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Not many schools in California recruit teachers with language like this: "We are looking for hard working people who believe in free market capitalism. . . . Multicultural specialists, ultra liberal zealots and college-tainted oppression liberators need not apply."
That, it turns out, is just the beginning of the ways in which American Indian Public Charter and its two sibling schools spit in the eye of mainstream education. These small, no-frills, independent public schools in the hardscrabble flats of Oakland sometimes seem like creations of television's "Colbert Report." They mock liberal orthodoxy with such zeal that it can seem like a parody.
School administrators take pride in their record of frequently firing teachers they consider to be underperforming. Unions are embraced with the same warmth accorded "self-esteem experts, panhandlers, drug dealers and those snapping turtles who refuse to put forth their best effort," to quote the school's website.
Students, almost all poor, wear uniforms and are subject to disciplinary procedures redolent of military school. One local school district official was horrified to learn that a girl was forced to clean the boys' restroom as punishment.
Conservatives, including columnist George Will, adore the American Indian schools, which they see as models of a "new paternalism" that could close the gap between the haves and have-nots in American education. Not surprisingly, many Bay Area liberals have a hard time embracing an educational philosophy that proudly proclaims that it "does not preach or subscribe to the demagoguery of tolerance."
It would be easy to dismiss American Indian as one of the nuttier offshoots of the fast-growing charter school movement, which allows schools to receive public funding but operate outside of day-to-day district oversight. But the schools command attention for one very simple reason: By standard measures, they are among the very best in California.
The Academic Performance Index, the central measuring tool for California schools, rates schools on a scale from zero to 1,000, based on standardized test scores. The state target is an API of 800. The statewide average for middle and high schools is below 750. For schools with mostly low-income students, it is around 650.
The oldest of the American Indian schools, the middle school known simply as American Indian Public Charter School, has an API of 967. Its two siblings -- American Indian Public Charter School II (also a middle school) and American Indian Public High School -- are not far behind.
Among the thousands of public schools in California, only four middle schools and three high schools score higher. None of them serves mostly underprivileged children.
At American Indian, the largest ethnic group is Asian, followed by Latinos and African Americans. Some of the schools' critics contend that high-scoring Asian Americans are driving the test scores, but blacks and Latinos do roughly as well -- in fact, better on some tests.
That makes American Indian a rarity in American education, defying the axiom that poor black and Latino children will lag behind others in school.
First graduates
On Tuesday, American Indian's high school will graduate its first senior class. All 18 students plan to attend college in the fall, 10 at various UC campuses, one at MIT and one at Cornell.
"They really should be the model for public education in the state of California," said Debra England of the Koret Foundation, a Bay Area group that has given more than $100,000 in grants to American Indian. "What I will never understand is why the world is not beating a path to their door to benchmark them, learn from them and replicate what they are doing."
So what are they doing?
The short answer is that American Indian attracts academically motivated students, relentlessly (and unapologetically) teaches to the test, wrings more seat time out of every school day, hires smart young teachers, demands near-perfect attendance, piles on the homework, refuses to promote struggling students to the next grade and keeps discipline so tight that there are no distractions or disruptions. Summer school is required.
Back to basics, squared.
There is no secret to any of this. Portions of the American Indian model resemble methods used by the KIPP charter schools or, for that matter, urban parochial schools.
"What we're doing is so easy," said Ben Chavis, the man who created the school's success and personifies its ethos, especially in its more outrageous manifestations. (One example: He tends to call all nonwhite students, including African Americans, "darkies.") Although he retired in 2007, Chavis remains a presence at the school.
A Lumbee Indian who grew up poor in North Carolina and later struck it rich in real estate, Chavis took over American Indian in 2000, four years after it was founded with a Native American theme.
He began by firing most of the school's staff and shucking the Native American cultural content ("basket weaving," he scoffed). "You think the Jews and the Chinese are dumb enough to ask the public school to teach them their culture?" he asks -- a typical Chavis question, delivered with eyes wide and voice pitched high in comic outrage. There is no basket weaving at American Indian now -- and little else that won't directly affect standardized test scores. "I don't see it as teaching to the test," said Carey Blakely, a former teacher at the school who is writing a book about it. "I see it as, there are certain skills and knowledge that you're supposed to impart to your students, and the test measures whether your students have acquired those skills and that knowledge."
In Lindsay Zika's eighth-grade classroom, the day begins precisely at 8:30, when, without prompting, her students recite the American Indian credo:
"The Family," they chant. "We are a family at AIPHS."
"The Goal: We are always working for academic and social excellence.
"The Faith: We will prosper by focusing and working toward our goals.
"The Journey: We will go forward, continue working and remember we will always be part of the AIPHS family."
They recite this in a slightly robotic monotone. With barely a pause, they shift to the school's mission statement, which is twice as long and includes the promise that American Indian will develop students to be "productive members in a free market capitalist society."
To the test
Another day begins.
Zika starts with some comments about a recent history project, "Civil War for Dummies," in which the students wrote primers on the Civil War.
"These are very well done," she tells the class. "They're fabulous to read . . . and they show that you guys understand the Civil War incredibly well."
She moves to spelling. The students, seated in old-fashioned lift-top desks in tight rows, pull out work sheets. Zika selects a shy girl, Alexandria Lai, to lead a drill in which she says a word and others spell it.
Zika is dressed in business attire: black glasses, black skirt, black wool overcoat, her blond hair in a ponytail. She is the quintessential American Indian teacher: young (26), well-educated (Notre Dame, Oxford), self-confident, mature. A product of Oakland Catholic schools, she is warm yet reserved, with an underlying sternness. "I think kids want structure," she says. "They want strict teachers."
By eighth grade, discipline is not really an issue. Classes are preternaturally quiet and focused. Visitors may be startled to notice that students do not so much as glance at them. They have been told to keep their attention on their work. They do as they are told.
Students who misbehave in the slightest must stay for an hour after school; if they misbehave again in the same week, they have more after-school detention plus four hours of Saturday detention.
Under Chavis, the school also relied on humiliation to keep students in line, ridiculing miscreants and sometimes forcing them to wear embarrassing signs. When one boy was caught stealing, Chavis shaved his head in front of the entire school. (The boy, Jeremy Shiv, now a straight-A student at American Indian High, considers what Chavis did "pretty cruel.")
A framed poster in a hallway quotes Chavis: "You do outstanding things here and you'll be treated outstanding. You act like a fool and you'll be treated like one."
That concept isn't dead at American Indian, but it has been toned down.
All American Indian students have 90 minutes of English and 90 minutes of math a day.
The grammar lesson today focuses on appositives, nouns that modify other nouns. Student Isa Bey is asked to write an example on the board.
"The extreme abolitionist John Smith was hung after a brutal revolt," he writes.
Zika smiles. "Historically, there's a problem," she says. "Grammatically, it's correct." Chagrined, Isa erases "Smith" and writes "Brown."
"I like that he's connecting it historically," Zika tells the class, "but let's get it correct."
At 10:05 a.m., the students switch to math. The move takes about 10 seconds.
American Indian's administrators believe that one of the secrets to success in middle school is having one instructor teach all subjects except physical education. The goal is to have that teacher stay with the same children all three years -- a policy that seems to be more theory than reality, given high teacher turnover.
Time saver
The idea is that students will form a deep bond with the teacher and gain class time by having no passing periods. "We really see things in terms of minutes," said principal Janet Roberts, who took over from Chavis.
Five minutes per passing period might not sound like much, but over the course of a year, American Indian saves the equivalent of more than a week's worth of instruction.
Math class begins with a warmup exercise to get students thinking numerically. Then the class goes over the previous night's homework and moves to new material.
All students at American Indian take Algebra 1 in eighth grade, and the school prides itself on its math achievement. Last year, every eighth grader scored "proficient" or better on California's state algebra test. Statewide, only half the eighth graders even took algebra and fewer than half of those scored "proficient" or better.
Today's lesson is Chapter 14: probability.
"What is probability?" Zika begins. "Rebecca?"
"The chance you have of getting something," Rebecca says.
"Yeah," Zika says. "This is an important skill in life."
Zika displays a confidence in math that is rare for someone who majored in political science. "I like teaching math the best," she says.
They move on to factorials, and before long, Zika has the students doing rapid-fire exercises in which she gives them a number and they figure out its factorial on a whiteboard and hold it up for her to see. (A factorial is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to a given number.) The students are generally correct and seem enthralled.
One of the most common questions about charter schools is whether they "cherry pick" the best students and most motivated families.
Charters are required to take all applicants -- or, if they have more students than seats, to hold a lottery. American Indian has never done this and was denied a charter to open a new school last fall in part because school district officials said administrators were "unable to describe" the selection process.
Roberts and Chavis say they have never had more applicants than seats, so they never held a lottery. They also say that they attract a representative sample of students from local elementary schools.
But Ron Smith, the principal of nearby Laurel Elementary, who sent both of his own children to American Indian, says that's not the case for students from his school.
Of those who go from Laurel to American Indian, "I'd say 70% are academically strong, and 30% are a cross-section. . . . They have kids who I know could go anyplace in the state and succeed."
The school could not provide its students' elementary school test scores, so it is hard to say if they were above average. Roberts did provide three years of middle school scores for all students who entered American Indian in 2004 (with names removed for privacy), showing their progress in math and English from sixth to eighth grade. Of the 51 students who entered American Indian's middle school that year, only six scored lower than "proficient" in both math and English at the end of sixth grade.
It's impossible to tell whether the students were academically strong at the start of sixth grade or were brought up to grade level by the rigors of a year at American Indian.
Of the six who scored below "proficient," three left the school and the remaining three showed some progress by the end of eighth grade.
It isn't clear why the students left. American Indian insists that it has never expelled a child but says some leave because their families move or decide the school is a poor fit. Of the 51 students who made it through their first year, 39 finished.
"They've had a reputation among the local public schools as being very interested in kind of recruiting kids who are going to do well, and getting rid of kids who won't," said Betty Olson-Jones, president of the Oakland Education Assn., the teachers union. Both Chavis and Roberts strongly deny this and say their method works with all children. "Give me the worst middle school in America and let us run it," said Chavis. "I guarantee it will improve."
When math ends at 11:40, Zika switches to science. With no lab equipment and an emphasis on textbook learning, it is hard to imagine that American Indian will turn out the next Darwin or Edison. The students have brought in paper towel tubes and, after a discussion of the American space program, Zika leads the class outside, where they have about five minutes for a rare experiment: making rockets. It doesn't go well. With so little time, the experiment more or less fizzles, and then it's lunch. Zika admits it was a mistake; the next day, she'll have the students discuss what went wrong and try again.
After lunch, it's history (Reconstruction and its legacy), and then preparation for a philosophical debate. "Isa, how do you know you're really sitting here? How do you know you're not a brain in a dish hooked up to a machine?" Zika asks.
"I am because I think I am," pipes up Terae Collins, paraphrasing Descartes.
This is as fun as it gets.
At 2:10, the students have P.E. -- running and calisthenics. No games.
The class returns at 2:50 for some last-minute homework instructions. School ends at 3. Most stay and do homework until 4 -- just because they can.
A face appears at the door. It is De-Zhon Grace, a boy who was in Zika's class until Barack Obama was inaugurated as president.
Until then, De-Zhon and his mother had been fairly happy with American Indian. "I'm a single mom, and I'm trying to raise an African American young man, and I'm very serious about his education," said Chaka Grace.
But on Jan. 20, De-Zhon stayed home to watch the inauguration with his extended family. And that crossed a line for Roberts, who believes that nothing -- absolutely nothing -- should get in the way of class. According to De-Zhon's mother, Roberts said the boy would receive extra work as punishment and that she might rescind his recommendation to a private high school.
That, said Grace, "took it to another level for me. . . . I felt that was evil." She pulled her son out of the school.
De-Zhon, a neatly dressed, well-spoken boy who came back for a visit, conceded that he misses American Indian.
"I miss my class; I miss my teacher," he said.
There are no televisions at American Indian -- no computers in the classrooms, either -- so there was no way for students to watch the inauguration. But Roberts wants to be clear: They wouldn't have been allowed to watch it anyway.
"It's not part of our curriculum," she said.
Love it or hate it, it's the American Indian way.
mitchell.landsberg @latimes.com


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Unemployment figures in the U.S. continue to dip. As of February, 7.7%, or 12 million people, were out of work. Those are still a lot of slots to fill.
And while work is still hard to come by, some jobs are easier to land than others -- that is, if you have the right skill set and education.
Many of the fast-growing careers are in the health care field, says Laurence Shatkin, co-author of "Best Jobs for the 21st Century."
"The major trends are the aging of the population and improved technology that have created remedies for various medical conditions," Shatkin says. Add to these trends the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, where more people have access to health care, and you have an expanding market for health care workers.
Jobs in the business sector are also on the upswing as the economy slowly recovers, says Lynne Sarikas, director of the MBA Career Center at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in Boston. Sarikas warns that hiring managers are still skittish: "Hiring will be deliberate and cautious."
Here are the eight of the fastest-growing careers for 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. These jobs are expected to continue their upward trajectory into 2020. Average salaries, expected growth and minimum education requirements are from the BLS.
Biomedical Engineer
- Expected growth (2010-2020): 62%
- Average annual salary: $81,540
- Minimum education: Bachelor's degree
If you have an aptitude for engineering, enjoy being in a health care environment and have a yen to engineer body parts, you might consider a career in biomedical engineering, a field that is booming because of the leaps in medical technology.
"We are now finding ways to engineer replacement parts for our bodies … such as artificial hearts, retinas, knees and hip joints," Shatkin says. "The technology to do this has arrived, and people are getting older and need these replacements."
Shatkin says that while engineering replacement body parts is a fast-growing field, it is growing from a small base. According to the BLS, there were 15,700 biomedical engineers employed in 2010. That's expected to increase by 9,700 jobs by 2020.
"It is a small field, but there is a lot of opportunity for those who have these skills," Shatkin says.
Biomedical engineers can work in a variety of industries including hospitals, universities, research facilities, manufacturing, teaching and government regulatory agencies.
Veterinary Technologist or Technician
- Expected growth (2010-2020): 52%
- Average annual salary: $29,710
- Minimum education: Associate degree (technicians); bachelor's degree (technologists)
As more people treat their pets as members of the family, their furry friends are also receiving the benefits of advanced human health care.
"Blood tests typically part of human testing, such as those that look at liver and kidney functioning, (are) becoming routine for older pets," Shatkin says.
Veterinary technologists and technicians perform the bulk of this kind of lab work from taking blood, urine and stool samples to analyzing the results. They also work closely with the veterinarian to restrain animals and assist in surgery.
Add to that a growing pet population, and you have a growth opportunity for this kind of work: Employment of veterinary technologists and technicians is expected to grow 52% from 2010 to 2020, with even better opportunities in rural areas.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that while technicians require a two-year degree, veterinarians prefer a four-year degree for technologists who perform increasingly complex medical procedures on animals.
Meeting, Convention and Event Planner
- Expected growth (2010-2020): 44%
- Average annual salary: $45,260
- Minimum education: Bachelor's degree
If you are good at the details of arranging parties, meetings and vacations, you may have an aptitude for a promising career as a meeting, convention or event planner.
These professionals handle all the behind-the-scenes work of a successful meeting, event or convention, including choosing the meeting location, arranging transportation and making sure the event falls within a client's budget.
"While the Internet provides other means for business people to meet, such as through Skype, they are also discovering there is no substitute for face-to-face meetings," Shatkin says. "Now that business is bouncing back, meetings are also bouncing back."
While employers prefer applicants with a bachelor's degree, you also will need related work experience in hospitality management, catering or event planning.
While the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an average annual salary of about $45,000, Brad Bebell, spokesman for Meeting Professionals International, a trade association in Dallas, says that its members average $85,000 per year, with those in the travel industry averaging more than $100,000 per year.
"We're (also) seeing a proliferation of degree programs across the country. Hospitality schools are offering majors in meeting and event planning, not just minors or classes," Bebell says.
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
- Expected growth (2010-2020): 44%
- Average annual salary: $64,380
- Minimum education: Associate degree
Diagnostic medical sonographers use high-tech sound-wave equipment in procedures such as ultrasound, sonogram or echocardiogram to look inside the body.
"Sonography is increasingly being used in the place of X-rays and other procedures because of its lower health risk to the patient. And it's less costly," Shatkin says.
Contributing to the 44% growth of this field are the aging baby boomer population and the increased use of this equipment outside of the hospital setting, such as in doctors' offices and diagnostic laboratories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The path toward a sonographer career includes an associate or bachelor's degree. There are also one-year certificate programs available for those already in the health care field, such as nurses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says employers prefer a degree or certificate from an accredited institute or hospital program.
Also, those sonographers with more than one specialty have better job prospects, the bureau reports.
Interpreters and Translators
- Expected growth (2010-2020): 42%
- Average annual salary: $43,300
- Minimum education: Bachelor's degree
If you are fluent in more than one language, your opportunity for using your skills in an interpreter or translator career will be excellent over the next eight years.
"This is a function of the global marketplace. Business is being done on a global scale, and immigration is also at an all-time high," Shatkin says.
The translation and interpreting industry has proved to be recession-resistant, showing double-digit growth even during the deepest global economic crisis, says Jiri Stejskal, president and CEO of Cetra Language Solutions in Elkins Park, Pa.
"This is simply because this service is not a luxury item but rather a communication tool, without which multinational companies and cross-border businesses cannot function," Stejskal says.
The need for good translators and interpreters hasn't slowed even after the proliferation of free automated translation tools such as Google Translate or Bing Translator.
"(This) does not reduce the need for translators and interpreters, but rather creates a whole new market for their services as world communities become more connected," Stejskal says.
Although interpreters and translators typically need a bachelor's degree, the chief requirement is being fluent in English and at least one other language. While there is no universal certification required to become an interpreter or translator, various associations provide certification programs.
Market Research Analysts, Marketing Specialists
- Expected growth (2010-2020): 41%
- Average annual salary: $60,570
- Minimum education: Bachelor's degree
Why the need for market research analysts and marketing specialists?
"Two words: big data," says Beth Walker, chair of the marketing department at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. "The amount of data available on business customers and consumers has simply exploded in the past couple of years."
The data are coming at business from all angles -- cellphones, social media posts, digital pictures and videos, and purchase-transaction records. The information has the potential to reveal insights on individual consumers and isolate quickly changing market trends and demands, Walker says.
Sorting all this information and making it meaningful to businesses is creating more jobs for market research analysts and marketing specialists, she says.
Employment of people in marketing careers is expected to grow 41% by 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which says analysts and specialists will be in high demand at research firms, social and civic organizations, colleges and universities, and government agencies.
While you can land a job with a bachelor's degree and a few years of experience, most positions require a master's degree and a strong background in statistical and data analysis.
Marriage and Family Therapist
Increasingly, many people are turning to therapists for help with personal, family and marital problems. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, mental health careers are expected to grow by 36% from 2010 to 2020, while marriage and family counselors are projected to grow by 41% over the same period.
Not only are insurance companies providing more reimbursement for therapy, but treatment by a therapist with a master's degree is a less expensive alternative to psychiatrists with medical degrees or psychologists with doctoral degrees.
And therapy is becoming a more accepted effective treatment for emotional or mental difficulties, says Michael Chafin, president of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
"Therapy, in general, is finally losing its stigma problem that prevents people from accessing help," Chafin says.
Jobs for marriage, family and individual therapists will center on private practice, nursing and residential care facilities, outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers, hospitals, and state and local government agencies. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says all states require mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists to have master's degrees and licenses to practice.
Physical Therapists
- Expected growth (2010-2020): 39%
- Average annual salary: $76,310
- Minimum education: Master's, doctoral or professional degree
Demand for physical therapists is growing as the baby boomer population ages.
In addition, technological advances are saving more trauma victims and newborns with birth defects, creating a greater demand for rehabilitation care. And medical therapies that are alternatives to placing people in long-term hospital care are in high demand, Shatkin says.
Rather than keeping people in a hospital bed to recuperate from injury or surgery, doctors can send patients home, having them return for outpatient physical therapy, he says.
Physical therapy jobs are expected to increase 39% by 2020, with increases in all settings, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job opportunities are very good in acute hospital, skilled nursing and orthopedic settings, and in rural areas.
To practice, you must hold a master's or doctoral degree in physical therapy and complete residency programs after graduation that last nine months to three years. All states require physical therapists to be licensed.


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Name of Husband
Name of Wife
List dated 1 Feb 1787
Antony Pate
Nancy Shadwick
Richd Whitt
William Riss
Margrit Hayes
Richd Whitt
Robert Frazier
Elizabeth Fielding
Richd Whitt
Henry Kirkner
Elizabeth Smith
Richd Whitt
Garland Burgess
Lavina Brumfield
Richd Whitt
Rene Napier
Jean Eley
Richd Whitt
List dated 1 Apr 1787
Philip Hogan
Elizabeth Pate
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David Slone
Sarah Gibb
William Polley
Margrit Muncey
John Burk
Margrit Davidson
Robert Lastley
Elizabeth Compton
John Muncy
Neomi Muncy
James Aldridge
Rachel Treadway
25 Dec 1787
James Cecil
Peggy Wizer
Edward Morgan
11 Mar 1788
William Cristal
Nelly Brown
Edward Morgan
25 Mar 1788
Hugh Dugar
Sarah Discks
Edward Morgan
31 Mar 1788
Richard Cork
Dolly Loeman
Edward Morgan
15 June 1788
Ralph Stewart
Mary Clay
Edward Morgan
16 June 1788
Samuel Muncy
Anne Workman
Edward Morgan
30 June 1788
Isaiah Perdue/Josiah Perdue [see note]
Sarah Belcher
Edward Morgan
Dec. 1788
John Carr
Margerit Crow
Edward Morgan
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Resolutions and Publications of the Working Party on Inland Water Transport (SC.3)
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Status and Parameters of European network of Inland Waterways (Blue Book, res. 30, res. 49)
Note: European inland waterways and ports of international importance (E waterways and ports) are identified in the European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN), done in Geneva on 19 January 1996. Their technical characteristics are described in the regularly updated Inventory of Main Standards and Parameters of the Waterway Network listed below.
Inventory of Main Standards and Parameters of the E Waterway Network (Blue Book)
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/144/Rev.3: Eng/Fre/Rus
Map of European Waterways
Inventory of most important bottlenecks and missing links in the E Waterway Network - Resolution No. 49
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/159/Rev.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
Classification of European Inland Waterways – Resolution No. 30
TRANS/SC.3/131: Eng/Fre/Rus
Rules and Signs on Inland Waterways (res. 22, CEVNI res. 24, res. 35, res. 59)
Guidelines for Waterway Signs and Marking - Resolution No. 59
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/169/Rev.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
CEVNI: European Code for Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 24
5th revised edition:
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5: Eng/Fre/Rus
Online version available here: Eng/Fra/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5/Amend.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.5/Amend.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
Other languages: [disclaimer: the UNECE secretariat was not involved in the translation of the following version and is not responsible for its correctness] Slovak / Ukrainian
CEVNI: Waterway signs and marking poster
5th revised edition:
4th revised edition:
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.4: Eng/Fre/Rus/Ger
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/115/Rev.4/Corr.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
SIGNI: Signs and Signals on Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 22
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/108/Rev.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
Standardized UNECE Vocabulary for Radio-Connections in Inland Navigation - Resolution No. 35
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/185: Eng/Fre/Rus
Technical Requirements for Inland Vessels (res. 15, res. 61, res. 69)
Recommendations on Harmonized Europe-Wide Technical Requirements for Inland Navigation Vessels - Resolution No. 61
Revision 1
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.1/Amend.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.1/Amend.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.1/Amend.3: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/172/Rev.1/Amend.4: Eng/Fre/Rus
Ship-Borne Barges Resolution No. 15
Guidelines for Passenger Vessels also suited for carrying Persons with Reduced Mobility – Resolution No. 69
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/188: Eng/Fre/Rus
Recognition of boatmaster's certificates (res. 31)
River Information Services (res. 48, res. 57, res. 58, res. 63, res. 79, res. 80)
International Standard for Tracking and Tracing on Inland Waterways (VTT) - Resolution No. 63
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/176/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Standard for Electronic Ship Reporting in Inland Navigation - Resolution No. 79
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/198: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Standards for Notices to Skippers - Resolution No. 80
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/199: Eng/Fre/Rus
Annexes and Appendices: Eng/Fre
Guidelines and Criteria for Vessel Traffic Services on Inland Waterways - Resolution No. 58
TRANS/SC.3/166: Eng/Fre/Rus
TRANS/SC.3/166/Corr.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
Guidelines and Recommendations for River Information Services - Resolution No. 57
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/165/Rev.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/165/Rev.1/Amend.1: Eng/Fre/Rus
Recommendation on electronic chart display and information system for inland navigation (Inland ECDIS) - Resolution No. 48
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/156/Rev.3: Eng/Fre/Rus
Annexes and Appendices: Eng
Inland ECDIS symbols: ZIP
Pollution Prevention (res. 21)
Inland Water Transport Policy
White Paper on Efficient and Sustainable Inland Water Transport in Europe
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/189: Eng/Fre/Rus
Supporting Further Development of Inland Water Transport, Resolution No. 258 of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee, February 2007
ECE/TRANS/192, Annex II: Eng/Fre/Rus
Inventory of existing legislative obstacles that hamper the establishment of a harmonized and competitive pan-European inland navigation market, and proposals for solutions to overcome them, January 2005
TRANS/SC.3/2005/1: Eng/Fre/Rus
White Paper on Trends on and Development of Inland Navigation and its Infrastructure, 1996
TRANS/SC.3/138: Eng/Fre/Rus
Recreational navigation (res. 13, res. 14, res. 40, res. 41, res. 52)
European Recreational Inland Navigation Network - Resolution No. 52
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/164/Rev.2: Eng/Fre/Rus
Small Craft Used Exclusively for Pleasure Navigation - Resolution No. 41
TRANS/SC.3/148: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft - Resolution No. 40
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/147/Rev.4: Eng/Fre/Rus
ECE/TRANS/SC.3/147/Rev.4/Amend.1 Eng/Fre/Rus
Guidelines to Resolution No. 40: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Certificate (international card) for Pleasure Craft - Resolution No. 13
TRANS/SC.3/118 and TRANS/SC.3/131: Eng/Fre/Rus
International Certificate (international card) concerning the Competence of Pleasure-Craft Operators – Resolution No.14
TRANS/SC.3/96 and TRANS/SC.3/131: Eng/Fre/Rus
Regional agreements
Convention on Navigation on the Rhine from Neuhausen to below Basel ; Convention on Navigation on Lake Constance ; Agreement on Navigation on Lake Leman
TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.1: Eng/Fre/Rus)
Convention concerning the Regime for Navigation on the Danube (Belgrade Convention)
TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.2: Eng/Fre/Rus)
Convention concerning the Canalization of the Moselle
TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.3: Eng/Fre/Rus)
Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation (Act of Mannheim)
TRANS/SC.3/R.158/Add.4: Eng/Fre/Rus)
The Working Party on Inland Water Transport publishes an annual report on the acceptance of the resolutions: EN / FR / RU
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Red Knights continue interest in United
The Red Knights are continuing to work towards lodging a bid for Manchester United despite reports of rifts emerging within the group attempting to oust the Glazer family.
Led by leading investment banker and former United director Jim O'Neill, the Red Knights have been inching towards lodging a formal bid for the Old Trafford outfit, which had been anticipated prior to the World Cup's opening game on June 11.
Suggestions that the whole scheme is doomed to failure have wrong-footed some senior figures within the Red Knights, with a senior source, confirming: "Talks have been going better than ever and are progressing very positively."
However, even if the attempt to dampen down the impact of the latest gloomy reports succeeds, it does not tackle the fundamental point, namely that the Glazers have repeatedly insisted they are not interested in a sale.
The Red Knights had hoped the sheer scale of the visual green and gold protest against the club's owners, allied to a call not to renew season tickets, would nudge the Glazers in the direction of selling the club, which is now saddled with debts in excess of £700million.
Yet there is no actual sign this is the case.
On the contrary, in announcing another sponsorship deal earlier this week, United were able to trumpet a turnover in excess of £200million from their London-based commercial arm alone.
As chief executive David Gill confirmed earlier this week that sales of season tickets were in line with previous years, it is hard to see why the Glazers would sell at this stage, having only just gone through the process of raising £500million through a controversial bond issue, the small print of which caused such a stir.


text: Open Source GridPort (www.gridport.net) merits consideration. It interfaces with SGE, LSF, PBS, etc., via Globus. And NICE EnginFrame (http://www.enginframe.com) is a commercial offering which already has customizations for the Life Sciences. For the record, we provide our own Web GUI with Platform LSF, and make use of these portals as required. -Ian -----Original Message----- From: beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org [mailto:beowulf-bounces at beowulf.org]On Behalf Of Joe Landman Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:21 AM To: Robert G. Brown Cc: Matthew Pratola; beowulf at beowulf.org Subject: Re: [Beowulf] SGE web frontends Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Matthew Pratola wrote: > > >>Hi all, >> >>Can anyone recommend a simple web frontend for submitting SGE jobs? > > > http://www.globus.org/ > > One stop shopping. Did I miss something? Was a tongue planted in cheek with this reply? As far as I know there are very few web interfaces to running SGE (or LSF, or ...) jobs. If I am wrong please do provide links/references. Globus is not a web interface (last I checked), but a large group of middleware to manage something that looks a lot closer to the definition of a grid than SGE. SGE is a job scheduler (with a name "engineered" to make you think it is a one-stop-shop as a grid-in-a-box). My company is interested in (and we are developing) web portals for end user cluster work, so if you know of any, we would like to hear about them. Good open-source platforms that are current/supported could be worth looking at (and will save us time/development effort). There seem to be lots of bits of abandonware in the grid portal/user-interface area. We don't want to re-invent wheels, but at the same time, we don't want to adopt abandoned ones either. Joe -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 fax : +1 734 786 8452 cell : +1 734 612 4615 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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December 14, 2006
By ANDY KIRKALDY
FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh voters on Tuesday backed the $750,000 purchase of a key 34-acre village parcel, but the margin was not overwhelming: With 24 percent of possible voters turning out, residents supported the deal, which includes $50,000 to finish an in-ground septic system, 242-218.
Ferrisburgh officials recommended the purchase and said they were happy with the yes vote, but that they would have preferred a margin larger than 52.6-47.4 percent.
"I was disappointed it was so close," said selectboard Chairman Larry Simino. "This is the last chance for the town (residents) to say what will happen in the middle of their community."
VERGENNES — Vergennes aldermen on Tuesday agreed to study a possible new home for the city's police department, which now occupies three rooms with an entrance shared with city hall and the Vergennes Opera House.
Mayor April Jin, City Manager Renny Perry, Police Chief Mike Lowe and Alderman David Austin will evaluate options that Jin said could include a former doctor's office off Monkton Road, the current home of the Vergennes-Panton Water District on Canal Street, the basement of the Bixby Library, and possibly downtown homes or apartment buildings.
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Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk [2] is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Town of Kitty Hawk offers year-round residents and visitors alike a unique and relaxing environment. The Town consists of a thriving Village that has been around for generations, a newer beach community of residential cottages, and a maritime forest called Kitty Hawk Woods. The Woods feature a wide variety of plant and animal life.
Once a remote area, Kitty Hawk has grown into a summer resort area and provides some of the best beach recreation on the North Carolina Coast
The beach and village consist of low to medium density, single-family residential developments served by small businesses. Both the beach and the village share a feeling that development remains on a human scale and in harmony with nature. It is a pattern and character of development that the Town's people, both year-round and seasonal, are quite comfortable with and want to retain.
When Orville Wright stepped ashore in Kitty Hawk Village in the fall of 1900, he probably already knew that he and his brother were destined to make history as discoverers of flight. After all, they had chosen this remote fishing village on the Outer Banks partly for privacy from prying eyes.
Three years later, they would indeed break the bonds of earth for the first time in their heavier than air flying machine. From that moment forward, Kitty Hawk would forever be associated with the Wright Brothers as the birthplace of aviation -although the actual flight took place four miles south from the base of Kill Devil Hill.
Today, the once-tiny soundside village is one of the largest townships on the Outer Banks. On the oceanside, thousands of rental homes, restaurants and shops are part of the development that has characterized the northern Outer Banks from Nags Head to Corolla.
But along the Albemarle Sound, the village remains a treat for those who to choose to take a drive off the beaten path. Shaded lanes wind along the marshes. Quaint clapboard cottages and fishing boats line a series of canals that lead to the open waters of the Sound. And life takes on a more leisurely pace that is reminiscent of the way Outer Bankers used to live.
Wright Brothers National Memorial and Visitor Center and the Memorial Pylon are nearby reminders of the days when Orville and Wilbur Wright made this area their headquarters.
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The Norfolk International Airport is only 1 hour and 30 minutes away. It is right off the highway and an easy drive to the Outer Banks and Kiity Hawk. You can also check flights into Newport News. That drive would be about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Pitt-Greenville is about three hours away.
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Kitty Hawk of the Outer Banks has a lot to offer to its visitors. While on a trip to Kitty Hawk there are many things to do such as kayaking, parasailing, boating, mini golf, golf, fishing, surfing, surfing lessons and much much more!
Outer Banks Music Showcase Outer Banks family nightlife featuring a musical variety show for everyone. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-7505
Moneysworth Rentals Outer Banks equipment rentals of Beach, baby, linen and fun items! Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:1-800-833-5233
Dock of the Bay Marina Outer Banks marine fuel & supplies for your Outer Banks boating adventure; Charters too. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-255-5578
Sea Scape Golf Links 300 Eckner Street, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 Phone: (252) 261-2158 | Email: [email protected]
Duck Woods Country Club 50 S. Dogwood Trail Southern Shores, NC 27949
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Kitty Hawk ABC Store The only liquor store in Kitty Hawk with liquor, cordials & some mixers. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-2477 Play N Trade Video Games & DVDs Trade in, exchange & play video games on all major game consoles. KItty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-3838
Farmer 2 Fork Market & Culinary Services All your gourmet market, butcher and Outer Banks catering needs. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-480-3100
Red's Carolina Outfitters Outer Banks camping and hunting gear for the demanding customer; Military surplus too. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-6681
Dock of the Bay Marina Outer Banks marine fuel & supplies for your Outer Banks boating adventure; Charters too. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-255-5578
SeaBreeze Florist A full service Outer Banks florist for over 25 years. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:800-435-5881
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Although Kitty Hawk may be small there is a lot for everyone to do. At night there are different places that are a good place to spend your nights;
Black Pelican Restaurant Outer Banks dining, nightlife & seafood in an historic Kitty Hawk restaurant. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-3171
Rundown Cafe Authentic Outer Banks surf bar with oceanview; best burgers, seafood, and salads. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-255-0026
Hooters Of Kitty Hawk The Outer Banks Hooters with wings, burgers, seafood & sports! Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-255-1808
Hurricane Mo's Beachside Bar & Grill Relaxed, casual Kitty Hawk dining with fresh Outer Banks Seafood. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-255-0215
Ocean Boulevard Ocean Boulevard offers World class dining in Kitty Hawk. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-2546
Pizzazz Pizza Kitty Hawk Free delivery, pizza, subs, wings, a pizza buffet & salad bar. Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-1111
Jimmy's Seafood Buffet This Outer Banks Seafood Buffet is a crab lovers dream! Kitty Hawk, NC | Northern Outer Banks | Phone:252-261-4973
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In Kitty Hawk, there are a lot of different options for lodging for your vacation. There are many different condos, houses and different cottages for rent, a lot of them right on the beach looking at the water. On top of the large amount of real estate agencies and condos for rent there are also hotels to accommodate the needs of guests.
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Fact Sheet
Tropism Tests
February 18, 2013
What Is Viral Tropism?
When HIV attaches to a CD4 cell it is going to infect, it uses molecules on the cell surface. These are called receptors or chemokine co-receptors. The first receptor HIV uses is the CD4 molecule. The virus then uses a "co-receptor." This is either a CCR5 molecule or a CXCR4 molecule.
The virus usually uses one type of co-receptor or the other. HIV that uses the CCR5 co-receptor is called "CCR5 tropic" or "R5 tropic." However, viral tropism can be CCR5, CXCR4, or "dual/mixed" (or D/M) if some of the sample of virus uses each co-receptor. When people are first infected, their virus is usually CCR5 tropic. As HIV infection progresses, tropism usually changes to include more CXCR4 tropism.
Researchers thought that the co-receptors would be a good target for anti-HIV drugs. There is now an approved antiviral medication active against CCR5-tropic HIV. This attachment inhibitor is maraviroc (see Fact Sheet 462.) Maraviroc only works against R5-tropic HIV.
There are many other attachment inhibitors in development (see Fact Sheet 460.) Most block the CCR5 receptor. Some target the CXCR4 receptor.
Some People "Naturally" Block the CCR5 Receptor
While scientists were researching CCR5 blockers, they discovered that some people do not have the CCR5 receptor on their T-cells. They have a genetic mutation called a "delta 32 mutation." These people seem to be at least partially resistant to HIV infection. Because these people live a healthy life without a CCR5 receptor, researchers believe that using a CCR5 blocker may not have dangerous long term side effects.
How Is the Test Used?
The tropism test is helpful in deciding whether a CCR5 blocker will be useful in controlling a patient's HIV. Currently, a tropism test is required before maraviroc is prescribed.
This situation may change in the future. For example, if a new drug is developed that is active against X4 virus, the tropism test could help choose which type of drug would be most effective.
How Is Viral Tropism Measured?
Viral tropism is measure by genetic testing of a blood sample. The most common test is called "Trofile." The blood and virus sample is grown (amplified.) Then it is tested against cells that are known to express the CCR5 molecule or the CXCR4 molecule. If the sample is active only in the CCR5 cells, then the virus is R5 tropic. If it is active only in the CXCR4 cells, the virus is X4 tropic. Finally, the sample can be active in both the R5 and X4 cells. This would indicate D/M (dual/mixed) tropism.
It takes about two weeks to get tropism test results after a sample is sent in.
A new technology using genotyping has been developed. This involves analysis of the HIV genetic code rather than growing the virus. Results are available more quickly than for the Trofile test. The genotypic test is now available.
How Reliable Is the Test?
Tropism tests may not work if the viral load is below 1,000.
Also, the lower the proportion of X4 virus, the harder it is for the test to detect it. For example, if X4 virus is at least 10% of the sample, the test will detect it every time. However, if the X4 virus is only 5% of the total, the tropism test will detect it 85% of the time.
The new version of the Trofile test can detect X4 virus that is as little as 0.3% of the viral sample.
What Do the Results Mean?
Tropism test results are reported as:
The test tells you which type of co-receptor the virus prefers to use.
Early research on HIV found that people with more advanced disease had X4 tropic virus. When drugs were developed to block R5 virus, some people were worried that this would lead to more X4 virus and faster progression of HIV disease. However, results from research studies so far do not show this happening.
Use of an R5 inhibitor suppresses the R5 HIV. If there was some X4 virus present, then it will show up more easily when the R5 virus is suppressed. However, there is no evidence that the virus is "switching" from R5 to X4.
Are There Problems With the Tropism Test?
Trofile tropism tests are very expensive. It can take two weeks to get results. The first tropism tests cost over $1,500. Researchers have been trying to develop alternative tests that would be faster and less expensive. These tests have not yet been approved.
This article was provided by AIDS InfoNet. Visit AIDS InfoNet's website to find out more about their activities and publications.


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Statement of Safety and Security Policies, Programs, and Statistics
At Aurora University, the safety and well being of the students, faculty, and staff are a top priority. A number of people are involved in this effort but a truly safe campus can only be achieved with the help and cooperation of everyone.
The information herein is important, complies with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Safety Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, and will help us all in maintaining a safe campus environment that will support the high quality of education being provided at Aurora University. Read this material carefully. Aurora University's annual security report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings owned or controlled by Aurora University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters.
Information herein is intended to provide a general overview. It does not constitute a contractual agreement between Aurora University and the recipient.
Aurora University 2017 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Safety Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Report
AU Orchard Center 2017 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Safety Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Report
Safety and Security Services:
Aurora University employs their own Safety Officers, Sworn Officers, LEADS Dispatchers and the University Student Work Corps to meet its safety and security needs All University Sworn Officers have the authorization to make arrest in accordance with local, state and federal regulations. The Director of Campus Public Safety oversees these groups. Members of the Campus Public Safety Department patrol campus facilities performing checks of buildings, vehicles and property. Though this patrol is not a police force, they do have the authorization to make searches of individuals, belongings and rooms as well as detain persons, when appropriate, for policy violations or criminal activities that have been committed. In addition to the Campus Safety staff, the University maintains a close working relationship with the Aurora Police and Fire Departments.
The Campus Public Safety Department is located at 1408 Southlawn and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year. To contact the Campus Safety Department, please call 630-844-6140 for non emergencies and 630-844-5150 for emergencies (x555 from any telephone on campus). To contact the Director of Campus Public Safety, please call 630-844-6509. Information regarding crime prevention, University policies, and emergency telephone numbers and procedures can be accessed through the Campus Public Safety Department web site.
The Physical Properties Department also plays a key role in ensuring a safe and secure environment. This department is responsible for maintaining the University's buildings/grounds and making routine inspections of campus facilities. Physical Properties is dedicated to providing the best possible service to the University. To that end, it places highest priority on work required for the health, safety and security of its students, faculty and staff.
Reporting Guidelines:
Everyone is encouraged to report all criminal activity to the Campus Public Safety Department. Additionally, for incidents where University policy is broken by a student, the Residence Life Department should be notified. Emergencies should be immediately reported to the Campus Public Safety Department, at extension 555, or the Aurora Police or Fire Department, at 911.
Incident reports can be written by any student, staff or faculty member. Upon receipt of any incident report, an appropriate response and investigation is determined; including referral to appropriate local, county or state police agencies. The Campus Public Safety Department maintains an open reporting log. All incident reports are reviewed and maintained by the Director of Campus Public Safety. If an event is deemed of significant importance or risk to the campus community, factual information will be communicated via campus-wide e-mail and/or flyers.
The Campus Public Safety Department understands the desire for some individuals to remain anonymous when reporting incidents. Therefore, an online anonymous tipline is maintained via text. More information can be found here.
Upon receiving any call for assistance or response, an employee of the Campus Public Safety Department is immediately dispatched to the site of the concern. If the concern involves residential students, a member of the Residence Life Department will also be contacted immediately to assist. All members of the Campus Public Safety Department are in direct communication via portable radios.
Building Access:
Residence Halls remain locked 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All Residence Halls have two sets of locked security doors that need to be accessed before gaining entry onto the residential floors. Students are also encouraged to keep their room doors locked at all times. On occasions, doors to the Residence Halls may be unlocked by the Campus Public Safety Department for special needs or events. Residence Life members patrol the Residence Halls nightly, checking for propped doors and other safety concerns.
Academic building access is limited to University students, faculty, staff, alumni and invited guests. These buildings are locked when classes or University sponsored events are not taking place. Members of the Campus Public Safety Department make multiple patrols through all academic buildings on a daily basis, ensuring that the doors are properly secured. Building lock down times vary with events. During periods when the buildings are locked down, faculty and staff members with proper identification are permitted entrance. Anyone finding an area open, which they believe ought to be locked, should contact Campus Public Safety immediately.
The Director of Physical Properties is designated as Aurora University's Key Control Manager. Staff and faculty members with key needs are to make their request through their appropriate administrative area manager or dean. Keys will be issued to students for entry into their Residence Hall and individual room through the Residence Life Department. In all cases, individuals must sign for receipt of all keys issued to them. Keys remain the property of Aurora University, may not be duplicated (except by Physical Properties), and must be returned upon request.
The campus is on a specialized key system. Therefore, it is imperative that Physical Properties be notified if keys are lost, stolen or missing, especially master keys (there are several levels). Under most circumstances, lock cylinder cores can be readily replaced. However, individuals are responsible for keys issued to them and may be held accountable if those keys are missing/lost/stolen. It is vital for the safety of personnel and the security of property that individuals exercise strict control over keys assigned to them and not "loan" those keys to others.
Campus Public Safety - A Shared Responsibility:
As an educational community, we expect Aurora University to provide a safe and secure environment for learning. Creating and maintaining such an environment, however, is a shared responsibility among all members of the community. Aurora University seeks to minimize criminal opportunities and encourages students and employees to be responsible for their own security and the security of others.
In addition to all scheduled responsibilities, the Campus Public Safety Department responds to emergencies and alarms, helps campus residents and visitors with directions and information, provides assistance for vehicle and room lock-outs, makes referrals to local agencies and assistance resources, provides and distributes educational/informational material on campus and personal safety, makes presentations to campus groups, and serves as the central location for campus safety information.
A newly formed University Safety and Security Committee will represent various constituencies on Campus. They will review, evaluate and make recommendations regarding current safety/security policies, procedures and priorities. Their initial charter promotes: personal safety; reduction of personal and University liability; preservation of resources; protection of personal and University property; involvement, responsibility and accountability; and constant and continual education regarding safety, security, health protection, and wellness.
Sexual Assault:
If you are a victim of sexual assault, please contact the Campus Public Safety Department who will, in turn, contact University Officials responsible for giving immediate help. This help will consist of counselors specially trained in the physical, psychological, and legal ramifications of sexual assault. The Campus Safety Department is obligated to call the Aurora Police Department. If you are not comfortable contacting Campus Public Safety, please contact someone on the Residential Life staff that you know and trust.
The Director of Counseling Services works closely with local crisis support centers, medical treatment facilities, and law enforcement agencies to help ensure sexual assault victims receive the services, support and counseling they want/need. Outstanding support services are also available in the City of Aurora at Mutual Ground. Used extensively by local medical facilities and law enforcement, Mutual Ground (630-897-8383) provides excellent services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Victims' "Bill Of Rights":
Aurora University is committed to providing appropriate support and referrals to people who have been victimized in some way (by crimes or violations of University policy) and choose to report the incident to Campus Public Safety or University Administration. At Aurora University, a victim has the right:
- to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion;
- to have confidentiality maintained (within the bounds of law and prudence);
- to have criminal procedures fully explained;
- to receive assistance with relocation, if desired;
- to receive referral information for available support services;
- to have an advisor or support person present;
- to be informed of the general outcome of proceedings;
- to be kept informed of the status of any perpetrator(s); and
- to request assistance from the University in deterring any harassment or retribution
Drug and Alcohol Use:
Aurora University recognizes the responsibility of maintaining an educational environment conducive to academic achievement and student growth in the development of mature and responsible adult behavior. The final choice, however, rests with the individual. Aurora University does not tolerate substance abuse and has adopted policies regarding this matter. University policies are stated in the University A-Book. Copies are available in the Student Affairs Department.
Standards of Conduct:
Aurora University prohibits the unlawful manufacture, possession, distribution, or use of illicit drugs and/or alcohol by students and employees. This policy applies both to on-campus and off-campus activities, including student sponsored social activities and professional meetings attended by University employees.
Statement of University Sanctions:
Compliance with this policy is a condition of employment for University employees. For students, it is a condition of continued eligibility to attend classes and/or reside on campus.
Discipline for violating the standards of conduct will be governed by the University's disciplinary policies and rules. Consistent with local, state and federal law, the University will impose sanctions on those who violate the standards of conduct, up to and including, expulsion and referral for prosecution.
Possible Legal Sanctions:
Students and employees who are prosecuted and contribute to drug or alcohol related offenses are subject to the sanctions under federal, state or local law.
- It is illegal to give or sell alcohol to an individual under the age of 21.
- It is illegal to have an open container of alcohol in any vehicle.
- It is illegal to serve alcohol to an intoxicated person.
- It is illegal to sell alcohol without a permit or license.
- Driving under the influence is a criminal offense. A fine is imposed and a three month license suspension is minimum.
- Being intoxicated is not a defense to any charge for a criminal act.
- An underage person involved in a drinking/driving crash may sue the person at fault for those who provided the alcohol.
All of the above carry fines and may carry a possible jail term.
Criminal penalties for drug related offenses may be determined by the substance, the amount of the substance, where the substance is sold, or to whom. The offense may fall under one of the following classifications and receive the corresponding sentence:
- Class A - up to one year
- Class B - up to 6 months
- Class C - 1 to 3 months
- Class X - 6 to 30 years
- Class 1 - 4 to 15 years
- Class 2 - 3 to 7 years
- Class 4 - 1 to 3 years
Reporting Responsibility:
Employees are obligated to report any criminal drug/alcohol statute conviction, for a violation occurring in the workplace. Appointed personnel and classified staff employees should report such information to the Human Resources Department (630) 844-5493. Students and student employees should report to the Dean of Students (630) 844-5467. These individuals are also available to answer any questions related to the legislation or the University's compliance.
Aurora University maintains a list of local resources related to intervention or treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. This list is available at 427 Gladstone, or by calling (630) 844-5118. You may also contact Campus Public Safety at 1-630-844-6140 or stop by 1408 Southlawn.
Heath Risks Associated With The Use Of Alcohol And Illicit Drugs:
The table on the following page lists drugs by name (both pharmacological and common/street name), possible effects, and dangerous health risks associated with their use.
|Common Names
|Possible Effects
|Dangerous Health Risks
|Beer, liquor, wine, wine coolers
|Depresses central nervous system; numbs judgment; feeling; coordination; mood changes: excitement, anger, jealousy, depression; lowered sexual function
|Permanent brain tissue damage, heart and liver disease, mouth, stomach, throat cancer, addiction, blackouts, coma... death
|Pot, grass, reefer, roach, Maui Wowie, joint, weed, THC, Acapulco Gold
|Dilated pupils and red eyes, lack of motivation, short-term memory loss, disoriented behavior, increased appetite, reduced concentration
|Lung damage, cancer, psychosis, paranoia, addiction
|Phenobarbital, Seconal, Nembutal, Tuinal, barbs, goofballs, downers
|Depresses central nervous system, slowed heart rate and breathing, slurred speech, drowsiness, loss of consciousness, confusion, disorientation, taken in combination or with alcohol - very dangerous
|Addiction, respiratory arrest, coma... death
|Dalmane, Valium, Librium
|Soapers, Quads, Ludes
|Lysergic Acid
|LSD, acid
|Increased heart rate, blood pressure, dilated pupils, cold extremities, anxiety, panic
|Flashbacks, memory and speech problems, psychosis, bizarre behavior, violence, addiction, coma... death
|Microdot, Mickey Mouse
|PCP, Angel Dust, peace pill
|Mescaline, MDA, DMT, STP, Psilocybin, mushrooms
|Gasoline; glue; rush; White Out; aerosol products: vegetable spray, hair spray, deodorants, paint thinner
|Slows all body functions, decreases breathing rate, decreased blood pressure. Lack of coordination, memory loss
|Erratic heart beat and pulse, damage to brain and central nervous system, suffocation, unconsciousness, addiction... sudden death
|Cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco
|Increase heart rate and blood pressure, nausea, diminished sense of taste
|Addiction, lung cancer, tremors, convulsions, death
|Coke, flake, snow, crack
|Dilated pupils, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, talkative, excited behavior, heart attack, insomnia, loss of appetite, sudden death
|addiction, confusion, depression, suicidal urges, hallucinations, paranoia, convulsions, death
|Speed, whites, meth, Dexedrine, Biphetamine, crystal
Security Awareness, Safety Services and Crime Prevention Programs:
The increased awareness of crime on college campuses in recent years has caused colleges and universities to take a more proactive role in campus safety, security, and crime prevention. Aurora University has implemented a number of initiatives to reinforce its safety and security program:
- An escort service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling on-campus extension 6140 from any on-campus phone to request escort services.
- Safety and security assessment is an on going process at the University.
- One of the results is the projected installation of "Code Blue" emergency call boxes during the fall semester. These boxes will be strategically located through-out the campus. This provides a direct line to Campus Public Safety, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with just the touch of a button.
- Shrubbery, trees, and other vegetation on campus were removed, minimizing areas of concealment, maximizing the current lighting across campus and in parking lot areas.
- Exterior lighting is being upgraded. Physical Properties, with the help of Campus Safety, has instituted an aggressive program of responsive lighting repair.
- The Student Identification Cards issued to student act as an access card to the residence halls. This prevents unauthorized access by non-students
- A number of buildings on campus are monitored by Alarm Detection Systems for fire, intrusion, and other alarm related issues. All of our residence halls have a fire sprinkler system in place.
- Emergency phones have been mounted at the main exterior entrances to Residence Halls. .
- Safety and security information is provided to the community in various printed formats: letters, memoranda, posters, "flyers", newsletters, newspapers, booklets, e-mails and pamphlets. Safety Awareness Presentations are also offered to students, staff/faculty by request.
- A web based "Virtual Tip-Line" is available for individuals looking to report crimes anonymously.
Personal Property Insurance:
Aurora University does not carry insurance for theft of personal property. If you live in a Residence Hall, contact your insurance agent to find out if you are covered by your family homeowner policy. If you are not, it is suggested that you obtain renter's insurance.
Crime Statistics:
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires all colleges and universities that receive financial assistance, under the programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to report the following crimes that occurred on "campus." The definition of "campus" includes any property owned, controlled, or used by the University as well as all public property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution such as a sidewalk, street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, that provides immediate access to facilities owned or controlled by the institution.
- Murder - The willful (non-negligent) killing of a human being by another.
- Manslaughter - The killing of a human being through gross negligence.
- Sexual Offenses - Encompasses a number of sexual crimes involving penetration or intrusion (however slight) by whatever means against the victim's will.
- Forcible - Crimes categorized as forcible are: forcible rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and forcible fondling.
- Non-forcible - Non-forcible sex crimes include: incest and statutory rape
- Robbery - The taking or attempting to take, of anything of value under confrontational circumstances: by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.
- Aggravated Assault - An unlawful attack by one person upon another where the offender uses a weapon or displays it in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.
- Burglary - The unlawful entry into a building or structure with the intent to commit a felony or theft.
- Arson - Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, ect.
- Motor Vehicle Theft - The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
- Liquor Law Violations - Violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting: the manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing of intoxicating liquor; maintaining unlawful drinking places; bootlegging; operating a still; furnishing liquor to a minor or intemperate person; using a vehicle for illegal transportation of liquor, drinking on a train or public conveyance; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned (drunkenness and driving under the influence are not included in this definition).
- Drug Law Violations - Violations of State and local laws relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs. The relevant substances include: opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine); marijuana; synthetic narcotics (Demerol, methadones); and dangerous nonnarcotic drugs (barbiturates, Benzadrine).
- Weapon Law Violations - The violation of laws or ordinances dealing with weapon offenses, regulatory in nature, such as: manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons; carrying deadly weapons, concealed or openly; furnishing deadly weapons to minors; aliens possessing deadly weapons; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned.
- Disciplinary Referrals For University Alcohol Policy Violations - Individuals referred for sanctions for the distribution, possession, or use of any alcoholic beverage while on campus or while attending any University sponsored event off campus.
- Disciplinary Referrals For University Drug Policy Violations - Individuals referred for sanctions for the distribution, possession, or use of any illicit drug(s) while on campus or while attending any University sponsored event off campus.
- Disciplinary Referrals For University Weapon Policy Violations - Individuals referred for sanctions for the possession or use of firearms, explosive devices, air (pellet) guns, crossbows, slingshots, swords, knives (longer than 4"), shurikens, and other weapons or dangerous articles.
* The Campus Security Act was amended in 1998. Statistics for years prior to 1998 have been restated in accordance with the amendments to the extent possible. Any marked increase across years or in the revised statistics from previous years can be accounted for by the fact that the geographic boundaries for reporting were greatly expanded in 1009, and reporting of drug, alcohol, and weapons violations has also been broadened to include not only arrests, but also disciplinary referrals.
** The column for 98-99 Anonymous Statistics includes reports made to campus counselors and campus security authorities. These statistics represent anonymous reports believed by the reporter to have been made in good faith, but for which, no verification has been established.
*** This category included all on-campus incidents, including those listed in the category below, "In dormitories or other residential facilities." Therefore, the two categories are not cumulative, but duplicative.
Key to Hate Crimes Notations:
Type of Bias or Prejudice
Race = ra
Gender = g
Religion = re
Sexual Orientation = s
Ethnicity = e
Disability = d
Each statistic, resulting bodily injury that is motivated by a type of bias or prejudice will have a superscript notation for the type of bias. Numbers in superscripted parenthesis indicate the number out of the total number of incidents that were motivated by each type of bias.
Other informational statistics concerning the operation of Campus Public Safety (assistance calls, disturbances, etc.) are available, upon written request, through the Department of Campus Public Safety.


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I've read about programmers being able to spoof Ip addresses in E-mail in two ways. One by sending an e-mail using two ethernet (spoofing and sniffing) connections spoofing the ip address. However you would need to be on an ISP with no Anti-Spoof Firewalls on any of the upstream servers which is non exsistent in the U.S. and running Windows2000 or earlier (for some reason). So there would be no need to worry there.
The Second way to spoof an Ip in an E-mail address is to cause a particular error (I think it has something to do with an incomplete transaction) making most Mx servers drop the received header (allowing you to replace it) while still allowing the message to be sent. Once the "caller-Id" protocols go into full effect this could be the main method for spam since it isn't illegal to give phoney header information from outside the United States and it dosen't involve real Ip Spoofing so Anti-Spoofing Firewalls wouldn't do anything. The worst part about it is that since the header gets deleted and is instantly replaceable blocking spam by Ip addresses would be useless.
Post "Caller-ID" Email could end up with more spam. Anyway I can't even proove that it works to send the E-mail to the appropriate RFC people? I could refer them to somebody but that guy actually benefits from being able to spoof the Ip in E-mails so he wouldn't help.


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text: > Which is one of the nice things about InfiniBand, industry standard; > more vendors more competition. IMO, "industry standard" doesn't apply until there are at least three independent sources of all necesary parts, and really it's a bit of a lie until random far-eastern factories can churn out the stuff. so if Mellanox disappears from the face of the world tomorrow, I think there would be much gnashing of teeth in the IB world, which to me means that the standardness is entirely de-facto. ie, only marginally more standard than Myrinet or even Quadrics. > We should also begin to see multiple RNIC (RDMA over Ethernet) vendors > in the HPTC interconnect market very soon. with what latency? as far as I can tell, people in that market are under the delusion that TOE and RDMA is all matters. sure, burning fewer host cycles is good, but it doesn't make eth compete with quadrics. and RDMA hardware is nice, but unless it drastically improves latency, it's basically silly (ie, existing TCP SACK is not far from being RDMA, and it's a SMOP to do RDMA using a conventional non-RDMA nic.)