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Bid History for Used Guardrail
Auction Start Date: 06/15/12 4:14 PM ET
Auction End Date: 06/25/12 6:00 PM ET
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7-1113 Qty 1 Lot consisting of the following: Lot #1; Approximately 120pcs of used guardrail. To be sold AS IS. For more information contact Jeff Robertson, (417) 766-5025. If you are the winning bidder and default by failing to adhere to this sellers terms and conditions your account with GovDeals WILL BE LOCKED |
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Copeland, Lopano, Bonadies Impress at Pro Day |
PHILADELPHIA - Seniors Brandon Copeland, Scott Lopano and Joe Bonadies worked out for NFL scouts on Monday during Pro Day at Villanova Stadium. The trio of University of Pennsylvania football players, as well as several other local players, went through the NFL Combine work out for scouts, coaches, agents, fans and members of the media. The players met with scouts from the NFL, including the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Cheifs and the CFL, prior to the work out and were then taken to have their official height and weight measurements recorded. The players went through several tests of strength, speed and agility - identical to the work out at the NFL scouting combine.Since Al Bagnoli took over as the George A. Munger Head Coach of Football, 14 Penn players have signed NFL contracts. The last of which was offensive lineman Greg Van Roten, who signed with the Green Bay Packers last summer. Van Roten and the Packers won the NFC North and lost in the Divisional Round of the 2013 NFL Playoffs to the San Francisco 49ers. More about the three Penn Quakers who participated in Pro Day: DL/LB Brandon Copeland Punter Scott Lopano OL Joe Bonadies |

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Mobafone is a new media and technology company that remains in a consistent state of change in relation to new technologies that can improve performance and lead to the next great innovation.
However we are well aware that the benefits of technology are only enabled by great people. We want people who are hungry, brilliant, adaptable and who can move between teams and contribute to the next big thing for the company.
We recognise that technology is not a solution in and of itself and as such we continue to develop content with our creative team of designers and M Land, our recording and artist management business.
Our core business expertise has been developed in the social field initially with online relationship sites in the the late 1990's. Subsequently the company shifted to mobile where we have been successfully delivering services to millions of paying customers in multiple countries for a decade.
Our success has been driven by our adaptability to change and decision making based on robust analysis of statistical information accumulated in the online environment.
Now that the distinction between the WEB and its mobile equivalent (WAP) becomes redundant in an always on world, we are in a position to leverage all we know to create great user experiences. We shall continue to deliver profitable seamless solutions across devices to millions of unique users in specific niches.


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Blue hotel is a small charming hotel located in La Seyne sur Mer, just a few minutes from Sablettes beaches.Near the port of La Seyne sur Mer and Toulon, you are in an ideal location for leisure or business.You will be welcomed in a warm and friendly athmosphere, in one of the 15 rooms entirely renovated and air conditioned, fully equiped with shower, toilets, plasma screen TV.You will have breakfast and dinner in our Restaurant. One bar is at your disposal to have a drink.A seminar room is also avalable for your business meetings, or weddings.
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Ever take sports too seriously?
Here are 9 things you can actually bet on without going overboard this Sunday.
1. Will both Harbaugh brothers wear hats?
You'll have to bet $1000 on Yes if you want to win $100 on this one. Hats are a virtual lock.
2. Who will the MVP thank first?
I don't know how a sportsbook decides how to set the numbers on this, but they have ideas. Right now it looks like this:
• God: +100
• Teammates: +200
• Coach: +300
• Parents: +600
• Fans: +600
3. Which Harbaugh brother will be shown first after the national anthem?
For some reason Jim Harbaugh is a slight favorite at -125 to John Harbaugh's -105. Why? I guess maybe Jim is exactly twenty dollars more popular than his brother? Who the hell knows?
4. Will the coin toss result in heads or tails?
Both options are currently listed at -103 (or -105 depending on the site you use).
5. Which team will win the coin toss?
In case you want to bet on the coin toss, but you like your 50/50 bets to have cities associated with them, you can also bet on the which team you think will win. Both are also listed at -105.
6. What color Gatorade will be dumped on the winning coach?
Everyone's favorite weird prop bet currently ranks the likely colors like this:
• Clear/Water: +150
• Yellow: +150
• Orange: +250
• Red: +500
• Lime Green: +550
• Blue: +1000
Smart money is on yellow or water. Well, as smart as money bet on a Gatorade bath can be.
7. How long will the national anthem be?
It's even money on this one (both options are at -115). Do you think Alicia Keys' rendition of the anthem will lost longer than 125 seconds? Or shorter? For reference, last year's anthem (done by Kelly Clarkson) was only 96 seconds long.
8. Will Beyonce use a hand mic or a headset for her first song?
Headset is an early and obvious favorite at -250 (meaning you would have to bet $250 on it to win $100), while mic is at +175 (bet $100 to win $175).
9. Will Beyonce show cleavage during her first song?
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Here are a couple more upcoming sales in our area this week.
Elmwood Avenue Presbyterian Church will holds its annual sale on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 2816 Elmwood Ave. Friday is $2 a bag day. Call (814) 864-4809 to learn more.
Lawrence Park United Methodist Church will hold its spring rummage sale on Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4015 Niagara Place, Lawrence Park Township. The special 50-cent bag day is Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Call (814) 899-9851 to learn more.
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Tulsa starting sophomore K Daniel Schwarz will seek a transfer.
Tulsa H-back Willie Carter ran his forty in the 4.45-4.52 range during the school's pro day.
Tulsa senior WR Bryan Burnham suffered a "significant knee injury" in Saturday's loss to Iowa State.
Cody Green is ready to take over Golden Hurricane offense.
Tulsa receiver Thomas Roberson is ready to contribute once again after missing virtually all of 2011 with injuries.
Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne threw for 203 yards and ran for 92 in a 24-17 win at UCF.
Receiver Willie Carter set a career high with 13 receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown in a win over SMU Saturday.
Tulsa's Damaris Johnson pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement and was sentenced Wednesday.
Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne, who suffered an unspecified knee injury last week, has not been ruled out for Saturday's game at Boise State.
Tulsa senior quarterback G.J. Kinne may have a Grade II MCL tear, which could keep him out up to a month.
Tulsa quarterback G.J. Kinne suffered an MCL injury early in a loss at Oklahoma State.
The future of Tulsa's senior Damaris Johnson, the NCAA record holder for all-purpose yards, is cloudy following suspension.
Former Nebraska QB Cody Green announced that he will transfer to Tulsa.
Trae Johnson had over 1,000 yards receiving three years ago and looked like he did back then against Southern Miss. Johnson finished the game with four catches for 113 yards.
Tulsa fullback Charles Clay was his team's leading rusher against UTEP with nine carries for 57 yards but also caught three passes for 42 yards and a score.


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Faas repeats at Fall ChallengeHanna runner wins Sunday's half-marathon raceBy: Jeff Hansen | Posted: Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 06:00 am Last year�s half-marathon winners repeated as the fastest finishers at the 10th annual St. Albert Fall Challenge. Mark Faas of Hanna defended his race title with a blistering time of one hour, 21 minutes and 57 seconds on the Red Willow trail system Sunday morning. �It feels just as good as last year. This is awesome and last year was awesome too,� Faas said with a big smile at the finish line at Kingswood Park. The top female for the third year in a row was Wietske Eikelenboom of St. Albert. She placed 11th overall out of 173 runners at 1:31:26. �This definitely ranks up there for running,� said Eikelenboom, a decorated long-distance runner, triathlete and cross-country skier. Overall there were 354 finishers in the 21.1-kilometre half-marathon run/walk (two laps on the trail), 10-km run/walk (one lap) and five-km run/walk. �The course is absolutely gorgeous. You guys are so lucky to have this river valley here. Where I run we don�t have trees and hills,� Faas said. �The conditions were very similar to last year. This relatively cool morning seems to work out quite well for me.� Twice as niceThe 24-year-old ATCO Power mechanical engineer surpassed last year�s time of 1:24:53 in his bid to repeat. �This is the first time I�ve ever won a race twice in a row and it feels great,� Faas said. �I did more speed work leading up to the race. I was a bit better about my training. I did a tune-up race two weeks ago in Drumheller and I did reasonably well there so that helped. �I�m going to have to try for under 1:20 next time.� The University of Alberta graduate gradually pulled away from his nearest challengers halfway through the race. �There was this group of four or five of us running together. That helped me push a little bit harder. It was a lot of fun,� said Faas, who started running cross-country in high school in Wainwright before branching out into different events. The runner-up for the second straight year was Daniel Brewster of Edmonton. He trailed Faas by 30 seconds at 1:22:27 after finishing six seconds behind the Ironman Canada competitor last year. �I kind of started at the back of the pack because there was a few of us chatting when the race started. I wasn�t really sure what the whole group in the front was doing so I just tried to run as hard as I could that was comfortable enough,� Brewster said. �It felt like I was behind so I just wanted to chase whoever was in front and kept pushing myself. You would pass some people but you don�t know if they�re on the trail running to run or what.� Brewster, 26, was faster than last year�s showing of 1:24:59. �The legs felt good today,� he said. �It was a good temperature. It was just a nice day for the run.� Third time winnerEikelenboom, 50, was only 10 seconds off from equaling last year�s time for seventh place overall out of 227 runners. The second-fastest female was Gerianne Zabolotniuk of St. Albert at 1:33:28 for 15th place overall. Eikelenboom was happy with her result. �It�s great. Even at 50 you slow down a little bit, five seconds every year kind of thing, but I just try to keep going strong,� said the 2010 female winner at 1:31:12. �I knew the second half was going to be a little slower than the first half but that�s OK. To run for an hour and a half is hard but to do it in a race is even harder.� Sunday�s half marathon was her fifth Fall Challenge race. �Running helps me to enjoy a balanced lifestyle, which is good for both physical and mental health, she said. �It really does fit in very well in my yearly schedule of races in cross-country skiing in winter, triathlon in summer and running in spring and autumn.� Eikelenboom is so familiar with the trails she can run them blindfolded. �It�s awesome to run on the trails I know so well that I use in training all the time so I don�t need to guess where I need to go next. That�s kind of nice because when you�re running hard your brain just goes into running mode. You�re pushing hard and I�m not thinking of much else,� said the race director for the St. Albert Kids of Steel, U23 and junior elite triathlons. Last week Eikelenboom backpacked for six days on the Teton Crest Trail in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming with her oldest daughter, Maija. �It boosted my cardiovascular endurance for the half marathon today,� said Eikelenboom Another high altitude jaunt, a three-week trek in Nepal, which included hiking over Thorong La Pass with her daughter Ariel, helped Eikelenboom get ready in only five weeks for the Canadian Triathlon Championships in Edmonton in July. She finished second in her 50 to 54 age group. Other major accomplishments this season include three-peating as the top female in the 55 km (5.5 kilogram pack) cross-country ski race at the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival near Edmonton, finishing second in her 50 to 54 age group at the Canadian masters in the 30 km classic cross-country skiing event, was the age group winner three times in the Alberta Cup cross-country ski series, was the top 50 to 59 division female at the 27th annual St. Albert 10-Mile Road Race and was the No. 1 female in the Alberta Challenge Triathlon. �It�s good to stay fit and do a variety of things,� said the public health nurse at the St. Albert Health Centre. �The sense of accomplishment I experience from activities such as biking hard with the club at Cranky�s Bike Shop, cross-country skiing or running with friends and trekking with my daughters is not unlike competing. Winning in a race is a bonus.� RACE RESULTS: More than 400 runners and walkers registered for the Fall Challenge, hosted by the Sturgeon Valley Athletic Club. For the complete list of the overall finishers in the half marathon and the 10 and five km distances, visit www.resultscanada.com. Comments
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As you may have noticed, for personal reasons, I'm not going to be posting here as regularly for a while. Don't worry, I'll return to regular posts soon.
This isn't really technology related, but it does appeal to my the wannabe-design-geek in me.
You know how on some walls, they put that broken glass stuff on the top so people can't really climb over it? Here's an attractive version of that:
Barbed wire:
But here's my favorite:
These products were all designed by UK company, Sweet Dreams Security.


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"Ass Back Home" Video Premiere!
The video for our new single "Ass Back Home" feat. Neon Hitch is FINALLY here! Head over to RyanSeacrest.com for the exclusive world premiere of the video and let us know what you think! We'll also be chatting with Ryan on today's On Air with Ryan Seacrest, so make sure to tune in! -
The Papercut Chronicles II is out today!
Today's the day… The Papercut Chronicles II is officially out!! We're psyched that you can finally download the album, pick it up in stores, and listen to it on streaming services. Check out the different options below to get your hands on the album today. Again, THANK YOU for your support! We wouldn't be here without you!iTunes: Download the album now on iTunes here! If you downloaded any of the iTunes exclusive singles over the past weeks you can complete your album by clicking here.Target: You can get the album for only $7.99 by heading over to your local Target storeWebstore: Check out our webstore for the physical album and exclusive PCCII bundle including the album, a PCCII t-shirt, and limited throw back sticker hereSpotify: Stream the album on Spotify and check out some exclusive remixes of "Stereo Hearts" and track by track commentary here -
Watch the "Stereo Hearts" Lyric Video!
Next week we're shooting a video for "Stereo Hearts" - it may involve elements of danger, romance, overt-botany, and possibly none of that. Regardless, here's a really "fancy" lyric video for you to snack on. -
New Single "Stereo Hearts" ft. Adam Levine Premiere!
Yesterday we gave you a taste of a song we have in the works, and today we're excited to premiere our new single "Stereo Hearts" featuring Adam Levine! We'll keep trying to hold you over until our album, which will include a version with a slightly different arrangement, comes out later this year. For now we hope it's the soundtrack to your summer. Enjoy!!
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Top 10 Developer Tool Categories
Welcome to the Dev Direct Top 10 developer tool and software component categories - our most visited categories over the last 30 days. This list is updated every weekday morning.
1. Calendar, Date & Time - Enable users to enter dates and times easily with drop down calendars, clocks, day, month, week, year views and date selectors. These controls are ideal for all calendaring and scheduling applications. This page contails all calendar components for .net, ActiveX, java and Delphi. |
2. Code Obfuscation - Protect the intellectual property contained in your source code and PCode whilst improving the performance of your application by running it through an obfuscator. Remove comments, change variable names and generally make them more difiicult to decompile and reverse engineer. |
3. Discussion Forum - Enable application users to participate in discussions within your application. Host multiple discusion topics and threads in moderated and unmoderated forums. |
4. Document Conversion - Components which enable the application to convert documents from one format to another. For example from MS Word format to plain text, or from PDF to HTML. See also PDF Documents |
5. File Upload/Download - Transfer files from host to host or from web pages to servers via HTTP and FTP. The file upload/download page lists all file upload and file download components, controls, libraries and objects for .Net, ASP.NET, ActiveX, Java, Delphi. |
6. Graph & Chart - Graphing and charting controls - build applications that produce charts and graphs from statistical, finincial, engineering, scientific and other numeric data. Our components for .NET, COM, VCL and Java can produce all types of business and scientific graphs and charts, including: Line graphs, bar charts, scatter graphs, polar charts. For organisation, flow and workflow diagrams, see Diagrams, Diagramming. |
7. Image Acquisition - These products enable the application to perform scanning, screen recording and other image capture functions. Interface with a TWAIN scanner or other image acquisition devices (e.g. digital camera, DV video camera) and offer the end user various control and post processing functions. |
8. PDF View - Display Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files within your applications using these contols and libraries. Render PDF files to screen just as they would appear if viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
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Sheley trial first big test of cameras in Illinois courts
CHICAGO – The latest trial of alleged serial killer Nicholas Sheley will attract widespread interest as it gets under way in rural northwestern Illinois – and not only because of the sensational subject matter. It also is the most highly anticipated test of an ongoing experiment with cameras in Illinois courts.
Cameras aren't allowed during jury selection, which begins in earnest today with one-on-one questioning of potential jurors; would-be panelists filled out questionnaires Friday.
Cameras will start rolling during opening statements, expected a week from Monday. That's when court officials will be watching to see if the expanded media presence in any way disrupts proceedings – the fear of some judges and attorneys.
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Champion Car Wash
This small, privately-owned business has a self-service and two auto-wash/no-touch wash trains available. Vacuums and soft touch are provided to give your vehicle gently treatment. Detailing services are also available. Champion Car Wash is located on the edge of town and runs regular specials.
- Hours: Mon - Sat, 9am - 6pm
- Payments accepted: Cash, Debit Card, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
- Parking: Free lot
- Features: Interior detailing, Soft-touch, Touch-free, Vacuum
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Publisher: Whiskey Creek Press | Date published: 04/01/2011 DescriptionBook One Family Heirloom: Accepting God's will A Proverbs 31 wife wonders, does "submissive" mean giving up having anything of her own? Thirty-seven-year-old Tamara Wolfe married her childhood sweetheart, Robert, right out of high school and proceeded to have a passel of children who fill her life to capacity. With the last of her children in preschool, Tamara decides to make a business out of her long-time love of creating designer gift baskets. She doesn't expect Robert to be against it from her first word. Robert has always prided himself on giving Tamara the option of staying home to raise the children, just as his father did before him. Since birth, it's been drilled into him that a man who doesn't provide for his family is the worst kind of loser. What will happen if her business takes off? She won't have time to take care of the family. Worse, maybe she won't need him anymore. Although they'd agreed years before their family was complete, Robert considers that perhaps the cure for Tamara's restlessness is another baby. Tamara prays for wisdom. All she wants is a small space of time for herself. Is she being selfish? Or is God leading her to continue being an outdated model of the Proverbs 31 wife--submissive, but never equal?


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For undergraduate students, the Design Studies programs are the perfect foundation for a variety of careers in the design and building industry or related professions. Undergraduate students can pursue a wide range of design fields including:
The Design Studies programs offer unique flexibility for students. With a strong foundation in design skills and design thinking, students learn how to be creative problem solvers in any design profession.


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Sovereign Debt and Default after the Financial Crisis of 2007–08
Cosponsored by the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
November 28–29, 2011
Fourth Annual JIMF Conference at the University of California, Santa Cruz
The Fourth Annual Journal of International Money and Finance Conference at the University of California, Santa Cruz is cosponsored by the JIMF, the Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics (SCIIE), and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and San Francisco.
September 23–24, 2011
The International Dimensions of the Financial Crisis of 2007–2008
Cosponsored by the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; the Journal of International Money and Finance and the Frank J. Petrilli Center for Research in International Finance, Fordham University; and the Centre for Economic and International Studies, University of Rome Tor Vergata
December 13, 2010
The Financial Crisis of 2008, Credit Markets and Effects on Developed and Emerging Economies
The 10th annual conference of the Central Bank of Brazil
Cosponsored with the Central Bank of Brazil, the Bank of Finland, and the Journal of Financial Stability
August 11-12, 2010
V Annual Seminar on Banking, Financial Stability and Risk
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Regulating Systemic Risk
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CLEARWATER - The Abilities Guild is having a party. The Guild celebrates its Fifth Holiday Gala at the Carlouel Yacht Club, Clearwater Beach, on Sunday, December 3, at 6:30 p.m. Honorary Chairmen Larry and Marge Dimmitt will be there to meet and great you!
Cocktails, silent and live auctions, you can have a photo op with Santa! - gourmet dinner with complimentary dinner wine and dancing to the music of Ritchie V. Wines, dinners, brunches, golf packages, sports memorabilia, jewelry items, tickets - great for holiday giving - will be auctioned. Cost is $80 and includes one free cocktail. Tables are for eight - bring your friends. Black tie is optional and valet parking is available.
Proceeds from this event support the Abilities Foundation in their efforts of job training and placement, housing, health and recreation for disabled people. For further information and/or invitation, call Gloria at (727) 536-9176.


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MA in Design Practice
Full time - DT533M
Programme co-ordinator
Dr Noel Fitzpatrick
School of Art, Design and Printing
College of Arts and Tourism
School of Art, Design & Printing College of Arts and Tourism DIT Mountjoy Square
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Full Time - Three Semesters
Closing date
April 2013
Start date
September 2013
Specifically designed for honours graduates in fine art, multimedia, design, architecture and humanities, this Masters programme has been developed by the School of Art, Design and Printing in collaboration with the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM) which delivers a structured Doctoral programme. The programme is centered around the development and delivery of a major project which can be either practice or theory based. Key features of this approach are the integrated delivery of Masters and Doctoral research methods as well as a special series of lectures providing a survey of key ideas in the study of contemporary cultural practice.
The programme combines the self-directed ethos of graduate academic research with the structured environment of a taught programme. Drawing on the diverse research and scholarly activity by staff in the School and the activities of GradCAM it aims to nurture and support an interdisciplinary approach to research and development within art, design and critical theory. This dynamic environment seeks to provide a framework for critical interdisciplinary dialogue and enquiry that facilitates, promotes and leads the interaction between cultural practice, educational practice and the everyday world of work and innovation beyond the academy.
Course Content
The Masters Programme will provide three distinct discipline awards:
- MA in Visual & Critical Studies
- MA in Critical Art Practice
- MA in Design Practice
The programme allows specialisation within a dynamic mix of critical and practical disciplines in art, design and/or critical theory – realised within the context of critical and philosophical debate. The series of thematic streams on offer will reflect the current practice, scholarly and research activity of staff and will be available to students in the Project Initiation, Project Development and Project Delivery modules. For the first six weeks of the Project Initiation module students will receive a structured overview of the range of thematic streams. At this point they will select the stream that will guide the development of their Major Project. Initially, the following thematic streams will be offered:
- Text and Type
- Narrative and the Image
- Design Participation and Usability
- Art and Temporalities
- Semiotics and the Visual
- Memory and Material Culture
- Interpretation, Representation and Criticism
- Transdisciplinary Practices
Semester 1
- Epistemic Practices and Research Methodology 1
- Seminar Series 1
- Project Initiation
Semester 2
- Epistemic Practices and Research Methodology 2
- Seminar Series 2
- Project Development
Semester 3
- Project Development
For more details visit the programme blog: http://ma-adp.blogspot.com/
Assessment is by project and coursework. The progamme culminates in the completion of a major project and report or dissertation.
DIT Mountjoy Square & DIT Portland Row
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The programme is full-time and students will take a total of 30 credits of coursework per semester.
Entry Requirements
Primary degree (Honours 2.1 or better) in relevant disciplines.
Master of Arts:
- Visual and Critical Studies
- Design Practice
- Critical Art Practice
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EU Fees for 2012/2013*
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Dr Noel Fitzpatrick
School of Art, Design & Printing
College of Arts and Tourism
DIT Mountjoy Square
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May 2012 | Print Issue
In This Issue
World Trade Organization Forms Compliance Panel In Airbus Case
USTR Details Issues And Progress On Foreign Trade Barriers
The "Bigger Brazil" Industrial Plan Grows Again
Commerce Department Reports On The Impact Of Intellectual Property On The U.S. Economy
U.S. Government Intervenes In Action Alleging Evasion Of Import Duties
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Schadenfreude, Irony, and The Defense Function [Update: Photo Added]
Prosecutors Lester Blizzard and Kayla Allen, however, asked Ellisor for life sentences to send a message to anyone who would drive while intoxicated.
Howard is an unsympathetic character. Because he is an unsympathetic character, it's easy to send him to prison for life. Blizzard and Allen were arguing for general deterrence: "send a message." But for the same reason that it would be easy to send him to prison for life—because he is an unsympathetic character whose experience is so far divorced from most of ours—sending him to prison for life is a particularly poor general deterrent. The message here is not, "if you drive while intoxicated the consequences will be severe," but rather, "if you commit aggravated sexual assault of a child, get convicted, fail to register as a sex offender, get convicted, and then drive while intoxicated and kill two people the consequences will be severe."
The judge listened to Blizzard and Allen and sentenced Jim Howard III, the defendant in that case, who had no prior DWI convictions, to concurrent life sentences for intoxicated manslaughter (second-degree felonies enhanced to first-degree felony punishment by prior sex-offense convictions). Howard will be eligible for parole in 2040, when he's 60 years old, if he lives that long in Texas prison.
When the judge sentenced Howard to life in prison, he was not punishing him only for his bad act—driving a car after drinking too much—but also for the unintended and random consequences of that bad act. The difference between DWI and intoxicated manslaughter is nothing more than lousy luck; Jim Howard didn't get life in prison because of his act, but because of the unforeseen consequence of that act, out of his control once he committed the act. His act would have been the same, and his culpability no less, if he had made it home safe.
Normal people (like normal dogs) have an innate sense of fairness: people should get what they deserve, and no worse. But normal people also seem to have an innate sense of retribution: people who do harm should be punished, regardless of their culpability. Retribution is what makes a child angry at the sofa on which he stubs his toe, and retribution is what makes the punishment for DWI with no injury different than punishment for intoxicated manslaughter.
I had a beer (beer—"proof that God loves us"—being a necessary component of philosophy) recently with a Real Live Professional Philosopher. I argued that determinism invalidates retributivism because retributive punishment for things beyond a person's control is unfair. Why, he asked, should the impulse for fairness trump the impulse for retribution? If seeing people get no worse than they deserve makes us feel good, and seeing people who have done harm punished makes us feel good, why should one feeling be superior to the other? I don't know the answer; it may lie in the fact that one of the reasons we have government is to restrain the private retributive impulse. But it is my sense that the natural personal retributive impulse is an unworthy motivator of governmental action. I'm not sure I can objectively justify it, but I think we are better than that.
Retribution would often justify harsher punishment than the other goals of punishment. So criminal-defense lawyers find themselves trying to keep people's (judges', jurors', prosecutors', complainants', the general public's) private retributive instincts from bringing our clients to greater harm in court. How, then, do we reconcile our own private retributive impulses with our mission of keeping the government from retributively harming our clients? Murray Newman does not understand.
Murray has a friend, a prosecutor, who recently got charged with DWI. Not everyone in the criminal defense bar responded with pious speeches about the presumption of innocence. This baffles Murray. It shouldn't: this apparent contradiction is at the heart of what it means to be a criminal-defense lawyer.
The presumption of innocence exists and applies to Murray's friend as much as to anyone: if he is punished for DWI when the government hasn't proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt, that will be offend our senses of fairness. Any criminal-defense lawyer, called upon to represent Murray's friend, would set aside personal feelings and fight like hell for him, or—if she finds that impossible—decline the case.
But there is irony here that cannot be ignored: not only did Murray's friend faithfully serve for years the system that now has him in its clutches, but he also has, more than once, argued for harsh punishment in alcohol-related cases to "send a message." When he has done so, he has hurt human beings. Did they deserve it? Murray and his ilk think they can tell; I'm not so sure, especially when the difference between a maximum of six months in jail and life in prison is—as in Howard's case—nothing more than dumb luck. I think that knowing what a person deserves would require a godlike wisdom that no prosecutor I have ever met has had.
Blizzard and Allen thought that Howard deserved life in prison. I think they might well have been wrong. Right or wrong, Blizzard and Allen harmed Howard, as prosecutors harm human beings every day. They think—how could you do the job and not think this?—that the people they are harming deserve the harm. And they may be right; the harm they do may be justified … but some of the risk that they are wrong falls on them. If they are wrong, and there is Justice, there will be consequences.
Murray claims that he never took pleasure in the harm he caused those he prosecuted, and I can't gainsay that. But there are more than enough prosecutors who seem to—who accept gold coins for life sentences, who go out to party after death sentences, or who otherwise add notches to their briefcase handles; who claim to have gone to law school "to put people in prison," or who lie to send innocent people to death row—that those of us who have never put anyone in prison can be forgiven for seeing that taking joy in the harm they cause is more normal than Murray thinks.
But that's beside the point, because the sense of fairness is one thing; the sense of retribution is another. Just as the presumption of innocence has nothing to do with retribution—the impulse to punish people for the harm they cause, regardless of desert—neither does the intention of retribution's object (remember that toe-stubbing sofa).
Retribution is one of many dangerous things—prejudice, lust, avarice, wrath, envy, and so forth—in the dark corners of our minds. If we—human beings—pretend those things don't exist in us, they will control us. More to the point, if we—criminal-defense lawyers—don't well understand those things in ourselves, we can't counteract them in judges, prosecutors, and jurors.
A criminal-defense lawyer might feel schadenfreude at a cop's or a prosecutor's unfortunate encounter with law enforcement; this is entirely natural. When we feel it, we should note it, think about its roots, and not be ashamed: criminal-defense lawyers are allowed to have feelings, emotions, and even prejudices. We're allowed to share our feelings among ourselves. Criminal-defense lawyers are even allowed to turn down cases because of our feelings. What criminal-defense lawyers must not do is give any defendant short shrift because of our feelings.
Murray's very first commenter, in what is to me the most perplexing Godwinization of 2010, calls me "Hitler" and writes, "And, in the same breath, he would defend him if the money was right." Much to the contrary, as much as I appreciate the tremendous irony of his arrest, I would love to see him beat the rap. It wouldn't take money: if Murray's friend for some reason asked me to, I would set aside any personal feelings or preconceptions and put my all into defending him.
Because anyone can spout platitudes about the presumption of innocence, but setting aside personal feelings to defend human beings in trouble is what criminal-defense lawyers do.
Some, like Murray's cowardly anonymous commenter, will never understand this (which is why some prosecutors never amount to anything as criminal-defense lawyers), but someday, I hope, Murray will.
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Murray Newman may have his heart in the right place when he states "We've all had friends who have been arrested. Today, I had a friend who was arrested for DWI."
Reading his post, however, it seems to me that he is experiencing a moral dilemma or, perhaps more accurately, cognitive dissonance in attempting to reconcile his role within the criminal justice system (admittedly a cliched oxymoron). The transition from prosecutor to criminal defense lawyer is likely more difficult than Newman is willing to acknowledge. Hopefully, one of his colleagues from the criminal defense bar will have the wherewithal to remind him that it is not his heart, but his head, that delimits his professional role. While empathy is laudable, professional objectivity is ultimately for the client's benefit. Representing a friend, family member, or even a firm colleague belies a conflict of interest and is fraught with peril.
In most crimes the criminal intent is ordinarily co-extensive with the harm caused. Felony murder and intoxicated manslaughter are two counterexamples where there can be a real disconnect between what was intended and the harm caused. But imagine a prosecutor who knows that the man he's prosecuting is innocent but cheats his way to a conviction and a twenty year sentence. After ten long years the prosecutor's crime is discovered and the defendant is exonerated and released from prison. Seems to me the prosecutor probably deserves at least ten years in prison, to make the evil of his crime be to him what it is to everyone else. Or does he deserve at least twenty, since that is the harm he intended to the innocent defendant? In this instance, harm-based retribution would actually be more lenient than punishment based solely on intent.
"Retribution" can and should be directed at the actual criminal intent rather than the harm caused by it, in a measure proportionate to the harm intended. (Though I'm also all for using the fact that intended harm did not occur as an occasion for leniency and mercy.) You've defined retribution in an intriguing way precluding this, to mean punishment for harm abstracted from culpability, but I'm not sure that's what retribution necessarily signifies.
If not in retribution proportionate to the harm intended, where would we find the appropriate punishment for my hypothetical prosecutor? In other goals of punishment, like deterrence? How many years of imprisonment would sufficiently deter other prosecutors with similar inclinations from intentionally or recklessly sending an innocent man to prison for twenty years? Giving the prosecutor a fifty year sentence would presumably deter such prosecutorial misconduct more effectively than a twenty year sentence.
All of this is a minor quibble with a very thought-provoking and illuminating post.
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One thing I feel is being overlooked is that photograph. Cover up the left half and it looks like Doc Brown from Back to the Future; cover up the right half and you've got a young Alex Trebek.
I'm not sure what this has to do with criminal lawyering, but I felt like it needed to be addressed. Carry on.
I'm not sure what your exact question is.
But I think it is worth pointing out that in the criminal law business, there appears to be two different general styles of doing your job. There are those who look at the facts and the cases and realize that cases will be prosecuted and cases will be defended and there should be nothing personal about it.
And then there are others who want to regard either the defense bar or the prosecution as some sort of Evil Empire for daring to think about performing their jobs. Prosecutors are evil freedom takers with active judges who are mere tools of the State. Defense Attorneys are a bunch of ACLU tree-loving hippies who would rather see blood running in the streets rather ever see anyone arrested by the State.
You and I obviously fall into different perspectives on this. You have attacked everyone from "Judge Hanger" to "LIfe After Esquire" under this view and now you are enjoying the arrest of Lester. You do so publicly, and then you freak out because you aren't universally loved in the blawgosphere.
I'm sorry, but those prosecutors that bash you on my blog didn't just wake up one morning and decide they didn't like you. You talk crap about them individually and collectively and you insult their profession. You know that they cannot list their names on the blogs because folks like Jim Leitner reads these blogs and doesn't want prosecutors commenting publicly, and then so you call them "Anonymous Cowards".
As I have told you before, you're insulting them and then faulting them for not signing their names is no different than the cat who taunts the pit bull, because he knows the pit bull is chained up and can't retaliate.
As far as the issue of what my initial blog post was about, there is something very disingenuous about being a member of the defense bar who celebrates the arrest of someone just because they are a prosecutor. That's foolish, and I'll be damned if there isn't old Mark Bennett justifying why the pleasure is there.
You are certainly entitled to your opinions, but don't be so outraged that others find you condescending and pompous and say so in response. I mean, seriously Mark, to my knowledge, you've never observed me in trial or otherwise. You have no grounds whatsoever to be making silly little insulting comments like "someday" I might be a good defense attorney. Or that even I wouldn't be "fool enough" to represent a friend.
I, on the other hand, have seen you in trial. And I've also seen you be "fool enough" to represent a friend. I don't need your condescending remarks, and I don't understand your need to build yourself up by bringing others down.
But then again, you once analogized yourself to Alexander the Great, so what do I know?
Did this post in 2011? If so, it deserves some consideration for blawg post of the year in 2012. I think you and I are very similar in that we are both very idealistic and committed to our belief systems, maybe even sometimes to the point of being ideological. I appreciate you fleshing out the feelings of guilt I sometimes have when, as a human being, I can't always personally live up to my ideals. Sure, I can think that punishments have gotten wildly out of proportion to crimes, it didn't stop me from literally wanting to kill the guy who smashed the window of my car and stole about $20 worth of crap out of it. The point is I hope that the state can be better than the basest instincts of its citizens, but that doesn't mean I don't have those instincts.
There was a prominent member of the Defense Bar accused of assault with a deadly weapon. I got the feeling that some prosecutors, not all, took joy in that charge. On the other hand, I myself was arrested in July and the prosecutors seemed genuinely surprised and apologetic that I had that experience. My point is: to some degree, our feelings are based on the sense of justice or the lack thereof that we perceive may have been dealt with regards to our clients. If a prosecutor I thought much of in terms of fairness had been arrested, I would feel sad; to the contrary, if one I thought was a jackass had been arrested, I would think (to myself), "Maybe his perspective will change." The experience in and of itself is sufficient, in my opinion, to change the way some go about doing their jobs.
All of that said, the presumption of innocence is still a constitutional right. Quite frankly, that is a legal standard and not a personal or moral one. I can think as I want as long as I am not the judge or sitting on the jury. Some of the pious attitudes have got to go. I do not have adequate information to form an opinion in this case, but I have watched the news before and determined that I thought someone was guilty. That doesn't mean I could not zealously defend them or set those personal feelings aside if I were on the jury.
Mark, I can appreciate that your post draws a distinction between the criminal defense lawyer as a lawyer and the criminal defense lawyer as a person. We are human and we naturally feel the way others do when they hear things. That is no double standard, but rather a human one.
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People enjoy the suffering of others, whether we will admit it or not. It is quite clear, especially in the legal realm, that we have to humanize the righteous victim as deeply and as quickly as possible, while the individual accused is dehumanized just as quickly.
People relish doling out human suffering, all the while allowing themselves to believe that what they are doing is righteous, but the other individual accused was cruel and monstrous. It is evident from the allowances in court that the legal system is leaning towards those that are against the accused with such things as victim 'impact' statements, 'expert' witnesses, and the like.
As humans, we love our retribution. So much in fact that we are depressed somewhat when we 'believe' that the system has taken our rightful vengeance away from us.
If this were not true, talk shows would never gain the ratings that you see them have currently. Nancy Grace loves her some vengeance!!
It is always a pleasure to read such insightful and inspiring work. I take great pride in having your blog as one of my favorite" along with Norm Pattis and some others" the future of criminal defense is in the people who are not afraid to speak out and speak the truth.
As a criminal defense lawyer in New Braunfels" I see many injustices and throughout my years of practice" I have met those "prosecutors who abuse their position and power" without consequences to those they ask the jury to kill.
They do not have the power to kill" they must ask others to do their dirty work. Unfortunately" if you or I were charged with DWI" we also would make the front pages and although we wouldn't be fired" we would reverse roles and understand the pain of our clients much better.
I recently read Murray's article and find it interesting" a friend of his is arrested and charged with DWI" so what? I'm more concerned with the no refusal policies instituted in Texas seemingly more and more common in every county in Texas.
I am more concerned about the effects of the constitution being eroded than the effect of a personal attack on fellow attorneys. I am more concerned about the degradation of our rights than our personal feelings about each other.
In the end" we as defense attorneys are the last guard remaining at home against the deliberate taking of our freedoms" more so than the press, radio or film.
Perhaps we should stand together and argue that the taking of our blood is equivalent to the taking of our freedoms and work together" not apart.
In my book, anyone who says they are a criminal defense attorney" should be a criminal defense attorney and not concerned about attacking members within our own camp" but rather extending the hand to help those that are attacked.
Anyway" I wonder what will happen to the children of the next generation. We are really only one generation away from the obliteration of prejudice" now it's time to concentrate on the constitution for the freedoms of all who are living in this country.
May each of you put aside your differences and work together" for alone we are naked and nothing" together we are a force to be reckoned with and respected.
It is my dream that our freedoms will survive forever" however I fear an inside attack will destroy all of us who are charged with protecting the rights of all persons regardless of race, color, religion or personal beliefs.
I do not believe you are Hitler" I know you are a kind caring and great lawyer.
What's not to understand here? Prosecutor argues for, and receives, a life sentence for a drunk driver who killed 2 people, on the basis that the Judge needs to "send a message" to anyone who would drive drunk. Same prosecutor apparently doesn't practice what he preaches and is arrested for DWI. I get it–yeah presumption of innocence for sure–but the irony is, dare I say, delicious on some level. But why? It's like the preacher who gets caught doing drugs with a prostitute, or the judge who metes out harsh punishment for drug offenders who gets arrested buying drugs with a stripper.
But that's a gut reaction. On another level, this (now former) DA, may have had some bad luck, maybe the just-2-glasses-of-wine-with-dinner kind of luck, or worse, maybe he has a drinking problem and is suffering from alcoholism. There, but for the grace of God, go I. I hope he beats the case and/or gets the proper treatment if needed.
I get it but for the life of me I don't know why this thought provoking discussion has to get bogged down in personal attacks. -
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Our work in Asia spans three decades
In the late 1970s, PATH began work on our very first project—helping manufacturers in China set up facilities for making high-quality condoms and other contraceptives. We played an important part in helping millions of Chinese couples gain access to the reliable contraception that was already available in industrialized countries.
Over the past three decades we have expanded our efforts to include other health issues and communities throughout Asia. Today we have field offices in Cambodia, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. We are improving health throughout the region.
We started in China more than 30 years ago. Today we have field offices in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, and our work is improving health throughout the region.
PATH has been supporting the reconstruction and development of Cambodia's health system since 1995. In 1999, we opened our office in Phnom Penh. Working with government, nongovernment, and private-sector partners, PATH provides technical support to increase access to essential health interventions in Cambodia. Our ability to collaborate effectively with both public- and private-sector partners is essential to the success of initiatives that improve care for a range of health issues, including immunization, reproductive health, child health, and infectious diseases.
Our recent projects in Cambodia include:
- Introducing a vaccine for Japanese encephalitis to protect children at greatest risk of contracting this disabling and often deadly disease.
- Improving policies and interventions to strengthen the integration of childhood pneumonia and diarrheal disease activities into broader child survival initiatives.
- Bringing together the public and private sectors—such as health centers and pharmacies—to help prevent the emergence of drug-resistant malaria.
- Researching the potential for commercial models to provide sanitation and household water storage and treatment products to low-income consumers.
- Reaching private-sector health care providers and their clients with information about tuberculosis and referrals to testing and treatment facilities.
- Developing a training program on family nutrition for integration into a key food-security project.
Since 1979, PATH has collaborated with Chinese government agencies, NGOs, research institutes, and manufacturers to improve health, particularly reproductive, maternal, and child health. In the 1980s, we helped the People's Republic of China develop new facilities for the manufacture of oral and injectable contraceptives, condoms, and IUDs. We have since partnered with Chinese agencies in adolescent reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and vaccines and immunization. After nearly 25 years of activity in China, PATH opened its representative office in Beijing in 2003.
Currently, we are:
- Implementing programs to empower and enhance the health of young girls in rural China. We are giving them the information they need to make healthy decisions—and the confidence to stand by them, despite gender inequities.
- Increasing access to Japanese encephalitis vaccine through work with both private- and public-sector partners, including collaboration with China's Centers for Disease Control to evaluate and enhance JE surveillance and immunization systems.
- Working with research partners to develop new screening tests that detect human papillomavirus (a precursor of cervical cancer) and are safe, accurate, reliable, and acceptable to women and health care providers. As part of this project, we are screening thousands of women for this fatal but preventable disease.
- Supporting development of a malaria vaccine candidate through partnerships that include a Chinese biotechnology enterprise and the World Health Organization.
- Investigating the market needs and feasibility of introducing fortified rice into China.
- Advancing rotavirus vaccine development with the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products.
With a population of more than one billion people, India is brimming with diverse ethnicities, languages, and cultures. PATH began its work in India the late 1990s, bringing governments, communities, private-sector companies, and experienced public health practitioners together to address some of the country's most crucial health problems.
One of our first large projects was the USAID-funded Program for Advancements of Commercial Technology—Child and Reproductive Health (PACT-CRH). In early 2000, the scope of our India program expanded with a major immunization initiative for Andhra Pradesh state. Today, with offices in Bohpal, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, and Hyderabad, PATH's India projects focus on immunization, HIV/AIDS, injection safety, and microbicides.
Current activities include:
- Strengthening routine immunization services and introducing new vaccines (including hepatitis B vaccine) into India's Universal Immunization Programme. We are also the secretariat of the India Injection Safety Coalition, for which we were a founding member.
- Creating a model project for immunization services in Andhra Pradesh, where PATH and the government achieved universal coverage of hepatitis B vaccine for all infants for the first time.
- Enhancing the capacity of the private sector to produce high-quality child and reproductive health products by providing financial and technical support through the PACT-CRH project.
- Researching the introduction, acceptability, and regulatory environment of products such as microbicides, the female condom, and the improved diaphragm.
- Launching the Tarang project, which will work to reduce HIV incidence by helping individuals and communities assess risks and vulnerabilities to HIV and STIs—and build the skills, knowledge, and motivation to adopt preventive behaviors.
PATH opened an office in Jakarta in 1983 and began serving Indonesia's ethnically and culturally diverse population of 200 million people. Until our offices in Jakarta and Banda Aceh closed in October 2009, our projects in Indonesia focused on improving maternal and neonatal health, introducing new and improved technologies, and strengthening immunization systems. These efforts achieved significant changes in health policy and increased Indonesia's capacity to address its own health problems.
Our work in Indonesia focused on:
- Increasing midwives' capacity to administer hepatitis B vaccine through the Uniject™ injection system. Our efforts helped Indonesia become an early adopter of the device, which is now manufactured and filled with hepatitis B vaccine in Bandung.
- Developing hospital-based surveillance programs for Japanese encephalitis and rotavirus. Getting a handle on the prevalence of these diseases helped decision-makers allocate resources appropriately and provided valuable information about where health officials should focus outreach efforts.
- Advancing technologies such as solar-powered refrigerators for vaccines, diagnostic tests for tuberculosis, and emergency contraception.
- Implementing projects that energized communities around maternal and neonatal health. We helped communities recognize the value of immunization and other healthy practices, such as breastfeeding. We also helped them find new ways to participate in their health systems—for example, by setting up registries to record births, deaths, and causes of deaths.
- Identifying barriers to tuberculosis treatment and compliance. We worked with the National Tuberculosis Program, the World Health Organization, and the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Foundation.
- Collaborating with a range of groups—manufacturers, local and international suppliers, government groups, pharmacy associations, and others—to increase the availability of interventions such as emergency contraception and hepatitis B vaccine.
As a hub for many of our activities in Asia, our Thailand program has long been a leader in HIV/AIDS prevention and adolescent health. When the AIDS epidemic was just emerging in the 1980s, we provided HIV-prevention training to factory workers and crucial training to health colleagues. Now joined by two other PATH offices in the Mekong Region, our staff in Thailand are developing innovative behavior change interventions and advancing significant public health technologies.
A particularly important aspect of our work in Thailand has been increasing the capacity of pharmacy and drugstore personnel, who are often the first—and sometimes only—health care providers for some populations. Working closely with the Ministry of Public Health, our staff have conducted training and developed resources that help pharmacy staff provide critical health information to consumers and ensure that quality and safety standards are met. These experiences have served as a model for programs that are now underway in Cambodia, Vietnam, Kenya, and Nicaragua.
Currently, our projects in Thailand focus on:
- Reaching adolescents with information and skills through an innovative e-learning tool (www.teenpath.net).
- Improving the health and quality of life for migrants and their families through the PROMDAN project, which is strengthening the health care resources available to migrants, helping prevent communicable diseases (especially HIV and tuberculosis), and promoting health and well-being.
- Working in partnership with the Ministry of Education to implement sexuality education in schools and conduct other youth-focused activities.
- Developing model interventions that improve pharmacists' capacity to provide information, products, and referrals.
PATH began working in Vietnam in the early 1980s and established an office in Hanoi in 1997. Our work there has spanned the fields of maternal and newborn health, child survival, immunization, adolescent health, reproductive health, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, and influenza. In addition, we have conducted research on a range of important health topics.
Our current work includes:
- Strengthening the capacity of private pharmacies to provide health services—and linking them into existing community health systems.
- Increasing access to existing tuberculosis and HIV services by strengthening the capacity of pharmacists to identify disease symptoms and make referrals.
- Improving the quality of medical abortion services, including postabortion family planning, at district-level public and private facilities.
- Assessing current vaccine supply chains to predict future challenges and create effective logistics systems for vaccine distribution.
- Creating an environment to implement a total market approach to enhancing equitable and sustained access to family planning services.
- Increasing coverage of timely hepatitis B birth-dose vaccinations by developing action plans to address adverse events following immunizations.
- Advancing technologies for the manufacture and future use of influenza vaccines.


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Snow in Glen Ellyn: Share Your Winter Photos
Aside from the cold, we haven't had much snow this winter. So, if the predictions are on target, let's document what may be the worst snow storm of the season.
To snow or not to snow? That is the question.
The prediction is for snow, whether it dumps or fizzles in Glen Ellyn is up to Mother Nature.
If the winter storm being predicted has any punch, we want you to share some winter photos with us. It's been a slow winter with little measurable precipitation (snow). So, let's document what little we may get before spring arrives.
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As John Polacek walks through his western Pennsylvania factory, he waves to the people that work for him. But don't call them employees.
"We don't hire an employee. We hire a family, and that's the way we like to treat them," Polacek said. "And they want jobs for life here. They're not going to move on until the next guy gives him a pay raise. They're here because they like working here. They like the fact that they are saving American lives doing the defense work that they are doing here."
JWF Industries is a military subcontractor. It makes parts for vehicles like Humvees and Strykers that get manufactured by larger companies like Lockheed Martin or BAE. Polacek employs 450 people, but he's worried some will be out of a job beginning next year if the Defense Department has to cut more from its budget.
The Pentagon is already required to cut nearly $500 billion as part of an agreement that allowed President Barack Obama to raise the debt ceiling. The same deal created a congressional "super committee" tasked to find more than a trillion dollars in government savings over the next decade, but no solution was reached.
If Obama and Congress cannot come to agreement on where the cuts should come from, another $500 billion would automatically be axed from the defense budget in a process referred to as sequestration.
If a massive cut like that happens, Polacek is worried the little guys will be hurt the most.
"It's the first tier subcontractors like us that are going to feel the impact, and these guys may not be here come January because of that," he said. "The impact to this town is a lot more brutal than it will be down in the beltway of Washington, D.C., because there are fewer jobs available here for these people to go get.
Johnstown, a manufacturing town in western Pennsylvania, was once at the heart of the booming steel industry. With that industry mostly gone since the 1970s, the local economy is struggling to hold on to the jobs they have left. As of the 2010 Census, Johnstown's median income was only $24,819, half of the national median income.
It's numbers like those that make the term "sequestration," which was already hard on the ears, even uglier for lawmakers up for election in their home districts. Major contractors like Lockheed Martin have warned they are obligated to put out notices this fall to the employees that if a deal is not reached by the year's end, thousands may be laid off.
Its timing, right before the November election, has made it into a major campaign issue in towns like Johnstown across the country where military contractors are major employers.


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An executive search involves a complex process that requires a substantial investment of your time and resources. When you hire a retained executive search firm, you're entitled to receive a high level of service. But what is the difference between a professional, reliable service and a lower quality of service? What are your rights and obligations as a client? Above all, how do you know when you have received excellence in client service?
Search firms will answer most -- but not all -- of these questions in the consulting contract. Therefore, the more you know about the ins and outs of working with search firms, the better your chances of achieving a successful search and receiving full value for your investment. In the belief that well-educated clients always lead to better client/consultant relationships. SWBi complies with the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) following "Client's Bill of Rights."
Before agreeing to undertake any search, the executive search consulting firm should:
Verify that it has the resources, time, knowledge and expertise to handle your specific assignment. Disclose any and all information with regard to relationships or circumstances that might create actual or potential conflicts of interest. Disclose limitations arising through service with other clients that may affect its ability to perform the search assignment. Define with you which part of your organization is the "client" (i.e. which subsidiary, division, department, etc.) and agree upon the period, if any, during which the firm will not recruit from the defined client organization. Define the scope and character of the services to be provided and the fees and expenses to be charged for the services rendered. This requires that you provide a full and accurate description of your organization, its business needs and culture, the position to be filled, and your criteria for the ideal candidate. If the search firm cannot handle your assignment, it should explain why and then refer you to another firm better equipped to meet your needs.
It is certainly within your rights to ask for and to receive full and open disclosure regarding the consultants and their ability to successfully handle the assignment, as well as the resources the firm has available to support the consultant/team working on your project.
"Retained executive search consulting" is defined as a specialized form of management consulting, conducted through an exclusive engagement and on a pre-determined retainer-fee basis. Its purpose is to assist your organization in defining executive positions, identifying well-qualified and motivated candidates, and selecting those best suited through comprehensive, quality assured search processes.
In addition to locating high quality candidates, your search firm should also provide information and feedback that not only helps direct your search for executive talent but can also be used to run your business more effectively. This feedback includes:
Knowledge of the industry in which the search will be conducted, including availability of candidates, comparative assessments of those candidates, and remuneration levels. General market research regarding how your organization is perceived in the market, what your competitors are doing, and what kind of recruiting strategies may or may not be working at any given point in time. Do not expect a 50-page market research report for your retainer fee. But the search firm should give you a reasonable overview of market conditions and the general perception of your organization in the marketplace for talent.
At the same time, the consultant cannot conduct an effective search without making some information available to potential candidates. To protect your interests, however, the search consultant should guarantee that he or she will:
Use confidential client information only for the purposes of conducting the assignment. Disclose client information only to others within the search firm (who may be supporting the consultant on this assignment) or potential candidates who have a need to know the information. Never use confidential information for personal gain or provide that information to third parties for their personal gain.
Your desired level and type of experience The background, education and technical skills needed to successfully perform the position Responsibilities of the position Any interpersonal skills needed Good search firms will do more than just feed back the job description you present them. They will proactively help you develop, modify and refine your own understanding of the position. To help with this critical step, give your search consultant access to all those who participate in the selection process and encourage them to provide full disclosure regarding the position to be filled.
Because the job description represents the bedrock of a successful search, you have a reciprocal obligation to notify the consultant any time circumstances (either internal or external) require a change in the position or the type of person you're looking for. Be aware that a major change in search specifications may require a change in fees.
The companies at which the consultant has tried to target candidates The market response to the search Obstacles to identifying or attracting candidates Candidates currently being developed The search firm should update you regularly, either by phone, fax, e-mail, written report or some combination of all four. Let your consultant know your preferences.
Experience level and significant achievements relative to the position to be filled Education and background Intellectual, interpersonal and motivation competencies Personal strengths and weaknesses with respect to the position to be filled Perceived cultural fit Interest in the position Remuneration and financial expectations In presenting candidates, either individually or in a "shortlist," you should expect the consultant to discuss the interviewing arrangements and other issues that can affect the critical interviewing process. Immediately after you have interviewed candidates, your search consultant should solicit your comments and feedback and help you conduct comparative candidate assessment and analysis. They should complete and transmit to you the verification of credentials and reference checks.
If it becomes apparent that the search will take considerably longer than expected or that it may not yield an acceptable range of candidates, the consultant should inform you as soon as possible and discuss alternative courses of action.
Acting as an intermediary between you and the candidate regarding compensation, benefits and other conditions of employment Feeding back to you any reservations or concerns the candidate may have about accepting the position Helping the candidate to assess the opportunity Working with both sides to create a "win" for everyone Although the consultant represents your interests first and foremost, he or she must also remain sensitive to the needs and concerns of the candidate. To do otherwise significantly reduces the chances of a successful hire. In addition, representing both parties with integrity and professionalism ensures two important outcomes:
The candidate comes aboard feeling that he or she has been treated fairly The search enhances your company's reputation in the marketplace Remember that your candidates are also very busy professionals who have sacrificed valuable time to talk with you. Furthermore, they did not solicit this opportunity; it was presented to them.
The search firm's obligations and responsibilities to you should a newly recruited professional leave your company for any reason within an agreed period of time. Your obligations to the search firm should you hire a candidate presented during the current engagement for a position other than the assigned vacancy. The conditions under which the search firm can withdraw from your assignment or consider it sufficiently changed to start a new search.
Stand up for Your Rights!
Given the importance to your organization of filling the position with the highest quality candidate, you have every right to expect the highest level of service. Remember that by working with a retained executive search firm you have entered into a consulting partnership.
Take a proactive approach to managing the relationship. Do your homework and provide full and accurate information regarding the position and the ideal candidate. Set very clear expectations up front in terms of how you and the search consultant will work together. Keep the lines of communication open on your end, and stay in regular contact with your consultant until the assignment has been completed to everyone's satisfaction.
If at any time during the search your consultant doesn't seem to understand the nature of the assignment, fails to provide ongoing feedback and progress reports, fails to present a range of qualified candidates or doesn't represent your firm in the manner you wish, express your dissatisfaction immediately! Now that you know your rights, it's up to you to hold your search firm to the high standard of service that you expect.


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Low Potassium Linked with Liver Disease
Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease also had low potassium levels, researchers in China found. more
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ORLANDO -- Slower withdrawal of the endoscope was associated with fewer missed lesions during colonoscopy, a researcher said here. more
Low Potassium Linked with Liver Disease
Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease also had low potassium levels, researchers in China found. more
Low HDL May Spell Trouble in Bariatric Surgery
ORLANDO -- Low levels of HDL cholesterol and high levels of C-reactive protein were among the factors that predicted the likelihood of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications in bariatric surgery patients, a researcher reported here. more
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ORLANDO -- Coffee consumption helped protect against the autoimmune liver disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), which can lead to transplantation or death, a researcher said here. ... more
No Single Reason for Readmission After GI Surgery
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ORLANDO -- A number of patient, surgical, and postoperative factors were associated with 30-day hospital readmission following major gastrointestinal resection, and some may be preventable, researchers reported here. ... more
Celiac Symptoms in Kids Differ with Age
ORLANDO -- Younger children with celiac disease were more likely to present with growth and biochemical abnormalities, while older kids's symptoms were more likely to resemble irritable bowel syndrome, researchers ... more


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