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He had become a journalist who didn't report, a scholar with no time for extended reading, and a global prophet who wasn't sure what ideas he wanted to spread. In the midst of his triumph, he was already at risk.
—Edward Tenner, on Fareed Zakaria in The Atlantic
I think Mr. Tenner points at something here that transcends journalistic celebrity and personal brand. It's depth. It's making the time to find it and discover something rounder.
He's getting at how we all, even the most modest person operating in this contemporary world, are competing within ourselves. Our work and careers, our colleagues and our families, our leisure time and our extracurricular activities are starved for directed attention, for focused time that leads to something that creates connection at the root level.
We need to do a show on this. Who could we speak to that would take us deeper?
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During the testing, various data collection sources were used to measure and evaluate the UTT system. Each of the carrier's dispatchers maintained a manual data collection log in bound serialized books for accurate and timely collection of data. They completed the manual logs as they performed their daily dispatch activities. A minimum of one dispatcher at each carrier location was asked to complete the log for their assigned trailers. These were used for trailers with and without the UTT system.
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New Concentration in Journalism
the college of arts and sciences
The American Studies Program now offers a slate of journalism courses with UN ("University") numbers in the 220-230 range. They include, for example, UN 230, News Writing; UN 231, Feature Writing; UN 227, Broadcast Writing; UN 229, Introduction to Magazine Writing; UN 234, News Ethics; and UN 233, Advanced Journalism. These are workshop-sized courses taught by experienced journalists, emphasizing hands-on professional knowledge and training. They are open to students in all majors and schools, and you do not need to minor in American Studies to take them, but American Studies minors with an area of concentration within the minor other than journalism can count one of these UN journalism courses toward the minor, and American Studies minors who declare journalism as their area of concentration within the minor can count up to three of these courses toward the minor.


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I See What You're Doing Back There!: Man To Have Camera Installed In Back Of Head
Certainly brings new meaning to the term "headshot", amirite?! No? Oh. Seen here looking a lot less ridiculous than he's going to when he has a camera installed in the back of his head, NYU photography professor Wafaa Bilal wants a camera installed in the back of his head. Me? I'd be happy if I could just grow hair back there.
The camera would transmit a live stream of images to visitors of a new museum in Qatar. The camera will be programmed to take pictures at one-minute intervals for one year, the newspaper reported.
The fact that Bilal is an active faculty member at the university who would be in a classroom setting while the project is underway has caused some concern at the school."Obviously you don't want students to be under the burden of constant surveillance; it's not a good teaching environment," Fred Ritchin, the associate chairman of the department told the WSJ.
Don't want students under the burden of constant surveillance? Here's a novel concept: only teach facing the students. Crazy, I know, but what can I say -- I'm a visionary. Oh -- oh geez -- just visionaried you without any clothes on. Not as godawful as I expected!
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Thanks to Pesche, who's holding out for actual eyes in the back of his head. Pesche that's creepy as a mofro!
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Fithian v. Accredited Financial, Inc., Knox Cty. Case No. 10 OT 06-352, PIF 2928
Defendants were in the business of offering consumers debt counseling and debt adjusting services. The Court found that Defendants violated the CSPA by: 1) misrepresenting their success rate and the results of their program prior to Plaintiff signing the contract, 2) falsely promising to provide Plaintiff with third-party legal assistance and failing to provide that assistance when Plaintiff was sued by a creditor in Defendants' program, 3) charging illegal fees pursuant to R.C. 4710.02(B), and 4) knowing at the time the transaction with Plaintiff was entered into that Plaintiff would not receive a substantial benefit from the transaction. The Court found that Plaintiff had suffered damages of $4,237.38, which it trebled to $12,712.14. In addition, the Court found that Plaintiff was entitled to punitive damages due to Defendants' reckless, wanton, willful and gross conduct, and awarded $42,373.80 in punitive damages. The Court found that Plaintiff was entitled to attorney fees and awarded $1,449.00.
Ferron v. Video Professor, Inc., S.D. Ohio Case No. 10-CV-343, PIF 2927
Plaintiff brought suit based upon commercials and infomercials offering Defendants' goods and services which offered a "free" computer learning tutorial. Plaintiff alleged that the commercials and infomercials violated the CSPA by representing that the tutorials were free when, in fact, they were not. Plaintiff alleged that each commercial violated the CSPA in numerous ways, that he had viewed nine advertisements a total of 504 times, and was entitled to $200 in statutory damages for each violation in each viewing. The Court found that where multiple violations arise from the same act or if the violations are so similar that only one violation can be found, then a consumer is limited to one recovery per act. The Court also found that Plaintiff would be entitled to damages for only one viewing of each of the nine advertisements; that allowing recovery for each of the 504 viewings would amount to a personal windfall for the Plaintiff which would be inconsistent with the purposes of the CSPA. The Court found that, as Plaintiff could potentially recover only $1,800 in damages, Plaintiff failed to meet the requirement for federal diversity jurisdiction and dismissed.
In re Home Service USA Corp., AVC No. 405874, PIF 2937
Suppliers offer service contracts that support customer water service lines and sewer septic lines. Suppliers mailed numerous solicitations to Ohio consumers that contained unfair or deceptive representations. Suppliers agree to: 1) refrain from using unfair, deceptive, and/or misleading advertisements, 2) refrain from representing that the subject of a consumer transaction has sponsorship, approval, performance characteristics, accessories, uses, or benefits that it does not have, and 3) refrain from representing that the supplier has a sponsorship, approval, or affiliation that the supplier does not have. Suppliers agree to send a mailing to Ohio consumers who received one of the previous mailings and contracted with Suppliers which clarifies that the water line service coverage is a voluntary service which is not required by the consumers' water utility company. Suppliers to pay $15,000.00 for attorney fees and costs ($5,000.00 suspended).
Anderson Law Office, LLC v. Esquire Deposition Services, LLC., N.D. Ohio Case No. 09-CV-1909, PIF 2938
Plaintiffs contracted with Defendant for court reporting services. Plaintiffs believed that Defendant would charge a flat fee for attending proceedings and would charge a per page fee for transcribing the testimony. Plaintiffs allege that the per page fee in the contract did not apply to the word index, but Defendant charged the same per page rate for the index as for the transcribed pages. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant violated the CSPA by charging the same rate for index pages as for transcribed pages. The Court found that Plaintiff Anderson Law Office lacked standing to bring its CSPA claim because it is not a natural person.
State ex rel DeWine v. American Escrow, LLC, Franklin Cty. Case No. 10 CVH-06-9632, PIF 2929
Defendants violated the CSPA by: 1) accepting money from consumers to be held in escrow to pay real estate taxes and insurance premiums and then failing to make the tax and insurance payments and failing to return the money to consumers in violation of OAC 109:4-3-09, 2) representing that property taxes and insurance had been paid in accordance with prior representations when they had not, 3) providing inconsistent and inadequate information regarding consumers' accounts, including but not limited to whether activity statements were sent and the value of deposits held in escrow to pay property taxes and insurance. Defendants committed unconscionable acts in violation of the CSPA by: 1) entering into a consumer transaction while knowing of the inability of the consumer to receive a substantial benefit from the subject of the consumer transaction, 2) entering into consumer transactions and accepting money from consumers when Defendants knew, or should have known, that due to the financial condition of American Escrow the contracts would not be honored, 3) entering into consumer transactions without disclosing the substantial likelihood that American Escrow's financial condition would adversely affect Defendants' ability to honor the contracts, 4) knowingly making misleading statements of opinion on which consumers were likely to rely upon to their detriment, including statements regarding individual consumer accounts and deposits held in escrow to pay property taxes and insurance. Defendants ordered to pay consumer restitution of $171,122.68 and civil penalties of $125,000.
Flex Homes, Inc. v. Ritz-Craft Corp. of Michigan, Inc. N.D. Ohio 07 CV 1005, PIF 2925
Plaintiffs purchased a prefabricated home from Defendant Ritz-Craft. Ritz-Craft contracted with Citadel Builders to assemble the home on Plaintiff's site. Plaintiffs filed suit against the Defendants, alleging various defects in the design, construction, and installation of the home. The Court dismissed Plaintiffs' CSPA claims against Citadel, finding that they had failed to establish that a consumer transaction had occurred between the Plaintiffs and Citadel. The contract between the Plaintiffs and Ritz-Craft which was attached to the Complaint did not indicate that Citadel performs services for the ultimate purchaser of a Ritz-Craft home, and the agreement between Ritz-Craft and Citadel was for services to be provided to Ritz-Craft, not to the Plaintiffs. The Court therefore found that Plaintiffs' Complaint had failed to allege facts sufficient to support the existence of a consumer transaction between the Plaintiffs and Citadel.
Gilham v. Stasiulewicz (Jefferson Cty.), 2010-Ohio- 6407, PIF 2924
Plaintiff hired Defendant to replace the cement surrounding her swimming pool as well as pipes leading to the pool. The pool liner was also replaced by another contractor. After the work was completed and the pool was filled, water collected behind the liner and the pump did not function properly; ultimately five return lines were replaced by another contractor. The trial court found that Plaintiff had failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the Defendant had performed substandard work or had violated the CSPA. The Court of Appeals affirmed, finding that the evidence had not established how many or which lines Defendant had replaced or that any of the lines Defendant had replaced were the lines that were leaking. The evidence also failed to support Plaintiff's claim that Defendant's work was substandard or that it had caused any damage to the pipes or the pool liner. There was evidence that Defendant had failed to provide an estimate for work over $25 required by OAC 109:4-3-(A)(1), a receipt for additional work performed, or an itemized list of parts required by OAC 109:4-3-05(D)(12). The Court of Appeals found that Plaintiff was entitled to the statutory damages of $200 for each of those violations. The case was remanded to the trial court for a determination if Plaintiff was entitled to an award of attorney fees for those counts.
In re Ronald Schumacher, AVC No. 427148, PIF 2936
Supplier violated the CSPA by: 1) accepting monies from consumers for goods or services and then permitting eight weeks to elapse without making delivery of the goods or services ordered, making a full refund, advising the consumer of the duration of an extended delay, offering a refund if requested, or furnishing similar goods or services of equal or greater value as a good faith substitute; 2) making false and misleading statements to consumers. Supplier to pay $23,545.80 in consumer restitution and $2,500 to the Consumer Protection Enforcement Fund.
State ex rel DeWine v. Otworth, Franklin Cty. Case No. 10-CVH-04-6124, PIF 2940
Defendant violated the CSPA by: 1) accepting deposits from consumers for home improvement goods and services and failing to provide information to consumers as to the time during which the option was binding, failing to provide dated receipts, and failing to indicate whether the deposit was refundable and under what conditions in violation of 109:4-3-07(B); 2) accepting monies from consumers and then failing to deliver the goods or services purchased or to return the down payment to consumers in violation of 109:4-3-09(A)(1); 3) performing shoddy and unworkmanlike services; 4) failing to honor implied warranties of merchantability; and 5) making false and misleading statements regarding his ability to complete the transactions. Defendant violation HSSA and the CSPA by soliciting consumers for household goods and services and failing to evidence the solicitations in written agreements, and by failing to provide consumers with the proper notice of their right to cancel their contracts by a specific date. The amount of consumer restitution and civil penalties to be determined at a damages hearing.
Burns v. Spitzer Management, Inc. (Cuyahoga Cty.), 190 Ohio App. 3d 365, 2010-Ohio-5369, PIF 2935
The trial court erred in granting Defendant Alan Sptizer's motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals held that it was not necessary to pierce the corporate veil in order to find a corporate officer liable for violations of the CSPA. The Court found that an officer of a corporation can be held to be individually liable for violations of the CSPA in which they personally participated.
Blankenship v. CFMOTO Powersports, Inc., Clermont Cty. Case No. 2009 CVH 1340, PIF 2922
Plaintiff purchased a motorcycle manufactured and distributed by Defendants. Plaintiff alleged that the motorcycle's braking system violated federally mandated rear brake safety standards for motorcycles. Plaintiff made class action claims for failing to manufacture motorcycles that complied with federal safety standards, including sub-issues of a vehicle recall and false representations and marketing, and failing to provide the Ohio Lemon Law notices with the motorcycles. Defendants argued that Plaintiff and proposed class members lacked standing to bring the action as there was no actual injury alleged. The Court found that the CSPA provides for economic damages and injunctive relief; therefore an actual physical injury need not be alleged. The Court found that, pursuant to the standard set forth in Marrone, Plaintiff had failed to provide evidence of court decisions in the Public Inspection File that involved industries and conduct that were substantially similar to the Defendants except for the claims regarding false representations and marketing. The Court therefore ruled that the false representation claim was the only class action claim that could proceed.
Turk v. Serpentini Chevrolet, Inc., Portage Cty. Case No. 2007 CV 1356, PIF 2932
Defendant Serpentini Chevrolet violated the CSPA by failing to post a completed buyers guide in the window of the motor vehicle sold to Plaintiff and by failing to provide the buyers guide to Plaintiff.
State ex rel DeWine v. Action Integrated Marketing, Inc., Franklin Cty. Case No. 11- CVH-03-3786, PIF 2934
Defendants are in the business of creating and selling advertising campaigns and associated promotional materials to motor vehicle dealerships. Defendants agree to: 1) not make false, deceptive, or misleading representations of fact concerning any motor vehicle sales promotion or event, contest, or prize offer; 2) clearly and conspicuously, in close proximity to the terms of any offer, disclose all material terms, limitations, exclusions, conditions, and restrictions relating to any such offer; 3) not make false or misleading claims in advertisements regarding the origin of vehicles offered for sale; 4) not make or imply a false premise for a sale of motor vehicles; 5) not make false or misleading claims regarding the premise of a sale, the offering prices of any vehicles, monthly payments, any other terms of payment, the interest rate and/or availability of credit, the amount of any down payment, or the availability of significant discounts or savings; 6) comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Truth in Lending Act; 7) fully comply with the state's motor vehicle dealer and salesperson licensing requirements and not contract with independent contractors to conduct a sale unless the contractor is in compliance with dealer and salesperson licensing requirements; 8) not advertise in a manner which may create a false sense of urgency based upon misrepresentations related to the source or nature of the vehicles offered for sale; 9) include within the price of vehicles offered for sale all mandatory charges for non-governmental fees; and 10) not use footnotes or asterisks in advertisements that confuse, contradict, materially modify, and/or unreasonably limit the terms of more prominent content of the advertisement. Defendants to pay the signing states $130,000.00 as a civil penalty.
State ex rel DeWine v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Franklin Cty. Case No. 11 CVH-03-3133, PIF 2931
Defendant agrees not to promote its antipsychotic, Seroquel, for off-label use. Prohibited actions include: 1) presenting patient profiles/types based on selected symptoms unless the drug's FDA-approved indications are stated clearly and conspicuously in the same spread, 2) financial incentives for marketing and/or sales personnel that encourage the improper promotion, sales, and marketing of Seroquel, 3) detailing Seroquel to providers who are unlikely to prescribe Seroquel for a use consistent with its FDA-approved indications, 4) distributing any medical articles, study results, reports, etc. that describe the off-label use of Seroquel that make any false, misleading, or deceptive representation about Seroquel or any competing product, 4) responding to requests from providers for medical articles, study results, or reports by sales or marketing personnel. Defendant is required to disclose information about medical education grants regarding Seroquel, including CME grants, and shall not use any type of grant to promote Seroquel, and to disclose information about payments made to U.S.-based physicians who served as a promotional speaker in the United States. Defendant to pay $68.5 million to the participating states.
In re Ramos Law Group, AVC No. 408774, PIF 2926
Suppliers agree to comply with the CSPA in their actions related to the sale and advertising for mortgage loan modifications goods and services and/or services related to providing assistance to distressed borrowers. Suppliers are prohibited from soliciting, advertising, or accepting any business involving modification of real estate loans and/or mortgages that does not comply with all applicable laws and from accepting money from a consumer for goods or services ordered by mail, telephone or otherwise and then permitting eight weeks to elapse without making shipment or delivery of the goods or services ordered, making a full refund, advising the consumer of the duration of an extended delay and offering to send the consumer a refund within two weeks if the consumer so requests, or furnishing similar goods or services of equal or greater value as a good faith substitute. Suppliers agree to pay a civil penalty of $25,000 (suspended).
Williams v. CitiMortgage, Inc., S.D. Ohio Case No. 08-CV-368, PIF 2939
Plaintiff was refinancing her home and requested a payoff statement from Defendant. The payoff statement indicated that the amount was good through September 1, 2006; Plaintiff closed on her refinancing on July 31, 2006 and sent the full amount shown on the payoff statement. She later received a refund of the excess interest paid. Plaintiff filed suit alleging that CitiMortgage violated the CSPA by requiring consumers to pay interest and fees in excess of what was actually owed. The Court granted the Defendant's motion to dismiss, finding that the clear language of the payoff statement contradicted the allegations of Plaintiff's complaint. The payoff statement said that the amount shown was good through September 1, stated that the amount may change due to account activity, and provided information regarding the daily interest rate and daily interest charge. The payoff statement also directed the Plaintiff to call to confirm the correct payoff amount before sending any money and stated that any escrow funds or excess payoff amounts would be refunded within 30 days. The Court found that statement provided clear evidence to refute Plaintiff's claims that Defendant regularly required consumers to pay excess interest and fees and dismissed the complaint with prejudice.
Burdge v. Association Health Care Management, Inc., S.D. Ohio Case No. 10-CV-100, PIF 2923
Plaintiff brought suit based upon ten telemarketing calls made to his residential phone number. The Court found that the claims made under 47 CFR 64.1200(d)(4) do not provide for a private right of action, therefore Plaintiff had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted in those claims and dismissed counts 3-6. The Court found that of Plaintiff's claims under the Telephone Solicitation Sales Act, only the claims that Defendant had acted as a telephone solicitor without having first obtained a certificate or registration from the Attorney General and that Defendant acted as a telephone solicitor without having first obtained a surety bond had been timely filed. Additionally, the Court found that, pursuant to the holding in Charvat v. EchoStar Satellite, the TCPA did not confer exclusive jurisdiction of TCPA claims upon state courts and that Plaintiff's claims could proceed in federal court.
Charvat v. DFS Services LLC, S.D. Ohio Case No. 09-CV-490, PIF 2933
Plaintiff filed suit against multiple telemarketers for violations of the TCPA and the CSPA based upon telemarketing calls made on behalf of Discover Card. The Court dismissed Plaintiff's CSPA claims against Discover, holding that the solicitations constituted a transaction between a financial institution and its customers, and was therefore exempt from the CSPA. The Court dismissed Plaintiff's CSPA claims against the telemarketers because he had failed to state a claim that telemarketing calls that allegedly violate the TCPA also violate the CSPA, absent some allegation of deception. The Court also dismissed Plaintiff's claim that Defendants violated the CSPA by using a fictitious name that had not been registered with the Ohio Secretary of State, finding that, absent an allegation that the use of the fictitious name is deceptive or intended to deceive, there is no violation of the CSPA.
State ex rel DeWine v. Kirkland Young, LLC, Franklin Cty. Case No. 09-CVH-11-1749, PIF 2930
Defendant marketed a loan modification/loss mitigation program to Ohio consumers to make their mortgage payments more affordable and to prevent consumers from losing their homes in foreclosure. Consumers contacted Defendant by telephone after seeing their website. The Court found that a supplier violated the TSSA and the CSPA by: 1) engaging in telephone solicitations without obtaining a certificate of registration from the Attorney General's office; 2) engaging in telephone solicitations while making misrepresentations, including misrepresenting a material aspect of the nature or terms of its cancellation or refund policy; and 3) making false or misleading statements, including that it can get consumers out of foreclosure, get consumers into new loans with lower interest, can get consumers' loans reduced, or get consumers into loan modifications with fixed rates, in order to induce consumers to pay for goods or services. A supplier violates 1345.02 of the CSPA by making false and misleading statements. A Supplier commits unconscionable acts in violation of the CSPA by knowingly taking advantage of the inability of consumers to receive a substantial benefit from the subject of the consumer transaction; by entering into consumer transactions on terms the supplier knows are substantially one-sided in favor of the supplier; and by making misleading statements of opinion upon which consumers relied to their detriment. A supplier that holds out that it can effect the adjustment, compromise, or discharge of any account, note, or other indebtedness and charges a fee in excess of $75.00 for the initial set-up of its services, violates the Debt Adjuster Act and the CSPA. Defendant ordered to make payment to consumers who file claims with the receivership pending in the Southern District of Florida in accordance with any order by that court. Defendant ordered to pay a civil penalty of $150,000.


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Definition of microfilaria in English:
Syllabification: mi·cro·fi·lar·i·aPronunciation: /ˌmīkrōfəˈle(ə)rēə
( plural microfilariae /-fəˈle(ə)rēˌē, -ēˌī/)
Zoology - The minute larva of a filaria.More example sentences
- According to health experts, when an infected female mosquito bites a person, she may inject the worm larvae, called microfilariae, into the blood.
- Over a week or so, these microfilariae develop into infective larvae and can be transmitted when the fly bites another person.
- When a mosquito bites an infected animal, the heartworm microfilariae are ingested along with the blood.
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For a couple of guys supposedly at each other's throats while embroiled in the juiciest quarterback controversy in the NFL, Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow sure seemed friendly Sunday inside the New York Jets locker room at MetLife Stadium.
Maybe it was the comforting afterglow of the Jets' decisive season-opening 48-28 win over the Buffalo Bills or the satisfaction of shutting up a doubtful local and national media by scoring more points in one game then they did the entire preseason, but Sanchez and Tebow happily traded Sunday evening plans, a couple of laughs and a sincere congratulatory handshake before going their separate ways.
It hardly was the image one would expect from two proud players fighting for the same job, with both believing they are the quarterback to make the Jets soar and waging a battle for that distinction while playing in the biggest media capital in the world and in front of a nationwide audience that was force-fed their story throughout a stormy offseason and training camp.
No matter what they say or what the Jets want you to believe, you'd have to be na ve to think Sanchez isn't keenly aware Tebow wants his job and that Tebow is anxiously waiting to take advantage of his with Sanchez's next slipup.
Let's be honest, right?
History has shown the explosive dynamic of two men fighting for the same objective lends itself to icy relationships. Just see Joe Montana and Steve Young, who waged a well-known public feud during their time together with the San Francisco 49ers.
Nevertheless, there were Tebow and Sanchez on Sunday acting like a couple of old pals, with Tebow delivering a hearty slap to Sanchez's backside on his way out the door.
"Transcending football, we are a family, a tight-knit group," Sanchez later insisted.
Maybe so.
And for all we know Sanchez and Tebow are good friends.
But it's going to take more than one easy win over a seriously challenged Bills team before we'll believe the Sanchez-Tebow pairing is headed for a happy ending.
Beginning next week, when the Jets travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers and their ferocious defense, you get the idea this saga will play out over the next 17 weeks, with every mistake Sanchez makes profusely dissected and each slow half or bogged down drive inside the red zone an opportunity for Jets coach Rex Ryan to contemplate a change. Or for Jets fans to make their feelings known, voice their displeasure and throw more wood on an already hot fire.
That was the Pandora's box the Jets opened when they traded for Tebow during the offseason. They brought in a widely popular player - albeit a challenged one relative to the quarterback position - and stationed him right behind a young quarterback still trying to turn potential into reality.
The Sanchez-Tebow saga was the hot-button topic all offseason, and with Tebow guaranteed anywhere from one to 25 snaps a game from various positions and formations he will have ample opportunity to show he can lead the Jets.
It's up to Sanchez to hold him off.
Meanwhile, we are all watching.
But give credit to Sanchez, because for one week the former USC star pulled the plug on the Jets' soap opera.
For one game, at least, he made sure the circus never arrived, the Broadway comedy went dark and the miniseries that's gripped most of New York and New Jersey faded to black.
In one of the great magical acts of the opening Sunday in the NFL, Sanchez managed to do what seemed impossible through a controversial offseason and a contentious summer and training camp.
He took the drama out of the Jets melodrama by throwing for 266 yards and three touchdowns and silencing a growing number of non-believers.
For one week, anyway.
"It was a tremendous day for Mark," Ryan said.
And in the process, Sanchez reduced everybody's favorite back-up quarterback to an inconsequential bit player.
Yes, Tebow played Sunday.
But we were so busy watching Sanchez seemingly blossom we barely even noticed Tebow lined up everywhere from tight end to wideout to punt team gunner.
In fact, Tebow's biggest contribution was recovering an onside kick late in the fourth quarter to help halt a Bills' rally.
Other than that, Tebow didn't attempt a pass and ran just five times for 11 yards.
Meanwhile, Sanchez did all the heavy lifting while guiding the Jets to a decisive win and not only separating himself from his backup but even embracing Tebow's role. Even if it means having to watch from the sideline.
"I bought in," Sanchez said. "Just like everybody on the team. Not just the wildcat but as a team and a unit."
Just words?
But as long as Sanchez plays like he did Sunday, it's not going to matter.
The Jets' starting job will be his, and Tebow will just be a bit player.


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One can fault any number of things about process or policy in this case, but we don't have evidence that Ratzinger did anything in bad conscience. He didn't stop the trial against Murphy from proceeding. At most (attributing everything to him that Bertone did) he recommended waiving the judicial proceeding due to the man's advanced age and ill health while simultaneously taking steps to ensure that the man would not be a threat to anyone as he lived out his final months in seclusion.
Civil prosecutors make these kinds of judgments all the time, deciding whether it is really worth it to devote the resources to proceed to a full trial when the accused is elderly, not a threat, and likely to die during the proceedings.
They aren't portrayed in the press as evil monsters, and from the facts of this case, Pope Benedict shouldn't either. (Please read the whole thing.)
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"It continues 24 hours a day, scraping and rattling," Weekley said. "That's 24 hours a day, seven days a week I have that when I'm sitting here on the porch."
Gardner and White responded that the Dal-Tex operation complies with current environmental rules. Gardner scribbled notes on a bright yellow legal pad.
"I think that it's important that we listen to everything you have to say so we're not going to dispute or argue about anything," Gardner said. "I'm not disputing that you can feel a blast and I'm not saying I don't believe you when you say it knocked a picture off your wall. But the record shows we're not in violation of the regulations."
Weekley asked how the coal company officials would feel if "a coal company or a chemical company or a logging company came in and destroyed where you lived all your life."
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White said, "I can't say how I'd feel. I try to empathize with Mr. Weekley, but I can't say how I'd feel."
Weekley also took Gardner, White and a herd of reporters and camera crews on a walk up Pigeonroost Branch.
At times, the group walked along the creek in areas Arch Coal plans to bury under a valley fill.
"Look around you, sir," Weekley said. "Look at how beautiful it is."
Just a few hundred feet up the hollow from Weekley's house, his 84-year-old mother, Sylvia, sat on the porch of her own home. "This is her homeplace," Weekley said. "I was born here."
"When you come in here and do this, all I'm going to have left are memories," Weekley said. "Money can't buy my memories. Look at all the species of trees and plants that are going to be destroyed. Why? Why? Why?"
Gardner said, "The reason, Mr. Weekley, is that we have a resource that is valuable and that the market wants. That is coal."
Legislators cancel mine tour, hear from residents anyway
By Martha Bryson Hodel
FOSTER (AP) - Southern West Virginia residents told state lawmakers Monday they're tired of being ignored by state officials and abandoned by insurers when they try seek reprieve from nearby blasting at massive strip mines known as mountaintop removal mines.
The concussion and debris from explosions at mines in Boone, Logan and Mingo counties damages homes and endangers lives, residents told the members of a House Government Operations subcommittee that toured the community of Foster in Boone County.
Trying to get reimbursed for the damage is all but impossible, they said, whether from the coal company or their insurance company.
"The coal company said the damage occurred because the house was settling. Then we talked to our insurance company about it, and they canceled our policy," said Tressie Judy, who lives at the head of Foster Hollow, below Elk Run Coal Co.'s Black Castle strip mine.
The Government Organization subcommittee, made up of both delegates and senators, decided in January to get a firsthand look at the blasting that takes place near mountaintop removal sites. But the legislators who took Monday's tour heard no explosions.
Although the panel originally was to tour the Black Castle mine above Foster Hollow, that part of the tour was canceled and no explosions were heard. No representatives of either Elk Run Coal Co. or its parent company, A.T. Massey Coal Co., were present during Monday's tour. Chris Hamilton, vice president of the West Virginia Coal Association, said the mine was on vacation and there were not enough employees available to accommodate a legislative tour.
Judy told the lawmakers that she didn't believe company representatives' explanations that damage to both an old farmhouse and her new "dream house" built nearby in 1991 were the result of the house settling.
"This house was settling. That house was settling," Judy said.
The farm house "was built in 1893. And they're telling me it took it 100 years" to start settling, she said.


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Pepperdine University will be well represented in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, where five former Pepperdine student-athletes will compete and four more will serve as coaches.
At least 12 Pepperdine graduates will play a role in the Beijing games. Three of the athletes will be taking part in their first Olympics, bringing Pepperdine's all-time total to 40 Olympians.
"It's very special when we see our former student-athletes taking part in such a prestigious event," says John Watson, director of athletics. "All of Pepperdine commends them for their achievements and the dedication they have shown throughout their careers to get to this point. Pepperdine has had a strong record of success producing Olympians, both for the U.S. and internationally, and the 2008 games are no different."
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Tennis player Simon Aspelin ('98) is appearing in his first Olympics. He will play doubles with fellow Swede Thomas Johannson. Currently ranked #11 in the world in doubles by the ITF, Aspelin won the 2007 U.S. Open doubles title and earned All-American honors at Pepperdine all four years.
Merrill Moses ('99) will compete on the USA water polo team in his first appearance at the Olympic games. Moses first played for the senior national team in 2001. He led Pepperdine to the NCAA championship in 1997 and earned three All-American honors.
Canadian baseball player Ryan Radmanovich ('93) is appearing in his second Olympics. Radmanovich reached the Major Leagues in 1998 with the Seattle Mariners and currently plays in the independent Northern League. He played one season for the Waves and following that turned pro as a fourth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins.
Sean Rooney ('05) will compete on the USA men's volleyball team in his first Olympic appearance. He joined the AVP tour in 2004, played in the Korean League, and made the USA national team in 2007. A four-time All-American for the Waves, Rooney was the 2005 National Player of the Year and the MVP of the NCAA Championships when Pepperdine captured the national title.
Jesse Smith ('05) is appearing in his second Olympics with the USA water polo team. The team took seventh place in 2004 with Smith was one of the top scorers. He made his senior national team debut in 2001 and was a three-time All-American at Pepperdine.
Marv Dunphy ('74) is heading to the Olympics for the fifth time as a coach. The head coach for the Waves men's volleyball team will be consulting coach for the USA men's volleyball team. He served as the USA national and Olympic team coach from 1985 to 1988, when the team won gold. His U.S. team maintained a No. 1 world ranking while he was coaching.
Brian Goorjian ('76) will lead the Australian men's basketball team in this year's games. This is his second Olympic appearance as a coach, having led Australia to a ninth-place finish in 2004. After graduating from Pepperdine, Goorjian played for the Melbourne Tigers. He has been coaching since 1985, and has been named Coach of the Year five times, including 2007 to 2008.
Terry Schroeder ('81) is taking the USA national and Olympic water polo team to Beijing. He is currently on leave as the Waves head water polo coach. Though this is his first Olympic appearance as coach, Schroeder has participated in three Olympics as a player, winning silver medals in 1984 and 1988 and finishing in fourth place in 1992. He was a three-time All-American at Pepperdine and remains the school's all-time leading goal scorer.
Troy Tanner ('92) will coach USA women's beach volleyball players Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in his first Olympic appearance. Tanner won the gold medal in 1988 with the men's volleyball team. He was a three-time All-American at Pepperdine.
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Kevin Barnett ('97) will be the NBC sports commentator for the volleyball competitions. Barnett competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics in Sydney and Athens, and at Pepperdine earned two All-American honors.
Bob Ctvrtlik ('85) is vice president international for the U.S. Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee. A three-time Olympic volleyball player for the U.S., Ctvrtlik won a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze medal in 1992. He earned NCAA Player of the Year honors and won a national championship in 1985, his only season at Pepperdine.
Gary Moy ('84) will be working at his ninth Olympic games and servicing 32 National Olympic Committees at the Casa Americas in Beijing. He previously served as team manager for Marv Dunphy's 1988 gold medal squad and as the USA Olympic team delegation director at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics.
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MEDFORD (WAOW) -- Ron Blackburn is the January 2011 recipient of Newsline 9's Jefferson Award. Blackburn never dreamed he'd find his calling in life miles away from his farm.
"We used to dairy and I would have just thought I'd just die right here alongside these cows," said Blackburn, "but it didn't work out that way. God had other plans, I guess."
In his twenty years of working with disabled people, he's helped organize many events around his community, including a kickball tournament and the annual bowling game for the Special Olympics. But with Blackburn, it's not about winning or losing -- it's about having a good time.
"Everybody goes away with a trophy and prizes," said Blackburn.
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Adams started working with Blackburn at Black River Industries more than ten years ago. She said when she first met him, she felt a little nervous.
"He's huge," said Adams. "He's very hulky and you have no idea what a wonderful sweet teddy bear he is when you finally realize what he has done for everyone."
But now, she knows better.
"He is a trickster to be sure," said Adams. "He loves to wear costumes, anything that will make people laugh at him or probably with him."
Blackburn works hard and plays hard too. In addition to helping out at special events, he encourages everyone else to step up their game.
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As the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly diverse in diagnosing a variety of injuries, the value of studies that analyze the clinical efficacy and further define the role of MRl increases. The purpose of this research was to measure the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of mid-field MRI evaluations of the knee, compared to actual pathology observed by arthroscopy. Seventy-four knees were evaluated, and arthroscopy was taken to be the true diagnosis of the menisci and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Meniscal topography also was included secondarily in the analysis of MRI diagnostic validity. This study showed good overall validity with the use of mid-field MRI to diagnose knee structures. Accuracy was highest in the detection of ACL tears (96%) and lowest in finding medial meniscal tears (89%). Sensitivity was lower in the lateral meniscus compared to the medial meniscus (69% vs 94%, respectively), and lower specificity occurred with the medial meniscus compared to the lateral meniscus (88% vs 94%, respectively). MRI can be a valuable adjunct in medical diagnoses, and the use of MRI will continue to evolve as an important part of surgical planning.
Since the discovery of the use of nuclear magnetic resonance in imaging by Lauterbur in 1973,1 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has come to be accepted as a noninvasive modality to examine the anatomy and pathology of various organs2,3 and soft tissues as well as the musculoskeletal system.4,5 Other authors have reported on the specific usefulness of MRI.6-10
The use of MRI offers many advantages, which include excellent inherent soft-tissue contrast, multiplanar imaging ability, lack of exposure to ionizing radiation, no need for intraarticular contrast material, and the absence of artifact caused by the superimposition of osseous structures. MRI also is painless, noninvasive, and easily and rapidly performed.
Studies have been published that involve comparisons of the findings of MRI with those of arthroscopy. In series ranging in size from 25 to 1,014 patients,11-22 the accuracy of meniscal imaging ranged from 45% to 98% and the accuracy of imaging the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ranged from 92% to 100%.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of our local experience using mid-field MRI evaluations of the knee, compared to actual pathology as observed by arthroscopy.
Methods and materials
Seventy-four knees in 72 patients were evaluated with MRI followed by arthroscopy. Data collected from a period of February 1991 to July 1994 were evaluated by an independent researcher. The patient series represented a random sampling of the population, who would be evaluated clinically for suspected acute or chronic lesions of the meniscus and/or ACL. There were 40 male and 32 female patients involved in the study, and the average age was 34.7 years (standard deviation = 11.2 years), with a range of 13 to 65 years. The series included 41 right knees and 33 left knees.
Arthroscopy was performed from 1 day to 13 weeks after MRI evaluation and was carried out under general anesthesia. Distention of the joint cavity was achieved with an electrolyte-free solution (saline). Thirty-degree rod-lens arthroscope and a probe were introduced using anterolateral and anteromedial portals. All arthroscopic findings and remedial procedures were recorded on videotape. Only one arthroscopist performed all surgeries (ALO).
MRI images were obtained from a 0.6T (Tesla) Health Images (HI) standard magnet. A dedicated full-volume (360°) knee surface coil was utilized. The patient's knee within the surface coil usually was in approximately 10° of flexion and 10° to 15° of external rotation, based primarily on the patient's comfort level.
The routine knee protocol included a T1-weighted transaxial and coronal spin-echo sequence (TR 600-650; TE 30) with a field of view (FOV) of 16,21 cm or 17,21 cm; YRES 160; 2 NSQ; 5-mm-thick slices with a 20% gap. Spin-echo proton-density and T2-weighted sagittal images (TR 2000; TE 30/90); FOV 16,21 cm or 17,21 cm; YRES 184; 2 NSQ; with 4-mm-thick slices and a 25% gap, also were performed. At the technologist's discretion, if a normal ACL was not seen on the routine sagittal images, an additional gradient-echo sagittal sequence angled through the region of the ACL was performed with a TR 440, TE 24 and a flip angle of 13°. The latter sequence utilized an FOV of 16,21 cm or 17,21 cm; YRES 160; and a 3-mm slice thickness with a 20% gap.
Arthroscopy was taken to be the true diagnosis to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of MRI findings. Sensitivity was calculated using the number of true-positive results divided by the sum of the true-positive and false-negative results. Specificity was calculated using the number of true-negative results divided by the sum of the true-negative results and false-positive results. Accuracy was determined using the total number of patients minus the sum of false-positive and false-negative MRI results divided by the total number of patients.
Predictive values also were calculated. The negative predictive values were calculated by dividing the number of true-negative results by the sum of true-negative results plus false-negative results. Positive predictive values were determined by the number of true-positive results divided by the sum of true-positive results plus false-positive results.
MR images were interpreted primarily by one radiologist (SMS) experienced in MR radiology. The criteria used to determine meniscal tears were as follows.
* Criteria involved abnormal increase of intrameniscal signal (best demonstrated on the proton-density sagittal sequences and the next T1-weighted coronal sequence), which extended confidently into an articular surface (again designated as a grade III tear).
* Abnormal increase of intrameniscal signal presenting as a global (grade I) or linear (grade II) configuration without definite extension into an articular surface was considered to represent internal degeneration rather than a frank tear (figure 2).
The ACL was considered present when the entire ligament could be identified. Contiguous sagittal images were reviewed to verify the intact length of the ACL. The ligament was considered torn when the entire length could not be identified (figure 3).
Comparisons of the MR diagnoses and arthroscopy diagnoses are summarized in tables 1 and 2. For the medial meniscus, 31 true-positive and 43 true-negative tears were revealed by arthroscopy. Of the 74 patients, MR diagnoses resulted in 6 false-positive and 2 false-negative images (table 1). Accuracy was 89%; sensitivity was 94%; specificity was 88%; negative predictive value (NPV) was 96%; and positive predictive value (PPV) was 84% (table 2).
With regard to the lateral meniscus, arthroscopy identified 11 true-positive and 63 true-negative tears (table 1). Comparisons of the findings of MRI with arthroscopy revealed one false-positive and five false-negative images. Accuracy was 92%; sensitivity was 69%; specificity was 94%; NPV was 93%; and PPV was 92%, as shown in table 2.
For the ACL in table 1, there were 15 true-positive, 59 true-negative, 1 false-positive, and 2 false-negative results. Accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity were 96%, 88%, and 98%, respectively. NPV was 97%, and PPV was 94% (table 2).
Meniscal topography was included in the analysis of the MRI diagnostic validity (figure 1). When each of the three segments of the menisci were evaluated individually, the anterior aspect of the medial and lateral meniscus had the lowest sensitivity values (67% for both), compared to other segments. Also, somewhat low sensitivity resulted in the middle and posterior aspects of the lateral meniscus (78% and 71%, respectively). Overall, MRI results were generally accurate in all meniscal components with very good specificity (figure 1).
Diagnoses other than meniscal and ACL included Baker's and popliteal cysts, articular cartilage and osteochondral defects, bone tumors, meniscal cysts, extensor and patellar tracking problems, subchondral sclerosis, tibial plateau fractures, patellar tendinitis, and collateral ligament sprains and tears.
This study resulted in generally good validity in the use of MRI to diagnose deranged knee structures. Accuracy was highest in detecting ACL tears (96%) and lowest in detecting medial meniscus (89%), as shown in table 2. Sensitivity was lower in the lateral meniscus compared to the medial meniscus (69% vs 94%, respectively), and lower specificity occurred with the medial meniscus compared to the lateral meniscus (88% vs 94%, respectively).
Reduced specificity in MRI evaluations of the medial meniscus appears to be a common tendency and has been reported in other studies.12,18-21,23 It has been suggested that because medial meniscal tears occur more often than lateral meniscal tears, radiologists tend to expect medial meniscus tears and consequently "over-read" images of the medial menisci. Conversely, lateral meniscus images are "under-read" as having no tears.12 In this series, table 1 shows that arthroscopy revealed almost three times as many tears of the medial meniscus compared to the lateral meniscus, with nearly orthogonal results in false-positive and false-negative diagnoses of the menisci with MRI.
We considered the possibility of other factors that could have acted as potential confounders in over- or under-reading meniscal MR images. Factors such as the amount of effusion, grade or location of chondromalacia, chronicity, accompanying bone injury, or previous injury were reviewed and compared in patients with false-positive and negative results versus patients with true-positive and negative results. No specific or apparent trends in the above factors were present.
Our algorithm for the use of MRI in the management of traumatic knee injuries is similar to others that have been described.13 In our clinic, a history and an objective and subjective clinical evaluation are used to determine the functional status of the ACL. MRI is an essential tool in a difficult-to-examine knee due to pain, swelling, or muscle spasms; these complications occur in about 20% of our patients. If the ACL is deficient with significant laxity and the patient is a candidate for surgery based on age and activity level, MRI can be used to determine the structural integrity of the ACL and, consequently, augment a surgical decision. In patients who present with painful joint range of motion but minor joint instability, MRI can be useful in determining the condition of the menisci. If the patient is not a candidate for ACL surgical intervention and conservative, nonoperative treatment is elected, MRI can define meniscal pathology and possibly reduce the need for diagnostic arthroscopy.
MRI is especially indicated when the clinician is doubtful regarding the diagnosis and treatment or when an expeditious diagnosis is required. Athletes and select self-employed individuals particularly desire an immediate diagnosis and typically are anxious to begin treatment and rehabilitation after an injury. Those patients' situations are such that prolonged time off could hinder their level of performance and/or place them in financial jeopardy.
Excellent results using MRI evaluations to help guide surgical intervention decisions have been reported. In a series of 45 athletic patients, surgical treatment of all MRI grade II lesions of the menisci resulted in the elimination of symptoms in almost all patients in the series who previously had severe complaints and disability.24 Although signal grade was not part of this investigation, it appears to be another potentially useful component in successful clinical outcomes.
The economic efficacy of diagnostic tests continues to emerge as an issue in health care and medical management. We are challenged to provide the highest level of care yet keep costs to a minimum. The results of our local series reveal very good validity and reliability using MRI to diagnose knee injuries. Total overall combined accuracy, PPV, and NPV (calculated for the medial and lateral meniscus and ACL) were 92%, 90%, and 95%, respectively; these are very high validity rates compared to similar studies.
MRI has been instrumental in preventing unnecessary surgery when there has been a reasonable clinical doubt and, in some cases, the use of MRI has been important in surgical planning. MRI can be a useful tool in the decision-making process to treat knee injuries successfully and can help direct the efficient use of diagnostic dollars. AR
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6. Kean DM, Worthington BS, Preston BJ, et al: NMR imaging of the knees: Example of normal anatomy and pathology. Br J Radiol 56:355-364, 1983.
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