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March 13, 2007 6:35 AM PDT
Viacom sues Google over YouTube clips
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The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, contends that nearly 160,000 unauthorized clips of Viacom's entertainment programming have been available on YouTube and that these clips have been viewed more than 1.5 billion times. (PDF: Viacom's complaint.)
Viacom, an entertainment giant that owns Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks and a number of cable channels, said it has also asked the court for an injunction to halt the alleged copyright infringement.
"YouTube appropriates the value of creative content on a massive scale for YouTube's benefit without payment or license," Viacom said in its complaint. "YouTube's brazen disregard of the intellectual-property laws fundamentally threatens not just plaintiffs but the economic underpinnings of one of the most important sectors of the United States economy."
The lawsuit represents a serious escalation in the conflict with YouTube, and it is also the most significant legal challenge over intellectual-property rights to video sharing's No. 1 site. But some industry observers doubt that this will embolden other entertainment companies to mount their own court challenges.
Google downplayed the legal challenge and extolled the benefits to content creators that it sees in YouTube.
"We have not received the lawsuit but are confident that YouTube has respected the legal rights of copyright holders and believe the courts will agree," Google said in a statement. "YouTube is great for users and offers real opportunities to rights holders: the opportunity to interact with users; to promote their content to a young and growing audience; and to tap into the online-advertising market. We will certainly not let this suit become a distraction to the continuing growth and strong performance of YouTube and its ability to attract more users (and) more traffic, and (to) build a stronger community."
Google, which acquired YouTube last October for $1.65 billion, recognized the possibility that the video site would one day be forced to wage lengthy court battles. The company has reportedly set aside a sum of money to fund legal costs.
Meanwhile, Google has successfully negotiated licensing deals with many entertainment companies, including Warner Music Group, CBS and most recently, the BBC.
Some advocacy groups suggested that the "fair use" doctrine of copyright law, which allows the noncommercial reproduction of works for purposes like criticism, comment, news reporting and research, should protect YouTube users that post short clips or mainstream-media works.
"Simply (defining material as) 'unauthorized' does not make its use illegal," Gigi Sohn, president of the advocacy group Public Knowledge, said in a statement.
"I don't think this is the start of a whole series of litigation," said Edward Naughton, intellectual-property partner at Holland & Knight. "I think this is Viacom and Google in a negotiation that hasn't gone so smoothly, so it has gone to litigation...Viacom is just really turning up the heat."
Although legitimate copyright concerns come into play, Viacom's action is "probably about a large company that would prefer the old status quo, where they had most of the control (over their content distribution), and they didn't cede it to companies like YouTube and Google," said Jeffrey Lindgren, an intellectual-property lawyer at Morgan Miller Blair in San Francisco."I would expect some (suits from other companies to) follow," he added, "but I don't know (that) this is really going to lead to the onslaught that is the end of Google and YouTube."
An NBC Universal representative declined to comment Tuesday on whether the company has plans for litigation against YouTube similar to that of Viacom. Twentieth Century Fox Film spokesman Chris Alexander, meanwhile, said the Viacom complaint is far more sweeping than any action his company has pursued against the video-sharing site.
Earlier this year, the News Corp. unit subpoenaed YouTube for the identities of two users who had allegedly posted as-yet-unaired episodes of the popular show 24 because it was "interested in protecting full episodes of our series that we have yet to monetize," he said.
"We take protection of our copyrights very seriously, and we look at them on a case-by-case basis," Alexander said, but he added that he was unaware of any companywide policy governing clips, as opposed to entire episodes, posted to video-sharing sites.
Viacom last month caused a stir by demanding that YouTube remove 100,000 infringing clips. Some observers shrugged, calling it a negotiating tactic by Viacom and predicted that the two would eventually become partners.
Nonetheless, Viacom says in its complaint that YouTube failed to prevent its users from posting pirated material to the site. San Bruno, Calif.-based YouTube will remove clips that feature unauthorized material only after it receives a takedown notice from the copyright holder, Viacom said.
This, many entertainment executives say, is unfair. YouTube's policy, which the company says complies with copyright law, forces many of the biggest studios to devote time and money toward policing someone else's site. Often, no sooner than a company asks YouTube to take down a clip, users post a new version of the same clip.
"YouTube has deliberately chosen not to take reasonable precautions to deter the rampant infringement on its site," Viacom said in its complaint. "Because YouTube directly profits from the availability of popular infringing works on its site, it has decided to shift the burden entirely onto copyright owners to monitor the YouTube site on a daily or hourly basis to detect infringing videos.
A source inside Viacom said the company would likely have not filed suit, had it not repeatedly found clips that it had already asked to be taken down.
"More and more of the company's resources are going to this," the source said. "The company basically is paying for an entire new department to watch YouTube."
Google lawyers said they are relying on a 1998 law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to shield them from liability. One provision of that statute generally says companies are off the hook if they remove copyrighted content promptly when it is brought to their attention.
Internet services may only benefit from that so-called "safe harbor" if they also meet a four-pronged test. Those conditions include not being "aware of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent" and not receiving "financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing activity."
Viacom in its complaint argues Google and YouTube do not qualify for that relief, but Glenn Brown, an in-house product counsel for the merged companies, said he was confident their actions were on solid legal ground. "We meet those requirements and go above and beyond them in helping content providers identify copyright infringements," he said in a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon.
YouTube was also expected late last year to release a technology that would automatically weed out copyright content from the site. NBC's Zucker and others in Hollywood have accused the company of dragging its feet. Viacom said that only when an agreement is reached will YouTube begin safeguarding an entertainment company's copyright property.
"YouTube has deliberately withheld the application of available copyright protection measures in order to coerce rights holders to grant it licenses on favorable terms," according to the complaint.CNET News.com's Elinor Mills contributed to this report.
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- Didn't Youtube already take down all the Viacom clips they know
about when asked?
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- You Missed the Point
- As the story notes, Viacom is complaining that they and other content owners must police YouTube to ensure their copyrights aren't violated. They contend that YouTube, making the opportunity to violate content owner rights at a profit, must police itself. Would that people understood that there are things one mustn't do and actually exercised self control to avoid doing them. Then, Viacom would be complaining and YouTube wouldn't need to police its contents or fight a lawsuit.
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- Oh yeah, like nobody saw this coming...
- YouTube exists almost exclusively for the purpose of distributing pirated clips. The whole 'user-generated content' angle is pretty much just a big joke.
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- The real point is
- Lawyers, Lawyers, and damn lawyers. :-)
Its all about what can I take from you. period. Google has already negoiated with several companies, Viacom just wants too much money for nothing.
Lawsuits used to be a way to redress wrongs. Now they are used for everything else, politics, creating Spin, pure greed, you name it.
Ben Franklin had it right. "First we shoot all the lawyers..." :-)
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- Speculation!
- Anybody wanna bet that Microsoft doesn't have a back hand in here somewhere?
There is a bigger story here... but will CNET get to it first?
The suspense is killing me... (* CHUCKLE )*
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- YouTube was copy-righht landmine
- Everybody knew Youtube was a copy-right landmine and the content sharks are waiting to pounce on the new buyer of the company. Mark Cuban has warned about what was about to come a YouTube buyer. This was to be expected. I dont know if MSFT is in play, this would have happened no matter who is behind, because the Studio fat cats want money.
Youtube is a good website and I honestly believe it can do without the Mainstream Media junk. This is just an arm-twisting tactic to make a deal with youtube.
Hey google for one day disable all those hollywood studios searches and blame it on a glitch. I love it when tech companies pay back this studio fat cats.
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- Windfall
- The first rule if you are going to sue someone is "do they have deep pockets?"
If the answer to rule one is yes, one does not need to even consider points 2 through 10 which deal with trivialities like whether anyone was harmed. The prospect of having a "jury of peers" consisting of housewives and retired sanitation workers (both honorable professions) located in Viacom's home town to make a decision on a billion dollar windfall to their local company would seem to motivate Google to consider a nuisance payment.
Of course, then everyone who has a home video on YouTube would ask for their piece of the action so one hopes that Qoogle is employing squads of lawyers to keep their company. Of course all of funds spent on attorneys against attorneys would never have been put to better use -- like new product development or hiring the best and the brightest.
A mediocre lawyer can beat a great techie hands down, any day!
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- Better get use too it Viacom
- I've never seen such cry babies on my whole life. I don't think youtube is in violation of any degree. Most of the videos are centralized in one place it's not like people are sending them one to another such as like file sharing
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- How much
- will the purchase of youtube really cost Google in the end? Didnt Mark Cuban predict this???
Youtube and myspace are human garbage collections on the Internet.
I hope they win.....it could not happen to a better company.....save maybe Sony.
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- Viacom is full of it
- As usually content companies think that when someone doesn't do things exactly they way they want, it's illegal. Google as far as we know has fulfilled it's obligations under the DMCA to promptly remove material upon receiving a valid notice. Hell they even removed material that didn't belong to Viacom because Viacom could be bother to verify the stuff they wanted removed was actually infringing. They've even complied with requests to identify individuals who post material.
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- I think Dvorak made the most appropriate comment about this...
- at http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9584
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- Theft
- What YouTube is trying to do is the same as if I stole my
neighbours stuff, and then said, "Look, all you had to say is that
you want it back..." YouTube is knowingly engaging in theft, hoping
that most companies and people won't know it's actually been
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- wrong on so many levels
- ... it's almost comedic.
First off if you steal your neighbors stuff, they don't have it anymore. When a video is on youtube, the owner still has the video as well.
Secondly, users upload videos to youtube, so to go with your analogy, it would be like some unknown third party making a copy of your neighbors stuff then giving it to you.
The only thing youtube is knowingly engaging in is hosting videos from unkown third party sources.
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- and theres more
- What's more is that when notified of a copyright problem, youtube is overly proactive in removing that content immediately... even to the point of removing legitimate content.
viacom has used this method plenty of times to their approval, so it'll be hard for them to claim that now, all of a sudden, youtube is engaging in blatant copyright infringement.
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- Free advertistment
- Try to give Viacom free advertisement and what happens? You get sued for it. The cost of the ad is probably into the $100000 but over 1.5 billion that had seen the ad and the cost per person dropped into the pennies. Why stop it? However, its fine with me. I haven't seen the Ad nor do I know what they are selling. I guest I won't know... haha, I won't be buying anything from Viacom.
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- "Viacom's efforts to disguise its promotional use of YouTube worked so well that even its own employees could not keep track of everything it was posting or leaving up on the site," "As a result, on countless occasions Viacom demanded the removal of clips that it had uploaded to YouTube, only to return later to sheepishly ask for their reinstatement."
Youtube wrote that in a recent blog. and guess what? Viacom is suing for some of THOSE clips that THEY put up because they cannot keep track of which ones are theirs.
They are advertising on YouTube without even acknowledging it as an advertisement.
In addition, Viacom has taken down over 300,000 videos for "copy-right infringement" when some videos (especially pre-2007), weren't infringing anything and were under rightful usage, such as mixes.
And even worse, Viacom may even begin SUING the people who made the videos themselves! And when a majority of Youtube's community is under 20, that is a huge problem.
Viacom needs to back off.
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- "Viacom's efforts to disguise its promotional use of YouTube worked so well that even its own employees could not keep track of everything it was posting or leaving up on the site," "As a result, on countless occasions Viacom demanded the removal of clips that it had uploaded to YouTube, only to return later to sheepishly ask for their reinstatement."
- MMMhmm
- You tube is great when they want to hock their hokey wares for free but don't want anyone else to do put what they LIKE on you tube to share. I don't understand why we have to police everybody. How the hell are we to have an open expression free site when someone is always having to work at controlling everyone.
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- Viacom European SS units
- Viacom need spend more time taken care of problems in China(china shops) and Russia(dollar stores). Going after the people who make and sell thousands of copies and less the little guy who only expressing him or herself
Making thousands of programmers and engineers Robin hood will only bring about your down fall.And add to fare use debate. Viacom is fighting their drug copyright war and this will be lost.
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- No surprise...
- At the time of Google's purchase, numerous analysts pointed out that YouTube was a copyright lawsuit waiting to happen.
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- Easy Fix
- Before posting any video clip, YouTube should warn end users of the legal and financial ramifications of posting copyrighted material. If the end user accepts the terms of use, then the financial burden should fall on them and not the service provider (YouTube). YouTube would be obligated to reveal the identity of the violator to the copyright holder as part of end user accepting the terms of use.
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- I believe...
- it already works that way. There is a warning, and technically YouTube is not responsible. The problem is that Viacom is not wanting to find the infringing content.
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- Agreed!
- I believe that YouTube will slide out of responsibility by hiding behind the provision that they police and remove copyrighted material when it is discovered. However, if the fat cats threaten the users, the infringement will stop or at least drastically reduce to a manageable pace making it easier to police. In the end, neither YouTube or Google really care what happens. The founders of YouTube have their money, Google can shut it down and claim a tax loss but at the end of the day, they are all still billionaires.
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- To Viacom....
- You would not be incurring any fees if YOU JUST LEFT PEOPLE ALONE! Who care that someone posted a 5 min clip of your shows? Its called "FREE ADVERTISING".
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- Brilliant!
- To the geniuses at Viacom: Grow the @#$! up! No one can control the Internet, especially in the way media content used to be controllable before the digital age. Not even a multi-billion dollar corporation like you. Not even a corporately biased government like the one we currently have in Washington.
Suppose Viacom won all their terms and You tube was shut down. Well guess what folks -- the Internet moves on with or without YouTube, and media pirates will find a new home to collaborate all their stashes with each other and you can rest assured someone somewhere will find a way to profit off it. And worse yet, after all this litigation time, money, and other resources are wasted, and absolutely nothing has been accomplished.
While it can be said that the Internet has largely taken intellectual property hostage, such is the reality of the information age. Whether or not it has been intentionally designed that way is debatable, but one thing is for sure: we're all going to have to adapt to it eventually.
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- What took this so long !
- I am in favor of user generated content but then there has got to be better way of monitoring and sharing it without copyright problems.
YouTube should have been sued long time back so that that process would have started much earlier.
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- Simply using "copyrighted material" DOES NOT, always, "violate copyright".
- First... "copyright" was supposed to serve "society", at large, by temporarily protecting a small-set of, so-called, "intellectual properties". It was NOT created to hand, nearly-absolute, power to a few mega-corporations... at the expense of nearly everyone else.
It is only thanks to extremely recent changes in the United States 200+ year-old copyright-laws... that EVERYTHING is now AUTOMATICALLY copyrighted. Before that, only those items that were, specifically, intentionally copyrighted were locked-away from general public-use, for any length of time, at all.
Additionally, originally, copyright was only supposed to last about 7-years. Again, it was only fairly recently, that the amount of time that a copyright lasts... has actually been extended to a period, literally, longer than any, current American... will live.
Also, ONLY unique-works, in their general entirety, were supposed to be protected by "copyright"... "Clips", "excerpts", and "parodies" were, and still are, supposed to be specifically exempted... by LAW.
And "copyright", by the original concept of those that created it, was supposed to be a civil-matter. Whereby, it IS the copyright-holders responsibility, no one elses, to protect THEIR copyright-interests. That too, was only recently changed, at the Federal-level.
And finally, so-called "common-carriers" WERE "exempt"... right up until "Sony Betamax" was, effectively, completely-overturned... after nearly twenty years of lobbying, manipulation, and pay-offs, by the entertainment-industry. Even now, defenders of the "DMCA" continually tout the, clearly-illusory "safe harbor" provisions. However, it HAS been PROVEN, time and again, that these, alleged, "protections" are, in reality, nothing more than a BOGUS-SHAM.
Now, certain big-money interests would have you believe that, literally, every-single -burble- which arises from the depths of their clearly insanely-greedy, and wholly-corrupt, guts... is, for some indefinable reason, ABSOLUTELY THEIRS... FOREVER... Further, they actually demand that every American accept that, in order to preserve civilization as we know it, it is ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE ELSES night-and-day responsibility to actively prevent anyone from, so much as even thinking about, "violating" their WILDEST FANTASIES of virtually ROYAL-OWNERSHIP of "art" and "information".
Frankly, in my opinion, the "pendulum" of, so-called, "intellectual-property" law hasnt simply swung too far. It has actually swung so far... that the weight has flown-off... rolled across the floor... and dropped, almost irretrievably, down the grate.
Or, maybe, I maybe Im just completely-wrong in thinking that we should, as a nation, try to balance the WHIMS of business, with the RIGHTS of the citizens...
Silly me...
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- Really Sad
- It just shows that all these stupid big companies are out for is money. They're not there for the people, just for their pockets and will go to anylow to make them bigger. It'd really suck for them if they got youtube shut down and all the users got Peed and boycotted them....Like that'll ever happen lol
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- A prime example of the dumbassification of America
- Boycott what?!? So what are you going to do, stop watching Comedy Central and the rest of Viacom's cable networks? (I mean this is CNET, so I know aint none o' you folks watching BET) What will you supplement them with? Movies perhaps? Oops! Viacom distributes those too. The fact is, the demographic of the American that is biggest part of the YouTube audience is also the most naive, lazy and soft segment of th population. THat is, they are the least likely of all Americans to successfully boycott anything, from farting in public to gadzooks! a full blown boycott of a multinational media conglomerate -- all this in the age of 24/7 media consumption. Dumbassification indeed!
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- Re: Really Sad
- Well, you're right when you say "Like that'll ever happen". It
won't. People won't boycott either company and in the case of
Viacom, why should they? Google is showing their video without
paying for it.
And the truth of the matter is that if content companies go after
individuals who download "music", why should Google be
exempt when they're actually using the content in money
making website, unlike the majority of ordinary people who have
downloaded music?
Personally, I say go at them in full force and nail them to the
wall. Unfortunately, I'm sure Viacom will somehow let it go, or
it'll be some stupid Viacom-Google deal that'll go pretty much
nowhere (kind of like the Google-Sun deal?).
Charles R. Whealton
Charles Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
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- Copyright, Copywrong
- Copyright has nothing to do with it. Viacom doesn't make money by showing TV shows. They make money from the ad space they sell to advertisers. Clips on youtube have no comercials, so no one buys anything, which means no ad money for Viacom.
Viacom should just have youtube insert their ads back into each of the clips so they can continue to charge advertisers. Does it matter if they see the clip on tv or on the web? So long as the ads are there, they'll get their advertising done and their ad revenue.
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- This is not about Viacom or Google or YouTube it is about the Artist
- I am disturbed by most of the threads I am reading here because everyone is focusing on either Viacom or Google. The people getting hurt here are the artists who are signed to labels but are not getting paid squat because the label has put all of their money behind the newest Brittney Spears. Therefore, their young alternative artist is still doing their own bookings, cannot keep a consistent job because they have to tour with some big name artist at $500.00/show and still feed themselves in the process. Yep their record is out there and they have a good following of loyal fans all who think they are going to help the artist out by putting their music over some stupid video clip of their dog licking it's butt. Give me a break! No one is going to track down the producer of this video demanding who the artist is providing the music soundtrack so they can rush out and buy the record. They are going to laugh their ass off and then go on to the next stupid video.
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- Via_wrong
- Sad, wrong headed thinking in my opinion. Seeing clips from features is like free advertising, and if something is getting tons of hits make the complete product available for sale. Isn't this how advertising is done? They aren't really losing any money with what happens on Youtube but they may alienate potential future buyers or viewers. Watching repeats of commercials hurts who? Greed is clouding their vision.
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- Advertising promotions are measurable. You release a campaign, then you measure the results (in this case, television viewer ratings). Nobody can tell you if these pirated YouTube clips have had any impact on television viewer ratings. Calling this "free advertising" is completely idiotic.
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- Free Advertising?
- With all do respect, you do not know anything about marketing and advertising. Advertising focuses on branding. Show me a video created by Joe Blow that provides the courtesy of putting an artists name, album title, song title, film credits etc...then show me the metrics which reveal how the video by Joe Blow contributed to X $ of sales in which demographic locations, household income, number of children so that the artist can take this information and ensure that their next record appeals to their target market.
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- Let's try some thing new...
- We all knew this fight was going to get official. while both Viacom and Google are media giants in their own ways, only the latter has stepped up for its users in the past. Do you have any facts or views to add? Write a line or share a detailed analysis...both will help. Now's the time to speak, and here's the place: http://viatube.blogspot.com
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- Video humor
- Video humor about Sumner Redstone and YouTube at www.wallstreetfreethinker.com
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- Viacom is wrong!
- If YouTube were allowing feature length movies to be shown, it would be a problem, but I have only seen snippets of films that act as sort of an amateur teaser/trailor..this can only spark my interest in paying to see the full motion picture. As for shows, there are some shows that I can download in parts..usually, I just watch shows that have gone off the air such as "That's My Bush" or "Crayon ShinChan". These episodes keep the memories of these shows alive, so if they are ever rebroadcast, we will tune in. I would much rather watch a program on television, than on my computer..Anyway, I also like YouTube for the home videos, and music videos of both established and up-and-coming artists..I still watch Fuse and MTV2 for videos, but I like the control that YouTube gives me. I really hope Viacom loses big in this lawsuit, both financially and through the horrible public relations that this has generated for them..other companies are using YouTube to deliver professional trailors/teasers of their films - it is a great advertising outlet, but Viacom would rather make money with a frivilous lawsuit against YouTube than use them as the great marketing/promotional tool that they are..
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The truth is, the HVH spacer just might be set to revolutionize the carburetor spacer business. But let's back up for a minute. Who or what is HVH? Joe Petelle and his son, Keith, are HVH or High Velocity Heads. HVH may not be well known in the world of Corvettes, but it's another story in Winston Cup Racing, where they designed and ported heads, as well as intake manifolds from 1980 to 1992. Petelle and company designed a series of intake manifolds for Brodix and also created the layout for the Canfield big-block Chevrolet head. Currently, they primarily build carb spacers, but they also do limited amounts of custom cylinder head (yes, they do work on iron as well as aluminum heads and basically port anything that flows air).
The carb spacer designed and built by HVH is called the "Super Sucker." At first inspection it looks like a conventional four-hole spacer, but a closer investigation reveals it is a long distance from what one might term "normal." For example, the material is a plastic composite, and the spacer isn't simply cast. Instead it's actually CNC-machined. The area between the respective holes is carefully profiled. The top side (carburetor mount side) looks like any other four-hole spacer for a standard Holley flange, but the bottom (intake manifold side) is far different than anything you've probably seen before (see the accompanying photos). But how things look quite often don't equate to horsepower. The big question is - does it work?
We decided to test the Super Sucker on a SF901 dyno, using a very typical (for a street-driven Corvette) small-block Chevy. The engine in question was a relatively mild 355ci small-block Chevy with a set of mildly reworked small valve heads. If you check the volumetric efficiency of the engine, coupled with the brake specific, you'll find the engine is a reasonably efficient piece, considering it's docile inventory of components. Data was corrected for 29.92 inches Hg., 60-degree F dry air. The tests were done in a conventional A-B-A format (for the sake of simplicity, we haven't included the final back-up test; it pretty much matches the first test exactly). The baseline test results are as follows:
Chart 1
Volumetric Efficiency
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption
5000 402.8 383.5 104.4 .49 5100 401.8 390.2 105.3 .49 5200 397.3 393.4 105.2 .49 5300 400.6 404.3 105.4 .49 5400 393.7 404.8 104.9 .49 5500 390.0 408.4 104.4 .49 5600 386.2 411.8 103.1 .52 5700 380.6 413.1 103.0 .51 5800 375.6 414.8 103.2 .51 5900 376.2 422.6 103.1 .50 6000 370.7 423.5 102.8 .52 6100 366.4 425.6 102.7 .50 6200 362.8 428.3 103.2 .51 6300 359.3 431.0 102.4 .52 6400 352.8 429.9 101.6 .52 6500 349.4 432.4 101.4 .53
Peak in baseline configuration was 432.4 hp at 6,500 rpm. Maximum torque was 402.8 lb-ft at 5,000 rpm.


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Aug 27, 2007
Self-balancing robot...
29 comments:
Hi nice job. Can you publish more detail,
- Aug 27, 2007, 1:55:00 PM
Impressive! How do one get a peek at the source?
- Aug 27, 2007, 3:29:00 PM
- ramin said...
You can get the RobotC code from my website:
I have added some comments to make it more readable.
- Aug 27, 2007, 4:42:00 PM
- Gaurav said...
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- Aug 27, 2007, 7:07:00 PM
Very impressive. Would the code be available in NXT-G?
- Aug 29, 2007, 11:54:00 AM
- ramin said...
I find NXT-G somewhat difficult to work with (not flexible enough), but the RobotC code is very simple and you should be able to convert it to NXT-G yourself.
- Aug 29, 2007, 12:29:00 PM
- Ethan Steckmann said...
SOme one has allready made a segway with nxt-g then someone else improved on it.
link 1 is the mod and link 2 is the orignal
1. http://mindstorms.lego.com/nxtlog/ProjectDisplay.aspx?id=382324e7-ad92-4908-b4e0-4caef95a7c0a
if any one gets it so that you can drive the nxt around using nxt-g rather then just having it balance.
2-balance with nxt-g-done
3-balance with nxt-g and drive around-waiting.
lets see who can do step 3
- Aug 30, 2007, 2:52:00 AM
- Steve said...
I'd love to have a look at the actual progam that was used in the video. Unfortunately, the program above won't work, because it's reading the "Sensor Value" and compairing that to 600, however the Sensor Value is not on that scale. I assume it should read "Sensor Raw".
- Aug 30, 2007, 12:45:00 PM
- ramin said...
The URL to the "actual" code is what's given above. The output of my gyro sensor (i.e., SensorValue(GyroSensor)) when stationary is ~600.
What is the output of yours when stationary.
I suggest you comment out the following line, then th eprogram will measure the output of the gyro for 3 second and uses that value as the bias (there is comment in the code that explains this).
GyroBias = 600.5;
Hope this helps,
- Aug 30, 2007, 1:00:00 PM
- Steve said...
Sorry, Ramin. Maybe I'm missing something. The value returned by SensorValue for my gyro sensor is ~43. The raw value returned is ~592.
I don't know if it's possible to configure RobotC so it returns the "raw" value, when you request the "SensorValue", but that may be what I need to do.
When I changed the "SensorValue" functions to "SensorRaw" in the above program, it works.
Can you tell me what I'm missing?
- Aug 30, 2007, 10:39:00 PM
That is some crazy math! Way beyond my capabilities. Thanks for the comments so i can understand what is going on.
Very impressive!
- Aug 30, 2007, 11:42:00 PM
- ramin said...
not sure why the output of your gyro sensor is ~43. See the following code from www.hitechnic.com. It suggests that the offset should be around 600 as well.
const tSensors GyroSensor = (tSensors) S1; //gyro sensor//
#define offset 598 //offset value may vary depending on sensor & temperature
long Gyro_value;
task main()
Gyro_value=SensorValue(GyroSensor)-offset; //read the gyro sensor
- Aug 31, 2007, 5:43:00 AM
- HiTechnic said...
The HiTechnic Gyro sensor gives a value close to 600 when at rest. This value may vary from sensor to sensor and will change due to temperature and other factors so you may see a value somewhere in the range of ~595 to 605. It is best to calculate the base output each time the program is run by reading the sensor 10 or 20 times and then averaging the output. Note that during this "calibration" the gyro sensor must be kept absolutely still.
Steve - HiTechnic.com
- Aug 31, 2007, 11:35:00 PM
- Ray said...
any chance to publish the remote control portion of the code? thanks a lot.
-- ray
- Sep 6, 2007, 3:11:00 AM
- ramin said...
The complete code is in the URL above. There is no remote control. The robot is completely autonomous and avoids obstacles on its own using the sonar sensor.
- Sep 8, 2007, 2:56:00 PM
- Ray said...
That is very very cool. I will give it a try. Thanks a lot. You've done an amazing job.
-- ray
- Oct 3, 2007, 2:12:00 PM
First of all, thanks for sharing your code with us. Second, I have try it and unfortunatelly it doesn't work for me. Maybe could be the physical differences between my lego implementation and yours or perhaps something else.
I have been debugging a bit and I've found some strange things:
1. When I debug the x_dot variable (linear speed) it show a very high value (tipically 450). It's like the speed change only from 1 to 9!?.
2. The theta value doesn't reflect the real tilt value and grows very fast.
The results is that the f_pwr grows also very far and the robot falls down almost inmediatelly.
It would be helpful to know which procedure you use to adjust the k1,k2,k3,k4 variable.
Thanks in advance for your answer.
- Oct 3, 2007, 8:52:00 PM
- Ray said...
I am getting similar results as Mon. I changed SensorValue function to SensorRaw, so now the gyro reading is in 604 range, but the robot just spins its wheels. It does not balance at all. If anyone has any idea how to fix Ramin's code, please e-mail me at email@example.com. Thanks.
// ray
- Oct 12, 2007, 5:28:00 AM
- Ray said...
Hi again,
First I want to apologize to Ramin, because his original code works just fine. My problem was that my gyro was facing the wrong way, so since it is a single axis gyro it didn't work. Now it does, because it is facing the right way. The code works just fine with both SensorValue and SensorRaw functions. Although the robot balances well for over 5 minutes, there are 2 small issues that would require fine tuning. First the jitter. The robot balances but jitters little too much. I see that in Ramin's demo his Bot didn't jitter quite as much. Ramin, if you can advise what parameter to change to reduce the jitter, I would greatly appreciate it. I tried several but didn't quite fix it yet. The second is velocity while balancing. My Bot has no velocity during balancing, so I need to make the Bot move forward slowly. Easy. Here is the link to my youtube video showing the Bot balance and sorry for the long (boring) intro.
My next thing is to add PSP-Nx based remote instead of an ultrasonic sensor, so I can move the Bot forward backward and make turns using a PS2 game pad.
Thanks Ramin again for an excellent code you wrote.fcaqtu
- Oct 25, 2007, 9:02:00 AM
- Tony said...
Hey Ramin,
Great code. I've been trying it out but I have one problem. After I've update the bias it seems to balance but after about 30 seconds the motors seem to lock up so the robot freezes and than just face plants probably due gravity. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
- Tony
- Nov 2, 2007, 4:00:00 AM
- The_ said...
hey guys I'm the guy that made the modified version of the balancing robot Ethan talk about. Well if you didn't know I am now working on the gyro version with nxt-g so if you might want to look at the code send me an email at (email@example.com)
- Feb 13, 2008, 1:19:00 PM
- Albert said...
Hi! Very nice job!
But sorry, the url you put doesn't work. If you can repair it, thanks a lot!
- Jun 3, 2008, 9:45:00 PM
Hello. Impressive work. I was wondering if you Ramin or anybody else have the control variables. How the K gain values were obtained. THanks
- Nov 1, 2008, 8:15:00 AM
- Eduardo F. del Peloso said...
Hi, Ramin!
Very nice code. Works like a breeze for me.
Could you, please, help me with some doubts?
Could you explain in more detail the meaning of the k1, k2, k3, k4 and k_e constants?
How did you arrive at the values you used?
Could you explain a bit about the Runge-Kutta (RK) integration?
I see only two terms: one that uses angular velocity at tn and one that uses it at tn+h/2. Shouldn't there be at least one term that uses the angular velocity at tn+h?
Thank you!
- Nov 25, 2008, 3:48:00 AM
- Ramy said...
for begun i'm sorry for my poor english i'm not very strong in this language. A big Thank for the code it's a very very nice job. i have problem for controlled my robot can you help me? i'm working with robotC and if you want to see videos of the robot write tipso100 on youtube
- Apr 23, 2010, 3:30:00 AM
- nuno bernardo said...
Hi Ramin!
Incredible piece of code, tried it and works like a charm!
Anyway i was going thru it trying to remove the Sonar Sensor part of the code and still make it work but i had no luck so far.. seems that without that specific part the program just stops working.. can you help me out with this? Cheers!
- Nov 22, 2010, 3:06:00 AM
- oliver.salamon said...
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- Feb 11, 2011, 11:36:00 PM
- sasa said...
link http://popak.org/robot/gyro_rk4_v4.c is not working. I have tried several times in last week. Can you please update your link.
Thank you, that you are willing to share.
- Oct 23, 2011, 7:13:00 PM
- Jeffrey Liu said...
Hi Ramin
I have a problem with the link. I want to know if u can send me the code email@example.com it well greatful if u send me the fast as you can
Thanks you , I will wait for your message
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1854 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Montreal, Canada, Distance from city centre: 0.8km
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When we say we are "#1 for Family Fun," we mean the entire family, even the furry members. Just inside our admission gates is the Holidog Inn, where even Holidog feels comfortable telling his friends to "Relax, it's the Holidog Inn." Here's Holidog with his buddy Pax. Here are some tips about our Holidog Inn:…Read More »
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Perks for processing early
Did you know you can purchase your 2015 Season Passes for $20 a month using our Easy Pay Plan? This offer runs through November 15, 2014. And as a special incentive, we have two perks for you if you get your 2015 Season Passes processed here at the park during this year's Happy Halloween Weekends….Read More »
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With a fun run through two parks, and uber theming such as fireworks, snow, fog and more, our Holiday Dash 5K Fun Run will leave you panting for more! Register by midnight Saturday night for some runaway savings! Best discounts for our "Holiday Dash 5K Fun Run" expire tomorrow. Dash over here for details: http://t.co/xYGFWEoDu6…Read More »
Today, more than 50 members of a roller coaster club from Germany are visiting us. We had the nerve to serve them bratwurst and German potato salad! (Truth be told, they chose the menu – and proclaimed their meal to be delicious.) Here's Tim, their leader, who proclaimed to the group, "Voyage is not for…Read More »
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Top of the mornin', Holidog!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all from everyone here at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari! Silly Holidog seems to think he's an Irish Setter today. #TextFromHolidog pic.twitter.com/HqrC9f1pPy — Holiday World (@HolidayWorld) March 17, 2014Read More »
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What if we hosted the Winter Games?
With all the hullabaloo about the Winter Olympics lately, it got us to pondering … what sort of competitive games could we host here during these seemingly endless weeks of snow and ice? Off went an email query, quickly followed up by a Holibaloo of our own. Here's a sampling of the responses: First of…Read More »
Did Holidog see his shadow?
There's a groundhog in Pennsylvania who gets a lot of attention this time of the year. But here in Santa Claus, Indiana, we rely on Holidog for our weather prognostication: No shadow for Holidog! And exactly what does that mean? Spring is right around the corner!Read More »
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An Elf off her shelf
Gotta love Barbie. She is the most cheerful, sassiest elf ever. As she was packing up her car with packages to make her afternoon mail run on this chilly day, she didn't complain. "Hey – it gets me out of my office, right?" An elf off her shelf, as it were. Barbie may need to…Read More »
Don't fog on our parade!
Can't remember ever worrying about a Christmas Parade being cancelled due to fog before … But this morning it was rainy and foggy. The good news is the roads are clear of snow and ice – and our town's annual parade went off without a hitch! Is anyone else diggin' Holidog's sneakers?Read More »


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For Immediate Release: February 21, 2013
Subscribers to the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities program guide will receive the Spring & Summer 2013 Recreation Program Guide by Monday, March 11 and the guide will be posted online Friday, March 1. Registration for Spring & Summer 2013 classes begins on Wednesday, March 20 for City residents and Friday, March 22 for nonresidents.
Registration is currently open for Early Spring Learn to Swim classes. Visit alexandriava.gov/recreation and click the WebTrac link to browse and register for early spring swim classes.
As part of the City of Alexandria's Eco-City Initiative, the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities has reduced the number of printed program guides and no longer automatically mails them to all households. Only individuals who have subscribed will continue to receive the program guide by mail.
To be added to the mailing list for the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities' Program Guide, individuals may request a free subscription online or by telephone. Requests must be received by Thursday, February 28 to guarantee receipt of the Spring & Summer 2013 Program Guide by mail. To subscribe, visit alexandriava.gov/recreation or call 703.746.4343.
The program guide is produced three times each year: Fall Programs (August); Winter Programs (December); and Spring & Summer Programs (March).
By March 11, printed copies of the Spring & Summer 2013 Program Guide will be available to the public at City Hall, recreation centers, and public libraries located throughout the City. Individuals can also download a free copy online at alexandriava.gov/recreation beginning Friday, March 1.
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Whether your rearend has 10 or 12 bolts holding it together, Strange Engineering has piles of axles, gears, and differentials waiting on standby in case something goes kaput. For the heretics among us, it even has premium Dana 60 and 9-inch hardware to lure you to the dark side. Through decades of success in the highest ranks of drag racing, Strange has established itself as one of the premier manufacturers of driveline components in the industry. What sometimes gets lost in that hoopla of driveline success is that the company builds some serious drag brakes and shock packages as well. In fact, Strange was one of the first companies to offer carbon brakes in Funny Car and Top Fuel, and countless Pro Stock teams rely on Strange shocks every weekend. Naturally, this technology trickles down into the company's street/strip product line, which means that the big winner is your average weekend warrior. To get an inside scoop on all of Strange's state-of-the-art brake and shock technology, we had an eye-opening chat with Jeff Stange. We even bugged him for some helpful suspension tuning tips.
Drag Brakes
The needs of a commuter car that endures the grind of stop-and-go driving are far different from a drag car that decelerates only in short bursts. Since the brakes in a drag car require far less heat capacity than in a commuter car, it's possible to greatly increase braking performance while also reducing weight. For example, the front rotors and calipers on an LS1-powered fourth-gen Camaro weigh about 70 pounds, while Strange Pro steel drag brakes weigh just 37 pounds. "To reduce weight, our Pro steel brakes have an optimized thin rotor web with lightening windows, heat distribution slots in the rotors, and aluminum calipers and caliper brackets. We even fully machine the billet aluminum hubcap to save weight," Jeff says. "For maximum stopping power, Strange Pro steel brakes feature 11.25-inch rotors and large four-piston calipers. Our calipers have a unique directional design where both 1.750- and 1.625-inch bore pistons are used. The directional design allows for more even pad loading, wear, and heat distribution. The result is maximum braking force, consistent pad wear, and outstanding pedal feel."
Weight of a Different Kind
Everyone knows that drag brakes reduce static weight, but they also reduce unsprung weight and rotating weight. "Reducing unsprung weight should always be the first priority in weight reduction, as it will provide the most bang for the buck. Reduction of unsprung mass allows for better tire contact over rough surfaces because as the wheel has to accelerate up and down, there is less inertia or momentum that must change directions," Jeff explains. "Reducing rotating mass has a similar effect, but this time we are talking about rotational acceleration and deceleration. The response time is improved in both cases, and when properly tuned, it allows for improved tire contact over rough surfaces, and less energy consumed in the acceleration and deceleration of the wheel and tire. Depending on the class, most people try to get a car as far below the legal weight as possible. This allows the driver and crew to strategically place the weight where it might be more beneficial for performance and vice versa."
One- vs. Two-piece rotors
Strange utilizes both one- and two-piece rotors in its brake kits, and Jeff says that there are definite pros and cons of each design. "One-piece rotors usually run truer than two-piece rotors that bolt together at the hub. There is no hardware that can come loose or fail with a one-piece design, and it eliminates the potential of the hub cracking due to the difference in growth rates between a steel rotor and an aluminum hub," he explains. Furthermore, Strange one-piece rotors incorporate a slotted design, which weakens the rotors radially to create a path for heat distortion. When a rotor heats up and distorts, the gaps in the slots close up, helping a rotor maintain its flatness. On the other hand, two-piece rotors also have their advantages, which is why they are used in Strange's Pro Series 2 brake kits. Since these rotors use aluminum hats, they are 0.7-pound lighter per rotor than their steel counterparts. "The floating rotor construction of a two-piece design allows the rotor to expand with temperature without being rigidly connected to the hat," Jeff says. "This results in increased heat capacity, significantly reducing the chance of the rotor warping. Also, using a flat disc allows us to process and manufacture two-piece rotors differently than a one-piece rotor. Our choice of materials and our manufacturing process results in a rotor that is far less prone to deformation over long-term usage."
Carbon Brakes
Carbon brakes have been popular in Pro Stock, Funny Car, F1, and exotic supercars for quite some time, and now Strange offers them for drag cars as well. According to Strange, the main advantage of carbon brakes is that they do not fade with increased temperature like cast-iron or steel brakes. Instead, carbon's coefficient of friction increases as rotor temperature increases. In other words, the hotter the brakes get, the harder they bite. Likewise, carbon is far more stable when subjected to multiple heat cycles. "In drag racing, brakes go from cold to extremely hot very quickly. The majority of OEM brakes use cast-iron rotors, but in drag racing applications cast iron is extremely prone to thermal shock, which can lead to a complete failure where the rotors can actually explode," Jeff explains. "Steel rotors are far more durable than cast iron in this regard, but after a lot of heat cycles, steel can begin to warp. However, none of this is an issue with carbon brakes. Strange introduced carbon to Top Fuel cars in the late 1980s, primarily for safety. Teams soon recognized that carbon brakes are significantly lighter than steel brakes as well. A complete Strange carbon brake kit weighs just 8.5 pounds."
Carbon Caveats
Despite the advantages in stopping power, durability, and weight of carbon brakes, steel brakes still have their benefits. "There are certain applications where carbon is not as effective. For instance, most Super Comp racers like brakes that bite immediately before the finish line, and steel rotors are a better fit for this application," Jeff says. Likewise, carbon brakes require more maintenance as well. "Carbon brakes will become less effective over time if they are contaminated with oil or brake cleaner, which is why nothing should ever be used to clean carbon rotors. Once a rotor gets contaminated, the offending contaminants must be baked out of the rotor to restore it to nearly new condition. Strange currently offers carbon brakes for Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Mod, and Pro Stock applications."


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Students develop and practice public speaking skills that will be useful
in a broad range of careers. The focus will be on informative and
persuasive speaking skills, with an emphasis on speech research,
organization and delivery. In the supportive climate of the classroom,
students will grow in their understanding of speaking principles and
their ability to use public speaking skills.
Survey of psychological, environmental, cultural and socioeconomic
variables that influence communication. Definition of competent
communicators in a variety of situations. Exploration of appropriate
tools to alter communication behavior.
Overview of the field of veterinary medicine, including ethical
jurisprudence and medical terminology. Topics include: breeds,
reproduction, genetics, nutrition and management of dogs, cats, horses
and livestock species. Kennel assignments and animal care outside of
class are mandatory. Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
Study of various life cycles of animal
parasites as they apply to an understanding of parasitic control
clinically. Prerequisite: BIO 101 or 110.
Designed to acquaint the student with the essential clinical tasks
related to handling, care and treatment of small animals and laboratory
animals. Kennel assignments and animal care outside of class are
mandatory. Prerequisite: 115. Three hours lecture; three hours
Study of the normal structures and functions of the animal body. Species
studied will include the dog, cat, horse, cow, sheep, goat and pig.
Prerequisites: BIO 101 or 110 and CHM 101 or 103. Four hours lecture;
two hours laboratory.
Study of animal diseases with emphasis on disease
control, zoonoses, client education and nutritional support of diseased
animals. Prerequisite: 216.
The essential clinical tasks related to handling, care and treatment of
large animals and radiographic examination of both large and small
animals, with emphasis on radiation safety and methods of obtaining
high-quality diagnostic radiographs. Barn assignments and animal care
outside of class is mandatory. Prerequisites: 213 and 216. Three hours
lecture; three hours laboratory.
Study of principles and practices of clinical pathology as they relate
to responsibilities of veterinary medical technicians. Includes
hematological techniques, fecal and urine examination, blood
chemistries, serologic testing, vaginal smears and semen evaluation.
Prerequisite: 213. Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory.
Study of drugs and their effects on animals, including principles of
drug action, drug forms, usage, dosage and solution problems, toxicity,
dispensing procedures and legal considerations. Anesthetic drugs and
principles of anesthesiology will be emphasized in the laboratory.
Animal care outside of class is mandatory. Prerequisites: VMT 213, 216,
312; BIO 101 or 110; MAT 103; CHM 101 or 103. Three hours lecture; three
hours laboratory.
Introduction to laboratory animals most commonly used in research labs
and drug companies, including laboratory animal care, identification
procedures, housing, sanitation, diseases and parasites of laboratory
animals. Laboratory animal care outside of class is mandatory.
Prerequisites: 216, 213, 312. Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
Planned clinical experience to help upgrade technical competence.
Emphasis placed on surgical nursing and anesthesia skills. Surgical
assignments and nursing care outside of class are mandatory.
Prerequisites: 210, 213, 216, 220, 312, and 318. One four-hour session
per week.
In addition to the required courses listed above, choose one of the following concentrations:
Introduction to cell anatomy and organismal biology. The five kingdoms
of life are surveyed, emphasizing distinguishing features and
lifestyles. In-depth study of major organ systems of multicellular
animals. Emphasis on principles underlying living organisms, problems
they face and solutions that have evolved. Designed as first of two
semesters of a general survey. Three hours lecture; three hours
laboratory. NSL
Introduction to biochemistry, molecular cell biology and cell
energetics. Genetics covered in relation to molecular mechanisms,
population biology and evolutionary theory. Survey of botany, including
anatomy and physiology of plants. Introduction to ecological principles,
including ecosystem organization; interaction of biotic and abiotic
factors; and the biosphere. Prerequisite: 101. Three hours lecture;
three hours laboratory. NSL
A general overview of microbiology with emphasis on pathological
mechanisms of infectious disease and precautions necessary for the
prevention and treatment of infectious disease in clinical settings.
Students will be exposed to the fundamental principles of microbial
structure, growth and metabolism. An emphasis will be placed on
localization and identification of pathological microorganisms. Topics
of disinfection, sterilization and immunity with respect to clinical
settings, are emphasized. Prerequisite: 102 or 110. Three hours lecture;
three hours lab. NSL
The first semester of a two-semester sequence intended for students
majoring in the sciences. The course focuses on the study of atomic
structure, nomenclature, stoichiometry, energy, bonding and coordination
chemistry. The laboratory work reinforces lecture topics. Prerequisite:
concurrent enrollment in MAT 103 or placement above MAT 103. High
school chemistry or an introductory chemistry course is strongly
recommended. Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. NSL
The continuation of General Chemistry I with emphasis on solutions,
kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, thermodynamics and
electrochemistry. The laboratory work reinforces lecture topics and
includes qualitative analysis. Prerequisites: CHM 101 and MAT 103. Three
hours lecture; three hours laboratory. NSL
The first course of a two-semester sequence that introduces structure,
bonding and reactivity of organic (carbon-based) compounds. The lecture
focuses on properties and reactivity of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes,
alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, with an emphasis on reaction mechanisms
and stereochemistry. The laboratory introduces basic purification and
synthetic techniques, and analytical methods including polarimetry, IR
and NMR spectroscopy. Prerequisite: 102. Three hours lecture; three
hours laboratory. NSL
A continuation of CHM 201 with an added emphasis on molecules with
biological importance. The lectures include a discussion of carboxylic
acids and their derivatives, enolates, aromatics, amines, lipids,
carbohydrates and amino acids. The laboratory work includes more
advanced synthetic methods and an independent research project.
Prerequisite: 201. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. NSL
Introduction to basic concepts of functions including linear, quadratic,
polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions; matrices
and linear systems; introduction to probability concepts. Prerequisite:
098/100 or Mathematics Placement Exam results. NS
Two of the following:
Any 200- or 300-level biology course
Conservation biology is the science of preserving biodiversity and
sustaining the earth. It draws upon many disciplines and findings of
theoretical biology in an attempt to develop strategies for preserving
people, populations, species, biological communities and ecosystems. The
course uses case studies to survey the possibilities and problems of
applying conservation principles in the real world. Students will
identify and find solutions to conservation problems in the local area.
Prerequisite: 102 or 110. NSL, ESL
Introduction to the major classes of biomolecules: proteins, lipids,
nucleic acids and carbohydrates. Study of select biochemical processes
with a focus on enzyme-controlled reactions. Topics include: amino acid
chemistry, protein structure and function, enzymatic mechanisms,
kinetics and regulation, membrane structure and function, biochemical
basis of transcription and translation, bioenergetics, glycolysis,
citric acid cycle, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation.
Prerequisite: 202. Three hours lecture. NS
Upper level courses offered on an occasional basis in areas of veterinary science, such as VMT 370: Clinical Animal Behavior.
The accounting cycle, from the analysis of business transactions through
the preparation of the three basic financial statements: the income
statement, balance sheet and the statement of cash flows; basic theory
and practice with respect to accounting for assets, liabilities and
equities; external uses of accounting information; interpretation of
accounting data; analysis of financial statements; income and cash flow
analysis. Prerequisite: MAT 096/099 or Mathematics Placement Exam
Utilization of accounting information for purposes of managerial control
and decision-making; cost concepts; cost behavior analysis; cost-volume
profit analysis; budgetary controls; responsibility accounting;
standard costing; internal use of operational and financial accounting
information; terminology; tools for pricing, product and investment
decisions,; and capital budgeting. Prerequisite: MAT 096/099 or
Mathematics Placement Exam Results.
A survey of relevant biological principles and processes designed as an
introduction to the life sciences for the non-science major. Topics
include human biology (cellular and physiological processes), evolution
of biodiversity and ecology. Three hours lecture; three hours
laboratory. NSL
Study of management from a general
perspective. Major functional areas of internal and external activities
of an organization, the decision-making process and the computer's place
in contemporary management. Emphasis on formulation and implementation
of policy in keeping with an organization's goals.
Consideration of the problems of start-up, survival, profit and growth
of a new or ongoing venture. Examination of small-business operations
including business plans, finance, legal aspects, government regulation,
record-keeping, marketing and human resources issues. Prerequisite:
This course is designed to meet a one-semester general chemistry
requirement. An overview of the following topics is provided: atomic
structure and bonding, stoichiometry, energy and acid-base chemistry,
redox chemistry, equilibrium kinetics and hydrocarbons.
work reinforces lecture topics. Prerequisite: MAT 098/100 or
equivalent. Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. NSL
This course is designed to meet a
one-semester requirement in organic chemistry of biological systems. An
overview of nomenclature, functional groups and reactions is provided,
with an emphasis on structure and reactions in biological systems
including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and enzymes.
Prerequisite: 103. Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. NSL
Survey of United States national government, particularly Congress,
Supreme Court and the presidency. Attention is also given to political
parties, elections, interest groups and analysis of contemporary issues.
Organization, operation and interrelationship of state and local
governments. Emphasizes comparative state practices and innovations in
executive, legislative and judicial branches.
One of the following:
Analytical systems approach to marketing decision-making. Consumer
behavior, marketing research, pricing, product and promotion strategy,
distribution channels. Why marketing activities develop in an industrial
economy. Social and ethical issues are analyzed. Prerequisite: 124.
System elements required to recruit, select, train and maintain a
workforce in business. Emphasis on management development, wage and
salary administration, and personnel planning. Prerequisite: 124.
Departmental Goal #1:To support the Institutional Learning Goal (ILG) W6, a and b
Students will achieve a depth of knowledge in all areas of veterinary
medicine (anatomy, physiology, disease, nutrition, parasitology,
clinical pathology, pharmacology, and the surgical and anesthetic arena)
as it pertains to the veterinary medical technology field
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): Depth and breath of knowledge are evidenced by the student's ability to:
Departmental Goal #2:To support the ILG W7, a and b
Students will integrate learning in the major and across the Wilson
College Liberal Arts curriculum to deepen engagement with big questions,
both contemporary and enduring
SLO: Integration of skills and knowledge is demonstrated by the student's ability to:
Departmental Goal #3:To support the ILG W4, c
Students will and analyze ethical issues in their own lives and as they pertain to question that arise with their major.SLO: Ethical awareness is demonstrated by the student's ability to
Departmental Goal #4:To support ILG W2, c
Students will analyze, synthesize, and interpret texts, images, experiences, or other information.
SLO: Critical
and/or creative thinking skills are evidenced by the student's ability
to gather and analyze data collected in a clinical setting for
veterinary diagnostic purposes.
Departmental Goal #5:Supports ILG W1, a, b, and c
Students will write and speak well in different contexts.
SLO: Communication skills are demonstrated by the student's ability to:
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The Bulldogs and the Rebels are joining forces.
While they will forever be heated rivals in every sport imaginable, they are coming together for two special events to help improve the lives of Mississippi children.
But it is two separate events on the individual campuses — we can't get too cozy!
The Egg Ball is a first-time project to help expand the reach and services of the Mississippi Kids Count program.
Event organizers have scheduled a night in the Club Level of Davis Wade Stadium filled with entertainment by The King Beez of Memphis, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and both silent and live auctions. Event time is 8 p.m. to midnight.
Individual tickets are $60 for the event or the $100 ticket offer which includes a ticket to the Egg Ball, along with a bus ticket to Oxford the next day for the Egg Bowl and a boxed lunch.
"The upcoming events to benefit KIDS COUNT (our Egg Ball and UM's Tailgate for Kids) uniquely bring together MSU and UM fans for a common cause, and I don't think that happens too often in these parts," said Nelle Cohen, one of the organizers for this event. "We may not agree on much when it comes to athletics, but I know that we all can agree that a collaboration that aims to help all the children of Mississippi is a good project!"
Anne Buffington, one of the organizers for the Egg Ball, said they are hoping to create a new tradition that will benefit children throughout the state of Mississippi.
"Mississippi Kids Count strives to make the world a better place," Buffington said. "And these events will be a lot of fun and help improve the lives of children throughout the state."
Buffington said even though it is called a "ball," the event will be casual. MSU fans attending the Men's Basketball game at 6 p.m. on Nov. 26 are encouraged to come directly to the Egg Ball, as the attire for the event is casual.
"The Mississippi Kids Count Egg Ball is very dear to my heart," said Courtney Meeks, one of the organizers for the event. "Planning this event has been rewarding because I've seen two towns come together to prepare bright futures for our state's children. Citizens care about the many issues children face and their desire to help out is inspiring. One night of great fun can help an important organization present data to improve the outcomes of the many issues children face."
Janet Mullins also serves as an organizer for this event. She said this is a "great gathering for a great cause at a great place."
"We are hoping to make this a Thanksgiving weekend tradition," Mullins said. "We have a great band, great food, and will have a great live and silent auctions. And we are firing everyone up for the big Egg Bowl the next day!"
And while this is a first-time fund-raiser for Mississippi Kids Count, the Egg Ball has been a fun gathering for MSU alumni and friends the night before the Egg Bowl for the past five or six years. Mullins said MSU alumni Bill Smith came up with the name "Egg BALL" and every year it has grown in attendance.
"When asked to make this a Kids Count of Mississippi fund-raiser, we jumped at the chance," Mullins said.
The first King and Queen of the Egg Ball will be crown that night. Mullins said the crowning will be based on "whoever has the highest bid placed for them at the Live Auction."
Celebrity items and vacation packages will be the main attraction at the silent and live auctions, according to organizers.
Going to the highest bidder will be a getaway package to Beaver Creek, Colo., a Spring break trip to Destin, Fla., plus two more beach packages. Another big auction item will be dinner with MSU coaches, and cowbells signed by a variety of MSU "stars" and national celebrities, including Robin Roberts, Gary Sinise, and Sela Ward.
Local pottery, luggage, children's clothing, and a trip to New York to see Starkville's own Travis Outlaw in a New Jersey Nets game are also up for grabs. An overnight adult/child quail and rabbit hunt and two tickets to the MSU bowl game will be highlights.
An online auction site featuring nine select packages has been created and will remain open for bids until 11 p.m. on Nov. 25. Go to http://www.eggballauction.com [3] to place bids and to purchase tickets. For more information, call 325-1590.
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