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Policies and Procedures:
A.1.1 Legal Name and College Organizational Units (Policy)
A.1.2 Geographic Boundaries and Service Area (Policy)
A.1.3 College District Vision, Mission, Values and Goals (Policy)
A.1.3.a College Mission Statement: Northeast Lakeview College
A.1.3.b College Mission Statement: Northwest Vista College
A.1.3.c College Mission Statement: Palo Alto College
A.1.3.d College Mission Statement: San Antonio College
A.1.3.e College Mission Statement: St. Philip's College
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B.1.1 Board Legal Status (Policy)
B.2.1 Organizational Plan (Policy)
B.3.1 Board Elections, Vacancies, and Removal From Office (Policy)
B.3.2 Board Member Training (Policy)
B.3.3 Board of Trustees Ethics (Policy)
B.3.4 Board Member Reimbursement and Expenses (Policy)
B.3.5 Board Members: Conventions, Conferences, Workshops and Events (Policy)
B.4.1 Board Officers (Policy)
B.5.1 Board Responsibilities (Policy)
B.5.2 Board Member Authority (Policy)
B.5.3 Board Policies (Policy)
B.5.4 Contractual Authority (Policy)
B.5.5 Sponsorship or Endorsement of Public Events (Policy)
B.6.1 Board Committees (Policy)
B.7.1 Tax Officials (Policy)
B.7.2 Legal Representation (Policy)
B.8.1 Board Meetings (Policy)
B.8.1.1 Administrative Remedies Before Resort to Citizens to Be Heard
B.9.1 Educational Philosophy - The Alamo Way: Always Inspire, Always Improve (Policy)
B.10.1 Environmental Sustainability (Policy)
B.10.1.1 Environmental Sustainability (Procedure)
B.10.2 Summer Four-Day Work Week (Policy)
B.11.1 Student Trustee (Policy)
B.11.1.1 Student Trustee (Procedure)
C.1.1 Financial Ethics and Accountability (Policy)
C.1.1.1 Financial Ethics and Accountability (Procedure)
C.1.2 Audit Services (Policy)
C.1.2.1 Internal Audit Protocol (Procedure)
C.1.3 Appropriations and Revenue Sources (Policy)
C.1.3.1 Donations and Grants from Private Sources (Procedure)
C.1.3.2 Sale of Surplus College District Real Estate (Procedure)
C.1.3.3 Facilities Use (Procedure)
C.1.3.4 Depository of Funds (Procedure)
C.1.3.Ex.A Resolution to Continue to Tax Freeport Goods (Exhibit)
C.1.3.Ex.B Resolution to Tax Tangible Personal Property in Transit (Exhibit)
C.1.3.3.Ex.A Facilities Rental Fee Exception (Exhibit)
C.1.4 Budget (Policy)
C.1.4.1 Annual Operating Budget (Procedure)
C.1.5 Purchasing and Acquisitions (Policy)
C.1.5.1 Purchasing Authority (Procedure)
C.1.5.2 Small, Minority Women and Veteran Owned Business Enterprise Program (Procedure)
C.1.5.3 Procurement Card Purchases (Procedure)
C.1.6 Enterprise Risk Management (Policy)
C.1.6.1 Liability Insurance: Employees (Procedure)
C.1.6.2 Workers' Compensation (Procedure)
C.1.6.3 Safety Program: Responsibilities (Procedure)
C.1.6.4 Transportation Management (Procedure)
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C.1.7 Investments (Policy)
C.1.7.F Texas Public Funds Investment Act Certification by Dealer (Form)
C.1.8 Intellectual Property (Policy)
C.1.8.1 Intellectual Property (Procedure)
C.1.9 Appropriate Use of Information Technology Resources (Policy)
C.1.9.1 Appropriate Use of Information Technology Resources (Procedure)
C.1.10 Tax Abatements and Tax Increment Financing (Policy)
C.1.10.F Application for Tax Abatement (Form)
C.1.11 Accounting for Capital Assets (Policy)
C.1.11.1 Accounting for Capital Assets (Procedure)
C.2.1 Environmental Health and Safety (Policy)
C.2.1.1 Evacuation Plans (Procedure)
C.2.1.2 Open Flames and Portable Space Heaters (Procedure)
C.2.1.3 Animals on College District Property (Procedure)
C.2.1.4 Temporary Food Establishments (Procedure)
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C.2.1.6 Heat Stress (Procedure)
C.2.1.7 First Aid and Over-the-Counter-Medicine (Procedure)
C.2.1.8 Holiday Decorations (Procedure)
Environmental Health and Safety Plan
C.2.2 Police and Security (Policy)
C.2.2.1 Police Department Standard Operating Procedures (Procedure)
C.2.2.2 Traffic and Parking Controls (Procedure)
C.2.3 Facilities and Grounds Management (Policy)
C.2.3.1 Preventive Maintenance (Procedure)
C.2.3.2 Environmental Protection (Procedure)
C.2.3.3 Naming of College District Property (Procedure)
C.2.3.3.F Recommendation for the Naming of Alamo Colleges Property (Form)
C.2.3.4 Construction Management (Procedure)
C.2.4 Records Management (Policy)
C.2.4.1 Records Management (Procedure)
C.2.5 Auxiliary Enterprises (Policy)
C.2.6 Mail Services and College District Addresses (Policy)
C.2.7 Equipment/Property Management (Policy)
C.2.7.1 Use of Alamo College District Equipment, Supplies and Personnel (Procedure)
C.2.7.2 Communication Device Assignments and Allowances (Procedure)
C.2.7.3 Disposal of Alamo Colleges District Property (Procedure)
C.2.7.3.Ex Surplus Disposal Flowchart (Exhibit)
C.2.7.4 Property Management: Inventory Control (Procedure)
C.2.8 Purchase or Acquisition of Art for New Construction Projects (Policy)
C.2.9 Employee Travel Expense Reimbursement (Policy)
C.2.9.1 Employee Travel Expense Reimbursement (Procedure)
C.2.10 Official Functions (Policy)
C.2.10.1 Official Functions (Procedure)
C.2.11 Legal Services (Policy)
C.2.11.1 Review and Approval of Agreements (Procedure)
C.2.11.1.Ex Contract Cover Memo (Exhibit)
C.2.11.2 Contract Signing Authority (Procedure)
C.2.11.3 Digital Signatures (Procedure)
C.2.12 Emergency Management (Policy)
Emergency Operations Plan
C.2.13 Smoking Education Program (Policy)
C.3.1 Debt Management (Policy)
C.3.1.1 Debt Management: Post Issuance Compliance (Procedure)
C.3.1.2 Debt Management Post Pricing Calls with Syndicate Members (Procedure)
D.1.1 Compliance with Policies and Procedures (Policy)
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D.2.2 Hiring Practices (Policy)
D.2.2.1 Hiring Practices (Procedure)
D.2.3 Qualifications for Hire (Policy)
D.2.3.1 Criminal History Background Checks and Drug Testing (Procedure)
D.2.3.2 Faculty and Department Chair Positions (Procedure)
D.2.3.3 Faculty Members' Use of English (Procedure)
D.2.3.4 Pre-Employment Screening for Controlled Substances (Procedure)
D.2.4 Nepotism, Conflicts of Interest (Policy)
D.2.4.1 Nepotism (Procedure)
D.2.4.2 Conflicts of Interest (Procedure)
D.2.4.2.F Conflicts of Interest Affidavits (Form)
D.2.4.3 Conflicts of Interest: Assignments and Outside Activities (Procedure)
D.2.4.4 Conflicts of Interest: Group Travel (Procedure)
D.2.5 Hiring Authority, Status, Assignments and Duties (Policy)
D.2.5.1 Hiring Authority, Status, Assignments and Duties (Procedure)
D.2.5.2 Staffing Review (Procedure)
D.2.5.3 Position Elimination, Realignment and Reassignment (Procedure)
D.2.5.4 Full-Time Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty Relocation Between Colleges (Procedure)
D.2.5.5 Faculty Tenure Process (Procedure)
D.2.5.6. Peak Workload Scheduling (Procedure)
D.2.6 Telecommuting (Policy)
D.2.6.1 Telecommuting (Procedure)
D.2.7 Employee Licensure, Registration and Certification Requirements (Policy)
D.2.7.1 Employee Licensure, Registration and Certification Requirements (Procedure)
D.3.2 Protection from Retaliation (Policy)
D.3.2.1 College District Protection from Retaliation (Procedure)
D.3.2.2 Statutory Whistleblower Protection (Procedure)
D.3.3 Employee Complaints (Policy)
D.3.3.1 Employee Complaints (Procedure)
D.3.4 Freedom of Association (Policy)
D.3.5 Academic Freedom and Responsibilities (Policy)
D.4.3 Personal Appearance and Uniforms (Policy)
D.4.3.1 Personal Appearance and Uniforms (Procedure)
D.4.4 Attendance and Punctuality (Policy)
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D.4.6 Prevention and Reporting of Workplace Violence and Abuse of Minors (Policy)
D.4.6.1 Workplace Violence (Procedure)
D.4.7 Drugs and Alcohol-Free Workplace and Schools (Policy)
D.4.7.1 Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace (Procedure)
D.4.7.1.Ex Notice of Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Exhibit)
D.4.8 Communicable Diseases (Policy)
D.4.8.1 Communicable Diseases (Procedure)
D.4.9 Conduct Constituting Moral Turpitude (Policy)
D.4.10 Faculty Code of Professional Ethics (Policy)
D.4.10.1 Faculty Code of Professional Ethics (Procedure)
D.4.11 Notification of Misdemeanor and Felony Offenses (Policy)
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D.5.1 Employee Compensation and Exempt/Non-Exempt Status (Policy)
D.5.1.1 Employee Compensation and Exempt/Non-Exempt Status (Procedure)
D.5.1.1.Ex.A-Exhibit Employee Compensation and Exempt/Non-Exempt Status
D.5.1.1.Ex.B-Exhibit Employee Compensation and Exempt/Non-Exempt Status
D.5.1.2 Faculty Teaching Loads (Procedure)
D.5.1.3 Classification and Compensation Administration Regulations (Procedure)
D.5.1.4 Full-Time Faculty Pay Schedule (Procedure)
D.5.2 Benefits (Policy)
D.5.2.1 Benefits (Procedure)
D.5.2.2 Employee Assistance Program (Procedure)
D.5.2.3 Severance Benefits (Procedure)
D.5.3 Holidays, Leaves, and Absences (Policy)
D.5.3.1 Holidays, Leaves, and Absences (Procedure)
D.5.4 Family and Medical Leave (Policy)
D.5.4.1 Family and Medical Leave (Procedure)
D.5.5 Inclement Weather and Other Emergency Closings (Policy)
D.5.5.1 Inclement Weather and Other Emergency Closings (Procedure)
D.5.6 Employee Suggestion Plan Incentive Program (Policy)
D.5.6.1 Alamo Ideas Suggestion Program (Procedure)
D.6.1 Professional Development (Policy)
D.6.1.1 Professional Development (Procedure)
D.6.1.2 Required Training (Procedure)
D.6.1.3 Tuition Reimbursement for Employees and Child Dependents (Procedure)
D.7.1 Employee Evaluations (Policy)
D.7.1.1 Employee Evaluations (Procedure)
D.7.1.2 Faculty Performance Evaluations (Procedure)
D.7.1.2.Ex.A Classroom Observation (Exhibit)
D.7.1.2.Ex.B Alamo Colleges District Student Survey Form (Exhibit)
D.7.1.2.Ex.C Faculty Evaluation by Peer Review Committee (Exhibit)
D.7.1.2.Ex.D Faculty Self-Evaluation (Exhibit)
D.7.1.2.Ex.E Faculty Evaluation by Chair/Supervisor (Exhibit)
D.7.1.2.Ex.F Librarians/Counselors Faculty Evaluation by Chair/Supervisor (Exhibit)
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D.8.2 Promotion and Demotion (Policy)
D.8.2.1 Promotion Process (Procedure)
D.8.2.2 Demotion (Procedure)
D.9.1 Progressive Discipline (Policy)
D.9.1.1 Progressive Discipline: Non-Tenured Employees (Procedure)
D.9.1.2 Progressive Discipline: Tenured Faculty (Procedure)
D.9.1.3 Procedures for Termination of Non-Benefited Employees (Procedure)
D.10.2 Separation from Employment (Policy)
D.10.2.1 Termination: Non-Contract Employees (Procedure)
D.10.2.2 Termination During Contract Term: Non-Tenured Employees (Procedure)
D.10.2.3 Nonrenewal: Non-Tenured Employees (Procedure)
D.10.2.4 Resignation from Alamo Colleges Employment (Procedure)
D.10.2.5 Termination: Tenured Faculty (Procedure)
D.10.3 Retirement (Policy)
D.10.4 Recognition and Awards (Policy)
D.11.1 Emergency Leave Bank (Policy)
D.11.1.1 Emergency Leave Bank (Procedure)
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D.12.1 Personnel Action Planning and Approval (Policy)
D.12.1.1 Personnel Action Planning and Approval (Procedure)
E.1.2 Academic Calendar (Policy)
E.1.3 Core Curriculum and Degrees (Policy)
E.1.3.1 Honorary Associates Degree (Procedure)
E.1.3.1.F Nomination for Honorary Associates Degree (Form)
E.1.4 Student Course Loads and Schedules (Policy)
E.1.5 Special Programs (Policy)
E.1.6 Program and Course Offerings (Policy)
E.1.7 Instructional Resources: Copyrighted Materials (Policy)
E.1.8 International Programs (Policy)
E.1.8.1 International Programs (Procedure)
E.1.8.2 International Programs: Crisis Management (Procedure)
E.1.9 Online Learning (Policy)
E.1.9.1 Online Learning (Procedure)
E.1.9.2 Online Learning (Procedure)
E.2.1 Accreditation and Substantive Change (Policy)
E.2.1.1 Substantive Change (Procedure)
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F.2.1 Student Enrollment Requirements (Policy)
F.2.1.1 State Residency (Procedure)
F.2.1.2 Early Admission of High School Students (Procedure)
F.2.1.3 F-1 Visa Student Requirements (Procedure)
F.2.1.4 Campus ID Card (Procedure)
F.2.2 Student Tuition (Policy)
F.2.3 Student Fees (Policy)
F.2.3.1 Student Services Fee Advisory Committee (Procedure)
F.2.4 Student Financial Aid (Policy)
F.3.1 Student Health (Policy)
F.3.1.1 Communicable Diseases (Procedure)
F.3.1.2 Communicable Diseases as a Disability (Procedure)
F.3.1.3 Student Health - Threat to Health and Safety (Procedure)
F.4.1 Student Education Records (Policy)
F.4.1.1 Access to Student Education Records (Procedure)
F.4.1.2 Amendments to Student Records (Procedure)
F.4.2 Student Code of Conduct - Non-Academic Misconduct, Academic Integrity (Policy)
F.4.2.1 Non-Academic Misconduct Disciplinary and Appeal Process (Procedure)
F.4.2.2 Academic Integrity Disciplinary and Appeal Process (Procedure)
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F.4.5 Alcohol and Drug Use (Policy)
F.4.5.Ex Notice and Information on Illegal Drugs and Steroids (Exhibit)
F.4.6 Academic Grievances (Policy)
F.4.7 Non-Academic Grievances (Policy)
F.4.7.1 Non-Academic Grievances (Procedure)
F.5.1 Registered Student Organizations (Policy)
F.5.2 Student Contests and Competitions (Policy)
F.5.3 Student Fund Raising (Policy)
F.5.4 Student Publications and Signs (Policy)
F.6.1 Student Success (Policy)
F.6.1.1 Student Success: The Student Experience - MyMap (Monitoring Academic Progress)(Procedure)
F.6.1.2 Student Success: The Student Experience - Connection Through Entry (Procedure)
F.6.1.3 Student Success: The Student Experience - Progress to and Through Completion (Procedure)
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F.6.1.6 Student Success: ALAMOCash Card and Student Refunds (Procedure)
F.6.2 Student Responsibility for Success (Policy)
F.6.3 Mandatory New Student Orientation (Policy)
F.6.4 Automatic Awarding of Credentials (Policy)
F.6.5 Student Success: Equity
F.7.1 Student Email Account The Official Electronic Mode of Communication (Policy)
F.7.2 Student Automated Messaging
G.1.1 Public Information (Policy)
G.1.1.1 Requests for Information (Procedure)
G.1.1.2 Guidelines for Public Information Request Charges (Procedure)
G.1.2 Public Complaints and Hearings (Policy)
G.1.2.1 Public Complaints and Hearings (Procedure)
G.1.3 Advertising and Fund Raising (Policy)
G.1.4 Use of and Access to College District Facilities (Policy)
G.1.4.1 Use of and Access to College District Facilities (Procedure)
G.1.4.2 Conduct on College District Property (Procedure)
G.1.4.3 Ejection and Exclusion of Persons (other than students and employees) from Campus (Procedure)
G.1.4.4 Use of Alcohol at District Facilities (Procedure)
G.1.4.5 Rules Limiting the Licensed Concealed Carry of Handgun (Procedure)
G.2.1 Cooperative Educational Relationships (Policy)
G.2.2 Access to Programs, Services and Activities (Policy)
H.1.1 Equal Education and Employment Opportunities (Policy)
H.1.1 Attachment-A Title IX/VII/ADA/504 Coordinator Organization
H.1.2 Civil Rights Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (Policy)
H.1.2.1 Civil Rights Complaint and Resolution (Procedure)
H.1.2.1 Civil Rights Complaint (Diagram)
H.1.2.2 Civil Rights Complaint Appeal (Procedure)
H.1.2.2 Civil Rights Appeal (Diagram)
H.1.2.3 Procedure Bully Free Workplace and Campuses (Procedure)
This manual includes POLICIES adopted by the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees, PROCEDURES approved by the Chancellor, and EXHIBITS and FORMS (illustrative charts, forms, definitions, and other supplemental material).
The policies, procedures and other documents in this manual apply to all Alamo Colleges employees and students, including district support services and all other offices and units of the Alamo Colleges. The policies, procedures, and other documents in this manual supersede all previous versions and all other Alamo Colleges policies, procedures, practices, and guidelines. To the extent that any Alamo Colleges policies, procedures, practices, guidelines, handbooks, or other statements of rules conflict with the documents in this manual, the documents in this manual shall control. To the extent that any policy, procedure or other document in this manual is inconsistent with Texas or federal law, the Texas or federal law shall control.
Nothing contained in this manual constitutes an employment contract or an offer to contract with any employee, and nothing contained in this manual changes the employment-at-will status of any employee, or creates any additional rights, remedies at law, or expectations of continued employment.
With the exception of the master policy manual maintained in the District Ethics and Compliance Office, printed copies of this manual are unofficial, and may not contain all of the changes approved by the Board of Trustees.
New and revised policies are generally added to this online manual within five business days after Board adoption. Questions regarding policies may be directed to the District Ethics and Compliance Office at 210-485-0057.
Note: Board policies do not generally repeat legal or regulatory provisions. The Legal Reference Manual maintained by the Texas Association of Community Colleges contains "legal policies" that can be useful as a general guide to laws that may be applicable to college districts. However, the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees does not adopt these policies, and they always remain subject to interpretation by the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees and legal counsel, including interpretation about whether they apply to the Alamo Colleges. Questions about applicable laws may be directed to the Alamo Colleges Office of Legal Services.
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Section A: Basic District Foundations
Section B: Board Governance
Section C: Business & Support Services
Section D: Personnel
Section E: Instruction
Section F: Students
Section G: Community & Governmental Relations
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Inaugural Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month initiates a global conversation about dementia
There are at least 44 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and those numbers are expected to grow to 76 million by 2030. During the inaugural Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month this June, the Alzheimer's Association is asking people around the world to wear purple — the color of the Alzheimer's movement — and use their brains to fight Alzheimer's disease.
Despite being the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, Alzheimer's disease is still largely misunderstood. Often thought of as minor memory loss, Alzheimer's is actually a fatal disease that kills nerve cells and tissue in the brain, affecting an individual's ability to remember, think and plan. As the disease progresses, the brain shrinks dramatically due to cell death. Individuals lose their ability to communicate, recognize family and friends and care for themselves.
According to the Alzheimer's Association 2014 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, nearly a quarter (24 percent) of people agree with the mistaken belief that Alzheimer's disease must run in their family for them to be at risk. When looking at certain ethnic groups, these numbers were even higher. A third of Latinos (33 percent) and almost half of Asians (45 percent) agreed with that incorrect statement. In actuality, everyone with a brain is at risk for Alzheimer's, a disease that currently has no way to prevent, stop or even slow its progression.
"Alzheimer's disease is devastating millions of families and threatening economies worldwide, yet it is still widely misunderstood," said Angela Geiger, chief strategy officer at the Alzheimer's Association. "Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness of the Alzheimer's crisis and educate people on the realities of the disease. Because everyone is at risk, the Alzheimer's Association is asking everyone to join the purple movement and help protect our greatest assets, our brains."
During Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, people around the world will come together on a special day to raise awareness and funds for the fight against Alzheimer's disease. On June 21, teams will participate in The Longest Day®, a sunrise-to-sunset event to honor those facing Alzheimer's with strength, passion and endurance. To start or join a team, visit alz.org/thelongestday.
In support of the inaugural Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, eBay Giving Works is once again partnering with the Alzheimer's Association. The week of June 16, leading up to The Longest Day, everyone is invited to "favorite" the Alzheimer's Association at www.ebay.com/alz and the Association will be the exclusive charity at check out. Additionally, Alex and Ani will launch the new Sunflower signature expandable wire charm bangle through the company's Charity by Design division. A portion of all proceeds (20 percent) from the sale of the bangle will directly benefit the Alzheimer's Association.
Other ways to join the fight against Alzheimer's disease during June include:
- Share the facts — Post and tweet about Alzheimer's disease and brain risk throughout the month. If you have a brain, you are at risk for Alzheimer's disease.
- Be social — Turn Facebook purple using an END ALZ graphic as your profile picture.
- Go purple — Wear purple all month but especially on Saturday, June 21, the longest day of the year, to support those facing the devastation of Alzheimer's disease every day.
- Use your brain to fight Alzheimer's disease — Become an Alzheimer's advocate and write your members of Congress to ask for more federal funding for Alzheimer's research.
For more information on Alzheimer's disease, how to get involved and purple gear, visit alz.org/abam.
eBay Giving Works
Integrated into eBay's regular buying and selling platform, eBay Giving Works makes it easy for people to support important causes, both in the U.S. and abroad. It enables sellers to donate a portion of their sales and buyers to shop while supporting their favorite charities — all the while giving nonprofits an opportunity to engage new supporters.
Alex and Ani
Alex and Ani, LLC offers eco-conscious, positive energy products created by designer Carolyn Rafaelian, founder, creative director and CEO. Alex and Ani is synonymous with Made in America. Its World Headquarters are located in the Greater Providence, Rhode Island area, where its products are designed, manufactured, and assembled using recycled local materials. Carolyn believes that every individual has a positive message to share with the world, and by incorporating powerful symbolism and design into each positive energy piece, Alex and Ani provides a vehicle for wearers to express their individuality. An Inc. 500 Company, Alex and Ani has retail stores in addition to retail partners both domestically and internationally. Please visit www.AlexandAni.com for more information.
Charity by Design
Created in February of 2011, Charity by Design is a unique division focused solely on giving and making the dreams of charitable organizations come true. Charity by Design empowers non-profit organizations both on a national and local scale to reach their goals by sharing their mission through the power of positive energy and creative design. Our customized symbolic charms capture the essence of a charity making it more accessible to the public while raising awareness and funds. A portion of proceeds are donated directly to non-profit organizations who strive to enhance the quality of lives on Earth. By allowing consumers to enter the charitable world through their purchases, we believe a new generation of philanthropists will emerge.
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's. For more information, visit alz.org.
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A Phase I Concentration-Targeted Multidose Study of Atevirdine Mesylate ( U-87201E ), AZT, and ddI or ddC
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000753
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : April 2, 2012
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To determine the safety, toxicity, pharmacokinetic profile, and antiretroviral activity of atevirdine mesylate ( U-87201E ) in HIV-infected patients. Per 06/04/93 amendment, to also evaluate the interactive effects of didanosine ( ddI ) or zalcitabine ( dideoxycytidine; ddC ) with zidovudine ( AZT ) on the pharmacokinetics of U-87201E and to assess the effects of the triple combination therapies on immunologic and virologic parameters.
Since the use of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors such as U-87201E has been associated with the rapid development of resistant HIV isolates, an initial evaluation of this drug in patients was made in combination with AZT. Because of the inability to detect resistance after 6 weeks of combined AZT/U-87201E therapy, this protocol will initially investigate U-87201E administered alone and then investigate the effect of this drug with AZT and ddI or ddC.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Atevirdine mesylate Drug: Zidovudine Drug: Zalcitabine Drug: Didanosine
|Phase 1
Since the use of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors such as U-87201E has been associated with the rapid development of resistant HIV isolates, an initial evaluation of this drug in patients was made in combination with AZT. Because of the inability to detect resistance after 6 weeks of combined AZT/U-87201E therapy, this protocol will initially investigate U-87201E administered alone and then investigate the effect of this drug with AZT and ddI or ddC.
Ten patients are treated at each of three targeted concentration ranges of U-87201E. Patients in the second cohort are enrolled immediately after patients in the first cohort are accrued; patients in the third cohort are enrolled when 5 of 10 patients in the second cohort have tolerated that dose for at least 4 weeks. The MTD will be the dose below that which produces dose-limiting grade 3 or 4 toxicity in five out of 10 patients. At least two women and five antiretroviral naive patients must be enrolled in each dose concentration range. Patients receive at least 8 weeks of monotherapy with U-87201E, with possible extension to at least 24 weeks with the same dose of U-87201E alone or in combination with zidovudine plus either ddI or ddC. Patients are followed weekly for at least 8 weeks and, if applicable, at weeks 10, 12, 16, 20, and 24 and monthly thereafter, up to 1 month following the last dose. Patients on combination therapy will have an indwelling venous catheter inserted for the first 2 days of combination therapy. Per 10/15/93 amendment, if no MTD is established with the first three cohorts, then 10 additional patients will be enrolled at a fourth concentration.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|30 participants
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase I Concentration-Targeted Multidose Study of Atevirdine Mesylate ( U-87201E ), AZT, and ddI or ddC
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 1995
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
- PCP prophylaxis with pentamidine, TMP/SMX, or dapsone (if appropriate).
- Clotrimazole troches or nystatin oral suspension for oral candidiasis.
- Acyclovir (up to 1000 mg/day) for herpes lesions.
- Supportive care as deemed necessary for toxicities .
Patients must have:
- HIV infection.
- CD4 count <= 500 cells/mm3.
- No active opportunistic infections.
- Consent of parent, guardian, or person with power of attorney, if less than 18 years of age.
- Participation of women in the study is encouraged.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:
- Acute medical problems, including opportunistic infections (e.g., active cryptococcosis, Pneumocystis carinii, herpes zoster, histoplasmosis, and CMV) or nonopportunistic diseases (e.g., liver or renal disease or lymphoma).
- Current diagnosis of malignancy for which systemic therapy would be required during the study.
- Active gastrointestinal disorders.
Concurrent Medication:
- Investigational drugs.
- Systemic therapy for malignancy.
- Phenobarbital, phenytoin, ketoconazole, rifampin, rifabutin, cimetidine, beta blockers, chronic antacids, antiarrhythmic agents, or other medications known to affect cardiac conduction or seizure threshold.
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded:
- History of any cardiovascular disease, including conduction disturbances, arrhythmias or atherosclerotic heart disease.
- History of CNS disease such as seizure disorder, AIDS Dementia Complex, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or any other active neurological disorder.
- History of chronic gastrointestinal disorders such as chronic diarrhea (> 4 weeks duration).
Prior Medication:
- Antiretroviral or immunomodulator agents (such as AZT, ddI, ddC, interferon, etc.) within 15 days prior to study entry.
- Cytotoxic chemotherapy within 1 month prior to study entry.
- Prior U-87201E or other non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (i.e., nevirapine, TIBO, L697,661).
Present use of alcohol or illicit drugs.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000753
|United States, California
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
|United States, Florida
|Univ. of Miami AIDS CRS
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|United States, Missouri
|St. Louis ConnectCare, Infectious Diseases Clinic
|St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63112
|Washington U CRS
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|United States, New York
|Univ. of Rochester ACTG CRS
|Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
|United States, Ohio
|The Ohio State Univ. AIDS CRS
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
|Study Chair:
|Reichman R
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000753 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11162 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 2, 2012
|Last Verified:
|March 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Drug Therapy, Combination
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS-Related Complex
Antiviral Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


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May 10, 1971 - April 28, 2013
Milford, PA
Aimee Hissam, 41, of Milford, PA, passed away at home on April 28, 2013. She was a member of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Milford, Milford, PA. The daughter of Warner Tschopp, Sr. and Marilyn Sargent, she was born on May 10, 1971 in Port Jervis, NY. She was married to Joseph Hissam.
Survivors include her husband; father, Warner Tschopp, Sr. and his companion, Cory of Milford, PA; mother, Marilyn Tschopp of Milford, PA; two stepsons: Kristopher Hissam and wife, Rosalua of California, Matthew Hissam of Florida; brother, Warner Tschopp, Jr. of Milford, PA; two sisters: Wendy Strouse and husband, Mark of Milford, PA, Heidi Messenger of Bedford Hills, NY; granddaughter, Camila Hissam of Los Angeles, CA; father-in-law, Robert Hissam of Matamoras, PA; sister-in-law, Carol Redman and her husband, Tom of Stoneridge, NY; brother-in-law, Robert Hissam and his wife, Sam of Dayton, OH and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 W. Harford St., Milford, PA (www.stroyanfuneralhome.com) on May 1st, from 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Milford, 308 Broad St., Milford, PA on May 2nd, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Benjamin Willis officiating. Burial will take place at Milford Cemetery, Dingman Twp., PA.
Memorial donations may be made to the Pike County Humane Society, P.O. Box 255, Milford, PA 18337 or the Port Jervis/Deer Park Humane Society, 202 Rt. 209 Port Jervis, NY 12771.


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Religion has so many connections to political and economic beliefs, there needs to be a place to identify linkages, problems, goals, options, action plans and evaluation criteria.
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An eternal question, what is the purpose of life?, occupied philosophers' thoughts throughout history. Stone pictographs reveal even primitive peoples reflected on this query. Each one has the capacity to define his or her personal thinking about politics, economics and religion.
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Consider excerpts from venture capitalist Nick Hanauer's 2018 Harvard and MIT Humanist of the Year award speech.If … we accept a prosocial behavioral model that correctly describes human beings as uniquely cooperative and intuitively moral…Continue
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* That when you saw a man who had owned a fraudulent University, intent on scamming poor people, you thought "Fine." * That when you saw a man who had made it his business practice to stiff his creditors, you said, "Okay." * That when you heard him…Continue
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No, Tom, being male is not a birth defect or a mental illness, it is too much testosterone put to use that harms others. Being male, meaning being a partner, one who uses his energy to protect, save, and empower others to make difficult and…Continue
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"A dampened population growth in the world would reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the long term by 40 percent or more, according to a study in The Lancet from…Continue
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Level the playing field for wind power
It is way past time to go gung-ho on renewable, sustainable energy, and don't forget wave power. It would create jobs, use resources freely available, unless someone comes along and puts a price on the wind or sun. How can water be sold? Ca
Brooksley Born and the Power of an Opposing Idea
"If she just would have gotten to know us…maybe it would have gone a different way" said Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the SEC, in an excellent 2009 Frontline episode titled The Warning. The 'she' Levitt refers to is Brooksley Born, former Chair of the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who waged an unsuccessful campaign to regulate the multitrillion dollar derivatives market, whose crash helped trigger the recent financial collapse.
Ms. Born, the first female president of the Law Review at Stanford, the first female to finish at the top of the class, and an expert in commodities and futures, was brought in by the Clinton Administration to run the (CFTC), a little known regulatory backwater. Soon after assuming the reins, she became aware of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market, a rapidly expanding and opaque market, which she attempted to regulate. According to Frontline, "Her attempts to regulate derivatives ran into fierce resistance from then-Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, then-Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and then-Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who prevailed upon Congress to stop Born and limit future regulation." Put more directly by NY Times reporter Timothy O'Brien, "they...shut her up and shut her down."
Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan, Larry Summers
The Bill Black Financial and Fraud Report
"Brooksley Born, one of the great heroes of this whole crisis, the one who tried to protect us from some of these financial derivatives and got squashed by Alan Greenspan. What she had to say that was particularly interesting … is the race to the bottom, the competition in laxity in regulation."
Brooksley Born reported, "Treasury and Geithner are way too close to the biggest banks, particularly Citicorp, that they ran the bailout completely for the largest banks, not for the public, even though the public was frequently innocent and the banks had the great culpability. So this is just an absolute blast at Geithner. And again I would remind people: Geithner was a registered Republican until he was going to be head of Treasury and, as a fig leaf became an Independent. So this is a fight within at least fairly conservative Republican mindsets, saying, you sold out to the big banks."
~ The Bill Black Financial and Fraud Report
The Peril of Obama's "Man Crush" on Geithner Is Exposed by the Debate
"Obama developed a "man crush" on Geithner and decided to follow Geithner's policies to bail out the banksters rather than hold them accountable for the frauds that made them wealthy and caused the Great Recession. Obama's "man crush" is particularly odd given the fact that Geithner is a Republican who, as a fig leaf, became an independent."
The Fate of Humanity Is at Stake -- Why Are Romney and Obama Too Co...
Education intended to teach children to obey, to follow directions, to give the "right answer", to yield to authority, to look outside oneself for the correct response, to seek from others the meaning of events results in an adult trained to be an obedient laborer, to not cause trouble, to follow the rules, to give up critical thinking and to be a good worker for someone else's enterprise.
Chomsky said, "The Enlightenment ideal of education was captured in the image of education as laying down a string that students follow in their own ways, developing their creativity and independence of mind.
"The alternative, to be rejected, is the image of pouring water into a vessel – and a very leaky one, as all of us know from experience. The latter approach includes teaching to test and other mechanisms that destroy students' interest and seek to fit them into a mold, easily controlled. All too familiar today."
In subjects of natural laws, a student needs to learn the principles of physics and mathematics, and evolution and these are topics one learns, not through obedience, but through inquiry, through reasoning, through experimentation, through living in the question.
In matters of beliefs, a student needs to be able to differentiate the difference between attitudes, beliefs, customs, traditions and values that come to us through some external "giver of knowledge". If a belief is invalid, the value is invalid. An educated person can test, question, doubt. That distinction between laws of nature and laws of humans is part of being educated.
"There was one field in which man was unsurpassed; he showed unlimited ingenuity in devising bigger and more efficient ways to kill off, enslave, harass, and in all ways make an unbearable nuisance of himself to himself. Man was his own grimmest joke on himself."
~ Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
A cello performance with a very good impersonation of visceral experiences of today's politics, economy and religion, all seeming to be reaching a frenetic crescendo of chaos at the same time in history, with a fear that it will all melt down to nothing, even as we hold a faint hope that order, good sense and compassion emerges.
Ruth, I like you contribution on these issues.
While a cello performance seems irrelevant to Politics, Economics & Religion, this piece by Smells Like Teen Spirit captures the feel of that nexus today, with its heavy balance of frenetic/distorted/intense to serene/calm/sane. This is my nervous system submerged in the swirling current of economics/politics/religion/now.
Why That Crappy Presidential Debate Won't Change Anyone's Mind
Sorry, I forgot to include my source.
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Toys 'R' Us closure leaves void for suppliers, endangers 30,000 jobsBy TRACY RUCINSKI and ABINAYA VIJAYARAGHAVAN
March 15. 2018 11:13PM
Iconic toy retailer Toys 'R' Us Inc. will shutter or sell its stores in the United States after failing to revamp its struggling business, putting 30,000 jobs at risk and leaving a void for vendors who supplied the company with $11 billion worth of goods a year.
As shoppers flock to Amazon and children choose smartphones and screens over toys, Toys 'R' Us has struggled to boost sales and service debt following a $6.6-billion leveraged buyout by private equity firms in 2005.
Toys 'R' Us plans to liquidate inventory at 735 U.S. stores, including Babies 'R' Us locations, by the end of this year. The company's New Hampshire stores are in Manchester, Concord, Nashua and Salem.
The wind-down follows a bruising holiday season, when the company failed to stay competitive and sales came in well below projections. The quarter accounts for 40 percent of its annual net sales.


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The weather has wreaked havoc with spring sports and now athletic directors have the chore of rescheduling games postponed due to rain – and snow.
Jeff Anderson, Mexico High School athletic director, stated Thursday this has been a strange spring for sports. He has spent a lot of time with other athletic directors rescheduling sports activities.
For Mexico sports all games were called off Thursday. The golf team was scheduled to play in Fulton on Thursday. Now Fulton will come here at the same time Mexico plays Missouri Military Academy Tuesday at the Mexico Country Club.
Rescheduled games have also been canceled this week for baseball so now they are making up makeup games. A double-header against Hannibal scheduled for Tuesday, (one regular game, one makeup from April 6) will be played Saturday at 5 p.m. at home.
The Moberly game for Wednesday which was also a makeup game from earlier in the season will be played May 6 at Moberly for varsity and junior varsity will play here.
The Kirksville makeup game from April 8 will be played in Kirksville on April 30. MHS will also play in the Fulton Tournament April 29 through May 1. They will play April 29 in Fulton, travel to Kirksville on April 30 and then back to the Fulton Tournament on May 1.
There is no word on when the tennis team will make up the match rained out on Thursday. Some of the games and matches for high school and Mexico Middle School will not be rescheduled.
As of press time, soccer is still on tonight at home against Warrenton. In addition to the baseball double-header Saturday, the Ron Whittaker Bulldog classic will be held here.


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It's perfectly logical, and medically proven that the PTSD symptom relapses can and do occur. Did they show her face/reaction in Prime 2/3? No, but in Other M there was fire, lava, and a much darker feel. I'm sure the fire, coupled with ridley closing in on her brought back those thoughts/feeling of her people/parents being destroyed. Seems pretty clear to be the cause.
The Metroid comic has her suffering from PTSD as well, and I find it amusing so many people disliked the game based on their own assumptions.
Just watching anime. :)
Okay.....What I'm about to say is only based on reviews, playthroughs, and my own personal opinion. I don't mean to insult anyone's opinion of this game; I'm just here to give mine......And I think that Metroid: Other M is a complete waste of the Metroid license.
First, the lesser concerns; the story and characters. Story in video games ARE an important aspect of fiction, but Nintendo has proven time and time again that they can make a compelling adventure without the use of story-telling; and even then, when Nintendo DID have a story in their games.....They were really good. Like.....REALLY good. So what's wrong with the story in Other M? Well, everything, really. After all, the biggest complaints from fans were the various inconsistent plot points, lack of a compelling adventure, and most of all, the butchered back-stories of the beloved characters; Samus in particular. Hell, the story was so bad, Nintendo had to actually REMOVE the Prime trilogy from the timeline.....the only Nintendo timeline that actually had chronology to it!......You've got to be kidding. It doesn't help that the aforementioned Samus has been depraved of her badass reputation in favor a demur, emotionally crippled female character. Thanks Yoshio Sakamoto for ruining your kickass heroine in one fell swoop of a game! Oh, but that's not all; the game is the MOST LINEAR game in the series, bar none! You literally go from place to place,with no exploration at all, removing the atmospheric charm of this adventure game series; the series that practically coined the entire GENRE, WHAT THE HELL?! And finally, the biggest offense this game committed, which not many games do.....is hurt the franchise by just existing. Other M didn't sell well, leaving the Metroid series to possibly taking a break, or worse, since we've ended the Metroid timeline, the series just ending...
And on such a sour note...
[BUSY] Y'know, I love video games, too.
I hated every part of it.
It's not about Samus' personality, but about her listening to this stupid former captain of hers.
I mean, WTF WERE THEY THINKING.
First, Team Ninja fucked up their own brilliant series and now they took a massive dump on the Metroid series.
Oh boy.
RoughSketch's music is a pleasure to my ears. <3
I wasn't the biggest fan of Metroid other M. I liked Metroid Prime to an extent but other M was just meh its hard to explain since I'm not a hardcore Metroid fan but it just didn't grip me.
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The MCB conference provides networking for youth groups to learn what other communities have done and an opportunity to develop new plans for projects in their own home towns. Developing leadership capacity and confidence in their abilities to work with adults gives the MCB youth participants great preparation for college and beyond.
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Adeline D. Hawkins was born on July 20, 1929, in Tuttle, N.D., to Tolles and Anna Hanson. On Dec. 11, 2013, our Heavenly Father took Adeline home to be with him. Oh, glorious day.
Adeline left behind her husband of 63 years, Henry Hawkins; her brother, Tilford Hansen of Okanogan, Wash.; her children, Jim (Dianna) Hawkins of Queensland, Australia, Rhonda Christmann of Okanogan, Terry (Lynne) Hawkins of Meridian, Idaho, Rick (Kathy) Hawkins of Spring Creek, Nev., and adopted son, Gary Hawkins of Wenatchee, Wash. There are 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren to carry on Adeline's legacy, and one great-grandchild in heaven to welcome his grandmother home.
Adeline loved her family, friends, flowers, the outdoors and baking and cooking for others. Adeline's love for children made her a fantastic foster mother for over 15 years. Adeline was loved by all who knew her.
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The proprietor of a general store and postmaster in Wendell Depot, Mass., W. W. Hunt carried on a thriving business for a small Franklin County town during the 1880s and 1890s. Selling a range of dry goods, foodstuffs, and other goods, Hunt catered to residents in Wendell and neighboring communities up and down the Miller River.
An extensive ledger, marked No. 5, the W.W. Hunt account book contains records of sales of a surprising range of dry goods and foodstuffs, snaths and scythes, stamps and envelopes, and other goods useful to a rural community. Although most of Hunt's customers were individuals seemingly purchasing for personal consumption, he also sold goods to the Farley and Goddard Wood Paper Companies, the Ladies Aid Society, and the town of Wendell, with some accounts marked "Town Farm."
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Malaga defender Martin Demichelis is hoping los Boquerones can capitalise on Barcelona's first league defeat of the season by eliminating the Catalan giants from the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
It will be the third time in less than two weeks that the two team's have met, with the tie finely poised at 2-2 after last week's first-leg clash at Camp Nou.
And the Argentine, whose side lost 3-1 in their Liga game against the Blaugrana, admitted he has been encouraged after Barcelona suffered a shock defeat at Real Sociedad on Saturday.
"As is the way with football, this same weekend Barcelona showed that they are not an invincible team and that even they can lose a two-goal lead," Demichelis told reporters.
"We have shown that in difficult situations and tough games that we are up for it. In football you never know, they might arrive angry and then it will be difficult to deal with them.
"Hopefully some doubt arises in them, though I do not think so because they are used to setting out to win every two or three days. Being able to eliminate Barcelona would be something with global significance."
Meanwhile, Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has lamented the playing surface at La Rosaleda ahead of hosting the defending champions.
"It's worse than ever," said the former Real Madrid coach.
"It is more than difficult to walk on. It does not affect just one or two players, [it affects] all of us, with rubber studs [and] aluminium."


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2010 APS/AAPT Joint Meeting
Where: Washington Marriott, Wardman Park, Washington, DC
Thank you!We could not have had such a successful meeting without the great people-attendees, speakers, poster presenters, volunteers, committee members, section representatives, board members-that were a part of the meeting. We look forward to seeing you in Portland at the 2010 Summer Meeting.
Did you miss the meeting? We've got a sample of what you missed!Snow trapped you at home? Couldn't get off the days you needed to attend? No worries! We broadcast and recorded some of the AAPT events (below) and you can rewatch them whenever you like.
A multi-organizational meeting
The Winter Meeting will not only have everything that makes National Meetings so great, but also feature concurrent and jointly planned sessions with the American Physical Society (APS).
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Betty Preece SEES Memorial Fund: Treat a Student to Physics, Fun, and Food
A dedicated AAPT member and physics educator, Betty Preece was an inspiration to many. Every year during the winter meeting, Betty would purchase lunch for a group of underprivileged students from nearby schools and introduce them to the SEES (Students Exploring Engineering and Science) program, which offers hands-on physics experiments as well as career guidance and some take-home goodies. AAPT is asking for donations, no matter how small, to help bring these students a fun-filled day and the gift of science education.
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The Whistler Sliding Centre is in the beautiful Fitzsimmons Valley on the southeast slope of Blackcomb Mountain, just minutes from Whistler Village. The venue offers spectacular views of Whistler Village and the surrounding mountains in a truly unique setting. There are a variety of spaces to suit your needs, with ample parking to accommodate all of your guests. The Top Start House sits at the top of the sliding track overlooking the valley below ...a beautiful backdrop for your special moment!
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Band together with other hiking enthusiasts who also enjoy a regular walk for exercise! Inexpensive with excellent health benefits, walking is a great way to stay fit and meet new people. Our focus will be on light recreational walking in and around the Edmonton area. As well, if you come across an interesting article on walking or health that is pertinent to the group, feel free to share the information. This meetup group is associated with the WASKAHEGAN TRAIL ASSOCIATION. Since 1969, WTA has built and continues to walk its 235KM trail in and around Edmonton. If you are interested in this group, please visit the website at http://www.waskahegantrail.ca. If you are interested in backpacking or more technical walking/hiking activities check out our message board which lists other outdoor groups. Please join us on our next walk!


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Chinese whispers hint at early Chrome OS release
Untested code to come loaded on some low-budget netbooks?
Google has remained enigmatically silent on internet rumours that the company's Chrome OS could imminently arrive on some Chinese netbooks.
Instead Mountain View has reaffirmed that it's on course to shove its new operating system out the door in the second half of next year.
"We announced that we'd be releasing the code in Q4 of this year and that the first netbooks running Chrome OS would be available in the second half of 2010," a Google spokesman told The Register.
Meanwhile, Chinese website Shanzi.com is citing sources that claim some Lemote devices powered by Loongson CPU could soon be on sale with Google's Chrome OS pre-installed as early as the end of October.
Google didn't outright deny that claim but instead simply told us it doesn't "comment on rumour or speculation".
Google confirmed in July - when it first announced plans to build its own open source operating system - that it had signed up Acer, Asus, Freescale, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Toshiba as its hardware partners.
Seeing as Google has already pushed out code to OEM partners, it may be reasonable to speculate that some hardware manufacturers are more willing than others to try out untested technology on its kit.
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In 1875, Charles Hart Ashley (1860-1925) moved from Iowa, where he was born, to Deerfield, Massachusetts, to live with an uncle at the north end of the street. By that time, the Jonathan Ashley house, c.1730, had been moved to the back of the lot and was used for storage. A new house had been built on the site of the old house in 1869. Charles Hart Ashley inherited the house and farm from his uncle and continued the farming tradition; his principal crop was tobacco. He was active in helping to organize the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Growers Association. By 1905 times were apparently good enough that he felt able to invest in foreign stock.
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KALAMAZOO--An internationally known paleontologist and leading expert on science education issues will visit the Western Michigan University campus at the end of March to deliver two community addresses that focus on the science of evolution.
Dr. Kevin Padian, professor of integrative biology at the University of California-Berkeley and curator of paleontology at the University of California Museum of Paleontology, will deliver two free public talks when he visits the campus March 29 and 30. His talks will explore how flight evolved and the reasons behind the dinosaurs' rise to dominance as well as examine national battles involving K-12 science education.
Origin of Birds and Their Flight
Thursday, March 29
- Padian will deliver a major public lecture on "The Origin of Birds and Their Flight" at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the Fetzer Center's Kirsch Auditorium. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the Fetzer Center.
Evolution, Intelligent Design and Education
Friday, March 30
- Padian will deliver the Department of Biological Sciences' annual Theodosia Hadley Lecture, discussing "What Darwin Said (and Didn't Say): Evolution, Intelligent Design and Education," at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, in 1718 Wood Hall.
Padian's research interests have revolved around the beginning of the dinosaur age and the flight of pterosaurs, which were the earliest vertebrates known to have powered flight. His career focus also has been on large-scale evolutionary changes and he has a reputation as a tireless advocate for science education standards.
Padian, who has been a UC-Berkeley faculty member since 1980, is a leading voice of support for science in national conversations about teaching evolution. He delivered expert testimony in the famed 2005 Kiztmiller vs. Dover federal court case in Pennsylvania in which 11 parents sued the local school board when it passed a resolution requiring that a statement be read in biology classes promoting "intelligent design" as science and denigrating evolution.
As the first case to test a school district policy requiring the teaching of "intelligent design," the trial attracted national and international attention. The parents won their suit and "intelligent design" was found to be a form of creationism, and therefore, unconstitutional to teach in American public schools.
A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Padian is a prolific author of scientific articles and books whose work shows up in such journals as Nature, Trends in Ecology and Evolution and Paleobiology. He is a past president of the National Center for Science Education, which is a national non-profit advocacy group that promotes the teaching of evolution and climate change. In 2003, he was named the Western Evolutionary Biologist of the Year, and that same year, he won the Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.
Padian earned his bachelor's degree in natural science and a master's degree in teaching, both from Colgate University. He earned a doctoral degree from Yale in 1980, focusing on the evolution of flight in pterosaurs. A one-time high school teacher, he was principal author of the California Science Framework K-12.


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IRVINE, Calif. – Real Salt Lake drew 1-1 Saturday against UC-Irvine in a closed scrimmage at Anteater Stadium, with first-year MF Luke Mulholland finding the back of the net in the 15th minute in one of several dangerous forays during the game's first 30 minutes. RSL conceded a late goal for the final result, as the Irvine group deftly strung together several one-touch passes in the 83rd minute on a rare counter to catch RSL on the back foot. 25 players saw action for RSL against Irvine, with MF Cole Grossman (68') and FW Olmes Garcia (61') the only two to go more than 45.
Monday will see the return of RSL's United States Men's National Team trio, Captain Kyle Beckerman, GK Nick Rimando and MF Luis Gil, each of whom spent January with Jurgen Klinsmann and company in Los Angeles and Brazil, leading up to last week's 2-0 win over South Korea. Both Beckerman and Rimando started that match and went the full 90 minutes, Rimando improving to 10-0-0 as a USMNT starter, with his fourth career clean sheet. Gil, now entering his fifth season with RSL despite just turning 20 years old, came on in the 75th minute to earn his first cap for the United States, after starring in last summer's U-20 World Championship.
Several other familiar RSL veterans are in California but sat out of action Saturday, as DF Nat Borchers, MF Ned Grabavoy, DF Chris Schuler, FW Alvaro Saborio, DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe and MF John Stertzer observed from the sideline. FW Robbie Findley, DF Tony Beltran and DF Rich Balchan are back in Salt Lake undergoing rehabilitation. All three are expected to join the team in the final preseason stage beginning Feb. 17 at the Desert Diamond Cup hosted by FC Tucson, with four games in two weeks culminating on March 1.
Following its stint in Irvine, the team will head back to Utah for a weekend before returning to Arizona on Feb. 17 for a two-week stint in Tucson to participate in the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup preseason tournament. This will be Real Salt Lake's third-consecutive year in the round-robin competition, which will also include fellow MLS clubs Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution, along with USL Premier Development League club FC Tucson.
The FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and will conclude with the Championship and 3rd-Place matches on Saturday, March 1. A full schedule and ticketing information for all of the 2014 MLS Preseason games in Tucson can be found at www.FCTucson.com.
Following the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup, RSL will return to Utah to begin preparations for its MLS season opener on Saturday, March 8 at LA Galaxy. Following the opener at the Galaxy, RSL will travel up the California coast to take on San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, March 15. The Claret-and-Cobalt will open its 2014 home schedule on Saturday, March 22, when it will host the Galaxy at 2:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium in a nationally televised game on NBC Sports Network. Click here for Real Salt Lake's full 2014 MLS regular season schedule
RSL Head Coach Jeff Cassar, on the contrast between the first and second halves:
On the match:
"What we saw today was what I would call a mixed bag, some good and some bad soccer out there … A very good effort in the first half, it was good to see a lot of the things we've worked on during the first 10 days of preseason … The second half group wasn't as good, but there were a lot of new faces out there, probably seven guys that are extremely new to RSL."
On how he feels about RSL's preseason thus far:
"Still feeling very positive about the group, and the direction we are heading in … Today we were missing nine of our top guys, our leaders, due to injury, national team rest, etc., so you have to have a little perspective … Sunday (Feb. 9) is really the first day off of this preseason, and it is very well-earned by the boys … Today's game comes on the heels of three straight days of two-a-day sessions, so everyone deserves time to have a little R&R."
Goals by Period 1 2 F
UC-Irvine 0 1 1
Real Salt Lake 1 0 1
Scoring Summary:
RSL – Luke Mulholland (Joao Plata) – 15'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2) – Jeff Attinella (Lalo Fernandez, 46); Ryan Neil (Justen Glad**, 46), Carlos Salcedo (Aaron Maund, 46), Alec Arsht* (Etchu Tabe*, 46), Chris Wingert (Abdoulie Mansally, 46); Cole Grossman (Enrique Cardenas*, 69); Dylan Mares* (Jordan Allen, 46, Abraham Villon*, 81), Luke Mulholland (Joey Dillon, 46'), Javier Morales (Sebastian Velasquez, 46'), Olmes Garcia (Devon Sandoval, 61'), Joao Plata (Benji Lopez, 46')
* Trialist; ** RSL-Arizona Academy
Please visit //www.realsaltlake.com/preseason-central for all the team's up-to-date preseason information, including a PDF copy of Real Salt Lake's roster for each leg, as well as video vignettes behind-the-scenes, Q&A sessions with the players, etc.
The only way to currently secure tickets to any of Real Salt Lake's 17 regular season home games is to Join the Pride and become a 2014 RSL Season Ticket Holder. RSL fans can purchase 2014 season tickets at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, online at www.realsaltlake.com/tickets/jointhepride or over the phone at 801-727-2700. Becoming a 2014 Season Ticket Holder guarantees the same seats for all MLS regular season home games and additional bonus games for a total of 20 home games. A full rundown of all the benefits included in the 2014 season ticket package can be found here.
Preseason Training Trip No. 2 – Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 4 – Travel to Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 4-13 – Training at the University of California-Irvine in Irvine, Calif.
Feb. 13 – Closed-door scrimmage at Chivas USA – Stubhub Center, Carson, Calif. – 11:00 a.m.
Feb. 13 – Return to Utah
Preseason Training Trip No. 3 – FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup
Feb. 17 – Travel to Tucson, Ariz.
Feb. 18 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
Feb. 19 – RSL vs. New England Revolution - North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex – 6:00 p.m.
Feb. 20-21 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
Feb. 22 – RSL vs. Chicago Fire – North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex – 3:30 p.m. (MLSsoccer.com)
Feb. 23-25 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
Feb. 26 – RSL vs. FC Tucson – North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex – 6:00 p.m. (MLSsoccer.com)
Feb. 27-28 – Training at Kino Sports Complex
March 1 – Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
5th Place vs. 6th Place – 2:30 p.m.
3rd Place vs. 4th Place – 5:00 p.m.
1st Place vs. 2nd Place – 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
2014 MLS Regular Season Opener
Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy – Saturday, March 8 - StubHub Center – 8:30 p.m. MT (ABC4)
2014 RSL Home Opener
Real Salt Lake v. LA Galaxy – Saturday, March 22 - Rio Tinto Stadium – 2:00 p.m. MT (NBCSN)