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Chapter 8: Thesis and Examination Matters
8.1 Preparation and Presentation of a Masters Thesis
PhD candidates need to refer to the presentation requirements listed in the 'Doctoral Information Handbook' located at: www.mrgs.monash.edu.au/research/doctoral/chapter7a.html
Masters candidates need to refer to the information contained in this chapter.
Variations to prescribed Masters thesis layout, length or components must be approved by the Arts Research Graduate School Committee well in advance of the date of submission.
8.1.1 Language
Masters theses are written in English. However, where the thesis is based on a language unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, a request can be made to the Arts Research Graduate School Committee for the writing of the thesis in the language, or one of the languages of that School. This request is made within three months of the commencement of candidature for a candidate undertaking a 100% research degree, or within three months of the start of the research for candidates undertaking coursework and research.
Permission for a Masters candidate to write a thesis in a language other than English would only be granted in exceptional cases, for example where the use of English severely hampers the thesis topic.
8.1.2 Length
Candidates wishing to submit an over-length thesis are required to request permission from the Chair of the Arts Research Graduate School Committee prior to the submission of the thesis. Without such approval from the Arts Research Graduate School Committee the Faculty is not able to accept the thesis and the entire thesis submission will be returned to the school.
Candidates who started prior to 2002
Thesis percentage |
Word-length |
66% |
25,000 - 35,000 words |
75% |
35,000 - 40,000 words |
100% |
40,000 - 60,000 words |
Research candidates who started their research Masters degree prior to 2002 can submit their thesis under the above word-length guidelines or under the new guidelines detailed below. Candidates who choose to submit under the new guidelines need to consult with their supervisor(s) about the efficacy of submitting a shorter thesis.
Candidates starting in or after 2002
Thesis percentage | Word-length |
66% | 20,000 - 25,000 words |
100% |
30,000 - 40,000 words |
For maximum and minimum candidature see Chapter 2 'Research Degrees' in this 'Research Survival Guide'.
Estimates of the number of pages for the pre 2002 specified word-lengths are:
Thesis % |
Words |
Double Line Spacing | 1½ Line Spacing | ||
12 pt |
10pt | 12 pt |
10 pt | ||
66% | 25 000 - 35 000 |
100 - 140 | 57 - 80 | 75 - 105 | 43 - 60 |
75% |
35 000 - 40 000 | 140 - 160 | 80 - 92 | 105 - 120 |
60 - 69 |
100% | 40 000 - 60 000 | 160 - 240 | 92 - 138 |
120 - 180 | 69 - 103 |
Estimates of the number of pages for the specified word-lengths from 2002 onwards are:
Thesis % | Words | Double Line Spacing | 1½ Line Spacing | ||
12 pt | 10pt |
12 pt | 10 pt | ||
Master of Arts 66% | 20 000 - 25 000 | 80 - 100 | 46 - 57 |
60 - 75 | 34 - 43 |
Master of Arts 100% | 30 000 - 40 000 | 120 - 160 |
69 - 92 | 90 - 120 | 52 - 69 |
Master of
Bioethics | 30 000 - 40 000 | 120 - 160 | 69 - 92 |
90 - 120 | 52 - 69 |
A 12-point font is recommended for ease of reading.
The quality of a thesis in regards to its content and format are of paramount importance and candidates need to adhere to the above thesis length guidelines.
Thesis word lengths are calculated without acknowledgments, appendices, tables, charts, maps, musical examples, diagrams, bibliography or footnotes. (Critical editions are clearly a special case.)
8.1.3 Specifications
Thesis presentation requires careful attention. The Faculty prefers not to prescribe the citation styles for theses. Style conventions differ from discipline to discipline, and even within disciplines there are variation. The major specification is the appropriate use of styles for the discipline and to use the preferred style consistently throughout the thesis. The choice of a particular style manual can be discussed in consultation with the candidate's supervisor.
Suggestions for typing, bibliographic details, the presentation of diagrams and figures are set out below. Candidates need to seek the approval of the Faculty for major variations in thesis presentation, e.g. variation from A4 page size, a need to present large sections of handwritten symbols or foreign language script, special types of large diagrams or maps. A statement from the School's Graduate Co-ordinator needs to support the request for major variations. For more on matters of Citation and Bibliography see under that heading below.
8.1.4 Preparation
The responsibility for thesis layout rests with the candidate after discussion with their supervisor.
The thesis is written and submitted before the candidate leaves the University, although, in certain circumstances, the Faculty may give permission for the thesis to be completed elsewhere.
Candidates need to state their information sources and the extent to which they use the work of others.
Candidates cannot submit work for their degree that has been previously accepted for a degree in this or any other University.
8.1.5 Thesis Editing
Monash University endorses the recommendation of the various state-based Societies of Editors regarding the editing of research theses, viz:
Where a thesis or dissertation
is to have input from a professional editor, the candidate must obtain
written permission from the supervisor for editing. The candidate
should supply to the editor a copy of this permission, along with
the manuscript.
The name of the editor and a brief description
of the service rendered should be printed as part of the list of
acknowledgements or other prefatory matter near the front of the
work when it is presented for examination.
If the professional
editor's current or former area of academic specialisation is
similar to that of the candidate, this too should be stated in the
prefatory matter, as it may suggest to examiners that the editor's
advice to the candidate may have extended beyond guidance on English
expression to affect the content in the thesis.
8.1.6 Word Processing, Printing and Binding
The final word processing, printing and binding of a thesis is the responsibility of the candidate. Candidates can make private arrangements to have their thesis word-processed.
A Master's thesis is printed on quality A4 bond (297 mm x 210 mm ) paper and bound after successful examination. Both sides of the paper may be used, provided mirror margins are used (page set up in Microsoft Word). To allow for binding and trimming the margins cannot be less than 40 mm on the left hand side and 15 mm on the right hand side, and line spacing can be either one and a half or double. Additional copies of the thesis can be photocopied. If a thesis needs to deviate from the standard thesis presentation a request is made to the Arts Research Graduate School Committee before submission of the thesis.
The contents of the thesis are ordered as follows:
(1) A title page, giving the title of the thesis in full, the names and degrees of the candidate, the name of the University department or centre associated with the work and the date when submitted for the degree. For candidates submitting a thesis worth 66% research the title page must also include a statement to the effect that the thesis has been "submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of [Arts / Environmental Science] at Monash University".
(2) A summary of not more than 250 words.
(3) A table of contents.
(4) A signed Statement of Originality. ARGS recommends that candidates submitting a thesis use the following Statement of Originality:
"I declare that this thesis contains no material which has previously been submitted for a degree or diploma in any university and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, this thesis contains no material which has previously been published or written by another person, except when due reference is made in the text of the thesis."
The candidate must sign the Statement of Originality in all thesis copies.
(5) An acknowledgment of any help given or work carried out by another person or organisation.
(6) The main text.
(7) Appendices, if any.
(8) References (if not included in the text).
8.1.7 Citation and Bibliography
Successful theses writers will confirm that preparing a bibliography is a time-consuming thesis event. Changes to a citation system, losing references for books and articles consulted at the beginning of the research project can consume a lot of time at the final stage of thesis writing. Consider using and learning bibliographic software, such as EndNote, which the University has a site licence for.
To avoid this time-consuming activity, find out which citation systems (such as the MLA or Chicago) are widely accepted in your discipline. Familiarise yourself with them early and choose one that you will use consistently throughout your thesis. Be meticulous in keeping notes about the books, articles and other sources you use in your research - note down all the details (author, publisher, date, pages etc.) and have an organised and up-to-date record keeping system.
Beginning good bibliographic practices at the beginning of your research will assist you in producing a well-cited thesis, and help avoid plagiarism, which often results from an unwitting use of others' words and ideas as if they were your own. By being organised in your citation system and record keeping, your thesis will be more credible and you will save time chasing loose ends in the closing stages of candidature.
The bibliography is one of the most important parts of a thesis, and considerable care is taken in its preparation. Your supervisor will guide you as to the expectations for research sources and depth, however the same rules apply as to record keeping and consistency in the style you use.
In the first place, the bibliography presents a record of the candidate's research into their subject, and it should be possible to regard it as a form of guarantee that candidates are fully acquainted with all significant earlier contributions to scholarship in the chosen field. It follows, therefore, that a bibliography should be:
Scrupulously accurate;
Presented in a readily useable form.
Incomplete coverage of a subject, inaccuracy in bibliographical details (e.g. author's names, titles of books or articles, dates and places of publication) and disorderly presentation of material are not only a source of irritation to a reader but can be positively misleading.
The actual form in which a bibliography is presented may vary in some ways from thesis to thesis, depending upon the nature of the subject under discussion. In some cases, for example, it may be desirable to list books and articles alphabetically by author's names; in other cases a chronological listing may be more appropriate. This is a matter that should be discussed and decided upon as early as possible in consultation with the candidate's supervisor, and the method adopted is then followed rigidly. Inconsistency in this matter is a common source of confusion. In some cases, a brief statement of method at the beginning of the bibliography will help to prevent misunderstanding.
All books and articles mentioned in the body of the thesis must appear, without exception, in their appropriate places in the bibliography. For this reason it is extremely unwise to postpone its compilation, since this will almost inevitably lead to omissions. Ideally, the bibliography is a continuous exercise beginning with the candidate's first thoughts about the thesis, and being brought up-to-date at strictly regular and frequent intervals as the work proceeds. This is best done by the use of some form of word processing or database file, with a card index or index book based on either an alphabetical or chronological sequence as hardcopy backup. Although this may produce, in many cases, a rather frightening bulk of material, remember that it is much easier at a later stage to reject irrelevant material than it is to ensure that no relevant item has been overlooked.
Fullness, consistency and accuracy are the keynotes of a good bibliography. If the candidate has any doubts about this matter they are advised to consult their supervisor.
8.1.8 Diagrams and Figures
The following are general suggestions for normal practice:
(1) Diagrams, figures and so on are drawn or photographed preferably on A4 paper and bound in the appropriate place in the text.
(2) Tables are inserted in the appropriate place in the text, except in the case of lengthy or bulky tables, which appear as an appendix.
(3) Diagrams, maps, tables exceeding A4 size are folded and bound into the thesis.
(4) Assistance in the preparation of diagrams, charts and photographs may be given by the University at the discretion of the school's graduate co-ordinator.
8.1.9 Appointment of Examiners
The Arts Research Graduate School (ARGS ) appoints two examiners on the recommendation of the Graduate Co-ordinator of the School. At least one examiner must be external to the University. As a matter of normal practice the Graduate Co-ordinator first consults with the supervisor and the candidate about the names of possible examiners and notes comments from them with respect to those who for good reasons may be unsuitable examiners. A candidate who believes the appointment of a particular examiner may be prejudicial to a fair thesis examination informs both the supervisor and the Graduate Co-ordinator at least two weeks before submission. The candidate does not have the right to nominate examiners or to veto the appointment of examiners after submission of the thesis.
The decision to select potential examiners is made on the basis of their scholarly knowledge and standing in their field of study as well as reputation and experience in thesis examining. Here experience also means speediness in completing and responding to the examination process, clarity of examiners' reports, and reasonable expectations for a Masters thesis.
The 'Nomination of Examiners' form requires sufficient information on prospective examiners be provided to the Arts Research Graduate School Committee, which makes the final decision. The 'Nomination of Examiners' form advises the committee about the examiners' highest degree and other relevant professional information, ie, prior relevant experience. Normally an examiner who is an academic at any recognised tertiary institution satisfies these requirements. In other cases the following information is required:
Prior relevant experience of examiner (research/academic experience, publications record, date of retirement, current involvement in research if retired).
To expedite the examination process, Graduate Coordinators informally ask both examiners whether they will be able to act before the thesis is submitted. Equally appropriate at this stage is to ask the potential examiners whether they are able to complete the examination within six weeks of the thesis being dispatched. Any preconditions specified by prospective examiners (e.g. receipt of thesis by a certain date in order to ensure examination by a given time) should be indicated on the Nomination of Examiners form.
The examiners are informed in writing of the nature and status of the degree. The proportion of the degree represented by the thesis is clearly indicated in addition to the requirements the thesis is seeking to fulfil (e.g. the length of the thesis, the extent to which it is expected to break new ground). The examiners receive a clear indication of what numerical marks the Faculty uses for its grades.
Normally the Examiners Reports are made known to candidates, whether successful or unsuccessful; in addition, the examiners names' are formally revealed to the candidate after their appointment.
Once the thesis has been submitted any communication with examiners affecting the examination is carried out only through the Arts Research Graduate School (ARGS).
8.1.10 Length of Examination
The Faculty is very conscious of the need to have as rapid an assessment as possible of a thesis. The average time from the submission of the thesis to the final decision by the ARGS on the result in straightforward cases of the examination is approximately four to five months. Sometimes the examination period may be substantially longer than this. However, everything possible is done to speed up this process. Examiners are asked to complete their assessment within six weeks from dispatch of the thesis, and reminder letters are sent if the reports are not received within this timeframe.
If examiners disagree substantially about the thesis grade, further time may be spent in adjudication. In these circumstances the examination process can be expected to be of longer duration than in a straightforward case.
8.1.11 Advisory Panels
The principal function of an advisory panel is to consider the examiners' reports when either or both examiners do not recommend the award of the degree. The Associate Dean (Graduate Research) can also call an Advisory Panel for any thesis examination matter. The Advisory Panel makes appropriate recommendations to the Arts Research Graduate School Committee. The Advisory Panel may seek clarification of any matter raised in the examiners' or adjudicator's reports before making its recommendation. These inquiries are made through the Art Research Graduate School.
Advisory Panels consist of the:
of the Arts Research Graduate School Committee or their nominee;
School Graduate Co-ordinator or their nominee;
a fourth academic staff member, who has not had any direct involvement
with the thesis; and,
an administrative officer from the
Arts Research Graduate School.
8.1.12 Divergent Recommendations by Examiners
Where one examiner recommends revision and re-submission and the other examiner recommends that the thesis be passed, the advisory panel usually recommends that an adjudicator be appointed. The research candidate is advised that the thesis will be sent for adjudication and is provided with copies of the examiners' reports and asked to submit their comments on the examiners' criticisms of their thesis. The adjudicator is sent copies of the examiners' reports (with the names and the institutions of the examiners deleted), the candidate's response, and a copy of the thesis. The role of the adjudicator is not to act as a third examiner, but to adjudicate between the two reports.
If the adjudicator recommends that the thesis be revised, the advisory panel will decide who the supervisor will be for the revised thesis and the deadline for the re-submission. The advisory panel also makes a recommendation as to the examiners for the revised thesis. This is normally the examiner who recommended revision and re-submission.
If the adjudicator recommends the thesis be passed, the advisory panel decides whether the thesis can be passed without corrections or subject to amendments.
In some cases the panel might decide that the inevitable outcome of adjudication will be a recommendation for the candidate to revise and re-submit. The panel can decide that the research candidate revises the thesis in accordance with the dissenting examiner's recommendations, which will hasten the process. The panel appoints a supervisor for the revision and sets a due date for the revised thesis. The revised thesis is normally returned to the dissenting examiner only.
8.1.13 Both Examiners Recommend Revision and Re-submission
Where both examiners recommend revision and re-submission the Advisory Panel normally decides who will be the supervisor for the revision and the deadline for the re-submission. The panel also decides who re-examines the thesis. Normally these are the same examiners as for the original thesis.
8.1.14 Enrolment During Revision
A research candidate doing thesis revisions re-enrols for the entire revision period.
8.1.15 Oral or Written Examination
The option of an oral or written examination is also open to Advisory Panels, but is rarely used. Examiners may elect to have an oral examination as a part of the first round of examination to clarify issues for a thesis that will be re-submitted.
8.1.16 Binding
Once the thesis is successfully examined, the candidate will receive from the Arts Research Graduate School a written request for two copies of the thesis to be sewn and bound in boards covered with dark cloth and submitted to the Arts Research Graduate School. Candidates who wish to submit their thesis in CD format may do so provided it is accompanied by the bound hard copies.
On the spine of the thesis the following appears in gold lettering, reading from top to bottom:
The surname of the
The title of the thesis (abbreviated if necessary),
The year of submission.
The Arts Research Graduate School distributes the two bound copies:
One copy to the University Library, and
One copy
to the School.
The copy lodged in the University library may be made available to any person for consultation. However, the candidate can request restricted access for a three-year period after the thesis is lodged. In exceptional circumstances, the Faculty reserves the right to restrict access to the thesis for a further specified period.
Accordingly, when submitting
the thesis, the candidate signs a certificate of consent (Library
Release Authorisation form) which reads:
1. I agree/do
not agree that this thesis, held in any form, e.g.
paper, micro, electronic, may be made available for consultation
within the Library.
2. I agree/do not agree
that this thesis may be available for reproduction on paper or in
micro/electronic form.
3. I note that in any case, my
consent is required only for the three years following acceptance
of my thesis.
The Library, when supplying information to the national bibliographic database, often needs to distinguish between two or more authors of similar name. Your help, through providing the summary of not more than 250 words at the beginning of the thesis and in completing the Library Release Authorisation prior to examination, would be appreciated.
8.1.17 Award of the Degree
A thesis can only be passed if the Faculty has received two examiners' reports recommending that the degree be awarded. The Arts Research Graduate Schools makes a final decision on behalf of the Faculty as to whether a candidate has satisfied the requirements for the degree. The Thesis Examination Administrative Officer writes to the candidate informing them of the results as soon as the Committee makes a decision.
The qualifying date for masters research candidates in the Faculty of Arts will be the date when they are deemed to have fulfilled all the requirements for the masters degree. For candidates who have no revisions to their thesis, the qualifying date is the date the bound thesis is submitted to the Arts Research Graduate School. For candidates who are required to make amendments to the thesis, it will be the date when the School has certified that the amendments have been carried out. For more information on potential thesis examination outcomes see section 8.3 at the end of this chapter.


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The Central Park Five: A Chronicle of a City Wilding
Genetic Justice: DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties
Convicting The Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong
Hercule Poirot has an easy time of it. He needs only the logic provided by his "little gray cells" to discern, unerringly, which of the dozen or so guests at the country house or passengers in the sleeping coach have committed the crime, nor is there any doubt that those responsible would be found guilty were a trial to be held. But what is a real-life New York investigative police officer to do when, in a city with a population of four million males, a savage rape has left its victim lying unconscious in a remote spot, permanently unable to recall any detail of the attack? One obvious direction of investigation is to connect it with some other violence that took place near the same place at around the same time.
At around 9:00 in the evening of April 19, 1989, a young woman entered Central Park near the Metropolitan Museum and headed north intent on an evening jog. At about the same time a large group of Latino and black teenagers intent on a macho adventure entered the park at its northeast corner and headed south. It seems very likely from the layout of the paths in the park that the boys' southward route overlapped with the jogger's northward way.
After a number of aggressive encounters with passersby including one serious beating, the group slowly broke up and five of them left the park on the west side where they were arrested by the police, to whom their behavior had been reported. Much later, at about 1:30 AM, the blood-drenched body of the raped, half-conscious Patricia Meili was discovered by two passersby not far from where two of the gang's aggressive encounters had been reported. She has never been able to recall the details of the attack or her attackers. The police investigators made what must have seemed to them an obvious connection. The "Central Park Five" became the center of the rape investigation.1
In dealing with the suspects, the police used the classic "good cop, bad cop" technique. The boys were alternately shouted at and treated sympathetically in order to get them to confess. They were promised that if they confessed they would be allowed to go home. Eventually they all confessed to having observed the rape, either from afar or having held the woman down while another member of the group actually raped her, but none admitted to the rape itself. Their stories were inconsistent with one another and with the actual condition in which the victim's injured body was found. For example, despite her bloody condition, there were no bloodstains on any of the accused's clothing. It seems clear that these immature boys, desperate to escape the conditions in which they were held, and perhaps reasoning that they would not, in the end, be held responsible for something they did not do, were willing to give the police what they wanted …
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For a remarkable essay that places this set of events and the reactions to it in the social and ideological milieu of New York see Joan Didion's discussion in " New York: Sentimental Journeys," The New York Review, January 17, 1991. Sarah Burns does not mention this brilliant article, which subjected evidence to skeptical analysis and anticipated later revelations. ↩

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Durham Gorilla Revisited
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 2nd, 2011
During July of 1973, the rural town of Durham, Maine, in Androscoggin County (and into nearby Cumberland County), was the site of several reports of a "gorilla."
The following summary is my overview of the case from the archives:
The specific location of the sightings were ~
(#1) Shiloh-Lisbon Falls Road area, in Brunswick, Maine; half-mile from the Huntington home, in Durham, Maine;
(#2) near Durham Road, in the Jones Cemetery, Durham, Maine;
(#3) River Road, near the Jones Cemetery, at the Durham-Brunswick, Maine line; and
(#4) "behind the Jones Cemetery." at the Durham-Brunswick, Maine line.
Tied to the numbers above, this is what was observed:
(#1) Mrs. Huntington reported (after her own sighting – #3 – the following day) that her daughters have seen the animal three or four times. The first sighting consisted of four youngsters on bicycles seeing it. The three Huntington children ~ i.e. Lois Huntington, 13; George Huntington Jr., 10; Scott Huntington, 8 ~ and their friend, Tammy Sairo, 12, were riding along the road about a half-mile from the Huntington home. They matter-of-factly reported an encounter with a chimp.
Mrs. Huntington would later tell reporters: "My 13-year-old daughter fell off her bike about three feet from him and all he did was cock his head and look at her." It was described as upright and chimpanzee-like. The quiet, intelligent, reserved Lois reportedly told the Maine Sunday Telegram: "I fell right down in front of him and all he did was look at me. I would have known if it were a hippie or something. But it had a regular monkey face. You have seen a monkey before, haven't you?"
(#2) A gorilla-like animal standing on its hind legs was observed two or three times by a James Washburn. Officers searching the area found moose and deer tracks. (Please note – Finding moose tracks anywhere in Maine is not unusual.)
(#3) Mrs. George (Meota) Huntington, 33, of Lisbon Falls Road, Durham was driving home from a baseball game when she saw the "ape" peeking out from the bushes on the Durham Road. It was twenty feet away, and made a "mad dash" on two legs into the heavily wooded area. The exact description of the "ape" was that it was a little over five feet tall, with a shaggy, black coat, and weighing about 350 pounds.
She says it had a "monkey face." "Chimp-like" was another way it was described. She coasted her vehicle so as not to scare it, but when it apparently saw her vehicle, then it ran into the woods. She reportedly saw it two separate times during this incident, as she returned with neighbors and sighted it again. She stayed in her car, as others searched the woods. She was sitting in her car, when she saw it again, peering at her from the crotch of a tree.
Soon after police were notified, the following arrived to begin a search – Androscoggin Sheriff's Department (a number of deputies), Cumberland County Sheriff's Department, the Maine State Police, and State of Maine Game Wardens. Altogether, over thirty officers in thirty police cars searched for the animal for two hours. (A helicopter was used in a search in the following days.)
Tracks found near a cemetery and not directly associated with the sighting looked human but had claws – they appeared to be of a bear. At first, that night, some officers brushed off the whole incident as a bear sighting. This would change.
Huntington commented: "They make it out to a monster. I never said it was a monster."
(#4) By Friday, 27 July 1973, several more (unidentifed) witnesses had come forth saying they had seen "it." At 7:30 PM, Peter and Jean Merrill found a footprint behind the Jones Cemetery, the scene of most of the sightings. They said it looked like a chimpanzee print.
Androscoggin County Deputy Sheriff Blaine Footman (sic) examined the series of prints, and cast what was described as one which was "rather deep." Footman said it was about five inches wide with "the thumb part broken off. Whatever made it weighs 300 or 350 pounds and I can't tell you much more. It's definitely not a bear track. I don't know what's going on here and I'd rather not express an opinion."
Other witnesses included Huntington's daughters and friend who were riding bikes near their home. Washburn's activities are not noted. Huntington was in her automobile, returning from a local baseball game. (Information on the opponents and score were not collected, unfortunately.)
Reports of a gorilla suit not returned since March 1973, to a Portland area costume shop were mentioned in the press, but did not seem to be considered too related to these incidents by the central Maine authorities. By Saturday, 28 July 1973, after many more phone calls from others confirming they had seen an unusual animal in the area, police were taking the sightings very seriously.
The reports had a high level of reliability, according to Brent Raynes and David Downs who interviewed witnesses and investigated the case in 1973.
No wild, captive, or zoological garden gorillas existed in the state of Maine in 1973. The above example of a zoo gorilla is for illustrative purposes only.
The specific eyewitness(es) for each incident were:
(#1) Lois Huntington, 13; George Huntington Jr., 10; Scott Huntington, 8 and their friend Tammy Sairo, 12;
(#2) James Washburn;
(#3) Mrs. George (Meota) Huntington, 33; and
(#4) Peter and Jean Merrill.
The times for each encounter were:
(#1) 25th, afternoon;
(#2) 25th, nighttime;
(#3) 26th, about 7:15 p.m.; and
(#4) footprint discovered 27th, 7:30 p.m.
The details of the case appeared in the following newspapers through articles (now archived and highlighted on a map at the International Cryptozoology Museum):
26 July 1973 The Times Record, Brunswick, Maine.
27 July 1973 Evening Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine.
27 July 1973 Press Herald, Portland, Maine.
27 July 1973 Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine.
27 July 1973 Evening Express, Portland, Maine.
27 July 1973 The Times Record, Brunswick, Maine.
28 July 1973 Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine.
28 July 1973 Press Herald, Portland, Maine.
28 July 1973 Evening Express, Portland, Maine.
29 July 1973 Boston Sunday Globe, Boston, Massachusetts.
29 July 1973 Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine.
30 July 1973 Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine.
30 July 1973 Evening Journal, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine.
30 July 1973 The Times Record, Brunswick, Maine.
31 July 1973 The Times Record, Brunswick, Maine.
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Of course, I eventually found out. I doubted the capabilities of Heath Ledger to make the Joker come to life. Nicholson's Joker was the standard, and that seemed an impossible bar to surpass. Anytime a remake or reboot occurs, that happens. People never seem to believe that the original can be beaten.
And that brings me to the Kansas City Royals. Unbelievable, right? Never thought a blockbuster movie would be compared to a baseball team not named the Yankees or Red Sox, if at all? Me neither. And yet here I am.
It is not fun being a Royals' fan. I know one winning season in my lifetime. There have been others, but I was too young. I know the 2003 season. And that was a fluke. Kind of like Batman Forever, it was a fluke. It felt good, because people remembered the good feelings and positive vibes from the 80s, kind of like people remembered the Keaton and Tim Burton Batman movies. But this new Batman Kilmer, or in the case of the Royals, the group of players, just felt like they were trying to amount to something that they weren't. Val Kilmer was nowhere near the level a Batman that Michael Keaton was. And the '03 Royals were nowhere near the baseball team the '80s Royals were.
I'll just forget Batman & Robin, because the rest of America wish that we would, and move on into the Batman series of today, and subsequently the Royals of today. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately for the comic book fanatics, this is where the comparison ends. The Batman franchise has been completely reinvigorated with the Christopher Nolan/Christian Bale Batman movies.
But the Royals continue to disappoint. They've had players lately. Poor records have led to high draft picks which have yielded players such as Luke Hochever, Alex Gordon and Billy Butler. But none of those three have yet to truly make their mark in the bigs. Gordon seemed destined to be a star, but two underperforming seasons have given way to a third season that has seen him play only a handful of games due to a hip injury. Gordon may still see his star shine, but right now, he is not what the Royals had hoped for. Butler hasn't been the guy either. Once considered the best hitter in the minors, he has yet to live up to his promise in the bigs. And Hochever, a former number one overall pick, is still a very enigmatic pitcher. He delivers a dominant performance one game, and then gives up a dud the next.
Fortunately, none of these players are over 25, meaning that they have plenty of time to turn things around. After all, Gordon seemed to have things figured out before his injury, Butler has had some hot stretches, and Hochever has looked absolutely dominant and Cy Young worthy in some of his recent starts.
But the big lift comes from elsewhere. First off, the Royals have this former first round pick who has absolutely turned on the switch. Zach Greinke, himself only 25, appears to be the favorite to be the starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star Game. He has almost without argument been the most dominant pitcher in baseball through these first three months. I won't go into the personal struggles Greinke has dealt with, but this is the kind of emergence the Royals need. The most encouraging sign from Greinke's rise has been the fact that prospects can make it in this organization. And this is an organization not deprived of prospects.
The Royals have had high draft picks in the last three drafts. In the first two of those drafts, they netted themselves arguably the best hitters in each of those drafts. In 2007, they got Mike Moustakas, a shortstop with great prowess at the plate who appears capable of playing the outfield, as well as the corner infield spots. And they followed that with Eric Hosmer in 2008, a first baseman who seems to have the bat to eventually make him a 3 or 4 hitter in a major league lineup in his future. Both of these hitters were drafted out of high school, meaning they will take longer to develop, but could be excellent investments at the same time, especially for a team hurting for clutch bats.
To top off those great picks, the Royals selected Aaron Crow in 2009, a pitcher from the University of Missouri who was originally selected as a top 10 selection in the 2008 draft, but was not signed by the team who drafted him, and re-entered the draft. This is a guy who pans out as an eventual 1 or 2 starter in a big league rotation. And combined with Greinke, Hochever, and potentially Brian Bannister, Kyle Davies, or Gil Meche, could form a potent rotation in the near future.
These youngins don't include some of the lesser known prospects in the Royals organization. There are young players who could become leadoff hitters and centerfielders, a couple of guys who could be impact middle infielders, and a jumble of potential standout first basemen, not to mention some flame-throwing hurlers.
The only frustrating part of all of this is the fact that it will take a few years for all of this to come to fruition. Moustakas might make his way to Kansas City in late 2009, or else at some point in 2010. Hosmer won't be in KC until at least mid 2010. And that means I have to make due with what the Royals have to offer now. Which means I have to continue to wait for the players the likes of Gordon, Butler and Hochever to break out. Which when I consider the hopes I hang on Moustakas, Hosmer and Crow, makes me feel pretty good. Like I said, none of the latter three are over 25, meaning any and all of them could break out. And maybe when they do, the new three will be ready to be introduced to Kansas City.
With that, maybe the next three years won't seem so long. I mean, I talked earlier about how long it would take for that new Batman movie to come out. And as I write this, it has been almost a year since that sequel came out. Royals' fans have waited a long time for the sequel to those '80s teams. But I have a feeling that if the two trios of prospects work out, those fans will feel kind of like the fans waiting for the movie that would become "The Dark Knight". Ultimately, it took a while, and waiting for it after the original made the wait seem even longer. But once that sequel did come out, those years waiting weren't really that long. And more importantly, after getting what we had waited for, those years waiting were well worth it.


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Great deal. I haven't seen this phone at this price for a secondary line upgrade. This is the phone I'm interested in. I was debating between this and the Nexus, but there's just too many good reviews on the Rezound. Question is, do I jump on this now and hope that the inevitable technology pricing drop doesn't happen in one week? I'd hate to see it for $49 online somewhere. This might be too good to pass.
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This was 50 bucks on BF at Costco, but being local and in Cali, taxes on 650 full price, puts within reason for pricing. This was 229 for upgrades previous to the price drop.
In my opinion, HTC has always had the best android skin (if you like having them), above average build quality, and some of the faster OS upgrades. Between the Nexus and this, I like the faster upgrades for the stock android system from google, but I dislike the missing MicroSD, and too large size for me. Samsung phones with their Galaxy S GPS bug has always made me leary. The SuperAMOLED is much nicer than other screens though. |
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Published: July 12, 2007
Updated: Dec. 3, 2010
Care for a Frightening Diagnosis
When you think of your typical eye surgery patient, chances are you're not imagining someone like Jacob Sanok.
At six-foot-five and 225 pounds, he's a big guy who is a fingerprint identification technician at Wake County's City/County Bureau of Investigation and drives a Harley-Davidson to relax. But in a kind of emphatic pronouncement of the fact that diseases don't play favorites, Sanok has been battling ocular cancer.
Sanok, 54, knew something was wrong with his vision last September when he noticed a peculiar opaqueness -- a shadow in the peripheral vision of his left eye. After seeing his local ophthalmologist, he was seen by a local retina specialist who discovered that Sanok had an extensive retinal detachment associated with an abnormal mass or lesion in the back of the eye. The concern was that this mass was possibly cancerous, so he was referred to Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and Duke Eye Center ocular oncologist, who has been making a name for himself using the latest medical advances to fight ocular cancer.
After extensive testing, including a high resolution ocular ultrasound and other imaging tests, the diagnosis was clear: Sanok had primary ocular melanoma -- a very large one too -- threateningly close to the optic nerve.
Born in India, Mruthyunjaya grew up in upstate New York where several of his role models and mentors happened to be ophthalmologists. His interest in the field sparked, and he came to Duke 10 years ago as a resident. From the first day of his residency, he was attracted to the challenge of diagnosing and treating retinal diseases and was fascinated by the retina's connection to overall systemic health.
While serving as chief resident, Mruthyunjaya was accepted for a retina fellowship, which gave him the opportunity to bring ocular oncology formally to Duke. His wife was already working as a medical oncologist at Duke, so he was familiar with the challenges presented by oncology and intrigued by the possibility of working with other physicians from the Duke Cancer Institute.
Mruthyunjaya then completed a second fellowship, this one in ocular oncology at London's Moorfi elds Eye Hospital.
With no walkathon or ribbon associated with it, ocular cancer is not well known -- and indeed, it's quite rare. Though most ocular cancers can be controlled, in some cases its impact can be serious, especially in the setting of metastasis (spreading of the ocular tumor outside of the eye to other organs). Such metastases have a variable occurrence depending on the type of cancer and its particular clinical features.
Duke sees a fair number of cases because it serves as a regional referral center with technological capabilities that many other hospitals lack, such as advanced high resolution ultrasound and imaging technologies capable of revealing detailed characteristics of even the smallest ocular tumors.
The most common type of tumor that Mruthyunjaya treats is primary ocular melanoma, which first occurs in the eye itself. He frequently manages the treatment of cancer metastases from other parts of the body, such as lung or breast cancer.
There are no known risk factors for these ocular melanomas. Often patients will have symptoms that mimic those of retinal detachment, such as flashing lights or floating objects in their field of vision. But many patients experience no symptoms -- it's usually a sharp-eyed ophthalmologist who detects unusual lesions in the eye.
With Duke's technological capabilities, Mruthyunjaya offers a unique approach to the diagnosis and treatment of eye tumors, applying a variety of imaging methods and treatments typically used for other retinal diseases. For diagnosis, in addition to the latest generation high-resolution ultrasounds, he often relies on fl uorescein or indocyanine green (ICG) angiography, a process in which dye is tracked as it passes through the retinal and deeper choroid blood vessels at the back of the eye. Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a technology analogous to ultrasounds, has proven to be useful in better predicting which lesions may be likely to develop into more aggressive tumors.
When these diagnostic modalities prove insuffi cient, Mruthyunjaya is aggressive in using the latest instrumentation to biopsy lesions that are indeterminate in the clinic.
"We make a diagnosis accurately and promptly rather than observing such lesions to see if they change," he says.
Mruthyunjaya says that when patients are told they may have an ocular melanoma, they're often shocked.
"They're floored and flabbergasted by the concept of it," he says. "Especially when we hear the term 'melanoma,' we think of a funny spot on the skin. Our job is to educate patients so the reality of what's going on starts to make sense. We try to support them from the beginning, providing emotional and psychological support. I work closely with Renee Halberg, MSW, our Eye Center social worker, who has invaluable experience working with cancer patients."
Mruthyunjaya is guided by four main principles when making decisions about treatment. The fi rst priority is to eradicate the tumor. Second, he works to keep it from spreading. Third, if possible, he tries to save the eyeball itself. Finally, he works to preserve as much vision as he can.
"Our priority is to make the patient cancer-free," he says. "But sometimes the eye and vision are sacrificed for the sake of eradicating the tumor."
Treatments vary depending on the location and size of the tumor, whether it has spread outside the eye, and the patient's overall health status and wishes. Using surgical techniques like enucleation (removal of the eye), iridocyclectomy (removal of the iris and ciliary body beyond it), and plaque brachytherapy (in which a radioactive disk is sutured to the eye for five days to kill the cancer cells), the tumor can often be removed or otherwise eradicated. In other cases, chemotherapy is applied topically, injected, or radiation therapy is used systemically.
Duke emphasizes coordinating care with a team of doctors. With eye tumors' high metastasis rate, this approach becomes especially critical.
"We take the systemic health of our patients very seriously," Mruthyunjaya says. "I coordinate closely with their primary doctor and local oncologist to ensure that the rest of their body is not affected by the ocular tumor and to make sure they get routine monitoring."
Mruthyunjaya finds the integrative approach highly rewarding: primary care physicians, oncologists, radiation oncologists, and other medical professionals all coming together for the sake of the patient.
"It's an incredible testament to the collaborative, integrative medicine that we try to practice here at Duke," he says. "In our corner of the oncology world, we're making strides to make that an everyday reality."
Count Sanok among the people who can appreciate Duke's approach to patient care. Due to the size of his melanoma and its precarious position close to the optic nerve, Mruthyunjaya and Sanok decided that removing the eye would be a better option than plaque therapy, leaving the least chance that the tumor would return.
Mruthyunjaya removed the eye and replaced it with an orbital implant. Six weeks later Sanok received a prosthesis painted to resemble his remaining eye. Looking at Sanok's hazel-green eyes, observers are hard-pressed to tell which is the prosthetic. He has healed with excellent retention of muscle function, so the prosthesis moves naturally.
Disease-free since the surgery, Sanok counts his blessings. "I'm a meat-and-potatoes type of person," he says. "You look at your options, you choose your option, and you stick with it. I might be losing my one eye, but I'm gaining because there's very little chance of the cancer coming back."
Losing an eye has scarcely changed his lifestyle. He still cruises his Harley-Davidson Road King Classic and rode it on the annual Rolling Thunder trip over Memorial Day weekend to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
"There's only two things I cannot do legally: I can't fly a commercial airplane, and I can't operate as a neurosurgeon," he says, laughing. "I consider myself very, very lucky. It could have been much worse. I had to lose one eye. To me, it was a very good trade-off. I had my moments of fear, of disillusionment and anger and such. But I said, 'That's it. You've had your five minutes to dwell on it.'"
Says Mruthyunjaya, "Cancer is difficult for anybody in any part of the body. In my ocular oncology clinic, we try to put the disease into context and help patients feel empowered in their treatment decisions. We meet head-on the issues patients and other ophthalmologists are not typically used to dealing with regarding eye disease -- because there is so much more riding on these decisions than just vision."


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