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We are here today to honor an individual who has been more responsible for
the positive accomplishments in higher education than any other person in our
state. That person is Governor Brad Henry.
As we begin this New Year, it is important to take a look back at the past year
and review the important role Higher Education plays not only in our state, but
in the nation as well.
Last February, President Obama in his speech to a joint session of congress
said, "The answers to our problems don't lie beyond our reach. They exist in
our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our factories; in the
imaginations of our entrepreneurs and the pride of the hardest-working people on Earth. Those
qualities that have made America the greatest force of progress and prosperity in human history
we still possess in ample measure. What is required now is for this country to pull together,
confront boldly the challenges we face, and take responsibility for our future once more."
It is not coincidental that the President placed laboratories and universities first in his list,
because he knows as we do, that Higher Education is the engine that drives our economy.
Governor Henry knows this as well and has spent his two terms in office
as one of the best friends Higher Education has ever had in the
Governor's office.
In January 2003 in his first Inaugural speech, as the state faced another
financial crisis, Governor Henry said, "When we invest in education and
research it pays us back many times over. Even with inadequate
revenues, we can achieve much." He went on to say, "Now more than
ever, we must invest in education. Our future completely depends upon
In the years that followed, Governor Henry worked to fulfill that vision.
Today you can't discuss the State of Higher Education without recognizing the progress we've
accomplished during "The Henry Years."
Today, we want to take a look back at the past eight years and to document Governor Henry's
Higher Education legacy.
The Year 2003
In 2003, as he settled into the Governor's office, the authority to set tuition at our colleges and
universities remained firmly rooted with the legislature.
In Governor Henry's 2003 State-of-State address he brought to the forefront the need to improve
the tuition setting process when he said, "It's time to deregulate and depoliticize the process of
setting tuition at our colleges and universities."
Governor Henry expressed his support for legislation that would give the State Regents the
authority to set tuition and on March 28, 2003, signed into law HB 1748 which allowed
Oklahoma to join the majority of other states across the nation which allows their State Regents
the authority to set tuition.
And his analysis was correct. Those who are closest to the issue are in a much better position to
make these critical decisions based on objective data and need based analysis.
As a result the State Regents' efforts in establishing tuition rates have helped our institutions
consistently stay within the tuition limits prescribed by the legislature in 2003.
The State Regents took it a step further and have made
affordability a major priority on our agenda. This slide
shows just how affordable Oklahoma's public colleges
and universities are compared to the rest of the nation.
Average Total Cost of Attendance at 4-Year Public
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While the cost of a college education has increased
throughout the country, Oklahoma ranks as the ih
most affordable State in the nation in terms of college
tuition and well below the national average in the
terms of total cost. (Oklahoma's total cost is $10,600,
the national average is $13,424.)
Governor Henry, thank you for your support in
making this critical decision on behalf of Oklahoma's students.
Also in 2003, Governor Henry challenged Higher Education to harness the energies of the
exceptional faculty and students in our colleges and universities to become a force for economic
The Governor publicly stated that, "Our institutions of higher learning should provide more
leadership in coordinating research in support of both new and existing businesses and industry."
And the Higher Education community responded in many ways - especially through the
federally funded EPSCoR program - (Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research), whose central goal is to increase the state's research competitiveness
through collaborations, and integrated education and research programs.
In the past eight years, our institutions research efforts have focused on many areas including:
a. Cancer f. Infectious diseases
b. Diabetes g. Sensor Technology
c. Biofuels h. Plant biodiversity
d. Wind Power 1. Meteorology
e. Nanotechnology
And since 2002, our research budgets have increase 43
percent from external sources with a total funding for
our Oklahoma research projects reaching over $1.6
Thank you Governor for the challenge and for having
the confidence in us to know that we would work to not
only meet the research challenge, but to exceed it!
The Year 2004
In 2004 your focus continued to be on economic growth and the expansion and diversification of
opportunities through technology-based research and development, commercialization of
technology and entrepreneurial business efforts to create more high-paying jobs.
To assist in this effort Governor Henry created EDGE, (Economic Development Generating
Excellence), and in 2004 your action plan included a recommendation for the creation of the
EDGE Endowment as a catalyst to transform Oklahoma into
,klahom,,', -_. the "Research Capital of the Plains. "
Higher Education, working with Commerce Secretary Kathy
Taylor, who is also here today, and the Oklahoma
Department of Commerce, played a large part in the efforts to
formulate the plan which called for investments from the
endowment to be used to support applied research and hi-tech
commercialization which would lead to more technology-based
jobs in Oklahoma.
The Endowment received $150 million in 2006 and EDGE grants are now awarded annually on a
competitive basis.
Governor, thank you for enhancing our research capacities through the EDGE endowment.
The Year 2005
Governor Henry's 2005 State-of-the-State address reminded us that there is no better investment
which yields a higher return than the investment we make in Higher Education.
The Governor also said, "An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the
future of every economy."
He recognized the fact that with record enrollments, Oklahoma's College and Universities were
quickly running out of classroom and laboratory space for our students.
Our institutions had seen such rapid growth in enrollment, and combined with several years of
budgetary cuts, our colleges and universities had facilities which were overcrowded, classrooms
which were outdated, obsolete equipment and deteriorating research labs.
In his State-of-the-State address, the Governor urged the legislature to join him in approving the
$475 million capital bond issue for Higher Education.
On Thursday, March 31, 2005, he signed into law the largest Higher Education capital bond
issue in the history of the State of Oklahoma.
Since 2005, the funds have been used to expand and
update labs, classrooms and to retrofit buildings with
more energy efficient heating and cooling systems.
We are here today to report that the 140 construction
projects were submitted by our 25 campuses and most of
those projects are completed or nearing completion.
The 2005 Higher Education Bond Issue would not have
happened without the Governor's leadership.
Thank you for providing that leadership.
Also in 2005, the Governor made a commitment to the Achieving Classroom Excellence
initiative or ACE. This significant initiative has helped match high school curriculum with
college entrance requirements to promote a more seamless and successful transition form high
school to college.
Specifically, the Governor was an advocate for paying the tuition of those high school students
participating in concurrent enrollment.
As we know, this innovative program provides high school juniors and seniors with the
opportunity to earn college credit while still in High School.
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As you can see from this chart, since its inception in the fall of 2005 the program has really taken
• many student have 30 hours
before they set foot on a
college campus;
• it gets students in the pipeline
for a college degree; and
• it shortens the time for college degree completion.
As of 2009, over 50,068 credit hours
have been earned.
This includes over 6,997 unduplicated
students earning college credits and over
24,000 students cumulative since its
The benefits to our students are
Systelll Success
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Governor, thank you for your efforts in making concurrent enrollment a great success story in
The Year 2006
In 2006, the Governor's economic efforts were showing significant progress. He had balanced
the budget and for the most part had shielded education from crippling budget cuts.
However, the Higher Education budget was still struggling after back-to-back-to-back years of
flat budgets.
In 2006, the Governor held firm in his support of Higher Education throughout the long budget
negotiations that extended into late June. He showed his willingness to take the legislature into a
special session to fund Higher Education.
In June he signed a budget agreement which included $131 million of new money for Higher
Education, the largest budget Higher Education had ever received!
These new monies allowed Higher Education to fund many new projects and to better match our
programs with the needs of business including:
• Our successful "Programs of Excellence" initiative which enabled our colleges and
universities to build new and innovative programs that meet the highest standards,
and which helps attract and graduate students who contribute to the state's prosperity.
• Increased funding by $4.6 million for the statewide nursing and allied health
initiative. Through this initiative, colleges and universities have helped to boost the
number of nurses and allied health professionals employed in our state and gave us
the opportunity to link our academic programs more closely with the stated needs of
• We were able to fund our performance funding initiative, which is designed to
provide incentives to our institutions to increase retention and graduation rates.
Thank you Governor, for the record appropriation for Higher Education in 2006.
The Year 2007
In his 2007 State-of-the-State address he told us that we needed to capitalize on that momentum
of the past 100 years and then he proposed helping one of the country's signature college access
programs, Oklahoma's Promise by providing a permanent and dedicated funding source.
He knew that if we could get more students into this scholarship program we would produce
more college graduates in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma's Promise OHLAP, or as we call it today, Oklahoma's Promise
was a successful program that pledged free tuition to
eligible students. • For 8th, 9th and
10th-grade students
• Family's income not in
excess of $50,000
• Students take college
prep courses
• Stay out of trouble
• Maintain 2.5 GPA
We all know the criteria:
• if you take a college prep curriculum,
• make good grades; and
• stay out of trouble, the State of Oklahoma
will pay for your college education.
We have also seen that, students who participate in Oklahoma's Promise are:
• more likely to graduate from high school; and
• go to college; and
• they are less likely to need remediation; and
• are more likely to earn a college degree.
At the end of the 2007 legislative session a significant milestone for the funding of Oklahoma's
Promise program was reached. In addition to providing $48 million for the costs of Oklahoma's
Promise scholarships during the 2007-08 year, Governor Henry worked with the legislature to
approve the permanent, dedicated funding source for the program.
Beginning in 2008-09, Oklahoma's Promise funding comes "off the top" from the state's
General Revenue Fund. This change ensured that the program would be fully funded each year
from a stable source of revenue.
This slide shows the progress made by the Oklahoma's Promise scholarship program since 2001.
• In 1999-00 the program had fewer than 1,300
• It grew in 2001-02, to a little over 2,000
• Last year it had over 18,000 recipients and we
project that by 2010 that number will top
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Also in 2007, following the tragic slayings at Virginia
Tech University, Governor Henry set about to create the
CLASS Task Force to enhance campus security and safety at our college and CareerTech
As he told me when he called to ask me to serve as chairman of the Task Force, "It is imperative
that our college campuses provide a safe environment for our students to learn and to live."
Since that time, Oklahoma's Higher Education and career technology institutions have made
great strides to ensure the safety and welfare of students, faculty and staff.
Within weeks of the tragedy, the University of Central Oklahoma, under the leadership of
President Roger Webb, held the first national seminar on campus safety after the Virginia Tech
tragedy, featuring the top experts in the field. CLISS Co-npos lrfe and Safety cod ~l.HIty Icsk force
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Last July, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services held the first mental health
train-the-trainer classes for Higher Education.
Notification systems have been implemented on our
campuses providing students, faculty and staff many
methods of notification including voice messaging, email
alerts and public address systems.
In the area of rapid response - Our campuses, with cooperation of law enforcement, have put
into action various rapid response plans which employ the use of crisis management teams and
other emergency response agencies.
And, the task force has set Dec. 1,2010 as the date for full compliance with National Incident
Management System. This system is considered the "gold standard" for security and safety for
public institutions.
And the Governor has been steadfast in his opposition to any legislation permitting the carrying
of concealed weapons on our college and university campuses.
Governor, thank you for making campus safety and security a top priority during your
As we looked toward 2008, few realized the economic crisis that would be looming in the fall.
In the Spring we were still filled with optimism about the future.
In the Spring of 2008, Governor Henry supported our efforts to fund a bond issue to clear the
endowed chairs program $260 million backlog.
The Year 2008
We all know that Oklahoma's endowed chairs
program is one of the most successful public/private
partnerships in the country.
Since the start of Governor Henry's administration in
2003, 150 endowed chairs and lectureships have been
fully funded; to date the endowed chair program has
914 accounts at 21 of our system campuses.
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In 2008, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education initiated the Brad Henry International
Scholars program, named in honor of the Governor Henry whose vision it was to provide a
unique experience to Oklahoma students who wanted to study abroad.
This International study and internship program has provided talented students from Oklahoma's
regional universities the opportunity to spend a semester at Swansea University in Wales.
The State Regents provides a $10,000 stipend for students selected to participate in this
semester-long study or research program.
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Academic credit for these programs will be
awarded by Oklahoma regional
Few other experiences in life will provide
such a positive and sustainable impact as
this life-changing experience.
Governor, thank you for your leadership in
providing this unique international study
program to our students.
• For every state appropriated dollar spent on Higher Education in Oklahoma an
additional $5.15 is pumped into the Oklahoma economy.
• In 2008 Oklahoma's system of Higher Education will produce over $3.2 billion in
growth in the state's gross domestic product;
• In 2008 Higher Education's capital and construction spending are expected to add
23,750 jobs to the Oklahoma economy;
• By the end of the next decade, Oklahoma's gross state product (GSP) will increase by
$26.292 billion through Higher Education's continued contribution to the economy.
System Successes
We've had many other successes in Higher Education throughout the Governor's term in office.
Economic Impact
We have said many times over the past several years that Higher Education is the engine that
drives the economy. This point is even more evident following an analysis conducted last year
by the Regional Economic Models Inc. which shows that the investment the state has made in
Higher Education has had a tremendous return.
This clearly demonstrates that Higher Education is the engine that drives the economy in
Oklahoma, and that funding Higher Education should not be viewed as an expense, but should be
viewed as the best investment the State can make in the future.
Preliminary Enrollment
It's obvious that the investment made in Higher Education will further enable us to build on our
current success including enrollment.
We recently announced that Oklahoma's public colleges and universities are experiencing an
increase in the number of students enrolled this fall.
• The Fall 2009 Preliminary Enrollment Report shows that the total headcount is up
10,291 more students than the fall of 2008, up 5.8 percent.
• The preliminary enrollment report reveals that the state's community colleges
experienced the largest percentage increase among the three tiers at 10 percent, or
6,961 students.
• Oklahoma's regional universities experienced an overall increase of 5 percent in total
• The state's research universities saw an overall increase of 1.1 percent in total
• Oklahoma's public colleges and universities have also seen the number of first-time
freshmen increase across the state system, by 12.3 percent.
• The state's regional universities and community colleges saw average increases of 9.1
and 19.7 percent, respectively, in first time freshmen.
• The research universities saw a 0.5 percent increase in first-time freshman.
We have also seen record increases in enrollment throughout the past several years.
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• From 1995 to 2009 our system has
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Our current projections are that we will see a
leveling out of these numbers leaving us at or "'•.•
near our record levels of the next few years.
Oklahoma is now ranked in the Top 10
nationally in the percentage of student
enrolled in public Higher Education. We've moved from 14thto io" since 2001.
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Degrees Conferred
In 2007-08, State System
institutions awarded a lotal of
23,974 associate and bachelor's
degrees - the most ewerdod in ill ~8
single yeM in state history
One of our most important indicators of our
success is reflected in the number of degrees
conferred, which has increased since 2001 at the
associate and bachelor's degree level.
A total of 4,953 additional degrees have been
awarded across the State System, awarding a total
of 23,974 associate and bachelor's degrees in
2007 -08, the most awarded in a single year in state
1,811 history.
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• Oklahoma is only one of 12 states
nationally to increase the percent of adults with bachelors degrees.
• By the end of your two terms in office, over 180,000 students will have received their
associates and bachelors degrees.
This is truly a living legacy of the "Henry Years."
The Year 2009
Last year before the legislative session started, before the economic downturn became apparent,
the State Regents and the Council of Presidents recognized the approaching economic storm
clouds and agreed that the most important contribution we could make to Oklahoma students was
to make ever effort to hold tuition costs down with a tuition freeze, if adequate appropriations
were made to Higher Education.
With significant help from Governor and the Legislature all 25 college and universities, we were
able to fulfill the promise for a tuition freeze.
In 2009, Higher Education, with help of the stimulus
funding, received a 3 percent increase in funding
when every other entity in State government took a 7
percent cut.
This 3 percent funding increase for Higher
Education would not have happened without
Governor Brad Henry's decisiveness.
The Governor made Higher Education's
participation in the federal stimulus package a top
• In fact, Oklahoma received 31 percent of the Education Stabilization Funds;
• The national average was 20.7 percent;
• Eleven states received a higher percentage than Oklahoma;
• Four of those used all their funds in FY'09 or FY' 10 and have no funds left for FY' 11
• The remaining 7 states have significant funds left.
And of course this decision laid the ground work for our 3 percent budget increase last year and
the subsequent tuition freeze.
Governor, thank you for underscoring the role Higher
Education plays through the stimulus bill in creating jobs and
retaining jobs in the State of Oklahoma.
In closing I want to say that Gubernatorial terms are often
measured in terms of a lasting legacy.
We would submit that after reviewing today's information,
future observers can rightly view these last eight years as the
"golden years for Higher Education."
And I can also make a case that there will be many achievements in a variety of areas attributed
to the Governor Brad Henry's two terms as Governor, but at the centerpiece of his legacy will be
his enduring commitment to the betterment of Higher Education and to the futures of thousands
of our students in the State of Oklahoma.
And now, we are here to honor Governor Brad Henry for his distinguished service in support of
Higher Education throughout the last legislative session, but in essence we are here to honor him
for all he has done during his career in public service.
Governor, would you, Chairman Price and President
McKeon join me on stage.
Therefore, Governor Henry, on behalf of the State
Regents, the Council of Presidents, it is an honor to
present you with the 2009 Distinguished Service
Governor Henry, we want to again thank you for
your support of Higher Education and we look
forward to the 2010 legislative session and your
continued support as we face the many challenges
Please join me again in thanking Governor Brad Henry!
Presented by Chancellor Glen D. Johnson
on January 12,2010 at the Oklahoma Heritage Association
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A few years ago I wrote a review of Skaf's Lebanese Cuisine on Chevy Chase Drive in Glendale. At the time, I spoke effusively of the succulent chicken shwarma and gushed over the addictive cabbage salad. When the Skaf family, specifically sons Daniel and Christopher, decided to extend their reach, opening a new restaurant in the heart of Brand Boulevard, I fretted that the quality might decline. Not so. Skaf's is still on my list of top-10 favorite Glendale eateries.
The decor is my only concern at Skaf's on Brand. It's a bit too "hotel lobby" for me, with an unappetizing blue wall color. But once the food arrives, all eyes are on the table, where a multitude of plates and bowls hold mezze of various kinds. Some items are complimentary with your entree, such as hommus, cabbage salad and pita. Others, like the grape leaves, falafels and spicy potatoes, are worth the extra $6 or $7.
This is a great way for families and good friends to eat and socialize, hopping from the fluffy hommus to the garlicky cabbage, using fresh torn pita for spoons. We fight over the last cube of spicy potato, cayenne and garlic still lingering on our lips. The grape leaves stuffed with rice, tomatoes and onions are spiced just right. The chick pea falafel balls are large, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a pleasing stone-ground texture.
My beloved shwarma was as delicious as ever atop the refreshing fattoush Salad ($11). Kebab-crazy Glendalians will find Skafs' kebabs to be perfectly respectable with juicy rib-eye steak, white chicken breast and flavorful ground beef kafta. Still, all this paled in comparison to the kebbeh labanieh.
It is such a pleasure to come across a brand new flavor. I suppose every Lebanese person knows what kebbeh labanieh is, but I did not. The description scared me a little: kebbeh balls in yogurt soup. I eat my Yoplait chilled and sweetened with berries. Who eats hot yogurt? When I took my first sip, my eyes opened wide. It was light, tangy, minty, brothy, creamy and deeply satisfying. Plunging my fork into one of the three torpedo-shaped kebbeh balls floating therein, I was surprised again by the flavors of cinnamon and allspice mixed with beef, onion and cracked wheat. I could taste the time and care that went into this bowl. Kebbeh can be time-consuming to make and dairy is easy to curdle when heated. This was smooth and delicious.
I'm feeling brave enough to go back to the Chevy Chase location and try their mloukhiyeh, a dish made with a mucilaginous vegetable akin to okra. I'm sure in the hands of the talented Skaf family, it will be wonderful.
What: Skaf's Lebanese Cuisine
Where: 233-1/2 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.
Cost: Starters $4-$10; Entrees $10-$25
Contact: (818) 246-5552; www.skafsrestaurants.com
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That Evony hacker who showed up to federal court in sweat pants will likely be wearing them a lot longer - if not a barrel. A judge rather quickly ruled against him, finding that selling auto-playing bots and game maps violated Evony's copyrights, and awarded the game's owners $300,000.
Could be worse. Philip James Holland, 23, could be in hock more than $800,000 to Evony, but the federal judge found that some of Evony's claims against Holland overlapped, and the reduced judgment reflected that.
Holland, you may remember, retained no attorney and filed no response to Evony's complaint after it sued him for the creation and sale of his exploits through his Xandium Studios business name. That was probably a bad idea, as without a response the claims against him are presumed true. Thus the rather swift resolution of the case, unless Holland intends to appeal. Who knows.
Holland said he only made a few hundred bucks a month off the exploits. Evony disputed his self-portrayal as a simple unfrozen caveman botter, saying he used Evony source code to build the exploits and ran a private server through his website.
"Spam, theft, hacks and bots shouldn't be allowed in any game and we make every effort to make sure they are not in ours," Marco Mereu, Evony's general counsel, said in a statement. "While we unfortunately were left with no option but to litigate this matter, we agree with the Court that it costs less to obey IP laws than to violate them."
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Vatsalyam: Homestay for family bonding
The 3 year-old homestay is run by the Shardas who are natives of Shimla and know everything there is to know about the state. Mr. Sharda is a retired government officer and Mrs. Sharda is a retired teacher. Their son, Ashish lives nearby with his family and is active in handling the homestay. The entire family is extremely well-travelled and can even accompany guests on trips to Ladakh, Spiti etc. The Shardas believe in treating guests like visiting family members and look forward to cultural interaction through food, stories etc. For them, the homestays is not a profit-making business, rather a way to establish lasting bonds. A great place to bond with your family while making new friends. At this lovingly maintained home, people can look forward to a warm, welcoming environment free from formality or pretences. From the play area for kids to the terrace with splendid views of the Cedar forests around; there is something for guests of all ages at this 5-storey homestay.
The homestay offers the best of both worlds as it is close to city but set in the peaceful outskirts. From the homestay guests can go to The Mall, which is just minutes away or go on a village visit. Walks to explore the many fruit-bearing trees on the property or a 20-minute to a nearby temple can be undertaken by guests. Avoid the packed months of May and June. Sept - March is lovely. Snowfall isn't harsh, just enough to be stunning but not debilitating.


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text: Socorro, May 3, 2004 -- "TAKING A SPIN . . ." Members of the New Mexico Tech Physics Club put on a hands-on physics demonstration at the recent Rocky Mountain Talent Search awards ceremony, which was held in the university's Workman Center. Several 5th through 9th grade students from throughout New Mexico (including the young lady in the foreground shown taking a ride on a spinning platform) were honored during the ceremony for having posted the highest scores in the state in their grade levels on SAT, ACT, and PLUS tests. Rocky Mountain Talent Search is an academic talent search program providing opportunities for assessment, recognition, and summer enrichment programs for academically talented youth in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.


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March 29, 2008
PROVO, Utah - A day after almost upsetting No. 4 Brigham Young, the 14th-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team was blanked 3-0 by the Cougars Saturday at Smith Fieldhouse. For the third straight season, BYU has swept the regular season series against the Gauchos.
Saturday's went 30-20, 30-28, and 30-28. UCSB fell to 9-14 overall and 6-12 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Brigham Young upped its overall record to 19-14 and is now 14-3 in the league.
UCSB took BYU to five games Friday night, but ultimately lost 3-2. The last time the Gauchos topped the Cougars was in April of 2005 in the MPSF Tournament. The Cougars have won the last six meetings.
Redshirt freshman Jeff Robinson banged a match-high 18 kills while hitting .517. Three Cougars record double-digit kill totals as Ivan Perez had 12 and Jonathan Charette added 11.
Both squads hit over .300 with Brigham Young at .396 and Santa Barbara at .310. The Gauchos ended up out-blocking the Cougars 10 to 5.
No Gauchos had more than ten kills. Opposite Jeff Menzel and outside Mike Runkle led with eight apiece. Menzel , who had had more attack attempts in all but two matches entering tonight, had 14 and outside Mike Fisher ended with a team-high 18 sets. Fisher had seven kills, three digs and two blocks.
UCSB came out and hit strong at .429 in game one, but it wasn't nearly enough as BYU swung at .667.
Both teams were evenly matched in game two, which featured 17 tie scores. UCSB was within one point at 29-28 in the set, but a service error gave the game to the Cougars.
The third set was tight until the Cougars started to pull away mid-way through. They led by as much as six at 24-18 before the Gauchos pulled two straight points on kils by Matt Thobe and Runkle. Santa Barbara would get within one at 27-26 on a BYU attack error and tie the game at 27 on another Cougar hitting miscue. Brigham Young came right to score two straight on a Holmes kill and a block by Holmes and Reed Chilton. Following a UCSB timeout, the Gauchos brought the score to 29-28 in favor of BYU after a service error. However, an attack error by the Gauchos gave the game and the match to the Cougars.
UCSB plays at UCLA Apri 2 (7 p.m.) before returning to Santa Barbara to host its final three home matches of the season.
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December 2011 Plant Profile: Ilex x koehneana
UWBG has the one of the largest Holly collections in North America and this particular hybrid tends to get by unnoticed until one actually gets up close to admire its bold presence as a broadleaf evergreen shrub. It almost looks like a magnolia or something from the tropics, but it's perfectly hardly for us here in the Pacific Northwest.
This Ilex is a hybrid between the common I. aquifolium (English Holly) and I. latifolia (Lusterleaf Holly). It does not reseed itself prolifically like English Holly and makes a stately background plant that has endured poor soil, limited irrigation, and is likely to thrive in both sun and part shade.
Common Name: Koehne Holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Location: Soest Garden South Slope
Origin: Garden
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Creating Arch Linux disk image
This page describes how to create a file that contains a disk image of Arch Linux. This disk image can be run in a virtual machine using software such as QEMU, VirtualBox, or VMware, and it can be customized however you want.
- 1 Archiso
- 2 Install Arch Linux in a disk image using the installation media
- 3 Install Arch Linux in a disk image without the installation media
- 3.1 Make a file containing the disk image
- 3.2 Create filesystem(s) on the virtual disk
- 3.3 Install packages on the guest's filesystem
- 3.4 Write a fstab file for the guest
- 3.5 Generate initramfs for the guest
- 3.6 Install bootloader on the guest
- 3.7 Cleanup
- 3.8 Boot the guest
- 3.9 Other tips
The official installation media for Arch Linux is a hybrid ISO/disk image, so it can already be booted either as a CD-ROM or as a disk. However, it uses an ISO filesystem, so nothing on it can be changed without re-making the installation media.
You can also create your own live Arch Linux systems using the Archiso tools. This may be what you want, but Archiso is only designed for building live systems that boot from a read-only filesystem.
Install Arch Linux in a disk image using the installation media
Using QEMU, VirtualBox, or other virtualization software, you can install Arch Linux into a disk image by booting the virtual machine from the installation media with the disk image file attached as a virtual hard disk. This is the preferred way to make a virtual disk image containing Arch Linux because other than starting up the virtual machine, the installation will proceed exactly as in the Official Installation Guide.
Install Arch Linux in a disk image without the installation media
It is also possible to create a disk image of Arch Linux directly from software and packages on a host Arch Linux system. This has several advantages:
- You do not need to have a copy of the installation media.
- You can include the most up-to-date software packages in the disk image by installing them directly from the host's package manager, and you can do this before you have even booted up the guest for the first time.
- You can customize the disk image in ways that may not be supported by the official Arch Linux installer.
However, this method is more difficult than using the installation media. In addition, it will not work if your host machine does not have pacman (i.e. is not running Arch Linux).
In these directions, the host system refers to the Arch Linux system you are currently running, while the guest system refers to the Arch Linux system you are creating as a disk image.
Make a file containing the disk image
- Create a raw disk image for the virtual machine. In this example, it is made with a size of 1 GiB.
$ dd if=/dev/zero of=archlinux.raw bs=4096 count=262144
Or, on filesystems supporting the
fallocate() system call:
$ fallocate -l 1G archlinux.raw
- If you have installed QEMU, you may instead use
qemu-img createto create the raw disk image.
qemu-imgcan also create a disk image in a non-raw format such as qcow2, provided that you export the image using
qemu-nbdto set up a device that appears to contain the actual data of the disk image.
Create filesystem(s) on the virtual disk
Use entire disk as one filesystem
If you do not need multiple partitions in your Arch Linux guest, it's easiest to leave the virtual disk unpartitioned and use the whole thing as a filesystem.
- To make an ext4 filesystem:
$ mkfs.ext4 -F archlinux.raw
Partitioned disk
Or you can partition the disk. In this simple example, it will be given only one partition, and it will be a bootable primary partition formatted as an ext4 filesystem containing the guest's entire filesystem. There will be no swap partition.
- Partition the disk.
$ fdisk archlinux.raw <<< ' $ > o $ > n $ > p $ > 1 $ > $ > $ > a $ > 1 $ > w'
- Make the partitions available as loopback devices. The rest of the instructions will assume that the loopback device created for
/dev/loop0, but it will be a higher number if you already have set up loop devices.
# losetup -f --show archlinux.raw # kpartx -a /dev/loop0
kpartx is part of the multipath-tools-gitAUR package from the AUR. See QEMU#Mounting_a_partition_inside_a_raw_disk_image for other ways to mount a partition inside a disk image. But beware: GRUB2 will not install correctly to the disk image unless the partition loopback device is created through the device mapper (using
- Make the needed filesystems on the partitions.
# mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/loop0p1
Install packages on the guest's filesystem
- Mount the guest's root filesystem on a temporary directory.
# TMPDIR=/full/path/to/temporary/directory
For a partitioned disk:
# mount /dev/mapper/loop0p1 $TMPDIR
or, for an unpartitioned disk:
# mount archlinux.raw $TMPDIR
Install the packages you want on the system (like the base group):
# pacstrap $TMPDIR base
Write a fstab file for the guest
- Add any mountpoints to the guest's fstab file. In this example, we just need a mountpoint for the guest's root filesystem. You do not have to specify it by UUID, but it is a good idea to do so because it guarantees that the root partition will be found regardless of what type of disk is emulated.
# UUID=$(blkid -s UUID -o value /dev/mapper/loop0p1) # echo "UUID=$UUID / ext4 defaults 0 1" >> $TMPDIR/etc/fstab
Generate initramfs for the guest
As noted earlier, initramfs generation failed when installing linux.
- You may need to edit
$TMPDIR/etc/mkinitcpio.confto remove the
autodetecthook, to stop your host system's hardware configuration from removing essential modules (e.g. those needed to access the root filesystem) from the initramfs of the guest, which is going to be running in a different environment in a virtual machine. In addition, it would be a good idea to have the MODULES line read
MODULES="virtio_blk virtio_pci"
so that it will be possible to boot your Arch Linux guest using a paravirtualized block device.
- Generate the initramfs for the guest manually by running the following command:
# mkinitcpio -g $TMPDIR/boot/initramfs-linux.img -k $TMPDIR/boot/vmlinuz-linux -c $TMPDIR/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
Install bootloader on the guest
For your bootloader, you can choose Extlinux, GRUB2, or another bootloader. Due to the possible problems installing GRUB2 in this setting, I suggest using Extlinux.
- Install Extlinux on the guest's bootable partition.
# extlinux --install $TMPDIR/boot
- Install Syslinux's MBR in the guest's MBR (only for partitioned disks).
# dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin conv=notrunc bs=440 count=1 of=/dev/loop0
- Create a configuration file for Extlinux. Replace $UUID with the UUID of the guest's root filesystem, which was set to the variable $UUID above.
DEFAULT archlinux LABEL archlinux SAY Booting Arch Linux LINUX /boot/vmlinuz-linux APPEND root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/$UUID ro INITRD /boot/initramfs-linux.img
In this example, we will install the GRUB2 bootloader on the partitioned disk of the guest. Make sure you have grub2-bios installed on the host system.
loop module or setting up a loop device with an offset. In addition, GRUB2 may fail to detect your ext4 filesystem for some reason. I would suggest first trying Extlinux, unless you need to use GRUB.
- Install GRUB2.
--boot-directorymust be set to the
/bootdirectory within the guest's root filesystem, while the given device must be the loopback device corresponding to the guest's entire disk image. Be careful not to overwrite the bootloader of your host system!
# grub-install --boot-directory=$TMPDIR/boot /dev/loop0
- Write a
grub.cfgfile. Replace $UUID, in both places, with the UUID of the guest's root filesystem, which was set to the variable $UUID above.
set default="0" set timeout="3" insmod msdospart insmod ext2 set root='(/dev/sda, msdos1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root $UUID menuentry "Arch Linux" { linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/$UUID ro initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img }
You should not boot the guest while its filesystem is still mounted; otherwise, the files on it may be corrupted. Unmount the guest's filesystem and get rid of the loopback devices first.
# umount $TMPDIR # kpartx -d /dev/loop0 # losetup -d /dev/loop0
Boot the guest
Finally, boot the guest Arch Linux using your virtualization software of choice, such as QEMU:
# qemu archlinux.raw
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -drive file=archlinux.raw,media=disk,if=virtio
Other tips
- If you use QEMU, you can specify the guest's kernel and initramfs on the command line. If you do this, you don't need to install a bootloader on the disk image, nor do you need to install the linux package.
- Since you have full control over the guest's hardware, it is not too hard compile a custom kernel for the guest that has all the needed modules built in, if you are familiar with configuring the Linux kernel.
- You can make copies of your disk image and run multiple Arch Linux virtual machines at the same time.
- See Install from Existing Linux for some more general tips about installing Arch Linux from an existing Linux installation that doesn't necessarily have to be Arch Linux.


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Cookies dressed in pink, white and red for Valentine's Day are among the holiday's most popular goodies. These were made by Diane Earwood of Columbus, pictured in the background, for customers of her home-based Cookies, Etc. business. Read below for more ideas for making Feb. 14 special.
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There''s just something about Valentine''s Day. From the first little sack "mail box" we decorated and taped to our elementary school desks for classmates to drop their Valentines in, we were hooked. Now, all grown up, we still love to be remembered -- and to remember those we care about.
Hearts and flowers are all well and good for saying "You''re special," but there is something mighty sweet about a Valentine you can eat. Whether it''s for the love of our life, our children, or friends, saying "I love you" with something delicious never goes amiss.
Cookies are a popular way to butter up a sweetheart.
For bakers like Diane Earwood of Columbus, with her home-based Cookies, Etc., business, Cupid''s holiday always triggers a flurry of orders, for parties, classrooms and happies. Diane has more cookie cutters than she can count, but the tried-and-true heart gets a real workout this time of year. Armed with plenty of pink, white and red icing, she will be busy in the kitchen right up until Feb. 14.
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The plump red strawberry seems made Valentine''s Day. So do bouquets of flowers. But with today''s Berry Sweet Bouquet recipe from www.familyfun.go.com, you can cover "sweet" and "floral" in one impressive gesture. Wooden skewers, candy melts, some stems of mint and a touch of food coloring can transform a dozen strawberries into a dozen "roses."
Or, for a romantic dinner for two -- or dinner party for 12 -- you may want to try strawberries filled with cream. Made with mascarpone cheese, whipping cream, sugar and vanilla extract, these "petaled" strawberries can add pretty to any table. Mascarpone is a soft, unripened cheese from Switzerland and Italy. It is sweet and buttery-rich, and has the texture of clotted or sour cream. Produced mainly in the fall and winter, it''s usually found in specialty food stores and in the deli sections of some grocery stores.
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One unique cookie variation to try at home tells your fortune and tastes good, too. Valentine fortune cookies (recipe included) are simpler than you may think. Kids especially will love these treats made with a piecrust, cookie cutter, colored sugar and your own creative writing skills.
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Making Feb. 14 special means making it memorable. After deciding how to impress your Valentine''s tastebuds, you may want to consider small gestures, like these below, that add to the enjoyment of the day.
When all is said and done, expressing love and affection is what Valentine''s Day is all about. And in the end, it''s not so much how we do it, but that we do it.
12 wooden skewers
Cotton swabs
Green food coloring
12 large strawberries
14 ounces of candy melts
Fresh mint
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16-18 large strawberries
1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
2-3 tablespoons granulated white sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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Makes abut 16 cookies.
Chilled 9-inch piecrust
3-inch wide round cookie cutter or drinking glass
Rolling pin or glass
Nontoxic marker
Slips of paper
Colored sugar
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Makes 16 2-inch squares, or slightly smaller hearts
4 tablespoons butter, plus extra for pan
3/4 cup evaporated milk
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
One 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips
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Open source web content management system (CMS) company Magnolia has released its CMS 4.5 iteration with updates to the Magnolia Blossom Spring framework. Forming what it describes as the product's "largest upgrade to date", new functionality includes options to create instant mobile websites and multichannel content targeting, along with increased standards support, interoperability, and new features to enhance user-friendliness.
Magnolia Blossom is a Spring integration module for Magnolia. It exposes Spring Web MVC-controllers as paragraphs and templates and allows developers to build dialogs using code instead of configuration. The proposition here is an opportunity to leverage the full power of the Spring framework, while still working within Magnolia as a first-class citizen.
Magnolia says that if programmers are familiar with Spring, then they will find the programming model offered by Blossom intuitive and easy to use. This is an opportunity to write reusable templates and components with a high level of dynamic behavior that editors can compose to create interactive web pages.
According to Magnolia, "Using the proven application stack of the Spring Framework makes it easier to develop integrations with; for instance, business systems to fetch information you want to present in your pages. If you know Spring, you'll appreciate that Blossom gets you up to speed faster and lets you work in an environment that you're already familiar with."
Magnolia Blossom Module developer lead Tobias Mattson writes on his blog that he looked into how much work it would take to display a Twitter search using Spring Social with Blossom — Magnolia calls reusable components that you can snap into a page paragraph, and Mattson wanted a paragraph that an author could add to any page to show relevant tweets about its topic.
Mattson blogs as follows, "Since Blossom is an extension of Spring Web MVC that lets Spring controllers be embedded into the content of a page, the twitter search paragraph is implemented as a controller. The interface provided to the author to enable filling in the search query and the maximum number of tweets is provided by Magnolia using dialogs. By adding methods in our controller and annotating them, Magnolia will call them when the dialog is to be displayed and for validation when it's submitted. The view for displaying the tweets is a JSP."
Looking at the new release, Magnolia CMS 4.5 provides an open, flexible, and standards-based platform from which users can present limitless channels. These channels deliver content that is optimized to specific target groups, locations, devices, or any imaginable segmentation of website visitors.
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Welcome to Heads-up, VideoGamer.com's weekly feature which gives you an at-a-glance run-down on the games you'll be able to buy or rent this weekend. Every Tuesday we'll pick out the best of the bunch, link to our reviews and previews and keep you in the video game loop so you have enough time to pre-order for Friday's post. Time to splash the cash.
The ultimate in post-pub and family gathering party games makes its PS3 debut this week, with a host of new features set to propel SingStar firmly into the next generation. The formula is the same as it's always been, only now you can record your performance on camera to be shared with the rest of the SingStar community. The SingStore also opens the door for endless downloadable tracks to expand the karaoke selection.
You wait for a quality PlayStation 3 title to turn up, then what do you know, two arrive in stores on the same day. Joining SingStar this week is Naughty Dog and Sony Computer Entertainment's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, a beautiful action adventure in the vein of Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. Solid action sequences are mixed with some excellent platforming to create another must have title for the now much more recommended PlayStation 3.
The English beauty makes her Wii debut with the release of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a remake of the first Tomb Raider title which wowed gamers back in the days of the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Just as with the PS2, PC and Xbox 360 remakes, this Wii edition is much more than a port of a classic title, featuring vastly expanded tombs, new puzzles and a really impressive graphical upgrade. Wii owners also get some new motion controls, both for action sections and puzzles.
As one of the games that put gaming on the radar of more than just children, the Wipeout franchise has a fine heritage and with Pulse, the second title for PSP, brings a host of new circuits, vehicles and weapons, plus an all-new online mode. Let's not forget the fully licensed soundtrack featuring big names in dance music such as Mason, Loco Dice and Stanton Warriors. Wipeout Pulse looks to deliver the ultimate in high-octane racing experiences for the gamer on the move.
It's fair to say that Nintendo hasn't been as quick to embrace the online revolution as everyone else, but slowly things are changing on the Wii. The first Wi-Fi Connection enabled title for the console was Mario Strikers Charged and this week will be joined by the first Pokémon title on the Wii: Pokémon Battle Revolution. Players use Pokémon from their Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games and battle them on the big screen, even taking the battles online.
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Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (DS)
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Hola, en Gmail vas a Contactos y luego en el boton "Mas" y luego en "restablecer contactos" y eliges desde cuando quieres restablecer. Salu2.
Pues te voy a copiar la clasificación de tus contactos, no deberiaas ver el desastre que tengo hecho con los mios… ¬¬
Buen artículo ;)
También podéis exportar los contactos a la SD y luego importarlos desde la SD a vuestra cuenta de Google.
Si os salen duplicados, elegís en visualización ver los del teléfono y la SIM y los borráis. Luego elegís ver solo los de Google y listo.
Un saludo.
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Muy buen post!!
Pero.. alguien sabe alguna forma eficiente para pasar los contactos del teléfono a gmail ?( galaxy s )
Con la opcion Importar desde la SIM a mi me los pasa al telefono, no sincroniza nada.. y tengo la opcion de sincronizar activada y demas… :(
Tambien existe la posiblidad de crear un archivo desde importar donde se guardan todos los contactos que lo pasas al ordenador. Exportar a la tarjeta sd.
muuy buen post! el unico problema q encontre en esto, es que con la red social google+ las personas q agregas a circulos automaticamente te los agrega a contactos, osea a los segundos los tenes en android :S y quizas no lo quieres tener, porque es gente q conoces recien.. facil: lo elimino.. cuando vuelves a google+ te desvinculo el contacto..
por ahora no e encontrado solucion a esto..
eso está muy bien y de hecho lo tengo así, pero… si quiero pasar UN solo contacto del gmail al tlf, ¿cómo lo hago? otro truco que funciona (por lo menos en el galaxy s) aunque tengas configurado en el móvil ver sólo los contactos almacenados en el tlf, si abres el marcador del teléfono y "tecleas el nombre" (es decir, para po ner Raquel tecleas 27835) te saldrá el nombre del contacto
Para administrar los contactos de forma más cómoda que en GMail.. google tiene "Google Contacts":
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Muchos de los problemas que cuenta la gente se debe a que algunos fabricantes, como es el caso de HTC, permite estas cosas de usar contactos de SIM, del telefono o de Google. En mi caso poseo un Spica y una vez importas los contactos de la SIM en el primer uso al telefono, estos son directamente contactos de Google, asi que todo se sincroniza directamente, no tienes los problemas de duplicación. Creo que esta es la idea principal de Android, pero como los fabricantes toquetean las apps originales a veces hacen estas cosas tan "estupendas" que llevan a la gente a tener un follon en la Agenda/Contactos que no veas, además de lo dicho ya de no tener los contactos sincronizados en google con la problematica de perder el movil y no poder recuperarlos.
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We next evaluated rates of switchback to the branded drug product among patients taking branded drug products who were switched to an authorized generic or generic after their date of market entry. For this patient level analysis, we identified patients actively using branded drug products on the date of market entry of the first generic drug product for each of the eight study drug products. We defined active branded drug product users as patients filling a prescription for a branded drug product with sufficient supply to overlap with the date of market entry of generic drug products. Among branded drug product users, we identified two groups of patients. Patients in one group were switched to the same dose of an authorized generic drug product. Patients in the other group were switched to the same dose of a generic drug product. To define switches, we required the patients to be using the branded drug product without a gap of more than 14 days between the end of the last branded drug product prescription fill and the switch to authorized generic or generic drug product. Figure 2 shows that we followed patients who had switched to authorized generic and generic drug products beginning on this switch date to evaluate the date that they switched back to the branded drug product (outcome date). Patients who disenrolled from their health plan, changed exposure groups (switched from authorized generic to generic or vice versa), discontinued use of the drug product (defined as a gap of more than 14 days between two prescriptions), or had 365 days of follow-up data were censored.
Study design for switchback analyses
We plotted proportions of prescriptions dispensed as authorized generic, generic, or branded drug products in the substitution analysis. We reported the total number of switchers included in the switchback analysis along with descriptive statistics for patient demographics stratified by switch to authorized generic or generic drug product. Unadjusted incidence rates of brand switchbacks were reported for all eight drug products and incidence rate ratios and incidence rate differences were calculated comparing branded to authorized generic with branded to generic switchers. Kaplan-Meier survival probabilities for the outcome of switchback over the follow-up time were calculated for all drug products and plotted for branded to authorized generic and branded to generic switchers along with 95% confidence intervals. We used a Cox proportional hazards regression model, adjusting for basic demographics (age, sex, and calendar year), to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for branded drug product switchbacks comparing branded to authorized generic with branded to generic switchers. To summarize switchback estimates across the eight study drug products, we conducted inverse variance weighted random effects meta-analyses. We quantified the between study heterogeneity with the I statistic. We used RevMan version 5.3 (Copenhagen: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2014) for meta-analyses. All other statistical analyses were conducted with SAS version 9.4 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC).
To confirm the findings observed in our switchback analysis, we replicated our study in a separate patient population with data from Medicaid. We used Medicaid Analytic eXtract files from 49 state Medicaid programs (all states except Arizona) for the period 2000-10. Medicaid Analytic eXtract files contain comprehensive information on patient demographics, inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and procedures, and outpatient prescription dispensing records, which can be tracked longitudinally. Methods for cohort identification and statistical analysis were identical to the primary analysis. We did not include escitalopram tablets in the replication analysis because the date of market entry of generic drug products was March 2012.
No patients were involved in setting the research question or the outcome measures, nor were they involved in developing plans for design or implementation of the study. No patients were asked to advise on interpretation or writing up of results. There are no plans to disseminate the results of the research to study participants or the relevant patient community.
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By 2005 it was widely agreed that politicians would have to deal not only with the mainstream media (i.e., newspapers, magazines, radio, and television) but also with a new phenomenon—the blogosphere. Although blogs do not have editors or fact checkers, they have benefited from scandals in the mainstream media, which have made many readers more skeptical of all sources of information. Also, bloggers have forced mainstream media to confront topics they might otherwise ignore. Some pundits have gone so far as to predict that blogs and online news sources will replace the mainstream media, but it is far more likely that these diverse sources of information will complement each other. Indeed, falling subscription rates have led many newspaper publishers to branch into electronic editions and to incorporate editorial blogs and forums for reader feedback; thus, some of the distinctions between the media have already been blurred.
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Things have worked out where I'll be able to hit a SQL Saturday for this month and each of the next two months. If you're interested, here's where I'll be:
August 15, 2010 - SQL Saturday #51 - Nashville: I'm dropping in to visit friends and family in the Nashville area. Along the way I'll be giving my Fortress SQL Server presentation on SQL Server security. This is primarily geared towards DBAs, but does have useful material for SQL Server developers and Windows system administrators. Basically, I distill my systems and security architect experience along with my SQL Server DBA knowledge to help pass on some helpful tips on how to keep your SQL Servers secure, some areas to look at that your auditors probably haven't caught up with yet (though I'm training to train the ones here in the Midlands area of SC since I'm certified as one).
September 18, 2010 - SQL Saturday #46 - Raleigh: Raleigh is a few hours up the road from Columbia and I'm looking forward to visiting the city again. I've submitted talks and waiting to see if I'm selected. Hopefully I will be. If so, I'll be making the trek to North Carolina.
October 2, 2010 - SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia: I'm part of the team putting together a SQL Saturday here in Columbia, SC and we've been able to secure a great facility and thus far have attracted a number of Microsoft MVPs and Microsoft employees to come and speak. Come out, network, learn something new, and enjoy a day of SQL Server shop talk with your peers!