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This poll is lame. (Score:4, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 17, 2014 @05:10AM (#46265175)
Where is the I DONT CARE button? We should at least have one to prove the point of how lame this poll is.
I picked the "Who cares, as long as it's not set on earth?" option simply because the first two words hit the nail squarely on the head. Would've been better without the subsequent eight though.
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Set on fire.
Military fiction about Nazi Germany.
Well written (Score:5, Insightful)I don't care when it happens as long as it is not poorly written.
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Base 0 or base 1?
All of the above (Score:5, Insightful)They forgot an option...
why lump present day and near future... (Score:5, Interesting)by schlachter (862210) on Monday February 17, 2014 @11:31AM (#46266921)
there's a big difference here...I would like stories that are 50 yrs out...very different than today.
... original works (Score:5, Insightful)by EvilRemix (1036334) <email@example.com> on Monday February 17, 2014 @12:12PM (#46267341) HomepageEspecially those not influenced by the blatant marketing research being done by Dice using the most recent polls. Polls used to be a fun way to show your geek credibility, see how you fit or didnt fit with the slashdot crowd, find fun ways to make fun of CowboyNeal, or simply just fun. Now they are blatant marketing research on our "demographic" without any originality. I am counting the days until they start asking us about our political beliefs, religion, income or whatever else they are getting paid for. What happened to CowboyNeal?! AltSlashdot aka http://soylentnews.org/ [soylentnews.org] is the new Slashdot not run by greedy overlords.
Books? What's that?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kxYApOPnW8 [youtube.com]
comprises military fiction. Especially Dan Simmons' "Hyperion" space opera. I read that one at least 6 times, all four books, and still couldn't get enough.
All of the above. Because, you know, people like variety.
Another missing option: Set in the past, with characters from the future. One example is 1632, by Eric Flint [baenebooks.com]. I like a variety of books too. They can be set in the past, in current times, or in the future provided they have a good story. I think least favourite however is the future, because it's so hard to get right. To speculate about what might be available in the future, without getting the science wrong, and without going on for chapters to tiny details that set up the whole book seems to be somethi
The characters in 1632 are from modern day (actually a bit outdated by now) not from the future (except to the perspective of the downtimers). Still, it *is* good.
Recent - but not too recent (Score:5, Insightful)by hackertourist (2202674) <email@example.com> on Monday February 17, 2014 @03:32PM (#46269531)
I enjoyed the Cold War thrillers (both military and espionage) that were popular in the '80s and '90s. Military fiction these days seems to be mostly focused on terrorism, which makes for boring adversaries (rabid dogs that need to be put down versus an intelligent, wily, and rational enemy).
Re:Recent - but not too recent (Score:4, Interesting)I agree. I've been re-reading the entire Jack Ryan/John Clark chronology and it gets more boring post-cold-war and then much more boring post-9/11. Now the military fiction I read is the futuristic kind such as Honor Harrington.
In particular, I like ones like Harry Turtledove's oeuvre [wikipedia.org], S.M. Stirling's Nantucket series [wikipedia.org] and various other works, the 1632niverse [wikipedia.org], and to go way back, L. Sprague de Camp's Lest Darkness Fall [wikipedia.org]. (I realize some of these are more military than others, but you know what I mean here.)
I put ancient partly because of Turtledove's Videssos Cycle. Taking history and tweaking it a bit can be fascinating if done well.
I like Alternative history, I prefered the Nantucket series over the 163X series, but I haven't read all of the 163X series yet.
However I also like future military combat SF, especially Weber & White's Stars at War, and the 2 sequels by Steve White
Anyway it can be all summed up in one word
Baen (www.baenebooks.com)
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Bigger than Baen's free library at any given point in time, and while it doesn't have the newer books, it's a great (and by great I mean I-hope-you-didn't-have-anything-planned-for-a-few-weeks) way to read some excellent sci-fi, much of it military in nature.
The narrative we learn about World War One (1914-1918) in English-speaking countries is a distorted product of the victors that is cartoonish and incomplete. Everyone knows about "All Quiet on the Western Front" but few English-speakers have read "The Storm of Steel," also written by a German soldier. (Spoiler alert: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S... [wikipedia.org]) John Mosier is a revisionist historian who is asking some penetrating questions that have made many historians uncomfortable as they poke holes in his details while being unable to refute his central thesis - British and French casualties were roughly double those of the German army they faced along the Western Front. Mosier makes a strong case that if the USA had never entered the war, Germany likely would have taken over France in 1918. The American "arsenal of democracy" and the successes of the American Expeditionary Force under Pershing doomed Germany. They also got Britain and France's irons out of the fire. Keep in mind that "invading Russia is suicide" did not apply in World War One as Germany gobbled up Russia practically to the gates of Moscow by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... [wikipedia.org] . Here are my personal questions based on having been fed the World War One story primarily by British authors: 1) Why did Britain go to war with Royal Navy battlecruisers doomed by thin armor and extremely vulnerable gunpowder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H... [wikipedia.org] ? 2) Why did the Royal Flying Corps refuse to issue parachutes to their pilots for the entire war while their balloonists used them for years http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R... [wikipedia.org] ? 3) Why were the British still launching suicidal human wave attacks AFTER TWO YEARS OF TRENCH WARFARE (July 1, 2016 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B... [wikipedia.org] )? One can only reasonably conclude the British leadership from the level of general/admiral and above had almost no regard for the human lives with which they had been entrusted.
The US "almost" entered on the side of Germany. What would the world have looked like if the US had entered on Germany's side? Would the Tzars have been oused in Russia? Would the punished Germany have come back to start WWII?
I don't want fiction, I want alternate reality non-fiction. Lets go back in time and enter WWI on Germany's side and see what happens. WWII would have not been a world war, but a Japan-China war, and without Russia having gone Communist, the democratic China (democratic monarch
It's hard to imagine the United States joining the Central Powers, particularly when one "follows the money." Courtesy of the Royal Navy blockade, Britain and France were huge, vigorous markets for all manner of American goods throughout World War One. Like the British considering whether to enter the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy, the overseas power found itself mostly shut out from a market by a blockade. However, the loss of one trading partner was more than compensated for by the ga
There was a large German presence in the USA at the time. Since WWII, they have tried to "fit in" better, but there were a number of communities in PA and central TX where German was the local language.
But, as you say, following the money is often most important.
Interestingly, around the turn of the century the Germans considered a series of plans to attack the U.S. directly [wikipedia.org]. And as an alternative history buff you may be interested in a novelization of those plans by Robert Conroy called 1901 [amazon.com], and also the H.G. Wells classic The War in the Air [amazon.com], which if written today would be considered steampunk alternative history but is cooler than that for having been written in 1907.
The German "Great General Staff" considered a huge number of plans, conducting "staff rides" for the ones that might be applicable to a future conflict. I read the summary of "1901" on Amazon's website and have to dismiss it out of hand for a complete lack of basis in reality. I am willing to bet the Great General Staff did not conduct a staff ride regarding this plan to tackle the USA. Note that Alfred Thayer Mahan published his treatise on sea power around 1900 and pointed out how critical naval bases wer
The 'no parachutes' directive was a simple piece of high-level idiocy; it was felt that aviators would not press home their attacks with sufficient determination if they were given an avenue of escape from their plane, so that they might choose to bail out of only lightly-damaged aircraft. Early in the war, aircraft were at a premium, and the cachet of air service was such that they had all the volunteers they could ask for -- and early parachutes were bulky and heavy, hard to fit in the cramped cockpits of
The 'no parachutes' directive is another reflection of the British approach: lots of aggression, show the flag, and casualties be damned. The Royal Flying Corps compounded this problem in a similar fashion to the British infantry on the ground. In the air, the RFC was "the aggressor," pushing a lot of patrols past "no man's land" to overfly German positions. This would result in more British than German exposure to anti-aircraft fire, resulting in more planes and pilots hit. To compound the issue and the ca
Mosier makes a strong case that if the USA had never entered the war, Germany likely would have taken over France in 1918.
I don't know what's being taught in schools today, but back when I studied that part of history in the mid-1960s, that's what we learned. France and England were running low on cannon-fodder by then (Partly because the generals treated their soldiers as exactly that.) and would have been forced to give up simply because they ran out of men who were both willing and able to man the tr
Pershing wasn't committed to repeating the same failed strategy over and over, and had some fresh, imaginative ideas that actually worked didn't hurt.
I read someplace (I think Parachuting's Unforgettable Jumps Howard Gregory, http://www.amazon.com/Parachut... [amazon.com] ) where Billy Mitchell had an idea of flying aircraft and landing troops by parachute inside enemy lines to attack from the rear. Because at that time only way to advance troops is directly into front lines. But the war ended before an Airborne Div could be formed.
Getting back to failed strategy, how many of you think this kind of thinking still goes on today?
Documentary showed a clip of history class at West Point, instructor says, "Who was the strongest military in 1915? And if you say Germany, you answered wrong. It was Great Britain." Yep, and 25 years later GB was fighting for their very existence but the US came to their rescue. Instructor went on and said US is most powerful military but what were to happen if we get into same situation. Who will save us? This was shown in 2001, and it seems to stick in my mind there's 12 more years to go.
Don't forget the pursuit of Goeben and Breslau: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
Germany's field marshal believed that if the Royal Navy had sunk these before they reached Constantinople, the Turks would have stayed out of the war and Germany would have been defeated by 1916. This would also imply that the USA would have remained neutral and the Bolshevik Revolution might not have happened. The world today would look very different indeed.
... isn't everything about the military "fiction"?
"Far future with axes, swords, and horses"
I was looking for an excuse to mention The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
My favorite series are 1632 and Honor Harrington. Also, the Harry Dresden series - but that's not science fiction.
I prefer the alternate present. Though many of those are set in the near future to avoid confusing the reader. Why can't I take alternate timelines?
I can't stand "military fiction"? WTF is it anyway?
I just re-read The Forever War this past week. As the quote on the cover says -
"To say that The Forever War is the best science fiction war novel ever written is to damn it with faint praise."
Guess I'm in the minority, though it depends on how you define "distant" or "recent" past. I have read multiple times the Aubrey/Maturin (Master and Commander) series by Patrick O'Brien; the Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester, and the Sharpe's series by Bernard Cornwell. All of these take place during the Napoleonic Wars. It's a period of history not covered well in American schools (except for the little side-show we call the War of 1812). All three authors did a great deal of research to bring
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With all-area volleyball players Spencer Goodson and Latina Bailey having graduated, McLain is well aware she will be looked to lead the Vikings this season.
"There's pressure on me," McLain said after a recent summer league session at Topsail High. "But I'm just another person, too. I make mistakes. I'm not anything to be scared of. People can look up to me, but I'm excited. I like to be a leader."
While not impossible, it's hard to be a silent leader. No problem there for McLain, who was honorable mention all-area for The Daily News in 2012.
"I am very vocal. I talk a lot," McLain said, giggling. "I always have."
Coach Brenda Wickwire didn't mince words when talking about how key McLain would be for the Vikings, who made the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs last year and finished 14-9.
"She has a lot on her shoulders this year because she's pretty much the only returner," Wickwire said. "I'm looking for her to be a great leader. The success of the team is going to lay a lot on Emily. I mean I'm going to be honest with you, whatever tone she sets the other girls I think are going to follow."
McLain was given the coach's award at the school's sports banquet, an award Wickwire said goes to the player "who's real instrumental in keeping up everyone's spirit and makes the game fun and the other girls like to play with."
Asked about the award and the parameters Wickwire outlined, McLain said:
"Pretty much I'm kind of a goofy person. We like to have fun on the volleyball court. We're all good friends. So we just have fun, and I talk a lot."
She does more than talk, however. A three-year varsity player, the lanky McLain has worked hard on "every skill" the past three years, Wickwire said.
"She's also amazing for a tall girl because she'll be on the floor faster than anyone else," the coach added. "So the nice part about having Emily is she's going to be a great example, a great role model for other girls about how to play and not just be a hitter, very much like Latina did last year, just all-around."
McLain, who is also a starting defender on White Oak's perennially strong soccer team, first started playing volleyball as a seventh grader at New Bridge Middle School. She also played on a Junior Olympic travel team with her older sister, Katie.
"So I kind of grew up around it," Emily said. "It was fun. My sister … made it fun for me. Then when she left, I kind of took it in my own hands."
McLain, who hopes to play college volleyball, was asked why she loved the sport so much.
"I think it's fun. I'm a tall girl. So I can block easier than some other girls. So I have fun blocking and hitting and it does fit my personality because we cheer a lot and I'm a loud person," she said. "I love to be loud. So it's fun to me. I like it a lot."
She also feels she has a good sense of her strengths and weaknesses, which makes her "smarter with the ball" when deciding whether to try for a power kill or an "off-speed ball" to an open spot on the floor.
And then there's her penchant for hitting the floor.
"I'm not sure why it's easy," she said. "I just like to dive."
As for her weaknesses, she pointed to her passing and "moving my feet." Both are areas she's worked to improve.
"I know that girls look up to me so I have to be positive for them, too, not just myself. I think passing can always be improved," she said. "I feel bad whenever I pass the ball and it's not right to where my setter's supposed to be and I make them move around."
With the opening of practice Aug. 1 on the horizon, McLain is anxious to get started, especially after a strong effort in Topsail's summer league.
"Losing the teams that we did and picking up the ones that we are (as a result of statewide realignment), I think we'll have a good chance of being one of the top teams," she said. "We've been competitive in this summer league, and we've played (some good teams).
"And we have more girls that weren't here. So I think we're going to have a solid team."


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Summiting hills and mountain tops is all a part of the joy and seduction of mountain biking. Therefore, it is rather fitting that when Fuji was founded in 1899 , it was named after Mount Fuji, a Japanese symbol of strength and endurance, and one of the most iconic and Majestic mountain peaks in the world. With that said, Fuji is a brand that believes in the core characteristics in which cycling represents; strength, endurance, challenge, and triumph. The same can be said about their bikes.
The 2012 Outland 29 2.0 is held together with the A6-SL alloy frame, making it incredibly durable. The hydroformed top and down tube provide a more upright geometry for more comfort and rider endurance, while shaving off valuable weight. The versatile Shimano Deore front derailleur and Deore Rapid Fire shifters contain the same key functions as the its Deore XT big brother, but at a lower cost, while making shifting quick and efficient. However, the Outland 29 2.0 does not compromise where it counts, as it includes a sleek Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur. The Shimano Deore 24/32/42T crankset, Shimano Press-Fit bottom bracket, and Shimano Deore 11-36 cassette provide a drivetrain with many gear options and capabilities, such as trucking up steep grades or pinning across an open range.
The Fuji Outland 29 2.0 comes complete with full suspension courtesy of RockShox. In the rear you have RockShox Ario R and up front you have the RockShox Recon Silver TK Solo Air 29 fork with 100mm of travel and remote lockout, giving you the ability to adjust the responsiveness of the bike according to the terrain. The oval M250 flat handle bar is nice and wide at 710mm, giving you the ability to toss your bike from side to side when clawing up those relentless switchbacks, or the ability to be nimble on those large 29" wheels when the trail gets technical.
The Fuji Outland 29 2.0 2012 is a capable bike loaded with many possibilities, and will be certain to conquer whatever terrain you may encounter. The Outland 29 2.0 is strong and endurance proven, that will be sure to meet the challenge and triumph!
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This bike is an excellent value! I have loved everything about this bike except the seat. I would imagine they could use this saddle for torture techniques! At 6'4", the XL makes me lean over quite a bit as well, but I have adjusted to it for now Looking for riser bars to help with the fitting.
If you are looking at upgrading to a fs bike, this is a good transition with quality components that won't make you take out a loan.
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This is my first fs bike and needed a little getting used to. My previous bike was the Fuji Nevada - essentially the same bike except a hardtail. I expected the two to fit similar but they were much different. At first I was nervous because it was not as comfortable, but now that I have found the sweet spot I cannot get enough of this bike. The remote lockout on the forks is amazingly useful, the gears shift super quick, and this thing eats up anything I have ridden so far including smaller drops (4'-6'), technical rocks, and climbs. I would recommend this bike to anyone- especially at this price. It is a great opportunity to move up to a fs and get a peek at what they're all about before spending $3k+. The only thing that I will need to do to this bike is upgrade the suspension at some point. I am 215lb and ride aggressively and it is sometimes easy to bottom out the suspension. However the components on the bike now are definitely functional.
Bottom line: amazing bike and fantastic price.
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I love this bike, had it shipped over to Afghanistan. So far I am loving it fully. The bike was shipped very quickly considering the distance it had to fly to my APO address
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The bike is great in rough and Ricky conditions. The 29 inch wheels really move through the terrain with ease. This is the first mountain bike I have ever owned, and I rode my first mountain trail with this bike, and I enjoyed every second.
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The Familiars (Hardcover)
Is the kingdom's fate in the hands of an orphan cat?
Running fast to save his life, Aldwyn ducks into an unusual pet store. Moments later Jack, a young wizard in training, comes in to choose a magical animal to be his familiar. Aldwyn's always been clever. But magical? Jack thinks soand Aldwyn is happy to play along.
He just has to convince the other familiarsthe know-it-all blue jay Skylar and the friendly tree frog Gilbertthat he's the powerful cat he claims to be.
Then the unthinkable happens. Jack and two other young wizards are captured by the evil queen of Vastia.
On a thrilling quest to save their loyals, the familiars face dangerous foes, unearth a shocking centuries-old secret, and discover a destiny that will change Vastia forever. Their magical adventurean irresistible blend of real heart, edge-of-your-seat action, and laugh-out-loud humoris an unforgettable celebration of fantasy and friendship.
About the Author
Adam Jay Epstein spent his childhood in Great Neck, New York, while Andrew Jacobson grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but the two met in Los Angeles. They have been writing together for film and television ever since.
One day, Adam asked Andrew, "Are you familiar with what a familiar is?" And from that simple question, Vastia was born, a fantastical world filled with the authors' shared love of animals and magic. This is the third book in The Familiars series.
Adam Jay Epstein lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jane, and their daughters, Penny and Olive. Andrew Jacobson, his wife, Ashley, their son, Ryder, and their dog, Elvis, live close by.
The Familiars will be produced for film by Sam Raimi and Sony Animation.
Praise for The Familiars…
"This series opener won't disappoint. The consistently suspenseful narrative moves quickly and is full of twists and turns. This winning combination of action and humor will keep readers turning pages right up to the ending."
-School Library Journal (starred review)
"Screenwriters Epstein and Jacobson's children's book debut is a grand adventure with entertaining characters and magic-induced fun, written in an appropriately cinematic style."
-Publishers Weekly
"The Familiars combines the magic of Harry Potter and the adventure of Warriors into an enchanting story readers will love. Whether furry [like Aldwyn], flippered [like Gilbert] or feathered [like Skylar] you'll be taking a closer look at your family pet."
-Michael Buckley, author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS
"Kids who love animal stories, adventure, fantasy and good humored friendship will be waiting impatiently for the next book in this rich and fantastical trilogy. So get familiar with the Familiars!"
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Veronika Krepely Pool
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(812) 855-9714
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- Associate Professor of Finance
- ArcelorMittal USA Undergraduate Faculty Fellow
- Bloomington
- PhD, Finance, Vanderbilt University, 2006
Professional Interests
- Finance
Selected Publications
- Pool, Veronika K., Noah Stoffman and Scott Yonker, "The People in Your Neighborhood: Social Interactions and Mutual Fund Portfolio Choice," forthcoming, Journal of Finance.
- Pool, Veronika K., Utpal Bhattacharya and Jung Hoon Lee (2013), "Conflicting Family Values in Mutual Fund Families," Journal of Finance, 68:1, 173-200.
- Pool, Veronika K., and Nick Bollen (2012), "Suspicious Patterns in Hedge Fund Returns and the Risk of Fraud," Review of Financial Studies, 25, 2673-2702.
- Pool, Veronika K., Noah Stoffman and Scott Yonker (2012), "No Place Like Home: Familiarity in Mutual Fund Manager Portfolio Choice," Review of Financial Studies, 25, 2563-2599.
- Bollen, N. and Veronika K. Pool (2009), "Do Hedge Fund Managers Misreport Returns? Evidence from the Pooled Distribution," Journal of Finance, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 2257-2288.
- Bollen, N. and Veronika K. Pool (2008), "Conditional Return Smoothing in the Hedge Fund Industry," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 43, No. 2, June, pp. 267-298.
- Pool, Veronika K., Hans Stoll, and Robert Whaley (2008), "Failure to Exercise Call Options: An Anomaly and a Trading Game," Journal of Financial Markets, Vol. 11, pp. 1-35.


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Whether you're a lacrosse expert or a turf novice, Howard Green brings you to the bench and beyond with interviews, game commentary and the Postgame report. You can also check out his column Turf Talk each week before Swarm home games.
The Professor
Howard Green joined the Swarm in January 2005 as the color commentator for the inaugural season of the Minnesota Swarm. Green plays a variety of roles with the club including turfside interviews and in-game education as well as game analysis on mnswarm.com.
A lifelong lacrosse player, Green played high school lacrosse in Brookline, Massachusetts, college lacrosse at Emory University, and club lacrosse throughout New England and Evanston, IL. Prior to joining the organization, Green spent 12 years as a sports anchor and reporter in New England; on the ABC affiliate in Bangor, Maine, the Fox affiliate in Portland, Maine, and on UPN, FOX, and NECN in Boston.
A Boston native, Green has a Master's Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University and an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In his spare time, Green enjoys hunting and fishing with his brothers-in-law and spending time with his wife, twin daughters and two Vizslas. The family currently resides in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.


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Ask your average first- or second-year medical student about Constitution Day and one is likely to be met with a reflective pause, followed by a simple question: "What is Constitution Day?"
Constitution Day is an American federal holiday that recognizes the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It is observed on Sept. 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the document in 1787. The law establishing Constitution Day as a holiday was created in 2004. In May 2005, the U.S. Department of Education announced the enactment of this law and that it would apply to any school receiving federal funds of any kind.
|Michael J. Rigelsky, Esq., discusses the Constitution and privacy rights with LECOM School of Pharmacy students.
Though it is a relatively new holiday, more and more educational institutions have taken major steps to incorporate discussion about the U.S. Constitution and the government. At LECOM locations in Erie, Pa., and Bradenton, Fla., guest speakers helped discuss the role of the Constitution in public policy while offering insights into how the document affects us on a daily basis.
LECOM Erie
On Sept. 17, Michael J. Rigelsky, Esq., visited the school and met with osteopathic and pharmacy students to discuss the 220-year-old document and the government it helped establish.
Rigelsky took time to talk about the Constitution and how it applies to people living in 21st century America. Rigelsky, who practices in the litigation and business law sections of Manchester, Bennett, Powers & Ullman, L.P.A., provided common situations that illustrated how Constitutional rights are exercised and how U.S. citizens are protected – or not protected – by those laws.
"How many of you think the Constitution provides you with a right to privacy?" he asked. Though students offered varying theories about a person's privacy rights in America, Rigelsky was quick to point out just how complex the government's application of the Constitution has become over the course of 220 years.
Throughout his interactive presentation, he regularly called on students to get their impression of how the Constitution works, specifically in regard to the creation of legislation and the balance of power between the three branches of government.
Major Regan Shabloski, D.O., Medical Corps, Pennsylvania Army National Guard and Director of Clinical Education at LECOM, discussed the Constitution with the College of Medicine class of 2013. During his presentation, Dr. Shabloski referenced several instances from his own military and civilian experiences.
"As you can see, I have a unique perspective on the Constitution as a military officer sworn to support and defend it against all enemies, both foreign and domestic," he said.
Dr. Shabloski supplemented his own experiences with a series of trivia questions about the Constitution. Students attempted to answer questions about the framing of the Constitution, the origin of the title "President of the United States" and in which order the states ratified the original document.
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In Florida, State Rep. Bill Galvano encouraged LECOM Bradenton medical students to understand the importance of the Constitution.
"It is important that you all be aware of the significance of this document," said Galvano, the keynote speaker at Constitution Day. "We need to stop from time-to-time to think about the importance of the Constitution and its importance to America."
|LECOM Bradenton associate dean of academic affairs Robert George, DO (center) listens in as second-year medical student Michael Heck speaks with State Rep. Bill Galvano during Constitution Day festivities at the College.
The first- and second-year medical students listened intently as Galvano – a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2002 - spoke about the history of the Constitution and how it impacts the decisions made at the local, state and national levels.
"The Constitution is at the heart of the decisions that we make. It is what separates us from any other nation in the world," he said. "It is the road map that allows us to live, thrive and be successful as a nation."
According to Irv Freeman, Ph.D., J.D., Vice President for LECOM at Seton Hill, the Abigail Alliance case provided a perfect vehicle for teaching students about the 5th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution and the way in which the concept of "Substantive Due Process" protects Americans' life, liberty, and property.
The first year medical students were temporarily transported to a law school environment as Dr. Freeman, using a modified Socratic method, led them through analyses of due process problems. The students learned to classify citizens' liberty and property interests as either "Fundamental Rights" or as lesser interests. Then, they learned to apply the appropriate test to the government's attempted interference with the interest – "strict scrutiny" of interference with a Fundamental Right, but only the easy to-pass "rational basis scrutiny" of interference with a lesser interest.


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Why Get Tested?
To evaluate the number and appearance of blood cell precursors in the bone marrow; to evaluate the structure and adequacy of the blood cell-producing marrow; to help investigate or diagnose a disease or condition affecting the bone marrow or blood cell production
When to Get Tested?
When you are anemic without an obvious cause; when you have or are suspected of having a blood-related disorder or cancer that may be affecting blood cell production; sometimes when a health practitioner is investigating a fever of unknown origin, especially when you have a weakened immune system (immunocompromised)
Sample Required?
A bone marrow sample collected primarily from the hip bone (pelvis); sometimes collected from the sternum in adults or the tibia (shin bone) in infants
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Bone marrow is the soft and sponge-like tissue found inside the body's larger bones that produces blood cells. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy are procedures used to collect and evaluate bone marrow cells and structure.
Bone marrow has a honeycomb or sponge-like structure, consisting of a fibrous network that is filled with liquid. The liquid portion contains blood (hematopoetic) stem cells, blood cells in various stages of maturation, and "raw materials" such as iron, vitamin B12, and folate that are required for cell production.
The primary function of the bone marrow is to produce red blood cells (RBCs), platelets, and white blood cells (WBCs). The number and type of cell being produced at any one time is based on the cell function, blood loss, and a normal, continual replacement of old cells.
A bone marrow aspiration collects a sample of the fluid that contains cells so that they can be examined under a microscope and/or evaluated with other tests. A biopsy collects a cylindrical core sample that preserves the marrow's structure. The biopsy sample is evaluated to determine the relationships of bone marrow cells to one another and the overall cellularity – the relative ratio of marrow cells to fat and other constituents present in the sample.
Red Blood Cells (RBCs)
Red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, transport oxygen throughout the body. RBCs typically make up about 40-45% of the blood volume and usually survive in circulation for about 120 days. The marrow produces RBCs at a rate that replaces old RBCs that age and degrade or are lost through bleeding, striving to maintain a relatively constant number of RBCs in the blood.
White Blood Cells (WBCs)
There are five different types of white blood cells: lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes. Each plays a different role in protecting the body from infection.
Platelets, also called thrombocytes, are cytoplasmic fragments of very big cells seen in bone marrow called megakaryocytes and are essential for normal blood clotting.
In the bone marrow, a stem cell undergoes development and differentiation to become one of these different types of blood cells. Those that differentiate into lymphoid cells subsequently develop into lymphocytes. Other precursors further develop and differentiate into granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils), monocytes, platelets, or red blood cells (erythrocytes).
The cells are released from the bone marrow into circulation when they are fully mature or near full maturity. Thus, the population of cells within bone marrow will typically include cells in various stages of development, from very immature to almost fully mature.
Bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy as "tests" include both the collection of marrow samples and the evaluation of the cells and structure under the microscope.
- A specialist microscopically examines slides of stained smears of the fluid from an aspiration. The cells are evaluated according to number, type, maturity, appearance, etc. and compared to those in the blood using results from a complete blood count (CBC) and blood smear.
- The specialist also evaluates the structure and cellularity of the marrow sample from a biopsy.
For example, if leukemia is present, or another cancer has spread into the marrow, it can be diagnosed through these examinations, and the type and severity of the disease (the stage) can be established.
Depending on what condition(s) a health practitioner suspects or is investigating, a number of other tests may be performed on the marrow sample. A few examples include:
- In the case of leukemia, tests to determine the type of leukemia may be done. These include special stains or the determination of antigenic markers (for example, immunophenotyping by flow cytometry) to provide information on the type of leukemia present.
- Special stains may also be used to evaluate iron storage in the marrow and to determine whether an abnormal erythroid precursor with iron particles surrounding its nucleus (so-called ringed sideroblasts) is present.
- A chromosome analysis and/or fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) analysis may be ordered to detect chromosomal abnormalities in the case of leukemia, myelodysplasia, lymphoma, or myeloma.
- Molecular tests such as BCR-ABL1 or JAK2 mutation may be performed on a sample of bone marrow to help establish a diagnosis.
- Bone marrow may be cultured to look for viral, bacterial, or fungal infections that can cause a "fever of unknown origin." Certain bacteria and fungi can also be detected by special stains.
How is the sample collected for testing?
The bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy procedure is performed by a doctor or other trained specialist. Both types of samples may be collected from the hip bone (iliac crest). Marrow aspirations are sometimes collected from the sternum (breastbone) of adults. In infants, samples may be collected from the tibia (shin bone). Sometimes, a bilateral iliac procedure is performed.
The most common collection site is the iliac crest (top ridge) of the back of the hip bone. Before the procedure, the patient's blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature are measured and evaluated to make sure that they are within normal limits, and some patients are given a mild sedative. The patient is then asked to lie down on his or her stomach or side for the collection, and the person's lower body is draped with cloths so that only the area surrounding the site is exposed.
The site is cleaned with an antiseptic and injected with a local anesthetic. When the site has numbed, the health practitioner inserts a needle through the skin and into the bone. For an aspiration, a syringe is attached to the needle to collect a small amount of marrow. For a bone marrow biopsy, a special needle is used that allows the collection of a solid core (a cylindrical sample) of marrow.
Even though the patient's skin has been numbed, the patient may feel brief but uncomfortable pulling and/or pushing pressure sensations during these procedures. After the needle has been withdrawn, a sterile bandage is placed over the site and pressure is applied. The patient is then asked to keep the collection site dry and covered for about 48 hours.
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Harmening D. Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis., Fifth Edition, F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, 2009, Pp 47-52, 54-57.
Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. McPherson R, Pincus M, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier: 2011, Pp 531-535.
(Update February 21, 2013) Wise-Draper T. Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy. Medscape Reference article. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/207575-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed October 2013.
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I remember back when The Raven was under construction during the fall and winter of 1994-95. We took a magazine writer on a construction tour and some coaster enthusiasts came along (for color commentary, so I learned).
I must admit to initially thinking those people were nuts.
By just looking at the positioning of the footers and the beginnings of the structure, they already knew what kind of ride we were all in for the next spring.
"Look at that!" one cried out, pointing down into the woods. "The G-forces there will be incredible!" Another gasped: "Laterals!" (I caught him wiping away a bit of drool and quickly looked the other way.)
What were we getting ourselves into?
Happily, those folks gradually grew on us. Many of them really do know a lot about coasters–the history, the engineering, the physics. And their gushing (minus the escaping saliva) really is contagious.
Over the years, I been asked repeatedly if I'm a coaster enthusiast. My response has always been the same: I'm really more of an "enthusiast enthusiast."
Does that make sense?
I really get a kick out of these folks. (Well, most of them, anyway.) They have endless questions, boundless enthusiasm, and countless recommendations.
Most of their conversations with us start with the following: "Do you know what would be really cool?"
The first "special event" we hosted for enthusiasts was held on May 19, 1995. (I remember the date simply because it was my birthday. How old was I? A decade younger than now; let's leave it at that, shall we?)
The event was coordinated by the folks with the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) and included a little gift for me: Richard Schlesinger and a crew from 48 Hours. The CBS show was focusing on thrill seekers (that's Lucy from Florida being interviewed in the photo), and they found more than a few riding The Raven that day.
My favorite moment was taking Mr. Schlesinger for a walk out in the woods so he could see The Raven's wild layout close up. (We never did get him to ride it.) Mrs. Koch was back in the station, helping the ride ops dispatch trainload after trainload of deliriously happy ACEers. She was on the microphone, joking around with them. We could hear her jovial banter through the trees.
And I could tell he was listening.
So I hushed up.
Our esteemed network reporter, who had finally loosened his tie and was now even carrying his tailored suitjacket, at long last cracked a smile and murmured, almost to himself: "This is fun."
YES, Richard, yes! It's FUN! You get it! (Don't worry; I was still in "hush" mode at this point. Didn't yell at the nice reporter.)
The 48 Hours segment didn't air until that August. In fact, it almost didn't air at all. As I recall there was a dreadful hurricane that threatened the Eastern Seaboard that week.
We were nearly pre-empted. But it did air. And then made its way over to cable. I caught it on The Learning Channel a few times. Just thrilling!
Ever since that first event for enthusiasts, we've looked forward to their happy gatherings. There's one coming up in June, actually. If you think you might be an enthusiast, you'll want to consider signing up for our HoliWood Nights special event.
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Dr. Haiqun Lin has been a faculty member in biostatistics since upon her graduation with a PhD in Biometry and Statistics from Cornell University in 2000. Her research expertise includes longitudinal and multilevel data analysis. Prior to her education and career in biostatistics, she obtained a medical degree from Peking University Health Science Center and worked for Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. She obtained her Masters degree in cellular and molecular biology prior to her pursuit of the PhD.
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January 28, 2012
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Shooting nearly 90% from the free throw line converting 24 of 27 attempts, Pfeiffer University was able to slide past Belmont Abbey College 80-74 in Conference Carolinas womens basketball action on Saturday night in the Merner Gym. Brittany Cox (Winston-Salem, NC) led with a game-high 22 as the Lady Falcons snapped a four-game losing streak getting back to .500 overall at 9-9, 4-5 in league play. The Crusaders fall to 9-10, 5-5 with the loss.
After trading early baskets in the first half, a Kelsey Long (Pilot Mountain, NC) layup put Belmont Abbey up 15-14 with 9:42 remaining in the period. Jodie Lemons (Madison, NC) would follow with a triple 11 seconds later to start what would be a 24-14 Lady Falcon run to close out the half.
A 16-2 spurt started with an ensuing three-point play by Lemons at the 8:20 mark with a jumper from Long serving as the only Crusader basket in the five-minute stretch. Grabbing a little bit of momentum before the intermission, Belmont Abbey used a pair of Caitlyn Ranson (Cary, NC) threes to slice the lead down to nine, 38-29, at the half.
Pfeiffer bounced back early in the second getting back to a dozen point lead on a Brittney Washington (Simpsonville, NC) jumper with 9:26 remaining. After another Long trey cut it back to single-digits for Belmont Abbey, a Haley Grimsley (Thomasville, NC) basket would create a 14-3 run for the Lady Falcons bolting out to a 20-point lead, 72-52, with 5:24 on the clock. A 10-0 Crusader run chipped the lead back to 10 thanks to Ranson and Paula Regalado (Roanoke, TX) free throws, but a pair of Kellie Rhoney (Catawba, NC) and Cox buckets would help ice the lead late for the Lady Falcons.
Cox led all scorers with 22 on the night finishing a board shy of a double-double. Lemons was the only other Lady Falcon in double-figures with 15. Belmont Abbey saw a balanced attack on offense lead to five in double-digit scoring with Long, Ranson and Melisa Foures (Kernersville, NC) each finishing with 13. Both teams shot 39% on the night and 29% from behind the arc, but the advantage came at the charity stripe with Pfeiffer shooting their 89% to Belmont Abbeys 69%.
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Bert Statum, president of the Kinston Evening Rotary Club, welcomed Kinston Community Health Center CEO Sanja Hudson to a recent weekly meeting.
A native of Washington, D.C., Hudson is pleased with her new residency in Kinston. The Health Center, downtown on Queen Street, serves more than 9,000 people from this area and provides a wide variety of healthcare solutions.
The Evening Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the House of Wang.
CWU to hold Friendship Day service
The Kinston-Lenoir County unit of Church Women United will hold its May Friendship Day Celebration Friday at The Salvation Army, 2110 N. Queen St. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the service begins at 10 a.m. The theme is "Swinging Wide Doors of Hospitality."
CWU has a long history of inviting women of diverse races, cultures and traditions to draw together into a Christian Fellowship. A goal of this service is to encourage attendees to reach out to faith communities that have not traditionally been part of the unit. Invite them in such a way they know the doors of hospitality are swinging wide open to each of them.
The Fellowship of the Least Coin is collected at this celebration. Women bring the offering from their church groups representing prayers that they have offered, along with their least coin, during the previous year's meetings.
In 2012, prayers and least coins supported 12 participating ecumenical organizations, 41 women's projects for justice and peace, and five young women scholars.
ECSU alumni to meet Saturday
The Kinston-Lenoir County chapter of Elizabeth City State University National Alumni Association will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Spring Arbor, 3207 Carey Road.
Chapter members and all ECSU graduates are encouraged to attend and help finalize plans for the 2013-2014 year. Congratulations to Angela Daughety, Class of 1973, who will represent the chapter in the Miss ECSU Alumni contest during homecoming week Oct. 13-20.
For more information, contact Maxine Cooper, president, at 252-560-1631 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Descendants of William and Zeriah Huggins Pollock will have their annual reunion at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The family members and guests will gather in the Trenton United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Bring a picnic basket and beverage to share.
For more information, call Kenneth Pollock at 252-637-5852.
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NEW BERN — The North Carolina Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern.
Resident Conductor William Henry Curry will lead the symphony in the season finale, Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" Symphony. Other works will include Verdi's Overture to "La forza del destino" and Triumphal March and Ballet from "Aïda," and Wagner's Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey from "Götterdämmerung."
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The last two of four men charged with beating and killing Derald "Pete" Connell have pleaded guilty. Douglas W. Jones, 22, and Justin Eugene Montez, 26, were sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole for their role in the deadly beating. Also pleading guilty Wednesday in unrelated cases were Oxford attorney Michael Wall for two counts of cocaine possession and Lou Ann White for beating her husband, Henry White, to death last year. (April 21, 2011, Page 1)


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