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PITTSBURGH—What we learned from Syracuse's 75-59 NCAA Tournament victory over Kansas State Saturday, sending the No. 1-seeded Orange to the Sweet 16:
UNC-Asheville was an aberration
This time, coach Jim Boeheim would be justified in saying that his team was in control nearly the whole game. Even when Kansas State—left shorthanded at the last second when forward Jamar Samuels was ruled ineligible—made runs late in the first half and midway through the second, the Orange never were threatened.
They merely extended their defense to harass the Wildcats into difficult shots. When Kansas State crashed the offensive boards, Syracuse got a lot better contesting those shots, too. Most of all, they kept Rodney McGruder from being a factor: After scoring 30 against Southern Miss, he managed just 17, and didn't crack double figures until there was 7:34 left in the game.
Once their shots started falling in the second half, it was all but over; from 23.5 percent in the first half, Syracuse shot 63.2 percent in the second. For the second consecutive game, SU point guard Scoop Jardine followed an invisible first half with an explosive second half, making plays for himself (14 of his 16 points) and his teammates (four of his eight assists).
After the scare in their opening game and a day of watching the avalanche of upsets on their day off, the Orange played like the top seed that they are. Their tickets to Boston were punched by the nine-minute mark of the second half, right after they fought off one last Kansas State surge and stretched a 47-42 lead to 55-42. The lead eventually got to 18.
Melo important, but not irreplaceable
Rakeem Christmas, notable in Syracuse's first game more for a goaltend that wasn't called than for anything else, was more of the force inside that he needed to be, snaring 11 rebounds and scoring eight points.
Dion Waiters (18 points), the sixth-man extraordinaire, carried the offense in the first half and then was content with chipping in here and there in the second—once pulling off a beautiful three-point play by splitting two defenders and celebrating by flexing his biceps.
James Southerland was a factor off the bench again with 15 points, matching his total from the UNC-Asheville game. Between him and Waiters, they outscored the entire Kansas State bench—for what it was—33-0.
Playing as they did in this game, Syracuse can get by without the 7-foot Fab Melo.
Samuels more valuable than we realized
Instead of starting against a Syracuse team playing for a second tournament game without Melo, Samuels sat on the Kansas State bench in black warmups, after being held out of the game due to an unspecified "eligibility concern," as the school described it in a statement.
"We are working diligently to try and resolve it even right now,'' K-State athletics director John Currie told reporters. "We are certainly going to do everything we can to advocate for him."
He did not elaborate on its nature, though, except to imply that it was an NCAA-related issue that had surfaced within the previous 24 hours.
Ironically, the immediate basketball concern was the loss of Samuels' team-leading 6.6 rebounds a game. The more pressing issue became depth; the 6-11 Jordan Henriquez scored six of Kansas State's first eight points in the second half, then picked up a third foul four minutes in -- and had no choice but to stay in. He scored only two more points the rest of the game.
Samuels' replacement in the starting lineup, freshman Thomas Gipson, was a force on the offensive boards and had eight points and eight rebounds, but with him moved up, nobody on the Kansas State bench filled his role.
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My Zone Alarm updates everyday or 2 and - and keep getting pop-up to upgrade - try - and do not have any success - how can I can tell what versions of Zone Alarm I have and if they are the latest.
Thanks for any help!!!!
My Zone Alarm updates everyday or 2 and - and keep getting pop-up to upgrade - try - and do not have any success - how can I can tell what versions of Zone Alarm I have and if they are the latest.
Thanks for any help!!!!
Download latest version of ZoneAlarm :
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ZoneAlarm Extreme Security version: 11.0.000.054
ZoneAlarm license key:
Vsmon version: 11.0.000.054
Driver version: 11.0.000.026
Antivirus engine version: 184.108.40.206
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AntiSpam version: 220.127.116.1173
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Thanks for the reply - but that has not helped - My ZoneAlarm site does updates everyday - so how can my system not be up to date!!!!
Could not access clipboard - but this is what about says - Free Anitvirus & Firwall - 10.2.047.000
Thanks again for any reply
You can download a Full installer from the link below.
See here for clean uninstall of Free Anitvirus & Firwall - 10.2.047.000
From the control panel Add or Remove / Uninstall a program :
1. Uninstall Security Toolbar
2. Uninstall ZoneAlarm
Then run clean.exe.
Download from here :
Install ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus +Firewall (269MB)
Do not restore any old settings.They could reintroduce issue.
Footnote :
With versions with ' Do Not Track ' Add-on.Correct chronological sequence to clean uninstall :
1. Uninstall DNT
2. Uninstall Security Toolbar
3. Uninstall ZoneAlarm
4. Run clean.exe
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Thanks - did the uninstall and ran clean.exe - and did the new download - and still get "runtime error" now I do not even have an outdated version - which did updates every day or 2 - not quite sure what the problem is.
Thanks again for any help
Unless another user can provide a solution for your issue, I'm out of suggestion here.
No ZoneAlarm staff other then the Forum Moderator.
One last suggestion.
Remove other security tools installed so no left overs present :
Clean your system & registry with free CCleaner.exe :
Then follow the steps here to install the latest ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus +Firewall release is 11.0.000.054 :
Hope this helps.No other suggestios from this end.
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This could also be an issue with Un-installing ZA from a limited user account and installing ZA from a limited user account.
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Also a programs that may monitor, protect or optimize the PC and the Registry could cause an issue like this preventing ZA from fully installing.
Also make sure after you uninstall ZA again that you run the windows updates and install ALL critical and non-critical updates and install ALL optional updates.
Then login to the administrators account on the OS, then install ZA again.
Beyond that really cant tell you what the issue is, other than something on your PC is preventing ZA from finishing the install and that why you get this pop up because ZA thinks it didn't finish installing itself.
We don't have hundreds or even half a dozen people out of over 3 millions users having this issue right now is that really points to it being an issue with your specific PC.
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Each week, The Improv showcases three of the funniest and freshest faces in comedy, creating a show that is always unique and definitely funny. The comedians who will perform July 30 – August 4 are:
Mike Pace: Pace has performed at HBO's "Aspen Comedy Arts Festival," where he was a crowd favorite and furthered his work with HBO on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." In addition to receiving and Emmy nomination for HBO's "Comic Relief," Pace has performed on TBS, PBS and the nationally-syndicated "Comics Unleashed" and "The Bob and Tom Show."
Suli McCullough: McCullough's stand-up career began while he was still a student at UCLA. He opened for Jerry Seinfeld and was immediately signed by his managers. Since then, his comedy has been showcased on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Last Comic Standing" and Comedy Central.
Brandon Hahn: Hahn is a stand-up comic who has lived in Las Vegas since he was 12. Hahn entered the world of stand-up comedy when his friend tricked him into performing at an open mic night, a moment that he now says was one of the most influential moments of his life. He hosts his own radio show on KOMP 92.3 and an Internet TV show on vegasvideonetwork.com.


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World in Brief
U.S. housing construction surges in December to end best year since 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. builders started work on homes in December at the fastest pace in 4 1/2 years and finished 2012 as their best year for residential construction since the early stages of the housing crisis.
The Commerce Department said Thursday that builders broke ground on houses and apartments last month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 954,000. That's 12.1 percent higher than November's annual rate. And it is nearly double the recession low reached in April 2009.
Construction increased last month for both single-family homes and apartments. And the pace in which builders requested permits to start more homes ticked up to a 4 1/2 year high.
For the year, builders started work on 780,000 homes. That's still roughly half of the annual number of starts consistent with healthier markets. But it is an increase of 28.1 percent from 2011. And it is the most since 2008 -- shortly after the housing market began to collapse in late 2006 and 2007.
Steady hiring, record-low mortgage rates and a tight supply of new and previously occupied homes available for sale have helped boost sales and prices in most markets. That has persuaded builders to start more homes, which adds to economic growth and hiring.
Safety concerns about Boeing 787's lithium batteries deepen as FAA grounds U.S. planes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem that apparently is far more serious than government or company officials acknowledged less than a week ago.
The Federal Aviation Administration late Wednesday grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner until the risk of battery fires is resolved. The order applies only to the six Dreamliners operated by United Airlines, the lone U.S. carrier with 787s. Other airlines and civil aviation authorities in other countries quickly followed suit.
Japan's two largest air carriers voluntarily grounded their 787s on Wednesday ahead of the FAA's order following an emergency landing by one of the planes in Japan. On Thursday, the European Aviation Safety Agency ordered all European carriers to ground the jetliner. The Indian government ordered Air India to ground its fleet of six Boeing 787s, and Ethiopian Airlines grounded its four 787s "for precautionary inspection."
Only hours before the FAA issued its order, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reiterated to reporters that he considers the plane safe and wouldn't hesitate to fly one. LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta unequivocally declared the plane safe at a news conference last week even while they ordered a safety review of the aircraft.
However, as details emerged of two battery failures only 10 days apart, it became apparent that the FAA wouldn't be able to wait for completion of its safety review before taking action. An inspection of the All Nippon Airways 787 that made an emergency landing in western Japan found that electrolytes, a flammable battery fluid, had leaked from the plane's main lithium-ion battery. Investigators found burn marks around the damage. Japan's Kyodo News agency quoted transport ministry investigator Hideyo Kosugi as saying the liquid leaked through the electrical room floor to the outside of the aircraft.
Poll: Most see harm if
debt limit not raised;
more support GOP
demand for spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most Americans think jarring economic problems will erupt if lawmakers fail to increase the government's borrowing limit. Yet they're torn over how or even whether to raise it, leaning toward Republican demands that any boost be accompanied by spending cuts.
According to an Associated Press-GfK poll, 53 percent say that if the debt limit is not extended and the U.S. defaults, the country will face a major economic crisis. An additional 27 percent say such a crisis would be somewhat likely, while just 17 percent largely dismiss the prospects of such damage.
Separately, Republican officials said Wednesday that GOP lawmakers may seek a short-term extension of the debt limit, thus avoiding a default as early as next month by the U.S. Treasury while they try to negotiate spending cuts with President Barack Obama over the next few months. "The worst thing for the economy is for this Congress and this administration to do nothing to get our debt and deficits under control," said Rep. Paul Ryan, the party's 2012 vice presidential candidate who is chairman of the House Budget Committee.
The poll's findings echo many economists' warnings that failure to raise the debt ceiling and the resulting, unprecedented federal default would risk wounding the world economy because many interest rates are pegged to the trustworthiness of the U.S. to pay its debts. Obama and many Republicans agree with that, though some GOP lawmakers eager to force Obama to accept spending cuts have downplayed a default's impact.
When asked which political path to follow, 39 percent of poll respondents support the insistence by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that deep spending cuts be attached to any measure increasing the debt ceiling. That's more than the 30 percent who back Obama's demand that borrowing authority be raised quickly and not entwined with a bitter fight over trimming the budget.
Taxpayers will subsidize lenders for compensation to victims of mortgage abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer advocates have complained that U.S. mortgage lenders are getting off easy in a deal to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on many homeowners.
Now it turns out the deal is even sweeter for the lenders than it appears: Taxpayers will subsidize them for the money they're ponying up.
The Internal Revenue Service regards the lenders' compensation to homeowners as a cost incurred in the course of doing business. Result: It's fully tax-deductible.
Critics argue that big banks that were bailed out by taxpayers during the financial crisis are again being favored over the victims of their mortgage abuses.
"The government is abetting the behavior by not preventing the deduction," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa. "The taxpayers end up subsidizing the Wall Street banks after the headlines of a big-dollar settlement die down. That's unfair to taxpayers."
Chicago man convicted of supporting terrorist group that attacked India sentenced to 14 years
CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago businessman was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday for providing material support to overseas terrorism, including a Pakistani group whose 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, left more than 160 people dead.
Tahawwur Rana did not address the court before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber imposed the sentence and did not react afterward. But his defense attorneys said the judge was right to reject prosecutors' arguments that Rana deserved a stiffer sentence because the charges were related to terrorism.
Jurors in 2011 convicted Rana of providing support for the Pakistani group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and for supporting a never-carried-out plot to attack a Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005. The cartoons angered many Muslims because pictures of the prophet are prohibited in Islam.
But jurors cleared Rana of the third and most serious charge of involvement in the three-day rampage in Mumbai, India's largest city, which has often been called India's 9/11.
"We think the judge made the right ruling," defense attorney Patrick Blegen said, adding that he intends to appeal Rana's conviction because the judge refused to separate the Denmark and Mumbai charges. "I had always been our belief that it would be very difficult to get a fair trial if he had to face charges for two separate plots at once."
'Dear Abby' columnist who offered advice and one-liners to millions of readers, dies at 94
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Pauline Friedman Phillips, who as Dear Abby dispensed snappy, sometimes saucy advice on love, marriage and meddling mothers-in-law to millions of newspaper readers around the world and opened the way for the likes of Dr. Ruth, Dr. Phil and Oprah, has died. She was 94.
Phillips died Wednesday in Minneapolis after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, said Gene Willis, a publicist for the Universal Uclick syndicate.
"My mother leaves very big high heels to fill with a legacy of compassion, commitment and positive social change," her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now writes the column, said in a statement.
Private funeral services were held Thursday, Willis said.
The long-running "Dear Abby" column first appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1956. Mother and daughter started sharing the byline in 2000, and Jeanne Phillips took over in 2002, when the family announced Pauline Phillips had Alzheimer's disease.
Social media buzzes at picture of 11-inch Subway 'footlong' sandwich on Facebook
NEW YORK (AP) -- What's in an inch? Apparently, enough missing meat, cheese and tomatoes to cause an uproar.
Subway, the world's largest fast food chain with 38,000 locations, is facing widespread criticism after a man who appears to be from Australia posted a photo on the company's Facebook page of one of its footlong sandwiches next to a tape measure that shows the sub is just 11 inches.
More than 100,000 people have "liked" or commented on the photo, which had the caption "Subway pls respond." Lookalike pictures popped up elsewhere on Facebook. And The New York Post conducted its own investigation that found that four out of seven footlong sandwiches that it measured were shy of the 12 inches that makes a foot.
The original photo was no longer visible by Thursday afternoon on Subway's Facebook page, which has 19.8 million fans. A spokesman for Subway, which is based in Milford, Conn., said Subway did not remove it.
Subway also said that the length of its sandwiches may vary slightly when its bread, which is baked at each Subway location, is not made to the chain's exact specifications.
Algeria declares operation to free hostages over, but toll remains unclear
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Algerian special forces launched a rescue operation Thursday at a natural gas plant in the Sahara Desert and freed foreign hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants, but estimates for the number of dead varied wildly from four to dozens.
Militants claiming revenge for France's intervention against rebels in Mali seized the Ain Amenas natural gas complex on Wednesday, taking dozens of foreign workers hostage.
Algerian state television said Thursday that four captives, two Britons and two Filipinos, had died. But the militants said at least 35 hostages had died in the state's rescue attempt. There was no way to independently verify the toll in the remote location, 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) from Algiers.
The reports of high casualties have deeply disturbed foreign governments, prompting a number to criticize Algeria's operation. Britain's Foreign Office attempted to prepare the British public by saying, "We should be under no illusion that there will be some bad and distressing news to follow from this terrorist attack."
Oil prices rose $1.08 on the news to $95.32 on the New York Mercantile Exchange and prompted energy companies like BP PLC and Spain's Compania Espanola de Petroleos SA to try to relocate energy workers at other Algerian plants.
New video game casts players as rebels to
explore Syrian civil war
BEIRUT (AP) -- A new video game based on Syria's civil war challenges players to make the hard choices facing the country's rebels. Is it better to negotiate peace with the regime of President Bashar Assad, for example, or dispatch jihadist fighters to kill pro-government thugs?
The British designer of "Endgame: Syria" says he hopes the game will inform people who might otherwise remain ignorant about the conflict.
Views differ, however, on the appropriateness of using a video game to discuss a complex crisis that has killed more than 60,000 people since March 2011. Computer giant Apple has refused to distribute the game and some observers consider the mere idea insulting. Others love it, and one fan from inside Syria has suggested changes to make the game better mirror the actual war.
The dispute comes amid wider arguments about violent video games since last month's shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children and six adults dead. This week, the National Rifle Association revised the recommended age for a new shooting game after criticisms by liberal groups.
Tomas Rawlings, who designed the Syria game, said he got the idea while watching TV pundits debate the possible consequences of directly arming Syria's rebels, which Western nations have declined to do. He said he thought a game could explore such questions by allowing players to make choices and see their consequences.
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This veteran British singer-songwriter's seventh album signals a dramatic musical shift away from the lush orchestration of his previous solo releases in favor of a brooding, muscular psych-rock sound with loud, rumbling guitars, bass and drums accompanying Hawley's deep croon on dark, occasionally politically charged songs lamenting a world falling apart. At times, the album sounds more like a Mark Lanegan record than one by Hawley, but it's a powerful one nonetheless. 8/24/2012 - Don Yates
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text: Why were so many characters on Voyager underdeveloped? Janeway, the Doctor and 7 of 9 got the lion's share of the development, Tom Paris and Torres got some development, but everyone else: Tuvok often didn't have much to do, Chakotay never really developed beyond an Native American stereotype, despite trying to give him random hobbies, Neelix never really developed beyond being an annoying unfunny attempt at "comic relief", Kes' character didn't really go anywhere and then there is Harry Kim, about as interesting as a block of wood and the oldest ensign ever, making his character completely static. It seems like Voyager could not handle an ensemble cast like other Star Trek shows could.


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Pain-free Affeldt providing solid relief for Giants
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- It's safe to say that Jeremy Affeldt has made an accelerated comeback from the disabled list.
Entering Sunday's Interleague series finale against the Cleveland Indians, Affeldt was unscored upon in five outings, having allowed just two hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Manager Bruce Bochy's use of Affeldt against right-handed batters reflects the hurler's effectiveness. Defying the percentages, Affeldt has limited righties to a .077 batting average (1-for-13).
"That's why we re-signed him," Bochy said of Affeldt, who received a three-year, $18 million contract extension before the 2013 season.
"He's throwing all his pitches for strikes," catcher Buster Posey said. "When he's on, he has swing-and-miss stuff. And he can get some quick outs."
Affeldt's success can largely be attributed to his improved health. He has weathered the lingering effects of the groin injury that limited him to 39 appearances last year, as well as recovering from the sprained right knee that sidelined him at the start of this season.
"I don't really get complacent, but right now I'm not pitching with pain," said Affeldt, who still wears his knee brace as a precautionary measure. "I don't have that leg injury, so I can kind of relax and not be too tight before I make a pitch. Last year I was so tight before every pitch, because I knew at some point in time it was going to hurt."
Belt shining with glove despite offensive slump
SAN FRANCISCO -- Brandon Belt has avoided the pitfall of allowing an offensive lapse to hamper his defense.
Belt has endured a 2-for-20 skid in his last five games, including an 0-for-4, four-strikeout performance Sunday in the Giants' 4-1 Interleague victory over Cleveland. The San Francisco first baseman has struck out in 11 of his last 15 at-bats.
"His bat looks like it's made by chasm," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said, referring to Belt's late swings.
However, Belt recorded a couple of deft assists with feeds to pitchers covering first base Sunday. One day earlier, he made several short-hop pickups of infielders' throws, besides alertly starting a 3-5-4 double play after pouncing on Zach McAllister's fourth-inning bunt.
According to fangraphs.com, Belt entered Sunday ranked 10th among Major League first basemen in revised zone rating (which measures the proportion of balls hit into a fielder's zone that were successfully converted into an out) and third in out-of-zone plays made.
Bochy acknowledged Belt's defense by leaving him in the lineup Sunday, due to Cleveland's preponderance of left-handed batters and switch-hitters who would swing left-handed against starter Ryan Vogelsong. Yan Gomes was the only right-handed batter in Cleveland's order.
"We need [Belt's] defense out there," Bochy said. "He has done a really good job with the glove."
Giants set National League sellout record
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fans who remember watching the Giants play before sparse crowds at Candlestick Park have had their wildest dreams met, if not exceeded.
With their 258th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park on Sunday, the Giants established a record for the longest such streak in National League history. The Giants broke a tie with the Philadelphia Phillies, who maintained their streak from July 7, 2009-Aug. 5, 2012.
The Giants began their stretch of sellouts, which is the longest active streak in the Majors, with an Oct. 1, 2010, game against San Diego as they were approaching the NL West title. The club's last non-sellout at home occurred Sept. 30 of that year, when the announced paid attendance was 37,261 for a Thursday afternoon game against Arizona.
"Incredible," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It really is. That was quite a run that Philly had. To pass that is impressive. We're really grateful and thankful for the support we get."
The Boston Red Sox own the all-time record of 794 home sellouts in a row from May 15, 2003, to April 8, 2013, at Fenway Park. The second-highest streak belongs to the Cleveland Indians, who played to 455 consecutive sellouts at Progressive Field (formerly Jacobs Field) from June 12, 1995, to April 2, 2001.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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How can I make an image slide across the screen when another object loads?
Alright, this is REALLY convoluted but I think it would be cool
I have a music player on my blog:

Then I'd like img2 to just appear AFTER img1 has finished its initial animation (the slide across the screen). That needs to do nothing but just stay there.
The final and most important piece of the puzzle is that this can only happen ONCE. This is a blog so I don't want the pictures to re-load if someone goes to the next page. The music player has this property already but I'd like it for the pictures.
This is horribly complicated, I know, and I'm sorry to even be asking. But I think it would be really cool to get done.
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If the player has a means to communicate to javascript outside of itself you can set the action off once playback starts (assuming they have the state change trigger an event for javascript to use).
I am probably not explaining that well, but for an example...
The JW FLV player from longtail has the ability to add "callback" functions for certain state changes within the flash player. So you can trigger events on track change, volume change, track scan, track buffer, play, pause, playlist change, etc.
The way to do that with the JW FLV player is something like this:
jwplayer('my_player').setup({ flashplayer: '/path/to/player.swf', file: '/path/to/playlist.xml, height: 300, width: 400, skin: '/path/to/player/skin.xml', volume: 50,
events: { onReady: function(){ //this javascript will be executed when the player itself is finished loading... do_something(); }, onPlay: function(){ //this javascript will be executed when a track starts to play... do_another_thing(); }, onComplete: function(){ //this javascript will be executed when a the player reaches the end of any single track... do_one_more_thing(); } }});
If the player you are using has similar functionality then it is as simple as adding a callback function in the player's initialization so that you can trigger the image effect once buffering ends and playback begins. If not, then you might consider switching to the JW FLV player.
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Your music is way too long. You should shorten it. You need javascript or jquery to make changes in the html. Easier to do the animation with jquery, so that's what i did. We may have to add a delay to the start of the animation but this is what I have. Change your body to this:


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Shikhei Goh / National Geographic Photo Contest (2011)Shikhei Goh of Indonesia was just crowned the winner of the 2011 National Geographic Photography Contest.
His stunning image of a dragonfly bracing for a big splash will be published in worldwide editions of National Geographic magazine, and Goh will also receive $10,000 and a trip to National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C.
More than 20,000 photographs from over 130 countries were competing in this year's contest in three categories: people, places and nature.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running "Dear Abby" advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94.
Publicist Gene Willis of Universal Uclick said Phillips died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Phillips' column competed for decades with the advice column of Ann Landers, written by her twin sister, Esther Friedman Lederer. Their relationship was stormy in their early adult years, but later they regained the close relationship they had growing up in Sioux City, Iowa.
The two columns differed in style. Ann Landers responded to questioners with homey, detailed advice. Abby's replies were often flippant one-liners.
Phillips admitted that her advice changed over the years. When she started writing the column, she was reluctant to advocate divorce:
"I always thought that marriage should be forever," she explained. "I found out through my readers that sometimes the best thing they can do is part. If a man or woman is a constant cheater, the situation can be intolerable. Especially if they have children. When kids see parents fighting, or even sniping at each other, I think it is terribly damaging."
She willingly expressed views that she realized would bring protests. In a 1998 interview she remarked: "Whenever I say a kind word about gays, I hear from people, and some of them are damn mad. People throw Leviticus, Deuteronomy and other parts of the Bible to me. It doesn't bother me. I've always been compassionate toward gay people."
If the letters sounded suicidal, she took a personal approach: "I'll call them. I say, 'This is Abby. How are you feeling? You sounded awfully low.' And they say, 'You're calling me?' After they start talking, you can suggest that they get professional help."
Asked about Viagra, she replied: "It's wonderful. Men who can't perform feel less than manly, and Viagra takes them right off the spot."
About working mothers: "I think it's good to have a woman work if she wants to and doesn't leave her children unattended — if she has a reliable person to care for them. Kids still need someone to watch them until they are mature enough to make responsible decisions."
One trend Phillips adamantly opposed: children having sex as early as 12 years old.
"Kids grow up awfully fast these days," she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do."
The woman known to the world as Ann Landers died in June 2002. Later that year, the family revealed that Phillips had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. By then Phillips' daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who had helped her mother with the Dear Abby column for years, was its sole author.
Pauline Esther Friedman, known as Popo, was born on Independence Day 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, 17 minutes after her identical twin, Esther Pauline (Eppie.). Their father was a well-off owner of a movie theater chain. Their mother took care of the home. Both were immigrants from Russia who had fled their native land in 1905 because of the persecution of Jews.


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"My name is Michael Weiss-Malik, and I work for Google. I don't work on the Street View team, but I interact with them pretty regularly. They decided to coordinate a pre-announced Street View run outside Google's Mountain View offices, with the idea that Googlers could line up along the street and appear in the imagery. So I put together my "Proposal 2.0" billboard and showed up, hoping that it'd be readily visible. And it was," explains Michael on his site.
The image has been added on August 5 and it shows eclectic messages like "Proposal 2.0: Marry me, Leslie", "Hi mom" or "I love Street View".
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LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico (AP) — At Los Alamos National Laboratory, a seven-year, $213 million upgrade to the security system that protects the lab's most sensitive nuclear bomb-making facilities doesn't work. Those facilities, which sit atop a fault line for potential earthquakes, remain susceptible to collapse and dangerous radiation releases, despite millions more spent on improvement plans.
In Tennessee, the price tag for a new uranium processing facility has grown nearly sevenfold in eight years, to beyond $6 billion, because of problems that include a redesign to raise the roof.
And the estimated cost of an effort to refurbish 400 of the country's B61 bombs has grown from $1.5 billion to $10 billion.
Virtually every major project under the National Nuclear Security Administration's oversight is behind schedule and over budget — the result, watchdogs and government auditors say, of years of lax accountability for the agency responsible for maintaining the nation's nuclear stockpile.
The NNSA has racked up $16 billion in cost overruns on 10 major projects that are a combined 38 years behind schedule, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reports. Other projects have been cancelled or suspended, despite hundreds of millions of dollars already spent, because they grew too bloated.
Advocates say spending increases are necessary to keep the nation's nuclear arsenal operating and safe, and to continue cutting-edge research at the nation's nuclear labs. But critics say the nuclear program — run largely by private contractors and overseen by the NNSA, an arm of the U.S. Energy Department — has turned into a massive jobs program with duplicative functions.
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security financial and contracting oversight subcommittee, said a key problem is the Energy Department's reliance on private contractors to carry out its mission. The DOE has fewer than 16,000 employees and more than 92,000 contractors.
"Unfortunately for the taxpayer … cost overruns, scheduled delays and technical failures are the rule, not the exception," said McCaskill.
The retired head of one of those contractors, former Lockheed Martin CEO Norman Augustine, told Congress this spring that the absence of day-to-day accountability and an ineffectual structure at the NNSA pose a national security risk.
DOE and NNSA officials agree there are problems. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said this month that addressing the cost overruns and the embarrassing security breaches at some facilities is a top priority. A congressionally appointed panel, co-chaired by Augustine, recently began studying a potential overhaul of the NNSA.
Members of the panel Augustine co-chairs, made up of retired military officials, former lab officials and former members of Congress, declined requests for interviews.
Moniz acknowledged some projects had seen "substantial cost overruns."
An NNSA spokesman referred The Associated Press to congressional testimony by the agency's project and acquisitions manager, Bob Raines, who said projects completed in the last two years had met cost goals and finished under budget.
"We are making progress," Raines testified in March before a House of Representatives subcommittee.
The nuclear labs are getting renewed scrutiny after an incident last year in Tennessee. An elderly nun and two other protesters cut through security fences, hung banners and crime-scene tape and hammered off a small chunk of a building inside the complex that is the nation's central repository for bomb-grade uranium.
The problems have resulted in renewed scrutiny and changes in leadership at the NNSA over the past year. In August, President Barack Obama nominated retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz as its next head. He's awaiting Senate confirmation.
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Shock Wave a Valid Treatment for Osteoarthritis, Study Finds
- Apr 10, 2009
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) significantly reduces lameness in horses with osteoarthritis, but it does not alter the course of disease, reported researchers from the Equine Orthopaedic Research Center at Colorado State University. They said ESWT could prove to be a valuable tool in the management of osteoarthritis, particularly if used in combination with another treatment modality capable of affecting the disease process.
ESWT is non-invasive medical procedure that generates pulses of sound that travel through the skin. In horses, ESWT is used for the management of soft tissue injuries, as well as inflamed or arthritic joints.
To evaluate ESWT in horses with osteoarthritis, David Frisbie, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, and colleagues evaluated 24 horses, each with osteoarthritis induced in one knee. The researchers split these horses into three groups: an ESWT group, an ESWT placebo group (did not receive treatment), and a third group that received polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG). ESWT was performed two times (on days 14 and 28 post-operatively) and PSGAG was administered intramuscularly every four days for 28 days.
The researchers looked at degree of lameness and synovial fluid analysis, as well as the gross and microscopic evaluation of the cartilage and synovial membranes.
According to Frisbie, horses treated with ESWT, "had a significant improvement in lameness compared to both the ESWT placebo and the horses treated with intramuscular PSGAG."
While no disease-modifying effect was noted in any of the treatment groups, the authors suggest that, based on this inaugural controlled study, ESWT might be beneficial for horses with evidence of osteoarthritis, particularly if used in conjunction with a drug known to have disease-modifying properties.
Frisbie noted that no adverse events were seen in response to either the intramuscular PSGAG or the ESWT in any of the horses.
The study, "Evaluation of the effect of extracorporeal shock wave treatment on experimentally induced osteoarthritis in middle carpal joints of horses," was published in the April 2009 edition of the American Journal of Veterinary Research.
About the Author
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
Stacey Oke, MSc, DVM, is a practicing veterinarian and freelance medical writer and editor. She is interested in both large and small animals, as well as complementary and alternative medicine. Since 2005, she's worked as a research consultant for nutritional supplement companies, assisted physicians and veterinarians in publishing research articles and textbooks, and written for a number of educational magazines and websites.
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This will be a two part reflection on the recent Energy Bulletin skirmish between Rob Hopkins and John Michael Greer. In part 1, submitted here, I offer what is likely a fairly pedestrian response to their volleys. Like many others, I don't think the differences between the two rise to the level of the rhetoric they have begun to employ. I believe that this sort of argument may be inevitable and perhaps even valuable. But I also believe that these defensive and argumentative postures demand of us a moment of reflection.
Perhaps more signifincantly, I do think this disagreement does uncover an interesting philosophical, even spiritual issue that could be significant to those engaged in planning or preparing for a post carbon future. Only this issue isn't the one that they are actually discussing, but is instead unearthed as they kick a little dirt at each other. It is an issue that receives little attention in Peak Oil literature. In Part 2, I will share some observations about this issue.
Part 1:
There are days on which I want to join together with my transition friends to laugh, plan, celebrate, and mourn. On other days, it seems that while the laughing, celebrating, and mourning are worthwhile, the planning is a pointless distraction at these events, and that as far as preparing for the future I need to hunker down with my wife and secure the homestead. On such days Greer's "Green Wizard" project becomes attractive and provides valuable sustenance. On yet other days, I simply want to crank up the A/C, crawl under the covers, take an extra zoloft, watch cable TV, and wish that I could experience the peace of economic security before it disappears for ever.
Although I am highly committed to The Transition Movement and for a variety of reasons Transition Milwaukee is where I am currently putting my efforts, I appreciate Greer's point that we need to diversify our responses to an uncertain future. Just as I need different things on different days, different people will tend towards a different approach to the long emergency—which, uncertain as the direction it might take is, will be best addressed if we have a wide variety of tools in our chest. I think that if not presented as a direct criticism of Transition, Hopkins would agree. Transition, as I understand it is open to precisely the sort of experimentation that Greer advocates and it certainly provides a big enough tent to cover those who would prefer a more solitary approach, or who are skeptical that the dominant Transition narrative (yes, there is one) will come to pass, even as they endeavor to work primarily in that direction or just hope that parts of it might come to pass.
Despite Transition's ecumenical and horizontal organizational philosophy, like all movements it risks becoming self-protective, of putting excessive energy into maintaining the movement, qua movement, and thus losing sight of its goals and values. I imagine this risk may face Greer's merry band of green wizards some day. This risk has nothing to do with the particular individuals who inhabit these organizations, but seems to be endemic to grassroots movements, non-profit organizations, and over-reaching empires alike. And I for one think it will be of great value to the Transition Movement to have little green wizards popping their heads from beneath their bridges to keep us on track, or to witness their solitary rituals in forest clearings so that we might be reminded not only of the power of community, but its perils too.
From a distance, then, say for someone just learning about Peak Oil or coming to grips with the likely consequences of global warming, the argument between Greer and Hopkins might seem insignificant. It may also seem insignificant when viewed from a closer angle. Indeed it took me a moment to understand that Hopkins might even take issue with the Green Wizards as defined by Greer: "individuals who are willing to take on the responsibility to learn, practice and thoroughly master a set of unpopular but valuable skills – the skills of the old appropriate technology movement – and share them with their neighbours when the day comes that neighbours are willing to learn."
Despite its best efforts to engage a broad community, Transition Milwaukee may end up being a collection of green wizards, mastering new skills, preparing for the day when our neighbors come knocking on our doors. The model of a Totnes, which, I imagine benefits from external inputs of globalized London money and cultural capital, is not likely to work for a large urban rust-belt area, especially in the U.S., where globalist money and cultural capital have started to cut their losses and run for financial centers or for charming bedroom communities which, for now, remain within commuting distance. Hopkins would of course agree that each community needs to fashion a particular local response. Are there not places where Green Wizardry will be especially suited?
That being said, I agree with Hopkins that a focus on community will be crucial to our future. Even if the notion that Milwaukee, or even one of its neighborhoods, could actually become a Transition Town, is, for now, mainly fantasy in a city of this size and character, we desperately need an antidote to the individualistic survivalism that is so strong a part of American culture. Regardless of what the future may hold, a renewed sense of community, or even a newly fashioned one, will be of great value. An open and communal orientation may also prevent the peak oil "movement" from becoming a magnet for anti-social personalities or crackpots looking for any comforting fringe, upon which they can hole up, draw the shades, and share oblique signs of a great conspiracy with other similarly disturbed cyber-associates.
So I think the debate between Hopkins and Greer could be valuable, much in the way a heated academic battle between Foucauldian and Derridian poststructuralism seemed so important to me during graduate school. For these debates do help us sharpen our ideas and refine our language, in ways that cannot be performed without intense debate, without, perhaps, occasional acrimony and defensiveness. But just as I was never forced to choose between Foucault and Derrida, fortunately I don't actually have to choose between Hopkins and Greer. If I did have to, I would feel that much of what drew me to Transition had been lost to organizational identity and pride. One is only forced to make such a choice when a set of ideas or principles gets mistaken for the foundation or orthodoxy of a Movement. Those of us in Transition should take this as a great warning.


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Four Morehouse College athletes have been accused of sexual assault, according to arrest warrants obtained by WSB and information discovered by the Atlanta Daily World.
A source tells the Daily World that the reported incident happened in December before students left campus for winter break at a Morehouse residential living facility for the school's upperclassmen. The building has a total capacity of 372 students and a number of the accused athletes lived there.
The alleged victim is an 18-year-old female student at Spelman who says she was held against her will inside a room at the residential community on the night of the alleged incident. According to Morehouse College Police arrest warrants and incident reports, the three allegedly had non-consenting sex with the Spelman student who was under the influence of an unknown substance.
"She wasn't able to communicate or answer questions," said the source who told the Daily World that he spoke with her following the incident.
The four suspects are three juniors and a senior who have played on the College's football and basketball teams. The basketball players named were Malcom Jamal Frank, a junior; Tevin Mgbo, also a junior; and senior Chukwudi Ndudikwa. The named football player was Lucien Kidd, who was previously identified as a freshman, but played for Morehouse his freshman year in 2010. All of them face rape charges, except for Mgbo.
In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, school officials acknowledged that there were "two alleged assault incidents involving Morehouse students," in March and that the school is working with the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.
"After the information was brought to the attention of campus police, the suspects were identified and arrested," according to the statement.
"While we cannot speak to specifics of these cases, our policies and procedures call for disciplinary actions against students who violate our code of conduct and the law, up to and including dismissal from the college," read the statement from the Morehouse College Office of Communications.
None of the three basketball players logged significant minutes for the Maroon Tigers during the 2012-13 season, but all three saw playing time in the school's SIAC Championship game loss to Benedict College in March.
Kidd is listed on the football team's website only for his freshman year. He did not participate in any of the team's games that season.
Website Jailbase.com reports that Mgbo was arrested on April 11, 2013 for aggravated sodomy, disorderly conduct and kidnapping. No report of the arrest was issued from the college in regard to his arrest or the arrest of any other Morehouse student athletes. The website reports that Mgbo is still in custody but lists his bond at $0.
Frank and Ndudikwa were each charged with sodomy and multiple counts of rape, according to police records.
At least two of the four accused are from Georgia. Mgbo graduated from Clarke Central High School in Athens, Frank graduated from Miller Grove High School in Decatur and Ndudikwa is a transfer from Georgia State University, according to the Maroon Tigers official website.


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David Gorin joined Bauer Media in 2005 as Entertainment Director for In Touch + Life & Style. In his 10 years with Bauer, he has successfully climbed the ranks. In 2009, David was named Associate Publisher of In Touch + Life & Style and in August 2014, was promoted to Group Publisher of Bauer's Entertainment and Teen groups.
Originally from Stoughton, MA, David moved to the New York City area over 17 years ago. He broke into the magazine business as a sales assistant at Wired Magazine, where he quickly grew to work on Direct Response sales and ultimately, outside sales. Prior to joining Bauer, David worked at Good Housekeeping, bringing almost a decade of magazine publishing experience to the Bauer brands. In his experiences at Conde Nast and Hearst, David has worked with many advertising categories, including Consumer Electronics, Financial, Home Appliances, and Pharmaceuticals. While at Good Housekeeping, he took a leadership role in managing the affluent shelter section, Your Good House, directly with the Associate Publisher.
He is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he received a B.B.A. with a marketing/advertising concentration. David currently resides in Westfield, NJ with his wife Candace and two children.


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June 24, 2003 -- Sounds as if Don Chaney is hoping for another blockbuster.
Breaking a two-month silence, the Knicks coach said his club needs plenty of immediate help. Chaney advanced the possibility of Thursday becoming a repeat of last June when GM Scott Layden used Draft Night to add a young veteran and prospects.
And Chaney admitted Latrell Sprewell is not safe. "If we could get a nice, seasoned veteran with experience and some young players to develop, that would be ideal," admitted Chaney.
Indeed, the Knicks are considering trading up or down from No. 9 - with size and rebounding the chief priority. However, for the last week, the Knicks have kept the illusion they could take a point guard, with Chaney adding yesterday "quickness" is needed, too.
The Knicks have talked to Toronto about swapping picks and moving to No. 4. That would give them a shot at either point guard T.J. Ford, who's listed at just 5-10 but is a Chaney run-and-gunner, or power forward Chris Bosh. Ford will work out for the Knicks tomorrow at the Garden. Bosh's reps refused.
The only way the Knicks would consider taking Ford is if he dropped to nine or, if in a trade up, they get size and rebounding in a package. Toronto's rugged rebounders Jerome Williams and Antonio Davis have been mentioned.
As for trading down, the Knicks still have a hankering for Sixers' Keith Van Horn, whom they tried to obtain at the trading deadline. Other "bigs" the Knicks have had recent talks about are Houston's Eddie Griffin, Dallas' Raef LaFrentz and Shawn Bradley, Portland's Dale Davis, Memphis' Stromile Swift and Lorenzen Wright and Chicago's Marcus Fizer.
"We want size, athletic ability and quickness," Chaney said. "We have a lot of holes to fill. [Size] is one of the things we need. If there's not a big guy [at nine] and there's a small guy who can help us, we have to consider that.
"We've brought in more big guys than small, but we're all on the same page," Chaney said. "If there are great players out there that's small, you've got to look at him. You don't want to duplicate the same position, but the objective is to improve. If there's a great small guy, you've got to look at it. You could do a lot of different things. You don't necessarily have to keep the guy."
Chaney spoke to Sprewell last week. "Nobody's safe when you're trying to improve the team," Chaney said. "His name always come up in trades simply because he's a good player. If there's a great deal that comes along, anybody can be traded, not just Latrell."
* Knicks will finally work out Central Michigan 7-foot center Chris Kaman tonight. Kaman is the highest-rated pivot after Darko Milicic. However, he may go before nine. "The thing that's impressive, he's a post-up player," Layden said. "More and more, you're seeing players play out at the perimeter. He's a back-to-the-basket player." . . . Knicks will no longer conduct training camp in Charleston, opting to stay at the new Greenburgh facility.
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text: Brief course outline: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the wonders and complexities of child bilingual/second language acquisition (SLA) so as to prepare them to work effectively with the increasing child second language learning population. Because effective clinical work requires background knowledge on bilingualism and language development, the first part of the course will discuss research in the area of bilingual and second language acquisition in children. It will also include a discussion of phenomena that are particularly salient in bilingual populations and that directly impact assessment and treatment of bilingual children. Issues concerning the interpretation of child second language acquisition research will also be discussed. The second part of the course will present strategies for assessment and intervention with bilingual children from infancy to school age. Through active discussion of the assigned readings and the use of clinical case studies, students will learn to apply what they have learned to the field of communication sciences and disorders. It is important to remind students that although the topic of assessment and intervention will be discussed in detail during the last five weeks of class, applications of the research to assessment and remediation will be discussed throughout the class. Students will be expected to demonstrate skills in applying research into practice. Class participation. Students will be expected to come to class prepared. By this it is meant that students should have done the readings that were assigned for that particular class. (The assigned readings for each class are presented in the course outline.) The format of this class will include not only lecture. Group discussion of the assigned readings and the clinical cases that will be presented to the class and that pertain to the topic under discussion will be incorporated into the class. Although I am aware that students vary in terms of degree of participation, I expect all students to demonstrate that they have read the assigned materials and that they are applying the knowledge gained to the case studies. Failure to evidence this will negatively impact your class participation grade. Class attendance (i.e., coming to class regularly, on time, and not leaving before the class officially ends) will also be included under class participation. Tardiness means that if you are not in class by the time I begin lecturing, you are late. I will begin class promptly at 9:05 A.M. Absences and tardiness will also negatively impact your final class participation grade. Readings: As mentioned above, I expect students to come to class having read the assigned articles / book chapters. In order to have students begin to apply research and theory to practice, I have incorporated an activity where students are to indicate how the readings can be applied to practice. Before each class meets, students will be required to e-mail me a brief summary of how the readings that will be discussed in class can be applied to our clinical practice. I should receive these e-mails by 8:00 A.M. of the day the class meets (i.e., Tuesday by 8:00 AM). In this e-mail, students are to indicate the following: (1) for each reading Ł how the data, theories proposed or summary of research can be useful for our work with children who are bilingual or who are learning a second language; (2) any questions that the student has about the readings. Your completion of this task will be part of the class participation grade. Through this task, you can begin to look at the value of research from different areas for our own clinical development. It will also aid me in addressing questions or concerns you may have. I a sense, then, it will aid me in focusing class activities to address your concerns. Special project: Students have the option of doing one of the following as a special project: (1)research proposal,(2)analysis of a bilingual or SLA child's abilities in a particular area (e.g., phonology, syntax, pragmatics), including socio-emotional and attitudinal aspects,(3) traditional research paper,or(4)a workshop for a particular group in the area of child second language acquisition. The specific instructions for each of the possible projects will be discussed in class. An initial reference list and proposal (what you plan to do) will be due on October 10. (This will be part of the final grade for the project.) The due date for this project is November 14. Class assignments: Weekly assignments will be given in class that relate directly to the topics covered in class and in the readings. These will be due on the following class period. Each assignment will be worth 15 points (10 points for how well the issue(s) is/are addressed, and 5 for ability to incorporate information from the readings). The final grade for the assignments will be the average score the student obtained on these. (Please note: These are weekly assignments. The due dates of the projects are written in the course outline and assignments will be given regardless if something is due or not. Thus, you need to start working on the projects early.) Presentation: The last two weeks of class will consist of student presentations. These presentations will entail presenting an assessment or treatment protocol for a child who is either bilingual or SLA. This will be done in pairs. Specific instructions for will be given in class. Observation report: Each student will conduct an observation of a child who is SLA within a preschool context. A written report will follow the observation. The main purpose of the observation is for the student to evaluate the child's L2 learning and communication strategies as he/she is immersed in an English-speaking preschool. Observation sites within the University will be provided. NOTE: For all projects, assignments, etc., I will hand out detailed information regarding instructions for completing the project and how I will grade it. I also have a web page that you can access. In it you will find copies of the syllabus and of the instructions for the special project, assignments, and final presentation. You can also find links to web pages that deal with the area of bilingualism/SLA. My web page address is http://php.indiana.edu/~raanders. GRADING: A+ 97% and above A 93-96% A- 90-92% B+ 87-89% B 83-86% B- 80-82% C+ 77-79% C 73-76% C- 70-72%


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Erin Andrews Goes Back to the Stalker Well
In your crafty Tuesday media column: Erin Andrews has a pet topic, Rupert Murdoch is assuring his success in various endeavors, lots of advice for Newsweek, and a new magazine head at Meredith.
- Former ESPN correspondent Erin Andrews, who had that unpleasant sex perv keyhole stalker video incident last year, is now a contributor to Good Morning America. Her first report airs Thursday, and the topic is: women who have been the victim of stalking. What the hell she'll do after that is anyone's guess.
- Rupert Murdoch says that News Corp will be fantastically successful at making money on tablet computers like the iPad with various media apps. So, that's settled, then!
- Also today in "We Have Our Eye on You, Murdoch," it looks like News Corp is going to put a bid in for not only the Texas Rangers baseball team, but also for the Dallas Stars hockey team. Is Rupert Murdoch assembling a dangerous anticompetitive monopoly of mediocre Texas sports franchises? Only time will tell.
- Gee, if only someone had some advice to offer Sidney Harman, the new owner of Newsweek.
- Meredith has replaced the head of its magazine division, amidst much head-scratching.
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This Venezuelan Gold Medalist Taking the Subway Is the Best Olympics Photo Yet
I love that unbelievable shot of Gabby Douglas in the air as much as anyone, but Omid Djalili's cell-phone photo of Venezuelan gold medalist fencer Ruben Limardo riding the tube Wednesday after winning his country's first medal (in the individual épeé) since 1968 seems just as perfect in an entirely different way. Apparently Limardo, accompanied by a bunch of teammates and well-wishers, taught the subway car Venezuelan chants and let people pose for photos with the medal. Aw. [via @Omid9]


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Roger Meiners
Tue, 07/29/2014
In a new video, Roger Meiners shows why the common law may be the best remedy to resolve environmental conflicts – without bureaucratic trash to stink things up.
Terry Anderson
Wed, 07/23/2014
Focusing on externalities distracts economists from understanding how bargaining can solve problems without government intervention.
Fri, 11/22/2013
On The Tom Woods Show, Dr. P.J. Hill, co-author of The Not So Wild, Wild West, tells the true story of the old West.
Reed Watson
Wed, 11/06/2013
The next time you fly in or out of Bozeman, Montana, remember Ronald Coase and his wisdom about markets as problem solvers.
Jonathan Adler
Tue, 11/01/2011
Assessing the common law as a replacement for pollution control regulations.


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ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Tuesday legislation that will officially name the Route 9P bridge the Saratoga County Veterans Memorial Bridge.
The bridge, which reopened in May 2011 after a nine-month project to replace its deck, spans Saratoga Lake.
The bridge previously had no formal name. Saratoga County officials spent several months working to have legislation approved by the state that would give the bridge its new name.
"The newly renamed Saratoga County Veterans Memorial Bridge will give area residents and visitors another opportunity to honor the sacrifice and bravery of our veterans. These service men and women have exemplified the loyalty and dedication that made America the great nation it is today, and I applaud the bill sponsors for their work to recognize these heroes," Cuomo said in a press release.
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco was one of the bill's sponsors, as was Sen. Roy McDonald.
In a press release, McDonald said "dedicating this bridge to honor Saratoga County veterans is an opportunity to remember the significant contributions Saratoga County veterans have made to the rich history in the American story."
"From participation in the American Revolution, to involvement in both World Wars along with fighting today in Iraq and Afghanistan, this is something that our veterans and their families can be proud of," he added.


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Well there've been some changes down at the Aul' Haggis! Farms since I last posted an inventory. Here's where I stand now.
At work-
P4D @ 3.2GHz. w/ Geforce 9800 GX2. 1 CPU client, 2 GPU clients.
Core 2 T7600 @ 2.33GHz. 2 CPU clients.
Q6600 @ 2.4GHz.w/ Geforce 8800 GTS. 1 SMP client, 1 GPU client.
Q6600 @ 2.4GHz. w/ Radeon 4870 1 SMP client, 1 GPU client
Phenom 9500 @ 2.2GHz. w/ dual Radeon 3870's. 1 SMP client, 2 GPU clients
Sadly, I had to return the last of the dual Quad Mac's to their rightful owners in the art department. Sure were nice producers while that lasted though.
At home-
With GPU1 ending, and the paltry ppd those ancient single cores could muster, it just wasn't worth the power or heat load to keep the bulk of the menagerie of misfit machines running. So I've culled the less efficient boxes from the mix and am currently running-
Xeon E3110 @ 3GHz. w/ Radeon 3870. 1 SMP client, 1 GPU Client
Q6600 @ 2.4GHz. w/Geforce 9800 X2. 1 SMP client, 2 GPU clients
PS3 (With the kids back in school, the PS3's finally spending more time folding than playing games or movies).
I also have two other bare Q6600's that'll be coming back online using Notfred's USB folding stick as soon as it's consistently cool enough to keep the AC off.


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Facing a devastating revenue shortfall, Cal officials dispensed with a financing plan that relied on the sale of high-priced football tickets and put their twist on Joe Kapp's legendary line:
The Bear will not quit. The Bear will . . . diversify.
Under the direction of vice chancellor John Wilton, the Bears have identified new revenue streams to help service $445 million in bonded debt resulting from the renovation of Memorial Stadium and the construction of the high-performance training center.
"The model is fairly robust — we're awake at the switch," said Wilton, who was hired in February 2011, long after the stadium project began.
Cal began by hiring a dedicated sales staff. Based on the San Diego Padres' approach to customer service — the Padres have an award-winning sales team — the Bears stopped waiting for the phone to ring.
In the last 14 months, the eight-person sales staff has made more than 60,000 outbound calls, according to Solly Fulp, the athletic department's chief operating officer.
Fulp worked for Cal from 2003-08, then spent several years as a sales executive for IMG College. He returned to Berkeley in October 2011 to improve the athletic department's business development arm.
For the past 20 months, he has worked closely with Wilton and longtime athletic director Sandy Barbour to improve the flawed financing model.
Cal has sold just 64 percent of the premium, long-term seats at the heart of its plan to pay for the most expensive facility upgrades in college sports history.
"We thought it was important to diversify," said Fulp, who added that the dedicated sales staff has generated $1.5 million in premium seat sales.
The new approach includes corporate bundles of two-year seat contracts and discounted "perk" seats available to owners of the premium plan.
Another source of cash, Wilton believes, is the stadium itself.
"We're changing it to a multi-use facility," he said.
The Bears planned all along to sell naming rights to the field. (For example: AT&T Field at Memorial Stadium). But they have combined that effort with an aggressive attempt to rent out empty space in the stadium.
One confirmed tenant is the Haas School of Business, which plans to create an innovation lab inside the stadium in which students work to solve real-world problems.
"Most schools that have sold court or field naming rights have left money on the table," said AJ Maestas, the president of Navigate Research, a Chicago-based firm that works with numerous universities, including Cal.
"But Cal is taking a smart approach to integrating its business partnerships."
The revised financing plan also includes $2.5 million annually in television money as the result of the College Football Playoff, which begins in 2014.
All told, the Bears are counting on new revenue streams to produce an average of $10 million annually for the next 40 years.
If the plan works, then the shortfall in premium seat sales won't create a financial crisis.
If the plan fails, the athletic department could spend decades in a fiscal vise.
"This has all been developed in a short amount of time, but it's been done with real urgency," Fulp said. "We have to get after it."
For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5716.


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Players award 'ships to volunteers
Twenty-three Action Team members to receive $1,000 each
Major League players want to turn the spotlight on student leaders during National Volunteer Week.
So the Major League Baseball Players Trust on Thursday announced that it is awarding $1,000 college scholarships to 23 outstanding high school students in recognition of their dedication to community service.
Each scholarship recipient is a member of the Action Team national youth volunteer program created and administered by the Major League Baseball Players Trust and Volunteers of America.
The scholarship awards are based on the volunteer activities, academic achievements and leadership abilities of high school students who served as Action Team Captains -- those students responsible for planning and organizing Action Team -- related volunteer events and encouraging their peers to get involved.
"It is an honor to recognize the outstanding efforts of our Action Team Captains by presenting them with college scholarships," said Josh Barfield of the Indians, who is a member of the Cleveland Action Team and the scholarship review committee.
"It was quite inspiring to read all of the scholarship applications, and I'm truly amazed at how committed these young people are to helping those in need. They prove that you don't have to be a celebrity to make a difference in the lives of others."
This school year, more than 50 Major Leaguers and 250 Action Team Captains in 22 locations across the country are working together to inspire and train a new generation of volunteers.
The Action Team has expanded its reach every year since its launch in 2003 and, to date, has inspired more than 17,000 students to serve more than 70,000 people in need.
Beginning in September 2009, virtually every high school in America will be able to join the Action Team by participating in a new Internet version of this unique service-learning program. Action Team applications and additional information can be received by sending an e-mail request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Action Team Captains receiving scholarships from the Major League Baseball Players Trust:
Shahab Azizi, Hercules Middle High School, Hercules, CA
Genevieve Bolinao, Immaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco, CA
Taurus Brackett, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School, Alexandria, VA
Brittany Clay, Baldwin County High School, Bay Minette, AL
Luis Espinoza, Queens Vocational and Technical High School, Queens, NY
Christopher Goins, Elder High School, Cincinnati, OH
Citlalli Gomez, YES Prep North Central, Houston, TX
J. Koury Hajjar, Boston College High School, Dorchester, MA
Mackenzie Hammon, Sultan High School, Sultan, WA
Victoria Lane, Waverly High School, Lansing, MI
Kimberly LeClair, Thornton Academy, Saco, ME
Aileen Mokuria, Skyline Center, Dallas, TX
Jessica Munoz, Mt. Eden High School, Hayward, CA
Kristen Orth, St. Anthony Junior Senior High School, Wailuku, HI
Elizabeth Othmer, St. Michael's High School, Santa Fe, NM
Jacob Ott, Lakewood High School, Lakewood, OH
Kevin Patterson, Denver School of the Arts, Denver, CO
Julianne Pilla, Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City, NJ
Vanessa Sanchez, William Jones College Preparatory High School, Chicago, IL
Brooke Supan, New Palestine High School, New Palestine, IN
Aaron Sykes, Plant City High School, Plant City, FL
David Tranvik, Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park, MN
Anderson Vasquez, Colegio Nuestra Señora de Belén, San Juan, Puerto Rico
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Since Dalton McGuinty announced in early October he was stepping down as Ontario Liberal Leader and Premier, six current or former cabinet ministers have jumped into the race to replace him. As a condition of running, all cabinet ministers have had to quit their portfolios until a new leader is elected in January.
MPP Eric Hoskins formally announced his entry into the Provincial Liberal Leadership race at the Centre for Social Innovation in Toronto on Nov. 13, 2012. Peter Power
Eric Hoskins
Before politics: A Rhodes Scholar, he worked as a doctor and founded the charity War Child Canada.
Political career: Elected MPP of Toronto riding St. Paul's in 2009. Served as minister of immigration, then children and youth services.
Leadership pitch: The Fresh Face: Despite an impressive resume, the co-founder of War Child Canada hasn't made a huge impression since coming to Queen's Park in 2009; he's hoping that, with a relative lack of baggage and few enemies, he'll be able to work that to his advantage and emerge as a compromise choice.
Gerard Kennedy, former Ontario education minister, announces his bid for leader of the Ontario Liberal Party Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 at a coffee shop in London, Ont. Dave Chidley
Gerard Kennedy
Before politics: Food bank director in Edmonton and Toronto.
Political career: MPP of Toronto ridings from 1996 to 2006. Education minister during Dalton McGuinty's first term. Federal MP from 2008 to 2011.
Leadership pitch: The Outsider: After more than six years away from Queen's Park, the former education minister is wooing the Liberals' left flank by openly opposing parts of Dalton McGuinty's record, including his recent fight with teachers.
Sandra Pupatello, former cabinet minister and MPP leaves a news conference after she announces her intention to run for the Ontario Liberal party leadership position, in Toronto on Thursday November 8, 2012. Chris Young
Sandra Pupatello
Before politics: Worked for non-profits until elected to legislature. Since leaving office, she has been a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Political career: Windsor MPP from 1995 to 2011, served as minister of economic development and trade for nearly five years.
Leadership pitch: The Fighter: The only candidate from outside the Toronto area, the scrappy former economic development minister is making the case that her communication skills make her the most ready to lead her party into a likely spring election.
Minister Charles Sousa is helps to unveil the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes Villiage in Toronto, Ont. Jan. 12, 2012. Kevin Van Paassen
Charles Sousa
Before politics: Worked for Royal Bank of Canada for 20 years.
Political career: Mississauga South MPP since 2007. Labour minister in 2011, then immigration minister and minister responsible for the 2015 PanAm games.
Leadership pitch: The Suburbanite: As the only declared candidate from the "905 belt," likely the most pivotal battleground in the next election, he's hoping to parlay his stint as Citizenship and Immigration Minister and his business background into support from immigrant communities - including his fellow Portuguese-Canadians.
Harinder Takhar (left), minister of govt services for Ontario. Della Rollins
Harinder Takhar
Before politics: In addition to business experience, he has served on a school board and for non-profits in the Peel Region.
Political career: Elected MPP of Mississauga riding in 2003. Mr. Takhar has served as minister of transportation, small business and government services.
Leadership pitch: The Manager: While in government, he has played an effective role behind the scenes, especially on cabinet's management board, though he has limited public-speaking skills and is not known for charisma. He is likely to be supported by a strong network of Sikh voters.
Kathleen Wynne, Minister Of Municipal Affairs And Housing, is scrummed outside a cabinet meeting at Queens Park on Oct. 16, 2012. Fred Lum
Kathleen Wynne
Before politics: Community activist and public school trustee.
Political career: Toronto MPP for Don Valley West since 2003. Education minister for three years, followed by stints in transportation and municipal affairs portfolios.
Leadership pitch: The quasi-outsider: The veteran minister is trying to give voice to Liberals who think their party has drifted too far to the right, with too much central control - but in a less divisive way than Mr. Kennedy.
Toronto Centre MPP Glen Murray at Queen's Park in Toronto after announcing his candidacy for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party on Sunday November 4, 2012. Aaron Vincent Elkaim
OUT: Glen Murray
Note: Glen Murray has withdrawn himself from the leadership race.
Before politics: Activist, particularly on urban and health issues. Worked in academia and environmental policy after moving to Toronto in 2004.
Political career: MPP for Toronto Centre since 2010 and minister of training, colleges and universities. Mayor of Winnipeg from 1998 to 2004.
Leadership pitch: The Ideas Guy: A quintessential downtown Liberal, the erstwhile post-secondary education minister has a reputation for liking to hear himself talk; at least that means he's much less cautious in putting forward policy proposals than most of his opponents.


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No one noticed...until it was too late.
San Francisco Giants player Eugenio Velez took the field on Wednesday in Houston -- wearing the team's traditional road jersey. However, Velez sported an nontraditional look.
His jersey read 'San Francicso'. The mistake wasn't discovered until the game ended.
"Unbelievable," said Velez.
The Giants say the mistake will be fixed in time for their next road game, which is April 16th in Los Angeles.


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The policies, management, and direction of the office are determined by the District Attorney. The executive staff assists the District Attorney with this endeavor.
Karen Friedman Agnifilo serves as Chief Assistant District Attorney. As Chief Assistant DA, Ms. Friedman Agnifilo oversees an office of approximately 500 lawyers, 700 support staff and roughly 80,000 cases per year. In addition to overseeing the work of the Office, she is also responsible for overseeing all policy-related matters, including the Office's Criminal Justice Investment Initiative, which seeks to transform the Criminal Justice System by investing more than $800 million criminal asset forfeiture funds in projects that improve public safety, prevent crime, and promote a fair and efficient justice system.
Ms. Friedman Agnifilo rejoined the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in 2010 as Executive ADA and Chief of the Trial Division, leaving her position as General Counsel to the New York City Mayor's Office's Criminal Justice Coordinator. In that capacity, she managed multi-agency criminal justice policy initiatives and projects, and helped shape New York City's criminal justice legislative and policy agendas. Her areas of focus have included human trafficking - including serving as the chair of the New York City Anti Human Trafficking Task Force, implementing numerous human trafficking initiatives - as well as internet safety, sexual assault, DNA, domestic violence, mental health, technology projects, juvenile justice, identity theft, and fraud. A veteran of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Ms. Friedman Agnifilo previously served for 14 years as an Assistant District Attorney, including four years as Deputy Chief of the Sex Crimes Unit. She also served in the Homicide Investigation Unit, the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau, and the Asian Gang Unit.
Ms. Friedman Agnifilo is a 1988 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and a 1992 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.
Carey Dunne serves as General Counsel. Mr. Dunne first joined the office as an Assistant District Attorney in Trial Bureau 70 in 1984. He later became a partner in the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he practiced for nearly 30 years, representing companies and executives in high-profile criminal investigations and commercial disputes. He also served for nine years on Davis Polk's three-person Management Committee.
Mr. Dunne was elected President of the New York City Bar Association from 2012 to 2014, after being appointed to a variety of other positions, including Chair of the Association's Judiciary Committee. In 2015 he was nominated by the New York State Commission on Judicial Nominations to be Chief Judge of the State of New York. In 2007, he was appointed by Chief Judge Judith Kaye as Chair of the Special Commission on the Future of the New York State Courts, after previously serving on the Chief Judge's Commission on the Future of Indigent Defense Services, and as Chief Counsel to the New York State Commission on Drugs and the Courts, which was instrumental in the establishment of the nation's first Drug Courts. He currently is a member Chief Judge Janet DiFiore's Judicial Task Force on the New York State Constitution.
Mr. Dunne is a recipient of the Fund for Modern Courts' McCloy Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice; the New York Law Journal's Public Service Award; and the Law and Society Award from New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and Harvard Law School.
Hilary Hassler serves as Executive Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Appeals Bureau. In addition, Ms. Hassler is a member of the Office's Committee on Conviction Integrity. Ms. Hassler began her legal career as an ADA in 1979, assigned to the Appeals Bureau. She handled all manner of state court appeals, including felony convictions and civil proceedings in both state and federal court. In 1981, Ms. Hassler was assigned to the Trial Division, where she was responsible for felony street-crime prosecution, including homicides. Ms. Hassler resigned from the Office in 1986 and was appointed Principal Law Clerk to Acting Supreme Court Justice Allen Alpert, in New York County. One year later, she was reappointed an ADA and returned to the Appeals Bureau, where she served in various capacities, including Supervising Appellate Attorney, Deputy Chief, and, ultimately in 2009, Chief of the Appeals Bureau. Ms. Hassler graduated from the State University of New York at Albany and Brooklyn Law School, where she was a published member and senior editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. She is currently a member of the executive committee of the Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association.
John Irwin serves as Executive Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Trial Division. Mr. Irwin is a veteran prosecutor of the most serious violent crime that this office prosecutes. He joined the office in 1987, following his graduation from Georgetown University Law Center, and was assigned to Trial Bureau 80 until he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Trial Division in early 2010. While in Trial Bureau 80, John held every possible position, starting as a line ADA, and later becoming Criminal Court Supervisor, Senior Trial Counsel, Deputy Bureau Chief, and, finally, Bureau Chief. As Deputy Chief of the Trial Division, John has been responsible for overseeing the most difficult violent crime cases in the Division.
Erin Duggan Kramer serves as Senior Advisor for Public Affairs and External Relations. Ms. Duggan Kramer joined the Office in 2010 as the Director of Communications, and has served as Deputy Chief of Staff. She previously served on Mr. Vance's campaign staff as Director of Communications and Press Secretary. Ms. Duggan Kramer served as Deputy Press Secretary for Gov. David Paterson, and previously was a spokesperson for Governor Eliot Spitzer. She also worked on the Crisis Management team of a global public relations firm. Ms. Duggan Kramer spent 10 years as a newspaper reporter, during which time she wrote for The New York Times, the Albany Times Union, the Syracuse Post Standard and several national magazines. Ms. Duggan Kramer is a graduate of Colby College and Syracuse University, where she also taught journalism.
Audrey Moore serves as Executive Assistant District Attorney and Chief Diversity Officer, tasked with strengthening the DA's Office's policies relating to workforce diversity, working with Legal and Support Staff Training, and leading an expansion of the Office's existing mentoring program.
Ms. Moore also serves as Chief of the Special Victims Bureau, where she oversees the management of the Child Abuse Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, Elder Abuse Unit, Sex Crimes Unit, Human Trafficking Program, and Witness Aid Services Unit. She also oversees the District Attorney's Northern Manhattan Office.
Ms. Moore joined the office in 1989, and was initially assigned to Trial Bureau 60 where she was also a member of the Domestic Violence Unit and prosecuted felony domestic violence cases and other violent felonies. Ms. Moore served as Criminal Court Supervisor of Trial Bureau 60 from 1996-1998. In 1999, she transferred to the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau and, in 2000, she was appointed Deputy Bureau Chief of the FVCAB. In that capacity, she investigated and prosecuted child sexual assault cases, investigated child fatalities and supervised assistants in the handling of domestic violence cases. Ms. Moore also served as the office's domestic violence liaison for the office's Northern Manhattan Office. In 2009, Ms. Moore was appointed co-Chief of the Family Violence and Child Abuse Bureau before her appointment as Chief of the Special Victims Bureau, and additionally served as Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit. Ms. Moore is also a member of the Conviction Integrity Committee.
Ms. Moore has served on the Legal Hiring Board since 1994, and now serves on the Board's Executive Panel. From 2000-2002, she served as the Attorney-in-Charge of the Summer Intern Program. She is a founding member of Legal Hiring Board's Diversity Outreach Committee and was co-Chair of the Mentoring Committee.
In September 2006, Ms. Moore was presented with the New York County Lawyers' Association Public Service Award. In November 2007, she was presented with the New York City Bar Association's Thomas E. Dewey Medal, an award given annually to an outstanding assistant district attorney in each of the City's District Attorney's Office.
Chauncey Parker serves as an Executive Assistant District Attorney and Special Policy Advisor. Mr. Parker was instrumental in creating the Office's Crime Strategies Unit and Community Partnerships Unit. Mr. Parker is also the Director of the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program, a federally-funded program that invests in federal, state and local law enforcement partnerships designed to build safe and healthy communities. A veteran of more than 29 years in criminal justice, Mr. Parker began his career in the District Attorney's Office, serving for five years in the Trial Division and in the Office of the New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor. Mr. Parker next served for 10 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York under Mary Jo White, serving in the Organized Crime Unit. Mr. Parker left the Southern District to serve for five years as the Director of Criminal Justice for New York State and Commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services under Governor George E. Pataki, where he oversaw all state criminal justice agencies, including the New York State Police, New York State Department of Correctional Services and New York State Parole. Mr. Parker is a member of the Board of the Joyful Heart Foundation. He is a graduate of Rollins College and Duke Law School.
Michael Sachs serves as Executive Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Investigation Division. Mr. Sachs joined the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in 2005 and was assigned to Trial Bureau 80. While in TB 80, he was also assigned to the former Identity Theft Unit as a Major Case Assistant. In 2011, Mr. Sachs joined the Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau where he investigated and prosecuted major identity theft rings, including those engaged in cyber bank fraud and the manufacture and use of forged credit cards. In recognition of his work on the prosecution of a 29-defendant identity theft ring, Mr. Sachs was named the 2011 Prosecutor of the Year by the New York Metro Chapter of the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators.
In 2012, Mr. Sachs was appointed Chief of Staff to the Investigation Division. In that capacity, he helped develop policies and investigative strategies for the Division, assisted in its administration, developed relationships with outside law enforcement agencies, and participated in the drafting of the Report of the NYS White Collar Crime Task Force.
In 2014, Mr. Sachs was appointed Chief of the Special Prosecutions Bureau, which later became the Financial Frauds Bureau. Under Mr. Sachs' leadership, the Bureau broadened its work to include cases involving high-profile prosecutions of attorneys who stole millions of dollars from their clients, employees who embezzled from their companies, individuals who financially exploited the elderly, and individuals engaged in real estate fraud.
Mr. Sachs has also served as liaison and legal advisor to the Office's High Technology Analysis Unit, and has presented multiple CLE courses on the proper acquisition and use of electronic evidence.
Mr. Sachs is a member of the Office's Permanent Hiring Board. He received his law degree from Catholic University in 2005, and is a 1999 graduate of Colgate University.
Bonnie Sard serves as Administrative Assistant District Attorney and Director of Legal Hiring. As Administrative Assistant District Attorney, Ms. Sard assists in the management and oversight of the internal operations of the Office, including matters relating to fiscal, information technology, human resources, office support, and facilities operations and management. As Director of Legal Hiring, Ms. Sard has direct oversight of the Permanent and Summer Legal Hiring Boards. Ms. Sard makes recommendations to the District Attorney on the hiring, promotion and reallocating of legal staff, legal staff management issues, and diversity outreach efforts for legal and support staff.
Ms. Sard joined the office in 1994, and was assigned to the trial division where she prosecuted a wide variety of street-level crimes including homicides, robberies, burglaries and drug offenses, and where she was a member of the Sex Crimes Unit. In 2003, she was appointed Deputy Bureau Chief of Trial Bureau 60, serving in that position until her appointment in 2010 as the inaugural Chief of the Conviction Integrity Program. As Chief of the Conviction Integrity Program, Ms. Sard worked to ensure that the Manhattan DA's Office continues to set the standard among prosecutors' offices for fair and ethical prosecutions. She has also advised other District Attorney's Offices on the creation and implementation of their own conviction integrity programs. She was recently honored by the New York County Lawyers' Association with its annual Public Service Award. She is a 1994 graduate of Brooklyn Law School and a graduate of Dartmouth College.
Nitin Savur is the Executive Assistant District Attorney for Strategic Initiatives. He is also the Deputy Chief of the Trial Division in Charge of Criminal Court, a position he has held since September 2010, where he oversees New York County Criminal Court and the approximately 80,000 misdemeanor and violation cases that pass through the Court each year.
Mr. Savur joined the office in 1999, and was initially assigned to Trial Bureau 80. He served as the Criminal Court Supervisor of Trial Bureau 80 from September 2007 to March 2009. In 2009, Mr. Savur was appointed Deputy Chief of the former Identity Theft Unit, and in 2010, was appointed Deputy Chief of the newly formed Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau. He has also assisted in the supervision of felony Assistants in the prosecution of identity theft-related cases, and served as a liaison to the NYPD Grand Larceny Task Force.
Mr. Savur has also been an active member of the Legal Hiring Board since 2003. He has served as a Summer Intern Supervisor since 2007, and is a founding member of the Legal Hiring Board's Diversity Outreach Committee. In October 2014, Mr. Savur was appointed the EEO Officer and has the overall responsibility for the development and monitoring of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
In December 2013, he received the New York City Bar Association's Thomas E. Dewey Medal, an award presented annually to one outstanding assistant district attorney in each of the City's District Attorney's Offices. In May 2010, Mr. Savur graduated from Leadership New York, a one-year civic leadership development program for mid-career professionals from diverse backgrounds, sectors and perspectives. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and City University of New York School of Law.