel, tile, sandstone, and natural stone. This is a unique freestanding wood fireplace design and also presented in a variety of colors and customization. It comes by a convection heat door, an ash retainer and a window. You are suggested to take a look more this contemporary fireplace.
6. Fire Line by Planika Fires
Named Fire Line is a modern fireplace that can be perfect for any office room building otherwise a casino that can be installed on the wall. Designed by Planika Fires Company today it has a house fireplace which will provide you the similar atmosphere. The Fire Line insert also runs on biofuel so you would not have to be anxious regarding the smell of wood smoke and it able to be controlled by the touch of a button on your remote control. It's amazing!
7.Modus 998 Fireplace Design
Perfect for house otherwise commercial building interior design! This Modus 998 is a fireplace that gives a real comfy atmosphere whilst being a focal and statement design piece. This kind of modern fireplace seemingly flue less design is genuine furniture piece of fireplace engineering and ingenuity. The truth which it appears flue less provides the design a real sense of simplicity and sophistication.
8. Bubble Fireplace with Orange Color
This comes from Planika Fireplace Company again. Named Bubble is yet a new in a long line of fireplaces design collection which is designed to give pleasure to. The bubble comes in a variety of color such as red orange and is cylindrical in original shape. If you are looking for mobile fireplace, Bubble is solution for it. It was planned to draw attention and is overwhelming among funky modern designs.
9. Zeta Portable Ventless Fireplace
This is the winner of the 2009 Design Award at the Australian International Design Awards. The ultra modern fireplace design called Zeta Portable Ventless Fireplace is designed by John Dimopoulos which has an elliptical shape and it is a combination of special material such as stainless steel, leather and timber. These are portable fireplace and rests on a stainless steel pedestal which swivels. The body is created from plywood and shaped through being heated on an aluminum mold.
In this Zeta Fireplace you are able to find a firebox insertion that is created from stainless steel and is attached to the plywood. The leather mentioned previous is then used to cover the outer surface. There is a glass screen which is paced on either side of the fire by this means ornamental the visual effect. This Zeta fireplace model is obtainable in five colors selection.
10. Open Wall Mounted Fireplace
Next, we are wanted to let you know about this fireplace product regarding open wall mounted fireplaces. This fireplace is able to be fueled in various multiple ways. You able to select, wood otherwise bioethanol to fuel it. Whenever you decide gas, it capable of be controlled with remote control system. These fireplace furniture models are custom built so you would have your option in materials, finishes and fuel arrangement. The fire itself would sit on a metal fire pit and it has glass surrounding it on every sides not attached to a home wall.
11. Fire High Fireplace Unusual Design
Fire High is an unusual fireplace designed by Arik Levy and it's also available on Planika Company. This furniture firm is adding yet one more fireplace to their venerable line. This design is liked to emphasize how flames able to be light. To realize this idea, as an alternative of using bulky, heavy materials to display the flames, the designer instead used thin bars created from steel. In responsibility of this, Arik Levy hoped to illumine how the fire does not have to seem every consuming, except instead able to be seen with an approximately ethereal quality. Do you love this fireplace design?
12. "Double" Coffee Table with Fireplace
The contemporary and unique coffee table designed with fireplace inside. It's we take from Planika collection again! Named Double this is such as coffee table with a "bonus". It has a smokeless fire built right in it! With using the Glassfire Technology, the designer has integrated a fireplace right into the coffee table and you would not even have to be concerned about smoke, ashes or even the fire itself! It's very cool!
13. Scale Fireplace Work of Art
Minimalist fireplace design, Scale is designed by Aktys. He is the creative furniture designer that created this kind of wok of art fireplace. The Scale can really be fastened to the house wall just by using 4 screws. The Scale is ideal for persons that want the look of a fireplace but who do not have the space for one. There is no floor space necessary; simply a enough amount of wall space is needed. Wonderful idea!
14. Malle On Fire Outdoor Mobile Fireplace
The other name of this fireplace is "Fire in the Trunk" (in English version). The Malle On Fire fireplace is one of the unique mobile outdoor fireplace new design idea come from Atria. When you have limited space in your house and you have guest come over and you guys would like to enjoy a cozy fire, so this is perfect solution for that.
You just pull out your white trunk color, flip the lid up and set it ablaze. Your friends will be surprised. This was created in this fashion so that you might have a fire when you required without having a fireplace sitting around taking up wall space. Simple but awesome!
15. Gaia Fireplace with Glass Panels
The last fireplace design that we want to show to you is Gaia. Gaia is a luxury wall fireplace designed with large glass panels on both sides and the front. This fireplace was recognized as the goddess that made life and the progenitor of fire. The designer Arkiane of this fireplace furniture took that to heart in creating it. Looks perfect for comfy living room interior!


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Quentin Tarantino fans likely recall the basement bar scene in the aforementioned WWII re-imagining. Based on the below trailer, it appears the makers of the forthcoming Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 remember it as well. See for yourself:
Gearbox studio boss Randy Pitchford billed Furious 4 as an "all-new approach to WWII shooters." We'd say that's an accurate summation.
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 is a multiplatform release set for launch sometime next year.
Sharkey says: As a fan of Brothers in Arms, I'm torn. Is this even a squad-based, tactical shooter? Looks more like it will be an over-the-top, WWII take on Team Fortress 2. Kudos to Gearbox for not resting on its BiA laurels and trying something different... but I think I'll miss a new, traditional Brothers game.