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For the main event, Aaron Norwood enters the ring with just a trainer. He wears a gray hooded sweatshirt cut off at the sleeves. His teeth are slightly crooked, and he doesn't look at the audience. At the news conference a day before the fight, Norwood told reporters that he wasn't scared of Johnson. In a strong Mississippi accent, he said: "I know lots of guys are afraid of him." His eyes were open wide as he spoke, like a child trying to convince Santa Claus he's been good. "I know lots of guys duck him and've been duckin' him for years. But I'm not that kind of fighter. They can put me in there with anyone. I ain't scared."
Johnson enters the ring to reggae music. He wears a slick white boxing robe that matches his trunks. To the small crowd at the Hard Rock, the man who clocked Jones and Tarver and should've beaten Dawson is a hero.
Jillian is seated ringside, looking stoic. She doesn't get nervous at fights anymore.
The fight starts like most of Johnson's fights, with him feeling out his opponent, letting the other guy swing and cover, looking for an early hole. Soon, though, Johnson goes to work. He raises his forearms over his face, deflecting the fists flying in his direction. Then, like a tank in battle deliberately lining up a target and moving into position, he squares his shoulders with Norwood's and unloads a stream of snapping blows. Johnson lets out loud barks as his fists lash his opponent. At the end of the first round, Norwood is already lumbering back to his corner.
Jillian applauds politely.
With the same blue-collar persistency that has marked Johnson's career, he methodically stalks his opponent. By the beginning of the fourth round, Norwood is missing as many punches as he's blocking. He's barely attacking, crouched low, throwing soft jabs that seem to deflect off Johnson's glistening head. Then, as Norwood turns right to escape a combination, Johnson gets one clean shot at Norwood's left cheek. It has the same dull sound as a football being punted. A gelatinous mass of blood and spit disgorges from Norwood's mouth, arches over the ropes, and splatters on the cement in front of the first row, where it remains as the referee wraps his arms around the dazed fighter and signals to Johnson that the fight is over.
Johnson's corner jumps into the ring in celebration. Jillian stands by the stairs in her husband's corner, waiting for him. She gives a knowing nod.
Norwood stands over the stool on his side of the ring, still looking confused.
In his dressing room, Jillian says she was never concerned about her husband's opponent. "I don't worry about the other fighters anymore. At this point, it's like we're fighting the judges out there."
"He put on the fantastic display of boxing everyone in the world knew he would," Foster says. "If Joe Calzaghe won't fight Glen now, he's just —"
Norwood is at the door. He has showered and dressed. His face is already swelling.
Norwood passes Foster and Jillian and the trainers. Johnson had just removed his trunks and stands in his white briefs. Norwood extends his hand. "I just want to..." he sounds like he still has a fist in his mouth. "I just want to thank you for the fight, sir. It's been an honor."
A few days after the fight, Johnson and Jillian sit at a Hooter's in Pembroke Pines, discussing the direction of his career. There's no word on a next fight. "We've got a five-year plan and a ten-year plan," says Jillian, who is taking graduate business classes at Nova Southeastern University. "But the vehicle to get there is the boxing."
Johnson is quiet. Jillian speaks with the prepared, determined vernacular of a corporate executive. She's petite with smooth skin and a command of any conversation she's participating in. "With the fights not coming the way they're supposed to, it obviously slows down the process," she says. "It doesn't stop it; it just slows it down. You have to get around obstacles, and that's just an obstacle."
"There's only so much you can do," Johnson says. "I train six days a week, even when I don't have a fight scheduled. I try to knock out anyone they put in front of me. What else can I do? You can't do what your mind tells you to do, because there are laws against that."
He watches the replays of his fights, but he has to turn the sound off. He says he's tired of listening to the announcers favor the other guy. "For whatever reason, I just don't have the same market value as some of these other guys," he says.
He mentions the poster made up for his fight with Roy Jones Jr. He spotted it in the elevator of the hotel in Memphis. The image was of Jones punching a bag with the words Glen Johnson on it. Sand poured out a hole in the bottom.
"That's the disrespect he gets," Jillian says.
But Johnson can't complain much about his lifestyle. He puts his time in at the gym, but when he's not training, he likes to watch a lot of DVDs and take Jillian out to the movies. Her favorite movie is The Lion King; his is Hitman. They ride Jet Skis and ATVs. They wear designer clothes; that night Johnson wore a sharp, brown suede coat. And they drive nice cars.


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Extreme heat might be the new normal
By MIKE CORN
KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR -- Mike Lentz watched in amazement as the digital readout to his thermometer ticked higher and higher in late June.
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KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR -- Mike Lentz watched in amazement as the digital readout to his thermometer ticked higher and higher in late June.
It hit 111. Then 113.
When it hit 117.1, "I thought, wow," said Lentz, the Bureau of Reclamation's dam superintendent.
About 5 minutes later, it hit 118 -- a new record for the Bureau of Reclamation shop below the dam holding back the lake water.
It also was the hot spot in the nation -- 20 degrees hotter than Death Valley National Park. It was only 3 degrees warmer than Hill City, about 35 miles to the south where back-to-back temperatures of 115 degrees brought national attention.
All across northwest Kansas in May and especially in June, it has been an endless onslaught of high heat -- killing three, 65-, 46- and 43-year-old men, in northwest Kansas.
July isn't any better, as heat is setting new records already.
There's been little rain as well, and what has fallen has been spotty.
It's a scenario many expect will be played out again and again.
Perhaps, the Great American Desert is returning, this time for real as climate conditions change and a new pattern of warmer winters and hotter summers emerge.
Fort Hays State University professor John Heinrichs pins much of the change on climate change brought on my an increase in greenhouse gases.
"It's likely," he said. "It's more likely than not. There certainly are underlying trends that are going on.
"I've been waiting for this for a while, quite a while."
A single string of 100-degree days isn't enough to convince Heinrichs, who has studied the climatology of western Kansas, that climate change is to blame.
It's the pattern.
"This pattern is so consistent over several years," he said of the gradually warming temperatures. "You can see the records that have been standing for a long time all falling."
That's because the sun is brighter -- not so much in how it's shining, but as it's reaching earth, warming the atmosphere and the oceans.
To be sure, Heinrichs said, there are annual variations -- sometimes extreme.
"On average, over time, it's getting warmer," he said.
His 2006 study of climatology in western Kansas suggested about half of the changes were as a result of greenhouse gases.
"And I stick to that," he said.
There are cycles in sunspots, at 11-, 22- and 57-year intervals.
And the earth's wobble, which brings climatological changes.
"We actually should be in a cycle where we are getting cooler," Heinrichs said. "The earth should be getting slightly cooler. But it's not."
Even with immediate reductions in greenhouse gases, the warming will continue.
"Some of it we can do something about," he said, "and we should. And part of it we have to adapt."
Adapting might be as simple as no longer buying a black car, which is quick to heat up. Or plant more trees, to help shade, cool and consume carbon dioxide.
"We can adapt to change and still be comfortable," he said. "But there are limits to that."
While Lentz at Norton said there's been some rain, evaporation has been dramatic.
"Some days it may amount to half an inch," he said of the rate of evaporation.
In fact, June's evaporation at Sebelius amounted to 1,419 acre-feet of water -- 463 million gallons. Cedar Bluff lost a billion gallons of water in June alone.
Yet, Lentz received 2.65 inches of rain in a single storm that swept through much of northwest Kansas. While there were rainfall reports of 2 to 5 inches in the area, Hays almost entirely was skipped.


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Version 1.0 of the free Dirac video codec is now available.
Dirac is a video codec data compression technique first developed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that is under Mozilla Public License Version 1.1. According to the Dirac FAQ, the BBC intentionally released the product under the Mozilla license because it allows re-licensing. Their related Schrödinger project is a homegrown research implementation of Dirac that is variously available under MPL, LGPL und MIT licensing. The Schrödinger variant is written in C while the initial development of Dirac was written in C++ and known by the name dirac-research.
The robust Version 1.0 complies with Dirac Bytestream specification 2.2.2 and adapts itself to the frame types in the frame sequence of a film. The three-step research-intensive motion estimation was improved, along with pre-filtering. A DirectShow filter was also developed that allows playback of raw Dirac bytestreams and Dirac data packaged as AVI containers in Windows Media Player und MPlayer.
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Lowestoft Astronomers will be taking part in a dark sky discovery night later in the month in Pakefield. (left to right) Ben Larter, Ron Larter, Peter Boon, Richard Chilvers and John Perring.
By Anthony Carroll
Friday, October 19, 2012
WHEN the decision was made to switch off many of Lowestoft's street lights after midnight, there were fears it would lead to an increase in crime and compromise road safety.
But the move has been welcomed by at least one group of enthusiasts – as it helps them to see the stars.
Suffolk County Council's decision to turn off more than 5,300 street lights from July last year has enabled astronomers to view more planets, meteor showers and stars in the skies above the town.
Next week, members of the Lowestoft and Yarmouth Regional Astronomers group (LYRA) will be demonstrating just how they are taking advantage of the lack of light pollution when they aim their telescopes skywards for three nights at Pakefield as part of the UK Dark Sky Discovery Partnership project.
The project is encouraging people to take up astronomy by identifying a series Dark Sky Discovery areas across the UK – including Lowestoft – which are considered good locations to view the night time sky from because of their low light pollution and obstructions, such as tall buildings and trees.
Ron Larter, spokesman for LYRA, said: "Alterations in street lighting hours in Lowestoft and elsewhere mean that a number of new sites are now available which people would not previously consider for astronomy.
"We hope that this three-night event will generate ideas for local Dark Sky Discovery sites."
LYRA members will be on the green behind the Trowel and Hammer pub, off Pakefield Street, from 6.30pm until late on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
People who go along to the sessions will be shown how to spot Jupiter, locate interesting star groups and identify "deep sky objects".
It is also hoped that people will be enthused to help find new Dark Sky Discovery areas in the district.
John Perring, LYRA treasurer, said: "Dark Sky Discovery is all about realising that in every community there is somewhere that is the best place to see stars, planets and meteor showers.
"We aim to provide the resources to allow people from a whole range of different backgrounds to discover the universe that is just beyond their doorstep on a clear night."
LYRA, which was formed in the 1960s in Yarmouth and is now based in Lowestoft, has been given a small grant from the Federation of Astronomical Societies to stage the three nights of stargazing.
Nationally, the UK Dark Sky Discovery Partnership has been made possible by grants from the Big Lottery Fund, Natural England and Science and Technology Facilities Council. The project aims to work with community groups in England to make the most of dark sky areas and nominate new ones.
●For information on Lyra, call 01502 574010 or 01502 563670, or visit https://sites.google.com/site/lyrasociety/ and for information on the UK Dark Sky Discovery Partnership, visit www.darkskydiscovery.org.uk
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Keep up the good work Lyra-its nice to be part of and rewarded with being head of the Comet section for the Society for Several years now and also running the arm of Lyra called KAG (Kessingland Astronomy Group) I hope to continue my Contributions to the Society and also enjoy with others the Fieldwork Deep sky Astronomy that all people that attend the outside Observations can enjoy as much as I do.
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A court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of suspended bureaucrat K.V. Brahmananda Reddy, arrested in the assets case against Kadapa MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, going by the apprehension of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that he could be one of the beneficiaries of the sum of Rs. 300 crore diverted from VANPIC project.
His release would hamper investigation that is pending into the fraudulent diversion of funds by project developer Nimmagadda Prasad and his brother Prakash, the court ruled.
Brahmananda Reddy is an officer of Indian Railway and Accounts Service and was special secretary of infrastructure and investments on deputation to the State government when the VANPIC project was signed. He was suspended after his arrest.
The court recalled the CBI telling that investigation into diversion of funds was being actively carried out and the investigating agency will come up with facts touching the aspect shortly.
The CBI was also in the process of probing the role of self-styled representatives of one of the emirates of United Arab Emirates -- Khater Massad and A.J. Jagannatham -- in the implementation of the project.
The pendency of investigation was recognised by the High Court and Supreme Court while cancelling the bail applications of Brahmananda Reddy and Nimmagadda Prakash in the past. The court did not give credence to the argument of the defence that there was no such investigation.
Meanwhile, the notices ordered by the court to former Ministers P. Sabita Indra Reddy and Dharmana Prasada Rao for their comments that they will come out clean in the cases against them were handed over to their lawyer today.
At the request of the lawyer, the filing of counter affidavits and hearing was scheduled for June 19.
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Celebrate an old-fashioned Fourth of July at the Living History Farm. Step back in time and enjoy ice cream, games, crafts, the Heirloom Garden and traditional Fourth of July festivities.
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The College of Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona or CPP) offers an MS in Engineering with emphasis in Aerospace Engineering (MSE_AE) degree program at the Lancaster University Center. The Program started in the Fall quarter 2007 and has received WASC approval. Courses are taught in person, some by Cal Poly Pomona Engineering faculty and some by adjunct engineers/scientist from the local aerospace community in Antelope Valley. Some of the undergraduate prerequisite courses may be taught via distance learning. Admission requirements for the program are*:
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Frequently asked questions
Choosing a course and a College
What courses are available at Cambridge?
At Cambridge we have full-time undergraduate courses ranging from Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic to Veterinary Medicine, and lots in between.
Many of our courses encompass several subjects, with some options available in a number of courses where the subjects overlap. This offers much greater flexibility than more narrowly focused courses elsewhere. Those with a clear sense of the subject they wish to pursue at university can specialise. However, students who are less certain are able to explore the wider subject area before deciding what to focus on.
A list of all the courses available can be found at Subject A-Z.
What is a College?
As well as being members of the University, our students are also a member of College. A College is where you'll be based for the time you're studying at the University of Cambridge, and while the Colleges provide student accommodation they're is much more than halls of residence. Colleges are responsible for admitting students, and they also organise 'supervisions' (small-group teaching sessions that support the lectures and practicals that you attend).
For more information about the College system at Cambridge, and profiles on each of the 29 undergraduate Colleges, have a look at Colleges.
How do I choose a College?
It might seem a bit daunting trying to choose a College, but don't worry, Colleges are more alike than they are different! Students on the same course, regardless of their College, are taught together by the academic faculties/departments, and our cross-College moderation procedures mean that your choice of College does not affect your chances of being made an offer. The key functions that the University and Colleges are responsible for are outlined in Cambridge Explained.
When choosing a College, we surggest you consider the following:
- course – most Colleges take students in all subjects, but there are a handful that don't so check availability (details can be found in the relevant course entries and College profiles)
- your age – four Colleges are exclusively for mature students (aged 21 or older), and their facilities are geared accordingly
- your gender – three Colleges consider applications from female students only.
- College size – number of students
- appearance and type of accommodation (eg on-site or College-owned houses)
- particular facilities
- personal instinct – many students cant explain why they were drawn to their College other than it just 'felt right' for them
Each College has a profile at College contacts (including links to their own websites). It can be helpful to make a shortlist of perhaps half a dozen Colleges based on their profiles and then either contact the Colleges for further information or arrange a visit.
Do I have to choose a College?
No, you don't have to choose a College. If, having looked at the different Colleges, you don't mind which you attend then you don't have to choose – you could make an 'open' application instead. Open applications are allocated to individual Colleges after the closing date. Once allocated to a College your application is treated exactly the same as any other application to that College.
For more advice about making an open application please see choosing a College.
Which Colleges are 'best' for which subjects?
There are no Colleges that are 'better' for certain subjects – students on the same course, regardless of College, are taught together by the academic faculties/departments, attending the same lectures, seminars and practicals.
While your College organises your supervisions, contrary to what some people believe, the research specialisms of a College's Fellows won't dictate what you can study or guarantee you'll be supervised by them. If a Fellow of your College is an expert in the aspects of the course you've chosen, you may be supervised by them. However, you'll attend supervisions at another College is that's where the relevant subject expert is based.
Teaching is a level playing field across the University and is not determined by the College you attend – the differences between the Colleges lie in the ambience, not the educational opportunities.
The key functions that the University and Colleges are responsible for are outlined in Cambridge Explained.
Guidance on how (and how not) to choose a College can be found in Choosing a College.
Will choosing a preference College or an open application affect my chances of being made an offer?
For equally well-qualified students, making an open application or applying to a specific College makes no difference to your chances of being made an offer.
Don't agonise over choosing a College, students quickly settle in and really enjoy their College, wherever they end up! Each year, around 850 applicants are made an offer through the pool system by a different College to the one they originally applied/were allocated to – that's about 25 per cent of all offers made.
Can I choose more than one College?
No – you can only make one application to the University, either selecting a preference College or an open application. Applications to more than one College, or to one College and an open application are not allowed. In addition, once you've submitted your application, you cannot change this choice
Applying to Cambridge
How do I apply?
The application process is really quite straightforward. To apply to the University of Cambridge you need to submit a UCAS application online by 15 October the year before you wish to start at the University.
Applicants living in countries outside the EU are also asked to submit a Cambridge Online Preliminary Application Form (COPA).
If you want to know what happens to your application once it is submitted, the 'Applying' section of our website has all the details.
When is the application deadline?
The deadline for your UCAS application is 15 October.
Slightly earlier deadlines affect applicants for Organ Scholarships (1 September) and some applicants wishing to be interviewed overseas.
There is also a later deadline for some mature applicants applying to one of the mature Colleges – see the mature students section for more information.
A useful summary of important dates and deadlines can be found in the Applying section.
What should a personal statement contain?
Your personal statement is your opportunity to tell the universities you're applying to about your subject interest(s) and why you'd be a good student of that subject. The process of writing your personal statement can also help you to better understand your academic interests and motivations.
UCAS provide advice about what to include in your personal statement and you should refer to their website in the first instance. Your school/college may also be able to offer advice about what to include.
At Cambridge, all admissions decisions are based solely on academic criteria – ability and potential. Therefore, in their personal statement, we're looking for applicants to:
- explain their reasons for wanting to study the subject at university
- demonstrate enthusiasm for and commitment to their chosen course
- express any particular interests(s) within the field
- outline how they've pursued their interest in the subject in their own time
Such information is often used as a basis for discussion at interview (if interviewed).
If you wish to make any comments that are particularly relevant to your Cambridge application (eg to highlight particular features of the Cambridge course that attracted you), you have the opportunity to include an additional personal statement in your SAQ. This is optional and you won't be disadvantaged if you have nothing to add in this section of the SAQ. As we'll already have received a copy of it, you shouldn't repeat information provided in your UCAS personal statement in the SAQ.
Is there an age requirement?
There's no age requirement for admission to Cambridge, although the vast majority of undergraduates are 18 years or older when they come into residence. If you'll be over 21 when you start your course you are classified as a mature student.
All students must demonstrate that they have the maturity and personal skills to cope with university level study, and will be able to gain full benefit from the course when admitted.
Applicants who'll be under 18 on admission should seek advice from a College Admissions Tutor as early as possible to discuss their application. If they're considering Medicine, they should also read the advice regarding age requirements for this course in the Medicine course entry.
Applicants who would be under the age of 16 on admission may also be subject to additional requirements and restrictions in order to comply with legislation.
Can I take a gap year and defer my entry?
About one in ten students coming to Cambridge takes a gap year before starting their studies. This year out is a very useful time in which to improve skills, earn money, travel and generally gain maturity and self-reliance.
You should state on your UCAS application if you wish to defer entry. You'll probably be asked about your plans at interview, so be prepared to talk about your year out.
If you're applying for Mathematics, most Colleges have a preference for immediate entry. However, if you're applying for Engineering many Colleges generally prefer applicants to take a year out, to gain some industrial experience. Please note that it's not possible to defer entry for the Graduate Course in Medicine.
Will I be interviewed?
Everyone with a realistic chance of being offered a place is invited to attend an interview – that's more than 80 per cent of applicants. So, if you apply, it is very likely that you will be invited to Cambridge for an admissions interview (although due to the level of competition for places, there are applicants each year who are not interviewed).
Interviews usually take place during the first three weeks of December, , so we strongly advise you not to make unbreakable commitments for this period. Advice about what to expect can be found in the applying section.
Please note that not all applicants who are interviewed will be successful (made an offer of a place), but all those who are made an offer will have been interviewed.
Will I have to sit an admissions test?
That depends on the course you have applied for and which College you have applied to.
Please note that all applicants for Medicine and for Veterinary Medicine must sit the BMAT in November. Most Colleges ask applicants for Law to take the Cambridge Law Test. You may be asked to sit the TSA or a short College test when you come to Cambridge for your interview or you may be asked to submit an essay that you have written at school/college.
For details of how Colleges assess applicants and whether or not you will be asked to sit an admissions test please see the Applying section.
What's the most important part of my application?
Every application is assessed holistically – Admissions Tutors consider all of the information available together before making any decisions. While the most recent exam results carry the greatest weight, the relative importance of each element varies because each student is different.
No part of an application is considered in isolation; for example, a student's performance at interview alone doesn't determine the outcome of their application.
What work experience do I need to have?
Work experience isn't expected or required. However, for vocational courses, such as Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, having some relevant work experience in an appropriate setting is useful and recommended. It demonstrates commitment to your intended profession and gives you the opportunity to acquire greater understanding of the realities and pressures associated with that career.
What extra-curricular activities will help my chances of admission?
Our admissions decisions are based on academic criteria (ability and potential) and so we expect to see evidence you your 'super-curricular' activities – your wider engagements with the area(s) of academic interest, such as reading and other explorations relevant to the course you've applied for.
Your participation (or not) in specific extra-curricular activities that aren't relevant to the course applied for are not taken into account and don't affect your chances of being made an offer of a place at Cambridge.
However, when composing your personal statement, you should consider the importance that your other university choices may place on extra-curricular activites.
Can I apply to both Oxford and Cambridge?
It's not possible to apply to both the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the same year.
Can I transfer to Cambridge from another university?
It's not possible to transfer to Cambridge to pursue only part of a degree course – all students must start in the first year of our three or four-year undergraduate programmes – and the Colleges will only consider applications to move to Cambridge from students enrolled on a degree course at other universities in very exceptional circumstances. Please see the relevant information if you're currently studying at a UK university, or studying at a university outside the UK.
We do have a system of admitting graduates from other universities to do a second undergraduate degree as an affiliated student at Cambridge, in which case the course takes a year less than usual. More information about applying as an affiliated student is available in the affiliated students section.
If my application is unsuccessful, can I reapply?
It is possible for students to reapply to the University, either the following year or in a future year. If your application is unsuccessful and you think you may wish to reapply, you're strongly advised to request feedback on your original application as soon after you're notified of our decision as possible.
What qualifications are acceptable?
The majority of applicants apply with A Levels, although other school/national examinations at an equivalent level (such as Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers, Irish Leaving Certificate, Welsh Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, German Abitur, Italian Maturita, and International Baccalaureate) are also acceptable. Information about typical requirements for a range of qualifications can be found in Entrance Requirements.
If in doubt, you can check that the qualifications you are taking provide an appropriate preparation for study at Cambridge by contacting the Cambridge Admissions Office.
What grades do I need?
Whatever school or college system you are being educated in, we require top grades in the highest level qualifications available for school/college students – most successful applicants to the University ultimately exceed the conditions of their offer.
Please see the entrance requirements for typical requirements for the most common qualifications, or contact the College you are thinking of applying to or Cambridge Admissions Office.
Are there any subject requirements?
This depends upon the course you are planning to study. For many courses at Cambridge qualifications in certain subjects required and all Colleges expect such subjects to be passed, normally with an A or A* grade at A Level/grade 6 or 7 at Higher Level of the IB (or equivalent). Our other courses don't have particular subject requirements but Admissions Tutors will expect high grades in the subjects most relevant to the course applied for and expect you to have read enough about the course to know what studying it entails.
Subject requirements and preferences are given in the relevant course entry. Please also check College-specific requirements with the College(s) you're considering applying to.
If you haven't yet decided on a university course, advice about subjects and subject combinations that provide an effective preparation for study at Cambridge can be found in our Subject Matters leaflet.
What's the University's position on exam resits?
While it's becoming less common to be able to resit exams, should the opportunity be available your application is unlikely to be adversely affected by your resitting one or two modules – we appreciate that even very capable students may have a 'bad day' when an exam doesn't go quite to plan.
However, there would be concern about your potential to be successful at Cambridge if you needed to resit numerous exams, particularly if only a marginal improvement could be achieved. This is because once at the University, students are regularly assessed by exam and there's no opportunity to resit any exams (with the exception of professional qualifying examinations in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine).
You should state your intention to resit any exams in your SAQ. Where there are particular reasons for underperformance in qualifications it's useful if these can be outlined in the school/college reference. In some cases, it may be appropriate for your school/college referee to complete an Extenuating Circumstances Form.
International applicants
Are my qualifications acceptable?
If you wish to apply for an undergraduate place at Cambridge you need to be studying towards a qualification of an equivalent standard to A Levels and be hoping to achieve top marks in it. It's likely that you'll also be asked for a particular level of achievement in the subject area you're hoping to study at university.
Entrance requirements for a range of international qualifications can be found in the international students' pages of this website. If you are in any doubt, to check the appropriateness of your qualifications you should contact the Cambridge Admissions Office in the first instance, enclosing brief details of the courses that you have taken/are taking, together with your achieved/expected grades and indicate clearly the subject that you are intending to study at the University.
Do I need an English language qualification?
It is essential that your English language skills are good enough for you to undertake an intensive and challenging academic course that is taught and examined in English.
If your first language isn't English, you may also be asked to achieve a specific English language requirement as part of the conditions of your offer. More information about acceptable English language qualifications can be found in the International students section.
What are the fees for international students?
The level of tuition fees for international students varies depending on the course you are studying. In addition to University tuition fees, all overseas fee status students normally have to pay College fees. Full details can be found at in the International students finance section.
Is there any additional financial help for international students?
The amount of financial support available for international students is very limited, but at Cambridge this includes Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust awards; College awards; and a small number of country-specific scholarships. Few full scholarships are available at undergraduate level, and most support is a partial contribution to your overall costs and is means-tested. For more information see the International students section.
Is the application process the same for applicants from countries outside the EU?
International applicants need to submit a UCAS application and a Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA).
Each year the University conducts interviews in certain overseas countries. If you would like to be considered for an interview in one of these countries an earlier application deadline may apply.
See international applications for information and deadlines.
Does Cambridge run an English language course?
Yes. The University's Language Centre runs a five-week English for Academic Purposes pre-sessional course (attendance at which may be included as a condition of your offer). See Cambridge University Language Programmes for more information.
Mature applicants
Do I need to have undertaken some form of recent study?
Every mature applicant is considered on an individual basis allowing personal qualities and experience to be taken into account in the selection process. However, the nature and demands of Cambridge courses mean they do require academic preparation, and mature students must be of an equal academic standard to school leavers. Therefore, you're expected to demonstrate evidence of recent academic achievement at a high level.
If you are considering applying to Cambridge it's advisable to contact one of the mature Colleges to discuss your circumstances and for advice about academic requirements for the course you wish to take.
Is the application process the same for mature applicants?
Mature applicants need to submit a UCAS application online just like standard age applicants.
If you're applying from a country outside the EU, you should also submit a Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA). Those applying for the Graduate Course in Medicine need to complete an additional form as well.
The standard application deadline is 15 October. However, the four mature Colleges consider mature and affiliate applications in some subjects as part of a second applications round – see Mature Students for more information.
I'm a mature applicant, can I apply to any College?
Yes. You can apply to any of the 29 undergraduate Colleges. The majority of students are 18 or 19 years old when they start their course, so if you're a bit (or a lot) older you may prefer to consider one of the four 'mature' Colleges (Hughes Hall, Lucy Cavendish College, St Edmund's College and Wolfson College) where all students are over 21 years old. The choice is up to you. (Mature students who make an open application are allocated to one of the mature Colleges.)
Applicants with a disability
I have a disability, can I still apply?
Yes, of course. There are a number of students with a disability studying at the University. The Disability Resource Centre (DRC)and the College system will ensure you receive the support that you require. More information about the support available and things that you should consider when applying can be found in the Support section.
Is the application process the same for disabled applicants?
Having a disability does not change how you apply for a place at the University. Applicants with a severe mobility or sensory impairment, however, are encouraged to visit Cambridge to assess the suitability of their intended College and department before making an application.
If you decide to apply we strongly recommend that you indicate your disability in your UCAS application. This allows us, for example, to make appropriate adjustments to the interview process, if required.
Affiliated applicants
What is an affiliated applicant?
If you are a graduate with an approved degree from another university, you can apply to take a Cambridge BA course as an affiliated applicant. This means you could take the degree in a year less than usual.
Most Colleges consider affiliated applicants, but please note that there are some restrictions.Please see the information for affiliated students for details.
Is the application process the same for affiliated applicants?
Affiliated applicants need to submit a UCAS application just like any other applicant. If you're applying from a country outside the EU, you should also submit a Cambridge Online Preliminary Application (COPA). Please note that affiliated applicants need to apply to a specific College. You can't make an open application as an affiliated applicant.
More information about applying as an affiliated student is available in the Mature affiliated students section.
What fees will I have to pay?
There are different levels of tuition fees depending on if you are a UK or EU student or an 'overseas' student. Islands students (from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) are classified as overseas students for fees purposes.
More information about tuition fees for UK/EU students is available in the Finance section.
Fees are set at a higher level for overseas students, and more information is available in the International section.
Is Cambridge an expensive city to live in?
The cost of studying at Cambridge is comparable with the costs at other universities in England, and in fact it can be more cost effective.
- the Colleges provide accommodation to most undergraduates throughout their studies
- the many resources and facilities (including libraries, computer suites and sports and social facilities) can keep study and recreation costs very low
- travel costs in the city are minimal as it's easy to get around on foot or by bike
- there is extensive University and College financial support available to undergraduates who need it
See the Finance pages for more information.
Are there any bursaries/scholarships available?
Yes. Cambridge is fortunate to have a large amount of financial support available for its students. First of all there is the Cambridge Bursary Scheme for UK/EU students, offering bursaries of up to £3,500 a year (up to £5,6o0 per year for some mature students). Colleges also offer financial support to students, and there are additional awards available for outstanding sportspeople, musicians and students with a disability.
For more information please see Financial support
Visiting Cambridge
Can I visit Cambridge before I apply?
There are more than 100 different open days and events in Cambridge organised by the University and the Colleges throughout the year. These events include the Cambridge Open Day, College open days, Department open days and specialist open days. To find out what the differences are between these types of open day and the dates of forthcoming events, please see Open days.
But don't worry if you can't manage to visit Cambridge. You don't have to attend an open day in order to apply.
Where is Cambridge and how do I get there?
Cambridge is located 50 miles north of London, just off the M11 motorway and the A14.
If you're travelling to the city to have a look at the University and Colleges you'll find our maps and detailed travel directions useful.
Student life in Cambridge
Where will I live?
Cambridge guarantees most students College owned accommodation for at least three years, and many Colleges provide for fourth-year students too.* You can expect to have your own study bedroom either on the College's main site, a nearby annex or in a College-owned house. Meals will be available in the College cafeteria and you will also have access to a small kitchen for the preparation of snacks and light meals. Each College has its own library and computer cluster, and the majority of study bedrooms are connected to the Internet. You can find more information about accommodation in the Student Life section.
* Accommodation guarantee applies to single undergraduates without children at all Colleges except St Edmund's.
What clubs and societies are there?
Where do we start? There are currently more than 700 clubs and societies that you can get involved in. Everything ranging from table football to yoga, and archaeology to film. More details are available at the CUSU societies directory.
What's it like at Cambridge?
To find out what it's really like to be a student here, take a look at our 60 second impressions and read student blogs on our Be Cambridge website.
Is it possible to ask a current student a question?
Yes – CUSU (the University Students' Union) has a team of students from all Colleges and subjects ready to answer your questions. Visit the Ask a student page of the CUSU website for more information and to submit a question.


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It's a challenge to watch everything that you want to keep an eye on when it comes to your website. Talk about a time sink. There are so many interesting ways to lose time. Your feed reader, your web statistics, your AdSense numbers, affiliate revenues, headlines from your niche, social networking sites. Before you know it you are halfway through the day and you haven't touched a lick of content.
There is so much out there, it's awfully easy to get distracted.
What's worse – I'm decaffeinated and sleepbrowsing at 7am
I usually like to work on my sites early in the morning and spend the business hours on client work. The only problem is that in the morning I'm still half asleep. The coffee hasn't kicked in yet and I need all the help I can get.
One of the things that has helped me to keep on top of my websites is putting together a "no-brainer" routine that holds my hand and leads me through everything I want to look at.
Firefox Bookmark Folders to the rescue
A critical part of my morning website overviews is to bookmark every page that I'd want to review into a Firefox Bookmark Folder that sits on the bookmark toolbar. I call mine the "Overview" folder. This includes all the stats dashboards, news sites, blog aggregators – anything that is on my agenda to track at the time.
I'm constantly shuffling these around, adding and removing things and ordering them in the way that I want to review them.
OK, so I've got a bunch of bookmarks – big deal…
Actually, keeping all of these locations in one folder is really helpful in and of itself, but the real Firefox magic comes next.
At the bottom of every bookmark folder is an option to "Open All in Tabs". One click and every page I've bookmarked quickly opens, one by one, in tabs. Now I've got everything I want to look at all sprawled in front of me and I can sleepily click through them tab by tab in the order I pre-selected without requiring an ounce of real brainpower. There's no more forgetting to check something and it gives me a visual check so that I can see how far I've got left in my review by looking at the number of tabs I have open.
Truly devout statsaholics can use the same methods to make a "Quickie Overview" folder that opens everything that they want to check throughout the day (I'm looking at you AdSense…).
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Attention, Men — Women Want Creative Gifts on Valentine's Day
For a guy, finding the right Valentine's Day gift for his beloved can be a challenge. And if a new online survey is to be believed, it just got a little harder — women say the stand-by chocolates and flowers simply won't do.
What's the Best Valentine's Day Gift? — Survey of the Day
It's February, so that means you're on the Valentine's Day clock, fellas.
While knowledge of your special lady should be what dictates what you get her, come the 14, perhaps this survey from Sears of more than 1,000 adults on their V-Day gift preferences can also help you out.
Research Proves Size Does Matter When It Comes to Gifts
Spent all your money on one really great gift, but think you should also get a small gift so your loved one has something else to open? Think again. New research shows that a small gift could decrease the value of the more generous one in the eyes of the recipient.
Gift-Givers Be Warned – Nobody But You Cares About the Price Tag
Traditionally, people think the perfect gift is the one you've spent months thinking about and searching for, or the one you spent a month's salary on, but new research shows that gift recipients are just as happy, if not more, with less expensive gifts, or the ones they picked out themselves.
Finally, Parents Take the Heat for Spoiling Their Children During the Holidays — Survey of the Day
It's usually everyone else's kids who are spoiled (never our own), but a new Parents.com survey reveals that moms and dads are admitting they have a problem when it comes to spoiling their kids during the holidays.
What's the Most Popular Children's Gift This Year? — Survey of the Day
According to a Harris Interactive survey of adults planning to buy children's presents this holiday season, the most popular kid's gift items — more popular than video games, board games and dolls — are books.
5 Useful Gift Ideas for Father's Day
5 Gifts Not to Get Mom for Mother's Day
If there's one talent moms have, it's their killer poker face. That's why you may not have noticed any disappointment from gifts you've given her on a holiday, birthday or Mother's Day in the past, from macaroni necklaces to wilted bouquets. And though we're sure you've given her lots of things she adores, you don't want to make the mistake of giving her something she doesn't.
Here's a list of five things to avoid handing over on Mother's Day:
5 DIY Gifts for Mother's Day [VIDEOS]
Whether you're tight on cash or simply want to shower mom with gifts from the heart, opting for the DIY route is a great alternative to storebought treats. And even though she'll love anything you get her, she'll definitely notice -- and appreciate -- the extra bit of elbow grease you put into Mother's Day this year.
Below, a few instructional videos on how to make creative Mother's Day gifts from scratch.


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By: jpinckney on April 23, 2005 - 7:58pm - Add new comment
At Okatie Elementary volunteers are involved in a multitude of ways. Volunteers are often seen working with students in the library, halls and in the classroom. Our volunteers also help out in the office, library, garden, science lab, art room, and teacher work room. Some of our volunteers help beautify the road ways to and from school by picking up trash monthly, others work behind the scenes organizing school events and fund raisers, some are busy seeking donations, other are cutting out and counting box tops, while others attend field trips.
By: jpinckney on April 19, 2005 - 1:17pm - Add new comment
Okatie Elementary hosted its second annual Low Country Boil this past Saturday, April 16th. The weather was perfect and there were very few 'noseeums' to swat! The evening featured Low Country Boil. BBQ, cole slaw, chicken nuggets, desserts and live entertainment featuring Cody Brock. I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to Elaine Ryan, Dana House, Theresa Hershberger, Fran Dobbins, Daisy and Tom Pham, Dora and Terry Lassiter, Mary Elizabeth Baughman, and Jennifer O'Keefe for organizing the event.
By: jpinckney on April 21, 2005 - 6:25am - Add new comment
Congratulations to the 3rd through 5th grade students from Okatie whose artwork will be on display at the Hilton Head Mall from April 22 to May 6th. Parents, community memebers and visitors are encouraged to visit the exhibit. Students' work from throughout the county will be displayed.
By: jpinckney on April 21, 2005 - 9:58am - Add new comment
Okatie Elementary's Parent Teacher Organization and School Improvement Council jointly hosted an Open House for the families that have been rezoned from Bluffton Elementary to Okatie for the coming school year.
There were over seventy families in attendance on Wednesday, April 20th at 6:00. Parents first took a tour of the school then reconvened in the media center to meet with PTO, SIC representatives as well as school administrators, counselors and teachers.
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Building that uses masts or poles and tensile membrane (e.g., fabric or animal skin) enclosures. Tent structures are prestressed by externally applied forces so that they are held taut under anticipated load conditions. Tents have been the dwelling places of most of the world's nomadic peoples, from ancient times until the present. The traditional Bedouin tent consists of a rectangular membrane of strips of woven camel hair that is strained on webbing straps and secured with guys over a rectangle of poles. The American Plains Indians developed the conical tepee. The Central Asian nomadic pole dwelling, or yurt, uses skins and textiles as its covering. Seealso membrane structure, pole construction.
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Several methods of representing a molecule's structure. In Lewis structures, element symbols elipsis
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Structure supported mainly by a skeleton, or frame, of wood, steel, or reinforced concrete rather than by load-bearing walls. Rigid frames have fixed joints that enable the frames to resist lateral forces; other frames require diagonal bracing or shear walls and diaphragms for lateral stability. Heavy timber framing was the most common type of construction in East Asia and northern Europe from prehistoric times to the mid-19th century. It was supplanted by the balloon frame and the platform frame (see light-frame construction). Steel's strength, when used in steel framing, made possible buildings with longer spans. Concrete frames impart greater rigidity and continuity; various advancements, such as the introduction of the shear wall and slipforming, have made concrete a serious competitor with steel in high-rise structures.
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Rock crystal from the Dauphiné region of France.
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Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. Doing so in a controlled and organized manner produces visual images on the display screen. The advantage of LCDs is that they are much lighter and consume less power than other display technologies (e.g., cathode-ray tubes). These characteristics make them an ideal choice for flat-panel displays, as in portable laptop and notebook computers.
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Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure characteristic of a crystal. Some organic substances do not melt directly when heated but instead turn from a crystalline solid to a liquid crystalline state. When heated further, a true liquid is formed. Liquid crystals have unique properties. The structures are easily affected by changes in mechanical stress, electromagnetic fields, temperature, and chemical environment. Seealso liquid crystal display.
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Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal's millions of individual structural units (unit cells) contains all the substance's atoms, molecules, or ions in the same proportions as in its chemical formula (see formula weight). The cells are repeated in all directions to form a geometric pattern, manifested by the number and orientation of external planes (crystal faces). Crystals are classified into seven crystallographic systems based on their symmetry: isometric, trigonal, hexagonal, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Crystals are generally formed when a liquid solidifies, a vapour becomes supersaturated (see saturation), or a liquid solution can no longer retain dissolved material, which is then precipitated. Metals, alloys, minerals, and semiconductors are all crystalline, at least microscopically. (A noncrystalline solid is called amorphous.) Under special conditions, a single crystal can grow to a substantial size; examples include gemstones and some artificial crystals. Few crystals are perfect; defects affect the material's electrical behaviour and may weaken or strengthen it. Seealso liquid crystal.
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The Crystal Palace at Sydenham Hill, London. It was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great elipsis
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The classical "planetary" model of an atom. The protons and neutrons in the nucleus are elipsis
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A Boolean algebra is a six-tuple consisting of a set A, equipped with two binary operations (called "meet" or "and"), (called "join" or "or"), a unary operation (called "complement" or "not") and two elements 0 and 1 (sometimes denoted by ⊥ and ), such that for all elements a, b and c of A, the following axioms hold:
a ∨ (b ∨ c) = (a ∨ b) ∨ c | a ∧ (b ∧ c) = (a ∧ b) ∧ c | associativity |
a ∨ b = b ∨ a | a ∧ b = b ∧ a | commutativity |
a ∨ (a ∧ b) = a | a ∧ (a ∨ b) = a | absorption |
a ∨ (b ∧ c) = (a ∨ b) ∧ (a ∨ c) | a ∧ (b ∨ c) = (a ∧ b) ∨ (a ∧ c) | distributivity |
a ∨ ¬a = 1 | a ∧ ¬a = 0 | complements |
A Boolean algebra with only one element is called a trivial Boolean algebra or a degenerate Boolean algebra. (Some authors require 0 and 1 to be distinct elements in order to exclude this case.)
It follows from the first three pairs of axioms above (associativity, commutativity and absorption) that
As in every lattice, the relations ∧ and ∨ satisfy the first three pairs of axioms above; the fourth pair is just distributivity. Since the complements in a distributive lattice are unique, to define the involution ¬ it suffices to define ¬a as the complement of a.
The set of axioms is self-dual in the sense that if one exchanges ∨ with ∧ and 0 with 1 in an axiom, the result is again an axiom. Therefore by applying this operation to a Boolean algebra (or Boolean lattice), one obtains another Boolean algebra with the same elements; it is called its dual.
A homomorphism between two Boolean algebras A and B is a function f : A → B such that for all a, b in A:
It then follows that f(¬a) = ¬f(a) for all a in A as well. The class of all Boolean algebras, together with this notion of morphism, forms a full subcategory of the category of lattices.
A homomorphism is called a monomorphism, epimorphism or isomorphism if it is injective, surjective or bijective, respectively. The inverse map of an isomorphism is also an isomorphism.
Every Boolean algebra (A, , ) gives rise to a ring (A, +, *) by defining a + b = (a ¬b) (b ¬a) (this operation is called symmetric difference in the case of sets and XOR in the case of logic) and a * b = a b. The zero element of this ring coincides with the 0 of the Boolean algebra; the multiplicative identity element of the ring is the 1 of the Boolean algebra. This ring has the property that a * a = a for all a in A; rings with this property are called Boolean rings.
Conversely, if a Boolean ring A is given, we can turn it into a Boolean algebra by defining x y = x + y - xy and x y = xy. Since these two operations are inverses of each other, we can say that every Boolean ring arises from a Boolean algebra, and vice versa. Furthermore, a map f : A → B is a homomorphism of Boolean algebras if and only if it is a homomorphism of Boolean rings. The categories of Boolean rings and Boolean algebras are equivalent.
An ideal of the Boolean algebra A is a subset I such that for all x, y in I we have x y in I and for all a in A we have a x in I. This notion of ideal coincides with the notion of ring ideal in the Boolean ring A. An ideal I of A is called prime if I ≠ A and if a b in I always implies a in I or b in I. An ideal I of A is called maximal if I ≠ A and if the only ideal properly containing I is A itself. These notions coincide with ring theoretic ones of prime ideal and maximal ideal in the Boolean ring A.
The dual of an ideal is a filter. A filter of the Boolean algebra A is a subset p such that for all x, y in p we have x y in p and for all a in A if a x = a then a in p.
It can be shown that every finite Boolean algebra is isomorphic to the Boolean algebra of all subsets of a finite set. Therefore, the number of elements of every finite Boolean algebra is a power of two.
Stone's celebrated representation theorem for Boolean algebras states that every Boolean algebra A is isomorphic to the Boolean algebra of all closed-open sets in some (compact totally disconnected Hausdorff) topological space.
Herbert Robbins immediately asked: If the Huntington equation is replaced with its dual, to wit:
do (1), (2), and (4) form a basis for Boolean algebra? Calling (1), (2), and (4) a Robbins algebra, the question then becomes: Is every Robbins algebra a Boolean algebra? This question remained open for decades, and became a favorite question of Alfred Tarski and his students.
In 1996, William McCune at Argonne National Laboratory, building on earlier work by Larry Wos, Steve Winker, and Bob Veroff, answered Robbins's question in the affirmative: Every Robbins algebra is a Boolean algebra. Crucial to McCune's proof was the automated reasoning program EQP he designed. For a simplification of McCune's proof, see Dahn (1998).
Removing the requirement of existence of a unit from the axioms of Boolean algebra yields "generalized Boolean algebras". Formally, a distributive lattice B is a generalized Boolean lattice, if it has a smallest element 0 and for any elements a and b in B such that a ≤ b, there exists an element x such that and . Defining as the unique x such that and , we say that the structure is a generalized Boolean algebra, while is a generalized Boolean semilattice. Generalized Boolean lattices are exactly the ideals of Boolean lattices.
A structure that satisfies all axioms for Boolean algebras except the two distributivity axioms is called an orthocomplemented lattice. Orthocomplemented lattices arise naturally in quantum logic as lattices of closed subspaces for separable Hilbert spaces.
The term "Boolean algebra" honors George Boole (1815–1864), a self-educated English mathematician. He introduced the algebraic system of logic initially in a small pamphlet, The Mathematical Analysis of Logic, published in 1847 in response to an ongoing public controversy between Augustus De Morgan and William Hamilton, and later as a more substantial book, The Laws of Thought, published in 1854. Boole's formulation differs from that described above in some important respects. For example, conjunction and disjunction in Boole were not a dual pair of operations. Boolean algebra emerged in the 1860s, in papers written by William Jevons and Charles Peirce. To the 1890 Vorlesungen of Ernst Schröder we owe the first systematic presentation of Boolean algebra and distributive lattices. The first extensive treatment of Boolean algebra in English is A. N. Whitehead's 1898 Universal Algebra. Boolean algebra as an axiomatic algebraic structure in the modern axiomatic sense begins with a 1904 paper by Edward Vermilye Huntington. Boolean algebra came of age as serious mathematics with the work of Marshall Stone in the 1930s, and with Garrett Birkhoff's 1940 Lattice Theory. In the 1960s, Paul Cohen, Dana Scott, and others found deep new results in mathematical logic and axiomatic set theory using offshoots of Boolean algebra, namely forcing and Boolean-valued models.
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At this point in the health reform debate, press coverage is beginning to sound a lot like 1993-94, when the media—at least the big guys—got behind the managed competition juggernaut. The mantra then was that managed competition and its corollary, managed care, were the nation's cost-control saviors. I remember discussing this point with several journalists and foundation officials who told me managed care couldn't lose; it was going to bring down costs. Well, guess what happened?
This time around, there are a wide range of cost-control offerings: increased consumer choice; comparative effectiveness; health IT; preventive care; and taxing generous health plans to slim down benefits and force policyholders to use less medical care. In the last few weeks, stories and columns have looked at these options and more or less concluded that there are savings somewhere in them after all. That is what politicos want the world to believe. "I think we are at a point where the facts matter less than overall impressions," says blogger Robert Laszewski.
On The Atlantic's Web site last week, Ronald Brownstein wrote a generally glowing article about the Senate bill's cost containment measures, noting that the bill was "winning praise" from leading health reformers of varying political stripes. One of them, Len Nichols of the New America Foundation, said: "The bottom line is the legislation is sending a signal that business as usual (in the medical system) is going to end." Economic columnist David Leonhardt wrote two columns for The New York Times making similar points, although he argued that the centrist senators "don't suddenly need to turn themselves in health care wonks and rewrite the bill. They just need to improve what's already there."
The source of most of the optimism laced through these pieces is MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, who has oft been quoted on these matters—perhaps too often for a thorough and balanced picture of what's really necessary to bend the proverbial cost curve. Said Gruber in Brownstein's piece:
My summary is it's really hard to figure out how to bend the cost curve, but I can't think of a thing to try that they didn't try. They really make the best effort anyone has ever made. Everything is in here…I can't think of anything I'd do that they are not doing on the bill.
Leonhardt quotes Gruber in both of his columns. In one, from mid-November, Leonhardt identifies Gruber as an economist who helped devise the universal coverage plan in Massachusetts. Yes, the plan that faces an uncertain future because it lacks the serious cost containment that might have hurt the bottom lines of the state's big medical stakeholders. Gruber told the Times that the Senate's bill does considerably more to control costs than he expected. In the second column, which ran right before Thanksgiving, Leonhardt cites Gruber's statements in Brownstein's piece, and opines that it's the execution of these ideas that can be problematic.
Blogger Laszewski reported that the White House was pleased with Brownstein's article. Why wouldn't they be? As the final battles loom, the White House needs validation from mainstream economists that its weak-tea approach to cost containment has some potency after all.
But just as the truth is more complicated than dueling quotes in a garden variety news story, the truth about cost containment is more complicated than the stuff coming from the lips of Jonathan Gruber and other economists who like what Congress has so far produced—bills that don't control the underlying price of medical services and don't disturb the special interests' profit margins.
Kudos to Air Talk, a program on southern California public radio station KPCC, for bringing some balance to the cost containment discussion. Right before Thanksgiving, the show featured Leonhardt, who talked at length about the quality of care improvements made by the Intermountain Healthcare system in Utah, and Yale professor emeritus Theordore Marmor, whom Campaign Desk featured in the first of its Excluded Voices interviews.
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