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Almost 559,000 students made applications to British universities by the official mid-January deadline – up by 3.5 per cent on the same point a year earlier.
Data showed that numbers were being partly driven by a sharp rise in demand from foreign students, with applications soaring by almost 10 per cent.
The disclosure comes despite claims from universities that students from outside Europe would be put off higher education in Britain by tough new immigration rules.
It also emerged that the increase in applications was fastest among students from the poorest areas who can claim generous bursaries and discounts on tuition fees. Among applicants from the wealthiest 20 per cent of households, numbers remained static compared with last year.
Today, ministers insisted the figures were proof that the imposition of tuition fees of up to £9,000 for the first time in 2012 had failed to have a long-term impact on student numbers.
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) said there had been "no double-dip for applications" after a sharp drop in demand last autumn.
But critics warned that the figures did not represent a "bounce-back", insisting that overall numbers were still lower than levels seen in 2010 or 2011, before the introduction of higher fees.
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union, said: "Today's figures are a real body blow for anyone who does not think higher fees are turning some people away from university. Historical data suggests there should have been a considerable increase in the number of applications this year, but that simply is not the case."
Figures show 558,898 people applied to university by January 15th – the deadline for most courses starting in autumn 2013. It was up by almost 19,000 – 3.5 per cent – in 12 months.
The number of applications from EU students increased by almost five per cent to 37,991, figures show. Demand from outside Europe soared by 9.6 per cent to 45,320.
China and Hong Kong continues to send the largest numbers of students to British universities and numbers were up by a quarter among those from Malaysia this year.
The rise comes despite a crackdown on bogus students and a tightening of visa regulations.
Mark Harper, the Immigration Minister, said: "Despite stories to the contrary, students continue to want to come to the UK to study at our world class universities.
"We have tackled abuse of the student route head on — without affecting genuine students. By protecting the reputation of the British education system we will be able to compete in a global race."
Among British students alone, some 475,587 applications were made to UK universities by mid-January.
This was up by 13,080 – 2.8 per cent – on the same point last year.
But applications from within the UK were down 4.8 per cent on 2010 – before the new fees regime was introduced.
Mary Curnock Cook, UCAS chief executive, said that the figures were "encouraging, with no double-dip for applications".
She said that pupils from poor backgrounds continued to be attracted in large numbers, adding: "Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are 80 per cent more likely to apply than a decade ago."
Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, who has responsibility for higher education, said: "These encouraging figures confound the critics and pessimists who were predicting that the new system of student financing would deter young people from applying.
"What is especially striking is that students from poorer backgrounds are not put off from applying. Today's figures - an all time high - clearly show they are not."
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Never restart Epzicom or any other abacavir-containing product following allergic reaction to Abacavir, regardless of HLA-B*5701 status.
Reintroduction of Epzicom or any other abacavir-containing product, even in patients who have no identified history or unrecognized symptoms of allergy to Abacavir therapy, can result in serious or fatal hypersensitivity reactions. Such reactions can occur within hours.
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Consult doctor before taking if you are taking phenytoin (for treating epilepsy), methadone (as a heroin substitute). Abacavir speeds up the removal of methadone from the body. If you are taking methadone, you will be checked for any withdrawal symptoms. Your methadone dose may need to be re-elevated.
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VIENNA -- Tough decisions await OPEC oil ministers sitting down later this week for a policy meeting.
The 12-nation cartel has to deal not only with how much crude to produce for the next few months but must also fill a senior position coveted by both Saudi Arabia and archrival Iran.
With supply plentiful, but world economies shaky, ministers will likely keep output steady when they meet Wednesday.
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Aggression between cats after surgery
A bit of back-story:
One of my cats (Kiri) recently had surgery to correct some pretty serious tooth decay issues, and ever since then my other cat (Killer) has been very aggressive, which I think may be due to non-recognition. Before the surgery Kiri had some pretty bad breath, and I'm thinking it's possible that Killer doesn't recognize her because the smell is no longer there?
At first Killer was full-on attacking Kiri; yowling, hissing, biting, scratching; and even though I always broke it up quite quickly, Kiri started feeling the need to fight back, to the point of growling/hissing even before Killer started. I bought a new litter box because Kiri would hide in the living room and use the corner because she was afraid to walk across the apartment. I started keeping them separated more and more, until eventually I kept Killer in my bedroom alone for a full week to see if she'd forget about the whole thing.
Kiri quickly became more confident with Killer locked up, but Killer would still hiss at the door if she knew Kiri was on the other side. Near the end of the week she seemed to be calming down so we slowly reintroduced them to each other and other than a couple of hisses they've been somewhat civil but not friendly.
However, soon after the reintroduction, Killer started vomiting up her food and kept doing it about once every couple of hours until it was just foam. It's become much less frequent, but I also don't think she's eating anywhere near as much as usual. She seems much less aggressive and more fearful, and now Kiri seems to be the one to hiss first when Killer is minding her own business.
I'm not really sure what to do; it seems pretty clear to me that the vomiting and lack of appetite on Killer's part is due to stress, and I don't want to stress her out more by taking her to a vet if there's nothing a vet could do. Ive tried those herbal calming drops and they didn't do anything. Should I keep them separated again? Do those calming collar work at all? What can I try feeding her that will settle her stomach?
Thanks so much in advance for your help and concern.
I grew concerned after Killer refused to eat some of her favorite foods (raw chicken, nupro cat supplements, parmesan cheese, even junky cat treats!) so I tried syringe feeding her some water and mushed up kibble and she immediately vomited it back up. The vomit had a definite green tinge to it too. Definitely taking her to the vet tomorrow, if only to check on her hydration, but does this sound like anything in particular to anyone? An intestinal blockage maybe?
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I think a vet visit is definitely in order. Whatever it is it doesn't sound good.
When both cats are back in the house you might keep them separated for a bit and exchange smells with a towel or a blanket. You can also try gently wiping them both with baby powder and/or putting a dab of vanilla under both their chins and at the base of the tails so they smell the same.
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Took her into the vet, he didn't find anything obviously wrong with her other than a minor wheeze on one side (not serious enough to be asthma) and slight constipation. She wasn't even dehydrated, which means she must have been drinking water without me knowing? He gave me the choice of antibiotics in case that happened to solve the problem or bloodwork and I chose bloodwork, so hopefully I get some answers tomorrow.
he needs them. Does the vet have any idea why your cats are not getting along after the surgery?
I mentioned non-recognition aggression to him and he said he'd never heard of it before but it sort of made sense because Kiri's smell is so different. The bloodwork came back today and everything was just fine except for some dehydration. He's recommending the antibiotics again to see if that does anything so I'll pick those up tomorrow morning.
When I came home from work today I gave Killer some wet food and even though she ate it, she ended up vomiting it up a couple minutes later. Does this sound like it could be a blockage or something?
I'm no expert, but experience over the past number of years with my own medically compromised cat, has taught me a few things. A lot of my knowledge has come from a myriad of sources.
Your teminology - "non recognition aggression" - fits the bill to a tee. What happens is this. Killer has sensed a change that Kiri went through and the scents that she gave off on entrance to the house when coming back from the dental surgery are different. To Killer, this would be a sign of a new animal into her territory. Kiri would be giving off the scent of being a wounded animal as a result of the surgery, plus the smells from the other animals at the vet's office, plus the smells from the vet office itself. For some unknown reason, cats don't recognize one another visually when put under undue stress, they rely more on scent and what their nose tells them rather than what they see.
Cats are not the same as "pack animals" when put under extreme stress. Dogs and pack animals have three methods of dealing with a threatening confrontation - fight, flight, and submission. With cats it is only the 2 - fight and flight. By the sound of it, the change was so dramatic that it put Killer into the fight mode because there was no place to run, and her territory was being intruded by a strange cat.
Having said that, it could be very difficult to get things back on an even keel. You mentioned that you tried "herbal calming drops" What were they? I've used calming remedies with some success depending on what and how they are administered. You've already done the "separation" bit, and you may have to do it again over a longer period, due to the fact that Killer perhaps doesn't recognize Kiri and feels that there is a "new" cat in the house. If you decide to go this route, please let me know. I can give you some ideas on how to set up a safe room so they can see one another but not interfere with one another.
Something that you might want to try is a Thundershirt. There is some talk of them in the last day or so in one of the blogs regarding them and dogs. They make them for cats as well. I'll include the web site for you to look at. There was some mention of Pet Valu carrying them, but I don't know if they carry them for cats.
Possibly a calming agent from the vet might help both of them. I think I would be using aloe vera juice on Killer to help cool and heal her stomach after all the vomiting. If you go that way, make sure that you get a certified organic preservative free aloe vera juice, Lily of the desert is one thatfits that description.
As far as giving antibiotics to Killer, I'd be very leery of doing that because my epxerience has been that it upsets their stomachs and Killer already has a stomach issue if she is vomiting. Antibiotics also tend to kill off good bacteria as well as the bad.in the digestive system.
Also, the re-action that Killer is exuding could suggest a possible previous bad experience with something. You do not mention at what age you obtained the two kitties, nor under what circumstances you got them. It could have been something associated with a vet office or another environment and it could have triggered a re-call of something very traumatic.
Hopefully some of this information is helpful to you and will trigger responses from other people in the know.
Up until today things seemed to be looking up, the cats have been fighting way less, and when they do fight it's been milder hissy fits and not trying to kill each other. Kiri has been keeping to herself in one area of my living room but she has seemed happy enough and Killer has been leaving her alone for the most part. Killer stopped vomiting and acting sick after only a day or two of antibiotics and tbh I don't think the antibiotics really did anything.
However, this evening Kiri inexplicably urinated on my couch, right beside me, as if she wanted me to notice it. I know that this can happen if a cat is stressed or it's too afraid to go to the litter box, but the box is literally right beside the couch, and she didn't seem overly stressed at the time. Almost immediately afterwards, the cats got in their worst fight in a long while.
I honestly don't expect anyone to have any clear answers on what to do since I believe I've done close to everything already, but at this point I'm just hoping for reassurance that all this drama will someday end. After almost two and a half months and hundreds of dollars, I'm wondering if it might soon be time to look for a new home for one of them. I don't want them to be in a state of constant fear in their own home, but I don't know what else I can do. Keeping them separated in my one bedroom apartment just can't be the long-term solution.
Seems very surprising to me that the vet was not familiar with this phenomenon - I've seen it many times when my own cats have come back from the vet.
Have you tried Feliway? It has helped some people (but not others) on our forum.
The thundershirt as reg mentioned might also be a good thing to try.
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In 1992, after years as a successful Realtor with other Hawaii companies, Kelly Moran created Hilo Brokers, Ltd. Since the beginning, the company has focused on providing excellent results for their clients - whether they were buying or selling.
For over 20 years the company has grown as satisfied clients return, and new customers find out how our local knowledge and experience can help them.
Our company is small, but our results are enormous. Hilo Brokers, Ltd has had over $500,000,000 in sales volume. Our Brokers and Agents are experts in what they do.
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Kelly created Hilo Brokers, Ltd. in 1992. He has lived in Hawaii for 40 years, and sold real estate here for over 30 years. Kelly has consistently been one of the top selling Realtors on the island of Hawaii, In his career he has brokered over $225,000,000 in sales.
Kelly is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH) with degrees in Tropical Agriculture and Political Science. His areas of expertise in real estate include: commercial real estate sales, agricultural properties, real estate investments & development, as well as residential and vacant land sales. Kelly was one of the first Realtors to incorporate the internet as a real estate sales tool. Kelly has raised 3 sons on the island, is a former lecturer in Real Estate Finance at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and is currently involved with stimulating business development on the island of Hawaii in partnership with UH-Hilo.
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Coming from California where they actively supported Food Banks, Family to Family and Special Olympics programs for 20 + years, Marcel and his wife, Amy have been repeat visitors to the Hawaiian Islands since 1975. They promised each other many years ago that if at all possible, they would retire in the beautiful Hilo area of the Big Island. After raising a family, buying, developing, managing and selling various residential and commercial properties in California and Hawaii over the past 30 years, that promise has taken life... with the exclusion of retirement. Why retire when you can live in Paradise and help others achieve their dreams?
As a part of his ongoing commitment to provide excellent, professional service with unconditional integrity to his clients, Marcel has successfully completed the prestigious Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) course. He has brought his personal real estate experience and practical business background to Hilo Brokers, Ltd. to assist those in need of acquiring land, a home, or commercial projects. We call him the "Big Guy with a Big Heart from the Big Island."
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Born on Kauai, raised on the Big Island. Received a Regents Scholarship to attend UH Manoa in 1993, and was a walk-on member of the UH Manoa men's basketball team for 1 year. Graduated in 1998, moved to California and worked in real estate finance, then received M.B.A. from San Diego State University in 2002. Started his own mortgage business in California. Moved back to Hilo in 2005 to work with father Kelly Moran at family owned company (Hilo Brokers, Ltd.). Currently working as a lecturer at University of Hawaii at Hilo in Real Estate Finance. Enjoys travel and community service.


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Welcome to Strategic Planning Resources
On June 27, 2011, The Chicago State University Board of Trustees approved the resolution proposing the new CSU Core Values, Vision Statement and Mission Statement.
Our Vision
Chicago State University will be recognized for innovations in teaching and research, and in promoting ethical leadership, entrepreneurship, and social and environmental justice. We will embrace, engage, educate, and empower our students and community to transform lives locally and globally.
Our Mission
Chicago State University (CSU) is a public, comprehensive university that provides access to higher education for students of diverse backgrounds and educational needs. The university fosters the intellectual development and success of its student population through a rigorous, positive, and transformative educational experience. CSU is committed to teaching, research, service and community development including social justice, leadership and entrepreneurship.
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On May 11, 2012, The Chicago State University Board of Trustees approved the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan and its associated performance measures. It has subsequently extended the life of the Strategic Plan to December 2017.
Strategic goal 1: Academic Excellence, Teaching and Research (Public agenda goal 3)
Maintain an institutional structure that respects, develops and reinforces academic rigor, student/ faculty and collaborative research, evidence-based curriculum and faculty/staff development.
Strategic Goal 2: Community Service and Engagement (Public Agenda Goal 4)
Contribute to the community through economic development activities and mutually beneficial partnerships between educational institutions, healthcare agencies, business, industry, government and community organizations.
Strategic goal 3: Cost Efficiencies & Diverse Revenue Streams (Public agenda goal 2)
Diversify revenue sources to decrease reliance on the State of Illinois and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of financial management practices across all areas of the university.
Strategic Goal 4: Enrollment, Retention and Graduation (Public agenda goal 1)
Improve the recruitment, retention, and graduation metrics of diverse student population through a nurturing and challenging environment that facilitates the development of competent, creative, resourceful, global and empowered citizens.
Strategic goal 5: Strengthened Infrastructure (Public agenda goal 4)
Reorganize and strengthen the physical, electronic and operational infrastructures to ensure the deployment of innovative teaching and research technologies as they become available.
Strategic Goal 6: Shared Accountability and Image (CSU strategic issue)
Foster an environment of shared governance and accountability where input, discourse, recommendations and engagement from all stakeholders promotes a positive image and pride in the University.


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Purple for a kitchen says the cooking space deserves the same rank and elegance as a living room, a delight for lovers of both cuisine and design. This very individualistic color is a stimulant of insight and has an effortless elegant touch. Purple kitchen colors can make interior space feel cool or warm, depending on red or blue tones that are added to kitchen design. Light purple kitchen design looks airy and restful. Rich purple kitchen cabinets make a bold statement, offering dynamic contemporary contrasts and color schemes. In combination with the right surfaces and accessories, purple can greatly individualize a kitchen and make it an eye-catcher.
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Temperatures averaged 33 degrees Celsius, which is a record high for St. Peter-Ording and the wind averaged 15 knots most of the late morning and early afternoon.
The forecast predicted that the wind would gradually decrease as the day progressed, therefore Olaf Van Tol decided to run the race discipline first, and wait for the wind to pick up a notch or two before he ships the freestylers out on the water.
Finishing first in the men's race division is Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA) followed by Abel Lago (RRD, ESP) and Sky Solbach (North, USA) in third. In the women's race division, North rider Steph Bridge (North, GBR) finished first while French rider Caroline Adrien (Cabrinha, FRA) took on second place and Brazilian rider Nayara Nicarinoo (Best, BRA) landed in third.
There was a short intermission after the race in order to prepare the box for the freestyle discipline. The rerun of women's heat # 3A Kari Schibevaag (Ozone, NOR) against Angela Peral (North, ESP) took place. Peral eliminated Schibevaag as well as Sofia Lennartsson (Ozone, SWE) earning her a spot in the semi finals against Gisela Pulido (Airush, ESP).
Pulido defeated Peral in the semi final round. Bruna Kajiya eliminated Asia Litwin (Nobile, POL) in a very close heat as well as Karolina Winkowska (Slingshot, POL) in the semi final, which leads her to the final against Spanish rider Gisela Pulido (Airush, ESP). Winkowska will go on to the losers final against Angela Peral (North, ESP).
In the men's freestyle single eliminations, Andy Yates (Slingshot, AUS) defeated all competitors that he battled against such as Forest Bakker (Flexifoil, FRA), and Alberto Rondina (Cabrinha, ITA) landing him into the semi finals against Dominican rider Ariel Corniel (Ozone, DOM).
Corniel was certainly on top of his game today pulling all kinds of tricks up his sleeve. Corniel defeated Michael Schithofer (JN Kites, AUT) and well as Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED) in a 3-0 judges decision earning him a spot in the semi finals against Yates.
Corniel is certainly on the fast track to the top of the podium. Sebastien Garat (RRD, FRA) defeated German rider Mario Rodwald (North, GER) but was later eliminated by Alex Pastor (Airush, ESP). Pastor moves on to the semi final against Kevin Langeree (Naish, NED) who defeated Christopher Tach (Liquid Force, BEL) as well as Reno Romeu (North, BRA) earning him a spot in the semi finals against Pastor.
The semi finals began as the wind conditions began to deteriorate. More than 3 minutes was on the clock when race director Van Tol announced the abandonment of the semi final heat. Van Tol stated, "These boys deserve better wind conditions than this."
All competitors were released early for the day due to the lack of wind.
Tomorrow's mandatory skippers meeting is scheduled for 10:00am
1. Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA)
2. Abel Lago (RRD,ESP)
3. Sky Solbach (North, USA)
1. Steph Bridge (North, GBR)
2. Caroline Adrien (Cabrinha, FRA)
3. Nayara Nicarinoo (Best, BRA)


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Laurie MacPherson, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is a greatly admired teacher and academic, joining USF as a faculty member in 1993. Serving as contributing member of the University's MBA and EMBA programs, she teaches applied creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial management in the Bay Area and the People's Republic of China.
With over fifteen years' professional experience as a manager in the film and television industry in America, Europe, and Japan, Dr. MacPherson was named the youngest Vice President for Lorimar Productions at MGM Studios.
Specializing in creativity, innovation and management, Professor MacPherson works with students to show them – as one of her course titles suggests – How to be a Game Changer. Dr. MacPherson helps them create innovations for targeted Bay Area companies while personally meeting, pitching, and networking with top corporate executives and entrepreneurs. She believes there is no better place than San Francisco – a city with a long standing tradition of embracing progressive, visionary business – for students with a passion for new ideas, applied innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Education
- Ph.D., Management, Case Western Reserve University, 2002
- M.A., Public and Private Management, Yale University, 1979
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- International Media Consultant, Encore Consultants LLC., San Rafael, CA, 2003 - 2011
- Corporate Advisor for creativity, innovation, and leadership; Kodak (in its ImaginationWorks, Digital Divisions and Corporate Headquarters, 1995 - 2003
- Corporate Advisor, General Management, IDEO Product Design Company, 1995 - 2003
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Spring showcase award winners announced
Spring showcase award winners announced
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Fifteen engineering teams won awards at the 2014 Student Design Project Showcase on May 1 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The showcase is the culmination of a semester-long effort that challenges students with solving industry-sponsored projects that expose them to the technical demands, pitfalls and professional expectations they would experience as working professional engineers.
The event featured 159 projects from first-year students through seniors, including 125 senior capstone projects involving 570 seniors.
Projects were judged by a panel of industry experts and awarded at the industry partners' dinner and award ceremony following the showcase.
Three teams won first place for best project in the Lockheed Martin Design Awards:
-- "Binders for Dust and Erosion Control Study" sponsored by Bayer MaterialScience. The team included Anthony Farah, Kasey Morgan, Dylan Reap and Mohammad Uddin, and was advised by Allen Kimmel, assistant professor of materials science and engineering;
-- "Affordable Portable Filter Press" sponsored by the Penn State Reservoir Studio. The team included Christopher Guzman, Joshua Lashbrook, Anthony Pomorski, Sean Rooney and Bradley Scott, and was advised by Tiffany Camp, mechanical engineering research associate with the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL); and
-- "Adaptive Motor Frame Design – Assembly Line Main Conveyance" sponsored by Ford Motor Co. The team included Drew Golterman, Christopher Graham, Michelle Johnson, Robert McBride and Cullen McClain, and was advised by Damian Rose, an ARL engineer.
Four teams were awarded second place:
-- "IV Therapy UV-C Light Disinfecting Device" sponsored by B. Braun Medical. The team included Benjamin Carey, Andrew Leber, Xinzhou Li, Khalil Ramadi and Philip Watta, and was advised by Mike Erdman, Walter L. Robb Director of Engineering Leadership Development;
-- "Smart Safe" sponsored by Rocky Mountain Safe (Team 1). The team included Charles Barna, Stephen Giardinelli, Milton John, Roshan Paul, Jack Pokras and Mingyang Zhan, and was advised by Mike Erdman;
-- "Vlad's Table" sponsored by Vladimir Elliott. The team included Alex Bauer, Kelly Carey, Sarah Krisher, George Moroney and Thomas Riley, and was advised by Maggie Slattery, assistant professor of biomedical engineering; and
-- "Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (MNE) Boeing Innovation Competition" sponsored by Vortic Watches LLC (Team 1). The team included Erick Bennes, Jonathan Kolenda, James McMahon, Sean McWhirter and Zachary Ryan, and was advised by Damian Rose.
Two teams were awarded third place:
-- "MNE Boeing Innovation Competition" sponsored by Sunfresh Foods. Team members included Matthew Duffy, Alexander Durrani, David Manley, Matthew VanHefter and Deidre Wilson, and was advised by Dom Santavicca, professor of mechanical engineering; and
-- "Interactive Game" sponsored by FedEx. Team members included Michael Kavsak, Luke Keniston, Tyler Pilato, Ruiwen Su and Ryan Van Fleet, and was advised by Lennart Bilen, instructor in computer science and engineering.
Best poster awards went to:
-- "Affordable Portable Filter Press" sponsored by the Penn State Reservoir Studio;
-- "Plant Operations Training Modules" sponsored by Solutionwerks. Team members included Abdullah Albaijan, Jonathan Davis, Anthony Petrella and Mengyang Zhang, and was advised by Tiffany Camp; and
-- "MNE Boeing Innovation Competition" sponsored by Vortic Watches LLC (Team 1).
The BP People's Choice Award went to the project "Telescoping Band Design" sponsored by Vortic Watches LLC (Team 2). Team members included Thomas Bremer, Tyler Harshey, Henry Itani, Riley Mcguigan and Kyle Moore, and was advised by Rhett Jeffries, instructor in mechanical engineering.
Two teams were honored with Capstone Video Competition Awards:
-- The Boeing Company VTOL – Team 2. Team members included Lovedeep Bhela, Jeffrey Glusman, Kyle Maguire and Mingyang Zhou, and was advised by Wallace Catanach, instructor in engineering design; and
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From museums, galleries, planetariums and visitor attractions to demanding flight simulation applications – Sony 4K SXRD projectors bring you and your audience closer to reality.
Beautifully styled home cinema projectors that bring movies, sport, games and more to life in detail-packed 4K HDR with rich, vibrant colours and spectacular contrast.
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Solar Flares Hitting Earth; Could Ground Flights, Disrupt Networks
Earth's magnetic field is expected to be hit by the effects of a major solar flare on Thursday, which might disrupt utility grids, airline flights, satellite networks and GPS services across the Northern globe.
"It's hitting us right in the nose," explained Joe Kunches, a scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colo. The sun has not produced much turbulent activity in a while, but a recent solar flare, part of a normal 11-year-cycle that occurred earlier this week, has grown and reached outwards from the sun, The Associated Press reported.
When it hits Earth's magnetic field, it has the potential to disrupt some important network technology, but also string the aurora lights farther from the poles than normal. Scientists are saying that the storm will not put human health in danger, however.
"This is a good-size event, but not the extreme type," added Bill Murtagh, program coordinator for the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center.
The technological problems that the storm might cause include making global positioning systems less accurate, causing trouble for satellites, and even forcing a number of airlines to reroute their flights. The effects could continue into Friday morning, but the brunt of the impact will be felt throughout Thursday.
Scientists fear that this might not be the only blast to come our way, however. If that same region of the sun sends out more solar storms, we might experience more problems in the near future.
"This is a big sun spot group, particularly nasty," NASA solar physicist David Hathaway revealed. "Things are really twisted up and mixed up. It keeps flaring."
The more noticeable aurora lights will be visible Thursday evening, Kunches said, and shared that they might even appear south of the Great Lakes states near the Canada-USA border. A full moon at the same time would make them harder to see, however.
It is projected that this will be the strongest overall solar storm to hit Earth since Dec. 2006.


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BitBox IoT Platform Recognized for Excellence, Leadership and Innovation by InfoTech Spotlight Data Center Excellence Awards.
Bitbox USA - Edison Award Nominee 2020
Mike Skurla comments for LD+A on the transitioning of lighting into a platform for data infrastructure to enable data services.
Mike Skurla, Director of BitBox Product Strategy, discusses the proliferation of data from IoT devices and the massive automation potential for ITBusinessNet
Mike Skurla published in OilMan Magazine, "Drilling for IoT Data Insights" - November, 2019.
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Skurla, Director of Product Strategy at BitBox USA, LLC.
IoT platforms now entering the market are an alternative solution to this long-standing problem of mass multi-site management, while still allowing building management systems to retain control of their trade environments, respectively. Read more in the full article published in IoTTechNews by Michael Skurla, Director of Product Strategy for BitBox...
BitBox Platform shortlisted for 2019 IoT Global Awards
Mike Skurla published in HPAC Engineering magazine discussing data mining for improved performance.
BitBox IoT Platform briefed in Mission Critical Magazine.
Director of Product Strategy for BitBox USA, Mike Skurla, discusses distributed facility monitoring for the fall issue of 7x24.
BitBox Platform featured in Retail TouchPoints Magazine as a solution to multi-location management.
BitBox USA, LLC, announces appointment of Mike Skurla as Director of Product Strategy to lead expansion of BitBox PaaS.
BitBox Contributes to Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine on the topic of IoT Platforms in Commercial Property portfolios and the wide-reaching applicability beyond traditional building management systems.
The BitBox IoT Platform Honored for Exceptional Innovation for IoT technology in 2019.
To meet this growing demand for data acquisition of the industrial community, BitBox USA has released the new Micro BitBox IoT Appliance specifically for industrial application deployment.
My TechDecisions Podcast - Michael Skurla, Director of Product Strategy for BitBox USA speaks on IoT platforms.
Comprehensive IoT Platforms tackle the management and monitoring challenges of the growing Edge Data Center market.
S.E.C. specializes in the critical automation required in nationwide facilities rollouts. With a specialty in national QSR and small foot-print retail, S.E.C in-store solutions allow for commission free installation of critical control and safety equipment, while also allowing for simple operation for in-store staff.
S.E.C. focuses on affordable building solutions that:
• Cut energy consumption costs
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• Lower startup costs for future growth
• Provide consistency with their customers
• Ensure a safe environment for employees
• Protect property and equipment from fire
S.E.C. solutions can easily be enabled to work with the BitBox Platform for remote monitoring, portfolio analytics, and remote operation for hundreds or thousands of locations.
DENT Instruments is an industry-leading manufacturer of recording power meters, submeters, dataloggers, and a wide variety of compatible Current Transformers, including flexible Rogowski coil CTs. For over 30 years, DENT has built a reputation for providing energy measurement tools of the highest quality whose robust design, reliability, and value make them the products of choice by energy professionals worldwide.
DENT power solutions integrate with ease in the BitBox Platform.
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Axis enables a smarter and safer world by creating network solutions to improve security and find new ways of doing business.
Video surveillance solutions
Axis offers a wide range of network video surveillance solutions including cameras and encoders, VMS and recorders, analytics, and applications. Our IP-based portfolio ensures scalability and simplifies integration.
Access control
We provide open, scalable, and flexible access control solutions that integrate seamlessly with other systems.
Audio solutions
Explore our complete, high-quality audio solutions to improve security, make live or scheduled announcements, or create ambiance with great-sounding background music.
The BitBox PaaS tightly integrates with all Axis Solutions.
ServersCheck is a simple, plug & play, resilient, and modular solution to monitor edge infrastructure and other critical facilities. ServersCheck offers a complete line of sensing technologies for Edge facilities, telecom cell sites, data center floors, containerized solutions, electrical power plant substations, and commercial buildings. Our cost-conscious sensing platform uses a simple-to-wire CAT5/6 wire plant for data and power, allowing sensors to be daisy-chained in any facility.
Sensors are modular by design, and ServersCheck has over 35 different sensing modules available including, but not limited to:
Google Cloud IoT is a complete set of tools to connect, process, store, and analyze datasets.
Gain real-time business insights from globally-dispersed devices—at the edge or in the cloud—with a comprehensive toolset geared to IoT. Tools included in the platform, like Google BigQuery, allow for ad hoc analysis, while the Cloud Machine Learning engine offers advanced analytics. You can also visualize results with rich reports and dashboards in Google Data Studio. Custom data-driven applications can also be built on The Google Cloud Platform (GCP), using the suite of platform tools including Google app-engines.
The BitAPI offers native connectivity to the Google Cloud Platform through GRPC or REST. Additionally, entire BitEngine datasets can be stored in GCP on demand.
IBM TRIRIGA Facilities Management
Through business analytics, critical alerts, and automated process capabilities, TRIRIGA can increase visibility, control, and automation of your real estate management, capital projects, space management, facility maintenance, and energy management needs.
Finance, accounting, and property executives can make more informed decisions about portfolios of properties. This insight into analytics allows for increased value to their organizations through identification of high-return real estate transactions, increased facilities utilization, and reduced energy expenses.
Outcomes driven by BitBox-fed data commonly include: improved facility space utilization, reduced energy spend, streamlined facility operations, and optimized lease insight.
IBM TRIRIGA includes a host of features for properties to improve performance including: Real estate / Facility management, space utilization analytics, environmental and energy management, automated workflow, and virtualized facility assets, spaces, and resources.
Learn more about IBM TRIRIGA
DGLux helps integrators, designers, and building technology manufacturers create data-driven web applications, with a focus on customization to analyze, monitor, and control building data and analytics in a single, unified display. A data-driven, graphical engine allows for the customized deployment of mobile, desktop, cloud, or HMI display metrics, with powerful real-time features such as run-time charting, mapping, user interaction, a powerful dataflow logic engine, and a refined user access capability. DGLux enables end user operators to interact with data within their role with ease.
DGLux offers native integration with the BitAPI to enable this powerful graphical driven toolset. Full, white-labeled applications can be developed and custom tailored to any product or application need.
DGLux also offers professional UX design services for customers, allowing for a refined user interaction experience and stunning visualization of data for applications.
Learn more about the DGLux data-driven UX family of products.
BuildingOS® by Lucid is the leading building energy management and analytics platform. It uncovers savings and improves performance in the world's leading commercial building portfolios.
BuildingOS makes it easier—and faster—to transform building operations data into performance improvements that save money, enhance sustainability, and drive employee productivity through:
Fred Dirla is a motivational team leader who drives collaboration across executive teams to create sustainable growth.
As the Chief Strategy Officer at BitBox USA, Fred is responsible for working closely with the CEO to develop, communicate, and execute strategic initiatives. His personal mantra for success is, "People, Process, Tools," which allows him to focus on building teams through improved communication and individual effort.
Prior to BitBox, Fred worked in executive roles as the CEO of FieldView Solutions, COO of Nlyte Software, COO of Energy Options, and General Manager for the Utilities division of Enron. This experience allowed Fred to develop on-the-ground management experience with facilities, building automation, electrical contracting, general contracting, engineering, data centers, and software development.
Luke Dalske is the Vice President of BitBox Deployment & Integration. He oversees deployment and integration of the BitBox monitoring platform, which simplifies the deployment, integration, monitoring, and maintenance of distributed infrastructure from the core to the edge. He has over 15 years of power monitoring, generator control systems, PLC, and SCADA experience. Prior to joining BitBox USA, Dalske spent nine years with Schneider Electric in its professional services division where he led sales engineering, data center systems design, and implementation.
Mike Skurla has staked his claim at the nexus of software, hardware, and analytics. With more than 22 years' experience in control automation and IoT product design with fortune 500 companies, Skurla rigorously pursues outcome-based analytics for mission-critical industries such as retail, healthcare, and data center infrastructure management (DCIM).
As a contributor to various industry publications, Skurla's articles have appeared in Critical Facilities, LD+A, and USGBC. He is a contributing member of ASHRAE, IES Education, and USGBC and a frequent lecturer on the evolving use of analytics and emerging IT technologies to foster efficiency within commercial facility design.
Jon Trout is a technology executive with proven leadership abilities of both technical and business teams.
Throughout his civilian and military career, Jon has been recognized for his effectiveness at translating business requirements into strategic, actionable direction for multi-site teams.
Before co-founding BitBox USA, Jon was the VP of Engineering & Production for TrendPoint–a Schneider Electric subsidiary. In this role, Jon led a staff of 12 in the Technology, Production, Procurement, and Engineering Departments with the goals of defining technology vision, crafting sales messages, and establishing an ISO certified manufacturing process. Under Jon's leadership, his team established the EnerSure power metering platform, used pervasively in top data facilities around the world.
In 2015, Jon sought a new challenge in the emerging concept of Edge Data Centers. He co-founded BitBox USA to aggressively develop and deploy industrial software solutions to manage these critical facilities. Jon's vision paid off as the Edge market has grown substantially – leading to the acquisition of BitBox USA by Compass Data Centers in 2017.
Prior to civilian roles, Jon served as a Research & Development Technician in the U.S. Navy where he designed and developed a naval Command and Control system still in use today. He was also a Combat Systems Electronics Manager, accountable for the preventative maintenance program for external communications and data exchange processing systems.
During his 6 years in the Navy, Jon earned several awards, among them a Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 Awards), a Global War on Terrorism Campaign Medal and a Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
Jon has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and has authored several articles in industry-leading publications on the topics of engineering scalable and cost-effective metering.


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Garth Brooks Confirms Six More Dates in Chicago for 'The Garth Experience'
If Garth Brooks fans in Chicago thought they were lucky that the legend chose their city to make his comeback, now they've won the lottery. Brooks has added not one, not two, but six more 2014 tour dates in the Windy City.
The singer recently announced a Sept. 4 tour kickoff show at Rosemont, Illinois' Allstate Arena. But Brooks does it up big, and one date wasn't enough for his comeback to country music. Chicago fans will now have nine additional chances to see him when he's in town, an experience that's been dubbed the 'Garth Brooks Experience.'
According to the singer's website, he'll now be in town all the way through Sept. 13, playing twice per night on some dates. Following the first show, he'll play Sept. 5 and the next night, with two shows in one night on Sept. 6. Then, he'll take a few days' breather before picking back up for more stage time on Sept. 11, with two shows both on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 and one on Sept. 14.
That's ten doses of Brooks in Chicago. Tickets for the shows are available now via the Ticketmaster website or by phone. They're a bargain at $56.94 plus a few service fees -- a total of $65.50, which isn't bad for an iconic singer's big return.
Garth Brooks 2014 tour dates in other cities are coming soon.
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D. Cabrera Fernandez, G. M. Somfai, E. Tátrai, S. Ranganathan, D. C. Yee, M. Ferencz, W. E. Smiddy; Potentiality of Intraretinal Layer Segmentation to Locally Detect Early Retinal Changes in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Using Optical Coherence Tomography. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2008;49(13):2751. doi: https://doi.org/.
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To assess the ability of intraretinal layer segmentation to locally detect early retinal changes in diabetic patients.
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Six standard radial scans centered on the fovea were done by StratusOCTTM in 80 healthy eyes (35±13 years) and 28 eyes with diabetes mellitus (DM) with no or minimal diabetic retinopathy (MDR) (21 eyes no DR [DM; 31±7 years] and 7 eyes with minimal DR [MDR; 63±18]) on biomicroscopy. Automatic layer segmentation was performed using OCT Retinal Image Analysis software (OCTRIMA). Mean values of reflectance and retinal thickness (RT) of the macula, RNFL, GCL+IPL, INL, OPL, ONL, IS/OS and RPE in the fovea, pericentral and peripheral rings in the DM and MDR patients were compared with the mean values in healthy controls. Mean RT measurements in the groups were compared using ANOVA followed by Dunnett-post hoc analysis. A modified p value of <0.001 was considered statistically significant.
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No statistically significant thickness changes of the ONL, RPE and macular RT were found in the fovea (R1). We found a significant reduction in the pericentral and peripheral regions of the RNFL (30.8±2.1 vs. 21.8±6.5µm and 56.6±4.8 vs. 33.6±11.0µm, respectively, p<0.001 both cases), and a significant reduction in the GCL+IPL complex thickness in the pericentral region of the MDR group compared to controls (86.2±5.1µm vs. 72.2±8.8µm, p<0.001). Also, macular RT was significantly reduced in the pericentral ring of the MDR group compared to controls (308.5±9.3µm vs. 288.6±19.5µm, p<0.001). Local reflectance of each layer relative to each other was moderately stable within the retina for DM and control groups. However, this stable reflectance pattern was not present for the RNFL in eyes with MDR.
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We found reduced RNFL thickness in the pericentral and peripheral regions and reduced thickness of GCL+IPL complex in the pericentral region of the macula. Accordingly, macular RT was reduced in the pericentral region of the macula. Our results support the view of neurodegeneration in diabetes in the early stage of DR which seems to involve the RNFL and GCL layers mostly, leading to reduced macular thickness as reported previously. The strength of this study compared to other studies is the OCTRIMA subanalysis and quantification of the local variations of the intraretinal layers. Local measurement of the structural and optical properties of the retina by OCT appears to be a proper index for early DR detection.
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Airlines Forced To Roll Back Price Hike Because Not Everyone Joined In
When it comes to airline price hikes, it's all for one or none at all. Last week it seemed Delta Air Lines would get away with an increase of $10 to $20 on last-minute domestic roundtrips, because American, United and US Airways all joined in. This time, however, it appears they've been thwarted.
The Chicago Tribune says Southwest/AirTran and Jet Blue didn't join in hiking up prices, which means the other airlines that had started to hitch fares had to begin partial rollbacks on Thursday and Friday.
"Domestic airfare hikes have had historical difficulty weathering a lack of low-cost airline support," said Rick Seaney, CEO of FareCompare.com in an alert Friday afternoon. "It is rare for partial rollbacks to not end up being completely rolled back — so this hike attempt is likely to collapse completely by the end of the weekend."
In the price-hike game, one carrier will shuffle its prices up and hope that the others follow where they've led. If not, then the initial hiker, Delta in this case, has to drop back its prices.
This was the the sixth attempt to hike prices this year, but only three have been successful so far and adopted across the board by all airlines. The companies have been trying to deal with the rising cost of fuel.
"Airlines' limited success in raising base ticket prices in a tough fuel-cost environment underscores how sensitive consumers — even corporate and last-minute travelers — can be to price," Seaney said.
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KC-Area Hospitals Will Share Patient Information
KANSAS CITY (AP) - More than a dozen Kansas City-area hospitals will use a regional computer network to share their patients' medical information more efficiently.
The hospitals' participation in the Lewis and Clark Information Exchange was announced Tuesday. It allows the hospitals immediate access to such information as the patients' laboratory results, medication histories, allergies, immunizations and medical reports.
The Kansas City Star reports Heartland Health, a St. Joseph-based health organization, created the computer network several years ago but turned it over to a board to operate.
Some of the hospitals participating are Truman Medical Centers, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, the University of Kansas Hospital and Olathe Medical Center.
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It was a good week to be a sportscaster.
ESPN's Rick Reilly became engaged Wednesday night on the rooftop of Vita to longtime gal pal Cynthia Puchniarz. I was on vacation and was apprised of this news by text message at 3:30 a.m. I could barely go back to sleep. Then again, neither could Reilly.
"I was so nervous I was literally shaking," he says. "I was sweating through my shirt."
Former Denver Post Broncos writer Adam Schefter, who now is an NFL Network analyst, couldn't meet me for a drink on Long Island because he has sold his summer house and tells me his wife Sharri is pregnant.
Baby Schefter (it's a girl) is in the house in October!
Longtime Denver sportscaster Mike Nolan got married over the weekend in Santa Fe to Dee Russell.
Lots of old pals made the nups, including Gary Cruz, Steve Harms and Ed Sardella (sounds like Denver Broadcaster's Hall of Fame).
And former Ch. 4 sportscaster Les Shapiro got plenty of face time on "Letterman" last week.
Dave was hyping the new Kevin Costner flick "Swing Vote" — and the clip included a lotta Les in his small role as a reporter.
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Ok first of all you are using poly on the crosses? No bueno. Use the poly on the mains and cut back on the tension. Roger uses gut mains and poly crosses, but that's roger, I have strung many thousands of frames and never put poly on the crosses. The problem with the poly is it's stiff and hard on the arm. It's durable ok but dull.Forten sweet 17 g is a simple synthetic, your cross is thinner than the main again no buean will eat the thicker main. If you have to use this combo try the poly main and syn cross and reverse the tensions 2 lbs lower on the mains. You can contact me for any recommendations. I've been stringing professionally since 1977.
Thanks Mark. I hear ya. I haven't gone back to poly crosses. I have found with really stiff polys that I have to hybrid with syn gut but with softer polys I can go full be on it. With the stiff poly/syn gut i get more spin but with full bed of soft poly I get more ball pocketing.. is that wierd?
No it actually feels that way, the stiffer polys really don't flex as much and also lose tension as well. The higher end polys have come a long way but I would rather brake strings every 2 sets than hurt my arm. I recommend these hybrids only if you are using a lot of spin and braking strings too frequently. I have done a great deal of these hybrids as I tested strings for several company's and a manufacturer as well. The thinner combinations such as 18g X 17g depending on the material on the mains even the crosses can be the ones braking prematurely. People are funny. I have a friend a very highly ranked player from France, he was using taolson a 17g leoina actually for years loved it. As a gift I stung his frames with nrg 17g, He couldn't believe the difference in feel. I always tell people it takes a couple of stringing s to find out what is best. I ask many questions in an effort to find the correct product for the player.
your using a thinner cross than the mains? also use the poly on the mains not the crosses. Contact me if you want some help. 30+ years experience
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A six-foot tall giraffe was born at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk and in order to get all her measurables (height, weight) the zoo hilariously had a beefy man carry the baby zoo on a scale. It seems so calm!
They couldn't find a bigger scale? Is this what they do for all animals? What about some crazy lion or tiger or hippopotamus!? Zookeepers (real life, not the movie) interest the heck out of me.
Turns out, the birth of a giraffe is pretty damn scary (for us humans, at least), as they actually have to endure a six-foot headfirst drop. However! Greg Bockheim, executive director at the Virginia Zoo explained:
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My Guide To Auto Locksmiths Blackley
I have extensive experience dealing with locksmiths in the Blackley area. I have found that although there are quite a few standouts, there are lots of untrustworthy locksmiths in the area. This could spell disaster for those that use these untrustworthy locksmith's services. Thus, I have created this guide to help anyone who is looking to get the best locksmiths Blackley.
Personally, I run a business that requires locksmithing services on a regular basis. It's through my business that I have been able to extensively understand the wide range of locksmiths currently operating in Blackley. I have had many very bad experiences with certain locksmiths, and I have had some outstanding experiences. I have learned the best way to go about finding which locksmith will be good in Blackley and which ones won't be.
I believe that one of the fundamental qualities that a business should look for in a locksmith is reliability. There is nothing worse than an unreliable locksmith. This is because locksmithing services often are required at urgent times and thus require immediate correction. If the service is unreliable in areas such as punctuality, this can mean for a long run of different problems for a client.
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The time it takes them to respond is usually best within 12 hours. If they take longer than this, unless it's something such as a public holiday, it usually means that their communication model in their business is quite poor. Thus, they shouldn't be considered. The level of how well they answer my inquirer without reaching false conclusions or merely skimming my inquiry is really important. I want to ensure that the locksmith appreciates my inquiry and takes it serious by giving me a productive answer that answers the questions that I have outlined.
When all of this is done, I am usually left with a dozen locksmiths that are definitely shown that they are able to be reliable. Hence, It is safe to say that each of these locksmiths is decent at the very least. However, as a businessman, I am always looking for the best deal possible. The bit of research that it takes in the first place, to find the best locksmith, is very well worth the long term benefits of getting a good price for the best service in the entire Blackley area.
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Via Hoyden About Town's Lauredhel* on Twitter, I just discovered this Mediaite post by Glynnis MacNicol** discussing a piece by NYT public editor Clark Hoyt*** regarding the latest plagiarism scandal to be blamed on the fast pace of blogging. Like Gerald Posner before him, Times business reporter Zachery Kouwe says his problem wasn't that he meant to lift whole passages from other writers, but that when he was gathering information, he'd dump it all in one file, then totally forget which parts he'd written. And the real problem, if you want to know the truth, was tight online deadlines, which prevented him from carefully looking over his work for typos, awkward sentences and parts he did not write.
I mean, it's possible they're both that fucking stupid — I can't rule that out. But I can tell you I've been blogging on deadline for some time now, and I have yet to steal substantial amounts of writing from anyone else. Sure, I could probably thank Dooce every time I use all caps for emphasis, and Sady Doyle every time I get exclamation point happy, and I don't always correct people who credit me with coining the phrase "rack of doom," even though I've explained a bunch of times that I stole it from someone on Fatshionista ages ago. I'm not saying I'm perfect. But you know what I don't do? Copy other people's work into my own files and then magically forget that I didn't write it.
And you know how I don't do that? It's a pretty simple process.
1) I don't copy other people's work into my own files. When I find something I want to quote later, I do this fancy internet thing called opening a new tab, and then I toggle between that and what I'm writing. If I need to close the tab for some reason before I'm done writing, I do this other fancy internet thing called bookmarking.
2) I read everything over multiple times as I'm going along, and at least twice before I hit "publish." Even this doesn't keep me completely typo-free or prevent me from sometimes publishing dumbassed shit. But it's a pretty reliable way to familiarize myself with what my own writing looks like, lest I confuse it with someone else's.
3) I link to every online source I quote, and when it's a longer passage, I often use the fancy internet blockquote function. This also helps minimize my own natural confusion between my writing and other people's.
Here's an example. Felix Salmon writes:
Kouwe once wrote, in an email quoted by Teri Buhl: "Things move so quickly on the Web that citing who had it first is something that is likely going away, especially in the age of blogs."
Anybody who can or would write such a thing has no place working on a blog. If it's clear who had a story first, then the move into the age of blogs has made it much easier to cite who had it first: blogs and bloggers should be much more generous with their hat-tips and hyperlinks than any print reporter can be.
I did not write any of that. It really works!
4) On the rare occasion when I do hit "publish" without remembering to include an appropriate link — it happens**** — I usually notice it when I read the piece over again. Things that tip me off to missing links: The name of another writer, the name of another website, quotation marks, blockquotes, phrases like "As X at Y put it…" If you routinely include such markers when you quote another writer's work, you will have no trouble later identifying where your own work would benefit from a link to the source.
5) Also, I don't pretend I wrote things I didn't write.
That's it — my whole system for not plagiarizing! And since this blog is coming up on its three-year anniversary with exactly zero instances of a writer here being unsure of whether she wrote something or stole it, I feel confident recommending that system to others. Please feel free to pass my advice along to any veteran journalists you know who understand nothing about online communication and thus assume they won't get caught — er, rather, get all confuzzled by the pace of blogging and can't remember who wrote what. Just don't fucking forget where you found it.
*See how I credited another blogger, and included a link? Not actually hard.
**And again!
***Works for old media types with an online presence, too!
****In fact, I forgot to link to the Fatshionista Livejournal community where it's mentioned above before I first pubbed this post. Oops!