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Leaders of Israel and Hamas used a series of U.S. Sunday television talk shows to blame each other for the deaths resulting from nearly three weeks of fighting between the two sides.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas, the Islamist group that rules Gaza, had deliberately put its own civilian citizens in harm's way in the conflict.
"Hamas is responsible for the deaths of civilians. We're not targeting a single civilian. We're responding to Hamas actions and we're telling the civilians to leave. Hamas is telling them to stay. Why is it telling them to stay? Because it wants to pile up their own dead bodies. They not only want to kill our people, they want to sacrifice their own people," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Hamas's leader, Khaled Meshaal, in an interview aired Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation," responded that the fighting would not end until Israel ends its occupation of Gaza.
"In order to stop the bloodletting, we need to look at the underlying causes. We need to look at the occupation. We need to stop the occupation. Netanyahu doesn't take heed of our rights."
When asked if he would recognize Israel as a Jewish state, Mr. Meshaal said, "No. I said I do not want to live with a state of occupiers."
On "Fox News Sunday," Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi said that the fighting will not stop until Israel allows Palestinians freedoms in their everyday lives and said it was wrong to blame Palestinians for civilian casualties.
"Israel is holding a population captive under a cruel siege, blaming the victims for their own deaths," she said. "It's Israel's use of unbridled power and mega-military-machine that has led to this human tragedy."
Mr. Netanyahu, appearing on several public affairs programs Sunday, said Hamas was to blame for attacking Israel and thereby forcing Israel to fire back.
"Hamas is simply continuing its operations, and Israel will not let this terror operation decide when it's convenient for them and not convenient for them to attack our people," Mr. Netanyahu said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning. "We'll do whatever is necessary to protect our people."
Mr. Netanyahu referred to two separate cease-fires over the last few days, including one brokered by the United Nations so relief workers could bring in humanitarian aid after nearly three weeks of fighting on the Gaza Strip, and another one Hamas had called for.
"They're violating even their own cease-fire," Mr. Netanyahu said.
Israel and Hamas had agreed to a one-day U.N.-brokered humanitarian truce, but Hamas violated that early Sunday morning. A few hours later, Hamas reversed its position and said it would resume the truce for 24 hours, until 2 p.m. Monday.
On NBC, Chris Gunness, spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, blamed Israel for the attack on a United Nations-run shelter on Thursday in a densely populated area that killed at least 16 people.
"We spent hours on the phone begging, pleading with the Israeli army to allow civilians out on that terrible day. And in the end, we did not get a green light," he said. "And the results—the consequences—those tragic consequences revolts the world, and I think quite rightly so."
Ben Rhodes, President Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser, said on CNN that Israel has the right to defend itself and the conflict is ultimately Hamas' fault. "Hamas is responsible for the conflict," Mr. Rhodes said.
He also noted that Israel needs to do more to prevent civilian casualties, despite Mr. Netanyahu saying he was doing all he could.
"I think you can always do more," Mr. Rhodes said.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Hamas' military must be destroyed before progress can be made toward peace.
"Once Israel is allowed to take care of the rockets and the tunnels I believe there can be a real lasting cease-fire and eventually peace in Gaza because when Hamas doesn't have the ability to militarily attack Israel, as it has done repeatedly over the years, then it will lose its weight," he said. "The Palestinian people will bring in a more moderate group. And the humanitarian aid and the economic aid will be used to help them, not to build tunnels… It's really almost impossible to have peace as long as Hamas is in control of Gaza."


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CORVALLIS — Matt Boyd struck out a career-best 12 while scattering three hits and one run to help send the sixth-ranked Oregon State baseball team to a 6-1 series-opening win over California Friday night in front of 3,180 fans at Goss Stadium.
Ryan Barnes drove in the game-winning run with a three-run double in the third and Michael Conforto plated two more with a single in the fourth to provide the Beavers' offense. Oregon State won its fifth consecutive game over the Golden Bears (21-24 overall, 9-13 Pac-12 Conference) and improved to 35-8 on the year and 15-4 in Pac-12 Conference play.
The 3,180 in attendance — the third-largest crowd at Goss Stadium since the 1999 renovation and expansion — saw Boyd surpass his previous career-high of 11 strikeouts, which came earlier this season against both Arizona State and last week against USC.
Boyd picked up his ninth win of the season after throwing 108 pitches in 81/3 innings. He allowed a single to Andrew Knapp in the first, a home run to Devon Rodriguez in the seventh and a single to Rodriguez in the ninth.
The lefty finished with his 10th quality start in 12 appearances this season and he has posted one in all seven Pac-12 games. He is a perfect 5-0 at Goss Stadium this season and 10-1 lifetime.
The win was also the 20th of Boyd's career.
Oregon State and California continue the series today at 2:05 p.m.
OREGON 5, WASHINGTON STATE 3 — At Pullman, Wash., No. 11 Oregon scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie and went on to beat Washington State.
Ryon Healy broke the tie when he hit a hard shot that shortstop Ian Sagdal couldn't handle, allowing Brett Thomas to score from second. After Mitchell Tolman walked to load the bases, Aaron Payne scored on a fielder's choice RBI by Scott Heineman.
Garrett Cleavinger (5-0) picked up the win, striking out all three batters he faced in the eighth inning. Jimmie Sherfy got his 15th save of the season.
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That's right -- the neighborhood pool is open.
Despite most of my family annually suffering various degrees (mostly first) of sunburn, the weekend the community pool opens is always a big deal. It's a great time to see neighbors who may or may not have been hibernating the past six months. It's a grand opportunity for the kids to come together with their friends in one of the few environments they all love that doesn't require my wife and me to sell our blood for money.
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We were alerted to the big opening by a notice from the property manager's office, outlining the rules for the pool (I was surprised they didn't send us multiple copies for emphasis). As usual, I scanned the 24 stated rules (gratefully noting there was nothing about using flamethrowers in the designated pool area), agreeing with most, disagreeing with a few, and openly chuckling at one or two. If they really believe it's necessary to stipulate that cans with pull-tabs are barred, then I want to borrow their time machine and go back to 1972 to have a chat with my 5-year-old self.
Of course, I'm disappointed that no motorized vehicles are allowed in the pool area, as I spent most of the winter preparing for my annual chopper jump over the deep end.
My new hippo is disappointed over the "no animals" edict; a few of my friends will be as well, when they find out they can't swim here anymore.
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I wasn't exactly surprised to see the rule specifying that "Any person having sores, eye or nose inflammation or any communicable disease is prohibited from using the pool." Just a few weeks ago, they hung a big sign on the fence saying, "Persons having currently active diarrhea or who have had active diarrhea within the previous 14 days shall not be allowed to enter the pool water."
No, really. True story.
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They ask that everyone shower before entering the pool, because "Oils, creams, lotions, and perspiration cause pool, scum and filter problems." Oh. So we shouldn't put sunblock on our kids? And no one's allowed to perspire? I'm not sure this one is realistic. Not only have I become decidedly pro-sunscreen, I'm also a 45-year-old guy who occasionally gets winded while getting the mail. I started perspiring just typing that last sentence.
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Five stocks accounted for more than half of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's latest push to a record high above 17000.
The 30 blue-chip companies in the Dow needed 153 trading days to go from 16000 in November to 17000 on Thursday, the seventh-fastest 1000-point advance in the Dow's history. Over that stretch, Caterpillar, Walt Disney and 3M were the three biggest drivers of the index. Visa and American Express Co. rounded out the top five.
The Dow is a price-weighted index, meaning the bigger the stock price, the larger the sway for a particular component. That is different from most other indexes, such as the S&P 500, which are weighted by its components' market capitalizations.
Caterpillar rallied 35% during the time the Dow went from 16000 to 17000, meaning it contributed about 186 points, or 19%, to the Dow's 1,000-point advance. Disney contributed 108 points to the Dow during that time frame due to its 24% rally. 3M jumped 12%, good enough to add 96 points to the Dow.
Only seven of the 30 Dow components fell during the Dow's run from 16000 to 17000. Procter & Gamble was the worst performer, down 5.5% during that time frame. Pfizer dropped 4.5% and Wal-Mart Stores declined 3.9%.
The Dow closed Thursday at 17068, its 14th record high of the year. It is up 3% this year, although it continues to lag other benchmarks such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, which are each up 7.4%. As we noted earlier this week, a couple of high-priced Dow components, such as Goldman Sachs and IBM, have weighed on the Dow this year.
Most market watchers aren't concerned by the discrepancy between the Dow and the other stock indexes. What they really want to know is just how much more stamina the rally has left.
"This is a reflection of the improving economy and earnings environment being generated by the American economy," said Stuart Freeman, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors. "Favorable fundamentals and attractive valuations, in our opinion, continue to carry the major indices higher."


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UNDATED (AP) -- On the day after the contentious debate between the presidential candidates, President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney and their running mates are heading back out to states where the election is up for grabs.
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1. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2011. 2002.0 Census of Population and Housing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Indigenous) Profile.
2. [ABS] Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Experimental Life Tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2005–2007. ABS. cat. no. 3302.0.55.003. Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3302.0.55.003 accessed on 21/11/12.
3. Vos T, Barker B, Begg S, Stanley L, Lopez AD. 2009. Burden of disease and injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: the Indigenous health gap. Int J Epidemiol 38:47
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An Oklahoma death row inmate is scheduled to die for the 1993 shooting deaths of an Oklahoma City couple during a home invasion on the city's south side.
George Ochoa is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester for the killings of Francisco Morales and Maria Yanez. Each of the victims was shot multiple times, and three of the couple's children were inside the house at the time of the shootings.
Ochoa's attorneys sought a stay of execution late last week, arguing their client is mentally unfit to be executed and challenging the state's procedure for determining sanity. But a federal appeals court rejected both of those arguments on Monday.
Ochoa's request for a stay is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Mountains to Molehills: Conundrums
Published: Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 12:04 p.m.
Carl D. Coffman of Hendersonville shares a list of conundrums making the Internet rounds, and he says they accurately describe today's world: "America is capitalist and greedy, yet half of the population is subsidized. Half of the population is subsidized, yet they think they are victims. They think they are victims, yet their representatives run the government. Their representatives run the government, yet the poor keep getting poorer. The poor keep getting poorer, yet they have things that people in other countries only dream about. They have things that people in other countries only dream about, yet they want America to be more like those other countries." And there's more to think about: "We are advised to not judge all Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge all gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works. We are told not to dishonor Allah or Buddha and to give special rights to atheists and abortionists, but we drive God out of our schools and public places and dishonor him on TV, the Internet and in magazines, newspapers and books. Seems we constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about welfare or food stamps running out of money? Last but not least, why are we cutting benefits for our veterans, no pay raises for our military and cutting our army to a level lower than before World War II, but we are not stopping the payments or benefits to illegal aliens?"
'CRAZY' WORLD: Georgia Smith of Hendersonville isn't encouraged by what she reads in the news these days. "I've got so much on my mind, but the one thing that has my attention is this world we live in. It's crazy," she says. "All I can say is it just keeps getting worse. It doesn't seem to get better. People don't know which way to turn. They are lost. And our government isn't helping. It's awful. Our government is one big reason we are like we are. We've got to get it turned around, or we are doomed. I worry about the young people and what they will be facing when they get older."
SPOTTED on a bumper sticker: "Sometimes I Wake Up Grumpy, And Sometimes I Let Him Sleep."
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Get ready to celebrate the 18th annual "Chalk It Up!" The sidewalk chalk art contest that transforms the sidewalks of Hendersonville's Main Street into an outdoor museum is scheduled for Saturday. "Chalk It Up" is one of the oldest and largest chalk art contests in the nation. The artists begin at 9 a.m., with viewing lasting until the next rain! "Hopefully the weather will be great. We do have two rain dates — July 19 and 26 — but we sure don't want to have to use them," said Barbara Hughes, owner of Narnia Studios, sponsors of the event. "One hundred and fifty artists from under 5 years old to 75 years old plus come together to create an al fresco art experience. It gives everyone who is lucky enough to reserve a space a chance to feel ownership of that square of Main Street for whatever length of time their artwork lasts, weather-wise!" Registration began June 4 and will continue until spaces are filled. To register, go to Narnia Studios at 315 N. Main St.
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Pittsburg State University will be participating in the Vietnam Education Fairs hosted by Capstone. Please join us from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations to learn more about Pittsburg State University:
February 26 - HanoiSofitel Plaza Hotel1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh District
February 28 - DanangNovotel Hotel36 Bach Dang St., Hai Chau Dist.
March 2 - Nha TrangYasaka Hotel18 Tran Phu
March 4 - Ho Chi Minh CityPullman Hotel148 Tran Hung Dao Boulevard, District 1March 5 - Vung TauPetro Hotel9-11 Hoang Dieu Street, Ward 1
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Brazilian variety show Programa Silvio Santos is known for fairly run-of-the-mill hidden camera gags like "Magnetic Soup" and "Pig Grinder."
But its latest prank is notable not only for being far less lighthearted than the others, but also for being actual torture.
Titled "Ghost in the Elevator," the so-called prank starts out normally enough, but soon the elevator lights start to flicker and out pops a little girl reminiscent of Samara from The Ring clutching a doll and starts to scream bloody murder and playtime is officially over.
The worst part? The dystopian laugh track playing over scenes of random people losing a good ten years off their lifespan.
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The annual Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet is set for Wednesday, with a deadline today to RSVP.
The event will be at Orchard Hall off the Beverly Pike. The cocktail hour and wine tasting will be at 5:30 p.m., with wine courtesy of Heston Farm, and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m., with the program and awards at 7 p.m.
The keynote speaker will be Beri Fox, CEO and owner of Marble King of Paden City.
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Founded in 1949, Marble King manufactures more than 1 million marbles each day for recreational, decorative and industrial uses. The company's products are sold internationally and have been featured in several classic Hollywood films.
Fox is an outspoken advocate for U.S. manufacturing and has appeared on such nationally televised programs as 'The Colbert Report" and 'The Martha Stewart Show."
Fox brings more than 20 years of manufacturing experience to Marble King. Her emphasis on marketplace diversity has led to the company's product being used by NASA, in government projects, and in a wide variety of industrial applications (including the iconic rattle in spray paint cans).
Several generations of Americans have enjoyed Marble King's marbles, either in person, or through their appearances on "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood" and "John Raztenberger's Made In America," and in such movies as "The Goonies" and "Home Alone." Marble King has also been named one of the "15 Things That Make West Virginia Special."
Under Fox's direction, Marble King has expanded into the global marketplace and has received the U.S. Department of Commerce's Export Achievement Award as well as a Governor's Award for Excellence in Exporting. Marble King earned Creative Child Magazine's Toy of the Year Award, and is also the first U.S. children's toy manufacturer to be granted license to use the Made in USA Certified Seal.
Fox was a guest speaker at the first "Women in Manufacturing Symposium," and the "Renaissance of American Manufacturing" at the National Press Club, Washington, D. C. She has been interviewed on Fox Business News, CBS This Morning, and CNN. She currently serves as the president of the Society of Glass and Science Practices and also serves on the West Virginia Manufacturer's Association Board of Directors. Most recently, Beri was featured in the February issue of Wonderful West Virginia.
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A story about National Hispanic University incorrectly cited NHU President Gladys Ato as the source of information about the transfer of liberal arts students to other schools or their decision to change majors as a result of federal financial aid reforms. The information came from other sources at the college. In the same article, the name of student Alejandra Valladarez was misspelled.
SAN JOSE -- Only four years after a private college chain bought National Hispanic University in San Jose, the struggling campus has stopped new enrollments, stunning students, faculty and community leaders who had hoped the school would become a powerhouse in Latino education not just in the United States but also worldwide.
"The reality is we're in a very difficult financial situation," said NHU President Gladys Ato.
Ato described the admissions moratorium as a "responsible" action as officials ponder the next move. For now, she said, the university will focus on serving about 600 students currently enrolled at the school.
"We want them to know they're not going to be alone," Ato said.
However, the NHU president and officials at Laureate Education Inc., a for-profit corporation that purchased NHU in April 2010, are keeping the financial numbers and future plans to themselves. Laureate would only say they've invested "tens of millions" in NHU. Their reluctance to publicly talk about their options has opened a floodgate of fears that the East Side institution will close its doors for good or become just an online diploma mill.
"What's next?" asked Victor Garza, a Latino community leader who has supported the university since its founding in 1981 in Oakland. The college moved to San Jose in 1990. "They are talking like the patient who has body pains but won't tell you where it hurts."
Ato expects NHU's board and Laureate to announce their plans within two months. She has held two "town hall meetings" with students and parents and plans another for Saturday morning. But her explanations of the school's financial predicament and the admissions moratorium have left some students wondering about the quality of education even if NHU remains open until they graduate.
One of the more vocal students, Alejandra Valladares, said she was attracted to NHU by its emphasis on Latino-themed courses, leadership training and the promotion of racial and ethnic pride on a campus that also includes many white, Asian and Native American students.
"The values of the school stood out for me," the junior in child development said. "Now it comes down to dollar bills."
Baltimore-based Laureate has 75 schools in 30 countries and about 800,000 students, making it the largest for-profit U.S. college company by enrollment. Valued at about $4 billion, Laureate has invested heavily in campuses in Asia, Europe and Latin America. The company has hired former President Bill Clinton as a globe-trotting pitchman.
Laureate bought NHU for an undisclosed amount in 2010 after the fledgling college in East San Jose gave up on its long and frustrating campaign to woo Silicon Valley contributors and Latino philanthropists.
Back then, Laureate's plans for introducing Internet classes at NHU seemed to mesh with the college's ambition. The company had hoped to add 8,000 students online and start degree programs in Mexican-American studies and Spanish.
"That goal was never met," Ato said. "We were very, very far from reaching it."
The school suffered another setback in spring 2013 when the U.S. Department of Education withdrew financial aid for students enrolled in the campus's liberal arts program. At the time, the federal government was pulling back such support for degree programs that did not offer good prospects for employment.
Ato said one-fourth of NHU's students were affected and had to change their majors or transfer out. As a result, she added, the school dismantled liberal arts and ended hopes for Spanish and Mexican-American studies.
When Laureate bought NHU it also acquired the school's accreditation, a hard-to-earn status granted in 2002 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. One fear, Valladares and Garza said, is that Laureate would close its San Jose campus and transfer the accreditation to an Internet-only version of NHU.
Ato and Laureate spokeswoman Tamara Chumley declined to comment on that possibility. Valladares said it would be enough to drive many Latino students currently enrolled out of the school and likely to pricier or crowded state or community colleges.
"Online education doesn't work for Latinos," she said. "It doesn't work for them because they haven't been prepared with the computer skills that are required."
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges said it would watch what Laureate did with NHU because for-profit education companies at the time were gobbling up nonprofit, accredited schools. In some cases, the online schools enrolled thousands of unqualified students and profited by keeping the tuition and financial aid money after the students dropped out.
Mary Ellen Petrisko, a WASC division chief, said the group was aware of NHU's problems but declined to speak about them in detail.
"All I can say is that we're working closely with them," Petrisko said.
Garza said giving up on NHU's lofty goals or shutting it down would be a shame.
"It's pride," he said. "A lot of other cities said they would love to have the National Hispanic University."
Contact Joe Rodriguez at 408-920-5767 and follow him on Twitter.com/JoeRodMercury.


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Definition of peripheral in English:
1Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something: the peripheral areas of Europe
More example sentences
- Instead, it is a better idea to sample from the peripheral edges of affected areas where plant symptoms are less severe and nematode population densities are still high.
- In addition it affects people in the peripheral areas of the county as the surrounding health boards are now refusing to accept patients from outside their own catchment area.
- The shell has a rubber edging adhesive along its peripheral contour and is painted with a chemical agent-resistive coating.
outlying, outer, on the edge/outskirts, outermost, fringe, border, surrounding
rare circumferential, perimetric
1.1Of secondary or minor importance; marginal: she will see their problems as peripheral to her own
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- The Charter may be extended to claims that are marginal or peripheral to the philosophical purposes of a bill of rights.
- Of course, all this, as well as the leafy branches and stuffed birds, is peripheral to the music and suggests that they themselves realise the songs aren't their strongest selling point and need some kind of quirky garnish.
- You know you're watching a bad zombie film when the zombies are peripheral to the sexy outfits, time-and-space-defying stunts, and deliriously obnoxious soundtrack.
secondary, subsidiary, incidental, tangential, marginal, minor, unimportant, lesser, inessential, non-essential, immaterial, superficial, ancillary, borderline;
irrelevant, beside the point, of little account, extraneous
1.2 Anatomy Near the surface of the body, with special reference to the circulation and nervous system: lymphocytes from peripheral blood
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- It is thought that painful lesions are those that involve peritoneal surfaces innervated by peripheral spinal nerves, not those innervated by the autonomic nervous system.
- Patients who do smoke are told to stop smoking, as it reduces peripheral blood circulation, especially to the skin, and impedes healing.
- The smooth musculature of the larger blood vessels is relaxed, including the coronary, systemic peripheral and pulmonary arteries.
2(Of a device) able to be attached to and used with a computer, though not an integral part of it: a peripheral control processor
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- These connectors can be plugged into devices such as computers and peripheral devices such that the respective components can be interconnected.
- It will be paid in the form of vouchers that eligible consumers will be able to use to buy desktop hardware, laptops, tablet PCs, software and peripheral devices from any vendor.
- In addition, four USB ports are available for connection to a variety of peripheral devices such as printers, modems or external storage devices.
A peripheral device: printers and other peripherals
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- The growth market sectors in the current and coming fiscal years are peripherals and display devices.
- Consumers can also buy inexpensive hard disks and other peripherals.
- Instead, it wants to build these devices as standard peripherals on its processors.
- Example sentences
- The Government took the view that the selected criteria already reflected unemployment and, as to peripherality, considered it inappropriate to devise a specific criterion for two reasons.
- Broadband is also becoming more important for the efficient delivery of public services, and it enables people to work and study from home and can reduce the impact of peripherality as a reason for underdevelopment.
- I have said on many occasions that peripherality is a state of mind.
peripheralization (also peripheralisation) noun
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- After them came, as the model suggested, angry, elite political propagandists, whose life chances and worldviews were shaped by the contours of their peripheralization.
- This highlights the relationship between the re-creation of a surplus population and the trend towards the peripheralization of major areas of work.
- I'm talking about the recent rejection of asylum seekers, their peripheralisation and the opportunity for reconciliation which has slipped through our fingers.
peripheralize (also peripheralise) verb
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- 'Contemporary music is peripheralised,' he says.
- When our material needs are so important that we can identify how to satisfy them in society, we peripheralise the big subjects.
- Under these circumstances, language came to serve in Europe, in the manner the Atlantic had earlier done for the Americas, as a profoundly peripheralizing force.
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- Twenty years ago, he was one of a bunch of people I knew peripherally through the local Vancouver computer bulletin board system community.
- I've been playing shows peripherally with their artists at different times, but coming into it now, I'm sure my view is quite different from anybody else's.
- Although he was only peripherally involved in the scandal, he pled guilty and served seven months in prison on an attenuated criminal charge related to the break-in.
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Bionic Eyes
Bionic Eyes Using space technology, scientists have developed
extraordinary ceramic photocells that could repair malfunctioning
human eyes.
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January 3, 2002: Rods and Cones. Millions of them are in the back of every healthy human eye. They are biological solar cells in the retina that convert light to electrical impulses -- impulses that travel along the optic nerve to the brain where images are formed.
Without them, we're blind.
Indeed, many people are blind -- or going blind -- because of malfunctioning rods and cones. Retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration are examples of two such disorders. Retinitis pigmentosa tends to be hereditary and may strike at an early age, while macular degeneration mostly affects the elderly. Together, these diseases afflict millions of Americans; both occur gradually and can result in total blindness.
Above: "Eye chart with eyes." Copyright Philip Kaake. All rights reserved.
"If we could only replace those damaged rods and cones with artificial ones," says Dr. Alex Ignatiev, a professor at the University of Houston, "then a person who is retinally-blind might be able to regain some of their sight."
"There are some diseases where the sensors in the eye, the rods and cones, have deteriorated but all the wiring is still in place," says Ignatiev, who directs the SVEC. In such cases, thin-film ceramic sensors could serve as substitutes for bad rods and cones. The result would be a "bionic eye."
The Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center is a NASA-sponsored Commercial Space Center (CSC) at the University of Houston. NASA's Space Product Development (SPD) program, located at the Marshall Space Flight Center, encourages the commercialization of space by industry through 17 such CSCs. At the SVEC, researchers apply knowledge gained from experiments done in space to develop better lasers, photocells, and thin films -- technologies with both commercial and human promise.
Below: A schematic diagram of the retina -- a light-sensitive layer that covers 65% of the interior surface of the eye. SVEC scientists hope to replace damaged rods and cones in the retina with ceramic microdetector arrays. Image courtesy A. Ignatiev.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University, MIT, and elsewhere have tried to build artificial rods and cones before, notes Ignatiev. Most of those earlier efforts involved silicon-based photodetectors. But silicon is toxic to the human body and reacts unfavorably with fluids in the eye -- problems that SVEC's ceramic detectors do not share.
"We are conducting preliminary tests on the ceramic detectors for biocompatibility, and they appear to be totally stable" he says. "In other words, the detector does not deteriorate and [neither does] the eye."
"These detectors are thin films, grown atom-by-atom and layer-by-layer on a background substrate -- a technique called epitaxy," continues Ignatiev. "Well-ordered, 'epitaxally-grown' films have [the best] optical properties."
Crafting such films is a skill SVEC scientists learned from experiments conducted using the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) -- a 12-foot diameter disk-shaped platform launched from the space shuttle. The WSF was designed by SVEC engineers to study epitaxial film growth in the ultra-vacuum of space. "We grew thin oxide films using atomic oxygen in low-Earth orbit as a natural oxidizing agent," says Ignatiev. "Those experiments helped us develop the oxide (ceramic) detectors we're using now for the Bionic Eye project."
Right: In 1996, during shuttle mission STS-80, astronauts use Columbia's robotic arm to deploy the Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center's Wake Shield Facility. [more]
The ceramic detectors are much like ultra-thin films found in modern computer chips, "so we can use our semiconductor expertise and make them in arrays -- like chips in a computer factory," he added. The arrays are stacked in a hexagonal structure mimicking the arrangement of rods and cones they are designed to replace.
The natural layout of the detectors solves another problem that plagued earlier silicon research: blockage of nutrient flow to the eye.
"All of the nutrients feeding the eye flow from the back to the front," says Ignatiev. "If you implant a large, impervious structure [like the silicon detectors] in the eye, nutrients can't flow" and the eye will atrophy. The ceramic detectors are individual, five-micron-size units (the exact size of cones) that allow nutrients to flow around them.
Artificial retinas constructed at SVEC consist of 100,000 tiny ceramic detectors, each 1/20 the size of a human hair. The assemblage is so small that surgeons can't safely handle it. So, the arrays are attached to a polymer film one millimeter by one millimeter in size. A couple of weeks after insertion into an eyeball, the polymer film will simply dissolve leaving only the array behind.
The first human trials of such detectors will begin in 2002. Dr. Charles Garcia of the University of Texas Medical School in Houston will be the surgeon in charge.
"An incision is made in the white portion of the eye and the retina is elevated by injecting fluid underneath," explains Garcia, comparing the space to a blister forming on the skin after a burn. "Within that little blister, we place the artificial retina."
Left: These first-generation ceramic thin film microdetectors, each about 30 microns in size, are attached to a polymer carrier, which helps surgeons handle them. The background image shows human cones 5-10 microns in size in a hexagonal array. Image courtesy A. Ignatiev.
Scientists aren't yet certain how the brain will interpret
unfamiliar voltages from the artificial rods and cones. They believe the brain will eventually adapt, although a slow learning process might be necessary -- something akin to the way an infant learns shapes and colors for the first time.
"It's a long way from the lab to the clinic," notes Garcia. "Will they work? For how long? And at what level of resolution? We won't know until we implant the receptors in patients. The technology is in its infancy."
Ignatiev has received over 200 requests from patients who learned of the studies from earlier press reports. "I'm extremely excited about this," he says. He cautions that much more research is needed, but "it's very promising."
Space Product Development -- The goal of NASA's Space Product Development (SPD) program is to help American businesses explore the potential--and reap the rewards--of doing business in space. Doing this helps bring the benefits of space down to Earth where it can, and does, enrich the everyday lives of the American public. "Industry investment in space is high," says Mark Nall, manager of NASA's SPD program at Marshall Space Flight Center. "We assist companies developing experiments and help them explore how space research can contribute to the growth of their businesses."
The Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center -- a NASA-sponsored Commercial Space Center (CSC) at the University of Houston
NASA Space Commercialization -- learn more about NASA's efforts to increase the utilization of space for commercial product research
Webvision: An excellent guide to the human eye. Sections of interest include Gross Anatomy of the Eye and Facts and Figures concerning the Human Retina
Rods and Cones in the Human Eye -- Basic information from Hyperphysics Concepts
Astronomy and the Human Eye -- a tour of the inner eye from an astronomer's point of view.
The Bionic Eye -- a short technical description from the Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center
A Guide to Retinitus Pigmentosa -- from the British Retinitis igmentosa Society.
Macular Degeneration -- learn more about this disease from the National Institutes of Health
Anatomy of the Human Eye -- from the MEDLINE Plus medical encyclopedia
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Thu August 25 2016
Ranieri: Everyone will want us
Claudio Ranieri believes Leicester will be the team everyone wants to play from pot 1 in the Champions League draw.
Thu August 25 2016
Guidolin: Chairman working on signings
Swansea head coach Francesco Guidolin says the club are working on bringing in new players.
Thu August 25 2016
Rashford dropped to England U21s
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been named in Gareth Southgate's England Under-21 squad for the forthcoming internationals.
Thu August 25 2016
Koeman: No Hart interest
Everton manager Ronaldo Koeman has dismissed reports linking the club with a move for England goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Thu August 25 2016
Hard Knock episode 2 teaser
A sneak peak of episode 2 of this season's NFL Hard Knocks, featuring Stan Kroenke's LA Rams.
Thu August 25 2016
Lennon confirms Hateley talks
Hibernian manager Neil Lennon says Motherwell defender Tom Hateley has visited the training ground as talks progress on a move.
Thu August 25 2016
Hart trains with future in doubt
Joe Hart took part in Manchester City training with his future at the club still in the balance. Sami Nasri, Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony also trained.
Thu August 25 2016
Terry for England?
Our pundits on Sky Sports Now discuss the prospect of John Terry returning to the England squad.
Thu August 25 2016
Hughes: Berahino still possible
Stoke manager Mark Hughes still has hope a deal for Saido Berahino can be completed but says he will seek an alternative if the transfer can't be done.
Thu August 25 2016
'Wigan's Paterson offer falls short'
Manager Robbie Neilson says Hearts and Wigan are 'miles apart' in the valuation of defender Callum Paterson. Warning flash photography.
Thu August 25 2016
McClaren understands Hart omission
Former England manager Steve McClaren says he understands Pep Guardiola's desire to have a goalkeeper who is good with the ball at his feet.
Thu August 25 2016
Drinkwater signs new deal
Danny Drinkwater has committed himself to Leicester for a further five years.
Thu August 25 2016
Blatter: I'm confident
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport for his appeal hearing against a six-year ban from world football.