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No. 22 Mens Soccer Seeks First BIG EAST Road Win at Butler
OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 22 Creighton men's soccer team opens up a two-match BIG EAST road trip when it visits Butler at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday in Indianapolis before trekking to Seton Hall on Saturday.
With just four matches remaining in conference play over the next three weeks, Creighton (6-5-2, 2-2-1 BIG EAST) stands sixth in the league standings and is in the midst of a rare three-match losing streak overall. The Jays have dropped each of those matches by a 1-0 margin.
CU's 1-0 overtime loss to Villanova at home on Saturday marked the first three-match losing streak under head coach Elmar Bolowich and the first three-game slide by the Bluejays since September 2001.
Creighton is searching for answers on offense with a scoreless streak of almost 320 minutes dating back to a 2-0 victory against Xavier. Villanova's goal on Saturday was the first allowed by the Jays at home to a fellow BIG EAST opponent and the first score and victory allowed to a conference foe at Morrison Stadium since Bradley notched a 2-1 win on Nov. 6, 2010.
The Bluejays are 1-3-1 in true road contests this season and are still seeking their first BIG EAST victory away from home after tying Georgetown and dropping a 1-0 contest at Marquette earlier this fall. Both GU and MU are ranked in the top six of this week's NCAA RPI, while Creighton is not far behind at No. 17.
Meanwhile, Butler (9-4-1, 3-2-0 BIG EAST) returns home after a three-match road swing that saw the Bulldogs lose in double overtime at Marquette 3-2, win at Seton Hall 2-0 and then drop a 4-1 contest at Georgetown on Saturday. That loss knocked the Bulldogs out of the NSCAA Top 25 for the first time in four weeks.
In the latest NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) released Monday, Creighton stands No. 17 overall. The RPI is one of the primary tools utilized by the NCAA for tournament team selections and seeding. At No. 17, the Jays are one of nine BIG EAST teams ranked among the top 60 this week. Butler is No. 32.
Wednesday's contest will be the fourth meeting between the Bluejays and Bulldogs in men's soccer. The teams have not met in over a decade when Creighton hosted Butler in its Morrison Stadium debut, resulting in a 0-0 double overtime draw on Aug. 29, 2003. The Jays lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs 2-0-1.
Creighton and Butler share three common opponents this season. Both teams lost one-goal decisions at Marquette. BU edged Villanova by one at home while CU dropped a 1-0 contest in overtime at home to the Wildcats. Both squads traveled to Georgetown as the Jays left with a scoreless draw and the Bulldogs fell 4-1.
Freshman David Goldsmith leads the Bulldog attack this season with nine goals and 20 points on the year. BU junior Zach Steinberger is second on the squad with six goals and 15 points. Senior Jon Dawson has started all but one match in net for Butler this season compiling a record of 8-4-1 and a goals against average of 1.41.
Last Week
10/15: Lost at Michigan 1-0
10/19: Lost to Villanova 1-0(ot)*
This Week
10/23: at Butler, 6 p.m. CT – Indianapolis*
10/26: at Seton Hall, 12 p.m. CT – South Orange, N.J.*
* BIG EAST conference match
What's at Stake
· Creighton is looking for its first BIG EAST road victory in program history.
· Butler is seeking its first win against Creighton.
Following the Jays
Fans can follow all of the action this Wednesday by clicking on the live stats and live video (fee required) links at GoCreighton.com.
Scouting the No. 22 Creighton Bluejays (6-5-2, 2-2-1 BIG EAST)
The No. 22 Creighton men's soccer team takes a two-match road trip to face BIG EAST foes Butler and Seton Hall this week. All three are separated by three points in the conference standings with just four matches left to be played by each squad.
The Jays are coming off of a trio of 1-0 setbacks over the past two weeks. Creighton's current three-match losing streak is the program's longest since September 2001 when CU also dropped three in a row.
Prior to the Jays' 1-0 overtime loss at home to Villanova on Saturday, the Bluejays finished a grueling stretch of seven consecutive CU opponents that participated in the NCAA Tournament a year ago. CU wrapped up that arduous couple of week with a 2-3-2 mark.
The Bluejays are looking for answers on offense, having been shut out in five of their last six matches. Despite the CU defense allowing only four goals during those half dozen matches the team's mark during that stretch is 1-4-1.
Sophomore Timo Pitter leads the CU offense this year with three goals and seven points. Senior Bruno Castro and freshman Fabian Herbers are close behind with a pair of goals and six points apiece. Seven Bluejays have already scored multiple goals this season.
In net, junior Alex Bolowich continues to keep the Jays in tight matches with a 0.96 goals against average this year and 39 saves. Bolowich has started 10 matches, including five overtime contests, for the Jays resulting in a 5-4-1 record. Sophomore Connor Sparrow has started three matches for Creighton compiling a 1-1-1 record and making eight saves on the season.
Creighton ranks No. 27 nationally in save percentage (0.82) and at No. 29 in team goals against average (0.78) as of Sunday.
Scouting the Butler Bulldogs (9-4-1, 3-2-0 BIG EAST)
Butler returns home after a three-match road swing that saw it go 1-2 overall with a 3-2 double overtime loss at Marquette, a 2-0 win at Seton Hall and a 4-1 loss at Georgetown on Saturday. As a result BU dropped out of the NSCAA Top 25 on Tuesday for the first time in a month. Butler is 3-2 in October.
The Bulldogs have not lost at home this season, boasting a 6-0 record. BU's wins at home include back-to-back victories over defending national champion Indiana and against Villanova, accounting for its first BIG EAST victory, late last month.
BU is currently tied for third in the conference standings with Providence and Xavier at nine points, two ahead of the sixth-place Jays.
Creighton and Butler share three common opponents this season. Both teams lost one-goal decisions at Marquette. BU edged Villanova by one at home while CU dropped a 1-0 contest in overtime at home to the Wildcats. Both squads traveled to Georgetown as the Jays left with a scoreless draw and the Bulldogs fell 4-1.
Butler was picked eighth in the 10-team 2013 BIG EAST preseason poll. The Bulldogs have surprised many after finishing last season at 5-8-5 overall and 3-5-1 in the Atlantic 10 conference.
Freshman David Goldsmith leads the Bulldog attack this season with nine goals and 20 points on the year. BU junior Zach Steinberger is second on the squad with six goals and 15 points.
Senior Jon Dawson has started all but one match in net for Butler this season compiling a record of 8-4-1 and a goals against average of 1.41.
Butler ranks No. 18 nationally for total goals with 26 and No. 19 overall in total points at 75 on the year. Goldsmith is tied for No. 12 nationally with nine goals while BU's Jeff Adkins ranks No. 11 in the country with seven assists this season.
Tough Slate
Creighton is the No. 17 team in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) released Tuesday, as the Jays continue through the gauntlet of an extremely tough schedule this season.
Twelve of Creighton's 13 opponents to open this year are among the top 53 in the latest RPI that ranks all 202 NCAA Division I squads. Eight of those 13 received votes in the latest NSCAA Top 25 released Tuesday afternoon.
Nine of the 10 programs in the BIG EAST conference rank among the top 60 in the RPI this week.
Last week Creighton ended a stretch that began late last month in which the Jays faced seven squads in a row that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season in a span of just under a month. CU completed that arduous span with a mark of 2-3-2.
Creighton is 2-1-1 against teams ranked in the top 25 at the time of the match including wins over then-No. 14 Tulsa and then-No. 7 St. John's to go with a tie at then-No. 12 Georgetown.
No Goals for You
Creighton has allowed just two goals through five BIG EAST matches this season, one in each of its last two contests - a 1-0 overtime loss to Villanova on Saturday and a 1-0 setback at Marquette on Oct. 12.
CU blanked its first three league foes including Xavier 2-0 on Oct. 5. Earlier CU tied then-No. 12 Georgetown in a scoreless draw on Sept. 28. The Jays knocked off then-No. 7 St. John's 1-0 in double overtime a week prior on Sept. 21.
The Jays have only allowed four total goals to conference foes in the past three seasons, with three of the four occurring on the road.
Villanova's game-winning tally on Saturday at Morrison Stadium was the first score the Bluejays allowed to a conference opponent at home since Bradley scored two goals during a match on Nov. 6, 2010.
Creighton's 1-0 overtime loss to Villanova on Saturday snapped a 12-match CU unbeaten streak at Morrison Stadium dating back to last fall when the Bluejays fell 3-1 to Saint Louis on Sept. 22. As a result, Creighton is now 11-1-1 in its last 13 home matches.
The downfall to VU marked the first home loss in conference match inside Morrison Stadium in almost three years, since a 2-1 loss to Bradley on Nov. 6, 2010. CU is now 10-1-0 against conference foes at home during that span – including 10 consecutive shutout victories.
The Bluejays' 1-0 double-overtime victory over No. 7 St. John's on Sept. 21 lifted Creighton's record to 22-3-2 all-time against Top 25 opponents visiting Morrison Stadium.
Going the Distance
After playing a 0-0 tie at No. 12 Georgetown on Sept. 28, the Bluejays set a new program record by playing in in five consecutive double overtime contests.
Jays Claim Program Win No. 400
Creighton secured the program's 400th all-time victory on Sept. 21 after a 1-0 double-overtime decision against No. 7 St. John's. The Jays currently boast an all-time record of 401-159-60 since their first season in 1979.
Thrilling BIG EAST Debut
The Bluejays claimed a 1-0 double overtime victory in their BIG EAST conference debut against No. 7 St. John's on Sept. 21 inside Morrison Stadium. Creighton stands at 2-0 all-time in conference debuts; the Jays edged Bradley 2-1 in their Missouri Valley Conference opener on Oct. 18, 1991.
Winning Over Crowds
Over 5,200 fans witnessed Creighton's 1-0 double-overtime defeat of No. 7 St. John's in the Jays' BIG EAST debut on Sept. 21 at Morrison Stadium. The crowd of 5,282 ranked as the sixth-largest crowd ever to attend a collegiate match at the Bluejays' home.
The total edged out a contingent of 5,102 Bluejay faithful that witnessed CU defeat Columbia 3-1 earlier this season on Sept. 6. With the win, Creighton is now 5-7-1 in front of 5,000-plus fans since 2000.
At then-No. 22 Saint Louis on Oct. 2, 3,070 fans packed Hermann Stadium to watch the Bluejays battle the Billikens. It marked the largest crowd in a regular-season true road contest to see the Jays play since 5,648 fans saw CU visit then-No. 3 Maryland on Sept. 30, 2011.
Last year on Sept. 14, then-No. 2 Creighton fell 2-1 to then-No. 14 Old Dominion in front of 6,848 fans – the top home crowd all-time at Morrison Stadium.
Cutting It Close
After seven one-goal decisions this season, the Jays are 14-7 in games decided by one goal since the beginning of 2012.
Creighton is 2-2-2 in overtime matches this season following a 1-0 defeat versus Villanova on Saturday, a scoreless tie at then-No. 12 Georgetown, a 2-2 tie versus Michigan State and 1-0 victory over then-No. 7 St. John's last month.
CU suffered a 3-2 setback to William & Mary and clinched a 2-1 win at Old Dominion earlier this season at the Stihl Classic, both in overtime. The Jays went undefeated at 3-0-3 in extra time last season.
One Goal to Nil
Following CU's 1-0 setback against Villanova on Saturday, Creighton has won 13 of its previous 18 matches ending in a 1-0 score, including a 7-1 ledger in 2012 contests.
Recent Overtime Perfection Halted
Prior to the 3-2 setback to William & Mary on Sept. 15, the Jays had not suffered an overtime loss in 16 matches dating back to a 3-2 setback in extra time to SMU on Sept. 17, 2010, at the Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic.
Before the overtime loss to William & Mary, Creighton boasted a 10-0-6 overtime record since that 2010 match, including the victory over Old Dominion on Sept. 13. The Jays had kept opponents scoreless in overtime for over 234 straight minutes before the Tribe scored its game winner.
Jays Achieve No. 1 Ranking for the First Time in 14 Years
Following a 3-1 victory over Columbia on Sept. 6, Creighton became the top squad in the nation according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll released Sept. 10.
It marked the Jays' first time back in the top spot since September 1999. Creighton ranked as high as No. 2 in each of the past three seasons, including earlier this fall.
The 2010 preseason poll was the last time the Jays went unranked.
Jays' History When Perched at No. 1
After a 1-1 split against host Old Dominion and William & Mary at the Stihl Classic Sept. 13-15, Creighton now boasts a 9-2-1 record all-time as the top-ranked team in the NSCAA poll. After a double-overtime setback to the Tribe, the Bluejays dropped four spots to No. 5 in the rankings.
The Bluejays went 1-0-1 after achieving the top ranking in the Sept. 15, 1999 poll. CU defeated Harvard 6-0 before tying Boston University 1-1 a day later. The tie dropped the Jays to No. 3 the following week.
Creighton's longest run at No. 1 occurred in 1993 when the Bluejays spent the final five weeks of the regular season in the top spot. CU finished the regular season undefeated at 19-0 including seven consecutive victories while ranked No. 1. The Jays suffered a heart-breaking four-overtime 2-1 loss to Air Force in the first round of the NCAA Tournament that season to halt the streak.
Two Jays Earn Recognition from BIG EAST
Sophomore Brendan Hines-Ike claimed Defensive Player of the Week honors from the BIG EAST, the league office announced Sept. 30. Senior Bruno Castro also claimed a spot on the BIG EAST weekly honor roll.
It marks the first Defensive Player of the Week honor for Hines-Ike and third defensive accolade awarded to a Bluejay by the conference this season. Junior Eric Miller claimed recognition in two of the first four weeks for Creighton.
Hines-Ike won BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping to anchor the Creighton backline against Michigan State and at No. 12 Georgetown. He played all 220 minutes in the Jays' pair of double-overtime contests against the Spartans and Hoyas. Hines-Ike and the defense led Creighton to its second blanking of a BIG EAST foe to begin the conference slate. The Denver native has played every minute of the season on defense, helping the Jays record four shutouts through eight matches.
The honor roll achievement collected by Castro marks his first accolade from the BIG EAST. A Bluejay has claimed a spot on the conference weekly honor roll in four of the first five weeks this season.
Castro earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition after scoring his second goal of the season as part of a three-point night in a 2-2 tie against Michigan State last week. The Costa Rica native connected on a header from 15 yards out against MSU to record the final score of the match. Castro also made an assist on the Jays' first goal against the Spartans.
Three Jays Claim BIG EAST Weekly Honors
CU junior Eric Miller and freshman Fabian Herbers claimed Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors from the BIG EAST, respectively, the league announced Sept. 23. Junior Alex Bolowich also claimed a spot on the BIG EAST weekly honor roll.
It marks the second Defensive Player of the Week honor for Miller this season and Herbers' first accolade from the conference. The honor roll recognition gained by Bolowich follows a Goalkeeper of the Week honor awarded earlier this season.
Herbers scored the lone goal of the match off of a free kick at 108:05 in a double overtime against No. 7 St. John's to secure Creighton's first BIG EAST victory and program win No. 400. It marked his second goal of the season, both game-winners. Herbers is currently tied for second on the team with two goals and six points on the season.
Herbers also earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week for his game-winning goal on a free kick against the Red Storm.
Miller won BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors after anchoring the Creighton backline against No. 7 St. John's, helping the Bluejays record the team's first BIG EAST victory and program win No. 400. He played all 108 minutes in the double overtime victory over St. John's. Miller has played every minute of the season on defense, helping the Jays record four shutouts through nine matches.
Bolowich earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition after recording his third shutout of the season and second shutout of a ranked opponent. Bolowich made three saves in the victory over No. 7 St. John's.
Pitter Claims Spot on BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for Second Straight Week
Sophomore Timo Pitter led the Creighton offense after posting his third goal of the year on the Jays' game-winning score over the Lions Sept. 6. For a second straight week, Pitter claimed a spot on the BIG EAST weekly honor roll. He currently leads the Jays with three goals and seven points.
Miller, Bolowich Earn BIG EAST Weekly Honors after Opening Weekend
Creighton juniors Eric Miller and Alex Bolowich claimed Defensive Player of the Week and Goalkeeper of the Week honors from the BIG EAST, respectively, the league announced on Sept. 2.
The weekly conference honor bestowed solely on athletic performance is a career first for both Miller and Bolowich. The classmates each claimed a scholar-athlete weekly award a season ago. The weekly awards are the first given to Creighton men's soccer student-athletes by the BIG EAST.
Miller won BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors after anchoring the Creighton backline on the opening weekend, helping the Bluejays record a pair of shutout wins over No. 14 Tulsa (2-0) and Cal Poly (3-0). He also scored a rare goal, just the second of his career in Omaha, against Cal Poly on a redirected header from freshman Fabian Herbers.
Bolowich shined for Creighton in the pair of shutouts to open the 2013 season to claim BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week accolades. Bolowich blanked No. 14 Tulsa in the Jays' opener with seven saves. He played only the first half against Cal Poly, making two stops.
Herbers Earns Team of Week Nod in First Outing
CU freshman Fabian Herbers claimed a spot on TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week, released Sept. 3, after posting four points for the Jays on the opening weekend. He helped Creighton record a pair of wins with a goal and two assists. Herbers' first career goal as a Bluejay was the game winner against No. 14 Tulsa. He also made two assists against Cal Poly.
California Dreaming
After blanking Cal Poly 3-0 on Sept. 1, Creighton improved its record to 16-0-3 against California-based schools in its last 19 meetings. The Jays won both matches against teams from the Golden State in 2012 defeating both Santa Clara and Saint Mary's by 1-0 margins. Creighton's last loss to a team from California came on Sept. 7, 2003, a 2-1 double overtime loss at Loyola Marymount.
Starting the Season Off Right
• After a 2-0 shutout of Tulsa, Creighton is unbeaten in its last seven season-opening matches, going 5-0-2 in those contests.
• Creighton has allowed one total goal to its last five season-opening opponents. Northern Illinois scored the lone goal last year after three years of shutouts.
BIG EAST Preseason Honors
The BIG EAST men's soccer coaches selected No. 2 Creighton to place second in the 2013 preseason poll the behind fellow 2012 College Cup participant, No. 11 Georgetown.
CU junior Eric Miller and sophomore Timo Pitter were also named to the preseason All‐BIG EAST Team.


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The Carbon Dinos must have quite a name in Colorado, because almost every year they travel to Montrose for a preseason tournament and often dominate it.
In this years edition, they didn't win every game, but they did win against some tough teams from the Denver area and returned with two wins to one loss. On Friday the defeated second ranked (in 5A) Northridge 11-7. Then on Saturday they beat up Lakewood, another Denver team, 20-3.
Sandwiched in between was a game against Silver Creek which ended in a 8-7 loss.
"We played well in all the games, except that we got sloppy against Silver Creek and lost by committing too many errors," said Coach Lane Herrick on Monday.
Against Northridge Brandon Wilson pitched and the team batted well according to Herrick. It was a great start to a long weekend.
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As required by provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments of 2008 (FISA) and the Patriot Act (as amended in 2005), the Department of Justice revealed to Congress the end of last month the number of applications for eavesdropping received and rejected by the FISA court.
To no one's surprise (least of all to the architects and builders of the already sprawling surveillance state), the letter addressed to Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) reports that in 2012, of the 1,789 requests made by the government to monitor the electronic communications of citizens, not a single one was rejected.
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What makes all of this worse is just how extreme the US government is "interpreting" — i.e. distorting — its eavesdropping powers under the law. Two Democratic Senators, Ron Wyden and Mark Udall, have been warning for years that the Obama administration is exploiting these laws in ways far beyond what the public knows or what a reasonable reading of the laws would permit. One of the nation's most knowledgeable surveillance experts, Julian Sanchez, has documented — citing the writing of a former Obama lawyer — that the law is used to target even "an American citizen located within the United States, and no court or judge is required to approve or review the choice of which individuals to tap": exactly the type of warrantless surveillance we were all told this law would prohibit. And yet, the Fisa court — even for those narrow set of cases where a warrant is required — continues as it always has: rubber-stamping virtually anything and everything the government wants to do.
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Meet judges of the federal and state courts during a casual reception in the UDM Law atrium and café on Thursday, October 15. The schedule for the evening is: registration from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.; welcome remarks 6:00 - 6:10 p.m.; group photo 6:10 - 6:15 p.m.; network and meet the judges 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. UDM Law is co-sponsoring this event with the Catholic Lawyers Society of Detroit; Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers; and the Polish American Lawyers Society.
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The UDM Law Review will host a symposium entitled, "The Public Trust Doctrine: An Ancient Tool for Protecting the Great Lakes from New Hazards," on Friday, October 16, from 9:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. in room 226. Topics include, "A Proper Framework for the Public Trust Doctrine and the Great Lakes," and "Trails and Microplastics: New Developments." The symposium is complimentary but advance registration is required.
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The School of Law's annual Reunion will be held on Saturday, October 24, from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. at the School's Riverfront Campus. As part of the festivities, we will celebrate the the 50th anniversary of our clinical program; selection of Hon. Anthony J. Fiorella, Jr. as UDM's 2015 Alumni Award recipient and Richard T. Krisciunas as the 2015 Time and Talent Award recipient; and the special anniversaries of the classes of 1965, 1990, and 2005. The Reunion is for all School of Law alumni. Additional details may be found on the Reunion website.
Find out why men and women have been choosing UDM Law for over 100 years for their legal education. Learn how UDM Law not only teaches you the law, but teaches you how to be a lawyer. Through your education here, you will become a lawyer who makes a difference in your workplace and your community.
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Find out why men and women have been choosing UDM Law for over 100 years for their legal education. Learn how UDM Law not only teaches you the law, but teaches you how to be a lawyer. Through your education here, you will become a lawyer who makes a difference in your workplace and your community.
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UDM Law Professor Richard Broughton was interviewed by Detroit Free Press editor Stephen Henderson on October 6 on WDET 101.9-FM's "Detroit Today." The subject was "How We Balance Freedom and Safety in a Pro-Gun Society;" LISTEN TO SHOW>>
The legal community came together to celebrate UDM Law's 103rd annual Red Mass on September 29. Judges, attorneys, civic leaders, faculty, and law students of all faiths filled Saints Peter and Paul Jesuit Church to pray together at the beginning of the new judicial term. View Red Mass Photos>> Read More>>
Professor Alex Vernon represented the Immigration Law Clinic in participating in "Become a Citizen Day" hosted by the Chaldean Community Foundation and the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit on Saturday, September 19, in Sterling Heights. Attorneys and volunteers from these organizations and other firms assisted permanent residents in applying for citizenship. This was part of a nation-wide effort coordinated by organizations including the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Four UDM Law students will compete in the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Michigan's 16th Annual National Trial Advocacy Competition in Lansing on October 9-11, 2015. The prosecution team will be led by Scott Ruark and Nina Paolini-Lotarski, and the defense team members are Hannah Treppa and Patrina Bergamo.
UDM Law will offer new programming this fall to meet the needs of its entrepreneurial-minded students and graduates interested in developing their own law practices. Eight different free workshops have been scheduled for September 23 to November 18 at the School of Law campus, exploring the practical implications of developing a solo or small firm practice, and some will also be available for online viewing. The School was awarded a $30,000 grant from the DeWitt C. Holbrook Memorial Fund to fund and expand its Solo and Small Firm Incubator Program to add these workshops through a new Center for Solo and Small Firm Practice.
In the Fall 2015 issue of Conversations, a semi-annual magazine published by the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education, alumnus Allen Elzerman '03 praises UDM Law's commitment to social and criminal justice. In his article, "On Loan to the Poor," Elzerman discusses how he personifies that commitment through his work as a public defender and how his sense of fulfillment is more important than financial gain.
On Loan to the Poor, Conversations magazine, Issue 48 - Fall 2015 (written by Allen Elzerman '03)


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Effect of Antacids on the Pharmacokinetics of Raltegravir
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The purpose of this study is to test whether there is a drug interaction between raltegravir (a medicine used to treat the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV) and antacids.
HIV Infections
Drug: raltegravir
Drug: antacid
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Open Label
|Official Title:
|Effect of Antacids on the Pharmacokinetics of Raltegravir in Healthy Volunteers
- Raltegravir AUC with and without an antacid [ Time Frame: 0-48 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Raltegravir Cmax with and without an antacid [ Time Frame: 0-48 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: raltegravir alone
Subjects will receive a single dose of 400 mg raltegravir orally
Drug: raltegravir
raltegravir 400mg orally once
Other Name: Isentress
Experimental: raltegravir plus antacid
Subjects will receive a single dose of 400mg raltegravir orally simultaneously with an antacid
Drug: raltegravir
raltegravir 400mg orally once
Other Name: IsentressDrug: antacid
aluminum, magnesium, simethicone-containing antacid 30mL orally once
Other Name: Isentress, Maalox Plus Extra Strength
Detailed Description:
This study will determine if an interaction occurs between the HIV medicine raltegravir and an antacid. A prior study found an interaction with another medicine like raltegravir called elvitegravir and an antacid. The elvitegravir levels were reduced by half. The same interaction may occur with raltegravir and an antacid based on the structure of this medicine and how it works. When the levels of HIV medications are reduced, people with HIV can "fail" their treatment. The virus can multiply when the drug levels are too low and the medications can stop working. We need to be sure that antacids will not cause this problem with raltegravir.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Absence of HIV-1 infection as documented by any licensed ELISA test kit within 21 days prior to study entry.
- Age greater than or equal to 18 but less than or equal to 60 years.
- Ability and willingness to give written informed consent.
- Within 30% (+/-) of ideal body weight and total body weight of ≥ 50 kg.
- Hematology, Metabolic Profile, Renal, and Hepatic Function tests all within normal limits.
- Creatine kinase (CK) less than 3 times the upper limit of normal
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
- Women and men of reproductive potential who are actively engaging in sexual activity or assisted reproductive technology with the intent of pregnancy.
- Allergy/sensitivity to raltegravir.
- Allergy/sensitivity to antacids.
- Active drug or alcohol abuse or dependence that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements. While on study, subjects will be instructed not to consume alcohol for 48 hours prior the screening visit, and for the 24 hours preceding the intensive pharmacokinetic (PK) study visits and for 24 hours following the completion of the study visits.
- Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the subject's ability to participate in this protocol.
- Participation in any investigational drug studies within 30 days prior to study entry.
- History of or active cardiovascular, renal, hematologic, hepatic, neurologic, gastrointestinal, psychiatric, endocrine, or immunologic disease(s). This is inclusive of chronic illnesses such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, arthritis, diabetes, any chronic gastrointestinal conditions that might interfere with drug absorption.
- Use of investigational, prescription, and over-the-counter medications within 14 days of study entry with the following exceptions: aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and oral contraceptives
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00944307
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado Denver
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|Principal Investigator:
|Jennifer J Kiser, PharmD
|University of Colorado, Denver
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|University of Colorado, Denver
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|NCT00944307 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|July 20, 2009
|Last Updated:
|June 6, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Colorado, Denver:
drug interaction
human immunodeficiency virus
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, simethicone drug combination
Anti-Ulcer Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Protective Agents
Therapeutic Uses
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Chad Kroeger & Josey Scott For Spiderman
Posted on February 12, 2008"HERO" is a collaboration between Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, Saliva's Josey Scott, Soundgarden's Matt Cameron and Theory of a Deadman's Tyler Connolly. The "HERO" excitement began before the release was even recorded, with early rumours on who would be featured on this major track. The buzz continued to grow after the song was recorded in Vancouver in late March long before official radio dates, programmers latched onto the buzz and actively sought out the track.
Chad Kroeger, lead singer/guitarist of the quadruple platinum powerhouse, Nickelback, is the mastermind behind the construction and production of this epic song. The inspiration for the song stems from the phrase, "I am so high I can hear heaven," once told to him by a friend atop a mountain. Chad took the phrase and put together the song "Hero" that would hit the airwaves with the power of a tropical tsunami. To his credit, Chad has 5 hit songs under his belt with Nickelback including the record breaking smash, "How You Remind Me".
Josey Scott, frontman of hard rock band, Saliva, whose Island Records debut, Every Six Seconds, was released in 2001 lends his vocal harmonies to the "HERO" track. Saliva was honored with a Grammy nomination for "Your Disease" from Every Six Seconds, and the album is currently approaching platinum status.
"The moment I heard it… I wanted Chad's song," expresses Josey Scott when asked about working with Chad on the "HERO" single. "It was only supposed to be Josey and I, and then it was one thing that fell into place after another," comments Chad on the additions of Matt Cameron (Soundgarden drummer) and Tyler Connolly (Theory of a Deadman guitarist) to the line up that recorded "HERO".
And here are the lyrics... so you will be able to sing along with your radio!
I am so high I can hear heaven
I am so high I can hear heaven
Oh but heaven, no heaven, don't hear me
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away.
Someone told me love would all save us
How could that be
Look what love gave us
A world full of killing and blood spilling
that world never came
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away.
And now that the world isn't ending
It's love that I'm sending to you
It isn't the love of a hero
And that's why I fear it won't do
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I hold on to the wings of the eagles
Watch as we all fly away.
And they're watching us...watching us
Watching us… as we all fly away
and they're watching us...
they're watching us -
Watching us as we all fly away
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Getting financial assistance from the Petrofund comes in the form of reimbursement for incurred costs. The fund reimburses eligible applicants up to 90 percent of "reasonable and necessary" costs they incur in responding to a petroleum tank leak. The fund has published maximum cost guidelines to assist applicants in determining which costs qualify as reasonable, and the Minnesota Pollution Control Angency determines what work is necessary to protect public health, welfare and the environment. The maximum amount of reimbursement is $1 million for costs associated with a single tank leak and $2 million for costs associated with a single facility.
Applicants can access all the necessary reimbursement forms here.
Responsible parties -- Owners or operators of underground or above ground petroleum storage tanks where a release has occured.
Volunteers -- Those who do not qualify as a Responsible Person, but who hold legal or equitable title to the property where a petroleum tank release occurred.
Other persons -- Those who do not qualify as a responsible party or volunteer, but who took corrective action at the request or order of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Applicants need to be actively involved to ensure that investigative and clean-up work is conducted competently and cost-effectively. Applicants are also expected to:
Obtain a proposal (and competitive bids, when required by the rules) for all work performed.
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The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act expanded state requirements for reporting on school quality. Under the Act, states receiving Title I funding must prepare and disseminate annual report cards that, among other items, must include:
States must ensure data are accessible and disseminated to parents and the community. Many states, for example, have bolstered their department of education Web sites to provide easy-to-find information about schools. NCLB expired in 2007. As Congress has failed to take any action to renew or modify the law, President Obama's administration has been offering states waivers from many of NCLB's requirements for states that agree to comply with certain elements of the Obama administration's educational agenda, including college and career ready standards and evaluating or grading teachers, using, in part, students' standardized test scores.
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WOOLWICH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Almost everyone participating in the Dempsey Challenge has his or her own story of a person they're walking, running or riding for. This year's top fundraising team has been particularly inspired. Angela Black of Bath planned to walk with her team, "Team Angela," just as she had every time since the Dempsey Challenge began. But this year, her friends and family will be walking in her memory. Black succumbed to breast cancer on August 16.
Black's friends say she was a fighter. A single mom of a now 23-year old son, she fought stage 4 breast cancer for 5 1/2 years, never asking for pity. Her friend, Bonnie Novak, said, "She worked 40 hours a week at BIW. She would take her Wednesday afternoons, she'd get her chemo, go back to work on Thursday, and then work Saturday to make up her time. That's just the kind of person she was."
All she asked of her friends was to be as tough as she was. Her friend, Jean Ann Williams, said, "She just made sure that you knew that you didn't have it bad, you had it good. You were very very lucky."
But even the strongest of us need someone to lean on. The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing served that role for Angela by giving her massage therapy, hugs, and any other support she asked for, free of charge. "They just made her feel so special," Novak said. "And they're such a fantastic place. They care about everybody who comes into that door."
And so Black fought for the center, too, walking in the Dempsey Challenge from its inception, so others could benefit, too. Her goal this year was to have 50 people walk with her and raise $10,000. So when Black lost her battle against cancer this summer, her friends knew they couldn't give up on her goal. They vowed to push harder, and raise $39,000 for the Dempsey Center because Angela was 39 years old.
134 people plan to walk in the Dempsey Challenge this weekend on Team Angela. The group has surpassed its fundraising goal and is now working towards having a room at the Dempsey Center named in Black's honor.
"There's power in the community. The whole community has come together to raise funds," her friend Bill Coffill said.
You can learn more about how you can help Team Angela on its Facebook page.
Click here to learn more about the Dempsey Challenge. It begins on Saturday.


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Magazine Article | May 20, 2013
Why Selling Hybrid Storage Is The Better Decision
By making a few subtle changes to your sales approach, you can start selling hybrid backup solutions that are better for you and your customers.
For nearly all VARs and MSPs selling networking infrastructure solutions, data-backup solutions are a core part of their overall offering. The vast majority of solutions providers sell on-premise backup solutions, which often entails replacing traditional tape libraries with disk-based backup solutions. A small percentage of solutions providers forgo the on-site backup altogether and are moving their customers' businesses, including data backups, to the cloud. While on-premise backups and cloud-based backups are superior to having no backup, they each have weaknesses that leave your customers vulnerable. The better option you should consider is a hybrid backup solution, which includes both on-site and off-site data backups.
Making The Case For Hybrid Backup
I spoke with three industry data backup experts from Datto, KineticD, and Unitrends to get their take on hybrid data backups, including their advice on how to sell it, objections you should anticipate, and how you can overcome those objections. The first thing that's important is that you understand why hybrid is a better option for your customer. Here are two things to consider:
- True disaster recovery. If your client suffers a worst-case scenario, such as a fire, flood, tornado, or earthquake, its local backups will most likely be destroyed along with the rest of the office. This is where the cloud backup becomes so important, because the data is automatically copied to a secure, off-site data center that's far enough away from the client's facility that it wouldn't be impacted by the same natural disaster. Government organizations like FEMA track businesses impacted by disasters like hurricane Katrina, the Joplin, MO, tornadoes, and hurricane Sandy. More than half of the businesses impacted by such disasters are never able to recover. Data lost during these disasters and the time and effort to recover the data — combined with the task of getting back to work — are too heavy of a burden for businesses to shoulder.
- Faster data recovery. For those opting for the cloud-only backup, it's important to look at two facts: 1. on-premise server failures are much more likely to occur than natural disasters and 2. the speed that data can be restored over customers' local area network is far faster than they can restore data over the Internet. "There's just no comparison between the recovery speed of a local area network and Internet bandwidth performance," says Tom Simon, director of sales at Datto. "That's why a hybrid solution is the better option because it allows VARs and MSPs to provide the strengths of both kinds of backup and to maintain their reputation as trusted advisers for their clients' IT infrastructures."
What You Need To Know To Sell Hybrid Backup Solutions
Convincing yourself that hybrid backup solutions are the right option for your customer is only half the battle. The next thing you need to consider is how you're going to convince your customers. Since most VARs and MSPs will have customers who already have on-premise backup systems in place, here are some ways to engage those customers about upgrading to hybrid backups. "The VAR/MSP needs to understand the customer's data size, makeup, and change rate as well as the customer's overall sensitivity to downtime and cost before discussing the specifics of a hybrid solution," says Charles Patsios, director of channel marketing at Unitrends. "The maximum amount of downtime must be taken into consideration when understanding how much data should be left on-site and how much can be retained in the cloud."
One thing you can't underestimate before selling hybrid backup solutions is the importance of your salespeople. "An educated salesperson is always a better salesperson," says Jamie Brenzel, CEO of KineticD. "Talk to hybrid backup vendors for assistance before you go out to sell the product." Hybrid storage vendor partners have a vested interest in helping you get up to speed with this technology and your sales approach.
The consultation process is an important step that you can't overlook with selling this kind of solution. And you should never make assumptions about customers' recovery time objective (RTO) based on their annual revenues or number of employees. "A small business' lack of operating capital can require just as short of RTO as a larger customer that's governed by industry regulations like HIPAA or Sarbanes-Oxley," says Simon.
Anticipating, Overcoming Common Hybrid Backup Objections
While each customer is unique in some aspects, you'll quickly find that the objections to selling hybrid backup solutions are not. In fact, just about every objection you'll run into will focus on security to some extent. Customers want to know who has access to their data besides them. They may want to know what kind of encryption and other security measures are used by the cloud provider. Customers governed by strict industry guidelines may also worry that moving their data to the cloud could leave them open to fines. The following are a couple of suggestions for anticipating and overcoming these objections.
- Do your homework on your cloud services provider up front. Before you can confidently offer a hybrid backup solution, you need to ensure you've done your due diligence on your provider as there are some key differences between the type of cloud backup geared toward consumers and what your business clients require. "Consumer grade offerings provide limited amount of protection as well as resources to meet the need for a growing business," says Patsios. "For starters, you should ensure your cloud provider can provide an SLA [service level agreement] that guarantees uptime and protection of your customers' data." In addition to reviewing the cloud provider's documentation, KineticD's Brenzel recommends asking the provider specific questions to fully understand how it's protecting customers' data. "Some providers keep only one copy of a customer's data, which they protect with RAID 6 drive arrays," he says. "We feel that providers need to keep two separate copies of customers' data in addition to protecting that data with RAID 6 arrays."
- Encrypt data for further security. Even though your cloud provider should already have access control processes in place to protect your customers' data, encrypting that data is another practical way to give your customers another layer of protection. "We recommend that VARs/MSPs encrypt data on-site, prior to backing up the data to the cloud," says Simon. Brenzel agrees with this advice and adds, "Look for solutions that support 448-bit Blowfish encryption for local and cloud backups. To our knowledge there has never been a case where someone has cracked that level of encryption."
Most customers understand how valuable their data is to their organizations, but many take for granted that it will always be there. Getting those same customers to spend a little more for a hybrid backup solution is a similar process to selling insurance. "The cloud copy is insurance, and like most people, no one likes paying for insurance, but when you really need it, you're happy you have it," says Brenzel.


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The LaSportiva Helios Shoe is a minimalist, highly breathable, fast draining neutral trail shoe perfect for all levels of trail running and light road use.
* This product does not qualify for shipping to all countries.
- Integral Gusseted Tongue
- Construction for an excellent fit and easy use
- Highly flexible morphodynamic midsole adapts to trail features and delivers the perfect amount of cushioning
- Hydrain Nylon mesh allows quick drainage while keeping out silt and sand
- Wicking hydrophobic EVA mesh maintains a soft breathable upper
- Super fine mesh lets water out while keeping out silt and dirt
- Breathable tongue stays centered at all times
- Floating lightweight and flexible TPU lacing harness
- 2mm LaSpEVA layer for added cushion and protection
- Injection molded minimal MorphoDynamic midsole for the perfect balance between sensitivity and cushioning
- Durable and grippy FriXion
- AT rubber outsole has great rebound and crosses over to road running
- LAST: Women's Tempo 2
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- LINING: Wicking EVA AirMesh (heel only)
- MIDSOLE: MorphoDynamic Injection Molded EVA/ 2mm LaSpEVA
- DROP (MM): 4mm
- CUSHIONING: Midsole 35A
Gender: Women's
Weight: 6.75 oz / 195 g
Fit: Medium/ Wide
Shoe Upper: HyDrain Mesh,WickingEVA AirMesh,PolyGrid
Shoe Lining: Wicking EVA AirMesh (heel only)
Shoe Sole: FriXion AT/ VA Wave
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Occasionally-very occasionally-we think of the assorted celebrities who frequently appear on WhoWhatWearDaily.com as our team. We're not sure there is a sport that allows such a large team (athletics are not our forte) and clearly the people we feature don't attend practice together, but bear with us anyway. On this team, you've got your star players like Kate Moss, your wild cards like Chloe Sevigny, and a few go-to girls who consistently deliver. Rachel Bilson falls into the latter category, as she's always a dependable source for accessible, understated, and chic personal style.
One of the reasons Bilson is beloved by readers and editors alike is because she's so adept at dressing for her figure. Tiny frames like Bilson's can easily get overwhelmed but she avoids this common mistake by sticking to sleek (not skintight) pieces and silhouettes. She also keeps everything in correct proportions by accentuating her waist with belts, tucked in shirts, and tops with sashes or other waist details.
While musing the oh-so pressing question of, "What would Rachel wear?" we knew we'd need to pull some classic pieces with a twist, like the See by Chloe coat above. The timeless swing shape combined with the uncommon dark orange color simply seemed fitting and brilliantly Bilsonesque!
1. NARS/Phillip Lim 3.1 Fall Palette ($80)
Compact and cute, this custom kit from NARS was created with Phillip Lim 3.1 and part of the proceeds benefits Al Gore's The Climate Project. The palette contains two shadows (Night Fever, black with silver glitter, and Ondine, plum with gold shimmer), two lipsticks (Promiscuous, honey beige, and Viridiana, rich burgundy), blush (Luster, sheer golden apricot), and all-over color (The Multiple in Malibu, pinkish brown).
2. See By Chloe Short Swing Coat ($582)
The cropped sleeves and a-line cut of this coat are both fashionable and perfect on petites. We're simply mad about the marmalade color too; it's unique and seriously memorable.
3. Polished Cuff ($5.80)
Bilson avoids looking overly accesorized by judiciously rationing the amount of jewelry she wears at any given time. While she clearly has savvy editing skills, this doesn't mean she limits herself to safe pieces. This two-inch wide, polished metal cuff embodies this spirit (and is ridiculously inexpensive).
4. Development Horse Print Camisole ($220)
As mentioned above, Bilson tends to pick pieces that are body-conscious but modest, so we thought this Development top would be a smart selection. The mushroom-colored, silk chiffon camisole buttons up the front and has a subtle print of horses.
5. Lanvin Key West Oversized Sunglasses ($285)
Bilson's not afraid of a bold sunglass (see yesterday's A Guy's Opinion for example), so we selected these slightly oversized Lanvin frames. The semi-rimless style is intriguing and the Dark Tortoise shade is universally flattering.
6. Vanessa Bruno Athe Pleated Front Mini Skirt ($220)
The narrow fit of this gray wool skirt would be a slam-dunk style-wise. The pleated detailing on the front of the skirt is fantastic without being fussy.
7. BCBG Tall Leather Boot ($350)
We could definitely see Bilson tooling around town in these foot-friendly flat leather boots. The above pair are by BCBG and they are quite similar to the tres popular Lanvin Flat Knee Boots we've seen on everyone this season.
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European Destinations for Excellence(EDEN) rendered tourism accessible to all Pubblicato il: 26/11/2013
On 11 November 2013, 19 European Tourism Destinations have been awarded for their achievements in accessibility under the EDEN initiative. They have also proven to be efficient in sustainable tourism management.
On the following day, the EDEN Network, gathering around 200 newly and previously awarded destinations and runners-up, met to discuss ways of efficient cooperation and promotion of their destinations.
During the meeting, newly awarded destinations and runners-up joined the EDEN Network by signing the Brussels Declaration on a European Network of Destinations of Excellence for sustainable tourism.


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Very few advertisements have the knack of making an impact. For me, the Idea mobile ad (of educating rural children) is truly admirable for the social message it echoes.
While in urban India, cellphones are used for catching up with friends, closing business deals and connecting with our near and dear ones. In the rural scenario, mobile phones hold the potential of revolutionizing education.
In a country where the IT and telecom sectors are booming, the average literacy rate is 65%. Is there any way in which these profit-churning sectors are positively affecting the literacy levels?
Distance education is a familiar term for anyone who has pursued their degrees over the internet from a university based out of another state or country. So what is stopping us from localizing the concept of 'distant learning' to the grassroot level?
Limited funding and weak infrastructure are two of the major deterrents to the growth of literacy level in rural India. Education is secondary, as schools are not always located in close vicinity, and family obligations and chores dominate the lives of rural communities (including children). Yet, education can touch the lives of those who wish to learn; technology and telecom have already joined hands to make a difference to the lives of the rural youth.
The Lifeline for Education program managed by One World aims to provide academic support to teachers in rural schools in India – using accessible communication mediums like mobile phones. The system uses simple communication protocols to facilitate education in remote regions of the country. The program is servicing 13 panchayats, 164 villages, and 571 schools (as of March 2008) in the Monteswar Block in the Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
Another alternative is for teachers, volunteers and organizations to take the onus of adopting a village and ensuring that they make a difference to the literacy rates in these areas. For example, The Times of India's 'Teach India' campaign created a positive wave in urban India and saw volunteers from every walk of life come together and make a difference to the way that knowledge is shared. It is time to replicate this model in rural India and use mobile phones as a medium to reach lives untouched by the gift of education.
Research company Global Equities has projected that education could amount for 20-25% of iPhone sales in the next few years. No doubt India has a long way to go, but if the public, the corporates and the government collaborate, it is definitely a good time to start the journey.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen sums up the need for education in ten words: "Illiteracy and innumeracy are a greater threat to humanity than terrorism."
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|Gorge fire acreage less than anticipated
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Firefighters from the Eastern Arizona Incident Management Team took over control of operations yesterday on a fire that has been raging since Wednesday near Linville Gorge.A more precise mapping system revealed the fire charred 550 acres, not up to 800, as firefighters thought earlier.
Over 200 firefighters, 2 helicopters, and 2 bulldozers have attacked the fire in hopes of keeping it south of Pinch in Trail and east of N.C. 105. Today's plan, according to Public Information Officer Diane Bone, is to secure the Northwestern Flank along 105 by attacking from Pinch in Trail. If the attack works, Bone says more helicopter drops are likely this evening.
This afternoon, the wind is supposed to change directions, something Bone assures the U.S. Forest Service is keeping close tabs on. Weather will be a big factor in how quickly the fire can be contained. Latest reports suggest 20 percent containment.Firefighters believe the fire started at Pinnacle Trail as an escaped campfire and are investigating accordingly. Old N.C. Highway 105, Spence Ridge Bridge, and several trails remain closed until the fire is under control.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
book club reminder!
This is a friendly reminder that we have a Book Club date for this Thursday, July 15.
The book is The Help, by Kathryn Stockett.
It's a quick read---if you don't have all that much to do the next two days, you can most certainly knock it out.
and it's worth it.
this is one. very. good. book.
Hey Steph, what kind of snacks pair well with reading?
oh, I'm so glad you asked!
spinach artichoke dip
brie with apricot topping
apple dumplings
chocolate mousse
chex mix
mulled wine
nuts and bolts
tomatoes and goat cheese with balsamic cranberry syrup
chocolate covered strawberries
chocolate fondue
and last up, always a crowd favorite, even though I admit the ingredients sound terribly odd:
mommy crack, AKA Rotel Dip
See you Thursday!!
12 comments:
- Jess said...
oh darn, i just ordered this book and wont be able to read it in time =(
- July 13, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Ginger said...
We just did The Help over at Sweet Iced Tea... http://sweeticedtea.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/sweet-iced-tea-book-club-the-help/
It was a book with a lot of food in it. Love your suggestions for snacks. I'm gonna star that for great party food ideas.
- July 13, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Cassidy said...
I'm reading it! Loving it so far.
- July 13, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Shelle and Dan said...
I'm almost done. Totally, totally diggin this book.
- July 13, 2010 at 10:27 AM
- Dorinda said...
Really you must serve "Deviled Eggs"...Hilly always wanted them! I served them for my Book Club, but couldn't figure out how to do in my crock pot. Loved the book and love your recipes! Dorinda
- July 13, 2010 at 5:26 PM
Ordered it from Amazon and it suppose to be here tomorrow. So I know I won't finish it in time.
- July 13, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Andrea said...
So weird, I have a book club meeting on Thursday and our book is The Help. Looking forward to it!
- July 13, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Amo said...
Another version of Rotel Dip that we eat here in Arkansas is a can of Rotel, a block of Velveeta cheese, and a can of black beans. Mmmm...delicious! And yes, it is crack!
- July 13, 2010 at 7:58 PM
- Michelle said...
I recently finished the book, it was really good. My tip: I got both the actual book & the audio version from my library. It happened to be the same week I was cleaning out a dreaded catch-all room. I listened to the audio book while I cleaned; which made it more tolerable. Then at night I read the actual book.
- July 13, 2010 at 8:19 PM
I'm looking forward to the book thingy tomorrow night. Although I don't have any idea how to participate on Twitter. I'm more of a Facebook gal. Anyhow, I'll figure it out.
The book is an ambitious read for me. 444 pages. I'm used to 150-pagers. But I'm enjoying it. Although starting to freak out - I'm on page 197 with less than 24 hours to go! The children may starve tomorrow...
- July 14, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- Stephanie O'Dea said...
you can do it, Sara Beth! :-)
- July 14, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Sara Beth said...
So this morning I finally finished the book - only 36 hour behind schedule. The book didn't WOW me but it was good entertainment. I mostly read for pleasure, not literary genius, but she does have a great knack for character development. I think she could have accomplished the same story in about 100 pages less. But that's just me.
What is your next book selection? I'm anxious for the announcement!
On another note, I want to tell you how much I admire your dedication to your blog and am a blogger wanna be myself. I love to write and will write a book sometime before I push up daisies. I'm still waiting for inspiration to hit me square in the head. I just keep looking... no major "hits" yet.
I try to keep a blog of sorts but am sporadic at best. I feel another one coming on soon. You can read it at www.welcomehomefunnybone.blogspot.com if you are bored (or desperate)...
Do you have any interest in publishing a novel someday? Your witty writing is very entertaining! I'll keep checking back with you, because I feel like I am getting to know you and your family, and I like your cooking ;o)
You don't have to post this to your site, I just wanted to send you this message and didn't know of any other way...
Sara Beth
West Michigan
- July 17, 2010 at 11:27 AM
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EleSondra 'El' De Romano, a former drug addict and prostitute, points to an alley off Starr Avenue in east Toledo where young girls, mostly heroin addicts, perform 'quick sex' for as little as $10. / James Miller/CentralOhio.com
By the numbers
estimated Ohio children sold as sex slaves each year
$9.8 billion
size of human trafficking industry in the U.S.
average age a child is first exploited through prostitution
35 percent
Ohioans in the sex trade who started before age 18
Source: Shared Hope International, 2012 Domestic Sex Trafficking in Ohio report
She has run away from home. She has been abused by her relatives. She has been performing poorly at school and is depressed.
Every human trafficking victim has a different story of how they were sold into the sex trade or forced into domestic servitude, but their stories all start in the same place vulnerability. And as State Rep. Teresa Fedor said, What girl isnt vulnerable at 15?
This month, FBI agents arrested four Ashland residents accused of forcing a 29-year-old woman with cognitive disabilities to perform manual labor inside their two-story home. Authorities report the woman and her 5-year-old child were beaten, threatened with large snakes, and forced to live in a padlocked room with a large iguana.
Its easy to assume this is a Toledo problem, a Columbus problem or even an Ashland problem, but people who lived and study human trafficking know its everyones problem.
Drugs, guns and human trafficking are the three largest and most profitable criminal enterprises, said Celia Williamson, a University of Toledo social work professor who has studied human trafficking since 1993.
So, if you look in these towns and say to yourself: Is there illegal drugs being sold here? Is there illegal guns being sold here? Why wouldnt there be people being sold here? Because they are so respectful of your community that they would skip your community and say, Oh no, were not going to sell here. The police force is too strong in Mansfield, so were not going to. No! Matter of fact, thats where it grows. It grows in places of ignorance.
About 1,078 Ohio children are sold as sex slaves each year and an additional 2,879 are susceptible to sex trafficking, according to a 2010 report on the Prevalence of Human Trafficking in Ohio. Ohio ranked ninth in the National Human Trafficking Hotlines 2011 calls for potential human trafficking locations.
A report, released Thursday by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, listed 30 investigations into human trafficking statewide since legislation increasing penalties for the crime was signed in 2012. Only 11 police departments reported statistics, and seven cases resulted in convictions.
In the report, DeWine said cases were underreported by prosecutors and police officers getting acquainted with the new law.
Alice Adkins, founder of Hope Outreach, a Zanesville nonprofit dedicated to helping prostitutes and drug addicts, estimated she sees 21 pimps and prostitutes on the citys streets each year and that doesnt include people selling services online and behind closed doors. However, people in Zanesville have little tolerance for prostitution and rarely see it as human trafficking, she said.
I think people need to realize that most of these girls, they are the victim, if not a victim of the pimp who has lured them out, theyre a victim of the drugs. Theyre a victim of their dad or uncle or some other person of authority that sexually abused them when they were growing up, Adkins said.
The women of Zanesvilles stories, and the stories of women across Ohio, look a lot like EleSondra El De Romano, of East Toledos journey.
El's story
De Romano has walked the streets nearly her entire life first as a sex worker, rape victim and crack addict and, now, as a human trafficking survivor known by everyone in East Toledo as El, Mama, and affectionately, Captain Save-a-Hoe.
My mother was a prostitute. My father was a pimp. My father went to prison when I was 4. He shot two men and killed them because they called my mother a bitch, De Romano rattled off in her no-nonsense tone while seated on a cloth couch in the duplex she shares with her fiance. The next block over, sex workers some of whom De Romano watched grow up with her three sons will sell oral sex for $10 to feed their addictions, maybe with heroin, the most recent drug of choice.
De Romanos journey to the streets of Toledo started when she was placed in foster care in Grand Rapids, Mich. The first night, she was sodomized and raped by her foster father and brother, she said. The abuse continued until she was about 6 years old, when a teacher noticed something was wrong.
She was placed with da bomb foster home briefly, then returned to her mothers custody, where her mothers boyfriend assaulted her.
Tired of the abuse, she hit the streets at the age of 11. Shortly thereafter she was taken by a human trafficker, who started pimping her out to other men. It wasnt until a john noticed her age and took her to police that she was able to escape.
But that wasnt the end of the nightmare. She spent time in her fathers prostitution operation in Detroit and behind bars before she moved to Toledo with a Christian family who hoped the new environment would help her change.
However, she wasnt used to curfews and caring people, so she returned to the streets. There De Romano nurtured an addiction to crack-cocaine and became the arm candy of drug dealers and pimps.
You know that Cadillac has that Cadillac emblem? Thats what I was to the other dudes. I was like their little emblem, she said.
De Romano had three children during that time and sent the first two to live with relatives so they wouldnt be placed in the foster care system. She and her ex-husband, tired of the lifestyle, decided to stop using drugs. After two years of sneaking around and smoking, she was clean.
During the next decade, De Romano would open Wake Up Youth, a program that catered to human trafficking victims and survivors, be interviewed for a book published by national anti-human trafficking organization Shared Hope International, and assist FBI agents in getting women to testify against traffickers in the Precious Cargo case a massive 2005 bust in Harrisburg, Pa., that involved numerous Toledo victims and offenders.
De Romano said she doesnt want sympathy for what she went through. She wants people to have sympathy for the girls still being trafficked and hopes her story can help them through tough times.
God took me through what he took me through to get me to where I am today, to use me as a tool to educate and help people, to say that, If I can do it, you can do it, she said.
CentralOhio.com reporters Kaitlin Durbin and Hannah Sparling contributed to this report.


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Mystery solved, partially.
Headstones of Aaron and Betsey Thomas soon will return to the family plot in Morningside Cemetery, Raymond Street in Malone. After several decades in the basement of the Times, 260 Washington St., Watertown, it was discovered Thursday by Malone village resident Allen S. Beamish that the monuments belong in Section G of the cemetery, where nine other Thomas family members are buried.
Mr. Beamish told a Times reporter Thursday that after he read about the mystery in the paper earlier this week, he began digging for answers.
I had a friend when I grew up that was a Thomas, and I was thinking if this person was related, he said. I knew there was a Thomas family plot in Malone because I have a photographic memory. You can go online and check inventory, and it says Aaron and Betsey Thomas are buried there.
Helpful markings on the two headstones said Aaron died on June 4, 1869, and his widow survived him by nearly five years, dying April 11, 1874.
After Times staff searched for any clues about the mystery Thomas couple, a volunteer in the genealogy department at the Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library found Aaron and Betsey were a farming couple who owned a considerable amount of property in Franklin County, somewhere in or near Malone. His source: the 1860 census for Franklin County, displayed on HeritageQuest Online.
Through his own research, Mr. Beamish found matching dates and names, although Betsey was spelled Betsy through the Northern New York Tombstone Transcription Project, an online tracking system for people in cemetery plots in Franklin, Clinton and Essex counties. The project was hosted by rootsweb, an Ancestry.com online community.
The project also listed that both Aaron and Betsey have footstones at the cemetery, along with seven other relatives.
Even a last name as common as Thomas couldnt stop Mr. Beamish from solving part of the Timess headstone mystery. He said hes always been fascinated with history and learning about peoples ancestors.
Im like a graveyard rabbit, he said. My mom would take us there when we were little and Id wonder what life was like back then. My mother instilled in me that it was important to learn about people before you. Its a respect thing. People now dont even respect the living.
Richard S. Allen, cemetery superintendent, said he was unaware the headstones were missing until he read it in the Times this week.
I went in the office, checked records and found they are buried in the Marvin Thomas lot, he said. Its an older section of the cemetery. In this cemetery, there are several areas that dont have markers.
He said he would check the sites today to see whether they have headstones.
Morningside Cemetery is a total of 46 acres, and Section G alone is four acres. Lot 33, where the Thomas family is buried, is 424 square feet. Mr. Allen said the most recent burial was a Willis Thomas in 1919.
Mr. Beamish, Mr. Allen and John B, Johnson Jr., the Times editor and co-publisher, all have said they have no idea how, or why, the headstones ended up in the Times basement.
I just cant imagine how theyd be uprooted, Mr. Allen said. I hope theyll end up coming back, and well send them where they belong.
Jeanne R. Snow, former publisher of the Thousand Islands Sun, has a theory about how the headstones found their way to Watertown.
According to Mrs. Snow, during the days of hot metal typesetting, when machines such as the Linotype cast molten lead into letters and lines of type, newspaper companies would buy rejected headstones to hold the heavy frames, or chases, that held the slugs used to press ink onto paper.
Mrs. Snow has just such a headstone from the Thousand Island Printing Co. plant, which dates to 1901. The name on the stone is Manoah Pratt. His headstone, perhaps rejected because of an error or sold by the stonemason because of a failure to pay, once formed part of her patio before an addition was built onto her home.
Mr. Johnson said he wasnt sure how the headstones would be returned, but well get them back there.
Times staff writer Daniel Flatley contributed to this report.
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