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When I was little, my Abuela would tell a story of how this moss came to be: a beautiful raven-haired woman was escaping her evil, cruel husband and as she ran in the night through the trees, her hair became entangled.
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- 政府強拆人要自焚官員無動於衷Gov't official turns deaf ear to Ms. Jia's immolation to protest against political violence
- 活摘器官调查 Telephone investigation into live organ harvest issues
- 推特是我的城市 Twitter is my city
- CCP refusing to apologize as promised, leaving the victim on hunger strike!
- SOS: 15-yr-old boy crying for help
Disclaimer of Suicide _ Hu Zongyin
Chinese dissidents, petitioners and human right activists have to publish "disclaimer of suicide" in order to prevent the murder by the government at all levels. This happens after many similar events. Here attached is one of the disclaimer read by Mr. Hu Zongyin.
The English translation is as follows:
Disclaimer of suicide
I, Hu Zongyin, a Chinese resident ,thereby declare that:
1. I am an individual with reasonable cautions and of optimistic and good nature;
2. I am in healthy conditions with perseverence in hardships and confidence in life;
3. No matter in the past, present or future, no matter for any reasons such as diseases, political persecution or hardships in life, I will by no means resort to suicide for release of the pains or hardships.
4. In case of any news release about my "being suicided" including but not limited to hanging, car accident, drinking water, playing doggo, jumping from a building etc., it must be caused by nothing but murder.
5. Except the brutal authoritarianism, I have made no other enmity in this world.
This is the evidence of my will as such.
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An award-winning Notre Dame researcher, recognized for his research on trust, has come to the Huntsman School of Business to become the new head of the Department of Management.
James H. Davis, who will also be a professor, is known for launching the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Notre Dame in 1998, which he called "an entrepreneurship ecosystem." In the 10 years he served as its director, it was consistently ranked among the top 20 programs in the country.
"I don't want to be second to anybody," Dr. Davis said. "I would not have come to the Huntsman School if we could not be the number one undergraduate school of business in the country. We have that potential with many of our programs." In 2006, Academy of Management, the leading professional association for professors of management, honored Dr. Davis for his research on trust, calling it the best theoretical, groundbreaking research of the 1990s.
With research interests and publications in the areas of trust, stewardship theory, strategic decision-making, corporate governance,
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At Notre Dame, Dr. Davis was the John F. O'Shaughnessy Chair of Family Enterprises in 2006 and the Milan Siegfried Director of Entrepreneurial Studies in 2004. While there, Dr. Davis was also presented with the President's Award, recognizing him for his contributions to the university. He was also named as the MBA Outstanding Professor of the Year at Notre Dame three times.
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Star Trek related answer would be the Argo from Nemesis. I'm sure it has all of the comforts of a runabout. Pluse a big cargo area with a vehicle for use on the ground. But the vehicle would have to be a warthog from Halo.
Judging from the size of the shuttle, the size of the buggie and the size of the runabout, I don't think there's much interior space left in the Argo-shuttle for comforts. Not unless you dump the buggie and refit the interior with a spacious cabin and such.
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Recently, my albuteral inhalers quit working as rescue inhalers. They will keep the attack from getting worse, but won't make it any better. I've had to resort to carrying a neb all the time (thank goodness for handheld units). Because it is non-allergic asthma, I never know when it's going to hit and have no idea what flares it off. I have been allergy tested (both skin and blood) and have no allergies. That has only led to more frustration.
I am working with an asthma specialist and do have an action plan. It will be updated at my Oct. appointment to reflect the neb instead of inhalers. I check my peak flow's twice a day and generally know where the limits are before I have problems and definitely what the limits are that I need to see the doc.
I am constantly exposed to whatever is going around-not only do I manage a family med. practice, I also work front desk. It's amazing how many people will sign in and cough or sneeze right in your face! I get flu shots yearly and intend to get pneumonia this year, as my asthma has been worse than usual. I exercise regularly (active in martial arts) and am able to work outside in my yard pushing a mower for around 3 hrs when the yard needs it! All in all, my life goes on and I'm grateful for that.
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The other problem is the albuteral is now causing me to have migraines. Those were under control and I only had a few over the past 2 years. Now, every time I use albuteral, I get a migraine.
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Resident Rotations
The first year (PGY-1) is currently spent on general surgical rotations at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). Rotations are chosen which will be beneficial to the resident's subsequent career in otorhinolaryngology: head and neck surgery. The four years of clinical otolaryngology training consist of 14 three-month clinical rotations and one six-month research rotation at the PGY-4 level. The rotation schedule is designed to offer each resident an equivalent experience.
Further, all aspects of adult and pediatric otolaryngology-head and neck surgery are taught and practiced so as to provide for a well-rounded program. Experience throughout the otolaryngology portion of the training program is progressive with increasing clinical and surgical responsibility. Each resident within the program has his or her final rotation at each institution in the capacity of chief, culminating as chief administrative resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Clinical Subspecialties
The Department has an extremely active program in clinical otology-neurotology and has a close working relationship with the Division of Neurosurgery. In collaboration with Neurosurgery and other interested specialties, the Department has developed a multidisciplinary Skull Base Center. A significant number of skull base and posterior fossa cases are performed each month, in addition to more routine otologic operations such as middle ear and mastoid procedures.
The Department opened a multidisciplinary Balance Center in 1995. The Center provides both the most sophisticated diagnostic and rehabilitative equipment and the opportunity for exciting clinical research. There is an ongoing and active adult and pediatric cochlear implant program, which has performed implantation and rehabilitation for more patients than any other Center in the area. Resident education in otology/neurotology is based on clinical experience in ambulatory and inpatient care with emphasis on operative techniques of the temporal bone in the Sargent Temporal Bone Laboratory. Didactic lectures in temporal bone anatomy and histopathology supplement this experience providing the resident with a comprehensive understanding of this anatomic region.
Opportunities exist for research in vestibular diagnosis and rehabilitation, tinnitus, cochlear implantation, and disorders of the facial nerve. Residents and faculty have strong research support for otologicneurotologic research as provided by the Hearing Sciences Center as well as the Division of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center attracts patients with rhinologic disease from all parts of the world and these patients, combined with patients who are self referred or regionally referred provide an unparalleled opportunity for resident exposure and training in this growing and increasingly important field.
Resident training in rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery begins with a full understanding of nasal and paranasal sinus anatomy and pathophysiology. This is achieved through formal didactic sessions (both lectures and videotapes), anatomic fresh cadaver dissection, and routine office nasal endoscopy.
Residents work closely with our attending staff while using the world's most advanced technology. Quality video and photodocumentation systems are used for teaching in both the operating room and outpatient clinics and a variety of computer assisted surgical navigation systems are available in the operating room.
Research opportunities include ongoing work on the pathogenesis of chronic sinus disease, mucociliary clearance of the paranasal sinuses, rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry, fungal sinusitis and staging systems for sinusitis. Several research projects are also ongoing with collaboration of the Smell and Taste Center.
Upon successful completion of the didactic/clinical training program, residents should have the background training necessary to become leaders in this area.
Head and Neck Oncology
Resident training in head and neck oncologic surgery is a major aspect of our clinical experience. The Department administers a multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Center in conjunction with the Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. The Center has been an outstanding success and currently sees over 600 new head and neck cancer patients annually.
Didactic instruction in head and neck oncology is provided in a formal course for all residents. Clinical research opportunities for residents exist not only with regard to patient management and surgical techniques but also in related disciplines such as bronchoesophagology. Basic science research projects have involved magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging of head and neck tumors as well as work in tumor cell biology and tumor immunology in the Wistar Institute. The department's Tumor Biology Laboratory provides an established environment for residents who choose to spend their 6-month research block studying mechanisms of tumor progression.
Clinical research is also currently ongoing with regard to evaluation of the role of neurotropic peptides in perineural invasion in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.The Department and the Medical Center are both committed to the field of outcomes research and cooperative programs and educational opportunities are available through the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and the Leonard Davis Institute. Quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer is one of the areas currently being studied.
Facial Plastic / Reconstructive Surgery
Resident experience in facial cosmetic surgery is developed by interaction with the Departmental Cosmetic Surgery Program. Facial Trauma is a significant component of several rotations and faculty with special interest and expertise in this area provide subspecialty teaching. Residents may attend a microvascular laboratory course giving hands- on instruction in arterial and venous anastomosis in the rat. The full range of topics within the field of reconstructive surgery of the head and neck is covered clinically as well as in lecture format.
Surgical defects generated by head and neck oncologic activities provide considerable volume of experience in reconstructive surgery. This includes not only strong experience with pedicle composite flaps but also experience in the use of free flap reconstruction with microvascular anastomosis.
Additionally, the Department works closely with the Department of Dermatology in the flap closure of facial and head and neck defects resulting from Mohs' chemosurgery. The Department participates as a member of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Human Appearance.
Significant advances have occurred in recent years in the diagnosis and surgery of laryngeal pathology. The department has a voice laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art, microprocessor-based, digital signal processing equipment, and laryngeal stroboscopy with video documentation. The entire range of phonosurgery is practiced.
Research in laryngology has included such topics as speech patterns in patients with multiple sclerosis. The laboratory provides rich research opportunities for the resident in training. Additionally, the Department now houses the Tucker Laryngeal Collection, a whole organ section collection which provides an excellent resource for clinical research.
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
The Division of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology is based in the Department of ORL:HNS. Physically, the clinical facilities of the Division of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology and the Balance Center are also housed within the Department, so as to ensure informal interaction between the staff and residents.
The disciplines of audiology, speech-language pathology, and balance are integrated into the curriculum for residents in ORL:HNS. Specifically, the faculty and staff in Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology provide introductory lectures in these disciplines during the first two months of the PGY-2 year. The purpose of these lectures is to provide basic understanding of the clinical measures conducted to evaluate patients (adults and children) with hearing, balance, speech, language and swallowing disorders. These lectures include interactive programs for learning which enable handson experience with some of the diagnostic procedures used to evaluate patients with communication, swallowing and balance disorders.
During three months of the PGY-3 year, each resident spends one day/week rotating through various sections of the Division of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. This rotation provides an in-depth experience with the diagnostic and therapeutic activities of audiologists and speech pathologists, and provides an opportunity for learning referral procedures, interpretation of test measures, and management strategies for patients with disorders of communication and balance. The didactic lecture series for residents in clinical and basic sciences includes the faculty and staff in audiology and speech-language pathology to insure the broadest exposure to the disciplines of hearing, speech, language, swallowing and balance throughout the years of residency in ORL:HNS.
Residents are involved with staff speech pathologists in the team-approach to the evaluation and management of patients with swallowing and voice disorders.
The faculty and staff in the Division encourage the development of clinical research projects by residents within the disciplines of Audiology, Balance, Speech-Language, and Swallowing. The Department requires every resident to have a broad exposure to these disciplines, and provides the opportunity for in-depth experiences for the resident whose clinical or research interests suggest the need for such exposure.
Hearing Sciences Center
The Hearing Sciences Center is a multidisciplinary center developed by the Department to integrate the research activities of a number of scientists and laboratories on the Penn Campus working in the area of hearing research. The keystone of the Center is the Auditory Research Laboratory. The Hearing Sciences Center is under the direction of James C. Saunders Ph.D. who has received the University's highest award for his teaching in research methodology and in auditory neurobiology.
Research opportunities in the Auditory Research Laboratory are organized within three primary areas.These are: a) hair cell micro mechanics, b) hair cell regeneration, and c) signal processing at the auditory cortex.
Other faculty within the Auditory Sciences Center study such areas as inner ear homeostasis and the stria vasaillaris. The Department currently carries a funding grant for research within the hearing, balance and olfactory senses.
Other research opportunities in the Hearing Sciences Center include the Department's Developmental Auditory Biology laboratory. Research is underway to better understand the cellular mechanics underlying the development of hearing in mammals. The development of neural pathways between the ear and brain are being examined. An additional very interesting opportunity exists within the field of molecular biology to study the functioning of sound damaged, and regenerating hair cells. Co-operative research is currently being initiated between the Auditory Research Laboratory and several other laboratories in the Hearing Sciences Center to evaluate the molecular biology of the isolated hair cell in different phases of activity.
Smell and Taste Center
The University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center was established under the scientific leadership of Richard Doty Ph.D. in 1980 as the result of funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and other sources. This unique Center devoted to the senses of taste and smell-has achieved worldwide prominence for both its research and clinical activities, and is currently planning for the expansion of its clinical services, research programs and staff.
The Center focuses on three primary goals: first, to provide clinical evaluation, treatment and counseling for patients experiencing taste and smell disorders; second, to provide the facilities and an intellectual focus for research in both basic and applied aspects of chemoreception; and third, to provide training for the students and doctoral level scientists and other interested medical personnel in both basic and applied aspects of chemoreception science. Publications resulting from the Center's work number several hundred.
Sleep Center
The Penn Sleep Center is one of the largest and most up-to-date sleep medicine departments in the country. The Sleep Center is under the direction of the Department of Medicine and is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
The relationship between the members of the Sleep Center and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology is unique with joint clinical sessions held at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with the Department of Medicine Director of the Sleep Center and the Otolaryngology Surgical Director of the Sleep Center.
Otolaryngology residents have the opportunity to be involved in these sessions as well as the other activities of the Sleep Center. They are exposed to the most current advances in the treatment and evaluation of sleep disorders and have the opportunity to perform the latest surgical procedures in this field.
Pediatric Otolaryngology
The Division of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology is based at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), under the direction of Dr.William Potsic. The division has one of the largest clinical faculties of any pediatric otolaryngology division and provides a superb, diverse pediatric otolaryngology experience. CHOP is located next door to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ambulatory care in pediatric otolaryngology is provided to children ranging in age from newborns to 18 years at the Richard D.Wood Ambulatory Care Center. Well over 23,000 outpatient visits are made each year with a referral area including southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.
All aspects of pediatric otolaryngology care are provided by the faculty and resident staff and include: otology, bronchoesophagology, head and neck surgery, treatment of nasal and sinus disease, and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. Specifically, CHOP Pediatric Otolaryngology is operating a multidisciplinary airway clinic for children with all types of airway problems, including subglottic stenosis and chronic tracheotomies.


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Sylvanus Okpala may have made a name for himself in the world's greatest sport, but as a growing boy in Onitsha, Anambra State, his vision was different.
Okpala was a multi-talented athlete. A footballer, he was also a strong long jumper, a 200m and 400m runner.
He led St. John's Primary School, Fegge, Onitsha, to many sport events and came back with medals. His athletic prowess made him a superstar and many thought he was going to make a career out of athletics in the future.
But deep down, the young Okpala's sights were set on wearing a wig and gown.
"When I was a kid, my dream was to become a lawyer," he told our correspondent in Lagos during the week.
"I fell in love with the legal profession because I loved (and still love) debates and the fact that lawyers command a lot of respect from the public.
"But when I began to enjoy playing football, I forgot about becoming a lawyer. I started playing for my school, Metropolitan Secondary School, Onitsha, from Class Three. We were winning competition after competition and I became very popular.
"Like every up-and-coming star in the the Eastern Region, my dream was to play for Enugu Rangers. They were the most popular club in the area and a dominant force in the country in the seventies.
"Apart from playing for Rangers, I also nursed the ambition of playing for the Green (Super) Eagles.
"I realised my dream two years later when after my performance at the Principal's Cup, I was engaged by Rangers when I was in Class Five in 1978.
"I went with them to Warri for a friendly match against McDermott and I scored the two goals that gave us victory in the encounter. This forced the club coached then by the late Godwin Achebe to register me for the following season."
His parents, who were athletes in their young days, were neither in support nor against his deep interest and involvement in football.
"But they advised me and prayed for me," Okpala recalled. "They didn't choose any profession for me or insist on my being a lawyer or a doctor as was common in those days.
"I will not choose any course or study for my children just like I will not force them to follow in my footsteps. If any of my sons wants to become a footballer, I will encourage him. But I will insist they take their education seriously because football and education can go together these days. It was a different situation in the seventies and early eighties."
Playing for a big club like Rangers at a very young age would have a great influence on his fledgling career.
Upon completion of his secondary school, Okpala's primary interest was to establish himself as a first team player at Rangers and getting a call-up to the national team.
The retired versatile footballer says he has no regrets opting to make a career out of football over his childhood ambition of becoming a lawyer.
"I don't regret playing football and later becoming a coach. Who knows what would've happened if I had chosen to become a lawyer? But at a point in my career, I was tempted to abandon football to read law. But I decided against it because football has done many things to my life. I enjoy coaching now and no more law."
Okpala has made history by winning the Africa Cup of Nations as a player and an assistant coach. For winning the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil, Okpala and his teammates were awarded national honours as Members of the Order of Niger, cash and houses in Lagos by the Shehu Shagari administration.
For assisting his former Junior Eagles (now Flying Eagles) and Super Eagles teammate coach Stephen Keshi to win the South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the former Portugal-based midfielder has now been awarded an OFR (Order of the Federal Republic), cash and a plot of land in Abuja.
Okpala is excited with his reunion with Keshi and helping Nigeria win the African title for the third time.
He said, "After a great season with Rangers in 1979, I was made the Junior Eagles captain. Keshi and Henry Nwosu were in the squad.
"We were being groomed for places in the senior national team. We had some great players and we were one family.
"It was a tough task for us to make the Green Eagles because the team had the likes of Patrick Ekeji, Christian Chukwu, Muda Lawal, Aloysius Atuegbu, Segun Odegbami, Kadiri IKhana, Tunde Bamidele, Felix Owolabi, Emmanuel Okala, Ifeanyi Onyedika, Godwin Odiye, Best Ogedegbe, Adokiye Amiesimaka and Okey Isima.
"But I made the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations squad along with Nwosu and Keshi. Unfortunately, Keshi was injured and was dropped.
"His (Keshi) time came in 1994 when he captained the team that won the championship in Tunisia."
Okpala's passion and love for football is great. He is disappointed not playing at the World Cup, saying it would have would have been the icing on the cake for a career that saw him winning Africa's highest title at 18, two years younger than the youngest player in the Africa Cup of Nations squad, Nwosu.
He said, "It would have been a mission accomplished. I have no regrets, because there are many great players that didn't play at the World Cup. Liberia's George Weah became the World Player of the Year (in 1995) but he didn't appear at the World Cup."
Despite the disappointment of not playing at the World Cup, Okpala, who represented Nigeria at the Seoul '88 Olympic Games, said he is still as committed to the game as when he started.
He said, "I was so committed to the game that I hated pre-match ceremonies, because I regarded them as a waste of time. I always wanted the game to start. And I always wanted to win. I earned the nickname Quicksilver because of my approach to the game: I was very fast with the ball.
"The young players marvel at how fast I can move with the ball at my age while training them at club and national team levels."
The 51-year-old still holds fond memories of his professional career in Portugal. Alongside his Rangers and his Eagles teammate Okey Isima, Okpala called it quits with the domestic league in 1982 to join Unaio, after the national team completed their playing tour of Portugal in late 1981.
The former Eagles captain said, "Before I joined Unaio in 1982, I had a deal with a German club in 1981. They were playing in the Bundesliga then. But unfortunately, the Nigeria Football Association did not release me because of the 1982 World Cup qualifier with Algeria.
"I left the country (in company with Isima) after we failed to qualify for the World Cup for professional football abroad. We were the first."
Okpala later played for Martimo and Nacional before injury shortened his career.
He said, "Playing in Europe developed me as a player. I learnt a lot about the game.
"I'm happy that the younger generation of players is exposed to a new approach to the game very early in their careers. We didn't have the opportunity of watching many World Cup, UEFA Champions League and European club matches in our time.
"We benefitted a lot from the few old matches we watched. But the situation is different these days. The players of today may not be as talented as the players we had in the seventies and eighties, but they are well-developed because technology has made it possible for them to watch European football. And Europe is where the real football is played.
"Those who played football those days were highly gifted but not exposed. They had passion and love for the game. They were not after money, unlike the players we have today."


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I don't know what Gloria Allred does, exactly. I know she's nominally an attorney because it says so on her Wikipedia page and also under her head when her head appears on my television screen. It says, "Attorney." But, despite three years of law school, I have no idea what service she provides her clients. It's always some weirdo at the periphery of a scandal she's representing. A woman who bedded Tiger Woods, for instance. Or it's a minor scandal that in years past would have been relegated to the Odd Stories column in your local newspaper. Like the time Roger McDowell got his gay slur on in front of some baseball fans. What connects these things is their apparent distance from anything resembling a legal issue.
Gloria Allred holds press conferences, as far as I can tell. And she talks sternly and forcefully, admonishing those bad actors who did her clients wrong. And after the microphones are turned off and the cameramen have all fled… well, I don't know what it is she does. You can do anything with a law degree!
Which brings me to the latest in the Manti Te'o saga. The man behind Lennay has lawyered up, which thankfully allows me to write about Manti's man in this here column.
Let's talk Scandal Law. Scaw, Landal…
Yesterday, news broke that the man alleged to have been behind (nope, did not go there) the Manti Te'o hoax, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, had engaged in hours of phone conversations with Te'o. All the while, pretending to be a girl named Lennay. This story, which had previously been rejected years ago by Saved by the Bell writers as "too fantastical," was fed to the press by Tuiasosopo's attorney, a man named Milton Grimes. Grimey explained his client's actions thusly:
Tuiasosopo, 22, has had dramatic training, plays in a Christian band and even auditioned last year for the television show "The Voice."
"Come on, Hollywood does it all the time," Grimes said of his client pretending to be a woman. "People can do that."
Couric asked Te'o what he would say to Tuiasosopo.
"I would just say you hurt me," Te'o said.
Grimes said that Tuiasosopo wasn't trying to hurt Te'o.
"This wasn't a prank to make fun," Grimes said, according to the Daily News. "It was establishing a communication with someone. … It was a person with a troubled existence trying to reach out and communicate and have a relationship."
I feel the need to repeat the claim, made in the ESPN story that these quotes come from, that Grimey is Tuiasosopo's attorney. Because, quite frankly, it's unclear from Grimey's behavior that he has any interest in helping Tuiasosopo.
His client, he of the "troubled existence," tricked a 21 year old man into believing he was a woman. I'm not sure what the importance of the distinction between a prank and a communication intended to create a relationship is, but I hope for Tuiasosopo's sake that there is one. Because the alternative is that his attorney, McGruff the Grime Dog, is simply talking out of school.
As for Manti, I have a certain measure of sympathy. I was completely tricked by the movie The Crying Game and I'll never forgive my sister for taking me to it and not disclosing the secret plot twist to come. Of course, unlike Manti, I was maybe 14 years old at the time. Which, again, I'm not sure why my sister took me to see The Crying Game when I was 14. I don't want to turn this column into one extended whine about my sister, but just what in the f**k was she thinking? Sarah, if you're out there, feel free to drop into the comments section and explain yourself. That was wildly inappropriate fare for a 14 year old. Wildly inappropriate.
The NCAA showed its ass this week, bungling a fairly cut-and-dry investigation into the Miami athletic department when it was revealed that the organization had contracted with an attorney for the man at the center of the Miami scandal in order to get information the organization should not have had access to in the first place. I attended one session of my law school ethics class and I'm also a moron, but this is so clearly a brazenly unethical act on the part of the NCAA that I wonder whether the institution can survive.
Okay, maybe that's a bit hyperbolic. Maybe I only wish the NCAA vanishes like a fart in the wind due to this misstep. But still, it's a fairly remarkable ethical lapse to contract with an attorney at the heart of an investigation. Christ, I had to fill out a conflict form every time I mindlessly reviewed irrelevant garbage documents as a contract attorney. And that job could barely be described as a legal one.
Instead of saying anything more on the vile NCAA, I thought I'd turn it over to attorney and Duke Law grad, Jay Bilas, who tweeted several gems regarding this sh*tshow yesterday:
And not to be outdone, the attorney whose conflicted role in all of this borders on absurd had this to say late yesterday:
"I did nothing wrong and I was playing by the f—— rules and I am not bound by NCAA rules, and if they did something wrong, it is their problem and they are trying to make it my problem. This is not my problem," she told the Sun Sentinel.
Perez then questioned the NCAA's motives.
"I don't know what it's all about and I find this very suspicious," she said. "And I'm starting to believe they want (to) intentionally botch this investigation for reasons I can only imagine are monetary."
No one likes the NCAA except the NCAA's mom. And I couldn't be happier.
* Former NFL cornerback Fred Smoot was arrested for DUI last month, when cops noted his "watery" eyes. This allows me to type my favorite word of all time: rheumy. "How is the backseat of this Cadillac?" "Surprisingly rheumy." I… I don't know. Oh, also, Smoot peed his pants.
* Meanwhile, current NFL nose tackle Jay Ratliff was arrested for drunk driving on Tuesday. No word on whether his eyes were full of rheum.
* And finally, Bengals offensive lineman Andre Smith was arrested for bringing a gun to an airport. I don't have a joke here, but I don't need one when I have this picture of Andre Smith.
Manti Te'o was talking to man [ESPN]
N.C.A.A. Admits Mishandling Miami Inquiry [New York Times]
Lawyer questions NCAA's motives [ESPN]
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Social Security Disability and the CBS Evening News
Like many, I tuned in to the CBS evening news to see the type of coverage they would display for their broadcast article on the social security disability system.
I can't say that I was extremely disappointed, because I didn't really expect this "two-month investigative work" to reveal any more to the general public about the failings of the federal system than did the New York times article that ran a few weeks ago. And, true to form, in most respects it didn't.
It disclosed the total number of pending cases nationwide, the fact that two-thirds of initial claims are denied, the fact that most reconsiderations are likewise denied, and it also mentioned the hideous wait times for disability hearings.
I did learn one statistic that I had not heard before and it was very distressing to hear. From 2006 to 2007, more than 16,000 disability claimants died while waiting on a pending case. More than once, I've spoken to family members of a claimant, only to learn that they had died while their case was stalled at one level in the system. But, I have to admit, I was a little taken aback by the number.
One thing about the CBS article I did not like at all: In the lead-up to the beginning of the broadcast and right before the article began, CBS producers ran footage of individuals in wheelchairs.
My wife (also a former disability examiner) and I were perplexed at this. Individuals who are wheelchair bound are an automatic allowance for disability. That doesn't mean that any claimant who uses a wheelchair voluntarily will automatically be approved. But, if a claimant's treating physician puts them in a wheelchair or directs the patient to use a cane for all ambulation, that claimant will be approved.
Why did CBS use wheelchair footage? I suppose they didn't think their audience could relate to the issue unless they showed that type of imagery. Either that, or after "two months of investigation", they still managed to remain clueless about how the social security disability system really works.
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Add Your Kids to Your Metastatic Cancer Care Team
Whether a preschooler or preteen, your child can play a crucial role in your metastatic cancer care. Here's how.
As you probably already realize, your cancer diagnosis will quickly turn into a family affair. And if you have young children, your diagnosis and treatment can be an especially scary time for them. One way to help children cope is to make them a part of your at-home metastatic cancer treatment care team.
"The parent has the cancer, but it's a crisis in the children's world," notes Wendy S. Harpham, MD, a long-term cancer survivor, mother of three and best-selling author of numerous books, including, When a Parent Has Cancer: A Guide to Caring for Your Children. One way to help children cope, says Dr. Harpham, is to make them a part of your at-home cancer treatment care team.
"Children often feel good about contributing to the family, especially during difficult times," she says. The key, however, is to let kids assist in ways that are healing and healthy for you both. "Aim for a balance between asking your kids to assume more responsibilities and letting them just be children," she says.
Here, Harpham provides some helpful suggestions, depending on your child's age and stage of development:
Very young, preschool: "You really help me when…
- you play quietly when I sleep in the afternoon."
- you bring your dishes to the sink."
- you forgive me for being short-tempered when I'm in a bad mood."
- you make me a drawing to keep under my pillow, so I'll feel close to you when I'm sleeping."
Elementary school: "You really help me when…
- you continue to do well in school."
- you enjoy your friends, play sports and continue your after-school activities."
- you understand when I can't attend one of your events—or won't be able to take you places—although I will make sure that someone else can."
- you leave me notes or drawings to keep in my purse or on my nightstand."
Middle and high school: "You really help me when…
- you help fix dinner and other chores."
- you do your laundry."
- you tell me about your day."


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Prep football: 4A, 2A playoff preview capsules
In an effort to get fans ready for this weekend's high school football playoffs, here's a closer look at the Class 4A and Class 2A matchups, with thanks to maxpreps.com for the statistics. Previews on Class 1A and Class 5A will appear Friday. You can find the Class 3A and Class 3AA preview capsules here and TribPreps Radio, our weekly podcast, offers more analysis.
Class 4A quarterfinals
Olympus (9-1) at Logan (11-0), 3 p.m. Friday • The big news in this one is Logan QB Chase Nelson, the Grizzlies' dynamo. He will be suspended for the game after being ejected from his team's opening-round win over Bountiful. That's not good news for Logan's high-octane offense, which averaged 42.3 points per game during the regular season. Nelson set a state record for yards gained in a game when he combined for 691 yards in a win over Roy on Sept. 20. Taylor Compton is the Grizzlies' leading receiver with 81 catches for 1,112 yards and 15 TDs. Olympus enters on the heels of a double lateral in the game's final seconds to oust Springville in the opening round. Coleman Meier, who rushed for 203 yards and five TDs against Springville, leads the Titans' attack. He's gained 1,204 yards and scored 16 times on the ground this season. The teams played one common opponent Northridge. The Titans beat the Knights 21-17 on Aug. 30, while the Grizzlies survived 41-38 on Aug. 23.
Corner Canyon (6-5) at East (11-0), 3:30 p.m. Friday • The Chargers' defense doesn't give up many points an average of 20.1 per game. But Corner Canyon is facing a whole new animal. The Leopards are one of five remaining undefeated teams in the state, and staying close to East for a half is considered something to celebrate. The Leopards are averaging 50.8 points per game, tops in the state. Highland was the lone team to keep the Leopards to less than 30 points. East QB Isaac Valles has a ton of weapons, including running back Ula Tolutau, who rushed for 322 yards against Jordan, and Preston Curtis, who does a little running and a little pass catching for the Leopards.
Sky View (9-2) at Timpview (10-1), 3:30 p.m. Friday • The Thunderbirds tamed the Bobcats 34-28 to open the season by scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter to earn the home win. Timpview, the reigning Class 4A state champs, are leaning on Britain Covery under center, and he's responded. The Thunderbirds fell to Pleasant Grove in Week 2 before posting nine consecutive wins by an average of 34.9 points. Sky View's only blemish after the loss to Timpview was a 52-21 setback at Logan. Braxton Godderidge leads the Bobcats' offense. The senior QB has thrown for 2,756 yards and 31 TDs and run for 414 yards and eight scores.
Salem Hills (8-3) at Woods Cross (10-1), 4 p.m. Friday • The Wildcats keep beating back the opposition, with the lone exception a 42-6 loss at East on Sept. 13. The Leopards were the lone team to score more than 21 points on Woods Cross, which has won seven consecutive games since that loss. Xequille Harry serves as a spark plug for the Wildcats. The senior wideout/defensive back caught seven passes fro 144 yards and two TDs, threw a 71-yard TD pass and intercepted two passes and returned one for a score against Box Elder in the first round of the playoffs. Junior Chad Peterson has come through for Salem Hills at QB. He threw for 378 yards and four scores let's not mention the four interceptions as well against Orem in the opening round. The teams' lone common opponent Maple Mountain beat the Skyhawks 26-7 on Oct. 18 and fell to Woods Cross 33-21 on Aug. 23.
Class 2A semifinals
Grand County (9-1) vs. North Summit (8-2), 11 a.m. Saturday at SUU • Koi Cook stepped in at quarterback when Jacob Francis went down with an injury. Cook has thrown for 565 yards and four TDs while adding a team-high 890 yards and 13 TDs on the ground. The opposition is averaging only 11.4 points against the Red Devils over the last five games. North Summit rolls into the game on a five-game winning streak. Junior QB Ryan McMichael leads the offense. The teams have played two common opponents South Sevier and Summit Academy. Grand defeated South Seiver twice (23-6 on Sept. 13 and 27-20 on Nov. 1), while North Summit downed the Rams 21-7 on Sept. 27. The Red Devils beat Summit Academy 7-6 on Oct. 4, while the Braves beat the Bears 24-14 on Sept. 13.
South Summit (9-1) vs. Beaver (9-1), 1:30 p.m. Saturday at SUU • The Beavers lean on Jesse McMullin to provide the offense. The senior has rushed for 1,180 yards and 14 TDs this season, but his worst game came Sept. 13, when he was held to 35 yards on 12 carries. The defense that slowed him? South Summit. The Beavers fell to the Wildcats 37-6 in that game, thanks in part to Colby Averett's 100 yards and three TDs rushing. And scoring against South Summit's defense isn't easy. Only three teams have scored more than six points against the Wildcats, and one was North Summit, which handed South Summit its lone defeat (26-24).
Playoff schedule
Class 5A
Friday's quarterfinals
3 p.m. • Alta at Lone Peak
4 p.m. • Pleasant Grove at Jordan
5 p.m. • Brighton at Herriman
5 p.m. • Riverton at Bingham
Class 4A
Friday's quarterfinals
3 p.m. • Olympus at Logan
3:30 p.m. • Corner Canyon at East
3:30 p.m. • Sky View at Timpview
4 p.m. • Salem Hills at Woods Cross
Class 3AA
Friday's quarterfinals
4 p.m. • Snow Canyon at Juan Diego
5 p.m. • Cedar City at Dixie
5 p.m. • Desert Hills at Stansbury
5 p.m. • Hurricane at Pine View
Class 3A
Friday's semifinal
at Southern Utah University
4 p.m. • Juab vs. Judge
Saturday's semifinal
at Southern Utah University
4 p.m. • Morgan vs. Manti
Class 2A
Saturday's semifinals
at Southern Utah University
11 a.m. • Grand County vs. North Summit
1:30 p.m. • South Summit vs. Beaver
Class 1A Friday's semifinals
at Southern Utah University
11 a.m. • Diamond Ranch vs. Duchesne
1:30 p.m. • Rich vs. Kanab
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Bahrain generates 4000MW power: Dr Mirza
The Deputy Head of the Northern Municipal Council welcomed the minister, hailing continuous cooperation of the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) to cater to the electricity and water needs of the Northern Governorate and lauding Dr. Mirza's close follow-up on that.
Dr. Mirza thanked the Deputy Head of the Northern Municipal Council, the council's members and citizens for the invitation and outlined EWA's electricity production and distribution schemes, pointing out sufficiency of electricity production to meet demand this year which topped this week 2948 megawatt while production is 4000 megawatt.
He explained that the aim of the field visits is to meet citizens and evaluate the quality of services provided for them, in line with HRH the Premier's directives.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
Rick Wood, 52, has been an AP biology teacher at Grayson since the school opened in 2000. Wood led South Gwinnett to a cross country state championship in 1992 and Saturday's ninth annual Coach Wood Invitational is named after him.
Wood graduated from Battle Ground Academy (Tenn.) in 1977 where he won a state title in the 3,200-meter run in track and field. Wood received his bachelor's degree in biology from Furman University in 1981 and later received his master's from Emory University.
Wood was married to his wife, Michelle, this summer. He has two daughters, Allie, a junior at Georgia College and State University and Anna, who is a freshman at Georgia.
In this latest installment of "Getting to Know ... ," Wood talks to staff writer Brandon Brigman about having a road race named after him, his friendship with Mill Creek cross country coach Andy Christie and meeting Steve Prefontaine.
BB: What's it like to have a cross country road race named after you?
RW: It's a great honor. It feels good to know that some of the kids you coached got something from that experience. They remember you fondly. I don't even have to be dead. That's the question that comes up every year. It's not a memorial race or anything like that.
BB: Do you go to the race every year or have any duties?
RW: Yeah, I go. I don't get any credit for organizing it. I do help start a lot of the races each year.
BB: Are you surprised how much it has grown and the level of competition it has every year?
RW: Yeah, it started with a meet with four teams. With Andy's team, Josh Crowfoot's team, Dan Monroe's and Matt Johnson's team. I either coached them as runners or Matt worked with me as an assistant coach. They brought their teams over to Tribble (Mill Park) and they handmade four T-shirts and that was the begging of it. After that they decided to make it a bigger meet.
BB: The race is unique in that it collects canned goods, correct?
RW: We do. It was Andy's wife Katie that said we ought to do something for some cause that we should attach to the meet. I thought that was a great idea. I've had a connection with the Southeast Co-Op and so that's what we do now. We collect cans for the Gwinnett Co-Op.
BB: You coached South to a state championship in 1992. What do you remember about that year and that team?
RW: It was the coming together of a number of really talented kids. I remember that team had two kids on it I kicked off as sophomores because they were acting out. That was a good thing for them. They needed to grow up a little bit. They came back the next year and were better for it. It was a fun year for a bunch of really talented kids. You remember the state meet teams. Of course, you remember the excitement of all that. I'm pretty competitive, too, but you also really remember the teams in how they gelled and came together.
BB: Josh Crowfoot was a two-time state champion for you. Where does he rank among the county's and state's all-time greats?
RW: I think it's hard to narrow it down to one top runner. You can go to the fastest time. I would say he's in the top five of the all-time best runners that came through Georgia. He qualified for Footlocker championships, which I think is a big measuring stick for quality of runner.
BB: How much was it his athletic ability or your great coaching that led him to a state title?
RW: Oh, you usually have coaches that know about training, but it's usually about their dedication. There's a lot of talented kids out there, but very few that are willing to put the amount of time and consistent effort in to be as good as they need to be. That's one of the things in Gwinnett County, the level of coaching across the board is outstanding. You look at the schools we don't think of as top tier teams and they still have great coaches. There's just amazing coaches out there working with kids.
BB: What was Mill Creek cross country coach Andy Christie like in high school?
RW: Andy was really determined and really dedicated. He was captain of the team and was one of the few captains I've had that he took how the team performed as seriously as I did. After the meet, he would come to me and say 'What happened?, Why didn't we do as well?, What can we do to get so-and-so to run better?' and that's what real captains are supposed to do, feel that accountability for how the team performs. I've had a few runners that always have questions. He was one of those runners that was always asking questions, trying to figure out how he can get better.
BB: What kind of honor was it for Andy to ask you to be in his wedding?
RW: Oh, that was a great honor. I've just developed good relationships with these kids. I feel I've been fortunate. There have been nice kids I've coached and he's just one of the really nice kids. He was interested in doing well and doing the right things as well. We just became close over time.BB: You stopped coaching to spend more time with your daughters. Was that tough to do?
RW: Well, yes and no. I missed that kind of competitiveness, but I was frustrated I was missing their sports. I was missing their competitions on Saturday mornings. I kind of decided to do that, but then I ended up coaching their soccer teams. I traded in one coaching hat for another coaching hat. I really just enjoyed seeing them growing up.
BB: I hear you like still like to run and do triathlons.
RW: I do some. I like to do all the exercising I can. I can't do as much as I used to.
BB: What's been your favorite race?
RW: I did a triathlon with my wife a few years ago and that was real fun. Doing a triathlon with your wife is pretty cool.
BB: Is it hard to wrap your mind around riding a bike for 100 miles and then to run a marathon?
RW: Oh no, this isn't an Ironman. This is Olympic distance. Mile swim, 10K and then a 24-mile bike ride.
BB: Oh, that's nothing, right?
RW: (laughs) It all feels like something.
BB: What kind of runner were you in high school?
RW: I was pretty competitive. I was a state champion in track. I think my best time for two miles was 9:19, so it's not as good as some of those really top guys.
BB: Did you get into running because of the whole Steve Prefontaine phenomenon?
RW: I was already running before Prefontaine, but he was during my time. I saw him run his senior year at the NCAA Championships in Knoxville. I got his autograph and my mom threw my guide away when she was cleaning out my desk.
BB: You went to seminary school and are a reverend. What made you take a different path and pursue coaching and teaching?
RW: Yeah, right out of college I went to theology school. When I first started teaching, I wasn't sure if that's what I wanted to do full time. Once I got into teaching, I decided I could have a bigger impact than I could in other places and I enjoy it. I enjoy teaching things to people. I enjoy coaching. I miss that part, but teaching in the class room is kind of like coaching in a way. You're trying to motivate kids, trying to get them to do their best. I do miss the competition.
BB: What was your first car?
RW: My first car was a '65 Mustang.
BB: Do you still have it?
RW: I wrecked it. (laughs)
BB: Were you racing?
RW: No, it's kind of an inglorious things. They were re-paving the road and there was no sign and I dropped a tire off and it was such a big drop off that when I tried to correct it I over steered and started swerving back and fourth. There was a car coming, so I went in a ditch and hit some concrete and that was then end of the car.
BB: Any chance we could ever see you coaching cross country again?
RW: (long pause) I don't see right now. I really like to teach as well. Right now seems like the time to focus on some of the academic goals I have. It seems like my time for coaching has passed. I still like to follow my runners who are coaching. I can do it vicariously that way.
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Regarding next X-Box and "always online"
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Re: Regarding next X-Box and "always online"
If they do ending using this "always on" feature, they can pretty much just hand the next gen over to Sony. Customers will desert them in droves or just stick with their 360's and not upgrade.
Requiring a constant connection does NOTHING for the customer and is only there to benefit the publisher who are increasingly bending the definition of what it means to sell something and what it means for someone to own something they sold them. Imagine if your car's engine needed a clear radio signal on the stereo in order to run. How many drivers do you think would buy a car that konked out the second they hit some RF static?
For games where online functionality is either non-existent, superfluous or only a component of the full product (Mass Effect 3's MP mode for example) it make ZERO sense to lock out the single player, or even local multi-player functions. It's draconian, it's obnoxious and nothing good will come of it.
Also, who are they kidding using piracy as an excuse? If this does come about (and i frankly doubt it because I just don't believe MS are *that* stupid) I'd best serious cash that within a matter of days, some bugger will have cracked the OS to ignore the function and the only people suffering would be the legitimate customers.
Also, I don't know about anyone else, but one of the reasons I like having my PS3 in the living room is that if the cable goes down (which it has been known to from time to time) is so that I can stick in a game (or film) and not sit in the dark like a nonce.
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MILAN (AP) -Stephan El Shaarawy scored twice to help crisis-ridden AC Milan to a much-needed 2-0 win against 10-man Cagliari in Serie A on Wednesday.
El Shaarawy, who also scored in the loss at Udinese on Sunday, netted in each half and also had an effort deflected onto the crossbar as Milan ended the jinx of the new San Siro pitch. It is the team's first goals at home in any competition this season and the first time either of the Milan teams has won there.
Cagliari had several opportunities to score but had Daniele Conti sent off in the 66th minute to hurt its chances.
"We are all with him (coach Massimiliano Allegri), he has our confidence," El Shaarawy said. "We continue like this. I am young but I always try to give my maximum, today I think I succeeded. Today we had the right spirit, we attacked from the start. We suffered a bit but together we managed to win.
"I've had a lot of confidence from Allegri this year. He's allowing me to play. I'm really happy with the win, which will really boost our morale.
Elsewhere, Edinson Cavani missed a penalty but scored a hat trick as Napoli beat title rival Lazio 3-0 to move level on points with defending champion Juventus at the top of the table.
"I don't know if it's a two-way fight with Juventus for the title, it's way too early to say so," Cavani said. "The only thing we know is that we have a good group and the best staff. We hope to continue like this, like we did tonight.
"I'm happy for the three goals, but what matters here is the squad's aims. We are all happy because we had a great match and there is so much desire to do well, even from those that aren't on the pitch. We always have to give our maximum."
Napoli's game was also a fantastic advertisement for fair play after Miroslav Klose appeared to put the home side ahead in the fourth minute. However, the German striker admitted to the referee that he had palmed it into the net and the goal was rightly ruled out.
Milan badly needed a victory but came into the game in the worst possible condition. Allegri was forced to watch the game from the stands after being banned for one match for insulting officials, while Kevin-Prince Boateng and Cristian Zapata were also serving suspensions.
Alexandre Pato, Mathieu Flamini and Sulley Muntari are all still injured, but Robinho made a return following a long layoff and played 25 minutes.
El Shaarawy slotted home the opening goal in the 15th minute following a brilliant through ball from Riccardo Montolivo. It was the Italy striker's first league goal against a team other than Udinese - against which he has scored three times.
Cagliari was unlucky not to get a penalty when Bakaye Traore - who was making his debut for Milan - shoved Francesco Pisano in the area.
Milan could have doubled its lead three minutes before the break. El Shaarawy's effort was deflected by Davide Astori onto the crossbar and it came out to Giampaolo Pazzini, who headed it goalward from seven yards, only for Astori to clear off the line.
Conti was sent off for an arm across Pazzini's face halfway through the second period, and El Shaarawy scored his third goal in two games eight minutes from fulltime.
There was more disappointment for Roma as it was held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Sampdoria. Francesco Totti opened the scoring in the 35th minute with his 216th Serie A goal, a day before his 36th birthday.
Sampdoria midfielder Enzo Maresca was sent off in the opening minute of the second half after picking up his second yellow card.
However, despite the numerical disadvantage, Sampdoria leveled shortly after the hour mark following a horrendous error from Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who dropped the ball straight at the feet of Gianni Munari for the easiest of tap-ins.
Elsewhere, Inter Milan strolled to a 2-0 win at Chievo Verona, courtesy of goals from Alvaro Pereira and Antonio Cassano.
It was a comedy of errors at Catania as the home side beat Atalanta 2-1.
Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar kicked a harmless back pass straight at Atalanta's Maximiliano Moralez, who was just yards away. Moralez rounded the shot-stopper and fired home.
Atalanta's lead lasted just three minutes before Nicolas Spolli leveled with a header that crept in between Atalanta goalkeeper Andrea Consigli's legs.
Pablo Barrientos scored the winner for Catania.
Genoa drew 1-1 with Parma. Alessandro Lucarelli gave Parma the lead, but Marco Borriello leveled from the spot two minutes from time.
Borriello had sent an earlier penalty crashing off the left upright.
Meanwhile, Torino hit the goal frame three times as it drew 0-0 with Udinese.
In the earlier game, Vladimir Weiss scored a stunning 87th-minute goal to give Pescara its first Serie A win in 20 years, a 1-0 victory against 10-man Palermo.
Palermo went close several times in the first half but defender Steve von Bergen received a straight red card in the 35th minute. He used his hand to stop Ante Vukusic from going clear through on goal just outside the area.
It is Gian Piero Gasperini's second loss in charge since taking over from the fired Giuseppe Sannino just over a week ago.


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NORMAN — Kevin Blosser stood in the basement of Oklahoma Memorial Union Tuesday afternoon, turning a crescent wrench over and over in his hands.
University of Oklahoma's One University center showcases new technology
"That's amazing to me," he said, waving the wrench. "You could just print out this — a tool."
The wrench had been made just a few hours before, using one of the 3-D printers in the University of Oklahoma's new One University storefront in the student union. The area, which opened last week, is equal parts university store and technology playground.
Blosser, 22, said he walked past the store and saw the 3-D printers inside and had to take a closer look. As he stood next to one of the machines nearby printing out a tiny model of the Eiffel Tower, Blosser said he was amazed by the possibilities the printers presented.
Those printers are one of the main draws at the store, said David Goodspeed, OU's campus stores engagement manager. The center, which is located in the space formerly occupied by OU's bookstore, has garnered several visitors in the week since it opened.
The space features several of OU's digital offerings, including 3-D printers, a collection of electronic textbooks and Google Liquid Galaxy, a hands-on digital exploration system. The site also includes touchable screens and several computers featuring Leap Motion, an interactive system that reads hand and finger movements.
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