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Avice Meehan moderated the first session of the Berlin 9 Open Access conference session on The Worldwide Policy Environment. She introduced the three presenters:
- Jean-François Dechamp, Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
- Harold Varmus, Director, U.S. National Cancer Institute
- Cyril Muller, Vice President, External Affairs Department, The World Bank
After a brief introduction by Avice, Jean-Francois Dechamp took to the podium, to talk about the European policy context of Open Access. Jean-Francois described how the European Commission acts as a policy maker, a funding agency, and as an infrastructure funder and capacity builder. He cited Commission documents stating that "publicly funded research should be open access" and the noted that the Commission aims to to make Open Access to publicatons "the gerade principle for projects funded by the EU research Framework Programmes". Key reasons for the European Commission to support Open Access include to serve science and research, benefit innovation and improve return on investment in R&D. OA publishing costs (article charges) are covered by FP7, although fairly few researchers realize this. Dechamp cited a study conducted by the EUC where the majority of researchers involved indicated that they were ready to self-archive, but that the legal challenges were daunting. He cited a soon-to-be-released study (ERAC, 2010-2011) that found that the overall significance of OA in the member states has significantly increased over the past few years.
Harold Varmus of the U.S. National Cancer Institute and NIH came next. Harold stressed that he was not speaking as the representative of a policy-making institution, but as a scientist. He lamented that the shift towards OA is not happening fast enough and asked for a broader idea of Open Access that must go beyond access to publications, to access to data and (ultimately) knowledge. True Open Access, according to Harold, means gold road OA, in accord with the Berlin Declaration — embargos aren't good enough. Harold traced his contact with OA to 1998 when he heard about arXiv (built by Paul Ginsparg) and thought that such a resource should also exist for biomedicine. He went on to emphasize that different fields have different needs, and that publishing must be sensitive to these needs. Harold also stressed the success of Pubmed Central, with a size of now 2 mio articles. In 2006 publishers were encouraged to donate articles (with limited success), in 2008 a mandate was introduced to publish NIH-supported research on PubmedCentral after an embargo period. Harold noted that economics are essential and that there's always a business plan attached to journals. He noted that while researchers love their publishers, they love the people who give them money even more, pointing to the central influence of funders in relation to OA. Harold noted the success of PLoS, specifically of PLoS ONE. He further echoed Cathy Norton's observation that the public at large wants access — not just abstracts and titles, but the actual data. While articles are the best product of academic research, they are also emotionally laden. Harold noted that while funders see articles as mere vehicles of knowledge, authors also write for fame and prestige, not just to contribute to knowledge. He closed by arguing strongly for a new regime of review (post rather than pre). Authors should be forced to list their most important contributions rather than bean counting by relying on long publication lists and the impact factor.
Cyril Muller approached the topic differntly in his talk, focusing on the Open Data Approach of his insitution, the World bank, and on the positive effects that they had observed in making the data collected by them digitally available. He described the three pillars of their approach (Open Data, Open Knowledge, Open Solutions) and presented statistics on how much information were now made available online, rather than in print via their Open Knowledge Repository. He provided interesting examples of information-enabled innovation in Africa and elsewhere. My notes are unfortunately somewhat incomplete on Cyril's talk, but it really focused on Open (Government) Data more than on Open Access (to Scholarly Publications), putting it more into a thematic camp with a variety of initiatives from that direction.
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---- — INTERLOCHEN — The Beach Boys 50th anniversary reunion tour ended on a dissonant note last fall in London.
But the audience at Interlochen's Kresge Auditorium can expect that iconic Beach Boys sound and more Tuesday night when Brian Wilson and his band take the stage with special guests Al Jardine and David Marks.
The opening act is Wilson-Phillips, a vocal group made up of Wilson's daughters, Carnie and Wendy Wilson, plus Chynna Phillips, the daughter of The Mamas & the Papas band members John and Michelle Phillips and the half-sister of Mackenzie and Bijou Phillips.
The concert will include many of the Reunion Tour songs as well as several Beach Boys songs that have never been performed before, said Jardine, one of the original Beach Boys and a neighbor and high school classmate of Brian's.
"We have the Beach Boys heart and soul," he said. "Brian is the architect of the music."
Considered the musical genius of the popular American rock band, Wilson co-wrote, arranged, produced and performed more than two dozen Top 40 Hits, including "Surfer Girl," "Help Me Rhonda" and "California Girls."
The Beach Boys original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, Jardine. David Marks played with the band from 1962-63 and in later versions. Dennis Wilson drowned in December 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in February 1993.
The band split up into different bands in 1998 after Carl's death.
They reunited for a major worldwide anniversary tour in 2012 that included 73 appearances. It ended in the fall when Love announced that the band would return to its pre-50th Reunion Tour lineup, which did not include Wilson, Jardine and Marks.
"Sure, it hurt," Jardine said. "But we all want to continue this music, and it would be foolish not to go out and do what we do best. We are the majority of the Beach Boys and we have the sound."
Jardine has Michigan connections. He left the band for a year to study pre-dentistry at what was then Ferris Institute and today is known as Ferris State University. While there, he formed a folk group called the Pub that sang mostly Kingston Trio songs.
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As reported earlier, Oak Ridge Associated Universities has received a relatively modest sum from the Recovery Act to support the cleanup work taking place at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge facilities (Y-12, ORNL and K-25).
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A clinical love affair with Watson
Ok, I admit it, I'm fascinated with IBM's Watson. It (or should I say he) has been profiled countless times, including here at Forbes, as a medical "genius" that is going to revolutionize medicine. This seems particularly true in oncology. But my friend and great thinker, Jack West, MD (@JackWestMD) always has a keen perspective. And because his feet are grounded in clinical practice, his comments are interesting and relevant. So, I asked Jack to take Watson on–head to head, sort of, and take on the antagonist role. Jack has always provide a very fair and balanced perspective for me and his position here is a bit due to my prompting–please keep that in mind. So, let the debate begin. I'll take "doctor vs. computer" for 1000…
Doctor Watson, I presume? Nope. It's Doctor West
I'm not delusional: it's not that I think I could compete with Watson in Jeopardy! – it would just be embarrassing for everyone, frankly – but I think I'm a better lung cancer doctor.
As we consider the potential benefits that Watson and other artificial intelligence algorithms can bring to medicine, I'm acutely aware of how much benefit they can bring to medical care. Human brains have very finite limits in the new information we can integrate that might be relevant for the care of our patients, and human doctors are unquestionably subject to a wide range of biases. In contrast, Watson has an insatiable appetite for new knowledge and is invulnerable to our decision-making fallibilities.
But of all medical fields, cancer is defined by its variability – it became a cancer by mutating, after all. And when you factor in the heterogeneity of patients, their other illnesses, their social circumstances, and the remarkable range of biological behaviors of their cancers, it's not a cliché to say that every patient is unique. Oncology is a humbling profession not only because of the limitations of our achievements but also for the reality that we are continuously exposed to situations that we've never encountered previously and haven't been described in the medical literature.
And this is the key concern I have with Watson. Knowing how much of what I and so many other thoughtful oncologists do, integrating principles and conclusions from one population with judgments and principles to help guide us through cases with many unknowns, I find it very difficult to envision that any algorithm could be complex enough to mimic that thought process that so many of my patients and colleagues value in my perspective.
Watson will likely be invaluable for integrating new medical data and published content in the medical literature. But it is simply a fool's errand to distill a "best workup" or "best treatment" for the more complex cancer cases. The medical recommendations it creates based on a learning process of digesting case histories from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), Cleveland Clinic, and other institutions can only be as good as the data that are input and the decision-making processes it is charged to recreate. Not to slight the excellent physicians whose views shaped the algorithms developed, but those algorithms are still the product of human minds and their own subjective interpretations of limited data, laced with significant biases. A lung cancer patient seeing three of the best experts in lung cancer at different institutions around the US about their complex case is likely to receive (at least) three different opinions for a proposed treatment plan, despite the fact that all of the experts are working from the same limited set of information. Their thoughtful commentary is infused with their own interpretation and biases.
And so, while one might presume that Watson can generate a correct answer for optimal management for the next systemic therapy for someone with progressing advanced lung cancer, at best Watson can reproduce the thought processes of its very limited number of mentors. It would be as if an algorithm could generate blueprints for a building that ideally should be informed in part by the preferences of those who commissioned it, as well as the topography of the space and the surroundings, but instead of a rich variety of products it becomes routine to get a Frank Gehry-inspired building on every block. It's not that Gehry isn't a masterful architect, but it would be a mistake to consider this individual style the defining paragon of building design.
Beyond this, it's also important to ask whether the much ballyhooed collaboration between IBM and MSKCC will lead to a clinical decision-making tool that can be readily translated to very different settings. Clinical results from any specialized cancer center are typically very difficult to reproduce in broader multicenter trials, in part because there may be differences, whether measured or unmeasured, between those presenting at renowned centers of excellence and those who remain close to home.
Moreover, the clinical algorithms developed by MSKCC may well feature diagnostic studies and treatment recommendations that are not readily executed in the places where decision-making support is most needed. In the recent article published in the Atlantic "The Robot Will See You Now", it is very relevant that the anecdote highlighting the incremental benefit of a Watson-directed diagnostic workup featured a molecular test for a KRAS mutation, a marker for which there is no current established treatment and only extremely limited relevant clinical trials, which is exactly why it isn't a widely recommended test. It will be important to ensure that the workup and interventions recommended are judicious, evidence-based, and not prohibitively expensive once these recommendations are introduced on a very broad scale, especially if practicing physicians and payers may feel wary about exercising their judgment and overriding them.
Finally, while it is easy to say that a tool such as Watson is intended to be utilized only to support the human doctors interfacing directly with patients, I would contend that it is disingenuous to expect that overwhelmed doctors wouldn't adopt most or all of Watson's recommendations uncritically. This would be like saying that drivers won't use cell phones because they aren't supposed to. I think there's good reason to be concerned that too many health care professionals will see Watson and other algorithms as abrogating their responsibility to develop their own thoughtful plans that may have a better chance of integrating the unique circumstances and preferences of the patient.
In the end, however, the key question needs to be whether adoption of Watson will lead to better outcomes. My skepticism is no more valid than the wide-eyed optimism about what the next technical advance will bring, but we don't need to rely on either of these positions. In clinical medicine, a new procedure or medication is tested and compared to current practice in a proper clinical trial. Considering that Watson will be a costly new intervention to implement, it is appropriate to seek actual evidence that patients do better, that patients and/or physicians are more satisfied, and that costs are either lower or are justifiably increased in combination with other results. I don't think Watson should be widely implemented without broad testing and proof of benefit any more than we should administer a new unproven expensive medication to cancer patients just because its manufacturer conjectures that it will be a breakthrough.
While demonstrating statistically significant benefits in a broad population would be the ideal test before implementing Watson far and wide, a dramatic demonstration of its value, similar to its appearance against champions on Jeopardy!, would be compelling. Have a series of complex patients reviewed, analyzed, and then offered a management plan from Watson vs. several cancer experts, then judge which recommendations are more helpful to physicians and patients (based on perceived value by the recipients of those recommendations or, ideally, by treatment outcome).
Perhaps the results will lead to the coronation of a new form of expert physician. If Watson emerges as an indispensible improvement, I'll enthusiastically lead the charge to integrate such algorithm-based tools throughout the health care system. But in the absence of actual evidence to that effect, my bias is that cancer is too individualized and too complex a process to believe that even the most sophisticated algorithms can provide a technologically-accelerated shortcut to optimal cancer care.
The future's for Watson, and the physician
I'm not sure if Watson is the salvation of medicine, but I wouldn't bet against it. Dr. West makes an important argument. But I wonder if his resistance is part human nature combined with his pragmatic view of "what currently is" versus "what could be". However, I'm very interested in his suggestion regarding a new form of expert physician. It may be that the evolution of Watson will result in the evolution of the physician too. And with that, the art and science of medicine evolves to new and exciting places. So, the final Jeopardy Champion becomes, after some small and very big bets, the patient!
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I have to spend hours researching "best practices" and "results", before going to my doctor.
I also print out a list of the various studies and the efficacy of the various treatments. Doctor is not amused.
Dr Watson will be fun. I will demand that the doctors visit will have Watson monitor the visit and critique the results.
Won't that be fun!
We need the quantitative equivalent of a bear's nose attached to an automated organic chemistry lab. A Pantone color scale for smell and taste for a billion organic compounds would do fine. Sample every patients breath and stool for five years; then come back and tell us what you learned with your smarty pants AI, Mr. Watson.
Chemical sensors that exceed human/animal capacity were invented years ago.
Doing a better job on one chemical is not enough. Characterizing a billion proteins folded this way and that and having a means to unambiguously share results is nowhere near realization.
Sensors out perform human detection on ALL chemicals that humans can detect. They also can detect elements that we can not (ie. carbon monoxide). They have the added benefit of reporting the levels of the chemicals detected. Do you know a doctor (or a bear) that can do that with his nose – and "unambiguously share results"? Sensors can detect, accurately measure, and "share results". Computers are growing exponentially more powerful – our noses are not.
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Mesoporous Sensors: From Explosives to Cancer
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That's a little bit tongue in cheek, but it highlights a new way of thinking which I think medicine has yet to pick up:
We have diagnostic tests that play to our human biases. We want to solve problems by *looking* at them. Detecting cancer is just a matter of seeing inside of the body, says the current paradigm.
Sort of. It's pretty hard to see a breast cancer under 2 cm on a mammogram, despite the fact that these are used extensively to screen for early cancers.
One of the major applications of informatics to medical diagnosis today is the application of our new flashy algorithms to scans that humans already read (disclaimer: I ran a computer-assisted diagnostic company called Living Discoveries which did this for mammography).
This is in part because many people do not trust the computer to make the correct decisions yet (I've spoken to many many physicians about this in the course of selling my algorithm and the lack of trust was palpable despite compelling statistical evidence). Medicine is a change-averse field, and any surrender of the physician's authority to diagnose a condition will seem to depersonalize medicine and subject it to new risks. (And it will, but few balance this against elimination of the old ones. For instance, human radiologists miss 22% of breast cancers on mammography. A computer would catch some of these, even if it missed things that the human would find obvious. And the pair would perform much better than either alone)
Anyway, this brings me to my point: as we develop new types of systems for analyzing scan results – when we finally start to trust the computer (because The Computer Is Our Friend) – we should also be developing new types of scans which do not play to our human biases.
The result will be much earlier detection of conditions, resulting in greater survival rates and less complications from treatment, as well as the compelling possibility of monitoring medical conditions passively and continuously rather than requiring active screenings to detect problems.
"I find it very difficult to envision that any algorithm could be complex enough to mimic that thought process that so many of my patients and colleagues value in my perspective."
The superiority of AI software is that it does not "mimic" human thought processes. AI can compute multivariate statistics more accurately than humans can. We humans have a bad habit of trusting our intuitions – which are shaped by biases of which we are not even aware.
One bias that we have is that technological progress is linear (1,2,3,4,5…), when it is actually exponential (2,4,8,16,32…). This explains the doctors failure of imagination with regard to the AI's capacity to ever process multivariate relationships better than he can.
Computers can not only do a better job of taking into account all of the variables that humans do, but it can also handle many, many more variables. The doctor is correct when saying that algorithms will not mimic human intuition as well as him, the point is that it won't mimic human intuition at all. Computers could also point out when there are missing variables need to correctly determine a course of action. At some point the flood of data from all of the sensors that will become available will be so great that no human would be able to digest the information effectively. It's not if a computer will do a better job then doctors, it's when.
By all means, I don't know how we could be anything but blown away by what Watson can do, and "mimic the thought processes" doesn't do it justice. Indeed, I completely agree that its ability to not fall prey to our human biases is a wonderful benefit.
What I would like to know, and I don't know the answer to, is whether Watson uses its remarkably greater analytical skills to override and challenge the practices of the very physicians whose decisions shaped its algorithms. Does it say, "I see that this oncologist ordered broad mutation testing here, but my calculations suggest that the odds of an actionable mutation are 1 in 10,000, so I wouldn't make that recommendation", or does it now follow an algorithm that says "well, I guess that no matter how low the objective odds odd, you always order a broad panel of molecular markers because that's what the observed clinical practice is".
Above all, I'll underscore that I don't want to form any conclusions without evidence. All I'm saying is that before all become Polyannas and presume de facto that Watson will transform medicine as we know it, perhaps we should actually see what happens on a smaller scale. If it's truly better, I'll be a great champion of it.
Dr. West,
Thank you for joining the discussion, it's a rare treat. You've asked very thoughtful and insightful questions and deserve equally thoughtful answers.
I don't work on Watson and have only done a diabetes data warehouse so I clearly am not the last word here but I will give it a shot.
Dr. West asked
(Can) Watson uses its remarkably greater analytical skills to override and challenge the practices of the very physicians whose decisions shaped its algorithms?
mjr1007 answered
It is possible to just look at the data rather then the procedures that the Docs used. Therefore, any or all of the data could be analyzed for value. That is to say whether or not a positive or negative data item is useful for recommending a particular course of action. The advantage to a data only approach is it tends to eliminate human bias. Of course the data points picked are still biased by humans. This might be the place to over sample the data to determine which items actually do add value in determining the course of treatment.
There is also another trend in medicine, that of driving down the cost of genetic testing. Once the cost drops below a certain threshold it may not matter about trying to cost optimize which test are done. It may just be easier to order a standard set of test which cost are quite reasonable. There was a recent announcement about a new company sequencing the entire human genome for about USD 1000 in hours. The original human genome sequencing took 13 year and cost about USD 3 000 000 000. A few more generations of this and it really won't matter.
Add to this the field of proteomics and it become hard to imagine non computer aided diagnostics. The thing about engineering is that you can continue to refine the work to increase the efficacy. So if the first release is only better then the average oncologist the second release could be better then 80% and on and on. Eventually it won't be possible to sift through all the data without some sort of computer analysis.
Just my USD 0.02 worth
I put my money on Dr Watson! No human brain has such Big Data crunching capability. And AI ain't artificial. It's us – on steroids. Smart phones…smart cars…smart doctors. We all learned to crawl before we could walk. Watson will be running circles around us soon!
"Knowing how much of what I and so many other thoughtful oncologists do, integrating principles and conclusions from one population with judgments and principles to help guide us through cases with many unknowns, I find it very difficult to envision that any algorithm could be complex enough to mimic that thought process that so many of my patients and colleagues value in my perspective."
There is no question that such an algorithm exists. Your thought processes are just an algorithm. The question is not whether the algorithm is possible, but whether the programmers have gotten it right and the computer is capable of executing it.
"cancer is defined by its variability – it became a cancer by mutating, after all. And when you factor in the heterogeneity of patients, their other illnesses, their social circumstances, and the remarkable range of biological behaviors of their cancers, it's not a cliché to say that every patient is unique."
This is exactly the kind of thing computers are really good at, but humans aren't.
"….at best Watson can reproduce the thought processes of its very limited number of mentors."
This is demonstrably false, unless you think that the programmers could beat Watson at Jeopardy, or Deep Blue's programmers could win a game of chess against it.
As for the testing, it should be pretty easy to feed Watson former cases and see what it would have recommended. Then you can compare that recommendation to those of the doctors who handled the case, see what choice was actually made, and see if it worked. A little math and you'd have a very good sense of Watson's efficacy.


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Perry Keith's Heartland All-Star Classic became a classic wallop for a Hilldale team short on parts.
The Hornets' summer team, minus four players who expect to start next spring, suffered twin 11-1 losses to Oklahoma Purple and Oklahoma Red in games played at Hornet Field on Friday.
"You don't learn as much from doing things right as you do from doing things wrong and we did a lot of things wrong," Hilldale coach Darren Riddle said. "But we did it with a pretty young team against some good older talent."
Purple, like all the color-named teams a mix of college-potential prospects from high schools across the eastern part of the state ranging from freshman-to-be to 2013 graduates, got a two-run single by Stillwater's Chance Bunch as part of a three-run first. An RBI single in the second by Chebon Wind of Seminole, who also singled home a run in a two-run fourth and hit a two-run home run in the sixth, helped end the night for Kyle Dick's on the Hilldale mound, who was replaced by Zack Lanius.
Hilldale's only run came in the first when Purple pitcher Austin Brownell of Cleveland High hit three Hornets in a row to force in a run after Bailey Puckett had singled.
Red, coached by Stilwell High assistant Doug Merrie, didn't waste any time getting going in the nightcap. Tristan Pendley of Vinita had an RBI double, Shayne Warren of Kansas a two-run double and L'Donta Howard of Foreman, Ark., an RBI single, all back-to-back. That was all part of a six-run first off Hornets' starter Derek Altman, who went two innings before being relieved by Cameron Haughey.
Haughey had struck out two in the third and was that close to getting out of a bases-loaded jam when Ryan Collins drilled a two-run single and Chase Monroe of Big Cabin singled in a run in a four-run surge, making it 10-0.
Alden Norton entered in the fourth and Lanius pitched the fifth.
Hilldale's best shot at making it a game came when Dick's double in the second helped the Hornets load the bases, but Red starter A.J. Deason struck out Kobe Kuykendall to end the inning.
The Stilwell righty went three innings, allowing two hits. Monroe finished, holding the Hornets scoreless until Cody Walker walked with the bases loaded in the fifth.
Red will enter the remaining part of pool play today at 2-0. In an earlier game Friday it beat Purple, coached by Varnum High coach Kevin Romine, 3-1. Howard singled in a run, Pendley doubled one in and Brock Knoten, also from Vinita, had an RBI sacrifice fly.
In other action, Warner High's summer team went 1-1 with Black and Orange at Warner High School. Navy was 2-0 at Connors State and White/Black was 2-0 at Okay High.
Gage Sparrow got the win for Warner. Dan Weer, who caught for Vian's state finalist team this year, had three hits.
Saturday's Games
At Hilldale
Hilldale vs. Gold, noon; Red vs. Gold, 2:30 p.m.; White/Black vs. Red, 5 p.m.; Hilldale vs. White/Red, 7:30 p.m.
At Connors STATE
Maroon vs. Black, noon; Orange vs. Royal, 2:30 p.m.; Navy vs. Black, 5 p.m.; Navy vs. Orange, 7:30 p.m.;
At Warner HS
White/Black vs. Purple, noon; White/Red vs. Purple, 2:30 p.m.; Warner vs. Maroon, 5 p.m.; Warner vs. Royal, 7:30 p.m.


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ESPN's College Gameday will be in College Station tomorrow, but the marquee game of the day will be in Columbia. This is a huge game for both teams on many levels. It's arguably the biggest game in the program's history at Mizzou as they try to turn some heads down south while ending Georgia's chances of a National Title this year. Dawgs head coach Mark Richt generally struggles in big contests early in the year and it will be interesting to see if this year is any different. Even if Mizzou doesn't win this game, they will have plenty of opportunities this year to make their mark in the conference in their first season as a SEC member. All the pressure is on Richt and the boys from Athens in this game as they are expected to go no worse than 10-2 this year.
The big question surrounding this game is whether or not Richt is going to let all-world safety Bacarri Rambo and stud linebacker Alec Ogletree play. Rambo sat out last week because of a failed drug test and Ogletree rode the pine because of a violation of a team rule. Georgia is already without cornerback Sanders Commings and linebacker Chase Vasser. The verdict on Rambo/Ogletree weighs huge on the outcome of the game. Rambo is arguably the best safety in the land and Ogletree is one of the top 15 inside linebackers in the game. The most important aspect of this game will be Missouri's depleted offensive line going up against a Georgia defensive line that is one of the five best in the country. Guard Jack Meiners may have to sit out this week for Missouri due to a knee injury. That means junior walk-on Max Copeland may get the nod again at right guard, and true freshman Evan Boehm will be at right guard with Travis Ruth out with a torn tricep tendon. Georgia's defense may have looked ahead a bit last week in their 45-23 win over Buffalo, but they definitely show up in this one. Georgia should get a lot of pressure on quarterback James Franklin and force him into at least one turnover in the contest.
Georgia's offense is led by Heisman hopeful quarterback Aaron Murray who went for 258 yards last week and three touchdowns. He has one of the nicest targets in the SEC in Tavarres King, who corralled six passes last week for 114 yards and a touchdown. Michael Bennett and Rantavious Wooten are also solid receivers. The Dawgs' running game is deep and very talented. Freshman Todd Gurley had a brilliant debut last week with eight rushes for 100 yards and two scores. The Tarboro, North Carolina native also ran back a kickoff 100 yards for a TD. Keith Marshall and Ken Malcome will also get plenty of touches for Georgia.
Don't get me wrong here: I like a lot of the pieces Mizzou has including receivers TJ Moe, Dorial-Green Beckham, Franklin, and running back Kendial Lawrence. However, Georgia should expose Missouri's inexperience up front and I think Rambo and Ogletree will play. I also love Georgia's playmakers on offense. I really love Georgia to send the Tiger faithful home unhappy. Georgia by double digits.
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"Most of my political photos are in the main office," Kerner says, as he scours his production office for a certain photo of Hillary Clinton. Blue critters do outnumber Clintons in Kerner's headquarters on the Sony lot, where "The Smurfs 2" is being readied for release July 31.
Barbara Boxer, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and "SNL"-scribe-turned-senator Al Franken. Whether that support translates into a generous check, a door-to-door champion or a formidable opponent for a mock debate on arts and education policies -- well, that depends on the candidate.
"I don't mind writing checks or soliciting funds," Kerner says, "But for me, it's really about the nuts and bolts. I'm not interested in palling around (with candidates). I'm interested in calling attention to how effective they're going to be in passing certain legislation."
Though a self-described '60s politico from an early age, Kerner fully developed his passion for grassroots politics on the Farm. As an undergrad at Stanford, Kerner spent weekends canvassing San Francisco to draw up supporters for Dianne Feinstein, who was running for the Board of Supervisors in 1970. Kerner continued to back her candidacy through mayoral, gubernatorial and Senate elections and has remained an ardent proponent of Feinstein's politics ever since.
It might at first seem like a paradox, but along with being ground zero for Kerner's political involvement, the Bay Area is also where he decided to abandon his own aspirations of holding office (as in the Oval Office) and head straight for the media.
Kerner found a formative mentor in Stanford communications professor Jules Dundes, who taught him that film and television could sometimes effect more change than legislation.
"He said to me, 'You're too good of a person to become a politician. I want you to go into the media and tell stories that can help change the body politic.'"
Dundes' words continue to inspire each of Kerner's projects. While pics like "Charlotte's Web," "George of the Jungle," and "The Smurfs" may seem like standard family fare, Kerner says each one is imbued with a political message.
"We try to be very careful about not hitting people over the head with a polemic, but to show a world as it exists and allow you to draw your own conclusions," he says, in this case referring to Smurfs' Village, which has no electricity or environmental waste.
For this producer, it's more important to get a small message out to a big audience, rather than make a conventionally political film that's seen by a relative few.
Sen. Franken (D-Minn.), who co-wrote the screenplay for Kerner's "When a Man Loves a Woman" with Ronald Bass, talks about the subtext inherent in the producer's canon. "There was nothing inherently political about 'When a Man Loves a Woman,'" Franken says. "It's really a love story about alcoholism and codependency. But when you work closely with someone who has a passion for justice, which I think 'Fried Green Tomatoes' speaks to, then you get a sense of what's important to him.
"Jordan is someone who cares about people as individuals. There are, famously, some politicians who care about humanity but don't connect with people. Maybe that's the small 'p' Jordan is referring to when he describes his passion for what he calls 'politics with a little p.' He's attracted to stories about people (and Smurfs)."
Such dramas about the racial divide as "Fried Green Tomatoes" and the TV movies "Heat Wave" and "Mama Flora's Family" stand out as more overt in their social consciousness than Kerner's
oeuvre would suggest on the surface.
These films took on personal resonance for Kerner and then-producing partner Jon Avnet, who were inspired by people and events from their own experiences growing up during the civil rights era. The pair collaborated with "Roots" author Alex Haley to write the novel and miniseries "Mama Flora's Family," whose characters were based on Haley's mother and the beloved African-American women who helped raise both Avnet and Kerner.
"I was horrified by (that period)," Kerner says. "These were stories we had to tell."
As Kerner conveyed to Mandela upon pitching him a biographical mini: "The color of our skin may not tell you that we can tell this story well but please believe that this is very much in our hearts."
Kerner and Avnet never had the chance to make a series about the anti-apartheid revolutionary -- HBO's 2005 made-for "Mandela & de Klerk" scooped them -- but Kerner's got plans to get back to politics for the smallscreen soon.
As for those political aspirations of yore -- despite much speculation -- Kerner says he prefers his residence in Smurf Village to one in Washington.
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While Blake Griffin (20.4 points per game) and Chris Paul (19.5 ppg) continue to garner most of the acclaim, Jordan has quietly emerged as one of the league's top interior defenders. The 6-foot-11 center is tied for second in the NBA with an average of 13.0 rebounds and tied for fourth with 2.2 blocks per game.
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Ty Lawson, averaging a team-leading 17.8 points, was held to 13 on 3-of-11 shooting and committed five turnovers while playing through the flu. J.J. Hickson posted 13 points and 14 boards for his third consecutive double-double.
Clippers forward Matt Barnes is set to return after missing a month while recovering from a torn retina in his left eye. Barnes is averaging 18.0 points and shooting 51.8 percent in his last four games against Denver.
Griffin, meanwhile, has been limited to 13.5 during a four-game stretch in the series, well below his career mark of 20.4.
The Clippers are 11-1 when Dudley scores at least 10 points compared to 7-8 when he doesn't.
Nuggets forward Jordan Hamilton should be available after serving a one-game suspension for throwing a punch in Tuesday's loss to Oklahoma City.
While Denver is 7-9 against fellow Western Conference opponents, the Clippers are 12-3.
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Good thing this game is at staples. Nuggets seem to always give us trouble at the Pepsi center
Has anyone watched the Nuggets this season? I don't really have a proper idea of what the team is like with all the changes.
They gave up a 21 point lead last night to the Suns who came back and won!
Anyone hear the news on Brook Lopez! I'm glad David Stern turned down that KG and Paul Pierce part of the trade! That team isn't doing well and that same thing could be happening to us right now! And both KG and Paul stay hurt!
Yeah I followed that. Not sure what that is going to mean tonight, will they be demoralized or extra determined? As long as the Clips do their thing it shouldn't matter.
Really guys,it doesn't matter who we play,we generally play to their level. So I suspect no one will be leaving Staple early tonight.
David Stern unintentionally saves us again?
I'm not scared of this game, against western teams, for whatever reason, we play our best against
Has anyone seen them play this season?
Just one word..................................altitude!
even if injury wasn't an issue its always bad practice to trade a young player for one in his twilight and making a whopping salary. I was livid when the FO was in talks for that trade and I'm glad stern acted in our best interest to veto the trade
Interestingly, Friday was the first time Jackson's had the opportunity to practice since joining the team.
Yeah... I had my fingers crossed all summer over that Trade, didn't understand why we needed to trade for them when they're Highly likely to come in the offseason, KG for sure.
I want to see if Blake can Dominate this Game, Faried Gives him problems a bit because he's a good Defender and he plays hard
every possession. I'd also like to see if Collison can stay solid
Against Nate, also I'd like to see what lineups we use tonight for
the Bench with Barnes Back in the Fold.
David Stern gets my vote for General Manager of the Year.
Brian Shaw is against hacking players, so that's good.
I hope it makes a difference
This should be a good one tonight. Obviously, I'll be rooting for the Clips, but I am a huge Nate Robinson fan. He's been one of my favorite players since he was at UW. Best case scenario: Nate scores 25+, but Clippers still get the win. I'm excited for this game.
Nate is a freak of nature, a bit like EBled.
excited cause i will actually be at this game GO CLIPPERS!!
^ Enjoy the game bro, Let's go Clippers!!
usually true, maybe we break the mould tonight since they had a late and demoralizing night yesterday courtesy of Bled and Co.
Would be great for us to blow them out and rest cp/blake for tomorrow.
I didn't realise we have another game tomorrow. Yeah a blowout would be great.
Yeah hopefully the clippers keep up with the energy tonight..
Energy and defense. Hopefully Blake continues his all around strong play. Dudley keep it up too.
@nbastats: .@LAClippers 10-2 home record behind only OKC, IND & MIA. Clips rank 2nd in OffensiveRtg (111.9) & TrueShooting% (58.4%) among teams at home
yeah, I noticed this as well
Let's win this, Clippers!
Nice catch and shoot by JC!
Not so great rim protection there.
Our guards looking good so far...as is BG's rebounding.
Loving the start so far!
Good move Blake!
Blake looking pretty aggressive...I like!
Can't believe ty tried that!
Nice left handed hook shot by BG!
Blake can't hesitate on those jump shots. It just makes it harder to make them.
I wonder if Dj ever tried with his right hand. Worked for tristan
SO NICE to see Dudley hitting wide open jumpers now!
Nice energy we got this game!
He was so wide open I'm sure somewhere in his mind he thought, "Drive?"
But yeah, he needs to shoot without hesitation.
BG looks like he got scratched under his right eye.
So close dudley!
That was too easy by Chandler.
I'm happy when DJ hit's one out of two.
Great D by BG!
CP + Collison vs Nate + Lawson. Smallest backcourt matchup ever?
Bulls made a big mistake letting Nate go...is that an understatement?
Hmmm...I'd prefer Blake to make some inside baskets. I know he CAN hit those jumpers, but...
Nah at this point they should tank.
Collison dribbled it a bit too long.
I'd like to see Willie hit some shots!


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After deciphering the Pittsburgh Penguins defensive mentality, they were not Stanley Cup favorites until now. They were chosen by many as the preseason Cup favorites. This was based upon individual talent, not team success. The Penguins prematurely exited the playoffs in the last two post-seasons. No exit was more painstaking than their debacle against the Philadelphia Flyers a season ago.
Defensive Liabilities
The Pens proved they were able to score enough goals to beat the Flyers, but they were unable to keep pucks out of their own net. The Pens and Flyers series may go down as one of the most bizarre playoff series in NHL history, but one thing was for certain, the Pens had glaring defensive deficiencies. These problems continued to linger into this lockout shortened season.
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An armed carjacker remains on the loose after he pointed a gun at a woman and stole her vehicle Thursday night.
The woman, who was having car trouble, entered the AutoZone store in the 8300 block of Harford Road to buy an item, according to Baltimore County Police Department spokeswoman Cpl. Cathleen Batton.
When the woman left the store around 8:56 p.m. and got into her car, a man approached and opened the driver's side door. He pointed a handgun at the woman, and forced her out of the vehicle, Batton said.
The man then got into the 2009 Dodge Charger and took off southbound on Harford Road. As he neared the intersection of Harford Road and Linwood Avenue, the carjacker hit a parked motorcycle and bailed out of the vehicle, according to Batton.
Police responded and searched for the man with air and K9 units but were unable to locate him, Batton said.
The victim was transported to the Greater Baltimore Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, Batton said.
Batton said the carjacker is described as a male, approximately 6 feet tall with a slim build.
Anyone with information about the carjacking is asked to contact the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020.


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By BRIAN PELOZA
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. —
Qualifying for the NCAA Tournament is becoming the norm for Western Kentucky's volleyball program.
Now, the 17th ranked Hilltoppers want to take the next step: Win in the tournament.
If Western Kentucky is to achieve that next step, it will rely heavily on three-year starting setter Melanie Stutsman, a Floyd Central High School graduate.
"We want to advance," Stutsman said. "We've been working on getting back to the NCAA Tournament so we can win because that's never been done here with Western Kentucky volleyball."
It's already been a historical season for the Hilltoppers, advancing to their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and winning consecutive Sun Belt Conference Tournaments, both firsts for the program.
Stutsman is a big reason why, compiling 1,305 assists this season for the 32-3 Hillltoppers. She's on pace to leave as the program's all-time leader in assists if she has similar statistics next season, and is already ranked fifth.
Stutsman is averaging 11.35 assists per set this season, which ranks 10th all-time for a single season in school history.
Not surprisingly, with those type of career statistics already being compiled, Stutsman has been the starting setter since stepping on the Western Kentucky campus.
"She certainly had the skill level to come in and play right away," Western Kentucky coach Travis Hudson said. "From a personality standpoint she's a pretty even keel kid. She's not a real high, real low kid."
Prior to Stutsman arriving on campus, Western Kentucky won at least 25 matches each of the previous three seasons, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament twice.
"I think that added to the pressure for her coming in as a true freshman," Hudson said. "That's a lot to put on her shoulders because as a setter a lot of it is going to rest on your shoulders whether you like it or not. Again, I don't think it was ever something she wasn't ready for, and she has gotten better and will continue to get better, but she had played at a high level in high school and played at a high level in club and I think those things aided her greatly in having to start right away as a freshman."
The transition to collegiate volleyball was made easier for Stutsman when Hudson let her known in advance she would likely be starting from the first day.
"When I came in I had an idea that I would be playing, so it kind of helped me with my nerves," Stutsman said. "It kind of settled in before I got here, but I was still kind of nervous because I had never played with these girls."
It's obvious Stutsman has developed a comfort with Western Kentucky's hitters. Teams in the Sun Belt Conference can vouch for the proficiency of the Hilltoppers' offense.
Western Kentucky swept through the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, not dropping a set en route to posting 3-0 wins over Florida International, Arkansas State and North Texas.
The Hilltoppers were nearly flawless during the Sun Belt Conference regular season, going 15-0 and dropping just one set in the process.
During the non-conference schedule, Western Kentucky defeated No. 22 Michigan and won the Michigan Invitational; while also posting a win over No. 10 Dayton in their own tournament.
Over her first three seasons, Stutsman has improved her strength and conditioning, as do most players. But it's a different aspect that draws the attention of Hudson.
"I think what she continues to do, and is the thing I get most excited about, is she mentally continues to get better and better and better," Hudson said. "...She has really taken a lot more ownership in how she is playing and things going on around her. I think she is by far been at her best this season even though she has had two really good years so far."
Western Kentucky freshman Rachel Engle — a Floyd Central grad and former prep teammate of Stutsman — has appeared in 35 matches this season, compiling nine kills.
The Hilltoppers will find out their NCAA Tournament on Sunday. In the meantime, Stutsman will enjoy the upcoming days knowing a spot in the NCAA Tournament is solidified.
"It's been so much fun and it's like you're on Cloud Nine for a week," Stutsman said. "I grew up watching it on television and always wanted to be there and playing in the tournament."
Once again, she'll be able to do just that.


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Mentoring New Outdoor Enthusiasts
Charles R. Sharp, Wildlife Biologist III
Many changes have occurred to hunting since the days when our fathers were first learning to hunt. We have gone from being able to hunt almost any piece of property just by asking permission, to paying $12 or more an acre to lease the same tract of land. We have gone from stepping out the back door to a little squirrel hunting, to having to drive an hour or more to get to the hunting club. We have gone from almost everyone we know being a hunter, to being one of the few on your street who claims hunting as their number one recreational activity. These changes have had a major impact on the sport of hunting. The number one threat to hunting is not the price of hunting leases, nor is it the cost of hunting licenses, guns, or ammunition. The number one reason that we have seen a dramatic decline in the number of those who call themselves hunters is not from any outside attack. As was the decline and fall of the Roman Empire from within, so is the decline of hunting.
Most Alabama hunters can usually identify one or two individuals that were responsible for instilling in them a love for the outdoors and the wonders that abound there. It might have been a father, grandfather, uncle or maybe a close friend of the family. Whoever that person was matters a great deal to the individual; however, to the fraternity of hunters it is more important that someone took the time to take a young person with little or no understanding of wildlife, sportsmanship, marksmanship or woodsmenship and invested time in mentoring those young neophytes.
Our world has changed greatly over the last couple of decades. Gasoline prices have skyrocketed, housing costs have risen, and the cost of groceries has also increased; yet, most of us are better off financially than were our parents. The one thing that has remained constant is time. Each generation has only a finite bit of time. Our mentors invested some of their precious time instilling in us the love of the outdoors and in turn for their investment, we owe it to the next generation to pass that heritage on to them.
It might be true that some people will become outdoor enthusiasts without the benefit of a mentor, but this method deprives both the teacher and the student of a great relationship as well as memories. The willingness of each generation to invest some of their time imparting the love and knowledge of their hunting activities ensures that the sport will be carried on to future generations. The current generation of hunters now enjoys those same pursuits and with it the obligation to pass that same passion for the outdoors to their charges. If only one generation were to fail to pass their love of hunting on, the sport of hunting as we know it would be lost. It is up to each of us to do our part.
For more information, please contact Charles R. Sharp, Wildlife Biologist III, P.O. Box 247, Daphne, AL 36526 or call (251) 626-5474.


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Tuskegee University is a private institution that was founded in 1881. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,606, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 5,000 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Tuskegee University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges (South), 13. Its tuition and fees are $19,400 (2013-14).
Tuskegee University is a historically black university located in the city of Tuskegee, Alabama. Students admitted to the university have the opportunity to join more than 100 groups and organizations as well as a very popular Greek life on campus. The university was the first to create a nursing baccalaureate program in the state of Alabama. Freshmen and sophomores at Tuskegee University are required to live on campus and can then elect to live off campus during their junior and senior years. The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers compete in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division II.
The campus of Tuskegee is the only historically black college or university campus in the nation to be designated a National Historic Site. Notable alumni of the university include syndicated radio host Tom Joyner and singer Lionel Richie.
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Imagine: Your assignment today involves more than reading a few pages from the textbook. Instead, you will measure forces at work inside a low turbulence wind tunnel, or you will be among the pioneer users of the most advanced surgical laser equipment. Perhaps you will work alongside professors studying nanocomposites - an emerging class of materials roughly 1,000 times smaller than a human hair. Welcome to Tuskegee University . . . where the future is now. Here, groundbreaking research and the quest for new knowledge are how we prepare our students-and the world-for the demands of tomorrow. If you think learning in such a high-tech, high-touch environment is exciting, wait until you see what this rigorous experience can do for your future employment opportunities. All of this doesn't just happen, of course. At Tuskegee, we have spent well over a century building this model of excellence in teaching and learning. A solid foundation, a promising future . . . Tuskegee. There is no better connection.
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When applying to Tuskegee University, it's important to note the application deadline is March 15. The application fee at Tuskegee University is $25. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 35.1 percent.
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The student-faculty ratio at Tuskegee University is 12:1, and the school has 55 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Tuskegee University include: Engineering, General; Business Administration and Management, General; Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; and Psychology, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 73.8 percent.
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Tuskegee University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,606, with a gender distribution of 43.3 percent male students and 56.7 percent female students. At this school, 73 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 27 percent of students live off campus. Tuskegee University is part of the NCAA II athletic conference.
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Tuskegee University offers a number of student services including placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. Tuskegee University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Tuskegee University, 72 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Tuskegee University.
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At Tuskegee University, 90.9 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $1,575.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
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Great News from Bay Harbor Equestrian Center!
We now have a NEW & IMPROVED OUTDOOR JUMPING ARENA
300' x 150' - New 2NS Sand Footing
Laura and Dillon in the Outdoor Jumping Arena
Welcome to the Bay Harbor Equestrian Center, a world-class facility that caters to a wide variety of riding disciplines. Combined with top-notch indoor and outdoor arenas, expert instructors and exciting shows and clinics make Bay Harbor Equestrian Center one of the premier destinations for equestrian enthusiasts across the country. There is everything here that a horseman could possibly want, including:
Training and boarding - Stalls available!
Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist on Staff
Lessons for all ages and skill levels
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42,000 square foot stables and indoor arena
Outdoor jumping arena
36 matted stalls
Heated cross tie area
Two heated wash stalls and eight grooming stalls
Members heated lounge and observation area
We are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC YEAR ROUND for all who want to come and enjoy our facilities. Come and visit us and see for yourself Bay Harbor Equestrian Center's commitment to excellence in horsemanship throughout northern Michigan.


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Environmental Justice Bibliography
The Environmental Justice Bibliography Database (EJBib) is an project that unites the growing interest in environmental justice with the advantages of computer technology. EJBib is a fully-indexed bibliography of published materials relating to environmental justice, as well as such related topics as risk assessment and social justice. Intended as a research tool, the database is a project of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Justice. One aim of the bibliography is to identify significant references to environmental justice in a wide range of literature.
The bibiography already contains more than 3000 references and is still growing. Currently, materials included in EJBib come from various Internet databases of legal, medical, engineering, urban planning, and science periodical articles and books, as well as materials in non-print formats, such as documentary videos, interactive programs on CD-ROM, and other electronic media.
To comment, correct errors, or add citations to the database, use the "feedback" link in the site navigation box on any of the EJBib online pages.
There are two ways to access EJBib: as an online, searchable database or as a downloadable database that is accessible offline. Either method can be accessed using the links below:
To seach the online database, go to EJBib online. This is searchable database, where seaches can be made using any combination of numerous criteria.